WiEliston Demands Power Costs Showdown VICTORIA (CP)�Lands and Forests Minister Ray Wiliiston told the legislature Wednesday the federal government should make known what proportion of the cost it will share with B.C. on the proposed $1,400,-000,000 Columbia River project. In a major policy speech, the minister predicted a dramatic power development explosion that would attract the industrial eyes of the world in the next decade. But he warned that the power potential of both the Columbia and Peace Rivers will be needed by 1!)75. Even now it was going to be a race against time to supply all the energy required before the first deadline sometime between 1966 and 1968. While Ottawa had officially indicated its readiness to join B.C. in development of the Columbia, Finance Minister Fleming in his correspondence had never said what proportion of the cost the federal government will bear. PROBABLY HALF Only indication the province had, said Mr. Wiliiston, were unofficial press reports, an apparent reference to reports quoting External Affairs Minister Green as indicating the federal government probably will bear about 50 per cent of the total cost. Mr. Wiliiston said the nature of the B.C. commitment will affect every other financial obligation of the province during the next 40 to 50 years. He said the government's agreement with the Peace River Power Development Co., which is now applying for a licence to develop the Peace, had a great effect on American readiness to negotiate on the Columbia. The Peace could provide 20,-000,000.000 kilowatts annually at a development cost of 5631,000,-000 for the first stage alone, while the Columbia would produce 21,500,000,000 kilowatts at a cost of about Sl.400,000,000. NEED ANSWERS But the minister said before B.C. commits itself on the Columbia the government would like answers to such questions as how Columbia projects not self-liquidating would be financed; whether a B.C. guarantee would be required to cover all capital raised for agreed projects; whether any treaty with the U.S. would have an agreed period of operation after which benefits would cease; or whether these benefits would be subject to re-negotiation or extension. The minister brought the house up to date on the latest status of international negotiations on the Columbia, based on a 50-per-cent return to Canada from downstream American generation plants through use of water stored north of the border. A B.C.-federal policy committee meeting will be held in Ottawa Feb. 9 prior to a Feb. 11 Canada-U.S. meeting. PUBLIC PROJECT Mr. Wiliiston said government policy was that "the Columbia in Canada will be developed as a public power river with the actual development carried out by the B.C. Power Commission." Dealing with the Peace River, the minister reviewed the agreement with the Peace River Power Development Co. which now has an application before the provincial water controller for a licence to proceed. A recommendation is to be made by the end of March. TWO DAMS He said in the first stage two dams are proposed for the Peace. A dam is to be constructed at Portage Mountain at the head of Peace Canyon, 14 miles upstream from Hudson Hope. The crest would be more than 7,000 feet and the head of water 600 feet. Another dam would be near the foot of the canyon with a crest length of 1,700 feet and a head of 140 feet. The reservoir behind Portage Mountain dam would have a normal storage capacity of 88,000,-000 acre-feet of which 31,000,000 acre-feet would be useable. The reservoir would extend 80 miles upstream on the Peace to Finlay Forks and then 90 miles northwest up the Finlay and 110 miles southeast on the Parsnip and Crooked Rivers. SOME MOVING Mr. Wiliiston said some relocation of the Hart Highway, the PGE and a gas pipeline would be carried out at the expense of the company if the plan went forward. He said if the, plan is approved work on the site preparation and engineering will proceed through this year and next. Public financing was planned by the company for the fall of 1961 with major construction slated to start early in 1962. DISLIKES PLANS Wiliiston said none of the three Columbia River development plans submitted by the International Joint Commission is completely satisfactory to B.C. He said the IJC plans do not take into consideration the Pend D'Orielle river in the Kootenays where hydro plans will depend on widely-variant releases of water from American storage. "It may well be that the whole matter of the Columbia can eventually be resolved by an international agreement under which B.C. will provide a cited amount of water storage to provide flow regulations on a scheduled basis to effect both power and flood control benefits downstream in the U.S.," he said. This would mean public hearings in the affected areas of the province. "The people in the Arrow Lakes district are afraid they may wake up and find they have a dam on their doorstep without having had an opportunity to assess the benefits to B.C. and Canada as a whole," lie said. WA NT ADS Buy or Sell Everything Phone LO 4-2441 III H Dedicated to the Progress of the North WEATHER FORECAST Low 15; High 35; Cloudy Crown Life Insurance Co. Wm. J. Shockey District Representative Phone LOgan 4-2441 Vol. 4; No. 24 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH" COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1960 BY CARRIER 35c PER WEEK Prince George Mohawks still share first