IOSPITAL 'OUT OF "PROVINCIAL LiBBAHY IF INSJRANCE COMPULSORY ears Board H (Grievances scHoSp-itollnsuronecSer- nouiry Board learned yes- Il g removed .f the Mnce George ,ietY "�uld be re' r Hospital Insurance Semce were made tompul-everyone. The City ��. had a $3,644.35 define" *'�* six months of this �,, the board was told. Coital administrator Roy m '.id the eight M.L.A. un.i -i believe you have a very iu make the ser-thruughout the thing fc-ice compu province.' Mr. Hunt omplaint ward in o nee that months for Victoria. Questione Her Harold confirmed the tered by the rts of the pro-officials wnit . from BCHIS queries fcrt feet an �patient Probe' [track of �replied �Hunter �loss woi less if �\v. In- Opposition Ley-W'inch about the ij I'.cHIS replies to ' patients, Mr. Hun-wait from six days ;evei months before we mswoi a- to whether a 3 covered." i pri.the danger of losing released patients before l0 come through, Mr. admitted "the financial ;1(1 be considerably much ive were notified at an �earlier time." On a province-wide' investigation of the widely discussed �health service, the inquiry board �held hearing.-; for three hours [yesterday in the Prince George �hotel. The full board present in-�eluded: Chairman S. J. Smith, �Kamloops; Opposition Leader iHarold Winch; 11. J. Welsh, Co-Jmox; Don Brown, Vancouver; jCapt. D. J. Proudfoot, Victoria; C. iSieele. Omineca: Walter Hendrix, (Nelson; A W. Lundell, Revel-�stoke: ami board secretary Mau-Irice Hesford. Mr. Hunter presented the board twith a letter from the hospitals' �board of directors "supporting land endorsing" the hospital as-[spctation brief. Reporting on BCHIS in the 80-Ibed Prince George and District [Hospital. Mr Hunter told the See HOSPITAL WOULD, Page 8) P. Andersen Gets Bank Job Prince George Citizen An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of Centrol and Northern British Columbia Vol. 34, No. 59 Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, August 2, 1951 $4.00 per year 5^ per copy These four Royal Navy destroyers have sailed from Malta for a "visit" to Akaba on the Red Sea. The destroyers wil] call first at Aden while the freighter Empire Roach, which was recently intercepted and boarded by an Egyptian corvette in the Red Sea takes on cargo at Suez before sailing again for Akaba. The four naval units shown above are the Chequers, the Chieftain, the Chevron and the Chivalrous of the First nestrnver Flotilla of the Mediterranean Fleet Sod-Eyed Kids Find Pool Empty As Heolth Unit Tokes Action Waters Spread Disease Says Dr. H. M. Brown 'Air War' Seen As Central B.C. Booms Rapid industrial development in northern and Central British Columbia within the past 12 months has resulted in a new type of "air warfare" in which the "missiles' 'are Air Transport Board applications for new charters, and the "combatants" a group of B.C. airlines. Faces of dozens of city youngsters fell yesterday when, visiting the former Rotary wading pool at the corner of Third Avenue and Vancouver Street, they found it empty of its cooling water, parched and dry in the bright sun. The move to close the pool came earlier this week when municipal lealth authorities cracked down on what they termed "a grave nealth hazard." Andersen, icily contractor, has contract for a Montreal building at |and Quebec Street. Co?: "f UlG new structure iacvd in excess of $100,000. ' , 1(1 hank bunding has been gj! one Mock north when., usiness i being carried on dur- "'! "f tno cement ,,I;,i;,,nstruction of well known leen awarded new Bank of Third Ave. is I"? demolit ndations I the now ,)r, tins for new structure, full I"ete structu'i :'s feet, with 2nd s Bohvi<*< Pratt, of show a one-storey and 8� '"'''"forced con- measuriiig 41 by large glass area (jr.,! u u �'I bo tiro- �:�! main l�,�i with and basement '^QUng facilities in the force be water heating and >��lati?n equipment will Dr. H. M. Brown, medical health officer and director of the Cariboo Health Unit, wrote City Council this week concerning the >ool. "I request that you cease to operate it immediately." Reluctantly. Alderman Jack Aitken, chairman of the city Parks Committee, ordered City Engineer Charles East to halt the flow of water into the pool. Alderman Aitken said he had no alternative but to close the pool because if an epidemic of any sort were to break out "the health people would blame everything on its operation." Alderman Aitken recalled that health authorities had made certain recommendations regarding operation of the pool before the wading season opened, and that these had been complied with. He stated that water flows in and out of the pool constantly and added its waters get polluted because, for sonic children, "it is the only place they get clean." He added that installation of showers so that children could get clean