PROVINCIAL LIBRARY PROVINCIAL LIS3A3T. 113 VICTORIA, 3. C. 17. . mm tf.-.i iiU-i "I ' - Daily iORROW'S TIDES- Jay, August 6, 1953 Rtardurd Time) 11:47 16.7 feet 23:22 19.5 feet 1 5:20 4.3 feet 17:17 9.1 feet ivry NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Conoda'i Most Strategic Pacific Port ''Pruct Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XUI, No. 181 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, AUOUST 5, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS VDeli Phone 81 X, .. i r i rrn km P?eIsioisi&Dii t o UV3 CJ LV Bomber Plunges First Move Made To Seek Solution Prince Rupert city council will issue a proclamation tomorrow asking the co-operation of the public in preventing any further disturbances such as have occurred in the downtown area during the past two - fj - , 1- ; r . t -, : ; f ' , ' t- - ? t " "" ' 1 C'k- -It "; ' v -"" ,, , , '(.. i - i f- ;, S " Saturday nights. ' This was decided at a special Into Sea Rescue Planes Speed to Scene By The Asoc.td Preu LONDON.. A giant United States Air Force 'i.r- :" ;-:, if--" - r ' r "'""'.' y ' k , ,1 ' - ' y Russ Accept Bid to Meet With Big 3 By The Associated Prm WASHINGTON. Britain, the United States and France are expected to consult promptly on Russia's acceptance of their bid for a Big Four meeting on German unifi meeting last night. Council also passed a resolution asking the RCMP to exercise more restraint in addressing persons with whom them come in contact. At the special meeting called to ponder a solution to the problem, council went into regular session at 11:05 p.m. and adopted a report of the committee of the whole. The committee recommended to council "that the mayor, wltn the assistance of the city solicitor, prepare an official proclamation for publication in the Prince Rupert Dally News tomorrow and Friday stating the position of the city council with regard to the recent disturbances and requesting co-opera uii-uii reconnaissance bomber plunged in flames into the icy North Atlantic today and several hours later a searching aircraft reported spotting wreckage and survivors. The searching plane, a U.S. f ... i -1 SB-29, said the survivors were cation this fall. seen bobbin on the 15-foot high ! seas 420 miles west of Prestwick. I tion of the public, and pointing Soviet objections to Joint ac Twenty-three, men jumped In- J tion among the western powers. out the serious consequences of not co-operating with the auth "MUM' as set forth In a note released by Moscow Tuesday night, were BER PIGTAILS are In the clouds and her eyes are on the pigtails as nine-year-old Iris Baratta gets an admiring kiss from brother Louis at the Children's Aid Society's pigtail contest In New York City. Iris won the hair-raising event hands-down, as she was voted the young lady with the longest pigtails. The Big and the Small orities." It recommended also that council request the officer com regarded here as mainly propa ganda. to the Atlantic from the downed, aircraft. The searching plane did not say how many survivors it had sighted. A report at noon said a British ship has rescued one survivor from the crash. The meagre reports received here Indicated that the men manding the Prince Rupert sub division, RCMP, "to instruct his staff to foster better public re Man Fined $100 For Shouting ihtions by acting in a more RT Jl Wl .L of Toronto doesn't have t) locjk- far to find out what's up. The six feet, fxs belong to Cadet Cpl. Harvey Spiivtii of Hamilton. Jewell, a piper. with the 48tU rs. stands four feel seven Inches. Both, are in "C" Company at lpperwash Army ! imp where they are undergoing annu U .summer training in the field. iTadian Soldier Jides Soviet They did not appear to make the slightest difference In the thinking of western diplomats, who were due to go ahead with proposals fairly soon for a date and plce for the Big Four" for-' eign ministers' meeting., v The three western govern- ments seemed certain, however. parachuted .from, the huge bomb. On Street at Dangerous Time' courteous manner with the people with whom , they come In contact " ' 7' ' ' Decision to issue the proclamation was reached after an hour's meeting of the commit er. world's largewt plane in regu lar operation, at 2.4O0 feet. It was thought, however, that some night have stayed aboard and tee of the whole starting at 10 ck rrom SM. Ivorca to i-reedom member of an unlawful assembly. He is the sixth white person facing this charge. Bail of $500 was granted and the case adjourned until AilgBSt 11. t : tried to ditch the aircraft n the J - 1 