- UBHAHY VICTORIA, R.C
George^Citizen
An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of Central and Nor *Lrn British Columbia
34,
No. 63
Prince George, B.C.,   THURSDAY, August 16, 1951
$4.00 per year        5^ per copy
|p G/s Youthful Charming [Sweetheart From Big Family
When the "Sweetheart of Prince George" blonde, winsome Lloyd flies to Vancouver next week, all city residents
be rooting for her to capture the famed "Miss P.N.E." but none more heartily than her eleven brothers and
re   everily    divided � six -ix boys," says the blue-cn-vear-old   with   the
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,enin the Civic Centre on July ., l!K. judging committee selected : ' ovef nine other charming Contestants to carry the city's banner to the big fair at the coast. "1 just couldn't believe 1 d been chosen," she says.
ju5( now, she is completing the pleasant task of choosing a complete wardrobe, donated by local merchants, for her airtrip to Vancouver. TEA TOMOKKOW
tomorrow at a tea given by Mrs. Pat Gunclerson, the completed wardrobe, featuring a smart riavv   suit   that    will    show    off
In ease any of the ten contestants for the "Miss Prince George" title are suffering from shiny noses due to the delay in receiving their souvenir compacts J.C.C.s assure them that the situation will soon be remedied.
There was some little difficulty in obtaining the ten identical compacts but further arrangements are now being made with local jewellers and ihe smart mementoes will be presented shortly.
Marie's fair skin and hair, will be on display for her girl friends. Mrs. A. H. Parkes assisted her. in choosing the outfit.
Born in Turtleford, Saskatchewan, Marie came to live in Central Fort George when she was in Grade Three. Now, with her mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. J. McCormick, she is a resident of South Fort George.
Outstanding for her abilities, judges' recognition of which helped to win her the Miss Prince George laurels, Marie was first (See "SWEETHEART"  Page 16)
MARIE  LLOYD
Unlikely Hart Road Open To Public Before Next Year
An  official of W.   C.  Arnett Co.,    T-itd.,    contractors   on   the north   and  south   ends   of   the. Hart Highway, expressed doubt today that the broad expanse of gravelled   highway      would   be open to the public as far as thf Parsnip River this season. He said  that a  gate  has  now been erected on the highway to block   traffic   south   of   Fort   Me-Leod  so  heavy  gravelling  equip, ment   could   work   at   full   speed without fear of  meeting privat cars or trucks.
Doctors, and others whose business falls into an essential category, will be issued passes by local officials of the company.
The company official stated that gravelling is now being done over much of the road between McLeod Lake and the Parsnip River. A coarse gravel base is being laid on some sections, and where this has already been completed, giant Euciids are spreading two-inch crushed rock, followed by a surface coat of one-inch crushed rock.
Slashing crews from the southern construction section are now working  about   a   mile   north   of the Parsnip River and but seven miles  separates  these   men   from the northern road-head. Aljuaj.mo si .v\3jd u.iaquou am working on a rock side-hill slope of 5550 foot West Mountain.
Completion of the road south of the Parsnip River will take all of this season, the contract or's representative said.
Originally the plan was to have both north and south construction units meet at the Parsnip.,, )ui.t heavy work through and south of the Pine Pass delayed the. northeiyi crfw.
Old Royal Bank To Move For New
Official notice has been  given!
occupants of the former Royal Rank Building, 1207 Third Aven-��|1. that they must vacate the premises as it is to be sold and moved away.
The step is unofficially reported to he in connection with expansion of the  present   quarters
: the Royal Bank located one uoor west.                          .-  .
According to informed sources, J�! Present Royal Bank Building, 1111111 five years ago. has proved nadequate duo to an increase in jusmess,-and a 20 foot wide ad-Jlli�n will b
J                   constructed on the
fast "side of it.
,X" announcement of plans or ;T'M;lat0 in,,the camPs will
n\ initi.;  U1 w��ng donors and
jn roval. Earlier it was believed work on the dam might be delayed for some time due to the fact a good head of water can be developed without it.
The vice-president's statement dispelled all thought that the Nechako River phase of the huge power project might be given .only a secondary priority in the development.
. Meanwhile, Fraser Valley floo authorities have stated that con struction of the mighty earth filled dam may remove forevei the threat of floods in the lusl farmlands of the south.
They  believe  the dam  will  ultimately hold back enough water at   flood  periods  to prevent   repe-ition  of   the   multi-million-dollar "loods.
Officials in the Fraser Valley estimate that about 10 per cent >f the flow of the Fraser River s contributed by the Nechako.
Construction of the Nechako lam also means that Alcan will be able to produce aluminum at maximum capacity as soon as the watershed is flooded and the1 power installations complete.
The dam will be more than 300 feet high, 1500 feet long and will contain 3,350,000 cubic yards of gravel.
Maximum   power   capacity   of the project is estimated at 2,000,- ld        k    i
000  h.p..     which  would   make the   largest   hydro-electric lation in the world.
Beer Barrel Bonanza For 'Knights Of Empty Jug'
South Mill Closures Have No Effect Here
Curtailment of lumber production on the lower mainland because of a log shortage caused by forest-hazard closures, will have little effect on the markets on which lumber produced here is sold.
This statement was made today )y a spokesman for the lumber ndustry here.
The   millman   said   that   while he lower mainland mills undoub-edly produce the greatest amount if B.C. lumber, their total annual ut  is but a drop  in  the bucket ompared with world production. About the only affect felt here >v the mill closures in the south in  the employment  field. Men formerly employed in the out hern     mills     are     gradually rifting northwards in search of ew   jobs   in   the   lumber   indus-ry or on construction projects. There are an estimated  15,000 len  idle on the lower mainland low  due  to   the  production  cur-ailments,     and   in  some  centres retail merchants  have been fo reinstalled to withdraw credit from families  of jobless  lumber  workers.
About 100 sawmills in the Vancouver Forest District are reported closed.
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Louis Decisions Cleveland Clouter
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sponsors of the plowing match. (See   IVOR   HANNUS,   Page   8)
HATCH BRYANT TROPHY
Mrs. Harold Hatch, prominent city woman golfer, captured the Gail Bryant Handicap Trophy from a heavy field last week when she defeated Mr. II. Estliri
one up after an extra hole.
Mrs. Hatch scored a 52 going out and a 49 coming in. Mrs. Est-lin shot a 56 and a 53.
The handsome silver trophy-will not be presented until the annual banquet of the club at the end of the season.
The heat of summer became too great for "knights of i    BALTIMORE,  Aug.  1G