SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Feud shapes between Mikita and Fdntinato as teams prepare for fifth game New York Rangers last victory boosted teams confidence Calgary Stampeders tie playoff series with Edmonton at one game each See Page 4 DOCTOR Were Mad By The Canadian Press Dr Ray March of Fort Nelson says the governments refu refusal � sal to send a doctor to look after the Prophet River reserve Indians is getting us so damn mad I dont know what to do next In a telephone interview from Fort Nelson Dr March a private practitioner said Dr A J Cunningham head of the Peace River health unit at Daw Dawson � son Creek visited Prophet River Saturday but couldnt bother to travel another 67 miles to look at our hospital records on these Indians PHONE CALL Prophet River is G7 miles south of Fort Nelson on the Al Alaska � aska Highway Dr March visited the Indians March 19 after a telephone call from Prophet River told him many of the Indians were sick He said he found Indians of the 59 mcmber band lying on the dirt floors of their wood and paper shacks irrcdibly dirty sick and virtually starving lie said all were infected with hep hepatitis � atitis a disease which affects the liver Dr Cunningham said After examining their living quarters and speaking with the Indians I arrived at the con conclusion � clusion that the situation has been blown completely out of proportion PRETTY HEALTHY He said the Indians were a pretty healthy bunch and the report that 59 Indians were in infected � fected with hepatitis is com completely � pletely absurd He said the Indians told him they had not been short of food at any time this winter Dr March said Wednesday All I want him Dr Cun Jjifngham todolljsromefiip here to this hospital dont think thats asking too much I wrote to BCs Health Minister Martin March 20 asking for a government doctor and wrote to him again last Satur Saturday � day but got no results Im contemplating sending him a wire Dr Paul Dc Montigny who is a partner in private practice with Dr March that someone is trying to whitewash this is issue � sue to protect those who are responsible TREATY FUNDS Sending Boys BC Indian Commissioner J W Boys here will not prove anything The commissioner met with Fort Nelson officials last Thurs Thursday � day and said he would investi investigate � gate all allegations including one of misuse of treaty funds levelled by residents of the area Medical records and blood tests of these Indians are here at the hospital Dr Do Mon Montigny � tigny said Anyone is welcome to look at them They have only to ask Dr De Montigny said a state statement � ment made in the Commons Monday by Health Minister Monteith was wrong Mr Mon tcitli told the House that the head of the Peace River health unit visited the reserve and found no evidence of starvation and that three Indians had been discharged fiom Hospital after Continued on Page 3 best not to gic out the in information � formation Ho hum Tho magazine hustlers are hitting the PG telephone lines again One gal with a sizzle pitch has her patter down to a fine line giving her prospect nary a word edgewise She hangs up after advising her customer the magazines and bill will bo 53 29 47 31 49 27 56 27 52 24 36 10 65 28 42 17 53 25 51 32 15 03 Now Hear This The Loyal Order of the Moose in the mail Best way to get marked its 15th anniversary in Prince George Wednesday still hale and hearty despite its relatively old age in compari comparison � son with some other organiza organizations � tions In fact the group is still growing and accepted eight new members recently to swell its ranks to about 80 The anni ersary was celebrated last weekend at a dinner and dance attended by some 150 people and was recognized Wednesday at a small ceremony Delegates from Prince George presumably will travel to Fort St John for the federal Social Credit nominating convention Saturday but its a deep dark secret who or how many they are A party member when asked by a icportcr this ay cm for details thought it wouhj be around that jazz is simply to scrawl Not Ordered Not WanN ed on the envelope and shoot em back unopened Seems were not too hep on our cul culture � ture man Tho Page 1 story Tuesday dealing with the music festival had a headline touting it as the citys 10th annual drama festival Yeh we know now The drama festival was the week before last City Comptroller Chester Jeffery will head for Victoria June 4 6 for the annual conference of the Municipal Officers Association Aid Spike Enemark is al already � ready in the Easter Parade spirit He paraded into city council meeting yesterday sporting a brilliant red cap Like women do it at Easter man CBC will ship a fie man television crew here April 19 22 to do the Prince George College Story for CBUTs Seven Oclock Show April 26 Story will fea ture the president and founder of the college Bishop Fergus OGrady and how his plan to piovide Central DC with uni university � versity facilities aie progress tog THE CITIZEM The Only Daily Newspaper Serving North Central British Columbia Phone tOgan 4 