The Oldest Trapper
JIM FYFE . . : Oldest While
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irst Whites
IJ.v SIMON CAKIJEW Citizen Staff UcjMirlcr
.Mm Kyle. SI, claims he was 0110 of the fii'sl white men to come to the Prince George area and also the longest living white resident in the. area today.
And he's profjably right.
A trapper for 72 years in B.C. Jim Fyfe was one of the dele-gules at the lutli annual Irap-pors1 meeting hero Wednesday.
"I've    seen    grea
changes
Ou'i'o," he said. "I remember when Prince George was nothing but a Hudson's Bay post."
JIAKI) LIFE
The oldtimer had a right to reminisce. He went through the younger years of his life the
Lard way      .,
Trouble in B.C. 'is that the (provincial government knows nothing about, trapping, takes no interest, in n, and furthermore they dpn'.t give a damn."
Tlhiti 'harsh attack and criticism was thrown at, 'the 'provincial government WStoesday by Krie CoHier of Kicke Creek, president, of the KC. Trappers' As-isoOla'tion ai. t'hd 15th annual it'ia'jiper.s   association   meeting
And ii was uhe feeling of all ithe irappei- present after I-Iar-did Read; visiting fur supervisor of Saskatchewan, ito'ld of the �treiiK udoi s sii'i I'oil. and help given Sa-lvaii'iicwan trapped by �ilicit- prvinci;d government. 'iki in i;.\ki;i>
I;.(.'. fu't-'ihxi'rvesl 'figures punched home liho story.
Saskatchewan itl appi l*S last year harvested 51,000 beaver. The Ht'. catch totalled 15,000.
.\ the annual trappers con-vei tlon in Saskatchewan, said �Mr. l!i ad, there is always a in nuber oif the provincial govern-U ent pr< seni. and soMielinu �; a ; lcmber of ihe federal govern-
He recalled walking from Ash-croft to Quesnel, on to Fort George and finally tu Prince' George;
"In those days there were just Indian trails," he said, "but ii was the only way to j_'el about."
Jim first came to Canada ii 1909. He was born in Si. Louis Cily. U.S.A. lie toured tho prai rie provinces and B.C. to seleci the .place where he wanted t< live.
TOO COLD
During his travels Jim kept up his trapping. He chose 15.C not only for the good trapping but because the hitter biting winds on the prairies were tor cold.
'!�� nd west, and says "there's nothing like beaver trapping, [t's like  a  disease  that's  in  your I blood."
Now Hear This...
City exchequer stamp of disapproval this week goes to Harry Kennedy who was seen, and heard, hollering across the street to a woman about to deposit a nickel in el parko meta. Hey, don't do that, quoth the Scots knight, it's Wednesday . . .
Wanted, several sets of moose horns to decorate the rooftops of a motorcade of California Girl Scout troop which will be in PG Aug. 3 enrpute to Alaska. The gals and parents, writes tour conductor Ralph Jenkins from Co-vina, Cal., will want to do some shopping here too, but since that day is a Wednesday and our merchants have decreed they don't want to do business with tourists on Wednesdays, the party will be out of luck unless some kind-hearted shopkeeper opens his back door to them. Thank goodness for gas stations, though; they'll be able to get their cars serviced. Anyway, people with moose horns can phone Citizen
Circulation Manager George Fer< guson, LOgan 4-2441 . . .
Karl Frederikseii suggests that to solve the .Sable Island pony dilemma Ottawa might enforce natural birth control on the pony population by deporting all stallions under 50 years of age to Russia for use by the Cossacks. Then with the pop. kept on an economic level a new industry could be started exporting pony tails to China where they arc getting short of hair siiicc pigtails were outlawed by the Reds . . .
A drunk who was picked up last night handed the arresting constable a^match folder with the inscription: 2 pts. equals 1 qt.; 4 qts. equals 1 gal.; 1 gal equals 1 argument; 1 argument equals 1 fight; 1 fight equals 1 policeman; 1 policehiai^ equals 1 justice of peace; 1 justice of peace equals S25 or 7 days. Guess I should take the hint, remarked the inebriated gent . . .
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Vol.  4;  No.   112
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH  COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JUNE  9,   1960
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By BARRY HAMELIN (Citizen Staff Reporter)
The Catholic Church is starting construction on nulti-million dollar educational ben'tre on the outskii if Prince George.
It will cover an estimated 1 if the Vanderhoof highway in ii .'our miles we.-L of the city.
The development will include a high school, junior college, shopping centre and residential areas.
They will comprise a self-contained village with its own water supply, heating, .sewage system, lighting and fire protection. ,
Basic phase of ihe development is expected to be completed in five years.
The ambitious program is one: room building and a 600-seat �>f the most outstanding projects I chapel. However these are not ever  undertaken  bv  a  private! expected to be built until 1962.
jroup in B.C.
First phase is construction of '.he Catholic High School. Doma-:io Construction of Prime George vas awarded a $595,712 contract :n April for construction of a jorlion of the school.
