i ie fee ; woth , tm B.C. CENTENNIAL couurTTeE, | % ARCHIVES op 2 Pp a . Wo . . VF > oo! PARLIAMENT BLbGg., 0” > Nov r mre XU ¢ Tt 1 Uy LWS | MICTORIA, B.C, atts wae, Th Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacific Port — And Key to the Great Northwest ‘oe t VOL. XLVII, No. 40 PRICE TEN CENTS rowded, Excitin ror Centennial Potlatch : Sports Festival Begins Tonight at Givic Centre Prince Rupert kicks off celebrations for British | Columbia's 100th birthday with a three-day sports’ estival, starting tonight. active narticl. | publicinea as grudge match be- DES have enter cg yg pamtiel: | tween the Elks, Kinsmen, Junior ntre centennial sports jubilee, Chamber of Commerce, RCMP aturing brawn, brain, skill, 20d Canadian Legion. aspecd and humor alike. Captains of all teams have | MMain attraction in the humor! Made statements to the effect | broombal! | that they would “wipe the floor | over Wih the opposition, provide - been | help In transporting other teams --{to the hospital” and similar , derogatory remarks fit to work ‘pi Z. j up hot blood and attract spec- eamen i: , e ° PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1958 ria a oe ast nap ‘ § Disasters Kill 21 In India © | Blast, Floods Hit Coal Mines. CALCUTTA (AP)—At least 214 miners are bé- lieved to have died in dis- asters Wednesday night at three Indian. coal mines near West Bengal’s Bihar ‘border, reports reaching 4 ‘ Big Show, Port Day, Totem Raising Set A full week of exciting events, celebrations to mark the return of city pioneers and a truly rousing windup have’been planned for Prince Rupert’s British Columbia Centennial Potlatch J uly 28 to August 2, the local Centennial committee decided last night. At a meeting chaired by Alder- | man T. Norton Youngs, in place yelt’ Park on Saturday, Aug, 30. p01. of committee chairman, Alder-; The band would be coming "jman R. G Large the committee here July 25th and if the weath. would be done to make the week. a jcontinuous festival marking’ to facilitate the big crowd. Oth. British Columbia's 100th birth-j erwise it would be held in the The week will start out with seh. RON a ill als the arrival of the B.C. Centur- € and w iIso parade through the streets on ama a lavish two-hour stage ; show on the 100th anniver- July 25 and on the day the RC ‘here said today, a ' The most serious accident was 'at- Chinaukuri colliery, India's most modern, where 186 night shift miners were trapped below 3round when a. blast wrecked the workings. ad ‘Only seven men emerged alive. from the scene, some 200:1 « northwest of Calcutta. "an bib _ The Chinakuri blast, said ‘the: egory will be a rament, — stretching rec nights, which has SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL Between games and at half- ® times entertainment will be pro- ur | | Vided by Port Edward Judo cliab, . sary theme. MP ride is here, the 36 mount- . pports, touched off flooding: in’ 4 | | Buddy Taft and his dancers, | . . The Centurama, to be staged! €4 pol’cemen will stage a ride ae Tine orn eel Ghow- : i : | Focalist Vie Wells, and Nelson | ai m {he HMCS Chatham drili hail| *hyoueh the business section. were feared lost there. EHREIN, Persian Gulf WA Kinney's gymnasts. innin will be divided up into three a e meeting was in orme: Further west, the dahalbani a Ritish freighter that put into! A table tennis tournament types of entertainment—top that the ethnic groups in the 2 . an S Persian Gulf oi] port with a! with more than 30 entries be- and 150 tons of explosives: gins tonight with doubles and | ard exploded at her anchor- ; Singles in the senior group and!. ness out ‘ wednesday pent, burned: concludes tomorrow with the; AO part uly sank. ‘teenagers fighting it out. Top! he ship’s agent said 53 per-' seeded senior players are Der, Pre GE RUNE CAP MARTIN, MS were killed and 19 injured. yi¢ek Ratcliffe and W. D. Arnold. ! j1) battlin * pneunennee he 7,440-ton Seistan, one of! phe chess competition has! pig isy th erage ot and mre Most modern ships in the! peer entered by 10 players and P porte, “his Famer not 88. was British merchant livei, Was! js expected to last all three days repor ed us morning to have burning when she entered the | Twenty card players will take a ent” @ fairly comfortable gulf three days ago. en route ‘part in a cribbage game tonight His -seretary said a medical ' from Liverpool with ‘the explo-) srevur . oe sives and other supplies for the. 2°¢ tomorrow. pin sete condition a ‘he ish statesman wou e is- Iraqi ollficids. | TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE : The Welsh skipper of the year- } Tonight sued this afternoon. old) motorship, Cappt. w. A.. 8 p.m.