I phoviscial -LiBaAar, H PROVINCIAL Hi - VICTORIA, B. C, UTIDES- MORROW'S m mm IiMrMlay,July 1.1953 jL(ic starriard Time) Daily Delivery 3:5(1 2(1.2 feet 16:50 19.7 feet 10:28 23 feet 22:52 6.2 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published ot Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XLII, No. 151 . PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS Phone 81 j f 1 ' cop! For 'W II fin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 El yV'Q-.-. . VJ3 3H. Ii. O' fmfifirf-r-iiiiiiTnn i i w 1 U Winner Unknown Until Tomorrow Request by Social Credit candidate William Murray for a recheck of all first choice votes in the Prince Rupert riding this : morning has delayed r P. 4 I 2 1 counting of absentee ballots and subsequent alternative choices here as all B.C; once more turned its eyes on Inst June 9 provincial election. At press time, Mr. Murray had lost four votes due to rejected ballots; George Hills, CCF, had i..j.V.i.jij:',aJkia,iiw.iijLJ- Proposes Self-Rule sained one; Bruce Brown, Liberal, had lost three. Because of the recheclt. It will 'not be until some time tomorrow N. Koreans Reject Truce Offer Bv ROBERT B. TUCK MAN , is AN Al ItlAl. VIl.W of Yellowknlfe in the Northwest Territories which has piotiosed new (.iwiir'ls iclf-rule in Canada's North to th- Northwest Territories" council. The seec.h Uic throne, read at the opening of the "little Parliament of the North," asked council to llir wiiy for Yellowknlfe Itself to have a fuUy-elected council and mayor Instead of the , -appointed, partly-elected board of trus ees that now rules. This would make the ii town of 3.000 the first self-run comm uilty in the territories. that the final count, and winner of the election will be known here. . The recheck should be completed by early evening, said Scott McLaren, returning officer. Then the counting of absentee Associated Press Stall Writer dsebaii Series Only Scheduled ballots begins. In the small gymnasium of the Civic Centre where the counting is taking place, candidates and their agents bend close over the rounting table presided over by Mr. McLaren. t SEOUL. The North Korean Red radio today coldly rejected the United Nations command offer to sign an armistice now ent Here on Dominion Day SCALE MODEL OF MILLION DOLLAR British Empire Games Stadium being built at Exhibition Park in Vancouver was unveiled to the public at sod turning ceremonies Wednesday when Percy Williams, Olympic and BEG track star of yesteryear lifted the first spade to signal construction of the 35.000 seat project. When completed (by March of 1954) it will be the largest stadium in Canada. It will be the hub of British Empire Games activity next July and August. A province-wide contest will soon be announced by the BEG to name the stadium. regattas, racing meets, picnics. I .il l murks her Bflth blrth-S nation tomorrow and i-rv:mrs planned lor I inn Day stretch acro.;s on terms already agreed upon at Panmunjom. Mr. McLaren employed several strict rules in discarding spoiled ballots, such as those marked In ink; defaced with marks other than Xs or straight 1, 2 and 3s. jiarades, barbecues and baseball games, or by driving to the cottage or the beach. Business Dlaces. offices and (stock exchanges will be closed. K:ir between Kelrhikan and Prince Rupert, and the other at 1 :45 p.m. tomorrow Prince Rupert wof. the t,.,iMi; in this International series last year. Elsewhere In Canada, Canadians are preparlnn to celebrate in the traditional fashion with 14 Navigators to Take Part In International Yacht Race Some of the ballots considered I'rinre Kuprrt, tlie only The Dally News will not pub Shortly after, President Eisenhower's special envoy to South Korea conceded that President Syngman Rhee also persisted hi his refusal to accept the truce. rejected, however, were re lish, but will resume Its regular as fciiiled event! arc two hase- i;,im") one tnniitht at editions Thursday. Overseas, where Canadian surrected ; others considered valid before, repected. It Is not thought that the re- But.' bad weather and hle,h winds buffeted the pleasure craft beyond endurance and flr.htim mpn :irp call'mi; Jlllv 1 Walter 8. Robertson, assistant secretary of state for foreign affairs, told reporters after hf.1 r f i fth secret sessitm with 'EKHIKAN TEAM FORCED r...,rf, n" .mnh-.i ix, : check will provide any appre n..ir fHnri thnt. r:n!iria is nr. 1 clable-difference- In. -the. total ACK BY ROUGH WEATHER longer a dominion but. a' full j count which stood, before the in the i recheck, at: only, flttft-jnaite Jfce juade tUi,.