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2 der’ they.’ fall, a; ‘plekup. -truck: lies :
colliding with a tiny,- ‘but: sturdy, ‘Volkswagen |

(right) in’ Denver. Police’ sald ‘the truck ran: through’: a- ‘reds,

. Aight..and slammed. into the: small -auto- with | the: ‘above. Fesult... foe
» Only. the fruck. driver's: pride’ Was, Aurt. .

- REPORT HEARD |

 

* "BC Power ‘Conipany t

city’ s. street lighting. system. ate

"At ‘the’ same ‘time,’ council

agreed to include in its provis-
“fonal budget for 1959 sufficient

funds to hire electrical-consult-

“ant.M. A. Thomas of Vancouver:

to'make an on-the-spot survey: of

| the city’s street lighting require-

ments:
 A'special committee: of Alder-

mine. .G. Large, Alderman’ T.

Notton Youngs and Alderman
Norman Bellis was appointed by
Mayor P. J. Lester to meet with
NBC Power Company officta}s.
The move followed) a report
given by City Clerk-Comptroller
R,.. W Long in) which = resulted
from a council request to find
out from Mr. Thomas the esti-
mated cost and time Involved in

* preparing an overall street Neht-

inf program.

Mr. Long said that Mr. Thomas
replicd that to prepare a plan for
adgquate street lyhting, Includ-
ing the type required, installa-
tion costs and oporating charge,
would require an actual survey
ofvthe conditions in the city
Yiich would take four to six
weeks and .cost Irom $2,000 to
merle clerk - comptroier said
that he had had several meetings
with NBC Power Company offiu-
juls with a view to arranging an
acceptable plan for replacing the

. oxisting obsolote radial type resl-

 

 

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| cA, - charge of driving- without
. : | Alexander Edward. Pongracz of
{947 Second Avenue West was dis-

yo:

on ‘street lighting core, [plats
City Council voted, shes conicrinelacegsing 2 Che
Monday night, to: meet with.officials of the:N

 

dent street lighting’ wiht modern
Iuminieres, i

““The company” appears | to ‘be
receptive to a better street light-
ing arrangement and‘more par-
ticularly that they. -will. consider
a more sensible definition of “or-

namental” and “overhead” light-|
ing,” Mr. Lotig reported:

He said the power.. company
was concerned that immediately
it agreed that the overhead
lighting definition will include a
more: modern type of fixture,
that the city will demand immed-
late replacement of the radial
type.

“T have suggested that we
could agree to a plan of annual
replacement of these radial types
over a period of five to ten years,
also that we would be prepared
to pay a higher energy charge
for the better type of Hghts sim-
lar to the street Ughting agreo-
ments covered by the B.C, Power
Commission services,” the clerk-
comptroller concluded,

A motion that the clty take
advantage of a free street Nght-
Ing survey from a company
which manufactures Nehting
equipment was defeated.

Counell aecepted Mr, Long's
report and voted to meet with
NBCPC and also to make ar-
rangcinents to hire. Mr. Thomas
to do an on- ~the-spot survoy.

 

a ine. ‘before ‘a’ full -council;-Mayor |‘
of served “to: Clarity: the. situation ’

: |, vote tonight.” Lo AEE
- |. Speaking :out:. strongly: in: favor |.

of wide- ~open store: hour. was
city jeweler. E. D:
‘Jeweler. George. .Cook.. jasserted | 3H
that “we don’t-need extra’ ‘nours,”:| §

 

  
    
  

  

 

  

‘due care and attention against

sidded by. the. magistrate in Port
Edward . Police court: yesterday
afternoon. yee

The: ‘jnagistrate. ‘said ‘that the

‘pleaded. not. guilty, yehad not been

  
 
 
  
  
 
  
 
   

 

ar r. ‘Pongracz,
td in at ‘eollision.; Oc=
car’. driven» by:
of 400; Seventh...
‘Avene West, . Jone. ‘mile. ast. of
4 the. Galloway: Rapids bridge on
Highway 295.
““Tosutdo - pleaded. ‘guilty to - a
charge ' of: ‘driving: a. motor ve-
hicle ° while: his ‘driver’s licence |

fined: $35,.costs or in. default of
payment sentenced to seven days
in jail, oo: |.

"Also. in: Port Edward police

court, yesterday, ° James Roberi-
son ‘Gilmour of Prince Rupert
was fined $25, costs or in default
of payment sentenced to seven
days in jail when. he pleaded
guilty to.a charge of passing an-
other car by crossing over a 3olid
double. line.