t.lU , rt - p.m. Council tried to establish Jack Veefkiand, cliarged with creating a disturbance by shouting last Saturday night, pleaded guilty in police court today before Magistrate W: -1: Vance and was fined. $100 .and costs, or in default two months' lin- to take a long and careful look at Soviet suggestions for including Red China In a possible conference later on, decreasing ll.IOM '(PFour hund- tured after a patrol May 2, Just! MaJ. John Daujut of Rich-1 both the causes of the disturbances and to find an answer to v. vr, luiuufig na mgu as u feet. ' V NlneteejiAmericaii. feud-British military rescue blanes roared off Allied war captives. two weeks after he reached the. mond. Calif., said the Reds l:ad :pl Joseph Pelletier of front line. sentenced some U.S. officer cap- prlsonment. Police .evidenre , said - the ac On ., rode Ruman HKST WOR ; p. ;; . the dirt road from . , Chatham, his wife said she to freedom -i today. thHllcrl hv the news of his lives to lung prison terms only, runWays In Britain,' France :and two. oayji apo for "Instigating Ireland and headed ( for the against peace." That was seven scene. The Roval Navy frigate days after the armistice.;-- ! j Tenacious rared'rrbm London-TAKEN AWAV iderry, Northern Irefeind. T-.., u (i.ol The 10-enElne Diane, a recon-. Turgeon Praises 'HardWorking Skeena Member SMITHERS. Ted Apple- cused made himself conspicuous at' k ''very dangerous time" by shouting "Hell Hitler." - - j five. ftve-week. Korean release. It was the first definite Kr exchange was on . worci sne ilad received that he v n nations troops, in- waij a prisoner of war. world tension generally. - -. Britain' ifecognizes Communist Chinaiithe United jStates and France do. not. . !. ' ; The iMoseow note was due for careful study here, U.S. officials said. Initial reaction was that the Russians appeared to have accepted the meeting proposal in a manner which made further negotiations desirable. Decisions on a formal reply may await the return of State Secretary Dulles, now in Korea. Robert Taylor, who pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge ( anadians, for 74,000 p(,i,.iier nnrl 7n Amerienns 'hnmpwnrri nrm-essinor hefore he naissance version of the atom- of creating a disturbance by ' 'came cut of the bleak Commun-! could elaborate. , bomb-carrying B-36. was enroute immisUs said 392 more 1st prison camps with laughs and The allies sent back 2,760 from Travis air force base In 'ill be liberated Thurs- hfturtfeii ti,c,.itii,,tr in ho ci-i,-. ri urii. u,,.. ! California to Eneland on a train- whalte, Liberal representative in the last House seeking reelection in Skeena, "is the hard lanadlHM were listed, j homeward bound! ' V The Reds who went north in ! tn8 mlsslon- . . ;is the first Canadian i For them and 329 other former n, ni u0r, t thn! The RB-38 has six easoline iijic lu fib uitj a AiJiaiii.v v D the.- immediate torobiem; which is giving Prlrice, Rupert such a black name across Canada., , ' Acting on complaints made by citizens to Individual aldermen that 'police" in some cases had acted too abruptly without giving reasons for their actions, council passed the recommendation concerning courtesy. People wishing to attend the council meeting at 11 p.m. were amazed at the rapidity at which j the meeting was held and concluded. Only two matters had to be attended to: acceptance of the report of the committee of the whole and the adoption of its recommendations. The whole matter took only three minutes. The council meeting was called following a round-table conference Monday night attended by Mayor Harold Whalen, aldermen, Inspector Taylor of the RCMP, and Indian Superintendent Anfield, at which the disturbances were discussed. sed under the armis-: Allied captives the Korean war ,.. minute rinnerl their new piston engines and four jets. nt. The 2(i-yearold j had finally ended, nine days American-provided u n 1 f o r m s, I A commercial airliner of Slick listed as missine after firinir stonned at the front swearing, was found guilty this morning by the magistrate and fined $20 and costs or 10 days. Crown witnesses said Taylor had used swear words, " but stressed that they might have been directed to either the police or the crowd on Fulton Street early Sunday morning. Taylor under oath told court he believed he was arrested because he was walking and not running. ,He was not in the habit of swearing In public, he Tom Christie snarled and cursed U.S. officers "'rways reported neanng me and flashed anger. The display , distress message and charting obviously was aimed