lootl at br Geiment Vol 13 No 80 Floods Sweep Tra TRAIL BC CP - Waters from a flash flood Wednesday that paralyzed this southeastern British Columbia city of 12000 receded as fast as they rose today leaving a sea of silt and the possibility of more danger Boiling waters of three Co Columbia � lumbia River tributaries put the city under five feet of water Wednesday forcing more than 250 families to flee their homes Every ablebodled man was called out to join civil defence workers on sand bagglng opera operations � tions which continued through the night Workers won their battle today They managed to control the raging Trail Creek swollen by a fierce thunderstorm and divert the key source of floodwa ters that cascaded through the city Huge Sand Bar Mayor F E deVito declared the city a disaster area and es tlmated damage was more than one million dollars Other officials said it was much more today as their city had been turned Into a giant sand bar of rocks and silt Education Minister Donald Brothers MLA for the area and Deputy Provincial Secre tary Laurie Wallace of the pro vlncial disaster emergency fund were to arrive here today to see what provincial aid can be sup piled A break In the reservoir could send another torrent through the city he said A BC forest service aircraft was to fly over the reservoir to check it forpos slble damage Below weary emergency crevs sioggea through mud deeper than their hip waders Walls Blasted Wednesday they tackled the flood In e bv blastlnc holes im tn 20 feet wide in retaining walls designed to keep the Columbia River out of the city to allow the floodwaters to drain out a Theres no agreement In w when or how much but the price of milk is quite definitely going up In Prince George with within � in a short while Dalrj lands prices will go up one cent a quart and two cents for the three quart jug on Monday ac according � cording to a spokesman for the company Dan Morrow office manager at Palm Dairies said he has not jet received word from Vancouver of any local price change Fraser Maid dairys prices will be Increased al although � though no decision has jet been made on how much or when the Increase would be effective a A Lll Abner cartoon strip follower of long standing says our schmoos are schnuck les Seems schmoos are egg shaped and float around happy schmoos with upturned mouths and sad schmoos with you guessed It Schnuckles on the other hand have pointed heads and that Is what we thought schmoos have This maj come as a surnrlse to the half dozen people who called The Citizen I J 25 on all BEER BOnitS 4 TARTAN CANS at North Nechako Royalite vfc Uwl wt d tptod tr IM luo Can ml rc The flood struck without warning Eyewitnesses said Trail Creek spilled its banks and started a chain reaction of flooding from two smaller creeks The waters moved into the downtown district forcing mo torists to abandon their cars and leaving several people stranded in business premises At least four stranded cars were swept into the Columbia River A 12suite apartment complex toppled overnight when its foundation was eroded away Its occupants had been evacu ated No serious injuries were re ported but a number of persons have been treated for shock and exhaustion Schools Closed More people were evacuated from their homes early today before the water level dropped dramatically Schools were closed along with most business es Mayor DeVito Imposed a mid night curfew In the downtown area and ordered extra police patrols to prevent looting Most evacuees were accom modated In the Trail armory while others stayed with friends and In pr hate homes A bridge across the Columbia which joins the eastern and western portions of the city was closed to traffic but an older span in the southern area of the city remained open 24 Pages ounoay The cutback in senire mn cldes with BC Airlines feeder service linking Prince George with Vancouver via Quesnel Wil Williams � liams Lake Kamloopb and the uKanagan to oe inaugurated Sun day Mine Trial Gets Delay The trial of Tabor Lake Gold Mines NPL and five of the com panys directors was adjourned in city magistrates court today until June 12 It Is the second time the trial has been adjourned since the Crown completed Its week long case March 14 The adjournments have been necessary because of the diffi culty of getting the four Prince George lawjers defending Aid John Herbert Helnrich PatMor- an Bernard Dimler Peter Hun- cnuK ana wiuiam Leon Hunchuk together with out-of-town Magis Magistrate � trate D K McAdam of Terrace for the hearing of defence evi dence to say they have schmoos in their basements Weve all heard of women who just had to have that certain pair of shoes to go with that certain dress Well Dick Marlotto of Prince George Isnt that fussy but he had to drive 000 miles to Vancouver to buy a couple of pair for himself It seems that Dick has extra large feet and wasnt able to be fitted in the city Was Vancouver the answer Yes after a two day search