» WEATHER 2 Cloudy, widely scattered show- hers.. Winds southeast 15. Low to- ight and high Wednesday 35 Prince Ru Published at Canada’s ra 18-year old Barbara Wagner is practice Jeap. The five-foof-one inch Miss Wagner and her 19-year old partner Robert Paul carry Canada’s hopes of cap- turing the pair figure-skating crown at’the 1960 Olympics at, | : Squaw Valley,’ California. ‘The ‘shapely"’Miss ‘Wagner and” ; Paul won thelr first in 1954 when they took the Canadian Junior pairs title, From her popularity in Cortina, Italy when; she and Paul placed sixth in the 1956 winter Olympics, Cana- | | dian Press described Barbara as ambassadors.” ONE HALF OF CANADA'S world champion pair figure skaters, (Photo courtesy Imperial Oil Review) ew r ‘ Tod ag shown above ina sensational “one of Canada’s top goodwill TORK RACE WIDE OPEN “porn in Prince Rupert in British Centennial Await First tonight. Furthermore, the first baby Columbia's centennial year will recelve a $25 vonus if he or she is named after the centennial’s niaseot “Century Sam”... Samue ce} for a boy or Samantha fora girl. A Centennial committee spokesman sald that the first baby barn in the new year 1958 will reecive a sterling sil- ver bahy dish engraved with the centennlal crest. Tn nddition if a Prince Rupert baby ds Uhe first born dno the whole of British Columbia he or she wlll reeelve education grants and gifts worth more than $5,000. Only thing wrong with all the New Year baby plans here was thay at press time there was no sun oof the stork near Prinee Rupert Cleneral hospital. Con- testants in the frst baby of 1968 ree were conspleuous by thelr absence, However, as auythtog ean hap. pen between now and midnight, elty merebants bad a long Wat of aifts rendy for the new yoor ehittel, Thay Includes A $3.50 pitt certificate from Deeth's Phamnacys flowers from Mitehell’s Flower Bhop; two weoks' supply of milk frony dere key Farms Distributors; a ailver NOW...in Vrablet daily 0 Vitomins +12 Minerals oa REXALL SUPER PLENAMINS AM vitamins with known require ments plus vital minorals! 36's, $2.50; 72's, $4,785 144's, $7.08 QRMES PRUGS LTP. The Dail A host of gifts topped by a present from the) Prince Rupert B.C. Centennial committee first boy or girl born after the stroke of midnight; Gift, Bonus | 1958 Baby ' awaits the: baby cup from Cook's Jewellers; a palr of baby shoes fron Family Shoe Store a nylon bed jacket: for mother from Annette Man-| sell's; Century Sam cigars for father from Grotto Clear Store; six free dinners for Dad while: mother is jn hospital from the! La Gondola Cafe: a $5 gift cer: | tifiente from) Shop asy, twa! enses of baby food from Skeena | Grocery; seven useful and ate! tractive Jtems from the Stork Shoppe. All that ds weeded now is for to baby ta be born here one sec- ond after midnight and the ehild, parents, doctor, and Prince Rupert will hitb the provincial juekpot, ' ort me tern eer Rene napee feet ee cans cme Well-Known Resident Dies Welleknown city resident Mrs, Eva Poffenroth died tn Prince Rupert General VWospltal Sunday afternoon, She was 80 yours of Nee, Funeral wit be held Friday or Saturday aft Mission City, Re- mains are to be forwarded there tonlrht. Before coming to Mrineos Rue pert about two nnd a half years weno, Mrs, Poffenroth lived at. Cruleory from 1000 to 140 and nt Mission Clty fram 140) to 1968, Ble was horn dy Russa. Mrs, Polfenrotiy ta survived by tivo caavehters, Miss Ive Poffon- roth of Trince Rupert and Mrs, Marold Thom, formerly of Prince Rupert and now living iy Ore- fon by lwo sans, seven rand. children and four preat grand. ehildron, One of her erandsons is Gore don Voftflenroth of Princo Rue | RCMP Urge 1 Caution — pork. Oe ree me ee a g. In Driving RCMP “BE” ‘| will be unable to hold the tradi- t | : was called this morning. : Mr, 4 ber 12. ' The governor-general’s last engagement at Government Division, : asked for increased driving care: to make 1958 a better year than 1957. He pointed out that. in the traffic fatalities have been up despite the fact that “fewer cars were