PROWNCIAtT' PROVINCIAL LISSART, 1 113 fOMORROW'S VIOfr7. B.C. VICTORIA, S. C. X AY3154 i TIDES Saturday, June 27, 1953 laci!lt; Ktarriard Time) Daily VDeIivry I j tdl.tt lVII 14:us 18.0 loft 7:43 16 feet 10:40 7.5 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published ot Conoda's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XLII, No. 148 ' PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS is 81 X Phont r . i Ofldelk Phone Error AAade On Election Night Fifty-three "missing" votes in the Prince Rupert riding cast in the June 9 provincial election were "discovered" yesterday in a check by returning of , ! h , I itf v ; - .. -- ) - - ) - : y? U.S. Envoy Holds Talks With Rhee SEOUL (AP) Presi-dent Eisenhower's special envoy and South Korea's president, Syngman Rhee, conferred at length today and it was hinted later ficer Scott McLaren. the preferential voting system," said Mr. Murray. Mr. McLaren said he expected to complete checking of absen tee ballots by tonight- Iinti.il checking is done as the ballots are mailed in, Names of ths applicants are compared to the All votes went to Liberal candidate Arthur Bruce Brown- The votes came from Port Simpson, Indian village 25 miles north of here. Original count there, transmitted by radiotelephone, had been recorded by Mr; McLaren as 17 votes for Mr. Brown. In checking the actual ballots yesterday, the count was 70 "simply an error in receiving the verbal transmission," said Mr. McLaren. Other candidates' votes from Port Simpson were: Bill Murray, Social Credit, 13. - , ri . ,,3 i v w,,.,. , a - Aft.-) i a: n:xl l Celebrating Birthday voters' list for their authority to cast ballots. BEGINS JUNE 30 jllK I I'V (K STRATFORD, In southwestern Ontario, founded 121 years ago, is celebraUng01d Counting of the absentee bal a;omc Week from June 28 to July 5. The Shakespearian atmosphere is strong In the city of 39 lots takes place at the Civic Centre and will begin at 9 a.m.. Industrial plants, dominated by railway shops, f jrniture and fabrics manufacture. It was named June 30. li.ftcr the Warwickshire market town wnere ine Bara uvea, a dusi oi onaKespeare i in me . This may take some time. saM autiful Shakespeare Gardens along the Avon river. Noted also for its hockey, it was here and George Hills, CCF, 16. Mr. McLaren. After the ballots flhut the late Howie Morenz, one of Canada's all-time hockey greats, stepped out of junior ranks . r r . " v; V. i'V. ;;' it. , r ... , , j , , ' f, T 1 . , ' .' vv ? if V v I I kjltg.....f. .JB-.... atet,-f Inl innf m , mi Mill 11 MiJ Inhere he was known as the "Stratford Streak." they might reach an understanding on the armistice crisis. ' The envoy, Walter S. Robertson, U.S. assistant secretary of state, told newspaper men after the 2-hour meeting: "We hope we are making progress in removing misunder-stanrtines." He said there would be further discussions with Rhee, but did not say when. The Korean public Information office quoted Rhee as saying the discussions had been "very good" and that an understanding might be reached. Neither status was changed. The new count reduces Mr-Hills's lead over Mr. Brown to 110 votes and Increased Mr. Brown's lead over Mr. Murray to 166. housands of Chinese Reds are counted, a recheck of all ballots cast on election day must be made is required Then, all first-count ball't3 of the candidate receiving the least number of votes are counted again for second-choice votes, these being distributed among the two remaining candidates. There is no possibility of any candidate here winning on the Nit Allied Lines on Both Ends The standing now is: Hills, 1839; Brown, 1729; Murray, 1563. By MH.O FARNETI aged another in air battles over The 8th army said the new North Korea this afternoon. I attacks left U.S. and other Al- Mr. McLaren said he came across the error when checking EOUL (APi At least 13,000, The iaree-scale Red assaults ! lied troops virtually untouched there no returned balloU from outside WITH A CONTENTED LOOK In 1U big dark eyes, a 75-pound camel infant gulps down the last drop of milk from the bottle held by eight-year-old Wilma England, of Richmond, Calif., at Fleishacker Zoo in San Francisco. Only two days old, the double-humped animal was taken from its mama, aptly named Meanie by zookeepers because she had lulled her last two offspring. Bevond that, were iviicsc Hcds hit Allied lines on opened the fourth year of war on and concentrated on ROK posi- 1 1r,rtirtior,s 0f 'any change in polling divisions against returns Rhee's insistence on drastic revision of the armistice terms. n ciius ui uie rwutTuu utn.i.ic- mis oaiierea pemiisum. . nuns. ut today, but South Koreans Heavy fighting still raged on) The main weight of the