THE WORLD TODAY Opposition MPs continued their pressure on the govern government � ment today over remarks made earlier this week by Quebec separatist Dr Marcel Chaput concerning the October visit of Queen Elizabeth fJstlce Minister Favreau said he In Intends � tends to communicate with the attorneys - generals of Ontario and Quebec once he receives the text of Dr Chaputs state statement � ment He Is reported to have said The Queen would be In danger If she visited Quebec and the people of Quebec would regard the visit as provocation In Toronto the Inquest into the death of Patricia Morgan who died Nov 4 with a surgical clamp in her Intestine heard testimony from a nurse who was present when the woman was operated on Oct18 The nurse said she overheard one of the doctors whisper to another the words Doesnt know what hes doing The nurse said the words were spoken by Dr An Anthony � thony Varga about Dr Kenneth A Brown who was performing the operation A terrific blast blew five dlesel locomotives and 27 cars of a Florida East Coast Railway freight off the tracks near St Augustine today There were no serious injuries The blast shook the small community of DuPont Center where the ex explosion � plosion occurred A high source in Jakarta Indonesia has said that the presidents of the Philippines and Indonesia are in agreement on the urgent need for another three - power summit confer conference � ence on the Malaysia dispute The informant said visiting President Macapagal and President Su arno hope the meeting with Malaysias Prime Minister Rahman can be held some time next month In three trials that are much in the news these days Its eight jurors chosen and four to go in the Jack Ruby murder trial In Dallas The government is expected to wind up Its rebuttal testimony today in the Chattanooga trial of Teamsters Union President James Iloffa and five other defendants on charges of trying to tamper with a Jury And Frank Sinatra Jr is due back on the witness stand at Los Angeles In the trial of three men accused of kidnapping him Herbert Hoovers doctors say the 89-year-old former presi president � dent appears to have passed the critical period in his illness Hes recovering from pneumo pneumonia � nia and a kidney ailment A spokesman says Hoovers con condition � dition has improved enough so that no further medical bulletins will be issued His doctors have been issuing bulletins twice a day British opposition leader Harold Wilson left London by air today for Montreal The 47-year-old Labor party leader will confer with Prime Minister Pearson President Johnson and other North American leaders During talks today and Friday Wilson and Mr Pearson are expected to discuss Common Commonwealth � wealth and Anglo - Canadian problems A former prisoner says Jews In Auschwitz concentration camp were gassed to celebrate the Jewish New Year Dr Fritz Wollken told the Frank Frankfurt � furt war crimes trial that 300 were gassed to death Sept September � ember 19 1944 The doctor also told of a group of chil children � dren being driven away for gassing led by a 14-year-old boy He quoted the boy as say saying � ing Dont cry you have seen how they killed your parents and grandparents Now It Is your turn But we will all meet again in Heaven Vol 8 No 41 k e JiPWi6 jr ji u i P- V j -M lptovjea- 0ECK a i vjF Vf ff Afti -wr9SNhV JS lifc SSr e t JS And a young mans fancy turns to Its that time again and the ice on the school play- bags of marbles The two marblers here are Billy Thorpe ground hasnt even melted yet Youngsters at all the 1640 Redwood and Darcy Ericson 1637 Spruce both elementary schools have dug into the cupboard for their students at Seymour Elementary Pete Miller photc Traffic feeder routes studied by council City council will be asked next week to approve one of several plans for the redistri redistribution � bution of traffic arteries which will feed into the proposed cross town highway on Fifth Council has already viewed a number of proposals prepared by the citys engineering de department � partment and next week will be presented with alternative routings which will be prepared by Associated Engineering Ser Services � vices Ltd AES the citys consulting engineers were requested to prepare a traffic control plan after council could not agree of Its own departments sub submissions � missions Involved In the project are decisions regarding the method of feeding traffic onto Laurier Crescent and onto Third after the realignment of Fifth is com completed � pleted Now hear this Nice work if you can get Its because Spike did Just that at Back at his desk after doing a meeting of council Wednes- nothtng but fishing and soaking day Thats one reason he rates up the sun off the coast of as the colorful councillor Mexico for a month is govern- Eric SeabergCltlzenadvlsor ment agent Stan Carllng on various subjects said today Asked what he was living on he was taking the day