_ 4 SEA CADETS ANNUAL INSPECTION — TFenight —. CADETS FALL IN Y15 ALL VISITORS WELCOME . MEMBERS OF ROYAL: CANADIAN Eneineers are shown ‘above ee nn a ee ee ee eT 2 Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacific VOL, XLV, No, 115 pulting into operation a Balley PRINCE RUPERT, B.C, WEDNESDAY, May.16,-1950 . ! 1 1 Port— And Key tothe Great Northwest OL PP esse RA Sy NIT BN CAL REI OA EE ’ ae i | Pipeline - Hl Bil Closure Motion Hotly Debated.. Introduced PRICE FIVE CENTS f jair defence. command “had: been | “te Boren ante ae pap PROVINCIAL LrBbary,’ VICTORTA, p, Canadian Pres -(CP)=An ~ ormawa night, killing 15 persons. (The 17-tonC2-100 win, jet of 1 SEO Smet geny like‘a guided: missile into.a nuns’ res TOMOR C,: f eye | Thursday, May 17, h ‘Pacific Standard ‘Time Ilgh anivann 6140009 A ‘Staff. Writer CAI As S civilians who are disciplined and a -could be depended on for im- e drophe, They would be the first: ~ pressor drop an atomie weapon ‘Byans, > fy the Prince Rupert area, 2eTn Scheduled For Militia Says Kitching . . . ’ . . : . 4 . : \' 1 7 ( ' a 1 ‘ . . . . _A modern training program with emphasis on atomic warfare defence will? ecedented delaying . , -oppo- be indugurated for West Coast militia units within a Kitching, CBE, DSO, said here Monday night. Brig, Kitching made the announcement after he had made an informal | Inspection of the 120th Croop of the 5th West Coast Harbor Defence Baty ROA (A), , “With the atomie era before Permanent. force untt to visit the us We must prepare ourselves Lo lly at least once every six pay our part,” he said adding Months, He said he believed that that “within a few months the the public should be familiar coastal militia units can expect ‘With the Canadian Army and Its a modern training program in Various skills, atomle defence to be launched." | Ne nt few months, Brig, George t “mareh-past in front of the Court House. , Brig. Kitening, who was ac- ‘companied by Capt. J. B. John- iston, General Staff officer, took {he salute. The parade, led by He sid that at the moment Royal Canadian Engineers band: charge of Lt. E. T. 8. Moore. the militia, the police and the 8th 20 to 100 men will again! fire departinent vere the only |¥islt the cily, Brig, Kitching said informal that he hoped the Queen Ow | Armory, Brig, Kilching. express- Vist fod his ‘pleasure at, sucliva ‘laree [turnout and congratulated the [Rifles regiment would mediate relief or protection in {Prince Rupert tots fall. the event of an atomic cntas- / BIG TURNOUT About 77 members of the 120th groups the civilian populatlon West Coast Harbor Defence would call upon should an ag- ttroop, commanded by Capt. R. 0. the pipe band, the ICWACs and the Prince Rupert MUST BE TRAINED (Amy Cadets took part in a Bris, Kitehiny satd that it ist “for this reason the eoast militia units must be inained in atomic defener. “We must be prepared at all (ines with the proper Knowledge to fulfill its proper role with the community,” He sald that in terms of mace wariare, Prove Rupert would necd abu that extend. ed to Pork Mdward jn order ta withstand an atone blast, tn comparison he said, io army would heve £000 nen where oQ,NO were Hosmaliy concen. trated." Annual Inspection of the Royal Conadian Sea Cadets, Captain Cock Corps, Prince Rupert will be held tonight at 8 pm. by Ordnance Commander Martin -Beardmore CD, RCN, offleer in charge of ordnanee, IMCS Na- den, Esquinyalt, The Inspection will be carried aut in front of the Court House, Sea Cadets In Scheduled for Tonight After the march past and an inspection at thie junit on its showing. Speaking to both militia and iCWACs he said it was gralifyine {o see so many husbands and 'wiyes in uniform. He also praised jthe cadets for their smart ap- ‘pearance, ispection high sehool; Lt. Cmdr. 2. §. Fos- ‘ter, executlyve officer HMCS Cha- . itham: Lt, Dawson Lawrence, ‘staff officer HMCS Chatham; Captain W, D, Sutherland, offi- eer commanding Royal Cana- jdian Army Cadets and Flight ‘Licutenant J, &. Barrle, officer