vaX N uuv w Rtfs i itMM Vol 9 No 163 THE WORLD TODAY Zryr dwncliing flavour ALL THE WAY DOWN 54 Persons Die At least 54 persons died acci accidentally � dentally across Canada during the weekend 33 of them In traffic mishaps including a head on collision near Wing ham Ont which took five lives Eight persons drowned two died In fires and one In a miscellaneous death Merger Proposed OTTAWA CP An open Invi Invitation � tation to discuss a merger was sent today to the Civil Service Federation of Canada by the Canadian Union of Public Em Employees � ployees CLC It was made by Stanley Little president of CUPE Salmon Down SEATTLE AP The run of pink salmon to the Fraser River Is proving far below the pre - season estimate of 6 500000 fish the International Pacific Fisheries Commission said Saturday admitting con concern � cern over the situation It was estimated United states fisher fishermen � men have caught 186003 pinks and Canadians 267861 through Auk 18 Shes No Snob BARNSTAPLE England Reuters The pretty daughter of a Canadian railway man who became the ninth baronet of Tregullow Is no snob and she has entered a local beauty con test to prove It She is Phyllis Williams 16-year-old daughter of Sir Robert Williams who left Kamsack Sask five years ago when he Inherited a 2000 -acre estate and a title from his second cousin Labor Hit Again LONDON CP New trouble has hit Prime Minister Wilsons Labor government Increasing the possibility that he gradually may be forced into a political compromise or a general elec election � tion at a time when Britain is becoming deeply concerned over an economic squeeze caus causing � ing declining employment and Industrial production Latest blow was the death of 61 -year-old Norman Dodd Labor mem member � ber of Parliament reducing the partys majority to two Into High Gear BONN AP West Germanys tame election campaign has come to life over a new issue that Is dividing Chancellor Lud wig Erhards Christian Demo Democratic � cratic party Does the new US arms control plan promise West Germany enough say In the use of nuclear weapons Killer Storm TOKYO AP - Searing heat trailed Typhoon Lucy Into Tokyo today The storm whirled out to sea this morning leaving two persons dead two missing and about 17000 homes under flood waters Lucy skirted along the Pacific Coast of central Japan Sunday night halting railway services Seen speeding through town last week was a Penn Pennsylvania � sylvania visitor with a 10 or 1 foot section of a Skeena totem pole lashed to the top of the car All of which prompted one tourist promoter to won wonder � der where was the Skeena group that is trying to save and pre preserve � serve poles A typewriter donated by Spee Dee Printers awaits the person who has Prince George Exhibition prize list number 402 The number was drawn when the Ex closed Sat Saturday � urday night and Pete Choquette secretary manager asks No 402 to give him a call Rotary president Tony Radford points out the luncheon meeting with Prime Minister Pearson this week is a regular club function Only members and guests of mem- INDEX Weather 3 Betty Conner -- 5 Women - - 5 Classified - - - - 9 10 11 ComiCR - -- 4 Coming Events 4 Editorial 2 Markets 3 Sports 7 8 BlACKlAKt This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board orby the Governmentof British Columbia bers will be on hand He adds it is a strictly non political affair and so is not one for which a formal guest list will be prepared Gene Zarek of Tartan Brewing passes out a tiny pamphlet with some inside in information � formation on the brewery busi business � ness For instance The proper temperature to serve beer is between 42 and 45 degrees It should be cooled on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator and should not be exposed to sun sunlight � light Latest addition to El- Dorado Ranch Is two mini miniature � ature Mexican burros the first in the Prince George area They sure are cute and we consider this a real novelty says Mrs Pat Spiers The last of the delegates w here for the BC lodge meetings of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows left for home this morning An esti estimated � mated 45 persons attending the club meetings and almost 70 went to a barbeque at Six Mile Lake later Sunday Most im important � portant of the visitors was James Main of Vancouver who will be installed as world leader of the Odd Fellows at a giant rally In Chicago next month Accommodation for livestock at Prince Georgo Exhibition has Improved but is still inade inadequate � quate says Exhibition presi president � dent Earl Barlow He added space is allocated on a first come first served basis Mr Barlow was replaying to criticism by Ben Ginter who said Friday he had withdrawn his support from the annual fair Mr Ginter said ho had never seen such disorganization as at this years exhibition Mr Barlow replied that prep preparation � aration for the annual event and the operation of the fair is a complex and at times frustra frustrating � ting Job Most livestock exhibitors and Mr Ginter Is no exception regard their own animals slightly less than human and deserving the best accommo accommodation � dation at the show Mr Bar Barlow � low said But there still Is not enough space available to meet the growing demand he added Mr Barlow pointed out that Beer Strike Hits Coast VANCOUVER CP A strike closed all beer breweries in the Vancouver and Victoria areas early today A spokesman for the brew breweries � eries said the two cities would bo without local beer within a week because current stocks would not last long Affected are Lucky Lager Molsons Carlings OKeefes and Pacific Brewers Warehous Warehousing � ing Ltd The 530 employees walked off after last minute efforts failed while livestock is probably the most valuable exhibit at the fair it is but one