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An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the InteresU of Central and Northern British Columbia
Prince George, B.C., Thursday, August 1, 1946
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jted Hydro-electric igineer Retained Council Advisor
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Ernest Bovvnessfeathering Data on Cost of Dam Across Nechako at Isle Pierre; City May Seek Power Commission Aid
cost of building a dam across the Nechako River _ to back up sufficient water for development of n 45,000 and 50,000 horsepower is being obtained by Bowness, internationally recognized hydro engineer. lr. Bowness was retained as consulting engineer Monday elusion of the City Council meeting in committee held to with him various aspects of a scheme which has en-the attention of Mayor Jack Nicholson for more than
as-to Pierre to
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data has been compiled ther advice   obtained from ..ness, it is considered likely or Nicholson that he and Mr. will apply in person to the iFer Commission   for assis-ovrard   preparing specifica-[ plans for the undertaking. the work progress as an-, it is held likely the probe sufficiently advanced by � consideration of a plebiscite Iclvic elections.
DIESEL PLANT er John Hart, on behalf of Power   Commission, has bred that an agreement has ched with the Pacific Great Railway Company for the a site   on which   will be a new diesel power plant at
ew site will include the loca-present plant near the the Quesnel River.
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(let   57    Municipal    School [voiced gratification Tuesday esults   of   government, exa-report�d on by Ray Wil-|superviaing principal. tudents in Grade XI passed | matriculation,    16 being re-nded and 12 passing the pro-exams,    taking,    general only.
 XII, seven were* recom-previously announced in n,   and   five completed atlons by passing in certain including   two   returned Walter Pettls .and Joseph "n latter taking a corres-course.   The   others are Bunton, Allan Gallnis and |McKenzie. w
"e passed with supplement �   Abrahamson,   Eng. Lit ; Eugene Beach, Eng laa-[peorge  Hamilton,   French; JL Uoyd, math and Latin; fat- math and Latin; and Paner, Eng. language and
} Morris passed in math, *ool graduation   resulted
 Swho was �*>^
Daisy Chimiloski, who * doling by passing
Rotorians Bid Farewell To First President
Dr. Oarl Ewert, first president of Prince George Rotary Club, was bade farewell by Rotarians at Friday luncheon.
Speaking for the membership, President Harold Assman wished Dr. and Mrs. Ewert happiness and Dr. O. Ewert long life in their new home.
Dr. and Mrs. Ewert left the city by car Tuesday bound for Orescent, B.O., where they will holiday for six weeks, after which they will take up residence in New Westminster.
"nations   in  social
certain sub-and subjects,
belnp  he *iulred subjects, Wag made up with options i  8upplem�*als were n^ Beach,
Man Killed Under Wheels of Train
McBRIDE�A verdict of accidental death was returned Monday by a coroner's Jury convened by Coroner David W. Hay to investigate the death of Palmer Stole, district resident.
W. L. Orchard, C.N.K. car inspector, discovered his body lying between the tracks while he was inspecting Train 196 in the local railway yard Sunday morning. The train had just arrived in charge of S. Chisholm, conductor,, and Prank Armstrong, engineer.
Const. G. Seaton was notified and sent for the coroner and Dr. D. W. Ryall.
The Jury comprised Fraser Tag-gart, foreman, and L. R. Kinley, B. J. Webb, Thomas Dutton, E. Robin and James Macalister.
Funeral services were held in St. Paul's United Church with A. R. P. Coggar officiating.
Mr. Stole had been a pole maker for several years for A. Monroe.
Red Cross Aids Fire Victims
Red Cross supplies sufficient to clothe four people arrived today from Vancouver from "provincial headquarters for the family of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Canady, who were rendered destitute Friday in destruction of their home by fire in South Fort George.
The emergency supplies, which include bedding and blankets, were wired for immediately the circumstances were known by Mrs. V. M. Morgan, president of Prince George Branch, Canadian Red Cross Society.
Neighbors rallied to the aid of the stricken family.
South Fort George Community Hall Association is sponsoring a benefit dance on Friday, August 9, in the community hall there from 10 p.m. to help them out. OFFERS HOUSE
Gordon Wade, a close neighbor of the family, has offered the loan of a house until the family gets reestablished.
Mr. Canady, who sustained severe burns to both hands, will be off work some three weeks. He is an independent trucker.
The fire broke out in the kitchen of the house and within a short time had destroyed the building and all contents, about 3:30 pjn. Friday.
Mrs. Canady, the two young children, Annie and Caroline, and Mrs. Canady's two sisters, Janet and Geraldine, escaped with only the clothing they were wearing. SEVERE BURNS..................._
Mr. Canady sustained severe burns to his hands trying to smother the fire in its early stages and in endeavoring to save some of the family effects. He suffered^ othejr burns" oh his back and neck.
The youngest Canady child, Caro-
Framework of Permanent Board Shaped By District 57 Trustees
Procedure was determined Tuesday by District 57 Municipal School Board as to October elections for a permanent board of trustees.
In the light of experience to date it was recommended that the board be comprised of seven trustees, rather than five or nine otherwise permitted.
Of the four trustees to be elected as from Prince George, two will be elected to two year terms and two to one year terms, with two of the three rural trustees being elected for two years and the other for one.
It was considered-, but not acted upon, that candidates' polling the largest votes serve the longer terms which, after the initial year, will be on a two-year basis except where it is necessary for a by-election to fill an uncompleted term.
While the vast 7000 square mile area has not been zoned, certain natural divisions were recognized as offering a logical retention of the
present areas.
representation    of     sub-
Harold A. Moffat, chairman, was all for advocating clinic sessions being held at the forthcoming convention of the B.C. School Trustees' Association to thresh out problems arisen under the new school system as regards transportation, dormitories and other trends developing.
