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PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY. MARCH 30, 1961
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O/i, Harry, I'm Just Wild NQRANDA INTERESTS About Your New Perfume!
OTTAWA (CT) � A perfume expert told Ottawa males Wednesday niyhl to use perfume "because it adds to their personality and is a sure sign of culture."
Lecturer Claude lioyer of Paris, who practices what he preaches, told 200 men and women at the National Gallery thai it's wrong to think that men lose some of their masculinity by wearing perfume.
Ik- advocated perfumes with a strong floral bass for l)londes, rose or mimosa fragrance for redheads, and an oriental perfume for brunettes.
BOARD SAYS:
Tin.1 Vnncimver 1 Soard ol I
Trade today released an exhaustive report on the re sources ot' northern British Columbia.
Tilled "report on Northern 0,u � , j B.C. resource development," lhc
ily Expropriates
sources, transportation, tourism and energy resources
In addition to resources, the report also deals with the future
To Complete Parking
Two-year battle between lhc city and .Mr. and .Mrs. William Sloboda, Tss Dominion, is finally moving toward u conclusion.
The city has been trying lo obtain the Slobodas' property located between the fire hall and Coliseum, in an effort to complete its Coliseum parking area.
In a special meeting Wednesday, council moved lo expropriate live Sloboda property and offered the couple $8,000 compensation.
Council also appointed Percy Williams, member of Ihe city assessment appeal bdurd, as Its representative on arbitration hoard should the Klobodas refuse the compensation offer.
The couple has been asking $L?.-|.i)o() t'nr the property.
on
3'rincc Georgq R.CMP have declared war o*n speeding motorists.
Traffic patrols nabbed 20 drivers for speeding violations Wed-
f the area. Some of the Vancouver boards' key recommend at ions:
f> If the Pacific Northern Railway, sponsored by Wenncr-Gren and associates, does not progress more quickly, the B.C. government should step in and construct the railway in progressive stages;
� The B.C. government, in collaboration with Ottawa, should study northern transportation needs with a view to entering into negotiations with the United States for building roads through B.C. Costs would be split among the different governments;
� The federal government should assume its" share of the cost of foresl protection;
� The Department oi Agriculture should define the markets available to northern B.C. farmers with a view of helping them exploit the agricultural potential of the area;
� In Ih'e evotit ol Great Slave Lake Railway is pushed through on a western route, via Grimshaw, the B.C. government should give consideration lo extending the
Purchase of the assets oJ Upper Fraser and Sinclair Mills lumber companies by the Noranda interests was confirmed today by Lands and Forests Minister Ray Williston.
iONEY SCHEME
liOU liOI'.ltli; . . . parade
40 REPS
nesday, a number of Iheiu in Pacific Great Eastern Railway to school /ones. I conned with the new railway;
"We're cracking down on speeders," a police official said
llolh provincial and federal
Five committee chairmen were named at the Simon Fraser Day
inmiltee meeting Wednesday which was attended by 10 representatives. Committee meetings will be arranged and they will report back to the general neeling April !-.
Ron Bast will head the pub-icily committee, with Abe Wiebe ,i be in ch'arge of advertising md prinl ing of programs.
l>on Champion will head the concessions cSniiiiltlee; I3ob Boi'-rle and Bob Wartenberg will lake charge of the parade; and
VANCOUVER ICP)� Po i i C e said an expert forger who died . Wednesday had planned lo it is understood Noranda f]OOt| tne \>w yn;-i- area nvjh,
intends to build and operate scores of forged bank drafts
i pulp mill in the area. ; and letters to banks in a
Sale of the mills, 45 air mile,; f^� lhal would probably
� ,. ... , have been successful.
�j�-st of here, by National Foresl Th(,v Hi|d LIewellyn The0.
oducts was completed in Tor- ,[,,,.,. \Vclch, 19, who died of a onto Wednesday night. Noranda's hearl attack, was going lo B.C mannger had left for Van- masler-mind the scheme from
couyer when The-Citizen attempt- a cf1" j" 0;1,k:illu lvistlM in
,..,,. nearby I3urnaby.
ed to phone him in I'oronlo. Ti](i schcni0 vvas s,,,,,p,,|
Mr. Willislon would not con- L1flcr 1)o|jL.c received in forma-firm whether the company's m- (jun (vom an accomplice, tention is to build a pub) mill ; but he said "they are very interested in that. I know what's behind their thinking."
