PROV CIAL LIE- - xRY B.C. PROVINCIAL USJH'Y, Sorrows 113 l.jjjtyone 01 VI2T3HIA, E. C. TIDE s:!,rtard Time ; :tlt f t h Free Delivery ORMES DRUGS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Mott Strategic Pacific Port "Priiico Rupert, the Key to VOL XLII, No. 75 PRINCE RUPERT. B.C.. MONDAY. MARCH 30. 1953 . . . - the Great Northwet" pjjte- rrvc rrura ' - u i vcn 10 , .... i n mum mm - ...... .. ... ; j-B-..- A f.?W Trucking Clerk Still Being Sought 7: AJ CM By The Canadian Yrum LONDON -Urgent new warnings went out today to all I'.riti.sh police that London's "Jack the ntrangler," sex-crazed maniac, may strike again at - " Ani(rV'u f ,,11 mr.AM ' Brothers in Army TWO five brother combination. In the army are the Unlit ,-rr Keguiiis from OtUwa. They all serve with battalion of Canada's Four of the Srgtittt. Henri, Peter. Muurlcc, and Aldege, are brother, Roland, on the high was en route to Join them. Three are veteran of the Korean campaign. The five Lortirs now are make a pledge of "all for one and one for all" on a Japanese nouvenlrs brought bark from the Far East. Left to right are. Arthur. 20; Maurice. 21. and Raymond. 25 Arthur. Maurice, and Korea. Raymond having been wounded twice. Ha r tion that produced $511.42 solved! that problem. His vigilance-for-! freedom fund now totals $1,600, ail of it donated. A volunteer chartered accountant is In charge or the iund. f"Mr. Faulkner served overseas in THREE CONTESTANTS In the elections this year of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union are (from left) William Herlihy, for secretary-treasurer, Kurt Larsen for president, and William Goddard for business agent. This trio which claim it has no Communist affiliation, seek Trade & Labor Congress recognition for the union, and has announced a general program to restore stabilization to the fishing industry.- Mr. Larsen is well-known in the Prince Rupert area. Expected For June Toronto Man Starting Crusade Against Threat of Communism ing defeat of the minority Socl.il Credit Rovernment on the floor of the Mouse list Tuesday night Premier W A. C. Bennett announced the election will be held on 6r before June 15. Actual date t expected to be announced this week. For the first time in 18 yrar. the CCF may hot be led in th COFFEE 14 H5 19 7 fret 01 J 7 left . 8 ' 20 04 5 5 feel Five Dm III. lilt. 0M V ai.rt the S hI R-m.cnt ;Kofaitli fifth 4 it,t Lorw family tw City They our of the many ft. !(!. 13. nJ l."i,' !l.r In Parties hdidates i - B.-.'.;-h C-iium-iii provuiTil 'i n nr Ixli'ie Mi.ni,! i irctsnn ji i vm Il4 hTi'.y Mti'ill of ft -UU-t a as di-Mir b lieutenant -aiiwc who CXF j,:!v u u, ::,. .i',r.i"!.,n follow Kf 'ORDERS' MURDER l'VU! i - The jury .;; e". evej.mg roffee. i) 'he ailniiicy-Keneral to Mt Jutu e A M ) i , 'kc.i up ea. h ' "u p-,i:v provide Mi.g" Mr Ju.tj. e my Wrd . i,i r!i,.IS 'y I Vil pay r jt Uti, & George ondary ' n, k ,aiue' E' '"'I' li toilav to ' "' w'oi,,i,ry ! ! !ate.J i,.al J 3 the A V A- (nis.,i,iir n.n as the ''l'l.! the Dudley y ' ,,:a lhiui-, the " trophy Jf a the s. hu-M' Kni,ie ui f Stone cfmso- "tm.f iln lhc ,, "'i 5mithr. ..... - inuu-n- - "AM W ''Hjsler rink foot war Hdse " " Chinese Red ""' on the toms n'9rant hoi h,.,. vd""ia to '"t" 'iorta; " Xl I,.., 4 ?U Oeof- '"Vict,;, '" to live s 3M"t eabin wit, nd nlne- w TRIAL JURY 50 CROWS, RAVENS SHOT BY GUN CLUB MEMBERS About 50 crows and ravens bit the dust yesterday during the first crow shoot staged by the Rupert Rod & Gun Club". ' A. J. (Dom) Dominate and Tommy Boulter, as a team, won first prize with 17 birds; Frank Parlette-Bert JefferleS team, 13 birds, second prize; H. Schaeffer-J: Lazerak third prize, 10 birds. ... ' .. "' There were 17 teams taking part in the evenly sponsored in an attempt to rid Kaien Island of the predators. Special permission to hold the shoot was obtained from the Game Department- in the murder trial of Walter ordered frills trimmed from Manxon want ime of them night In downtown hotel room. ; them with a rup of coffee Muiimni asked Sheriff B. f. M. . ." the sheriff started to say. uupii Ulc jUdB. i am looking I mean to any, I will send the . i r r ? U A K 'V 1 the Canadian Army as a major during the Second World War. He did considerable lecturing to members of the forces for the iarmy bureau of current affairs i and also delivered morale lee. ' tares to reinforcement troops. Other gallantry awards wert Distinguished Service Orders three officers and nine memben of the Order of the British Empire, six Military Crosses, 3 Military Medals and five British Empire Medals. The coveted DiSO was awarde to two of Brig. Bogert's senlo: subordinates Lt.