Ranch Bread... "The Freshest Thing in Town" The Only Daily Newspaper Serving North-Central British Columbia Phone LOgan 4-2441 Vol. 5; No. 216 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1961 7c a Copy Wl.SO par Monti BY OARRIKB MAJOR ALF STROM was busy today swearing in recruits for the six-week survival course which started at the Armory. Eighty-two persons were documented "by noon with 18 more pending documentation later today. A minimum of 90 were sought. �Vandervoort photos. RCMP HEAD BLASTS SYNDICATES Yank Crooks Said Moving in TORONTO (CI1 � RCMP Commissioner C. W. Harvison said today American crime syndicates are moving Into Canada. "The American syndicates are showing an increasing interest in Canada and are moving to take over direct control of some 'TERROR STREET' HIT BY 8TH FIRE VICTORIA (CP) � The eighth in a series of mysterious fires Ijrok-.i.nul on terror-stricken Cecelia Street Sunday night. The blaze occurred in a woodshed in a neighborhood where anonymous telephone calls, threats against children and fires have had residents on edge for three months. The woodshed damage was slight. Increased cloudiness is forecast for Tuesday. Rain or wet snow will begin Jn the western part in the forenoon and will spread to the eastern half of the area by evening. Little change in temperature. Winds southerly 20. Low tonight and high tomorrow at Prince George and Smilhers, 15 and 3S. Peace River � Cloudy and a little milder. Winds southwest 15. Low tonight and high Tuesday at Grande Prairie, 15 and 35. 7.AST 21 HOIKS Hi lio i'lec. Prince George :55 23 .04 Terrace 30 32 .23 Smilhers 33 0 .(>3 Quesnel :5S 12 � Williams Lake 33 11 � Kamlopps 37 21 � Whitehorse 29 5 � Fort-Nelson 19 11 � Fort St. John 37 2S .1-1 Dawson Crock -17 31 .OS existing criminal organizations and to expand their criminal activities," he said in a speech to the Canadian Club of Toronto. "They are already active in the field of gambling, narcotics trafficking, counterfeiting and in the protection racket. "There are many indications, and there is some evideice, thai the syndicates have already started to treat Canada as an area for expansion of their ac tivities." Commissioner Harvison said it i� "urgent" that the crime problem be tackled before crime syndicates become established in this country. "Action now might prevent crime and suffering and loss of life and heavy financial losses in the future," he said. "But it is important that such preventive action as is possible be 150 at Television Official Opening Some 150 guests watched an hour-long telecast Friday marking the official opening of CKPG-TV on a battery of television sets in the Hotel Simon Fraser ballroom. Jack Nicholson, who participated in the opening ceremon-cs of the radio station while mayor in 1945, made the open ing remarks. He traced the station's accomplishments and peered into its future. It has been telecast ing since Aug. 20. The station's staff of 21 was introduced individually and their respectve functions explained. Attending the cocktail party were representatives of the city, engineering and equipment companies, company shareholders and the press. HOSPITAL GRANT OTTAWA (CP)�A $12,000 grant to Shuswap Lake General Hospital at Salmon Arm to provide space for six additional beds has been announced by the federal health department. Now Hear This... Memo to the driver of grey (?) Austin Licence 421-259: Pedestrians on a crosswalk, like at Queensway and Connaught Drive at 7:50 ayem today, really have the right-of-way. That means you're supposed to stop and let them cross the street. So why don't you? . . . Tip of the hat to the PG Rod and Gun Club on the success of its game supper Friday night. Very few events around these parts arc such complete sellouts that cash customers have to be turned away, but that's what happened. So maybe they should stage another . . . Members and friends who attended the North-Central Soccer Association awards night dance and supper Saturday were somewhat miffed, to say the least, that not only was Carling's representative Brick McLennan missing from the do which saw the first presenta- tion of the Carling's trophy, but there wasn't even a complementary swig at the shindig . . . Bill Lavery, superintendent of air regulations for the department of transport at Vancouver, will be guest speaker at the PG .Flying Club wings presentation banquet and dance Dec. 2 at the Simon Fraser. This is a most popular annual affair with a limited ticket sale, and ducats can be bought for $7.50 a couple from these and other PGFC members: George (PG Motors) Dimor, Gordon (National Credit Jewellers) McMullen, and John (Northern Hardware) Moffat . . . Some folks must like hurricane publicity. Like the owner of the garage at 1877 Queens-way, on whose garage a large tree fell during last week's windstorm. It's still there . . . And that flag is still hanging upside down at the Civic Centre . . * planned and taken quickly." If gambling could be stopped or greatly reduced in Canada, he said, "there is room for doubt that the syndicates would be interested to the point of taking over direct control." Already, he added, gambling in Canada involves "many millions of dollars" with the criminal bookies raking off a 10- to 15-pcr-cent profit. "An awareness on the part of the public might bring about a falUng-off in the patronage of the. bookies and horse-parlors, j>nr! therefore in the profits to the operators. Increased police activities against the bookies is another means by which gambling can be curbed�particularly if such police action is followed by adequate sentences. "Another means of curbing and indeed, seriously crippling widespread gambling, lies in the cutting off the wire and telephone services that are essential to their operations. This point is being studied now by enforcement agencies with a view to bringing forward recommendations to legislators." 6 Arrested During Raid by RCMP On Douk Settlement NELSON (CP)� Six men were taken into custody in RCMP raids on a Doukhobor Freedom-itc colony near here during (he weekend. RCMP later charged John Mazaroff of Krestova with possession of explosives with intent to damage property. Five others were held for questioning. Police searched several homes in the Krestova settlement in a stepped-up investigation of widespread arson and bombing terrorism in the Kootenay district of southeastern B.C. Earlier last week, two other Krestova residents were also charged with unlawful possession of explosives. RCMP said Sunday that further arrests are exnected. ISSUED with his first pair of army boots, Marvin Bradner of Prince George flashes an enthusiastic smile at Sgt. Bill Ovens, Acting QMSI "I" staff, Vernon. He was one of first on the scene today. 'Gaslight Performance Cancelled by Players "Gaslight" has been called off. Notice of cancellation came Saturday from the Prince George Players, the group that was to stage the three-act Victorian drama. - The play was scheduled to open Nov. 9 in the Duchess Park Junior High School auditorium. Reason given for the cancellation was illness among the cast. No further plans have been announced. The Players will meet tonight to decide what action will,be taken. 144 Tear Gas Bombs Exchanged by Police BERLIN (Reuters) � East and West Berlin police today threw a total of 144 tear gas grenades at each other in what West Berlin police described as 4 Youths Fined In Egg-Tossing Incident Here Four of five city youths charged with assault following separate egg-hurling incidents involving RCMP members Hallowe'en night were found guilty by Magistrate G. O. Stewart, Friday. Convicted and fined were: Lome E. McKcllar, 18, $10; Barry Allen, 18, $10; Robert Barry Miller, 19, $10; and James V. Olausen, 18, $5. The fifth, youth, George Eugene Carlson, 18, was found not guilty after the magistrate said the accused had raised a doubt in his (the magistrate's) mind. Charges were laid after two police constables were the targets of egg-hurlcrs while observing gangs of teenagers on Third and George Streets. One policeman narrowly escaped being struck on the face by an egg while the other was hit in the back and on the leg. 'We have to draw the line between fun and games and assaulting police officers," commented City Prosecutor C. A. Edwards. the biggest, tear gas duel to hava taken place at the East West Berlin border. East Berlin police hurled tear gas at West Berlin workers who were removing a 300-yard wire-mesh fence standing just inside West Berlin territory. The East Germans had previously attached it to their barbed wire border fence. West Berlin police retaliated and each side threw 72 grenades. Nobody was hurt, West Berlin police said. Meanwhile, Gen. Lucius Clay, President Kennedy's representative in Berlin, today opened an American exhibition in Berlin devoted to the wall dividing East and West Berlin�an exhibition which will continue as long as the wall stays up. The exhibition, called simply "the wall," is a photographic documentation of the wall built by East Germans Aug. 13 and subsequent border events. West Berlin police reported this morning that East German border guards fired several shots when a West Berliner tried to smuggle two East Germans into the American sector. They said the West Berliner escaped while the two East Germans were arrested. At another point a 26-year-old East German crawled through wire separating East Germany and" the French sector of West Berlin under machine-gun fire from East German police. 