i z, giandard Tre) By, August 12, 1954 17.7 feet —- feel | Sony To Aid Rupert. Assessor. a a h Evaluating by Year’ s End @ council this week decided. to hire a firm of 4 to work in conjunetion with City Assessor pin order to complete the ‘re-assessment' of Fents within the city by- the end: of the yea. i BR, Universal Appraisal =; Lid, will assess all properties In the city, it waterfront proper- ee of $8,000. ‘ mated that some 2,000 buildings will be cov- fe appraisal firm, fold the council Mon- Bhat almost all.of the properties will haye ; Kosced by (he end of Ather buildings which Bassessed by Mr. Boyt, siness houses and 35: Be buildings. We to bring In the ap- Bm was started several igo when council ask~ ssor what position the hope to altaln with pmplete re-assessinent "send. indicated that work- the present arrange- Mould not have the job Saea{ the stipulated time. Sessment is being uh- Mayor George Hiils minate “glaring ex- mae inequality” that ex- mee present assessments ame ily. ey way to pul it ona Me was lo have a com- mesessment of improve- mame mayor sald. mer toa query by Alder- mee McLean, the Mayor mat only improvements} m re-assessed, not pro-| ies. AR, W, Lorie sald’ thne me new Assessnten me Act, city council Dnger sit as a court of revisfon on | ‘aisessments eehaad stax: purposes. would have to be taken to the provincial - “government, Mr. Long added that beiriging | in the appraisal firm was “the : only practical plan. me! If the assessment. roll was. not completed: ‘in time, the prov- ince would undertake: its’ own. re-assessment ona represenia- tive group of - bulldings.,. might possibly result in-a fur- ther JAnequajity” of assessment,| the\ City Clerk said. . Tho question of hiring the aps ‘belng er pralsal firm was brought,, councll’s notice Monday right from a: report of the “finance committee who urged a discus- sion of the problem in a com- mittee of the whole, Alderman: George Casey ob- jected to the matter coming: i council from the ‘finance com- mittee and stated that if Lhe City Assessor needed assistance, he should have applied through council; The assessments carried oul], by the apprafsal firm will. bet. based on; the: manual issued by the Assessment Commissioner and will be based on 60 per cent of the 1953 replacenient value. To a.query from: Alderman; Casey. as. to. where: the. $5,000 was coming, from,’ City: Clerk: ‘Long ‘said® thats city. ‘revenue,; had been. under-estimated by: $9000, “rT ho additional: *in-: come resulted from .payments to the. city: being greater: than estimated, ho sald, . Be For Observer Corps Bd Here by Next Spring Bion of a Ground Ob- merps filter centre dn mepert should be com- my in the spring of next, gerding ta Squadron ee! 11. C. Hoseason, who ity to select a site for med building, meod!. Hosenson, along Fonberg of the Ped- Works department, merrince Rupert yester- . Vancouver for a sure eiy’s fueililes for the he Ground Observer e centre, DU oafflerr sald this Hat he and Mr. Fon- mide three cholees of Commendation to th: erament, bub he add. me Would be Inno way Ihe survey was no! eceutre may elther Fhed Inoan extsting Fitay be of entirely vet Sadan. Ld, Bi ( Faye alticers wilh je a) Prince Rupert by Dt ty start oranaflyation set-up fur the Ob- SSqdn. tale. Hosengson Tnediate tarpgol {or ter contre wilt be 500 persons, he slated, adding that a rough estimate of those needed for manning observer posts and other field work would be between 4,000 and 6,000 people, The filter centre will consist of an operations room, lecture room and necessary offices which will be permanently staff- ad by a detachment of five of- feors and six alrmen. There will also be a large, furnished lounge, a kitchen and caling ac- commodation, Establishment of a f{ller centre in the clly was approved by the Dominion government In June as n rosult of recommendations from Bell Telephone, the B.C. Tolephone Co, and the Prince Rupert ‘Telephone department, upon all of whom the nelwork of Ground Observer Corps stations are dependent, Prince Rupert will be the cons tre of a Corps aren streteliina from the Alberta boundary to the wort const and from the Alagka boundary to Killmat, which may bo Included. "Hringing Jn Prince Rupert will make tho perimeter eoyer- age of Ground Observer sli. tons for Canada completo," "fav . Appeals: hetiorin er. «British Prime {Minister Clon “AEE and six Y nist Ching: ) Sqn, Lv, Hosonson: nnd e Fulfills Boyhood Am This} on -Children's’ ‘Center in*’New York City.. It was “readily apparent to’ ‘king- makers that the Staten Island cou of “Preckledom: " Malenkov G Goes All Out As Host For Laborites By STANLEY. JOHNSON ‘ MOSCOW: (~The. ‘British-em- bassy: polished, up its:best china, sliver. and, glass today: for,a din- ner guest who's ‘never broken} {bread in..a: Western, household before—Soylet, ‘Premiler Malen- kov,.. we The No. br Russtaii makes his J unprecedented. appearance. to- night ‘at an‘-embgssy panquet other. Labor’ party: leadery visit- ing Moscow en. route to Commu- Malentov’ fe ait t ton Soviet | y leaders?act th page for Attlee’s top-drawer retepton—the big- gest given o.Westérti delegation since the Second: World War— with a fouy-hour: ‘dituner party! in. the visitors’: hond? Tuesday night at the @ountty: home of the late famed Russian writer Maxim Gorky. . i The British. ‘gues described the atmosphere ag one of great- est affabllity,: so. affable that after dinner Malenkov strolled into the garden with the only woman visitor, Dr. Edith suri merskill, and picked her a “hou quet of. phiox: and gladioli, - ; < HISTORY MADE. 7 The Russians whisked athi visitors and British ambassad Sir William Hayter. off . to: ‘the Gorky villa, 22 miles from Mos-. cow, only {wo hours after, they || artived in the Soviet capital” by’: Russian military plane,-It was’ he. first. tme - ranking Westerners In, an infor- mal country house’ atmosphere. No Western correspondents were Invited,’ but the- British guests said the Russians’ talked at length with Attlee, left-wing’ ° labor leader. Aneurin Bevan and the others, ‘Attlee sat next to: Malenkov at dinner, which was served on a terrace overlooking the ear- dens and a small. stream, Labor party secretary Morgan Phillips told reporters it would fe “safe” ta conclude that the twa men discussed the desirability of clos- er relations between Britain and the Soviet. Union, ‘Otherwise, nothing of _Ww E ATHER reonversations: was revealed, Sytiopsly A high levol‘ weather disturb- ance that moved: into central: triple.” Dr, British Calunbla, .soveral days! ngo has stagnated In that area and rain continues to fall In-! termittently this morning in the The dinner was accompanied ‘by the usual exchange of vodka fonsts—17 ov 18, “some .of them Stunmerskill sald, Tho party leaves Thursday night for Pelping. oe ee are omen nem ve wt JASPER, Alta, @-—Trans-con- nurthern Cariboo ‘and along the tnental CNR trains resumed north const. 1 southern sectlons normal service Tuesday after of the provineo skics nre gens erally’ sunny) but with patches! of cloud and fog In-cogstal avens, over the summit Sunny wag weather will cot. tinue In southern B.C, while i slow dmprovemont is expected In northorn arenas. Forncast : North Const: Region: Cloudy with sunny “porlods torlay and Shorsday, Oconglonnal Ught ran ov drlzvlo todays Hitle change in tenpornture, Ldght winds, Low fonlght-and high Thuraday ab Port Hardy and Sandspit f2 and 62; Prince Ruport Ma and 40 bition: siting Canada’s Northland - AVE STAC: KAND ae New Hiatt Wryter KNIFE, N.WET hee lt Way a bay the Duke hh has Wwintod to Koo NOTH, ay he ta doe Ni uithority for that Ht (he Duke himaalf, il Tuesday night cule, aot niles thnonton, to the mn. stations aeatlornd , tthe 4 HO0,000-aqunre vest 'Y Perritortes, Nis Istenerg: ny other boya, 1 yond ML Canndnty North. ' hve long had the ‘OC Whit {t-lnoked "O Won Ht ray fend rons AL toy. “Whon the Quen and I wore In Cannda,” ho added, “wo hoard nN Kren (lon! about tha now do. velopmenta in this yaab aren... "Nobody aould think of any good ronson why f ahouldn't cone and have a look, ko hore Tam." ; Tho Duko xwont tPuypadny' fur into a land fow Canndians have aonn before dipping goulh to tls goldeniiniing oniitro on Grout lavo Inko, °° Hin northormost doatinallon wns Coppormina on, the Aretlo conat, Nove, na tho flrat membor of tho Royal Family (o olor: the Arotle Olrole, ho und moro thin 100 Hakimos grinned -tholr way through tho Inngunge barrier) P and parted na the boat of frends, ‘Tho Ants tas our anitlon atarted ’ 8 SOON AA the Duko stopnod ‘ashore after fanding Inn twine ongined nmphiblous Crngo, on whieh the ROAM proxonted ‘yim with a certlflehto making hin an “alrborne lcoworin of bho itial degrea," ' The