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Vol. 2; No. 206
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1958
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Claims Expropriation Rights Under Gas Act
Inland Natural Gas has announced that it will start to break up downtown streets on Friday and duplicate the system put into the ground this summer by the Prince George Gas Company.
City Council was informed of the decision of the company yesterday afternoon, giving three days' notice of the start of work in the downtown area. City Council is opposed to' a----------------------------------
duplication of the 85-bloek system already in the ground but Inland claims exproporiation rights under the Gas Utilities �Act.
The company has repeatedly stated that it has full authority to over-ride any decision of council in the matter. NO RKACT1OX
There was no reaction from city hall today on Inland's announcement although Mayor Carrie Jane Gray said she would consult with aldermen attending
MENTAL EXAMINATION FOR LACASSE
Leon a r (I ljaCas.se, who claims In* shot two hitchhikers near ]>:uvson Creek August 18, is undergoing men. till examination in Vancouver.
The Canadian Press in Van-eouver reported l>:icasso is being held in Oakullu prison, pending outcome of the exam, illation. Police, could not sub-. st-antiate thn inan\s story. -,-
the man may be taken .to Kamloops on or about Nov. 20, on a charge of writing a threatening letter to u police officer.
Ijnca'sso said he killed an Indian ami a new Canadian at the Bast I'ine river bridge, 7(1 nt i 1 e s west of Dawson Creek.
News
VICTORIA (CP) � The B.C. Centennial Committee will meet in Vancouver Thursday � for its 100th meeting.
The first meeting was held in Vancouver Sept. 14, 1055, and since then meetings have been held throughout B.C.
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LONDON � The British Dental Journal has condemned as "anti-social" a BBC television film on the psychological effects that can he produced by the dentist's drill.
A BBC official said the film was intended as a comedy.
the regular Finance Committee meeting this afternoon.
Inland has stated it is going ahead with dupJication of the existing line before work on a distribution system is halted by winter. The company has claimed that the '"bulk" of the city will be served with gas by Nov. 30.
Hume Wright, - executive Vice-President of Pr. George Gas, commented by telephone from Vancouver today: "This is the first I have heard of Inland's latest aiiounccmcnt. Hut If that company is seriously concerned with giving wide services before November 30, it should be abundantly clear that they can host achieve this goal by using thn existing system rather than by pulling it out of the ground. "The local company lias done everything possible � including offering its system for .sale � to facilitate the distribution of gas in Prince George
Rocky
Mountain Rangers
Inspected
The Canadian Army commander for the B.C. area, Brigadier J. W. Bishop, OBK, CD, inspected the Rocky Mountain Rangers company last night.
Brig. Blshpp reviewed a special training program in the First Ave. Armouries. The program was staged for the commander to determine the standards of training within the unit.
He and Major G. V. Lilly, general staff officer from BX. headquarters, returned to Vancouver today.
Hobert Sommei'.s was today found guilty of five �charges of bribery. The jury disagreed on two other counts. 'Other findings were: H. W. Gray: guilty of rigth bribery counts, disagreed on two. B.C. Forest Products: acquitted of five bribery counts, disagreed on one. C. 1). Se.hu.lt3: and ('. I). Schultz Ltd., not guilty of four bribery C o ii n t s, disagreed on five. John Gray: not guilty of two bribery counts; disagreed on one. Evergreen Lumber Ltd., guilty of two bribery counts; disagreed on one.
FOOD STORE EMPLOYEES WIN WAGE INCREASE
Substantial wage increases have been awarded to 40 food store employees in the Prince George area.
The Retnil Food and Drug Clerk's Union, local 1518, has signed a contract with Royal Produce Stores and Super-Valu which will bring members' wages up to the level of lower mainland food store workers.
The new agreement involves a 31-cents-an-hour increase for men and 25 cents for women. The union's original demand was a 50-cent increase, said Bill Wells, provincial secretary of the union.'
A 40-hour work week will become effective October 4, J.950, in favor of the current 1- - hour wee.
Also included in the agreement, which was ratified yesterday, is a 13 cents an hour premium for work a;ftocal businessmen have sparked ah investigation into the possibilities of forming a Prince George ^branch
of .the Young Men's CUiri*:-
tian Association.
The YMCA wo.ild in no way try to duplicate any activities
already fostered by other groups, Mr. Shields said this morning.
"Civic programs, scouts, cadets are doing a wbalo of a job and the lnst thing we vraiUJ* �W ls'VJnterrerc- with tHcm/" 'Mr. Shields said.
