PROVINCIAL L.BRARY M3VISCZAL LT3.,3V Wmm DRROW'S IDES , August 9, 1953 Standard Time! ...... 0:53 20.4 feet 13:42 190 feet '"' ...... 7:27 2.6 feet 19:32 6.4 feet cC Daily 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. 184 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS Phone 81 V. 9i u S re f V' i f ' ' 1 J ' " i 'J ' ' v, i mm 00D ,15 l f i mm;.i.- jwmi I. i y ; .1 .A.., South Korea, U.S. Sign Aid Pact Halibut Boat Chief H. Helland Gets Post A well-known Prince Rupert halibut fisherman, Harold Helland, today was appointed to the International Pacific Halibut Fishery Commission. He was one of three Canadians named by Fisheries Minister James Sinclair and his selection was hailed by fishermen and cannerymen here. ,C ; 4 - r. , 1 V ethers named were Richard s Security Pledge Climaxes Parley SEOUL. A treaty pledging the military might of United States in defence of war-battered South Korea if Red armies break the truce : and attack again was initial A ' i-fi I . aft ' . ' , I - i J MOl'NTAIN OF Ml'I) In the course of their slow Journey, crewmen employed by ient-owned, Cadillac-operated Cleveland Tank Plant put the Walker Bulldog tank to mud test. The sea of mud Is the resjlt of spring and summer rains on the Cadillac-ie proving grounds, where teat crews op -rate the Bulldog 'round the clock under (Is that simulate actual field operation. Proclamation of the new treaty is anticipated within a lew weeks and will follow exchanges of documents of ratification by Canada and the United States. The halibut commission governs halibut fishing seasons and acts in other matters of conservation. It was established ia 1931. (Ritchie) Nelson, general manager of Nelson Brothers Fisher-1 ies Limited, Vancouver, and George R. Clark, assistant deputy minister of fisheries at Ottawa. Mr. Sinclair, wno is In Vancouver, where he is seeking reelection as Liberal candidate in Coast-Capilano riding, in a telegram received here, said the appointment become effective upon proclamation of the new halibut treaty entered into recently by Canada and the United States. As soon as the three American members of the commission are appointed, the group Is expected to meet and appoint a led here today. . . ,. . The mutual security pact, which must have U.S. Senate approval, was initialled by U.S. State Secretary Dulles and For- j of Rights For Canadians . 1 of LP.P. Says Candidate Building Permits Up i m iclgn Minister Pyun Tung Tal.ol I rights glvliiu Cana- city, she feared that the children taxation. H would be far better. South Korea. luiaiitee of civil liber- ot the city might grow up to act t.he said, if $4,000 a minute for a! The ceremonies in President 1 ss of creed, religion like the police in Prince Rupert, day or week was spent on Cana- Syngman Rhee'a home climaxed jsne of the muln planks what was needed for Prince dian roads. : four days of important confer- immunlst party plat- h ..,,, . , . She blamed the "Cold War" as ences between Rhee and Dulles. ' ""-r-- W'Otmi mr-r-' - I Ann Minard, Labor- "" tne justification for the defence! It came as UN headquarters! chairman. THIS ENTHUSIASTIC young Briton gets a bird's-eye view of Total value of building permits taken out ln Prince Rupert during July shows that there was more than $5,000 worth more construction carried out last month than there was in June, I Party candidate for i'"''uu"u' budget and said that prior tojln New York announced that 16 i George W. Nickerson, member of the International Halibut leral ruling Uild an Kindergartens tor children of President Franklin Roosevelt's i Allied countries with troops In bf about 20 in the Le- working mothers, better roads, death there had been no rift Korea have promised to take up Queen Mother Elizabeth and Princess Margaret from her perch on a church roof in Hamleden, England. Behind the Princess is the Duchess of K(?nt, The members of the Royal Family were attending a wedding of a young friend of the Princess. Commission for the past nine fcist night. sidewalks and a better highway between East and West. The i arms again in the event of a years and its chairman for the J when building permits totalling past year, announced last June $40,030 were registered at the city mr first public speech.10 the easf- ' ,"Cold War psychosis" was lead-j new Communist attack. But two kr-old housewife and Defence expenditures amount- ing Canada into a jackpot, she j countries Britain and Canada 1 1 mai Mr. Sinclair naa aavisea nan. kirker turned in a ere- cd to $4,000 a minute, Mis. Min- said. Canada should be a media- later hedged their commit- Latest Batch of Prisoners formance