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''Prince
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the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XLIII,
No.
90
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.;
SATURDAY,
APRIL
17,
1954
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Guilty
Compiled
from
Dispatches
to
The
Daily
News
A
lone
rowboat
beached
on
a
rocky
shore
at
storm-lashed
Cape
Decision
may
be
the
key
to
the
fate
of
14
crew
members
of
the
Vancouver
tug
Chelan,
lost
at
sea
Thursday.
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On
the
way
to
Vancouver
from
lne
sinning,
KicKing
up
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EARTH
of
British
Colum
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curls
ahead
of
a
heavy
team
at
Chilliwack,
31,
Charles
Robinson,
waves.
Some
snow
was
railing.
Skagway,
Alaska,
with
a
barge-
Bill
Dyble
Is
showing
schoolboy
Gordon
Seamon
how
to
guide
the
team.
This
be
a
familiar
sight
In
the
rich
de
ta
farming
area
of
B.C.
as
farmers
are
oiling
lurrying
teams,
preparing
to
sow
eany
crops.
was
found
guilty
of
manslaughter
in
the
February
16
death
of
his
common-law
wife
Violet
Sampare,
by
an
Assize
court
jury
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in
City
Churches
Visibility
was
poor.
Owned
by
Frank
Waterhouse
and
Co.,
the
tug
was
bought
in
1952
by
Union
Steamships,
Ltd.,
parent
company
of
the
owners.
Captain
Eric
Suffield,
marine
superintendent
for
Union
Steamships
flew
north
this
morning
in
an
endeavor
to
reach
the
scene
of
the
wreck.
The
Chelan
was
the
"Veta
C"
when
sold
by
Capt.
Charles
Clark
of
North
Vancouver.
Capt.
Clark
said:
"Bhe
was
one
load
of
ore
concentrate,
the
140-foot
tug
mysteriously
sank
four
miles
west
of
the
cape,
150
miles
south
of
Juneau,
between
75
to
90
miles
north
of
Prince
Rupert.
Among
the
missing
crewmen
is
29-year-old
William
Sheddon
of
Vancouver,
a
cousin
of
Jack
Lindsay,
local
garage
sales
manager.
Sheddon's
brother
Jim
is
in
Prince
Rupert
at
the
moment
visiting
Mr.
Lindsay.
The
Sheddon-
boys'
father
was
the
late
James
Sheddon,
former
proprietor
of
Skeena
Grocery.
U.S.
Coast
guard
officials
in
Juneau
said
late
yesterday
a
Thursday
afternoon.
"
Hel
was
remanded
for
sen
ature
Special
Music;
Messages
tence
by
Mr.
Justice
J.
M.
Coady
t.ls
of
Eastertide
'
to
Holy
Communion
will
be
ccle-.
Dee
of
Calgary,
Alta.,
here
until
the
end
of
the
current
as
sizes.
be
brated
at
9:30
a.m.
at
St.
Peter's!
conduct
the
meetings,
will
Robinson,
a
fisherman,
had
from
till
Prince
,
(,
pmmnow
as.
ihe
rest
of
the
Ming
the
resur-
been
charged
earlier
with
mur
der,
which
was
reduced
follow
Ing
the
preliminary
hearing.
of
the
toughest
tugs
afloat.
She
certainly
wouldn't
capsize.
You
could
go
anywhere
in
the
world
The
Jury
returned
Its
verdict
Coast
Guard
cutter
had
spotted
.
in
that
ship.
I
music
and
n;es-
after
an
hour
and
20
minutes
dp.
prepared
for
all
in
some,
extra
liberation.
Interrupted
once
to
an
unidentified
rowboat
on
the
"A
sister
of
hers
once
easily
beach.
It
was
unoccupied.
Roush
'
rode
out,
a
120-mile-an-hour
gale
I
seas
prevented
a
landing
party
i
in
the
Aleutians.
It
looks
to
me
held
to
accom-
seek
further
Instruction
from
Mr.
Justice
Coady.
lb.KC
IHliilulT
oj
from
the
cutter
from
going
like
she
hit
a
reef
or
rock,
ashore.
