'HAZEL'S BLOOD' Rombough's Hand Bloody � Witness Mrs. Lorraine Gale 'testified Thursday in the noncapital murder trial of Charles Rombough, 48, of Upper Fraser, that the accused had blood on his right hand when he came to 'her home the night, of Oct. 21. She said also that he said it was the blood of his common-law wife, -17-year-old Hazel Cousins. She described Rombough's condition as "upset, agitated, excited," but said she believed "he was fairly sober. I could smell liquor on his breath but he wasn't staggering." LEADER OF DOUKS ORDERED TO B.C. VANCOUVER (CP)�Stefan Sorokin has been ordered to return to Vancouver from Uruguay in his libel suit against De Trail Times. Mr. Justice F. Kay Collins lias deckled the Sons of Freedom Doukhobor leader must resume his pre-trial examination. The cost of bringing him hack from Uruguay originally was borne by the Trail Times, but the judge ordered that this time lie muit pay his own fare. 8 INJURIES Safe Driving Week drew to a close a! midnight Thursday with �17 accidents reported by RCMP subdivision here. A tally kept 'oy police shows 111) of the accidents were property damage accidents only, while eight caused personal injury. Approximately half the accidents occurred within the immediate Prince George area. There were 19 accidents caus-ing property damage, with an additional three causing personal injuries. Looking at figures from the 1960 Safe Driving Week, RCMP said statistics were identical. There was one fatal accident, seven accidents causing personal injuries and 39 accidents causing property damage. However, the one fatal accident last year caused three deaths near Fort St. John. This year, one pedestrian was killed. Figures throughout Canada are not yet compiled. Although Safe Driving Week is over as tar as Canada is cor: corned, the Prince George Junior Chamber of Commerce will \ continue a Traffic Safety Month here. The Jaycees hope to promote safe driving during season. the holiday Immediate Harbor Extension Likely To Be Requested Immediate start on extension of Prince George's air harbor by the Department of Transport �will probably be requested by city council at its next meeting. A city council committee met and decided that now is the time to get the job started. Much of the ground in the harbor area is still not completely frozen and could be worked. The plan proposed by the city would extend the harbor back 100 feel and outwards by 150 feet. This requires dredging, Middling the mouth of the harbor entrance from the river and cutting down one entrance bank. More than a week ago, Aid. Harry Loder met Department of Transport officials in Vancouver. He reported to council that the D.O.T, was sending plans and information to Ottawa. Crown Prosecutor Frank Perry asked if there was anything else about him that struck her: "He had blood on his right hand and he said 'This is Hazel's blood.' " Jury today was expected to reach a decision. The all-male jury retired shortly after 1 p.m. Trial concluded after 15 crown witnesses testified over three days. The defence called no witnesses. A choice of three verdicts v/as open to the jury; acquittal, guilty of non-capital murder, guilty of manslaughter. Mrs. Gale left and went to get a friend, John Kostenuk. Upon their return, she said, "Mr. Rombough did quite a bit of talking. He asked Mr. Kostenuk if he had ever killed anyone or if he had ever been hung." Rombough sang a couple of songs, the witness told the court. They were "I'm Along Because I Love You" and "I didn't Know the Gun was Loaded." Mrs. Gale continued: "He was wondering who was going to make his breakfast in them orning. He said he would have to have a new housekeep cr and that ho was going to Prince George to hire a girl named Prince to be his housekeeper." Mrs. Gale said Rombough was given wine as an inducement to remain at the house until thep olice arrived. She said Rombough had wanted to return to his home because he had a jug of.wine there. After arrival of the RCMP, she said, he was given two or three more small drinks of wine. In cross examination by defence counsel T. Ray Cullinanc, the witness was asked what Rombough replierd when Men-ard told him "You killed her, Rombough." "Most of the time he didn't say anything," said Mrs. Gale. "Once he said 'I guess I did.' " Reading from the transcript of the preliminary hearing, Mr. Cullinane pointed out she had then quoted Rombough as saying "I must have." "I'm asking you