and acquit-; ard stated, adding that nearly; tContinued on page 3) jment. well during the ques- SO per cent of wages went into See BILL OF RIGHTS I Dulles and Rnee ln a Joint him that his appointment had! July's total of $45,475 is the ceased. He had one more year second highest this year and to serve. brings the seven-month total Mr. Nickerson had been sec- value of construction planned ot retarV or Chairman Of the Com- I alrpartv rarripd nut. in thp rttv tn statement haiied their worS as Happier, in Better Health hard said thut on thel important contribution to This sum Is J93.127 "an the mission-during tus tenure. He ! $217,305. civilr fights, citizens f I development of lndepend" DAVMifni.TriM tAPS .Snnii!' IS Turks: two Australians, ona : replaced 1 L W. -Patmore, ' first lower than last year's seven-" (pert did not have to I Civil Servants Back on Job As French Strike Near, End further than their j I lence and freedom in. the Far :)aughter and joy came to Pan- Canadian and one Filipino. : . I member of the board .from month total of $310,432. j East." ' ' j-munjom today as 90 American j So far, the four-day exchange' Prince Rupert. of last month's construction j They also announced a' Unit-f prisoners' ' of war. returned ,. to has brought back a . total of j Mr. Helland came to this city $9,000 was for auto courts, $11,000 ud the disturbances ed State-Korea agreement to j freedom In . obviously' better 1,205 South Koreans, 311 Artierl-trrom Norway about 20 years agofor private dwellings and $18,000 walk out pt the. forthcoming j health and spirits than those lib-M cans, 143 Turks, 128 Britons, .34 aid Is " present fishing of f for new construction throughout Ire occured on the last ! paris (API French civil ser--also remained 'unmanned as Pay nlglllS had formed: kpunn" triynlnff hurk. fcniwnrkprs rpmninprt Dvnv fpnrti 'political conference 4f ixth feel', 'erated in ).he first..three days of Filipinos, 21 Colombians," severt tjiuuiiiii, une umv mic ; work today as tne country's worst j theit "jobs for the third conseour Frenchmehv six. Australians, one Belgian; . ' .oris 'Canadian,-., brie after 80 days that the Commu-tne Korean : pfisonef exchange. niRta,.aret:"e(ploitoig"r,effQrtslito(!: There were few maimed -"and I imi, ue seiueaoy ;enerai strike since 1936 sDut- tive dav... ivainsay siana,. .j - . . r i me City.' Mr. Helland 'Is captain of the j Year's monthly totals thus jar 70-foOt htmputter.. Parma.; and fare! January, $16,900; .February, has. , been a . member : of, Prinfie j $io,875; - Marchi,, $62,450;, April, Rupert Fishermen's Co-bpera- $n,950; 'May', $29,625; June, $40 ftliry.' .. '. ' ' tprpri tnwaVri a rlnH Hilt hmil ! AH.hntitrh t.he wnlknut. hv snmp Greek arid one South: African', acnieve' peace in itorea hmunlst caiididate said j" telegraph,, . telephone,' gas and ! 400.000 employees of 'the govern-1;; rlUrnSKl with .South -(Korean !; The Reds sent back 25fJ South tive Association. lor many years. - 030 and July, $45,475. true were probably I uled to end last midnight, the "i lpaders a vast nroeram of econ- Koreans. 90 Americans, 35 Turks He is expected here Monday, out. Buses and subwavs roared back ' non-communist i e d General ' omic aid planned by the U.S. ; ana ia unions a total oi uu. pther half rumor. She lioned nearly 100 per- following closure of the halibut season tomorrow. They said Sunday's group of to help rebuild the war-shat- into operation and government conieaerauon oi iaoor aaaea ie suujKlt oi me uib-1 .., , Hb. mnfnsinn ti nn nlrpnriv hpwilri- tered land. The three-to-four 400 will include 250 South Koreans, 112 Americans, 21 Britons, she said, and had not ; ""'" Z""a " erlne situation bv cainB on all lighthouse Job Awarded Construction work on light Of the prisoners 'released t8-' day, 80 were NegFoeS '. ' j i Seeing a convoy faf singing Red North Koreans driving up the road, the 'Americans yelled and hooted. "We might as well sing, too shall we give him a little blues, boys?" ' The Britons also were full of good cheer. One tall young Tommy shouted, "let's make it kr .U JJU. t,l WI1CI1 Ullll-IO VUVllLU Vlu ....... , w - Firemen Called To Two Diazes p iauil WI1U U1UI1 b tlllUK - , . . . bbllc Crack , railroad ,, trains chug- inquiry Into the; year plan contemplates $1,000,-000.000 tn American aid, of which $200,000,000 already has been aonroved by Congress. Good Price Paid Ihoris usPri in thl cltvJK "Ul Vl ranss u.K rall workers to continue their strike until midnight tonight. Laniel and his cabinet worked until early today drawing up de- the rail strike con- held. i ciKwiinc house buildings at Mclnnes Is- Prince Rupert fire department Although ln Washington two E.r Mnlikll't rrinviniort that, thp tlnued. was called out twice during the land Is scheduled to start next Britain and Canada, .h i v... .i, u. Thp rp iim iit worxers were;n-s wm"" 'c "wiku hj utu'si week, Ted Applewhaite, Liberal last 24 hours, the first call com -uiicnu, urc -- : ,.., o..H. If loo, , ... mnt Yesterday's price of 20 cents k.... , ... , r,.