SPORTS
HIGHLIGHTS
Everything
set
to
go
for
Prince
George
Womens
Conspiel
which
starts
Monday
All
star
hockey
toam
from
Smlthers
to
play
two
game
scries
against
all
star
team
picked
from
city
s
four
Commercial
League
teams
mrDrolt
Sd
Wings
stlU
Panning
to
get
into
NHL
finals
this
season
3
PEACE
DIVERSION
TUNNELS
16
Million
Tender
Lowest
VANCOUVER
CO
A
group
of
four
companies
entered
a
low
bid
of
16906423
as
tenders
for
construction
of
three
Peace
River
diversion
tunnels
were
opened
here
Thursday
by
Prem
Premier
�
ier
Bennett
The
bid
by
Drake
Construc
Construction
�
tion
Co
of
Winnipeg
Henry
J
Kaiser
Co
C
ada
of
Mont-
4
Tots
Die
in
Fire
As
Oil
Lamp
Topples
TELEGRAPH
CHEEK
CB
-
Four
children
binned
to
death
in
their
home
Thutsday
when
a
glass
coal
oil
lamp
fell
from
a
table
shattered
and
set
the
building
afire
r
A
10-
car
old
baby
sitter
and
three
other
children
escaped
Parents
of
the
childicn
weie
visiting
at
another
home
on
the
Indian
lcscrvc
when
the
fue
started
Killed
weie
the
four-
two-
and
one-year-old
daughters
of
Mr
and
Mrs
Ivan
Quock
Also
killed
was
the
joung
daughter
of
Mr
and
Mis
Gibson
Quash
The
house
was
destroy
ed
An
Inquest
has
been
oidered
Now
Hear
Tkis
The
thimblebrain
who
slashed
the
tires
on
a
bike
parked
at
the
Civic
Centre
last
night
has
a
rare
sense
of
humor
In
case
hes
intciested
it
will
cost
at
least
10
to
icplacc
tires
and
tubes
And
not
satisfied
with
ruining
the
tiies
the
knife
wielding
bonchcad
even
mangl
mangled
�
ed
the
rubber
bulb
on
the
hoin
Vcireec
funny
This
little
joke
wjll
mean
14-year-old
Albert
Collins
who
needs
the
bike
will
walk
unless
patents
Mr
and
Mrs
Jcsi
Collins
551
Gillette
can
raise
the
money
to
replace
the
tires
from
their
small
WELFARE
allowance
Two
youngsters
watching
the
clly
Cup
playoffs
Wednesday
indulged
In
conversation
which
went
like
this
First
kid-
My
fathers
won
the
Kelly
Cup
six
times
Second
kid
My
fathers
won
it
seven
times
Fiist
kid
My
mothers
won
It
three
times
J
Legion
general
meeting
Monday
night
when
the
mem
members
�
bers
will
probably
be
asked
to
anroe
the
most
recently
re
iLcd
plans
for
their
new
build
ni
cty
councl
nas
ro
rened
hi8hlv
complimentary
Mter
from
a
chap
in
Long
ncich
Calif
thanking
City
Poundkeeper
Rhys
Thomas
for
n
act
of
courtesy
and
kindness
Sims
that
Rhys
who
loves
took
a
real
fancy
to
the
cnniherners
little
puppy
which
SO11
k
be
lett
lpit
be
behind
h
nil
when
when
ho
ho
n
r
to
retunilto
California
by
r
RhiS
offered
to
takc
caio
Vup
uutU
the
Califoruiaal
returns
to
PG
this
summer
Tall
blonde
Marilyn
Cairnduff
finally
admits
to
21
ears
come
Satuulay
and
from
here
on
is
legally
entitled
to
enter
any
PH
Obviously
Saturday
is
her
birthday
so
there
will
be
long
tall
blonde
ones
or
will
there
come
SatuiUay
evening
honey
Our
city
council
has
done
a
good
job
of
conducting
as
much
city
business
as
possible
in
public
during
the
last
two
cars
This
is
most
noteworthy
because
under
the
previous
regime
it
wasnt
the
same
Sometimes
however
it
is
not
only
expedient
but
essential
to
discuss
civic
matters
behind
closed
doors
It
was
that
way
last
night
when
council
and
the
advisory
planning
board
met
to
talk
over
zoning
But
it
seems
some
folks
dont
want
council
to
hac
that
right
Which
is
why
Echo
Brass
Mr
and
Mrs
Joe
Siddons
and
Jaycco
Civic
Affairs
Watchdog
Bill
Clancy
had
to
be
psked
to
vacate
the
council
chamber
last
night
so
that
the
officials
could
get
on
with
their
work
Community
leaders
who
aic
team
captains
in
the
PC
Col
lege
fund
raising
campaign
will
take
pait
in
a
full
dress
inspec
tion
tour
