Vol 13 No 43 25 on all BEER BOTTLES TARTAN CANS at North Nechako Royalite I lanwil M Ml d M 4 vkrl b Uxor Contil Im4 t br Cinmanl l lt Pan I h Cfcmb Priorities Department rep w resentatives of the schooll attendance areas in the Prince George area heard an explana explanation � tion of the 9 million school budget Saturday night then asked three or four questions Next topic concerned school buses and activities rooms and Unques Unquestioning � tioning Listed more than an hour and a half A Its going to be one of the hottest and dustiest sum summers � mers for years said Aid Car Carrie � rie Jane Gray at todays gen eral purposes committee meet meeting � ing Aid Gray was giving the committee the benefit of her womanly intuition during an en gineers report on coping with the ravages of winter Imagine the scene Its mid v night Friday in a city drive in the hourly news is on the ra radio � dio Suddenly a door swings open the driver jumps out screw screwdriver � driver in hand and starts work working � ing feverishly on the rear licence plate Watching with interest in the car parked behind are these two policemen drinking coffee 12 Pages - MOFFAT a la de Gaullt work It will be at least two weeks before Dr Simmons is able to complete his recommendations said Woycik Simmons has given no indi indication � cation as to what repairs the Coliseum will require tArs Goda Meir Chosen Leader JERUSALEM AP - Lead ers of the Mapai faction of Is raels Labor party nominated Golda Meir Sunday night to be prime minister until the fall election Teachers had the day off Friday to attend the educa tion conference in the Senior Secondary School and regis registration � tration in the morning showed the names of those who atten ded There vas no registration for the afternoon session how however � ever which may account for the number of teachers inthelicence plate lineup that afternoon A A chain saw may be an effl w cient way to cut a hole for Ice fishing but only If it has a long blade three wintery anglers decided Sunday As soon as the blade cuts throught to the water the water fills the hole which is fine if the block of ice has been cut all the way around ip j -jTp Unfortunatelj the Sunday trk found a 17 inch blade would not work under water to cut through 30 inches of ice a Drains frozen and plugged by w Ice are to blame for the small lakes being formed throughout the city by the melt melting � ing snow said city engineer Ernie Obst today Crews are hard at work to clear the watr r The Citizen Forecast Moitfy unny HJah 45 PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY MARCH 3 1 969 School Budget Stand Naive Tommy Rof Mayor Garvin Dezell labelled naive a suggestion mayors and councils should Ignore the use of the 95 million school budget they collect when he resurrected the regional college controversy at todaysgeneralpurposescom mlttee Prince Georges mayor was reporting to his council on his Friday meeting with seven area mayors and the resulting com comments � ments by city businessman Harold Moffat a regional col college � lege council member Dezell said the mayors agreed the regional college cannot be put Into operation without the ex expenditure � penditure of capital funds and a referendum for this was de defeated � feated The mayors backed by phone messages from three others were unanimous in suggesting a new referendum be held before college plans went further It Is very easy to deliberate deliberately � ly misconstrue the Intentions of responsible people in public office said Mayor Dezell The mayors and their coun councils � cils are required to collect the money requisitioned by the school boards and the college councils who work through the school boards but are an entity of their own as far as manage management � ment Is concerned The suggestion the travors and councils should ignore the Implications of the 95 million budget in School District 57 plus all the other districts is to naive to be considered Just Tommy Rot I do not like to deal in per personalities � sonalities but it Is hard to under understand � stand how a hard working indi individual � vidual like Harold Moffat who has spent 20 yoars In service to the general area can so sud suddenly � denly become so egotistical that no one Including elected personnel have the right to question his oral bombastment a la De Gaulle It Is a pity and he has my sympathy for a very bright Image In our city Is becoming very dress and clouded m Dezell said Moffats report reported � ed questioning of the right of Quesnel Mayor Alex Fraser and McBrlde Mayor Steve Koleda to oppose the college when their communities had voted in favor of it was out of place and most regrettable The mayor made reference to other remarks made in the present climate of pot