‘WEATHER North Coast Region: Variable cloudiness today and Thursday, Attle change in temperature, ght winds. Low tonight and TIDES Thursday, August 16, 1987 { (Pacific Standard Time)... Prince Rupe high. Thursday at Port Hardy, | High sreetsneern lea 184 fort! wn and Op Und Prince Rupert, $5 , . tee. Bae | a LOW vcusene 9:57 5A feet.” and 65. Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacific Port -— And Key to the Great Northwest * - ee 22:30 ".6.1 feet. VOL. XLVI, No. 190°” , ‘PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1957 PRICE FIVE CENTS.» eek, ' 70 , ; ‘ . mo a : : wt st : ae 7 ‘ oe . ’ . . , _ , : : . . a my Critics | CBC Labor Rumble mf ee cs) 6 i Ba oe > ‘ . . »- . : ; . j , : to -—_ ~ 4 . . . 2 ot a 7 ue - : z . e ; Ministers Make” Inspection Trip © VICTORIA (CP)—Highways minister P. Ay Gaglardi Tuesday defended work done in 1955 on the. Cassiar-Stewart road in northern B.C.. The-work was | done by Wade and Wells imited of Trail. | ced a Mr. Gaglardi has just finished. Montrea! an inspection of the road with | TV U e a : Mines Minister Kenneth. Kier-: nion ane nan, whose department: is pay-..° . e ' ing for the access road. are Gr ievance ae -|» The highways minister said: Be | MonrnsaL (cP)—a Salvage 9 ates “ | —— grievance sent to Ottawa “J "sj over the northern road and saw WORLD'S LARGEST WORL : Me: a / D—This -new- world—the largest j globe-of-the-earth mapped to scale since man ‘found his world : _ to be round—is full of gas for the ranges‘and water heaters of » Savannah, Ga. It is 60 feet across and 189 :feet around the equa- tor. Technically, it’s a steel Hortonsphere storing 600,000 cubic feet of gas for the supply lines of the. South Atlantic Gas Co. Being made available for educational and sightseeing junkets, it is the center of attraction for Girl Scout Troop 1 of Winder, Ga., as part of a pilgrimage to the Savannah birthplace of Jullette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts. ‘Airmail Round Globe Topic For Congress By H.L. JONES Canadian Press Staff Writer : OTTAWA (CP)—Air mail, most important mod- ; ern-age medium for fast interchange of correspon- dence around the globe, will come in for attention at the 14th congress of the Universal Postal Union open-' ing a six-week meeting today. — . _. its good condition. eRe ‘|. Mr... Gaglardi. said it. was ‘his... first trip over the road and al-— though he didn’t go over all the. 67'miles completed by. Wade-and ©. [Wells ee "| “everyone told ‘me ‘the, oth “sections were just as good.” = =.; Work done by Wade and Wells was strongly criticized early . last year and was the subject of. a sensational legislative com tee inquiry. ~ oo as It was charged. that the road was sub-standard and that pub-. lic funds had been squandered. through the no-tender, cost-plus. contract given out by former mines minister R. E. Sommers; The committee did not make'a report. , Se . Mr. Gaglardi announced. that }his department has awarded ‘a contract for construction of an» other 25.5 miles ‘of work-on the . - || Cassiar-Stewart road’. along A bulldozer and steam shovel| Dease lake to ‘Piggott construc-. ‘were sent to the scene -of Can-| tion company. ‘limited ‘of -Daw-: by the Montreal local of a television craftsmen’s un- ion could be the spark to set off an explosive labor situation in the Canadian Broadcasting Cor- poration. The CBC claims it has no con- tact with the International] Al- liance of Theatrical Stage Em- ployees and Moving Picture Op- crators (CLC), and therefore no machinery exists for handling any but personal grievances. IATSE, however, says an agrecment supposed to expire last May 31 ts still In foree and demands the CBC comply with the terms. . Negotiations to renew the con- tract were suspended pending settlement of a dispute within the union itself. A meeting of about 200 of the Memorial © Goes Up © At Site By GUY RONDEAU _ Canadian Press Staff Writer ISSOUDUN, Que, (CP) —Salvage was to begin to- day in a soggy swamp crater of the shattered fu- selage