“their 10-day WEATHER Gale warning continued for mainland inlets. Clear with.a few cloudy periods near the haa YE Charlottes, Colder, Northeast HIGH cecscsneue 1:02" " “21.8 SEeeAtD is tonight. Low tonight and ! 13.08 23.8 fect ugh Wednesday at Prince Ru- ni: - , cee Bec LOW secsesseseee _- 6:59 4.2 feet ° pert, 32 and 45, Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacific Port. — And Key to the Great Northwest | 19:36 0.8 feet Pe ey Le Pere ge ee, Se CLL LLL PELE LS Sd aot par ene ee TE at oleh A Ral en yr rtd ’ rn . e Prince Kuper ee ee ee ee ee Daily News ee ele ee ee eee + re ye Fe ro + . uec, tr BA RE, Th Vic ger ra Ww Ww eo 3 PONTE TT AL TOE ere % ARCHIVES am yy TIDES:. we iN Wednesday, October , ms , iRacifle Standard TinkeJV 24/57 VOL. XLVI, No. 247 , FAIRY QUEEN FLEES Visit to New Story-Book Finish By LLOYD McDONALD a Canadian Press Staff Writer ; NEY YORK (CP)— The royal visitor, like Cin- derella in the old fairy tale, had to flee the ball at mid- night. Butin the minds of thousands of New Yorkers Yor! the roles were switched—it was the fairy queen who, ’ Queen Elizabeth’ and). Prince Philip put.a story-book, finish to the United States with their last few hectic hours in Manhattan, which ended with the royal eunle,_still in thelr glittering evening finery, climbing aboard the plane for home just before 2 a.m. ; They. reached New York’s in- ternational airport almost an hour behind schedule after a 15- mile drive behind a screaming motorcycle escort. The drive took them from a full-dress ‘Commonwealth ball to the bleak, unfinished passenger terminal at Idlewild. GLITTERING BANQUET visit te.Canada and. _... The world’s bigg Before that the Queen and the| Prince’ were guests at a Waldort- Astoria dinner described by one of the hosts this way: “No dinner ‘. quite so glittering as this has ever in the past been held within the Hmits of this city, No ist so Jengthy of exalted guests has ever graced one single bourd’ be- fore,” | ( t i But aside from these exalted , guests, the ordinary people the metropolis put on a dny- long display of welcome and af- feetion for the reyal couple which kept up even in the post- midnight chill at the remote alr- port. At the end of the 16-hour New York visit crowd estimates were well over the 2,000,000 mark, STILL SMILING - 'Thq royal couple were tlred but still smiling as they boarded the British Overseas Airways Cor- poration plane whieh = had brought them to Ollawa a weok no last Saturday, Hoprrietely, they, turned at the head of the stopsyoand waved to the smn] crowd af reporters, photograph. ers, pollee and a milllary guard of honor as a United Stntes Army band played Auld Gang Byna. Then the plano taxied away Into the darkness and took off on the long Might ta London, PERFECT: WEATHER The Inst duy of the tour was wuarked by perfect = Ovtober wenthor and the biggest recep- tion Now York has given anyone in yours. Ag an Indiention of Ite acope, the elly annitation do- partment estinated that kome nod tons of confettl, paper and ORMES—— “Daily Delivery ww e DIAL 25 DRUGS “ | | ticker tape had showered onto! the strects.. hee i biggest,harbor put, on'one’ of the biggest welcomes: in its history when the Queen, and the Prince sailed up to the: — Battery in the ‘early morning,! with the Qucen commenting: “Isn't it exciting.” The ticker-tape parade up; Broadway to the city hall im-: pressed the visitors too, but that: was only the beginning. Every-, where they went during the long i Fah Elks Home marked-.tt A COLORFUL and, moving cer stal PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1957 ‘Plans Boost Alaska Highway, moved a Government ony Sunday night in the jon of the 1957-58 slate of officers of the Benevolen ‘Protetiive Order of Elks Lodge 342. District Deputy Grand Exalted Lake, installing. officer for”. Ruler Ralph Fleming of Burns the proceedings, presented the gavel to Donald Crowe, who. succeeded Donald Wanamaker as. exalted ruler of the local luage. front row: Art Murray, past leading knight; Ralph Fleming, Burns