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CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
'
VOL.
XL1I,
NO.
64
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C..
TUESDAY,
MARCH
17,
1953
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
F
I
!
List
of
Roomers
I
;
Shovs
4
Missing
Throe
of
the
five
bodies
found
in
the
ruins
of
the
fire-ravaged
King
George
Hotel,
destroyed
early
Sunday,
are
believed
to
have
been
identified.
They
are
listed
ai
Henry
Mor-
fan.
Alec
Megetto,
it-
i
7.
X
K
.
C
Y
1
V
says
he
has
not
seen
his
roommate
since.
Rizuk,
46-year-old
miner,
had
been
out
of
hospital
for
five
days
following
an
appendectomy
and
recovery
from
pneumonia.
He
had
been
employed
by
Po-laris-Taku
Mines
at
Tulsequah.
He
was
described
by
his
physician
as
five-foot,
10-inches
tall,
brown
hair,
long,
thin
face,
ind
well-built.
Third
man,
60-year-old
Alec
Thomas
Rizuk,
48.
A
fourth,
a
woman,
is
believed
to
be
a
Mrs.
Peters.
They
are
the
only
four
unaccounted
for
in
a
list
of
51
occupants
compiled
today
Dy
Theodore
'Fredt
Prystay,
pro-orietor
of
the
rooming
house.
The
fifth
body
is
believed
to
be
that
of
a
visitor,
one
of
two
persons
listed
as
missing
here
since
the
blaze
RCMP
said
that
because
remain
of
victims
are
so
badly
charred,
"positive
identification
mav
never
be
made."
The
ruins
are
being
probed
further
and
all
ashes
sifted.
An
inquest
will
be
ordered
following
completion
of
the
search,
coroner
George
Dawes
said
this
morning.
iwegeiio-
was
a
steady
roomer
there,
said
Mr.
Prystay.
An
old-timer
In
the
city,
he
had
been
employed
as
a
laborer
by
Mitchell
Si
Currie
construction
company
for
20
years.
He
retired
about
three
years
ago.
He
was
known
to
have
saved
his
money
and
carried
several
thousand
dollars
on
his
person.
He
told
friends
he
did
not
believe
In
banks.
Little
is
known
about
Morgan,
one
of
the
three
male
victims
believed
to
have
been
trapped
in
the
fire.
He
was
rooming
with
THE
JAGGED
ROCKS
and
pounding
surf
at
Petit
Passage
near
Digby,
N.S.,
ended
the
career
of
the
Halifax
fishing
vessel
Lena,
driven
ashore
in
a
heavy
gale.
The
58-ton
craft
brought
four
refugees
from
Finland
to
Boston
tn
1950.
He
was
robbed
of
$700
two
a
survivor,
Jim
McLean,
who
years
ago.
-Photo
bj
Larry
BtAiiwood.
Five
Bodies
Were
Uncovered
Owner
Saw
Magetto
on
Street
1
1
1
c
t
M
111(11
lilbTKOYt
i)
the
King
George
floor
have
not
been
named
but
Red
Cross
to
Bear
Cost
Of
Relief
to
Survivors
front
attending
a
hydrant
is
one
of
many
unidentified
volunteer
firemen"
who
pitched
In
to
aid
the
regular
staff
of
12.
All
members
of
the
RCMP
force,
headed
by
Inspector
Taylor,
and
the
CNR
fire
department,
headed
by
John
McLean,
aided
In
battling
the
inferno.
are
accounted
for.
v
Huii'iuy
riulmed
at
least
five
live,
bodies
of
which
i
during
a
search
of
the
ruins.
The
40-room
apart-is
aIiow
n
here
as
it
started
to
collapse
at
3.20
a
m.,
aim
the
start
of
the
early
morning
blaze.
Seen
tn
Third
Floor
John
Brillon.
Mr,
Prystay
said
that
shortly
i
after
the
fire
alarm
was
sounded
at
about
2:15
a.m.
Sunday
he
saw
Megetto
on
the
street.
