SEA CADET AND RESERVE PERSONNEL CRUISE Sunday — iF ‘45 a.m. VOL, XLV, No, 71. Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port — And Key to the Great Northwest os PRINCE RUPERT, B.C, SATURDAY, MARCI 24, 1956, In Sound Financial Condition In spile of rising costs and a British Columbia’ Hospital Insurance service directive {reegin ‘eases. had alre granted here, Prince Rupert Gener if _ Hospital Described as Being | | i. al the 1954 level after ine the year 1955 with $5,204.6 This was reported last night: Nnanee committee J.D, MeRae, at the annual meeting of the hospital associa- tion, atlended by 40 members in the Clvie Centre. | Mr. Moore said that in view; of (he financial stutus of ather : hospitals fn British Columbly! the surplus of approximately | S200 “certainly shows that: your hospital's Mnanclal affalrs ; nave been well taken care of," Mr, MeRae, during his review of the finanelal report, sald: "I dom't think there is a; hespital in British Columbia | In as sound a financial posi- | lon as the Prince Rupert | General hospital At the same time both Mr,! Moore and Mr. MeRae pointad | aul tbat the hospital was only “in the bhiek” under BOHIS: figuring, The provinelal gov. | erament, whieh contributes more than $300,000 lo the Joca] hospital's $417.387 budget, dors not allow for depreelation af bulldings, furniture and equin- mient, Caretul Supervision of Costs Ne sald he healthy finaneial standing was due to careful: supervision of all operating and! penavathage casts oly adit: brutar D, C, Stevenson and Mr,: McRae's finanee eoummiltee, ft wits also due to satisfactory: methods of collection procedure. | adjustments in the bourd’s bud-- gel allowance by BCHIS and donatiun, and a grant from the! Civ oaf Prince Rupert uf $6,066.66. Aone completed projects of the improvement da serviees progrula, Mr. Moore Jisted reno- Value oof the X-ray depart. ment and instalhitiou of X-ray equipment whieh is the equal Of amy in Brith Columbia atid gheo renovation of the labor- Qhary wath the addition of qeyw equapane nl The chattaniae paid tribute: tg Dro oh. M. Gouiden, director of; radialoty and Mrs, HH. Bo Me- Naueitieet, Xetay beelnbepae ‘bub of wham played pa small pott hi bringing: te fidence hey Nene dc partaent,” Mr, MeRae di giving the fin May Start Final Project Soon Jlowever. sdie fhe aap ad oe Yorl Wie prmated at Was dearued thot HORS hod saven then ap. proval ahd de conn as cont uf He projerts hid been appraved | by the peyeronient there wars! pyrpe teeny Ge behere Gb ies, hesplbil could alarl (he thaah! Phage OF Ws renavation preven On the sabteet af petoouned Mr Moore vatreduerd fa the eerie Eye daw adie eytog Arthur Rutherford, former ads Wiles tor at At osiaa Miemearial rosplbal oo Me Batheaford sue. ee en ehevOH an uty Jeaye. haat bly to take Che pul of HOU ba ter af the Toa bed Tra Tadieore be pila de Teak. PC Ab i poeluerd Wa Me, deep Pers EN. who sue mers aad Pgaetl Clenvent, i i Jy dee oye Abe, Meare, PH Tie teed trie dey aerad! Pe deeliolermien) proceedures and added sedeniee liad Hierenad | We pape detiond far Heopitd eenvier oboe chen da tain | faa iehed oe td eoreditien tied eieG PU Ee peda af tte Ji bad eee ey bettie hetdh tap eee, “Phe pehtie tas deaereed, Mie Mare ceith at beadile ja A pwbHe preblea and dha Hospititts aire the responsibil | e Ontario Back From Cruise ! ViETPOA Vhe tradi redler VEATGS OuHatio, ith Wee abbiece cadets Grol TEMO Veale aboteh Geetvend) Dae arts Load Pus Geer on roa ta Perl Pharhoe aan the Pov tans by chalrman R, G. Moore and! chairman ‘a total surplus of $5,209.62, i in depreciation on buildings, furniture and equipment the g wages! ady been: al Hospital ended; 2 surplus Net operatlng revenue for 1955 was $417,387.91. Expendi- ture for the year was $412.371.05 providing a surplus of $5.016.86 which plus donations, member-! ship fees und bank interest gave | “g ESKIMO CHELDREN Aklayik, where Govern Sunday § When Mr. Massey arrives shown here in summer. However, Mr, McRae said, in! accordance with {he recom. | mendations “of the Canadian: Hospital