facet of the exhibi exhibition � tion and must be fitted into the overall operation Tho annual exhibition prize list states under general roles and regulations that protest must be made in writing Mr Barlow said the board has not received any protests from Mr Ginter in regard to alleged discourtesies Wo will certainly entertain any protest If we receive It In the proper way but the first time we heared from Mr Gin Ginter � ter abou this was in Fridays newspaper Mr Barlow said The president hastened to ac acknowledge � knowledge the support given tho fair by Mr Ginter and said he hopes Mr Ginter will re reconsider � consider his decision to with withhold � hold entries in future exhibi exhibitions � tions BHHmjkBHbiLKm 5ifP tlHBBB sHHHHHl EARL BARLOW tried to be fair wmim TO 7 i j ke Citizen The daily newspaper for Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY AUGUST 23 1965 mmm mmmmm i almWfjHlm HMNMMBNnJ ibJL t iTTiiiihmHWMIm f V mmb fH The sheared off top ofa telephone pole grotesquely hovers over the scene of the Sunday night crash which took the life of Prince George truckdriver Robert PICKETS PARADE AT BUS TERMINAL Pickets at the bus station in Prince George informed travel travellers � lers of strike conditions at Prince Rupert during the week weekend � end Rupert Bus Lines has been on strike for about three weeks The Prince George Labor Council in a release today said It is in full support of this strike in Prince Rupert which was brought on by an anti labor employer refusing to recognize the jurisdiction of labor authorities in BC The Prince Rupert line and Northern Stages In Prince George are both owned by Can Canadian � adian Coachways Ltd Prince George bus drivers voted for strike action when the Rupert men walked out So far city drivers have continued to work however Dantbri24Mr Danton died whenithe truck rolled over on him after he had been thrown or jumped from his cab Looy photo Suppression Costs Soar To 40 Times 64 Figure It has cost 40 times more this year to fight forest fires In the Prince George forest district than It did to the same time last year Costs in the district the provinces second largest sur surpassed � passed the million dollar mark last week during which sup suppression � pression efforts cost an esti estimated � mated 134500 The weeks fireflghtlng raised the total for theyeartol07G 500 At the same time in 1964 cost in the district was only 27000 We Tried To Be Fair Is Exhibitions Answer Total cost of fireflghtlng in the entire district was esti estimated � mated Friday at 2114600 compared to 95100 for the same time last year The forest fire situation meanwhile was generally brighter today expeciallylnthe hard hit areas east of the Rocky Mountains A Forest Service spokesman said nearly half an Inch of rain fell in the Fort St John and Dawson Creek areas giving fire fighters a boost in their efforts to corral three major fires about 100 miles north of Fort St John Tho spokesman said it was quiet on the fire lines of the three fires which cover a total of 75000 acres although none has officially been brought under control There was an outbreak of some 28 fires during the week weekend � end but none was considered serious Three of todays new fires were caused by lightning the other by a discarded cigarette There were 163 men and six bulldozers in the suppression effort today The spokesman said the fire hazard Is considered moderate throughout the district The weather was cloudy and cool In tho Fort St John area but sunny and warm in most other parts of the district Phone 564 2441 McCulloch Chain Saws MOREL 10 Er World Lightest CHAIN SAW SEE IT NOW AT Interior Power Saw Sales and Service Ltd 140 Quebec 563 3678 in f n j month LUMBER LADEN TRUCK CRASH DRIVER KILLED A lumber iaden tandem truck lost its airbrakes Sunday and careened down the Airport Hill killing the driver Dead is Robert Armand Danton 24 of Chief Lake Road He would have been 25 next Saturday He died when the huge truck rolled over him after he had jumped or was thrown from his cab Eyewitnesses told police they heard a roar like air escaping just before the truck went out of control and gathered speed Mr Danton apparently geared down but the mementum rocketed his truck down downhill � hill police said One witness said the tuck was doing about 80 miles per hour when it shot off the left hand side of the road and tumbled 25 feet down an em embankment � bankment The driver was thrown out and landed 60 feet away said one policeman A Citizen photographer at tho scene said a witness told him that the driver appeared to have Jumped The truck came to rest smashed almost byond recog recognition � nition against the wire fence of the Texaco Oil Bulk plant The accident occurred shortly after 8 pm Police said the truck sheared off a chunk pf telephone pole when it shot off the curve The top half of the pole was left hanging in mid air suspended by its wires A piece of the pole or a stick of lumber is believed to have pierced the tin wall of the bulk plant Lumber was scattered as much as 250 yards behind the truck A large pile lay like broken matchsticks next to the overturned vehicle Coroner Dr A L Chambers has called for a vewing of the body at 730 pm today Bus Hits Pothole Slams Into Ditch Twenty nine passengers in a Prince George bound Greyhound bus escaped injury early today when the vehicile careened into a ditch after striking a large pot hole on Highway 97 near Williams Lake Thirty minutes after the bus accident a car hit the same hole and burst into flames There were no road signs marking the hole The bus struck the hole 15 miles south of Williams Lake at 350 am Most of the pas passengers � sengers were asleep at the time of the accident Driver Pete Edgell 27 said the vehicle went out of control after hitting the hole The 41 passenger machine