Vol 13No 7 anolhet limit fnxoutilp High Life in the hand 6 cotton 16 Pages Not for Us in North He added The organizations in the south are strictly for the In Indians � dians in the south and not for us here Think it over There was a stormy debate Thursday between rather Holmes from theCatholic Church in Tort St James TrankPankratz prin principal � cipal of the provincial school and the Indian delegates on the re siective advantages and disad disadvantages � vantages of the two educational system Opinions w ere split Ik tweenthe old and the new On Friday the delegates de decided � cided they were against the brief presented by the Indian education committee in the village This committee comprised of five members of both white and not keep to theirs majbe we should start barricading our ri rivers � vers again to see what happens said Prince He asked band membeis to tell him of the numbers offish caught compared with past j ears so a full report on the availability of fish and fishing waters could be pre prepared � pared This could be one of the first jobs for the northern BC council Such a repoi t would be sent to the Indian Affairs branch in Pnnce Geoige and to Minister responsible for Indian Affairs Jean Chretien Dominic West 83 from Fort a ion Parkei ie idnt u Iiasir Laki a d uemtxi ui the ai kiliooi Sclu A Uoai I is i enow ued In the aua lui his luxuiiaut handlebai mustache It became a snurte of embar rassmuit to him howeer in the recent told weather when It lion to his uuctot and he had to sacrifice som hall to gain lub fieeUom Now that there Isaliouta font of ice coeimg the btuait Tiembleuj and Takla lake corn plex in Noithern DC the lakes become much the easiest waj of getting around Snowmobiles trucks sleighs and just plain ed estruns have Uen seen out on the lakes during the last few wieks Main twai l with froen lake tiavel is snowdrifts Odds against tftng dealt a 29 pomt hand in cnbUge Is about a million to one but Mis Mui on Van der l eelie buite -0 3010 Fifteenth Avtnue joined thtr Indian origins camp out in favor of a realistic educational sjstem for 19G9 and the 1970s The inflexible church sjstem in its present format they stat stated � ed was not the answei for giving the Indian student the best pos possible � sible education The band representatives how however � ever felt that all the Indians should hae been consulted before the self inspired committee had made its brief on a subject as pregnant as education restrictions placed on hunting and fishing by the Indian Affairs department were a recurring theme Indians felt strongly that the aboriginal rights of their forefathers were inherited todaj River Fishing Rights Prince quoted a treaty signed in 1911 between the provincial government and Indian chiefs which allowed the selective bar barricading � ricading and netting of rivers for fish to feed the Indianpeopledur ing the w inter months W e kept to our end of the treaty but the government did Babine recalled in his native Carrier language one answer to the fishery restriction problem lem Through an intepreter he said We got three of the biggest wo women � men on the le erve and threw the fishery men into the water when they tried to take up oui nets As a result of the ducking six Indians went to jail and were onlj released after the Indian de would be an Indian war if the In Indians � dians were not allowed enough fish to eat Alex McKinnon fiom the Ne Necoslie � coslie band said Th Indian is like a little dog who has a bone then along comes a big dog scares the little dog away and takes the bone He continued What s wrong1 What is the matter0 Weve got to do something I was fined 50 for catching salmon once now I have got to mike sure that 1 eat the fish be before � fore the j throw m in jail 5 Million Blaze Set by Viet Cong SAIGON P - The Met Cong blasted their aj Into tl i biggest lS airfield In the Me kong Delta eirlj tolaj and blew up IS helicopters worth an estinnted 3000000 before the were repelled bj base defend defenders � ers nother six helicopter- were reported damaged In a mortal barrage at the headquarters of ttu t S 0th Inagrj Division 40 miles iwj One officer ailed tin ittaf ks an 7lut betln nliib if the 1 ii 6 4 w i t e d ene iffenMve in the I42r0 squari 11 delta ith f ji g n The Met in ittak n an 1 h i 80 miles south of the C api tal was the first major ground probe agilnst an ilrfleld in sev eral weeks It hit the headquar tits of the lS Vrmjs 104th viatlon Group the nine ten tie for mllltaij operations In thi Mekong Delti Fnemj saiptrs broke through the airfields defences undei cover of a heavj mortar rocket and nachlnebun banage that Pinned djwn the merlcans while the Met ont attached e pi slvts to the helicopters barr uks iri we t if the air field wj attacked simultan- u 1 l lIusivu bi ui Tluistlas Atthe time -he wa pla ins against liei mothei Mi