A 2jffiM Vol 9 No 1 25 durst dvenclihig Bawur ALL THE WAY DOWN y Mm This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board otby the Government of British Columbia THE WORLD TODAY Job Bob Wins Joe Bob of the Sugar Cane Indian reserve near Williams Lake In the Cariboo won150 000 in the Irish sweepstakes on the weekend He works for the St Josephs Mission School operated by the Oblate Fathers and said he will probably donate some of the money to the school Queen Mom Home LONDON CP The Queen Mother smiling and happy ar arrived � rived back from Canada today and told High Commissioner Lionel Chevrler she had hada wonderful trip Wearingatur quolse print dress under a tur turquoise � quoise coat with a small petal hat to match the Queen Mother stepped off her RCAF Yukon at sunlit London airport to be met by Chevrier his wifeLucienne Air Commodore Wilfrid Gouin chairman of the Canadian joint staff in London and British officials Strikers Settle MONTREAL CP Striking employees of the Provincial Transport Co voted early today to accept revised terms for a new two year labor contract hours after rejecting a previous offer The revised contract of offers � fers a pay raise of15aweekas of July 1 at which time wages for bus drivers will go up to 70 from 55 for the basic rate The rate will go up again on July 1 1966 to 75 Cancel Conference ALGIERS AP China lost considerable face because the Afro - Asian conference was postponed despite vigorous Chinese insistence that It be held on schedule China was forced - torbScTfTOwn In the face of over - whelming sentiment against the meeting of chiefs of state this week in the tense Al Algerian � gerian capital The Chinese re reluctantly � luctantly joined the other dele delegates � gates in voting unanimously Saturday to re - schedule the meeting for Nov 5 in Algiers A pre -conference meeting of foreign ministers was set for Oct 28 Engagement THE HAGUE Reuters -Queen Juliana today formally announced the engagement of her eldest daughter Princess Beatrix to West German diplo diplomat � mat Claus Von Amsberg the choice of her heart The queen in her radio and television an announcement � nouncement from Soestdyk Pal lace was outspoken about the controversy over Von Ams bergs past as a member of the Hitler youth organization ESCAPES INJURY A 15-year-old boy escaped serious injury Friday when he was struck by a car near Stone Creek Manford Durau of Red Rock was walking south on Highway 97 when he darted in front of a car driven by Richard Rogers of Vancouver He was caught up on the hood of the car and Mr Rogers slowed to a stop while the youth clung to the car Busiest place In town this morning was magistrates court Thirty three men and one woman paraded before Ma Magistrate � gistrate G O Stewart to have Judgement passed on them for being drunk In a public place Sentences ranged from 30 days down to suspended sentences Saturday court was no slouch either with 20 drunks ACal - Van Catering has won the largest catering con contract � tract since Kltlmat days They will be feeding and supplying housekeeping and recreation services for the big MacMlllan Bloedel and Powell River Ltd pulp expansion project at Powell River Its a 3 million job stretching over a three to three- INDEX Weather 3 Women ---0 7 Classified 17 10 Comics J6 Coming Events 16 District 20 Editorial g Markets 3 Sports ll J2 TV - - 16 and-one-half-year period dur during � ing which a peak of 1200 to 1300 men will be on the pro project � ject In Prince George Cal Van Is handling the camp for Lalng at Woodwards a highways de department � partment job at Aleza Lake and has provided an open camp at the PGE site for constructors whose jobs dont warrant a camp of their own Good news for hunters came from Victoria today The fish and game people an nounced the season on buck deer In the Prince George and Peace River areas is opening two weeks ahead of normal because of population Increases In the species One of the first Jobs for m Mrs W A Mclntyre who today was appointed staff nurse at Prince George Regional Hos pital will be to carry out an Immunization program She will start giving the hospital staff their needles In August The dispute which flared up between a rural princi principal � pal and school board has been settled In favor of the principal It was adjudicated and probably doused by education depait ment officials In Victoria The daily newspaper for Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY JUNE 28 1965 Men Stuck in Fnay Forks Mud It was difficult getting men and equipment in to fight the Strand forest fire 10 miles west of Finaly Forks and to today � day