THE WORLD TODAY No interference External Affairs Minister Martin says thegovernmenthas assurances from Washington that US authorities will try to avoid interference with Cana Canadian � dian shipping on the Great Lakes Opposition Leader Dlef enbaker said In the Commons today that interference had been forecast by Paul Hall Inter International � national president of the Sea farers International Union fol following � lowing dismissal of the SlUs Canadian president Hal Banks Mr Martin said he had been given assurance of co operation in the matter by Washington Behan grave A report from Dublin de describes � scribes the condition of play playwright � wright Brendan Behan as very grave The 41-year-old hard drinking writer underwent an emergency operation today as a last resort to keep him alive He is suffering from jaundice and diabetes and has been In a coma or semi coma for the last five days Viets fighting A rlghtwing military commu communique � nique from Vientiane says fight fighting � ing has broken out again In Central Laos The communique says two mixed left wing pathet loa and Communist Vletmlnh battalions are attacking right wing positions of Ban Nong and Boua Lao in Central Laos The fighting has been going on for the last 48 hours USAF plane shot Informed sources say investi investigations � gations have almost definitely established that fighter planes from Cambodia shot down an air force spotter plane and wounded its US Army pilot In the fighting In South Viet Nam The Vietnamese air force plane crashed Thursday and the Vietnamese observer aboard the plane was killed Schools outdated A member of the Royal Com Commission � mission on Billngualtsm and Biculturallsm says Canadas education aysttm Is Incapable 0 producing bilingual people Jean Louis Cagnon says a way must be found to correct this Speaking- In Ottawa Thursday night MrCagnonsaldU Canada Is to be Vept Canadian we must find a way to make It bilingual The prominent Montreal news newspaper � paper man and broadcaster was speaking during a panel dis discussion � cussion on Education for a Bilingual Capital Earnings up The Dominion Bureau of Stat Statistics � istics released Its report on wages todjy It said married men had higher average earn earnings � ings than single men in all age groups surveyed In the year preceding the 108 1 census The report said average earn earnings � ings of all married male paid workors was 4 163 compared with 2234 for single men The report said that married female workers averaged 1033 against 2050 for single women Tradition broken Premier Woodrow Lloyd says he broke tradition in calling Saskatchewans general election for April 22 because he thought April would be more convenient for voters than June The elec election � tion called Wednesday will be the first In Saskatchewan since 1908 held in a month other than June Progressive Conservative Leader Martin Pederson and Social Credit Leader Martin Kelln said the premier feared he would lose support If he waited until June Liberal Leader Ross Thatcher wel welcomed � comed the early date Visitor from Alberta asked When did they change the liquor laws here Citizen re replied � plied Theres been no major change What makes you think there has The Albertlan re responded � sponded There are so many wine beer and whiskey bottles on your streets I thought they must be allowing public drink drinking � ing now A young local office girl learning to drive Sunday did part of her practicing in a ditch near the corner of the Quesnel Highway and Johnston Road She didnt learn too much that day needless to say The ditch INDEX Church Notices Classified Comics - Coming Events District -Editorial Markets - Sports- -TV 13 12 13 14 10 14 7 8 Vol 8 Mo 57 47 L 52 57 63 i i i i i i t i i i t i i Construction was started on 148600 housing units In Canada during 1863 up from 130095 a year earlier Graph shows total number of dwellings in including � cluding single units ot duplexes fourplexes and apartments CP Newsmap Now hear this was almost as rough as First Avenue she said as she climb climbed � ed from the auto No better place to learn to cope with good for local business A city car dealer sold BUI vander male of Whltehorse Yukon a car yesterday because the rough roads on Highway damaged his car so much he decided to get a new one when he reached this city He had come south on the Alaska Ferry System to Prince George and then trekked in through the potholes of the West Line Tonight Is graduation night for the square dancers who completed the beginner course at Night School classes The group will hold a graduation dance at 830 pm Saturday at Duchess Park and any inter ested square dancers are wel welcome � come to attend tk kHmkksssssssssssssfc issssssaissssVisVksksssssssssssViss Construction has started on a 40000 gallon water tank which will supply workers at the site of the new Prince George Pulp and Paper Co mill When completed it e e Bridget finished for good result of explosive scene VICTORIA Correspondent Drldget Moran and the legis legislature � lature met head on Thursday night In persoa The result was explosive de debate � bate and the certainty she will never get her job back as a Prince Georg social worker disloyal by a Social Credit backbencher She heard the opposition de demand � mand to know