INCIAL PMORROW'S c:o?.n. 3. c. ORMES -TIDES- DRUGS riday. February 12, 1B53 licl.'ic Standard Time 0 24 187 feet 2:05 21 7 feet B 03 7 8 feet IB 44 17 feet DAILY DELIVERY Phone 01 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Publiihed ot Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Greot Northwest" VOL. XLK, No. 35 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1953 prICE FIVE CENTS m n o idmv MA U - mmkv 9wi IF!? i ', 1 m t T It'll it - - IH' "-. """ ' . .'-iT' ' , : h - - Backs ECenney Stand To Give CCF Chance By The Cuudlsn Press VICTORIA The British Columbia Legislature rollicked through its fifth day of the throne speech debate Tuesday on quips of Tom Uphill, 78-year-old Labor member for Fernie. f Elevator Workers To Strike VANCOUVER (CP) Strike action which he said would virtually cripple grain shipments from Vancouver and New Westminster was threat-1 ened Tuesday night by a spokesman for 250 grain elevator workers. Boats For Ceylon He criticized the Liquor In-1 Hl.,T ( AST COMBINATION fishing ves ls, built In Vancouver, will operate off the ,1 oyion They are being supplied by Canada under provision of the Colombo Plan for smumh envelopment of South and Southeast Asia. The craft, together with a trawler the Maple Leaf, v. til demonstrate Canadian fishing method and undertake a survey ems potential off Ceylon for a year. Later, they will be operated by Celonese fishermen " "r" " f If--; 7 ( y Scouts Set Goal of $1,500 An nual Campaign For Funds r - - , v y r-u aims, sposesman lor Local i ouiry Commission for its condemnation of conditions in some hotel beer parlors and said B.C. had better-run, cleaner hotels than any he had ever seen. "I could tell them (the liquor commissioners) more about liquor in 10 days than they could tell me In 10 months," he said. Mr. Uphill said Social Credit would have been defeated in the next election if It had not rescinded its one beer at a time order in taverns. He supported Liberal leader E. T. Kenney's stand that if the vovernment fell, the CCF should be given a chance to form a government without an election being called. He said it might get to the point where British Columbians were going to the polls oftener than women to hat shops. J33 of theOrain Elevator Workers Union TLC). told a labor meeting the strike will start at nite Rupert and District put on every year by scout uio-.i Axvx Uiii.n launched elation across Canada to derive tl rampa:!n lor funds, funds to carry on their work. h in ohttH-livft nf tl VX1 ) In Prtnr Riirutrt htitfe rt Ik. if f A f , " ! ' 1 ! A iU y 1 to completion ut the Boy Scout lodge at Grassy Bay and for training a new group of leaders. Campaign manager Stu Furk said today volunteers for leader training are needed n uril " - ' - --' J --- - . ,.. . U U ' Jt irt Hi a national drive funds collected this year will go MAY SEEK EMBARGO SHIPMENTS. TO REDS unds. A leadership training class opens here In April under Jim Bliiln, field commissioner, of ! Prince Oeprgc. I More than 250 boys are enrol led Irs either cub or scout troops I here. Including a pack recently I started at Port Edward, there THESE WORKMEN had to rely on a rowboat to take them to work when a flash flood, caused by an Ice jam, overspilled the St. Lawrence river Into the Montreal suburb of Longueuil. More than 200 families were forced to abandon their homes as ice and water filled streets and flooded basement. Longueulls worst flood since 1M5 receded the following day as quickly as It began. 8 a.m. Monday In the two ports unless a settlement Is reached. He said the companies have refused to negotiate further after turning down a majority recommendation of a conciliation board. The majority report recommended an increase of five cents an hour for night work. 10 cenU dust premium tor certain jobs, eight Instead of six paid statutory holidays, double time for all overtime over eight hours a week, and Insertion of classifications In the agreement. (The Prince Rupert grain elevator, which Is government Tony Gargrave (CCF Mac SSHINGTON O -The Eisenhower admlnUtratlon may kenzie ), at 26 the youngest member in the house, followed I. the oldest member, Mr. Uphill. He said secondary roads ; !ln to join in an embargo on all shipments to Red tun alternative to proposals for a rUky naval blockade. .. move l among those some highly-placed adminUtra-lirmis thouulit might come before the strategy-making il Security Council for discussion at a White House i tcdav. should, receive more attention are