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VOL.
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No.
300
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
DECEMBER
28,
1953
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Police
Seek
Convict
For
Bank
Holdup
By
The
Canadian
Press
VANCOUVER.
-A
chain-smoking
woman
bandit
led
at
least
one
raid
during
Christmas
holidays
as
thieves
cut
a
$12,000
swath
through
Vancouver
Dukes
Here
Tonight
Top
notch
basketball
fare
is
on
tap
tonight
and
ifor
two
other
nights
this
Utw""wJ
-
-
-a..-
-hi,
-i
-r
T
Miiiiinr
week
at
the
Civic
Centre
as
Booth
Memorial
High
School
Rainmaker?
play
host
to
the
Duke
of
Con-
Heaviest
losers
were
Mr.
and
Mrs.
B.
Toml.ienovich
whose
Cambie
district
home
was
robbed
of
S1.600
worth
cf
valuables.
Lipstick-covered
cigarette
butts
were
found
In
ashtrays
of
the
robbed
home
and
loot
included
an
$800
mink
stole
and
a
$750
squirrel
coat.
1
MEMORIAL
High
school
rep
basketball
team
who
play
hast
to
Duke
of
Connaught
-:,nil
tonight
Is
shown
above.
Back
roar,
left
to
right:
Coach
Jack
Evans;
Freddy
.liaun,
Ron
Black,
Art
Helin,
Rod
Talt.
Grjlg
Forbes,
Gary
Morison,
Jack
MacDonald,
n.
Front
row,
left
to
right:
Doug
San':ey.
Rey
McKay,
Dick
Nickerson,
Jimmy
Stewart,
i.
u.'.e.
Mitring
when
picture
wag
taken
w
is
Bill
Morrison.
naught
rep
team
in
three;
exhibition
games.
j
The
Dukes,
coached
by
Bob!
350
Die
In
Series
Of
Wrecks
By
The
Associated
Press
Four
countries
around
the
world
counted
a
death
toll
of
more
than
350
persons
as
a
result
of
Christmas
train
wrecks.
In
New
Zealand
155
lives
were
o
Lanadian
foreign
policy
uecisions
Hindmarsh
and
rated
high;
among
the
top
teams
of
the
British
Columbia
mainland
will
play
here
tonight,
Tuesday
and
Wednesday.
Game
time
Is
8:30.
The
visitors,
who
have
held
the
!B.C.
high
school
basketball
title
A
safe
in
the
paymaster
s
01-fi'ce
at.
Jericho
military
depot
yielded
$1,500
to
thieves
and
police
are
still
searching
for
a
former
convict
who
is
reported
to
have
held
up
the
Mount
Pleasant
branch
of
the
Bank
of
'
Toronto
here
Christmas
Eve,
escaping
with
$1
500.
Employees
identified
the
wanted
man
from
photos
taken
from
police
files,
as
the
lean,
laconic
bandit
who
robbed
them
clime
Material
During
Past
Year
fn,
fmiv
una
until
lost
VPiir
UAVt
M.1MOSII
The
tug-of-war
over
Igor
Oou-
Canada
must
approve
any
testi-1
"'
""'
at,,rdav
bv
air
,.n1,aSt.in,riuIt
zenko
arose
from
a
Chicago
mony
made
public.
-
i
Thith
Zinf
Np
West-
Canadian
quoting
the
The
sub-committee
balked
at!
i.uad
A
(CP)-Two
newspaper
report
pr
sched
ul
ed
to
take
;;:i
y
decision
this
year
former
Russian
code
clerk
here
the
stipulation
that
any
Gouz-;
rLr
rlT
tlr
tonieht
:
ba.lime
material
for
as
saying
he.
might
be
able
to
enko
testimony
would
have
to
be
:e
J-1
u
of
thVfollwinii-..
and
United
States
supply
the
U.S.
Senate
Internal
kept
secret
unless
Canada
agreed
"
"jaae
up
brackets)!'
i
lost
when
a
speeding
Welling
I
On
entering
the
bank,
he
said
only:
"Don't
move,
it
s
too
close
sub-committee
with
otherwise.
It
asuea
Mr.
uunes,
s
Both
involved
d;f-
security
.
(3)
...
co-captain
C0.caDtai;
1
CRATES
OF
"a
good
excuse
for
a
kiss"
Hne
the
dock
In
the
sea
with
the
United
States
some
worinwnue
aavice
on
spy-
iu
conunue
iicSuuouuii.
wim
.
heiD-ht
font
3
in-
Gouzenko,
now
a
Can-
-
Canada.
t
w:is
the
Gouzenko
catching.
port
of
Saint
Malo,
France.
