The Only Daily Newspaper Serving North-Central British Columbia Phone LOgan 4-2441 Vol. 4; No. 154 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, I960 7c a Copy BY CARRIER $1.50 per Month Voters Urged to Shell Out $2 Each for Vote Drive VICTORIA CPi � Works Minister Chant Monday night urged each voter to give $2 to the party of his choice. This, he said at a public meeting, would end controversy about where campaign funds came from. J. Donald Smith, Social Credit member of the legislature for Victoria in the last legislature, predicted the government will next raise the annual homeowner grant to $100 from the present $50. LOCAL BRIEFS Bennett Job Plan Wont Affect Local Hospital Premier Bennett's announcement in Victoria Monday that he will press for a quick start on construction of approved hospitals and additions to create employment will have no effect on Prince George Regional Hospital. Hospital board chairman Gordon ISryant said today the hospital hoard has not sought approval to finish the top floor of the hospital here. Mr. Bryant said the hospital had to show by facts, that the unfinished floor was needed before government approval would be given. "We're in the process of getting those facts," he said. Mr. Bennett told a press conference that he had instructed lOiic M.'irtin, minister of health, to get everything done to start construction on hospitals '�where it has been approved in principal,'' He said he wants a quick start on such projects to provide winter employment. Fire Damages House r'irc Monday afternoon caused slight damage to the home of Arthur James Brown, 028 Freeman. Cause of the blaze isn't known. .None of the family of seven was home when the blaze sti'irto'.1 ia~..Ji^. - .lxii-k. i-ofavJth" House. Mr. Bi-rown, ,uv\ � ovrUJneer With Uiu CNVt, was out of town. Mrs. Brown left the house minutes before the fire broke out. Hack poirh on the house was destroyed while slight damage was. clone to the kitchen and roof. The Browns moved into the house about a month ago. Man Gets Diploma A Prince George man has successfully completed the first year, of the three-year diploma course in real estate and ap- WEATHER Clear and warm on Wednesday. Winds light. Low tonight and high tomorrow at Qucsnel, 50 and 85; at Prince George, 45 and 85; at Smithcrs, 50 and 85. Peace River Region Sunny and very warm Wednesday. Winds light. Low tonight and high tomorrow at Grande Prairie, 50 and 85. Last 24 Hours L Prince George Qycsncl Terrace Smithers Kamloops Dawson Creek Fort St. John Fort Nelson Whitehorse 45 49 59 52 57 45 57 62 53 II Pro. 84 ... 87 ... 93 .. 92 .... 93 .... 84 ... 85 _ 86 . 77 .... pralsal initiated last fall at UBC. Robert Buchanan, of 2310 Truth, passed land law one, principles of accounting, and principles of economics. Me is now eligible to take the second year course which starts September 11. School Not Enough A new four-room school under construction in the Bonnet Hill area may not be large enough to accommodate all the children come opening day Sept. 0 Hob Gracey, secretary-treasurer of School District 57, said today u one-room portable will have to be retained at the school to accommodate Grades One and j Two. "All areas in this district are growing," Mr. Gracey said, "ant this section is no different They are getting a real littl sub-division in Bonnet Hill an that means more school child ren." Two of the portable ohe-roon .schools now in the Bonnet Hil area will be moved before tin school year starts, unless thi new school isn't opened by then Mr. Gracey said the schoo is scheduled to be completec before Sept. G. "We hope i .will be ready, by then." Agricultural Meet The Department of Agricultur will hold a growers' field da; Saturday at the Dominion Ex periinenlal Farm here. District Agriculturist .Art Don aid said some 75 growers attend cd last year. Among the farm pcrsonne who will explain their work wit be H. M. King, horticulturist and Walter Burns, farm super intendent. Experimental work now being carried out with turnips and other vegetables in the area is to be discussed with growers. The half-day meeting starts at 2 p.m. Polio Case 'Fair' Arnold Ekrcn, 25, who was flown to Vancouver Monday after contracting polio here, was in "fair" condition in hospital today. A second patient, Harold llawkc, who was also flown by the RCAF to the coast city, is reported in "satisfactory" condition. Another polio patient from Prince George. Leroy Curie, is in "fair" condition. DENTIST HE UK Dr. !�'. M. McComble, director nl' dentistry in the provincial department of health, will visit here Aug. 17. He will talk with Dr. K. 1. G. Benson, director of the Cariboo Health Unitj on dentistry problems in the unit's area. Now Hear Tkis... Is nothing sacred? Some wag made off with the loud-hailer from the top of a local RCMP cruiser car, and police would appreciate getting it back so they can continue their job of protecting the citizenry. All will be forgiven if it's left on the front steps of The Citizen in the wee small hours . . . B.C.'s agriculture minister Newton Steacy attended a lamb barbecue on Saltspring Island recently, and according to the weekly Cowiclian Leader expressed the hope that he anil Mrs. Steacy would again Uc present at next year's barbecue. Presumably he's optimistic his government will survive the Sept. 12 barbecue . . . Jake the Fake says he has an Indian pal who's thinking of entering the bootlegging fraternity. Jake's suggested name for the proposed establishment: The Swig-wam. Natch . . . With the large number of laws under our system, it's a difficult task to know when one is breaking one of them. For example, did you know it's illegal to have only one person in a boat towing a water skier? Canada Shipping Act says a second responsible person must be aboard to keep an eye on the skier while the driver of the boat watches where he's going. Offenders arc; subject to a maximum fine of $500, and local RCMP s.iy they'll enforce the edict . . . Aid. Hilliard Clare wasn't at city council meeting last night, but he had a good excuse�he's honeymooning after his very quiet wedding in Qucsnel Saturday, and as fellow Aid. Charlie Graham commented, he's probably got other things on his mind than city business. The happy bride is a nurse at the P.G. Regional . . . MAP OF PRINCE GEORGE FOREST