—Broombali: Jaycees vs.1_ So far Sir Winston, a warrior Chappell, dropped’ anchor here! Kinsmen; Table Tennis: senior; in. military &ud political cam- to put out the fire. About 80; doubles; Cribbage;. Chess. paigns throughout the century, city will do their part for the Centennial when the Prince Ru- pert Citizenship Council stages its. Folk Festival on Citizenship Day, May 16. Mr. Murray told the meeting that the Centennial Committee had agreed to provide Grand Aggregate trophies and centen- nial buttons, (designed by W, J. Scott.) to curlers in the Prince Rupert Men’s Curling Club Bon- spiel March 19 to 25 and the Prince Rupert Women’s Curling club bonspiel March 28 to 31. A Centennial. prize. is also scheduled for the first load. of bor Day and all festivities rent | the. sea to be brought in after mine was also flooded, and “15 miners were reported drowhed ‘below ground, Pe a The British-owned - Bengal m@. 20al Company, owners of the s Chinakuuri Colliery, said the ' Cause of the underground explo- sion was unknown. Cg (City Voters Increased United States aerial trapeze artists from the movie “Greatest Show on Earth,” top Canadian television and stage stars and British Columbia talent includ- ing a 16-girl dance revue. It will run for three nights here Monday, Tuesday and Wed- nesday, July 28, 29 and 30. Wednesday, July 30 will also be Pioneer Day at which per- sons who were living in Prince Rupert during or before 1908, will be honored. JULY 31 LABOR DAY Thursday, July 31, will be La: SINISTER BUT LOVELY Mrs.' Baxter, portrayed by Shannon Pallant, has just hypnotized mystery novelist Perry Thornhill (Steve Bartlett) and is about to fell him to embrace and kiss her. This intriguing action is taken from a scene of ‘Prince Rupert Little Theatre’s production “Ask Me No Questions” to.be staged March 28 and March 29. , —Staff photo by Meinhart Lagies CRISIS RENEWED | be taken care of by the different} the: season opens ‘and there will . . ‘9 pm : 5° i : : - trades union organizations in! also be a prize for the largest Fe Se Ue BB a ko geo ceo “The “miimber: “apis. tons of explosive getignite had: 9 P.m.—-Table Tennis: senior! scemed to have the upper hand 5 & ny ASO : - * e¢ tak 45. 4 wo. A, he -TMMber: t regis- been unloaded and the ship was, singles. . «oe ones sit Josey bout with idgess_ Lthe city. So eaten woe CBU OF halibut-per.crew:mem-_ wage LMS ee aims : “FQ Ne | Meked for’ the. -March "31 “federal being moved to shallow water, 9:30 p.m.—Broomball: Elks vs.; ig secretary, Anthony Mon-/,, 22 “Elks “Lodge “and the ber ‘for a Pritice Rupert “regis-. CE a NE ete EB. Pe [election “is ‘approximately °3c0 for flooding when the explosion! RCMP. jPrince Rupert Labor Council / tered boat. ; : Ft tague-Browne, said Churehi | :. . : i ; , : | spent Wednesday in “good spirits! P2Ve both graciously consented; The Prince Rupert Junior junior ! li talking to! {© Bive up their usual July 1 and/ Chamber of Commerce has been hip said: “It seen J | his famine eet falking to’rabor Day celebrations to tie | placed in charge of all lighting ship said: “It seemed to jump; doubles: crib, chess, | his family and dealing with cOr-' their events in with the Cen- | ati d pean Out of the water. Flames were! 8:30 p.m.—Table Tennis: jun-| respondence.” He smoked two of! tennial week celebrations,” com- | 224 aecora Shine desin Cen. burning everywhere. Som ‘jor singles: Broomball — Legion jhis beloved cigars during the: mittee chairman Arthur Murray | O}827/zations which des re wreckage was found two miles’ yx winner of one of Thursday’s | day. said. | Fennia tags fee the ne are away. ‘games; crib: chess. |_ His personal physician from | Friday, August 1, will be “Port | asked to order it o e Jaycees, Capt. among | SATURDAY ‘Britain and a local doctor were! " similar stare . those reported killed. The chief ' d Day," similar to those staged an- | eB ea ag cos 8 | more’ than-for-the June 10):1957. CB : aa ee si | election, returning ‘6fficer A.S, ldnapped Governor #2: sc" * RG Bd uth city enumerating com- ao .. : Pleted Mr. Bill has a list of 5;590 TUNIS (AP) — The Tunisian government! voters registered for this’ city, charged today that French troops who had been re-| only @ part of the total registia- . . . tion for the Skeena riding. stricted to their post in the south part of the country} a-June 10 election last year rocked the harbor, i FRIDAY An injured seaman from the’ g pm—Tabie Wennis: Chappell was , 8 p.m—Chess. jin attendance this morning. | nually in past years and all! ° 2 ware ‘ ar ill qj the city registration totalled mate's wife and eight-year-old} g:39 p.m.