An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Columbi �a 29; � No. 37 Prince George, B.C., Thursday, September 12, 1946 #2.00 a Year jry Sees |ite Of ragedy -nPr-= jury left early this tOr�n lor tie scene of the tra-?rh suited in the death of Sfer �-year old high sSnt.andMarjorleCrorier severe Injuries on Sep- rfifSl 1-424, I.WA-, returned Vancouver in time to Join fel- Ton a trip decided upon fcay afte/promptings by L Wright, jury foreman. ny accident* have oc-^onr this road (the Gl�- Highway) 'hat I corrida fSvisable we view the scene, I dark \i possible, to get a bet-'r Ues of H,� Mr. Wright sub- vas supported by Mr. Frey-tr who described the accident as gngoccurredona "very danger-f comer." in advising that he fcd be iri Vancouver a week. Freally feel it the only Just and way" pressed Mr. Wright as jreday was set for jurors to make (trip. r Allan L. Chambers testified i Keeler died within an hour or Ighway Toll IMore accidents have occurred the Giscome Highway, iW� ir; including three auto fatal!-than i0 the past three according to advice from provincial n�*�' *eWel� ich in Victoria, �There were no re-portable seats in 1943, four in 1944 and i In 1945. [of the accident from a lacerated r causing Internal haemmor- febert Abbl testified he droye over |ttle rise In the Giscome Hlgh- about a mile and a half from ow River and at a curve on the |of a hill met another truck. he light was shining in my 1.1 couldn't see. I turned too |h to the right," he said. described how Marjorie Cro-sat between him and Albert on who had Miss Keeler on his e, in the cab of the truck. if couldn't see where to go. 1 jit' want to hit him. There was nbankment there.. The truck I over on its side then onto its (See JURY, Page 4) Indents' Council Bctions Friday Way the 13th is not preventing pioneering in Prince George or-Senior High School where *mg for student Council of-1 will be conducted on the basis omlnations filed on Wednesday, ' �> polling booths being set up lrri- in the classrooms. and Hilliard Clare for the presidency; n, Mavis McKlnnon nan have been noml-tary, and the treas-chosen from among Forest Fire ^ Fought At Reid Lake B.C. Forest Service Is combatting a forest fire burning over a logged area including slash in the old Mc-CaObe mill holdings within two miles of Reid Lake post office. Two cat-drivers are being assisted by 35 men, including planermen and millmen from Len Proppe's mill, in encircling the blaze which now coven over 85 acres. Smoke from the the blase drifted up over Cranbrook Hill toward Prince George on Wednesday and embers were blown half a mile on a wind but were all extinguished by quick action of the crews. Seven other fires, ranging in size from a quarter acre to eight or nine acres, are reported adjacent to this city. Supplies were parachuted down to two fire crews in the Willow River country where one fire * is under patrol, another nearly out and two others being fought. Proximity of a small fire near Hixon to the Cariboo Highway has led to belief it may have resulted from a carelessly thrown cigarette. Ijowering clouds Wednesday night failed to bring much-needed rain. Forecasts indicate relief in sight but today an appeal was directed by R. G. McKee, district forester, for sportsmen to exercise every precaution while hunting and fishing and for the. general public to cooperate with the Forest Service in every respect while the dry weather continues. 2 Ppat ^ Wana Heam, and N Sawmill �anSes Hands action. l retire e to the Mtt- Auto Camp Site Thrown Open To Public Bidding Strong hints of a big industrial development on the property in question failed to faze Samuel Senk-plel Sr., nor warnings of floods, when he asked of City Council on Monday re-consideration of his application for 12 lots in blocks 40-41. Mr. Senkpiel reiterated his aim of establishing a Grade 1 auto camp by adding five government lots to the total and erecting buildings on concrete foundations, and filling where need be. Aid. Fred Hale alluded to expense connected with a town planning survey and the englner's recommendation that no land east of George Street be sold, "What are you going to do with the people already there?" Mr. Senkpiel asked, adding that he hoped to take over the whole block and develop it. "We've been practically accused of refusing you," Aid. J. N. Keller reminded him, as Aid. Hale stressed the area Is included in an industrial reserve which, he held, may be developed soon, on a big scale. "Authorities have told us not to sell," reiterated Aid. Keller. "We are being engineered to death," exclaimed Mr. Senkpiel. He