'"1 have it fairly authoritivcly that's what they plan," the minister added.
Mr. Williston said power for such a project would be assured by the provincial government and "we would be in a position lo make such a commitment." KELOWNA (CPj�A search is In ||
Noranda has previously con- progress for n lire bug in ihe
8 BLAZES
DAFFODILS, DAFFODILS, DAFFODILS. June Latendre of The House of Flowers is surrounded by the blooms as she contemplates some of the (500 dozen daffodils the store has brought in for the Easter holiday. Free daffodils will be given to customers at the store today and Saturday.�Hal Vandervoort photo.
fined its operations lo the minerals field, but recently has started to diversify into oil and gas and other resources.
It was believed involved timber reserves would be those only of the two mill companies.
Criticism Won't
Jim Mcl'mme
Arran TIh>iiim>m
and Ale.x Clark will be in charge of admissions.
ADMISSIONS
governments should he urged to
this morning. "This seems to be I ensure thai B.C.s surplus oil and the only way we can gel them natural \as production obtain a I I'1'1 to slow down." ! fair .--hare of pacific coast mar-
ItCSIF will have additional kets. traffic patrols on duly during the And. in four different resolu-
Easier weekend lo enforce' iralTic lions, the board supports and ad-
laws and prevent accidents. Sjjl. vocatcs the export o \V. VV. Tliompson asked city mo- electricity.
surplus
torists to "exerci.se caution, ohey The report notes that B.C.
the rules of the road and enjoy rivers, including the Columbia
an accident free holiday." and Peace, were developed for
The palrols, he said, will he hydro and joined in a pacific
active mi city streets as well as northwest power grid, conserving
on district highway;
water during heavy run � off mouths and feeding surplus power into Ihe grid in other
$200,000,000 annually until about
Admissions to the grounds 'it- sel for I'Yiday evening lit: ool'ers, free, students, 'S> ;; and adults, 50 cents. Sat-urdaj V prices will be the same as lasl year�^�"> cents, 50 cents
Construction 61 an oil pipeline from Pence River lo Kamloops will go ahead as scheduled despite criticism of Premier Bennett's policy by President ID. ('. Kurd of Trans Mountain Oil 1'ipe Line Co.
This assurance was gfvon Tin
Okanagan.
in the last is months eighl fires have caused $2,000,000 damage in apple packinghouses in Kelowna, Vernon, Summerland and Winfield.
Provincial Five Marshal Basil Nixon said in Vancouver Wednesday:
��Noi one of these Tires has been explained. M bus gone beyond the realm of accident, We are looking for an incendiarist." I'llOUINC Kl INS
In Kelowna provincial and insurance investigators were ex-a'tnimfig1 the ruins left by a fire .Monday night which destroyed a packinghouse and a cold sior-agc plant, causing $300,000 damage.
One of lhc investigators, It. R. Wilson, had been investigating an ssou.uiH) fire in Kelowna
Citizen today in a telephone in- wluVil destroyed foui;'packing-
ten ieu with l.lovd Turner, \ iec-
houses Lwo weeks earlier.
j prcsidcni of We n
I .-ion ( 'ii., builders I line.
�isi Transmis-
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sent from
>f the all-B.C.
I'HIL GAGLARDI
. . . eligible?
DESPITB FURORE
fardi Case
JSy Special Correspondent
VICTORIA �On Oct. ID, lUGO, Highways Minister Pliilip A. Gaglardi was' convicted of contempl of court and was fined $1,000 by -Mr. Justice T. (J. Morris of the Ij.C. Supreme Court.
This action was to erupl in one of the bitterest fights of a session of the Legislature notable for its bitterness.
