Wr9 -mk i mm I vsPB Sill r0fWm ERHART REGIER who recently resigned his Bur-naby-Corjuillarn seat in Par Parliament � liament so New Democratic Party leader T C Douglas could run will seek the NDP nomination in Frascr Valley in the next federal election Two Car Smash Takes 3 Lives North of Here Three Alberta r ople two men and a woman were killed in a two car collision 10 miles south of Dawson Creek on the Hart Highway about 030 pm Tuesday itJwl said all three were in the same car Names of all victims have been withheld pending notification of next of kin Accident was a head on col tision The car in which the three victims were riding apparently rolled off the highway and is described by police as totally demolished A 31-ycar-old Dawson Creek man is in serious condition m Dawson Creek hospital He was sole occupant of the other car TOYS DESTROYED SOUTJIPQRT England Wl Fire has swept through a toy factory here and thousands of Christmas presents went up in smoke An official estimated damage at 3000000 The firm specializes in plastic tojs 4872 ON 1961 LIST r FACE-TO-FACE MEET URGED 0 Sons Say Theyll Stay at Princeton PRINCETON CI Sons of Freedom LJoukhobors halted in their westward trek by more than 60 UCiMP officers because officials at their intended destination declared a stale oE emergency have decided to stay herc The upwards of 700 Irckkcrs hate demanded Tuesday that Attorney General Bonner bring John Lcbcdoff the leader of a splinter Doukhobor group to their camp site for a face-to- face meeting to thrash out their problems Mr Bonner declined to comment Lebedoff is often blamed by Freedomitcs for their troubles They were prccnted from heading westward toward Moun tain Prison near Agassiz in Kent municipality by RCMP roadblocks 3 JAILED At Kent a bylaw passed un under � der the emergency powers sec lion of the Municipal Act stopped Freedom it es and any anyone � one associated with them fiom entering the municipality that contains the prison of 63 sect members sentenced for terror terrorism � ism The Municipal Act section had been used only once before by Trad in the Kootcnay to prevent the sect from entering Lhe city during a flood emer emergency � gency some years ago The Freedomitcs have taken over a liny government camp site near this small mining community The ItCMP walked into the camp Tuesday morning and told the Irecdomitcs they could go no farther and should return to their homes in the Kootenajs NORMAL POWERS The Municipal Act section used uy Kent says when nor normal � mal powers and authority aie inadequate to deal with an emergency a council may de dare an emergency and exer cise such powers as arc neces sary to deal effectively with the emergency In a long preamble the by law which received three read mgs Monday and became law Tuesday said Whereas mem bers of the sect are addicted to nudism arson and illegal use of djnamite and explosive de vices and whereas the arrival of a group of this kind will disorganize the educa tional system of the school dis district � trict will be a menace to health and is likely to lead to breaches of the peace and the possible breakdown of law and order the council of the district of Kent declares that I emergency exists the 1962 list is made up prior to Decembers civic elections Persons qualified to have their names entered on the municipal voters list fit into three cate categories � gories owner elector resident elector and tenant elector It is difficult to predict the increase in all but tho owner elector Tolls Due To Be Cut On Three BC Bridges VICTORIA CP Tolls on three BC govern government � ment budges will be lilted April 1 Premier Bennett said tlie three toll free bridges will be Nelson Okanagan at Kelpvvna and Rosedale Agassiz All three bridges finished their last fiscal year with a deficit totalling 296528 They drew revenues totalling 562502 For tlie year ending last March 31 Rosedalc Agassiz lost 79GG9 Nelson lost 63144 and Okanagan lost 153815 Now Hear This If jou hac a son or daugh daughter � ter attending senior high school in PG jou are invited to the seasons first meeting of the high school PTA at 8 p m to today � day in the home economics loom There will be an intro introduction � duction nf the school staff and a discussion of student pro programs � grams Also scheduled to tonight � night at 8 oclock in the gar garage � age behind 1735 Kighth known officially as The Playhouse is a workshop meeting of the Prince George Players All members and their aitistic friends arc asked to turn out to make paper macho masks for the clubs forthcoming pro production � duction The Three Little Pigs A local type1 who for obvious icasoiis wishes to jemuin anonymous put on a deinonslra- ion at Third and Quebec jes tcrilay which rivals anything the Sons of Freedom Poukho bors have come up with of late Wheeling into the intersection with a caroborrowed from a co worker our frieul suddenly discovered hes out of gas Th vctuclc chugged lo a grinding 1 halt smack in the middle of the street Nor is that all Get Getting � ting out to push the thing to lhe nearest ciub alter obtain obtaining � ing the help of a couple of passers by our heros grunting groaning and straining finally resulted i cah natch in a rent in the seat of his jeans leaving him more than slightly embarrassed So holding his britches more or less in place he made a beeline for the Uay followed by a collection of stares fiom the amused crowd of on onlookers � lookers which had gathered