Vol 1 1 No 1 14 Considered one of the greatest lacrosse players in Canada Jack Bionda is now living in Prince George and will be playing in the Coli Coliseum � seum Wednesday night Page 9 O Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp rifiht defends policies which will cost departments 2104224700 during the 1967 68 fiscal year There was heavy questioning of his policies by the opposition Page 4 Conventional housing is on the way out and multi type dwellings are coming in as the wind of change blows through dwellings Page 11 Editorial 2 Stocks 4 Womans World 7 Sports 9 People Make The News 8 Coming Events 6 Comics 12 16 Pages Information Censored Israelis May Bid For Atom Bomb NICOSIA Cyprus CP Israels next major military move will be lo make the atom bomb authorative sources in Tel Aviv say When a Canadian Press reporter tried t report this from Tel Aviv the entire dis INSIDE TODAYS CITIZEN JU - i- iiT Accused Hunter Saw Red Fall The trial of Nick Temofychuk 50 of Vancouver charged with criminal negligence in the oper operation � ation of a firearm continued to today � day before Mr Justice D R Verchere in Prince George sit sittings � tings of the BC Supreme Court spring assize Temofychuk pleaded not guilty at trial opening Monday It is alleged that Temofychuk discharged a 303 Enfield rifle killing John Roberts also of Vancouver during a hunting trip near Horsefly Oct 19 Testimony revealed Temofy Temofychuk � chuk Roberts and another friend John Mackenzie set off on foot at spaced intervals from the Moffat Lake Road on the day in question Temofychuk said he had spook spooked � ed a moose about 10 minutes before the incident He then said he had seen the legs of two moose and then fired The accused said he saw red falL A dull red colored hat de described � scribed as belonging to the vic victim � tim was entered as an exhibit Temofychuk discovered he had shot Roberts said to be a long longstanding � standing friend of the accused He stumbled out of the bush located his companion Macken Mackenzie � zie and RCMP at Williams Lake were notified The body of Rob Roberts � erts was recovered at about 030 am Oct 20 after an all night search Dr J R Rlngwood of Wil Williams � liams Lake conducted an autopsy on Roberts the same day and said he had died from the effects of ffii -ill W SUNNY Low 45 High 75 t A Prince George Elk Dave j w Seymour was eiecteu Diner guard at the 30th annual DC conference of Elks Lodges in Durnaby Neil D McKerracher from Terrace was elected pres president � ident for 1007 C8 One hundred and fifty delegates attended the conference from 41 of the 60 lodges throughout the province The conference next year will be held In Courtenay Applications for The Citizen 9 learn -to -swim classes are pouring in like confetti at a big wedding The July sessions arc now full and only August classes are open to those wishing to take the course City officials say incidentally the pool Is expected to bo open for genoral swimming by Friday about time too A Prince George construe tlon firm may win a contract to double the size of Skeena Sec Secondary � ondary School The school board a bullet wound below and behind the ear The trial continues this af afternoon � ternoon at which time it is expected to go to a 12 man jury patch was censored Israel censors all press dis dispatches � patches In peacetime as well as wartime The censor an Israeli army officer said he could not pass the dispatch because he did not know whether it was true Asked whether he knew it wasnt true he went away and made a telephone call and re returned � turned to say he could not allow the dispatch to be filed Sources in Tel Aviv say it is likely that the Israeli govern government � ment will make a formal deci decision � sion to join the nuclear club as soon as a Middle East peace agreement is worked out Israel is said to feel it can no longer accept any guaran guarantees � tees for its security from any of the major powers and therefore must build the bomb as protec protection � tion mainly against the Arab states in the future Israel is known to have the technical know how to build the bomb though a source for ura uranium � nium might present a problem It is taken for granted that Ca Canada � nada wont be the source of any Israeli uranium Israeli has a nuclear research station in the northern Negev Desert and it is a source of amazement among the Israeli military that Egypt made no attempt to bomb it during the six day Middle East war Israel has expressed strong reservations about the proposed treaty to ban the spread of nu nuclear � clear weapons and the Israeli decision to build the bomb could throw the Middle East situation into worse confusion if that Is possible UN Session Sought To Press Withdrawal The Soviet Union today sought an emergency session of the United Nations General As Assembly � sembly to press demands that Israel withdraw from newly-occupied Arab territory Meanwhile the Suez Canal vl- Korean Students Protest SEOUL Reuters More than 3000 South Korean students clashed today in the streets with steel helmeted riot police amid flying stones and clouds of tear gas The students were protesting against last weeks National Assembly elections which they said were rigged Police arrested 450 persons Twelve students and several po llcemen were reported injured A ruling Democratic Republi Republican � can party candidate elected last week was arrested Monday dur during � ing an investigation into poll rigging accusations The prosecutors office said 33 members of the party and six local officials were arrested has recommended that Heart Construction Ltd be awarded the contract for their bid of 150407 A new Caledonia Jun Junior � ior Secondary School Is planned for a site near the Skeena school for the fall of 1008 It Is hoped the new school will accommo accommodate � date 500 students Failure of the Regional Col- lege plebiscite In Quesnel Is a tribute to If thats the right word among others Mayor Alex Fraser and Aid Scott Laldlaw of that city They based their