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IRELAND. 14 | Saturday, November 2, 1987" « Mg (Pacific Standard’ Time) | -~ High wun 9:58 18.2. feet . 22:20 17.0 feet LOW deeeseie wee 3:37 7.9: feet f ’ 16.26 . 8.1-feet VOL, XLVI, No. 256 a “Bennett Orders Forest Inquiry By AL MARKLE ’ J Associated Press Staff Writer “VICTORIA (CP) — Al.’ royal commission investi- gation into charges of bribery made against a former forests, minister was ordered by the pro- | vincial government Thurs- ‘dhy. . Chief Justice Gordon Sloan HIEF JUSTICE SLOAN .. . to head probe. Sturdy Feels Original Aim Accomplished VANCOUVER Lawyer By Armed Youth, | Second Resident | : : 4 Accosted by Youth | Two city women were accosted and one robbed 2 at gunpoint of $70 carly Thursday morning in Prince} ° ’ Rupert’s first holdup in more than five years. Little Rock — Police Plan New Arrests LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (% — Police today had orders to ar- rest all officers of the National Association for the Advance- ment of Colored People they could find in integration-wrack- ed Little Rock. SO The city council Thursday night voted unanimously for the arrests, ‘ Acting mayor Lee H. Evans and seven aldermen agreed on in the city, at l-am. and 1:30 a.m. Thursday. . | Both incidents involved’ a youth of about 20 years of age. . ON WAY HOME - Robbed of $70 was Mrs. Myra Scherk; wife of bakery operator Vern J. Scherk, 714 Fifth Avenue West who was on her way home. enue West. Mrs. Scherk told police that she was near the corner of Fifth Avenue West and Musgrave Place when she was stopped by a blond-haired youth, about five- foot, nine inches tall. | He held a handkerchief held over the lower part of his face with one hand, pointed a gun at her with the other and demand- ed she hand over her money. — from the bakery on Third Av- “ was instructed by Premier Ben- | net to inquire into charges of; the action after the NAACP failed to obey a new ordinance | which requires certain groups to David Sturdy said Thursday night he feels that he has “at start- Mrs. Scherk could not say whether the weapon was real or / PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY,, NOVEMBER 1, 1957 RCMP late last night, took place} *.] within half an hour of each). other in widely-separated points}” Pictured taking part in the J2.C. Ewart, piper; James Nicoll, president Branch 27; Leslie Brain: C. G. Hallock; John master of ceremonies at ROBERT MACNICOL, president of the Provincial Command of; the Canadian Legion, throws the first rock Sunday night to’.mark the opening of the Branch 27 Legion the curling opening; Bruce Sinclair, Ronald Merrison, first vice-president of the Legion curling club; and G. N. Lemire, curling club president. ., : (Staff Photo by Howard Phillips) bonspiel. ceremony were, left to right: Laurie, zone commander and 4 PRICE FIVE CENTS’ NO MAJOR DAMAGE | “Mobs of Teenagers sue! ic i ? } | Cause Disturbance _ last accomplished what I a toy, but she said that the | young man broke open the wea- pon and showed her what looked like bullets. She said that after he had taken her money he drove away in a dark-colored, possibly ma- roon car which she reported had a faulty muffler. Half an hour. later, at 1:30 a.m. in the 1000 block of Seventh Avenue East, Mrs. Gerald Har- vey, 1007 Seventh Avenue. East ‘Was accosted “by a-man who. held; -o* a handkerchief over his face and ‘Ma . F ara . who tried to pull her. into -his} an aces car, also reported as dark color | : ed, possibiy maroon. - ‘Ch. . ‘Unarge her purse. She ran to her home ! Of p ‘ not too far away. She and Mrs.i: . Harvey later returned to the'- — ossession Mrs. Harvey resisted his ad-~ scene and found her purse which corruption against Robert E. Sommers, a member of the So-; cial Credit cabinet until Febru- | ago.” ary, 1956. " Mr. The chief justice said in an in-! Forests Minister Robert E. Som- terview Thursday night hisimers of accepting bribes for| terms of reference restrict him| forest management licences. The| a . from making any recommenda-! statement resulted in a slander| 3S in New York. She is. state tion to the government. suit which was dismissed last: President of the organization. ots i's just a fact-finding Monday when Mr. Sommers, SEEK