commanding Royal Canadian ‘Alr Cadets, Squadron 559, "The concentra areas are a thing of the pest and the papu- Inbions aust spreed out,” he sald, Brie. Kiteling also sald that Prince Ruperk ca expect a Ineluded in the Inspection party! ‘The Corps will return to the will be Commander 'T, A, John-|Chatham Drill hall after a stone, commanding oaffleer TM maven through the elly streets, CS Chatham) bt-Cmdr, DoW eds by HMCS Chatham band, ‘Tye, area officer Sea Cadets; Ittunder the leadership of Lt, HA. Dawes, commanding offl- “erp Bea Cadets and Sub, bt, ROR Fhilavson, supply offleer Sen Cadets, Followlng the Inspeetion af a guard of honor, Sea Cadet and Wrenette divisions, a imareh past will be held, Crider, Beard. more Wil GaRe the salute from a dais. Me dials purty will hietude, Mayor Qeorne (Vlg, Wed, 30th Briton Shot NICOSIA, Cyprus (Ruler. Terrorists shob dead oa Trltlah serviceman and worded an other tan attack near Niedshay pirpork today, hye dend mat wis Phe dy Briton and the S7en Brash cee jeomman to be Walled: In) Csypris staee Uie trrregdst ora titaittdon peeame achive dn April bite year Longue of Canada; RE Dasdd- for omnia with Citeege, On prinelpal af Tooth Memortal Cast of B.C. Play Including E Praised by Dominion Festival GHNREROORE, Que, de Phe diterhiny letl some of bho words | Vanneouver LILEe Theatre As. diffleutt fo understand, eertation’s pecebarin ner of She prased Fronkle Johnson's MP ies Ut Noon! ‘THesday partenyal af the prisoner Ruba- avi braueht admdieator Frat shay a former Ruslan lender hoaise Rusty before nt idence wha: finds hhinsett Ia Russhin af more Ener 10 (i say shes prison in dy, eharied with hoe mold quite belleve Che plays Ty a countererevalutionary, and ers ATE ETCH Fa, SUH I the terrifying polltten The Vancouver group, prectimehinery of bis own making. wenblney Une second af tmehk phivs However, she snld, there was eonmpeting fer Cop hanors ih (he nok enough differanee portrayed Homiilon Drama Festival Grats between the man in petsan and ere bbs weerk, Wis pred by the man di real fe shown qu ile Piuiab Mrenely ahaqe and author Hldney Kingaley’s flash eereeny debris Ear guod Helin, deeks data Radshovs fe, fever Hiehting, oseene ehnuages Mes, Tosury suggested that () hiterest ing sEIBe Ae ks, ANe plny as a whole was “aeted mrs Rosy presed Che Vane Tbe bik tao Binge! Th need cover Reap fer "very good ed a Te more pasion tn the " os, bub anid some fut In lowe seenes between the Russian ets artlewlation and poor! Rubishor and the gil haba, insti In the Bh Ghatles aie paved by dea Arown, ‘Gicarge Brown, Fire drill and other Cadet traning wilh be held during ‘whieh thine Cmdr. Beardmore’s party will carry out an Inspec. tlon of clisses, Cmdr, Board. More Will address the Corps fol- awing this Inspection and pres sent Corps’ trophies, | f The tnspeetlon is open to the In the naval aril hall, a eorps spakesmynn sald, City Man Adjudicator Tuba, Mrs. Rosny: sald, was a “elpaing young el” bul sometiinies the play's lehting kept her too mueh in the shi- daw, The dramatic ending of the Phy, whieh sees Rubashov led mwiy lo Ake dench, Goa eraghe In erestonda of aff-shige must, And a fload of Wight, was “very (ffoetive,” sho sald, Direeted by fin Thorne, Tes diy Wight's cast Ineluded Will son WSHawltan, at Walton, for merly af Trthee TRuperk, Thins Thirtog, doba Rend, Wp ruck, gin Rivinussen, Peralf Bends, Mel Rlehards, dsober Mechulre, John moran, Ure Edndsny, Lawrle Jolin, Guy Palner, Reb. ort Glothtor, Vietor Green, dohn Parker, Marian Postl, md Dow Rush, ities hy a determined ‘sition, 5 ‘he marathon session which Hasted Jater than any_ in’ the ‘current: Parliament elected Int '1953. The House rose at 4:41 a.m. so ' The Liberal majority, soon ‘After the opening Tuesday after- noon, carried through a closure ‘motion by Trade Minister Howe iWhich cut off debate—at 1:0¢ From May 24 to May 26 the:the troop Pipe band, was in/?!