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Vol. 2; No. 50
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1958
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Which. Girl Will Be Named Queen Of The Evergreens?
Lynne   Alexander,   17
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New School Act Could Bring Increased Grant
One Of Seven Will Rule As Aurora 1
Claudia    Blue,    17
Kay. Killy,   18
Citizen  Photos    i'- vY �'   �   .        ... ...,
Gus Holds Measure Of Promise For Logging
A confident outlook for Prince George district logging and mill operators and for the district's farmers was the feeling created ny, Progressive-Conservative W. C. "Gus" Henderson in a campaign speech here last night.
In a radio broadcast over station CKPC the spry farmer from
Jim Johnson To Attend Counselling Seminar At Coast
Jim Johnson, counsellor at the Prince George Senior , High School, will represent the board of school trustees for District No. 57 at a counselling seminar in Vancouver on the Easter �week-end.
The hoard sanctioned this at a meeting last night with the idea in mind; of Johnson reporting the Worth and feasibility of holding such a Seminar in Prince George.
"Such a seminar should l>e scetionalizod," said chairman It. Range, "if it was held here counsellors from all over, the area could attend."             *
H. A. iMoffat said, "the only way to break this thing clown is to send a man to see if the seminar is worth holding here."
It was also pointed out that the knowledge gained by Johnson could be passed on to other counsellors in the junior high schools.
tiiu Peace River district held a measure of promise � for flic ('armors and lumbermen as he reviewed some of the achieve-.nehts of the Diefenbaker government.
Dwelling briefing on the fact iliat the government has made available some $o00 million for home building loans, the candidate predicted that as a result "the lumbering industry is soon io reap-the benefits."
"Yesterday's application for home building loans arc today's orders for lumber and tomor-low's homes for Canadian fami-lea," he predicted.
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He said that since Diefenbaker took office the number of applications for loans had gone up, and in the last quarter of 1957, it reached the highest peak since early in 1055.
As for farming, he said lhata "already wheat has been sold to, China.
"This j^oar a Commonwealth 'rude conference will meet to discuss trade problems and to find markets for our wheat and our lumber."
Henderson was critical of the one-time Liberal government and accused it of "nearly stranding the ship of state.
".They had drifted in the high tide of good times, and when the economy of the world and the U.S. in particular started to level off, the Liberals nearly left Canada on a sand bar," he de-larcd.
PGTV Completes Deal With Phone Company
Installation of a cable plant to provide residents of the city of prince George -with closed circuit television service was approved today.
Doug Starr o.f PGTV and John McLean, general manager of the Northwest Telephone Co. made the announcement  jointly.
"It means that there will definitely be television service to anyone who submits an application," Starr stated.
The cable today is on its way
to Prince George from Vancouver and technicians will arrive here, tomorrow to begin work at the plant.
Starr said preliminary programming will begin over the closed circuit network April 4 and a full program schedule will begin April 14.
The Prince George cable plant, through the {facilities of the Northwest Telephone Co., is the first of its type in Canada.
' He said taxes were higher than. ever before, that world markets were shrinking and that Canada had a dangerous imbalance of trade with the U.S.
Mr. Henderson then left to join "the; concentration of "candidates who are currently'wooing the -voters of the Peace River district with all the ardour of an eighteenth century romantic.
A panel of judges at the Prince George. Senior High School yesterday named the seven top/-^contenders for thp title of Aurora I, Queen'of the Kvergrcens.
Miss Evergreens will be chos en next month and will partici pate in a series of centennial events to -be held in the city and surrounding  districts.
A panel of judges at the high school eliminated six of the 13 students chosen by their class mates to become the queen and the two attending princesses.
Those selected at the school yesterday were Judy Janakka, Lynne Alexander, Lynn Robertson, Ann Kueng, Jean Miller, Kay Killy and Gloria Blue.
They are all from cither grade 11 or 12 at the School.
