luge Mill e arCity Prince George n ill f0r the Prince in thc planning stage ling w Last mill L connect^ taper i";lu?< (t Victoria. � to have If the Uepa Forests wi � plan-not stated. representatives ,',,, financial inter-1 with the pulp and � �. spent some time hero they are report-inivivic'wed officials uiient of Lands and , view to securing a � n her limits in this rea',. . . ,. tiiey contemplated A! '::", ,'.� � ii;,. manufacture of Uboard insulation material |hd other wood products. �lane Found After Crash-Lands Northern B.C. Airways plane nissing last week-end in wilder; L terrain between the Lower Mard River Bridge and Watson Lake in the Yukon, was found bonday after the passenger of the Lraft, a government surveyor, had talked to civilization and direct-led a search piano back to the Iscene. , . Pilot of the downed craft, ind lowner of Northern B.C. Airways, |G C Dalziel, stayed with his (damaged plane after an engine I failure had forced him to make |a crash-landing. Both occupants of the craft, a four-passenger Waco float plane, [escaped uninjured. Efforts are now being made to I repair the damaged craft and fly it to its base at Watson Lake. 6 MONTHS FOR ITHIRSTY THIEF Norman Lamond, a truck driv- | er charged with beating a man ami robliiuifcttfm of a bottle of I fiqupr in a city hotel room three weeks ago, was sentenced to six | months in jail upon* conviction : Monday before County Court Judge Henry Castillou.; . Lamond'pled not guilty to the charge but was convicted, after testimony by Toivo Viisainen, who alleged that Lamond came to his room-, beat him severely, and fled with a bottle of Scotch whiskey. Viisainen's story was supported by hotel authorities who testified to hearing a .fight and later saw Lamond flee through the lobby with a bottle in his hand: An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of Central and Northern British Columbia Vol. 34, No. 61 Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, August 9, 1951 $4.00 per year 5^ per copy This scene of peace and beauty was snapped by a Citizen photographer recently on a flight between here and Terrace on board a Central B.C. Airways passenger plane. Scenes like this, and many which are even more awe inspiring abound along the Bulkley Valley route which the Central Airway;: planes follow. Their flights over this beautiful route are scheduled thrice weekly. In this picture, looking westward, the foothills around Cluculz Lake are in the background Land Tangle Here To Be Unravelled Soon Prince George's spiderweb of land reserves, counter land reserves, re-reserves and P.G.E. reserves may soon be untangled following a brief visit here earlier this week by C. E. Hopper, B.C.'s deputy minister of lands. Mr. Hopper came here at the pp request of the Prince George City Council who have been becoming particularly restive of late at the Lands Department's reluctance to part with any crown land within or adjacent to the city. If some method is found to untie the network of reserves, prospective residents may soon be able to find property to build on. Crux of the whole matter is the Pacific Great Eastern Railroad, whose top officials have so far been unwilling to make or announce a decision as to what route the railroad will take in entering, or not entering. Prince George. The three possible routes include a hypothetical high level bridge" over the Fraser River at South Fort George, a wide radius bend around the city, and yards in Central Fort George. This plan resulted in land reserves being Aluminum Town's Growth Will Be Slow VICTORIA, July 9 (CP)�Many years may elapse hefore the site "' the. Aluminum Company of Unada's new aluminum produc- u�n Plant at Kitimat reaches the Proportions widely predicted in ouSSPcity with a p�puIation x- v- Davis, president of Alu- �nu'm Ltd., t.he�parent company, �ai� here Wednesday it may he mieration before Kitimat w-nes its maximum growth. giant �} not mushroom 'into' a giant industrial city. Kitim!!aV.is n'i(i future growth of J'lmat win lvquire ahiu on Mlt ^ fell in markets' out-"'" Canada." nLlh^'l..president of Alu-[P'iiiy of Canada, said "it1 initial plant at , s into production in ootwoen 1.200 and 1,300 men ^required to run it. ip to 200 men will TONIGHT of y C �> the month rd o t . Prince George ed toniSht has been Hubett B- King ad- ,H executive meeting ald WiU be held next �f the R Th�rs(lav �uUons. J8soc'ato(i n he ^ntral RfP�ards next month.' WiU be held next 16> when reso for ^ of of T?ade of Prince RuP�rt Roiarians Continue Work On Hill Park More than a dozen Prince eorge Rotarians came down off Connaught Hill late yesterday afternoon carrying with them the knowledge that the citizens of Prince George were a big stop closer to having a picturesque park in their midst than they were a year ago. The men. most of them past the age when swinging-an axe 01 a brush hook is easy work, had just completed slashing a right of way from the east face of flat-top ped 12-acre Connaught Hill to the new road on the west face. Under the direction of Martin Caine, chairman of the Rotary park committee, the crew of members1 transformed the path of a bulldozer into an easily accessible road. It is now possible to drive to the top of the park, along its southern edge, and down a new placed in all crown land in Central. The C.N.R. bridge