Town makes declaration opposite sex here to stay HUDDEKSKIELD England CP After a three year survey this Yorkshire towns council lias declared that the opposite sex Is the main attrac attraction � tion at youth clubs and Victoria Want to sign this bne asked the signature col lector Sure Ill sign it said Dud without hesitation This sort of thing is good for the whole community Which it undoubt undoubtedly � edly is Accouling to the British press the 8 million train robbery was the greatest of all time any wheie Not so according to a ttory which crossed our desk this weekend In June 1J 15 near nearly � ly 10 million in gold was stol stolen � en from the German National Gold Reserve In Bavaria A combine of U S military pel son nol and German civilians en engineered � gineered the operation and 730 gold bars valued at 98 mil lion plus six sacks of bank notes and 25 boxes of platium bars and precious stones disap disappeared � peared in transit And none of Uiose responsible was brouiht to trial so far j 1dhdMimJfc t t goodwill as the representative of BC the most British prov province � ince in Canada wanting to buy more he concluded Bennett who arrived last week after attending the pro provincial � vincial premiers meeting in Nova Scotia said ha plans stay just a few days to Four traffic accidents here Four minor traffic accidents were reported on district roads JjOver the weekend No one was oci luuaij uijuicu r -w-- k Severe dust conditions were blamed for a sideswipe collis collision � ion Saturday near Willow River in which 250 damage was in incurred � curred to cars driven by Harold Strom and John Walston of Prince George Paul Pack was treated for minor injuries after his car failed to negotiate a curve on the Baldy Hughes road and roll rolled � ed over into the ditch Thomas Bowers was uninjur uninjured � ed when his car left the road in the Austin Subdivision Sun Sunday � day night Damage was estimat estimated � ed at 200 Barrio Anderson of Aberdeen Road told police he ran into a deer and killed it about 60 miles south of the city There was little damage to his car Vanderhoof boy killed in accident VANDERHOOF Staff A ninc j ear old boy was killed instantly in a farm accident 17 milfs northeast of here Satur aay Dead is Clarence Alvin Mor ton son of Mr and Mrs Dan Morton who farm on theChilco Road RCMP said Clarence was rid riding � ing on the back of a baling machine when he fell into the conveyor The lower part of his body was badly mangled in the balers cutting blades He was apparently startled when his uncle M C Morton saw him on top of the baler and shouted at him to get off Tho boy is survived by his parents and two sisters An inquest will be hold Two arraigned after narcotic ring smashed MONTREAL CP Two Can adians were arraigned in a Montreal court Saturday in con connection � nection with the smashing of an International narcotics ring The men were Roger La pierie 40 of Montreal and Anatol Ethier 35 a Rockland1 Ont hotel manager They were remanded until Aug 15 The men were arretted Fri Friday � day in simultaneous raids by Ilia RCMP on 12 premises in Quebec and Ontario Ethier was picked up in Rockland 23 miles cast of Ottawa He lives in Hull Que Judga Redmond Roche set total bail for the two men at 120000 in property or 60000 in cash in court of sessions La plerre is- charged with conspir acy to bring narcotics Into Can Canada � ada and with trafficking la I drugs CA Phone lOgan 4 2wm Vol 7 No 156 Weather roundup Prince George will be mostly cloudy with a few thunder showers tomorrow Tcmicra turcs will be cooler Winds will be light but gusting to 20 mph during thunder storms Low tonight and high Tues Tuesday � day at Prince George and Smithers 50 and 75 Qucsncl 55 and 80 Peace River will be sunny with a few- cjoudjeriodsIso lated evening thunder showers are expected Continuing warm with light winds Low tonight and high Tucs day at Grande Prairie 50 and 80 The five day forecast predicts temperatures above normal with precipitation confined to isolat isolated � ed thunder showers worth more than tho equivalent of 575 million Most or the loot jvasold currency being returned to London fordestructioni The precision with which the gang worked aroused specula speculation � tion that the master mind was a former military man h Spurred by reward offers to talling 260000 hundreds qf unions caueu ponce stations Missing men found unharmed FORT ST JOHN CPl Two men missing for four days about 85 miles northwest of here have been picked up un unharmed � harmed Jqmes McKenzie of Dawson Creek and DanSmith of Lnc Creek had landed their ligljt aircraft and it flipped over when they attempted to take off A pnvately owned helicopter spotted - the men Friday anil later returned to pick them up Electric hearings doubtful today VANCOUVER CP - There was doubt Sunday whether a proposed out-of-court meeting 19 discuss the tangled British Columbia Electric situation would bs hcld today Attorns -General Bonner an announced � nounced Ffidjy discussion aim- I -i ll 1 - e COOLER claiming to hac information that might help the police The ill fated train on its 400 mile journey from Scotland was halted by a false red stop