ice PRGViN >,\L Obhahv VICTORIA, B.C. n An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern*#v *h Columbia Prince George, B.C., Thursday, July II, 1946 #2.00 a Year 5 000 Fire Burns }u5C, Babbitry And atchmaker's Tools watchmaker's tools and a rabbitry by �-n the outbreak L- reported to B.C. Police Noticed two men run from , building upon which he �voted vears of work, shortly fflames swept the structure but the chimney and "ss is reported to be partly i by iasurance. L jurisdiction of the city Partment. efforts of a four-Forest Service crew were to saving flames from to nearby woods, the ftag beyond control in the _ WIDELY iaze swept through a house fch Mr. Kelly lived and U rabbitry 110 feet long, de- | in its path 5000 feet of sid- feet of flooring and 90 it gyproc set aside for com- |of work he had been en- pon. illy is reported to have told fmen that he heard two men the back door as he en-jpm the front. atchmaker, his entire llve-linvolved by the disaster ame to him at the age of [ years, collapsed on a down-later Wednesday night taken to a local hotel , doctor attended him. puted to have had the fin-|,of watchmaker's tools in Canada. � CUP filly was v instrumental in largest curling trophy, Kelly Cup, ever presented hament play in Canada, and Itie of the Prince George onspiel championship. its of Central Port George the blnze from the vicin-watertower, looking across* hako River to where the | is located three-quarters of om the Nechako Bridge he River Road. George eturned to the scene this ! after having directed for-ierations Wednesday and is by lest flames flare up loner From �China Sees in District f-Rev. and Mrs. E. P. Irwin, 1 and Helen May, arrived Toronto on Friday, �me to be reunited with [George and his wife, Har-they haven't seen for P missionaries to French fa where they have spent |oi their lives. war they were in-s Japanese for over .who had been in the Air [J his wife, met them at 1 JJ!iremain here for a L^ntns. Both wm retum way opens �� Warned U Taking in Woods 4deSngfhotspeu and 2sv�ioning Uest JSlck?rs t(> ob-� Hi Hi i> entering the lout. it is Young Soldier Slain in Europe Pte. David W. Kix, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rix of Prince George, died in Hersfeld, Germany, on June 24, as a result of a gunshot wound in the head, the parents were advised by the United States war department in an official casualty report. Pte. Rix lived in Prince George two years and, shortly after his eighteenth birthday last October, voiced a desire to enlist in the United States Army. He went through to Washington, D.C., enlisted December 31, then took his basic training in Oklahoma, before being sent overseas about March. He was with the military police. He was born in Kentucky. Pte. Rix is survived by his parents and two sisters, Rosemary, anc Mrs. Stan McLean of Shelley. Other relatives reside in Port Arthur. Coast Dandy Flies North by C.P.A. Red Kelly, dapper, debonair figure, hit town Tuesday night in waggish vein after flying up from Vancouver aboard the CPA mainline r. Fred Schofleld, local C.P.A. agent, later walked Into the lobby of the Prince George Hotel with the airline passenger who lost interest in everybody but Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pugsley. He bounded forward into the arms of Mrs. Pugsley as her husband stood by, grinning. ""Red Kelly is an Irish setter, carefully groomed in Vancouver for his trip to Join his owner in Prince George. D.V.A. Target Of War Vets An undercurrent of dissatisfaction at alleged Department of National Defence inefficiency In handling certain phases of veterans' re-establishment boiled over at a Canadian' Legion meeting Monday night in the Legion Hall. Several veterans protested the long delays in receiving rehabilitation credits from Ottawa and told of inconvenience; and financial embarrassment resulting from failure of the department to forward credits in time to meet commitments on the due date. Those affected are young veterans who have launched small businesses under the government's rehabilitation scheme for returned men. They assert their efforts to find a niche in civilian 'life are greatly hampered by departmental tardiness In this matter, and their remarks were tinged with considerable bitterness. The complaint was heard also that bonds purchased with a portion of gratuity payments had not been enclosed with final gratuity cheques as promised at the time of purchase. Vic Morgan, president, appointed Alex MoB. Young, K.C., Dr. Allan Chambers and G. A. Kenney as a pensions and grievance committee to assist veterans who feel they need help prior to applying to the D.V.A. The committee will receive written evidence of, government laxity-in handling veterans' affairs. Complaints will be channeled through the Provincial Command to Ottawa in an effort to prod lagging departments at the capital. Branch membership was boosted to a strength of 240. an all-time high by approval of 28 applications, including five transfers. Advice that R. E. Archibald has been elected northern B.C. zone representative for eight branches was received from Provincial Command. BRYANT MOTORS LTD. entry which won recognition as the finest commercial float in the July 1 parade sponsored by Jaycees, was enhanced by the presence of Miss Georgina Patterson as "Miss De Soto for 1946." * Zone Issue City Council Cautious Over Reversing^'No Sale" Policy Louis LeBourdals, M.L.A. for . passed through Prince Tuesday on his way to Ba-Wne Lake to see how his sons are Progressing with their ranch. Indication