route resulted in reserves all along the south side of First Avenue, and the East Fraser route resulted in reserves north and east of the city. All crown land within the city was removed from the market so that provincial officials woulc have them to bargain with if they required any municipally owned lots for the railroad. Mr. Hopper who declined to meet the City Council, addin that he was just here to investigate and report, was accompanied by C. R. Crysdale, and A. Graham. P.G.E. engineer. It is expected by city officials that the reserve problem will bo settled within two weeks. Ottawa Mai; Spend $1,000,000 Pr. George Airport Vital Defence Link . Proximity To Aluminum Plant Seen As Spur To Huge Improvement Program. Prince George Airport is a vital link in the defence of vVestern Canada said Senator Gray Turgeon in an interview with The Citizen this week. He stated that he and George Murray, M.P., were doing all within their powers to forward a > 1,000,000 reconstruction and enlargement plan for the airport. "1 consider the Prince George Airport to be of primary importance for defence purposes and also as a commercial crossroads," the senator said. The decision to go ahead with reconstruction and enlargement program now rests with the Department of National Defence, he added. Inadequacy of the airport first came to Might last month when Canadian Pacific Airlines were ordered by the Department of Transport to cease operations here with their four engined DC4. Since then, a corps of transport engineers have examined the field and certain work was deemed essential if the runways are to stand up. to the pounding of neavy aircraft. Senator Turgeon said he and Mr. Murray had made representations to both the Department of Transport and National Defence. Although the transport department frequently foots the bill for airport improvements and extensions, Senator Turgeon said that the work required here was beyond their scope. He said it was his opinion that only the airport's importance as a link in the defensive set-up of Western Canada could have any bearing on the expenditure for improvement at the present time. Prince George Airport's importance, he went on, is enhanced by the nearness of the vast Alumi- num Company development on the West Coast. He said that such a vital industry demands adequate protection in case of hostilities. Improvement of the airport nere, he added, would also fit in with certain radar installations in the northwest. What is believed to be a major factor in making a decision on the local airport problem, Senator Turgeon concluded, is the fact that although the cost at present tvould run around,a million dollars, it would increase substan-ially due to the fact certain ground formations at the field are sinking. Battle-wise Vet Heads Ranger Company Here Cluculz lake Yields Art Bishop's Body Cluculz Lake this week yielded the second of four bodies it has clung to since the multiple drowning almost a year ago oi Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Knutsvik, son Henry, and 19-year-olfl Arthur Bishop. A body identified as that of th young Bishop boy was discoveret floating in the lake by a woman in a boat on Tuesday. Little remained of it but the head and torso, but identification was made by Harold Assman, city undertaker and friend of the deceased. A coronet's enquiry will open here either today or tomorrow. Less than two weeks ago the body'of Olaf Knutsvik was found ?oyaJ Tour ?oufe Set OTTAWA, Aug. 9 (CP) � The overnment today issued bare utlines of the full coast-to-coast oyal tour by Princess Elizabeth nd the Duke of Edinburgh. The tour will open at Quebec ity on October 2 and will end t St. Johns, Newfoundland, or* ovember 5. From Quebec City the royal ouple will go to Ottawa to spend wo days in the capital�October -4�and then visit a number of ntario centres. They plan to reach the west oast on October 13, arriving in Vancouver, and are scheduled to> pend three days�October 16, 17 nd 18�on holiday at an undia-losed locality. While on the west oast they will visit Victoria and. ^anaimo. Employment Here Tops At 15,000 Employment in the Prince George district is hitting an all-time peak this summer with an estimated labor force of 15,000 persons at work. This was stated. this week by Irvine Moss, local manager for the Unemployment Insurance Commission. At an estimated average monthly earning of .$200, this figure means that payrolls are totalling about $3,000,000 a month. Mr. Moss stated that there are* hortages in almost every line of endeavor. Most pressing lack of men is in the skilled category, but there is even a dearth of mill, track and common laborers. At the present time there are-vacancies in this district, for mechanics, auto body men, welders, only a short distance from wherd butchers, electricians, postal road at the west end. Next stage of the work. Mr. Next stage Caine said, is to cut a road along the northern edge of the plateau giving motorists an unsurpassed view over the roof-tops of the city. Mr. Caine said he thought less than two per cent of the city's population had ever ascended to the top of the beautiful park, but predicted that development of the two roads would turn it into a favorite rendezvous for young and old alike. Weather Unchanged Weather will continue sunny with cloudy intervals tomorrow afternoon, predicts the weatherman. Light winds and little change in temperature are expected, with low tonight, and high Gge 10 tomorrow and 75. low tong in Prince George 10 Jack Corless, a veteran of the Canadian Armored Corps of the Second World War who participated in some of the bitterest tank engagements on the continent, will command a Prince George company of the Canadian Rangers now in the process of formation throughout the Dominion. His appointment is subject to confirmation by the Department of National Defence. Ottawa. Mr. Corless was selected following a visit here this week of Lt.