The (�(�!�' and Liberal (Ipposi-
lion jumped in at the opening gun � the traditional opening ceremonies of the legislature wvvc shattered when GCF Ije'o'd-cr Uubeit Slrachan questioned Mr. Gaglardi's right to lake his
The minister's eligibility to sit in ihe House could have been decided bad he appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada but ihe deadline for such action was last Feb. 11 and this day came
i'oi:;;< wsr
(icnerull.v mild and nn cllled weiil her is farccasl fi ir i he
hltlSlor U eekend. 1; will lie
elimi Is with I ighl rain in al! < 11ons, No I quite so mild. I Ighl WiiHls. I .i>w lonigbl and liic:h
. | Vernon to investigate a smaller lackinghoiise lire, but was recalled in Kelowna when the new , Mr. Hurd said Wednesday I,,.. l)l|llMV;il. 0CCU1Ted.
ample vbyageiir hat was ��inot understand the economics ,n Vancouver, three invest!-tied by St. Andrew's \VA of_ Premier Bennett's 1'i'oposal Bulors havu |jcon looking at the motion was passed fur pur- p�r an ;ii'-1'-! � pipeline. jjst (ll- j�;itjli^�j fires which
i hats from Lhis group for He -;iil1 i!-('- should consider lllcludes:
lo the general public. lll(' lleve.'1UG " �'|1I get from ketch of permanent ply- drilling rights for oil rather than
street decorations was I sponsor a system which might i Lied by City Engineer Uill I lower well-head prices for pro-(lucers and Ihus discourage ex-s Daughters have agreed | Plo�"�tion.
ninnllic lllis .ivnnrl ...inlil nai.ll I I r, I .. ll I..I., III!......I'V ! The 1 ll'l'l 11 if M' lias IKIIIied W'l'St-
" "lK- "1L 'M"" to"" carnlio La- � ( .|!1,111,mh>i,,,1 ;is ,ho |lllii(|.j Oct. 15, 1060, B.C. Fruit ship- talca, show Wednesday night.
1 ;n, all B.C. line thai will ^'["""'ToBO1 Smill'-T'l'i A llt>i("-i'llion from lhc th>!1"-
>' Peace River oil Lo ihe ' u � 7"',. , \viniic dSit uou bcr met with the minister dttr-
" (j1a{| Lower Mainland. The line mu " ' in- in operation by year-end.
subm
Inlies
Job
McKIUDE (Correspondent) � New hope has arisen that the 200 residents of i rcsccnt Spur will have a winter access road to RIcBride this year.
s;i(i,��i(i UAMAUK v (clcgram from Lands and
Dec. 27, 1050, a packinghouse Minister Ray Willislon
in Vernon, .s.ai.uoo damage. ...
June, 28, 10U0, Cascade Co-Op- suggesting the work will go crative Union, Ulenniorc, $2(i5,- ahead was read during the Me-000. Bride Chamber of Commerce
Camera from Studio
Theft of a $100 camera
Friday d Prime Cn md been reported to police by W. D
West Studios Ltd., 1395 Th The camera was apparently takei
50; ul Siiiillioi's,
I'e.iee
150 and l'>.
ivel
Cloudy Kriday and ; � fronl ;l showca
l Southeasl vvtiidsi ,u 15, liours Tuesday.
durinj
i..nielli and high tomorrow
Tlio camera is an Aires .'{.
n at Grande Pralrlo, 20 and du. niillinictcr with p 2.U lense.
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I'liiiec Ruurge SU '-'�'<
Sinllliers >1S 27
Qlll'i nel DO L' I
Williams Lake 5J 27
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for I St, John I law on ('reck
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A radio was reported stole) win | from a car parked on Dominion between First Mill Second, some lime Wednesday night,
Hugh McGuirc of McLeod1! Lake told ItCMP a Rogers-Ma ji^tii1 portable transistor radii was taken from his car. The radn was valued at $iii).
LATE THIS MORNING
Now Hear This..
