rr Fated te 3 MON Ny gee bye. lt th ad ot aan Sea Cadets TONIGHT!| Vis:tors Welcome 7:15 pm. VOL, XLV, No, 21, PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., T. ae Re re _ 35 Homeless as Two Hotels, ~ Four Homes Leveled in Fire i TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. (CP)— Fire raged out: of control for six hours today in the centre of Ste.| Angele de Laval, destroying two hotels, four homes, anda store, No one was injured, but 35 persons were, POBEREVI SIO EECIOE CCAP AVOST Ibe left homeless. B C B ° f » Ste. Angele, a town of about: ewe | riers ‘ .1,200 is on the south shore of} the St, Lawrence river opposite | ; Trois-Rivleres, If is about 90: VANCOUVER 0 — Steward. : Miles east of Montreal. esses with canadian. Rae: The fire was declared under: Airlines may sev a swike dae CONlrol at 8 am. and the first: next ‘Ihursaay, a union oftieia’, Unofficial estimate listed dam- sand Weanesday. re iu bl t ted: : i ‘ UC aze star AN ollicud of the Canadian | rout > nam. followine oh exe Flight) Aviendants Asocluan ; P| "| ‘th tap P ard | saul Une exeetuve wul nicely ig) 2 Oe On In the store 0 Bernard | | Levasseur, Fanned by strong; iseuee on owe u . ! discuss a walkoul deadline to ‘winds, the fire quickly spread to{ COHOFHEIC LOCALE TI OOEETTEOCTNOTE | Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacific Port | foree, was-tabled:late Wednesday. ‘in fhe B.C. — And Key to the HURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1954, OE dame HB tue eal VICTORIA: (CP)—Failure of. Vancouver police Great Northwest : PRICE FIVE CENTS to enforce criminal laws and Jack of public co-opera- tion with the police department drew’ extended eriti-| cism from-R..H, Tupper, in his first report on the prob-| lems:of law-enforcement in Vancouver. ~ °° | | "The: report; which also ‘ixged. moye money; more men.and more training for Vancouiver’s 735-man Jegislature by Attor- ney;General Bonner. *y.. - + ' Mr. ‘Tupper. was: appointed: a! settle “a dispute mvoiving CPa! hitine 1 Canadians: “apartments above the store, | : De ‘owed OF NeneWanaGians as" Then nearby homes and the, TORCH OF FORTUNE — A giant torch is carried.throuch the. ibe on overseas MU" Poirier Hotel and the Manoir) streets of Burghead, Scotland, in a traditional ceremony known . | Hotel fell prey to the flames. A sttike vole was taken ay}. . wp Vancouver, Edmonton, Winntpeg | CALL F OR HUL : i Fire brigades from the neigh- ; and Prince Rupert. | boring town of Princeville, St.) | as “burning the clavic.” The custom is supposed to bring good » luck fo the city, For more good fortune, residents were given : burning faggots lighted from the blazing torch. 2, ne a VICTORIA @ — G. Frederic Gregoire, Gentilly and Nicolet: Gilbert, a B.C, governmen: pitut Were called to help fight the fire: " for. aine years und persunal ala time when the whole village: OF é er pilol to Highways Minister 2 A. “Appeared to be threatend. Gaglardi, is owl cf a job, Other — Ste. Angele de Laval has no! Place government aircralt personnel, Tre fighting equipment and resi-| For Burns, Club Teld have been translerrea to the dents at first fought the flames! employ of tie Facute Western ,*ith chemical fire extinguishers. | Airlines which has taken over! The fire was reported by a! Inaintenance and flying of gey- Night telephoné operator at the: ernment alreraft. Village shortly after 2:30 a.m.: + os + ‘when she noticed the surround- : The world is a better vl; nas, fe . oe ne world 1s a better pl he ‘ork VANCOUVER @ — A two-week ing district light up, (lis a better place for the life and works Translated Jisto Enelish By DICK AYRES vf Canada Ltd., today was ord- royal conimissioner. by; Mr. Bon- | Court Stays Hunter Suit — i \ “Forever” VANCOUVER (@:—A clvil ac-_ jen by Mrs.) Pearl Victoria’ ' funter of Victoria and