Lake, district grand exalted ruler; Donald Wanamaker, past exalted ruler; back row: Charles Giordano, Pictured above are left to right, exalted ruler; Louis Astoria, deputy Donald Wallace Poole. loyal knight; tyler; J. R. Jackson, esquire; Crowe, exalted ruier; R. G. Anderson, chaplain; Douglas Standring, trustree; David Murray, trustee; N. A. Gurvich, inner guard; William Pound, recording secretary; and N. A. Pavlikis, secretary-treasurer. Absent were J. M. Eby, lecturing knight-elect and Roy Boy- chuk, trustee-ciect. The Order was in attendance. wy : That is Britain's verdict on press ; Atlantic after her whirwlwind 10-day United States. British newspapers Queen successfully British-American friendship. The Queen Mother and Prime Queen’s Tour in U.S. ~Accomplishes Mission~ LONDON (Reuters) — Mission accomplished. say the cemented; cess was not on the “welcome! of the Royal Purple drill team (Staff photo by Howard Phillips) the royal tour as reflected in its! . today as Queen Elizabeth arrived home from across the ; made by the former Liberal gov- Visit to Canada and. the in Hampshire. The little prin- ‘ home” list. 1 On the airport delegation were day and evening crowds gathered Minister Macmillan headed the: high commissioner for Canada in the streets to wave and ap-' plaud. . | PICKETS SHOUTED DOWN And in a somewhat unprece-: dented display, a group of Irish! extremist pickets who att&mpted . a demonstration on a crosstown: street tions building were shouted down by the ordinary spectators, , But New York's mood was.a holiday spirit. Every-: where people could be overheard | asking “Have you seen her yet?”, WALKS THROUGH CROWD | Prince Philip drew many ad- , miring comments from the fem- | Inine side, but in one unexpected | public appearanee he walked: four blocks through crowded | streets without being recognized, This occurred after the selene | tiffe-minded Prince made.a solo nppearance at the American In- | stitute of Physics late in the af- | ternoon., THis ear was caught In a hopeless rush-hour jam, #0 the Prinee stepped out at 44th Btreet and Lexington Avenue | and walked four blocks to the Waldorf, Not one person spotted him until he entered the hotel. Most solemn occasion of the | day was the Queen's address to n specin) session of the UN Ak- sembly in which she assured the delegates that the Comnon- wonlth countries “will continue to add to the United Nations a tried clement of strength and necumulnted expertonee™ ino the diffienl, task of — preserving PeNea. Then, Wke many another visl- tor to New York, the Queen ane the Prinee went to the top of the Minpire State Bullding where the Queen exclaimed "Borutiul" de- spite a lute-nfternoon — have which ent down the visibility, In the evening the visit took on the touch of glamor on which itonded, Jn the Waldort's grand ballroom tho Queen in her sparking tlara and a jewelled eventing gown of multi-colored lace onrvbroldered in tidoxcent shades of pink, arean and blue HU AMON glonting shhet fronts nnd rainbows of ceaorntion rh- honda worn by the niale puesta, Toth she and the Prince wore tho blue ribbon of the Ordor of the Garter and the Duke's rows of warline medals dud decorntions Nvallod the color of the mone wreh's Gown, list of the official. welcoming delegation at London airport where the Queen and Prince Philip landed. CHILDREN STAY HOME But the royal children -~ were not at the air- port when thelr parents flew in from New York on their Brit- prevalling ish Overseas Alrways Corpora- | tion Seven Seas airliner. Charles was not given time ‘off from Cheam boarding school cee cere eens aR Ee mt A A Chancellor Re-elected BONN i — West Cermany's Bundestag today elected Konrad Adenauer to his third four-year term as chancellor. The 8i-year-old = statesman won the post when the Bonn republic came Into being In 1940 and never has Jost tt, The vote was 274 to 192 with 9 absentions, of Adenauer was a foregone conclusion iyfter his Christian Democratic muned an absolute majority of the 407 voting seats in the Bun- destag, the