place in Cariboo Hockey League alter 6-5 win over Vanderhoof. ft ft ft Toronto's surprising Maple Leafs, still ignoring Coach Punch Imlach, dumped New York Rangers 4-2. ft ft ft Edmonton's Will" Greaves, a pre-fight 8-5 underdog, won a unanimous 10-round decision from Tiger Jones in Chicago. ft ft ft FOR COMPLETE'SPOUT STORIES TURN TO PAGE 1 APPEAL TO HIGHER COURT A court of revision ruled here Wednesday all government land assessments in the VLA Subdivision, strongly protested by residents, ,bp-redueucj by 20 per cent. The board said it considered assessments loo high. "... each parcel of land can be considered to be one homesitc only and therefore we consider the assessed value of land excessive." However, appeals against the decision are considered likely. Spokesman for the veterans George Pcnnings said today he feels many of the about 30 vet- At Fort SI. James A new, modern store opens Saturday in Fort St. James replacing thu old Hudson's Bay Co. building there. Staff will be increased from 9 to 12 when the move is made to the new premises in order to accommodate new departments added, such as the meat department. The opening Saturday takes place at 10 a.m. Prince George Visit For 4-H Club Chief VANCOUVER Iff) � R. C. Bailey, director of British Columbia's 4-11 dubs, opens a tour of interior centres ncxl week, lie will take an active part in leadership courses. Mr. Bailey will visit Dawson Creek Feb. 9-10, Prince George Feb. 12-13, and Kamloops Feb. 15-16. The organization is attempting to break the membership record set last year when the number of clubs reached 228 with a total of 2,634 members. erans who protested their assess miMits will probably appeal to higher court for even larger re ductions, .j^afc.s.y Jintl protested assessments liicy claimed were up as much as 350 per cent over last year. Local provincial assessor Leon-ard Parker refused to say if he would appeal the court's decision. He said he would make public any decision he makes at a later date. The court said assessed values were fair, except that much of the land could not be used. VLA holdings cannot be sold, or used for rental housing, by veterans until their 10 year agreements with the VLA administration end, in most cases three or four years from now, unless residents pay off their mortgages and lost; a $1,600 bonus given veterans for holding their property the full 10 years. The court fell it was unfair to assess residents as if iheir entire holdings�some have as many as 43 luts�were open for general use. Mayor Garvin Dezell, member of the court who put forward the motion all assessments be knocked down 20 percent, said the assessments were fair in relation to the parcels of land. But, on the other hand, regard less of the amount of land each veteran has he can use just enough land for his own home and the rest is of little value to him currently. In all. the court, considering land assessments in the rural areas surrounding the city, heard 47 appeals. The assessor. Mr. Parker said today he had not yet finished compiling results and it is nut known what total reduction adjustments in the overall assessment amount to to. About 35 of the 47 appeals resulted in some adjustment in assessment. Now Hear This... The moccasin telegraph is sending out blips to the effect that the Canadian Legion building may be sold shortly to outside interests. Some members have been phiping for a new building farther out and this could be the first step . . . National Employment Service Manager Irvine Moss, soon coast-bound for his new post at Mission City, would appreciate hearing about the Strawberry Capital from ex-residents, lie's never been there . . . Being a few minutes late for court just one morning was excusable for Magistrate George Stewart. His wife in hospital, lie had to wrestle with his three youngsters over the breakfast table before wrestling with the problems of law at the bench . . . As if backing up the groundhog's optimistic outlook Tuesday, A. C. Camozzi, 1527 Hemlock, phoned in today to report the first robin. He, and with three witnesses too, saw it on his lawn Wednesday night . . . After playing crib at Tommy Tibbett's home for 20 years, it finally happened. A perfect hand of 29 was held by Tommy Carmichael, his first ever . . . The Chee Dak Tong Society has apparently fallen victim of Canada's national game. Traditionally an all-night affair, the Society's New Year party last night saw the food served on the double, was all over at 9 p.m., and the hosts went off to the hockey game . . . Open letter to City Engineer Bill Jones: that hole in the pavement in the 1600 block Fourth is getting bigger and motorists are curious to know if the city is going into the oil well sounding business . . . If the driver of a late model car, licence 389-798, would stop at The citizen he will be presented with a dry cleaning bill for $1.75 incurred after he sped by a reporter on Quebec at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, soaking him from cranium to corns ... POWER TRENCH BRITISH PRINCE COLUMBIA DIAGRAM SKETCH MAP OF RIVERS FLOWING along Rocky Mountain Trench, presented to the Legislature by Lands and Forests Minister Hay Wiliiston, shows direction of flow and comparative length of. rivers. Map shows ease with which water could be diverted from one system to another to create even greater power potential than has hitherto been published, Wiliiston said. t A ..s, Worst