CUr SAID DEMANDED Threats charged in VICTORIA Special Affidavits accusing a Terrace and Kamloops logging operator of threatening a com competitor � petitor were presented to a legislative committee mMMwMm aKivn i PRIME MINISTER HAROLD Macmillan and US special cmoy Livingston Merchant began talks today on the US proposal for a multilateral NATO nuclear force AT FESTIVAL Pipes open competition BY FRANCES DITMARS Bagpipe entries from Qucsnel and Prince George will compete at tonights opening session of the Prince George and District Music Festival beginning at 8 pm in Connaught Elementary School The pipers class added to the festival last year for the first time has been expanded this year to include several Qucsnel entries and one new class Tonights program opens with the Kiwanis Junior Pipe Band and includes three differ different � ent classes of bagpipe solos James Forbes of Qucsnel will adjudicate the Prince George entries and pipemajor Angus Graham of the city will adju adjudicate � dicate the Quesnel entries Mr Graham came to Prince George six weeks ago from Scotland to direct the junior pipe band Beginning Wednesday after afternoon � noon Barbara Custance of Van Vancouver � couver will adjudicate the re remaining � maining sessions of the four day festival ending Saturday night with the honors perform- ance awarding of cups and trophies and the festival choir FOUR WITNESSES CALLED Graft VICTORIA C P BC legislatures public accounts committee today was to con continue � tinue what is expected to be a strenuous round of hearings into allegations of graft in the highways department The first witness was to be Dick Holzworth a Helena Mont contractor and president of Union Contractors Ltd who sparked the hearing with an af affidavit � fidavit saying a 135000 over overpayment � payment was made on a high t deal Monday The affidavits allege the operator C V Bennett told the competitor Alex Frolck of Kamloops he would force up bidding on a timber auction un less he gave him half the cut Froleks lawyer David 1 Rogers of Kamloops appeared before the house committee on forestry with affidavits from Frolek and his forest consult ant F G 11 Barney Johnson of Vancouver WILLISTON INVOLVED Rogers obtained legislative Immunity before presenting the affidavits According to Johnson the af affidavits � fidavits and some of the state statements � ments to which they refer were made on instructions from Forests Minister Ray Williston Johnson also said he and Frolck are being sued for slander as a result of these statements The affidavits refer to a public timber auction of last Sep 14 in the Kamloops regulat regulated � ed district Froleks affidavit quotes Ben Bennett � nett as saying The onlv thing that would stop me bidding on that sale is if you give me half the cut CO TO HELL Frolck says he told Bennett to go to hell He says Bennett later told him If you wont let me have it I will bid you up Let the chips fall where they may The result was according to a brief read by Rogers that Frolck bought the timber for 159420 more than its appraised value The brief called for cancel cancellation � lation of the sale Johnson told the committee he believed Bennett was need led into forcing up the bidding Froleks affidavit also reports another conversation with Ben Bennett � nett this way Mr Bennett in the course of our conversation concerning sawmilling generally and with particular reference to timber sale X87083 said it was his intention to make things so miserable for operators in the Kamloops area that it would be cheaper for someone to buy him out for a couple of hundred thousand dollars rather than to cost a million dollars or more in extrastumpage Both Johnson and Frolek say Williston advised by telephone before the timber sale that they make a statement to the district forester about Bennetts re remarks � marks They did this Later according to Johnson they were issued with a writ for slander gets started ways contract Three other witnesses have been called Mr Holzworths lawyer Everett W Gross Her Herbert � bert Gillespie of West Van Vancouver � couver and Harvey Campbell of Crcston Mr Gillespie and Mr Camp Campbell � bell were mentioned in Mr Holzworths affidavit tabled in the legislature Feb 26 by Gor Gordon � don Dowding NDP Burnaby The affidavit said that through altered estimates too Now hear this Royal Bank chap Harry Lo max whos running those fly fishing lectures at an evening school session was among about a dozen fishermen who came away empty handed from the Stellako River Sunday But his students need not -despair the Dolly Varden run which was going strong a couple of weeks ago is apparently over Anyway Harry wasnt using the fly its too early for that Executive of the PG curling club asked Tartan Brewtry officials if it would be okay to include the brewery on a tour itinerary theyd planned for visiting curlers at the bonspiel The answer was yes and sev eral groups were taken through the plant during the weekend So why did the apple head who ordered the beer for the bon bonspiel � spiel banquet neglect to buy een one dozen Tartan so that visiting curlers and homers could realize we make beer in this town as well as lumber Four UBC folk two profs and two students will visit PG at the weekend for the UBC and Rotary sponsored sem IN THE CITIZEN Clarified Coming tventi 12 District news 2 7 Editorial payt Hart and thert 12 Markets - 