r PROVINCIAL PROVINCIAL LI"."'."?t, IDU a n u U'5 1 i a DRROW'S 9 in icr.iA, c. IDES- September 10, 1053 cntriurA Timpl 2:15 19.8 feet 14:28 20.3 feet i 8:20 4.7 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 20:41 4.2 feet Published of Canada' Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" .. ... VfH. .. YItT T rftinjc KUrfiitT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS i' - r J ID if ILfflstt. Daily Phone fll X c . : i i v.vA X UU UMUliUUUUCJli Overturned Craft Found on Beach One man is missing and two others have returned to their jobs following the capsizing of their canoe in the choppy waters off the smelter site of the Aluminum Company of Canada at Kitimat, Missine is Lawrenr. Jordan .. ti-'?v, w ivc fcSvJ Watermelon Time (l)ORE SH'RORON of Kansas City, Kan., and two ind Bonnie Docute, 7. hold three of th an n,atoi-m.i. .v,... r - -......uo uii uc Kiuwuie on a voiun- lar the Spurgeon home. Mrs. Sourupon h i,ni.H . Post Office Work Starts Uexfc Monday Renovation of the post office lobby starts next Monday, v September 14. i . "iuy b meions on ine vine The vlne rew from "eeds , PPed in the yard while the family ate. watermelon t vt-1 All w . -.si h Minister's Official McDouffall, a steel erector for the Morrison-Knudsen Company at Mlnnette Bay. Rescued by members of the security guard of Kitimat Constructors and other volunteers were Donald Evans and John Mclsaac, steelworkers with the M-K company at the same place. - The men were returning to Minnette, Bay, about three miles distant, after spending the evening in Kitimat when thpir canoe, driven by a small out board motor, overturned in choppy water about IV, miles from shore. A security euard at Kitimat said the men leff Kitimat at approximately 12:30 a.m. Mon day and cries for help were heard about 3:15 by D. C. Ged-des, a Bank of Montreal employee, and B. Greig, Hudson's Bay Company worker, who im mediately notified the security guard and began preparations to go to their aid. REACH CANOE L. F. (Lew) job- a SPPH. lection Expelled by Socreds i EH (CP)' Archie I expelled today from the Vim llth Minister trie couver-Burrard Social Credit jcial agent In the Association by James Wardrop liicial election, was nrpnlripnt i WEERS WELL RECEIVED ISIDENTIAL AREAS of her erandchlldren Th Agent Mr. Wardrop said the action was taken because Mr. Waugh "acted against the interests of the Social Credit movement." In a registered letter to Mr. Waugh, Wardrop said: "On July 30, 1953, executive members of the Vancouver-Burrard Social Credit constituency were asked to attend an inquiry called by Mr. John Perdue, president of the British Columbia Social Credit League. "Burrard executive, after a very eareful study, recommended to the president of the B.C. Social Credit League, on August 19, that your membership in the league be cancelled. "In view of this, I wish to advise vou that I have, u nrPl. dent of the VanCouver-Burrard Social dii - in W Credit constituency, ter- mlnatcd ,,. . r, ; your membership in L yauyer-ButhirjJ-. 8ocJat Credit Constituency." : . ? Mr. Waugh's expulsion fol- j lowed allegations by Stanley i Wilcox, third vice-nresiripnt. nf the constituency group, that Mr. Martin's campaign funds had been handled in ... a ....... manner ..v . con- wii-i : -' :- f n Army volunteers ciinvassino th p,ii.. d, x n ivw &vuj:i y. .ueas ior iunas said today that they had met with piog respoiiq.The drive for a quota of $3,600, the ft year, opened yesterday. - Psn chairman Bill Lambic also announced today If Who hannenori fn h nut uhnn tK. ima rimx-siZED POOCH is "Due Out," two-month-old mascot of the forward command post of the 45th Infantry Division .tjcore At. present., but., only , temporarily,, he's making his home in his master's boot. That's a "Thunderbird"-lnsignia of the Thunderbird Division-Due Out's sporting under his chin Mclsaac was unconscious and In the new box set up, box being held-out of the water by numbe ,l to .360 jUl-remain Evans, a strong swimmer, who It bc!r numen9 36f to 520 will was clinging to the canoe Pe rePlac. for persons outside A second boat which rarert tnlU,e mB" delivery area- B'ci, can make their donations to Phil Unzey, at nie ollice on Third Avenue. Jury Says Jerry Ford ilties Suffered Aboard Died by Misadventure' Launch Off Hong Kong A ; Verdict ' of death. . hw nisariJ:ip luiiii, VitUi J Trio Hurt As Truck Hits Bridge Three Terrace citizens were seriously injured when the panel delivery in which they were riding crashed into the guard rail of Flood Bridge, one mile east of Shames on Highway 16, Four others suffered minor injuries in the mishap. Two of the