M Tony Jones Starts Work In Controversial Post r7 Wm TONY ARMSTRONG JONES dodges cameras ENGINEER HIT BY SLIDE OK VANCOUVER CP Hos Hospital � pital authorities Wednesday reported as satisfactory the condition of Arthur Staiger 47-year-old Prince Rupert locomotive engineer who was swept into the Skecna Rivet by a slide Sunday He was flown to Vancouver for treatment for leg and arm injuries takrs the BOmdrc ttriltfjsrraft l rrairi i iturn3hai2cinTohiray over Irom the contractor today The contractor Boeing Air Airplane � plane Co of Seattle has instal installed � led missiles on the 28 launch launching � ing pads It is expected that the base will be at full operational readi readiness � ness about March 1 However the missiles have no waihcads nuclear or con conventional � ventional One defence department offi official � cial said it is doubtful that a Bomarc without a warhead could knock down a bomber even by colliding with it Egan Chambers parliament parliamentary � ary secretary to Defence Min Minister � ister Harkncss said in the Com Commons � mons Monday no conventional vvaihcad for the Bomarc exists base LONDON Reuters For Former � mer society photographer Lord Snowdon started his first paid job today since his marriage to Princess Margaret a con controversial � troversial post as artistic ad advisor � visor to The Sunday Times Snowdon was first taken by Sunday Times editor C I Hamilton to sec Roy Thomson the Canadian millionaire own owner � er of the newspaper Afterward he was taken to a private office where he was expected to stuay the first issue of the papers color sup supplement � plement A squad of news cameramen awaited Lord Snowdon as he drove up to the office But Tony didnt seem keen to sec them He zipped out of his Rolls Roycc and was in inside � side the building in seconds WILLIAMS LAKE WOMAN Odd Blood Type Found For Heart Operation VANCOUVER CP The Red Cross here Wed Wednesday � nesday night announced it has located donors who can match the unusual blood type of 28-year-old Hazel Alexis of the Sugar Cane Indian Reserve near Wil lijms Lake A rare operation to repair a hole in the woman s heart was postponed Wednesday when St Pauls Hos Hospital � pital officials were unable to match her type positive O blood which lacks certain genes Officials at the nospuai saia the operation will be performed next week The Red Cross said donors for the 12 pints required were not found until Wednesday night Doctors said It took Miss Alexis two cars to pluck up courage for the operation Its hard on Hazel said a hosoital official but It is some something � thing that cant be helped Until recently Hazel worked as a domestic at the Oblate Fathers Mission in Williams I Lake Two years ago she was brought to hospital here where doctors diagnosed her condition Ottawa Takes Control Bm potent Bomarcs OTTAWA CP TUP RCAF and no arrangements have been iaue wiui ne ua tor a snpt aOntr or nuclear wln heatis has said Canada does not want to take any action which might impair chances of an East West disarmament agreement or of restricting membership in t h e nuclear club to the present nu nuclear � clear powers The 18 - nation disarmament committee of which Canada is a member is scheduled to be begin � gin talks at Geneva March 14 Missiles land launching equip equipment � ment still have to be installed at the second Canadian Bomarc site at La Macaza Que This is expected to be done this spring Officials here said no official ceremony was planned in con connection � nection with the RCAF taking over the North Bay Bomarc EARLIER INCIDENT IN STRAIT Now Hear This The letters NSP soon may become well known to local resident and civic officials City council jestcrday appioved a licence application for a group of fellows who will call them themselves � selves the Northern Security Patrol and whoso job will be to patrol areas on a commercial basis only These guys are not cops They have no authority whatever unless of course they catch someone breaking into some premises Ihcy are pro protecting � tecting under contract However they certainly can serve a use useful � ful purpose in that respect by augmenting the efforts of our boys in blown in make PG a safer ami better place m which tu live and do business City Dog Catcher Rhys Tho Thomas � mas tcpoits he picked up 120 canines during January of which 72 were claimed and 47 destroyed after the time limit elapsed Pound fees of 377 were the highest total collected for any month in the last 13 Now whats this about CKPGs early jockeys being asleep at the switch this ajem Instead of 6 oclock they didnt get on the air until a couple of minutes before 7 This didnt bother too many listeners however they heard instead the more sub subdued � dued tones of CBK Regina a CBC station which happens to be on the same dial location That tall good looking young man who is seen walking about town these days is Father Pete Rogers Oblate priest former Brooklyn newspaperman re recently � cently editor of MI a Roman Catholic national mag published in Texas PG and district resi residents � dents will be seeing and hear hearing � ing a lot more of