promised Box Not Here dn Satan- Satur-W Alan Whyte, g�n-the C.N.B. or the ln- .'ciiehtly cased-focal railroad ancl down official said there are about lnc T^ds here at the 3ment and that thfese last long with mills>p the line clamoring for and transportation. !.Snow is hampering our opera- Present and plows have ' tir wee^nd/'the entire week-end, raidroader stated. u0 said that there were, some JJ between here and McBride SJtdld not know how many. "We dispatchea a train from hPrP last night to bring �n some empties" he told The Citizen thlH morning. Meanwhile, mills here are near (hc end of their tether as rapidly mounting lumber stockpiles are jamming their yards and overflowing onto adjacent property. Car requirements for the division range between 700 and 1000. Mr. Whyte told newspapermen in Vancouver on Friday that *n �unprecedented boom in business, slow returns of cars from the U.S. and general bad weather," are responsible for the shortages. Snow was so bad along the C.N.R. line here on Saturday th�t a way freight was stuck near Ciiscome. Pro-Cons To Elect Officers Wednesday A social gathering and election of officers of the District and local Progressive Conservative Associations will be held in the Prince George Hotel ballroom on Wednesday, February 7. Business at the meeting will take only a half hour, according to Oy Wegtaway, president of the Association, and an address by Dr. R. W. Alward, "Why I am a Conservative," will follow. Movies will be shown and refreshments served. � The meeting will be called to order at 8 p.m. Mr. Westaway said he hoped the Wednesday meeting would be the first of several such social gatherings of Association members. orge Citizen S-ml-W^W, N�r.p.p� D�.*d H, H� ,�*�,* of �.��., .n* N.rH*m B,i�.h Co.un.bl. Prince George, B.C., 11,850 Carloads Lumber Products Loaded in Fort George Last Year 7957 Outlook Bright During lost year 11,021 carloads of rough and dressed umber were shipped from the 515 sawmills in the vast Fort George Forest District, in addition to 829 cars of other forest products�ties, fence posts, piling, etc. Total scale measure of this material is estimated at 312,000,000 feet board measure (log scale) with an estimated value of $20,000,000 to the producers after freight bills were paid.' The bulk of this production, about seven-tenths, was from mills along the C.N.R. line between Fraser Lake and Red Paw Junction. SCOUT DRIVE HARTS TODAY A Dominion-wide compaign for funds in aid of the Boy Scout movement opens today and will �* carried on until February 21 fording to Hedley Millar, who Lsln charge of the drive in Prince <*�orge and d ge. 1 George is Sioner. and 80 cSS: and troops and P3^ , "* *uth Fort ^ Wl!iam* of Prince the district commis- This Information was contained n a report submitted by Martin Caine, chairman of the Timber Committee, Prince George Board >f Trade, at a recent annual meeting. The figures show production to >e greater than any, previous rear, and 25 percent greater than n 1949. Of the 11,021 carloads of rough and dressed lumber cut in 1950. ,855 care were transported by he Canadian National Railways, ,214 cars by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, and 952 cars by he Northern Alberta Railway. "Markets for our forest pw*-ducts have bold firm throughout the year," Mr. Caine stated, "and there is a continued steady demand for all the material the mills are producing." Labor relations between employers and employees, a vital factor in lumber production, have been, peaceful and undisturbed throughout the year, the report adds. Transportation of forest pro (See FOREST YIELD, PogeU) Mayor Goes South To Argue Case U.N. Tanks Slug Reds TOKYO, Feb. 5 (CP>�The greatest force of Allied tanks yet mounted in the Korean war smashed to within five miles of Seoul, mauled Chinese Communists forces all along the route and then withdrew to the south. The column was one of three tank-infantry .task forces which slugged northward toward the burned-out former South Korean capital. Lt.-�en. Matthew B. Ridgeway, United States 8th Army commander, watched the main assault within a few hundred yards of the front. The big punch fell on Chinese Reds dug in on hills around Anyang, nine air miles south of Seoul. Rolling behind terrific aerial and artillery blasting, the task force took Anyang's smoking ruins almost unopposed and slashed on northward. One column, however, met with with one factor '"contributing" to jsharP resistance. It smashed into an increase in jobs and another a]heavy enemy pressure five miles Employment Static As Car Shortage Offsets Weather Employment figures here were in a state of stalemate this week decrease. Offsetting an increased emplny-nient trend brought on by milder weather was the box car shortage. Employment officials here said the first few Unemployment Insurance claims brought on by the lack of lumber transportation facilities were being entered. It is estimated that there are al>out nO0 jobless in the district, more than half of which are in the Quesnel area. Employment then* is unimproved since P.G.E. construction