of a Maritime Cen- tral Airways airliner that crashed Sunday and left no survivors, , 4 ig ora Prime Minister, Diefenbaker e on Parliament. Hill. B.C. NEWS ROUNDUP mo : : | . Laing Ad vocates Tax Reduction VANCOUVER (CP)—Reduced t axes and elimination of bridge tolls were advocated by liberal leader Arthur Lain g as he was nominated Monday night to contest the Burnaby provincial by-election. os Montreal IATSE Local’s 615| Extended — social insurance -———~-__- members Monday gave the ex-|2lso was part of his platform. |93: 1957, the premier announced ecutive authority to call a strike}. _ He’ urged _ immediate 3 Eeduc: | ang erating, surplus. of .$38.000,— ab any tine, said: International | tion’ of “the. siles*tax:'to” four) jog aid Mr rank. “Trat's-al~ PRIME MINISTER'S FACES—Relaxed, thoughtful and smiling, shows a variety of expressions in these photos taken in his offic ada’s worst air disaster. : Plans|son Creek. «| threatened strike against the| were. made to erect a memorial}. The firm submitted the lowest, oo B.C... operations ‘of. bh . GPR .on|to. the 79 persons who perished | Of nine. bids at $1,302,947. Wade Thésday ees a apc ee eae e pnears this ‘community’ 15. :miles| and.“Wells. Submitted .a._ bid’ of at a arene Tet eee ET ad “ye More than 300 delegates from Representative Yvon. Dansereau| per cent from five. A further | most 15 per cent over-taxation.’| The iriternational Brotherhood southwest of Quebec City. | $700,000 which. we s Trejected ‘bee | 96 countries will be concernedi 4 congress spokesman said|Of IATSE. He said a union com-|cut to three ber cent would ei —_—_—— of Locomotive Firemen and -En-|, The. plane, flying. from Eng-|{cause . the “performance -bond : with the reciprocal agreements ! mittee.also met Monday in Mon-|into effect with introduction of | some countries want this system land to. Toronto, carried‘73'pas-| cheque waS not-certified.:.... maintained. ‘Others will seek to by which one country pays an- VANCOUVER «) — Firemen |&memen had set the strike “for sengers, chiefly. from Ontario,| “ It is expected that’ work. will treal on a grievance that could! federal health insurance. other for carrying mail by alr- lines. Each country makes pay- ment agreements with its own airlines, Cellulose Profit Decline Canadian Chemical and Cellu- Jose Company Limited today is-: sued the following profit and, loss statement for the first cix | months of the current year with: comparative figures for 1956. The net results, after provid- Ine $3,813,604 for depreciation and other non cash charges, cal- culated on the same basis as Jn the previous year Is a loss of $1,- 467,533, The decline In operating pro- Nt for the period to $3,489,629 Is the result of a number of fretors, Pulp operations showed the bigeest deeline, Tis re- fleeted the steadily increasing discount on foregn exehange, as well as the carry-over into the | first quarter oof unsatisfactory operations at Prince Rupert. Throughout the pertod, hos. evel, pulp production rose and costs declined, The volume cof chemleal and cellulose — aeatute exports were reduced by tnport and exchange restrictions in eer. tain markets and by Increased competition ino others, Textile markets showed Hbtle linprovee nents, While those for lwnber wern seriously depressed, Manu- foeturng efflelencies improved durlag the period, but were not sutflelent to offset Inerensed ware, materi and transport. tlor Goxbs, During the period alterations and additions fo manufacturing fne(itles, referred fo tn earlier raports, bave gone forward, Thase give promise of signifl- capt improvement dn the latter months or Lhe your, Rotary KITIMAT EXCURSION Vin ONG Anurnt ah Al Taam, POY Wares $0 Return " Olildren: YW Pare Proceeds to Childroi's Watd wh WWoapltal. “Plokoty Now On Salo! have present rates of recom- pense between countries lowered. Actual air mail rates are no concern of the congress but the spokesman said any change in the reciprocal payment setup at a government level could be re- flected in new air