form-; arly. of Prince Rupert. against he. Aluminum Co, of Canada “td. and Morrison Knudsen Co. Su-! :ored “stayed forever” in arenie Court. Mrs, Hunter had sued to re- old “blue baby” from Vernon was; A. telephone line between, Of Robbie Burns, a man whose understanding of hu- flown to Vancouver Wednesday | SOS Tivieres and the village’ man frailties knew no bounds, the Prinee Rupert for hospital treatment, {went dead several hours after | ‘ . ~ Oxygen, was administered con- the fire, cutting off all conmuni-) Burns Club was told last night, tnually during the RCAP merey (Salons. 7 ; Speaking to “The Immortal =-~ ~~ : flight. The operator cried “the whole) Memory" at the Eighth Annual! apy, annual b a piace a o fire Jus before oe Burns’ Anniversary , banquet! of by some 48 TANCOUVER. 0: oe A possible| (4¢phone Une was. Qisrupled, 24) Prince. Rupert. -Burngs Clu). NOs ane wit sorane copeston as eet vas nol Known whether.the,teles, 689, at Lhe Commodore Cafe, Mr tub and gitests here Wednesday when’ firemen |PN2Pe billing wns destroyed. |tughes- said “that: Burns - knew doused a Naming rile of rubbish Ste,-Angele de"Laval is a mile mankind for what It was, foresaw tional address Lo the ‘haggis ‘ght feet from # 2,000,000 enbic (oom, Teols-Rivieres, There, Is; the things that hamper men and." 1 S8 bo the naggls, Fe ta eee, CHDIC Ino bridge Joining the commun: {bared his heart to the world. © | The h fool gas Lun, A housewife spol | ytes, making it Impossible for the | ted the flames and turned fa Trois-Rivieres fire department to hu the alarm, af {help fight the blaze. be wines tae nee ne ep amte bine ame eee aca SUID ploughman poct" who died July W. 8. Stein was piped Info the 21/1796, is known throughout the hall by Pipe Sgt, J. C. Ewart. Mr, ay a + a RE RE i Wt VANCQUVER ot ~ Edware Senger, 27. Was sentenced fn} polive court here to TQ vewrs is! the pentitentiary fer traffled Varied Requests ing ino rarcalies, Two slips "| Made in House 4 paper found vn Senger led poe: Hee to two caehes, each con- | VICTORIA -@--The legislature Laine 90 cCipstles of heron, heard pleas Wednesday for more + 4 t bridges, new courthouses and NEW WESTMINSTER C .- feainpsites, and a wide range of Pohtee are Investigating the dis improvements fi the provincial appeartnes of dinmand rings labor cade, valued at $2800 from Shores | The campsite was asked by Credit, Jewellers, Pollee sald the CCE Member Vineeut Segur who rings disappeared from stock sid hind was already set aside earliey this week. These wes aps 86 Willlamson's Take near his parently no forced entry tu the “ding of Revelstoke, soever. He eaptered the hearts mrny times before, “ith sous Of every people, / The toast tu Ronnle Seotland Burns is Known Tar his ive aces oiven by Patrick Murphy of life, his understanding ait hu- who salt that Seotland haa: fo: iia Gtadre and his ee centuries “shown itself unstint- o ’ oy Yo " te ose t for te underdog, Mry Hughes inv jy her lavishness in spread- sald. ang LM ber youll to distant shoves ' . "He loved all things... ‘ » ond robbine herse ay MANe he loved the lassies. Ne lot op bing herself of her man 1 , ue story-telling 2... and having a. “AL the same time she gars “woe drappy and even a wee drappy" tou mueh.” the world the altributes of grit. Mr. Mughes said that while euts and brains” he sald, Burns lumpooned same of tae Richard Ayres, in proposing “kirk pssemblies” he was basienl- the toast ta Canada reminded premises. Rue Keddie (CCF-New West. ly "a deeply religious nian” ‘the Scots that “this great coun- Do te tr te minster! called on the publie “We brourht a breath af fresh) try had heen a haven for foot- VANCOUVER & 2 Vancouver works department to replace the air into the churehes of thos Toast Beols fur more (han 400 International Atrnort hat. its Heyeur-old New Westminster days... made