that the' City Council may breathe easier next meeting after the cross-fire of past weeks was given Monday to colleagues by Aid. C. W. Perry, after sessions of being confronted by anxious applicants for lots coincident with weighing proposed zoning provisions. Zoning recommendations based on a recent government survey report are expected to be brought down July 22 by the civic building committee, he announced. Upon these recommendations will be based a plan for distribution of lots remaining in the Millar Addition it was indicated In a resolution tabling applications of Joseph Col-bourne and t A. E. Brown of Gis-corae. At last council meeting they had sought two lots each in block 224 on Manson Street between Reglna and Hamilton, aldermen reaching an emphatic "not for sale" decision. SEEK RE-CONSIDERATION On Monday night they each applied for four lots In the same block which would bring them up to the four-Jot purchasers on Patricia Avenue. < Mr. Colboume explained they desired to clear the lots preparatory to building next spring and would dig a well as the property is five blocks from the nearest water main. UNSANCTIONED POLICY In discussion, Aid. Ferry emphasized that no motion was in the minutes sanctioning the four-lot policy for Patricia Avenue, being backed by Aid. J. N. Keller who declared it had never been officially, fSee CITY CAUTIOUS, Page 9) Highway Grading Jobs Sub-let By (ampbell-Mannix Campbell - Mannix Companies, busy in establishing a sawmill camp and clearing camp for between 25 and 35 men respectively, above Summit Lake, have let two sub-contracts for grading on the Peace River Highway, It was announced today. Ben Coleman and S. Rogerson of the Mannix Company, have been awarded contracts to grade the highway from 10 miles below Summit Lake north to Mile 30. John Lynch, project manager, accompanied by Fred Mannix, and G Griffin of Morrison Knudsen Com-for Com- pany, left here Monday motion pushed highway. Delays occasioned by recent weather are being made up as initial work in clearing and bushing out the Chief Lake diversion and other sections of the route between here and Summit Lake nears completion. Formal Agreement Hinges on Settling Range of Categories While execution of the formal contract has been deferred until both parties have examined the various categories, application was made on Tuesday to the Regional War Labor Board by a representative of the Northern Interior Lumbermen's Association to put wage increases into effect in this district. Representatives of interior B.C. logging, sawmill and box factory industries and the I.W.A. agreed upon basic terms Saturday of various clauses in the proposed master agreement. It was understood, according to operators, that any point not agreed to would be submitted to Chief Justice Gordon McG. Sloan. Operators were to meet with the Union on Monday. The latter did not show up. Unionists tried to meet operators Tuesday morning. The latter did not show up. Mutual recriminations resulted. Allusions to "stalling" were made by both parties. The rift in relations resulted In I.W.A. charges being wired to Chief Justice Sloan in Victoria that his authority had been challenged by the Canadian Manufacturers' Association. The Union requested His Lordship "insist" upon Hugh Dalton and J. H. Ruddock putting into effect working conditions agreed to under his commissionership, submitting that "obviously the basis for settlement is being flouted and your authority challenged." Mr. Ruddock represented Interior operators. Mr. Dalton pointed to the application forwarded to the Regional War Labor Board, alleging the union failed to keep an agreement to make the application a Joint one. Finny Shy lock Exacts Interest A char charged Bill Dobso� Interest at Cluculz Lake. Mr. Dobson, who is a bunt manager while not on holiday, includes fishing among his many sports activities. He hooked a trout, just as a char caught one�the same one. In the resultant tug-of-war Mr. Dobson won out, but- the char had scored too, as examination of the catch revealed. DYNAMITE VICTIM. His eyesight imperilled when particles of rock were imbedded in his face by a dynamite explosion on Saturday, Emil Hughdala is reported as making good recovery in Citjr Hospital where he was admitted from a road contracting job. SPORTS DAY ''Lake-Of- The-Rainbows New Name For Resort The liquid tongue of bush land Gree provided a poetic name typifying surroundings of the lake, in the opinion of Alex Bowie and Bud Bell, proprietors of�Namekus Lodge. "Lake-of-the-Ralnbows" is the literal translation from the radian language which so caught the fancy of the two. partners that they awar-ded Allen J. D. Ross of Prince George a two weeks' holiday In return for providing an appropriate name for the former Graham Lodge on Six Mile Lake. Phonetically the Cree name sounds alcln to "Naw-mee-kus" in soft vowels and was chosen from close to 500 names submitted in a contest in which entrants poured In suggested names to CKPG and The Citizen the past two weeks. The stacks of letters afforded proof of the desirability of a two weeks vacation at Namekus Lodge. Mr. Bowie and Mr. Bell held a christening party Wednesday, that Included water and land sports in the afternoon, and dancing and presentation of the holiday certificate to Mr. Ross at night. It was a gala occasion, with children and adults joining in the competitions and games, and enjoying picnic parties. TRACTOR INJURES MAN Kenneth "Buck" Dale of Camp Creek was run over by his own tractor on Sunday when the machine got out