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CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Published
or
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XLII,
No.
129
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
JUNE
4,
1953
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Kept
Secret
by
Allies
Uy
The
Canadian
Press
:
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The
Communists
were
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re-
polled
today
to
have
submitted
a
counter-proposal
to
the
"final"
Allied
terms
for
truce
in
Korea.
lengthy
t
The
Reds
offered
a
statement
of
their
position
at
a
73-minute
secret
session
that
brought
delegates
together
for
the
first
time
in
nine
days.
Contents
of
the
Communist
ftatement
were
secret.
A
spokesman
for
the
United
Nations
Command,
Lt.-Col.
Milton
Herr.
would
not
confirm
or
Perdue
Offers
To
Quit
dory
the
reported
counU
r-pro-posil.
The
Allies
asked
for
and
got
recess
until
Saturday
morn-lne,
stirring
speculation
tint
thn
PM
inunt.er-nrnnnsal
would
By
The
Canadian
Press
VANCOUVER.
John
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L'LJ
be
sent
to
the
United
States
and
I
Perdue,
president
of
the
otner
Antes
ior
consiueiauuii.
n
e
,
r,i;i.
T
.,rr,,o
President
Syngman
Rhec
said
j
u..ouciai
vicuu
6"-i
yesterday
South
Korea
will
"co-,
J,as
0ffem
to
resipjl
if
ING
I
P
Is
done
before
leaving
harbor
and
while
on
the
way
.
Iisliiiis
grounds.
Bennie
Sweet,
partner
with
Howie
tji
Scott
on
the
Tracer
threads
a
herring
on
a
gangion
ii
will
later
provide
a
tempting
morsel
for
a
waiting
halibut.
ALL
ABOARD
comes
this
soaker,
a
huge
halibut
which
Skipper
Scotty
on
the
Tracer
wrestles
with
after
landing
him
with
assistance
from
partner
Benny.
The
large
fish
later
weighed
'
in
at
the
Squadaree
fish
camp
at
208
pounds,
operate
with
the
U.S.
at
any
A
V
1
the
board
of
directors
cost"
but
declared
he
will
insist
consider
that
he
is
"detri
mental
to
the
movement
alibut
Fishing
More
Competitive
to
the
end
on
withdrawal
of
Chinese
forces
from
North
Korea
after
an
armistice.
Meanwhile,
President
Eisenhower
has
promised
the
American
people
that
"there
is
going
to
be
no
new
Munich"
no
settlement
with
the
Communists
s
Small
Vessels
Invade
Business
in
any
way."
Mr.
Perdue
said
Wednesday
night
a
"foolish
mistake"
he
made
25
years
ago
while
seeking
work
got
him
into
trouble
with
the
law.
He
said
he
had
paid
his
debt
to
society
and
Is
confident
the
people
of
the
province
will
on
the
basis
of
appeasement"
DKKV
STANWOOO
The
second
day
wus
also
a
;r
buoy.
The
line
strings
out
harbor
day,
but
the
third,
al-
j
behind
while
the
Tracer
moves
though
forecasted
for
a
40-mile-i
ahead
at
a
crawl.
Hooks
are
hortiv.t.
lialiblut
season
snd
"no
risk
of
a
general
war."
.
Eisenhower
laid
down
that
pledge
Wednesday
night
In
his
F'liindaree
Is
Hie
base
for
three
fish
camps
Atlin,
B.C.
Pyekers
and
the
Co-op.
The
Tracer
is
fishing
for
the
Atlin
rump
which,
along
with
five
other
such
camps
alone
the
history
of
west
coast
fish-
NOT
ONLY
commercial
fishermen
get
Into
the
act
when
It
comes
to
halibut
fishing.
Here
Si
Miner,
city
laundry
truck
driver,
displays
an
83-pound
"soaker"
he
landed
on
a
row
boat
In
Prince
Rupert
harbor.
SI
made
a
set
of
a
few
gangions
on
a
long-line
and
found
this
big
one
on
the
last
hook.
With
him
were
his
wife
Betty,
and
sons
Bobby,
6
and
Brent,
2.
Addition
of
the
soaker
made
quite
a
load
In
the
little
boat.
an-hour
gale,
broke
clear
and,
strung
about
three
fathoms
to
a
close
June
9
first
presidential
report
to
the
sparkling.
apart.
More
than
four
miles
tf
"place
Christian
principles
be
s
after
opening
day.
,
United
States
by
television
"We'll
fish
today,
said
Scotty
)m(
is
set
this
way,
making
up
fore
political
expediency.
