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AWARDS
were
made
today
to
two
students
of
Prince
George
Catholic
High
School
who
took
first
and
third
places
in
a
province
wide
essay
contest
sponsored
by
the
Canadian
National
Institute
for
the
Blind
Presen
Presentations
�
tations
were
made
to
Annie
Tecgee
18
first
place
winner
and
to
Tineke
Veeken
third
place
winner
They
are
with
Alec
Grant
of
the
CNIB
at
Vancouver
TO
RUN
3
DAYS
Fire
Control
Course
To
Be
Open
to
Public
Arlhree
day
fire
control
course
open
to
anyone
wish-ingwio-register
wilLbe
hold
April
11
JL2
and
13
at
the
Hotel
Simon
Fraser
the
Northern
Interior
Lumbermens
Association
announced
today
Designed
to
educate
forest
industry
personnel
in
latest
fire
prevention
and
suppressiontechniques
the
course
will
be
instructed
by
experts
from
government
ancl
industry
Registration
forms
for
the
Dead
Man
Tried
To
Kill
Woman
With
Car
Jury
GRANDE
PRAIKIE
Alta
CP
A
coroners
jury
has
ruled
that
Antony
Dedio
inten
intentionally
�
tionally
crashed
his
car
at
high
speed
into
another
vehicle
hop
hoping
�
ing
to
kill
himself
and
a
former
girl
friend
Dedio
died
when
his
car
hit
a
truck
on
the
night
of
March
16
fic
miles
west
of
here
The
girl
and
her
fiance
were
liding
in
another
car
Harold
John
Buchan
of
Daw
Dawson
�
son
Creek
driver
of
the
truck
said
he
saw
both
vehicles
man
manoeuvring
�
oeuvring
on
the
highway
Event
Eventually
�
ually
Dcdios
car
passed
the
other
vehicle
Buchan
told
the
inquest
that
a
car
with
its
lights
on
low
beam
later
came
straight
to
toward
�
ward
his
truck
The
jury
ruled
last
week
that
this
was
apparently
a
case
of
mistaken
identity
on
the
part
of
the
deceased
NEW
HOO
HOO
MEMBER
VERNON
CP
The
Okana
gau
Hoo
Hoo
Club
has
added
a
new
member
to
its
ranks
For
estiy
Minister
Fleming
was
admitted
by
the
fraternal
organization
of
lumbermen
courses
the
second
Northern
Interior
Fire
Comrol
Course
are
available
at
the
NILA
and
BC
Forest
Service
offices
Fee
for
the
course
is
25
Program
of
the
course
which
is
sponsored
jointly
by
the
NILA
and
the
Canadian
For
Forestry
�
estry
Association
ot
B
C
with
co
operation
of
the
forest
serv
service
�
ice
is
as
follows
April
11
Registration
from
830
to
030
am
welcoming
address
by
Henry
Pearson
of
Burns
Lake
president
of
the
NILA
to
945
am
analsis
of
1961
fires
and
forest
service
regulations
to
11
am
weather
forecasting
to
noun
Following
lunch
from
noon
to
1
pm
de
detection
�
tection
and
communication
or
organization
�
ganization
to
3
pm
employee
education
in
fire
prevention
pre
supprcssion
organization
and
safety
on
fires
to
5
pm
April
12
Use
maintenance
and
testing
of
pumps
from
9
to
1030
am
forest
protection
co
opcratives
to
noon
Following
lunch
from
noon
to
1
pm
films
on
fire
control
and
prevention
to
2
pm
use
of
aircraft
in
fire
control
to
5
pm
April
13
Care
maintenance
and
use
of
fire
tools
and
equip
equipment
�
ment
from
9
to
11
am
panel
on
grove
fires
to
noon
Follow
Following
�
ing
lunch
fiom
noon
to
1
pm
summary
of
the
course
to
2
pm
bull
session
and
equip
equipment
�
ment
display
to
4
pm
The
closing
banquet
will
bo
held
from
C
to
9
pm
Now
Hear
This
Heics
one
for
the
fishermen
in
the
crowd
who
can
hardly
wait
to
get
out
after
the
big
ones
Fourteen-year-old
Geof
frey
Duike
son
of
Mr
and
Mrs
Dob
Durke