him during the next few months in connec connection � tion with the Prince George College the ambitious and urgently-needed non denomina denominational � tional junior college now being built atop Pcden Hill just west of the city Pedestrians who get splashed by vehicles driven by inconsid inconsiderate � erate ignorant jerks as they careen down the street should remember that they can get even if theyll just take down the jerks licence numbers and ini It In tUsv nAlin 1st they can get their dry cleaning bills naul 1 vjiesday r m THE CITIZEM The Only Daily Newspaper Serving North Central British Columbia Phone LOgan 42441 Vol 6 No 23 CITY COUNCIL City council accepted the 1062 School District 57 budget with little more than a murmur Wednes Wednesday � day during a special coun council � cil meeting If there was any concern for the 2500000 budget nobody said so although it was the largest budget ever submitted for this school district On Jan 2G council members met with school trustees and rural representatives Council apparently felt the school board had kept costs as low as pos possible � sible and would not question the budget Although council often meets separately with the school board about the budget a joint meet meeting � ing involving the rural icpre scntatives was arranged this year The school budget now goes to Victoria to determine what part of it will be shared by the province Balance of the budget costs will be split between the city and district A Jaycee representation told council the club had gone on record as being against a leash law BUI Clancy said the group suggested that strong meas measures � ures be introduced in licencing and a sliding scale for fines The dog bylaw is under dis discussion � cussion he was told Reappointment of three men to the Civic Properties and Rec Recreation � reation Commission was made by council Walter Hermanson Fred Glaum and Bob Spurr will serve another term s The group was originally tormeu in 135G Uoth Mr Her manson and Mr Glaum have been on the commission since then Mr Spurr joined the com commission � mission mid summer in 1961 when an opening was made by the departure of Harry Brown Mayor Garvin Dezell will at tend the Canadian Federation of Mayors annual convention in Winnipeg this year Council approved the mayors attendance June 11 to 15 Last year Mayor Dezell went to the convention in Halifax ILOATIXG JlOTKIi A deluxe ferry the Kron prins Harald takes 520 pas sengeis and 120 cars between Norway and Germany in 10 hours ig Almost Caused War OTTAWA 10 The last incident in Juan do Fuca Strait took 13 years to settle Hut a ul ho rl tics lieie ex piess confidence that any claims which might ariso fiom Mondays incident In the strait can be straighten straightened � ed out in much less time The Incident this week was the accidental shelling of Clallam Hay Wash by a Royal Canadian Navy de destroyer � stroyer No one was hint No one was hurt in the 1859 Incident But a pig was shot and killed and it brought ntltaln and the US to the brink of war The Hudsons Bay Co had a faun on the Island An American settler named Cut Cutler � ler had a garden A company pis went for foraging � aging In Cutlers garden Cutler shot it The company demanded 100 damages Cutler refused to pay In no time the military appeared on the scene A company of the 0th US Infantry was landed on San Juan Island The Royal Navy within a few days anchoicd over overwhelming � whelming strength opposite the US position on the Island There was no shooting however anil In 18G0 a joint occupation policy was work worked � ed out On -March 20 that year 81 Hoyal Marines were landed The mitlsh and American forces lived in amity on the Island for 12 years Possession of San Juan had been In dispute since 184G when the Treaty of Wash Ington defined the boundary between Canada and the US Finally In 1872 the arbi arbitrator � trator awarded San Juan to the US and on Nov 21 that year the Royal Marines de decamped � camped night by an this time in- PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1 1962 Swift Okay Given 62 School Budget Former Socred League Head Dies of Cancer VANCOUVER CP Noel Murphy long time head of the BC Social Credit League died Wednesday after a prolonged illness He had been in and out of hospital for many months for treatment of cancer Mr Murphy 58 was head of the league from 1053 a year after Social Credit was first elected to office in BC until he resigned because of ill health last vcar DEHYDRATED FARE NO GOOD Give Firefighters Good Food Foresters Insist Forestry officials here dont think much of sug suggestions � gestions that dehydrated meat and vegetables be made the regular fare for men on the fireline Good palatable food is the only comfort they get and its very important said Dennis McDonald MAKE GENERAL Idiots Go Into Army Prof Says KITCHENER CD Really clever American youths go into business and become vice-presidents or corporation lawyers Prof C Northcotc Parkinson said Wednesday night Stupid ones gt into the civil service The real idiots go into the army and they all become generals The best example of that occurred