‘oeated for: oceanic: ‘ended: recently. alter : cg.” “dven st ‘canaitia 4 technicians.” from: th Doddimead, Duteh Harbour.” and: Latitude 41 ‘degrees: ee, - Water temperattires pies wete teken at sel Hons and ou- the- =spa cially: ‘equipped ‘chemic ory on ‘the: “Osha pri in ee overing} 6590, miles in, ihe! Norlnr Pacific, exp 00 sented. attics at \ ation! o fering a row ward. , to: the: finder’ for. its’-return: to: the Fisherles Research Board at. Nanaino, . wa Sele a * OTTAWA Operations of. Can Produced: a surplus of $26,076,951,: “The company’s annual: report, oo 1 tabled: ‘in the House. of .Com-|. oo) mons; discloses that, with traf- ~The report summarizes the company’s financial results over the; past. five. years and notes ‘that: average net.income for this period’ works out to about $1.7 ‘million @ year, From an approxi- . | mate: breakeven position in 1952, - net’ income has ranged from a | deficit of $28.8 million. in 1954 }to"'a surplus of 826.1 million in a 1956, These. figures ‘teflect the de-- gree. to, which railway ‘earnings , adian National F Ralvays in: 1994 these rate Increases. produced , —\fic at a record’ volume, CNR jn 1950 fell’ substantlally short! cee operating revenues and expens- [és both: rose ‘to new péaks, The ‘final -Income result after: pay- _ {ment of: fixed charges, exceeded =} by, $15:4, million ‘the. railways’. of mecting the ‘additional cost ! of higher wages and other bene-: | fits and increased... material «| prices incurred during the year, | the report notes, a 1955 surplus | of $10.7 million, and The ‘fallway carried ‘more; .|feptesents a dividend of 3.1 pet intercity passengers and fewer: cent on “the non-cumulative commuters in 1956, with the re-: 4, per: cent, preferred stock held suit that “the - ‘average journey: “| by, the Government of Canada. {was longer and passenger miles. increased by 2.5 per cent despite ; a decline. dn..the total number: of passengers to 16 million, ” Of! these, 37 per cent. were com: muters, ° “Passenger revenues "rose by. $1.6 -million to $45.8 million’ Revenue from other. passenger services, Including sleeping, din- : 4 ing and ‘parlot car sales, im-. | proved by 4 per cetit. ‘to. $106 million, 2. “Express. department Fevenues ‘The aditlonal’ reveiue whick ‘ | THE DOUR PORTRAIT G+ SIMUN FRASER stares determinedly ‘are sensitive to changes in the ¢ofajted $424 million,: up. $4.4 ,:| level» of. ‘traffic,”. .the report minion trom 1956; Corhmunica- _|j states:, Demands for rail:service tions’ revenues showed .a 7.5 per '| may:vary sharply in’a felatively cent, gait and reached, va new!” ‘past’ the’ man who. plans to re-enact the explorer’s journey ‘down, the Fraser River during British Columbia’s Centennial : celebrations, Gordon. Hilkcr of Vancouver, ts pictured here with “Fraser’s diary inthe Provincial Archives, Victoria. The re+ ‘enactment of the Fraser trip will be staged with three Indian |: ‘birchbark canoes carrying crews of six men apicce, The. Fraser Peni ratio “teamsters union funds to Nathan | ‘into certain companies.” He did Not name the companios. . vice profits’ In Portland, Ore. -entered a general “underworld figures. Under ques-; repald. " WASHINGTON (AP) —~ Senate : investigators said today their rackets inquiry already is reaching’ into certain management practices as wel as labor union. operations, ~ ‘Robert: Kennedy, chief counsel of -the .committce which is searching for evidence of racket- ecring in labor and industry, said later hearings on alleged pay- ment of more than $20,000 in dent and head of the itor’ 8 or.’ ganization in the U.S. ‘middle; west, was