SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Interest mounting as date for annual canoe race ncars A total of 40 entries received for 1962 soap box derby Maris Mantle Musial Mays slam home runs in weekend action Sec Pages 4 and 5 z LmtsM Wmzmtmmsim THE CITKEM The Only Daily Newspaper Serving North Central British Columbia Phone lOgan 4 2441 Vol 6 No 89 4MfoWfect CAUGHT by surprise when Jack Frost paid a return visit to Prince George overnight was Bill Dunkley 2455 Lauri er who forgot to turn off his lawn sprink sprinkler � ler jSuriday After the mercury dipped to 27 the Punklny lawn wasji ea pf fce and icicles on nearby trees provided a sparkling display fnthe early morning sunshine Fujikawa photo 34 MEMBERS ECM Group Due in May 16 The 3l member delegation of timber industry businessmen from European Common Mar Market � ket countries will be arriving in Prince George May 16 The- delegation from five countries left Amsterdam by air Friday for Vancouver for a three week visit to 13 C at MEETING SOUGHT NANAIMO Hospital board hcic has decided tu seek a meeting with council to talk objections to erection of high use buildings in the new reg regional � ional hospital area Hospital authorities object to plans for construction of two scvcn storcy blocks side by side as they would affect the view me invitation ol the BC gov government � ernment the BC Lumber Manufacturers Association and Lthe BC Plywood Manufac turers Association Northern Interior Lumber Lumbermens � mens Association Secretary Manager Bob Gallagher said the delegation arriving during the evening May 16 will spend May 17 and 18 in Uic Prince George area A dinner will be given for the delegation May 17 Aim of Uie trip is to let dele delegates � gates become better acquaint acquainted � ed with the Western Canadian lumber industry and latest ap applications � plications of lumber in Hie building industry Delegates include five from The Netherlands seven from Belgium nine from Germany 5000 Reward Posted For Former UAR Veep DAMASCUS Syria AP Col Abdel Ilamid Sorraj president Nassers top man in Syria during its union with Egypt was hunted today after escaping from a prison hospital Sorraj formerly vice president of the United Arab Republic and head of the feared secret police in Syria made his getaway Saturday night with the captain of the prison guard Serraj who has a reward of 5000 on him was jailed in September after a military coup seized power and proclaimed Syrias independence Now Hear This Been snickering over this one since it came to our attention tluougli a paper company bul bulletin � letin Why do bees hum Be Because � cause they dont Know the words Hell heh Visitois to PG for the next couple of days arc Jake Grauer diiector of livestock for l ho Pacific National Exhibition for thobc last umpteen years and Ed Mover PNE public lelations manager The boys wetc sent hcie courtesy the PNE to meet with Simon Frascr Days Exhibition directors and to work with them in an advluuy capacity For which the PG group owes the PNE a sincere thank you Coming to town tomoriow are Mr and Mr G L Landon Mr Landon U di rector of development and ex extension � tension for the piovincial de department � partment of agriculture from PG to Prince Rupert Williams Lake to the Peace Itivcr area Mac we havent got your li licence � cence number and its too bad the RCMP haent cither but that white Chcy Coivair you were diiving atound town with out lights Saturday eve should be impounded and you with it If the car hadnt been light in color oud have met your Waterloo at the corner of Fifth and Dominion That was just before ou scuttle J around be hind the fire hall thinking vou weie being pursued And you were seven from France and five from Italy Maior cost of the tour will be picked up by the provincial government The delegation will return to Vancouver from here by CPA Most of the trip will be de voted to inspecting coastal mill forest and construction opera tions Prince George is believed the only Interior location to bo visited by the delegation Southern Alberta reported two to eight inches of snowfall to today � day Prince George had 15 inches of snowfall this month Average snowfall for May is 2 inches Tuesdays forecast is for sun sunny � ny skies with cloudy periods and occasional showers in the afternoon Remaining cool with light winds Low tonight and high Tuesday at Prince George Quesncl and Smithcrs 25 and 55 Peace Rier Sunny with cloudy periods and continuing cool Light winds Low tonight and high Tuesday at Grande Prairie 25 and 45 LAST 24 HOURS Hi Lo Prec Prince George Terrace Smithcrs Quesncl Williams Lake Kamloops Whitchorse Foit Nelson Port St John Dawson Creek 50 27 trace 54 30 50 27 52 24 46 25 03 56 32 44 29 02 44 27 56 27 47 31 34 PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY MAY 7 1962 Pacifists to Demonstrate As Jackie Christens Sub GROTON Conn AP Pacifists say they will hold a demonstration when Mrs John F Kennedy christens a new Polaris submarine here Tuesday The Committee for Non Violent Action a group opposed to construction of Polaris submarines said about 200 persons