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TOMORROW'S”

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BACKID SMOKE which hampered ettempts of fire fight-
Meny four-hour blaze under control pours from the front

BR Brathers Ltd, furniture and appliance store October 6.
i Beh completely gutted the stdre and caused danimge
Hat $75,000 to building and contents started In the
‘

TERY FEMALE ENTERTAINER

DULED FOR SUPER DANCE :

meet {male entertainer, singer ‘and comle will
mince Rupert for the Civic Centre Community Week
Race to stage an unparalleled performance during the |
‘i {°. Uvities,

Mmmm of aie tur ts belng withheld by Community Wee’
(I: re officlals until all arrangements with the expenslye
; erhave been completed, One report states that the
a Bee asking $2,500 for one performance while another
‘ricicwous report states that thé etar Js coming here
ps Beef h goodness of her heart. 1b ls known that a Las

eh ciud is dickering for a star at the moment with
‘ieee of 80.000 for one week, . ‘
meee Leeee spakesman sald that it is hoped that seme
bev be reached by the intddle of next week so
Pee hewn stage personality can fly here in time
4 2tasee which will conclude the Community Weel.
ee oti as to the type of nrogram to be presented
Bes be annomneed later,

 

wd

Saertof the Prince
wee eeesenting: apps

ers communities
ven,

ob behalf of the nw.

i tehways Minister

phil range dmedtate :
the dedred road, We:

7 In members that such
, ink would not only,
eal yy nk ey

ehiployees the |
He Into Prinee Rue |

mepeuld cae the Relhoo

arphee, Local 200 of,

(

' coximately 1,400 members,
eee! unions, was thrown last night behind a
ey yas ' ur Vy * ' " vi i

Bae eu Co connect Port Ndward with the: For all anybody. outside ‘the sbeen put beyond question.”
inner elrete could toll with any | The Thies, which has. reso-
certainty, (he princoss may Have ijutely Ignored Townsend throug
‘gal “yer,” “no,” or "let's Just be two years of persistent rumor

aor Group Supports |
‘Bip For Cannery Road

Rupert Trades and Labor:

on the north arm of the

City-Terrace
Road Open —
After Closure

 

-bascmer, and slowly spread up:talrs, Tenants In Mussallem

Block fbehine fire truck evacuat

ments as a precautionary measure In case fire spread, Flrenien

kept water directed at roof of

tween two buildings to prevent spread of blaze. .

London Papers Guessing
On Royal Romance Issue

by HAL COOPER
LONDON (# — Right or wrang,

,tho conviction spread like a.run-, return to
"dwar forest. fre through. Brifiits }s7
:today that Princess Margaret’ ““Are you happy tonight?"
‘has sald “yes” to Group Capt.’ "Yes?" he said promptly with
‘ Townsend. :

gn gat
LONDON if—Princess Mar-
aret and Peter Townsend met

Friday night th the Forest of
~ Windsor,
— place at the country home of

The ameetlog took
a cousin of (he princess, almost
simultancousty with a Royal
Family statement that tie ane
houncentent is at present con-
templated on the personal fu-
ture of the princess,

Pg eds

Nerd enee continued in osfl-
celal quarters, and no reliable in-
formation professed to know
what went on ab the meeting
Thursday night between the
Queen's lovely 25-year-old sister
and the 4t-vear-old commoner
nero of the Batlle of Britain,

friends.”
Bul Townsend, asked after hls
well whether he was happy,

"Yes
EXPECT. STATEMENT

BCHIS

At Criticism

 

 

    
  

Bennett Amazed

VANCOUVER (CP) —
Provincial Health Minis-

{ten lrie Martin Thursday
reprimanded British Co-
lumbia doctors for mak-
ing “derogatory”  state-
ments about the B.C.

Health Insurance Service

Speaking*at the annual con-
vention of the B.C. Hospitals’ As-
sociation Mr. Martin sald he still
believes the BCHIS has the sup-
port of the doctors, despite state-
ments made at a*recent medical
convention,

One statement, he said, critl-
elwed the BCHIS for not paying
the cost of acth and cortisone
treatments to patients. |

The service excluded the drugs’
from its Iist of benefits, he sald,
only on the recommendation of ;
itg. medical review board, Most
board members are doctors,
Another statement’ suggested
hospitals should bill the patients
for. services. .

as BCHIS was introduced be-

—-Favlu Oy sw aver Studio.

ed belongings from their apart-

McRae store and In space be-

 

mance be cleared up by the tine
your leave has ended and you
Brusselg rrr. *

- 1 Lemgse.3) per cent. of.
could: not pay. thelf “bi

Martin said.

at'de nol know.” Is, Mr.

