eA hae weg Hemant Risa A area ab arbeatbs EN Ee We nt CO LACM cd Necaraad Teal tat ROT RE URE at Mette Rye EN VOL. XLVII, No, 194 Telephone 6767 , = “Fire hazard near nil _ as season end close: With the end of the. forset fire season drawing near, hazard in the Pri ince Rupert district’. remains] “very low”, district forester Perey Young reported]. today. There are 11 fires just smold- ering in the district and no new fires have been reported since September 10, Mr. Young said. Coroner adj journs inquest “Inquest into the death of John Berry, 26, whose body was pulled from a car that went off the highway into the Skeena River Saturday, was opened yesterday by deputy coroner Dr. R. B. Smith. . After viewing the body, . the seven-man jury was excused un- til 7:30 p.m. * October 10. ‘Dr. % Smith adjourned the inquest to} of dragging . awalt the -result operations for Vivian ‘Lucy Watts, 22, missing and feared drowned in the. same incident In} which a car driven ‘by Howard ! Nichols, 36, careened into . the swift-flowing river near’ Kwin- itsa,. Nichols “was: ‘the: ‘ionly” 4one ‘of the three occupants ‘rescued.. > Wallace Dell was chosen fore-. man of. the jury. Other -jurors are Alfred ° Bredafeld, Edwin) Enwright, George’ Grywul, Rob- Mr. Young said ‘that the ‘fires smoldering ‘at -=present: “is ‘the dowest number of fires since July |- 5. " a All crews ‘have been laid off. At one time during the season - there were a-total of 585 forest . service men and 220 company. -men fighting fires. - The last equipment to be re- moved from a-fire was taken out of the Sigutlet Lake area ‘in the Tweedsmuir Park last week, Mr. Young said, The forest fire season will-end officially October 31. Total amount of fires.in the district ‘to September 26 is 266 at an estimated cost of $556,338. In the same period last year there were a total of 65 fires at $2,409. Grain ship. ‘sails for UK. . The MS Pegasus sailed for the United: Kingdom this’ morning. with a-cargo! of 13,995 .tons .of grain taken on at the Canadian Government Grain Elevator. -Another-grain. ship, the Cape-| tan.:Cardamilitis, which: was jscheawted: to take\on-11;235: tons. of No. d-and ‘No.-2 feed ‘barley, started-loading immediately “af- 1) ter the departure of the’ Pegasus, | * The-two ships. .arrived”.. ert Taylor, Wiliam Higgins and ~~ Strik@recwyeer Rupert-stationed unit changes status again Prince Rupert’s Canadian throughout the years as a mi milltia has just undergone career, ; The 120th Independent Field’ Battery, RCA (M) had its status’ officlally changed at its dast: prrade when it became D Com- | pany of the Irish Fusiliers of | Canada (The Vancouver Rep. | ingen). ~ Thus after 23 years in vartous! artillery roles the local militia | ean becomes an infantry unit, which is what it started out as more than 48 years ago. eThe first army company in Prinee Rupert was formed in an, unofficial enpacity In| 1010) as! the Muskeg Scouts, Later it be- came the Prince Rupert Light Infantry Regiment and prior to the First Wortd War was the o7th Karl Grey's Own Rifles, It was an this form that the whit went netive in Wid and tts officers nnd men wont overseas | as on component of the 40th Battalion of the Canadian Es pedittonary Foree, From to2b until 1986 the mil- itin here remained dno an ine fantry role as the 108nd@ Batta- lion of the North B.C. regiment. That year the unit's status was changed and ib became av const artillery battery and was such when the Second World War broke out, tater adil) the army here be- enme the Wand Nerth B.C, heavy artillery battery, In 1046 i was chunged over ta heavy antl. atrernft battery and sinee then hag been const artiiiory, Uaht- mntiearerntt, Geld artillery with 8H-pounders aad now balk to ay tfantry role. With the milla generally wn- dergotngy over) ehanges the Me move lt vouatclarad One seonee-it ont re A feet Se NOIRE SORTS RE 2e ORME'S. DRUGS LTD. DIAL another Army unit, variously known litia, reserve army and again change in Its checkered that will convert the reserve units across Canada in line with / present day requirements. While training will at first consist of basic training, rifle and Bren gun drill it is hoped that the local company will begin train- ing on mortars and rockets. Prince Rupert's D Company or the Irlsh Fusiliers is part of a regiment which has C Com- pany in Powell River and four more companies in) Vancouver, The Ivish Fusiliers are no strangers to this city. The Fusitttrs were stationed Prince Rupert at the oute brenk of the First) World) War in Seplember, 1014 and arrived here September 1, 1000, The Joeal eorapany of the Fusiliers, comprised of seven of- ficers and 60 men Including the pipe band, will have Capt. R, W. Lewis as its commanding officer, Lt, BE. 