will maintain a silent vigil in front of the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics Corporation builders of the submarine FOR 62 CONTRACT TALKS 25 Cent Hike in Pay 1 of 6 IWA Demands KELOWNA CP Loggers in the BC Interior will ask for a 25 cent across-the-board hourly wage increase as one of six demands in 1962 contract negotiations negotiations The demands hammered out at a wages and contract confer ence of the International Wood workers Association CLC over the weekend cover 6000 log gers sawmill and plywood work ers in 150 companies Other requests are for a variety of fringe benefits chief among them a health welfare and medical plan on a par with benefits won by union mem members � bers on the BC coast The contract sessions broke up Sunday after a week of meetings among union leaders All meetings were closed Locals in Cranbrook Salmon Arm Kelowna and Prince George will hand the six point program later this year to the operators The loggers also ask A clause in contracts pledging the companies to apply all wages and conditions to con contractors � tractors and sub contractors Three weeks additional paid vacations for all employees Wage adjustments for lum ber graders and scalers An apprenticeship training program for tradesmen Inc statement of demands was issued late Sunday with without � out elaboration Unspecified contract changes were asked in involving � volving seniority travel time and category revisions At the close of the earlier re regional � gional officers executive board and policy committee meetings Joe Morris of Vancouver hand handed � ed over his regional presidency to first vice president Jack Moore of Vancouver Mr Morris leaves the BC Interior division of the IWA for an Ottawa post as executive vice president of the Canadian Labor Congress The operators employing the loggers arc cither members of the lumber manufacturers As Association � sociation the Interior Forest Labor Relations Association or independents The basic wage for loggers in the Interior was 179 an hour compared with 192 for work ers on the coast In Vancouver Sunday night Mr Moore said the additional vacation time was sought rather than a shorter work day as a more effective remedy for keep keeping � ing industry unemployment down Loggers would receive five weeks paid vacation in instead � stead of two over their first five War Urged on Mental Illness TORONTO en Walter E Barton president of the Amer American � ican Psvchiatric Association called on his colleagues today to campaign for sweeping ad advances � vances against mental illness with special attention to care for the aged Dr Barton also urged politi political � cal action to include the ment mentally � ally ill in social legislation ad vocated more co operation be tween physicians and psychia psychiatrists � trists and recommended auto autonomy � nomy for Canadian APA mem members � bers the Canadian Psychiatric Association as a recognition of nationalism MEDICOS WARN AT HEALTH CARE SITTING years of employment and six weeks Instead of three there thereafter � after Main features of the coasts health and welfare plan is cov coverage � erage under the contributory Medical Services Association scheme life insurance of 5000 and accidental death and dis memberment insurance of 5000 and sick benefits amounting to 35 a werk for 26 weeks Mr Moore said most negoti negotiations � ations will commence in June HENDRIK VERWOERD no admlsssons Verwoerd UN Discuss Disputed African Area PRETORIA Reuters Pre Premier � mier II e n d r i k Vcrvocrd of South Africa met with United Nations representatives today for talks on the disputed future of Soutli African - ruled South Southwest � west Africa A government spokesman de described � scribed the talks as informal saying that Verwoerd empha emphasized � sized South Africa was not ad mitting UN jurisdiction over the territory in entering the talks Southwest Africa once a Gcr man colony is the only terri territory � tory still administered under a mandate from the old League of Nations South Africa has re refused � fused to transfer the neighbor neighboring � ing territory to the UN trustee trusteeship � ship svstem FIVE BREAK INS HERE ON WEEKEND A rash of break ins in the city Friday and Saturday nights has been lepoited by the RCMP A total of five break ins over the weekend are being investigated One man has been appre apprehended � hended Vladimir Efcnoff of North Surrey was charged Saturday with breaking into the Safeway store Friday night and was remanded Police arc still looking for those who broke into thiec establishments in the First and Victoria area Saturday night and for 300 explosive caps taken from Northern Hardware GUS BABY KISSING Diet to D 4B9 9 Mump Prime Minister Diefen baker will definitely visit Cariboo riding prior to the June 18 federal election Progressive Conservative officials here said today but no dates have yet been set Trade and Commerce Min Minister � ister George Hces and Agricul Agriculture � ture Minister Alvin Hamilton arc also to visit the Cariboo during the election campaign in suppoit of Conservative can candidate � didate Gus Henderson Mr Henderson was in Prince George today talking to peo people � ple the kissing babies routine he said He docs not yet have any campaign speeches scheduled Later this week he will visit Vanderhoof Fort St James Fort Fraser and Quesncl be before � fore leaving for the north Mr Henderson is spending alternate weeks in the north and south Mr Henderson said that so far his campaign in the north is going well and he is facing the vote witli as much confi confidence � dence as ever More Doctors Seen in Sask By Rutherford The number of doctors in Saskatchewan will have increas increased � ed by this time next year de despite � spite institution of the provinces medical care plan Ken Ruther Rutherford � ford NDP candidate for Cari Cariboo � boo told ai public meeting in Quesnel Friday He predicted few doctors will leave the province regardless of the tin cats of a large num number � ber now that they will do so Mr Rutherford outlined his partys pioposed national health plan and said an NDP federal government would cover GO per cent of the costs to the prov provinces � inces Only the NDP is ficc to in institute � stitute the necessary economic planning to biing about full employment he told the meet meeting � ing The old line parties are the tools of the financiers who provide the election funds He said the NDPs program piovidcs for an increase in the money supply and a lowering of interest rates which would provide funds for social invest investment � ment and create employment The added purchasing power would create a demand for more goods from the factories The NDP said Mr Ruthcr ford is unalterably opposed to nuclear weapons and is pre prepared � pared to give leadership in the demand for disarmament Speaking in support of the Prince George school teachers candidature was Ran Harding MLA for Kaslo Slocan Graham in North On Vofe Drive Liberal candidate for Cariboo riding in the June 18 federal election Charlie Graham left Prince George Sunday to begin his campaign in the north Mr Graham will speak at Fort Nelson tonight and Tucs day will move on to Lower Post He will also visit Fort St John Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupe before returning to Prince George He will discuss agricultural policy industrial development for BC education on the na- Continued on Page 3 Socialization Scares Recruits Away TORONTO en The On tario Medical Association warned today that govern government � ment encroachment in the field of health care could cause serious disruption in the flow of reciuits to the heal healing � ing professions Alieady it told the royal commission on health serv services � ices the prospect of furUicr government intervention Is creating recruitment difficul difficulties � ties Even woikers in the health fields are advising their chil children � dren to consider the advan- tages of other occupations which so far have escaped the threat of socialization The OMA was the first pri private � vate organization to picscnt a brief as the royal commis sion under Saskatchewans Chief Justice Emmclt Hall opened month long public hearings here The hearings aie tho most intensive the commission has held in its cross country public inquiry into Canadas health prob problems � lems The OMA Ontario division of the Canadian Medical As- I sociation said it was concern ed lest the government be como moie and more mo monopolistic � nopolistic cmplover of health workers If this should hap happen � pen not only will those al ready trained seek other em employment � ployment but students con tcmplating enrollment will hear the cries of anguish and bypass the health profes sions The medical association said government intervention was its foremost concern as regards the future supply of workers The association suggested that the Ontario medical wel welfare � fare plan should be expanded lo protect citizens who are self supporting but who can cannot � not affoul to pay for their medical care The association said rapid progress is being made to toward � ward the goal of universal availability of voluntary medi medical � cal insurance It commended the friendly competition among multiple carriers Sixty - three per cent of Ontarios citizens were insur insured � ed against surgical costs and 50 per cent against air medical expenses 7c a Copy DT OAKIUK kl 60 ir Vantk efinitely in ificiing C W Declines Comment After Secret Meeting Officials of a Vancouver firm Coopcr Widman Ltd which has proposed a 7000000 pulp mill for the Prince George area met Saturday with local lumber operators to discuss chip contracts The meeting was closed A spokesman for the company today declined to comment on the discussions He said the company would make no statement at this time because we have been severely criti criticized � cized by some local organizations for seeking pub publicity � licity when our sole purpose has been lo keep the public informed on our progress AT VANDERHOOF Inquest Due in Death f Railway Lineman An inquest is being held at Vanderhoof into the death Saturday of a CNR lineman Oscar Olsen of Prince George soon after the