WANT ADS Buy or Sell Everything Phone LO 4-2441 The Only Daily Newspaper Serving North-Central British Columbia WEATHER FORECAST Low 30; High 55; Clouds Crown Life Insurance Co. Wm. J. Shockey District Representative Phone LOgan 4-2441 Vol. 4; No. 82 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1960 35c PER WEEK SHAKESPEARE SAYS: DR. II. F. VERVVOEKD CAPETOWN, South Africa (Routers) � More than 100 prominent South Africans � leaders of finance, commerce, industry and religion � Tuesday petitioned Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd to end the state of emergency and remove its causes by immediate consultation with Negro leaders. The petition was presented to Paul Saner, minister of lands and leader of the House of Assembly, by a three-man delegation. NANAIMO WOMAN HIT BY POLIO VICTORIA (CP) � Mrs. Pearl Hall of Nahaimo is in fair condition in hospital suffering from paralytic polio.. She was admitted Tuesday and is the fourth case of the disease on Vancouver Island this year. international power pool." "By collaboration with othe utilities iti the Pacific Northwes � even those in California � i vill be possible to use the stor age reservoir as a form of re serve bank." he said. ENDLESS RESOURCE ~""~ He told delegates hydro powe � "this undepletable resource � should soon become one o Canada's principal exports. The Peace River PGwer offic ai was one of 10 speakers Tues .iay at the second and final daj of the conference, which review t>d the resources and cconomi potential of the Canadian North west. GRANDE PRAIRIE. Alta. (CP) � A vast industria complex will grow up around the Peace River hydro electric project, John- S. Shakespeare, legal adviser fo the Peace River Power Development Company pre dieted Tuesday. Addressing closing sessions of the two-day Northwest Resources Conference, he said the project, which will ultimately cost S600,-000,000, will have a "phenomin-al" effect on the economy of central British Columbia and the Peace River country of B.C. and Alberta. He predicted pulp mills, petrochemical plants, metallurgical processing plants and many other industries would establish in the area following completion of the project. ____ TREMENDOUS RESOURCES "This northwest region has tremendous resources that will show their value when this project is finished." Mr. Snakesoeare said 1,000 men would be employed for 14 years in building the 7,000-foot-long main dam. "Just imagine the money that will be injected into the economy of the northwest reyion by the construction workers alone." LUMBER BOOSTED lie said the lumber industry would get a "tremendous boost' from the clearing of timber froir the vast area that will be cover ed by the reservoir behind the dam. In Alberta, there-would be op portunities for development other power installations, and the waters of the Peace would be kept at a constant flow. POWER POOL Mr. Shakespeare said the vast reservoir of water would make it possible to develop a "pacific B.C FosresEs Said Nominations Underway For 1960 Aurora Queen The I960 Aurora, Queen of fhc ,Evergreen^ "catiUisv got uiuler-' way this week �with students at the Prince George Senior High WEATHER Sunny with cloudy periods and a Few afternoon showers to-d;iy and T h u i' s u ;i y. Little change in temperature. Light winds. Low tonight and high Thursday at Prince George, QUesnel and Smlthei's, .'5(i and 55, Peace Itivcr Kegion Sunny with occasional cloudy intervals T h u r s d a y. Winds southeasterly 15, Little change in temperature. Low tonight aiid high Thursday at Grande Prairie, ISO and 50. Last 1M Hours Prince George., 27 Terrace ............ -II Quesne] .......... 2G Smithors ........ ."52 Kamlpops ...... .'5U Dawson Creek 22 Fort St. John .".2 Fort Nelson .... 27 Whitehorse ... 29 Preclp. $ 58 53 Forest Company Gets Sidney Roofing, Paper VANCOUVER KB�The newly merged forest company of Mac-niillan Bloedel and Powell River Ltd.. has acquired controlling interest in the locally based $20,-000,000 Sidney Roofing and Paper Co. .). V. dyne, chairman Of M. B. and P. R.. announced the purchase Tuesday of about 1)2 per cent of the outstanding stock of Sidney-roofing from Eddy Taper Co. of Hull, Que. Sidney Roofing and its subsidiaries manufacture building products, paper-boards and cartons in rive plants and operate in Id Canadian centres, producing paper, board, roofing and asphalt-coated products. and Catholic High Schools nomiii aling caia!iuK.,es for the.coveted crown.. ' . Deadline for the student nominations was 3 p.m. today, but there was a possibility it would be extended until noon Thursday. Teachers, counsellors and principals of the two schools will review nominations and narrow the field to five Senior High School finalists and one Catholic High finalist. A girl must be nominated