PROVINCIAL LIBRARY ; T,, PROVINCIAL LI3?.?.RT, MORROW'S VICTORIA, E. C. 113 . UTIDES- 1 mi if Jt,; ; , s 1 ,,.:,', My . 1953 (i,. s:aiitard Time ;10 17 7 feet ID 46 7.3 feet 0 21 0 fcrt 13.08 5.2 feet Vpeliyery Phone 81 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Greot Northwest" VOL. XLII, No. 105 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 ; 17 o n BllDDMil 1i u u n As mmw. Work iViay Resume Again Tomorrow By The Qanadlan Press VANCOUVER. The long-awaited break in the crippling strike of grain handlers here came suddenly this morning , with word that the operators Socreds To Change Liquor Law Bennett Sets Party Policy SUMMKKLAND, B.C. A major change in have accepted scaled-down union demands. Grain company company officials orilciais tni ivf? A,tz lr 3 Pulitzer Prize Awarded Hemingway British Columbia's labor 4- Bound For Korea laws and plans for changes in the province's hospital insurance scheme were announced Monday MIMICAL H. K. S. Bidwell, flag officer Atlantic coast, bids bon voyage to the crews of (rovers Iroquois and Huron as they leave Halifax for their second tour of duty in waters. They will relieve the destroyers Crusader and Haida. Calgary and Winnipeg are quoted by lable on-tHe-pot sources here as agreeing to terms to settle the 79-day walkout. Confirmation of the agreement came from R. H. Tupper. spokesman for five grain companies, and Roy Milner, federal transport controller, who came to Vancouver In connection with a serious box-car tie-up caused by the strike. Ed Sims, Canadian director of the CIO Grain Elevator Workers, said the union still is seeking clarification of "some issues" In the proposed settlement. The 250 men involved are scheduled to vote on the proposal, agreed upon by their negotiating committee, possibly today but probably tomorrow. They originally asked for a ONE OF THE FIRST ACTIONS of Brig. J. V. Allard following official ceremonies in which he took over command of the Canadian brigade in Korea was to visit frontline positions occupied by the 1st Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment. Here, Maj. Guy D'Artois of Quebec city, with binoculars, and Brig. Allard look over enemy-occupied terrain. ' night by Premier W, A. C. in Lambie, Pioneer Citizen Bennett. In a keynote speech his first NEW YORK (CP) Ernest Hemingway has won his firs Pulitzer prize in his 30-year career as a rugged, outdoor novelist for his vivid short novel, "The Old Man and the Sea." The 1953 Pulitzer drama award went to William Inge for his broadway hit, "Picnic," a play with a Mid-West setting. It opened here February 19 and previously had won the New York Drama Critics award and others as the season's best play. major one of the June 9 election campaign prepared for deliv fes in Hospital at Vancouver ery at aiv election meeting here. the premier said: Accused Murderer Takes Witness Stand A government "scrutinized' Piiwc Rupert's pion- Born in Scotland, he would operator on December 18, 1914. wt ri"ipi.cled citizens,; have been 75 years old on August! Prior to that time he worked hie. rhief hydro opcr-24. j for the Prince Rupert 8ash and Njrtliern B.C. Power' Mr. Lambie came to this coun- Dxir Company as an engineer, hue fur 20 years until , try shortly before the First Mr. Lambie served his appren- strike vote will take the place of the present government su pervised strike vote. well-built in The government is planning1 ' A " young, juung, wun-uum man man who wnu has lids been iieen sitting bitung i" la'j-cent Increase over the further amendments to the B.C.I f ho nrisnnpr-'a WW without, pmnrinn mtxop: trip trnil hourly basic rate of $1.50, and nent in i:wo, enca in worm war, starting work for the ; tieeshlp with the Caledonian ,t Vancouver today. 'city as steam and hydro plant I Railway Company in Scotland i from 1894 to 1905 when he be- Hospital Insurance Act to "al- J . ... . , his . later scaled the amount down leviate the burden on persons I for his life opened yesterday morning told own to 7'i cents. came shop foreman for the be The 7'2-ccnt boost would 7 Gets Maximum Jail Sentence W t'ry in ftsSiZe COUrt today. Tv has oreoared j Brush Electric Traction Com i party In Grcenoch, Scotland. retroactive to December 1, 1952, a new liquor law. ! Charles Dudoward, 26-year- On his arrival in Canada in former chief councillor of Port The Social Credit party will 1907, he Joined the Grand Trunk old Port Simpson nsnerman, without expression in his face i' Seating Expectant Mother COUVtR (P A 15-year-old expectant mother today' Simpson, told the court