VDolivery - Phone 81 jOMORROW'S TIDcb jiirsday. Decemoer it, taoj jKic standard nmei .... 4:04 10 9 feet 1 15:45 20.1! feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER i .. 22:17 9:53 4.1 t.O feet feet Published of Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. ball, No. 298 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1953 ' PRICE FIVE CENTS 0 w-wy'jii 'mm 'f -' urn m fisoners hout Down ! '"Si: u IP ITT. OdULdbl lEMJaisiDgirnDii 3) up Chant Red Jongs in Unison ! f J ' ' ' , - . mm -.. ' : ' . xv v .... J : . -i ;; '. .A ' v V .- v ., " , --: .. .' ; !NMUNJOM(AP) ;eiicun war prisoners Broken Section May Be Abandoned l0 embraced commun-, chanted Red songs, r T i.. IU. t).,,.l fmUinn floof ! ,jted and linked arms ! SO iijiii:jlIijiijfiM-iiM lijkiilwwrfciiiJWfth fennJT ;h ft'IIovv captives in a during winter gales drew closer yesterday when 15 boats were sent adrift with a huge section of Cow i swirling dance to drowning out last r.ute broadcast appeals Circle of Joy ' f, return home. Bay floats, ' After weeks of battering by 1nd and waves, a complete section of the floats broke away lato yesterday and drifted 100 y;ds from shore. J oe tuK Charles R. Curiio g'jt Police Overpower 2 Convicts United Nations command , the broadcast a few hours; rt the midnight deadline ! explanations to balky prls-i kpndrd elforU to woo home Americans, one Briton and; RICHMOND, Ind. m Rich 1 6outh Koreans who stayed S the ReOs.' . 1 1 A I)RK.M OF BOYHOOD MATERIALIZES be Tore the eyes i of two-year-old Raymond Oeist of Chicago, as J. T. Callahan, a B. F, Goodrich Co npany executive, tells him that Santa Claus will bring him new transportation toys for each of the next 10 years. Some of the toys which are destined to be Raymond's are shown here. The boy will get the gifls each Christmas to commemorate his becoming the one-millionth person to ride the world's first moving rubber sidewalk at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Metlakatla Leader Awarded Queens Coronation Medal Hie communists, who have I a jme onto ine noai ana eagea lit back to the dock where It i was tied for the night. I The boats lashed to the sec-Jlion were taken by owners to other berths on the crowded re- mftining section of the float, jorii'inally built in 1916. Provincial government engi- ni.'cr Bill Meighen said today original plans to re-anchor the ancient float were out of tlif d repeatedly lor an ex-jon of the explanation per- isked to Interview mote .nest prisoners from the ..Communist south camp on ifsday. But the neutral na-j repatriation commission mond police overpowered ln a hotel room early today the last two of 13 long-term convicU who escaped from Southern Michigan prison last Saturday. Captain John Rizio of the Richmond police said the two men admitted they are Roman Usiondek, 37, psychopathic kil-er, and Robert Dowling, 33, a burglar. Rizio and three other policemen cornered the two in a hotel room after discovering theli Uthat the explanations end Tor outsUndlng service to the first wharf and the first I "The native is a funny fellow. ; question ana tnat me oroKen your people In connection with i dwellings in Prince Rupert. you know. When he tries to be-j M'rT'10" pC0;nvoplcoetn'a"mce the fight for enfranchisement! For the better part of his Ufe. ; co a white ma ......r.t..,. i i ..... ? .iv,nn fn,.,...H ia on lnriian- whpn he aetii i Kuiwrt city council ana me pro- -jtit. :ae commission, however, ap- OI Meiia.aua Ol WHICH juu Iiavc ""'". - .. ----.,-,, ,luarT,mnt. hn ununh) M a request from the pro escape automobile on a Kicn- unJt American, and the ! been the leading protoganist . , J'ZLTi ! ""T. .M.- i artion from the ledcr-govem. onto meet Allied and Red I With these words Peter Leigh-1 "u" "c w i " r.ru.I .t. 4 matfimcnt which -had announced its correspondenU Thursday I ton, 89. today was given a slngu jh. rnmnntinn vtrini while becoming more and mere ; of course that he is not as sturdy . their comDound. iar nonor- on the Crown. 1 felt and of good health as he mipht - ' tv.Jt u.r mrai,tv on EiiMheth - dependent - u0rt tw the 'of Her Majesty tfueen Eiizaoein : ; ft is believed that mond street Tuesday night. j They were taken to the Richmond city jail for questioning. 