PROVINCIAL LIBRARY ORMES- EST3 JjRROW'S TIDES Standard Time l. vrav 5. 1954 r v i mk . u ti pj in "Daily Delivery Phone 81 j 33 h.tv 15 34 19.8 feet f-H 0.7 feet 21:15 6.8 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada' Most Stroregic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XLI1I, No. 104 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1954 PRICE FIVE CENTS -DRUGS n Q1S)B11 Fii(pi? , . . : 7 Local Interests Need Financial Statement If v i Quake Rocks Greek Town Cuts Phones ATHENS (Reuters) A strong earthquake to Renewed demands that the CNR be called upon to release profit and loss figures in connection with its operation of the Prince Rupert drydock and shipyard were made last night at the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. "There is no way to fight this game unless we have a financial past seven or eight years., statement." T. B. Black. main- Emphasizing the need for the tained. "Moreover, there is no subsidy to be continued here, way of determining what part of j Norton Youngs deplored an at-the subsidy goes to depreciation titude which seemed to be prev-or to Interest oh debts which, I alent that the expenditure was ior all we know, should have ' not Justified "so let fie govern day shook the town . of Tropaia in northern Greece, cutting off all phone communications. . The new tremor struck a few hours after a strong quake hit APPROVAL has been received by Army HQ for the design of the badges, buttons, and far in the south of Greece, In : the Dodecanese islands just oft been retired long ago." NEED FIGURES TO STUDY Turkey. Friday severe quakes battered ment tane ii away. A motion was carried that Mr. Applewhaite should be asked to determine what subsidies were being received, both directly and indirectly, for west coast operations. In dissenting, Joe Scott ht ranli to be worn by member of the recently formed Canadian Guards Regiment. Intre above is the hat badge with the collar badge to the left and a Major's crown on the ft lower is the button .design while ri ght lower corner shows the new "pip" with the lash below. '''y (National Defence Photo) I een To Be Colonel-in-Chief towns in central Greece, killing 1 more thun a score and injuring! iilC i " r in i in m Hiimi'iMniir"--'""- iinn ihhiimI' mwmwm Cliff Ollker pointed out that, unless this information was made available, there was little chance of local interests joining together to buy all or any part more than 100 persons, and de- i straying 3.800 homes. I The Tropaia quake and the liKESSKD SIMILARLY, Lady Thelma Furness (left) and her twin sister, Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt. appear to be ageing gracefully and growing to look more like each other as they arrive in England for a vacation. The famous sisters are 55. It was Lady Furness' 124th Atlantic crossing. of the property. He believed "rlrrh7it. iithm,t the figures tremor in the'TJodeeanese islands were recorded by the Athens Canadian Guards Regiment asking for information of no specific use. DEATH TOLL MAY RISE f?The Queen has known so that the feasibility of such action could be studied. As chairman of the city dry-dock committee, Ormc Stuart reported he had figures on the drydock's general revenue showing that $320,000 wa3 received metal star, the points representing the 10 provinces. On top of the star is the gold crown of St. i;o be colonel-ln-chlef i-imcnt of Canadian Survivors Of Crash Edward and in the centre, a sprig fence headquarters Delegation of Vietminh I Join Geneva Peace Talks ? ' GENEVA 9i A five-man dele- Cambodia, are still in Paris, but t of three gold maple leaves on a annually from repairs and dock Slight tremors also continued in central Greece. The earlier death toll was expected to increase as rescue teams hacked their way through ruined churches, schools and homes. The Dodecanese quake badly shook up the island of Karpa- tment, formed last ing, and $150,000 from other rev red enamel field, surrounded by the motto "a mart usque ad mare" from sea to sea of Canada's coat-of-arms. Regiment of Canadian Guards. Royal approval has been received for regimental badges, buttons and rank insignia. Ceremonial dress will Include scarlet uniforms and black bearskin headdress. At first, only the bands of the regiment's four battalions will wear the ceremonial uniforms, which will add a colorful touch to future Canadian military pageantry. The new cap badge for the guards U a 10-pointed silver enue. He reminded the meeting that, on a recent visit to Prince Improving the senior regiment Sfgiment regular force I infantry, is known It! Canadian Guards, (i