a1 whiten: af Conpormino algo rooted Wim, though thoy give the Wakiinos first ernck at angling holo, "5. Later tb Yollowknito, atanding ront nv bultlon tirnace, the Duke watehod as ft poured flaming wold Mquld Into A mould, Thon, ho wont across the rond Olas tho’gold ind aolidifiod to a HO-pornd priok, (twas carrlod to Thin on tho ahouldora of Dan Plokott, aaslatan’ mill auparine teneiont nt the Consllidntod Min+ Ing nil Awolting pinay mito, pik hee to a aogt rooaplion, AR. KOU} . ‘completion of ropalrs on a sec" Lion ‘of washed-out track Just of Yellowhend jtiss, 15 miles wost-of hore, LOVELY MARLENE prernsott booth In Rogonta Park, London, curing a garden party bonofll for tho Sunahine Wamor for Blind tho opening voromontoa, a ‘ny memony-tHned! r Soviets had ‘entertained? high-| gn “the |: : No Deadline Announced Yet ‘MONTREAL: (CP) — - Canada’s non- opera ating fail ¢ employees have. voted; to strike to back up union | emands for benefits. oth-| er than wage inereases, it ing. non-operating railway employ- negotiating ‘committee, after-a meeting of the body ub 7:30 PDI : us. morning. oo ss, OTTAWA ~ . Prime Minister Bt, Laurent.. announced inday zthat the representatives of | {railways and non-operating unions, have accepled a.cab- inet. invitation to confer here | {Thursday with.the government the: rail. strike Assue. yisional basis” from coast to sonst. ‘ ; He said.it wasn’t knowh yet Employees. who .by. majority favor strike include section merf, {relght handlers, commercial telegraphers, shopmen and port- ers. co - They are ‘employee by the Can- adian Pacific, Canadian National Railways, Ontarlo Northland Railway and the Toronto, Ham- ilton and Buffalo ‘Rallway, «-. The “fringe” benefits they seck include eight annual statutory holidays, three-weeks vacation for 15-year men, leave annually, time. and-a-half pay on Sunday when It fs, “rest” day and double time whon Mt ds not,” The rallways assert: thal the benefits will add $60,000,000 bo tholr costs. The federat government |s Ox: pected to try to restore rallway- union negotiations ‘after today’s -announcemont, me hor nitehing 8 anny ibn h game Whore'sho toured the aldo slows Was announced this morn The result: of the. vote which. (| started in. June among 145,000 when the strike date will be set: |. 18 days sick ‘ees. across the country was an-| nounced by Frank Hall, chair-' ‘man of: the 14-member union — ‘eben at Part figure * Have all ‘sold: today's. meeting was be eee tela merely to receive the report Bee of’ the vote, conducted on a ‘di-|: ‘Halibut fishermen h have landed more: than 2,000,000 pounds of halibut in. Prince Rupert: since the re- opening of. the fishing grounds August | pounds of fish at the Prince ‘Rupert Halibut Exchange this morning the total for‘eight days | - of fishing wont over the: two million mark, “with jall fish caught In Area 2 wators, Only three or tour boats aro reported’ flshing in Area 4-4 which closed. at 11:69 Bm. last night, Td One United ‘Slates and one Canadian vessel sold thelr entches onthe Exchange this ‘morning ab prices per pound ‘of 17 cents for mediums. 16 qonts for Inrge'and 13 conts for chicks, In port to sell today wore: the pounds and the Canadian boat Lois N with 30,000 pounds. Further Jandings aro not ox. pectod from Aron 2, Halibut wore so plontitnl thie yon, particularly in Heento Strait, that a record ontel war roporled by ‘the B.C, Producer and at fonal two vosxols macys \nreo trips to tho grounds, Thoy were tho Viking which landed a fatal of 70.000. pounds and. the Roupfin which brought In 84,000 pounda, . The Wa. Prodlueer hrourtit. tn 71,000 within 72 Hours of tho atart of the ageond acason, 80, 000 pounds.of which was taken In ono dity,. (Cnmemmapccetanmapen Last Cease-Fire. Now in Effett SAIGON hm Tho fifth ‘and fInal. constefire in Indo-China look offdat todny; afficinity end» ing the world's Inat active war, Commandora of tho Fronoh union traupa and the Committe natelod Viet ordered thoir}® opposing forces, to lay down tholr avnia, In South Viet Nam yoatorday thorning, " Tho oreor was moatly-0 fore mallty, Mighting had taperdd off /Alneg the conse-firo bocnine of- iy Bablon, Tho glamorous acreon ata lon hor grincofinl jproworico Lo | fgoltve two wooks ago In:North, pp Viot Naw, the: malt war theatre, hye “ment, including ‘ the $30, 2 month wage’ boost: and. reco if. tion