THE WORLD TODAY At least 10 persons aboard a South Central Airlines twin engine passenger plane were reported killed today when the aircraft crashed In flames Im Immediately � mediately after takeoff from the Gainesville Fla airport The plane was en route to Jackson Jacksonville � ville The Ideological feud between Russia and Communist China has flared again The Com Communist � munist Chinese have called Soviet Premier Khrushchev and other Soviet leaders hypocrites Peking says eventually Moscow will be burled but not Peking A US house subcommittee is reported Investigating the state departments granting of a visa to British Actor Rich Richard � ard Burton the friend of Eliza Elizabeth � beth Taylor The two have been travelling together throughout much of the world Including the US A subcommittee headed by Democrat Michael Felghanof Ohio Is understood to have called two state department of officials � ficials to a closed hearing on the matter In Washington today Three major sugar refineries have announced a reduction in the wholesale price of sugar The three firms are Canada and Dominion St Lawrence and Atlantic They have an announced � nounced a reduction of 110 reducing the price of a 100 pound bag of sugar to 1510 It Is the third price cut In the last two weeks Friday the price went down 20 cents Prime Minister Pearson showed up on Parliament Hill early today 830 am for pri private � vate chats with some of his cabinet ministers before the swearing - In ceremonies con connected � nected with his new cabinet line lineup � up The prime minister who flew back to Ottawa Sunday night from a 10 day Florida holiday was to go to Govern Government � ment House at 3 pm EST for the swearing in ceremonies The widow of accused presi presidential � dential assassin Lee Oswald Mrs Maria Oswald appeared before the Warren Commission today to tell what she knows about the Kennedy assassina assassination � tion Mrs Oswald 22 is the first witness to testify before the inquiry group She arrived in Washington Sunday night from Dallas Two teen age boys are miss missing � ing in the Pacific Ocean after being blown out to sea on their surfboards off the coast of Cali California � fornia They were blown out of sight Sunday as big waves and a gale - force windstorm struck the southern California coast Two fishermen died when big waves washed them off rocks Ten others were swept Into the sea but were saved A truck collided with abuson a superhighway near Hamburg Germany ripping the bus open from front to rear Ten work workmen � men aboard the bus were killed and 12 others were seriously Injured The RCMP says four officials of the Seafarers International Union were arrested in Toronto and St Catharines on Saturday and flown to Montreal Theyare to face charges of conspiracy arising from the SIUs mass protest march on Ottawa last Oct21 The CPR today signed its third contract within a week with employees actually running trains Todays agreement was signed with one thousand mem members � bers of the CLC Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers from the eastern and maritime re regions � gions The contract calls for the same wage increases granted Friday in a contract with the lo locomotive � comotive entlneers from the Prairies and Pacific regions Vol 8 No 23 Now hear this Mother of a pupil at Black Blackburn � burn Road school phoned to say Thanks to the school board which moved quickly to provide temporary accomodation for btudents after the fire which de destroyed � stroyed the Blackburn school last weekend Harold Pretty got a postcard the other day from somebody In Moose Jaw Quite clearly the chap had some business with the Curling Club because the card was addressed to the secretary But what the business was Is still a mystery There INDEX Classified 8 9 Comics 10 Coming events 10 District 2 Here and Markets Sports 3 -4 5 was nothing written on the card but the address The Canadian Red Cross is seeking the whereabouts of George Howard Cahoon Mr Cahoon was born in Belfast and when last heard from in 1963 was coming to wince network Is Don Eccleston Now with CHAN TV n Vancouver he was a former Th E- MEETS YPCS Dief survives early challenge OTTAWA CP A large min minority � ority of angry young Progres Progressive � sive Conservatives openly chal challenged � lenged their leader during the weekend shattering the usual goodwill of party conventions However Conservative Leader John Diefenbaker takes his case for continued leader leadership � ship to the women of the party today the eve of the national George to work Anyone havings associations meeting where he Information of this man is askea -will face his main challenge to contact Mrs A S Pirquet at LOgan 44322 Fish and Game branch Is cracking down on sawmill operators who pollute streams with sawdust Two operators have been fined 100 each for leaving sawdust on ice near Prince George and game branch brass warn more prosecutions will be made If the situation isnt remedied Back in town filming a docu- CUUUIldl ---- l tr rTr IhanoulOni A mcukatj uibiTMi9no vaiia UlerO U dian Jln lalaulclAn television no Resolutions expressing con confidence � fidence Jn Mr Diefenbaker the 68-year-old member of Parlia Parliament � ment for Prince Albert sparked bitter wrangles Instead of the usual rousing ovations to the chief at most