av THE WORLD TODAY British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas Home will be in Toronto Feb 11 He will be guest speaker at the diamond Jubilee dinner of the Empire Club of Canada Fingerprints found in the Dos ton apartment of a 19-year-old girl apparently offer the only clue to the 11th unsolved sex strangling in the area since June 1902 Police commis commissioner � sioner Edmund McNamara has assigned 30 detectives to the investigation Two more distress signals were heard Sundy by a plane searching In the Pacific for a missing US Air Force C 124 Globemaster with nine men aboard The signals were heard in an area west of Hawaii where the massive search is centered A coroners inquest into the crash of a Trans Canada Air Lines Jet which killed 118 pas passengers � sengers near St Jerome Que will probably be re ODenpd be before � fore the end of this month It was learned today Resumption of the inquest must await a final report on the crash by provincial police The Jet crashed Nov 29 atSteTherese de Dlalnville Que The Canadian Press reports weekend accidents In Canada claimed at least 26 lives 22 of them in traffic mishaps Que Quebec � bec lead the list with seven deaths Alberta and Ontario fol followed � lowed with six each and Sas Saskatchewan � katchewan reported four acci accidental � dental deaths New Drunswick reports two accidental deaths Nova Scotia one and the other provinces all head accident free weekends New York fire commissioner said two witnesses saw an arsonist set fire to an empty grand ballroom In the Astor Hotel About 1000000 dam damage � age was done and over 40O guests left their rooms as heavy smoke poured in Police In New Port Beach Calif today are investigating the slaying of William W Bar tholomae 70 a multi-millionaire cattle and oil baron Book Booked � ed on suspicion of murdering the yachtsman was his brothers wife Carmen Gallardo Barthol omae 25 a former Spanish dancer Authorities In Canada and the United States have warned Britain to take precautions against a big offensive by dope pushers It was reported today Scotland Yard officials will Join cusoms officers and Canadian and American specialists in a special London conference aim aimed � ed at preparing defensive meas measures � ures British newspapers re reported � ported The Canadian Army is now taking delivery of a French anti-tank-missile which can chase its quarry on the battle battlefield � field like a hound chasing a fox The SS 11 an armored corps weapon Is fired electric electrically � ally The trajectory and direc direction � tion are regulated by the op operator � erator with a joystick control The unit can be mounted on a jeep or fired from the box it comes in It is said capable of disabling any known armored vehicle including tanks Fewer deaths on BC roads VICTORIA CP A record-in- lot reverse was set in 1963 fewei persons were killed on British Columbia roads than in the previous year The motor vehicle branch says 357 persons died in traffic accidents last year compared with 385 In 1962 The figure was the lowest since 1961 when 320 persons were killed But it Isnt the first time there has been a decrease in the number of fatalities In 1959 309 died and In 1960 294 Vol 8 No 3 Tk B DENUNCIATION GAINS SUPPORT Pontiff returns after pilgrimage ROME CP Pope Pauls jetliner landed at Rome today from Amman Jordan at the end of his Holy Land pilgrimage The Pontiff received a joyous welcome from Romans after his three day pilgrimage to the Holy Land The Pope was met by President Antonio Segni the Italian cabinet and envoys of the diplomatic corps Two juveniles facing charges Juveniles continue to harass Prince George car dealers as two more were charged in sep separate � arate Incidents of attempted car theft j 41 One youth was arrestedonthe parking lot of Fred Walls and Son after he allegedly smashed a window and stole several car keys around 1245 am Sunday He was picked up on tne car On Satruday at 1145 pm another Juvenile was arrested at Fred Walls and Son A 1957 wine colored Meteor with licence number 460 715 owned by William Mueller of 1099 Alward was stolen from in front of Muellers home early Sunday morning In an unrelated theft smash-and-grab artists broke a window In the Commonwealth Trust building Sunday They made off with two transistor radios Now hear this Check those tonsils men the rounds January 12 and again barbershop singing season Is one week later picking up used back again Weekly rehearsals Christmas trees for two bits start Tuesday at King George each with the proceeds going High School Annex at 8 pm to community projects Theres Anyone experienced or not will no truth to the rumor theyll be be given a harmonious welcome selling them again for hat racks theres only one thing when the needles fall off