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Razor Ordeal at Oakalla

  

Brings Extra Night Edition |

VANCOUVER (CP)—Newspaper presses rolled;
out an extra edition Monday night at the bidding of.
three convicts who held a prison guard within a yaZor

slash of death to back their demands.
The Vancouver Province pube <r one eee ee
shed Its first night extra since ‘gether with wire and later de-
the Second World War to help ;manded, and got, a pair of hand-
save the life of the Oakalla pris- cuffs for him,
Sy oe aad, held for clmoss OryER GUARDS THREATENED
ih § a razor at hisi low muarde rifles «
throat and shears pressed against! pce Surds, rifles at the
SMCS Pressed aBalnst ready, were frozen at the other
his back, .
‘endof the corridor by the threat:
Guard Ernie Loveless, 33, was} “Stay back, we have nothing tc
turned over unharmed to Pro-tlose through cutting his throat.
vince city editor Bruce Larsen: We've pol 20 years and another
afler the pewspaperman pron- ! charge waiting.”
ised’ (hem that thelr story of. The convicts who carried our |
what: they sald was wrongful the plot, which followed dismis-,
conviction as atlempled murder- sal of their appeals earlier in the.
ers. would be carried In the paper. jday, were Bob ‘Tremblay and:
Loveless was selved as a hos- | Marce] Frenetle, both of Mont-i
tage in the barbering space atéreal, and Charlie Talbot. Trem-;
the end of nu 90-feot corridor ‘blay is 34, Frenette, 28, and Tal-'
The convicts lashed his hands to- ‘hot, 36.

Jailed for Beating Addict —

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“T knew, because Tremblay had
‘asked for me, that there was aj
hope I could talk him out. of 1.71
When Loveless had been re--

They and two other men were!
convicted Dec, 19 of (be attempt-
ed iurder of drug addict. Thom-
a8 Kinna. Kiana was found bru-
(ally beaten with both leys Jeased to Larsen and the (wo men,
smashed by an dren bar in the were walking down the corridor,
Fala: Creek flats area of Van-ithe city editor said:

COUVET, ' “It's damned fine Lo see you,
\

TALKED FOR FIVE HOURS walking.”

~ Ags Loveless was being held hos- GUARD SHAKEN
tage, Tremblay asked to see Lar-|

“it's wonderful and 1 thank

free the guard. | "My Jegs were a litle weak,

Larsen, 29, sald he thought ofjmy. throat too dry,” Larsen
nothing during the negotiations |"! tried to speak but Loveless was
We
ishook hands,"

Headlines 2¥%-Inches High

The Provinee extra carried ae Larsen promised Tremblay tbat
duuble-line heaaune 2 Inches, the paper would publish all that
high which sald:

“This Story fora Life:” imore information It wold be

Two Hnes of type under the passed on to B.C. Attorney-Gen-
headline said: eral Robert Bonner,

“Province Cily Gdilor Frees The capture of Loveless oceure
Kidnapped Guard,” red a short while after the men

Under that and the byline ran‘ had been returned from the ap-
the first three paragraphs of thei peal court.

story, set three columns wide in; Althouen tne three had ace.

black face type. ‘eepted their sentence Dec. 1

Ina front-page editorial, the stoically, Frenette created a
afternoon newspaper explained’ seene tn the court room when he
how [tb eame to publish the extra, asked to address the court after
as part af a successful erfort to the appeal was denied. His re-
save Che life of the 38-year-old quest was refused, and be yelled
Loveless, Inarricd withetwo ehild- "This is a frameup. 1Us a kang:
rey). urou court.”