DISTRICT shows location of major fires now burning. Tsacha Lake fire covers 1,800 acres and is out of control; Great Beaver Lake blaze covers 1,000 acres but is under control; Burnt vCreek fire covers over-3,000 acres and is out of- tfontrol; Caltazbh". Craek fire cpvers over upo'ueres and is but of control and thfe 24-squore mile Schooler Creek fire is ut of control. GO uu CONGO SITUATION Way Cleared for UN Troops UNITED NATIONS (CP) � The Security Council early today voted to clear the way for the UN force in the Congo to move into Katanga province. The action came on a 9-to-0 vote in the 11-raember council, with France and Italy abstaining. Police Court "You've been a public liability for the past five years," a 22-ycar-old laborer was t<> 1 gress," Mr. MacDonald said, "but if it gets windy the fire will get away again." The blaze, considered still out of control, covers 600 to 700 acres. Hard-pressed crews in the Chetwynd area got one break Monday. A fast-acting fire suppression crew was dropped by helicopter in the Mobcrly Lake area and caught a one-acre fire before it could make any headway. The fire would have been serious if allowed to get started, Mr. MacDonald said. SLASH Forest service crews battling the Tsacha Lake fire, 100 miles west of Qucsnel, arc-still trying to put a fire guard around the cast end of the blaze. The fire has cut through 1,500 acres of slash and is starting to lick up valuable timber on its eastern front today. The forestry crew, will try to hold the fire on the cast side while letting the "hot" west side burn in the slash. The 30-man crew battling the blaze is being serviced by the Winnipeg RCAF Sikorsky helicopter working out of Prince George. The 'copter is the only way supplies can be taken into the area, Mr. MacDonald said. "The 'copter is landing on a little island, with its wheels in the water," Mr. MacDonald said, "and supplies are being boated to the crews." Continued on Page Three SOCREDS' CAMPAIGN SLOGAN � T/ie Gov't that Cares Divorce Dam Bursts In Commons OTTAWA (CP) � The divorce dam burst in the Commons Monday night. A backlog of 455 divorces was scheduled to flow unimpeded through the House today. Frank Howard (CCF-Skeena), 35-year-old British Columbia logger, and Arnold Peters (CCF-Timiskaming), 38-year-old tradi> union organizer, lifted their five-month blockade against parliamentary divorces. Mr. Howard suggested that all divorce bills be allowed automatic passage at the hour set aside for such bills at 5 p.m. EDT today, But Mr. Howard made it clear he and his partner are prepared for more filibusters at future sessions if divorce cases from Quebec and Newfoundland � only provinces without divorce courts � continue to be processed by Parliament. ALTERNATIVES Mr. Peters suggested these five alternatives for divorce handling, in' this order: � Acceptance by Quebec and Newfoundland of their own divorce courts^ � Establishment of a federal divorce court in the Exchequer Court; � Sole Senate handling without Commons involvement. � Canadian domicile which would allow Quebec and Nevv- Conlinued on Page Three REDS SAY POWERS' GUILT ADMITTED LONDON (AP)�The official Soviet news agency Tass said today Francis Powers has "pleaded guilty to the substance of the charge" that he spied on the Soviet Union in his U-2 plane. Powers is due to go on trial in Moscow Aug. 17. The agency said Powers' guilt "is confirmed by material and written evidence, the findings of experts and tlic testimony of witnesses." It said the indictment against him runs to approximately 4.000 words. Voters Not Rushing To Get on the List In snite of the fact the dead- \ line for registration on the Fort George Electoral District voters' list is 5 p.m. Thursday, local residents arc not rushing to get their names on the list. Government Agent Stan Carl-ing said today only several people have made any effort to register during the last few days. The official notice of the closing of the voters' list oh Thursday states that those wishing to get on the list must apply at Mr. Carling's office. However, Mr. Carling said residents in other areas of the district can still register at previously set up registration centres. t Main qualifications necessary .. ..for-a resident.to vote in'"pfovfn-'' \ cial elections are: 1. Must be Iff years old or over; 2. Must be a resident of B.C. for six months before registering and a resident of Canada for one year; 3. Must be a British subject by birth or naturalization. Mr. Carling said advance polls Continued on Page Three VICTORIA CPI � Premier Bennett said Monday he plans active campaigning only in the last three weeks before the Sept. 12 election date, and so far as he's concerned "it's going to be a clean campaign." He said his government will campaign on its record of eight years in office, with the slogan "The Government that Cares." No promises would be made, but this did not mean that "great new works" were not being planned. "The decade of the 1960s will be the greatest in B.C. history," the premier told a press conference. "We have plans on all fronts including education, social assistance, hydro and railway expansion. It is the largest pro- W. A. C. BENNETT � � . clean campaign gram ever planned for any province." Mr. Bennett said he doesn't believe in election promises. So far as the CCF opposition and the Liberals and Conservatives were concerned, "they know they arc not going to be elected so they can promise the moon. "Action is what counts." The premier said he would make "a few key speeches" at various centres, yet to be determined, during the last three weeks before the election. It was the premier's first press conference since his announcement of the Sept. 12 election date at Kclowna last week. He said he picked that date as being one that would interfere the least with the general life of the province. FIRE destroyed the powerhouse of Frank (Buck) Buchanan at Summit Lake last night. The fire in the diesel powerhouse was put out by quick-acting B.C. Forest Service personnel from the Summit Lake Ranger Station before it spread to nearby timber and buildings. Loss was set at S3,U00. The power plant helped supply the village with electricity. However, another plant is in operation behind Mr. Buchanan's store. �Gordon Bryant photo. GET YOUR NAME ON THE VOTERS' LIST NOW!