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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Published
ot
Canodo's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XLIII,
No.
107
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MAY
7,
1954
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-y
Eisenhower
Lauds
Garrison's
Stand
PARIS
(CP)
The
gallant
French
fortress
of
Dien
Bien
Phu
fell
to
the
Communist-led
Vietminh
rebels
in
the
face
of
a
new
three-pronged
assault
on
the
French
Union
Indo-China
bastion.
The
news
was
received
here
:
after
earlier
reports
of
renewed
l
f
II
f
.
I
rebel
attacks
launched
just
bs-
irj
j
(UAr
llAatn
fore
midnight
last
night.
UIIaCI
iCQlll
Peace
Plan
Designed
By
Big
Three
To
Meet
Reds
On
Saturday
GENEVA
(CP)
The
Tr
-
-irrimiMfiftMn
i---
--nri
fl'irgrifciiiTi
(KY
HKKE
en
route
to
Tobruk
to
Join
their
mother
and
father,
Prince
Charles
and
Innc
enjoyed
wading
In
Peter's
Pool
on
the
Island
of
Malta
under
the
watchful
eyes
Cable
advices
early
this
morn-1
t
i
ing
t-:ld
of
the
latest
all-out
as-
d
Lady
Mounioaticn.
ine
royai
enna
ren
went
ashore
from
the
Britania
which
took
rendezvous
with
Queen
Elizabeth
and
the
Duke
of
Edinburgh.
sault
by
the
Vietminh
attackers
)
J
United
States,
Britain
and
France
today
were
report-icd
to
have
reached
broad
which
brought
about
the
fall
of
four
of
the
nine
strongpoints
I
around
the
'
hard-pressed
fortress.
The
French
command
said
ral,
B.C
Governments
Not
Split
agreement
on
an
Indo-China
peace
plan
to
put
to
ukon
Hydro
Development
Policy
the
Communists.
Authoritative
sources
said
the
leaders
of
the
Big
Three
western
Irj)
Northern
Af-
rebel
shock
troops
hit
the
north-
j
east,
east
and
southwest
sides
of
the
fortress
which
had
shrunken
to
less
than
a
mile
in
diameter.
Word
of
Dien
Bien
Phu's
capture
was
given
a
hushed
French
National
assembly
by
Premier
Joseph
Laniel.
The
assembly
immediately
adjourned.
PAYS
HIGH
TRIBUTE
President
Eisenhower
speaking
of
the
gallant
stand
which
saw
ores
from
all
over
the
world.
I
Mr
Git
en
said
the
government
The
Aluminum
Company
of
;
should
refuse
to
grant
a
permit
America
proposed
to
use
the!
for
use
of
(he
water
to
produce
Brings
Mishap
Toll
to?
Four
Stanley
Walker
of
Terrace,
died
in
Terrace
General
Hospital
this
morning,
bringing
to
four
the
death
toll
of
the
two-car
collision
on
Highway
16
Sunday
night.
Meanwhile,
another
victim
of
the
accident,
Mrs.
Miles
Bell
of
Terrace,
has
been
taken
to
Vancouver
for
treatment
of
a
fractured
leg
and
Mrs.
Joseph
Wesley
of
Terrace
district
is
being
treated
in
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital.
Inquest
into
the
deaths
will
open
Monday
In
Terrace,
where
other
injured
are
still
in
hos-!
pital.
Funeral
service
for
22-I
year-old
Stanley
Walker
will
bo
j
held
Monday
at
Knox
United
I
Chprch,
Terrace.
h
Usage
said
Tliurs-
aelegat'ons
hope
the
talks
on
Indo-China
can
start
Saturday,
knows
of
no
dif-
headwaters
lo
produce
power
fori
power
in
Alaska.
Development
of
innion
between
thi?
by
which
time
the
main
repre
sentatlves
of
the
three
French
unenl
and
of
Brit-
associated
states
of
Indo-China
L
conrri
Ming
dcvcl-
will
be
on
hand.
1
Irdro-clectric
power
production
of
aluminum
at
Skagway.
Mr.
Green
said
there
appears
to
be
a
difference
of
opinion
between
the
federal
government
and
the
B.C.
government,
which
appeared
to
favor
the
development
of
power
in
Alaska.
He
nil
aluminum
plant
at
Skagway
might
prejudice
the
future
of
the
aluminum
plant
at
Kilimat,
B.C.
Mr.
Lesage
said
the
only
step
taken
by
his
department
was
the
granting
of
a
permit
to
Quebec
Metallurgical
Industries
Ltd.
to
the
12,000
French
Union
troops
hold
out
for
57
days
against
a
The
plan
is
expected
to
be
presented
when
the
talks
start.