-Col. Rlcharc Peter Bingham, 39, of Montreal i commanding officer of the 1st , battalion, Royal Canadian Regi-!ment, and Lt.-Col. Edward M. D. McNaughton, 34, son of Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton, and officer commanding the 1st regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. The Military Medal went to Cpl. Vincent Lloyd Fenton, a 1 23-year-old Infantryman from iKelowna, B.C. He was in a grouo ' preparing for patrol last August when someone dropped a li' e grenade. In an Instant Fenton , threw himself on his platoon officer who might have been i killed otherwise. Fenton was seriously wounded. The list raised to 293 the number of awards made to army men for Korean action. Hackett said Crosby Is only entitled to enter if he can comply with conditions of the championship in that he does not have a handicap exceeding three strokes. "If Bing Crosby can play to three then I am entitled to top billing at the Palladium." 'i.ue Palladium Is London's top variety thence. Decorations Given 71 Soldiers in Korea 33 Die in Nursing Home Fire By The CuixUan Pram LARGO, Fla. Thirty, three persons died Sun day in a pre-dawn fire which took only minutes to destroy a private nurs in home. Twenty-five other persons escaped. All but one of the three killed were patient of the Littlefleld Nursing Home. The other victim wax an heroic nurse who died trying to rescue other. Thirty of dead were women. I ne Home housed old age ! pensioner and mentally ill Iperson not lrk enough to be sent to the state hospital for the 'Insane. Some of tnr mental patients ran around screaming In a nearby citrus grove after being rescued. Others, unaware of what was happening resisted rescue efforts. Borne fought to remain In their rooms. Curlers Ponder Next Move In Challenge A group of curlers is debating a problem which involves a two-i game tie, 500 pounds of Prince j Rupert halibut and 500 opunds of Smlthers beef. The fish and the oref were the stakes In a two-game challenge ion Ice early this morning be tween Cliff DeLatte and his Smithers trio, and Bill McKenzie and his locals. Beginning av l:3o u.m. today, the rinks curled two games, the first won by DeLage, 10-7, the second by Mi Kenzle. 6-4. Right now, the problem is: Who takes what? Will Smithers swap beef for fish: retain Its beef, or will the rinks try for a tic- breaker? With the LeLage rink were Wilf Watson, Ward Carey and Scoop Bury, while curling with McKenzie were Bill Anderson. Jack Paul and Angus MacDonald. Skating Starts At Seal Cove After Boris, piel Curling on the Seal Cove rink will be halted after completion of the women's bonspiel today to make way for skating during the Easter school vacation, It was announced by curling club presi dent Jack Laurie But several nights of work will be necessary to prepare the Ice for skating and Mr. Laurie Issued a call for volunteers curlers and others to aid the work party which gets underway tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. A week of skating at least, is expected and longer If brine continues to flow from the B.C. Packers' cold storage plant The curling club has an arrangement whereby the fishing company supplies surplus brine for artificial ice-making until It Is needed by the company In its plant. Skating at the rink will be open to all, with special periods for children only. Already investigators have found the remains of six of his vlctim-and what may be the shattered skull of a seventh. Police believe the ghastly mur ders show a pattern of moon madness that could bring an other slaying tonight. They pursued the theory that the strangler at full moon goes berserk, entice women Into se cluded places, strangles them and assualts them sexually. FALLEN WOMEN Like the notorious Jack the Ripper of the 19th century, strangler apparently concen trated on fallen women. He lured young women who walked back streets or were out lor a gay time by asking them to pose for his camera In the nude. Four of the victims were in their teens or early 20's. BafHed Scotland Yard order ed a speedup in dismantling