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Vol. ; No. 203
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1959
S5e PEH WEEK
Councillors JVlove
Citv council last night grabbed the Coliseum bull by (he horns and took concrete action to have safety tests undertaken shortly on the ailing building�closed September 22 when the architects doubted its stability.
The move followed a month of negotiations with architects Underwood, McKinley and Cameron and contractor C. J. Oliver in which little, or no, progress was made towards re-opening of the half-million dollar structure.
The decision was made after a lengthy closed session.
Council expressed the belief that the Coliseum hassle would never be resolved unless the city took firm action � und the action was taken.
The move involves the architects and the letter from them on September Hi, which resulted in closing of the building in the first jilace.
In the letter in which the architects expressed some doubt as to the safety of the building Underwood, McKinley and Cameron suggested they be asked to name a firm of consultants to perform safety tests on the doubtful Coliseum trusses. Council reverted to this course of action last night after unsuccessful attempts to have the contractor perform and pay for tests and (he remedial work necessary. CITY PAYS, NOW
Cost of the tests�which is not, and will not, be known until the type of test to be undertaken is decided upon�will be borne, initially, by the city.
When testing is completed further action will likely be taken by the city to have testing costs and remedial work taken care of by the other parties concerned� taking responsibility for this out of city hands. However, the city will "pay the shot" in the first instance in order to have the tests carried out without delay.
When testing begins and how long the work will take are factors that will not be known until someone-is engaged to perform the tests.
Lawyers for those concerned are understood to be negotiating to have the cost matters settled. RESPONSIBILITY
Councillors made the move last night after the . contractor had refused the city's second bid to have him take-responsibility for testing and any necessary cur-l'truuvc work under terms of the contract and the specifications agreement. The'city had maintained that C. J. Oliver was responsible, under those terms, for such action, should it be deemed necessary by any public authority.
Ed Neff, city building inspector, was ordered last week to demand the testing by the contractor and council took his reply of yesterday to mean another refusal of demands he take charge of the matter.
Even with the City forcing through tests of the doubtful trusses, holding up the roof of the huge building, it will likely be some time .before the building*can be opened again to the public.
Re-opening will be delayed even longer, should the tests prove the architect suspicions that the building is unsafe and remedial work is called for.
Testing will likely take some time, as well, as expert opinions received by the city say that 93 tons weight would have to be suspended from each truss in order to test the structure's safety.
Canadian People Will be Informed
OSHAWA, Ont. (CT1 � Health Minister MonleUh today denied thai the federal government is withholding Information from the public on the amount and danger of radioactive fallout from atomic bombs,
"The people of Canada have been and will continue to be kept fully informed of the situation as it develops," he told the Kiwanis Club of OsTiawa.
There was cause neither for panic nor complacency about fallout, especially of strontium-1)0 found in milk.
"In particular, there is no
urtail Ik or
need for Canadians to their consumption of i milk products."
The government was giving the whole question of fallout. high priority "with a view to preventing Canadians or oilier peoples from drifting into danger knowingly."
Mr. Monteitb said any statements that fallout produces leukemia, bone cancer or genetic abnormalities "should be accompanied by the assumptions on which the estimates are based and interpreted in the light of such assumptions.
PROUDLY DISPLAYING the symbol of one full month of intensive work and 30 hours of successful flying are these three members of the Prince George Air Cadets. They are (kneeling left to right) LAC Peter Burns, Cpl. Robert Todor-uk,. and CpL. Udo Holm. Looking over their shoulders and adding their congratulations are' (left to right) I. B. Quinn, president of B.C. Committee of Air Cadet League, Don Christie, president of sponsoring Rotary committee (Prince George) and Wing Cmdr. J. V. Watt, DSO, DSC, CD, commanding officer of RCAF Sea Island.
City Stops Court Action
On Rainbow Drive-In Mess
Election First, Agreement Next
VANCOUVER CP) � British Columbia Conservative leader Deane Finlayson demanded Monday Premier Bennett hold a provincial general election before signing any long-term agreement with Swedish financier Axel Wenner-Gren.
in a CBC Provincial Affairs broadcast, Mr. Finlayson said that the Social Credit government signed an agreement without a prior election it would be a "negation of democracy."
The Conservative leader was referring to possible development of a 10.000 square-mile area of the Rocky Mountain Trench in north central B.C.
During his broadcast, Mr. Fihlayson also repeated his challenge to the Premier to produce records of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.
He said that after receiving the initial 810,000.000 required to retire temporary bank financing, the Premier went on to raise another 820,000,000 without any explanation as to why this money was required.
City council last night moved to adjourn eourt action against Fl. L. Bater, owner of the Rainbow Drive-In Cafe on Victoria.
Councillors directed solicitor II. R. Fretwell to attempt a settlement out of court. Court proceedings., centerln
ov. a zoning dispute, were due to begin within several days.
The city says the drive-in is in an area that is zoned only for motels and private residences.
Bater apparently had a permit to build, however, the city says it was issued by error.
