INSIDE 'CLASSIFIED.................:. Page 6 �'' COMICS.........:...:.':............ Page 7 EDITORIAL...................... Page 2 ! WOMEN'S, SOCIAL ........ Page 5 .� SPORTS........................... Page 4 The Weather Mostly clear and contiiiing cold Wednesday. Winds light. Low tonight and high tomorrow 20 below and 5 ebove. PHONE 67 Vol. 2; No. 25 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1958 PRICE 7 CENTS BY CARRIER . 91.35 PER MONTH Prince George's new $455,000 ice coliseum will definitely be opened for public use near the end of this month, a spokesman for the architects announced today. Albert J. Church, representative of Underwood, McKinley and Cameron Ltd. of Vancouver, said the exact opening date, however, will depend on the completion of trades work in the structure. / Nevertheless, final completion of the exterior of the building wil not be possible until summer. Still to be finished is the installation of refrigeration equipment and tests and trial runs of its ice-making capabilities. General contractor is C. J. Oliver Ltd. "Stringent tests are required to prove smooth and essentially trouble-free operation," Church stated. He said an ice surface will be made after tests have been made to determine the performance of the system. Meanwhile Tom Hennessey, manager of the Prince George Mohawks hockey team said this morning the arena can't be opened�soon enough as far as local hockey enthusiasts are concerned. PLAYOFFS FEB. 22 , He stated that playoffs are scheduled to open Feb. 22 and ho hoped the building could be opened before that fcime. � Hennessey will met with the Civic Properties Commission to morow in ah effort to obtain a Hixon Faller Slfuck By Tree A Hixon bushworker received facial Injuries when struck by a tree shortly before noon-yes terday. Rushed to hospital by ambu-lance from the Central Logging operation southwest of Hixon �was Girardo Filafderro, a fall or. He is suffering from fractures of facial bones and general abrasions and bruises. Filafderro is in good condition in hospital. Prince George Ambulance Service brought the man to hospital here for emergency treatment. � s. He was struck by a tree near the millsite about' 11 a.m. yesterday. His doctor said the injuries were confined mainly to his face, relieving fears that he could have been hurt in the chest and stomach. Mother, Three Tots Burned To Death LANCASTER, N.B. (CP) � A mother and her three young children were burned to death in a frame farm home on this city's outskirts early today. The victiihs were identified as Mrs. Lorna Lynch, her two sons Bruce and Ronald and a daughter, Anne Marie. definite date as to the arena's opening. Plumbing, heating and painting contractors are required to complete their operations prior to declaring the building open. Miscellaneous metal, including iron railings, must still be installed. Church is familiarizing the building manager, ice makers and Civic Properties commission with the structure to ensure that once the building is completed by the contractor no time will be lost in putting it to use. 300 Mothers To March In Drive tonight Over 300 Marching Mothers will participate in a 90-minute blitz drive tonight on behalf of the Kinsmen child care and polio fund. When a mother calls at your home she'll be seeking a donation which will relieve some B.C. child of a handicap which arose from a sickness or accident. Officials of the Prince George Kinsmen Club are confident the drive will reach the $4,000 objective. Marching Mothers start out at 6:30 p.m. in each of the 33 districts into which the city has been divided. They expect to finish their campaign by 8 p.m. The 00-minute blitz will come as a climax to Kin Radio Day, duvirig which Kinsmen use the facilities of radio station CKPG to promote their efforts. IN VANDERHOOF Mothers will also be "marching" in Vanderhoof and Fort St. James this evening. Locally, campaigns will be conducted in South Fort George, Island Cache, VLA subdivision. Hart Highway, Airport and Experimental farm. Sub-drives will be held at Summit Lake, Willow River and Giscome. All communities are expected to report their returns to Prince (See 300 MOTHERS, Page 3) Hoot Drops Assessment VANCOUVER (CD � How much for saying to hoot with the train �whistle? West Vancouver court of revision granted a $400 reduction in assessment to J. A. 1). Keay, whose home is adjacent to the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line. Irritation of the shrieking PGE whistle is so great, Mr. Keay said in his appeal, "we're considering moving." Assessment on improvements to the Keay home was cut to $5,050 from $5,450. DOES EXIST IN B.C. Discrimination Against Indians VICTORIA (CP) � A claim that discrimination "very definitely" is being practised in B.C. against native. Indians was made in the legislature Tuesday by W. H. Murray (SC-Princc Rupert). "Let's not bury our heads in the sand -and think it. does not exist. It very definitely