You get a barrel of flavour In Carling Pilsener BEER say R I UJ l1 Vol 9 No 154 i THE WORLD TODAY asc Heavy Water OTTAWA CP - Western Deuterium Co Ltd has aband abandoned � oned its proposal to build a 46 million heavy water produc production � tion plant at Estevan Sask but Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd is approaching another company that is willing to undertake the project at the same site AECL said in a statement Monday Western Deuterium has with withdrawn � drawn because it feels it cannot meet the November 1967 pro production � duction deadline specified by the Crown owned agency and be because � cause it fears Its competitive position is in doubt because of the development of an even newer heavy water process Seeks Harmony SINGAPORE CP - Malay Malaysia � sia and Singapore which Mon Monday � day suddenly seceded from the Malaysian federation appeared today to be ready to work to together � gether In harmony provided they can reconcile their dis disagreements � agreements over Indonesia Statements issued by leaders of the two governments follow following � ing Singapores sudden with withdrawal � drawal from the two-year-old federation stressed the theme of co existence and co-operation Rejects Invitation ATHENS AP - Stephanos Stephanopoulos today turned down King Cons tantines invita invitation � tion to try to form a new gov government � ernment to bring Greece out of its political crisis The former deputy prem ier went to the royal palace and told the monarch that kings mandate to him would have meant an attempt to split the Centre Unlonparty The party voted its solid support Monday for ousted premier George Papandreou Murder Rampage MIAMI Fla AP - A Cuban seaman picked off a skiff in the Gulf stream today has admitted that he went on a murder ram rampage � page on the banana boat Seven Seas a US Cost Guard spokes spokesman � man said today As I under understand � stand it he admitted doing them all in except the cook Cmdr W C Wahl of the Key West base told The Associated Press Breathing Easier MONTREAL CP Farmers and shippers were breathing easier after an almost unani unanimous � mous vote by Montreals 1000 grain handlers to go back on the job today With the offer of a new two year contract providing for a 50 cent hourly pay increase the striking grain - handlers cold storage and maintenance em employees � ployees agreed to end the eight week walkout at a Monday meet meeting � ing called by the Montreal Port Employees Union CNTU Boycott Vote MONTREAL CP - William Houle Montreal president of the Canadian Postal Employees Association says Montreal postal workers will boycott the national postal unions referen referendum � dum on whether to strike This is not the time to take a strike vote He said Monday night Were not going to be led by people who let us down when we were on strike 9 BC Hydro may not find it all roses when it honors Land and Forests Minister Ray Wllliston Aug August � ust 30 by naming the big Pineview substation for him Thats no reflection on Ray Its Just one more indication of irritation at frequent power outrages The lights went off during Mondays council session and brought a proposal from Aid Harry INDEX Weather -------3 Betty Conner ----- 5 Women -------5 Building Page - - - - 12 Classified - - - - 91011 Comics - 8 Coming Events - - - - 8 Editorial 2 Markets -------3 Sports --------7 TV 8 This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board orby the Government of British Columbia i ITS QUIETER e e itizen The daily newspaper for Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA TUESDAY AUGUST 101 965 Vol 9 No 155 m afWMWiMM I Grim faced Marines move toward embattled camp Sizeable Battle On SAIGON AP - A large government force attempting to relieve the besieged Spec Special � ial Forces camp at Due Co has killed 219 Viet Cong in a battle of sizable propor proportions � tions that Is continuing a US spokesman reported to today � day Government casualties Including American dead and wounded so far arc mod moderate � erate the spokesman said The government force was battling its way westward along ah east west highway through the Central High lands in an attempt to reach the Special Forces camp five miles from the Cambodian border Its garrison now number numbering � ing 12 US advisers and about 150 South Vietnamese and mountain tribesmen has been under siege for 67 days Meanwhile Richard M Nixon said today the US must step up attacks on North Viet Nam He suggested Americans start contribu contributing � ting food medicine and clothing to help the North Vietnamese people recover Phone 564 2441 when peace finally comes We must continue to step up our air and sea attacks on North Viet Nam until the Communist leaders stop their aggression against South Viet Nam said Nixon And Henry Cabot Lodge US ambassador to South Viet Nam told US senators today the Viet Cong guer guerrillas � rillas engaging in terrorism in South Viet Nam hSve killed more than 2000 local officials and caused thou thousands � sands of South Vietnamese to flee from Viet Cong-dominated areas Dividers Under Stud To Add More Classes Some school auditoriums may be divided into class classrooms � rooms to accommodate un unexpected � expected enrolment next month School board Monday night decided to make an immediate study of the cost of installing dividers in auditoriums and ac activity � tivity rooms to create additional classrooms The idea was suggested by trustee Harold Moffat who felt it was Impossible to estimate the number of students wholl turn up for school next month We should get the costs for such dividers and be ready