-Col. T.A.H. �'Tommy' Taylor of Vancouver during which he conferred with ex-servicemen and former members of the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers, after which the Rangers are patterned. Col. Taylor is the liason officer between the Canadian Army and the Rangers. His experience-dur-...g the last war in organizing volunteer guerilla-type home guard units at isolated coast and interior points in B.C.was sought by Ottawa authorities following a partial breakdown of attempts to set up a Ranger organization through regular army channels. Col. Taylor commanded the P.C.M.R.'s and visited Prince George and other Central B.C. points on several occasions on inspection tours. On Tuesday he consulted with E. H. Burden, who commanded the Prince George company of Pacific Coast Militia Rangers, and two former officers of the unit. It is expected that authority will be received soon to proceed with recruiting for the Canadian Rangers here. A unit will also ^>e formed in the Quesnel dist|Vt. Col. Taylor said the Rangers would be activated solely for Billiards, Chevies To Vie For $100 Third Avenue Billiards continued their winning streak in a Prince George Softball League fixture here last night when they defeated Canadian Legion 17-7. Roger Motor Chevies defeated C.N.R. 10-8 to continue their position in second place. A special challenge game will be played here on Sunday when first place Billiards will vie with second place Chevies for a $100 cash stake. The game will be played on the First Avenue softball field and will get under way at 7 p.m. Stole $200, Gets Suspended Sentence Amos Clarkin, 50-year-old laborer charged last month with theft of $200 from a man on an eastbound C.N.R. train, pleaded guilty before County Court Judge Henry Castillou on Monday and was sentenced to one year's suspended sentence. Crown Counsel H. B. King confronted the court with Clarkin's previous police record and a sheet bearing 30 previous convictions was submitted to the court. Judge Castillou said that in view of the fact Clarkin had not tangled v^ith the law for some years, he would impose only a suspended sentence. The convicted man was ordered to repay the complainant in the case $250 and to post a $1000 bond to keep the y the boat he was going huntin capsized. Bishop's body was found nearer to the north shore of the lake. Yet to be recovered are the bodies of Mrs. Knutsvik, mother of seven, and her son. clerks and planermen. Duke Of Edinburgh Warns U.K. Scientists EDINBURGH. Aug. 9 fcP> � Duke of Edinburgh warned scientists Wednesday their knowledge had reached a danger point where they could -either obliterate the world or set it free from drudgery and fear. "Of what use is science if man does not survive?" lie asked. The Duke spoke as.president of the scientists' association. PAIR FOLLOWS THREE OF A KIND FOR CITY COUPLE Friends of well-known city residents Mr. and Mrs. Norman Radley noted this morning that the Radleys. now have a complete girls' basketball team lined up, since the arrival yesterday of twin daughters. The new players weighed in at 5 pounds 9 ounces and 5 pounds 13 ounces respectively. Mr. Radley. owner of Blair's Outfitting, and his wife already have three little girls. The proud father was not avails able for comment at. press time. (See "RANGERS" Page 13) peace. Lumber Cut Figures Still Soaring Here 80 PERCENT OF 1950 TOTAL CUT IN PAST SIX MONTHS Lumber cut in the Fort George Forest District for the first six-months of this year is more than SO percent of the total cut for 12 months" of 1950. Forest Branch figures revealed this week th.it 261.000,000 feet of lumber had been cut up to the end of Juno, compared with 311.000.000 for all of last year. The cut in June alone of 20,-000,000 board feet was about 34 per cent higher than the June cut a year ago. If present production figures continue for the last half of the year, the lumber industry should have little trouble in attaining its aim of a 500,000,000 board foot total. The cut, like last year's, will be the greatest ever recorded in this district. In the first six months of the present year, the total cut is about 100.000,000 million feet, or 40 percent greater than it was for the first six months of 1950. Of the 29,000,000 board feet cut in the district-in June. 20,500,000 board feet were cut in mills tributary to Prince George. Quesnel area contributed 5,-S27,073 feet and Peace River made up the remaining 2,642,000- tie business in June was feet. The still brisk with some 19,293 units scaled, an; increase of about 70 per cent over last year's June scale. Cedar poles and piling jumped from 43.965 lineal feet for June last year, to 60,575 lineal feet this year.