3 Quesnel news T 2 Sports 4 5 inar on Southeast Asia They will be wined and dined all over the place during their stay It all starts Thursday evening when students Ronald Ma of Malaya and Zahur Anwar of East Pakistan plus Asian teach teachers � ers already living here along with profs W L Holland and Dr Peter Harnetty are enter entertained � tained by Harwln principal Bob Moss organizer of the seminar Friday they will at attend � tend the Rotary lunch meet and tour a planer mill Saturday they will be lunch guests of the school board and UBC resident prof here Cordon Elliott Sun day says the sked they can rest Forest service radioman and erstwhile school trustee Jack Rhodes hasnt slept too soundly since he got his 1963 amateur radio licence recently With it came a letter signed by F O Nixon director of the depart department � ment of transports telecom telecommunications � munications and electronics branch telling Jack hed have to make his rig inoperative in case of war Jack said this is a quite natural war measure and part of broadcast regula regulations � tions but this is the first time he has received a letter specif specifically � ically stating what he must do in case of war Pat on the back goes to Ed King Terry Hales Andy Arm strong and Harley Bratton who walked 32 miles to Bednesti on Sunday in about nine hours to bring in 25 for the March of Dimes much was paid for work done on a Trans Canada Highways project near Revelstoke 100 miles cast of Kamloops It also said Union and L and M Logging Co from which Union took over the contract paid an organist in High Highways � ways Minister Gaglardis Kam Kamloops � loops church 350 a month and that Mr Gaglardi promised his department would look after the contractors if they paid a high highways � ways employees 6702 debt The affidavit said Mr Gilles Gillespie � pie loaned the money to pay the debt and Mr Campbell was mentioned as giving Mr Holz worth information that Mrs Florence Gresty was the organ organist � ist who received the 350 a month Mr Gaglardi has denied the charges Mrs Gresty says she has never been a church organ organist � ist At the first meeting of tho committee last week the New Democratic Party filed more documents but was prevented from reading them into the rec record � ord Lloyd McKenzie well known Victoria lawyer hired as com committee � mittee counsel will question witnesses Committee members eight Social Crediters four from the New Democratic Party and a Liberal will be able to ask questions afterward CA Phone lOgan 4 2441 Vol 7 No 50 Seafarers storm out of judicial Inquiry OTTAWA CP Seafarers International Union of Canada today walked out of Mr Justice T G Norris one man inquiry into Great Lakes labor troubles S1U lawyer Joseph Nuss said the union was withdrawing because it felt the investigation had not been properly conducted Mr Justice Norris said it has been obvious from the start of his inquiry last August that there was a designed policy by the SIU to have a way out if it appeared evidence supported allegations against it IN APRIL 8 VOTE Cariboo Skeena have four candidates each DAWSON CREEK Staff Cariboo voters will have four candidates from whom to choose when they go to the polls April 8 in the federal election FOUR LEFT DEAD BY TORNADOES CHICAGO Ml Tornadoes dealt death and destruction across wide areas of the US south today The twisters which ham hammered � mered many sections of Ten Tennessee � nessee Alabama and Miss sippi killed at least four per persons � sons and injured scores of others Pulp newsprint mills for Crofton VANCOUVER CP BC For Forest � est Products in addition to construction of a 25000000 newsprint mill at Crofton will start Work this year on 6 400000 pulp mill there it was an announced � nounced Monday Completion of the new pulp facilities is timed to coincide with the start up of the news newsprint � print mill in 1964 The newsprint mill is sched scheduled � uled for completion by August 1964 When nominations closed here Monday at 2 pm Conserv Conservative � ative Peter Runklc Liberal Charlie Graham Socrcd Bert Leboe and New Democrat Bill Close had filed with Returning Officer James Spice Skeena the other far flung BC constituency in which Mon Monday � day was nominations day be because � cause bf the difficulty of distri distributing � buting election materials will also have four candidates Running in Skeena arc the in incumbent � cumbent New Democrat Frank Howard Conservative Ronald J Jephson Social Creditcr Lew Madley and Liberal John Ma gor The two ridings which split Northern BC almost equally are among 21 constituencies from Newfoundland to the west coast where nominations closed Monday In the remaining 242 ridings two of which return two mem members � bers each to make up the total of 265 members nomination day is March 25 Hopefuls spread across riding None of the four candidates for Cariboo is in Prince George today Liberal Charlie Graham is in the northern section of the rid riding � ing and is expected to stay there a few days longer Peter Runkle Conservative was to arrive at Lower Post sometime Wednesday and start driving down the Alaska High Highway � way returning to Dawson Creek Sunday and Prince George Mon Monday � day Today he is at Dawson Creek Bill Close of the NDP is also stumping in the north On March 24 he will be in Prince George Incumbent Bert Leboe Soc red will spend tonight at Prince George