PROVINCIAL PROVINCIAL LIE.sr, lid OMORROW'S TIDES ITiursday, January 7, 1954 Pacific Siardar.) T'.mel .. 3:00 20.3 feet 14:42 21.9 It 8:45 6.8 feet 21:14 1.9 leet DaiW Phone 81 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIAN NEWSTAPER Published qt Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port ''Prince Rupert, the Key to the Greot Northwest" OL. XLIII, No. 4 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1954 PRICE FIVE CENTS S3k n, euther ase jolved' ' Four Charged ,r '48 Shooting 1 ttv The Associated Prew 3 n huh Afto 1 . ?X r s ';. iiQtetouoii i j i DETROIT, i- Authori- b ringing- criminal i. i - :r ?! .... 4th Arrest Seen in U.S. Robbery rges againsi iour men. loss in Wages ver $1 million By The Canadian Prees PRINCE GEORGE. The costly 99-day-oM strike of B.C. woodworkers has ended and sawmills throughout the northern interior began humming; ' r '1 tin V y today announced a 1 1 lution to the attempi-;issassination of union in imiili niiiiwiw ii.ujiwij, w,.y !i iu n Ja aiOTmaMKcjvuMff. , 1 - i f . ;i 'A J. lor Walter Reuther i:i J JT again today. A compromise contract for lital mula was reached yesterday by j f'i.. his Is the solution, but It go farther," Wayne county ;oiti prosecutor Oerald K. ,en said. i - j Bv The Associated Press WASHINGTON. Secret service agents huntod today for $31,700 still , (missing in the New Year's i Eve theft of $160,000 from 'iVorkers Get the Northern Interior I.um- ; bermen's A;so?iation 'ind the International Woodw jrkers of j America (CIO-CCL). t Some 1,600 mill workers and i to ol the accused men are l.slony, one is uiins ouugui. another Is reported In a 4. 1 40-Hour Week GROUNDED BY THE HEAVY FOG are London's famous Trafalgar the United States Bureau Square pigeons. They were as startled as other Londoners to see i 0f .EnTavine and PrrTlt-a purple hue In the murk over the city recently. An Air Ministry ! . & b loggers were idled and another: 3,400 men In aiher. trades wera j put out of work by the dispute. ! An operators' spokesman est!- mated today that more than j $1.000 000 in wages were lost al penitentiary. Men and Donald 8. Leon-city police commissioner, unced the arrests and jes. j Members of the Prince Rupert Civic Employees' Federal Union Local No. 5 employed at the spokesman said It was caused by "the presence of water In the 1 Prince Rupert General hospital o of the accused men were atmosphere and shallowness of the fog, allowing the sun to shine I through and break up the fog bank, thus giving a rather purplish n during the strike. ; nave Deen granted a 40-hour work week but a conciliation The new agreement calls for j a general 5!2 -cent hourly wage i ellect. x Ified as Carl Itenda and father-in-law, Santo (Sam)j nne. both witnesses before Kefauver Senate crime gating committee here In, increase and an industry-wide i c.u rcpresenia- I .... . -:., I v..'.'v -: - JC. 'V" '' They speculated that the search might lead to a fourth arrest in a case that "cracked" Tuesday with the nabbing of a bureau employee, his Jauntily-dressed wife and a soft-spoken little flagpole painter on a tip furnished after all-night soul-searching by the father of the woman. The three were arrested fol maintenance of membership ' 'mvs ,ooul Parues. aecanea to &rant them a waSe increase, clause, one of the union's key demands. f Hospital administrator Doug A union spokesman said the : Stevenson said that the concilia-formula was approved by more tlon board recommended that City Dump Rat Free In Poison Campaign ndu is In custody at pollci! quarters. Perronc Is being t. than 90 per cent of the IWA GYPSY, Hollywood television performer, seems to react in typical female fashion as she admires her new mink. The five-hundred-dollar coat was a Christmas gift from an admirer. Fans have given Gypsy many other coats, blankets and thirty hats. KS NAMED No rats have been seen at campaign, started early in De-Prince Rupert's garbage dump at : cember. that davllcht cheeks. named in the churges lowing a 5 a.m. phone call to Virginia state police by Irving Grant, father of Mrs. Mamie Landis, and crded with the recovery of $128,300. in three sep Peter bomhardo, described the city limits since December , made by standing and watching the hospital workers be granted the shorter work week t. the same rate of pay they received in 1953 for a 44-hour week. Also granted was a 20-cent dilferential per full shift for those working evening and night shifts and three weeks' holiday with pay after five full years' service. i) inmate of the pentten- 2. city works superintendent 0. 