Prince LIBRARY ge Citizen An Independent Weekly Newtpoper Devoted to Hie Interest of Centrol ond 8, them British Columbia . 32- No. 17 Prince George, B.C., Thursday, April 28, 1949 %ch Launches C.C.F. faction Campaign I Government Accused of "Junto Rule" in Fighting Speech Which Urged Socialistic Approach to B.C.'s Problems JOHN MclNNIS TO STAND AGAIN 'The chips are down, the bottle is on," declared Harold fnch C.C.F. leader of the house, inaugurating his party's I'ctoral campaign last night in Prince George. Simultaneously un Mclnnis, M.L.A. announced that he had been, unani-Dusly nominated for the provincial candidature. �r Mclnnis said the. Coalition 5 formed for the express and flv purpose of keeping out the He accused the Govern-of creating confusion by 1 Oc per G)py; $3.00 a Year Eng'two elections�the provln-\\ and the Federal almost to- ther leading to two separate iters1 lists. He criticized the Ibor Act, with its supervised }lke vote, as an allegation that working classes could not [mage their own affairs. 'There never been a meeting of the fbor Committee of the House." j The people of this area were ver consulted on daylight sav- he said. "We do not want |s Act. We have more daylight bn we want already. The Gov- nment made an order in coun- , knowing the legislation would t pass the the House." ?E PROGRAM deferring to the P.G.E. exten-|>n program, Mr. Mclnnis said: fe have had it at every elec-ln since 1912. The Government Hid have started the extension time in the last four years It waited until after the last ses-In. They brought out their pro-V and gave the people two eks to get on the voters' * list. IN THIS ISSUE Editorials, Roving Reporter ...... 2 Letters to the Editor .............. 3 Premier Johnson's Speech......... 7 Classified Advertising ..... 8 "Your Garden" ....................... 11 McBride Page ...... 12 Children's Page ......... 13 Letter of the Week .16 Women's Pages .................. 20, 21 Sport Pages ........................ 22, 23 Bright Signposts Adorn P.G. Streets Bright yellow signposts on the intersection of every traffic street will lessen the chances of getting lost in the maze that befuddles every Prince George visitor and frequently Prance George residents. The new signposts are much more obvious than the old ones, being about seven feet in height with the names of the streets stencilled clearly in contrasting color at the top instead of down the sides, as formerly. Bill Webster is responsible for I the stencilling of the signposts Another reason for the election, i which number approximately 150. said, was that we are on the ; The waterworks crew began put-of a levelling off in economy. ! tinS tnem UP Jast Thursday. 1 Government hoped to get the 1---------------------��- �See WINCH, Page 4) at was not the proper thing to |P. G. E. TENDERS Tenders for the construction of the first 14 miles of [the Pacific Great Eastern [Railway extension from jQue.snel to Prince George jare expected to be called on lor about May 15 it was announced by Premier Byron Johnson following a conference with J. M. Stewart, Chief Engineer and Director f the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, who has charge of pis work. ^ Bank Reshuffles Two Of Staff Yates, Manager of the THE PREMIER (centre front) photographed outside the City Hall, flanked by Charles Albins and Harry Bowman. Included in the picture are many out-of-town delegates to the "On to the Peace" convention, including Harold Box, H. J. Gardner Sr., and John A. Fraser of Quesnel; Duncan Kerr, Terrace George Murray, J. J. Hodgkinson and W. Scales of Dowson Creek; C. A. Cornell and Slim Powney of Fort St. James; H. V. Taylor C. E. Robins and J. K. Andros of Vanderhoof; Frank Goodrich, J. D. Smedley and N. Stoder, Williams Lake; H. E. Roche, K. Dodds and T. W. Har- greaves of Fort St. John; W. H. Edmunds and Ronald Waite of Williams Lake; W. E. North, R. E. Harris, James McKelvie and C. P. Cant of Wells; E. C. Sargent, B. R. Leboe and G. A. Luoy of McBride; Ceal Tingley of Quesnel; W. H. Hogg, Williams Lake; B. Peal, Quesnel; Mark Connelly. Fort Fraser. From Prince George are Sub. Insp. George Clark, J. Watt, Mayor Jack Nicholson, W. R. Munro, Charles Wisenden, Gordon Nicol, Eugene Gabriele, R. G. Kaser, A. Borone and H. Claire. �Photo by Wally West. Les Royal Bank of Canada, Prince this week. George Branch, expects to leave Prince George on May 25 for a new post in Vancouver. Early Start On Hart Highway Work on the Prince George em of the Hart Highway is expects to get under way in a month o six weeks said R. Rideout, resi dent office manager for the W. C Arnett Construction Company Immunity Centre-[Minor Mishap \:*?}ncer George Memorial �"�nlty Centre project suf-aat minor setback on Thurs-when a foundation col- had to be lowered and sustained some da-in the process damage, however, is by ^reparable. no Of At the same time, the coming transfer of assistant accountant E. Paterson to a post in North Vancouver, is announced. "I regret very much leaving this City." said Mr. Yates. "In all my 29 years of banking experience I have never met business people more pleasant to deal with." Mr. Paterson, who is engaged to Miss Jean Bowman, will marry before leaving for Vancouver. The couple had already obtained an apartment and were intending to reside in Prince George when news of Mr. Paterson's transfer caused a. change in plans. His successor here will be Mr. Napier, manager of the Ladner branch of the Royal Bank, who will be accompanied by his family. (See "Man of the Week," page two.) STOP PRESS Thirty one "found ins" and three keepers of an' alleged gaming house appeared in police court this morning following a midnight raid by city police on the Third Avenue premises of the Summit Highway Association. Bail for "found ins" was set at $10 per person. The alleged keepers of what the charges describe as a disorderly house, Karl firwin, W. H. Anderson and Angus "Tiny" MacDonald, were also remanded on bail. Magistrate P. J. Mornn remanded the case for eight days. A. McB. Young, K.C., is'acting for the Summit Highway Association. O, Dry Those'Tears! "cniom , ... Wet paint and city dust make Undav, Anrii o7 MIle Lake a P��r combination thinks Cyril *. at 2:12 p.m. Dupre, sign painter Corner Que- holder of the bee and Fourth Avenue, who the made this the subject of a letter 3 not yet to the city council requesting that club, but dust laying operations be made and "" with the ln the v'cinity of his shop. � ,u , e.can safelv Salt will be used this year by ineir kitchen for the city in preventing the dust goinS vii? il and more Pub ^ as soon as f ! A1? BowIe< <*alr- and means commit- of ?^ that cltizens y^n � fe words of Pre- the poJt0hns�n. who in-tshnn tfe site' and let 0 % m the way of com" I^t project. 0 MADE THE r!laU rl|�n of thn Vo�� nen tor tne city In Preventing the dust Ub offors for �>T fri8Waire pall which tends to lie over the lne right guess, city during the summer-. "Our Camp 51 which will be located 50 miles up the highway from Prince George will employ about 100 men," said Mr. Rideout who arrived in Prince George last week. Equipment now in Prince George, and awaiting the improvement of local road conditions before being transferred to construe tion locations, consists of one power shovel, two graders and four Euclids. A Euclid, Mr. Rideout explained, is a piece of heavy drawn equipment drawn by diesel caterpillar which carries and dumps earth or gravel. Nine of these machines will be brought here eventually, he said. Prince George offices of the W. C. Arnett Company are located on Seventh Avenue across from the large former Campbell Man-nix offices. Premier Reassures Us On P.G.E. Program Honeymoons In California A honeymoon in California is being enjoyed by newly-weds Mr. and Mrs. Robert Geoffrey Caine, who were married Saturday in Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Caine, Prince George, married Barbara Joyce Cotter, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cotter, Vancouver. Very Rev. Cecil Swanson officiated. An unusual gown of white starched lace over duchess satin was chosen by the bride. Cut on princess lines, it featured a cuff-j offices of [nePrince George Air ed hemline and matching pictor-, cadet squadron�John Watt, Andy l kli A starched lace Tremendous Welcome And Fine Banquet For Byron Johnson Elicits Very Constructive Speech WORK TO BEGIN HERE BY FALL All is over, even the shouting, after the great "On to the Peace" convention. Halls and banquet rooms have been swept, tables cleared, glasses refurbished. The Premier left �Vfnce George on Friday morning after the largest banquet ever staged here, leaving a new vision of the future in the minds of those who heard him in the flesh and on the radio. Prince George business and professional men who went all out to stage a reception for Premier Byron I. Johnson and 'On to the Peace" delegates which they would remember, were rewarded with constructive' speeches which effectually dis-x>sd of any doubts as to the Government's intention to bring he P.G.E. to Prince George or to extend it to the Peace. They and the delegates gained a new concept of Prince George's importance both as regards military strategy, with he Hart Highway beginning here, and in schemes for overall development of the Interior and Northern British Columbia. They learned at first hand of the social security schemes or the support of which greater development of the Interior and a high standard of employment is necessary. The Premier found a chilly wind, Mayor Jack Nicholson, Harry Bowman, president of the Board of Trade and C. Albins, hairman of the "On to the Peace" ommittee awaiting him when his win-engined Mark V Anson, piloted by Fred Gilbert, made a perfect landing at the airport towards midday on Thursday. The Premier was accompanied by C. U. Crysdale, chief engineer of the P.G.E. Many were disappointed that Percy Richards, executive assistant to the Premier, was unable to come. Before going to the special car placed at his disposal by Bryant Motors, the Premier, jovial and j ruddy-faced, shook hands with the tol neckline. A starched lace crown secured her circular shoulder veil. The bridal bouquet was of stephanotis and ivy. The bridesmaids' gowns were of flamingo colored taffeta. Bridesmaids were Miss Betty Hollingum and Miss Elaine Holloway. Gordon Brown was best man. The reception was held at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. The couple will reside in Prince Brassard and Pete Bancroft and inspected the cadets. He then walked over to where Sub-Inspector George Clark, Cpl. Norman DeWitt and members of the police force were paraded and spoke to each of them. RAIL FACTS In the Prince George Hotel, to which a large cavalcade of cars escorted theTisltors, there was a Premier's Pilot Fred Gilbert, A.F.C., who flew the Premier to Prince George is a pilot of 20 years experience, including operational flying. On Wednesday night he flew the Premier to Patricia Bay, prior to beginning the journey to Prince George. The journey to Prince George he said was "smooth but for a bump of about 500 feet." Fred is a permanent pilot attached to the Department of Public Works* We use the plane when the roads won't let us through," he laughed. The plane is often used by Hon. E. C. Carson, Minister of Public Works. W E A T H E R FORKi AST: Overcast with frequent showers today becoming clear and much coider tonight. Light winds tomorrow. Low tonight 30. High tomorrow 55. Lowest temperature of the week was 26.4 on Friday. Highest temperature was 65.1 yoster-day. Night Must Fall' Premiere Tonight After weeks of intensive preparation, involving many hours of rehearsal in sometimes very cold rooms for the cast, "Night Must Fall" will have its public performance by Prince George Players tonight and on Friday. The audience is promised some good acting. The play, a mystery-thriller, has its very tense and very amusing moments. The public will wish to give every encouragement to the Prince George Players, who, without remuneration to themselves and in aid of the Memorial Conb-munity Centre, have sacrificed so much of their leisure time to prepare meticulously for this public appearance. George after their honeymoon. rush to be presented to and shake Pro-Con Federal Nomination May 10 Progressive Conservative plans to hold a federal nominating convention sometime next month crystallzed this week with the announcement from association president Alexander McB. Young, K.C., that the convention will be held here May 10. Most talked about possible nominee in the southern part of the At the informal lunch �which constituency has been Mr. Young followed, the Premier confounded I who so fa'r has refrained from his hearers with his knowledge of saying definitely whether he transport problems. He not only wOUid or would not accept the quoted freight rates from out-of- \ nomination if offered to him.. the-way places from memory, but Delegates to the Pro Con con-to prove his figures brought out vention are expected from all official rail schedules. northern parts of the province. H. E. Roche, Fort St. John de- (See "Perry Will Not Run" page (See PREMIER, Page 5> 17.) hands with the Premier.