Letter Not Read in Court

lawyer Larry Hill, whe con-| He asked prison. offielals to
ducted the appeal but nat the} summon Larsen to the barber
orginal defence, produced a lot | shop afler ihe puard had been
der in court bub whieh was not held hostage for an haar.
vend out that purported: to Ine] Tremblay met the etty editor
froma eh wifness agarnel He tasit sear shortly iter (he pre.
men dn the earlier rit. Himinary hearin of the allempt
The etter, wlleced Lo have beens ed-munder: trial.
ariten by Robert Gordon, Was The meeting took place after
apposed to have said that Gore premblay stashed the camera of
don reeanted bis curler evie- proyinee photographer Bill Cun-
denee against (he men, ‘hingiam, He telephoned the

M least 1000 eaples of the cTewaspaper atflee atler and apol-
extra were sald in dawntown ogized for his wellons, saying he
and sibiehan areas, The paper Wis under extreme pressyre, and
Hit (he stree¢ shortly after 0 affered fa pay: for damages,
pan, about Vs hours after Latsen onde the arranges
Loveless’ release, “ments, then went around — to

The Kats Wie and chiddren, Hemblay's restdenee aud collect
at his requ, knew holly ul ve HT A. sypepam
{he excitement unl Td unutes: LAWYER PRESEN]
pefore he walked tthe door ol Tawyer TIP swt inon the tense
Ws home, interview Monday, Armed guards

arden Hush Christie, whe;stood at the end of the corr].
ptood at the far end of the core dor with sentor prison offteia ds,
ridar throughout Larsen’s talks, the @losest any prison of flehal
paid no prbsonecs Ober Can the wits allowed ta come fo the bar.
prio were bsored, i ‘e od

; , “yu Wibot aeted aus couriey, tune

OTHERS DINE RNOM “Wie anessnees: baek and forth,
mga OF Ene tpristiie Wits Kop prenctte held the aenaelng

 

frog the LEO other PeRONCrS vay Aost of Che bine but wap: sehedullug of regular games on
weked JU Ms spelled ueenstonally by ‘Tremblay, Sunday evening during ehureh

dq da the bane)
Wel Hiialy' mitaded ality, Larsen wrote:

oomblay, coke ma for Te) eenraaghont the lone ardent
phrer, demanded He ease DET seven people (ried (0 pea
viewed and chalaies The evldenec say
tven ah the Urine al whieh AE Koy, His were the deetsions,
ryeelvedd WO yesuts was Nob shown "Ee made imany jumbled dee
jy ike PRAper Het. Inds, Many of them leanelie

 

Heh We Wark igs.
"The wanted mie to prtat every-
Cyaaye Ties saved,

Kor This Evening |

“cays wun oem atl Tay

pet bogtinalars Uits rv | wl
mostly whonge Hie mmaataand, Wind feat witht reason if he woul
gosterty Ta, haw tontisht wid atk

final Wecdnendiy ab Pare Haraly Lhrout,

4y and (0, Siilsplt and Prine iti

rupert fa wad mun's Ile...

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Loveless, his clothes rumpled!

;market,” he adde

“was a matter that. had to be

‘|p could legally, and if it bad any:

with ‘Tromblay, He was they

ave, Asa desperate prisoner he tind “sertously taterfered with!
‘ ov, Faudden ty had at Aldi y Tp worship ab qee eames”
Rain Forecast ‘iat he dida't kiow quite haw to:

   
 
  

 
 

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ON VIEW FOR THE public Thursday, when."Open. Hou:e” ‘will:
be held af Prince Rupert General hospital will be ‘gleaming.
kitchen where more than 11,000 meals a month are: prepared
for patients and staff. The hospital’s grocery bill-averages more
(han $3,000 a month includes approximately 600-gallons of: milk;
2,100 pounds of meat, 4,000 eggs, 1,000 loaves of bread, 160 pounds’
of fish and for special diets 240 pounds of turkey, Meal planning
also includes 500 special dicts. Oven-on-wheels shown ‘at right,
ensures that food is served “hotter than when it left kilchén.”.

Better Halibut Aim
Of Chamber Action

Acting on the argument that B.C. is losing ‘its
name for producing good halibut, the Chamber of
Commerce at its monthly meeting last night agreed to
investigate the possibilities of improving the situation.