arrested ast: awoek} and! charged with bribing a lawyer, to; join the staff of the rackels! committee and feed him infor-; mation, Hoffa, free on. $25, 000, bond, has protested his inno- cence., ; Dave Beck, toamsters Aresl« dent sald in . Tecoma, :Wash., Sunday night “I-intend to ask” Hoffa about the charges, interviewed on television, said he W. Shefferman, a Chicago man--: agement consultant, “will lead “The first three weeks of the cominittee’s hearings have dealt with an alleged plot: by team- sters officials to “muscle in” on Hoffa’s arrest. The hearings resume Tuesday | But, Beck sald In. reply to a! with more testimony from Frank! question, “J am not ne to W. Brewslers, west coast team-, turn my back on any man. sters boss, until he has his day In court . DENY VICE LINK Beck told his Interviewers be In testimony Friday, Brewster: had borrowed $300,000 to $400,000 denial of in union funds some years ago, “charges that he was allied with! but that “every gent... has been + Feo ee mm eet conte Ment ite ct ee ter ee tioning, he conecded that union! Beck, had not talked with Hoffa since’ ‘funds were used to pay some ex-! penses for his horse trainer and, jockey. . A federal grand jury was ex- .pected to finish today Its con- Us sed “Combination we reached. a’ record level of. $774.8 ; million, ~~} ¢ounted for -79. per cent of this me: total,” increasing. by $72.6° mil- - 4 Hon’ to :$612.8': million: ‘To: earn | this, Canadian’ National. carried 99. million. \ freight. ‘an: | short, period, and ever a modest s variation in traffic volume-may " mean the’ difference : between a: surplus © and’ a. ‘deficit. tH Operating” ‘revenues: ‘in “1958 Freight. ‘revenue: ~AC- tons - ‘of, revenue average: distance of fo “423 miles. “Nearly all” “types: of. ‘shipments! were up in volute, but the-traf- | fie. ‘pattern, again’ showed. a cone. centration of gains: in ‘the’ lower’ “| valued: bulk commodities, such Cleaners and. YS: WEAR i UPHOLSTERY - For Al Ages ' ai! Dial 5027. __Menders -cHamRs CHESTERFIELDS - ‘at.,RUGS ‘MATTRESS oe CAR, SEATS yo: “. etc ye At your home. if ‘dedlred, O. TSCHNADEL 34 Ob. St, FISHERMEN Fe Arrived! A new stock of PHILIPS marine Sha battery operated’ radios .. » ONLY: ‘As low as $10, 00 down a -McRAE” BROS, LTD. : “The store that service bullt” $30.95 i! as. ‘grain, diton.ore. ‘and ‘ ‘coal,’ “AS Pacific 4 :result,. average .rcvyenucs. ‘Te- penses, | Qeraronraphie ‘Broun, Uuider . A: “celved’ ‘for’ hauling a ton. of . “Spent | SIX: “weeks freight ‘one: mile’ fell fractionally: ber’ of eniployees in the CNR was See ‘the. naval. vessel “in awaters. to. less. thai.’ Ty cents, in” spite ‘126639 compared with: 119,430 in which” reached as: far orth as of . ‘freight rate. increases au- 1955, Average : hourly . earnings “south to: thorized during: the year: in Ca- per employee: rose. from ae 56 in|® eos meds and, ‘the: United States. | high of $19.9 million, Turning’ to.” -EXPENsss, | the CNR’s report reveals that opera- ting expenses increased by 10.8}. per cent.to an: ‘all- time high ‘of. $703.3 million in Spite of, econo-| mies realized throughs. 4mproved. performance. Payrolls’ accounted. for 60.2 per: cent of. the:: total, rising. to. a new high, f $123.6 |; million. « on : «The ‘report review the: ‘terms |. of new, agreements signed during |: the -year: ‘with unions. ‘represent | ing. non- operating ° employees, | enginemen, firemen and: train- men’ ‘in- ‘Canada, arid’ estimates that. these ‘settlements when |: fully in force will add:$40- million a year to CNR’s operating eX- ‘During. 