"Then
I
saw
him
rush
Inside
ajtain
to
his
basement
suite.
He
Thomas
Riiuk
(missing
I,
Mr.
Olson,
Frank
Borvik,
Mr.
Rum-ley,
Jim
Stroble,
Henry
Hansen,
Heinz
Langner.
Pat
Finley,
Mr.
Help
for
some
45
survivors
of
,
the
King
George
Hotel
fire
who
mic
Explosion
Heralds
Dawn
I
must
have
tried
to
get
his
LaxBle.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Bill
Moore,
rjoney.
(
lost
most
or
all
of
their
posses
A
body
was
recovered
from
!
Wo"8
Dock
Hi.
John
Chastau,
"The
people
of
Prince
Rupert
have
time
and
again
proved
their
willingness
to
lirlp
thote
in
distress,
and
I
feel
sure
they
would
support
a
program
of
this
sort.
It
would
necessitate
formation
of
a
committee
or
some
perman
under
a
bed
in
the
location
of
Mr
Millrton,
Lome
McMuUen,
Sugged
Nevada
Mountains
-
Churchill
Rejects
Hungary
Offer
sions
continues
to
be
offered
from
many
sources.
More
than
15
of
the
survivors
reported
to
the
city
hall
yester
William
Taylor
and
three
oth
Megetto
s
room
ers,
not
named,
but
accounted
for.
i
'Ui
SITK.
N
V
?
The
bij?
blast
came
at
5
20!
But
it
undoubtedly
gave
1.000
day,
others
to
the
Salvation
away
a
thorough
Jolt.
This
was
t
the
closest
for
humans
since
the
ent
group
whose
personal
services
would
always
be
available
'
in
the
event
of
an
emergency.
LONDON
O
Prime
Minister
';.
explosion
find
ddn
today
it
ami
reverberated
khI
riiountuiiu
of
litdv.ni!
grounds.
a
m.
The
detonation,
from
a
300-foot
tower,
was
not
nearly
as
tx-cUiriiikr
as
last
year's
Invitational
shot.
Police
said
a
man
named
"Peters"
told
them
he
believed
the,
woman's
body
was
that
of
his
wife.
Peters
said
he
was
in
Terrace
during
the
week-end
at
the
time
of
the
fire,
looking
for
work.
This
was
confirmed
by
Mr.
Army.
Rooms
were
provided
for
aU,
as
well
as
clothing
and
meals.
The
Canadian
Red
Cross
Society
will
handle
all
costs
incurred
in
providing
such
relief
for
Hiroshima
and
Nagasaki
blasts
Churchill
flatly
rejected
a
Com-of
1M5
;
munlst
proposal
to
barter
a
Brit-
The
Red
Cross
would
do
everything
possible
to
support
and
First
reports
from
up
front
'
lh
business
man
in
a
Hungarian
Inrli.'uteri
llv.l
all
I
riirirw
inrf
Drlson
for
B
Communist
Clrl
assist
such
a
committee.
Seguin
Sentence
Increased
the
burned-out,
Stan
Savllle,
branch
president
here,
told
As
it
is
now,
we
cannot
even
who
said
the
Peters
:
newspapermen
came
through
:
guerrilla
held
by
the
British
in
Prystay,
.
!miuu.
were
wcrerei
mOTING'
AROUSES
WITS
IN
APARTMENT
Mayor
Harold
Whalen
this
morn-
;
ing.
be
certain
that
beds
will
be
available,
although
it
is
remarkable
and
wonderful
how
quickly
volunteers
come
to
the
rescue."
registered
in
room
2
of
the
basement,
where
a
woman's
body
was
found.
Following
is
the
list
of
room-
j
ui
inn
siiun:
,,.mj.
.
Closer
of
two
civ!
defence
j
He
said
the
government
could
'
houses
being
tested
was
believ-
'
not
entertain
proposals
advanc
ed
smashed,
but
a
light
appear-
,ed
by
Hungary's
Red
regime
The
Communists
had
offered
!"s
who
lived
in
the
King
ed
to
be
burning
near
the
mor.
