SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Mohawks and Stampcdcrs remain deadlocked after victories Al LaChancc takes first game of curling playoff from Wray Dob Clcland rink to represent Legion at curling in Qucsncl Sec Pages 4 and 5 Now hear this When a form letter under School Superintendent J M Phillipscns name went out to teachers telling about the com ing Sam Fletcher sales clinic several errors in grammar were spotted Resident UBC profes professor � sor Cordon Elliott felt it was too good a chance to pass up He has produced a shortcourse in letter writing for secictarics using the grammatical goofs as lud examples and distributed the inf oi ination to his classes Peter Hcnslowe reports he inutcd Mayor Garvin Deiell and realtor Gordon Bryant both known Liberals to the reorgan reorganization � ization meeting of Fort George Tories Wednesday But appar apparently � ently neither was interested since neither showed Lawrence R Gray was fined 25 on each of 20 counts of theft and given nine months probation on a 21st count for using a gasoline credit card to fill his cars gas tank Gray appeared in city magistrates court Oh cs the credit card belonged to Harry Loders transfer com pany With the results of a Toronto Globe and Mail survey indicat indicating � ing radio and tv are going to have harder times ahead cap Hiring the ad dollar on account of the mediums general in inability � ability to pin down its audience and the effect commercials have on bujing whats going to happen to the local audio video setup Since both these operations arc contained under one loof and tv these days is carrying many of its programs without advertising will the radio jingle soon have to bo changed to Were ahead of the breadlines Hurrah That beautiful Christ Christmas � mas tree in front of the provin provincial � cial building finally came down Wednesday afternoon Some people will miss it The tree was becoming an institution Phone LOgan 4 2441 tms m -v j mm xjhihIhl flmv TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR THE ANNUAL HOSPITAL BALL TO BE held in the Civic Centre Feb 9 Chairman of the ball Mrs Ruth Evans left pur purchases � chases the first tickets from ticket chairman Mrs Bernice Knight while Mrs Peggy Nelson Kent right awaits her turn Tickets are available at Prince George Agencies Prince George Electric or from Mrs Knight Table reservations should be made with Mrs Leslie Maxwell Vandervoort photo WITH FREIGHT RATE CHANGE World markets opened up to Interior lumber VANCOUVER Special Introduction of competi competitive � tive freight rates by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway have made it possible for Interior forest products pro producers � ducers to participate in the world lumber market L L G Bentley said here this week Change in NATO Norad positions sought by leader ESPANOLA Ont CD Liberal Leader Lester B Pearson cele celebrating � brating his fifth anniversary as party chief said Wednesday night a Liberal government would seek changes in Canadas commitments under NATO and NORAD This would not mean an im immediate � mediate decision not to employ nuclear arms M he told repot t crs following his nomination for the seventh time in the northern Ontario riding of Algoma East That might mean contract contracting � ing out of NATO he said We dont favor nuclear weapons vvc dont favor any weapons he said Wednesday night The Liberal party stands for peace but weapons arc needed until that can be achieved IN THE CITIZEN Betty Conner 10 Classified 8 9 Comics 9 Coming events 10 Editorial page 7 Entertainment guide 11 12 District news 6 Here and there JO Markets 3 Quesnel news 2 Sports 4 5 I Mr Bentley president of Seaboard Lumber Sales Co told the companys annual meeting Tuesday that previously the entire output of Interior mills was sold on this continent be because � cause of the freight rates He made the comment in an announcing � nouncing that 12 independent producers in the Prince George area had formed Overseas Spruce Sales Ltd and become shareholders in Seaboard Lum Lumber � ber Sales and Seaboard Shipping Co Combined production of In Interior � terior mills in the organization is more than 350000000 board feet a ear and 12 to 15 per cent of this was expected to be madc available for waterborne shipment to world markets Salos of the company formed in 1928 and one of the worlds largest shippers of lumber and plywood by water climbed nine per cent to establish a record in 1962 Mr Bentley told the annual meeting A total of 1030398000 board feet of lumber and plywood was shipped during the year The cargoes were worth a total of almost 100000000 including freight charges The presidents report showed that shipments to the US de declined � clined last year despite claims of some American lumber inter interests � ests that Canadian mills were Hooding them out of the Atlan Atlantic � tic coast market Of the 1902 total shipments 545 per cent went to the US compared with 562 per cent in 1961 FRANCE