docs," he said in the throne speech debate. "How can wo glibly critisizc segregation prevalent in the U.S. when we ourselves tolerate a similar practice here on our own doorstep." He said the B.C. Commissioner of Indian Affairs should "get out and do something about a situation that is. not � only serious but in the eyes of the world places the people of B.C. and Canada in an extremely bigoted and discriminatory light." "If mass interdiction of a people is not discriuiinatiou I would certainly like to know what is." He said that while Canada cries out against discrimination it seemingly lacks the "fortitude and understanding to do anything about it except give lip service." Lois Haggen (CCF-Grand Forks-Greenwood) said she believes, despite government denials, that service is actually being cut in B.C. institutions. She said Woodlands school for. retarded children has "many, empty beds" despite a waiting list. She spoke of the suffering that parents of retarded children went through when they weren't able to place their children in proper institutions and said "if there is suffering ; E should like to see it done and' done now."" Mrs. Haggen said all provincial institutions should be increased rather thaii cut. READY TO MARCH tonight in blitz campaign to raise funds for the fight against polio are these two Prince George mothers Mrs. Carol Kennedy, 1804 Juniper St., and Mrs. Chris Udahl, 1820 Juniper St. The pair will'be among 300 mothers who will canvass the city tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. . � �Citizen Photo Saves Two In Fire A courageous nine-year-old girl saved her younger sister and a brother from a fire which destroyed their Island Cache home in a matter of minutes. Flames raced through the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Audet, 1147 River Road, Island Cache, levelling it to the ground late Saturday afternoon. Sharon Graham, 0, her sister Gail, six, and their 20-month-old step-brothci1 were in the living room of the five-room house when the flames broke out. The eldest child noticed what she first thought were the headlights of a car flashing through the kitchen windows. Suddenly smoke began pouring out of the room and she rushed the two youngsters outside Issue Permits On Two $100,000 Apartment Blocks Building permits have been issued for the construction in the Millar Addition of two $100,-000 apartment blocks. Construction of one of the 1$-suite units located on Queesway is already underway and is scheduled for completion in June. A start on the second building is expected within the next two or three weeks. The two-and-a-half-storcy apartment dwellings are being constructed by C. J. Oliver Ltd. for Tilcon Investors Ltd., Vancouver and Rio-Ray Investments and Buildings Ltd., Vancouver. OX QUEENSWAY The units are to be constructed on the west side of Queensway between Sixteenth and Seventeenth Avenues. Excavations for the first unit got underway in recent weeks and crews are expected to begin pouring concrete shortly. The second unit will be located immediately adjacent to the first unit. r The buildings will comprise 10 single bedroom suites, four double bedroom suites and four batchelor suites. Each suite, will be- wired for television and the buildings will be heated by hot �air from oil-fired burners. Architect for the frame, and stucco buildings is'Peter- Haffka, V ancouver. where she called neighbors for help. It was too late, however, and fire was racing through the home before neighbors could make any efforts to control it. WAS SHOPPING Mrs. Audet was shopping down town at. the time and her husband was not home. "I'm sure the house went up B.C. Government To Blame For Collapse Of Peace Bridge VICTORIA (CP) � Harold Roche (SC-North : Peace River) said Tuesday the provincial legislature was to blame for the collapse of the Peace River bridge last October because it let giant oil company trucks pass over the bridge. Mr. Roche said that if loads as high as 130-tons had not been allowed to cross the bridge "I'm satisfied we would still have it." � Mr. Roche said he felt many in the government had "no conception" of the area he represented and with "very few exceptions" private members of all parties in the house were ignorant of the northland, now awakening to an industrial and agricultural greatness. He said that when 100-ton loads, trucks and tractors, crossed over the Peace, the bridge "sagged IS inches and recovered 14." in about three minutes," Mrs. Audet said today.' \ The family lost everything except the clothing they were wearing. A new stove, and a che:ler-field suite beside other fixtures went up in smoke. The children were playing in the living room at the time. Mrs. Audet said that if it wasn't for Sharon's quick-thinking the other youngsters could have become panicky and been burned by the flames. .. The. mother said the fire undoubtedly began in the kitchen and added it was possibly started by failure in the electric