PROVINCIAL; ORSOW'S TWlllZZAi LIT .'IDES W 26, 1M ROYAL CANADIAN SEA CADETS PARADE THURSDAY'S NAVY DRILL BALL Recruits must be 14 years old. "Building Citizenship" cUi Time i Published of Canada's VOL. XLI1I, No. 71 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 . to the Great Northwest'' ' PRICE FIVE CENTS lfi!Pfelffl To Mi u Pff ME s Laurie, Moore Rinks Capture Trophies Southern Project To Start This Year VICTORIA (CP) A multi-million-dollar shot in the arm for British Columbia's "White Elephant" Pacific Great Eastern Railway is proposed by the provincial government, r ' : j v f President of the Prince Jiupert curling club, Jack Laurie, had a dream come true last night when in a thrilling 13-end final match he edged out Bob Rudderham's rink 11-9 to capture the Superior Auto trophy competition, Event B in the six-day Third Annual Prince Rupert bonspieL ! . The record crowd watching , i - ' the three finals last night saw sentcd the Laurie rink of Jerry Neely Moore's rink turn back Lemlre, Ben Skalmerud and Sev a determined late-game drive Dominato with the Superior by Prince George's Clint Geddes:Auto trophy and first prizes of KIOHT-KNOKR won by the Bill Stewart Phone Workers Not To Suffer From Transfer bonspiel this week, is . shown Parker, In tryli-g to cut Premier Bennett announced I in the legislature Wednesday i night the government proposes to wipe out interest that has been pyramiding on the railway's debt to the province for 40 years. The premier did not give the interest figure but the annual statement for the year ending Dec. 31, 1953, tabled by him , rm m wmuu ciiarincu circic. Parker, Tom Prokopow and Bill ...v u,,.o,;Brluin tsoiumoia wont suner Union Calls Abolition Its and personal incomes over $10,000 a year, The convention went on rec-i.H ord as welcoming the abolition of B.C. Hospital Insurance prs-I mlums but added that a sales tax Is "a retrograde method of taxation." The British trade commlssion- rink and win 10-8 the Grand Challenge A Event, for the Fashion Footwear trophy. Also played at the same time j was an all-Smithers final which I saw Bill Bovlll get an early lead j on ward Careys rink to win tlie E. T. Applewhalte trophy for D Event 13-4 for the second time in its history. TIKI) FOUR TIMES i The Laurie-Rudderham thriller was tied up four times during the game and the score stood at 9-9 at "coming home." The 12th end was scoreless as Laurie missed both his shots trying to raise one of his rocks sent guard right through the house, j The Rudderham's bid to dis- Photo by Chandler's Studio. rink, skipped by Tom Prokopow alxive as Ben Parker, losing down lead of victorious Stewart riciure suuws, ieit to rignt. Stewart. More Licences Granted Cities And Villages VICTORIA 9 An order-in-council Wednesday designated four cities and 39 villages as licensing areas under the new Liquor Act. Meanwhile two more areas have Joined Victoria and Trail In applications for a local op tion liquor plebiscite, iranbrook and Vernon have asked for plebiscites which will be conducted April 5 and 8 respectively. Port Coouitlam. Port Moodv. ! Slocan and Chilllwack are the four cities designated by today's order. Village Include Burns Lake, Fort St. John, Quesnel, Smithers. Stewart, Telkwa, Terrace and Vanderhoof. , j ; ! ! I then went to "Henry's where I : ' hurl thrp drink-v" nf u-hlxlcv She Ha.shka, Ouellet and! r, . , , ii.. , : I lor about 8 o'cloc k and remained I there until closing time While I .. ., , ..." . .. ...... rr u, Bc alu.irt Miu;heil-in Moore, told delegates that Brii-commended ajn could buv more B.C. salmon BABY KING Penguin Anne-eight months old this month looks on with amused tolerance the young have for their parents, as mother, Mary (right), and father, George, render a penguin version of "Happy Birthday to You." Anne still has the brown wooly coat of the baby penguin. She will discard this In a month or two and adopt the "full dress." The trio live at London's zoo. t ! Carrying Gun Brings $25 Fine To ExTexan Lee Willis "Tex" Carrell of Prince Rupert was fined $25 in city police court this morning for carrying a loaded revolver In his car without a permit The gun was confiscated, Carrell, a Texan who has lived lodge Laurie's two shot rocks lnjjj,, Hug Ciark5tori and Er. the failed It she could Increase her share of the Canadian export dollar. He said Britain now gets 10 ler cent of the Canadian import dollar. If this could be boowted U 15 per cent. Britain might be able to break even on buying and Selling with Canada. 4. 5'! 