didnt
wait
And
Monday
he
hauled
a
i
pound
Dolly
Varden
out
of
the
open
water
on
the
north
side
of
the
Ncchako
River
The
fish
which
was
33V6
inches
long
wasnt
the
first
one
hed
caught
cither
But
the
others
got
away
Using
a
6
14
pound
test
line
he
lost
two
fibh
earlier
Then
friend
Gordon
Gtnter
lent
Geoff
some
15
pound
test
and
he
got
the
big
one
ia
after
a
15
minuto
battle
Geoffs
brother
Stephen
caught
a
three
pounder
the
day
be
tore
And
here
a
tip
for
the
hundreds
wholl
likely
gather
at
the
ihcr
after
reading
this
Item
Geoff
was
using
a
spinner
and
salmon
eggs
for
bait
A
number
of
telephone
sub
bcribers
near
Priace
George
oa
the
south
side
of
the
Fraser
River
lost
their
service
Sunday
when
someone
burning
slash
burned
up
half
a
mile
of
tele
telephone
�
phone
cable
worth
1600
BC
Tel
bossman
here
Gordon
Sterv
per
said
crews
were
working
yesterday
and
today
making
repairs
and
service
should
be
icstored
late
today
or
tomor
tomorrow
�
row
BC
Hydro
employees
in
Prince
George
sat
around
their
desks
and
machinery
Monday
afteinoon
and
had
Dr
Hugh
L
Keenleyslde
tell
them
its
new
name
is
BC
Hydro
and
Power
Authority
He
was
speaking
in
Victoria
to
the
staff
members
there
and
by
way
of
telephone
public
address
system
to
employees
here
The
message
taped
in
Prince
George
will
be
sent
out
to
other
hydro
offices
who
did
not
hear
the
address
Mon
day
AT
MIDNIGHT
THE
CITIZEN
The
Only
Daily
Newspaper
Serving
North
Central
British
Columbia
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No
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SPORTS
HIGHLIGHTS
Bob
Brown
leads
Baldy
Hughes
918
to
basketball
championship
Montreal
Canadiens
face
fired
up
Chicago
in
fourth
game
of
NHL
semi
final
New
York
Rangers
still
given
outside
chance
to
upset
Maple
Leafs
Sec
Page
4
250
ENTRIES
Tenth
Annual
Drama
Festival
Starting
Here
The
10th
annual
Prince
George
and
District
Music
Festival
opens
today
at
Connaught
Elementary
School
auditorium
at
8
pm
with
James
Forbes
of
Qucsnel
adjudicating
the
first
session
Two
classes
of
pipers
will
be
heard
this
evening
boys
14
and
under
and
boys
16
and
under
as
well
as
the
Klwanis
Junior
Boys
Pipe
Band
City
Road
Bans
To
Be
Slapped
On
Wednesday
Weight
restrictions
will
go
Into
effect
on
city
streets
at
midnight
Wednesday
City
Works
Superintendent
Bill
Jones
said
today
It
is
more
of
precautionary
measure
than
anything
else
while
sur
surplus
�
plus
moisture
is
lying
around
Provincial
load
limits
on
highways
went
into
effect
April
1
The
city
having
provincially
kept
arterial
highways
within
the
city
limits
lias
tried
to
co
coordinate
�
ordinate
load
restrictions
Mr
Jones
said
the
restric
restrictions
�
tions
are
not
likely
to
remain
in
effect
too
long
this
spring
Until
further
notice
vehicles
with
a
single
axle
must
not
be
in
excess
of
75
per
cent
of
18
000
pounds
or
a
tandem
axle
in
excess
of
75
per
cent
of
32000
pounds
Keeping
heavier
loads
off
the
streets
will
reduce
chances
of
extreme
breakup
of
pavement
and
rutting
of
gravel
streets
In
relation
to
water
service
frcczc
ups
Mr
Jones
said
at
least
one
water
tap
inside
resi
dences
should
be
kept
running
Two
frecze
ups
have
been
re
ported
to
the
city
in
the
last
week
and
frost
level
is
still
several
feet
deep
in
many
parts
of
the
city
Diameter
of
