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Prince George, B.C., MONDAY, April 27, 1953
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FIRE SEASON STARTS MAY 1
VICTORIA, April 27 (CP)�Fire season in British Columbia opens May i and continues until Sept-30, the B.C. Forest Service announced Saturday.
During this period a permit will be- required before fires may be lighted outdoors for cooking; warmth, or land-clearing. "*T>"
pnpiilatiqn Up 3000
Absorbs
Border Areas
A long-awaited move on the part of the provincial government to increase the size of Prince George has finally been taken and today the area of the city is doubled.
vnnro'val of the enlargement
,, ,' was made official with pub-icatioil of 'he April 23 issue of -;'.. r,.C. 'Gazette, official organ '.' the provincial government.
Today- the city covers 2400 .,.-,.< and, the statement that its .�,;,Nation is at least 10,000 can ;w longer be disputed.
Municipal officials \yho have, examined tax rolls of the area to be taken in believe the move has added at least 3000 people to the city's total.-
Prior to approval of the enlargement plan the city covered 3092 acres and had a population eitirtiated at between 7000 and �.ami.
�It is quite possible we are now ritv of more than 12,000
city garbage disposal service for the new municipal area as well as 20 per cent discount for prompt payment of electric utility accounts.
The extension plan was approve j ed by the people in the area involved almost a year ago and the people of Prince George gave the project their blessing early last fall.
eopl
a c
ity spokesman said to-
Princ'e George's outward-ex pamling boundaries now lie along vvhat used to be Seventh Avenue in Central Fort George on the West. Ellison Street to the south, the banks of the Nechako River to the north, (excluding The Island Cache), and the banks of the Fraser River to the east.
The western boundary, now called Quinn Street, is seven blocks west of Central Avenue and 10 blocks west of the former western boundary at Fraser Avenue,, now known as Carney Street.
In the southwest corner of the enlarged city, the municipality extends as far south as Twenty-Second Avenue, two blocks farther south than Ellison Street, (now known as Twentieth Avenue!.
Asked what work would be undertaken in the new part of the city this, year, city officials say nothing will be known until it is determined what portion of 1953 �'fringe" area taxes* will be remitted to the city.
H is expected that whatever amount is collected will be spent
Truck Crash Victim Dies In Hospital
Three days after he sustained serious injuries when his light truck careened into a telephone pole at the west end of� the Fraser Bridge here, Herbert A. Turner, a woodsworker, died in Prince George and District Hospital of -a broken neck.
�Turner is survived by his wife, a young son, five brothers and four, sisters.
A resident of Prince George for many years, the young man was living in Central Fort George at the time of his death.
According to reports, Turner had just acquired a job falling trees and was on his way into town to pick up a power saw.
Unhurt in the crash which demolished his truck was a passenger. ('. A. Miller of Prince George.
Turner's condition was described as only "fair" by hospital authorities on the day following the accident.
Besides his wife and son, the deceased is^ survived by brothers Earl, Art, Ronald, Ernest and Wallace, and sisters Naomi Street, Thelma Hutchison, Alberteen Wallace and Helen Holt.
An inquest into the tragic accident is scheduled to be held tonight.
oh the area from which it was; Funeral services will be at 2
derived.
immediate repercussions
p.m. tomorrow at Assman's Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gordon
f the enlargement move will be G. McL. Boothroyd officiating.
Liberal Nomination
Mayor Garvin Dezell of Prince George will carry the banker of the Liberal Party in the Fort George constituency on June 9. Mr. Dezell won the nomination at a bumper conven-� on Friday which seated more than 160 persons. �His name and that of party oi
ganizer Frank Clark went before �lie meeting shortly after 10 p.m. and 7(i delegates representing Prince George and many other coniniunities in the district heard the result of their voting in a Pushed hall shortly after 11 o'-'� �' '* � k.
lii a moving speech immediat- following the announcement h
the results by convention chair-:>n Hubert B. King. Mr. Clark,, , lied for unanimous support forj i>otl1 (1 successful candidate and pre-lbtcek'
of former local member, Minister of Education and Speaker of the Legislature. Harry G. Perry.
Mr, Clark was nominated by R. S. Ferguson, president of Ferguson Electric Ltd., Prince George.
