SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Legion wins marathon game from Yanks after two hours and 47 minutes Shell Interior hands Islanders seventh straight loss of season Don Drysdale pitches Dodgers to two and one half game lead over Giants Sec Page 5 arc spoken for The balance Intersection Work To End Thursday Reconstruction of the inter intersection � section at Third and George will be completed by Thursday morning barring any problems city woiks officials said today They said replacing the pave pavement � ment was the main job being undertaken today Drainage is also being reconstructed and new electrical wiring is going underground in the area Works Superintendent Bill Jones said sttect crews started woik at the site at 1 am The sewer department was brought in at 4 am The paving crews will go into operation later to today � day putting down the first of two lasers of asphalt Now Hear This Glancing at the way the vot voting � ing went in anous polling sta stations � tions in the Cariboo riding can be fun For example winner Bert Leboo outdid his opponents at Sunrise Valley while defeated incumbent Gus Henderson was iaorcd at Sunset Prairie Le Leboo � boo topped the poll at Two Rivers possibly in honor of the Soci eels aowed two river po policy � licy New Democrat Ken Ruth Rutherford � erford who wound up fourth in the race took all three votes in the tidings smallest poll Finlay Folks Finish the job department City council passed a bylaw last month making traffic one way in boine downtown lanes But no directional signs wen post posted � ed pointing out the right way to travel so trucks and cars continue to ply the alleys in both directions Canadian Legions new building bonds arc selling like hotcakes Of the GOO0O issue more than a third ate sold and another thisd wide a distribution as possible among veterans They can buy in at 100 cash or time Mark Marriott 7 j car old sn of Mr and Mrs George Mar Marriott � riott 1G3G Sixth might be a hoi ticulturist in the bud lie presented his mother vith a perfectly formed two - headed dandelion hed picked from the front lawn Chap in police coutt jesterday was charged with theft of a can of salmon from the Co op store Pleading not guilty he claimed it just happened he had the can in his hand when he had to dash across the parking lot to the medical clinic to answer a call of natiue Summing up the crowns case City Prosecutor Cece Edwards suggested This was a case of mens tea legal for a guilty mind not diarr hea The chap was found guilty and fined 5 Delegates to the Farmers In Institute � stitute conference here tomor tomorrow � row will get another slant at the biz Pheasant farming Jim Tait of Otway Pheasant Farm could be sold en bloc but the i wilt conduct the group on exec wants to encourase as J grand tour of his premises 41 i WATER TEMPERATURE is checked at the city swimming pool by Ernie Web Webster � ster Civic Properties and Recreation Commission man to be sure everything is ready for the opening Thursday Water was first turned into the pool for the 1S62 season on Tuesday morning Schools will get first crack at the heated pool during school hours Later in the afternoon at 330 pm public swimming will get underway Vandefvoort photo - I JfrSHOWT Wlf Mainly cloudy with a few showers Not much change in temperature Light winds Low tonight and high Thursday at Prince George 45 and 70 Ques ncl 45 and 72 Smithers 45 and C5 Peace River Variable cI6udi ncss Thursday with afternoon showers or thundershowers Little change in temperature and light winds Loy tonight and high Thursday at Grande Pi aide 50 and G5 LAST 24 HOURS Hi Lo Precip Prince George G5 43 Terrace CG 48 05 Smithers GO 42 Quesnel 70 46 Williams Lake G7 43 09 Kam loops 85 48 White horse G7 46 02 Fort Nelson 62 41 4G Fort St John CG 43 BLAZE PROBED TRAIL tCP Police here arc investigating a blaze Tuesday that destroyed four buildings at Pass Cieek 30 miles north of heie Officers said they suspect aison in the fire that destroy destroyed � ed two homes a barn and a summer kitchen building DJSPJXZREJZCTION Exchange Fight Should ntinue NILA Man The fight against present regulations governing currency exchange on international hnd foreign freight traffic will certainly be carried on despite rejection by fjie Board of Transport Commissioners of an application for a change This was tli first reaction of NILA manager Bob Gallagher who said he was surprised by the boards decision when he heard today of rejection of the application submitted in February by 10 interested groups including the NILA The applicants claimed that THE CITIZEN The Only Daily Newspaper Serving North Central British Columbia Phone lOgan 4 2441 Vol 6 No 120 PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY JUNE 20 1962 while the US dollar was at a discount they had to supplement frejght payments to make up the difference on shipments to the US Now that the US dol dollar � lar is at a premium no discount is made to shippers an in inequitable � equitable situation Mr Gallagher said the NILA is not backing down from its contention that in this respect the regulations are unfair If exchange rates arc significant