MINISTER. corscent will have to decide | ‘led to show up. The other officer is Rev. J.C. what the next steps are.” | - Premier Bennett announced ajCrenchaw, pastor of the Mt. ~ sera . _ | Royal. Commission investigation. Picasant. (Baptist Church and MAY SUBPOENA ANYONE: —° or the charges rhureday by opresideht "of | the ° Little~" Rock His powers allow him to sub-) chier Justice Gordon Sloan. {ehapter of the NAACP. - poena any witness he wishes. . Mayor Woodrow Wilson Mann “It all. depends, though, on| Mr. Sturdy commented here: |. otitied the NAACP and three how matters progress. I wouldn't! “1 hope to be allowed by the), : hazard a cues as to who out be ‘Chief Justice to act as counsel Little Rock segregationist groups called as witnesses. ifor Charles Eversfield, who as- October 15 that they would have Chief Justice Sloan is asked to, sured me only last night by tele- to, make their records public find out whether a number of|/phone that he would give evi- under the new ordinance. | lumber companies paid or trans-' dence before the inquiry.” mm NAACP this week filed a ferred “money or other proper- | ipetition. in U.S. district court ed out to do more than two years, bare their confidential files. Deadline for submitting the Sturdy accused former | information was Thursday. Only two local NAACP officers were known to authorities and one of them, Mrs. L. C. Bates, a. youngsters, averaging in age been taken to the’ cit; “RCMP | from 11 to 18, roamed the streets va ay, \ detachment office for throwing an egg at a police car, a crowd of shouting boys and. girls marched up Fulton-:street: and stood’ yelling and ~jeering op-. posite the police station in -a scene reminiscent of. the: de- ‘monstrations of 1953- when. a mob of 400 marched .on. the city thal. and ‘broke: windows; aS m~ °_ | A segment for .Pince Rupert’s teenagers made a.. nusiance a mer ClIC € tio Sf] of themselves last night heckling police, blocking traffic and: in ; = J. | general making a Hallowe’en spectacle of themselves. o ot | Althougn mops .of rowdy. Ur ed 0 ver la offs at OO doy the _N : w. : ;|damage was _ reported “by the 4 : | RCMP this morning. _ - : j KITIMAT (CP) — The Kitimat-Kemano Labor} All day shift police were on Council Thursday called for emergency action to off-|Cuty and the night shift calles ‘ ~d lin early to keep track of the iset, mass layoffs by the Saguenay-Kitimat Construc-! Hallowe’en crowds of young men 4 —__—> = tion Company. fg jand women who lined the, streets , “- Walk’ Ross, ‘secretary of the}and’ moved- from block to~block “}council, said it will propose “alas. new ideas occurred to’ them. -!four-point program to the com-; AYCEES BUSY co , 7 , Members of the Junior Cham- pany and the town council it/? ber of Commerce also patrolled they were to agree to a joint | the streets and helped replace meeting. : The program asks that: Laid-| ‘ fat least a dozen small cars which had been moved from off workers be allowed to live company provide financial as-itheir parking place, either onto Following release of the. youth. and a-consultation between..two RCMP constables. and a’ crowd of about 30 teenagers, in the city hall parking lot the crowds roamed back. to Third Avenue where they swarmed across the intersection against the lights and jaywalked across the streets vances but in the scuffle dropped | rent free in company houses; the! Ly" to Mr. Sommers as consider- ation for issuing forest manage- , ment licences. : The order - in - council orders'| the ‘inquiry into these matters: ' “Whether moncy. or other, property has been improperly paid or transfered by British Columbia Forest Products Limit- ed, Tahsis Company Limited, | Empire Mills Limited, Pacific: Coast Services Limited, Ever- green Lumber Sales Limited, | O.D.Schultz Company Limited ; ot by. any of the promoters, di-| rectors or contractors of the said corporations or by any person in 4 any way connected with, repre- sombly, as considctation for the performance of his duties In the granting, issuance or awarding of forest management licences or..oWier privileges under the laws of the province applicable gorporations by whom such pry- monts or transfers were made apd such other relevant frets in relation to this matter that in the opinion of the