PROVINCIAL PSOVnetAL LIBSA2I, MORROW'S fICTOHIA, B. C. 113 ... r&djlfrt? (Concert j.mjjiy. -TIDES'1 M:iy '-'3, 1953 TONIGHT c Standard Time) 9:46 15.6 feet 22:01 17.9 fci;t NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 15:42 3:51 7.7 8.0 feet feet Published ot Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" CIVIC CENTRE VOL. XLII, No. 119 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.. FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1953 . . PRICE FIVE CENTS samen rm iru rike . i ip n U 01 MMM! yertea lement Terms it , W1 Decline Worries Fishermen, Buyers Lowest halibut prices since 1939 were quoted here today as the first loads of fresh fish this season were sold on the exchange board. ' Announced t ti t ui.aulun Press X T II E A L. A by west coast sea-lint wo u I d have ,i ... i i Tornado Strikes Sarnia -red -.Jifc :. IfA Highest price of 13 cents a , iilv paralyzed pa- Scores Injured By Falling Debris By The CiuiBtlian Presa , miiil and freight . to British Columnar a 1 ports was Thursday two i;fore it was to hav into effect. FL Seafarers Interna- The sharp decline in halibut prices if maintained will lower the Income this season of fishermen in Area 2 by $1,275,000, based on the quota of 25,500,000 pounds. A considerable portion of this quota is annually taken within the. Prince Rupert area, largely from Hecate Straits and Dixon Entrance. Meanwhile, a much bigger-portion of the 28.000,000 pounds authorized in Area 3 (off Alaska) is expected to be landed here due to the strike of Alaska port shoreworkers. pound was almost five cents lower than the opening price last year. Today's prices ranged from !0 cents for chicken to 11.6 cents for large, while majority of mediums sold for under 13. cents. Fishermen and fish buyers viewed the condition with concern. Three vessels sold a total of 125,000 pounds. A total of 326.000 pounds from 11 vessels were sold to the Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co-operative Association where no price is quoted. The three boats first to sell on the halibut exchange this SARNIA, Ont. A tornado struck industrial --' - - it ?....:; : . - : - iLJi 'V If !-5 I J cs G V "mon, representing 700 cd se.imon, set the strike of S.iturday" midnight, f.iihire at Vancouver : aercement on wages, iirctl was removed, how-liuwing a iolnt meeting wen the Canadian Nu-R.cilways, Canadian Pa-ilwav. Union Steamship y and the SIU. w;..s no immediate In-:, of settlement terms but inrmunced in Vancouver jmin will vote "almost Sarnia late Thursday and left five dead, scores of injured and millions of dollars in property damage as it twisted across northern Michigan and southwestern Ontario. The Indiana-born storm suddenly leaped across the international boundary at 5:43 p.m. EDT, and smashed into Sarnia. Only two of the seven landing ports in the north have settled differences, Petersburg and Pelican Bay. Big day on the local exchange is expected for Monday morning, i year were the Teeny Milly, 32,-000 pounds at 13, 12 and 11.6 cents, bought by Booth Fisheries: Balsac I, 30.000, at 12.5, 11.6 and 10 cents, by Royal Fisheries. Boots! Boots! Boots! RF!M. L. II. BARLOW of Swift Current, Sa.sk., applies brush and polishing cloth to troopers' boots just before inspection. The troops are members of the Coronation contingent selected from the 27th Canadian nfantry Brigade In Germany. They are lined up for an inspection by Maj.-Gen. II. R. B. Foote, 'commander of the 11th British Armored Division. ! B.C. Producer, 63,000 at 12.2, 11.5 and 10 cents by Pacific Fisheries. Top price Is for medium fish. 11.5 to 69 pounds; second price is for large fish, and lowest iii'ly" tin whether to One woman died of her injuries Turner Urges Voters '52 Election Costs Totalled $1 Million today In this city of 42,000, 51 were Injured and estimates of property damage ranged as high price is for chickens under 11.5 pounds: minimum six pounds or To Reject Socred Bid 26 Inches In length. ; jrLfaMin xi.n i ' '-VtiiittaBtlffli Boats selling to the Co-o j were: Capella I, 15.000; ArcJC VICTORIA (CP) Expense as w.oou.ooo. The storm then snaked its way across southwestern Ontario, leaving Injury and destruction wherever it touched. Just out- Arthur Turner, CCF party whip, last night asked v imncniriii rrarjifd at I Ii-v.