Hot Weather Continues
No change In Prince George's current hot spell is in sight during the next 24 hours, according to forecasts received by the weather office at the airport at press time. A few clouds are predicted for latex taday-and tomorrow, HghV v.-lnds, little,change in UMnperat^re;,,with't6w and high readings expected to be 43 and 80.
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Pri, %, George, B.C., MONDAY, July 14, 1952
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federal Minister's Sea Lore Fails: Loses $10 Bet Here
Canada's Minister of Resources, Robert H. Winters, made a day-long visit here Friday in which he inspected Dominion Government installations around Prince George, flew over the Nechako Dam phase of the Alcan project, and lost a $10 bet fo a fellow former seafarer.
\Viiuers, one of the youngest � in e.vx'r appointed to a Canad-! in cabinet .post, represents Nova Scotia in the top government echelon, and is a descendent of 1 unenberg'-s famous seafarers.
Hut it was Karl Andersoti, city
. arehouse owner and once a man-
hofore-the-niast in the sailing ship
days, who trimmed the minister's
ills for him.
Cariboo M.P. George Murray, i ravelling with Mr. Winters, took the latter to the office of Mr. An-derson where he gazed upon a -ailing ship model complete in every detail.
The minister, recalling his Familiarity with the sea, rashly bet Karl he could name more masts, lines and sails than the model's owner.
He did well, Karl remarked afterwards, but when he was finally stumped, the city man took over and named the rest.
!Ur. Winters arrived here by vain and was met at the station by His Worship Mayor Garvin De-zoll.
The Mayor extended an official welcome and put a car and driver at the minister's disposal.
He inspected Prince George Airport, the Dominion Experimental Station, and viewed district sawmill operations.
Shortly after noon on Friday special arrangements were made with Capt. Russ Baker, Central. B.C. Airways chief, and a twin-engine plane was loaned to Mr." Winters so that he could get a ulimpse of the eastern end of the A Iran development.
The resources Minister came here at the invitation of Mr. Murray after the latter had been a .quest of Nova Scotia M.P.'s earlier this year.
Mr. Winters, considered within the federal Liberal Party as potential prime minister material, was on his first visit to Central B.C.
He said he noted special significance' In the recent completion of
the Hart Highway, in the imminent completion of the P.C..E. ex^ tension to Prince George, and in the haste with which the Alcan development is being constructed The minister left here late Friday by train for Prince Rupert and a trip to Kemano and Kitimat. Travelling with him west from here is Robert Elliott, his private secretary and a graduate in law.
Stores Here Handing U.S. $ Discount On To Tourists
Prince George businessmen are amply justified in their recently-adopted practice of charging discount on American money offered by visiting tourists. That was the almost unanimous opinion discovered in a survey of city merchants, hotel and restaurant men late last week. Differences in the amount of
discount charged and in reactions
of Americans
and others using were disclosed,
I U.S. currency however.
Typical procedure is that of one stationery and variety merchant who checks with the bank each morning to determine the exact discount rate in effect for the day.
"Some of the American visitors have protested loudly," a clerk in the store reported, "But after all they charged us enough when the exchange was In their favor. We lost ten per cent on Canadian money south of the border when the actual discount was only three per cent."
Another china and variety store on the other hand, was charging a regular 3 per cent discount even when the bank rate rose higher, and only then on sums over $5. "We would rather take some small loss ourselves and keep pleasant relations with our United States visitors," the merchant ex-' plained. . !
;:A clothing and department!
store proprietor said he would be willing to absorb 'the discount as a matter of course were it not for i the frequent practice of tourists changing large United States bills for a* small purchase.
"When I am offered a $20 bill for a 25 cent purchase, the loss I take becomes too great and I am forced to charge discount," he stated. The same reason was given
Teen-Age Heroines Save Brothers From Drowning
Quick action and courage of two teenage girls helped fro avert what might hare been a tragic doubb drowning of two brothers in the backwaters of the Fraser River in South Fort George Friday.
Fifteen year old Melva Arnett and her 13 year old companion Sally Rush were heroines ol the struggle that nearly took the lives of 15 year old Dale Miller and his nine year old brother, Barry, in high water about a half mile east of the South Fort George bridge.
The girls where sunbathing on the river bank when they heard a call for help from one of the boys.
They dashed in the icy water up to their necks. Finding the biggest boy was drawing her under when she attempted to help him, Sally disengaged herself and ran hack to shore where she got a hoard and tossed it to the struggling boy.
In the meantime, Melva was able to pull the younger child out. of the water after first searching under the water for him.
Both .boys are well after their near mishap.
The brothers had. been playing for some time in the water when they got into difficulty.
Dale, who has been swimming since, he was 11, and who is a good swimmer, had helped his brother across the bay of water "about the size of a living room" and struck on the idea of carry-
by several other city business-1 in8 nim across again on his back.
men.