six packs and four troops. All work in connection with scouts or cubs is done voluntarily. The movement, which Is worldwide. Is open to all boys and la Gales Strike Again; Damage Figures Up and that fishermen should be included under oro visions of the Workman 'a nnmiwiiuUnn Act. I BRITISH COLUMBIA'S first operated, would not be affected considered one of the greatest He Kaid farmers In the Belial Social Credit premier, W. A. C. oy sucn a sinxe.i " LONDON (CP) Gales todav- threatened new Coia valley were being over- Bennett, is shown . escortin? assessed ' on land -values. - As- Lieutenant-Governor Clarence - . . - ' . i i Wn Wallace 1 lars nn up t the hp steps r.rw; of nf the f h floods around North Sea coastal areas, while heavy ates Roam Mediterranean bbing Cigaret Smugglers wssmrni on one propenj tutu , legislative buildings in Victoria jumped from $400 to $46,000, be sections of Britain snows snarled up other and I'tTKK K ( KOSSC iRfuu-rsiPiratej the smugglers who run thousands Br of tons of clgareta from Tangier stated.- r M-. E. Sowden (L North Vancouver) urged northern extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway to the Peace River and Its southward extension to North Vancouver. e Mf 'j.terranean aealn " turope s Mediterranean coasu Fisherman 'Unfit' For Trial st time since the fierce everT ear. We have heard plenty of 'f Barbary were wiped during a ceremony accompanying the opening of the 23rd B.C. legislature. Two Remanded In Theft From Salesman's Car Two men were remanded In Order Keeping Dogs at Home Lifted Here The order restricting docs to leashes or confinement in Prince Rupert has been lifted, RCMP Inspector Taylor announced today. Dogs may now be allowed to run at large. The order was imposed recently by the federal department of agriculture to curb the spread of 'ars ai?o ivr rome in the uke of organisations Hi UauiUtg young boys as good citizens and in battling Juvenile delinquency. All citizens will be asked, through the malls, for a contribution of at least $1 which entitles the donor to a membership In the local scout association. Headed by Commissioner F. E. Anfield and Assistant Commissioner George Kearley. the executive of the association here Includes the following prominent citizens: Fred Conrad, president; Dr. J. D. Oalbraith, vice-president; Bill Doumont, secretary; Jim Taylor, treasurer; Martin Saunders, Jack Martin, Bill Seuby. John Magor. Ted Boulter. John McLeod, Harold Thorn, Father F. J. Rayner, Jack Davis 'Port Edward i, Insp, Taylor. RCMP, Bob Cameron, S. A. Klelback, Oeorge McClintock and Stu Furk, directors. VANCOUVER ? Earl D. Ha- yrt Quits northern Europe. Ships were locked in harbors by heavy winds that started Tuesday. Winds along Britain's east coast spurred thousands of troops and volunteers sandbagging big gaps torn In southwestern sea walls by the disastrous floods of 11 days ago. At The Hague. Premier Dr. Willem Drees estimated damage caused by floods In Holland at $265,000,000. He warned that the figure is a preliminary one. "Nobody can tell how long it will take to repair the dikes, or the cost Involved in strengthening the dikes." he said. He said the damage "represents a serious blow to the Netherlands' economy." stories of piracy, but so far these new buccaneers have only preyed on smugglers, an Italian coast guard official told a reporter. "So good luck to them." A British owner of large yacht which cruised around Mediterranean ports all last year added: "It Is often difficult to draw the line between the crews ' who run clgarets Into Europe . and the pirates who attack Canada Urges US. Lift Restrictions OTTAWA Oi The Canadian jftime sions police court this morning by worth. 62-year-old fisherman charged with the "doorstep" slaying of 44-year-old Peter Albertson, Tuesday was pronounced unfit to stand trial. Dr.