PRSOW'S ORMES- c. Daily Delivery Uv-t Phone 81 'IDES ' ' May 1- 1954 . feet Z 20 20 1 feet 6:01j 2.2 feet 18:14 47 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XLIII, No. 101 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1954 PRICE FIVE CENTS DRUGS si hmni f Ids Li . " - - U ltop "MM U Three Cansos Saved In $2,000,000 Fire VANCOUVER (CP) A giant RCAF hanr and the six aircraft it contained w;ere destroyed in a spectacular fire at the Sea Island base near here Thursday night which caused damage estimated at '.if- ; : . . , I.-'-. ? - ! ' . t -X, Manhunt on In $10,000 Bank Raid NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. (CP) Police, led by a search dog, circled out from a garbage dump here Thursday, hunting three men who escaped with 7 close to $2,000,000. WI.AK to stand, this baby camel, only a few hours old, lies beside Its mother to be Ihr nn.ther camel arrived only recently at Hamburg's (Germany) Hagenbeck Zoo public relations officer at the station. "Flames were soaring along the rafters when we went in," he said. "You've got to hand it to the boys, it took courage to go in that fire after the planes." Demand Indian Participation The 180-foot square frame building was a total loss. Only smouldering rubble remained less than three hours after the blaze broke out. Cause of the fire is not known. An air force Investigation will be held today. No one was in the hangar a. the time. The flames were first spotted by an off-duty RCAF policeman. Wing Cmdr. C. 8. McDonald said damage might run to "at least $1,000,000" but other air force officials set the figure at more than $10,000 in the i daylight robbery of a Royal Bank of Canada ; branch. Ineva Conclave on Indo-China Photographer "Manhandled' At Fire Scene L-, i Mr ...f.rf: ni1- -vv-i V (.ll.MOKE All informed ,id Russia has de- VANCOUVER 4fl A newspaper First reports, that four men had been involved, were discounted by police. The powerful, late-model luxury car, stolen for the occasion, : adia bo Invited to ' BRI CK MacLEAN, 23, (left) was charged with murder in the drowning last August of his 20-year-old wife. He was charged lour hours after being released on ball on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences from Sylvia Da vies, 20, (right) of Port Colborne. Police investigated a claim that MacLean boasted to Miss Davies, to whom he was engaged, that he drowned his wife Elizabeth In a "perfect crime" when he upset their canoe. The death was termed accidental at the time. photographer said today that approximately $2,000,000. no i RCAF police "manhandled" him Base firefighters had chance to check the fast-mov- and tried to seize his camera Indo-China peace up here. Such a ' ;ain to throw an- i in the path of the was found abandoned atop the dump 2 '2 hours after the ing flames. Exploding oxygen ' he had taken pictures 01 tanks and nasdUne In the air- i the $2,000,000 RCAF hangar lire r scussions at me here Thursday night. craft shot the blize out of con ist ronforence. said the Soviet The bank had been open for business only five minutes 1 , iso even ask that i Thursday when the trio entered.' One stood by the door and the would be the U.S., Russia, Brit- apart as they were in 1948 when ainM France, Red China, repre- the United Nations first approv-sentatlvcs of the Vietminh and cd Its plans for unification of the three French-sponsored In-, the divided peninsula by UN-do-China governments of Viet supervised elections. Nam, Cambodia and Laos. There appears to be a bit more Most observers already have optimism on the Indo-China written off any chance of a question, perhaps because Rus-Korean settlement as hopeless. ! sia so far has raised no demand The proposals of the Commu-: which the French have been dls-nists and the West are as far i posed to fight. AMERICA, JAPAN TO TRADE INFORMATION ON FISHERIES OTTAWA ( Canada, the United States and Japan have agreed on a free exchange of scientific knowledge of fisheries resources in the North Pacific. This agreement resulted from preliminary discussions among the three countries at Washington last February when the International North pacific Fisheries Commission was trol within 30 minutes. SAVE NEARBY HANGARS The fire hoses were concentrated on two nearby hangars which were threatened for a time. Photographer John McGinnls of The News-Herald said the only reason he wasn't put in the guardhouse was that It "was locked and they apparently did not have the key." "But they handled me more roughly than I've been 'handled' others leaped