I JKm- fei mm 2SM K T Cv This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board orby the Government of British Columbia Vol 9 No 45 skipped the Prince George Mohawks In the last two weeks of the regular season In their semi final series against the Williams Lake Stampeders A terse one - sentence announcement was given by CHL president Don McColl after a five - and-one-half hour meeting last night It read The members of the CHL executive commit committee � tee have unanimously con confirmed � firmed the suspension of the Quesnel Kangaroos from further CHL play No explanation was given why it took until 130 am today to reach a unanimous verdict Quesnel suspension leave the Stampeders Prince George Mohawks and Van derhoof Bears In the running for the title The Mohawks and Dears continue their best - of seven series Sat Saturday � urday in Vanderhoof The teams are tied 2 2 in games The Kangaroos had been threatening to sue the CHL president over the suspen suspension � sion was announced last Sun Sunday � day A further recommendation from officials said The Quesnel Kangaroos team Is indefinitely suspended by CHL for non compliance of league stipulations It means Quesnel may be suspended from Coy Cup competition y When the city opens up a r new residential area It Involves a little more than just chopping down the Jack pines and putting the land on the auction block City manager Arran Thomson explains money has to be found for sewer water systems etc and often the green stuff isnt that easy to come by So if the landprob- lem is frustrating think what it must be like for the people at city hall who not only have to find the land but also the moola Prince George Fire Chief y Harold Dornbierer will at- tend a two day seminar for chiefs of the six provincial fire zones in Trail next week Chief Dornbierer said today the con convention � vention will deal largely with the field of communications be between � tween departments It will be attended also by representa representatives � tives of the fire marshals office INDEX Weather 10 Betty Conner -- 7 Women --------- 7 Teen Page -------- 5 Church Notices 6 Classified - - - - 13 14 15 Comics r 12 Coming Events ------ 12 Editorial 2 Sports 0 wie Citizen The daily newspaper for Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA FRIDAY MARCH 5 1965 Desperate Lot Seekers Send ACTING MAYOR LODER hits sportsmanship KANGAROOS SUSPENDED FROM CHL The Quesnel Kangaroos wont get a second chance to defend their Cariboo Hockey League playoff champion championship � ship this year The Kangaroos suspension for using an Ineligible play player � er Steve Chorney who Prices Zooming 300 Jam Civic Centre For Homesite Auction Citizens desperate for homes Thursday sky rocketed the value of resi residential � dential property in Prince George An unprecedented demand for homesites forced the prices of 62 lots as much as 75 per cent above upset prices The public auction open ed at city hall but had to be transferred to the Civic Centre when more than 300 persons turned out It certainly shows we need more lots on the mar market � ket commented acting mayor Harry Loder However Aid Loder noted that some of the people buying property al already � ready owned homes in the city There was nothing to prevent these people from buying but it wasnt good sportsmanship he said This was an emergency sale designed to provide homesites for people urgent urgently � ly needing them Spokesmen for realtors and contractors agreed that the sale emphatically pointed up the need for more homesites The city plans to bring close to 600 on the market before the end of the year city man ager Arran Thomson said to today � day Lots which had an upset price of 1900 generally sold for 3400 The most startling in- flation was the price of an orphan lot on McDride Cres Crescent � cent which went over the block at approximately four times its upset value It could not be assessed pre precisely � cisely what affect the sale prices would have on future Prince George land values Level Off Ron Bellamy aldermanlc candidate in Decembers mun municipal � icipal election said he had a talk Thursday night with Lands Minister Wllliston who indi indicated � cated the prices would not af affect � fect raw land values Mr Wllliston said the prices wont have any reflec reflection � tion on the next sale of pro provincial � vincial land to the city said Bellamy While the provincial Crown gets any money over the upset price Mr Wllliston Indicated that the basic prices will be held to a minimum The lots sold at the auction were in the Quinn and Ruggles St area between First and Fifth Avenues The prices included all services including under underground � ground wiring The prices were completely out of line said George Creu zot president of the Prince George Homebuilders As- and possibly Civil Defence rep representatives � resentatives The seminar to be held Monday and Tuesday will be the