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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY
9.
1954
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Everyone
Welcome
ol
tt
Aldermen
Score
Action
of
Liberals
City
council
last
night
granted
$100
to
the
special
committee
initiated
by
.the
Chamber
of.
Commerce
toward
sending
A.
Bruce
Bl
own,
MI,A,
to
Ottawa
on
the
drydock
issue,
but
not
before
alderm?i.
severely
criticized
the
local,
federal
and
provincial
Liberal
association
executives.
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The
Liberal
groups
were
rap-
--
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pod
for
making
an
appointment'
party
to
contribute
anything
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Alderman
Normari
BelUs
said
oi
a
cuy
representative
Deiore
consulting
other
groups.
It
was
hard
to
understand
Mr.
Brown
going
to
Ottawa
as
any-
The
grant
resulted
from
a
re
.
:",
.
'
Y
'fit'
quest
Irom
Orme
G.
Stuart,
thing
else
but
a
Liberal.
He
saio
chairman
of
the
special
com-
!
other
groups
on
the
committee
Winter
Wonderland
had
not
been
consulted.
n
ittee
asking
for
$100
toward
4
snsrs
pa'her
at
the
foot
of
two
of
the
three
rope
tows
at
Banff,
Alta,
to
be
i
tu
the
slope.
At
left
centre,
among
the
evergreens,
a
group
of
skiers
can
be
seen
j
wn
the
practice
slope.
,
sending
a
city
representative
to
Ottawa
regarding
sale
of
the
drydock.
Alderman
Mike
Krueger
asked
why
it
should
be
any
of
coun
f
I.
A
i
i'
"It
is
the
Liberal
government
that
is
selling
the
drydock,"
Aid.
Bellis
said,-"and
we
have
one
Liberal
member
down
In
Ottawa
now
and
I
don't
see
where
another
one
is
going
to
do
much
good."
Mayor
Hills
quoted
from
The
Daily
News
of
Saturday,
February
6
in
which
a
press
release
from
Liberal
executives
said
the
Liberals
were
sending
Mr.
Brown
to
Ottawa
to
make
representations
on
behalf
of
the
city
In
regards
to
the
drydock.
aurent
Praises
Co-Operative
rt
of
Western
Powers
at
SHAPE
cil's
business
"since
It
had
been
stated
In
the
press
and
over
the
radio
that
the
Liberal
party
were
looking
after
the
matter."
Mayor
George
Hills,
a
member
of
the
committee,
said
it
was
the
special
committee's
wish
that
the
representation
be
non-political
and
that
the
committee
didn't
want
the
Liberal
M
STKWAKT
i
The
Canadian
prime
minister
1
made
the
statement
In
a
brief
THIS
CAT
of
the
Louis
H.
Williams
household
find
some
milk
In
the
bottom
of
a
glass,
he's
t
Instead,
he
dips
a
paw
into
the
glass
(left)
an
is
no
dumb
animal.
If
the
tabby
happens
to
xi
shrewd
to
dump
the
tasty
liquid
on
the
floor.
i
then
relays
the
milk
to
his
mouth
(right).
Read
Story
From
Daily
News
lis
St.
Laurent
said
,
address
In
both
English
and
Russian
efforts
to
French
to
staff
officers
at
Su-North
Atlantic
,
pronic
Headquarters,
Allied
Pow-.nlzation
are
evl-
i
crs
In
Europe,
effectiveness.
He
spoke
to
the
military
rep-
resentatives
of
14
Western
powers
bound
together
in
NATO
during
a
brief
visit
to
the
headquarters,
eight
miles
from
the
outskirts
of
Paris.
He
lauded
the
co-operative
atmosphere
inspired
in
the
European
defence
organization
by
Supreme
commander
General
Alfred
Gruentmcr,
the
cheerful
American
general
whose
multi
'I
don't
question
Mr.
Brown's
ability
whatsoever,"
the
mayor
said,
"I
merely
wanted
to
alleviate
an
unfortunate
position
which
had
been
reduced
to
a
political
level."