the main counter, The billowing flames attract by anyone during seven years of Burma be invited. ' States is under- sed to including talks on the the conference i to as small a ' -c.sted powers as t minister Nehru ! ;nced to his par- j Delhi a program ; in seven-year-old i forced five customers and nine employees to lie on the floor and rifled three tellers' cages. BANDITS Ll'CKY Luck rode with the gunmen when Jack and Bill Bogart. standing across the street, saw men with guns inside the bank. taking news pictures." ed scores of people to the scene and police were forced to cor- don off main highways and McGinnls' charges were con bridges over the Fraser river tained in a front-page story in today's News-Herald. New Eight-Section Float Dresses Up Waterfront Completion tonight of a newly-designed float at the Home Oil dock will add a "new look" to the Prince Rupert water front. ; The new float, described as "a model ol safety" is 165 feet ' long and 10 feet wide. Barney Wick, oil company agent, said tda9 that the float was designed and- constructed by Art Kristmanson. The new structure win "be floodlit tor safety puiposes. Hand-picked spruce logs averaging 29 inches in diameter have been used as a foundation, and the float has been built in eight sections to take care of sway, twisting or bucking from rough weather and high seas. Other structural features are 8- by 14-lnch caps, 4 by 6 stringers,. 2 by 12 decking and a 4- by 6-lnch bull rail. Superintending work on the float is Primo Vaccher, lore-man of the Skeena River Piledriving Company,; ' First reports said a number of Photographers from other newspapers were "turlo" at being kepi outside the mailt gate of the RCAF station while the jet aircraft were housed in the razed No. 3 hangar but this was & a. lueJudifitf 'an Bill, 21. tried to start his car to block: the escape vehicle and Jack, 19, ran toward the bandit car, standing empty with its later denied by RCAF officials. None of the five $500,000 Vam- fire was in progress, he said. established. A report on the talks was made public Thursday by Dr. Stewart Bates, Canadian deputy fisheries minister and first chairman of the new commission, . CBC ALLOWED 1ST f jp-fire. a non-in-t by the big pow- ' necotiutions be- : h and the Cora- IMminh IIT SAM rebels. MKKT ' f Russia's move to o Geneva came plre Jets on the base were endangered by the fire, they said. Fourteen pieces of fire-fighting equipment were called in, Including two crews from the motor running at the curb, to steal the keys. But before they could do so, the three raced out and drove away. The gunmen's faces were muffled with silk-stocking masks. A CBC television camera truck was "waved straight through the gate when it arrived on the scene " McGinnls said. Vancouver fire department, eight They missed a $2,000 payroll S' was revealed that The photographer said an air force policeman who seized him miles away. . . Most of the aircraft destroyed belonged to the air, sea, search : iet of state, Bao d to sit down at while he was taking a picture Annual Inter-School Sports Scheduled For May 24 Here Plans are forging ahead for The sports day which will pit the second annual Kinsmen May pupils of Borden Street, Conrad, 24 Kiddies' snorts day and inter- King Edward and Annunciation .school competition at Roosevelt schools against each other, will lying In an envelope on a coun- ter and dropped another $1,500 behind the desk. used obscene language and de and rescue squadron on the base. ' table here with of the Vietmlnh. v.. , r-. 1 .... . 1 1 , . ,; ' i - ' , , - : I ' -,." ( I - " " ' i - W, If' T ; u- , - . . -v . - " j ' ' :, . s , - '' - ft" t v .- - -1 , -. I ... i .. . v" I w r i'-r ; ' i ' T J v": i ? " 1 .. .. ... ' .Ji. ... 1 They included two Expediter manded that he turn over his camera. McGinnls refused. . Beechcrafts, one Lancaster ported new Rus- I McGinnls said he and two oth I Rao Dai's previous bomber, two Otters and one heli Local Highway Restrictions Lifted Today $2,000 Damage In Seiner Fire VANCOUVER :0 Fire which broke out from a battery charger In the 44-foot seine boat Ray Jon caused an estimated $2,000 Park. Curly Barbour, sports com- be open to both junior and in copter. There were 2,000 gallons of gasoline in the Lancaster's Bob Haley, just pulling up as the men ran past him, chased their car, but lost it at 80 miles an hour as It headed towards Vancouver, 12 miles north of I here. , , 1 ( Manager A. O. Oliver said it 1 was the bank's first holdup since I 1947 when five men escaped with.' tor mediate classes. Junior 4 rlx'l pa i ticination lii aior nbstacle pre- i t "ration of the ; f Iks afti r conciu- i er News-Herald reporters climbed over a six-foot barbed-wire fence to get near the hangar when they found the main entrance clogged. tanks. I! 