swerved wildly for about 150 yards before coming to rest in a shallow ditch on the rlghthand side of the road A young woman riding In the front seat said I was awake and watching the road when all of a sudden the hole was there The driver couldnt avoid It and If It wasnt for his good driving we could have been In serious trouble At 420 am a car owned by Vick Kampe and driven by Gary Sande hit the hole at about 25 miles per hour The car engine stalled and when Mr Kampe attempted to restart it the engine burst Into flames The fire was doused with an extinguisher from the disabled bus but the car was left Immobile Mr Kampe 21 and Mr Gemini Chases Phantom As Optimism Increases HOUSTON Tex AP - The Gemini 5 astronauts began chasing a phantom satellite across the skies today as they swept through the third day of their marathon space flight As L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conard Jr neared the 1000000 - mile mark of their Journey they were reported well rested aftersecond sleeps and In excellent physical condi condition � tion A high spirited Conrad even broke into an impromptu song more than 100 miles above the earth Over the ocean over the blue heres Gemini 5 singing to you Flight controllers were con fldent the mission could con continue � tinue its full eight days which would eclipse the Russian man-ln-space record by three days By 1256 pm EDT Gemini 5 had completed 32 orbits The pursuit of the phantom satellite was arjnarsalforthe Gemini 6 flight scheduled in Oc October � tober On that mission astro astronauts � nauts Walter M Schlrra Jr and Thomas P Stafford will at attempt � tempt to rendezvous and link up with an Agena satellite launched by an Atlas - Agena rocket Success of the manoeuvre would salvage at least part of the rendezvous experiment Cooper and Conrad had planned with a satellite which they ejected from their spacecraft Saturday the first day of the flight A power system problem In Gemini 5 forced them to aban abandon � don the attempt to manoeuvre to within 20 feet of that satel satellite � lite which carred electronic devices to aid them Sande 20 were returning to work In Quesnel after spending the weekend at their homes in Summerland Passengers from the disabled bus were transferred to another Greyhound bus which was trav travelling � elling south empty It turned around and the shaken -up pas passengers � sengers were again heading north 65 minutes behind schedule Damage to the bus was light Pact Signed By Union And Dairy An agreement has been reached between Central BCs largest dairy and its 28 union employees The agreement was drawn up and signed by Northern Dairies Ltd Friday and later ratified by the union The workers members of the Retail and Wholesale and De Department � partment Store Clerks union voted last Tui3Sday to go on strike but agreed to continue working as long as negotiations were in progress The settlement gives the wor workers � kers a baste Wage rate two-and-one-half p ar cent above Okanagan rates and 135 per cent below Vancouver rates Tho new contract extends over three years and was re retroactive � troactive to April 6 this year Alan Black representing Nor Northern � thern Dairies said from Van Vancouver � couver today it will take every effort on the part of the com company � pany to save lhe dairy industry in the area The future of 34 milk pro producers � ducers was threatened when the strike vote was called It will take a lot of time and effort to maintain the dairy which In turn maintains the milk Industry which must compete with coastal milk producers said Mr Black Low 50 High 75 Zli Y I J mm Morrow Report Must Stop Rises Unless gasoline inquiry com misloner Judge CW Morrow comes up with something con constructive � structive gas prices in B C will continue to rise MLACyril Shelford of Wistaria said today Mr Shelford Social Credlt Omenlca the man who de demanded � manded Judge Morrows inquiry be inltated was commenting on last weeks announcement that two companies planned to raise their retail prices one cent a gallon Im not surprised said Mr Sheldord He said that as inquiry hearing progressed it became evident the independent op- erator had little effect In the overall gasoline situation The increase Just goes to show there is very little com petition price wise Mr Shel Shelford � ford commented The companies just charge what the traffic will bear Ap- parently the traffic will bear a little more He countered Imperial Oil Co claims that the price was lifted because Vancouver and the lower mainland were de- Report Coming Judge A report on gasoline prices in B C will be some time in coming one man inqulrty com commissioner � missioner Judge CW Morrow said in an interview from Vernon today Its going along said Judge Morrow Im working on it right now He said there are some 70 volumes of testimony to wade through before he can even begin to formulate the report The Judge is about half way through the gigantic reading task He said government staff in Victoria is cross indexing all 70 v o 1 u m e s to make research more speedy Until that is done there really isnt too much I can do on the report said Judge Morrow But what I am doing Is trying to digest everything that we hear pressed areas by quoting a 1961 report made under auspices of the attorney-generals department Mr Shelford said the report shows Vancouver is the only competitive market in the pro province � vince not a depressed area He said It is wrong companies can charge whatever the traf traffic � fic will bear Gasoline is a necessity for almost every one of us said Mr Shelford In the Interior there are no Independents so there Is no price competition He said one company in the US has stated it can make a gallon of gasoline for about 105 cents I hope the commissioner can see through all of this said Mr Shelford