fpROVlNClAM PS0VIS:iAL U2?.MT, MORROW'S US LTiDES- VICTORIA, 2. C. ELECTION DAY as you like But . . . VOTE ORMES DRUGS ..y, June 10, 1003. .K. standard Time) feet 12:50 18.4 feet 6:31 1.9 feet 18:27 7.5 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA N NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XLII, No. 133 . PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS . n 1 .Hi- - t ' r" Med rt'IFi?eafi Don wmnt 1 i IFIodk 1 Cfak Ceil!:!? IP" -it ... -' 'T'V-W-fW'fcV'fW'WWvrt.v...,,,.,. ,. , . ft " .1"" A 7 I ' ' , 1 ' I hiiii r ihiii i TT- r i-iini',n ifc" - r , ,,; riMiTi'iwaiK'iMtt 'nil nit After Stores Close , From the start of the first siren at 8 a.m. today, voting at the Civic Centre polling station proceeded briskly and by press time close to one-fifth of Prince Rupert's .rj,5 electors had cast their ballots. While the rate of early voting Council was similar to last year's provincial election on June 12 whirh established a record vote of 68 per rfnt In 'the riding, veteran political observer here forecast a still larger turnout of electors today , There are 8.030 eligible voters Winning Pitchers Bills In the entire Prince Rupert riding, about 400 less than in 1952. The heavy rush on the polls : ,M!KNT MANY TIMES when one can s;e a dog pitching a little friendliness lit a cat ; little pup. despite his precarious perch on the pitcher, tries a little of the ' love thy ,r" approach. The tiny tabby in the pitjher next door seems a little apprehensive at mine overtures. Pup, kitten and pitchers were all on display at the Chicago Antl-S'x li'ty's annual rummage sale. Approved is expected between 4 and 7 p.m. when the bulk of the day workers will cast their ballots. CLOSE AT 4 P.M. ' " PS Bitter Debate Precedes Decision berals Swept Back to Power Most industrial plants, including Columbia Cellulose Company and the various fishing houses have given workers time off at 4 p.m. Manitoba; Socreds Crushed "City council last night Results of today's election will gave authority to all its committees to make ex Pi if Manitobuns crushed in its second bid for , majority enjoyed in the last leg- not be known until after the 1 .jWlBlflt.lVMitffrJiW:., L. fc-a.v polls close at 8 p.m oir Liberal-Progressive power in Manitoba In 17 years. islature, adding another term to nit buck Into office Electors returned Premier the party's 30 years' dominance At the polls this nrorning, the in a provincial election ; Douglas Campbell's administra- In Manitoba politics. three candidates in Prince Ru Perhaps as significant as the . the Social Credit party j tion with virtually the same pert riding voted early. William TWO CREW MEMBERS were injured but the engineer leaped to safety when the lead locomotive of a two-engine freight was derailed and toppled over almost in the heart of the city of .. Hamilton, Ont. Escaping steam partially obscures the scene as firemen pour water into the fire box. The tender of the lead locomotive split a switch and the pusher engine caused them to jackknife. penditures before first obtaining approval of the council, but only after a bitter debate. i The voting was 4-3 in favor Of a resolution proposed by Aid. Murray. Social Credit; George Hills. CCF, and A. Bruce Brown, government's victory was the defeat of the 8ocial Credit group, with possible and imponderable effects on the British Columbia 5 SIGH OF SETTLEMENT Liberal, talked Jovially with each other and with voters as they entered the polling station. provincial election today and the federal election later this year. At the table of each polling Ray McLean. I The motion gives various com Latest results from voting, riPrk scrutineers kept a care Majority of Fishermen in North Reject Latest Salmon Price Offer showed this party standing, with fUi eye on every voter as their the number of ridings in which names were crossed off the the parties were leading in brack- voters' list and ballots returned MINE WORKERS' STRIKE ISCOUVER 9 A strike of 100 workers at Torbrit Silver at Alice Arm went Into its fourth week today with no I a settlement. ' ' icnuliunal Union of Mine, Mill and. Smelter Worker seeks a 2',2-cent hourly pay boost for workers, who in strike May 15. mittees of council authority to cover current operating expenses without first