The
mistletoe
was
prepares
for
shipment
to
England
via
steamer,
In
time
for
the
Christmas
holidays.
'
,
cnes.
a
oraue
i
biuucui
ton-Auckland
passenger
train
plunged
into
a
gorge
.
Christmas
Eve
as
a
result
oL
washout
on
the
main
Utie
250
miles
south
of
the
capital.
The
original
estimate
of
166
dead
was
revised'
today
when
10
persons
believed
dead
were
found.
An
erupting
volcano
was
blamed
indirectly
1
for
the
waahout.
the
eruption
sent
a
torrent
of
water
rashinti
lhouuh
it
received
wide
adian
citizen
uving
unoer
'
an
en.
im
suu-Luiminticc
.v..
18
a
eame
Marv
ortuials
here
regard
it
assumed
name
and
under
RCMP-
arroed
to
obtain
the
testimony
"
J
ii
.hni,.
nd
drives
to
Christmas.
-
At
White
Rock,
police
havs
notified
all
mainland
forces
to
be
on
the
lookout
for
two
men
who
blasted
open
the
safe
in
the
government
liquor
store
over
the
holiday
and
escaped
with
an
unknown
amount
of
And
at
Nelson,
RCMP
are
,y
a
Hash
In
the
pan.
protection,
supplied
the
lnior-:
unner
oanaaian
conoiuons.
,n
'
the
"
basket
well.
He
was
on
Affairs
Minister
Pear-
.
mation
which
led
to
the
roundup
1
The
external
affairs
depart-;
AU.SUr
strln
in
the
.itted
it
was
a,
"warm"
of
a
Soviet
spy
ring
in
Canada
In
ment
had
to
grapple
with
many
i
gchool
tou
but
added
that
it
had
1948.
j
more
serious
matters.
Canadian
Labor
Comes
'
ifod
long-time
relations.
!
The
sub-commiiiee
saia
u
j
Ken
Wallin
(7)
a
-foot-3-inch
searching
for
a
man
who
fired
echoed
by
State
Secre-
would
like
to
question
uouzenKo
nuran
.
J
;
forwarA
nd
Grade
11
student!
Through
Good
Year
w
Kt4-r
Dulles
of;
the
arid
ent
a.
request
to
canaoa.tne
ruioner-o-w-
t;
'tarterf
substitute-
but
-has
.i
k.
n..
no
1
hia
ua
e
nmni
id
in
m
i.iih
.jiiiv
.1
hi-
-
..
J'.ates
LIirUUKU
mi.
iUliw,
"
'
"
Dn
nth
nthe
r
first
ret
Et
believe
the
bullet
was
Urea
The
Bratislav-Prague
express
t,nri
rinmn
The
RCMP
ouoted
mlstice
in
Korea.
The
three
claimed
ft
spot
o
string.
A
good
boy
on
the
rebounds
he
other
conflict
mands.
It
also
made
unions
.
.
,
i
-i
v
nmt
f'tnana
In
Czechoslovakia
smashed
into
another
passenger
train
at
Snk-
jruposrd
participation
In
Gouzenso
as
saying
ne
nau
i.u;ywu
x,..
'
r
h
averages
8
points
a
game
J,
u
r,.ii,..i
..h..i
-
.fnrniir-o
r
1
i.u,
neuj
information
nfiirmation.
The
IM
eovern-more
govern-
more
than
1,500
casualties
and,av"'
'"'.,L
,5.
Jack
Rebaglloth
(9i
co-captain
vlce
Christmas
Eve,
killing
185
'sided
with
Britain
In
ment
reiterated
that
all
Gousen-
$'00,000,000
spent
outside
Can
and
forward
is
listed
as
the
mainly
to
frighten
the
guard.
Meanwhile
two
suspects
were
arrested
the
same
night
after
an
abhortive
attempt
was
made
to
burn
the
home
of
Emmett
Gulley,.
member
of
the
Society
of
Friends
and
-prominent
In
efforts
'
to
.
solve
the
Sons
of
s
Indian
.......
membersnip,
-'
ko
-
miocmauoii
uummeu
"
:
"
'
fastest
man
on
the
Duke
of
Con
....
i
l
f
nil
n
II
lie
persons,
according
to
unofficial
reports.
It
is
believed
to
be
the
worst
train
wreck
in
history.
-
more
inclined
to
settle
for
lesser
pay
increases
than
in
other
post-war
years.
!
"The
cosf
of
living
is
not
moving
away
from
the
earnings
now,
and
real'
wages
are
better,"
a
union
official
said.
In
employment,
the
country
tiy
opposing
the
United
and
in
suosequenniuerviews
imu
naUght
squad.
