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EDITORIAL ........................ Page 2
SPORTS ............................ Page 4
WOMEN'S, SOCIAL .......... Page 8
CLASSIFIED ...................... Pa9e 12
COMICS .......................... Page 13
WEATHER
Sunny today, clouding over tonight. Mostly cloudy with a few showers tomorrow. Light winds. Low tonight and high Friday, 35 and 48.
Dedicated to the Progress of the North
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1959
Phone LOgan 4-2441
Vol. 3; No. 210
BY CARRIES �5c PER WBB5
Setting off firecrackers in downtown Prince George is one way of being charged by the R.CMP.
Last night two juveniles learned this the hard way after setting off some firecrackers on Third Avenue. This was in direct violation of a city bylaw which states that fireworks can only be exploded on private property.
Charges will be laid against the two offenders.
OFFICIAL OPENING of new Super-Valu store here was performed Thursday morning by Mayor Carrie Jane Gray. To her left is Des Parker, architect. On the right are, Hill .lames, radio station CKPG,
Frank Clark, manager of the store and M. S. Duffus, of Vancouver, vice-president of Kelly Douglas Co. Ltd. and the man in charge of the company's retail division.
MEXICO CITY (A'P) � The count of known dead neared 100 today in .Mexico's floud-stt-U-V.en wr>t | coa.-'i hjstes *vr Cojlina and .laliscc. More, still rVPefe missing In one1 of the country's worslt disasters.
n.H.m-1 sections of the two .small slates bordering the Pacific still were isolated by floods In the wake of weekend torrential rains and a hurricane Monday.
WINNIPEG irn� Farmers in the Prairie grain belt have all but given up hope of continuing the harvest following weekend storms which brought showers OT snow to their soaked or snow-buried fields.
The Prairie.-; suffered a staggering blow before Thanksgiving, when unseasonal storms hit hard. In the Brandon area In western Manitoba lit) inches of snow fell.
Harvesting which had been slowed by wet weather was brought to a halt in many districts and the only hope for farmers was a week or 10 days of drying weather. TJIKEIS-QUARTEKS ,1)OXE
Experts have estimated at least LOO.000,000 bushels of grain of an estimated crop of more than 100,000,000 bushels are still on the land.
The storms returned Sunday, bringing' showers to Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
More than 10 inches of snow was added in some sections of Manitoba and this prompted a Manitoba government spokesman to say the completion of harvesting will be prevented this year, barring completely unseasonable weather.
J. M. Parker, director of the Manitoba agriculture department soils and crops branch, said that even where the latest snowfall was light, fields are so soft farmers cannot use machinery.
.1. K. Hell, .Manitoba's deputy minister of agriculture, said: "It was grim before, but it's worse now. There doesn't appear to bc much hope and every day brings us nearer winter."
The situation was similar in Saskatchewan, where farmers, in all but southern areas, were left with large acreages either in stork or swa'th.
ThreiM|itarters of the crop still lies on tin- fields in north-�west Saskatchewan, and in the easterly Melville- Yortoton area about to per cent of the harvesting remains to he done.
It now is generally accepted in the province that the remaining harvest will 'be left until spring.
The weatherman offered no i m m c d i a t e hope, predicting cloud or showers in sections of the Praii'iea.
Air rescue operations continued around the clock today in an el'foiH to reach hundreds �>f families driven Dpiri .their homos by ruinswollen river* that jumped their banks and poured through dozens of small villages. UKUKF CUT OFF
The rivers knocked out communications and flooded roads, hindering the movement of military convoys carrying food, medicine and clothing.
President Adolfo Lopez Ma-leos took personal charge of relief operations.
The Pacific port, of Manzanil-!o, which look the full force of the hurricane, reported !So known fatalities. At least 100 residents were reported missing and 500 injured.
Four small Mexican freighters were reported sunk at Man-x.anillo. There also was a report i n d i e a t i n g that the 800-ton freighter SIrialpa, which left Marizanll'lo Monday for Acapul-eu, had gone down a.1 sea. The report, said 12 men were rescued but 17 Still were mis-sing. \ IKDKOI- SriTMKS
The government used all available planes and helicopters to drop food, blankets and medicine to isolated persons in outlying villages. Many homele.-
The Eighth Annual Conference of Parent-Teacher Associations in the North-Central District of !!.('. will open tonight in the Banquet Koom of the Civic Centre.
The con Terence opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. with the registration. .Mrs. 11. L. lloran, first vice-president of the B.C. l'TA will deliver the welcoming ad-dross at 8:00 p.m.
The purpose of the conference, introduction of guests and a film and discussion session will round out the evening's activities.
