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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest'
20.16
DRUGS
vvu
Auu,
ro.
116
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESpAY,
MAY
18,
1954
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
IFlrolbiislflieii'
Halibut
Prices
Up
This
Year
Top
Skeenci
Boat
Nets
6147
Lbs
4k
m
Hydro
Plans
Given
En
Annual
Report
TORONTO
(CP)
Cheap
power
and
year-round
ocean
transportation
should
make
northwestern
Bri-t;sh
Columbia
a
metallurgical
and
electro-chemical,
centre
for
refinement
of
ores
from
many
parts
of
the
world,
say
the
annual
reports
of
Ventures,
Ltd.,
and
vrobisher,
Ltd.,
associated
holding
companies.
The
proposed
site
on
th,
;
--
'
eaku
river,
say
identical
state-
cation
of
tunnels,
dam
sites
and
nents
in
the
two
reports,
will;
other
data,
lave
occin
transportation
with-I
Formal
applications
for
con-n
25
miles,
and
should
develop
ditional
water
licences
will
be
into
an
important
Canadian
in-1
submitted
to
both
the
federal
dustrial
centre.
!
and
British
Columbia
govern-
The
reports
envisage
a
wide
ments
"in
the
near
future."
.
range
of
developments,
including
It
Is
planned,
the
reports
state,
steel
and
heavy
water
for
atomic
j
to
erect
two
units
on
the
west
A
as
1
7
4
First'
across
the
board;
sales
at
the
Halibut
Ex-chimge
in
Prince
Rupert
iK
ri.Ol
l
resembling
sky-writing
forms
over
the
heads
of
craning
spectators
on
a
and
at
Ft
Bragg,
N.C.,
during
the
"Exercise
Fiashburn"
atomic
war
games.
The
formed
by
the
aerial
explosion
of
a
simulated
atomic
bomb
and
differs
from
the
ruhroom"
cloud
formation
of
land-exploded
A-bombs.
j
brought
14.3
cents
fo-medium
and
large
f
ish
and
12.5
cents
for
chickens,
the
department
of
fisheries
reports
this
morning.
J
est
Into
Morgan
Death
Postponed
reactors.
.
Frobisher
and
-its
subsidiary,
Quebec
Metallurgical
Industries,
Ltd.,
have
been
surveying
the
ra,er
power
resources
for
northern
British
Columbia
and
Yukon
Territories
since
1&52.
Their
conclusion
is
that
4,-
coast
of
British
Columbia
near
established
power
sources
as
sonn
as
plans
can
be
completed.
The
first
unit
would
aim
at
production
of
100
tons
per
day
of
Iron
or
steel
in
a
form
in
which
it
could
be
sold
on
the
North
American
west
coast.
The
second
unit
would
have
to
do
with
treatment
of
cobalt
A
24
500-pound
landing
was
made
this
morning
from
the
"Soupfin"
and
was
taken
h
Bacon
Fisheries.
Of
the
catch
TAKING
SOLE
PART
in
a
one-duck
fashion
parade,
this
style-conscious
"quacker"
displays
a
"bill"
accompanying
her
best
Sunday
finery.
The
nameless
webfoot
lives
in
Miami
Beach.
ury
Unable
To
Decide
on
Verdict
500.000
horsepower
can
be
de-
14,000
pounds
were
medium,
5001
pounds
large
and
10.000
pounds'
chicks.
veloned
economically
by
divert
my
inquiring
thin.
Before
summing
up
the
cvi-'
Mrs.
Agnes
Benson
scream
that
the
(Ji'ti
of
Kelly
:
denre,
deputy
coroner
Dawes
"someone
had
gone
overboard."
Last
year
the
price
was
11
to
tan.
whose
body
stated
that
he
was
not
person-;
"When
I
got
to
the
float
I
12
cents
for
chicks
with
mediums
bringing
13
to
14
cents
and
large
13i2
cent.
Top
prices
of
13
to
Kitimat,
Kemano
Prepare
For
Vice-Regal
Visit
ing
into
the
Taku
river
waters
concentrates
originating
In
con-from
the
Upper
Yukon,
the
Dex-
cessions
which
Quebec
Metallur-adeash
and
Salmon
rivers,
and
Kical
Industries
controls
In
New
that
ultimately
5,000,000
can
be
Caledonia,
developed
Further
plans
for
the
Taku
The
project
would
utilize
the
er
area
would
include
fa'ill-upper
watershed
of
the
Yukon
t'e
for
production
of
calcium
in
Yukon
Territory
and
northern
magnesium,
alumina,
phos-
ally
satisfied
with
the
evidence.
