:-U �:-:/%:< Y f V VlCTC trite Looms Qubsnel basK ,- i jo employees of .OfiC|S pla'nt at Ques--, Having an Interna-."','kcrs of America .,,'...;,�! last, night in ,, unanimously re-[lintion Hoard ma-n the union dispute '��jn(r for equal � piywo'ods plants, $l".29Vi an hour ... ,,[� living index . Gar. They ilso ,.,.,- to be retroac- 12 wlren the : cVations. , ,. ,. attended by including. ,... I employees. i offered an � . tri SLID an iied a min-,1 by thej line "with v.' the ply-laniniously ap-l Prince George Citizen An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of Central and Northern British Columbia Vol. 34, No. 54 Prince George, B.C.# MONDAY, July 16, 1951 . $3.00 per year 5^ per copy Violent Downpour Saturday Floods Basements, Silences Phones, Hits Roads and Darkens Homes Heavy Damage Reported -i! per vi Storm damage resulting from one of the worst deluges in Board h'"ie c'ty's history on Saturday evening is expected to run into thousands of dollars. Hardly a home-owner within the city was spared the sight of his basement flooding or his garden ;ed iotmakers ie For Cup e ledy and ! 13. King han-vent were tied of IS holes on .,:: and will ; j deciding, cir- ;� in 11 to cap-ead over Pratt had one stroke ine Pratt even-coum and went have Kqnnedy and go one up i the 17th and ith. The score6 Pratt 43. lesnel Ball Teams fin Both Games mbermen added 'ir first list nf vie-y when they de-Dodgers at Gls-lei n Interior Base-uble header. >ers also bolstered inding when they mohd double with Gam. Cubs. for u t. Athletic flattened. Barrage-like flashes of lightning and Jblasts of thunder put 900 city telephones out of commission, forced the powerhouse to abandon its output for a half hour, and put both Radio Station CKPG and the CBC repeater station off the air for short periods. One of the hardest hit structures in the business area was the Prince George Government Building where an estimated four foet of water filled the furnace room and put an automatic stoker out of commission. A city bakery suffered similar damage to its boating system and this morning the electric motor of it.s stoker was still under several inches of water. The storm struck after ^i hot leaden day and at its peak, cut visibility in its center to but a few feet. One car was forced into a ditch a short distance south of the; city when clouds of rain obscured the drivers' vision. George Street merchants wasted no time in getting to their low-level stores when the rain struck and owners of one large clothing store spent more than an hour staving off waves of water which' threatened to flood the ground floor. Plugged storm drains saw water level at the corner of George Street and Third Avenue hit the two-foot mark, and cars stalled in!'1:i some months ?narging inequality through-��<-�_ m the distribution and the of government foe. �When ;m investigation at that l-no apparent action took w' started in motion cede from School ct � ot bepn 'r� lniin move has no Mho good it. ��r the fiscal year in December.�� is noted at that "> Council may make threat refuse to n efuse to ac <% of the school o no would r the opera-- 1InUl such time V set �p �n<1 to shift for City ^.^aniof the Clerk D. T. W~ways~uT can accede At ^ ^t'eo ion �'i the" increase of the SS and or they can re-�t sharing ratio and district. ~"tyis paying school costs and the rural area is paying about 40 percent. These figures are laid down by the Department of Education and are arrived at by comparing the assessments of the two participants. ASSESSMENTS According to reliable authorities, the assessment of the rural area is obsolete, and far below its actual value. Reassessment in the city two years ago substantially .increased the municipal assessment while the rural assessment remained the same. In representations to the provincial government, city spokesmen pointed out that in some school districts the municipality can more than cover education costs with their share of the tax, monies. In Prince George the opposite is true, and aldermen are forced for school operation. Total tax refunds to other Northern B.C. municipalities were as follows: Burns Lake, $4,305.54, McBride $3,160.77, Quesnel $12,156.82, Smithers $12.