THH CITIZEN - - Tuesday October 6 1963 VALEMOUNT NEWS VAIFMOUNT Special -Thft communitys power supply will be mofe ttan tlmihlml within twt months A erackftl crankshaft ha only spurred the effort to in increase ¬ crease power and keep up with growth say Ilnrry Partridge district supervisor at Vale mount for the HC Hydro and Power Authority A deep crack in the crank crankshaft ¬ shaft of the 250 kilowatt unit serving this community was discovered in Tul A new crankshatt S was required but replacements were no longer available for the unit estimated at 30 to 40 years old About the same time ar arrangements ¬ rangements were being made to transfer a liokw dlescl unit from Boston liar to Bella Coola but it was re routed here Purchase of a second 350 kw unit planned even before the first broke down is underway anl this will increase the power supply for this Hocky Monn tain community to 775 kw A small generator has been sup- anJ major rebuild I plying 75 kw imimmmmLanMtiwmmmmaiitmMmimAMmMMmmmmmmmmmmmm I k 1 wHv m k I1 HYPNOTIST Returning after an ab nee of two year- from record breaking engagement across the country Direct from the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver ALL NEW SHOW GREATER THAN EVER NECHAKO VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL VANDERHOOF Thursday October 10lhr 8 pm Doer Op t at 7 pm Admission 200 Children with Adults 100 ALSO IN BURNS LAKE FRIDAY OCTOBER 11th BEAT THE FIVE OCLOCK cru SH 1 Mm - Jt i jk VA S k- niiHinni i imnl MT 1 zxrTnTrv taB L i- s i Vr 1 i t z i 1 y MAIL EARLY IN THE DAY yOST fc x CANADA OS y W sir the lightest of em all vvith all the refinements of a top notch production machine Sports - Pulp Cutting - Handyman Full jewel bearing performance Automatic chain oiler TA1E AND PLACE By STAN ROUGH KITIMAT It wa a sunny morning as a crossed the ferry at Usk The recent heat wave bad been broken by a he ivy shower and a coot breefc blew down the Skeena t had pased the Campbells who keep the general store and pot office on the read and Joe Bell had flown into a prospect by helicopter so I decided to go down to Kit Kitselas ¬ selas Canyon and Totem Pole Island three miles down the railroad tracks toward Terrace The Skecna River at Kitselas enters a gorge and apart from the strrp rockv banks on either side ft is divided into four channels at hliih water anl two at low This is caused bv two rocky islands and the main river rushes through the three channels and makes vicious ed eddies ¬ dies at all Seasons of the year When the river Is high a nar narrow ¬ row rocky channel known as Canoe Passage lies between the shore and Ringbolt Island Be Below ¬ low the two islands in the gorge s a third rocky island which can be reached from the north bank throughout most of the j ear Still standing are three totem poles and four either house rosts or cut down totem poles are also indications hat one or more community houses might have becrv located on the ridge of the island Years aga the CNR passenger Irains stopped here and passengers could reach the polrs by crossing -a wocdn bridge Today tho poles arc hidden in a tangle of berry and rosa bsuhes plus willow and second-growth alder to say nothing of nettles It is like the jungles of the tropics you read about visibility in many cases is- only a few feet Tho worst feature is the nettles that set your handa burnjng and itching I finally located all the poles and made crude sketches for identification purposes The poles ot cne time had been re restored ¬ stored by the railroad as they were all set on concrete bases and bolted to post1 sunk in the concrete I made a note to write to the CNR for additional in information ¬ formation After escaping from the tan Kitselas leaves no trace of past gled jungle of tho island it was a relief to climb the bank to tho railroad tracks and tho refresh ing breeze blowing down the valley Nearby was a stream that tumbled down tho rocks where you could quench your thirst -while standing up While the spray cooled off your face tho cool water also offered tem temporary ¬ porary relief from nettle-infested wrists On the north side of Ringbolt Island was a section of tree caught in a crevice that from a distance resembled the skull and tusks of a mammoth On the supper ridgo of tho