Prince Georg en An Independent Weekly Newspoper Devoted to the Interest of Centrol and Northern British Columbia v5732; No. 45 Prince George, B.C., Thursday, November 10, 1949 10c per Copy; $3.00 a Year Remembrance Parade |To Be Greatest Yet Vets, Scouts, Girl Guides, Armed Party To March For Impressive Ceremony A full strength Canadian Legion band will head the Armistice Day parade to the City Hall tomorrow, when Prince! [George will pay tribute to its fallen in two World Wars. Air Cadets, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Rocky Mountain hangers and an armed party will help to make the parade one j of the most impressive staged in the City. The Weather Weather Forecast�Cloudy today and tomorrow with Intermittent rain and snow tonight. Little colder. Low tonight 27, high tomorrow 38. One of the warmest days for a November occurred last Thursday when the mercury hit 60.3. Nicholson Will Run For Alderman on December 15 MEDICAL ADVISOR SAYS DUTIES OF MAYOR TOO GREAT A BURDEN ON HIS HEALTH Municipal dignitaries will place wreaths at the foot of the flag staff. Among them will be Judge E. D. Woodburn on behalf of the Dominion Government; George Hallett for the Provincial Government and Mayor Jack Nicholson for the City. Martin C'aine will place the wreath on behalf of the Canadian Legion and Mrs. G. Docherty for the Women's Auxiliary. M.AKCH OFF The parade will march off punctually at 10:45 a.m. from assembly point outside the Canadian Legion Hall. All Legion members and ex-servicemen are asked to wear medals or ribbons. A hand of 14 pieces will lead the parade via Third Avenue and George Street to arrive at the flagstaff in front of the City Hall by 10:55. "0 Canada" will then be played and the flag lowered for the two minutes silence. At the end of the period of silence the Last Post will he sounded, followed by Reveille as the cadets raise the flag. Hymns will be played while wreaths are laid. The ceremony will terminate with "God Save the Kint." CKMKTRRY The parade will march to break-ing-up point outside the Canadian Legion building and Legionnaires will ho taken by car to the cemetery for the ceremony at the eravos of fallen comrades. The anniversary will wind up with a dance in the C.C.F. Hall. VETS LIT UP ! John Stewart, city electrician, announced this week that tem-|>orary lighting had been installed in the Veterans' housing projects in the Millar Addition and Montreal Street. They are designed to aid residents during the dark nights to find their way home and it is hoped later to supersede them with permanent installations. NARROW ESCAPE Richard Huedner, 925 Fifth Avenue, narrowly escaped death or serious injury on Sunday when a gun he was using blew up when he fired it. Only injury sustained was a gash in the leg caused by a piece of flying metal. He was treated in the Prince George Hospital and the metal was probed from the wound prior to his discharge. Dogpatch Yoleums Invade City NO ROTARY TOMORROW Len Archibald has announced that there will be no Rotary luncheon tomorrow due to the Remembrance Day holiday. SMOKER TONIGHT Annual Remembrance Day smoker tonight at the Canadian Legion is open to all ex-service-men and not to Legion members only as stated on tickets. Why Drivers Grumble A weird assortment of costumes, most of them bearing a strong resemblance to those worn by such characters as Daisy Mae, Mammy Yokum, Marry'n Sam and others, writhed and twisted along George Street and up Third Avenue on Friday�the day which schools all over Canada solemnly observe as Sadie Hawkins' Day. It was a sight which would have gladdened Al Capp, cartoonist originator of Li'l Abner, for it was from his comic strips that the whole idea blossomed. Headed by Joyce Cameron as a fully-packed Widder Jones, John Skelton as a darkly-clad Marry'n Sam, Dorothy Biack as Daisy Mae complete with off-the-shoulder traditional blouse, Irene Knight in a heavy- booted outfit representing Moonbeam McSwine and Donna Codden in a painstakingly-made costume complete with pipe and bonnet as Mammy Yokum, the Snake Parade was ar\ �nthusiostic if somewhat breathless show. The leaders were followed by other students, effectively disguised in Dogpatch style (and possibly- lower Slobbovion style too), with large bows, special hair-do's