Jower house of par- Inment. COEDS OPO POPP FOS OE PDIO POO OP OP POE Police Seek Aid in Nabbing - Lamp Vandals Votive seeks to sollolt the ald of the general publle in spot- ting the group of offenders who are helleved responsible for dumaghng 87 strent Walt, In (he jast (bree or four days Witty VOOR gaat. Nergount Jo Ve Watton, iv charge of TOMY city detach- mont, sald today the viandity had bit the entire olty, but xeamed fo be-concentrating an the Seat Cove wren, Cost of cach lamp ta about $1, with ani additional 8) for xervies, Whiels means (he of- fenders have ooxt Gaxpayers ti The vielnity of $00 Ho far, The publio ts anted to supe port the pollee tn thelr scareh, CUO OOOOTOTIOLEOOHEOEOOUOOTTOLEFS Election Union. George Drew and the Earl of Home, secretary of state for | Commonwealth relations. | A big crowd greeted the Queen /and her husband when they ar- ‘rived at Buckingham Palace. Meanwhile, the British press as the Qucen and the prince Charles, 8, and Princess: , : Prince drove to fhe United Na-. Anne, 7 commente d fully on the Queen's ; tour. | WOUNDS HEALED The Daily Telegraph = says ;eidtorially, “She was received ‘with a warmth of respect and jadmiration that must have gone ifar to heal the wounds of the | perilous disagreements of last iyear.” The Telegraph asserts the ‘Queen “has reminded the Amer- ican people of the need for the closer sympathy and under- standing between the two na- tions.” The Liverpool Daily Post says Macmillan “is a fortunate man as he prepares to leave this evening’ by plane for Washing- ton and crucial talks with President Hisenhower, The Post explans that Mac- Milan's trip to Washington and Otlawa will take him to “lands where so strong nv moad of af- fection for Britain has been established for him by the visit of is sovereign,” Newspnpers blassony out with big headlines over stories of the visit fo New York by the Queen and Prince Philip, "Ravzmataz, on Brondway,” sad The Dally Express, “Belle of New York," said The Daily Mirror. | Qeraretneienrets sero @ MnUND CuEpeanayseRINCRD Daniel Szewezuk Dies Aged 75 A city resident for oahout 48 youra dled yesterday morning in Prince Rupert General Tospital nt the age of Th. Requiem mass for Daniel Sza- wozuk, of Wantage Road, will be sung vb 10 am, Friday abt the Chureh of the Annunelation, A native of Poland, My. 82owe- wk eamo to Canada tn 1012 and moved ta Prince Rupert shortly nvflorwards, Wor mpny yours he was ome ployacl by tho alty, We retired in ‘In Pensions _ ‘Provinces -To Share Cost | OTTAWA (CP) — A $9 monthly increase in old agé pensions to $55,. with matching boosts in shared federal-provincial aid for the needy aged, blind and disabled is planned by the federal government. No- tice to this effect was giv- J UNEAU, Alaska (AP)—A proposed automobile |ferry system to serve all southeast Alaska, linking British- Columbia with the Haines cutoff of the ‘could be financed, and how many f Marine Highwa i step closer to reality Mon- day: The bureau of public roads an- nounced it will sign a contract next month with Gilman G. Co., a New York firm of: consulting engineers, for a six-months fea- sibility study of the project—re- garded as a key to development of increased tourist business in the territory. : ‘Edgar Swick, regional engineer. for the federal road agency in. Alaska, said the New York coms job. He said the engineers have been asked to estimate how much traffic such a toll ferry system might carry, how-such a system ferry boats—and of white size— should be used. PRIVATE OPERATORS . The BPR official said tentative plans call for operation of the ferry line by. a private corpor- ation. a wr Plans now call for one or more ferries operating between "Study PRICE FIVE CENTS ° pany will be paid $35,000 for.the'l: Prince Rupert, B.C., up the in- en in Ottawa today. The government disclosed de- tails of its plans, forecast some i time ago, when it gave notice to- day of resolutions preliminary to ; bills to be introduced this ses- | sion: , ‘ i The increases by the Progres- sive