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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY.
FEBRUARY
26.
1953
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Taxes
Must
Go
Up
To
Obtain
Money
The
city
of
Prince'
Rupert
will
be
out
$48,fXK)
this
year
on
the
new
basis'
of
calculating
school
costs
as
laid
down
by
the
Social
Credit
budget
last
week.
Although
information
receiv-
ed
by
the
city
has
been
"very
I
a
1
-J
V
ft
scanty"
It
Is
known
that
the
annual
Social
Security
and
Municipal
Aid
tax
grant
will
be
withdrawn
from
municipalitieK,
City
Clerk
R.
W.
Long
said
today.
.
This
sum
last
year
wan
$101.-
Workers
Accept
Agreement
I
KIT!
II
T
JOB'S
DAI
I
RS
drill
team,
which
has
marched
to
victory
In
three
tntrr-,!
'i.iii
i
uniif'tltiijim
In
the
US
Has
received
an
offer
to
march
In
the
opening
parade
Calgary
Kuun(iele
next
July
and
to
sta-ie
two
evening
performance.
000
and
was
used
to
dcfrayl
'
school
cosU.
iim..
l.
.1
..i
r
us
Daughters
Asked
to
Show
the
total
school
costs
of
$155368,
City
telephone
depart-
has
been
reduced
to
$102,000,
aft
$48,000
loss
Is
still
Incurred
by
t,rrmWppa
nf
thi
t
Calgary
Stampede
in
July
withdrawal
of
the
SS&MA
tax.
This
means,
said
Mr.
Long.
Intcrnat
i
o
n
a
1
Brother-
4,
i!
pretty
Prime
parade
of
the
annual
Calgary
.offer
will
be
left
with
member
that
a
tMai
of
$67,000
more
in
Ujood
of
Electrical
Work-
taxes
wilt
have
to
be
raised
Uus
j
ear
than
last
for
school
opera-1
ers,
Local
344,
have
ac-
u
,
cepted
the
1952
wage
.rl
v.lii
)i
already
ha.t
,
Stampede
and
to
put
on
two
eve-
of
the
team
end
their
parents,
tr.u
Ii
putdn-ity
Ui
thik
lung
performance
at
the
grand-
said
Mr.
Mitchell.
win
it
vi
ted
to
display
,
tand
arena.
The
33-flrl
marching
team,
of
Canada;
The
Invitation
as
announced
.
highly
popular
for
their
out
agreement
after
request-
i
last
night
by
Drill
Master
AlexjsUndlng
display
of
marching.
lnclt5'
10
t203
60
According
to
pre&s
reports.!
miT
a
five
ner
cent
in
.
!).iui-h!cts
drill
team'
Mitchell
kt
the
team
regular
1951
took
all
flint
prizes
In
the
for
linemen
and
nett
stated
earlier
that
under
crease
a
K-.
i
!i-rr,
have
jeen.Crtll
nlsht.
(international
Job's
Daughters
u...
tiie
w.-.,ti
day;
Urctston
of
acceptance
of
the!
drill
coinpelitwri
at
Richmond.
1
UYUGHT
SAVING
TIME
the
new
system
of
dividing
i
,
seven
per
cent
boost
for
school
costs,
no
municlpalfty
i
,
,
will
receive
less
than
last
year.'
telephone
operators.
.
."Methods
of
taxation
and'
Negotiations-
were
completed
other
matters
have
not
been
yesterday
following
a
meeting
n.Hfurt
i
,,
Mr
ir
between
Les
Crampton,
union
I
Virginia.
i
i
For
two
years
previous
to
that,
I
llie
wine
learn
won
the
cham-:pioiuhip
In
Uie
VS.
competing
I
against
teams
from
all
parts
of
"Canada
and
the
States,
i
On
the
1951
tour,
the
team
also
Idtaged
a
display
at
Uie
arena
of
UMTS.
HERE
APRIL
26
buslnes8
and
the
city
For
this
reason
he
and
Aid.
Kay
?'
Smith,
already
in
Vancouver.
