y e llvs wWv for CARLING PILSENER BEER wQf Thli tdvirllumint U not publlihtd or dliplivtd by lh Liquor Control Board or by tho Covornmont ol Brltlih Columbia Vol 8 No 129 THE WORLD TODAY Civil rights law The civil rights bill Is the law of the United States today and civil rights groups Immediately began testing whether Its sweeping provisions against discrimination can break gen generations � erations of racial barriers In southern and northern states Three hours after the House of Representatives sent the legislation to the White House Thursday President Johnson signed it with an appeal to all Americans to join this effort to bring Justice and hope to all our people Top subject French President de Gaulle and Chancellor Erhard met for nearly two hours In Bonn today and discussed the top subject on their agenda how to get the movement toward political un union � ion of the Europe of the six under way again In short speeches bofore tele television � vision cameras after the meet meeting � ing both leaders stressed the frankness of their talks De Gaulle said they discussed subjects close to our hearts and which range over the whole world Chatty Queen The Queen kept an aide cool cooling � ing his heels for more than 20 minuted Thursday while she chatted with 100 Canadian artil artillery � lery officers and their wives and children at Buckingham Palace The adviser who had come to discuss plans for the Queens visit to Canada was supposed to see her at 3 p m but it was close to 330 when she said her final goodbye and left the sunny terrace at the back of the palace where the Canadians had as assembled � sembled after being Individually presented Shes in touch Premier Fidel Castros sis sister � ter Juanita kept in touch with the US Central Intelligence Agency for nearly four years and helped at least 200 persons flee Cuba before she defected last month the New York Herald Tribune says A report from Washington by the papers Latin American cor correspondent � respondent Bernard L Collier also skys Miss Castros flight to Mexico City June 20 had the co - operation of her brother Haul the deputy premier and chief of the Cuban armed forces Strong exception External Affairs Minister Martin has informed the House of Commons that Greek men and arms have been sent into Cyp Cyprus � rus He added that theCanadian government has taken strong exception to the move He said Importation of arms into Cyprus is contrary to the United Nations Security Council resolution of March 4th and a most serious view is being taken of the situation Ontario visitor STAN MARSHALL who was tenting in town had his 1953 black Chevrolet stolen from a Second Avenue parking place yesterday afternoon But perhaps worse yet also gone is his small Cocker Spaniel who was waiting in the car until Marshall returned Prince George SoftballAs 41 sociatlon has set a firm ruling in regard to players and spectators using abusive or profane language whether on the field or in the stands at Spruce City Held Any play player � er using such language is sub subject � ject to a two game suspension with further action pending the discretion of the league execu executive � tive Fans using such language will be warned and if neces necessary � sary will be ejected from the ball park until dealt with by INDEX Betty Conner ----- 9 Church notices 9 Classified 10 11 12 Comics -- 8 Coming events 0 District 2 Editorial 7 Fishing -- 5 Markets 3 Sports 4 5 TV - 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lash spinal Injury Nink Tanner 1G of 1547 Carney who police believe was jPKyf the driver of the automobile iQSS involved with a fractured arm and facial injuries Hans Vanderhorst 18 of 1G1 North Nicholson Street with cuts and bruises a passenger in the car and Marlene Wood 10 of the Quesnel Highway with quite severe facial la lacerations � cerations also a passenger in the car One of the male occupants of the car was knocked out of his shoes by the impact Police said an automobile was travelling north on the by bypass � pass behind another vehicle that began to make a left turn onto Fifth The car passed the first ve vehicle � hicle on the right then collid collided � ed with a truck starting west across the bypass off Tilth police said Central St now know as the bypass highway is a provincial highways department responsi responsibility � bility City officials have suggested that at least a flashing light be installed at the intersections of Fifth Ave and Fifteenth Ave the most heavily used cross ings Tom Miard deputy minis minister � ter of highways told city coun council � cil in a letter last month that pedestrian Islands will be built at the Intersections Mr Mlard said tho depart department � ment may consider reducing the speed limit on the bypass from SO miles an liourv In a second accident