;
could
sec
someone
struggling,"
until
Kelly
Morgan's
movement'
;
Percy
Barton
said,
between
8.30
and
11
:15
Saturday
j
'I
could
not
find
a
pike
pole
liiRhl
could
be
established.
t,r
a
rope,
ho
I
ran
to
a
boat
tied
six
cents
paid
last
year
on
the
I
waters
near
In
at
I'ort.
Edward
-itne.
has
hiTii
itd-m
wfi'lc
hit
George
Dawes
Port
Edward
resident,
Herbert
at
I
he
float."
he
said.
Offlelals
of
the
municipality
Massey,
Governor-General
of
British
Columbia.
.
pnorous,
and
heavy
water
lor
of
Kitimat
and
workers
at
the
Canada
who
is
scheduled
to
ar-
Main
storage
reservoirs
would
amc
reaciors.
list
day
of
rishing
were
the
lowest
in
14
years.
First
day
prices
in
1952
ranged
from
16
to
21
cents.
AVERAGE
CATCH
DOWN
Landings
at
Squadaree
arc
lighter
this
year
and
the
aver-f.g'e
catch
is
down
'here.
-
giant
Aluminum
Company
of
,
rive
early
Thursday
morninu.
be
formed
by
two
dams,
one
in
Negotiations
are
being
con-
mi
postponement
j
Wesley
told
the
jury
that
he
had
By
that
time
there
was
noth-a
J'ny
returned
!
seen
the
deceased
at
8:30
of
the
;
inK
jn
sight
in
the
water.
Barton
.sag
the
evidence
I
night
he
was
drowned.
At
that
told
the
Jury.
He
confirmed
Gorgp
Abbott
stat-
I
time,
he
said,
Morgan
did
not
j
Wesley's
evidence
that
-when
he
:aot
feil
satisfied
j
appear
to
be
walking
straight,
j
had
seen
Morgan
earlier
in
the
Canada
smelter
there
and
work-
I
Th
0nr,,r.n.r,i
oonom.
i
vnies
ranvnn
nn
the
Teslin
river
ducted
with
other
mining
and
ers
at
Alcan's
Kemano
power
naniort
hv
hi
r,r.
onrt
ri'ihi.
I
hnv
whtthnme.
Y
T
.
and
the
metallurgical
groups
who
are
r-st
pvinnrs
hid1
j
Wesley
nd
-Percy
Barton,
advening
Morean.
-appearsd
to
;
plant
site
were
In
a
flurry
of
in.iaw,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Lionel
other
on
the
Yukon
river
below
interested
in
securing
substan-activllv"
today
for
the
tw-dav
v
r
-i,,-
ik.
u..
,nrn
tmtv
th.
bo
tial
blocks
of
power."
i
!or
them
to
reach
neighbor,
both
told
of
going
j
have
been
drinking.
,
proximate
total
landings
so
far.visit
of.
the
Bt.
Hon.
Vincent
hmcm
kloux
t
.m.
Thrri,
I
Salmon.
"
'
e;
"
'
down
to
the
float
after
heurm;;
RCMP
Constable
Gordon
of
i
.
.
.i
ar
about
'5
000
pounds.
!
ant
the
official
party
will
dis-
storage
for
these
reservoirs.
with
elevations
of
above
2.000
1
Workers
Trapped
I
the
Port
Edward
detachment
stated
that
he
had
been
lnform-I
ed
of
the
mishap
at
11:15
p.m.
j
Saturday
night.
He
said
that
he
For
the,
Skeena
fleet,
the
El-sir
K
No.
1,
belonging
to
Bob
Karlinger,
is
high
boat
with
a
catch
of
8.147
pounds.
The
biggest
fish
landed
in
this
area
Sally
Priest
Dies
in
South
was
able
to
get
dragging
operate
ns
underway
within
three
feet,
would
be
conducted
southward
from
Atlin
lake,
through
rock
tunnels,
to
be
used
under
heads
totalling
1,900
feet.
Besides
storing
Upper
Yukon
waters,
water
would
also
be
diverted
to
the
reservoirs
from
embark
at
9
for
the
start
of
the
Alcan
tour.
The
vice-regal
party
will
see
both
plant
and
townsl'.e,
before
attending
an
informal
public
reception
at
noon,
followed
by
an
informal
luncheon.
