WANT ADS Buy or Sell Everything Phone LO 4-2441 Dedicated to the Progress of the Nor^h WEATHER FORECAST Low 15, High 32, Cloudy, Snow. Crown Life Insurance Co. Wm. J. Shoe key District Representative Phone LOgan 4-2441 Vol. 4; No. 3. P^.-'IMCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1*60 BY CARRIER 35c PER WEEK IN SECRET MEETING Parents demands that a Hixon teacher be dismissed U>r playing alleged objectionable records before children were refused last night by district school board. �Several parents met in secret session with trustees and asked that teacher Kvic Forrester, about 30, be fired. They alleged he had subjected three ren to "objectionable" recordings at his Mr, Forrester refused later to i comment either on the meetin or the alleged charges. or four child-home. i'oil< IV.' ing t! vo n K eli ng, attend- 1 by ome i:> Hixi >n people, ustet mel il! reg ular open ssior md n 1OV6 il ti ie charges ere ! lot full-, col �rob orated and .M.\K1I,Y.\ C.VKIt iris Police today are searching for :> 12-year-oiii PrSflce George schoolgirl reported missing since she failed to attend classes at Duchess Park Junior High School Tuesday. Marilyn Carr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Carr, Hart Highway, got olf the bus just before the school stop and has not been seen since. Also reported missing Tuesday, and believed to be with the Carr girl, was Roberta Shicls, about 15. She lives with a guardian. Mrs. Carr told The Citizen today her daughter, one of two children, had never run away before. She said she knew of no reason why Marilyn would do such a thing. The youngster was reported missing to police after her mother freturned home from work shortly after 5 p.m. Marilyn is five-feet two-inches tall, weighs IK) pounds and has shoulder � length, dark brown wavy hair. When last seen she was wearing a man's navy car coat, a black tweed skirt and brown rubber boots. She was carrying a shopping bag of clothes. Anyone seeing the girl is asked to notify RCMP or the Carrs at LO 4-U339. therefore did not vvarrent Mu. Forrester's dismissal under any prevision of the school act. Mr. Forrester, while waiting for the 'board's decision, refused to discuss the matter. "I'm sick of the whole business," he'said. FIRST YK.iK hi the private meeting, apparently three or lour families. who claimed their children had been exposed to the recordings, were seeking the teacher's dismissal. However, majority of the 25 Hi.xon people present are sai to have been supporting Mr. Forrester. Principal II. B. Cress-well also is reported to have spoken for his fellow teacher. The teacher, in his first year at the Hixon Superior Schoof, Is in charge of Grades 7 and S. OX KL.MOK One source said the protest was baaed mainly on rumor. He said the board had no recourse but to decide in Mr. Forrester's favor as there was no proof of any such incident. What was claimed, he said, was that some "adult" recordings had 'been played. Mr, Forrester and another Giscome man attempted last summer to hitch-hike to Hollywood. The pair, who had only the clothes they wore and a few cents each, didn't make it. 'Lost' Man Turns Up After Citizen Story A story In The Citizen Tuesday resulted In locating a man reported missing for a week. A friend who saw the story phoned .Mrs. Clara McCorrlster late Tuesday to advise her Albert I.over, her uncle, had returned to work at an Alexis Creek logging camp. VANCOUVER (CD � Surveys will start this year on a highway from Squamish to Pemberton which eventually may be extended to Prince George, Highways Minister Gaglardi said Tuesday. Mr. Gaglardi said in an interview the road north from Squamish will probably follow the treacherous British Columbia Electric Company route through Chcakamus Canyon. Construction on the 54-mile, Squamish-PenYberton leg of the highway is expected to begin within five years. "BOY, WE'VE BEEN SHOVELLING SAND" was the comment of truck driver Harry Slater as city works crews met Tuesday's "silver thaw'" conditions on icy streets with quick action. Seen here shovelling .-arid onto the Seventeenth Avenue sidewalk is Rudolph Selger and in the background, Waller Sov/bal. �Hal Vandervoort Photo Canada Playing Vital Role Readying Counter-Missile for Defence Purposes uoumea v a n co r v k i:{T Three collisions were reported to police and one woman pedestrian wound up in hospital with injuries suffered in a fall on icy steps. Three city sanding truck crews were busy from the noon hour into late evening throwing a protective covering on the slippery streets. They had sidewalks adjacent to schools sanded before youngsters left afternoon classes. A total of $725 damage was done to five; cars involved in three sepanato accidents be 1 and 2:15 p.m. The-wj were no injuries. First involved two cars in a collision in the 1000-block First when $200 damage was done to the auto driven by .Mike Mary-nowich'. Car driven by J. O. Anderson incurred $25 damage. BOTH DAMAGJOl) Another collision at 1:30 p.m. at Kingston and Second, Involving a t r i; c k and a s tali o n wagon, caused $175 to each vehicle. Truck was driven by W. K. McKinnon and the other by A. F. Chappel. A car driven by Edward ('.. Savarcl of South Fort Geprge was involved in a collision with a flat, bed truck driven by Guy "Meek of Red Hock, 2:15 p.m., in the island Cache. Damage estimated at $200 was done to the ear but the truck escaped unscathed. .Mrs. William Munro, a librarian, was admitted to hospital after she slipped and fell on the steps of the Public Library Commission on Third. She was reported in "good" condition in hospital today, BIG SANDING Quick action of city sanding crews and extra caution used by motorists and pedestrians was credited with the a'bsence of any serious accidents. It was the largest sanding operation so far this winter. Two older sanding trucks and the new lii-wa.v sandcr were put into action. Sidewalks bordering on public �ropert\ are sanded where necessary, but. the onus for sanding most walks is on the property owner, city engineer Hill Jones pointed out. today. Airport, manager Sandy Sanderson described the conditions Tuesday as "nasty" but said there was enough frost on the runways today to alleviate the slippery conditions. There were no mishaps at the airport despite the inclement, weather. The weather forecast today could foresee no return soon to Tuesday's conditions. Leave City's Industrial Commission Alone There is no need to expand or change Prince George's industrial commission, in the opinion of the man who until four months ago was "1 am convinced that tnose pressing fur expansion of the i n d u s t rial development commission to include so-called other groups have not bothered to become Informed," said Mill Shoekey. 