ANOTHER HOAX
Mid-Road Party Offers Alternative To Socreds, CCF
It is hard to imagine a bigger hoax than the attempt by Mr. Bennett and his Social Crediters to gull the B.C. public n. d believing this election offers the voters only a choice between CCF socialism and Social Credit's version of (vee enterprise.
And the saddest aspect of the picture is that many big businessmen, although they privately deplore the Socred government, are rushing to its support in abject fear of the CCF.
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Those who swallow this Bennett bait are not looking very far ahead.
In the first place this government's taxes are so damaging to business, especially the exporting business, that they are shaking the very foundations of this province's economy. The closing doors of European markets in the faces of B.C. exporters are sufficient evidence to warrant the rejection of the Social Crediters at the polls � Sept. 12.
In the second place, if bur politics were to become a two-way Fight between Social Credit and the CCF. the CCF eventually and inevitably would come into office, which is precisely what "business is trying to prevent. Under our system, the opposition always comes into power provided it can hang on long enough.
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If a majority of British Columbians is opposed to both the Social Crediters and the CCF alike, as the split in election figures has shown, what the province needs mure than anything else is an alternative to both.
The .solution, then, is quite clear � a party of the middle way, between the extreme left wing CCF and the extreme right wing, almost to the point of fascist, Social Credit.
It is something worth thinking about, especially when it obviously has been seriously thought about by Mr. Bennett himself.
Why else would the Social Crediters have amassed and thrown into this election what probably will turn out to be the biggest campaign chest in Canadian, possibly world, history?
For it is obvious that the Social Credit party has somehow collected and is spending a huge campaign fund, blanketing B.C. with the ironic political propaganda of "progress not politics" and out-shuuting everybody else by television, radio, platform speech, billboard and the printed word.
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Canada, and certainly afford such a hard
No other political party no opposition party in B.C., could and costly selling program.
And for what?
To convince the voters that Social Credit is the only alternative to the CCF's promised nationalization of industry.
By this hoax the Social Crediters would use the fear of socialism as a weapon to steal Liberal and Conservative votes, just as he is stealing campaign funds from big business.
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It is extremely doubtful that the opposition parties are as much handicapped by their lack of campaign funds as some of their candidates seem to imagine.
The Big Sell, backed by unlimited money from anonymous sources, may yet backfire on Social' Credit as it encounters the law of diminishing returns. On Sept. 12 we shall see how well the methods of the super-salesmen have worked.
A vote down the middle could be a winner.
Congo Prexy Dethroned After Tiff with Lumumba
LEOPOLD.VILLE, The Congo
� (Reuters)�The Congolese cabl-
* net said today President Joseph Kasavubu had been .stripped of his functions for an "act of high treason" in dismissing Premier Patrice Lumumba.
Kasavubu actd Monday night, saying Lumumba had "plunged the nation into Craticidal warfare." In turn, the premier countered with a declaration that Kasavubu was no longer head of stale.
The cabinet met throughout the night. Today' announcement said the cabinet would take over the president's functions until Parliament could meet.
Lumumba said in a separate communique that he had written to ilie special representative of the United Nation asking UN authorities "to conform to the resolutions of the security council."
"1 also ask them to continue their mission which they have begun and to continue it in close and frank co-operation with the one and only central government appointed by Parliament," he said.
Phone LOgan 4-2441
Vol. 4; No. 173
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Up and Over.. .
MORE THAN 12,000
Record
LAUGHING CHILDREN enjoyed the m ichvay, as children always do, at this year's Fall Fair. The roller coaster, although not very high off the ground, proved a real thriller. Further pictures, Pages 3 and 8. �James Meadows photo.
GUNDERSON SAYS:
SENATOK JOHN KKXXEDV,
In'a new attack on President Eisenhower's foreign policies, has complained that Russian planes 'bound for the Congo are being allowed to refuel at a NATO base in Atihcns.
He charged -Monday nlgh"t the 'Russian planes are bound on �missions of in'filtration and subversion in the Congo.
FORT ST. JAMES WOMAN GETS CAR
Winner of the Jliiinbler automobile rallied off by the I'lint'c George Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Fall Fair was Lucille Blackburn of Koit St. James.
lYorrnls of the raffle {;<> to I he Kill l''air.
PNR Work Slow Because Investors Very Scared'
VICTORIA (CP)�Work is "going- slow" on the proposed Pacific Northern Railway line to the Yukon because British investors are awaiting the results of the British Columbia election, says Ejnar A!. Gunderson; The shareholders are "very
scared," he said. STIMj WORKING
"They arc still working on it, but they haven't been doing too much because all the people in opposition to the government have said they would cancel the deal," Mr. Gunderson, a director of Wenner-Gren B.C. Development Limited, which has a one-fifth interest, in the project, said
Yank Tour Train Passes Through
All the way from 'San Francisco, Calif., tlie Western Pacific Railway's fourth annual "Cariboo Country Special" came through Prince George at approximately 10:.'{0 p.m. Friday night on PGE rails.