Conservative. administration will be the second this year, fol- lowing a boost to $46 from $40 jin the social security programs ernment effective July 1. The hike to $55 from $46 would apply to these programs: _@ The universal old age pen- ‘sion paid to all 70 and over. @ Old age assistance to the needy between 18 and 65. @ Allowances to needy per- sons totadly and permanently disabled betweeiy 18 and 65. The resolutions also disclosed the government's intention to boost the means test ceiling for ‘the last three programs by $120 -a year for single persons and | $240 for married persons. : The proposed boost in the , means test celling is greater than the planned increase in ‘payments for the three programs of aid to the needy. ' The ceilings are the same for lold age assistance and disability ‘allowance. side passage of southeastern Alaska with stops at Ketchi- can, Wrangell, Petersburg, Sit- ka, Juneau and Haines. At Haines, the system would link with the Alaska Highway cutoff; offering tourists a con- inection to interior Alaska. _.. of the BPR has‘been given au- directly with British Columbia officials on international ar- rangements which would be necessary, MET IN PRINCE RUPERT The governor and Swick met two months ago in Prince Rupert with P. A. Gaglardi, B.C. minis- ter of highways. “We have the assurance of British Columbia officials that they will provide dockage facili- ties for the system there,” Swick said. mo If put into operation, the system would connect with a new paved highway now being completed between Prince - George and Prince Rupert. Canadian officials estimate the paving job will be finished’ by 1960. Canada Ups i or these two, the proposal is ‘to increase the ceiling from $840 ‘to $960 a year for single persons ‘and from $1,380 to $1,620 for ‘married persons. .The resolutions ‘make no mention of what the linerease will be for a married Iperson with a blind spouse, for ;whom the ceiling now ts $1,740 ha year, For blindness allowances, the ‘resolutions state the medns test ceiling will also be raised by $120 0 year for single recipients nnd $240 a yenr for married per- 1 sans. ene ‘Colombo Plan Aid OTTAWA (P-—Canada will con- tribute $35,000,000 to the Colom- bo Plan {In 1058, Prime Minister Diefenbaker sald today ‘in the Commons, This amount is about $600,000 more than the Canadian contri- bution this year to the plan for economle development In south and southeast Asta. Ponder Sputnik WASHINGTON (4) — President Elsenhowor met today with State Secretary Dulles to make plans for cheeking Russia's “Sputnik” diplomacy and to counter her sclentifie advancos. It is subject to the approval of Parllamont but there is not ex- pected to be any objection, Of the $35,000,000 contribution, $2,000,000 will be spent on Cana- dian whoat for West Poklstan, $1,000,000 on Canndian flour for Coylon nnd $2,000,000 for an PRINCE RUPERT LUCKY Mineo Rupert is fortunate in now having three practicing dentists, with tha distinct pare sibility of w fourth one In. the not too clatant future, it was learned today from a spokesman for the Prince Rupert Dental Committeo, He sald that othoy communl- ties IN Britlah Columbla ave i worse positions, and the situn- tion ds Wkoely to become worse, rather than fmproving, Tho apokowman quoted a pase sage from Der, J, B. MacDonald's report “A Proapoctua on Dontal Wdueatlon" whieh stutes that ~.. Swick. said. the regional ‘office thority by Washington to deal, PRINCE RUPERT VISITORS logical research recently were y Pl YATES to the. department of neuro Ray Billing (centre) and B.C. “Curly” Barbour (left). They are chatting with Dr. William: - Gibson, head of the department. The visit was part of a’ work-:,. shop sponsored by the B.C. Child Care and Polio Fund to bring: *. Kinsmen. who sponsor the fund, up to date on new ments in the careprograms. Grants from the Fund es the neurological résearch chair at UBC. -* os a (Special, photo to The Daily News from Kinsmen Polio Fund): - develop-"». B.C. NEWS. ROUNDUP The men, employed by West- ern Reinforcing