"Our aim is to meet existing needs only."
An audience of more than 300 filled the Duchess Park Junior High School auditorium last night for the first concert of the .11)58-1 !)5!> Alaska Music Trail season.
John Sebastian, hailed as the artist to raise the harmonica to the symphonic level, more than lived up to his billing.
Especially well received by the attentive audience were a series of Greek folk songs, especially arranged for the harmonica, and a number written for Mr. Sebastian by Ralph Van Williams.
The ninth season of the Alaska Music Trail will continue Dec. 2 with a performance by American violinist Stanley Plummer.
R. E. Fairburn, general secretary of the Greater Vancouver YMCAs, left Prince George today after a . three-day survey, durfnf? wltich l�e; probed�-t-he need for a "Y". He contacted groups that might be Interested in promoting such a project.
Mr. Fairbairn's visit was the work of businessman Charles Shields who is spearheading the movement.
"Pripce George is an ideal site for a YMCA," Mr, Fairbairn tokl The Citizen before leaving.
He said the "Y1 had more than 350 branches in cities of comparable size in the United States and Canada.
Of the 10 branches in B.C., Vancouver has six, and Victoria,
New Westminster, Kithnat and Nanaimo have one each.-. KOTAKY
Mr. Fairbairn spoke to the executive of the local Rotary club last night pointing out the advantages of a YMCA branch
His preliminary suggestions include a hostel for 3'oung men and, possibly, a swimming pool. However, final recommendations are not expected for some time.
The formation of a Y M C A branch would be entirely local responsibility, he said. The national organization lias no funds for local projects.
Support of the general public, Mr. Fairbairn pointed out, would come automatically as soon as the "Y" justified its existence in the community.
Democrats Are Riding High
NEW CENOTAPH, which graces the city hall grounds and guards George St., will be dedicated on Armistice Day, Nov. 11. Built by the Canadian Legion, it replaces a cairn which started to crack and crumble. Dedication
will take place during ceremonies on the grounds in memory of the dead of two world wars. Details of the service will be published at a later date in The Citizen.
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By LOYD McDONALD Canadian Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON (CP) � The Democratic party, riding a wave of popular support that rivalled Dwjght D. Eisenhower's . Republic a n presidential victory six years' ago, has taken over control of both Houses of the United States congress in its greatest strength since the Roosevelt era.
The Democrats have the heaviest representation in the Upper House since Franklin D. Roosevelt won his third term in 1940.
Voting was for 3J seats of the 06-seat Senate, for all 435 House seats and for 33 governorships.
The pattern of Democratic domination, was generally followed in the .'voting for governors with New York a notable exception.
Nelson A. Rockefeller's elec tion as governor by a majority of more than 500,000 votes in New York skyrocketed him towards a front spot in the running for the 1080 Republican presidential nomination. . The multi-millionaire's overwhelming victory over wealthy Democratic Governor Averell Harriman appeared to knock out whatever chance Harriman may have had for the Democratic presidential nomination Harriman had sought the nod in 1952 and 195G.
The campaign spearheaded by Rockefeller also led to election of Republican representative Kenneth B. Keating as U.S. senator.
New York was the only. outstanding Republican stronghold in the Democratic tide.
In California, Democrat Edmund G. Brown was swept in as
Governor while Republican senator William F. Knowland lost his public office.
Knowland, in conceding, by inference attributed his first defeat in 25 years to his support o'j" an unsuccessful "right to work" initiative.
" The "right to work" bill, which outlaws union shops, was deT fcated in five of the six states in which the issue was on the ballot.
In Washington, labor unions acclaimed those results as ensuring a Congress that can wreck nil-existing right-to-work laws at one sweep and enact new social legislation. i
Union strategists said the complexion of tbe new Cdngtess is such that the measures labor seeks�such as a higher minimum wage, extra unemployment benefits and recession curatives � will get more favorable consideration than they have re-cveived in recent years. .
The election which leaves President Eisenhower facing a two-third Democratic majority in the House that in effect nullifies his veto right, produced several more startling results.
In Fargo, North Dakota,- iawy-1 cr Quentin Hurdiek � bPcame tha first Democrat elected to tiiq House of Representatives in'-North Dakota's 69 years as a state.
Burdick topped a four-man field seeking the two House seats. Republicans retained the other seat.
Quesncl and Prince
George............25 and 48
Smithers .......... 30 and 48
Grande Prairie 30 and 55'