SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Macs blast Legion 19 10 in Senior Softball League action ALs booming bats belt NL pitching for all star win High flying Edmonton Eskimos score 51 21 vic victory � tory See Page 4 Girl Still Fights For Life Alter S Death Crash QUESNEL Staff Conditions of five persons injured in a spec spectacular � tacular accident nearhere Sat Saturday � urday which has claimed eight lives remains unchanged hos hospital � pital spokesmen said this morn morning � ing In critical condition at the G R Baker Memorial Hospital here is Patsy Paxton 8 of Wil Williams � liams Lake Her two-year-old sister Cindy Lou lemains in satisfactory condition Six members of their family were killed in the head on col collision � lision of two cars which took place on a twisting section of the Cariboo Highway about nine miles south of here Mrs Mjrtle Hiebcrt of Alex Alexandria � andria is in fair condition today and hospital officials said her sons Keith 8 and Darryl 5 nic still in satisfactory condi condition � tion fire is being controlled by 27 men There arc 125 forest service employees on the five Prince George Forest District fires burning today Only new fire reported in the Chctwynd ran ger district is apparently now out The hazard throughout the district continues between mod moderate � erate and high In other regions fires con continue � tinue to break out as the woods dry out Lightning strikes and public carelessness were blamed for 56 new outbreaks in the Kamloops district Forestry officials rated the hazard as extreme in parts of Miss Cariboo Receives Crown LAC LA HACHE CP Jacklc Dunaway 18 of Wil liams Lake was crowned Miss Cariboo at -ceremonies here She won over five other girls representing towns in the Cari Cariboo � boo Now Hear This Memo to City Works Super Superintendent � intendent Bill Jones You boys arc doing a fine paving and underground job this year which no one can deny But how about getting those white load maikings renovated be fore somebody gets hurt in an accident Like in front of Over waitca and in the Queensway George Patricia area With no white lines people just drive anywhere Dat announcah fellah wot moidahs do queens English 01 Thistlethroat Poucc Cou pay Thornthweite was at it agaiii with lib trench accent latt night Iho plain word portage as in Pottage Moun Mountain � tain or Portage avenue has sud suddenly � denly become por tash with the accent on the tash And who in the mining world has ever heard of Gunnar Gold be being � ing pronounced goo nah Hurry back from holidays Mike even you are not this eccentric Lou Jacobin of Anchorage passed through town last weekend dropping a few free copies at two bucks apiece you can be sure they were few of his ICth annual Guide to Alabka and the Yukon Lou brought out this edition simultaneously with the opening of the Seattle Worlds Fair in order to share in the glory said next year he plans to take a good look at the possibility of putting a PG page in this top notch guide book About 10 city bank managers and businessmen returned Sunday from the annual bankers fish fishing � ing excursion and this year they must have fished They brought back 75 reported Royal Boss man Wllf Pattenden They did their angling in Twcedsmuir Park Motor Mogul Charlie Shields made a mercy flicht to Kclowna Saturday with Black Dan a Labrador hunting dog which was shot in the back by an un known using a high powered rifle The dog owned by Motel- man Syd Poier has been given a 50 50 chance to survive by a Kelawna vet Black Dan now 6V is well known hereabouts for its hunting ability It man managed � aged lo drag itself home after being shot but no local vet was available hence the flight Syd would appreciate anyone who has any knowledge of the shoot shooting � ing to phone him at LOgan 1 4 7414 vr INSTRUCTOR Gail Bryant encourages her class of 10 to 12-year-olds in the swimming classes being held at the municipal pool this summer All classes are filled organizers of the course say and are coming along very well Fujikawa photo 90 MEN FIGHTING BLAZE re Hops Line Grows Big The fircfighting force on the Canoe River Valley blaze in the Valemount district was in increased � creased from 16 to 90 men early today when the blaze jumped guards and increased from 15 acres to more than 70 ABC Forest Service spokes spokesman � man said reports of the Hot fire arc sketchy so far but the steep sides of the valley are prevent ing heavy equipment from mov ing into the area The fire was reported under mattocks shovels and light pumps Chief Protection Officer Den Dennis � nis McDonald said this morn morning � ing a helicopter had been sent into the fire area hauling equipment on a sling We have to cross the river and that is the big problem he said Four tractors are on their way into the valley now and should be there by night fall Wnlof Snmhorn a nnt nhlA control just before - midnight Ucrfly into the area Monday But shortly atterwards ln the Fort st James rangcr it got