Ihree Oil Companies Pay Alberta Prince Rupert Daily News As I See It Government S6 Million For Lease Wednesday, January 27, 1954 WATSON I EDMONTON (CP) The price of by ".. LAM " "'ar tract ol k, newly-developed to Imperial Oil for j, la Independent dallynewspaper d-voted to the upbuilding of Prtnn Rupert and Northern and rntral British Columbia. Member of Canadian Presa Audit Bureau of cirr-iilatlona Canadian Dally Newspaper Association. Published by The Prince Rupert Dally New. Limited. J. F. MAOOR. President H. O. PERRY. Vice-President Imore ENJOY A Subscription Rates: By carrier Per week, 25c; per month. 1 00; per year. HOC. 3y mall Per month. 75c; per year, 8 00. r " V r . i r ' ' RES TREATME looking for oil In Alberta Is po-Ing up. A peek beneath the surface of the lltlle-known Pembina field can cost as much as $140 i an acre. I Three oil companies paid the! Alberta government more than $2B,00O,00O Tuesday to explore abp.it 275,000 seres of the new Hcmbina light - gravity field, strengthening speculation that Pembina may equal the role of Redwater or Leduc In Alberta's oil economy. Reservation rights In the field cost four firms a record $28,001,-287: the major part of an all-time high of $H0.417.182 received by the Social Credit government in its first oil lease and reservations sale of 1954. The sale continues today with authorized as second class mall by the Post Office D?partinent, Ottavi Important Meeting HOW can Prince Rupert get an artificial skating rink? An indoor swimming pool? Is the Alaska Music Trail the kind of professional musical enter- New Flap Proposed THERE are important developments taking place, behind the scenes, ALBERTA MANITOBA 1 j in regard to the proposed A. A SASKATCHEWAN ainment we want or should we try for something j Canadian flag. "V iDMONTONl - ... i I There is a .strong move afoot to j work out a compromise designed to satisfy many of the M.P's j who would not vote for any flag 1 SASXATOOW WNNPIGrl lse? These and other questions of equal importance o the community will come up at the annual meet-ng of the Civic Centre Association on Friday night. Phey are questions which are easy enough to discuss iver coffee in the morning, but getting action on hem is something else again. So here is the chance. In the Civic Centre Asso I RE6IHA announcement of bids on some 21,000 acres in about 7U unproven tracts of crown-reserve land in widely-scattered lections of the province. It has already reached record proportions; the previous high for such a sale was $12,881,-436 in 1952. .so far proposed. The idea i.s to make the official coat-of-arms of Canada the main feature of the new flag. Most people have only a vague idea what the coat-of-arms is, for In official newspaper advertisements it Is reduced down, and printed In black on white so eomes out as a mere WORK IS EXPECTED to start this winter on a tractor-and-sleigh highway for northern defence stretching over 1,800 miles of wilderness from M initoba to the Yukon. It will stretch from the Manitoba mining community of Flin Flon to thi Yukon settlement of Watson Lake. The winter-only road will run over frozen lakes and tundra and will be used by "cat-trains" caterpillar-type tractors towiiur a number of loaded sleiirhs. The Pembina field, about 80 miles west of Edmonton and only 45 miles west of the Wizard Lake field, produced the first carcllum sand oil in Canada June 20, 1953. Nine producing wells now are turning out 37 gravity oil. . , - . I The highest reservation-rights price ol the first a. y's sale, $13,- 000,125, was paid by Texaco Ex-j ploration Co. Ltd. for 92,100 i acres, more than $141 an acre, I In areas adjacent to the Pem-i oina discovery well. P tori Jn ray... Reflects and Reminisces PARLIAMENT By E. T. APPLEWHAITE, MP Skeena FEEL LIKE ANEW K Knjoy relaxing, rrjuvn u provided by Spring letp better . . . you'll, with more rest fr sleeping hour! Come in al your convct,. oe the new "Sleep CV, ee how whence no; aelcvt th maltreat yr fardleii of your w. height even for tw t widely (liflt-rinK might-in the unnie bed