it was proving almost as difficult to get them out Frank Tannock almost relaxing today In his job as chief protection officer In the rain - drenched Prince Georgje forest district said weekend weather prevented removal by helicopter of many of the men employed in suppression of the 4000 acre blaze which raged through about 2800 acres of timber But things should be pretty well down by tomor tomorrow � row said Mr Tannock who reported no new fires for the first time in about three weeks There were nine fires burning early today none oi them even remotely resem resembling � bling the major blazes In the district at the end of las week Cool weather really put the fires down said Mr Tannock and heavy rain put the cap on them He said most of the 44 men and thiee bulldozers still at fires today will be taken ofi them In the next 24 hours Mr Tannock said onlj Vanderhoof and Quesnel ran ranger � ger districts were listed as moderate hazard areas to today � day Heavy rain knocked the hazard far down in the re remainder � mainder of the district This will give us a chance to return to normal to fix up our equipment and put II on the shelf for next time said Mr Tannock He said pre organizatlon within the Forest Service It Itself � self and among mill opera operators � tors In the Willow Rivet working circle had playec a large part in keeping los losses � ses as minimal as possible Two Canso water bomb bombers � ers one of which can drof 1200 gallons of muck at s time had worked verj well Mr Tannock said it was hard to compare the worl done by the Cansos to thai done by smaller aircraft be because � cause this is the first yeai the larger craft have been used In the Prince George forest district It is a matter of gaining experience on which bombei Is best on which fire he said K BBMKilgKfra iiiiiW Jtrw ifIBI dfc mmklLLMPc tHp npw mil tp 35 BAYCONFIRMS LOT SALES M V Laspa manager of the Hudsons Bay Co store in Prince George to today � day confirmed that The Bay has purchased two pro properties � perties on Fourth Ave The purchase of the Evans building and the former Citizen building give The Bay the entire frontage on Fourth Ave be between � tween Quebec St and Brunswick St except the IOOF Hall Mr Laspa said existing buildings will be demolish demolished � ed and the area converted to parking for use by cus customers � tomers of the store The expanded parking site will accommodate ap approximately � proximately 100 cars and will be ready for use by late September Lift 1000 Pound Safe From Canadian Legion Thieves who carted off a 1000 - pound safe from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch at Prince George can expect little in return for their ef efforts � forts Police said the safe which Is five Inches thick on each side contained only a small amount of cash The Legion building was en entered � tered through a broken rear window between 135 am and noon Sunday The steel safe was located in the managers office and was taken out of the building on wooden rollers through a rear door where It was loaded into a car or truck The safe measures two feet by two and one half feet by three feet Police said the thieves will have a difficult job breaking the safe open A Legion official said today he is not sure how much cash was in the safe but added that there would be very little A man has been charged with Impaired driving following an accident early Sunday which saw one of his passengers fall out of the car Louis Richard Davis of Prince George was charged after the car police said he was Suppression Costs High Torest fire suppression in the Prince George forest district tost more last week than it did throughout the pjovince for all of 1964 The O C Forest Service estimated today last weeks ftrefighting elfoits in the forest distiict cost 140800 The provincial total for 1064 was 124000 The weeks cost brought to 157000 the cost lor the first two months oi the season The Prince Geoige forest district total is nearly half the 320500 spent on fotest file supiession up to Friday driving slammed Into a cement abutment at the north end of the new Nechako Bridge The car continued along the Bypass Highway for 182 feet where a passenger Laurence Laundry fell to the pavement The southbound vehicle re remained � mained on its wheels through throughout � out the mishap Also Injured In the accident was another passenger Sandra LeStage The accident occurred at 430 am Phone 564 2441 McCulloch Chain Saws If the government or the universities arent interested in providing post-secondary education facilities in Central BC well put our money where our mouth is and go ahead ourselves