2441 Volt 6 No 68 W L i CHAIRMAN TiftAepew MHQJKk iRP i 3L sBfei I i i i I i 1 l govt Uoc vxSiammmmttttm M i K MaflHHHlHl PRETTY MARION McDOUGAL one of the secretaries of Prince George Col College � lege looks over the early results of the local fund appeal for the college Rev Peter V Rogers public relations director for the college looks on The local campaign to raise 100000 is now at the half way mark Businessmen and in interested � terested citizens are being asked to contribute to the non denominational college CARDS STACKED Strikes are Obsolete Top Steelworker Says VANCOUVER CP The strike weapon may be obsolete William Mahoney national director of the United Steelworkers of America suggested today CHIEF SURVEYING INDIAN REACTION TTAWK4 CPr2itfaen ship Minister Fairclough said today an Indian chief is on the government payroll at 25 a day to survey Indian reac reactions � tions to findings of the joint Commons Senate committee on Indian affairs A Tory organizer inter interjected � jected Frank Howard CCF Skeena who had asked in the Commons for an explan explanation � ation of the employment of Joseph Dreaver of a Saskat Saskatchewan � chewan Indian band Mrs Fairclough said Chief Dreaver had been drawing 25 a day for a fie day week since Dec 1 1961 WEATHER Prince George Cariboo and Bulklcy Valley regions Cloudy with scatteicd showers tonight and Fuday Little change in temperature Light winds Low tonight and high Friday at Qucsnel and Prince George 35 and 55 Smithcrs 35 and 52 Last 24 Hours Hi Lo Prec Prince George Terrace Smithcrs Quesncl Williams Lake Fott Nelson Kamloops Whitehorso Fort St John Dawson Creek In his report to the unions policy convention here Mr Ma Mahoney � honey said strikes are becom becoming � ing increasingly difficult to wage effectively and success successfully � fully under presents economic condltfonsr and Iunder existing legislation Until the political rules of the game are changed the cards appear to be stacked against successful striking We must renew our efforts and give a great deal more thought to our search for alternative measures He did not spell out what the alternatives might be to labors traditional and ultimate weapon withdrawal of services However he did cite some reasons why he felt strikes may be ineffective The improved standard of living and the costly medical hospital and insurance bene benefits � fits which most of our members now enjoy as well as the in increased � creased cost of living making strikes extremely expensive he said The unavailability of any public assistance or unemploy unemployment � ment insurance for strikers means that the cost of strikes must all be met from union funds Coast Talks Resume Friday VANCOUVER CP Ncgo tiatlons will resume Friday be tween the IWA and coast lum bermen before government con ciliation officer E P Fisher in an attempt to agree on a new contract Negotiations were suspended last week after the union said no progress was being made and asked for a conciliator The IWA is seeking reduced yearly woik schedules to in increase � crease employment for lumber workers Their main demands centre around a 25-cent-an-hour wage increase on tho present 192-an-hour basis and an extra three weeks vacation Employers have charged the union seeks the wage increase despite the fact lumber prices are below those of 10 years ago They also allege the union is attempting to interfere in some fields basically the business of management 1000 REWARD FOR SLAYERS VANCOUVER CP Policc posted a 1000 reward Wed Wednesday � nesday for the bandits who robbed and fatally clubbed Israel Izzy Eisenstcin in his pawn shop last weekend Known affectionately as tho gentle Jew by customers Eisenstcin 50 was found Saturday lying face down in a pool of blood He had been beaten with a pop bottle and his shop looted of about 600 in cash and goods PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY APRIL 5 1962 ECONOMY TAKES STEP FORWARD OTTAWA CP Canadas gross national product last year hit by prairie crop loss losses � es and the early year econo economic � mic slump marked up a 25-per-ccnt gain to total 36 844000000 The increase fiom 35928 000000 in 1960 was almost all due to gains in physical out piif with average1 prices -up only 07 per cent the Domin Dominion � ion Bureau of Statistics said today in its report on the ma major � jor barometer of the coun countrys � trys economic health There was a rising trend of economic activity throughout the last nine months of 1961 Union Company To Negotiate Representatives of the IWA and Fort John Lumber Co will meet Saturday in Dawson Creek to begin negotiating a contract for the companys Chctwynd operation Jake Hoist president of IWA Local 1 424 said today the union and company are still at odds over the reinstatement of two former employees of the Chct Chctwynd � wynd mill However this matter which arose from the companys action in closing the operation soon after certification of the union is in the hands of the Labor Relations Board Mr Hoist also said today that some developments in the Top ley strike