submitted that with the new culvert installed, risks were reduced. '"I'm very much in favor of a first class tourist camp as the greatest asset bar none to the city," commented Aid. T. S. Carmichael. "I'am, too," interjected Aid. Keller, "I have to turn away people every night; but we've reserved that (See AUTO CAMP, page 4> Judge Quashes Conviction On Driving Count .. A conviction against Aid. W. R. Munro was quashed Tuesday by Judge Eric D. Woodburn in County Court upon His Lordship sustaining an appeal entered by Alex McB. Young, K.C., on behalf of the ap- j pellant, against a fine Imposed on; a reckless driving charge. The appeal was sustained on the grounds that evidence did not support the charge that Aid. Munro had driven in a reckless manner, rather that he had endeavored to avoid a child on a bicycle which ran into the side of his truck. His licence was ordered restored and fine and costs refunded. P. E. Wilson, K.C., appeared for the crown. Season Closes Baseball Winds Up Year Sourly As Burns Lake Teani Missing Baseball in Prince George for the 1946 season ended on a sour note on Sunday when an expected game with Burns Lake failed to materialize owing to the western team falling to put in an appearance. After searching the city in vain for the visitors a long-distance telephone call to Burns Lake elicited the information that owing to car trouble the team had failed to get away. It was a let-down for Bill Fleming, president of the local baseball club, who had his team at the park all warmed up and the largest crowd of the season to watch. To demonstrate that there are more ball players hi the area, a pick, up team was organized and a game was played with Prince George, the latter winning 8-1, due to weakness of fielding by the Scrubs. Harry Goodwin led Prince George at bat with two triples, a double and an infield single in four tunes at bat, while Earl Hunter garnered two singles and a triple. Bryant, who pitched a good game for the losers, got the only extra base blow for his team, a double. Dobson held the Scrubs to three scattered hits and walked two men. The two third basemen came up (See BASEBALL, page 4) v /;\ y Rescue Mission Saves Stricken Fire Fighters By the light of a harvest moon Capt. Russ Baker of Central B.C. Airways landed his Junkers plane on Williams Lake about 8 pjn. Monday in flying out two firefighters, one down with pneumonia, the other a victim of acute appendicitis, from the north arm of Quesnel Lake. Care required in conveying the two men to the plane delayed the take-off until after dusk but only four hours elapsed between the time the emergency call was relayed over a field radio of the B.C. Forest Service and when the men entered the Williams Lake Hospital. While the radio relay was handled through Prince George names of the men are not known, they having been engaged by Kamloops forest district. Japanese Fined $300 For Selling Liquor To Minor John Iinoman, Giscome Japanese, was f ln�d $300 by Magistrate George MiVbum in District Police Court on a charge ot providing liquor to a juvenile, one of four who subsequently appeared before His Worship In Juvenile Court. Testimony was that the liquor had been sold at cost then led to a foray on insulators, signal lights and other targets along the C.NJR-. be tween Giscome and Willow River, as the gin got in its effects. The Juveniles, charged with trespass and damage to CJNJt. property, �were each fined $10 and assessed $7 each toward damages highlighted by a steam cock being sheered off a locomotive by a cattle guard displaced by the quartette. Urging Vancouver Street Widening Notice of motion was given Monday by Aid. C. W. Ferry that next City Council meeting he will advocate widening of Vancouver Street 15 feet on the east side from Third to the lane between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. City Council at a special session on Thursday approved major street recommendations based on a recent town planning survey, agreeing that Victoria rather than Vancouver Street be the major street leading into the Vanderhoof Highway. Improved Plane Service, Cut In Fares Foretold Improved and additional plane service on the run to Vancouver, new and larger planes, and reduced fares were promised to Prince George Rotarians at luncheon Friday by Jack A..Barber, Vancouver, district traffic manager for Canadian Pacific Air Lines. It is the hope of the company to inaugurate a third section on Fridays on the run from here to the coast city, the airways official stated. � Two flights.care now made Sundays and Wednesdays. Converted DC-3 planes, fitted to