PROVINCIAL '.'iriP RY PROVINCIAL LI33AHT, B c. ! US t 5 N W 3ROWS 17. . ;des- mm 0mm August 11, 1953 Jtardard Time! .. 2:06 20.3 feet 14:40 19.7 feet I NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER V VD.Ii very 8:28 2.9 feet Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" 20:40 5 3 feet VOL. XLII, No. 185 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS Phone Men 'J i J 'AS IIS":" t4 i UirlTigiirpoili fid Aft IP IT? d FT3 pn innnsnniira" ill J llll u u UUUU u me )d Plane J From Air 8 A I) EN, Oer- 111 21 men who d from u tlirt-I'lying UoKcar" ( Libyan desert jday nijht have id alive, United ' imam m m mi u i i .1 "., mi "" " u . . . ... , I' ." V' ' ', t .if- : ,' Voting Slow In Early Hours L'ainy weather greeted early voters in many , ' I ml ' . . j t ., (V parts of Skeena riding today and tended to hold f down interest in this city as only 758 persons harl eat j , ballots by" 1::J0 p.m. New Award ! Offered Students F.tudents of Booth Memorial Hier are indications, however, that a I'ige turnout will 20 to the imllq after 4 o'clock, when many workers finish their lay's chores. Hain began falling here shortly after midnight, following six davs of sunshine. The weather office blamed the rain on a V Force Euro-Bdiiuarters an-1 Inlay. . I survivors was scr- I ,v 1! "" ' l, II it the big plane fcivors were spotted GO u,..(o wianwe.H Pacific disturbance moving Into 'this region and the forecast was! j for cloudy skies and rain ! throughout the day. i Meanwhile, election officials inn- bit Id a rescue ut the crash - i' " I iflllfMn I It i in mn "- n i i . . 'f jfe,4 iid party was on Jligh School will have the Opportunity from now on of competing for a new $250 scholarship to be called the Henry Mcyeroff scholarship. - District 52 school board ac-eerted the offer of the annual scholarship from Mr. Meyeroff of Penticton, former qwner oi Crescent Shows, fitter receipt of a letter from H. D. Prltchard. principal of Penticton High School. Mr. Pritchard told the board that Mr. Meyeroff has now A ' fc lr lit.. !" Jl. 'it. iAiiiitimiiWill STORM CLOUDS DUMPED 4',i Inches of water on Edmonton In a 13-hour period, .snarling . communications and' forming hundreds of miniature lakes In residential areas. This scene is in -the inundated Beau Park district. ' ' , ' Citizens Co-operate With Authorities HUtK S OM5 H;l,l,OW who can beat summer's heat! Whenever the themometer climbs too high for-comfort, Homer Whitlotk decides It' lime to check conditions In the leje platit lie manages for the Pacific Fruit Express Co. at Laramie, Wyo. There, among 40,000 tons of 300-pound ice cakes ((hat's 1.280,000,000 ice cubes if you're thinking of a long, cool drink i he's apt to decide that summer heat isn't so bad after all. The ice is used to re-ice railroad refrigerator cars. reported 147 persons cast bal-lotg in the advance poll, held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, for a new record. There are 153 polls in Skeena riding, including the two advance polls, with a total of 21.-093 voters. In Prince Rupert there are 5.589 eligible to choose one of four candidates. Klsewhere throughout' Canada today, warm sunny weather was general and the weatherman could see no heat waves or se-vpre storms likely to crop up to discourage voters. Polls opened at the Civic Centre this morning at 9 o'clock and close at 7 p.m. Keeping their record intact, lie. I carrying a crew of ili i.vilgrrs. Was on w I tlie Mediterranean I Uiily, to Wheelus air force base near lane and survivors (I (mm the air by A ut tils, commander tins air base. had been missing lay midnight, when it was 30 to 50 miles iiith African coast. sAmeilran and Ital-tm Naples, Wheelus To Enjoy Quiet Happy Saturday Night Co-operation of tlie citizens j result of the two previous Sat-1 left for them after the taverns of Prince Rupert and the native lurday nights. close; and fault of younger na- retired and has invested his money in order that scholarships may be made available for high school students throughout British Columbia. ' The board will be informed of regulations concerning the bursary at a later date. ! Canadian Toll visltors saw to It that Saturday The publicity of the so-called tlve men and women, who mil st night was a quiet, happy one In riots had set the clocks back! be Taught how to handle liquor Troops Deliver Moil In Strike-Hit France years for the natives, one chief- if they wish to use It. this city. There were no