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WEATHER
Sunny with scattered shower* tomorrow. Low tonight, high tomorrow, 48 and 70.
Vol. 2; No. 130
PRINCE GEORGE. BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1958
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MUSIC TO SOOTHE beautiful girls is played by Cen-. turama band trombonist Al Jones. And the girls in question form an appreciative, and attractive audience. The girls are alfl members of the Centurama chorus
line. They are, from left: Denise Dorman, Judy Leath-erdale, Pat Cull, Claudia Dyer, and Pauline Campbell.
�Wilf Gray Photo
Third Reading Given City Gas By-Laws
City Council?at a special meeting last night gave third reading to two by-laws which require approval by I he owner-electors of Prince George. These? are published in full detail in today's Citizen, establishing July 23 ay the referendum date. I_____________________
Originally it had touch Intended that only one by-law would �be ))iil '<> thi" owner-electors� that dealing with the principle involved in the city going into the gas distribution business.
However, before the cily can do this, it is required by the Municipal Act that they pass a by-law enabling them to apply for a supply of ga.s direct from the Transmission line.
"It Isn't compulsory that we present this particular by-law to the owner - electors," Alderman Cranston pointed out, "but insofar as it ties in with the whole plan on 'Which we've embarked� and because we have nothing to hide from the people�1 think \ye should spell this out in detail on the referendum, along with the rest of the revelant
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Council agreed unanimously with Alderman Cranston.
After hearing further representatives from (heir special council on gas matters, John A. Mmirne, counsel decided that the maximum .wholesale price, for which they would apply to the federal government for an order instructing Westeoast to sell gas to the city, was .17 per thousand cubic feet.
FHANKFUltT (Reuters) � Of the (i,;]()(),0()() women workers In West Germany 2,500,000 also look after their families, a women's welfare organization re? ports. The number of women with jobs has increased by 52 per cent since 1950.
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By JACK BRETT
This has been a week of strange objects sighted in the sky. Two repprls made the headlines � both supported by a battery of unofficial and official statements and both accorded plausible explanation by officialdom.
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There remains a question. Each time tliis happens the government experts fall over themselves in their haste to explain the viewings as natural phenomenon.
Astrophysical people at Victoria suggested that one of the objects was sighted anil tracked by them and advised that it was likely only the planet Venus.
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Hut I think they must he looking through the wrong end �if their telescope. I have it on good authority that planets � dp not twinkle or pulsate; Surely this information is only bnsie astronomy. Besides that � the object I saw myself early this morning is probably the same as seen by Prince George viewers.
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What I saw was impressive ami unlike anything I've ever been before. It could well br natural phenomenon ami certainly would seem to warrant much closer investigation.
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The Nonsense Writer � as he is known around here � of another publication in this town has been at it again!
Now he tells us that Vancouver papers think natural gas stories coming from the Canadian Press news agency are "wicked" and slanted.
Canadian Press copy for Prince-George is supplied by The Citizen under well-established C.P.. traditions and conditions which arc respected by all newspapermen.
But we contacted C.I', anyway and today received this wire: "No complaints by us or Vancouver newspapers regarding any aspect of Citizen coverage. (Signed) Johnstpne,- Canadian Press, Vancouver. .
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Prince George this year has been a showcase for promotions. But next week there'll he an announcement concerning a huge investment that'll be as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar. Already rumours are trickling through about iti My guess is that it will break early next week.
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Choice lots in the Nechako Heights (land" assembly) sub division are going fast. However one prospective homebuiklei slapped a $100 downpayment on some property which overlooks the river. Now he\s scratching his head. "How long will it be before that lawn I am planning will be eroded and carried down stream?" he's asking.
ONE OF THE STARS in the Centurama Show is Calgary Red, the lariat-twirling, slack-rope walker. Red thrilled the crowd with his near spills into the tank of water below him, and his dexterity with one and two ropes. Unfortunately Red ended up having his Saturday bath early. �Wilf Gray Photo
Take An
If you plan on spending the weekend outdoors, you'd better take an umbrella and overshoes.
Today's weather forecast calls for showers Saturday and possibly Sunday.
In the meantime the Prince George area will bask in the warm sunshine which is had for 10 days.
Rain clouds are expected to move over northern B.C. Saturday afternoon and may linger around through Sunday.