-156.82, Terrace $7,172.52, Van-derhoof $4,204.23, Williams Lake $9,117.61. Veterans Outing Ken Wilson and his committee-men took one look at the fhreat- their tracks where-water was the deepest. City works department employees donned hip waders and finally freed most of the drains in the business section. One Geortre Street merchant said his greatest problem in keeping his store free of water was in attempting to block off big waves of muddy water stirred up j by passing cars. TRANSFORMERS HIT John Steward, city electrician, said his department was relatively lucky, but lost two transformers to lightning bolts. He said that modification of the city electrical distribution system currently under way leaves the power sources particularly vulnerable, and that he had ening sky Sunday morning and immediately called off the Canadian Legion picnic scheduled for that afternoon. Grass at the old golf course was still soaking wet from Saturday night's downpour. If Jupe Pluvius is in a better j Empress of Canada on July .20. mood next week-end, the outing j Mrs. S. Miles of Prince George is i b ' h D Old-Timer Leaves To Make Home in England Mrs.. W. H. O'Dell, a resident of Prince George who celebrated the 34th anniversary of her arrival here on July 11, left on Saturday night's train en route to England, where she will make her future home with her sister. With her husband William Henry O'Dell who died eight years ago, Mrs. O'Dell came to Prince George in 1917. "I have loved Canada and Prince George and will never forget it." she says, ''and I wish to thank all my kind friends who have made it so enjoyable and so happy here for me." She-will sail for Britain on the will be held on Sunday. another sister of Mrs. O'Dell. powerplant shut the worst of the ordered the down during storm. He predicted that for the next six weeks the city would be the target of more such severe storms and issued a request that power consumers shut off all unnecessary switches while power is off in order to enable the generators to resume the load at the termination of the storm with a minimum of difficulty. A city electrical dealer saw about $2000 worth of electric motors and supplies immersed in water as his basement flooded' to a depth of about three feet. Although not. completely de- troyed. the motors arid other appliances will require long hours of labor to get them dryed and back in working condition. Damage at the Prince George Citizen is figured at about $100, water having found its way into the basement where a large quantity of paper is stored. Some merchants were unable to ascertain how much of their stock is completely destroyed and how much is salvageable. Northwest Telephone Company officials declared this (See CLOUDBURST, Page 7) 5c To $1 Store Plans Extensive Changes A 30 foot addition and extensive interior alterations are planned for the Prince George 5c to SI Store by new owner J. A. Mc-Lellan. The expansion program is expected to be completed by September 1. Floor is already being laid on the 30-foot addition at the back of the building. Interior of the store will be refurnished and new display counters installed as well, states Mr. McLellan. Fluorescent lamps will light the remodelled premises, and new lines of merchandise will be introduced in line with the interior changes. Exterior of the variety store has already been painted. The store will dispose of its present stock before it brings in the proposed new lines of merchandise, Mr. McLellan stated. Armistice Talks Resumed Today MUNSAN, July 16 (CP)�The Allied cease-fire team flew to Kaesong Monday by helicopter through overcast skies for a fourth session of talks seeking a basis for ending the Korean war. The five-man delegation began departing in five helicopters at 9:33 a.m. today for a 10 a.m. meeting with the Reds�hopeful that yesterday's harmonious tone would be maintained. I Rain let up just before the pjrsf World Russian War Hero in r �. FRANKFURT, Germany. July ]Q rep)�Western diplomats in Warsaw are mystified by the apparent disappearance of Marshal Konstantin Rokosso.vsky, bemed-alled hero of the Soviet Union and Polish Defence Minister. It was confirmed here Sunday that rumors of an attempt on Rpkossovsky's life circulated in Poland, and western envoys, passing judgment on the rumors, have reported them to their governments. No concrete evidence has yet been uncovered by diplomatic missions in Warsaw. One established fact is that the tall, former Czarist officer has not- been seen by westerners in the Polish capital for several weeks. 10 Killed in Iran Anti-American Riot IRAN, July 16 (CP)�Anti-Communists attacked Reds demonstrating in an anti-American rally Sunday in front of the Iranian parliament building. At least 10 [ persons were killed than 100 injured in the Pinegrove home, where the deceased lived alone. An inquest will be held. 'copter roter blades began whir , � ring. The delegation proceeded tojFoUnd Dead At Pifieg Kaeson by an Allied motor con- j One of the first men to enlist voy which left Munsari at 7:30 , from Prince George in the First a.m. and arrived at 9:09. The con-'World War died suddenly yes-voy included a second contingent ! terday. of 20 war correspondents to be j The body of Phillip Dessauve, admitted to Kaesong. The first,! GS. was found by a neighbor in group of correspondents went I Sunday after the Reds had yielded to Allied demands for their ad-j mission and for demilitarization j of the Kaesong area. Some observers are hopeful: that if the harmony of the last j two days can be maintained the J task of drawing up an agenda j may be completed in a relatively