The conference will reopen Friday morning at '.1:150 a.m. and will adjourn for luncheon at 12:15 p.m.
The conference will at 1:30 and will carry until about 10:00 a.m. .two hour break for a dinner."
A panel discussion Duchess Park Junior High School Auditorium will highlight Friday evening's programme.
Mrs. lloran will chair the panel while they discuss the topic. "What's Xew In Education."
Forming the panel are Mr. A. Stables, principal of the Prince George Senior High School, Mrs. P. MacGrggor, principal of Con-naught .Junior High! and Mr. K. Gardner, principal of Har win EJuuicutary.
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families had ta'ken to rooftops and trees.
Full reports could not he obtained because of the break down In communications, but the president's office announe-these radio reports:
At. least seven persons dca< and 15 missing in Cihautlan, IK miles northwest of Manzanillo Floods destroyed 10 percent ol Uhe homes in Ihc town of 5,000
Three dead and several miss ing in Coahuayana, near Man zanillo.
General flooding in Sayula, ; military headquarters betweer the pout city and Guadalajara.
Till': HAGUE (Renters) �A report Wednesday to three oi NATO's smallest members suggested the liig Four Western powers in'ay have secretly form ed a political directorate within the Atlantic alliance.
The report will be debated by legislators of The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg at a meeting Friday and �Saturday of their consultative interparliamentary Li e u e 1 u x Council. (
Jt was drawn up on behalf of the council's foreign affairs committee by a Belgian Christian Democrat, Francis Van Can-welaert.
Van Cauwelaert declared thai little has been said laitely about President Charles de Gaulle's controversial memorandum in September, 195S, recommending a political directorate of the big powers within NATO.
He added: '-However, the fact that on various occasions the United States first in'fbrmed Britain, France and \Ves.t Germany on important issues while the other NATO countries were informed at a later date gives rise to the question whother this directorate has been established secretly.
Colfee Break Can Pay
COLD BROOK, 5.Y. (AP) � A woman hunter has a bearskin to prove flat a coffee break o*n pay off
Mrs. Lawrenee Mock of East Herkhier was .mining with her lusband ne;r here, northeast oj I'tica. Minday and decided io return \> camp.
As >hc was dmking a cup of -effci,1 she saw a large black bear yzross a n&rby swam)).
"] grabbed in- ri:!o and opened fie;" Mrs; Mock said.
Hjj first shit keeled over.
$900 Realized From Used Clothing
The Prince George joint PTA announced today that a total o S!)00 was realized from the re cent clothing sale.
The money will be split amonj, five schools in trie area.
A repeat of last year's put-standing International Cabaret is scheduled by I'rinee George Folk Society for Nov. 21 and already plans call for the dinner to include native dishes of seven different countries. More may be added as arrangements are developed.
The event will be staged in I lie Civic Centre and attendance will be limited to 100�'the seating capacity of the hall. Tickets will go on sali1 next week.
Tiie Civic Centre will be transformed into an international setting for the event with sets created lo represent the various homeland.-; of society members. A large windmill will be the focal point of the Dutch group while EngUmd will be depicted by a castle front, complete with "Beefeaters' in attendance and inside "Baron of roast beef," with oilier traditional English foods will he served.
Native dishes to be served will be those (if Holland. Germany, England, China, Scandinavia. Greece and Canada.
The evening program will include dancing, interspersed by several cab; ret acts. A popular performance to be repeated from last year's cabaret will be a foursome ami cightsoine by the Scottish d'ance team.
Committee directing arrange-Vjents for the event is headed >y Alex Insulberg and members ire Peter Benjafleld, Dave Bow-nan, Gerret Terwort, Art Canu-il, Mrs. Cy Westaway and Svcn Fohanson.
Mi Contestants
Given Answers
NEW YORK (AP)�The New tbrk Times says (today Charles .'an Doren and Hank Blo'om-rarden, who together won a to-al of $227,500 on the NBC tele-'ision quiz shew Twenty-One. lave admitted to District Attor-icy Frank S. Hpgan that t'hey eccived both questions and an-wers in advance.
The Times attributes its In-omiation to "an authoritative ouree in the criminal courts Jtiilding."
Tlie newspaper says the ad-nissions by Van Dorcn and Uloomgardcn were made to Ho-gan last Friday.
At that time, the district attorney said only that the two contestants had made "substantial changes" in .statements they previously gave ito his office..
Negotiations designed to clear up the city's Coliseum
tangle .started Tuesday in Vancouver and were underway at press time today.
There was still no indication how the talks�between repre-
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sentat'ives of the city, the architects, the contractors and design engineer Fred Urry�were going
Alderman Spike Fnemark am Desmond Parker, town planner returned to the city yesterdaj after the meeting Tuesday, but although they indicated optim ism, could not say what ne goliations will settle.
