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XLVI, No. 180 , : ° hoy ee PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., Installation Minister Of Transport In 'o Check Marine —_— WAR HERO MADE CHIEF — Another honoris given to Douglas Bader, three times decorated for his exploits as a legless pilot during the Battle of Britain and European missions in the Sec- He is shown being initiated into the Kainai chieftainship of the Blood Indians in a ceremony on the tribe's reservation near Lethbridge, Alta. ond World War. andes tC anae: (CP Photo) 400 CARPENTERS. OUT Kitimat Strike On: - Construction Halts | tied up construction here. The men, members. of Local 1081 of the Carpenters Union, went on strike at 6 am, pdt Thursday and sect up picket ison Osborne of the Kitimat Builders Exchange sald the Three Rescued From Tug ‘NANAIMO (CP)—The three-man crew of a Na- naimo tug was rescucd Thursday when it capsiz- -ed and sank in tideswept waters six miles southeast of here. + Skipper Bill Crawshaw ‘aiid crew members George Shuker and Ken Dunn, all of Nanaimo, Jeaped into the water when the 47- floot Nanaimo Tlyev was ‘@ught in a cross current : overturned, — They}. Were picked up minutes = hy the.fisheries ves- ge) Atlin Post, 4 . f ins Diploma Juntor diploma for her coud year dn munlapal ads ie Inintration wd aecoundday UKSOS Wis awarded to Mins yAbdrey Atlee Werathall, 3850 | Mi Avenue West, University th i Uritish Columbia reported 7 adhvy Ho press role, Were TOUT VOY COWPROS wie ot eonsored by the Deyariment AGE Muntelpal Attain wit the al sive: Mucnlly af Canmrere a id Wu:cl ven Admininivation, Ne Bi ‘Daily Dolivery aA ie ‘ me ‘ oy me ~ DIAL 215] strike has stopped construction on the Aluminum Company of Canada’s smelter townsite and also residential building. The strike began after the men rejected a wage offer. The exchange had offered $2.44 an hour retroactive to April 1, a raise to $2.51 July 28, and a further raise to $2.68 April 1, 1958. Carpenters are asking a wage of $2.55 an hour, recom- mended by a conciliation board but rejected by the builders ex- change, Present wage is $2.28. In a government supervised strike vute employces of six con- struction companies voted for a strike and employees of three voled against. The three com- panies whose men voted not to strike employ eight men al- together, Wade Pool Tender Accepted The contract for construetion of a wading pool at Casey Park Was awarded to North West Con- struction utd,,, by the Prince Ru- pert Parks Board abl its regular meeting Jast night, North West submitted the lowest bid, $1,790. Other bidders were Eby and Sons, $1,750, and Greer and Bridden, $1,007, Chairman kobert Mby, one of the bldding contractors, was excused from the meeting for the opentyy of the tenders, Com- nugsioner Hugo Kraupner took the ehalr for Mr. Eby during the discussion, A spokesman for North Wost sald the project would bo com- pleted within three weeks, pete nema (nr = Ho ward Green "Tightlipped” On Talks VANCOUVER Works Minister Howard Greon adopted ono “tlebt Wp polley” Thursday when he left for Ob- tawa aftor vn talk Wednesday with Promler Dennett Thursday, lo cdoolinoed to reveal whit wis dlsauaked dn tha tyehour hat he had with the premler in the pubila works affies here, "Wo just had a qoneral re- viow of We questions of mutual Interest lo the fader and pro- eee Toone Publia wee Bennett Scores Inflation Says Lumber Market Hit VICTORIA (CP)—The most serious problem fac- ing B.C. lumber operators in marketing their pro- duct is the inflated value of the Canadian dollar, Premier Bennett said Thursday. “I would suggest they should take the rnatter up with the federal government forthwith,” the premier said. A drop in the value of the Canadian dollar would be the “pest help” to the lumber in- dustry, he toid a press confer- ence, e The premier denied that ex- cessive provincial taxation was responsible for some of the | troubles now besetting lumber- men. The 5% per cent premium on the dollar which exporters face is more than all the provincial taxes put together, Mr. Bennett said. SOLUTION? Asked what he would do to | remedy the Situation, the pre- 1.micr said: “ . “Another govertiment has that responsibility.” The high-priced dollar is “Canada's No. 1 problem today,” the premier said. Mr. Bennett said he promised no concessions to lumber opera- tors during negotiations last month which averted a strike of 32,000 coast woodworkers. “The premicr can make no commitments like that,” he said, It has becn rumoured that the premicr, in getting the opera- tors to agree to pay a 715 per cent wage