Built
In
pellingham
in
1944,
is;n
iithui
u-n
she
had
five-inch
planking.
Korrs.
!
llmu'il
Church
a
;
Brief
Plea
Robinson
made
only
a
brief
Ai'Micair
Church,
with
a
family
!
guest
speaker
at
special
Easter
service
at
11
a.m.
and
evening!
services
at
11
am.
and
7:30
p.m.,
worship
at7:30
p.m.
j
at
the
Citadel.
A
youth
rally
tonight
will'
At
the
Bethel
Baptist
Church,
launch
a
week-long
series
of
Easter
messages
in
German
and
Kospel
meetings
at
the
Salvation
special
music
will
be
featured
Army
Citadel.
Envoy
Charlie
at
11
a
m.
and
7:30
p
m.
services.
MRS.
HILLS
MEMORIAL
FUND
LAUNCHES
CITY
CANCER
DRIVE
Prince
Rupert's
Conquer
Cancer
campaign
got
off
to
an
early
start
today
with
receipt
of
a
cheque
for
$684.25
from
the
Mrs.
George
Hills
memorial
cancer
fund.
The
Hills'
memorial
fund
was
established
on
the
request
of
Mrs.
Hills,
prior
to
her
death
from
cancer
March
16.
Friends
were
asked
to
contribute
to
the
cancer
fund
Instead
of
sending
flowers.
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service
will
be
.
with
special
There
was
no
other
sign
of
j
survivors.
Wreckage
of
the
tug
.
and
the
240-foot
barge
was
sight-
i
I
service
will
in-
j
Legion
Forms
Credit
Union
pica
as
he
addressed
the.
jury.
He
had
conducted
his
own
defence
throughout
the
trial
which
began
Wednesday
morning.
He
called
no
witnesses
but
took
the
stand
himself.
ed
Friday
by
Coast
Guard
planes.
JUDY
MADER,
2,
of
New
York
had
to
use
a
box
In
order
to
plant(
a
kiss
on
this
huge
chocolate
Easter
bunny.
The
five-foot
candy
rabbit,
weighing
more
than
60
pounds,
costs
in
the
neighborhood
of
$85.75
reasonable
when
you
consider
that
part
of
It
would
probably
still
be
around
by
next
Easter.
nitata.
A
siK-cial
lay
school
stu-
id
at
11
a.m.
at
,
and
the
Rev.
Two
men
were
reported
to
have
set
out
on
foot
from
Cape
De-;
A
Canadian
Legion
Credit
ir
the
senior
choir
1
cision
to
search
the
beach,
but
no
reports
had
been
received
early
today
from
the.
rugged
Al
The
accused
heard
the
Jury's
verdict
without
a
flicker
of
emotion.
Only
once
while
he
con-
ice
at
3
p.m.
at
i
&l
chapel.
!
Columbia
Cellulose
Wins
aska
panhandle
coast
area.
I
ducted
his
case
did
his
measur
ed
voice
falter,
when
he
told
on
Thirteen
of
the
crew"
were
Jfs
CatlicUrnl.
a:
was
srhed-i
iiviie
l
in.
Easter
Kve.
;
i
!!
will
be
celc-
"PrincQ
Rupert's
oujectivein
t"he
1954
cancer
campaign
Is
$2,000.
A
door-to-door
canvass'
will
be
launched
next
Wednesday,
with
about
100
canvassers
taking
part,
under
the
direction
of
campaign
chairman
Ronald
Allen.
from
the
Vancouver
area.
The
14th
was
from
St.
John's,
New
taking
his
wife
to
hospital.
Evidence
was
that
on
February
12,
a
Friday,
Robinson
and
Violet
Sampare
had
started
Award
For
Safety
Record
Union
will
be
organized
here
at
a
Legion
session
early
In
May.
Decision
'to
form,
the
Credit
union
was
feached
at
a
special
meeting
of
Branch
27,
Canadian
Legion,
at
which
the
operations
of
credit
unions
were
outlined
by
George
Viereck
and
J.
F.
Williams,
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Fishermen's
and
Kaien
Consumers'
Credit
Unions,
respectively.