lncl- lad searched all day said. ' ' ' Still another chief said the "We have been classed as a 1 natives are a harmless people bunch ot Bavages," he said. "Our and wish to be" friends witb. the aentt, reported to police. "Moccasin telegraph" took care of the natives after 18 In- resumed the hunt Mr. and Mrs.. Peter Montchal once again were first to cast PARIS (Reuters Police and troop tk-Uwred mail, -lu sUjkH dian chiefs and headmen met I people have been blamed for the I white man. , rr.. f In a SK-hour conference with racts of a small group no larger '"I am ashamed to walkha . Indian Superintendent Anfleid, than the Irresponsible few who streets because of the burden of disgrace we are having to bear. In- cause trouble among the Mayor Whalen and RCMP Thousands of postal workers lit jtn-ftu.!;-. ui . lii"W. Uniiiy, railed by Communist and non-t'ouimunist unions, were urged to continue the strike for an iinlimited pericKi. Today coal miners in tlie I'oual area belolie.ing to the i bound France today as the ; worst labor crisis in 17 years I dragged into Its sixth day. ' I-ottcrs delivt-red in some provincial towns today by police were tin' first mall to movc whites." The Indians, he said, have spector Taylor. The white residents of the We do not want to be proclaimed a bad people. We want Justice for our people. We do not i Cadets y Parade ) Tonight i t neir vot; irt tlie election. They ! have led the parade of voters i here In both provincial and j federal elections . for many ! years. ; ' ; i Up-to-the-minute results h I the count in Skeena riding will l be given lorally from i time to ; time tonight over C'FPR, starting iwlth a Canadian and provincial j roundup of events at 7 p.m.l ", city paid heed to a crty council worked hard to acquire enfranchisement and equal rights with General Con : since last Wednseday when tlie j Coninmnist-lpcl federation of Labor stayed out ixislinen had touched off a gen In Korean War Set 385 Dead Special to The Dally News OTTAWA iTlie ltorean war cbsl the Canadian' Army In the Far East a total of ,383 fatal casualties from all causes since first troops of the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group landed In Japan and Korea late In 1950. whites, and have been made the goats of these in unfortunate occurrences, t want to be pushed ground." The chiefs expressed agreement with Mayor' Whalen, and assured him that they want to help him. ' '. '' ' : i ewe";are"" mayors ourselves," l parade will be held on strike, but Socialist and Catholic miners "resumed work. Officers'' ami .men of tb" ,' He said a "fine group of peo fieveral , well-known; Canadian eral strike of all Male employees In protest against a government plan to economize In the civil service., .. . ., , , . , ,' ':' Tlie postmen' remain nit though the majority of the proclamation Issued , by the mayor and city council which asked.' co-operation' of the people with the RCMP and pointing out the consequences of becoming part -of a disorderly mob.' Between ,2 p tn. Saturday and 2 p'.m: Sunday only' 17 persohs: had been booked by police on intoxication charges. ' ALL ON DUTY Both the full city detachment French marine and fishing political writers and commentat-flcel have called for a 24-tiour ois Will appear over the CBG and stoppage Tuesday. be heard by residents here dur- one chief Bald, "and w want to put things right. The past two weeks have hurt our people. It is our duty to teach our people how to live as citizens." ' i '" i x.. " & at1 iv. v " . 7 m 1 . 1 1 , ' ) l- V " m( f 1.;.'. ' V 1 'f 1 & .1 f ,-? if; .. ' - h r i " ; ' I. V 1 , J4, I' i 1 iS v I : . 1 1 j f " J 1 1 ' 'I . t , -I , I ' 1 r ii AU'.li'is 77 per rent of the mg tne evening. 3.000.000 strikers, Including most j have ple--had been unjustly punished br the irresponsibility of a few." lists causes i Another chief lay blame for the trouble on three things: conduct of the beer parlors in allowing natives to get intoxicated; fault of some policemen who do not understand the natives and do not realize that the Indians have only the streets transportation workers, postal workers have voted fo strike of unlimited duration. Mayor Whalen assured them no oai k to work. j Though troops today emptied Cleoi ge "Drew, Progressive Con- j In addition. Army headquarters sri vative leader, was the only ; announced today, one soldier Is leader to close out his campaign j missing but presumed to be dead outside Ills home riding. He spoke ' and a further 27 are listed only Saturday night at Kingston, Ont. as missing. Their fate Is still and" subdivision detachments of that as chief magistrate he deplored the "unjust publicity" given the native people and told them he did not consider the .tl Drill Hall at 7 ght for sea cadets ' Rupert's Captain fon, who are slated jr Camp Comox on Vbo will be leaving jramshlp Thursday, IK to the Vancouver for two weeks, Iiiase formerly a Royal will be. under com-Ctndr. Derreck Tye e the cadets given. Jruetlon in sailing, krksmanshlp, navi-I naval lore. ing to camp must (briefing parade to-Jial Instructions can (informs will not be Prime Minister St. Laurent i undetermined. WEATHER Forecast North Coast Region: Bout hern Section bunny to stuffed mall boxes in Pails, th" capital still has had no deliveries. A trial of strength between the postmen and the government Is expected later today carried his campaign right down of the 383 fatal casualties. 293 the RCMP were on call all evening, but most of them remained inactive. There was "no trouble" all evening, police officials said. There was a different feeling ! to the wire Sunday night with were directly attributable to clay, clouding over this evening, a meeting in his home constitu natives the ringleaders nor entirely responsible for the events of the past two weeks. Inspector Taylor outlined his experience with Prairie Indians enemy action and the remaining 90 to training accidents, vehicle on: Variable cloudiness Tuesday. A 1 ency ot Quebec bast. when all employees still Escapes Injury In Car Plunge accidents, natural causes, drown-1 strike are due to be suspended ! little warmer. Winds light. Low! CCF leader M. J. Coldwell on Saturday than on the previous two Saturday nights when the block on Third Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets at wound up his electioneering In j ings,. burns and infections in- under terms of a govednment tonight and high Tuesday land told him that the foot tribe in Alberta had his home riding of Rosetown- ultimatum. il'oit Hardy. 52 and 65. Iw to eluding haemorrhagic fever, and other causes. Seventy-nine of the 90 occurred in Korea and 11 A postal workers" spokesman night and tuun Tuesday at Blggar, Sask., and Solon Low, said the order was illegal and , Sahdsplt and Prince Rupert, 55 Social Credit leader, in his ctm-would be Ignored. enl 62. ' stituency, Peace River, Alta. - i In Japan. was Jammed with people. Police who patrolled the area stopped and chatted with natives and whites when the three hoer rmrlors in the one block closed between 6 and 7 p.m. David Roblin of Prince Rupert" escaped with bruises and minor cuts Sunday when his car lung-, ed into the Skeena River near Kwlnltsa after It was In collision with an auto being driven by Doug Stevenson, administrator at the hospital here. Drivers of both vehicles reported visibility was exceptionally poor at the time because thought sufficiently of him to make him a chief. He said that he took a great interest in their welfare both as a race and as individuals. He promised them that any well-founded grievance that they had would be investigated and if found Just,, corrected. Commenting on the quiet Sat- urHnv iiiirHt Tnriian Rtil-Mariu- cturn )rk Soon Everywhere you could hear men, women and youths determined that they weren't going to get into trouble. "Come on, you're going home," ' " PI i" Kmmmm&g) u 11 " -r' " " '" " """ 1 .i) Vt !;:: of dust being stirred up by a j tendent, Anfi'eld said it came tut passing train. Mr. Stevenson was not in-lured, but reported damage to a result oi the eliort made oy the native people to discuss their problems with their fellow mayor. -. i 'Reuters) Sir Wln-78. gave fresh Say that he Is gradu-ng his old form and t resume his full rime minister, ran statesman, who the extent of about $300 to his car. fi was ordered to rest 611 of overwork, has Mr. Roblin managed to open the door of his new-mode! car and. escape before the vehicle settled in the river. He was en route to Terrace at the time of the accident. WINNIPEG JP Mrs. John T. Haig. 75, wife of the Progressive Conservative Senate leader, died suddenly in her Winnipeg home today. Iv1 ' A 'V JaJI LiLJjIJ one young native told his fath-, er, "we're not staying here. We'll go and find Mom." Sightseers were not present In the Increasing numbers ot the previous two Saturdays. At 11:39 when the beer parlors emptied, restaurants were crowded and people stood In