lu 1 i fOMORROW'S TIDES Siturday. December 12, 1953 (Pacific Stardaril Time 5:35 19.1 reel 17:25 184 reet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COI.tTMRTA's KrtncDiDcD 11:34 8.5 reet 23:55 5.5 feet Published ot Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" - - - m - VOL. XLII, No. 288 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS Mr Phone 81 X i- at Drive l ; f 0 ; UV ,: .... " WraiDig0BiraDinig) AAappltW ISlDmKgS uccesstul lP ! J A MM M i I v.j, - . . 'j J imrumu irmum ummnz u uomuw "-5ra fill method of pTrhntte Vppl is proving a success at UUUQIV.VUH Uu park anu me my g pois- ; a campaign against the rat : tict Is working out far better ; j was anticipated, It was ned today. i Tie law of nature Is com- 1 V V j .j . m, p . -v. H - J T " ' Wk .i..-.'. j rrrtfr-- !ti "ihtmjjmuliuj j .31 with the man-made death i iht 30,000 to 80,000 rats which si the city dump on Highway j today the last of 500 pounds : itarfarine was spread about j , jump where rats, hungrily ' Usf on the combination of Tugboat Capsizes In Storm VANCOUVER. - The bodies of three men who were drowned today when the C. P. Yorke foundered on a reef in a raging blizzard were recovered in Welcome Pass, 50 miles jaal and poison have be- U froggy and stupid and are Electors Reject Two Referendums George E. Hills yesterday was elected mayor of Prince Rupert by an overwhelming majority as 1527 out of 2979 braved one of the worst voting days in the history of the city. Mr. Hills polled 909 votes to 594 for Mayor Harold Whalen. In the lour-seat aldermanij - race Norman Bellis, 41-year-old ! In a brier statement after he sssistant manager or the Prince heard the verdict, Mr. Hills Rupert Fishermen's Co-opera-' said: "We have some very captive Association, headed the ; able men on the city council and polls with 887 votes. . , there no. reason wh after In second place was Phil ' consideration and debate on the Lyons grocery store proprietor,, i c,tyB many problems, we cannot S ?8 Seat.aS brinB solution or many of them h v given back to Alderman . Mike to the desires of the taxpayers." Krueier, chairman or the Dub-i jf prey to Hundreds of crows l iHiul'S Prior to the closure ! i dump at the cKy limits, f aivs public works depart- ; Li bid put a certain amount ison down to get the rats, k to it. Once the dump was iand the vegetable matter .up by the rats they became ! upcoast from here. Lsou for the cornmeal and sired the poisoned bait as u It could be put down. ' , !he same time at Algoma MQVnP UMQIdn t , I . ,1... he works committee on the t the city discarded the method of sanitary fill In of the area fill system TEXI. A LITTLE TERRIER, has a whole series of problems at home In Berlin, Germany. First, he round there wasn't . any water in the goldrish bowl. Then he round that the "goldfish" were alive and kicking anyway. Now he's Just beginning to get friendly as he realizes the fish are white mice and possible playmates. - it was found that the sur- nter and drainage from Three other crew members trs also feared to have been drowned. Only , survivor wis Capt. Roy Johnson, plucked from the Icy water an hour after the 75-foot tng struck the treacherous reef. One of the bodies was identified as Fred Cruthley, mate, of Vancouver. , Two other bodies were not immediately Identified. Besides the skipper, the ere consisted or Bill MacDonalil, chief engineer; Siel Corzan. cook; Richard F. Moore, deckhand; Thorsten Svenson, deckhand, and R P Kihl mrnnil ttxh which crosses the park ;$ flowed Into the new 1952-53 council, who polled 785 votes. For the fourth council seat, veteran Alderman George B. Casey edged out Prince Rupert-born Walter J. Smith " by 14 votes. Aid. Casey polled 699 votes to Smith's 685. Other voting in the alder-manic race was as follows: Sixth, James W. Prusky, 403, seventh, Aid. H. F. Glassey, 388: eighth, Thomas H. Elliott, 322; ninth, August S. Wallin, 301; 10th, Alderman John Currle, 249; 11th, John H. Mair, 55. f rersatlle hystaway drag- American Mother in Korea To Ask Son To "Come Home" ui bulldozer blade on loan city by Finning Tractor n? Ltd . for a week's free was then turned to the . SI! method. 1 A" f :....., i ."', in -' riOniiiirfr'nfL.: ; electors ror their support during the past two years and saidr 'T would like to congratulate th.