However,
tne
start
of
the
talks
could
again
be
delayed
by
last-minute
hitches.
They
were
due
to
start
today
but
Thursday
night
France
asked
for
postponement
because
the
foreign
minis
30.000
rebel
force
said:
"The
heroic
action
of
the
French
garrison
will
live
forever
as
a
tribute
to
the
free
world's
determination
to
resist
agress
ii
river.
!ip
statement
In
the
;
reply
to
Howard
'.anoouve
r-Quadrai.
akrd
for
a
statc-mmcnt
policy
that
In
not
permit
Yukon
jsrd
for
production
i
Alaska.
He
advo-i'
headwaters
should
l
(or
hydro
develop-
Tuku
river
In
B.C.
'
said
'iff
Capsdinn
noted
that
Jurisdiction
over
Ocj
Miivcy
the
headwaters.
Neither
water
resources
was
shared
by
j
the
Aluminum
Company
of
the
two
governments
because
America
nor
the
Aluminum
the
headwaters
were
in
both
B.C.
Company
of
Canada
had
applied
and
the
Yukon.
i
lor
a
similar
permit.
ion."
Early
this
morning,
Larry
Al-
Ule
crasn.
hicii
Kliico
two
len
of
the
Associated
Press,
children
and
another
adult
be
-
cabled
that
the
battle
had
reach-
ses.
Walker,
occurred
a
mile
.
..,,....
i"
.....
hi.
..M..
and
a
half
west
of
Terrace
on
earne
d
disorganized
btU
lndl-l.a
straht
strefrch
ofHhlghw.ayJ..
f
The
Bell
car,
caii
j
Ji
:ine
pim
eating
confusion
at
Hanoi,
the
onie
time
ago
took!
ple
was
heading
for
Terrace
and
SCKPRISE
EXHIBIT
of
Turin
auto
show
is
Italy's
tlrlt
tuvblne-powcred
car
built
by
Fiat.
Newsmen
and
technician
crowd
the
CMieUe
Aerodrome
runway
(above),
when
the
car
made
Its
first
appcaraftce
for
a
trial
ruiu
It
has
a
top
speed
of
175
m.p.h.
and
200
h.p.
Its
turbine,
accommodated
in
the
rear,
uses
hot
gas
at
about-
L470
degrees
Fahrenheit
And
spins
at
22,000
revolutions
per
minute
Two
large
rear
fins
improve
the
stability
of
the
car
on
fast
runs.
This
Is
an
experimental
model-
witch'
took
five
years
to
build.
French
headquarters
city
about
Hut
Canadian
re-
ii
north,
particularly
ters
of
Laos
and
Cambodia
had
not
arrived.
And
China
threatened
to
upset
the
talks
at
their
oulwt
by
asking
representation
by
more
countries.
.-
Details'
of
"the
new
Western
plan
still
are
subject
to
final
consultation,
Reuters
news
agency
said,
but
it
follows
the
terms
laid
down
for
an
armistice
by
the
French
government
in
March.
The
United
States
delegation's
acceptance
was
seen
a
major
switch
by
the
U.S.
from
the
concept
of
a
full
military
victory
by
French
Union
forces.
the
other,
owned
by
Dennis
Waters,
killed
in
the
crash,
was
heading
for
Shames
to
catch
a
train.
The
Bell
car
had
stopped
to
pick
up
four
people
on
the
highway,
just
about
300
yards
west
mu.4
be
retained
i
use.
iaid
Uie
headwaters
n
have
an
electric
ill
0(5.000.000
horse
I"9
miles
east
of
Dien
Bien
Phu.
One
section
of
cable,
of
which
the
first
part
was
missing,
said:
"Long-besieged
fortress,
again
in
great
danger
as
Vietminh;
hurling
in
thousands
of
crack
troops,
pressed
attacks,
furiously
from
three
points.
:
.
.
f
j
,
"Battle
raging
so
furiously
that
French'1
said
there
no
moment
INABILITY
JO
DRIVE
CAR
NO
BAR
TO
SCOOTER
OWNER
A
person
seeking
a
licence
to
drive
a
motor
scooter
Uocs
not
have
to
be
able
to
drive
a
car,
H.
W.
Holding,
government
agent
made
It
clear
this
morning.
;
He
was
commenting
on
a
Dully
News
story
yesterday
which
recorded
the
blight
or
Theresa
Pfeiffer
who
had
a
scooter
but
couldn't
immediately
get
a
test.