on the road.” Staff Sergeant J. W. Todd, NCO in charge of RCMP city detachment, this morning promised the local police force would “do its best to keep everyone alive not only through year-end holiday traf- fic but during all of 1958 as well,” “If we are to succeed, how- -ever, every citizen must do his part," St. Set. Todd added. To motorists he alfered these sugeestions: @ If drinking, don’t drive. @ A “coffee for the round” will held you stay alert. @ When driving, an open win- dow will help you fleht drowsl- NOs, @ Slow down on Icy or snow- covered rods, @ se considerate of pedestri- ans, "By using extra courtesy, ten peranee and goodwill, ench of us will drive and walk more safely Into a Wappy New Year,” St. Sat. Todd concluded, ee Eee ARERR En! Goreng UE WENN smeneN NEES BEER my To Take Oath Muayor-eleet Peter J. Lester Wil be sworn inte offlee at 1 wm. dangary 2 in the mayor's offices by City Clerk-Comptrol- ler WW, Long, : Asian flu. In a New Year's message to House was December 21, when ‘motorists in this province, C. W.. : Harvison, Victoria, Officer Com- , : manding, The official said Mr. Massey’s condition is not serious but the 70-year old governor-genera] tional New Year levee slated for 11 a.m. New Year’s Day. It is the second official en- gagement Mr. Massey, who will be 71 cn February 20, has mis- . sed due to ill health in his. six years in office. Notices from Government House cancelling the levee said Mr. Massey is ‘confined to bed under medical advice with .a chill and slight fever and reg- rets that he will not be able to hold the levee on New Year's Day. SECOND EXTENSION Canada’s much-travelled gov- ernor-gencral on November 18 received his second one-year ex- tension of term beginning from the ‘spring of 1958”, He is to remain in office until after Queen Elizabeth completes her proposed visit to Canada in 1959 to open the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Government House spokesman said Mr. Massey did not feel “too well’ Monday. Dr. P .M. Burton, a physician, There was no indication that Massey is suffering from The governor-general received anti-flu.vaccine laté in Septem- ber, before the arrival of the Quecn and Prince Philip, Octo- he was host to the annual Ot- tawa. Boy's club Christmas party. RETURNED SUNDAY Following the party he return-. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1957 With | Missed Function _ 2nd in Six Years — OTTAWA (CP) — Governor-General Vincent Massey is confined to bed with a “chill and slight fever” a Government House spokesman said today. — Guebec was founded and_ the celebration of this event will be of great interest to all Cana- dians. “To those of you I have met on my travels across Canada, and to those of you I hope to meet'— to all Canadians every- where — I send my sincerest good; wishes for your happiness and well-being.” ed to his family home at Port Hope, Ont., where he had been ‘holidaying since November 29. current year, road accidents and /He returned to Ottawa Sunday.} Earlicr Mr. Massey wished: Canadians happiness and well) being in his annual New Year's, address ana message. Text of his speech follows: “For the sixth time Iam; ;happy to have the privilege of addressing a few words of greet- ing to you at the beginning of; the new year, “Across the world, year has been one and tension, more given to; events of foreboding than of good omen, Bul now and then, in times of trial, something hap- pens in striking and happy con- trast to so much that troubles us, As T speak, I am thinking of the memorable days when our Queen was with us, We were vividly reminded of that grent and unique institution our wnelent monarehy; we were ree minded of the previous things It gives Us, “The world at large is the bet- tery for jts existence, but we Canndians enn look upon the crown in oa very Intimate way, Her Majesty was here as our Queon, As Queen of Canuda she opened our Pariiament and later visited our nelghbors across the border, The crown tous Is Cana- dian. “The your 1068 will remind us of our beginnings