LIBRARY VICTORIA. B.C. UTH TRADES HI-LDCK FOR rd LABOR his top- ^""lor'salongtalc^f pw" '" trailed i" �IS sonal wo � , , , r a, Sc- >";Sf;;:,r,;......4 r~ r-nrison I"' ho w it 1)0] hi? in ivas '� forth!' (2500. Lr.S : !drcn i: �-� �;�" � ho young Ainej ed at Burns hi ia|.,iransactioi ded the L'ar �' iada. check tin1 time ol '"- '" fct he fitted the d< wanted in the fction With a serie a extradition or it Prince Geo'rg rned to inpathy of ..' here when , his job in wife's im- ncw car but :!.,! unable to purchased �:;,. but fiie hy means of �:, .tli'e tune I the Seattle j i ed thous-orth of bad uuntry tour ,vife and two ; ( to Canada. Iran was" ar-:�-..'� M;iy> 10 volved in an in which he brought into Prince f}eorge Citizen An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of Central and Northern British Columbia Vol. 34; No. 46 Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, June 14, 1951 $3.00 per year per copy 81,000,000 SCHOOL TO GO BEFORE TAXPAYERS Public May Vote In Fall On Huge Program School District Number 57 trustees were told here on Monday by Hon. W. T. Strairh, B.C.'s Minister of Education, to "go ahead with preparation of their million-dollar school expansion plans and by-law. He told them that due to the rapid development of this area, and the north generally, they may be forced to move even faster than they had anticipated. olice files at est revealed ci iption of a I'.S. in con-i f forgeries, qr was issu-rge and he was United States. Present plans embody a $300,000 addition to the Junior Senior High School, a $200,000 addition to K'ing George V elementary school, and a now $500,000 high school. H. A. Moffat, school board chairman, told The Citizen this week that the stalemate over future expansion is at an end. He said that the Education Minister had implied that money might be raser River Hydro Plant lay Be 'World's Largest7 Would Serve Immense Area B.C. government power engineers are studying a big tdro-electric project on the Fraser River in Central B.C. that, completed, would supply the entire northern and central prtion of the province with an estimated 1,500,000 horse- ner. >f the proposed power in_- (illation- iSj midway Betweeii ince George and Vancouver. It would he the largest hydro yelopment evi r attempted in world, according to a 11 C. eminent official. he; plan envisions construe-i nf a [hhIi daiii in a � chasm the river at Moran, 2~> miles fcrth (if Lillooet, which would ck the Fraser up 100 miles to pes'nel and form n huge artific- lake in the: centre nce. A party of enginee 'ater Rights Branch irtment of Lands is potentialities of im site. is anticipated th will object th e pro- s from the of'.the De- examining the Moran t fisheries to the de- [xam Session Before chool Closes June 27 Eleven completely-accredited ? Udon-ts f'losed tneir oks for the final time, Fri-, but other students in the rinc George school district ere not so lucky. junior matriculation stu-jhodM no. get recom- relopment because of i:.s effect on the salmon runs. But appar- ently the Power ..Commis- sion and the Victoria government believe they can justify the scheme, which would ensure a plentiful supply of power for industry and irrigation purposes over a wide area of B.C.. including Vancouver, only isr. miles away. Site of the proposed power installation is 190 miles south of Prince George. Ranchers and farmers in the lower Caribopo attach great importance to the plan, which would moan an immense irrigation system for that area. Irrigation of the thousands of acres of arable land in that vicinity would moan the growing of crops that range from peaches to peanuts�outstanding tomatoes and oven high grade tobacco. made available for a start on new construction next summer. He advised the trustees to be prepared for action. As a result of the meeting with Mr. Straith here, city taxpayers may vote on a million dollar school expansion by-law this year. Mr. Moffat said: "I expect we will put the by-law to the people before the next municipal election in December, probably in late fall." Mr. Straith told the board that in talks with the Federal Government he had been led to believe that new school construction would probably be sanctioned about 18 months from last January. The school board chairman said that the Junior Senior High School addition would come first, and might be ready for occupation in the fall of 195?. (See XHOOL BYLAWj Page 8) Daring Rescue Attempt Sliding down a line thrown from a hovering helicopler, a U.S. Coast Guardsman (arrow) holds the