L!L ' PROVINCIAL LI33A3T, 118 VICTORIA, B. C. 163 R'MES DRUGS I! I -TIDES- jne-day. January 1. Ia3 p-il:,- h andum Time 0:44 18 4 fei't 12:15 22 0 lift 6 13 8 8 feet 18:03 1.8 feet v w '. ' '- ."' 9 iU ft; , ii 1 v t' ' DAILY DELIVERr NORTHERN AMi CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published ot ConadVs Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Phone 81 VOL. XLIi; No. 10 PRINCE RUPERT. B.C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 13. 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS fnl r 11 i 94 iBMS ps 5 CS .P.ev1 GUUU - ML A ' . 4 I Survey To Estimai e t. 'j..Wlll j . v I t A - fr 8 . ? T1 i Budget Public Works Needs Streets, Sidewalks imprcvement in Order of Merit-Worst First' A five-year public works program will be inaugurated in Prince Rupert this year with work being done on roads and sidewalks in order of merit. 1. w "tt , : "t ' Tt t . Jr. .. , nannea W1 1 '.. - . Curric Report Battle Resumes .A ' .....i. I I i This was announced by Alderman MJke Krueger, chairman ol : OTTAWA. The Dionde For Christmas ..ev , 5-Vfoy Hockey 'Dear to Aid Folio Drive 54 budget U in the mak unjr, according to lnior-i jr?"-,, mation given Monday "MfV Lommotis bv r inane '" I! two M I IKS during the festive season, bljndr lorrslnc McAUUtcr of Vancouver enter-.;t Canadian ltn In the cm ward poult ion in Korea. Accompanied by accordionist Karl ui-o . Vancouver, the pretty singer armd Christmas Eve. Some member o the Lord , l.r i . i, Hi.rr squadron heard her via v.i vlei nets In their tank. Other saw her first -.1 A' fie forward bunker arc: Heft to right Kurle n; Ma) J. 8. Roxboroush, officer .inai.u-t.tt. 8a:nt J-hn. N B ; Tpr. Pete Donald Vlr! irla, B C; Sv- Terry Wtlllanu. New Wtit--,. lie. at.d Cpl. Bill Atehlion. Cranbriok, BC. CP Irom National Defer.eei the board of works committee, at council meeting last night. He said a city-wide survey Is being conducted at the present time to determine the amount of work needed on all roads and sidewalks, cost of materials and the job considered mast urgent. The survey is beine man by works superinndent Don Stewart. ' Aid. Krueger said everything that needs to be done will be listed in the report and urged all other aldermen to bring to the attention of the works superintendent any job they consider should be done. r?' 'Minister Doufrlas ALliotf. Mr. Abbott s:itd a study of : uepsrunental expenditures has i been compu ted and that he hus : utartt'd to work on the budget itself. Canadiari should know with- 1 J- ptepayerr Group Requests Council ithhold Approval of Diesel Power ; in the next two month what i U In store, either higher or lower taxes. BetuiiK arournS NIRSES RESCI TD P2 children when fire byefce' out aX a baby clinic In Montreal' east end. No one wu injured In the blaze, e'er to ri'.y ri.u ;ci! tukln Mi Auiemwi. It tu'l.ho.d eiuior.iallun ol Commenting at lat ky, repreM-ntuig the CRA. aked, parliamentary corridors U w: niitht council If it coulfl adviae the:!owr taxes. esaecUSiy U brought under control In fcalf-hour. Babies of tubercular WORST FIRST parent are housed in the clinic for treatment and observation, j . We want tIo worjit bv Northern BC '-outlet! rr:!i;s on the irtti-r 'awociatlort the time Individual ! .wtlon is called for this fall. pai.y to Increase it eoiueniii.g iwwer. Mayor Hnntld aiJijeal would be heard by the ry here by .pendm Wiialen and Aid. Oorae Caary : Court of Revuslon no members, 11 BR,E i on cap; ; roads and sidewalks in order of t merit," he told council in rec-: emmending adoption of his first ! report as head of the works Taxi Men Ask For t.mii'. A l ooo on a dieiwi ooth Mated that the city tiad not could be prtwnt. t Meanwnue, tne winmons tur- Uia ben flid acted on the power compuny' jn,, clty ci,.rlt tJ4ld jp.,, are buienU bat tie over the Currte re- apical-lever a received proposal whe.t it came tx-fote ; hfard in order of their receipt P"rt resumed today after a day th.