of
the
college
site
Sunday
The
event
will
be
call
ed
College
Caravan
and
will
leave
Campaign
Chairman
John
Morrisons
store
at
3
pm
Newest
donation
to
the
college
fund
2500
from
the
Texaco
company
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LAST
of
the
form
work
on
one
of
two
piers
for
the
new
bridge
over
the
Fraser
River
here
was
being
supervised
today
by
engineer
Jock
Crawford
A
total
of
500
yards
of
concrete
will
be
poured
into
the
form
starting
tonight
It
is
one
of
two
piers
which
rest
on
the
riverbed
The
other
one
is
completed
Two
more
piers
will
be
based
on
the
banks
of
the
river
Tenders
for
steel
work
are
due
to
be
called
soon
a
-spakesman
njd
real
Gilpin
Construction
Co
Vancouver
and
Mannix
Ltd
of
Calgary
was
nearly
10000000
under
the
estimate
made
by
a
firm
of
consulting
engineers
for
the
B
C
Energy
Board
The
first
three
bids
were
with
within
�
in
a
range
of
500000
and
the
first
seven
spanned
about
2
500000
Although
terms
of
bidding
provide
for
a
contract
award
by
March
20
it
will
likely
be
made
earlier
a
spokesman
said
Dr
Gordon
Shrum
BCE
presi
president
�
dent
said
processing
of
bids
would
be
rushed
to
allow
con
tractors
to
get
on
the
ground
as
soon
as
possible
This
is
an
important
day
for
the
government
and
for
the
BC
Electric
and
we
think
for
the
piovincc
Mr
Bennett
said
The
premier
said
if
the
bid
Thursday
was
an
indication
of
the
costs
of
construction
it
will
mean
power
from
the
Peace
will
be
delivered
in
Vancouver
at
costs
lower
than
present
esti
estimates
�
mates
Mr
Bennett
said
power
de
development
�
velopment
of
the
Peace
was
a
bold
project
it
scares
the
timid
and
those
who
dont
ap
preciata
the
gicatness
of
our
province
Major
items
in
the
first
of
the
Peace
contracts
arc
three
tunnels
each
about
2500
feet
long
to
be
driven
through
the
rivers
west
bank
They
will
have
an
inside
concrete
dia
diameter
�
meter
of
48
feet
An
intake
channel
will
be
ex
cavatcd
to
direct
the
Peace
River
water
to
the
diversion
tunnels
About
2000000
cubic
yards
of
rock
will
be
removed
for
tunnels
and
channel
A
bonus
of
250000
will
be
paid
by
the
crown
owned
corp
corporation
�
oration
if
the
successful
contrac
contractor
�
tor
completes
the
first
phase
of
the
project
by
Aug
15
1963
Stamps
Now
Big
Business
Labor
VANCOUVER
en
The
BC
Federation
ot
Labor
CLC
said
Thursday
trading
stamp
pro
promotion
�
motion
in
BC
is
becoming
big
business
that
results
in
higher
profits
and
i
educed
competi
competition
�
tion
In
a
brief
to
the
legislatures
committee
on
trading
stamps
it
urged
legislation
to
ban
stamp
schemes
entucly
It
said
the
stamps
provide
unfair
competition
induce
peo
people
�
ple
to
buy
items
they
do
not
need
and
are
a
form
of
com
puliory
selling
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CITIZEN
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Only
Daily
Newspaper
Serving
North
Central
British
Columbia
IN
FAVOR
PRINCE
GEORGE
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
FRIDAY
MARCH
9
1962
Centre
P
Signed
RESULTS
DUE
IN
MAY
HOSPITAL
of
a
shortage
of
beds
in
acute
caic
hospitals
including
Prince
George
Regional
Hospital
were
raised
in
the
legislature
Thurs
Thursday
�
day
as
members
considered
the
1962
63
spending
estimates
of
the
Health
and
Hospitals
Dc
paitment
Arthur
Turner
NDP-CCF-Vancouver
East
and
Ccdric
Cox
NDP-CCF-Burnaby
raised
the
bed
shortage
question
Mr
Cox
also
complained
that
the
government
was
not
provid
providing
�
ing
care
facilities
for
the
chron
chronically
�
ically
ill
although
it
had
prom
promised
�
ised
such
facilities
