PROVINCIA en Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Inter,* of �t*rt*1 and Northern British Columbia No. 50 Thursday, ityAUR Idermanic t%\ 1948 10c per Copy; $3.00 per Year Iblic to Hear ty Fathers i voting public are to be giv opportunity of questioning tearing the replies of the Cit Irs on their record while in Dotting the resolution passed regular J.C.C. meeting on nber 21, Rudy Kaser, presi Mayor Nicholson real an account of stewardship City's finances, and City conduct of office. Nicholson welcomed the stion. He said the Council not empowered under the icipal Act to call a meeting leir own. but if any group to call a meeting, invite ouncil. pay for the hall, and i the meeting known to the the Council would be glad lend. iretiiijr will he held nt |r.CF. Hall at 8 o'clock i>n relay and member*? of tho are cordially asked to nd. holding the meeting before Bon day which is on Deceni- 16. it is hoped that the public (acquaint themselves with a the municipal issues in- In the election. jidy Kaser emphasizes that the es have no partisanship In natter of civic elections. The ting is held purely for the fit of the public, to enable to vote intelligently. |Gef Out and Vote he Junior Chamber of Coni-re will be offering translation to and from the poll day of the. aldermanic Don, as part of their "get and vote" campaign. :eption Honors tiring Forester and Mrs. George A. Forbes guests of honor Sunday af- i on at a reception and tea f by the staff of Fort George pt District at the home of Mr. [Mrs. R. B. Carter, on the eve Jr. Forbes' retirement from service. Swannell, district forest- Eight Candidates So For For Four Va�m& on Council, Three Offer Themselves For Two School Board Posts NOMINATIONS CLOSE TODAY Nominations for the forthcoming aldermanic elections closed 2.00 p.m. today. Today is also nomination day for School Board Trustees, the two vacancies being contested by E. J. Fox, William Rees and Gordon Styles. (See separate story, page 26.) One week from today the voters of Prince George will go to the polls for the election of four aldermen and two members of the District 57 School Board of Trustees. Three aldermen will be elected for two-year terms, while one will replace Aid. Fred Hale, who.se resignation was accepted by the council last month, after one year in office. At press time the following'." " names were known to be in the running: Harold Assman,'Gordon D. Bryant, Garvln Dezell, Eugene Sabrlele, George F. Hadden, Jos-iua N. Keller, Bernard F. 'Bud" Moore and Gordon Nicol. Most candidates seem to have iiuch the same views on what the �ity needs in Improvements but not all were agreed on just how he improvements should be met, ->r on how the improvements should be financed. U3-ASSES8MEXT The most prominent item on the Sleigh Accident Injures Two Boys hose who consider it to be an tern of minor importance, and at ast one candidate has stated Vie tilnks overall re-assessment unnecessary except In outlying dis-ricts where the assessment, he tated. is unfair. Another controversial item Two 13-year-old Prince George boys were rushed to hospital on Sunday afternoon following a sleighing accident on the slope of Connaught Hill Park. Earl Lund, son of Mr. and Mm. Gus Lund, 2411 Ross Crescent, sustained multiple fractures of his right leg, while a companion, Fred Baxter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Baxter. 2090 Ross Crescent, who *any platforms was the�*. , j �J�jgf fo& nent of city property. There are | sions He was discharged from andidates who think this an im- ] hospital Tuesday, nediate necessity and there jre The injured lads were coasting down the steep, icy slopes of an abandoned ski jump when their sled runner buckled and sent it hurtling out of control over,a >ix-foot bank into a clump of poplar trees. Their cries for help were heard by a young man, who ran up the -ie lisi <>f candidates'1 platforms slope and brought Lund down on S a property improvement tax. I a hand sleigh. n the main, the candidates are nt in favor of levying this extra i\- burden. Some candidates thought the present civic income adequate, others did not, ^\\] others agreed that it might be under certain conditions. All were agreed that the city must have more power. A few are still strongly in favor of a city � owned hydro development and others advocate the increased � See ALDKRMANIC. Page 5> weather Coming (scattered snow flur- today. Cloudy Friday, light, a little milder. Low temperature tonight, �10 P. Highest temperature tomorrow, 15P. Lowest temperature since last Thursday, �29.6 F. on Wednesday. Highest temperature for the past week, 32.2 F. on Thursday, a week ago. GEORGE A. FORBES �made the presentation of a p travelling bag with name R and decorated with a long rte ribbon, listing the names of kV! frlends past and present. Forbes received a piece of and a corsage for the !r- Forbes was -reminded that ,'ink with the service was not when Mr. Swannell re-over 30 years of loyal and ! service and gave him a Mse package containing his �'s badge, which had been Plated ajid Inscribed in honor ie wearer and his lengthy re-of service. Man Slips on Edger; Foot Amputated Rudolph Swanky, acred 42, of Prince George, was