same island is tho remains of a wood wooden ¬ en bridgo indicating that the Skcena under certain condi CHANNEL 3 TV TONIGHT 2 00 pm Test Pottern 3 30 pm Toke 30 400 pm Scarlett Hill 530 pm Mike Mercury and HiJ Super Car 6 00 pm Telescope 630 pm News Sports Weather 700 pm You Asked For It 7 30 pm Zero One 8 00 pm Pattie Duke 8 30 pm Btn Cosey 9 30 pm Front Page Challenge 1000 pm Windfall 1030 pm Live and Learn 1100 pm CBC News 1110 pm Nitecop Final WEDNESDAY 2 00 pm Tet Pottern 330 pm Toke 30 400 pm Scarlett Hill 430 pm Vacation Time 5 30 pm Oulck Draw McGraw 600 pm TBA 630 pm News Sports Weather 7 00 pm To Tell the Truth 7 30 pm Kaleidoscope 800 pm Red River Jamboree 8 30 pm Perry Mason 93P pm Dr Findlays Casebook 1030 pm Man in a Landscape 1100 pm CBC New 1110 pm Nitecap Final Programs subject to alteration by CGPG TV tion can reach flood propor proportions ¬ tions which is exactly what happened in 1SCG and 1018 washing out th railroad ami doing considerable property damage at Usk Kitwnnua and Harelton At one time during Skecna River steamboat navigation day and Ih building of the railroad and thre tunnelsi in the vicinity of the village of Kitselas located on the south WHILE OTHERS STARVE FIREARMS FANCIER VANCOUVER CP A pick-and-choose thief took guns and ammunition valued at more than 1800 from the home of gun collector Carl Wilhelm Stefan here lie ignored two new shotguns but took four pistols six rifles a telescopic sight and more than 2100 rounds of am ammunition ¬ munition -yuy - SENSATIONAL - LOW PRICED STIHL 08 CHAIN SAW 4 lbs of top performance See Today at Greenlakc Supplies 898 Fourth Ave LOgan 48716 bantf of thd Skecna- below the canyon was a busy place There was a hotel stores jail news newspaper ¬ paper and an aerial tram to take supplies up to the bench where they were transported by four horse team to the up upper ¬ per end of the canyon where there w4 a wh Arf warehouse and a hospital malnrnlmnt by the railroad contractors Fotey Welsh and Stewart Today not trSco remains equipment aro rising and total capital spending is expanding moderately corporato profits are holding up well and could show an increase of more than seven per cent this year FLYIN PHIL A HEAD IN BET KAMLOOPS CP Cran brook Mayor George Haddad is in danger of falling one elks head in debt The mayor had bet High ways Minister Gaglardl that the 40 milc Salmo Creston cutoff expected to reduce travel time through the south southeastern ¬ eastern BC interior by about three hours wouldnt be open this year The wager was an elks head against a mess of Kam loops trout and a pair of snow shoes Mr Gaglardl says tho cut cutoff ¬ off definitely wll be open next weekend Hes definitely lost his bet Mr Gaglardi said Ill hang the head In my shack out back But Mayor Haddad may have the last word hes never said the head would be stuffed floods and a landslide have erased every trace of Kitselas below the Canyon the tote road to overgrown and some years ago guided by Ed Kenny we frtled to find any trace of build ing above the canyon All we mind wm a few loarto and a totem pote on the rtmfllnKt rotted away wliHli ti Identi Identified ¬ fied as where KUmm Geoinp the CHItf of liw tfitselas people used t live US wheat surplus huge WASHINGTON CAP The possible sate of 100000000 to 125000000 tons of wheat lo the grain short Soviet bloc would barely make a dent in the boun bountiful ¬ tiful tS supply Strike threat stops service VANCOUVER CP - The White Pass and Yukon Railway shut down its ship and rail service from Vancouver to tho Yukon at the weekend in tho face of what it called a strlko threat by Its American em employees ¬ ployees The railroad which runs be between ¬ tween Skagway Alaska and Whitchorsc Yukon was closed down indefinitely at the end of the last shift Friday The railways only ship Clif Clifford ¬ ford J Rogers which plys be twecn here and Skagway with freight destined for Whitehorse will not continues its normal sailings until the labor dispute is settled White Pass extensive truck trucking ¬ ing service in the Yukon includ ing vital petroleum delivery for heating will not be affected a spokesman said today All our other Canadian op erations in tho north will not be affected he said In the meantime freight will be shipped via