1
wae
committee.
will
attend
the
special
meeting
j
The
Electrical
Workers
are
the
i
the
Canadian
National
Exhibl
tin
in
Tftrr,i
.
h
rtwiiiost
!
nf
the
L'ninn
of
B.C.
MuniciruU-
rirsi
ot
tnree
unions
witn
wmcn
luHIA
v
Daylight
saving
Ume
will
start
In
Brltlh
;a
)'jr
on
Sunday,
.April
28,
and
remain
In
effect
ii.c.y,
Sep1einbr
27.
..u
Ivr
(xt
time
ere
fixed
Wednesday
by
the
pro-0i4Bwtie...-
'
-
1
o
i
"
i
'ii
1
in"
i
1
m
in
i
i
ii
r
A
tip
tn
hiirt
in
Vinmnm
cm
the
city
deals
to
have
settled
of
Exhibition
officials.
TV.
I
mamWa4
r...
A.
Saturday.
.
-V-hs
new
agreement.
"
'
-
--
some
tonceiislons
were
made
The
spwial
meeting
will
seek
by
the
clty
clerk
w
R
Long
I
10
cuirny
an
asprcus
01
uie
.ewisutl,
and
Include
three
weeks
school
cost
system.
j
holidays
after
five
years
and
KETCHIKAN
ROCKETS
J952
Alaka
Gold.Medal,
Jpurnament
champions
arrived
-bj-
plane
here
today
to
enter
the
Prince
Rupert
Fishermen's
Co-operative
Association
international
tournament
which
opens
tomorrow
night.
The
tournament
will
Include
the
New
Metiakatla
Athletics
'Alaska)
and
two
Prince
Rupert
teams,
Maraon
Omega
and
Gordon
Si
Anderson.
In
the
lineup
above
are,
from
left,
'back
row)
Carl
Manzoni.
Harry
Johanson,
J.
J.
Mackey,
W.
M.
Christlanson;
front
row,
Duane
Vincent
(not
coming
because
now
with
U.S.
Coast
Guard)
Joe
Brewer
and
Larry
Erickson.
Not
shown
but
coming
are
team
members
Malnick,
Ruby,
Ludvigson,
Hughes
and
Boyd.
.
-
..
,'plays
at
most
major
city
functions
and
Is
heartily
received
j
wherever
presented,
j
Mr.
Mitchell
Is
In
charge
of
their
training.
Mrs.
Mitchell
Is
,
guardian
of
the
Bethel.
four
weeks
after
15
years
of
service
In
place
of
a
three-week
holiday
after
10
years
In
the
In
the
Legislature
this
week.
Progressive
Conservative
leader
George
Miller
charged
in
the
i!s
Demands
Reason
For.
popping
Work
on
Highway
t
The
girls
range
In
age
from
12:budeet
debate
that
under
the
i
former
contract.
f
to
20
and
are
led
by
drill
captain
'
new
education
financing
scheme,
i
Service
pay
of
$5
a
month
after
Margaret
Olske.
Their
colorful
!
municipalities
would
get
tempor-1
10
years,
ana
S3
a
montn
ior
eacn
R1A
CPl-
fi,.,,n.i.
II,
T.
.Ii.il
-l,l..l.r
R,w.,.'i
uniform
Is
their
familiar
Scot
1
a
fcr
pnnrp
uwt.
M,'.,lc(nr
Phiiin
n.
ary
relief,
but
In
a
years
Ume
live
years
tnereaiier
was
aeieiea
they
would
be
in
worse
financial
',
from
the
new
agreement,
position
than
now.
i
Two
other
unions
whose
re-
.......
.1(11
J
...
nAnntin
nd-d
an
ex-!
lardl
was
out
of
the
Legislature
i
Pllua
8norl
8K,r
ana
n
booti.
1
1
t
tii
grivcrnrnent
at
the
time
and
no
Social
Socreds
Hold
4-2
Lead
in
Demands
For
Resignations
From
Legislature
Robert
E.
