| VANCOUVER (CP)

_. ASS611, 000,000. power pro-| "|
Jeet - — key’ to: a. possible :

 

$4, 000.000;000. de velop-
men

 

We. “os “Mainwaring,-
of’. Peace. River
Company;
Work: on the project, if-approv-
ed:by the provincial government,
will commence ‘in. 1960: We

“Our: engineering ‘report indi- |

“cates: it is completely - feasible
from. evcry standpoint.”

The main dam—600 feet high ~

in. northern - B. C. _ . ”
will. be started early next} os

“president a
‘Development|:
said here. Thursday;|:

"CHARLIE ‘NEAL.

wes a mers bac back

“and 7,000 ‘fect: long—is expected |-. |

‘fo. be: the. largest in” the.. world.
It. wilh pencrate 4,000, 000. horse-
power ‘compared ° with 2,645,000
at.Grand Coulee and 1,650,000 at
Hoover. Dam, both in the US. ° .
3 A lake 260° miles long, largest
“iman- -made “body of* water,’ will
., control the water supply: it. will
take Seven: years to fill ite.
“is Peace. River Power,.a: “ subsi-
diary of” Wenner-Gren B.C. De-

“velopment. Company, is expected ce
\

committee. will” mect.. ‘here Oct.
22- 23:40. complete’ details arising

a the engineering” report,
Dee, *:2-4 the » company’s’ full
board will: give final” approval
before. turning: it: aver. to: the
B.Cig water rights | branch ° for
government approval. : ay

‘The ~- government: will” “have
three: ‘months to ‘decide the ‘pro-
ject'’s fate...

« Wenner-Gren_ signed ' a devel-
opment agreement. with — the
province in 1957°and posted a
$500,000 good faith bond, It im-
mediately undertook a $5,000,000
sifivey of 40,000 square miles of
the “Rocky. Mountain’ Trench
nroa of northern B.C,

‘The trench. js a huge geolog~
ical fault, 10 to 20 miles wide,
which runs northwestward from
‘the « United: © States-, border

through BOC, into the. Yukon.
mahe company. has, until Dee.
sty 1959 to makes Its intentions
kijown, to. the government,
CHEAPER ‘POWER: oo

‘First power is expected to
reach ‘Vancouver by 1966 and
company officials, said Jt will be
lid down here cheaper !than
power from any. other Source in
the province, .”

.The project, ‘completed,
could case oeaaure to develop
the salmon-rich Fraser River, It
niso 18 expected to spark: inveat-
ment of moro than. $1,000, 000. in
the province, ~

vA. 600,000-volt transmiasion
pe will bring the power to In-

dustrial. Vancouver, running
from: Hudson. | Hope
northonstern B.C,,

   

Prince. George, the Frasor Cane
yon and Prager Valloy.

‘The malin onrthefilled dam Is
16"be built near Hudson Hope. A
sorios of . amaller,. downatroam
dams will double. the output. to
more: ‘than 8,000, 000 horsepowor,

hao * game sary

 

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CAUSEWAY FOR WYPASS

VERNON. QA‘ 26- foot high .

canneway. nervosa tho woat sido of
the alty ja envisioned In a survey
report for the propoxed Vernon
‘bypnss, a

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terdayt.. the

. ‘lary” “sherry. “who ‘fegiscea y=
“starter ' “Johnny ‘Podres on. the

the Dodgers: at’ the

- start: of’ the’ ‘seventh: put down a/
spirited Chicago. trally: in? the |.
eighth panting « after: vinepodres

 

RESUME "SUNDAY
.. The’ “two teams: ‘are “idle ‘Sat-
urday.: for travelling © purposes
and: will. ‘resume the series Sun-:
day at-1 p.m.-PST at ‘Los, An-
geles ° ‘Coliseum, - ”

‘Don> Drysdale ‘is expected to
pitch ; ‘for the. Dodgers against

Chicago's Dick: ‘Donovan or

Hbled opening: game ‘yes-
“National League

5 champions bounded back on this

 

Lo run spower as a crowd of 47,368
; », watehed. =

“Second. baseman: Neai_ ‘ended

eam

os had ‘extended. through 22-innings

JOHNNY PODRES
. credited with win:

 

Ppeoition |
| jeader “Strachan charged’ today

rural roadwork ‘throughout’ the:

southern interior has. been held
up until an.election is announc-
ed next. year.

