PROVINCIAL PROVI-CI'L tt3?.3T, V i 1M. OMORROW'S 7!CI':;-: !' f . C. ORMES 'lis-- -TIDES- OJU j ail n Mm DRUGS turU-y January 10 pjc;i- standard Time DAILY DELIVERY 8 25 18.5 feet 21 M) 15 2 feel NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 15:35 1 54 10 74 2 feet leet Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Phone 81 VOL. XLII, No. 7 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS '4 If 'a i St. in5 Si B - H ii ii in- Paralyses if . j Tmin Planet Hit Ml - i r r A 4 Injured In Alcan ! By Worst Weather ill ,5.. : W s. X'zy.lCu ... i I t - Car Crash 1 Dead, Mercy Plane Evacuates By Tn Caiwdu.ii ft rru EDMONTON. Four j While temperatures continued low in Prince i Rupert last night, the worst storm of the winter j struck lower British Columbia forcing cancellation this morning of all astbound CNR trains and halt-! ing the CPR's transcontinental eastbound train in ... I .... . - y ? i.he Fraser Can von. ! ; i.i i c ! ? i !i i Hospital Men t 11 persons injured furiously when tw o cars crashed on mm m i'r ii Snowslides blocked many sections and in several towns cut off electric power. Residents in Chilliwack, Agas-?lz and Hope districts were blacked out for more than three 7 Charged With 4 i - the Alaska Highway and one other injured person Playing Politics '.'I' : were evacuated to Edmonton hospitals today by an RCAF mercy plane. The body of a woman, killed ' ' iSJ ' J I i f' Express Horse Retires j In the mishap, was not brought i out, The victim was Mr.' Ernest i Camyre of Calgary. Her 41- UAMi " i f.-iitliful 1550-pound chestnut gelding stationed at ic . and (he only horse In Canadian National Express year-old husband la receiving . 8a.- blood transfusions In hospital. Injured In the same accident 1 1 -- . .. - VICTORIA P) Premier-Bennett said Thursday some members of the B.C. Hospitals Association appear to be playing politics. The premier said the government believed a great majority of hospital administrators were co-operative in trying to meet the govern-, inent's economy move in keeping costs per patient day down to last year's levels. "But it appears from press reports there are one or two who would like to play politics." Bennett denied the government Intended to set up hospital districts and a new form of taxation to help finance the hospital scheme. He also said the government was not trying to freeze wage levels of hospital employees. sere Mr. and Mrs. Miller and their nine-year-old daughter. hours last night and today West Vancouver suffered a shortage. While sncw has not affected road or rail travel in the city, no planes have arrived or left Prince Rupert sine last Taes-day due to rugged firing weather along the entire B.C. coast. The temperature in Rupert last night dropped to 7Vi degrees above zero and at press time today was around 13 above with light snow failing over the entire district. Steamship travel was not seriously affected although the Prince Rupert arrived from Ketchikan late yesterday covered with ice and many dishes and glasses broken following a battle with a 60-mile-an-hour gale on the southbound trip. She left here on time last night for Vancouver. Forecast is for snowflurrles tonight with little change ta temperature. i ii . i- Vim, as retired recently. Hu place, md that ot ;)! atin. t taken by a shiny, tifw two-ton truck, cb ;: t' !.v motor! tlie company' express service mtl. 'ii! Canada With -Prank" are his ' drivers, James .:v. r. and James Davis, both of whom were a llUle ,c':it '.o the tS-year-vld horae leave active express duty. CONSISTORY HALL In the Vatican where on Jan. 12 Pooe Pius XH name 24 new cardinals to the Sacred College. This will be the first time In at least 200 years the College will have its full quota of 70 cardinals. Included will be Archbishop Paul-Emile Leger of Montreal, the sixth cardinal In the history of the Roman Catholic church in Canada. James Cardinal McOulgan of Toronto also will attend the consistory. In the background In the hall is the pontiff's throne. The ceiling of the hall is gilded with gold brought from America by Columbus. (AP PHOTO) Joanne, from Anchorage, Alaska. The f.fth person evacuated was Arthur Kettley. 