now
almost
halfway
through
Its
fourth
year
of
operation
As
batches
of
youngsters
in
various
stages
of
swimming
ability
went
through
their
strokes
Thursday
at
the
city
swimming
pool
on
Watrous
Mitt
Brlggs
Prince
George
recrea
recreation
¬
tion
director
was
full
of
praise
for
The
Citizen
pro
project
¬
ject
Anything
a
child
learns
which
will
help
him
conquer
a
fear
of
water
is
of
inestimable
value
he
said
The
benefits
froii
these
classes
speak
for
them
selves
Brlggs
estimated
that
since
The
Citizen
took
over
sponsor
ship
of
the
swim
classes
from
Prince
George
Rotary
Club
In
Indians
Learn
Legal
Standing
Three
days
of
talks
designed
to
give
Indians
assistance
in
handling
their
own
affairs
were
held
last
week
on
he
Fort
St
James
Indian
reserve
The
talks
organized
by
the
Stuart
Lake
Indian
Agency
covered
legal
matters
financial
affairs
and
community
development
problems
Above
Prince
George
lawyei
Ray
Culhnane
at
end
of
Citizen
Sponsored
Children
Banish
Fear
In
Swimming
Program
Nearly
Juuu
children
be
tween
the
ages
of
6
and
14
are
taking
advantage
of
The
Citizens
free
swimming
classes
19G5
about
7000
children
have
learned
how
to
keep
themselves
afloat
The
interest
from
the
chil
children
¬
dren
growi
each
year
he
said
explaining
the
number
of
regis
registrations
¬
trations
have
kept
pace
with
the
growth
of
the
city
We
have
about
150
more
chil
children
¬
dren
taking
lessons
than
we
had
last
year
and
we
are
now
up
to
full
capacity
Brlggs
said
he
received
more
registrations
than
he
could
han
handle
¬
dle
I
dont
know
how
many
Body
Identified
VANCOUVER
CP
Police
Sunday
identified
a
womans
body
recovered
Saturday
from
the
Traser
River
as
that
of
Judy
Edith
Scott
24
of
Vancouver
Police
said
the
woman
was
apparently
strangled
bj
a
length
of
electrical
wire
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Shorter
Shortest
Past
exalted
ruler
of
Prince
George
Elks
Lodge
Dave
Seymour
bends
all
of
his
5
ftet
4
inches
to
greet
diminutive
Cliff
King
3
feet
6
inches
at
the
Carson
and
Barnes
circus
which
preformed
under
the
Elks
sponsorship
at
Prince
Geoige
Exhibition
grounds
Friday
and
Saturday
The
performance
is
watched
by
Kings
wife
Mamie
herself
a
towering
3
fttt
4
inches
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Dutf
photo
i
table
talks
to
the
band
council
on
legal
matteis
pertaining
to
the
Indian
Act
during
the
fust
days
talks
Wednesday
Chief
councillor
Nick
Pnnce
head
of
the
Necoshe
band
of
Carrier
Indians
on
the
Fort
St
James
reserve
is
on
the
left
of
the
picture
Duffy
photo
applications
we
received
this
year
but
we
just
cut
them
off
when
we
reached
our
limft
and
there
were
still
a
lot
left
The
swim
clas-
sponsor
sponsored
¬
ed
this
year
by
Tne
Citizen
and
the
citys
Civic
Properties
Commission
give
the
youngsters
five
hours
instruction
spread
over
10
half
hour
lessons
In
two
weeks
The
classes
go
from
f
-15
am
to
230
p
m
Monday
to
Fri
Friday
¬
day
Class
sizes
vary
running
as
small
as
eight
and
as
large
as
18
depending
on
the
type
of
instruction
being
given
Classes
are
graded
according
to
ability
from
beginners
to
advanced
Red
Cross
certificate
Five
Instructors
all
with
top
swimming
and
Instructing
qualifications
have
care
of
the
children
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NATURAL
GAS
NEXT
FOR
BURNS
LAKE
Burns
Lake
It
is
our
definite
intention
to
serve
Burns
Lake
with
natural
gas
this
fall
Keith
Janowsky
aiea
manager
of
Pacific
Northern
Gas
Ltd
said
last
week
A
survey
is
underway
for
starting
the
installd
tion
of
the
distribution
sstem
which
will
consist
of
gas
mains
and
service
lines
to
be
located
in
town
Janowsky
stressed
the
completion
of
the
work
working
¬
ing
plans
will
be
subject
to
the
approval
of
the
local
municipal
authorities
and
also
to
the
completion
of
the
agreement
between
the
municipality
and
Pacific
Noithern
Gas
Ltd
Subject
to
this
approval
we
will
have
gas
this
fall
Circus
To
Return
Despite
Criticism
Prince
George
Elks
Lodge
Is
to
sponsor
the
Carson
and
Barnes
Circus
again
despite
unsuc