off for one of the drunks In coutt to- housework I have a regular day replied Nothing Magis- schedule he reports once trate G O Stewart advised the every three years man to write a book because Mrs Clifford Fry has lost we would all like to learn how a blue medium sized suitcase to do that containing womens clothing When the going gets tough somewhere between Prince and time becomes a drag George and Vanderhoof Does theres one way to ease tension anyone know where It Is and thats to remove ones Robert Durnham assistant shoes Aid Spike Enemark must social welfare director was be an advocate on this theory seen headed in the general direction of the Spruce Capitol tmhtv Building yesterday Mr Burn IJNJJxIjA ham on tour of northern social Classified 14 15 welfare districts after his in Comics -- 12 quiry into the suspenslonof five Coming events 13 social welfare workers in Editorial -- 9 eludes in his duties the acqul Entertalmnent 10 il sltlon of new office space for Markets ---------- 3 welfare staffs Wonder If the Sports ------ 4 5 welfare department is planning TV ------------------ 11 amove When the realignment of Fifth is completed to provide an express highway between Cen Central � tral Fort George and the down downtown � town area the present traffic pattern will be disrupted Coun Council � cil will have to find means to provide an even flow of traf traffic � fic onto Laurier and onto Third Works superintendent Bill Jones has advised council there are as many different methods of solving the problem as there Is room on a large scale map to pencil them In The plan is to continue Fifth through at Melville to cut through property now occupied by St Glle3 Presbyterian Church and by a number of private dwellings on Tofield Already the city has received request for the buildings which will have to be removed to make way for the express highway Simon Fraser Days and Ex Exhibition � hibition board directors have requested that St Giles church building be moved out to the fair grounds where it could serve as an administration building and as a school arts building The exhibition board also requested the use of one of the houses on Tofield as a dwelling for the caretaker at the fair grounds Mossman not in court here Mrs Lucille Mossman of River Road on Cottonwood Is Island � land received a summons from the RCMP Tuesday in connec connection � tion with charges laid against Peter Morgan Mrs Mossman has not been charged with any offence and has not appeared in court as re reported � ported in Wednesdays Citizen Morgan Tuesday was sen sentenced � tenced to 60 days In jail on charges of conspiracy and for forgery � gery in connection with welfare vouchers The Citizen regrets its error and apologizes for any embar embarrassment � rassment or inconvenience caused Mrs Mossman THIEVES GANG UP FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY Four thieves pounced on a late night stroller and forcibly robbed him of 20 late Wednesday Ernest Chapman of 1515 Redwood Street was walk walking � ing in a dark alley between the Golden Dragon and Purple Lantern cafes when two men and two women threw him to the ground and held him while his wallet was stolen Mr Chapman was not injured an RCMP officer said today The wallet has not been recovered Bridget still in dark about her suspension Bridget Moran is still out In the cold Suspended more than a week ago along with four other social workers Mrs Moran is the only one that has not been reinstated by the welfare department Apparently she is fated to a longer cooling off period than her colleagues who were rein reinstated � stated last Monday Mrs Moran and four compan companion � ion workers Nick Proznlck Helen Gllmour Judy Kennedy and Shelagh Vlckery were sus suspended � pended Feb 17 for misconduct and insubordination after they co signed a telegram criticiz criticizing � ing their boss welfare director James Sadler of Victoria However Mrs Moran is res responsible � ponsible for Wowing the lid off he welfare situation here when she wrote a letter to Premier Bennett in January making pub public � lic her allegations that social assistance in Prince George was sick and lacked adequate facilities Since then the welfare situa situation � tion has dominated the front pages of every newspaper in the province and has been the cause for a number of heated dtbates in the legislature in Victoria The cause of it all Mrs Moran wont comment on her suspension which according to rumor was to have endedWed nesday Mrs Morans fellow workers itizen The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27 1964 HHBBMI99i9bBH VANCOUVER CP Two Hungarian born fi financiers � nanciers who parlayed a capital investment of 500 each 5nto n multi-million-dollar international firm have announced plans for Canadas third new char chartered � tered bank Peter Paul Saunders and Andrew Elliot Saxton said Wed Wednesday � nesday they have applied