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SPORTS .............................. Pag- 4
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WOMEN'S SOCIAL ............ Poge 8
WEATHER
Occasional showers Tuesday afternoon and evening. LitHe change in temperature, light winds. Low tonight and high tomorrow in Prince George, 40-70.
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Vol. 3; No. 133
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1959
�Y CARRIER J5C P2R WEKK
A LAKE on First Avenue near the Phillips G6 Service Station is causing local motorists to wonder whether they are in Venice or Prince George. The miniature lake is several inches deep. It was caused by the rain-
fall that hit the city over the week-end. Citizen photographer Hal Vandervoort received an unexpected bath while getting this photo.
Is Prince George Tiring Of Country-Western Music?
The unbelievable has occurred � Prince George people are tiring of country and western music.
This city, wriicn is exposed annually to as many travelling country music shows as any centre In Canada, has always lapped up the singing of western entertainers.
�However,. Nova Scotia born veteran of the show circuits, Wilf Carter, undoubtedly cx-peciing the usual huge Prince George welcome, faced only about 1,000 people Saturday nlRhi. as "The Family Show wilh the Folks You Know" played the local Coliseum.
Not only are local people yetting too much western-style sjjligingi but. the whole of North America is beginning to turn up its nose at hillbilly music. , -\VUf,explained.aflei�.*.Us jiltm*.
Films
Over CO people turned out to view the two films presented \.j the Prince George Film Council, last Thursday.
Showing, of the two films', "Cily of Gold,1.1 and "Plywood Stoiy,,' was held in the banquet lloom of the Civic Centre.
These films were the first of a summer exhibition of films sponsored by the Prince George Film Council.
There are to be nine different films to be shown throughout the summer.
The films to be shown next week include, "Trans-Canada Summer," featuring Can a cl a from coast, to coast, and "Song of the Clouds," featuring excitement In the air with the theme, 'No two people on earth are more than two days apart.'
These are excellent' films and �will be presented next Thursday, .ruly 1(i, at 8:15 p.m. in the Banquet Room of the Civic Centre,
that the problem is created by some money-hungry western entertainers. He said people are having country music "shoved clown their throats and sooner or later they are going to start to not only lose interest, but to resent, this music."
The old trouper, who put on his usual high-calibre show in spite of the relatively small crowd, stated, "Many western singers are after money and money only, and they don't seem to care how they get it. They just keep on playing for the
Ambulance Changes Hands�
The Prince George Ambulance has cliSiigcd hands.
Alex Jzatt has sold the opera-lion to Walter Bogli.
Izalt. who has had trouble with the ambulance .service since startirig it here several years ago, let the business go to Hogh a couple of weeks ago.
The new service is virtually a one-man operation. Bogh Is operating one ambulance and has a stand-in if he is not available.
The ambulance i.s running put Of llokkie's Service, at 1st ^nA Victoria, during the daytime.
In the evenings Prince George Ambulance operates from Bogh's home.
The ambulance phone numbers are: LOg-a'n I-11 IT in the daytime, LOgan l-WXW in the evening.
The private ambulance is operating only in the district.
llogh says he will possibly apply for a business licence later, to allow him to operate in the city.
The municipal ambulance is currently serving the city with men from the city engineers clept. and tenders have been called for operation of that service.
public and will continue to do so until the people just don't want it any more. By that time they won't care because they'll have as much money as they could have made."
"This," he continued, "is certainly a great pity as this is the music of the Canadian heritage and , should be preserved, not abused."
Carter also laid much of the blame for the recession In country and western popularity' on the rado stations.
"It's like, you can't eat apple pie every day and not get sick of It," he said. "Radio stations playtoo much of it (country mJu' sic) and it is published too' much,"
Two travelling shows proceeded the Carter show here by only a matter of weeks and his remarks about the over-exposure
feasible! explanation of the poor turnout.
The show was greatly appreciated by those attending. Wilf, showing the friendly manner and showmanship that has been his stock in trade, was ably assisted in pleasing the public by the performance or his troupe.
His two lovely daughters, Carol, J3, and Sheila, 17, proved in their singing, that they had the musical qualities of their father.