The statement was made Saturday by J W Elliott of Prince George president of the Northern Interior branch of the BC School Trustees Association Mr Elliott who also Is chair chairman � man of Prince George school board commented after trus trustees � tees heard a report from Dr Alvin Mooney of Vanderhoof chairman of the NIBs regional college committee Dr Mooney said it appears some thought is being given to building an institution of higher learning in Central BC He based his opinion on a statement made last week by Dr John Macdonald president of the University of BC who said there may be a need for a re regional � gional college at Prince George Jong before 1970 the date fore forecast � cast in his report on BCs higher education needs Dr Macdonald also forecast that Prince George will be the location of BCs next public university Dr Mooney said it Is unfor unfortunate � tunate that BCs universities UBC Simon Fraser and the University of Victoria all are within 40 miles of the US USCanada � Canada boundary The cost of attending univer universities � sities that far away from home often makes it impossible for students from Central and Nor Northern � thern BC to obtain the educa education � tion they deserve Dr Mooney said the NIBs proposals for a regional college appear to have caught the eye of the Councilof Public Instruc Instruction � tion an advisory body to the provincial government Bomb North Viet Nam With 215 Million Leaflets SAIGON AP - U S Air Force planes dumped 215 mil million � lion leaflets over five cities In North Viet Nam today urging No Openings For Bridget The Prince George office of the social welfare department foresees no additions to Its staff of 115 social workers not even for Bridget Moran Mrs Moran the centre of a heated controversy which saw her suspended from her job here 18 months ago said this morning she has heard of no job offers since her reinstate reinstatement � ment Her former boss VernDalla more regional wejfare super supervisor � visor said there Isnt a vacancy for Mrs Moran suspended after publicly criticizing the department in an open letter to Premier Bennett I dont know of anything said Mr Dallamore There just isnt anything in the wind as far as I know Mr Da 11a more said he knew nothing about an agreement which Mis Moran claims said would give her a job as soon as she was reinstated Mr Dallamore said he had one pait time worker on staff and I certainly dont expect her to resign She is here on a continuing basis Mrs Moran meanwhile is pursuing her efforts to get hei job back through her lawyer in Vancouvei the Civil Service Commission and the welfaie department residents to oppose the Commu Communist � nist government a US spokes spokesman � man reported All the cities were south of Hanoi They are known centres of Roman Cathoicism or other groups potentially likely to be opposed to the Communist gov government � ernment The U S spokesman said the drops were the beginning of a major leaflet campaign to be carried out in North Viet Nam below a certain line south of Hanoi Four Americans were killed last night and today In Viet Nam U S authorities announced They brought the number of HO LI PAYERS Americans killed in Viet nam by enemy action to 429 U S and South Vietnamese planes also dropped bombs on North Viet Nam today In the heaviest of the re reported � ported raids 12 South Vietna Vietnamese � mese Sky raider fighter-bombers attacked a barracks com compound � pound 10 miles north of the 17th parallel Three U S airmen were wounded early today when the Viet Cong fired motar shells Into the Nha Trang air base 200 miles northeast of Saigon U S spokesmen reported This was among the latest developments since the com committee � mittee two years ago started stimulating interest in the idea among government and univer university � sity authorities Dr Mooney said available Information indicates that 1000 grade 12 students will graduate from secondary schools In North Central BC in 1968 The secondary schools in include � clude those in school districts as far west as Smithers east to McBride south to Quesnel and north to Fort Nelson School trustees In each area have en endorsed � dorsed the regional college idea Dr Mooney outlined the work his committee has been doing since 1963 to get a regional college in the area The current proposal Is to have It built in Prince George Citizen Free Swim Class Underway More than 40 children showed up this morning for the first session of Citizen - sponsored swimming classes They were the first contin contingent � gent of more than 1700 who have registered for the classes being held at the