frTf. A-If WEAP IT DROW'S Our provincial Lina IDES l Quota , March It 1 VICICHIA, B. C. "3500 ' . . 19.0 feet PROUDLY is' f1 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Local Headquarter H 63 ,CCt Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Greot Northwest" N.B.C. POWER CO. LTD. ' Phone 210 P.O. Box 133 VOL. XLIII, No. 63 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1954 PRICE FIVE CENTS Heei i iDead .Woman relay Inlaw food trsl earch i Body !i MA!? Coast ' v j . i Assailed 20 or more; t .tbiwillM'toiit' Liberals Fail To Halt Deal on PGE Doctors Tell Court Of Cause of Death Dr. L. P. Charbonneau said today Violet Annie Sampare "might have had a slightly better chance of living if she had received medical aid sooner." The 27-year-old native died ' Rupert bar-: ''4 hlxjh hody of a whose (irama- n hospital here Feb. 18. T C J i , 1 VICTORIA (CP) A J l.ihpi-yi mpinlM-r's last- a snip" i n-.v The doctor was testifying at : -'ft- . 4 J . X V 4- i no nnea Total of $250 At'-r ditch stand in the early ote finis to a phase of the r here. ii 3 j i hours of the morning . iled to stop stop legislative legl at- wo. Bi-y-.u-uij After Fight r of Clausen IS, plCSUIIH'd (i''.d "j proval of government's ' '.plan to extend Pacific the preliminary hearing of ' Charles Robinson, 31, on a charge of murdering the woman. Another city doctor, Antony Railing; Rudolph Kitrltsch, a toxi driver, and Evelyn Wesley, common law wife of Lloyd Wilson, who testified at the opening of the hearing last Wednesday, also gave evidence before Magistrate W. D. Vance in police court this morning. The hearing was adjourned until this afternoon so crown prosecutor, T. W. Brown, QC, tr. the R 'l 1 n Wednesday nl''!H Great Eastern Railway j BRITISH. 'CACm- ' Jiday W-ind near V K.ITCHil.S RAf'!l)$ ip uf Duitda t- I COLUMBIA . AlBERTA milcs nonliwcsi i-rt. can dii'U nans well -kn.iwn hsh- Fines totalling $250 were levied in police court here yesterday against three men following their conviction of a charge of assaulting a police constable. Walter Carlson was fined $150; Stanley Scharff, $100, and Victor Johnson, $50. A fourth man, Elmer Kulpa was given a suspended sentence. Evidence disclosed that Carl- ' son was arrested in a downtown cafe Sunday night following a disturbance and while being escorted to the police van atr t 1 n t Priiice Rupert only c'-li'T per i A: into North Vancouver.-. Gordon Gibson talked to 12:55 a.m. In an rffort to stop the amended resolution virtually approving the grunting of $30.-000.000 in borrowing power to the PGE for southern and northern exteasion. To get approval the government had to ignore a precedent of almost 20 years standing and override a ruling of the speaker of legislature. UCfNR DAMi CON'jTFUCTi D POTCNTIL DAVITti X could call two more witnesses. SOON AS POSSIBLE Dr. Charbonneau said he was called to the home of Charles Robinson about 1 p.m. on Feb. fect p.iekcr when ; searehers will ut APERFfl.DIt NELSON 15 and "told him to bring Violet ile Clausen's body BULL : sivm Sampare to hospital by ambulance as soon as possible." In answer to a question by Mx. THESE TWO PARISIAN GENDARMES show they are Us handy with paint brushes as they are with their traditional white batons. They are putting the finishing touches to the paintings they will display at the annual Art Exhibition of French Police. the shores of ; and also T.dmp-1 ,;a to the rust of ; AMCOUVU Brown, he said he was "quite sl TRAIL , id templed to resist arrest. Police said Scharff and Johnson went to Carlson's aid and additional police were dispatched to the scene before the men were taken Into custody. it le-aw orga.nl.-, j sure no one saw her before me or she would have been taken to hospital." ,'s wily sol) tinier i O.S.A. Mrs. Marguerite He said he found a deep wound .n, wit fuliuuyirxi , - time, the younger During dbcate, which started at S p.m. the CCF twice helped the government by moving that the motion be put and thus cutting off two Liberal speakers. I Lands and forests minister R. 1 E. Sommers chanred that the Liberals were attempting to block the extension and that the i nhiont hoVilnri a rnnunKl fur 'in Carlson also was fined $15 for on the left side of her face and LCf AND COULEE ' Ltd the lack of rcs- rjeficy facilities 111 told Robinson her condition was causing the disturbance In tha . "very severe." She died about cafe. - 10 p.m. February 16. I T. W. Brown, QC, prosecuted Under cross-examination by land Gerry Pettcnuzaj appeared Wife of Mayor, Dies defence counsel Gerry Petten-lfor Carlson, Johnson and her husband worked ! . w... ...... - i Mm num. E. tMaiuueritel" ier. where m. a iiiubt in my il lost one li I e wi saved in this . Cltudi.in coast 7"ted from i inuuiry was io Buusiauimu? a - o - - UZ20 ; prejudiced a n d preconceived i Hill. 47. wife of Prince Rupert from 1932 .to 1W9 . took , part t m anvone could nave reaiiKeai in levying me mm, nii.