PROVINCIAL IBRARY PROVINCIAL LlZWl, rfc 11 i V i vie . c. mm MORROW'S I TIDES fsday, November 18, 1953 itifle Standard Time) .... 10:52 22.0 feet t 23:41 196 feet J .... 4:39 6 8 feet 1 17:30 3.1 feet 0 VDliytry NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published ot Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XLII, No. 267 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS 81 X. Phom .... - . nged on n fa. mm ' v V 1 It 4 , Other Subversives Needed in Roundup By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY. Former President Harry S. Truman knew that Harry Dexter White had been accused of disloyalty but decided to retain him -in D 0 0 u Q V i A ft 0 i Hi ;f ... order not to endanger an intensive investigation of subversives both in and ou . of the government ,1 S service. Speaking over a nation-wide radio and television hook-up last night, Mr. Truman said further: "The manner and- timing tf ' " v -'- The President in Commons ' QCA Quits Kitimat Service By The Canadian Press . VANCOUVER Queen Charlotte Airlines has suspended all regular flights to the Aluminum Company of Canada project at Kitimt, effective today. ' , The reason given was "hazards of winter flying." Airline . officials nlso announced plans to install navigational Kids and weather stations at the entrance to Douglas Channel, leading inland t: Kitimat Completion of plans hinr.-es or the outcome of an Air Transport Board hearing here Nr-v. 24. QCA will argue before the board for route protectioi which would prevent other air lines from directly serving Kitimat from Vancouver. Pacific Western Airlines which plans to fight the QCA .''nplication, reports it will continue its daily air service t; Kitimat. Boys Nabbed IDFXT EISENHOWER addressed a joint session of the Commons during his two-day state lo Ottawa last weekend. This Is one of several pictures taken during the visit to Ottawa i President and Mrs. Eisenhower. what has . been done makes it clear thati the powers of the attorney-general have been prostituted for hopes of political gain. No election is worth so much." Truman's first answer to Erownell's charges was that Republicans were "desperate" because of recent election reverses in New York and New Jersey. HELD DISCUSSIONS At one point in his speech, he lashed out with this: "It is now evident that the present administration has fully em ulose if M ; 5D f ' mm mi mmmmaMmmvm,mM ' -4 : ods Chief i igns Post 1. Johnsim. 4ft-.vfar-nlri r nf the wnnrls rllvisinh nf i-w-Tr r-t i Cellulose Company j. I RKS'HE.NT EISENHOWER is shown being welcomed to Ottawa , btf Governor-General Vincent Massey. Soviet Call For Big Parley Seen Vedge in Bermuda Talks braced, for political purposes, McCarthyism. I am not referring to the senator for Wisconsin- He Is only Important in that his name has taken on a dictionary meaning la the world." , Mr. Truman said that following Senate confirmation of White as the U.S. member on ill leave for the United :xut mid-December. - - FRANK . . guest CALDER speaker Frank Calder Going East been succeeded by R. le d. chief forester at the Iiland plant since the the board of directors of the 4TN ft: 1951. fi iford. who was with the unasement division of undoubtedly to Influence the ; international Monetary Fund a ' French National Assembly debalei scries of discussions was held r ext week on the European De- i between himself, Treasurary fence Community treaty. secretary Fred Vinson. Attor- Of the Big Tlfree members, I ney-GeneraJ "Tom Crark and ' By STANLEY PRIDOLE tONDON (Reuters) A Soviet Forpign Minister Molotov's re-r ' 'i cull for f'.vevpower onferenne seeks to split France Fore-it Siervice for' 12 f or to joining Columbia For Meeting Thefir.it Native ever elected" to a legislature, Frank Calder has been invited to speak at the Indian International Convention at Ottawa next Tuesday ranee is tne strongest support- other government officials- has moved his office Dlant to the downtown er of a five-power conference to After Series 01 Break-Ins I Donald Findlay, 18. remanded ; for sentence last week after ; oleading guilty to a charec of breaking and entering, will ap-i pear in police court tomorrow : churned jointly wit h a .juvenile from the United States and Britain in their Bermuda talks, British officials said today. They said the ,timing of Molo-n's .statement to a press conference In Moscow Friday sought I aiding. fcneement of the change feonnel was made this include Communist Chfna. : ; Premier Joseph Lanlel's attitude at the four-day Bermuda conference with President Eisenhower and Prime Minister by Wentworth Brown, ident and general man-the Columbia Cellulose PRESIDENT EISENHOWER places a wreath at Canada's National War Memorial shortly after his arrival In Ottawa. The War Memorial Is piled high with wreaths from Remembrance Day services. 