A
committee
which
has
been
investigating
the
possibilities
of
icid
8.30
a.m.
and
:
foundland.
Disaster
apparently
hit
the
541
-ton
wooden
tug
without
warning.
An
SOS
and
a
cryptic
"sinking"
were
picked
up
Thurs
ster
festival
ser-A
music,
w
ill
he
and
a
children's
Evensong
will
be
World
Prays
For
Salvation
At
First
Easter
of
H-Bomb
drinking
beer
In
the
late
morning,
visiting
several
hotels.
In
the
afternoon
the
pair
met
another
couple,
Lloyd
Wilson
and
Evelyn
Wesley,
and
went
to
their
,
home
to
drink
a
gallon
of
wine.
day
evening
by
the
Cape
Decision
lighthouse.
Services,
stalling
and
a
mirlnii'h.
The
wreckage
was
found
four
miles
away,
at
the
entrance
to
lid
toiiiRht
at
Ihc
a
Legion
union,
including
L.
Rice,
William
Brett,
J.
Greissel
and
F.
W.
Reich
was
authorized
to
map
out
organizational
plans
for
a
meeting
in
May,
at
which
By
The
Associated
Press
Tli"
first
Easter
of
the
The
Christian
feast
of
Eiister,
H-1
by
coincidence,
comes
this
year
Sumner
strait
and
off
the
northern
end
of
Prince
of
Wales
is
Columbia
Cellulose
Company
Ltd.,
of
Prince
Rupert,
was
presented
with
the
Annual
Golden
Trophy
award
as
the
pulp
and
paper
mill
with
the
best
safety
record
for
the
calendar
year
195S,
The
presentation
to
Dan
Doswell
of
CCC
and
to
Harry
Black,
safety
director
for
the
International
Brotherhood
of
Pulp,
Sulphite
and
Paper
Mill
Workers
was
made
at
a
dinner
ending
the
fourth
annual
Labor-Management
safety
conference
in
Vancouver,
Paul
E.
Cooper,
chairman
of
i
n
the
same,
day
as
the
Jewish
Died
of
Head
Injuries
Wilson,
chief
crown
witness,
testified
he
saw
Robinson
later
that
night
push
Violet
out
of
the
door,
down
a
steep
flight
of
directors
and
committees
will
be
land.
Two
coast
guard
cutters
and
four
planes
searched
Friday
for
named
and
memberships
Issued.
In
his
address
to
the
group
Mr.
fif
Annunciation.'
niasscs
will
be
'i
10.30
a.m.
trst
Presbyterian
I
anthems
will
be
(ster
services
at
fchool
Easter
proffered
at
St.
Paul's
''h
at
7:30
p.m.,
ic
Is
planned
for
rvice
at
11.
crew
members
who
might
have
struggled
through
the
icy
water
to
shore.
stairs.
Evidence
of
two
doctors
stated
that
the
woman
died
the
following
Tuesday
as
result
of
a
Viereck
explained
the
operation
and
advantages
of
a
union
of
credit
based
on
a
common
bond
of
membership,
and
pointed
to
Winds
reached
52
miles
an
hour
in
the
area
at
the
time
of
bomb
era
will
be
observed
around
the
world
Sunday
with
prayers
for
peace
and
salvation.
'iolcinz
that
Christ.
Is
risen
mingles'
with
fears
that
man,
has
fashioned
a
weapon
that
could
doom
civilization.
The
Easter
hope
of
men,
wo-nen
and
children
everywhere
is
that
the
occasion
never
will
arise
.o
unleash
the
bomb's
fury.
Jn
Koine,
the
Pope
will
appear
on
lh"
luggla
of
St.
Peter's
Bus-Ml
-ii,
to
imparl
benediction
to
he
world.
He
will
also
deliver
tribute
to
the
steadily
improving
record
of
the
industry
despite
an
annual
increase
In
the
number
of
employees.
During
the
past
seven
years,
Mr.
Cooper
said,
the
industry
has
diminshed
accident
fre-qquency
by
250
per
cent.