He
also
read
yesterday's
Daily
News
in
which
a
letter
from
J.
D.
McRae,
president
of
the
Skee-na
Federai
Liberal
Association,
claimed
that
the
press
release
given
The
Dally
News
was
misinterpreted.
The-
letter
assured
Survivors
Tell
of
Being
Flung'
Into
Air
as
Plane
Disintegrates
ANCHORAGE.
Alaska
fr
i
None
of
them
could
explain
ed
through
snow
to
the
smashed
What
is
it
like
to
be
hurled
into
the
accident.
t
which
happened
craft,
lor
Arctic,
survival
gear
j
MXMte-.
and
marooned
on-
the
on
-a
flight
Irom
Elmendorf
to
and
food
Tatlons.
lingual
headquarters
is
a
bee
hive
of
cheerful
activity.
:
the
special
committee
that
it
wanted
support
-of
all
city
groups
in
sending
Mr.
Brown
to
snowy
wastes
of
Alaska?
273
miles
to
the
Fairbanks,
northeast.
-
The
other
three
were
spotted
15
miles
from
the
scattered
wreckage
of
the
C-47,
wallowing
through
deep
snow.
HIT
DOWN-DRAFT
Six
airmen
who
were
t'ata-pulted
into
the
air
last
Friday
when
a
United
States
air
force
C-47
"disintegrated"
in
flight,
told
last
night
of
their
exper
Alderman
Ray
McLean
said
he
didn't
think
it
was
an
unfor-toiiate
position.,
..
.
(Aid.
McLean,"
at
a
special
council
meeting
last
week,
said
action
on
the
drydock
was
strictly
a
city
council
business
and
council
should
lake
action
itself
and
not
be
led
by
the
Chamber
of
Commerce.)
"Anyone
can
join
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
for
$10,"
he
said
last
night.
"We
are
the
elected
representatives
of
the
people."
Airman
Edward
J.
Fox,
22,
who
'
Both
trios
constructed
lying
on
a
pile
of
baggage
shift
shelters
and
huddledto-
,
Ottawa.
Mayor
Hills,
in
answer
to
a
i
question
from
Aid.
Bellis
said
the
two
additional
city
council
I
members
named
to
the
special
I
committee
last
week
didn't
at-;
tend
the
Saturday
and
Sunday
'
meetings
of
the
special
committee.
I
He
also
said
he
had
fought
'
In
the
committee
to
have
a
non-political
representative
sent.
"
Gruenther-greeted,
the-
prime
minister
on
the
broad
stone
steps
of
the
inter-connected
onc-slorey
group
of
command
offices
where
30
Canadian
service
men
are
on
duty.
PROi
n
OF
CANADIANS
In
his
address
before
the
SHAPE
staff
the
Canadian
leader
said
he
is
proud
of
a
remark
by
Gruenther
that
all
the
Canadians
are
"top
notch."
He
compared
maintcntfrc
of
SHAPE
to
household
fire
Insurance,
saying
a
man
doesn't
give
up
his
fire
insurance
just
because
his
house
hasn't
burned
down.
The
prime
minister
paid
his
visit
to
the
headquarters
just
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finff
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n
n-
hi
in
wnen
disaster
sirucK,
saia:
-we
gemer
rriaay
nigni
in
Deiow-seemed
to
hit
a
down-draft
and
freezing
temperatures
awaiting
the
next
thing
I
knew
I
found
,
dawn
and
rescue,
myself
in
the
air.
I
looked
down
Two
veteran
Alaska
bush
pil-and
saw
U;e
plane
and
some
of
'
0ts,
cliff
Hudson
and
Don
the
other
guys
flying
underneath
1
Sheldon,
played
key
roles
in
the
me.
I
pulled
the
cord
on
myireScue.