thi dingy West London tenement where victims were found. The back yard was spaded to a depth of five feet. The ramshackle house is In Nottlng Hill, hodge-podge district of faded Victoria mansions and near-ttunrs. " - - - MORE BODIES The charred remains of two bodies and possibly a third were dug. out of the tiny garden of the horror house during the week-end. Another was found last Tuesday under floor boards of the : ground floor apartment and i three more half-nude bodies, j believed the killer's most recent i victims, were discovered hidden j In a papered-over cupboard, i One of Britain's biggest police ' nets is out for John Reginald Christie. 55-year-old trucking clerk who rented the murder flat for 15 years. His wife was among the victims. While digging detectives turned up the latest victim or victims behind the rotting, three-storey house, throngs of Londoners stood fascinated outside, eating ice-cream or shellfish. Police believe the killer buried victim no 5 found Saturday-six years mo. This may mean he has been strangling and sealing away women during the last six years or more. Rupert Boxers Win Matches Five city boxers were victorious in an amateur fight card staged at Terrace Saturday night In the first of a series of planned Intercity fistic events. Prince Rupert winners were Chuck Place and Andy Marshall, of aie Elks Athletic Club, and Bobby Grlmble, Billy Watmough and Art Turcotte, of Martin Saunders' boys' club. Two of his members, Billy Saunders and Dick Bury, lost In close decisions. The bouts were held in the Civic Centre under direction of Abe Hart, manager of the Terrace Athletic Club. A return match is expected to take place here within two weeks. -WEATHER- Synopsis A Pacific storm moved Inland over the south coast this morning. Strong winds which developed over coastal waters In advance of this disturbance have now subsided. Forecast North coast region Cloudy with showers. Rain or snow today and Tuesday. A few clear periods overnight. Little change in temperature. Winds light. Low tonight and high Tuesday at Port Hardy, 35 and 45; Sand-spit, 28 and 42; Prince Rupert, SO and 42 Rink Wins TORONTO O J. Farley Fauk-' ner says "lt' time something is done about It." He's doing it. I "It" Is communism's threat to the Canadian way o flife. To combat it, Mr. Faulkner la setting out on a aeif-impoked crusade to awaken Canadian to what he considers a menace. Hi slogan: "Vigilance for freedom." "I'm not anti-Communist," says the 42-year-old business man who, almost reluctantly, is start ing out to tell Canadians that they must be on guard against isms that threaten their free-dom "I'm just pro-Canadian." Mr. Faulkner is the man who was hustled out of Toronto Massey Hall some weeks ago when he interrupted a Canadian-Soviet friendship meeting addressed by Very Rev. Hewlett Johnson, dean of Canterbury. Derisively, he was told: "If you want to make a speech, go hire a hall." He did. He hired Massey HaU. There last March 12 he got off his chest some of the things he wasn't allowed to say at the "Red Dean's" meeting. Some 2,00 persons listened. He has turned the operation of his small dress shop over to a partner "for the duration. That will be as long as Canadians are ' willing to listen to his message vigilance against Communist infiltration activity. PLANS BIG MEETING Tentatively, he plans to speak in Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, which holds some 13,000 persons, late In April. Meantime, he hopes to speak in key centres across Canada and to school children in Ontario under department of education auspices. The day after Mr. Faulkner's telephone number was published in a newspaper's account of his ejection from Dr. Johnson's meeting, he was swamped with calls from men and women anxious to help his cause. On one day, he spoke for 10 hours to inquirers. His voice broke and for days he was hoarse, speaking with strain When Mr. Faulkner hired Mas- sey Hall he didn't know how he was going to raise the $447 it cost. But more than 2.800 tickets at 35 cents each and a collec Event in Spiel to Name Election campaign by their 44-year-old leader Harold Winch. He ha been a member of the Houm; tor 20 years. Randolph Harding CCF Kaslo Slocant announced th;H Mr. Winch had tendered his lesiKtiation bi a caucus of CCF lexUlature member several day ago Mr Winch said he had