VOL.. XLVII, No, 227 |. Hed ra peat PENSE me srs oe FOUR BRITISH COLUMBIA. ‘include, left to right: Mayor. «. Mayor F. R. Goldsworthy, “The conference, called at ‘ities, is reviewing the latest - trates are attending. “Prince George youth stripped - set alight by four hoodlums | VANCOUVER ~hoodlums =" se Four, young, r -brotht : mayors. ‘attendin. Q ‘a ‘three- day’ Civil Defence at ‘Atnprior, Ont., PL. J. Lester, of Prince Rupert; Mayor P. B. Scurrah, of’ Victoria: zo of North ‘Vancouver, and’ Mayor F. H. Jackson, of New. Westminster. the request of the Canadian Federa tion of. -Mayors and ‘Municipal- developments in Civil: ‘Defence. Approximately 100 chief matis- co, , Photo by Newton. of Ottawa. . ~in- law Gerhard | Kreger} ao 8-year-old | told ‘her of the attack: when:she youth’s naked body ,on’ fire. with | visited him in’ a New Westmin- is. ‘start night he’ will feel:free: ‘to. discuss: : _|B.C. Power Commission affairs |. during the Trail-by-election “des- ‘ane |} “L.nouncement of Be, -Toyal: com-’ pite -Premier . Bennett's. mission:. “If the. Premier’ intention ¥ was to stop discussion of the ‘power comission question, then: he’s-in. for .a surprise,”: Mr., Strachan said in commenting. on: the: pre-. mier’s announcement... me “Twill . certainly ‘feel free: to. discuss it. It’s not sub judice: And? must’ ‘discuss. it because ‘the - ‘government | is on. . aad: Trail ‘today. Pree, . ‘ VANCOUVER CP)—-CCF:: ‘leader Robert Stiachan . said ™ Monday |: Monday night speech was one’of| ‘the host: t Hery ‘he has ‘delivered - “but. he nevertheless: accepted thie commission “as. a. start. to-, wards” learning the truth.”. | a Qo { dark~ street - ~where: his’ clothing was’ ripped off; lighter fluid | poured . over his. body ‘and’ seti Wé lighter fluid when. he ‘threatened ‘ster’ hospital Monday night, to tell of thelr: burglary. plans,. ‘She said’ Krueger’told her he a relative of the boy told police; met the four -youths aged .be-: POPP OPS POPP OLD rs jtoba today, dumping nine between midnight and 6 a.m. as winds up to 46 miles: an hour swept the Red River valley. Rain, freezing rain and freezing drizzle hit Northwestern - Ontario on the eastern side of a storm that blasted north from Minnesota during the night. More of the wintry blast was forecast for the remainder ‘of the day, ™ The weather offiec issued aManitoba where road transportation was brought almost to “a standstill by the storm. Few vehicles moved on the strects. af Winnipeg. ~s Communications were knocked out temporarily at various “places, but no serious accidents or deaths had been reported. “POPOLLEEL EIA ILIOILECLELEOLIOLIEDLIELELEIODELOLELEOSOCDIO DODO ODE _ Accidental “verdict on A vertlict of accidental death hy drowning was brought in by'a coroner’s jury last night into the death of well-known Port Simpson fisher- man Robert Wiliam Bryant, At , Mr, Bryant's body was found In. the water «near Cow Bay] o Floats Sutarday morning by his nephew, James Bryant, We be- une the object of a search Fri. day when the boat, the Lucky 149, was discovered swamped at Cow ny, The Jury added that Mr, ry- AYt sipped on tha ley surface of Nis vessel und fell into the wittor, Mr, A. 1, Unle, ngalstant pro- duetion minnager cof Canndian Riuhing Company told the Jury that two or three seam on the bout showed loge caulking and the boat could have onally filled up with water overnight becnnse a! them. Mr, Wntea sald that the fish. Inu dock wharf, Monta and most of the Wishing bonts were alight- ly voverod with Trait on the day Li ehh dendatee nated tecioreen seinen inane At ne my oanenmemeeenteCnes SE ere Se ed yet! VG eNA OLA, DRUGS LTD. DIAL rs. Verda