unsuccessful
¬
cessful
performances
at
the
Ex
Exhibition
¬
hibition
Grounds
Friday
and
Sat
Saturday
¬
urday
Dave
Seymour
past
exalted
ruler
and
chairman
of
the
Elks
circus
committee
said
the
show
will
be
in
the
area
again
on
Aug
3
but
not
in
the
Exhibition
Giounds
He
said
the
circus
will
be
per
performing
¬
forming
at
South
Fort
George
wnere
the
rental
fees
are
less
We
couldnt
afford
another
200
for
a
days
performance
he
said
Seymour
wno
said
the
Elks
very
nearly
went
in
the
hole
after
having
to
face
full
rental
and
licence
fees
of
400
for
the
two
days
performances
last
week
added
bitterly
that
most
of
our
profit
went
to
the
city
He
explained
that
the
final
figures
were
worse
than
we
ex
pected
and
that
the
Lodge
made
a
profit
of
just
over
100
Seymour
said
the
circus
man
agement
felt
the
Exhibition
Cariboo
Prince
George
Bulkley
Valley
regions
mostly
cloudy
today
A
few
clouds
over
overnight
¬
night
Sunny
with
occasional
cloudy
periods
and
early
morn
morning
¬
ing
foj
patches
Tuesday
Little
change
In
temperature
Winds
light
except
strong
and
gusty
in
thundershowers
Lowtonlghtand
high
Tuesday
at
Prince
George
45
and
70
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Lake
and
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River
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clouds
and
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after
afternoon
¬
noon
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and
thunder
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Continuing
cool
Winds
LAST
24
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Geoi
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Grounds
are
an
unsuitable
site
for
the
circus
because
the
big
top
Is
not
isible
from
the
road
and
the
site
is
away
from
pe
pedestrian
¬
destrian
traffic
Seymour
said
however
the
decision
to
sponsor
the
circus
again
did
not
stem
from
the
re
recent
¬
cent
controversywithClty
Coun
cil
over
the
cost
of
hiring
the
Exhibition
Giounds
or
because
of
the
unsuccessful
perfor
mances
last
week
We
agreed
to
sponsor
the
circus
a
second
time
when
we
made
the
earlier
arrangements
he
said
because
the
circus
had
a
vacant
date
on
Aug
3
and
would
be
coming
back
through
Prince
Gt
orge
He
said
that
cost
of
hiring
the
South
Tort
George
site
would
be
45
to
the
village
and
a
small
rental
fee
to
the
owner
of
the
ground
He
reiterated
the
Elks
would
not
sponsor
another
circus
In
Prince
George
If
we
have
to
pay
400
So
It
is
the
city
that
is
losing
the
money
light
except
gustlng
near
thunder
showers
Low
tonight
and
high
tomorrow
for
Fort
St
John
Grand
Prairie
and
Peace
River
45
and
65
Diversion
Criticized
VANCOUVER
CP
The
pro
provincial
¬
vincial
government
has
planned
the
diversion
of
Shuswap
Lake
into
Okanagan
Like
without
con
considering
¬
sidering
the
long
term
implica
implications
¬
tions
of
the
project
Dr
Pat
McGeer
said
Saturday
He
said
the
diversion
was
con
conceived
¬
ceived
in
ignotance
because
the
provincial
government
does
not
have
a
civil
service
with
a
high
degree
of
technical
competence
Mr
Alexander
G
Harrison
Art
Dealer
Presents
A
Diversified
and
Interesting
EXHIBITION
of
PAINTINGS
From
the
Collection
of
the
Dutch
Galleries
619
Howe
Street
Vancouver
INN
OF
THE
NORTH
COMMENCING
TODAY
fife
Two
Held
For
Trial
On
Theft
Magistrate
George
O
Stewart
remanded
two
Prince
George
men
to
Tuesday
when
they
ap
appeared
¬
peared
in
city
court
Saturday
charged
with
breaking
and
entry
and
theft
Gordon
Woodrow
Bogh
19
of
Prince
George
and
Thomas
O
-Heir
19
of
Penticton
are
charg
charged
¬
ed
with
breaking
and
entering
the
premises
of
Cariboo
Dry
their
formpr
place
of
employment
July
14
O
Heir
pleaded
guilty
while
Bogh
reserved
his
plea
to
Tues
Tuesday
¬
day
A
toolbox
valued
at
200
two
cases
of
oil
and
several
cases
of
soft
drinks
were
taken
from
com
company
¬
pany
premises
Endako
Men
Support
Strike
Plan
Employees
of
Endako
Mines
at
Fraser
Lake
voted
90
4
per
cent
in
favor
of
a
strike
In
a
two
day
government
supervised
strike