carry 21 passengers, will te put on next spring, when two Xlights dally will be provided. One will be a Cariboo special calling at several fields en route to and from the coast, while the other will be an Alaska special, similar to the present run. With the introduction of new equipment and the resulting decrease in operation costs, Mr. Barber foresaw the possibility of the fare to Vancouver being reduced to $20 in a short time. Prince George is now considered one of the most Important points on its airlanes. said Mr. Barber. He stated the Canadian Pacific Air Lines appreciated the support received from Prince George and district residents and was endeavoring to give the utmost in service. Charles East of the civic public works department was elected/to membership in the Rotary Club. Gity Seeking 50 Low-Rent Homes/ Emergency Shelter Council Applies for Wartime Housing Ltd. Aid and Use of Camp Quarters by Veterans Immediate emergency shelter in "B" area of the Brigade camp and construction next spring* �>f at least 50 low-rental fiomes, likely in the Millar Addition, are Canadian Legion objectives approved Monday by the City Council. �iitim�nmnianuii!Biiiii!iuim!!tuiJiiumffliaHtiuiwiiitiiBiiaaiuBriii No Dodging Local Police Marksmen Among B.C. Police, the most consistent marksmen in the province are to be found in Fort George sub-division which piled up 93.33 points on an efficiency table following a province-wide compilation of marksmanship scores in a recent qualification shoot. Their nearest rivals were likewise northerners, Peace River being runners-up with 76.92 points. Const. B. B. Munkley of Fort St. James qualified as an expert marksman and Const. A. W. Strom of the city detachment rated an award as the high tyro for the province, balance of the scorers rating marksmanship calibre. Last Rites Held For Postal Cleric Widely known throughout central B.C. for his genial disposition while railway clerk along Smithers division of the C.NJl. for close to 20 years, "Walter P. Hall, 52, died suddenly Wednesday week on a Van* couver-bound C.P.R. train from Kamloops. The train crew was unable to locate a doctor when "a fenow" inafl clerk halted the train as Mr. Hal collapsed about 1 a.m., life being pronounced extinct by a waiting doctor at Ashcraft. Funeral services were conducted on Monday in Center and Hanna's Chapel by the Rev. J. P. Wes'tman, interment in Rose Bay Cemetery, Victoria, on Tuesday afternoon. Lutheran Ladies' Aid will meet in the church Thursday evening, September/12 at 8 o'clock. District Resident Dies in Hospital John Grandgenet. 47, of Reid Lake district, died in Prince George Hospital on Friday after a short illness. Funeral services were held on Monday in Assman's Funeral Chapel, by the Rev. N. Dermott Mclnnes. , Pallbearers were A. Tassa, G. Phillips, L. Barrett, E. Campbell, N.! Wiedman and W,. Mclntosh. Charles A. East, housing committee chairman, reported there are 36 families now occupying temporary accommodation in the Div H.Q. area. and a further 15 families urgently require winter accommodation. It was stated there are a further 15 families occupying unsatisfactory accommodation. The City Council unanimously agreed to apply to the Emergency shelter Administration, for the No. 15 officers' quarters and mess, No. 16 administration building, No. 9 ' N.C.O.'s quarters, No. 14 N.C.O.'s mess and No. 20, four-stain?arage in "B"� area. It will further endeayor through the shelter administration to secure all surplus coal in the Prince George-area, at both R.C.A.F. and Army campsites. W. G. Fraser, city clerk, reported War Assets Corporation officials had already secured, the army coal but had. found difficulty in dispos� ing of it locally. The coal has weathered into slack, it was claimed. In approving structural alterations to occupied buildings, aldermen favored )the Canadian Legion taking charge of supervision and administration. The low rental housing scheme requires a minimum of 50 homes being contracted for and, as ,46 applications are to hand, It was agreed to make application to War Housing Ltd. to extend the- plan to Prince George. ' Monday's delegation" headed by Mr. East followed up a conference? with aldermen at a special sessiort Thursday ai which the City Council indicated it would do all in its power to aid veterans. The survey was undertaken 'by the ^Canadian Legion to forestal any action toward Div H.Q. buildings being declared surplus. Mr. East reported receiving advi-" from the district engineer that negotiations are under way for the buildings being transferred to the emergency shelter