shots at city hall There Is a vast difference between the remarks made by a respected and permanent indi individual � vidual and those of an amateur glory hunter with no research past experience or background on which to base an after dinner speech which was the case re recently � cently This kind of Mark Twain psychology for personal pres prestige � tige and gain and In which noth constructive can be found are Ilng best filed In File 13 which Is the garbage can Groups Promise Co Operation Co operation in certain fields will be possible between the re gional CoUege of New Caledonia and the Prince George College operated by the Roman Catholic Church representatives of the two groups decided at a meeting Saturday evening The mechanics of sharing still have to be settled Re Regional � gional college council chairman Sam Evans said fter the meet meeting � ing but there are certain fields of co operation If we have a teacher they want we can cometoanarrangement Prince George College spokes spokesman � man Mike Van Adrichen said In fact all reasonable requests will be favorably looked upon I Other possible areas of shar Coliseum Checked By Cfys Crews Ice at the Prince George Col Coliseum1 � iseum1 is slowly melting today following the sudden closure of the arena on Thursday The building was closed to Head Injuries Killed Osland VICTORIA CP -William Os Osland � land was killed with a blunt In Instrument � strument that caused a massive skull fracture and sometime be fore death his wrists rigManUe and right forehead were also bruised That information was included in the findings of pathologist Dr Kenneth Thornton who testified at an inquest Friday into Os lands death Osland is a founder of Simon Fraser Private Hospital In Prince George The body was found in 23 feet of water by navy divers last Tues Tuesday � day afternoon It was wrapped In plastic and anchored with a ships valve flange He had been missing since Feb 3 Police are now carrying out investigations in both Victoria and San Francisco public use after noticeable shift in roof trusses led to fears the structure might coUapse City recreation manager Dill Woycik said the ice wiU not be completely melted until the end of the week Meanwhil a four man city survey crew has spent the past three days duplicating previous measurements of the Coliseums roof trusses to assist engineer lng consultant Dr Sidney Sim mons of Edmonton in making his recommendations for remedial ing are in dormitory and playing field facUitles The Prince George College at present goes only as far as Grade 12 and stated Saturday it would not take on any responsibilities of post secondary education which fell Into the regional col colleges � leges field Prince George CoUege person personnel � nel also offered to discuss the possible sale of lease of facilities at some future date to the regional college Prince George wlU enter the compulei age this fall if plans being considered by the Regional College Council are approved At an all day meeting of the College Council Sunday mem members � bers agreed to investigate the lease of an IBM 1130 computer for use in an administrative science course this fall and for train ing data processors A sub committee was set up to check cost factors and advan advantages � tages of various models Cost of leasing the computer would be 1200 per month Asked if purchasing the com computer � puter would be a wiser move college president Wolfgang Franke explained that the cost Is prohibitive estimated at about 500000 and the models change so rapidly which changes in tech nology that it would be obsolete before It was paid for As weU as being used for col lege sources education officials here hope to get a model which could be used In the district for such things as organizing school timetables Two Injured In Crashes City RCMP today reported three weeiend accidents two of which resulted in injuries to people involved and extensive damage to vehicles The first occured at 1115 am Saturday when a car driven by Kenneth A McDowell and a tanker truck driven by Edward L Ram sey collided on Third and Queensway McDowell w ent to hospital with head injuries and is now listed as lair RCMP said Mc Dowells vehicle was hit broad broadside � side knocking it into a nearby parked car On Saturday evening a juven lie smashed Into two parked cars at the Spruceland Shopplr3 Cen tre resulting lnahoutl000 dam age to the three vehicles In volved No one was Injured The third weekend accident which occured Sunday evening re s ulted In the court appearance to day of Serge Ranson Ranson 22 pleaded not guilty to driving without due care and attention and will stand trial March 12 He is charged with being the driver of a car which smashed through a parking meter and hit the