1 Capt. Rizio said the men arrived in Richmond Tuesday night. Their car, with Michigan licence plates, was noticed on a downtown street at 1:40 speaker, outside ;- s Prlnce u. a westerly LOUNGERS IN THE BOSTON COMMON gaze up at an elm tree aglow with blue lights. Each year, a new distinctive type of Christmas decor is unveiled there. tI wire enclosure today j II, by r. is. Aniieia, tnaian i nert because he Is under reeular wma 01 Bale pioporuons. wouia . - t ars i rnp nppr nnw iwn.iifn Briton and 77 South Ko- i the office of the Indian Affairs a.m. It was uttered wnn cigarette butts and bread. A check Maoris Dance Welcome To Queen in "Auckland !Z 1 ai, T 2a 1 Deparlment ln Prlnce Rupert' 1 in 1920, and in the same year, he almost every day walking along ';SU, , n, Li,S .er-i Tne ward carrtM wlth 11 not ;lost three of his four children, the waterfront, stopping to look : .,t,?,, with i.h ?h Jonl the PPreciation ol ltie Hls remaining son. Richard at the fishing vessels or passing with Michigan police showed it at the reduced floats.' . , Last December city council wrote to the provincial government describing the "deplorable" condition of the Cow Bay tUiats.and seeking repairs by was stolen. .. -.v.. n-nwrl or urvlces rendered, but i..n... t .mKin i. in Vm. The occupants were traced to I the time of day with acquaint- -i ucnciu 11 lAiiuuuu amunists. - a downtown hotel. Capt. Rizio alf significance for every Prince , ,.nuv,r where he moved after : arees. : broadeaets were liwwui, rtM nitrmn 1nr the Mfe n(t . m nafj , and three" off leers Tcnocked -on nut until xne enu, lie saya, lie i the province as nothing wild demonstrations as the 1 "v"" :. T 7. 5crv 8 '"""" "' - will maintain that th Inriinn . . . - j , 3)ri danced, sans. slM)Utcd VJ-r--.ru me iwn " " Dcen none ,ne uerai gov- ' " inn aj iu " - reter IIKUIUII m.f m rhi..rfl In litiUnli ' m cnterea in unison. ... ,i.i,.(inn in th .. ....... iw .i f hi nn,m. .. AUCKLANDHX.iCP-Grass-skirtdd Maori warriors danced a welcome today as the Queen and the Duke ot Edinburgh arrived ln the royal liner Gothic for a 38-day visit to New Zealand. the door ol tneir room. Downng opened the door, then went to a bureau to get what he said were his identification papers. Rizio said Dowling reached under a hat und pulled out a .32 revolver. Rizio grabbed his .wrist and overpowered him. v eminent towards taking over the berthing srea. NO DECISION Council was informed in February, 1953, that federal government estimates hadn't betn brought down and no decision theCmnounr Mrtre IdenU-! orlh 8nd tn uon ot thls that matter. Those of opposed , lace. L D'cres 8gt RlchaVd city. , opinion often state that Leigh-J "No one can halt the path of 'den of East Providence R ' I I For 10 years. Mr. Lelghton has ton speaks loosely, but his storie progress. . Today we are a lia-.dini about the enclosure led the fight for the complete i and philosophies have the color blllty: .to the government, but orden and HrlUih marine enfranchisement of Metlakatla, . of experience and his simple , tomorrow. we shall be an asset. Despite a drizzling rain, half a million New Zealandcrs lined the streets and cheered themselves hoarse as the royal party Nw Condron previously Had his home village; a fight against j translation of reality makes. We will become a part or mis The three other officers Usiondek. , ;" . . Sirens, snips' whistles and bells set up a mighty roar of welcome as the Queen and the duke stepped ashore. In her reply at city hall to Holland's address of welcome, the Queen said: ' "There Is a measure of sadness in the circumstances which surround piy visit. "My father would have cortieT here In' 1939 had It not been for the outbreak of war, and he was prevented again from coming by his illness In 1948. "I have inherited the duties and responsibilities which he bore with such courage and I am heartened by the fact that I have also inherited the loyalty of his peoples all over the world. aammisirauve reu tape, bkuiiui. inem rinii wlui wuui. j . (identified as leaders of the And his keen sense of humor but as citizens. political opposition, against lack n-Korean prisoners. had been reached as to whether the Dominion government would take over the floats. The city council again made u plea to the provincial government, advising N. M. MeCallum, chief engineer of the provincial public works department, of the tederal government position and Municipalities Get $5,7 Million VICTORIA (CP) British Columbia's 113 municipalities; will is not without the shap point of l "It means our survival as indi-satire: viduals." . RARE SNOWFALL MAY GIVE HOLY LAND WHITE CHRISTMAS of understanding and sometimes against sheer Ignorance. The case of Metlakatla's proposed enfranchisement Is not yet closed. It Is stalemated in a tangle of red tape and politics. But today, one of the foremost exponents of freedom in a free Canada was recognized for his !roops Try o Unsnarl iail Tangle drove from the docks through j the city's main street to the town hall. j The Queen was greeted by Governor-General Sir Willough-by