Pointing out that hallbut fish- =~ ee
ermen had voted to curtail fish-. The Chamber agreed to nak the
ing and extend the season to get. CNR if the new cars will de re-
hetter fish on the market, A. P,;turned here after ‘the summer
Crawley said that “vou hear com- , business is over,
plaints everywhere these days: Acting on a motion vy Bruen
about the condition of our hail- Brown who pointed out . iat
but.” there was an “unsightly lot on

“We are losing our hallbut ;bhe city limits full of old cars

d. “The interna- tnd junk," the Chamber agreed
‘tional halibut commission and!'o approach city council to sec
‘marketing bodies should pe ask-: what could be done to rectify the

__ Anti-Poli

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On May 15

Anti-polio vaccination
program will. get unde
way in: Prince. Rupert
schools next Tuesday, May
15, the Skeena Health unit
announced today. -

School and pre-school children
whojhave already had two or
three injections of Salk vaccine
last year will not be innocuiated
ob this time, Those children who
havenever -had an anti-pollo;
injection and for whom consent
cards ‘have been signed, will be
given ‘only one injection at pre-
sents
. fecond Injections and bovsters
will possibly be given in the Fall,

or earlier, depending on. ship-
ments of vaccines,

 

 

Parevis are uiged to keen
their appointments and make
every effort to altend onthe |
appointed date. ;

Appointments will be sent par-
ents of children beginning school
in- September, to attend the;
school clinic Jn their area, 10:00;
a.m.to 11:30 a.m. onky. |”

 

 

(ed to ciisure that there isa better ;matter. G. P. Lyons explained!
said, Product on the market. More that the lot had been intended)
‘(rigid inspection and more con- originally as an- auto court site;ment 9 to 12 noon: 1-to 3. p.m.

ftrol are needed.”

-joul there had been. difficulties
W: J. Scott caanatarned: that it kt

Nn obtaining water and light. ‘Tie

‘handled with “finesse.” He cgid | Made to dispose of the junk as
itapidty as possible.

that not all the fish is ruiuied on! Noe ,
ithe packing-house floor because, Acting on Premicr W. A. C,
Bennett's recent remark here

Cchere is a lot that is ruined in) ; ;
‘the boats. Much researeh js | bat interest had been expressed
‘ veeded. lie added. in Prince Rupert as/an outlet for
. A committee will Inquire into 82 oil pipeline from the Peace
ihe subject. ) Filver country, the Chamber de-
In other business, a wire way {ted to wrile Victoria to see if
read from the Canadian Nadan- Soything could be done at this
at Railwaya at Montreal exoliin- ‘end to promote the project,
ing why the new rvometie-bed-| Hugo Kraupner was appoint-
-room cars were being withdrawn ;°4 as Chamber representative tc
from service on the run between Allend the forthcoming high:
here and Jasper. ways conference at Burns Lake
Regrotting tat the Chamber Members expressed the opinion
considered ita “retrugrade ac- that the conferences held therc
‘sion, as it said ina wire of pro- 1 1954 and 1955 had contelbutec
test, (he CNR explained the meve towards getting action on High-
hwas necessary to fill the eom- Way 16.
eplement of ctans » eontinentad | ~~ sna

‘Lrains for summer traffic, ' Tenders Called

said the ears would be replaced |
thy compielely renovated, alr- iFor RCMP Work
Grain Ship Sails in Section Two

‘

‘conditioned sleeners,
. ; senders niive beer cated for
‘Lhe construction of RCMP mar-
‘With 9, 908 Tons pred quarters and @ garage at (he
The Monrovian freighter, Sa. corner of Seventeenth — Street
/Coluibella which arrived heres and Grubam Avenue, the Cham-
May 2 from Japan, left dast night; ber of Commeree was told last
‘tor the United Kingdom owithjatght ina letter from BT,
iA08 Jong tons of No, | and! Applewhalte, MP Skeena in Ob-
No, 2 feed barley Jonded at the | tywa,
eaoverninent gran elevator | Robert Eby said that
i expected dn this Thursday: for
iWhal will be the largest alngls Jeet were available here now
shipment of barley from the and they culled for a total of
elevator here is the 88, Amallas: seven or eight buildings,
ey route from Japan, The Amal-! 7, Norton Youngs, sald that
tus ty expected (o take ona curgo: here would be another public
“Of 11,000 tons of barley for dis- | hearing on rezoning the area
Hehe ak Antwerp and Wiis cand that be thought the elty
burs, Teounedl favored reasoning,

plans

Clergy Assails Games,

radded“thab au-cffortiwas belie}

wd speelfeations for the pros;