—Broomball: winner: ‘as auict ar iron | ; . wranizations, e broke out Wednesday, invaded a nearby village an . i -£ son, the only passengers, eseap- I room : Winner, All was quiet around the iron: members of the organizations | icenc 5,284 voters, second ! gate of the Villa la Pausa where! connected with the fishing in-| ‘Churchill is staying, : iof Friday’s match vs. ‘2 ed. I \ . . , Winner of Thursday's match. The ship's owners, Strick Lines | a : ot if Britons 50 Indians ‘and a | FORMA TION CONS/DERED HERE OF RCAF ASSOCIATION WING Chinese, | i A meeting to discuss possible formation of a wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force association is planned for Monday, February 24 in the Sixth Avenue Armories, Sixth Avenue East, sald today, . kidnapped the local governor. idustry have been asked to form! The incident erupted just as |a committee to arrange the day's | D al the Tunisians and French ap- | celebrations. ea ine peared to be backing away from |as extremely serious.” FIREWORKS DISPLAY their present crisis in an effort The Tunisian government or- Also to be featured, from Nea rs to allow British and feat ean | dered all French troops in Tu- floats out in the harbor is a fire-_| good offices to take effect. ‘nisia restricted ‘to their posts ale a Of . i : . works display to cost between Authoribed Tunisian sources following the French bombing of $1,000 and $1,500. said they viewed the latest inci-/a Tunisian village Feb. 8. Also in connection with “Port dents as “extremely serious,” ann Day,” the committee decided to Two members of the Tunisian] AGAINST SOMMERS -write the Japanese consul in Other tabulations for polls in the widespread Skeena riding will be reported when figttres are available, 7 . A court of revision will be held here March 13, 14 and’ 15,' for ther residents to apply to be on the voters list or for changes to be made. ping of Tunisian civil servants, Canso Returns The Canadian Pacifie Airlines’ | Canso alreratt, withdrawn Feb- | ruary 2 for annual overhaul, will | return tomorrow to begin regu. More than 1,500 passenger car owners and commercial vehicle operators still have to acquire their 1958 B.C. Cen- tennial licence plates, the national guard also were report- ed seized by the French. Jar fights Monday. ‘New schedule calls for depar- ture at 9:35 a.m, 12:35 p.m. meremetenmincene es | a former member of the RCAF | He said that the meeting, called for 8 p.im., will be pre- Ce ; sented with all details for organizing a wing. and return at! The Royal Canadian Air Force association | of former members and serving members of the Air Force and is officially recognized by the Royal Canndian Alr Force. is composed ancouver to see if it could be | arranged to have the Japanese | windjammer training ship pay a visit to this city. A copy of the letter wlll be sent the Japanese Motor Vehicle Branch report- ed today, Last year a total of 2,597 li- cences, 2,050 passenger and 547 commercial were issued to city The incident took place in’ the town of Remada in southern Tunisia. French sources sald Gen. Fer- Bribery-Conspiracy Charges Allege Unexplained Payments . community at Port Edward ask- drivers, nand Gamblez, French troop Name Omitted | The RCAF veteran sald that any person who has served in ing for support | This year, so far, only 87 |commander in Tunisia, has cr- } Oe copper. 