Hudson
first
sighted
parachute
an4
landed."
j
3ure
0f
f
the
coast
Is
acting
as
a
'
Three
survivors
were
picked
find
spurred
the
search
and
up
at
the
site
of
the
wrecked
Sheldon
later
landed
his
light
plane.
They
had
joined
after
plane
twice
In
a
blinding
snow-reaching
the
ground
and
walk-
storm
to
take
survivors
to
safety.
ience.
They
were
among
16
men
on
the
plane.
Searchers
have
found
the
bodies
of
three.
Seven
are
still
missing,
among
them
Lt.-Col.
'
W.
West-Watson
of
the
British
Joint
military
services
mission
on
the
U.S.
army
staff
at
Washington.
A
ground
party
which
battled
deep
snow
15
miles
to
tire
scene
of
the
crash
from
the
Uttle
town
of
Curry,
75
miles
northeast
of
here,
Monday
night
reported
it
had
found
three
bodies.
The
six
rescued
men
talked
Request
Not
Well-Received
Aid.
Bellis
said
that
the
Fish-
ciul
committee.
I
was
also
pro--ei-man's
Co-operative-
Associa-1
positioned
to
go
to
Ottawa,
but
i
lion
had
been
approached
as
a
1
1
didn't
want
to
make
a
political
city
organization.
The
Co-Op
he
:
football
oi
tne
issue,
i
m
quite
said,
was
non-political
and
non-
J
willing
to
sit
on
the
committee
sectarian
and
the
request
for
i
and
work
for
the
total
move-
money
didn't
.
'
go
down
very
meni,
mat
oi
saving
uic
laciii-
good"
since
the
move
originated
:
lies
for
Llie
repair
of
our
basic
with
reporters
at
nearby
Elm-
wnH
sernnHiirv
industries."
endorf
air
force
base
after
being
with
the
Liberal
party.
before
a
meeting
with
French
Premier
lanlel
and
Maurice
Schumann,
foreign
affairs
secretary.
The
talks
were
followed
by
a
luncheon
given
by
Lanlel
at
which
France's
thanks
were
offered
for
the
Canadian
prime
minister's
visit,
part
of
his
round-the-world
tour.
The
prime
minister
replied
j
Telegrams
from
Minister
of
"Mr.
Brown
ls
a
fine
man,"
tv
nown
to
safety.
All
six
suffered
exposure.
Fisheries
James
Sinclair
and
E.
f
ISTKK
(
lit
lit
III!,
I,
(left)
shakes
hands
with
Prime
T.
Applewhaite
assuring
council
shock
and
various
cuts
and
said,
"but
since
there
had
been
j
no
action
from
our
Ottawa
MP.
I
say
that
Mr.
E.
T.
Applewhaite,
Liberal
MP
for
Skeena,
should
I
that
it
had
their
support
were
j
bruises
when
they
'
parachuted
read
to
council
and
turned
over
j
into
the
blizzard-bound
wildcr-to
the
special
committee.
ness.
11
Laurent
at
the
door
of
10
Downing
Street,
following
Saturday.
The
Canadian
prime
minister
made
tirst
stop
0n
his
world
tour.
Appearance"
of
the
Churchill
squelched
a
flurry
of
rumors
that
he
had
light
stroke.
ir-ii
CAQERS
FROM
KITMAT
HIGH
PLA
Y
HERE
SA
TURD
A
Y
NIGHT
School
cheers
will
ring
out
in
the
Civic
Centre
Saturday
night
when
two
basketball
teams
from
Kitimat
High
school
,
invade
Prince
Rupert
to
play
two
Booth
Memorial
High
school
squads.
About
25
boys
and
girls
from
Kitimat
will
be
here
and
the
the
Bo-Me-Hi
Rainbirds,
coached
by
Sheila
Hicks,
will
host
the
Kitimat
Girls'
team
in
the
opener.
A
combination
of
Inter
B
and
Junior
Boys'
league
players
from
Bo-Me-Hl
under
the
guidance
of
Don
Hartwig
will
play
the
Kitimat
boys
in
the
second
game.