them see how sears, “courthouse bullding which he sid was unable to cope with a seven-fold Inerease dn bustess, He also urged the government to hurry up on selecting a site . ee for another Praser river crossing, peer TIVE at Sys, Three pew bridges-at Annaels Hohandled (30705 or Waser pind, Port Mann and Tilshury mers uit WHE be viriually debt jdand would be needed by 1976, Free by VON, Mr, Bddie. sald, " Roth opposition members de- VANCOUVER Tv New qnanded new labor legislation Aenhind semen apd a Marta durliy the throne speceh debate, Veneonver nee were five a Mi Segne sald employment. of tat) of 8850 Wednesday for Wee teen-agers iy brewerles and dis. lly beinedie a quarts of runt tlerles should be stopped, “This Indo Conada, is crealing a dob of feeling tn Mervin Bevee Pledger and ciny disteiet, he sald, Miedo Mieleot af the frelehter i hegisauon to prevent a small 8S Woallematn were ere) finece, Dargie We WHEE a pian ayo while Prne t Williamson of er dadustyy from throwing a North Vancouver sais fred Sli. larger group af employees out of os work by going on strike was asks jed by Mary ddle, a trade union: List, bivotled they were, Cinada, he said, was growing “Hurns Was id Sesplle .. vat i wisdom, strength and in’ ine not towards the (od oof hiss fluence every day, She was gain fathers" My. Huches sald. ing world-wide respect every duy, lle raed the famous poem He suc he fel stacere and heart- “Tan O'Shanter” as an exemple fit apprectation of all Canada of the bard's ability fo fel) tas had done for hind... “a refuges ' story’ 0. La shesy ti he . wey tall ‘ Laarrkitul hope that the Seals uppreelate ‘and how woman wil ae when Whee it had done for them, he's “unco for ke Tanvo'shan- LOVE THE LASSIES ter hes wife Wai G. Lewls told: Burns) Club for hin while he's having a wee yrembers that “as an Amerlean drips eid! justo wee drapple fp felt somewhat out of plnee but male,” ater dearning of the presence "Porhins (wine fer more tha ar the MeaAyees, the MeWlekg Nek Tanehter and understand and ties Metlalliwells, 2 don't Ing af aman natures, Chat Burts feet too badly." In tonsiing the Is Jeved vo well" Mro Tishes hassles Mr, Lewis expressed the sald, eeriiment "that sinee we ain't "Con ved ining a base fare eontral ‘em, all that remains ds mee stopping bls ploughing too do tove tem,” Notlee the wreek oof a wees With John Laure, president of tunes House" ml Wiis ve Ihe etib as emeee, a heathere the vile op ne § poems lo deannle, WS Jonded program of entertain Workmen's compensation oyohn Anderson My Jo" and qnent followed. 1 Man Wass Made ta Mourn! were wo, gaily anne “Star of jpoems (hat showed the depth Of Robbie duens” and “Annte Laure urns’ feeling for humanity and pa" recited Burns! his mmnderstanndlnyy Of hs FeTOWs, | ope eee eee ind speaker of the i Nanwiker sal OL TS THON. obam O'Shanters" John Morison Third spenker af the day Wits speak S . a My Ain Folk" and “When Wh ODTsdalle (8C-Saneh) who Tee TATION SUEPERED Good Fellaws Cet ‘Together: " urged (hak WG, students atlend> oye. thighes eat that: Buens') hemmy Wirdope sing “Binks ing US, Wolversites recetyy Pros reputution iad xaffered fran wd ries’ wd "My Nimoless Svinelal hospital tasurance benos pte different sets of erities oo basses” Angus: MaeDonald: sung fits, “the yery goad, the overeright-! "Myo Love ts Like i Red, Red tr Neditle sald (he governs jeously rahteons whe were al] tou Roses" Willian Murray sing the (otal eateh bits season IN ment should tuke a “second look” Keon to exngerale lls weaknesse Phe Auld Seals Sangsr’ dC, Phe non (on area. Hit daylight saving time heeause tes and the very bad whe used: Pawart played "My Bonnie Lassie" Mo Detiee Arm seven selners ik wins “working a dardship" on urns! poems too fusllfy thel an (hie pipes, Wed, Amith sang tuo Wd tons veaterdiy to Deng: some peuple, Lowh