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VOL.
XLIII,
No.
117
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
MA?
19,
1954
to
the
Great
Northwest"
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
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n
Local
Nurse
on
Duty
During
Mild
Epidemic
A
three-member
medical
team
left
here
by
plana
this
morning
to
relieve
two
nurses
who
have
been
fighting
a
measles
epidemic
in
Telegraph
Creek,
259
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imm
rirp
hns
good
reason
to
massage
his
worried
brow,
.instate
University
varsity
athletic
squads,
several
of
the
14
squads
are
always
In
.stout
the
school
year.
Kapp
Is
shown
reviewing
various
members
of
Spartan
,tiare
(left
to
right
:
wrestling,
hockey,
boxing,
gymnastics,
fencing,
golf,
outdoor
:
track,
cross-country,
basketball,
football,
tennis,
swimming
and
baseball.
France,
U.S.
Pushing
Defence
Pact!
Far
East
Talks
Still
Deadlocked;
GENEVA
(AP)-!
France
and
the
United
j
States
today
were
report-;
ed
pushing
plans
for
a
Southeast
Asia
defence:
pact
as
the
Far
East
con-1
ference
deadlock
on
Indo-I
China
tightened
another
notch.
A
source
close
to
Foreign
Minister
Bidault
said
secret
French-American
talks
which
have
been
going
on
in
Washington,
Paris
and
Geneva
during
the
last
few
days
will
continue
regardless
of
how
the
Geneva
parley
progresses.
NO
riUM.KKSS
The
Indo-China
pence
talks
here
todav
were
reported
stalemated
over
Western
demands
that
Communist
forces
withdraw
immediately
from
the
French
associated
states
of
Laos
and
Cambodia.
One
Western
infor
cui
n
4
1
alias.
That,
too,
would
help
ex
plain
the
delay
in
the
learning
of
his
death.
Both
Mallocka
were
arrested
in
Vancouver
In
late
1950
on
a
charge
of
conspiring
to
sell,
possess
and
distribute
narcotics.
On
bail
of
$20,000
each,
they
failed
to
turn
up
for
trial
in
February,
1951.
George
Mallock
was
recaptur
ed
by
RCMP
and
United
States
treasury
agents
in
New
York
City
last
December
and
returned
to
Vancouver
for
trial.
Cadets
Praised
by
RCAF
Officer
i'imieii
j-----.
-
for
as
equipment
manaucr
for
Drill
Because
of
bad
flying
weather
which
delayed
the
visitors'
Can-so
enroute
from
Prince
Ocorgc,
th
inspection
was
held
at
8:30
p.m.,
an
hour
later
than
previously
announced.
Despite
the
Inspection,
Precision
WITH
THEIR
SEEING-EYE
DOGS
an
uncritical
and
adoring
audience,
three
young
blind
women
at
New
York's
famed
Lighthouse
rehearse
a
comedy,
"Yes,
My
Darling
Daughter."
Left
to
right
are:
Inez
D.Agostino,
Louisa
Scotti
and
Ida
Scotti.
commanding
officer
of
the
RCAF'
station
at
Sea
Island,
Capt.
F.
L
j
Clarke,
B.C.
committee
chairman
for
the
Air
Cadrt
League
of!
Canada,
and
Flight
Lt.
H.
E.
!
Hailing,
air
cadet
Unison
offlrei-l
Other
Mallock
Brother
Learned
Dead
in
Mexico
at
Vancouver.
!
I
delay,
a
large
number
of
i
ers
was
on
hsrnd
for
the
im-
After
the
march
past.
by
squadron
commanding
officer
Flying
Officer
Douglas
MacLcan,
the
air
cadets
went
through
the
paces
of
their
precision
driil
which
impressively
showed
the
mant
said
no
Droirress
has
beeniiock
,
died
in
result
of
their
months
of
ln-ifluadron
tensive
training.
Senior
cadet
R.
DiPederaerF
was
In
command
for
this
part
of
the
inspection,
Other
visiting
officials
present
were
V.
R.
Clerihuc,
Immediate
past
chairman
of
the
B.C.
com-niipceted
mlttee,
and
J.
A.
Brown,
member
of
the
B.C.
committee.
-DRUGS
u
n
Halibut
Prices
Little
Changed
Only
fractional
changes
from
yesterday's
prices
marked
this
morning's
sales
at
the
Halibut
Exchange
In
Prince
Rupert
as
a
total
of
85.000
pounds
were
brought
In
by
six
boats,
three
to
the
exchange
and
three
to
the
Co-Op.
