k4th
Vol
13
No
32
ROUND
UP
PERRY
25
on
ill
BUR
BOnttS
tARtAN
CANS
at
North
Nechako
Royalite
Computer
Study
Pondered
24
Paget
A
20000
study
to
accertaln
whether
Northern
British
Co-
lumbia
is
ready
for
the
computer
1
age
is
under
consideration
mem-
bers
of
the
Fraser
Fort
George
i
regional
district
board
were
told
I
Thursday
Stuart
Flemmlng
board
sec
secretary
�
retary
-
treasurer
said
repre
representatives
�
sentatives
of
municipalities
and
regional
districts
throughout
northern
and
central
BC
met
in
Prince
George
last
week
to
consider
the
provision
of
a
data
processing
centre
A
feasibility
study
involvingan
evaluation
of
existing
systems
with
projections
on
future
use
and
an
appraisal
of
the
effects
of
changing
over
to
a
new
system
was
suggested
as
the
next
step
Similar
studies
are
under
con
consideration
�
sideration
or
are
under
way
in
the
Kootenays
Okanagan
and
the
Lower
Mainland
saidFlemming
Provincial
government
cost
sharing
makes
the
idea
attractive
he
said
Cost
of
the
survey
Is
estimated
at
20000
with
the
Fraser
-
Fort
George
regions
share
estimated
at
3310
and
Prince
George
citys
share
about
one
third
of
that
After
the
meeting
he
said
the
Department
of
Municipal
Affairs
Is
prompting
the
studies
to
as
ascertain
�
certain
whether
exhaustive
gov
governmental
�
ernmental
duties
such
as
pre
preparing
�
paring
assessment
rolls
taxbll
llnjs
and
voters
lists
could
be
handled
by
a
central
department
usng
computers
He
said
Prince
George
might
be
considered
a
suitable
site
for
the
centre
butwhenall
the
studies
In
the
province
are
viewed
to
together
�
gether
It
might
be
considered
ad
advisable
�
visable
to
have
one
centre
serv
serving
�
ing
the
province
The
keep
fit
habit
appears
to
be
catching
on
in
Prince
George
with
start
of
a
third
keep
trim
program
for
women
at
the
Civic
Centre
The
new
program
will
be
held
Tuesday
and
Thursday
at
noon
and
Is
designed
for
women
who
work
Mrs
Doieen
Jeffer
at
502
2378
is
In
charge
of
the
class
for
working
gals
who
want
to
gje
their
figures
a
break
Annual
meeting
and
elec
tlon
of
officers
or
the
Downtown
Businessmens
As
soclatlon
will
be
held
Uednes
day
at
the
Simon
Fraser
Inn
starting
at
7
pm
Guest
speak
speaker
�
er
will
bo
DBA
piesident
HA
Hope
who
will
discuss
the
topic
Do
We
Run
or
Do
We
Walk1
Tickets
are
avail
able
at
Northern
Hardware
IU
Guest
B
and
P
Store
Tom
Mattel
Ltd
Macaulay
Nlcolls
Maitland
and
Co
Ltd
and
Gordon
D
Brant
Municipal
exeiujjt
andcom
meicial
plates
will
bo
on
sale
In
the
provincial
building
fiom
Feb
17
to
28
for
tlie
con
convenience
�
venience
of
taxpajers
cit
li
triggered
conflict
with
the
vil
village
�
lage
fire
department
and
a
fellow
alderman
lam
trjlng
to
Impress
upon
villagers
that
they
must
control
their
dogs
and
w
e
have
a
b
law
to
do
this
he
explained
Earlier
this
week
an
Alsatlon
attacked
a
school
child
causing
bad
Injuries
around
the
mouth
he
said
Dogs
must
not
be
allowed
to
run
around
the
school
premis
premises
�
es
Some
parents
are
already
keeping
their
children
home
from
school
In
fear
of
attack
claimed
the
Alderman
Assistant
Fire
Chief
Robert
Gnodrow
denied
that
there
were
any
dogs
In
the
fire
hall
late
this
morning
He
said
he
would
object
If
there
were
Perry
claims
he
was
told
by
the
Fire
Department
to
have
the
dogs
and
himself
out
of
the
property
by
noon
I
was
told
I
would
be
kicked
out
of
my
municipal
office
and
the
dogs
turned
loose
declared
Perry
Im
sure
that
there
are
bylaws
against
housing
animals
in
any
public
building
saldAld
John
Esau
The
village
office
Is