Accounting = manua! : and also sound business prac- A e Uce, depreelation is written | i ation | as an operallug expense, 4 Thus with (he $3,209.62 sor- plus applied against $16,222.36 hospital had an over-ex- | Members of tha Deine penditure or defiet of gu. ;. Members of the Prine 012.74, In addition lo announeing) M&Jor projects for this cOMMY yeuy as son the 35,200 surplus Mr, Moore’ sald that the hospital's Modepn- | len it vation Fund will be “able tof awed if there were finauee any reaoyation pres-!is)j tnuly undertaken or Hable ty: - WWanded t oreur In the near future,” |, Handed tu Lhe offteers ona {out discussion were the subjects 10 the hospital's failure to. re ‘eeiye acereditation and the es- itablishment of a chronic hospi- wnelal aspects of the moderniz- ji al “4 “8 “ { : ation program sald that the | At last week's hospital board fund “began the year WL’ meeting 4 was agreed to refer Sot e2n04, Payinents : for rence. reports on the hospital's failure Vatlon of the laboratory and iy receive acereditatcon. to the X-ray departments al $12.405.10- incoming executive contingent plus the aetual X-ray equipment. on what was decided ab the ale bought in 1095 costing $2.63047, nual mecting for handling the and extra of $800 totaled $15,- matter, At that same ineeting 835.57 leaving $35,290.07 stlll in pr. A, Ww, Large reported that ¢ the modernization fund, committee appointed by the Projects in the final stages of Wedleal staff was preparing « planning Include @ segregeied report un the subjert so far a maternity ward, an enlarged doctors were roneorned while i children's ward, operating room Commiltee under A, S, Nickerson renovations and ultic rengvat- ‘bas completed a report concern tions for sturage, medical, libe 1s We physica) problems of the rary, medical reeords, hospltal, Holy were lo be foore sald (bat fe faq Leured te Che incoming csccutiye Mr, Moore sald that W Rad ip ie yas. so agreed at the an been huped that contracts nag) mecling, would have beep det and werk Apart from oriet referenee. in legion the differsnt peo the annmal reports of etmarnicn iets which would have pro- RG. Moore and odiiist rato: oon ' ou . WTLRDLS ET ‘ sitbioets vided the hospital with 20 ad- erent heen an subject ditlonal beds. However deay ™ ee gaa ar Had beer caused by the Belin oat ne inetd by wrens sod WsKing aN addition) surves ie Po Tat agent i the need fur additional bea WOON a te Wot ona cb nesta, 1 ‘ ”“ or . lraveet pede ‘ and the dnerease tn operative He board has investigated Uy en ‘ possibility of aeervdiliticn (or rants, the hospital. “At prec ah won appear Thal cortedn phaysdell ehanees in the hospital pheat would tiave ly of (he community and not Nhe ei eee | However of one ara few indivldogls. eR PUTER APE POH ear “Therefore, ecers effort sboyiqd GUL Ti the foal penoystion phan, ste ° There vatdsn v tli be made by the loopltab aoomtte oc Phe Petite ! k pion tat vfion do duerease — communiey S@Me time tits elapoe before ; . " arereditation. recagnliian of aud: suppork on | , Hl “VE the uisseeiation desires (he cerviers af the hogpitel ee fo proceed with ih He eonld: be a oN We va realized,” Me. Moore said, { , 1 ute far tive J tne pat ‘ Mr. Stevenson arnt in tne te Hoopla Woreu's Austin ua ; whl Lad provided Hees, site. BOM thal in pier the me th ; ', epotg Pele Was caimveyed by Dr bod ta the Heap tit] wn comfort te Tararier, held Tepresn yg tave ad the patients abd fo wel abies the doit Commissions ate Hor pe salhor outside All Saints Cathedral at or-Gener otvics during his 10,009-mile there will be snow on the little church, Two Important Projects. boatd for 1956 received no dircetives last night on two: sers of the hospital association remained sient when'ona any special business, and unfin-:Hon date: June 17, 1957. ed business or any ney business, sboard of trustees for 1956 wilh. - cent: Tax Cuts Forecast — For 1957 Election Seen apartments and four offic Five persons, among them a four- fled through choking smoke e: only the clothesthey had on. thei roaving fire that later destroyed ‘ly this mornin 18 Months Away OTTAWA (CP) — The Commons is keeping one eye cocked at next year’s federal budget — expected | to bea pre-election one — as Jt debates this year's budget, Spokesmen for the Progressive Conservative and CCF parties 1 agreed Friday In forecasting that | big tax reductions, not provided lin the budget presented Tuesday night by. Finance Minister Har- Tis, will be made next spring on . . 