After they left Vancouver Al derman Ken .hick�third man or the city team�was called intc further talks, according to Par ker.
Parker says the three talkec
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meeting, and. although they hue a '.'hunch',' there might be fur-fher negotiations, he and Aid Enemark returned,
Aid. .lack was believed wrap ping up "a few more details" at the sessions today,
I'pon Aid. .lack's return the three are expected to report results of the negotiations to city council.
The meeting was called by the architects, Underwood, McKin-ley and Cameron, after tin; city moved on a suggestion by the architects that they lie asked to arrange safety tests for trusses in tin' building which have been questioned. Naming a firm of consultants to conduct the tests. under The architects' supervision, was expected to be one piece of business at the Vancouver meeting.
Almost Complete
With one important excep-ion all night school courcca of-era! locally at the Duchess Park Junior High School, 8G0 Odinonton Street, will have completed their registrations >y tonight, Roth Cordon said oday.
The exception is a course in Practical Slaithematics to be ,'ivon in Koom 102 on Friday light, comnu ncing at ":.'!() p.m. This is the only evening a group of forestry boss are in own and able to attend this liueh-desirod class.
It i< hoped that other interested people in Prince George vil! join them and so ensure a class being formed with a eom-tetent instructor jn charge.
Last chance to register for Motor Tune-up & Carburetion. topper Tooling, Dog Obedience Training, and EiTglisttl for New Canadians tonight at. Duchess 'ark Junior High School be-wcen 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Also or Sewing class, which will be ichl in the Homo Economics �oom of the Senior High School, it S p.m.
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Another matter that might have been settled at the meeting is the matter of costs. By virtue of the city's action it will share costs of testing initially but it does not feel responsibility lor these costs should remain with it and wdl seek to have one of tlie other parties concerned pay tlie bill.
The city, in desperation, finally went ahead with action to have tests made after C. .1. Oliver, the contractor, refused to take responsibility for testing the half - million - dollar Coliseum, which was closed September 22 after the architects cast doubt as t�)_the sirriity of its roof
Nothing would make the city happier than if the contractor has agreed at the Coast meeting to pay for tests and also any remedial work on the structure dhat such tests deemed necessary.
'L'his is the first meeting that has been held between all parlies concerned since the Coliseum hassle arose. All negotiations prior to it were conducted bv Idler.
items of Equipment Still Not Ordered
The doors of Prince George's new hospital, originally cheduled to open in August, probably won't open for mother six months or longer. learned
This was learned from reliable sources today but it was not confirmed by the hospital board. Apparently some furniture and much el' the.equipment for The new hospital has yet to be ordered and this will delay tiu> opening.
This was neither confirmed or denied by Mrs. W. D. Ferry, recently hired as purchasing agent for the new hospital. She began her task last Thursday.
Previously, hospital administrator Bruce Thompson had been responsible for handling the task. He felt, however, that he could not handle both jobs properly and suggested that the board hire a purchasing agent. MI/CM TO BE ORDERED
Although some orders have been placed, much of the medical equipment has yet to be ordered.
Lists of equipment required to outfit the hospital properly have not all been completed here. Until t'hey are, equipment for various sections of the hospital can't be ordered.
It is understood that little of the actual furniture for the new hospital, as well as little surgical equipment, has been ordered.
Several reports slate that it would take six months for the furniture to arrive here after it has been ordered.
Mrs.'. Ferry1 also, refused to confirm or deny this. I.MIMI'I.MTK wA'TK
When asked about the opening dale of the new hospital last night, hospital board chairman John Powers stated that the date was still indefinite."
According to Powers, the reason for this was that the contractor lias not completed his work or signified when he would do so.
However, he staled, the equip-
in various parts of Canada waiting to bo Shipped here when the hospital board requested.
This was in direct contrast to a conversation between Milton Hurt, bead of the board's building committee, and l>v. I). M. Clark, chairman of the medical staff at the old hospital.
During the conversation, Burt asked Dr. Clark to make certain that surgical equipment required for tiie new hospital was completely and thoroughly specified.
It i.> believed that lists for many of the other departments are also incomplete. NO COMMENT
Mrs. Ferry refused to comment on the situation. She did say, however, that the compiling of lists for various types of equipment and furniture was coming along fine.
When asked how long it would take to complete these lists anil have them filled out, she said 'Tin not prepared to say anything. The board members are the ones to see about this."
However, when approached last night after their regular meeting, members of the board bad little, if anything., to say on the question. NO LUCK
Another prjBlem facing the Prince George find District Hos-piiVill.