CALLS MARKET MEET BRUSSELS Reuters France has called its five Common Market partners to a special meeting to discuss whether to go on with negoti negotiations � ations for British member membership � ship in the trade group a French spokesman said today The spokesman said it is possible French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de MurvlUe may propose break breaking � ing off the negotiations if he thinks this is the right de decision � cision Nikita gets first look at Berlins infamous wall BERLIN UP Premier Khrushchev today visited the Communist wall dividing Berlin The Soviet leader attending the East German Communist party congress in East Berlin was accompanied by East Ger German � man Communist Leader Walter Ulbricht as he walked to the last barrier on the Communist side of the wall Ten East German border guard officers stopped pedes pedestrians � trians crossing while Khrush Khrushchev � chev was at the checkpoint Standing two feet from the di dividing � viding line Krushchev grinned and waved cheerfully to a group of Western reporters six feet away from him Record military spending sought by Kennedy WASHINGTON Ml Presi President � dent Kennedy today proposed military spending of 51000 000000 for next year a peace peacetime � time peak It was part of a record 98 billion budget With related programs such as building of fallout shelters and atomic energy activities defence outlays for the coming fiscal year were estimated at 56000000000 2000000000 moic than this year There is no discount price on defence said Kennedy in his budget message The free world must be prepared at all times to face the perils of gobal nuclear war limited conven conventional � tional conflict and covert guer guerrilla � rilla activities CA Vol 7 No 12 tives arc expecting an early general provincial election and they intend to be fully prepar prepared � ed for a long and bitter cam campaign � paign Weve been lackadaisical said Dud Saw ley as he was named president of the Fort George Progressive Conserva Conservative � tive Association at a rcorgan izational meeting Wednesday night But with the present execu executive � tive wc can accomplish what were after a stiong Con Conservative � servative party on the provinc provincial � ial level he said Vice presidents named by the 20 persons attending the meet meeting � ing were Elroy Garden and Stan Otulak Secretary is Mrs Eunice Roy assisted by Mrs Jessie Cunhffe and treasurer is Harry Kennedy Directors arc Ernie Hill Sid Pozer John Powers Bill Hut ton Nick Veekcn Mrs Martin Caine Dick Yardlcy Jim Clark Jim Yce and George Hicks of Valemount All officers were elected by acclamation No election was held for directors as the consti constitution � tution places no limit on the number of directors the local association may have The two hour meeting also Named delegates to the BC party leadership conven convention � tion at Vancouver Jan 24 25 and 20 They are Mrs Caine Mr Otulak Mrs Roy Mr Saw- e BY COUNCILLOR A resolution embodying the recommendation was releas released � ed today by the associations resolutions committee The re report � port goes before the annual meeting for decision later this week Tories getting ready for early BC vote Fort George riding Conserva ley Johnny Powers as presi president � dent of the Cariboo federal Progressive Conservative As Association � sociation Mr Vecken Mr Clark Mr Yce Mr Garden and Ed Williams and Mr Hicks of Valemount Set up a candidate selec selection � tion committee led by Mr Clark to seek out possible Conserva Conservative � tive candidates of a calibre to oppose the present MLA Lands and Forests Minister Ray Wil liston Assigned Peter Hcnslovvc the task of rewriting the Fort George associations constitu constitution � tion Copies will be distributed to all membcis when the job is finished and the new consti constitution � tution will then come before a general meeting e itizn The only daily newspaper serving North Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY JANUARY 17 1963 Northern legal bootlegging hit Northern BC centre loses its power plant STEWART CP Fire Wednesday destroyed the hydro electric power plant near this community 120 miles north of Prince Rupert The generators appeared to be a complete loss The village is being supplied with power by a standby diescl unit in the village AFTER INITIAL MEETING College board agree to hold further talks Talks to explore joint use of the Prince George College campus by public and private institutions will be continued by officials of the college and School District 57 The two parties met Wednes Wednesday � day night to discuss the colleges offer to share facilities at the 2000 acrc Pcdcn Hill campus with UBC or any other party interested in higher education According to a statement issued today Ty Bishop Fergus OGrady founder and president of the college and Jim Elliott chairman of the School District 57 board Mutual agreement that the prime concern of both groups is to provide the best