'Substantial Increase' in Crime Noted in Annual RCMP Report Churchill starting Dec. 4 will be heavily influenced by the all-out assembly debate from next Tuesday to Friday. . ; jkhnson, whose wife and APPOI.VOIENT ALLOWED "The conclusion was reached that the appointment should be allowed to take ' its normal course. i, ' i, . j . "The . final responsibility for this decision, of course; was mine. The reason for the decision was that the charge which had been made to the FBI against Mr. White also involved many other persons ... "It was of great importance to the. nation that this Investigation be continued in order to prove or disprove these charges and to determine If still other persons were implicated." British officials said MolotoV daughter. Kay. live here, i active in the curling End is leaving by train tonight for the ,Canadian capital. CCF member of the B.C. Legislature, for Atlin since 1949, it will be his first journey .east. Representatives " from every province in Canada 'will attend. Among others from B.C who will go to the convention is Andy Paull, head of the North American Brotherhood. Purpose of the convention is to " compare problems between Canadian and American Indians. Mr. Calder's main theme will probably concern formation of obviously is seeking through a new propaganda attack to halt id is well-known for his B.C. Seeks Coast-Guard Service VICTORIA p The federal p,wprnrnfrnt, will hp fnrmallv ask- fid hnuthifr ovnorionrno ' OTTAWA -The RCMP re- r daughter. Martha, is bov with five other break-ins within the last month in Prince Rupert Findlr.y also fnces another charge of breaking and ( ntrring. Since Oct. 7. seven premises hove been broken into in various parts of the city and loot totalling nearly $500" taken. The two are charged together with having broken into the Shell Oil Company office down it the docks where $5 was taken; Borden Street School, "ash box rifled of $36; North Star Pott ling Works, nothing h business college at Prts a "substantial increase in to 32 from 17, manslaughters to 105 from 104 and assaults to 3,4.09 from 3,347. The report says there has been "no Indication of any lessening Rock, Wash. , crime In Canada. raiire from ratifying the EDC treaty which would place French troops alongside those of her his-'orin enemy, Germany, in a six-country defence force. Other troops would come from Italy, lo joinltiR Columbia Cel- The force's annual report Company in June 1950, i blames the rising crime rate on narcotics ' of tne illicit traffic in narcotics M son had for seven years greater activity by ed to establish an "adequate Belgium. The Netherlands and 4U0 uanaaians Lfann... iu. i rH,iira onH Kn fwrnrkflrs and drugs. It sa5 Pnrific coast euard service." hjumiuuuuib- Molotov's demand that Com ' the Longvlew (Wash) in a Hharp increase in tne num- ( -" , 7, " , ' and ftheWevrrh,srrTim-!ber of motorists charged wlth V violation of the opium A resolution by Anthony Gar- narcotic crug acx ccmpaiea wimi fc.Danv hi,h imn-lrpd or drunken drivlne. munist China attend a conference on world tension before the Big Four open talks on Germany o'so plays up to the growing ' I both criminal charge,. - f -, , . f TJ! I'tleipated in the develop- Issued today, also ..u...' : ,5 The report, Beavers Isolate Rupert All telephone and telegraphic communication between Prince Rupert and the outside world me Lnngview branch's erpve, CCF member of the leg-i for Mackenzie, passed at the recent session of the legislature, has been forwarded by the British Columbia cabinet to Lieutenant - Governor Clarence Wallace with the request that he pass It on to Ottawa. I French desire to end the costly There is little hope, that from 122 The report says 4,253 motorists f'tl 1.0 Kllst.atnerl vlflri British Columbia's Doukhobor . I were charged during tne year H.m ka c1trnH hu omltrra. war In Indo-China. A copy of Molotov's statement was dispatched to Prime Minister Churchill's office. Diplo- nent as the St. Helen's trken but safe dnniaEed; Bcoth Memorial Hinh School. $385. BS tnken in funds belonging to the Student Council and District 52 school bonrd; Superior Auto Service, nothing taken but de?it wrecked; Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co-op store at Cow Bay, nothing taken. Findlay, who ploaded guilty to breaking and entering Quality Food Store and taking $45.55 in cash plus cigarettes, milk and butter, faces another charge concerning Island City Builders where $17 was taken. a national body- to assist the government in settling problems concerning natives. Every province has a provincial organisation, but there is no national group in Canada to which the other organizations can direct their requests. While in Ottawa, Mr. Calder, wlfo is secretary of the Native Brotherhood of B-C, also will discuss with federal authorities proposed changes in the Indiun Act, which is scheduled to no before the Commons this session. He will also discuss the Jjiy Treaty, which concerns Indians paying duty on . goods brought into Canada from the United States. t.h fnnutlcfll Knns oil""""' - rm. Hon of while their ability to drive was The resolution asks for men f times he had been in and life-saving equipment to be i matlc f"1-"? sid Churchill's proposal for the Bermuda meet uiMoned at points on the coast 1. -i " f Freedom. Smuggling of United States cigarettes has declined following the cut In price of the Canadian Droduct early this year. "l various phases of the ring program. Including f railroad -and truck was cut off from 10:45 p.m. yesterday until after 1 p.m. today. Cause of the failure Is not known, but Canadian National Telegraphs spokesmen said they believed it was caused when f ation and construction line so as to extend the utmost protection to lives In peril through marine disasters in coastal