Pacific
Fishing
Company
paid
14.4
cents
for
mediums,
13
for
large
and,
12.2
for
chicken
in
buying
two
9,000-pound
catches,
from
the
Connie
Jean
and
the
Barbara
K.
Royal
bid
14,
13
and
12.5
cents
to
take
the
14.000-pound
catch
from
the
Rosellnd.
Biggest
landing
today
was
the
26.000-pound
catch
of
the
In-grid
H,
taken
to
the
Co-Op,
of
which
19,000
pounds
were
mediums,
8,500
large
and
500
chicken.
Other
landings
at
the
Co-Op
were
the
Charlotte
S
with
a
total
of
5,000
pounds,
3,000
medium
j
and
2,000
chicken,
and
the
Cape
spencer
wnn
a
total
oi
zz.ouu,
15,000
medium
and
7,000
chicken.
The
small
boats
report
catches
falling
off
and
packers
were
low
on
poundage
today,
with
loads
lighter
than
yesterday
s.
'
"
.
Youth
Facing
B
and
E
Count
In
County
Court
An
18-year-old
Greenville
boy
today
was
committeed
for
trial
In
County
Court
in
a
case
which
saw
SMpendlary
Magistrate
H.
F.
Glassey
make
a
flying
trip
to
Greenville
in
the
RCMP
"Beaver"
to
hear
evidence.
Magistrate
Glassey
this
morning
committed
Silas
McKay
on
a
charge
of
breaking
and
entering
with
Intent
to
commit
an
indictable
offence.
The
boy
is
accused
of
breaking
into
the
home
of
Miss
Anna
Sei-bert,
school
teacher
at
Greenville,
May
1.
Magistrate
Glassey
heard
Miss
Seibert's
evidence
yesterday
at
Greenville
then
returned
here.
In
court
this
morning
a
statement,
allegedly
signed
by
the
boy,
admitting
entering
the
house,
was
submitted.
Violent
'Quake
Rocks
Geneva
i
,.
...
GENEVA
I
The
most
violent
earth
tremorS
in
eight
years
shook
Switzerland
today.
No
damage
or
casualties
were
reported.
The
quake
rocked
downtown
buildings
in
Geneva,
site
of
the
international
conference
on
Asian
problems.
Comic
Strips
Among
Missing
Three
strips
of
Daily
News
comics,
"Blondie"'
and
"Li'l
Ab-ner"
and
"The
Heart
of
Juliet
Jones"
have
been
delayed
by
transportation
problems.
In
order
to
bring
readers
up
to
date
on
the
doings
of
"Archie"
and
"Sherlock
Holmes"
three
strips
of
each
are
being
run
today
and
lt
Is
hoped
that
the
others
arrive
tomorrow.
Employment
Up
VANCOUVER
Number
of
jobless
in
Vancouver
has
diminished
by
thousands
since
last
winter,
the
latest
National
Employment
Service
report
said
today.
.Manager
Horace
Keetch
said
the
total
registered
was
18,107,
of
which
more
than
5,000
were
women.
This
Is
about
45
per
cent
lower
than
the
winter
peak
of
32.275.
ion-Segregation
Ruling
African
Daily
OTTAWA
The
Mounties
ticked
another
name
off
their
wanted
list
yesterday
but
they
t'in't
er
t
their
man.
John
Mai
-
Mexico
several
i
we
-iK
The
38-year-old
Winnipeg
salesman
was
one
of
Canada'f
most
wanted
fugitives.
'
He
died
in
hospital
In
Querataro,
Mexico.
April
22
from
injuries
suffered
in
an
automobile
accident
a
few
days
earlier.
The
RCMP
was
advised
of
his
death
Tuesday.
One
RCMP
spokesman
said
the
delay
in
notification
likely
was
due
to
the
"rigmarole"
of
making
positive
identification.
He
said
he
understood
that
Mallock
was
riding
with
several
companions
in
a
car
a
big
one
when
it
collided
head-on
with
a
i
truck
i
He
speculated
that
Mallocl
had
gone
to
Mexico
shortly
af
tp'
he
failed
to
appear
for
trini
ir
Vncotiver
in
February,
1951,
to
face
narcotics
and
conspiracj
chorges.
Mallock,
whose
brother
George
during
the
winter
received
hcav;
sentences
for
similar
offcncci
in
Vancouver,
apparently
wa
fettled
somewhere
in
Mexico
aii
likely
had
been
living
under
pi-
made
or
this
or
any
other
points
:lnce
the
closed-door
sessions
began
two
days
ago.