Sang,
president
ofi?.uca
""""
"?,
h.ni
ixtn
halted
on!
Credit
member
ventured
an
an-
j
The
team
received
the
offer
of
visiting
the
Stampede
which
tion
are
the
Civic
Workers
Union
the
UBCM.
said
Tuesday
he
had
swer.
iwrn
Trans-provmrlal
f'-'
.r
Prime
Rupert
lns,de
nd
nd
he
had
a
long
distance
telephone
I
"?
Rupert
Firefighters
As-
conversation
with
Premier
-Ben-
nett
i
soc111011-
.
.
Civic
workers
are
seeking
a
The
Premier
answered
to
ouri,2.ent
an
nour
ftcross
lhe
zrd
lis
lui
vi
-iii(
i.
v
tt.
ui
etvAiru
Mr
Hills
referred
to
a
reply
j
Julv
a
wltn
squaij,
Df
enjoyment,
by
Mr.
oaglardl
on
the
Leglsla-
..jf
y.y
can
posjubiy
go,
they
lure
s
order
pnper
that
more
wtll
..
said
Mr
Mitchell,
than
$4OT.a
was
left
at
the
end
j
Tne
Mte,t,
thu
teara
has
of
the
for
work
year
on
J
pHnce
Rup,rt
u
far
"
18
;
reachinir.
but
I
think
we
were
demands
for
resignations
by
a
Salmon
Arm)
for
his
attack
on
score
of
4
to
1.
the
province's
school
system.
Box
score
for
the
last
two
days
The
government
repudiated
Mr.
pers
1.
VICTORIA
(CP)
Demands
for
resignations
flew
back
and
forth
across
the
British
Columbia
Legislature
like
darts
Wednesday.
By
the
time
the
row
had
saiuiaction
a
long
list
oi
ques-i.
increase
and
other
conces-Uons
on
a
school
financing
!
slon
worklnlt
conditions.
J
Reid's
remarks.
idbook
scheme
which
we
put
to
him.
j
riremen
originally
wanted
a
12
He
Works
Minister
Philip
Gag-
quoted
the
Prince
Rupert
j
go(xj
ln
Richmond.
We
have
Is
4-2
for
Social
Credit.
The
CCF
got
the
ball
rolling
Tuesday
by
demanding
the
resignation
of
J.
A.
Reld
(SC
no
otner
cteiaus
were
aisciosea
per
cent
overall
increase.
lardi
took
up
the
gauntlet
j
Dally
News
of
October
6
which
j
not
received
an
InvltaUon
to
en
4
unions
itiduieted
down
the
Social
Credit
by
Mr.
Sang.
I
City
has
told
all
promptly
Wednesday
by
demanding
resignations
from
the
hold-the-
government
led
the
opposition
or
Fired'
ltll.O
IV.
OWl.lt
W
.
lJ
11
Wit.
...V
:
House
of
CCF
leader
Harold
Winch.
Frank
Snowsell
(CCF
Saanich)
and
Vincent
Segur
in
turn
quoted
an
official
asij,.,
tne
international
drill
com-
saylng
that
no
money
was
left
petitions
since."
to
finish
the
highway
work.
Mr.
Hills
said
Prince
Rupert
j
city
groups
had
a.--ked
for
"
MnrO
Af
nmir
explanation
for
halting
the
1
wlUI
C
t.V1
IIIW
work
but
none
hud
been
given.
m
f
Earlier
ln
the
sitting.
Mr.
j
ntOrmQtilOri
line
policy
oi
granting
no
wage
Increases
this
year.
Meanwhile,
at
a
meeting
of
the
firemen
last
night,
union
members
decided
to
"make
concessions"
to
the
city
following
a
study
of
counter
proposals
to
(CCF
Revelstoke).
07
Company
Sells
Interest
In
Pipeline
"ill
(CP
The
Van-in
a
dispatch
from
'"''V.
says
Mrs.
Muriel
who
edited
the
teachers'
hand-Motive
I.lvimr
"
has
Mr.