away from firefighters district the Hum Fire located Heliports have been built In no miles from the small com the area now said a protection munlty is considered well in omcer This will speea up things so we can get some equipment in there faster Firefighters today were try trying � ing to beat back the blaze with THE CITI The Only Daily Newspaper Serving North Central British Columbia ffiom lOfan 4 2441 Vol 6 No 148 the Okanagan Interior and southern Vancouver Island Twenty new fires in the Nelson district brought the total to 51 Only five blazes were reported in the Prince Rupert district while the Vancouver district which includes Vancouver Is Island � land reported 16 new blazes for a total of 30 Power Hearing Opens Thursday CHETWYND Ol A public hearing on BC Hydro and Power Authoritys application to hnilrl iho Pnon Tltvfir Ham will hand today Reports from the I - ranior riictrirt thnrn cnil n firo - ij wv fiy- patrol will be all that is needed vincial water comptroller Ar- bv Wednesday moraine The ur ragei The hearing will cive persons opposing the multi million dollar hydro project an opportunity to state their views About 40 companies and in individuals � dividuals with interests in the area have registered objections Officials said they dont know how many of these will appear Discussion will likely hinge on compensation for property to be affected by the project Seven classes have been set up for the Simon Frascr Days and Exhibition parade chair chairman � man of the parade committee Bob Borrie said today Three largest classes in past years have been for commun community � ity commercial and non-commercial floats Other classes this year in include � clude comic entries bicycles horse and rider and bands and marching groups Mr Borne pointed out that Closing date for all entries will be Aug 10 this year This will give everybody plenty of time to enter and work on their entries Grand award for the best float in the parade is a free one day fishing trip to a dis district � trict lake A charter aircraft courtesy of Pacific Western Air lines will guide a party of five persons on the trip There were more than 60 en entries � tries in last gears parade held during the Simon Frascr Days celebrations We anticipate even more en tries this year he said In a short time we will contact var various � ious marching groups and CURE WORSE THAN MALADY TAIPEI Formosa AP Eight men consulted a Bud Buddhist � dhist priest Monday on the best way to escape the cur current � rent paracholera epidemic The priest suggested they walk on burning coals He assured them they would be protected by receiving super supernatural � natural power against evil The eight men jumped lnto a bed of fire and jumped out all badly burned The priest was arrested bands to enter the parade PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA TUESDAY JULY 31 1962 PROSECUTION POSSIBLE Park Disturbance Probed by Police 500 MPH Jet Powered Car to Try for Record LOS ANGELES AP A three wheeled jet powered car designed to travel 500 miles an hour was unveiled Monday by Shell Oil Co Driver Craig Breedlove said he will start three days of test runs Aug 11 at Bonneville Utah Attempts to beat the present land speed mark of 394196 MPH set by the late John Cobb of England in 1947 are scheduled for late August The three wheeled car 35 feet long and 11 feet wide resembles a jet plane without wings It is powered by a J 47 jet engine similar to the power plant of a B 45 plane ACCORDING TO REPORTS Peace Dam Tender Call Expected in September VANCOUVER CP Reports are circulating here that BC Hydro and Power Authority may call tenders late in September for Portage Mountain Dam a huge earth fill project expected to cost 100000000 as part of the Peace River hydro electric development A spokesman for the author authority � ity said however that he could neither confirm nor deny the reports He added that the authority intends to call for tenders some sometime � time this fall but has set no specific date Work is progressing at the Portage Mountain site on three diversion tunnels to be used to divert the river waters while theearth fillfdam ls built The spokesman said Monday that one of the tunnels now is 200 feet under the west bank of the river while the other two are 300 feet beneath the bank The tunnels being driven by Portage Mountain Construc I tors under a 16900000 contract arc scheduled for completion by Aug 15 1963 Portage Mountain Construc tors is made up by four com panics Drake Construction of Winnipeg Henry J Kaiser Ltd of Montreal Gilpin Construc Construction � tion of Vancouver and Mannix of Calgary The detailed specifications for the Portage Mountain dam ten tenders � ders aic being prepared here with the use of electronic com computers � puters If the tenders are called Children under eight cars of age will be barred from en entrance � trance to the parade unless they are riding on floats Pur Purpose � pose is to accelerate progress of the parade this fall they are