by three high school students and receive her parents' or guardians' consent to enter the contest. Only girls over 17 years Of age, and in Grades 11, 12 and 13 are eligible. The six candidates will meet the Simon Fraser Day Society's Queen Committee Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Hope Macey, 2117 Laurier. They will also meet the members of the six sponsoring service clubs, who will each sponsor one candidate. Candidates will receive an intensive two-week course encompassing public speaking, dress, and other matters before judging begins. The girl selected as Aurora Queen for 19G0 by an unnamed panel of judges and her two princesses, will be named at a public coffee party in the Civic Centre May 25. The Queen-elect will succeed Jill Ewert, 1959 Aurora Queen, in coronation ceremonies June 30 at Simon Fraser Park.* Burkhardt Hearing Set for May 10 Date of a preliminary hearing into a charge of motor manslaughter against Harvey Howard Burkhardt, 18, was set for May 10 in police court today. Burkhardt is charged in connection with the death April 17 of Richard Torgerson. He was driver of the car h\ which Torgerson met his death in a mishap near the curling rink. Now Hear This... Among the effects in posses- two mining experts, Rex Bruch, sion of one of the court's more regular customers this ayem was a copy of The New Testament, along with a dime and a folder of matches. Lawyer Peter Hcnslowc speculated our boy takes the passage ". . . a little wine for thy stomach's sake" rather too literally . . . Mix-up in ads over last few days has the movie Madame Butterfly, showing last time tonight at the Princess, starting at wrong times. Now Hear This � starting time is really 8 p.m. Most interesting all-night con- who is convinced this time he's struck it out east of PG, and Jackson Barber , . . Watch for a hair-raising split in city council over the city's industrial development commission. T'is rumored strongly some of the aldermen suspect merchants on the commish are trying to steer possible competition away from the local scene . . . A cook who has been five months unemployed explains it this way. He had a job at a local restaurant, but lost it after an argument with the boss lady when he wanted to put more than two versation in town was between I clams in each bowl of chowder VANCOUVER 'CD � J. V. Clyne chairman of MacMillan, Bloede and Powell River Limited, Tues day attacked claims the Britisl Columbia forest industry is mak ing enormous profits and saic his company's profits were com paratively meagre. He made the comments to 200 shareholders at the first annua general meeting of the company created by the amalgamation oj MacMillan and Bloedel Limitec and Powell River Company. EARNING REPORT As previously reported, PoweL River Company's earnings in the year ended Dec. 31, 1959, were $9,902,262 compared with $7,319,-528 in 1958. Earnings of MacMillan and Bloedel Limited for the last quarter of 1959 were $4,004,080 Earnings for that company's fis cal year ended Sept. 30, 1959 were $13,016,172. SIX-YEAR DECLINE Mr. Clyne told shareholders "leaving out the two years affected by the pulp and paper strike, there has been a decline over the last six years in the ratio/of net profits to sales." He added: "There have been comments made lately in some quarters implying that the B.C. forest industry has in recent years been making huge or unwarranted profits. "I need not tell you, as shareholders of the company, that such is not the case. "Some people in. recent months have been pointing to balance sheets of various B.C. companies which show profits of some millions and have been referring to such profits as enormous. "They entirely forget the vast capital expenditures which have been necessary to earn those profits. "Having regard to the very large capital expenditures of this company, the profits are not large � in fact they arc comparatively meagre � and the shareholder is not receiving a more than reasonable return on his investment. In response to a shareholder's question regarding MB and PR's intentions in the Interior forests, Mr. Clyne said: "Without divulging any information which might be harmful to the company, 1 can say the company is looking at various different proposals." Local Children To Get TB Tests Prince George school children will be given two-minute tubercu- in tests as part of a large-scale ubcrculin testing survey to be conducted by the Cariboo Health Unit from May 10 to 30. Permission to carry out the survey throughout city schools was granted to health unit dircc- or Dr. K. I. Benson at a meeting of school trustees last night. The survey will be conducted n association with the community x-ray and tuberculin testing survey in which the entire city popu- ation will be encouraged to have