second for Chief Dornbierer since he took charge of the Prince George depart department � ment last year Attorney -General Bonner indicates that if theres anyone whos thinking about getting gassed he shouldnt plan a booze up in a public drinking place Hes told liquor inspec inspectors � tors to bear down on waiters who serve drunk patrons y Faster than the eye can Y see faster than the mind could possibly perceive Subscriber was wondering If thats the motto of the provin provincial � cial governments Flag Dept after learning that the flags at half staff In memory of the death of the president of Austria During an employment Y committee meeting voca tional school principal George Cook said a course in basic math was being started for those who have forgotten this subject and need it It comes back to them For in instance � stance herell be a man who hasnt been to school for years struggling over simple algebra Wots simple about algebra1 growled a voice from the back of the room soclation The lots simply werent worth that much Mr Cruezot added he hoped it wasnt a precedent - setting sale The city intends to put 150 lots on the market June 1 But will that be enough I dont think so Beyond Reason Bob Borrie manager of the Prince George Builders Ex Exchange � change an organization of local contractors said his first re reaction � action was that the prices were Beyond their reasonable values We are quite concerned and more will be heard about this later he said Mr Borrie estimated that of the 300 people there two thirds were genuinely interest interested � ed in buying property There were 150 left In the Civic Centre at the end of the auction They werent speculat speculators � ors or observers and It was obvious they were people who wanted the homesites if they could have got one at reason reasonable � able price Mr Borrie said the upset prices set prior to the auc auction � tion were true values but the selling prices could be attrib attributed � uted to the piece - meal re release � lease of land to the city by the provincial government Shocking Aid Ron Tweedie who has spear - headed a drive on city council to make more building sites available said he was absolutely shocked at the prices The provincial government Is the only agency which pro profits � fits from land values which were inflated to Thursdays levels he said The city doesnt get a cent above the upset value He suggested the provincial government should put a freeze on all Crown land within the citys boundaries and hand it over to the munici municipality � pality for sale as soon as pos possible � sible He suggested a surplus of lots should be available at all times to avoid artificial prices Low - income people didnt havo a chance to buy property at those prices said Aid Tweedie Aid Carrie Jane Gray also was at the auction and com commented � mented I havent been to a land sale since 1952 and my goodness how things have changed Huge Crowd She said when she arrived at city hall for the auction there was such a crowd that she thought there was a hockey game at the coliseum Ludwig Weilmeier president of Prince George Multiple List Listing � ing Service said everything went wild It was a clear indication to the city to get more pro property � perty on the market The prices were a direct result of the shortage The prices were totally un unreasonable � reasonable Realtor Gordon Bryant who is managing - director of High Highland � land Resources Ltd said the saddest thing about the auc auction � tion was that money going to the provincial government should be spent on paving curbs gutters and sidewalks Services The bidding indicated buy buyers � ers were prepared to pay the amount so they might as well have bought services with It Instead of the money going to Victoria said Mr Bryant If all services had been part of the upset price the cost would havo been borne entirely by the purchasers Instead of all taxpayers in the city Bert Morgan of Central BC Realty observed that while prices were excessive they stayed at a steady level He was certain that the bulk of the crowd was made of gen genuine � uine bidders not curiosity seekers Ive never seen anything like it in my life said realtor Ron Carson I was alarmed to see the city assessor greatly Inter Interested � ested in the proceedings Mr Carson said the buying activity confirms that Prince George Is undergoing a period of tremendous expansion We are now seeing the be beginning � ginning of something we will have a lot of in the future The expansion has caught us by surprise Phono 564 2441 TODAYS LAUGH A Prince George loggers wife un unwrapped � wrapped the big fancy package he had brought from Vancouver and took out a beautiful skunk coat Oh its beautiful she purred But I dont see how such a lovely coat can come from such a foul Bmelfine beast That will be about enough snorted the logger I dont ask for thanks but I do demand respect 1 0 fan 173 Pf MONTH Auction