before entering the pool might put a stop to much of the pollution. The chairman said he agreed City Men Buy Shelley Mill Shelley Sawmills Ltd., one of the first large mill operations in this area, has been bought by a group of Prince George lumbermen. Sales-price was about $200-000. The sawmill has a capacity of 50,000 feet daily. Owner of the operation for years. Sinclair McLean and son Sam McLean have taken up residence in Sicamous where, with Stan McLean, they will operate McLean Sawmills Ltd., at Malak-wa . Shelley Sawmills was first established in 1919. Youths Admit Theft From Forestry Cache Two 16-year-old boys, both charges of the Welfare Department, pleaded guilty and were remanded sine die in juvenile court here yesterday on charges I Kiamatfr*KUdai*aTArin" and Ke Although all had been quiet on the "font lines" since Central B.C. Airways won a round-one decision about six months ago when they were authorized to operate a scheduled service between here and Terrace, the fighting broke into the open again this week when the Air Transport Board announced themselves in receipt of no less than 11 new applications from four provincial aircraft operators. Biggest surprise of all the bids to hew out new air routes was an application from Canadian Pacific Airlines for an amendment to one of their present licenses so that they can operate into Terrace. Little is known yet of CPA's plans but it is thought by some persons in the aviation field here that the amendment would make the present Prince George-Port St. John trip into a triangle run which would have Terrace at the extreme end of its westerly leg. Queen Charlotte Airlines have joined the fray, moving inland for the first time, with an appli cation for an amendment to an existing license which would per mit them to fly passengers an goods from Vancouver to iV chako Damsite. In addition, the\ have applied for authority to ad< eace 3og Talk of theft from a Forest Depart ment cache. . I The pair were apprehended on j Sunday afternoon by an R.C.M.P. r constable after a report had been received that more than S100 worth of forestry equipment had been removed from the department's Central Fort George warehouse. Missing were cameras, a sleeping bag and other articles. The remand is roughly similar to a suspended sentence dnd hangs over the youths' heads until they reach the age of 21 years. Butchers Balked By High Meat Prices Latin Lady Flyer Here On Way Home Ada Rogato, attract:'..,. Brazilian aviatrix who has been receiv ing wide publicity for her sole flights through the U.S. and Can- VANCOUVER, Aug. 2 (CP) � Fifteen retail meat shops have closed their doors temporarily because of sky-high prices, it was reported Wednesday. Packers said it was a combination of a double jinx v� high prices and a summertime purchasing slump. Some of the stores will reopen next month, but one owner said: "High rent*, high solo ' prices, I'm through for good." Packers, however, expect beef j in part with the theory that, the ada, landed her trim, signature-, Prices (See POOL EMPTY, Page 4) PARCHED RESIDENTS DREAM OF WHILE CITY PAIR SHIVER Wl,iic ������> u-ii, i'IMn" Oeorse hfrp 1-Kt' " SVV(>It�'''��K heat lazily 11�, "Ionth anfl dreamed c�Uplp of Parthlr George th�y dreamed havj were Mr- Gorl � 12th members of Canada- 'apartment ?lish scaled "And my a xvh"n B.C. Public and his are both ex-climbers, in the were ad y ere America with company be- fore and during World War II. Their idea of a perfect vacation is far from the commonly accepted "fishing-boai-and-biew" idyll held up as the acme of relaxation by many in these parts. ALPINE CLUB Shedding their cares, and their children, the Godfrey's left here around the middle of last month to join the Alpine Club at their annual camp at Lake O'Hara. midway between Field, B.C., and Lake Louise. During their two weeks at the camp, they climbed a number of nearby ,peaks including Mt. Victoria, 11,400 feet. Mt. Odaray, 10-000 feet, and Mt. Rchaffer, 8500 feet. About 120 people attended the camp and climbers represented (See SUN PARCHED, Page 4) . i l,aden aircraft at Aii-port Tuesday ward bound leg of a 16,000 mile flight. Ada left her homo in Rio do Ja'niero some months ago and made a leisurely flight through the U.S. and north to Alaska. She was all alone in her trim Cessna 1-10 aircraft when she landed here. After fueling up she took off again for Vancouver. to drop within a day or Prince George I two when grass-fed cattle start on the home- coming on the market. (See AIR WAR, Page 4) Double Shifts For Fraser Bridge Job Work on a S35.000 facelifting job for the south traffic lane of the Fraser River Bridge at the east end of First Avenue will get under way in about a month, D. D. Godfrey, divisional Public Works Department engineer said today. He added that in