Pyramid sales offer big money and a fof of risk By Gerry Porter Citizen Staff Reporter I would be delighted to make 25000 a year peddling cos cosmetics � metics for Mr Gumringer But the ancomer Better Bus Business � iness Bureau says my chances for the big money are slim Mr Gunirlrger was In Prince George this week with a new style promotion called pyramldsell ing Mr Gimrlnger and Mr Streets two American businessmen are promising to place the top stone of a natlon wldecosmetlcemplre In Prince George All jouneedto Join Is 2000 In US currencj and lots of faith In jour fellow man Pyramid selling frowned on by the ancouver Better Business bureau Is based on stages of graduated levels of distributor distributorships � ships These systems involve recruiting independent distribut 5T gMffl llif COMMONWEALTH SS AT THE OtO fKASCII BRIDGE Phont 363 0897 Opn 7 Dayt Wtkly Vol 14 No 50 Quebec vofe called QUEBEC CP - Premier Jean Jacques Bertrand today announced a Quebec general el ectlon will be held Wednesday April 20 describing it as a kind of referendum on the constltu tion The 03 year old leader of the Union Nationale party set the election date at a news confer ence In the old legislative coun cil chamber packed with sup porters who applauded the an nouncement The government is seeking re newal of its mandate without presentation of a budget to fl nance public expenditures for the 1970 71 fiscalyear Mr Bertrand told a news con ference It Is In the best interest of the people that an election be held at that time it would also eliminate the possibility of a long election campaign The Union Nationale govern ment was elected to power Sun day June 5 19CG The April election will also mark the first time the separa tlst Parti Quebecols of Rene Le vesque and the Creditlstes are In a provincial campaign But the Creditlstes have not yet elected a provincial leader The Liberals will enter the campaign with a new leader untested Robert Bourassa who succeeded Jean Lesage only last January Standing In Quebec s 108 seat national assembly is Union Na tionale 55 Liberal 44 Independ ent C vacant 3 Mr Bertrand told reporters We hae chosen this date my colleagues and I in order not to slow down the activity and drive of the Quebec society In the best Interests of Quebec we hae decided to dis sohe the 28th legislature Blasts rock skyscrapers NEW ORK AP Bombs exploded at the Manhattan sky scraper business offices of three corporate giants early today after an aionymous male tele phoned police to arn of the im pending blasts Extensive damage was re ported at the ofilces of Mobil Oil Co International Business Machines and General Tele phone and Electronics but there were no Injuries and no fire resulted police said The blasts were the latest In a a Al Hatch member of the Association of Canadian Travellers has got to be Prince Georges most positive thinker Here we are still in the grip of North Central BC winter and already Al Is advertising on his car the first annual rodeo to be held June 5 6 and 7 Come to think of It thats only about two and a half months awayl a If youve got a beef with your landlord the recently formed Prince George Tenants Council wants to hear from you The council can be reached by mall at Box 795 Prince George or through Us executive at 563 8373 563 6243 or 564 7913 The council is presently drafting am 24 Pages orships at many levels depending on the amount of money Invested by each distributor The Better Business Bureau calls pyramid selling un unrealistic � realistic and highly question questionable � able and full of pitfalls for the unwary Investor Success In the pyramid scheme depends on the ability of the new Investor to recruit mire people Those recruited must recruit more people to Insure investment return Thus a pyramid of whole wholesalers � salers sub wholesalers and sales people Is born But like the Christmas bottle chain let letter � ter one weak link leaves many Investors high and dry The buieau warns that while the pyramid seems very attrac attractive � tive In almost all cases it is too good to be true Pyramid promoters emphasize the fantastic profits to be made by Investing as a top level dls- Forecast mainly cloudy S-MJ-f5SCT CAUTION CUSTOMERS AE REQUESTED TOCWRYRCETYUNECTUNDEfS m A vertical posmoi ATM1T1UES niSMOSTDMtGESOUSTOCAftr ACETTIENE CYUNDEfS W ANY OTHER POSITIOI ftJhlflwarH Dtp lk police said The Liquid Corp sales manager and another wor worker � ker were in the front of the building No one saw where Good was at the time of the explosion or what he was doing police said District boiler inspector John Forster with the BC govern government � ment said today the explosion occurred In a small steel bottle In the liquid air system between a con pressor and a dryer Torster Is inspecting the steel cylinder today to try and deter series of bombings