for the show The typo by this time was so excited from his per performance � formance his call for help on the pay phone cost him 20 cents he dialed the wrong number the first try Finally a pal ar arrived � rived and steered the red- faced unfortunate to the cover of a rescue vehicle and the curtain fell Youll neverbelieeK depart department � ment Bentonite the mud sub stance used by water bombers to drop on forest fires is also 4 HE CITI Phone LOgan 42441 Vol 6 No 183 Provincialism Hurting BC Dealers Told VANCOUVER CP IiC government policies not only arc discouraging investment but will result in a long term overall loss in crown revenue a meeting of bond dealers was told Tuesday Carl O Nickle of Calgary said BC legislation and its provincialism arc a cause for concern to investors and especially to the oil and gas industry He said BCs provincialism reduced the field value of the provinces oil by at least 20 cents a barrel when Victoria insisted a new oil pipeline from the1 Peace River be built over a BC course A morccconomical connection he said would have taken the pipe partly into Alberta ELECTION NOV 14 Power Nationalization Prompts Quebec Vote QUEBEC CP Premier Jean Lesage today called a provincial general election for Nov 14 Sir Lesage told a press con LABORITE HITS HOSPITAL SLUR VANCOUVER CP The vice president of the Vancou Vancouver � ver Labor Council CLC said Tuesday night the provincial government has cast an un unjustifiable � justifiable slur on B C hospi hospital � tal cmplojces and medical personnel William Black of the Hospi Hospital � tal Employees Union was critical of government sug suggestions � gestions that hospital financial difficulties are due to their inefficient operation Mr Black said the govern government � ment imposed a sales tax on the province and then pro proceeded � ceeded to make money on it instead of using it for hospi hospital � tal grants Jle said BCj hospitals charge less for care than most hospitals in North America A financial squeeze by the government would ultimately reflect on service and facilities Voters List to Jump 400 An increase of at least 400 names in the 1962 city voters list is anticipated by city offi officials � cials Thcic were 4872 voters on the 1901 list City clerk Ted Kent saul an increase of ap approximately � proximately 100 owner electors would probably be noted when class Owner electors arc automatic automatically � ally placed on the voters list Resident and tenant electors if thev were not on the 1961 voters1 list or did not receive a recent form from City Hall must make a formal declaration assuring the city they have been living within the municipality for the last six months If either a tenant or iesi-dent-elector lias moved since tlie last voters list said Mr I Kent he must come into City Hall and re apply When the list closes Sept 30 list of voters will be tvped out and posted no later than Oct 20 in the city library post office hydro and power author ity office and at City Hall Court of Revision will be held Nov 1 It should be pointed out said Mr Kent that corpora corporations � tions may be entered on the list of electors if there is a written authorization on file with the city clerk given under the seal of the corporation naming some persons its agent The agent can cast a vote for the corporation Forms for declaration for all electors can be obtained from City Hall There are a lot of corpora tions in Prince George that do not have agents and coutd said Mr Kent CLEAR PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COtUMBIA WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19 1962 fcrcncc that Lt Gov Paul Com tois had approved immediate dissolution of the legislature The government has de decided � cided to ask the people of the province of Quebec for a prc- emptory mandate to national nationalize � ize the electricity systems of the province said Mr Lesage The government elected 27 months ago feels he said that proper planning demands na tionalization of all enterprises which produce power for private consumption He then read to the press a list of the companies which the government would bring under public ownership if it is re reelected � elected The list included the giant Shawinigan Water and Power Co Other companies on the list were Quebec Power Co South Southern � ern Canada Power Co Ltd St Maurice Power Corporation Ga- tineau Power Co Lower St Lawrence Power Co Saguenay Electric Co Northern Quebec Power Co Ltd Electrique de Mont Laurier Limitee Elec Electrique � trique De Fcrme Neuve Ltee and La Companie Electrique de la Sarrc Ltee Mr Lesage said employees of these companies would become employees of Quebec Hvdro and would not lose rank or acquired rights Shareholders of the compan les would receive fair compen sation to be fixed by taking into strict account the legiti mate interests of the share shareholders � holders and the taxpavers The compensation would be subject to final settlement by the courts wimws ti i Pnnce George and Bulkley Valley aieas may look for sun sunny � ny skies Thursday clouding over in the western half in the afternoon Little change in tem temperature � perature and light winds Low tonight and high Thursday at Prince George 38 and C5 Smilhers 42 and 05 LAST 24 HOURS Hi Lo Prec Prince George 72 38 Terrace 72 56 Smithers 70 44 Quesncl 72 43 Williams Lake 75 41 Kamloops 77 45 White horse 43 41 Fort Nelson 58 37 Foit St John 63 45 Dawson Cieek 66 36 21 THREE TONS to a length