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WEATHER
Sunny with a few cloudy periods in the afternoons.      Low   tonight and high tomorrow, 45 and 80.
DIAL  LOgon  4-2441
Vol.    2;    No.'  106
PRINCE   GEORGE,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   WEDNESDAY,  JUNE   4,    1958
PRICE   7   CENTS
Fire Route Plotted
FOKtSTER W. C. "Cy" Philips, studies the fire-situation with the aid of a wall map. Situation today is one of mounting hazard following a few days respite afforded by showers. Although all major fires near Prince George are under control, the dry weather, if it persists, could easily produce new fire outbreaks on a huge scale.
Fires Threaten Forests Again
Fire htlzard is building up again around Prince George, following a brief lull induced by showers last week.
While all major fires near the t-ily arc in the mop-up stage continuing dry weather could cause renewed outbreaks, Maurice Isenbr, fire protection chief J'or the region reports.
Today only 300 firefighters are in tlie Held, as against 1,500 last   week.
They are mainly occupied with Bpyt-firos on UL'ea&. burnt by larger fires.
'This is the situation at the West- and Chief Lake fires. The McBrlde, Is In the mop-up Stage. 1,000 acre blaze in the vicinity of McBrlde, is In hie mop-up stage. The fire that menaced Lincoln Mill, (i<) miles up the Hart Highway last week, is being mopped lip.
Two large conflagrations arc raging in the Lower Post region;
about �!<)<) miles north west of Prince  George.
One of the fires in this region, which has not had even the brief respite caused by showers here, is estimated to occupy 30,000 acres.
South of this fire an inferno of unknown area was seen burning no a 20-mile front by aircraft Sunday.
Huge making
clouds   of   smoke air   reconnaisance
are
im-
possible at the moment.
The handful of firefighters in the district arc concerned with giiicllng the fires away from property and valuable timber rather than with extlnqulshing them.
The town of Lower Post itself is reported to be safe. Fires of this magnitude have not been seen the trench for two years.
Sommers Witness Accused Of Lying
VANCOUVER � The Sommers bribery - conspiracy trial goes into its 20th day in assize court today with the Crown's chief witness, 46-year-old accountant Charles Evei'sfield, still on the witness stand. For Evorsfield, former Pacific
Coast Services Limited bookkeeper, it is his 10th straight day of testifying about his convictions that there were underhanded dealings involving former lands and forests minister Robert Sommers. A file of documents he took from Pilcific files when he loft In 1955 now forms the basis oi the Crown's 38-cpunt indictment.
Charged are the former minister, who quit his portfolio In l',K>V>  but   still   is   a   member   of
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the legislature. Alsb involved an: Pacific President II. W. Gray, John Gray. Charles D. Schulta, the Pacific firm. Evergreen Lumber Sales Limited, the C. D. Schultz Company Limited and H.C. Forest Products. CLOSE   EXAMINATION
Tuesday, Kversfield came under intense cross-examination by Sommers' counsel Angelo Branca.
He testified he had no personal knowledge � only what he was told by 11. W. Gray � that
various sums in cash and bonds which the Crown claims flowed to him in the alleged bribery-conspiracy transactions through the Pacific firm.
Eversfield also told Mr. Branca he knew of no repayment by Sommers to Gray nor of anything In writing recording the various  alleged   payments.
At one point Hranca accused the witness of lying. It was in connection with a visit to a bank Eversfield said lie made with II. W. Cray late In 1953 to arrange the telegraphic transfer of  .S2.r>()0   to   Sommers.
Hranca suggested Eversfield  was "never at the bank at all." When Everafleld insisted he was  and said "1 don't see how you  can make such a statement," the  defence, law yer shot back:
"1 jum want to give you a chance to change your evidence  �you say iv's the truth."
lOversfield Insisted ii was Ihc truth. <;mso\   MENTIONED
The name of Gordon Gibson,  wealthy B.C. lumberman and former Liberal MLA again was mentioned. Hranca questioned Eversfield closely on a visit he made to Gibson's office late in  10.-/5 with Vancouver lawyer  David Sturdy, the man to whom  lie first disclosed his file of Pacific documents and from whom he admits setting some $1,700 in expense  money and  loan.;.
