MORROW'S 1 TIDES y, November 27, 1953 ilic Standard jimei 6:14 17:58 ST Don, VD.Iiv.ry j 17.9 feet 17.0 feet feet 10.1 feet 12:13 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. 275 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS Phone 81 w 1 " ,-w".r-yf!r!. Hi7'?"'7' ISJ I Z T" -" ' ji i Mpoiigi ikcdpi If rag Cj)fc . , Sod Fair . to , Mi ' ' ' '. a ote RemovesThreat 'v. ; - ,y Of Strike in Rupert Pulp and paper workers throughout British Columbia have voted to accept a two-year contract terminating on July 1, 1955, giving them pay increases totalling nine cents per hour by May 1, 1954, This was announced today- following tabulation of ballots I I A" McCarthy Denounces Witness By The Associated Preu NEW YORK. Senator Joseph McCarthy Wednesday denounced a defiant witness as appar .... . ;.s-.j.jm. ;-::AiiMtX"tmm .. t Training Nature ;ast by employees in nine coast UmiPAl 1 AllTl mills on an offer made last Iks FOB THE BKST-1 -RAINED FOLIAGE In this residential section of Cleveland go to I I'olinak. who trimmed his hedge to the shape of a steaming locomotive Mr, Pnim.i, Reduces Term 1JI ' LI- 'Htf ' V'.N' ?;- -, XC i proudliy behind her husband's handiwork. VANCOUVER H The Court of Appeal Tuesday gave Harry P. osevelt Park 'Useless' Innes of Terrace the sentence he thought Judge W. O. Fulton gaye him In Prince Rupert County Court six weeks ago. r Recreational Purposes '11 thought the Judge said two week by the companies after the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers (AFL-TLC) voted in favor of strike action to back' p their demands for pay increases. Union members at Columbia Cellulose Company on Watson Island voted 157 to 126 in favor f accepting a five-cents-an-hour increase effective July 1, 1953; two cents more by Dee. 1, and another two cents on vlay 1, 1954. The agreement also gives mechanics in two categories thr.ee cents an hour more and ffers workers an additional holiday with pay to be taken it a time suitable to the worker small beauty spot, ex-1 the-way spot ... or a laree ently "the most active Communist espionage agent this sub-committee has uncovered to date." McCarthy's face reddened with anger at times as the witness, Harry A. Hyman, once employed in a New Jersey electronics laboratory, refused time and again to say whether he was a Red or a spy. The Wisconsin Republican senator termed him a "sleazy character an undercover spy for the Communists." to develop, more expen- leereational centre, expensive yeirs but they told me when I got to Oakalla Jail It had been sentenced to three years," the Terrace Indian told the appeal judges. imaintain, in an out-of-to develop but less expensive to Re failed to convince Their WFYlh'G EARTHQUAKE Lordships that Jadge Fulton had )LTS NORTHERN JAPAN mide a mistake when he found him guilty of robbery with violence and his appeal from conviction was dismissed.' and the company. iKYO i API A terrifying earthquake which kicked up Two other witnesses at th? maintain and In a readily-accessible location . . ." Those were the choices offered city ratepayers when members of the Prince Rupert Parks Board, ut a meeting last night, clarified their position on the controversial Roosevelt Park trust fund transfer issue. Parks board members were answering sharp criticism ef their request for the transfer of funds for use in developing Algoma Park. The criticism wis levelled at the board at a recent ratepayers' meeting, when some citizens accused the board of falling to fulfill its duty, in neglecting Roosevelt, Park. The issue will be put to the public in a referendum at the (According to Prince Rupert Workers at the plant here second day of open hearings be- tidal waves but did little damage jolted Tokyo and most also receive an additional 40 cents a day travel allowance thcrn Japan Wednesday. Dally News files, Innes was sentenced on October 16 to three vers by Judge Fulton. T. W. Brown, QC, prosecuted and Mrs. urge buildings swayed In downtown Tokyo, night workers under a separate arrangement with the company. f.io the streets with the nerve-chilling Japanese, cry of Jl'ST IN TIME for Thanksgiving feasting Is this 18-pound sweet potato, which Tom Hackney grew in his own back yard in Fort Worth, Texas. He'll need plenty of turkey and stuffing to go with it. WJlla Ray was defense counsel.) i, jislun ' 'earthquake, earthquake. H. L. Hanson, international representative of the union, said lorc the Senate permanent investigations sub-cominittee also aroused the chairman's Ire. McCarthy said he will seek contempt indictments against both men, one