The
Sioux
Is
scheduled
to
sail
at
3
p.m.,
arriving
at
7
p.m.
in
10
PREMIUM
REFUN6
MY
22
WRITE
BCHIS
"
Health
Minister
Eric
Martin
said
yesterday
a?
ol
hospital
Insurance
premiums
Is
almost
at
thme
person
who
have
not
received
cheques
weighed
In
at
119
pounds.
Large
By
Oil
Explosion
NOR
WALK,
Calif.
An
explosion
touched
off
a
roaring
fire
among
petroleum
tanks
in
Rothschild
Oil
Company
refinery
today.
First
reports
said
sev-
minutes.
Identification
of
th;
.'
Ith
are
generally
reported
drowned
man
was
not
possible,
.nrim.riinmonfwrv
Mrs.
Sally
Priest.
42,
.well-known
nurse
of
Terrace,
formerly
of
Prince
Rupert,
died
watersheds
east
and
west
of
the
Const.
Gordon
said,
until
the
uniform
in
weight,
coming
in
at
body
was
recovered
at
12:35
Sun-
to
main
Yukon
river.
Industrial
Sunday
in
Vancouver
where
she
Kemano.
The
official
party
will
t
touid
write
in
for
them.
The
packer
Chamois
is
doin-i
ptants
on.
the
Taku
river
would
eral
employees
were
trapped
In
be
a
maximum
or
4
miles
irom
the
f
ire-rimmed
building.
the
two
main
power
plants
Heat
from
billowing
flames
was
laseu
on
an
emesKeiicy
spcnc,
thfl
njght
,n
the
guest
flight
from
Terrace
after
a
sud-
house
at
Kemano,
embarking
on
den
illness.
-
a
mT
0(
the
power
house
site
Wife
of
W.
M.
"Bill"
Priest.
in
the
morning.
former
Queen
Charlotte
Airlines
A
snecial
event
for
the
eover-agent
here,
she
was
one
of
nor-gcneral
will
be
a
trip
via
double
duty
this
year,
packing
for
both
B.C.
Packers
and
the
Canadian
Fishing
Company.
The
fisheries
department
reports
there
is
little
change
tn
the
size
of
catches
In
the
southern
area.
Power
would
be
generated
at
very
low
cost.
Basic
surveys
are
being
continued
this
year
concerning
lo-
was
too
Intense
for
anyone
to
approach
the
structure.
At
least
eight
big
tanks
were
enveloped
In
the
inferno.
wemcnt.
the
minister
said
since
the
refunding
n!
1.
almost
$3,800,000
has
been
mailed
to
380,000
er
there
were
a
"fairly
large
number"
of
cheques
to
the
service
because
of
Incorrect
addresses
or
Ktrants
had
left
the
province.
'
t
writing
In
are
requested
to
give
their
names,
s
numbers
and
past
and
present
addresses.
prince
unpen
uencrai
nospiiai
s
an
aerial
tramway
to
the
2,600-
foot
level
where
the
main
tun
day
morning.
The
body
had
been
identified
by
Herbert
Wesley.
The
constable
reported
that
Kelly
Morgan'
had
gone
to
Port
Edward
from
Prince
Rupert
by
car
at
about
8:30
p.m.
Earlier
Morgan
had
tied
up
his
boat
at
a
float
in
Port
Edward
after
arriving
from
Cassiar,
but
that
it
was
not
the
same
float
where
his
body
was
picked
up
Sunday
morning,
he
said.
Const.
Gordon
went
on
to
explain
that
the
catwalk
leading
down
to
the
float
came
within
three
feet
of
the
edge.
In
his
most
popular
nurses
during
her
two-year
service,
prior
to
her
marriage
two
years
ago.
She
and
her
husband
moved
about
18
months
ago
to
Terrace
nel
will
be
viewed.
In
Kemano,
too,
there
will
be
a
public
receotion
in
the
afternoon,
after
which
the
party
will
RCAF,
Cadet
Officers
Expected
For
Big
Inspection
Tonight
.
W
Says
Operators'
Stand
where
she
nursed
in
the
Terrace
!
board
the
Sioux
for
the
return
General
Hospital
up
until
12
days
I
trip
south.
Comox
Boy
Receives
George
Medal
Mr.
Massey
and
his
party
ar
ajio
when
illness
struck
ha
Short
of
Hvoocrisv
Six
RCAF
and
air
cadet
of-
pert
Squadron
559,
Royal
Can-ficers
scheduled
to
arrive
here
'.
adian
Air
Cadets,
by
plane
this
morning
'on
an
!