in higher education for central and north northern � ern BC was clearly stated No specific plans emerged from the meeting but it was agreed that exploratory talks will continue to study the ad administrative � ministrative possibilities of a shared campus PARTY TO STUDY INCOME TAX CUT OTTAWA CP The Prog Progressive � ressive Conservative Associa tion will be asked to recom recommend � mend that the federal gov government � ernment make a general re reduction � duction in personal and cor corporation � poration income tax of five OTTAWA CP A mem member � ber of the Northwest Ter Territories � ritories council complained Wednesday of legalized bootlegging in the Arctic town of Inuvik Knutc Lang told the council the tavern al Inuvik stays open until 1 am and sells take out beer at 14 a case after the liquor store which sells it for 8 has closed for the day This should be stopped he said And the liquor store should have longer hours so residents can buy at decent prices The council agreed the ques question � tion of regulating hours should be left to local communities The late closing hours repre represent � sent a change from early days when beer parlors flourished 24 hours a day But beer halls now dont cater to rough-and-tumble itinerants Mr Lang said The patrons were residents who sometimes spent all eve evening � ning there then bought take out beer at sky high prices while their children went hungry R A J Phillips an official of the northern affairs depart ment who headed a study of northern drinking said the pic picture � ture is not discouraging The drinking problem has hit a plateau and is probably on the verge of decline he said After spending the last three days hammering at existing problems employment com per cent on existing tax rates munications industry and so cial questions the nine mem ber council now is moving on to new legislation Some of it could be contentious The division of the vast terri territories � tories into two regions the western section is to be known as Mackenzie and the eastern zone is to be given an Eskimo name at this session brings with it the problems of new electoral districts the division of historical possessions and future administration The northern affairs depart department � ment has recommended that Mackenzie as the legal succes successor � sor to the present territories should gt virtually all the sym symbols � bols such as the mace the floral emblem and the coat of arms The eastern section would make a fresh start Thefts by addicts costing millions VANCOUVER CP Magis Magistrate � trate Lcs Bow ley says the cost of stolen goods and allied crimes by drug addicts sup supporting � porting their habits totals mil millions � lions annually He was com commenting � menting in sentencing two ad dicts to four years in the peni tentiary Captain dies following incident aboard ship BERGEN Norway Reuters Captain An Andreas � dreas Foerdc 54 captain of the 2394 ton Norwegian freighter Mariko died in hospital in Kismayu Somalia last Monday after being taken ill during an incident at sea the ships owner said today An official said We clo not know exactly what happened aboard the ship A telegram from the first mate said blows were exchanged when the second mate carried out a captains order PROPOSED GRANT CHANGES COULD NECESSITATE REVISION foic opening of legislature Jan 21 Prince George would lose about 115000 if the proposal is approved And with council pio posing o hold the line on taxes this action could force a shav shaving � ing of the budget The city department which has the most flexible budget is public vvotks According to the preliminary budget adopted Monday by city council 305 000 is proposed for capital works involving street blacktop- ping asphalting new streets cuibs and sidewalks And it is in tills section where cutting could come WiUiin the street division 55000 has been allocated for snow plowing sanding snow re moval on roads and downtown sidewalks The preliminary budget for IJGTJ totals 2154780 It is the highest preliminary budget ever to be adopted by a Prince George city council 150000 above last years preliminary and 100000 above the 1962 final budget There are few major changes in tiiis years preliminary budg budget � et compared to last years act actual � ual budget Under the fire department budget another 4000 may be spent on a new panel alarm system and a new fire chiefs car The police allocation has climbed about 15000 this year The main spots within the budg budget � et where a large increase are 7c a Copy gn II 50 prr Month BT CARRIER Mystery pickets cost anions 7500 damages VANCOUVER CO Mystery pickets cost two unions 7500 Wednesday in an out-of-court settle settlement � ment of a damage suit The suit for special and unstated general damages was brought by A R Grimwood against Local 452 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local 213 of the Building Material Con Construction � struction and Fuel Tank Drivers Union and 23 individuals The suit