Other clinic cates:
May 15, Conrad school: base-

May. 16,.King Edward school
lun¢h-room, 9 to 12-noon, *
1" May" 17.) King Edward ‘schoo!
lunch room, 9 to 12 noon,» *-

 

;J to 3 pm,

j basement, 9. to 12 noon;
id p.m,

May 23, Booth Memorial High

t !
school, 9 to 12 noon, i :
lamin, G. Gustini, Mrs. W. Bag-

‘shaw, Mrs. -'T. B. Black,
‘Klamut, Mys. R. Long,

4

May 24, Booth Momorial High
school, 9 to 12 noon; 1 {0 3 pm.

No Accidents
At CCC Plant :

No accidents have occurred al
{he Watson Island plant of the:
Columbia. Cellulose Company
during the first 24 hours of For-
est Products “Safety Week." al
company spokesman announced ;
this morning,

 

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tal wood product safety week,
the company is carrying out a

t

of (he International Brotherhood

workers (CLO),

 

‘to afternoon shift machine-rooin
workers by Dayls Owens and to
jMlght shift workers al the fil-
{oration plant by Arthur Lees,
Day shift, boom-crew workers
wore to be given a deniwnstration
‘today on arti(elal respimtion,

Practices

 

| At Sunday School, Church Hours

© Calling of ehildven's: baseball
practices during Sunday sehool
and dopning ebureb hours and

"TH ds surely Wile enough,"
Rev, We 'T. Kennedy, assocla-
(lon president sald, “that the
HW o'eloek hour on a Sunday
morning and the W390 bauer on
Sunday evening should he pro
served Dy general agreement
wd = good Sportsminship
aginst noise wd organized
wed bvity,"

Rome ministers felt that the
Auucay gehool side of the mat:
tor denminded even mare serious
considera Hon,

NOT INTOLERANT Reve d Av Raskin, pastor of

The varias representatives OF lst Maplist chureh, potted out
ely ehurehes fell that the pers: that iw enforcement offleers all

jours was assailed tis werk Dy
the Prince Rupert Ministerial ase
PSorHtiOn awk its regular meeting,
A Ministerind — nsseelntien
Pspokesman sald that the Bunday
even name with tis publle
address system) turned on high:

 

"TP told Tin would write whit sons involved were nel tinted caeross Canad were th universal
(tn ty be hostile or tntolerant:
Hike the radoy from the pumd'sibut “were forgetting tat Chel represent hy tar the greatest

HBFeEMent Chat Bunday sehaots

Hal others," park of young people,

"The general public would be
making o considerable mistake
In dolng anything that would
weakon (he already precarious
hold of the Sunday schools upon
the ehildron of the community,”
he satd,

Th athor business the assoctie
ton decided to meat soon to bid
farewell lo wo members who ave
loaving shortly, Rev, Charles
Sinelaty of the Freo Byangelleal
churel and Rey, b. , Sleber of
‘Kirsh Untled ehurel,

Thea meekly alsa noted that
WIth the consent of the associ
flow the Canadhin Brondenstiig
Corporntion would be taking
aver the Vaneouver network
Fbronceasts for morning devotlons
; for the summer nionths, The ase

 

 

Polat Win we would fown freedoms might he interfer. force Un rogard do right thinks | seelitlon will also ensure Chit thi
PN Che exten i rebue for a ine with the Creedony fo worshlp) lng and correet behavtouy on (he members visit the Ploneer Home

‘hwo or three thes every ment,

    
   
    
   
   
 
 
   
    
 

 

    

Woman Wins

ine which operates bingo for
| cards were in play giving a-gross|
revennue:.of $4.035,. Expenses, Of: view.

May 17, Annunciation school, special’ Centre

May 22,.Borden Street schoo]| Sharing anoth
1 to/ prizes

   
   
 
     
  
 
 
  
  
  
   
    
       
   
 
  
 
 
 

ALD. MIKE. KRUEGE
' ss. brings ‘down, -budget.