mail rates. Prime Minister Diefenbaker opens the congress in the Sen- ate chamber at 3 p.m. EDT, Delegates will begin general ses- sions In the House of Commons chamber where = extra seating and a simultaneous translation system has been installed. ORGANIZED IN E874 The UPU was organized among 22 countries in 1874 and is the oldest international body of its kind. Canada joined in 1878. This Is the first meeting of the union jin Canada and only the second tn North America. The first was In Whshington {n 1897, Canada has made available its houses of Parlinment—the only place big enough to accommo- date the Congress-—and has ds- sued two yew stamps to com- memorate the event. One fs a 16-cen’ Issue, picturing the globe embraced by the International postal symbol, The other isn five-center featuring the Peace Tower of the Parliament bulld- ngs, emphasizing UPU as an Ine strument of peace and mutual understanding between nations, Communists Win Guiana Election GUORGETOWN, British Gulana M—Tho Communists for the second tlye th four years have won a goneral election victory in bul it lenves them without a chance of Red government British Guiana, ostablishinger a calany, The peoples’ Progressive party of Chedadl Jagan, an Wast Indian centlat, had captured six of the loglalature's i eloctive seats whon counting ended for Tuexy day night. ts Amerlenan-bom wife, Janet, held a big lead In Ww soventh, , Wis major opponent, Linden Forbes Burnham, an antl-Come munist Negro Inwyor, won three sonta In this capital elty but his Strength faded as more and Mora produ votos were Ooted, Negro voters outnumber the Tndt Tndlans in Geargetawn, but Outside the elty the Bast Indians mike up noarly half the popu- Intion, and strongly favor Jag porsonnlly, But even the winning of moro Sols WH Jouve dngin without istered a ” not be decided locally. It was sent Tuesday to Ottawa for consideration by the CBC national executive. Mr. Dansereau said the griev- ance concerned the: firing of two men for what the union termed an “unjustified cause.” One was dismissed for swearing, the other for tardiness, he said, IS TEST CHSE The grievance is a test case, he said. If the CBC dealt with it under terms of the old contract, there would be no strike, If the @BC maintained the contract was not in foree, he said, a strike could be called as carly as this weekend, The IATSE claims a_ total membership of about 1,500. Montreal and Toronto locals numbered about 600 cach, Mr. Dansereau said, and the rest of the membership was distributed fairly evenly among Ottawa, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Hali- fax, , IATSE members include movie cameramen, film editors, design. ers, costumers, wardrobe mis- tresses, casting clerks, projec- Lion assistants, seript assistants, carpenters and printers, If Montreal stuck, and the others foiiowed the lend, it would force’n stop to CBC tele- (Continued on Page 5) Sce — CBC ngain In Britain's South American mueh governmental power, There are a8 seats in tho log. Islnture, and the governor — ts empowered to appolnt i of those members and n Speaker, In nddition threo mombers of the Kovernor's stall ara ox-offialo mMembors with voting powers, MINOR PARTY WINS Of the four othor eleetive sonla, Ono alrondy has been cnp- bured by the minor United Dem- oerabla party, md tt ls oxpectod to got one more. Count of votos In the remaluing two wis frvor- Ing the Burnhamites, Jagan, while apparently fall. Ing ta get an ovor-al] nforlty Of elyht sents, novertholess roge “For the year ending March and enginemen called off their Strike Ends An Poland:-: RT Streetcars Clang Again. By DON DALLAS LODZ, Poland (Reuters)—Streetears seluhged through this big Polish industrial city today after po- lice and army units ousted striking transport workers from the main streetcar depots, The strike by drivers and con-)-° -- > ductors for more pay ended af- ter 48 hours just before dawn Halibut Prices Jump Prices for medium and large halibut soared to na season high ‘this