The
News
was
told
a
driver
of
a
scooter
had
to
have
a
car-driver's
licence,
and
Thereasa
couldn't
drive
a
car.
Mr.
Harding
said
that
providing
a
person
with
a
motor
scottrr
can
pass
a
test
to
the
satisfaction
of
an
examiner,
they
can
have
a
licence.
.The
same
regulation
applies
to
a
motorcycle.
Later
yesterday,
followed
by
a
police
car,
Theresa
demonstrated
that
she
was
able
to
drive
a
motor
scooter
and
got
her
licence.
ver,
proposed
plans
of
the
accident
scene,
-iter,
Tor
hydro
pow-;)ilcated
at
the
mo-
Canada
To
Go
It
Alone
On
Seaway
If
U.S;
Delays
i
even,
to
think
of
how
heavy
metallurgical
proposed
a
powei
City
Oldtimer
I
Taku
river
and
dc-
OTTAWA
Prime
Minister
j
Lakes
cities
Inland
seaports
will
(acllltics
to
smelt
be
removed,"
said
Governor
G.
Pilot,
Wife
Marooned
On
Mountain
FAIRBANKS.
Alaska
0
A
pilot
and
his
wife,
attempting
to
bring
supplies
to
a
party
climbing
Mt.
McKlnley,
crashed
on
losses
were
on
both
sides.
SUPREME
Bill
"This
appears
supreme
bid
of
Vietminh
to
wipe
out
French
fortress
before
Geneva
conference
makes
any
move
to
settle
conflict
by
negotiation."
Just
prior
to
the
capture
of
the
fortress
bloody
hand-to-
Fined
John
Hay
Tait
Dies
Down
South
Word
has
been
received
here
of
the
death
in
Vancouver
Sat
St.
Laurent
says
Canada
is
prepared
to
build
the
St.
Lawrence
seaway
atone
but
will
talk
over
a
Joint
job
with
the
United
States
If
the
U.S.
will
hurry
up.
He
told
Parliament
Thursday
Mennen
Williams
of
Michigan.
U.S.
seaway
supporters
from
the
upper
Great
Lakes
region
already
have
set
a
new
target,
a
suDDlementarv
all-Amerlcan
wiving
project
deepening
channels
Into
.
hand
fighting
raged
on
aU
sides
night
Canada's
stand
has
not
as
the
French
lashed
out
with
Goods
lakes
Huron,
Michigan
ana
superior,
where
navigation
now
is
restricted
to
21
feet
for
upbound
bayonets
In
desperate
counterattacks
to
push
back
the
rebels.
Human
tidal
waves"
of
reb
25
feet
for
down-
ships
-and
Big
Inspection,
March
Past
Set
Tonight
For
RCN,
Cadets
HMCS
"Chatham"
stood
at
at-
i
and
Sub.
LI.
S.
McKay
of
Ham-tention
today
as
Captain
P.
D.
ilton.
Bud(je
DSC
(CDi
RCN
of
Ottawa
Following
a
press
conference
made
a
complete
round
of
the
j
at
9:15
the
visiting
party
will
establishment
on
his
annual
tour
j
inspect
classes
and
messes,
of
inspection
today.
The
Inspecting
party
will
leave
els
stormed
through
murderous
bound.
changed
since
it
undertook
In
1951
to
build
the
$300,000,000
ditch
by
Itself,,
despite
the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives'
action
Thursday
in
approving
participation
In
the
seaway
project.
He
went
no
further
than
to
say
that
the
Canadian
government
is
still
willing
to
discuss
any
specific
proposal
the
VS.
admin
the
7,000-foot
level
of
the
mountain
but
escaped
injury.
The
fliers
were
Dick
Collins,
a
Civil
Aeronautics
Administration
employee
at
the
Minchu-mina
Range
station,'
and
his
wife,
Jeanle.
They
now
are
marooned
in
glacier-clad
Peters
Basin
on
the
north
side
of
the
mountain.
Attempts
to
reach
the
couple
by
helicopter
were
thwarted
by
wind
and
blowing
snow.
Another
attempt
wU
be
made
by
rescue
units
from
Ladd
Air
Force
Base
as
soon
as
the
weather
im
French
fire.
STILL
HOLDING
OUT
Only
point
still
holding
out
against
the
Vietminh
forces
is
the
"Isabelle"
defence
point.
Isolated
three
miles
south
of
the
urday
of
John
Hay
Tait,
73,
former
Prince
Rupert
oldtimer.