light The bandits uncoupled the loco mothc and the first two mail coaches moved them down the line and rifled them in the Prince ticoigc lorcst Dis District � trict a forestry officer said to today � day -t - The fires bring the total burn burning � ing in the district to 31 an in increase � crease of 23 over Friday A six acre file near Red Rock termed a serious threat Sunday was brought under con control � trol by 20 men and three bull bulldozers � dozers Two Avenger fire bombers dropping bentonite mud anil an Otter water bomber helped check the fire that was burning in extremely dry slash Meanwhile a statement is issued � sued Friday by the BC Forest 7 HAD TO ESCAPE e TWO MORE PENNANTS TO STRING AND KEN McRAE WILL have completed another task in getting the fair grounds ready for the Simon Fraser Days and Exhibition Aug 14 17 The grounds PREMIER BENNETT ASKS Increase in British sales LONDON CP Premier Ben Bennett � nett today opened a drive to persuade British manufacturers to sell more goods in his prov province � ince Bennett told a press confer conference � ence that BC last jear sold more than 128 million worth of goods to Britain and bought only 50 million worth in return He said he wanted a 100-pcr-cent increase in British sales to BC to even the balance Were having a trade fair in Vancouver in 1964 and are anxious that British firms dis play their goods there and send their salesmen he said Tho salmon fishing fruit growing and mining industries in BC all are eager to buy British goods he said and there are considerable sales op opportunities � portunities for British marine and railway equipment FREIGHT CHEAPER Bennett noted that the Pan Panama � ama Canal made freight costs from Britain cheaper than thay are from central Canada He also hoped that some British firms would set up subsidiaries in BC bscauso they would bo nearer the primary products and could sell up and down the Pacific coast and to the Far East Answering questions from curious British reporters about the economic principles of Social Credit Bennett painted a glowing picture of the prov provinces � inces dvnamic and prospering financial position Social Credit is genuine com competitive � petitive frcs enterprise in action aimed at making every everybody � body richer and nobody poor poorer � er Wc operate in peacetime as other capitalist systems operate in war He said that BC with only 85 percent of Canadas popu- W A C BENNETT i paints glowing picture lation obtained 50 per cent of the countrys increase in invest investment � ment between 1062 and 1963 There is 225 million new capp talin the provinces pulp and paper industry alone and BC soon will en joy the cheapest new lfydfo electric power in the world TAKEOVER FAIR He described the provincial takeover of the BC Electric as a fair evaluation for shares that should cause pros prospective � pective British exporters no concern On the Columbia River pro project � ject he said that so far it was much easier to do business with the current federal government than with its predecessor and dismissed former justice minis minister � ter Davie Fultons chances of leading a Conservative revival in the West by asking -Whos he I have come here full of Now hear this One of I he moro interesting tidbits of information seen in a newspaper for a long time comes from the Kemano Valley Echo On Saturday it says three deer were seen on the road near the Big Rock- Peo People � ple arc asked once again to leave these animals in peace so they can multiply If they arc shot now it will be jears bcfoic they come back into our valley again Former local resident now living at 5557 west Grandview Burnaby Mrs Norman Bennett writes We lived in Prince George for more than 20 ears My husband started working for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway He retired July 15 after being with the CNR 45 ears We are driving up to PG for a 10 day visit this week and look forward to meeting our fiiends again Would you be kind enough to put some something � thing in the paper about our visit it would save me a lot of phoning Okay Mrs D here IN THE CITIZEN Classified 10 11 Comlcf 8 Coming events 8 Editorial page -- 9 District newi 2 Here and there -- 8 Market 3 Sport -- l 7 Tv and rwws 2 it is Now if joull just let us know wheie ou stay when ou get here youll really save some phoning Chap went around last week getting signa signatures � tures of local residents on a petition in favor of the propos proposed � ed shopping centre on Central in an effort to counter a peti petition � tion against it being circulated by certain downtown merch merchants � ants One of the first doors he knocked on was that of local realtor and developer Dud Saw ley who is acting for a major company which is promoting a shopping centre at Fifteenth are a beehive of activity as crews rush to finish the final prepara preparations � tions for the fair More than 60 men hayc been busy cleaning paint painting � ing and building for the past three weeks Roy Fujikawa photo LAST 24 HOURS Hi Lo Prec Prince George 83 59 -22 Terrace 83 61 02 Smithers 80 51 Quesncl 89 C2 14 Kamloops 100 69 Whitchorsc 70 49 Fort Nelson 78 52 Dawson Creek 77 