Eversfield said Sturdy asked him to go to Gibspn's office because -he has an interest in this." He said he interpreted this to mean Gibson had "an interest."
"Is that the interest he purchased by these funds we've just been discussing?" the lawyer asked.
The witness said it was not, but Gibson had been talking publicly about forest management licence matters about that
gommers  actually received  the | time.
Mayor Gray, Government
orrow
Mayor Carrie Jane Gray and Her Worship and Aid. Webb Aid. Howard Webb tomorrow I are in the capital city this week morning will meet officials of attending a convention of Cana-the Department of Municipal Affairs in Victoria, for discussions
of a long-range spending program for Prince George.
"We have a definite appointment," Mayor Gray said by telephone   from  Victoria   today.
She was "stood up" by the department when she went to Victoria in April to discuss the matter. The officials she wanted to see had apparently left Victoria.
etian  Mayors and  MuniclPal officers. ECONOMIC   LECTURE
They attended a seminar on capital works spending programs last night, she said, and heard a lecture by a U.S. economic advisor on  the subject.
There are 5SG delegates at the meeting representing unicipali-ties across Canada.
Convention ended late this afternoon.    Prince   George   did
not. have any resolutions submit ted  to  the general  meeting.
The mayor and Aid. Wrl>l> avc expected to return lo Prince George Friday or Saturday and will report on their discussions with the provincial government at a city council meeting   next  week.
Mrs. Gray spoke briefly with Frank McMahpn, president of Inland Natural Gas. Co. Ltd., at at the meeting and met Hume Wright, executive vice-president of Prince George Gas Co. Ltd,
Unemployment Easing Here
A limited back-to-work trend in Prince George is indicated by Unemployment Insurance Commission Statistics for May.
Male applicant^ seeking ploy men t   in   the   area   by
em-the
local office totalled 3050 at the end of May, as against 1109 at the end of April.
The bulk of the 800 who found employment in . May were absorbed into the lumber industry, I. Moss, manager of the office reports.
placements for about half of them were made through the office, lie said. .Most of the remainder are accounted for by re-call of crews and. In a few cases by firms hiring men directly.
The back to work trend is confined mainly to saw and rjlaning mills. The lpg*gihg end of the industry is .still slow, although there has been sonic return even In this sector.
Dry weather leading to good roads, will tend to Improve the employcnt situation in lumbering. At the moment, the weather has been excessively dry, with the result that the regular back to work movement has been cut into by  the fire situation.
From a limited point of view the fires benefited the area as money poured in as wages to fight  them.
liMritOVEiMENT FORESEEN
A "considerable" improvement in the unemployment could take place this month, although this depends upon the lumber market movements, the weather, and   the labor  situation.
Unemployment in the area break down Into about 1600 connected with the lumbering industry, about. 500 construction workers and about 1500 in miscellaneous service, cheri-cal  and  other  trades.
Already, Moss reports, skilled men are experiencing little difficulty  in getting jobs.
Skilled tradesmen in.the lumbering and logging industries can usually he placed In a short time, it is the unskilled worker who tends to be out of a job just    now.
STK.\O(;K.\rilKKS   WANTKD No  improvement   In  the unemployment   situation   as   fas   as women   is  concerned   Is  shown hy  the   May si a list it's.
At the end of May. 507 female applicants for employment were registered, compared with slightly fewer, -1S9, for the end. of the preceding month.
One bright spot in the unemployment picture for women is that skilled stenographers are in  brisk demand.
Total labor force in the area served by the local office is setlmated to be 11,000.
The area extends north to the Parsnip River, south to Soda Creek, east to Tete Jaune, and west to 13urns Lake.
Writers Visit Area
Bight farm writers from na-tionaly known magazines and newspapers left Prince, George area yesterday after a week-Ion,!.;  lour of  north-centra)   B.C.
The group was entertained Monday at. a luncheon sponsored by the Prince George Hoard of Trade, Alex Bowie was guest speaker at the noon meeting.
