Ranch Bread... AThe Freshest Thing in Town" The Only Daily Newspaper Serving North-Central British Columbia Phone LOgan 4-2441 Vol. 5; No. 215 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1961 7c a Copy Hill per Month ' BY CARRIER SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Wilf Peckham and Jim Willson meet for Mc-Cullagh Trophy tonight. � � *. Sawchuk earns 84th shutout as Wings stop Rangers. � � � Two weekend games close out regular schedule in Western football. (See Page 4). NATIONAL SURVIVAL Quota of 90 To Be Met for Course The first national survival militia course starting here Monday nears full enrolment of 90, a militia COURT UPHOLDS DISMISSAL HERE A lower court's dismissal of a liquor act charge against a city hotel was upheld Thursday by County Court Judge C. W. Morrow. Northern Holdings Ltd., owners of the Canada Hotel, had been charged under the Government Liquor. Act with allowing a drunk person in the hotel's licensed premises May 15. The charge was dismissed by Magistrate G. O. Stewart in police court here June 19. The crown appealed the dismissal. Poor Attendance At School Meet Only one person besides the school representative turned up to a rural school meeting in Hixon Thursday night, forcing its cancellation. At the same time, 24 Giscome residents turned out for the rural school meeting. Mrs. Mary E. Delay was elected school representative. The Nukko Lake group met Monda'y. Sixteen persons attended to elect Harold Bunce school representative. Monday night, the rural school meeting at Blackburn Road will be held. Tuesday will see similar meetings at Reed Lake and at the Nechako North school. spokesman said today. Lieut. James Lehman said, "We had 72 persons registered early today and are expecting 20 more persons today and Saturday morning." He said the reception has been very good in the Prince George area. Some persons have al-rady made inquiries about the second of four courses here so they can obtain leave of absence from their jobs. The government plans to have 100,000 trained in survival by next May 27. The four six-week courses designed to train 25,000 in each are scheduled to start Nov. 6, Jan. 8, Feb. 26 and April 16. The four courses here are expected to train 360 persons. Volunteers are coming from all walks of life. Some persons are now employed and have no future job in sight. Others have obtained leave of absence from their jobs to take the course. Registration at the Armory will continue today until 4 p.m. It reopens Saturday at 8 a.m. and will register volunteers until noon. Many of the men registered here are in their 20s and early 30s. The course pays recruits $238 for six j weeks of full-time in-structipn. Standards are lower than for the regular army, but applicants are being screened in physical and mental tests and their backgrounds are being studied. FOR CITY EARLE WESTWOOD ... no word received FEW DAYS' Just PNR Coast �Minister VICTORIA CP) � Transport Minister Earle Westwood advised reporters Thursday to let the matter of the Pacific Northern Railway "coast for a few days." He admitted that the company lad missed the Nov. 1 deadline set by the government earlier this year as the date by which the Wenner-Gren backed railway had to let firm contracts for the clearing of the first 100 miles of right-of-way. "But this is pretty important," said the minister. "Just let it coast for a few more days." He said he had received no word from the PNR. "They've missed the dead-ine," he agreed. BCPC Plans to Take Another Tack In Battle with Provincial Gov't VANCOUVER (CP) � B.C. Power Corporation, which received $111,000,000 in the provincial government takeover of the giant B.C. Electric utility, is planning new legal steps in its argument over the price. In a letter to shareholders the former parent company of B.C. Electric said it had as yet re- ceived no reply to a Sept. 21 application to Premier Bennett's government for permission to take the case to the courts. BCPC wants the right to sue for $225,000,000 instead of the $111,-000,000 it received for all BCE common shares. "We have had no official reply with respect to this peti- Power Rate Reduction Slated April l�Skrum VICTORIA (CP) � Dr. Gordon Shrum, chairman of the B.C. Electric Co., said today a general reduction in power rates will probably take place April 1. He told a service club meeting it would be the "logical �time" because it would coincide with the annual budgets of the government's two power agencies, B.C. Electric and B.C. Power Commission. Now Hear This... In and out of town . . . Mayor Garvin Dezell left last night for New Westminster where he will attend a Union of B.C. Municipalities executive meeting which will prepare UBCM's annual brief to the provincial government . . . Visitors here are Ted and Muriel Chubb of the B.C. Digest mag. Since their last stopover in PG they have been to Alaska, the Yukon and various points in B.C. and Alberta . . . A group of Prince George Lions Clubbers and airmen from the U.S. radar base at Baldy Hughes will stage an initial buying spree in PG Monday afternoon. They'll tour city shops to see what's available in the way of toys and other gifts for Uie children at Lower Post Indian Residential School on the B.C.