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VOL. XLVII, No. 126

 

 

B.C. ROUNDUP

Government runs

~ Black Ball ferries

VICTCRIA (CP)—The British Columbia govern-

ment stepped | in at 12:01 a.

m. today to keep the Black

Ball ferries running and save Vancouver Island from

virtual isolation from the r

The Black Ball fleet has been
the Island’s only sea connection
with the B.C, mainiand since the

Canadian Pacific Rallways coast

‘service was struck five weeks

ago.

Black Ball, operating between
Nanaimo, 60 miles north of here,
and Horseshoe Bay, near Van-
couver, was scheduled to cease
operations at 12:01 today in the
face of a strike set for noon over
a wage dispute, .

The provincial government
acted under the B,C. Civil De-
fence Act Monday afternoon,
however, to keep the ferries run-
ning. .

The unions involved. in the
wage dispute with the company

 

Kitimat man
charged
after mishap

WA. Kitimat: ” nal has’ been
charged with. falling’ to'give halt
of the highwa: Howingan ac-.
cident “401053
when his. car sideswiped a ve-
hicle driven by a Prince Rupert
motorist near Miller Bay.

 
  

pans’ batirday i:

est of the province, .

 

agreed to keep the service going
until an agreement is reached.

VANCOUVER Internation-
al Woodworkers of America were
reported Monday to be rolling up
a large ° ‘yes” vote in support of a
strike.

In an unofficial union ballot,
the New Westminster local voted
97 per cent and Port Alberni
more than 90 per cent in favor
of a stoppage,

 

CRANBROOK, B.C. @—A 43-
year-old Arnerican Indian wom-
in was beaten to death with an
axe Monday. <A young girl,
adopted by the murdered woman
after. the. giri’s fathér: was sent |
to prison for killing his wife, was
severely injured.

RCMP arrested a 43-year-old
Indian laborer and charged him
with murder,

The body of Eliza Alexander of
Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho, was found
in.a cabin early Monday about a
mile east of this Interior British
Columbia community. ey,

Mary Agnes” ‘Siyaison, ‘13, ad-}

Ain ‘serious condition after appar-
ently being beaten about | the

 

Charges were laid against

David Silvester by Port Edward]

RCMP detachment. Silvester was
waved to Kitiniat for trial.
Damage to Silvester's car and
to the car driven by Benjamin
Olson, 30, of 1237 Park Avenue,
totals an estimated $450.

—4

Gaglardi refuses
to take blame
in bridge collapse

Special to The Dally News

PRINCE GEORGE —- Highways
Minister P. A. Gaclardl told a

Prince George audience Saturday |
that he could not be held re-
sponsible for the collapse of the.
Second Narrows bridge.

“To hear some people talk,
you'd think I should have been
under the bridge propping it up,
or catching men as they fell off,"
he said.

“Neither the government nor
myself can be blamed for this
disaster. We just hire the con-
tractors. It is not our policy to
interfere with them. To do so
would only cause delays and in-
crease costs.”

PCs FORM GOVERNMENT

WINNIPEG (—Duff Roblin,

Manitoba Progressive Conser-

vative leader, hay accepted a
call to form a new govern-

ment,

AT PORT EDWARD

 

 

head.

: Moses Jimmie of Windermere,
B.C., was remanded eight days
when he appeared in police court
on a charge of murder. He was
arrested about four hours after
the slaying was discovered,

.

VANCOUVER (& — Damage
mounted Monday as hundreds of
forest company workers and vol-
unteers battled scattered forest
fires in British Co'tumbia’s
lengthening heat wave.

Forest service officials report-

ed slight additional moisture in
the air is forecast for today, but
temperatures remain generally
iin the low 80s and in some cen-
jb Cs considerably higher,
Biggest fire in’ the province
Iwas burning near the B.C.-Yu-
‘kon border. Described as the
| “worst for years,” the fire was
reported moving at speeds of a
to 10 miles an hour on a six-mile
front near Lower Post, 450 miles
northwest of Prince George.

