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Vol.  3;  No.   209
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1959
BY CARRIES S5c PEH WKETS
"GRANNY" SEYMOUR, 107-year-old resident of South Fort George, has received three truckloads of fire wood from the Prince George Saddle Club. "Granny" stands beside the truck smiling happily at part of the
gift. The club was prompted to spend a clay cutting enough wood to keep the old lady warm this winter by a letter to the editor published recently in The Citizen.
Tuition Policy Adopted By District 57 Teachers
Trustees of School District 57 last night adopted a tuition i)ol:r_� designed to ra�$e Grr.de Xlil Standards at Lhe senior high school- here.
Under the program students have the opportunity of taking the course tuition-free and the}' can also be asked to "quit school" if their efforts are not up to par.
The plan, under which no one pays, tuition until Christmas, at least, goes into effect this year.
Christmas examinations will Lei] the tale. Students who pass all tests continue the course tui-Ioh-free for the remainder of �the �school year.-Those who fall one exam pay half of the $100 and those students who fail two tests pay full tuition. GO HOJLK
Students who fail to pi three or more examinations will be asked to warm a chair elsewhere. This will cut down on "dead wood" and provide stu dents with additional incentive.
The produce'-or-else plan has been in effect elsewhere in BrR-Ish Columbia.
Kay Atkinson, chairman of the hoard of trustees, says that tirade XII1 standards should be
Qualifications For Teachers
Tonight is tin.' last chance to register for Typing class ill the Prince George Night School. A lew more applicants will he ac-
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ed in the Keep Kit class for s to lie held In the Duchess or High School gym. Art,  is Ceramics and Painting,  begin in Room 20S til 7  All other classes arc al yi'MO p.m. Sewing has been moved In Thursday nights; ii will he held at s p.m. In the Senior High School Home Economics room.
Teachers interested in improving their academic qualifications will have a chance to register in English 200 starting al 7::*o p.m. tonight in the Junior High School Library. This will also prove an interesting course for anyone else interested in reading a series of good hooks under professional supervision. For thqse taking the course as recreation the fee will ho $20.<>() for an 80-hour course. No night school fees will be charged teachers as far as Prince George is concerned, though' a fee of $66.00 is charged by U.13.C. (which may be paid in three instalments)..
raised with introduction of the plan. One advantage of the program, he says, is that il will encourage "bright" students to continue studies.
Members of the Akela Leaders Club at Fort George have announced there is a great need for Cub uniforms.
Mrs. Thclma Hell, at a recent meeting, stated that she would appreciate hearing from anyone who has a uniform that is n6t I in use.
PRINCE RUPERT (CP) � A $0S0,000 waterworks bylaw rejected by ratepayers six weeks ago. will he put to a vote again in the December municipal elections.
City council approved the action Monday after it heard reports from consulting engineers on the need for an improved dist ribution system.
The Sept. U) vote fell 1.1 per cent short of the required HO cent majority. However, ratepayers approved a $300,000 bylaw for purchase and conversion of a building into a new citv hall.
Speaking Here
Professor George Tut lie, popular Professor of Christian pic trine at the United Church's Theological College at Vancouver, a UBC affiliate will visit Prince George over the weekend to speak to the K'nox congregation about Faith and Life. Professor Tut tie is a popular lecturer among laymen because of ihls simple, clear, presentation of Christian truth. His talks are pointed with illustration and lighten. ed with humour. Opportunity for informal discussion will follow the Friday and Saturday evening talks with cpffee served in the Ipwer hail.
13-Year-Old Hit by Car At Drive-In
A. 13-year-old prince George boy. was injured "when hit by a car at the Star-Time Drive-In Theatre Friday night.
Robert Schullz suffered a broken arm and lacerat'io.ns when hit by a car driven. I>y an employee of the drive-in.
Schultz, along with Cliff Lam-pert, about the same age, wvve apparently sitting beside'ono of th'e speakers watching the show when the accident occurred.
The driver of the car was go-Ing out to the drive-in gates and failed to see the two hoys. It is not. known how the two entered the drive-in. RCM'P stable that the two were not accompanied by their parents.
RCMP are still investigating the accident.
PRINCE RUPERT id1'�City council will take a formal brief to the Air Transport Board op-losing withdrawal of a Canadian Pacific Airlines' Canso service >et\veen the city and nearby Sandspit.
Mayor P. .1. Lester announced the action after he, city administrator K. \Y. Long and I-'.. T. Apple, whaite secretary of. the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce, held talks with (T.\ president Grant McCbnachle and an official of the board.
Mr. Lester said Mr. McCon-ichle reiterated plans to discontinue the service Nov. 1 because f high maintenance costs ,->f the shuttle-service aircraft.
Mr. Long told a city council yieeting the Queen Charlotte Island Ratepayers Association also is planning to submit a brief protesting curtailment oJ ic service.
Is on ihe Wane
VICTORIA ffl � British Columbia's 1030 polio outbreak appears to be waning, deputy health minister Dr. G. F. Am-yut said Tuesday.