22 By HH, L. JONES Omittance of one name from] @&Y of Her Majesty's Air Forces, including members of the The committee also plans to} Passenger licences and 224 |dered the release of the Tunis- yl, Women's Division, Js eligible for membership, The RCAF association, first organized in 1948, now has Wings in every province in Canada. It carries out a program or direct assistance to the RCAF and has a working slogan commercial have been issued with the February 28 deadline only six days away, Government agent Howard Booth Memorial high sehool stu- dent. honor list, recently publish. ed In The Duily News, was re- ported by principal R. F, Lueas, Canadian Press Staff Writer VANCOUVER (h—The Crown has detailed its charges in the Sommers bribery-conspiracy case with allegations of large, un- explained payments between the accused, arrangements for come- Jans taken by the French troops. Remada is a town of only about 400 inhabitants, about 400 niles south of this capital. write Royal Canadian Navy au- thorities to see if any other type of naval vessel could pay a visit here, The pupil whose name was left} "We are the Promoters of the Alr Age.” Mr. Murray said that Satur- that ihe Motor ‘Vehicle A Tunisian government com- ee a ust of Pees and for falsification of records, out due to an error in the shoul All former members of the Air Foree are invited to attend | day, August 2, the actual day of Bran ‘h office will not open munique said: lk a a the eh list . o . Pet for release ts Ruth Garland, Gra the February 24 meeting, the spokesman. said. the Prince Rupert “Potlateh; Brane ars” Of the charges against for-|ices and another of the accused IN ELECTION CAMPAIGN would be a full one. Planned that day is the open- ing and dedication of the new Saturday as in previous years, However, he suid the MVB of- fice will stay open at naon from Monday, February 24 un- “French forces stationed in Remada left thelr installntions and invaded the village and penetrated into town. They in- mer lands and forest minister R. E. Sommers, three other in- dividuals and four companies, ~—to pny a percentage “o¥ com- missions on government busi- ness to Pacific Coast Services to ° Museum of Northern British til Friday, February 28 as well | vaded the seat of local authorit. the borer t atnesclay epee be paid over to Sommers,” Columbin, the raising of the! as ordinary 2 am. to 5 pm, | ies and headquarters of the Tu- |e Som " natch atl e 7 new Wolf Totem, currently be- office hours, nisian national guard, where Mr. som mee cons te cree ing carved ab Port Simpson, 0 | sennererrnvscroveorocorreornees| they Kidnapped the government | Worth some $15,000 tn Gash, Inquest Or dered Centennial parade being arrang. delegate (sous-gouverneur) and} Ponds and rugs for his Victoria By The Cunadtun Pras Pollfdeal Jeacders Gumrpalpn toe tended a meeting in Brandon, Min, diate March $1 to try to end the threat of wir. ed by the Elks lodge, Mr, Murray sald the A. §, Bill IIl-Fated two national guards, who were led to French military buildings home while he was minister. He resigned in 1956. Inquest {nto the death of Hazleton resident Mrs, Alice An- day Vy¥-sepurate Ls 10a} 10 hare: re s " x they stillare ‘his, tb said, oceurred over derson, also . Mow- " any tomnury! intra ued vans ot Elsewhere, the — seeond-Unel He desertbed the Bast and had been placed m thet eet a . alta detaornine they stillare le omantte salon ted ona aer On iso Known as Mrs, Mow- votes {1 the Murel at sb purty stalwarts made their] West as two men cach with a] Spor s vad hen aaa Ah ted tow Plane Said “Telephone communications | cember, 1953 and Deeember,} 4 o’elock this afternoon at For- general elechion, volces heard, too, londed pistol to the other's head poet fohalt one na have been Interrupted during | 1954, ‘The Crown's caso ig that} suson Funeral Home under the “Prime Minister Dietenbaker's | NOTHING NEW nid even trenibiing for fear they int, ar Inter it an Me vet the night following this Freneh | Mr. Sommers accepted the mon-| direction of Coroner George J. plane found a hole In Newfound. Fi ere fone Merely Owe et Wwe forever with Also in the plans are a Centon. Low On Gas Tatishere aes te Meeking, | he / ey und goods as bribes inn con- or Anderson, recent resident veyey ’ rd ’ lays « ster auiber Ys ' ‘ 4 . ‘ ‘ . ‘ ° ‘ ‘ ' . wy ’ rewargeye : ayy ge ' hors r : . ) Cc f Y dawn it Sedan The Torani, Sd many of the projects listed | Unt feeling of sulla terror,"| nll bowling tournament, a Ter- ronsteleny Foe egy however) spitucy with others involving his ‘ Tdhernt Leader Lester Lt, sod) LAreWw way texts wud too whi weerm pe off the eure plause, 6 CCR honder meantdnne, M. spoke