The first public function they will attend will be next Wednesday, March 10. A committee of Rotary-Annes, which are sponsoring the queen contest along with the Northern Interior Lumbermen's   Association,   will   be
FINANCING   TROUBLES
Equipment Sought For New Hospital
� Prince George may face a catastrophe when the time comes to equip the new hospital, an an-ual meeting of the hospital society was told last night.
Alex G. Bowie, chairman of the linance committee of the Prince George and District Hospital Society, told the meeting tne�pYob-lem of finding new [equipment will be multiplied once the new-hospital goes into operation, possibly two years from now.
He said there is a great deal of public misunderstanding concerning the B.C. (Hospital Insurance Service and many have the Illusion the service provides for ne'wj equipment:
"However, the- purpose of the BGHIS is only to care for patients in the facilities provided," Uowie stated.
FIXTURES
It docs not cover such items .is beds, tables, lights and other equipment which is vital, to a hospital's successful operation and ensures adequate care for the patients.
Bowie stated that all funds provided for equipment now come out of operating expenses. This in turn curtails any improvements in service which the hospital may have planned to provide out of ;the operating fund.
As an alternative, Bowie urg-td residents interested in the hospital to establish a financial progrom whereby the costs of the
equipment would be shared by the city and district.
Currently all new equipment
comes   out   of   charity,   mainly
from   the   Ladies'   Auxiliary to
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Strachan Rips Into Government Forest Policy
VICTORIA CP) � General and specific criticism of the British Columbia government's forestry policy was made in the legislature Tuesday by opposition leader Robert Strachan.
rMr. Strachan predicted "what we do in the legislature this year will determine to a large extent what situation exists in the province 50 or 100 years from now."
Speaking to the debate on estimated expenditures in the Vinds and forests department for the coming fiscal year, the CCF leader said it doesn't appear the' government "is aware of the 'urgency of the situation" existing in the forest industry today.
The renaming of forest management licences to tree farms :s just "an attempt to deodorize forest management licences without removing the cause of the smell, which is the monopolistic control of forest resources," he said.
their hostesses at a tea in the Civic Center.
A few weeks later the queen and her attending princesses who wllL rolgn diiring .centennial year wlli'be named.
' One of the first official ceremonies the royal party will attend will be the celebrations plannetl for May 28 on the west bank of the Eraser river at the Fort George park.
Af that time the Fraser brigade will leave Prince George for Vancouver . and the � queen will give the hardy rivermen her blessings.   ,
The send-off ceremonies also include a giant fireworks display and other activities. It will be one of the most important centennial celebrations which will be held in Prince George this year.
Pair Re-Elected To Hospital Board
Prominent businessman Milton Burt and Rev. T. D. R. Allen, rector of St. Michael's Anglican Church, were re-elected last night to serve two year terms on the hospital  board.
Board of directors of the Prince George and District Hospital Society will decide on which of the.two will become chairman'at a regular meeting Tuesday, March 25.               /
The chairman will replace city lawyer \V. D. "Bill" Ferry, who has been' active in hospital and civic work in Prince George for many years.
Other members of the board of directors, Aid. John Powers and L. L. "Lew" King, will continue to serve two year terms since their appointments to tlic body last year.
Appointees on the board .are\l Alex G. Bowie, provincial government;' Charles Albins, Prince George and district hospital improvement district; Aid. P." L. Williams, city of Prince George and Mrs. L. F. Knight, women's auxiliary  to  the  hospital.
M.   .1.   COLDWEL
�Sickness  slows  campaign
CCF Leader Coldwell III
OTTAWA (CPI � CCF Leader M. J; Coldwell who took sick in Moose Jaw, Sask., Tuesday night plans to ease his speaking' schedule' for a few days, CCF headquarters announced to-hay.
A spokesman at CCF headquarters s,aid the 60-year-old party leader "is just very tired after, a heavy schedule of meetings." He said there is no indication that Mr. Coldwell has suffered a recurrence of a heart condition which caused him to limit his .activity in the 1957 election -campaign.
Sloan Can Keep 'Honorable' Title
VICTORIA (CPI � Government Fiouse has announced the Queen lias granted former B.C. Chief Justice Gordon Sloan the right to keep the title "Honorable" for the rest of his life.