nent said the Queen fc'fd she favors this Rupert, Bernard Allen, CNR representative In sale negotiations. At the suggestion of the Queen, thos, and was felt lightly on the island of Rhodes. had said a full break-down of than an hour by plane once a starting time for the talks is set. raunist Vietminh rebels of Indo-Chlna arrived by plane from Moscow today to begin talks at the Far East conference here aimed at ending the seven-year- figures would be made available These foui delegations, to jeneral use though . title remains the here only if a local group showed a definite ' wish, to enter nego gether with representative of stars required as officers' lnsig- I nia of rank will be miniatures of the cap badge without the crown. A shoulder flash denoting the battalion and'- regiment will be worn on the battledress. It will be on a white and red back Many Attend ijld Indo-Chtna war. f . the Big Four and' China, will tiations. - - Finally it was agreed that E. T make up the conference which will seek to end the war. Applewhaite, MP tor Skeena. (Special to The Dally News , TERRACE Nine Terrace district people, injured in the tragic car accident here Sunday night which took three lives, are in "Improved condition" in Terrace , General Hospital. , . , - ; Meanwhile, RCMP are continuing investigation of the crash- in which a Prince Rupert car, owned by Dennis Waters and a Terrace car, owned by Miles Bell, collided head on, on Highway 16 a mile and a half for Cow Bay Float Repairs (Hindrance to Big Project should be asked to approach the department of transport with a The arrival of the delegation, coincident with the new Vietminh assault on the besieged French Union fortress of Dien Bien Phu in Indo-China, took the conference spotlight away from the Korean question, on which Canada's L. B. Pearson view to having the CNR release the Information. Dudoward Rites Hundreds of residents of Port Simpson. Kitkatla, Prince Rupert and district crowded the First United Church and lined Third avenue yesterday to pay last respects to Captain Rufus Dudoward of Port Simpson who died here- last Wednesday night; The' Port . Simpson 18-pioce band led the funeral cortege at a slow march through the city PONDER SUBSIDIES irk Tor the Cow Bay I government officials to. discuss 1 be carried out with- the emergency situation, Mr. ground. The guards will wear blue for-age. or peak. caps. All officers will have gold braid on theirs. FOLLOW BRITISH PATTERN , Generally speaking, the dress follows the pattern of the British' Brigade of Guards. , , ,;. All five British guards regi was scheduled to speak today., The matter of shipyard subsi Ex-Minister Dies in Victoria VICTORIA ( James William Jones. 85. minister of finance in the Tolmie. government from 1930 to 1933, died Sunday at his home here. He was mayor of Kclowna dies to fhe .west coast.as a whole west of this city. Dennis Waters, Mr. Bell's 18-month-old daughter . The Canadian external affairs minister' had originally planned to speak Monday, but changed also came under sutiny follow, Carol Ann, and five-year-old ing the reading df a newspaper Fred Wesley were killed in the his plans. The Korean debate has bogged down at the confer- j Applewhaite wrote imi sfgain-M my. Strong advice' In., tscveral quarters, both at Prince Rupert and' In Ottawa, the provincial government was permitted to get out from under and turn thee floats over U the federal government on short notice and In winter months where there was no possibility of spending a report by J, ; D. McRae which suggested that shipyards to the south were being subsidized for construction of navy vessels. It was estimated by Bruce Brown, in to major improve-! li ned for the proper! V'i (riosed In. a lot ter from, jnhaitc. MP for Skcena the Chamber of ust night, !to pert of the letter addressed to hlmjjer-iident P. T. Llnzcy Nifved Mr. Applc- marts would be of $ the meellng In view I wire received earlier ts that repairs would ments Grenadier, Coldstream,.! Scots, Irish and Welsh-rwear'; black bearskin caps, scarlet tunics with dark blue facings and blue trousers with two-inch red stripes when they are on en route to Fairview Cemetery, following an impressive service in the United Church at which the Rev. L. G. Sieber officiated Pallbearers and honorarypall- from 1912 to 1917. He was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1916, and was re-elected in 1920, 1924 and 1928. Funeral will be held Thursday. cent, Because, uui, nnhlle rliitle. MLA, that subsidies locally totalled about $1,100,000 over the latlon - Three of the Canadian guards floats, we had no appropr