at propa-jthe downed plane's position as ganda for the Red newspaper ; about 220 nautical miles west of men and photographers who Prestwick, Scotland. N May 7 and believed j July 27. "f war. A member of 1 However, the Joy was blurred fitalion of the Royal ; by a grim remrt from the first fti'iiiincnt,, he was cap- ; American officer released. IRLERS ASKED TO HELP yiSH THE JOB AT RINK est working and most successful community representative from B.C. in Ottawa," Senator Gray Turgeon told a Smlthers audience last night. He urged re-election of Mr. Applewhalte and said it was-now conceded that the Liberals would form the next government and an expanding district like Skeena would benefit by "continuing to have a member who was well and favorably known to the ministers." Senator Turgeon defended the government's taxation policies, pointing out that the last budget had been criticized as an election bribe but the same said, and denied that he vented his feelings at either the crowd or the police because he had been neutral on the matter. AC Chief Of R.CMP. Starts Probe Appointed To New Post Appointment was announced today of T. M. Christie as local representative for Investors Syndicate of Canada Ltd. and Investors Mutual of Canada Ltd. This Is the first time a permanent representative has served ihere for these two affiliated companies. ' Mr. Christie has an extensive Icavy work at the Seal Cove rluk of the Prince Rupert , Mrs. Willa Ray appeared for the defence. T. W. Brown, QC, stood nearby. Most of the Americans were simply, quietly happy. The American prisoners were sped to Freedom Village, 12 miles south of Panmunjom, for showers, food, medical treatment and the first processing for their trip home. The Britons and Pelletier were taken to Camp Britannia and the iSouth Koreans to Camp Liberty, both near Freedom Village. Eight Americans, strapped to stretchers, were flown to Freedom Vlllag aboard four prosecuted. , L G. Gelinas 'lub has been completed but there are still a few light done. was disclosed this morning by President Jack Laurie- "'d another rilen j timmhfrc In an l.i flip rlnlr fmiltrht. Also as a result of the dem onstration near the city hall Saturday night, John Graham McKenzie appeared in police court charged with being a I finish the Job so ice machines can be turned on in jrr. ork party begins at 7 p.m. C There were few tales of torture, death and maiming. iming Film Shows Way criticism now claimed it afforded no relief, both accusations being purely political. He said growing Industrialization in B.C. was evidence of increasing decentralization of industry. . Mr. Applewhalte spoke on local matters, pointing to the new Smlthers federal building as the climax of his efforts for Smlthers. He also dealt, at length with the needed Improvements for telephone and telegraph service throughout tfie uorth. Rites Held Requiem high mass was sung Tuesday morning at Annunciation Church by Bishop A. Jordan for Louis George Gelinas. Mr. Gelinas, 37, was killed in a logging accident at Juskatla last Wednesday. Born In St. Barnady, Quebec, Mr. Gelinas had worked at Juskatla for two years. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Eleanor Gelinas, Vancouver, and a sister, Mrs. George Laframboise, Espen-ola, Ont. RCMP assistant commissioner C. E. Rlvett-Carnac arrived in hiince Rupert this morning to start a personal investigation of the demonstrations which have occurred In the downtown area of the city on two consecutive Saturday nights. Accompanied by Inspector Taylor, head of the Prince Rupert sub-dlvislon, the commissioner first consulted with the mayor, city officials and Magistrate W. D. Vance. Earlier this week Inspector Taylor appealed to the public to bring any complaints they may have about policing In Prince Rupert to him per background In the banking, insurance and general brokerage business. Before the war he lived for nine years in Toronto where he ran his own brokerage firm. He moved here Six years ago after his discharge from the army. Mr. Christie's territory in his new position will include Kitlmat and Terrace, in addition to Prince Rupert. Office space will be arranged here In the near ... future. ( vercome Fear of Water Trials Reduce Rush BERLIN (AP) The Communist hunger blockade and a rash of terror trials today severely reduced the rush of East Gei-mans to receive free American food parcels in West Berlin. Despite police threats and rain, hundreds of persons from Soviet-occupied East Berlin still came over for aid. Associated Press Tokyo Bureau chief Robert Eanson