And, they, with Pattle Stev-
Tho truck involved in the Mc-Leod Lake murder or 30-year-old Bruce Worline of Santa Monica, California is on its way to Prince George.
A mountie, driving the truck, is s to p i) i n g at all points between here and Vancouver where people believe they might have seen the truck as the slayer drove to the coast to abandon t'ho vehicle.
tlCMP here say the truck will not likely arrive in Prince George before Tuesday evening.
ens, 17, performed a number of different dance routines.
The Rirls were excellent In spite of the difficult conditions under which they danced. The stage was obviously not meant for dancing.
Wilf felt quite strongly about this: "It's a shame that the stage was in such poor condition," he staled, "but. I think they (the girls) did very well in spite of this, but not as well as they could have."
Country and western music has treated the Carters well during the years and Wilf, who is 'getting on,' hopes that his talented daughters can look forward to the brilliant showbusi-ness career that he has obviously enjoyed.
With the Simon Fraser Day celebrations only four days off, the city has finally got around to cleaning up the Simon.Fraser Park.
Saturday crews were trimming the lawn and picking up any stray branches that happened to be lying around. The beach where the canoes will land is still in poor condition but the Citizen was told this would be in readiness for the big day.
tiding To this Frantic Search
A frantic search for three young Prince George girls came to a successful conclusion early last night at Ness Lake, about 20 miles from Prince George. Pat
The girls, Pat Fleming, 15, Penny Fleming, 12, and Marlon Dupiv, 10, were found about 8:1") p.m. last night. They had wandered off into \ the dense bush at Ness Lake at 12:00 noon.
The three girls had gone searching for "a little lako", about a 10-minute walk from the Flemings' summer cabin on the far side of Ness Lake.
JENNY TIDY, Citizen reporter, watches as country music singer Wilf Carter signs an autograph at the Coliseum, where his show, "The Family Show with the Folks You Know" played Saturday night. The Nova Scotia native later told reporter Tidy that country and western music is being over-exposed to the public and interest in it is rapidly declining. �Vandcrvoort photo
Hollywood or Bust
- Hikers
Strong thumbs and a spirit of adventure are all that two Giscoriie fellows are counting on to get them ib California.
No sleeping bags or other such modern refinements for our
TWO ADVENTURESOME men are on their way to Hollywood � not to enter the movie industry � but to find a different kind of excitement. Alec Killick, 17 and Eric Forrester, 2!), both of Giscome, are hitchhiking to California with only the clothes that are on their backs. Their hope is to work at various stops along the trip and thus finance their way. It is expected that the journey will take about three weeks counting travelling and working time. �Yandervoort
Alex Killick, 17. and Eric Forrester, 29, left here Saturday oh a "Hollywood or bust" mission, taking with them only the clothes they wore and a couple of cameras.
The purpose of the hitch-hiking trip to the movie centre? "We just want to see the country," said the two adventurers before leaving.
The pair left Giscome on Saturday wearing only slacks and | sport shirts. They carried nothing hut their cameras and a Jittlc loose change.
Where are the meals coming from? They plan to "work their way" down to Hollywood�chopping wood, hauling water or whatever necessary to keep their stomachs full.
The traveller s will sleep wherever they can find accommodation. If circumstances deem it necessary the two will sleep under the stars. Not a pleasant experience to look forward to, considering the fact that the fellows will have to pull up a pine bouyh for covcriu�.
boys!
Hoping that motorists will be good to them Killick and Forrester say Lliey expect to reach Hollywood in about three weeks of travelling.
Killick, a student, and Forrester, former school teacher in the North,�modern versions of Simon Fraser and Alexander Mc-i Kerizie � should have a real story to tell, when they return to Northern B.C.
The bitch-hike trip will undoubtedly provide an experience never to be forgotten.
A meeting oi the Prince George Water Ski Club will be held at the home of Mr. Dezell, 2059 McBride Crescent on July 22. . Anyone interested in water skiing is welcome to attend.
'Pile girls were accompanied by the Flemings' dog, a black Labrador. .
The girl's became confused by a series of new logging trails, and' 'became lost in the dense bush.
When the girls Tailed to appear about 4:30 p.m., Mrs. Hill Fleming became Worried and, accompanied by her husband, �began looking for the three youngsters. .
