MRS DAWN YOUNG scaled was named Beta Sigma Phis Star Dust Queen at the 14th annual Star Dust Ball held here Saturday She was crowned by Mrs Pat Briggs retiring queen Mrs Young a member of Sigma Chapter was Rejected by secret ballot by members of the four chap chapters � ters fancy words and half - promises and then to pick up his brief case and scram Todays meeting will sec specific questions put to the minister along with demands for specific answers The four MLAs representing this region of Central B C will attend the meeting Kay Wil liston Fort George Cyril Shcl foul Onuncca Doug Little Skccna Bill Murray Puncc Rupert Some 40 chamber repre representatives � sentatives arc here representing most of the chambers from Prince George to Prince Rupcit Bill Bordman member of the Alaska legislature and a staunch fighter for the ferry system also is heie Highway delegates will present Gaglardi with the following points 1 Blow out the bad coiners stiaighten the bad curves wid widen � en the piesent load from Ter Terrace � race to Hazelton start the work at once and continue until com completed � pleted 2 Improve bridge approaches lebuild narrow budges and bung all bridges up to standard BY CHAMBERS -Point Road Plan Formed imhLTON Chamber of including semitrailers up to Commerce delegates iroraiw across Central BC and Alaska will put before Highways Min ister Phil Gaglardi this after afternoon � noon The platform was developed last night at an emergency mee cha lists work that must be done to put the road in shape to handle heavy traffic expected when the Alaska marine high highway � way service starts Sept 3 Tone of the meeting was fair fairly � ly tough Delegates and other chamber members attending the meeting at the Inlander Hotel have cxpicsscd determination not to allow Gaglardi to make a auick sneech with a lot of 3 Reconstruct the Bulkley Pativnn hpKinon TIa7ntfnn 1 have hammered out a 10 point Porphvry Creek 17 miles cast platform on road necas tney 4 Complete the resurfacing of Highway 16 by 1963 5 Continue with a contract on Highway 16 between Prince George and McBride The minister will be asked fnr sneeific answers to the fol- BtinRpf dclyjjtps from I jn jy mbers along Highway Iff It What can we expect in dollars to be spent on Highway 16 2 Where will it be spent 3 When will the money be spent 4 When will the government start the work and complete it 5 When will the roads and bridges be completed to handle the vastly increased truck and car traffic expected this year and next7 Mr Murray stressed that the meeting should not align the four MLAs on the side ot the minister We are as much for this road as you he said We too are fighting the government for dollars to spend on it Mr Little said he estimates it will take 12 million to put the piesent highway in bare minimum condition to meet the Alaska ferry traffic needs If we net hall of that this year and half next Id say we will have won the battle he said Murray agreed We need a minimum standard road that will handle the traffic Later on perhaps when the federal government is willing to assist is the time to go for a road of Trans Canada standauls Mr Bordman said the marine highway has been a tremendous fight in Alaska There has been strong opposition from persons who think the 23 million voted for the ferry project is too much of a gamble Weve been counting heavily on piomises that Highway 16 would be completed and wo to handle all types of vehicles would have black top from Now Hear This You see TV weather wizaul Norris McLean in the craziest places Like what on eaith was he doing clambering down the scaffolding of an apartment block Friday night How was the weather up theie Mrs Norma Brink who mo tored to Vancouver last week to take part in Saturdays Toast mistress Council 11 speech fi finals � nals never did make the compe competition � tition No it wasnt stage flight She had the flu Husband Peter took the bus down and drove her home Sunday Suppose some clods dont realize it but others find it dls respectful to gawk around and eat popcorn while O Canada is being played at a public gather ing Such was the case Satur Saturday � day night by a chap standing beside the players box in the Coliseum Got quite a charge reading the inside back of the Stais On Ice program Among other zany definitions was tins ono ien step This interesting dance makes it most interesting is that all skaters dont leave out the same four steps Two regular garbage trucks and four rental units moved about the city Friday during the first phase of clean up week City Works Super Bill Jones said today some residents put some of their garbage out too late for Friday Although efforts will be made to collect the ma material � terial today the regular sched schedule � ule will be kept even if it means leaving some Friday stuff Pick pS up ciews will work after 5 today because of the amount nt clean up material around Itll be a little while yet be fore you can haul out the boat and motor man And there aint gonna be any water skiing for an even longer time Fishing friends out scouting on the w eek end found most lakes still have a good amount of ice on them