- new mayor and council and wish them every success." ' Mr. Lyon 4 said: "I am very gratetul to the electors and hope to live up to the expectations of those who voted ror me. I will do my best to work for the betterment or Prince Rupert." Aid. Krueger, in a telephone call rrom the hospital, said he appreciated the support given and that he was glad he would have the opportunity or carrying on. Seventy-seven - year - old Aid. Casey said he would continue to do his best ror the city. Aid. John Currle was not upset about the results. He Is leaving today fdr Phoeniz. Arizona, to visit his son and daughter- 4n-4a, Mr,. nrf Mrs. John ' W. TOKYO I API An American for Mrs. Howe and the ntmnct i eneineer. All wert nf Unnr-nn.. test about ten truck loads were brought to the park '"other arrived here today hop-(respect for her desire to effect ! ver. k out of slL'ht. Garbage lnK to 'n back her soldier son i the return of her nn in hi nwn a broucht and tins. cans. tl0 nas renounced his country i country." Hull said in tat.e. A fleet of small Vessels was scouring the gale-whipped channel for other bodies. The tug was apparently tak and rclu.se was impacted fnr communism, but Oen. John I ment later. Mayor-elect George Hills 50 per cent. It was then t- "u" ala ne " en "obllg-1 "But In view of previously n-wlth soil from the bank ' ed to refuse prmislon" lor Mrs. I nounced U-S. department of de- ing shelter rrom a battering ! j REJECT TWO REFEREN'DCMS j On the referendums the vot-I ers turned thumbs down on the : two-mlli levy for municipal 1 buildings, 578 to 295; they ap-J proved the transfer of the j Roosevelt Park trust fund to J the Algoma trust fund, 851 to 1 40:' the 'one-mill levy for Al- McBnde Street and some rua tiowe w go 10 Korea. , fence policy In relation to the: storm when she struck a reef ijd then spread and level- The soldier,- Pfc, Richard F. December 10 Notable Day pnsoner-oi-war question, I am I She was towing a barge not autBorlzed to permit her The timeT-rJ' 4 .. 11 the garoage scaled .Tetmeson, Is amont 22 Amerl cans ho refused repatriation stands now th multiple- while prisoners of the Reds. They goma Park was defeated by In Life of George Hills ajCurrie, and his three grand- machine has accom- now are In neutral custody in ncry mio Korea w see ner son.- An official or F. M. Yorke Ac FAITH IN GOD " Son, Vancouver, owners of the Mrs. Howe said she came "with tug, said it "went right down a raith In Ood and a knowledge i and the charge she was towing that millions are praying for I moved over the ship and shear- I narrow margin, 699 to 694; and children wnom he has never three things In the last the demilitarized jone of Koica. December 10 has been nn lm.i..wti t ,v, ' ! ,ne olvlc centres one-mili levyiseen. j . .7. . . - icRiiuaiuit : was annmvpri 5M tn Ml raised the level if the Mra Hntt,. B-ri.,, h increased the size of the ,,.,, fr,,m M punant any in me Hie on last June, losing to A Bruce i - George Hills. newly-elected i Brown. Liberal, bv 140 votes I Tens'n mounted during the me." She hoped to win back her eo on me aecKnouse. m t VIII 1IL I II1UV.II, U4I41S1,, lot on the McClymont home. She paid ror the trip out son trom comrnunlsm by start-I the reef Is located near Pen- mayor of Prince Rupert. in a brief statement follow-1 count- "he only sound In the ing "the old train of thought Ider Harbor. Its perpendicular x ui racoriue oin-ci aim of savini.s from her mii'i millrv Aid. Glassey said it was a very good election, "and the losers must abide by the decision of the electors." He said he hoped- the new council would give consid: eration to the wants of the city and carry on In an amicable, manner. "I have no regrets." religious training and love or sides are recognized as the most gymnasium at the Civic Centre was that ot counters calling ofr the votes, the wind howlir.tr ... . umlis o. aii0tment. She went immedlat 's garbage. 1 treacherous in the area. ely to Hull's Far East command j country." works superintendent O. In September, when Mrs. Howe headquarters. iion said that the oprra- I have the deepest sympathy j eher son was refusing tojj, a complete success and 1 M approval of Dr. S. F. 'If I could talk to him ror at Jty health officer. around the building and the sharp crack ot .22 rifles in the basement below rrom the rifle club. The trend in the mayoralty race never changed from the start. In four progressive counts the figures showed Hills leading 80-51, 328-198. 587 to 366 His father was born Dec. 10, 1R70. His first child, Kathleen, new Mrs. Frank Skldmore, was born Dec. 10, 1930. He : was elected mayor Dec. 10, 1953. Born in Grimsby, England, on June 30, 1905, he came to Prince F.upert April 1, 1915, and In 1926 he married Marguerite Casey,, second-eldest daughter of Alderman George B. Casey, re-elected in yesterday's election. In one civic election here, veteran Aid. Casey defeated his son-in-law by just six votes. Among the first to congratu ihould be noted." Mr. mg nis eiecuon, r.e told a group of Mends he was "a bit embarrassed by the majority" but said he rirst wanted to congratulate the loser ror the clean campaign. "With, the continuing council and new members and with