I PF70 . C!AL Sorrows PROVISOIAL U23A?.r, ORMES TIDES mm mm TICT03M. 2. C. 113 DRUGS Mrli 24, l'J-'i A stadard Tim .... if A, 35 10 16.2 8 feet feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Phone 01 1 ,(i (,3 10 11 8 8 1 feet feet Published o Conoda'i Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" DAILY DELIVERY I VOL. VLII, No. 69 PRINCE RUPERT. B.C., MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS Veyors . V . ' M ! , r - bare V 1 " i Askliokaini Trip - USD jers vjomy p : f t r -v t. Standard Oil Doclci aas Area 1, luily Nrw r-y 4-, ftVA - Iniriy- ( '"nr Rocked by Blast bpeclnl to Tue Daily Kewi KETCHIKAN A three-year-old boy is in critical condition in hospital here from burns suf . in y surveyors Army Survey ru-nt in Ottawa - fered in an explosion about 11 a.m. on a 50-foot troller , :irri;inntf lor i urvcys they will -uimner through :ll-uiimaipeil rc- when the fishing boat was taking on gas at the Standard oil docks. - ' ' r t I . ir,'. n Omit'la, RCAF Mercy Mission which will Uikf th-,, will tic In tf Y s aerial mapping iX A M( K ESKIMO W AITS U) be flown from the Isolated village of Nain on the cast roast of Labrador U the KCAP hospital at Goone Bay. The RCAF received a call for an emergency mercy fhKhl from the village and sent a plane. FO. Don Benkie of Edmonton stands with relatives of the sick man before he Is taken aboard the plane. v.. Eric Jordan, his sister Karen, and their mother, were on the boat when the explosion rocked the waterfront. The girl escaped injury and the mother, who was blown Into the bay by the blast, was re-leaid after shock treatment. The burning vessel, Nohusit, was cut loose from the floats by quick action of oil dock attendants, possibly averting another a program begun ,z,, The army men (I urk They will lor various section !:y aixiiit mid-May I , I he f.lll I Premier Gives Hint Of Election By The Ctnxilan Preae VANCOUVER Pre-mier W. A. C. Bennett Saturday night gave a strong hint to newspapermen honoring him as British Columbian of The Year that a provincial British Aviation Industry Drive Backed by Government i disastrous fire such as practically I wiped out the marine oU station t last fall. THE Dl'KE OF EDINBCRGH, wearing the uniform of a field marshal in public for the first time, chats with LCpl. Mtfrphy of Trenton, Ont, at the Canadian soldiers' mess hall at Hannover, Germany. The Duke latea reviewed the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade, stationed at Hannover. rnpli-ri. and pack plun I" penetrate r n.'t.t inaccessible Hie t'ji:adian fur hul' ! by fa pi. W. ii h "Hirer attached i uiiit, will survey li-inl!e.s Valley" of R.vcr in the North- LONDON CPl The BriUsh ture the world export markets, the Industry, caire in separate thefhhMt an oil tenkpr w aviation industry has been given ; in the field of Jet aircraft. i statements by Uie air minister.! unI'rt,"""f, tiie green Until by the Churchill Assuranw of government fin-.Lord De L Isle and Dudley and!.. ,h. fime J ,h vn,"n government to proccvd all-out in ancial backing In consolidating Lord Mancroft. spokesmen Iorj while a 50-mile-an-hour wind it frre-roterprb.r drive to rap--the lead already established by the ministry of supply. .fanned the crackling flames. Precise nature of the aid was Chicago Win Keeps Leafs Out of Finals It was not immediately known how the fire started. The troller. converted from a not disclosed. But Lord Mancroft made it clear there wac DOG LOST OFF FISH BOAT SWIMS SAFELY TO SHORE no question of waiting for or U.S. Coast Guard cutter, burned j ders or manufacturers holding ! Itself out in the harbor, a total : back for financial reasons when ! loss. will be assisted by TW.'ie lf PugWash. f S Miller, Hull-;iy um a lih-vc alKHit the valley. third year mem-Survey Eslabltsh-'i:fc''i along the general election can be expected soon. The leader of the minority Social Credit Government gave Howe entered the! contest at Detroit with 49, and Richard For the second time in its 29 years with the National Hockey League Toronto Maple Leafs failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs. . they wanted to go into a foreign I Owner of the ill-fated vessel is : market. j Wtlhelm Jordan, former member the hint after being named win himself was on the ice for Montreal Canadiens to try and protect his record. And the record was protected. OSLO 0 An fighl-monthH-old dug lost overboard from a fi.ihing boat on the Lofoten Banks In north Norway swum safely ashore through rough seas. The fisherman who found the dog awaiting him at home estimated, it had been in the water luur hours. ner of the award at the annual Toronto, plagued with injuries to key players through most of ixiru ur LiAie ana uuuiry i vs v w- kimw, whu " hoped the new sales drive would ' Purchased Uie Nohusit last fall i bixist aircraft exports from the ; ,or commercial fishing. He was 43.000,000 ltgure for last year to. W dock during the explosion. ai ir.,i rm rum nun in 10.