how and if she could get her Job back And she heard Welfare Min Minister � ister Wesley Black refuse to tell the conditions she must meet to be rehired But she told reporters after afterwards � wards The condition of my reinstatement Is that I do not HOUSING STARTS 150- 125Tloiiii 100 50 13 speak outside the department and that U I want to speak outside the department I will resign first I will not make a commit commitment � ment for the future she de declared � clared she was suspended forcom- a ft Alk mtkl I mttn4jaAlftw- 44t th M Ut 1V1479 MUiWI OBK i IIIW UWV i itn IV gallery to near nerseii oranaea opeujiauer iu i rirawr niv Bennett branded his govern governments ments welfare services sick sick sick Maybe In three to four years I will feel like doing some something � thing again said the mother of three children expecting a fourth this summer I Just will not give a com commitment � mitment I cant give it She said she did not under understand � stand why Mr Black did not tell the legislature what the condition of her re employment Is But his refusal sparked a furious though brief debate In tha last fcourc the night sitting It started when Alex Mac Donald NDP Vancouver East demanded she be rehired It was climaxed with a cry from Ernest LecourSC Delta of disloyalty as the reason for her suspension Define it you nuts shouted Tony Gargrave CNDP Mac New housing 75 per cent over last years count Number of new housing starts In the City of Prince George up to the end of February this year total 23 according to fig figures � ures released today by Central Mortgage and Housing Corpor Corporation � ation The number represents a 75 per per cent cent Increase increase over over the me num According to CMHC the 1163 new housing starts throughout the province are up 51 per cent over February 1963 In Prince George the report lists a total of 173 homes under construction with 26 new homes being completed during the month Outside the metropolitan areas of Victoria and Vancou Vancouver � ver this is the highest In the province The report credits the In Increase � crease to the 500 federal gov government � ernment winter bonus Incentive CMHC also reports an up upsurge � surge throughout the province In the construction of new apart apartment � ment buildings In Vancouver 2451 multiple dwelling units were started in period 12 months earlier NHA loans were approved for 445 dwellings units In BC dur lng the past two months as com- apducc9hCshe07aVtreet8 than Crash blocks The road conditions between TT tt L Prince Rupert and Prince IlaTt rilgrlWjty ueuige wajr i iuu vui moyic pared with 392 last year Cor Corporation � poration direct loans are up almost a quarter while loans approved by other lenders were the same as in 1963 Redistribution num- j j J ber of new starts at the same Uner StUQV tuuu mat jrvai VICTORIA Correspondent The government Thursday re refused � fused to commit itself about redistribution of the seats in the legislature but promised seri serious � ous consideration I can only say well give this serious consideration Provincial Secretary Wesley Black told the legislature He had no promises to make about an overhaul of the elec elections � tions act either The matter will get study he said David StuplchCNDP Nanalmo asked if the act could be amend amended � ed to allow use of ball point pens on ballots At present only pencil Is permitted If and when theElectlons the past four months as com- Act Is amended this will cer pared with 1410 In the same talnly be one clause that will A collision on the Hart High Highway � way 10 miles south of Bear Lake Thursday left a huge semi semitrailer � trailer In the ditch and a badly damaged pickup blocking the highway The pickup was driven by Welford L Davis of Burley Idaho and the semi was driven by Woodrow H Briscoe of Hope The 1964 model pickup re ceived 1000 damage and the trailer truck also received ex extensive � tensive damage but no estimate was given Icy roads caused the pickup to spin out of control and slam into the side of the oncoming truck There were no major in injuries � juries in the mishap ve amenaea buck saia The NDP urged a redistri redistribution � bution study by an independent Judicial commission David Barrett NDP Dewd ney said redistribution should be based on population and geo geographic � graphic needs Juvenile man held on theft A Juvenile and a 26 year old Prince George man have been charged by district RCMP tn connection with a series of breaklns and robberies Rudolph Knights who ap appeared � peared in court Thursday on a separate breaking and en tering and theft charge has now been charged with break tng and entering and theft from Central OH Distributors and breaking and entering with in tent In connection with the break In of Tele Theatres Both break Ins occured early Wednesday morning itizen The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA FRIDAY MARCH 20 1964 will have a conical roof and will store water pumped from the Fraser River Pete Miller photo kenzie but he was made to withdraw the words Mr Black said tha susnen- She has been told by the people I sent up into the area exactly what the solution la Whan gheairatly -willing and ableto abide bth situation then shell be reinstated If shes not shell have to remain in the situation she is in now