the
water
stream
should
be
about
that
of
a
pencil
The
first
shipment
of
con
crete
pipe
from
Evans
Cole
man
and
Evans
Ltd
arrived
here
Monday
for
eight
inch
mains
in
the
northwest
Central
area
More
will
arrive
later
sam
Mr
Jones
CHURCH
BURNS
GREENVILLE
CP
Fire
broke
out
during
a
church
serv
ice
Sunday
morning
and
quick
ly
destroyed
the
two-year-old
St
Andrews
Anglican
Church
in
this
community
near
Prince
Rupert
Only
a
few
pews
and
the
organ
were
saved
from
the
flames
About
55000
insurance
was
held
on
the
200000
build
building
�
ing
WEATHER
Cariboo
Prince
George
and
Bulklcy
Valley
Regions
Scat
Scattered
�
tered
showers
this
evening
and
mostly
cloudy
tonight
and
Wednesday
Little
change
in
temperature
Winds
light
Low
tonight
and
high
tomorrow
at
Quesnel
32
and
55
Prince
George
32
and
50
Smithcrs
35
and
50
Peace
River
Region
Sunny
with
cloudy
periods
Widely
scattered
showers
tomorrow
afternoon
Mild
with
winds
southwest
15
except
light
at
night
Low
tonight
and
high
tomorrow
at
Grande
Prairie
25
and
50
Last
24
Hours
Terrace
60
35
Smithcrs
57
28
Prince
George
58
25
Qucsnel
CO
22
Williams
Lake
55
23
Kamloops
eg
29
Whitchorso
46
33
Foil
Nelson
55
22
Fort
St
John
48
31
Dawson
Creek
50
27
GOOF
CUTS
OFF
RCMP
PHONES
VANCOUVER
CP
A
BC
Telephone
Co
splicer
goofed
Monday
and
all
the
phones
at
the
RCMP
headquaitcrs
were
out
of
order
for
several
hours
The
splicer
cut
the
wrong
wires
PRINCE
GEORGE
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
TUESDAY
APRIL
3
1962
Beginning
Wednesday
morn
morning
�
ing
Hugh
MacLcan
of
Vancou-
ver
will
adjudicate
the
remain
remaining
�
ing
sessions
of
the
four
day
festival
More
than
250
entries
will
compete
for
the
11
cups
and
trophies
to
be
awarded
Satur
Saturday
�
day
the
final
night
of
the
festi
festival
�
val
The
awards
will
be
pre
presented
�
sented
to
persons
leading
their
classes
if
a
mark
of
85
or
more
is
attained
Other
contestants
receiving
marks
of
moic
than
80
will
receive
certificates
Trophies
to
be
presented
in
include
�
clude
junior
solo
cup
donated
by
Northern
Rebekah
Lodge
No
34
junior
pianoforte
trophy
donated
by
Morrisons
Mens
Wear
elementary
school
choral
classes
cup
donated
by
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
inter
intermediate
�
mediate
choral
group
cup
do
donated
�
nated
by
Bar
Wick
Stationers
senior
piano
cup
donated
by
the
festival
association
senior
solo
cup
donated
by
Beta
Sigma
Phi
Cup
for
instrumental
other
than
piano
donated
by
Inland
Printers
Mable
Smith
trophy
for
junior
accordion
solo
and
Sons
of
Norway
trophy
for
se
senior
�
nior
accordion
solo
adult
solo
cup
donated
by
Good
Cheer
Club
and
adult
choir
cup
do
donated
�
nated
by
The
Citizen
All
sessions
of
the
music
fes
festival
�
tival
will
take
place
at
Con
naught
Elementary
School
Banker
Will
Kick
Off
CofC
Week
Chamber
of
Commerce
Week
April
8
to
14
will
be
kicked
off
in
Prince
George
Wednesday
when
Reginald
G
Miller
of
Van
couver
addresses
a
general
meeting
of
the
local
chamber
The
meeting
will
be
held
begin
beginning
�
ning
at
616
pm
at
the
McDon
McDonald
�
ald
Hotel
Mr
Miller
a
past
president
of
the
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade
and
a
director
of
the
BC
Chamber
of
Commerce
has
had
43
years
experience
in
banking
and
has
served
in
New
York
St
Johns
Nfld