18 2 Ii'Pl 18:1 14.9 feet 6.9 feet 11:54 23 36 104 feet Br! CLASSIC I Annual Prince Rupert s tulates skip Prokopow. :o move any oi cigni, Wally Stubbs, Ben ermen's Sales Tax T. (CP) United , ii Allied Workers'' in convention hero ; for the com- r. of the sales tax j irabia ! ; the 10th annual j ,mt ureed Instead j s-n U B.C. by the mnl of income tlie province. that, i i provincial surtax I corporation prof- hails failure7' hJ Talks I t Parks Board Is f its request to the Association for a to discuss recre- es for the coming l l iru. in .,,, a letter . to j 'f Assurlnllnn Association n on ' .ror ajwutmeet- I W irom Mr. tie parks board to w detail as to what I'd Is planning so 1 be of more assist- j I j ffa unions -i I . - I iii-u Trs of the board w of the civic Ption to annoint. a meet with the bv Onmm!,.-..i7,'7TT.. 2 'He parks board f 'C Civic Centre t'Midcnt, advising 'formation he re-f obtained by ap- i)ars board chair-ipsting a meeting T111 lrm the Civic a' possible to '"""net ProgramJa W'COndcri hn n . - v,uui- rie Balagno, was 1 'inously. 5 attitude" of the I? "ot meeting with Plan summer ac-f various parks. l kind, of pians Commissioner he won't. K pgrams." Set B.C. (CP) Tk 18 hours to ni.t. "J lt S200 000 dam- business 'ins "orthcastorn .? ': town. One ""rcome with Hie i ,. w"ien T''has not .4.- l"e hardware ir and Trial of Pair For Robbery Expected To Conclude Today extra end The win was a sweet triumph for Laurie as he had lost out by one point for the same trophy In last year's 'spiel. The presentation of the Fashion Footwear trophy to Neely Moore was made by A. J. "Dora" Dominate. Mr. Dominato aL-o presented first prizes of auto-; niutic toasters to Moore, Scott McLaren, Bobby Anderson and P.on Alien. Second prize of fish- ins rods went to Gcddes. Harold Helherlngton. Lew Strandberg and Lars Strome of Prince fipnren. The trophy had been previous- i., i... ii,. mi: ,,!..., ,i ib of Dom Dominalo. Jim George- son and Chuck Ostertag in 1952 j t r,. o .un .,.., A ..,,, rf wiw uaoj, oiwnu vni; ul, - feated Rudderham rink pre- in i-miuc xvupn. uiow.ui, w.wu which-would grant $30, Trial of Dora McNeil, 21 -year-j old NnRft Rlvpr native, nnri Fd- , ward Hashka; 23, formerly of i v., .... . i v. 1 four steam Irons. Second prize of pens went to Rudderham, Quast, Jack Paul : and Jack Brain. The trophy, put up for competition last year, had been held by the Bill McKcnzle rink of Ostcrtag, Dominato' and Hec McDonald. , In receiving the trophy and prizes, skip Laurie paid tribute to his rink mates, saying that without their co-operation the rink would never have won. He also praised the Rudderham rink for its good sportsmanship. WINS TROPHY AGAIN Bill Bovtll in receiving the u. a. nuuiL kihiih: lllUHT U..U rst prlze of eleclric percolators along with team-mates Jim nic Hann said that he hoped next year that he would play a Prince Rupert rink for the tro phy which his rink won In 1952, at the first Prince Rupert bon spiel. Yesterday afternoon the C Event North Star trophy had been presented to the victorious Al Miller rink, by Roy Brown, club secretary. Miller- defeated the Carmichael rink from Prince George to take the C Event first prize. To reach the finals in the Applewhalte trophy competition uovin naa aeieawa townsman , Ocurtfp Adomeit's rink 10-8 and I Carey had edged Jimmy Oeorgc- j sun m consolation com- ! noltllnn nlav In R Kvvnt for the , r - - Bacon Fisheries trophy Bedford beat McKenzle 9-8, Webster beat ! Thorn 9-4: Stewart beat Row- i (See LAl'RIE Page 4) i Fred Aston is acting aa draw : muster assisiea Dy mis. tuty iWilkins. Mrs. Gordon Batoman. Mrs Fred Aston, Mrs. Barney r.juusuu, miss jean itanuay and Mrs. Bill McKenzie. Members of the men's curling club will act as umpires for the bonspiel and also run the canteen for the entire length of the competitions. Officials of the bonspiel said today that due to the current excitement reigning at the uncompleted men's bonspiel, arrangements irom me government on loans totalling $91,088,322 was $97,912, 029. COMPLETION IN 1946 The- premier also announced that the 400-mile railway often called a "White Elephant" without a head or a tail, would be extended southwards 40 miles from Squamlsh to North Van- couver with construction start-1 ing this year and completion slated for 1956. Next year construction would start on a northern extension from Prince Oeorge in the cen-I tral interior towards Fort St. John and Dawson Creek in the northern Peace River country TU clnn x lit; tuuijuocu cjiwciiotuiio wcic j Bfuon full iiiinnrirt. Ku CfW On- I position Leader Acnold Webster 1 on behalf of his party. Liberal j Leader Arthur Laing will speak '- : ' jtoday. UNSUCCESSFUL BID The nrpmlpr alsn said the Canadian National Railways had been approached" ,nnsuc cessfully concerning possible purchase