J I0MORROWS If PROVINCIAL Jr, r , , r. LIP?."..1Y, fie Pistol December StardaM 4, Time) 1953 , r 0 06 17 7 feet Dai, -, i ' 11:43 20.4 feet a . . ' 0 5:42 9.2 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER ' J' VDelivry ' '. 18:31 4.4 feet Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port 'Prince. Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XLII, No. 281 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS Phone 81 X n ;f. 1 IFaie. tes At ..X'Vii ... , Parks Board Trio, Two Trustees Name " - . ' . " V ' 'Z v V - ft r' Operators Reject Bennett Bid Bv The Canadian Press VICTORIA. A. union spokesman said Wednesday that the operators Three parks board commissioners and two school board trustees were declared elected by acclamation when city clerk R. W. Long announced at noon today that nominations for the December 10 civic elections f.v. i were closed. - - i i . j- . . jr " tv : : lJ - ..- - - (JtMjWrtM I mi i fa, ... -T1n. .. . Sea-Borne Rickshqw have rejected Premier W.I A. C. Bennett's proposal! for mediation of the STRANGE VEHICLE to te gracing the flight deck of this aircraft carrier. U.KS. Heai-same l ' - - a,, ( rickshaw that Rear Admiral Robert F. Hlckey purchased la Hong Kone and brouirht ahnard kr, coolie duty is Lt. ij.g.) V. E. Curtis of CalUcoon, N.Y. m 1 mm mi m iimifnwi wmim mi niiiwwwii.ii.ini i tiii.u , m: v W ' three-month-old strike of interior lumber workers. George Mitchell, secretary- eferendum on Municipal Buildings Re-elected without opposition were former commissioners Robert L. Eby and Charles P. Balag-no. The latter filed his nomination papers yesterday afternoon, proposed by Pat Forman and seconded by Art Murray. Also elected to the parks board for the years 1954 and 1955 was Duncan McRae, proposed by R. L. Eby and seconded by W. F. Stone. Returned to the school board by acclamation were trustees Joe Scott and A. J. Domlnato. Mr. Domir.ato's nomination papers were signed by W. D. Lambie and T. R. Boulter. Facing the Prince Rupert electors next Thursday will be the choice of a mayor from two candidates, the choice of four aldermen from 11 candidates and the task of answering four referen-dums. George Edwin Hills, secretary-manager of Kaien Co-Operative association filed his papers yesterday afternoon to make lt a two-way contest for the mayoralty seat, against Mayor Harold best of 4 To Go Before Electors treasurer of B.C. district No. 1, ! International Woodworkers ofi America iCIO-CCLl, maae the announcement following the fourth and apparently, lastj union-management talk wlthi government representatives. i However, the union has ac-1 cepted another proposal, from t' Ttb l (he llr-t f I MTtn lA ' taxpayers. If it wished, council said. could Include it In the new mill ; In the case of Prince Rurwrt. uirim nplalntnt the fmir ref- Ut ttf ilarrtt ttWore (hp ate when It Is brought down, j he said, "all of our telephone , the northern Interior operators,! VIOLETTE ELVIN, 26, of London, ballet star with Sadler's Wells Ballet Company, was left behind when the company passed through Vancouver on tour. She suffered a torn ligament while dancing the "Coronation Ballet." Miss- Elvin, who will be out of action for two months, ls shown looking at photos of herself In a magazine while resting in hospital. that calls for a meeting In . Largest assessment asttea la; utility has been pledged and! n Rft TlnirMlut.) It DICK AVRES referendum concerning the ad- ($100,000 of water, leaving $250, Prince George Thursday. The' union added that the operators' attlon of mills to the tax rate, pudes voting for, a mayor. -;1 e "fcf- is the referendum on new municipal buildings. Alderman Ray McLean, at a ildermen. three parks k.1 commissioners and two will have to produce a better j offer than the proposed three-1 cent-an-hour increase made recently. . For the first time the details board trustees. . voters 1 meeting of the Prince Rupert Unfit Veal Being Eaten Daily in Greater Vancouver asked their opinion on i Civic Afteirs Association earlier seitioni at the polls ne:t j this week said it was decided 000 available in borrowing pow- i er." j "This together with restore-! etlon of borrowing power will! give the cits approximately $1,250,000 with which to plan a works