In
1953
Columbia
Cellulose
had
two
accidents
during
1,113,733
working
man
hours
giving
a
frequency
of
1.80.
In
1952
during
1,237.527
working
hours
the
company
had
an
accident
frequency
of
18.6.
All
figures
are
on
a
basis
of
Workmen's
C
o
m
p
e
n
sation
Board
data.
Industry's
drop
in
accidents
is
shown
by
the
fact
that
In
1947
the
frequency
was
30.88
compared
to
1953
figures
of
12.55.
Pulp
and
paper
mills
listed
In
order
of
accident
rates
at
the
conference
were
as
follows:
Columbia
Cellulose;
MacMillan
and
Bloedel
Alberni
division;
Elks
Falls
Co.
Ltd.;
Pacific
Mills
Ltd.;
Powell
River
Co.
Ltd.;
Canadian
Forest
Products
Ltd.;
Howe
Sound;
Alaska
Pine
and
Cellu-lase
Co.
Ltd.,
Port
Alice
and
Woodfibre;
MacMillan
and
Bloe-dcl,
Harmac
division;
Sidney
1'.
i
V
hemorrhage
sustained
from
i
head
Injury.
Wilson's
evidence
further
stat
the
executive
committee
of
the
fpist
of
Passover,
which
commemorates
the
flight
of
the
Israelites
from
Egynt.
Although
the
Holy
Land
itself
Is
torn
with
Jew..sh-Arab
tension,
church
bells
will
call
worshippers
to
Easter
services
as
usual
in
old
Jerusalem,
scene
of
the
Crucifixion
and
resurrection,
.
In
a
traditional
gay
note,
wo-,
men
will
don
their
new
finery.
The
weather
man
promised
"ideal"
conditions
lor
New
for
s
annual
Easter
parade
on
Fifth
'
Avenue.
'
d
that
he
suggested
to
Robinson
!
Canadian
Pulp
and
Paper
asso
ciation
In
making
the
award,
paid
that
a
doctor
be
called,
but
Rob
the
growth
of
'the
fishermen
s
group,
now
the
largest
credit
union
in
B.C.,
as
proof
of
the
ability
of
people
with
a
common
bond
to
assist
one
another.
Mr.
Williams,
brought
to
the
meeting
the
good
wishes
of
the
Kalen
Consumers'
Credit
Union.
'H
M
I!V
ITBALL
Four
Charged
After
Break-Ins
inson
had
Ignored
his
suggestions.
Accused's
own
evidence
was
that
he
had
nursed
his
wife
In
their
own
home
over
the
weekend
before
deciding
to
call
medical
aid
on
Monday
noon.
He
told
the
court
that
he
had
hnef
radio
message
at
noon,
i
n
m.
EST.
Ayres
Named
News
Editor
Appointment
of
Dick
Ayres,
sports
editor
of
The
Daily
News,
to
the
post
of
news
editor,
was
announced
today
by
publisher
John
Magor.
Mr.
Ayres
succeeds
Eric
Sanderson,
news
editor
for
the
past
two
years,
who
has
taken
a
position
with
the
editorial
staff
of
the
Vancouver
Sun.
Two
break-ins
and
thefts
at
Sandy's
Third
Avenue
Cafe
have
resulted
in
charges
against
lour
city
men,
RCMP
said
today.
Roofing,
Victoria.
no
recollection
of
any
events
of
the
evening
of
Feb.
12
after
his
second
drink
of
wine
at
the
Wilson
house,
until
tie
woke
up
in
the
same,
house
at
2:30
a.m.
Saturday.
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No
Hesitation
Further,
he
told
the
court
that
had
he
known
his
wife's
condition
was
serious,
he
"would
not
have
hesitated
to
call
a
doctor."
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Students
Win
Prizes
In
Contest
Two
Prince
Rupert
boys
have
taken
prizes
in
the
1954
high
school
poster
contest
staged
by
the
B.C.
Division,
Canadian
Cancer
Society.
Bruce
Tasaka
of
Booth
Memorial
High
School
won
a
$25
prize
for
placing
first
in
the
Skeena
District
contest
and
Reynold
Mackay
of
the
same
school
took
a
$10
second
prize
in
the
district
competition.