conventions at the annual meetings of the Young Progressive Conservatives and the PC Students Federation The motions carried at both meetings Critics spokesmen said they merely wanted to advise their leader the time had come to groom a successor for a smooth transfer of the leadership e THREE HURT IN ACCIDENTS An accident Saturday eve evening � ning sent two pedestrians to hospital with minor Injuries Mr and Mrs Peter Fry 569 Alward were struck by a station wagon driven by Frank Diane when they were crossing George Street at Fourth Mr Fry was released after examination but Mrs Fry Is still In hospital wherr authorities report her con condition � dition as good Leg Injuries to the driver of a city truck and 400 damage to the truckwerethe result of an early morning collision with a CNR yard engine today Levi Hlbul 1C23 Seventh Is reported In good condition following the accident at the Ottawa Street crossing Blinding snow and rain con conditions � ditions prevailed at the time of the accident at 4 am e Twenty students today start started � ed an adventure In education at the vocational school at Prince George They are young men and wo women � men whom for one reason or another dropped out of school some years ago and now are picking up their training where they abandoned it Ages in the class range from 18 to 47 but all have gone through elementary grades in their earlier days at school In the next four months of intensive study they will work to bring their standing to that of grade 10 students When they have successfully complet completed � ed this they will be qualified to enter the provincial voca vocational � tional school system FORT ST JAMES Corres Correspondent � pondent Two men escaped Injury when the aircraft in which they were riding crashed about 11 am Friday on Stuart Lake John Kuharchuk owner of the Cessna 172 light aircraft and his passenger Waldemar Woellher are both In St John Hospital Vanderhoof recover recovering � ing from shock and bruises as a result of the crash The aircraft which was new last fall and which was Insured encountered a snow storm as It was approaching Fort St James where Kuharchuk Intend Intended � ed to pick up spare parts of his logging operation west of here The aircraft crashed onto the frozen lake as Kuharchuk at temped to turn away from the storm Burglars have tough weekend Thieves were active over the weekend but despite their efforts made off with little loot Hardest hit was the City Dry Cleaners where burglars en entered � tered Sunday through an open back door police said The men In their attempt to find some money left the store with clothing strewn about but turned up no cash Would be burglars smashed In the rear door of Roys Truck Service Sunday but were unable to gain entry after breaking the glass A quantity of clothing owned by Raymond Edward Davidson was taken from his unlocked Columbus hotel room Sunday A transistor radio was stolen from AlanGullachers car while It was parked on Fourth Satur Saturday � day Itlzen The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY FEBRUARY 3 1964 The idea was born here last September when a preliminary meeting was called to consider the idea Vocational School Sup Superintendent � erintendent George Cook later prepared a brief recommending the proposal to Victoria The go ahead came from the pro provincial � vincial capital Jan 17 and within weeks the course was ready to go Three agencies are direct directly � ly or Indirectly involved They are the vocational school it itself � self the national employment service and the welfare depart department � ment Taking part in encourag encouraging � ing participation with Mr Cook are welfare department social workers and Murray MacKen zle at the NES The purpose Is to enable Two hurt after plane crashes on frozen lake The crash occurred about 12 miles west of here onthe soutn shore of the lake WARM AIR HITS NORTH Above normal tempera temperatures � tures and moderate precipi precipitation � tation Is the outlook for this area for the next five days The Arctic air has been pushed north of Yellowknife and Whltehorse and the five day outlook suggests It will be pushed even further back According to the Prince George weather office lithe groundhog was looking at the right time Sunday he could have seen his shadow One half hour of sunshine was recorded here Traditionally this means that Mr Groundhog goes back to bed while another six weeks of winter weather elapses This first week doesnt seem to hold true with the old saw but time will tell School boycott hits New York NEW YORK W Thousands of Negro and Puerto Rlcan chil children � dren Joined by many white sym sympathizers � pathizers boycotted the New York public school system to today � day demanding total integration A spokesman for the one day protest movement estimated that 262000 pupils participated about 65 per cent of the Puerto Rlcans and Negroes among the 1000000 pupils In New York city schools students to realize their poten potential � tial by increasing their em ployablllty It Is a direct rec recognition � ognition of the need in todays working world for education and job training Emphasis in the crash course is on English mathe mathematics � matics and science The pos possibility � sibility of further upgrading for those wishing to go on to the grade 12 level