Here are some points to re-
Patterson Fight On
LOS AXGELES�The heavyweight title bout between champion Floyd Patterson and Koy Harris appear? set for Aug. IS at Wrigley Field. The siatr a'thlclie commission approved the date Thursday.
rI he boxin~ board had denied a promoter's licence for Al Weill, who wanted to put mi the bout with the Hollywood Legiog. William Roserisohn, television executive, replaced Weill as co-promoter.
According to a survey of American Indians sponsored by the Canadian Cancer Society the mortality rate from cancer from cancer among Indians Is only about half as great as with whites.
member when you're under the sun:
When you're working in the garden or mowing the lawn remember that taking off your clothes isn't the best way to keep cool.
In summer sun you should wear lightweight, loose-fitting apparel: White is tin; coolest color.
The Ul'Mi' are asking mem-Iters of the I'rineo George brunch of the Canadian Legion to assist tEiom in controlling the crowds aiosig '.he route Princess Margaret will take .when .she visits the city July !7.
All members of the Legion iwho cm 1�mi�I their assistance are asked to leave their names at the Legion offices immediately.
The list must be confirmed and turned into inspector J. I). Lee at the RCM1' office by noon Monday.
Dress berets and jackets are to be worn if possible.
The nerd lor iuori5 control is very urgent. i . .
PGTV stilted today that there was "no reason to suppose" that the August 1 date set for the start of con-tinuojis telecasting in cen-tral Prince George could not lie met.
A spokesman for the-station said the date could probably be met�"give or take a few days."
He added: "No halt has been called and arrangements ai*> progressing ra-pidly although a certain amount of confusion may have existed between approval of final plans and authorization to proceed with cable laying."
FIRES CREEP TOWARD RECORD
Total of district forest
fires this year is rapidly overhauling that of 1938, the, record year.
To date, 302 forest fires have been logged in the district � only 48 below the record total � and fires are continuing to spring up at a rate of six or more a day.
Lightning has sown a rash of small fires here recently. '� At press-time today 40 fires were reported burning.
Firefighters are struggling to control a 500 acre blaze in'the ]\lc!!ride area.
A 100-acre fire near Vander-hoof is expected to be under control today.
With dry, hot weather persisting in the north, the 85,000 acre inferno at Lower Post, 400miles north-west of Prince George, continues to rage uncontrolled.
A small team of firefighters are on hand to protect the more valuable timber and property.
EXPLANATION
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� A man who died in Prince George this week1 was on his way to Ontario to visit his seriously HI mother.
Joseph Ft. Adams was found injured about 100 miles east. of. here near I'.N.ll. trackage., lie was discovered by a locomotive engineer and 'brought to Prince George for medical treat men.
He died early Monday afternoon in hospital.
His father, William Adapis, who attended the funeral here yesterday said his wife is in poor condition in an Ontario hospital.
Adams had apparently boarded an east-bound C.N.ll. train at piscqme and wrts going to Sioux Lookout, Out., to see his mother.
"He wrote me about three �weks ago and said he'd be home as soon as the weather was good," his father said.
Police said the man is believed to have fallen out a'i a boxcar. They found some of his: belongings inside the car.
Funeral was conducted by Rev. Don Corbctt from Assman'a Funeral Chapel. Internment was at the veteran's plot of the Prince George cemetary!
He is survived by two sisters along with his parents. Members f the Canadian Legion acted as performers.
North B.C. Heads May Spurn Princess Visit
May Take Over Big Production
An individual who has stepped in where - ity clubs and organizations held rxnek, need public sup-pon to save the main centennial day of the year from being a dismal flop. 1 Mrs. Joe Siddons, a new-
MilK. JOE SIDDONS
comer to Prince George, has offered to direct and organize the huge spectacle 'From Wilderness to Wonderland," slated for Prince George Day, August 27. Without this pageant the pro-grain of entertainment;tfor the evening wbtild reducofe'to the 20 minute "RCMP Musical' Ride." -. <
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"If' the thousli'rms of�people who will come tu^Uie city for the day are offered ijo more than this;'' centennial association president Alex Bowie said today "It will bo a lasting blot upon the good name of Prince George." CASTING MONDAY
He calls upon the public, to attend casting rehearsal "in their hundreds" Monday.
Volunteers, who arc also needed for backstage work, be assigned parts at the Civic Centre starting 8 p.m.
