,^;AHY I. ' VICtOKIA, Sjgj; ' Prince George An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Columbia Prince George, B.C., Thursday, March 13,1947 ter Response Shown Red Cross Campaign response to this year's Red JJfjW funds was reported 1 M. Patterson, official 1 Tall dS collectors are can-em districts while out-of-)lies and receipts are in of collectors," said Mr. Kr Muirhead who canvassed ct east of George Street to bring in returns of 5 Boyle Is the first to fin-district while Mrs. W. E. 'who is covering the Govern-Uding has almost reached live of $100. [Hansen of Hansard was the �trict canvasser to make re-ie turned in $43.50 with the note: a pleasure always. Hope all is in br- to do it this entative citizens, from irt of British Columbia form ovinclal campaign committee B.C. division of the Cana-I cross Society which open-e-weck drive for funds on tie national objective is RED CROSS, Page 7) ror Desires idier Tests mid only get some means testing milk in town we the problem," contended Nicholson when Aid. |ciark sought information as her inspections are being under the recently en-; bylaw. be rigid Inspection ow on," His Worship assured after citing the major,' met with of having to to the coast. f RIFLEMEN iting of the Prince George will be held in Legion �May night. The riflemen en granted use of the range [Armory and the outdoor military camp. Driver Escapes Death as Train Smashes Truck Carl Jensen, 30, is in City Hospital suffering from shock, concussion and a fractured leg after miraculously escaping death Tuesday. The lumber laden truck he was driving was demolished when struck by a tonnage train while crossing the rails at Willow River. Force of the impact drove th? three-ton truck 60 feet down the tracks from the rail crossing, twisting the cab at right angles to the deck and scattering lumber for hundreds of feet along the right-of-way. Still conscious, Jensen was quickly removed from the wreckage by trainmen and mill workers Orvlile McKle, Fred Jones, Ernie Peterson ond Hank Ketter. Only eyewitness to the coll'sion was Mrs. Hazel Lutyk who had left her cake-making to watch the train pass her home at 11 ajn, "I saw it hit the truck with an awful crash and push it down the tracks as lumber flew all over," she exclaimed. Constables A. M. "Sandy" Millar and Charles Cawdell, district detachment, B.C. Police, along with Dr. Allan Chambers sped over icy roads from Prince George to the scene of the crash, completing the 24-mile Journey in one-half hour. The city ambulance driven by August Dornbierer arrived a few n.inutes later and at 12*25 p.m was on Its way back to Prince George with the injured man. Owner of the truck is the Geddes Lumber and Contracting Co. Ltd. ; Engineer of the train was Frank Armstrong and the conductor was Edward Hipsley. DIES IN HOSPITAL A. Paterson, 64, who was admitted to Prince George Hospital on Monday after a lengthy illness, passed away at 3 o'clock this morning. Assman's Funeral Chapel has charge of funeral arrangements. President ies Jaycees Strengthen �al Campaign Obiectives Ay town is entitled to the best that is in me," was the offered'Jaycees by Paul Laframboise, president of the 'Commerc f Cd i iiil dd % #2.00 a Year 'Com , p merce of Canada, in an inspirational address on at a dinner meeting in Prince George Hotel Cafe. 'deals and ambitions eOtion/'hesaid, in describ- lr Chamber interna-nt as one ot for world peace that good, strong built up by Prince t*r of Commerce and ?t would afforded Jaycees continue on into Trade work-f ^ ontrtbutes I'0' the t^ns, he cited, in "Wfttlon that local 4��undwork up� pr�erams may be de- th* spirit of the 25O0� 125 across the l prbvince of the united �the to Wash!., , D.C., coun-Portu- Woof! Woof! Open The Door, Richard While setting a record by cramming routine business into an hour's elapsed time between the reading of minutes and adjournment at 8:47 p.m. City Council received a perennial reminder from Aid. Frank Clark. He advocated that the city advertise for a dogcatcher. - 'Tm too old, Frank," P. E. Wilson, K.C., city solicitor, hastened to advise, as Aid. Clark glanced hopefully around the Council Chamber. -Aldermen hastily concurred that the services of a dogcatcher be advertised for. Passage Cleared For Zoning Bylaw A statutory hearing on the zoning �bylaw drew but one interested party Wednesday when the City Council met to hear any complaints Nick Robak, who has a store at Brockville and Bowser, asked that zoning plans, be amended to have lots 14 to 16, block 232, established as a local shopping district. His request will be weighed March 24 when the bylaw comes before ty Council for final passage. During the hour's wait for property owners to appear it was agreed the city discontinue buying army buildings for returned veterans under a priority system which has resulted in resale of some 50 buildings. BERNARD ALLEN has been appointed general superintendent, British Columbia district, Canadian National Railways, with his headquarters in Vancouver. He succeeds W. T. Moodie, retired, as the system's chief executive in British Columbia. I.W.A. Seeks Backing From Local Unions Overtures to organized labor in Prince George district will be continued toward concerted action on the labor front in ensuing weeks, according to a decision reached Sunday at the quarterly meeting of Local 1-424 I.W.A; (C.I.O.). Harold Pritchett, president of district council No. 1, will open a series of six broadcasts this evening at 6:15 o'clock over CKPG to explain in detail proposals for legislative amendments recently presented to the provincial cabinet. At Sunday's I.W.A. session