harder to get rid of than the The fire department is get remains of the Christmas tur- ting together a photo album on key and thats a Christmas the history of the department tree Well this year Prince since the Incorporation of the George Lions have solved the city Anyone who has old snap problem Theyll make the shots of our firemen in action - are asked to call L04 2244 INDEX Aint this jet age wonderful A fellow who flew to Ottawa for Classified 1011 Christmas tells us the trip took Comics 8 nearly 30 hours First the flight Coming events 9 from Prince George to Ed Editorial 7 monton was delayed two hours Here and there 9 because of weather Then they Markets 3 had to switch planes at the air Sports 4 port because of faulty brakes Tv 2 In the first one he boarded During a busy Sunday the Pope was handed a letter from President Johnson who said he hoped to meet the spiritual leader The pontiff expressed warm response to Sargent Shrl ver brother-in-law of the late President Kennedy and head of the US Peace Corps who de delivered � livered the letter at Nazareth All during Sundays tour whether in Arab Jordan or Jew Jewish � ish Israel the Pope was greeted by applauding and cheering crowds The pontiff appeared to have recovered from his arrival in Arab Jerusalem Saturday where he was jostled by over enthusiastic crowds who pre prevented � vented him from seeing all he probably would like to have seen of Christendoms holiest city Sundays trip of approxi approximately � mately 175 miles twice crossed the Jordanian -Israeli border And for the occasion the bar barriers � riers of deep national animosity were down All along the way from Jeru Jerusalem � salem up through the mountains of ancient Samaria then circl circling � ing through Galilee and back down the coastlands of Israel were the sites of religious history At Nazareth the mountain mountainside � side town of white limestone houses where Jesus grew up the Pope stayed more than an hour absorbing the at atmosphere � mosphere He worshipped in the Church of the Annunciation packed with assembled Israeli diplo diplomatic � matic and church dignitaries It is the traditional place where the angel foretold the birth of Jesus to Mary On an isolated shore of the sea of Gallllee against a back backdrop � drop of rolling hills pope Paul spent a brief Interval of reverie The Pope is regarded by Ro Roman � man Catholics as the succes successor � sor of Poter with the responsi responsibility � bility of chief shepherd of the flock Nearby was the Mount of Beatitudes a high gentle rise crowned with trees on which Jesus Is believed to have preached his Sermon on the Mount e e Ltlzn The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY JANUARY 6 1964 govt severely criticized Dear Mrs Moran re your letter criticizing our provincial welfare program I Immediately dispatched a directive to the department JOHN DIEFENBAKER just a convention Dief sees no battle for his job WINNIPEG CP Opposition Leader Dlefenbaker said Sat Saturday � urday there will be no leader leadership � ship contest at the annual Conservative party convention next month at Ottawa In an interview at Winnipeg during a brief stopover en route to a vacation on Vancouver Is Island � land Mr Dlefenbaker describ described � ed the convention as an annual meeting not a leadership con convention � vention Five men jailed for abduction Five men received jail sen sentences � tences ranging from one year iu 18 months for abducting a South Fort George woman Oct 31 Frederick Cook Gary Haunz and Edward Gerard were sen sentenced � tenced to one year and Frank Murphy and Henry Ellingworth were given 18 months Impaired charge brings 125 fine A man was fined 125 In magistrates court today on a charge of impaired driving Nelson Durham was charged after his truck was observed weaving in the downtown streets Saturday SEEKING LICENCE have Pfion LOgan 4 2441 SITUATION DISASTROUS City probation officer says allegation correct V - v SNOW S Low High 30 7e a copy BC RALLIES BEHIND BRIDGET By Tony Skae Citizen Staff Writer The stinging denunciation of the provincial department of social welfare by Prince George social worker Mrs Bridget Moran Friday triggered a res response � ponse that echoed throughout the province at the weekend From the clever pen of Van Vancouver � couver Sun cartoonist Len Norrls to the gravely critical comments of BC s best known magistrate Roderick Hale -Brown the support for Mrs Morans indictment has been immediate and overwhelming Not since the resignation of Ruby MacKay former superin superintendent � tendent of child welfare in Vic Victoria � toria has the government agency come In for such severe and wide spread criticism This time there is more steam behind it Mrs Moran said today Before reporting for work this morning