Mrs. Helen McLean of Shelley was instructed to prepare a general equipment list for the four teacher-ages.
Ray Williston, supervising principal, advised that Miss I. G. Campbell of Central Fort George has tendered her resignation as she is getting married in August.
Noel Parker, physical instructor in the Junior-Senior High School, has also resigned.
Mrs. McLean reported that 13 of the 36 schools under the board's control require teachers.
Advice was received that the de* partment of public works has approved the moving of Oale Creek School over the Cale Creek bridge to a new site.
Air Cadet Corps Favored By Cariboo Flying Club
Johnny Watt, Cariboo Flying Club engineer, left a glider uncompleted in the �lub workshop at the Airport to fly to Victoria on Tuesday ro serve as chief instructor at a gliding instructors' school at Patricia Bay, commencing today.
The British Columbia committee of the Air Cadet League of Canada is financing operation of the school which will provide a minimum period of two weeks training at th� R.CJLF. station.
Members of   the   Cariboo Flying
i.<31ub are.awaiting the return of.Mj,
Watt to institute   a campaign for
formation of an Air Cadet Squad-
line, became alarmed at the out-j ron m Prince George where, accord-break and hid. The parents rescued f ing to Mr. Watt, conditions are h     f        th    bildi         l      f
her from the building only after a frantic search.
The family went to the home of Mr. Canady's step-father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Weisner, Third Avenue, until they can avail themselves of Mr. Wade's offer.
Dumping Refuse Leads to Fine
Nelson Ridley paid a nominal $1 fine upon being fined by Magistrate George Milburn in District Police Court for violation of sanitary regulations.
He is charged with having dumped refuse at the top of the Nechako hill near McMillan Creek.
Police laid the charge as regulations prohibit dumping refuse or garbage any place other than an authorized dumping ground.
McBride Road Resolution For Associated Boards
Prince George will be strongly represented at the Associated Boards of Trade of Central B.C. convention in Terrace next week.
Resolutions from both the Board of Trade and Junior Chamber of Commerce were forwarded on Tues-
near
Keep Thai Radio Down, Please!
Secrecy shrouded the departure on Wednesday of Roy Stibbs, school inspector, and Ray WillLston, supervising principal, on Operation X.
Two of the hardest worked men in the district since District 57 Municipal School Board came into existence, both are determined on seeking solitude while on holiday.
"No letters, no correspondence, no newspapers," was their dictum Tuesday to sympathetic trustee*
"Yon'a better not sit in your car between 7 and 8 with the kmMo on," said one sympathizer, hinting how trustees may seek them out.
The rest seekers Implied their only concern Is to seek a school �of flab.
day aheadLof the scheduled departure next Wednesday of 10 senior Board delegates and four Jaycee delegates.
Board of Trade delegates met Friday at a dinner meeting In the Prince George Hotel Cafe to select resolutions for the convention.
R. G. "Bill" Ranby, in the absence of F. W. "Bill" Dobson, chairman of the standing committee on the McBride road-link completion, advocated delegates again secure support of a measure aimed at speedy construction being undertaken on the 80-mile gap remaining. "MASTER RESOLUTION"
H. G. Perry introduced a kindred measure of such scope as to prompt A. M.Patterson to exclaim that "we would be farslghted to have such a resolution presentd. It could well be the master resolution of the whole convention."
In conceding that the measure was indeed farsighted, Dr. R. W. Alward favored the provincial govn eminent being kept minded of its obligations.
Further discussion resulted in a decision to embody both measures in an all-embracing resolution, as follows:
"Whereas there remains only ap* proximately 80 miles of new con-. (See DELEGATES, Page 4)
ideal for the carrying on of gliding.
He has been so enthused by the opportunities present that he has undertaken construction of a glider which will be completed upon his return.
The gliding instructors' school was originally scheduled to commence operations on May 15 at Comox but had to be postponed. It has been organized on aj?asis to include the training of a number of selected senior Air Cadets.
Mr. Watt is being assisted by J. Taylor of Victoria. Both are graduates of the Central Gliding School in Carp, Ont., and are highly qualified in this capacity. Air Cadet League officials advise.
Objective of the school is to further develop in B.C. the initial interest aroused and the training given by Air Cadet League headquarters last fall.
It is felt that by the operation of a similar school in B.C., those participating will be in a position to develop local air cadet squadrons in the field of gliding when they return to their respective communities.
The graduate instructor will be expected to return to his community fully prepared to take the lead in organizing the gliding activities of an air cadet squadron. -
MRS. S. E. GUMMOW. superintendent of Women's Institutes, visited McBride district this week.
Tom Griffith Disposes of Wholesale
Pioneer wholesale tobacco and confectionery business of T. A. Griffith was sold today to the wholesale firm of Kelly, Douglas �fc Company Limited, Vancouver.
The Griffith building on Third Avenue was sold to Eugene Smith and Bill Churchman, who operate the billiard hall in the premises.
It Is Mr. Griffith's intention to build a home in the city and retire here. Mr. Griffith went to South Fort George in 1912 and the next year established a billiard hall and retail tobacco business there. In 1916 he moved his building to Prince George. Four years later he-entered the tobacco and confectionery wholesale field in addition to retail sales. For the last eight years he has confined his interesta to the wholesale business. THANKS CUSTOMERS
In retiring from business, Mr. Griffith expresses his thanks and appreciation for the friendly business relations between himself \\\i\ the trade over the years and thaoka them for their patronage.
"I am quite sure the trade will receive a continuance of the same courteous treatment from the new owners. Messrs. Kelly, Douglas