morning when British Co- lumbia Packers purehased “Miss Jean's” cateh of 65,000 pounds after brisk bidding at Prince Rupert Halibut Exchange, Medluin halibut sold at 201 conts a poundJarge at 20 cents and chicks at 1d cents, Visherles offielals could give no definite explanntion for the sudden rise--18 cents since the last landing on Mriday, Election Registration After Hours Prince Rupert votors now ean rouistor for the Decembor city cloctions after elty hall offico hours, City Counel! Mondny night dee dhded Lo nevopt an offer by HH, ¥, Qlnssey to holp In taking regia. trations from 6 to 6 pam, during the woek and from t pan, to 6 pm, on Saturdays. Mra. Phyliis Ploree was doclnre ed doputy clork far the purpose of taking coclarations for the votors' Hat. Extension of hours enme from W request by Prince Ruport labor counall that claritication of the Now Munlelpat Act pertaining to ed u porsonnl triumph. wh when . police and soldiers took over the depots. oe An official statement publish- ed in newspapers said the strik- ers had agreed to go back to work in the country’s interests, There was no word of settlement terms, Ousting of the strikers from the depots was bloodless, al- though there were unconfirmed reports that shots had been fired over the heads of strikers. The flrst streetcars were driv- en by Inspectors who had not been on strike, and were escort- ed by armed guards. As the Jinorning wore on regular drivers and conductors took over and the armed escorts were dropped. Pollee oceupation of the de- puts came on the expiration of a return-to-work ultimatum to the 10,000 public transport work- ers, Tho transport workers at present receive 280 vlolys an hour—loss than the price of a pick of ciparets, They want a five-zloty-fin-hour Increase, and bonus payments. Tho offielal exchange rate Is 24 4lotys to the dollar, The two main newspapers In Lod4 today publishod Identical commontarios which appear to be an official roview of the altu- vtlon, ‘ ; It sald thag ut a meoting Tuosdiy of tho atrikors—about 26 por cont af whom are women— nnd Cammiuntat ane trade union Jondors, the majority of the strikers expressed willingness to HO baek.to work, ere erte-reemmemamenten Employee Killed A ateyenr-old employes af Mike Pine Company war Killod yosterday morning at Morshy onmyp on Quoon Char Jott Winns when hoe wan struck on the head hy a log ROMP roport. ROMP are withholding name of the viotin until next of tcln some 09 onarempnotonmanmirineey ulvls vloullons waa noedod, have boon notiftiod, ‘Tuesday and adjourned to Aug. Thursday... . The strike threat was issued yeep PW a Geers wee wre WEY Rae Ber Ie ing a. dispute. over seniority at Revelstoke. The union claimed the company was making senior mien do junior men's work. VANCOUVER @ — Bert An- drews, 70. of Abbotsford was killed Monday when struck ‘by a car at Sumas, 45 miles cast of here. An inquest was opened 20. VANCOUVER (— The retail licence of a Vancouver auction- ecring firm and the auctioncer- ing licences of three persons in the. firm's employ were can- celled by city council Tuesday. The cancellation followed complaints published in news- papers about the method of the firm’s operation. : Council also decided to take further steps to tighten the city's bylaws covering auction sales, VANCOUVER $ (i A couple convicted of extorting $2,350 fran a Vancouver man were sen- feneed Tuesday to terms tn Oakalla prison. Magistrate Oscar Orr sentene- ed Leonard Gordon Uttley, 32, to two years less a day and his wife, Orralne, 34, to one year, The Uttloys were found guilty of extorting money from real estate agent Gordon Vunege, 49, between Muy, 1956, und Juno, 29, 1957. Se iret Piet rete Peep reernns IN BRITAIN Ry KEN METHERAL Canadian Pross Staff Writer LONDON @ --Britatn's weonl- thy building socleties are ciust- Ing longing Jooks at the rich Canadian market, Ona company has completed a survey of Onnadtan housing needs and othors are planning similar projects before the end of the your, Tho soclollos, whieh In many