of the .'line. Mr. Bennett- was .speaking rinrlnff f.hp sprnnH rpariin? nf a 000,000 borrowing power to the railway. The money borrowed either by the government on behalf of the railway, or by the railway Itself would make possible the southern extension and commencement of the northern extension. The northern extension will cost an estimated $50,000,000 and the southern an estimated j $10,000,000. j The premier estimated an operating revenue of $2,750,000 would be possible when both sections of the line are completed. The railway would pay its own way without help from the taxpayer. TO BE SUBSIDIZED The premier indicated he expected construction of the ex, tensions would be subsidized by the federal government as was the recent extension from Quesnel to Prince George. Mr. Bennett said the government proposed to introduce a bill to provide for a write-off of all items of "uncollectable interest" on loans made by the province, "leaving only these amounts which can be said reasonably to be actual cash invested by the province in the company since its inception." The premier said it was "futile" to expect collection of that Interest and Its Inclusion meant a "most unrealistic asset Included in the balance sheet of the province." ,c;bery Is expecU d to conclude late this afternoon. . . V The couple arc rliargcd joint - i tnere, om-rs joinea tne tnoie.i.nu uy u: oni nuwuouuwi flnH h ..ir mnrt nhk irink of J. Rowbotham. Bill Bax- ' . . . . , ft i :,,,, nrt Menrv all houirhtiter and P. Bell in 1953. " ' " ", 11 following a drinking session wnlcn began the previous day. The trial began last Monday before Judge W. O. Fulton T. W. Brown. QC, is prosecuting and Gerrv Pcttcnuzo Is reDrcsent- - - '. m.-tT, j On leaving, she said "the two j of us (Ha.shka and herself) wentj to a cafe. Ouellet joined us later on." She testified thiit Ouellet I "bought some liquor from a guy ' numed Dave" while in the cafe i but said she did not have a drink there. About 2 a.m. they left for her OTTAWA CP Employees of the federal telephone system in irom sale or tne system to a private firm, the Commons was told Wednesday. Transport Minister Chevrier said terms of the sale of telephone assets In' central and northern B.C. Ind on Vancouver Island Include pay increases in a majority of cases and satisfactory superannuation and seniority provisions. Mr. Chevrier reported on the progress of negotiations for sale of the government telephone and telegraph assets in B.C. fol lowing an appeal by Davie Fulton (PC Kamloopsl to postpone turning over the systems April 1. Mr. Fulton said the Commons shul(! now h r,m J?1. the sales before the British Columbia .Telephone Company and Canadian National -Telegraphs take over the system.! He asked particularly tor assurance that present employees will be properly protected. Mr. Chevrier said discussion with B.C. Telephones worked out satisfactorily. Similar discussions with CNT were delayed until the telephone talks were completed. Transport and CNT officials now were negotiating in Montreal. After outlining the effect of the agreement on the telephone employees. Mr. Chevrier, said he Is "hopeful that CNT would not want to be put in a position of inferiority compared with the telephone company regarding treatment of emoloyees." B.C. Telephones would employ any government telephone wor kers who want to join the com pany. They would be subject to a nine-month probationary period. Work To Start On Wail Soon Work on the rock wall and fill at McClymont Park Is expected to get underway shortly. Park Board Commissioners at a meeting last night asked city works superintendent G. E. Beaton to get as much work as possible done before July 1 so workmen and equipment will not be in the area when children are playing in the pool and park area. ' Art Murray said we don't want any work project going on there in the summer months while the children are around. There's too much danger of an accident." Commissioner Bob Eby suggested that the engineer hire more men to do the work lfit would speed construction of the project Mr. Beaton estimated that construction of the wall would take "at least three months." "We don't want a mud hole around there in the summer," said Mr. Murray, "and I'm prepared to vote against the project unless it can be done by the end of June." The board endorsed a motion granting the city engineer permission to use his own discretion to obtain rock fill for the project and also regarding construction. CHERBOURG, France (Reuters) Tlie liner Queen Eluabeth docked here Wednesday after crossing the Atlantic at an average speed of 29.47 knots a record fq her despite Icebergs Twenty-Three Rinks Ready