PKC ..NCiAL LIBRARY UnBROW'S ORIA. B.C. PROVINCIAL Lirr, i nrfiw - yiorcr.iA, ;:, c. Hpne 01 TID- 28. I'M for ...Jay. ' Free Delivery 21 18 B Wl icci NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER " 18 12 e .41 30 5 62 0 feet feet Published at ConoaVs Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" ORMES DRUGS VOL. XLII, No 73 PRINCE RUPERT. , B.C.. , FRIDAY. MARCH 27 IBM esim vriro rirra ---- tlMVfi ( 1 I Cl VblliO r - : ri iberal flAsiofl fee Uo'ii,ii'Dfi Jeeting led 111 Passed mm - 0 l.. 'dpi legislature k P4TI1 II 4 t Ti.!:lA. - A i"- v convention, at if leader wi:i a new jluu kvinea oy ijangs in Surprise Move NAIROBI, Kenya. Mau Mau terrorists massacred an estimated 200 African men, women and children north of Nairobi during the night beginning the open war they promised against white settlers and pro-government Africans in the British 05M, to succeed h n- n , will be 1 n Vaticouvt-r soonj e Ka.4iT week- U r' r :- Has n-fiorted here; colony. r J : . :.- . i 1 , , , .-. jil i i ! v, - v.-. ! rv f i lire l:yinT I Emergency Powers Act Extended By The CaiiMlan Preu OTTAWA. The Commons voted Thursday flight to extend for another year power enabling the government to act without consulting Parliament in the event of an emergency. Members voted 107 to 50 "to extend the Emergency Power Act to May Jl, l9;4, after Prime Minister St. Laurent said, Its provisions were as necessary for Canadian security as was the country huge defence program. George Drew, Progressive Con-servaUve leader: M. J. ColdwelL CCF leader, and other opposi The anti-white cuitists went on the warpath in a seven-mile strip of Kikuyu settlements, hacking men, women and babes-in-arrns to pieces, shoot . nirl' V wni'n wiu ,r. jtlm'l Lari were Kikuyu home gu?r:l; r government servants an I families. Mau Mau Hidden Ones recruit most of their memb"-i from the nearly 1,000,000-stron ; Xikuyu tribe. Some of the Mau Mau gaci were estimated to have numbered between 300 and 500 men. Nearly 300 persons, most cf them Africans who refused to loin the Mau Mau, have been killed in the last year by the fanatic terrorists. M Uk British Col urn- ' aw )i . rotcd a $'l4,-,;,:) iiill !'i mulntain jr ; r list' n xt six .vkt-r' liu'lti't witt ,rw.;sv fnttoftiiK agree-jurtii- after the a I rr.iiii-nt Tues- ing, and burning hut at will. i Another gang stormed into the town of Naivasha, 55 miles north of Nairobi, and swept through the police station, kill- .ing five African policemen. They ransacked the station and seized . 50 rifles, 12 sub- j machine guns, carbines and 1 thousands of rounds of ammu - 4 V., i ! t. i i ;t e'HV-i lun.ti nition. W A C frrmMt said .A -v An hour after the Mau Mau : (tj thst he will ak ..j,n of Si U-tflMature s'. ) nd. If It ! gangs launched their midnight ! attacks, the village of Lari in I Kaimbu, a reserve 10 miles from j Nairobi, was in flames from end is flw'.iiiii mil be held ; Russ Patrol Seen Near mis ftLttK THREE-MASTER is being made ready for a new career as a hydrographlc survey vessel for the Canadian government Built in Denmark in 1923, the 535-ton steel-hulled yacht Vema'went into service for the United States government in 1941. She now ha been purchased by Capt. Louis Kennedy to replace Uie City of New York, Admiral Byrd's old exploration ship, which was lost off the Nova ScoUa coast this year. The Vema is shown tied up at Daysprlng, N.S. tion member had criticized the government for seeking renewal to end. 1HI.H PHOTO OF Ql US MAKY taken when she ' wai Prlnrefcr May of Tech. ahortly before ahe became the bride of the Duke of York, later King Oeorge V, Dozens of ' Kikuyu families Ms TOIMY a is pxixi-t' d to pro- of the act They said it U not necessary. died in the roaring furnaces of their wooden huts. arui;;c !". under an They forced formal divisions All victim ol the attack on srwr.nt lor pawns jn'.ffj'.rrvui measure. Alaska Tip on second reading as well as on the third and final reading. :-o:ntnivcrii bill are Death Opens Way For Dukes Return gn of the supply bill At the suRKestlnn of the Progressive Conservatives, the government accepted a last-minute amendment. It removed the Moore Named Head Of Hospital Board J?p-nj of SI 1.500.000 t m ' an th'ir unare ui S'WWiO for provision under which legislation could be continued -beyon1 Britain forever unleaa he receives an offinSl appointment' of si rr;viis: S7.3;j tor Robert G. Moore, principal of King Edward May SI, 1954. merely