 

VICTORIA -0--Premler Ben-
Inett said Thuraday he was
“amazed” to sce criticism of BC
HIS by the B.C. Medical Assocl-

A grin.

That last answer did it, and
the reporters sorinted for tele-
phones.

atlon,

+ FID OC EN ~
GUESSING GAM. He was referring to statements

In the absence of official word made at the recent CMA conven-
from Buckingham Palace, Lon-_ tion In Vancouver, at which some
don's morning new.papers were delegates sald the government
reduced to guessing, For in-! was trying to run the hospltals

 

patients

stance, Lord Beaverbruok's Datly| and inferred that BCHIS was}
xpress declares that, “As a re-; approaching state control
sult of the visit, it 1s believed an; hospitals.

announcement ts imminent that;

they... are fo marry.”

The Daly Mail comments:
“When Princess Margaret
turned to London from Scotland

engagement to marry had at last

[linking his name with ‘Princess
| Margaret's broke down at Inst

and reknowledged (hat he exists.

cerinned at reporters and ell tae the end of a story reporting
ithe return of the princess and |

‘Man Dies Here

her mother to) Landon, The

i premicr sald.
re. best of feellng when the doctors |

j met the cabinet. mere must be:
-yesterday, she had never Looked oe eaves was refegring to a
-happler or more lovely, She was) meeting recently at which the
radiant, Her photographs could! doctors agreed to undertake a
ave been those of a girl whose} survey of patient stays tn B.C.

 

| sald.

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of

“Tam amazed Lo see the state-
nents of these . doctors,” the
"There was the

 

EISENHOWER celebrates hig
65h birthday in Denver Colo-
rado today. The United States:
‘president, who ts getling “bet-
ter every day” from his Sep-
tember 25 heart attack, {5 en-
joying a quict “happy, birth-
day” although he is not al-
lowed’ out of bed yet, (Sec
story Pare 2),

No One’ Hurt |
As CPR: Ship |
In Collision —

VANCOUVER @—The Princess
Elaine CPR passenger and car
ferry operating between Vancou-
ver and Nanalmo, collided with
nie barge ‘Thursday , night,
While ‘coming Into Vancouver.

No one’ was injuxéd-in-the ac-
cident but the ferry sustained a
large hole in her port side about
four feet above the water line,

The barge, towed by the. tug
La Bonne, was crossing the bow |
of the ferry a half mile west of}
the Lions Gate bridge In Van-;
couver when the accident. hap-.
pened, . /@

CPR officials said the cap: :
taln of the Princess Elaine knew’
the tug was crossing hls bow and
had slowed to half speed to let:
It pags,

Slight damaga was caused. to
the barge but company offictals ,
suy the Princess Elaine will be |
inid up for some tine.

a maa

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hospitals to help cut costs.

“They sald they would under-
take the survey,” the premier
"I have every confidence
they will carry It out because
they are an honorable profes-
slonal group.”

Perth: heeretenecteeeremmmuemareens surmeeane treme

Porcher Island

ntl -— “kes |
With only thet eryptic wiono- ‘Pines tacks on, wilhout eX) Samos MeLeod, Porcher Island

Road from Prive Rupert to to goon, inuch of the British: graph:

Terrace, closed to traffic yester-

public Is ste that the lid will

DT he .
nh Unton sale that day by a break in a support of ome off scon on a happy ends

ee? cood sate high-
BU track,” atherwige
t Mon Gaver af dt 4
hate fo see a busload
Mikdren go tte. the!

,

Hy

— Tine the construction |
Dot whieh will give!

reat Dt serie
| OOrieis, Bunnys |
D actie and Castor
Ab od te Prhvee Mapert
Tene has naw been |
he ety eoumell, tho
—| I Commerce, the Une]
; eRe an Allod Work
ail Mul Diotrley $2 xelwol

m Inquest.
Zain Deaths

ON TG ee Ee
the death of Ghiarlos
Bl Wilfred Hominy
killed dna tenn
lieve Haturelay, pene
ny ind ndjourns

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PHT eRNeN HVE tt.
Tiewontly to tontlty,
mit Happened whon a
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(he passenger: train,

nga by thin afternvon, Reb.
Cunlitte, divisional provinelal
cnpineer sald lodiy

Mr. Cunliffe said closure of
the rand had been ordered after!
Qo12 by Hench cap supports s
the main deck of the bridge had
broken, making the structure
Watlt for Grade, i

A erew of dx, vada a brldae |
truck worked lank night effecting ;
ropatra before darkness forced |
them to stop. Repairs were con
Hnned this morning and il was
exported tat traffic could eros |
tho 2t0-foot bridge early this al.
ternaon.