VANCOUVER
0
Henry
Seguin,
35-year-old
Ontario
suspect,
today
had
a
five-year
prison
sentence
increased
to
7.500
feet
fro'n
Cost
of
assistance
given
by
the
Salvation
Army
also
will
be
borne
by
the
Red
Cross,
said
Mr.
SaviUe.
I
A
fund
started
yesterday
with
a
S10
donation
by
Mayor
Whalen
got
another
boost
today
with
a
similar
donation
by
John
Mc-
m!t.
and
sharp
reporta
around
9:30
last
night
j
f
''
city
resident
who
U'lephoned
the
Dally
i
f
!t..!t..i,f
to
ask
about
the
'shooting
"
i
distant
house
to
release
Edgar
Sanders
nowiOeorge
at
the
time
of
the
fire.
I
serving
a
13-ycar
prison
term
on
I
as
compiled
by
the
proprietor:
espionage
cnarges
n
""vain
,
.
7
i'
!
20
years
by
the
B.C.
Appeal
Court.
wouia
release
iee
meng,
ninese
'.
;;
.
u.
Em
rnnvlrlnt
nt
Williams
'
woman
guerrilla
held
in
Malaya,
missing,
;!
that
at
9.20
p
m.
the
fire
department
answered
j
r-t
Avenue
West.
It
was
a
small
car
fire.
Police
car
I
fire
truck
R,m:fr
1:i'r.
the
city
ambuianie
answered
a
call
A'.'i.ue
West
also
followed
by
the
police
car,
which
"v,
;:il
times
'lie
"lioollng"
accompanied
by
the
usual
Hollywood-T"
ii.formaiit
said
lie
resided
at
the
Elizabeth
the
tower.
The
two
$20,000
two-storey
homes
were
erected
to
help
architects
design
houses
with
maximum
protection.
After
the
first
fl;ish,
the
ch'.r-acteristic
white
cottony
cloud
formed
quickly
as
It
rose
to
perhaps
40
000
feet.
An
ice
cap
apixarcd
ntop
the
big
ball.
The
device
was
a
15.000-ton
energy
model
by
TNT
stand-erds.
onlv
three-qunrtcrs
at
powerful
as
the
nominal
atomic
bomb
dropped
on
Hiroshima
bank
Leonard
HU-Ingi,
Chinese
i.
Alee
Megetto
,mlM.
jing
manager
Angus
Campbell.
Mr.
Chls-
lier
durln8
an
attempted
holdup,
holm.
Dave
Mooncy.
Wong
Bing.iHe
was
also
charged
with
shoot-Wong
Yen,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Myron
ins
t
an
RCMP
officer
when
he
Kowal
and
five-year-old
daugh-
iwas
surrounded
and
captured
by
ter
Monica.
!
police
posse
north
of
Williams
Main
Flour
Sndy
Munroe.
!
Lake.
Lloyd
Wilson,
William
Jackson,
I
In
coutv
court-
he
was
sen'
Rebel
Liberals
Break
Away
From
Yoshida
Naughton
at
the
Daily
News
office,
where
additional
donations
may
be
made.
The
fund
is
designed
to
aid
re-habilitation
of
the
survivors.
Volunteer
helpers
have
donated
clothing
and
offered
rooms.
The
fire
department
stated
that
some
clothing
is
still
available
at
the
fire
hall.
Meanwhile
a
move
has
been
started
to
establish
a
disaster
committee.
"An
experience
like
this
demonstrates
the
need
for
some
permanent
arrangement
whereby
we
can
be
assured
of
bedding
and
other
essentials
at
a
moment's
TOKYO
f
Rebels
have
brok-
I
Adam
Kuzmycn,
Mr.
Kicigeon,
'"v'rn.i
.
en
away
from
the
Liberal
party
I
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Stove
Mintcnka.
"""'T"
""
'
and
the
owner's
family.
Mr.
and
ner
appealed
the
sentence.
of
Premier
Yoshida
and
ui
i
itiiik
i
Shigeru
oiiikiiu
luiiuuii
wiu,
..
