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PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1960
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POLICY CHANGE
Rotary Club will be allowed to rent the Senior High School field-house May 8 when it hosts some 500 Rotarians and their wives at its annual district conference.
School trustees Tuesday night voted to deviate from their policy regarding rental of school buildings on Sundays to allow the Rotarians lo hold their opening meeting in the fieldhouse, and then decided to remove the restrictive Sunday policy altogether.
Rotarians petitioned the school board lo rent the auditorium for an opening inspirational meeting after engaging the Cariboo Chorus, under direction of James Johnson, for a performance of "God's Trombones". The Field-house is regarded as the only local building suitable for this program.
A delegation consisting of Charlie Cranston and Aid. Harry Loder appeared bofore school board last night to ask for reconsideration of the matter Tftsr an earlier petition by the Rotarians was rejected.
Trustees endorsed a motion by Ken Melville that the board deviate from its policy established iasl October to allow the Rotarians the use of the auditorium on Sunday.
Once you deviate from a policy, you no longer have a policy, claimed Trustee Bob Range, and a second motion was passed that Sundays no longer be excluded from the general policy covering auditorium rentals.
Trustees established the policy disallowing rental of school buildings on Sundays after receiving innumerable requests from religious denominational groups.
Rutherford Standard-
HAND-SHAKE FROM AN OLD CAMPAIGNER was
given CCF candidate Ken Rutherford (standing right) by former Nanaimo MP and ML A Colin Cameron who was guest speaker at a nominating convention Tues-
day. Mr. Rutherford will contest the next provincial election in the Fort George constituency. Seated from left are John Mclnnis, Frank Snowsell and Jacob Hoist. �I-ial Vandervoort Photo
AUTOMATION A NASTY LITTLE CLOUD
and Power Project and
OTTAWA iCI'i�Will the Canadian government change its hands-off position on South Africa's racial policies?
Prime Minister Diefenb'akex Tuesday left open slightly the possibility of a change.
And he has not ruled out the possibility the matter may be raised at the Commonwealth prime ministers' meeting in May but has indicated lie won't bring it up.
The lltli reference to South African apartheid (race apartness) at this session of Parliament was made in the Commons Tuesday. .
Hazcn Argue, CCF House leader, asked: "Is Canada in the name of human dignity prepared to protest this brutal policy of apartheid in South Africa?"
Mr. Diefcnbakcr said Canada's position has been made clear: "Anything in the nature of racial discrimination is not regarded favorably and is indeed condemned." He added that he would not like to say anything more "at this time."
Mr. Argue referred to the "slaughter" of more than 60 Negroes in South Africa Monday and said the army assisted the police.
JJ.V I'AT DKNTOX Allow the Peace River Power !>.��,; '..*,ur.cut iCO Ho uhcari and we'll destroy chances for- any permanent industrial develop nient in B.C.
This was the essei/ce of a | blistering attack against the proposed power project and the Bennett government by former Nanaimo MP and MLA Colin Cameron at a CCF nominating convention Tuesday.
"In this area, the Wcnner-Gren proposal seems to be very tempting because of the-large number of jobs it would create," the fiery long-time socialist told close to 100 persons.
"But," he said, "it wasn't very long ago they said there was going to be a population of 50,000 at Kitimat." /
He was-referring to' original estimates of the ultimate population of the aluminum smelter centre which suffered several setbacks in the last four years. Setbacks were attributed to reduced export markets for the metal. PREMIER'S SECRECY
"I do not recall a single case when a government did not take the legislature into its confidence before consummating a deal," Mr. Cameron declared, referring lo what he termed the premier's "secrecy" in dealing with the Rocky Mountain Trench project. "But today," he continued, "he (Mr. Bennett) refuses to
Now Hear Tkis...
Kinsmen Prexy Denning Waller showed up at the Jaycee meeting last night to claim the gavel the juniors had stolen when they were guests of the Kins recently. He got it ...
Tidbit for fellows who worry about such things: Government men are making an hour-by-hour count of liquor store sales during Wednesday sessions. Indications are if the sales don't stack up the new all-day Wednesday opening will be cancelled. Which should make the local bootleggers scream for joy . . . Col our 2,000,000.000th phone" call today from somebody who thinks it must be spring just because he saw a bird in his yard . . .
For those who thought the world had come to an end when radio PG burst onto the air with the "scoop" on the proposed new library, the real story is so old it has whiskers. It's this: Council is "generally in agreement" any new library should be built on the sifc of the present building, but nothing has boon confirmed one way or another. Which proves again that radio is for entertainment, not for keeping the public well-informed . . .
Memo to board' of trade boys wtfo like to say PCs geographical location is strategic: PGE charges 13 cents mere per cwt. to ship coast cement )o PG than it does
to ship the same cement to Chet-wyrid and Dawson Creek. A PGE spokesman claims there's no profit in it but it beats out trucking competition from Alberta to the northern towns. Now when's Highway 16 going through? . . .