adjacent
to
the
fire
hall
and
who
wants
to
work
with
animals
around
he
continued
But
this
matter
Is
going
to
be
settled
pretty
soon
that
kind
of
thing
cannot
go
on
added
the
alderman
Who
is
running
this
village
anyway
asked
a
bewildered
Perry
We
are
talking
about
the
safety
of
children
here
we
dont
want
to
have
to
wait
until
a
child
is
bitten
in
the
throat
before
something
Is
done
he
said
Tremor
Shakes
BCs
Coast
VANCOUVER
CCP
-
An
earth
tremor
early
today
shook
buildings
across
part
of
Vancou
Vancouver
�
ver
Island
the
densely-
populate
ed
British
Columbia
lower
mainland
and
northwest
Wash
ington
state
Q
1
1
Jk
ULl
M
Slrhan
Blshara
Slrhans
de
defenders
�
fenders
said
today
that
at
the
moment
Senator
Robert
F
Kennedy
was
shot
Slrhan
was
out
of
contact
with
rea
reality
�
lity
in
a
trance
in
which
he
had
no
voluntary
control
over
his
will
his
judgment
his
feelings
or
his
action
cence
inspector
David
Straw
bridge
said
today
Plates
will
also
continue
to
be
sold
from
city
hall
Recent
visitor
to
Prince
George
was
good
music
man
Bill
Bellman
head
of
Van-
comers
radio
station
CHQM
His
presence
here
Immediately
gave
rise
to
speculation
rela
relative
�
tive
to
the
establishment
of
a
second
AM
station
here
now
that
the
Canadian
Radio
Television
Commission
has
re
lased
regulations
The
30
day
suspension
given
J
Ian
Evans
princi
principal
�
pal
of
a
Prince
George
fli
in
of
optometrists
by
the
BC
Optom
Optometry
�
etry
Association
does
not
mean
the
tempoiary
closuie
of
his
business
says
a
spokes
spokesman
�
man
foi
the
association
The
statement
came
two
days
after
Chief
Justice
JO
Wilson
of
the
PC
Supteme
Court
upheld
the
suspension
oidered
by
the
association
for
Evans
publica
publication
�
tion
of
an
advertising
news
Jetter
last
summer
contrary
to
BCOA
jules
The
Citizen
The
Only
Daily
Paper
Serving
BCs
Third
Largest
Market
forecoif
continuing
mild
Dog
Attacks
SFG
Child
By
Jim
Stirling
Citixen
Staff
Reporter
South
Fort
George
Aid
James
Perry
rounded
up
two
dogs
prowling
the
school
yards
this
morning
and
tethered
them
In
the
Fire
Hall
to
prove
to
villagers
his
council
means
business
regarding
the
safety
hazard
to
children
caused
by
marauding
dogs
But
Perrys
actions
have
Lfe
PRINCE
GEORGE
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY
14
1969
past
experience
with
Noranda
through
Brynnor
mine
and
their
managements
attitude
is
something
out
of
the
dark
ages
The
member
for
Albernl
had
been
speaking
pollution
and
re
recreational
�
creational
Improvements
in
his
riding
before
his
reference
to
the
change
of
control
I
though
it
might
Just
be
my
opinion
he
said
But
I
talked
with
members
of
unions
the
people
In
our
government
relations
board
and
even
the
Mining
Association
of
BC
and
there
was
unanimity
of
condem
nation
offered
possibly
the
largest
untapped
reserve
left
of
timber
In
British
Columbia
Mr
Smith
defended
sale
of
BC
natural
gas
from
the
Peace
River
area
to
markets
in
the
United
States
saying
New
Dem
ocratlc
Party
critics
Ignore
the
fact
that
only
through
such
sales
can
the
pace
of
needed
development
and
exploration
be
maintained
In
North
Peace
we
have
six
wells
any
one
of
which
pro
duces
more
than
enough
gas
to
serve
the
entire
Lower
Main
land
The
area
had
2304
wells
drilled
with
C44
producing
nat
natural
�
ural
gas
and
592
producing
oil
Without
the
advantage
of
an
export
market
petroleum
com
panles
wouldnt
have
been
able
to
find
money
for
exploration
and
development
He
repeated
calls
made
In
previous
sessions
for
federal
help
in
paving
the
Alaska
High