that 1 Pacific Railway a a machinist or-emotion in his voice, quietly base its .election campaign on j Its past record or government. I Mr n,.nnoM' Lnrw.Vt unt Un ' and the new contract would run one year. More than 16,500,000 bushels of grain were stalled in rail cars and struck elevators by thp strike. Also included in the' settle- i 1 and locomotive foreman, re , WWrei White, tlx. deceased, had lived in the Dudoward recalled the events of the day maining with the company until c court told a story of brutal lashing and beatings homo for several years. Father coming here in 1913. I "Si, at the hands of her former common-law husband to pattern for the Social Credit hich e,ndrcL the,Z, wi!frd I campaign. From here Mr. Be"n- ,1 func,e;' -far-Id for whose murder he n..tt urin , ,wi,.,.--,iHo White, " While working for' the city r to return with him after she had started a new life. of Prince Rupert he held many ment terms are two additional paid statutory holidays, a five- tour of constituencies. - V stands charged. Dudoward, alleged , to have wounded White with a broken man. Clifford Robinson, 39, was given the maximum of six months for assault causing grevious bodily Loretta Holderson. ,v "Election promises are a dime a dozen and we appeal to you, not on promises, but on our cent boost on the graveyard shift differential, and double pay for Sunday work. . jobs and when the power system was sold to NBCPC in 1929, Mr. Lambie was superintendent of utilities. He left the city to Join the beer bottle resulting in his death last Sept. 5, said: J . " -ij t " ' t . " - 1. .' ';,v-": . t ; . k V;..: , ' 'f - , . - )- I, t ' - r ' r 4 ' J ". .:' . j :, ft . " 1. .... 1 t ,;, : 4, ;.. ' " .., i "t j'. , "L ' i ... . . .- . 1."" I:-'' 1 3 f , V - " - i t it ' li v - '...-. Hi.:- p. r i 4 -' $, James J. Behan, B.C. manager record, and the only" promise we will make is that we will give I broke the bottle when he came at me. I didn t mean to power company and remained you good government, Mr. Ben- of Canadian National Railways, said just before press time that pre Kinds bouqht with them until August a, iusu. inett said and son both assisted In clothing and feeding White, who was the elder Dudoward's brother-in-law. "White was no good, drink was his downfall," said the father. ARGUMENT OVER BOAT The argument which preceded the fight between young Dudoward and White was caused by the hitter's claim that he built the former's boat, said the accused on the stand. Dudoward said he had been a constable on the Port Simpson reserve and had answered complaints concerning White's behaviour. - Attract Tourists His only son, Bill, northern representative for the Monarch Life Insurance Company, was with him when he died, having flown to Vancouver last week. Besides his son, Mr. Lambie leaves his wife, who is in hos settlement of the grain strike will . permit cancellation of the embargo on elevator shipments and the immediate resumption of country elevator loadings at prairie points for Vancouver and New Westminster. The 2500 cars that have been use It on him( I only wanted to scare hiiru" ' - '.:, Meanwhile, evidence that White's death was due to loss of blood was contradicted today when Dr. W. S. Kergin told the court the man had died from "secondary shock." Yesterday, Dr. W. R. S. Wilson, who performed the autopsy on White, said the victim had "1:lt funds to at-' asking that the amount be sub-uirs to B.C. are less stantially Increased. ir cent of the revenue i His action was taken at a re-imuully from tourists, ',.pnt meetlne snonsored bv the He said the governmtf.l has revised the strike vote procedure "in keeping with requests of labor." Mr. Bennett said his government has suspended all arrears in hospital insurance premiums "In order that persons could be reinstated in 30 days by paying the current premium." The government has expanded insurance regulations to allow heads of families to claim for "certain additional relatives who are financially dependent on them," the premier said. standing on Canadian National upwr reported to the department of trade and lndus- pital here. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. tracks due to the strike will be luiiMiirri'c iasi nigni try. Recalling the climactic fight died from loss of blood. offered for unloading as quickly as they can be accepted, and then returned empty for further Dr. Kergin. who attended on the boat. accused said White OPPOSITION PARTIES led by George Drew, Progressive Conservative leader, have demanded an Inquiry into federal government contracts given to Harvey Lunam, Regina contractor. They claimed Mr. Lunam (above) , owes sub-contractors $239,000 after going into insolvency before completing some of the government contracts. Lunam has admitted he and Austin Dew-ar, member of Parliament for Qu'Appelle "traded" cheques as a means of financing the business of Lunam Construction company. Mr. Dewar has since resigned from the Commons, the first man to do so under similar circumstances In 21 years. , 4. tad initiated a move --' 1 ese Takes j White and performed an opera loadings for the Pacific coast. The present appropriation, he pointed out. Is $60,000, of which only $50,000 is allocnted for newspapers and magazines with larue circulation. Mr. Kraupner said the Coronation theme is being stressed as an inducement to visitors and sutigestcd that. tlon in hospital, said It was his opinion White did not die from I loss of blood, but from failure i to recover from secondary Command Young Mother, Four Children Found Gassed TORONTO (CP) A 36-ycaf-old mother and her four young chil continued to tell a visitor on the boat how he built it. "He kept on talking about it and I told him. to shut up or get oft the boat, or I'd call the police." Accused said he did call the police when White refused to get off the boat. '. "He called me filthy names." (See earlier ptory Page 4.) UN Accuses hi Forces not only merchants, but also 'boards of trade should promote this feature. f; Formosa (CP) Na-! Pointing to the likelihood of shock. ' , NOT GUESSWORK Dr. Kergin told crown prosecutor T. W. Brown, QC, in cross-examination that he was "not guessing at all." i'lt is Jiot guesswork when we make such an analysis." First witness called by defence counsel Doug Hogarth, Dr. Kergin stated that "White should es,. intelligence re- heavy tourist traffic this year, dren were gassed to death early today and police described it as murder and suicide. imy a Chinese Red he said that 35,000 cars naa taken command of crossed into B.C. from the U.S. iimist Viotminh forces In the first three months; com-'h'na and that I2nnn Dared to 206.000 for all of last Communists Of Stalling PANMUNJOM P The United Nations command today accused the Communists of throwing up a smoke screen in Korean truce talks and said the Red stalling "casts serious doubts on their sincerity." Lt.-Oen. William K. Harrison insisted the allies could not agree ps had joined the year, and the busy months are still to come. not have died'." Second Dock Worker Slain In Hoboken HOBOKEN, N.J. 0 A dock leader was shot to death Monday night in Hoboken's second waterfront slaying within two years. A single bullet In the head proved fatal to Francis Kelly, who was to have started work today as waterfront hiring boss at a newly-reopened pier. The shooting is another in a series of violent Incidents on the New York-New Jersey waterfront, being probed by a United States Senate Committee. Kelly belonged to local 867, International L o'ngshoremen's Association (AFL) and was to have been hiring boss at the pier for Jarka Corporation, one of Firemen said the mother was Mrs. Adele Holmes. Her children were Nancy, 7, Irene, 8, Linda, 4, and Kenneth, 3. Police said the father, William Holmes, express truck driver, arrived home from work and found four jets on the gas stove wide open. Police said they have ques He did not consider the Derby Winners Announced Prize winners in the first open salt-water derby are announced by the Rupert Rod & Gun Club as follows: ; Senior Rae' Johnson, first. 28 pound, 2 ounce; Bernice Johnson, second, 25 pound, 9 ounce; "ie Chinese Natlonal-Aft'ncv snlH mnnnn wounds severe enough to cause death. n,,tl veterans of the Witness said he performed a minor operation giving his patient a slight sedative. Halibut Act Adopted OTTAWA. The new Northern Pacific Halibut Fishery Convention Act was finally passed on Monday and adopted by the House of Commons. This is the measure which will enable the international commission to provide for split seasons. It also Increases the membership of the commission from two to three commissioners from each country, Canada and the United States. Oil Output To Be Raised During May tioned the father, but he has not been able to disclose ir had been shifted to innnt far from the border. h forces recently in-K'UBdnm of Laos, one Z0 fcsoelnU'd states of and are tne to Red demands that 48,000 pris Questioned by Mr. Brown whether White would have died Rae Johnson, third, 24 pound, motive for the tragedy. oners who have spurned Com- 6 ounce. (All salmon.) A note was found in the