commissioner, ib Is necessary to Inquire Iyrte in order Lo carry out effectively the duties Imposed upon hin here- in" so PERMANENT QUANTS Porest management Heances are pranted In perpetulty to loge gig companies on the condition thoy replant the land to assure a sustained mber yleld. The appointment of the come milasioner came three days ufter Lhe dismissal of a slander sult whieh Mr. Bonmers - Inunohed agninst Vancouver Inwyer David Sturdy in December, 1068, It was before a royal comnts ston on forestry, alsa prosidac aver by Chief dustiea Slonn, that Mr. fburdy presentod evidence that he said showed Mr. some mars hud taken brihos. Shils tos AImony waa hot allowed at the torostry inquiry. The slnnder sit Dpnaad on thee remarks dragged on 2a mantha (oO last Monday when Mr, Juatiee cd. Ve Clyne throw tho sent Oe Mr. Eversfield, now residing 1M | here requesting a restraining or- Los Angeles, is a key figure’ in! ger to block enforcement of the the case, He supplied Mr. Sturdy ordinance and a hearing was with photostats on which the} .4¢ ¢or November 4 accusations against Mr, Som- All three of the segregationist mers were based. i groups — the League of Central CCF opposition leader Robert: High Mothers, the freedom | Strachan was joined by the Lib-jfund for Little Rock and the eral and Conservative parties’ | Capital Citizens Council — sub- provincial chiefs in praising the! mitted their records to the city premicr’s action, Thursday. “rt think the Premicr is doing. GoNTPRIBUTED TO TENSION what the attorney-general Mann said. after . telling the nee ae On four organizations to file their os rr sire ee ‘reports that he considered all “It was December 7, 1955, that| were contributing to racial ten- Mr. Saturday laid the facts of ' gion at Little Rock. the case before Attorney-General; -ppe federal-state deadlock High. Mrs, Bates, who is on a speak- ing tour, addressed a New York NAACP committee Thursday night, Thurgood Marshall, chief counsel for the NAACP, sald she After Shooting VANCOUVER @-—-A man died) and two women were injured here Thursday night ina Hal- said she planned to leave New York for Little Rock after a Sun- day speaking engament, “Sho is not the kind to run away froma fight,” the spokes- man siid. WASITIINGTON (M---Vico-Presl= dent Nixon was confined to his homie today with what aldes sid was a “sight case of virus.” Bitch died in hospital despite a two-hour operation. A 22 call- pre bullet fired from under his chin lodged jn the base of hs akull, police reported, In fairly good condition at hos- pital were Mrs, Marion Lewis, nnd her daughter, Mrs. Rose- mary Bliteh, abou, 17. The young couple were nrarrie cd three ‘months ngo. eget ear errererne mm oem 7 AUTOMATIC INCREASES URGED eye ammncees ate matic annual Incroasa of three por cont, Mr. Sinclair, who reprosonts Const-Capilano, 3.0,, spol an i rosolution preliminary to govern- mont Jodistation to Inerense the fodernl old nge security penstons, pald to all 70 ane ovor, hy 400 Month to $48, 1 would be on top of n $6 Increase to $46 enacted by the former Liberal govern- mont before the June tO olection, My, Sinelait’s suggestions wis oohovd ty varying dogrees by mombors of othor opposition pare OH, Hy BERNARD DUFRESNE Conndinn Preaw stole Writer OTTAWA (h-—TTon, James Sine clalr snys federal old age pone sions showd be removed from “tho polltlaal arena” and in fue turo be adjusted mutomatically. The former Liberal flahertes minister said Ino the Conmmons Thursday night that pension in- cronsos, Instend of boing used ns “an bribe ta the cleatorate,” should be tled to rises In iving COHER, To augqestod that tf this word done, the proxont upward trend > tContinned an page fi) , Soy SLOAN In prices would monn an wutow t Warller, the Commons give rat ghee, had been tossed across the strect. In both incidents the young man was described as “about 20” and both women said he spoke very good English and was polite. Mrs. Scherk didn’t report the holdup until 2:05 a.m, and po- lice searched the town all night without success. Mrs. Harvey didn't report her experience until 10 o’clock Thursday morning. ‘ Staff Sergeant J. W. Todd, NCO in charge of City RCMP detachment today urged women who had to be out late at night not to go out unescorted or to take a cab