short time. In u two-hour meeting Sunday afternoon negotiators patched up the most serious problem since talks started July 10. Communist representatives quickly yielded to U. N. demands for neutralizing Kaesong and providing free movement to the armistice site. After Sunday's talks in a bullet-scarred, pagoda-roofed former restaurant on a Kaesong hillside an official Allied communique issued at this "peace" camp said: "Significant of the desires of both delegations to get on with the main work of the conference was the complete absence of anv controversy over the arrangement for neutrality of the site." and more the riot, which was finally broken up by army tanks and tear gas. Ten thousand Communist "Peace Partisans" touched off the dusk riot with a demonstration against the arrival earlier today of U.S. Ambassador W. Averell Harriman, diplomatic trouble-shooter for President Truman. Harriman, here as the result of an offer by Truman to Premier Mohammed Mossadegh, is confident friendly talks can settle the oil dispute between Iran and Britain. Red sources said five of their number were killed. Others known dead were two policemen and three civilians. Parents Asked To Enroll Beginner Pupils By July 30 WASHINGTON � State Secretary Dean Achespn said in a statement made public last night the administration is urgently trying to keep .a showdown with- Communism from coming now in Korea. He advised also that "if we allow ourselves to be lulled" by Korean truce developments "we will be hit within the next six months to a year with a much tougher blow somewhere else." His views were' given in the transcript of an off-the-record speech he made here June 29 to i d bk a group of publishers. magazine and book The State Depart- A plea for the registration of all beginner pupils before July 31 was issued to parents by Supervising Principal Jack Beech. The registration includes children entering King George V, Con-naught, Central and South Fort George schools. Pre-registration of children entering school in September is necessary, explained Mr. Beech so that the school board can estimate the number of staff required. With the new addition being built to Central Fort George school, it is doubly important that an estimate of the number of beginners is made, In the event of a class-room shortage, he said, children who have been pre-registered will get priority. Parents may register their be- p ment said it was made public at the request of several who were present. KARACHI, Pakistan, July 16 (CP)�Premier Liaquat Ali Khan of Pakistan said today 90 per cent of India's army is concentrated on the borders of Pakistan, threatening the peace of the world. He said he had appealed to Prime Minister Nehru of India and the western powers would appeal to the United Nations Security Council "to remove the threat." Moslem Pakistan and Hindu India have . long been feuding over the future of Kashmir, a predominantly Moslem state with a Hindu Maharajah. Long-Time Resident Buried at Fort St. James A former Prince George resident who lived here for many years before moving to Fort St. James ten years ago died suddenly in St. John Hospital, Vander-hoof, on July 5. She was Mrs. Pete Johnson, mother of Mrs. Richard Nelson of this city. Funeral services were conducted for the late Mrs. Johnson at Fort St. James at 3 p.m. on July S. In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Johnson is survived by two sons; John and Ivanrthree grand- children and one child. Mr. Johnson great-grand pro-deceased his wife six years ago. Many friends of the northern interior old-timer attended the last rites. Beautiful floral tributes were the gift of Mr. and Mrs. l Rhinehold. Rhinehold. Frank and Hazel ginner children by filling in the Pre-Registration of Beginners form carried in today's Citizen and. mailing it to J. E. Beech, P.O. Box 101. Prince George, B.C. City Salesman Leaves For New Post in Regina W. J. "Bill" Brady, former Hoover Co. salesman here, left Friday to take over his new duties as the company's district supervisor for Saskatchewan. He will make his headquarters in Regina. Prior to joining the Hoover Co. Mr. Brady was employed on the staff of Kelly Douglas Co. i Prince George. in River Town Golfers Win City golfers were bested yesterday in an inter-club tournament at Quesnel Golf Course by a score of 19\$ points to S\i>. Some sixteen local men golfers, and six ladies, travelled to the southern town from here in a return match to the inter-club event which Prince George won here over a week ago. Tommy Bissett, Quesnel open champion, posted the low score of the day with a 71, while Prince George's Claude Heggie was-runner up with -72__ Mrs. Dolly Madely of Quesnel tied at 91 strokes with Mrs. T. Wintemute of Prince George for ladies' low score. City golfers reported the Quesnel course as tough as it ever was, and the greens so hard that it was difficult to hold a ball on them.