Rneakinl?
from
the
White
a.
t
period,
on
estimated
coast,
is
operated
independently
nt
about
3
a
in
.
with
all
the
about
14
skates
of
gear
of
300
fathoms
each.
House,
flanked
by
four
members
RKpLJES
T()
chARCK
f
pounds
of
halibut
will
by
John
and
Elmer
Clausen,
a
hook
for
one
line
baited.
An
rrf!aeni.
.
it
lnki.
tan
hn.n
In
mVu
Ml
HIS
CaDinCl.
Ill"
n
l;uirl'
d
in
Prince
Ru-
father
and
son
team
who
have
;
hour's,
sjecj).
and
the
34-foot
hMU
t
mii.it
!.
"h
.llhnf
K.u.o
In
(two...
hins
Inriiiclrvl
T..,....
..n.,il
tnn
Iho
flnut.
Ii.
:
J
ut
tliun
If
la
lot
In
luuilr
Inr
lW
mtlOem
War
WOUia
Ot
UK)
.
Mr.
Perdu-.ju,Jnd'idaliln
MacKenzie
in
next
Tuesday's
provincial
election,
was
replvine
I
join
"the
string
of
other
smail
(il
the
world.''
and
near-
here
for
more
than
30
years.
to
a
charee
made
by
Dr.
W.
N.
ol
liio
total
landings
will
:
AlKiiit
30
small
vessels
wero
'n
caught
by
a
method
j
u,,f
to
the
floats
at
the
horrible
to
contemplate,
and
"we
are
going
to
keep
our
temper;
we
arc
going
to
build
our
strength."
Near
the
end
of
the
program
Fisenhower
laid
down
another
a
coupic
of
hours,
and
picked
up.
The
chatter
over
the
radio
on
,he
fishermen's
band
continue.'!.
Sliipprrs
erect
each
other,
re-
mUv.
ly
new
In
the
In-;
cimistn
camp
Just
before
open-
i
boats.
j
Out
on
the
ever-swelling
Hec-ite.s,
Scotty
studied
the
chart,
figured
what
distance
he
had
to
go
to
get
to
the
right
depth
Meanwhile,
the
radio
wa3
alive
with
chatter
from
a
hundred
puit
liMiuiK
tui.uiuuus,
nromise'
'
ihg
d?y
this
year.
Among
them
miy
u
few
years
ago,
j
were
fishermen
from
all
along
fishing
the
main
deep
;
the
coast.
hi
u
s
nf
the
Pacific
!
Last-minute
touches
in
DrcD-
Chamber
to
Probe
Rail
Barge
Service
Prince
Rupert
businessmen
are
going
to
make
a
special
study
of
the
newly-inaugurated
Rupert-Ketchikan
rail
barge
service
and
the
moves
U.S.
Pacific
transportation
firms
are
making
to
combat
what
they
consider
a
threat
to
their
Alaska
shipping
namiy
tniK
m
connection
win
r
..Wp
arB
not
to
criDIe
and
that
of
other
heir
gear
this
nation
and
we
are
going
and
small.
t
fi,mtjo
cr.n
fined
am
t.inn
for
the
first
dav
includ-
ether
txiats.
large
Kemp
at
a
political
meeting
that
Mr.
f
erdue
"has
been
convicted
on
more
than
one
occasion
of
obtaining
money
under
false
pretences
and
similar
crimes
in
Vancouver."
Dr.
Kemp
it
running
as
an
Independent
in
Vancouver-Point
Grey.
Mr.
Perdue
said
he
Came
to
British
Columbia
from-
Ontario
25
years
ago,-
had
difficulty
getting
a
job.
and
"foolishly"
used
a
licence
obtained
from
a
friend
for
a
job
for
which
he
was
quali
peeifieally
to
keep
up
its
air
ower."
That
was
his
answer
to
the
boats.
Crossing
near
is
a
big
prob-em.
The
fishing
grounds
are
so
or.Besi.ed
that
som-times
the
rail
croim
of
fishermen
ed
baiting.
Herring"
is
used
crowding
the
flats,
obtained
from
the
As
dawn
broke,
the
area
.
fm
"--the
large
20-
to
50-
j
mainly
and
is
!
M
liooners
and
the
I
ramp
where
it
is
stored
In
ice.
miles
was
studded
with
f
ag.
H
operate
them
!
The
camp
also
supplies
U
other
and
"Scotchmen
-air
-filled
M
,y
,e
field
is
more
needs
of
the
fishermen,
such
as
Ue-s-n
current
uproar
over
the
administration's
trimming
of
defence
business.
spending,
with
a
proposed
"55
,000
,000
.000
cut
for
the
Air
Force.
food,
clothing
ana
gear.