11 Oil Vis ol IhuilXQIHlti 1)1 I'rnice your calendar, pnlllcpl , . .
George and district residents are Now Issue of Hie famous white
with old timer Alex Moffnl. one of spruce dollars will be struck
(he Milstuiidlns ettizena ol North, shortly by ihe l�0 Chmnbcr of
I'm lie. for mure than 50 year*, Commerce. Just like the real
who underwent <� m nou- opera tiling, there juM never seems in
lion iiu- morning at Vancouver be enough ofthcuc wooden bucks
General Ho8i>ilul ... ... I'op CNII brass of lhc B.C.
tine of ihf h�ppiciil Rain in lown Area paid 1JG a vUll thin week t<>
1 IIhss CrcKicnd tt'lm i|iillc >.. Mr. Wymait nnd Iijh confrcren I'lglitly dftnv iiltcnlloii lo nn cri'ot' (icorjjc TIioiiiuk, iituriitinut
in Ttn�mliiy*D court eoltimn, it ^.i> frelfihl .-ales manager, and Van-
reported nn imtiuull ii.nl aciuirrcd L'utivcr i'.\ Indiuli'lal iikciiI Chnr*
at lief nddri'xs wlucb \\u* nut mi, He Wltihci' �nv i-.ui'-t-. ul as-
Our lypewi'ltei1 dlttll dipped. Ad< -i-i.nii ni'efl nionagoi' llnrrj Wori
ill'i �>> dilUllllI hllVO lead 'ill'.'it , . . mail nl I'll All returned tn \'.,n
!�'�if Ihe beilclit n| thoiU penple euii\er \\ edne-day , . . Olll C(>H> A mud -lull1 foul' mllcH llOl'Ill work and, said PQIS official
who haw heeii ,i-Kiiik nnipleeii u,iii::lil S.-huiil way colic,e.:ue> are [ n! here Wednesday tout; nut Kill |)nn McKiii'inu, tin1 PdK 11iIt*-
11 mi- ii week whon dayllfthi in\ calling lltolr principal I'lyln' I'hll. foot of track anda �mnll brldflUi driver had in bo ruihod horo
(nu time ciiinci Into offoct in ll.C.i nui bccnuio ol any roionililnnco to I Tho track wm ospeutcil tu bu from Wllllonu Loko.
llOro'K tllO dope .li.iiHi ll llut'll il.ir.laidi hut mil nl tloforoilCQ to I cleared mill rc;;uliir HUl'Vlco re- "The Iraik r> cleiii'." lie Mild,
at ii .i in iprll 30 .mil end- al 2 in- -Kill with tin1 golopiu1 doinln* lumod tlui'lng ihu nftornoon, "All ihnl'i lioldlng ui ni> now
tun, Sculi Mi Now murk a mi oui . .. 1 llowovoi'i tlic truck wu� nui Ii the brldflo."
[i c. Tents for i his h;t\ e been offered by the foresl service.
A representative of the Queen I committee reported group wants lo buhl a lunch
seat�and the early part of the am| wen| without any action
session was marked by an alnuisi j|n,j|1Li laken
constant exchange of charge and | .\]r. Gaglardi's troubles begun
alter a highways construction conll'cicl bad been awarded lo a .Montana man, Clyde VV. Thorn-
counter-charge over the minister's conviction.
In the final analysis nothing
was solved.
He'd Never Built a Highway
[Kirtincnt was soughl nnd the opinion w as offered t hal i here was nothing lo stop the payment of all ihe money owing Thornton.
Neither Highways Minister Gaglurdi nor Attorney-General Koiieri Banner were in Victoria ii Ihe lime.
Highways department coinp-trollcr Alan Ithudcs gave Ihia
ntracl he \ s able to borrow I oviticncc ,,, u!(. ,.u,iri.,: more than 5200,000 Iron: a pair ,. _ _ u| ., ,,.,,,, uhiri| , ,ln ,�,, of Seattle moneylenders who ,,,,,,,, |)1Vl.w.|v. |)U, wMtlh WiiS cliargcd U0 per cent intcrc t. between the third and 13th days
Thornton bad never built a highway in his life.