crews laid off their men in rhe late fall, but opening of the Western Plywood Company's veneer plant is expected to take up some of the slack over the course of time. Irvine -Moss. Unemployment insurance Commission manage!" here, said that almost 150 men have been placed in jobs in the district during the past week. I west of Anyang, where it halted. An army spokesman said the three-pronged thrust '�may be described as the greatest exploitation of armor during the Korean war. U.S. Taxpayers Hit WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (CP)�The administration today asked Congra* far vastly bigger excise or soles taxes in the United State*, including a 29 per cent levy on automobiles and 25 per cent on television and radio sets. The program also calls for a jump of 4 per cent in individual income raw rates, adding $4 in tax on eoch $100 of income after deductions and pcno�I exemptions. Treasury Secretary John Snyder outlined the proposals as part of the administration's first installment of a $10 billion tax boast. The present $9 a gallon liquor tax would bo hiked to $12, the $9 barial beer tax would jump to $12, and Hie 7-cent tax on a pack of cigareetcs wenist go up to 10 cents. The gasoline tax would he doubled, going hum 1V� cent* a gallon to 3 cent*. DUCK FOOD PROGRAM Rod And Gun Club Plan Active Season Judging from plans on Thursday night, 1951 laid at on organizational meeting will be one of the busiest years on record for the Prince George Rod and Gun Ctub. Top priority project on the club's roster of future activities is the importation of wild elk into this district. Also considered of prime im-r portance on the 1951 schedule is food in a Alaskans Force Statehood Issue Jt'NEAi;, Alanka (BU1*> � Seven Democratic members of the Territorial House of Representatives today urged creation of an independent republic of .%l;iska if statehood is not passed by the current session of Mayor Garvin Dezell and City Clerk D. T. Williams journeyed to Victoria at week's end where________________ they will confer with provincial j government officials on the dis-j ^-|~-J__| ft**^^* tribution of S.S. and MA. tax: vOIOfllll ICHvGl receipts. Mayor Dezell will press home the point that Prince George, a highly developed center in the middle of a vast and relatively unsettled district, is being penalized through heavy payment for school upkeep. "Our point is that we are pay-Ing more than our division costs between the city and district should be," he said before leaving on Friday. Mayor Dezell will also investigate progress being made under the Riverbanks Protection Act 'n establishing whether dyking can be done here to prevent winter flooding of the planer mill dis-I tricL The demand came in thtf form of a memorial introduced in the 20th Territorial legislature, It was addressed to 'President Truman, Congress and Tryjrve Lie of the United Nations. the planting of duck number of local lakes. Briefly going over the activities of the club during the past year., Harry Loder, president, pointed , lout that membership had been in-I creased to 250, that despite set-j backs the planting of trout fry I had taken place successfully, that coarse fish trapping had been car-! ried out in several lakes and that ' preliminary investigation for other projects had been completed. He said that annual meeting of the club would be within the next six weeks. Three delegates from the club, Harry Ijoder. Dud flolJ and Irvine Moss, were chosen to represent Prince George at the zone committee meeting which will take place Missed $50 When Grocery Rifled Thieves who smashed their way into the Food Basket, 2295 Winchester Street, on Friday night and took $20 in silver from the-till, missed another $50 which j was cached in another part of the-store. Mel Reid, owner of the grocery store, said he arrived at worJc on Saturday morning to find the rear door of the store had been smashed and the cash drawer rifled. No merchandise was taken from the store as far as the proprietor can tell. R.C.M.P. constables are checking into the theft and were at work Saturday taking finger- re en- Sand, Brass Filings Feb. 5 (CP)_A of or 1 r to delay her the engines *as done to the .and the Magnifi-schedule for with two but It found gs. Navy security of. fleers are conducting a detailed investigation. The only personnel with access to the carrier's engine rooms are her own engine room staff and a few civilian naval employees known as '-'dockyard mattes." The Navy was silent on most of the details, including the motive of saboteurs, which left a big question unanswered�whether the sabotage was political or mischievous on the part of a mal-contented crew member. There apparently was a pattern for both political sabotage and mischief. The Royal Navy has recently experienced several cases of sabotage, and the Canadian Navy has previously experienced some cases of mischief by malcontents with no suspected political motive. Ended By Death Death came in Vancouver cently to a prominent civil gineer and pioneer builder of the West, E. S. Estlin. 