,
K,i,in'i
onneol
for
b
new
trial.
and
NiiKusiikl.
The
closest
liviiiu
things
In
-
i
i
,
.
P
:
H
7
J
u
.
I
.j
,
.
.
:.i
1
i
formed
iorn.en
their
mcir
own
own
Janiin
japan
Liberal
woerai
"
rrcn
rrysuty.
'
smu
vmui,
B
.
.
:,uH.
nrlnr
th
at.trrnev-Ben-
jral
Leader
Hits
Back
Statements
by
Somers
!
'
l
K
T
Kenney,
Coluiiibmns
I
!
1
M-ta
leader.
The
minister
mild
It
would
re-f
'
t
at
a
speech
by
ouire
$23.5iKi,0W
to
carry
nut
a
Mer
Hi,l.erl
o,
,
.....
.
..
locmy
s
icsi
weic
iiiwi-uiur
i
:
p
,
to
the
ri,.,.t(,n
election
called
canca
of
them
in
hunkers
within
400
IJ,
UUU
I
V
I
,
I
.
HlfU
I'll!
J
CHI
......
I"
"
'
,J
oid
grandson,
Peter.
.
eral
s
appeal,
was
dismissed
by
Three
others
living
on
this
the
court
..f
..rnimd
ro
These
lh-!
lur
nl"
la-
...
n
.
Vwl,OI
iv
1
rn
1,x
rcu.uiil
eluded
pigs,
dogs
and
monkeys.
1
notice,"
Mr.
Saville
said.
"
f
'III-
llt'HriMU
HIO
"While
the
Red
Cross
is
always
I!
4
1...
...
Mr.
Kenney
said
this
would
ready
to
give
its
full
financial
support
in
such
an
emergency
it
IWIIIUO
Wit.
V
J
f
Vf,l"..
power
at
the
head
of
his
party,
which
Is
mainly
conservative
in
complexion.
He
dissolved
the
Diet
Saturday
night
because
secession
of
22
Liberals
brought
him
defeat
In
a
confidence
vote.
The
22
claimed
they
had
been
joined
by
two
other
party
mem-bers
in
forming
their
own
group.
They
said
they
would
be
led
by
Ichiro
Hatoyama,
former
Liberal
is
anxious
to
do
more
than
that.
It's
hope
Is
to
be
able
to
provide
Election
May
Cpme
in
Fall
OTTAWA
CPi-Prlme
Minister
St.
Laop'tit
said
Monday
the
record
of
his
Liberal
government
will
be
submitted
to
the
Canadian
people
'Within
the
,v
i
"V
-r
-.
a
personal
supervision
by
which
"
"
minister
f"-.tru.V
the
for-K
'veriutieiit
g
deu.
r
Aiiiimiwim
t'oiu-
lias
so
much
""..by
few
to
mls-';
M'
Kenney,
Y
I"
the
last
gov.
sinned
the
co.
iri"i
lor
the
$550,-1,1
"i
west-central
4
work
out
to
$:1C0
an
acre
while
the
agriculture
department
had
given
figures
showing
clearing
emits
In
that
area
were
$30
an
;
acre.
j
"I
wonder
how
we
can
get
industry
In
BC.
after
remarks
we
heard
last
week'"
said
Mr.
Kenney.
Mr.
Kenney
disputed
Mr.
Som-nierV
statement
that
Alcan
was
the
victims
of
a
disaster
will
at
once
be
assured
of
shelter
and
ail
the
comforts
necessary
at
such
a
time.
party
leader.
i
V
Tito
Meets
uext
few
months
"
The
prime
niinisUT
made
the
statement
in
the
-
Commons
while
defending
the
government
against
charges
of
waste,
inefficiency
and
of
hiding
be
81
.
I
Queen
rs
,
paying
$125,000
r
year
for
water
'!
jast
week
in
rights.
He
said
Alcan
has
paid
'
'
i-ulure
of
the
$1,750,000
In
taxes
in
the
hust
'
tinn
to
Insert
two
years.