N.iril, .smudge. ' i But in the full official colors j the cout-of-arms is really veryj imposing looking. The lion and the unicorn are there on the sides, as they are In the official ! seal of Britain. But in our Can- : adiun coat-of arms the lion carries a flag staff, complete with a Union Jack In full color. The unicorn uphoia.s the French l'leur de lys. The shield Is of course the most familiar feature to most Canadians because 11 is the part and only part, which now appears on the unofficial red ensign. There are some objections to the use of the whole Canadian coat-of-arms on a flag. Some argue it i.s too complicated. It Is a strange but true fact that our Canadian coat-of-arms is much more complicated than that, for instance, of Great Four cent stamps arc still be The dramatic argument about the future of the European Defence Community has tended to obscure the present facts of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, on which the defence of ing sold but the payment of five cents is thought to be not only on the way, but so near that a Fred E. Dowdie OPTOMETRIST New address: 303 3rd Ave. W . Phone Green 900 good many helpless Canadians confess to a feeling of ner vousness. iLsten to what Posi- master-Ueneral Cote says: "Thoi lnfrA4eA id tint a nnniiliir Ihinf ! While I have not the full particulars yet, I understand that some provision in the nature of a "Northern Allowance" Is being made for federal civil servants in our area. This Is, in my opinion, no more than simple justice, but it is also good business If we are to keep good men and women In, or to at tract new ones into, the country's service. The allowance, I suppose, will not be as large as some of us might have hoped, but It will, at least, be an official recognition of the merits of our case. Congratulations to Phil Lin-zey and Art Nickerson upon their election as president and vice-president of the Prince Ru Spring-Filled Mot' from $39-50.1 3 1 I PAINT Western Europe primarily de- j pends. Although NATO's growth has been rapid the targets of expansion have not been reached and are not likely to be reached. Russia maintains In eastern Europe today not to speak of its huge reserves elsewhere-much larger forces than NATO can command. The 1953 total defence budgets of the thirteen allies amounted to some $66 billion, a figure that may not be reached again; I think we can be sure that just as -we reduce However, I am not here to do the popular thing. I tm here to do my duty.' Omlnoi's enough. Our sympathy goes out to any candidate anywhere W'ho has lost his voice. It muM be terrible Gordon &W The mail' objection is that it does not single out and magnify the only symbol which the Canadian people have alwayi recognized as their own par for a politician to have nothln, i ! I ll'li I uc n Phone 46 1 to say andkb unat ic to say j: ciation we have a large ready-made group potential- y well suited to undertake certain recreational proj- cts which the city badly needs. Unfortunately here is an inclination to let the opportunity go by ibsenteeism. When the association met last year, it was difficult even to raise a quorum. In such circumstances there is bound to he a lack of initiative and new ideas. A few citizens work unsparingly year after year to keep the organization going and, considering the indifferent support, nave done remarkably well. But if the association is ver to latU'ch into major new ventures, it needs the uunerical strength of active members. No o:.e who has studied the subject will try to ninimize the cost of an artificial rink or a swim-ning pool. The money needed for either project A'ould almost certainly run into six figures. It presents a serious problem, but what about it? If we want these things strongly enough, we can have them. The tough part is not raising the money but overcoming the defeatist attitude which pre-c-edes it. One good step as a starter is to attend that meeting Friday night. ' . Who's Your Choice? yHlLE returns in the voting for the Good Citi-W zenship award are coming in fairly well, there are still not nearly