1 for half-hour spells, showed that at Tedde Haute. Ind. e. Beaton said today. bv December 18 onlv 57 rats were members. The union had previously turned down settlement recommendations by Judge Arthur E. Lord, appointed as a one-man royal commission by' the provincial government. Judge Lord had approved a six-cent hourly pay increase but had turned down the union's 3)nen did not give out full s0 effective was the poisoning counted as survivors of the Pearson Urges Cohesiyelleam For Talks With RussiaChina I thousands which infested the dump prior to its closure. arate caches, of the loot which apparently was smuggled from the money-printing plant in a suit jacket. Those accused: James Rufus Landis, 29, a w.s ui lilt- itni-rjLb uui huiu- ' have evidence as to what j S.lly happened. This is the t'n but it may go farther. I i On December 20th watchers The board composed of W. H. demands for a compulsory counted 39 rats and less than a MONTREAL (CP) External now from the Communist camp check-off. In a sharply-wordod : Brett, chairman; F. E. Anficld, ' week ater, December 26, only RCN Cruiser To Make Trip To Tasmania $1.42-an-hour checker in the,Aifairs Minister Pearson urged ' TX' Z Ln" h.7S;hea,ily' eulrdel1 plant WUight that the free world 27, after the dump-had beenmakes. tne government's cui - negotiate as a "cohesive tam" may represent merelv an ortho- j ttaiemeni me uage accurea tne nuspiuu nominee, ana jonn u. dox and normal shift In party j 1WA "irresponsible" activities ' Dyck, union nominee, declined tactics, designed to disarm and) Coring the strike. . i ;to reeommeid that Uxa employ cjosea ior more man tnree rr-nrv tanrfk i. hin in Knnm ..v He is slated to conduct a i ees come under Federal Unem- oceiv8 us. w.It. , -.. ,. - -:tV.' '.""" "r V. " """ MvtKow ana re- " . um tiv oviii nan on a riirrpnpv rnprr. rnurat king, may be other involve- f rrants fagalnBt - fhe fjur contained two criminal f's. One charged with a.v,ault t intent io murder, another ifciiraty to assault with in-i to murder. ri" attempted killing of Reu-8 and the attempt also on lif: of his brother, Victor. fie more than a year later. ..cl years of investlvntlnn OTTAWA CP The Canadian cruiser Ontario will participate in ceremonies marking Queen ee uUy uu.y one was ini. 1-andis. 2 - y e a r - O 1 d wifo, Dally checks since have dis- Mamie, held on $10,000 bail closed no rats. ,. , '. despite her denial of any knowl-. Bimilar Inquiry into, the 12-week 1 ployment Insurance Commission strike of woodworkers in the j benefits and also refused to southern B.C. interior. . grant orderlies and utility work- The northern workers originn I e the same rate of pay as ally asked for an Wj-cent I similar workers in the Vancou- Elizabeth's visit to Tasmania i "'In a coalition of free states, large and small, powerful and weak, each has Us own voice, each has its own pride, prejudice and public opinion. "There may be no more imperative necessity ' facing us in 1954 than that of working out and applying satisfactory and The poisoning of the city dump j edge of the theft.. "We hear too often the 'voices' rather than the 'voice' of freedom." he said In an address to the Canadian Publ's Relations Society here. The - minister also warned against the "insidious pressure hourly Increase over the basic ver oenerai Hospital. next month. ' ' .was carried out in conjunction William Giles, 27, the flagpole The RCN said today the 10,000- with the area, land-fill project painter, who , freely admitted rate of $1.29'2. with the Landises to ton warship rshlp will will fiall sail from from her herjfti (ft Aleioma Awoma Park, rum, wnere ior the "'"'"s base Jan. 12 'oh' Pst three weeks i dragline and the Virginia tenant cabin .of ; ir- TnUcing douWctaii andT 4 h of the two CIO union- Esquimau alt spas shot at his home by, training c cruise to Australia and 1 tractor has been Impacting and ving Grant In an effort to hide j wildering blandishment" used ' cffecUve methods of consulta-i tlon wu" and B"u co-operation to within I The union had requested a 15 j per cent across the board wage I Increase. j The conciliation board's award I is binding through mutual agree-Iment between the hospital and ! the union. 