IN MORTGAGE PAYMtNT Nothing improper dept man claims VICTORIA CP A highways department official said Tuesday there was nothing improper in circum circumstances � stances surrounding payment of a 6702 mortgage by a contractor engaged in a Trans Canada Highway project A H Rhodes highways de department � partment comptroller told the provincial graft Inquiry board that he made a telephone call to the contractor Clyde Thorn Thornton � ton ice president of Union Con Contractors � tractors suggesting that some thine be done about an out outstanding � standing mortgage of a sub subcontractor � contractor Mid City Construc Construction � tion lie gave the testimony after two other witnesses told of tele telephone � phone calls to Highways Min Minister � ister Gaglardi prior to the pay payoff � off of the mortgage by Mr Thornton But Mr Rhodes said there was nothing unusul in his action in telling the contrac contractor � tor of a complaint he had re received � ceived about the debt The board is investigating al allegations � legations of graft in the high highways � ways department One allega allegation � tion before the board is that the contractor was promised favors in return for settling the mort mortgage � gage THORNTON CALLED Mr Rhodes said he made the telephone call to Mr Thornton after hearing about the 6702 mortgage debt owed by Mid City Construction to Herbert 11 Gillespie of West Vancouver from Mr Gillespies accountant Ronald My hill Jones He said it was routine in sucn complaints to let the contractor know Earlier Mr Gillespie testified that he loaned Mid City 7500 He expected a return of 9000 plus six per cent interest He received promissory notes from several individuals including V L Grcsty a department of highways employee at the time who has been linked with Mid City a cliatel mortgage on a tractor said to be worth 13000 and assignment of money al allegedly � legedly owed Mid City by Union Contractors The money was loaned in March 1958 but payments fell in arrears Mr Myhill Joncs said in October Mr Gillespie was afraid he had been taken by these people LETTER REQUESTED The accountant said that he telephoned Mr Gaglardi and ex explained � plained tfic situation to him and the minister asked him to write to Mr Rhodes He wrote asking departmental assistance and mentioning that he understood that Cylde Thorn Thornton � ton was to pay the outstanding debt which was then 6702 Some days later he again tele CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Explorer 17 satel satellite � lite settled into an egg shaped orbit today and within two days its sensitive instruments were expected to collect more in information � formation about the earths at atmosphere � mosphere than all the knowl knowledge � edge gained through the cent centuries � uries The 410 pound ball of instru instruments � ments vaulted skyward Tues- day night atop a three stage Delta rocket The launching success was the 16th straight for the Delta The National Aeronautics and Space Administration reported good quality signals were being received from the flying labora phoned Mr Gaglardi and the tory as it circled the world minister telephoned back in the every 96 minutes in an orbit next 15 minutes and said that a ranging from 100 to 570 miles man would contact him and high clear the matter up I A number of ground stations Lumbermen must unite if blackmail allegations to be aired - Williston Its up to BCs lumber in liston dustry to propose action against Mr Williston said during a alleged blackmailing in timber brief visit to Prince George this sale bidding according to Lands week one problem is that the in and Forests Minister Ray Wil- dustry itself is not able to ex- Now hear this Mr Justice H W Mclnnes of Vancouver opened Supreme Court sessions here yesterday hearing civil cases only He will be here until Saturday after which another judge will take over the bench for the remainder of the 10 cases on the docket starting Election Day The Jokers who put out the Tory campaign literature should Think Canadian as their slogan urges everybody else to do The word Caribou is the name of an animal spelled with an ou at the end In spite of whats printed on some of their leaflets the name of this riding is spelled Cariboo Frrt George MLA and minister of lands and forests Ray Willis ton will wait until after next Mondays election before ho stages his report meeting IN THE CITIZEN Betty Conner 14 Classified 12 13 Comics 13 Coming events U District news 7 Editorial page 9 Markets 3 Quesncl news 2 Sports ----- 5 Tv 10 2 here Thats the meeting at which he tells the people who elected him in this constituency all about what went on in the recently completed session of the BC legislature or at least his side of the story During a very brief stopover in Prince George Monday Ray said hed be too busy to report this week because he would be out corn panning for Social Credit can candidate � didate Bert Leboe up and down the huge federal riding According to regulations gov governing � erning general elections federal type the name of the printer must be marked on all election posters so that the responsibility for them in case they are il illegal � legal can be traced to the per persons � sons involved Some of Bert Leboes posters cither dont have the printers name marked or else its marked so obscurely it cant be detected by the naked