i tuberculin test if they are in he school or pre-school age jroups/and a tuberculin test and c-ray if in the adult age group. The survey is sponsored jointly )y the B.C. Tuberculosis Society and the division of tuberculosis ontrol of the provincial health lepartment. In making his request Dr. Benson noted that Prince George has one of the highest tuberculosis �ates in the province. Each tuberculin lest, consisting of an injection made in the arm vhich reacts either positively or legatively, will take about twa ninutes. Results may be read in he classrooms 48 hours later. Over NEW COMMANDING OFFICER of Number One. Ground Observer Corps unit, Vancouver Squadron Leader V. A. Sutherland, AFM, CD, (left) last night presented Hi local people with their GOC wings in a ceremony at the Prince George Filter Centre. S/L Sutherland talks with Flying Officer Al Grant, local operations officer, prior to the ceremonies. �Hal Vandervoort Photo 16 Civilian Volunteers deceive GOC Wings Here The Ground Observer Corps in Prince George graduated itt fourth and fifth classes 1 night in a wings parade at the Filter Centre here.. The 1G civilian graduates were presented with wings by S/L V. A. Sutherland, AFM CD, Commanding Officer oi Number One Ground Observei Corps unit. It was the third GOC wings parade held here. The CiOC "detachment here was formed in X956.ati<.l a filtei centre was establishbed in 105S Since the establishment of the liter centre, 05 volunteers have completed their training .'here said F/O Al Grant", operation; officer. F/O Grant, in addressing graduates, said GOC fills the vial function of filling the gaps n radar systems and backing tp radar with visual spotting. GOC lias also saved "thousands of thousands" of dollars iy aiding search and rescue operations, he stated. S/L Sutherland of Vancouver, who took over command of Number One GOC unit just five weeks ago, said the wings pa-�ade was also an occasion for lim. I! Prince George District Super ntendent of Schools K. F. Alexander is one of four education-sts chosen from B.C. to attend a hree-week course at Banff School jf Fine Arts next month to study problems of educational leadership in local communities The course, beginning May 11, s sponsored by the Canadian Education Association in con-unction with the faculty of edu-ation of the University of Al-oerta. Also attending from B.C. will 2 District Superintendents of Schools F. J. Orme of Cranbrook, I. Nelson of Quesnel and S. J. Jraham of Trail. 8 TO ATTEND Some 68 school superintendents nd inspectors from Canada's 10 irovinces will gather at Banff or the work conference, which vill have as its theme "the role f the superintendent in cduca-ional leadership". Teacher and trustee points of iew will be presented at the icetiiig by three appointees of :ie Canadian Teachers' Federa-ion and one of the Canadian chool Trustees' Association. Two dditional places have been al-ottcd to a superintendent of chools from the Northwest Ter-itories, and a regional inspector f Indian schools from Ontario. TUDY PROBLEMS Much of the course will be dc-otcd to work in groups set up n the basis of problems as oul-ned by members, based on their xperienccs in their own areas, ive- groups will focus on vary. ig phases of instructional lcad-rship and one on the adminis-�alive problems of the superin-endency. Speakers engaged for the con-irence include eminent educa-onists from the universities of hicago, Toronto, Saskatchewan nd Alberta. The Prince George detachment is one of three detachments under the command of S/L Sutherland. The other two are at Edmonton anil Vancouver. The unit takes in all of B.C., the Yukon, most of the Northwest Territories and Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. After the wings ceremony, graduates put on a demonstration of their duties in the filter centre's operations room, plotting movcmciiis of imaginary aircraft. And So's Yer Old Man PARIS (AP) � A'Paris judge has ruled that swearing is' internationally understood, regardless of the language. The case came up when an American soldier, picked up in a Rue Pigalle night spot after an argument, was charged' with insulting a police officer. It was brought out in court that the soldier spoke no French and the policeman spoke no English. How then could the policeman understand the insults? Asked the defence. The judge ruled that profanity is internationally understood, and the soldier was guilt}- of using it liberally. He was given a 15-day suspended sentence. u mow One Week Late Spring assizes will open here May 24 � a week later than originally scheduled � with the murder trial of Alex Pierre. Chief Justice , Sherwood Lett will preside. Pierre, 37, of the Tachi Indian Reserve near Fort St. James, was charged with the slaying Feb. 18 of Tommy Zaa