that have hit mme the cause of the explosion S extinguish h fr Manhattan skyscrapers and fed eral buildings Four persons were arrested In connection with a four month sequence of bombings last November He said the cylinder Is an oil purging cylinder about 9 Inches in diameter and about four feet long Pressure In the vessel while connected to the system was about endments It hopes to see added to the provincial Landlords and Tenants Act presently before the legislature Members are urged to write the attorney generals department supporting the bill and local amendments a Apartment owner Kell Mar- tlnsen Is a bit miffed at The Citizen for Indicating in a report Wednesday that there have been no rent Increases for his ten tenants � ants In the past four years That Isnt what he told our reporter claims KJell Ho had to answer charges of misrepresentation from tenants when he attended a meeting of the Prince George Tenants Council on Wednesday evening Sorry bout that KJell The fire chief said windows in the building were broken and cracked but damage to the build ing was minor He said damage to equipment however wasfalrly major Denis Mahon sales manager with Liquid Carbonic said today the company is not ready to com ment on the Incident We have inspectors looking Into the matter the sales man ager said but the company is not prepared to make any state- ments at present Eye bank started in Fort St John FORT ST JOHN CP Glen King president of a service club said Wednesday an eye bank Is being set up in this Northern British Columbia community with the co operation of the Ca nadlan National Institute for the Blind and the local Providence Hospital jlrBBBBtat ffwflFii 4 W vJL ill jKiBBH HL BBflflBBBY Mr r jL j J Reporter Porttr ctntre with Starmaker reps Gumringer left and Streets PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY MARCH 12 1970 JbbbibbbbbW bhHbIbbI ANNA SIMIONATO Bomb threat delays Tory KAMLOOPS BC CP -Opposition Leader Robert Stan field his reserve unshaken travelled to Calgary Wednesday night In an aircraft that had been recalled here and delayed for a search following a tele phoned liomb scare Nothing was found aboard the plane nor on a second aircraft held and searched here before leaving for Vancouver The sec ond plane s passengers included Mrs Phil Gaglardl wife of Brl tlsh Columbias welfare minis ter The Progressive Conservative leaders plane landed In Calgary at 12 08 am MST 2 08 am EST today Mr Stanfleld shrugged off the whole Incident which police said was caused by a man who called Kamloops ambulance company and said only There s a bomb on the plane Police didnt know which plane or even which province but Mr Stanfleld s aircraft which had left Kamloops at 7 35 p m PST 10 35 p m EST was recalled about 10 minutes later It was emptied searched and fl nally left for Calgary three and a half hours later trlbutor and recruiting other dis distributors � tributors Wednesday morning I ans answered � wered a Citizen classified adver advertisement � tisement that said I could make 25000 a year by acting as a wholesale distributor for Star makers of Hcllywood one of the world s great cosmetics Over coffee at the Inn of the North I was told by Mr Hank Gimrlnger of Seattle that Star makers was going to make me their key distributor In Prince George He said his firm was going to expand In Canada and needed sales supervisors to re recruit � cruit beauty advisors to sell Starmakers dooi to door Hank Gumringei lemlnds me of Humphrey Bogart He Is slight black haired and talks in a clip clipped � ped American drawl constantly gesturing with his hands In con contrast � trast Mr Streets is heavy bald balding � ing has a well trimmed mous moustache � tache and Is soft spoken Both The Citizen Phont 562 2441 wmmsmmmwmmm llKfrr WSBTMWXmtlWtkflBtKttKKKKBk v 4 fcwfrfjFvwi rnr iwfrj LmemlL JLrZ Ir- bbB Lbbbbj WMWv k 4f tB Btv 1 BBBBBJl C 4 1 I H BflBkl rw flBH BBBflrBi ta i H hLaI BflflflflflflHBiwi vt lkBk4 3HkBoK rVBB PBaBH W Mj jjWUy rrjiL jfsBBBBBj 2 Ji- gfRii PaBBBMiijPJfIBJPIPmr BPBrlHS v BBBBBBBBBBBMBPlBBIBBBf M B BtB I 7 tHsliH bWIHbfiIIk BwiRIbNb m BW5wlBBWSSB5WPi Br 1 Shattered back room window of Liquid Carbonic Canadian Corp Ltd where a Prince George man died Wednesday from an explosion Cylinder blast kills city man Greg Mclntyre Citiren Staff Reporter A compressed liquid air cylinder explosion at Liquid Car 3000 pounds per square inch By this afternoon I expect to have some Idea what caused the explosion the boiler Inspector Iwnli rnoHton frr IM j POdlU UIJ II1UI IlUlg The cvllnder has been to nesdav claimed the life of a 48 1 P JrJ Til rlnLJ eratlon since 1948 he saidFor- 1 vult fiv IvnioTn m ster will file a report onhis find Police today eM said an n explosion n at 1105 am In a bac room fnl Vnm 1 hi In n r at f thP end of the building at 1G01 Central