Italia Maletta suffered bruises and lacerations when a car col collided � lided with a Jow boy trailer at Mile 3 of the Old Shelley Road Damage to 1963 car totalled 1500 Pete Miller Photo BBBBHBBBBBkBBBBBBBBBBBIBBBBBBBBBBBBBrS f ri BBBllBBllrlr BrJffrmiW 3 bbbbMTJ wjYi iFSTm xS IbiBBBBHsT SiBBteiiiii fpnnvfl v f v M r ft flftla r f- BBBBBhB ft94PWBfiHM3SffTiBiMBaatiBrT i V I uSSKK l bBBBBSkSBiiSsflK SEuJHSiM4Skww lasszniZ2aSssr3 HMftftJHHHMMBBE fSffSMLM Co operative calls tenders as stockyard plans moving Tenders were called today for a stockyard southeast of the new Traser River bridge The North Central Livestock Co Operative plans a yard which will hold 1000 head of cattle Officials hope the first sale will be held early in Oc October � tober The contractor will be re required � quired to build the yard with within � in 45 days after the contract has been awarded Russel Johnston president of the co operative said land has been acquired from the Pacific Great Railway on a one year lease basis There is a clause allowing the rail railway � way to give its tenant a 30 day notice to vacate the pro property � perty Tho PGC will build a spur line Into the area and con construct � struct its own loading chute Mr Johnston said tho co- Spruce prices takes drop due to market surplus The price of spruce has dip dipped � ped sharply as much as 8 a - thousand foi some dimen dimensions � sions The pried drop is in the words of one lumberman a little steeper than usual Lum Lumber � ber prices usually go down be between � tween mid - May and mid July The cause is a surplus of spruce on the market due to volumes of lumber left In the open air to dry becoming ready for sale Nearly all Alberta oporatois and many BC lumber pro producers � ducers air dry lumber as op opposed � posed the kiln drying method used in Prince George mills The open - air stacked lum lumber � ber has now had time to dry and producers aro putting It on tho maiket Combined with the volumes of kiln - diiul lumber It Is creating asm plus and subsequent dtop In pi Ices Briefly the moio lumber that goes on the maiUt the lower the prices go The unusually steep drop in prices is a dliect jcmiU of tho high cut last winter operative has collected about 10000 In cash and pledges from beef raisers in the area He said he could not estimate the cost of the yard until all of the bids had been ainlyzed Meanwhile a spokesman for the group which is planning to build a slauphterhouse said everything Is going as planned and the approval of the de design � sign by the B C Pollution Con Control � trol Board Is awaited The abattoir would be In a light industrial area form formerly � erly occupied by the Alex Alexander � ander sawmill and planer on the beyond tho southeastern boundary of tho city The engineering designs have been completed and the group hopes consUuctlon will start this year School blaze set BURNABY CI - riremen be believe � lieve that a flro which partially desttoyed tho Alpha Junioi Secondaiy School early today was deliberately set They say ai son Is suspected because tho flamos spread rapidly fiom an aioa in the building where ablazonoimally could not stait These Loose Women will stay that way LOOSE England AP The women of Loose have declined a change of name Theyre Loose women and proud of it The subject came up at a meeting Thursday of the Loose Womens Institute Mrs Maty Holding pie siding It appears that there are buggestions that tho village should change to a less peculiar name Mis Hold Holding � ing said Some people think we should be tailed Loose Valley Others want to spell it looze One member cominpnttd from the floon Ive heard of a village called Ugley and Id lather bv Loose than Ugley Ugley is in Lssex and a plato of considei able charm Loose in in Kent and its morals aro not In doubt Tho name is supposed todeilve fiom several streams that lose themselves uiulei giound The name - change pto posal came fiom newei usU dents who arjlved In the rush of Londoners to subui bla The womens institute voted 07 to 3 to keep loose Mis Holding sumnud upi Out answei seems to be that although our nnmo has been bandied about we want to keip It that way People who think it ought to lie changed will just have to get used to it The piizo ioi weiid English placenamesi goeb to a village inbomeitet lti tailed IVnl Wounus Bottom for CARLING PILSENER BEER WPR Thlt idvortitomont It not publlihed or dliplaytd by tho Llouor Control Board or by tho Covornmont of British ColumDIi Phone LOgcm 4 2441 5G 10c Coy ilt Rail strike is averted Pearson involved in negotiations OTTAWA CP - A peaceful settlement of a multi-nulhon-dollar wage dispute between Canadas major railways and 100000 rail workers was in sight today following a series of high level meetings here Thursday The meetings Involved Prime