- PROPOSED DAMSITF.S in a vast development plan for British Columbia's miRhty Columbia River are shown in this map. A long-raiiRe plan disclosed by Lands Minister R. E. Summers of B.C. culls for constructing nine Tiydro dams on the Columbia and Kootenuy rivers, including a $400,000,000 development at Mica Creek where the Columbia brnds southward.- Shown here aLso are dams already constructed. Including the development between Truil and Nelson. Top photo shows Mica Creek at the big bend in Columbia river which may be the scene of a big hydro project. Ulra." . maytir ana well-Known city retu- numerui iiirew. ou- v.i mi dent died In hospital here this active member of the Women of OpiKisitlon innnbers counter there was something seriously Urate W. D. Vance warned the wrong with the woman." , -S men that they were "lucky" to Dr. Railing told of performing get off with a fine and "any I inter ( lay.ru. .!, monunc. inc mom. charged that She had been In ill-health for jf was while attending school a Dost mortem on reD. la - ap-iiumre uiaioutea w the past 16 months. here that she met Mr. Hills and Droxlmateiy hours after her will bring straight jaU sen- Born in Rossland, B.C.. Mrs. , tnPy were married in October, tences." 1 -I 4" ( :. : .1 4.n Pi French Fight Desperately Against Fanatic Rebels was forcing extension through Without reference to committee. ' Premier Bennett said there could be no time lost In the clearing ; of the PGE right of way be-. cause It had to be done before i the Tire season. lit . "We want to build this rail-' way and build it we will . . . wt . will not falter." j A. Hruc itronn, Liberal member for Prince Rupert, ; said that every man, woman ; and child In B.C. was in debt to ll the evidence Mr Drove must i.ve for about 24 tie ves.se! grounded a, the Holiday last Friday after-:.d Grove lashed to r.R with a platform an. n vessel wim first wr. at 11 20 am. the American lug reported location to U.S. Coast Chilean. 50 miles to Hills came here as a child with 1,926. her parents, Alderman and M.-s. Ju(jt a w(,,.k todBy she George B. Casey. wrote a letter from her hospital NOTED ATHLETE , bed asking that no flowers be K the funeral parlor or She received all her education in Prince Rupert and in her j her home. j younger days starred on the bas-1 InsU id, she asked that ketball floor and was a mem- friends who wished to remember ber of the famous Maple Leaf her would send donations to the team in 1922. i B.C. Cancer Institute. Mrs. Hills also was an ardent HrLp OTHERS skier and while living in Prem- J maybfi allcvialc thf: death," and said he believed she died as a result of a large clot of blood on her brain. BLOW CALSED CLOT "There was nothing In the lump on her face which would Indicate cause of death," the doctor said. "Some blow most likely caused .the clot of blood and Injury to the brain." j Dr. Railing told of visiting ( the home of Lloyd Wilson where j Evelyn Wesley, Violet Sampare i and Robinson held a party on the night of Feb. 12. Wilson testified last week that Steen Funeral Set Thursday Funeral service will be held Thursday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church for James v Godfrey Steen, 81-year-old Prince Rupert pioneer who died Saturday night in hospital here after a lengthy Illness. Born in Glasgow, May 1, 1872, The "do or die" fanatic rebel charges over the m o un 1 1 n g bodies of their own dead duplicated the Communist onslaughts on United Nations trrfops in the Korean war. For the first time By LARKY ALI EN HANOI, Indo-China or Pi nken. bullet-riddled bodies of thousands of Victminh troops dangled like scarecrows In the barbed wire of Dien Blen I'hu as 1 : I I.....l...anll V A ! ft H by $128 on the PGE and the premier's action would raise the indebtedness by $24 more apiece. He urged Premier Bennett to "get down from his high horse and face reality." k Violet Sampare was pushed IKTuKhrd" . in the .?n? abandoned their ? Vletminh guer today to keep their last big fort Calder Asks Skeena Band .Fire Coverage 'formation was re-we Rupert. The had nut seen ( mast. wit that Groves, tn much the R:ip climbed to the top :o avoid the Inrom-'f hours after Mr. Clausen said. pain I ain going through for others." The letter was given to Mr. Hills' sister, Mrs. John lAmy) Kaspor wit h the request that she give it to her husband after she passed away. Besides her husband, Mrs. Hills leaves two sons, Stewart of Vancouver; nine-year -old George, a student at Borden Street School, and a daughter. rilla tactics for an all-out frontal assault. CAPTl'KE ST RON ( POINTS In the flr.st 48 hours of fighting, the ViVtminh wrested two northern and northeastern Ktmiiinmints from the French Spring Knives Target of Code i OTTAWA P The Criminal ress In northwest Indo-Cnina i out of rebel hands. It was the most savage battle rr the Indo-China war. now In : its eighth year. Early today the outcome, certain to have a major affect on the Geneva con- down the front stairs at his home and landed against a huge timber. Dr. Railing said he went with police to the home to take some pictures. APPEARED DRUNK Kitritsch told court that a man, whom he Identified as Robinson, went to his taxi stand early on the morning of Feb. 13 VICTORIA CP) Frank Cald- Mr. Steen came to Prince Rupert In 1911 and In the following year opened a sheet metal business, Steeu and Helbert. During the First World War, he entered another sheet metal concern. Steen and Longwill, and after 1922, carried on business on his own for many years. His last business location was on First Avenue. During the Second World War' he was employed at thc drydock, retiring at the end of the war, but remaining In Prince Rupert. During his earlier years here he was prominent In the Liberal (CCF-Atlin) asked the eov- er wouldn't have hurl ; Code will outlaw sale or posscs- fi himself a seat on a"-' Mrs. Frank iKathleen) Skid- ferenre next month, was still in Unlon defenders. But the French 1 sion of spring knives unless short a lime, nor donht , ; hj-h rommand said the centre more, of Terrace. She also leaves three sisters, "iy have thmifht of o oncn prove he haht - 'n , to o thc north" " was to sell or own such a weapon. 7' ofi The Commons Monday wrote .hi,nd on an "p.Tin.ental The fighting, which began : he vietminh-encirclod plain w KiiIuiy1.iv raonH f II r i O II S I V ..41 n K.il.nii.n morning at low tide for a cab and they went to Wil nimbed down from son's home to get Violet Sam throimh last night as thousands th nI,i,.r ncrlmeter also was' this provision into' the revision Speaking in the legislature m thi 'ii nyecd his nf uiwiiv-ut.rnummir fVimniiinist- : -.in i 1;., i nf ihp f!rimhml Pndp now hefore pare and take her to his (Rob . , .-v.. n - nuiuni. rtiKl .i it ii that he lPr rebels, barked by Chinese The French in Saigon predict- Parliament. The Idea Is to pre- Hie neXt llil'h ....ill1n.... U ...a .muinlarUv thin' ..... i,-- rl... l U ..1,1 I liiuoliiln Hoi i unlini 1 1 c iiKtuitl- inson's) home. He said that from his observation she appeared to niuiiriy, i ihukiu h(wvv.. mat tllC VlUHlllIlli tUUm iiwv i ... i v ... .H t . Mrs. Prank Warren and Mrs. Alfred T. Teed, both of Vancouver, and Mrs. Albert Lucas of Qualicum Beach; and two brothers. Darrow and George Casey, both of Trail. Mrs. Teed and Darrow Casey left their homes for Rupert today. Funeral" arrangements have been set tentatively for Friday. V at 6:57 nm the bristling U.S. -armed defences i maintain tlieir Intense .attacks I ing possession of them. Maxl- Association and the St. Andrew's Society. He was also a charter member of the Prince Rupert Mr. Calder said Indians rannot get fire insurance coverage :il the present time although thc value of property in the Skeena agency is about $400,000. He also asked the government to encourage private insurance companies to sell fire insurance 7i . e" rrHm of 'he fortress plain 1 night or eurlv Frl- - of the last 48 hours longer than mum penalty Is a $500 fine, six two more days. I months In jail or both. be drunk. She did not speak. Evelyn Wesley told court that she "passed out" from drinking wine at the party and did not recall anything that happened. f 'Had help been Thursday he could I ltl. A Coast Guard I ywice RupPrt could 1 th" seene In a few ." 