eye Anyhow they sure arent printed in a union shop Agriculturists of the profes professional � sional variety from Interior BC meet at the Hotel Simon Fraser tonight to hear Ted McCannel executive secretary to the Ag rologist Institute of Canada Ottawa Also scheduled to be at the meet arc deputy BC aggie minister Bill MacGilliv ray extension service director C L Landon and about 20 I agriculturists press any unity in what it would like done Prince George lumbermen ap appearing � pearing before the legislatures forestry committee in February asked for restrictions on bid bidding � ding in sustained yield units and public working circles They claimed they needed the security to make large invest investments � ments in equipment in antici anticipation � pation of the pulp mill here and that under present practices bidding could become unrealis tic Mr Williston said in an inter interview � view the committee can not suddenly bring down a recom recommendation � mendation that would solve the blackmail problem throughout the province It did suggest the matter be carefully studied in the coming year and if any situation requir requiring � ing special attention developed it could be handled by the min minister � ister Ive only once before used my power to reject a bid in the public interest said Mr Wil Williston � liston But I could do it again if an obviously detrimental situ situation � ation arose The next step is for the lum ber operators throughout the province to get together and work out a plan acceptable to all of them for presentation to the committee All areas of the province are having the problem of irrespons ible bidding Mr Williston point ed out Prince George has had one of the most stable acquis tion records in the province And whatever solution is worked out will have to be Zh Phone lOgan 4 2441 Vol 7 No 66 ARMED FORCES VOTE IS BEING HELD TUESDAY TODAY AND THURSDAY at RCAF Station Baldy Hughes Here AC Mclvyn Lobb left prepares to cast his vote for Melfort Sask while FL Graham Craig right is shown how to cast his vote for Carlton Ont Seated are poll clerk LAC Larry Holiove of Vancouver left and returning officer FO John Mar jan of North Battleford Sask Vandervoort photo 410 POUNDER ALOFT Good quality signals coming from satellite were equipped to monitor the satellite Officials said the ve vehicle � hicle would be commanded to send five minute bursts of in information � formation at carefully selected times during the anticipated 60 to 90 day useful lifetime They planned to activate the sphere 10 to 20 times a day to obtain maximum knowledge at the at atmosphere � mosphere under varying condi conditions � tions and at different altitudes Eight measuring instruments encased in the satellites stain stainless � less steel shell were to record the amount of helium oxygen and nitrogen gases neutral par particles � ticles and electron and ion tem temperatures � peratures and densities Comparison of the data would help scientists construct a fairly complete chart of the density composition temperatures and pressures of the atmosphere at a time when solar activity has a minimum influence Advance service vofe underway at Baldy Hughes About 50 airmen at RCAF Station Baldy Hughes cast their votes in the federal general election on the first day of the three day armed services poll Tuesday They are among just over 100 RCAF personnel allowed to vote in the special poll which sees e their votes counted in their home ridings rather than in Cariboo Dependents who were resident in Cariboo when the election was called Feb 6 will be al allowed � lowed to vote in the regular poll April 8 Those who arrived since Feb 6 cannot vote at all 40 hear minister talk about good govt relations DAWSON qREEK Special Lands and Forests Minister Ray Williston said Tuesday night the only interest the BC govern government � ment has in the federal elec election � tion is close co operation be tween provincial and federal governments He said this would only be possible if there was a Socrcd or Conservative government in power If the Liberals form a min ority government and go into coalition with the NDP this would not lead to quick ratifica tion of the Columbia treaty he added Speaking in support of Cari boo Socrcd candidate Bert Le- hoc he told an audience of about 40 that he foresees a Soc Socrcd � rcd or Conservative minority government And he said Real Caouette would get 40 seats for Social Credit in Quebec On the local scene he said contracts would be let later this summer for the clearing of timber for the Peace River from the damsite to Finlay Forks and that power from the dam would be made avail able locally first in order to induce industry to construct on site plants e 90000000 DAM VANCOUVER 01 Its D Day Thursday for groups of heavy construction contractors who for weeks have been meet meeting � ing in secret poring over maps and work sheets with slide rules trying to come up with a contract winning estimate for probably the biggest job of their careers At 2 pm that day tenders must be in on the largest single construction contract ever to be awarded in BC the 00 000000 Portage Mountain dam key to the giant Peace River power development project The secret meetings have been going on here between a total of 15 construction com companies � panies who have pooled their experience equipment a n d money in four