1956 the. ‘average num- 1955 to $1, 64} ‘in. 1956, . ae sta- Bee yemical Wrong, Lead By Muzzy - — Helps Opponents. Make Contract. A long suit is practically W rovthl ess’ in’ ‘defending lead after your sult 18: set u : South dealer. Both sides: rulnerable mot NORTH ° , Mr, Dale ' CAST Mr, Meck RJ543 J 10042 | A3 H 0 Brea v r — WEST. . Mr. Muzzy & 1092 ¥ 63 4KJ8765 a2 ‘The biddings' Routh West North Fast LR tg against ' ano trump: contract, unless. you ean gain the DB a “upon: a’ very: ‘fine, jeaa in this deal, ‘First, his oppouents bad bid. clubs and ‘bearts and he -had- nothing Ip .cither’ suit, Second, (be. setting. of bis own diamond suit appeared to be hopeless, owing to the lack of an entry, Next, neither op- ponent had mentioned spades ‘and, since that was a major tested U elther opponent bad - a biddable holding, Another thougbt—Mr, Muzzy had only a king and a jack in his hand and yet the opponents had stopped ata nine trick con- ‘seals were analysed: suit, surely it would have been | tract, Now if Mr. Meek bad no more high ‘card strength than! Ta. Passe | ONT | Pass 1Y. «Moss 3 NT All Pass Og C3 ’ i ' (, ¥ f bey o f ay Whey tt appoars ‘unlikely that you can seb your sull AND gain the lead, do not blindly open fourth best from your longest: that, surely the opponents would have at loast sounded out thelr. I sam possibilities, Sinee they: had not done so, Mr, Meck could be figured for a falr sprinkling, “of high ecards, {| Considering these points, Mr, Muzzy might bave laid down the lin contact with the northbound sult as Mr, Muzzy'did in today’s ton of spades as his opening lord, hand, True, Mr, Meok might See what this would have dono, have had some holding In dias |The queen of spades would have monds which would have pers | heon trapped and the suit set upt mitted the running of the entive while Mr, Mook hold the all-im> sult, but considering the bidding portant neo of clubs, When he that chance was oxtromoly re> got in with that card, the baly mote, lance of tho apades would have In situations-of this kind {t ts ‘defonted the contract, usually better ta give ful) cons | With the aclual Manond lead, (sideration to the bidding, and. Mls Brash way able to evtablisty then to try figuring out which her elubs while sho still had! gull your partner may. want led, |spades amply stopped and she’ Hero is the way Mr, Muzzy {had no troublo ANAgAlg nh might havo reauonably hit Itrloks, women wmmsne: “ememmnrte torte: Pee re REM crrOtE Fen REGION No} a | “ADVANCE: ‘WARNING OF LOAD |, AND SPEED RESTRICTIONS ’ Skeena West District ; itho reoont axlremely low. tomperniures and ost. ing frost In Uo ground may requlre special loud anil spodd “Vosteletions on provinglul highways; roudy and artorlat highs ways In tho Bkeona ‘Wert. Dlatrlel whon the frost comes : out. in ordor: to: provont oxtrdordinary dumago to tho: 19 ada » by tho’ teaffle' thereon, Conditions often make the ‘Applldution of reubrleliung v TovopMaly WIP very Hla dynes nobly, © a " " fon oH, KELSALL, ' ny tte — * Diatelob Vogler,» “ veh be DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS . of ; ‘has been described as one of the toughest rivers in the world | <0 navigate: The canoes will shoot rapids in the Fraser Canyon : and go through Hell’s Gate at the canyon’s mouth; The: trip, ‘to take six weeks with festive stops at each community along ‘the river, will mark the 150th anniversary of Fraser's explora- ‘tion on the west coast. Hilker has heen named by the B. C, ‘Contennial Committee to organize the dare- devil project. Chances “Good” for Part Of Fraser River Vo yage oV ANCOUY ER (CP)—Chances for a re-enact- “ment of