811 kinds of ,UTl. to Indians. Rent Control Changes Mooted VICTORIA CP LulKtr Min- Japanese Seek Explanation Of Atomic-Burned Fishermen Rotary Club, a past master of Tyee Lodge, AF & AM, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and active in many other community activities. predeceased by his wife sev- . eral years ago, he is survived by several relatives In Scotland. The Rev. Dr. E. A. Wright will officiate at the funeral service at RCMP Investigating Threats Against Judge and Witness ' "last, Di'HhMv in i T ..I. tirLil,., Pld MnnltiV v '," , and "''esUhe government hopes to intro- Jr That, should I duce legislation uffectlng exlst- 3 p.m. Thursday. 1 1 , 1 .. . . 1 . . t. ...... . 1 .. . t 1 10 warrant a a inn ing rent rent control control retaliations regulations ot In Vancouver. Andy Paull. president of the North American Brotherhood said Indians in the Skeena agency cannot get fire insurance because of luck of fire fighting equipment. 'Most of the homes up there are wooden and there are no hydrants," he said. Mr. Paull said he has fire Insurance and many of those on the1 Squamlsh Reserve tn North Vancouver are covered. "We have adequate hydrants," he said. - Henry L. Glorodano, U.S. treas-1 "rganlzation stated Clausen. of , this session of thc legislature, i He gave no details. ury agent and key witness UrinrPCC Uetter against the convicted drugs trafficker. Mallock was sentenced by Mr. Justice Manson to 21 to 28 years OSLO, Norway 1 Norway's crown princess Martha was reported "somewhat Improved" to- with the ash still on their clothes, they said It would not wash out. All are scarred and blnrkened by the radiation. However, none of the injuries are expected to be fatal. First diagnoses showed no unusual changes In the men's white blood corpuscles, generally affected by serious radiation. Their eyes showed symptoms of conjunctivitis, Inflammation of the mcnibrunc.es. . Thc Japunesc foreign ministry today asked the U.S. embassy whether the U.S. had VANCOUVER to A Vancouver! newspaper said yesterday RCMP officers are investigating threats made against the lives of Mr. Justice A. M. Manson and a key crown witness during the recent trial of narcotics kingpin George Mallock. In a front page story, the paper said the threats were made during and immediately after the trial which closed March 1. "The RCMP believe a threat AND ELKS TO HONOR Y MARSHALL, BOXERS Xday her physician said. in the penitentiary. TOKYO (Reuters) Japan today UKked Ihe United Ktutes government to find out why 23 Japanese fishermen were burned and scarred by radioactive "death a.shes" which rained from, the sky after a mid-Pucl-fic atomic explosion March 1. Government sources suggested the U.S. may be asked to pay compensation If an official Japanese investigation of the accident shows the claims are warranted. Scientists here today confirmed the radioactive nature of the ashes, but said It will take at least a week to tc;,t their strength. But doctors said It Is clear that the effects of the blast were shall, Golden Gloves middleweight champion . WEATHER Forecast irorc(i "ius uiviu ieutrt' mixing liuu , i y Ihe City of Piinee RiiiM-i-t nnrl the Elks ' ' " - ntiucl. i i, . . . . . Northern section Cloudy with a few showers overnight, clear Ai,iono . " "em nt ine Broadway Cafe Saturday warned all ships to stay clear Present will be Golden Gloves contend- MORE THAN W0 CANVASSERS SET FOR RED CROSS DRIVE Plans were completed this morning for the annual one-night drive for funds for the Canadian Red Cross Society. More than 100 volunteers will begin a city-wide canvass starting at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow. Citizens are urged to turn on porch lights so canvassers will know they are home. Quota for Prince Rupert has been set a $5,500. of the Bikini atoll test area orison. ing by noon Wednesday. Not heavy weight and Billy Tsuchlya, lightweight. where nild-Paclflc atomic tests "r8e Hills 5 much change in temperature or a representative of the city council will are held ening letter received by the Jurist might have been the work of a crank but took every precaution to safeguard his life while he was sitting last week at the Nanaimo assizes," the newspaper said. The threatening letter, partly printed and partly written, fol- A spokesman said the Japan- In tL Winds light by evening and northeast 25 Wednesday afternoon. Low tonight and high Wednesday at Sandspit and Prince Rupert, 32 and 42. 10 times greater than from uniese government naa received no iieillimrv atomic bomb. I advance notification that new Aleuts ofT ""8 lhe boxers and Mr- Wttrd wiU be !,e held " -i Prince RuPrt Elks Lodge at a public at the - Elks Hall. The fishermen walked ashore tests would be held. WEAO IT DON'T FORGET TOMORROW IS RED CROSS DAY 00UOtY