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CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Published
or
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupeit,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XLII,
No.
208
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER
5.
1953
PRICE
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IF
1
Workers
Rushing
To
Finish
Project
OTTAWA
'Regular
projectile
tests
are
expected
to
start
early
next
year
at
Canada's
new
$35,-000',000
guided-missile
range
in
northeastern
Alberta,
it
was
learned
today.
More
than
1,000
construction
-
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:
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,
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.
workers
have
been
pushing
the
job
at
the
remote
airfield
and
Blast
Blamed
On
Douks
PENTICTON
(CP)
A
dynamite
blast
ripped
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
line
three
miles
troiii
here
early
today
and
unofficial
reports
placed
blame
on
the
Sons
of
Freedom.
The
explosion
knocked
out
one
rail
and
several
ties,
and
scattered
debris
on
the
roof
of
a
nearby
dwelling.
It
was
the
latest
incident
in
the
periodic
series
of
track
bombings
and
home-burning3
blamed
on
the
radical
sect,
vhose
some
2,000
members
live
mostly
In
the
Kootenay
area.
Many
Doukhobors
came
to
this
Okanagan
fruit-growing
Jistrict,
however,
to
obtain
sea
An
Old
Art
A
New
Wound
(
v
Iran
Gets
$45
Million
From
U.S.
L'S
HORN
rinds
Its
mark
in
the
haun;h
of
this
horse
under
Georgtna
Knowles
as
the
camp
site
through
the
summer
in
a
race
to
get
the
major
portion
of
construction
finished
before
winter.
By
the
end
of
October,
24
of
45
main
buildings
planned
are
expected
to
be
turned
over
to
the
RCAF.
The
four-thousand
square-mile
project
is
regarded
by
the
air
force
and
the
"Defence
Re
Bighter
Jabs
him
with
her
lance.
Georjlna,
from
Tucson,
Ariz.,
fought
this
creature
in
itys
Plaza
de
Toros
and
delighted
th
:
crowd
with
her
skill
and
courage.
She
is
one
of
omen
in
the
world
who
specialize
In
"rejoneando"
the
ancient
art
of
fighting
bulls
ng
a
horse
bareback.
t
search
Board
as
highly
secret.
Some
2,000
airmen
and
technicians,
with
their
families,
will
pers
in
Central
B.C.
Urged
to
Boost
occupy
the
range
town
site.
Construction
started
in
1951.
DENVER
President
Eisenhower
today
granted
the
new
government
of
Iran
$45,000,000
in
an
obvious
move
to
prevent
any
Iranian
alignment
with
Russia.
The
president
acted
just
10
days
after
Prime
Minister
Fazol-lah
Zahedi
appealed
to
him
for
swift
assistance,
saying
Iran's
treasury
was
empty
and
money
was
needed
urgently
to
enable
the
country
"to
emerge
from
the
sonal
employment,
and
these
are
suspected
of
the
bombing.
uction
of
Vegetables,
Small
Fruits
r.XFF
WRITER
There
will
be
no
atomic
tests
at
the
range,
simply
because
Canada
has
no
atom
bombs
and
plans
none.
What
will
be
tested
will
be
a
type
of
air-to-air
guided
missiles
fired
near
here
last
week
for
the
first
time
by
a
Sabre
jet
fighter.
Development
work
on
the
AKE
Need
for.farm-
Itral
B.C.
to
step
up
uction
of
vegetables
state
of
economic
and
financial
chaos."
Last
Tuesday
Eisenhower
made
district.
The
balance
is
shipped
from
the
south.
Among
retailers,
one
said
that
he
obtained
15
per
cent
of
the
agricultural
commodities
concerned
from
Central
B.C.
That
was
the
highest
percentage
re
A.
Schthlenk,
who
lives
near
the
scene,
said
the
explosion
occurred
at
2:15
a.m.
Debris
peppered
the
roof
of
his
home
and
a
few
minutes
later
he
heard
"two
old
model
cars"
pulling
away.
The
blast,
on
the
CPR's
Kettle
Valley
line,
did
not
disrupt
train
schedules.
A
train
had
passed
shortly
after
midnight.
The
track
was
repaired
before
the
first
regular
westbound
pas
elated
Boards
of
Trade
convention
here
Friday.