-.1 17 Last October, a i 125.000 fire Suds-N-Skits show of the B.C. Newsmen's Club. they nurse no fears (heir hciii.i. Legend i ! iilrt.'f t everyone j ti-r the- valley was'1 i.d derapitati'd. f Mr. Bennett said getting the The brilliant Red Wing only had one scoring chance in the 1-1 tie game and goalie Gerry McNeil kept him out. bi lieved thai wtUiin 10 vears ex-ilm0! 'P Standard OU awara.was a great nonur duv I he hadn't made a speech for Ottawa Should Assume Cost .j? ..rhuium of Vnnruu- the season, fought right to the wire winning Saturday night's game against New York with a 5-0 shutout and then beating Boston on Boston's home ice with a score of 3-1 on Sunday night. I ! ports might rise to some 200.-: - holdings here. j 000,000. j seven weeks and he wasnt go ing to start now. t J A MrArthur. mil a hellcopUr survey in the Great . '.n' t of the North- Then he added: "But it won't be long before many speeches "Here 1 a wonderful oppor-f tunlty." he said. ' Here we see an1 jnOWStOiTnS industry forging ahead and1 Power Expert Due Today For Meanwhile Detroit Red Wings Of Unemployment in Canada j OTTAWA Measures for.be kept under ronnUnt review mstimf iinfiitilivmirt vr Rnpfit rm vmentjt should be ftd- are made throughout the and Montreal Canadiens battled to a 1-1 tie Sunday night in bringing Immense credits to our prestige and our purses. Nobody rly .survey to be Detroit. army n.en this year propwed by the Canadian Wei- 5 Justed to the cost of living; cov- ! cn say we are down and out Isolate Prairies Chicago, for the, first time in ! in (he Au-hihlk ' the Yukon Territor- fare Council In a brief presented i erage should be extended to as '" " 'c ""H...S vuc -u. to the cabinet. years, remained in the playoff schedule by beating New York many as possible, ana suppie-i"' "- '"'; also put imentary benefits should be glv- recognizes the opportunity and In the submission. (iin-rti-ft hw Rut : Sunday night with a 3-1 win. en when necessary. ' " l". la, " " WINNIPEG (CPU-Large areas Rehabilitation programs programs for I llrmlv 11 Pof,lDy can- I of northern Manitoba were mar- Gordie Howe, star right wing Cui'iham of Ottawa 'l"fore P'ovln'1 KovemmenU. sKt R l St ioul,' j the rounrll said the federal govts ernment should assume finan-wouvcr ai.d Snr W q BC The'clal responsibility for unemployed He warned, however, that the : ooned during the weekend as a er of Detroit Red Wings, aim-, ing to set a new scoring record for the most goals in a single industry would have to get on; spring snowstorm, sweeping with the Job in the shortest pos- j across the prairies, centred over slble time as it had a powerful j Lake Winnipeg. twek and sadrllK 'v season failed In his attempt to beat Maurice Richard's 50 goals both disabled and able-bodied persons should be further developed. The council suggested a formula for federal-provincial payments. There would be a basic payment from the national treas ill Mx r.d approxt-! tnRt the Provllu"cs ahould ad- Council Meet M. A. Thomas, electrical engineer consultant retained by the city to evaluate Prince Rupert's power problem is scheduled to arrive by plane today to attend tonight's council meeting. Mr. Thomas' report, which recommends against signing a long-term agreement with Northern B.C. Power Co. Ltd., will be discussed by aldermen tonight. Whether the city will invite the B.C. Power Commission to supply future power here, or whether a new agreement will be signed with the power company may be decided after hearing of ana rcsourceiui compeuior m, A fnnl - mrir nf wpt snn, f ninnths In the wtl- 1 "1llslpr uc" in 50 games set in the 1945-46 the United States. ! The federal unemployment season. Lord Pakenham, former -So The Detroit Red Wings, lead Ship to Load Pulp Here For France Deep-sea snipping from the port of Prince Rupert will get another 'boost early next month when 500 tons of pulp will be loaded here for France. The first water shipment of the pulp manufactured by Columbia Cellulose Company Ltd. was announced today by W. C. R. Jones, mill manager. The high alpha product will go into manufacture of celanese acetate silk. Ship which will load the pulp cargo is the S3 Mongolia, operated by the East Asiatic Co. Ltd. She will also take on a part cargo of "grain while here. A sister ship, the Manchuria, loaded grain here last June. cialist minister of civil