not long ago when one became president Prof Parkinson British lec lecturer � turer historian and author and discoverer of Parkinsons Law the law and the book carry the same title spoke here to the Canadian Industrial Man Management � agement Association Parkinsons Law first men mentioned � tioned when he was lecturing in Malaya in 1955 is Work expands to fill time available for its completion The law later became a book Taking a crack at business he said As soon as you have 1000 executives in a company you have administrative self sufficiency They can keep themselves fully occupied with inter - office memos and never bother with the business at all If a person arrives at the top of a business and wants to stay there Prof Parkinson advised Call meetings for 313 pm or 1111 am People will turn up marvelling at the fantastically tight schedule you have He said bumbling execu executives � tives whose decisions arc al always � ways wrong are invaluable they are a compass pointing south eluding Mr Fleming and Re Resources � sources Minister Dinsdale whq arc also members of the cabi cabinet � net committee on the Columbia It was understood that unan unanimity � imity was expressed about the need for action but that there was less accord on just what sort of action to take The need for both govern governments � ments to save political face emerges as a main obstacle it is suggested since both stands have been so firmly outlined and maintained But with a general election expected BC Commons mem bets are anxious to make some move Mr Fleming and Mr Ilea- district protection officer Dehydrated foods are used on an emergency basis he added but once a regular crew has been established every effort is made to provide ordinary food District Forester A II Dixon told a reporter he would know why ordinary food was given if vouve ever been in the army The suggestion came from the annual meeting of the as associate � sociate committee on forest fire protection of the National Research Council being held this week in Ottawa Storing and transporting fresh footU Is both expensive and in inefficient � efficient in a big fire fighting operation the committee de decided � cided Dehydrated foods would eliminate this problem However both Mr Dixon and Mr McDonald welcomed a com committee � mittee recommendation that a study of lightning as a cause of forest fires be started See story Page 10 Lightning is responsible for 30 to 50 per cent of fiics in this district Mr McDonald icpoit cd National avcrago is about 20 per cent These fires are among the most costly Mr McDonald said inasmuch as they are generally in remote areas where it is more difficult to take men and equipment Research is being conducted in the US and scientists seem confident something can be done to dissipate lightning storms However no methods have yet been discovered Both Mr Dixon and Mr Mc McDonald � Donald discounted the possibil possibility � ity of getting any of the elec electronic � tronic devices recommended by the committee during us meet meeting � ing Most electronic devices for detecting and fighting fires are still in the experimental stage they said and arc not yet avail available � able Bombs Damage Russian Embassy In Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO AP Three bombs were thrown at the Soviet trade mission building early today The front of the building was damaged but Russian officials living inside escaped injury Police indicated only two of the bombs exploded The other was recovered and sources said it bore marks indi indicating � cating it was made in a Brazilian Army munitions plant Police said they are investigating whether the attack had any connection with a recent wave of right wing anti Communist violence in Brazil COMMONS BACKBENCHERS ANXIOUS nctt who conferred twice in 1961 failed to get together this month for a third meeting Now Mr Bennett has suggested a Victoria meeting any lime up to the end of March or given a weeks notice one in Ottawa after Feb 15 Mr Bennett has rejected a federal offer of a 172000000 loan to build three Columbia storage and flood control back to the US At the same time he would develop the Peace River He pioposes a 20 year con contract � tract open to cancellation after JO years on JO years notice The federal government posi position � tion is that only the surplus 7e a Copy 5331 BT CARRIER VI 80 per mtk fi 4tSSKmSiMSMA vS3C GOVERNMENT CREWS push out hose in preparation fqr pumping eight to 10 inches of water from the parking lot behind the Provincial Buildings top photo Snow melted by temperatures fn the 30s and 40s has formed a Take on top of several inches of ice making driving in the lot extremely hazard--ous In the bottom photo a government worker gets his car snarled in the hose as he manoeuvres out of the lot Photos by Bill Edwards BUT ITS NOT SPRING YET Mild January Weather Not So Unusual Here Mild weather7 Even though everybody is re remarking � marking on the warm spell currently bjmg experi experienced � enced here its not really so unusual an oldtimer and the weatherman a ree One of the early residents of this area Alex Moffat