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Vol. 5; No. 81
^PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1961
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SISTER'S HOME
s Court
Youth Still Unconscious After Weekend Mishap
Roger Pearson, 21-year-old city youth, was reported still unconscious and still in "poor condition" today m hospital in Vancouver following a motor mishap hero about 1 a.m. Saturday.
Hospital officials said he was suffering "extreme in Junes" but had shown "some improvement."
Pearson, son of city school teacher Gordon Pearson, was flown to the coast Monday after he failed to show improvement at Prince George Regional Hospital
A story of family rejection was told by a 20-year-old youth who pleaded guilty to arson in magistrate's court today.
Geoi'ge William Blackburn admitted being responsible Cor the blaze which ! levelled a house belonging i lo his sister, .Mrs. Winnifred
SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
St. Mike's takes Memorial Cup opener from Oil Kings with 4-0 shutout.
� * �
Cialt Terriers can win Allan Cup tonight with win over Winnipeg.
* * *
Canada steps into big-time motor spoil with
longest rally on Western Hemisphere. (See Page �!.)
Mikolayezyk, early Tuesday. Magistrate <;. O, Stewart, wim saiil he Icli Blackburn was "emotion;* ly disturbed," remanded him riLMit davs in allow time
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VANCOUVER (CT) � An outspoken Liberal opposition forest-
1st
UUIL GUIDES and Brownies across Canada this year are again selling cookies to finance their various projects. Cookies, which go on sale Friday, were distributed to Guides and Brownies here Tuesday, With their quota, above, are l.ucile Birnie and Jennifer Strom (First Fort Geoi'ge Brownies) and Margaret Brundige (Third Fort George Guides). �Hal Vandervoort photo
Financial aid toward tourist promotion could total $2,500 for the Prince George-Prince Rupert area under a plan announced today by the provinciargovernment. ���������-----| Recreation Minister Earle West-wood said the scheme commits the government to contribute up to .$50,000 this yt.;,r on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis with local councils and regional private
ry critic in the legislature \va unable to at lend Tuesday's annual meeting of MacMillan, llocdel and Powell River Limited because "\ a technicality.
Gordon Gibson, member ol
or pivparutiiiM <> a pre-senence . �,�.. .,
' ' , . . ,.,. he legislature tor North Van-
repori hs' i be pro ha ion o I hecr. , , , , , , ,�
,.,L.-,....; .WK.....L, eouver, who has clashed public-
ly with .1. \'. Clyne, chairman of the company, said he was obvi-! ously tin iun\ I'li-oine truest "�and that's tlie unilerstaienu'iit of the
SEASON OPENS MONDAY
ire for Fire
I i.e. Forest Service here i--, within half a mile of a forest, lis the checking for leaks in the
marshalling men and cquipincntj The danger season officially three miles of fire hose issued for its annual bailie will) forest | ends Oct. 31, unless it is short- to each station, fires-in the Prince.George Forest ened or extended by the pro- The district's immense fores*
1'istrui. vjri.cial government. I try radio network, under opera t
U >���.: ie | allowed to speak il" be wished, but would not be able to vote.1. |
Mr. Gibson had left before ilu message: reached him.
('oinmonled M r. ('I vih
(JOIM)ON CliiSO.V . . unwelcome ni"'*
in Algeria France
ALGIKltS (Reuters) launc govL'i'nnienl lone-, mined hac He into full control of this cili t
should have waited instead of running away."
Mr. Gibson said lhc invitation he carried with him has been sufficient to get hin In other years, lie safd ho left because
day after crushing a right-wing1 rovoll and putting rebellious
paratroopers brief hurst oi Armored cai heart of Algiers and Iruckkjadi
o flight with a gunfire.
-; stood by in the
they "obviously didn't want, me; of, loyal troops guarUqd govern-
In Illere.'!, m , . ! " '�:/)* olliVdli.L' : > \\ Die /�!'>;
(tUAKTEIlljY n'luVbliffi l-fii^Ki.v resuMied us [ioacvlhuc
The company, In its quarterly J routine afler being held for lour report to shareholders released days by the rebels.
today, said net income of 55,-570,912 for the quarter com-
The uprising fizzled out early today in a brief o
pared with $(>,072,-llS Cor lhc gunfire as lhc \. OTTAWA (CD�All hopes for a ! ,,,,,�. ,�,.;,�, ., V(,;i|. -lgo, | fm,,,s ,���.,, m|i| ,h
revision this year in parliamentary divorce procedure now have
Job Picture Not Likely To Improve, Coyne Says
tiler
with tourists.
