a 0 j5- V mZmrzJ l koSffA -sSSaWVF m Hearing Set rAter drendiiog flavour ALt THE WAY DOWN This advertisement Is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control BoardorbytheGovernmentof British Columbia Vol 9 No 161 WORUJ TODAY OTTAWA CP - Raymond Dents preliminary hearing on charges of attempted bribery and obstructing justice In the Luclen Rlvard affair was fixed today for Nov 4 Magistrate Glenn Strike continued Denis 1000 and also the 5000 bail of Mrs Marie Rlvard whom he instructed to appear Nov 4 as a witness in the case Nazis Jailed FRANKFURT CP -Six for former � mer Nazi SS men and function functionaries � aries of the Auschwitz concen concentration � tration camp were sentenced to the maximum term of life In prison today on charges of mass murder of Auschwitz inmates Eleven others drew prison terms ranging from 14 years to three years and three months Three were acquitted Mill May Close PRINCE RUPERT CP -Closure of the GG0 ton Cellulose Co Ltd here is threatened by drought conditions Company officials said Wednesday the mill will be closed and 750 men laid off if there Isnt a heavy rain within two weeks The mill soaks up 30000000 gallons dally Bids Submitted VANCOUVER CP - Ap Apparent � parent low bids for contracts to clear two sections along the right-of-way of the Peace River power line have been submitted by a Vancouver firm BC Hy dro and Power Authority said today Trethewey Wells Tim Timber � ber Co Ltd submitted two bids totalling 2134222 to clear the sections Contract Signed VANCOUVER CP - A three year contract has been signed giving 3000 BC labor laborers � ers employed by more than 30 large contracting firms and 100 smaller firms a 15 cent hourly wage increase retroactive to March 1 By March 1 1967 the increases will total 77 cents for an hourly wage rate of 324 The contract is similar to one signed last May with the heavy construction Industry Voyage Ends HONOLULU AP - Sixteen-year-old sailor Lee Graham with only two kittens as com companions � panions completed a 2400 mile voyage from California to Honolulu Wednesday night and described the trip as pretty easy No Rifle DALLAS Tex AP - Ken Kenneth � neth Jess Porter thrown into Jail on a complaint by Lee Har very Oswalds widow 10 weeks after he married her denies he threatened her with a gun Por Porter � ter said he had never carried a gun He said he didnt know why his wife the former Marina Oswald took action against him except maybe for publicity Rainmaker Halts TIMMINS Ont CP - The Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario an announced � nounced Wednesday that the use of rain making machines In the Timmins area will stop for the time being Toronto Globe and Mails western one - girl bureau Ruth Worth was In town over overnight � night after Interviewing MLA Cyril Shelford out on his home grounds Wistaria Landing She almost found herself without a place for the night because the town is Jammed with visitors but able hotelier niUGrauwiler was able to find a room for her New construction around town Is making shelter finding convenient for some of the towns rubbles They are do doing � ing their drinking in partly completed buildings when con- INDEX Weather ---------3 Women ------5 Class if led - - - - 0 10 11 Comics ----14 Editorial 2 Markets ------3 Sports ------7 TV 12 ENGINE TROUBLE FORCES CPA PLANE TO RETURN A Canadian Pacific Airlines flight between Prince George and Vancouver landed safely Wednesday night after report reporting � ing engine trouble A CPA spokesman said there were 44 persons aboard the DCCB when an engine began to backfire and was feathered by the pilot He described the pro procedure � cedure as a voluntary shut shutdown � down and said It was almost routine An RCAF Search and Rescue plane at Comox was placed on rescue alert but the CPA flight landed safely only five minutes late An airline official at Van Vancouver � couver International Airport said he believed passengers knew nothing of the engine trou trouble � ble when the aircraft returned to that airport On July 8 a CPA flight north northbound � bound on the same route be between � tween Vancouver and Prince George crashed with a loss of 52 lives Officials Seeking Riot Cause Governor Edmund C Brown said he would announce the members of a special commis commission � sion in Los Angeles The turmoil began eight days ago In the Watts district of southeast1LosAngeles - -- Political bitterness appeared an obstacle to efforts of fed federal � eral state and municipal lead leaders � ers to mobilize relief and re rehabilitation � habilitation for the fire torn area Dr Martin Luther King Jr was greeted by hostile heckling Wednesday as wHns friendly applause when the Negro civil rights leader toured the sec section � tion Burn baby burn yelled one heckler at a meeting Dr King addresses In a community centre That was the rallying cry of the burning and looting rioters during the week long disorder Negroes in the crowd told Dr King they wanted Mayor Sam Samuel � uel Yorty and Police Chief Wil William � liam H Parker to come to their neighborhoods and hear their complaints Statements by Yorty demon demonstrated � strated the atmosphere of bit bitterness � terness between him and the state and federal leadership over anti poverty and relief measures Commenting on President Johnsons assignment of com commerce � merce under secretary Leroy Collins to visit Los Angeles for on-the-spot study of the riot causes Mayor Yorty said I dont believe he can do any anything � thing Hes a specialist in civil rights which Is not the issue here After Brown announced that 12000 National Guard troops were being pulled out Wednes Wednesday � day night and today Yorty said he regarded the withdrawal as a mistake structlon stops for the night A Strangest street sign in w town is Just off Fifth Ave There firmly planted behind a truck - load of sand and gravel is the suggestion In traditional red