Supervising agriculturist. S. (I. Preston and district, agriculturist Art Donald took the/group on tours of the Salmon Valley and Pinevlew areas Monday afternoon.
They arrived here Sunday after inspecting the Vandcrhoof-Bulkley Valley areas west, of Prince George last week. They iwll now visit the Cariboo.
Marco!! Funeral
Funeral services were hold this afterribon at. 2 o'clock for Mrs. Barbara'Marcoll who died Friday.
Last rites were held from Assman's Funeral Chapel. Pallbearers were Boh Pooley, George Henry, Bill Lockyer, Phil Mor-rissette, Norman Radley and Alex   Mof(at.
Pool Open On Friday
Municipal swimming pool will open for the season Friday afternoon.
Pool mariager Bill Woycik announced today a $00,000 heating and filtering plant at the site has been installed.
Opening was delayed about three weeks because of thy in-sLallation which was forced I his year by the closure of B.C. Power Commission generators on the west end of Third Ave. Pool will be open only between 1 p.m. to H) p.m.. This is necessary, Woycik explained, because few people use it in the morning and it would bo uneconomical to heat the water and have the filler  In  operation.
Every evening from 7 to 10 o'clock will be open to adults only but if adults do not utilize it, the hours will he turned over to children.
Tuesday and Friday evenings will be family nights. Rates have been hiked this year he-cause of increased operating cost.
Children will he charged 15 cents adults 60 cents. Senior high school students will be charged adult rates.
Charles May Join Ike, Mac
PARIS�The newspaper Figaro hays President Eisenhower plans to invite Premier de Gaulle to take part, in thr talks hp will have in Wash ing ton next week with 1'riiiie Minister    Macniillaii.
The paper's Washington correspondent writes that this "excellent, source" in the United States capital and that the object of die talks would t>e to co-ordinate American, Kiiii^i and French policy in view of the possibility of negotiations with   tlie   Soviet   Union.
Will Make A Tour Of City And Local Industry
HUH    Princess . . . coining hei
Margaret e  in  July
By BRYAN McCARTHY
Citizen Staff Reporter
Princess Margaret will visit Prince George on July 17, officials in London and Victoria arc expected to announce this week.
A provisional program has been drawn up and presented for Buckingham Palace approval.
In a telephone interview with Mayor Carrie Jane Gray, attending the Canadian Mayors and Municipalities conference in Victoria, it was learned today that informed circles in the capital only await final approval from London.
Mayor Gray reported that the capital was already buzzing with the news of the visit here, which will form part of a Royal Tour of British Columbia, July 12-19.
Local centennial association president   Alex   Bowie,   reports
that plans for the visit have been under discussion for a year.
We Were Lucky
.Two Prince George men narrowly escaped death when the>' were trapped in the cockpit of a light floatplane winch crashed  into the Fraser  River.
Local clothier Neale Patterson and John i'ylot managed to scramble out of their Luscombe aircraft however, after it dived into the murky, fast-moving stream  near  McBride.
Construction
VANCOUVER�An estimated SI I,ooo.000 In construction projects in the Greater Vancouver area Is expected to be shut down through lockouts of electricians and plumber.;.
R. K. (Uervin of Vancouver head.of Construction Industrial Relations, said Tuesday night thousands of men are now affected by the disputes which began over wage damands.
Work erased Tuesday night on Vancouver's $^,000,000 civic auditorium for the second time in two months, Other jobs on which worked stopped Tuesday include the Si.ooo.ooo Western Wholesale Drug building and a $350,-000 Globe-Lite  Battery project.
Sonic sr>.r>00.000 worth of projects stopped  last  week.
Sweepstake Winners
Five Canadians � two from the Moutrral area, two from South Burnaby area, two from South Burnaby, B.C., and one from Victoria � today each won about $135,000 in an Irish Sweepstake based on the Epsom Derby at Epsom, England.
They held tickets on Hard Hidden, winner of the 179th Derby.
Two other persons, one in Out., had tickets worth $34,-000  on  uccimd   place   Paddy's
PRETTY LAURIANNE CHICOINE, 12, has been crowned princess of Salmon Valley. She took part in the coronation ceremony Wednesday, at which Lynn Alexander was crowned Aurora 1, Queen of the Evergreens. Admiring friend (left) is 11-year-old .Annieta Goglin, 11.