-Yukon border. The gifts again will be flown north on a USAF aircraft lent for the special mission, called Project Reindeer 4, about mid-December . . . Speaking of Christmas, and with all this white stuff on the ground it's timely, the Jay-cees will run their light-up competitions again this year for the fifth time. Watch for new gimmicks and added classifications. Two classes of real idiots these days are motorists who skid their vehicles around corners and pedestrians who want to claim the right-of-way while streets are extremely slippery. Reminds one of the ditty: He was right, dead right, as he went along; but now he's as dead as if he'd been wrong . . . Dr. Norman Lawson, plant breeder at the Dominion Experimental Farm here, lives at the moment in a tiny three-room house. And he's more than a bit crowded since his English Bull gave birth to four pups . . . Winter Employment Committee meeting last night fizzled out when too few people showed up. Chairman Newton Steacy decided it would be better to have business brought up at another meeting which he set for Nov. 9, when he hopes for a better turnout . . . President Carrie Jane Gray has called a special meeting of the fair association for the same night . . . For the last three days youngsters attending school in the Civic Centre have learned a lesson in how not to fly the Canadian Ensign. Ever since Tuesday's windstorm which toppled the building's flag pole no apparent effort has been made to restore the ensign to a dignified position . . � tion," said the letter to shareholders. "The corporation is planning other legal steps and these will be reported to you in greater detail when the arc taken." There was no elaboration on what form the "other legal steps" might take. In taking over the BCE the government at the same time offered BCPC, a federally-incorporated company, $38 a share for BCPC stock if it wanted to sell its remaining assets. In this connection, BCPC told its shareholders it had retained the New York firm of Ebasco Services Incorporated to make a valuation. The company had reported that a fair value for B.C. Power common stock as of July 31, 1961 (before the BCE take-over) would range upward from $50 a share. BCPC also told its shareholders it has received legal advice that convertibility rights o f series B debentures of B.C. Electric may not have been affected by the government takeover. It planned to ask the courts to decide this. One result of this advice, BCP(C said, was that it must maintain a cash reserve sufficient to honor demands for conversion of the debentures into BCPC common shares and this right could exist until Nov. 3, 1969. BCPC said that in its distribution of the $111,000,000 to shareholders it would have to hold back enough moniese to meet this possible oblagation. Therefore, the immediate return would amount to between $18 and $19 a share instead of the $22 to $23 a share previously estimated. At the same time an independent group of BCPC shareholders formed a "committee for fair expropriation terms," In a letter to other shareholders urging them to join in the drive for a better price for BCE stock, it urged that they write their members of the legislature. "We don't object to public ownership of the B.C. Electric," the letter said. "But we do object to the unjust way our property was confiscated." A BCPC spokesman said the corporation had nothing to do with formation of the shareholders' committee, but it had the company's blessing. The Prince George Chamber of Commerce to-I day urged the B.C. Electric (establish a central hiring | office here for the Peace River power project. j In a telegram to it; M. Bibbs ! BCE project manager lor th! davelpiunent, U12 chamber of cered any information or asnet ance which may be rcqtiirct to further it.-. u~.a 01 sell.ng u Prince Gaorge as a main hir ing point. The action resulted from a news story in Thursday's Citi zen whicli quoted Mr. Bibbo or various 'aspects of the com pany's plans for hiring men t work on the project. He told The Citizen hirinc would be dona exclusively in B.C. and spe.ial employmen; riiices would likely be established in major centres around the project. He said final hiring pro ccdures wouiti not be known until agreements are reached with the various unions. Here, is the text of the cham-mer's telegram: "We have road in- the local press that you stated that no community had made representation to your company suggesting it become the hiring centre for the Peace Rover project. "May we draw to your attention that in February, 1959, this chamber met with the full directorate of Peace Power Development Company Ltd; in Vancouver and requested that Prince George be made the hiring centre for the Peace River project. "They promised that our request would be given favorable consideration. This chamber takes pleasure"' In''renewing its' request that Prince George, ideally situated as it is and possessing all the facilities necessary for the efficient operation of a hiring centre, be given serious