Too Much Trouble For Ten
Some municipal officials in northern B.C. have indicated they may not attend the welcome in Prince George for Princess Margaret on July 17.
Mayor Carrie Jane Gray, who has invited a dozen mayors and reeves to the welcoming ceremonies to be conducted at .the airport, said today she has received some replies declining the Invitation.
"I have no further comment I to make until T have received I all replies," she said. |
It is believed that there may be. some reluctance to travel long distances for the short, ten-
minute ccremor ies at th' airport.
Princess Margaret's 30-minute visit to Prince George has been widely criticized as being too brief and official protests have been made to Victoria.
Those invited were expected to attend the Queen's Ball to be held in the Civic Centre the same night.
By that time, of course, the Princess will be in Quesncl for a two-day visit.
Municipal heads from centers north and west of Prince George to Prince Rupert have been Invited here for her arrival.
Vote May Give Gas Ownership To City
At last night's special council session the by-law which goes to a referendum of the owner-electors on July 2vS given tfiird reading in an �amended Form. If approved by 00% of the property owners i* would mean the city ownirw outright the gas distribution;'sy.slem now being built.
"This involves not a cent of
Ike Brushes Off Assassin Scare
-pTTAVyA (CP)�Genial Eres-Ident- Eisenhower, brushing off
rrT5s"7back to Washington today, ending three days of intimate talks With Prime Minister Die-fenbaker.
Moth Sides have acclaimed the talks as satisfactory.
Mr. Diefenbaker, who said the trend of conversation bodes well for the future of the two countries, planned to elaborate in a statement to be given in the 'Commons after 11 a.m. EDT. Mr. Eisenhower was to depart at 10:1.1 a.m.
cash outlay for capital expenditure by the city," John A. Bourne, counsel for the cily in all natural gass matters explain- ! ed. 'The city will own the distribution system and all its arf->-ets outright. Over, a 20 yean period a portion of the operating* profits will be used to amortize part of the purchase price. At the end. of i that period the cll^ dan pay whatever balance ru> mains, but1' if they are not in d borrowing position at that Unite. the agreement for sale can be i extended1.
Meanwhile, the.-, expense of"*' computing and extending ^th^jr system will Diniorne by the'gas company," ,j
The'exact purolia.se prJcn cannot, be determined until tnc- full system is 'built, Mr. Bourne pointed out,1 but meanwhile all const ucl ion by the gas company must, have council approval.
BRIGHTL1NGSEA; Eng. (CP) Mill Osborne bought an 80-year-old filling smack for a shilling in this Essex town. He will break is up in hopes of finding a sovereign buried in her woo'd-work, an old smack-building custom.
Clash Of Bingo Interests
Thrre new cars will be won by Prince George rrsidents this month in giant bingo programs.
The Joint Services Club Council will sponsor on Saturday, July 10, a car bingo in the uew coliseum while the Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church is offering two cars at au outdoor bingo a �week later.
The club council is charging 53 admittance while the Catho-ic group has set the admittance Mice at $2.50.
N. A. Morrisey, spokesman 'or the Holy Name Society, said the group had applied to city
council to use the Coliseum but the request was turned .down.
Council told the society that the Prince George Service Club Council had a franchise for use of the building. FIVE CLUBS
' The five clubs, members of the joint group, have committed themselves to paying 525,000 toward the Coliseum and in return they were given exclusive use of the building for bingo purposes for a set period.
"We were planning to end a season of small bingos with a giant, car program," Mr. Morrisey said.
He stated that his society had
started planning their giant bingo three months ago.
The Service Club council had set July 11) as a date for a bingo last January, .according to a spokesman for the group.
"The last thing we want to do is cause any friction," Mr. Morrisey stated.
LOOK1NK AHEAD
LUTON, England (AP) � At age 05, accounts clerk Harry Gordon-Grahame has started a new job keeping books for a gar age. His boss, 21-year-old Colin Parrott, said "he's just the man we've been looking for. I think there's a future for him here."-
PRINCE GEORGE Board of Trade yesterday was host their honor and left at 4 p.m. for Vancouver. Prince' to forty members of the Vancouver trade board on a George was.the last stopping-off point on an itinerary flying visit to centers throughout northern B.C. The which took them to half a dozen towns and cities. . group .arrived here.a{., 10 a.m.,. attended, ailunclie.ori in. 1.... �� . �Wilf Gray!Photo-.-