1¢ 40 mem-. “be eve of an election. . with murder in the: shotgun | CCF leader Coldwell went out! Slaving of his - 31-year-old limb and predicted the clec-; brother Milton.- hag been re- } manded tq March 28 for pre- liminary hearing. Ha Js shown after his arrest.. (CP Photo) estimated: at close to: $200,000 to al Massey w4]) read the. Easter : ear, William F, Stone's mené- tour of the High. Aretic. wear, . fete +. (CP from National Film Board.) gnores iligs and. aceounta .| Adams’ office. Ve nt CG. M. air and raged: from’2-to. 6 a.m. | has not been. determined, Fire though he. sald it Is believed -to: have started towards the back of the clothing store on “the ground floor. Bed DEPARTMENT CALLED 2/A.M: An unidentified © passerby {phoned Prince Rugert fire’ de- | partment about 2 a.m, and the alarm box at Fifth Street and JAMES HOWEY BROWN, 26, of Sydenham Township, near Owen Gound, Ont, rharged ¢ Rupert General hospital Conservative financial eritic . , Third Avenue was. sounded about ‘J. M. Macdonnell said the bud-) gel shows government members | ithe same time by. J.-E. Cloutier, Mi. Moore in dealing with the 4%. ignoring present economic! B.C fee. tee cect ene "ee tentatith Rema eneee eens wee The fire which caused damage * well-known <.one Block, wiped |:s- out the stores of Fashion Foot- lyn ¢, weat, damaged two offices of the |” department of fisheries. and -des- | troyed the homes of;,three: fani- |: Cause of the blaze; whieh ‘sent ihe flames shooting 100.feet In the lé 1 Walte inside the ;~ Chief Earl -W. Becker. said, ‘al-|yci red. the clothing store sald morning. that: Mr,--§ planned beginning” this “Mondays. gu _ The\ store. was remodelled" fol ” fe | who noticed flames . ROUNDUP Stone store. subject of chronic hospitals sald: Problems and “are primarlly| ——————-- ‘hat the board had investigated Conterned with so arranging if 9 Oo . / the possibility of cstablishing a Matters that ‘they can win the! Sh M fA thronic hospital in Prince Ry- ext election.” | Ip nate Reached A acne ay ‘apartments at the rear. building. while ‘fire: throughout the’ fron pert and had found that: | Main budget criticisms of the > @ A 20-bed hospital would; v4: parties wore summarized in WORE ~ occupied: by Mr. and Mrs. Clar Sie wt MeLfean, urging-them-to “possibly he reqniree : miot J On Sixth Try ' ; Flons of non-confiderce in the [or ‘the smoke ‘filed> building: -: . ‘| VICTORIA ..%} — First steps "@, The approzimate cust of BOR rnments +t: construction would be $100,000; : apag payee BUDGET @ Approximate provinclal : T} lnten wee bic share of construction: 50 per) +P ¢ Conservative motion jstates the budget fs “empty, have been taken in the latest neither ‘one was able-to take $1500 per bed: sed areas in Canada or growing|#ttempt at destruction of Rip- ‘any other belongings: with them 6 Approximate communite United States domination of/Ple rock, long-standing menace before the choking smoke forced Hate of vonstrnetion: 20 per Canadian Industry. ito navigation between Victoria them out, ~ rent: a The CCF motion said the bud-;4nd Vancouver. ‘FIRE. ESCAPE EXIT ® Greutest diffietty in the Bet “falled” to reduce sales and} After — six auiempts, aerlali Sih & oe @ Greatent diffieutts neatin towne : fer cables he ‘trune) lhe. pair, who Hved in a rear ‘stabhishnient of a chronie hos-/lcome taxes for those jn the power cables have been SUNS | alte’ of the building climbed Vial liere woud be the opera, /oxer income groups while econ- across Seymour narrows 9s aii my th fir _ g Cilnbe Sine Cont. /tinuing to favor “privileged in- prelude to a blast of 1,500,000 jared om the door or a ham- rurther survey shows (ehests and those