persons Mr. and Mrs. William J. Jackson were orougnt to hosmtal hers vp. terday, and the third, Mr. Jack son s Drotner, Glen, is in Terrace General Hospital with multiple injuries. The accident hanneneri lat last Monday night. Suffering minor injuries and taken to Terrace bv train were the Jacksons' three children and a friend, Georee Robertxnn ah were released after treatment. The Jacksons were returning to Terrace at the time' of the accident. The accident was one of three over the Labor Day week-end. ! In second accident just after noon Monday, Mrs. H. Wll- lora,. pj - ranee .. Rupert ... ws- shaken up and bruised when the small car driven by her husband was in collision with a panel delivery truck driven by Vernon Hanson of Terrace three miles west of Telegraph Points at Mile 81. ntturuiiij 10 reports, tne two . .v... .. """ib luiicu ui see eacn otner j;until tne ust moment Facei with a,. head-on- coilision, the 'll)uud deUverv swerved, th the right and went off the edge of the road and landed 25 feet be- yond on the Skeena River mud flats. The small car driven by Mr. Wllford ended injury. Mrs.Wilford was brought to hospital here and released Tuesday. The tide lose before the truck could be removed. In another accident on the Skeena Highway, Alderman Bill Brcmner, his wife and children narrowly missed death or serious injury when their car was in collision with a panel delivery truck 12 miles west of Terrace. . The front wheel of Mr. Brem-ner's new English model car was torn off and probably accounted for his vehicle not being forced off the road down a steep embankment. The Brem-ners were en route to Terrace at the time. They don't eat in cafes nnr live in hotels. On arrival here late Friday they put their tent up on Acropolis Hill and made a camp fire to cook their meals. "I don't know what a restaurant meal tastes like," said the tanned, white-haired man, who sets a merry pace for his 34' year-old travelling companion. "We just drive along until we get tired, then pitch camp," he said, adding that they plan to go to Dawson Creek from here, then travel the Alaska Highway. later visit in Edmonton and return to Oliver "when we're tired." While In Rupert, Len talked over old times with Jim Thompson, Bud Taft, Tommy Mosley, and then spent an hour with Sheriff M. M. Stephens before "hitting the road." He also dropped in to say "Hello" to Gerry Woodside, Daily News advertising manager, who lived at Oliver for simt- time prior to his return , iuui , ciutu up ufj with wiLu its jus rear rear travenlng the B.C. Elections Act. j on the CNR right-of-war. Five Following today's action, Mr. ! passengers along with Hanson Wilcox demanded "a complete!'" tne panel delivery escaped -ones, manager of the plant, and Con- siaoie Mcuanny. ASKED TO STOP The jury was told that at about 2:30 a.m. Jerrv Ford, in charge of the chip bin In No. 7 building at the Cellulose Plant. nhnnoH down to the chipoer operator to "stop everything." Every machine connected with the bins was stopped and Girbav went up to wo. ( to see why Ford wanted the stoppage. There was no one in sight and he returned to inform the millwright and fore man ana a search was begun. AP The Admir rtish naval launch in Honu Kona und that casualties (Admiralty commu- t identify the at- ivy cruiser was or-rcmove the wound-I communique said. Iralty announce-s report! "r launch 1323, a Hong Kong local ATHER- pecan Region: Cloudy Showers tnrtav onrl 'e chance I N west as trvi and Thursday, and hiffh Th. My, 8and.spit and and 80. defence force, reports having been fired on early this morning, as a result of which she sustained casualties. "The destroyer HMS Concord has been ordered to embark the casualties and bring them to Hong Kong. "Further Information will be released as It becomes available and next-of-kin of casualties ilj be informed." An Admiralty spokesman said the launch has a displacement of about 50 tons. First messages received from Hong Kong did not Indicate how many men were aboard. Another report from Hong Kong, just before press time, said a Chinese Communist vessel today fired on a Royal Navy motor launch on patrol in the Pearl River, 20 miles southwest of Hong Kong. The navy said casualties were sustained, but relused to give further details. I and alterations will see the removal of 1,042 mail boxes, Postmaster Jack Burgess announced today. The alterations will make the lobby smaller and give more working space to the letter car rier department, Mr. Burgess said. Greer & Bridden are eon- tractors for the job. L.1"emove.wul elimination f """sons inside the city deliv- ery are "ho hitherto had mail I