- Ernest A. Campbell, psychiatrist, told an inquest jury Haworth Is "mentally 111 or Insane" and "unfit to stand trial." Albertson was shot to death on rabies in the sentral and north- j ern sections of western Canada, j 1 nf revision which It may be reimposed anytime. Magistrate Walter Vance In connection with the theft of $100 worth of crockery and glassware from a salesman's car Monday night. Angus Buchanan McPhail. no fixed address, and Albert Lave rne Dobbins, 45. of 1336 First Overlook Street will re-appear In them. He cited the case of a small Dutch ship which was overtaken by a speedy pirate launch after wviton here Monday !'Ji.e(i daytime sittings l little how that all government, in a sharply-worded note of protest, today urged the new Eisenhower administration to remove restriction on dairy imports as quickly as possible. ' ,ront ot nls Jan- action 0the Prch h.ome but such will only be taken .29. t apix als wui i heard leaving Tangier with a big cargo If a case of rabies develops with-Ing a 50-mlle radius of here. i i-t A trtr ift n t nf H frrm t rnm nnft Haworth claimed he had been mutilated during a drinking The note was delivered by a ;of American and British clgarets.; ' "ty council Includ- i "Bristling with guns, they had i rOUrt. Hilt for Plllhl 'tin Hlfflrrilll lilrln. kF n..p inrf Canadian Embassy official in i court Saturday to answer to the area to another however remains P"1 ?" .fuhb?af ,'n November, iru. tie oiumru mwruiuii- Washington to the U.S. State ! theft charges. Department. ) RCMP allege McPhail and Dob- v'C!(iay in two rinvtim !lwiri,,9 h. v.. i restricted and permission to do this must be obtained from the RCMP. . Dr. Campbell testified Haworth Is suffering from dllusions of The note said restrictions, lm- 1 bins broke the window of the posed in June, 1951 under the; locked car, parked In front of "ilriR wssion. It was ! "They sailed her to a fut out the day sit-jvous off the Sardinian coast j v because so much; where they delivered her cargo , V'8 '"st by working; to Italian offshore smugglers,! 'i til" court i w ,. i Truman administration, were an ; persecution. j "This persecutory trend Is directed to only one person," the doctor said. I Dr. Campbell confirmed Ha- Infringement of International agreements." The WEATHERMAN Says Synopsis A strong ridge of high pressure lies over the coast and storms in the Pacific are being forced to move quite far to the north. Forecast North coast region: Variable f r.g continues tonight the crew and made off quickly Kid Gavilan Fights Tonight 1 o'clock at which time ; worth had been mutilated and it In their own launch which had Two Injured In Car Crash Two Prince Rupert residents miraculously escaped serious injury last night when their car was In collision with an east-bound freight train at the Shames level crossing, 70 miles east of here. Thomas McMeekln, wholesaler, and Mel Burrlson, manager of Canada Packers Ltd., were taken to Terrace hospttl for treatment where they were treated and released, a Canadian National Railways official said. Injuries were confined to bruises and slight cut.,. An estimated $1500 damage was suffered by the car. The accident occurred at 8:15 p.m. Grain Loading looked like the work of someone I skilled In surgery. Kid j The tnouest hearing Is continu CHICAGO O Champion May Start Friday "n residential sections M'icred. If any time Is section appeals heard f ystem will be con-111 all appeals have "rcl of ing. The freighter Lake Atlin, now Gavilan, near three to one favorite, defends his world welterweight title against television's Clnderalla kid, unbeaten Chuck Davey, before 20.000 fans at in drydock here for annual in- ine savoy Hotel, then took the loot to Dobbins' home. Some of the stolen goods were recovered" there last night in a raid by police. Other . items, police believe, were "dumped n the chuck because they considered it worthless." Goods belong to Ernest Ner-lich. traveller of Toronto who arrived here Sunday. The items found at Dobbins' home included stemware glasses, crystal salt-and-pepper shakers, crockery and ceramic ware, and a two-foot model of a gnome, such as Is commonly used In garden decoration. Bruce Brown is prosecuting attorney and Doug Hogarth appeared for the defendants. cloudiness today with light rain pectlon. is expected to be ready followed." Although the ships loaded with clgarets which clear for sea at Tangier are obviously taking part In smuggling, they cannot be challenged legally until they enter the three-mile limit of European waters. There Is little hope of entirely stamping out the smuggling as long as a 79 per cent tobacco tax makes It profitable, said another ship owner. this evening In the northern : for loading at the Dominion grain elevator Friday afternoon. part. Intermittent rain tomor East Germany Threatens Blockade Two other grain vessels are ex- row, mostly In the northern part. uppruis of a i however, have been '"lowing presenta-rourt of a new list of assessments by asslst-,r H Long. Milder tonight; wind southeast : pected this month. First the 15 in the southern part, and 25 Greek ship Georges Panoras is expected Feb. IS and the Lake in the northern part. 