.
The
illsPection
l
w
b
rived
last
night
in
Vancouver
and
today
the
governor-general
decorated
a
group
of
31
service-
.
--gt
Born
in
Ontario,
she
is
survived
by
her
mother,
Mrs.
Heathcrsall
of
that
province,
as
i
well
as
her
husband.
estimation,
he
said,
even
a
man
with
full
control
of
all
his
fac-
'ti
altitude"
of,
He
noted
that
Conciliation
Of
al
a
M
wmg"1'
ln
Iront
01
men
at
Jericho
base.
Later
army
insneetinn
trio
held
un
bv
,
,
lniPecuon
trip,
were
were
neici
up
oy
.
u
rt
1,0
tHH
loth
aoi
'tors
in
refusing
to
I
fleer
R.
Clements
was
trying
to
j
wouid
have
trouble
getting
who
flew
to
Van
Mr.
.
Priest,
IICOU.
yv
I1U
1IVW
tu
V
cl
1
1
VANCOUVER
A
14-year-old
boy
stood
among
a
roomful
ol
uniforms
today,
the
only
rivilinn
-
liv.
OMUiutu
vi-
wiLt
c.
ilium
,
.
,
...
-
-
1
bad
weather
at
Smithers
ano
raln,
in
the
drill
hall
at
HMCS
couver
with
his
wife,
will
return
congregation
at
the
University
A
woodworkers
be-
j
brlnR
tnc
Parlles
tKclhcr
b,,t
i
down
there
on
a
dark
night.
preoictea
umi
iniuiiw
vnwi
Refore
reiirmg
10
consiuui
with
the
remains
Fridav
liinht.
'
of
British
Columbia
where
he
had
not
arrived
by
J
p.m.
iney
inmm.
persons
were
decorated
by
..U
U-
n
nU
If
fhft
.MtYl-
'
,
,
i
.
A
kkntt
as
31
OL
Tonight's
inspection
will
wind
"inn
inip
request
ftnk
Howard.
Skee-
T
ut
"j
.
'
.''
"
I;,
evidence,
jury
"""""
Governor-General
Vincent
Mav
and
funeral
service
Is
expected
gave
the
main
address
and
re-
were
due
here
for
lhp
annual
into
be
held
in
Terrace
Saturday,
ceived
an
honorary
degree.
spectlon
of
City
of
Prince
Ru-
'"address
to
union
of
their
employees
the
same
I
Khmittd
bv
Dr.
Donald
Oakley
Kellv
i
ni-iTinir
i
treatment
which
they
had
given
j
which
stated
that
"there
was
no
others.
Isiin
of
external
violence."
Mr
sey.
And
the
deed
which
won
Robert
Thomas
Waters
the
Oeorge
Mrdsil
stood
out
among
"those
listed
on
the
31
citations
for
gal-li'ti'iy.
Of
the
rest,
24
awards
went,
to
the
army,
five
to
the
RCAF
and
one
to
the
RCN.
T!
'
,.ifl..v"--'
.
.
.--
P
on
the
Queen)
Outlay.
j
President
of
the
I
"Generally
the
market
condi-
j
Abbott
said
that
there
appeared
tlons
have
Improved
consider-
to
be
a
bruise
on
the
deceased's
fihlv
nnri
we
should
have
sue-
forehead.
Also
serving
on
the
cessful
negotiations
this
year.
1
Jury
are
Stanley
Leonard,
Hardy
However"
he
said,
'we
could
cnnsienson,
i
nomas
jvuuic,
take
a
page
from
the
Boy
Scouts
Arthur
Beaulieu
and
Mike
Za-and
be
nreuared
for
the
worst."
hinehuk.
un
mnn.hs
of
heavy
drilling
by
the
cadets
who
are
competing
for
a
national
trophy
awarded
the
squadrop
making
the
bet
showing
ln
annual
Inspections
across
Canada.
Following
the
inspection
a
reception
will
be
held
in
the
ward-loom
at
Chatham,
attended
by
members
of
the
sponsoring
committee
and
their
wives,
and
officers
of
the
squadron
and
wives.
The
inspecting
officers,
flying
here
from
Prince
George
where
another
Inspection
was
held,
are
hepderi
by
Wing
Commander
D.
C
8
MaeDnnald.
Air
Commodore
W.
A.
