ORMES— 4 [> DIAL 2 —DRUGS- Buc Be ah Oe SR a par worn t foo \ - ’ y iN ° St. RG PAROLE men ~ Daily Delivery |. t fe Poa foam ste owe eee A ' me DEBT “Published % __- Publishéd at Condo's Most Strategie Pacif VOL, XLVI, No. 140°“. cet ot bee 3 ice mune, Bo Port ~ And K, DAY, JUNE 15,°1057 pea y to the Great Northwest: or PRICE FIVE: Te BOVINCIAL LIBRARY, wry t ‘ i oy — ! Number ofiVehicles Up. 4d Per Cent Since ‘SI ! Payer ay, . end.of Jest yelir, there,were:2,527, ‘ jtles for pleasure motoring. 2} f tt E ener past. reviewing stand-at Post Office steps on. T B, Hills and accompanying Cana Mayor George ‘Liiscombe. The band paraded through, the - toa packed house. at the Civic Centre, The band will p afternoon In. the Civic Centre at 2:30. - ‘ CITY BOOMING LE DS TAO : 4 wots Tee terion, Prince Rupert’s prosperity is booming. A-survey taken here shows that since 1951 the number of motor vehicles has risen by 44 per, cent brought about, by an increase of: about:200 vehicles: a year,. © ee “There has been. a.. boost in population too, from. 8,546 in 1951 to 10,498 In 1956 but a quar- ter of ourjcitizens now, own, cars compared ':to «a> ‘fifth’' six: years there, were : 1,756 here. and at the ‘ 1 _ Baok irl motor vehicles iw This js a, pretty fair avetave considering that it'ls possible to walk belweer almost~.any . two points In Prince’ Riipett; ‘and that there are limited opportun- The increase in the number of cars, has had several indirect ef- B:C, NEWS ROUNDUP ‘ ‘ ts ‘For Elvis in. VANCOUVER ©—The Sun says rock and roll sensation Elvis Presley will play Vancouver ‘this July in Empire Sladium, YES RIGHT «is ‘given above ‘as Royal, Canadian Engineers’ _ By BRENDA McGOVERN . Dally News Staff Writer ~ Tf the increase in the number of cars is any cri- a . QO. iH , 7 c ot ae et ‘down fects on the economy of the city, some good, some not so good. of new gas stations in- various stages of construction through- out the city... One of these. is now nearing completion,» exca- vations are being carried out: for another: and a:third ‘fs:-still!'in the planning stage. “This...will make: a: total. of : gas ‘stations her _ Development iaduing greates employment: during.,and itor consthicl ion a to:the town’s prosperity. Ib also encourages a further: increase in the number, of cars; creased around the city, ercase in city by-laws and regu- lations designed to remedy it. Empire Stadium’ Hi One consequence is the crop 14 gatages and): this’ typ . 5 os ete of and later‘adds Disadvantages include the in- congestion in and and the ‘in- red : July ‘It will be the first time that Canada's biggest stadium has ever been turned over to an entertainer, Twenty-five thousand seats, priced at $3, $2, and $1 are scheduled to go on sale next week, the paper said, VICTORIA (CP)-A govern: ment-supervised strike vote among 30,000 workers In Bril- ish Columbia's $600,000,000-0 - year lumber industry will be {aken June 20, 0 Inhor depart. ment offleiat said Wriday, VANCOUVER (lew Pollccnian Keiioth ©, Miles, hero of the ntlempted holdup ab the Royal Baik, of Canada's main branch hereMarch 15, 1s back tn hos- pita, Gonstable Miles, who was shat invthe Jaw while arveriing a ruspog! nb the holdup scena, te in hogpital for an operntion on tho musclos of his free, Tho @Meyenreold patrolman hdd Yoon biek on Ila heat for about three weoks, Ho allll car. rex the gunman'a bullet lodged jn the back of his throat, Pees ore serernt KABLO, BC, WenA. b0-yont« old mul worker was drowned in ovdbury “Crook non’ Kadlo ‘e'Thursday whon hit hont ovars tyre while Te wo. faling, Nalica Idontifled hin ad Arehte wi aoa: of Alnaworth, ’ Peay ee TT ee ne