the Pacific Great Eastern Railway to Fort St John and from there by truck to Whitchorso over the Alaska Highway The suspension ffecU almost all of the 150 American employ ees but only 20 of Us 300 Cana dian employees Crew members of the Clifford J Rogers will be kept busy with maintenance work and a lot of sailors have accumulated leave with pay At a time when wheat short- This is in addition lo this ages are appearing in many i years crop which would meet countries the US government itself owns enough wheat to Iced Americans for more than two years Business in Canada to make new gains QUEBEC CP1 Business in i the meeting was formally open Canada has overcome a period e Sunday night TInrolr elnrW nn1 ic fnrfrinff flhnflil i RETAIN CONFIDENCE to make new gains the Cana Canadian ¬ dian Chamber of Commerce ha 3 been told D I Morrcll the chambers general manager told its 31th annual meeting yesterday that while there may be some tin evenness in business throughout the year forces at work now in indicate ¬ dicate a year of slowly rising business activity It now appears that business will operate for the balance of the year and into 1961 with strong supporting elements and with greater confidence Mr Morrclls report was pre sentcd as the chamber opened its first plenary session after The report said Canada can not afford to jeopardize its posi position ¬ tion internationally by taking any action that could make other countries lose confidence in its future Although Canadas balance of payments has shown a distinct improvement the gains arc not firm enough for the coun country ¬ try to take any risks With the nations economic growth heavily dependent on re lations with other countries and with non resident individuals these relations must be con conducted ¬ ducted in an atmosphere of mutual trust and confidence An excess of nationalistic 2eal in formulating government economic policies could create situations in which confidence is impaired Should this become chronic Canadas attraction for foreign Investment could be lessened The report also warned the government that additional costs to business from the pro posed federal pension scheme or competition among govern governments ¬ ments over pensions could bring current successes in ex export ¬ port markets to a halt GIVES BRIGHT SIDE It points to five developments which offer a brighter picture for the businessman Farm Income will be at record levels secondary manufactur manufacturing ¬ ing which accounts for -one fifth of Canadas exports shows a 20-pcr-cent increase in export sales this year construction contract awards arc at an all time high Home building is up six per cent and engineering nrojects such as highways have shown a marked increase new orders for machinery and domestic food needs for an ad ditional two years Present US supplies arc am ample ¬ ple to meet anticipated domes domestic ¬ tic and export demands for at least 18 months probably 20 months Meanwhile next years crop will add many additional months of domestic and foreign feeding capacity Because of poor crops the Soviets have found it neces necessary ¬ sary to turn to Canada Aus Australia ¬ tralia and Western Europe and now possibly the US for supplementary wheat Saturday diplomatic sources reported Hungary has told the US it Is ready to buy 800000 tons about 30000000 bushels of US grain Other informants said Cargill Incorporated of Minneapolis one of the big American grain processors and shippers til- ready has requested an export licence from the commerce de partment It was also reported that the Czech anJ Bulgarian embassies in Washington have expressed interest in buying about G0 000000 of US grain Wheat supplies produced in past years were turned over to the agriculture department un under ¬ der farm price supports This quantity was 1020000000 bu bushels ¬ shels as of Aug 31 The governments stocks have been supplemented from this years crop of 113000000 bu shels The bulk of this grain is owned by producers grain mer merchants ¬ chants and warehousemen Americans consume about 500000000 bushels a year and use about 115000COO annually for livestock feed and seed They have been exporting more than COO 000000 bushels annually in recent years The good old days of the Klondike gold rush