- revtv.d Community .cuuncll hut November. i anld I would not be possible to hlch set the stage with a ,uym A-j. t .u'io.i. 'which NBC'1"C. tn its letter to council t(tit, fJ5)W which property-owner lavl-sn rtM of preludes, wrond ;H -it said the ass-: said It planned to expend It would be the first to be heard' At the first day of the sittings n w-iuid Itke t. aunear be-1 tMesent facilities ... sublect to ao-i -ht ,-- ih. ..in. av ...Monday, after the Christmas re- Parking Law Change; committee. It is the first time such a plan has been drawn an and. Final action on a bylaw to amend the street traf-; according to aldermen, mean Hockey enthusiast here are hoping the weather stays bright snd cold I'jr at least t'.ve more days. If it does, the citizens can look forward to "the greatest hockey game ever played in Prince Rupert." said Bill Stone this morning as he interviewed members of the Gyro Club in an attempt to ice a team aeainst the Elks t'iub on the Rotary tennis rink this Sunday. The rink has been placed at the disposal of the clubs by the Parks Board writh proceeds to be donated to the Kinsmen Club polio fund. All hockey players are asked to attend a meeting in the ET.ks Hall at 8 o'clock tomorrow night to discuss the game. " While it has not been settled yet, members of the city detachment RCMP. under playing coach Sgt. Harry Norman, may play a match against the city hall staff in a prelimiaary game. The city force at present k made up of several former prairie men and is reported able to ice a formidable team. In the interval hundreds of citizens axe getting in many hours of practice both on the Rotary rink and at Lake Oliver. The cold spell, which froze the lake and made skating possible. Is expected to con-Unue. Official overnight low recorded at the Digby island weather station today was nln degrees above zero. the r,mn f revision lo prova! of the Public Utilities ' mSg,i be able to have some' CM- lhts development. crack- fjce anrJ parking bvlaw was deferred fey City council walk vat. will 3 be IIMU9 reoairtd SIIU rebuilt st at-iiw.t Ufv proptTty ComnilMUon and aked cly ' led: . . . . . I icea , , , , , , , w lasers to endo,, IU propoMU j Tlr Pruky also asked council' The .naual report (;r Au- last night for two weeks to give the police and llCens-, J drieTtun" n !e-.!,; e!e mned by Former alderman J, W. Prus-; ij the aawx-iaUurt could have use uilor General Watson Sella.- tr ,mni!ttw tirrtP tn IWATUtidpr modifications 811 C-S ........ ,l nmivw rm- . Ihit iww M on tiwirt Dy" " . . - ' . -- . nuue Aio..AJwger coura no 'meetm.. mnA am r.v m,or.t. ! critkiriiiir the armed forces' ac-S treated bv a in'OUl) 01 ta.Xl ODei atOrS. - bay now uiucn mtujey wouia DC MY. MISTAKE COSTLY ViT : . " - t tT i ,--'va'' if . . i'S - vv-;.i ,k- I .. I f -r. . i i s f i,ra-j, "'' i .;.: s : ,av .' . ! V , , r . , i . v V ' . ! !'" '.t ! 1 v -i it r - - . r V r i t ed the group make It request,' counting .y'nu. The Defence; The grcup. represented by city ; spent by the departmeot this by letter. Department later issued a state-;jawyer Doug Hogarth, asked j midnight hours laid down in the ' ear. , , worlc' he sa1"1 that OTTAWA ' -An army mUtake that pumped gaiollne into , by obtaining a survey the works Actum was token by the asso-stnent quarrelling with most of council to increase the parking proposed amendment. its already bein ud for oil cost the Canadian luxiavrr Mr. Hogarth said taxi opera-! superintendent will know what i'W. n geisur, auditor-general, reported Monday. The lo j i, ct reporti d by the army, he aid. but came i elation at it first meeting last ; what he said. 