program." In other words, by 1955 Prinre Rupert will be able to put money by-laws to the people on roads, waterworks, sewer or municipal buildings projects up It ; c I S. Whalen who is seeking reelection. Mr. Hills' papers were Way. 1. , & reierendum asks if citi- of Premier Bcnnstt's proposal to mediate the strike of 3 500 men to back up demands for higher wages in the northern and southern interior were released to the press. the fund is necessary after lt was brought to the attention of council that cost of needed repairs to the present city hall signed by Kenneth F. Harding and Arthur S. Nlckerson. Four seats are . vacated this ut In (avnr of a special ill levy to be added to ux rate for. municipal BARBARA McCRIRICK, 18, eently selected Orange-: BoJa: year py Aldermen George B, and firehall were so extensive that ' stunt" on a -municipal Mr. Mittneil said the union to the value of $1,250,030. Thar Casey, Mike Knieger.' John Cur-C Quee, or prepares to in doesn't mean, however, that the j accepted, but management re dulge in the kind of two-for- preffrendum is merely an pion o( opinion and is not 1955 council will do any of these jected, a proposal whereby operators and union would each p? on counrll. and Vancouver city inspection, the latter, he said, with lower standards. - Some1 Veal, he? added, by, passes all inspection, and another problem is purchases by citizens from private sources for food lockar storage. The reporter saw two calves pass city inspection after a federal inspector said he would condemn them. Two similar calves were condemned in federal inspection. VANCOUVER (CP) The Province says in a newspage story that large amounts of Veal , which - would be ,coa-.. demned as "unfit for human consumption" by federal government inspection are being eaten daily In Greater Vancouver. . Reporter Bruce Larsen, who conducted a survey for his newspaper, said Wednesday a double standard of inspection poses a problem. There is federal inspection one activity Florida is famous for, as she kicks a football off a diving board in Miami.-. buildings fund would be more advisable. Repairs have been deferred pending the outcome of the referendum. Aid. McLean said lt was Impossible to start planning new city buildings until 1955 when the city's present debt of $160,- ne aim neroeri r . jissey, nu tu whom are seeking re-election. Aid. Krueger filed nomination papers yesterday, proposed by A. Martinusen and seconded by L. M. Greene. Aid. Glassey filed his papers this morning signed by Mary V. MacLaren and Jack It is ivit necessary Municipal Act that phold a reierendum when things. The two-mill levy for municipal buildings ls merely a city savings plan. It enables one council to give a future council something to start with If the taxpayers, want something done. ' More simply It's like a husband and wife deciding to save m to set uo a fund for f project, holding a refc- 000 would be wiped out. By that J way of Eettlnii 4n time, he said. If two mills a pon o( opinion from, the year (with a mill being worth approximately $6,500) Is set aside In a special fund the city :oup Urges appoint four men who would then elect one of their number or try to agree on an outside member to act as mediator In the dispute. The mediator would try to bring management and . labor together. Mr. Mitchell said management rejected the idea because "they were afraid" and could not justify their case. The union originally asked for an 13-cent hourly wage boost to the present basic wage of $1.29 V2. - '" 1 -' " "1" Police Seek Missing money to buy a car. They don t know when they'll be able to buy lt, or what kind they are going to buy. but they decide that they going to put so much Battle Against Horror' Comics Begins in Victoria Mussallem. Running against the four aldermen are August S. Wallln, carpenter at Prince Rupert Dry-dock whose papers were signed by J. E. Crowe and R. E. Johnson; Phillip Lyons, proposed by M. E. Brechin and seconded by Astrid Strand; Walter J. Smith, Norman Bellis, J. H. Mair, James W. Prusky 'and Thomas H. Elliott. Voting will be held at the Civic Centre, Thursday, December 10 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. would have about $28,000 to make a start on needed buildings. By that time also, the city's borrowing power would be completely restored. '!The basis of I'eterminlr.g hnrrnuim nnwer In accordance Access K A I l " MluSKU VICTORIA (CP) The B.C. Parent-Teachers Federation has been asked to take up the matter The request was made by the Victoria and District Parent-Teacher Council which is up in arms over the flood of crime Chevrier t ..