Canada Manpower Centre on Sixth and Quebec His wife Monique Ranson 21 was admitted to hospital but is listed today satisfactory She was one of three passengers in the car Damage totalled about 1500 RCMP Charging RCMP are now charging driv drivers � ers seen on city streets with 1958 licence plates They also warned thatvehlcles parked on streets with 1968 plates will be towed away School district 57s board will be carrying out a survey and in inventory � ventory of all the schools in the area over the next few months members of the school liaison committee were told Saturday nlht Then well be able to clear up a lot of the problems on a priority basis secretary treasurer M A Carpenter ex plained A survey team will be tour lng the schools to see what is needed what equipment the schools have what needs replac ing when existing equipment needs replacing andchecklngth condition of such things as floors and roofs Then we will be able to at tend to these things trustee Gait Wilson said in an or organized � ganized way based on prl orltles different floor in the Central Fortl George school gymnasium and activities rooms in rural schools The liaison representatives are selected from the various scnooi attendance areas as a form of communication between the board and the populace Most of the evening meeting was taken up with clarification of the school budget for this year but questions were also asked mciuamg one regarding tne cir x Phone 562 2441 WMrM- r HbbbbbI SlllJi m iSIH SrSmtBJfiltmAtAPi BBBBB 4 BHKPBBBBBBI WMflreflrmTffirfffl VBBBBA iMBBBBBBBBBBj Letter carrier Nonn Seifert stands guard duty over registered mail during his lunch break after changes in postal regulations last month left mailmen responsible for mail including registered letters unguarded in postal drop boxes along the route during the lunch break Seifert said he was accused of delajmg the mails when he refused to take afternoon registered letters on his morning route returning instead to pick them up at the post office so now eats his lunch beside the drop box Robertson photo All District Schools Subject of Inventory culatlon of drugs in the schools They are mostly rumors Gait Wilson said Principals are checking all the time to see If any narcotics are circulating and this is where they could use help from the parents but only one case has been uncovered so far a high school student with marijuana Most rumors turn out to be circulated by kids who like to talk about it he added Parley Ignored Crisis Worsens BERLIN CP East Ger manys Communist regime ig nored today a new bid for talks Details of the survey were an to solve the current Berlin crisis nounced In response to numerous and though dropping harass questions regarding different ment of civilian traffic held up schools and their problems such a US Army convoy for about as the question of a bus stop ati an hour Blackburn elementary school a Airliners of the Western Big Three nations coursed In and out unmolested A US spokesman said the convoy was delayed on Its way from West Berlin to Weat Cer many on the main autobahn across 110 miles of Communist terrltoiy It was the third such reported Incident P SQfWfWmWBmWVS3nM w WEAK THAT I0Q000 Mlft CALEC ff CEFCE 125 DOMINION 5m7j2 Embassy 10c Copy nmmu K 12 00 PER MONTH SY CARRIER Theatres Bought By Odeon Four Prince George theatres have been taken over under a management arrangement with Odeon Theatres it was announced today The Princess and Strand Thea Theatres � tres on Third Avenue and the Star Time and Moonlight Drive ins have been bought for an un undisclosed � disclosed sum from Herbert Ste Stevenson � venson president of the former owners Trans West Theatres The deal has been in the offing for about six months Nor man Reay Odeon s supervisor in BC said this morning I am here to get the staff adjusted he said Acting supervisor for Trans West Theatres Mrs CarolMax well Is being retained by Odeon Stevenson was not available for comment at press time This thriving commlnity is becoming more to the fore in the province and we wish to be part of it said Reay He said the take over could mean that Prince George will re receive � ceive films directly after Van Vancouver � couver or on some occasions may run concurrently with the Coast There are no Immediate plans for alterations to any of the ex existing � isting theatres though we hope to make improvements added Reay Drive -Ins are a fairly new venture for Odeon In BC Before this deal which be became � came effective March 1 there were only five others owned by the company In the province Another drlve ln has been ac acquired � quired by the company at Kel owna Last week the nationally rep represented � resented company Famous Play Players � ers Ltd opened its second theatre in