Minister Pearson several of his key cabinet ministers and the presidents of the two national railways Donald Gordon of the publicly owned CNR and N R Crump of the privately owned CPR All signs pointed to early ac acceptance � ceptance by the railways of a 191 -cent hourly pay Increase for their non operating work force adding an estimated extra 57000000 to their wage bill over the next two years The government is expected to pick up part of the cost of this wage settlement In recog recognition � nition of the fact that the rail railways � ways are forbidden by govern government � ment edict from raising their freight rates to raise extra rev revenue � enue to meet the higher labor costs A similar step was taken in 1961 when the government at that time headed by Conserva Conservative � tive Prime Minister Diefen baker put up a temporary 50 000000 subsidy to offset the cost of wage settlement that year with the non operating work force The Liberal government is understood to have insisted that any new subsidy should also be temporary and should be based on an impartial appraisal of the actual cost of raising the wages of the rail workers in freight sheds shops and offices of the railways The railway presidents pro promised � mised a definite reply to the government proposal within a few days A few hours later Labor Min Minister � ister MacEachen a key figure in the Ottawa talks boarded a plane to fly to Geneva to attend next weeks sessions of the In International � ternational Labor Organization A source said his departure could be interpreted as a firm indication of the governments hopes of a settlement without any transcontinental strike The wage increase was pro proposed � posed by a federal conciliation board headed by Mr Justice Craig Munroe of Vancouver and supported by David Lewis Tor Toronto � onto lawyer nominated to the board by the unions A minority report submitted by Halifax lawyer Gordon Cooper proposed a wage In Increase � crease amounting to 12 cents an hour over thetwo year contract ending Dec 31 196D Thus the difference between the two proposals amounted to about seven cents an hour the area in which the federal gov governments � ernments interest was said to be concentrated The wage award affects most of the railway work force ex except � cept those who run trains In past settlements however tho running trades have benefitted fiom the non op settlement OIL SANDS WORK SET MILDRED LAKE Al Alberta � berta CP Premier Man Manning � ning today drove a spike and started the great Canadian sands project The significant event starts the construction of a 190 million plant to ex extract � tract oil from the Athabas Athabasca � ca Oil Sands The project undertaken by Great Canadian Bechtel and Sun Oil Company plans to extract oil from the sands by using steam heat The gooey bituminous sands underlie thousands of square miles In the area along the Athabasca River near McMurray 280 miles northeast of Edmonton Man drowns when boat overturns McBRIDE Correspondent Alec Luklnuk about 36 drowned when a boat overturned In the Fraser River near Lamming Mills Thursday A cable used to pull logs across the river overturned a boat carrying Mr Luklnuk and Wayne Adams Mr Adams said he last saw his partner floating downstream with the boat The boat was found about five miles from the scene Searchers were combing the banks of the river for the body Mr Luklnukamillworkeris survived by his wife and three daughters Convicted killer given reprieve OTTAWA CP A surprise federal Intervention reported to have originated with Governor General Vanler gave con condemned � demned slayer Georges Mar cotte a one - week reprieve Thursday night just five hours before he was to have mounted the gallows Marcotte was scheduled for execution in Montreals Bor Bordeaux � deaux Jail minutes after mid midnight � night forshootlngdownapollce man in the Santa Claus gang bank holdup at Montreal 11 days before Christmas 1962 warm sy EfcoLow 45 higii vatl ijj A new name appears On the editorial page today we puhhsh a letter from one Allen who writes as manager of the Infor Information � mation Services Department of HC Hdro and Powtr Authority H Bs Bennetts Bureiu crats grow and grow at the publics expense A himple refutation of Mr Allens argument lies in the statements of his own top of finals of Hvdro and Power Authouty that we must build hdro plants before they ire obsolete Mr Allen ues conclusions of the Wennei Grcn oigamzation U C has had enough of this disci edited gioup and its abortive monoiail mines power de ele elements � ments etc We would remind Mr Allen that the phnraolvs no doubt created a tempoian piospentv when thev built the prainids Thedvnamic impacfof the Pence will pioh ablv prne the ihampagne impiut ot a uightV caious ing that is paid lot in the nun mug