48 PRAIRIE WEATHER Winnipeg 62 partly cloudy Brandon - 57 cloudy Saskatoon 56 clear Swift Current 52 clear- Rcgina 48 clear Calgary 53 cldar and sunny Lcthbridgc 5G clear and calm Edmonton 5G cloudy and calm London searched for train robbers on informers tip LONDON AP An inform informers � ers tip sent detectives comb combing � ing Londons sleazy East End today for five criminals report reported � ed missing from their homes since historys greatest train robbery No arrests were made but Scotland Yard posted a watch at eacli of the five addresses About 30 masked men halted the Glasgow London mail tram last Thursday and made off with bags of registered mail f HpH - -irf Itlzen The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COIUMBIA MONDAY AUGUST 12 1963 47 COUNCIL TONIGHT A proposed 5 to G million shopping centre at Fifth and Central may spark a controversy at tonights regular city council meeting City lawyer Hub King is scheduled to make a per personal � sonal appearance on behalf of a group of downtown property owners and businessmen He will present a petition which ho said today was sign ad by a majority of downtown businessmen The contents were lot disclosed Caledonian Leaseholds Ltd has proposed the development of a shopping centre on 92 acres which would include a 30000- to 40-000-squarc-foot de department � partment store a supermarket and 20 smaller stores POSTED FOR SALE The land was posted for sale by the city 10 days ago How However � ever it was subsequently dis discovered � covered that tho property had not been officially turned over to the city by the provincial government which owns it Council was later advised by telegram that the government has dsferrcd transferring a 600 acre tract west of Central of which the 92 acres is part Sale of provincial land to the city requires cabinet approval and this has not been given Meanwhile in an interview with The Citizen today John A Sandy Rcid president of Caledonian Leaseholds Ltd said When such property is posted for sale sealed bids are invited and consequently the amount of the bid is still secret IN TRUST However the 92 acres was posted at 8000 an acre plus the cdsl of establishing municipal services estimated at 10000 an aero A city official said earlier that bids received while the property is still owned provin daily can be held in trust until its official transference to the city RCMP sergeant transferred Sgt W W Thompson non noncommissioned � commissioned officer in charge of the Trincc George RCMP district detachment has been transferred to Cranbrook Stationed in Prince George for the last 6Va vcars Sgt Thompson will take over the Cranbrook detachment after Ihree weeks leave His replacement here has not been named Eight new forest fires break out in district Eight new forest fires have Jjrokc upujL in Uiclast J24 hours Servicp showed that the rum bcr of fires started fast week was 13 bringing the total for the j ear to 218 as compared with 210 in 1962 for the Prince George Forest District Fire fighting costs increased this car to 68200 over the 04000 spent last ear Across Uie province the num number � ber of fires ignited last week was 170 with SO still active by Friday The total number of fires to Aug 9 was 1439 as com compared � pared to 1285 last year Costs weio up to 216200 above 245 50O in 1962 Hazard for the district is modcrat with Peace River area high Wc felt from our studies that Prince George has progressed to the point of having a service complementary to the down town area Mr Reid said While the Filth aid Central location was deemed the most practical for such a develop ment Mr Rcid said that the developers wouid be prepared to build outside the city it they could not buy it But th city itself would lose the benefit of the taxes he added and the taxpayers wouldnt be served quite as well Mr Reid disclosed that a number of applications have been made by businessmen al already � ready operating in the down downtown � town area to lease stores in the proposed centre From our experience in ether cities these shopping centres are part of the natural development m the growth of a city he said Caledonian Leaseholds Lid has developed shopping centres in North Kamloops Chilliwack Burnaby Whallcy Campbell River Abbotsford Haney and Coquitlam in BC and centres in Alberta Manitoba and On Ontario � tario OTTAWA CH The Bank of Canada increased its lending rate to four per cent from 3ui Sunday in which may have been another indirect repercus repercussion � sion from the proposed United States tax on American pur purchases � chases of foreign securities Louis Rasminsky governor of the bank said in a statement that the rate increase should not Vostrict the availability of credit in Canada The central banks lending rate applies to infrequent ad vances to the eight chartered banks and is considered the leading indicator of the cost of credit in uanaua In an indirect reference to the aftermath of the July 18 tax proposal to Congress by Presi President � dent Kennedy Uie statement said In announcing Uie change Uie goernor of the bank de described � scribed it as a technical adjust adjustment � ment related to the increased uncertainty