-. Orders Probe OfPWACharge OTTAWA (CP) Transpoi Minister Chevrier today tol the Commons he has asked fr an Investigation Into clam: that an Air Transport Board oi ficial used Improper tactics i Inquiring into operations of Pa clfic Western Airlines. Russ Baker, PWA prcsidon charged Tuesday at Vancouv that an ATB Inspector ha "walked off" with books t Coastal Air Services, a subsic lary. British Columbia Common members today received tele grams of protest from PWA. Mr. Chevrier told them th officer Involved Is "efficient an W0UVER (CP) Resolution with the Municipal Act is 20 R that "corridors" be rutiner cent of the average of the ! of "horror" comic books avail-! able to younger readers. P the Alaska Panhandle Canada access to sea- from northern RHt ih Cn. last three year's assessments plus the value of any public utlltles whose rates have not been pledged," Aid. McLean P nd the Yukon Territory Vancouver Gets 24th Rainy Day "Passed by the B.C. and Chamber of Mines. hs of the resolution have comics which, it says, are seeping into local news stands and magazine outlets. It asked the federation to bring the matter to the attention of the attorney-general's department. The protest has been joined by Stan Wright, managing partner here of Lovicks News, which handles 200.000 comics per month on Vancouver Island, who said he had cancelled 64 "horror" comics that were being shipped Jack Dempsey Voted Greatest Prize Fighter MILAN (AP) Jack Dempsey, the Manassa Mauler who held the world heavyweight crown from 1919 to 1926, was voted the greatest prize fighter of all time In a poll of boxing journals in " io rnme Min- Laurent, Premier Ben-C. o and Governor Frank money away each week, month or year towards this car. They cannot be sure what car they are going to buy or even where they are going to buy it. City council of today cannot set a date as to when they will start construction or even planning of a new firehall or a new city hall. They do not know where they will be built or how much they will cost. Council is only asking the taxpayers by means of a referendum if they wish to start a "lay-away plan." Should the majority of people reject this savings plan, and the new Council In 1954 decides to abide by the wishes of the electors, money needed to keep the old firehall and city hall in a state of operational repair would have to come out of general revenue. Facing the elector then is the question: Are you in favor of the municipal buildings savings plan? ' , The weather worm has turned at last, and Vancouverltes have stopped pointing to Prince Ru Rman of Alaska. pert as "rain-town. Heart Drug Could Save Many Lives , By ALTON L. BLAKESLKE ST LOUIS (AP) Blood-thln-lng drugs might have saved 640.000 Americans who died of h-art attacks In the last 10 3'ment of these Can- Today Vancouver chalked up Native Youth Police are still investigating the disappearance of Jcfferey Russ. 21, who has been missing since the morning of Nov. 8. Russ, son of Mr. and Mrs Rosiland Russ, Skidegate, was reported absent from the fishing vessel West Jack after, other crew members returned from town to the Atlln Fisheries dock and discovered the boat unoccupied. Before the crew came up town, Russ was preparing for bed, Vernon Jones, cousin of Russ, told police. Dragging operations around the boat and In the area have produced no results. rPrt! and subsequent de- a -- i nyuro-e lecinc, M and nthnr -o.,,... Ill competent and has made in vestigations for many years. He had ordered an Invesliga tion and would later give th House as much information p: he could. However, this migh be somewhat restricted becaus of legal proceedings In the cas' . itouuivcn twin "Perlty to all citizens 'and MIS ITliitnrl Gtuaa N those northern areas," to him. Laniel Arrives TUCKER'S TOWN, Bermuda (CP)Premier Joseph Laniel of France arrived in Bermuda by air today for the Big Three conference opening tomorrow. 