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Vol.   1; No. 31
Prince George, B.C., WEDNESDAY, October 16,  1957    (2 Sections,  12 Pages)
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Transport Dept Gets Go Ahead
Parks Board has approved a seaplane base for the Hudson's Bay slough.
Move was made last night when the board decided to inform city council that it was in favour of a base near what has always been slated as historic parkland.
Decision brought to an end a long squabble among parks board, centennial groups and others who had a voice in the administration and development of park
sites.
However, parks board has approved construction of a seaplane base at the site as long as it is on a lease agreement.
A letter specifying the terms of their offer was drafted last night and will be given to city council for discussion at its next meeting.
Plans for the development of a seaplane base here earlier thin year v^ere as stagnant as the waters in the slough until recent weeks when Parks Board began reviewing a development program for the South Fort George park.
Present launching and docking site for pontoon-equipped aircraft in South Fort George has long been inadequate.
.Hudson's Bay slough, abo\it a mile upstream from the present base,   has   long   been   acknow-Jcy RCMP hero-..for infractions, under-the Government Liquor  Act  since   April   15.
A plainclothes constable yos-tcday allegedly bought a bottle of liquor from the man in a scheme that" was planned by police late last week.   -
Hoffa Supported By Toronto Union
TORONTO (CP) � A lack-of-confidence motion against the executive of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters CLC Local 647, Milk and Bread Drivers Union, failed Tuesday night to get on the floor at a closed membership meeting.
A group of members are protesting support given to James Hoffa at the recent Miami convention by representatives of the local union.
The group, headed by George Baird, former executive member, tried to introduce the motion but it was ruled out of order.
British H-Tesfs Slated For Winter
LONDON (AP) � The News Chronicle says Britain will carry out a new series of hydrogen bomb tests over Christmas Island this winter.
The report says:
"The H-bombers will drop three or more H-bombs each, equal to more than 1,000,000 tons of TNT.
"But the bombs will be designed as warheads for intercontinental rock'ets."
drugs, in the house but later discovered poppy heads and seeds in a car parked outside the front door of the dwelling.
Consequent evidence indicated that the vehicle belonged to the accused  man.
"On the back seat and floor I saw some poppy heads," Rasmussen testified.
He said he took six poppy heads from the back seat of the car and an undetermined quantity of seeds were stuck to a blanket covering the front scat. SACK   OUTSID10
About 45 minutes later, after midnight, Rasmussen, accompanied by Constable John Keiz, returned to Ross' residence and found a paper sack full of poppy heads cached outdoors.
Two days later the portions of poppies discovered during the investigation were studied by a Dominion government analyst in Vancouver.
The analyst's reports were enf tered. as .exhibits but were nbft
read aloud.
Ross'tear-was laatcr seized by police and "'taken Into storage near the Seventh Avenue police station.
Rasmussen told Magistrate Moran he looked into the pots atop Ross' kitchen stove in search of poppy tea, the usual method of administering the drug from the seeds.
Daniel McMaster, 9S9 Freeman Street, testified he sold the 1918 Chevrolet sedan to Ross.
Date has not been set for Ross' appearance in County Court.
Pension Rise Welcomed By Depuly Martin   |
VANCOUVER (CP) � Acting Premier Eric Martin said Brit ish Columbia's government welcomed increases in the old age pension forecast in the speech from   the  throne   at  Ottawa.
"I think the ontire speech was very creditable," said the health minister, who is subbing for Premier Bennett, in Ottawa for the Queen's visit. "It was the best we've had in years."
Mr. Martin said Social Credit has proposed a larger pension than the $55 monthly reported to be planned by the federal Conservattives. Nevertheless the B.C. government approved a $9 increase over the present $46.
Increases for persons in the G5 to 69 age brackets will cost British Columbia an additional $500,000 annually, the acting premier said. "We will be glad to pay."
THIS SCENE could soon be the site of a new, modern    Fort George are a bugbear of pilots operating in this seaplane base at the mouth of the Hudson's Bay    area. Parks Board last night agreed to the establish-Slough on the Fraser River. Department of Trans-    ment of a seaplane base on Hudson's Bay Slough, port plans are in the air for development of the site    providing it is only built on a short-term lease agree-as one of the most ideal seaplane wharfing locations    ment. in central B.C. Current, crowded facilities in South   .
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Peace River S
Crashes To Ground
New Reserve For 'Wee-Gee' Land
VICTORIA (CP) � The provincial cabinet has extended reserves already imposed in the vast northern British Columbia area proposed for an industrial empire under the guidance of Swedish financier Axel Wcnncr-Gren.
The new reserves, added to the 40,000 square miles of land now under reserve for the Wen-ner-Gren interests, take in land from Hudson Hope east to the Alberta border and from Fort McLeod south to Summit Lake.
Provincial officials said Tuesday they had not yet computed the area of land covered by the new reserves.
The reserves, covering land, mineral and water resources, are to prevent "nuisance staking on land which would be flooded if a proposed 4,000,000 horsepower hydro project is constructed by interests representing Wenner-Gren on the Peace River.
The latest area includes all o! the watershed of the Peace River and its tributaries between Hudson  Hope and the  B.C.-A1-
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berta   border foot   contour
 below   the   1,700  level   ami   all the
watershed  upstream  below the 2,450 foot level. For  the  first  time  the  gov-
Hectic 4 Days In Ottawa Ends: Royalty Flies South
OTTAWA (CP) � With a final affectionate salute from throngs of her Canadian subjects, Queen Elizabeth left Ottawa with Prince Philip today after a four-day visit that brought this capital happy memories and some new history.