'limit from 60 seconds to five ;Krld;;y night. Prime Minister St. Laurent minutes, allow three cars to park ! In prolcaing the new assess- contradicted that part of the at jaxj stands on Third Avenue menu a too h.gh, members said Currle report which says there instead of the lone cab permitted those applying to appear before1 were horses on the army pay- under the present bylaw and set !:i.'h! durii.g an audit examination of revenue and expendl- t! court of revision shou'd be roll at Camp Pctawawa under; the five-minute parking limit. ''i!anjc.liin A t (j;rt to parliament laid the g-as was shipped In tank io Churchill, Man., and pumped into storage tanks which hours from 8 aJn. to 6 p.m. In place of the suggested 8 a.m. to ''ldy heid file! oil tors do not object to enforce- Qone ana lne ume " ment of a traf fic and parking by-, fhould take to complete, law but urge that it be modified : ut of aa overall budget of because -they find it almost j 168 000 for the works depart-imposslble to abide by the 60- i ment last vear- $32,500 was al-second limit ! located for road Improvements In submitting a memorandum, j and H.00O for sidewalks, which he said had been signed by i UP to thc end of October a 75 of the businesses on Third total of 434 355 had been spent Avenue "actually affected by i cn rebuilding roads and paving this bvlaw", Mr. Hogarth saidjwork and M.87S for sidewalk, his clients aiade a count of park-; One of the major road pro-ed cars between the proposed ! J13 of the ?ear was work on 8 a.m. and mldninht hours from I thoroughfares for the nearly- given a definite date and time the guise of non-existent labor-for their appearance so that as ers. little time as possible would be It was learned that the kt from their employment. government is likely to launch A meeting last Trlday at the an Independent Inquiry into how Meiropolc Hall was culled to re- the CTF got hold of an advance activate the ratepayer' assocla-; C0PV of thp Cumc rt'lxrt wnlch lion first fonned In 1949. .differed in some details from Pro-ten officers named were the final report itself. Mr. Proskv. rhairman: Mrs At- IX. Gen. O. O. Simonds, C. Cocktail Lounges in July omises Report from Victoria There has been t.o rainfall Thursday to Sunday which show- completed Central Mortgage and ' over the city sLnce January 4, ed average number was 51.5 "and Housing Corporation homes. although a one-Inch fall of there's room for 140 cars between I A total of $140,000 was spent snow covered the city last McBrlde aid Seventh, the area by the department up to Oct. 31. ' Saturday. i. : ' .. ... f '-. O'v V - . ,v 1 i pt".,.. - i i VOl'VI.rt CPi -The Va;i-r .New... Herald ay tn ,i 'ih lium Vlr'.on.i th:it 'it t '! (iinlj.a will liavf coc!;-Ifti'i-.i tv July 1 und-r ,r A't amendment plan-r.'vt m.inth M-.ssion of " front-p ir? story, w hich ' 15(1 .n-p K,u,i t. ,.( ' :.; d to permit eock- , legislation planned will permit dcr.vjn. secretary, and Percy : thief ot the general staff, is-' !ecr parlors to serve sandwiches Downing, treasun-r. - message to the army ind wU drinks, -and there may Mr, Downing was a candidate; hich struck buck in eloquent tc zn'A music, but no floor- in the December alilermunlc 'id fighting language at army ! V)ns." e eetk n. ; critics. He said the army should The dlMMlrh. which not-rs Aboub23 Jiiemlxrs oil ended the "ol be "discouraged or depressed imnny hotels and restaurants Initial meeting, but It Is under- bv rrltirlsms which are neither Ihave room reiidy to convert stood another meeting will be founded in truth nor Justified in into emkUil lounges within a railed in "the near future" at the light of our positive achieve-1 1 -w weeks, adds establishment which 1B53 officers and execu-. ntent." a-rving liquor by the glass will live will be elected. ' affected by the bylaw." j A petition submitted by mer-: chants on Third Avenue between j Fifth and Sixth Streets, read to. council before Mr. Hogarth spoke, I agreed with the proposed! change. i City Squad Defeats