The near-tragedy occurred about 2:;;o p.m. Monday when Patterson was taking off on the stream and heading back to Prince George. LUCKY
�'It'.; sheer luck' we are still alive," Patterson recounted today.
"Another minute's delay in getting out and we would have gone down  with  her,"  he said.
Apparently the plane didn't get enough speed to negotiate a sharp bend in the river.
The plane was 50 feet up when the motor stalled and side-slipped into the water.
ON  WING
It landed on the right wing tip  and  pontoon.
Pylol jumped out after forcing the jammed left door, followed by Patterson.
They leaped into the river and swam i>0 feet until � they reached  a   midstream   island.
They swam ashore from there and walked about �'. quarter of a mile to a nearby road where they  got  a  ride  Into  McBride.
The plane sank in the river and only the tip' of the tail remained above water.
Patterson estimates it is a complete wreck and insurance adjusters are inspecting il today.
A heavy tractor was taken tu the scone in an attempt to salvage tlie airplane but the operation was lound impossible because it became lodged in a sandbar.,
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Patterson said turbulence created by winds rushing over the river may have caused the accident. He stated that a down-draft probably made the engine stall jur-a at the point it was ready to go into a full climb.
The pair flew into tiie area Sunday morning and landed on the river at 11 o'clock. They returned to Prince George aboard a CNR passenger train early Monday morning.
If the Luscombe cannot be recovered it will mean a loss of $4500.
Patterson got his pilot's license two years ago and he made several renovations to the aircraft since he bought it last fall.
District Superintendent of Air Regulations from Vancouver is investigating  the crash.
. All suggestions from Prince George are vetted crown authorities at Victoria and London before they can be incorporated into the Princesses' program. SUGGESTED   PROGRAM
The general lines of the program are expected to be as follows:
A reception will lie held at the airport at which Mayors and village commissioners will lie presented to the Princess. Centenarian Mr, Margaret "Granny" Seymour is also expected <(i participate in the presentation.
At  the airport  contingents of   the   armed   forces,   cadets, scouts, guides, and the general pnbliu will he on hand, Bowie  hopes   that it will  be possible for new Canadian Ctii-zens   to   be   present   In   ethnic costume to add color to the occasion   and   to   indicate   to   the Princess the loyalty of her newest . subjects, BRIEF JTOUIt
Princess Margaret is known to be keenly interested in industrial developments, accordingly she is being invited to undertake a brief tour of the industrial sector of the city.
The Princess will leave town by Pacific Great Eastern Railway. It is anticipated that she will fly In from Fort St. John for the visit.
Show Here
An exciting display of B.C. products will be shown here 111 the Civic  Centre   Friday  night.
The event, sponsored by the B.C. Products bureau of the Vancouver board of trade along with the local trade board, will feature the Rhythm Pahs from radio station CKWX in Vancouver.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the musical program begins at S p.m.
Visitors will be invited to entre'a contest which is offering $500 In cash prizes. Entrants are required only to list the brand names of all the B.Ci-made products they can recall. The show is a centennial event of the Vancouver board. The Rhythm Pals have recently returned from an engagement with the Lawrence Welk Show in  California.
Suspended Lawyer Protests Action
Ctiy lawyer., John Meredith Taylor has applied to the Assize Court here for a Writ of Prohibition to prevent the B.C. Law Society from continuing with a charge recently made by them against him.
The application was a preliminary one at which the "Benchers were not represented.
Mr. Tayler announced publicly in April that he had resumed practice after suspension for criticising a judge but the Society has now summoned him to Vancouver for further disciplinary proceedings because the Society says this is not what the suspension was for.
"The Benchers arc trying to suppress me because I am outspoken," said Mr. Tayler.. "What happens to me does not matter, but if they succeed, the effect on the profession and the people of this Province will be incalculably grave.'
Mr. Justice Ruttan gave Mr. Tayler a week in which to file a written argument on the law, after which the Judge will send his decision from Vancouver*