Mrs Moran said that she had been overwhelmed at the weekend by the number of tele telephone � phone calls and offers of help she had received from people in every walk of life Mental health official claims charges ethical The action of Prince George social worker Mrs Bridget Moran was described today as highly ethical as far as her responsibility to the community is concern concerned � ed C R Moss president of the Prince George branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association said there was nothing immoral about Mrs Moran pleading the case of destitute children He was referring to a comment by welfare minister Wesley Black in which he described Mrs Morans open letter to Premier Bennett as unethical She could be accused of not using the proper chan channels � nels said Mr Moss but these channels have been used for years without apparent result As head of the mental health group here Mr Moss said he is disturbed by the lack of treatment facilities for homeless and problem children He urged more efficient screening of adult welfare cases and contended that those able but unwilling to work should be cut off from welfare benefits Mrs Moran said she received upwards of 50 phone calls in including � cluding a long distance call from a social work Instructor at the University of BC and wires congratulating her on her stand A former supervisor of the welfare office here in 1956 and 1957 and now a part time social worker Mrs Moran sparked the controversy by writing a four page letter to Premier Bennett in which she condemned a shortage of welfare workers and facilities here Her criticisms were sup supported � ported by such authorities as Dr L A Kerwood former head of the Woodlands School for the retarded Syd Moslln president of the Greater Van Vancouver � couver Community Chest Em Employees � ployees Association Prof W G Dixon head of UBCs School of Social Work and Mr Halg Brown In Victoria welfare minister Wesley Black agreed with Mrs Moran that there is a critical shortage of staff in his de department � partment But he said the problem is common across North America and higher wages for social workers will not solve it THivANcouva sum wszy Er - p 7 m Mr Halg Brown described the situation as disastrous I wouldnt want to go into social work If I were a young man because of low wages and working conditions he said He contended social workers in BC work under conditions of incredible frustration Prof Dixon who called for a public Inquiry into the operation of social welfare in BC said an inquiry is the only way to get at the root of the trouble BC leads the parade in social problems and there are going to be a lot more as the north opens he said He warned that BC should make sure the north country doesnt become a Tobacco Road as far as social problems are concerned Dr Kerwood who resigned from Woodlands to take a Job In Montreal said that he would like to see the greatest pos possible � sible Increase In facilities Said welfare minister Black Im hopeful that in the forth forthcoming � coming fiscal year we hope to be able to clear up the situation that exists in Prince George and elsewhere in respect to staffing and lessening of the caseload on individuals Prince George probation officer Robert G McKellar today backed up allegations that the welfare depart department � ment here is understaffed and lacks adequate facilities Probation officer here for the past eight years and a former social worker himself Mr McKellar reported that his case load is three times the provincial average He said that as probation officer he is directly af affected � fected by conditions in social welfare It is a situation that has been building up over a long period of time he said Mr McKellar also confirmed that there is a need for more foster homes in Prince George and a need for more institutions other than the Brannan Lake school for boys at Nanaimo and the Willingdon school for girls in Burnaby He attributed the lack of foster homes to general indifference on the part of the public They dont know the situation exists and if they did they probably wouldnt care he said Huge pulp mill plan set COUNCIL MEMBERS SWORN IN TODAY Judge C W Morrow officiated today when the 1964 city council was sworn into office Taking the oath of office were Mayor Garvin Dezell who was re elected by acclamation and Aid Harry Loder Aid Dick Yardley and Aid Hilliard Clare each re elected at the Dec 5 municipal elections The dissolution of the 1963 council and the swearing in of the 1964 council took place at noon in city hall council chambers Canon T D R Allen delivered the invocation BERLIN Pi East German Communists closed the holiday season gaps In their wall at midnight Sunday night and Ber Berlin � lin once more became the city of heartbreak Its divided