Reporting
that
he
had
made
a
survey
among
Prince
Rupert
retail
and
wholesale
dealers
before
leaving
for
the
convention,
Mr.
Applewhaite
said
that
only
a
small
portion
of
the
fruits
and
vegetables
distributed
through
these
outlets
comes
from
this
TWINS
BETTIE
and
Barbara
Robertson
both
succumbed
to
the
sandman
at
the
same
time,
during
a
Red
Feather
ceremony
for
fund
raising
in
Chicago.
They
believe
In
sticking
together
even
when
dreaming,
it
seems,
and
have
almost
identical
poses
in
their
repose.
missiles
is
being
done
at
Val-
public
a
reply
assuring
Zahedi
the
U.8.
would
give
"sympathetic
cartier
Experimental
site
in
Limits
and
develop
a
If
program
to
meet
i
from
the
Fraser
Val-lunagan
and
Callfor-psed
by
E.
T.
Apple-feiia
MP,
at
the
Asso-
i
consideration
to
the
appeal.
ported
In
this
connection.
Another
retailer
said
that
he
Quebec
by
the
Defence
Researcn
Board.
Today
the
government
issued
'.his
statement:
was
getting
nothing
from
this
"In
response
to
a
request
for
area,
as
did
one
wholesaler.
Hundreds
Attend
Funeral
Germans
senger
irain
arrived.
i
rw
1
1
urgent
assistance
from
the
new
government
of
Iran,
the
presi
Mr.
Applewhaite
reported
that
;vcn
In
Prince
George,
which
Is
,1-ast,
."Tuesday,
a
charge
of
dent
has
made
available
on
an
right
in
the
farming
area,
mer
I
MAKES
CONTRIBUTION
RED
shield
campaign
ruse
aynamile
was
found
on
chants
were
Importing
their
tracks
near
Nelson
shortly
be
fore
a
train
was
due.
Of
Young
City
Athlete
supplies
from
the
south.
He
es
emergency
basis
45
million
dollars
which
will
be
used
for
immediate
economic
assistance
of
Iran
in
accordance
with
proced
Set
to
Vote-
Tomorrow
BONN,
Germany
The
Ocr-
luuiual
appeal
by
the
Salvation
Army
got
an
advance
ures
of
foreign
operations
admin
ay
when
A.
Bruce
Brown,
Liberal
MLA-clect
for
istration
under
the
Mutual
Se-
..Hundreds
of
.friends,
.
,
young
f
"As
Jesus
lived
on
earth
died
and
old.
filled
First::
United
;
and
rose
victorious
to
'dwell
Church
to
overflowing
this
af-
I
with
His
Father,
so'
shall
all
who
lupert,
presented
a
cheque
to
campaign
chairman
curlty
Act.
'This
amount
is
in
addition
to
ciuuuii
iu
jjajf
uut
respects
10
Know
uoa
as
Father.
This
is
existing
United
States
technical
Jets
Cause
1
Near
Pa
nic
In
Nice
r
:
.
.
NICE
(t
Two
RCAF
Sabre-
me
of
the.
city's
most
promis
pie.
"..
"
pi
own,
who
leaves
tomorrow
for
Victoria
to
attend
the
.
fcesslon
of
the
Provincial
Legislature,
said
he
felt
the
j
Kery
worthy
one"
and
Wished
to
make
a
fon,trUuUoil;,,
prive
officially
open's
Tuesday,
...
V
'V-Vs
assistance
,and
military
programs
in
Iran."
:
our
comfort
in
sorrow,,
our
hope
and
strength
krid
Joy
in
liviftg,
and,
we.
are
;glad
and
at
Deace.
man
Socialist
party
said
today
it
received
a
message
from
CIO
President
Walter
Reuther
criticizing
United
States
State
Secretary
Dulles'
recent
statement
supporting
the
re-election
bid
of
West
German
chancellor
Konrad
:
Adenauer
"I
am
in
complete
agreement
even
In
'the
experienpe
of
death,
"Let
not
your
heart
be
troubl
Norman
Napier
ed,
neither
let
It
be
afraid."
timated
that
all
but
seven
per
cent
of
the
vegetables
and
small
fruits
sold
in
this
area
comes
from
outside
points.