Halifax
Ot
tawa
Toronto
and
Vancouver
REGINALD
MILLER
HOMES
UP
23
PER
CENT
Building
in
City
Much
Above
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BENNY
KID
PARET
HAS
DIED
after
an
injury
suffered
in
a
boxing
match
Doctor
at
New
Yorks
Roosevelt
Hospital
shows
on
x
ray
where
holes
the
size
of
quarters
were
drilled
in
the
fighters
skull
to
relieve
pressure
on
the
brain
Barney
Ross
bottom
former
light
and
welterweight
champion
leaves
the
hospital
after
visiting
Paret
pjior
vto
the
boxers
demise
See
storyon
Page
4
Central
Press
photo
Power
Cuts
Just
Token
Gesture
Perrault
Says
VANCOUVER
ICP
Liberal
Leader
Ray
Perrault
said
Mon
Monday
�
day
power
rate
cuts
announced
by
Premier
Bennett
arc
noth
nothing
�
ing
but
a
token
gesture
to
BC
consumers
He
said
when
the
government
took
over
the
BC
Electric
last
August
it
grabbed
45000000
in
deferred
income
tax
payments
which
the
company
had
set
aside
over
a
number
of
years
Food
in
Hawaii
Runs
Low
Alter
3
Week
Strike
HONOLULU
AP
Hawaii
housewives
have
become
edgy
as
food
supplies
begin
to
van
ish
from
market
shelves
de
depleted
�
pleted
by
a
shipping
strike
now
in
its
third
week
President
Kennedy
has
been
told
by
a
spokesman
for
island
industry
that
Hawaiis
construc
construction
�
tion
and
small
business
condi
condition
�
tion
is
desperate
because
of
shrinking
inventories
and
high
operating
costs
You
cannot
say
we
aic
starving
said
an
executive
of
Foodland
Supermarkets
one
of
the
largest
food
chains
in
Ha
Hawaii
�
waii
But
nothing
is
being
re
replaced
�
placed
The
situation
is
criti
critical
�
cal
Eight
Matson
Navigation
Co
ships
are
tied
up
in
Honolulu
harbor
Matson
brings
in
80
to
00
per
cent
of
all
island
supplies
Picket
lines
of
the
three
strik
striking
�
ing
unions
are
being
observed
by
stevedores
of
the
Internation
International
�
al
Longshoiemens
and
Ware
Warehousemens
�
housemens
Union
SMALL
USER
GETTING
BIGGEST
CUT
He
said
the
5500000
BC
consumers
will
save
through
power
reductions
is
insignifi
insignificant
�
cant
in
the
light
of
the
money
the
government
took
CCF
Opposition
Leader
Rob
Robert
�
ert
Strachan
and
Mr
Perrault
said
there
is
no
doubt
the
gov
government
�
ernment
will
use
part
of
the
income
from
the
newly
formed
BC
Hvdro
and
Power
Author
Authority
�
ity
to
develop
provincial
power
plans
including
the
Peace
Ri
River
�
ver
Mr
Strachan
said
public
own
ownership
�
ership
of
power
could
mean
a
28000000
annual
saving
to
the
consumer
He
said
the
5500000
means
the
other
saving
will
be
used
to
develop
the
Peace
Thats
the
real
reason
the
premier
took
over
the
BC
Electric
Mayor
Tom
Alsbury
said
the
government
showed
a
lack
of
consideration
for
urban
areas
in
working
out
the
reductions
It
docs
seem
obvious
that
the
rural
areas
should
have
been
favored
over
the
large
urban
centres
Mr
Perrault
called
for
an
immediate
and
exhaustive
study
of
all
BC
power
sources
by
the
BC
energy
board
DOG
THREATENS
BABY
ENFIELD
England
AP
A
crazed
grej
hound
burst
into
a
cottage
here
Monday
killed
a
puppy
and
menaced
a
five-month-old
boy
The
baby
was
rescued
by
his
21-year-old
ciipplcd
mother
who
crawled
from
her
wheelchair
and
drag
ged
him
into
another
room
The
greyhound
a
stray
maddened
by
hunger
was
found
later
in
a
school
yard
and
killed
Construction
in
Prince
George