4u covering the city's dally garbage $55,000 of the "hot" currency. Id-be assassin who fired New Zealand. bv the nnmmunUtjt fn .nllt n... City Workers Afraid of Falls On Boardwalks quota, western nations. tllls coition so that we can t'tgun through the window, ethi'r It. was the SAY ADMIT THEFT n suimuc wiui me riremun ana Following a visit to Melbourne i from Feb. 8 to 12, the Ontario' will proceed to Hobart for a 12- ' The city had a week's free demonstration of the machine Officials said Landis admit-' "Very far-reaching develon- tnri (.InnHnrr OTknTl ...nUIInn mPlltji IT111V hp fulriniT ntOTA K- 'th occasions police could Peking as a well-knit and cohesive team ..." say. . , iim.,. . . . o i , , ii.'a, o,vvv li ni ftuiiK 111. w - ........ n - - and . to facilitate the anti-rat m bMs f rom tnel r papcr over J hind the Iron Curtain," he said. Fear that slippery or slimy I steps and boardwalks in front of ! Date Set .... . J. renea uie ,n and stufnng plaln. pHuer , "If so, we should keep an open participate In festivities marking machine a further two weeks thrir place Theb 5llmm k. mind and a clear head about the Tasmanian visit of the at 565 P61- week- The machine ae3 were not discovP1.ef lin., i them. These development may city homes may result in acci- I ithor was shot April 20, Victor was shot May 2i, Walter lost purt of til" ' an arm as a result Vlr- dents to city employees was ex- ItW HIUIC 1IUU1J VO oflo, Ih. Vc, V . ,!, ,! For Hearing pressed last night at the monthly Queen and the Duke of Edin- as blinded In one eye. meeting of the Civic Employees Battle Looms Over Route PGEto Take I did t for the future of my ter Reuther In ni-ocirlnni bUiSh' . ... . I Mr- Beaton said today that If u From Hobart the will sail ship the clty doe not buv th family," said Giles. "I can't give mane u possible to advance the policy of peaceful co-operation between states to which we of (he free world are committed. "On the other hand, worcls of peace and goodwill which come rile United AnM Wnriun them all the things I want to and ulso president of the 1 to New Zealand for visits to Mil- machine "we will have to go baric , j th Association. I A conciliation board will open Members suggested that if , hearings here Friday Into the home-owners would place chick- j wage dispute between hotel en wire on slippery or slanting owners and beverage dispensers, walks, garbagemen loaded down ' 8. n Johnston has been nam- lora souna, uuneain ana wei- w uuniping garoage at tnai rai- pniipp sairi Mrs innTiis1 fath- breeding ground out on the ; lington. VANCOUVER (CP) A battle agreed, when one of his i er hlirhwav " ... . . .. . . . A I loomed Tuesday over the route with containers would stand ft f rl nhnlrman nf t.h hnnrrl WEATHER- The ship will then return tot , ! visitors proaucea gun. to hide ' mail KemanaeCt 'Australia for calla at Sydney, I ,.At 8 recent councl1 meeting ( the money after his daughter . ., tt 'and Brisbane She is due back 1 tne cltv superintendent said the, and her companions dropped in III Theft CdSe Gerrard. business to be used by the Pacific Great ' better chance of avoiding mis- . George J. Vi haps: a no- ... F.nctjm Eastern Railway Rntlu-ov nn on its Itc proposed nrnnnoAI Synopsis maenme was suinrieniiv versa- on mm snnciav r, ih extension southward to North weather over .m..Mw.-, Esquimau April 15 'tile that it could be used for Then, up till dawn, he wrest-' Jonn Donovan, who appeared Vancouver. remains very mild. Over- ' only two hours a day on the gar- led with his conscience and fear ln Plice court uiis morning be- w , Van.ouvpr rP,iriPnt MiH bage fill project and could be of the law. He told his wife!fore Magistrate W. D. Vance. I thwmVMLnTo iused anywhere else in the city what had happened. She had a: charged with theft of a sum of J wulLn chJJpsetnUn, would WB'- Present pians wouia for riitrh-riiirirtno- l e v e 1 1 1 n r heart hUat-Ic Finaiiv rjr,,ni i more than $25. was remanded Correction temperatures along the ""re in the low forties. V lmL.ltln . agent will represent Local 636 of the Beverage Dispensers' Union and Scott McLaren will represent Prince Rupert members of the B.C Hotels" Association. Hearings will take place ln the city council chambers. A. Bruce Brown will present the brief for the union, which is seeking a 25-cents-an-hour wage boost and fringe benefits m eluding one extra holiday. I j u iin j 2 .. , ' I..7T it .whi h. irouie mrougn resiaenuai sec- Youth Committed VANCOUVER (CP) Nineteen -year-old William Gash was committed for trial on a charge of murder here Tuesday after a statement was read in police court in which he admitted hitting Frank Pitsch, 45, over the head with a four-pound steel bar. tlons. "ra Lunumons are ted to persist In these