to move said Mr Moffat There are so many people moving in around here nobody knows what will happen We cant guess how many there will be added chairman J W Elliott There are new clearings in the bush every day School officials have esti estimated � mated 10000 students will enrol next month and have all but seven of the 375 teachers they 11 require However if theres a sudden influx of students it means more teachers will have to be found in a hurry BUT DIFFICULT Threat Easing in Lower Post Fire A 30000 to 40000 acre forest fire continued to rage near the tiny community of Mile 543 on the Alaska High Highway � way today but a Forest Ser Service � vice spokesman said condi conditions � tions are becoming more fa favorable � vorable for its control It is a very difficult sit situation � uation said L W Lehrle assistant district forester at Prince Rupert Among the most favorable signs said Mr Lehrle were that the fire has become relatively quiet with its huge billows of smoke lying low over the fire and good low overnight retention of humidity But the hazard is still ex treme in that area he said There was some overnight rain in the Lower Post fan ranger district but it does not seem to have penetrated the fire at all It was clear and warm in the area today He said there appeared to be an imminent danger to the 15 families who make their homes at Mile 543 The families have been set to evacuate since Saturday Mr Lehrle said the fire has been halted two miles from the community and given existing wind condi conditions � tions would be held there Mr Lehrle said there were about 40 men and five f bulldozers trying to control the fire Four aircraft were also being used in the sup suppression � pression effort In that part of the country it is very difficult to get men and equipment at all he said High humidity and cool cloudy weather throughout the Prince George forest district meanwhile continues to ease fire conditions All 33 fires reported burning today four of them new ones since Monday were under control A hot spot at the north northwest � west corner of the Likaflre 110 miles northwest of Fort St James was still giving trouble but a Forest Service spokesman said it will be tamed today He said humidity which normally builds up Into the 90 per cent range during the night was being retained well during the day That means it will take quite a bit of hot weather to lower the airs moisture content said the spokes spokesman � man Men and equipment contin continued � ued to go off the fire lines today with 284 men and 18 bulldozers still active in the suppression battle i McCulloch ii m onainoaws ---S23n MODEL 2 10 H fcr World Lightest CHAIN SAW SEE IT NOW AT Interior Power Saw Sales and Service Ltd 140 Quebec 563 3678 IOC V CoilV VOpy iYCAMIM I7K MONTH LETS AVOID CITY 47 Found Dead In Missile Silo SEARCY Ark AP US Air Force rescue teams re recovered � covered the bodies of 47 civilian construction workers dur during � ing the night from a Titan II missile launching site wracked by an explosion and fire Monday Fighters Fined 1 65 A fight outside one of Prince Georges more prom prominent � inent hotels has cost two men a total of 165 in fines Carl Richard Lewis a log logger � ger and Vernon John Smuk a bartender pleaded guilty to fighting on the street at 10 pm Monday Lewis was fined 100 while Smuk who Is married and has three children was fined 65 They were given two weeks to pay their fines Mishap Kills 72-Year-Old A 72-year-old Idaho manwas killed Monday ln a trafficjicci dent nearPouceCoipein north eastern BC The victim has been identified as William Cecro Caughey of Bonners Ferry Idaho He died in St Josephs hos hospital � pital in Dawson Creek at 10 pm four and one half hours after the accident on No 2 Highway 10 miles south of Pouce Coupe His wife Myrtle is in sat satisfactory � isfactory condition in Dawson Creek hospital with injuries suffered in the accident TWSCRIM NATION My lawyer Harry Rankin of Vancouver has written the department charging Ive been discriminated against she said today Mrs Moran said she has not heard if he has received any results Recently the department lifted Its suspension of Mrs Moran but local social welfare officials said they had no job for her The resignation of four Prince George social workers wont create a job either Regional supervisor Vern Dallamore said Victoria has notified him that four replace replacements � ments should be in Prince George early in September Loder that the ceremony be candlelit Aid Dick Yardley suggest presentation of a small lighting plant and Aid Carrie Jane Gray asked the mayor not to let Hydro off lightly at the dinner in the ministers honor But the blackout speeded the council session Aldermen had to finish while twilight lasted so they could still read their notes 9 Bill Shields deserves a tip of the hat for his work in setting up Camp Beavei for 53 underprivileged child children � ren from the Prince George area BUI handled most of the arrangements for the boys and elrls one week outing at the Anglican Church camp grounds at Puntchesakut Lake Hes the skipper says Rev Tom Allen rector of the sponsoring St Mich Michaels � aels and All Awjels Church An air force spokesman said he thought that was all of the bodies in the underground con concrete � crete silo But searchers planned to make a further Iiuni in five feet of water at the bottom of the tube The air force said all the vic victim � tim apparently were asphyxK ated when the blast sealed off their means of escape and filled the complex with smoke Rescue teams wearing as asbestos � bestos suits and gas masks and using special gear to help