civic swim swimming � ming pool at Watrous St and Second Ave The four Instructors hope to be able to teach an average of 350 a day Each child is given 10 consecutive classes and a series of tests If he passes the test he receives a certificate Ages for the swimming class classes � es range from six to 15 The classes begin at 815 am and run through with the exception of lunch hour to 230 pm After 245 pm the pool is open for public swimming Adult swimming classes for men and women begin on July 6 These classes will be held from 8 pm to 9 pm Tues Tuesdays � days and Thursdays On July 6 classes In syn synchronized � chronized swimming water ballet will begin under the direction of Miss Cherry Cor less The pre requlsite is a junior level swimming certifi certificate � cate or better Size of the dally swimming classes depends on the weather With the kind of cold weekend just experienced said officials classes tend to be reduced In number MODEL 10 H Worlds Lightest CHAIN SAW SEE IT NOW AT Interior Power Saw Sales and Service Ltd 140 Quebec 563 3678 Ift IUt r II 73 K MONTH -Pr tT CADDIE Elliott Demands College WEIL GO T ALONE JIM ELLIOTT well go alone Sharp Fire Levelled At Benicare Premier Bennetts proposed medicare plan today drew sharp fire from local New Democratic Party officials We will not rest until a full comprehensive medical care program as outlined In the Hall Commission Report Is imple implemented � mented said Ron Tweedie president f the NDPs Prince George riding association Mr Tweedie claimed in an interview that Premier Ben Bennetts � netts program is medicine by a means test It completely Ignores the findings of the Hall Report Mr Tweedie said a partial medical care insurance plan for some Income groups Is dis disturbing � turbing The Hall Commission ruled out this type of health care be because � cause it fails to cover all citi citizens � zens its merely a further attempt by Bennett to delay the introduction of a comprehensive medical care program he said In Victoria Opposition Lead Leader � er Robert Strachan said the proposal is completely mis misleading � leading All the plan does Is to make the present high cost coverage in B C available to those who can afford it In addition it leaves approxi approximately � mately 18000 persons on social assistance who have no medi medical � cal cards in the position of having to pay up to 150 a year out of their social assistance to obtain coverage Mr Strachan said in Saskat Saskatchewan � chewan premiums are only 12 a year for single persons and 24 for families NOT SO CHEERFUL Rains Bless District Farmers Heavy weekend rains were a blessing to Prince George distuct farmers but lion dreds of weekend holidajers weient quite so cheeilul As well as being the chil chilliest � liest spot in Canada 12 Inches of rain fell In the le legion � gion between Friday andSun day washing out most week weekend � end jecreational plans Not so unhappy were far farmers � mers whose crops had begun to wilt under the effect of last weeks soaring tempei atuies The rain we liad was a great help to the laimeis- said district agricultuilst Dae Ciossfield However we could use anothej good shower and then some good hot weather Mr Crossfield said he hadnt jet been out to inspect any fields to check for drought damage fjom the previous week I doubt though that the rain would have caused any heading out In grains he said Temperatuies in Prince Geoige diopped to 38 above Sunday night giving the city the dubious distinction of being the coldest spot inCan ada The rain and cold weie the j esult of a low pi essure ai ea foi med down the center of the piovince It came to an end eaily toda when the s stem moed eastward over the Rockies In AUvita up to five Inches of rain fell in some areas over the weekend Foiecast for this aiea Tuesday calls for wanner weather the i esult of a high piessuie aiea expected to make its home heie for a few dais Haidest hit b the weekend lain was the Toil St John-Hudson-Hope aiea Rains washed out se erul i oads and in ldges lip w i ll 1 1 Hglts fcjpTow 40 High 70 1 Both highways into Hud Hudson � son Hope were washed out leaving some woikers on the Poitage Mountain Dam unable to get to work The Alaska Hlghwa was repott repotted � ed washout out at Mile 128 The weekend rains also bi ought under contioi a ser serious � ious foiest fire pioblem which had blown upinNoitlt ein H C duilng the last two weeks The dow npour soaked undergiowth in the woods w hlcli had become t inder dry during the long warm spell this spi lug roit seivice oificlals and taiuteis had Iven expecting the laiiistoim since the middle ot last week