Kreiger, said her! be. PPDPLDIE OPEL DODO LOD POOL O EP LPO DP OPPO DOP DD OL PE OCOOD OH BLIZZARD BiASTS WINNIPEG, HALTS WORK, COMMUNICATIONS WINNIPEG (A blinding blizzard swept Southern Man- and a ride in their” car. inches of snow on. Winnipeg weather Warnings for Southern drowning | fisherman Inquiry ing the aceldent, Ty, Vryant could have come flown to his bout and seeing that it was fitted with water he might have attempted to bul th oud and while doing sa slipped on he dey surface and fallon into the water, Mr. Wale wad, Mr. Halo told the fury that thore was no other visible dam- mye to the boat, Dr RB, Bmith sald that Mr, Bryant met his death from naphyxintion by drowntng, The Jury convened under coronnr Coorge J, Dawes, Will- fam Seuby was fury foreman, Avomomorind servies will be hold 7 o'clock tantaht at Worgue son Funeral Wome, Funoral ty set for 2 pam, toe morrow alao at Per iron Wit new Wome, Nev, Dr. RW. 1, Welott will offetate at bath servieess In. Lermient Will follow in dhe Waly view Ceonotory, Vim seme am eee pe E Ome TEEeRRey Fe hese HaEeE eee EeEH Ae Sess ma VANCOUVER, @.-A Vaancouver company whieh operated ov plane ne Mull ab Quemeol haa been nvardod $46,000 for the loa off, tha mill by ttre, (le witha @nt lor] abr Afterwards he was told to put on his clothing and driven honie. who arrived from: Prince George four weeks ago, anlaze. Kreiger, was reported in ond degree burns. story after he the house. POCPOPS birthday tomorro On mainland colony Columbia was pro sworn dn Berhie, A survey here sh Douglas Day, as called, is "Just an by Jud ing to Governe Howard WMarding. Gordon of the Joeal Un offices will ho ope iness as usual! O Officer, the Canad ment clevietor remaining open. Ww WW. Long, Horve (ly day tha edonhe hoowne Url bin. PPPLI IP IPP IPDIDNPIODOP DP DOVID ODD PACKERS Tié SECOND MOSCOW (At——'f'] Vaohers today tate Hunale Kaytaed, J the neg the Soviet capltal, frmever to play wine Stuvday, Cte condition in hospital with sec- His landlady told. police he was shaking’ with fear and pain and told them an incoherent staggered POL * PO OPO GOOD CD Only children observing holiday. It is.British Columbia's 100th the school children are ob- serving it in Prince Rupert. November 19, 1858, the Governor James Douglas was ing day for provinelal goy- ernment employees" Simpson, Insurance commission says his roverninent services, the Post and perdnent of Transport are also comptrolfor sald the Clty Wall stulft will be worldng, Mowever, all over the prove Ince, school children will oh- ONT Elone gaa Hohedsuled In The Paeloara, tlrat Canadhin wore defoatod dt ln hele tlyst meet agatn domorrow, Melday wel Sunday, Mey orataen howe Novombor 24, satisfactory into w but only of British claimed and re Matthew ows that the tomorrow is other work- necorid.- mnt Agent nannager employment n “far huse ther federal lan governe the De- city clerk- t New Cal- tish Cotwm- “Liberal. leader Ar : contacted in Ottawa, said Pre, mer Bennett instituted. the probe to ‘detract public atten- : tion.” stad children's week here _ The Society for Retarded Children ‘of Prince Rupert Sun- day joined 116 other associa- tions throughout Canada who are commemorating Retarded Children’s Week, November 16 to 27, In order to bring the facts of mental retardation before the public, The Soclety’s president, George W. Cook, said today that jt was through the “wonderfw efforts" of individuals and city #roups, that oa eechool, now known as “Jack and Ji,” was opened for retarded children in Septembar of 1056, He sald that it was reported that three out of every 100 chil- dren in every community was to somo degree mentally retarded, and