Residents of the area complained of the noise, odors and other discomforts arising from
CARS Campaign executive re-'Pqrted a total of $1050 from the first drive, held Monday. This amount Includes the $500 that was donated by the Associated Canadian Travellers Association and tlie porch-light blitz yesterday.
There are only four of the 30 districts reported from and according to CARS officials this is about the same as last year on the first clay of the drive.
the drive-in. The city and Datei talked of corrective construction and of rezoning but little was done and the matter was finally brought before the courts by the city,
Hater, contacted today, said he had not heard of the city's move to halt court proceedings but in dicated he was travelling to Van couver this afternoon to see hit-lawyer.
lie said he would make n< comment on the city's action until talking to his counsel.
Previously he had been quoted as saying "'I welcome the court action. I'm fed up with being pushed around and maybe now we'll find out why."
CLEARING for the highway bypass around the city has progressed from the Nechako Hill as far as Pine Street. From Pine, where clearing work ends, the curling rink can be seen across the Yanderhoof Highway.
A quipster, viewing the project when this photo was taken, remarked, "All it needs now before we travel on it is a 'Sorry. For Any Inconvenience' sign."
TRAIL. P..C. CH � A portion of railway track in the Douk-hobor area of Thrums, 1!.('., was destroyed during the night by dynamite. No one was injured and there was no damage to anything but the track.
It was the first case of bombing in the British Columbia interior in more than a year � since an alleged bomb-making factory blew up in the Okanag-an. killing one youth and injuring another.
Nelson subdivision of the RC.MP opened investigation Monday into the latest bomb-ing. but said they had few leads to go on.
A portion <>r the Canadian Pacific Railway's Kettle Valley line was blown out near Thrums, 20 miles north of here. The area contains settlements of Sons of Freedom Doukhbbors, blamed in past years for frequent acts of terrorism in the interior.
Only about three feet of track was torn up and CPR officials said service was not affected.
The last year had been {vc^ of violence. Recently, the pacifist Sous of Freedom gave up their long-standing objection to sending their children to public schools and enrolled them, in interior schools. A government dormitory at New Denver, B.C.. where Freedomite children had been held, was closed.
Actual time of the latest explosion was not known. The wrecked track was discovered before dawn.
Polio
Mother of Three ies on Way Here
Cadets Present Parents Night
Last e v e n i n g the Prince George Air Cadets presented ; Parents Night with about to in terested persons in the gallery.
During the evening three 17 year-old lads were presentee with their "wings" which in air force terms means a flying li conce. All that remains for these cadets to obtain their private pilots' licences is to pay a nom inal fee to the Department ol Transport.
All three boys attended sum mer camp where they each won scholarships which resulted in the wings. Two of the scholar' ships were presented by the RCAF and the third was donatec by Harold Hatch of Hub City Motors.
The rest of the evening was given over to drilling displays and showing the parents around the Air Cadet quarters.
The evening was climaxed by a film donated by the Baldy Hughs radar base. The film depicted Walt Disney's version of an astronaut in space, "Man In Space."
pistinqiiiBhed guests at the. assembly were Wing Command er J. V. Watt; F/L Carting ACLO for B.C., I. B. Quiiio, Ait
CVtclot, Lcitnic, V. It. Clprlhue
vice-resident of B.C. committee of Air Cadet League, B. O Mayne and Ivan Gunn, members of the league.
Red Shield To Appeal Soon
Lieutenant. Wonvbold of the Salvation Army announced to day that the Annual Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal will take place in Prince George Oc tober 'Hi and 27.
The campaign will be in the form of a "door to door porch light blitz."
The Red Shield Committee, headed by Lieutenant Wombold consists of: William Carmichael, chairman; N. WoodheaJ, treasurer; Mrs, Leroy Stone, assistant-treasurer and tag-day chairman; .Mrs. Ron Bellamy, resident campaign cairman; Chuck Lee, business chairman.
The money obtained from this Canadamide appeal is used for maternity hospitals, homes for unmarried mothers, children's homes, prisons, old folks homes, hostels, fresh air camps, welfare service and the missing person bureau.
The funds are sent to Toronto by Salvation Army units across Canada and is then distributed monthly to various Salvation Army groups for community service work.
Lieutenant Wombold and his wife took over the Prince George Salvation Army in July.
The Wombolds have distributed S00 articles of clothing to those in need, provided 428 meals for the unemployed, donned 10 grocery orders to needy families, provided 215 people with overnight accommodation. visited the hospital weekly, held services in the prison and traced numerous missing persons.
Lieutenant Wombold states. "We are always ready to hebp those" in trouble and fill in juickly ami quietly .in any einergencv."
For P.G. Girl
Anne Margaret Givilis of ince George has been awarded a S100 bursary offered by the Oraser Valley Bar Association or study a! the University of British Columbia.
She was one of 0<> students wlu received scholarships and nirsaries valued at $22,205, vhich were announced by the chairman of the awards commit-ee, Dean Walter Cage.
To date( 301 students have received a total of $S3,J70 in wards for study at LJBC during the lyO'J-tJO term.