seeking ap- ets: ;- ,.... . . . . to the boxes ! iwal of council as otherwise Scott McLaren is returning of Majority of fishermen union I delivered for reduction, and The union s demanas are and Native Brotherhood in thel9.50 a ton on ine grounas ana a whi uh wie giouuua, i u- required by the Municipal Act. . Chief objector to the resolution was Aid. George Casey who claimed that such a move "would throw, the door wide $14.84 delivered for canning and livered for reduction and $10.24 Liberal - Progressives 24 (b); ProRirssive Conservatives 9 3); CCF 2 (3); Social Credit 1; Independents 3 (3); Labor-Progressive (Communist) 1. northern sector are rejecting 1 ficer. Elsewhere In the province, voters also streamed to the polls, many localities including Vancouver reporting sunny weather. Encouraging early conditions salting. j and $18 for canning and salting. the latest price offer by B.u canners on all species of salmon. m tiew Members Added open to Irregularities in T. E. Parkin, union represen Party standing In the 57- ipromiscd a vote of possibly 600,- tative here, said that while voting in certain outlying districts was still under way, majority of member legislature at dissolution ;ooo, compared with 543.000 who Staff of Daily News "He- s- I - -t - 1 i if ( f"' ! - V. '. ballots so far favored rejection of the following prices offered: and writer, has been appointed women's editor, and, William J. MacKinnon, former employee at CURLING CLUB MEMBERS ASKED TO HELP AT RINK " All curling club members are being called by club president Jack.Laurle to attend the working bee at the Seal Cove rir)k "tomorrow night In order that modifications and repairs may be started. , ' Mr. Laurie said the main project, remedying heaving of ice when rinks are flooded, will take a "considerable amount of work." This is the second voluntary working bee. Last Wednesday, eight members of the executive and one member were present. April 23 was: . J voted In the last election. Liberal-Progressives 30; Pro- Some 800,000 voters in the progressive Conservatives 9; CCF 7; vlnce are eligible to cast their Coalition 5; Independent 1; La- ballots for 229 candidates seek-bor-Progressive 1; Vacant 4; ing 48 seats. Total 57. The five coalition mem- Beginning at 8:15 tonight, bers supported the government. riUii0 station CFPR will hook up ' Party standing after the last with the CBC network for a con-electlon Nov. 10, 1949, was Liber- tinuous broadcast of results and al-Progressives 29; Progressive commentary until midnight. Conservatives 13; CCF 7; Coall- ,n co.oiwrilUon with The with this paper's policy it readers increased '. and service, two new s have been added to 7. ii! the announcement to-nlMiT John Manor said (ila dc Winter, traveller Aid. McLean took heated objection to Aid. Casey's statements. He said the move was recommended by B. C. Brace-well, deputy minister of municipal affairs, who recently inspected the business methods of council at a request instigated by Aid. Casey. WITHIN LAW "Mr. Bracewell told us that we were not within the letter of the law before, so now let's set legal the way you. Aid. Casey, wanted It . . ." the Wells (B.C.) Chronicle, who came here first in 1947, has been appointed circulation manager. Miss de Winter came to this city last February following extensive tours throughout Europe and Africa. She served in the administrative branch of the WAAF during the last war and ' Sockeye 19 cents, cohoe 10 cents, pinks fl'2 cents; -summers chums five cents, fall chums seven and six cents. The union's demand for minimum prices are sockeye 25 cents, cohoe 13, pinks eight, summer chums 5'z. fall chums eight and six to 6'2 cents. Total coast vote is expected to be announced In a few days from Vancouver and negotiations with the operators should be re-opened Immediately, said Independent Progressive Conser- be broadcast . . iri i lifA 1 ' suits also will from CFPR. Labor-Progressive 1. Visual many w..w M,A.,a -1tinr. Prnminr For a few seconds, three or four aldermen were talking at CBC coverage will Include Campbell. 