He
shines
both
Mr
Pearson
said
after
been
passed
on
to
the
"compe-,
e
ommltrnents
to
the
North
i
At-,
on
&nd
ofence
an(,
hag
OTTAVA
(CP)
Canadian
labor
has
come
through
a
good
year,
on
the
whole.
It
held
the
line,
and
even
gained
a
bit,
on
the
ratio
between
wages
and
living
costs.
It
obtained
some
favorable
legislation.
It
took
a
tentative
step
n
the
direction
of
unification
of
the
country's
labor
organisations.
On
the
other
hand,
the
labor
outlook
was
.blotched
by
spotty
ummulovinent
as
the
year-end
r.
conflict
in
the
United
tent"
U.S.
auinoriues,
b...
;
.
"
"
,'1
'
a
good
shot.
A
loaded
ore
train
jumped
the
track
on
an
Andes
mountain
grade
12
miles
from
Lima,
Peru,
killing
six
crew
members.
An
Freedom
Doukhobor
problem.
l.B
ill
.
Ul
lUlt
VIIPtvw
"
Don
Wallin
(81.
guard
and
that
he
regretted
the
In-
d
rome
into
the
onen.
:
But
Canada
agreea
to
uie
wuu.
.
'
"'""":
,
rnntaln
of
the
visitors.
Is
a
5
after
the
second
U.S.
placed
the
i.vn
Brigaae
in
uer-
.
13
student
.T.er.t
mlitht
have
been
questioning
,
t
,0.lnch
Grade
other
derailment
in
Pakistan
...
.....
.
1
1
1
ct
unvDwr
li.
BnHPD
LWUMonuy.
LUC
lUdl
I
.V.rt
11,
10c
dl
P'
-:
rrr
'
mit
omleted
in
Europe
and
the
for
basketball.
He
s
best
long
shot
on
averages
12
points
"'ii
nuiiic
ui'iiiiin-Liic-
fiiiiiiHH"'"""
nnvy
participated
In
"Operation
j
"y..
lunacy.
:
be
held
In
secret
in
Canada
and
"Bill"
Murray,
Old
timer
Dies
Funeral
service
was
held
in
crme
up.
And
1953's
biggest
had
the
anomaly
of
more
people
at
work
than
ever,
but
also
more
people:
out
of
work
than
for
many
'year,
In
the.
Jaie,.
weeks
of
1953..
'
This
came
about
from
such
factors
as
.
the
highest
labor
force
on
record
more
than
5.000,000
and
spotty
unemployment
in
several
industries.
There
have
been
layoffs
on
the
strike
In
the
gold
and
metal
mines
of
northern
Ontario
and
Quebec
was
still
running.
IWriner.
Asian
problems
loomed
large
in
the
work
of
the
external
af-fnlrs
department.
Canada
promised
continued
aid
for
the
Colombo
Plan
and
UN
technical
per
game
ana
snoots
equanj
well
with
left
or
right
hand.
Ralph
Clasby
(131,
guard,
provides
the
thinking
for
the
Dukes
and
is
noted
for
his
driv-ins
In
for
lay-ups.
A
good
shot
Vancouver
today
for
William
to
ENTHUSIAST
TOPS
WE
WITH
PERFECT
HAND
SMALLER
INCREASES
In
wages,
unions
generally
took
the
lives
of
four
crew
members,
,
,
t
43
Rescued
After
Ship
Splits
in
Two
NEW
YORK
(CP)
Rescue
vessels
plucked
the
last
of
43
persons
from
open
lifeboats
from
the
wind-lashed
North
Atlantic
seas
off
Newfpundland
Sunday,
hours
after
the
survivors'
Swedish
freighter
Oklahoma
had
split
in
two.
Rescue
operations,
hampered
though'
railways
and
in
the
textile
coal-
Ei'ined
over
the
year.
(Bill)
E.
Murray,
pioneer
resident
of
Prince
Rupert,
who
died
on
Christmas
morning
In
Vancouver.
Born
in
Scotland
70
years
ago,
Mr.
Murray
came
to
Prince
Ru
the
advances
were
smaller
than
In
the
last
few
years.
The
level-ling-off
of
prices
hardened
employer
resistance
to
wage
de-
mining,
aircraft
and
rubber
industries.
STKPS
TO
UNITY
On
the
labor
unity
front,
De
ainax
to
a
perfect
Christmas
day
for
local
crib
enthusiast
3.rtko
was
a
perfect
hand.
And
he
has
about
40
witnesses
h
for
it.
wi
hand
turned
up
during
a
game
at
a
party
at
the
home
Miners,
755
Eighth
Avenue
West,
Christmas
night.