The provinelal engineer aatd
Lat while the main part of the!
Dridgo tnd nob gone oul, wenk=
oning of the siructire breauso
of the brokon beam made the
bride completely ante for heavy
traffle, Ligh) traffle could pox-
albly have used the bridge, but
thore wax alwaya Ww ochuice Ut
would nob hold.

Travel an the marty (riand-pro-
vinelal highway wax further
hampored yostorday by a wislt-
out ab Megane Grek, 15 miler out
of Terrace, Three waahouts ko
ocurred on the Tnkelao Lake
rond, one ab Thornhill Creek, wis
othor vb Murlong Creok and ane
ab oan unidentified pol. All
wastouta have been repaired, It

ithe Baker bridge, tM miles erst hay to the reported royal roe
rof here, was expected to be Open anes.

The general guecs ta that there
will ben publle etutement any
Hine now and nob Inter thias the

opening of Parllamont October:

4 = - (hat the princess will defy
the opposition of the Churely of
Eniland to wed the dlvareed
father of twas children whose
oxewile 1s StH Tivday,

Tawusend's unhernded vistt ta
Clarence House, London home
at the prineesy and Quen
Mother Blaubeth near Bucking~
ham Palues, Insted an hour and
20 mites,

HCANNOT SAY"

When ‘Townsend anerged after
the vbit a ranning dnterview
onsued with reportars with these
quentions and answers; ,

“Di you have dinner with
the princess and Queen Mother
iilanbath?"

"Tern ay nothing.”

“Did you meet Prince Mar-
gurl?"

“Lean ady hotlding.”

"Do yar oxpeet to know soot
what the futire holda for you?"

“TE emnnat say.”

“Yor reali¥o haw oxelted tho
publi are about all tile”

"Vou aunt Imaglia he stite
Tam in mysolf."

 

waa reported, '

WI cumoars of a raya) ro

“1 Devine,

visited = Clarence House last
Neht. Ts vieil dasled about two
hours.”

Jena Ws an anybody tknew for
sure,

A dinner meeting to) dlxcusy
juestions concerning (he pro
poser Prince Ryport alrport will
be Ineluded in the program for
Transport Minister Quorge Muar-
Jer dung lity visit here Outo-
bor 18, 4b was doolded Inst night
aba meeting of the pity aleport
committee, Tho dinner will be
confined to mombora of the
vialting party and the alrport
commiltioa,

Av. Applowhnilo, MP, report.
ed Ghote Mr. Marler will arrive by
plane fram Vancouver at about
S10 pany, WIE lay will be dap.
vty motnlator FR, Baldwin; J,
exocutivoe nsatstant to
the deputy mdntitony BR. Dodds,
controller of elyil ayintions 1 0.
Nijon, contrallor of toloconmie
nications; A, ‘Thpmaon, coinp-
troflor of moteoralogys N. Wil-
on, anlatont director of marine
noryleea; A. Wataon, inaring ail
porlntendont; and Gregory

 

‘syllable and the fact of the visit planation, the following para. ‘fisherman died early this morn-

Hig in Prince Rupert ener)
; “Group Capt, Peter Townsend ‘Hospital at the age of 67 after

 

‘not you bean completed,

Airport Group Plans Dinner
For Minister of Transport

a short (ness,

Mr. McLeod, a bachelor, who
lived nt Hunt's Intot, had beon

Mayhe that was enough, Atdin this distrlet about 20 yours,

Hanoral arrangements have

a

Friond, private secrotary,

During the aftornoon the visl-
tora Will meot members of tho
city counell and other clvic
representatives, and following
the airport conrmittca dinner It
is planned to have Mr. Marlor
vinit the Clvla Contra whora the
catebingo game will be in pros
groas ty colobratlon of Commu.
nily Wook,

coaches eae Late deanatuon tenminenmiaineatmmeimaial
WEATIVEN

Varinhle cloudiness today, with
a fow afternoon ahowers along
tho malntand const. Tal toe
Wight and daturday morning
with partial cloaring and a few
ahowors In the afternoon, Cool
today nnd alittle warmer date
urday, Winda light Inarensing to
xouthorly 96 In tha northern part
whout daybreak Saturday, Low
tonlght and high Aaturday® at
Port Wardy sh and 40, Sardayit
wand Privee Rupert dO and 60.