s Uettv slattei Tuesdav is the deadline foi lesidents of tuial aieas ajound Pi line Geoige to entti aj peals against their jiojeitj assesiments a A light coloied jMitGu- man shtphei d dog two veai s old is missing after jumi ing out of a tiutk about four miles south on the Vandeihoof lllghwaj He answeis to the name of Find lai and has a kev no 3 J on hjs led collai n infoimation would bo auretiated at 56 1 5511 The GUI Guide Association 9 is issuing an uigent i lea foj assistance If a leader is not ob taintd foi the Came Hill Girl Guide Companv the gioup will hive to bo disbanded Anjone willing to assist is lequested to call coiumissionei Wallace at 5C-1-759-1 The Citizen The Only Daily Paper Serving B C s Third largest Market Forecast continuing cold NOT CONSULTED Indians Slam School Brief The formation of the Northern fore becoming registered under DC Council of Indians will in- the Societies Act sure the voice of the northern In- The area to bu included in the dian will be heard this jear council will stretch from the Yel long and loud lew head Pass near the Alberta This is the message that 18rer through to Quesnel and delegates took back to their bands after a five day Indian workshop temlnated Triday in Fort St James Eight executive members have been chosen and Tort St James will be the organization s head headquarters � quarters until such time as the first annual meeting A series of evening meetings last week resulted in a tentative constitution being drawn up which will be sent to the partici participating � pating bands for ratification b- Nazko up to Hazelton and across to Tort Nelson down to Tort St John and back to the Yellowhead Pass Earlier in the workshop Nick Prince chief of the Necoslie band urged We need a voicewithfull authority with all other In Jian or organizations � ganizations which mpans the backing of all the Indians of the north Give this a good thought It moans that yoj and jour band will not be left out of an of the meetings that are held in the low lower � er mainland PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY JANUARY 13 1969 Mmt -rcf fjUMkd if Hl rH IWMArli MM I fjMliJT HI1 riff r TMMBM I i Do something for us while man says Alex McKinnon See story this page Jim Stirling photo Letter Carriers Fight Five Day Mail Plans MONTRLL CP- V dele delegation � gation repiesenting the 12000 m ember Letter Carriers Inion of Canada decided Sundaj to i notifj the federal treasurer board and the postal depart m nt of Intended strike action if I their labor contract is tontin- uouslj broken The delegation composed of 131 mmaers of 80 union locals from Halifax to Vancouver met j to discuss action against the five day mi 11 deliver j week to I take effect Jan 2 A resolution passed con condemned � demned the proposal and ac accused � cused the postal department of using the elimination of Satur Saturday � day deliveries as a smok screen to arbitrarily institute job changes Thej described the single I miil process sttaight thiough dellven with a half j Gas Hurling j Arsonist i Injures 60 DETROIT AP - Police searched todaj foi an aisonist who witnesses said tossed gaso gasoline � line on a staiiwaj in a crowded Detroit dance hall Sundaj be cause he was angrj ovet being refused admission Some CO pej sons weie Injuied All I saw was a ball of flame go up the steps said James Moore 33 one of some 150 per sons who weie In the second flooi hall on the eltjs West Mde file smoke and panic q u i t k 1 j spi ead ttu ough the ciowd Police said thej had a good desci i tion of the fire bomber who was turned awaj from the dance hall at about 2 am Sun daj because he appealed to be di unk About 13 minutes Jatei police salJ the man ictumed wjth foui fi lends tossed gasoline fiuni a can into the cntianee waj to tin second floot and then tl icw iii a match Young Man Dies In Local Motel CU HCMP aie investigating the dath of a joung man In a Prince George motel Sundaj af afternoon � ternoon They ald sevewl people weie present when the man died at about 3 pm but fogj j la Is not usiected Uew4s Identified as Hajmond AJexandei McMillan 25 Kn autopsj will be held hour lunch break as deterl mental to the health and wel welfare � fare of the lettei carriers and to the general public The post office depait--nnt dtflnittlj shows its in intention � tention to increase the woik load of the cairiers and cut costs at the public expense the lesolution sijs The single mill del iverj pro process � cess calls for can lei s to leave the post office at about 9 am and continuew ith deliveries until they are completed The resolution adds that all classes of mill would be de lajed 24 hours for which the canlers would be used as scapegoats Letter cairiers currently w oik on a tjpe of two shift basis whereby they nuke deliveries until noon Hijacker Halted By Stewardess MIAMI AP - An attempted hijacking