small groups, while others crowded buses and taxis on the way out of town. Earlier in the day, the chiefs and counsellors of the Indian bands had assured the mayor, the police inspector and the Indian department of three things: That they would do everything in their power to maintain law and order among the people; would bring any specific cases requiring Investigation to the authorities, and would continue to give to the r R. A. Butler, who Irrying out the day-" of prime minister, Icatlon. Ji mally chancellor of uer, will leave town f a vacation In York-Scotland. ' It is not 8 he is due back. -e minister's medical e still to say when .fit to return to his Authoritative sources lklng good progress. Halibut Landings Improve As Season Comes to Close MRS. ANN MINARD . . . LPP standard-bearer HARRY ARCHIBALD . . . CCF Candidate JAMES McKELVIE . . . ocreds hope E. T. APPLEWI1AITE . . . seeks re-election i' Skeena Candidates Await Result of Vote rs Miner fere Ward, miner from Jed In hospital Sun-nnuest Into ht dmih (U.S.), 18.9. 17, 13, Atlin; B.C. Producer, 50.000, 189, 17, 13, Pacific; Capella II, 24.000. 18 9, 17, 13, Cold Storage; Lacomme, 21.-500, 18.8, 17, 13, Royal; Island Queen, 26.000, 18.S, 17, 13, Cold Storage; Deep Sea, 18,000. 18 7, 17, 13, Cold Storage; Joseph Baker, 8.000, 18.8, 17, 13. Cold Storage; Miss Jean, 40,000, 18.9, 17,13, Atlin. Tramp with 40,000, Parma With 70,000, Atti, 29,000, P. Dor-een, 23,000, Gony, 24,000, Viking, 23,000, Advance II, 25,000, Cape Spencc, 20,000, Ingrkl H, 15.000, Clipper II, 38.000, Oslo, 20,000. Taplow, ' 47,000, all cold to t.'yj Co-op. .....- '., Better landings for Prince Rupert are expected from the 10-day halibut season just concluded although final figures have not yet been totalled. June 29 top price was equalled Saturday when 20.2 cents was paid for mediums. Total of 258,500 pounds of halibut were traded on the exchange Saturday and today, and 374,000 pounds were sold to Co-op. Landings August 8: Kaare, 15,000, 19.9, 18, 13, Cold Storage; Sea Ranger, 15,000, 20, 18.5, 13, Pacific; Arric Artie I, 21,000, 20.2, 18, 13, Cold Storage. August 10: Aloho (US) 21,-000, direct to Atlin; Frisco mayor, council and the RCMP that loyalty to the Crown which is the essence of the Indians throughout Canada. "There are no more loyal subjects to the Queen than th Indians," the chiefs asserted. DEPLORE PUBLICITY dustries that mean development of this part of Canada. Mrs. Mlnard outlined briefly her party's stand and said a bill of rights giving Canadians a guarantee of civil liberties was one of the main planks of the LPP platform. Mr. Archibald pointed out to the audience pieces of legislation which the Liberal government has endorsed In the past few years but which, he said, were first brought to the attention of Parliament bv the ' CCF party. the election and answered questions. Most of the questions were directed toward Mr. Applewhaite, who was called upon to state the government's policy on the fishing industry on this coast and told of the treaty drawn up with the Japanese, of which he took a leading part. Patrick O'Neill, president of Local 708, was In the cnair. Mr. Applewtiaite, who Is seeking a second term, spoke ut the Liherul party record and said he was interested in all In ard-bearer, and Mrs. Ann Mih-ard, Labor - Progressive appeared together for a final rally at the Canadian Legion hall. . ' i James McKelvle, Social Credit candidate, in a letter advised Local 708 of the Pulp and Sulphite Workers and the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union, sponsors of the forum, that he was unable to attend, and was not represented. With only about 80 persons In attendance, euch candidate outlined their party's stttud In The p o 1 i 1 1 ci a n s have all shown their election cards but the voters toduy hold the mystery card. Tonight, the card will be revealed to determine, the com-' plexlon of C a n a d a's new government. The seven-weck campaign shut up shop here last night and all four candidates for Skeena riding await only the E-day outcome. Three of the candidates, Edward T. Applewhaite, seeking re-election as Liberal MP; Harry Archinald, CCF stand 'Sd this afternoon at ekers. lved by five daugh-hom, Mrs. P. Brook-u. was with him at t Remains are being ! to Vancouver for At the same time, the 18 representatives pulled no punches and minced no words. Almost without exception they deplored I ' X it v the Diinlicity ttiveu natives as a