86-year-old father of Harry Estlin of Prince George. Born In Burnham. Somerset. England, Mr. Estlin came to Canada 70 years ago, first settling in Manitoba where he had many colorful experiences in pioneer settlements, and did patrol duty in the Northwest Rebellion. At one time he operated a gold �mine in North Carolina, and on returning to Canada designed and built a motor-operated street sweeper, a counterpart of which is used today in many cities on this continent. In the early 1900's he was a building contractor in Winnipeg, served both the Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments . as construction engineer, and designed and supervised construction of more than 400 elevators in the two provinces. . j During the Firsj. World War he lived In Ontario where he was. natural gas commissioner in the Department of Mines. ; Coming to B.C. In 1921 he was consulting engineer for several Eleven Tables In Play At Military Whist A military whist drive was held on Wednesday under the sponsorship of the C.CF. Club, in the C.C.P. Kail. 11 tables were in play. First prize winners on this occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, P. Kosic and J. Stillton. Consolation prizes were also awarded. in Vanderhoof next month Delegates for the zone meet will .print impressions around the be on hand from McBride, Van- j smashed door, derhoof. Prince George, Burns Lake and Smithers. At this meet- f j ing two men will be chosen^from : the committee to represent the! zov.'c at the annual game rorivm- j|||Af|fift|| 'Aussie" Miners tion at Harrison Lake this spring. Speaking on the subject of gamp importation, Mr. IamUt said he thought the Game Commission was now completely sold on the feasibility of bringing elk here and he believed that they would be released near Bednrati Lake during the coming reason. "The importation is going to be :in important project for the club (See ROD AND GUN Poge 4.) 18,000 Greet Destroyer Returning From Korea SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 5 (CP> �More than 17,000 coal miners today (Monday) walked off their jobs in defiance of a government (strike. A miners' spokesman said j the strike was in protest against new rates of pay being made conditional on 10 full days work every two weeks. The miners were carrying out instructions given them by their trade union chiefs three days ago. Union leaders told the men to stop work every Monday in protest against a federal National Emergency Coal Strike Act which bans strikes. VICTORIA, Feb. 5 (CP)�A wet-eyed crowd of 18.000 yesterday gave the destroyer Sioux a throat-catching welcome home from Korea. Shining in a new coat of, paint, the warship slid into a jam-packed jetty at Esquimau navy base He As-of Professional En- oil prospecting companies, was a member of the B.C. sociation gineers. VERY COLD The weather tonight and tomorrow will be clear and very cold, winds light, says the forecast. Low temperature tonight and the high tomorrow�30 below and 5 below. days ago. Old time residents said they had never seen a welcome like it. As the destroyer neared the berth, people jumped on top of cars, buildings and other ships to wave and cheer. As lines were made fast, the crowd surged forward on a jetty and seconds after the gang planks were lowered, sailors streamed ashore, while j relatives and friends streamed ! onto the ship. It was happy bedlam. The Sioux returned from nearly seven months in unfriendly waters. She steamed 50,000 miles and spent 179 days on patrol. She destroyed nine mines. Today she got her "well done." There is no official word, but the crew is speculating that the tough little warship will return to Korea to relieve the destroyer Athabascan. Lumberm'n Make Bid With Week-end Wins , j ' Prince George The Sioux is to enter drydock I made their bid for immediately for a routine checkup and she may return to Korea in April to allow the Athabascan to come home for a spell. Labor Asks Curbs On Costs, Not Wages VANCOUVER, Feb. 5 (CP>� Fifty thousand members of the B.C. federation of labor at their annual convention here during the week-end called for immediate price controls to halt the cost of living spiral. Coupled with the demand was one calling for reimposition of wartime excess profits tax, retention of ren controls and a hands-off policy on wages. "We are faced with the highest cost of living in history," president Dan Radford told 115 delegates. Lumbermen top spot in the Northern Hockey League at week-end when they won two straight In away games from the Vanderhoof Bears. The two wins gave Lumbermen nine points In the league standing, compared with 11 points for Quesnel Kangaroos. With two games left to play against Bears before the league moves into the semi-finals, Lumbermen are in position to top the Quesnel total by two points. Scores of the week-end win* were 9-6 and 12-9. Constantly falling snow hampered the play for both sides but when the snow cleared, play was fast. Miss Helen Smith and Miss Helen Proppe left on Saturday morning for Vancouver, where they will be taking commercial courses at the Dufus Commercial School.