of seniority: 1 aA | A general: meeting:. of. tendér- fe fo |..)men last night ratified’. f a agreemertt, which was'signed thig ‘4 | morning, , decording to, ed spnkesmen. : "of ‘acceptarice, as follows: : # op strike. wastcalled, as” | fishermeh’s “eoxperatve at ithe With the’ landing’ of 79,000 + U.B. vessel Sunset with 40,000), « se of the Co- “Op, ootted ne day that'a special membership ‘Fishermen. ‘and Allied. .Worke Union for the tendermen’ 8 ag ‘the “Mr. Harding outlined the basis 1) Seniorit; ‘1s recognized of: | ficialty, although: it had always|° ‘been: recognized in -practice ‘in|- the past by the Co-Operative. (8): Four percent holiday pay |: : after two months instead of eg Mr; | Harding said that the “Co. 1 Operative : wished ‘to. point out |; | that: in. accordance, with age “| time Sof fietr: heavidsttralf ;pro- . | ductfon, mie “mednt? x” Lire their fishermen arid a greater financlal problem to the co-op- eratives thar to any other op- erators over the past weekend. Gillnelters and seiners, are nor- mally tied up then, due to the ' weekend closure ‘of the fishing grounds. Refuse To Process } The, Fisheries Associallon ‘ol BC, representing ‘the plier ators, said.-the closure notice, was given because cannery workers, on In| ; structions (rom: thelr unton, ray |. | fused lo process fish during tha strike of 64 tendermen, ‘A spokesman sald the bulk of (he fishing fleet ‘has stopped fixhing-end since the shorowerk. ors would havo no fish to handle, it wag necessary to close down the plants, Also in Vancouver the Dish: orles Assoclalion of B.C, erttl clved union fishermen for Iack of compromise In the current abrika of salmon tendormen, » ‘ Art Sager, “pxoctitive assistant of tho association, sald compan- BERLIN: i -— Dri Otto John’ presonted himaolf today ta moro tan 400 correspondonts of the world pross and announced he hid voluntarily quit “the Woat« orn war camp" to work for pence | In tho Soviet zone of Gormany. The former chiof of scourlty for the Weal Germann governs mont declared In a propared alatoniont which he rond rapidly that ho Intonds “to oxposo .tho ron! avcrote of the Huropont dos fonoo program,” John made his first public ap. enrance ainco he crossed to the Red, camp 22 nya ngo to an elaborately alaged press athe orlng In the Krab Bortin preas contro, ‘fhe entire Woatorn prog won Invitod, NOT A WED, 1K RAYA Doapite (he Unat Gorman yove ornmont aponsuraltp of las ane Ur aano today, Juhi Inalatod ho nol a Communtat, ©) 4 ch th E hit ‘ite : tendermen employed ee more severe loss in. production to]. union ‘roac report forecast’.a' complete. . shutdown: df the B. 0; salmon'in-' dustry “in -the. wake'‘of:. the .48-. hour notice of closure'issued by - cannery: operators followitig. the, five-day. walkout of tendermen.. will be out; of work. aa mo, Salmon’ ios have; made: two separate of- | fors to Sho UFAWY. while “tho unlonhas put nothing now.on" the tabla in almost f\vo, niontha,” Jancouyer covering by. the Co- woe Bome, 4,000 - cannery.’ workors ay "The company. offer—a two- = 3 hy pyear contract—would involve a total coat to the. companies of - ninh. yy alo Inclucloa nl. the aie: ‘, ceagions in the conciliation poard award which are: $20: to $30 per month In extra days off with. pay; $3 por montli In’elimination of Iaundry charges} “ind up to. $7 por month Ih ndelluonal var cation “On top ) op of this, tho company _ offer gave $10 a month Increase 4 : this year, and n-furthor $10 monthly {n 1086, a Western Germany, in Hands 8 Of Nazis John.Tells Press. (2 Enrly (n hs apooch today, sah nsaniled, the’ Muropoan Nofanco Community an a conapirnay to nnd to oreo a war machine, ‘trying 4 way of {ving with cummuniam mit th": “The Bont-Parls Axis ts only n f tool of tha Amoricny,': ho ‘dos tarlabs In Wont Gormany aro. ngaln (n° power and: tholr. old control of the fovornmont, of. tie” duatry and oven tho univoraltios," “pho uniintoral tlolng of Core. many, to Aho Amorloan palley of collor: Ad nauar ‘tends unavolde ably to war, Theronftor, only tadlosnetiva' graveyard: will ‘tes maln' of Germany ohn val Ho anid the Britleh have been: find @ modus vivond! ., glarod, "Tho Nowls and tho mill: “but tho Americans will nat pore * ’ |up;to $80 to $60 por month per 4 ‘ it mu provont the rounlon of Gormany ) Wig aptelt dx rovivod, Thoy ary in tbe ntrongtl; na sponsored by. Chane . fh .