prior
to
the
last
election
Earlier
Mr
Cox
suggested
a
decentralized
hospital
system
in
which
the
province
would
be
divided
into
large
districts
centred
around
Victoria
New
central
point
for
the
highly
specialized
cases
The
districts
should
have
ma
major
�
jor
care
centres
in
the
cities
named
with
smaller
and
less
elaborate
services
elsewhere
The
services
should
include
care
for
mentally
ill
and
for
the
chronically
ill
lie
said
the
government
has
done
nothing
to
bring
chronic
care
facilities
into
being
Variable
cloudiness
is
fore
forecast
�
cast
for
Saturday
with
little
change
in
temperature
Winds
light
Low
tonight
and
high
Sat
Saturday
�
urday
at
Prince
George
Qucs
nel
and
Smithcrs
5
and
20
Weekend
outlook
Sunny
and
cold
Peace
River
Cloudy
and
cold
with
light
winds
Low
to
tonight
�
night
and
high
Saturday
at
Grande
Prairie
-10
and
10
Last
24
Hours
efition
y
600
eon
Effects
Now
Completed
A
dental
survey
of
school
children
in
the
six-to-14
age
bracket
to
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
fluoridation
in
Prince
Georges
water
supply
since
its
inception
in
1955
was
completed
today
Results
of
the
survey
conducted
by
city
dentists
in
co
operation
with
the
Cariboo
Health
Unit
will
be
released
after
the
information
has
been
compiled
by
the
Department
of
Health
sometime
in
May
A
similar
survey
was
done
shortly
after
fluoridation
was
introduced
to
the
city
water
supply
and
results
from
both
surveys
will
be
compared
to
evaluate
the
effect
in
improv
improving
�
ing
community
dental
health
Other
communities
have
re
reported
�
ported
a
50
to
65
per
cent
re
reduction
�
duction
in
tooth
decay
among
youngsters
after
10
years
of
fluoridation
said
Dr
Allan
Gray
health
unit
dental
con
consultant
�
sultant
6V2
YEARS
In
the
present
case
after
only
Oi
years
of
fluoridation
it
is
expected
that
the
improve
improvement
�
ment
will
show
only
in
the
teeth
that
have
erupted
since
the
on
onset
�
set
of
fluoridation
and
sucli
a
dramatic
improvement
will
not
yet
be
evident
A
comparison
will
also
be
made
of
the
dental
health
of
locally
born
Grade
1
children
in
Prince
George
with
locally
born
Grade
1
children
of
other
com
munitics
in
the
Cariboo
Health
Unit
If
a
significant
difference
is
noted
in
improved
health
of
the
teeth
of
Prince
George
chit
Westminster
Kamloops
-Nelson
dren
said
Dr
Gray
it
isv
and
Princev
George
with
Van
lhn
then
i
i
other
u-
cOUver
couver
Gcnpril
General
Hospital-
ITnsnifal-
the
ln1
hoped
communities
in
the
Cariboo
will
take
advan
advantage
�
tage
of
this
public
health
meas
measure
�
ure
and
fluoridate
their
water
supply
so
as
to
protect
their
children
Method
used
to
measure
the
amount
of
dental
decay
was
to
count
the
number
of
decayed
teeth
missing
teeth
and
those
known
to
be
extracted
According
to
the
division
of
preventive
dentistry
BC
De
Department
�
partment
of
Health
if
all
com
communities
�
munities
in
BC
were
to
com
commence
�
mence
fluoridation
in
1962
by
1970
children
up
to
the
age
of
eight
would
have
suffered
ap
approximately
�
proximately
60
per
cent
less
tooth
decay
72
DENTISTS
Fluoridation
the
department
contends
might
reduce
the
de
demand
�
mand
for
dental
care
of
these
children
in
1970
by
the
equiva
equivalent
�
lent
of
the
services
of
72
den
dentists
�
tists
each
j
car
No
communal
water
supplies
in
BC
sciving
50
or
more
fam
families
�
ilies
have
an
adequate
natural
fluoride
content
it
states
The
survey
here
will
bo
sim
similar
�
ilar
to
one
conducted
by
the
DR
ALAN
GRAY
decay
reduction
federal
health
department
in
1959
in
Brantford
Ont