Red led bark most of 10,000 Com- the east-central front where : assault fell on Allied lines block- The truce teams on July 9 first choice count by a 50 per cent majority, even with absentee ballots. Second count will decide the winner by straight majority. If the count Is close, there may be a request from the los telephoned or telegraphed on election night, June 9. LIGHT VOTE It was thought earlier by candidates and also by the return 4unl.sU who attacked eight 3,000 CommunlsU attacked Re-, ing one 01 tne 01a invasion routes 1 hn(1 rPmovetj their taut major i.iieific outDosU in the west, luublic of Korea positions near ! to Seoul. But the 8th army said I .., t armtc,no nin S Sabre jeU shot down two the junction of the Pukhan and :mcst 01 ine uninese were vnwn , d on a forKIula far back from eight important hill M', . rhl onri Nnrth nmunist MiG JeU and dam-, Kumsong rivers. ing candidate for a complete recount... - ;.. . ; - - : :; "We" may be through count outposU west of Yonchon, in the j KnTt.an war prisoners - refusing little Norl and-Old baWy fcteM to Mmn. t(Rpd ruc ReporU from the front said I Jlowpvor the expected full Missing U.S. Plane Sighted ing seconds some time July 1," said Mr. McLaren. JOSEPH LANIEL APPROVED AS PREMIER OF FRANCE PARIS t Joseph Laniel, 63, today was approved as premier of France's 19th post-war government, ending a 37-day governmental crisis that has twice delayed the "Big Three" Bermuda conference. Laniel received 389 votes. Only 314 votes were necessary to assure the premiership. Laniel is a textile manufacturer and a member of the Independent party. ing officer that most of the voters registered in Port Simpson were out fishing, thus accounting for the light voting-Mr. Brown was elated when Informed of the corrected count by Mr. McLaren. "That brings lt more up to my expectations," he said. Mr. Hills, who suffers most 3.700 Reds were Kinea ana , (,rppmf.nt was interrupted by wounded up to 7 a.m. ; thp rfiPasP Bnci oscape of more The South Koreans lost some i , h nnn nt.l-Crmimunist In Rugged North Country ground during the night, but re- j Kor(,Bn prisoners last week on groupea ana couiiier-tti.i,i:cu, ; Rhee's orders. Tuesday night after leaving Fort Rhee insisted his government Three Americans missing on fliKhl into northeastern C, have been located alive. driving the Reas aown ine nius. the army said. ' In the east, 3.000 Chinese knocked the South Koreans off by losing 53 votes off his first-count lead of 183, said: would never accept an armistice on present terms. He demanded Nelson for Smith River, B.C., l&5 ! miles northwest on the Alaska highway. The crew of the RCAF Dakota (spotted the downed plane on a tminliiiK to a late report, ll "This is going to make the race much closer when the sec withdrawal of all foreign troops mil mutual security pact with not known whether they three front-line positions near the Pukhan-Kumsong river junc onds are being counted." Fruit Truck 'Stripped' in Strike Am VANCOUVER ff) A truck which crossed a picket fine to load fruit and vegetables was stopped short of its destination Thursday and stripped of its cargo. Non-union trucker Lawrence jure Injured. Their wrecked tion. Counter-attacking ROKs the United States as his "minimum conditions." Robertson this aftcrn-xm call Nehru Calls For Immediate UN General Assembly Meet drove to the crest of kone hill al daylight and were fighting But Mr. Hills said that while the news shocked him at first, he had "mentally calculated" that a similar number of ab iline was spoiled northeast f Fort Nelson- ITiMONTON Oi Ilfiinr for the ed on the foreign minister Pyun 4.K)ll-rMt plateau. The RCAF here said a helicopter from Whltehorsc, Yukon, will be flown to the scene. Meanwhile, a supply drop will m'jrl. tnrluV lit. t.hP HTPlie in Yung Tai- one of the most out spoken opponents of a truce at a time when the Korean situation was so fluid. The US., sentee voters from Port Simpson would give their votes to the lety of three Americans miss who said later "helpful vistas were opened." they added, does not concede the truce efforts have broken hand-to-hand for the other two. the 8th army said-. The air force said 141 fighter-bombers hit the attacking Reds up to early afternoon. Returning pilots reported heavy Red anti-aircraft fire In the Little Norl area. South Korean officers said the Robertson made no comment Liberal candidate-ALWAYS LIBERAL "Port Simpson always ha3 UNITED NATIONS, N.Y (API Over strong United States opposition, India tried today to line up support from a majority of the 60 United Nations for an immediate UN General Assembly session on the Korean truce crisis. ' I In-pi days In the rugned U)(, h(ipe thpre are SUI.vlvors at illicHNt