‘He. said he had heard” this
‘from residents eat
every stop on a just- =concluded
two-week tour of the area. |

‘He had clippings of editorials

{fom every paper in areas he
visited - asking “where”
‘zraders,

the
_ new

are
‘where jis our
bridge?”

‘Mr, Strachan objected to Pre-
mier Bennett’s recent statement
that’ his spéaking tour was a
“fiasco, "

ve had good meetings. At
Nelson I had 100 people out and
the next, night. Mines Minister
Kiernan had 40.. ‘What. does the
premicr call that?” .-

 

Prince Rupert - has
now gone 259 .days

without. a fatal ‘tr ‘attic
accident,

 

 

 

in, one Series” Play, 13. this

er: of. the: “into : the " White.
Sox bullpen: ‘in: dead’ ‘centrefield,
scoring” Junior. ‘Gilliam who had
walked ahead of. him..

This was enough. to: send Chi-
cago. starter, young Bob° ‘Shaw,
to the ‘showers. -Shaw, the loser,
gave ‘up eight hits and all the
Dodger runs in 6-2/3 innings.

Even after. ‘the. Dodgers had
forged’ to the. front, the White

Sox. mustered‘! a strong rally in’

the eighth, :
SPARKS RALLY -
Big Ted Kluszewski, hero of
the opening game with two
home runs, opened the Chicago
eighth with a single to centre.
Then Sherm Lollar, rammed: a
single off Junior Gilliam’s shoul-
der, -..
Earl Torgeson was sent in to
run for Kluszewski. Al Smith
doubled off the left centreficld
wall scoring Torgeson but Lollar
was cut down at the plate on a
fine throw and relay by Wally
Moon and Maury Wills. to catch-
er John Roseboro,
Billy Goodman, batting

 

Bubba Phillips struck out and

World Ne ws Briefs

PRAGUE \—Healthy quadruplets—two boys and two
girls—have been born to:'Mrs, Maric Hourova in tho Czcechoslo-

ovak town of Kutna Hora, Ctk,
“agency, reported today.
+

the official Czechoslovak nows

h +

LONDON wm — One hundred and sixty ships lovalling
347,546 tons wero lost on the high sens In 1058, Lloyd's registoy

of ‘shipping reports, Fifteen
and 18 from other parts of:

vossols,

wore from tho British Isles
the commonwenlth. Fourteen

Panamanian-rogistored ships woro lost and oght ‘Amorlcan
+ # +

va oan ne la 00d taste net's

HALIFAX )—Hurricane Hannah, with winds up: to 126
milos an hour, headed toward Nova Scotia today, posing a
threat to tho southory Maritimes,

¥

+
PITTSBURGH (—Jowolor Charles Roborta sald: Thursday
the watch givon to a millworkor by Pronior Khrushehov in

poorly mado,” ho sald.

oxchango for a cigar is worth about $14, The watch “ts very
+ ¥

WASHINGTON (M—The numbor of worke 18. on atrike or
mado Idlo by strikes In the United States Is ostimated. to havo
‘soared beyond 1,000,000, Rolinble sources anid: Thursday's
aurprise walkout of 86 1000 dockworkora jn onst and gulf conat
ports shoved tho alrike-causod manpower loas pat the 1,000,000

mark,

* « ¥

,

‘LONDON (Roulers)—Johnny Haynos, | ono: ot. “England's, »

top soccor playora, was flnod

to-ovado cuatoms duty on six rolla of flimsy
eqmorn OnE | oe.
*. oe oss

SEATTLE (n~Tmorgonoy aloaure of Mm commotolal aninion
tho : Strait” of:

» Ashing. nrona in Puget Sound. and: t
» Puen fur. ONO | wook. wae announsod 1

 

£40 Thursday. for,’ ‘attompting: ‘
damora and a

   

 

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the. threat.