Top
award
in
the
province,
a
$50
prize,
went
to
18-year-old
Barbara
Allcock
of
Victoria
High
School.
A
total
of
28
prizes
were
swarded
in
the
contest,
designed
to
publicize
the
society's
annual
campaign
for
funds.
Theft
of
money
and
groceries
from
the
cafe
last
weekend
was
reported
to
police
Monday,
and
city
youths
Barney
Dixon
and
Henry
Spalding,
already
held
on
a
bicycle
theft
count,
were
charged
with
entering
the
cafe
Saturday
night.
Further
investigation
showed
there
had
been
a
second
break-In
Sunday
night,
and
Walter
Tiirko
was
charged
with
breaking,
entering
and
theft
of
groceries,
valued
at
more
than
$25.
He
pleaded
guilty
in
police
court
this
morning
before
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance,
and
was
remanded
for
sentence.
John
Zemhal
was
charged
with
retaining
stolen
property
in
con
In
summing
up,
Mr.
Justice
Coady
told
the
Jury
that
drunk-encss
was
no
defence
for
a
charge
of
manslaughter;
only
In
the
case
of
murder
where
there
was
a
question
of
intent.
He
said
it
was
up
to
the
Jury
to
find
whether
accused
had
committed
"an
unlawful
act"
which
led
to
death
of
deceased.
"The
question
Is,
did
he
push
her
down
the
stairs.
No
person
has
any
legal
right
to
use
force
on
another
so
as
to
result
in
an
Injury.
nection
with
Turko's
theft,
but
pleaded
not
guilty
this
morning
and
was
remanded.
The
charge
against
Dixon
and
Spalding
will
be
heard
at
a
later
date.
They
were
remanded
until
"If
it
was
a
pure
accident,
with
no
intention
of
pushing,
then
there
was
no
unlawful
act.
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bicycle
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Alderman
Lyons
Acting
Mayor
"
At
a
special
meeting
of
the
city
council
Thursday,
Alderman
Phil
Lyons
was
named
acting
mayor
to
serve
In
Mayor
George
Hills'
absence.
Mayor
Hills,
Al-
dermen
Mike
Krueger
and
Ray
McLean
are
leaving
over
the
weekend
to
Interview
the
B.C.
Power
Commission
regarding
the
city's
request
that
the
commission
take
over
supplying
power
to
Prince
Rupert.
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Forecast
North
coast
region
Variable
cloudiness
today
and
Sunday
with
widely
scattered
showers.
Not
much
change
in
temperature.
Winds
southwesterly
20
in
exposed
areas,
otherwise
light
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a.
by
the
evidence
here
that
this
Is
an
accident,"
the
Jurist
said.
T.
W.
Brown,
Q.C.,
was
counsel
for
the
Crown.
Assizes
have
been
adjourned
over
the
Easter
holidays
until
9:30
a.m.
Tuesday.
Two
more
manslaughter
cases
face
the
pane!
of
more
than
80
jurors
called
from
various
parts
of
north-central
B.C.
IMPRESSIVE
are
the
sharp
teeth
In
this
Jaw
bone
of
a
man-eater
or
great
white
shark.
Pretty
Phlorence
Rohde,
secretary
to
Dr.
Lauren
R.
Donaldson,
director
of
the
Applied
Fisheries
Laboratory
at
the
University
of
Washington,
examines
,
the
once-powerful
teeth.
The
shark,
caught
in
a
gill
net
in
Willapa
Harbor
In
195(1.
was
14
feet
In
length
and
weighed
1.S00
pounds.
southerly.
Low
tonight
and
high
LOVELY
DIANE
JAHN
(left)
and
pretty
Kathy
Smith
preview
their
Easter
finery
with
a
background
of
genuine
Easter
lilies
at
Cypress
Gardens,
Fla,
Scenes
like
this
make
spring
a
most
welcome
season.
Sunday
at
Port
Hardy
and
Sand-
spit
34
and
48;
Prince
Rupert
36
and
48.
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