In) Canada, this past of turmoil Soon It will be 850 years since MAGISTRATE PRAISES POLICE FOR ATTITUDE SHOWN IN 1957 Magistrate 1 1. Applewhiulte elosed L057 pollee court thts morming offeially thankihea RCMP elty detachment for the “otiitude shown during my six months in offtee here,” "ET want to express my appreelation for help received from pollea and partlewlarly for thelr efforts to polnt out every: thing of navantage to uceused appearing tn this court," the mielatrate add, “Thomy entire Joga) career as well as during my terms as Magistrate here T have never experienced the same attitude shown by our pollee department, "hh this connection, T belleve Sergeant J. 1 Ruttan de serves spoechat mention,” ‘the magitrate conceded, News Wishes It Sp tee ee en ed ve REE TEESE CRIME TIES GR RETR RHEE mE BERANE: 9 sem Oren or teed ‘ Second — Jurist - Resigns VANCOUVER ©) — Mr. Jus- Most Strategic Pacific Port — And Key to the Great Northwest MTA, B.C, aim oe a if * he fo ROM anaes OrRfT toon ay IDES So : Ban Sag cision no . Tenaey ‘ : a a Sas “Wednesday, January 1, 1968 - (Pacific Standard Time) © HIGH ceeccccen 79:48 19.0 feet PEC 2563 163 feet LOW cecescsssssceee . 8:27 9.9 feet. 16:43 6.7 feet PRICE FIVE CENTS. tice John Valentine Clyne re- signed from the British Colum- bia Supreme Court. Monday to go in to business. The resignation, effective Tuesday, was announced in Ot- tawa by Justice Minister Ful- ton.. Mr. Justice Clyne, 55, said here he had been considering resigning for some time. “Ti don’t intend to return to private practice, that is law,” he said. “I leave the bench with a gneat deal of regret. . +. -“Y have had the matter under consideration for some time. I intend to go into commercial activity in this province. That is all I can say at this time.” Mr. Justice Clyne is the sec- ‘ond jurist to resign in B.C. this month. It was announced De- cember 19 that Chief Justice Gordon Sioan would take up a new $50,000-a-year position as forestry adviser to the provincial government starting January 1. Mr. Justice Clyne was born in Vancouver, He is a graduate of the University of B.C. and King's College at the University of London, NO PAPER TOMORROW The Daily News will not pub- lish tomorrow as along with other businesses, banks, gov- croment offices and stores, the staff observes the New Year's Day holiday, The paper will be published Thursday as usual, Postmaster R. 8, Scherk said this morning the post office will be closed all day Wednes- day and all services will) be suspended except for one mail dispatch by train. Remanded For Sentence Prince Rupert Nsherman Walt- er Mekay, 82, pleaded guilty in elty police court this morning to a churgo of theft over $50 and was remanded for sentence by Magistrate is, T. Applewhaite un- tit duyuary 7% Also remanded for sentence January 7 was 18-year-old id- ward Rufus Walts after be plead- ed guilty to a charge of stealing a juckat from a city hote) De- cembor 26, Ae yan SN CaP OF Fire Hits Boat A fire in the tool cabinets wboard the departinent of fish- eres patrol voasel “Babine Post” Just Wight enused extonsive diumn- age i the engine room and will probably necessitate repainting wnd rewiring beside rebuilding of the enbinets, elty Mre depart- ment reported toduy, The blue started around 10 pan. iw wooden tool locker in the bout at Sourdough Bay and was oxtingulahed by two fire trucks, No offielnl estimate on (ho damage had beon given by pross thn, cern) year around here.” : Cartoon by Tom Nicol - B.C. ROUNDUP Graham | Of Child increasing number of schools in Advises Encourage FORT LANGE Phe ’ . i B.C. ig one of the rs-to-staff the ever- ‘major problems facing edu- cation authorities, Wilfred Graham, education director, said Monday. The former inspector of schools in Prince Rupert district was speaking at the opening of a new $97,000, six-room elemen- tary school here. He urged the co-operation of parents and the general public with trustees and the education department in directing their children, to enter the teaching profession “if the present