Williams, 21. Assizes at Pouce Coupe will be Dezell to Tangle Mayor Garvin Dezell will tangle with Highways Minister P. A. Gaglardi again next month on the question of the province sharing part of the cost of paving some city streets. The mayor will ask Mr. Gaglardi to share the cost of paving Tenth, from Carney" to Central, and Fifteenth, from Victoria to TEH RA N, Iran (AP) � Panic-stricken residents fled a.'iain from the battered city of Lar Tuesday to escape new quakes which toppled weakened buildings and added 15 more dead to the estimated toll of 500. Persons caucht in the latest quakes described them as heavy. They said the centre of the I city 550 niiJcs south of this capital was in ruins as a re- | s|ilt of Sunday's two shattering quakes and the series of shocks, that followed. More than half of Lar's residents are living in emergency tent communities outside the city. Otherwise, Tuesday's casualty toll would have been far higher. A special French stethoscope type machine was to arrive today to help rescuers determine if anyone is still alive beneath the piles of debris. $500 of Equipment Taken from Planer Theft portable machines and industrial equipment valued it $500 from a Red Rock planer mill was reported to RCMP Tuesday. Thieves had' stolen the equipment sometime since April 17, the complainant said. The mill. 17 miles south of here, has not licen operating. from May 10 to May 20, with Mr Justice II. W. Mclnnes presiding Quesnel assizes arc schedulec for June 6 to 17, with Mr. Justice J. O. Wilson on the bench. P. A. GAGLARDI Central, when he meets the highways minister early in May. Mayor Dezell said today he would ask to have Tenth and Fifteenth classified as secondary highways. If his request is granted the provincial government and the city would split the cost of paving two streets. The city is already going ahead with paving plans, and tenders will be called soon for paving of Carney, from First to Fifth, and Fifth, from Carney to Central. The provincial government will pay half the estimated cost of paving this route, as well, as 40 per cent of the annual upkeep of the route. The city also proposes to pave Laurier Crescent and Fifth from Watrous to Carney on its own. Company fo Study Trade Board Plea Great - West Life Assurance Company's Pacific Coast mort gage department manager James Green and assistant manager John Cunning, both of Vancouver will visit Prince George soon. They will investigate and dis cuss possibilities for larger in vestment in industrial and coin mercial projects in this area, anc check the possibility of having National Housing Act money handled locally if this area ap pears to warrant additional hous ing development. Word of his company's plans was made public today by Kurt Koltcrhoff, Prince George agent for Great-West Life, following his return from a Vancouver meeting where mortgage investment matters were discussed. "I am assured our company will give consideration to points raised last week by the board of trade with regard to mortgage money for housing," Mr. Koltcr>-hoff said. The board wrote several life insurance companies, asking them to m a k e available mortgage money for construction in this area. Prince George will be one of eleven B.C. cities receiving safety awards during the sixth annual Canadian Highway Safety Council conference in Vancouver May 4. Mayor Garvin Dezell said today he hones to have one of the city council members accept the award on behalf of the city. Prince George will receive the award for being one of six B.C. cities with between 10,000 and 20,000 population to go through 1959 without a traffic fatality. Other cities in the same classification to receive safety awards arc: Esquimalt, North Vancouver, Oak Bay, Port Alberni and Trail. Dawson Creek will be among four cities with populations between 5,000 and 10.000 to receive a similar safety award. The others are Chilliw'ack, Kimberley and Nelson. SEOUL (AP)�Foreign Minister Huh Chung today took over Syngman Rhee's powers as head of the South Korean government following Rhee's resignation from the presidency. Huh, a one-time acting premier called back to office by Rhee earlier this week,-' said he assumed power at the moment Rhee resigned today, although the National Assembly will not meet until tomorrow to accept the resignation. Huh and his cabinet which so far has only two other members �are to serve as a caretaker regime until a new president and vice-president are elected. The constitution says elections must be held within three months, and Huh said be hoped this would be accomplished. Fulfilling a promise to resign he made Tuesday, Rhee bowed to a national uprising against his 12-year rule over the republic he founded. LEE IX HIDING His resignation left Huh the senior member of the