He.-
concluded
that
in
view
of
the
development
of
Kitimat
and
the
,
move
to
Improve
transportation
in
Central
and
Northern
B.C.
It
was
important;
that
farm
ers
in
the
district
concerned
en-,
deavor
to
take
more
advantage
of
their
nearby
markets.
In
other
business
the
convention
endorsed
a
Smithers
resolution
asking
that
long-term
loans
for
land
clearing
be
made
available
for
Central
B.C.
farmers
as
they
are
elsewhere.
The
convention
reaffirmed
four
resolutions
of
previous
years.
They
asked
for
rond
connection
to
Juneau,
Alaska
via
Tulesquah;
a
road
from
Wrangell
and
Petersburg,
Alaska,
to
the
Alaska
High
of
Building
Permits.
School
chums
oegan
arriving
New
President
at
the
church
long
before
the
funeral
service
started
at
2
p.m.
with
your
protest
against
unjustified
intervention
of
Dulles
In
the
German
election
campaign,"
a
party
spokesman
quoted
the
U.S.
labor
union
chief.
"We
believe
only
the
German
BURNS
LAKE
Norman
Nap
)es
New
High
in
August
and
many,
unable
to
get
Inside,
stood
In
silence
on
the
street.
ier
of
Prince
George
Was
elected
j
president
of
the
Associated
ing
and
well-liked
athletes-terry,
Allen
Ford.
'
"
The
18-year-old
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
O.
R.
(Rusty)
Ford,
245
East
Eighth
Avenue,'
was
found
dead
last
Wednesday
in
a
chip
bin
at
the
Columbia
Cellulose
plant
on
Watson
Island.
In
a
brief
eulogy,
Rev.
L.
O.
Sieber
said:
"Jerry
Ford
was
a
ioved
and
loving
son
at
home
and
a
friend
among
others
at
school,
at
work
and
at
play
.
.
.
"He
gave
of
himself
to
his
parents
and
to
his
friends
be-iiuse
his
parents
first
gave
hemselves
to
him.
"That
is
where
he
learned
self-giving
and
love.
Part
of
the
pain
and
hurt
of
parting
and
death
for
the
parents
is
that
$12,000,
and
a
service
station
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
B.C.
I
people
have
the
right
to
choose
planned
by
Shcardown
Estates,
jet
fighters
broke
the
sound
barrier
at
36,000
feet
today
and
caused
near-panic
here.
Vibrations
from
the
noise
of
the
Canadian
planes
broke
windows
in
several
parts
of
the
city
and
shook
the
roof
of
the
Simca
automobile
plant
so
badly
supports
are
weakened.
-WEATHER-
Forecast
North
Coast
Region
Cloudy
with
sunny
periods
today
and
Sunday.
A
few
showers
along
and
Associated
Chambers
of
!
a
government
In
a
democratic
Commerce
of
Alaska
at
the
close
!
fashion
without
any
unasked
ad-
another
$19,300
New
construction
also
Included
vice."
permits
for
private
dwellings
amounting
to
$10,000.
Monthly
totals
for
1953
are
as
way
via
Telegraph
Creek,
Dease
Dulles
said
Thursday
defeat
of
Adenauer's
pro-western
gov-,
ernment
in
Sunday's
German,
national
election
would
cause
confusion
and
delay
solution
of
the
German
problem.
follows:
Januury,
$18,900;
Feb
Lake
and
McDamcs
Creek;
barge
service
between
Haines,
Alaska
and
Prince
Rupert,
and
a
brewery
in
North-Central
B.C.
of
the
annual
convention
here
today.
Mr.
Napier
succeeds
A.
S.
Nickerson
of
Prince
Rupert.
Other
officers
elected
were
Orme
Stuart
of
Prince
Rupert,
vice-president
and
William
Boardman
of
Ketchikan,
second
vice-president,
Duncan
Kerr
of
Terrace
was
re-elected
secretary-treasurer.
Terrace
and
Ketchikan
both
offered
invitations
as
sites
for
future
conventions.
More
than
100
floral
tributes
were
banked
around
the
coffin
placed
Just
in
front
of
the
pulpit.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ford
were
accompanied,
by
Mrs.
Ford's
sister.
Mrs.
Samuel
Penner
and
her
daughter,
Mrs.
B.
Koytk,
of
Vancouver.