with unearned pounds of TNT in 1958, which ; ered on the door of the aparts @ oA further surces OWS | invome " ‘Js expected to lop 40 fect off the; Ment below where Mr. and Mrs, at Gortors could atilize at least ‘ peereoveroooes x J Dennis Wins] d thelr f ; CECT CONOR OI TOD ’ lerwater hazard | Us WiNslow an ely Toure nine beds ienedialely and (hat jfop of the underwater hazard, My . mas finally; month-old son Denny Ived, SUhin a vear ome two rund OC Soccer | The operation was finally | y O Approximate federal gov. Heeative and partisan _ and erament share of construction: S2OWS NO concern sesett distres- yy . . ‘double the tursber: rompleted on the sixth ALLCIDL ine to gel henner dressed. tut : : + ati ste ~ VeEPnes | wf ¥ 1 q ® If (lie Hospital Assusid- seesecesecssessoreccrororseeseees UY uns the straw pe across | wore able to put the Infant in a Hon Wiehes to proseed further,’ Lobos meutersy-— Rests or OSC camer 7 Tubder DIAC saby-buggy and rush outside, | v problem natyst he referred to; peeer Sas body MW the United ders wth canvas casings used by . Hheeith conned ul Prince Rupert, Slucden: !fishornion on thelr nets, “LOST EVERYTHING" solving, thei eo-aperation| in LAGLISH LEAGUE nian Mrs, McLean sald this morn. peeventitie, fis request to BUHIS,, Division t | VANCOUVER & — Andy Paull} ing that they had lost every. The aecaehition dot nyehe did; Bumingham © 1, Blaekpool 2 president of the North American Herman: thing, Including all’ thelr own AOE espress any opinion or wish) Burnley 4, Sunderland 0 Indian Brotherhood, is In Bt.) furniture, ‘ Ch 1 ~» Wolver fey heaps te . . e : ta The Ghoperdition Ob taard’s: havion Twn a we 1 "| ‘aul's hospital here with a kld-l Also Jost in the fire were all dais, Manchester UL, Bolton Woo Hoy allment. He was reported inf the belongings of -Miss Pauline However, hr Moore Cold the meetin That further informa. ; Heston the subpeet of provinedal moverereat stanbes to add in (he: mobiblishraent might be coming shortly trom the departuent ofi health and welfare, Newcastle Ud, Huddersfield 1 y Preston NOB YQ, Porlumouth J Sheed UG, Arseunl 2 ; ‘Vettenhany Ho Manehester ec 4 Wi oMrouveieh a, Chetuey 0 Merton Gurdith Co date Khel ‘good condition Friday, VANCOUVER The annum meeting of the United Fishermen and Allied Work. ers’ Union (ind), here Thurs- day authorized a special com- Watkinson, registered fhurse: at Prince Rupert General Hospital who was on night shift and| faced the prospect of starting afresh with only the clothes she had oi, The flre wreaked ils worst wm Wriston uy Barnsley 2. Donenster oa An unidentified rescuer, bang: |" ied: on- the door’ of the ‘suite - get-out? ; Five’ persons’ were asleop in. nd Mr.’ McLean, ‘linotype- opera tor ya: al The: Dally . News: urged «his: wife. Gwen: to get dressed, but} ‘had only water. damage Some’ files and. materia Was 7 saved from tlie adiacent. off of the Skeena’ River Saliidh Management Commission, WINDOWS BLOWN OUT: The fire hada good: hold, the time the fire department'wa summoned, Fire Chief -Beckér sald. As the fire truck’. came Street and Third Avenue, the windows of Stone's store “Blew out" in or explosion, the Fire. Chief said. arse Fireman, Navy personivel - arjd- keep the flames from spreading next door to the Broadway Cate, which was reparated ‘by a’ cov- crete fire-wall, Peter Wong, ane of the cafe proprietors sald solne water had seeped Into the biker . oe Stee ee nr ee weememnnnaeonintees GRANT FOR YMOA, #.°. NW YORK Un —~ The: YMGA today announeod a gift of $1 500,000 from John D. Rockefeller, Jr, to help rocrult and. trad Wristol © Q, Nottinghaur boo Malham Stoke City 9 Nury , Welstol ltovers | Leeds U4. Plymouth AQ Middleybrongh 4, Sheffleld woe Notts County a Liverpool | Pork Vale 4, Wackburn Rf Rotherhan U8 tineodn coe \ Swansed TG Leweerter Of ; Web Ham Ut Hui Ciy 4d mittee to Jook for a harbor- view site Cor a pronosed $250,- 000 headquarters bullding, 1 Will also house howling atleys, a orestiuranf, recreate eens tre and 500-seat audilorium, havoc In the clothing store and SNOW REMOVAL CORT EP !