�Weslwood said purpose of the ' been'cmsliec. plan is l.i stimulate the tourist Informants said Tuesday nighl i'i'1 i-ir> There is no reason that progress has been blocked i formation
irty politics �a hesitancy Honorary chairman II to talk about the divorce MacMillan and vice-chairmui on until alter the next I g k,,i,.v retired but will �otection officer Dennis McDon-| RudoirHoe'ssV warUnie "command I i^^"^!? AaJeTS '^ ^^ ' Umie :" Inembel
the 'f
n' must be deci-
sive because nobody knows how
"We have to do more than j the war will end. just hope," local forest service Thoqp unrrk v
whv
.('. cai
of busiiit
luingc of \ ernmoixt city. I'.in.
lidiicnieni of iun executive I three of the four generals who officers brought, to five the num- led the revolt vanished and her of top officer.- who have wore being sought by police. left the company since its 3059 The key figure in the uprising, Gen. Maurice Challe, was arrested ami flown to Paris.
duly lu persons were reported injured In skirmishes when
aid said. "Wo must be prepared der of the great exterminatio
for the worst, whether it materializes or not."
(IT I'AWA H1 -� Guv c r n o r .lame- Coyne; t>l the Bank ol ('.iiiad.i held mil I. le hope Lo-clay of (lanadfi making a serious dciil in its jjfneniplo.vmenl [)roh-lciii in tb^ ciiininu' year.
Appeal ill'-', liclore i he special
SdiiaU; ni:inpi ivs er commit too, ,M r. (v.\ or advi icatcd v.< ivorii-monl i iconl ivu for bu liness� CKpufii lly Canadian-owned business - to expand production and < ni!ilo\ inont.
in
\ arii
I'pn.-
ii'i'pi'isc Cni iii I'xpanil iii eiship and e
LuokliiK .ihe iikllcal ions are < piulitluns will what in the n< s ji 111. � 11 more � tilisoi'b tin li labor lour.
ivli >i - , if prl \ ate kt'L'l i priViltO ell-
ian anil allow i' 1! i 'anadian o\\ n-
l I'
aid all
VANCOUVER tCI
camp at Auschwitz. lie was executed in Poland in 1947.
The prosecution succeeded today in putting Hoess' notes into the record.
Testimony also indicated that (lie "final solution of the Jewish problem" � total extermination � might have been attempt-
come everybody's bus
The main proposal for prose
f the board
dura I reform
,f director
Kecreation travel by low-in- Christmas bill by which the come groups will be one of Ihe Commons waived on a sessional mam features of the last decades basis its right to pass Quebec
of the 20th century," he added.
and -Newfoundland divorce bills
Carpenters Voting
Main objective of the money already approved by the senate, will be improvement and expan- -sum of tourist advertising in | newspapers, brochures and other
means.
"This i advocal
already material
; province-wide prcventative cam-1 paign is needed lo cul down the mure than $84,000,000 a year thai lavish use of alcohol costs the British Columbia taxpayer A ki ft
J'JtfWitft S� On NeW Conlracl
menl's deteriorated social wcl- i Mt-'inber.s of 27 B.C. locals of
tare program he said: the United brotherhood of Car-1 "We" !'
"�The idea that the government Pinters and Joiners of America ; l.'.li:"1,1'"'. ~. makes about $27,000,000 net S in pmlit a year out of liquor sales Prince George, are voting on is a cruel deception when lhc I whether lo accepi a one-year byproducts of its lavish use cost joontrsicI with no wngo increase. this fantastic sum " The proposal was made by a
Mr, Perraull called for a sum-mil conference on social welfare
The l) .\ program was greeted with enthusiasm by local chamber ol ( .inn) rcc Offjcjais
WEATHER
i'i>i;i;< ,\st A few cloudy periods, other-
the government lroo])s moved back into ihe city.
Douglas Wouldn't Stay In Strike-Bound Hotel
President w. I). Ferry said, j >vlso sunny Thursday. Little
h
icthing we've been
in Icmperuture. Light
T( >i:< INTO CP)�Saskatchewan Premier T. ('. [iouglu.s luggc-cl his own bags out of the si rike-bound [loyal Vork Hotel Tuesday and moved into a nearby hotel.