after returning from national headquarters at Ottawa and before going to the Robson Valley for a few days Press doorbells Liberals advised Liberals learned Monday night that elections are won by rule of thumb and that the thumb is used to press doorbells Mrs Margaret Bremner and Dick Sonley president of the Young Liberal Association for BC told about 30 Liberal mem members � bers door-to-door canvassing is still the best method of conduct conducting � ing an election campaign The pair sent out by provin provincial � cial headquarters have been conducting campaign clinics in the Interior REZONING APPLIED FOR AGAIN e der up was the fact the con tractor lien uinter construc construction � tion Co Ltd attempted to do the job initially with rubber wheeled equipment Anybody whos lived in this country knows darned well you cant do a job on rubber Aid Encmark said angrily He said the contractor wast ed three hours before crawler tpe equipment was moved in to complete the job which eventually cost the city 2800 He demanded jobs of equal size should in future go to bid Too often we have to sac sacrifice � rifice to get something done in a hurry Aid Encmark said He said that he did not know about the job being given out Council approved a recom recommendation � mendation of the general pur purposes � poses committee that Prince George Taxi Association be provided with an additional cab stand at the site of the taxi office on George and an addi additional � tional stand on Fourth just off George Also recommended are stands on Quebec outside Hotel Simon Fraser and on Quebec beside the Hudsons Bay Co store Inclusion of a fire wall on the west side of the Bank of Nova Scotia building cleared the way for the granting of a building permit to the bank to cover renovations to the building now underway at a cost of 55000 Council had withheld approval of the permit subject to the addition of the fire wall side influence at its meetings was submitted by Aid Harry e A proposal that city rate ratepayers � payers vote on a referend referendum � um to provide a five year capital expenditure pro program � gram for Prince George Regional Hospital was pro proposed � posed before city council Monday night Aid Spike Encmark told council the hospital board should be voted funds to ex extend � tend over a five year period instead of simply providing for its proposed chronic care hos hospital � pital extension Theres no doubt in my mind that Prince George is going to be the hospital centre for the Interior Aid Encmark arg ued in support of his proposal DECISION DEFERRED Council was considering a memorandum from City Man ager Arran Thomson and Comptroller Chester Jeffery recommending the hospital ex extension � tension be financed by means of a referendum that would be prepared for the December civic elections Council deferred a decision until a meeting of the general purposes committee Wednesday at which a more exact cost of the project will be presented by Mr Jeffery In the meantime Aid Frank Clark councils expert on hos hospital � pital affairs told council the hospital board could not hope to finance over such a lengthy period as five years Victoria would just throw it right back at them he said He suggested a three year financing program should be the maximum CONTRACTOR SLAMMED Customarily easy going Aid Encmark lost his temper over the next item on the agenda which involved the hiring of a local contractor by the city to remove silt and clay from the Seymour Subdivision What cot the aldermans dan- Itlzen The only daily newspaper serving North Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA TUESDAY MARCH 12 1963 FIVE YEAR SPENDING PLAN 7c o Copy Hospital referendum put before council t I MW Ks trMmMMMMBmMFTL f aLLBSf Jfcm T3 Mr - mAo J r Jr Bl HHHeilLiB HHBg Slow -I rfc lLJr ig ai siswi -i r ssr w v Ml ESV-ffiSSSfesyy- w ijrr r-v- w CONTRACTORS ARE HOPING TO GET THE OLD CCF HALL SOON TO BE THE Hart Highway Community Centre across the Nechako Bridge today on its way from Fourth Avenue to its new home about six miles north of town on the Hart The building was moved as far as Central between Fourth and Fifth Monday and it spent the night there Here it is at Fourth and Vancouver on Monday after afternoon � noon Vandervoort photo ANNUALSOCIETY MEETING Two hospital trustees to be picked tonight Two positions on the hospital board will be filled tonight at the Prince George Regional Hospital Societys annual meeting The board has six members elected from the society two elected -for three year terms each yearj an appointed city council representative jl wom womens � ens auxiliary representative one representatiye each from the district and the provincial government Retiring trustees this year are Mrs Rose Ruse and Ken Mc McKenzie � Kenzie The meeting will get under underway � way at 8 pm in the hospital cafeteria after a tour of hospital facilities starting at 7 pm Included in the business at Uie meeting will be an outline of the proposed chronic care an nex to the hospital by medical health officer Dr Gerald Bon- ham Phil MacGrcgor principal of the Prince George Vocational School will talk on the prac practical � tical nurses training program to be started at the school in September Reports will be heard from Servants want raise in pay VANCOUVER CP The 14-000-member BC Government Employees Association will ap appeal � peal to a board of reference