is being Investigated The short intensive session is expected to be considerably more popular than the lengthy alternative of night courses Social worker Andy Van Drle sun points out the four month course will require hard work Maybe harder work than they have ever done He adds the students motivation and desire for upgrading may well be the key to success of failure In the tough months of study Mr Van Drlesun says students dropped out of school In early years for a variety of reasons Some were brought up during the hungry 30s when education was too expen expensive � sive for many families to sup support � port Others lived In rural areas where higher grades were not available and still others left school from restlessness or dislike of a particular teacher or subject These former students dont want to go back to regular school to sit with pupils who might be as much as 10 or 15 years younger than they are Con Consequently � sequently the special vocational school course provides a good answer to their wish for better self qualification Similar classes are given In other DC centres Whether or not they are continued here will depend upon the results of the group starting today and upon whether or not Interest is expressed by others in simi similar � lar educational upgrading Phon LOgan 4 2441 tr -r I ififWE Rain NX Low 25 High 40 7c a copy Home company head gets 1 2 months for fraud mWBEmifQtJ i mKmWM3sKmkdKlSSU Faulty loading chain caused this load of lumber to shift while trucker Jack Storozinski was heading into town this morning on SOUTH FORT GEORGE WANTS SEWER SYSTEM A proposal for a sanitary sewer system was ap approved � proved by homeowners in the South Fort George Water Improvement District at a meeting Friday Approximately 250 homeowners will now have to put forward 80 each to cover connection fee and first year operation before application can be made to the government for a loan to finance the scheme The government must then approve the plan before construction can begin The district wants to incorporate Cuddy sub subdivision � division into the Prince George sewer system but Bill Warren resident engineer said today the citys decision on this matter is not a deciding factor in whether or not the scheme goes ahead US brewery wants Labatts LONDON Ont CP - John La batt Ltd has called a direc directors � tors meeting for today to con consider � sider a 34500000 offer by Jos Schlltz Brewing Co ot Mil Milwaukee � waukee for 35 per cent of the Canadian companys shares The bid by the United States company represents the first major attempt by US Inter Interests � ests to buy into1 the Canadian brewery industry Labatt founded in 1828 and 95-per-cent Canadian owned is one of the big three of the in industry � dustry along with Canadian Breweries Ltd of Toronto and Molson Breweries Ltd of Mont Montreal � real The Schlltz offer announced in a Joint statement Sunday proposes to purchase at 23 a share 750000 common shares held by the Labatt family and 730000 from shareholders at large First Forward chain and partially unloaded lumber kept truck at rakish tilt and prevented it from turning over completely Roy Fujikawa photo School venture begins Donald Robert Marshall and his firm TruValu Home Builders Ltd were found guilty in County Court today of defrauding six Prince George homeowners Marshall was sentenced to 12 months in Oakalla on each of six counts of fraud The sentences will be served concurrently Tru Valu was fined a total of 1200 for the same six counts of fraud An additional sl counts of omitting a material particular from a document laid against Marshal were thrown out by Judge W D Ferry Marshall and the construction company which had more than 200 contracts with homeowners In the area were convicted of obtaining promissory notes through deceit falsehood or other fraudulent means In finding Marshall and the company guilty Judge Ferry said he accepted the testimony of 12 witnesses that the promis promissory � sory notes signed by them had not been filled out by Marshall before they were signed Judge Ferry said although the accuseds record was good he could not suspend sentence Albert Mackoff defense counsel for Marshall said there would be no appeal In testimony that stretched over two days Marshall denied all the allegations of the 12 crown witnesses who claimed the accused had given them blank promissory notes to sign They also said Marshall told them there would be either no Interest charges or a bank rate of Interest on the cost of the contracts they signed Marshall said In all cases the promissory notes he had his customers sign were filled out The president of the home im improvement � provement company said he had read the notes to the home owners before they signed them If some of the homeowners thought they would be paying a bank rate of interest It was the result of a misunderstanding on their part Marshall said The accused claimed he told them they would only pay six or seven per cent interest if they could obtain a home im improvement � provement loan at a bank If this was not possible Mar Marshall � shall told the homeowners they would have to pay Tru - Valu charges he said These came to 19 per cent after the promissory notes were discounted at the Rand Invest Investment � ment Co Marshall insisted he had never said there would be