waters." I There "is no indication of lopment of pew equip- night-working beavers felled a tree over lines at Exstew. ing probably provoked Molotov into giving his first Kremlin press conference since the Second World War. Polio Outbreak Ponies Edmonton EDMONTON (CP) The most serious outbreak of polio in the history of this city 'of 183.000 has caused a mild panic among parents and created a critical shortage of qualified hospital staff Health authorities said any trend towara narcotics uu-riictlon among teen-agers In Canada. The force ls making plans for the construction of a permanent headquarters In Ottawa. Th mnnrt snvs criminal in f Sets Bond fng Record No telegraph service was available for more than 14 hours and the Daily News received no f "" ll f SEAL An all-time impaired by alcohol. This was an Increase of 2,1 ll over the last nine months of the fiscal year ended March 31, 1952. The impaired driving charge did not become law until June 30, 1951. Island Floods On Way Down CAMPBELL RIVER id Flood waters have started to recede at Cnmpbcllton and residents today hoped their streets would soon be open to cars and not boats. Youngsters yesterday raced outboard motorboats through the streets In water almost three feet deep in places, as the dam on Campbell River failed to cope with -high waters caused by 10 days of rain. Canadian Press wire service on its teletype last night- ferno subscription was vestigations by the force in the P 58.303 ofllccrs and em- 1 1952-53 fiscal year ended last WEATHER North Ooast Region Sunny with cloudy periods today ant. Wednesday. A few brief showers. Remaining cold. Light winds Low tonight and high tomorrow at Port Hardy, Sandspit and Prince Rupert, 32 and 42. W i 1 Also cut off was radio station CFPR which was unable to bring "tne Canadian Natinnoi vrnri-h SI totalled 167.354. an in- s and iu subsidiaries to crease of 20,450 or 13.9 per cent in Canadian Broadcasting Cor poration programs or news. they believed the peak has been reached. h series Canada Savings oas announced today by over the previous year. During the year, the force investigated 46.909 infractions of the Criminal Code, an Increase of 5.07 per cent over the previous year. The number of murder cases totalled 34, a decrease of six; but attempted murders rose fc This ls an Increase Londoners Ask Early Solution To Annual Death-Dealing Smog and 2,554 subscrlb- the rOmnnrn4l... 1 J n -pniatlVC llgUieS London is trying to cut down chimney smoke in two ways. It is encouraging factories and smogs killed around 12,000 persons, most of them infants or old people. The government is probing these deaths with ""gravest ur householders to install efficient heating systems using smokeless )01d Man Winter Rears Head fuel. That's not easy In Britain where a blazing coal fire ls part of the household tradition. gency. But some critics, however say the government, after announcing it would set up an inquiry commission, took six months to name its members. Up to Sept. 30, they charge, the smog inquiry commission had held only one meeting By COLIN FROST LONDON (AP) Winter, the time of death-dealing smog, is coming. ' Worried Londoners, who remember last December's doubled death rate, are flooding newspaper offices and Parliament members with letters. They demand quick action to end polla-tion of the air before winter's fog turns it into throat-catching yellow smog. Last week the government announced that Britons with heart and lung diseases would be sup-piled with free- smog nihskg through the national health service. Medical men ay last winter s M:,n ' Winter's hoary as i, it in prin,.e Ru- "s wning as he drop- mercury" to two' ; Wow freezing.' coated ) trw.ana'roofs ' 8,,d 8ent ,1wU)r- th, Lr'C ne:i . . fall this month was 2.53 Inches Nov. 3. With a weather-eye cocked to the fast-growing mantle of snow on distant mountain peaks across the harbor and on the sight of their own frosty breath . clouding the crisp air this morning, housewives dropped scrubbing and shopping routines to dig extra blankets and winter clothes out of the mothballs, muttering "Winter's here." above Friday. Nov. 8, and on Sunduy, sleety rain turned to hail momentarily, leaving a short-lived coating of white on some sections of the city. However, not even the chilly late fall weather could cut Prince Rupert's Infamous frill. Already this month 9.54 inches have fallen, compared to a total of only 7.46 inches of rain and one-half inch of snow In the entire month of November last year- Heaviest "Smokeless zones" are being set up in Industrial and commercial areas. Inside these zones, no factory or office is permitted to belch smoke. A vast upsurge in road traffic followed the end of gasoline rationing In 1950 and it hasn't stopped yet. Exhaust fumes hang in narrow streets and no one lias yet thought of a way to shift them. Any attack on smog must be a tf,fZe Borage lor slow, and costly, business. Atmospheric pollution in a big THREE MEMBERS of the RCMP assigned as bodyguard to President Eisenhower during his two-day state visit to Ottawa accompany the President and Governor-General Massey us tiiey approach the war memorial for a wreath-laying ceremony. city comes from three main sources: Factories, homes nd "6 icmpera- n j Zt ?rees above zpro ei's rst warning. '-Jry .dropped to 31 vehicles