and white Stop Here is good news for w motorists in th Iiiarlor Norm tt jvfrn3alt manager for Imperial oil said the oue-ceut-a-galha hcreaiooujai line which his company an announced � nounced Wednesday for Van Vancouver � couver and the Lower Mainland will not affect Prince George Prlcos havi boon il ipr i u down there for somo time but now they appear to be firming slightly said Mr Ross Reports aro continuing to come In on a phantom Sli moso catnappor Another one valued at 300 has been taken from the 1100 block Ewert St area All the cats stolen four In the last week have been Siamese The daily newspaper for Central British Columbia A California woman was slightly Injured Wednesday when her husbands camper truck flipped over in a ditch 20 miles west of Prince George Mrs Wilfred Kenneth Kehl of Long Beach Calif suffered knee Injuries when the half ton truck h 1 1 a soft s h o u 1 d e r on Highway 1C went over an em embankment � bankment and struck a culvert Police said Mr Kehl was ap apparently � parently trying to pass another car when the truck hit a soft shoulder and flipped The accident occured on a straight stretch of highway at 450 pm Damage to the truck was estimated at 500 Fair Goers Get Flights Some 75 persons will see Prince George from the air Friday if they attend the Prince George Exhibition Earl Barlow exhibition president said today Canadian Pacific Airlines will make four courtesy flights over the city Friday starting at 3 pm The flights will take 20 minutes to complete and will cover the entire Prince George area The people taking part In the excursions will be selected at the exhibition gate when they purchase their admission tickets Mr Barlow said they will not be selected under any specific plan but flight tickets will be handed out at random IlMMh0 wiM 7im ta t mz HOT LOW 50 HIGH 80 PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY AUGUST 19 1965 I A 300 Egyptian black opal ring was stolen from a display at the Prince George Exhibition Wednesday Police said the valuable ring was take sometime during the morning from a display put on by Len Walkers Hobby Shop Lands and Forests Minister Ray Williston predicted Wed Wednesday � nesday night that the Prince George Exhibition will within a few years be one of the major fairs of its type In Canada You aint seen nothing yet said the Minister at the 8 pm official opening ceremony After Mr Wllllstons brief remarks the exhibition was declared officially open by agri agriculture � culture minister Frank Richter Although the annual fair was not opened until evening fes festivities � tivities were kicked off early in the afternoon by a parade which wound along the longest route in exhibition history in swel sweltering � tering 80 degree heat An estimated 12000 persons lined the parade route most of them jamming all available shady spots others toughing it out on the sunny side of the street The heat took Its toll Among the victims was a young lad a member of the White Spot pipe band who collapsed from the heat on Third Ave near Bruns Brunswick � wick St Exhibition officials said the parado compared favorably with those held in past years al although � though it was not as large as some Exhibition president Earl Barlow attributed the smaller entry list to the fact that a major parado had been held earlier to celebrate the citys 50th anniversary L- BBi ill 11111111 wjHff E HITI 1 1 1 1 llflH Hop scotch is for kids says Linda Samkow 11 of 865 Alward St Linda prefers real hopping on a pogo stick The pogo stick was a present from her brother who brought it home with him from the prairies Robertson Photo Camper Truck Rolls US Woman Injures Knee 4 H Beef On Auction Bidding is expected to be brisk at Fridays 4 H beef and lamb sale at the Prince George Exhibition A regular stock sale at the Otway cattle yards will bring major meat packing buyers to the city and they aro expected to attend the 4 H sale Dave Crossfleld district agriculturist said ho expects prices will be much higher than the poor pricos paid for the top quality beef last year The sale begins at the fair fairgrounds � grounds at 630 pm and more than 30 hand - tended animals will go under the auctioneers gavel Local buyers will have no problem having their beef butchered thanks to E G Armstrong Mr Armstrong will bo at the sale to help persons who need the services of a custom butcher He will take charge of the animals butcher cool and package them at a nominal cost There were about 50 entries in Wednesdays parade Awards were presented to parade winners at the evening opening ceremonies by William Taylor entertainment director for the exhibition ncAP station Baldv Huehes 1 won the Len Walker trophy as changes from one radio chan channel � nel to another The controllers switched to a backup system and it worked fine When the primary system was switched back on it was working also But engineers ex expressed � pressed some concern and they wanted to take an extra 15 min minutes � utes to check it In the mean meantime � time the thunder and lightning swept in over the Cape and drenched the launch area Even as the rain began pelt pelting � ing the launch complex Cooper and Conrad said they still were anxious to go Minutes later the control centre called the shot off for the day The astronauts were expected to stay In the craft about 30 minutes to wait for technicians to ride the elevator to the top of the tower to remove them Earlier the shot had been de delayed � layed three hours 19 minutes because of a problem with the spacecraft power system Cooper 38-year-old U S Air Force Lieutenant colonel and Conrad 35 year - old navy lieutenant - commander orig originally � inally were to have blasted off at 10 am on mans longest planned space flight during which they were to attempt a first rendezvous with another satellite Cooper the command pilot seeks to become the first man to rocket into orbit a second time He made a 