consideration when a decision is made to establish a central hiring office. "Please advise us of any information or assistance you may require to further our objective of the establishment of the hiring centre in Prince George." Fallout Cloud Due Over B.C. Sometime Today VANCOUVER (CP) � A high pressure ridge that could have diverted an approaching atomic cloud from B.C. is breaking up, the weatherman said early today. The atomic cloud is from Russia's 50-megaton-plus explosion earlier this week. It was expected over B.C. sometime today. Previous atomic clouds have been diverted over northern Canada or the U.S. by high pressure ridges. Meanwhile, Dr. G. M. Griffiths, University of B.C. physics professor, recorded a radiation level of 4,900 counts a minute in rainfall Wednesday. This is well below the recorded-high 15,000 counts a minute he recorded a week ago. FIRE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TOYS HERE Prince George Fire De^art-nent once again 'his ysar is jeiJkihg ioys it can fix in for inl'lusi n in (he Goodwill As-sooiati m's parcels for underprivileged children. Although the firemen have Ucen accumulating toys all through the year, they still iced more and there is an tdded inducement for youngsters to par; w:ui their discarded toys. Those taking toys to the fire hall will receive free passes 10 Coliseum skalint; sessions, goad for the next two Saturday imrnings. WORE SEEN 4 Inches of Snow Falls A steady snowfall which started shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday had piled up 3.8 inches by mid-day and was on its way to being the heaviest fall of the season. The weatherman said another storm from the Pacific scheduled to arrive here by Saturday afternoon could dump a fair amount, of the white stuff but probabjfy not as much as last night's) fall. Although it stayed on the ground, Thursday night's snow fell sftort of the Sept. 28 fall of 4.2 (inches which wafa record for\ September in Prince George.11! City Engineer Bill Jones said the snoAv caused no special problem/p. The practice is to clear downtown streets at night but he said the fall was not sufficient to call out crews overnight. Work crews started clearing arterial streets this morning and were to attack the downtown area tonight. IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN a pleasant sight to some adults when they awoke this morning to find nearly four inches of snow covering the ground and more coming down. But to the children winter is a playtime paradise. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tedford and Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Clark really had a ball today as they frolicked in the snow in the 1S00 block on Eleventh. The dog, Dusty, might not have been quite so wild about the snow as the children, but even he got into the act.�Vandervoort photo. FORECAST Mostly clear tonight. Cloudy Saturday with snow by the afternoon. Colder tonight. Winds light, becoming southerly 25 in the main valleys Saturday afternoon. Low tonight and high Saturday at Prince George, 5 and 20; Quesnel, 10 and 25; Smithcrs, 10 and 25. Peace River: Clear and cold Saturday. Light winds. Low tonight and high Saturday at Grande Prairie, -5 and 15. Last 24 Hours Hi Lo Prec. Prince George 21 12 .15 Terrace 28 22 .18 Smithers 24 14 .07 Quesnel 25 21 .21 Williams Lake 23 14 .08 Kamloops 31 24 .10 Whitehorse 7 -3 trace Fort Nelson 9 -14 .. Fort St. John 15 -2 .. Dawson Creek 17 4 INFECTION PRODUCES JAUNDICE Hepatitis High in District An increasing incidence of hepatitis � an infection of the liver which frequently produces jaundice � is being reported in the Cariboo health Unit' and follows a national trend. Dr. G. H. Bonham, the health unit's director, said today about 10 cases a week are being reported in the area to become the most commonly reported disease. It is a fairly common affliction with an average of more than 5,000 cases a year reported in Canada. Hosvever, I h c incidence is probably much higher. All cases diagnosed by physicians are not reported to health authorities and all cases are not attended by doctors. A detailed knowledge of the infection's spread has not been available because of an inability to isolate and grow the virus for study purposes. The first success in this technique has only been achieved within the last year. "The infection is observed most commonly in rural areas," said Dr. Bonham. '"Many larger outbreaks have 'been traced to contamination of the water supplies." He said the best safeguard against infection is a good water supply and as a result problems are more likely to arise in rural areas where it is more difficult to keep check on contamination levels of individual water sources. Sampling of wells in the rural districts surrounding Prince George 'have shown a higher than usual degree of bacterial contamination compared with the average rural area, said Dr. Bonham. Water supplies in the major (Continued on Page 3) City Man Hetd After Stabbing in Terrace A 30-year-old man said to be from Prince George was in RCMP custody at Terrace today charged in connection with a stabbing incident. Frederick