INSIDE EDITORIAL ........................ Page 2 SPORTS ..:........................... Page 4 COMICS .,........................ Page 7 CLASSIFIED ........................ Page 6 WOMEN'S SOCIAL .......... Page 8 W EAT HE R Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Littla change in temperature. W:nds light. Low tonight, high tomorrow, 28 and 45. Dedicated to the Progress of the North Phone LO 4-2441 Vol. 3; No. 58 Hotel, Directors PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1959 BY CARRIER 35c PER WEEK imers Fines totalling $22,000 were imposed against a local hotel company and its three directors when they pleaded guilty to evading some $70,000 in income tax yesterday. McDonald Hotel Co. Ltd. of Prince George was fined a tota of $10,000 for making false income tax returns from 1952 to 1957 inclusive. Magistrate P. J. Moran was told the total Income tax con cealed was approximately $150, 000 and the tax sought to be evaded was S70.000. Directors Lawrence Shatsky and David Levine were finec $-1,800 each for acquiescing in evasion from 1952 to 1957 in elusive. A third director' of the com pany, Moses Levine. was finet a total of $2,-100 for acquiescing in 1952, 1953 and 1951. Both the company and directors pleaded guilty to the charge.';. In default of payment of the fine, a civil action may be started against the company and the directors may serve jail terms The evaded $70,000 has been paid, the court was told. H. R. Fretwell appeared on behalf of the company and the directors and entered pleas of guilty on all counts. VV. D. Ferry was prosecutor. A. E. Hallock was elected new president of the Prince George and District Association at the group's annual, bancpuet in Vancouver March 19. Other officers elected were: . Tom Casher, vice-president; jAr's. Fran Moore, secretary; E. Larson, Mrs. C. Taft, Van Kerkoff, Mrs. Jargery Borland, Mrs. Josephine Aitken, Mrs. Milburn and Mrs. Marion Lang, executive. About 75 ex-residents of Prince George attended the banquet hall of Mount Pleasant Branch, Canadian Veterans Association. Featured speaker was Robert Harldvv, a native and long-time resident of Prince George. Mr. Harlow spoke on his high school days in Prince George and paid high tribute to the city as environment for young people.. Table Display Featured Fri A set-the-table program this year will replace the ahiiaul Handicraft Exhibition sponsored by the Prince George Folk Society on G-ood Friday.. Sven JohansRin is convenor of Westaway is convenor of the tea. About 15 tables will be set to represent various countries. They will be on display for the public in the Prince George Hotel banquet room. Among the tables, the following will be represented: China, T0f A total of $1,000 has been raised in the current Red Cross drive. Campaign chairman .lack Ley-land said today he is confident the fund - raising campaign, which has an objective of $0000, will meet the local quota. Over $2000 was raised in a tloor-to-door "blitz" drive on March 10. The business and industrial areas were canvassed the following week. Mr. Leyland said all planer and sawmill operations will be called on soon. There are still about half a dozen canvass areas to be heard from in the rural districts. England! Canadian table, Table-a-deux Breakfast (France), German Birthday table and a Danish Christmas dinner table featuring two candlesticks dated before 1003 which are used only once a year. Flowers and other decorations will be featured among the many set tables. The displays will be open to the public from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tea will be served along with bakings from various countries. Girls dressed in various costumes will be attending the tea. 'Roving Member � K. A. Melville of McLeod's Lake has been named "roving member" on all committees of District 57 School Board. Appointment was 'made Tuesday night by board chairman Ray Atkinson. This unusual position was given to Mr. Melville in view of the fact that it is almost impossible fur him to attend all meetings of any one committee. Committee meetings usually are called on short notice. In other appointments, aimed at boosting the number of trustees on the most important committees to three from two, Jack Rhodes was added to the finance commit ice. John Holmes to the building committee, and Ft. G. Pierrot to the salary committee. Your Citizen Carrier Vincent King, son of Mr. and Mrs. William C; King, 1S85 Norwood street, will bo io years old this week ami is another carrier w h o enjoys outdoor sports. Among his many other sports, he plays hockey, baseball, and soccer arid curl.