"Why don't Americans coming into Canada change their currency into Canadian funds at a bank as soon as they enter?" a hardware merchant queries, "it would save time and embarrassment all around.'V He quoted an instance of a Canadian being forced to pay 10 per cent discount on Canadian money, in California � this even after the Canadian dollar had ,ris-� (See DISCOUNT, Page 8)
Officers Installed At Rotary Banquet
Charles East was installed as president for the 1952-53 season of Prince George Rotary.. Club, at its eleventh annual installation banquet held in the Prince George hotel Friday night.
Sawlog scale in the Fort George Forest District during !
May showed a marked sag over this year's previous production past president( AIex Bowie secre figures according to statistics recently compiled by the Pro-
Sharp Drop Seen In May's Forest Yield
'I guess he was too heavy for me" Dale recounts. He pulled me under so I couldn't breath. I tried to push him off but he thought I was playing and kept hanging on.
"I couldn't say anything to him. I just had to get some air. I thought if I could shake hfm off, then as soon as I got some air I could grab him up again."
Little- Barry thought his bro-
Determined Thieves Enter Cold Storage
Determined' thieves battered their way into the Fourth Avenue and- Brunswick Street store of Gosse Cold Storage Ltd. late Saturday night or early yesterday morning and made off with $25 in loose change plucked from the firm's till.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police said today that entry was gained through a window at the rear of the building and that thieves crawled along the top of a large freezer-room, punched a hole through a thin partition and dropped down into the front end of the store. No arrests have been-made.
Four Appointed To High School Staff
Four more teachers have been, added to the staff of the Prince George High School, Jack Beech, high school principal said this week.
New industrial arts instructor will be R. Baril, who will come from Vancouver to take over the new duties. From Natal, B.C. John Grigoruk will come to teach art and general subjects in. the high school. T. Coke, of Lynn, Sask. has been appointed to instruct junior grades, and Mrs. Dorothy Thompson of Victoria will teach junior French and English.
Three positions have still to be filled, Mr. Beech said. Librarian, senior social studies and commercial teachers must be appointed, he said.
City Men Fo//owing Signs
A Citizen reporter and the chairman of the Prince George Board of Trade's traffic committee got themselves 'lost' twice and confused a good many times one day last week when they got together as a "tourist team" to test the effectiveness of directional signs in and around the city and investigate claims that there are not nearly enough of them.
Harry Loder, representing the, : :----- �
/Board of Trade, and Terry Ham- clump of bushes. It pointed the mond, representing The Citizen, way to the Hart Highway but cast off their'knowledge of Prince made no mention of our goaL George for the moment and con-: Prince Rupert.
cent rated on approaching it in the same baffled state a tour-
"Right there we were 'lost' we had the alternatives of search-
ther was playing. Then, he said, ist is generally in by the time he xng for Prince Rupert up the Hart "I was under the water, and I reaches here. iHlghway or turning up into the,
couldn't see the bottom or the sun I The team got "lost" twice, and maze of roads in Central Fort above. I knew he wasn't just fool-!several times was at a loss to George.
ing around then." jknow which way to turn next to | "So we drove back down First
The girls recount how - they (reach highways leading out of the !Avenue and decided that this
were sitting on the river bank,City. {time.we were bound for Vander-
when they saw the two brothers j Here is their story:
"First of all we drove to the 'C.N.R. Bridge, turned around, and they were only entered the city from the south-
pushing each" other under the water. "We thought
(See CITY MAN, Page 5)
g vincial Forest Branch of the Department of Lands and Forests.
The cut in the entire district dropped about 33 per cent from the same figure for May of fast year, and the drop in the Prince
0
p
. tloorge area was closer to 40 per rent.
Although this year's production figure once soared above last year's covering the same period, it Is now ahead by only 18,000,000 board feet.
Fort George Forest District operations cut 12,562,304 board feet last May compared with 18,447,-613 board feet during the same month a year ago.
Mills adjacent to.Prince George cut 7,363,020 board feet compared with 12,259,413 board feet in May of 1951.
Quesnel, with a total, cut of 4,-07.1,762 board feet showed a reduction of about 400,000 board feet from last year and Peace River mills, with a cut of 1,127,-('12 board feet, showed a drop of about 600,000 feet.
Total cut in the Fort George Forest District to date this year is 2-19,099,412.
Forest officials here attribute the May slump to poor road con-
ditions tions.
at many logging opera-
tary, Aiex Clarke treasurer anc
George Williams, Sergeant-at
Arms.
. A special guest was Hon. R. H
Winters, federal minister of Re
The latter part of the transition sources and Development.
from winter to summer logging went well into the month of May this year, they say.