Prince George at the Spruceland shopping centre I boosting the number here to six By Peking Mob TOiao CP - Tens of thou sands of antl Soviet demonstra tors Including Red Guards be sieged the Soviet Embassy in Peking today after Chinese and Soviet troops clashed on a dis disputed � puted river on the Manchurlan border Both Moscow and Peking an nounced many killed and wounded in the battle Sunday Each sent protest notes Angence France Press report ed from Peking that the Soviet embassy rejected a Chinese pro protest � test note An embassy spokes spokesman � man said the Soviet counsellor F I Potapenko was called to the Chinese foreign mlnltry and Deputy Foreign Minister Chlao Kuan Hua tried to give him the protest note But the spokesman said that Potapenko rejected the note becauso it does not coincide with the facts and because It was written In an unacceptable forr AFP correspondent Edouard Dillon said the huge crowd was laving siege to the Soviet Embassy They were hostile to foreigners driving to the errbas sy They shook their fists at cars shouting Hang Kosygln and Fry Brezhnev referring to Soviet Prenier Alexel Kosy gin and Soviet Communist Chairman Leonid Brezhnev The Soviet Union and China accused each other of crossing the border Sunday and China said it was the 18th Soviet viola tlon in two j ears Pekings New China news agency said the battle occurred on an Island In the Ussuri River which forms part of the border between China and the Soviet Far East The Chinese called the Island Chenpao and claimed it is in indisputable � disputable Chinese territory The Soviets called it Damansky and said it constltJp thiir Nizhne Mlkhallovka border posts The island is 200 miles north of Vladivostok The Chinese foreign ministry said large numbers of fully armed Soviet troops crossed Into Chinese territory In fourar mored cars and trucks despite repeated warnings from Chinese border guards Dynamite Cache Alarms Police MONTREAL CP - Police today were trying to trace the source of 3000 slicks of dyna mite and 2000 detonator caps found in a rented barn along with documents apparently link lng the explosives with a terror 1st organization No official comment has been made on the exact contents of the nearby St Paul LErmlte barn but a Montreal police offi officer � cer said documents found in the raid revealed the explosives were part of a Front de Libera tlon Quebecois storehouse sys system � tem Trio in Space in Their Gum Drop CAPE KENNEDY FlaAP Riding the fearsome power of a Saturn Vsuper rocket the Apollo 9 astronauts hurtled Into earth orbit today to start a marathon mission in which they are to qualify a fragile ugly duckling spacecraft to land on the moon The Apollo 9 rode the boos booster � ter rocket the worlds most powerful Into orbit just 11 minutes after the Saturn V lifted off the pad The orbit ranged from 118 to 119 miles above the earth just about perfect Were real proud of you flight director Eugene Kranz told the three astronauts Everybody herelshappy he said So are we replied James A McDlvitt the spacecraft commander While hearts beat faster on the ground the astronauts showed just about the level of excitement that flight sur surgeons � geons expected except for Russcl L Schweickart mak ing his first space flight McDivitts heart was beat ing at 135 beats a minute and d David R Scotts heart was beating at 120 a minute But Schweickarts heart was tick ticking � ing away at 72 beats a minute only about 10 beats faster than normal He called down to earth This Is a rookie saying everything is looking beauti beautiful � ful Almost immediately the astronauts began checking the - r Vv- iUBBBBUH Alan Shepard Jr ctnlre chif of the astronaut offitB noyt laugh with Apollo James McDivItt Russell Schweickart and David Scott before their takeoff -A AP 9 crew photo complex computerized sys systems � tems In their 55000000 spacecraft Ahead are complicated manoeuvres between the spacecraft and the lunar mod module � ule which Is making its first flight in space It is the odd craft that wUl actually land two men on the lunar sur surface � face on future flights If the three daring space spacemen � men succeed In qualifying the splder llke lunar module LEM they could clear the way for two astronauts to land on the moon In June or July If the LEM does not work the American lunar timetable could be set back lndeiimtcly A scheduled Friday lanich had to be postponed after all three astronauts developed sore throats and stuffy noses During 10 days In earth or orbit � bit they aro to evaluate the LEM which has been called a missing link because It Is tho only major piece of Apol Apollo � lo hardware yet to bo tested The ungainly appearance of the spindly legged vehicle has earned It the radio code name Spider