enough ballots to give the judg-. ing committee a basis for selection. With the deadline just a week away, everyone with a choice in mind for this award is urged to send in a ballot as soon as possible. Two or three candidates are appearing prominently in the voting, kit in no case is there sufficient support to say this person or that should receive the award. While the final choice lies with the committee, the voting provides a means of singling out the popular favorites. All ballots are treated confidentially. How about sending in yours today? Scripture Passage for Joday "He spake boldy in the name of the Lord." Acts 9:20 pert Chamber of Commerce, also ; ( our defence preparations , in just that scale will the need lor HIS BIG HOVR A newspaperman's most thrill to Phil Ray upon his re-election as secretary. And I think ( the community of Prince Rupert, mera iucrea.se. ticular national emblem, the maple leaf. Of all the thousands of letters that are written on the subject of the flag, over ninety-five per cent agree on only one thing, ing. dream nmt- true when! I am Eraduallv moving Into the swing of my new duties. My ! Donald Ritchie1, surrendered to a reporter the other night in a seat in the House has been yes, and the surrounding area, owes a real vote of thanks to retiring president, Orme Stuart, for his year of hard and useful work. ftqlH : U ! J that the maple leaf should be given the most prominent place. Preston (OntJ Cafe and-asked if net would. mit4 callirigj.t.hc cops. '.' ALJ ill Automatic WASHBR moved to a second row seat handy to the Chair. I have on a couple of occasions already replaced Mr, Speaker when the House was In formal session, and last Wednesday I went through the formalities of officially adjourning the day's session. I The " high cost of childiirn's j haircuts jolts, many young ' ; couples who can't even use a j bowl because their crockery is j oil the modern square type. ! , MilrM 0i'i "" " aaPirt-,"Cil 'and consl'tenTSn suvin wim , Stratford Beacon-Herald ' "i . For something over a J'ear now I have been trying to get the government to assume responsibility for lights on the Skldegate dock, both iaside the freight shed and on the dock itself. More recently, similar requests have come to me from other coastal communities, particularly from Bella Coola. So I am trying a new approach; instead of following up each of these requests separately, I am trying to get the government to adopt as a iae ' . . . atra-ll!rtBt Ar'ew .... ttoM...Hra. .-!.. vlalat Jwt-a-fili lam . - . tavlnt tr'l T 5,",,' The cont-ol -arms carries maple leaves in two places. There are three tiny green ones on the shield, and near the top the lion is holding up a small scarlet maple leaf In one paw. The critics prefer only one blj leaf. The Daughters of the Empire have always been the strongest organized body In Canada to oppose the idea of having a separate flag for Canada. Until now, they have held that the Union Jack, alone, was the only flag wc needed or wanted. But now the ruling body of nlfarn rl. " 1 wanlM . . . "awtae- lama . . . ttntla $' S" '" the Chamber rather than working in my office during sitting Pay your dog licence. Fill out that income lax form. Shovel that snow. Thus life is Just one thing after another. tloull tdwaip be proud ijou oun tt hours-; but with the new duties I I find it almost impossible to I leave the Chamber for more I than a few minutes at any time. I The Senate re-convened after ! Christmas, a week later than we did. They re-opened on January I 19th. The first item before them j on their return was a message ! from His Excellency the Gover matter of policy that it is our RUPERT RADIO & ELECll It's not so long ago some-: times folks were declaring an 1 effective way to keep feet warm j on a cold winter night was to I put on a pair of socks dipped in I cold water and go to bed with I wet feet. Personally we have malii ii n phnna An tilfipt ,' I Phofil 313 Third Avenue responsiDiniy io in.siai aim maintain lights on these docks. I do feel that If the government would pay for installation