Another
private
session
on
Indo-China
was
scheduled
today,
and
informed
sources
said
a
lourth
may
be
held
Thursday,
but
that
the
problem
then
probably
will
be
laid
aside
until
next
week.
PLAN
DEFENCE
PACT
In
view
of
this
stalemate,
a
French
source
said.
France
and
the
U.S.
have
agreed
to
go
ahead
with
plans
for
an
Asian
defence
pact
without
awaiting
British
epproval.
Britain
contends
such
negotiations
should
await
the
ou'eome
of
the
conference.
The
French
oppose
the
delay,
fearing
the
Communists
may
try
tp
keep
the
conference
enmeshed
in
endless
debate
while
the
Vletmlnh
rebels
build
up
their
strength
to
mount
a
massive
attack
on
the
.strategic
Red
river
delta.
When
that
happens.
France
want
to
have
her
ullies
ready
to
fight
without
delay.
FIRST
THROUGH
TRAIN
HERE
SINCE
FATAL
DERAILMENT
The
first
passenger
train
to
travel
the
CNR
line
through
from
Jasper
to
Prince
Rupert
since
Friday
night's
big
derailment,
arrived
here
at
8:30ia.m.
today.
Canadian
National
spokesmen
here
today
said
that
trains
would
continue
to
run
a
few
hours
late
due
to
poor
track
conditions
in
the
interior
which
necessitate
reduced
speeds
over
most
of
the
route.
The
upset
Friday
night,
which
resulted
In
one
man's
death
and
injuries
to
others,
cancelled
one
passenger
train
run
completely,
held
up
others
for
many
hours,
and
entailed
transfer
of
passengers
and
baggage
by
bus
and
truck
around
the
wreck
scene
for
one
run.
miles
north
of
here.
The
trio
will
take
additional
medical
supplies
to
the
village
which
has
seen
45
white
and
Indian
'
children
stricken
with
the
disease
in
the
last
two
weeks.
Heading
the
party
Is
Dr.
G.
W.
J.
Fiddes
of
the
Indian
health
department,
resident
at
Miller
Bay.
He
was
accompanied
bv
a
woman
eye
specialist.
Dr.
V.
Markam
and
-ray
technician
George
Eaton.
ON
RIVER
BOAT
The
party
flew
to
Wrangell.
Alaska,
to
start
a
three-day
trip
up
the
Stikine
River
to
Telegraph
Creek
in
a
shallow-draft
river
boat.
The
river
trip
will
be
only
the
second
this
year
as
the
river
is
clogged
with
Ice
between
September
and
mid-May.
The
measles
epidemic,
which
is
now
tapering
off,
was
not
very
severe
said
Dr.
Fiddes
prior
to
his
departure.
There
were
no
serious
complications
reported.
Dr.
Markam's
check
of
eyes
and
the
x-ray
team's
work
are
just
routine
services
provided
by
the
Indian
health
department.
The
x-ray
technician
will
pick
up
his
assistants
at
Telegraph
Creek.
WENT
LAST
WEEK
Looking
after,
the
35Q
or
-
so
residents
of
the
remote
B.C.
community
are
nurses
Moen
of
Whitehorse,
Y.T.,
and
Frances
Partridge,
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
F.
H.
Partridge,
233
Fiftn
Avenue
East.
Miss
Partridge
went
in
to
Tele
graph
Creek
last
Tuesday
to
relieve
the
Whitehorse
nurse.
coined
member
of
the
council
to
the
posts
of
chairman
of
the
board
of
directors
and
deputy
badge
secretary.
The
meeting
was
told
that
Joe
Turner,
recently-appointed
provincial
commissioner,
who
succeeded
Jim
Blaine
in
that
post
will
be
In
Prince
Rupert
late
this
month
to
conduct
the
bronze
arrowhead
course
and
the
Cub
Field
day.
ACCEPTS
RESIGNATION
The
council
accepted
with
regret
the
resignation
of
F.
E.
An-lield.
District
Scout
Commissioner,
who
Is
leaving
Prince
Rupert
shortly
for
Vancouver.
Joe
Martin
told
the
meeting
that
few
people
realized
the
extent
of
Mr.
Anfields
contribution
to
Scouting
in
this
area.
Mr.
Martin
said
that
when
Mr
Anfield
became
Interested
In
Scouting
here
in
1936,
the
total
of
Scouts
and
Cubs
in
Prince
Rupert
numbered
seven.
Todays
enrollment
had
reached
300
boys,
the
largest
boys'
group
operating
lii
the
district.
Mr.
Anfield,
in
reply,
thanked
every
father,
mother.
Scout
and
Cub
for
the
help
he
had
received
making
the
success
of
Scouting
here
possible.