the problem that has been Jnrgcly ignored for centuries was finally receiving the attention it deserved, Mra, W. A, Goopel, executive director of the Assoclation for Retarded children of Vritinh Columbian Will he nm guest in the city November 26, and will addross the publie on ‘tho work for ali this..smearing . these terrible attacks .. . forces of evil in this province, We're going to meet them head on... These forces are every- where.” Mr. Briggs’ statements, he said, were “eyewash, untruths.” INCREASED COSTS The BCPC was bearing “a great increase in costs” at this time. He gave aS an -example the Strathcona development at But- tle Lake, estimated to cost $19,- 000,000, but actually costing more than $34,000,000, He said repeatedly the $28,- 000,000 debt on the government's books, representing guaranteed loans for the power commission, is not and -rfever has been a di- rect debt, Therefore, he said, clearing it off by refinancing by the BCPC wouldn't help free the province of debt any quicker. In Mr. Briggs original state- ment, he said the refinancing would cost the commission $215,000 a your An, ‘oxtra intercat charges, SAW DEFICIT Mr, Bennett said that on Sept, 1] Mr. Briggs asked him to ap- Prove a 12-per-cent general rate incrense to commission custom. ors, and at that time presented Q financial projection showing the BOPC would have o deficit for the next two yoars, Ho sald while Investigations wore belng made to soo whethor there was any way a rate in- cronse could bo navolded—yoa- albly by a subsidy—Mr. Briggs ‘tasuad = politien] = —atatamensts Wholosalo, trying to throw sus- of the association. GAME ve Kalowne Vol tor wn Ved wOAT Say mid oof five Ih Moswow » two tes This yonr's course in Engllah and altivenality for newcomers to be condueted by the Prince Rupert Canadian Cltlvenship Counoll will stress preparation] v for tha day when new Can ndlans make tholr, application for Canadinn eltivenship, W. O Hankingon, president of the counoll auld today, Mr. ‘Wnnklnwon oxntd that though tha winter season fa Woll ndvaneed the olttaenship COUNG WHT mate an delorminec effort to carry on ita work of oduenting nowcomors to Cun WIT bo prosent at enol) Wednos- pPision on the government.” PREPARATION FOR APPLICATION adn, atarting ab 740 tomorrow ninht. Ty provious yorrs dlscuailons of tho Canadian seono had been part of advanced Instruction, bub the prosont course will ome Plaslwe the ateps required for exinlnation on thely eltlzonalty Applleations, To this ond nv member of tho COUN 's aliivenship committing day wight meeting to deal spa. Offleally with questions appll- onda may have to fave when County Court Judgo We A, “We are going to end once and .. all “We're going to. destroy the ing an appeal against his conspiracy charges, Gray, who with Robert Som- mers former forest minister, was sentenced to five year’s. im- prisonment, wag reloased by Mr. Justice H. W. Davey. provision that ora appeal] Freight rise W i 7 B.C. ‘millions VANCOUVER ()—Tho Prove Ince says British Columbia will loge, directly and Indirectly, bo- tween $5,000,000 and $10,000,- 000 due to -the 1%-por-corit freight rate Increase granted the rallways Monday. . It says the-jnerease hits all B.C, consumers and will:- 1. Boost the price “of a host” of consumer goods—nutos, np. pHances, some canned goo hardware, clothing and other, - 2. Mit B.C. secondary Indua- tries and reduce tho sales of some of them in tho Prairie markot., 3. Increase some constriction costs tn the provinae, 4, Increnso fruit = growera’ Mr. Justice Davey mado the | dlately, ' VANCOUVER (CP)—Timbir firm executive it. Wilson Gray today, was released on $20,000 