opposition not on whether or not the college might be of value but on the question of costs which wasnt exactly wiz wizardry � ardry as the college spokesmen themselves agreed detailed costs could not bo worked out until aft ei the plebiscite Williams Lake from the beginning disas disassociated � sociated Itself from the Central Interior regional Concept tal to the shaky Egyptian econ economy � omy remained closed blocked by about 10 ships and in Cairo officials announced top priority on rebuilding Egypts armed forces In Moscow it was said in dip diplomatic � lomatic circles that Russia would probably send a high level delegation possibly headed by Foreign Minister An drel A Gromyko to the UN if the Soviet Union succeeds In its bid for the emergency session The Soviet demand came In advance of todays Security Council meeting and Secretary General U Thant began notify ing all members of the 122 country assembly Sixty two af affirmative � firmative replies are needed to summon the special session Arab leaders meeting In Del rut Lebanon called for the struggle against Israel the United States and Britain to be waged on the economic front Saudi Arabia proposed the na nationalization � tionalization of all Arab oil fields where there are heavy US and British Investments In Cairo the semi official Egyptian Middle East news agency reported Arab oil-producing countries are ready to accept offers from France and Spain to replace the British and American oil companies that have developed most of the Middle Easts petroleum Indus try Garven Hudglns chief of The Associated Press bureau In Cairo who was expelled last week said In a dispatch from Athens that President Nassers battle of destiny has brought Egypt to the brink of starvation and civil war Man Gets Jail Term Earl Clarke Godard 27 was sentenced to four months In pro provincial � vincial Jail when he pleaded guUty in magistrates court today to a charge of skipping ball Godard failed to appear last April 20 on a previous charge of falling to remain at the scene being Involved In a motor vehicle accident On the original charge of fall falling � ing to remain Godard was fined 150 ke Citizen The daily newspaper for Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA TUESDAY JUNE 13 1967 Phone 562 2441 Ivor Guest 80 a Prince George pioneer who rides a Skidoo shows pioneer medal Good Old Days Recalled By Honored Oldtimers By ROB BARRETT Citizen Staff Writer Ivor Guest does NOT ride a Honda motorbike So what So Ivor is 80 years old and he prefers to ride a skidoo The word went around at last nights old timers Centennial medallion presentation - You meet the nicest people on a Honda namely Ivor Guest Ivor Is no slouch on a skidoo but he does draw the line at motorbikes He was one of 26 Prince George pioneers who received special Centennial medallions during a ceremony at the Simon Fraser They were a pretty select group anyone under 7 5 was consider considered � ed too much of a youngster to qualify for the medallion fittingly inscribed with the words British Columbia honors pioneers After dinner speeches were the order of the night What does a real live pioneer think of the modern generation does he think we are a bunch of softies who never had It so good Ivor got up walked steadily to the microphone and stated plain ly mat touays youngsters were alright by him The young people In this country will make a better Canada than we ever dreamed of he said This Is the greatest country in the world and we have lots of strong workers who will keep It that way But woe betide anyone wno doesnt put his shoulder to the wheel If a strong husky fella wont work you give him to mej believe mo Ill make him move They say everyone needs a university education these days but by golly if everyone goes to university who is going to get down and do the hard work The old pioneering days were also good days Ivor recalled We were all young and life was good Canoeing in the summer and dog teaming In the winter and everyone worked When I came here from Nova Scotia In 1911 Prince George didnt exist and I bunked down at South Fort George Most people were trappers or worked with survey crews In 1913 I helped clear theslte where Prince George now stands The next year the pub was Dominion DaydurlngCan adas Centenary falls on a Saturday and divides citizens into two classes Those who will get the following Monday off and those who dont The lucky ones are the employees of the federal and provincial governments while those who will have to work are employed In pri private � vate Industry Prime Minister Pearson gave all civil servants the day off and BCs labor minister Leslie Peterson did the same for the prov provincial � incial employees A statement from the BC Department of Labor says built and I remember the first train soon after Ivor has only left Canada once and that was when he fought with the 31st battalion In France and Belgium during the first world war Canada is only 20 years older than Ivor this year but he doesnt begrudge her the elaborate birth birthday � day parties I think Expo 67 is a wonderful Idea he said It Is costing a lot Of money but It Is the best advertisement Canada has ever had So long as Ivor sticks to skl doos he will probably hit the century himself and that should be a party worth remembering too LOHi W it cannot declare a holiday and It would be up to the employers If their staffs will have a long weekend Trying to ensure one for privately employed persons In Prince George Mayor Garvin Dezell was asked to proclaim a civic holiday Mayor Dezell turned tho suggestion down And he had good reasons for doing so It would not be fair to employers within my Juris Jurisdiction � diction Mayor Dezell pointed out This proclamation would obUge employers to pay their men and It would cost a good deal of money Squire MOBILE HOMES Mile 6 Hatt Hiway Phone 962 9292 monim 1 1 a n iocopy ci7 Heavy Majority Gives Approval To CoNeae Hlan By JAN UDO WENZEL Citizen Staff Writer Now that voters in five out of six school districts have