 

‘Week's Remand

In Theft Case

’ Floyd Kondall of Occan Falls,
was remanded until Octobor 22
for gontonce In police court this
mormng when he pleaded gullty
to lwo charges of thelt of goods
valued at more than $50.

Caso was transferred to Prince
Rupert to be heard before a
magistrate having extended jure
jadiction,

Kendall, on parole from San
Quontin penitentiary, pleaded
guilty to stealing a palr of boots
and three patra af socks from
Joxoph Hilborne and a sports
ahitl from Bruce Aloxandor Al-
lon from a bunkhonse In Ocean
Falls October 6. The accused, a

 

 

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Group Deplores
Guard Rail hack.

PROVINCT i TIDES as

VICTORIA, B.C. sae ober 15, 1958."

. . a . (Bacltie Stardard Time):

, Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacifi¢ Port — And Key to the Great Northwest High anes pian 206 feet
a vin 6748 5.2 fee

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’ . 7 err
_ Prince Rupert Trades: and Labor Council. lagt
night accused the department of highways for “nege”

ligence in not providing gu
measures on Highway 16,

ard rails and other safety
lack of which has caused —

 

several fatal accidents.” 77 : or
The labor group's action fol-| 1s DR OLELAA AAR UT
lowed the death of three vei! Minesweeper »
no oe ee

men two weekends ago, also ay | _

Arrives -~

merous accidents In which trav-
ellers between, Prince’ Rupert!
and Terrace have been seriously:
injured and others have man-!

aged to escape after cars haves

 
  
 

i.
‘é

we
en A a ae ae ON,

‘eft the road and plunged into For Courses

the Skeena River. + : |. HMcs Cordova, one "9 tng
eee ay iEected de oe we ‘minesweepers of the ‘Sacord’
Highways Minister P. A. Gaglar- Souadron Reserve. Trainin
di voicing the TLC’s protest an ered
urging immediate action .In sec-;4P here at Ocean Dock at? p.m,

ling guard ralls and other gafety:and wlll be ‘based here: until

measures are Installed in dan- November 8 for training reserve
gerous spots on the highway... ‘personnel at HMCS Chathamrit
The meeting felt that In the:Was announced today,. tal
90 miles of highway’ between! - Cordovi,. under, the commaiid
Prince Rupert and Torrace there of Lt, Roger. Freeman " (CD)
were insufficient guard rails and RCN, will make two duty runs to
other precautions to make the|Magsel during her ‘stay here. A
highway safe to travel. © . [berthing patty, with PO Gordon
The wire sent to the minister.
of highways this morning Is as
follows: s
“The Prince Rupert Trades and
Labor Council went on: record
at its regular meeking October
13, a8 condemning the depart-
ment of highways for negligence
In not providing ‘guard “rails .or| shokesmian sald f°
other safety medsures..on High-} Six-fishermen nave join

way 16 between. Prince’ Rupert) oo ge Gs whe
ind ‘Terrace, Lack of these safe- reserve for this training: whle

ty. measures/ has . regulted. “in| /#.wnder, the supervision of Ut

fadny’ fataljactlddnte and other }V.! M-Mortlsotl; RONE i
- Fiat thieo- weeks of- trata

will conslét of a famillariad to

sweeper folay, =

aah
wae “

   
   

fishing-season. will” begin «Moi
day aboard Cordova, a ‘Chath

 

 
 

 

mishaps‘in jwhich motorists have/
beon .sorisusly * Injured... This
council urgently. requests’ that
the department take immediate

the Cordova and ‘instruction’
steps to provide neccssary safe-

minesweeping. gear and ‘equi

    

guards before further loss Of/ment,
life is Incurred.” after Gord | ri
as 1| fishermen reserviéts qill be given.

 

a full course on the theory6t ..
minesweeping. ab Chathant,
which. will be followed by. prac

Bingo Rules

Squadron was scheduled to’te.