58-year-old veteran of Fnebnd. Phe started to see the world after the war and prior to com-hn,a mviilnH with friends in Prominent Stewart Resident; John McKay Dies Suddenly 30 years In the legislature, and periodic tabulations, statements OKI all of his cabinet ministers were irom party oniciais or cancnuates who care to comment on the re- Krnva. onlv a few miles trom '"""" One of them, Works Minister suits', commentaries by such well- once, witn Aid. casey snouung through the maze: "I don't have to sit here and tuke abuse all the time." Acting Mayor Michael Krue-ger found it hard to keep order. Aid. McLean explained that in the past, committees had spent Mr. Parkin. The question of prices will have to be decided before June 20, opening of the sockeye season. Parkin said it was intended by the joint negotiation com John McKay, 45, one of the M Margaret) Ryan of this city, Nairobi In the heart of the Mail Man territory, wnmon't nrif.inl.atlons and Morton, received an acclamation known reporters as James K. Nes-in Gladstone riding on nomina- bitt of Victoria. Blair Fraser in clubs are asked to contact Miss won aay. , Ottawa and Stuart Keate also of Willis, 57, farmer- Victoria. end another brother, James, of Vancouver. Funeral will be held from Grenville Chapel, Rev. L. Sieber officiating, at 2:30 p.m. j tmnl. in m-A nfiw it.oms OI r. mittee, comprised of delegates nnlitleian who has led the Pro- Returns of first choice votes interest in the paper. north country's best known me chanics and a popular resident at Stewart for the past 15 year3, will be burled here Thursday. Mr. McKay died of a heart attack last Tuesday while driving from Vancouver to this city with a friend, William Patterson of Vancouver. gresslve Conservatives since 1030, from the Prince Rupert riding. Mr. MncKlnnon lived in ren i from the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union, the Native Brotherhood and the B.C. Vessel Owners Association, to settle all fish prices for the sea money, taking care of current expenses. NOT NECESSARY ' "But if we have to get approval of the council every time we want to buy anything, we'd be having a council meeting Hnn nnrt Vancouver where he was re-elected in nis una con- wiin exwpuun oi iwo or miee XJ?M rtZtoAtor- mce 1936. Along with Mr. small outlying polling stations, imr the war served with the Campbell, he has been returned are expected to be tabulated by In intervening years, noon tomorrow, the unopposed Rnvnl Nivv as well as in rnn Ihn Nay Status of Lloyd Stinson, CCF But because of the preferen ce snent a year with Cana-'leader, still Is uncertain in the tlal ballot in use. actual results Hlnn Pacific. Airlines and later .tight race In Winnipeg South. ; of the election may not be known inrirrri nt Ocean Falls and the I L. J. Tinkler, president of the .until three weeks or longer. son at once. Son of Robert McKay, promi i y 1 A re-opener clause, however, nent Rupert pioneer, Mr. Mc would be Included In the agreement on fall chum prices. The operators have countered Kay was born In Vancouver and came here as a child with his parents, receiving his education in this city. r'f.i.imhln Cellulose Plant on Manitoba Social Credit League the negotiation committee's de MISS ile WINTER . women's editor every night. "And if the council defeats this motion, as chairman of the finance committee I will see to it that we meet whenever we are called to spend anything over $50," said Aid. McLean stiffly. Wntson Island. mands with a statement that all canners last year lost money After leaving school, Mr. Mc canning salmon at 1952 fish Kay worked for Bob Parker Motors and Lindsay Motors before nth Korean Mobs Protest prices and selling on the pres and nominal leader of the Social Credit forces, was defeated In Morris constituency by Harry Shewman, Independent member of the last legislature. Mercy Plane ent market. Aid. Casey. Aid. H. F. Glassey moving to Stewart. For the past 10 years he has owned and op There was therefore no point Halibut Landings Halibut season In Area 2A will close at midnight after 23 days' fishing and while several vessels will fish until dark tonight, main final catches are estimated to have been Included in those landed today. Highest prices of the season and Aid. John Currte voted against the motion. erated Stewart Motors and has in carrying on bargaining if the ;ning of Truce Agreement QCA Inaugural Flight Leaves For Ketchikan A special flight to inaugurate Queen Charlotte Airlines' new tri-weekly