acehlKcer Street killed Raymond amald rfirMrhM nffhAin Cod of 1865 Kenwood Street MLEahlehl- Good was alone In the back l- L room at the time of the mishap vcaiigaiiiHS ulc luiouap A report on the explosion death will also be filed withWCBhead quarters City fire chief Harold Dorn blerer today said when fire trucks arrived at the Central Street building shortly after 1110 am ednesday they found Good dead An explosion had taken place and there was a bit of ammonia hydroxide gas but no fire the fire chief said Dornblerer said a few light fixtures had shorted out In the back room after the explosion but Woman charges Sharks scalp hockey ducats By Bob Groves Citiren Staff Reporter Some persons are able to pur purchase � chase an excessive number of tickets to Prince George Mo Mohawks � hawks playoff hockey games a city woman has charged And ticket scalping took place outside the Coliseum last Tues Tuesday � day morning claims Mrs Anna SImlonato Mrs SImlonato said today ler husband while leaving the ticket office was approached by a man offering ten good tickets at fle bucks apiece During this time people were buying outrageous numbers of tickets for themselves says Mrs SImlonato in a letter to The Citizen Second hand Information has it that one person actually bought 100 tickets and another 58 Sure ppople exaggerate when it comes to amounts and sizes but surely not that much Mrs SImlonato saldshewasnt accusing the civic recreation staff of any wrongdoing in ticket sales She slammed alleged scalpers calling them your friendly Litterers worth cash VICTORIA CP A 50 re ward for person who provide information leading to comic tlon of highway litterers has been established by the provin provincial � cial cabinet Substances which cannot be thrown on the highway accord lng to the existing Highway Act are any noxious offensive or filthy water or substance or any empty bottle glass contain er or other article whether bro ken or Intact The act provides for a fine of up to 50 for the offence neighborhood shark taking ad advantage � vantage of a good thing The law would probably take exception to his manner of busi business � ness but then where are they9 Surely they are not completely Ignorant In regard to this racket Mrs Marilyn Sullivan secre secretary � tary to city recreation manager Bill Woyclk firmly denied any lmprojer ticket sales have oc occurred � curred Nobody sold anyone 100 tic tickets � kets said Mrs Sullivan her herself � self a ticket seller during the playoffs While there Is no stated limit to the number of tickets a fan can buy Mrs Sullivan said ex treim discretion Is used in sell lng larger blocks of tickets We d hae to have proof they were for somebody she said Mrs Sullhan explained that often several employees of the same business firm want to go to a game and one of them will be delegated to buy tickets on behalf of the others This Is the reason for most of the multiple ticket sales she said Mrs SImlonato said she aired her complaints on behalf of those like herself who are a little tired of being stepped on It Is hoped now that a little light has been shed on the sub subject � ject we will see a little better sportsmanship and genuine heads up hockey around as well as on the Ice arena Man jailed for arson QUESNEL CP - Douglas Alltster Farquhar 50 of Ques- nel Wednesday was sentenced to two and a half years In penl tentlary following conviction on a charge of arson laid after a fire at the nearby Mllburne Lake Hall last month t 1 men are about 50 years old Mr Gumringer Is a very com competent � petent salesman His rapid sideshow-barker manner of speaking is persuasive and he makes you feel like youve known him for years Hi said he has been In the selling business for 25 years the last seven In Canada Success and riches were as assured � sured he said then outlined the steps of a pyramid that would make me wealth After investing 2183 Can Canadian � adian I would receive bulk cos cosmetics � metics and be trained by an area director Later after recruiting and equipping several beauty ad advisors � visors with kits I could sit back and rake In 55 per cent for every everything � thing they sold This Is the first level of the pyramid Next after I had enlarged my territory said Mr Gumringer I could recruit another sales Continued on page 3 VICTORIA CP The British Columbia Legislature was thrown into an uproar Wednes day night with Opposition charg es that the sons of former high ways minister Phil Gaglardl are continuing to profit from land speculation along new highway routes in the province The New Democratic Party charges were coupled with the accusation that Premier A C Bennett broke his promise to end land speculation along the highways and were punctu punctuated � ated with repeated requests for Highways Minister Wesley Black to articulate his policy