eorge An Independent Weekly Newspope, Devoted to the Merest o* Centwl �nd Norther! tizen dti.h Columbio 32; � No. 13 ree-Planted Avenue nd City Sewers Due Rorarions to Beautify Vancouver Street; Sewage to Charged on Frontage Basis When Installed --oS along a main boulevard and main sewers in the ess section of the city are among great improvements for Ice George scheduled for this summer. The trees will be plonted by the Rotary Club. Permission this was given at the City Council meeting on Monday n /^tin Caine, on behalf of Rotarians, said they planned plant slow and quick-growing trees along Vanco'uver Street m Fourth to Tenth�the only boulevard at present ready planting Prince George, B.C., Thursday, March'31, 1949 ____________t_ BEAUTY, THE BEAST ....and a Fish ! 10c per Copy; $3.00 a Year otarians will not only plant, 5 the trees, witli a view.to trying the city. The quick-K trees will be taken out, the longer-growing ones C become a suitable size, otary Club Is defraying all ex-Jack Nicholson thanked rians for their public-spirited and instructions will be to City Engineer, C. East, �k along with Rotarians on | planting. KS statement that main sew-ill be installed In the busi-j section of the town this year (made by Mayor Nicholson in |yto a petition by H. Shallard ! Macdonald Hotel, who to know about the sewage i, and how hotel owners be assessed for the main i ft arp putting in sewage in i taslness section this year," I Mayor Nicholson. "8ewage go in on a frontage cost, I1 cannot reveal actual costs Assessment will be on �basis." cply to a rurther question, Nicholson stated that he cost would be. borne stalments bv those benefit- not paid all at one time. proprietor of the Commo-Hotel wanted to know whe-f his hotel was included in the i sewage plan. So bad was the ARE YOU 21 ? IF SO____ Turn to page 10 where you will see an invitation to be a banquet guest of the Junior Chamber of Commerce on Dominion Day, July 1, next. Final preparations for the event were made at a meeting on Thursday last when Judge E. D. Woodburn, Inspector W. Grant, Father Macdonald, Keith Thibideau, Rudy Kaser and A. Mackenzie sat round a table to hammer out details. The banquet to which you are invited is the first of its kind in Prince George and believed to be the first in British Columbia or Canafla. Experienced Craftsmen In New Business Here Percy Knell, who has opened the Prince George Joinery Works at> South Port George, la a real craftsman. Before he arrived in Canada over a year ago, he had 30 years' experience as a carpenter and joiner and those who have seen position, the! !��. work, compare it with that mal Hotel was using. Com-1 which oldtimers, who lived for ore lavoratorles while they new cess pit. "Yes.", said Mayor. :tricians Asking [Cent Hourly Raise their craft, produced. Mr. Knell with his son Peter, is associated with D. W. Dawson in their new venture. Both formerly worked for John Mclnnis, M.L.A. One of the specialties of the Prince George Joinery Works are complete flights of stairs, the C.C.F. Hall, the parture in thls Part of the world' flcians asked for an increase 'cents an hour which would 'their pay $1.70 per hour. nployers were reluctant to *e cost of wiring to the " which would be the case e raise was granted. Mr. Ross "i representative from Van- r. Pointed out that, the city 1nce George had signed �lty With a raise ln The Pys. The contractors however did e 'o this raise in pay trend. Another meet-e called at a later date the question further. Assess or vds. Proper! the Last Rites Held For Noted Surgeon Last rites for Prince George's welMoved Dr. E. J. Lyon, who passed away last week in a Vancouver hospital following an abdominal operation, were held in Vancouver at the Centre and Hannah funeral chapel on Friday. Present at the service for the noted surgeon were many Prince George oldtimers now living in and around Vancouver. Among them were George Morgan, Fred Hale and Dr. Carl Ewart. Pallbearers consisted of Dr. Lyon's fellow members on the council of the British Columbia Medical Association. Many floral tributes from friends in Prince George and other points were in evidence at the service. Those attending from Prince George were Mrs. E. J. Lyon, who had flown to Vancouver to be at her husband's bedside a week before his death, Mrs. Donald Murphy, wife of Dr. Donald Murphy, a partner of the deceased in the Northern Medical Centre, Dr. L. T. Maxwell, a second partner, and Jack Carbutt, CKPG radio announcer. Present with Mrs. Lyon� were the Doctor's son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Lyon, his daughter Mrs. Pat Guth-rie, and sister Mrs. Thomas , Parsons. Interment was at Ocean View Burial Park. Mrs. Lyon and Mrs. Murphy returned to Prince George on Tuesday. In Prince George the passing of (See LAST RITES, Page 4) Seen above with her 15-lb., 3-ounce prize winning rainbow, and the snarling mounted grizzly -bear rug which was the prize, is Mrs. George Cowell, a novice Prince George fisher-woman, who received her trophy last month at Fort St. James where the derby was held last summer. The Fort St. James Board of Trade sponsored the derby which was for the largest rainbow tr6ut caught in Stewart Lake or adjacent waters. Mrs. Cowell caught the 15-pound beauty on a Williams "No. 4" spoon while staying as a guest at the Smith Lodge located beside Stewart Lake. Although Mrs. Cowell had many rivals, some of which were close contenders for the coveted grizzly rug, her 32-inch silver beauty drew top honors. Its girth was eight and a half inches.�Photo by Wally West. Ah Parties Active As Elections Near Mclnnis Back In Town, George Murray Here From The Peace, Conservatives Get Busy, Liberals Off to Vancouver Party machinery of Liberals, C.C.F, and Progressive-Conservatives is being keyed up as the dates for the provincial and federal elections draw nearer. It is considered certain that Premier Byron Johnson, head of the Liberal-Progressive Conservative Coalition, will call an election shortly. Political sources forecast late June as a favored time for election day. � �---------------- John Mclnnis, M.L.A., returned from Victoria thi Council Debates Army Camp Casey Butcher, of the Army Camp, asked the City Council on Monday what they were going to do about the to be evicted tenants. "There are still 45 families there with no place to go," he said. Mr. Nicholson: "As far as we are concerned the notice still stands. Recent happenings have added to the incentive for the Council to get out of the place as soon as it can. As far as I can understand, there was wholesale looting there recently, carried out under the eyes of the tenants. It certainly does not inspire confidence." Aid. Nicol: I cannot see how we can put these people out on the street. I feel "we should grant an extension. Aid. Dezell: We are supposed to turn the buildings back (to the War Assets Corporation) and I do IN THIS ISSUE Editorials, Roving Reporter ...... 2 Letters to the Editor 3 Classified ............................ 8 McBride Page ................... 12 Women's Pages ...... ....... 14, 15 Children's Page ...................... 16 Letter of the Week ........ 18 Sports ............. .19 Convention Called The Liberal party's policy on coalition will be made known next month. It will be decided at a general convention of the B.C. Liberal Association in Vancouver April 7 aifri 8 under the chairmanship of Arthur Laing of Vancouver- The election issue for the Government will be a five-year plan of industrial expansion, costing $90,000,000 for railways, highways and power development. The legislature appropriated the record sum of $92,308,000 for the government to carry on its services (luring the fiscal year starting April 1. C. H. HOSKINS - NO APOLOGY DUE The board of Prince George and District Hospital will make no apology in respect of allegations made against Administrator C. H. Hoskins at the annual meeting of the Hospital Society. A special meeting of the board on Monday decided this. Last week, at a special meeting of the hospital society, a resolution was made that charges against Mr. Hoskins be either proved or retracted and, in the war Assets L-orporauon; auu i uoi'.....-*- -� --------------- ------� ......- not see how we can commit our- event of retraction, a written selves towards the tenants, unless apology made to the administra- tor. Present at the meeting of the we can make another deal with the Corporation. Mr. Butcher: "There is no place we can move." Aid. Assman: The City has no right to be in the rental business, i move that we stand by the decision we made two months ago. Aid. Gabriele to Mr. Butcher: "What happened to the house committee you were supposed to form, for contacting the Council?" Mr. Butcher: "We found it futile. The more we got into the committee question, the less place Vf " l i pital Society, however, upon in- '�Everybody had the feeling j Vestigation, finds that the alloga-that they would be out on April I tions as made against the admini- board on Monday were Cy Westa-way and Dr. D. M. Murphy, two of Mr. Hoskins1 chief accusers, and Mr. Hoskins himself. The accusations were discussed in detail. Afterwards the Board issued the following statement: "The Board of Management of Prince George and District Hospital regrets the unfavorable publicity caused by the allegations made at the annual meeting of the Prince George and District Hos- Power Commission To Talk With City The B.C. Power Commission is to be invited to meet City Council to discuss the power question. The decision was made at a full .meeting of the Council last night when aldermen heard arguments in favor of and against power supply by the Commission. Aldermen Xicol, Dezell and Wisenden were in favor of inviting the Power Commission to meet the Council, bringing with them an expert who could value the City's utility should the question of an outright sale to the Commission come up for discussion. Aldermen Gabriele, Assman and Munro were in favor only of inviting the Commission to come and talk, without the possible value of the City's utility being discussed. City Clerk has been asked to write the Power Commission, extending them an invitation. A discussion, which at times be- week and expects to address a meeting of C.C.-F. supporters shortly. He will stand again as provincial candidate, he informed "The Citizen." Peace River delegates to the Prince George Liberal Nomination convention being held tonight, are expected to plump solidly for George M. Murray, publisher of the "Alaska Highway News," as Federal election candidate for Cariboo. One hundred and twenty five delegates to the Peace River convention; held last week, united for the first time in many years and enthusiastically endorsed Murray's candidature. NOMINATION Following Murray's endorsation ihe convention spontaneously no^ minated Glen C. Braden, former Peace River MLA who was defeated in 1941, as provincial Liberal candidate. Indications from Liberal party officials in Pflnce George are that Murray's nomination to Cariboo Liberal candidacy is a certainty. He was Liberal MLA for LUloet from 1933 to 1941 when he was defeated by a Conservative candidate, after which he moved to the Peace River istrlct. At a well attended meeting in Elks* Hall on TTTursday, Prince George Liberal Association selected delegates to attend the Cariboo Liberal Association nominating convention tonight. DELEGATES Delegates were also named to attend the B.C. Liberal Associate ELECTIONS NEAR. Page 5> came heated, preceded the decision. An interesting argument in favor of using the B.C. Power Commission came from Alderman Garyiri Dezell.. who said the object of the $5,000,000 hydro scheme at Quesnel was to develop the Northland and' that Prince George, if it refused to take power from the Commission at cost, was" not playing its part in the development of the country. 15, so they would not go to any trouble with a committee." (See Army Camp, page 17) Fly Your Flag In common with other cities throughout Canada, flags will be j near future flown tomorrow in Prince George to celebrate Newfoundland's entry into the Dominion. Special announcement was made by Mayor J. Nicholson today. strator, as recorded in the minutes and the Press, are substantially correct." Board Chairman H. Hewlett stated this week that it was still not known who the new administrator will be, but that an appointment was expected iri the RAIN WEATHE R FORECAST: Overcast. Snow flurries.* occasionally mixed with rain this afternon and tonight. Cloudy tomorrow, light winds, little change in temperature. Lou tonight 25, high tomorrow'42. IjOw temperature for the week last Thursday morning with 25F, high for the week was also Thursday with 42F. Maple Leafs Reach Stanley Cup Final BOSTON�Toronto Maple Leafs waltzed into the Stanley Cup final here last night as the3' defeated Boston Bruins 3-2 in the fifth game of the semi-final round, to win the round four games to one. The injury-ridden Boston team made a desperate effort to prolong the series, scoring their second goal with less than a minute to go. but could not get the equalizer. Third period was held up for several minutes as fans threw programs and bottles on the ice after a Boston penalty. Maple Leafs will play either Montreal Canadiens or Detroit Red Wings in the final. They will be trying for the cup for the third successive year. Newfoundland Gesture The Lieutenant-Governor of Canada, Alexander of Tunis, is to get a congratulatory message from Prince George City Council on April 1, when Newfoundland enters the Dominion. Beautiful Girls Show Beautiful Dresses Dearer Lots Official city property prices which have altered little in some time zoomed up into the . "bright blue yonder" following the city council meeting on Monday night, when aldermen voted unanimously to sell all future lots at the assessed value. Lots were formerly sold for accrued taxes, City Clerk W. G. Fraser explained. The decision to sell at assessed value will increase the price of most lots by about 100 per cent, it is thought. Flowery hats and, pastel tones accented the annual Spring Fashion Show sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Association. The show took place at 8 p.m. in the High School Auditorium on Wednesday evening. Beginning with an introduction by Nina and Serena Fawcett, the 18 models (six for each store) showed casual wear such as suits and sportswear. Miss Ruth Aron-son was commentator. Models stood first in a picture frame and then walked down the steps on to a ramp. In the intermission following this, "Spring Ballet" was given by 15 of Mrs. Arthur Hall's pupils. Afternoon attire was next modelled. Ron. M. Sweeney gave three selections on his violin in the next intermission. "Serenade" by Haydn, "Walther.'s Prize Song" by Wagner and "Rondeau" by Mozart. He was accompanied by Mrs. Alex Mooney. Spring coats were then modeled. These were followed by six evening creations, modelled by two from each store. A record attendance marked this year's Fashion Show and the whole thing was considered a great success. MODELS Models for Hughes & Batledge were: Misses Kay Clark, Gwen Thompson, Ruth Miller, Louise Miller, Mrs. Eleanor Black and Mrs. Jessie Cunliffe. Your Dream Shop models were: Misses Sophie Tweeton, Marilyn Roos, Pat Gregson, Mrs. Margaret Moffat, Mrs. Georgina Van Dusen. Mrs. Marjorie Parks. Allan & Hawthorne models were: Misses Diane McLeod, Monica Jones, Frances Pet rie, Mrs. Jean Loder, Mrs. Norma Scott, Mrs. Flora Wood. Dresses, music and deportment of models were of an exceptionally high standard. The only criticism to be made, if any, is that the black backdrop to the picture frame did not. enable black and other dark-colored dresses to be studied with as much clarity as might have been desired by those far from the models.