and upward pres pressure � sure on interest rates which had developed in Canadian sec securities � urities markets during the past few weeks Last Tuesday Finance Minis Minister � ter Gordon announced that Can adas foreign exchange reserves declined sharply in July parti particularly � cularly on July 18 and 19 im immediately � mediately after the US tax proposal was unveiled Canadas holdings of gold and US dollars dropped by 190 600000 to 2501000000 to July This comprised a drain of 110900000 in ordinary foreign exenange dealings and repay ment of 79700000 to the Inter national Monetary Fund on a loan received during tho 1962 foreign exchange crisis 4 ttt P v r -tfSPW o tt MonU ft u -upy ftJfnT nr carrier Shopping centre may spark row WORLD FLASHES BONN France has com complained � plained that it should have been informed about negotiations leading up to the US Wcst Ger German � man agreement on joint devel development � opment of a new tank OTTAWA Canadas popula population � tion is expected to reach the 19 million mark by Oct 1 the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported today The population at July 1 was estimated at IS 928000 an increase of 328000 in one jear and 690000 more than in the June 1 1961 census AUCKLAND Firemen brought under control a blaze aboard the British freighter Suffolk that had threatened to explode a cargo of explosives and chemicals CAIRO New tensions loom loomed � ed in the Middle East today following a declaration by President Nasser that Egyptian armed forces arc preparing to wash out the shame of Uie 1948 Arab Israeli war SKOPJE Yugoslavia Build Building � ing teams from all parts of Yugoslavia today started plan planning � ning the reconstruction of this city which was shattered by an earthquake 17 days ago Bank ofCanada increases fending rate to 4 per cent Mr Gordon said Wednesday Uiat the dram in the exchanso fund did not represent a mn on the Canadian dollar It was a walk perhaps a fast walk but it didnt reach the danger level he told reporters Fruit crops down this year OTTAWA CPl Commercial production of apples pears apricots sweet cherries and grapes is lower this car than last the Dominion Bureau of StatisUcs said today in its first estimate of the 1963 fruit crop Higher output was expected for plums and prunes peaches sour cherries straw bernos raspberries and loganberries CAR STOLEN -BUT MAN HAPPY WASHINGTON AP Wil Ham Filclirck isnt too un unhappy � happy about the disappear disappearance � ance of his car during the weekend Police recovered it from five jouths who were charg charged � ed with unauthorized uso of an auto and returned the 1955 model car to Filcheck with these improvements i A new set of tires a new radio aerial and new hub caps It had been washed and polished too Worst months behind Berlin wall The author of this article is one of the hundreds of East Germans who have escaped to the West despite the Ber Berlin � lin wall barbed wire mine fields and trigger happy guards On the eve of the second anniversary of the -wall she recalls her life1 be hind it and the reasons people risk their lives to escape She uses a pseudonym to pro protect � tect her family and friends still in East Germany Dy KATHERINA THOMAS FRANKFURT West Germany AP l uvea tor it monuis oe- u u Miiipwywg ma ui iu hind the Berlin wall Except gation will be held possibly If or the year my husband spent Monday ln jail during tho height of tbe Stalinist frenzy in 1952 53 they were my worst months under communism Right months ago my husband and I managed to escape It meant leaving a large family home and garden where we had spent 21 happy married ears It meant leaving behind almost cer thing wc owned It meant leaning friends with whom wc shared hard and unforgettable ears ESCAPE DANGERS It was a sacrifice and a great risk Other people might still escape by tho route wo took so I wont go into details Hut we read every few days of the dangers people run to escape Some are killed by the communist border guards What drives people to gamble their lives in order to leave their homes Im sure the chief reason is the longing for freedom to think and do what one wants Food is poorly distributed there Variety is limited The shops arc poorly stocked It al always � ways seems that just the thing jou want is sold out But no one starics and no one goes without the real necessities And no one or at least no one I ever heard of lcacs at th3 risk cf his life because of hun hunger � ger or material things CANT BREATHE It is simply that after a while you cant breathe any morq You are too restricted Your ideas count for nothing if they do not agree with those of tho communists Your individual wishes are ignored A persons individuality and freedom count for nctlung This is what pcopla learn to hate This is why they leave I dont regret for a minute our decision to flee even though it meant two people well past their prime had to start again from scratch My husband was one of the highly qualified scien scientists � tists whom tho communist pay well and our life was materially better than most But this was far outweighed by the disad disadvantages � vantages of lifo under com munism