Norrie and other officials as she stepped from the Gothic's gangplank into the drizzling rain wearing a light, chartreuse-coltred dress. After Inspecting a guard of honor, the monarch and the duke get a $5,750,000 Christmas pres ent. Finance Minister Einar "I shall always endeavor to retain and deserve that loyalty." pfforts and that of his follow-1 Ounderson 1-uesday announced grants totalling $5,750,000 will be distributed to the municipalities before the end of the JERUSALEM W The Holy Und expects a white Christmas for ths first time ln 29 years. Snow that fell during the last few days is expected to last through the Christmas week-end. ARIS (Reuters. TrooOi'-g ?Pd into Paris railroad sta- .," ,h.n ., bom In Metla- rsking that the floats be put In useable condition before the summer fishing season began. In March Mr. MeCallum wrote saying he had asked Mr. Meighen to make necessary repairs, w hich were done last summer. in March. George Hills, MLA for Prince Rupert at that time, j brought the: question of the floats up on the floor of the i House at, Victoria and ques-' tioned the minister of public f early today to try to un-j . . ... . ,h ,, ln year. The money represents the municipalities' one-third share tangle of Chrlsimus: rl t, ,hn thu first HoRglng the platforms mtelllolmry apped -.shore amidst ,.. . 1 the Tslmpshean nauon. lie was Nativity Scene Takes Prize In Jaycee Light-Up Contest of the B.C. three per cent sales tax. The sum is $750,000 more than the amount distributed last December. (Amount to be allotted to Prince Rupert was not the now-famed William Duncan "tie mull piled up after postal, founded Metlakatla by works as to what was being i Jbs Tuesday night In re- were rushed to the city hall where the Queen stood on an open-air balcony to receive the acclaim of the crowd. ACCEPTS RAINCOAT The Queen refused the loan of a raincoat during the dockside ceremony but gratefully accepted another one offered at city hall by Prime Minister Sidney Holland. Four New Zealand naval ships and 2,000 small craft swarmed around Auckland's island-studded gulf ln welcoming the royal The realistic Nativity scene in Judges for use of merchandise in! dene D?1 to a three-day "warn- an attractive Christmas decor. i strike call from both Coni-'it-lrci and Independent Gold Mine Strike Near Settlement TORONTO (CP) Settlement of a 12-week strike Involving 1,500 employees of Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines Limited at Timmins today awaited only ratification of a union-company . agreement reached here Tuesday. Union officials announced in Timmins Tuesday night that the employees, members of the United Steelworkers of America (C,'IO- leaving Port Simpson with a group of converts on May 25, 1862. The llghtons accompanied Father Duncan, as the lay missionary wmii became known to the natives and the elder Leigh-ton was appointed Duncan's "riEht-hand" man. i"p- Handling of Clirtslmui Wrathall's Photo Finishing window has won the Junior Chamber of Commerce Christmas light-up trophy. The Javcee lltrht-uu commit I Mr. Mitchell received a $'20 award for his hoine display which featured a flood-lit Santa and i ills sleiiih and reindeer on the i lawn, decorated trees on the ?i'.s and the New Yrtirs r traditionally sent by the tee announced winners of the porch and many colored lights; u'h Is expected to be dis-Sic government's growing la- Peter Lelghton grew up In an annual contest today and pre- j arouna me nouse. Another Santa, this time in enrtvomnent different from SOnted the trophy and otner f ')eH also iucluded a strike the chimney, along with the 'irport workers which has ftielghborlng families, for accord- awards. couple to this smallest and most remote of the dominions. It was a grey morning with gusty winds and rain. As in London on Coronation ...i.. ii. w.u fi.-ui l-nree wise iiumi suuuutrtuwu jm n !lit International air traf- Ing to standards of that day, his wiiiuuw iifi.fi ii.ov wiaiiKins and .... another clever ar- . prLie .utcgoryindow in the taurine naren ta were highly eaucaiea and the son was exposed to learn with Fashion Footwear placing 'r. . .IT! Y.IZ day, tens of thousands of eager citizens elbowed each other for Llic 4iu ot;wiiu yi mi. ji Moorehouse. ing at home as well as ln school. His mother, an orphan, was adopted by a Hudson's Bay factor and his wife. The couple. second. In the residential competition, Alex Mitchell of 232 Fourth Avenue Wetst placed first, and Norman Moorehouse, 673 Imost to a standstill, and 'nlkuut by 80 per cent of es tax collectors, ''i Communist-led Ocncril "'"deration of Labor and In-lint unions have been "wing the government