"li would look as if i' is slowing down considerably." lie said. "The weekend figures were the best for some clays."
A six-year-old boy from Hope was the only new polio case reported last -weekend. Ho had brought the provincial total to 70, incjudjug n deaths,.
Saddle Club Provides Wood
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Letters, to the editor do get results.
"Granny" Seymour, 107-year-old South Fort George resident reputed to be the oldest living person in these here parts, has three truckloads of split, dry, stove-length fire wood to prove it.
Walter Allen had a letter t the editor published in The Citizen recently in which he callei for some local ckib or organization to pilch In and provide the centenarian with fire wood for the approaching winter.
Shortly ai'ier the letter appeared a group of local cowboys, turned-woodsmen, members of the Prince George Saddle Club, 'took up the task and "Cranny" is now not only prepared for winter but is an honorary member of the club.
When the club presented the old lady with the gift of wood, the youngest member of the saddle club, John Harris, present cd .Mrs. Seymour with the honorary membership.
The club members were busy as heavers Sunday afternoon, cutting and piling the wood. Al Baxter ami Hay Sponaugle used power saws to cut the wood. Hill Harris, Mill Wardlaw. John Horde!] and Marvin McKay split it. Junior members, Nancy, Sandra. Bill and John Harris, stacked the split wood into throe light trucks that brought the fire wood to Granny's home in South Fort George.
VANCOUVER  01 -- Ballots f seamen employed by 10 West 'oast  shipping companies will be counted today to determine which  of  two  unions  will   be jir bargaining agent. Returning officer Donald Ty-e of the Labor Relations Board said the count will be made here len sent to Ottawa where the oard will rule on the results Nov. I.
The result of the tally is expected to v\\i.\ a phase of a bitter dispute between the Sciifar-' International Union hid. and its rival, the Canadian llro-thci'hood of Railway, Transport ind Generai Workers (CLG). i',ai;i,h;ic votks
month on vessels owned by British-Yukon Navigation Comp-my and Young and Gore Tugboat Company gave the CURT certification rights.
The board, however, ruled hat domination of a trade un-��� ' y Corn: iiinii-'ta was not a valid reason for refusing to give it legal bargaining rights. It gave certification to the national union rather than the Vancouver local.
It also found the SIU charge against CURT leaders was not proved.                                      t
Parents Warned to Instruct Children
Mothers on the Hart Highway are becoming worried over reports that a man driving an older mode] ear has been offering children rides.
Parents are warned to instruct their children NOT to accept rides from strangers tinder any circumstances.
The man apparently tried to entice three young girls into his car, saying lie would drive them home, while they were walking home from school.
By THE CANADIAN I'KKSS
Canadians'today failed to win any of the first place prize money in the Irish Hospital Sweepstake based on the running of the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket, Eng. However, eight Canadians won second prizes and another , eight won third prizes.
First prizes were worth 51 �!().-ODll each, second $50,000 and third $2K,l)00.
The race was won by Kexc-quu.s with Anthelion second and Thames Trader third.
The names of the winners were to be entiled to Canada later from Dublin.
A list of Canadian lickethold-ers cabled last week contained the namo of the horse drawn, the ticket number, the nom de plume and the hometown of the holder.
Holding tickets on Anthelion were: HXL -15828, Mitch, Otta-
wa; KMK 35893, G. Scofole, Vancouver; EER :W3!)2, Lucky Seven, Edmonton; F.M.I 75313; True Blue, Vancouver; HXR :i3322. Last Chance, Univik, N.W.T.; EMC 70220, Ross Royce, Newmarket, Ont.; HZB 61609, Joey. Oshawa, Ont.; HRS Hi.'i2u, Win for Us, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Holders of tickets on Thames Trader were: EOT 22270, Mrs. George Pii'ie, .Melville. Sask.; EMP 37771, Happy Day, Valcar-tier Station, Que.; KLJ 51118, Donnle, Kitchener, Ont.; EAA .�)7(i.S!), Hard Luck, Lillooct. D.C.: HZH 76043, Omerellc, Montreal; HZB TNiSO, Yoyo, West Vancouver; KM.J (i(>852, Irish Luck, Maple, Ont.; ELK G00S0, Nitram, Hamilton. Ont.
Canadians who drew tickets on horses which were scratched or finished out of the money qualified for $1,0.10 each. Others would receive consolation prizes.
The ghosts, witches and goblins will have a good lime on Hallowe'en, but the hooligans will be under close surveillance by local RCMP.
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Every available man i:i local detachment will be on duty Halloween and additional police cars will be pressed into service.
"We will be trying to prevent damage that evening," staled Staff-Sergeant .1. A. Knox, head of the city RCMP detachment. "We will also try to keep people from getting into trouble during the evening."
Knov said that his men will lx> Instructed to take action against anyone who "com in its an offence that would, normally, result in charges buing laid."
He made direct reference to throwing mud or eggs at motorists, slushing tires, ripping-up fences as well as other forms of vandalism.