aviation,! said much effort would be need-i ed to "collar" the aircraft cxt was dumped in the north, blocked highways, severed communications and drifts up to eight feet were left In Its wake. Twelve thousand residents of Flin Flon, in northwestern Manitoba were left with plugged '!' will ie rarried ; Insurance Act covers most work- ; - watte red areas In- i but some categories are not j nr.; North ! Included. . Siiult 8t. ! The rouni il report, based on a Shawviiir, Que.; ! two-year study, said help for un-iirt ;i df northern employed persons able to work n i'ia. at Bennett : should be planned for In advance ;l 111 the licit ton of abnormal unemnloyment port market. ury to the provinces based on a percentage of the cost of administering an assistance plan provincial and municipally. Variable payments would be the federal government's share of providing for the employable unemployed, the amount being determined from time to time. He suggested llvcrc would be widespread demand "for drastic and revolutionary solutions" If a 4 ' Hi northern Hrllluh ! iw.rl.wl. more effective form of owner j Also, It said, Uie federal gov ship between state and Industry is not discovered within the the report. City Clerk W. R. Long, after attending a week's course in civil defence In Ottawa, also is scheduled to return on today's plane. ing the league through most of the season clinched first place early this month with Montreal a distant second. Boston Bruins took over third place with the Chicago Black Hawks taking the fourth and last playoff berth. In the semi-finals starting this week Detroit and Boston play off with Montreal and Cm-cage battling together. Chicago's victory broke the hearts of Toronto Maple Leafs, who climaxed a down-to-the-wire stretch drive. The win kept them two points ahead of the Leafs, and cut the men of Conn Smythe ou of Stanley Cup playoff picture. streets after what some old-timers described as the worst storm in the town's history. Telegraph service was cut for 24 hours. ' In Melfort. Sask., taxi companies rolled cars Into garages and tried to do business with horse-drawn sleighs. Telephone switchboards at Swift Current, Sask., were next year and the fleeting export iacehorses opportunity is missed. The air minister said "it Fire ernment should try to reduce the risk of unemployment as much (is x.ville by "full Implementation" of the policy of maintaining a high level cf employment. The provinces, said the council, should (levelup adequate relief services by helping pay for ' K ft - At n Ships In port today are the '"'"'d to death In 11 with calls of stranded swamped Co. Frank Waterhouse freighter Last Barley Being loaded Final shipment of barley from Prince Rupert elevator before the arrival of wheat here Is now being loaded aboard the Lake Kootenay. . Loading, however, is slow as the elevator Is empty and grain J H'h levelled a barn Chilllwack, the Island Prince and Jailbreak Fatal To 3 Prisoners FORT WORTH, Tex. O Three prisoners diedTiere Sunday in a tives. would be fully to threaten nationalization- of an industry which is performing so great a task." Cub Pack Here Wins Award For 2nd Year Alaska Prince of Northland Navigation Co. Ltd., and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter White Holly which entered drydock at the Jamaica race "Pt the blaw from 1 "Uier barns housing "nmuhtireds getting !lw track's April 1 administration costs and also ; assuming most of the additional , cost of public assistance In periods of severe unemployment. I The council said the Unem-! Chinese Hit Prince Albert radio station broadcast stranded farmers' messages ' to neighbors asking them to milk their cows. Most buses kept operating but some were as much as 14 hours behind schedule. Some airline flights were can uni-. ..lrA l ml u fr-ftm run; iploymcnt Insurance Act should ; Rn(J tnpn ,a(rd aboard Alert Parson TWICKENHAM, England CP Rev. J. II. Charles rented the forecourt of his church for car celled. Temperatures ranged be tying Parking Problem brief struggle to break out of Tarrant County JaiL "Were going for blood and death," announced Bobby Bakar, 13-year-old self -chosen leader of seven desperate convicts as they fled their cells. Minutes later he and two others were fatally shct .rd a fourth seriously wounded by, a 73-year-old guard who emptied two pistols into them. v tween zero and freezing. All the freighter. Completion or the Job is scheduled for March 2B. Thirty-nine cars of barley arrived Uxlay, another 88 are on the way as well as an initial shipment of No. 5 wheat from The Second Prince Rupert Cub Pack 1 Conrad) has won its Old Daldy' SEOUL iO A Chinese assault