storm sewer pipe is being installed this week by city work crews There has been about 150 feet of the 42 inch diameter pipe laid since Monday when crews first started the job The work going on along Fifteenth is part of a storm sewer system lo serve some of the downtown area of the city See story on Page 3 Vandcrvoort photo Guards Leap 4 Storeys To Escape Prisoners MONTREAL CP An eight hour ordeal for two Bordeaux Jail guards ended this morning when they daringly leaped four stories to freedom The guards were seized Tues Tuesday � day night by nine mental wing prisoners who threatened to pitch them down from the fourth tier of cells unless their demands were met by jail of officials � ficials Roland Chabot father of seven children and Gaston Monnici a bachelor leaped into firemens canvas nets spread below when the prison prisoners � ers vigil momentarily lapsed Both were taken to St Luke Hospital one with a dislocated shoulder and the other weeping from shock Guards subdued the prisoners with tear gas and The prisoners grabbed one of the guards by one arm as he jumped and tried to haul him back up but he struggled they lost their grip and he plunged 50 feet into the waiting nets The prisoners were all describ described � ed as dangerous One is serv serving � ing a life term for the murder of his paients 10 years ago The prisoners had one knife among them They grabbed the two guards shortly after 7 pm Tuesday on the thiid floor of the mental and dragged them struggling to the fourth floor The prisoners demanded that Lucicn French Jarraud be call called � ed in to act as intermediary He is a disc jockey for the French language radio station CJMS Jarraud talked to the men clubs and three prisoners were for two hours and iclayed their sent to infirmary demands IN FINAL COMMUNIQUE ON LONDON CONFERENCE in the Brussels negotiations on Britains entry into the market the communique said They took note that the negotiations in Brussels were incomplete and that a large number of impor tant questions had still to be ne negotiated � gotiated Only when the full terms were known would itbe possible to form a final judgment it said The representatives of other Commonwealth govern metits took note of the consideration which had influenced the Brit ish government in deciding to join ihe Common Maiket if sat satisfactory � isfactory terms could be se secured � cured Tltfy recognized that after 0 2EN The Only Daily Newspaper Serving North Central British Columbia OPERATION SET FOR 65 fA f n l4WwW KH j3tV tfc t i mKte ih tfS MIS Sl PKWif t4t wl k rlSKiPfci i RMi E9 r 4MCwSkVi v aSPHHHBH if towrH rh- tk tSIVB EK mM St 4F3 ir iP 8BPslSJb - - wm PKlh v -i LflBk3k MiMiikAi w3mst0WnMM Wf fMWf -m Pi Pw CSWi- M ITi BF J i- W Or -3 P mM rJM ffiyjcsw-ieA-vAvi j48asaaBva iiJ ---- --------- m t 7 a Copy ti1 i 50 per Month Pulp Mill Still Planned Despite US Price Cut Suggestions at the coast that the proposed Canadian Forest Products pulp mill here will be held up by a reduction in pulp prices by a large US company were termed mere speculation today by CFP vice president John Licrsch In a telephone Intel view from his Vancouver office Mr Licrsch assured The Citizen that plans arc going ahead and the company still plans to have a kraft pulp mill in operation in the Prince George area in 1965 According to a Canadian Press report from Vancouver spokesmen for the pulp indus industry � try have said a reduction in prices by the US firm could result in stalling of plans for new mills or expansion in BC 8 TO 13 The Weyerhaeuser Co m Tacoma Wash one of the largest producers of pulp in the US has announced reductions ranging from 8 to 13 a ton for some grades of bleached pulp and B C producers might have to reduce prices to meet competition Mr Licrsch agreed with the unnamed spokesmen quoted that the price reduction by the US company might remove any competitive advantage B C producers have held since Canadian dollar devaluation but he added we arc incurable optimists Indeed the need to compete with these new prices might entirely remove the profit from some operations he said and profits arc relatively low in any case The Tacoma plant is dealing with the same customers as the proposed plant here PUBLIC HEARING However Mr Liersch recall recalled � ed that during the June public hearing in Prince George when CFPs proposal for a mill and pulp harvesting rights were aired he had said that usual force majeure clause would not cover financing or markets No date has been set for actual construction of the pro proposed � posed 51000000 mill outlined in the companys submission to the public hearing The firm had stated then that construc construction � tion would start in 1963 and the plant would open in 1965 50 Teachers At Workshop About 50 teachers fiom throughout northeastern BC met at Connaught Junior Sec Secondary � ondary School Tuesday for a workshop on the new Grade 8 mathematics course Leading the afternoon and evening sessions were Piof It E Eicholz of Ball State Teach Teachers � ers College in California one of the three authors of the new Grade 8 text He is touring throughout the province lecturing to teachers groups Monday he was at Ter Terrace � race and today he left for the southern pait of the province ffWNife i JOHN LIERSCH incurable optimist OF LUMBER IWA Hits Any Curb On Export VANCOUVER CP Unani Unanimous � mous opposition to any restric restrictions � tions on Canadian lumber ex ports to the US have been registered