"-
,
,
,,:
'c
The
industry,
has
j
lori
by
small
fishini
"
1
ThU
vnor
year
txniffh
weatner
nsn
me
uaia,
i.i
u"'
J.
T.
Harvey,
Chamber
of
Commerce
delegate
to
the
recent
from
17
to
25
....
!
i
V.
or
waier
ranges
.
........
iirni,iri
r
no
riiw.nniu
ill
Liirr
nrn1
"
na
iwo
men
mnu
...,......-
.
,,
.
hit
fnr
hi
rienner
fied
but
unliccnced.
a
Vi.rnnt
sn
nnpHsipr
v
liivuuiii..
--i'-
-
ton.
...v,i
tho
hn
sapitinu
flats
water.
At
60
fathoms,
measurec
for
towing
90
miles
to
Ward's
Cove.
'
.
This
barge
service
operated
by
newly-formed
Alaska-B.C.
Transportation
Company
was
instituted
on
arrangement
by
Ketchikan
Pulp
Co.
and
the
CNR
to
overcome
the
700-mile
water
haul
from
Puget
Sound
ports
to
south-
North
West
Trade
Association
convention
in
Tacoma
reported
to
members
at
Monday
night's
meeting
that
railroads
and
a
tug
company
are
entering
an
agreement
to
give
shippers
a
new
gears
cross.
When
this
happens.
..
careful
fisherman
brings
up
he
other
boat's
line,
cuts
It,
ies
it
together
and
lets
it
drop.
To
damage
is
done.
Sometimes,
some
fishermen
'ID
not
so
gentlemanly.
They
fon't
spend
the
time
in
tieing
in
the
other
man's
pear.
When
that
happens
there's
rouble.
On
opening
day.
one
convrtr-ation
went
like
this:
"I
lost
2.0
kete
er
eear.
it's
hen
rut
at.
both
ends
and
I
can't
pick
it
p.
I've
been
dragging
for
more
than
an
hour."
tf
the
Hecates
Into
a
white
fury
by
line
and
lead,
he
and
Benny
wHrh
even
the
large
schooners
began
stringing
out
their
gear
vnulrlnt
face.
first
the
onchor
then
the
flac
This
meant
a
harbor
day.
or
marker
and
the
scotchma.i
a
arc
t:iking
a
fair
share
t'i'i!
catch
and
profits.
'
"f
the
smaller
vessels,
'
s
'Mllm
tters
snd
troll-ii'rily,
also
Is
one
of
the
"'"
a'Tountinrj
for
a
'
1
..on,
as
the
total
Mr.
Perdue
said
he
is
returning
to
MacKenzie
to
continue
his
campaign.
He
repeated
a
statement
made
Monday
that
he
has
called
an
early
meeting
of
the
board
of
the
Social
Credit
League
and
"if
it
is
the
opinion
of
the
board
that
I
am
detrimental
to
the
movement
In
any
Russian
Plot
Uncovered
In
Mexico
MEXICO
CITY
Mexico's
largest
newspaper,
the
Excelsior,
f
releht
deal
irom
fuget
&ouna
eastern
Alaska.
'
IDENTICAL
RATES
to
Ketchikan.
Mr.
Harvey
said
that
It
was
his
nnlnlnn
"enmo
hic7
mnvpe
uHll
hp
Railway
rates
from
eastern
states
to
Seattle
and
Prince
Ru
way,
I
shall
immediately
tender
made
to
gWe
the
Rupert
ferry
my
resignation
as
president.'
service
serious
competition,"
and
VLe
t
f"r
pnch
fishing
area
is
j
;v:,iu
p
ijy
the
Intcrna-Fi
licrirs
Commission.
1
Uin
rat'
h
has
reached
Hie
season
closes
as
'"vaiion
measure,
"iiii.ll
hoat
operators
eorn-
the
larger,
wcather-"
w-wlij
by
a
company
"'
lleilt.
!'"
of
3.000-5.000
pounds,
the
average
for
"small"
'"
are
taken
to
collecting
I
slialeuin
places
along
'l,;'t
close
enrimrli
tn
the
Twenty
skate
of
gear
means
nn
investment
of
close
to
$2,000
pt
today's
prices
Hnd
loss
of
it
rAlso
means
a
big
delay
or
can
spell
finish
to
most
outfits
lot
ihe
season.
When
Scotty
and
Bennie
were
pert
are
Identical.