Metlakatla Cagers Prince Rupert's Manson-based J""" T ' &ni?'"1 Mr. Hogarth asked councd to; consider e.arefullv his elents re - y V ' ; in e(,nstitueiicie : have to also serve food. Mr. Prusky said, after the v r TI irrt quest in view of the fact the Challengers overcame an early "majority of merchants also lead last night to drub visiting 1 Vi '' tl m favor of liquor j Other forthcoming changes, meeting, that "all ratepayers are i YV C" I PI Utx"" the story sa, are welcome to join tne association Forecast object to the change. Metlakatla (Alaska) Merchants ' Liquor store purchases will . which Is being reactivated lo stir i Alderman Mike Krueger sug-',0 ... , .h. . MR. DONALD GORDON ... to wed be streaiiiiiiied with written or- up public Interest in civic af-! Clear along the mainland ders and special cash cages ' fairs." 'coast, elsewhere variable cloudi- abolishcd. It will be possible to! The former association, of lies with snow flurries in the order liquor as one does a loaf which Mr. Prusky was a founder, : northern part, and intermittent Rail Head To rain or rain and snow mixed In ' ! in '. June plebl-four of 41 ilding were i. '' the plebiscite, a 'iiLiii liquor inquiry com-1,,'n as appointed by the " O'dit government to how most British Co-would piefer to do " drinking. The commission lw (tovernment 0 reeom-'tioiis but they have not "'Hi nude pubr Dy thp ln,'V-l!i-nei;il, ol bread However, wine and , had at one time 500 members beer will not be sold In grocer- I lea . . . ' PICTURE BUTTE. Alta. gested the count was taken dur- . . v.v.n j total-point exhibition stand at tng the cold spell and that it did not give a true picture of the .the Civic Centre gymnasium, situation. ' I Behind Rupert's 20-point-mak-' In answer to Aid. Darrow Oo-ing bucket man Art Olson, the mer Mr. Hogarth said peak h, period of the count was at 8 R " when.ay f"m the visitors after the o'clock last Saturday night there were 114 cars parked on second half which ended 24-22 Third "out of which there were for the Challengers, only nine, cabs.'' But the Merchant were plenty ; the southern part. Not much change tn temperature. "There will likelv be a three-'The local plant of Canadian Winds northerly 20 except Wed in Spring MONTREAL Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hobbs of Montreal have an-i man liquor commission. At pre-j Sugar Factories Ltd. completed j northeast 35 in mainland inlets, tnt It s a one-man board. ! Its 1952 run of processing sugar Low tonight and high Wedncs-"In general, there will be more I beets without any lost time due day at Port. Hardy, 25 and 33; liquor outlets.. and they will bclto accidents. This was the f Irsi Sandspit. 15 and 25; Prince Ru-rlgidly supervised." time this had been done. , 'pert, 10 and 20. Citv Clerk Bill Long, explain- supplied witn nusue, and a wo- nounced the engagement of their '' News-Herilld cuys other Nt the proposed change, said thirds capacity crowd in the gym dauehler Donald Gordon of to aaugnter IO UOnam uoruoil l, .... . ..j ni. t,,. wr. Ihril rf time nnrt oooln hv Montreal. The marriage wmj"" ' "'r: . " . I,, take place ln the spring aviukoff Wrote He Wanted Quick Death uie UJ.w tMliJ H 11 .V uuo w r. . . . u . , . . ' enforcement. 1 Bolton who scored most of his The time limit applies only to 16 points from distances greater Miss Hobbs is a graduate ln arts of McGill University and addressed to his mother, and thc .L ii 'parking and does not affect than 2a feet, .h whfns dnrini served with the WKt,Ni during ,.1M, . iMat tu.Hr. h second was addressed to: "To i f 1 ' i )Sps0 '' i , I e '" f( b! ..j was formally charged '" Aiiuusi.. 