-- with his father. Vencent has route A-1S which covers all of Norwood and Oak Streets. He has a large collection of stamps and is a Firsi Star Cub und is planning to join Scouts .soon. Although Vincent likes reading, his dislikes in school subjects are spelling and arithmetic. Vincent has route A-18 which to F'lniire George two arid a half years ago from Montreal. For. any information concerning his route ho mny be reached at LO 1-G001. THE 08-PIECE Vancouver Symphony Orchestra arrived aboard a chartered aircraft for three concerts in Prince Georg 3 today. Concert co-ordinator for the Prince George Concert Association, Gerry Wilmont, (left), greeted symphony manager Ian Dobbin and famed conductor Irwin Hoffman at the airport. The orchestra, which will perform concerts at 1:00, 2:10 and 8:30 p.m., flew here from Quesnel and returns to Vancouver tonight. CPA manager Earl Brown is in the background. Will Prince George's five taxi :ompanies will amalgamate next month. The firms have set April 22 as the date when Prince George taxi-users will have the new service. Amalgamation of the 22-car fleet is taking place under the Minera Claims Traced Speculation is growing as to vho is behind the mineral de-�elopmenl 16 miles south of lere. Enquiries made by The litizen have traced 50 of the ivcr 200 claims staked in that irea to a company going under he name of Totem .Minerals However, Vancouver solicitors of Totem declined to say what he company is looking for nor .vould they state whether Totem s an independent company or iffiliated with a larger concern. Only certain facts ascertained ) far are that: 1. A diamond drill has gone j the 200-fuot level; 2. More than 200 claims have jcen staked; .3. Not all claims are held by die same company. VINCENT KTNG An organizational meeting for i local Community Chest will lie iclcl in city hall council cham-ici's Friday night. Aid. G. 6. Stewart, who has icon organizing the initial steps oward such a body in Prince jebrge, announced today tiie neeiing will begin at s p.m. Representatives from all organizations which conduct fund-aising drives in the city have j :een asked to attend the meet- | rig. Be.side electing an executive, Proposed policy of the orgahiza-ion will be discussed. Community Chest and United Jood Neighbor Appeals have )een adopted by several cities n British Columbia. A united appeal would clinii-late canvasses and drives which arc held almost weekly in Prince George. Donors would be called upon to give in only one drive annually to cover certain charities. auspices of the Prince George Taxi Association. The new arrangement will see cabs stationed at points throughout the city. Calls will be attended to by the car nearest to the customer. Dave Gray, manager of the association, said the amalgamation is being made mainly as an economy measure. A committee consisting of Robert Haddon, Rudy Kielbiske, Donald MacDoriald, George Zielke and Russell Bradner is also working on arrangements for the new set up. Customers will telephone one number and the dispatcher will he using a single radio frequency. There are currently three taxi company radio frequencies in Prince George. "Taxi users will be getting much better service," Mr. Gray said. "It will be more prompt and efficient. Savings in time will naturally be passed along to the customers," he stated. OTTAWA (CD � Canada's natural gas output soared to :!.'!S.053,2S8,00() cubic feet in 195S from 220,006,682,000 in 1957. But. production of crude petroleum declined to nine per cent at 165,519,000 barrels. December production in both items was up sharply. For gas, December output of �43,890,5-13,000 cubic feet was a record for one month. The December crude oil production of 15,005,000 barrels was-almost 17 per cent above the total for De-comber. 1057. Gasoli me Price Cut Half-Cent Lowe;- wholesale prices for standard and utility grades of gasoline were announced by Imperial Oil today. Imperial's regional manager, Jack Leyland, said regular and utilities have been reduced one-half cent a gallon. The price reduction, however, is only at the wholesale level but it will probably be passed on by retail outlets. The new prices reflect a number of changes effecting the oil industry across Canada, including competitive conditions in the various gasoline markets. Satisfactory' The menu of the high school dormitory has been termed "satisfactory" by Dr. K. 1. G. Benson, director of Cariboo Health Unit. However, after a study of dormitory menus for a two' week period, Dr. B'enson suggested several changes to "improve attractiveness of meals." Dr. Benson's investigation .vv-a^i made uftoj--n sohtxjl �>*sustce had asked that the 'menu be "pepped up" with more substantial meals. Following improvements were suggested by Dr. Benson: 'More variety, more substantial supper, more fruit, more variety in preparing eggs, greater choice of vegetables and balancing of meals. The report will be passed