now to recall what it was he said," Mr. Cul-linaned emanded. "I can't say for sure." "Is is possibe he may have said 'I must have'?" "I believe it was 'I must have' but I can't say for sure." Gordon Gale, who followed his wife on the witness stand, told the court he had seen Rombough on three separate occasions the day of the alleged offence. Describing the events of later that evening when Rombough and Menard arrived at the Gale ionic, Gale said that when his wifew cnt to answer the door 'I think I heard Mr. Rombough say 'Hazel is dead and I think I killed her.1 " (Continued cm Page 6) THE The Only Daily Newspaper Serving North-Central British Columbia Phone LOgan 4-2441 Vol. 5; No. 240 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1961 7c a Copy BY OARRIEB . i BO per Month SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Canad'iens widen National League lead with win over Maple Leafs. � � � Local high school basketball teams to host coast clubs. � � � Bearcats leave for Europe on exhibition hockey tour. (See Pages 4 and 5.) INVESTMENT MAN SAYS: s MONTREAL (CP)�A British investments spokesman said Thursday Canadian credit was "dealt a severe blow iin England and Scotland" by the British Columbia overnment's methods in expropriating the ------------------- B.C. Electric. Sir Edwin Herbert, immediate past chairman of the Association of Investment Trusts, London, criticized the B.C. gov- B.C. ELECTRIC VEEP RESIGNS VANCOUVER (CP) � Dr. Harry L. Purdy has submitted his resignation as a vice-president of B.C. Electric Co. Dr. Gordon Shrum, chairman and president of the government company, confirmed Thursday that Dr. Purdy's resignation had been received. He said it would be considered at a board meeting today. Boy Hit by Truck, Both Legs Broken A nine � year - old newspaper carrier boy was struck by a delivery truck on the Hart Highway Thursday night. He received head injuries and two broken legs. Injured is Clifford Okimaw of the Houghtaling Subdivision. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Okimaw. He was delivering The Citizen at 5:20 p.m. Thursday. RCMP said he was believed walking down the middle of the road when a Wright-Way Cleaners delivery .truck, driven by Herb Millar, passed a car at about Mile Two on the Hart and struck the boy. Police said no charges are anticipated. The boy was rushed to Prince George Regional Hospital. He had been delivering the newspapers for his sister. Millionaire Charged With Murder Attempt VANCOUVER (CP) � A Van- couver millionaire charged with the stands attempted murder of a Vancouver doctor. In hospital under police guard charged with attempted capital murder is Patrick Blake Bal-lentinc, 34, former Toronto advertising business executive who inherited some $3,000,000 when his lumberman father died in 1951. PLASTIC HEART (MM DALLAS menl of a plastic heart is in Develop- Council Moves to Free Downtown Parking Area the offing, a specialist, Dr. gene Brauhwald. head of Eu-| the The city has found a way of discouraging all-day parking in downtown areas not serviced with meters. Following a study by the works superintendent, a city i council committee has decided cardiology branch of the National Heart Institute at Bethes-da, Md., says. He adds it is likely such a device will serve the next generation. to recommend limited parking signs on Fifth and Sixth, from George to Victoria. The signs will state that one hour parking is in effect in these locations during the time park- Now Hear This... Seen about town Engineer would know where to find their Ray Cunliffe, now with Poole I men, commented one member. Construction of Edmonton, low bidders for the new Fraser River bridge job. Any significance1.' . . . Ebert Lee, who established the first truck freighting service between Vancouver and Prince Gcorge-Vanderhoof back in 11I32, and who recently sold out to Pacific Inland Express . . . Fred Bradley, back after working on the road between Hudson Hope and the Peace River power dam site . . . Wonder why Radio PG reported this ayem the sewer money bylaw was passed by 3.151 voters and the waterworks bylaw by 3.0C>6 when Returning Officer Ted Kent handed out onlv 2.170 ballots? Th e city's winter employment com- And another added slyly: "We can find them now without too much difficulty." . . . Another suggestion at the WEC meeting was the jeeps owned by service stations might be used to plow out driveways of residences. Seems the round little