1947 milrdPr of :y Fettle. Vaneouvpr i.ii because he was unable to gvt a Job. Pavlukoff wa before the court on the charge of carrying a gun, and when arrested he was whom 11 may concern." iOUUOllf. VI uiuuauius ...j j " v.x. -' J time either ln specially-marked- playing coach swept the ball out taxi sones or any portion of cleanly through the hoop from Third Avenue. "A car is not a few feet short of the centre k"r. yesterday ln police 1 and the last war. Mr. Gordon is chairman and president of the Canadian National Railways, and former governor of the Bank of Canada. During the war he was chairman of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. construed to be parking while , line. remanded for eight Highly-rated Harry Lang, ali- loading and unloading. carrying a "suckqr list" of a score of prominent Vancouver citizens' names. Again, after he had served three years in prison, he was arrested with another list of "names I should know." "They have good jobs, nice homes, big cars, and smoke big cigars," he noted. v "SI CKER" LIST The list included the names of former lieutenant-governor W. C. Woodward; Chief Justice Wendell B. Farris. and Hon. Eric Humber. a former lieutenant- as anv.sied in Toronto mur.Hlay after a five-year ,'",lt "l returned lo Van-n to face the murder star Alaskan circuit guard, got away a few telling side shots but an effective defence tied him up most of the way. Lack of rebound tactics by the Merchants was the visitors' After the revised parking bylaw No. 1191 was put into effect last Aug. 25, taxi aones were established at all downtown street corners from McBride to Seventh. "Since there is no parking f ) Robertson Wins Curling Event Ken Robertson skipped his rink to an overwhelming victory last allowed in these sones at anyjdownrau wnue t-panengers time, the 60-second limit does ' powerful bucket man Olson prov- On the outside of the second letter was a note that it was to be opened only In'the event he was found dead or dying. DIE QI ICK Ironically, it suid, police disclosed today that Pavlukoff "wunts to die quick." He also told of an unhappy childhood '"tortured with poverty." The letter contained a wish that his body be cremated "and thc ashes spread far and wide." In the Chiittmos letter, to his mother, he said: "I have been free foul- years. I hope to niake it five." Favlukoff, who started hi crime career in Chicago at the age of 19, eight years ago, tuld a Vancouver court "'crime does not pay." He said he did not go straight ed a game-saver 'under the hoop. ,r",r' i" s neal, while and 'w in Vancouver east ' e widwcd moUhr of .nm'rt ot her son's ure "re 111 a Toronto suburb. Ll!;''" Pilvlkolf did not r,l '""M. but another son, not apply," said Mr. Long. It is recalled that council some months ago passed two separate Playing coach of the city team, Don Hartwig, kept three of his Mansons league players and hlm- night ln the primary event of the governor. It also contained the names of j novelty bonspiel at the Prince bylaw forbidding taxis to park Vanoovtver millionaires and' rich j Rupert Curling Club when he on Third Avenue at any time but eif on the front string last " U'JVi Ul LI II' ' ' OOil.i.. ln the Aug. 25 bylaw operators Industrialists. said: night Spring Olson and Webster with second stringers. In Iianlt you for lclllmr ... defeated Ted Boulter's quartet 17-9. Former member of the Granite Club ln Winnipeg. Robertson's In one of his nifmerous court appearances, Pavlukoff told the i cluding Flaten and Holkestad, on the bench for brief relref jobs. It was evident that Hartwig Is i ,rri, . waJ judge: were given the right to park one car ln front of their stand. The memorandum was presented to Alderman Gomes to show his committee during their deliberations. W , ;;koff ,.rl(,d " t ! ,of hl tal're. One nteima, lcttPr-urted -' '"'d finished Dee. 29 "It is difficult for a man with ; rink i composed of: Hilda Mc- ART OLSON . . . top scorer a criminal record to get work, Laren, third; Scott McLaren, though It should not be." 'second, and Mary Brown, lead. i Continued on page 4)