stan- dard of teaching is to be main- tained,” VANCOUVER @ — A concili- ation officer has been called In to help settle a wage dis- pute between B.C. bush pilots and Pacific Western Airlines. Involved are about 40 men, all members of the PWA Ti- lots’ Association, BLUNDEN HARBOR, B.C. @—~ Chief Phillip Paul of the Nak- wakto band has hired a_ seiner to help in the search for his son and daughter - in - Jaw, ralssing with two others aboard a tish- bout In Queen Charlotte Strait since Christmas Day. VANCOUVER @—Andy Paull, president of the North Ameri- crn Indian Brotherhood, said Monday the federal govern- went has been “delinquent in carrying out dts trusteeship” of Indian affairs, Mr. Pantl:was testifying at the Inquest into the fire deaths of six children Christmas Eve at the Musqueam Undian re- serve, The fury attached no Dhanye, recrretrmertery ene QULSNEL, 13.C. (hee-Jaek Tene nant, 30, of Quesnel was found asphyxiuted Monday about three miles east of hore, slumped in his car with the motor still rune ning, VANCOUVER Ge-The Prove Ince anounced Monday vight (hat Ut will be printed, came wenelng with ls dan. 8 edie tlon, on the presses of Pacifle Tress Ulmited, the eompany get up last dune to handle me- chanical operations for (he Provinees and Vangouvor's othe or dilly, the Sun, VANCOUVER «) -- Accountant Willlam F Bhiuke. 87, of North Vancouver, was committed for trial Monday on charges of forgery and theft of nearly $60,- 000 from the British Columbia Electric Company. He had pre- viously elected jury trial. VANCOUVER ( —A_ settle- ment of 347,000 for the death of a passenger in the Trans- Canada Air Lines plane which crashed on Mount Slesse Dec. 9, 1956, was disclosed in B.C. Supreme Court Monday. The widow of Tan Hamilton Macbeth, 41, receives $31,500 and his two children Cather- ine Ann, 5, and David Arnold, 1, receive $7,750 each, KITIMAT, B.C. (i—A total of 10 fect of snow has fallen here since Dec. 5, the fire department reported Monday. Fifteen inches fell Dec. 22 alone and another 12.5 inches Christmas Day. KAMLOOPS .@—The end of | the year ‘saw the first spring flowers in bloom here. Mrs.. George Lukins reported snow drops blooming in her yard while W. FE. Swift has tulips sprouting two or -three inches above the ground, “1 ' VICTORIA @®—The village of Dawson Creek was authorized by cabinet order-in-council Monday to assume’ the status of a city. AGED WOMAN ESCAPES BONDS, FIRES SHOTGUN AT ROBBERS WHITE ROCK, B.C, @ -- Two charges from a shotgun failed to halt thieves who stole $14,500 in cash from &4-your old Mrs. Pansy Stuttard at her home her Monday, She was awakened by three men who bound her and stole her savings, money she United States, Most of it was of $50 and $100. had saved for a move to the in U.S. bills In denominations As the robbers ran from the house, Mrs, Stuttard escaped her bonds and fired at the fleeing men, Sha missed both times, Union Asks For Arbitration In Kitimat layoft Grievance KITIMAT, B.C, @ — The staff representative of tha United Steelworkers of America wrote Monday to the Aluminum Company of Canada asking that a union grievance over temporary relenio of 450 men, ho taken to arbitration, Monty Alton said a feneral union membership meeting will wlso be held January 8 to decide whothor the grievance should be nddect to the agenda of an arbl- tration board hearing already tentatively scheduled far mid. January. Alfof the mon relouned have sines returned to work. he arbitration bond will wlso hear two earlier union griovances resulting fron sus. ponsion of a workman ut nearby Konno, who the company snid ROR OEE OEE TREES ESE PEON Op mm mS THEO EN SO NaS SRR pens was doing union work on com- pany thn, and the case of two motor operators at Kithnat wharf who the union belleves should ba in a higher wage vlassitteation, Chairman of the board ts ex pected to be Vancouver lawyer Rog Mair, who was wso char min of aw conelation hourd which heard contract talks be- tween company and unton ast fill, | teens (eee 1 me ogenee eaders A Happy New Year v ' wef ment F