Variable cloudiness with fog patches in the morning. Little change in temperature, light winds. Low tonight and high to-morow 25 and 40. Vol. 1; No. 46 Prince George, B.C., WEDNESDAY, November 6, 1957 (2 Sections, 12 Pages) 7c per copy Phone 67 BIG FLAPPER-LIKE, antennas are the secret of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway's $1,470,000 microwave radio systern. This station which is situated atop the Airport Hill is typical of the 17 such sites which have been built between Fort St. John and Clinton in the. past two years. The other television-like antennas a're.ior other, radio systems currently used by the railroad. See story on.page 2. ."� � . ~*'! �citiwm x�noto Piece Of Sputnik II Breaks Away, Dog Lives ONDON (CP) � Sputnik 11 early today finished its 10th ];ip around the world as scientists reported a chunk of it had broken away. At. the .start of its fourth ycfay aloft., Sputnik II sliiihpod f to its Inwcst. altitude yet recorded while whirling over Britain. In Tokyo, Japanese .scientists tracking the second Soviet, earth satellite's progress imported its cap has broken away from the main body. They said tile cap is travelling a minute-and-a-half, or 4L>5 miles, ahead of the moon let. Dr. Yoshiaki Nakada, head of Japanese engineers listening to the Sputnik II's signal, told reporters he has heard at least seven different, kinds of coded messages. It shot over the British Isles from southwest, to northesl at. a height of only 130 miles� not far above the frontier of the earth's atmosphere, roughly 100 miles up. The highest point of its egg-shaped orbit is almost 1,000 miles out into, space! Scientists at Cambridge University, north of London, reported spotting the dog-carrying moon let "unite clearly as a very bright object" in the early morning sky. ONE CONTINUOUS N'OTB Renters listening post outside London reported the signal transmitted by Sputnik II today was "a strong continuous note." Latest report on Laika, the first living space traveller, is- Advance Poll Set As Civic Elections Near 11. R. '"Bob" Anderson has been appointed returning officer to officiate at the forthcoming municipal elections December 12. His appointment was ratified by city council Monday night at a meeting during which it was announced that for the first time the city will conduct an advance voting poll. � Upon the recommendation oi Oops, Pardon My Big Feet It can hnpperi to anybody �well almost anybody. Last night it happened to Hoy a I Hank manager .lim Me-Connel and he's still blushing ovrr it. What Mr. MrConncI did brought an RCMI* t^quad car Availing to thr front door of the bank at Third and Quebec in a mutter of seconds at about 8 p.m., ready for the worst-. Hut instead of trouble, tlie constables found something to laugh about. Mr. McConncl had accident; l.v tripped the bank hold-up alarm Svlilcli goes off with electrifying suddenness at the police station. Alderman Ken Jack an advance poll will be held on each of two days preceding the official voting day. The advance polls on December 10 and 11 will be hold between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. At the same time council chose the Civic Centre as the poliing place ami the hours of voting will be between S a.m. and S p.m. Deadline for the acceptance of nominations for candidates in the election has been set for 12 noon December 2. Nominations must be filed at City Hal). Storms Pin Ships In British Ports LONDON (Reuters!�A second night, of violent storms brought more ilooding and damage to Britain, upset travel and pinned .shipping in ports. Gales ranging along the south and east coasts battered seafront towns and threatened ships still at sea. Half an inch of rain fell during the night in the London area. Main roads and some railroad lines were swamped in the Midlands. sued Tuesday night by Moscow radio said the dog was "satisfactory" despite being whirled through the cosmos at 18,000 (See SPUTNIK II, Page 3) Pioneer Merchant Dead At Vancouver Word has'been received here of the death in Vancouver of one of Prince George's pioneer merchants. W. K. MacKenzie, founder of MacKenzio's Men's Wear, died Sunday in Vancouver at the age of So. He came to Prince George sometime prior to World War I and later, in partnership with A. M. Patterson, established a retail store on George Street. The partnership was later dis-olved and each of the participants began their own business. Mr. MacKenzie left Prince George about three years ago following a mishap in which his hip