Although
lie
left
here
more
than
20
vcars
ago
to
make
his
:
lio'me
in
Vancouver,
the
colorful
old
'character,
popularly
known
as
Jock,
was
well
remembered
by
Prince
Rupert
pioneers.
Born
in
Elgin.
Scotland,
he
came
here
.In
about
1911.
He
went
overseas
from
Prince
Rupert
In
1914
to
serve
with
the
16Lh
Canadian
Scottish,
and
was
wounded
overseas.
He
returned
here
following
the
war,
and
worked
for
some
time
for
the
Canadian
Legion.
However,
he
WEATHER
North
Coast
Region:
Clear
today
and
Saturday.
A
little
warmer
tomorrow.
Winds
light.
Low
tonight
and
high
Saturday
at
Port
Hardy
40
and
60,
Sandspit
45
and
55,
Prince
Rupert
40
and
65.
The
physical
Inspection
of
the
j
by
plane
from
Seal
Cove
tomor-
s'i'omi
hand
dcal-M
sullty
of
retaln-I'ods
and
was
fined
or
in
default
one
I1'
by
Magistrate
W.
f
Police
court
this
'U"'l
Robert
Blair
J"
prove
tlitti,
know-
f
ls
were
stolen,
bc-'"'
liud
been
paid
uniuculars.
had
not
fried
by
the
Crown.
I
tliut
the
original
1
'aluc
greater
than
Ithat
even
the
police
P
0(
the
rent
vnlne
row
morning
for
Vancouver
fol
main
fortress.
As
the
waves
of
yelling
Vietminh
flung
themselves
on
the
main
camp,
the
rebel
artillery
laid
down
a
mur
lowing
a
conference
with
the
officers
of
"Chatham"
on
any
problems
or
comments
on
the
division.
istration
may
put
up,
provided
this
does
not
delay
the
hydro-navigation
project
However,
In
Chicago,
proponents
of
the
St.
Lawrence
seaway
today
hailed
victory
in
their
20-year
fight
In
the
United
States
Congress
for
enabling
legislation,
but
tempered
their
rejoicing
In
the
realization
that
fullest
benefits
are
many
years
away.
derous
barrage
on
Isabelle
100
Die
In
Storm
DACCA,
East
Pakistan
W
More
than
100
persons
in
small
river
boats
were
believed
drowned
Thursday
in
a
storm
that
struck
the
southern
part
of
east
burraeks
.marks
the
half-way
mark
of
the
yearly
tour.
If
time
permits
a
visit
to
Naval
Establishments
in
the
Prince
Rupert
Area
will
be
undertaken
later
today.
The
entire
personnel
of
"Chat-hnm"vwill
be
on
deck
at
8:30
tonight
for
inspection
of
divisions
and
a
March
Past
in
front
of
the
reviewing
stand
at.
the
court,
house.
Accompanying
Captain
Budge
on
his
annual
tour
of
inspection
are
Lt.
Cmdr.
S.
R.
Huntington
Accused
Told
To
Smarten
Up
was
a
semi-mvana
lor
mosi
oi
his
years
here,
and
was
a
longtime
patient
at
Shaughnessy
Hospital
in
Vancouver
prior
to
his
death.
There
are
no
known
survivors.
The
approval
"means
that
the
major
barrier
to
making
Great
1
Pakistan.
res,"
Mr.
Blair
said,
fi
youths
walk
In
f
o'
binoculurs.
and
J
usk,
tl
o
questions,
known
thoy
were
i4rate
Vance
stated,
f
'ty
as
charged."
"Hmarleii
up!
1.1
n-
police
are
i
IL"'"
"
111
1
i.
in.
i
mrm
proves.
The
rescue
squadron
also
is
conducting
a
search
for
the
Rev.
William
Wartes,
Presbyterian
missionary
who
disappeared
on
Tuesday
on
a
flight
from
Pt.
Barrow
to
Barter
Island.
Florence
Rucker
and
Florence
Robinson,
two
women
fliers
from
Fairbanks,
were
escorting
the
Collins
plane
to
the
rendezvous
with
the
climbers
when
the
crash
occurred.
They
said
Collins
was
attemnt-ing
a
landing
when
his
wing
dug
into
the
glacier
Ice.
The
plane
crashed,
destroying
the
landing
gear
and
crumpling
a
wing.
The
hikers
could
be
seen
in
the
distance
and
may
have
joined
the
fliers.
H
Ships
Scour
Atlantic
Missing
Craft
Off
Carrier
I
going
to
brii.B
you
in
anyway,"
j
a
man
who
pleaded
guilty
to
causing
a
disturbance
and
resist
ing
arrest
wns
told
yesterday
.il'ternoon
In.
police
court.