the co-operation which . I will try hard to achieve, we will do our best to rurther the progress or this ,city." As a member or the 1951-52 council, Mr. Hills served as chairman or the board of works committee. Mr. Hills has been secretary- Palmer Wins At Stewart Air Cadets Get Awards Here Tonight aid, "that dumping of by private persons Is during daylight hours r,?ast 10 minutes, I could at least make a dent In that kind or thinking." Mrs. Howe, mother of four children, said after the refusal that she was neither "surprised nor disappointed because I ex- rjii.1 Bfl a lartsln imnnnt rf n n After Break-Out VANCOUVER An uneasy quiet ruled In the girls' industrial school here Thursday after an early morning riot. Ten teen-agers In the detention section staged the demonstration, smashing a score or m. until 4 p.m. only and ptaday to Friday inclusive. H ?arbage dump at the Two Prince Rupert air cadets . ,,prtafn asltlon and hftVP had its Is now closed to the 1 and the final 909 to 594. In the aldermanic race, Bellis, Lyons, , STEWART Thomas W. Pal-Krueger and Casey were .never j141, "as elected to the village headed although a third count i commission in yesterday's elec-vote of Casey, 455, to Smith's tion' defeating his only oppon-414, was cut down In the last ent y one vote. count. Mr. Palmer won 50 votes, one It was a slow count due to better than JoseDh J. McKenna'. entirely." he said. ' who won flying scholarships last j amount of opposition all the small windows, breaking furni late the mayor-elect on his suc- wrr said this morning summer will receive their "wings" way." lure, and ripping Deociotnes to i cess was his mother, Mrs. W. V. manager of the Kaien Co-op 'is very pleased with the in a ceremony to be held at the i She told a Dress conference: shreds. Tattersall, r at Algoma Park. "I like Armoury tonight. They are : "f. am going to stay here for a Two girls escaped during the kept his regular Friday lunch- hn n ' u. . the referendums and counting total poll of 49 votes. aid. "The garbage has Stanley Kaardel and Ron Black, I while and wait and pray. I still disturbance, but one was quickly I eon date today. ccf rmrt.v nH w tiL '' impacted, there Is no both of whom have successfully 1 hope to see my son. I am hoping recaptured. Later, two other j Besides Electors rejected by 10 votes at proposed sanitary bylaw sec- which began Immediately aftet the polls closed was not completed until after 10:30 p.m. his daughter Kath-Hills has two sons. ly advocated publicly-owned ta-cilities as being more beneficial rat problem. The area completed 30 hours of flying In- for action In Washington that girls cut through metal strips on ifpn Mr. lion prohibiting horses and other nas proved that the ..-,1 ruction Drovided bv the schol-! might clear the wav. a window and fled the home arbage can be made an arshins. and 60 hours of ground ! . A large number or agents and j animals rrom running loose in most of the candidates watched ' the village. In a plebiscite on the the counting. Only candidates ! proposal the vote was 53 "Nn" waa or a liability. If school. -uJt-raie 10 tne eXtelH or Th. ..,n u lll H. th fircf Prince and 43 "Yes." istping ; when the machine Rupprt air cadets to receive their Stuart. 20, employed on a tug , at Vancouver and now home ror I the Christmas holidays, and George Howard, 8. a student at I Borden Street School. J Secretary-manager of Kaien 'Consumers Co-operative (Hard-'warel Store in downtown Prince I Rupert, Mr. Hills succeeds Har w. B "uuiu prove wlnRS slnce formation or the not present were Mr. Bellis, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Mair and Aid. Mike Krueger, who was in hospital for a minor operation on his nose. Other commissioners whose terms are not complete are William R. Tooth and W. Shields o t should prove a large n,..,sntHUol, ,0 oe made oy lOrr. we city, what wlth no rnmmandlnR 0flcer h w. Mc. P) six miles to the old Donald, will be a reature or the resultant lower gaso- Hn Hone, mhtch tartjj at NEW SERVICE STATION BRIGHTENS CITY CORNER A blot on Prince Rupert's landscape will be erased officially tomorrow with the opening of an ultra-modern service station and parking lot at the corner of Second Avenue and Second Street. , For years this centrally located corner has been adorned by an unsightly mess of Junk. With completion of the new project there, the city's business district will take on a bright " new look. Details ot tomorrow's official opening, and the services offered to shoppers, are carried on pages four and five. " Ml sumption and time sav-;i:30 p m. Spa cadeU and their k i partners will attend as guests or naDncn novl l tli V. kTfiii . , i the squadron. "fks free demonstration j and it is not known WII,UICM