and generally untidy garments favored by all. The day finished up at the High School with a grand Sadie Hawkins' dance, which was attended by students who outdid their daytime efforts, appearing in change-sack blouse;, and leopard skins and embellishing their costumes with nosegays and corsages such as perforated carrot slice blossoms! GUMBO, through which this truck is slithering at the approaches to the Garvin Creek fill, is an all too familiar sight in the Interior. Picture w=s taken when the road was ir "good" condition, as it had not rained for two or three days. Monarch May Canyon al Week-End PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PLAN TO COMMENCE GRAVELLING FILL MONDAY Gumbo-ridden Garvin Canyon should be passable shortly, SQ'd S. A. Cunliffe, District Engineer. He added that with a b't of dry weather the Monarch Construction Company should be finished Saturday or Sunday.____________________ '!We expect to start gravelling derations on Monday," he said, "and the by-pass road will be fir>ally abandoned." Abandonment of the canyon de-lour road actually commenced this week when cars and trucks started driving over the top of the fill when equipment was not blocking the way. Mr. Cunliffe said that although the job had not been finished the way the department would have liked it. that it was finished and would be accepted. UNCO-OPERATIVE He did say that in many cases (Fee MONARCH, Page 4) Winnipeg Firm Gets PGE Contract Reports that the Brabant Brothers Construction Company, Winnipeg. have been granted a sub-contract on preparing the I'GE grade near Prince George were confirmed yesterday l>.v B. "Jim" .lam-ieson of the .Janiieson Construction Company, holders of the rninent contract. >,. Berry, Brabant Company i ;entative, arrived in Prince e fi om Jasper on Tuesday i nformed the '"Citizen" that ', < of the most up-to-! consi i uction equip-the way here. slated I hat his com-� '�I work on ;i seven-ion of the grade running north from Red Rock, but Mr. Jamieson declined to com-| ment on just what portion they have been awarded. A report from a. reliable source j indicates that the Winnipeg firm will build the seVen-mile stretch] northj of Ked Rock as co-con: | tractors with the Jones Construction Company of Vancouver, but Mr. Jamieson would not confirm this. Mr Berry was introduced to William Forrester, local employment manageu by Alex McB. Young K.C. on Monday and it is believed they discussed employment needs of the Brabant Company. Talking with William Beaton, Legion Branch 43 president, the company representative expressed a strong desire to employ as many war veterans on the job as possible. The Brabant Company's equipment recently completed a contract on the Emmerson Highway in Manitoba and, although not coming here, they possess a machine which will lay 4200 feet of| cement pighway per day. CEJj IN SIX-MILE LAKE SHOOK ACCIDENT A 19-year-old Prince George school boy lies seriously wounded in the Prince George Hospital today as the result of an accidental shooting at Six Mile Lake on Sunday. Injured is George Shires, Grade 12 student, whose condition, is described by medical authorities as "fairly good". The near-tragedy occurred at about five o'clock on Sunday af-j ternoon as Shires and two young friends. Bob Wright and Pat ! Walker; retui net! by boat to Mel-1 vadeer Lodge after a successful duck hunting expedition. ,\ 12-gauge shotgun standing in il�' hown� onto shore. The load �;l shot caught him on the left arm and in the chest. The charge narrowly missed !he three-vear ol i son of Mr and Mrs. M J Walk Mil" l< the h Shire; JUST Bol who v of th proprietors of > standing 1>1- � boal beside � LOADED \Y ight, who had left the an I started to walk towards odge told a "Citizen" re-r th;:i someone had probably the gun 200 feet from when a flock of ducks flew the port !oad,e< shoi e over. He said: "1 had left the boat and had my back turned when I heard, a shot right behind me. When I turned I saw George on the ground�then he got up and j jumped around in pain as Mr. | and Mrs. Walker came running from the lodge." SAVED LIFE Medical authorities state that it was probably the presence of mind of Mr. Walker in quickly applying a tourniquet to the boy's arm, which saved him from bleeding to death on the