" Mn a he

Roberts in charge, was detalied,..
to handle berthing of the ming:

Training ; of , flshermen’ who!
have Joined the reserve for-fulls ..
time trating during ‘the oft;

he

‘ig
Re mo
course in naval ‘subjects best wo

| Howevor playors will be required

For New Car
Quite Simple:

There {s nothing complicated
about requirements for taking
part In the glant Car Bingo
night October 18 during Com-
munity Week, a member of the
conmmiltee sald today.

To remove any misconception
he sald facis concerning Car
Bingo Night are as follows:

(1) Total cost for the even-
tig will be $3 na enrd, the cord
lasting for the whole evening
and giving participants 20 games
and the Qlst game freo, The
2ist game is the one for the
1055 car,

(2) Prizes for tho first 20
games will be $60 a game and
thore will be a substantial cons
rolation prize for the runhore
up in tho car game,

(3) Peopto who wish to may
play two cards, but It ia expected
that the officials will be unable
to supply more than two enrda to
cach porson,

(4) The bingo playing ta open
to non-Clylc Contre ‘mombors,

to Joly the Clie Contre games
elu for a feo of 25 cents,
(8) Thoro will bo no other

 

Canndinn citizen, only returned
to Unis country tiree weoks ago,

|

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VANCOUVER @ — Vancouver
hospital wuthoritios Thuraday
dented a roport thrab lives aro bow
Ing lost beanuae troxpitul hygiene
ja deteriorating.

The contention was mado by
Dr, John ©, Colbeck, stall phy-
slclan vb Bhaugtinosay hospital,
during a apocel to tho 1,0, Hos.
pita! Association on ataphylocoa-
cal Infoctions,

«Ilo anid the “true fnela and
figures" on hospital tifeotion are
boing kopt i the background,

Tle anld poor howekooping ned
{tection control technique in
Hoapltats have: boot roxponatble

 

 

visiting minesweeper or - one
based in Esquimalt, 0. Se
All officers, men and | Wretig
of tho reserve here will have the‘
opportunity of taking a trainihg
trip aboard the Cordova on: a

special training run Sundhy,
Octobor 23 atid reserve persone

nel who can ‘spare the time can
take advantage. of the trains

 

‘Ing rung to Macict, . *
‘Missing Boy _ 2
Found Safe °°

ROMP ronorted: tartay for Whe. -

missing sinee Monday and. had
now been found wate, mY.
Discovorod:alooping benoathya
ennvas In the hull of an old boat
down at Cow Bay. waa '12-yort
old Rodnoy Clayton, son of Mr,
and Mrs, Paul Olayton of North
Pacific. Ce ma
Boy's presence in the bont, Io
cated near the bridge at’ Cow
Bay was voted 1b 0:90 this morn>:
Ing by an chiployee at tho Prince
Rupert Fishormen's Co-Oporn-
tive store, ROMP ploked Up
youngator up‘ and turned hin
over to his parents,
Tho (anily, who lad ntayad
here whilo a‘soareh for tho Ind

 

“eliarge por game or ontrance foo
Hn any way, ahapo or form, '

Hospitals Deny Li ves Being. Lost.
Due To Deterioration of Hygiene

hoaplinl {nfogtlona, many of
whioh have caused denth,
Health Mintator Martin sald It
La ifflowlt to dotorming how sors
foits tho livootion te boonuso of
Jack of full roporta,
Dr, Lawrence &. Ranta, Acts

bing chief ndmintwtrator at Gens {in
eral hospital, agreod that hor)

pital infections are a source of
concern to doctora and adil:
Salratora,

“Wa at Vancouver General
Hoapltal have had our share of
Anfeottons—and oven rare onson
of dont duc to infections ploked
up In hoxpitals—but no more

 

for part of ao leergo Inerenae tn

wis indorway, loft this monly
for North Puch, we

I
'

we oe

"Wo acl up a committee Wn
yenra ago to study the whol
problom, And the committe |
making n dolitined study, At N
Mine, T must any, hing tho tale
of Incidence of the  {nfoctloy)
boon what you woul! call alarms,

8. ' Mt
Blator Mary Solonn Supor(de
of Bt Paul's heapital anid tho lite:
foation wna prasont at Bt, Part,
“ab a mili stage.” a
Bho anid‘ records aro bel,
prepirod and whon figures ar
rondy "hore i no reakon why
thoy shouldn't be made publiar
“Thoro Wasn't oo onougly ta

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than othor hoapitais of thls
typo,” ho antd, ;

prone them up to now,” al
aald, Log ae

be,

tleal minesweeping In either.”

first Hime thaten boy had. bap