vote
Friday
and
Saturday
The
men
are
members
of
the
United
Steel
Workers
of
Amer
America
¬
ica
local
595
About
354
men
were
eligible
to
vote
and
296
cast
their
ballots
The
vote
was
taken
after
the
men
turned
down
a
company
wage
offer
of
18
cents
per
hour
for
each
of
the
three
contract
years
Union
spokesman
Vince
Ready
said
this
morning
the
local
was
meeting
to
discuss
the
next
steps
with
regard
to
the
vote
Monday
July
22
1968
were
injured
one
child
serl
ousty
The
band
was
returning
to
ancouer
Saturday
after
tak
taking
¬
ing
part
in
Edmontons
Klon
dike
Davs
festival
Police
said
several
mothers
became
hysterical
when
the
saw
the
bus
skid
400
feet
after
a
blowout
roll
twice
down
the
precipice
and
crumple
against
a
tree
The
parents
had
accompanied
the
bus
In
cars
because
It
had
only
enough
seits
for
the
young
youngsters
¬
sters
and
two
adults
Gall
Wunderllth
13
of
North
Suney
was
transferred
from
Revelstoke
to
Kamloops
Gen
eral
Hospital
with
a
possible
fractured
skull
Her
condition
was
described
as
satlsfac
tory
Joseph
McPhee
44
a
Legion
member
who
has
been
driving
the
Legion
owned
vehicle
on
band
tours
for
four
years
with
without
¬
out
accident
suffered
frictured
ribs
He
was
in
satisfactory
con
THE
CITIZEN
Rollicking
Busload
Brushed
by
Tragedy
REVELSTOKE
B
C
CP
-Parents
stared
In
horror
as
thej
saw
a
bus
cairylng
their
chll
dren
plunge
135
feet
down
a
gorge
In
the
Rogers
Pass
sec
section
¬
tion
of
the
Trins
Canada
High
way
during
the
weekend
The
parents
vere
In
cars
fol
lowing
the
bus
packed
with
rol
licking
singing
youngsters
of
the
Whalley
B
C
Canadian
Le
glon
junior
band
Fourteen
chll
dren
and
two
adults
In
he
bus
ditlon
In
Revelstoke
hospital
Sunday
along
with
seven
chll
dren
with
lesser
injuries
The
fact
the
bus
was
full
was
what
saved
the
lives
of
the
chll
dren
sild
Revelstoke
RCMP
Const
Robert
Hamilton
The
kids
bodies
cushioned
eich
other
during
the
crash
Its
marvelous
that
no
one
was
killed
Const
Hamilton
said
when
he
got
to
the
scene
the
mothers
were
In
hysteria
The
bus
was
totally
wrecked
It
came
apart
In
the
impact
and
the
seats
were
thrown
all
over
the
place
It
took
almost
an
hour
for
all
the
children
to
crwl
out
of
the
vehicle
but
non
panicked
the
constable
said
They
climbed
through
the
broken
front
wind
shield
The
side
windows
were
unusable
because
of
the
position
of
the
bus
Scores
of
Revelstoke
residents
rallied
to
the
scene
and
offered
assistance
Summer
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Prince
George
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Prince
Geirge
has
been
ex
experiencing
¬
periencing
aloogwlhrmstofthe
Cariboo
area
something
less
than
a
heat
wave
during
the
past
weeks
Thunderstorms
have
been
the
order
of
the
day
and
the
local
acting
head
weatherman
Dile
Rlchier
chief
Earl
Zllkle
Is
headed
for
sunnier
climates
for
his
vacation
says
no
relief
is
In
sight
Our
weather
now
drizzle
with
Intermittent
sjnny
periods
Is
caused
he
said
this
morn
ing
by
great
masses
of
cold
air
moving
into
the
area
These
are
fen
heated
by
the
sun
and
ex
expand
¬
pand
until
they
form
into
clouds
reaching
as
high
as
30000
feet
This
causes
a
somewhat
un
unstable
¬
stable
situation
Rain
hall
or
thunderstorms
can
develop
Will
summer
come
back
I
really
can
t
say
I
cant
predict
anything
solid
the
weatherman
said
Well
that
could
mean
wj
wont
get
any
snow
Thompson
Rites
Set
Saturday
Funeral
services
will
be
held
for
Mrs
Jane
Olwen
Thompson
59
of
1721
Kenwood
who
died
Saturday
Mrs
Thompson
born
in
Caernavershire
North
Wales
May
29
1909
and
came
to
Prince
George
in
1945
She
is
survived
by
one
daugh
daughter
¬
ter
Mrs
Rosalie
Laibida
of
Edmonton
two
sons
Fredric
of
Prince
George
and
David
Styr
of
Nanaiim
two
sisters
Mrs
Florence
Morgan
and
Mrs
Mar
Margaret
¬
garet
Jones
of
Trail
three
broth
brothers
¬
ers
William
and
Allen
of
Trail
and
John
Jjnes
of
Ponoka
and
six
grandchildren
The
service
will
be
held
at
Assmins
Tuneral
Chapel
Tues
Tuesday
¬
day
at
1
30
pm
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