VICTORIA @—Federal strike

mediator Eric Taylor said
Monday his objective is to end
the CPR British Columbia
coast stei amship strike by July

1.

“Tf not, the damage wil! have
been done for this season,” he
said,

If the objective Js not reached,
no ostudy of the broader aspects
of the union demands and the
CPR’s nbllity to pny will prob-

 

ann

:@ nostwar record of 599, 000 in

ported today.

The spring job pickup cut the
workless list to 266,u00 from 516,-
000 though it still remained well
over the 194,000 of May, 1957.

For the week ending May 24,
the bureau of statistics also es-
timated the number of persons
with jobs-at 5,665,060, up‘from 5,-
453,000 in the month and close
to 5,687,000 of the year earlier. .

‘The labor department, in a
joint release with the bureau.
said registrations for joks with
the National Employment Serv-
ice at May 22 totalled 641,852.

This compared with 825,359 at
April 17 and with 360,016 in May
of last, year.

The registrations do not indi-
cate absolute employment. The
bureau's estimates are based on
the monthly sample survey of
30,000 households. The unem-
ployment figures are down from

March this year.

The employment service regis-
trations were down for. all reg-
tons and for each of the 46 com-
munities listed by the labor de-
partment, --

"Employment
by 212,000

OTTAWA (CP)—Canada’s unemployment drop- id
ped by 150,000 and employment rose by 212,000 in the}.
month preceding May 24, the federal government re-| :

 

The abor ‘force’ showed a
slight increase. during the month,
passing the 6,000,000 mark © for
the. first time. It: went, to 6 031,- -

ophodviaughteroft he deadarom = yin
‘an, Was brought to’ hospital here!

ment was .concentFated «in non-
farm industries with agriculture
accounting for less than one-
quarter, -Sharp employment in-

ported in all areas,

In addition to persons without
jobs, the-bureau estimated that
the number of temporary layoff

was 19,000. This was a drop from
32,000 and compared with 12,000
in May, 1957.

LARGEST IN FIVE YEARS

The inerecase in employment
between March and May, the
government reported, was the
largest for any similar period
in the last five years,

It was most marked in Ontario
and the Prairie provinces. The
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creases in construction were re-;

rises

 

upswing in agriculture was about
normal.

The decline in the unemploy-
ment figures ‘was greater than
normal in all regions, the gov-
ernment, said. |

By regions, the ‘number with
jobs rose by 50,000 to 498,000 in
the Atlantic provinces; by 61,000
to 1,570,000. in Quebec; by 41,000
to, 2,093,000 in Ontario; by 46,000

to 1,033,000 on the Prairies, and{
by 14,000. to 471,00 in British Co- |-

lumbia.

Folidwing are the employment |:

service registrations by regions,
with the previous month's fig-
ures and those of May, 1957, re-
3pectively, in brackets:

Atlantic, 92,186
(56,225); Quebec, 208,406
935)—- (120,650) ;
(226,991) —- (101,757);
80,416 (114,516)—43,801);
Columbia. 74,815
583).

CNR men

) iniured

(266,-

British

 

 

(126,554) —Ff

Ontario, 185,029;
Prairies, |

(90,363 )—(37,- }

 

way" emp! oyees Were-injured th.
imorning when they jumped off a
‘nrotor car travelling east shortly

ary, CNR locomotive just outside
the’’city limits.

In: Prince Rupert
Hospital suffering.possible inter-
nal injuries are Caeser Catarino,
of 855 First Avenue West, and
Alfred Mitio of 230 Fifth Avenue

East. G. Fedesco was released
later today from -hospital after
being treated for facial abra-
sions,

It was reported by a CNR of-
ficial that the men were on their
way out of town to do rail work, |
when the accident happened.