expected to be returnable next February The dam would be 13 miles long 650 feet high 3000 feet thick at its base and 50 feet thick at its crest It will con tain 65000000 cubic yards of fill Lumber Scale Shows IHcrease Latest figures released by the forest service show a sizeable Increase in the amount of lum lumber � ber scaled in the Prince George Forest District to the end of June over the first six months of 1961 Scale to the end of June was 707106595 board feet compar compared � ed with 593743059 board feet during the same period in 1961 Scale in June was 40657739 board feet a slight increase oyer the 39159628 board feet scaled in June 1961 Mills tributary to Prince George had a comparable in increase � crease They scaled 403685144 board feet in June compared with 337988360 the same month last year Entrant of Top Simon Fraser Days Float to Get Fly in Fishing Trip Parade will start from the Civic Centre area on Seventh at 2 pm move down to George and along George to Third It will turn up Third and come to an end at the Third and Lauder Crescent split 4 i f nil Hi iei -A VS J eeeMHBBPel JeWRWiHI V Wff iJjM WM aeP kernel V YJ fiemiilaeeeeeeeenieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeVieeeeeKt NimHeHKiiini r iK tmi eePr keeeeeK f vekeeeeeeBeeeeeeeeTfi ieeee iWvew aeeeVHBeflieeeee SkV AN AMAZING AUSTRALIAN troop the Del Rios who have topped nearly every ckcus program on the continent for the last four years will be ijart of the grandstand show at the Simon Fraser Days and Ex Exhibition � hibition Aug 16 17 and 18 Rope tricks and yarn spinning are parts of their act in addition to knife r throwing RCMP are investigating reports of rowdiness by city youths at the provin provincial � cial governments Bear Lake campsite parks branch and police n spokes spokesmen � men here reported today Licence numbers of cars oc occupied � cupied by youths who created a disturbance at the park last week arc known to police who arc trying to gather enough evidence to prosecute According to district parks supervisor Dennis Podmore the problem is people not only those who do the damage but those who complain al although � though they will not testify in court NO SIGNATURE He visited the campsite Mon day after reports of the dis disturbance � turbance began pouring into his office but could not convince anyone to sign a complaint or to testify This is a perennial problem he pointed out which is not re restricted � stricted to any time or any place although at Bear Lake there has been a minimum of trouble to date There was con siderablc trouble last year Police spokesmen said that according to their information the youths were drinking throw throwing � ing empty beer bottles around and otherwise making nuisances of themselves at late night Chamber of commerce of officials � ficials who heard of the trouble from tourists passing through added that the youths were us ing abusive language and were tearing through the area un until � til 4 am MUCH HARM Bob Borrie first yice preeb dent of the t chamber pointed out that this sort of Incident can do a great deal of harm to the tourist trade of the city and area A small group of youths who take the pleasure out of a visit visitors � ors camping trip can ruin the promotional work done all year by the chamber to bring tourist dollars to Prince George Police Find 20 Fire Bombs VANCOUVER CPl Attempts to set fire to CPR grain cars were foiled Monday when police found 20 incendiary bombs in four boxcars A CPR spokesman said it ap appeared � peared arsonists had fled after being surprised while planting the bombs near the Vancouver freight yards It was the fourth time in a month that terrorism following the Sons of Frccdomitc pattern has occurred outside the Koot cnays Sunday a time bomb planted in a locker exploded at a ho tel in Kclowna Two hotel employees and a family of six narrowly escaped death or injury in the blast Two weeks ago another time bomb caused heavy damage to a BC government ferry at Tswwasscn Police also blame Frccdo mitcs for several recent out outbreaks � breaks of arson in the upper Frascr Valley area not far from a federal prison built for con convicted � victed terrorists RCMPsaidthc bombs found in the grain cars were fruit jars full of gasoline fitted with sash cord wicks One of the fuses had been lighted but had fizzled out before igniting the gasoline Large wooden matches were placed along the sliding sills in inside � side the doors on three of the cars apparently so that they would light and touch off the fuses when the doors were opened ZEN 7c a Copy BGT gTjeeeeeeeeeeeeP HMw 3L IBM beiBra 9eBBeeBBBBBBBBlSHIl BeeeeeMIieeeeeBlkeeeea c R WIDMAN dire need Lumber Treaty Proposed VANCOUVER CP A lum ber industry executive suggests that Canada offer the US a customs union covering all forest products President C R Widman of Cooper Widman Ltd said in a statement Monday that such an offer might end US calls for tariffs against Canadian lumber Elimination of all tariffs by