The special ;s a cour fin rails. In 10 days, its 200 passengers travelled through the Pacific Northwest, east to Calgary by way of Banff and Lake Louise and continued on as far north as llines Creek, Alta., renting rails as R went.
Prom Hines Creek it went to Dawson Creek and on to Prince George. From here it went on to Vancouver and then back to its starting place in San Francisco.
A different route is taken each year for the tour.
PERRAULT TELLS PG MEET
Libs Would Change Taxes
The school tax on homes will he removed bj? the end of 1901 if the Liberal parly is successful in next wcekV provincial election, 34-year-old Issuer Ray Perrault told a rally here Saturday.
"You won't have the tax on your bills no:! year after the Liberal government's elected," .Mr. Perrault promised his audience of 170 in the Civic Centre.
Now Hear This...
Local lris'liman Killer Mo Cratji arrived home at 'I ayem one day during the weekend and got, what-for from his better half, who's also from the oiild sod. Unwilling to listen to so much blarney at the time .Mae said 'he was going for a drive. Then I'm goin' too, snapped the colleen, so they 'bo Ml piled into the car and drove around town in the fresh glory o' the early dawn. On Victoria they were thumbed down by a lad who said he was going to Burns Lake. Hop in, said Mac an I'll drive you there. By the time they got to Bums the little woman had cooled off and so they drove happily home. Now isn't that a ifoine Irish way to kiss'n make up? . . .
Two days to Preein Bennett's Aug. 24 meet 'here, flay Winston's Socred campaign committee asked local ad distributor Bert Xoakes 'his price for complete coverage of flyers. Noakcs said two cents apiece and delivery guaranteed. Crying iob-
bery, the committee used the post i.'lfice, which charges only l'ii cents a flyer but. takes longer to deliver. So some of the ilyers were still being received in mail boxes last week . . .
Omineca Tory candidate Karl Fivdcrikscn on campaign tour near Francois Lake stopped at a lovely place called Eden. He liked it so much he bought it, ami says he plans to turn it into a rest home for retired Socred millionaires like Wenner-Gren . . .
Our Jessie Cimliffu on vacation in Vancouver was using a phone in the Georgia Hotel when she spied Mayor Gnrvhi DvzHI
enter the lobby. Turning, she greeted him with a "well, if it iin't Mayor Garvin Dezell," loudly enough to be overheard by s. passinb stranger who walked up to His Worship and asked if he really was Garvin Dezell, then introduced 'himself as a cousin. They'd never met before , . .
In an address sparked with attacks on the CCF party, the province's youngest party leader also:
� Predicted a Liberal victory � "This government is on the ropes and the dike is break ing- Electricity is running through this audience and this province and it's not Wenner-Gren electricity."
� Challenged CCF leader Robert Slrachan to debate issues of the election at a public meeting which he "lias thus far declined."
6 Suggested there is "civil war in B.C." between the CCF union bosses on one hand and Social Credit big business on the other; and said it's "time to come in and declare a mice" in what he termed a war of the "brief case against the lunch bucket."
� Deplored wht he termed "a conspiracy of silence" in the unemployment problem and charged unemployment in B.C. is 69 per cent higher this year than last, "the highest degree of unemployment in the western world."
� Called for a province-wide grid for the equitable distribution of power and orderly development of the province's power resources.
� Claimed the working alliance of the CCF and the trade union movement is "an absolute disgrace" and "to the eternal shame" of both groups. "The CCF in Canada today is the art of impossible verbal comortion-ism."
Mr. Perrault said the Social Credit government is "scared of
from
its record" and is runnin it.
The alternative, he said, is a party which can unite the province, tell the truth, and one which "is not bounded by old-fashioned dogma which doesn't make a fetish of matematical theorem."
'I don't believe the Conservatives are any factor in this election." he said, and that the voters' decision will be to trust "the Socialists or the Liberals."
Both the CCF and Social Credit candidates are running from the real issues in B.C. Mr. Perrault charged. "Mr. Slrachan is afraid to meet in a debate on his wild and woolly ideas."
And he said Premier Tommy
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in a telephone interview from Vancouver.
Construction bus started at marshalling yards for the line, which would run from 30 miles north of Prince George to the Yukon boraer.
Mr. Gunderson said the Britons "read all the apposition in the papers ancl say why did we ever go into rhis province'.
"I Rave io reassure tnem."
The British shareholders he referred to represent the firm of Associated Electrical Industries Limited, which like Wenner-Gren holds one-fifth of the original subscription of the company.