after
that
city
became
one
of
the
first
of
three
cities
in
the
world
to
fluoridate
its
water
by
me
mechanical
�
chanical
means
in
1945
The
results
were
compaicd
with
dental
surveys
of
nearby
Stratford
which
had
a
natural
fluoride
supply
and
Sarnia
which
had
no
fluoride
in
its
water
Health
authorities
determined
the
introduction
of
fluoride
to
the
Brantford
supply
had
great
greatly
�
ly
reduced
the
incidence
of
tooth
decay
among
children
and
that
it
had
no
apparent
ill
effects
on
the
populace
The
report
has
bee
t
widely
quoted
by
proponents
of
the
pievtutive
measure
Bed
Shortage
Complaints
Aired
in
House
VICTORIA
CP
Complaints
Hi
Lo
Prec
Prince
George
39
1
07
Terrace
40
22
1
Smithcrs
37
4
Qucsnel
39
10
i
Williams
Lake
31
18
Kamloops
41
22
0L
Whitchorsc
29
-14
Fort
St
John
36
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0G
Dawson
Creek
37
-18
15
ANOTHER
KOREA
OTTAWA
CP
-
Opposition
Leader
Pearson
drew
a
parallel
Thursday
between
unfolding
events
in
South
Vict
Nam
and
those
which
led
up
to
Commun
Communist
�
ist
Chinese
intervention
in
the
Korean
War
And
he
said
referring
to
the
situation
which
that
interven
intervention
�
tion
produced
We
missed
World
War
Three
by
a
hairs
breadth
A
petition
containing
600
signatures
has
been
com
completed
�
pleted
supporting
a
pro
proposed
�
posed
shopping
centre
in
the
vicinity
of
Victoria
and
Fifteenth
A
spokesman
for
a
10
person
committee
which
maintains
it
has
no
financial
interest
in
the
project
but
is
entirely
interested
in
the
plan
said
more
than
61
hours
of
work
had
been
carried
out
by
persons
taking
the
peti
petition
�
tion
door
lo
door
It
was
estimated
that
only
one
half
of
one
per
cent
of
per
persons
�
sons
approached
in
the
residen
residential
�
tial
areas
weie
against
the
centre
The
petition
states
We
the
undersigned
as
resident
tax
pavers
in
the
city
of
Prince
George
respectfully
request
that
the
proposed
area
for
a
shopping
centre
be
rczoned
for
a
shopping
centre
MESSY
AREA
We
also
request
that
the
northwest
portion
of
Perry
Circle
be
rezoned
to
C
7
com
commercial
�
mercial
to
facilitate
this
pro
project
�
ject
We
as
taxpayers
feel
that
this
matter
of
rczoning
this
area
concerns
us
as
well
as
the
few
who
arc
opposing
this
development
We
are
also
of
the
opinion
that
a
development
of
this
type
will
improve
an
otherwise
messy
aica
and
will
not
take
away
from
the
downtown
area
as
the
view
of
the
Thiid
Avenue
mer
merchants
�
chants
seem
lo
think
This
project
will
provide
adequate
shopping
facilities
and
on
a
competitive
basis
Although
the
committee
said
it
realized
that
600
names
and
the
area
covered
represented
a
small
portion
of
tiic
whole
city
the
reactions
were
so
definite
that
a
good
picture
of
citizen
feeling
had
been
obtained
DOWNTOWN
Most
of
the
petitioning
took
place
in
the
downtown
area
close
to
the
proposed
centic
site
A
lot
of
people
wc
called
on
who
were
in
favor
of
the
peti
petition
�
tion
didnt
sign
it
because
they
vvoik
downtown
for
business
businessmen
�
men
said
a
spokesman
The
petition
Is
expected
to
be
presented
to
the
city
for
con
consideration
�
sideration
The
persons
working
for
the
petition
have
NO
INTEREST
in
the
shopping
centre
Wo
feci
the
chamber
is
trying
to
hold
Pnncc
George
back
by
object
objecting
�
ing
to
the
shopping
centre
the
spokesman
concluded
7c
a
Copy
8n
dot
Mmt
Canadian
Officer
Said
Bribed
by
Drug
Ring
ft
V
HOWARD
GREEN
at
least
one
MAXIMUM
SECURITY
OTTAWA
CP
The
opposi
opposition
�
tion
is
expected
lo
press
for
details
into
an
alleged
case
of
acceptance
of
a
bribe
by
a