Mr. Sloan lost the title when he resigned from the bench Dec. 31 to become forestry adviser to the B.C. government.
School Board To Give Trophy For Academics
Board of School Trustees District No.'57 will sponsor an Academic Trophy for the Prince George Senior High School to be awarded each year to the student with the highest academic standing.
This was decided at. a meeting of trustees last night in reply to a request from high school Principal Allan Stables.
School Inspector Ken Alexander pointed out that much emphasis is placed on athletics and a trophy of this sort would put some stress on education. Alexander said "it should be the biggest and best trophy in the school."
'58 Budget Not Back Front Victoria Yet
. Prince George school district today is awaiting word from Victoria on major increases in the provincial government grant toward the board's million dollar 1958 budget! Increases in the grants toward education costs were outlined in a new Public .Schools .Act presented >to the provincial legislature- yesterday afternoon by Education Minister Les Peterson.   ^
School board secretary Robert Gracey    said   today    the    1958 budgfct  has  not  been   returned from Victoria after being given preliminary endorsement by the trustees a month ago. � He   said   he  expects  it  back soon with the increases appended to the list of revenues. MICKT TIII!ltK�AY
The budget will, be presented to a meeting of rural representatives which will be held Thursday night in the banquet room of the jMcDonald Hotel. . City council members have 'been invited to attend as guests.
The new act, 18 months in'the making, scliedulcs an upwards revision of about $'4,500,000 in the provincial government contributions to school boards.
The new.financing formula is classed as being "more flexible" and will allow greater sums to be granted by the government in years to come. FLEXIBLE
Government officials said the increases will permit school tax reductions in about 35 school districts and will keep increases in the other districts down to about "two mills."
The new act also:
Prohibits blacklisting of school districts by teachers because of wage  disputes  or  conditions;
Prevents boards from refusing to enter into negotiations with teachers;
Gives teachers jnore scope In appealing dismissal, suspension or transfer;
Provides school boards with more power -over customs in schools;' including question of dress,'� cleanliness and deportment of pupils; ^'BLACKLISTING'
Allows boards to prevent a student of 15 or over from attending schools if he "fails to apply himself to his studies, or fails to comply with the' rules and regulations of the school;"
Gives boards the power to force a teacher or a board employee to undergo.a medical or mental examination, on the advice of a school medical officer.
A government official said the new act' is a complete rewrite of all existing school legislation, the first such job since the first act was passed in 1872. There have, however, been many revisions and amendments to the first act ^ihee it was passed. �
200 Cubs To Stage Mass Rally Friday
First mass rally of upwards of 200 wolf cubs will be staged Friday night in the Civic Centre.
Over nine wolf packs from Prince George and district will participate in the demonstration which gets underway at 6:30 p.m.
Organizers of the event, which they hope, will be held annually, are' hoping" for. a large turnout of parents and interested persons.
"We hope that this will demonstrate just what cubs are doing," said Mrs. Peter Pattullo, publicity chairman for the organization.
Object of the rally is to provide the cub movement with a demonstration in I place of summer camp& enjoyed by boy scouts and girl guides. >
In the summer it is planned to hold an outing at which all cubs in the city and district will participate.
Friday night's rally j will be supervised by cub master Gordon Hough and RCMP Inspector J. D. Lee, district commissioner, will give the address of welcome.
Otlier officials who will par-'ticipate   include   field   commis-
sioner Joe Turner who will give a commentary on the events as they take place, and, district commissioner Ted Williams will present efficiency badges and certificates.
Don't Hide Charms In Sack Says Gina
PARIS (Reuters) � Shapely Gina Lollobrigida advises, women in an interview published today not to hide their charms in the latest fashions.
"No sack and trapeze line fashions for me," she told the Paris evening newspaper France-Soir.
"Poor men. They are offered pregnant women or fake little girls.
"What would become of Gina if I showed myself thus to my admirers? I hope the fashions will quickly change arid that all the pretty women will no longer be forced to disguise themselves in this way."