boxes are asked to make sure that tnelr correct number and name of street is given to all I t.hftir PnrrtcnArirlnn unci, mi irapuiiuents. , Mr. Burgess said the city mail delivery system is progressing favorably but nostm pn DN cMII hampered by letter Writers who haven't informed their spondents of their correct addresses. Letters incorrectly adrirpsspd impose a hardship on carriers who haven't been In nnpratirtn sufficiently long to know names oi everyone in their areas, in itials and numbers missine frnm addresses often mean rptiirn nf the letter to the post office. Three Fined On Driving Charges Here Louis Joseph Matte, charged under the Motor Carriers Act with carrying an overload in a taxi, pleaded guilty before Mag istrate w. d. vance in police court, thi morning and was fined $25 and costs or in default 14 days in Jail. Wilbert Hupman, charged with 1 falling to acquire B.C. licence plates, pleaded guilty and was fined $25 and costs or 14 days. Evidence disclosed that Hupman, after being warned, had not removed out-of-the-province licence plates and replaced them with B.C. ones. , William Cartwrlght charged with driving while his ability to do so was impaired by alcohol, pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and costs or in default one month. Sub-Post Office To Be Opened A new sub-post office is scheduled to open Monday, September 21 at Midway Grocery, Sixth Avenue. East and Ambrose Street, Postmaster Jack Burgess said this morning. The post office to be known as Sub-Port Office No. 2 will be open for business from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. but there will be no mail delivery from there. However, the sub-post office will reeiste letters Iksiip onH pay money orders, weigh and After the entire plant had been eTu and Gneg were hi8nly-arched, searched, it it was was decided decided Ford Ford ?''alsed b.y comPany officials for investigation into the whole matter by Premier w: A. C Bennett to clear this stiema from Mr. Martin's name." Fisherman Dies Accidentally Death by by misadventure misadventure was the finding of Coroner Don For ward yesterday afternoon, inquiring into the death Saturday night of Calvin Bell, 20, of Mas-set. Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bell of Masset, fell overboard from a fishboat moored at Cow Ef.y lloats. The body was recovered Sunday morning. the scene was the motor launrh Hi-Gear. skiDDered hv Rill r.- well who was accompanied by two other security guards W. F. Bartlett and J. W. Garnett. . RCMP at Kemano went to In. vestigate when it was disclosed the two regular members of .the force at Kitimat "were, called tn Prince-Rupert headquarters on divisional Duslness. SEARCH STILL ON They concluded their investigation late Tuesday although search Is still on for the missing man by volunteers with boats and the M-K company. The overturned canoe was found washed up on the smelter site side of Minnette Bav on Labor Day bv Herb Rkure wharfineer at Kitimat. Cogswell and another security guard, O. uanieis. the speed and alertness in rush ing to tne aid of the men. Both men suffered shock frnm the dunking and spent the night m luumas Hospital. Evans returned to the Minnette Bay camp on Monday and Mclsaac return ed yesterday. Appeal Made For Curlers At Work Bee An appeal for curlers who have not seen the rink since the curling season ended in March to attend tonight's work bee at the rink was issued today by Prince Rupert Curling club president Jack Laurie. Mr. Laurie said work bees scheduled every night from now on would determine when the 1953-54 season opened. Mr. Laurie said more work was necessary on leveling the brine pipes and considerable work remained to be done on the rink building. The work bees thus far this summer had been attended by a faithful 20 curlers, Mr. Laurie said, and the ice and house committees of the club were appealing to other members to turn out tonight and from now on until curling starts. There was so much work, Mr. Laurie said that the scheduled start for ice making had been delayed another week. "Curling is well known for good sportsmanship." Mr. Laurie said "and work bees en hand in hand lARTOWNSITE: " r,.r. terday by a jury inquiring into the death of Jerrv Allen Ford 18, Who was found dead Rentem- ber 2, at the Columbia Cellulose Company plant on Watson Is- tana. The jury commended "all those workmen for the speed and dex terity" with which they removed Ford's body from the chip bin wnere it was found. The Columbia Cellulose Company, the jury said, had taken all precaution to prevent accidents of the nature by which Ford died, and ,said that the