government, Vice-president John M. Chang having resigned last weekend. The vice-presidentelect, Lee Ki-poong, was in hiding to escape demonstrators who sacked his home, but Rhee said he had ordered Lee to quit all his public posts because of the demonstrators' charges that Lee's election to the vice-presidency was fraudulent. WANTS IKK TO VISIT Huh said he hopes President Elsenhower will go ahead with his plan to visit Seoul in June, on his way home from Moscow, despite Rhee's resignation. He also said he would accept the resignation of South Korea's ambassador to the United States, You Chang-y a n g, announced Tuesday hy the ambassador in Washington, t � Some newspapers called for election of a new assembly also. They charged that \hp J.958 election' of the present* legislature, in ".which�Hhec's Liberal party won"'a dominant, majority, was as crooked as the March 15 p r;e s 1 d e n 11 a 1 election which touched off the revolt. CHANGE iMtOMlSKS Other papers favored the present assembly remaining during the transition to a premier-cabinet parliamentary system of ovemment, with the president a figurehead chief of state, Such a change was promised by Rhee Tuesday, when he offered to resign. Rhee, in a one-sentence announcement of his resignation, said ho wished "to devote the rest of my life to the nation and people as a citizen." Rut there is speculation that be still might try to make a. comeback by running fur the presidency, again. ANTI-CLIMAX � Rhee's resignation came as an anti-climax and set off no public leinonstrat ions such as those set iff Tuesday by bis promise to �esign. The rioting and celebrating in Seoul ended with the :urfew at midnight Tuesday light. Today the capital was [iiiet. The bated national police dis-ippeared from the streets keeping order in their place were, irmy troops and university slu-lents detailed by the military luthorities. The health ministry announced that 20 persons were killed and 238 injured in the rioting Monday night and Tuesday which preceded Rhee's prorii-se to resign and the frenzied ixcitement that followed his an-louncement. This brought the (fficlal death toll to 150 since be "bloody Tuesday" riots Ap-�il 19 that started Rhee's down-all. ALDERMAN URGING RESIGNATIONS Alberni Council Warring Again tVLBERNI iCPI � Alderman ?Ycd Bishop says city council lasn't accomplished a thing since Mayor Mabel Anderson took office and he is urging fellow alder-nen to resign with him. Council of this city of 4.500 las quarrelled repeatedly since nembers were sworn, in early this year and a running feud vas climaxed Monday night when even spectators got into the act. After they criticized the way in vhich a meeting was being conducted, Mayor Anderson slammed he gavel, declared them out of order and stomped out of council chambers. Mayor Anderson said she would lot sign the minutes of a council neeting- April 11 because they nisreprdfse'n.ted her argument re- garding a land sale deal. She earlier refused to sign a document in connection with the sale. She instructed City Clerk Jim Sawyer to amend the minutes according to her instructions but he refused on the grounds that he takes orders only from city council. lie said the niayor is making his job "most difficult" and "untenable." City Solicitor It. J. Ohs said it is within the power of council to adopt minutes over objections from the mayor and, in any case, Mr. Sawyer should take his instructions from council. "This is a serious action and in my opinion you arc abrogating the oath of your office," said Aid. T. S. Darnell before the mayor signed the minutes. The meeting stalled again when Mayor Anderson questioned the legality of authorizing a $3,000 expenditure by the city in connection with the sale. "Is it proper and correct for a resolution to be passed to include an amount for payment when the agreement has not been executed and signed by the mayor?" she asked. The solicitor said it was. Aid. Bamett objected when Mayor Anderson told Mr. Sawyer to include her question-and the solicitor's reply in the minutes. He said she must first obtain authority of the council before instructing the clerk as to what should be included or withheld. A motion for payment of accounts was proposed and seconded but the vote had not been called when Mayor Anderson announced that the 10 p.m. deadline had arrived for conclusion of the meeting. A motion for extension of time � which requires a unanimous vote � was defeated when she and Aid. Gordon Lundie opposed it. Earlier this year council upset a decision by Mayor Anderson which would have kept all correspondence concerning a controversial post office issue from council meetings. It concerned home delivery mail service and several delegations appeared al council meetings to offer opinions on the issue.