was broken. He sold his business 10 years previously to a nephew. He is survived by one son. There was no announcement regarding his funeral. CHANCES ARE 10 million to one that the system will ever be entirely inoperative at one time. When one of the two sets of channel equipment, shown above, fades or is interrupted by a failure, it automatically switches over to the second channel. Switch-over time is one-thousandth of a second. �Citizen Photo PRINCE GEORGE will be the center of north-south communications on the microwave relay system. A Rogers Majestic communications technician, shown here making last-minute tests, has done most of the work on the local receiver and transmitting units. It is expected to go into full operation in two or three weeks. �Citizen Photo Seek Drink With Spirit No Alcoho lilUSBANK, Australia (Keii-tcrs)�The Queensland Temper-aiicc League is looking lor � "iion - intoxicaitng drink which will appeal to men." The league has been asked to find such a beverage by the Queensland llnptist Union Assembly. The assembly felt that if young men cpuldjearn to like minH '��- �li�ii�W. �.!��� i> ,\v�>�!<���">*� vant Intoxicating liquor. The Sydney Daily Telegraph said that if the temperance league could find a drink which crives all the jollity and good cheer of alcohol without any of alcohol's disadvantages, it will answer one of man kind's most urgent needs. What is vnnted, said The Telegraph, is "something that makes you feel the way you ought to feel without it." Second Sputnik Cost Moon, Says Briton LONDON (AP) � A British science writer today estimated that it cost the Russians �300;-000.000� $a4b,q00,00p to fire the second satellite into outer space. Kell Opens Alaska Trail Music Series Concert by noted clarinetist Reginald Kell, assisted by pianist Holiert Drumm, was treated with enthusiasm and received well by an audience of 250 in the junior high school auditorium last night- "Those who didn't go really missed something," said Miss Jean Sargent of Prince George Concert Association this morning. Mr. Kell was generous in his encores and played delightful solos. Mr. Drumm was praised for- his restrained interpretatioi of Beethoven. The clarinetist was very help ful: to the audience in giving brief introductions to some o the selection ho played, and ii so ding he helped the audience to listen more creatively. He was highly praised for his renditions of ii Mozart concerto and a Brahms sunala. He was accompanied by the piano oi both selections. Three More Men Needed Police' Inadequate' As Crime Mounts Here For the second time in less city. Total strength of the city than six months the City of Prince George has been told that ts police force is Inadequate. "There is an urgent need for the addition of at least three uniformed officers, RCMP head-juarters at Victoria has advised city council. According to a letter address- ed to the city, a minimum of 21 uniformed police officers are required to adequately patrol the force now stands at 18. The request is similar to one received last July and which was rejected on the grounds that the city's finances would not permit further police expenditures-Cost of policing the city in 195S has been estimated at $84,-300. Addition of three officers would boost that amount by approximately $14,433, or $4,811 per man. The request for more men was based ; on the contention thai criminal offences are on the in crease in Prince George. Council was informed that during the period June to September the number of police court cases increased for 1.G00 in 1056 to 2.038 in 1957. Council made no decision, but instead referred the request to the police and finance committees for consideration. Moon-Struck Citizens Here Rarin' To Ride On Rocket A good many Prince Georg- felt that all of "God's Creation" ians would go to the moon if they had the chance. Citizen survey conducted this morning indicates . that about, one third of the adults here, of both sexes, arc rarin' to go. The other two thirds arc equally emphatic that they would not accept any free tickets to the moon�even for the round trip. GO� ANGRY One lady, Mrs. 1. Handford, an assistant at the city library felt that "God would punish," any mortal presumptious enough to venture to the moon. "Ridiculous!" exclaimed the Key. T. U. K. Allen of St. Michael's and All Angels Church. He ( was open to man. What mattered was what people did, in the moral sense, not where they went. He felt there was no sin in Columbus' discovery of Am- One young man