increase, held out the possibility of future tax relief. Would Debate Debt LADNER, B.C. @ — Erhart Regier, CCF MP for Burnaby- Coquitlam, Thursday night of- * ae Rey on a trip to Vancouver. GIANT TURTLE — There's plenty of turtle soup a fisherman in Useless Inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Pretty Judy Ferguson found the creature big enough to ride on, but the turtle, estimated to be 500 years old, died this’ 652-p oa By Georue Carving | Approved A copy of the famed | Wolf Totem pole will be carved in time for use in city Centennial celebra- tions, Prince Rupert Parks Board was told last night. Charles Dudoward, well- nd marine reptile caught by (CP Photo) NEWS ROUNDUP Threaten | B C In Dina riown Port Simpson carver, has agreed to make a_ replica for $900. This sum was approved by the Parks Board at an earlier meeting. : The original Wolf pole was destroyed past restoration a few workmen taking down totem } poles in. the Canadian National ‘Railway park. It was sawed up VANCOUVER (CP) —Four major labor unions with a membership of 20,000 men, are involved in pay disputes in British Columbia. _—_. Strikes by two of the unions could paralyze the construction industry. Operating engineers Local 115| now.is taking a strike vote; among its 3,000 members. A strike vote may be taken trades wou among 6,000 laborers, members of two locals of the Internation- al Hod Carricrs. United Steelworkers, repre- senting 3,000 Kitimat smelter workers, has taken its dispute to a conciliation board. Some 7,000 pulp and = paper workers are expected to take their dispute verore.a concilia- tion board. The biggest pay demand = is sought by the laborers, who are unhappy with a 36- cent concil- lation award, Steelworkers want 35 cents un hour and operating engineers fered to meet Permier Bennet on a public platform in New Westmliuster to debate the B.C. hospital flnanees and public debt, Mr. Regter told a Delta pro- vinelal nominating convention he would “Be very happy to mect him with all proceeds golng to charity at any time he chooses,” He accused the premier of de- liberating misleading the peap- le on hospital finanees and said that when BCHIS premiums were abolished nn twoeper-cent tux was added which ‘will bring more than the total casts of hospitals across the province,” Len Shepherd was named CCE candidate for the Deltn by-clec- tlon, GAVE FIGUIRES In Vietorla Thursday Promier Bennett cited figures to back up his contention that the BC, hospital Insurance serviee has cost $24,274,000 more than the revonue eurmarked for tt, From its Incoption Jan, 1, 1940, unbil Iast Mareh af the sorvier vat $100,004,000 Mr. Bonnett snld. “Hosplinl insurance revenue during tho some porlod from hospital Insurance preamudms now dropped, the munielpal per dam grants and the provincial per dliom grants, and 40 por cont of the fiveepor-cont saler tax revenue on tho years nap- pPllenble, loss tha yofund of pre- pald insurance promluma, totals for the full porlod $172,610,000, "WW other words, sineo 1048, the provincial substdy up to Maroh 31, 1967, amounts ta vinelal governments," he sald, 24,974,000," have turned down a conciliation award of J5 per cent over two years. Companies have offered the pulp and paper workers 24g per cent, $ Strikers by either engineers or Ry AL MARKEE Gunnadtian Preae Statl Writer VICTORIA (-— Soclal Creclt organtgntions throughout Bri- tls Columbla mark the fitth birthday of the provinedal gov. crninent today, Dozens of constituency and district groups are holding ple- nies, parties and meetings. The parties netually are a day Jate, Te was 0 pam. Aug. 1, 1068, that the flrst Saclal Credit gov- ernment of Britlah Columbia was sworn Into office, Premier Bonnatt, obormiully an optimist about his party's fue ture, spoke Thursday oof "the next flve yours,” The purty elected a minority government tn 1088, tho Cyst Your Jb contosted a " provinewl oloction. It won 19 Honts, CHuAlnyg tho collapse of the Liberal-Con- servative vaulition government, Soclal Credit reaetvecd a mae jority mandate In the 1983 gon- oral election and = fatlowed up with success In four out of five by-elections, OPPOSITION SMOTHERED Tho 1056 ypneral aleetion siuw Bovlal Oredlt smothor opposltion laborers would bring construc- tion to a hait as other building ld respect their pick- et lines, KELOWNA ©-—The Interna- tional Brotherhood of Team- sters, Local 48, will seek a labor relations board ruling that the Federation of Fruit and Vege- table Workers is not a labor or- ganization and cannot ,act for frult workers, Russell Leckie, business agent for the toams eters, snid