Guest speakers at the convention were Cecil Steele, former M.L.A. for Omineca, and Mrs. G. Murray, wife of Cariboo constitu-
YOUTH ON TOUR from the Nararnata Christian Leadership Training School will be in Prince George this week. Pictured from left to right are Russ Tousaw, Montreal; Wilma Love, Vancouver; Mrs. R. A. McLaren,, who accompanies the group, Kay Hurlburt, Lethbridge, Alta., and Peter Jensen, Williams Lake. Peter Jensen and Wilma Love wiH attend a Youth Rally in Knox Lower Hall at a Potluck Supper Thursday evening.
Sitting Member Rebuffed
Socreds Select Ray Williston
Lew L. King, the man who founded the Social Credit movement in Fort George and who upset the calculations of pundits at the last provincial election when he unseated former Minister of Agriculture Harry Bowman, toppled from power in an unprecedented move at the Social Credit constituency convention Saturday night when delegates voted 39 to 25 in favor of nominating school inspector Ray Williston.
'Strides'Touch Off Bloody Gang War
Gang warfare between two rival groups of teen-agers broke into a violent melee here on Thursday evening in which-one boy was slashed with a knife and another lost a number of teeth. |
A crowd of. youngsters ranging' from 16 to 18 years of age armed with knives and blackjacks met Thursday night on the old air-1 port south of the city and squared j off for a battle-royal.
An estimated 75 vouths and 20 .... .... , ,
cars were present" at the gang H.ghway will be resumed at 6 war. I p.m. tomorrow, Public Works
Police here say that names of Department officials announc-42 participants in the affray have ed fa morning. been compiled and that charges, -.�� .. a will probably be laid against! Construction crews are push-some-or all of the boys identi- inS t0 completion a temporary
Traffic over the John Hart
fied.
Although
exact cause of the
mass fight has not been confirm-
deck over the almost completed steel and concrete Parsnip River Bridge where traffic came to a
ed by police investigation, it is standstill last week when a temporary wooden span washed out
believed that one gang, calling themselves "The Squares." swore vengeance on another group of
with spring ice.
Traffic over the Hart.Highway
vouths if they did not discontinue | came t0 a stoP on Thursday when wearing a type of full-drape ! th* Pile hl'^e wenJ; out trouser known as "strides." v Onl-V cars and h8h} trucks will
The gang war had a sequel the! be permitted over, the new spaa
Indications that the nomination would not go to the sitting member by acclamation came early at the convention in the Eagles' Hall when a move by King supporters for a unanimous vote failed to catch the enthusiasm of the meeting.
King, his face drawn, sat'sternly in a rear seat while Bert Le-boe, chairman of the convention, announced Williston the "winner. Mrs. King, who had not participated in the convention affairs, sobbed quietly in a small room adjacent to the main hall when her husband's defeat was announced.
Mr. Williston, a provincial school inspector here for some years, was the only opponent to Mr. King's nomination'.
In defeat, he told1 the convention he would not say very much. "Apparently 1 said too much before," he remarked.
Earlier, when it became apparent he would riot be acclaim-ed -the� Socred .candidate!_here, he said the party would be a divided
one when the convention ended. Close to 110 people filled the Eagles' Hall for the, convention j ring factions and the youth's cars
following night when Royal Canadian Mounted Police moved in on a school dance here, searched cars and individuals, and came away with two ugly looking blackjacks.
A third club was found by a school official where it had been hidden behind a radiator in the junior-senior high school building.
According to one witness tb the Thursday night pitched-battle, the gangs streamed from the city ,to the old airport when the gauntlet was thrown between the two war-
for a few days, engineers state. .- Truck traffic over the Parsnip will be delayed probably until next week.
and heard proceedings open with the .reading of a telegram from Premier W. A, C. Bennett. The premier said he was "proud of the good work done by Mr. King," and he described the coming election as the "first real ' knife.
U.K. Commissioner To Be Trade Board Guest Of Honor
Lord Archibald and Lady Nye will be guests of honor of a special Prince George Board of Trade dinner to be held on the evening of May 1 at Met-vadeer Lodge on the shores of Six Mile Lake.
,�,,.. , , , , -,, �*�� The United Kingdom's high
17 had his. neck slashed- with a commissioner .for t*ade to CaKri.
were drawn up in a circle with the headlamps pointing inwards. It was in this brightly illuminated circle that the fight took place. Police said that one youth of
';A fraction of an inch deeper
ada. and his wife will be met on
Mrs. Murray and Mr. stressed the need for a
dieted he would become "the strong voice from the north which >s"so badly needed today."
Accepting the nomination, Mr. D.ejseli was visibly moved by the enthusiasm from the floor and nSjtlngly he thanked the convention for itf# support.