'LOST GOV'T AGENT SAYS: I Just Ran Out of Daylight' Provincial G o v e r n m ent Agent Stan Carling, missing overnight Saturday on a horseback trip in the Black-water Road area, explained today, "I just ran out of daylight." Mr. Carling turned up safely Sunday after an air and ground search for him had begun. He was returning three Arabian horses to a ranch he and city lawer John Coates own, 15 miles south on the Blackwater Road. "At this time of year, it isn't safe to take them by Cabinet Okays Land Exchange with. City VICTORIA (CP) � The cabinet has approved a swap of 455 crown-owned building sites for an equal area of municipal property at Prince George. An order-in-council said the deal will be completed when the city passes a bylaw approving the transfer. The swap, involving land in the Central area, was worked out previously when a city delegation met government officials in Victoria. road due to icy conditions," he said, "so I had to go through the bush. "It was pretty rough going. I thought I could find a better path but we got into swampy country, real jungle. I just ran out of daylight." He set a fire and made a bed of boughs. The regular southbound airline flight went overhead and he was able to set his bearings from the lights. Later, Mr. Carling heard a light plane overhead and believing it to be a search plane threw the boughs on the fire to indicate he was safe. The plane, piloted by Gor-, don McMullen, had gone out-searching for him. In the morning, Mr. Carling made his way to the ranch and just as he was tending to the horses, the RCMP arrived. The ground search party was called in tty walkie-talkie. PEACE RIVER Work on Tunnel To Start Shortly HUDSON HOPE (Special) � First men and machinery have moved on site to start work on B.C. Electric's huge Peace River power development project west of here. McNamara Construction (Western) Ltd. set up camp last week and was preparing today to start drilling Tuesday on the pilot tunnel under the west bank of the river. About 20 men were' to be hired for the tunnel job in addition to the small supervisory crew which moved machinery to the site. A work crew also has moved on site at the head of Peace River Canyon to prepare foundations for a single-lane bridge across the river. Foundations for the bridge will be completed before the end of November and Western Bridge and Steel Fabricators Ltd. will begin erecting the 500-foot structure in January. Both the bridge and tunnel will be completed in February. The temporary camp at the head of the canyon has been reopened as the home for a dozen surveyors and engineers from International Power and Engineering Consultants Ltd. IPEC will direct engineering on the project. Robert Chambers will be the engineering firm's construction superintendent and Paul Klit will be the resident engineer. Both men held similar posts during construction of B.C. Electric's Bridge River hydro project completed last year. City 'Considered' As Hiring Centre Prince George will be given "every consideration" as a hiring centre for the Peace River power project, the chamber of commerce has been assured. Project Manager R. M. Bibbs said in a telegram to the chamber that decisions in respect to hiring will likely not be made for several months. The B.C. Electric official was replying to a wire sent to him by the chamber Friday urging a central hiring office for the development b e established here. SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Jim Willson's rink captures McCullagh Trophy in local bonspiel. � � � Vanderhoof Bears win two games to take lead in Cariboo Hockey League � * � Two weekend victories bring Toronto Leafs close to NHL lead. (See pages 4 and 5.) DUE TO BIG BOMB Radiation Level Here Up by Five Per Cent The radiation count in Prince George rose about five per cent during the weekend, Northern Zone Civil Defence Co-ordnator Art Fraser said today. He said it was probably due to the atomic cloud from Rus- TAMV DFTI IDNK TO WORK TODAY sia's 50-megaton-plus explosion last week which passed over B.C. Friday. However, said Mr. Fraser, the fallout missed B.C. to a large extent and the increase was only minor over the natural radiation from such sources as