""'it
With
A
I,.-
-
i
'
"
V
In
Palace
1
t
ii.
!'iiR
the
.
.
1
company
to
hind
a
veil
of
secrecy,
made
by
George
Drew,
Progressive
Conservative
leader.
It
Is
generally
expected
that
the
election
will
be
held
In
early
October.
''
flooded
hv
th.
LONDON
CP)
Marshal
Tito
:
,4
I
f
V,
n-
--
.''""ItiiiK-
and
a!
'.
to
Brltlsh
met
Queen
Elizabeth
in
Buckingham
Palace
today,
serving
as
V
a
clear
sign
to
the
world
the
Kremlin
included
that
the
p
reason
Another
Red
Leader
Sick
BERLIN
O
East
German
President
Wilhelm
was
reported
suffering
today
from
pneumonia
and
pleurisy,
the
same
malady
which
took
the
life
of
Czech
President
Klement
Gottwald
last
week.
The
-
77-year-old
Communist
veteran
is
in
hospital
in
the
Soviet
sector
of
Berlin.
Powerful
A-Bomb
LAS
VEGAS
The
United
States
figures
that
the
potential
enemy,
presumably
Russia,
may
have
developed
atomic
bombs
at
least
three
times
more
powerful
than
those
dropped
In
Japan.
Civic
defence
authorities
indicated
this
to
correspondents
here
today
for
atomic
tests.
Yugoslav
dictator
has
made
the
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A
mass
of
cool
moist
Pacific
air
will
give
variable
cloud
and
frequent
showers
to
must
sec-tlons
of
the
province.
Forecast
North
coast
region:
Cloudy
with
showers
today.
Intermittent
rain
tonight
and
Wednesday.
A
little
milder.
Winds
southwest
20,
backing
to
southeast
30
tonight
and
becoming
southwest
25
again
Wednesday
afternoon.
Low
tonight
and
high
Wednesday
at
Port
Hnrdy
Sandsplt
and
Prince
Rupert,
37
and
45.
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Park
LADY
ROSEMARY
SPENCER-4
III
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HILL,
23,
la
one
of
six
girls
chosen
to
carry
the
Queen's
20-yard
train
in
the
Coronation.
Pictured
at
a
meeting
of
the
Heythrop
Hunt
at
her
parent's
home,
Blenheim
Palace,
Lady
Rosemary
is
daughter
of
the
Duke
and
Duchess
of
Marlborough.
She
also
is
the
cousin
of
Prime
Minister
Churchill
and
the
sljter
of
the
Marquis
of
Bland-ford,
one-time
beau
of
Princess
Margaret
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Thieves
Raid
Terrace
Store
RCMP
here
said
today
Skinner's
General
Store,
about
five
miles
east
of
Terrace,
was
broken
into
and
robbed
of
a
quantity
of
cigarettes
and
other
small
items.
Full
extent
of
merchandise
missing
is
not
known.
The
store
occupies
a
lonely
spot
on
the
northern
trans-provincial
highway.
grade
socially
in
the
west.
It
also
marked
the
first
time
the
Queen
has
sat
across
a
luncheon
table
from
wartime's
Communist
guerrilla
chieftain-turned-dictator.
Tito
drove
to
the
palace
after
taking
in
the
British
Museum
and
the
ancient
Tower
of
London.
A
heavy
police
guard
ur-
VETERAN
TRAPPER
ANDY
TYSON
adds
to
his
bag
of
wolves
with
two
victims
at
Tyson
Lake,
about
30
miles
southwest
of
Sudbury,
Ont.
So
far
this
season
tt
has
snared
28,
six
more
than
last
year's
total
of
23.
He
challenges
a
proposal
to
use
poison
to
kill
wolves,
claiming
his
snares
are
more
effective.
Incidentally,
he
already
has
earned
$700
bounties
this
winter
at
$25
a
wolf.
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Park
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Park
will
roiinded
him
on
his
visit
to
the
tourist
sights.