although the rivers are flow ing free Flyin Phil and Ray Willlston passed through town this ayem by plane on their way to the is called the tenstep because I Hazelton meeting on Highway there are 14 jsteps in it Wliat 1 10 Rupert to Vancouver when the ferry starts he said If you fail us well be in a mess Our opponents might win and the ferries would perhaps be leased out and operated elsewhere He said Alaska has gone first class with equipment and jn service to make the marine highway a success It will start a traffic boom along highway 16 that could go beyond all ex expectations � pectations But the completed highway is essential Stan Rough of Kitimat chair chairman � man of the Associated Chambers Tourist Committee stressed that the communities along Highway 16 have just raised 2000 to promote the tourist industry this year We must have a reasonable highway for them so they can travel in relative comfort We must serve them in good faith Delegates will work today as a unit according to highway committee chairman Doug Smithers of Kitimat We must not let Gaglardi split our ranks Several delegates noted that Gaglardi has made many prom promises � ises in the past and has kept few of them Said John Mor Morrison � rison of Prince George presi president � dent of the Associated Cham bers We must get specific an swers to our questions and definite commitments from the minister as to what work he will do and when Following the meeting with the Highway delegates Gaglardi is scheduled to discuss roads with members of the Hazelton Trucks Association He will then fly back to Victoria this after afternoon � noon Highway crews in this area have spent the last two weeks cleaning up Highway 16 in prep preparation � aration for Highway Minister Gaglardis arrival here The minister was to fly to Smithers today and drive to Hazelton to meet Highway 16 Chamber of Commerce dele delegates � gates who are demanding that the road be put into decent shape for the first time in history Worst parts of the road are in the Hazelton area so for two weeks highways crews have been grading the roads and go going � ing up and down it on both sides of Hazelton picking up beer bottles and tin cans and actual ly sweeping sections of the highway 18-YEAR-OLD KILLED TTHT JML -1BI JJU Iffil In Hit Run SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Dawson Creek Canucks capture four game total point series in play with Prince George Mohawks Black Hawks come back into Stanley Cup play by bouncing Toronto 3 0 Saskatoon rink with average age of 21 wins Vancouver carspiel by defeating some of Canadas top curlers 26140 LAST YEAR ro Grant to City Local Oldtimer Dies at 83 Prince George lost another oldtimer Friday with the death of Charles II Van Somcr Mr Van Somer was born in Bay City Mich in 1870 After spending some time on the Pacific Coast lie moved to Skagway Alaska where he married Frances Ewing in 1909 They lived in Carcross and Whitchorsc until 1914 when they moved to the Prince George area He farmed for about tlnec years in the Chief Lake district In 1917 he started a transfer business in the city driving one of the first trucks to be used here He continued with his trucking business until his retirement in 1958 Van as he was known to his friends was an ardent skat skater � er and baseball enthusiast He continued his skating until ie cent years He is survived by his wife three sons Jack and Jim of Prince George and Art of Sum Summit � mit Lake daughters Mrs Marg Margaret � aret Witter of Summit Lake and Mrs Alice George of Edmon ton Funeral services were con conducted � ducted today at Assmans Fun Funeral � eral Chapel by Canon T D R Allen Pallbeaiers weie Clyde Allen Tommy Tibbett Tom Walsh Carl Wcdemeyer Fred Lockyer and Tom Austin Doctors Examining 60 of Men Released by Cuba MIAMI Fla AP Doctors expect to spend much of this week making tests to determine what tieatment is needed by the GO wounded or 111 Cuba invasion pi boners who were brought to Miami Saturday Two of the negotiators who obtained the mens freedom with a promise to pay the 2000000 they had been fined by a military tribunal planned to go to New York to start a campaign for raising 862000000 the total amount of the fines levied on the 1179 captives Four men weie admitted to a Miami hospital on airival Saturday and six others released to spend the weekend with their families were asked to return for visits as out patients JUDGE C W MORROWS appointment to the senate of Prince George College was announced today by Bishop Fergus OGrady Twenty per persons � sons are to be appointed to the senate five from Prince George Judge Morrow is the second appointment Earlier industiiahst and Citizen pub publisher � lisher W B Milner was named BIG RANCH SOLD PENTICTON CP The 437 acre ranch near Kcremeos op operated � erated by the late Francis X Richter father of BC Agricul Agriculture � ture Minister Richter has been sold for more than 125000 to Mr and Mrs A Crandcll of Burnaby CITI e The city of Prince George will probably get the same rate of grant from BC Hydro this year as pro provided � vided during the fiscal year 1961 62 A weekend announcement by the