Leeds pees mg oo Visits B.C. “VANUOUVER i Grouy Capt, rr Townsond, 49» yony = old el Wy ys \s fyfiier Rulon of PrineoRk Mate ay ac, alvi) xotvioe lonclors warol,-slariod a short tour oO Iitlah Columbia Friday on ha round tho world drive, . Townsond reived > tho, Orlont with working on a highway project near the lake sald MeLeod ap- parently turned his flat-bottom - ed boat too sharply and tt cap- steed, They sald he hung gnto the boat five minutes before disapeparing under the water, engineers employed by the pro- vinelal government will strike June 26 to back up wage de- mends made to the government caniier this year, the B.C, gov. ernment Employees Associaton sald Friday, Thuradny Might on. the Unor Orkoya’ from the Bngllah Hee wayon ho ia diving on] M Wa Marathon writing Wp. He ADI Ho would spond a fow dnya Wy tho Britlah Golwmbla inter Members of a driliing crew ereneren et “VANCOUVER @- Statlonary of About 163 stationary enginecr's are employed in government pulldings on the B.C, Lower Mainland and Vancouver Jsland, The association is asking a rate of $366 monthly, The proses | | ent wage is $32], VANCOUVER () — BC, coho aamon fishermen benefit from two rulings of tha Nepartmont of Plahorlos announced Thurs: dny, The department is walving the throo=pound mininvum require mont for small blueback salmon (Immature coho), In addition, tho opening date for connmorelal coho flahing was rylvanood one day to Juno 16 #0 HC, {lshormen enn compete with US, {ahormen, “The doparknent alao reduced | - (ho minim azo for binck coc to Wnreo pounda croswod Fron, 4\y pounds, . wepenquenen? . VANCOUVER Qe-Dianppolite mronb waa axpronsod Mridny by ovor wage Inoranses anouncorl hy Uno fadoral govornmalt, Tho Incronaos rahgod from aY% 0 13 por cont, with bho nvernge honat alx por cont, robronclive to nV \, ' i Atan. Stontor, reprosontative huro for tho olvil corvants foder ation, entd alx por cont “is on _ Wyn botore handing gout, th , hyo! Y vdlpeanse: tho low aldo.” ' we Ph En DUNCAN, ‘B.C. ).— “One‘o the most’ ‘wonderful. “birthday present a ‘mani ‘could. get,” was the commutation of the death sentence for .Thonias< Sidney). Symes, sald Mrs,. Winnie Stark, | Symes’ sister, when she: heard the news. Friday afternoon. ° - “Tommy's: birthday . was. on June 11 and:he was pleading for Hife-as a birthday present,” she said). Tt "To am we have one,” .. |Big tesent anolhgr “free, concert, tomorrow tee ’ ra af we ES Pleasure Bo Pays Visit Here A pleasure cruiser in.the tru- vest sense gf the word, the 40- foot, mahagony - deckéd, . heated and, refrigerated: “Mar- lin", berthed at the Prince Ru- pert Yacht club yesterday. * Skipper Vernon Burke from Everett, Wash,, his wife and son Albert are taking the boat*for an extensive holiday trip to Alaska, pH The Burkes will leave tomor- row for Ketchikan, where they plan to spend six weeks fishing before sailing on to 8llka to Joln another son, Roger, a project engineer working (on a new pulpmill up there, 0 [eae teeenaaanal acne QUEEN VISITS STRATFORD STRATFORD-ON-AVON, Eng. (M—Tho Queen and Prinee Phil- Ip mingled In the June throngs Ameriean tourists North |) times’ as that. of. previous.,esti* [ . Geeply: grateful: to everybody, and-all the: papers,| and Mrs. Molly :lanson, mother of Powling,. who.did everything| ~ in her-power to get.the sentence] 7, commuted,” Mrs. Stark: said. : iL. believet that she was .She |) one person who: did. ‘themost to win the: lfecsentence:for. Tom- riy'thetead ofthe galdys* . ‘Mrs? Symes; mother of. the. mat convicted for. : the? New Year's day love-triangle slaying of “Paul: Richard: Powlirig, his best friend, waS.. also’ deeply grateful