munlsm be shipped to a neutral Junior Billy Watmough, first. house. An offioer said its mean Asian custodian CALGARY (CPV-Crude oil pro- second and third with U pound. lng was: "This is the best thing to do." ductlon from Alberta's oil fields f Laos cnnlri 14 ounce; 10 pound, 4 ounce, and 10 pound gray cod. again be boosted during fur r . ,. . ' will "Many would destroy themselves rather than submit to removal from Korea," the senior allied delegate said. The Reds refused again at a aUtlV UII Run Prizes will be awarded tonight at the Rod Si Gun Club month rill ft nnri other the largest stevedoring firms In A'sin nations. May, the petroleum and natural gas conservation board announced. Wells will be permitted to pro ly meeting, Moose Hall, at 8 p.m. the world. 59-mlnute session to commit themselves on a neutral duce at a total rate of 201,095 LEATHER- regardless of the operation, Dr. Kergin said: "In my opinion he might have lived without the operation. In every operation there is some element of risk." Dr. Kergin explained that "secondary shock" sometimes set in after the primary shock had worn off. Any injured person Is In a state of shock which was endured according to the patient's resistance. If resistance was low, secondary shock could be fatal. NO EVIDENCE There was no indication, said Dr. Kergin, that White had suffered "too much" loss of blood. Other witnesses called by defence were F. E. Anfield, Indian superintendent; Charlie Dudo Most Red truce delegates would say was that the allied Drama Festival Gets Underway In King Ed School Auditorium Commission May Decide Law Changes OTTAWA Commons Criminal law committee urged the government to establish a royal commission or Joint parliamentary committee to settle ques-tnn nf ir,tioripc nhnlit.inn of nomination of Pakistan as a . s'psis . '"w pressure lying 7 b drifting slowly 11 Will brin barrels dally,, an Increase of 17,192 barrels compared with May, 1952, and a 56,518-barrel per-day boost over the allowable of two years ago. Major share of the May output will como from the Red-water field with a dally allowable of 60,931 barrels and In- in eoastal regions but little If any pre- neutral caretaker was "worth welcoming." Delegates meet again Wednesday. Rotes Reduced KELOWNA, B.C. (CP) British Forccast 2 Region: Cloudy dnesday. Occa-Z'tn Wednesday. dividual wells permitted 70 bar- the death penaity and whipping, rels per day, not including some and use of msanlty as a defence fringe wells and a number ofjln court wells that are involved lh an ap- j A unanimous recommendation proved pressure observation of Uie aii-party committee Mrs. Wood has a wide musical 1 background. Her pet love Is choral work with singing next. She prefers to be known as a teacher of music, rather than a performer. The marking system she uses, is used generally across Canada, 75-79 Is average, 80-85 Is very good etc. From the young performers, Mrs. Wood expects correct notes, played In correct time, with some style. The Ketchikan contestants, The 1953 Music and Drama Festival got off to a good start this morning In King Edward School Auditorium, when the younger members performed. Mrs. Earl Becker, president of the association, opened the festival with a few well chosen remarks welcoming all the children. Mrs. Mary Wood, the. adjudicator, then greeted the little ones, telling them, she wanted them to think of her as a friend, that was anxious to help them. came direct from the plane to the auditorium, and managed to play In a competent manner, in spite of their late arrival. Mrs. Wood wai especially pleased with the performance given this morning by two young violinists, Bobby Anderson and Alan Sleber. Both boys played with ease and show great .promise. The festival will be officially opened tonight - . 'j ward, accused's father, and Pat Forman, former employer of the -f-tuvui C. " WJ1UU 1 accused. scheme Columbia Tree Fruits Limited has been advised that Canadian railways will reduce freight rates on all soft fruits from the Okanagan Valley to the prairie provinces this year. Amount of the new rates, which will not affect shipments to eastern Canada, are not known.. would leave to the cabinet de Each gave high character references of the accused, said he dneaday 50uln-"iKh an! Prince Rupert, was quiet, not given to drinking cisidn whether to establish one of these bodies to study the problems and recommend some solution. , The Leduc-Woodbend-Kavan-augh region has a permissable field production rate of 56,096 barrels daily. ana easy-tempered. Mr. Dudoward, 62-ytsar-old