will be re enacted here Saturday by tho staging of Klondike Kapers The gala event is sponsored by the Soroptimist Club of Princo George under the chair chairmanship ¬ manship of Mrs Laura Low It will include all the games and entertainment of the period worked their way 10 miles up stream By next year when they have cleaned out the river they will have salvaged more I CHURCH CONFERENCE in the New Mormon Church October 13lh a 10 am Fort St James BUFFET IUNCH 12 TILL 2 SECOND SESSION 2 TILL 4 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND ENJOY OUR HOSPITALITY jftimMJHVWftVWWVVfl iii -fcwv McBRIDE NEWS PO Box 247 By EDNA HODGSON Phone LOgan 7 2741 MeRRIDE Mpmbers who at attend ¬ tend the meeting Wednesday of the chamber of corrtmerfe will be a report on tle vWt of Ptarks supervisor Dennis Pod- mere of Prince George Mr Podmorc made his first visit of any duratkn last weekend nd was shown the recreation poten potential ¬ tial here including the lookout on Mount Tearp Hl recom recommendation ¬ mendation regarding the devel development ¬ opment of a class C provincial patk at Dore RKer will be con considered ¬ sidered at the meeting to be hokl in the Wt Hall Mrs I r OLenniekbfts been released from hospital where she received treatment for burns to her hands arms and legs Mrs OLennick was the only person injured when the oven of the Alpine Cafe and Bakery blew up recently She is still unable to be on her feet for long but had a lucky escape from more critioal injuries -k k -k McBridc district has enjoyed I the finest fall in many years and September was compara comparatively ¬ tively free of frost No damage ws experienced from one light frost and corn tomatoes gourds strawberries and even peas and beans continue to grew Many flower gardens arc still showing a rsrofusion of bloom and Mrs I Losacfc has a clump of lovely mauve mums in full bloom Cooler das and estate of J P Crerar who died in 10W the last descendant of a family which made a fortune SATURDAY IN CIVIC CENTRE a sprinkling of now on the higher mountains however foretell a more tmtal spell of weather Friday w inittation day at the Junior - Senior Secondary School and weird ami wonderful attire was shown when th In Initiate ¬ itiate were paraded around town after school Herded by the seniors the grade eights and newcomers to the school wro put tbroufh pushups bead stands And oilier acts on Main Street At 7 p m the public was invited to attend tho exercise when ptinlshmens were meted out to those who were consid considered ¬ ered to have failed in some re respect ¬ spect and the hijink ended with a student dance in the auditorium C II Oobie was elected presi president ¬ dent at the first meeting of the year of the Mcllride PTA re recently ¬ cently Other officers include Everett Monroe vice president Mrs Everett Monroe secretary treasurer A E Dawson honor honorary ¬ ary president and Mrs S liar stad past president Teachers were introduced to the gather gathering ¬ ing by Mrs Harstad Members of the OORP which participated in a joint bursary provided by the TTA attended the meeting Winner of the 175 award last j ear was Faye Hack a student at the University of IJ C GRADE BIGHT BY AGE 10 BC whiz kid wins PENDER HARBOR CT - A 10-year-old boy genius is off to Scotland on a 10000 scholar slim that will enable him to study in private schools Derek Morris son of Dr and Mrs II V Morris completed seven years of elementary school in four The scholarship will provide for eight years of study at Cargilfield Prepara Preparatory ¬ tory School and Fcttes College in Edinburgh The scholarship is granted annually by tho J P Crerar Foundation to a student with outstanding performance in ele elementary ¬ mentary school The foundation was set up with funds from tno IP building railroads in Canada The GOQO milc flight to Scot lanJ wasnt anything special for Derek He has been travelling ever since he was born in Ath Athens ¬ ens where bis father was a medical attache at the Cana Canadian ¬ dian embassy He got his first schooling in Barbados and lias attended school in England Scotland however is a new experience Ill be wearing a kilt on SunJays said Derek Also there are only 110 boys in the school and a teacher to every 10 boys Derek hopes to be a scientist specializing