proposed wage increases for civil servants In a statement today it said Every legal provision now provided for appeal will be ex exhausted � hausted before any other type of action is taken As a matter of policy the BCGEA will re respect � spect the Jaw and their protests against the inadequate raises will be made under the provi provisions � sions as set forth in the Civil Service Act and order-in-council 2398 The order provides that the association can discuss the gov governments � ernments proposed pay in increases � creases with the Civil Service Commission Following Uiis the BCGEA can take its case to a board of reference which can the personnel house building adyisc the government womens auxiliary and finance The boards recommendations committees are not binding Mayor yearns in vain for new City Hall here For Mayor Garvin Dczell Canadas centennial year rep represents � resents a new City Hall At least thats what he indi indicated � cated Monday night when city council fell into a discussion re- Second try made to put up high rise A proposed high rise apart apartment � ment building will likely be constructed on the south side of Fifteenth between Harper and Irwin An application by architect Ljnden Fonseca to rezone the property was referred by city council Monday night to the Advisory Planning Commission At the same time council agreed to call a public hearing into the application for March 25 councils next regular meet meeting � ing Application marks Uie second attempt by Westnor Construc Construction � tion Ltd promotorb of the pro- ject to get the building off the drawing boards Previous plans to construct the 10 storcy building at Tcnlii and Johnson wcie frustrated Feb 25 when council voted against rczoning following a stouny public charing in council chambers Howeer judging from the tone of council Monday night there appeared to be little rea reason � son why the application should not be approved this time For one thing the site is three times the size of the original proper ty said one alderman The 50 suite luxury building will occupy 10 lots in Block 171 opposite thj BC Forest Ser Service � vice warehouse It was alo suggested the prob problem � lem of traffic a major objec objection � tion in the TenUi and Johnson location will not be a factor on 110-foot-widc Fifteenth The Advisory Planning Com Commission � mission is scheduled to meet March 21 when it will deal with the rczoning application Which Whichever � ever way the commission rules the public hearing will be held A suggestion that the planning commission is exposed to out Lodcr councils representative on tho commission He told council the commis commission � sion should only hear from the principals involved in rczoning applications and not from per sons who may haw an avo to grind Others have no busi business � ness there he said He indicated that persons op opposing � posing an application make it their business to attend plan planning � ning commission meetings in an attempt to bjpass city coun council � cil They may influence the commission sufficiently so they dont have to appear before council he declared garding the citys plans for a centenary project Oh well its just a dream of mine anyway he said when Aid Spike Enemark chairman of the centennial planning committee advised council that the district will also participate in the centenary project Your idea may not be elim inated Your Worship because by 1967 the district may be part of the city quipped Aid Enemark He said a meeting to which fraternal organizations service clubs and other groups have been invited will be held Mon day to discuss ideas relating to a centennial project This is just to get the ball lolling we want the support of eerone in the city and district ho explained Based on a federal grant of 1 per capita Aid Enemark estimated the city and district will have about 60000 with which to base plans upon He indicated additional funds will be provided by the provincial government sKoWBftf tn Vji tShW W - Jm k5i7 JEJ3kar i ALiSr at This mornings 8 am reading at Watson Lake Yukon was -24 below Forecast for this area for Wednesday Showers of rain or snow Low tonight and high Wednesday at Prince George and Quesnel 20 and 40 Smith ers 25 and 42 Peace River Snowflurnes Wednesday Low tonight and high Wednesday at Grande Prairie -5 and 10 Low tonight and high Wednes Wednesday � day at Vancouver 30 and 48 Victoria 35 and 48 LAST 24 HOURS H Lo Prec Prince George 39 26 Terrace 42 24 Snuthers - 43- 23 Quesnel 41 29 Williams Lake 37 24 Kamloops 49 28 Whitehorse 30 -16 Fort Nelson 29 -11 Fort St John 33 0 Dawson Creek 32 5 01 07 05 19 11 PRAIRIE WEATHER Winnipeg 2 above clear Saskatoon 9 above cast wind 3 Rcgina C below NW wind 4 Lethbridge 16 aboe wind WSW 7 Edmonton 21 above cloudy skies Calgary 14 aboe wind SW Quake buries 37 dwellings AGRIGNON Greece Ml Thiity sevcn houses and a mon monastery � astery were buried under tons of cartli at the nearby village of Tarana after three strong earth tremors shook the area today Residents and monks fled minutes before earth and huge boulders came rolling down off a nearby mountain No casual tics were reported Eyys to be under wraps for week VANCOUVER CPI It ill be a week before bandages are remoed and doctors here learn the condition of the eyes of Terry Stanbridge 3 of Quesnel injured when a blasting cap exploded in his face He is in hospital here