young athlete was fully aware of the dangers of his occupation. The inquiry held by Coroner Don Forward and conducted by Const. McCarthy of the Port Edward RCMP detachment heard evidence from Ounnar Rplvicr woodsroom superintendent at the Columbia Cellulose plant, Desmond Careless, shift foreman Ernest i"w, Girbav, uiiuuv, chipper uiiipper operator; operator, William Way, millwright; Frank FM!r,tt Kancn... ,1 to Rupert two years ago, and had a big handshake for Corporal Baker of the RCMP city detachment, who moved here from Oliver a short time ago. "Wtjen I get tired of Malcolm's cooking, or the snow flies too hard, I'll go back to the ranch," he said as he rushed down the stairs of the Daily News office to head for the "open country." "Gotta get our equipment into the car," he said, as he told how they erect their tent and make a camp fire each night to prepare "a real healthy supper at the end of the day." Len, who spent several years prospecting with an old "house on wheels," Is well known in Oliver where he plays golf and takes part in a variety of entertainment. "I like to get out, though, and see the country," he said, waving his tanned arm out the window of their ear as they hearleft east City's First Paid Fire Chief Pays Whirlwind Visit must be in one of the chip bins, and the fatal one was chosen "more by luck and guess work," Mr. Careless said. Later that day, the jury was told, the company had the 65-foot deep bin emptied and the only thing recovered was a 12- iooi v piece or -"i-incn -4-,, pipe, t'ipc, curved luivcu , almost Into a right angle. The nine pipe hnri had hppn been last lacf seen u,n far f . re . moved irom tne bin and it was theorized that Ford may have used it, dropped it, tried to grab it and slipped into the bin. Another theory was that after the oipe dropped,' Ford phoned for the conveyor to stop and then climbed out onto the chips, which were almost lever with the boardwalk on which he would have to be standing. While Ford was in the bin the chips may have collapsed and closed around him. AGAINST REGULATIONS All witnesses, Including Mr. Mltchie who worked a whole shift with Ford, gave evidence that Ford had been told that it was not only dangerous but against regulations to go into the bin either without a safety belt or in presence of other workers. Mr. Jones told the jury that on tne Tnursday previous to the accident a safety meeting had been held during which time the chip bins had been discussed. Summing up. Coroner Don Forward said no evidence had he-. produced as to how the accident nappeneo and that the jury could not base their verdict on supposition. He commended the men wno put up such a desperate fight w jMt r'ocri Int. SANDERSON tired of travel- k to the ranch." f Len Pnrtpp Pd intpruio,., 1 j'lat his name was L . rune'-. Paid a P 0 see old friends f h his frlend Mal-ior Oliver. the men who !ul the townsite of later worked on fln Program and PPolnted the first lot this city. fruit ranrh It.. operates Ime." "" ns fr n , ,h' MT A fa, Rupert and one of the citv's ! earliest mayors, who was an alderman at the time, Len was a member of the volunteer fire brigade. Sitting on the corner of a desk in the Dally News editorial room in a bright sport shirt, brown slacks and a windbreak-er, he said he and Mark Creel-man were the first paid firemen In Rupert. ' After serving with the fire department he was made sanitary Inspector and held that post until his departure in 1919. Born in Macklesfield, Cheshire, England, he went to Fort William, Ontario, in 1907, and after a year at the Lakehead decided to come west for "adventure." On arrival in Vancouver,' he booked passage on the old Rupert City and sailed up the coast to Kalen Island to help in the founding of this city. As a member of the British Armv he served in Ecvnt. Smith Africa and India and was in the retirement from Dundee to Ladysmith and into the Siege. After four years in this city he went to Vancouver to marry the former Emily Pootifoot of Hertfordshire, England. His two sons, Stanley and Fred, and daughter, Mrs. K. (Dorothy) Clarke, were all born here but now reside in Vancouver. He decided to take an "extended vacation" last July after Bauder, who. operated a billiard room and lunch counter in Oliver, sold his business. The two went east with Bauder's brother-in-law to buy a new car, then motored to Vancouver. After a brief stay there they went back to Oliver, where they planned their northern trip. Loading the car with camping equipment, fish tackle and food, they set out for Prince Rupert on August 31 accept parcels ror posting, ana . sell stauips. ith curling "