Gaglardl
said
he
based
his
demand
for
these
resignations
on
articles
tn
the
CCF
vtHgiarai
acniea
rnarges
oy
iv
fired
by
the
so-!Fra"fc
Snow.sell
iCCF
Saanichl
$52
MILLION
FLOOD
LOAN
FLOATED
BY
NETHERLANDS
THE
HAGUE
(API
The
Netherlands
government
announced
it
ls
floating
a
bond
loan
of
200.000.000
guilders
($52,630,000)
to
help
pay
for
part
of
the
damage
caused
ln
the
floods
three
weeks
ago.
The
government
recently
made
a
provisional
estimate
of
the
total
flood
loss
at
1,000.000.000
guilders
i
$265,000,000).
About
1.400
persons
lost
their
lives
ln
this
country.
News
which,
he
said,
quoted
Mr.
Winch,
Mr.
Snowsell
and
Mr.
Being
Given
that
he
had
held
up
road
work
VANCOUVER
0
The
Union
Oil
Company
of
California
has
Segur
on
various
matters.
BONN
(CP)
United
States
'sold
Its
interest
ln
Trans-Moun
He
said
the
three
CCF
mem
their
requests.
"We
are
quite
willing
to
come
down
ln
our
request
for
wage
Increase
of
12
per
cent,
but
we
have
rejected
the
proposal
of
no
increase,
at
all,"
said
a
union
spokesman.
CHIEF
REQl'ESTS
bers
had
made
false
accusations
experts
are
training
British,
!l
K'lvi'imiient."
ri".
44
year-old
civil
''
1!)
.tr;s
service,
has
'liive
secretary
of
the
firnnilum
committee
Ve.trs
Hi''
tlanrltuw.k
"ftf..A
against
him
concerning
use
of
Pubic
Works
Department
plane
tain
Pipe
Line
for
a
profit
of
$3,000,000.
The
announcement
was
made
Tuesday
by
C.
H.
Finnnel
of
Los
Angeles,
public
relations
director
for
Union
Oil.
3:A
i
"i
TV
-
tw-
A
'
t
.i'-
't
t-.V
,
so
the
government
could
save
funds
to
help
show
a
surplus
ln
the
first
Social
Credit
budget.
Mr.
Snowsell
later
quoted
the
August
11
edition
of
the
Prtnre
George
Citizen
which
said
work
had
been
stopped
In
that
area
but
that
officials
would
give
no
reason.
Mr.
Snowsell
added:
"There
was
no
offlctul
reason
Riven.
The
money
was
available,
the
t
nB"
(rum
whicv
t
i
One
of
the
main
requests
of
the
firemen,
outside
of
wages.
Is
that
the
city
set
up
a
three-
Belgium
and
Dutch
armies
ln
offensive
and
defensive
atomic
warfare.
Oen.
Sir
Richard
Gale,
who
commands
NATO's
three-nation
northern
army
group,
told
a
press
conference
here
that
this
was
a
"new
development,"
thus
Indicating
that
the
U.S.
ls
giving
more
atomic
Information
than
before
to
her
allies.
man
board
based
on
the
Civil
Service
Law,
which
would
conduct
hiring
and
dismissal
of
fire
'ill
fredit
member
for
(uu(rd
in
the
Lrg-Jus
attack
on
sex
B
schools,
fi
iiddccl
iii..
i
ii...
Jti..
Court
of
Revision
to
Hear
Proposed
Assessment
Figures
Mr.
Finnell
said
Union,
one
of
the
original
backers
of
the
Edmonton-Vancouver
pipeline
project,
bought
100,000
shares
for
$10
each.
men,
keep
up
flies
of
applicants,
screen
them
and
sit
as
an
appeal
1.1
ie
uis-
weuther
wcuLiicr
suitable,
QUiiMuii,
lauvi
labor
avail
funds
appropriated
for
public
works
and
use
of
a
government
truck
to
tow
his
car.
The
three
CCFers,
he"
added,
should
prove
their
charges
or
resign.
The
CCF
had
demanded
that
Mr.