and for power, local citizens would most likely gladly volunteer to look after maintenance. nor-General thanking the Sen I ate for its address in reply to d ,g useful So ls a boUie con-' l - 'the Speech from the Throne. r rrr t the Daughters of the Empire has drastically shifted ground. It had endorsed as the best official flar for Canada the Canadian Red Ensign. This, o: course, is the. one with the Union Jack in the upper left hand corner, and with the Canadian .shield on the red field of the flag. . Wc have now reached the tainlng water which Is hot, Instead of cold. NOTICE OF AAEETIK Household Healing Costs in Saskatoon INTER WKARSj AWAY ., , , . Don't bother worrying 'mtlch OTTAWA DIARY Th Annual General mcetliig of the Civic C Association !of Prince Rupert 'wlJl be held f January 29th, 1.054, at 8:00 p,m. in the Civic C ' ' Auditorium. longer about the winter. Any day now the seed catalogues, Cut By Piping Natural Gas to Homes ' -'L By Norman M. MacLeod SASKATOON (CP) Natural gas point, therefore, that. jusjL about everybody in Canada now agrees we do need a flag of our own. What flag Is the question. A Member of Parliament told advice that taxes should be cut line last summer. .. . J?" ' wl" be alon Most applications In Saska-! ' toon, a city of 53,000 population, j , 13 il not ' we develop were made with an eye to bene- faf has come to Saskatoon and, according to its sponsors, is cutting The order ot business Will Include th' H one of his colleagues just re household heating casts. A Ki. 1 1 1 A AAA nil v hntnne n nri CFPR HADIO DIAL ! commercial buildings are being 1240 Kilocycles ! heated with natural gas flowing thrAiioh a 107-milp ninelinp frnm talion of Annual Keporls, i:ierlion of Director Aifpaid up members of the age of nineteen and over will be entitled to voting privileges . 1 FRED JONES, General Secret drastically with a view to cutting costs and enabling Canadian goods to meet the price competition which is ahead. With a single exception, official Bureau of Statistics figures fail to bear out so far the warning of the experts. True, no single business index is rising at cently: "I feel like the worker who fell from the roof of a ten-.story building. As he passed a friend who was washing windows on the fifth story he called reassuringly to him: "I'm all right o fur." The .situation which has aroused this feeling of only day- (hunjeci io mange; Brock, Sask., near the Alberta- rBBl Saskatchewan border. Six hund- fits provided by an offer by the,"-01 u',CT,:1"Mn k""k Saskatchewan Power Corpora- on troubles tna' 7"e nfver known to occur. And then, they lion, a provincial government agency given control of distrl- T a, ot Pe,asure ,f!;om an: ticipating happiness, the mo.st " bution of natural eas f imriratures f which Record mild of nejrertappen.. fall and early winter prevented an accurate comparison of costs I Use of the sword was common with fuel oil and coal. I ln Africa a little more than First bills received indicated nalf a century ago. But It's been that a five-room house could be replaced by weapons infinitely Vioorjri hv otic fur ntwiiit Q 1 WOr.SC ! uimwpaniv WEDNESDAY rirl nrlrlll innnl cnrvt.rnc.ts a month P.M. :AO H::10 6:45 the moment. But the trend is one of gradual levelling-off, not of economic collapse. Supper Serenade Smiley Hnrnette Show Introduction to Wednesday Night CBC News CBC News Roundup La Traviata The Secret Asent CBC News A Iok at the Future Lleder Recital W eal her Keport Aniline l.lslenlne'.' monthly in average early winter 7:00 7:15 7:30 8:00 0:00 to-day confidence amongst the legislators of all parties Is the economic outlook. On the surface things continue in very normal fashion. Yet the warnings of passible crisis ahead are actually multiplying. They are coming, furthermore, from sources which make It Impossible to Ignore them. weather. The bipgest savings are expectoi. t be Issued this year. The eost to Saskatoon residents Is about 2'z times that paid by residents of Alberta cities, where gas heating has been common for years. The Saskatoon home-o w n e