Lssuin'r
the
warning
was
Magistrate
W.
p.
Vance
who
heard
evidence
that
Donald
Eric
Gray
was
abusive
and
violent
when
police
arrested
him
Wednesday
for
creating
a
disturbance
in
a
public
place.
"You
might,
just
as
well
be
quiet
about
it.
because
you'll
be
brought.
In
If
it
takes
the
whole
force."
Charged
jointly
on
the
dis
A
linw
A..n
ir,i,
.
'
"iger
Prior
to
the
bastion's
capture,
Isabelle's
guns
had
been
a
major
deterrent
to
attack
from
the
south.
'
To
breach
the
barbed
wire
and
pave
the
way
lor
their
infantry,
the
Vietminh
sent
In
"volunteer
for
death"
squaas
armed
with
containers
of
nitroglycerine.
Rebel
"mole
men"
preceded
the
attack,
burrowing
through
the
mud
and
popping
up
Inside
the
barbed
wire.
Fire
Quelled
By
Machinists
Sparks
from
a
welding
machine
are
blamed
for
a
fire
aboard
the
trailer
and
halibut
boat
Arctic
1,
on
the
ways
at
the
Bytown
Machine
Works
at
Cow
Bay
last
night.
No
damage
was
caused
to
the
vessel,
owned
by
Percy
Pierce.
The
blaze
was
quelled
with
fire
extinguishers
by
Roy
Boy-chuk
and
Ed
Lindseth
after
sparks
had
ignited
grease
in
the
bilge
of
the
boat.
The
Prince
Rupert
lire
department
responded
to
a
call
from
the
owners
of
the
machine
shop
at
9
o'clock,
but
the
fire
had
been
controlled
when
they
miles
off
Yarmouth,
N.S.
Seas
were
rough
and
visibility
poor-
The
Avenger
was
from
the
31st
support
air
group
based
at
Summerside.
The
nature
of
its
j
I0"r
persons
a
oft
western
Nova
y
ami
p,anes
and
'"'Ely
hopeless
odds.
mission
was
not
known
but
it
might
have
been
exercising
with
other
Canadian
and
U.S.
air-sea
TLC
Demanding
More
Benefits
VANCOUVER
(0'
Extension
of
unemployment
Insurance
benefits
to
Jobless
no
longer
eligible
was
demanded
here
by
a
committee
representing
more
than
100.000
members
of
B.C.
labor
and
charitable
groups.
The
demand
was
the
first
step
of
a
committee
on
unemployment,
selected
at
a
meeting
of
the
TLC
Vancouver
Trades
and
Labor
Council,
CCL
Vancouver
Labor
Council
and
the
Vancouver
Community
Chest.
A
representative
of
the
city
of
Vancouver
also
sat
In
on
the
meeting.
turbance
count
was
Nora
uui-branson.
Both
accused
were
lined
$15
and
costs
or
in
default
seven
days
In
Jail
on
the
first
count
and
Gray
received
a
$25
fine
or
14
days
on
the
resisting
Philc
en
route
from
Siminicrslde,
P.E.I
ldc"Wied
the
occU:
I011"
A.
MacLeod,
22,
at
:-Jert
H.
Jones,
24
of
WellvesatDarl
J
1
wute
of
Sum-
b
iHRt
.seen
70
units
off
Bermuda.
The
frigate
New
Liskeard
and
the
minesweepers
Granby
and
Whitethroat
sped
from
Halifax
late
last
night
on
a
180-mile
dash
to
where
the
aircraft
is
thought
to
have
been
abandoned.
At
least
12
planes
were
to
begin
the
search
at
dawn.
They
were
five
Avengers
from
Shearwater
air
station
cross-harbor
from
Halifax
and
five
more
Avengers
and
two
RCAF
Canso
amphibians
from
Yarmouth.
charge.
Arthur
La
Croix,
Digby
Island
was
found
guilty
of
supplying
liquor
to
an
Indian
and
fined
$75
and
costs,
or
in
default
one
month
in
Jail
BABY
CHICKS,
In
varying
stages
of
ill
health,
s
eek
warmth
as
they
cluster
around
another
unwanted
Easter
present.
Thumper,
the
rabbit.
These
and
hundreds
of
other
chicks,
ducklings
and
rabbits
wound
up
at
Chicago's
Animal
Welfare
League
shortly
after
Easter.
People
had
bought
them
as
pets
and
then
found
that
they
were
unable
to
care
for
them
properly.