the two nations might mean some initial sacrifices but the long term benefits of expanded markets and efficient utiliza tion of resources might solve many of the problems of lum lumbermen � bermen on both sides of the border ping boy by American Pacific northwest politicians whose charges of dire economic need and unfair Canadian competi competition � tion have no basis in fact he said H ifrmZ A -M SEATTLE CP Water borne shipments of BC lumber to the US for the first six months of the year were considerably higher than the shipments in the same period of 1961 The Pacific Lumber Inspection Bhreau here reported Monday that shipmcntsto the t tTST At Atlantic � lantic coast and California totalled 535000000 board feet The iigurc for the first half of 1961 was 452000000 June however showed a 40 per cent slump in BC ship shipments � ments to the US Atlantic coast and 48 per cent to California Shipments of lumber from Alaska Washington Oregon and California to domestic US At Atlantic � lantic markets were down to 273000000 from 315000000 for the six month period But a sharp recovery was made by US producers in June the month in which BC ship ments dropped Weather Forces Sprinkling Ban Afternoon and evening sprink sprinkling � ling of city lawns and gardens must stop immediately Mayor Garvin Dczcll said today He and Works Superintendent Bill Jones said the measure is being taken duo to continued hot weather which has increas ed water consumption to the point where it is becoming dif ficult to maintain an adequate water supply Mr Jones said city water pumps operated at capacity most of Monday pushing out more than 3400 gallons a min ute We want to hold our re reserves � serves for possible fires or in the event of breakdown in the plant he said Women Wio Stripped For Dief Get Fined TRAIL CD Five Sons of Freedom Doukhobor women accused of stripping before Prime Minister Diefcnbakcr here during an election campaign rally May 26 were convicted Monday of acts of indecency by exposing their bodies in a public place Four were fined 400 or four months in jail The fifth was fined 50 or one month Mrs Tina Jmaeff Mrs Polly Chernoff Mrs Nastia Barisoff and Mrs Polly Datchkoff were fined 400 Mrs Helen Kinakin was fined 50 after the court noted she had co operated with authorities since her arrest Keepefeee 2 DROWN Hum BY CARRtKft fl 60 per Month Bodies Being Sought RCMP were continuing drag dragging � ging operations today for the bodies of a teenage girl and a small boy who drowned Mon Monday � day afternoon in a turbulent eddy of the Frascr River about 34 miles south of here Drowned were Janice Marg Margaret � aret Anderson 18 of Qucsncl and Jeff Scott Grafton 8 of Woodpecker RCMP said the girl accom accompanied � panied Jeff and his brother John when they went swim ming in the river at the Graf Grafton � ton farm Jeff got into difficulty in the strong current and the girl plunged into the water to assist him John saw his brother and the girl go under and ran to his farm home to tell his parents Police from Prince George went to the scene to search for the bodies A spokesman said the large number of snags in the river at that point made dragging operations difficult An RCMP plane from Qucsncl was to make an air search of the area today BC is Economic Anchor Bonner VICTORIA CPl Attorney General and Trade Minister Bonner said Monday BC is the corner - stone of Canadas economy If other provinces were doing as well as BC Canada would The Canadian lumber Indus- have no deficit in international try is being used as a whip- payments ana tne austerity pro gram would have been unneces unnecessary � sary he said British Columbias exports are running at more than 500 000000 above imports and the balance will probably be even I greater at the end of the year IteVW i4iii C Lumber Shipments To US Up from 61 US shipments to the Atlantic region in June rose to 51000000 from 37000000 Spokesman for BC lumber shippers were reluctant to read any significance into the sharp drop of BC shipments for June The overall picture was more significant they said eeeeeeeeeVffLLLBi eeeeeeeeeeeiB NBeWeeeeeR ieeT t ib aeei eeeeeeMi 1 Wh C eeeei HaV deilH iiEr AefkMBeeeB MARGARET BURTON 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs A H Burton of the Giscome Road is taking the second part of a four month summer course at the UDC school of theatre A member of the PG Theatre Workshop she Is entering Grade 13 of Prince George Senior Secondary School this fall She is attend attending � ing summer school on a Dominion Stores bursary HOT Isolated thundctbtoims tomor tomorrow � row evening otherwise sunny and very warm Wednesday Light winds except variable and gusty near thunderstorms Low tonight and high Wednes Wednesday � day at Prince George Qucsnel and Sinithcrb 50 and 90 LAST 24 HOURS Hi Lo Prtcip Prince George 84 48 Terrace 88 56 Smithers 88 52 Quesnel 87 51 Williams Lake 82 50 Kamloops 95 57 Whitehorse 85 56 Fort Nelson 80 60 Fort St John 81 58 DawbQa Creek B5 W 01