'T., 8. Moore Js second dn eommand and vt. Thomas Barber, Lt. M. M. John- ston and Lt. J. C. Ewart are platoon commanders, The Fusiliers meet for reguar training sessions on Monday and Thursday eventngs in the Ar- mourton, in aren gente: Wednesday, Thursday set for Helin rites Momarlal services for well known Mahtng veanal alelpper eaptaly Tonry Helin, 60, of Digby Talnnd with be nold at Morgan Munreal Tame at 7:80 tomorrow Night, Rev, Vernon i. Mokachorn will offlalnta, Mr. Wolln dled suddenly in the Prlnan Ruport Conornal hos- pital Sunday morning. Wanernl services haa been seat for 2 pam. Mridnay at Porguaon Minor Hane with Rov. Moe Machern offttotiatiyygy, Tntorment will follow fn the Valrview Comotory, t : snere {- ‘September 2-and 3 and. “were ‘awaiting the settlement -of the sot LaPorte: pon ree ee eon PS NOremen's CFPR | to carry: world series Ww. C. Hankinson, manager. of: the Canadian. Broadcast-: ing _Corporation’s ‘local ista- "| ‘tion’ CFPR, today: ‘announced ' the’ ‘following - ‘time: ‘schedule || for broadcast: of. the | world. “$e ri’ es. “between: “Milwaukee: : Braves and New ‘York Yank- ao ees: . ‘Wednesday, October ‘1-10: 45 ‘a.m.; ‘"Thursday— 10:45 ‘a.m. ° Saturday—8: 45 ‘am:;.: a.m.;" Thursday—10:45 a.m. POOOCOLO LOLOL DOD DOPOD LDPE LOO LOLS Man jailed for one year Kenneth Ambrose Gulbranson |. one year. in jail. -by Deputy. Mag- istrate’ S. D.°- Johnston in -city police court this’ morning. ‘Gul- branson ‘pleaded - ‘guilty to a charge. of breaking, and: entering ‘and theft. Gulbranson: ‘and - Lioyd * Ross Corbett of Prince Rupert were ‘both chargéd With breaking and ‘entering and theft‘of four cases of beer from-the Northland Navi- awaiting trial on another. charge |\ ‘Sunday.. = 2 9: 45. a.m,; “Monday: — 8:45. |°.°"- Wednesday—10:45' am.;, . ‘of Port. Edward was‘sentenced to: ‘ing funds ‘of the - annual - road gation dock. warchouse. this morning. - oo Corbett, who: is at: present of being in -possession ‘of stolen goods . over .$50,.. was remanded |: without plea until: omorrow.’ He Was. free- on ‘bail vat:the ‘time. of local. ‘Highways Department crew’s ability with the remain- allotment ~ for: this - area, H. J. Kelsall, district - “engineer said today. “Mr. Kelsall said that he tnad funds ~.ljeft.. for « -“mainten- ance only” for ‘his district: which extends: to” Kwinitsa, | 45 ‘miles east vot here. e said,. maintaining the. ainy. weather was‘a-vicious ‘cir ha Police said that: after ‘an’ ex- tensive check of the. Northland [Na vigirreyrs wa Fora era eager found four cases‘of peer missing. They said that the beer found with Gulbranson and Corbett was similar to the four cases missing from the warehouse. ee RIO DE JANEIRO (#—A crow- ded railway car became discon- nected from a train in Northern Brazil Sunday and rolled over ;an_ embankment, killing 14 per- !sons and injuring 72. if WOODSIDE o» , Installing offieer Ga. FP. Joint insta cottes, respectively, Installing officor was a. YP. Woodside, Jnayero — previnel president, Also tnatitlad ware Jayaon vice-president & Re. a, MeLeod and Jaycotte vicw-proal- dont Mrs, R, R. Whiteley wa well Ae Tiyane directors RC. Trainor, Wilbur Dorash and Paul Yoblan- ald, Willan Toderas was dn- wtalled as Jayeeo tronaurer with Loonard Knutaen na dayooo das. ratary,. Myra, J, 8 Thurna and Mra, Toyd Dhy wore installed ns Jnyeotta xooratary nud tronauror reapootivaly, Cheats of honor ate the aor. mony were W, TH, Murray, MUA, textensive repair: te cold “mix. sections, winter. weather, he: said. Eee PM pleased with Malection OTTAWA -.