Children s Storv ,lW, citv will re,,t. the old c,. Whalen, chlct magistrate for the past two years, Now 48 years old, Mr. Hills tii kes to the position a wide range of experience In both the civic and provincial fields. He was a member of the first council chosen after the com-missionership ended in 1943, serving Tor four successive years and again in 1951, remaining on council until his election as CCF MLA in the June election of 1952. He was defeated In his bid tot 'or another week Thn RonSne Tnrinv j. IWMI1 w M M v M M . , " "0 Catern nr tmrtnr to the city. Herbert Dodd, Prince Rupert Pioneer Dies Herbert Albert Dodd, 69, a resident of Prince Rupert ror many years, died in hospital here yesterday arter a brier illness. Born In Highgate, London, England, he first came to Prince Rupert about 1919. He was employed at the drydock, and later at the old Emerson sawmill at Seal Cove. He also operated the hotel at Seal Cove for several years. In 1934 he nioved to Usk, where he undertook some prospecting, returning here In 1938 to take charge of the stores at the dry-dock. For the past rew years he was employed as accountant at Bacon Fisheries. Besides his wife Doris, he is survived by four sons, Vincent, Richard and Gerald, all in Prince Rupert, and Frederick, ' chier gunner's mate aboard HMCS Ontario; three daughters, Mrs. to cover the garbage, "arhine which could eat ' 'Mo the hillcirfo nn ihd Two Commissioners Lose Seats in Terrace Vote Young readers will rind the first Installment of a special story on page two or today's paper. The Christmas fantasy, by Wes Sullivan, tells of two youngsters who want to help Santa Claus Park side of Mc- of the machine Is Wv $29,000 and rent i Is SSfii; ' council s public works 1 prepare ror Christmas. , , 8 scheduled to visit ! The story, in 12 instalments, '.; site at Algoma Park will run dally, ending Christmas Eve. So " J r '4 - vt w - I -WEATHER- Synopsis Another series or storms has become established along the regular path which lies across B.C. and stretches out over the Pacific. Frequent rainy periods are expected at all coastal points for the next couple of days. Snow is expected throughout the interior. , Forecast . fver-Say-Die ' Jaycees TERRACE. Two of this village's commissioners were defeated In yesterday's election which saw commissioner Henry P. Phillip retain his seat and two new commissioners, Claude C. Dale and W. J. Richard, elected. Defeated In their bid for re election were Geoffrey Lambly and D. G. Little. Dale topped the poll with 161 votes. Other totals were: Philip, 150; Richards, 92; Little, 80: J. deKergommeaux, 70; Lambly. 28. . i wew uinstmas iree nation day trend that saw 12 mayors and 13 reeves returned by acclamation, North Vancou-cr voters returned Charles Cates as chief magistrate in a. stunning upset over Mayor Frank Goldsworthy, head of the city since 1948. Other mayors re-elected included Ben F. Wright at Al-bernl; Claude Harrison, wo registered an easy win over four challengers at Victoria; A. C. Wild at Vernon; Clifford Swan at Kimberley, and Joseph Kary at Nelson. Final unofficial returns from North Vancouver gave Mr. Cates 2.464 votes to 928 tor Mayor Goldsworthy. In contrast, all the Incumbent Rldermcn were re'urned. North coast region Gale warning extended. lAlezo (Toots) Chrlstison, and Rupert's never-say- bllsy 'wking Christmas tree for giounds. erected a ,11as tree force winds snapped the tree like a matehstick, and toppled It down on the lawn. , where Jaycees found It with all but one of the lights still glowing cheerfully. The guy wires were utill In. place. The Jaycees, determined not to. be beaten by any old wind, are looking for a stronger tihe today. ton . ulc VJ., Intermittent rain today and i 'wlns Helen and Loretta, all In Saturday. Little change In tern-! Prince Rupert, and a brother perature. Wind southwest 35, Frederick, in Ladner. becoming southeast 40 by even-I "Funeral service will be held ing, shifting to southwest 351 Saturday at 2:30 p.m. from the again by midnight. Grenvllle Court Chapel with the Low tonight and high Satur- j Rev. W. H. Lemmon of St. Peter's day at Port Hardy, Sandspit and j Anglican church. Seal Cove, F.-lnce Pupert 36 and 44. 'o'ficiating J y lights. and secured North Vancouver Voters registered one of the few upsets in elections held throughout the province. While citizens of most cities a,id to-iif continued Mm nomi t TO HELP THE ARTHRITIS and Rheumatism Foundation, TV producer Walt Framer auctioned the clothes off the backs of his "Big Payoff" cover girls to the highest bidders on a recent telethon in New York. Left to right, tue models are Pat Conway, Connie Mavis, Beverly Bentley (seated) and Fran Keegan. fny wind (they ith guy wires ' lligllt.'., jj;,.