first taken by the IWA in the Central Interior for eight years are expected next week He would elaborate only by saying that certain parties are making representation to Quality Spruce Mills operators of the strike bound mill FOR DOWNTOWN AREA Mojo Plan Increased Residence Requirements Sought A resolution is being prepared by the Prince George Labor Council urging the provincial government to increase from 60 to 120 days the local residence requirements of workmen on the Peace River and other projects Decision to put the suggestion in the form of a resolution was made at a labor council meeting Wednesday night It would apply to all projects over which the government has control Currently a person applying for a job in the Peace project must prove he has lived in the area for at least 60 days The council feels this is not sufficient to act as a safeguard that strictly local labor will be hired HELL FIGHT IN HIS OWN WAY Dezell Not Interested In Anti Bennett Group Mayor Garvin Dezell isnt interested in the plans of Vancouvers Mayor Tom Alsbury to form a league of urban voters to fight the policies of Premier Bennett At the moment Im not interested Mayor Dezell said today Ill fight Bennett my own way The Vancouver mayor charg charged � ed the Social Credit government with discriminating against the larger cities and municipalities in favor of the rural areas He also claimed the urban areas have too few members of the legislature in proportion to their voting population As far as I am personally concerned saidMayor lDezeU well Jknow morewhen ye get our completed school cost whether we have a real gripe with Victoria Mayor Dezell suggested Van Vancouver � couver and the congested Low Lower � er Mainland area would like to control the provincial govern government � ment if given the chance They think the balance of the province is probably getting an even break and they dont want that They want to have the cake and cat it too He said that regardless of a population sparsity there is a limit to the size of a riding that can be handled It could be that concentrated on three blocks of Burrard a main Vancouver street they have more voters than the whole Cariboo but theres bound to be some variance City Alderman Charlie Gra Graham � ham Liberal candidate in the next federal election said he would have to study Major Als burys proposed league before commenting But he said as far as Bennett is concerned I dont have to join a league to vote against him I always have Commented the other federal candidate thus far nominated in Cariboo Ken Rutherford of the NDP Ive often wondered why somebody didnt start such an organization He described the Social Credit League as a fascist organization SUPERNATURAL DEFINITELY NOT INVOLVED Plants for Peace Talked by Bonner VICTORIA CP Trade and Industry Minister Bonner said Wednesday night unspecified industries are enquiring regu regularly � larly concerning the possibility of constructing heavy water plants in the Peace River He termed the enciuirics en- couarging in view ofthefact initial Peace power is five to seven years away Mr Bonner said BC has done nothing to attract industry to the Peace and plans to do nothing until the project is well under way 7c a Copy BT CARROT Vl SO per XonU r Redevelopment Put to Chamber A man-in-lhc-street plan for the orderly redevelop redevelopment � ment of downtown Prince George was offered to the chamber of commerce Wednesday night City optometrist Dr Ian Evans who said he was speaking as an interested layman and not as profes professional � sional planner unveiled the scheme It will be studied carefully by the chambers civic affairs committee and the citys in industrial � dustrial development committee as well as by a merchants com committee � mittee which the chamber last night voted to reactivate Dr Evans said he has long felt there is a need for a closer look at the citys downtown area and during recent discussions has found many business and professional men think the same Problem as he sees it Dr Evans said is to avoid down downtown � town deterioration which ulti ultimately � mately could result in slum conditions as the city grows and the need later for the city to buy back property for re development in large chunks and at exhorbitant prices NOT NEW The problem is not new he said It has been a costly ex experience � perience of most American and many Canadian cities It could well become so here But it can be avoided he suggested by prompt action by city council with the strong backing of all business and pro professional � fessional people and groups like the chamber of commerce Dr Evans suggestions in included � cluded The time is opportune for the city to buy tracts of prop property � erty and old buildnigs for re redevelopment � development as downtown park parking � ing areas O That the city institute a 20 year development program for thq purpose of ensuring that all business areas are properly served with parking facilities and other amenities Of particular note is George Street which is likely to be hampered in its future by