Also
tendering
his
resignation
was
W.
H.
Lemmon,
who
Is
leaving
shortly
for
Sunset
Prairie,
near
Dawson
Creek.
The
council
expressed
Its
regret
and
wished
him
every
success.
The
statement
appeared
In
the
Nationalist
newspaper
Die
Transvaler,
which
speaks
for
Malan's
program
of
separating
the
white
and
native
populations
of
South
Africa
in
schools,
public
halls,
buses
and
trains.
Under
the
heading
"Where
the
Court
is
Master,"
the
newspaper
spld:
"An
enlightened
system
which
fundamentally
did
Justice
'o
v
hiles
and
non-whites
according
to
the
accepted
pattern
of
rHce
relations
has
thus
been
wlH'd
out
by
the
stroke
of
a
pen.
"And
the
court
is
swinging
that
pen
as
a
sceptre
over
the
will
and
practices
of
ihe
people."
Meanwhile
In
Lexington,
Ky.,
a
fiery
cross,
apparently
a
symbol
of
resentment
to
Monday's
United
States
Supreme
Court's
segregation
ruling,
was
attached
to
the
front
of
city
school
superintendent
John
M.
Ridgway's
Inline
Tuesday
night.
After
the
court
ruled
Hint
segregation
of
races
In
American
public
schools
was
unconstitutional,
Kldgway
said
he
felt
lt
would
make
"relatively
little
difference"
to
the
city
school
system,
where
schools
are
lwatcd
In
relutlon
to
the
pupils
they
serve.
He
did
'not
elaborate
on
his
statement.
;.pT''s
air
cadet
the
praise
of
vl.slt-is
il
went
almost
sisusii
romplicated
.ires
in
its
annunl
'.lie
court
house,;
ni?ht
-
fifing
hfld
indoors
iifdl:
in
the
weath-a'
performance
was
"excellent"
by
the
;IAF
and
air
cadet
4
added
that
thoy
had
made
sill'..
"i
-
'
years
ago.
parade
grounds
by
j
i
of
the
1201
h
HAA
j
RFi
the
squad-'
by
Wing
DCS
MaeDonald,
i
by
South
a'JRO
iReutersl
an
newspaper
sup-w
Daniel
F.
Malan
t
United
States
ruling
Monday
segregation
in
has
wiped
out
rH
system"
by
the
'pen.
"
Czechs
Miring
nivnv
i
pi
n''l!
'i
r-f(
tor;,v
Jn
i!
s
C
u
ill
in
u
n
I
s
t
liwn
lulling
the
1
Insane
f,n
J"'urs.
:ll-sD"nsorc(
rudir
l1;i'n(nt
Rivi
rr
5"
siid
hospitals
ms
are
screened
"
Ptirnts
eonsid-Io
rccovcrv
ar-'
""t
to
death
at
stations.
H
ml,,.,.
"Ure
"t,'(l
Prior
t
Hp.
Wr,'
kiillnus.
J1"
tit-
boiling
,'""
"ii
a
recent
"'""i
when
visitors
.''m"itHl
hospital
ri'l'itives
had
rt"tl
hi
rn
unnamed
-
"Wiitional
treat-lhi.1
in
jan-
."
bodies
WHl
who
had
.
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Scouts
Fund
Raising
Drive
Successful
Council
Informed
pressive
event.
A
feature
of
the
evening
was
th?
awarding
of
the
Canadian
Legion
trophy
to
Allan
Ritchie
as
the
cadet
showing
the
most
progress
In
19S3
for
his
firs
year
with
the
squadron.
The
presentation
wns
made
by
Graham
Alexander,
president
of
the
Legion's
local
branch.
SMART
Tl'RN-Ol
T
In
his
remarks
to
the
cadets
after
the
inspection.
Wing
Commander
MaeDonald
said
he
war.
favorably
impressed
by
the
squadron's
smart
turn-out
ano'
congratulated
the
boys
on
thcii
precision
drill
performance.
Ha
expressed
the
opinion
that
the
renown
of
thu
Job's
Daughters'
drill
team
here
shouid
provide
them
with
an
incentive
to
achieve
the
highest
standards
In
drill
manoeuvres.
He
commend'
ed
the
army
pipe
band
for
the
help
it
gave
the
cadets
in
putting
on
a
good
show.
Capt.
Clarke
also
congratulated
the
cadets
on
their
progress.
He
stressed
the
Important
part
parents
play
in
the
air
cadet
movement,
adding:
"You
were
not
compelled
to
join
this
squadron."
he
said.