for the “wonderful help received. from every- a m’ | SMITHERS—Specific ~ Dally’ News Photo by Dick Ayres; |ment tof -an-iron and-steel inddstry in British Colum-} band from Camp Chilliwack marches ‘nan. hird' Avenue last night. Giving” the.. salute: to dian Army. officers ‘is’ Band Sgt,” Major John town business section beford:playing «a .concert bia will’ soon be-announced ment, Land and Forests Mi the . North-Central’.; Associ athd Boards’ of Trade} io proposals for develop- | the provincial govern. dter R; A. Williston told meeting here today... “Mr: Williston’ said: it ‘is no W ore inthe -province “is: three matés. He said'the governmen was taking steps to describe ts exports:and to:-promote:the bus- iness for B.C: 0 oe ‘Speaking of ore resources’ in)’ the Peace River country, Mr. Williston said that plans: were on the'drawing board for.con: struction of a pipe line from: that area -to Kitimat where th¢ ofl would. be exported. ~~ . He said the line would: pror ceed via Telkwa and ‘Terrace, «=: . He added that the Wenner- Gren: project for the Rocky Mountain: Trench, north © of Prince George had: not:discour- aged prospecting. in that vicln- . ity. . / oo : : : _ oo “There are more prospectors in the area’ than ever ‘béfore,”. 4 to the. ‘centenial: h adi: .C moe Among’ resolutio the meeting was one: pre calling ‘for’more information :to be made available of natural re-' sources, in the north country. It: was pointed out that Prince Rupert had to have its own’ re- port made of timber. resources in the area because the infor- mation was not readily avail-. able, ' a Another Prince Rupert resolu- tion asked that the Canadian Brdoacasting Corporation en- courage establishment of low- powered CBC stations along the north central line, It was estl- mated these could be provided at a cost of about $4,000 cach. A third, Prince Rupert resolu- tion called for establishment of n regional highway office in the nrea to facilitate administra- tion of northern roads, "AL present this matter is di- rected from New Westminster, Other resolutions urged Northern B.C, representation In the senate: Improved radio -re- caption and programs for cen- bral B.C,; more RCMP protection in small growing communities; completion of a road from Hazelton lo Mealndian Lake as part of route A to the Yukon i] - hore Friday, ae " ca Nae Wy er ay ae Area ye ra Aa A we and amusement tx exemption re aot a + MIBUNT MINDED PROFERSONChooking tho roawt In tho iliror, Hvasyony sald Cnty lahing tquoh to hla bow tle In lia Bt) Potorsburg, Ma. home, Tho young Bonu Brummol tx tn tho holght.of fashton from Trabant adda: juat tho right tne known that the amount: of- iron}: Reduces | armed forces,vote, bring- ing one turnover from Mdndays* civilian count, nafrowed the Progressive) by the Prince Rupert delegation): ceeds : of sup; tox $300, fpr, a @ -organizations-tryft gt 4 funds for. sentertain-|- mot ‘OTTAWA (CP)— Tie 0) servative, margin “the, Liberals... aln over. the Conserv vor ‘of* three to-one tives, °* iar : Whue tnere- was. only one turnover—J, Aubrey Simmons, retaining Yukon for the Liberals —the service vote reduced the Conservatives’ majority in. a number of ciose contests. . This heightened the possibility of requésts for judicial recounts, perhaps delaying the final re- sult on the official standings of ‘parties. Official counts start Monday in 195 constituencies and extgnd to July 15, Requests for re- counts must be made within four days after the official count In a constituency, . . The standing by parties after compilation of the service vote: |. Progressive Conservatives 110; Liberals 104; CCF 25; Social Credit 