-Donolie skippered by Ray Hart, Jr., who is registered again for the present race. Murr Rhee: ' l "There are points which need clarification In our negotiations ... President Rhee and Commonwealth, big celebrations I Hills. 1839; Brown, 1729 Fourteen experienced ama-1 teur navigators will leave Vancouver early next week to defy! wsathet-and. Uda-oi-Brltlslv Co-, lumbia's inside passage and head for Prince Rupert in the second leg of the international predicted log race from Puget Sound to Alaska. The sleek motor yachts are due to arrive at the Prince Rupert Rowing and Yacht Club floats at 2 p.m., July,9that Is, if their masters' calculations This year, the Tyee Yacht are nlanned. t - ray. 100a. Final result, after first and ! : Club on Puget Sound is host of second choices Including absentee ballots have been counted Members of CanarU'; th Infantry Brigade will stage a back and field meet In Hinden- the racing yachts. NON-COMMERCIAL should be known sometime to- While the skippers of these berg Stadium In Hanover, Oer- j . ! . . A i UUIn. fnitm - lt tnflinr ! morrow, said Mr. McLaren,' but The first game of the Dominion Day International baseball s between Ketchikan and Prince Rupert all-stars scheduled loiiinlit at S:15 may be rancelled due to weather. The Ketchikan team was forced back after encountering., jh .weather with their chartered boat enroutc to Prince ' rrt. Should the rain clear early this afternoon, however, visitors will fly here In time for the game, -the, Prince, ;Tt Baseball Association announced. ' . Otherwise, If bright weather prevails tomorrow, Ketchikan arrive here for a Dominion Day double-header. But H it keeps raining, tire whole show Is off. high-priced pleasure craft are I are trying to work out a solution which will be acceptable to our. two governments and, at the same time, ' sacrifice' the principles of neither " j ' Robertson's remark's contrast J d i with farlier 'expressions of rptimism from himself and Rhee. He said he would meet again with Rhee Wednesday. units will participate A canaaa - . . . . the night as elsewhere" ln In fh. Day ball at the BriUsh officers termed "amateurs," its only because: they are nort-commercial. There is nothing amateurish in province. -. . ;.- ' v i ' i In the maratiiuii count last year, the first time the alterna f . . , tf i - . i f 1 ' yJt ,! club ln Hanover at night will be open to all Canadian ranks. Soldiers in Korea will inaugural the Canadian 25th Brig have been' correct and the vessels have been able to weather the elements. Winner will be the vessel which comes closest to lt3 pre-' dieted running time, based on the vessel's cruising speed. A the way they navigate wher often many complete theii course with an error ,of only a tive voting system was used In B.C., It took 28 days before the Communist reaction to UN fraction of one per cent. commander Mark Clark s pro final result was known In all 48 This may mean only minutes posal for a truce now, irrespective of Rhee's opposition, was large silver yacht trophy will be U.S. Sabre Jets Shoot Down presented to the winner at greater or less than their predicted running time. swift. dinner to be held here by the ade's new sports centre. More than $1,000 has been spent on nrlws and trophies for winners in the 18-event program, which includes the brigade Softball finals. ' Bus lines look for heavy traffic on short runs to beaches and resort areas. Railway com Prince Rupert club. 5 MIGs to Set New Record Other vessels entered In the The broadcast from Pyongyang, North Korean capital, charged that Clark's letter to Communist military leaders on Monday lacked "sincerity" and was "Inconsistent" with the "Capital-to-Capltal" race are: Geva, skippered by Tommy Fak The seriousness of the ground war was reflected in last week's llv JOHN KAMlOI IMt HII, ( API United States I 1 U ridings. In the large Vancouver ridings the final result may not be known until next week, returning officers reported. Social Credit and CCF candidates in many ridings have asked for a re-check of first-count ballots, and this must be completed before the absentee vote end second choices are counted He-checks have been requested in Vancouver Centre, Point Grey and Vancouver East. In Victoria, tiw tnree Liberal anham. Royal Vancouver Yacht Locally, there Is no organized yacht activity but some eight yacht clubs on the lower B.C. coast stage closed races for their own members. Most of the competitions, however, have an International