no interest charges He also said he pre preferred � ferred a bank loan was obtained since it meant he received im immediately � mediately the full value of the contract and did not have to pay Rands charges In the closing arguments Sat Saturday � urday Marshalls defence counsel attacked the con i tradlctlons and inconsistencies of the crown witnesses testi testimony � mony Albert Mackoff claimed some of the homeowners had Youths face magistrate Two Prince George Youths arrested after a 170000 fire which destroyed the Djackburn Road elementary school Jan 25 appeared in magistrates court Saturday Joseph LeClerc 15 is charg charged � ed with breaking and entry and arson and Sheldon Cornell 17 Is charged with breaking and entry Doth were remanded with without � out plea until Saturday The two Juveniles were raised to adult court from ju juvenile � venile court earlier in the week attempted to play dumb and others had shown signs of being coached He ripped through all 12 wit witnesses � nesses testimony pointing up discrepancies between their statements in the pre trial hearing and their testimony during the trial Mr Mackoff claimed much of the testimony was an attempt to put a man Into Jail fordoing nothing Appearing for the company defense counsel Nicholas Mus sallem argued that no fraud had taken place since the total cost to the homeowner was stated on the contract In terms of monthly payments He said the contract governed the promissory note and any difference In price between the two would be decided in favor of the contract price Crown counsel Sam Toy claimed fraud was committed on two occasions First when the cost of the promissory note was ommitted from this docu document � ment when it was signed Secondly Mr Toy said that even If the interest rates had been stated thepromlssorynote was discounted for a greater amount than was the cost of the contract Letters flood worker More details page 3 Letters from welfare work workers � ers Parent Teacher Associa Associations � tions former clients and ordinary citizens are filling the scrapbook of Mrs Bridget Moran She has heard from someone in almost every walk of ltfe almost everyone except the per person � son to whom she addressed her original letter Premier W A C Dennett The Prince George welfare worker early in January spark sparked � ed a province wide controversy by wiring a letter to Premier Dennett exposing a lack of staff and treatment facilities in the welfare department The protest has resulted in a number of improvements at the Prince George office Among them Is the addition of a wel welfare � fare worker to the staff of an office which receives applica applications � tions from the unemployed Mrs Moran now a part time worker was a former su supervisor � pervisor here She left several years ago to raise a family The letters she has receiv received � ed have come from across the country including officials of national welfare organizations who have seen what they say is a deterioration In DCs welfare services Many of the letters none of which were solicited in any way come from welfare work workers � ers In DC Two were written by staff members at the Uni University � versity of DCs school of so social � cial work I still say that if we hired double the number of social workers we could save their salaries through giving more attention to our clients said Mrs Moran Twice as many persons at attending � tending to the same case load would make it much more ef efficient � ficient INNER CABINET TAKES SHAPE By JAMES NELSON OTTAWA CP - Jn the cabi cabinet � net shuffle taking effect today the pattern is being set for an Inner cabinet executive of sen senior � ior ministers Some political sources say this Inner cabinet new to Ca Canadian � nadian politics In peacetime may be In operation by the end of the year From Canadas earliest days dating from before Confedera Confederation � tion complaints have been voiced by both politicians and political scientists that cabinets are growing too large Prime Minister Pearson and his cabi cabinet � net collegues number 26 al almost � most one tenth of the member membership � ship of the House of Commons The Pearson inner cabinet will be composed of the chair chairmen � men of nine new cabinet com committees � mittees which the prime minis ter announced last month are being forced They represent the political administrative and economic brains of the Liberal party administration An Informant gives this line lineup � up External affairs and de defence � fence Mr Pearson chairman with External Affairs Minister Martin and Defence Minister lleilyer vice chairmen Legislation and parliamen parliamentary � tary session Justice Minister Favieau Finance and economic pol icy Finance Minister Gordon Trade and resources Trade Minister Sharp Communications and works Transport Minister Plckersglll Social security and labor Labor Minister MacEachen Agriculture forestry and fisheries Agriculture Minister Hays Cultuial and related matters Stale Secretary Lamontagne Fedeial provlnclal lelatlons Mr Pearson These ministers who have direct departmental responsi responsibilities � bilities in the fields involved in their committees will pre preside � side at meetings of the other cabinet ministers All minis ministers � ters will pattlcipate of course in meetings of the full cabinet