"You
did
so
of
your
own
free
will
and
accord,
and
even
now
you
may
resign
if
you
so
wish.
But
I
trust
and
hope
you
will
complete
your
training
with
us
if
at
all
possible."
He
added
that
the
air
cadet
movement
gave
the
boys
a
"sense
of
discipline
with
deportment."
He
said
that
this
together
with
a
school
education,
was
a
requisite
of
success.
Following
the
parade,
the
in
specting
officets
examined
the
csult.s
of
the
cadets
cihsswoik
training
at
the
Armoury.
A
reception
was
given
for
them
later
by
the
sponsoring
e.unmitlce
in
the
wardroom
or
HMCS
Chatham.
The
itrnup
departed
Ih's
moin-
lng
by
plane
for
Vancouver.
recovery
indicated
it
was
undamaged,
as
the
weather
overnight
was
clear
and
dry.
The
oil
painting,
which
depicts
Christ
being
raised
on
the
Cross,
vanished
from
a
section
of
the
gallery
devoted
to
European
works
from
the
15th
to
18th
centuries.
The
theft
was
discovered
about
10:30
p.m.,
after
the
thieves
tripped
a
burglar
alarm
on
their
way
out
a
fire-escape
door
at
the
rear
of
the
two-storey
building.
It
is
believed
they
hid
in
the
gallery,
in
downtown
Toronto,
during
the
day
until
the
6
p.m.
closing
time.
In
a
matter
of
hours
police
In
Canada
and
at
United
States
border
points
were
put
on
the
alert.
A
description
of
the
painting
went
to
the
FBI.
i
.
.
r
s
i
a
Rubens
Masterpiece
Found
Following
Art
Gallery
Theft
Recent
fund
raising
campaign
of
the
Prince
Rupert
and
Dis-'
triet
Boy
Scouts
association
was
a
complete
success
the
district
council
was
told
at
a
meeting
this
week.
S.
O.
Furk,
secretary,
told
the
council
that
the
association
had
forwarded
a
yearly
portion
of
$750
to
provincial
headquarters
in
Vancouver,
2j0
had
been
al
lotted
to
camp
equipment,
for
use
In
this
district
and
another
$110
had
been
earmarked
for
completion
of
the
Grassy
Bay
scout
building.
The
work
on
the
latter
project
will
be
completed
Immediately.
The
meeting
appointed
Dr.
Maurice
Wayman,
newly-wel-
Idaho
Floods
Cause
Concern
BONNERS
FERRY,
Idaho
lu
Gov.'
Len
Jordan
declared
a
state
of
emergency
at.Bonners
Ferry
Tuesday
as
army
engineers
went
to
work
bolstering
dikes
to
protect
the
town
and
valuable
farm
land
from
waters
of
the
fast-rising
Kootenay
river.
"It
doesn't
look
good,"
said
Mayor
Myrl
A.
Felch.
The
situation
could
be
even
worse
than
in
1948
when
the
area
was
inundated,
he
said.
But
there
seemed
i
to
be
no
Immediate
danger
for
the
town's
1.8H0
resident.
TORONTO
i
A
Rubens
masterpiece
stolen
last
night
from
the
Art
Gallery
of
Toronto
was
recovered
today.
Cpl.
Arthur
Steen
of
the
Ontario
provincial
police,
on
his
way
to
work,
found
the
painting,
"The
Elevation
of
the
Cross,"
on
the
lawn
of
the
provincial
parliament
buildings
In
central
Toronto.
The
27-by-52-inch
work,
considered
one
of
the
Flemish
master's
finest,
was
Insured
for
$30.-000.
.
When
lt
was
reported
missing,
police
expressed
belief
it
had
been
taken
by
persons
working
for
a
private
collector
or
possibly
by
a
religious
fanatic.
There
was
no
immediate
explanation
today
why
it
was
abandoned.
Early
reports
of
Its
HERE
ARE
TWO
TROUT
that
really
hope
for
a
warm
reception
when
they
reach
the
United
States.
Being
flown
from
Germany
to
the
U.S.
for
breeding,
they
have
to
make
the
transatlantic
trip
frozen
in
ice.
Since
trout
require
fresh
water
every
five
hours
(an
lmpractlcallty
on
an
Atlantic
air
trip),
technicians
have
devised
the
deep-freeze
bed
to
take
the
place
of
a
water
tank.
The
fish
are
being
shipped
to
the
University
of
Cleveland
where
they
will
be
thawed
and
returned
to
the
water.
University
officials
report
trout
already
received
In
the
frozen
state
are
alive
and
doing
fine.