 

 

$1000 ©

Mrs. Ada Voegcle, 400 Third
Avetiie East was the winner: of

i the $1,000 cash prize ‘at-the- Civic

Centre “Swimming Pool”. bingo
Jast night, it was reported today.

In giving an accounting { of

‘last night’s games, a spokesman |. ;

General Tax Rate 29.11 Mil

for the Prince: Rupert. Kinsmen

the Civile, Centre, said that 807

:$3,000 in -prizes,
i vertising .and-rent:
$735 balance ‘to

rinting

S

fund. 7 .

'Zarl Miller, Bertha Norton, Mrs.

'
!
i

US. F

Reg Webber, Mrs. R. Crossin,
Miss Eva Usick, Mrs. G, Bate-

Tony
Doreen
Paul, Mrs. Dehli, Mrs. C.” Fahey,
G, Harvey, R. Sundin, Mrs. 8.
uigate, Mrs, M. Micholuk, Gus

; Genls; Dusty Rhodes, Mrs, Ella
Kurulak, Fred Mullen, Art Al-
iger, Van Summerin, Irene Mor-
[aan, Ming Mah, Irene Burn and

Margaret Lowes,

>. Fishermen
Agree To Deal —

SEATTLE Wy — Puget Sound

In conjunction with (he coas-; halibut fishermen have agreed.

to go along with British Coiwm-
bla fishermen and open the sea-

plant-wide safety program ofison about May 20, Clarence
lectures and instruction to pro-'Nordahl, secretary of the Deep
mole safety conselourness, In' Sea Fishermen's Union, sald
charge are Robert Kelsey, com-! Monday,

pany safety supervisor and Don-|
ald Lloy, safety representative! next Saturday,

The senson opens offielally

The Canadtan fishermen had

of Pulp, Sulphile and Paper Mil) threatenes a strike unless they

got a minimum ‘bidding price

First ald lectures were elven | for halibut sold to dealors, bul

Pudgot Sound union memborg
refused strike support,

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SELIKING census oniumoralars
for tho elly of Prince Ruport
Is 'T. Norlon Youngs, above,
who hus been appalnted cane
sue commissioner for tho fads
anal Skeenn ding, Consus will
start dune | and ig expected
lo bo finished within three
weoks, Distrdat superviaars ape
pointed are Jol Laurie, coast
Msiriels and Clarence Dusatie
ger, Intorlor distrlets,

 

\
i
:6d. school “costs .and ‘sal
resented: an “inercas

swimming.” pool

cr $2,000 in. cash
were: . Eugene: Pierce, |:

 

     
  
   

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PROVING

any

VICTORIA, B.C,"

2 OB fore

1A basa

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- Prinee

for passage its annual rate b

budget in 1956 of $1,195,748

 

 

 

57

and est

 

mill rate-at 45 mills:
‘The ‘proposed’ budget,

~. The mill rate figure of 45 i:

-the. samei'as-{n-1995, but the
mill for both school. and. other,

purposes has increased ‘In. va\-
mee aan

For. school. purposes, the. mil

 

 

A \this year is-valued: at $12,636.02 (tu

  

~The city’s’ share.’of- the .1955
school pudget: is. $175,371: an in-
crease of $17,478 over 1955's $157,-
893: a >, “h ‘ aS : me “ i
In ‘introducing’ the’ 1956 “bud- +
get; city. coupell: finance commit
tee’ chairman. ; Alderman: Mike.
Krueger pointed out the: increas;

 

  

  

   

Of 1.142
‘malls {rom last year.’ oe)

“The mill-rate-for general.

from. 22.48 mills last: year to 31,338:
inills, representing'a decrease jn

 

_ which’
}eomes® before. councll- for “final | 7!
{approval “next. Monday, : repre- |:

| sents’ an. increase of-$119,786 over.
|iast year's budget of $1,075,957.

d It Fep-)-

other »purposes’’ fias ‘decreased |}

 
 

 
 

  

-grants ‘and: othe
substantially

 

‘recsipts in the general ‘section of
$8,162,” Ald. Krueger said. weg

   

 

 

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increase’ of $105,736.08 '0v