On the first contract, for si.iiun.nno .n Kevelstoke, he went broke, l.aier he bid ror, and got, a �750,000 contract on the Salmo'
Thornton bad no money, no eciuipment, no assets . . . bul on the basis of the B.C. government e was able to borrow
f th
moneylcnd-
november, 1950,
entioned
|1 Iini' was
1)110.
for ihe candidates, with crown- j "''"' '"'"
ing of the Queen at 2:liQ p.m. cored either lo cut Into the Trail
,.,,:, .... � ; i,,.!,,,. ..iVl,n -,, i .Moiini.iiii line al Iv;unlooi).s oi,,
'-this could not be done, to tnk� ' ; '� VtiVnon> ?2'00a
March 11, l'JOl, Kelowna Grow- ing his last visit to Prince is' lixchange, Kelowna, $800,- George six weeks aK'� and
(I.-- a Burton Olazcr, took court Uj)G matlci1 ol payment to Union action lo gel repayment of the Contractors Ltd., lo the minister loan nnd Interest. oi' highways :it his office In Vic-
March 21, 10(31, II. II. Mac-Don-
pressed for clearing of an eight- (in Oct. 29, 1'JJj!), a restraining toria and reminded him of tlio mile gap between Crescent Spur order was isued !u Mr. Justice I Jgiil opinion which I had oh-
holding a Queen's Ball oi- noNOlt
Mr.
.March 21, 1'JGl, Occidental Company aiul Keli i\\ nu tiro a ei i lOxchange, Kelowna, $300,000.
ii light into Vancouvei Turner told The ('iti/en.
I!<� said the right-of-way to Cadets will be available this Vancouver had been obtained by I"
year to serve as the guard of W.estcoast. HKhlL'OI'TKItS ol11�i;i;I:l�
honor. "Work will go ahead as perl OTTAWA CD�The defence
An office has been donated to schedule," he added, "It wlllproduclion depariinenl has
ilie coinniileo by the Hotel Simon start May l.-i or sooner if break- placed orders for lit! helicopters
KYnser for the six-week period j up conditions allow." fol- ||,,. army and ItCAF, Ue-
ireceeding she celebration. Mr. llurd sniil Trans Mountain ' feme Production Minister O'ilur-
The Lions' Athletic Clul) pro- told tlie U.C. guvernmcnl In 10G0 lev .-aid luday. iii i- lo liiinu four lop fighters IVaee oil should be piped inii< '� Vom Vancouver for >i boxing Alberta where it could join tho .ii.l ol approximately one hoi i < ci ting company line to tlie l!.('. luratlon for the Saturday eve- and Washington coast, inn"., ii the Simon I'm ci lie said the royal commission
will underwrite the ex- on energy concluded Canada's nouses, Deadline for uccepiance best Interests would be served i this proposal would be May by making economic use of exfsl i, ! inn i I'uuspoi tat Ion f �i c 111 11 e s,
Logger -poii .wr being con-l Money spent on unnecessary ilered with r-'red Wade ol tlie new facilities would hive to be VILA volunteering lo work with pultl by those who used the
iltteo. ' petroleum produ< I i.
�' - Idenl Carl Nelson, who If U'ostcoasl had lo build a :: wovU with �! broken leg, line from l\ti nloopn to the const volunteered hi- erviees for 11 would dupllcute Trans Moun-ilng and like tus ks, i lulu fucllltlus.
and the existing road.
The win', addressed tu Hcrt Davenport, chmnbcr president, read: "Action on road as presented by yourself, I.. 15. Kin-Icy and I'. E. I.onsdale, has been accepted."
This was taken to mean work on the gap will u,u ahead upon completion of the present clear* inn contract between Dome (reek and Crescent Spur.
SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
Williams Lake Stunipoilcrs capture Cariboo tlockcy Luaguu crown for first linic in many years,
� � �
Jim Kby of llio Si;iiii|n'�!ir.s h.i.-; ljuen nuiiicd rookie of tho year in the ('III..
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Coaches In thu Mil. uro giving team tiff workouts in preparation for next games Saturday. (See Page -I).
I'. G. Norrls prohibiting the pay- lulncd to iho effect thai the de-
monl to Thornton or bis coin- parimenl mu i make payment lo
pan.s by the highways depart- the contractor, and the minister
menl of $25,51(1 owing nhixer. then said to me:
A telegram lo the department "'We must acl according Lo
advising of the court decision the legal advice' or words lo
u,i< ,'i'iit by tho solicitors for thai effect."