to Parliament for a federal char charter � ter to form the Laurnetlde Bank of Canada Mr Saunders is president of Laurentide Financial Corpora Corporation � tion and Mr Saxtonvlce-prosi-dent Mr Saunders said the bank will have at least 10000000 authorized capital This com compares � pares with the 10000000 auth authorized � orized capital In the proposed Bank of Western Canda BC Premier Bennett said capitali capitalization � zation for the proposed Bank of British Columbia would be many times more than 50 000000 If our application Is ac accepted � cepted the bank will be na national � tional in character with Its head office In Vancouver and it will operate across the coun country � try Mr Saunders said It would launch operations simultaneously across Canada In the 85 branch offices of the existing loan company The bank may function as a sub subsidiary � sidiary to the loan company or Laurentide shareholders could be given a preferred opportu opportunity � nity to subscribe the required capital The company had about 5800 shareholders soma 2000 in BC The Bank of British Colum Columbia � bia is expected to operate within BC during Initial stages and the Bank of Western Canada In the four western provinces Notice of intention or the new bank will appear in the Can Canada � ada Gazette Friday and for three successive weeks he said before the petition naming the bank Its provincial direc directors � tors and head office location is filed with Parliament Laurentide is the outgrowth of astute manipulation of shares and capital that transformed the Vancouver venture into an international financial complex with assets now valued at 300 000000 Fresh from the University of DC they started in 1950 Mr Saunders then 22 and Mr Sax ton 21 opening Imperial Di Divestment � vestment Corporation Limited The pair and three others had risked 500 each to open the firm They set up a desk in the anteroom of a law of office � fice and were in business Mr Saunders became the companys first full time em employee � ployee In 1951 when their ven venture � ture was 10 months old Mr Saxton Joined the company later the same year They took 100 a month from the firm as salary The firm became a public company in 1954 with a 75000 offering of convertible prefer- were reinstated within a week red shares In 1056 faced with of their suspension after they tight money and a desire for had been Investigated by assist- expansion they sold their voting ant welfare director Robert shares to Power Corporation Durnham who reported his find- a Montreal based holding com comings � ings to Victoria pany sili R j Low 25 - High 40 Phon LOflan 4 2441 jl Laurentide bids for third new bank Banks in race for financing Telegram News Service Canadas chartered banks which long ago dropped the sacrosanct role with which they were characterized for so long are cornering an increasing share of the consumer financing market Since entering the field seri seriously � ously five years ago chartered banks have Increased their share In new car financing alone from about 21 per cent In 19G0 to 31 per cent as of September 19C3 One bank spokesman said the gain could be attributed to the lower rates generally offered High rates to be curbed VICTORIA Correspondent The BC government Wednes Wednesday � day acted to halt exorbitant cre credit � dit terms and interest rates Attorney -General Robert Bonner introduced a Contracts Relief Act to the legislature Modelled on Ontario legisla legislation � tion It was brought In after the Supreme Court of Canada up upheld � held the eastern law Bonner said The new law elves the BC Supreme Court power to de declare � clare rates or terms excessive and to force creditors to reduce them or completely eliminate the deal The fellow In the business of applying thumbscrews will realize someone con catch him up Bonner said The Intention Is to give the right of review and court relief to someone who feels himself injuriously treated Opposition Leader Robert Strachan has been pressing for such action for several years and suggested the banks entry had forced sales finance com companies � panies to lower their rates Although Canadas per capita consumer debt Is growing It still lags behind the US where Instalment buying got a much earlier start Recent statistics show that the per capita US consumer debt Is 349 compared with 248 In Canada Forrest Rogers economic advisor to the Bank of Nova Scotia which led Canadian banks into the personal loan field in 1958 explained some of the reasons why consumer debt Is Increasing in relation to Income Young married couples anxi anxious � ous to buy homes furniture and autos are the biggest con consumer � sumer borrowers he said De cause they make up an Increas Increasing � ing portion of the population they have pushed up the total borrowings He predicted a further In Increase � crease In the next five years as war babies and after war babies begin to