An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of Central and Northern British Columbio
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Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, April 19# 1951
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Fire Destroys \JUUo Lake Planer
In- Tuesday night totally destroyed a planing mill id by Allen Lumber Co. Ltd. ot Nukko Lake, 21 miles
Six Bid On New Bonk For City
A Prince George firm is among six contractors selected to submit tenders for a new branch building here for the Bank of Montreal.
Architects Sharp & Thompson, partially covered"^Berwick, Pratt, of Vancouver, are receiving bids until 5 p.m., April 30, from the following concerns:
-west of Prince George all amount of lumber piled was lost, but a favorable iblew the flames and heat �from the main stock piles j company's sawmill. "fIre was first noticed at bv Mrs. William Small, home is near the Allen v the time help was sum-the entire structure was ,d in flames. MlUworken ,ighbor.s watched helplessly I plant burned to the ground 'ined a large planer recent-jlled by the company. 'fire origin of which is not resulted in an estimated $20,000, jrance.
Allen, company presi-h.as m Vancouver on bus!-hen the fire occurred. I (turn Saturday, fas the second recent seri-11 fire in this district, the Sawmills Ltd., having [estroyed last Friday -------�-----�
Cancer Quota it At $2,500
persons from this district een assisted by the local
the Cancer Society, three
in the past four months, ifficials of the society note ouncing the quota to be
y the unit in this year's Cancer Campaign, [local figure is $2,500, and ?. Estlin, campaign manages that in his,opinion this iriild be raised without dif-
: day on April 14 got the off to a good start, and s canvass is now under [inducted by W. G. Fraser
Paschal.
ig all citizens to support bst worthwhile cause, Mr. pys that donations should by cheque or money ord-anquer Cancer Campaign, Prince George, or :al banks. Receipts will for all donations and used for income tax de-
THEY'RE MAD
Prince George householders are mad- today.
Warned by B.C. radio broadcasts .that the rher~ cury would sag to 5 below last night�lowest predicted temperature in the province � many residents stoked up their furnaces, covered early flowers, and left taps running.
So what�lowest reading was 15 above.
Forecasters at the Dominion Meteorological Station here blame a sudden and unexpected shift in a cold air mass hovering over Central B.C.
The weatherman says Friday will be sunny and warmer, with a low of 20 tonight, and high Friday of 50.
A. P. Andersen, Prince George; and Commonwealth Construction Co., Ltd., Turnbull Bros. Ltd., Lickley Construction Co. Ltd.. Dawson & Hall Ltd., and Bennett & White Construction Co., all of Vancouver.
Plans show a two-storey and full basement reinforced concrete structure measuring 41 by 58 feet with a large glass area and stone facing on the exterior.
Living quarters for the staff will be provided on the second floor with banking section on the ground level, and vault and heating facilities in the basement.
The existing building on the site at the northwest corner of Third Avenue and Quebec Street will be moved, north of the new
She Blows!
Reports were received here this morning from reliable sources that a crew drilling for oil at Kersley, south of Qnesnel, struck a pocket of high pressure gas which threw mud for several hundred feet.
At present the drillers are confident that oil will be .struck in quantity soon. Last week oil seepage was fonnd in mud taken out of the bole.
premises and used during construction.
temporarily
fi. Bryan! Nominated For Kin Governor
Kinsmen meeting Tuesday night In the Prince George Grill nominated Gordon Bryant for the post of Provincial Governor, District 5. Mr. Bryant at present holds the position of Deputy-Governor, which covers the northern B.C. area.
A silver cup was presented to Harvey Clarke, for his newborn daughter, Leslie Anne.
A new member was "welcomed at the meeting in the person of Doug Courtice.
Slesinger Heads Hew Puck Slate
Prince George Hockey Association held its annual meeting last
night at City Hall Slesinger, city tire
and James repair shop
proprietor arid long-time hockey fan, was elected new president.
T. R "Tommy" Richardson, last season's president and the man who founded the "five-year" plan for better hockey, declined nomination to the post pleading pressure of business.
'War's Object Is Victory, Not Prolonged Indecision'
�GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
U.S. General Douglas MacAr-thur charged this morning in a speech before the United States House of Representatives that entry of Red China into the Korean conflict called for new diplomatic decisions and that such decisions "have not been forthcoming."
His speech, punctuated by deafening applause in the U.S. House, stayed clear of differences of opinion between his command and the policy outlined by the White House.
He strongly recommended the strengthening of naval blockades to Red-dominated Asiatic countries and advocated a program of air recconnaisance.
The general was emphatic in his belief that Chinese Nationalist forces in Formosa should be used in the present war.. ,
"These views are shared by every military man connected with the Korean war, Including our own joint chiefs of staff," he said.
"War's very object," he went on, "is victory, not prolonged indecision."
Referring to controversy over whether UN. troops should pass the 38th Parallel, General Mac-Arthur said, " 'Why,' my soldiers asked, 'surrender military advantages to an enemy in the field?' I could not answer."
