- "-rT 1 t r Moiirta. IteccKhor V 19.3 Alcan Keport Confirmee ' MONTREAL (CP) A spokesman Aitcn, 111 , now ou" f fur the Aluminum Company of $5,OUO,000 fabricatiti" Canada confirmed reports that claiming a still larger ' f oi the parent company, Alumlniunj in reported negotiating' ! Ltd., is negotiating a deal with Aluminium, Ltd. . (,r fxin Indu'trids. Inc.. of East metric tons a Smithers Citizens Asked To Vote on New Hall Site epeciui to The Dnuy Kewa union Bank. Tiie village took SMITHERS Electors vote here ever the building shortly after this Saturday to fill the vacan- ti.c Royal Hank of Canada ab-cies of three village commission sorbed the Union Bank and in seats, which became vacant this 1926 moved Into the Pioneer year. They also will be asked to block. stntf whether the village should ; The commissioners consider sell the site of the present muni- that the present building, still Strike Talks Recessed After Surprise Meeting Alton, 111. jterm m uaM.s basissome some reports reports T' ,s.jears, starting in 135;,." ' ! i The Financial Post, in a new.-; y P 1 r l k . . 1 Dane story, said "another lm- nortant deal in the United Stales for Canadian aluminum is shaping up" and "it could mean a considerable expansion to Aluminum Company of Can By The Associated Press NEW YORK. Federal mediators came out oi surprise talks with union representatives early today and scheduled new negotiations in the 10-day strike apainst six major daily newspapers. cipal office building. heated by a coal heater, inade- The present municipal struct- cuate for tilis growing commun-ure was built in 1913 by the iiv They favor sale of the site and construction of a new, mod- ! I ffi,. Chinese IhtsLi CHOP S'JfY ... CHOW MIIN Open6p.m.--3.aQfln, Hollywood Csle till uuivc. Maggiolo, general , Waller A The proposal is to include NEWS IN BRIEF l" for counsel of the federal mediation both sides t0 be on nand I neeaea garage ana woi ksiiujj ada facilities at Kitimat, B.C." 'lhc .story added: . "Cii'r.pict'.jn of the deal may tU'p?n:.l on ths United (Hates co.crr.ucnt allinr; a halt to plans for f.utlier expansion of U.S. aluminum production facilities. "Olin Industries, Inc., of East and conciliation service, asked t . the resumption of bargaining ! sessions later today. He said ! they agreed. J j. I'll! ; f'. j ' 5kV- vaV?' .. ! j For Outside Orders phone 12 M ; facilities for village equipment VANCOUVER (CP) Safe driving , in the new building which would will not go unrewarded in fu-1 be adjacent to the village's new ture. I fireball. Charles E. Thompson, former1 The village has received two mayor and chairman of the B.C. offers fur its to comer lots oi-Automobile Association's traffic Main street. One has been ac-and safety committee, said today companied by a sketch plan of his association would award a a proposed modern business windshield safety sticker to every building, the other, while a driver who has been accident- higher cash offer, has made no Girl Harpist Enjoys Life Behind Stage Maggioio caneu ior me iai. after meeting Sunday night I with representatives uf the AFL i Allied Printing Trades Council. whose members have refused to I cross picket lines set up by the AFL International Photo-En- ' vet GLORIA GRAHAME, alluring blonde actress co-starring with Glen Ford in Columbia's "The Big Heat," tries to keep cool in white mink and pearls. PRACTICAL GIFTS i gravers Union free for two years. ! LONDON .w - Harpist car a in a m te over Wilf,es an Mch pruuosal. The commissioners feel they must be assured of i substantial structure. if ie Carving Sets Flash Lights Covered Roasters Emerson at tjt.. jonns, na., ntll.r iss,..s About 4M spends mast of her London ,,wr, .onir,.,.,, ,, invnlve-l 3 A yes vote on the plebiscite would clear the way for further LONDON (Reuters) Key British union chiefs will meet next Thursday to decide whether to force a drastic production cut on the vital shipbuilding and engineering ir Copper Teo Kettle: -onsideration on these offers. Decision to build also hinges treat ly on closing of a deal on the property for a reasonably substantial sum. WEARING A HEAVY CHAIN about her waist to support the 1 shackles on her wrist, Mrs. ; Bonnie Brown Heady Is ltd from the court that sentenced her to death on December 18. Fated to die in the gas chamber for her part in the brutal kidnap-murder of little Bobby Greenlease, Mrs. Heady will make crime history when she Is executed. She will be the first woman in the U.S. to be put to death for kidnapping and the .second woman ever to be executed in the state of Missouri. if' I Thompson Hardware Co. Ltd. theatre career below or behind and their picket lines have kepL the stage. .- out 20,000 employees belonging She's playing now in the or- tQ the CIO Ameriean Newspaper chestra pit at the Casino where G u j i d and the pressmen's, the hit Broadway musical "Wish stereotypeis', printers' and You Were Here" seems destined mallprs. afmi;Ues Of the Prini-fcr a long run despite critics ing Xrades council, and other disapproval of its frank ap- rrnonists proach to "necking" and similar! Sunday brought two key de-boy-girl frolics. velopmenls in the strike: j.-j,x.3iw.Ar.ifciikj.jii,j.aj.va..; , 1 7-AJi London thealres book their Resumption of publication SEATTLE AP) Governors of four northwest states and Lands Minister Summers of B.C. will meet with public and priate power producers today to work out a co-ooerat.vi nro-gram for developing additional electrical energy in the Pacific northwest. Enjoy a REAL Jhm fffin 1 n" 1 CMS Reduces Zinc Output j TRAIL, B.C. (CP) A 25 p,T rent cut in zinc production at it i plant here was announced Saturday by the Consolidafed Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada Ltd. Unfavorable market conditions were blamed for the cur, which will result in a layoff of more than 200 men Dec. 31, when the zinc oxide plant and one slag furnace will be shut down. The cut in production will amount to 130 tons of slab zinc i each day and about 25 per cent I of the company's present out- This Christmas If n-n o'-hestras for musicals, and bv the New york Keraid Trib-1 Miss Emerson will be at the lme tne only one of tne city- , Casino for the entire run. major newspapers not involvec" Playing in the pit instead of in the engravers' dispute. The on the stage has its compensa-, Herajd Tribune, which stopped tions, says the -slim, dark musi- publication a week ago in sym-cian. Watching the audience can pa(hy with thg other papers, be fun. : pUt 0ut adless Sunday and Mon- MLs Emerson, who came here day edilions 0f eight pages each, in 1950 and since then has play- spirited activity among ed in theatres throughout B it-! representatives of the two sides ain, says it is surprising hov as mediators twice scheduled different the faces of the aud- joint negotiations which did not iences in Edinburgh, Leeds and materialize. Swansea can be. j when the walkout started, the LOTS OF WORK ! engravers were asking a $15 She spent most of 1952 touring wee k 1 y wages-hours-vacation-from south of London to Glas- welfare package. They have gow and Edinburgh in a variety since halved the demand. The show "So This Is Show Busi- publishers have offered a $3.75 ness." She was accompanist to a package. Current base pay now singer, but played from behini langes from $120 a week for scenes. I day woik to S131 for night work. VANCOUVER (CP) Police say a 10-year-old girl held in connection with ihe death of three-year-old Anne Mawds-ley will undergo psychiatric treatment starting Tuesday. An inquest jury ruled Wednesday that the child had been struck with a blunt instrument and suffered three skull fractures before she fell and drowned in a drainage ditch November 26. with KEEP YOUR CAR UP TO PAR Cold weather's no excuse for poor car performance! ELL S AIR LIME ALLl'RING SHIRLEY COTLER needs no Indian blanket in the warm Las Vegas, Nev., sunshine as she rehearses a dance in multi-feathered headdress. The pretty 22-year-old symbolizes that season of bonus warmth known as Indian to See us NOWfor a general check- up and tunt up . . . and we'll winterize yo.:r cr too. Yon'll be pleased with our service. . p r the com unv s .uemein VANCOUVER (CP) Bernard faid. Allen ha.s been appointed chair- . About 300 men were laid off at man of a special committee on the plant earlier this fall as a Pacific nor.hwest development result of the unfavorable mar-'mdPr the Vancouver Board of ket. Trade. KETCHIKA Mr. Allen, former general man-ier of the B.C. division, Cana Mother, Four Children Die in Farm Home Fire Superior Auto Service L?m:tcd Connections to Ail Alaska, Scotfie ond Whitehorse Phone 266 O." Ca'l ct oar Offico Op?. Pozi Office dian National Railways, will form his committee from senior officers of corporations and professional men who are interested in velopment of the Yukon and Northern B.C. : in the fire along with her daughter, Marlene Gladys Blair, 1 13; and five-year -old twins, : David and Donna Blair. EDMONTON (CP) A 33-year-c'd mother and three of her lour children died in an explosion and fire which dcstrove'l m Several Hurt CRANBROOK, B.C. (CP) An eatsbound Greyhound bus spun around ii' four inches of snow ju "t east of here Sunday and i turned over in a dith. injuring -several of the 30 pasiSnge:i aboard. No one was seriously hurt. I j Most severe injury was a brok-1 en wrist. Tnree persons were j taken to hospital here by am-i bulame and three others by I The committae will study re 1, ! .1-' their farm home in the White The father, Robert, 43, a mud area just beyond Edmon- plumber, escaped and saved an lationships between the northwest United States, Alaska, and the Canadian northwest. ton's southwestern limits Sun-1 11-year-old son, Donald, but day. I was unable to re-enter the blaz- Mrs. Robert S. Blair perished ' ing frame building. 