SERVICE STATION OPEN jr.30o.m. to 11:30 p.m. Every Day Sundays and Holidays included GORDON NICOL Ltd. SECOND and QUEEN McBride Airport Expected To Become.Reality Shortly 'CARIBOO LODGE No. 65 I.O.O.F. Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in I.O.O.F. Hall, orner Quebec St. and Fourth Av� IivtTr??AR�WORN I'VE 60T THE ANSWER WJCWITAFFORO .1 ^?IHAT-LOW- SWELU I'LL GET Ill"-G:-'" ;iRViC� � ilA^THONS NOW AW i'':::JARAN: I WE'LL6010� See us for good/Vear MARATHON TIRES (600-/6) AUSTIES SERVICE 1155�1stAVE. PHONE: 253R-1 WHEEL ALIGNMENT GENERAL REPAIRS A distinguished product of the BRITISH COLUMBIA DISTILLERY Co. Ltd. s I BC Over a week ago. a high official of Central B.C. Airlines, inspected i various sites for a proposed airport and chose a location on the north side of the Faser River, three miles east of the village. The site is on the main east and west highway, in a spot where gravel is readily obtainable, and on high dry land which should be easily kept clear of snow in the winter. Owner of the selected site, \ Adolph Jeck generously donated j it for an airport at a largely attended public meeting held in the theatre at McBride on Thursday evening. QUICK START The capacity audience pressed I forward with donations of cash | to finance the scheme, and local firms offered the use of heavy land clearing equipment and per-j sonnel to riiake a quick start on I the project. The District Inspector, Department of Transport, assured the McBride residents that there would be no hesitation in grant-] ing a licence as soon as ihe field is prepared. The community hopes to have the land ready for inspection within two weeks. Proposed area of the field is 500 feet wide and 3,000 feet long, running practically east and west which are the directions of the prevailing winds in the region. At the meeting, called by D. A. Akor, president of the McBride District Board of Trade, a niim-ber of officers and committes were elected to take charge of the airport project. PRESIDENT President is Morley Armstrong, vice-president E. \V. Westlund. secretary-treasurer D. A. Aker, with directors L. T. Kemple, V. C. Leake, A .W. Klohn, A. E. Long, A. Jeck, W. F. Jervis, E. V. Lamming and D. P. Cameron. Administration committee is composed of D. A. Aker, R. J. Webb, A. Jeck and A. W. Klohn. Construction is in the charge of L. T. Kemple, R. G. McMillan, E. V. Lamming and Sam Arbour. Welfare Committee is made up of Mrs. T. Holdway, Mrs. M. Arm- strong, Mrs. J. Dutton and Mrs. D. Ryall. Lamming Brothers, Sam Arbour Company, Emile Rosin, � Adolph Jeck and Dorrell Shovar volunteered to give their bulldozers, drivers and all expenses free for a period of 12 days to speed the clearing, grading and graveling of the field. Dorrell Shovar also donated his dump truck and other equipment. Prince George Citizen Monday, August 27, 1951 9 PACIFIC GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY TRAIN SCHEDULE � BETWEEN VANCOUVER AND QUF.SNEL (Effective September 25, 1950) Pacific Daylight Saving Time NORTHBOUND Vancouver (Un4oo Pier) AAon., Wed. and Fri ........ Lv. Williams Lake .............. Tues., Thurs. and Sat......... Lv. Quesnel ........................ Tues., Thurs. and Sat......... Ar. SOUTHBOUND Quesnel ........................ Tues., Thurs., and Sat. .. Williams Lake .............. Tues., Thurs., and Sat. .. Vancouver (Unfon Pier) Wed., Fri. and Sun........... Ar. 9 30 a.m. 5.35 a.m. 8.45 a.m. Lv. 7.30 p.m. Lv. 11.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m. Stage connects with train at Quesnel for passengers to and from Prince George, Barkerville arid Wells. Local Agent, CY WESTAWAY, 434 George Street, Prince G*otf� Heard At McBride cmtHBM DISIILIEIV CO.UD This advertisement 15 no� published or displayed by e liquor Control Board or by th i^ of British Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moreau and family have sold their home here, and left by car for Prince George, goin^ out through Jasper and Banff, Big Bend Highway and Kami oops. We still need to conneci the road from McBride to Sinclair Mills.! The St. Paul's United Chivch Sunday School will reopen for classes in the church on Sunday. September 2 at 11 a.m. with A. Sallis in charge. Considerable improvements to the village streets are being done this year. Queen Street, Columbia Street and Fifth Avenue have been ditched and graded. All that is required now is a top coat of , gravel. CNR Loco Foreman A. P. Blaikie, with Mrs. Blaikie and daughter Shirley, have returned from their annual vacation, spent touring through the south part of. the province by car. Mrs. E. Nelson, E. Lee. A. A. | Haan and R. E. Fells were Dunst-er visitors during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Long and � family have left, for Calgary by car on a visit to relatives. Mrs. K. Norman and daughter Caron, who have been visiting Mrs. Nor-: man's mother. Mrs. E. H. Tag-gart have returned to their.home in Vancouver. Mrs. Norman is on the teaching staff of a Vancouver city school. i R. A. Perkins of Prince George. ! Social Welfare Officer spent sev-: eral days in the district during the week. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Meshewilk have left, for Victoria to spend a holiday with relatives. CNR machinist W. R. Keat and son Roy have left for Vancouver for a two weeks holiday. They will take in the PNE Exhibition. Mr. and Mrs. George Pledge of Penticton and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pledge of Smithers were guests of the Fraser Hotel during the past week. They visited with old friends while here. Both men are former employees of the CNR in the district. The Trustees of the McBride School District held a meeting during the week and it is expected that tenders for the new proposed school will soon be let. Site for the new school has boon purchased at the east end of the village. RCMP Constable and Mrs. W. P. Roberts from Red Pass Junction were visitors here during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gunther and family are busy loading a car of stock and household effects which they are taking with them to their new home recently purchased in Armstrong, B.C. They sold their holdings here to the Lamming Brothers in early spring. I Hans Hager is a visitor from the Okanagan Valley. Mr. Hager was a former resident and for several winters was skiing instructor at the local ski club. ; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hivon have returned to their home here after spending a vacation at the coast. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Kinley have opened their recently built hardware store on Main Street, making a very fine addition to local i business premises. Mr. Kinley's father and mother arrived for the opening and are at present stay-i ing with their son and daughter-in-law here. RCMP Constable and Airs. T. R. Maxwell have returned to their home hero after spending a vacation at Miette Hot Springs and eastern points. They travelled' in and out by car. McBride will hold its annual Fall Fair on Wednesday, August 29. Fair lists are now out and can be secured at local business houses. * It will pay you fo install a Diesel Morrison Automatic plant on your farm. Continuous operation of the 5 K.W. Morrison Diesel� running costs 1/3 those of a gasoline machine----soon puts money in your pocket. Fewer working ports give longer service life and lower maintenance costs . . . "Switch-starting", the compact British plant comes fully equipped �ready for use. Price complete: 5000 watts $1554| 2500 watts $1176; NO EXTRAS. Immediate delivery. Models supplied up to 25,000 watts. Authorized Distributors' tor Morrison Pfanfs- ELECTRIC POWER r^ EQUIPMENT LTP. 1285 HOMER MArine 4474 VANCOUVER Last in a series to bring you the facts about your Hospital Insurance plan What are the Benefits of MILS.? The benefits covered by B.C.H.I.S. are extensive and provide coverage for almost every requirement for acute hospitalization. They include: Public u-ard accommodation. Use of operating room facilities and equipment. Use of case room facilities and equipment. Surgical dressings and casts. Anaesthetic supplies and equipment. Drugs listed in the B.C. formulary. Emergency treatment ($2 standard charge per visit). Out of province coverage (up to $6.50 per day for 30 days). Care of the acute stage of chronic illness. All other in-patient services rendered by employees of the hospital which may include X-ray services, clinical, laboratory and other procedures, including the services of a pathologist if employed by the hospital; and physiotherapy services provided by the hospital. To sum up these services, it may Lc eaid that your Hospital Insurance plan gives you coverage for the services which are provided by the hospital you enter, and you are eligible for the services of all the employees or persons paid by that hospital. These services are yours when you or your dependents require hospitalization for acute care. They are designed to give you maximum protection at a minimum cost. These advertisements have been presented to give you the facts about your British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service. The Service is still in its formative period and this series of advertisements have been published in the interests of the people of B.C., so that they will understand the present circumstances and therefore be in a better position to assist in furthering improvements where necessary. If this series has not covered some specific point which you may want answered, please write to the Minister of Health and Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, or the Commissioner of the B.C. Hospital Insurance Service, 544 Michigan Street) Victoria, B.C. The B.C. Hospital Insurance Service has already paid over 500,009 hospital bills for the people of this province. Some of these bills have been more than $6,000. Each and every month, over 14,000 people receive benefits under the plan. B.C.H.I.S. was designed to be of value to the people of B.C. and the hospitals. In this it has succeeded. B.C. HOSPITAL INSURANCE SERVICE� YOUR PROTECTION AGAINST LARGE HOSPITAL BILLS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & WELFARE HON. DOUGLAS TURNBULL, Minister BCH-51-14