Bo-Me-Hl
will
have
its
cheer
sections
on
hand
led
by
the
high
school
cheer
leaders.
During
their
visit
the
Kitimat
students
will
be
taken
on
a
tour
of
the
Columbia
Cellulose
plant
at
Watson
Island.
French,
Laotians
Gird
For
Defence
of
Capital
'i
'
to
uil
Refuses
To
Return
lit
to
City
Taxi
Owner
that
he
will
report
to
the
Canadian
people,
when
his
world
tour
concludes
March
17,
on
the
"astonishing"
recovery
of
France
from
the
war.
LAST
DAY-
The
Canadian
leader
started
the
second
and
final
day
of
his
visit
to
Paris
with
a
call
at
the
Canadian
embassy
where
the
staffs
of
all
Canadian
offices
in
Paris
were
assembled.
He
gave
a
brief
outline
of
the
goodwill
idea'
behind
his
tour
and
said
a
"little
prayer
for
its
success
would
do
iro
harm."
Hist
niuht,
vol
eri
f
H-et
a,,
application
nan
d
Donrl
r
M
VII
IV.
Olcl
Cunnilliin
resign
and
that
there
should
be
a
by-election."
"The
decision
was
made
for
the
committee
by
the
Liberal
association,"
Aid.
Kruoger
insisted.
"I
heard
it
on
the
CBC
news
before
the
committee
was
held."
Aid.
George
B.
Casey
said
that
he
had
stressed
at
a
special
city
council
meeting
last
Thursday
that
the
council
should
work
with
one
group,
that
there
should
be
no
differences
of
opinion
or
more
than
one
group.
v.
,
"This
was
not
done,"
he
said,
"the
Liberal
party
association
executive
came
out
and
selected
a
man
without
asking
anyone
else.
I'm
not
against
Mr.
Brown
going.
I'm
against
the
way
the
appointment
was
made,"
he
said.
"I'm
vigorously
opposed
to
other
parties
jumping
in
after
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
initiated
the
move
to
fight
for
the
drydock.
How
much
money
has
the
Liberal
party
offered?
They're
Just
a
'buttinsky'
that's
all,"
he
said.
Alderman
Bill
Bremncr
said
that
city
council
had
been
asleep
at
the
switch
in
allowing
the
appointment
to
be
"kicked
around"
as
long
as
It
had
been.
However,
he
said,
he
favored
the
choice
of
representative
and
moved
the
$100
be'
granted.
His
motion
was
seconded
by
Aid.
McLean.
Mayor
Hills
said
he
wanted
council
to
know
just
where
he
stood
In
the
matter.
"As
you
know
I
have
strong
SAIGON,
Indo-China
(
French
and
Laotian
defenders
of
Luang
Prabang
braced
today
for
an
"imminent"
attack
from
the
Communlst-led
Vietmlnh,
The
rebel
invaders
were
reported
within
25
miles
of
the
royal
Laotian
capital
on
the
banks
of
the
Mekong
river.
'
rys
employee
was
'""rnay
in
a
CNR
"t
Pacific.
,
v"l
In
hiivr
I
"'
P'niip
house
en-4llsm
and
fluim,i
i
of
Anthony
Klamut,
taxt
owner,
for
return
of
his
chauffeur's
permit.
The
vote
was
the
same
as
one
taken
on
the
police
and
licensing
committee
recommendation
that
the
application
he
rejected.
Klamut's
permit
yas
taken
from
him
by
RCMP
followins
his
conviction
on
a
liquor
charge
here
In
December.
"You're
getting
pretty
tough,"
Aid.
George
Casey
told
council.
He
said
Klamut
had
offered
to
put
up
a
bond
with
the
ctty
that
he
would
only
drive
.
the
limousine
to
the
uirport
if
his
permit
was
returned
to
him.
"A
man
can
rommlt
murder,"
he
said,
"and
when
he's
done
his
time
he
ran
take
up
any
occupation
he
likes.