Los: -Angeies:

Chicago: - 200 “000: 10-3

Shaw, Lown: (7); and- “Dollar.

 

VICTORIA.-.Q)-—British: Golu

bia. Court. of’. Appeal. Thursday |...
‘reserved judgrhent. an: the’ appeal a
against the. death sentence’ im- |
posed. on. Larry:: -Popoff, 28,. Of ‘
Nelson, found’ guilty. by an- assize
court jury. in. Nelson. last. iMay:t-
of murdering - Lawrence ‘Douglas :

 

Garrett. .
‘Eq ‘ualize. rates.

“ PRINGE GEORGE ‘@—The So- |.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2,

Podres, ‘Sherry. (7): ana; Roseboro? so

 

1959,

cial Credit League here has sug- |).

gested that since the Public Util- |‘
ities Commission. support equal- |°:

 

for:

|New. white nldowail:
| Fonalred Renorator,

current . cofitract Dec.
start negotiations .
agreement in 1960. -

‘Crime Anticipated:

VANCOUVER )— Vancotiver
police are preparing. for an’ in-
crease in. ‘the crime rate ‘this
winter. Policemen will be taken
off their regular jobs and as-
signed to duty where their assis-
tance is needed most.

Liquor vote
VERNON @)—City council has
been told it can conduct a pleb-
iscite on additional liquor out-
lets this December... Voters will
be asked to approve the sale of
liquor in dining lounges, and in
cocktail] bars, Vernon is the only
city in the Okanagan without |&
cocktail bars, A similar plebis-

cite was defeated in 1953.

Hospital deficit

WHITE Mock. B.C. @— The
White Rock District Hospital is
operating at a loss of $1,000 a
month and its total deficit is ex-
pected to, reach $11,000 by the
end of the year, Hospital board
finance committee chairman
Willlam Dawson said the Insti-
tution is operating budget has
been cut $11,560 by the British
Columbian Hospital Insurance
Sorvice,

Holiday announced
VICTORIA @—The enbinet

Thursday proclaimed Thanks-

giving Day, Oct, 12, a public

Rollday under the Faelories
at.

Ferry launching

VICTORIA (—The Mov olal
government forry MV Sidney
will slide down the ways at Vic-
torla Machinery Depot Tuesday
after bolng christened in BC.
champngne by Mrs, W. A. C.
Bennott, wife of tho promier,
Tho $3, 000, 000 vessel is the first
of two for ‘the government's fer-
ry service between. Sidney and

 

| Tsawwasson which is scheduled

to start oporation noxt. spring.
PPPG POPOL PDPOPIOPIOOOOVDODIOE FOR
_@ oe \
Driver happ
over car theft
VANCOUVER, | Wash; + Wee,
i, MoOlaskoy was happy: When
police: found his: car In: Dene |
Vor, and’ oven: Happier. when
“he: found that: ae it: was

atoton® Waist | YO ttt
‘qulreds. |» ;

   
     

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HUGE TRUCK Is ‘silhouetted: ‘against’ ieyline. as it Tolls.of

ramp: of ‘gigantic barge at. Stewart wher

 

equipment’

landed toe start on Stewart-Cassiar road: contract:” Bi

 

 

: ] e Wi

eral meeting.

Dr. Arnold, who won out over
Charles Cotsford,. the associa-
tion nominating committee's
choice, succeeds Dr. Morris Way-
‘man who resigned April 23 when
he left the city to take up a po-
sition in Vancouver.