'Chicago Stadium tonight. ! It will be Gavilan's 50th de-1 fence of the 147-pound crown he won from Johnny Bratton, May ,18.1951. j About 20.000 persons are going i to pay up to S25 apiece to watch I Davey try to capture Gavilan's I welterweight crown. Davey, fair-skinned and blond, Is quietly serious, almost stu Low tonight and high at Port Hardy, S5 and 45: BERLIN 0" East Germany's Winnipeg between Feb. 26-28. About 940.000 bushels of barley are on their way to Prince Rupert between here and Jasper. 40 Ptch Stolen 30 Years Ago Communists boldy threatened j Sandsplt and Prince Rupert, today to seal off West Berlin if and 48. urned to Pense Postmaster Sk. (CPltn 10'm w 'Secret' Books of Army Orders Come Back to General Macklin dious. Gavilan, sleek and dark, Is jovial, often boisterous. Davey, a Detroit policeman's son, was reared In comparative security rone of the "haves" compared to the bleak "have-not" background of Gavilan, aon lnslbed wstch was 11 h' valise on'a Llv-k as he arrived in nL al'r- or h the Bonn Republic ratifies the European Defence Pact. In a proclamation that amounted to an outright threat of the blockade, the Socialist Unity (Communist) party of East Berlin said "further isolation" is in store for the Red surrounded city. It called for negotiations between East Germany and the Soviets to accomplish: Withdrawal of all military garrisons from Berlin; abolition of sector borders dividing the city, and banning of "terror organization," which the East says include American Radio raids, and the Free Jurists league. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer had said he will call the Defence of a Cuban f leldworker. Davey is a graduate of Michigan State College and Is quali Bin. . "un was a trott' the Last September a letter arrived addressed to "The Legion, a public official or postmaster. Pense, Sask." As postmaster and a member of the Legion, he felt entitled to open It. The letter concerned his lost watch. The watch had been Inscribed "To W, O. Bull from Pense and district for service In the Great War." Postmarked Whltchorse, Yukon, the letter was from an English girl, Hilda Regan, who explained she would like to get ei . . DWause It Mr. Regan, a former Liverpool policeman, said he bought the watch in a pawnshop. He tried to trace the owner but no pne had ever heard ot a town named Pense. On his retirement, the daughter took the watch to use as a travelling clock and. brought It with her when she toured Canada in 1952. While hitch-hiking through Saskatchewan, she saw, a signpost bearing the name Pense. After arriving at White-horse, she wrote the letter to Pense. So almost 32 years to the day it disappeared, the watch came hack to Mr. Bull. Ire m'n b n t I In "l ti the PrPc!atlt,n Pir. of ,j Two little booklets marked "secret" and containing the minutes of the Militia Council for the years 1905 and 1906 have been returned to Major-General W. H. 8. Macklin, CBE, CD, Adjutant-General of the Army. General Macklin deplored the loss of the two booklets In an article in "Annual Review," the year book of the Canadian Army Staff College, Kingston, Ont. Said the General, in an article entitled "The Goed Old Days . . .": "In my office there are seven beautifully bound litUe booklets all marked "Secret." These contain the minute ot the Militia Council for the years 1907 to 1913 Inclusive. There Is one volume for each calendar year, and the series runs from Volume III to Volume IX. It has always been a source of regret to me that Volume I and II of the series are mts-lnz." . , Appearance of the article a few weeks ago started Col, H, M. Jackson, MBE, ED, director of war service records In Ottawa thinking. A search of nts books revealed the lost orders and he has sent them to General Macklin. The complete set now reals In the General's office at Army headquarters, a treasured liuic with the army's "good ' clij days." fied to be a high-school principal. Gavilan got most of his education in the ring. He had his first bout 15 years ago at the age of 12. He went to school a few hours each day and whacked at sugar cane with a bolo knife the rest of the time. He says he got 'nt'Canada mor. ne had Un touch with Mr. Bull. mlsslnJ the v. T't faded :T, Hie idea for his much-publlciicd ; Treaty fur ratification of a vote - ins mem- "bolo punch" from this field in the West German Parliament; The Pense postmaster replied and later he got a letter from the girl's father. work.' j between March 10 and 15. . I