order to cut traffic delay to a minimum, a double shift would be employed at the redecking job if sufficient men are available. Approval of the project came two weeks ago and already requisition? for the materials have been prepared. Mr. Godfrey said the job of laying a new deck on the south side of the bridge would require about 235,000 board feet of timber. Deck timbers will be fir 4xl2's and crossties will be fir GxG's. The engineer said "that men would be posted at both ends of the bridge during the renovation program to regulate east and westbound traffic, all of which will bo routed down the north side. L'.X. HEADQUARTERS, Aug. (CP) �United Nations and Com-nunist delegates adjourned their ritical talks on a Korean armist-:e buffer zone Thursday and an-ounced another meeting would e held Friday. The 17th meeting lasted one lour and 20 minutes. Delegates chedule their next meeting at 1 a.m. Friday, Korean time. Before leaving for the session n Kaesong, Vice-Admiral C. Turner Joy, chief U.N. delegate, was informed of a statement made in Washington by State Secretary Dean Acheson in which, said the Communist demand for a cease fire along the 38th parallel is not acceptable. An official army announcement on Thursday's session gave no-indication whether any progress had been made toward settling the explosive issue. The North Korean official radio angrily rejected an Allied proposal that the buffer zone, be along the present battle line which is mostly in North Korea. North Korea never would accept that, the radio said. GUS LUND BUYS FOOD BASKET G. A. "Gus" Lund, well known resident of Prince George and for many years manager of the grocery department of G. B. Wil-iams' Grocery and Meat Market, 1352 Third Avenue, will resign lis position this month to take over ownership of The Food Bas-cet. 2295 Winchester Street. Mr. Lund joined the Williams msiness in 192S, just a year after the present Third Avenue store was built, and is well �cnown throughout the city for tiis interest in civic affairs and tiis activity as treasurer of the Prince George Rod and Gun Club. He will commence operation of his own store at .the end of this month. The Food Basket was previously owned by Mel Reid, who settled here and took over the business about a year ago. Mr, Lund has recently had the Food Basket building finished in stucco, but aside from that, plans ho major changes in the store's operation/ Deputy Grand Regent Makes Surprise Visit Timely pointers on their lodge work were given the local chapter of the Women of the Moose Monday, when they received an unofficial visit from Amy Kasp-er, Deputy Grand Regent of British Columbia. A special meeting was held in Eagle's Hall to welcome the deupty regent, who stopped here enroute to Prince Rupert, after attending the convention of Loyal Order of Moose in Victoria. Refreshments were served. Joe Louis Decisions Tough South American SAX FRANCISCO, Aug 2 (CP)� Former champion Joe Louis bat-I tered out a 10-round decision ! over tough Cesar Brion of Argentina in a furious battle at the | Cow Palace Wednesday night. ; Louis weighed 207 pounds and i Brion 190. From Quesnel it is learned that first shipment of steel for the superstructure of the P.G.E. bridge over the Cottonwood Canyon is expected there from the | The 37-year-old ex - champ, I coast this week. Track laying i punching with practically the'crews are hurrying to complete Contractors Rushing P.G.E Bridge Job same power as when he ruled the heavyweight ranks for more than 11 years, battered 24-year-old Brion into a bloody condition and had him groggy from blows to the head and body in the last four rounds. The South American, game as they come, stood up under the terrific punishment. Blood flowed from cuts on the their work before the arrival of the bridge workers. C. T. Docherty, who has contract for laying steel as the fat-as the Cottonwood, has a crew clearing out a cut near the bridge site, and a siding is being laid to handle the bridge steel as it arrives. Work on the big concrete piers under way since last spring is sides of both eyes and handicap- rapidly nearing completion. First ped him in the latter part of the concrete for the piers was poured brawl. last autumn and crews have been working on the north shore of the river for several weeks. Steel for the bridge superstructure is coming from the Vancouver yards of Dominion Bridge Company. The fabricators are expected to have the last rivet punched into place by mid-November. Jamieson Construction Co. has a crew busy on the foundation piers for the Ahbau Creek bridge, which will be slightly smaller than the structure across the Cottonwood. Dominion Bridge will handle the steel work on both undertakings which will be the final links in forging the P.G.E. connection between Quesnel and Prince George.