tummies around town find it too tough to push a snow shovel or scraper any more . . . Rotary Christinas Seals Campaign Chairman Alex Clark reports the committee .sent out 3,500 envelopes full of seals to folks who were on last year's mailing list, but because of address changes and newcomers to the city, people who didn't get theirs and who want seals may buy them at any chartered bank in the city. Remember, mittee last night decided to ask says Alex, the money raised city council what it would think of establishing hostel in PG. a lumbermen's The oawmills through this seal campaign will be used in Uie fight against tuberculosis next year. ing meters arc in operation at other places. By the time the signs are erected, the city expects to have engaged a special constable who will be handling parking meters and policing the restricted zone. Approximately 40 signs will be needed. Some restricted parking signs arc already up in the Brunswick area, and around the liquor store, Canadian National Railways' depot and the post office. Initial probe into the matter was a result of letters from some city merchants w h o claimed that many employees of businesses park their cars on streets preventing customers from utilizing the areas. The city instructed Works Superintendent Bill Jones to look into the matter about a week ago. FIRST CONCERN IS FIRE�McKEE PORTLAND (CP)�G. Me-Kce, B.C. deputy minister of forests, said Thursday night there is not much point in talking about more intensified forestry on B.C.'s public lands until such time as catastrophic fire-fighting losses are reduced. "In the last four years, B.C. has spent $14,900,000 fighting 10,270 fires on public lands. This cost is approximately 50 per cent of the total fire-fighting bill for all of Canada." j [ ernment's move as "improper and unfair." "A government which insists on being judge in its own cause arouses grave suspicion and destroys its own reputation," he said. Sir Edwin said some 25 per cent of B.C. Electric's 4,700,000 common shares were held by United Kingdom investors and the Association of Investment Trusts had asked him to "take every opportunity to make its opposition known." He estimated the association's combined assets at $8,786,000,000,000. � � � VICTORIA (CP) � After the millions of words which have been written and spoken about the Columbia River power controversy, Premier Bennett Thursday came up with a 100-word capsule commentary on what it's all about. His office issued this statement: "In regard to the Columbia River power development the Fulton federal plan would result in the U.S. receiving over 1,000,-000 horsepower at a cost of one mill. "B.C. would receive a similar amount at a cost of over four mills, whereas the B.C. government plan would result in the U.S. paying an average price of three mills and B.C. receiving at site in B.C. over 2,000,000 horsepower absolutely free. "The Fulton federal plan would therefore result in more jobs in the U.S. and the B.C. government plan would result in more industrial development and additional jobs in B.C." � � � VICTORIA iCPi�Premier Bennett will fly back to Ottawa next week to talk about the Columbia River. Mr. Bennett has asked for a meeting with Finance Minister Fleming but Mr. Fleming leaves Ottawa Monday for Paris. Prime Minister Dicfen-bakcr and Mr. Fulton arc also expected to be out of town. � � � OTTAWA iCPi � Time is running out for the government in its consideration of seven applications to export electricity. No reason is given for the delay. It may have something to do with the Columbia River development dispute with B.C. The applications are from utilities which have been exporting small amounts of power to the U.S. on year-to-year permits. Under the National Energy Board act of 1959, applicants now may apply for permits covering up to 25 years. One extension already has been given the exporters but this expires Dec. 31. The last extension was given by Parliament but the new session won't convene for some days after the Dec. 31 deadline. 7,736 VO7�S 70 9/8 To Voters Thursday re-elected Mayor Garvin De-zell and overwhelmingly endorsed money bylaws for storm sewer and waterworks extensions. A 55 per cent turnout of voters swept Mayor Dezell back into office. He captured (55 per cent of the ballets, handily defeating Mrs. Carrie Jane Gray 1,736 to 918. The $150,000 waterworks by-law was carried by a vole of 2,036 in favor, 115 against. The $60,000 storm sewer bylaw received a vote of 2,121 to 32S. They were passed by S3 per cent and 8fi.fi per cent respectively. A 00 per cent yes vote was required. Of the 4.872 persons eligible to cast ballots in the mayoralty race, 2.