'sent debate on niitt"e chairman said today. Crass Fires Boost Total THREE PLANES SAVED Three Cansos, sitting in the doorway of the hangar when the fire broke out, were liauled to safety by airmen who rushed to damage here Wednesday night. Her owners, Ray Steffich and his father John, were absent f'rted earlier that Half-load restrictions on trucks travelling Highway 16 between Terrace and Smithers have been lifted, W. R. Mcigh.cn. $6,000. . events are for children up to 11 years of age as of May 1 while intermediate Includes children between 12 and 14 years of age I by May 1. The May Quern this year will ? )e chosen from Annunciation school. Last. year, the May Queen I was Lorraine Martin from Con 'st were virtually Stilus nine parties f'hma talks. These engineer. l resident public fVorks j announced today. A rub'.j..-if in e at 12:05 this afternoon, the second within 24 Fishing Harbor Planned in '55 Daily closures or. the, Skeenu River bridge east of Terrace also hours, brings to 13 the number !l LCdQUQ of M" 11 rln's tackled by the Prince Rupert fire department .JIT nn this month. rad school. Choice of the May CJuccn rotates between each of the four schools every year. Details of the choosing of the the scene. FO Kent MacCallum described an attempt to pull the Lancaster out of the hangar: "We had It almost to the door and then the tail caught fire. We had to leave It and make a run for It." Air force personnel succeeded in rolling out 900 gallons of oil stored In barrels In the hangar. New Labor Code Law on August 1 VICTORIA it B.C.'s new Labor Relations Act will be put into effect by proclamation by Aug. 1. Labor Minister Lyle Wicks said Thursday. And he said there was a possibility the act would be proclaimed before that date. Labor charges that the government would be afraid to proceed with the act Mr. Wicks termed "ridiculous." "We are Just working out the administrative details," he said. when the fire broke out. . i WEATHER Forecast North Coast Region: Sunny today clouding over this evening. Cloudy Saturday with intermittent rain northern sector Saturday afternoon and evening. Milder Saturday. Light winds increasing Saturday afternoon to southeast 20. Low tonight and high Saturday at Port Hardy 33 V JUUi T. b,,,p r,ius,,fi when burn- .,. . j have been lifted, .allowing com- OTTAWA (P The government expects to complete next year a P,rtion f replanting. $914,000 fishing haTbor at Van-! Dropping of restrictions on couver. Works Minister Winters I truck hau"K applies only to Queen, her coronation and allotting of attendents from the oth V!nrb i? . I Ing rubbish at 1144 Ninth Avenue I'Uin DCGS .East spread to tinder-dry grass, I I: was miiclclv hrouuht under con- er schools will be decided soon At stake in the competitions i said Thursday. tne rerracc-smitners section, said Mr. Meighen. Limits are still Tanks containing 50.000 gallons in effect on the paved portion will be the George Cook Jeweler Land has been purchased from trophies for the winning school an Indian reservation at a cost In each division. Competitions of $90,000 and work is being de- of high octane gasoline arc lo ' no wmk, may not trol. Yesterday a similar inci-K'h fun. but there! dent took the department to "a littl,. w,,rk Is' Eighth and Fulton. ? ! proieets win kin . An overheated stoveDirje at 805 of the highway between Smith cated 225 yards from the hangar. ers and Tclkwa. layed until an agreement is will Include flat races, three- One of the first officers on the I and 48: Sandspit 36 and 48; Prince Rnnn-i, Comox Avenue was blamed for I scene was Fit. Lt. Clare Angus Prince Rupert 35 and 45. 