way
and
endorsed
BC
bound
arles
extending
to
the
Arctic
Ocean
He
urged
a
road
be
built
Nelson
to
Fort
Simpson
and
the
completion
of
the
Stewart
Casslar
road
saying
northern
MLAs
seek
no
more
than
the
type
of
development
that
has
taken
place
down
here
many
years
ago
Phone
562
2441
Government
clerk
Erna
Ford
shows
just
a
few
of
the
1969
motor
vehicle
licence
plates
yet
to
be
sold
The
Motor
Vehicle
Branch
has
9000
more
passenger
plates
to
distribute
and
just
over
2000
commercial
plates
Anyone
who
wishes
to
pick
plates
at
the
last
minute
and
VICTORIA
CP
The
provin-
ciallyowned
Pacific
Great
East
1
ern
Railway
one
day
will
extend
to
Whltehorse
In
the
Yukon
and
loop
back
through
the
North
back
down
to
Prince
Rupert
the
British
Columbia
legislature
was
told
Thursday
Dean
Smith
SC
North
Peace
River
made
the
prediction
dur
tag
budget
debate
in
a
call
for
greater
investment
and
aware
PM
Offers
ROMP
Aid
OTTAWA
CP
Prime
Mln
ister
Trudeau
said
today
the
RCMP
will
give
all
the
help
asked
for
by
Quebec
and
MonU
real
police
In
their
Investigation
of
bombings
In
Montreal
He
said
in
a
Commons
reply
to
Gilbert
Rondeau
Creditlste
House
leader
that
the
govern
ment
Is
worried
about
the
sltua
tlon
and
that
he
has
discussed
It
with
SolicitorGeneral
George
Mcllraith
the
minister
respon
slble
for
the
RCMP
Mr
Rondeau
said
he
believes
Mao
communists
are
respon
slble
for
the
bombings
and
asked
that
the
Investigation
be
carried
out
with
the
same
vigor
as
shown
against
the
Quebec
i
Liberation
Front
a
few
years
ago
Blasts
Injure
27
Persons
MONTREAL
CP-TheMont-real
and
Canadian
stock
ex
exchanges
�
changes
shattered
by
a
power
powerful
�
ful
time
bomb
that
injured
27
persons
Thursday
reojn
for
trading
at
11
am
today
A
spokesman
said
employees
will
use
blackboards
and
chalk
In
place
of
the
modern
electronic
quotation
boaid
torn
up
by
the
ex
plosion
Charles
Neajwle
piesident
of
the
Montreal
Stock
Exchange
had
announced
after
the
explo
explosion
�
sion
that
business
would
lesume
here
Monday
Meanwhile
bro
brokers
�
kers
would
be
allowed
to
switch
their
orders
to
the
Toronto
Stock
Exchange
ness
of
northern
resources
Major
investment
In
northern
BC
will
turn
Prince
George
into
a
city
of
250000
he
said
Extension
of
the
PGE
to
Fort
Nelson
will
open
up
1500000
acres
of
arable
farmland
In
the
Nelson
Basin
which
has
more
frostfree
days
and
more
hours
of
sunshine
than
Dawson
Creek
Fort
St
John
Mr
Smith
said
The
Tort
Nelson
area
also
Noranda
Policies
From
Dark
Ages
VICTORIA
CP
Dr
Howie
McDlarmid
CsC
Alberni
told
the
British
Columbia
legislature
Thursday
night
he
was
deeply
disappointed
to
learn
control
ol
BC
Forest
Products
Ltd
had
passed
to
Noranda
Mines
Ltd
He
said
his
community
had
pay
by
cheque
must
have
it
certified
Also
to
accommo
accommodate
�
date
the
rush
the
motor
vehicle
branch
will
be
moving
part
of
its
operations
to
the
lower
floor
of
the
govern
government
�
ment
building
Ed
Robertson
photo
Northern
Socred
Forecasts
PGEs
Extension
to
Yukon
Champions
Welcome
Tonight
The
skirl
of
bagpipes
w
ill
resound
in
the
Prince
George
Curling
Club
tonightwhen
the
British
Columbia
champion
rink
skipped
by
Kevin
Smale
are
marched
proudly
around
the
ice
Piper
Dave
Seymour
will
lead
the
Prince
George
Rotary
Pipe
Band
in
the
procession
starting
at
9
pm
as
the
Smale
quartet
circle
the
rink
before
receiving
the
congratulations
of
Mayor
Garvin
Dezell
The
Smale
rink
will
be
paraded
through
the
down
downtown
�
town
area
prior
totheparty
starting
at
8
pm
from
in
front
of
the
Princess
Theatre
Prince