spot. Mrs. Walker said she was standing at the kitchen window waiting for the party to come to the lodge when she saw the gun go off and Shires drop. "I was sure my three-year old son was hit but miraculously he (See NARROW ESCAPE, Page 5) Father Grateful Frank >!. Shires, father ol' the wounded l>oy, expressed his deepest gratitude to 51 .1. Walltpr, proprietor of Melvadi'er Lodge, who quickly rushed to the* sornij <>t' the shooting and within minutes had tin' injured :ii mi hound in a tour-ni<|iu-l and v. ;>^ driving the patient Lto the hospital. "Mr, Walker sliowed great presence of niind in his actions and 1 will be eternally grateful to him." Medical authorities slated earlier this week (hat .voting Shirrs probably owed his life to Mr. Walker Tor stopping the bleeding. Old-Timer Passes Funeral of Mrs. Felix Poty, aged G3 years was held from the Sacred Heart Church this morning. Mrs. Poty passed away in an ambulance enroute to the city hospital on Saturday morning. She had resided- in the Pineview district for 12 years. Left to mourn are her husband, two sons and a daughter. Pall bearers were H. Denicola, E. Greton, F. Beauregard, H. 9chulte, L. LaBonte, A. Beauregard. Father MacDonald officiated. Tomorrow, being Remembrance Day and a public holiday, all stores and offices in the city will be closed. His Worship Mayor. Jack Nich-)lson will not run for the myy-irallty but will stand as alderman n the coming civic election. He made this statement to "The "itizen" last night, adding that in he present state of his health, 10 felt the responsibilities of be-ng mayor were too great. Sam Stevens, well known city >lumber, stated last night that here may be some .basis to ru-nors that he is contemplating unning in the aldermanic elec-ion. "I have been giving the matter erlous consideration," said Mr. Jtevens, "and expect to arrive at definite decision next week." He said that regardless of what 10 did, run or not run, he would upport Alderman Garvin Dez- 11 In his bid for the mayoralty f a second candidate should ap-jear. MEDICAL ADVICE Mayor Nicholson, revealing his lecision to stand as alderman, >aid he was advised by his med-cal man to drop local administrative work altogether, as it had ieen taxing his healtty. "I was giving this very serious consid-tration,'1 he said, "but I think hat perhaps my experience on he council will be of some value in local affairs if the electorate lecide to return me'as an alderman." "My conscience," he added, "won't let me lie down altogether." Municipal voters' lists closed on October 31. The court of revision, consisting of the three aldermen whose terms expire� William Munni. C. If. Wisenden and Garvin Dezell�will sit on November 15. THKKH < WUIIMTKS As already announced; Alderman !>e'/"l! will run for 'he rnay- rality, W. Muhro will run again >r alderman, while Alderman Wisenden has still not made up lis mind. George Hadtlen mow says he vill not run. The entry of .lark Nicholson uid Sam Stevens Into this alder-lanic ring would provide three candidates for the three vacancies. Plane Seeks Lost Hunter Frank .Jane.wliit/.. a 12-year-old Kelowna hunter, K lost to-(ia; in the wilds of the N'azko region, .">2 miles wesi �>i Qucs-nel. r..c. Police headquarters here dispatched a plane piloted by veteran bush pilot Tom Corless to the region to search foV smoke or other signs of a campfire this :.j irnlng. Police constables, game depart-men I and forestry officials are lushing to the isolated iarea today equipped with a short-wave radio set. News of lhe man's disappearance came la.st night when two of his hunting companions, J. I). Evans and .1. Bullock, both of Kelowna, struggled into Quesnel telling of the disaster. NO FOOD Janeychitz separated from his two friends in mountainous country on Monday morning and agreed to meet them at a certain spot for lunch, the two related. He failed to appear and all efforts on the part of Evans and Bullock to find him were in vain. He has no foodjind no compass, although he is believed to be in possession of a rifle and rounds of ammunition. if) Proceeds for Poppy Day are not yet completed, the full amount will be published next week when returns from the districts have come in. There were about 50 poppy sellers on the streets of Prince George last Saturday.