excuses,” Western Home" and the englre the loti heeries eatel for the! Asking for Intraduetion Of ne | Me fiet temitns, Me, Hughes, dssenibly Jolied in “Auld lang northern sub-distriet so fae this form teffle regulations through> sald, Uhat those who ean see they Ryne wad “An no awa tie bide rota {a TA, (Quatu \s 40,0007 Gut the pravinee, thre Soelal tae meanhaye af Wins poems, WW, toh Credit member sald the danger id songs and what he was trys) Mr, bavurle rend a eongealulits No eatehes were reported [In Of TLC, roads wad not souped= nit fo bell the people he loved: loty telegram from Leith Burns ventral xubeddistriel whore UD ents, but "souped-up drivers, so Well, are rleher und better oft Cluh, Heothand, best wishes fron Lh eeDeran Motorists convieted of drake thine they were before, Hh. T. Applowhaite, MP, and one herring Fishermen hid meted | yy diving should have thelr] “Thank the dear bord that he! from ex-Burns club members WA,000 Loris on i AQ,000-ton quatad Heeneos taken away fron (hem wrote the jeans td songs hee dames Andrew and All Waters pefure WerTHNR DECANE sete, for Uife, We sald, hd for ua, aan, most nrofitable and buslest ear Wihistory in 1055. adrport offi clals sniet Wedpesday. AL retiirned qoreeoad operating surplus Of SU at a net aain the tr (t Herring Fleet Operating Oif Charlottes Mala oseone ot herria fish hve operations bas shifted (a the qiven Charette Totinds where 1,A00 tons Of herring were te ported cane tit yesterday Dy aT seth boats, brings (0 60d bons | i shel be compulsory for ftsh- ermen, Mr Rade sitid, and companies should be required to protect ¢helr employees if anguet, attetided Grace pronounced by Robert Me-{ ay who also -eave the tradi- ter,former managing editor of _\fhe Prince Rupert. Daily News wh Wo oard: ruled to sue. She: will reecive com ¥ | her husband's death. , Mrs, Hunter and R. BE. Osthund itor the defendants, pert, and J, ¥, Magor, publisher of The Daily News,. They also sued Alcan for damages, First clalm arising out of the: ‘collapse of a ramp at Kemano: Bay, was that of Mr. McRae, | who sellied out of court for (515.526 In June, 1964. Cleim of My, Magor against Alean was quashed out when he Workmen's Compensation Board ruled (hat despite being publisher he was an employee of The Dally News and on duty wl the time of the aecldent, He itke Mrs, Hunter ts reeelying ;colnpensntion from the WCB, i The three men went down to | Kemano ina speelal Alean plane to ntlond the opening of the: | Kenney Dam, After stopping at: iKemano Bay to piek up another: passenger, the trio was return. Ing to the plane, While eros Enptishman" and expressed the:slag the ramp lt collapsgys pe qi throwlig all three men fo the! | Ihonilh, education and convene | rocks below, | oetatusenintentaistir watieegn semateanesaae reel) alas ‘Tad is Mee b Whiys ag) ‘Mrs. J Slatta At Age of 65: A resident of Prince Rupert for 33 yours and a charter mem. ber of the Sons of Norway lodge, Mrs, Julla Johanna Siatta, 05 af 1001 Seventh Avenue Masi, col- Inpsed and dled last night at the corner of Seventh Avenuo wnd Creen Street, Born in Hitra, Norway, Mrs, Slutta enmo to Canada ln 19uy sbralyht to Prince Rupert, She was votive In the Sans of Nor- way aud a member of 8t, Paul's Lutheran ehureh, Wer husband, Knut Slatin predeceased hor ty 1051, She ls survived by her mother, N brother and a sister in Nore wily; (tee sons, John tn Vane couver, Karl) and Ole fn Prlnee Ruperwys Cwo daughters, Ida, Mrs, Walter Mallinger, Mubel, Mrs, John Mlebles two other brothers, Olv Skog by Prince Rupert aad Milas Skog I New Westmlastery wid wine grandchildren, Funeral sorviees wilh be held from Merguson Funeral Yon Saturday ab 280 pan, wilh Rev, ‘A. §, Oleon of St, Paul's Tuther- iM ehureh offlelnttiny, ‘she had ‘no right ‘pensation from the. board. for. is carried in “wi? a’! . Today the name of the the honors” by trencher bearer] ’ Paul Murphy was counsel for| (Jn comparison with 2,449 cities in the United States, Vancouver was among the worst offenders world."his poems are sung MeKay plunged the dagger Into; Two other persons involved in|for all crimes except. murder in (hroughout the world where- the “puddin with all the dis- the same accident that killed ;Proportion to population. ever there ds any culture what- patch of man who has done it’ vir, Hunter: were John D, Mc-! . 