Perils of broadcasting hockey sanies from ice-level were discovered Sunday by PC's Screech Weseeii. Leaning over the boards at Williams Lake to get a better view of the play, Screech was about lo inform listeners of a Mohawk score when a passing player's stick caught him flush on the throat. So he invented a new word "Scoo -rr- aaawk" . . . Passers-by are still wondering whether the two babes who were carrying a bed along Melville about 8:30 p.m. Friday got where they were going . . .
Nice to see works department crews out washing the streets for the first time ever. City Engineer Bill Jones plans to repeat the process often this summer to keep down the dust. So what's the matter with paving the streets? . . .
A mother wailing at noon with her young daughter in hand for the red light to turn so they could cross Quebec at Third jokingly told the lillle girl "We don't have lo wait, it's Wednesday." To which the wise infant replied, "Yeth, but the police station's open" . . .
tell the people what he's, done with your property.
"Is he ashamed of the deal he's made?�Russian jets regularly patrol the skies over the Behring Strait and Russian submarines have been seenr in the area, Alaska National Guardsmen said Tuesday.
The report was made by guardsmen arriving from Gam-hell, on SI. Lawrence Island, for the annual guard encampment.
The islanders, who live only about 50 miles from Siberia, said the Soviel jets "keep track of what is going on." They also said one pf their hunting boats sighted a Red sub, which submerged when the hunters approached.
At night the revolving beacon at a Siberian airport is visible from C!unibell.
Ken Rutherford was named CCF standard-bearer for the next provincial election at a Fort* George constituency nominating convention Tuesday.
The Duchess Park junior high school teacher was nominated by a clear majority on the first ballot.
A resident of Prince George since 1853, he was mayor for eight years of his home town of Swift Current, Sask. He also served as councillor ror a further seven years, and was active in the CCF movement since its inception in 1932.
Unsucessful nominees as candidate were Dave Marshall and Russ Johnston.
"There are more members in the CCF in B.C. now than ever before," Mr. Rutherford said. "We're organized to get rid of dishonest government."
Answering those who question the CCF's chance of winning this riding when the present member is a cabinet minister, he declared "When there's a CCF government in Victoria, Williston won't be a cabinet milKSier."
He said the CCF wants medical and hospitalization care for everybody and natural resources in the hands of the people.
Speaking of the CCF's record of opposition in the past, he credited the party with prodding the governments to enact the B.C. medical plan and unemployment insurance.
Delegate Jacob Hoist, who is also president of the Prince George Labor Council, told the meeting "You will have to go out to the electorate and tell them of our policies.
"The present government has been cashing in on the apathy of the people."
Referring to the so-called "secrecy" of the proposed,Peace River Power Development, chairman Frank Snowsell declared "Let's not be sold another pig in a poke."
Almost 100 attended the meeting which was the second of four nominating conventions for the next provincial election.
Lawyer John Coates was nom inated to lead the Progressive Conservative campaign at a convention last month.
SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
Giscome's Hornets moved into the Commercial Hockey League best-of-fivc final against Rockets by trimming Columbus 4-'A last night. The win gives Giscbme the 'best-of-three semi-final 2-0 with one game tied.
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Loggers and Smokeatcrs advanced to the final of the Bantam League Tuesday. Loggers dumped Rangers 12-5 while Smokies edged Dunlops 6-3 in the second game in the 'two-game, total-goal semi-finals.
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Prince George Lacrosse Association will begin a drive to recruit young players next Wednesday with a mass registration.
School trustees last night named B. G. Hirst, secretary-treasurer of School District No. 28, Quesnel, as arbitrator in their dispute with city council over
BEST SPELLER
VANCOUVER (CP) � A Britannia High School student who couldn't speak English eight years ago became the Lower Mainland's best speller Monday.
Austrian-born Hans Behrisch, IS, topped the 10th annual spelling contest.
Paraplegic Jailed
VANCOUVER (CP)�A wheelchair cripple was sentenced to one year's jail Tuesday for passing forged cheques: John Me-Dougall.'a 39-year-okl paraplegic, used one of the cheques as down payment oiva new wheelchair.
Restrictions Lifted
He Fails
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) � The United States ap parently failed today in an at tempt lo hurl a radiation-study satellite into orbit about the earth.
Officials reported that the third stage of the four-stage launching vehicle apparently did not ignite.
Half an hour after the launching, Dr. Wernhcr von Braun of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said "we have no indication of third-stage ignition nor do we have an indication of the rocket continuing on after the point at which the third stage was scheduled lo fire."
The big Juno II rocket blazed into the sky at 8:35 a.m. on a journey aimed at helping prepare the way for space flight.
The payload-named Explorer V1I1 � was aimed at an orbit which would carry it as far as 33,000 miles from the earth and as close as 200 miles.