who has plenty of enthusiasm for a moon ride, and plenty of reasons in support of the venture, is Clark Warwick a mechanic for Pacific Western Airlines. "Without new frontiers to conquer, man would lose the impulse to live," he said. Also, the fantastic equipment that would have to be developed for such a project would give a great fillip to scientific research. Sgt. C. W. Audeibon, an Am- >;� crican in charge of Radar Maintenance with the USAF at Baldy Hughes, said that he would "enjoy" a trip if he could be in the crew of the first rocket. Frank Perry, the barrister, said "I'd see if the ticket >vas return, then make ray will." Ha thought the prospect of a trip to the moon was remote. Most housewives thought they were were. better off where "I'd just as soon they stay right here." said Mrs. P. Glaum, 990 Patricia Boulevard. The CPA airport receptionist, a housewife, agreed with her. It was not merely a question of danger�she just did not want to go. Mrs. Ken Jack shared these sentiments. Avenue Pharmacy, could not "See any advantages in a trip to the moon. It's always struck me as a cold bleak place." Margaret Klassen, a laboratory technician of tho Professional Centre Medical Laboratory, would "Love to go". The adventure appeals to her, she wants to carry out experiments to see how plants would stand up to lunar conditions. A good many of the ladies-were willing to go once the venture was made safe. Betty Jordan, a blonde employed by Briggs and Fonseca, architects, said, "I'd love to go�provided .someone else had gone first." Lunatics or pioneers, stick-in-the-muds or men of solid sense, 'Geoff" Mortimer, of Fifth Prince George has got 'em all. Reds Ask Meeting To Establish Peace By VINCENT BUIST MOSCOW (Reuters) � Russia today called for an Gast-west meeting of world leaders to outlaw wur, end the arms race and establish peaceful coexistence. In a major policy address, Communist party secretary Nikita Khrushchev gave a solemn "no war" pledge on behalf of Russia, providing his nation is not attacked. He said "competition in Sputniks is preferable to competitioi in lethal weapons." Russia, he said, is waiting for American and other Sputniks to aippeai and form a "commonwealth o Sputniks." The Communist party chic addressed 17,000 cheering Com munists from 61 nations ut "jubilee" session of the Supreme Soviet in Moscow's Sports Pal ace. He hammered away in his lengthy speech ut his plan foi meeting of world leaders. Purpose of the meeting would be to "reach a mutual understanding on the banning of wai as a method of settling international broblems, to stop the cold war and the armaments race, and to establish relations be tween states on the basis of coexistence," he said. Ideological differences between East and West should not be settled on a 'but through basis of war competition," Khrushchev declared. He said an understanding should be reached to obtain "a better satisfaction of man's needs." KXl'EIiliKl) MEN SKEN' Lazar Kaganovich and Dmi- ri Shepilov, members of the 'anti-party" group expelled from heir posts last June, were seen ~t today's session. Some 1,300 delegates and 15,-000 guests from the 61 nations� here to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Russian revolu-ion�included Chinese leader Mao Tsetung, who sat at Khru-(See KHRUSHCHEV, Poge 3) Red Ships Hit Near Formosa TAIPEI. Formosa (API�Na-Jorialist warships hit and dam-ged two Communist gunboats nd four motorized junks in a lattle in the Formosa Strait arly today, the defence minis-ry reported. The report said the Commn-dsts initiated the action off ^ingtan Island, 45 miles south Matsu, as Nationalist war-hips were on patrol- The Nationalists said their MAJOR I'OLK'V address was given today by Communist party secretary Nikita Khrushchev who gave a solemn "no war" pledge on behalf of Russia. City Wins lout With Asian 'Flu Prince George's bout with the Asian 'flu has passed its peak and is weil on the wane, according to Dr- G. D. Kettyls. The director of the Cariboo Health Unit in a report to city council this week, indicated that the virus had about spent itself here and that communfties such ay Quesnel and Williams Lake, the area administered by the akh unit, was now feeling effects. He reported that the health unit had received and put to use its quota of influenza vaccine and that about GOO innocu-ations had been administered o key personnel, including hospital staff and police. The quota was insufficient to indeitako a public innoculation program, he said.