To Start In Women's Totem Bonspiel Tomorrow past three or four years, pleaded not guilty to the charge, claim ing the revolver was part of his household effects which he was moving to Edmonton. Police Magistrate W. D. Vance levied the $25 fine with alternate sentence of 14 days in jail. The fine was paid. Defence counsel was Robert Blair. had not been completed for manning the canteen but they expressed the hope that the men would have a routine fixed for the women's 'spiel to ensure smooth running of the refreshment concession. Tomorrow's draws to start off the bonspiel are as follows: FRIDAY lirund rhalleitKP. FukIiIuii Footwear Tmphv Kent A a.m. Wiikley vs Wlllson: E. Johnson v Petrow; "J. Johnson va Anderson. lt:18 a.m. Thom vs Kerr; Hsr-grove vs tichumun: tthter vs Buchanan. 1:30 p.m. Turner vs Batem&n; Crossley vs Ramsay." 3:46 p.m.--McBroom vs Webster; Lewis va winner ot Wakley and wuisou. ing tne two accused. At the resumed trial yesterday afternoon, Dora McNeil ' told court she did not recollect clearly everything of the night of Jan. 10 because, she said, she was drunk. Under questioning by Mr. Pet-tenuzzo she said she began drinking beer with a girl friend shortly after 10 a.m. on Jan. 16 and joined two other girls in ?t-.rl-t.parior annthpr hpr nnrlnr aD nlioiit ' 4 30 Thfv In turn nipt. Oupllpt and! room where they had a drink of j Bonspiel fever has Prince Ru-I 'spiel which will run from Fri-whlsky. ' pert in its grip and right on the j day to next Wednesday were We were just sitting around, i hrpls 0r the men's 'spiel which j collected by Elsie Anderson and Ouellet was talking about his : concludes late this afternoon ! Donna McNieee and the trophies girlfriend. After awhile I asked : comes the start of the Second and prizes will be on display in him to leave. I was tired and Annual Totem bonspiel being the Kaien Co-Op .store window. wanted to go to Dea. v.v... ..v. " " to get the landlady. She told ciu. ' "-""3";'" i""1 '"""J "'V wkcuici o.iu man named Hanson. Later .... .. ....... , uora saia alter sne naa ietcnea oftri"" v.... v wiupn .u. ... ,i,- v, Hiri nnt ,,,,. "Trn staaed bv the Prince Rupert i LaaiCS curling ClUD wmcn gets I n(.pra, tomorrow at 9 a m Twenty-three rinks of women curlers have entered the an . ,, -.... f, .,- ; trophies. This year's entry which i includes two outside rinks and four non-afflllated teams sur- 1 Palf's last J"'8 etAV oI 19 riiiKS. ! At stake will be the A Event jOrand Challenge trophy donat- ed by Fashion Footwear; the Bill Scuby Furs trophy for B Event; the A. E. Smith trophy for C Event; the Al Manson's Jewelers trophy for D Event and the W. S. Stone trophy for the consolation Event. While actual play starts tomorrow morning the official opening will be held at 1:15 p.m. Saturday when Alderman Mrs. Kay Smith will curl the first rock with Ladies Curling club president Mrs. Al McBroom acting as skip. The Prince Rupert Pipe Band under direction of Jark Ewart will be In attendance. BANQUET MONDAY The ladies will hold their bonspiel banquet In the form of a buffet Slipper . at 6:30 p.m. Monday In the Canadian Legion hall. Entertainment at. the suu- f lL ! ' as master of cere- i mony. Prizes and donation; ici the Lhn, ,n min,ltps wpnt ta the front door where she met Ouellet "Ouellet asked where Eddie was. He wanted to rome back in He had blood on his face. He told me they had a fight and he wanted to see Eddie. I wouldn't, let him in ..." When she returned to her room. Hashka was there. The two then went to visit Geoffrey Robinson and a girl named "Dot." Later, she and Hashka went to a cafe and after that for a taxi ride. She said she told the driver to take her to an address on Seventh Avenue but the people thev were to visit were "In bed at that time so we went back downtown " WEATHER Fsrecast North coast region Cloudy with a few showers today, clearing overnight. Sunny Friday. Not much change In temperature. Winds light today but northeast 25 developing down I..I.....I !.t1i,I.. l,lr I,, tlio H-ltf and agaTn wda, . Low ton.7ht V.IK IPtHat, o J3nr-t . UarHv aim iiiil ..ij w ji v Sandspit and Prince Rupert, 35 Hashka, they drank until the parlor closed at 6:30 p.m. and FWfmtf m 'cjp VJi'-'tf-t - (if A IK PRETTY PIN-l'P Jerri Hauer has been crowned "Miss Safety of 1951" by the National Safety Council. It's a safe bet that Miss Hauer slows traffic as drivers ease off the gas for a second look. r ,.i j , mi v.niw- THE "WHITE SHEEP" of this litter of seven Boxer pups Is no odd-man-out at feeding time. He's right in the chow line lapping up a saucer of milk like all the others. The Utter belongs to a family in Aberdeen, Scotland. . . ......... jand 45.