for
the
first
three
months
of
the
year
is
well
ahead
of
that
during
the
first
quarter
of
1961
The
monthly
building
re
report
�
port
released
today
by
Ed
Neff
city
building
inspec
inspector
�
tor
shows
among
other
things
that
building
permits
taken
out
for
home
con
construction
�
struction
arc
so
far
23
per
cent
above
last
years
record
rate
Mr
Neff
said
that
30
single
dwelling
permits
have
been
taken
out
so
far
this
year
16
of
them
during
March
which
compares
favorably
with
the
23
single
dwelling
permits
at
the
same
time
last
year
The
icmaining
seven
build
building
�
ing
permits
taken
out
during
March
were
for
alterations
and
additions
Building
totals
registered
on
the
permits
already
outstrip
1961
by
nearly
400000
Mr
Neff
said
929812
has
been
recorded
so
far
this
year
while
551828
I
was
recorded
in
1961
for
the
first
three
months
of
the
year
I
However
last
months
total
J
was
down
slightly
at
250838
building
total
of
294133
Phil
Gets
Licence
Back
But
Might
Not
Drive
Again
VANCOUVER
CP
High
Highways
�
ways
Minister
Gaglardi
got
his
drivers
licence
back
again
Mon
day
but
says
he
might
never
drive
again
What
can
you
do
with
so
many
after
you
all
the
time
he
asked
in
reference
to
his
contention
that
the
RCMP
watched
him
closely
His
licence
was
suspended
three
months
ago
after
he
was
convicted
of
driving
without
due
care
and
attention
near
Kam
Kamloops
�
loops
Mr
Gcglardi
was
guest
speaker
at
a
meeting
of
the
Greater
Vancouver
Visitors
and
Convention
Bureau
which
dedicated
a
song
to
him
The
song
written
and
sung
by
Mrs
Gloria
Jonas
of
Van
Vancouver
�
couver
is
called
Flying
Phil
and
starts
out
Whos
that
coming
down
the
road
with
the
Red
Coats
just
behind
Its
flying
Phil
Gaglardi
of
BC
7e
a
Copy
Hf
i
m
Dr
Mont
Bans
laim
I
dence
of
starvation
found
and
Power
Bills
to
Drop
7
24
Per
Cent
City
reductions
will
be
an
estimated
seven
to
10
per
cent
and
local
rural
cuts
about
21
per
cent
in
the
new
residential
rate
drops
BC
Hydro
here
said
today
In
a
Canadian
Press
story
from
Vancouver
last
weekend
it
was
stated
that
rates
around
Prince
George
would
bo
reduced
8
to
U
per
cent
BC
Hjdro
spokesmen
here
however
said
today
oulbidc-thc-city
areas
will
icccivc
savings
of
up
to
one
quarter
off
former
bills
and
city
rates
7
to
10
per
cent
The
reductions
here
will
result
in
Rural
areas
getting
greater
savings
than
the
city
No
cuts
for
commercial
or
industrial
power
users
New
rates
for
residences
going
into
effect
as
of
last
Monday
The
new
rates
provided
up
to
60
per
cent
reduction
in
Northern
BC
in
Fridays
announcement
by
Premier
Bennett
A
breakdown
shows
that
the
main
saving
in
Prince
George
is
going
to
bo
for
the
small
electrical
user
This
chart
indicates
approximately
bow
uiuca
residents
will
pay
for
electricity
K
Kilowatts
Used
50
kwli
100
kwh
300
kwh
1000
kwh
1500
kwh
2000
kwh
Old
Scale
Within
City
Rural
Areas
3
00
120
850
1550
23
00
3050
SPACEMENS
GIFTS
BEING
PROBED
NEW
YORK
AP
The
White
House
has
begun
an
in
inquiry
�
quiry
into
the
seven
US
astronauts
acceptance
of
com
plctcly
furnished
24000
homes
from
the
Houston
Home
Builders
Association
The
National
Aeronautics
and
Space
Administration
had
earlier
given
its
tacit
consent
to
the
deal
A
New
York
Times
story
reporting
the
inquiry
said
There
was
no
question
in
the