on the matter to prevent future doubt During the exchange Speaker William Murray was called Into the House to restore order Earlier Opposition Leader David Barrett challenged Mr Gaglardl now minister of wel fare and the government to sue the Vancouver Sun for criminal libel If allegations in an Oct 27 Robert Williams NDP Van couver East was drowned out by government backbench shouts of shame when he told the House that Premier Ben netts former executive assist ant William Budd was now working for Union Oil Mr Williams said I dont question Mr Budd s right but the rest of his sentence was lost In the uproar Mr Williams said the govern ment must take immediate ao tlon to clear up what remains of the total chaotic mesthefor mer minister left In his depart ment Mr Gaglardl who was re turned to full cabinet rank last fall protested that his sons should not have to suffer over and over the same kind of abuse for carrying on the same kind of business as any one else In the province Mr Williams continued say lng that the welfare minister had missed the point The sons of the minister of 96 HP 96HP 03 PICKUPS are i 40 MORE HORSEPOWER 105 Brunwck St Ph 563 0581 2 00 PER MONTH i w wpy Y CARRIES Legislature told Gagarc boys make profits I960 article about land dealings Involving his sons along High way 16 East are untrue The article was read to the House by Robert Strachan NDP Cowlchan M a 1 a h a t He quoted the writer as saying commercially zoned land In the Interior village of McBride on Highway 16 Is held or his been resold by Abilene Hold lngs Ltd and B and W Devel opment Co Ltd The article said Bob and Bill Gaglardl are among the dlrec tors of Abilene which Is the name of the Gaglardl operated ranch at Walachln near Kam loops B and W the article states has given its address In land deals as the Vancouver apart ment of Bob Gaglardl The company later sold one of Its lots In May 1968 after Mr Gaglardl s resignation as high ways minister to Union Oil Comoany Backbench shouts of shame ways of the province he said We say that Is no good The premier understood that thats why he promised the policy would be changed after he cor correctly � rectly and properly fired him as minister of highways In March 1968 Until the present minister changes and explains the policy there will always be doubt Mr Williams said the govern ment must clear up the total chaotic mess the former mlnls ter left In this department Amid Oppostlnn heckling Mr Gaglardl rose to object saying I demand the member state names and places of any mess I left anywhere I say he must either put up or shut up Mr Barrett said all lands along major highways should belong to the Crown and should either be disposed of by prop properly � erly advertised tender or leased on a long term basis so they will never be alienated Highways Minister Black said he was well aware of the welfare are still dealing In this problems Inherent In the sltua- business along the new high i tlon Dog dissection coifed caifous The dissection of two old dogs In a Prince George bi biology � ology class has been branded callous by the British Co Columbia � lumbia SPCA In letters to district school superintendent DP Todd and pound supervisor Rhys Thomas Trancls Jones ex executive � ecutive director of the pro provincial � vincial body says the society Is dismayed and wants an ex explanation � planation of the rendering Mr Thomas said he Is not prepared to make a statement at this time because it miy unintentionally put the city into deeper water Mr Jones labelled tho ex experiment � periment conducted by Con naught Junior High School biology teacher Jim Barton as Inhumane and not In the best interests of education We consider that respect for life and all things living has been disregarded In this particular Incident and we are well In sympathy with the par parents � ents of the children who were opposed said Mr Jones Mr Barton has undertaken the dissection to obtain two dog skeletons for his biology students the cost of a mount mounted � ed dog skeleton was 11088 Aside from the actual dis dissection � section Mr Jones has asked wno gave permission for the dogs to be taken and how they were destroyed He also points out that when asked by the SPCA what the governments policy Is on using live anlmil for bi biology � ology experiments educa education � tion minister Donald Brothers replied The policy of the depart department � ment of education In thlsmit ter Is Implicit In the pre prescribed � scribed curriculum the pur purpose � pose of which is to teach respect for life not Its dec structlon or the causing of pain and suffering to living things Earlier after citizens had lodged complaints with the city Mr Thomas said he would not give any more old animals to the school for ex experiments � periments Mr Todd was unavailable for comment at press time