Elected vice-president was
RCMP Constable L, A: Harring-
ton who won the post over the
nominating committee's cholce
of W. A. Gordon and Mr. Cots-
ford who was. nominated
the floor of the mecting attend-
ed by 60 members of the Civic
Contre,

Fredorick Conrad was re-olect-
ed treasurer by acclamation as
was Mrs. D, J: Parent for secre-
tary,

The four executive membors
were clocted members at large
niong with T. B, Black and Mr.
Cotsford, Third nominee in the
three-way race was J. R. Ayres,

Other mombors of the Clvic
Contiro board are representatives
C,/appointed by city organizations:

The firm of McLean and Rud-
derham was again. appointed
nuditora. for the Civic Centro ase
sociation. | ae

Emilo “Blain, : 1088- 50 leas
prosidont, who has been’ chalr-
man since Dr, Wayninn left, plto-
alded. over tho meoting . ‘nt | tho
conclusion of’ which ho. OXPYORS=
od' his ‘apprecintion to the mom-

 

‘Ipora for tho large turnout. and
tho’ ‘support, givon: hin’ during
‘the excau-
ivectora

his. torm; of office ‘b:
tive ‘and: board. ‘of:

ith: Dri Arnold: in, tho ohalr,
buainogs ‘saw tho: doption
ommendations. made.

 

 

 

    
  

   
      
  

     

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liam Arnold.
eads Civic Centre

Dr. William J: -D, Arnold, city physician and sur-
geon was elected president of the Civic Centre asso-
ciation last: night when the group: held its annual gen-

from |"

 
     

 

 

ing inncluded in the District 52
night school program, had found
that it was too late to act.

~The committee ‘therefore rec-
ommended that the idea be
shelved temporarily, a new.com-

mittee be formed to study the
matter further and that — the
committee report: ‘ta the board
of directors no later than the
February meeting next year.

ome:

Drinking party
costs minors

$20 fine each

Throe elty youths wore cach
fined $20 or in default of pay-
ment sentenced Lo seven days in
jall whon they pleaded gullty In
Port Edward police court Wed-
nesday to charges of being
minors: iit possession of an ine
toxicant, 4

Mined wore Charlies Aldrik
Lindstrom, ' ‘20, Robert. Norman
Augior, 10, Willard Anderson, 20,

“ROMP ‘at Port Edward said
tho charges Arosa ns the rosult
“of a teenage drinking party: on
Highway 14 near ,Prudhommo
Lako: ‘Septem bor 18," 0%:
ALSO: in’ Port Rdwird’ - “police
court, Wodneaday, : Albort. Ward
MokKay. of Port Edward was fined
$60 -or In’ dofault of payment
sontenced to 30 days in Jail when

 

 

She 'ploaded guilty to driving a
motor. vehicle, without a. driver's

Hoonco, .:

placad on” probation: ‘for > alx

mont \swhon, ‘ho :hdmitted.
yi of breaking: and’ entor-.

  

 

 

  

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" nd theft from: home in
fag and Village: ‘at, Port: d-
wads hn,

    
 
   

 

of equipment.

“ carrying, caterpillar: tractors,’ graders, road. ‘building. “mac
7 and trailer homes for ‘construction workers, belongs. ‘£0

“another 11° ‘miles through. ‘Bear Pass. to Surprise ‘Creek,
picture, left, ‘SHOWS . Gulf of: Georgia tug bringing: in. barge-loa
—-Photos’ “PY John: ‘Anderson, Stewa

 

. SUCCESSFUL YEAR

 

 

‘Port: Rawaed. juvenllo was

heard™ etings in 3 oT.
Youngs: say:. ‘that “while
community - centres.

“some

better
pools

gymnasiums,
or auditoriums,

swimming
Prince

YRupert’s Civic Centre. has more
{facilities under one »

roof than
and other.

“We are second to none on the
North American - continent,”
Ald. Youngs said.

‘He said that’ the new indoor
swimming pool will be officially
opened on October 20 if ar-
rangements can be made to have
Premier. Bennett. come to the
city for the occasion.