the sun and the earth itself. Mr. Fraser said a number of inquiries have been made recently by householders as to the strontium 90 count of local milk. "The milk is quite safe to drink," he said. "There has been no appreciable increase in the count. "Milk supplies arc being tested continuously by the federal health department and if contamination ever reached the danger degree.the public* would be informed of what steps to take." Two Prince George men will attend a rescue course for Civil Defence volunteers'at the provincial rescue establishment in Vancouver Nov 6 to 17. Participating will be J. H. Hunter, assistant city works superintendent, and Harold Dornbierer, deputy fire chief. The course is arranged as a refresher for rescue instructors who wish to brush up on their instructional technique and obtain the latest information on their role and organization in a national emergency. LONDON (AP) � Princess Margaret's husband, Lord Snowdon, went back to work today, three days after his wife gave birth to his son and heir. The former Antony Armstrong-Jones has an unpaid post at London's Council of Industrial Design as an adviser on display technique. Meanwhile, the princess and her son were reported to be "progressing very well." Margaret was up and about again today. She also got up for a while Sunday. The princess, who had her baby .at her mother's London home, Clarence House, will remain there-this weokr Hit-Run Charge Laid After Mishap A man has been charged with hit and run following an automobile accident Sunday afternoon on the airport hill. Reidar Trcnan of Mile 183 on the Hart Highway will appear in city traffic court Thursday night. Trenan's car collided with another driven by Donald McKin-nin, PGE agent at Prince George. NUCLEAR TESTING Reds Claim Right to Catch Up l'KIME MINISTER NEHRU of India and PRESIDENT KEXXEDY of the U.S. were meeting today in Newport, R.I., as they began discussions on world problems. Nehru is expected, to press Kennedy for a moratorium on nuclear firing as a first step to a nuclear weapons ban, MOSCOW (Reuters) � Russia has claimed "a full moral right" to test the same number of nuclear bombs as have already been exploded toy the United States, Britain and France. The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission said the Soviet Union had set off 55 announced tests prior to the present series, in which there � have been 31, making a total of 86. The U.S. total, including four in the current underground series, is 157. Britain has fired 22 and France 4. The official news agency Tass said Sunday that since Russia's nuclear tests have been fewer than the U.S., Britain and France together, the Soviet Union "has a full moral right to equalize the situation and prevent a discrepancy between the number of tests conducted by the Soviet Union and the number of tests conducted by the countries of the Western military bloc." The Tass statement came after Premier Khrushchev was reported to have declared that Russia will continue its nuclear tests if America carries out nuclear tests in the atmosphere. The Russian people still have not been informed of the test series which Khrushchev told the 22nd Communist party congress would end by Oct. 31 after a 50 - megaton bomb had fired. There have been Western reports of four more blasts in the last five days. Western sources say Russia's recent huge detonations have brought the Soviet power total to about 170 megaons � a megaton equals 1,000,000 tons of TNT � while the West has set off something less than 130 megatons. The Tass-statement ended by saying Russia was again ready to sign � "ii could be today" � an immediate treaty on general and complete disarmament on the basis of which nuclear tests would be ended. The statement also said that behind the "screen of the fruitless Geneva talks" on a test ban treaty, the U.S. had been making intensive preparations to resume nuclear tests. WELDER STOLEN A welding machine valued at $2,000, belonging to Dutton Wlliams Bros. Ltd., was stolen over the weekend from the oil pipeline right-of-way near Kerry Lake, about 50 miles north of here. Car Plunges 50 Feet; Man, 57, Loses Life FORT ST. JOHN (Staff) � A 57-year-old man was killed Sunday when his car plunged over a 50-foot embankment at the southern approach to the Peace River Bridge, about 12 miles south of here. �Dead is Richard Ordell of Fort St. John. An inquest will be held. RCMP said the mishap apparently happened early Sunday but was not discovered until later in the day when a passing motorist noticed a damaged guard-rail.