of a Delta Airlines jet en toute to Miami fiom Detroit was foiled earh todav when a stewardess disregarded a pas sengers shotgun and slammed the cabin dooi in his fate po lite said The attempt came hours after the victims of two weekend hi jacklngs had returned from Cuba The Dade Countj shetlffsde partment said lotal and fedeial offlteis ai tested Kenneth Earl McPetk 31 of Orchard Lake Mich when the plane landed at M I a m 1 Intel national -Urpott II i s thiee ear old son was taken into piotettive tustod Officeis said the went to the Alan Freed Of Fraud rraiitis John Dud of Prince Geortt was acquitted of a charge of conspiiacj to commit fiaud Thuisdaj befoie Judge W D Tenj in geneial sessions com t in Prince George Defence lavvjei John Sleeves made a motion for a duected verdict stating theie was no case against Plrd Chaiges arose fiom an inci incident � dent Involving Castle Financial Corpoiatlon duilng the spring of 10C0 Judge Terrj accoj ted the mo- tion and told the 10 nian two 1 wanun jurj to i etui n an acquit acquittal � tal Counsel fir the ciown in the tluee daj tl lal w isFjank Pern ail port after the planes captain ladioed the Miami all port that he had a man aboard with a shotgun The sheriffs depattment said MtPeck told them he carried the shotgun aboaid the plane in a duffel ba The weapon was found under his seat unassem bled and aain in the bag the officers said Stewardess Ljnne Sargeant of Miami Springs Fla told au thorities she was actosted bj a passengei who placed ashotgun in the pit of hej stomal h The passenger told hei to tell the captain he was going to Ha vana Instead polite said Miss Sat geant slammed the dooi of the cotkpit and locked It The would be hljackei apparentlj ae up the idea of a foiced ftiLlt to Havana at that point offners said BC Vote Today DUPNADY DC CP - Vot eis faced snow an J below fieez ing tempei atures todaj as the went to cast ballots in the Burnab illlngdon provincial bjelectlon A total of 24210 persons are eligible to vote in the bj election the fifth since the piovinclai general election In Sejtembet PCC The contest has had a cool recejtlon fiom both the weather mait and the voters Campaigning has been hamp ei ed bj frequent snow falls and below freezing tempei atures dur ing the past few weeks INSIDE TODAY Landers 2 Sports Coming Events 6 Stocks Crossword 13 TV Horoscope 13 Social V 10 4 11 6 Phone 562 2441 OUR LAND WEA THAT 100000 Mlft PATQUN QHILSJ DATSUN oil co x ocpvirc 125 Dominion St Indian Jailed In PGE Battle Canada Wont Switch LONDON CP Prime Mln lster Trudeau is reported today to have made up his mind that Canada will remain In the Com monwealth An informant said that after talking with a number of lead ers Trudeau is Impressed with the benefits Canada can obtain from Commonwealth member ship despite the associations weakness as a decision making bodj More details Page 5 The informant said that the Canadian leader will say as much when he speaks at the Commonwealth conference dur during � ing the day It Is possible that one day something better maj be de vised but until that day comes Canada will stick with the 28 countrj group the Informant added Trudeau Is reported to be par particularly � ticularly Impressed with Singa Singapores � pores Prime Minister Lee Kuan lew and Tanzanias President Julius Njerere Trudeau feels that Lees power lies in his disciplined re jection of old and worn cliches and his great grasp of history The two held a number of talks during various functions and the Canadian leader found Lee verj stimulating Njerere impressed Trudeau with his realism and clarltj of mind and his practical apprals al of situations Trudeau also found President Kenneth Kaun di of Zambia fascinating and concluded that Kaundas appeal came from his great feeling of emotion and passion Trudeau and Prime Minister Wilson have been reported as having reacted coollj to each other but the Informant said this wasnt correct Trudeau was verj impressed with the quality of Wilsons mind Teamsters Hit BC Builders ANCOUER CP About 300 drivers members of the Teamsters Union went on strike todaj in a dispute that could tie up most of the heavj construction lndustrj in British Columbia A union spokesman said pick ets would be posted todaj at Dominion Construction Ltd Lalng Construction and Equip Equipment � ment Ltd and Brenda Mines near Peachland in the Okanagan Val lej The union Is seeking a new contract with 19 member flrms of the Amalgamated Construe- tion Association and lias been promised the full support of building trades unions The union has been legally free to strike since Dec 19 when 72 houi strike notice serv ed on the association expired The union acceited a concilia tion boaid report recommend Ing paj increases of 83 cents an hour on a base iateof340 Logger Killed In Truck Cab A logger was killed and another injured when a