by an ad- By The Canadian Praia JUNEAU, Alaska. Alaska's National Guard adjutant reported Thursday night Eskimo scouts sighted a three-man' armed patrol hiking across ijnA4 lor the fiscal noine kind from Prime Minuter elementary school, was named president of the X dresa to the Senate and Com mons. POWER TO ACT .i M.rth 31. Ii2. and CUt 111 for (uupir-'u.t.4U, fur the fwcal Ir.t Marrh 51. l&SJ board of directors of the Prince Rupert Genera Churchill 'Hi friend believe the Duke of Windsor will leave- Britain forever now that hi mother. Hospital Association at last night's annual meeting. Mr. St. Laurent said times are such that western powers "do : ti fiortlun be held i Y .... x f .::' 1 v "'. I 1 t y.L-7 1 P. H. Linzey. provincial gov. Queen Mary, is dead," the Skcteh the ice from Russia's Big said. certain the . iii'ft i5in In the Diomede Island toward Harrison "to whom our hospital is forever in debt "At considerable personal sac ernment represenUUve, is the new vice-president Others on the board are Bill Scuby, Norm Bellis. J. D. McRae, ff-A Britain prepared, to bury beloved Qihv r Miry, Coed Beaverbroofc- Dally Express aid the draUi of Uie rei;al matharrh U a cue for her eldest m, the Duke of Wlndaor. to return to England to live. "Let the mourning end hi exile." declared a heading ocr an Exprewi editorial. The Dukr la In Eridland. The Ducheaa remained In New York. Khe never wan received at court Klnce the Duke gave up the throne IS year aito to nmrry her " Must observer consider Quern Mary a KUrkler for convention -km at the bottom of the boycott. The Dally Sketch Kaid Uxlay the Duke of Windsor and hi American-born Ducheaa may quit "Her death has severed his strongest link. Only one thing might prevent him staying away permanently- the offer of an rifice he has organized this the American Little Diomede two weeks ago. (X-ray) department and we are VEATHtR now with his help actively official post. His wife Is walling Col. Larry Johnson, adjutant, aid the alert' sounded and the searching for his successor." Jack Martin and E. A. Evans, elected, and the following appointees: Mrs. R. O. Moore, representing the Women's Hospital rlo returneS to Big Diomede The doctor told members that not dare to forego building offensive forces In Europe, but he hoped they never would be used. Likewise, he hoped the emergency legislation would never be used. But. he said, the government felt that to meet its responsibility of guarding the security of the country, powers to act promptly should exist. In the vote on passage of the measure, the Progressive Conservative. CCF and Social Credit parties voted against the government. The bill now goes .o the Senate for approval. the new heating plant provided after members '61 the Eskimo wout' battalion hurried to the defence and lookout positions through the modernization fund canvassed for two years ago had on the west side of Little in New York Id hear what he plan to do." The Queen will be buried Tuesday at a privaic service. In St. Oeonre' Chapel at Windsor Cn-stle. final resting place of English Kings and Queens since Tudor limes Her body will le placed in a tomb on the south ai.sle of the chapel brstdc that of her husband. King George V. solved the heating problem and was "one of the best heating plants of its size in British Co Johnson said the three first MRS. ALICE BOYSE SHAW, 0k of Winnipeg, is seeking $148,423 from the war claims commission as payment for being a Japanese prisoner in the Second World War. She tesUfied that Japanese internment killed her 70-year-old husband and that her own weight dropped from 135 to 81 pounds during the confinement. The couple was Interned in the Philippine Islands. were sighted by two Eskimo guardsmen and that they said the three appoached to within lumbia. Additional money "In substantial amount" from either the city "or some other source" for the about l miles of Little n.n nire whK'h ia dc-''i : nifct of Vn-; J nwntitiig a circa-'' rj! m.,hi air over tho m! tup province, fwiravl "'ti Inqui-nt alio cis Sj'.uniay. Not much ') '.ii-itr sniti,rrly rriug tj ,K.uthrrl) !f al'ernoon. l)w huh tn.'norriiw at &!lPit nd Prince Patient 11 n Auxiliary: Dr. L- M. Greene, rearing president, representing the Prince Rupert Medical Association: Aid. Ray McLean, repre-senUng city council. Problems of increased cost of opera Uon of the hospital which may this year create a deficit of more than $50,000, and Improvements to the hospital were major topics discussed. While last year's operation of the hospital at a cost of $361.