1 lsMx-ialion decided reached with the Vancouver harbor commission for administration of the fishing harbor, he said during Commons study of public works estimates. "The highway is passable for all vehicles now. It isn't in the best of condition yet but has Improved greatly in the last two weeks," Mr. Meighen reported. a nouse lire wnicn eausea sngni j damage to the roof yesterday afternoon. legged races, relay races, slow bike races, tug of war, Softball throws, skipping races. Treats will be handed out to the children by the Kinsmen during the afternoon. To date the department, has two work bees are I if we end which f ' Utile Leaguers answered 23 fire calls this month. Terrace Club's Charter Presentation Attended by Prince Rupert Rotarians Army Accused of "Tailing" Senator McCarthy's Staff Presentation of its charter to T Utile Leaguers I t!k nulla on instead "" at 9:30 is T 'it the boys an I Mlsoinu Park' where f 'Hue schedule will T' won. Ia-ague of-Jt M many boys as ?,',,ul 'th rakes and J1 rakes ) to clean fs- broken glass and also to f. donated hv r..i- Terrace Rotary club yesterday boosted to 63 the number of clubs now in Rotary District 151 and marked another milestone In Rotary history. Vocal solos were given by Mrs. Harry Scaton and a sing song was led by Bill Wellings. MUs Lorna Mclvin was accompanist. On the executive of the Terrace club for this year are Ben Dodds, vice-president: Bill Wellings, secretary; Tom Rose, treasurer; Pat Phillipson, sergeant-at-arms. Directors are Duncan Kerr. Jack Cook, Ed Kenney and Tom Rose. Charter members of the club Prince Rupert sergeant-at-arms Bob McKay to Terrace sergeant-at-arms Pat Phillipson of a king-sized club to keep order among the members. It was alleged that the red coloring on the knob was the biood of recalcitrant members. Prince Rupert's president A. P. (Tony) Crawley was chairman for the Important meeting and Rev. M. W. O'Connell gave the invocation. Toast to The Queen The charter was presented to Terrace club president Neil Mc- : MT-x Cu Ltd., over '''thus arn uItaH r :''urlay in a super-::tl) Sim,lu and the president of the United ! include Neil McKerracher, Ben Dodds, Bill Wellings, Tom Rose, "fen s,-t for fatner's WASHINGTON Senator McCarthy today said he has "persistent reports, tips and rumors" that the army Is shadowing his staff and witnesses in his controversy with high army officials. Backed In this by Roy M. Cohn, chief counsel to his investigations sub-committee, the Wisconsin Republican senator said in an Interview in advance of today's televised hearings Into the row that he wants the subcommittee, which he has stepped off temporarily, to find out whether these rumors are true. They were discounted by two of the army principals in the case. Pte. a. David Schine, former McCarthy aide about whom has swirled the raging dispute was recalled to the witness chair He was called to testify now only about a photograph of him and Stevens, Introduced at the hearings earlier. The McCarthy side contended that this photograph helped back up Its claim that Stevens was friendly with Schine at the very time that Stevens now says McCarthy and his aides were improperly putting pressure on him in Schine's behalf. McCarthy and Cohn in turn have accused Stevens and his aides of seeking to get the senator's sub-committee to halt or divert a search for subversives in the army. There have been denials on both sides. 7he army contends that the Stevens-Sthlne photo was "doctored" by removing at least one person originally in the picture. Schine said that was true,' but lie didn't know who had done it r to help Little Kerracher by District Governor Dr. W. Bruce Gordon of Court-enay and was witnessed by Rotarians from Prince Rupert, Ketchikan, Smithers, and Burns Lake. The new club was outfitted for all occasions by the visitors, with Tommy Black of the Prince Rupert Rotarians presenUng them with the gavel, Ketchikan providing the American flag, Prince George the Rotary wheel, Burns Lake the speaker's stand and Ken Warner of Smithers the -4 if f f "I ' ' Ed Kenney, Dune Kerr, Jack Cook, Pat Phillipson, Claude Dale, Les Davy, Gerry Duffus, Tommy Fraser, Ernie Gooden, Roger Hicks, Paul Kaulbeck, Geoff Lambly, Mike Michlel, Jim Smith. New members are Lloyd Evans, Lloyd Johnstone. Morgan O'Con States was given by S. D. Johnston. Tony Crawley also gave an address of welcome and told members of the Terrace club how much the district appreciated the formation of the new club. A. Kirkaldy, representing the Terrace village commission, also addressed the meeting. Ralph Bartholomew of the Ketchikan n needed to at-l jewing netting f N'-aehers as well ti 6-SOt of SPat- nell, Harold Smith, Eric Tug- A NEW GUINEA native shows a type of giant lobster which he has just caught in Geelvink Bay, off Dutch New Guinea, with his homemade fishing outfit. The government of The Netherlands Is conducting an intensive program to develop the country's resources and Its people "c asked to ' ",i' at Gvr Canadian flag. A highlight of the evening was the surprise presentation by club spoke to the assembled wood, Harry Tupper, Don Mc-members after the recess. j Lennan and Tommy Marsland.