marry There has alsobeena signi significant � ficant breakdown of the old ideas of thrift Todays generation Is not subjected to social sane- tions against borrowing to use their cars and television sets while they are paying for them Canadas largest sales finance company IndustrlalAc ceptance Corporation told the Ontario Select Committee on Consumer Credit In a brief It must be assumed that If the vast majority of individual transactions are sound and are performing well then the total can hardly be a cause for con concern � cern The brief pointed to the low percentage of losses and the fast rate at which consumer debts are paid off We need leadership says parking group The executive of the Down Downtown � town Parking Association met today in an attempt to get action from the city hall President Alec MacGregor said before the meeting he would seek permission to write the city council urging the formation of a parking commission as pro proposed � posed by Mayor Garvin Dezell Right now city hall Isnt giving us the leadership we need Mr MacGregor charged The Downtown Business As Association � sociation formed Jan 29 in order to have representatives on a parking commission suggested by the mayor Mr MacGregor said he con contacted � tacted city manager Arran Thomson informing him of the association and its readiness to join the commission Mr MacGregor said he has not heard from Mr Thomson The president of the associa BEHIND THE NEWS tion also referred to the ques questionnaire � tionnaire sent out by Mr Thomson to downtown business businessmen � men asking their oplnons on the parking problem Mr Thomson said we werent Interested because of the lack of response to the poll Mr MacGregor claimed But now we are interested and city hall Isnt doing what they should be doing he said Its up to city hall to get the commission started Mr MacGregor added However If the proposed com commission � mission should fall through it is opposed by several alder aldermen � men the Downtown Business Association would try to solve the parking problem alone Mr MacGregor said We will have to battle our own way Instead of city hall doing what they are supposed to do he said SOCREDS SHIFT TO SEPARATISM By RONALD LEBEL THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA The current throne speech debate In the Commons is pointed up a rapid transformation in the political thinking of Real Caouettes Ralllement Cre Credit � dit 1st e Credltlste speakers are sounding more and more like Quebec separatists Day after day they are warning that unless radical changes are made soon Que Quebec � bec will break away from Confederation At the same time the Credltlstes are gradually moving away from Social Credit monetary theories on the creation cf capital and stressing social welfare programs Instead Mr Caouette first began talking about a possible al alliance � liance between his Rallle Ralllement � ment and the separatist movement last August and his groups drift toward sep separatism � aratism began picking up speed a month ago A private meeting of 400 Credltlste leaders In Mont Montreal � real Jan 25 26 passed a resolution favoring the formation of a provincial aw CAOUETTE Credltlste party with a sep separatist � aratist program In two years unless four key changes were made in the constitution of Canada In the meantime The Credltlstes called for absolute control by the Quebec government over currency trade Immigra Immigration � tion and all direct and In Indirect � direct taxes collected in the province Many political observers commented that if all tour changes were made Quebec would become practically In Independent � dependent In any case Mr Caouette told a press conference after the Mont Montreal � real meeting Thats the ultimatum If we dont get that its def definite � inite Bangl Its all over We get out of Confederation The Rouyn Que car deal dealer � er followed the same line In the Commons last Friday He said Quebec should get 100 per cent of all direct taxes levied in the province and criticized Premier JeanLe sage for not going as far We shall not be a party to the enslavement of Quebec by the central authority he said In a Commons speech Monday Credltlste Rouse Leader Gilles Gregoirewent further He said the pres present � ent federal provincial rela relationship � tionship can no longer op operate � erate Most federal laws dis discriminated � criminated against Quebec and the province needed self - government He called for two independent nations In one country Federal powers should be limited to defence ex external � ternal affairs the post office and a few other shar shared � ed services he said Let us discuss and find a solution as soon as pos possible � sible before we are forced to accept one that we dislike Gerard Perron Beauce continued the theme calling for radical and daring con constitutional � stitutional reforms We are the white Negroes of America he said