I le said he woiiM not v\\iss
> air the views and needs of '' l
finished
Alex
eliambi r'i and Iburi feel it's
nclllatlon officer following ! Uu' ,pr'"" � With the provincial conn- ' lu>
JAMES COV.VK
Ho\ I'i'llllU'lll ini'i'iitixi's
il of carpenters ami three onion busl-
Now Hear This...
Dill
planned
!>.('.'s welfare agencies and a | plo.ver gron royal commission into ihe social Ambrose Hayes welfare situation in the province. �css aBcni here, said his local He said the Alcohol Research M* -nil negotiating with the and Education council. ,i private j contractors' association some group that investigates the liquor ISO men are affected iroblcin, said $84,193,010 was Voting will end Mays presold out by B.C. taxpayers be-U'iil basic rale throughout the
province' is S2.92 an hour. Union
i>r a hum tune." I winds. Low tonight and high
� local chamber was, tomorrow at Quesnel and Prince J picket lines set up b hotel and : in;,' and preparing George. ISO and (i(); at Smithcrs, club workers around the Royal 1 mrism for the area. :'|(I alu' ''�"'� York.
n| this to lhc other Peace I liver He wished striking workers
lie region when it's Mostly sunny, wiih little good luck before climbing Into �aid. change in temperature. Winds a ui\i.
co-chairman of the j will be light. Low lonight and! The premier predicted Ihe
� crtisiim. promotion I high tomorrow at Grande Prai- union would win II ommitlee, said: "I : rie, 2a and .v..
encouraging that L.-i�t -I ".....��
has recognized the HI Ln Pro
' lourism, which is Prince George 511 J7
es| industry in U.C, Terrace (>0 11
ttee is pleased with Smilhcrs (Hi :',:',
nice we have been (.Jue.-nH GI 2(J
considering a number of plans to VVilllnins Lake til 27 promote the tourist industry in | Kamloops 11 12
North-Centra B.C., and financing Kort. St. John I!) 21) lias caused us some concern." I Duwsun Crook .">(� 23 (For strike slory sou I -
the third la
"Olir ,��;,
the scheme
'I higher wages because ihe hotel's do-it-your.se!I system would
; I ii i! \\ i ilk.
"These r.....us will he like piK
sties within two days," he said.
"I think ihe strike will he
j quite effective becau -e II will
j be Impossible to run such a
\ large hotel without trained
cause oi urunKenness. The money
l-'r.ni'.m- Lake way, Karl IJegutla-villo lo help spend the went to welfare services, court i ol Vaiideriiooi has '""i' Commented brother Gcorfio, ;itu' ia" costs, property damage, United Nations sum- w'10 l'ollltl11'1 Kt'l pway .it Ihe treatment and roscarcli,
... ..' . ' time: There's no use me going "'''"' government Is not adopt-mcr collage will) a Finnish steam. , llu,,,, |low; (ht, lmy> h;|U1 go( � : llu; the long-rango planning
bath, Hutch oven, Danish smoke- all spent and are back here needed lo fight alcoholism..Their
house and Gorman pickling plunt, again . . . economizing Is in the wrong dj. DIVIDEND DIJCLAUI3I)
Ami he scz bii> fish caughl can tM'ogram Director Hill Jiiuies rcctlon, Whal is needeel Is a I NORTH S11USWAP (CP) -cliooso between being steamed, -ays he's inn Icuvlug CKPG aftei' I solid pi'eventative program to I Credit Union members have a|i-I, smoked or pickled II | four years for any reason oilier v|"i' this costly tli^Ut toward proved a recommendation ol di-
uskeil for a seven-hour day with a reduction In take-homo pay of only half the eighth hour's v.n'e-. it is not known whothor the employers accepted iiii>.
I'(I.M\|\ IMMf.l.AK
SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY:
Grade 7 Switch Small Problem Here
MAMKI.IS
I hey're two-
d i'ic.v must than he thinks ln> move to CJV1 more jails ;<:ul menial institu-
In Victoria will be -i >><�(> up, lion Waii'h ouL Jiuiios 31, iMIiilfie, our laMw Jam
here Friday.
bring thru1 mvii pick'in;; juice . , (Mir ci n ul,i! mi i iun ad \\\:\ I'Milhh I i'i :;iisiiii uaill.S lii ripoli r.i.v' U> �!>! MiU Ii11it- U'orKh, foi 111 01" I) 1,'iic-iicI M.iclnner.v. ol QtlCIKIiel .ui I Hill, .i- Hie ad � .ud
former!) I'tl Mtichinery Depot, stution on Conntuislil Hill within
Sorry folkn . . , two ivcckn ti �polii
won HflO himii'kt'i'H on iho Kitchen tt'i'luln .it the shindig? I'ooplt?