'Board of trade secretary for the last three years, Mr. Shoekey was one of the men behind the formation of the commission, ami was its first secretary. WANTS TO EXPAND He was commenting today on Mondaj 's story in The Citizen in which commission chairman Harold Moffat said the seven-man organization wants to expand to include representation from the lumbering and agricultural industries. Mr. Moffat said the commission's parent bodies, city council and the board of trade, have been asked to consider the expansion. lie added a larger board is needed also at times to get a quorum. OPPOSES CHANGE Mr. Shoekey said he is strongly-opposed to any change in the commission at this time, lie-cause other things must come first, such as creating proper places' for incXistry to develop, its full-time secretary. ami finding out the detailed information industry would wain to know. He said: "To my knowledge, those most vocal at this point have not bothered to study the files of correspondence in the commission office, which provide the answers to several questions which need answering in ordei to set up an efficient, workable and representative industrial development agency. "Among the most pertinent questions to which we sought answers were. Ml how large should such a body be, and (2) from what types of organizations s h o u 1 d membership be sought. "In my opinion, a careful study of liu's file would lead inevitably to the conclusion that, on paper at least, this city is to be commended because of an organizational job well done. TEIOIE1) IlIDICULOUS "An expansion of this group, in numbers and at this time, to form a quorum at some meetings or for any similar reason, is ridiculous. "The by-laws of the commission provide that its membership shall 'be made up of and appointed as follows: "Three members by the council of the board of trade, the first-named of whom shall be chairman. "Two persons appointed by tlie city council. "One person appointed by the B.C. Power Commission. "One person appointed by the gas utility operating in the city. "The- by-laws also provide- that the secretary-manager of tine board of trade shall be ex-officio the secretary and chief executive officer of the commission; the commission shall bo empowered to engage such additional clerical help as it may from time to time require. NOT LIMITED "According to t h e commission's by-laws, a quorum consists of only four members. Thus its terms of reference are no; limiting in any way. "A commission whose members arc qualified and are convinced that progress on a vital program of activity is b-eing achieved won't find its activities hampered because of a lack of a quorum. "Probably the weakest link in the com, miss Ion as it is presently functioning is that no j one who Is really conversaat with the problems of industrial concerns, with the possible exception of the utility representatives, have been appointed. And its present term- of reference are adequate to nieel thi need. "Si eoiiil poi-.it - if �' akni -s j.-that to date many representatives of potential new enter-prisi 3 have nol fell free to discuss problems with the commis sion because they have not felt sure that matters to be discussed would be hold in strict confidence. KXOU i,Ki>(ii; XBEDBD "What is really needed, are seven members with knowledge, a great, deal of imagination, free of selfish intercs;. without to'o | many p r e - c o n c e i v c d ideas I tenaciously held, the ability to work co-operatively with the sponsoring groups, and some courage. A fairly thick skin I rii i g h t help too in . s o m e :ircumstances. "One other thing should be said. While it must be taken j for g r a n t e it thai any such organization ca n no i function i properly for lone; without ade- i quate financial sup.port, iho j funds allocated to the commission have been, in my opinion, most adequate to meet the requirements of its most limited activity," Mr. Shockev concluded. Tit-for-Tat You're It! BRUSSELS CPI � Belgian police today reported a new twist in the world-wide outbreak of anti- Jewish sign painting. Two Brussels cafes reputed to be the haunts of wartime Nazi collaborators were marked � with the Jewish star of David. A AM Nechako GREATER VARIETY of fur-bearing animals abound in this a'rea than most people believe. Citizen printer Blairi McLeod has unusual hobby, a trap line. Shown here with beaver, lynx, fisher, weasel, squirrel, mink and muskrat, McLeod said trapping still pays but is not nearly as profitable as in former years. �Jarvis Whitney Photo Vanderhoof citizens today breathed a sigh of relief as waters of the Nechako River stalled to recede after the level had risen 10 feet over three days, forcing at least two families to flee their homes. Problem arose Friday after an ice block formed a mile downstream from the village backing up the water. It rose steadily over the week-end causing residents of lower levels some concern. Aluminum Co. of Canada agreed to close the spillway gates of their dam at Skins Lake until the danger was over. The dam was built in 1952 to allow excess waters from the giant Twoedsmuir Park reservoir to drain off into the Nechako. It was the second time this winter the village of 1,400 had faced a flood threat. This week's situation was a repeat of one last November caused by a sudden cold snap which created an ice block. City Woman Dies Affer Heart Attack A 33-year:bId South Ft. George woman died in hospital Tuesday after she suffered a stroke In a hotel lobby .Monday night. Dead is -Mrs. Eleanor f'mpher-ville. 2."i.')2 Second, South Fort George. She had been taken to hospital by police. The weatherman says it will be mostly cloudy with a few snow flurries today becoming more frequent Thursday, There'll bo little change in temperature and winds will be light increasing to southerly 15 Thursday afternoon. Low tonight and high Thursday at Prince George. Que.snel and jgmithers will be 15 and 32. High Tuesday was 34.