a Columbia University professor and former Ft. Monmouth, N.C., employee, the other also from Ft. Monmouth. The professor, Harry Grund- But Innes won his appeal from today in Vancouver no local re sentence to the extent that the inatnr Ra!!c at arraru ., jected the. new offer and that workers had voted 85.8 per cent County Court penalty was reduced from three to two years. Innes was found guilty ot slugging Peter Holynakt with a in Javor of acceptance, Lumber . Workers Plan 1 -j civic election next month. A spokesman for Local 708 at .. .. . iuse in Gotizenko Offer Columbia Cellulose said that blackjack oa Aug. 20. te main- while figures here wer close, Parks board chairman Pat ! Iesc. oaiKea at McCarthy s ques-Formnn said last eight that the Hon.--alt hough he denied any original plan for Roosevelt Park i espionage. The Ft. "Monmouth was not feasible , i fmn Marcel Ullman, didn't VA CP) The Uonxenko in B.C. tT "rl.r; in a sling and that he could not sy. apparently rcsulv- It had called for landscaping. ;'ven stlow UP at the hearing. h ilicted the head injuries fears of a strike now have been ncsday, wan higher in from which Holynaki was still with flower beds, lawns and era sed than ever today when bushes, and possibly some recreational facilities. ii)keman said no pledge "We are very pleased with the result, but have not given up suffering when Innes' trial be- , gan, Oct. 15. The accused man declared Less Meat said. In Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as B.C., at every point where workers may be hired and entrained, they will be'' advised that the interior made to keen any Mr. Forman said $25,000 hope of getting a northern dif- fo testimony secret. that Holynaki was hit by a taxi. could be spent- on Roosevelt! f A Park but there would be little i rOT DlllOnS lumfcer industry is on strike. the Soviet embassy here who bared operations of a Russian spy network in Canada in 1945. External Affairs Minister L. G. Pearson, who outlined Canada's position in the case Wed-nesdpy in the Commons, said of the Jenner statement: "We came to our decision after careful consideration. ,Wa wUl."look carefully at any new proposal that may come from the state department." Other government sources said Canada Is extremely unlikely to back down on the conditions. There were three "ifs" In insistent United States Canada yesterday said ling to arrange a secret between liror Gou- to snow lor u. ine jocKy ruu- Mr. Morris said the IWA had been promised support- of1 the top park was too barren for gar Staff Members Alberta and Saskatchewan Fed Ind "any person" desi'i- ly the U S. VANCOUVER CP) Plans for a complete labor blockade of the strike-ridden British Columbia interior are being drafted by the International Woodworkers of America (CIO-CCLl.i ... George Morris, IWA district president, announced the plan Wednesday and said it would extend from B.C., where some 6,000 men are out of work, across the prairies to Manitoba. Claiming that the IWA is faced with an "employers' threat to destroy our union throughout the Interior lumber industry," Mr. Morris said the union would fight to prevent employers from displacing them with strikebreakers. "We have set plans in motion 'Hopping Mad' ecret" stipulation stuck jtraw of Senator William LONDON "(CP) The government told Britorts Wednesday that, they are to get less meat, effective Sunday, until next summer. Food Minister Gwllym Lloyd-George told the House of Commons the seasonal peak of home meat production is over and each person will be rationed NEW YORK (AP) The New chairman of the U.S. internal security sub- York Times says today that top I" which wants to quiz f o. former code clerk in ierential. : Apart from ; the differential, "discussions between the union find management ,were carried on in an atmosphere of true negotiation," the spokesman said. W. C. R. Jones, mill- manager for Columbia Cellulose, had no comment to make on the announcement. The union originally demanded a 10-cents-an-hour increase. A conciliation board recommended a four-cent raise, which the union rejected; and the firms followed with an offer of five cents an hour. The five-cent offer was also rejected in a referendum and union members followed this with a vote in favor of strike action. Canada's offer: Couzenko must dening, without expensive preparation. Top soil would have to' be brought in and even then, only the hardiest of plant life would be able to stand up to the weather on the exposed site. The prk was completely useless for recreational purposes,' said commissioner Bob Eby. Tlu