XLVI, No. c 243 Telephone 6767 eflects vividly. the tragic” fire: ‘ab the store. oA man. Is..seen. carrying. goods. from - Eaton’s down'to safety at the Shop Easy store. Spectators. 2 joined RCMP in moving cars: parked in- front -of'-the: building, while: city firemen battled .-hon-slop to. stem- the ‘spread of: the’ flames. At the: ‘top of the store is thel cornice, which ‘soon | ‘after this photograph was taken crashed down on. to the sidewalk, bringing debris. and. telephone wires with it. : m “= BYLAWS Qu ERIED Fire alarm all b “Iminediately there was a huge? aldermanic interrogators followed the Civic Centre, street outside where they were ¢ view of the Gordon son fire. It was that earlier entirely the the need for a new better water supply. The meeting was sponsored by the UFAWU and Local 708 of the Brotherhood International Pulp, Sulphite and Workers, with 1 Aw remained in their seats. With nobody to speak to, city candidates and their audience asked searching questions about ‘William Toderas exodus to the door, and:only alin tha ‘e 4 into the reeted by a and Ander- appropriate had firehall and of Paper Mill 5 ,speak was sewer ists broke’ up in confusion ‘after een icles Teor An excited ceitizen : to say there. was ‘yet another big fire raging in: thé city. eye age 8 _=Pholo Dy Chandler’s Studio. ee f ison who omitted any mention .of the bylaw in his eight min- utes’ speech. He spoke largely on the need for power and.-industry in Prince Rupert. He said he was glad to sce the} audience although they were, in the eyes. of the Editor of The Daily News, all blockheads. “The Editor did tell us that if we cannot understand his Eng- Nsh, then he cannot write. I would go along with that,” said Mr. Carlson, He then said each speech made was really four speeches: ~ Equipment ready for start ~ of new sawmill in Rupert Construction of a sawmill on the old Prince Rupert drydock and shipyard site will begin shortly, Alderman T. Norton Youngs announced today. . Ald. Youngs, chat " rman of the ALD, TN. NORTON YOUNGS vo Anxious fo oy Sosgenr tee Nae a care vbr work St) Re A ne wee See Mca co et wae ema eat “ORMES- DRUGS LTD. DIAL 215 1 ee fe Sens et erat, Saas city's wuntilities committee said that equipment has already been assembled tn Vancouver and will be shipped up here svon, Ald. Youngs said that it was he who moved in City Counell two years apo that oan. inventory made of the forest resources In the uren tn order to establish the need of complementiig the ethy’s fishing dadustry and pulp mit, Worestry ongineer Mire Cor- mely was engaged by the elty la make a survey and after the results had been published the Yukon Linnber Company of Vancouver beenme Interested ane formed the Prince Rupert Biwi) Company Ltd, On November 27 nt the Prince Rupert, B00, Forest Borvies of- feo, Robert Duggan, forest en- gineer for the new company completed mw oproupy of timbor sales to supply timber fer the now aiuwmill, Ald. Youngs sald that awn) will provide new jobs for HO elty residenta quid ta wy bmnportant taduatriadeadion of our elty." Tre ald bo fa naxtome: te have WH avetive part ti the elly'a pros porous Miture and to continue work on projects already undor- VWiye the he had made. and finally the one that appeared in the Press. resentative any trouble Carlson said if the reporter. would come forward he would: present him with a copy of the speech so that he could not mis- report it. Speakers agreed that The Daily News had cover- ed all the aspects of the sewer bylaw, although there were many questions about the meth- ods of financing. Some felt pensioners and others on low incomes should not be made to pay so much as wealthier — citizens. Others thought that the business and Industrial sections of the city