0n Thursday, December 10 pacing cars. R;adi throughout '.ho Cranbrook area were de-: cnbed as "hazardous." VANCOUVER (CP) An RCAF Dakota touched down at Sea Island base early Saturday completing a mercy trip from Quesnel through bad weather to bring a seven-year-old girl stricken with polio to hospital. The plane was piloted by FO. B. Miller. BLACKWOOD on BRIDGE Daily FX E r I By EASLEY BLACKWOOD r - Passenger . ;: 1 y Trsin Service x1! Is 1 ' 1 ? HOLDING a 22-OUXC'E giant lemon grown on her farm is Mrs. Ernest Borchardt of Route Two, Leavenworth, Kan. The dwarf lemon tree has been bearing extra-large lemons for the past three years, one lemon on occasion furnishing Mrs. Borchardt with enough juice for fonr pies. Bluff Bidding Opponents' Suit Scares Mr. Meek The fact a jump shift after an opponent's take out double is forcing for one round makes it possible to use that call for strategic purposes with (usually; a minimum of .risk. i i i . i e a i .i : nniiip nunpnf , - .r. 1 . . ; ii $ In today's deal bdtty&dfs Had 'it?'f: B n-tf.t ni' tpnm -nf .f ')(!' 'AO m TV.lllti int.' . fcrt.. ' (South deale v. ptfPtmi ihattf W'partner hidi J f? i IS IS IS ul J i jasper ! . . ; ' "Neither side" vulnerable Both sides 30 part-score Virlll (Mr. Dale) S A 6 5 i ' ' .i I 4f f and intermediate stations - fi H 10 a minimum or near-minimum opening, then the high card . strength was about evenly divided between the two sides, ! In that case, the side holding the spade suit had an extreme'y important advantage. And it was Mr. Dale's belief the spade length was held by the enemy. He was willing to get as high , as three hearts but what good j would that do if the opponents then bid three spades either I '(,S'r ' ' l f vll ' Convonlent eonnpctloiis at Jasper ' j L -rt:lll P-""t, east and west. . ! ' ' S 1 II i i S . J i Mtt utl H All times shown re standard. i T" D 4 3 C J 7 0 Went Kilt (Mr. AliH) (Mr. Mwk) S K J 10 7 2 & -Q 8 4 :i H -7 H A J 4 2 D A 0 8 D---J 10 C- Q 10 5 3 C- 9 8 2 Ki.lltll (.Mr. Ki'iMi) 9 H K Q 8 3 D K 7 6 5 2 C A K 4 The bidding: Smith West North s- ' Y rB"' , - S- m For lr.foi'mntlon. Mill or write ' 'nT- . i 1 m ' 1 K. I- KOBKKTSON, G.A.1M)., "P ' 1 j 528 3rd Ave. W., 1'rince Rupert,' T' JT I Phone 20 j ! G. P.. LYONS making it or getting off with a small penalty? To avert such an unpleasant situation, Mr. Dale bid spades himself. In fact he Jumped to two spades, a bid forcing for 1 H Dhl. 2 S 3 D Vass 3 H one round. Mr. Meek might have doubled this bid to show ud the 1 V i A tl" CoM.ol Botrd or by tht Goy,-imr f I iiTTi if IMf ktfM llf TMril PfV? bluff, but his usual timidity of that suit and was glad to sc prevailed and he elected to ; the jack fall on the trick. Mi pass. Mrs. Keen bid three diamonds and now Mr. Abel could hardly be expected to compete further. Mr. Dale made a choice in favor of hearts and three hearts became the final contract. The jack of spades was opened and won with dummy's ace. A small heart was led, Mr. Meek . ducked and the queen won. Mrs. Keen now led a low diamond Abel won and returned the king of spades. Mrs. Keen ruffed and gave Mr. Aoel another trick with the nine of diamonds. She luffed the spade return wlih her last trump, then started leading her good diamonds. Mr. Meek could win only his two good trumps. . . . And Mr. Abel would have had a very fine chance to make three spades. SMAFKLY MARLA ENCjLISH is I w IX A about to take the plunge j I lfiA . bracelets and all. The lovely I V J V V IS the time .. . actress has been nicknamed I T T . SkSf "Miss Bathing Booty" because l ' . a'if t n- i i tl.i Jo Pick Out I not of the many prizes and tro- I . . phies she's won in beauty con- I . . tests. il HOI CM J SMITH and dummy's queen won. Back came another heart, Mr. Meek i You'll discover that we are more than expert painters. Like all good craftsmen, we are also Interested In the beauty we can create. Ko matter the color combination or shade you want, you can depend on us. f BULOVA for Christmas. I USE OUR CONVENIENT LAY-AWAY PLAN j THESE MEN ARE ENDORSED BY YOUR CIVIC AFFAIRS ASSOCIATION A VOTE FOR THEM !S A VOTE FOR A GOOD CITY COUNCIL ducked again and the king won. Here Mr. Abel showed out,, dropping the trey of clubs. Mrs. Keen realized it would be disastrous to give Mr. Meek the lead now, as he could pull all of the remaining trumps and the defenders could then cash the entire spade suit. Mr. Meek had played the 10 on the first lead of diamonds and therefore probably h"d only one more diamond left. So Mrs Cash or Terms to Suit SPENCE & MATUIK GENERAL PAINTING CONTRACTORS Night Calls: Blue 881 Day Calls: 101 Ketn carefully played the king