22, & hlsii-way maintenance man stationed at Mile 201 of the Alaska Highway. He suffered a fractured ipine when hit on the back by a crane boom. 78 Billion Budget resented by Truman IN OARKMSS The evacuation was carried 300 Children Take Over New Skating Rink on Tennis Court The Park Board officially took , Before many minutes passed , ed by board chairman Pat For Br The t'oauilun form - out in darkness by a Dakota Truman i laid aUransport plane Piloted by Fit WASHINGTON. President Labor Likely "Vu!,fH valedictory budget Ix-fore Concres J W4Uon ot Rkciiffe. t. .. (0nt lv,w' t The two !. apparently were ovr-r operation of the Rotary Club , the ice was covered with child-' mars and commissioners Bob Eby! tennis courts at 7 o'clock last' ren, large and small, and at one (and Art Murray. i night and declared them open fori time an estimated 500 were en- Interest In the skating was'i skating. i Joyir.g the fun and dances direct- shov n by several citizens and; He caiied for s big tncrfe i Involved In a smashup at Mil W Sets up in fur- tgn md. rnosUi- for miSH 1J7 ' the A!a.Va Highway - ! Karl Aridren. a draughtsman for ' Ury help "to Europian allies of; which Injured the Camyre audi To Boycott Part-Time LRB VICTORIA O Labor boycott of the B.C. government's part- Ydin Handling word in '52 the US " Mtliera. On the St. Lawrence sawav. Camyre was pinned in the Mr Truman said that tf the 'wasf by one lt for three new administration and Con- or four hour bf,,r' h '' ' free- gress propise "practical ar- langements for shirlng costs; time Labor Relations Board looms NS:ru - nse Canadian Northwest Construction Com4-pany. In particular won the praise and thanks of all for supplying music from his record player. Andren rigged up a loudspeaker below the window ot his apartment in the home adjoining the tennis courts and played a variety of waltzes and other songs tor the ehiidren for more than three hours. Rai:ay cl France Drops Robert Schuman From Newly Formed Cabinet PARIS 9 France has dropped man most likely u devtiop cui-her veteran Foreign Minusler laboration between France and Robert S'human from the cab- Germany In a new post-war lnet and Is headed for a slow-; peace policy, down bn European rearmament. ; Despite tne stiarp conflicts over The new cabinet, with former troublesome question of Saar Premier Georges Bidault as For- coal-and-iron pockT-t, Schmnan eitrn Minister, was announced by and Konrad Adenauer. West a grain pnd construction of the seaway,! 192, Jil believe the Canadians will,1 PI -Xl Act as a possibility. Terms of the present board members expire Jan. 12 and Labor Minister Lyie Wicks has announced the full-time board will be abolished alter that date and replaced bv a iart-time even at this late date, admit us tlctllUll to a partnership In the sea-1 WARM SPELL The cold snap iu Vancouver changed abruptly for a time last night with warm masses of , sweeping over, melting t N. ' heavy fall of snow. At midair, .-JX.., the mercury climbed to 56 degrees above zero at Abbotsford and many other south coast points were in trie 50s but the weatherman today reported cold air is pushing south again this morning, promising colder weather and more snow. Another storm is reported 1.200 miles off Victoria and is expected to reach the coast by ' morning. ,t The snow and windstorm also struck northern Washington, the wind at times reaching 90 miles an hour. No serious dam-ge was reported up to press time. The heavy snow tumbled down the vails of the Fraser Canyon between Lytton and Yale, causinj all CNR freight trains in both directions to be halted. The westbound transcontinental due in Vancouver this morning would be at least 12 hours late, CNR officials said. way " MILITARY COSTS To Be Revised ! M,. wis. vt--president of (SHi sUi ii region Aaid ' 'VDh-h iu aii time tecoto. NT) i.-i lliir truntpiitteil 3i,. iMitninant f ature of the 4 SVC bud- And to administer to anyone ! board, hurt. Dan Dosweii. personnel j Victoria and District Trades manager for Columbia Cellulose i and Labor Council delegates ap -t ws military costs. f 3 in For Speed-Up Premier Rene Mayer Tnursday, , German chancellor, had lent t t,ih r President predicted b-jAiieU of aii gram from proved r the action of the execu- a unit; iiiuic mult iii.uia aurt matwivp Kimrwirr in nn mmTnr , , . v t ii V'iUiri if ,ai k. i ioi nimiaiy avrrwea .,,., h.,a i. m! frm," ..VIZ." :r . ! -rea rus piace mine same nouse. uve In refusing to nominate a fi:ral vear of 1954 would reach French-German rivalry. cars to make oj v4.2'i 0OO .000 exclusive of VICTORIA (CPl Streamlining the National Assembly J89 to 204 t .i.n I 33 .S miic hiu he! atomic enercv outluvs of 12 700.- Brill h Columbia's Elections Act,! votes. i as a first aid station. labor representative to the i Mel Forbes, manager of Arrow , board. .Bus Lines, also came to the forei q,. pQvmpn ih- aimed at speeding up the entire! Himself a tough finance man.! 0f 000. flection machinery, la being Mayer succeeds Antolne Pinay.i .. . by dispatching a bus to the rink; ..No ,abor pntauve with for children to sit n and keep : nec0iSary experience can be . i .- pares With M4 380.