had to be shifted from City Hall to Civic Centre when huge crowd turned out THIS YEAR 700 More Apartments Close to 700 apartment units will be built in Prince George this year an official of the citys newest apartment venture fore forecast � cast today George Cruezot president of Central Contractors Northern Say Something Horry He wont talk Agriculture Minister Harry Hays wont answer requests for a review of his decision to move the re research � search staff from Prince George Experimental Farm Its true residents of the Central Interior dont elect Harry which means he can thumb his nose at votershere with impurity rfcuPKia But he is a minister ot the Crown and as head of the agriculture department he is supposed to have the interests of all Canadian farmers at heart He doesnt act as though he had His responses are exactly opposite to private industry Yesterday for instance a dairy firm announced a half million dollar expansion plan The project is based on anticipated population growth faith in the future It should encourage farmers to plan production increases on dairy farms so they too may join in the economic upsurgence The market is growing swiftly for farm produce but what does Mr Hays do He reduces experimental farm staff He refuses to answer when asked to reconsider his backward step He ignores the need for experimental and practi practical � cal assurance for agriculture in the Central Interior Bootleggers Absent For Own Trial Here Two men were not present in magistrates court here Thursday when they were con convicted � victed of bootlegging Sylvester Ryan and Donald Haywood were convicted ex parte because they couldnt be located by police to face the charges that were laid last summer Ryan was convicted on one count of bootlegging and was sentenced to six months in jail Haywood was convicted on three counts He received a 300 fine and in default three months in jail concurrently on each of two counts On the third count he was fined 50 and in default 30 days concurrent A 1951 car owned by Haywood which was seized by police was ordered to be turned over to the Crown A Prince George man has been charged with falling to yield half the roadway as a result of a traffic accident in South Fort George late Thurs Thursday � day John Morln 1850 Seventh Ave was charged after the car police said he was driving collided with another driven by James Duncan of Oliver BC on a 90 degree corner where Fourth St meets Hose Ave The accident at 10 pm also resulted in 000 damage to the two cars There were no injuries No one was injured In an Intersection collision at 330 pm Thursday at Fifth Ave and Quebec St Police said cars driven by Arthur Grant Truman of the Houghtallng subdivision and Fred R Becker 2124 Ross Crescent collided causing C00 damage to the cars There were no charges laid Ltd made the observation after his company and two Edmonton firms decided to Jointly under undertake � take a 300 unit complex on the citys south western outskirts Central Alpine Development Corp and Houg Construction Thursday decided to amal amalgamate � gamate their proposals for the development Each company had submitted separate bids for 157 acres in the Uplands St and Strathcona Ave area However when auc auction � tion time arrived Thursday afternoon they decided to go together and paid the upset land price of 110000 Mr Cruezot said the com companies � panies decided to amalgamate because they- thought thepro Ject could be developed faster under those conditions It will be completed within a year he said We expect the first units to be finished by August Mr Cruezot said it depend depending � ing on how quickly the title can be transferred to the new com- THE- WORLD TODAY IN THE LEGISLATURE If MONTREAL CP A French language weekly newspaper here carries a report that guards at the citys Bordeaux jail knew two weeks ago that Lucien Rlvard was planning an escape The weekly Le Petit Journal quotes a former In Inmate � mate of Bordeaux Jail as saying guards also knew Rlvard had the fake wooden gun used in his escape Tuesday night VANCOUVER CP - The chairman of the B C Telephone Co said Thursday he can pre predict � dict that for at least three years B C Tel Is safe from government expropriation What happens after that is hard to tell Cyrus McLean told the companys annual meet meeting � ing BONN AP- The West German government has post postponed � poned for a second time a de decision � cision on its future relations with Egypt pany but he hopes work will start on the site in six weeks In addition to the Uplands pro project � ject major apartment develop developments � ments are planned for Highland Park subdivision and Fifteenth Ave and Queensway St A number of other apartment projects most of them of less than 50 suites are planned throughout the city The Uplands development will have suits ranging from three to one bedroom and rents prob probably � ably will range between 125 and 135 TO