r pays about $8.80 for the Jirst 10,000 cubic feet, against about $4.65 paid by the jJdmonljn householder. About 7.500 of the 15,000 Saskatoon home owners' and small were in -nter-heating. F LY 10:15 10:30 1 1 :IHI The one exception Is the unemployment figure. It is at least mildly disturbing. Between October 21st and November 21st the number of jobless rose 40,000. Then between November 21st and December 12th, which is the latest figure available, they jumped another 40,000. Unemployment normally increases in the late Fall and Winter. But it doesn't usually Increase at this The following small box advertisement appeared ln the London Times in 1900. It pulled answers from all over England Men wanted for hazard-) oii3 Journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long montrhs of complete darkness, constnnt danger, safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition ln case of success. Sir Ernest Shackleton. 1'!:m1 Slcii-'ilf For example, leading bankers THURSDAY AM Ghosts Retire 1.6-NDON (CP) Britain's "ghost" are on the decrease says Dr, Margaret Murray, 85-year-old1 president of the Folk-Lore Society. She told a meeting the catwe was probably better street lighting and heavier traffic. traditionally are not loose-tongued but speak only -when with they consider the situation does 4 n . ' ' 1 i. j I .'. If i x i tt I I'M 1 - -vL', ; '1. -f '" 4l ', " u lift... , ' n-o-t warrant silence. Similarly, business firms applied to take gas when the Saskatchewan government proposed the pipe- the reputation of, so eminent a rate especially when it Is remembered that on December ELLIS figure as Principal Cyril James of McGUl guarantees that no motive other than public in 12th the record mild weather favorable to the continuance of terest, lies behind any public all outdoor employment still prevailed. Regardless of party no one in "ballot """ " ballot": THE ALEX HUNTER AWARD j FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP 5 Please consider my nomination of: 2 Parliament wants a depression But the warnings of the unpre statement that he may make. And over the past fortnight leading bankers and Principal James alike have been talking with disturbing frankness for the record. They all have been stressing a common theme. They warn judiced experts are getting on their nerves. Every M.P. Is keep 7:00 BO. Fishermen's Broadcast 7:1", Mn-kul lax 7:30 C'Ht! News: Weather ,::is Mii,H-ul rloek t:lr MnriiliiK levnllnns' :O0 CBf: News; Weather B:IO Here's bill Cood 8:15 Breakfast Cluli 8:45 I Ji ira Limited 9:00 BBC News and Comty. 9:15 Aunt Lly 9:30 (')ime What May 0:59 Time Slunal 10:00 Morning Visit 10:15 The Hnppy Oan 10:46 The Beulcih Show 1 1 :00 Your Oood Neighhor 11:15 Klndernrten of the Air 1 1 :30 Message IVrlnd : tr (nrnallnrt Dnlerlalns P.M. I i:t Born X Years Too Knnn 12:15 CBC News 12:25 CBC Showcase 12:30 B C. Farm Broadcast 12:65 Interlude 1 :0'i Hecurds for You 1:.'I0 Aecord Alhoru 2 00 BC. School Broadcast 2:30 Trans-Canada Matinee 3:15 Brave Voyage .1:30 lliiednwn 3:45 Hit Parade 4:15 As Tunes Go By Ing his economic weather eye carefully peeled for any spread im OKI to KETCHIKAN with connections to that if Canadian prices do not X ij in unison -with the decline ing signs of trouble. CRANIUM DEVELOPMENT - 19 eh Is In process in other I -alMft ntrles, then Canadian goods JOHANNESBURG (CP) Dr, A. J. R. van Rhyn, minister of wlji find themselves priced out of export markets, whfle low- mines, said about 50,000.000 for the outstanding citizen of Prince Rupert for the year 1953 My NAME '. My ADDRESS '. '. Q Al I QT Fill In and return to the DAILY NEWS BALLOT not later (nan FFBR11ARV 4, 1954 priced foreign goods will be abi will be spent on developing the SEATTLE, WHITEHORSE ond a" ALASj to Invade successfully the Canadian market. . That obviously would mean unemployment and depression here. Principal James uranium resources of gold mines In the western Transvaal. The annual gross revenue from uranium Is expected to exceed 130,- couples with his warning the 000,000, he added. 4 30 Camp Wtldemes