-- year's” $886,889.33...) oe.
he ex-.

ith.t

All expenditures,

Public works expenses -- this
year are estimated at. $251,967,
an Inerease of $25,277 over last
year’s $226,600; health and sani-
tation is esthmaled to cost $35,-

1955; hospital and soclal assist-
ance cost this year Is placed at
$145,900, up $33,200 from last.
year's $112,100, while telephone
expenditures ard set ab $166,540,
an increase of $16,576 from last
your's $149,064, ° .
Other 1956 estimates with 1055
figures in brackets are: finance
$74,506 ($7),586);. parks, $31,500
($26,000); cemelery $6,000 (45,-
000); administration of justlee
$00,551 ($54,001); fle protec-

ton $71,000 ($03,132): Nbrary’
$11,406 ($0,700); contingoney

ALP an},
er last:

Public Works Spending Up

200, up $16,990 from $48,300 in|:

 

$4,040 ($255.)

Geyoral yevenucs will provide
$619,008 or $111,202 more than
Jas yenr,

Other cliy Income ts provided
by sowers $0,000; Northern B.C,
Powor Company $10,201 and a
qraut in lou of taxes for the
government graln elevator $14+
050,

Government grants account
for $48,102 of ineronsed ravenuc,

Revenue Boosted $111,202

  
  
      
   
   
 
    
  
   
     
  
 
   
 
   
  

 

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Major: share:d
Increase Is $20,000
ditional rordsrebu
gravel purchases’ ani
plant maintenance,
Fluoridation’: equipmien

($2,290). account, for $11,300 "Or
the, healthand sanitation tt
creased expense this year, ;: r

A jump’ of: $29,600. In. soeln
assistance », payments’. expectéd
tis yon accounted: for the ma-,
jor share of Increased: expel
m that departinent, %

Of the $002,625 total expend
ture, the elly will pave
$330,201 ‘with its general.” aM
rate of 2011 mills,

$20,500 boost to $80,000-from-Jdsb. =
yoar's $53,500, Local government
grant ts $114,868, up $21,002 {rows
ast year's $02,780 8
Expected telephone réulals, oe
Will amount to $152,000.00 tne
-erense of $25,200, over $126,800 -

In 1053, while ‘expected pays’.
ene fron: trade Meovcos iy

 

with soelal avsistanes gotling a

A second Kitimat drownlay
yoslorday brought tho death voll
in Princo Ruport distriot to sever’
within 72 hours |

Dowd ina boating mishap a
quarter of a mile fron tho const.
We dovk and only dO yards from
hove ts Kitimat Portugese soceor
team playor Jose Rodrigues, 41,
Rodrigues, wy, Alcan potiine
workor slic Mobruury 14 reports
ed to have been ennoolng with a
frlond, Mraneols Lusi, whon (he
canoo Upped ovor whon both nien
Wed to retrieve an orange that
Wid fallen Into the water,

ROMP dyagged the aren and

 

‘PEA FOR we ye Reon gm ONE EN pe HOS HE RLI O HD Ot HI GRU EETE BET HY STiHeTE IRIs Ftp Ao m FIVE e Ed

Second Alcan Man ned
In Boating Mishap at Kitimat

812,000 or double: last year's
estimate, | orn

  
   
 
  
 
    
  
 
  

fF Aaeh omy ae We epee sparen grisete

Drowned.

divor Vineo Critiehloy, who had -
heen called th, was noodad, «+ }
An inquest was scheduled’ to |
be held quday, by Coronde’ ui, Bon
Worward Os,
An Inquogt. ta also belng bbld
laduy by Goronor GO, 1, Boley.
at Grlthors into the denth Mile
urdny of Arve Malt, 1, of Mots 5:
leotown, eas
Tho youth dled ns a rowlbere. oo
Injuries revolved whan tha’ cy
hoe was drlying overturned neat ©
Tolkwa, Toit is the -brothorul.
Wilfred, 16, who ded Inna Baslgr
Sunday mornlng fro and Robort,

 

lugnted thoe* bady before skln-

20, who made a, valn attompt to. -
vO Wy Protliers