Mr Black denied he had re received � ceived a recommendation Mrs Moran be fired The solution to the problem Is In the hands of her and the administration he said When NDP Opposition Leader Robert Strachan asked what the condition Is that she has to meet Mr Black replied Thats a matter between the individual concerned and the administration He said she was suspended under Section 67 of the Civil Service Act for misconduct He said Mrs Moran had the right to appeal to the civil service commission Mr Gargrave said govern government � ment policy on suspensions af fects every civil servant and they have a right to know what Ive never heard such eva slve conduct In my life said Alan MacFarlane L Oak Bay This Is the most disgraceful and arrogant situation weve run Into here to date Were making a fatal mis mistake � take charged North Vancouver Liberal Gordon Gibson Were throwing the blame and firing a few privates you should fire the general right at the top And then It was all over unexpectedly swiftly after an hour and 36 minutes as the house gave Mr Black his salary and his budget estimates Council will be asked to ratify a recommendation which calls for the closure of Dominion and Brunswick streets between Sec Second � ond and Fourth which would pro provide � vide parking for an additional 165 cars In the downtown area The recommendation was the outcome of a special meeting Thursday night attended by members of city council the chamber of commerce the Downtown Business Association and the Industrial Development Commission WIAAUlUiibAllg Commenting on Ull the hll3 mCJOtUlg meeting The spring has sprung and winters gone But youd better keep your long Johns on iniwiinnynJWliK Winter took a parting shot at all of Canada this morning Snow is falling from coast to coast In Prince George the snow was accompanied by an arctic air mass which will keep spring In a wlntery guise for at least two days Snow will be light Temper Temperatures � atures will hover between zero and 20 Prince George Is lucky com compared � pared with parts of the east coast which were burled under 13 Inches of snow during a raging blizzard last night Unless there Is a fast Im Improvement � provement conditions would seem to favor the snowshoe rabbit for most the easter egg deliveries and the latest In heavy coats and boots for the Easter parade The maritime storm which began Wednesday has been - - - w- area of southwest Alberta was given a good chance of having fairly mild weather by this afternoon Cold arctic air laced across the new layer of snow by brisk winds was the expected fare for the rest of the region More snow for the interior and more rain for the coast was the less-than-surprlslng prediction by the BC weather weatherman � man However all BC temp temperatures � eratures ranged above zero with Vancouver and Victoria posting highs of 45 JR Mayor Garvin Dezell described Mayor Dezell council members tne street -closure proposal as a stop gap measure Itll be a trial measure to bring about some relief to the parking problem In the downtown According to the proposal both streets would be blocked at either end allowing only one way traffic for access and Spring snow Jrobiem1 admnlstraUve for two days Included Aid Dick Yarkley Aid Spike EnemarkandAldHMIard Clare Also on hand was archi architect � tect and city planner Des Parker FORT NELSON A civil civilian � ian aircraft that disappeared Thursday night after flashing a distress signal was spotted today flipped over on a frozen lake 50 miles northwest of here Two persons believed to be survivors were spotted near the the rules are He demanded an blamed for at least one traffic NlIlP TiW x V1C jcvv answer Mr Black refused death Only one section of the west- A Z i 1 00 a rr em nralrles the Lathbritke UlCO ab IlUIIlC One of the best known resi residents � dents of Prince George Miss Nellie Law 76 died Thursday at home Miss Law who was desk clerk at the Prince George Hotel for 39 years was born In England moved to Quesnel and came to Prince George In 1914 She retired from the hotel in 1953 She is survived by one cousin In Manchester England Miss Law lived at 2356 McBrlde Crescent The funeral date will be announced later Mil I Low 13 -High 20 Phone LOgan 4 2441 J 7e P Street closure plan to relieve parking Brunswick Dominion space for 165 cars A stop gap measure involving the closure of two cross streets to provide more parking in the downtown area will be presented to city council for approval Mon day night egress Each parking space would bo metered on a two hour basis Cost of Installing new meters removing the present ones and erecting adequate barricades has not been estimated Representatives at the in camera meeting unanimously endorsed the plan Those present Included Art Murray and Ron Anthony cham chamber � ber delegates Alex McGregor and W H Fattenden for the DBA and Alex Bowie and BUI Best UCDb 1U1 for the MO 11A IDC In Aii addition ttUUUiUli to bU m James Hoffa president of the Teamsters Union again Is the centre of an investigation A federal grand Jury has been called at Chattanooga Term to Investigate defence counsels activities during his recent Jury tampering trial business area he said The recommendation to close pkSltrSre1 Two survivors seen sented by yancouver city plan- i l Oi tSil3 oUowlne near