should pay more. Replying. Ald. oT.) Norton Younes said the method of fi- naneing was the only one ac- ceptable to the provincial gov- ernment, whoa would float the bond tssues. Ald. Darrow Gomez said: “We know of no other way: in- all these deals somebody pets hurt. You ean’, help that.” The anty one who sald he would vote against Che sewer by- law was Aldermun-eleet George i, Ws, who sald the water by- law, planned for next year, should come first. We too attacked The Daily News, saylng last night's editar- lal contained) nothing untruth. ful, but was decidedly shinted. Speaking of the paper's tly ures on sanitary sewer costs, he sald: "Tt sounds reasonible that you take tt that one year ago we paid a $5 rentat and take it 8 600 per eent Incrense. “That dso bit slanted too but those are the things that oon, and TF doen't Uke those things thatare net quite fab” The water system was very meh tled up with the sewor systony, and the new sewer Bya- tem would be useless af tha wator systeny filed. ‘That was the only reason for hia voting maint the sawer bylaw. J. W, Prosky ad be thought the aimount nalcod dn the early atrapes of the sewer bylaw loan was too high. (Continued: on Page 7) Vote just as you like in tomorrow's civic election b Noe — FIRE ALARM generally; Wp to the $46 proposed, then thag, firefighters | battled wo ‘under control and prevent’ ‘the : flames; from - ~, Gordon ‘hardware.and furniture: store, - u ner: block. about 9:20 p.m., not only. thredt-: - ened. the Besner Block on .thé|: _ west side which is occupied..by | Eaton Co, Canada, Ltd., store there in the last 10 days. with -[ Power Company — and: ‘other business offices; i ,derson, said there was To save The Daily News rep-. Mr. : ,Cerand of Cassiny was dismissed Damage estimated a Gos 000: was caused to: one . of] Prince’ Rupert’s largest. stores that ‘v was. s completely gutted by fire late last. night, | . City. . firemen. : and ‘auxiliary |: : for - more than two hours to. bring the. fire spreading from} ‘and... Anderson - “Ltd: the adjoining. three storey, Be; ’ The: fire, . _which proke. out | vat the Northern British Columbi: threatened. ‘a: ‘one-storey. the east... : The blaze- was the biggest. three fires. which have. occur! total estimated damage of most $250,000. ° A stiff southwest’ ‘wind - ble Ww ‘| sparks all over the business si tion in which the big store s. lo. repair shop and real. estate oe t two "RCMP constables who -were on patrol at the time of th fire}. he ,jalso turned in the alarm." --' # ree, then Pde the one he later wished” hardware store, J. Gunnard An-! $35,000 | worth of insurance on the build- ing, which was built in 1912. | Mr. Anderson valued the stock ' in the building at approximately | $100,000 and said it would cost} more than $70,600 to construct a new building. Both the second and _ third! storeys including stock are a complete loss but some of the stock on the ground floor will be; Salvaged Mr. Anderson said. | Mr. Anderson said he has ten- | tative plans to rebulld as soon as possible. t All documents and records of | accounts were taken out, he: said, Mr. Anderson said “Firemen! and auxiliary firefighters did a: wonderful job of bringing the, tlre under control and prevent-- ing it from spreading.” He also, commended the Salvation Army! who were at the scene within minutes after the fire started with coffee and sandwiches. | Mr. Anderson, who has lived in Prince Ruper since 1909, took | aver na sole owner of the firm in! WhOMMANMpresden’ ol the | | ‘The glow’ 4950, He had been. an “partner- ship with. Lee M: Gordon, ‘son-of. Pioneer. late: Alexander Gordon; since: 1938. “ “An solid: cement ‘oor between. the. first.and second storeys pre-. . vented flames from Going ¢ exten-~ sive damage - to Stock . the ‘ground: floor.” a . Shortly before 1 “pam othe ;| flaming wooden. cornice ® ‘atthe. top of the building lurched ‘for-. ward- and crashed. to. the’ street bélow.: By “Women screamed: as “blazing, aiid. blackened ~. Jaths ° hit * ‘the. ‘ground with a shower. of sparks. Part: of the debris s pune. over. r.the. down,” the, floors. ‘and: side. were an.inferno.