22 orbit trip to close out the one man Mer Mercury � cury program May 15 16 1963 This was the first time dur during � ing a launch attempt that a Gemini spacecraft or rocket had been affected by technical troubles On the Gemini 3 and 4 flights there were delays in involving � volving launch pad equipment and tracking gear The experience was nothing new for Cooper He once sweated out more than five hours in his Mercury capsule before a faulty radar system postponed that flight He was launched the following day with only a four minute delay in the countdown Fifteen minutes after todays launch was called off Cooper and Conrad left the capsule to return to their quarters about five miles from the pad the best entry as a non-commercial float Winning the award as the best comic float was the South Fort George fire department Pamela Carr of Vancouver won the trophy for the best in individual � dividual majorette While the North Vancouver school band Phone 564 2441 McCulloch Chain Saws MODH 7 IT Worldt llghtet CHAIN SAW SEE IT NOW AT Interior Power Saw Sales and Service Ltd 140 Quebec 563 3678 Weather Wins Out Halt US Gemini Shot 8 Day Space Trip Off Until Saturday CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP - Technical problems and a heavy thunderstorm today combined to force postponement of the eight day Gemini 5 flight of astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr There was no immediate in dlcatlon when the flight would be re scheduled but It was be believed � lieved that another attempt would not be made before Sat Saturday � urday The effort was called off at 145 pm EDT as Cooper and Conrad tensely waited out the countdown while sealed in the cramped quarters of their spacecraft perched atop a fully loaded Titan 2 rocket They had been In the space spaceship � ship since 1142 am EDT when the shot was called off The countdown was racing against a thunderstorm moving in from the west and had a good chance of winning when the count suddenly was stopped at T minus 10 minutes Mission control centre said the count was held with 10 min minutes � utes to go before launch time because of a dropout in radio signals from a telemetry chan channel � nel which pipes information from the spacecraft to ground controllers They said the trouble ap appeared � peared to be in a commutator an electronic switch which BANK BANDITS NAB 100000 QUEBEC CP Four armed men today robbed a branch of the Royal Bank of Canada of a large sum of money possibly 100000 The men armed with a machine gun and four re revolvers � volvers broke into the bank through the roof during the night They waited until the banks 26 employees arrived for work today and forced them to open the safe The y put the alarm system out of commission The amount of money in the safe was high because today was pay payday � day for employees of a nearby plant Smokers Campers Blamed for Fires Human carelessness has again been blamed for starting new forest fires In the Prince George forest district A Forest Service spokesman said today two of three fires reported since Wednesday were caused by people in the woods One was from an abandoned campflre the other from a smoker The third fire was a lightning strike All three were either out or under control by this morning The three major blazes in the district all in the Fort St John area were reported to be quiet for their third straight day Crews were pushing a guard toward completion around the Kan fire a 25000 acre blaze about 100 miles north of Fort 1 7 Billion For Viet War WASHINGTON AP - A 1 700000000 emergency fund to help pay costs of the Vietnamese conflict was approved Wednes Wednesday � day by the Senate appropria appropriations � tions committee This amount was asked by Defence Secretary Robert Mc Namara on Aug 4 The Senate committee added it to a multi billion dollar annual defence money bill previously passed by the House of Representatives The Senate committee action pushed the total of the annual defence money bill to 46756 319000 or nearly 1700000 000 more than was voted by the House received an award as the best concert band Vancouver Sea Cadets and Wrenettes and the White Spot Junior pipe band also won awards for their participation Moran Trailer Sales won the trophy for the best commercial entry Brenda Jean Beach won HMtLm PitlJARmV - t rjJ -mw Jja XUIB iftRJHB St John The spokesman said crews were working up the southeast side of the blaze which of the three fires Is destroying the most valuable timber Hazard remained high to ex extreme � treme in the northeast of the district generally low to mod moderate � erate in the southern portions although some ranger districts were reporting hazards as high because of a hot spell On the 27 fires burning In the district there were a total of 200 men and 12 bulldozers Truce Seen In Dispute A settlement may be reached by the weekend In the labor management dispute at Central BCs largest dairy Alan Black representing Northern Dairies Ltd said negotiations are continuing to today � day and we have every Indica Indication � tion that an agreement will be reached before the week Is out The 28 organized employees at the plant voted 85 per cent In favor Tuesday of strike action However the union agreed to hold off a strike as long as nego negotiations � tiations continue They could walk out at a minutes notice now if negotiations break down John Squire bargaining agent for the union could not be reach reached � ed for comment this morning Williston Predicts Bright Prince George Exhibition Future The Citizen trophy for the best cicycle entry During the opening ceremon ceremonies � ies the bands of the Junior Searchlight Tattoo dancers and majorettes put on a per performance � formance which drew a larger crowd than the shows at the Coliseum the two preceding nights ESS fiKran A large crowd was on hand Wednesday evening for the official opening of the Prince George Exhibition