of control and (ran across his left leg inflicting a severe j sprain to the knee. He was admitted j to Prince George Hospital | Creek where work is being-f They then agreed to meet Tues-on the north end of the day night to continue with discus- j sion on categories, there seemingly wet, being difficulty over interpretation placed by either party as to when these categories were revised. As far as wages go the base rate for common labor was set at 671 cents an hour with an increase of I 10 cents an hour across the board' retroactive to the date the men re- j turned to work. Categories other than common | labor will likewise get the raise, including boys and women above or below the present base rate, and hours worked in excess of 44 will be paid for on the basis of time and a half. Where a range of rates is provided a probationary period of 90 days was agreed upon and the coast check-off clause was inserted in the agreement. It was decided that where the Union or operators feel there are manifest inequalities in existing Regional War Labor Board directives, an effort would be made without delay to reach a mutual agreement by negotiation. Where agreement is not reached, arbitration would result. It is on the categories of work that difficulties arose, operators welcoming a blanket series of classifications and unionists seeking specific ratings. Red Cross Making Special Awards Ex-Mayor A. M. Patterson, Mrs. W. R, McKenzle and Mrs. Martin S. Caine will be signally honored on Saturday at a presentation of special awards in recognition of their outstanding service to the Canadian Red Cross. The public is being invited to attend the presentation at 3 p.m. in the City Hall following a. meeting* of the local executive of the Red Cross at 2 p.m. The national awards were based on recommendations of the local Prince George branch. "Visitors' Day" At Guide Camp Sunday Thirty-one Girl Guides will have much to relate on "Visitors' Day," Sunday after having been under canvass since Wednesday morning at Salmon River. Volunteers provided tents In ample time for the setting up of camp on Tuesday night. The 1st South Fort George, 1st Giscome, 1st Sinclair Mills and Lone Guides of the Seventh and Eighth Companies left for camp early Wednesday, with Mrs. Irvine Moss as camp commandant. sAn equal number of Girl Guides is expected to attend the second camp.. $28,000 Bid For Library Is Accepted The contract for construction of a $28,000 Provincial Library Building on Third Avenue is expected to be signed within a week or so provided J. N. Dezell & Sons obtain assurances of securing sufficient concrete for the job. The bid entered by J. N. Dezell & Sons was found to be the lowest tender when bids were studied in April, but exceeded the appropriation by $8000, resulting in the formal awarding of a contract being delayed. ^ The contract has been let to the lowest bidder on the stipulation that the job be completed in six months' time. In view of the shortages of cement, the contractor Is endeavoring to secure a sufficient supply in advance of entering upon the contract. It is reported that there is but one carload of 800 sacks in sight for delivery this month but that a minimum total of some 6500 sacks of cement would be required to meet in part the current needs of local contractors. The" major undertaking delayed by the shortage of cement and structural steel Ls the$40.000 garage being built for Bryant Motors Ltd. but at least six other projects require cement in carload lots. To date this year in Prince George there have been some eight or ten carloads of cement shipped in, 800 to 1000 sacks per car. Apart from the problem of other shortnges confronting contractors is the advice, from cement manufacturers that there is little use in hoping for relief this year of a situation which has been aggravated by an upsurge in construction across Canada. It is pointed out there is insufficient cement to meet the demands of returned veterans' housing requirements in bigger cities across the Dominion. BAND CONCERT Prince George City Band will conduct a concert on the City Hall grounds from 9 p.m. on Sunday, weather permitting. . Harold Assman Installed As President of Rotary One hundred Rotarians, their wives and friends celebrated the conclusion of a successful year at the service club's annual ball and installation ceremonies Friday night at Namekus Lodge, Six Mile Lake. Iri stepping down from the presi-dencyr John Mclnnis, spoke on the aims of Rotary, showing how the spirit of service to others was paramount. The past year had seen the culmination of efforts to-create*'a playground for children, to which the club dedicated Itself upon its formation. A, B. Moffat installed the new president, Harold Assman, who in turn presented Mr. Mclnnis with a silver tray. Other officers installed were: Everett MacEachern, secretary; A. T. Cross, treasurer; Earle Pulmer. sergeant-at-arms, and Jack L. Rat-ledge. O. O. Alblns. Bill Armstrong, A. B. Moffat, T. S. Carmichael and Nell A. McKelvie,. directors. Indian Born Here In 1847 Dies At Shelley Reserve Jean Marie, patriarch of the Shelley Indian Band, who was born-99 yenrs ago at the Indian rancherie that extended over the preserft sille of Prince George, is dead. Up until tlje ,|(pom days of 1914, he lived iri the Indian settlement located/near the present golf course here, (just north, of the Indian burying giVund* Wtth other members of the tribe he moved to the Shelley reserve. ^ Jean Mstie died at the reserve. 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