He said that the Koreans' last words to him were "Don't scuttle the Pacific."
In closing his address he described himself as "an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty."
New Gas Finds Spur Pipeline Plan
Date for start of construction on a natural gas pipeline hrough Prince George to the south is growing ever nearer, >elieve Alberta oil and petroleum experts who so far say there
ore gas reserves for such a line amounting to 1,500,000,000,-
000 cubic feet.
Drilling already under way is expected to prove additional reserves to bring .this total to 2000 billion.
Westcoast Transmission Co., most powerful of the transmission line seekers, and the only one route to a proposed line through this city, say they require 2400 billion cubic feet over a 30-year period.
Pacific Petroleums Ltd., with their association company, Lancer Petroleums, already hold 800,-
Dr. J. G; MacArthur was elect-1 000 acres of promising land in the ed to the vice-presidency and ex-1 western portion of the Peace Riv-ecutive officers for the year are er district and development i as follows: T. R. Richardson, J. D.' proceeding swiftly. Corless, I. B. Guest, Alex Moffat, I Pacific Petroleums is a subsid
mit export from some of their northern and more isolated gas fields came last year when West-coast were granted permission to build a 17-mile pipeline from inside the Alberta boundary to the city of Dawson Creek.
At the rate new discoveries are being made, many observers be lieve that it will be only a abort
time before one of the pipeline
ung Airmen To Honor Cadet Anniversary
from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. [open to all parents and especially prospective rent the annual Air Cadet arade.
will feature a par-inspection and a rifle {ion between cadets and Jests to be followed by de-f'on of equipment and a �* motion pictures.
be the main event of t Week which is being 11 across Canada and in observance of the reary Of the forma-he Air Cadet League of
I modei
^* glider the airstrip wouid have
had free
most at
P at
ord and at
schol-
versity education provided.
Rifle marksmanship is one of the features of training, and the teams from Prince George have always ranked high in provincial Cadet competitions. Thfs year Prince George cadets, both bo>s and girls, won top honors, bringing home the Guthrle Trophy.
The members of the Air Cadets are a cross-section of the finest of Prince George boys and girls and they, their officers and their Rotary Club sponsors, extend an invitation to all Interested in the youth of our city to come and see for themselves.
The parade will be held in the drill hall at the Armoury at 7:00 p.m.
Father Arrested For Son's Murder
NELSON, B.C., April 19 (GP>� A father today was charged with ifll :
rifle-slaying
son.
of his 20:year-old
of
Joe Davidoff, 20-year-old Douk-hobor, was found dead in his bed at his home near Brilliant, B.C., Tuesday. Police said he had been shot to death.
His father, John Davidoff, 47, today was charged with murder. He entered no plea when a formal charge was read and was remanded for eight days.
Unaware that Joe Davidoff was dead, a friend, 16-year-old William Koochion; slept in the same bed as the corpse.
Cyril Dupre, Ed. Pollard, H. A Moffat and Fred Andrew. Three other nominees who were not present at the meeting, Roger Gauthier, Fred Black and Hed-ley Millar, will be approached by the executive and asked to serve on the executive.
Annual financial report presented at the meeting showed a deficit of about $1200 for the year's operations. Of this amount $1,000 is in the form of a bank loan, while the remainder represents accounts outstanding.
Construction of four outdoor rinks and two dressing cabins cost the association about $2600, and slightly more than $2000 was paid out in the form of opposing team guarantees.
Gate receipts amounted to about $5000 and donations totalled around $4000.
Coaching services cost the club $1750 for the season, and aboufr $900 worth of equipment was purchased for the senior team.
T. F. Hammond, secretary of the association, tendered his resignation at the close of the meeting and a new secretary will be appointed shortly.
Foremost in the minds of the executive are plans to raise money during the summer months to offset last year's deficit and provide working capital to start next season.
Soldiers Prepare For Softball Season
"A" Company, Rocky Mountain Rangers, is forming a team to compete in the city softball league and the soldiers' will hold their first workout at the High School grounds at 3 o'clock Sunday, when a team will be elected from the following:
Capt. A. Embleton, Bill Spurr, Cal, Easter, Wilf Barbeau, Lieut. Alf Strom, Capt H. D- Millar, Bernie Ziola, Lawrence Egerson, Hermie Zlokllkovitz, Andrew Si-monski, "Torgy" Torgerson.
Equipment and sweaters with regimental crests will be supplied the team.
J iary company of Westcoast Trans mission Company and is affiliat ed with the Benedum-Trees inter ests, reckoned by some as the big gest independent oil drilling group in the world.
One of the most promising discoveries in the B.C.-Peace River section so far is Pacific-Sunrise No. 3, owned by the Pacific Petroleums group and situated only 10 miles north of Dawson Creek. Restricted drill stem tests on this property show a million and a half feet daily and as this is written, the gas isN being opened for full test.