to Its Christmas bontfs of francs (about 28.80). a glimpse of the Queen. Some people paid as much as 50 for a "room with a view" of the 10-mile procession through Light-up committee chairman Gerry Woodslde termed this year's contest the most success who had been stationed at Port .j fourth Avenue East took second Simpson, moved to Victoria and j prize. took their new daughter with Tne trophy Hi0Ilg with cash them to the capital where she and merchandise prizes were was brought up and gained her r.res,.nted today to Mrs. John ICCD, will consider the agree-I merit tomorrow night. Put in Toronto. C. H. Millard. ' national director, said the union I likely will ask for a meeting : with ' Hollinger officials here I either 'today or Thursday to put : the general terms of the agreement Into contract language. The local membership .In Timmins will then hold a meeting, probably Sunday, to ratify it, he said. j The agreement is seen as pat- ' tn,n IV. .attlomAnlc OfHlnVi umnlH ful to date, turning Prince Rupert, into a "Christmas city," and hoped that ln future years the projept would gain more support. BULLETINS Y A I iWy, No Comics! I There are nn rmnlf-M In to- education. After completing school, young Comadlna for designing and building the window display .v,i,.h infhiHpK mltilnt.iire stable Lelghton took part ln construe tlon work for the Grand Trunk wRn motner anj child, worship VERSAILLES (CP) Senator Rene Coty tonight was reported unofficially to . have been elected president of France on the 13th ballot. Pacific Railway, the spearneaa paper. 'Jie to the Christmas mall '' the comics failed to 'ivp In time for publication "lay. Police Probe Sawmill Fire CRESTON, B.C. (CP) Investigation is under way Into a flie of civilization here. He was a member of the crew that built start a back-to-work movement for 4.200 miners in northern Ontario and northwestern Tuesday at Creston Sawmills Ltd. here, which police said appeared to be a case of arson. ping shepherds and wise men, angels amjd fluffy clouds and even a camel and palm trees. Mrs. Vlckl Intcrmela received cash and merchandise prizes for the second place Fashion Footwear display, praised by the WEATHER Forecast ' ' , North Coast Region: Gale warning extended. ' " 1 MOSCOW The Soviet government newspaper fsvestia announced tonight that Beria and the other six accused of high treason have been sentenced and already executed. RCMP said they found a can containing diesel fuel beside the burned walls of the building which held logs coming from St. Laurent Home For Christmas OTTAWA CP Prime Minister St. Lament left Ottawa Tuesday for Quebec City where he 2 the mill pond. Police credited alertness on MIKE ' PEARSON NEWSIEST CANADIAN FOR FOURTH YEAR For the fourth year In a row L. B. (Mlkel Pearson was the "'stest Canadian on the pages of his country's newspapers. v, Bow-tied Mike held first place easily over Igor Gouzenko finished second ln a Canadian Press poll of newspapef egraph editors. As minister of External Affairs, Mr. Pearson M a central figure in the controversy that blew up over the Eorts of u.S. Senate committees to question Mr. Gouzenko. On the world scene the newsiest figure was the Queen, lth Sir Winston Churchill second. Others mentioned were tenhower, McCarthy and Malenkov. Cloudy today. Rain tonight, showers Thursday. Mild. 'Southerly winds 25 Increasing to ! will spend Christmas with hia i familv. Trade Minister Howe, EDMONTON Alberta's minister of agriculture, David A. Ure, 43, was killed today along with James Mitchell, a livestock promoter for the provincial government. The two men were killed ln a highway accident 40 miles west of Edmonton on the highwav to Jasper. I1WDS BEHIND HIS BACK, two-year-old Richard Muklevicz cautiously greets massive Miss Burma, one of the elephants visiting Fort Lauderdale. Fla.. as part of the Mills Brothers Circus. Miss Burma, national Republican party mascot and hit of the Washington Inaugural parade last January, seems eager to make friends with the boy. Richard has a bag of peanuts behind him, so the whole thing looks like the beginning of a' beautiful friendship. the part of the night watchman at the plant and an automatic sprinkler system with preventing spread of the blaze. The mill has been picketed for several weeks in connection with the three-month-old strike of Interior loggers. senior cabinet minister, will be acting prime minister in Mr. St. Laurent's absence. The prime minister Is scheduled to southeast gales 40 this evening and shifting to westerly 25 Thursday morning.. Low tonight and high tomorrow at Port Hardy. Sandsplt, and Prince Rupert, 38 and 45. return to Ottawa Jan. 4.