After searching foi' about three .bourn, no ttMilo-*nr t.h&tniW sing girls had been found and the worried Mrs. Fleming not! fied Mr. and Mrs. 0. E; Dijprc in Prince George of the situation.
Mr. Fleming and Jack Gray, a family friend, continued the search for t'ho missing trio.
The Dupros notified the local RCMP of the situation before leaving for Ness Lake, and a constable was dispatched to the scene to take charge of search operations.
A call was placed for the UC.MP's Heaver aircraft to assist in the search, but it was not available.
The search party was to move out at 0:00 p.m., but at 8:15 p.m., Mr. Fleming and Mr. Gray appeared with the three youngsters.
The girls, tired, hungry and soaked to the skin, were given some food and dry cloatlhlng and then rushed home to a warm bed.
Mr, Fleming stated that the girls had 'wandered about five miles from the cabin.
Of the three girls, only br>-ycar-okl Pat was worried about being lost.
She told'her parents that she tried to hide her worry from the two younger girls'. She also said that having ttie dog, Bingo, along helped them �feel safer.
.Marion Dupre, the youngest of the trio, did admit, to being worried. She said she was afraid tha^ she would miss her swimming lesson today.
ferred to Higher Court
A man and woman were committed for trial here Friday on an arson charge, laid in connection with a fire at Chetwynd last January, following a two-day preliminary hearing of the case in district court.
Verne Bishop and Stella Mitchell were referred to a higher court by magistrate George Stewart after prosecuting attorney Frank Perry told court, in his summation, that there was obviously enough evidence to warrant a trial.
The two have been released on $2,500 cash bail each until the trial in county court, to be held at o date not yet determined. BRANCA LEAVES
Defending attorney An-gelo B r a n c a, Q.C., (well known for his work on the Spmmers bribery-conspiracy case) left Prince George be-for the hearing ended.
Perry said the lawyer reported, before leaving for Vancouver, that he wished to make no further statements on the case before the courts.
The couple is charged in connection with a blaze last January 27 which levelled the Spur Clothing store in Chetwynd (known then as Little Prairie), about 12.r) miles north of here on the Hart Highway.
The preliminary hearing,
which b e g a n Thursday morning, was told that there were two fires in the store on the evening of January 27. An RCMP report said there was a fire in the store � occupied and controlled by Bishop and Mitchell � sometime between 10 and 10:45 p.m. This was put out but a second fire erupted later and destroyed the building, said the report.
One of the many witnesses called to the stand during the hearing testified that Bishop said, after the first fire was noticed, that if the store didn't burn he'd go back and 'really burn it down.' The charge of arson hinges on a fire insurance policy carried on the store. i.. A Dawson Creek insurance man told 'the preliminary hearing that the couple had increased a lire insurance policy from $20,000 to $25,000 several months before the blaze destroyed the store.
Arson is ah offence punishable by a maximum sentence of 14 years in jail.
-H Clubs' Day
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The first -1-H Club Field Day in the Central Interior was held at the local Dominion Experimental Farm lasi week.
Members of 1-H clubs from Vancouver, Quesnel and prince George attended the Field Day. Smithers, the fourth district dub, was unable to attend due to the travelling distanees involved.
The four clubs have a combined membership of ."{20.
The Vandorhoof district, was represented by 115 members; Quesnel: by 85 and Prince George by 00.
Prince George is the newest -1-H Club in the district, and its membership is rapidly expanding.
The main purpose of the Field Day was primarily Instructional. The club members were taught the technique of judging livestock, field crops and vegetable samples.
The indenlification of various farm objects and implements was also taught to the club members in attendance.
.lolin McKiiul, I-H director for the Department of Agriculture, declared (lie meet :i "huge and most valuable sne-
CI'SN."
He announced that, the Field Day would now become an annual affair. He hoped that next year arrangements could be made to ensure participation �by all districts in the Field Day.
Mr. McFaul also expressed his appreciation to Walter Burns for his kind offer of the use of the Dominion Experimental Farm for the day.
He then made an appeal for parents and groups to support and expand the benefits of the 4-H Club, and to increase enrollment.
The next major project of Uhe Prince George 1-H Club will be their entry In the local 'Fall Fair.
Activities of the Club are