administrator The monthly meeting of the Red Cross executive will be held in the City Hall on Friday, September 13, at 8 p.m. 81 Years Mickey' Brown, Oldest Barber in B.C., Still Going Strong, Enioging Active Life Life is interesting, it is good and holds lots of promise, is the opinion of William Ernest Brown�"Mickey, the Barber"�known to hundreds, young and old. "Mickey" was beaming Tuesday and cutting hair at his George Street barber shop with added zip. And why shouldn't tie? Wasn't he celebratmg his eighty-first birthday? Old and new friends made a point of calling at the shop to congratulate him and wish him well. Despite his years, he ls\on the job daily, taking a keen interest in sports, local, national and international affairs. He is the oldest active barber in British Columbia, and likely the oldest in Canada, and holds a life membership In the Barbers' Association of B.C. The years rest lightly on "Mickey's" shoulders and he has the energy of many men 20 years his junior. STILL A SPORT He declined a recent invitation to manage the local baseball team but assured the boys that he would fill the position next year, if they wished. "Mickey" has been an ardent sportsman all his life. In his George Street barber shop you can see a picture of his Cariboo championship ball team and with pride he will show you the cup they won. He managed the local team in the years 1934, 1935 and 1936. He also had a hand in organizing the hockey league here in 1934. "When I left the ball team they had $234 in the bank and the'~best equipment in central B.C.," he recalled. "They were a good bunch of boys. "Mickey" also helped build the Civic Arena, the Legion Hall and the Salvation Army building. BORN IN EDINBURGH He was born in Edinburgh, September 10, 1865, of Scottish-Irish parentage. He first came to this district in 1908, then went to Kamloops and returned here after the First World War, in which he served. "Mickey" also saw service in the Spanish-American War. For a time he worked ~in Sager's barber shop on Third Avenue and then barbered for a time with Alf Home wood. . In his spare time "Mickey" is to be found in his flower and vegetable garden, fishing for trout, or stalking game. During the course of the day at his shop he discusses many subjects and over the years has accumulated a great fund of general knowledge. ..One of his pet subjects at the moment is Mayor Jack Nicholson's program for hydro-electric development here. FAVORS HYDRO "We must have hydro-electric power to develop this city and country as it should be developed. "Mickey" asserted on Tuesday. "Hydro will attract a lot of small industries and give us additional payrolls that will boost the district greatly. "I'm all for hydro. What If it should increase our taxes, the benefits would more than offset that," "Mickey" declared. Prince George and district compares favorably with any other place he has visited, and this country has a great future, in "Mickey's" opinion. "I look for Prince George to be larger than Edmonton. "But," he warned with a wave of a comb over the thinning locks of his patron, Tommy Richardso'n, "we haye got to get In an push it some. Yep, it's a great country and will be greater as we push it and get to know it better." Citizenship Conferred By Judge Citizenship was conferred by Judge Eric D. Woodburn Jkt_Jiatura-lization court sittings this week upon John Banzer and Victor A. Blue. Mr. Banzer was born at Triesen in Lichenstain, July 19, 1902, and entered Canada on April 19, 1938. Mr. Blue was born in Boston, September 2, 1911, and entered Canada in August, 1919. Applications posted for- decision include those of: Harry - Turk, born Jn Estonia hi the village of Moisakula, who came to Canada on May 27, 1927. William Radke, born in West Prussia, Germany, November 27, 1871, who came to Canada from. Michigan in January, 1911. Declarations of intention have been filed by:" Stephen Holubosh, who was born December 25, 1914, in the Republic of Poland, and who entered Canada on May 31, 1929. Herman Karges, of Willow River, born November 19, 1904, in Dieter^ shausen, Hesse-Nassau, Germany, who entered Canada on March 28, 1946. , Samuel Magnuson. Sinclair Mills, born October 30, 1902, in Clinrlot-tenberg, Sweden, who entered Canada in April, 1927. IN POLICE COURT L. D. McPhee was fined $15 by Magistrate- P. J. Moran in City Police Court on a charge of common assault against Alex Vitai, and Evelyn Lottman, who appeared In court Wednesday, was given suspended sentence on a similar charge Involving an alleged assault on Lillian Ryll nnd was bound over to keep the peace.