rushed to hospital yesterday morning, where his left foot had to be amputated following an accident. The accident occurred on Chief Lake road. Mr. Swanky was standing on the edger. and his foot i slipped, injuring it so badly on 1 the trim-saw that it had to be amputated. Cold Snap Stalls CivicJEentre Work Demolition of the huge civic centre army building is reported to be almost complete and only the cold snap bus prevented dismantling the trusses which are the last parts of the building standing. A 75-ton capacity drag-line machine will be used In lowering the trusses, and after removal to the new site, will be used to re-erect them. Dismantling and moving operations are under the supervision of J. Hutchison and Ernie Knecbt. and are being carried out with the help of about 22 men employed by the Civic Centre Association. AH work on the project has come to a standstill following the mid-week temperature drop. Some lumber from the building has been moved to the Seventh Avenue site already but re-assembly of the massive structure cannot commence until the trusses have been re-erected. Dimensions of the building are 114 feet wide by 132 feet long. The other lad walked down. STOP PRESS Garvin Dezell and Bernard "Hud" Moore filed their nomination papers early this afternoon for a one-vear council term. Roundhouse 'Guests' Deemed Trespassers The doubtful privilege of spend-ing the night in the roundhouse cost two trespassers $5 and costs each this week in police court. One Indian was found guilty of drunkenness and was sentenced to pay a fine of $15 and costs and a case of wilful damage, whiclt involved the smashing of a Third Avenue window, cost the offender $10 and the price of the window. Sentences for four cases of intoxication ranged from $10 and costs for ,i firsi offender to-two months haul labor for a habitual liquor act offender. Job Chief to Visit City for Talks ' The arrival of William Horro-bin, regional employment officer for the Pacific area, in Prince George, is expected in the near future. ' . Mr. Horrobin is making Prince George the last stop on a province-wide tour and will confer with employment officials in the city. Britain Will Emerge, Says W. Irvine, M.P. Back From U.K., He Wants Whole Interior to Pull Together to Get Railroad to Peace River Country W. Irvine (C.C.F.) M.P. for the Cariboo, has returned from Britain, where he attended the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, a firm believer in the future of the British Commonwealth of Nations. He was amazed at what he saw� the miles of shipyards, each berth occupied with a ship in construction or about to slide into the sea; the factories, up to date and working at full speed; the friendship even of Commonwealth subjects not of.Brtish descend such as Pakistanis, Ceylonese and Congress Indians, for Britain. Frank Perry is Named Returning Officer Frank Perry has been appointed returning officer for the Cariboo Federal Electoral District. An order-in-council to this ef feet was passed in Ottawa recently. Mr. Perry succeeds Bruce Parker, who resigned the office. Duties of a returning officer call for general supervision of polling districts and polls and proclaiming of federal elections. Tic Contract Threatened; Quesnel Loggers Worried They Look to Prince George and Reduced Operating Costs as a Possible Escape From Their Difficulties Threatened cancellation of a tie contract by a big B.C. lumber operator has alarmed Quesnel lumber operators. The cut in their tie contract is due to curtailment of U.K. purchasing orders. A direct approach is being made to Premier Byron "Boss" Johnson, asking that at least part of the new, reduced U.K. tie order, be allocated to Quesnel. in some quarters an alarmist view is taken of the position. Some small lumber operators, it is said, are heavily in debt to Quesnel merchants for supplies. They have been unable to discharge credits extended to them owing to the wet summer. Other quarters, however, deem the danger rather exaggerated, as ties are not the only lumber which can be exported from Quesnel. COSTS Quesnel lumber operators are now concerned with decreasing costs to put their lumber opera tions on prices more in line with the decreased prices being offered. At a gathering in Quesnel on Friday night, they went into every phase of lumber production, from yarding facilities In QueRnel, which they consider insufficient, to questions of wages, freight charges, meal charges and other operating costs. Most essential need, it was felt, was to find new markets. P.O. GLANCES Quesnel operators turned enquiring eyes to Prince George. They felt that if the freight rate could be overcome, here was an additional market for them. Many lumber operators thought that liaison between Quesnel and Prince George was not so close as economic circumstances dictated. While awaiting further developments in the tie export position, they have high hopes of a market in the to-be established plywood factory in Quesnel. They are also intensely interested in new kiln-drying facilities in Prince George. Every effort is to be made, by enquiry into stumpagc charges, and into freight rates to Prineo George, to open other markets for Quesnel and