flavor. But at the drop of an anchor chain, local yatchmen will expound on the ideal sailing conditions to be found In this area. Club: Winnifred III, R. A. Muel f Jet pilots shot down 15 panies and airlines also expect a good demand for one-day trips. The weather Is expected to be generally favorable sunny and mnist MIO Jets today to nne-day and one-month ler, Tacoma; African Queen, Frank Morris, Everett; Joje, Howard Irwin. Portland; Ar- "l for the Korean war. lene, San Youngs, Seattle; Su perior II, Brad McLoughlin, 4 - - 4 id 1 ' Kubre bno.slpd their MiO f'ir June to 74. smashing HI record of 83 set last estimated enemy casualty figures, which topped all weeks back to that of Nov. 17, 195!. The new total for the week ending June 28 put Red killed, wounded and prisoners at 11,-200 Chinese and North Koreans. Of these, 7,500 enemy were killed and 3.700 wounded. Most of the air victories were scored by Sabre fighters screening fighter-bombers on sweeps ' deep In North Korea. Tyee; Wahoma, Gene Walby, Queen City; Wahineui. Howard The scenic routes between the many Islands and the innumerable fjords both north and south warm with the possibility ol showers In some areas. The main celebration coincides with special observances planned for St. Jean Baptlste Dav in Windsor, 60th anniver- candidates, Mrs. Nancy Hodges, faets. It Insisted there had been "connivance" between the UN commander and South Korea in Rhee's order releasing more than 27.000 anti-Communist North Korean war prisoners since June 18. Pyongyang radio added that Clark's letter gave "no guarantee" on the future conducv of the South Korean government and that, therefore, the Communists could not accept it. It also demanded again the return of all escaped prisoners. Prnvpr Rpaftlp' RaikMAr Pav T.' can be matched anywhere, they Davis, Everett; Senarleta II. William Stralth and D. J. Proud-foot, all trailing on first counts asked for a recount. niber. And today's kill I'l the old single-day mark r set last July 4. S " ground war dwindled to say. '-. ,M . . unam- sarv or Windsor, w.n. W. Ayres, RVYC; Porpoise II, F. R. Killam. RVYC, and t vo others not yet identified. Returning officer Alan Mac- ' 1 v iirobes and skirmishes, Z sUrt 'of' TTonUer ciays j farlane said count he did to not be expect the Victoria com NINE KNOTS Swift Current, Crridr. Wetland Promoted pleted until Friday night. celebration t in Sask. Time of 51 hours and 43 min the 8th Army announced he Communists fired a '(-breaking 1,500.000 artll-iind mortar shells this h Thtil'u nmpn than rtriilhlp In Vancouver East, CCF leader Arnold Webster was elected on July 1 Is For Newfoundland utes has been calculated as running time from Lion's Gate in part a day of mourning. It Is , thg f,rst count ln tne other bridge to Prince Rupert Yacht I iiuniher of shells fired by three Vancouver ridings. Social No Work Party Tomorrow at Curling Club Club floats, based on a speed of the anniversary oi toe uay ui. which the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Went "over the top" at. Reaumont Hamel, France, in nine knots an hour Credit candidates, Including Education Minister Mrs. Tilly TI1ELMA BREWIS, 21-year-old Toronto model, winner of a number of beauty contests, will represent Canada at the Miss Universe contest at Long Beach, Calif., July 9-19. Miss Toronto 1952, she also has been Miss Byline, Miss Western Ontario, Miss Bay of Quinte, Miss Body Beautiful among other titles. She Is five feet nine inches; weights 125; bust 36':, waist 25 and hips 36. Fire Chief Visits Here A former Prince Rupert resident, . Clarence Darrow Casey, son of Aid. and Mrs. George B. Local yacht club officials said Ronton and Attorney-General In any previous month I'c war. !vms meant that almost two ; crashed down on Allied fur everv slnele foot of the OTTAWA (CP) Commander Robert P. Welland, the man who commanded the Royal Canadian Navy contingent to the Coronation, has been promoted to captain, the navy announced today. Capt. Welland, 35. of Victoria, 1916 and was, virtually aeci-jRobprt Bonner hold tne lead Social Credit candidates also it may be that several Rupert vessels may accompany the racers to Ketchikan on their way to Juneau, end of the race. Two years ago, a similar race becomes director of naval train- Casey, who has been visiting in Prince Rupert for the past lead In Victoria. Premier Bennett's minority government was ln power only seven months. Social Credit had 19 members and the CCF 18. mated. Three hundred oarsmen and paddlers from 12 Canadian