PROVINCIAL I PROTISCUL L 12" ART, Borrow'5 113 Ltides- he flCTOBIA, B. C. ..I MAT uy, March 11. 1M lard Time ; JUIII TO THE RED CROSS 10 ii 1 K-ei 23 52 18 2 feet 4 ss 8 3 feet 17 33 3 3 'eet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL, XUI, No. 59 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11. 1953 . PRICE FIVE CENT8 4 'ft FiTOP n wwM w wmm 41 ! Cost Estimated Up to $2 Billion By Th Canadian Press TOPwONTO. The Telegram, in a story from Ottawa, says the power and mineral project Frobisher Ltd. has under consideration in the Yukon may cost Trapper Surrenders To Police Posse Take Man Without Fight 11) Thf Canadian Pmw Ki;U)VVNA. A trapper who declared open Flood Victims from $500,000,000 to $2,000,000,000. U mks. (.IKtllll SI.C KtK and their seven children are among the first Dutch families nana after disastrous flood swept th fir homeland. They landed at Halifax and iivr ,.t KdmoiiUm. Mr. Seeker, a cabin -l-maker In his native village of Klucndent, has i.eu a job by a lumber company. Wheat 'ad Work Urged bv 24 MLAs .season on police and game Linn HicriicciAn r( Pcfimnfap wardens was captured by The story says Frobisher's plans Included the following: A dam on the north end of Lake Laberge In the southern Yukon to hold back upper reaches of the Yukon River and its tributaries. Creation of a vast lake JOT to 200 feet deep which would require the removal of such towns as Whitehorse and Carcross. Construction of three hydroelectric plants in the vicinity of the Kluane-Chllkoo Pass and Teslln with a combined output of about 5.000.000 horsepower.. Erection of smelters close to the hydro development to process ores from Frobisher holdings in various countries. Creation of a deep-sea port RCMP Tuesday without bridge, paving and highway; One wag the need for road so maintenance work they want to persona In outlying areas could aee done in their riding get to hospital If necessary wlth- Few common denominators , out being forced to take a plane came out of Die 31-hour discus- or boat. ; Tli.' legislature .! 5 tin oiK of the Urn ni t m b e r I ruse id' ration of public ,,'.i . to list road. Surrounded in deep bush coun Coming To Rupert Shipments of wheat to the Prince Rupert elevator are to follow two cargoes of barley being dispatched here for shipping try at Woodlale. 15 miles north rf here, 5t-ycar-old Georce i jsion. c, W- pjiriirr. rsc-Pcacc Riven "t"" ; said some Indians had died be- BJiwen surrendered to a police j povtc. 1 Bowcn had been sounht fori two weeks after he fired on a iuiiv ti a iiii r'c tmirr MM! miitviLLc j wrr j oause they had been snowed in j 80 mllea from the nearest hos- pital and couldn't get medical i attention. on the Taku river or near Haines. police patrol car and put a bullet-punctured note on a tree ! near his cabin on the outskirts i Thayer Lindsley, president of George Hills (CCF-Prlnce Ru- of Kelowna. ' the big holding and exploration company, gave some hint of what is in mind at Frobisher's lerti urged construction of the 30-miie road In the Queen Char annual meeting last month. lottes from Port Clement to M asset He kaid MasM't hits a to Korea, it was announced today. Arnold Mills, elevator superintendent, said only half a cargo of barley la now being held here and is expected to be shipped next month. population of 1.100 and has no MARTEN TKRWN stands beside a Douglas fir tree he planted six years ago at Kingsway West School In Burnaby. Ternan was given the tree as a seedling in 1947. So far 20,000 seedlings have been sent to schools by the pulp and paper industry In B.C. The note warned police and Same wardens that the trapper had de-lared "open season " Returned to Kelowna. Bowcn was charged with shooting with Intent. The hunt for the trapper was renewed Monday at which time hospital, doctor or dentist. Per He said Frobisher hoped 1th-ln 10 months to have a full picture of the potential Yukon's water resources, and that "as soon as this project has been fully crystahzed" a special meet- sons going to hospital had to HTS HIM, NOT DIVORCE v riocilHXK. NY. (Al'i-Oft-wed Tommy Manvlllc. , H.