- nn nt'ti mot art Villlllllllll mpn Hnn OUUIi'llWU Hl HMIUTAI duiiuhj iimuc v vnv-j t, ..v committing themselves In ad- for mediums was the highest Dirty Dicks's! a famous East reed a bill of rights Is women employed in a variety oi ;'' i" i "''"8 can have the right to public services who left their j day. candidate for Skeena in Monday's federal election, said today. Mr. Applewhaite said that the contract for the Job had been awarded to the firm of Stewart and Blade, Vancouver. To be kp liko and an lnuri as inbs at mirtiilEht Thursday in ing at 1 a.m. today. Firemen rushed down to Drydock road, near the postal station to extinguish a fire in a car owned by Ernie Brayman. Wiring was damaged in the blaze. At noon today the fire department was called to quell a per- protest against Premier Joseph Asserts Russia why I have asked Laniel's rumored plans to saveiij-- U-Bomb " vance to strike at Red China price paid for halibut since June j London pub, as his truck rolled itself, the declaration raised 29 when mediums brought 20.2 ; up. such a possibility if Chinese cents. A deeper note was struck by the forces were again Involved along I Only two ships brought in i Turks and South Koreans, with North Koreans in a drive catches for sale on the exchange, j Their hatred of their captors to conquer all Korea. In the Tor II with 60,000 pounds, at j was so intense that scores tore past the Allies strongly opposed 19.9. 19.9, 15 for Royal; Balsac I, off their Chinese prison uniforms any military action directly 35,000. 20, 19.8, 15, Pacific. I in spontaneous acts of defiance. In ernims and other or- money at their expense. ; built are a fog alarm plant, light tower, and three dwellings. One is to urge a public in-1 Walkout ln the big govern- MOSCOW iReutrrsi-Premler jment-ownea gas ana utxun; 'Vni" ,c jumv that wilh power services were scheduled to session of the ' Supreme Soviet sistent gas blaze caused when a 'house will be for the radio staff donkey engine at the Dominion men, the others for the light- Himrri snlri no 1 against Red China on the : Two boats, Dover B with 65.000 ! Military police had to restrain .,(,, .,nii m Mntorht. tnnient. i lonav tne -unitea states will ttllU 11UI1U1 UUIIIH.a uummv wi.v.. o - . ,, , ., 1 . . . . , , . . . , .. ... . . .l rf,.,, Hnm crinnfnn wJtrht Public Works garage caugnt lire. 1 Keeper ana nis assistant. war movies and the The governments postal, tele- ; longer nas tne monopoly oi tne i "i-ouna 11. migiu set on a wuuu auu rreueua wivu -ju.uuu oum i,u nic iuin.3 num ovi.(JH"'B k, t k ih. r,n,. i tiio oronh ami to ennone services nyuroKcii uoiuo. wai. u-uu. n- y v ,j puu, ,11 la'K" -" 1 old Lure Still Lingers at Atlin Despite Uranium Rush now past. But the lure of Rold persists. Small companies continue to nrobe for the yellow stuff, and tor once himself. He has seen mm make their wealth and lose it. He has seen the gay times and the bad, such as the two occasions when the town was tant remarked, it may result In the town being 50 feet under water. The uranium claims staked around the lake pose another problem. In any case, the future is the books if the strike pays off. The new age is also enveloping Atlin for another and entirely different reason, in the magnificent Atlin Lake with its border of glaciers slung between mountain peaks like great upturned highways, engineers see lone prospectors go out dally to work their claims and perhaps destroyed by fire. He is philo- MilKor. ptltilltilirr of "Tile rWK. HccDinpRiilcct rloctiun i (i. Mcoro on lil rroi'nt f through northern BC. lie fa'conU of his thri-e . t)'i lilt? and rU'veloprnt'lit t,niorUlitHiy area.) JOHN !M(,OK Mealy one of the nio.sl fhpots in B.C., Atlin, in fmrthwest corner, is a place where tlie old nlng and Phil McAleese, who on their departure left a Oeiger counter with him for safekeeping. Since their main interest was tungsten, they had apparently found no occasion to use it. Several month later Fenning pnd McAleese" wore drowned in a boat accident. Evidently unaware of their fate and left with an unclaimed Geiger counter. Hussabee and his nephew, Ted throwing a strong light on the majestic sweep of the Atlin stakc new ones. They have