when the US dollar is below the Canadian dollar they should still be so The board said in its decision that There is no evidence to show that the denial of dis count works to the disadvantage of Canadian shippers in the US market or that it gives preferential treatment to US producers Any decision on further action will hae to be taken by the 10 applicants after a joint meet meeting � ing Mr Gallagher said but it is probable that the question will be studied from a legal point of view to see if any action can be taken in the courts Applicants were the NILA Alberta Forest Products As Association � sociation Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association Sas Saskatchewan � katchewan Timber Board Cariboo PGE Lumber Manufac Manufacturers � turers Association BC Lum Lumber � ber Manufacturers Association Manitoba Forest Products As Association � sociation Canadian Fruit Whole Wholesalers � salers Association Canadian Hoiticultural Council and BC Tree Fruits Ltd ACTIVE PLANNING ngineer Expects K on Columbia Fait Parliamentary Session Hinted by PM OTTAWA CP Prime Minister Dicfenbaker said Tuesday night the possibility always remains of parliament being called into session in September He gave that response to reporters who met him at the airport on his return from Prince Albert and reminded him of election campaign statements indicating a September session The prime minister said he had nothing to add to what he said on the outcome of Mondays election LIBERALS MEETING TOO Dief Cabinet Meeting To Ponder Vote Result With the civilian vote count in Mondays federal election all but complete Canadas political spotlight today shifted to post election developments in Ottawa Prime Minister Diefenbaker returned to Ottawa from his home constituency at Prince Albert for a post election meet meeting � ing today and tomorrow with his Conservative cabinet four of whose members went down to defeat in Mondays voting Liberal Leader Pearson and senior advisers scheduled an Ottawa conference to study the election results in which his party almost doubled its Com Commons � mons strength Outcome of the election still is in doubt in one seat North Northwest � west Territories There in the countrys larg largest � est constituency which covers some 1250000 square miles Liberal candidate Mrs Isabel Hardie held a narrow lead over her Conservative opponent Eugene Rheaume in her bid to win the seat won in the last election by her laic husband Mcrvyn Hardie Voting is still to come in an another � other constituency Stormont in Ontario The election there was deferred to July 16 because of death of the Liberal candidate after official nominations The party standings com compared � pared with 1958 and 1957 elec election � tion results 1962 1958 19S7 PC 118 208 113 Liberal 96 49 106 SC 30 0 19 NDP CCF 19 8 25 Doubtful 1 0 0 Ind 0 0 2 Deferred 1 0 0 Totals 265 265 265 MATHER GETS TOP BC MAJORITY NEW WESTMINSTER CP Newspaper columnist Barry Mather piled up a majority of more than 10000 votes over his nearest opponent largest in the province In taking New Westminster riding for the NDP party in Mondays gen general � eral election Complete returns late Tues Tuesday � day showed Mr Mather with 238C4 votes against 13457 for Liberal F H Jackson 13357 for Progressive Conservative William McLennan the in incumbent � cumbent and 9767 for Social Crediter Myrtle Everett Veterans Affairs Man Due in City A Department of Veterans Affairs representative will be in Prince George Thursday the Canadian Legion has been ad advised � vised District Administrator A L Crozicr wrote from Vancouver saying he will be at the Legion Hall from 1030 am to 12 noon to answer question relating to DVA regulations Between 230 and 4 pm he will be at the U1C offices US SENATORS EXPRESS FAITH IN CANADA LONDON AP The election setback for Prime Minister Dicfenbaker has prompted keen speculation in the British press on Canadas future attitude to the Common Market The Daily Mail says implica implications � tions of Dicfenbakcrs near-de feat must be studied by Brit Britains � ains three political party lead leaders � ers because the Canadian premier had built most of his election platform on a stern antagonism toward Britains entry into the Common Market On the other hand Mr Les- Argue Win Increases In Last Poll Reports REGINA CP Liberal Hazcn Argue widened his margin of victory in Mondays voting in Assini boia to 189 when the final three polls in the giant riding reported Tuesday Mr Argues final count was 7583 compared with 7394 for his closest rival Lawrence Watson Con Conservative � servative Secret Workshop Operated for Year Instrumental in Alcatraz Break Out SAN FRANCISCO AP A secret workshop operated for possibly a year atop a cell block figured in the June 11 escape of three convicts from Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay In Washington Tied Wilk Wilkinson � inson associate director of the bureau of prisons said a spare life preserver was found in the workshop sug suggesting � gesting the possible mode of escape attempted through tide swept water This workshop apparently was the place the convicts fashioned the plastic