 

Former resident
Mrs. Walker
dies in east

 

 

Heward query
on highway |

OTTAWA —Works Minis-
ter Green Monday declined to
say whether the federal gov-
ernment is considering con-
struction of a second Trans-
Canada Uighway in co-oper-
ation with the province.
When policy on that is de-
cided it will be announced “in
due course,” he said ina Com-
mons reply to Frank Howard
(CCF-Skeena), who said the

in, Mrs. Catherine Grace Walk-

A former Prince Rupert wom,

er, died June 13 in the Kitchener
Waterloo hospital in Kitchener,
Ontario, it was learned here to-
day. She was 75 years of age
and died after a briof tlness.

Born in Snelerove, Ontario,
Mrs, Walker was married in
Prince Rupert In 1912 to Ralf E,
Walker, who predecersed here
in November, 1950. She moved
to Kitchener 11 years ago.

Funeral services for Mrs,
Wilker were held from the
Schreiter Sandrock Funeral!

 

Vancouver Sun Saturday went
into detail about routes arul
financial arrangements for

 

 

 

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such a highway,

Careless drivers fined heavily

Two Prince Rupert motorists
received Identieal fines of $45
In Port Edward pollee court yos-
torday on charges of driving
without due care and attention,

Hans Franch Reasmusson, of
291 IMfth Avenue ast, waa
charged ns result of an aceldont
nony Miller Bay June 14 when
his ear and one driven by John
Holota, Prince Ruport, collided,
cnusing a total damage of $700,
Rasmussen pleadad guilty,

Plonding puilty to the samo
charge was George MeGinnoss,
of 344 Eighth Avenue Waat.,

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Ponce told the magistrate Me-
Ginness passed a car on High-
way 16 near Oliver Lake Sunday
despite the fact that a vehiele
wag approaching from the op-
posite direction, The oncoming
ear was forced to drive Into the
ditch, No damage resulted,

Also appearing In court, Carl
Rodgers, of no fixed adcdross,
Meaded guilty to driving without
n driver's Heonee, He was fined
$256 or in default of payment
sentenced to 14 days in jail,

Three Prince Rupert youths
caught drinking Ina ear at 246
iim, Juno 1h, were each fined
$10, costs or In detawlt of pry-
mont sentenced to seven days In
Jail each, when thoy appeared tn
Port Edward polico court Sature
clay,

Ploading gullly to eharges of
being minara in possesston of ay
Intoxlennt were Glendon Moyd
Qinith, Mdwiird Byrnsa Sklapsky

 

Also appearing on the same
charge Saturday morning was
Robert Allen Strand, of Prince
Rupert, who pleaded guilty to
belng a minor i possession of an
intoxicant on the night of June
20,

Nabbed os the result of a road
block by Port Edward RCMP de-
tnchment at Ollver Lake | Inst
Mridny night were Angelo San.
turbano and Franelsco Porto of
Prince Rupert who both ploaded
gully to driving without current
dviver's lleonees and were cach
fined $10, costs or in default of
puyment sentenced to soven days
in fad,

Three truck drivers for Phil-
pott, Mvitt and Co,, Ltd, George
Wesley Wiiflold, John Stanko
and Louls Glorduno onch ploac-
ed guilty to driving Jonds of
lumber secured by only ono
chain, and wore oach fined $10,
costs or in default seven days. A,
Bruce Brown appeared for the

 

and Rulph Leo Olion,

Fa Ha Va, Tha he

Home with Rev, H. J, Balsdon of
King Street Baptist church of-
ficlating, Interment was in
Walkerton cemetery, ~

She Js survived by a “brother
Walter D, Cation in Galt, Ont,

 

Cabinet session
postponed one day

Date of the Provinoial Cab-
Inet session in Prince Rupert
has been changed from July 28
to July 2),

City Council was informed
of the delay last night ina let-
tor from the provincial secre-

, before It crashed into:a station-}#

 

General bs

 

 

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  

 

   

 

 

 

 

EVIDENCE SUFFICIENT

 

Magistrate E, T. Applewhaite
said he found that sufficient evi-
dence had been presented for
John Woodrow Donovan and
Louls Leforte to he committed to
a higher court.