resi residents � dents embroiled in the struggle between freedom and commu communism � nism More than a quarter of a mil million � lion West Berllners crossed Into East Berlin Sunday on spe special � cial passes The passes were given by the East German regime each good for three visits during the holi holiday � day season after unprecedented negotiations initiated by the West Berlin government of Mayor Willy Brandt Official sources have an announced � nounced the Western Allies who occupy West Berlin cautiously have given Brandt permission to negotiate with the East German regime for renewed passes through the wall East Berlin ers have not been allowed to travel to the western sector of the city at all since the wall was completed Aug 13 1961 Although Communist rules were that all West Berllners had to be out of Communist terri territory � tory by midnight the crush was so great that tens of thousands were still waiting to get back to West Berlin when the passes expired Thousands of the 27000 West Berlin cars that crossed the border Sunday were Jammed up at the control points as Red LONDON W The Sunday London Mirror says a secret US government report asserts smokers die from lung cancer at 10 times the rate non-smokers do The Mirror says the re report � port declares cigarettes are real killers The multl mllllonclrculatlon tabloid newspaper describes the study as a sensational official report on the evils of smoking The newspaper adds that the report over the signature of Dr Luther L Terry surgeon general of the US Health serv service � ice will be made public Jan 11 Official Washington spokes spokesmen � men said no copies of the study had yet been distributed The Mirror does not say where it obtained its advance Information In a Washington dispatch JUDGE MORROW Berlin a city of heartbreak after Communists close wall guards examined trunks and looked under seats for any East Berllners trying to escape The guards confiscated all farewell scene photographs taken by Associated Press pho photographers � tographers Secret report on smoking says cigarettes killers The Mirror says reporters will be locked in a room with copies of the report for several hours the day It Is to be released and until then the contents were supposed to be secret The Sunday Mirror says these precautions are being taken be because � cause the United States tobacco Industry Is expected to reply with counter assertions when the contents of the report are made known The Mirrors Washington dispatch continues The report will also stress that fllter tlp cigarettes are no safer than any others since no really effective method of fil filtering � tering has yet been devised The US surgeon - generals report on smoking has been more than a year In the making VICTORIA CP Plans for a third huge multi-million-dollar pulp mill operation in north northwestern � western British Columbia have been put forward by a group of logging and lumbering op operators � erators The group formed into the Bulkley Valley Development Company Limited of Houston BC sent details to Lands and Forests Minister Ray Wllllston seeking a pulpwood harvesting licence involving harvesting rights in seven crown forests The company said the seven crown forests could support a 50000000 kraft pulp mill pro producing � ducing 600 tons daily at Houston a small lumbering community about 120 miles directly east of the north coast city of Prince Rupert Last Tuesday MacMillan Bloedel and Powell River Lim Limited � ited the provinces biggest lumber pulp operators applied for a tree farm licence In con connection � nection with a proposed 86 000000 kraft pulp mill at Kltl mat a seaport on Douglas Channel about 50 miles south southeast � east of Prince Rupert The only pulp mill operating In the area is the Columbia Cellulose Company Limiteds sulphite mill at Prince Rupert Public hearings on both the Bulkley Company and MacMil MacMillan � lan Bloedel applications are ex expected � pected to be heard separately at public hearings this Spring The Bulkley and McMillan ap applications � plications overlap In two crown forests Ootsa and the Hazel ton Aside from this overlap spokesmen for both companies sav there is no conflict of in interest � terest between the two pro projected � jected mills One would be a coastal project and the other would be supported by the In Interior � terior forests economy Five of the forests the Ba blne Smithers Morlce Burns Lake and Ootsa were placed under a crown reserve In the fall of 1962 at the Bulkley groups request pending pulp studies The Haze lton and Takla forests are the others involved The operators making up the Houston group already account for two thirds of the annual saw log production in the seven for forest � est areas estimated at 180 000000 board feet annually