re-through i' Thursday, the northern part of the qiuuiiu, uubauuuy nil nuu gluullu wcuv I.U beiejiiuiiT:. riK I1HU, lit f j rlearine for the rest of the work told the police, "a big pile jfl Donovan is charged with steal-day. Cost of the machine Is be- treasury money" and was j ing nearly $100 from Roland Dale tween $28,000 and $29,000. "scared to death." , Griffiths last December 13. However, Mayor Charles Cates of North Vancouver said the proposed extension was "wonderful news." Arctic air is beginning ')ve slowlv sunt rrinre George and Cariboo Due to an error the name of one of the members of the Library Board appeared Incorrectly in Tuesday's edition of The Daily News. ' The name siiould have read Mrs. George A. Hill, not Mrs. George Hills. Other members of the board are: Alderman Ray McLean, T. B. Black, A. D. Ritchie, W. C: Hankinson, Mrs. W. S.Ker-gin and Mrs. Basil Prockter. All standing committees forecast 1th Coast region Cloudy I a few showers today and f ay. a little colder.' Wind The. two residential areas on the north arm of Burrard Inlet made their opposing views known in emphatic fashion following announcement by Premier Bennett Monday night that he will recommend extension of the railway from Squamish to Korth Vancouver. The premier said he would recommend a start on the extension early this year. Estimated cost is $12,000,000. 'frly 15. , ' tonight and high Thurs-' it Port Hnrriw li J in. I piiwlffi.)Mim U$ l40 iF u vt W - CUT IN LICENCES APPLIES ONLY TO PASSENGERS CARS VICTORIA (CP) British Columbia's 10 per cent cut in motor vehicle licence fees applies to passenger cars only, motor-vehicle branch officials said Tuesday. "Commercial vehicles are not eligible for the reduction," a spokesman jsaid. J -Pit. 30 and 38; Prince Ru- were named Monday night by 32 and 38. I Mayor George Hills. Hd Weather Fools Flowers, pperf Garden Blossoms Out Colorful Desert Prospector Death Valley Scotty' Dies skies ailfl rhlll ruin f turned Prince Rupert into "iy looking winter city - toi iew weeKs, Dirt, " I" still at least one 't, cheerful spot In town. s the Harden of Mrs. T. H. -i, last nrun. - u'uiiani niciiuc, a few hnrHu r.ln,u ho,, ' STOVEPIPE WELLS, Calif. ( Death Valley Scotty, desert prospector and a colorful western figure for halt a century, died Tuesday night. He was 81. Scotty, whose real name was Walter Scott, died at the fabulous castle with which his name had been associated for years. At his bedside was Miss Mary Uddecoat, president of the Gospel Foundation, who was his Sunset rose. Mrs. Priest reports she has never before se e n flowers blooming in Prince Rupert this late ln the season. Several years ago she had roses for Christmas but nothing else. She also notes that spring bulbs ln neighbors' gardens are shooting up and that some of her plants are showing new growth. The plants blooming now In her garden flowered as usual last summer and she thinks Tvrhap the mild weather of the past few days has fooled them into thinking spring is here again. the castle Tuesday and found Scotty ln "very, very dangerous condition." Scott suffered a gastric hemorrhage three years ago but recovered and had been exceptional active for his age. He felt fine earlier Tuesday, and greeted visitors to the castle. Scotty's benefactor, Albert Johnson, owned the casUe, 170 miles north of Las Vegas, Nev. When the Chicago Insurance executive died about six yars ago he left the property to the Gos rest of his life there." Walter Webb, business representative of the foundation, said Scotty is survived by his widow and a son, Walter Scott. Jr., whose whereabouts he did not know. Scott was long a storied figure in the desert, where he struck II rich several times and each timt ran through his fort-jne. Arounc tlie turn of the century he hiret a special train to take him frorr. San Francisco to Chicago anc the run set a speed record thai Ir.sted for decades. out ln bright colors inied ter. 'y cheerless old man Priest's home today was mened by a bouquet from constant companion for the last warden. Including Sweet sum. Siberian Wallflower. !" yellow daisies, pink and 'e daisies, white Arabls, ' ns? and a pretty yellow two years. THIS QUINTET of lovely ladles would rather go crabbing than splash about ln the ocean off Jacksonville, Fla., Beach. But, as you can see, f.ie girls are mighty cauUous about handling the little monsters. Dr. E. V. Wallace, Scott's phys- pel Foundation, with the pro- lcj.n, said he was summoned to ! vision that Scotty was to live the