22 countries. Results of the poll were published Wednesday in the Italian weekly magazine Tempo. Dempsey was followed by four other Americans Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong and Gene Tunney. "uon said. IP said that. Iwuikp years, a life every eight minutes, a physician said today. The drugs, .anticoagulants, help dissowe or prevent blood clots which block the main art ,!ason iho (i,.n,.i,.,i f its 24th consecutive day with measurable rainfall. Today's rain down south came with another Pacific disturbance which brought light snow to many points in the interior. The system moved inland during the day, bringing partial clearing along the coast In the afternoon. Another weaker storm should reach the coast late tomorrow. North Coast Region: Variable cloudiness today. Cloudy and a little cooler on Friday with occasional rain ending In the a f ternoon. Winds northwesterly 25 In exposed areas, otherwise light. Low tonight and C tremendous industrial nd development lt al that the U.S. and KlWork t('Kether in clos- "Fration." Royal Couple Near Equator ; ABOARD S.S. GOTHIC (CP) The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, voyaging toward the Fiji Islands, are expected to cross the equator at midday, ship's time, Friday, and may watch the traditional ceremony of King Neptune being received on the eseorting cruiser, HIv'i ,' Sheffield. No cerenlony ls expected to be held aboard the Gothic as most of those on board huve already crossed the line. Th? ery to the heart. Dlcoumaroi and herparin are main examples. How they are proved their lifesaving ability was described to the American Medical Association by Dr. E. Sterling of Miami. In 10 years, probably 8.000.-000 Americans have been stricken with these heart attacks, he said. "If antocoagulants had been used in all cases, the death liquid have been reduced Jmicide Jrdict fturned high Friday at Sandspit 36 and 45, Prince Rupert 36 and 42. No Replacement ''COI'Vfd ,, . .... For Gunderson, k , ur A verdict of Liberal Says 7 l J'nea weanes-" 1th. death of three-year-, Mawdsjey 0n Nov. 26. from 24 to 18 per cent, which means 640,008 lives might have ved. Actually, less than OTTAWA (CP) James A. Byrne face down Series were least been F the h "U1,cr m a Buuv one-fifth of the cases treated, but even so at mnnno Drobably have k, . 'ne or her grand- Queen did so in HMS Vanguard cn her South African trip in 1947. At noon today, Gothic was l ii miles north of the Gala pacta? Islands, which straddle tin equator. s&vcd." Th in.ira ran work if given Hi y i, ?ausPd " by drown the hnH.r i H1U1V1I- , before, or even after some heart . j uure several ,:""u. inflicted lnvestl- a. j attacks, Dr. Nlcnoi sam. i 1 1 -Marks often give warn blunt lnstru- if- (L Kootenay East)1 said Wednesday in the Commons that members of the British Columbia Social Credit government know so little about Social Credit rnonetary theory that none of them is able to take over the finance portfolio. He snid the B.C. government Is unable to find a replacement for Finance Minister Einar Gunderson, defeated In a by-elec-tlon last week. Mr. Gunderson himself was an "orthodox" finance minister Mr. Byrne said. ing signals, hours or ever, weeks u5 ., '"jidti f hi Photo by Van Meer Studio. (ntl0n home In con- W1W the ik.il. Bartlett III VANCOUVER (CPV-Hueh Bartlett, 40, member of the Canadiat Broadcasting Corporation' morning program "The Happ; Gang," was reported seriously 11 in hospital here today. Natur of his illness was not disclosec Ported to have before the damaging u of the heart. Pains are a main warning signal. -be used carefully must The drugs to prevent haemorrhage from too-thin blood, Dr. Nlchol said. the standing-room-only audience shows in the foreground. The show, which brought warm applause from the crowd, was the first of a proposed winter series to be staged by the Elks with proceeds for the lodge's various projects for children GRAND FINALE OF A GRAND CONCERT was this scene taken Sunday night at the conclusion of the Elks variety show "Gags and Gals." The entire cast was on stage to take bows as emcee Harley Lewis (at microphone) laid "thank you" to all Part of into vm,, , DUSn wth the rZ a n(1 a the time ' a 'Jig rock. 1