BMMMa mif, i i ......... . -. . ; .. )rT a1- iwiiimiMi-n --- inwirnrwiffliawniwMTt r iwiiiiiiirtin nuiftr 11 irilnW i '11 iwii TifiBii mm nam,, , , f M N n nrrrinwni1 T rf irnr ! i li ailiMtmEn.n 1 Borrows (SIT JSifii 5 IT vifMvSs J a ?K';yr;cr.L l: ti- . c tides j, November 13, 1953 fx standard Time) 6:05 17.4 feet 17:42 18.0 feet 11:49 10.0 feet " feet ': 0' NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XLII, No. 263 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS Vp.- . Phone 81 X PagSi Wirkirs Girting fei&oia r in rT n Locals To Study Proposals Tonight By The Canadian PreM VANCOUVER. A joint union-management committee said today it had reached a formula that may avert a threatened strike in the British Columbia pulp and paper industry. The formula will be presented hXAF OFFICERS are silhouetted In the twilight as they salute their fallen comrades in v.4 to a meeting of union local representatives here tonight. n Lets Up While Veterans Honor Shipping Subsidy r Dead at Memorial; Service Here throughout the world ' Rain gave way to sunshine lust armriiiripfi r.esday paid homage to long enough for a simple, yeti- More than 200 veteran nm vetoed and women who died in solemn service before the Ceno- i 4n memhpr nt th. m'. iu mo cnu wpu nere oui arencnea Dartlcl- pants later In a parade to the jHMkilWlra..1Ln.Jk ii -nri "- - ts,'A: In a statement, the committee said details of the proposed settlement, still under discussion this morning, would be disclosed after .study, by the locals Uinight. " Management and representa-.lvrs of the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Workers (AFL-TLC) and the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers (AFL-TLC reached the agreement after three days of meetings. The formula carries the recommendation of both international officers of the union and the B.C. delegates, the statement said. Involved in the strike threat ire 4,200 workers in eight coastal pulp and paper mills Strike action was approved after union members voted down ffhat the companies termed their final offer of a five-cent hourly wage Increase. The union sought a 10-cents-an-hour increase on a basic $1 50-per-hour wage. IN A BLINDING SNOWSTORM the 25,000-ton T. R. McLagan, believed the largest ship ever ' built lnlarujl 'or service on inland waters, splashes into the storm-tossed Georgian Bay at Mid- ; lnd, Ont The 715-foot McLagan Is 50 feet longer than any ship now using the Welland Canal The $5,000,000 vessel will carry 800,000 bushels of wheat or 25,000 tons of Iron ore. She was launched by Mrs. T. R. McLagan, wife of he president of the owners, Canada Steamship Lines JO DEMONSTRATORS DIE TEHRAN RIOT SCENE f.HRAN Two demonstrators were killed today by police c as thousands of supporters of ex-premier Mohammad dfgh took their ousted leader's case into the streets. Br The Cauadian Press ' OTTAWA. The cabinet has decided against subsidizing Canada's deep-sea shipping fleet to keep it operating under the Canadian flag, it was learned Wednesday. However, a government source ! said, operators hard-pressed by ocean competition will be allowed to dispose of ships built In this country during the war and bought under a "covenant" after hostilities. An annminrmnnt nn tVto .ngs shouting "Long Live Mossadegh" were scattered by lllary to Canadian Legion, branch 27, and units of the navy, army, air force, Wrens, and the RCMP marched through downtown streets to the service on the court house grounds. Under the direction of parade marshall J. S. Wilson, the service hp-ran with the singing of O Canada. Each unit was called to attention by officers in charge and flags of various nations were held low. A crowd of several hundred joined in the singing of "O God Our Help in Ages Past," while servicemen and veterans stood strictly at attention. Chimes from St. Andrew's Cathedral signalled the start of a two-minute silence at, 11 o'clock at which time bugler W. J. Ranee sounded the Last Post as the Union Jack was 'lipped. During Reveille the colo: sw . School Trustees Ask Council For New Borden School Site nj police as fast as they formed. h Market Development, ment grants, might cover thelchell and Currie, who is suDer- cost of the project. . City council will be asked to set aside property In an area between , Borden Street and Roosevelt park as a site for the The meeting also heard a pro gress report on the new Port paneled Housing Forecast VA -The federal gov-1 throne said today at the open- vising the Port Edward Job, told the board that, work on the school was slightly behind schedule due to poor weather, but that outside walls were in and most of the drainage completed. Edward school, now under turn-down of renresentHtinn. P"Psed new Borden Street from the Canadian Shipowners school John Currie, formerly ol Mit- u giving particular at- : ing of the 22nd Parliament, to development of fish Tt aiso said the eovernment is Association may be made today Trustees of school district No. British Ships Enter Trieste bv. Prime Minister St. Laurent. rlsd. This was followed by the 52 Tuesday night planned to ask th cly t hold the land for their ' It is not expected to be Includ ed in thp Anpprh f mm th tr.e jiecfh from thejjVirg encouragement to more j modern production methods in II I i Atlantic provinces. nUnier n international trade, the use and to allow the board to TRIESTE (CP) Three British t throne at today's opening of survey , the large area for the best site for the new school. Parliament- - It has since been learned that TEACHERS SEEK REVISION OF SALARY CONTRACT HERE The Prince Rupert Teachers' Association has asked for opening of negotiations to amend their salary contract. . .School trustees, at a. meeting .Tuesday night, decided to meet teacher representatives November" 20. The request of the' teachers- gave? no details as, tt) what changes will be asked. the property th board is seek ps Up Safe ing is owned by the department i speccn saia me government is ! continuing to bring about pro-j gresslve reduction of trade restrictions. The speech forecast an ex-I pandlng housing program, by ln-I creasing the supply of mortgage of national defehcC, but city hall frigates docked In this troubled port today while red-capped 'nii.-.h military police and two Bren gun carriers patrolled the quay- . A Royal Navy spokesman described the visit as "routine." He said, however, that, the length 3f the stay would depend on 'the circumstances." He did not laborate; The Mermaid, Peacock and 'spokesman said this morning the Morning city 'boiuld miake (application.; to. theepactmerltfor $he,land. vear-old Prince Ruoert I money, ana preaiciea an over- Meanwhll, the board contin haul of the resources depart is safely back home to- ued to press plans for the new building, necessity of which was pr spending the night e and cold in the bush playing of The Lament by Jim .viunro as representatives of all sorvlpps and other organization? placed wreaths at the base of the Cenotaph. All told 17 wreathr were placed. . Members of the sea and air cadet corps lined the pathway from the court hm'se to the Cenotaph, along which representatives strode to the war memorial. Major W. C. Poulton led iri the recitation of the Lord's Prayer efter which Mr. Wilson thankrd those who gathered to honor the war dead. After the navy band played God Save the Queen, units again paraded along Third Avenue, with senior units heading for the armories to disperse and the cadets to the navy drill hall. Many of those who took part In the parade later attended the nnnuftl dinner in the Legion and the dance later, which climaxed the end of Legion week. ,- Six Accidental Deaths Mar B.C. Remembrance Holiday Magpie made fast just 100 yards f Cloyah Bay and Qallo- ment and definition of government responsibilities in affairs of the Yukon and Northwest Territories, including the welfare of Canada's 8,600 Eskimos. It also said a bill providing for ids. outlined a month ago by district school inspector Wilfred Oraham who said the present Borden Street school would be overcrowded within the year. F of a search bv both and the RCMP. Willium By The Canadian Press 'f 402 East Sixth Avenue establishment of a country-wide Six persons died violently Information on the school 1 son of Mrs. Florence federal-provincial assistance pro- While information was lacking on just what the government will do for the 33-shIp ocean fleet, sources said the' easing of tM covenant means either:,- " 'J tj'I.'i? 1 Owners-wiU be allowed to sell War-built ships to other countries, or 2- They will, be, allowed ' to transfer them to British registry, under which cheap operating costs will enable them o make a profit. The shipowners had proposed to cabinet, in a submission Oct. 15, that the fleet be subsidized as a means of keeping a shipping "nucleus," under direct Canadian control, largely so that it could be in the hands of this country Immediately In the event of an emergency. ' The owners suggested that a $5,000,000-a-year subsidy would be enough to keep the fleet operating. A report from an interdepartmental committee of the government studying the question, it was learned today, advanced the idea of a subsidy of between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. throughout British Columbia during the Tuesday night-Wednesday Remembrance Day returned this morning, e et and exhausted "king his own unv hnmn needs will be sent to Victoria immediately, in hopes that the department of education will give the go-ahead on drawing up plans for the building. PRESENT BYLAW In five inches of water in a back eddy of Mill Creek, near Kelowna. A head-on collision betweeh her car and one driven by a doctor killed Miss Ada Trevitt, 26, near her Ladner home. The man who burned to death was unidentified. His body was found in the rain-soaked ruins of an abandoned downtown Vancouver house. f Hh four friends! Four were killed in car acci Intermala Ptir Mik. dents, one was drowned and the fon Rothwell and. Bun other burned ' to death In a The board hopes to present a vacant house. "snea on a hunting trip perday to cover the area Mrs. Elsie Turper, 46, of Beaver Woyah Bav nnd the gram for totally disabled persons will be introduced. It forecast continuation of Canada's defence build-up at its present level, and In reference to Korpa said: "My government earnestly hopes a political conference will ultimately be successful in restoring peace In Korea." Parliament will be asked to consider complete revision of the Bank Act, extension for another year of emergency gold mining assistance, and revision of the Canadian Crlmlna Code. Rene Beaudoin, 41, Liberal memher of the Commons for money bylaw to cover the school construction cost next December. In the