Bishop Fergus O'Grady of the Prince Rupert diocese said Hie firm holies lo have a two-stoi 240-pupil classroom building and the auditoriunvgymnasiuni ready for occupancy by the time next school term begins in September,
JUNIOR (COLLEGE
The building will also house the beginnings of the Prince George Junior College as well as the high school.
Construction of a huge industrial arts building, a library, i two-slorey domestic science-corn merce building which would also house the art and music rooms and administration offices would continue during the winter.
The auditorium � gymnasium will seat approximately 1,000 people.
Plans also call for construction of a second two-slorey class-
By   WfU   the  junior (Continued on Page
LIEUT.-GOV. ROSS TO VISIT 2 DAYS
Lieutenant - Governor and Mrs. Frank Ross arrive in Prince George Friday on the last leg of their provincial tour.1
The vice-regal couple and their party will be in the city until their departure for Victoria Sunday morning.
During their slay here, His Honor and Mrs. Ross will bo guests of honor at a civic dinner, sign the guest book at city hall, tour Prince George Regional Hospital and hold a reception in the Moid Simon Fraser. (Sec story page 9.)
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VAXC'orVKli tch � Integration of Peace and Columbia power developments was proposed by the Peace River Power Development Co. In an engin eering report sent to govern ments in Victoria and Ottawa.
The company said the report was prepared by It. L. Chantrill and .lack I). Stevens and proposes that the Peace-Columbia scheme be parl of a huge International power pool to covei all of B.C., Calgary, Edmonton, Seattle, Tacoma, Interior Washington state, Portland, Idaho. Utah and Montana,
The report, dated May, 1900. says R.C. now has 3,000,000 kilowatts of installed generation. It will need 12,000.000 kilowatts by 1075. New installation will cost $2,000,000,000.
It says the Peace and Columbia rivers can produce 3jt)00,Q00 to 4,000,000 kilowatts each.
It says the Columbia won't be able to put out ai^y power until 1070, mainly because of the problems involved in reaching agreement with the U.S. on cooperative development of the international river.
The report says: "All power studies show conclusively that the Peace and other projects of
Pacific international power pool will complement each other so as to conserve' resources, increase load-carrying capabilities and strengthen the firm energy structure of B.C. and the Pacific Northwest states."
?y pooling the relatively cheap Columbia power with the Peace power a moderately-: >riced commodity -would be made available throughout.
NEW CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL planned here is shown in the above architect's sketch. Prepared by architects Gardiner, Thornton, Gathe and Associates of Vancouver, buildings, from left, are: 1. two-storey classroom building; 2. Science-Commerce building; 3. auditorium-gymnasium; 4. two-storey classroom build-
ing; 5. Industrial Arts building; (i. chapel; 7. administrative wing; N. library. Buildings three and four are expected to be open by September. Buildings two, five, seven and eight will be under construction during the winter. Buildings one and six aren't expected to be constructed until around 1962.       �Varidervoort
COMPULSORY MEDICAL PLANS OKAYED
CCF Sweeps Back to Power in Sask.
IIEG1NA en � Saskatchewan's CCF government was given- a mandate Wednesday which Premier T. C. Douglas said will bring about his party's promised compulsory, pre-paid medical-care plan.
Canada's only socialist administration, in power for the last 16 years, was returned with almost the same majority it had in the last legislature but with a lower percentage of the popular vote. The Liberal party remained the official opposition.
BILLY FOUND NOT GUILTY
QUESNEL (Special) An all-male jury deliberated two hours Wednesday before bringing in a "not guilty" verdict in the murder trial of Francos Billy, 20, of the Chezacut Indian Reserve, about 150 miles west of Williams Lake. He was charged with tlic knife murder or his halt brother Felix Billy, 30, on Nov. 2!), 1!>5�).
Homy Castillou- Jr., defence counsel, said in hjs summing up, the evidence was all circumstantial and that the Crown had not proven a case of murder.
The Social Credit Party niir' Progressive Conservative parlies contested all scats but failed to elect a single member. Social Credit had three scats in the last legislature, the Conservatives none.
Liberal Leader Iloss Thatcher was elected on his first attempt to capture a provincial seat, lie
Final standing:		
	1960	1056
CCF	38	36
Liberals	16	. 14
Social   Credit	_	3
Deferred	1	_
Total	55	53
MRS. JEAN MUNRO, head librarian at the provincial library on Third, retired Wednesday. On behalf of the staff of provincial libraries in Victoria, Dawson Creek, Cranbrook, and Prince George Mrs. Munro was presented with a parting gift by Bill Fraser, head librarian at the Prince George public library; A smartly decorated flower bowl. Mrs. Munro's retirement ends a career of about 30 years as a professional librarian, started, in Victoria.
Variable cloudin,e"s� with a few showers Friday afternoon. Not much change in temperature. Light winds, locally variable to lo near showers.