home. According to Daily News files there has not been a holdup with an offensive weapon In the elty during the last five years. There have been cases of rob- bery with violence in fracases The hymns “Rock of Ages” and “Abpimae Wilh Me" were sung this morning when Rev. J. 8, P. Snowden conducted funeral serv- ices for Abraham King, Hunt's Inlet resident, who died here Tuesday Hight. Pension Rise’ Termed ' Fe tpi ie bt al 8 oi atte wy! eb ahd pened on FERIA TREASURE RAN Tk RR Sorvico was held at Ferguson's Funern) Home and Interment followod in the Moose plot of Fairview Cometery, B ib I final approval to a governmont bil ta provide cash advances on farmestored Pralria grain, wp to a maximum of $3,000 a fam, The mensure NOW fous to the Sennto for approval, Agrioulture Minister Harkness sald tho logisintion will take of- foet ws soon ns poxsible after it yocolvor royal assent, If would dnke batwoon a week and 10 days to prepare and diatribute appli- antlon forma and other necossauy documents, Tn the Sonate, Senator Calvert O. Pratt L-eNewfoundiand sug- yostod trade reprianas against ' ' hig te acer aX aba at at wig lanbaset itd bat, Twenty-two-year-old Kenneth Prince Rupert -was in police court this afternoon on a charge of being in possession of stolen Bones of scheduled to appear goods. RCMP report that Bones, ac- cused of having in his possession a stolen car blanket, will prob- ably be remanded for trial until next week. Strawberries In November bowl-full of large delicious fresh strawberries picked from her warden patch early this morning, Mrs, Latch said that normally her strawberries stop blossoming (Jn August yet today, November formed Prince Rupert Civie Cen- tre Garden club to promote Prince Rupert as a potential "Garden of the Northwest.” On September 23 Mrs. 8, B. Pencock of 220 Fourth Avenue Inst, told the Dally News that she was still growing strawber- ries and sont along a fresh berry to prove the authenticity of her story, Electorate” has threatened to block timports of Janaen whieh he sald Canndian salt codfish unless Ca- ralse prices for a your, The government's ena a. be dlatelbutod under tho bill VUNCOH. We AL ANS Bane ae be he die eon In we ma eta tee wre wey “* ~ Bel de dy Wd the Moree then a olay Wee RET UE al Oe Oty ee We NS t nadian fishermen agreed not to’ iud= VINEOS MORHULES WAH PUAKEd We antmously after a proposed COF nmondment dealing with repay: ment torms was defented 00 to Tho government says betwoon $100,000,000 and $160,000,000 will with tho federal troasury bon ing interest charges on the ad ve. sistance to those who wish to leave town immediately; the pro- vincial and federal governments be petitioned to start immediate stop-gap public works in the area; major creditors such as banks be asked for “some sort of temporary ‘moratorium” on debts. Saguenay-Kitimat, a construc- tion subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of Canada, began lay- offs Monday when an extension to the halted by Alcan. Alcan blames a_ world-wide surplus of aluminum. Mr. Ross said the tabor coun- cil estimated 900 to 1,000 had expected more to go in the near future, Mr, Ross added. He claimed that Alcan order- ed a stop Wednesday to its long- term policy of granting second mortgages to employees who CNR's Montreal-Granby = puk- senecr train left the tracks on gy sharp curve early today, kil- ling the englneman and injuring ‘the sidewalk or jutting out into ithe aluniinum smelter was} travelled portion of the street where they presented a hazard to traffic. About 9 p.m. after a youth had Ban On Clams Indefinite VANCOUVER () — The Fish- eries Department has extended the annual closed season on clam harvesting “until further notice” while food and drug officials had been given covering the coust and waters of Vancouver Island, the mainland and Inter- mediate islands, The sale of oysters was ban- ned Monday following reports B.C, / Dr, G. F, Amyot, deputy minis- ter of Health, sald Thursday no new cases of the poisoning have the fireman, Chambers ab the Clty Hall. Tho, court adjourned at spelling of thelr names, to the Court of Revision when bine ab 1am, After that the Clty Clerk-Comptroller the votors Ist, Ik ne longer i The voters list cannot be more, Mr. Long xald, residunts to