their breathing in the smoke clogged silo worked through the night bringing the bodies to the surface The air force said the Titan II in the tube an Intercontin Intercontinental � ental Ballistics Missile capable of delivery a nuclear warhead 6000 miles did not burn It was not armed the air force said and there was no danger of a nuclear explosion Two men escaped with minor burns from the fiery launching tuoe Dnngmg out sketchy de tallsjfasuddenblast fire and smoke The four air force crew mem members � bers in the control centre of the complex the most distant point irom tne launch area got out unharmed At least eight other air force men and a number of civilians working above ground were not harmed by the blast One of the survivors Hubert A Saunders 59 of Conway a paint foreman said the fire might have resulted from the explosion of a diesel engine Bridget Continues Battle for Work Bridget Moran is still a part time social worker battling for reinstatement as Mrs Moran had no criti criticisms � cisms of circumstances under which the four workers have resigned From what I know they are leaving for perfectly natural reasons Mrs Moran said Most of them were going back to university Mr Dallamore admitted he could use more social workers even part time workers But he said hiring is up to the department Im not giving up the fight said Mrs Moran She said she has 13 and one half years of social work ex experience � perience behind her and she feels that her experience could be a big help to the depart department � ment I can handle as many cases on a part time basis as a new worker can on a full time basis she said 1 School Trustees Told City Council Horsing Around Charging that the city has horsed around and whip sawed school board for years a school official Monday night sug suggested � gested trustees should avoid dealing with the municipality whenever possible Robert Gracey secretary treasurer of Prince George school district also stated 0 The city is removing dirt from the site of a pro proposed � posed senior secondary school making it necessary to have ai least one re survey done 0 The city is spending pub public � lic money where it shouldnt be spent in the new Spruce land Subdivision 0 School board has en encountered � countered nothing but stall stalling � ing when it has tried to ob obtain � tain title for a maintenance depot in Carter Light Indus Industrial � trial Subdivision We are getting whip sawed and horsed around said Mr Gracey We should avoid deal dealing � ing with the city whenever possible We should deal with the provincial government Trustees decided a meeting should be held with city council to straighten out the problems and try to restore liaison Mr Graceys remark about horsing around and whip sawing was in reference to re plotting of Spruceland Sub Subdivision � division In the shuffle three sites have been re plotted much fur further � ther from Central St than they were in the original plan Mr Gracey also said the city has Installed water sewer and roads in an area which has been planned as a school reserve The area Is roughly eight square blocks Mr Gracey said that as a result of dirt being hauled from the site of the new senior sec secondary � ondary school south of the By Bypass � pass Highway near Twenty Second Ave a new survey was needed Tell the city to get the hell off it quick said trustee Harold Moffat The barrage was fired when the lights went out about 915 pm Trustee Harold Moffat said the city should be told to stop hauling dirt from the secondary school site which has been reserved as such by the provin provincial � cial government J W Elliott chairman of the board suggested that if the school board owned the property it probably could get an injunc injunction � tion against the city rsffKn h ldlElv V 0 3ltIL sit 2 7iliHWBwwr zri qlhil j JiiK J rArsM SUNNY Jt SfckVtti HIGH 75 LOW 50 Im mhm BOB GRACEY Euro cans Pulp Bid Outlined TERRACE CP - Contrac Contractor � tor Ben Glnter Monday night outlined a proposal his new Eurocan Pulp and Paper Co Ltd is making for a 580-ton-a-day pulp mill near Kitlmat The Prince George million millionaire � aire said Lands and Forests Minister Will Is ton has been asked to grant a tree farm li licence � cence and construction would begin this fall if theTFLcomes through He said 75 per cent of the capital in Eurocan is European with the remainder from Cana Canadian � dian Investors Mr Ginter is president of the company Pulp from the mill would be marketed mainly in Europe with a small proportion of the production marketed in Cali California � fornia he told a public meet meeting � ing Eurocan would deliver to a field of pulp much larger than any other company in North America A sustained market for the pulp would be no problem The Eurocan proposal calls for the mill to be situated eight miles south of Kitimat at Ens ley Bay It would be built In two stages with pulp produc production � tion by 1969 and paper devel development � opment to follow at a later stage About 1000 men would be employed in building the mill Too Thick Lhon Maurice Sauve ministre des forets is an ass Received in the morning mail was the text of comments made by Sauve at the Couchiching Con Conference � ference All in French Does the minister think he can stuff this sort of nonsense down Ca Canadian � nadian throats It is fair to assume the remarks of the fed federal � eral forest minister would be of interest to the Cen Central � tral Interior But does he expect Central Interior lumber lumbermen � men to study another language to decipher his views Mr Sauve is cutting the baloney too thick to swallow in these parts