wiring. The family has appealed to the local branch of the Red Cross Society for clothing and blankets They are now living in another home in the Island Cache area. Appeal Of Kitimat Man Is Adjouned VANCOUVER CP) � The B.C. Court of Appeal has adjourned until Friday an appeal by Werner Hensell of Kitimat against the eight-year sentence he received for* manslaughter in the May 25 death of Frank Lechner. Hensell was charged with murder after Lechner was found shot in the bedroom of the Kitimat home the two shared. A Prince Rupert jury found him guilty of manslaughter. The case was adjourned Monday when the appeal judges asked for a transcript of the trial judge's charge to the jui'y- 20 Below Zero Expected Tonight Unemployment in Prince George, aggravated by abnormal weather conditions, received measiu^es of relief from two directions. Simultaneous with an overnight cold snap, which, if continuous, will send hundreds of workers back into the bush, is the announcement that two provincial government departments at Prince George will spend in excess of $200,000 on a road building program. Latest weather forecast at press time today predicted 20 below for tonight and expectations are that sub-zero conditions will prevail for the next two or three days at least. The prediction met with approval of lumbermen who contended that' a few days qf cold weather is just what is needed. Although main roads are frozen, the same does not hold true for side roads which have no frost at all. The cold experienced last night and that predicted for the next two days will "tighten up" roads and make operations in the bush practicable. . The road program is designed to accommodate the federal government's winter work program. The highways department and the B.C. Forest Service have allocated the $200,000 for clearing operations -Ofl-~HighwajL._L6..:-ancL the Willow River forest access road. 200 MEN TO WORK , The program win mean jobs for upwards of 200 men, mostly laborers. Unemployment Insurance officials, taking turnover into consideration, estimate the program could involve as many as 500 workmen. The department of highways will establish three work camps FOREIGN TRADE DEFICIT DOWN FROM PEAK YEAR , OTTAWA (CP) � Canada's foreign trade deficit dropped to $603,700,000 last year from the peak of $842,300,000 in 1956 as her exports rose slightly while her imports eased from the all-time high. It. was the fifth successive deficit�balance of imports over exports � and the seventh in post-war years. The. last trade surplus was $325,000,000 in 1052. The deficit tends to add to Canada's foreign debt. Exports rose by $73,000,000 to an all-time high of $4,936,000,-000, the bureau of statistics reported today in preliminary estimates. Imports cased by $70,-000,000 to $5,629,700,000 from the record $5,703,400,00 of 1956. Makes Speed Legal VICTORIA (CP) � Highways Minister P. A. Gaglardi Tuesday set the speed limit on the Lions Gate bridge at 35 miles an hour. "They are travelling that speed now � why not make it legal," he said. Navy's Satellite Again Proves To Be A Dudnlk By BEX PUNK CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)�The United States Navy's second Vanguard satellite rocket roared skyward early today but ended just like the first � in a fiery explosion. Sixty seconds after a beautiful takeoff at 2:33 a.m. EST, the bullet - shaped Vanguard wobbled crazily, broke into two pieces and was destroyed by the test range safety officer. �If , the-.flight had succeeded, the navy would have put a tiny "moon", into orbit with .. the army's Explorer, which Avas fired aloft Friday by the Jupiter-C missile. FLAMING FRAGMENTS But the Vanguard climbed only about 20,000 feet into: a cold, starry, sky before, the. safety officer. R. D. Stephens, pressed the button that blew it apart and sent it plunging toward the ocean in fiercely- blazing fragments. The first Vanguard rocket, fired here Dec. 6, struggled upward only four feet before it toppled, over .and was � partiy consumed hi its own flames. A fuel-line leak, causing a loss of pressure in the combusion chamber, was blamed for that spectacular mishap, which damaged U.'s. prestige abroad at a time when Russia had the only satellites in the skies. Experts had hoped that the lessons learned from that first failure-would help pave the -way to success on, the next attempt^ but officials emphasized before today's, attempt that the odds against getting the Vanguard's . (See SATELLITE, Page 3) immediately as work in the Pur-den Lake area gets underway. . BCFS plans to send an initial survey crew out this.weekend in preparation for its program of clearing the Willow River access road. A minimum of 50 men will be employed on the project. TO SHAKE COS* The federal government is covering 50 percent of the cost of both projects, as part of. a program designed to promote winter employment. About 200 men, most of them laborers and chainsaw operators, will.be employed, pn both