Storm In 20 Years HALIFAX ICI1) � The worst winter storm since records were started slammed in from the Atlantic Wednesday, burying the southern half of Nova Scotia under 30 inches of snow. Steady snow for 21 hours tied up traffic in the metropolitan Premier Out Of Hospital VICTORIA (CP) � Premier Ben-net Tuesday was discharged from hospital where he underwent a kidney operation 11 days o. His office said today he was discharged shortly after he held his first press conference since entering the hospital. Mr. Bennett could not attend the opening of the Legislature Jan. 28. School Bond Sale OK ed VICTORIA CPl � The cabinet Wednesday gave approval for the issuance of more than Sl,000,000 debentures by school boards throughout the province to hasten school building programs. Kelowna school board was iven authority to issue debentures to a total of $100,000. Authorizations also were given to the school boards of Prince Rupert and Prince George to issue school bonds but no specific amounts were stipulated. Halifax-Dartmouth area where 30 snowplows struggled to clear the main streets. Highways leading out of the city were blocked for the first time in 20 years by drifts that reached 15 feet. Thousands of motorists left their cars at home and travelled on foot. By early today the storm had fizzled out to a few snowflurries. but it was expected to be at least 48 hours before the area returned to anything resembling normal operations. The city's trolley system was at a standstill, airports here and at Greenwood and Yarmouth were closed and trains were running as much as eight hours late. Police and firemen declared the situation in Halifax an emergency. Police warned that stalled cars would be lowed away. STAY HOME Thousands of workers didn't even try to get to their jobs. With their cars buried under snow and transportation facilities halted, few tried to make it on foot. All schools and almost all stores in the downtown area closed for the day. Workers from suburban areas who made it into the city grabbed every available hotel room to spend the night. The waterfront was at a standstill. About 500 freight handlers went home. A busload of stranded workers were preparing to spend a food-less day in a coach in the west end of the city when they sighted several young boys approaching on skis. Under their arms they carried coffee and doughnuts. TESTING Lunch-time wail today was only B.C. Spruce Sales testing their siren. One Killed in Israeli Fighting TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters)� One Israeli was injured in a clash at noon today between an Israeli patrol and Syrian outposts in the IIvi 1 eh Valley, an Israeli army spokesman said. The clash took place near Ta-shuv village, in the northeast "finger" of the Israeli territorial projection into Syria, the spokesman said. The Syrian posts fired first, he added, wounding one Israeli. The patrol returned the fire. the Courts The City of Prince George received a summons today to appear in police court Tuesday to answer charges of violating the Lord's Day Act. The summons was served on City Clerk Arran Thomson at 10 a.m., along with a subpoena demanding his presence as a witness. The case, in which the city is charged with violating the act by selling tickets to Sunday hockey games in the Coliseum, is due to get underway at 10:30 Tuesday morning. Lawyer Frank Perry has been appointed to act as Crown Prosecutor. The city's solicitor's, Wilson, King and Co., will appear for the city. The subpoena requiring Mr. Thomson's appearance demands Bunk-Car Wine Party A man charged following a bunk-car wine party managed, to draw the wrath of Magistrate George Stewart in police court today � iid mean accomplishment�when he referred to his companions as "squaws-" John William Smith was nabbed Wednesday morning in tho C'NH yards and charged with being an interdict in possession of liquor ami trespassing. He pleaded guilty to both counts. Smith claimed another man had taken "tho squaws" and the wine to I he box car and that he had not taken a drink before the law caught up with them. Hut 18-ycar-old Marlehe Paul said she and Rita Campbell, 'H\. had met Smith in the station and gone with him on his invitation. The magistrate tore into Smith, asking him "Do you know how old one of 'these squaws' as you refer to them, is?" Then lie warned him he had better ho cautious about leading younger women astray. Smith will serve 30 days on the possession charge and five days concurrently for trespass-Ing. Charged with tresp a s s i n g, Rita Campbell was placed on a 30-day suspended sentence and Marlone Paul was Riven seven days to pay her �10 fine. Prince George proved the nemesis for Geraid Gale, a Chet-wy'ncl worker who said he "hadn't drank for quite a while" before coming here Wednesday. He was fined $10. Picked up in a lane behind the Corona Hotel. George Down was sent up the hill for ten days for his seventh intoxication conviction. he produce the city bylaw establishing the Coliseum as well as any resolutions of the council dealing with the Sunday sport issue. There are no such resolutions, he said. The city moved unofficially to test the act when RCMP announced a commercial Sunday sport crackdown last fall. Since then Quesnel and Vanderhoof have moved to ignore similar police warnings of stricter enforcement of the act. All would like the Municipal Act changed to accommodate Sunday sports, carried on in hockey rinks