A screaming hello and God speed from 15,000 school children was still ringing in the ears of the Royal Couple as they took off at 11:38 a.m. EDT for
Jamsctown, Va., to start a six-day United States visit including a stay at. the "White House in  Washington.
The plane was to land ?.t Pat-trick Henry Air Force Base near Williamsberg. THANKS  M.ASSEY
"It has been lovely," the Queen said in her final words on Canadian soil, to Governor-General Massey, host to the Royal pair at Government House since their ariyal here Saturday afternoon.
Then   she   waved   a   smiling
farewell from the ramp of the RCAF's C-5 a few minutes before it took off into a misted morning for a 2^-hour flight. And a little before that, she spoke   of   her   renewed   happi-
 second   visit   to  first   as   reigning
ness on thi Canada, her sovereign.
She told ] 5,000 youngsters jamming stands in Lansdown Park that it had been a "wonderful welcome." � The Pioy^l Couple .ending their stay as guests of Gover-
nor-General Massey, were sent on their way by the Governor-General as they left in a open-topped convertible.-
Hundreds of youngsters lined up outside the spacious grounds of Government House screamed a farewell as their car drove slowly out of the gates, followed by one with Prime Minister and Mrs. Diefen-baker.
jIHKFKXBAKERS   ALONG Mi*, and Mrs. Dicfenbaker are (See  HECTIC 4  DAYS,  Page 4)
eminent also imposed a water reserve on "the unrecorded waters of the Peace River and its tributaries and the Finlay River and its tributaries aH within the Peace River, Prince George and Haclton water districts.
An official said there were several reserves already in effect on the streams and rivers in the area "but in view of the recent interest in this area It is advisable to place a new reserve on the whole of the waters affected."
Meanwhile Wilson Duff, anthropologist at. the provincial museum, suggested that any private companies planning to flood large areas in B.C. should be responsible for the financing of archaelogoical research in the areas.
Mr. Duff said a major part of the archaeological resources of the province could be destroyed if a proper archaeological expedition had not surveyed the areas to be flooded.
Syria Wants UN Probe For Border
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP) � Syria today formally requested the United Nations General Assembly to consider alleged threats to her security.
The move will open the way for a full airing of the Turkish-Syrian border ten s i o n. tach side has accused the other of threatening peace by massing troops along their common frontier.
The proposal for the denate was in the form of a letter asking that a new item be added to the agenda of .the 82-na-tion assembly entitled "threats to the peace and security of Syria." The title did not refer to Turkey by name.
The letter requested the establishment of an impartial UN
Alaska Highway Route Cut Off
The 910 million Peace River suspension bridge 35 miles north of Dawson Creek today is wracking itself to an early death.
Department of Highways officials in Prince George torlay said the huge span across the fast-flowing Peace River is buckling and should be in the water and declared a complete loss by nightfall.__________^
BULLETIN
TAYLOR (CO � The north span of the big 2,200-foot Peace River suspension bridge crashed into the river today creating a gap in the 1,500-mile Alaska Highway.
in the meantime, all travellers going north over the Hart Highway have been warned that traffic on the Alaska Highway has come to a halt until a ferry service is arranged.
First symptoms of a slow death began to show late yesterday when the north pier began to  buckle.
Then the whole bridge started to twist. Scarcely four hours later the crossing developed a series of lever forces and began falling into the stream below.
However, Department of High-Ways officials announced today that steps arc being taken to have a ferry service, presently operating near Clayhursl, brought to the scone and used to take light* traffic over the river.
Engineers at the scene said the apparent cause of the structure's failure was erosion on the north bank of the stream.
Peace River bridge was built by the American Army in 1043 as a phase of the Alaska Highway project. It is 15 miles out of Fort St. John and 35 miles north of Dawson Creek.
It is near the community of Taylor, in the middle of the Peace River oil and natural gas country.
Main span of the suspension bridge is 1200 feet long. Entire crossing is just over a quarter mile in length.
According to a report received by The Citizen some of the Peace River bridge components are crashing to the ground for the second time.
One story has it that some of the main parts of the span were once incorportcd into a bridge which    failed    in    the    United
been salvaged and shipped north for the Alcan link.
Failure of the bridge is a major blow to transportation in the northwest. Ferries will go into service soon Hut in the first instance they will probably not be able to carry the huge trailer-trucks which plio the U.S.Alaska route.
Hit-Run
Driver
Blamed
Driver of a hit and run car which struck and killed a South Fort George child late Saturday has been blamed for the fatality by a coroner's jury.
Charles Cole, 7. son of Mr. and Mis. Max Cole of South Fort George died after being hit and thrown by a fast-moving vehicle .south of the Hudson's Hay Slough bridge about S p.m. Saturday.
He was one of five children in the Cole family and was in grade two at South Fort George elementary school.
Coroner Dr. A. L. Chambers and a six-man jury heard evidence from a witness who discovered the injured child lying near the middle of the travelled portion of the road.
He said he did not see a vehicle which children at the scene reported had struck the young boy.
"We believe death was due to darkness and the lack of care and attention on the part, of the driver," the jury's verdict reads in part.
Jury also heard evidence that the vehicle which killed the child stopped momentarily and sped from the scene.
Verdict also pointed out that
the driver
 then left the
(Sce SYRIA WANTS,   Page 4)     States.   They   are  t,uid   to  have
scene without offering aid."
Funeral for Charles vfas held from   Sacred   Heart   Church   at 10:30   :.!n. today Interment was (See  HIT-RUN,  PaOe 4}