power commission in Vic Victoria � toria said pending the working out of a permanent policy the authority will provide grants to cities and municipalities within its service areas for the fiscal year of 1962 63 It was prev previously � iously in doubt whether grants would be continued under the new BC Hydro and Power Au Authority � thority Grant to Prince George last year was 26140 If the grant continues to be based on the three percentage of gross revenue the city would stand to obtain about 2000 more this year Scalers Elect Officers Here Provisional officers of the Associated Scalers of BC were elected at a general meeting held Sunday in Prince George They are president William Waldron of Prince George vice presidents Alton P Myers of Fort Fraser Gordon Spears of Quesnel Cahin R Twombly of Prince George and K W Jacob son of Prince George secretary treasurer Mario Costanzo of Prince George Scalers from Prince George Quesnel Hixon Willow River Reid Lake Fort Fraser Mar Marguerite � guerite and Alexandria attended the organization meeting here A 24-year-old Norwegian immigrant today was re remanded � manded without plea to April 24 when he appeared in police court on two charges arising from a highway fatality late Fri Friday � day Kjcll Bcrgc Soltvedt a sheet metal worker is charged witli hit and run and mischief following the death of Sheridan T Ed Edwards � wards 18 about six miles north of Prince George on the Hart Highway Two cars involved in the accident were located by RCMP early Saturday The first vehicle a 1951 fEmWM HPH i ase Meteor said to belong to Solt Soltvedt � vedt was found about three miles from the accident scene on the Old Summit Lake Road Edwards was apparently walk walking � ing to his home along the high way at the time of the accident shortly after midnight Friday He was first struck down by a car just past the top of the sand hill six miles north of the city A group of young people travelling north on the highway shortly afterwards saw the body lying on the road police re port As they stopped the car to investigate another car came up the hill and drove over the body It did not stop RCMP added When radio reports described both cars a resident on the Old Summit Lake road notified police of the abandoned Meteor Owner of the other car on hearing the reports went to the police station inquiring whether his vehicle was the one they were looking for Malcolm Campbell and pas passengers � sengers in his car said they were completely unaware the car had run over a body The body was flown out to Vancouver Saturday for a pathologists icport to deter mine which of the two vehicles killed the youth Mr Edwards was a student telegrapher at Vandcrhoof for Canadian National Railways He is son of Mr and Mrs Roland Edwards of the Hart Highway Soltvedt first came into police and said his car had been stolen from a city parking lot He later changed his story police said 12 HELICOPTERS ALSO SOUGHT GAS EXPLOSION HITS 150 HOMES ROTTERDAM Reuters -A gas explosion damaged about 150 houses in 10 differ different � ent streets today Six persons including two policemen were known to have been slightly injured Authorities said the walls of a number of houses were seriously dislocated The explosion was believed to have been caused by leak leaking � ing underground pipes ZEN 77ie Ony De7y Newspaper Serving North Central British Columbia Phone lOgcm 4 2441 Vol 6 No 75 PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY APRIL 16 1962 7c a Copy BT OAHRtKB Vl bo rr wmtv Potato Shortage Brings tfPa Hijacking Smuggling fcl VS tnwnnM LONDON AP API Tim The nnt potato itn is Is llin the tint hot Item item tllCSC these days for British hijackers and Irish smugglers due to a shortage in Britain Raiders got a good haul during the weekend At Man Manchester � chester a truck carrying 2t tons of potatoes was stolen Another two tons was hijacked at Liverpool Somebody got away with 43 sacks of 112 pounds each from an Essex ware warehouse � house Ireland restricts the export of potatoes and smugglers arc busy there They buy from farmers at 20 a ton truck the potatoes over lonely back roads into Northern Ireland then ship the loot to England There the spuds fetch 38 a ton on the wholesale market BUSH CAMP FIRE Girl 8 Good After Saving Small Brother BURNS LAKE Correspondent An eight-year-old girl who suffered severe burns Friday while saving a brother from an explosion at a Babine Lake logging camp is in pretty good condition today in Burns Lake and District Hospital Virginia Holt daughter of Mr and Mrs Charlie Holt of Mc Crccrys logging camp was saved from more serious injury by her dog Lassie and was brought to hospital by toboggan and motor vehicle alter un unsuccessful � successful attempts to bring a plane in The accident took place when Virginias small brother threw a discarded starter fluid can onto a bonfire The girl ran forward to pull her brother away but the can exploded and ic set her clothing on fire She began to run toward the house her clothes flaming when Lassie ran to her and knocked her over and began jumping up and down on her to put out the flames t However the girl suffered