by 200 representa representatives � tives of Western Canadian woodworkers here Tlie adopted resolution sub submitted � mitted to the 25th annual con convention � vention of the Western Canada region of the International Woodworkers of America CLC by the regional officers also asked the Canadian government to advocate trade policies less provocative of retaliatory pro proposals � posals by American interests Discussion of the resolution Tuesday followed an opening address by Jack Moore presi president � dent of the IWAs Western Can Canada � ada region in which he also suggested a co operative offen offensive � sive by lumber workers against the drive in the US to curb Canadian lumber exports The resolution said restric restrictions � tions would be a grave injus injustice � tice to Canadian workers Mr Moore also called for a 35 hour work week to help meet the challenges of automation He said that recent Canadian austerity measures had invited US retaliation The convention delegates later went unanimously on rccoul in favor of a 35 hour work week and a seven hour day Other measures advocted in included � cluded negotiation of severance pay for displaced workers an assured annual term of employ employment � ment for lumber woikcrs in increased � creased public spending to stimulate employment Business Awakening To Peace Williston VICTORIA CPl BC busi businessmen � nessmen arc only now begin beginning � ning to recognize the com commercial � mercial potential of the Peace River power project and have shown a marked lack of ag giessivcness Lands Minister PAAs Urge Meet After UK Learns Market Terms LONDON Pi Leaders of 16 try was not to be on such terms Commonwealth countries said and conditions as to impair their m a communique on the con- vital interests elusion of their summit con ference here today that there should be consultations between the Commonwealth and Britain alter the final terms for Brit British � ish entry into the Common Market are known The communique said the con consultations � sultations may take place at official level through diplomat diplomatic � ic channels or by means of min isterial meetings It said tire Commonwealth prime ministers freely ac knowledge the strenuous efforts which the British hae made 1o ensure on the part being mixed viith chocolates in I of the six market nations a tlie U S to letain moiuie and full understanding irf thy safe retard drjlng outj procejs guards required if Britains en- The communique came at the end of a 10 day Commonwealth examination of Britains appli application � cation to join the Common Mar Market � ket The Commonwealth leaders cxpicssed the hope that mem members � bers of the Common Maiket would wish to picserve and en encourage � courage a strong and growing Commonwealth in fuitherance of their own ideals of an ex panding anJ peaceful world or order � der The communique said it was government agieed that when negotiations on the Common Market are re Commonwealth governments at the confeience It said the representatives of various Commonwealth govern governments � ments had expressed anxieties about the possible effects of Britains entry into the Com mon Maiket They trusted that should there be a closer association be between � tween Britain and Euiopc it would not be allowed to weaken the cohesion of the Common Commonwealth � wealth or its influence for peace and progress in the world The prime ministers drew at tention to the difticulties to which these developments could lead In relation to their trade both with Britain and with other sunieci me iiriusn ministers wiuicuuiiiuca p take full account of the views Tier explained the economic expiesd on behalf o other I faints of specia cgncern to Q their respective countries and the extent to which their inter interests � ests had not so far been met full and continuing consultations the responsibility for the final decision would rest with the British government Some independent African countries considered association with the Common Maiket would not be acceptable to them On the other hand Sierra Leone wished to consider further its attitude towards association Ja maica also wished to consider her attitude further while Trini Trinidad � dad and Tobago would be will willing � ing to accept association The federation of Rhodesia and Ny asaland also was willing to ac accept � cept association It seemed likely the commit Mimin nAAtA hit thn mmnritv Williston Tuesday told a service club Unless BC business gets in and does a selling job it will lose millions of dollars woith of sales despite protective buy- BC clauses in dam construction contracts he said BCs Peace River district has traditionally been served from Edmonton and will turn again and again to the Alberta capital for supplies unless BC suppliers take stock of the maiket and move to meet its demand he added He cited an unnamed Van Vancouver � couver firms recent action as an example of business ignor ance so far as the Peace scheme js concerned The firm received a large order for waterworks valves from an Albcita contracting company woiking near the site of the Poitagc River dam Instead of immediately filling tile order the company tele telephoned � phoned Mr Willistons office and expressed amazement bord bordering � ering on disbelief at the magni magnitude � tude of the order They phoned and saidhave terri- tnese PePle P1 8 of the British depended I c or something How can thty use I Continued on Page 3 that many valvM i