19; Independent two; Independent Liberal two; Inde pendent Progressive Conserva- tlve one; Liberal-Labor one; de- ferred one; Total—265, , Service vole by parties (pers contages bracketed); PO 18,101 (24.3) Lib 48,143 (04.6) COF 3,386 (4.8) Don SO 3,008 (4.00) - Others 606 (0.0) Roejocts 1,102 (1,8) Total 74,137, tw t if Some Agreement On Disarmament Needed Reds Told LONDON ithPrime Minister Macmillan told Sovict Promicr Bilganin in'a personal letter: relonsed today that "some mensure of agreement! on dis armament would open the way for a gonogal East-West sottlos | mont, so Tho British Joador sald sthe world’s nrvost urgent rood: 1s for conyontlonal and nucloar dis. armament “to dispol the threat of war"! _ Ho told tho Ruslan promior: 'You and I havo lived through two world wars, Wo have soon tholr terrors, We must wish to prosorve our childron and grand- children from a third and pore haps: final trngody," NID Fall Injures CCC Worker “A olly man wna roported In good condition In Prince Rupor Gonornl Hoxplint. today follow. "Ting an acoldont at the Watson Taland mil) of Columbia. Collue Joso Company Ltd. Inst night, COCO omployeo’ Gorry. Jong, bout: 80 yonra of ngo autforod back Infuries whon ho alumblad <_ TAKING SALUTE dian, Engineers. -is Mayor’ George Army BG. headquarter, Battery, R auto,” he. sald, , "Tf we can develop this ferry service with tourist travelling to and from Prince Rupert by 4 “personnel officer.for. Bri ? CA,.(M) --SMITHERS=z Mr, Konna, 25, was found night clu hore March 23, Onkalla prison Sept, 24, idlaty.: 7 ae at i wounds, this man! any olhor way" 1 Tho Ohtnatown . cabare had couple of drinks,” and to join n frlonc's atng par it Ind got too Into to so Uo walab ip, bub -aooms to lave forgotten: ono Tbblo Item, over 0 and Soll lave, (b was roporlod today, : ' _R, W. Lewis, commanding office ; Prince: Rupert, - 4 wna}. crowded with onrly. Balurday morming patrons.whon thd wild shooting nttrny broko outs : A frlond ‘of Donnldson's, Larry | Drowns anid’ Donaldson novor goon’, MoKonna bofore, Brown ‘anid: hoe and Donnldson |- wat gono:"downtown for a planned But tlie abag 80 thoy had. gono to thor " : a ch la gt . d:from Camp. Chilliwack parade ! Hills,’ Also. on ‘Post Office ‘steps review stand is: éx-alderman H. F. Glassey, Major’ John. Cook; Canadian Vancouver, Major, Paul L, Roth, senior’. ; tish , —— - It was approved” with many delegates speaking in its favor. “More. than $4,000,000 will be spent: by’ the U.S; "in the next three. years to implement, this plan,” William ‘Boardman, man- ager of the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce said in asking for Canadian help in “the project, “But it is essential that Prince Rupert be made ‘the southern terminus if the plan Is to suc- ceed,” oe, Boardman pointed out that the water -roule was the only: feasible way to promote car traffic into ‘the Alaskan Panhandle, He estimated that to build roads Into the territory would cost about $250,000 per mile, “Approximately 80 per cent of the vacational travols move by Ho wes sontonced: by Mr Jus- tice. M, A, Macloan to hang in ABO, Supreme Court jury do- Hborated ‘ond hour and 16 mine Utes ‘bofore returning tho vors ' MeKonna was charged with murdering Donaldson, an ambu- lance driver, in. the Mayling Wibht clu In Chinatown, Done nledwon: dled of multiple bullet Upon hearing the veveiet, Ma Konna anid, “Woll your Lorde], ahi so. -thore aro timed... WOll +. Edon't romombor killing 4A man de dead," ho conthiu- od, "LE don't htink-I'd want Jt had Ww gé for. Canadian ‘support of- the proposed: southedstern Alaska” Highway 16, we will complete the round trip circuit to Haines