Found
Fit
for
Trial
Peter
Clifford
Prince
charged
with
the
Dec
20
manslaughter
of
four-year-old
Michael
In
yallle
In
the
Island
Cache
has
been
found
fit
to
stand
trial
Prince
was
remanded
to
Rlvervlew
Hospital
lor
30
days
for
a
psychiatric
examination
soon
after
his
preliminary
hearing
began
last
month
The
hearing
will
continue
next
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Wednesday
�
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Premiums
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Drop
Lower
automobile
insurance
premiums
were
forecast
today
for
drivers
in
the
Prince
George
area
Using
figures
for
the
average
i
driver
In
the
average
1969
car
an
insurance
company
survey
in
indicates
�
dicates
lower
costs
for
driv
drivers
�
ers
In
the
high
premium
cities
of
Prince
George
Prince
Rupert
and
Dawson
Creek
Increases
were
indicated
in
most
other
cities
Slight
de
decreases
�
creases
were
shown
for
Nan
almo
and
the
Indicated
prem
premium
�
ium
for
Vancouver
drivers
who
have
made
an
Insurance
claim
in
the
last
year
Is
down
SCO
The
survey
covers
drivers
of
25
and
older
using
their
1969
cars
mainly
for
pleasure
and
carrying
100
deductible
colli
collision
�
sion
insurance
and
100000
personal
liability
and
property
damage
coverage
Premiums
for
this
collision
insurance
were
expected
to
be
down
in
several
cities
but
in
increases
�
creases
were
often
forecast
for
liability
and
property
damage
coverage
The
survey
Indicates
these
premium
costs
for
suchdrlvers
who
have
made
no
claim
in
three
years
1968
figures
bracketed
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141
135
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Victoria
�
toria
87
84
Kamloops
Kel-
owna
Pentlcton
Nelson
and
Trail
103
96
Dawson
Creek
Prince
George
and
Prince
Ru
Rupert
�
pert
150
165
Nanalmo
108
no
For
similar
drivers
who
have
made
a
claim
in
the
last
year
indicated
premium
figures
are
Vancouver
235
295
Vic
Victoria
�
toria
146
141
Kamloops
Kelowna
Pentlcton
Nelson
and
Trail
171
161
Dawson
Creek
Prince
George
and
Prince
Rupert
250
274
Nanalmo
180
184
Foul
Play
Suspected
VICTORIA
Special
-
Foul
play
is
suspected
In
the
disap
disappearance
�
pearance
of
William
Osland
35
a
founder
of
Simon
Fraser
Pri
Private
�
vate
hospital
In
Prince
George
He
vanished
from
Victoria
Feb
3
and
has
been
the
subject
of
an
Intensive
police
Investiga
Investigation
�
tion
Mrs
R
D
Osland
of
Victoria
mother
of
the
missing
man
said
Thursday
she
believes
there
was
foul
play
In
the
disappearance
She
said
her
son
was
in
con
stant
touch
with
her
and
gave
no
indication
that
he
was
planning
to
leave
the
city
The
family
and
city
alderman
Robert
Baird
have
offered
a
1
000
reward
Hepatitis
Warning
Attacked
By
Duncan
Cumming
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
Mothers
of
sick
children
today
blasted
the
Northern
Interior
Health
Unit
for
falling
to
give
early
warning
that
the
biggest
outbreak
of
hepatitis
in
the
province
has
hit
this
area
The
health
unit
had
under
underplayed
�
played
the
severity
of
the
di
disease
�
sease
claimed
Mrs
Clarence
Martinson
whose
eight-year-old
daughter
Shirley
has
been
111
six
weeks
and
Is
not
expect
expected
�
ed
to
recover
for
perhaps
three
months
Thursday
Dr
John
Gary
who
arrived
in
Canada
In
January
to
take
over
as
director
of
the
health
unit
said
the
disease
was
at
the
peak
of
a
seven
year
cycle
and
is
nothing
to
get
worried
about
He
report
reported
�
ed
93
cases
in
the
health
unit
area
with
Prince
George
re
recording
�
cording
50
cases
