Nipt v Hr HOEiflHHIMt VufSW yB jLJ flfl BPlrT MiM IBBIBmfiBftlfwBniiMBnBwTiTinr fiii Bwi tiiBKPVnBHHBi I mm BBHBHlHriJ nrl EHHIHR2EKMi9flELiijMMHDESHHt TTT A tfr B mrfiA fKillH KE3BKB9 r - iK1lMBnvVrfiKnr BBBFJKPBBIilHu HBll ITnBiB jBHBIiittiittMBHBBBIBPBBSN rffr frriiiiiiBMBMfcriii m iT rrn i itiifeiif111 IWPW MiiiBi THE WORLD TODAY A military communique from Vientiane says pro communist Pathet Lao and Communist North Viet Nam guns are shel shelling � ling right - wing positions in north central Laos The mes message � sage said an attack is believed to be imminent Since last De December � cember this area has been the scene of sharp fighting be between � tween Pathet Lao and right wing troops Sir Winston Churchill entered the House of Commons chamber In London today arm-in-arm with Harold Macmillan Doth former prime ministers are due to retire from parliament soon Sir Winston has been attending fairly regularly dur during � ing the present session To Today � day was Mr Macmlllans third appearance since an operation forced him to give up the pre premiership � miership in October Quebec Provincial Police are holding a 41 -year-old man Iden Identified � tified as David Curd as a ma material � terial witness in the shooting death of a man whose body was discoveied in a basement grave in Montreal Wednesday The victim was 32-year-old Donald Jones He had been bur burled � led In a shallow hole In the cellar of a home In the west end suburb of Kirkland Petersons Esso Service cafe and nearby home were levelled by a flash fire early today Vol 8 No 31 Now hear this Theres no use complaining ment because First is still about the pot holes on First designated an arterial high- because nothing is going to be way done about them not for Still not quite recovered from the present anyway City mana- a heavy dose of the flu bug ger Arran Thompson told city is city clerk Ted Kent whose council Wednesday that theres appearance at city hall during no use spending money on the the past week has been spas- highway now because It will modic Another who has taken only be wasted when the city to his bed with the bug is starts tearing up the to install AW Charlie Graham Still storm sewers later this year on the bug the provincial lab When repairs are undertaken at Vancouver has not yet sub- the cost will be shared by the mltted an Identification of the city and the highways depart- virus from specimens taken from the hospital during a r r r recent visit by provincial epi- INDEX demiologtst Vr Anthony Casslfieci 14 J5 mg Vlnurgess Is looking com cs jo for katon new or used so Coming Events - 11 that classe for majorette can Editorial - - 9 t 5tarteU ln Soutn rort Entertainment 7 8 Ceorge The pian ls t0 conduct Here and There U casses jn the baton twirling JSi S 4 art for girU C to 9 years old rs 0 r yoli car nei tall Mrs v -- jjurgess at 45380 1 te Citizen The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13 1964 BC bank a lot of blanks pig in a poke says ML A VICTORIA W A Liberal MLA Wednesday branded Pre Premier � mier Dennetts new bank plan a pig in a poke Alan Macfarlane of Oak Day told the legislature Its mem members � bers would be out of their minds to voto for Investing in it without being told how much money is involved Macfarlane called the pro proposal � posal a pig in a poke a blank cheque and blind mans buff He fought off attempts by deputy speaker William Spearo to halt his speech in the leg legislatures � islatures budget debate and thus became the first mem member � ber to cast real doubt on the banking plan If he said yes to such a proposal in private business he said they would trundle me off out the door and Into a white Jacket and take me off to an institution At present the only known facts about the bank are that the government intends to buy up to 25 per cent of the shares and that its head office will be in Vancouver We are being asked to sign a blank cheque to bo used by a blank bank with blank di directors � rectors in concert with blank partners he said If the members were blind deaf dumb and if they were VICTORIA Correspondent BC Hydro Is near a deal to buy Northern BC Power Co one of the last three privately-owned power companies In the province Coinwords contest inside Colnword the puzzle game starts in The Citizen today You can win 50 if you work out the correct solution to the puzzle and mail It or deliver it to The Citizen by midnight Tuesday February 18 Todays Colnword Is the first of a series that will have your family and friends holding con ferences and co operating in a spirit of friendly rivalry to get the right answer to the clues provided for weeks to come If no correct answer is sub submitted � mitted to todays puzzle an additional prize will be added for next weeks winner If theres no winner next week the total prize will be Increased again and so on weekly until a correct answer Is turned In out of their minds they might be excused for voting away the peoples money tax monies monies of which they are trus trustees � tees As trustees of the public purse we can do no such thing Mr Macfarlane said the bank legislation an amendment to the Revenue Act men mentions � tions no sum of money Is it 25 percent of 10 000000 Is It 25 per cent of 60000000 Is it 25 per cent of 200000000 he asked Hydro trying to buy Pr Rupert power firm The reported price ls 4 000000 The deal may be sewn up ln a month it was learned here Wednesday Hydro officials confirmed ne negotiations � gotiations have been going on for some time Northern BC Power ls owned by Power Corp of Can Canada � ada and serves Prince Rupert and Stewart as well as Hyder in Alaska Two small hydro plants and a thermal installation produce about 15000 horsepower This Is the second step In a hydro plan to bolster its norther power resources be before � fore the arrival of Peace River power Hydro is also making a deal with Aluminum Co of Canada to buy some 12000000 worth of electricity for the Terrace area Power Corp is reported un unwilling � willing to spend a lot of money providing new facilities to meet a prospective boom In the north Granducs 55000000 cop copper � per project would probably be a customer LOn 4 2441 Neighbors pitch in to help remove some 21 outboard engines from a small building adjoining the burning Peterson garage It was feared the blaze would spread to this and another building but firemen held the flames in check Roy Fujikawa photo 40000 loss in flash fire at Petersons A flash fire early today destroyed the Peterson service station a store and an adjoining home just west of Prince George on the Vanderhoof highway The loss was estimated at 40000 Mr and Mrs Harry Peterson watched as nothing could be saved from the blaze Flames shot 100 feet into the air and clouds of dense smoke darkened the sky The alarm was turned in to the RCMP shortly after 8 am William Wilson was the lone attendant at the service sta station � tion when the blaze broke out I was out at the pumps and when I turned around she was on fire Mr Wilson said Within a few minutes it was out of control Mr and Mrs Peterson were asleep when the fire started They were aroused by Mr Wil Wilsons � sons shouts Mr Peterson said that with within � in two minutes of the time he cot out of the building it was impossible to go back side The Petersons lost all their personal belongings and es escaped � caped only with the clothes they had on The building was fully In Insured � sured It was Insured all right Mr Peterson said but Ill never get back what Ive put into it The Prince George fire de department � partment helped keep the flames from spreading to two adjoin adjoining � ing buildings One small building contain contained � ed several barrels of white gas and the other contained more than 20 outboard engines There were no injuries ln the blaze which is believed to have started in the garage section of the building DuTemple takes case ln- to premier earlier story Page 2 VANCOUVER CP A young Fort St John social worker who has said he is quitting be because � cause his job is impossible hopes to take his case per personally � sonally to Premier Bennett Wallace du Temple flew to Victoria Wednesday at his own expense and said he would urge a Royal Commission Investiga Investigation � tion into provincial social wel welfare � fare activities Somebody wonts old Nechako bridge The Society for the Pre Preservation � servation of the Old Nechako River Bridge came Into being Wednesday at city hall Although the society may never by chartered Its aims and objects are explicit They are to Importune the highways department Into maintaining and keeping in a good state of repair the ven venerable � erable wooden structure so that it will continue to serve as a secondary traffic artery for the city of Prince George Principal organizer of the movement was Aid Dick Yardley who told members of council meeting In commit committee � tee that Industrial develop development � ment in this area sheds new tmpoitance on the triple truss crossing If we dont hammei away at this thing the bridge will be closed and we will loose an important secondary traf traffic � fic artery said Aid Yard ley He told council there was no use maintaining First as an arterial highway If the bridge was allowed fo deteri deteriorate � orate He forecast that with the advent of the 84 million Prince George Pulp and Paper Mll the bridge will be required to accommodate more traffic and that if its use Is discontinued a bottle bottleneck � neck will occur at the pulp mill access toad on tlielluit Highway Aid Hairy I otlej agit ed a potential bottleneck exist at the noi til end of the li tiUi but doubted that wood ships and otliei mateilal fot the mill would be routed over the bridge He suggested the weigh scales on the Hait Highway be requested to provide the city with an estimate of the tonnage tliat moves over the old bridge Mayor Gatvln Dezell ad advised � vised council that In conver conversations � sations with the highways depaitment at Victotia he learned that the old biidge will eventual be dispensed with If e dont watch out they might donate it to uj warn warned � ed the ma oi Then wed have to build a new one connteied Aid I ode i Aid Yanlle ha id It WJh hU undemanding that the conaete plett Mippoiting the old biidge lould Ji t inii- modate two more lanes However city works super superintendent � intendent BillJones estimat estimated � ed this would Involve stripping away the entire stiucture and building a completely new ciosstng Thats why they built the new Nechako biidge said Majoi Dezell A depaitment of highways spokesman heie told The Citizen the life of the old bi idge l limited but he could not deteimine exactly how long It can be expected to last He bald it could pi obabl be used for anothei fix e oi 10 eaisanyxa Meanwhile he said the depaitment will definitely continue to cany out minor inalntalnance on the 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