Reid
produce
evidence
to
substantiate
his
charges
of
immorality
in
the
schools
or
resign.
Mr.
Snowsell
said
to
Mr.
Gaglardl:
"Would
you
be
willing
to
resign
if
they
were
proved?"
Mr.
Oaglardi
said
he
would.
William
Moore
(CCF
Comox)
.
inu-
'
v
brace
"is
bellev-
ni,iP,
heavy
equipment
on
th
court
on
any
grievences
of
a
dis
The
firm
sold
them
at
$40
each,
"''Minnow
a
nialnr
He
said
groups
of
American
The
1953
Prince
Rupert
court,
Mr.
Long,
ln
giving
explana-
missed
fireman.
1
1,1
curriculum
ulanninu
soldiers,
highly-trained
ln;hesaid'
The
union
believes
such
a
"'hmils"
Decision
to
dispose
of
Its
pipe
of
revision
which
must
bring
;
tion
for
his
new
land
assessment
down
Its
decision
on
assessment
;
figures,
told
the
revision
court
appeals
by
February
28
accord-:
that
he
had
based
his
values
on
ing
to
the
Municipal
Act,
will
,
the
foot
frontage
of
all
land.
Job
ready
to
go
to
work
and
anxious
to
avoid
the
expense
of
moving
to
a
new
Job.
"In
view
of
i
this)
am
I
to
be
condemned
for
suggesting
a
possible
motive
for
such
cessa
board
"would
best
serve
the
interests
of
the
community.
''"-'"-wimcil
I,
t
be
v
Hie
Ciililnet
h
t,.,.
atomic
warfare,
are
attached
to
various
levels
of
his
command.
"They
know
exactly
how
much
they
can
and
cannot
say
with
security."
he
said.
line
Interest
was
made
when
Union
decided
not
to
pick
up
Its
option
'on
a
refinery
site
near
Everett,
Wash.
The
request
does
not,
and
is
I
y
"infirm
her
dls-
hear
a
suggested
assessment
on
1
ranging
from
$225
per
foot
in
the
not
intended
to
reflect
upon
the
improvements
of
city
taxpayers
,
business
district
to
$2
a
foot
in
tion
of
work?"
Fire
Chief
or
any
other
city
official
(who
has
been
in
charge
of
some
outlying
residential
areas,
said
to
the
minister:
"Get
your
tonight.
resignation
ready.'
That
made
It
3-1
for
Social
Credit
or
3-2
after
two
days.
Premier
Bennett
then
jumped
Toronto
Man
Leaving
Shortly
For
18-Month
Stay
With
Eskimo
City
Clerk
Bill
Long,
also
act-
Foot
frontage
values,
said
Mr.
ing
assessor,
will
present
the
sug-
Longj
depended
on
location
of
gested
assessment
figures.
He
tne
property
and
on
the
utility
already
presented
revised
figures
services
available,
on
land
assessments
at
the
open-...
.
.
ing
of
the
court
of
revision
hear-
Mr-
ton.
unde,r
crofs-exami"-inir
Feb
9
aUon
y
city
8
sUcltor-
J-
T-
this
duty
ln
the
past.)
"The
union
has
had
no
complaint
whatever
with
respect
to
the
hiring
or
firing
of
city
firefighters.
The
union
merely
thinks
that
a
Civil
Service
has
some
merit
and
has
suggested
that
the
city
give
the
matter
some
consideration,"
a
spokesman
said.
n
'"Paix.r
said
Mrs.
U
to
be
pro-
'
"'''
BC.
civil
Service
s
woclHtlon.
"fd
Prominent
civil
&.vi,11!:
..Thjs
wom
d
1,ttt
the
HPd
"
th'
'tar
of
nl5-f-df
edu-
up
and
said
Mr.
Moore
should
resign
his
seat
also
If
the
CCF
couldn't
prove
what
he
said
were
their
charges
against
Mr.
Gaglardl.
"
UnVnB
I
rl
lhA
rmi
thai
r,
"The
administrator's
position
would
be
unique,"
he
writes.