enough success to keep them going, and the hope remains that they will one day strike it country. Although we spent only one night there, we left with more than beauty. They see a vast reservoir of latent power sophtcal about it now. On the mantlcpiece ln the lobby are chunks of rock glinting with many ores found ln the district. To Bill they are just curios. But the new age is moving on Atlin at high speed. Youth rich. the feeling that we had scanned time far back into this century and ahead Into the next. 13(11 T3rv!wfM11irVl UllM fllllS being charged continually by those same glaciers. Adjacent to it are other reserves of water which, though smaller in size, are sufficient in number to Ige overlaps into the ,hc R Hot(!l there wlth his 'u f .'c'hard, Kold pros" attractive French-born wife, has V ' L -i x i ' . , III C,I i 1 ,.-r It - - -.- ----- ,uiMjj(ji.iiinMWMrf . ful Jim Ryley, gold commissioner and mining recorder, reported that ln the single month Goodridge, decided to experiment with the odd new mechanism. They had not gone far when lt started to make noises .... ...mer uiere, trying , seen lt all Arriving ln the area Hie visions of 08 come 5n v,,ars ns, he was a prospec-h-(lowered niinllm men mmmKmmmmtmmmmsrjmmmmmmmmmmm -WEATHER- Synopsis of June more than 400 uranium make the whole area a gigantic, mountain-girt storehouse of potential energy more than 100 miles In length. claims were staked. Men were AH of the province was cloudy last night with thunderstorms reported from the southern In terior and rain ln the Cariboo, A gradual clearing is expected The vision Is no idle one. Although residents of Atlin are less informed about power development than about mining, lt is known that survey parties for Ventures Ltd. are scouting the district to decide what Is feasible. In general, their plan calls for utilization of more over the weekend resulting in some sunshine ln most regions I big clues are darting I helicopters and air-lot (,n tne trail of thut i eineiit uranium. ' ejes ot the casual this hislorli: lakeside It, the eld ago still pie- Lying neglected on I arc two high-funnel-lers, the Scotia and the s bleak reminders of the ng times when the ol quick wealth pushed Xs population to 20,000. lumber there now is I- Empty store windows, I boarded up and a so eager to get into the rush they planted stakes anywhere. One with only four tags for his limit of eight claims tore the tags ln half to mark his property. Irregular practices like this created a state of wild confusion, and Jim was hard pressed to get the whole thing straightened out. While origin of the rush is bound in mystery, lt seems to have started with an old pros like a slot machine hitting the jackpot. That, apparently, was the beginning of lt all. .Dr. W. V. Smitheringale, geologist for the Con-West Exploration Company, whose name is associated with the fabulous asbestos find at Cassiar and other major discoveries, was called in and soon the big operators were at work. Precisely how Hussabee and Goodridge fared from their luck is unknown. Apparently they had already slaked close to the limit ln their search for tungsten, but it is said that a settle ONE KEY TO CONVENIENCE You'll easily spot the right key on your ring if you'll initial each one with fingernail polish. "F" for front; "R" for rear and you find what you need immediately. And to Immediately spot ready cash, experienced Ru-pertites use Classified ads In The Dally News. Through Want Ads you get buyers, renters, or whatever you need. Phone 74H for an ad-wnter now! Sunday. Forecast than 4,000,000 horsepower, with smelting plants located on the North coast region Sunny Sunday except fog and low clouds ln the morning giving occasional drizzle. Little change Taku River at or near Tulse- quah where there is ready ac cess to the sta. The project will in temperature. Winds light. pector, W. J. Hussabee, who has been in the neighborhood longer than most can remember. Last INGEBORG JORGENSEN supplies the "daylight," with the help of a flashlight, and the modern timepiece she holds automatically winds itself. Displayed at the National Jewelry Fair ln Chicago, the decorative clock will keep on running in any time wne, just as long as it Is periodically "fed" with light. Low tonight and high Sunday at Port Huidy, Sandspit and -engine standing Idle fe main street provide take 10 to 13 years to complete. What this will mean to Atlin is uncertain. As one inhabi ment with Cou-West in the suminer lie was guide loi a couple of young visitors, John Fen Prince Hupert, bb and tfb. jr-n-nraj f a hey-day iielghnorrtoorl of $300,000 Is on