said some Interviews were conducted with frequent interruptions from censors censors and and the men obviously Oiks Wuirr ttnfrtv hrntlf.h' I'tic's head and mak- would come to Prince Runert to i had been Told there were only cliberttte movements panicking was the certain subjects they could dis give tests o candidates. If en V rated In a n.ert rms cuss. One censor refused to allow a ough didn't take tests, she said, Mr. Mitchell would not be able to come. Prince Rupert Rated Richer Market Safety film shown to r'T-sons night. in the Civic I showed an audience s, non-swimmers and fcrsons how to over-j"f water, elementary iMrokcs and methods f out of difficulties t in the water. Ban, chairman of the l"-rt board of Park its said there would f more films shipped former prisoner to discuss deaths of Allied captives on a mid-winter march from Seoul north to the Yalu river, "except those deaths you actually saw yourself." The first British officer liberated today from Communist captivity said the Reds tried to create rifts between British and Americans In a prison camp near the Yalu river but It dldnt work. Lieut. Anthony Perrlns of the Members of swim classes were told' that from now until the end of the season, 12 noon until 2 p.m. is set aside for those taking lessons at the pool. There will be no public swimming at that time. Times for pupils were set as follows: 12 noon, junior girls; 12:30 p.m.. Junior boys; 1 p.m.,. beginner girls; 1:30 p.m., beginner boys. At 8:30 in the evening, Miss sonally at sub-division headquarters. CCF Candidate Returns Home Harry Archibald, CCF candidate in Skeena riding, accompanied by George Hills, his official agent, returned last night from successful meetings held In Smlthers and Telkwa. During his speeches to the cal averages. The fact that sales exceed income locally points to the conclusion that Prince Rupert is the trading hub for a wide surrounding area. How each community stands with relation to others in purchasing ability and economic well-being is shown in the survey by a "quality of market" index. This is a weighted -figure that takes Into account population, in-cqme, sales and other factors. Prince Rupert's index Is given as 151, or 51 per cent above the national average. shows that the 2,700 families In Prince Rupert attained a net income, after deduction of personal income taxes, of $13,116,000, which was a gain over the $13,055,000 accounted for In the prior year. Divided by the number of families in Prince Rupert, it represents an Income per family of $1,858. This was. more than was earned generally throughout Canada, an average of $4,336 per family, and than the $4,390 per family in the province of British Columbia. The ilgures, it is noted, art) straight arithmeti ' 'Special to The Dlly News NEW YORK. Prince Rupert stands out as a rich market with families earning more and spending more than those In most cities In Canada. - - .This is revealed in a new, copyrighted survey of buying power, covering Canada and the United Btates, prepared by Sales Management. Larger incomes made it possible for families in Prince Rupert to -buy more and livt better than those In most other places. This is Indicated by the volume of business done by the local retail stores during the past year. The figures show that this retail activity reached the high mark of $14,297,000, an increase over the 1951 record of $12,471,000. It was much more than the total to be expected for a city of its size. On the basis of population, local retail business should have been only .0588 per cent of the national. Actually, however, it was 12'Ji) pt:r cent. The large-scale buying, which meant, more luxurious living, was mudc possible by betti mriiinRs The ' data as a result of White said she would give In l ivuuert 4 shown struction in diving, strokes, synchronized swimming and life saving methods. tWhite, Gyro swim-Jctor, said that if Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, said also that on the night of the armistice, the Chinese provided beer and extra rations for a Dartv which was not held be- ie swimming o class- - farmers of the area Mr. Archi u ")- j uuc uiau ttaivcu lui imuito w urn. out In sufficient anyone who wished to take part na about about fin 50 nr or nn 60 i In the k Rpr'onri cs....rf Anrmu.1 i u,t. Parks , cause "the Chinese wanted to bald stressed the need for overseas markets. He also discussed local problems on fishing, lumbering and dairying. set for CtmNKU.iiently, we tunc examinations, Board swimming gala celebrate, would not." Ked' August 16. ui ine u u. J