"He
would
have
to
be
a
student
of
.
.I,
.
...
1
iuivcrj,
.livi
vvji
i
-
v.
ii
w
...
Atal
I
?ZPv.;f
considered
"the
present
assess-levelled
,
at
what
ratepayers
term-
.
t.
h
,,ni
-,t
ed
"out
of
all
proportion"
assess-
o!
n,1)tllhlB
fair.
the
people
of
the
country,
TORONTO
(CP)
Doug
Wilkin-
i
klnson
in
a
report
obtained
dur-son
Is
leaving
his
wife,
his
home
.
ing
a
previous
15-month
stay
ln
and
his
work
here
to
live
for
18
the
Arctic
when
he
prepared
a
months
as
a
member
of
an
Es-
j
moving
picture
for
the
national
ktmo
family
In
the
far
north.
I
film
board.
He
will
travel
1.600
miles
to
!
His
study
will
be
sponsored
by
Rnffin
luionH
.hnriiv
in
n.uiimn
!
thu
Arctic
Institute
of
North
speaking
the
language,
think
V,aid
The
8n.
ls
'''iked
f
,.,.,
,
ing
with
the
Eskimos.
He
must
gain
their
confidence
and
their
admiration
by
showing
that
he
lst
March
31.
ls
ln
the
country
with
one
defl
America,
and
funds
Include
a
grant-in-aid
from
the
Banting
fund.
a
new
life
as
the
adopted
son
of
bearded
bespectacled
Akom-lik,
titular
head
of
the
Eskimo
Pols
p.
.
Lifted
Duke
Completes
2nd
Solo
Flight
WHITE
WALT
HAM.
Berkshire,
England
(Reuters)
Th
Duke
of
Edinburgh
has
madi
his
second
solo
flight,
threi
months
after
taking
his
firs'
flying
lesson.
The
Duke,
now
i
marshal
of
the
RAF,
is
taking
a
regular
service
flying
course
ments
drawn
up
by
City
Assessor
Harry
Daggett,
now
111
ln
hos-
It
is
expected
the
court
of
re-pital.
vision,
which
this
year
ls
com-
.
prised
of
the
whole
city
council
WEATHER
with
Mayor
Harold
Whalen
as
North
Coast
Region:
Cloudy
chairman,
will
sit
Friday
and
with
frequent
sunny
periods
to-
Saturday
to
review
all
the
ap-dav
and
Friday.
Little
change
la
peals,-
then
give
Its
division,
temperature.
Westerly
winds
15.
About
half
of
the
original
ap-Low
tonight
and
high
Friday
at
peals
were
dropped
when
the
Port
Hardy
Sandspit
and
Prince
suggested
assessments
were
pre-Rupert
35
and
45.
sented.
Clifford
Sifton
Dies
Suddenly
SASKATOON
(CP)
Clifford
Maclean
Sifton,
34,
editor
of
the
Saskatoon
Star-Phoenix,
died
in
hospital
here
today
after
a
thoit
Illness.
Member
of
a
noted
newspaper
family,
he
was
the
son
of
Harry
Sifton
who
died
ln
1934.
nlte
purpose
to
assist
and
guide
the
Eskimo
to
a
better
Mr.
Wilkinson
s
earner
report
camp
lite
In
his
own
land.
WrdnA
"ine
Kv
Purpose
of
his
self-exile
la
to
;
proposed
a
system
uau
ww
'mm
y
,Iifte(t
Prlce
implement
preliminary
steps
In
j
the
Canadian
government,
as
"He
would
be
a
governor
for
his
district,
responsible
only
to
the
head
of
the
administration
-
itarett
'
1
ry
a
new
system
or
government,
ior
now,
woum
H.v..n
-
,;V
"
rpes,
copper
and
the
9,000
Canadian
Eskimos.
The!
hand
but
ln
conjunction
with
a
In
Ottawa."
I
system
was
outlined
by
Mr.
Wil-
I
number
of
area
anministrai,ors.