competing joint venture groups There will be other tenderers A total of 70 contractors in varibus parts of the world pur purchased � chased copies of the BC Hydro and Power Authoritys specifi specifications � cations for the lV mile long GOO foot high dam last Decem December � ber The massive structure will be 3000 feet thick at its river riverbed � bed base LEADERS ARE LOCAL But the four joint - venture groups arc expected to be the leading contenders for this main project in the provincial govern ments 850000000 Peace River power scheme Preliminary work such as diversion tunnels to steer the river around the bed where the dam will be built already is underway The four main joint venture competing groups are Foundation of Canada Ltd of Toronto with Emil Anderson Construction Co of Vancouver only one of the four entirely Canadian Bedford Construction Co of Richmond with Ben Gintcr Con Construction � struction Co of Prince George Piggott Construction Ltd of Saskatoon Carter Construction Co Ltd of Toronto and Paul Hardeman Incorporated of Cali California � fornia LONG JOB Peter Kiewit Sons Co of Canada Ltd with AI Johnson Construction Co of Minnesota and Dawson Construction Co Ltd of Vancouver Perini Corporation of Massa chusctts with Kaiser Gilpin Joint Venture of Richmond Mannix Ltd of Vancouver and North Construction Co J W Stewart Ltd of Vancouver Estimating on the project be gan when specifications became available in December Prelim- LEADERS CONCENTRATE ON NUCLEAR ARMS Itlzen The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY APRIL 3 1963 Big Peace tender due in Thursday inary plans released then touch touched � ed off major work of preparing drafts and the release of de detailed � tailed tender documents in Jan January � uary started a game in which contractors looked for the right partners among their competi tors to share a job too big for one to tackle alone Theres a lot of shopping around to sec who is available a spokesman for Emil Anderson Construction said Tuesday Ex Experience � perience is worth a lot and so 20000 DAMAGE destroyed by fire Tuesday The business was located three miles west of Prince George on Highway 16 Although cause of the blaze is still unknown it is believed first signs of fire were noticed in a storage room District assistant fire marshal Doug Grant said today replace replacement � ment value of the building com composed � posed of living quarters the store and garage were csti- mated at about 20000 George Hawker of Vanderhoof was operating the business at the time of the fire Vallevu Service was outside both city and South Fort George fire department boundaries so no firefighting equipment at-tfnfcd-Uetire Chamber seeks meeting with forests minister Chamber of commerce presi president � dent Harold Assman said he would try to arrange a meeting today between chamber authori authorities � ties and Ray Williston Fort George MLA and lands and for forests � ests minitser Mr Assman said despite the ministers announcement Tues Tuesday � day that Highway 16 would be built at the same time as the Ycllowhead route he felt a meeting would be in order Highway 16 should have pri priority � ority over the Ycllowhead Mr Assman said as it is a more vital route although government policy has been for simultaneous construction Prosperous construction year expected in city All signs point to a good year for building in Prince George city building inspector Ed Neff said today Reviewing values listed on building permits taken out so far Mr Neff said a total of 1348122 has been chalked u to the end of March He said 326508 of this was for the 31 building permits is issued � sued during March Exactly one year ago March building values were 250838 a total of 929812 for the first three months of the year Permits taken out for single family dwellings appear to be holding about the same as 1962 Mr Neff noted A total of 31 have been taken out this year compared with 30 in the corre corresponding � sponding period in 1962 Two building permits for dup duplexes � lexes and two small commercial buildings are included in the permits issued Remainder of the permits were for additions and alterations to existing struc structures � tures Is the right combination of equipment and finances Once a consortium is formed there is no backing out Mem Members � bers of the group show each other their estimates and recon reconcile � cile tiiem into a final bid When the final tenders arc submitted Thursday it will have cost the competing companies somewhere between 30000 and 60000 each to prepare for a possible net profit of several million dollars Service station store burned to ground here 7c a Copy Vallevu B A service station and grocery store was I Man gets year for threatening family here A district man Tuesday was sentenced to a year in jail for I threatening a family with a 22 calibre rifle John Ernest Henry who lives in the Cottonwood Island area went Into the Frank Paquette residence carrying the loaded weapon He fired shots inside the small house and smashed furnitUre with the bullets coiirt was told Tuesday Henry also threatened the Paquette children with the gun forced them outside of the build building � ing lined them up against the building and then asked a neigh neighbor � bor to get him some wine Five day forecast calls for above normal temperatures and moderate precipitation