said to today � day this type of weather often occurs in January We usually have it earlier in January he said But it can still go cold again I re remember � member where it dropped to -30 Brother Approves Womans Link With Convict TORT ST JOHN CD Pool Poolroom � room operator Ivan McKearncy 31 said Wednesday he approves of his sisters engagement to an American convict If she loves the guy she should stick by him McKear McKearncy � ncy said of his sister Frans plan to mairy Joseph Planet ty 40 v ear old one time Boston public enemy No 1 Flahctty has served 12 vears of a 36-to-46 year sentence at Massachusetts state prison His record includes sentences for rane burglary theft and as sault He has applied for parole to marry Miss McKearncy 33 who met him through correspondence which she initiated while work working � ing at an RCAF station in the Yukon Pressure Builds for Columbia Action By The Canadian Press OTTAWA Backbench pres biire is building up among BC MPb to find a solution to the Columbia River dispute inform ants said Wednesday They also said that Finance Minister Fleming may reply in a day or two to Premier Ben Bennett � nett who this week requested a further set of possible dates for another meeting on the question BC government supporters met Justice Minister Fulton and External Affairs Minister Green I Monday in what was described unof meeting It was American power that BC can cannot � not absorb would be sold and then for periods of five cars at a time It argues that this American generated power is the cheapest available to BC fiom any source ana should go to establishing industry in Can Canada � ada Some observers feel that any eventual solution will rest on provisions that mean a 0 year contract for hydro sale to the US is in effect the same thing as one renewable every five years This could result by inserting an automatic icncwal clause into the rontract and it would Continued on Page 3 on March 22 Mr Moffat who keeps a close watch on weather changes in his business log looked back one year from today to sec what conditions had been like It was zero in the mornfng on ICD 2 tnc vvcatiier was very mild and the temperature climbed to -11 degrees accom accompanied � panied with a criinook type wind ho said The extreme mild weather coining so suddenly has turned a good part of the Provincial Building parking lot into an icy bottomed lake Pumps were thrown into op operation � eration to help remove the water which had built up to approximately 10 inches in parts of the lake Cars moved hub deep through the area Wcdncs day Other areas of the city are also experiencing a rapid run runoff � off of surface water from ice and snow A freeze up now would make conditions hazar hazardous � dous The weather forecast said It is going to get a little cooler with a chance of snow and light winds According to Mr Moffats weather diary it stayed mild during most of February 10G1 On the 10th of the month city streets were dry and Uie weather was quite mild By the end of the month win winter � ter was pretty well over he said M0L0T0V SAID IN HOSPITAL MOSCOW Reuters Vy achcblav Molotov 71 former Soviet mlnltcr Is In a hos hospital � pital suffering from a heart ailment a reliable Soviet bourte said here today The source bald he had been in the hospital for the last JO days There was no immediate confirmation of the report from official Soviet soutces here The source said his condi condition � tion was not serious and he would lo leaving the hos hospital � pital boon fpP aQXT Cloudy and a little colder weather is forecast for Ftiday with scattered snowf lurries Winds light Low tonight and high tomorrow at Prince George Qucsncl and Smithers 25 and 35 Peace River Variable cloudi cloudiness � ness Showers in the early morning Not quite so mild Winds northwest 15 Low to tonight � night and high tomorrow at Gtande Prairie 30 and 40 LAST 24 HOURS Hi Lo Prec Prince George 41 31 07 Terrace 4 J 37 49 Smithers 41 33 J8 Quesncl 44 32 08 Williams Lake 50 36 trace Kamloops 40 29 Whitehorso 3G J Fort Nelson 8 2 Fort St John 4G 38 0J Dawson Creek 47 3G trace 28 Deaths Blamed On Soupy Fog FRESNO Calif AP Treacherous fog blamed for at least 28 deaths since Sunday including JJ victims in a bus train collision has created a crisis in central California With visibility zero at times in many of the areas major cities dozens of schools vvetc closed and motorists were ad advised � vised to keep off the highways Air flights out of here were cancelled The weather bureau said the fog would persist at least until Friday Oldtimers term the fog the worst theyve seen in vears Weather experts said its caused by vapotizing moisture rising from the areas lush agricul tural fields The moistute is the result of a rare snowfall in the central valley last week The fog was so thick a motor motorist � ist needed help in finding his way He got out of his auto to flag down a truck It crush ed him to death against his car DRUGGED COOKIES BANGKOK Reuters Thai Thailand � land radio has broadcast a warning against pedlars who sell drugged cookies to school children hoping to make dope addicts of them