An
RCMP
constable
led
the
long
funeral
procession
from
he
church
to
Fairview
cemetery.
Pallbearers,
all
friends
of
Ford's,
were:
Don
and
Sid
Scherk,
Dick
Nickerson,
Dan-ell
Young,
Ralph
Enridge
and
Bill
Morrison.
,
Mrs.
G.
S.
Freeman,
organist,
played
"Abide
With
Me"
and
"Safe
in
the
Arms
of
Jesus,"
luring
the
solemn
service.
Only
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ford,
now
they
cannot
do
as
they
ion
work,
additions
linns
to
buildings
in
srt
showed
no
signs
of
after
the
first
eight
cording
to
the
total
ilding
permits
issued
hirti
hit
a
new
high
r
of
$67,481.
Previous
I
March
When
$62,450
instruction
work
was
e
August
total
shows
over
the
$45,475
July
considerably
lower
Hue
of
permits
taken
"st
1952
when
$84,000
aildlng
was
planned.
for
in
August
Il'plled
'
eight-month
total
to
$284,786
which
is
,w
the
1952
cight-
of
$353,182.
M
month's
total
was
py
new
construction
the
western
slopes
of
coastal
mountains
today.
A
little
cooler.
Winds
westerly
20
in
exposed
have
done
for
him.
TLC
Complete
we
cannot
either,
but
we
areas
otherwise
light.
Low
to-:
can
show
the
same
love
and
Labor
Day
Plans
night
and
high
Sunday
at
Port
concern
tor
otners
around
us.
Hardy,
47
and
60;
Sandspit
and
'doing
that
good
which
he
would
Two
new
projects
will
be
undertaken
by
the
Associated
Boards
In
the
Immediate
future.
They
will
gather
information
and
pictures
for
a
new
government
travel
bureau
folder
on
Central
B.C.,
and
will
strive
to
send
delegation
to
Victoria
to
back
up
resolutions
passed
at
this
convention.
Prince
Rupert,
50
and
60.
do
Plans
for
the
Trades
and
Labor
Council's
giant
Labor
Day
celebrations
have
all
been
finalized
and
thousands
are
expected
to
Work
Begins
ruary,
$10,875;
March,
$62,450;
April,
$11,950;
May.
$29,625;
June,
$40,030;
July,
$45,474
and
August,
$67,481.
BEG
Stadium
Plan
Approved
VANCOUVER
(CP)
New
plmis
for
the
long-delayed
British
Empire
Games
Stadium
were
npproved
Friday
and
construction
begins
at
Exhibition
Park
on
Tuesday.
City
council,
Pacific
National
Exhibition
and
games
officials
agreed
on
plans
the
sixth
set
presented
since
the
stadium
run
into
financial
troubles
and
awarded
the
contract
to
Marwell
Construction
Co.
Ltd.,
the
original
low
"bidder.
watch
the
soap
box
derby
here
Monday.
On
New
School
A
dance-
will
be
held
in
the
evening
at
the
Civic
Centre.
Preliminary
excavation
work
illS.
Plrtnliv,a
has
begun
on
the
new
Elemen
A.
Oil
accounted
for
tary
school
at
Port
Edward.
Jerry
was
one
of
the
city's
most
popular
athletes
and
a
ranking
scholar
at
Booth
Memorial
High
School,
being
a
member
of
last
spring's
graduation
class.
He
was
well
known
in
baseball,
basketball,
bowling
and
soccer
and
considered
one
of
the
best
Contract
for
the
six-room
school
with
an
activity
room
was
signed
this
week
by
Fraser
Val
Mrs.
Sneddon
Dies
in
South
Word
was
received
here
today
of
the
dath
of
Mrs.
James
H.
Sheddon
in
Vancouver
this
morning.
Widow
of
James
Sheddon,
who
at
one
time
owned
the
Skeena
George
Killed
ley
Builders
of
Smithers.
District
52
school
board
award
young
prospects.
He
played
many
Boxla
Brawl
VANCOUVER
Victoria
Shamrocks
charged
to
within
60
minutes
of
gaining
the
Mann
Cup
final
Friday,
when
they
defeated
Vancouver
Pilseners
10-4.
The
game
was
featured
by
one
of
the
most
explosive
player
riots
seen
here.