-l i( statement issued by ics concerned said: nit statement was Issued irnonn hy the Canadian 1 Railways. Canadian Railway and Union up Company and the rs International Union a mre!.lii between, tho in Mi tut real and ar-by tin- minister of labor. I, 30,000; OSIO, JO.UUU; , ive .tntpmnnto filed unrief the. Elee.- WOMEN MEMBERS of the armed services Coronation contingent are pictured on their arrival in England aboard the liner Fran-conia. They were selected from various cities across Canada. electors here not to vote for "a pig in a poke," refer- Prlnces, 30,000; North Cap, 14,- tions Act llst partie!l and indi 000; Dovre B, 60.000; Straface vidual candidates as spending finn- t.n trip RhtYrt-ltvflfl Rnpial Credit, irnvprnmpnt side London an aged woman O ...,lll .'tll .. .1 V,i in the neighborhood of $1,000.-. 000 in last June's provincial 24.000; Atll, 34,000; Prosperity A, 40.000; Trantpr 22,000 r In-grid H, 21,000. ' 4 iiiuiin.iiti uitit.mi ntiu ui . . . - , ..t. j ' .i s . i . , Vnjfh'WaS'-OefCatC(T Oft thC floor Of the liOUfce a1 young daughter died in tlwir It Was a Ghastly Sight' shattered homes. Other fatality was in Port Huron, Mich., just n ground was reached on Including camp fish brought Into port by packers, total weight landed here since the season opened is just over 700,-000 pounds to date. : . Along Sarnia's Front Street lis of sett lenient of the wlmli threatened dis- nt the coastal steamship on the British Columbia s cl the coming Satur- March 2-1. , -; "They had a chance to show what they sUnd for, but they didn't take it. They didn't say a thing when they should have done a lot of talking," said Mr. Turner, MLA for Vancouver East In the last legislature, in a campaign speech at the Legion instability in administration. But,' he said, the CCF could not support the budget and voted against it, mainly because of drastic cuts in estimates for social welfare and because of the "Rolston formulai" Mr. Turner scored the reduc flection campaign in British Columbia. - Figures obtained Wednesday in the Legislative Buildings here list central headquarters expenses as follows: Liberals, $135,771; Progressive Conservatives, $98,984: CCF, $9,363, and Social Credit, 9.377. In addition to these figures were various expenses of 212 candidates who fought for 48 seats in the B.C. Ligelsature. By R. J. ANDERSON Canadian Press Stall Writer SARNIA. Ont. I picked my shouts of workmen just the crash of a cornice or a metal sign being torn away. At midnight the roadway and pavement were all but cleared. Volunteers had done a quick way along Sarnia's Front Street across the St. Clair River from Sarnia. SWIKLKI) INTO LAKE The storm swirled into Lake Ontario four hours after its first appearance on the Canadian side. Near Stratford, Ont., J. D. Thistle and his hired man were about to start milking their cows when a black cloud appeared. The barn was snatched off its foundations, leaving the cattle unharmed in their stalls. In London township, Milton Charlton said he saw his 11-room 'Daughters' Hold Talent Show Sunday as staled that the strikf? ! had been withdrawn it a mutually-satlstact-irment had been reached to ratification by mem-the union." iob of piling the -rubble for trucks to cart away. Auditorium. "The public doesn't know anything about the intentions of Social Credit and the elected members to the House let their own voters down when .they kept mum during the session," Thursday night. In midnight darkness, six hours after the tornado had struck this bustling industrial city, it was an adventure. In the erie light of flares and portable floodlights, steel hel-meted workmen were silhouetted as they labored to clear awav the worst of the debris. Glass crunched underfoot. There was not an unbroken tion In government budget for i public recreation, mainly pro-! rec, and attacked the Social Credit stand in regards to hospital insurance. "First they promise voluntary insurance. They change it here, they change it there. They abolish