Klutler ino'i.mi eurrlt'il t>\ Kel- from the i'<; 1'liiyern Club ami
imiu Rudlo CKOK Owt'iii .Him Hie Uurbcr SIiuji Quui'tuttcni,
and their wivei went down io iha�a who , , ,
rectors lo declare a three per
cent
Bl'CI
iihclr.nl. . S!v;ilviiu: nf PH. I'T" L ' -,_,/ \1/ /
e i-oinpmiy will erect the 108- / GCiirLLCCLL WO/'ftPI"
clollnVlIne pule for II* TV v.v�.i. r r \si i\k*i
Described by Peterson
VICI'dlilA Cr A nliM for rccoglllzlnfl Ihe need lor a slt'UlltJ Icclinlcal work Inrco wu made today by r.duc.itiiiii ami Labor
Minister Potcrion.
"ll.\ .ill me,in. til our (lUpoMal we need to au.ikcii CoilfldlonH
lo the nrciQiil und rapidly Browing neod for trained locluilclau* and tcchnoloyl I " ho iaid
denu
iho 1 ui Ii
i Ir, Junto
in'.
ll H \\
ply
Sialf
jiii'i' � hack
when stii' o school for erni 1 here Will U0
bin change In let r>7. upii- will return
\\y
h
... i m the ' haul �i approved by ihe
;|)e IllOVC me.ill
rjooi'Rc? Cun ihti ii'tl nialvt' Ill'u switch'.'
chool boanls in i'u ImvO already said (I he unUhlO 10 colll-tllC ROV01 illiM'lil I'OC'
in, Tiie.\ eun'i �"'� i ,i, ijiiu oioiuoniury
Hut ihe problem here does not M'l'in to be ,i- groat and most i' llr.'h.
11| tl'li t ol lii lu] � ; iiy �liter studyliiK tho sltuatlcMi llml elementary i< hooli v\ hub feed CoiiiiHiiwIn Junior HIkIi are uli'pady crowded, Tlioy'll i"1 nn.ihlc io handle I ho < irade / impil-.
i:|.rvUiere |n the illy the s\\ llch \^ III 1)0 accoinpllslii'tl uithniil much strain,
lii.t It will presi'iil a proll-
loin for the CutuTO, Itoturn or Clriido 7 pupils to uloinuntury -I'liooN will .drain pi'OHOnl t,i-
iiiiiioi clui'lng tip' ih'ai mhool ici'in, h\ tlio luilowiiig your
construction v>.iii !�� tieoessury
to uccommodntG the overflow,
Tiii- problem wasn't oxpeet-
rd to i,Mr cleincntury selioul.s
In the ili>!rict for sevunil
years, The city junior highs
were o.Npocted tcj bo filled lo
capuclty iie.si school icnn.
W'hal loiild ciiiiho .i real
pi'olilelll heir WOUltl I)U IJ fJe-pui'lllicnl o| l:ducalinil IHOVO
putting Crude in back Imo
junlui' hi'li. .!�� \\, i . al.-ii Mr-iiniinrnded in Iho t'hii in iv-|)OI'l, Tlu.- ha.-, noi lia|i|ii'iied �
would inkc proi u
M-uiol' hlgj] ;in,| pill
junior hlyh sclioo
Thin
"II Ihe
mi iho
.ii'iun.
Tin1 .-enioi' high hcIiooI huro Im now ojittruLlnu ne,ir copuc
ny. A new wina'la to bu built
which will InereuHC thu tjchool'd capaciiy by too , tin- fall ol 1!)(JJ,
To iniv! iin* cnrri'iil doinund for mori! ill, -i....., ,ii the
�ii'iui IHUr.N lOVt'l, HIJ diNll It! I
upci Intcndi in Kt'ii (\!' �.,ni-del', uilflltloiii in t 'I'liii.iiii'iu, C.'CIIll ,il and South J-. m� t CJenrjJo
rlrlilelilar.V ,-rl.....I- U||| |)(|VO
i" ho blilll 111'\i yi'iii', "This In earlier Hum wo
llOll liiiuivd