At
least
33
inter-city
league
players.
were
involved
in
a
last-period
brawl,
touched
off
when
Bobby
Marsh
and
Bob
Bamf
ord
of
the
Shamrocks
squared
off
in
a
fist
fight.
ed
the
contract
to
the
company
when
the
original
bid
for
the
school
was
whittled
down
to
games
with
his
father,
who
is
also
known
to
hundreds
of
sport
fans.
New
plans
call
for
a
total
cost
li.
22-year-old
Prince
'Ui,
died
In
hospital
of
$1.557.613
$193,613
above
the
$144.000.
'
is
"um
injuries
re-
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it
n
n.J
,
.
The
$144,000
does
not
Include
Grocery,
she
leaves
two
sons,
James
and
William,
both
of
Vancouver.
Mrs.
Sheddon
was
a
sister
of
the
late
Mrs.
J.
A.
Lindsay
of
r
uuworKinR
ac-
Jerry
took
part
in
all
sports
at
schools
and
also
was
a
member
of
the
Booth
track
team
which
competed
earlier
this
year
original
estimate.
The
stadium
is
to
seat
25,000,
10.000
of
them
covered,
in
two
roofed
sections
with
steel
pil
equipment
but
there
is
sufficient
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Scott
Sash
and
money
in
the
bylaw
to
take
care
I
of
outfitting
the
school.
against
Ketchikan
Prince
Rupert.
lars
as
supports.
Behind-The-Scenes
'Barter
Deal
Misfires
on
Russians
rds
Split
Over
Resolution
ing
PGE
Extension
to
Peace
FAFF
WRITER
opposed
it,
Vanderhoof
sup
link
for
the
provlnclally-owned
LAKE
PQE
extcn.
support
of
the
partis
of
Trade
of
ol
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LONDON
(CP)
A
13-year-old
girl
played
happily
in
an
English
home
Thursday
unaware
she
was
the
principal
figure
In
a
behind-the-scenes
"barter"
deal
which
backfired
on
the
Russians.
Details
of
the
Soviet's
misfire
were
released
by
the
British
Foreign
Office
as
Mrs.
Clara
Hall,
Russian
wife
ot
a
foreign
British
Embassy
official
arrived
with
her
six
ytai
-old
son
to
join
her
husband
in
Canada.
Mr.
Hall
was
apparently
to
be
swapped
for
the
child
whom
the
Kremlin
claims
Is
the
daughter
of
a
Russian
woman
Identified
only
as
Mrs.
Sebsentova.
Soviet
Deputy
Foreign
Minister
Andrei
Gromyko
asked
for
return
of
child
when
he
announced
Mrs.
Hall
would
be
granted
exit.
The
child
is
a
dibplaoed
person
found
in
ft7,
&lnve
camp
and
adopted
by
a
British
family.
She
knows
no
Russian
and
lives
like
an
average
British
child.
Russia
first
asked
for
the
return
of
Elena
three
years
ago.
They
were
told
It
was
not
within
the
British
Government's
power
to
return
her
by
"executive
action."
The
child
cannot
be
returned
without
approval
of
a
high
court
and
the
foreign
office
has
no
jurisdiction
over
the
case.
ported
it.
.Western
centres
have
been
studying
an
entirely
new
rail
route
to
the
Peace
country
via
Hazelton.
Supporters
of
the
resolution
pleaded
It
was
essential
for
the
whole
of
B.C.
that
the
north-south
arterial
railway
be
completed
as
soon
as
possible.
Other
outlet
might
come
later,
they
suggested.
railway.
But
the
Prince
George
resolution
asking
for
extension
northward
to
serve
the
Peace
River
found
the
western
and
eastern
members
in
sharp
conflict.
Prince
George
and
Burns
Lake
voted
solidly
for
the
extension;.
Smithers
was
split
with
one
for
and
three
against;
Terrace
and'
Prince
Rupert
...ictue
oi
ai-S
f
the
i
.a1Bins
on
a
Poard
pen.
was
12
for,
and'
FATHER
PENGUIN
has
his
work
cut
out
stuffing
tid-blts
Into
the
beak
of
his
baby.
They're
tenants
at
the
London
(England)
Zoo
t
-
quarrelled
f
i"H-'Msh
Vancouver