district lumber. Mr. Irvine regards the proposed economic and military alliance of western nations in Europe as the possible salvation of the world from another all-destructive war. "These nations will form the bridgehead. I hope, between Russia and America." he said, "and there is no doubt that if their hopes are achieved, they will for in a concentration of peoples and productive power, far surpassing that of either the United States or Russia taken separately." Since he returned from Europe a month ago. Mr. Irvine has been chiefly in the* Peace River Block �and he was clad for the weather, in a thick fur coat to defy even 60 below. LABOR GOVERNMENT "I wholeheartedly support the Labor Government in Britain," he excellent job. As an example, said. "I think it is doing a vory take the place where I was born. There, people used to be very poor. "Now the government has assisted agriculture, established fixed prices for products and for fish, established a cold storage plant on a co-operative basis. For the last, two years the income of the people is the finest they have known. There is a corresponding improvement in homes, in clothing and in food. Continuing. Mr. Irvine said: "The entire press is very much against Labor. It is ready to pounce on very little things, such as a woman standing in the rain in a queue waiting for her rations, to show tip the Labor Government, but if it were not for rations, those people would not be standing at all. They would have no meat or anything now rationed, because prices would be higher than they could afford. HEAT/THY PEOPLE "People are healthy and well fed. hopeful and busy. T think there is a deep-rooted belief that they are going to come through the economic crisis which has followed the war and they are going to make good." Mr. Irvine thought it a remarkable portent that in 40 by-elec-(See IRVINE. Page 5.) WILLIAM IRVINE, M.P. Guilty Indian Youth To Make Restitution Special appointment of Government Agent G. A. Hallett as a juvenile court judge was made recently by the Attorney-General's Department for the purpose of conducting the trial of an Indian boy alleged to have stolen �94 from mill bunk houses at Willow River and Shelley. The convicted lfi-y ear-old promised to make restitution and was freed on the condition that he notify B.C. Police of his whereabouts for the next three months. Couldn't Open Train Door, Nearly Froze To Death Frank E. Moore, 58-year-old �le-partment of agriculture inspector, lies in the Prince George and District Hospital today with both hands and both ears frozen, as a result of one of the most harrowing rfdes ever taken on a northern railroad. Moore, who arrived here last Saturday to confer with experimental farm officials, purchased a lower berth ticket to Jasper on the eastbouncl train Tuesday night. Arriving at the station a bit early, Moore boarded the train and placed his baggage at his seat, after which he stepped down onto the platform. He was surprised to suddenly see the train start pulling out of the station and he raced towards it- and tried the doors of cars as they passed by. Finally, in desperation Moore (See NEARLY FROZE, Page 5) IN JHIS ISSUE V. Page Editorials, Roving Reporter, Letters, Spotlight...................... 2 Classified Section........................ 8 McBride page..............................12 Can Hunger be Conquered? ........15 Sport .................... ; ... 18 Women's Pages 19-21 Children .24 Aldermanic Contest ..........26-28 LARGEST "CITIZEN" This issue of "The Citizen" � 2S pages�is the largest newspaper ever published in the history of Prince George., We appreciate this confidence in "The Citizen." Thirty Below Brings Trouble For Motorists, Work For Plumbers Plumbers, taxi drivers, garage .m, u.....estaaiani owners na.� eld day yesterday as the ten stature cracked down unexpe'v >dly past the zero mark. One garage owner contacted latr esterday afternoon said, "On1 ow truck has had dozens of cal'.r �ind they're still coming in." Mos of the automobile trouble came from undrained radiators and rur down batteries. Dozens of cars were stalled in garages and on driveways all over the city. Plumbers frantically drove all over town trying to keep pace with the calls which were pouring in from people-whose pipes were cither frozen or burst. One prominent member of the plumbing trade passed on�a warning for people to keep a tap running in their' hous^ to prevent freeze-ups and pipe fractures. Taxi stand dispatchers reported that yesterday was one of the busiest days this winter, as car-hungry citizens besieged cab offices with calls for taxis. Restaurants were seen to be full jut most hours of the day, with huddled pedestrians stooped over steaming cups of coffee. The cold snap which plunged the mercury down about 45 degrees to a winter low of �28, came as a complete surprise to many people who have been predicting a mild winter for this dls-trict. It is expected that today will bring more peace to harassed citizens and tradesmen as they gradually get used to the fact that winter is here. Some children arrived at school on Wednesday morning, crying because they were so cold. It's going to be slightly warmer tonight. See weather forecast.