representatives of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners attended An observer from the Brotherhood of Carmen of America was present. The brief was discussed in detail and unanimously endorsed by locals of the I.W.A. and carpenter's union. It was resolved that in the interests of organized labor regular meetings would be held, tentatively on the second Sunday of each month, and that units of organized laibor in the district would be contacted and asked to have delegates attend these sessions. The legislative requests involve amendments to the industrial conciliation and arbitration act, changes In the workmen's compensation act, old age pensions of $50 a month at 60 years of age without the means test, enactment of the health insurance act presented in 1935. Reduction of hours of work to 40 Hospital Society Changes Identity The Prince George Hospital Society will in the future be called The Prince George and District Hospital Society, it was decided upon by members of the organization at the annual meeting. The new new, they felt, will embrace the whole area in which the Society functions. Band Names Executive Jack Clapperton has been elected president of the Canadian Legion sponsored Prince George Band. Others elected to office are William Heln, vice-president; Harold Allen, secretary-treasurer; George Axworthy, manager. E. Gabriele was elected conductor and Andrew Manzinoja assistant-conductor. Prank Barone is librarian. The band committee comprises Mr. Hein, Mr. Axworthy, Adam Barone and S. Dawson. The part taken by the Canadian Legion, Prince George branch, In sponsoring the Prince George Band was outlined by Harry Estlin, Legion band committee member. It was agreed upon that band practice would be held every Thursday night In Legion Hall with a business meeting following once a month and that uniforms should be obtained as soon as possible to make the band a unit. Hospital Must Serve Community 20 Years BacWLo* of Civic Works Balks Objective Of Hospital Board The city of Prince George has such a bade log of public works that it will take 20 years before the city will be able to finance a real up-to-date, modern hospital. : � Such was the contention of Ivor Box Cars Save Carrier Driver Bill Strom narrowly escaped death or serious injury Tuesday when the lumber carrier he was driving backward dropped its hind wheels off a loading ramp as he was loading a freight car. The top part of the carrier swung up and caught between two box cars, tilting him over the drop until he swung himself to the ground. In attempting to return the carrier to the loading platform, the heavy machine fell to the ground. Sawyer Fatally Injured in Mill FRANCOIS LAKE�Jacob Petkau, 26, was fatally' injured Friday at Dyck's Sawmill when the saw he was working caught, on the 'dog,11 and hit Mr. Petkau on the side of the head. He died Saturday morning in Burns Lake Hospital. He is survived by his widow, who was cooking at the camp, and two small children. Biz-Profs Complete Plans For Spring Fashion Show a week, with less than 75 minimum cents an wages not hour, two weeks vacation a year instead of one and a low rental housing program with provision for final citizen ownership. Extending Water Beyond City At Users9 Expense Six property owners in the area south of Bowser Street were granted permission by City Council to extend city water south along Chatham Street approximately 500 feet. Work will be supervised by Charles East, city engineer. The persons concerned are B. To present lovely and distinctive fashions to suit an average budget and a. variety of tastes is the aim of the members of the Business and Professional Women's Club who are sponsoring a spring fashion show. / A variety of size and style ranges' for teen-agers, young marrieds and matrons will be modelled. As preparations go into their final week before the fashion show next Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Junior-Senior High School auditorium there is great bustle and activity. The perplexing problems accqm- B, Guest, president of Prince George Hospital Society, at the annual meeting Tuesday in the City Hall. In his report Mr. Guest urged members of the society to go w record as asking the city to "still reserve" the hospital site on Con-naught Hill. "Twenty years seems a long time to some of us but in the life of a. city it is very short and some of you younger members will see a lovely building overlooking the rest of the city," he said. Alterations and equipment are not all completed for the present premises but those on hand will cost some $85,000. This, together with the lands and buildings, makes a grand total of $115,000, made up as follows: Land, $5,000; buildings. $25,000; alterations, $45,000; equipment, $40,-000. Mr. Guest instanced how some nails even came from Fort St. James with such materials being bought in the retail market, in explaining why the cost of alterations "may appear n>ther high."" Alterations to be done this summer aggregating $27,500, include painting buildings, store building with hopper for coal supply, nurse** dining room, doctors' rest room, domestic staff dining room, drying room for laundry and additional equipment. It was his contention that in fim-(See HOSPITAL, Page 6) Communities Join Fight Richardson, E. R. Bloomfield, Sr J. panyjng a fashion show�lights, Peter Guehyj, W. lett and A. E. Bergland. Moose Lodge To Be Formed Soon B. J. "Jim" Bacon, holder of every elective office in Prince Rupert lodge and first vice-president of the Alaska Moose Association, is due here soon to install a new Moose Lodge in Prince George. Mrs. Jessie Harvey has been