Two RCN ships
here Nov. 1

Two Royal Canadian Navy
ships HMCS Jonquicre and HM
CS Waterford will arrive in the
harbor November 1 on a routine
optrational visit, an HMCS8
Chatham spokesman announced
today.

The Jonquiere is under Cdr, E,
V. P. Sunderland, CD RCN and
LCdr. W. 8S. Blandy, CD RCN js
in charge of the New Waterford,

Bach ship has @ complement of
eight officers and 120 men.

The two vessels will berth at

| . ba a majority of city Y

case: “against: Pongracz who had

was. under? suspension. ‘and Was |:

‘|the only town on their entire
trip where the stores were closed |.

“ Wide-open store

“At ‘the’ conclusion of: the. hes -
P, J. Lester said the: ‘session: had

 

 

Asserting that. a large: portion
of: his trade’ is- done with! tour-

iam .G. Scuby said: : : :
“Let. us open. for. the: tourist

boats. at least.” ve

Mr. Scuby went Or. ‘to ‘say: that

some considcration ©

given to every business and a
ded:.

 

  
 

chant whio is willing to open: up
at night and have'the’ ‘opportun-

 

been’ closed. ups

should; be taken: ‘toward encour=:

aging: tourist trade, Tourists: have} ¢

to wait until they, reach: Alaska
‘before being: able ‘to make: Various
parenaces, che said

ith khe-

a trade licence. and business. tax:

 

ists at night: time; furtier. Mur 4

“ should =: be | Moi

“Give the merchant, a ‘brea ey
Hector Cobb, proprietor: of ‘the }1
Locker plant said:that the mer-|;
ity to make “the. odd dollar’” has, (

Mr. Cobb said 't at more aétion :

 

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{en elght hours a day. He said

Thomas Barber,
manager for The Prince. Rupert
Daily News, supported the opin-
ion that special permits be given’
merchants who want to ‘cater to
the tourist trade. |

“Tourists have approached me
and asked:

“‘what’s the matter with this
town? Are you asleep?’”.
Tourists on tours from as far
south as San Francisco had com-
plained that Prince Rupert was

when they arrived, he said.

City druggist Orme G, Stuart
said that it was ridiculous to ask
merchants who are dependent on
the tourists to close, |

“It should be Jeft-up to the in-
dividual businessman as to when
they want to close and I think it
will find its own level,”
Automobile dealer J, D. Me-
Rae said that exemptions could |
be allowed merchants connect-
ed with the tourist trade.

“The merchants should have a
meeting and come up with a so-
lution,” he said,

Ron Trainor, operator of a
newly-opened hobby shop said

 

the Canadian National Railways
dock until sailing November 3

 

 

~Y)-ne

rink Nowrrd, MP shone
wurned clty . eouncl) Mondny
Night. not to ba: too hopeful that
Vublic Works Ministor ,lMoward
Green would be able to persunde
the federal government trensury
board ‘to Jot the elty hava the
federal building far $160,000,

Apponring befora council to
give nows of the alty's bid to buy
the federal building for a naw
ely hall, Mr. Moward anid that
wirile Mr, Groen hlmeolf was
pattial to. Jolting. the, city. have
the federal building for $150,000
ho” had presented the proposl-
tlon to the treasury ond and
rodelyed a definite “io.”

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City warned not to be too hop eful
~ of $150,000 federal building, price

Mr. UWoward sald that Mr,
Gréen had been told “that the
price ix too low. That the’ gov-
ornment would bo oconomlcally
better off to make an addition
to the present building,”

“Whoy I appronched Deputy
Works Minister AJot-Gonoral
H, A, Young to find out whethor
thore was nn meating polnt ho-
twoon tho city’s offer of $160,000
and tho governmont's price of
$$400,000, Gon, Young said that
ii Was question. that must, bo
decided on the minlatertal levol,’"
Mr. Howard told counoll,

No auld that unless the ane
Nouncemant made by Premier
W. A.C, Bennett during tho B.C.
enbinob'a, visit hore, was of suf.
telat imporanteo tind = mernns
onough In dollar value ta — tho
focdoral governmont, he doubted
Wit Works Minister Croan

would (ret anywhoro with tho}

tronaury board,

While hore ty July, Premio
Bonnoté antd that if the fodoral
governmont would lot the .olty|’

 

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‘nominal feo the British, Colum-
bin. governmont would allow the
elty to have the provinelal land
bohind the fedoral building for
a nominal fea,

Speaking on the  northorn
trans-provingial lughway, some-

thnos known as tho second
trand-Canada highway, Mr,
Howird urgod tho city toa make
urgont and forceful reprosentae
tions to'tho fadoyal government
that tho highway from Jasper
bo youted through MoBrido: and
Prince Gourge and not Kamloops
wa onstorn B.C. contros are ad-
yoonting,

ome

 