Low tonight and high Friday at Prince George, 15 and 65; Quesnel, lo and 0& Smithers, �12 and G2.
Peace liivn- Uegioh Variable cloudiness Friday. Widely scattered afternoon showers. Little change in temperature. Winds westerly 15. except light overnight Low tonight and high Fridav at Grande Prairie, 45 and To. '
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Talks Resuming
Current Wage ^ betwecn International Woodworkers of America and Northern Interior Lumbermen's Association resumed in Vancouver today, ac-cordin.g to union local president Jacob Hoist to,!ay
Union is demanding a 25-ccnts an hour general pay. increase, !
Parly (Jains:
Liberal from CCF           3
Liberal from Social Credit 1 CCF from Social Credit    2
CCF from Liberal           1
CCF new seals              2
Doubtful                      1
Unchanged                  44
Deferred                      1
Total                       55
was chosen party leader last fall after quitting the CCF in 1955.
He said he feels the CCF cannot introduce its compulsory medical care proposal on a "shaky minority popular vote of only 40 per cent."
Mr. Thatcher said he would tight to the end any attempt by the government to force a medical plan on the people "who had demonstrated so clearly that they are by no means even in half-way agreement with Mr. Douglas.
Four. doctors, three of them Conservatives and one Liberal, were defeated by CCF candidates.
The new legislature will have three women, an increase of one. Seven women ran, including one Communist.
Voters turned out in record numbers.
Returns from 88 per cent of the polls showed a vole of 630,-495 for 54 members, compared with 551.698 for 53 in the 1956
..'lection wher <.hc piv^ous record vote was cast. Two more seals were at stake this year than in 195G but voting was deferred lo June 29 in the northern riding of Athabaska.
The CCF received 256,757 votes, representing 41 per cent of the count. This was 10 per cent below the 51 per cent figure sought by Premier Douglas as the basis for introducing a compulsory, pre-paid medical-care plan in the province.
Mr. Douglas said, however, in a postelection interview that the reelection of his government will be a mandate for the CCF to go ahead with its program of abundant living, including the medical-care plan.
In winning 30 seals compared with the Liberals' 16, the CCF surpassed the 1956 vote of 249,-576 which brought them 36 seats. In that election the CCF received 40 per cent of the vole. PERCENTTAGE UP
The Liberals increased their vote percentage lo 33 from 30 on a vole of 206,236 compared with 167,419. Bolli parlies had fewer votes when counting ended Wednesday night than in llic 1952 election but today's count of remaining polls should put them ahead.
>T'i(.% Progressive Conservatives failed to win a seal but increased their percentage of the vote to 14 from two. Social Credit, also blanked in the membership contest, dropped to 12 per cent from 22.
Communist and independent members received only a smattering of voles.
TOMMY DOUGLAS . . . jubilant
Last of Simon Fraser Kin Sees Land of His Conquest
A California woman who claims lo be the last living descendant of northern pioneer Simon Fraser, Mrs. Mamie Big-gcrstaff, was in Prince George Wednesday to sec Ihe land opened up by her forefather.
Mrs. Biggerstaff (formerly Miss Mamie Elcock) claims that Simon   Fraser   was   her   great
grandfather; her mother being the explorer's daughter.
Each year for the past half-dozen years Mrs. Biggerstaff and and her husband have come to Prince George to breathe tho clean northern air that greeted Simon Fraser :is he made his historic voyage down the river that bears his name.
"It's wonderful to be here in Canada," said Mrs. Biggerstaff.
INCIDENTAL TO CONSTRUCTION'
VICTORIA iCPi �The Pacific Northern Railway Company will apply initially for a certificate to clear only 100 miles of proposed, track land in it.s line lo the Yukon.
bi\ 11. I-1. Angus; chairman of the Public Utilities Commis.sitm,1 said today the Pacific Northern application refers only to "preliminary work" which could be incidental to construction of a railway in northern B.C."
The PUC will hold public hearings on the application in Vancouver June 21. Dr. Angus said he didn't know whether the railway would elaborate on? its plans at thu'hearings. .' .-k
The railway is to run 700 miles from Summit Lake, near Prince George, lo the Yukon border.
The Victoria Times says the railway's application for a certificate of public convenience from the PUC "makes only these requests:
�                                    "To take over surveys and maps of the proposed 700-mile line to the Yukon border;
9 "To undertake further surveys lo complete mapping and planning;
�                                "To acquire rights lo lands 'on the first 300 miles;'
 �'"To.clcar the first 100 miles/1. | work. . x
Under an agreement between the B.C. government and Interests of Swedish financier Axel Wenner-Gren, the railway must have started construction by the end of this month.
The Times adds: "Apparently the PNR will seek further certificates for each stage of construction."
The newspaper says the initial application to the public utilities commission "might, establish a principle of approval."
If given approval by the PUC, tho railway must then apply to the B.C. transport department for approval  to  begin  actual