VERNON 64 Highway Death Toll OTTAWA CP - The death toll on Canadas highways last year increased 10 G per cent to a total of 4655 from 4210 in 1963 the bureau of statistics reported Highway deaths per province with the 1963 totals In brackets were Newfoundland 73 76 Prince Edward Island 34 33 Nova Scotia 191 161 New Brunswick 178 162 Quebec 1581 1315 Ontario 1424 1421 Manitoba 191 168 Saskatchewan 232 200 Al Alberta � berta 351 302 BC 393360 and the Yukon and Northwest Territories 7 12 Judge C W Morrow To Be Transferred Judge Charles William Mor Morrow � row county court judge at Prince George since 1956 will be transferred to Vernon March 22 The order-in-councll adopt adopted � ed March 3 was made public in Ottawa Thursday Judge Mor Morrow � row will be replaced on the Cariboo County Court bench by lawyer Russell W Kennedy senior partner in the Kamloops law firm of Kennedy Andrews and Taylor The move to the County of Yale fills a vacancy created by the death in January of Judge Gordon Lindsay of Vern Vernon � on father of Prince George district welfare supervisor El Ellis � lis Lindsay of Prince George Ill be leaving with mixed feelings said Judge Morrow this morning I will be going home to Vernon but since coming here I have made a great many friends and will miss them For the past 18 months Judge Morrow has been sole inves investigator � tigator on a Royal Commission into gasoline prices in BC His work on the commission will continue in Vernon He also conducted an inves investigation � tigation into Indian matters in the Okanagan in 1950 when he was a lawyer in Vernon This was followed by a forestry in investigation � vestigation in Prince George and another into a tree farm licence application near Powell River Judge Morrow was born at Prescott Ont and was call called � ed to the bar in Vancouver in 1920 He later moved to Vernon where he practiced law until his appointment as judge Before that appointment however he was city solicitor for Vernon for 15 years and was a member of the provin provincial � cial legislature from 1945 to 1952 when the Coalition government of Premier Byron Johnson was replaced by the Social Credit government of Premier W A CBennett lit few Wi j Mi lrv C W MORROW transfer Iodine In Your Drinking Water Thursday the House was still dogging it in the wake of Mr Bonner this time In his capacity as minister of public transport Mr Hartley NDP Yale used transport estimates to raise the delicate question of natural gas rates in BC He pointed out that BC gas customers on the Inland system which serves the bulk of Interior points paid 1540 for 100 therms of gas In Saskatchewan on the Reglna distribution circuit customers pay 1080 for the same amount of gas though they are hundreds of miles from the gas fields Where does the extra I4U j3 w jfejgtl f MR- SPEAKER money exacted from BC users go Hartley held up an Issue of Life magazine which featured a picture story on BCs gas czar Frank McMahon It showed McMahon enter entertaining � taining movie stars at his home in Florida The text also noted McMahon was a backer of Broadway spec spectaculars � taculars and was otherwise a patron of various arts in the US Next Hartley began to cal calculate � culate the total annual extra subsidy the McMahon Inter Interests � ests derived from high BC gas rates But the deputy speaker gavelled him down on grounds this bore no re relation � lation to approving the min minister � ister of transports esti estimates � mates Then to our surprise up Jumped a government man Stan Carnell of Peace River to quote more gas rates All up country rates were not sky high He quoted rates at Pouce Coupe and Dawson Creek What this was supposed to prove only God and Carnell know Mr Speaker whacked his gavel once again BY KEN MclVOR Another couple of hours of debate ensued on fluorida fluoridation � tion Pat McGeer mounted the white charger on behalf of scientific truth He quoted extensively from the report of an Ontario royal commission on fluori fluoridation � dation of municipal water supply Again we Invoke all the ordinances against unneces unnecessary � sary cruelty and omit the details A government member II J Bruch rode the spavined steed of black reaction McGeer had lumped the antl - fluoridatlonists with Luddites grave robbers the Klu Klux Klan and other enemies of progress and hinted that a good solid clus cluster � ter of them were to be found on the government benches Bruch flailed his arms and spoke in shocked and angry tones about the length to which scientific sadists would go to Impose mass medication on the population Some of these guys would put Iodine In your drinking water and vitamin pills and god knows what else Bruch declared vehemently By this time wed again reached the point of stunned rejection of all legislative passion or revelations We were interested In mixing only one thing with drinking water and left the chamber to see what could be done about It