small ballfield presently located in the park was infrequently used because of its exposure to wind and rain. "Spectators can't take it and neither can sportsmen." In Algoma Park, said the White House staff members are "hopping mad" about Senator Joseph McCarthy's television- gree, the meeting must be un until further notice to two shil' der Canadian auspices that Is. H. Mair erations of Labor in the strike touched off two months ago by demands for a pay boost of IB cents an hour to the level of coast woodworkers. Present interior basic wage rate is $1.29 Vj. About 3,000 IWA members are Involved in the walkout that has forced another 6.000 workers In associated industry out of work. , Meanwhile, the B.C. government continued efforts to seek a solution to the walkout. Mr. Morris and other IWA officials met with Premier Bennett and operator representatives ln Victoria Wednesday. No details of the closed meet lings and twopence (about 30 cents) worth of meat a week or about one pound in weight. Food officials said the meat in Canada and the Canadian rtovernment must give Its approval before any Oouzenko eek Seat . i that will Impose a complete la testimony could be made pub lie. bor blockade on the strikebound area of the interior," he Mr. Pearson said Wednesday commissioners, "we could spend $25,000 and really have something to brag about." radio speech. A Washington dispatch says the staff members would not comment officially, but unofficially they made these points tbout the Wisconsin Republican's speech delivered Tuesday night: 1. He received time on the air to criticise former President Truman and ended up by criticizing President Eisenhower as well. 2. He sought to make himself, rather than President Eisenhower's legislative program, the central issue in the cut will not be noticed at Christmas. , Near-record stocks of turkey and poultry, bacon and ham have been accumulated. Meat virtually has been off ration since June. Meat supplies have been so good housewives have been able to get as A Joint union-management Envisaging a long-term pro fity Council Ion of the name of John f Proprietor of Tatooch hlevcnth avenue, to 'n the aklermanic con-the ijjiirt. Deceuiber 10 civic brings the number of , 1 candidates to seven. Flares Spur Hunt For Plane committee arrived at the latest ject which eventually would see development of nearly the en- formula at a meeting ln Van couver last week. Mills involved, besides Colum See PAKK BOARD Page 4 1 much as they can afford. ing were disclosed except a bare announcement that Mr. Bennett had asked for and received information from each side. Another meeting is scheduled next Wednesday. Support of the , strike was Oouzenko has never supplied pny Information on the late Harry Dexter White,' and he politely rapped FBI director J. Edgar Hoover for saying it was a "hi(!h-placed" Canadian source which in 1946 had sought assurance of White's lovalty. Mr. Pearson said the source was a security liaison officer of a friendly third power in Ottawa nt that time. He did not identify this officer or the power. He said the information sucEesting that White might be EDMONTON Flares sighted by a forest ranger and an RCMP bia Cellulose, are: Alaska Pine puy. Mr. Mair. former and Cellulose at Port Alice and constable in the wilds of north at Woodfibre; Elk Falls Com western Alberta gave hope Wed pmaster for the CNR here, Iirst candidate to file no-Pn papers. He was pro- nesday that three men aboard J Alderman George Casey pany, Duncan; Howe Sound Pulp Company, "Port Mellon; MacMillan & Bloedel at Na-naimo and Albernl; Ocean Falls and Powell River. funaea by H. R. Hill. 1954 congressional campaign. 3. He demonstrated more clearly than ever before that he is not prepared to follow the president's lead either in fighting the Communists at home or in the strategy against them in Communist China. '...1 . Proposed candidates for ianic race are Aueust voiced by the union's international representative, Claud Ballard of Portland, last week-end. The international body already has sent funds to support the strikers and additional aid is expected from other affiliated unions in the U.S. Executives voted to boost the Soviet agent had originated with the FBI. James W. Prusky, Al- asey, Mike Krueger. H. ey and John Pnrrip 'wo candidates have men- Former MP strike relief pay by $3 a week. a missing civilian aircraft still may be alive. The flares were sighted from a ranger station 30 miles northwest of Edson, about 100 miles west of here. Their position was reported northeast from the station. The aircraft, a