The
ferry
service,
temporarily
operating
with
a
four-car
barge,
is
to
be
made
permanent
next,
year
when
the
pulp
mill
.
is
scheduled
to
go
into
operation
and
the
mill
will
begin
shipping
pulp
through
here.
(
The
permanent
service
is
planned
to
operate
with
26-car
suggested
the
Chamber
give
this
matter
"due
consideration."
"This
service
can
mean
a
great
deal
to
this
port."
Several
members
agreed
that
Seattle
is
"very
worried"
about
losing
Its
Alaska
trade
because
Mercury
Hits
85
Degrees
At
Fairbanks
reported
today
Mexican
police
have
uncovered
a
detailed
Russian
plot
aimed
at
Communist
seizure
of
power
In
Latin-American
countries.
Success
of
the
plot,
It
said,
would
turn
Mexico,
Central
and
South
America
into
"another
Poland
and
Czechoslovakia."
The
Independent
conservative
newspaper
quoted
highly
authoritative
police
sources
as
saying
that
Mexico
Is
the
centre
of
Russian
efforts
to
build
up
Red
fifth
picking
up
their
first
line,
tlvy
of
the
Rupert-Ketchlkan
service
looked
with
satisfaction
at
th
rimDlMirC
Alu-lra
WPl
A
"I'"
riilllH
OMUUCl,
!S111HJ"'B
torrid
sun
thit
shines'
through
official
here,
said
the
u
A
rail
bnnn'-ln'T.
slapping
pile
of
l
i
white-bellied
sea
harvest.
i
"Here
comes
a
soaker,"
cried
I
JfV
m
most
of
the
night
sent
the
mer
"Prminris
so
a
day's
catch'
f
iini()ndid
in
time
to
re-
,
31
"through
rates"
on
machinery
I
V
columns
throughout
Latin-Am
barges.
Meanwhile,
a
second
ferry
service
has
been
started
and
is
operating
between
here
and
Klti-mat,
site
of
the
Alcan
smelter.
The
Chamber
of
Commerce
also
will
contact
Canadian
of
fi-cials
including
Ambassador
R.
W.
Mayhew
in
Tokyo,
asking
that
inquries
be
made
regarding
a
freight
differential
paid
by
shippers
on
mandarin
oranges
from
Tokyo
to
Rupert
last
winter.
Norm
Parker,
wholesale
house
manager
and
chairman
of
the
erica.
cury
to
85
degrees
Wednesday
and
Increased
forest
fire
danger
up
here
near
the
arctic
circle.
This
was
the
fourth
day
of
the
far-north
heat
wave.
A
division
of
the
forestry
office
reported
29
fires
have
been
extinguished
and
two
still
are
burning.
Highest
temperature
ever
re
7
'A-fi
'
-
Pennie.
handling
the
pickup,
j
Both
men
stand
ready
with
th"lr
gaffs.
A
"soaker"
is
it
big
fih,
anywhere
from
70
to
300
pounds
and
even
heavier.
The
halibut,
is
a
fighter
when
he
i
pets
out
of
water
especially,
and
j
't.
tak.-s
skill
and
strength
to
boerd
a
big
one.
I
It
took
a
lot
of
Bennle's
and
j
Srotty's
skill
and
power
to
board
I
this
one.
which
later
weighed
Mexican
Communists
and
political
exiles
from
other
countries
were
reported
aiding
In
the
plot.
and
equipment
to
be
shipped
from
the
States
to
Ward's
Cove
near
Ketchikan,
where
a
$50,-o6o,000
pulp
mill
is
under
construction.
Mr.
Skinner
suggested
the
Canadian
National
Railways
also
quote
a
through
rate
to
meet
such
competition.
At
present,
machinery
and
equipment
for
the
pulp
mill
is
being
shipped
to
Rupert
by
rail,
then
loaded
on
rail
car
bafges
K
.
-?
:rv
-
Excelsior
said
its
police
sources
reported
that
the
Russian
Em
corded
in
Fairbanks
was
99
degrees.
Wednesday's
85
was
139
dgrees
warmer
than
the
weather
last
January
25.
10
'he
grounds
tho
next
j
iber;e
rish
camps,
'"iild
be
very
little
hali-'
l,inn.
hy
small
boats
as
"''I
not
compete
with
the
-
c)s
which
can
pack
pounds
In
one
trip.
'''"'I
snnll
bint
operation
T'r-r,
a
troller
convert-'
"'Miniim
for
halibut.