But
here
If
a
man
is
caught
selling
a
bottle
of
whisky,
you
debar
him
from
his
occupation."
No
one
argued
with
Aldernmn
Casey.
City
Clerk
Ilitl
Long
said
the
city
solicitor
had
advised
council
that
it
could
not
enter
Into
such
a
bond.
Aid.
Bellls
said
that
if
Mr.
Klamut
wanted
to
make
such
a
deal
he
should
take
it
up
with
the
attorney-general.
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(CPl
International
Woodworkers
of
America
ClO-CCL
will
go
befcre
the
Labor
Relations
Board
Tuesday
to
protest
the
decertification
of
It
membership
In
Creslon
Sawmills.
Approximately
160
IWA
mn
formerly
employed
in.
the
Cres-ton
mill,
are
still
picketing
the
plant,
although
the
three-month
strike
of
southern
interior
woodworkers
was,
settled
at
the
end
of
January.
.
The
mill
Is
being
operated
by
members
of
a
rival
union,
Lumber
and
Sawmill
Workers
(AFL-TLC)
who
took
over
the
certification
during
Uie
suike,
IWA
district
president
Joe
Morris
Laos'
rheumatic
old
King
Sis-avang
Vong
vowed
once
more
that
the
city
of
142,000
would
be
defended
"until
the
end."
He
made
the
same
pledge
last
spring
when
the
Vietminh
in
vaded
to
within
12
miles
of
the
city,
then
withdrew
without
a
major
battle.
This
time
there
is
every
indication
that
the
fight
will
be
joined.
The
French
said
today
that
they
have
completed
their
major
defences
against
the
onslaught.
The
Vietminh
Invaded
Lao;
from
the
north
early
last
week
sending
at
least
a
divisioi
through
the
Jungles
and
dowi
the
valleys
of
the
Hou
and
Su-ong
rivers
toward
the
capital.
As
the
rebels
advanced,
thi
French
and
Laotian
forces
hac
many
civilians
withdrew
unde
cover
of
Intensive
French
aii
bombardment,
leaving
rici
stocks
burning
behind
them
ir
an
effort
to
destroy
food
tlw
Red
fighters
need.
PvHhn.
relief
purnp
-WEATHER-
Forecast
North
coast
region
Sunny
with
cloudy
intervals
today
and
Wednesday.
A
little
cooler.
Light
winds.
Low
tonight
and
high
Wednesday
at
Port
Hardy
30
and
42,
Sandspit
32
and
42,
Prince
Rupert
28
and
42.
ns
touiKl
at
"K
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by
a
sectl,,,,
lneiid
win,
h.,H
w'Ui
him
at
ls
bellevi.,1
i
i
ny
mm:
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rv,
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t
left
i,t.
.
"
AKYAK,
MEMBER
OF
AN
ESKIMO
TRIBE
living
near
Perry
River,
75
miles
inside
the
Arctic
circle,
gets
his
first
look
at
civilization.
Akyak
was
flown
out
of
the
north
by
an
RCAF
Dakota
which
carried
food
and
supplies
to
destitute
Eskimo
families
at
the
small
settlement,
1,100
miles
northeast
of
Edmonton.
He
was
taken
to
hospital
at
Edmonton
for
treatment
of
an
undisclosed
ailment.
Shown
with
Akyak
Is
Sqdn.
Ldr.
Mel
Bryan
of
Fort
William
who
piloted
the
Dakota
on
its
three-day
3,000-mile
flight
to
Perry
River.
fc.e.n
a
,
"'1.
"r
ij"
""liiy
into
mB
of
the
man
is
Pope
'Better'
VATICAN
CITY
(m
Pope
Pius
spent
a
"fairly
good"
night,
and
Ins
improvement
continued
today.
The
Pontiff
will
be
78
yars
old
on
March
2.
!
political
convictions.
I
assumed
il
8
n0tl-
nf
M
the
responsibility
df
representing
the
ci'y
council
on
the
spe-
'
Mil.
aid.