"We don't, mind the kids going out and letting off steam, as long as they don't, do any damage,' S/Sgt. Knox continued. "Bui if Hie roving bands of hooligans start causing trouble, well crack down on them."
In other years, 'S/Sgt. Knox remarked, there have been rumours and threats 'that dynamite, would bo exploded on hal-lpween by some of the older kids.
If Ibis haiipcns this year, he continued, we will try our hardest to catch them. And when we do, they'll be prosecuted to the full extent of 'the la\y."
Unlawful possession of explosives is a serious crime, S/Sgt. Knox said.
S/Sgt. Knox said that one
Fidel Castro's Regime Rejects States Protest
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HAVANA (AP) � Cuban-American relations grew steadily worse today as Fidel Castro's regime rejected a United States protest against its rising ami-Americanism and aimed a new shaft at American business in the island republic.
In swift developments Tuesday night:
I. President Osvuldo Dorti-cos, after conferring with Premier Castro and  his cabinet, defiantly dismissed a U.S. government  protest   tli.it   "deliberate and concerted efforts in Cni>;i" arc being made to destroy   relations   between   the two governments. 2.  The cabinet   whipped  out i nvw law imposing stiff taxes m mining concessions.  The law ipparcntly is aimed directly at wo American-owned nickel and �ohalt  producing operations in 'astern   Cuba   �   the   N'icaro nickel plant, owned by the U.S. government, and the Moa Bay Mining Company, a subsidiary of the Freeport Sulphur Company.
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:!. The cabinet agreed to rc-�stablisb military tribunals to deal with mounting opposition io Castro at home. The action expected to lead to revival ol firing squad executions, which claimed an estimated ,~>5.j victims during the first six months if Castro's regime.
1. Several hundred shouting Cubans demanded the "execution Avail" for Jules IMituus, Chicago Tribune correspondent, .'is he sent a dispatch to his newspaper at .1 Havana telegraph office; I)u-hois, publicly denounced by Castro for criticizing the government, was escorted safely from the building by an armed guard.
I'ROMIStiD INVESTIGATION i. The chairman of the U.S. i.ite foreign relations cojii-inittec, Senator ,1. William l-'td-briglrt Dem. Ark., accused Castro of using the U.S. "as a kind of whipping boy" for his difficulties at homo. Fulbright said Casti'o could lead a revolution hut he was '�utterly inadequate" ut ryjiuiny a
The new mining law followed a statement by Castro last month that his government would Investigate concessions held by both Moa Hay and the Nicaro plant.
The law places a five-percent tax on the value of minerals and a U.Vper-cent levy on the value of minerals or ores exported. The taxes will be figured on the basis of the. highest average world market price   paid   during  the   year,
apparently to prevent companies from selling their pro-duets to a subsidiary or affiliate abroad at a sacrifice price.
The law also requires mining and oil concessions to re-register within 120 days, and companies not developing their concessions within GO days after re-registering will lose them, (k)vernnient officials complained that some concession-holders "are just lotting their properties lie idle."
of the ItCMl* constables will be on duty at the Halloween dance in the Civic Centre.
"But,"   he   said,   "we   don't expect   iili.V  trouble  from  the kills attending the dance," �"Halloween was Intended for the young kids," he concluded, "and we hope they have a good time;  It's just the rowdy element and those looking for trouble that  we will  clamp down on." Dl'.MM KKIKXI)?
W. H. Tidy, president of the local SPCA, made a plea on he-half of "dumb friends."
In a statement issued today, i\lr. Tidy appealed to (he public to "keep your animals inside if possible during Halloween."
"A thoughtlessly thrown firecracker landing near your dog or cat and exploding Is a terrible shock to the animal," he sln'ted.
"It could cause a valued pet to become a nervous untrustworthy animal," he pointed out. "It is Halloween time again," ho said, "but. your dumb friend doesn't know it."
Tidy also appealed to the "younger generation' to refrain from throwing fire-crackers in the direction of animals. "They do not appreciate it," he said.
VANCOUVER (CP) � A narcotics addict sentenced today to eight years imprisonment for possession of narcotics for trafficking told the judge:
".Money doesn't mean a tiling to me," said liklward Bprdcnluk, 30, "When 1 have a bunch of bills in my hand I don't see nmnoy, I .see a bundle of dof)C."
"The addict is the most miserable person in live world and a fix comes before everything else."
Bordeniuk was sentenced with two others arrested with him last May with a cache of DUO capsules of heroin.
The other two, Alfred Gordon I.owe, ,'!7. and Mike (Jlowsky, '13, were each sentenced to 7','j years.
Mr. .Justice N. W. Whit laker said he was sentencing the trio on the basis that all were addicts and should not be treated as severly as non-addict traffickers.
GETTING THEIR MEDICAL from Dr. K. I. G. Benson, head of the Cariboo Health Unit, are four recruits for the local RMR's. All four had to pass a stiff medical before being accepted by 'A' Company, who like healthy specimens of Canadian manhood in their ra.nks.            t