-the current fiscal' Thiit con ;0O0.0O0 in year. warm between skating sessions. expected to take a part-time job. When a full-time Labor Relations Board 1s restored, we shall be glad to co-operate." planned by the Social Credit ho resigned Dec. 23 when his government. It was U-arned herj. parliamentary majtwity melted ; The amending legislation will sway as he tried to press through be introduced at the Leslolalur? his budget, opening Feb J. Dropping of Schuman from ' Premier Bennett has not re- j the cabinet had an Immediate vealed the governments specific 'repercussion in Germany. There plan, but two posMbl.ltles loom he was considered the French- i.' vv i-;,i,n movement ' ill '"XI v.-hi:, greater n 18 jl ai.il an increase of " """ilXT ot carload.-. M Mlliall !,) reprtsl "' ' NK unloaded ninre " '- at t a l. of the live ;.,nv tile Lakhead. : - Vancouver, New West-ft a; r! Pnm-e Rupert, than "ir luevimis year. r" 'i; inctl that the Lake. Mts of Port Artlmr unri 10 Killed In Bomber Plunge Mrs. Pitre Dies For Bombing rLr 5 :"'.r ' v : r - f ' ! it 4 J ' ' S t ' ' V ' - 1 11 , ' v ,. .. . 1 ' i 'i j i .r t ii'. in' An estimated 15 inches of snow fell over Lytton and while i largely: MONTREAL ?-MrS. Arthur I temperatures in mosv vnuey at Bordcau w wna were luwer umu usual. Pitre was hanged f ; tz t k ' f v' '2 L Volition ordraMk- revamping iof the absentee voting system to cut down the three-week waiting (CPl An period between election day and bomber the day that counting of alter-in the: native votes starts. tail Fridav for the murder of coiaesi spoi in me province iui the second successive day was LLANDEtilJl. Wales RAF B29 Washington crashed and exploded Mrs Rita Morel Quay one of 23 persons killed in the time-bomb 'am handled unloadlnr ' t'.st number of CNR 1,(!2, tlie total hein.r B.C. To Seek Conference With Ottawa VICTORIA ff Premier Bennett said Thursday his Social Credit government will seek a conference at Ottawa to discuss the whole field of Provlnclal- ir. Harry Black, president of the Rotary club and several other Rotaxians. including Bob McKay, Earl Gordon and Mel Hill were on hand to dedicate the tennis courts, constructed by the club last year as another of Its projects, j In accepting the courts on behalf of the Park Board, Mr. Forman thanked the Rotary Club for their Interest in the children. After skating concluded about 10:30 p.m.. Fire Chief Earl Becker and his men went to the rink and sprayed more water on the Ice to thicken the area for skating this afternoon and evening. Victoria Seeks Enforcement Of 'Blue Laws' VANCOUVER ff The Vancouver Province says the provincial government is investigating Welsh hills near here on a training flight Thursday night. All of the crew of 10 are believed killed. This was the second of the Prince George at 32 below zero. Canadian Pactac Air Lines officials said they hoped to let one plane depart from here this afternoon for Sandspit to meet another aircraft scheduled to take off from Vancouver at 1 p.m. ' Direct flights were cancelled for the fourth straight day. ,J w romiKired with 104 812 'he previous year '!' 'P.d ot 1952,' there were Reduction In 93-day waiting period now required between calling of an election and pollin; day. Reduction of the 63-day waiting period would clear the way for an early election possibly In May. In an Interview in Van ing of an airliner Sept. 9, 1949. The buxom 43-year-old widow dropped through the trap at 12:35 a.m. and was pronounced dead 15 minutes later. Mrs. Pitre was the third person hanged In connection with the plane bombing product of a triangle romance. . bushels of grain I7 Superfortresses Britain bought "" loeatea jn '''H.s ihroughtwt the west. rrom the U S that has crashed this week. Five of a crew of 11 CAVAT tSTCN Is the new Turkish ambassador to Canada. He presented his credentials to Chief Justice Thibau-deau Rinlret, deputy governor-general, at a ceremony in the Supreme Court building. ""4,111 s,i,i that ih.. fvo 1 ..m.'j .. ..... couver Monday. Premier Bennett Dominion affuis. v""irrt allien mtniuay. j ,., , , , (onlinue moving grain The RAF has renamed and hinted a general election will be Financial relationships he "i " winter months. highways are the government's held this spring. B29 the Washington. Relief Phone Board Hoisted Into Office First move in construction of old Government Liquor Store ariboo MP Hits at Proposed chief concern, the premier said. j British Columbia Is not getting what it should In return for ! rental of its Income and corporation tax fields, and is not getting enough federal help on roads, he said. Premier Bennett said the fed-icral government is taking huge Pay Increased For Members Of Labor Board hort-Cut' of PGE Extension a new telephone system In Prince building at the corner of Third the possibility of legislation to regularize" Sunday concerts and Rupert took place yesterday Avenue and becona street. taw a f. .. r roint. for of the shows for which admission is The proposed Monkmun Pass route to northern ex-'lodge. Paeiftn Ornnt ! 