corner of British Co- the wre(,k or that thcy wlll re i mbia roue today with the re- tum tne plane it that a search plane has j Tne , pallcl 0M uie ground lotted wreckage of a red nlr- I ,viinlj .n ,h. rtin.H,irai nl Smith Warkentin said he was trailed by a caravan of seven cars after down. m that meeting. Before the conference, Rhee released written replies to ques been a Liberal stronghold," he said. tions from The Associated Press. j ilt northeast of Fort Nelson, Rlver tne RCAF said but any T, 50i) miles northwest of Ed- , , wnm Ulc 32 mifeS to Britain's UN delegates said it felt nothing like a special session should occur until after President Eisenhower has had every opportunity to bring Rhee around ' or otherwise work out the stalemated truce. Asker), by the news agency Chinese poured an estimated Prime Minister Nehru of In whether he thought the Allies leaving the strike-bound biaae and Stewart Ltd., warehouse here, where tension mounted as trucks disregarded the picket line. The 24-year-old trucker told police his truck .enroute to the Fraser Valley with a load oi bananas and potatoes, was forc dia told newspaper men in Cairo it. was time for the UN to "make 50.000 artillery and mortar shells into Allied lines before the western front attack began. it perfectly clear that the UN the settlement would be almost The report,, received here from impossible, wrhnmstcr Fit. Lt. S- N. E. jt would be very difficult for a aur-liamp at Fort Nelson, said well-equipped ground party to nie were no signs of life near rcach the wreck, the RCAF said. ' downed plane, but a panel i The aircraft which spotted the Mr. Murray had no comment, but stated that after some 600 absentee ballots have been counted, the Social Credit here "will likely ask for a recheck" ef nil ballots. This would be done so the returning officer could rule on each ballot rejected by clerks command is master of the sit ed to the side of a road in neigh would sign a separate truce with the Communists without South Korea, Rhee replied: "I do not think the U.S. will, nor do we ask the U.S. to hold the signing of the truce either on the present terms or with some alteration because of Korea's refusal to accept the truct." -WEATHER- Forecast uation and nobody else not President Syngman Rhee." Some observers speculated that Nehru's call for the ses Dr. Kemp Committed (till out on the ground in an 'plane was unable-to proceed in mw-like shape indicated there the direction Indicated by the re survivors and they were ground panel because of poor North coast region Cloudy with occasional light rain or living to walk out to safety. flying weather which has dogged boring Burnaby. , He said he locked himself tr the cab and watched unidentified men pack the cars with carton: of bananas and 22 sacks of potatoes, spilling some onto thi roadway. during counting of the votes on election night. "We have reason to believe that there was some controversy in Judgment on what con For Trial drizzle today. Variable cloudi Tim Americans, James Kelly i the search for more than 48 ness tomorrow. Little change in ft Vancouver, Wash.; pilot: Nor-, hours. VANCOUVER Dr. W. N temperature. stituted a spoiled ballot under a Foster, Vancouver, Wash., Tliree ubkoius are uimim ii v so a nllot: and D. L. Dutton of ,in the search. One was flown to Wind easterly 15 in exposed areas, otherwise light. Low to jhrtland. Ore., were flying a Fort Nelson from Whltehorse. sion, made in a cable Thursday to the Assembly president, L. B. Pearson of Canada, was the premier's way of pressuring Rhee to agree to a Korean armistice. Secretary-General Dag Ham-marskjold was flying to Ottawa today to discuss Nehru's message with Pearson. An Assembly resolution In April directed Pearson to call the group back Into session after an armistice or whenever a majority of the nations agreed night and high Saturday at Port RCMP Bring Fisherman's Body Here ur-passengcr red Stlnson air- one from Kivers. Man., ana ine aft. other from Namao, near Ed-Thcy were reported missing ! monton. Hardy mid Sandsplt, 50 and 58 Prince Rupert, 50 and 55. Kemp, charged with criminal libel, was formally committed for trial by Magistrate Oscar Orr. The charge was laid by John J. Perdue, president of the Social Credit League of British Columbia, Mr. Perdue charges defamatory statemenU had been made by Dr. Kemp during the provin Rotarians Honor Fred Scadden Body of a 48-year-old fisherman was brought into Prince Korean developments required cial election campaign. Bail was For 12-Year Perfect Record Rupert yesterday by RCMPj launch from Porcher Island where he was found dad on his a meeting Chief U.S. delegate John Cabot Lodge. Jr., said, however. fixed at $1,000. Before committal, Paul Mur boat. he could imagine nothing more likely to prejudice current U.S. phy, counsel for Dr. Kemp, argued that Mr. Perdue should Retiring president Harry Black his election to the presidency, thanked club members for their Maj. Poulton said "you have ex-co-operation during his term and pcrienced rough seas crossing our ... ' i i a.M. Mnn nvnnnr some cnmO Tied Snuldpii. pioneer Rupert FHilrnt ami president of the jHaiy club here during the i(rfWtffe f l.! M.