speeder he was riding collided with a train RCMP at Vanderhoof said this morning that viewing of the body has been held and the in inquest � quest then adjourned pending further investigation of the mis mishap � hap 18 miles west of Prince George Mr Olsen about GO was tak taken � en to Vanderhoof by the train with which his speeder collided and died about noon Saturday at St Johns Hospital RCMP here are still looking for the owner of a horse which was involved in an accident with a car on the Hart High Highway � way during the weekend The horse left the scene of the ac accident � cident Glen Alore of Prince George driver of the car ran into one of three horses walking on the highway Slight damage was done to the car although the horse is mt believed to be scriousty hurt No one was injured when a car driven by Jo ry Roy Jen Jensen � sen of Prince Rupert turned over on a curve in the Cariboo Highway near the airport How However � ever 1500 damage was clone to the vehicle Charges arc still pending at Burns Lake in the case of an accident which sent five to Burns Lake and District Hos Hospital � pital more than a week ago Mrs Bobbie Philip of Prince George most scriousv injired in the crash was to b flown to Vancouver this morning for further treatment at Vancouver General Hospital Dr Jack Matvcnko and Miss Louise Holmes accompanied Mrs Philip on the flight by ununcca Air berviccs She is reported in much the same con dition as previously Mrs Norma Liggcat who was injured in the same two car collision near Decker Lake has been transferred to Prince Hup- en Hospital by Ambulance Thomas White of Vancouver and Lawrence Pollard of Noitli Surrey arc the only two remain remaining � ing in hospital and both are ic ported making good progress Doctors to Shut Offices During 2 Day Assembly Prince George medical doc doctors � tors will close their offices Wednesday and Thursday as they attend the annual scicn tjfic assembly held by the local medical society with the BC Division of the Canadian Med Medical � ical Association - The public has been askqd f to restrict its calls on those two days but any patients requir requiring � ing emergency care or advice can get in contact with their doctor by calling the hospital at 4 4411 according to Dr Jean Izatt secretary of the society This is the same arrangement as during last cars assembly Dr Izatt said The assemblies which oper ate throughout BC with speak ers on a circuit nave been held in Prince George twice pre previously � viously and will continue as an annual � nual events Speakers will include Dr Robert Ewert of Prince George Dr W C Chin of Kamloops Dr D Waltcrson of New West minster Dr II N Watson president of the BC division Dr E C McCoy and Dr M Tucko all of Vancouver Victorian Heads Daily Newspaper Publishers Group TORONTO CIV Stuart Kcatc publisher of the Victoria Times was elected president of the Canadian Daily Newspaper Pub Publishers � lishers Association at the organ organizations � izations 43td annual meeting here last week R L Curran president and publisher of the Sault Ste Ma Marie � rie Star was elected first vice piesidcnt and W J Campbell vice picsidcnt of tiio Toionto Star was elected second vice president Papers Bog Down Again As Another Union Out DETROIT Ml Plans to resume publication of Detroits daily newspapers Tuesday for the first time since April 11 fiz fizzled � zled rapidly today as one un unions � ions pickets replaced anothers in front of the Detroit News Pickets of the Paper and Plate Handlers Union appeared at The News Sunday night within hours after a printers un union � ion removed its pickets follow ing appioval of a new contract with the Detroit Newspaper Publishers Association bargain bargaining � ing representative for Tho News and The Detroit Free Press The Plate Handlcis picket picketing � ing protesting what was termed a lockout came as manage ment of both newspapers had started calling all their more than 4000 employees back to woik The new picketing unlike that of the printers did not in include � clude The Free Press The News is an evening paper and The Free Press is a morning paper Members of Local 18 of the International Typographical Un Union � ion which earlier Sunday ap proved a Uvo vear contract with both newspapers lcfuscd to cross the Plate Handlers picket lines today Robert Uutz executive secre secretary � tary of the Publishers Associa Association � tion issued a statement saying the picketing was a direct violation of the arbitration agreement signed Feb 15 by both local and international of officers � ficers of the Paper and Plato Handlers Union Members of Pressmens Lo Local � cal 13 weie to vote today on a new contract Paper Handlers Local 13 already had called a meeting to decide whether to ictiuu to work Both the ITU prinlcis and the paper handlers decided April 20 not to return to woik after a lav off at both papers following a Teamsters strike since set settled � tled at The Fieo Press The ITU settlement includes pay increase of 4 a week the first vear and 3 a week the second year Average houily pay depending on shifts runs between 325 and 343