Mr, Gunderson said a meeting of shareholders to elect directors, scheduled for Thursday; was put off until the end of the
By JARVIS WHITNEY
Citizen News Editor
A record crowd of 12,133 this year at fisted to the growing importance of Prince George's a: spoils station 1�I'ugva -1 and 5.
month because not make it."
the Britons could
WEATHER
Mostly cloudy Wednesday. Warmer: Light winds. Low tonight and high Wednesday at Prince George. Quesnel and Smith'ers' 35 and Go.
Peace lUVcr Kcgion
Cloudy with sunny periods
Wednesday. Wind 20 am 1 gusty.
Low tonight and high Wednes-
day at Grande Prairie , 10 and 55.
I>;ist 24 Hoiirs
Lo Hi Precip.
�Prince George.. 55 35 .02
Quesnel .......... 5S 35 .15
Terrace .......... 54 '17 .01
Smithers ........ 54 .34 _
Kamloops ...... 70 42 _
Dawson Creek 53 41 .08
Fort St. John.. 53 40 .34
Fort Nelson.... 49 40 1.12
Whitehorse...... 49 39 .17
Shelley Resident Charged After Wife's Death
A 2!-year-old Shelley farm worker has been charged with criminal negligence in connection with Mie traffic death 'here early Saturday of his 10-year-old wife.
Glllcs George Midland was remanded to next .Monday when he appeared in magistrate's court Saturday. He was released on $.'500 bail.
His wife, Bcverley Jean Ml-chaud, was killed instantly when the light delivery truck driven by Michaud collided with another at Eight and Ewart about a a.m. Saturday.
A third passenger in the death vehicle, John Miair, was still in Prince George Regional hospital today. Hospital officials would not disclose his condition or tlie exteiK of his injuries.
Local Contractor Gets Ispsiclion
GOLDEN. H.C. OV-An injunc-'l tion forbidding picketing of a highway project near Golden has been, issued at Cranbrook, after violence had been allegedly threatened against men crossing picket lines.
View Construction Company of Prince George, contractors for the highways project, obtained the injunction against the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 115, of Kamloops.
The company must complete the project by Dec. 31;
Trouble arose when the men on the sight sought a $2-a-day living allowance; one-way travel ling time on the company; union wage for all operating personnel; two hours* call-out time; a minimum of four hours call-out time if equipment is started: time and a half regardless of time lost during the week.
The company refused all requests.
Even the toa'by contest was jam-packed. A total 100 babies were entered.
A new midway was provided this year by Garratt Shows of Alberta, winning the approval of the crowd.
Old Man Weather was relatively kind to the fair this year. Last year's fair was plagued by rain and generally miserable weather. But, although there were several showers throughout the three-day fair, the weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm of tlie crowds tihis year.
Although unfamiliarity with the rigors of running a rodeo made for lulls in the iperform-unce, the Prince George Saddle Olub rescued itself from what might have been tragedy with crowd-pleasing gymkhana displays in between the stampede events.
The rodeo, featuring local cowboys as well as entrants from Williams Lake and Van-derhoof, played to packed stands as the saddle club went one better than an ordinary rodeo and 'presented the affair under lights iSaturday night.
Another new attraction at the fair�and, judging from crowd response, one that will stay� was 'harness racing. Pari-mutucl betting was strong.
Farm family of the year \vr..s the Walter Kienzle family of B'oayerley.
All in all, the 10(i0 Fall Fair turned out to be all it was expected to be and more�a presentation which, as the record attendance indicates, was well worth seeing.
MKS. CAKIUE VSR GRAY
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BABY CONTEST WINNERS AT FAIR
Winners from a field of 106 in the Fall Fair baby contest Monday were: Cynthia Anne Ma k a r e n k o, liG-momii-old daughter of Mr, and Mrs. S. R. Makarenko of :1U)~> Pine, queen; 2i-imonth-old i_�jnald �Friesen, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Friesen of -liil Burden, king.
(Princess was Jacqueline Anne Strom, s - month - old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A If. Strom a: i2o Fifteenth.
Son o>f Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Dickie of 1539 Eleven Mi, 17-i lonth-old Trevor Mat hew, was named prince. Due to a mlx-utp, 2,, - month - old Gary James [lead, son oif Mr. and Mrs Clil' Read of S'S 1, was first announced as prince.
Judges for the contest were: Mrs. Walter Burns, Mrs. Eugene Gabriele and Louis Bertoja.