(j—Prime Minister Diefenbaker said Monday; night he is “naturally gratif- ied and pleased” with Progres- sive Conservative victories in Monday’s ‘two federal byelec- tions in Grenville-Dundas and Montl'Islet. POPPI POCDOPPLODP OPFODP PL OOLOL LOCH « R tt WITTTULEY »» in president's chair lation held by Jaycees, Jaycettes In a joint installation ceremony held Saturday evening In the Prince Rupert Acro Club at Seal Cove, Robert R, Whiteley and Mrs, George Dover were in- stalled as presidents of the Prince Rupert Junior Ghamber of Commeree and the Prince Rupert dity- Mayor Poter J, Loster and Cham her of Commerce president A. Bruce Brown, Jualor Chiuntber of Commorece units in the aren wore woll represonted with a dolopmation of six monibers trom Katohlian, Alaska, headed — by Dunne R. Farae, and four mom- bora from Torrnee hended — by Dotylns Renshaw, Janes 8, Burns, provinctit pual-prenident, of Prinae Ruport, Wik the malty apoalor, Whe aub- Jest: “What ian dJayooe", was woll recealved by all present. The evening was sueonsafully conaludead with daneing nid ene Lortalnmant, maintained to the.best of--the}: said he was: Sorry if he had en ~ the, :;.wrong. impression. t he had ‘said;or ‘meant ‘to. as that.:the’. army: has :in- rocurement: oft. atomic ‘ war- eads ‘or. guided” missiles was’ a matter: of. government policy. and ; med the. Canadian’ govern-| - tit needs. and wants. ‘such : press conference contained simi- lar quotations. As well as the Lacrosse, the army plans to obtain the U.S. Hawk surface-to-air missile or a weapon. similar to it. The Lacrosse, on which Cana- dian soldiers already are train- ing, would be used as artillery. It can carry an atomic warhead. The Hawk would be employed to shoot down enemy” reconnais~ -ance aircraft or manned bomb- ers uttacking an army field force. The navy already has in opera- tion the American air-to-air Sidewittder missile and Prime Minister Diefenbaker announced last week: the RCAF.-will have U.S. Bomarc anti-aircraft mis- siles in operation by 1961. Col. Norman Wilson-Smith, di- rector of combat development, said thes struggle for iInforma- tion on troop movements and de- ployment might well be the turn- ing polnt of a ‘nuclear battle. B.C. ROUNDUP land day. The up to 20 cents from 12) cents. free weekend A 19-year-old youth who Fri- day broke out of Oakalla Prison Farm where he was sent by Mag@strate E. T. Applewhaite gave himself up to his proba~ tion officer last night The Canadian Press reports that Willlam Dennis Harley was to appear in court today chare- ed with escaping from custody. Harley was sentenced in Prince Rupert police court July 13 to six months in Oakalla on a charge of breaking and enter- ing and theft. RAISE PAPER PRICE HANOVER, Pa. t—The Han- over Evening Sun, the last two- cent daily newspaper in the United States, increased its news stand price to flve cnets Mon- weekly rate will po “as soon as the BS, and merry-go-rounds are taker: into storage for the winter, | City works superintendent C. J. Gustafson said the park equip- ment and the “playground traf- fic signs will be removed within the next few days.” MecClymont Park and Algoma Park playground zone, which oc- curs on the start of Highway 16 comes under provincial jurisdic- tion and district engineer H. J. Kelsall says that the playground: warning signs will be taken down park equipment is removed. The move was sparked by a city council police and traffic committee recommendation that the words “playground zone” not : be painted on the street surface | * near George Casey Park due to| the fact “that playground speed | zones in the elty are removed during the winter months.” Most of the playgrounds AYE | empty of children = during the | winter months Prosecutor faces mischief charge PRINCE GEORGE (by—Chuar- ges of public mischief have been Inid onagainst city prosecutor Peter Wilson, RCMP Staff Set. A. N. Beaumont and Robert F. Guest. | The Informations wore sworn out by lawyor John M, Tayler be- fore polles miautstrate P. Moran. Mr. Taylor was churged with or theft last week but the ense was lator dropped, The three ucensed nppeared In pollee court Monday when the ORK Was remanded elght days. VICTORIA (OP) — There in wo renmon why Ciounadiar wbvaneliden'd TG Atnoll ont of the recession, Liboral Conder Les- tor Porrson auld Monday night Inoan address to Viotorla Tbe oral purty lenders. Tf the yovornment follows w puttorn bavad on sound lepts- Intion and socal reforms instl- tuted by the Liberals when they took over following the dopres- slon cof the Wdda the recession ony bo Hoelcad, Mr, Pogrsan suid. PRINCE GvWORaATH "@ — Two Princo Goorge dlatrlet fundies wore left homoless by woolcond \ron, Mr. nnd Mra. Mol Rud with they four anndt oo ahildven es. cupod from thely burniug home at Reld Lake 1 of Prince George. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Panter jr, with three youngsters Med fram thelr $6,000 home seven miles south of here on the Carlhoo highway, VANCOUVER (CM Van- couver Port Counell agreed Monday to drop its American AFU-CYO carter and tale ont vy Canadian Labor Congress huiurder duatend., The plun ts belleved aimed at countartay oxpansiand moves whieh Amerlean orgintvatlons might be contemplating tn view of the St. Lawrence Seaway de- velopment, PORT ALDERNI, LB. Ce PLB. Knapnik oof. Mosxeow, Idaho, houted no b8epound tye dn the harbor hore Bunduy and re- miles northwest , ported thut "the one that got away, was equally as large.” Knapnik left) Mondpy home with his cnteh in 62 VANCOUVER <(—~ The gross value of natural gas to B.C. pro- dueers was $1,885,767 tn the first seven months of this year, VICTORIA (--Libernl Leader Lester B. Pearson said here Monday Canada should bluntly tell the United Stnrtes tts feel- ines about the Formosu-Quemoy pituation. Th oan interview Mr. Penrson declared, In reference ta the U.S. threat of armed titervention: “The thine has come when we should sry publlery we don't support this ~ our attitude should be ninde clonr to the Unt- tod States.” tor CANS. GPPP LOPSIDED III GE LOSI EPR ODEODOCOS ELIMI O PAG SV GOA TOBG DVI EVOLI TOY FLYING PHIL PREDICTS SCORE VANCOUVER —Reverond, sometimes Highway Minister VA. Gaglardd competed with B.C, Lions for crowds ato hia Uxhibition Gardens ehureh rally Mondiny night. “Y wiih J could huve that orawd that's over thore fy Binpire Aladin.’ Ne told hts audtonee of 800. Then, speaking oa a min who knows what was olny to he, he added: the tell KCOre “DL wager 2 could then. something better than they're prota ta hone bondyht.” PPPS PARIDIPDIPIDIPIS DIOS IPIDG LD GIDE IDE OLI GMI GIOVIS ODVOEOLEVOOEOOGL Fae em ba oe * ae hoe BM It ‘ eB tea ee ak ab get premises and drank seven vtsked ! ‘ 4 . mo id Taree Trewin tage gay fee in ® gf Ye gitl’s mind An 18-year-old girl told an asize court jury yesterday that on the night that Richard Tom Lavenuik, 28, of Prince Rupert is charged with having raped her. that she drank beer in a city beer parior and didn’t re- member a thing until she woke up in hospital the next morn- ing. Testifying before Mr. Justice T. W. Brown and an all-male jury, she told Crown prosecu- tor Frank § Perry, that between 9 p.m. and midnight on July 12 she sat in a local Neenced glas- ses of beer. Under cross examination defence cousel James EK, by Shaw {she admitted that she couldn't remember having seen Lavenulk before the preliminary hearing September 9. Brother of the girl told the court that about | a.m. on July Wohe, his sister and another man got into Levenulk's ear on Fraser Street. During a short ride he saw another ssister and to get out of the enr so that he coud speak to her. He said that after the cur stopped, he and his friend got out of the car leaving only La- vemuk and his) first sister tn the eur, While the three of them were -tulking on the sidewalk Lavenuik drove off with hts sister, he aatd. He said that he then went to the pollee and later took a walk in the direction Lavenulk had driven off. After stunding jat tHon oof That, Avenues for the June Second and Third wbout five minutes, he saw Lavenulk “speeding by Him without omy sister,” he nnd, Crown witnesses oeccupled this morning's session of the trial whieh ‘ls certdiudiay. WEATHER— Cloudy awith a few shower tomorrow, Little change tn tomperature. Windia Wht, Low tonlyht and bilyh tos morrow GO wid GO. TIDES— Wednionday, Oelober 1, 1068 Mieifle Atandurd ‘fine Whrh OT Wd fant Wl) 0.5 feat LOW wee. OUDT O06 feat whi 7 toot . . ‘ Hoey . : wey ee yyy f ta NS