Canadian
Army
officer
to
smuggle
narcotics
from
the
Far
East
into
Canada
External
Affairs
Minister
Green
conceded
in
the
Com
Commons
�
mons
Thursday
under
ques
questioning
�
tioning
by
Erhart
Rcgicr
CCF
Burnaby
Coquitlam
that
at
least
one
Canadian
serving
in
Indochina
with
the
international
truce
supervisory
commissions
has
been
brought
home
for
violating
Canadian
law
Outside
the
Commons
a
re
reliable
�
liable
source
said
the
case
involves
acceptance
of
money
by
an
army
officer
to
smuggle
narcotics
into
Canada
The
sources
said
that
possibly
other
army
officers
arc
in
involved
�
volved
UQUK
Joia
To
Be
Built
Fulton
OTTAWA
CP
A
separate
penitentiary
will
be
established
in
BC
for
members
of
the
Sons
of
Freedom
Doukhobor
sect
sentenced
to
federal
penitentiary
terms
Justice
Minister
Fulton
announced
today
About
20
members
of
the
IF
NEEDED
BC
Would
Not
Hesitate
Asking
Army
in
Bonner
VICTORIA
ICP
Atlomcy
Gcncnil
Bonner
said
Thursday
he
will
not
hesitate
to
request
Canadian
army
tioops
tor
action
in
the
Kootcnays
if
this
becomes
necessary
However
the
immediate
prob
problem
�
lem
is
one
of
investigating
a
serious
criminal
offence
and
this
i
hoinp
pnrrirfl
nut
thrmifth
Increased
numbers
of
RCMPUoland
Michencr
Thursday
officers
Mr
Bonner
said
civil
defence
authorities
from
Victoria
arc
going
to
the
Kootcnays
lo
see
local
civil
defence
officials
to
determine
whether
any
action
is
needed
in
this
field
As
for
troops
In
aid
to
civil
policing
powers
he
said
if
police
authorities
and
the
gov
emme
t
lhcuhi
ihey
would
servo
jny
practical
purpose
I
wouldnt
hesitate
for
a
moment
to
call
tiicm
out
And
Im
suic
that
federal
authorities
would
not
hesitate
to
approve
their
paiticipalion
Despite
the
severity
of
the
most
recent
incident
however
civil
disorder
which
might
justify
calling
out
troops
is
not
the
problem
The
basic
pioblcm
is
one
of
investigating
a
serious
ciiminal
offence
he
repeated
radicals
have
been
sentenced
to
penitentiary
terms
and
an
another
�
other
60
to
70
arc
awaiting
trial
Mr
Fulton
said
the
special
encampment
is
to
be
a
maxi
maximum
�
mum
security
institution
on
a
remote
40
acre
site
about
70
miles
cast
of
Vancouver
It
will
be
known
as
the
Columbia
Valley
Camp
OTTAWA
IP
A
plea
for
the
Commons
to
launch
an
emer
emergency
�
gency
debate
on
the
civil
war
in
the
Kootcnays
was
turned
down
by
Commons
Speaker
The
urgency
of
the
situation
for
the
people
of
the
Kootcnavs
is
the
fact
that
it
has
almost
reached
the
stage
of
a
civil
war
with
these
continuing
bombings
acts
of
terrorism
and
sabotage
said
II
W
Hcr
ridgc
Continued
on
Page
3
REWARD
DRAWS
NUMEROUS
TIPS
NELSON
CP
Provincial
government
offer
of
a
10000-a-head
reward
for
conyiction
of
tcnorists
in
connection
with
the
power
tower
blast
is
draw
drawing
�
ing
many
tips
an
RCMP
spokesman
here
said
Moie
than
100
policemen
aic
following
up
leads
Population
at
18238247
in
Final
Tally
302
Per
Cent
Hike
Since
OTTAWA
CP
Canadas
population
reached
18238247
last
June
1
after
a
decade
of
the
second
fastest
growth
rate
since
Confederation
The
first
complete
reckoning
of
last
cars
census
issued
to
today
�
day
by
the
Dominion
Bureau
of
Statistics
showed
the
country
added
4228818
new
residents
since
the
1051
decennial
census
for
an
increase
of
302
per
cent
The
country
hadnt
grown
at
such
a
fast
clip
since
the
312-pcr-ccnt
gain
during
the
1901
11
decade
when
a
wave
of
immi
immigration
�
gration
helped
open
the
West
Two
thirds
of
the
population
increase
occurred
in
Ontario
and
Quebec
But
the
fastest
growing
provinces
were
Alberta
and
BC
Among