-—on a resolution prelimin- iaty to the bill for a huge treas- iury loan for the cross-Canada matural gas pipeline, At that ‘point members adopted the reso- Hiblons tong bu . , But the Progressive Conscrva- tive and CCF parties, hitting thack at the poverful closure ‘motion being used for the first ;time since 1932, threw up a bar- irage of delaying motions and ‘orocedural arguments which ‘kept the Commons sitting 31: “hours longer. ANGRY BEDLAM The day's silling, which erupt- d info angry bedlam at some /points and Into singing at other ‘times when members were be- ‘ing summoned for votes, ended he first big round in the plpe- ine battle which has become the biggest parliamentary issue In years, The next round starts Thurs- day with debate on the bill and with prospects of further gov- ernment closure motions to over- ‘come dogged opposition and meet the June 7 deadline for ap- proval of the measure, That Is the date by which a proposed treasury loan of up to $80,000,000 to Trans - Canade Pipe Lines Ltd, must be made tf the company is to be held {o Its commitment to build the Prarie cartion of Is lonr-delayed $975,- 000,000 Alberla-Montreal pipe- (Ine by next Dee, 31, , The bat provides for that foan---00 per cent of the cost of the Alberta-Winnipeg section, Uf nob repald by next April 2 the Rovermmcnt can fake over the ‘line, JOINT PENANCENG A second major proyislon Is for Joint federm)-Ontario fin. \ ; Loup ain, eh at erawn company ta pulld Binith, president of the Prines public aad ty the event ot rain, ¢ Nha’ Ruperk branch af the Navy (ho entre proeedure wit be held te $116,000,000 northern Ontarlo eseetion wad lease ib ta Trans. Cyndi, The Liber! majority stead alone dn bucking the’ elosure sMollon, earned 12 4a, on a stunding vote, Bub on the elght rather yates Ih was supported Dy “Boel Crediters and two Inde. pendants, Can Niekle PC} Calgary Hout) who has spilt from dts parky's stand against the plpe- Hine proposal, went home after about the fourth vole around 2 win, after baeking the Ulberals Onn but tava divishons, ‘Those were on the government's dos: ure Motlon ab the start of the sting and on an opposition challenge of a ruling by eam mitler ehaliman We A, Robinsen, VOTE 'TOGHKTITIER Conservillye and COM partes, Haked in thety bitker appasition lo (he measure, voted logethor rach time in the ninety, The pipeline resolublon was Adopted In commlelee on nw 1d. loih vole at 1:08 aan, When be sitting's Mand vote was drken Wty hours Inter the eount was 1d (0 43 - only three members had left, the Hreo-swinglig Mgt Lo get some sloop, tumultuous 12-hour” sit-}, ting which included gov-f. ernment - applied > closure} on debate and almost uns}. Nine votes were taken during | ‘GER Johannes,’ 65, and" EVE, +59, and his 45-year-old Montreal with ‘their 12 children enroute -to-a:farr kirts ‘of-Lethbridge, ita, The children: range’ in'.age, Wo:to 22. Acconipanying the family: are Gerardus! brother, son-in-law, J. H. Lohues. The. group left nna, non | €, Montreal by train ‘for Lethbridge, Alta. (CP Photo).-". woe .In a letter to ely. council Monday, officials of the 10-man local 359 of the International Association of Fire Fighters pro- tested the action of the Fire Chief in discharging Vern K. Wagar, who, jained the depart- nent in 1944, ; The man was released from the department following a fire early Sunday morning at the Armories on Sixth Avenue West. lin which $2,000 damage war ‘caused to the sergeant'semess, DIDNT TURN OUT Wagar did not turn out when summoned by a Prince Rupert Telephone department operator Sunday when ire Chief Becker called additional men to duty. Tho unton is protesting the fire chiel’s action In firing Wagar on the grounds that the Two Men Safe After Plane Crash-Lands VANCOUVER (CP)-- A light civilian plane with two men abound made a Crash landing on an island off the Alaska coast put. both men aboard were re- ported safe ‘Tuesday, RCAB resene co-ordination centre here sald word was ree celved from the U8, const guard nb Annette Island, 650 nilles norbhwesl of here, that contaet was made with fly company