'rof
the
Tracer
is
Howie
Scott,
of
Prince
Rupert,
""'r
Is
Bennte
Sweet,
ijive
been
in
the
fishing
fur
several
years,
Scotty
"'it
years
with
time
out
frviic
overseas
during
?r
II
Bennie
also
saw
'
"iMi
the
Army
overseas,
"''islit.
hours
before
the
T!
npenod,
the
Tracer
I
'Rupert
for
Squadaree,
a
"I.
rm-kbround
nnchorage
SEE
CHAMBER
Page
7
bassy
In
Mexico
City
controls
32
Communist
cells
working
throughout
Latin
America.
The
embassy
lUseir,
sources
added,
Is
working
through
the
Polish
and
Czechoslovakia
legations
here
in
an
effort
to
avert
suspicion.
in
at
208
pounds.
As
the
sun
disappeared
behind
the
swelling
tide,
the
Tracer
was
nearing
Squadaree
with
Its
first
catch.
On
the
way
back,
hooks
were
rebatted,
some
of
the
shag
fcodfish,
mainly
caught
along
with
halibut,
being
interspersed
with
herring.
Before
the
catch
Is
weighed
In,
Tall
Soldier
in
Coronation
Ceremony
Was
Naval
Officer
the
fish
have
to
be
dressed.
This
Is
done
by
both
men,
one
making
the
cut
and
taking
out
the
in-sides,
the
other
scraping
out
the
blood.
"irtli
end
of
Stephens
sl"'t
20
miles
southwest
i'lTt
ADVANCE
POLL
OPENS
TODAY
Any
person
who
is
not
going
to
be
at
a
polling
station
any
place
within
Prince
Rupert
constituency
on
June
9
election
day
can
vote
at
an
advance
poll
today,
tomorrow
and
Saturday
at
608
Third
Avenue
West,
Prince
Rupert,
it
was
announced
today
by.
the
regiment's
commanding
officer.
He
invited
Hill,
if
he
could
do
better,
to
have
m
go.
Mr.
Hill,
veteran
of
23
years
In
the
Imperial
Army
including
12
in
the
Guards,
did
so
well
that
the
colonel
made
him
an
honorary
lieutenant.
,(
On
ceremonial
occasions,
Arthur
Hill,
naval
officer
and
honorary
reserve
army
otflcer,
becomes
a
private
to
bolster
the
line.
He
gets
no
pay
for
his
army
work.
In
the
ceremonial
maneuvres.
The
unique
triple
role
for
the
veteran
of
the
famed
British
Grenadier
Guards
developed
out
of
some
biting
criticism
he
once
had
of
the
GGFG.
The
navy
told
the
story
Sunday.
"What
a
terrible-looking
outfit,"
he
happened
to
say
to
the
man
next
to
him
when
he
saw
the
regiment
on
parade
a
couple
of
years
ago.
The
man
happened
to
be
Lt.-Col.
Thomas
Guy
Bowie,
OTTAWA
(tfi
Few
spectators
knew
It,
but
the
six-foot
private
soldier
they
saw
in
colorful
Parliament
hill
ceremonies
Cornation
Day
actually
was
a
naval
officer
and
an
army
officer
to
boot.
It's
all
within
the
law.
But
naval
Lieut.
Arthur
Edwin
Hall,
48,
wore
a
private's
uniform,
acting
as
left
guide
in
the
front
rank
of
the
Governor-General's
Foot
Guards
when
they
escorted
the
colors
;n?r
Is
the
main
fish
,
for
Hecate
Strait
flsh-,
Tre
Hecates
are
the
..
"'"hut
grounds
In
Area
2,
This
operation
may
take
several
hours,
depending
on
the
size
of
the
catch.
Scotty
and
Bennie
weighed
In
at
about
3
a.m.,
a
little
over
2,000
pounds.
"We
ll
hit
-
the
sack
for
an
hour,"
said
Scotty
then.
Before
dawn,
the
Tracer
was
heading
out
again
towards
the
flats.
;of
the
53rd
parallel.
LOADING
BY
NIGHT,
the
packer
crew
of
the
Hillside,
operated
ly
S
Clausen,
puts
some
80,000
pounds
of
fresh
caugh
to
the
fish
plants
transportation
for
speedy
nniihnt
in
the
holds
f
Princ
Rupert
from
the
Squadaree
camp.
The
Hillside,
one
the
northern.
coast,
will
make
seven
or
on
fastest
packers
the
or
fp
sometimes
carrying
a
deck
toad
as
well.
eight
t
this
season,
'"""Us
here
settled
Into
"a
Quiet,
riav
Ini.K
Tiieis
scon
mcLiaren,
returning
ut-
ficer.
prised
by
no
landings
from
""out
grounds.