the
Atlantic
provinces
Newfoundland
had
the
highest
growth
rate
Slow-est-giowing
provinces
were
Prince
Edward
Island
and
Sask
Saskatchewan
�
atchewan
In
the
1951
61
decade
Canadas
population
grew
from
14009129
to
18238247
The
1956
special
census
count
was
16080791
The
breakdown
by
provinces
1941
1956
1951
Nfld
457853
415074
301416
PEI
101629
99285
93129
NS
737007
691717
612584
NB
597936
554616
515697
Que
5259211
4C23378
4055618
Ont
6236092
54049J3
4597542
Man
9216S6
850010
776541
Sask
925181
880665
831728
Alta
1331944
1123116
929501
BC
1629082
1393464
1165210
Ykn
11628
12190
9096
NWT
22993
10313
16004
The
rate
of
growth
tapered
off
slightly
in
the
latter
part
of
the
last
10
years
There
was
a
14
8
pcr
cent
in
increase
�
crease
during
1951
56
and
a
58
NINE-YEAR-OLDS
TO
EACH
RECITE
SAME
POEM
Record
358
Drama
Festival
By
FRANCES
DITMARS
The
complete
program
for
the
Prince
George
Drama
Festival
scheduled
Match
19
23
has
now
been
drawn
up
with
a
record
353
entries
Elocution
choral
speech
and
one
act
plays
will
all
bo
included
in
the
five
day
fes
festival
�
tival
Although
large
classes
will
be
frequent
the
peak
will
be
reached
when
58
nine
v
car
old
girls
will
each
recite
the
poem
The
Hedgehog
Four
one
act
plays
will
be
presented
at
evening
perform
performances
�
ances
during
the
week
Three
entries
have
been
received
from
the
Prince
George
Play
crs
and
one
from
Francois
Lake
On
Monday
evening
a
Vic
Victorian
�
torian
play
Still
Waters
will
be
diiccted
by
Fran
Gib
bins
The
cast
includes
DArcy
Rcddvhoff
Mickey
Hoover
Betty
Anderson
Olvvcn
Mc
Gtcgor
Bill
Handrahan
and
Pat
Yorston
On
Tuesday
Bedtime
Story
will
bo
presented
adult
entcttainment
only
Taking
part
in
this
modern
Irish
play
under
the
direc
direction
�
tion
of
Joan
Warner
will
bo
Arthur
Marguet
Noreen
Greenwell
Howard
Barton
and
Ruth
Pcimock
A
kitchen
in
a
Canadian
farm
house
is
the
scene
for
the
third
one
act
play
to
be
presented
Wednesday
eve
evening
�
ning
The-
cast
of
Overlaid
will
bo
directed
by
Gvven
Stairs
and
includes
Bill
Hughes
Jean
Horn
and
Alf
Schneider
On
Friday
evening
the
last
night
of
the
festival
a
dra
dramatic
�
matic
gtoup
from
Francois
Lake
will
present
Dreams
Members
of
the
festival
as
association
�
sociation
decided
at
their
Wednesday
meeting
that
there
would
be
no
honors
perform
performance
�
ance
this
year
although
a
total
of
10
ttophks
one
gain
of
134
in
the
next
five
years
The
bureau
said
the
lower
growth
rate
in
the
latter
period
was
due
mainly
to
less
immigration
and
a
lower
birth
rate
But
the
increase
in
population
nunibeis
was
about
the
same
in
the
two
periods
2071362
dur
ing
1951
5G
and
2157156
during
1956
61
The
overall
rise
of
302
per
cent
compared
with
the
218-pcr-cent
increase
during
the
previous
decade
1941
51
Not
counting
Newfoundland
which
entcjed
Confederation
in
1919
the
growth
rale
for
1911
51
was
18
6
per
cent
The
two
biggest
provinces
Ontario
and
Quebec
got
the
lions
sharo
of
the
population
increase
since
1951
Together
they
accounted
for
67
per
cent
Continued
on
Page
3
shield
and
nine
cups
will
bo
awarded
on
the
labt
night
of
the
festival
Admission
to
this
event
is
included
in
the
season
ticket
and
no
special
charge
will
bo
made
Season
tickets
at
2
can
be
obtained
fiom
the
public
library
or
from
any
executive
member
of
the
fes
festival
�
tival
association
and
admit
the
holder
to
all
performances
of
both
the
drama
and
music
festivals
Complete
program
details
will
be
published
early
next
week
and
copies
will
be
avail
available
�
able
at
the
public
library
or
at
the
door