chock. Long and assistant efty lori COURT OF REVISION ADJOURNS; FINAL SITTING SET WEDNESDAY The now Prince Rupert efvte voters Hat must be practically perfeet in all respects Judging by the small number of parsons who turned up at today's Court of Revision jn the Council noon today, after only two or threo persons attended to usk for minor corrections in the Votors will get thelr last chance . W, Long auld that the one tlie regiiation whereby an owner could turn up on elettion day, make wt decliration that he was an owner Coples of the recently complled votors Txt are posted ul the Court Honso, Civic Contre, Clty Wall and ’ Aitting on the court of revision today wore Mayor Georee Ts and Alderman Kay smith, Assisting them were Mt. been reported following the ban, to make: represontatlons the Courb will slt for the last votors list will be final, and be placed on affect, changed on election day any Post Oftlea for |ORMES as they wandered in’ search ‘of excitement. _ ot ot JEERED AT POLICE . . At one stage of the evening’a. hydrant was turned on and later when the police went to an- swer a call the mob of young- sters jeered and hooted. Bar- ricades were placed across roads and traffic signs bent and tofn up. : Apart a report of a car top be- ing slashed no other extensive damage was reported. Children confined their activities to smearing candle wax and soap on store windows so that city merchants were busy all. ovor nt ot the 1c Ce tions, oF Bonner.” over integration of nine Negro ane event. St: Set. rend The tremendous fertility of been laid off up to Wednesday fron into ao etctite poisoning. SE AL ee cleaning up. ny Of: arom “directors — — students at Central High school|{ Said, ‘please alc po ice by the | pring sol spr night and 1,500 to 1,700 would . \* oe . any of the promoters. direc . shows no sign of loosening. reporting any such incidents Prince Rupe gy when wre be out of work by the weckend.| 4+ J: Whitmore, chic! super-| | Two false alarms were reccived Stalions to Robert TE, Sommers, Husband Dies Federal soldiers still remain, ®t the earliest possible mo- | p Latch of 1235 Park Avenue| Alcan itself had laid off 35 vst of fisheries, Sai rhursday fy wre city fre department, ‘one rations ih 5, . ontr ent,” “ver 5 . rkers, € 2 ' é sur sday|to the corner of First Avenuc member of the logislative. as- inside and outside = Central ment presented the Dally News with a workers, and the lubor council) > t's new order effective today and Ninth Street at 10:05 p,m, and the other to Second Avenue and Eighth Street at 10:20 p.m. Gyro Park bleachers woro sct alight at 7:35 pam. but damage was neglible, firemen sald. - Barlier m the evening hun- td forestry, and If so the extent! lowe en shooting. Police — sald | would retin soon to Little Rock ae My aie ho webual robbery, 1, blossoms are still growing In veeThis buy ontos to Ms at they of persons suffering partial pa-| dreds of children attended the of, such improper payments or Wiliam Bitch, 19, shot his wite and would be represented by t BUNPO . _ __ profusion, are planning on lone drought.” | ralysis after eating oysters from] three Kinsmen club bonfires at transfers: ; und moter un Men | adequate sounse > spokes Ki F | Held | Two Prince Rupert frult grow- a a Vancouver Island. Conrad Street school grounds, —“Phe names of the porsons or turned a pun on himsen, Another NAACP spokesman ing runcra c ers may now vie with the newly-| §T, CESAIRE, Que, @ — The There have been 30 cases in| Gyro and Totem parks, Kinsmen give away an unending amount of hotdogs and treats and report. ed that all the bonfire festivities were a “huge success,” COOCEOPDOPLORLODLDI ODP LOD ODVOOOS Car Articles in Police Office Car owners who havo missed anything trom thelr cars in the lus, two weeks are asked call in-at the Clty ROMP deé- tachment to see if any of the articles are theirs, ; Staff Sergeant J. W. Told, NCO In chirge of the olty RCMP xiid police have several blankets, .radio dlal knobs, lighters. und other articlen taken from curs for car owne ers to Jaok over, Daily Delivery . e DIAL 218] | Mra, Ohwnrles Powree, poe vom jw uns x Ate eet hi badass Ia Re aa a ea gh Pay ye anys Dra et Ns aren ay y im a ue Set, ee ” a ate hy . 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