Taylor, charged with assault causing bodily-harm, had not appeared in court due to the illness of the magistrate. A Newfoundland man, Francis Moore, was in serious condition with two knife wounds police said were suffered Wednesday night during a brawl in a private home. Cysts in Moose Meat Not Harmful to Humans Most parasites being found in moose meat here are not harmful to humans but can be for dogs, Provincial Game Biologist Fay Hartman said today. He said, "We have'been getting many inquiries about this in the last few weeks. There are a number of parasites in big game animals. Many of these have two or more stages. The dog family normally hosts some of these stages." Mr. Hartman said most of the parasites are confined to the internal organs which are not normally eaten by humans. The commonest of these are the cysts (or larval stages) of tapeworms. These cysts will develop into a tape worm in the stomach of carnivors � generally dogs, wolves or coyotes. "There is no danger to man directly from these cysts and their presence, in the liver for example, does not effect the palatability of the meat," he said. The great danger is allowing them to develop. He said if the worm is of one form, the eggs which come from the dog can infect man. In this one type, the cyst may then develop in man. "The common rules are (1) don't feed raw game meat or entrails to your dog and (2) cook your wild meat well," he warned. There are other bacterial or virus diseases which do occur but these are rare, said Mr. Hartman. "I would certainly appreciate hearing of any exceptional cases of infected meat," he said. "I've already examined more than 20 carcasses for hunters." He said that parasites are probably no more common now than they ever were. "But certainly any time that parasite infections are high, it indicates an over-population of game species," he said. "Thus, we have more liberal hunting seasons." WEIGHT OF HEALTHY INFANT 6 POUNDS, 4 OUNCES IT'S A BOY for Thrilled. Delighted' Princess LONDON (CR � Princess Margaret gave birth lo a son today and her husband said she was thrilled and delighted. First to see the baby boy-after the doctors and nurses� was the father, the Earl of Snowdon, the former society photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones. Coming from the royal maternity suite in Clarence House, he exclaimed to a member of the household: "The . princess and I are absolutely thrilled and delighted." His. son was born Viscount Linley. The infant's weight was announced as 6 lbs. 4 oz. Princess Margaret's baby is fifth in line of succession to the throne. He follows his three cousins, the Queen's children, and Princess Margaret herself, but precedes his great uncle, the Duke of Gloucester, and his other cousins. An official announcement said "mother and son are doing well." "It's a sweet baby," said a member of the household. The child was born in the room in Clarence House that Princess Margaret once used as a bedroom. She lived at the house, home of the Queen mother, until her marriage in May last year. Both she and her husband are 31. Crowds cheered outside Clarence House. The Scots Guards bagpipe band marched past filling the air with highland music. The news of the birth was relayed quickly to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Congratulation began pouring in. Philip commented at Leeds in north England: "It's a great relief all 'round." Lord Evans 59, one of five medical men who attended the princess, told the father "It's a boy." "Can I sec her?" asked the husband, meaning Margaret. "I think so," replied the doctor. Tony went first to see Margaret. And then he tip-toed in to see his son. He hurried to see the Queen Mother. With her, he revisited his wife and son. Before the baby's birth Tony sent Margaret an armload of red roses. He repeated the order after the birth. Bursting with the news, the Queen Mother got on the telephone to Buckingham Palace. To the Queen, she said: "It's a boy, they're both doing well." Within three hours the Queen was at Clarence House. The room in which the boy was born was the same in which Elizabeth gave birth to Princess Anne 11 years ago. The news flashed to the far corners of the world. It even went out to jot airliners in flight. Trans World Airlines and British Overseas Airways Corporation spokesmen said their pilots in flight�everywhere� were asked to pass on the news. The baby is known as Viscount Linley of Nymans, a town in the southern English county of Sussex. The young lord was placed by nurse Anne Thompson in a wicker crib made in Dublin and sent by his paternal grandmother, the Countess of Rosse. She and the princess had guessed right. Hoping for a boy, they picked blue ribbons to trim the crib. No official gun salutes heralded the birth of Margaret's son. Such salutes are reserved for children of the sovereign. As a matter of courtesy Margaret's private secretary gave news of the birth to Prime Minister Harold Mac-millan, Home Secretary R. A. Butler and Dr. Arthur Michael Ramsey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is spiritual head of the Church of Eng-. \ land.