arrears, then haul people into the courts; then they ubol-lsh them again. Void Winch window for three blocks. I Gaping windows of evacuated apartments above the wrecked stores spoke mutely of 30 sec -WEATHER- Synopsis Cool and showery condition, will be tha main features of thi weather for today and Saturday Outlook Is for improving wea he said In a speech In support of George Hills, CCF candidate sts Socred brick house fly into the air, leav In Prince Rupert in the June 9 Occasionally masonry would election. ing his mother and his sister still sitting uninjured in their ministration r'OUVER i - Former CCF WHAT IS POLICY? ther on Sunday. onds of tornadic destruction. No doubt the interiors were ruined. Armed soldiers prevented entry to make, sure. So It went for four blocks. crash to the pavement as demolition crews tore away a wall or projection . that . threatened to collapse. kitchen chairs. "What is the policy of the Snrtal Credit in regards to t orecasl North Coast Region: Cloud; "How con you take a chance on them again?" Mr. Turner said the CCF, as well as the Liberals and Conservatives, had tried their best, to avoid another election soon, It was so quiet. There were no Harold Winch returned to "litieal wars Thursday looking tanned and fit Honolulu vacation, slam- southern half region and sunn; perhaps the hardest hit area of A 50-cast variety concert will be staged by Job's Daughters here Sunday at the Capitol Theatre, drill master Alex Mitchell announced today. The concert is expected to be the biggest local talent show of the year. The 20 numbers on the program will Include novelty dances, singing, choral groups, individual skits and acts, both in comedy and drama. The two-hour show opens at 9 p.m. and proceeds are In aid of travelling funds for Job's Daughters who are to perform at the Calgary Stampede In July. the city. Metal street Signs had been cut off as though by a read tomorrow's paper, nor doe's i The great concentration of ln-anybody else here." juries and property damage Bp- Mr. Turner said that there peared to be in Sarnia. was "no case in history" where Sarnia's acting mayor. Clay-medical or hospital insurance ton A. Saylor, read the Riot Act had worked on a voluntary ba- ; when crowds of sightseers crowd- sharp knife. Traffic sign supports were bent. v something the Social Credit government "wanted from the very first." "Premier Bennett and his ministers were egging for de ard at the Social Credit menl. sins before a crowd of 250, ncti blasted the admlnis-as a "three-ring circus." h Columbia politics have Coastal Seamen Await Terms VANCOUVER W A union official here said Friday "a healthy chunk of retroactive pay" is in northern half region, today ant Saturday. Not much change ii temperature. Easterly winds 15, frequenll reaching 30, over exposed water; Low tonight and high tomor row at Port Hardy 45 and 5 Sandsplt, 45 and 60; Prince Ru pert, 45 and 65. Houses in the residential area, iust a block or two east of ed into the downtown area where sis. Those who want to try it are . feat from the very first day .if two blocks of business buildings were smashed. The death toll, however," was the lauchiim stock of ; the onenine of the House, he Front Street, were destroyed or badly damaged. Hundreds of stately trees that lined Sarnia's .streets were blown over. It was a ghastly sight. mle North American con-1 said, adding that elections cost volved in the agreement to avert either ignorant or dishonest." t Turning his attack on the Liberals. Mr. Turner classed them, the Social Credit and the he said. the province $700,000 ana gave a strike ol uritisn uoiumuia coastal shipping. Conservatives "all In one neap. lower than in the last great tornado to strike Canada when 16 died as a twister swept through the Windsor, Ontario, area In June of 1948. .