meantime, if the department approves, architects must py Rapids bridge. from Piazze Dell Unita, where our persons were shot to death last Friday in bloody clashes with Trieste civil police. &.H. Davidson Acting-Principal At High School R.' H. Davidson has been appointed acting principal of Booth Memorial High school, replacing Alan M. Hurst, who died suddenly last month. The appointment was made Tuesday night at a school board meeting, which also saw appointment of F. H. Moore as acting vice-principal. The board also approved an application from H. R. Sawad-sky, a Saskatchewan man, to fill the teaching vacancy at Booth until June. Mr. Sawadsky has had nine "pits' reaching experience in British Columbia, including some time in Vancouver. Falls, B.C., near Trail, was hit by, a car while crossing the Trail-Fruitvale highway and was hfd to meet at the car at P'ttrdaV fllrnnnn nnlu be appointed, plans drawn up and cost estimates made. dead on arrival at hospital. ff the groun tnrnprf nti Donald Johnston, 34 and Stan The board also took steps to WEATHER Forecast North Coast Region: Cloudy, with showers today and Friday. Little change in temperature Wind southeast 20. Low tonight and high Friday at Port Hardy, Sandspit and Prince Rupert, 45 and 53. !iiting until 4 p.m., two nunting party came into ley Cross, 46, were killed when their car was crumpled by a skidding trailer-truck which launch the Conrad Street school addition proposal. A local draftsman will be ask f Blrtch turned up. Last Rites Held For City Infant Funeral services for John Keith Franks, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Franks, 135 Eighth Avenue East, who died November 7, were held Tuesday afternoon at Grenville Court chapel of B.C. Undertakers. Rev. L. G. Sieber officiated. The baby is survived by his parents. Pallbearers were Bert Cameron and Frank Skid-more. Interment was at Fair-view Cemetery., laeknifed near Victoria. Brian Serle, 3, was drowned ed to design a two-room addition" to Conrad school, for submission -v-rat- were notified at wa the trio 0f hunters "y Gnrrlnn WansnI to the department of education. r 'nr Birtrn. The board hopes to be able to Reds Continue Stall on PoW ' 1 It tr ! ' ' t ' . ', . N'hile, Vaudreull-Soulanges, was chosen speaker of the house. In a brief sitting preliminary to the formal opening of parliament, the Commons unanimously designated Mr. Beaudoin as Its presiding officer. undertake the Conrad school pro according to Mrs. roa. B rtfh' Victor ject without a money bylaw. A one-mill city tax levy in the Public Schools Act, plus govern P"'h wxlkfri throimh thp H until it g0t t00 dark t0 r 'nen settlerl rinn nrt Interviews keerj wrm fcht ... HUUUSUW' Chinese Faces' Murder Charge W as well that he did MT-Leod S"lrt. "as h 'n 11 g"t light that APf snmo oTf,.i . i VICTORIA (CP) A young Chi Sot , . . f l.4i oncer far from him." nese Saanlch farmer has been charged with attempting to murder a white man wltn n shotgun late Sunday night. "n of, the RCMP r. 10 30 a.m. RiHoh h.j Arraigned before magistrate '"lsWav nrnnnrf i Henry C. Hall was Ted Lore, Ia reachpH x n.j j charged with unlawfully wound f n I : ' t j L 1 aafcg; iL.J ing with intent to murder Rob hu io-n by bus. ert Harry Davis, 27- Saanlch police officers Robert PANMUNJOM The Indian command worked today on detailed plans for screening Chinese and Korean war prisoners if the Communists abandon efforts to woo them home. Red Interviews with the prisoners who have refused repatriation were cancelled for the eighth straight day when the Communists repeated their demand to see 356 PoWs who were skipped by stalling persuaders iast Thursday. Official quarters said the Red move appeared to be merely a manoeuve while the Communist high command decides whether to go along with the new Indian rules for running the interviews Jr torpedo the explanation pro gram. Lt.-Oen. K. 8. Thlmayya, Indian chairman of the neutral nations repatriation commission, has told the Reds to interview entire compounds of 500 men LI Due Coleman and Robin Stewart said the shotgun blast tore a e Saturday bad gash on the left side of Davis' head. He was released from hospital after treatment. lv-"-The 3rd N Pr iinii , . cess Patricia's - More Controls AMOS, Que. (CP) The Asso n "' I 1 ,:", j ' ' -r- -r-i - -s I p ' " ' "'" 1 " ' T ! ip'i w Nav ara B unuea troop ship from ciation of School Boards of Amos diocese In northwestern Quebec said today Quebec's dis Ntl1 "me re- t ' T n-orean vet-rve landed ot agreement with Ottav a about taxation rights may lead to greater provincial government effes'? Batta- FIVE-YEAR-OLD AUGUSTA OMARLIK, a Labrador Eskimo In a Montreal hospital, finallif gets what she wants most raw whRle meat. A restaurant specializing in sea food sent along the "delicacy" when It was announced the youngster, suffering from a digestive tract ailment, asked for it. The whale meat arrived us the little Eskimo w enjoying a Halloween party. THIS IS THE LONGEST COVERED BRIDGE in the world. The 1,282-foot span crosses the St. John river at Hartland, N.B., one of 10,000 bridges in the province, 300 of which are covered wooden structures. Five of Canada's province's have onvf red wooden bridges still In use. Korw, mamn unlt to r t Ttur"ed home to- control of education unless sumfc each in a day or skip those whol agieement is reached. ure noi lniervteftea. '.- 1