-083 88 showed a net loss of $9,745.62. this year's estimated budget Is $51,000 greater than in 1952. Meanwhile, all hospitals have modernization fund is expected US. Marines Battle for Vegas Outpost The islands are about three British Youths in the near future, said Dr. Greene, and further major construction was delayed for this miles apart in Bering Strait, closest of any Russian and Anv erican territory. In Prince Rupert, a brief memorial service will be held In St. Andrew's at 1 pin. Tuesday In respect to the Queen. Rev. Canon Basil S. Procktcr reason. . "We hope to reaise enough It is the first case of scouts reporting an unidentified groin will conduct the service In the SKOUL (CO United SUloi M.irlni-a and Chineae Red were locked In aavane battle today for Veta Outpost, captured by approaching American terri Baby Bonus Payments Up absence of Bishop Watts who will be In Burns Lake. The service Is open to all. been told by the B.C. government that grantf will not be increased additional funds to plan for an i enlarged completely modern hospital. It is hoped that within the next few months we will be able to complete our plans and commence the final phase of our modernisation program," he told members. D. C. Stevenson, hospital ad VICTORIA Five hundred and ; Persons -1 - A ptttient f w.nemM fi i-r. thirty families with 1,450 -diild- this year. BORROW J10.000 ren were added to the British tory, but the colonel said tha Eskimos have reported numerous Instances of vapor trai's which apparently were from highflying but unidentified aircraft. The colonel said witnesses reported two of the intruders woi t white uniforms and carried c sub-machinegun and a rifle, respectively. The other, in a da-f uniform, carried no vlsibif weapon. 4 tubm:uloMs ho. Credit Grantors Meeting Tonight Jim Taylor, manager of the Columbia Family Allowances rolls Authority was given the board by the meeting to borrow up to during March, bringing the to ministrator, reported an aver-. tal to 173,933 families and 347,610 $10,000 "In order to keep the hospital doors open temporarily (n To Explore In Cariboo LOMXW (CP) The annual expedition sponsored by the British Schools Exploring Society will send more than 50 British youths into British Columbia's mountain wilderness this summer. Boys between 18 and 18 arc to camp for a month In the Cariboo district, mapping and collecting naturalist lore for British museums. From Montreal, whore the ?roup Is scheduled to arrive August 4. the party travels to Vanderhoof, B.C. Supplies will be brought from Britain. The organizers hope to accommodate some Interested Canadian youths. Total cost of the expedition will be about $14,000. a flerrc S.SOO-man Communlat itlark on a 5'j-nille atretch of the Koieiin western front. Reno, aecond Murine outpost lost in the screaming Red attack, remained In Communist hanriit. The Chinese alao clung to devasUted Old Ualdy, 8J miles north of Seuul, captured Wednesday trout the U.S. 7th Infantry Division. Both Rides have taken heavy loK.se In the mounting western front flKhtliiR. Nearly 2.000 Chinese casualties havu been counted. Royal Bank of Ctnadu. here, will be guest speaker at the dinner meeting toniKht of the 'nurjday and atab- iTl t"',"re a unl! '' him Into subnils- '"'-r. Esteban " ro. 37. U.id au. , 1 t my mind." WicnUat Flrlund fre kniMi 0IM . If- ' . Credit Grantors Association. age of 80.9 patients per hospital day during 1952, an average increase of 5.7 over 1951. Number of patients days had spiralled to 81,735 from 27,474 in 1951 and number of patients admitted were 3,915 compared to S.623 the year before. His subject will be "an analysis of vour statement from your banker's point of view." The meeting will be ut the Civic Ontrc. starting at 8:30. ihildren, 1 according to W. R Bone, regional director. A part of this increase can be attributed to the entry to the province of 335 families from other parts of the Dominion. During the same time 233 families left. The prairie provinces ind Ontario were responsible for the bulk of this movement in both cases. ' During March, family allowances payments totalled $2,091,-923.00 as compared with February's $2,084,764.00. Mr. Stevenson pointed out that Increased hospital costs compar Agreement Reached BERLIN (AP) The Unitn States high commission's newspaper, Neue Zeltung. says