Cariboo Prince George and Bulkley Valley Light snow flurries overnight Cloudy Thursday Low tonight and high Thursday at Prince George and Smithcrs 28 and 45 Qucsncl 28 and 50 Peace River Low tonight and high Thursday at Grande Prairie 15 and 45 Low tonight and high Thurs Thursday � day at Vancouver 40 and 52 Victoria 42 and 50 LAST 24 HOURS HI Lo Prec Prince George 46 23 Terrace 47 34 Smithcrs 45 31 Qucsncl 50 23 Williams Lako 46 28 Kamloops 56 31 Whitehorse 11 -15 Fort Nelson 28 4 Fort St John 36 20 Dawson Creek 36 17 02 PRAIRIE WEATHER Winnipeg 21 snowing winds 36 gusting to 53 Rcgina 19 NNW wind 17 Saskatoon 25 East wind 8 Edmonton 22 wind SE 8 h It 50 prr MontB BT CARRIER Blty on the HUSTINGS T C ready for hecklers VANCOUVER CD New Democratic Party Leader T C Douglas moves into Vancou vers Forum tonight but party officials say that any demon strations arc expected to be for him not against him Nevertheless the party has hired 30 uniformed Pacific Na tional Exhibition guards ar ranged for 15 city police to be on hand and will have their own patrol of party members But they arc not anticipating the wild demonstrations that met Prime Minister Diefenbak- er and Liberal Leader Pearson particularly the latter at the Forum recently Party spokesmen said there will be no reserved seats or special tickets for the Douglas address one of the last major speeches he will make before the campaign closes A party official said two groups the Canadian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the United Fishermens anil Al Allied � lied Workers Union have been gtyen permission to distribute tracts inside the meeting Officials expect an over flow cowd for the 720j0 seat Forum and the adjacent 2600 seat PNE Qardens has been hired to ac accommodate � commodate it Loudspeakers will be set on the grounds around the buildings - NDP blamed for ruckus VANCOUVER CPi A Lib Liberal � eral Party spokesman said Tuesday he has no hestitation in blaming the New Democratic Party and Communists for demonstrations at a rally ad addressed � dressed by Lester Pearson here Monday night He also said many demon demonstrators � strators got into the Vancouver Forum with counterfeit tickets Hugh A Martin the partys federal campaign chairman in BC said in a statement I am told by competent ob observers � servers that at least half a dozen known NDP and Com Communist � munist party troublemakers di directed � rected the heckling and the paper-throwing I have no hesitation in sayi ing that the NDP and the Com munists were behind most of the organized demonstrations Libera organizers said they had printed 2500 tickets foe party supporters who were to be allowed into the arena early and guaranteed seats close td the platform The Liberal leader had td fight continuous howling am foot stomping throughout his 45 minute speech Most of the noise came from sections at tha sides and rear of the 5040 seat forum The Sun a Vancouver news paper quoted supporters of the NDP and Conservative parties as saying they were given the tickets by either party or labor union officials PM cowardly irresponsible Pearson charges By The Canadian Press Campaigning politicians are continuing to strike election sparks from the comments of US Defence Secretary McNa mara on the controversial Bo marc anti aircraft missile Three of the four party lead leaders � ers hammered at the nuclear issue in speeches Tuesday Liberal Leader Pearson in applicable throughout the prov 1 Winnipeg accused Prime Minis incc the minister said since it ter Diefenbaker of a cowardly would not be practical to have and irresponsible approach to a policy for each individual defence Diefenbaker could hardly con conceal � ceal his glee because the Bo marc was no good Mr Diefenbaker in two Mont Montreal � real area speeches attacking Mr Pearsons defence policy suggested it would result in making Canada a burnt sacri sacrifice � fice STAND JUSTIFIED That is what he Mr Mc Namara quite frankly points out said the prime minister Meanwhile New Democratic party Leader Douglas said the With sarcasm he said Mr US defence secretarys words justify his own partys stand against acceptance of nuclear arms In Edmonton Social Credit Leader Thompson challenged any economist any politician either to prove that his partys financial program as outlined in the Social Credit election plat platform � form would not work Tuesdays arguments over de defence � fence centred on Mr McNa maras Feb 13 testimony before a congressional committee that he would eliminate Bomarc bases there arc eight in the US if there were any real amount of money to be saved and that at the very least they would draw enemy ballistic mis missile � sile fire if war came WHAT HAPPENS Mr Diefenbaker speaking to daytime audiences of 200 and 650 said Mr McNamara has confirmed the governments pol policy � icy of refusing to have nuclear warheads for the Bomarc stored in Canada What happens to you when the Russians waste missiles on the Bomarcs he asked Referring to the Liberal pol icy of accepting warheads for the two Bomarc bases in Can- lada he asked Are they going to make Canada into a burnt sacrifice Mr Pearson speaking to some 8500 persons in the Win Winnipeg � nipeg arena accused the prime minister of raising the fears of Canadians by saying that to arm the Bomarcs would invite attack Your vote is needed next Monday election day