Town Planning Backs City Expansion Plan
Prince George Town Planning
Quesnel Golf
Annual trek of local golfers to Quesnel will take place next Sunday, according to Al Macey, club
Other service clubs of the cit> i were represented by Mr. and Mrs I "Bud" Bell, Kinsmen; Mr. and [Mrs. Neil Unruh, Lions, and Dr. ! and Mrs. John Mclnnis, Gyros.
Following cocktails, members sat down to a delicious fried chicken dinner at 8 p.m., with grace offered by Ivor Guest. Fol lowing toast to the Queen and
_ril7."^FreZni^fntm' introduction of guests by T. R Commission Thursday night form- Richar(, j � jjcLeltan pro a ly aPProv^ City Gwunpll de- ^ ^
cision to enlarge the city If a pe- lT Nanler making the res-
tition of fHnge residents and a Norman Napier making the res-referendum vote within the present municipality are favorable*.
A spokesman for the Gomlnis-sion said today that recent growth of residential, commercial and industrial developments makes the move necessary.
"It is very difficult to plan within certain boundaries when
ponse. Toast
to Rotary International
was proposed by Hubert King.
J?leasatttdhighlight~of thlTeveh-ing, following the installation cerempniesT^was presentation by Martin Caine of a silver serving tray to Mr. and Mrs: Richardson, in recognition of Mr. Richardson's
there Is practically no room left Services, as past president and his within'them for expansion," Com- wife's hospitality to Rotary on mission Chairman Nestor Izowsky� many occasions
stated._____________-�-�
The move would see the city more than doubled in size. Area increase would be from the pres-acres to almost 2500
ent 1100 acres.
City employees will start canvassing the rural area today with
captain of the Prince George Golf petitions authorizing expansion.
and.Country Club. Any member If the step becomes reality the
Ashing to make the trip may city will be bound to provide
�� his or her name on a list streets, power connections water
will be posted in the club tonight.
services and other Improvements enjoyed by city residents.
,At the conclusion �df*the banquet, the company, about 125 in all, danced to the strains of Rhythm Aces orchestra. ^
Directors for the coming season in addition to Past. President Richardson are Tom Wintemute, Jack Nicholson, Robert Mad 111, Fred Black, T. R. Carmichael, Alex Clarke, Ian Evans, Ivor Guest and J. A. McLellan. A large number of committees will handle club, vocational, community and international service projects.
playing at first," the girls said. Then we heard one of them call for help."
Without a moment's hesitation they"fushed into the water. Sally, bigger of the two girls, held out her hand to Dale, who had by now shaken grip.
Finding he
his brother's death
-&��* was pulling her
under as he struggled to reach the (See TEEN-AGE, Page 8)
east. We decided we were destined -for Prince Rupert. ' "Part way along First Avenue we came to a sign and stopped. It indicated Prince. Rupert and the Hart Highway were straight ahead.
"We drove straight ahead looking'for Prince Rupert and at the west end of First Avenue we found another sign. This one was cunningly concealed behind a
Off The Wire Today
Canadian Press�Monday, July 14.
Vancouver Murderer Seen On Bus
VANCOUVER�Walter Pavlukoff, Canada's most wanted criminal, Saturday was reported sighted aboard a bus. Pavlukoff is wanted here for the murder of bank manager Sydney Petrie, shot to death five years ago. ^
A woman told police she thought she saw Pavlukoff on a bus and later the driver reported, the man got off at a downtown street.
Fletcher Wins Professional Golfers' Championship
WINNIPEG�Pat Fletcher, hard-hitting professional golfer from Saskatoon powered hJs way around Winnipeg's Niakwd cours^e^ati^axJtoiwin_ the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association Championship with a 54 hole torol of 2if), three' under ^>ar. Fletcher put together rounds of 69-69-72 to top the field of 34 professionals from across Canada, including defending champion Stan Leonard of Vancouver. Leonard finished up with 217.
Royal Family Economizes
LONDON�The Sunday newspaper "Reynolds News" says the Duke of Edinburgh has launched the most drastic economy drive ever known in the Royal household.
The Socialist paper says the new belt-tightening policy comes at the request of the Queen. High on the list, says the paper, is a proposal to close the Royal estate at Sandringham.
Member of Legislature Attempted Murder Victim NANIAMO, B.C.-�Dr. Larry Giovando, newly elected Progressive Conservative member of "the legislature, was attacked early Saturday by a man armed with two razor-sharp knives, one a 10-inch bread knife.
I'm going to kill you," the man told the doctor as he answered a knock at the door of his home.
Giovando escaped injury and two hours after the attack a man was arrested within a half-block of the doctor's home. As yet unidentified, the man has been charged with attempted murder.
Social Credit Forms Gov't.
VANCOUVER, July 14 >