crashed aircraft Nelson area ranged from seven to 10 degrees below zero dur during � ing the night Light snow fell Sub zero temperatures are ex expected � pected to persist In the area for several days according to the Prince George weather of office � fice piane The RCAF which launched a search today said the single- f f TT 4 engine aircraft waa about 35 XJvJl COSlj miles west of Fort Nelson -- - when the pilot radioed May day the International distress signal Nothing more was heard One RCAF plane from Win Winnipeg � nipeg was In the search area today and three other air force planes were to join the search later An RCAF spokesman said the plane was a Beachcraft An air force search and rescue spokesman In Winnipeg said It was owned by Alaska Aero Aeronautical � nautical Names of those aboard were not available The RCAF said the plane left Whltehorse In the Yukon about supper time for a 450 mile flight south to Fort Nelson The pilot later told Fort Nelson that his radio compas was not work working � ing and that his fuel supply was down to 30 minutes of flying Temperatures In the Fort 1 million VICTORIA Correspondent It cost BC Hydro more than a million dollars to fight the BC Electric takeover case in the courts Premier WAC Bennett disclosed Thursday The cost of litigation about the BCE takeover was 1048361 to the crown -owned power agency He was answering a question on the legislatures order paper from Opposition Leader Robert Strachan The marathon dispute ran for more than a year before Chief Justice Sherwood Lett ruled the takeover was Invalid Lawyers got most of the ex expenses � penses Largest single payment was 214006 to the law firm of Davis Hossle Campbell Bra Brazier � zier and McLorg Harman Mc Kenzie and Murphy got 50805 A third law firm Paine Ed Edmonds � monds Mercer and Williams got 45332 Utility consulting firm E Zlnder and Associates were paid 71381 Valuation engin engineers � eers Marshall and Stevens got 31611 The accounting firm of Mc McDonald � Donald Currie and Co was paid 54650 Dr H L Purdy court-appointed receiver for BC Electric during the dispute was paid 22158 The Royal Trust Co which acted as trustee for some of the bonds Involved was paid 49947 ORGANIZED CRIME ON RAMPAGE TORONTO tf Mafia members have failed In bids to control Ontario crime but other organized lawbreaking flourishes according to the Ontario Police Commission The commissions lld llfting report on organized crime was placed before the legislature Thursday after five months of study and the provincial government promptly lashed out with legislative proposals to give It crime busting powers so tough that Attorney General Cass called them danger dangerous � ous The legislation which Im Immediately � mediately raised protests against its severity partly followed recommendations of the three man commis commission � sion whose report portrayed some aspects of Ontario crime as linked to that In other parts of Canada the United States and elsewhere While there was not enough evidence to show syndicate or monopoly control the commission said United States syndicates have a probable Interest in the provinces organized crime to the extent that It Is profit profitable � able The 235 page report pre prepared � pared after an Inquiry in secret by the commission proved considerably more of an eye opener than that of a royal commission Inquiry In lesser degree the po police � lice commission found In termlttent evidence of or organized � ganized crime In prostitution extortion and protection rackets business type frauds and even bingo The latest Inquiry tied the Mafia Into a series of Involvements Including 1 Some Mafia members made efforts to gain control Mafia came close submitted a year ago by Mr Justice W D Roach Where the royal commis commission � sion found alarming organiz organized � ed crime only in gambling the police body listed organ tzation In narcotics gambl tng especially bookmaking counterfeiting highgradlng theft of rich ores and armed robbery theft stolen goods operations particularly In bonds Jewelery furs and automobiles of certain organized crim criminal � inal operations but were balked apparently largely as the result of effective law enforcement 2 Four unsolved killings or disappearances between 1938 and 1960 either were ascribed to the Mafia or we re of a Mafia type 3 The commission was told by Mafia Cos a Nostra turncoat Joseph Valachl In Washington that an Ontario lawyer whose Identity the commission knows Is a member of the Mafia The commission added it has credible information that possibly two lawyers took an unprofessional part In the activities of clients belong belonging � ing to the Maf la 4 Valachl labelled three Toronto Hamilton men one murdered In gangland style in 1960 as Mafiosl and the commission said its In Information � formation Indicates about 20 men in Toronto Hamilton and Guelph are members of a Mafia unit pr Vamly controlled fropfBOffalo NY 5 The commission re revealed � vealed th it had dug up on Its own the rarity of a form former � er member of the Mafia which Is supposed to pre prescribe � scribe death for such a reve revelation � lation and to have taken evidence from hlmlnsecret It barely mentioned this be beyond � yond saying he provided good background on Cana Canadian � dian Mafia activities