single-engine Cessna 180, disappeared Sunday night on a projected 275-mile flight from Grande Prairie to Edmonton. Aboard the plane was the 32-year-old pilot Gordon McDonald of Edmonton, Dr. Don Wilson of Grande Prairie and Lloyd Williams, 33, of Edmonton, seriously ill with polio. Each striker will also receive an additional $8 for clothing allow intention of con-trie mayoralty seat. Harold Whalen and E. Hills. Search Hampered By Heavy Seas OCEAN FALLS (CP) Heavy seas have forced postponement of the search for two hunters, last seen Saturday ln a small boat 15 miles southeast of Ocean Falls. The hunters, Ray J. Pernu and Dale Meents, both employed by Pacific Mills, left Ocean Falls Friday. The high seas have prevented search boats from leaving the harbor. ance because of cold weather. Delegates said consideration is Recording Planned For Yule Broadcast LONDON (Reuters) A recording of the Queen's Christmas greeting to the Commonwealth will be flown here from New Zealand for emergency uso if bad radio condition prevent reception of "live" broadcast, the BBC said Wednesday. being given to institute an add! WEATHrR tional assessment on all IWA ,v today with Inlm-mil.- coast members. They already are paying a $l-a-month assessment to support the strikers. - Thousands Greet Queen in Jamaica 11 beninnlng about noon, showors tonight s southeast 20, increas-,'u by noon today and J to southerly 25 to- mds r.R;iin southeast "noon Fridny ""'flit unci hluh Fridav ' ""'fly. Snndsptt and RllP(,it, 40 and 46 Goes Behind Iron Curtain MONTREAL KH The Gazette says today ln a front-page story that Fred Rase, one-time member of the House of Commons and member of a' Russian spy ring exposed by Igor Oouzenko, has gone behind the Iron Curtain and is living ln Czechoslovakia. The story, written by G. J. Fllz-gerald, says Rose, released frum penitentiary here ln August, 1951, after serving a six-year sentence for espionage, left Montreal by sea In mid-October, travelling under a Canadian passport and giving health as the reason for the trip. The paper says its Informn.-tlon has been confirmed through local sources and "an unimpeachable Ottawa authority." The paper says Rose left his wife and 17-year-old daughter in MonteaL , HIOooi A...J J Of Erilllnnlnl ill "utlW WU the great delight you have given the children of Jamaica." She presented an array of Jamaican handicraft products .to the royal couple as a token of "the loyalty and affection which all the people of this Island feel for you." At the parade the Queen met the island's top military figures and their wives,. A tour of Kingston 'and ft formal welcome from the legislature at Government House were also on the program. Police struggled to keep roads cleir for official traffic. sheltering against the bla?in? sun under a cream-colored parasol. The procession ran into a torrential 15-minute downpour of tropical rain toward the end of the trip. The duke became popular with Jamaicans who, like himself, are great cricket-lovers, by pointing out to the Queen the preparations being made to get village pitches ready for the new season. The royal party dined quietly with the governor and his wife Wednesday night. No guests were invited. The Queen and the duke slept well after an exhausting day yesterday in which they flew here from Bermuda and drove through Jamaican countrysides. Their 120-mile ride to. Kingston from Montego Bay, where they landed Wednesday, was a triumphal progress along the coast, through sugar-cane fields and across mountains gorgeous with the scarlet bougalnvillea flowers. Villagers turned out to see and cheer the royal couple as they rode in an open car, KINGSTON, ' Jamaica (CP) The Queen today reviewed a military parade and greeted 2.000 sehool children ln colorful ceremonies marking the second day of the royal visit to this British rum and sugar colony. The children waited four abreast ln 16 rows on the length of the' cricket field at Kingston's Sabina Park for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Proudest youngster of them all was Barbara Le Wars, 15, who thanked the Queen "for i.uuu damages in Su- U ...icV -uurr. w,i ; ... bin. , ""'"oay ln . ..... UT L A Miller, who left her ahrlnmor. ff SISTER'S (art' A bVVKf.L PhkCli for the parade at Jacksonville, Fla but Daddy wonders what ever make him think It would be a good idea to hoist his child to his shoulders for a better view. The youngster takes lip-smacking delight in the proceedings as her' parent maintains his suffering silence ... "-iJicmoer, mil. ps were removed in a f-iHiwn In November,