- isky, and millions of sparks showered upwards. os As linoleum and _ tarpaper caught, the flames turned into giant red fireballs, capped by ‘inky smoke, Parked cars were wheeled away from the front of the store by RCMP and spectators as the fire raged above them. Great, jagged pieces of tim- ber and window frames, silhou- etted against the flames, sway- ed drunkenly as the wind rose and fell. Occasionally a water jet smashed against them, and they broke off and cartwheeled into the air before falling to the ground, The timber coulda be heard crackling from as far away as the Civic Centre. With °win- dows smashed by the heat and water jets, it sounded Hke a fusillade of shots. There is a concrete wall be- tween the hardware store and the Besner block, also between the T. Eaton's and Gordon and Anderson, Minor water damaged was caused to the halls and wash- ‘rooms on the second and third Second charge thrown out A second charge of indecent nssault agalnst Joseph Benedict in County Court yestordnay after- noon by Judge W. A. Sehultz. Tle was granted a stay of pro- ceedings on two | remaining charges, Involving a 17 - yeur - old Lower Post: youth. Yesterday's case was dismissed through Jack of evidence, floor of the Besner Block. T. Eaton Company manager, Vernon Ciecone, said there was no daninge at all to his firm's bullding, Four of five window frames in the Besner block were charred, Wire Chief BE. W. Becker said there are no possible suspects of arson. He sald “A man would have to be out of his head to eMmb to the third floor and Weht a fire” (Continued on Page 7) See —— THIRD RIG PVFOO LIPO DRGE OLED ODO GROG E LED GIIAVIVGVVDIIDOVV GP TOL OVID DOIG ON IOON Firefighters, police, public lauded for work, co-operation Firemen, pollee and meme rs of the public were praised today for thetr work and co-operation during the disastrous Gordon and Anderson ltd, store flro Jast night. Mayor 1). J. Lester, Aledrnan 'T. Norton Youn i chairman of the Cily Counell utilities con NCO Jn oharugo of the Clty R Pubia for co-operating and kee Imibtes and Gat. 3, Ruttan, CMP detachment “Mdod tha ping cloay from the flre area, The mayor aud the firenion “did a tromondons job” na did the ROMP for the asst Mre, Ald. Voungs sald tha fire vory Mishly." stanee they gave during the mon, “should bo commended 1d flames lity ‘they a Photo: by. Chan er’s Studio. re 1 cadence hak sahimcoenaiel Sa, ycees urge big vote Everyone has read and talked about the issues before the elec- torate in the civic elections and tomorrow they will have an opportunity to do something about it, a Junior Chamber of Commerce spokesman said to- day. Robert A. Parson, chairman of the Jaycee “Get Out the Vote” committee said that the Junior. Chamber of Commerce’s mes- sage was not directed at the persons who have voted consis- tently in the past but to. those “who do not vote when ‘the oportunity is given them.” “The six candidates for the three vacancies on City Council} all have merit but it is the voters themselves who must de- clde who is ta conduct the bus- iness of this eclty.”: Mr. Parsons said that every consideration must be given to the money bylaws belng presen- ted to the electorate. “Everyong has thought about them, ovoryoroa has talked about them. Now Is tholr opportunity to do something about it. Vote as you Hke but. vote,” he said. We snid that to aid