Dight at Manley, Sas ahial Credit Leader golon Low at- * " Ea Simran 14 seme Ber) Lespeanneormmnate® eereetns ~ Wodnesday Kk. while So. by Prine Minister Dlofenbaker in the $1,785,000,000 works pro- Kram his government plans in 158 were tneluded tn Utheral ose tiinates he chhaself tabled hast Your, “EH the prime minister ts try hp to sugeest this ds something hew, He ks the grossesh fraud per- he sul, Mr. Coldwoll told his Hanley dudience that the Progressive Conservative governmont's farm prices stabillvation legislation ds “aw program for poverty,” "Tt does not even guarantee farmers thelr present level of Income, whieh fa far below piur- race to Prince Rupert bieyele race and having Prince Rupert the terminal of a Seattle to Ru- pert predicted log race for yachts and erulsers, Ald, Younes, reporting on the Royal, Canad Mounted Patice rade and band concert suid that the ride would be held at Roose« By ROBERT RICE Canadian Prew Sue Writer MONTREAL An RCAI ex. pert testified Wednesday that the Maritime Centra] Airways plune that crashed and killed 79 persons last August had 46 minutes of fuel left when dt considers this Incident, partieu- larly the violation of adminis. trative buildings and kicdnap- Ot enter sate ne eee ate tet ae Doe ke ae Jules Castonguay, Former Electoral Officer Dies At 76 ministerial sanetlon of certain lucrative forest management H- cenees, The dosslor of particulars, ‘Which drew strong fire from the battery of eight defence voun- sel dn its original form and was mended before being filed, also + of Pipeline Road, died Monday night on the train Prince Rupert. WEATHER— Intermittent raln tonight and Friday, Winds light, leaving ° / \ ‘ oy . Mere | cemeemen sed aver Quebee Clty, . . . litle change in temperature . petrated by wu povernment offity, for the guaranteed prices DAESeA © Taterecthee wan make serious allegations against ' ’ OW...in 1 tablet daily Camu,” sik Mr, Unerts, under the not are lower than MASSEY 20 TODAY A shot L bre Tarte rte exc OTTAWA ( — Jules Custone|C. D Schultz president of the Low tonight ‘and Nigh Fri. * , * vay On : ’ weve py \ thee " " ivy . , nee y ae soe | r ‘ 9 Vitamins +12 Minorals Mr. Pearson centred his autiv- | present prices. BRIDGETODN, Barbados. )Mament is unknown so forthe 20 veut. wie, Oy! " day 40 and 48 REXALL SUPER PLENAMINS| = AN vitamins with known require Mens plus vital minovals Ion araund Toronto ather mik- lays some fn records for Lele Vislon at Unmdlton, Bpouking without a text, the WO? Nobel Pence Prive winner won round after round of ap. The Consoryatiyes had “obstin- tlely” refused to place ino the lopishitdon on fomanuta providing pitity. betwoon prices for farm produets wand farmars' costs, The logtslation, piaxed at the tase Governor-General Vineent Mas- soy of Cunnda, holidaying here Ina hilltop hotel, eelobrates ls TON birthday today, The povernor-poeneral will ob- sorve the oacasion quietly with a bys lrliner phage through thunder aud Ughtning elouds {nto a oswainp near Tayoudun, Que, about 1 nautleal miles from Quebec City, The testimony —— and that of Ruay, who for 20 yeurs was re. sponsible for the detulled me- chanles involved tn Canada's federal elections, died in hos- pital Wednesday night, The former chlef electoral of- C, D, Schultz Company, RECORDS INVOLVED NM charges ho ordered falsitl- cation on his compauy’s records and removal of “ineriminatlag TIDES Friday, Yobruary 24, 1068 (Puoifle Standard Time) . ' i wtor v1 fleer vcoma since; records of the compnny." High 3:54 90.7 foot ' . 79! ’ Plause from aw Libera) nominiat- duNKlON oof Parliament, “ropud-;planic und a motor tour to the |avatdon Inspector Don A. Me-| fleer hid boon fa coma snag | Pecore BE corset 83 of foo 8's, $2.50; 72's Mh 144's, $7, INE Meakin of “ano in York-] kites the Conservative pronuse | island's seenie oust coast. There | Dellineds the frst direct Ine. suffering a hourl atiack Jan, 2t.] Jb alse alleges that Mr. Shullg: 18:03 20.1 fect ORMES DRUGS LTD Serrhorough riding ns he voleod | to ausure agrioulture n falr share! will be no party, his seeretary fevbion the plane might have Last Saturday was his 76th] arranged With H.W. Gray = LOW sree 9208 5.2 foot ' ‘Th new plow to be given a mun-lof the national {naumo,” wuld, run out of gis, ‘ birthday, president of Pacl{lc Cousl Serve 24ily 4.7 foob "