Speaking without notes he said. In all humility I want to thank you all.
, I'As some.of you may know, I pave for some years had the priv-VeKe of fighting for the needs of TT city. My scope will now be
�rv for
1 have lived,in this coun-many years and I know
t we need today. If I am elec- on June 9 you may be sure t I i fight to h*ave those"
needs fulfilled.
^ Mayor Dezell was nominated i president;
�>" Prank S. Perry, youngest son I tary.
strong, young Liberal party to re-captiufe the reins of office in Juno.
Friday's' Liberal convention opened ' with a meeting of the Prince George Liberal Association held for the purpose of electing new officers and appointing delegates to the district meeting.
New president of the local association is Alderman Harold Ass-man, while _Frank Perry is the new vice-president and Syd Perry is secretary. Executive members are John Watt. Jim. Rice, Tom Hay, Harry Loder. Ed Abraham-son and Norman Cristall.
New officers of. the district association are H. B. King, president; William Shovar, vice-presi d i
dent;
dent, R. S. Ferguson, second vice Harry Loder, secre-
Voters' Registration Ends 9 P.M. Tonight
Residents of Fort George district who are entitled to vote in the June 9 election have only a few hours to make certain their names will appear on the official list of voters.
Registration ends at 9 p.m. tonight at the Government Building, Prince George, and other centres in the riding.
Election officials stress that only those who voted at the last provincial election or who have since registered will be allowed to cast ballots in June.
It is expeected that about 10.-
}, for Social Credit. i a. u-aywui. ux a,, .uu, "�~i^j their*arrival here from Vander-
Mr Williston was nominated, and he might-have been killed, Qf ear]ier 4l the d by His
by Elmer Nelson, a city merch-1 saul an R.C IU.P. official. J Worship Mayor" Garvin Dezell,
ant, who compared the duty of. Reports from one youth that offidals of the Board of Trade
the convention with that of a a member of the rival gang actu-
large company appointing a sales I ally carried a gun have not yet representative. He said that a been confirmed, but police have
and other civic dignitaries.
An official tour of the city will mark their arrival here at 3
reputable representative is re- learned that a group of teen-agers j ^ ^.^ ^ Archiba]d
quired in both cases.
attempted to purchase a quantity
to attend
000 names- will Fort George list.
appear on the
97 Nominated For B.C. Election Fight
VANCOUVER, April 27 0 persons were served a delicious meal, of which roast beef was the high1: light. A substantial sum is expected to be realized to further the work of the church.
Among guests was Miss l.yle Creel man, nursing consultant of 'in World Health Organization., who was a visitor in Prince George at the time.
College Council
Dr. W. Roy Walker of Pentic-ton was elected president of the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at the annual meeting held�Ui 'Vancouver on April 18.
Vice-president is Dr. Roy Hue-gard of Vancouver, with Dr. L. S. Chipperfield of New Westminister, treasurer.
The 11-member eludes Dr. L. T.
council Maxwell
in-of
Prince G,eorge.
Mild temperatures and a few sunny periods between the clouds is the good news from the weatherman It oday.
Therp will-be-a -few-showers in some areas. Predicted low for tonight is 38. with a high tomorrow of 55.
HIGHWAYS TO OPEN FOR TRUCKS AT MIDNIGHT THURSDAY SAYS ENGINEER
All main highways in the Prince George District will be opened for heavy
propose a* resolution calling for traffic midnights Thursday, a Provincial Public Works Department official said acclamation of the sitting mem-'today. The news came earlier than it has for many years.
her.
In a brief address following the
Listing the routes from which present trucking restrictions will be lifted, Godfrey, divisional engineer here,, named the Hart Highway as for
gressive party and three Inde- school costs was unrealistic. He
pendents make up the total. It is expected that final total on nomination day. May 19, will be more j and not one designed primarily than 220. for the good of the province.
y, g ,, gy
announcement of the results of norfh a$ Summit Lake, the Cariboo Highway to Woodpecker, the Northern the voting, Mr. Williston attacked Trans.provincia, CQst to Ferndale and west to Cluculx Lake.
Simultaneous relaxation of restrictions in the Omineca district will permit full loads from Prince George right through to Burns Lake.
Mr. Godfrey said it is not yet known whether the Quesnel section of
the Liberal Party plaform and said that its 80-20 solution to
said it was a platform which was
intended to appeal to the people *he Cariboo Highway will be opened at the same time.
Restrictions v/ill remain in force on all, feeder roads in the district, far o few more days, the engineer said.