1 . 1 .1 firT1 p ,. w wnnu iiiu miiui Hr line wuuiu iiwi M ttlillway Would leave the ho . l,.ll,-. n lh- lnn.,w,rti. VICTORIA (CP) Pay rates for sums from B.C.'s vast post-war industrial expansion, but Is leaving the provincial government to bear the main burden In meeting the demand for roads and other services created by that charged. The law which prohibits commercial Sunday entertainment has rarely been enforced. On Wednesday police advised Vancouver newspapers they would be prosecuted if they continued to accept advertisements for Sunday symphony concerts and Canadian Legion shows. morning when workmen hoisted. Meanwhile. A. C. tAndy) Pefcer-a three-ton relief switchboard son, supervisor of the outside into the office at the city hall plant, arrived here aboard the The huge seven-foot board was Prince Rupert yesterday to begin lifted by a giant Columbia CeUu- checking details and prepare for lose Company crane through a the start of construction, second-storey window and willj Materials and equipment have be installed by men from the 'been ordered and work is expect -Canadian B.C Telephones and,ed to start ss soon as It arrives. Supply Company of Vancouver More thaii 200 new poles will in the present telephone office, j ' be erected. The city of Princo Eric Janes, superintendent of Rupert has undertaken to do the the tystem here, said the job outside plant work at a cost of the Peace River country and llaielton be considered. Such a link would pass through the "Hazelton trench through Flnlay Forks at the junction of the Flnlay. Parsnip and Peace Rivers and would open up "great mineral resources In that country,' according to Prince Rupert spokesman. The Prince Rupert" group says that even the Pine Pass route "is merely one of immediate convenience." and that the "north pr rftlly prob- tlon problems of the Peace River 'lor n ,.ha bevn for 30; country," he said. Uber i" 0eor8' . Mur-: "Miusses of populaUon have t u,r V. Mei"her of Parlla- moved in upon new lands hund-aritow, said Thurs-!rcds of miles north of the pro-:urrri, ,. posed Monkman outlet. rxteL '"Kh whl"'' riding I "Construction of Oils line ks,, " h ,I?f lhe PGE wold; might ot. politically advantag-n ,,,tne statement fol-ieous in Alberta, but would lvave i.,l, p v letorla report that' northeastern British Columbia iuerir 11 a ofrlclu1-' are 'r removed from a direct outlet K a line northeast from i to the Pacific Ocean," he de-u,orSje to Beaverlnd-je clared - new members of the reorganized Labor Relations Board have been raised from $15 to $20 a day. Labor Minister Lyle Wicks announced here. The raise follows protests from both labor and management circles that the government was pinching pennies In setting it lower rate. Mr. Wicks said the four new members of the board will be chosen from 12 candidates at the beginning of next week. The Three B.C. Men Given Life Term TRAVELS ARE OVER PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. CP) will take from two weeks to a $145,113.84. MOUNT VERNON. Wash. l Three British Columbia Indian ern extension of the PGE will only duplicate facilities already i migratory work-era received life Harry Attree, 63, retired as j month to complete and will make I Automate jilectric Company or P.K.U1 clerk with the CNR after available between 300 and 400 Canada vas awarded the con-35 years of service. He figures j additional telephones In this tract to install the Inside pi.mt he covered the equivalent of 55icitv. land now are building the special lmDrisonment sentences Wed I A third route fur extension provided by the Hart highway, and will have negligible future value compared to a line going miih d rout- n,,rlh i of th NE nortn ls Mn P "ie russ to Dawson ! board has been switched from a: times around the world in the! The board will be kept until,; equipment at Brockville, Ont. full-time, full salary basis to i 1.375.000 miles he has travelled ! the $675,000 modern automatic i Officials say It will take about posed by the Prince Rupert nesday for stabbing and beating to death Pete Johnson, a 51--year-old watchman here last Aug. 7. "uia ho onn .n , . . .. i Cham! ... nsmwr ii,, , . -l uiutia long OI i-ominerec, univii up through the Haselton trench, then turning east ..." a part-time, per-dlem basis j in the prairie provinces. I system Is completed n 1955 In the 16 months to hv.iirt the system. milder than the. urges that a link connecting