Two other wells in the same area are showing preliminary flows of 3,000,000 cubic feet per day. These also were drilled by Pacific Petroleums and their associate companies.
Several other companies are also drilling in the same general are.a, all of which will contribute to Westcoast Tarnsmission Co.'s southbound pipeline.
First signs that the Alberta government might relent and per-
Harry Kenney To Head Tennis Club
Election of officers of the Prince George Tennis Club on Monday resulted in Harry Kenney, son of well known city real-estate man L. H. Kenney, being elected president for the forthcoming season.
Members told the meeting that very little work was required to restore the Third Avenue courts to playing condition, but a work bee for club members will be held on Sunday.
Club officials are interested in seeing a greater activity on the courts during week-day afternoons and are encouraging the use of the courts at these times by housewives.
Membership dues remain unchanged from last year. Particulars may be obtained from Miss Phyllis Odiorne, secretary at Your Dream Shop, 1224 Third Avenue.
companies is granted permission to export natural gas.
Still leading contenders with a all-Canadian route to the south I Westcoast, whose plans call for a 770 mile pipeline from the Peace River district to Prince George.
MOTEL BUILDER GETS FOUR LOTS
Frank Kelly, an Edmonton contractor who last week announced plans for a $50,000 motel in Prince George, purchased four lots on Third Avenue at a city-held land auction yesterday: The four lots, on which the motel Is to be built,< sold for the upset total pribe of $2900. His bid for the lots was uncontested.
Mr. Kelly said he is prepared, to start construction as soon as he can get a building permit. Plans for this motel must first be approved by the City Council, however, as the land purchased was specially zoned for a first class tourist development.
Meanwhile, a $50,000 building permit was issued to A. Flchtner for a start on the Third Avenue apartment house he is planning to build.
Bulldozers have been at work this week levelling the site for the 21-suite building.
fop dry Keglers In Car Tourney
Prince George bowlers will not o unrepresented at the $10,000 Vancouver Bowl-A-Car tournament which got under way last week-end. On hand from here are ive city pin artists who will make up three separate teams.
Top city bowlers to make the rip and take a stab at winning hree shiny new cars are Ernie Walls, Gill Rustad, Laurie Rus-ad, Lil' Hawthorne and Dora Mortimer.
The five are rated as among the top flight of bowlers in the Prince George Bowling League.
They left here yesterday morn-ng and bowl for the first time on Saturday.
Funeral Today For Nukko Old-Timer
A district old-timer who came here first in early railroad con-
struction April 16
days died in Prince
on Monday, George and
District Hospital. He was Andrew Allen of Nukko Lake.
-WeU-knowtt; lor many years in this area, Mr. Allen, who was 83
B.C. Legislature Ends Long Session
VICTORIA, April 19 (CP)� Second session of British Columbia's 22nd Legislature � one of the longest on record�prorogued last night after nearly two months of turmoil.
The session, which saw the Liberal - Progressive Conservative Coalition lose two members in a aattle over compulsory hospital nsurance, had opened Feb. 20.
Lieutenant-Governor Clarence
Wallace gave royal assent to
some 113 bills, about half a dozen
ihort of the number introduced.
Biggest budget in B.C.'s history was approved, heralding ordinary expenditures during the coming year amounting to more than $118,000,000, and expenditures out of borrowed capital totalling $36,500,000.
The most contentious piece of legislation in years, a bill raising hospital insurance payments, caused a political upheaval both in the House and through B.C.
W. A. C. Bennett and Mrs. Tilly Rolston, both Conservative Coalitionists, crossed the floor of the house and announced they stand as independents. They said they had lost faith in the government.
years of age at the time of his passing, was a mill foreman following his days in railroad building, and then farmed at Nukko Lake for some time.
He is survived by four sons and one daughter.
Funeral services for Mr. Allen were held from Assman's Funeral Chapel this afternoon at 2 p.m., under the auspices of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Pallbearers were H. Van Som-er, Walter Flynn, A. B. Moffat, 3ob Pooley, A. Anderson and J. Da vies.
}ressure Maintained On Korean Reds
TOKYO, April 19 (CP)�Allied troops today launched a limited attack north from the newly captured Hwachon power dam and reservoir on the east-central front in North Korea.
The Allies seized the big hydroelectric grid Wednesday after the Reds, who had defended it stubbornly for days, slipped away to the north.
Thousands of Allied soldiers poured into the dam and reservoir area. United Nations riflemen struck north from Hwachon at the West end of the reservoir. They traded fire with an enemy group of undisclosed strength but later withdrew.
Chinese Reds pulled back all along the central front in a mountainous area west of the reservoir.
Rain, smoke and haze made air observation impossible. But United Nations troops patrolled aggressively far ahead of their lines
MacArthur Disavows Political Ambitions
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 (CP)�San Francisco Wednesday gove Ms irt to Gone