 

DAWHON CHINE, 1.0, (CPaw
A building loom tn northern
Britlah Cohumbta wos credited
Tuesday for a firm employniont
Market In this avon,

J, Wilson, manager of 66,000-
yqunroeniila Dawson Crook Noe
tlonal Bmployment Service aron,
Antd 000 claimants are reglatorod,

At this ‘time Inst year thoro
wore 1,107 roglutored.,

 

 

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most sensible timo for car doal-
ors to oporate as prospeative puy-

shoppin

Boom predicted

(—Gamnblora wholt
Orvlontal Park track,
Bolwoon racos, and even. whtlo

nN bryinte:
dice inion and In blackjack,

 
  

Srtaiy tales Ae Seu Rte

ohn

that In order for his business to
suceced, he must have his open-
Ing hours extonded,

He sald that most people ine
terested In a hobby are only able
to purchase his products at night
as they are working duting the
day,

Arthur Murray, car salosman

at Ruport Motors sald that clos-
Ing up car deviors jn the evening
would not he n good iden,
He sald that Svoningy ura the

ors have more tino to consider
such a large Investinent,
Buburban store aporator Erie
Faure said that stores such as
his should be loft opon to give
tho public a chanco to do thelr

Initio" Poblenuaxo, yo n Aue
burban store oporator, sald that
th the pat Feonlo: had been “vary
plonsed to tare Wy Lore open: gt]
Night time,”

 

ITAVANA.,
oan hardly walt for the next
rico have no probloms ab the

Two gunbling cnalnos are ope
erated at the Marinnao track.

tho horaos aro running, there's
Play. on. -roulotto wheols,

‘Visitors think Rupert asleep -

advertising He said. that he. had. found. tl

 

ed stores to open. at night. .
. William . Toderas:.

and. employees alike: could have

two consecutive. days - off. "
No questions arose from -pres-

entation of the petition.

-Mayor Lester said today that
pending any possible changes
to the Shops Remilations of
the. Municipal. Act by city: by-
law, the present regulations
would remain in effect and
Would be enforced.

other cities across Canada allow- mineral’ right
§ ;

“presented
council cwith’a “petition to change
tte Wednesday ‘store closing day
to-Manday. so that merchants

 

 

 

 

and - ‘included : railroad Tig nt

and Nanaim Ranwes. Bo
‘said. that. jobs!

es to expand:.and. the. Wenner-
Gren area, could remain. static
until the company Wishes. to de-
velop it;

If ‘the, ‘Wenner-Gren ‘interests
build the Peace River dam. ‘it
would delay. the Columbia River
development for 20 ‘years, che
said. -

On the local evel, Mr. Stra-

 

 

Mr. Howard niade his forecast
while summing up. the record of
the Conservative governinent
since Jt first took office in 1956.

“Furthermore,” Mr... Howard
sald, “unemployment inaurance

4s, not rdequate to cope with

the situation, .

He sald that payment {s based:
on Ivoney -carned and length
of timo worked. -

“Bue to. spring and. sunimer

arlods. of algcknoxa, many: can-

Ob : qualify.”.

te anid that. no emorgoncy
changes have been mada.to ox-
tend. sonsonal: bonofits. as prom-
lyod..Jn the: Throne apecel,

fr. Howard was introduced to
tho OCP club-sponsored .meot~
Ing. by chairman Goorgo I. Hills
who. used an. excerpt fram the
nublisation Aaturday Nights

Fhe. alght COP. members clos.
tad. show: asalduoua Industry in

the work involved. While Mr.
Argue Js '‘no Coldwell, he sowed
he was more than an agricul.
ura) spoalallat and that ho must
bo pleasod with the young oloc-

od membors, oxpoclally Drank
Toward,"

Tn yoviow!ng the polltiaal scono
Over the pnt 16 months,. Mr.
HWoward Vated the election of
i Connorvative minority goveyn-
mont, the Tory ory of “give wa
® chanco”, the fact that the
Prosont govornmont revolves Ar-
ound & man: Instond.of a. party

 

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prinelples to such an exlont-that

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~ Skeena MP forecasts
million unemployed

One millions persons will: be unemployed, Ju Canada this
winter, Frank Howard, MP Skeena told a meeting of about 100
poopie in the Clvle. Centre last night.

 

It is called ‘the Dioefenbaker. gov-
ernment...