a The Cottonwood Island Resl w dents Association has decided to hold a public meet meeting � ing the first Wednesday of every month to discuss topics of in interest � terest to residents The next one will be held Miy 7 Mrs Janie Kaye of Prince George was lucky enough to get a perfect crib hand while playing crib with her daughter Mrs Charles Bell recently She held the five of hearts clubs and spades and the Jack of diamonds and could hardlj believe her eyes when the five of diamonds was turned up Some peoples luck f The Citizen Forecast Sunny wifh coudi The cutbacks will leave IS ar rivals and 15 departures a week oetween mnce George and Van couver on cp Airs summ schedule There are 21 flights per week at present Service to Whltehorse via Fort St John and Fort Nelson is also being reduced to three flights a weeK from the present dally service Fliehts to Whitehorse will depart Tuesday Thursday ana saturaays at 1135 am There will only be one flight leaving for Vancouver on Satur dajs and Sundays at 335 pm when the new schedule takes ef effect � fect Now there are three flights departing for Vancouver every aay or tne weeK Single evening flights are being dropped for Tuesdays and Thurs Thursdays � days bringing the total reduc reduction � tion to six for the week Airline Union Still Talking MONTREAL CP - AU though the meeting room was ready negotiators for Air Can ada and striking ground em plojees delayed actual direct talks today and withdrew into separate caucus sessions The union team announced It was ready for renewed faretn face bargaining today after a oriei curect session Wednesday night but the talks were held off until later A federal labor department mediator said he did not know the reason for the delay al inougn ne expectea tne two par ties to resume direct bargaining later today Crash Kills Young Pair A 15-jear-old eirl and a 20- year old man have died In Fort Nelson Hospital after a car in which five joung people were travelling left the Alaska High Highway � way at Mile 295 and rolled into a aitch Donna Villeneuve diedat3nm 11 hours after the earlv morn ing accident while Donald Thom as Block was pronounced dead at 430 am today Three other occupants Gor Gordon � don Loiselle 21 Gordon Hannah iv ana uonna vmeneuves sis sister � ter Pauline 17 are listed In fair condition at the hospital All are believed to be from the Fort Nelson area PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY APRIL 24 1969 BBBBBBBBBHkV 4 a LAk1 kAfqKfH BT K BHL BBr BbSH V52 3Mtfl3BBBBFBBBBB i w k HPlj 1 i cMSdslBHeflHliiiM Bb m M -jHBjFi tCWi ttI77j2 wPdFjrjrjr R L VBBBBB KSg kylaW BBBH BBBBBBHBBBBBBMaa lBBBaBV uLaHHL Hellyer disappointed and dejected after losing last years Liberal leadership contest CP Air Reduces Flights Between City and Coast Six Outbound and civ InhnnnH flights between Prince George and Vancouver are being dis discontinued � continued by CP Air effective Ken Bishop area sales man manager � ager here for CP Air said how however � ever the airline will be serving Prince George with exactly the same number of seats as last summer CP has been now us using � ing the 107 passenger Boeing tn since last November com compared � pared with the 82-passengerDC- t in service last summer Bishop said the airline has ueen operating tne three daily lupins uueii in excess oi de demand � mand while crews ran in the nsw in jet On some Sunday morning nignts out of Prince George as few as 20 passengers were ueing carnea saia Bishop On the merit side Bishop said a ner Bjza am departure time Monday through Fridays will allow passengers to be In Van Vancouver � couver by 10 am Passengers can return from Vancouver dally anoara a 530 pm flight he said Drug Probe Demanded VICTORIA CP The British Columbia government has asked for a preliminary federal inves investigation � tigation to determine If pharma pharmacists � cists in the province have vlo lated the Antl Combines Act by charging welfare recipients 1 for filling prescriptions Social Welfare Minister Dan Campbell todav told a news conference he has written ask lng federal Consumer Affairs Minister Ron Basford to studv the situation A number of druggists began levying the surcharge directly on welfare recipients April 15 BC Professional Pharma- cists Society warned the action WOUld be taken If the welfare department did not Increase the amount it pays for drugs on behalf of its clients Mr Campbell earlier an nOUnced the dPDartmenH nun pharmacy would be expanded in response to tne challenge The eovemment nharmarv located in Vancouver handles about 30 per cent of the total requirements on a mallorder basis primarily for those social welfare clients who have long term prescription needs We feel that such a uniform approach to drug costs at the retail level mav In fact he breach of combines legislation his letter said OTTAWA JOLTED Phone 562 2441 WEAR THAT 100000 Mlft VATQUNQMILE DATSUN mug oepwpc 125 DOMINION sium IOcCoDV 200p MONTH vpy BY CARRIER Hellyer