from. which ‘point access ‘is. pos- sible to the Alaskan highway.” In other business the meeting proved a- resolution: calling for all roads leading from Highway 16 to be classified as industrial highways capable. of carrying loads up to 150,000 pounds. At present’ tho limit is 70,000 pounds. It was pointed out the greater capacity would be neces- sary for northern industrial de- velopment, eo Also approved was a resolu- tion asking for reconstruction of Highway 16 from a point,nine miles east of Galloway Rapids Jto Tyee and of the segment near Usk which was made impassible by the spring breakup this year. Completion of the highway between MeBride and the Al- porta border was also called for, at the meotlng. Death Sentence Given For Night Club Slaying | VANCOUVER ()-Josoph Mc» guilty: Friday of murder In the plstol- slaying of Jolin Donaldson In a Mayling, Brown was wounded dn the log. Small and dark, MéKonna sippod ico water whilo tho judge summed wp the caso for tho Jury, During tho: trint ho had occnslonally smiled and nodded ab frlends:, oe, “The morning of tho shooting; waltross Sally Phillips sald, she was only thro foo from the gunman when ho stood up and scroameds “vorybody sit, down or I'll let you havo it.” SS Sho anid tho first shot wont wild but tho socond hit Donalds BON, ee “Tho gunmat'wis subdued by | club employeos and two off-duty pollee constables, ’:: FOR 4 :f poys; polleo royontad Mriday, dy] Inat coll, switch and furo’ i. Thoy look “i oxploaivo made with, ~ Polleo’antd no char ' Pb Vag bad phe toe Jand Kitimat, ++’ ‘SCHOOLBOYS LOSE DEVIC EXPLODING OWN BOM VANCOUVER @ “om (A timing: dovico’ uy homo-made bombs has eon contisontod wore oxpladod outaldo tho boys’. ‘Mo boys, one 13 and.tho othor 14, nlugod Buniday with. n, slxevoll battory, ‘an alarms It to school with thom Monday fh homo .chonlatry.. 40 go'oft inn bualy nonr the school nt 11:80 alon, proiyptly nt 11:90, was hoard througho gor: would ba told a je Regional director William: M Kinstry said the number: of- job- greatly during the' month. .)/7): In the.“ logging <: industry, though now. overshadowed. by: a: strike threat, most of, the larger operators’ had’ built up: to ‘cap acity production, the report sai though some of the smaller‘o fits. are still closed. # .~ Sawmills In the Lower Main- age production levels and thie. industry is gradually recovering in the east and west Kootenay | areas, the report added, ; Mill ac-: tivity also started on. tho in-- crease in. the. Prince . George area, pea cub employment in that Indus’. try, the UIC report said, but the son area, ¥,T,, Is In full produce tion as are the smollers at Trail . : ey Adding. to the hopefulnesg,'¢f the job situation the report, sumed up were demands*for general farm. workers and, a shoringo of * qualified: dairy hands, resumption of activity of plants, improvoment: In con- struction Job possibilities ospege jally in flolds of heavy enginedy- ing liko tho Bridgo ‘River hydro- bo employed Ab ponk, srise Gas plpoline® installation, .N- cronsed rolall and wholesale dustries wore also adding to fol st. Thwarts Ho | ‘VANCOUVER : Wye “orlp ied atorekoopor. thwatted' iW hedalp ‘attompt, at his ‘confootionar Thuraday night whon he thr onod tho would=bo bandit is . 32-onllbre platol, ~: | onny from two high shoals: aftor, a numbor of tho bombs). high: school, ; ae te ty less declined by 28 per cent:and - ‘| that-job, opportunities-inere land area are maintaining aver-. ° Closing of avnumber of mings fish ecannorlos and processing, 9, | electric project whore 2,000 may = trade, oxpansion of ce oo ‘ty Idup: ine rain gold producer In the Dawe © *) 4 ! , ya