Orre..
originally
scheduled
to
make
the
trip,
was
unable
to
come.
Others
in
the
party
are
Cvpt.
F.
L.
Clarke,
B.C.
committee
chairman
of
the
Air
Cadet
The
incidents
which
led
up
to
the
moment
when
the
young
schoolboy
slood
up
before
the
queen's
representative
in
Canada,
began
Nov.
24,
1952
at
the
RCAF
base
at
Comox,
B.C.
'
A
Vancouver
Island-based
Lancaster
was
coming
In
for
a
landing
after
a
short
hop
from
Vancouver
with
a
crew
of
two
and
six
trainees
returning
from
leave.
The
plane
undershot
the
runway
and
piled
In
a
flaming
heap
into
a
swamp.
11
of
the
Interna-rt'Ts
of
America.
tiations
between
'workers
and
thi
Mws
in
B
C.
have
''
and
stressed
thot
"
altitude
to
the
as
"nothing
short
CRIMINATION
barons
have
al-Union
Shop
to
"Paper
plant
work-"mminate
against
es
Fatal
Hmlihers.'nre-
,
.'enger
train
'League
of
Canada;
V.
R.
Cleri-
The
citation
tells
it
from
a
washout
morning,
died
,;'"
'"Juries
Prince
George
hue,
past
chairman
of
the
B.C.
committee;
J.
A.
Brown,
com-niHt.ee
member;
V.
E.
Forbes
of
Poell
River,
committee
mem-ber-at.-I.-rge
and
Flight
Lt.
H.
E.
Calling
air
cadet
liaison
officer.
The
public
is
Invited
to
watch
the
inspection
tonight.
THE
WEATHER
forecast
North
coi'.st
region
Cloudy
with
showers
today
and
Wednesday.
Little
change
In
Temperature.
Light
winds
except
occasionally
southeast
20
in
exposed
areas
today.
Low
tonight
and
high
Wednesday
at
Port
Hardy
45
and
58,
Sandspit
and
Prince
Rupert
45
and
55.
wen
others
derailment
the
W'
lMr&
..V-
A
1
i
iiT
iiam&:i.
there:
Robert
Waters
fought
his
way
through
heavy
bush
and
swamp
to
reach
the
aircraft.
Despite
(he
Intense
heat
and
danger
of
exnlosion.
Waters
displayed
complete
disregard
for
his
own
safety
by
entering
the
flaming
wreckage
and
dragging
the
dazed
and
injured
pilot
to
safety.
His
courageous
action
under
the
most
harassing
circumstances
was
undoubtedly
responsible
to
a
large
degree
In
saving
the
pilot's
life.
He
was
13
yeurs
old
at
the
time.
The
Governor-General
leaves
for
Kitimat
tonight
aboard
HM
C'S
Sioux
est
of
Prlnce
'altered
a
fractured
4
for.1.
FIVE
REAKOFIl
members
of
the
pioneer
platoon
of
the
2nd
Battalion
of
the
Queen's
Own
Rifles
of
Canada
prepare
to
lead
off
a
parade
ln
Korea
celebrating
the
regiment's
94th
birthday.
Pioneers,
only
classification
In
the
army
allowed
to
wear
beards,
are
part
of
every
Infantry
battalion
and
their
work
includes
laying
and
clearing
minefields,
crossing
obstacles,
demolition
and
road
improvement.
Cpl.
Bill
Taylor
of
Toronto
holds
Deucehorn,
regimental
mascot.
Behind
him
are:
(left
to
right)
LCpl.
Bunny
W
ilson,
Toronto;
kiilemaii
Jimmy
Kucette.
Hegl.Uv,
and
NB;
and
L'Cpl
John
Chris,
Toronto.
Phillip
McLean
Rt
Stephen
...
TIIKKE
CilRL
PIPERS
gather
In
front
of
the
Super
Constellation
Trans
Canada
Air
Lines'
new
transatlantic
which
Is
inaugurating
service
from
Toronto
to
BriUin.
The
63-passcnger
hour
at
20,000
feet,
and
Is
one
of
airliner
cruises
at
300
miles
an
eight
purchased
recently.
The
pipers,
members
of
the
Toronto
All-Girl
PJpe
-Band
are
left
to
rfcht-
Lottie
Murray,
pipe
major;
Ruth
Munro,
and
Phyllis
Lee
'CP
Photo'
nsih
Sl,'llm
scalds
'
ear?
,OCOm-,,
H
Sieved
caused
nd
three