available for them." ence in the last few days. The delegation of Indo-China rebels, headed by their deputy premier and foreign minister, Pham Van Dong, Was met at the airport by tan impressive array of Communist dignitaries. Among them was Russia's deputy foreign minister, Andrei Gromyko; Red China's premie r-foreign minister, Chou En-lai; and the North Korean foreign minister, Nam. Q. crash. In hospital are Mr. and Mrs. Bell their other two children, Judy and Terry, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wesley, parents of the dead boy. Miss Melissa Panasuik, James Bolton and Stanley Walker, all of Terrace district. Also hospitalized briefly was Bill Becker, son of Fire Chief Earl Becker, who ' suffered broken teeth, cuts and shock. Becker has since returned home to Prince Rupert. The three Wesleys and James Y,r,ttul!n davit hpen formed. bearers, chiefs of Port Simpson and Kitkatla and officers of the Port Simpson Athletic Club and Young People's Education As Mr. Applewhaite said that, al- j Tne 2nd battalion S at peta- though the federal authorities wawa. Ont., the 3rd at Valcartler, Immediately. sociation escorted the hearse. 'f? how he had ar- Patience Needed For Peace Massey Tells U.S. Congress WASHINGTON Rt. Hon. solved by military strength i meeting of interested FAVORITE MUSIC Que., and the 4th in Korea. The 1st will be formed at Petawawa from the 3rd battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, which returned recently from Korea. owned nothing but the water 101, and considerable time would be required to get the necessary approach and other shore property, they had agreed immediately to repair the floats or replace them At the service, music included favorites of the late pioneer fish In a statement after he step- )(tor Bolton were picked up on the Steal Away," "Going i ped from the plane, Pham said erman, Home," Lareo from Dvorak's the Vietminh delegation is "dis highway by the Bell' car, only about 300 yards west of the Vincent Massey, governor-gen- alone." eral of Canada, today said peace ' -The line can be held only by "can be won only by the quality the deployment of force but the of infinite patience." objective peace can be won In a prepared address, the only by .the quality of Infinite first ever delivered to a joint patience. In our collaboration, Mam New Post In time for the lishlng season. He added that, to save time, the job most likely would be done through a local contractor without calling for tenders: "It is my understanding that quite a major Job is intended for crash scene. The Bell car was bound for Terrace and the Waters car reportedly was heading east, attempting to catch a train which the boys had missed in Terrace. City's Quota Of Sunshine Gets Bigger New World Symphonv" and hymns "Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me" and "Unto the Hills." Sunday evening a memorial service was held in Grenvillc Court Chapel, with the Rev. Sieber officiating and Miss Dorothy Fiddos at the organ. Hymns lor posed to continue .all its eltoris toward peaceful solution of the Indo-China question." Pham shook hands first with Chou and after a round of greetings, drove off in the Chinese diplomat's limousine. Representatives of the French-sponsored, associated states of Indo-China, Viet Nam, Laos and 1 fKupcrt district's School we may noi aiways agree on every detail of the plans we must session of Congress by a Canadian governor-general, Mr. Massey said Canada believes as the ITnltari fitut rlmk et.hat. fhA discuss together but there in no difference between us on the Despite the apparent "return that service were "ROek of Ages to normal" being experienced at! and "Abide With Me fundamental alms which problems of our time cannot be we pur- . sue; we may differ now and then this location," he continued, am major Jobs are not done overnight, and this one would involve taking over additional property and, I think, installing a much better approach to the floats than the one now in use. So. without prejudice to the the moment, Prince Rupert Is eettine more sunshine all the on the 'hows' but never on the "whys'." .Mr. Massey's address to the I u. -Wiir Oraham is picre this week for a 'i'ith the department of I m Victoria, f "Place R. C. Grant. I assistant to the super-l ' education and "lister, H. L. Campbell. pham, who has been f in this district for the ars, plans to leave t tor the capital city. I in the new post will be mainly with school frution. joint session of the Senate and major project hoped for, I per House of Representatives was the highlight of a 2-day official suaded them to do the emer