E"s Germany and Czechoslovaks have agreed on a system of ex changing military lnformatio! and training. The treaty wa worked out by 8ovlet Marsha Leonid A. Govorov in Czecho Slovakia. ed with Uie Increased living costs ung Millvorker Fined $100 r Doina Mischief bv Night' the event ttiat a deficit occurs. Dr. Green, in his report said "the cost of treating the sick in our community has risen to the point where we can anticipate a deficit of over $50,000 in the current year. "We recognize that this (loan) Is a stop-gap arrangement but it will protect the sick people in this community while negotiations are carried on with the senior government which is . . . responsible for the situation." Dr. Greene added that "correspondence from the responsible minister would indicate that be is fully aware of the problem and not entirely unsympathetic toward it." ACCEPT RESIGNATION The retiring president expres over the past five years, saying that since 1948, costs had risen 30 65 per cent m m mantled mv rlKarettes" and had said Constable Miller, crown .""""'m cn,p1)yec "00..,d cost witness. '"IIS "He (accused) was causing a blc disturbance . . NIRS1NG HOME The administrator suggested that efforts be made to have a nursing home established here where chronic patients could be taken care of. "Our primary function is the treatment of the acutely ill patient but as there are no facilities available in this area for the very greater than I have heard from l more than other prisoners," said Const. Miller. Mrs. Wlllu Ray, defence counsel, asked If oUier prisoners here had rattled the door who sed concern over resignation of chronic patient we are obliged Novel Basketball Contest Set for Saturday Night The stage is set for a novel basketball feature Saturday night when a major lineup of former cage greats face today's senior all-star Challengers in an exhibiUon fixture. The Challengers will face f. formidable squad and plenty of competition as even their regular coach, Alex BiU, will be playing on the floor against them. Other old-timers on the line-up will be Jack Lindsay, Sev Domlnato, Fred Calderone. Mel and Helge Holkestad, Don and Ted Arney. Vern Ciccone, Ole Slatta, Nick Pavlikis, Don Fitch, Herble Morgan and Joe Davis. While no referee mate has been found yet for R. H. (Slim) Davidson, Basketball Association president Art Murray Indicated he would take on the Job nhnself. and steam pipe In the past. Money Refused For New Bridge LONDON Xfi The recent conference of Commonwealth ministers has Just had an impact in London. The British treasury has refused to release funds for a bridge in New Zealand. The link between the two events the Commonwealth economic conference and the New Zealand bridge Is simply that the Commonwealth ministers decided that future investment should be related where possible to projects that have something to do with earning or saving dollars to look after him until other accommodations can be arranged, usually in Vancouver or "demanded to make a phone call to my boss" when he was locked up Saturday night at about 11:30. Mrs. Ray asked for a dismissal on grounds that the radiator had been shaken loose by oUier prisoners who rattled the pipe "for perhaps as long as 40 years." Crown counsel A. Bruce Brown called for a conviction saying it was "deliberate and wilful destruction following the actions of the accused." Sidney Elklns, city plumber called to shut off the escaping steam after the radiator crashed to the floor, breaking Into many pieces, stated replacement, would cost $S0. KfiMnr enlrl tllftv hnrl Const. consulting radiologist Dr. B. J Margarine Heir Sent to Jail NEW YORK (CP) Minot (Mic- "nitl 1 rat'ltor Upon d1 as it. Magistrate Vance said he did The Women's Auxiliary report by secretary Jean Elklns showed C!ldednd shaken $1619.87 had been raised during fccy) Ilclke, heir to the oleomargarine fortune who was convicted the past year, of which $1185.94 not "condone your type of attitude at all." speaking to Kurlk In the prisoner's box. "1 think you were Just a show-off. I've run Into your type before." Kurlk admitted earlier in the witness box that he had made a noise and had "de- had been spent on technical of inducing a number of girls to equipment for the hospital, com ,;1(11' ixed 0vPr the v we fluo,. and SUshln from it become prostitutes, was sentenc forts for patients and furniture ed today to three to six years hi .remodelling at the nurses' home. prison,