nnce An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of Central and Northern British Columbia Vol. 35; No. 34 Prince George, B.C./THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1952 $4.00 per year 5^ per copy 5378,000 Face-tiffing Job For District Roads, Bridges Work Slated For Victoria Street, Fraser River Bridge and Cariboo Highway Major construction projects in Fort George district involving the expenditure this summer of $318,000, including* $50;000 for relocation work on the northern end of the Cariboo Highway and $25,000 for reconstruction of Victoria Street through Prince George to the cemetery, were announced at the Public Works Department office here today by D. D. Godfrey, divisional engineer. Other projects for which authorization has been received from Victoria are: Cariboo Highway, gravelling, $10,000,00. Prince George West, reconstruction of 1.5 miles up to West Lake turn-off, $25,000.00. Prince George West, reconstruction of Swede Creek to Squirrel Creek, $30,000.00. Prince George West, completion of Rednesti Hill project, $5,600.00. McBrlde West to Lamming Mills, reconstruction, $20,000.00 McBride East, reconstruction, $20,000.00. Northern Trans Provincial Highway, elimination of bridges by culverts and fills, $9,500.00 Prince George Regulated Area, construction of new roads and reconstruction of existing roads, $30,000.00. Redecking of south side of Fraser River bridge at Prince George, $70,000. Work on the Cariboo Highway will include extensive relocation projects in the vicinity of Tabor Creek, Red Rock and Camp Creek. In addition to the above program, a new 160-foot Howe truss bridge will be constructed over the Fraser River at Tete Jaune together with a two-mile road approach. Total cost has been estimated at $100,000. In addition to these undertakings, more than $200,000 will be spent in Fort George for ordinary maintenance work. Including roads, $183,000; bridges, $16,000, and ferrys, $14,613. Liquid Air Plant For Kirimar Area VICTORIA, May 1 (CP) � An oxygen and acetylene manufacturing plant will be established at Kitimat by Canadian Liquid Air Company Ltd. Announcement of the new plant was made Wednesday by Lands Minister E. T. Kenney, who stressed the liquid air industry would actually be the first manufacturing plant at the site. Although no estimate of the plant's cost was given, the minister said the establishment would be extensive. Frank Clark Tops P.G. Hospital Board Frank Clark, who has taken a prominent part in hospital management for many years, was elected chairman of the board of directors of Prince George and District Hospital at a recent meeting. He succeeds H. J. Hewlett, who was named vice-chairman. Other members of the board are William Ferry, William Wy-, "e, Gordon S. Wood, Mrs. P. Cameron and A. T. Cross. Mrs. Cameron, who represents the Women's Auxiliary on the Hospital Board, reported the purchase of eight bedside tables tf>r the hospital. She stated that the Auxiliary 's making active preparations for jne tea to be held on National Hospital Day, May 12, which commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale. The tea will be |?eitor, reported applications had McNab, acting adminis-reported about a dozen >ns had been received the position of permanent ad-Jjinistrator of the hospital, and jr- Clark had interviewed sever-*� of the applicants in Vancouver last week. Mr. McNab, who is on loan ""om the B.C. Hospital Insurance toT ,e> WiU ** ^turning to Vic-u-mu about three weeks, by jnich time it la expected a new appointment will be made. First golf tournament of the � eason for Prince George Golf and o Jlry aub members will be o M club's og Jly aub members will be May is, a spokesman for the executive stated this week. Kinsmen Mobilize For Mosquito War Poison-Laden Plane To Spearhead Attack Good news came this week for Prince George gardeners, golfers, swimmers, baseball fans and others who like to spend the summer evenings out-of-doors when the Kinsmen Club announced they would take a prominent part in the second BREWERY OFFICIAL BUYS LAND HERE A Vancouver official of Western Breweries Ltd. yesterday bid $25,900 for more than half of Block 30 just south of First Avenue and a few blocks wesi of the Fraser River Bridge. Agent for the Vancouver brewing firm was Russell Brealy, who bid the upset price of 35 cents a square foot for about two-thirds of the light industrial block just south of a proposed C.N.R. spur. Although no word has been received from the company, it Is , believed a million-dollar brewery will be constructed here. Western Breweries'. Ltd. are reported to hold a provincial license for such a development which has never been used. GORDON" BRYANT Safe in their homes this morn-ng despite reports they were lost or had run into fdul play are Warden A. J. Jank and Warden j. I. Olson. Due to lack of communications n the Chief Lake area the searchers may still not have heard that the two| "missing" men returned yesterday unaware :hat they were the object of a large scale ground and air search. Leading the search party is Inspector Walter Gill, officer commanding the Fort George ame Division. Olson and Jank were returning to Prince George early yesterday afternoon when they learned the searchers had taken to the woods to find them. They left here on Monday morning for an investigation patrol around Chief Lake and intended to return Monday night. When they failed to return from the trip Tuesday morning Union Shop Will Be Top I.W.A. Aim Here A union shop clause has been given top priority in contract demands for the Interior this year, a recent delegate to an International Woodworkers of America policy convention in told The Citizen this Gordon Bryant Heads Civic Centre Slate Gordon Bryant, well known city businessman and prominent Kinsman, was elected president of the Prince George Civic Centre Association here last night succeeding Jack Nicholson, former city mayor and currently a school trustee. Vice president of the new executive Is Ira- Lamb, active member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and W. G. Fraser will continue as treasurer. Verne Chapman was appointed secretary andxE. H. Braathen and Harry Weaver, Prince George Gun Club president, were elected to the executive. Kelowna week. In previous years operators have organized strong opposition to the union shop clause and I.W.A. bargainers have always dropped it in conciliation to concentrate on wage demands. This year, however, the union shop clause will be the number one target In negotiations, the union official stated. He added that the convention also decided to go after a wage increase for an unstated amount concern over their safety became'and that a health and welfare widespread and a private plane plan clause would be on the con-carrying Inspector Gill scoured the area from the air. Olson said this morning that the plane circled over them and