(>S1 turned out to the poll. There were 2,170 bylaw ballots cast of the 4,100 eligible. Mayor Dezell led the race all the way from when ballot counting started shortly after the poll closed at 8 p.m. He attained a majority of 1,342 votes by 10:16 p.m. This will ho Mayor Dezell's fourth term of office. He served two terms from 1950 to l!)fi:i and a third from 10(50 to the present. It was his second victory over Mrs. Gray, from whom ho wrested the mayoralty in the 1059 election. Mayor Dezell said following his victory: "I should like to say a sincere thank you to each and every voter who turned out. I think each was voting in the interests of the city. "A thank you to those who supported me at the poll, for the faith they thus exhibited in my ability to hold this office. And a special thank you to those who aotively worked on my behalf." The next two years? "I will continue to work with the rest of the council for the progress of the city, which has been growing at a rapid pace and for which we have been following a progressive plan." In 10G2. the mayor said, the passage of the money bylaws will make it possible to service the area recently acquired in an exchange with the provincial government. "We anticipate this area is only enough for one year, after which we possibly will have to develop the Seymour subdivision, which now has no services other than roads. This may require a referendum to the people at the end of the year." Meanwhile. JUBILANT MAYOR GARVIN DEZELL is embraced by Mrs. Dezell after voters returned him to office in Thursday's civic election. He defeated Mrs. Carrie Jane Gray, former mayor, for the second time. Mayor Dezell's new term is for two years. MANY INCUMBENTS BOUNCED -Vandervoort photo. 6 B.C. City Knocked from ors he said, council improve roads same extent as to hopes to about the each of the last two years. And the sidewalk program will get more attention than before; it has been 'held up by other projects with greater priority. Interviewed at her home shortly after Mayor Dezell had cinched the vote, Mrs. Gray said she had run because "I couldn't see him going back by acclamation � that's very unhealthy." �In a town this size there should be some opposition. I think all that blah about a team was assinine. No healthy (Continued on Page 3) By The Canadian Press Mayor Mabel Anderson of Alberni and .Mayor .lack Fi'lz water, of Kamloops led a parade of defeated candidates 'in civic elections in B.C. Thursday as voters turned out incumbents in large numbers. Six city mayors, the mayor of one town, two district reeves and five village chairmen seeking re-election were defeated along with a host of aldermen, councillors, commissioners and school trustees as voting look place throughout the province. Plebiscites for fluoridation also fared poorly, with four of five communities voting on the Oil from the Peace River country has started to flow down the new 505-mile pipeline from Taylor to Kamloops at speeds varying from 10 to 20 miles a day. Western Pacific Pipeline, built by Westcoast Transmission Co., started pumping from Taylor in late November. The line is being filled section by section. So far, 80,000 barrels of crude oil have been pumped to fill the first 75 miles. question rejecting the idea. Most of the $10,000,000 in money bylaws wore approved, however, along with referend-ums for Sunday movies in the Vancouver-area district of Richmond and Sunday bowling in Penticton. Mayor Anderson, centre of controversy in the Vancouver A spokesman said today the Island city of Alberni since her The line runs to where it connects election two years ago, was thumped out of office by former alderman Fred Bishop, a fam- j iliar figures in Alberni who polled 1,005 votes to Mrs. Anderson's 383. The victory is expected to end disputes between aldermen and the mayor, who during the last Bennett said the 12- j two years frequently has been oil was approaching the Pine Pass. Oil is being used for testing instead of water because water might freeze in 'the line. Kamloops with the Trans-Mountain pipeline to Van- couver. Premier inch diameter line will be pumped full by the first week in January. "Stimulated drilling in the north this winter will be the greatest activity seen in this area." FORECAST Mainly clear but with clouds in a few valleys overnight and again Saturday. Much colder tonight with light northerly winds. High and low temperatures predicted by the w.iather office here are 0 and 20 at Prince George and Sniithers, 5 and 25 at Quesnel. Sunday outlook�Continuing cold, Peace River � Sunny and continuing very cold. Light winds. Low tonight and h i g h tomorrow at Grande Prairie, -20 and -5. Last 24 Hours Hi Lo Prec. Prince George Terrace Smithcrs Quesnel Williams Lake Kamloops Whitehorse Fort Nelson Fort St. John Dawson Creek Winter laid a 30 3L 2!) 