Donovan and Leforte had re-
quested to be tried by a judge
without a jury after being
charged with attacking and rob-
bing Richard Draga Zarkoviec on
June 12,

In his testimony on Friday
Aarkovie told the court he did
not know elther of the two ac-
cused previous to the night of
June 11. He said on that night
they had met in a local cafe,
from where they went to Le-
forte's house at 745 Fifth Avenue
west for a party. with six other
people.

The plaintlf{! testified that on
arriving at Leforte's home he
was given a drink by tho aceus-
ed, He went on to say that after
wn argument with Donovan, ho
gave him $10 to repay hin. for
the Iquor he had drunk, When
hoe wanted to leave he was push-
ed baek In his chair by Donovan,
he said,

Zurkovic sald that after a

 

tary,

volfing.
submitted to counell last night

long-requested school,

parcel vequlrod for the school.

School Board carilor thia year

 

company,

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POPPE OCE EIDE LOLI EOIDEEDETODELIS ENCODED IOTED, POP EPPEPEPIILIE OLE

SECTION 4 SITE CONSIDERED
FOR CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Approval of a new Roman Catholle high sehool site in.
Scetion 4, Immodiately west of Roosevolt Park, appoars in the

City Coundll’s ftinanee committoa ts considering a brief

by ity Clork-Comptrollor R,

W, Long which proposes that area as the most suitable for the

Mr, Long anid tho Section 4 appeared to be the only part
Within the elty Himita with enough space for the throo-acro

Cntholle school offlelals were roJoctod by District 52

In a bid to obtain a site on

Roosevolt Park behind the Summit Apartmonts,
POOLIOOOOOOE PREEOR DEEP SOHPE HELO LE OFOEPELIPLODRE OPO OI SOO DPOGES OPED OS

‘

Two Prince Rupert mei,
with violence, were committed for trial in County
Court at the conclusion of a preliminary hearing in
city police court yesterday afternoon...

Violent robbery case
goes to County Court

see) cesta

charged - with robbery

 

struggle with the two accused,
he managed to run outside. and
hide in a garage, where he met
Elsie Tait who had left the party
shortly before and was watching
helplessly, He said he was fol-
lowed to the garage by Donovan
and Leforte in their car and
when they asked him to get in
the car he refused,

Under questioning by Crown
prosecutor. A. Bruce Brown, Mr.
Zarkovic snid. that Leforte got
out of the car, grabbed him
around the neck, while Donovan
kicked him in the stomach and
punched him In the face in an
attempt to force him into the
ear, They succeeded in pushing
him Into the car, he sald.

While this was happening,
Zarkovic sald, Donovan stole an
identiflention folder containing
$30 oul of his back pocket, Ho
suid that after a groat deal of
struggling, he managed to get
out of tho car and run to a near-
by house to phone the police.
.RCMP Corporal Cummings
testified that when he searched
Leforte’s home, he found four
buttons belleved to be those of
Zarkovic's badly torn shirt.

Mrs, Naney Jean Brown, 668
Musgrave Place told tho court
yestorday afternoon, that in tho
carly hours of June 12, she was
nwakened by men’s voices and
when she went to hor front win-
dow sho saw three men struggl-
ing besldo “na coupe type car.”

Following a short adjourn-
mont, Maaglstrate Applowhalte
committed Donovan and Leforte
for trlal in a higher court,

enema mene

EDMONTON ‘()-—A flro, dos-
erlbed as the “worst In yenrs,”
is under control but could ba-
comg oritienl mony the British
Colunbia - Yukon border, 1,600
miley northwest of hore.