..
ti
was
one
of
several
bachelors
Invited
to
Miners'
for
'i
as
dinner.
He
was
playing
with
Henry
Dixon
when
lives
and
a
jack
of
hca-ts
turned
up
in
his
hand.
On
the
1
five
of
hearts
turned
up
and
Dan
was
the
toast
of
pert
in
1912,
and
remained
here
until
1925
when
he
moved
to
Vancouver.
In
his
.
early
days
here
he
was
employed
on
rail
cember
developments
pulled
Canada's
two
chief
central
faker,
Ralph
Is
figured
as
the
team's
sparkplug
and
makes
many
of
his
team's
points
left-handed.
'
Harry
Keen
(5),
forward,
B
strong
substitute
and
is
rated
uood
on
rebounds.
A
fair
shot,
he
scores
mostly
from
the-
corners
and
can
come
through
when
the
slips
are
down.
Bo-Me-Hi
Rainmakers,
coached
by
Jack
Evans,
are
out
for
revenge
in
this
latest
meeting
with
Dukes.
Last
season
in
the
assistance,
both
designed
to
aid
capital
development
In
south
and
southeast
Asia.
Canada
has
already
put
$75,000,000
into
the
Colombo
Plan.
There
were
several
distinguished
visitors
to
Ottawa
during
the
year,
Including
President
Elsenhower.
Chancellor
Konrad
Adenauer
of
Germany,
Madame
Pnn-dit
of
India,
the
then
Premier
Rene
Mayer
of
France
and
his
foreign,
minister,
Georges
BI-dault,
Prime
Minister
Menzies
of
Prime
Minister
Hol-
bodies
more
closely
together
way
construction,
though
any
solid
amalgamation
appeared
st".
In
the
distant
He
was
an
active
member
of
by
heavy
seas
were
completed
by
future.
the
United
States
military
sea
the
Fraternal
Order
of
Eagles,
arty.
The
moves
were
the
establish
Eight
Killed
In
Vancouver
VANCOUVER
(CP)Eight
persons
died
in
southwestern
British
Columbia
during
the
Christmas
holiday
weekend.
The
death
toll
was
only
one
less
than
that
ot
the
three
prairie
provinces
combined.
Traffic
accidents
accounted
for,
five
of
the
eight
B.C.
high
school
finals
they
lost
ommumcations
Cut
Off
and
a
great
football
enthusiast,
transport
Blue
Jacket
and
the
Besides
his
wife,
he
is
survived
Finnish
freighter
Orion,
which
by
two
sons,
Sam
in
Vancouver
raced
to
the
rescue
after
the
and
Wiliam
in
Calgary,
and
three
Oklahoma
sent
out
distress
sig-grandchtldren.
Inals.
(
land
of
New
Zealand,
and
Crown
j
to
the
New
Westminster
squad
mentby
the
580p00-member
Trades
and
Labor
Congress
of
Canada
and
the
375,000-member
Canadian
Congress
of
Labor
of
committees
to
explore
means
of
co-operation.
In
the
legislative
field,
the
Prince
Aklhito
of
Japan.
.
i
oy
ciKih
nj-rnn
-
-mrrmmrnm"
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iiinwar"
T"
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y
Storms,
Snow
Slides
Tf
l
deaths.
I
Most
Vancouver
motorists
heeded
the
Vancouver
City
police
!
two
major
actions
were
taken
by
the
federal
parliament.
These
were;
Storms
lashed
the
Bulkley
Valley
area,
last
night,
sending
slides
across
railway
tracks
and
cutting
tele-communications
from
Prince
Rupert
east
and
south.
In
the
early
hours
of
today
a
snnw
and
mud
slide
blocked
the
)
1.
Extending
unemployment
Insurance
benefits
to
those
who
Only
One
fcfiy
Born
Over
Yule
-
Canadian
National
Railways
line
warning
against
drinking
while
driving.
Police
said
that
of
1,000
persons
stopped
in
traffic
road
blocks,
43
were
charged
with
offences,
the
lightest
haul
they
have
had
since
the
safety
drive
started
six
weeks
ago.
In
the
40th
Vancouver
traffic
fatality
James
Smith,
formerly
of
Prince
Rupert
was
killed
Christmas
Eve
when
the
car
he
was
driving
y
-
a.
I
I.
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O
i
become
sick
.
or
injured
after
being
put
out
of
work
for
other
reasons.
2.
A
bill
that
makes
it
a
criminal
offence
to
discriminate
in
the
employment
of
anyone
on
the
ground
of
race,
color
or
religion.