Im
worried
said
Mrs
Martinson
I
have
been
wag
waging
�
ing
a
war
against
hepatitis
for
the
past
three
weeks
for
it
can
be
controlled
it
starts
with
poor
sewage
and
water
Mrs
Martinson
a
former
practical
nurse
said
Shirley
caught
hepatitis
in
the
first
week
of
school
after
Christ
Christmas
�
mas
She
got
better
then
had
a
relapse
and
will
be
111
for
from
six
weeks
to
three
months
Dr
Gary
described
a
mild
case
but
my
daughters
con
condition
�
dition
Is
much
worse
An
adult
Is
liable
to
be
sick
for
three
months
to
a
year
and
two
chil
children
�
dren
in
Vancouver
and
Grande
Prairie
w
ere
reported
to
have
died
of
the
disease
this
week
said
Mrs
Martinson
who
said
she
has
been
researching
the
disease
since
her
daughter
took
ill
Shirley
and
three
other
chil
children
�
dren
in
the
family
attend
King
George
V
School
where
accord
according
�
ing
to
Mrs
Martinson
most
classes
have
received
hepa
hepatitis
�
titis
injections
Mrs
Peter
Osmack
said
her
son
Peter
12
caught
the
di
disease
�
sease
on
his
first
day
back
at
the
same
school
after
the
Christmas
holidays
Post
Office
Prepares
for
Switch
Earlier
week
day
closing
and
a
reduced
service
on
Saturdays
will
to
the
more
noticeable
changes
at
Prince
George
Post
Office
when
new
postal
regulations
taking
ef
effect
�
fect
Monday
are
applied
Postmaster
J
II
Abear
said
Thursday
the
five
day
dell
very
week
included
in
Post
mister
-
General
Eric
Kler
ans
plans
to
save
13
million
a
year
will
not
affect
Prince
George
letter
carriers
until
Feb
22
-
the
first
Saturday
under
the
new
rules
A
solitary
clerk
will
be
on
duty
from
830
am
to
1230
pm
at
the
post
office
on
Sat
Saturdays
�
urdays
and
will
only
be
able
to
handle
carded
CODs
registered
and
short
paid
malls
and
carded1
arcels
said
Abear
He
said
no
financial
trans
transactions
�
actions
such
as
the
sale
o
stamps
or
money
orders
will
be
conducted
on
Saturdays
During
the
week
the
office
will
continue
to
open
at
830
am
but
will
close
at
530
pm
Instead
of
C
pm
Because
there
has
been
nc
hiring
since
Oct
1
to
prepare
for
the
new
arrangements
there
are
no
transfers
of
per
sonnel
anticipated
althougl
four
casual
workers
have
lost
their
Jobs
said
Abear
The
post
office
In
Prince
George
employes
a
total
of
76
people
In
various
locations
In
m
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addition
there
are
seven
sub
post
offices
operated
In
con
conjunction
�
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with
private
busi
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local
letter
carriers
In
common
with
their
col
colleagues
�
leagues
throughout
the
nation
are
still
unhappyaboutcertalr
aspects
of
the
new
regula
regulations
�
tions
said
union
representa
tive
Philip
Streifel
The
carriers
will
no
longer
pick
up
mall
at
post
offices
twice
a
day
but
will
workona
straight
-
through
delivery
The
25000
momlier
Council
of
Postal
Unions
has
protest
protested
�
ed
this
because
they
are
not
credited
with
time
taken
tc
return
to
offices
for
lunch
or
wash
up
The
wash
up
time
dispute
has
been
referred
to
arbitra
arbitration
�
tion
said
Streifel
and
mean
meanwhile
�
while
the
letter
carriers
lo
locally
�
cally
are
working
according
to
the
conditions
of
their
con
contract
�
tract
Theres
nothing
wrong
wlh
the
five
day
week
which
we
luve
always
favored
but
we
do
not
like
these
fringe
bene
fits
Kierans
lias
seen
fit
to
add
he
said
In
preparation
for
the
cluinge
over
a
sjcUl
team
will
work
at
the
Prince
George
Post
Office
for
about
a
month
starting
Monday
to
re
or
ganize
the
walks