Info Gciip Major Obstacle To Second Trans-Canada
By DOIIY THACKER
Jitizcn Managing Editor
EDMONTON�The Northern Trans-Canada Route Association learned here that lack of proper information is the most ser.w as obstacle in the way ol an all-weather highway from Vi incc Rupert to Winnipeg. The associatior.'.i mnual meet-
ing during t'he weekend" was told flatly that cpnfllcC lietween 'backers of the Northc i and Yellow-head routes has 'given 'politicians an excuse Ijlh do nothing on either road,"
As a result 6f t; e meeting a stepped-up ipubUyi1 y campaign to emphasize the '>< :ed for both routes and to .1 ivertise tlie merits of an ea'i'l; corrpletion for a second Traiwl.,'anada route will be undertaken by the association's four pi: ivincial sections. CAMPAIGN SET
The meeting lW'ed eight directors, two froiv jach of the four western iprovj! ces, to con-luci its "Caii-jpalgii. Provincial committees will b' et up with each director takiir half of his own 'province.
District commidti;-ts v-v i 11 organize the publicl'i) required to produce a brief foe 'presentation to the federal .mil 'provincial governments U ging action on a northern trans-llanada road as soon as possible;
Only B.C. so far 1ms designated sucn a route. 'La.� 1 session of the B.C. LeglshiUi'.i'e decided that Highway l(i, Cwmi the Alberta border betv. �;; McBride ami Jasper to Prince Rupert, will'become the 111 \iern trans-Canada route in B.C.
Named B.C. cit'ijctors, are Prince George Aid. 'any Loder for the eastern soeJi mi and .John Guthrie, president o( the Prince Rupert Board of TYade, for the western section.
Objective is to tiu e the federal government piijf'/iclpate fin-
sons for a northern highway has .resulted in considerable uncalled-for conflict between various communities.
This became apparent when the meeting was addressed by Ross Haines, spokesman for the Vellowhead Route Association, and 'by spokesmen for t'he Edmonton Chamber of Commerce vv'Wi'h had sup/ported the Yellow-tea.p; group.
(So ill admitted they were unaware the B.C. government had designated Highway l'i as Wie northern trans-Canada route in B.C., and t.hat Highway.-.: Minister Gaglardi has (promised to build both this route and the road 'between Jasper and Kamloops which the Yellowhead group has 'been plumping for.
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Edmonton spokesmen admitted tnese 'facts placed a different light on the entire road priority luestibri.
B.C. representatives stressed that both roads are essential to the economy of communities along the routes, and suggested both groups could gain more by supporting each ofher.
Northern route would be' a lirect highway across the four western provinces and linking the cities of Winnflpeg, Dauphin, Prince Albert, Lloydminster, Edmonton, Jasper and Prince Rupert. TO KKI'OKT
Next step will be a report to the member chambers at this week's annual meeting in Prince Rupert of the Associated Boards of Trade of North-Central B.C.
I'oiilical meetings scheduled for tonight in Fort George riding include:
Spike Eneniark (Liberal*, S p.m. at Giscome.
Ken Rutherford (CCF), S p.m. al Giscome.
Garvin Dezell and Gordon Bryant on behalf of Spike Ene-mark (Liberal), S p.m. at Pine-
ancially in bulldih&fjje northern route- through Pi'ft.ie George, Vanderhoof, Burns i, ike, Sinith-ers, Hazelton and f\ race. COXFLK T HOIJX
The meeting \Wn told by, discuss the project with local Prince George re.^'ft3�ntati\fes board of tratle membeiv. and that lack of p'ropigr ihiWleity re- others interested in promoting
tbe northern highway.
Delegates were successful In bringing to Prince George dur-ing the weekend Bob Potis of Prince Albert, president of the Northern Route association., to
; garding the purpo.A'-i and rea-
2 Local Polio Patients Taken, by Plane to Coast
A woman with �i-.oiio and a man, who doctors suspect has polio, were flown (.) Vancouver Friday.
Mrs. Rose Krisiinsen, 34, of Reid Lake, was in satisfactory condition, and Mike Abou, 24, of Summit Lake, in fair condition after being flown Sj the coast from Prince George.
EXPERTS DECLARE:
Fair Tops in Agriculture
This year's livestock exhibits, particularly the outstanding Hol-stcin entry, have finally placed the Prince George Fall Fair among the top agricultural shows in -B.C.
Experts in the field expressed this opinion Monday as judging ended in the show ring of what was undoubtedly this city's most successful fair.
Praise for the exhibition's livestock sections came uot only from
the judges and agriculturists, but also was apparent in the fact this year's fair drew entries from farther afield tiian evar before.
It augurs well for 6lure fairs, and will do much I:-, win the coveted Class B rating and federal government finf.n:ial help. AI BREEDS
In the dairy cailla section, which included 80 Bulstein, 14 Ayrshire and 16 grac,to-.�, 20 head were artificial inseuiiiX'.tioii bred,
illustrating the advancement of AI breeding in the north.
Grand champion male was won by Saanwood Alex Successor, a Holstein owned by Leidl Brothers.
Reserve grant went to Joe Russnian's junior bull calf.
Grand champion female went to Giscome Blucboy, a yearling AI (Frascr F*arms ex Gilmore
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