Offered hi reiignutiou beraasc "I'm tired" but that the caucus had passed a vote of confidence in him and had asked him to remain a leader. His resit-nation will be dealt with by the parly provincial convention at Vancouver April 10-12 Mr Winch told reporters: "1 told the Lieutenant-Governor that I was positive a CCF government could command more than 19 vote and that I would guarantee that if he railed upon the CCF to form c government, it would deal strictly with public business and not Introduce, , prior to an election, what might be termed socialist policies." Mr Winch said the" Lieuten-i ant-Governor had told him he I could not ask the CCF to form a government unless It would ' command an over-all majority. Halance of power Liberals had ; Indicated previously they would not supixirt the CCF. The campaign leading to the election probably will revolve largely around education costs, the issue which led to the defeat of the government last week. Four political parties have already nominated a few candidates and nominations will come thick and fast In the next few weeks. All parties arc expected to nominate for all seats, with one or two exceptions. very kind about It and examined every angle, but a telegram from Ottawa said thai this was not possible and that duty must be paid," Blake said. Customs officials now will assess the boat to see how much fluty must be paid. A slmiiar case happened here when a Dutch family brought a $4,000 prefabricated house from Holland. It cost them a total of $10,000 before they could move In. maUhed aBain.st the W'ikley rink of Prince I!uKTt for the OHI Scu by Furs Rose Bowl. Leading in the Grand Awnc-K.ile dlvl.slon In the Rolne rink tlie-0' Prince Oeorgc with five win. Priws will be presented at a ; grand banquet at the Canadian Union at 5 o'clock UmiKht which winds up the three-day bonspiel. INJURED WORKER DIES ON WAY TO HOSPITAL A 22-year-old tunnel worker died en route to hospital Saturday night after being Injured In a rock slide at the West Tahtsa tunnelling project of the Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. RCMP here said Simon Cernlk, an immigrant from Hungary died while being rushed to Burns Lake on an emergency flight. The. tunnel Is being pushed through Kildala mountain to make way for a penstock leading to the Kemano powerhouse. OTTAWA 0 The army today recognized the bravery and courage of 71 soudlers in Korea. The fighting men ranged from a gallant and wounded corporal who hurled himself on an ofticer to save him from an exploding grenade to Brig. M. P. Bogert, the 44-year-old commander of the 25th brigade. To them went 36 gallantry and leadership awards and 35 men-tions-ln-dlspatches men who tackled a treacherous minefield with bare hands In pitch dark to rescue trapped comrades; officers no violence could halt in their leadership; medical men and padres who did their duty under the most deadly conditions: men who held their groups together when the chips were down- ' In one of the longest lists of Canadian decorations to come out of Korea, Brig. Bogert, soon to return to Canada, was appointed a commander of the Order of the British Empire. The citation paid tribute to his "outstanding work, quick decisions, decisive action, high example of co-operation." Hacket Is one of Britain's most outspoken critics of the United States. Hacket accused Crosby of turning the 1950 amateur Into & cheap circus and said Hope "made an ass of himself and a bigger ass of British golf when he clowned around in the amateur at Porthcawl two years People Very Kind But Has to Pay Taxes Crosby Hope Should be Barred From Golf Tourney Says Writer inonlh old sou Rodney arrived In Victoria two weeks ago. They shipped the cruiser, for two years "home" 'in Bristol harbor, aboard a freighter. Red tape entered the scene when the boat was unloaded at Vancouver dorks Wednesday. Blake said settlement Immigration officers touring British cities said he could bring the launch to Canada as duty-free settlers' effects. "The customs people were LONDON (API A British sports writer says crooner Bing Crosby and comedian Bob Hope should be barred from taking part in the British amateur golf championship in May. The same applies, columnist Desmond Hackett of The Daily Express said, to various "elderly American business men" who somehow turn up on the entry list every year.