bail, ‘pend- conviction on bribery: and must ‘be heard at: ‘the: next ‘slt- ting of’ the Court: ‘of ‘Appeal which. ‘is in January. | He also ‘cautioned Gray nob to leave British Columbia, - - The application for Gray's re lease from Qakalla Prison Farm was made by his counsel] Je R; Nicholson, ° Mr, Nicholson filed the appeal. yesterday on behalf of Gray and two of his companies,’ Pactfic Coast Services and Evergreen Lumber Sales, which were. fined, a total of $19,250. Es He suggested: bail of. $15, 000. . Today, . after Mr,- Justice Davey's ruling, Mr. Nicholson Said that the $20,000 ball- would ba posted within the next, day or 80, ‘ ? Howover, : Gray, who with Somimora had already started: to serve five one-year torms,: was able to leave Oakalls inime- . NANAIMO: CPA Vancouver ,Taland magistrate says. minders found in beor parlors should , bo sont to jail.and not fined, © Maglatrato Lionel Baovor-Potts of Nanaimo told the Local Coun- cll of Women Monday night that ponaltics under the B.0, Liquor Contral Act ‘aro not. stringent costs by $250,000 por crop year. Citizenship council starting classes tomorro W. Achullz oxamines thom for clt- zenshiy. Tho meotligs tor the Ungilul wd ooltlvonship = olanios will ho held tie the TIWOS Ohatham wedwilntstradion bullding, Pore wonn Interested in or neoding tha holp of the Citlkounhip: counall should bho thare at 7:30 pan. Wednondaya, Mr Hankinson antd that tits ey the Counell “Ia exporlmont« Ney with mm mocext, foo ayatom of $2 por month” ror loasons, “Wo want to seo If thoro $a wny valldtty Jn tho froquontly enough to doter to any.. extont undone children, Lop ¢ ' pe oxprossod contention thin, wot donts will take tholy work a aorlously if thoy, pay ‘for it") VWowever, he streuaed, persone. who are unable’ ta pay w wit. not bo turned away ant aspects rates will apply in the ons ot famiition. At a rocont mooting’ of the oducation committea of tho counsel! “al Waormann wos named chairman, Otherd prosont to help plan the: year's work wore RR, Wilson, Walter Bile ‘veramtth, Mra. HST, Rosa and tilda ‘do Motta, Idan with an ‘tion’ ‘Mohaay might was:: “fo. represent Social. Credit: Dec. slection. More than 200 voting delegates chose: Brothers over Mayor: Har- old S.: Elnies: of’ Rossland. . ' The~ Socred nominating” cons vention: brought. to. four.. “tho | number. of: candidates elected-to date.’ Others are. Alex Broken- shire; - Conservative; . F.. B.. De- | Vito, CCF;.and Dr. M.. = Krause, Tra All candidates are from ra vos the ‘Rossland-Tréll bys My, ‘Supp lier fined. $50. A ‘Vervace man, ‘Joseph Gau- thier, 32, was fined a total of $600 costs after he was found guilty by the magistrate in Port Edward «police court. yostorday to, two charges. of. supplying Ine intoxicant . and driving a motor vehicle contrary to tho reslrictions on his, driver's Nconce, : Gauthier was fined “$50, conta tor inv dotanit’ of poyment. sen~ tenced to 20 days in jail on the supplying chargo and $10, costs or In default of pavment aan. tenced to 10 days In Jail on the ‘driving charge. © "Ho pleaded not guilty fo both charges, WEATHER | “Taday will seg a lull in. the Violont storm activity, dong tho const, Howevor, a. new storm tu idriving | In and Wednosday will being more alos cand rain. . Foreoast! Vartublo, cloudiness | with froquont rain. and. snow al~ * ong the mainland anda tew - . showers . claowhare,. Rain Wodneaday. Little change {1 _tomporature, Winds aouthe west 20 riaing to 80 none Quoon Charlottes,’ Low: toe day nnd: high Wedlnostiay 38 and 42, TIDES. Wodnouday, Nov, 19, 1088 (acltig Btundard Time) Me! MRD ne an: ia ae sev | LOW. vccsiene O1:90 feet 1s O1 eob ’ : ‘ “ Ail taba adits anit