falling tree crush crushed � ed the cab of a truck In which the were riding in Mackenzie Sundaj Killed was Samuel Richard Johnston 40 a mirrled man for meilj of Fort Saskatchewan In Alberta The injured man Jean Vlllen euve was brought to Prince Geoige Regional hospital emer emergency � gency wird and was later releas released � ed The Incident at 945 am Sun Sundaj � daj follows the death In the north ern community about a week ago of another martin an industjlal accident In which William Rod Roddick � dick was electrocuted in a saw mill In the area 9 jW 71 - 2 00PiRMONTH By Jim Stirling Citiien Staff Reporter FORT ST JAMES - A 28-year-old Tachie Indian band councillor was sentenced to nine months in jail this morning for his part in an abortive effort to halt the mechanized miLht of the Pacific Great Eastern Rail Railway � way in its plan to cut right-of-way into the Tachie reserve August Joseph who pleaded guiltj to possessing an of fensive weapon before Magis trate Thomas II Blackburn said he had taken the action Trldaj on his own initiative without anj counsel with his band chief Hairy Pierre Armed with a rifle he con fionted the government hired construction crew told them to stop and when thej refused he fired scattering them Minutes after the Incident he said Tills is m life and this Is mj blood No longer will thej take our land He said he had Intended the action merely as a delaying effect until signs warning the construction crew against prosecuting could be posted The right-of-waj Is Intended for an extension of the PGE from Fort St James to Takla Lake Chief Pierre said No one from the PGE hasformerlj con tacted inn about consultations over the land There has been no deal I understand they want 52 acres of our land they are not going to take It We will make a stand The joung chief was out st Ing notices warning the mn in charge of construction not to trespass on Indian land when a shot rang out through the bush The cats were halted work stopped and the contractors returned to their camp Within m inutes telephones were ring ringing � ing all the way to ancouvei and the RCMP from Fort St James were speeding through a blizzard to Investigate Tommy Graham PGE super visor in charge of the bush operation said Friday I dont know exactlj what happened I was not there I understand there was a little misunderstand misunderstanding � ing Gralnni refused to answer any questions as to the PGEs intentions He confirmed he had informed his superiors in Van Vancouver � couver of the incident Pierre is satisfied the com company � pany is already guilty of ties pass Although I luve onlj been chief since last August he said there are no records and no one has anj records of n an d ed meetings of the company asking permission to survey the land Survej slashes apj eared through the dense bush counti j surrounding the south east corner of the reserve last fall Hecklers Bombard Smallwood UAVV ALLE Mid CP Premier Joseph Smallwood traded verbal blows with heck ltrs for several hours Saturdaj night at an angry nolsj meet Ing called to deal with charges he Is neglecting Labrador Up api eared to hive won his case In the minds of 1100 persons at the meeting This Is our province ho told them God gave it to us and weve got to have the guts the courage and the brains to hold onto it The meeting wis held In i high school Originally It was to deal with protests over loss of a Melville Pulp and Paper Ltd chipping mill project to Ste phenvllle an Insular Newfound land community But it ranged over everjthlng from the Issue of a road link with Quebec to Mr Smallwoods scheduled re tirement this jear Were going to get rid of you shouted one man Youll have a sweet time doing that filed back the 08 year old premier stripped to shiit sleeves and apparentlj well prepared for the 4 hour ordeal Melville President John C Doyle and others also spoke The premier was at the micro microphones � phones almost thi ee hours Ambulance Rolls Over The new Mackenzie ambulance was foiced off the road Triday while rushing a joung pneumonia suspect to Prince George Re Regional � gional Hospital The ambulance was a few miles from the Instant town whenacar rounded a bend in the road caus causing � ing the ambulance driver to swerve to avoid a head on col collision � lision The ambulance left the road and rolled over The car failed to stop No one was hurt and the patient was taken on to hospital by RCMP There were five people in the ambulance which onlj came Into use late last jear Damage to the vehicle is re reported � ported as slight with a broken window and dented roof hP9E kftfHEhLdMfitb -j fh jL R PC SEH5llV0 jZfr Frank Joseph brother of the jailed Indian band council lor August Joseph holds one of the signs the Indians post id against the invasion One of the deserted ion struciioH ww cats is setn bthind him -Jim Stirling photo