approv approved � ed the formation of a regional college council the real work on the feasibility of a regional college for North Central BC will start Voters in the school districts of Prince George Vanderhoof McBride Burns LakeandSmlth ers approved the idea Monday by a strong majority while Quesnel school district residents turned thumbs down on the pro proposal � posal Prince George voted 723 per cent in favor Some 1803 voters cast ballots of which 1392 were favorable The highest percentage was reached In McBride with 903 per cent Vanderhoof followed with 83 Bypass Crash Claims oman A woman is dead and two other persons were critically injured following a two truck collision at the Intersection of 15th Ave and the Bypass Highway this morn morning � ing Police have not released the names of those involved Const Bob Hamilton said the two trucks - a half ton pickup and a fully loaded transport were apparently travelling In opposite directions on the Bypass Highway when they collided at the Intersection about 1030 Union Oil Hearing Approved Union Oil Co of Canada Ltd will get a second rezonlng hear hearing � ing for land at 5th and Carney upon which it wants to build a service station for training per personnel � sonnel The second hearing will be held June 26 Council originally was going to delay setting the hearing because Unions application for a rehear rehearing � ing was not accompanied by the required half-the-bulldlng permit fee deposit of 25 When city manager Arran Thomson noted this Union council H Allan Hope Interject Interjected � ed As I said before I can speak to this and I could speak to it in cash He did and the hearing was giv en the go ahead Aircraft Search For City Man Aircraft will be brought in to today � day to assist in the search for the body of a Prince George man who drowned in Purden Lake Satur Saturday � day TVio man 1orlfl Vnohlpr 37 drowned after a canoe capsized on the lake about 7 pm Police continued dragging operations for the body this morning per cent smlthers with 577 per cent and Burns Lake with 52 per cent This is how they voted Smlth Smlthers � ers 307 yes 225 no Burns Lake 163 yes 144 no Quesnel 268 yes 818 no Figures for Vanderhoof and McBride were not available this morning Everyone connected with the proposed college is pleased with the outcome of the plebiscite Mrs C B Kellett chairman of the Prince George school board said it will be a big step forward toward higher education in this area But the real work starts now she warned She expressed regret that Quesnel opted out but said it can be done without QuesneL But students from Quesnel who want to attend the college later will have to pay more than those coming from the participa participating � ting districts Mrs Kellett said George Bevan principal of the Prince George Senior Second Secondary � ary School said Quesnels opting out does not mean that costs will be increased At present the projected fig figure � ure is 366 mills in all school districts and the figure could be lower without Quesnel Mr Bevan pointed out that dormitories for instance could be smaller in size and the op operation � eration cost would be lower with without � out students from the Quesnel area He added that students from Quesnel would not be eligible for subsidies when attend Ing the col college � lege and this would help to de defray � fray operating costs But we are still disappointed that Quesnel would not go along he said Bishop Fergus OGrady head of the Prince George College said he was quite happy to see the plebiscite approved While we have concentrated completely on the academic as aspect � pect of a college education the technical and vocational aspect will play a great role for the regional college the bishop said Jack Hotell director of adult education in Prince George and closely connected with the re gional college proposal said the next step will be setting up a regional college council This council will prepare the details such as site type of build buildings � ings staff architect financing and the preparation of a refer referendum � endum for the voters approval It is estimated that this work will take about a year before the details will be presented to the people Mr Hotell agreed that should the referendum be turned down the work would have been done for nothing A money referendum must have a 60 per cent majority to be accepted The college councils work will be financed by the school dis districts � tricts involved Dave Todd superintendent of schools in Prince George paid tribute to all those who helped prepare the plebiscite I was very impressed by the help we received from sec secondary � ondary students teachers ad administrators � ministrators businessmen and many parents Mr Todd said He added that the public will be kept informed of the pro progress � gress made by the council In the future It certainly was a big step forward that we got the appro approval � val of the voters In the dis districts � tricts Mr Todd said And it would only apply to those working within city limits while others say at the Hart Highway would have to work thereby giving a full days work for a full days pay It would have severe re repercussions � percussions in many Indus Industries � tries and I cannot do it for this reason even though I have the perogative to de declare � clare a civic holiday Mayor Dezell said He feels he Is In the same boat as the provincial gov government � ernment and some definite action should be forthcoming from Ottawa Many jiersons will have a long holiday anyway Store employees and other work workers � ers who work In businesses which close Monday any anyway � way will have the day off The local banks were not sure what they were going to do as yet We are awaiting direc directions � tions from our head offices was the bankers reply Prince George Pulp Co employees will be off work because the mill Is due to close down for two weeks For all others there will only bo tho good will of the boss He will decide whether his employees deserve a day off or not