time. Figures for April, provided by the weatherman, show that , the sun shone more last month than it did in April, 1953. However, last month was colder and failed by 15 degrees to reach Aurll, lflft.1's high temperature of 65. Illgbv Island weather station visit by the governor-general to the U.S. capital where he opened Canada's legation in 1927. He Is gency work at once.' Hunt Broadens To Probe Death On Waterfront Deputy Coroner George Dawes said this morning he will hold an inquiry into the death of James Blake, about 70 years of age, whose body was found this morning aboard his boat the "Kay-O" at the Co-Op Fairview wharf. Police said thej believed Mr. Blake was born in England, and lived in Nova Scotia before coming to this district. An old timer in Prince Rupert he lived for many years on Seventh Avenu; West. At the time of his death it is thought that he was living on hi$ boat. - , ' The bodyi which was discovered this morning at 11 o'clock, has .been removed to the B.C. He replaced here tem- least, by D. A. Jones, PCCtnr In l - ... u I1VUUW- Who of n shows 147.4 hours of sunshine for April. 1954. as compared to 140.3 for the same period last year. However last month's high temperature only came up to the 50 degree mark while in April 1953 the mercury climbed to 65.1. The low temperature for April last year was 29.1 degrees and this .WHIG I1 Smtthcrs: Mr. Jones, For Fugitive BURNABY. B.C. (CP) A man hunt was spreading out through British Columbia Monday night for Lawrence Corbett, 18, who escaped from Oakalia prison H".cipai 01 the James school in Victoria is or in B.C.. and will Irthc ork here unttl the farm here. year the mercury supped to zj Corbelt was serving two years , pgg,, xne mean temperature the first governor-general in 17 years to address any congressiom-i al House and the second In history. The first was Lord Tweedsmuir, who spoke to the Senate and House of Representatives separately in 1937. Mr. Massey said the United States can depend on Canadians as faithful friends and comrades. MUST DEFEND VALUES "You and we work together In the International community. Along with kinsmen and friends across the seas, we are allies in defence of things we value. And if I may say so I think that we In Canada, like you, have' given proof that those values must be actively and zealously defended." He reviewed, Canada's efforts as a partntr with the U.S.-Joint defence of the far north; a brigade group in Korea; 12 air squadrons and a brigade group in less a day for .a series ol armea for the month just passea was I M been no word as yet I wla as to who will ! e Prince Rupert post lnlng of the fall term. 'am, born In Green- was educated li ya,lcouvcr Normal 'j r u,g hls university Mishap Fatal To Young Boy 38.48 degrees compared with 45.18 last year. Last month the temperature hit the maximum mark on the l!Kh, 22nd and 23rd. while the coldest day recorded was on April 3. There were 15 days of meas-ureable precipitation during which 6.32 inches of rain fell and J' Oj i I i, ,b" "ummer school 1 , ""'verslty of British holdups. When he was convicted, city prosecutor Stewart McMorran told the court Corbett "hasn't been the same since a man killed his sister." . THE WEATHER : Forecast North coast region Cloudy with scattered showers today and Wednesday. Little change In temperature. Winds southerly 15. Low tonight and high Wednesday at Port Hardy. 44 and 50; Sandspit and Prince Rupert, 42 and 50. ... . VANCOUVER (CP) Kenneth Seney, nine-year-old Fort Lang-ley boy, died in hospital here Monday from Injuries suffered Saturday when he was dragged was principal of ftMUi..'"-"10' 2.4 Inches of snow. Snow cover --- inj uvilUUg Mi Ktinert ' by a hore on his father's farm. for the Inst day of April was nil. Maximum wind velocity at Europe; mutual aid on a cou PRESENTATION of the annual Golden Trophy for the best safety record for 1953 to Columbia Cellulose Company Ltd., by Paul E. Cooper (right) Is shown above. Mr. Cooper, chairman of the executive committee of the Canadian Pulp and Paper association made the presentation to Dan DoswelJ of Columbia Cellulose (centre) a nd Harry Black, safety director for the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers (left). The award was made at the annual labor-management safety confer ence In Vancouver ...... Ii'hKuWlth hln'to Vic - his wife. Their tw, Diebv reached the 43 mlle-an siderable scale" to Europe and He apparently toppled from the aid under the Colombo plan to j horse and caught his foot in a Sjutheast Asia, rope. hour mark and this figure was "oraon and Verna, are recorded on April 15 y " "'rlLi,