in rocketry and astronomy His favorite pas pastimes ¬ times are chess swimming and playing the flute Kapers recreate gold rush and will get underway in the has been printed ready for tho Civic Centre at 2 pm and con 1 occasion tinuo until midnight Admission is 50 cents per per person ¬ son which entitles the entrant to a chance at 10 excellent door prizes All games will operate with funny money Mrs Low re reports ¬ ports that one million dollars Underwater logging test of skill courage BOMNECHERE Ont CP Along the banks of the Bonne cherc River the lumberjacks never yell timber 1 Its not easy to yell anything when your face is covered by a scuba divers mask And there wouldnt be any point to it anyway because tho timber is being brought up from tho bottom of the river The Bonnechcre which flws into the Ottawa River 40 miles est of Ottawa has since 19C2 been tho scene of a salvage op operation ¬ eration carried on by Jim Voll brecht and Bert Jolly Partners in a firm called Commercial Divers Underwater Salvage Company theyre reap ing a harvest left from the boisterous 19th century logging boom Last year they set up a mill near Round Lako and have than 1000000 board feet of white pine and hemlock In an 82-foot-deep section of the river where the salvage team was operating this sum mer there were logs lying 30 feet deep in the mud of an un derwater cavity The firm employs 26 men four of them divers and uses a winch a lG foot turbocraft boat and scuba diving equip ment We work from ice to Ice started April 27 this year in a blizzard thev said Last fall we would walk out on the ico until the ice broke then go in We arent going to do that again The winch fitted to the back of a truck is placed in position at the side of the river and tho boat takes tho eablo and diver across wonting wim a iigw the diver carries tho cable to the river bottom and puts a half hitch around each log Extreme care must be taken for logs lie wedged in the sides of the underwater cavity and it doesnt take much to start a slide As many as 55 logs are hitched at once The diver must be up and out of the water be before ¬ fore the winch goes into action Having onco had 35 logs drasged over his back Jim Vollbrecht makes this a strict rule A shore crew unhitches the logs while the diver rests before going down again Then another winch moves the logs to an or orderly ¬ derly pile where trucks pick them up and haul them along the river road to the mill The logs dry about 20 per cent faster than timber cut from the bush and some pre virgin tim ber entirely free from knots Entertainment chairman Is Mrs Bert Frcy Her chorus girls as well as booth operat ors wm an wear penou cos tumes Booths will bo operated by The Holy Name Society Moose Lodge RCAF Baldy Hughes Rotary Lions Kiwants Nccha ko ACT Shriners Stock Car Club Kinsmen and Toastmis tress Club The Soroptimist Club will sell popcorn soft drinks and ico cream for the children and tho Women of the Mooso will op operate ¬ erate the kitchen Especially for the children Is the fish pond which members of the higli school student coun council ¬ cil will operate The Soroptimist Club was or organized ¬ ganized hero six years ago Be Because ¬ cause members arc classified and must bo top executives or business owners there are only 17 members at tho present tlmo The clubs projects on na tional and international levels are supported through members dues and talent money Money raised locally must be spent on local projects The clubs current projects are an annual scholarshlo for a local student anl the Senior Citizens Christmas dinner A committe is currently investi investigating ¬ gating a new local project Canadian cows htg producers TORONTO CP Canadian cows will produce 1000 i ounds of milk for every man woman and child in tho country this year says President J M Hart wick of the National Dairy Council Canadas population totalled 19000000 persons last week and farmers and processors will dis distribute ¬ tribute 19000000000 pounds of milk in some form at home or among more than 50 countries in the export field Mr Hart wick told the councils 46th an annual ¬ nual meeting Sales in 19G3 would achieve a record The dairy industry injects move than 1000000000 into tho Canadian economy annually ho said i