followed a week long work stoppage last September on a Grimwood project BY PERRAULT Permanent commission on Douks suggested VANCOUVER CP Provincial Liberal Leader Ray Pcrrault Wednesday proposed a permanent commission on Doukhobor affairs He told a South Vancouver meeting the Sons of Freedom Doukhobors latest moves dem demonstrate � onstrate an utter collapse of the provincial governments ma machinery � chinery to deal with the situa situation � tion He said he will propose the commission at the forthcoming session of the legislature The commission would employ per permanent � manent personnel with advisers to find paths for a solution to the problem The estimated 1300 Sons left their burned homes in the in terior Kootenay in September intent on reaching Mountain Prison 60 miles cast of Van couver where some of their number are imprisoned for acts of terrorism They reached Hope in October and had been camped there since until their move to Van Vancouver � couver Wednesday VANCOUVER ICFI Heckled badgered and stared at Sons of Freedom Doukhobors called it quits early today and left a chill damp park for warmer quarters- Somc 200 of the radical sect the vanguard of 1000 who were to arrive here today from a campsite at Hope descended on Vancouver Wednesday In trucks cars and two char chartered � tered busses they drove into town and parked themselves on benches in Victory Square a one block park in the heart of the downtown area There most of them from teenagers to elderly persons George 5 and IS Qucsncl 10 and 20 and Smithcrs 25 and 32 Peace River Cloudy with continuous snow beginning Fri day morning Continuing cold Winds southeasterly 20 Low to Air of uncertainty hangs over record budget The 19G3 city budget is prob probably � ably the most doubtful pielint inary budget ever adopted by council Reason for the uncertainty is a verbal announcement made last year by Premier Bennett He said he would be seeking cabinet endorsement of a plan to discontinue por capita grants to municipalities and pay grants in lieu of property taxes on pro vincial property within munici municipalities � palities The cabinet ii to meet be- noted arc meals for prisoners to 8000 from 5500 witness fees and expenses to 3000 from 1600 police salaries to 119250 from 108000 The in crease under the salary section includes another policeman from the first of 1963 Lighting budget for 1963 re mains about the same as the previous year For new street lighting 10000 has been includ included � ed An even 1000 lias beca in Continued on Pago 3 PUBLIC APOLOGY TO BE DEMANDED KAMLOOPS CP Sena tor Sydney Smith of Kamloops said Wednesday he will de demand � mand a public retraction and apology from professor Doug Douglas � las Anglin of Carlcton Uni University � versity for remarks he made about behavior of Canadian delegates to last falls Com Commonwealth � monwealth Parliamentary As Association � sociation conference in Niger Nigeria � ia The senator was one of the delegates Prof Anglin said Canadian delegations should stay home if they cannot be trusted to behave in a civilized man manner � ner remain sober most of the time and treat their hosts with elemenfary courtesy Vancouverites badger Douks advance party stayed while hundreds of Van Vancouverites � couverites trod the damp grass into slippery mud as many got their first look at a Doukhobor During the late afternoon and evening the Sons sang Russian hymns prayed ate sandwiches drank coffee and answered questions in chill drizzly wea weather � ther Later about 60 who had not sought accommodation in room rooming � ing houses and hotels sat and stood stoically in a garden be between � tween a fence and a sidewalk while staring people brushed by them j Some young hecklers stood in a tree and shouted at Continued on Page 3 COLD roundup Hlii2 A trend to crisp cold weather for the weekend is foreseen in the weather pattern here ac according � cording to the local weather office Fridays forecast for the Cari Cariboo � boo Prince George and Bulkley Valley Regions calls for mostly cloudy skies with occasional light snow Colder Winds will be light occasionally reaching northerly 15 niph Low tonight and high Friday at Prince night and high Friday at Grande Prairie -10 and 5 Vancouver and Victoria Mostly cloudy with occasional light drizzle Little change in temperature Winds light Low tonight and high Friday at Van Vancouver � couver 32 and 40 Victoria 33 and 42 LAST 24 HOURS Hi LoPree Prince George 27 12 Terrace 36 31 Smithcrs 35 31 Quesnel 27 17 Williams Lake 20 14 Kamloops 30 11 Whitehorsc 23 18 04 Fort Nelson 14 -4 14 Fort St John 30 -l 09 Dawson Creek 32 3 13 PRAIRIE WEATHER Karly morning weather hi major cities Winnipeg 7 below knowing Brandon 3 below winds NE 5 10 snow Regina 3 below north winil 21 cloudy Saskatoon H below NW wind 14 Swift Current Zero wind north 15 Edmonton 2 below cloudy wind NNE 24 Lctiibridge 17 above wind ENE 26 36 snowing Calgary 13 above wind NNW snowing Medicine Hat 14 above knowing and blowing