Quits Cabinet In Fight Over Housing OTTAWA CP TranSDort Minister Paul Holluor jolted Ottawa political circles today by announcing that he has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Trudeau His reason was that he has been unable to get cabinet ap approval � proval for actions he proposed to ease the housing shortage Making the announcement to a hastilycalled news confer ence the 45yearold minister considered a key member of both the Trudeau and Lester B Pearson Liberal governments said I really feel that there Is no alternative but to submit my resignation It was the first resignation from the Trudeau cabinet sworn in Just a year and four days ago Mr Hellyer carried responsl bility for federal housing poll cles along with his Job as head of the transport department one of the biggest federal de partments As senior privy councillor among the MPs in the cabinet he normally acted as prime minister in Mr Trudeaus ab absence � sence from Ottawa The minister member for To Toronto � ronto Trinity riding told the news conference he intends to remain in the Liberal party and keep his seat in the Commons The tall forceful Mr Hellyer president of a Toronto home building firm before he entered politics told reporters he had proposed some housing ideas to cabinet in the wake of a task force study on housing his de partment carried out in recent months Solutions for the Little Man Due to the fact that I have Deen unable to get approval for the submission to cabinet I put forward and at the mo ment have no indication when it would be approved I really feel I have no alternative but to submit my resignation This was not a decision eas Uy arrived at Mr Hellyer considered one oi the comers in the Trudeau cabi cabinet � net and a key minister In the former government of Lester B Pearson said he had been trying particularly to find solu tlons to housing problems for persons in lower income brack ets He said he wanted to open up new avenues for these peo pie But cabinet had not given ap He began his statement by saying that 20 years ago he en tered public life primarily be cause he wanted to do some thing about two things full em ployment without inflation and housing These he said had been up permost in his mind because of their Importance to the people I represent Im from a working mans riding you know He said he had hoped some day to be in a position to influ ence in a real way government policy on these two matters For that reason he had been happy when Prime Minister Trudeau last year assigned him responsibility for federal hous lng policy He said the chance to make an in depth study of the housing aeau ieit just as sorry proval to his plans yet and he had reluctantly come to the conclusion that it might be weeks before such approval was forthcoming The Canadian people are tired of buck passing in the nous lng field Mr Hellyer said They ao not reany care what level of government has the prime re sponslbillty for housing They want action In this situation he felt his only move was to submit his resignation The transport minister ap peared at ease and unexclted when he arrived for the news conference theatre where ru mors had already started to clr culate that he might offer his resignation He Was Happy with Housing problem was something for which he would always be grateful I have found that I havent been able to get final approval at cabinet level for the propos proposals � als of things that needed to be done Mr Hellyer made it plain that not all the recommendations of his housing task force had been taken immediately to cabi cabinet � net by him He said he had made it plain that the recom mendatlons would not all be im plemented at once and that the whole program would take years to solve Some of the proposals had been designed to open up a range of opportunity or choice for the low income earner but cabinet had not been prepared to accept nis recommendations Trudeau Kind Understanding Mr Hellyer says he plans to continue as a member of the Commons for the time being MP for Toronto Trinity he has sat in the House since 1949 ex except � cept for a period of less than one year in 1957 58 He said his constituents would expect him to stay to deal with their prob lems Mr Hellyer said he saw the prime minister this morning and found him most gracious kind and understanding The outgoing minister said he felt profoundly sorrv about re signing and thought Mr Tru- Mr Hellyer was one of sever al cabinet ministers who op posed Mr Trudeau at a leader ship convention in April last year Mr Helljer said his decision was not a hasty one He had been thinking about it for a number of weeks He had con eluded he really had no alterna tive but to resign and express publicly his disappointment It wasnt a matter of not enough money being available for housing It was part of a larger problem- the constitution al Issue MISTAKEN IDENTITY Trouble Started Long Time Ago OTTAWA CP - The Paul Hellyer resignation reflects