i=T,sald also **�t competition -�ay in the H.rB. King handicap 9*�nt win start as usuaj on May'on May 19 in what quently described as annual aerial war on mosquitoes. This year the insect-repelling campaign will cost approximately $700, which is $100 more than last spring's highly successful venture, according to Bud Bell, Kinsmen Club president. A tag day will be held on city streets Saturday to raise funds for the project. A specially equipped Tiger Moth airplane has again been chartered from Skyway Air Services of Langley Pralr.'e to drenoh the sloughs surrounding the city with a powerful combination of oil and DDT. In addition ground spraying of Isolated spots will be conducted in order to increase the effectiveness of the campaign. No date has yet been set for the aerial spraying, but pools are already being checked for larvae and a close check is being kept on weather conditions so that the poison-laden plane may take off on its "mission of mercy" at a time when maximum results may be expected. Last year the plane dumped about 300 gallons of the anti-mosquito solution over a wide area was subset the most Leads War On 'Skeeters' ray AI+AN valuable contribution to comfortable living in the history of Prince George." Very few mosquitoes were (See KINSMEN, Poge in that they piled green boughs on their campfire to attract attention. 'The smoke wouldn't clear the tops of the trees though," the warden recounted. . Olson, and Jank returned to their car near Chief Lake shortly after noon yesterday and made their way back.to the city. Efforts were made last night to make radiotelephone contact with a mill near the isolated area where the searchers are now patrolling but it is not known whether the message got through. A plane may fly to the scene this morning to drop a written message to the searchers. Olson was completely unperturbed by his extended stay in the woods when he was interviewed by a Citizen reporter this morning, but he was worried at the needless concern expressed over his absence and he was anxious to get word to the party still seeking his whereabouts. "It was just a routine patrol and we got delayed slightly," was all he would say of the incident. tract agenda. A bid for statutory holidays with pay will adso be made. The health and welfare plan would be supported by contributions, from operators and administered by the I.W.A. GOVERNMENT TO SELL 200 LOIS A tract of Crown-owned land in Central Fort George made up of about 200 lots will be opened for private purchase here at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Announcement that a reserve has been lifted from Blocks 7, 8, 21, 22, 35, 36 and 49 in District Lot 1429 was made by Provincial Government officials here this morning. Average cost of land in the area runs around $150 a lot and prices wilt range ^from $�X* a tot to $275. Although no roads service the area at present, Public Works Department plans are to provide these this snmmer out of a special grant of $15,000 announced earlier this week. Opening *the land will provide about 100 residential building sites. Provincial Government Building employees here are expecting record crowds tomorrow . when salje of the land begins. Festival Bows On Tonight At 7:30 In High School With some 200 entrants -poised to perform before adjudicators and audiences during the next two cjays, Prince George and District Music and Drama Festival is scheduled for official opening at 7.30 this evening. 25 Delegates Back From 5.C. Meeting More than 25 members of Social Credit groups in this constituency returned to Prince George Tuesday following the close of the party's provincial convention in New Westminster last week. Of the total number who made the convention trip, 25 were fully accredited delegates arid among them was L. L; King, Social Credit nominee for the Fort George riding. Other delegates attending the crowded convention -were Bert Leboe, Social Credit president here, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mann, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Edmark, W. Norman, R. Allen, R. A. Carr, A. Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hardy, H. Sperling, Charles Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. A. Galaski, W. Raison, Sandy Orr, Chescent Spur; Mr. and Mrs. A. Wiltsie, McBride; Mr. and Mrs. Tetrault, H. Adrian, Percy Bracken, A. Jeck, McBride. The sessions, held with a few exceptions in the high school auditorium, will get off to a lively start with an exhibition of square dancing by a group from King George V school. Music adjudicators Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bunt of Vancouver will hear ladies' folk songs, junior and senior choirs from Knox United Church and the high school Junior. Glee Club tonight. Mrs. Agnes Binns of Kamloops will pass judgment on scenes from "Twelfth Night" and a play "The Willpw Plate" both performed by high school casts, and ladles' and men's open classes in elocution. FRIDAY School choirs from' Grades One to Six will show off their prowess in the aiuditorium tomorrow morning starting at 9 o'clock while in the high school annex music room piano students from the small grades up to the adult open will compete for the T. Eaton cup for the highest marks in pianoforte work. At the same time, the high school library will be the location of the elocution classes, very young reciters up to adults competing for the Prince George Agencies cup for highest aggregate in the section. Choral speech groups will show their skills in the auditorium commencing at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, various grades vying for the Hudson's Bay Company shield. Four more classes of elocution contestants will follow. Adult vocal soloists, all women, will hold the spotlight at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the auditorium. A ladies' quartette from Vander-hoof will demonstrate their harmonizing, and three plays. "A Maid Goes Forth to War" by the high school drama club, "Daisy Won't Tell" one of the Prince George Players' entries, and "The (See FESTIVAL, Page Four) More Voters Than People Found Here Charges of irregularities in the recent Dominion Census Bureau's enumeration of Prince George's population were brought to the forefront today when it was disclosed that names of approximately 6600 provincial voters have been gathered in and around the city. Prince George's official population is 4703 including men, women and children. Fringe area population was given as about 2000. Final figures on the provincial voters' list will be released shortly. The Weather Weather forecast for the next few hours indicates cloudy skies tonight, sunny Friday morning but cloudy again in the afternoon. It will be colder tonight, ' with south winds of 20 m.p.h. this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. Low and high temperature read* ings are predicted as 30 and 5* degrees.