- -f. 'TIV. t . 3 b " Vjpsrtj v '-M-ir--' " N - - . - ., -"''C ' : V . . - - i efforts to reach an armistice enter Into a recognisance to pro- than the Assembly meeting '11-52 season, last night was sec ate to ensure the case would harbor and you can expect rough seas, as well as some calm ones in Rotary." Dead Is Rolph Lagaard of Lad-ner, B.C., owner and operator of the trolling boat Escort L. Fishing In Freeman Pass., his boat was tied up alongside another fishing vessel at the floats when he was found Wednesday lying in go ahead. f ""sen ted with a special Rotary We are most anxious to have i in recoKiiition of perreci said the club this year wouia spend $2,500 on a new extension to the hospital. Maj. Poulton, in a brief talk said "one of the things that makes life worthwhile is flattery, Nehru seeks. Officials In Washington also said they did not feel an Assembly session would be useful This position will present fek!y attendance for the past this matter come before a Jury some of the same challenges as as soon as possible, and want to make sure the case will go ahead years. , 1 The presentation was made by "Wly-installed nresident A. P. his cabin by a friend and former partner, Hartvig Knudsen and the sea and I know you will meet all the obstacles." Addressing directors Scuby, Frizzell and Black, Maj. Poulton after committal, Mr. Murphy Jens Grindrud, said Coroner Don said, nroviding we know that tnere is sincerity behind it." Officiating at the installation ceremony for the third time in riy Crawley at a dinner in lift A . nrFlf.orc Magistrate Orr, In refusing to Forward. Lagaard had been living with 'l,Jio i,iuu, ui, wmi:ii uiuvviD T'r the 19M-S4 season were insist that Perdue be held re Ole Larsen, Westhalm Road, four years, Maj. rouiwm sborb orn Into nffine hv Maior W. C. Ladner, B.C., his friends said. J'lulton. OBE. No Halibut Boats in Dock No halibut vessels unloaded here today, but 129,000 pounds were sold on the exchange yesterday, highest price being 19.6 cents. , Landings Sea Ranger, 49,000, 19.3, 15.5, hriefly on the Ideals ana laeas ef Rntarv then welcomed presi sponsible for the continuance of the case, remarked: "If the Crown doesn't see fit to prosecute this private case, then you have Mr. Crawley told briefly of dent Crawley, secretary Trevor said: "Upon you we expect ideas based upon ideals ... I charge you not only with the duty of working with the officers, but with bringing forth new ideas to better Rotary ..." After President Crawley presented Fred Scadden with his 12-year pin the entire club, their wives and friends who had en f 'l. Sciiriden's Innir association Hill, treasurer Walter Vance ana directors Tommy Black, Bill snihv and Doug Frizzell. made a point. Mrs. Coldwell Dies 14,. Cold Storage; Bates Pass, Eight new members also were installed. They were: Pat Deane, Dai.- nlrd. Jack Deeth, Jack OTTAWA CTi-Irs. M. J. wife of the leader of the Gillnetter Lands 150 Fish An average of 40 sockeye a day per boat are being reported taken on the Naas and Skeena rivers by gillnet fishermen, with a high of 150 fish by one boat reported from Edye Pass. I ith Rotary and said "his regu-?;lr attendance proves he has I ure than just a passing interest J'! this service club." i'vV'n while travelling in Eng-P'T! and across Canada and the f o'-ited States, Mr. Scadden al-f managed to attend a Ro- ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD GARY NELSON of Minneapolis isn't one to use words lightly. The folks who laughed when he said that his rendition of "Chopsticks" would "bring down the house" are going to have more respect for his musical ability when he shows them this picture. (Just between -us, Gary really found the piano amid the ruins of a house being torn down by wreckers.) 40,000, 19.6, 15.5, 14, Booth; Antler, 40,000, 19.1, 16, 14, Cold Storage.' Four-Forty, with 20,000 pounds sold to Co-op. joyed refreshmenU and dinner, burst Into singing "For He'sa Jolly Good Fellow." Dancing to music by Dyke McMillan followed the meeting. CCF party, died early today at her home here. She was 64 years old and had been an invalid for several years. Martin, Dr. Don Oakley, Alex Haig, Bill Dumont and Neeley Moore. Congratulating Mr. Crawley on r'y meeting each week. ism