heads they used to delay discovery of their escape They put the plastic heads on their pillows for the night long casual check by passing guards Thus the convicts were able to slip away about 10 pm June U through holes cut at the rear of the cells around air cnts They weie not missed un until � til after 7 am the ncxtj morning The escape holes led out into a utility corridor for sewer and water pipes This four-foot-wide corridor separ ated back-to-back rows of cellblocks By climbing the pipes the convicts could get to the concealed workshop atop the cellblocks When they escaped they pried open an iron barred vent in the roof above Uic cellblock Wilkinson said he believed the plotting convicts John William Anglin 32 his bro brother � ther Clarence 31 and Frank L Morris 35 went up to the workshop about once a week when the opportunity seemed right The life preserver left be hind might have been intend ed for a fourth convict Allen Clayton West West also dug out an escape hole around the vent in his cell but he made no attempt to leave with the otherSt WASHINGTON AP Eventual Canadian approv approval � al of a treaty for co-operative development of Col Columbia � umbia River water re resources � sources is foreseen by a top officer of the US Army engineers Brig Gcn William W Laps ley north Pacific division en gineer expressed optimism at a closed hearing on a house appropriations sub committee A transcript of the testimony was released Tuesday Do we have any assurance this mixup of our Canadian neighbors might blow up into something more difficult asked Rep Ivor D Fcnton Hep Pa referring to a Cana Canadian � dian dispute over the treaty already ratified by the US Senate NO ASSURANCE I believe ultimately the treaty will be ratified by Can Canada � ada I can give no assurance what other people will do but as evidence of their interest I understand that they arc ac actively � tively planning all three proj projects � ects and we arc working with them on design of the Arrow Lake outlet woiks He said the Canadian dispute is between the Canadian and BC governments over the disposition of the American- generated power that Canada would get under the treaty There seems to be no weak ening on either side on what they want to do with this power CAUTIOUS TONE Meanwhile- federal officials in Seattle said they were opti optimistic � mistic about prospects of rati ratification � fication of the treaty but at the same time their optimism hd a cautious tone They said action may be de delayed � layed if Prime Minister Diefen Diefenbaker � baker calls another election Anything we would say might be misinterpreted by our Canadian friends said Teno Roncalio chairman of thn US section of the International Joint Commission which handled Col Columbia � umbia negotiations Lets just say were glad the Canadian election is over Joseph C Swidlcr the chair chairman � man of the Federal Power Com Commission � mission and Charles F Luce the head of the Bonneville Power Administration declined comment tcr Pearson the Liberal leader whose party came pretty close to victory has stood firmly in favor of the market What arc Britains politi politicians � cians to make of this Simply this Canada is not anti-Common Market WASHINGTON CP Scvcral US senators expressed confi confidence � dence Tuesday that Canada will surmount its political difficul difficulties � ties when questioned about the outcome of Mondays general election One senator however used the interview to condemn the Social Credit party Senator Maurino Neunbcrger an Oregon Democrat who gen generally � erally takes a mild approach to world affairs lashed out at the Social Creditors describing them as irresponsible and say ing it is a tragedy that Social Credit MPs will hold the balance of power in Canadas next Par Parliament � liament But two members of the Sen ate foreign iclations committee took a more optimistic view Senator John Sparkman Ala bama Democrat said he would have felt better if Canadians had elected a government with a clear majority Botli Lester Pearson and John Dicfenbaker are good leaders Sparkman said But I have absolute faith that Canadians will be able to work out their difficulties he added Senator George Aiken Vcr mont Republican and a veteran observer of Canadian affairs agreed Canada is pretty good at overcoming her problems but this time she seems to have created one he said in an in tcrvlew I am not pessimistic 7c a Copy oQKJ UM rer Monlb Burns Lake Man Hurt In Mishap Near Quesnel QUESNEL Staff A Burns Lake man was treated at hospital here for minor cuts and bruises suffered when the car in which he was a passenger rolled over on the highway 13 miles north of Quesnel Tuesday night CaTl Bostrom was riding in the southbound car driven by Raymond Clarence Stanyer of Vancouver who was uninjured Police arc investigating the cause of the accident DUE TO MALFUNCTION Yanks Dump Another Atom Device in Sea HONOLULU AP Malfunction of a Thor missile forced the US to destroy a nuclear device in flight near Johnston Island late Tuesday night without exploding it The abortive attempt to set off a nuclear device at high al altitude � titude above the Pacific