-.,..,. iii with his ninth wife, the almost-divorced !.i Cram R'Kldy-E ten Manvlllc, 29. r 4 Mixiran divorce decree lust Augu.it. and M.111-:.!! himself free, took out a licenre In Greenwich, si rdjMiary 24 to nmrry Mrs. Ulhan Bishop Alvear, 29. .,. lur a iif wedding were abandoned, however, when in :u .v'r on February 28 act aside the Roddy-Eden Her ...: , claimed It violated Mexican divorce laws vl 'hi I iHj joinetj him (or dinner Friday night h.:; hi- aai.U hliii, not a divorce. Uii millionaire asbestos heir: ut it's the first tune this haa happened this way." charter a seaplane. The new shipments, none of E. T. Krnney (L-Skeenal op Bowen had not been seen fori which have hit the northern j ing 0f shareholders will be called. posed toll roads. He said many residents of remote arras hud orancn oi ue init nne as yet. nearly two weeks. ', Bowen had complained the School Board Again Rejects Engineers Wage Hike Plea patiently been paying taxes for 30 yeats while waiting lor ruud P"hce had fuaU'd to take action aeainsl "people who threalfcrt to Ul their districts. are not expected to be completed for several weeks. Last boat to load here was the Lake Winnipeg, completed yesterday afternoon. , Because of delay in ordering murder me." and that the of- Board. Seeks. Inventory They had contributed through j j ficers allowed a narcotics ring ) to operate out of Kelowna. i Hlic clMim wtrr hranded as Engineers at city schools were living here has not "gone down told by the school board last, as so many think, and we believe nliiht that no provision had been our wage scale should be raised taxes to roHds built elsewhere In the province. more grain to the Prince Rupert made in the 1853 budget to: to take care of the higher costs."; elevator, there would likely be :IFrom Schools nese Held in Smuggling grant them raises. i Dr. Large informed spokesmen i period of inactivity here lor a short time, said Mr. Mills. Toll roads would penalize these j -nonsense- by police and civic people as they would have to pay , officials extra for using them, j a dead shot. Bowen was weU l I King iSC-Fort George) ; armed and was known to have urged construction of the Prince taken a supply of ammunition George-Mt Bride road, making it i when he fled his cabin. a toll road if necessary. Works Minister Gaulurdl said e Get 18 Months in Jail One problem, however, has j principals of all schools 'in been overcome, partly at least, j Prince Rupert district will be The growing pile of barley I asked bv the school board to f. Ai' Time H,.n i.frcnLa la.st fw-tsitwr near main screenings reported earlier will;prepare inventories of all fix-dwindle shortly with loading a ! tures and equipment In their ha-e arrrs' Wa..h., on the Canadian border the people of the Bella Coola bargeful for B.C. Packers Ltd., i schools. i i- oitirlaLs to In paashiR aentenee. Federal' valley will get S20 000 from the Vancouver. 1 This was decided at the ii ii i -milniin (iol- Jmlae John C. Bowen said lie enverninent. to hein liiem riim- Spokesmen (or the workers,: that the board had contacted members of the Union of Oper-! several other B.C. cities of slmi-atlng Engineers, said they did lar population and "found they not believe the school board was are paying smaller salaries than Justified in submitting the bud-weare." Among cities contacted get before having an earlier hear-i were Kamloops, Nelson, Nanai-ihk on the union's request for' mo. West and North Vancouver, a aee raises. The board did not believe that The engineers asked to have; the union could compare work their salaries brought in line land wages here with that In with those in Vancouver. j Vancouver. Last January 9, the school: board in reply to earlier letters and a meetnu!, informed the fVcmiCCn.C cniiineers that they had turned ; mf 1 1 IddU 13 riitnm thoir renttect frtr mipji The' Former Rupert Engineer Dies Recently, a story was carried ' monthly meeting of the board iui?1k Kuuds felt that Lau and the Louie pletc a rough road over the Hi Ci.;r : by the Daily News saying the last night during discussion of nave ueen ven- brothers had "linoeded and ob- const raiwe to Anahim Lake fire insurance policies. 18 moiiUis rat h in : Ktnirtj(1 lh &uftu r.r tltelr fnt. Rf.vi(lMt lact trtr LlUrtH t.. elevator was experiencing a problem with this by-product for Trustees at the same time In creased the valuation of Conrad lack of market. Since then, four low American cltiwns" and dl- bulldoze their own road It UUMl lnc ot,alh at B ; r;v Liu. 30. Wal-!re-tly or Indirectly had "sue- would be the third outlet to the mat of Charles Bernard Howe. ! nd Francis Loulf. j ceedrd In helping Red Clilna Pacific and finished 26 miles. 48, construction superintendent " up b Cu;iU)ins! rarrv on lis oroiram of killing They ran out of money with six n,i farmer Prinep Rntvrt ritv inquiries have been received Street School from $39,000 to $120,000 for Insurance purposes. concerning the screenings. It was unanimously agreed Meanwhile, talks aimed at re enRmeer, win continue next ..,,. did .., ., ... thp iUrr I nntirtYIOrl Americans in Korea. J mum sun w go. The three pleaded guilty tc : opening negotiations between striking grain handlers and ele king Store week. Coroner Don Forward said ,mtn month later when thev! l that a complete record of supplies and fixtures in each school should be kept In the school board office here. today. Jsoucht a further hearinc. VICTORIA, CP Dismissal of charuea of smuglinK and viola' -j 1..,. flii Sikr.,!,. l.vclt Pimtrnli Western Steel A pathologist's report Is being Dr. R. G. Large, school board ! four civil servants employed in awaited before the humest nr.