Thursday, . He said the local was permit- ted to demand the ruling after Mr. Justice H, A. Maclean de- cided in Supreme Court that the merger of the federation with the teamsters was Weal. Mr. Leckie sald the teamsters and the United Packinghouse Workers of Amertea are the only two unions chartered by the Canedian Labor Congress with Many Happy Returns- To B.C. Government partles by electing 39 members out of 62, Liberals were cut to (wa, representation and COF mem- bership slashed to 10 from 18. Promer Bennett told a press conference Taursday the gov- ernmont's sole coneern for the next five yoars “will be the bet- termoant of the people of B.C." He promised grenter develop. ments dn the next (hi dn the Inst flye, Ho sald the direct debt of the} redueced |: province has been stendily until now tt stands at nbout $02,600,000, He promised it will bo wiped Out In two. more Your's, Defending his program of debt reduction, the promler said: "HT didn't uso the money for debt veduetion Fo cowld — really hive made a showlng—df I had heen out to spond, spond, spond.” Promor wonnott: wilailond 0 Social Ovedit birthday party ab the Georgia Hotel tn Vaneotuvor tonight, Greater Vancouver So- mal Orediters will colobrate tho birthday ata plenia Auge 10 ob Beuvor Tako. Conservatives left without!) flve yours] jurisdiction in the Fruit industry. Teamster executives have call- ed a policy mecting here Sun- day. Okanagan VANCOUVER (@—Two fire- men were injured and an entire bloék in Vancouver’s East End was threatened carly Thursday when fire raged through three business premises and a house. Damage estimated as high as $200,000. into lengths. for. firewood. Th is currently at CCC’s logging grounds and will be shipped to Port Simpson for the carving. In other board business, com- missioner W. A. Gordon read a report by Playground Director Gordon McCutcheon, | stating that the park attendance has been good, though not consistent because of unfavorable weather. Total attendance in city parks from June 15 to July 28 was 4,- 825. The average daily « atten- dance for both pool and parks is around 85. On a recommendation by Mr. McCutcheon to have a shelter on skids erected in Casey Park, Robert Eby offered to supply a shelter that was in his posses- sion and not being used. PARK TIMETABLE SATURDAY: 10:30 to 12 noon. Organized Softball. Supervised Transport Minister George Hees will. arrive’ Prince Rupert at 1 p.m. Tuesday for a two day. “ane. official” tour of marine installations, including navi- gation aids and lighthouses, Wolf Totem years ago when it was felled by |. " ‘Transport Minister a PRICE FIVE NTS, | E. Hees | in: Digby Island airport si Daily News confirmation of Mr. Hees visit, ‘in a cable from ‘his private secre- tary J. S. Hees, this. afternoon: ~The transport minister. “will also visit’ the marine agency here, No civic receptions or speec are so far scheduled £ ‘ -|while he is in Frince. ard about certain . CO matters. . a Mr. Hees will be accompani by his deputy. minister . J Baldwin. — os Mr. Hees is coming in by plane - via Sandspit. He will be met'at. the airport by Department of Transport officials. Mr. Hees will stay Overnight. on the Department of Transport lighthouse tender CHS Alexand: er McKenzie. . The following day the minister; and his party . will sail for Sandspit aboard the vessel inspecting the marine in- stallations along the way.. .Mr. Hees is expected in’ Victor- ia Sunday’ The trip is part of. a coast for the new Conservati Beacon Avenue, as a means .of promoting the 1958 centennial celebrations in this province. He has forwarded the sugges- tion to the B.C. centennial com- mittee, It has. promised to con- ‘Sider the proposal. , Day For Blessings . VICTORIA cial cabinet Thursday set a- side Sunday, April 27 next year as a_special day of thanksgiving for British Col-. umbians to count their bles- sings, It will be observed in con- nection with the province’s Swimming (DAILY). centennial celebrations, ad ee Seater Plea the left. INSIDE DERAILED CAI — 'Thla topsy-turvy NCOne IN Jona Railway passenger cars doratled 36 mnilex onat of Winnipeg, A swital opened undiT Continental enroute from Montreal and Toronto to Vancouver, Wighty ~alx person were ho (Ne wor of ono of 1G CanndliF eae ai i ve. jured,. A photographer took this pleturo while atanding on a wall of the ear, with the floor to, (QP Photo) He will also. visit the : received official a familiarization. ° tour of the: “west : . SIDNEY, B.C ® Racing ‘by: oe B.C. Indian: war. canoes: at the’ — Henley Regatta in England next. year is proposed by G. D.: Sprot, : —The Provin- )