was the second failure in two tries No specific explanation was given for the failure Joint Task Force 8 said in its official state statement � ment that the shot was scrapped due to a malfunction in the system The nuclear device was blown apart and dropped harmlessly into the ocean There was no nuclear detonation It was assumed howevert that the term the system re referred � ferred to trouble with the Thors tracking system the same problem that caused failure of the first Johnston test shot June 4 Tuesday nights test was to have been the biggest and high highest � est in the US current Pacific test series The nuclear package was classified as megaton plus in yield more powerful than 1000000 tons of TNT Its power had been estimated unofficially at about 10 megatons Previous announcements said the detonation was to be at an altitude of hundreds-ofkilo-metres Unofficially estimates were 200 miles Arthur Sylvester assistant secretary of defence for public affairs announced the failure about 20 minutes after launch launching � ing He had returned hours ear earlier � lier from Johnston Island Announcement of the failure followed a silence on radios monitoring the countdown It said A Thor booster was launched tonight caivving a nuclear device designed for one of the high altitude tests in the current US test series from Johnston Island Due to a malfunction in the system the nuclear device was purposely destroyed with without � out a nuclear detonation Thousands of hawadans had lined beaches and highlands hoping to sec the big shot It was expected to have been vis visible � ible in Hawaii 750 rIcs away Vote Result Seen Important to ECM about Canada A minority gov ernment doesnt function as smoothly as one with a clear majority but Canada has lived through pioblems before and has survived them and I think she will do so again Senator Keubergers concern was that the ascendency of the Social Credit party combined with a Conservative minoiity leadership will reduce Canada US co operation At a time when the free world looks to Canada for strength and leadership in the development of the free worlds economic political and military resources it is tragic that Ca Canadian � nadian leadership will be sub subject � ject to dictation of the irrespon irresponsible � sible Social Credit party which now holds the balance of pow power � er he said UNLOADING IN US VANCOUVER cn BC Hydro said Tuesday a 170 ton genera tor for a plant here will be un unloaded � loaded in Bremerton Wash to today � day because facilities hcic cant handle it Man Seeking Jail Term Kicks Store Window to Pieces Edwin Albert Baril is prob probably � ably the most willing prisoner in the Prince George Provincial Jail today The 24- car old unemployed man pleaded guilty in police court Tuesday to a charge of willful damage after he kicked in a window at a city super supermarket � market causing 500 damage Baril was granted a one year suspended sentence and ordcicd to make restitution following a similar incident Dec 6 when he kicked in a 300 window at an another � other city supermarket He paid only 100 of the dapiagc in- cured at that time He told the court he broke a bigger window this time so he would get a long jail sentence Magistrate G O Stewart obliged and sentenced him to a total of 15 months nine for will ful damage and six for breach of probation Dragging Stops For Body of Man In Cluculz Lake Dragging operations were suspended Tuesday night for the body of 30-ycar-okt Donald Sicbert who is presumed to have drowned in Cluculz Lake Sunday night A spokesman for district de detachment � tachment IICMP said today We dragged the lake Monday and Tuesday But it is a deep lake He said efforts appeared to be fiuitlcss after two days of in intensive � tensive dragging operations in the cast end of the lake Sicbert was fishing from a boat with two companions when he fell overboard capsizing the craft The other two men weic able to swim to shore Although the incident occurred about 9 pm the drowning was not reported to police until Monday morning Mr jjicocrt a single man lived on the Halt Highway No Date Slated For NILA IWA Talks to Resume No date has been set for re resumption � sumption of contract talks be between � tween representatives of the 1WA and the Northern Interior Lumbermens Association The union is seeking a 25 ccnt across-the-board wage increase extended paid holidays and other fringe benefits Cunent contract expires Aug 31 Meanwhile in Vancouver southern lumber operators have accepted an industrial commis commissioners � sioners wage proposals for settlement of a contract dispute involving 28000 woodworkcis on the BC coast The acceptance follow eil a vote by members of the IWA to settle for the 16-cenl-anhour pay boost over two years icc ommended by Dr Neil Perry 7 50 Pound Wheel Drops Off Plane Wrecks Car MANCHESTER NII AP A huge 750 pound wheel came loose from an air force Strato freightor on take off Tuesday crashed into a car in a nearby parking lot punched a hole through the wall of an industrial building and then bounced against a sec second � ond parked car The plane landed safely at an air force base in Portsmouth H