 

 

 

 

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Dodge Cove, ‘Dig ¥ Island, : a.
coroner Dr: R B. Smith was. told las

. The. jury,

pert harbor - vabout., 2: 30 arm.
June 17;

In a written report! ‘to the jury,
boating authority H. 8. Ward

‘said that on examining the craft
he found it to be of very poor
construction. He said this boat
was only capable of handling, at
the maximum, a 12-horsepower
outboard motor and that it had
a 30 horsepower moivi on: Stas
the time of the accident. *

Allan Howard McLean, a :‘pas-
senger in the boat, said that he,
his wife and the Boltons had
left Armor Salvage Ltd. dock at
approximately midnight for their
home at Dodge Cove. He said
Mr. Bolton was operating the
boat and that he and his wife
and Mrs. Bolton were sitting at
the front. He said that not more
than five minutes after they
left the dock he heard Mr. Bol-
ton shout thatthe transom had
come loose, and then the boat
immediately began to sink,

Mr. McLean said as they were
being thrown into the water he
threw oa life jacket to Mrs. Bol-
ton and his wife but it did not
reach them,

Mr. McLean said that while
he was swimming around tn the
water he heard Mts. . Bolton
yelling. He said he made an at-
tempt to rescue her but could
not reach her. He then pulled
his wife.who was directly be-
hind: him, over to the boat which
was party sticking out of the
water. He and his wife then
clung to the boat, yolling for
help, until they were picked up
by two ROMF constables in a
rowbont,

RCMP Const, Raymond Pas-
emko told tha Jury that he, an-
other constable, and two Navy
personnal took two rowbonts
from the Sholl O11 dock and went
out to the scene.

Whon they reached the scene
CROPLO OPEL PPLE DEG LOPE LOVED POO CID

Lights out

Two wnwatched Ughts have
boon reported’ oxtinguished,
District Marine Agent N. A,
Bokotov sald today,

Tho lights, which wilt be at-
tended to in the near future,
we at Serpont Rook, Lana
Pass, Natod as No. 2856.1: and
on VWolliday Island, at Dixon
Lntranoe, Usted tue No, 2882.5,

 

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4, Hest aly Mr Bh dnd ba nt Pi Ane

due to drowning in “Prince Ru-|- . oe
our Salvage’: “Limited — testified

“convened. “under neon
‘foreman Robert Baird ° ‘Gilmour ‘they.
at the. city ‘hall, brought in’ a Lean clinging

that he received a call fromthe:
City RCMP detachment, to: con=

which was berthed at ‘his dock.
He said he could..not locate: the.
boat and headed. out" to ‘the:

‘Armour Salvage tug, Cumshewa.

Mr. Fields said as he was ap-_
proaching... the. accident .scene,
he heard “people yelling. from the
Shell Oil dock and went over to
the dock to meet. the two con-
stables and the two sailors. |.

Mr. McLean and Mrs, McLean
had been taken to, the hospital
by the city ambulance, he said.

They then headed back out: to
recover Mr. and Mrs. Bolton
and immediately started artifl-
cial respiration.

Dr. R. B. Smith, attending
physician, said he had’ ‘pro-
nounced Mr;
dead after ‘an hour of artificial
respiration, ,

 

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Murder suspect
gets remand.
KITIMAT @i—Orrin Kenneth
Douglas, 23, charged, with. the
June 15 murder of his. neighbor,
Reginald Sinclair Young, 27, was
remanded Monday to June 40
in Police Court, hore,
The application for adjourn-
ment was made by John MeKin-
Iny, Douglas’ ’ counsel, He told
Magistrate Harvey Jessop neces-
sury witnesses are not all avall-
able. 7
Police were called to the Dour-
Jas home, at 4 am, Juna 16.
They found ‘Young dead from, a

gunshot wound In the hack” ‘of!
the neck, —.

WEATHER—

Sunny with cloudy porlods
tomorrow. Little change in
tomperature, Winds ght
northwesterly, Low tonight
am high » tomorrow 6 ‘Gad

TIDES—

Wednesday, Juno 35,1068
(Pactfic Standard. Tine)

 

 

 

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