32 12 29 19 22 21 25 -23 -23 ,05 .01 .02 .07 n -l hand across .12 .27 .16 a removed from the chair by the councillors so she could not interfere with city business. Two other women seeking chief magistrate posts in B.C. (Continued on Page 3) NO PATIENTS KILLED, SERIOUSLY HURT UN Shells Pound Katanga Hospital ELISABETH VILLE (Rout-ers) � A Katangan hospital filled with 700 patients was founded overnight by a bar-�age of mortar shells believed to have been fired by UN troops. None of the patients was killed or seriously injured. As President Moise Tshombe toured the hospital today, the staff described the 10-hour attack during which all hut 100 patients fled as about 25 shells struck bhe building. Brian Urquhart, chief UN representative, said UN forces had been "mortaring Camp Tshombe, which I believe is near the hospital." � * � President Tshombe. who slipped back into his embattled � [capital Thursday night, accused the U.S. of "murdering Katan- dcr orders by Katanga radio ga as Russia murdered Hungary" in 1956. He bitterly attacked American aid to the UN forces here, accusing U.S. "mercenaries" of bombing churches, schools, hos-pials and residential areas. He said women and children were killed in bombing Thursday night. At. one place, he said, seven persons died. The U.S., Tshombe said, was playing "sendint .Moscow's game aircraft and diplomats to The Congo�everything except soldiers." Tshombe said the "American man is too much of a coward and too decadent" to do the fighting when he can. use "the flesh and blood" of the Indian UN troops. Tshombe supporters were un. to "poison your arrows" and fight until the last UN soldier had been killed or forced out of Katanga. The UN stand was just firm. A UN spokesman said the UN will stop ifightng only when the K;Manga troops lay down their arms. � � � UNITED NATIONS (AP) � The Soviet Union pressed today for UN action sabotage" to halt "open Britain ami France in Katanga and accused the two Western powers of torpedoing attempts to end secession of the turbulent Congo province. In a 2,000-word statement circulated at UN headquarters, the Soviet delegation hinted it might ask for a Security Coun- cil meeting to 'look into "new data" on colonial interference with the JN command in Katanga. A British spokesman denied the charges and labelled tlie statement "a typical product of the Soviet propaganda machine � malicious, untruthful and badly written." A -French spokesman also denounced the statement as "the kind of agitation and propaganda the Soviet Union is accustomed to." � � � LONDON (Reuters)�Britain has agreed to supply the UN with bombs for British-built planes operating in The Congo provided they only are used in preventive action against pirate aircraft on the ground or against, airstrips, it was announced today. large section of Canada today. Ontario's west-central snow belt had a 10-inch snowfall. The far west and the far cast were apparently the only places having weather. B.C. fairly warm and Newfound- land reported above-freezing temperatures. The Yukon, the Northwest Territories, much of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba were at the other end of the scale as temperatures dipped to as much as 21 below zero. Typical temperatures were 23 below at Wh'itehrirse'i 4 below a,t Edmonton, 15 below at Saskatoon, 18 below at Prince Albert, 8 above at Calgary, 10 below at Winnipeg, and zero at Regina. Quebec and the Maritimes weather officials predicted the weather would get cold later today. LITTLE HOPE HELD FOR 4 FISHERMEN VANCOUVER tm � Officials hold little hope for four men on a 54-foot herring dragger that went down in heavy seas Wednesday night. Searching aircraft and vessels have sighted an overturned dinghy, two life jackets and a hatch cover. Search of the area, about 15 miles northwest of Nanai-mo, was to continue today.