head of a girl above water as the plane tows them through the heavy ocean surf to a beach near San Francisco. Unfortunately, resuscitation failed to revive the girl who had been caught by the tide while swim-.rning. She was tentatively identified as Rose Agens, 17, of San Francisco. Indents', a'f month matriculation still have a gruelling exam writing ahead wore the high on June 27. mv^y schools ii SO clo�S� -�hools in the on June 27. �p'y' i�fean Troops Get �? Concessions E^t ot P off their )� l foy th�r.r.,incon peels he ns, �*ve there" (CP)�Fin-announced i Korea knock-G tax for every �.Jn the House of i^the government's to requests that or high- P.W.D. Official Gets Driver's-Eye View Of Northern Roads At least one high official of the Provincial Public Works Department will soon have first hand knowledge of northern and Interior road conditions it was dis^ closed this week by the anrioun- system . serves in days, he gets $60 13 income tax. He for up to $365 nan's tax cement oT local department officials that N. M. McGaflurn, chief engineer, would .arrive here by car from Prince Rupert at the week-end. more, the top ranking department official will travel the Haft Highway from here to Daw-son Creek by car, on foot and by boat. z He will be the first high public works official to cover the full route on the Hart Highway. Although his trip is described as a general tour of inspection, it is believed his presence on the Hart Highway is closely connected with a recent statement by Works Minister E. C. Carson concerning the official opening of the new highway this summer. Construction men are speculating that his tour up the Hart Road will result in greatly increased activity on the part of Hart contractors W. C. Arnett & Company. Mr. McCallum is expected to arrive here late Saturday, and it is anticipated he will leave for the north on Sunday morning. 'Rabbit Food' Only Resort As Prices Take New Jump Xumhor of vegetarians in town is likely to show a sharp increase in the next few days, judging from a Citizen survey conducted this morning into the effect of the country-wide rise in beef prices on local selling figures. Best quality steaks, now soiling around town from .95 to 1.10 ;i pound, will shortly ,^o up another three- or four cents. One merchant sets the figure for juicy T-bones at $1.20 per pound. Best roast beef hovers close to the same figure, while even the once economical pot-roast is well over the .70 per pound mark. Roasting chickens at, an average of slightly over .70 are now practically in the cheaper cuts clasjsf Pork, at present seljing I-fom 20 to 150 cents of moreJess per pound than beef, is shortly expected to start climbing. "Consumer resistance to beef at these high^prices will result in more people buying pork", which will create a pork shortage and result in high pork prices," a dealer described the vicious circle. Canned meats and all other meat products will likely reflect the same trend, he forecast. Another city butcher. asked what jiyas the best buy in the meat Tine today, replied simply, "Fish." A $2000 bank loan incurred! some time ago by the' Prince George Civic Centre Association will be reduced by $1000, it was decided last night at. a directors* meeting of that -'organization. In addition, $1000 will be distributed to creditors by treasurer W. G. Fraser; The debt reductions will bring total Civic Centre liabilities down to about $14,000. Alex Bowie, president of the Association, said that only $1064. had been received by the organization from Crescent Shows Ltd., for rental, instead of an anticipated $3500. This he said was due to police action in closing up certain games at the carnival. Mr. Bowie charged that Prince-George "is the only point singled? j out where gambling laws are enforced." Former Mayor Jack Xicholson, a leading member of the Civic Centre executive, asked what agreement had ever been made with the Curling Club for payment for their portion of the building. Mr. Bowie replied that the j Curling Club had pledged themselves to pay one-quarter of the-total building cost, or about 11,- 000 thus far. About $6000 has been paid to date. Mr. Nicholson expressed the-opinion that a substantial yearly rent should be paid by the Curling Club to the Civic Centre for their basement curling rink. / Referring to a list of accounts, payable totalling slightly more 1 than $6000, Mr. Fraser said he had authority to write off all bi, ! $2000 worth. I Directors of the Association de-jcided. to hold the annual meeting; ; on June 27 in tb