second degree burns to hand right arm and left leg Attempts were made to radio for an airplane since the lake ice is unsafe for travel but no contact could be made After several hours Mr Holt and Art McCrecry decided to walk out with the injured child Virginia was wrapped up and taken by toboggan 18 miles down the ice from where she was driven to the hospital She was admitted to the hos hospital � pital at 1 a m Saturday and made good progress CANCER CURES NEW YORK AP The American Cancer Society says one out of every three persons stricken with cancer is being cured compared with one out of seven years ago Tender particulars arc being toria April 4 19G2 A oic placc prepared for three 600 gallon water bombers a small bird dog aircraft and a radio equipped truck to operate out of Prince George R G McKce deputy minister of lands and foicsts has announced Similar equipment all of which will be available wher wherever � ever needed in the province is to be based with the BC Forest Service at Smithers Kamloops and Cranbrook Mr McKce told the 72 graduates of the three day fire control course here during a banquet Friday The forest service has also called for tenders on 12 heli helicopters � copters to be opened at Vic- and a two place madiina will be placed in each forest district with two extra onc scatcrs in the Peace River country Forest service officials here had previously reported that funds had been made available for aircraft to be used in fire detection and prevention in the Prince George area but had been awaiting for moic specific information before making any announcements For the 19G2 fire season the forest service protection staff is also constructing portable slurry mixing tanks so that the colored bentonitc and water mixing apparatus can be rushed mmBasssaamKmEiissssssi Manning 1140 PM APRIL 14 1912 Only a handful of the survivors of the Titanic sink sinking � ing still are alive but they never will forget that night in tho North Atlantic 50 years ago Three of them ate R Norris Williams II of Philadelphia Mrs Mary Futrelle of Scituate Mass and Mrs Ka Uterine Manning of Queens NY One of the most famous survivors Mrs Margaret T Brown wrote the story of the trag tragedy � edy that was the basis of the Broadway musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown In the centre is German artist Willy Stoewers visualization of the midnight night nightmare � mare in which more than 1500 of the 1324 passengers and 899 crew members per perished � ished as the unsinkable ocean liner sank after hitting an iceberg on her maiden voyage STORES TO OPEN THURSDAY NIGHT Retail stores in Prince George will remain open until 9 pm Thursday in lieu of the Easter Friday holiday the following day the Retail Mer Merchants � chants Association said today President Jim Zimaro said Wednesday store hours will be the same as usual with doors closing at noon Regu Regular � lar hours will be observed Saturday and Monday Offices in the city how however � ever will generally be closed Monday Cloudy skies are forecast with a few showers for fonfght and Tuesday Winds will be light becoming southerly 15 and ris rising � ing locally to 25 and gusty Lit Little � tle change in temperature Low tonight and high Tuesday at Prince George 32 and 55 Ques Quesnel � nel 32 and 60 Smithers 35 and 50 Peace River Sunny cloud clouding � ing over in the afternoon A little warmer Winds light Low tonight and high Tuesday at Grande Prairie 30 and 55 LAST 24 HOURS Hi Lo pcip Prince George 51 32 Terrace 45 34 13 Smithers 49 28 Quesnel 56 32 Williams Lake 51 31 Whitchorsc 43 27 Dawson Creek 55 35 embers To Be Based Here from one airfield to another as required Training for bird dog men and their helpers is also being held co operative pre scason meet meetings � ings arc being held between forest rangers and licensees arc taking place to discuss pre-sup- prcssion planning Mr McKce continued However lie warned just be because � cause all this is being done tho fiie season losses will not bo cut in half A great deal re remains � mains to be done and many areas are outside the GO milo effective range of the water bombers and so will not have air piotection Earlier he said there would not be an inexpensive fire sea season � son again unless the depart departments � ments 19G2 plans show that by spending more on pievention and less on suppression tho number of large and costly fires can be cut PC Nomination To Be April 28 The nominating convention for the next federal election of tho Cariboo Progressive Conserva Conservative � tive Association will be held in Prince George April 28 W C Gus Henderson MP Cariboo met with officials of the local association Sunday and was in Quesnel today A party spokesman told The Cituen Mr Henderson has in indicated � dicated lie will seek the nomin nomination � ation again The spokesman said no other names were being mentioned The three other major parties have already nominated their candidates for the riding Tho NDP chose city school teacher Ken Rutherford Social Ciedit candidate is Bert Leboc city lumberman and former MP city alderman Charlie Graham will coutebt the seat for the Liberals