wiys are akin to publle utilities, belove the ostablahment — of billding socletios ty Canada on the British pattorn would pro- vide long-term eupltal funds for the purchasa of now and second-hand homea at rela tively low Intorast rates, MEMBER SURTRISED Cleoryo Vs. Rogerson, oxecutive officer of tha Co-operative Por- munent DulldIng Socloty, who and a‘crew of six.. It had been | | “‘adia holiday in Britain. A department of transport ‘team, headed by Jean - Paul Fournier, arrived Tuesday by helicopter to dig up parts of the plane to determine the cause of the crash. They will collect each piece, number it and note its position on a map of the area. The job was delayed while pumps sucked stagnant green water from the crater. Police patrolled the crash scene, part of it heavy wood- land and part an open field They said four men hauled away a four-foot piece of the plane Tuesday. FIND SINGLE BODY Only one body has been recov- ered so far—that of a child—but parts of others have been found. Gaston Tardif of the Quebec provincial police autopsy de- partment said the upper part of n body bore remnants of cloth- ing which indicated it might have been third officer Gordon Stewart whose family lives at Onkville, Ont, But authorities feared fow definite identifications will be made: Charles-Edouard Cantin, Que- bee deputy attorney-genernl, visited the scene Tuesday and said a common burial ground for the victims scomed best, (Continued on Page 5) See — PLANE SALVAGE returned to Britatn recently after an eight-woek tour af On- tarlo and the four western prov- Inees, says ho ts “appalled” at the high interest rate many AMadians ve paying on louns for home building. "Wo found many Canadians paylng more than 20 por cent for second and third morte kages, In thls country, building soclatios ond up to 80 por cont of the cost of nw home at an in- terest rate of only slx por cent.” OLD EN THIRPHISH Virst started as co-operative ventures by amall groups of home builders some 800 yours go, Brillah building suclotios now operate on w& permanont bags under government rogulne Hon. About 700 socloties are In exiatonca with total assets of £2, 310,000,000, Most of tho capt» Start later this. month, for the net test-time-since thé fan wigs. emery Tenders will be called on all re- : maining work. The federal gov- ernment will pay half the esti- mated $12,000,000 cost. Study Payment Methods ": City Clerk Comptroller R. W. Long has been instructed to bring in a report on methods for payment of city utility bills.. Alderman P. J. Lester, Monday night, asked that, subject to ap- proval of the civic workers un- ion, hours of payment for utility bills be extended on or about the 15th of cach month. on Mayor George E. Hills and Mr. Long have formed a committee of two to hire an inspector for the new civic swimming pool be- ing built. A city swimming pool committee has been sot up. Members are Don Gaitens, engin- ecr on the swimming pool: Al: dermen Youngs and Kruegor, Mr. Long and Maurlse Wayman, Civic Centre swimming pool committee chairman, ® Impairment Charles Owlfutt of Port Edward was fined $50 or In default of payment sentenced to 30 days in dail when he pleaded guilty in city police court this morning to a charge of driving while his ability was fnpalred by alcohol, Building Societies Look At Canada — tal is provided by thousands of small Investors who recelve 1 return Of about four per cont, tux free, on thelr money, Tho soclotles sny it Is signif} leant that in Dritaln, where there ts a strong bullding move- mont, the excess of population aver available housing has do-~ cransed by §7 per cent alee ING, In the same period Can naw has recordod an inerease of elaht per cont, ; VARRED IN CANADA At prosent there {ts no oxlat- {yu legislition in Cnnada, elthar federal or provincial, undor Which building soclotios might operate, Canadians would probably have to pub up the money thomuolvos, Under British low, the suclulios are not allowed to. muko Investments abroad, Ag ie Smee tami aS