offleinl Cheis Dahl and John Lame, both of Senttle, The mown aro belleved stranded on Duko island, about 10 miles soubh of Annette, A “fix” on their position was tobe mide on holy next radia dransmlasion, The const guard sald the mes. sage sald Ghey beenme loab ina fog on thet tlght north and erashed tn making an emergency landline, They siuld they were unable to build a fire but had enough sure vival supplies to dash them through today and tomorrow, Tho relayed report sald they thought they wore on Duko, I wis Malning and foggy, with a SO-fool voll aad four mile visblallity, ADVISE-LABOR MINISTER Union Protests F Of Departm - City fire fighter union officialshave ‘¢ Labor Minister Lyle Wicks to take ‘action in. a case in which an off-duty fireman was-dischatged: for failure to report for call-out duty when: summoned by order of Fire Chief Earl W, Becker |nuns., They. perished. in the in-; | trom 33,000. feet. °.. {debris ‘of the three-store {convalescent home ‘of th Navy Chaplain Identified * Houts: after the’ crash!”’the:1 priest. was the only ‘victinj ident-, ferno lit -by an air force CF-1 twin-jet plane ‘which’. plunged | Early today the bodies nuns and’ oné priest. had. recovered ‘from the smow ified He was Rey. Richard Ward, 142, of Toronto, assistant to the fleet; 70 “Firemen: said=:it hours beture ihe jumble‘of Roman Catholic chaplain:of the ent. fireman is not compeiied under che Hours.of Work Act and Two Platoon System Act, which goy- 2m firemen’s working hours, to work In excess of. 48 hours 6 week except in the case of a ontlagration, SEE, Under the existing agreement between the union and the city off-duty firemen called out to the firchall while the shift flre- men are at a fire are paid $2.50 per call-out, In dealing with the firemen dnion’s protest, the council on a motion by Aldermen Peter J, Lester will notify the union that if It believes a grievance: exists | representation should be made through proper channels, The agreement with the city calls for \ grievance to be trken to the untilities commibtee, after It has been referred to the head of the e called: on fied‘ because it did not“ file 4 flight..plan’ and, therefore, was ten. The thunder. of the. main: explosion blotted out the lesser blasts of . the plane's machine gun ammunition, The holocaust, could be scen from miles away, Here Is how Sister Loulse Aug- uste of St, Arsene de Tomisque, Que., one of the surviving nuns, described it: Co. “ET had just prepared to. go to bed when the crash came, The plane came over and thon:.hit the middle of the roof and blew up, ; “The whole building scemed to hurst Into flamus at.onco, I denartnent, , Big Crowd, Hi-dinks Marked Victoria Day 48 Years Ago Forty-cight . years ago, on Monday May 25, 1000) Prince Ruperl celebrated tls trst Vie- torin Day with sporls on dand and water, According to Mra 2D, F, Bald win, 1467 BIsth Avenue Mant, whe has been perusing a copy of The Uvenlng Empire of that date, more tian 7,000 persons attended the events held on the Cand Trouk Paelfle. whart and In the harbor, Bosies vae vl people on Kalen Ishind, vistors arrived from Port Mssington, the Skeena River eannories, Port Shupgon wid Motlaknta, very kind of avilable craft wag used from Port Simpson. Tho Hudson Bay steamer "Port Simpson" transported — visitors from Pork Tsalnglan and the mannortes, Mellakatla wblended en masse, ho majority rowing over tn row bons, Offleers und erewa. af the TMCS Egor and the Domlnlon government abonmers — Quitdri hd Maleon, anchored i tho late bor, added (helt number fo the Mirong, Toats wees decanted, the streats of (he town were gaily decorated wlth Cligs, ever greeny and boning, The day wis cool, Wh sutishine In (he ‘A, Agnow, Tho Judges wore td, afternoon, [hink everyone on the top floor Musle was supplied. by two bands, A 20-plete band from Port Simpson dosertbod “the hest In British Columbla" and a. 16- Wieco band from Metlikatla "Lint waan't to be sneezed at,” ‘To add to the. funy a tale dozen sailors from tho’ Mgerla dressed up as prima donnas and played the part up and down We sbroot, - : Hvents of tho day Included: an Tadlan war canoe race, vatl- ous types of boat races, log rolling, potrta and snack races, sulmonstroiing and a greased ple reo, se Aafloras from tha Mgorln were really keyed up for the ovenslon, Although thoro wore no ont'les for tho salmon trolling rice, thoy got tho prize, Tholr cateh ~~ 1 huge spring salmon (of thelr Own Manufactured that look four mon lo land ib on tho whirt, Th the greased plex compotition, 4B non wore ready to maka a divo for the pig, bub tho ply wouldn't co-operate, Ho was loo fab and lavy to move oven wibh some goud matured prodding, Tho committee In eharge of AKER geMONly Was compared of GQ, W, Morrow, Rov, Mr. Kidd, W, A, Caxoy, A, 8, 2B, Liens and Conkoy, PW. Andorson, J, Hy, Villybury, Capliaty Parry and yalescen ‘| buildi “ments fro classed as an “unknown’"in. the | onto. the: round-tae-ciock ‘alr deferice sys- | White: he Pe a 8 2 Minto: eragy.sha ‘or Two eyewitnesses said’ the CF-. in the: basement. caug Machine Gun Bullets. | Child’ 2 itis ct the te et oe tk oe ok te oh te oh ae he he te me he he hh emda eva ame ks may ; ; ae, ane eel | : Y he budge which proved so effective during second World War. Engineers will have recruiting team _jordered into: the alr. to, identify te sistér Marie‘ Edimon ! dn Prince Rupert for three days starting May 24 and’ coming -with them will be; RCE band OTTAWA (CP) — The an unknown plane which turned lant-general "of! the: from Veddar Crossing, B.C, Heading recruiting team will be Lt, Col. H. D. Berry, CD,.who com- , \ by jout to-be an RCAF North Btar | there: wore'36 sista: manded the group of Engineers when they visited Prince Rupert In January and staged drills, government's controver'si- A whose’ flight» plan: had heen! vont, ‘Three :w ‘displays and presented a ‘band concert and played for-a dance, al pipeline bill was intro-1"f delayed, the air forge disclosed missing a : . ; vee lel today. Tg : LOCAL TROOP PRAISED a duced in Parliament Just) ‘Most-6f the vietims were aged ‘escaped. A p CO , f . , before dawn today after‘a!® and ‘bedridden Roman Catholic|:" ; he : 7 ott. Program‘ot Atomic Warfare Defence ©. - : lA Bricks, glats and alu on the ground’ floor. ‘also: unable to get-out! "Thad just’ time and: help otit: a. few slaters: who’ were disabled. Then ‘the whole 10: go°up Uko a building scemed torch, thought, It was,a bomb” " Death: a Accidental: 2 My dy “Necldental death . Wroukh drowning with no. blame alladll-: od to anyone was the vdrdlét, te- turned yesterday dt Kincollth by 1a coroner's: Jury, Inquiring: Into Cig Be & . ‘to.run ous: : soos ve “ en " “The plane ‘made.,a ‘torrie 2, crash when iy hit, Ab Grsty I. ' \e the death of John Randy Hows ' ‘ard Stevens, 4Y-yeafsold soy-ol Mr, and Mrs, Toward Stovens, , Tho boy's body was dlscovered ms May 6 In @ shallow wot! ou th property of Louls Stowarl, Klas: colt postmaster, 0. ee Th was bho Crest Alma nat an - vllsInddin Jury bad beeen panelled, sald Coroner George i, Dawes, who conducted the We , ae a t quent, . tay > Jtry ; Moore and other Jury members wore Herbert Dodlin, , Merbort foreman was doled ee Burton, Jelfroy Bongou, Weaielg Walls and George: ti 8towart livideneg:of witnesses brouglst Out under ‘quostloning: by Cote porn &, W. Delt showod that tho well had beon dug only. flve ° (: days, provious to the boy's: alas apperranco,: Mo Jad way dagbe oo: |. woo at 730 pan, Saturday und Ha body diseavered wh 140 tidus Sunday after a soureh by all Wa? members of the village, wee aA bese Senet paseennpegemnemey hey weet te A few showers In the oxbrene north during tho afterngon dn the wOnU jorlon both th Vlght Winds excopt ovcastonnlly soul Wout 20 over opon waler: Low Lonighb nnd high ‘Thhuruday-ab Ports Hardy 40 and 60, Sandupit ' olayhs q ‘ ' : ay ie Soh: ae, 1 48 wid 0, Peineo Rupert 48 ad Liouteniit Nios of tio Liguria, 158 : Bet portion, Sunny porlods il ar os WEATHER,» | Cloudy today and Ny riradily, :