Continued on Page 3 Mfc DR IAN EVANS close look needed Former Chamber Head to Attend Trade Meeting The Prince George Chamber of Commerce will bo represent represented � ed by past president George Cowcll at the spring conference of the Pacific Northwest Trade Association He will be one of 300 dele delegates � gates to attend the Spokane meeting which will have as its themes Research in Industry and the European Common Market Mr Cowell will leave the city Saturday and expects to return Wednesday Revision of Taxes Urged by Banker To Provide Incentives for Growth Canadian taxation should be revised to include more in incentives � centives for risk taking a regular meeting of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce was told Wednesday Reginald Miller of Vancouver a banker of 40 years experience and a director of the BC Chamber of Commerce said that no reductions in taxation could be expected EXPANSION However he continued tax taxation � ation could be revised and re reformed � formed to provide greater motivation for the expansion of the economy and for greater exports These are times of great new groupings in the trading world and the channels of trade will be radically altered in the next few years Mr Miller said Canada as a trading nation must see where she fits into the new patterns and take steps to make for itself the best pos possible � sible arrangements in the new conditions Certainly this country should not try to isolate and protect itself in these days of rapidly expanding world markets Mr Miller told members and guests of the local chamber Earlier in his address Mr Miller said that the Canadian economy will have to expand more rapidly in the future if it is to absorb the rapid y-in-creasing labor force Some have felt that the total tax load docs not leave enough loom for incentives to excel excellence � lence while others say Cana Canadians � dians are soft and will not make the necessary effort The business community of Canada should be anxious to purge its ranks of black sheep as the most atdent collect- ivist Mr Miller said Businessmen have sometimes which beset todays world but this is a responsibility it shares with many other groups from service organizations to labor ELIMINATION There are some businessmen with whom the rest of the busi- ness community cannot be proud to associate itself and moves should be made to eliminate these men Mr Miller said The chambers of commerce across Canada have become widely lespected because o their principles including a belief in free and competitive enterprise not despite them Social reason that any man enters the fray of free and com competitive � petitive enterprise is not to make money for himself nor to provide employment or to develop the economy Basic to free enterprise and been accused of being the cause I to the careers of those engaged of all societys ills he said and the image of the whip cracking capitalist is dying hard It is true that business has played its part in the problems in fice enterprise is tho concept of service to tho community the provision of goods and service when and where they are needed Theres No Such Thing as Magic Magician By LEWIS SEALE There is no such thing as magic magician Jock Rcid says emphatically the con constant � stant twinkle in his eye a little brighter than usual Its all trickery Mr Reid who will per perform � form Friday and Saturday in the lower hall of Knox United Church sponsored by Knox Mens AOTS group thinks magic makes pietty good entertainment But thcic is certainly noth nothing � ing supernatural involved he said in an interview On tho contrary magic is 95 per cent misdirection of the spec spectators � tators attention five per cent manipulation Most people come to see magic shows in the hope seldom if ever justified of finding out how the tricks aic done not to sec a minor demon at work Indeed the element of the supernatural is the factor which keeps some people away from magic shows Mr Reid said They are afraid of being contaminated by the MR MAGIC Jock Reid steps off PGE train to be met by the chairman of the Knox AOTS magic show committee Dr Ian Evans Also welcoming the magician were Carl Brammer the Great Kendini co star in the forthcoming show and Dr Bill Aitken Craftsman photo aura of magic But magic seems to be gaining in popu laiity Women seem particularly to believe in the supci natural powers of magicians I have not the foggiest idea why Mr Reid admits He recalled an Indian girl who saw his show at White Rock an J went backstage afterwards to tell him how she had enjoyed watching him Can you read minds she asked finally Then Can you tell me my name after Mr Rcid had assured her he could read minds Undaunted the Aberdeen born magician who became interested in magic while liv ing in Ivondon and now woiks out of Liverpool narrowed his eyes and lifted his hands I hadnt the foggiest ho confesses I didnt even speak her language but I knew that Indians often have names taken from nature and that a variety of Red hot Poker grows there After suitable pause for in Continued on Pane 3