by up to 3,500 men hit allied positions around Old Baldy, on the western front early Tuesday. It was by far the heaviest Korean fighting of the year. Fighting was still raging at last report railway main lines were kepU narking at five shillings a car second consecutive Plan Achieve open. to fans attending a rugby International match In the district While snowstorms did not 9 Studied in Sm it hers i " 1"" """" N , parking was ruled out lM-cuti.se of V'' -The V ill 1 accident hazard. strike In B.C., northern lights Proceeds of 15 went to his club played havoc with telegraphic for boys. communications in some sec-t Edmonton. The Lake Kootenay Is the sixth and last of the Lake, vessels on the west roast to arrive here and Is headed for Korea with her cargo. & "in- 1 . ... A vote of the village's annual tlons and for a time today Prince Rupert was cut off from the outside world. grant of $350 In support of Bulk- Discrimination Against Pipe Smokers Claimed by B.C. MP " ' 'kmc ro-opera-J ,",1"l of Main street f "'li.-hnienu to help 1. ""'basing parking 1" '"ndit is of ."""','m Saturdays ment Award and members assured Scout Commissioner F. E. Anfleld at the presentation that the Pack would strive for similar honors this year. Commissioner Anfleld fastened the colorful red crest to the top right corner of the pack flag as 56 cubs snapped smartly to attention. The 1953 award will be no easy task, however, the pack was told. Both previous awards were made for accomplishments set out by the pack. This year, aims are laid down by Canadian headquarters at Ottawa. To qualify, the pack must meet the following requirements: Hold 25 per cent of Its meetings out-of-doors; a pack ramble Guards Quell Prison Riot r i uiMrict farm- I" all-t; ley Valley District Hospital was made. Overcrowding of the existing facilities was discussed and possibilities of early decision for a new wing was mentioned. Offer to purchase site of Smlth-ers municipal hall was temporarily shelved. The 40-year-old building is used as a general meeting place by several local organisations and Die commission. Consideration will be given plans for erection of a new building in event derision is made to sell at some future date. y parking In fc " ''vs of business. Mr. Lesage said a pack of 2 cigarettes without provincl.v taxes, now sells for 33 cents. Mori than half that amount, approximately 18 cents, represents federal levies. The total federal tax on 4 cents worth of fine-cut tobacci an eighth of a pound am ounted to only 14 cents, less thai a third of the cost. provided for four-cent reduction In the duty on cigarettes. But there was no change In the tax levied on pipe smokers and those who roll their own cigarettes. Jean Lesage parliamentary assistant to Finance Minister Abbott, said that as a pipe smoker he could sympathize with Mr. T "ea to park else- 'omnir..i . . . YONCHO ISLAND, Korea if United Nations guards quelled a threatening riot by nearly 4,000 screaming Communist Korean officer nrlsoners Thursday, UN -WEATHER- Synopsis A Pacific storm moving in towards the Queen Charlotte Islands Is causing gale winds In exposed coastal waters. The gales will decrease slowly late tonight as the low pressure area moves northward Into the Gulf of Alaska. Forecast North Coast Region: Gale warning In effect Low tonight and high Tuesday at Port Hardy 38 and 50; Sand-spit 38 and 48; Prince Rupert 35 and 46. loners oeelrl. OTTAWA (CP) A pipe-smoking member of the Commons was told that the government had not discriminated against him In Its 1953-54 budget by limiting tax relief on tobacco to the cigarette smoker. The issue was raised by H. W. Herrldge, self-appointed champion of the "Ancient Order of Dependable Plpa Smokers" and CCF member for the British Columbia constituency of Koot-enay West. f Mr. Herrldge said the budget 'fRular meeting. 'I C0-O)emtlnn m K'urtl"n of businp..: prisoner-of-war Command announced Sunday. One American officer was in ' '""lotions on the I once a month; a quarter of the Real estate value of the loca Hernoge. However, U Uiere wasi lrki'ig has he pack to be two-star cubs; every "sixer" must be a two-star cub, and all cubs on reaching the age The Ux uii a pck of 20 u' ettes consisted of excise duty-eight cents; excise tax, etgh cents; and iales tax, two cents. jured by Reds throwing stones. Ouards restored control with tear or vomiting gas. No gunfire was used, the command said. tion on Main St reet has been enhanced with construction of the new federal government building across the street. any discrimination It was still against the smoker of tailor-made cigarettes. S. reet of 12 must enter Scouts. 6C uutt to angle