Mr. Howurd said Uhut since
the’ governnient recelved such
w Jarge minjority in. 1057 the
following .slluationa havo devel-
oped In thé government:

“Sincore members are unable
to perform thelr duty due to
the Intge miijority and because
of tho party whips}.

“Membors atny away from the
Frouag because they become dis-
interokted; |

“Tho roault la poor logislation,”

Mry Howard charged that the
Govornment had done nothing
but abdicate from. every polll-
Icnl pronase of 1067, .

Tho Skaonn MP vlaimod that
the ro-finanelng of' the Victory |c
bond ‘coltversion at m cost of
6.4 bio dollars with bonds hoe

{ng roelasuod atia higher rate

of Sntoreut had resulted in high-
or Intorost yates for munielpal
projects,
: Roforrlng to hauaing Mr, How-
ard stated that ma purchaser who
paya $2,000 down on. a $12,000
home prys broek approximately
$20,000, Ho anid this reaulta In
the pi lous of purchasing power to
10

Achar ta Central Mortang 0
and Housing Corporation ae
res quated by My. Howard
poraon Vorrowlhiy $1,000 for’ a8

yours poya ‘back: $1,010.49 under

ino provont ayatont,

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only develop: as a: ‘company wish-|

VICIOUS CIROLE |

 

      
  

 

‘CGF voted: aga nst three. g
‘ment medsures—the toll road

 

 

 

creases, the increase’ of the suys- we

| Plementary — sinking | fund..
sections of ‘the Public ‘School Ast.
.He said that.3.cents..of:the, J0-
cent per gallou highway devel

ment tax on gasoline went to pay

  
 

 

therefore the’ public” was’ sub
jected to double taxation.

creased by.. $12,000,000 80 | that
the: government could say, "e+

the province’ is debt free. We
said the sinking fund now toed
at $48,000,000... .
FORCED T@. noRROW. oy
He said. the government. has}
no money. for school boards who
aré forced to. borrow. to meet, aX-
penditures, with the “board,
through ‘the taxpayor, having to
pay the: interest on: ‘the. money
borrowed,
Inatitutions wore short of staf?
due to poor wages, Mr, Strachan
sald,

Tho governivient, Uninks sere
of figures on lodgers than it 4
of welfare of tl people,”
_ Mr. Strachan sald | that. the
COF believed in control of natut-
al resources. 60 that sédondpry |:
Industries could be davelohod,.

Ho attackdd tho 8.0, governs
mont for Ita ‘irresponalile attly
tudo towards labor,’
In tracing the caude: of the
present economic slackening he
sald that the old: lino partios,
along with Sootal Crodit, Wwhntod
no prt of diresting the Tuture,

Ho. sald private, enterprise’
cronted markots and expansion
and boom by building and cae
struction, When o shortage of

brought.in through, immigration,
Thon whoy .expanston -
there was unemployment, .

Ho anid labor was blamed for
naltuntion created by capital but

trade unions are yore enough
to, provont omployors rom do-
prossing wages,”

NEED FULL-TIME HOA

Tho proaont altuntion of yuri 8
this sUNINOY Was the responalhll-
ity of the ministor of labor whose

nemercenmnaneiels
~ Wonthnued on page 8).

 

' _ 880 WENNER-GREN ‘

ad

 

and | Msgr.. Domenico: Tardinti has.
been named: Pro-secretady of
state under Pope Joh:
was annoli :

back borrowings for bridges aiid}
The sinking fund had been'ins|

tlously, Mr.. Strachan sald, that]. -:

 atopped |.

ho .bolloved that “tha year tho]

of.

bo

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Mi hs “

‘VANCOUVER. - i.
Purdy, oxédutive viee-presiden’.

day-his company has al
agreement «
Interests. with, ‘réapect to: Peace »
River power, .. .

Mr, Purdy was replying-to BG,

signed An ‘agreement

power fromthe. propated Fi

Mountain ra ene
e company has’s

such an a reemont this area wll

moro cnglneoring hus been: coins
‘tploted. °° :

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~ i HateyL,
the. B.O.: Blectric, sald. Tugee.
ed no.

with . Wenneé é¥-Gren

Ab yg F
Lob MER ab Aan,

We

“shackled forall tine by: the’:

highest: Bowe Yates in: annua, 4 “
if not the continent,” i y of
Mr. Purdy’ sald. oat: of}
from tho: Feugo Rivor will not

wee aie wD
te rere

power

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Bouthweat. winds 25: 4 ane .
day, Low. tonight’. gh
tomorrow . 48 and Of ad,

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Liberal londer Arthur Laing’who |
challenged BO. Blectric. onde Te
to state whether the fim ae wed