This
applies
to
industries
under
federal
jurisdiction
such
as
railways,
shipping
and
communications.
this
side
of
Bmlthers
near
me
Bulkley
Canyon,
combining
with
minor
rock
slides
at
other
points
to
delay
the
west
bound
train
for
over
14
hours.
The
passenger
train,
due
here
at
9:35
p.m.
Sunday,
arrived
Just
after
noon
today.
However,
tonight's
train
is
expected
to
arrive
on
schedule.
There
was
no
east-bound
passen
bounced
off
the
rear
of
another
vehicle
and
smashed
into
two
poles.
i'1
Mrs.
Emerson
(Wallvi
"
''!'(
the
proud
parents
p
Rupert's
only
Chrlst-
.
bouncing
toy
boy
was
12:50
a.m.
Christmas
'U
Prince
Rupert
Oen-wpital
to
become
this
:md
only
1053
Yule-
me.
in''ead
of
pacing
the
11
the
hospital,
a
tradi-PI
mu,,,,
for
fathers,
frus-
V;!
it
ger
out
of
Rupert
last
nigni.
aim
few
freights
were
on
the
road.
Shortly
.
after
9
o'clock
last
Sea
Cadet
Lloyd
Magnussen
To
Join
South
Sea
Cruise
t
i
St
night,
telegraph
ana
veieiypc
lines
between
here
and
Prince
George
were
cut
by
falling
trees
In
the
gale.
Tro
rut.
the
lines
at
Terrace
i
II
'"t-faihor
"Wally"
was
"'e
ground
at
Ocean
'bore
he
was
grounded
1
wHther.
;i
.
-
fv
is?'-"'
I
ft
nd
Woodcock,
Burns
Lake
and
7s
trying
a
quick
flight1
"
Prince
George.
Tne
lines
wnc
still
not
restored
by
pross
time
today
and
the
Daily
News
receiv-j
,riH
news
except
by
tele
''""
Vancouver
when
wng
weather
held
him
""'in
Falls.
However,
ho
'wl
the
night
In
time
to
Us
son
a
Christmas
wel-
for
a
three-month
cruise
to
Australia,
New
Zealand
and
the
South
Seas.
Cadet
Magnussen,
the
only
youth
chosen
from
,
British
Columbia,
was
recommended
for
the
trip
by
officers
of
the
local
corps,
on
request
of
the
Navy
League.
He
was
winner
of
the
"best
cadet"
award
here
last
year
and
has
been
In
the
corps
since
it
inception
two
years
ago.
,
The
group
will
sail
from
Esquimau
on
the
10,000-ton
cmiser
Ontario,
returning
to
ba.se
in
AirU.
Leading
Cadet
Lloyd
Magnussen,
one
of
the
most
outstanding
members
of
Prince
Rupert's
Captain
Cook
Sea
Cadet
Corps,
will
start
off
early
next
month
on
a
big
adventure,
a
cruise
to
Australia
and
other
South
Sea
points.
Cadet
Magnussen,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
El
Magnussen.
1345
Frederick
Street,
is
one
of
10
Royal
Canadian
sea
cadets
elected
from
105
sea
cadet
corps
throughout
tne
country
who
will
sail
early
nest
month,
on
HMCS
Ontario
.
rrr..''
til
phone.
Telephone
lines
escaped
damage
in
the
storm
and
remained
intact
throughout
the
Wl
'y
....
ywms,
man
weighs
seven
s
and
three
ounces.
,lnS
a
Christmas
birthday
,
over
12
hours
was
an-biby
ooyi
born
t0
Mr,
Vl
Kdward
Knight.
SANTA,
JR.
GRADE,
hosts
a
pre-Christmas
party
given
by
thc
House
of
Huston
ill
Coral
Cables,
Fla.,
the
first
of
many
throughout
the
country.
The
parties,
a
result
of
courses
in
humane
relations
given
at
boys'
clubs
and
schools,
emphasize
the
need
for
children
to
understand
humane
relations
In
piepara-:!'m
for
thstr
enro;mtsrs
In
human
relations.-
-
-
,
nieht
and
this
morning.
The
storm
generally
skipped
Prince
Rupert,
although
strong
winds
and
a
brief
hall
storm
lashed
the
city
in.
mid-evening
runday,
and
winds
remaned
ilogU
throughout
tne
night.
BY
THE
SHORES
of
Cypress
Gardens,
In
the
land
of
Florida,
aqua-planes
a
lovely
maiden
by
the
name
of
Martha
Mitchell.
Martha
presents
a
"come-on-ln-the-water's-fine-
pose,
as
she
leaves
utsulu
males
and
foaming
wattr
in
her
wafce.
-
arrived
at
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