and U.S. points are expected to participate In Toronto's 52nd annual Dominion Day regatta on a mile-long sheltered lagoon at Centre Island in the city's '' was staged with the Nanaimo lng at headquarters here next There will be no working party at the Prince Rupert Curling Club tomorrow because of the holiday. Club president Jack Laurie said he hoped all members would enjoy the day and be well-rested for next week's work. club as host and starting point. I month. front, more than four Sille 'very Allied soldier on the U.S. lets scored their J'est vletorv over the swept- Red jets as battered In- on the western front "-! momentarily from tw"b !'v l iif bloody fighting, aisrirnn Lender John Mc- week, leaves for home on Thursday. Fire chief of the Tadanac, B.C., fire department, Mr. Casey has spent the week visiting his parents and sister, Mrs. George Hills. Born ln Rossland, B.C., Mr. Casey came here when he was two and was educated ln Prince Seven City Sea Cadets Leave For Course at HMCS Cornvaisin Meeting Called To Organize Baseball Loop "t New Westminster, a ''ioi exchanee ollot. ac- f'lerl fnr onp 0f the Russian- Seven Prince Rupert boys,' Rupert schools, leaving here when he was 23. He was here MiOs. members of the Royal Canadian 'i. James J aim in of Wlch- K;in., Korea's first let ace led two MiOs to boost his f to 14 In two combat tours SWIMMING CLASSES START WITH ENROLMENT OF 80 With 80 persons-the majority of them children-enrolled, swimming classes-got underway at the Gyro pool rajr under the direction of Marilyn White, 18-year-old instructor from Vancouver. ' . . reeommended to the Park Board by Miss White, who was the Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Department, has arranged for three different types of classes-one for novices, one for beginners, and the other for the semi-qualified. The supervisor at the playgrounds. Mrs. William McGinn to. will help Miss White. and certificate also holds a life saving The pool opens at 11 a.m. dally and closes at 9 p.m. Swimming Instructions are held each day from noon until 2 p.m., except Saturdays and Sundays. . last year for Aid. Casey's 50th wedding anniversary. The visiting fire chief also renewed acquaintances with fire chief- Earl Becker. Tadanac'p modern fire department has three pieces of fire-fighting apparatus and is manned by 40 permanent firemen. The de- '"'e ground fighting died the trip to Cornwallls. Cadets leaving tonight will be Leading Cadet Alex Barton and his brother Frank; Leading Cadets Eric Brown, Alan Davidson, George Fleming, Lloyd Magnussen and Jack Davidson. Leading Cadet Alan Davidson will be in charge of the group on the cross-Canada Journey. Other cadets of the corps unable to attend Cornwallls will travel to RCSC Comox on Vancouver Island later in the "si of thp llnp a see-saw HMCS Cornwallls will be re, membered by many as the war time training centre for Uv Royal Canadian Navy and It 1 as such that it exists today. Ai basic training of RCN person nel is carried on at this hug naval base. While in Cornwallu the Prince Rupert boys will adi to their naval lore and als study modern naval technologj Upon their return it is expect that they will contribute eve more greatly, to the success c the local Sea, Cadet base. Sea Cadets, start the biggest adventure of their lives tonight when they entrain for HMCS Cornwallls, Nova SCotla. The group Is to undergo training in a course on leadership together with Sea Cadets from all across Canada. All cadets enrolled ln the course are leading cadet or better and the boys from Prince Rupert's RCSC Captain Cook have just completed an extensive qualifi 1,1 still raged on the slopes Possibility that five teams of youngsters will compete in the Little League baseball series here loomed today with a report that the Boy Scouts may enter two squads. An organizational meeting will be held ln the Civic Centre Thursday to draw up a schedule and ;et the teams lined up. Due to summer vacations, it may be difficult for the squads to remain intact and all interested hi tne league are asked to attend the Thursday meeting. wKniit Mountain In the Neither th Rpris nor the ff'l Korean Infontrv hnvp ; partmcnt takes care of the Tad I" able tn hnlH thp ni-pst. 1n I 'lays of at.t.neks unH pnnnt.er- anac district and also the huge Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company plants at Tadanac and Warlield. - f' ks. The hill Is one anchor he new South Korean front cation course lu preparation for l"f Phkhan Hlvnr se.tir. i I . . ..... r