Simon Fraser's vo age down the, first 300 miles of the Fraser River are “good”, says.a B.C. ‘centennial committee investi gator, Gordon Hilker returned from Lytton, B.C., “By iday after a tour of the river's northern half. He leaves Monday to.complete the trip, “The people along the river have assured me ‘the re-enactment could be easily carried out for the “first 300 miles,” he said. : A * But from Lytton south is where Simon Praser, tran into trouble.” | ‘k ; _. Near. Lytton, Fraser abandoned his own can- fees, and-travelled in Indian dugouts.- a Often he portaged around rapids on crude na- “tive ladders: hanging down canyon walls.) 5): ye “And that's what we plan to do.” said Hilke Fisheries Group To Study Habits, Diet of Fur Seals “VANCOUVER (— Habits and also study their movements, dict of fur seals will be studied! Later in the year the informa- by. the tisherics research board | tion wil) be assembled into the this summer. Chief aim is’to}most complete study of the fur determine whal effect the de-| seal yet made struction of sculs has on the, Future conservation of the seal Brilish Columbia salmon run. herds will be based on this infor- The only previous research of | mation. If it develops that the this type was in 1035, when the seals are seriously Interfering stomach confents of about 506 with the Pacifle salmon ruis, AU that greater reduction of the herds time It was conciuded that as will be considered, were eating only a small per-| ec enanmmaes centage of salnion, but the sur- Sunken Dred € vey was ona much smaller scale than the one to be made this To Be Blaste VANCOUVER ‘henA year, | - Starting in oarly April, the board's chartered vessel will get mammals off the coast of Wash- ington State, Through the next fow months she will follow the: not be re-floated, j be the real power: in the Inter- million. dollar dredge whieh sank in the} Vrascr River Thursday will be! blasted to ploces because It can- The dredge was working on: seals as they progress towards the Dens Island tunnel project ‘sideration of bribery charges ‘against James R. Hoffa, sald to Radios’ from § 35 00 oo McRae Bros, Ut national Brotherhood of Tcam- sters, Chauffeurs, Warchoy ie- men and Helpers of America. Whatever action the grand jury decides to take may nob ‘be known for several days. _ Hoffa, a teamster vice- ~presi- | ely dimwendfe & epee Today and Tues. 7-9 pt p.m. FRIDAY tin "WAR 2 PEACE” 5 Ln De HALE - a ae See t | } FREE BALLOT FORM - ACADEMY AWARDS CONTEST . the breeding grounds on tho Pri- when it was rammdd by a scow! — Select your chalee by @ chock (/) In the how oppenite the name you think . { biof{ Islands.of Alaska, Two research men on board: ‘Will shoot and dissect seals tong impossible because the dredge the route, Average age nnd dire flpped over on its back when Ib ection of movement of tha herds, sank in 60 feet of water, leven as woll as stomieh contents, will If the 568-ton vessel was raised be recorded, | It would be Impossible to right it, As the souls move north, breed| Divers will sulvage removable and return Inter to the south, parts of the dredge; The remaln- fisheries bouts from the United Ing hulk will be blasted ag a haz Statos, Russa and Japan will’ ard tt) havigallon, , ape wp emmy wen: i's BETTER BEDDING “TIME ATG & A... ae 90. 50 + hos saenssannseusss cats cansnnsonenntes a "87.50 a oui | ‘om 168.50 | and sank, Lee etree ae 1 peer: Pem@ nein mao BEDROOM | * SUITES ref saieteoranensnnes HOM 179.50 4 to AT ‘| Gang & Anders oy Dial 3014 Be A Ate Pe ARS Oba ps ey bth aba v riot . 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