advised that possibly later this month or early in April, Mr. Bacon, in company with the district governor, will visit Prince George for the installation. It is hoped that the lodge can be represented at the third annual Alaska Moose Association convention in Sitka next November. Insecure Premises Invite Heavy Loss An almost record numbsr of insecure premises were invitingly left for criminally minded transients to ransack until discovered by members of the city detachment, B.C. Police, during February. No less than 50 premises were bund insecure, Xxpl. Norman O. De-Witt reported Monday to City Council. Police court fines totalled $1028 and there were 49 convictions,, his report showed. Property valued at $2472 was stolen, and that recovered amounted to $2352. Value of property lost was $268, and of that recovered, $170. Prince Rupert To Get *f 5 Million Celanese Plant (By Canadian Press) NEW YORK�Celanese Corporation of America has completed negotiations with the British Columbia government for the construction of a $15,000,000 plant on Watson Island, near Prince Rupert. LIFT DISTILLATE CEILINGS OTTAWA�Effective April 1, price ceiling on gasoline and tractor distillates will be removed and the Dominion excise tax of three cents a gallon on gasoline will be cancelled, the prices board announces. BOOST SUGAR RATION OTTAWA�There will be a 14 per cent increase In individual sugar-preserves ration effective April 1. The Individual ration in each quarter will be eights pounds instead of seven. NEW FOREIGN POLICY WASHINGTON�President Harry S. Truman enunciated a new U.S. foreign policy when he asked Congress Wednesday to authorize $400,-000,000 in financial, technical and material aid to help Greece and Turkey repel "totalitarian aggression," which is threatening their national integrity. FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL LONDON�Prime Minister Attlee won a solid vote of confidence in the House of Commons after calling for full industrial co-operation 'to fight for economic survival. � SHIP EXPLOSION GENOA�One man was killed and 10 injured when two explosions left the American motorship Edmund Fanning in flames at a dock here. spots, music, chairs, loudspeaker system, publicity, staging and scenery�all have to be discussed and decided upon, not omitting the all-Important question of models, rehearsals, clothes and commentary. The club is receiving full cooperation from the three dress shops, Allan and Hawthorne, Hughes and Ratledge and Your Dream Shop. Hair stylings have not been forgotten and Jakeman's Beauty Salon will be responsible for that all-Important essential to every well (See FASHION SHOW, Page 6) Trophy Play Ends Seasons Curling Tommy Tibbett's rink of Bob McMillan, Ron Spooner and Gordie Nash defeated Walter Burns' rink of Norman Ruffle, Arthur Garrett and Lome Minty in finals for the Commerce Cup on Friday by a score of 13-10 to wind up curling for the season by members of Prince George Curling Club. Scott Kennedy's rink won the MacArthur Cup on Thursday over Claude Munson in finals of the High School bonsplel sponsored by Prince George Curling Club, the teams being tied going home. George Kolias' rink won the Chevrolet Cup competition by amassing 26 points in league play out of a possible 32. Fred Walls' rink was second with 23 points. Rotarians to Hear. Speech on Empire "Is the British Empire Doomed?" will be the topic of an address Friday to Rotarians by H. G. Perry who addressed Prince Rupert Rotarinns last week and has been urged by many citizens to publish the subject in pamphlet'form. As this theme is of great topical interest, members are requested to invite guests to tomorrow's luncheon to hear the speaker. For Highway Harry G. Perry is leaving Saturday for Victoria where he will make representations on behalf of Prince George Board of Trade for completion of the 80-mile gap remaining in the Northern Trans-Provincial Highway. This is the latest development ia an inter-community effort between McBride and Prince George to focus attention of the B.C. Legislature upon immediate needs of the vast area east of here. F. W. "Bill" Dobson, chairman of the special Yellowhead Pass committee, reported today having contacted Aid. T, S. Carmichael at the coast earlier in the week with the result that Aid. Carmichael joined Bert Leboe of Crescent Spur in Victoria on Wednesday. The latter has waged a one-man, lobby the past week that is reportedly stirring up action from "interest shown in telegrams received locally by Mr. Dobson, including interested queries from the CJVLA. Canvassers aiding the special committee to establish funds for furtherance of the campaign report decided success locally. One canvasser alone, Alex Bowie, reports $500 in pledges the past week. At stake is the lapse of a year or more in which Central B.C. could reap a rich income from tourists now that the Alaska Highway is open for traffic, as, it is. claimed, a good many could be diverted from Edmonton to visit Central B.C. should a route permit. Besides which, increased distances for hauling logs is prompting a need for better road transportation. Although no accurate statistics are available of the tourist, trade to Jasper National Park as the C.N.R. ' accounts for probably three-quarters of the tourist traffic, an estimate? indicates about 200 cars a day visit Jasper during July and August. It is recognized that the potential traffic is very much greater, especially if additional road links are provided. Official parks figures show 25.827 visitors were in Jasper last year. It is submitted that with a circle route provded traffic would soar incalculably.