A 28-year-old mother of three children died eriroute to Prince George from Valemount, B.C., last night from a "spinal" type of polio. She is the province's 11th polio
vicum of tiie year.
Her name :s neing withhold pending notification of next-of-kin in the small town south of McBride.
The woman was being brought to Prince Oeorgo by train from McBride. She was accompanied by a doctor but died before reaching the city.
Her death is the third to occur in the Cariboo Health Unit area this year. Ada DeWitt, 13 of Quesnel and 18-year-old Mrs. Susan Dale of McLeese Lake, near Williams Lake, had previously died from the crippling disease. RECEIVED ONE SHOT
Acording to Dr. K. 1. (!. Benson, local medical health officer, the woman had received her first anti-polio Salk vaccine shot two days before she reported sick.
Dr. Benson said that she was probably incubating the disease before she received the shot.
Players Present Cinderella Here
Cinderella, the magical romantic story of the poor sister who became a princess, will be presented by the Prince George Players in the Duchess Park School Auditorium Novembei- G and 7v
or the Hovcral fJIHy v^TPSTOfTS" available, the Prince GcofRu Players have chosen one published by the Children's Theatre Press in Kentucky. This is a cefitra] agency of all good plays for children. Plays arc picked for wholesome and constructive influence on formative minds, for popular appeal to children and because they are good theatre.
In the cast of this three act production are: Jenny Tidy as Cinderella; Jack Hooper as the prince; Bartfara Johnson as the �first sister; Jean Horn as the second sister and Florence Riggs as the step-mother.
Others in the cast include: Bill Wardlaw, Pat (lough, Bill Hughes, Gordon Hunter and Elsie Giles.
The play is directed by Fran Gibbins,
i;c \ii* rushed an iron-lung respirator from Kam loops Inland Hospital to Prince George last night to ;ii� victims had received the complete three-shot scries of Salk Vaccine Avliil*' one had received two shots.
Two of the province's 11 fatalities occured among the 13 who hail received the complete series of Salk vaccine shots.
Rail Service Being Altered
Canadian National Railways service to Prince George is being altered.
Westbound train No. 1!)5 (daily except Monday) will arrive in Prince George at 1:05 a.m. instead of 3:05 a.m. � one hour later. 11 will also depart an hour later, at J:35 a.m. instead of 3:35 a.m.
Eastbound train No. 100 (daily except Sunday) will arrive in the city at 10:05 p.m., 35 minutes later than it now does. 1 will leave at 10:10 p.m., instead oT 10:05 p.m.
Sleeping car passengers arriving bete from the east will be able to remain in the sleeper until 8:00 a.m., says the CNR.
Ballots Fail to Break Turkish - Polish Deadlock
By JACK BUST .Canadian Press Staff Writer
OTTAWA CP) � With the United Nations deadlocked over the battle between Turkey and
ammunist Poland for a SeAirl-ty Council seat, informants here jay Canada likely would support any proposal to split the term between the two.
This possible solution would nean Turkey would serve one year and Poland the rest of the .wo-yoar term.
Such a compromise was resorted to in 1955 when Vugo-
avia and the Philippines were �statematcd through 35 UN bal-ots.
torses Seeking Wage Increases
VANCOUVER 01 � Nurses n British Columbia are seeking wage increases that range from S20 to S5.'j a month, 1). A. rhompson. chairman of the .owor Mainland hospitals reg-bnal bargaining committee, said Monday.
He said the increases would ost hospitals in B.C. nearly viUO.OOO.
The hospitals on the Lower nain'land, employing about S00 mrscs, would have to find $20,6,000.
The nurses also want super-umuatiun benefits, with employers paying a share in the medial plan ami annual increments of five per cent to be spread over five years instead of four. Contracts expire Dec. 31, and he first bargaining sessions start Oct. 27.
General duty nurses now receive $2S0 monthly.
To date, 31 ballots have failed to break the Turkish-Polish deadlock. The balloting was suspended Monday until Nov. 2 with Turkey holding a slight lead, '12 to 3lJ, A two-thirds majority is required for election to the 11-nation Security Council.
The balloting is secret but it is known the Canadian UN delegation has been voting for Poland, despite the fact Turkey Is a NATO ally or Canada and that both the United States and Britain are backing Turkey's candidacy. Russia is supporting Poland's bid.
Canadian officials feel Poland has a fight to tlie seat under �a lit hi gentlemen's agreement allocating, a seat on the council to Eastern Europe. The U.S. holds that the agreement was binding for only one year, but officials here consider it still in effect. FEAR REPERCUSSIONS
Canada woujd not wish to see the agreement scrapped, if only because that might lead to the scrapping of another gentlemen's agreement, under which the Commonwealth in effect enjoys a second permanent seat in the council, in addition to Britain's. Canada now occupies the seat but will surrender it to Ceylon at tlie end of the year.
Informants said Canada is disheartened by the battle at a lime when there has been a trend towards a relaxation of international tensions.
At least eight of the 21 Latin American countries, solid supporters of the U.S. in the past, are believed here to have voted for Poland. India and Ceylon, Commonwealth members, also are believed to be for Poland.