service between Prince Rupert and Ketchikan left here today for the Alaskan port with airline and city representatives aboard. Among those making the trip is Emerson Wallace, newly-appointed base operations managei for QCA at Prince Rupert. Other: are Harold Suddes, QCA assistant general manager at Vancouver; Orme Stuart, president o the Chamber of Commerce; Ber. Jefferies, president of the Junioi Chamber of Commerce; Johr Magor. publisher of The Dailj News; and Crawford Moore, manager of the local travel agency union position was to refuse to Aid. Casey was also "deadly been agent there tor Queen Charlotte Airlines. acknowledge that minimum opposed" to Peter Lien's attend Allied spokesmen gave no hint Beats Stork Mr. McKay had gone to Van ance at a special meeting called couver on a business trip ana prices for 1953 must be lower than those of 1952, they said. Operators told the union that by the deputy minister of education In Prince George Saturday for the purpose of discussing capital financing of school as of April 30. the Industry was Korea (t The South 1 National Assembly voted ""u.ly today to reject an "e unless it provides for of Chinese Commun- and dissolution of the Korean army. llso called today for "all carrying 629,000 cases of canned of what took place In the hut. The Reds asked for a recess and another meeting Is set for Wednesday morning. To the south, hundreds of thousands of chanting South Koreans surged through Seoul and other cities In angry dem buildings under the Public ralmon. but the figure was challenged by the union. In order were paid with 16.1 cents a pound leading for mediums. Landings: Amprlran JB. 38.000, 16, 14 5. 13, AtUn. Canadian Sea Pride, 25.000. 16. 14, 11, Booth; Olympla II, 40.000. 16.3. 15, 11, Pacific: Mtne H. 60.000. 16.1. 14.8. 11, Schools Construction Act. to settle the matter, operators It was explained that Mr. was enroute home when he died. He had driven the auto to Hope, B.C., and was sitting alongside Mr. Patterson when he slumped to the floor about 10 miles south of Lytton. His father flew to the Cariboo to claim the body, which will arrive here by boat tomorrow. Besides his parents. Mr. McKay leaves his wife, the former Muriel Lindsay, and three chil offered to appoint an Independ Lien's going had been approved by council in committee at ' It took a plane to beat the stork in a mercy flight race Saturday afternoon. Twenty minutes after arrival here In hospital from Arrandale, in the mouth of the Naas River, Mrs. David Alexander of Greenville gave birth to a baby boy. The mercy flight was flown by Queen Charlotte Airlines,-pilot E. B. Wallace got the radioed message of distress minutes after the aircraft took off for Kitimat. In a matter of moments the flight was ent auditor. onstrations against tne unpenning armistice, nne mob of 100,000 stormed a which Aid. Casey was present. Several meetings between the operators and union also have been held to settle herring Mr. Lien is assistant treas y measures" at the front 3 Prevent another Com-' "egression and be pre-'f a northward advance." ,,lwh'lc. Allied and Com-1 teams met In. the tiny "at at, Panmunjom for 12 urer. A recommendation by the barricade of bayonet-wielding US military policemen and Korean police outside. 8th Army headquarters compound in Seoul. Manv Koreans In the unruly Cold Storane; Invercan IV, 36.000. 16.3. 15. 11. Atlln; Pauline V. 4.000. 15, 14, II, Booth; Ispaco, 81.000, 18. 16. 11, Cold 8torage; MW, 7,000 (not sold). Co-op Reward, 14.000; Panda II, 17.000; Sandy 8, 7.0O0; Advance I, 36,000; Helen II. 85.000; Morris H, 31,000; Parma. 45.000. prices for an experimental sunr mer operation which would ter mlnate October 15. utilities committee that no In Roy Berryman, chief pilot for QCA here, is captain of ttu flight. The new service will operate Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. creases this year be granted to dren, Joan, 17, Robert, 12, and William, eight. He also is survived by a brother, Robert (Joe) McKay, and a sister, Mrs. T. A. today amid increasing The companies offered $7 a ton on the grounds and $10.94 the fire chief and to the assistant fire chief was approved. that mob were trampled before it was an armistice may be within a week. broken up. - VTE AS U 'LIKE - BUT-VQ