in all three centres. De Gaulle Postpones Algerian Trip Today PARIS (AT)�President Char lcs de Gaulle postponed his Al gerian trip and began a swoop ing roundup today of ringlead ers of the revolt against hU government. Armed wl'h vuvii;-'UctatV.Tla powers, ho will preside over ; special cabinet session here Fri day instead of going to Nurtl Africa as planned. Do Gaulle was reported plan nlng a drastic shukoup of civil ian and military leaders in Al geria in tho first step to bring the uneasy French African tor j'ltory back under the firm con trol of, Paris' Some cabinet changes also are expected. One of the first to go may bo Jacques Soustolk one-time hero of right-wing French settlors in Algeria. Soii-stelle holds the tile of minister-delegate, with responsibility foi atomic energy, the Sahara am overseas departments. KEKUSIOl) STATKMKNT Soustelle called on de GaulU and Premier Michel Debj'e today. He refused to make any statement as he left, but it wat-reported that ho would not attend the Friday cabinet moot ing. Rough Treatment Given Collector A Marching Mother in We< ncsday night's fund drive complained to police she was physically kicked out of house in the Island Cache. Mrs. Helen Peters. 12!)() Eighth, said she called at the house, was invited inside by a man. and after telling him the purpose of the call was thrown out. She told police she would think it over before pressing a charge. Police arc investigating a complaint that a number of cars were damaged during a show at the G i s c o in e Community Hall. Tires were flattened, gas caps stolen and aerials broken off. Maris Arnett, 1554 Ninth, delivery boy for Fifth Avenue Pharmacy, reported the theft of his bicycle from in front of the drug store Wednesday evening. HOPE DIES FOR MINERS Only Water Noises, No Human Voice COALBROOK. South Africa (AP)�The last hope died � today for survival of any of the -loo miners trapped by a rocfcfall in the Clydesdale coal mine. A microphone lowered through a newly completed nine-inch borehole to the 515-foot level, where all wore believed imprisoned by the plunging rock two weeks ago. picked up only the gurgling of water, no human voice. The fate of these men � 429 Africans and six whites � shaped up as the second worst mine disaster in history. The toll of human life was greater. only in tho tragedy of the Ho-nekieko colliery in Manchuria April 2G, 19-12. There 1,549 miners lost their lives. Trapped with the Clydesdale miners were -15 pit ponies. Thirty other ponies wore saved early in the relief operations by nine teams who found them in an area where deadly coal gas was believed concentrating. WTLTj TRY TV The microphone lowered today carried an attached loudspeaker and a light to attract any survivors. For an hour, mine officials culled down in four languages�English, Afrikaans, Besuto and Shangaan. Getting no answer, they hauled up the rig. Next they planned to lower a closed circuit TV camera to get a look at tho area. The camera and light were housed in a torpedo-shaped cannister with windows for the lens and light bulbs. A technician said the operation would take several hours. Work continued on a large emergency shaft by which it is hoped to bring the victim's bodies to tho surface. Unofficial .reports said 25 to 30 persons were arrested in Algiers Wednesday night an I early today. Government sources declined to confirm Ihat Umu-i1 had been ;�nYJaiT<:tyj; tuifunct titrsi- of two outs p o k e n opponents of de Gaulle's self-determination plan. Alain de Sprigny; publisher of the newspaper Echo d'Algior, was under house arrest on charges of being "dangerous for security and public order." 5S An estimated $3,800 was collected by 230 Marching Mothers Wednesday night in the Kinsmen-sponsored campaign for the B,C. Foundation for Child Care, Poliomyelitis and Rehabilitation. The fund was also swelled by an additional $450 representing advertising sold when Kinsmen members look over operation of radio .station CKPG for the day. It's hoped the net objective of $4,500 will be reached after returns from rural areas are received. Total to date includes $274 from the Willow River area, $136 from Giscomc, $224 from the Hart Highway. Letters to residents in rural areas have been mailed during the past two days soliciting funds for the drive, and recipients are asked 'to return them as soon as possible. Those not receiving letters should send their donations to the iMothers' March Appeal, Box 952. Prince George. � Commenting on the results, campaign chairman John Glaus said today "the Kinsmen Club certainly wishes to thank all those who gave so generously and the mothers who assisted in the drive. It was quite a chore due to the icy road conditions." Today's sunny skies will likely give way to clouds overnight. Forecaster says it will be cloudy Friday with a few showers, but whether it's rain or snow is a toss-up. Winds will be southerly 15 Friday. Low tonight and high Friday at Quesnel, 20 and 10; Prince George, 15 and 35; Smithers. 25 and 35. Peace River Region Cloudy Friday with morning ;og patches. A few sunny per-ods. Little change in tempora-ure. Light Winds. Low tonight 111(1 Well Friday at Grande Prui-ie, 0 and 15. IPast 21 Prince George Terrace .......... Smithers ........ Quesnel ....... Kamloops ... Dawson Creek Fort St. John.. Fort Nelson.... Wtu'teborse .... Hours Lo Hi Precip; 13 40 __ 27 41 __ 15 35 .on 18 43 _ 30 45 _ -6 30 _ 1 25 _ 9 12 .04 �id 20