In reply to criticism that
Premier Bennett had beén invit-
ed, he said that by inviting the
premier and the minister of rec-

reation the new pool would gain

valuable publicity.

William H. Murray, MLA,
Mayor P. J. Lester, former presi-
dent Dr. Morris Wayman and
Donald Gaitens, original swim-
ming poo) construction chair-
man would. also be invited,

At the same time, the meeting
learned from annual reports
that while memberships, serv~-
ices, factlities had increased and
a total of 119,000 persons at dif-
ferent times had enjoyed the
Civic Centre, as of June 30, the
Olvic Centro was broke. and in
the hole.

While revenues increased by
$513 over the previous year . to
$38,337, expenditures were also
up $012 Lo $41,562 for n deficit of
$3,225,

Tho statement of not revenues
after direct expenditures show-
od that the canteen receipts
were up about $300 to $1,764; the
city grant was up $350 to $18, 460,
the valuo of the clty mill rate
and more than a third: of the
Contre's total net rovenue; pat-
ron donations wero up $400 to
$6,340; memborships were up
$340 to $5,025¢ floor hockey pro-
vided a straight gain of $146 and
roller: skating recalpts. wora up
$150, a 100 por cent. Incroase.

in. Canada| |
“4and the United. ‘States may. have

 

 

«The. Ci ‘Centre's. dast Gi

bank. $16,500...

Apart from operating. “aéficits /

which. were’... made.. “up. -from

was: the ‘construction. of the- ‘in-
door swimming. ‘pool. .: ; we

When: all other . Sources. 0
revenue. failed the. .Ceritre ha
to turn.to the City. Council - ani
ask for approximately $28,000 to
finish the pool which had. been
begun by volunteers. . -

Ald. Youngs paid. tribute. to
the volunteers, the. Columbia
for their donations of time and
efforts, the Columbia Cellulose
Company Ltd, the Kinsmen,
Gyro and Rotary clubs and other
groups and individuals for their
financial ald.

 

(Continued on Page °4) De
See ~ CIVIC CENTRE 1

CNR building

new station:
at Terrace

‘Spoctil to The Dally News |
TERRACE —- Work’ has: ‘bemun
on tha construction of.:a new
passenger station here for’ the
‘Canadian: National Railways,

 

 

Dimonsions of tho new. brick, —

aluminum roofed station: will be
110 feat by: 30 fect, Adjacent, to
the old station, tt will’ incorpor-
ate a ticket office, waiting, roam,
express and baggage room. and
ample office and storagé“spaca.

Contractor for the project: is
‘Barton. Construction Company
Ltd, of. Kitimat. The building
is scheduled to bo completed De~
camber 15,° -

 

 

‘On ‘the loss. side dancing ren
colpts: ‘dropped $007 to $117 af-
‘Iter dancing: director Buddy. Taft
left tho city; rontals - dropped
$646 to $0,647, bneketball. was

down $180 ‘to $148 and tho: pro- |

vincial: government grant was
down $160 possible, duo to the
fact that a paymont hadn't ar-
rived whon:tho audit was made.

Not. deficits showed: that. tho
Prince: Ruport’ Concert. Socloty
loss had boon reduced from $171
to $35 over.tho past ‘year. and
the arts and orafts classas deflolt
was: cut: from $545: the year: bo-

foro to $261 for the 1058-80 aon=|

 

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Boxing lost: $24 and: fo

   
  

 

WEATHER— eae

“Cloudy with: auinny. porlods
Saturday, Little chartge: in
tomporature, . Winda light
except northwosterly 90. to
25 In oxposod areas. of Queen
Charlottes, Low tonight and
high ‘tomorrow 60 and 40,

TIDES—

 

(Pacific Standard: Time).

 

 

    

sment of Canada: ‘bond: valued. a
fat. $20,000 | was.:now. only: worth
$15,997. ‘and the: Centie owed the: .

Games ‘club ‘surpluses, the. main ©
drain on the. Centre’s:’ finances :

‘Buturday, October’. 3,1 1050" |

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