- i chairman, told the spokesmen j the Hospital Insurance Scheme pinto n Into I i Act. I ... . When they wire arrested, they j iPQ g Night fllOnt ;alinltled .Hpirtling earce Chin-I vator operators in Vancouver have bogged down, a federal labor official reported today. The 250 workers have' been on strike for three weeks against five Vancouver and New Westminster terminals In a wage the letter was received loo late ! and the Pro-Rec division of the lor the February meeting of the; education department today waj Body of the man, who died k.. miw r nn. nun iimui.lt ii i i i board and "since we had not I confirmed by orders-m-council Gets Line Job At Kitimat I following a party In Kitimat; into this country from Vancou heard from vmi we submitted passed b,v the government. Sunday, was transferred, to B C. ,," , :',."" Jir: : ir" our budifet to citv council " I Services of W. S. Oliver, in In the absence of Mrs. M. M. Roper, secretary, Mrs. Dorothy Becker took over the duties and was instructed by the board to contact architects for the new Port Edward school with regard to plans. The board wants to begin construction of the school in April. On recommendation of trustee Joe Scott, the Skeena Health Unit will be asked to recommend to the city that fluorine be put Bernard Wilson, federal labor ni.ln. rill k a.ll I. hi. knnui ll tOUlllll aiSU IIOS 1" 11 1 H" ! S department official, also said the Aluminum Comnanv of Can-1.. oi,.i 'an ... ' icallv acceDled our budget." ld ' tion and exemption claims div vrr. The Import or such goods Into the United States la banned to prevent the flow of American dollars to Red China They will serve their terms a McNeil Island federal prUon. near Tacoma. aila Ltd. has awarded a hall-! i.w ri,aii .1,. ri,n,m. I Dr. Large adding that "there lsion, are to be terminated April CIO grain elevator workers union would not declare grain shipped through Vancouver to Victoria million dollar contract to West-.tane. ..r u.,.-. !ih wotw.iieems to be nothing more we! 29. ern Canada Steel Company for; available here . exceot that he i can do." I Dismissed from the Pro-Rec as "hot." iim rnn.iriu'iinn nf ti. KiOivnCm. f,iH woH .... , I Oiw. of the sixikesmcn said: i staff, effective March 31. are 'i . k - ir? and !J tin ,iru -.v premises '-irlier tins month m;M with the I'niKT riupc rt '" S.,, ii Avenue at '-eel !" "'iini:-a portable m raviW( located at U,r (l.H ks, said ;"r also fun-1 "l poller believe Is lw'1 in smashinn a KUs window to gain Ed Sims, spokesman for the line, it I following "a drinking party." An aluminum production "Perhaps we should have taken.1 Miss Grace Walton, chtel liv somp othrr action. I don't think 'structor; John W. Dickerson, in- I autopsy revealed no Injuries or Mas announced today. union, said the amount that could be shipped from Victoria could not affect the strike in Bennett Asks our bovs are going to be satisfied structor; and Sidney Greenwood. heart attack, said the coroner. with this answer. We plan to go chief Instructor. Their names Howe was city engineer here in water here as a means of aiding in the prevention of tooth decay. Mr. Scott said the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Dental Association both are of 'the opinion that fluorine helps prevent tooth from 1947 to 1848. Before that he further." will be placed on a priority list was engineer at Penticton. He said also Uiat the cost of 1 for re-employemnt in govern any way. First shipment Is due to clear today from the Victoria elevator, a small terminal used in the past seven years as a storage bin. ment service. Suspension Of Rate Hike The contract Is fur the production of 4500 tons of elertrode studs and collector bars for the aluminum pot lines. Announcement was also made of contracts awarded by Alcan to I wo locul engineering firms for machining of the B.C.-produced .steel burs C. D. Hohlxs. Managing-Director of Western Canada Steel, .said window uv"i a lot ftf fr,. VICTORIA (CP) Premier Ben Rupert Reminds Concert Pianist Of Own French Mountain Village nett Tuesday urged suspension CORONATION DAY DECLARED HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT B.C. VICTORIA 9 The British Columbia government has proclaimed Tuesday. June 2. Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Day, a public holiday throughout the province. The day was named a full holiday under the Factories act and the Shops Regulation and Weekly Holiday act. Reconsidering Offer LONDON (CP Prime Minister Churchill said today his government Is reconsidering the Hungarian offer to exchange a British business man, Edgar Sanders, for a Chinese girl guerrilla. He made the statement in the House of Commons in reply to questions. of the new freight rate Increase or Its payment by the federal s'''!;tc( clear across (li-Uiwe of some ' Rt'MP nfliclal. premises, most-r"""'ry store.,, huvr ,f Gently ad loot. ' "mounts of cash, a variety of government until hearings on rate equalization have been held by the Board of Transport Commissioners. Father s'ilK ;lr"il'd to near that this Is the first time, steel ol thti size has been rolled In B.C. and minor modillcatlonoj will be necessary on existing rolling mills. He Indicated that orders of this size Justified his Company's faith that there Is a market for B.C. steel that brings closer their ultimate plans for the installation of equipment which will produce steel from B.C. ore. Presently, one of Western Canada Steel Company's subsidiariesthe Vancouver Steel Company produce steel entirely from scrap which Ls melted down and treated In the Company s elertrlc furnace in Burnubv. Post Office Officials Worried About Queen Elizabeth Stamps "But here, I hope I will get some claps (applause) so I can play a composition of my own for encore," said M. Sancan, a little haltingly but with a grin. The musician, who began to study the piano at 15. then went on to win the Grand Prix de Roma In composition, highest award obtainable, has been In Canada for one month. Mixing French with English, he said he can speak "your language but I must be careful. "Even I don't understand myself speaking sometimes If I don't listen closely," he Joked. But Mr. Sancan Is serious about his performance tonight. A very French musician stepped ashore here from the steamer Prince George today and said immediately Prince Rupert reminded him of his own home village in the mountains near Switzerland and that "already I love It here." He is Pierre Sancan, concert pianist and prize winning composer who has left the beaten track of concert performers "so I can see more of this country." After playing at the Alaska Music Trail concert here tonight at the Civic Centre auditorium, Monsieur Sancan heads for Alaska and II other one-night stands. The board Monday granted a seven-per-cent Increase In freight rates to railroads which will bring them $38,500,000 more a year. In a telegram to Prime Minister St. Laurent, the premier said the new Increase bears Inequitably on B.C. "not to mention other parts of Canada." The telegram added: "TVs government urges either suspension of this decision or pay ,,. '" from the . l" r , 10 "w Into , re, , "P s"utn tem-"el near nor- product is more pleasing than photographs of the design. The regular Elizabeth stamp which will gradually replace the OTTAWA Post office department officials are "keeping our fingers crossed" hoping that the new Queen Elizabeth stamps will do her Justice in the finished product. Already there have been some rumblings of criticism of published pictures of the dies for the t, .'1"1- Variable present one-to-five cent Issues, is t -x,::', " Thursday. ment of the Increase out of from a near-full face photograph I'd iiK y' "evasion reached the post office department as yet. Walter J. Turnbull, deputy postmaster-general, said It is a most difficult operation to get a perfect likeness by the steel en-gravtng method used in producing Canadian stamps. "We have to get the best designs we can and then keep our fingers crossed until the finished article appears In colors." Often the colored, finished Steel Ingots produced here are despatched to another Western Canada Steel subsidiary Van by the Ottawa portraitist, Yousuf lnart. 7 ,,w 'n the A program has been designed by Meanwhile, his now famous Karsh. For the Coronation issue """""tiing cold. coinuosilion of "CoinedU delT- hlsa to test the skill and talent Limited 'four-cent Coronation stamp couver Rolling Mills the committee swimiWd a profile design by the Toronto sculptor, Emanuel Hahn. It will appear in consolidated revenue until equalization hearings have been held. "We urge your government to recognize the seriousness of the decision and to act to give Immediate relief to the affected legions of Canada." 'rt(Il,,(hThurs. Arte," an Italian ballet which of the greatest of pianists. Fol-made its debut In the Paris lowing Alaska, he will tour South Opera, continues to enjoy Its America where he is scheduled popularity each week, to play at 65 different concerts where they are reheated ana going on sale June 1 and the rolled Into a variety of shapes regular Elizabeth issue due May including reinforcing bars, flats 1 in denominations from one to and angles, and special products, five cents. But no complaint has -"": nupert 21 purple. Both models were approved by Her Majesty.