-rr But Norm Cunningham, port : . irr I ; agent for the AFL Seafarers In ternational Union, said ne was f r unable to give further details Concert Series Completed pending study of the agreement, reached in Montreal Tnursaay. Text of the agreement, now in He Said U1K mia"iti underwritten all three parties. "The Liberals are asking for e. chance to do all the things they wouldn't do when they were in power because the CCF asked for them. And they call It a resurgence of Liberalism. They are only stealing from the CCF." Mr. Turner quoted Arthur Unidentified Man Plunges From Vessel VANCOUVER ft The coastal A "brilliant" Alaska Music Trail series is in store for Prince 4 ', M-r '' ill I f -on. I , i. Rupert next season, Maxim : 7 1 Schapiro, noted pianist, said on arrival for his concert here to ,:J' MO I Lalng. Liberal leader, as saying In a radio address that "Coali 4 steamship Princess Elizabeth circled for half an hour Thursday without finding a trace of night. tion-Liberals had been a deca Mr. Schapiro, who is in cnarge ii a man who had plunged from of arranging for the artists, ex dent bunch." the mails, was expected to reach here today. Top negotiators of the SIU, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National and Union Steamship Company came to terms in Montreal talks, wiping out the strike deadline that had been set for Saturday midnight. Cunningham said the vote amoruj 700 union members on whether to ratify the agreement will begin as soon as possible, but may take two weeks, men casting ballots as their ships arrive in port. t: i3 iL t 111 her decks. There are still several t-oan- plained that he could not yet announce the names oi mose who will appear next season but The man went overboard near Bowen Island, about an hour out of Vancouver, as the vessel was tion-Liberal candidates in this election so there must still be some decay among them," said that arrangements for the lour concerts have been completed sailing for Nanaimo. ' Mr Turner. Hours later no body had been and he is "extremly pleased found and RCMP still have not with results. Identified the passenger. Mr. Schapiro reached here from Ketchikan where his concert ' .Mtm&w : v- i 0 J ' it ; drew such a large audience that George Hills, MLA for Prince Rupert, charged that the north got "absolutely no support" from the Social Credit government and that when "the Socreds want anything they work through their own party setup instead of elected members." Mr. Hills also scored the Daily News for its editorial against greater taxation on mines, calling it "a deal where he who pays the piper calls the true." He said that while one company alone had made $33,000,-000 in profits from mining last HOSPITAL AUXILIARY BUYS NEW MODERN ETHER MACHINE The Women's Auxiliary of the Prince Rupert General Hospital is going to purchase a new modern ether machine for use In the operating "room of the hospital here. The machine, which will give doctors- a greater safety factor when using anaesthetics for removal of tonsils and other operations common to children, costs $575. Decision to purchase the machine was made last night at the regular monthly meeting of the auxiliary, at which plans were completed for a tag day this Saturday. I" KklHl ' its organizers will be able to complete payment on the new piano which they purchased recently. Mr. Schapiro also gave a concert at Prince George with the result that the interior city plans to join the Alaska Music Trail series next season. Sponsored by the Gyro Club of Prince Rupert, Mr. Schapiro's concert will be held at the Civic Centre, starting at 8:30 p.m. A-varied and entertaining program has been arranged. MOTiirua r,o" trouble answering certain KIDS IS KIDS and Yanks is Yanks, so there's no need for a common language when a G.I. meets up with an appealing tyke in the course of Korean duty. Mutual affection is obvious when. Marine SRtt. Melvin J. Mead of Alhambra, Calif., and his little friend known only as "Miss Rhee," open a CARE parcel on aa island of Korea. "is oy precocious offspring will find this picture just what ooetnr ordered. United Press photographer Massimo Ascani "s he Just happened on this rooftop scene overlooking Rome's "nt Forum, it appears that Mr. Stork Is carrying a sfcare or his back to save a trip back to the baby factory before year, the govprnnieiib cApcui.c to clear this year only $1,000,000 in taxation. "That is a very lop-sided way of doing business." 1Jkes his next delivery.