'Rae, then MLA fur Prince Ru-/Of other Canadian cities on a 1 . i ‘Dies Suddenly — ner | fairs following charges ‘that it was rife with graft. and-corrup- jon, 2 : _ Mr. Tupper’s :161-page report d ofthe Criminal. Code; “A-final report is expected :to delve into}. lurid charges of corruption which}. have teatured many of the com- mission's hearings. | - PAY FOR PROTECTION Throughout the the théme that citizens of Van- couver -can . have protection against lawlessness only if: they are willing to pay for if. They must have sufficient interest in ‘the welfare of the force to see that it has a competent admin- istration, good discipline and esprit de corps. — - Walter Mulligan, fired as po-. lice chief last October, drew only brief mention. Mr. Tupper: found him lacking in the “essen- e coyer damages for the death of tial element of leadership,”: that her husband, George Alex Hunt-:he did not. have the confidence of i and respect of a-large number ‘men under his command: rmance ‘of. pa. delegate authority. : AMONG THE WORST Among recommendations were: The ‘detective division be re- yamped and enlarged to enable it’ to ‘make a “planned attack upon mgjor crime;” extension of the training program for re~| ‘erults and creation of a recruit: school; enlarging the three-man police commission to four mem- bers; and proyislons be taken to prevent disclosure of .confiden- ial information by members of the force, “No Inquiry Into police en-| forcement of law in Vancouver, and there have been many, will be of value unless its citizens are prepared to co-operate with thelr Ipolice not only In the supply of something to this community,” adequate funds but with thelr supporl and goodwill,” the re- port.sald, ; “T'find that there has nob been the public co-operation with the ee departments whieh’ should wd enidted and should exist... "No elly has any ght to be proud of its provisions for the lenee of Its cillzens If shops are somellnes unsafe places at night and.erimes of violence occur too Continued on Page Seven SEE ‘Tupper prem tne Of Curbs on OTTAWA 1Q-~Labor chiefs to- day weleomed federal governs men loosening of unemploy- ment surance restrictions that have temporarily cut off hous. ands from jobless benefit pry ments, President Claude Jodoln and presidont A, R, Mosher of the Crnndlin Congress of Labor ex- pressed pleasure after Labor Minister Groggy told the Com- mons Wednesday that tha tne surance regulations ave to be interpreted more brondly, Officials snld the effect of Mr, Crogy’s announcement ona complex polnt ts that between more Win $9,000,000 In retros vellve Insurance benefits from witelr Unuy wore temporarily dis- lor 1998, i We'ro happy about ' VECTORIA, B.C. er last June. to conduct an in-|: | quiry info’ Vancouver police af-/. ealt, solely with, matters of ad-|- ministration and: enforcement 161 pages ran] wasefrustrat fof the duties by: his’ failure to It “greatly exceeds” the record} per capita basis, the report said, Labor Chiefs Hanpy About Loosen 0,000 und 38,000 workers will gob qualified In the Inst three mouths Wils PO OL EE POG Ae PRCA HIN PROVINCIAL LIBRARY, i pu ¢ . Pa 8 ' ee STAGE DEBUT FOR 1 laces up to make. her ‘the house, After/cutting ‘a in the moviés and on ‘rinks’ “appearing for: the fi Jee Extravaganza be rt _ J. Raymon | “He lived a life of, calmness, .must never. peace and contentment and: he someone.’ wi left us a challenge to try to make} -As:a: our mark here” - j | That was the funeral tribuic ipaid yesterday by Mailor W..c. [ue ‘Poulton of the Salvation Army {eT 02 ee ito Willlam J, Raymond, Jong-}, “When you think of those time newspaperman - and Boer j Whom he: ma rehed, “YOu: War veteran who dicd Saturday jg smatken rs heer) i at the uve of 77, he’ remarked, ‘That's what Bill The many friends attending |Raymond instills. in us a sense: ‘the service at the Ferruson Fu- Of fimelessness and, camaradte. Incral Home, heard Major Poulton IO" a ‘speak of the contribution Mr.) Hymns sunc at the service wore’, ‘Raymond had made to Prince |Unto-the Hills:Around,” "O Ged *. ' Rupert, of, Bethel: hy Whose hand” and ' “He was a ploneer, not'a pros: | Dear Lord and Pather-of Man: pector,” he sald. “He sbayed and a gwin r the ie oral Me: ikept on building, He was no Hers: 1 ToD wi Service, 8 "Hote" ‘deserter in (he ‘hungry 30's’ but ond ie at the Pai oes remained to kee on acing tery under uspiees ot the Ogiih a dian Tegion.’ Branch 27, oPalle = hearers were Rov. Pranks, Daltge ‘jae Stondrtog, Clifford Bartlett, - William Hunter, John Laele fo Douglas Rertrand, Mey. Barts. va read the serviced oye The Last: Pee And “Ravellld were sounded by Burlor Willa... Rance, Ne Tn tho car Immediately follows... Ing the hearsa, in the funeral: procession were Mrs, 8D, Maes Donald, Miss: Dorathy: Maedops* ad, Mrs, Jarvis. MacLeorl,.. Brad sure fo say what he ‘wants to;Grimble, Maver George 8, its oe say, We ara reminded tab wotand J, 8 Maworn 8 hob av sree cere ese sev recoue epee tens Romine preneetompatlbees : Unemployment: Insurance : Bey Ba ye es : change, which was asked by our] benefit qualifleniion, The ehange.: so: congress,” Mr, dodoln sald. | from dally to a weekly ant ae "When Inst your's, amendiionts ions Into the poyernmonbedtys.. » to the Unemployment Insurance| ployee-emplover fund loth loop) oo Act wore passed by Parliament, holes for ‘interpretation: ovis bo It was certainly nob the Intent of) Mr, Groge's annowneod new! " Partiament to diminish covers |terpretation will qlvo lomppofare nge," . ly to porsons who become fits : “Tam glad to see that Une mine femployad aftor Oot, 2 the same ” lator of Inbor is revtltying somelright to benefits they might. * of tho orrors of the commission,” {tive enjoyed under the old JAW, 4 ho added, ' ~ TT will bo rotvonetive bo that dita, Mr, Grogg conceded In. thoy when the revision wont Iibarels Commons that tho comulasion | foul, Ny ge pe had taken i “narrow view of miv't Of Ww 1055 legislative rowrll- ng of the Insurance Act, with the result that some jobloss workors hud heen dlsquatitled from collecting Insurance bone- (its I OCotober, Novombor and Deconber of last yout, They wore loft out under a commission {interpretation of A , Major: Poulton’ sald," ‘mond was-in’ We compapy | troops: ‘who ‘were ‘Ss ’ Speaking of the deceased's “Work as a Hewspaperman, Mijor (Poulton sald that Prince Rupert “has nob suffered by hs wrlt- Ing,” ve "Ue never stooped to yellow Journalism bub alwaya gave, us the news honestly as he saw. tt," he sald, “He knew that a news’ paperman had to be as ‘wise’ As a serpent and ns harness as a dove, but he sald, he must. be us we. hal ' wa ty } ‘id aha Serre sis nee retin ane mene an enepanvene cornea gh i , WEATHER, | he oo jl Friday, Jalttle change in tompgrae. 3 * ture, Winds aust’ a northonah 18. 2 be, except northanst 88 -ithavine lots along the mainland: Gow oo tonight and high Friday at Port ; Mardy, Sandspit and On loglslalive sbifh In the bass of [port 26 and 38, . i pe ka gl Ey beetle ce He tpn adscinag hh etd ny " ia : ‘ : ' mea gl nig Vote , 4 ee Variable cloudiness today: iid : ‘ . 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