PARIS (AP) � Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Paris today for an 11-day state visit, and indicated that disarmament may be uppermost in his mind in his talks with President de Gaulle.
In a speech after landing at Orly airport, the Soviet premier touched on the main problems facing East and West but said "we must in particular care for the problem of disarmament."
He appeared to be giving mild notice that the subject was high on his personal agenda for the talks he will hold with de Gaulle. These talks began with a brief pre-luncheon meeting soon after his arrival.
De Gaulle, whose government is pushing ahead with a program of nuclear weapon development to increase its status in world councils, gave no indication of his reaction to Khrushchev's words. Always austere, he stood quietly by as an interpreter translated from the Russian.
Road restrictions imposed throughout the Fort George electoral district at midnight Monday due to break-up conditions were lifted today on a 95-mile stretch of the Hart Highway.
District highways superintendent Al Park announced the restrictions, limiting truckers to 75 per cent maximum gross weight, will not apply until further notice from Summit Lake to Azouzetta Lake.
Cool weather has prevailed in that area since the warm weekend and restrictions are not necessary, he said.
There arc no weight bans on the remainder of the Hart Highway, north and east to Dawson Creek.
The restrictions remain on all other highways in the district.
the Prince George District's $2,-019,610 budget for I960.
Chilliwack lawyer Frank Wilson was named legal advisor for the board.
Arbitration proceedings over the school budget were started by city council when it rejected the' 1960 estimates presented by the school board on the grounds they are excessive.
Earlier, Mayor Garvin Dczcll and council members attempted to persuade rural representatives to reject the budget as a means of protesting failure of the provincial government to reveal how much it would contribute lo education costs in the district.
City council has named local chartered accountant Desmond O'Brien^to act on its behalf in the arbitration proceedings.
The city and school board appointees must meet next to choose a chairman for the arbitration board.
Arbitration of the board's 1960 budget will delay action on four matters involving the expenditure of funds within the school district.
Management committee of the school board noted at a meeting last night the necessity for postponing discussion and recommendations on capital items requisitioned by principals, heavy supplies requisitions, the fencing of school grounds and debate on room and board fee at the school dormitory, as the result of city council's action in taking the budget to-arbitration.
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VANCOUVER (CD � The Court of Appeal is hearing an appeal of the attorney-general from a judgment of Mr. Justice A. M. Manson finding part of the province's Logging Tax Act ultra vires.
Mr. Justice Manson ruled that Royal D. Alwbrth Jr. of Duluth, Minn., owner of timber on Vancouver Island, was not liable for taxes under the act. About $80,-000 is involved.
The province claimed a lax on profits from the resale of timber. The trial judge decided that Alworth was under no liability to pay tax because sections two and three of the statute were invalid and the tax was on breach of a federal-provincial tax rental agreement which was entered into in 1952.
World-Wide Protest On Police Action
LONDON CP) � A world-wide wave of protest was building up today against South Africa's police action in opening fire against demonstrating crowds of Negroes.
In London police were called out in turn to control crowds demonstrating outside South Africa House, in the heart of the city. With chants of "murder, murder," some 600 demonstrators tried to crash police cordons around the building in protest against the South African action.
In Parliament, Prime Minister Macmillan's government said it is calling on its representative in South Africa to investigate and report on the riots.
Beauty Contest
Lynne Alexander, 19-year-old Prince George girl, will represent University of Victoria in a beauty contest in Victoria next month.
Miss Alexander, who was chosen campus queen a month ago, will be among 30 entrants in the Junior Chamber of Commorce-sponsoged Miss Victoria contest..
The winner will represent Victoria in the Miss Pacific National Exhibition and Miss Canada contests.
Miss Alexander, in her first year at the university, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Alexander, 1285 Ewerl. Mr. Alexander is superintendent of School District 57.
Lynne was Queen Aurora 1 here in 1958.
Preliminary judging will take place April 8.
This, morning's sunny skies were scheduled to be hidden by late afternoon by clouds coming from the west. It'll be mostly cloudy Thursday with a few showers by a f t e r n o on, the weatherman says.
Little change in temperature. Light winds. Low tonight and high Thursday at Prince George and Quesnel, 28 and 50; Smith-ers, 30 and -IS.
Peace ' River Region
Sunny with cloudy periods T h u v s d.a y; continuing warm. Winds southeasterly ]5 except al night. Low tonight and high Thursday at Grande Prairie, 30 and lo.
L;is^ 21 Hours
Lo Hi Precip.
Prince George.. 25 48 �
Terrace ............ 34 50 �
Smithers ........ 30 48 �
�Quesnel 27 53 __
Kamloops ........ 29 05 �
Dawson Creek 27 47 �
Fort St. John.! 28 40 �
Fout Nelson... 3 30 �
WlUtoliorsc .... 23 '64. �