voters whoa have transportation «prob. Joms the Junior Chamber of Conunerce will have a car pool roady to take voters to the polls which are opon from 8 am. to 8 pam, tomorrow. Those wishing transporta. tlon are asked to onll 6770, | Lah cenmeeamaatenerateneete name el Barge runs aground VANCOUVER @ -- A cold- slorige baryo with a $600,000 oargo of frozen haltbut was still nground now Bella Bolla, B.0,, Tuosduy night, bub much of the cargo had beon. romoved, The HO, Fackers “Limited barge ra aground Monday night nftor tho tug P.W, cut hor tow whon sho had a breakdown, ‘The halibut from the barge was takon ta Namu, YC, Tow. ‘ALL: viens can cast their ‘pal- . lots forthe: men of their choice in the aldermanic race.. A total) 3,611. names are listed: on . the City Voters’ list... . Offering. themselves . “to the}: publi@ as they are listed on the}.- ballot, are: Gordon Ernest Carlson, train conductor; . ae Darrow ‘Gomez, mainten- a ance man; - Michael. W. ‘A, -Kreuger, manager chemist; ; James W, Prusky, port. en- gineer; Alleyn Donald Ritchie, man- ager; T. Norton Youngs, agent. Aldermen Young, Gomez and Ritchie are secking re-election. The money bylaws, on which only owner-electors can vote, ask the following questions; , @ Shall the bylaw entitled “The Sewer Renewal, and: Exten- sion bylaw" be confirmed? @ Shall the bylaw entitled] “Flrehall Construction bylaw” bo confirmed? @ Are you in favor of School District 52 board of: Trustees borrowing $164,000 to build a new elementary school at Seal Cove and take cnre of cnpital expenditures, for school pur- poses? - (The actual wording of the question, js much longer). Only a “Yes” or “No” answer is required on tho’ nioney by- hows, Voting will take ‘place in the Clvic Centre botween § um, and 8 pm, tomorrow, | | Roturning officer is R. W. Long while David Wilson - is deputy returning officer, An advaneo poll, held at tho City Council: Chambers yoster- day and today, betweon 0 a.m. and 12 noon and 2 pat, and 7 pm, had beon used by two votors up wntl! prods timo today, Sails for U.K. Tho Norwoglan frelghter 88 Vopgon sailed Inte yestorday nt- tornoon for the United Kingdom after taking on. 0,805 long tons of No. 1 and No, 3 Yood barley from the Canadian Clovoernmont elovator, Tho Yoerron, . undor charter to Saguenay Torminals “ Ltd, arrived hero from’ the Orlont Dovomber 2, \ 1 ? vooresaoeres O-%1; 1«26; vig TIDES— QUESNEL, “BC. ‘from « “Princo. 8 ir 38-year-old nm stepped | Brittany, 22. Ranch," “miles temperature was a ' tetas eo Bingo numbers.” by Pade Fifteen numbers have:-now | beon drawn in the Elks Lodge - March of Dimos House - “Bingo contest for. the B.C.. Crippled Children’s hospital, : ...’ Today's numbers are; Numbors.* drawn . previously : axe: Wells B-4y) WlS; Wed B-G; U-28s) Nad; N-43; 0-02} 0-638; ‘Ons ‘and o- 67," No numbers will be,” ah over the phone by members, of Tha Dally Nows staff.’ weesecoroverioovsersosooeeeeeee WEATHERS Cloudy with a fow: aho er today. Ran. tonight? Thursday, Continuing: “malta, Winds southorly 18 bécott- Ing southeast 30 overnight and southwost 28 Thiltiday,, Low tonight and high: Hires aw A ft day, 38 and 48.0" if \ Thursday, Doo,. 11, Ong (Pauifia Standard Time), 1 tenant * seman a * A ut vot we WBN sin O10 BLE oh » 1NGB UAL, feet Low voenebond 07; att “69. fect . Ot: took AE ¥ hts Cn re wy we al *Y Aat Na Huet eh t . aha ke we bg “(@—Frosman Louis: Lourmais: passed. the -100= ° mile mark.on Tuesday invHis at-° . | tempt to ‘swim’ 600 miles. of the icy- Fraser .River . George to the sea.’ The. from Brest, ashore at. 2 pm, Tuesday afithe | . Australiah | south of here, He had Jett Qnes-. nel at 9:35 a.m, - The water, just above freezing as ‘it - been since Lourmals | began his swim last “Thursday, aye yr .