a cleavage In the Trudeau admin istration aoout the federal role in Canada Conservative Leader Robert Stanfleld said Thursday lBHill - JBBK 3 STANFIELD L 1 fmrk TRUDEAU Very Sorry1 Says Trudeau OTTAWA CP - Prime Mln lster Trudeau in his first public reaction to the resignation of Transport Minister Paul Hell Hellyer � yer said today he was very sorrj to lose such a very val uable minister The prime minister was ques questioned � tioned by reporters about the resignation as he emerged from a cabinet meeting at mid day but his comment was limited Im verv sorrv ho com Hes a very valuable minister and I hope he will be happy In his new life He said Mr Helljer transport minister In the Trudeau cabinet has taken the honorable course in resigning It had been apparent for weeks that Mr Helher was having trouble defending the de lays In decisions on housing and urban affairs Mr Stanfleld was all smiles as he called a news conference to discuss the resignation He confirmed what we sus pected he said of Mr Hell yers action The Trudeau government had a narrow legalistic approach to the constitution that made ac Hon on matters such as housing and pollution impossible Mr Trudeau had hinted that until the c o n s 1 1 1 u t i o nwas changed It was Impossible for Ottawa to act on such matters Mr Stanfleld said Mr Hellyer s resignation confirmed this in a dramatic way He Hod No Choice Verdict of Douglas OTTAWA CP - T C Don las leader of the New Demo cratlc Party said today Trans Transport � port Minister Paul Hellyer had no choice but to resign Indeed he could not do other wise and maintain his self re respect � spect said Mr Douglas He said it was quite appar apparent � ent that the government had no intention of grappling with the housing problem Mr Hellyer is to be congraU ulated for his courage In resign lng Mr Douglas said Finance Minister Edgar Benson had al ready vetoed Mr Hellyers pro proposal � posal for removing the 11-percent federal sales tax from but dllng materials and Prime Mln lster Trudeau had r e J e c t e d another Hellyer proposal that a separate ministry be es tabllshed for housing The comments followed Mr Hellyers announcement earlier In the day that he had submit submitted � ted his resignation as minister to Mr Trudeau Judy LaMarsh a former fed federal � eral cabinet minister said to today � day she was surprised at Paul Hellyers timing in resigning from the cabinet but she was not surprised that he resigned on this issue I knew he felt strongly enough about the Issue of housing to re resign � sign but 1 thought it wouldnt come so soon said Miss La Marsh who supported Mr Hel Helljer � ljer in his Liberal leadership campaign last year Miss LaMarsh was secretary of state in the previous Liberal administration She said she had seen Prime Minister Trudeau on television on Wednesday night and he appeared very much the boss you have to dance to his tune Hellyers resignation from the cabinet today was the first of its kind since Douglas Harkness quit the Conservative govern ment of John Dlefenbaker Feb 4 1963 Admission After Heartbreak ii nrwn BEND ia n j - SOUTH Ind AP - Three times in five months the same youthful gunman held up the same South Bend gas station Three times he was ldenti fled by the station attendant as Franklin T Wlke a 20 yearold church choir singer Three times the police ar rested Wlke and charged him with robbery It cost Wlke his Job his apartment his car his ward robe many weeks of liberty and a chance to be married In California Then Wlkes luck turned He was In Jail still protesting his innocence but unable to raise bail on the third robbery charge when the young gun man made his fourth call on the gas station This time he was caught by two policemen in a patrol car The gunman who bore a close resemblance to Wlke was Gordon W Ward 20 of Nlles Mich He admitted all four hold ups The charges against Wlke were dropped and he was re leased April 3 Four days later he and Dlan Copen haver 18 were married at the Mlshawake church where both sing In the choir The newlyweds have settled down in tiKhart where Wlke has a new Job with an Iron works A runln with the police as a Juvenile had landed Wlkes photo In a mug shot file where the gas station attendant picked it out after the first robbery last November It took Wlke a month and a half to raise the 5000 bail Free on ball Wlke learned that he had been evicted from Ms apartment and fired from his Job as a salesman The station was robbed again Feb 2 and again the attendant identified Wlke Frank and Dlan had eloped to California to be married wike was arrested and extra dited to South Bend His car and clothes were left behind and he sayj he hasnt seen them since After another week in jail relatives raised 10000 ball The station was robbed a third time March 26 Wlke was Id en t If led and Jailed again I was broke and dls gusted he says There was no chance of making ball this time Robbery No 4 came March 30 with Wike still behind bars