on to the head matron of the dormitory. Fewer Canadians Die OTTAWA (CP) � Fewer Canadians died in motor vehicle traffic accidents in January, 1959, than in January a year earlier, the bureau of statistics reported today. The toll declined 10.2 per cent to 171 fatalities from 204. Toll ny western provinces, with 195S figures in brackets; Manitoba 5 (t>); Saskatchewan 2 (8); Alberta 7 (16); British Columbia 1-1 (21). Center orthern Education Minister Leslie Peterson will be asked to establish a junior college for northern B.C. in Prince George. If the minister cannot give an affirmative answer to this request by District 57 School Board, he will be asked to arrange for a special cabinet meeting at which a Prince George delegation can present, its case. Trustees Tuesday night decided to press for an immediate commitment by the government after K. F. Alexander, superintendent of schools, reported that about 100 students would enlist in a junior college by the beginning of next term. The letter to Mr. Peterson, contained this and other information favoring Prince George as a site for a junior college, will be sent off immediately. The board agreed .that fast action was necessary. Several trustees expressed concern about efforts by other communities in the south of the province to have colleges established in their regions. "We can't afford to let them steal any more thunder away from us," said trustee John Holmes. "We have to .move now, with all the impact we can muster. "And we have to stress the fact that it was this board which originally conceived the idea of a junior college in the interior." Mr. Alexander's report, listing 100 students as likely recruits for a college, was based on a survey of all major centres in the northern interior. Only two cities not likely to send students to Prince George are Prince Rupert and Kitimat. "They feel they can go to Vancouver for the same, price they'd have to. pay to come here," Mr. Alexander said. dp � ee y Dawson Creek and Vanderhoof gave the idea only lukewarm support, hinging their participation on the cost factor. Enthusiastic "yes" answers came from Smithers, Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, McBride, Quesnel and Williams Lake. A junior, college, probably offering the first two years of University, would have to count on a 1959-lOCiO enrolment of 71 students for the first year of university, and 20 for the second year. This would give sufficient recruitment for two first-year classes and one second-year class. Assuming that all pupils pass, and all pupils carry on to second year, the number in second-year university in .1960-1961 would warrant two classes in the second year. In case (he board will be called upon to meet with the cabinet, it will present these and other statistics contained in the .school board files, plus all additional information it can gather. Trustee Harold Mofi'at emphasized that one of the points to be raised with the cabinet, would be the university records of Prince George Grade 13 graduates, as compared to what happened to those Prince George students who left here in Grade 12. Entries Sought For Miss ICE BREAKING UP on the Fraser River is expected to accumulate tinder the CNR bridge. Run-off conditions will be "normal" this year, according to officials of the Fraser River Flood Control Uuard, who have checked snowfall and temperatures throughout the winter for their annual forecasts. If there is a serious ice accumulation, water from the Nechako may back (Up and flood the Island Cache area. �Vandervuuit, It appears that the' annual "Miss l�NE" contest wilT again be held without an' entry from Prince George. Entry forms for this year's contestants have gone out to those 30 communities represented in last year's competition. Last year's winner was a University of British Columbia student. Sharcn Durham, who competed under the banner of "Miss Port Moody." Top prize is $1,000. All contestants get an all-expense-paid trip to Vancouver as guests ot the Pacific National Exhibition. The fair begins August 22 and ends on Labor Day, September Should any of those communities drop their franchises, they will automatically go to others who have applied and ire on the wailing lisi. Ucdlo.v Kairbank. chairman of he Miss PNE Committee, has jromised several changes in the >rqeedures governing the con-est and its final presentation, rom the stage of the Outdoor Theatre. Applicants must lie 17 years >r older by the opening day of he contest and must not have reached their 22nd birthday by December 1. 1950. Reasonable iroof of age must be submitted vith the personal entry forms. VANCOUVER (CP) � Eleveu ilnrs from Newfoundland are chedujed to arrive here* by air oday to help ia the annual hale hunt in northern British Columbia waters: