An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of Central and Northern British Columbia 22 Prince George, B.C., Thursday, June 2, 1949 10c per Copy; $3.00 a Year |at Starts Blaze --ots Burn To Death tl e.Year-Old Ronald Ballantyne and Brother Aged Months Barn to Death in Buckhorn Lake Cabin MOSQUITO SMUDGE TRAGEDY doQth by burning of two children in an isolated one-kjn"at Buckhorn Lake on Saturday was attributed by a CGeorge coroner's jury on Monday night to a household kicking a burning mosquito smudge onto the floor. are Ronald Ballantyne, three years and Aaron Bal-fctyne age five months, sons "Mr. and Mn>. lawrence Ron-" Ballantyne of Buckhorn estioned by Police Constable 'hur Weeks at the inquest on ndav Mrs. Ballantyne stated t she had left the house for v a few minutes to return a nket to her sister-in-law wh<> ided some three or four nun-d yards away. HAHIES �I have never left my babie.s ore;1 sobbed Mrs. Ballantyne she recounted her story to the �y. Hero of an unsuccessful res-�, J attempt is Roland Elgert, ho with trucker Otto Teich-uin, was first to arrive at the �em1 of the blazing house. Three times Elgert braved rce flames around the front or in attempts to grasp the chil-en from a bed located a short itance from the entrance. Heavy rain at the time the fire oke out failed to deter the blaze lich consumed the dwelling. Lawrence Ballantyne, father of dead children, testified that was three miles away at the me. supervising the moving of leir household equipment, to a Tm where' the? wore lYfrMffitig' take up residence. The one-lorn house In which the children, l.their deaths had been parttat-I dismantled. ISEIT REPELLANT iFlames apparently started from osquito powder left smoulder-jg in the house, presumably to jpel the insects from the chil-ren's bed. Kaliani>� lie revealed that a opsehold pet cat had been left a the home and stated that it m probable the cat had knock-(1 the smouldering powder on-o the floor. The condition of the two todies as described by a funeral chapel tendant. Evidence presented by Con-able Weeks, who was called to e scene of the fatal b^aze, indited that the fire could not have en caused by the stove which |nemployment Lowest Months Says Chief Unemployment in Prince George the lowest in many months,, W. � rorrester, employment bureau ��l stated yesterday, we have less than 400 on the *>ks at the moment and I fully �P�t unemployment will debase even further."' Ford Strike Ended .- strike of the Ford plant, ifj). said Bui Ranby of Prince Was located a considerable distance ,from the bed and had all draughts closed on a low fire. IN THIS ISSUE Editorials, Roving Reporter ...... 2 Letters to the Editor . ...... 3 Classified ............t. 8 Welcome Lumbermen ....... 9 Power Commission .... . ..'.... ,10- McBride Page............. \2 Women's Pages ....... 14, 15 Sport Pages .'..... 19, 20 Sorry children, your page is out this week but "Jackie" and all your features wil Ibe back again next week. King's Birthday Next. Monday. Government offices and Banks will close in honor of the King's Birthday. Stores will remain open. Froser Lake Man Killed A man killed last night in Vancouver's 17th traffic fatality of the year, is reported to be from the Interior. The victim, tentatively identified by the police as 25-year-old George Hartman. whose mother is reported to be a resident of Fraser Lake, died immediately when his cycle eame into head-on collision with an automobile. d Bill Ranby of Prince & Motors, has been holding P shrpment of new Ford cars, �"^ccording to a Cana- spatch from Detroit. AVOID CROWDS AVOID ILLNESS Sore throats have invaded �nce George in full force. Jjctors are trying to deter- but lllrle ?use of Section cpL,?, far have �een unsuc- of the lllness neck glands, sore k glands, sore a hiKKSfVOre heada<*e and e "f tem let' irIfiV8 Spre P 1 inect.on," says Dr. T. "We J po hiKf be "f temperature. irIfiV8 Spread inect.on y Dr. T. HealS nS�n of the Cariboo WthUnU- "^ la like a *P throat." he said. veL erson advises to avoid large :or crowds while the ic is prevalent.' INDIANS GREET PREMIER A historic chapter was "written in the onnals of B.C. at the Indian village of Kitzsegukla, near Ter-ace, when Indian chieftains and their tribes from the Skeena territory gathered to greet Premier Byron Johnson whom they hailed as "The Great Father." The unprecedented event, under the shadow of ancient totem poles, occurred during, the Premier's tour of the north country. Plumed in ancient headdress. . Chief Peter Cooksen and Chief Arthur McDames officially greeted the Premier as an all-Indian band pierced the silence with the strains of "O Canada." 'r' Indion leaders expressed to Premier Johnson their appreciation of being granted the franchise. LEFT TO RIGHT: Interpreter Mrs. Constance Cox; Mrs. Maisie Armytage Moore;' Chief Harold Sinclair; Hon. E. T. Kenny, Coalition candidate for Skeena; Chief Peter Cooksen wearing the ancient headdress symbolizing "The Friendly Welcome," Premier Byron Johnson; Chief Arthur McDames; O!of Hanson, former M.P., and Chief Lelts. Front row: Percy Richards, executive assistant to Premier Johnson; Mrs. Johnson and Byron Johnson, Jr. The Pollards Win By One Over Timbars A 10-run outburst by Timbars in the second inning of last night's opening league baseball fixture at Athletic Park failed to stop the larrupping Pollard nine who battled back to emerge on the long end of a 17-16 marathon. A fair sized crowd witnessed every kind of ball there is, which included home runs by Palin, Don Berry and Mentan-ko; some sparkling fielding plays by Howie Sugden, (who also made a couple of had throws), and some very effective relief pitching by Lud Zolli who proved to he the winning pitcher. "With the score 11-1 against C.C.F. Wants More Help From Ottawa "The Federal Government must take some of the load of social security off the shoulders of the Province." said Angus Mclnnis, C.C.F. Candidate for Vancouver East, at a C.C.F. Rally in Prince George on Tuesday night. He stressed social security, national health services and housing and their place in the C.C.F.'s national program.' "At present, such matters come under provincial jurisdiction," ho said. "They are like many other matters which we have inherited from the North America Act, and most provinces are no longer able to discharge their responsibilities. Me urged, therefore, that the Federal Government take a large f bilding up Cattle in Cemetery Your attention is directed to the advertisement on page five regarding visitors to the cemetery leaving gates open. P.G.E. Extension Survey To Begin Here at Once Construction Should Commence by Mid-June Large Companies Have Men Looking Over Ground NOW DO YOU BELIEVE IT? Sealed Tenders,- marked "Tender of Construction of Pacific Great Eastern Rail-vvay between Quesnel and Pottonwood River," will be received by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C., up to 12 o'clock noon, Wednesday, June 8, 1949, and opened in public at tli.it time and date." See advert., page It. Preliminary survey work on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway extension is to commence from Prince George immediately, according to C. R. Crysdale, assistant engineer for the railway, who is in the city today. Included in his party are A. G. Graham, divisional engineer in charge of construction, and J. R. Kenyon, locating engineer. Mr. Kenyon will be in charge of the survey party for which some men have already been engaged. Tenders for construction from the Quesnel end will be opened on June 8, and according to Mr. Crysdale several large construction companies have men in tho area looking over the ground; Actual work should get under way within a week or 10 days of the opening of tenders. In keeping with Premier Byron I. Johnson's promise al the "On to the Peace" convention here in . The sum of $50,000 is to be j April it is expected that construe-spent this year on road work east j tion work should be started from f Prince George^ announced Har-' this end this,fall, y Bowman, Coalition candidate. I Mr. Crysdale and Mr. Graham, addressing one of the largest j former director of the regional ueetings seen in McBride in 15 planning division, will be leaving ears. j for'the south this evenine or to- His statement was the outcome | morrow morning. if recent promises made to him jy Premier Johnson, and shortly iefoie Mr. Bowman spoke, he re-reived a telegram from the Hon. 3. C. Carson. Minister of Works, confirming not only that $50,000 would be made available but that there would be increased maintenance allocations? tor the section $50,000 For Road East of Pr. George Jasper-McBride as engineering staff is augmented. Mr. Bowman pledged himself to back the Coalition Government, and to do all he could to/secure, .a. Fringe.. George-McBride High- Rush Road Action Urges Local Board The deplorable' condition of highways out of Prince George for many months-of the year, is the subject of an outspoken tele way. A solid vote for the Coalition is indicated by the excellent reception given Harry Bowman at Lamming Mills. While his receptions at Red Pass and Vale-mount gave evidence of a strong majority vote (here, say Coalition spokesmen. The Coalition candidate's statements on the lack of communications east of Prince George, coincided with action by the Prince George* Board of Trade which sent the following telegram to the Premier: "We urge some public government assurance early government action to establish badly needed highway connection between this city and McBride and beyond stop Present primitive situation mi-Canadian and persists in hardship to settlers beyond the standard of modern times stop Please wire and publicize intention affirmative action." WEATHER FORECAST: Clear, becoming cloudy by this afternoon and overcast tonight. Overcast Friday with occasional rains in northern sections during the afternoon them, Pollards managed to bring j Federal uovenum-iu ,...... U up to 11-7 before the fatal sixth share of tho cost of building up � ~.:.u la national security program to include a ncitinnnl health plan. Mr. Mclnnis arrived in Prince George on Monday and went on to Hixon, before leaving for Vancouver. No public* dance will take place at MelvacSeer Lodge on Six Mile Lake this week-end, a representative for the lodge suited today. All lodge' facilities have been taken up by the Northern Interior Lumbermen's Association for their third annual convention. it up to 11-7 before the a whn they went into the lead with a seven-run attack, from which they were never headed. Tim-bars started in the last three frames and managed to drive in five runs but fell one short as the winners scored a singleton in the seventh and two more in the eighth. , r>rt, Ken Gletz, new catcher for Pollards managed to pick up four hits in six tries, while Mentanko. Timbars' catcher also drove out four safeties including his homer. in six times at bat. (See BOX SCORE. Page 5> WOUNDED DOG MAY BE YUKON JOE'S Is Yukon Joe in trouble? This question arose late yesterday when Bill Keenan, a correspondent, notified the "Citizen" office that a dog with a pack strapped to its back had been found with maggot-infested wounds and near death not far from Germansen Landing, 160 miles north-west of Prince George. SAME DIRECTION The area in which the dog was found is in the same, generol direction in which it is believed Yukon Joe travelled when he left Prince George less thon a month ago, heading for Headless Valley. Yukon Joe will be remembered by Prince George residents for his long black beard and for his black dog "Murphy," which followed him about this city with a pock on its back. The dog, found by a group of miners who ware moving up the Germansen Rivor, answers the description of "Murphy," even to age. Keenan reports that a dog barked loudly to attract the attention of the men who found him badry wounded and with a large patch of hair missirja. Packs hung on either side of his back. HUNGRY * ' The dog was starving and vorociously consumed two tins of sausage and other food which the men gave it. The dog is recovering rapidly, but its owner is unidentified. Keenon stated that the packs probably saved the life of the dog from wolves, which he believes caused the wound. Provincial Police here are owaiting further particulars. gram sent to the Minister of Public Works by the Board of Trade yesterday. It reads: "This board ^rges immediate rush effective action for perma-n en t' repa iY f roads- of- this aroti stop Highways east and west continue impassable and after two months are out of use stop Highway south is not good stop Apart from absence reasonable highway service to citizens this area highway conditions cause annually tremendous economic loss and hardship owing entire absence commercial use and rejection tourist interest stop Furthermore provincial reputation seriously impaired to visitors from many plates and results inevitable Irreparable damage prosperity province permanently stop Delayed action now disastrous.'1 Industrial Home For One of Four Children Charged Two boys, age 13 and eight, and one girl age 10, were committed into the care of their fathers on Saturday after appearing in Juvenile Court on charges ranging rom theft to wilful damage. A ourth boy, age 12. was ordered 0 the Boys Industrial School in Vancouver by Juvenile Court Judge G. H. Hallett. "In the case of the boy I am placing in the Industrial School," said Mr. Hallett, "1 felt that it was the best thing to do for his own good." The youthful foursome were charged with a series of TJreak-ins, thefts, and cases of wilful damage which were reported to police almost two weeks ago. One of the boys, the 13-year-old, is believed to have been implicated in only one of the offences. Crimes with which the four children were charged were, breaking and entering the premises of the Prince George Drug Company, and theft from the same place, breaking into tt\e premises, of a Quebec Street laundry where a small amount of cash was reported missing, breaking into an apartment where it is alleged they smashed 00 phonograph records, an electric iron, a radio and a wrist watch, and breaking : into the concessionaires booth at 1 Athletic Park where quantities of cigarettes and candy were reported missing. The Board of Trade met last night: full report in next week's paper. r