Glazer. (>n Nov. I.'t, I9.r)!) a lei ler w as
After lying on a departmental senl by the highways deparl-
desk for lour days, the advice ment lo Union Contractors en-oi tlie Attorney-Ceneral's do* |closing a che(jue for $75,000.
His Appeal Wasn't Successful
'j'his then wm Ihe basis for rlghl and it will be declared and
ihe contempt of court pr
Gi
w iijeh no! only saw Mr. id i fined si.eud bu i re-
sulted in tlie linprJKonnii I Thornton for a length.\ i An appeal by Mr, Ungli the II.C. Com i nl Aimi :il
PGE Traffic North Still at Standstill
Pacific Clrenl liustern Railway truffle botweoti I1 r i n u c
(ienr/.e and nni'tliei'ii pollllH w>is .''till al a M.indMill laic lull niornlntfi A mud -lull1 four mile- norili
i Npeclcil In he hack in "liui'iual epcr.ilinn" until .-oincluiic lo-night.
A pllcdrlvui' hired lo replace ihe brldgo plllnsi lulled lo
|'ui>�ciiRcr�! on Ihe No, 7
noi'thbdiiiiil, which was due lo le.ee llOI'O tills mui'iiili^, were "Iiiim'iI" to Haw.-iiii Creek and
Fort St, John.
N o r t li itml iouthbound frolBllll were bolim held up unlit the Illii' was back ui
normal oporutlon.
TllO Illlld ;dhh' look local
POB off I ululi by t'oiiipii'ic ui'
I'M -i - "We limit llUNU
in lln- part id lhc country," .Mr, Mi'Kllinoil Uill. "11 was entirely unoxpecti ti<"
||t. .anl Ihe slide OVCUl'l'Cd in a "CUt liiinli" area. TllO hill probably j^ot 10 saturated with ht llld
slated Iii inosi emphatic terms," liui this w as in ihe early part
of ! lie ,-e- -ion. I lie llHlill fll'C'
works wen yet to come,
"Parliamentary ethics demand lhal the minister of highways .should reslg i his seal upon being found guilty of an offence which ,-i I'lou ,\ reflect on ihe opera-lion ol In- depai inieiii," said <'( I' i.imiIi r siruchiin,
"Despicable," said Premier Hi line!i oi' the < Ipposltlon load*
Mr. Siraeban called for the s i l iiineiil in put |({j owil lion e
order nnd said thu Sodul edit rovoi nnienl nhoulrl pi i
Ich I liuve | ,i motion to i......I u hrcuuli of
no control and inn i ullovs iny� parllaiueutury "monillty," Ills .-eii to be subjected lo, Uui there tiitcinenl wm mudo Ue�plte thu
will be a dny wiieil I'lglll It) I objections of the BCVC'I'lHllUM.
Blackmail by Money Men Hinted
"Thl- ii.ii'i'V irlcK demnrt'lchui'Mud Unit ".....ney lalkn" In
hllliles euliehl-lvel.V the O|)|)O> tllO ll 11UI1C0 of lole.st IliailUHe.
sit Ion ha- null her Iho uutt nor n
III la ;i . I.,1
C( mi ; Hi
Th � up 10 Itlo i want ed lo
kl i \\\ 1 e till left Mi . (! !>-'.-
ii HI' .i .; I'lglll 1 ii 1 ; ,(|
.., P ii a puw i. � ,ni win il 1 he
icr. ' 1 am I.I. i e.il I 1 nl ,i
mollturc ih.ii i! ,|ii"t came llld ip,:: down on tlio truck.
"Wo OXpCCl this in area, lik
ihe I'iih r,i , inn nol Itoro"
Ihe llldOi IDC led loilU iHi'l
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�"l| Ml Bonnor oul Ido iUrcl]
111 olli es.
-aid thill In it h Mr. Ong�
md Mr, lloiinei' were pin-inollMi' ' 1111 * | ; 11 eol'l'llllllon" of
si'!....... m*\i\w snei.ii cm
. ":"" ,NoFll� und ho uccu od ii leei (loop, wiped track! out Vancouver Llburui ,i, oordon
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