Company, have been working on bridges on the -new highway. : In Vancouver about 150 BC. ironworkers went on strike Mon- day to back up demands for a 41-cent-an-hour Increase. The men, members of local 97 of the Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers, receive $2.14 an hour. They rejected a conciliation board award of an increase of 37 cents an hour over two years. Talks between the union and the Heavy Construction Associa- tion of B.C. are scheduled for Thursday. Crsetupnnenecwedt . KITIMAT —This city, des- pite its gleaming facade of modern homes, stores and Streets is still a frontier com- munity. Carl Mollerup said he saw a big moose cross the main _intersection Sunday, HARRISON HOT SPRINGS —The president of the B.C. Min- ing Associntion says B.C.'s “vast undiscovered mineral wealth” is a myth. \ L. T. Postle, president of Gran- by Consolidated Mining nid Smelting, told Progressive Con- servatives most ninorals in B.C. were discovered before 1000, "The myth must be exploded,” he sald, "The ensy to find and eheap to dovelop ore bodies have long ago been exploded so that today a great deal of cour- Strike May rike M Delay Work ~~ On Terrace-Kitimat Job KITIMAT (CP)—Construction of the Kitinest=— Terrace highway may be delayed by a strike of iron workers which began Monday. Ce capital is required if the indus- try is to be perpetuated.” VANCOUVER () — Robert E.. ests minister for British Colum- bia, has been ordered to undergo- a medical examination hére Thursday. in the office of Dt. Russell A. Palmer, specialist. in internal medicine. ‘ The order was issued Monday by Mr. Justice J. .V. Clyne in the B.C, Supreme Court when the slander action of Mr. Som-. mers against David Sturdy, Van- couver lawyer, was called for trial, Mr. Sommers did not appear in court nor did he appear for a pre-trial examination Oct,. 7. Bombs Injure. . U.S. Soldiers , SAIGON, South Vieb Nam ( — Time bombs today shattered the United States information library, a military bus and sa hostel In a sudden outburst of anti-Americanism in Kighteon persons, Includnig 19 U.S. soldicrs, were injured, The other injured were Victs namese or Chinoso clyilians, . Two of the soldiers wore re- ported In serlous condition. All of the American wounded wore belng evacuated fmmediately to Manila, a U8, spokesman sald, atomic renetor In India. waynersere seme WITH THREE DENTISTS Group Stresses Need For Den clonth and rotlromont none nocessitite rocrulthfe of 40 dontists por year to maintaln the slatua quo, MORE REQUIRED Tho report, which was pub« Hshod by the University of BC, catlmmtes that inerensa tn pope ulntion may require as many as 10 now dentists per your, This your, only 11 B.C, don tists will praduate fram all universt- Wea in tha United States and Cunida — and UBO hs no Haoulty of Dentistry, tho spokos- man snc, Tho Trilnea Ruperl Dental ’ ngo and a large aniount of risk Committee has learned from tha B.C. Colloge of Denti Surgeons that the Greater Vancouver Ilonith League is spomrehending iv provinee-wide movement for publle support for a dental froulty, HIGHER KDUCATION Tho spokesman sald that “in order to provide adequately for the higher education of the Higher education of the young peopla of the province, and remedy the Inck of osnontinl xorvices for all Its people, a College of Dentistry should bo ustabiished immediately ut tho A ene sae ed nt aE TE ney ’ ' tal Faculty at UBC. University of British Columbin.” This statemont, In form of a resolution, his hoon pub before several Prince Rupert organivas tions by Aldorman Potor VY, Loster and Dy, 1. W. MoDonald, It has recolved wide support and the dental committea hops to give na serios of talks on tho subjoot by overy organization who want to. ondorsa tho yoe solution, Olhor mombora of the come mittee are Dr, Aloxandre Gray, Dr, W. 1. Laing, D. A. Winslow, hn, Cc. Yulo and Mr, and Myra, Badt Iyer, 23,1957 .< 97 whet ne cond - . 7 ot .. ty : ‘ . ye a : we . ‘ o au gs tablished: four Sommers, former lands and for-~ Saigon. . ane age ete tant ate