minds
of
several
White
Hoasc
officials
that
the
agreement
violated
the
ethical
principles
the
Kennedy
administration
has
attempted
to
establish
for
government
employees
THIS
YEAR
1200
New
Phones
Due
The
6000000
spending
pro
program
�
gram
for
the
BC
Telephone
Cos
northern
division
this
year
will
see
1200
new
termin
terminals
�
als
or
a
possible
1200
new
tele
phones
added
in
Prince
George
Completion
date
for
this
phase
of
the
program
which
will
start
this
year
has
been
set
for
January
1963
Gordon
Stcnncr
division
manager
here
said
today
Installation
of
new
dial
ex
exchanges
�
changes
and
the
placing
of
ad
additional
�
ditional
facilities
to
meet
growth
in
several
communities
will
be
featured
in
the
spending
pro
program
�
gram
Mr
Stcnncr
said
that
the
program
for
the
division
which
extends
from
Kitimat
to
the
Albcita
border
from
south
of
Qucsnel
to
the
Yukon
will
include
New
dial
exchanges
in
serv
service
�
ice
this
year
at
Fort
St
James
Hudson
Hope
and
the
Peace
River
dam
site
The
first
two
ex
exchanges
�
changes
will
replace
manual
service
this
summer
while
llm
I
dam
sltearea
exchange
will5
be
in
service
next
month
Contract
for
a
new
central
office
building
at
Qucsnel
tnis
summer
Dial
equipment
has
been
ordered
for
the
exchange
which
will
be
cut
over
from
manual
service
in
1963
Additional
central
office
dial
equipment
at
Fort
St
John
as
well
as
at
Prince
George
Placing
of
distribution
cables
at
all
exchanges
RESIGNATION
DENIED
WASHINGTON
CD
The
state
department
Monday
de
denied
�
nied
a
leport
that
US
ambas
ambassador
�
sador
to
Russia
Llewellyn
Thompson
is
resigning
The
de
department
�
partment
statement
said
that
Thompson
here
for
consulta
consultations
�
tions
is
definitely
returning
to
Moscow
he
is
definitely
not
resigning
Wrong
Minister
Says
OTTAWA
CP
Residents
of
the
Prophet
River
Indian
reserva
reservation
�
tion
in
northeast
BC
are
con
concerned
�
cerned
about
recent
publicity
attending
sickness
there
and
feel
reports
have
been
exaggerated
Health
Minister
Montcith
said
in
the
Commons
The
minister
said
Monday
examination
of
the
situation
will
continue
but
that
his
latest
in
information
�
formation
came
in
a
telegram
from
the
head
of
the
Peace
River
health
unit
who
visited
the
reservation
Saturday
Dr
Ray
March
who
Heated
members
ot
the
band
of
59
In
Indians
�
dians
said
they
suffered
from
hepatitis
and
were
emaciated
from
hunger
He
called
their
plight
an
indictment
of
our
civilization
Monday
Mr
Montcith
told
J
W
Pickcrsgill
L
Bona
vista
Twillingatc
there
was
no
cvi-
350
4
85
10
50
1750
25
00
3250
New
Rate
175
350
790
1525
2150
2775
Average
Prince
George
consumption
is
350
kilowatts
a
month
Other
centres
aie
compared
on
the
same
usage
Area
Old
Rates
New
Rates
Difference
Prince
George
within
city
900
835
65
Ptince
George
rural
aicas
1100
835
2
65
Quesnel
District
1100
835
265
Burns
Lake
District
1300
835
465
Vandcrhoof
District
1300
835
465
Smithers
District
1200
8
35
365
All
rates
quoted
in
the
chart
are
excluding
tax
Continued
on
Page
3
three
Indians
had
been
dis
discharged
�
charged
from
hospital
after
an
attack
of
infectious
hepatitis
There
also
were
a
number
of
influenza
cases
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OFF
YOUR
GAME
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