eorge Largest Circulation of Any Semi-Weekly New vjjtfr in British Columbia Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, Mg 4, 1953 $4.00 per year 5^' per copy Motorcycles Cofficfc/ Three jn^Cjty Hdspifaf Three te7ervage high school srudenrs, are recovering in city Hospital today from injuries received when the motorcycles rhey were riding collided near the old airport on the Vander- ioof Highway Tuesday night. (------------------------------���------ Sustaining a broken leg in the liyii 11/� -5/% r- . nishap was Jack Richardson, 16, YVlll Win J\) j6QlS on of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Rich-rdson, Third A-vemicv Lejand Pielslick, 17, son of Mr. ,nd Mrs. Malcolm Pielstick, South rort George, received minor in-uries, A passenger .on one of the mootorcycles, Janet Canuel, laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sanuel; ./suffered head scratches ind abrasions. There were no witne.ssq.s- to the tccident which hurledJ the vic-iins to the hard-surfaced (highway, but it is believed .the riacriines went out of control vheri'as they locked one attempt-id to pass the other. \ Both motorcycles were uninsur- J (1 and were Lmpouncjed by the! lo'Iict*. Says Socred Chief WINDSOR, OnL May 14 (CP)� Solon Low, national leader of the Social Credit party, predicted Wednesday that parly strength, which he said is "mushrooming throughout the western provinces" should result in 30 of -18 British Columbia seats for his party-: Mr. Low also predicted during an interview .that .a strong show-in jr will lie made in Manitoba's next provincial election. The national leader came- here to address the first Social Credit rally in Windsor; Yesterday's 78 -.� School Boy Warmest This Year Dtowned Publishers'' Wagey-.$30,000 City's Prosperity Permanent Press Speeds Production of 'Citizen' /Climaxing weeks of. planning and preparation" and mark-is ma|or forward step in the technical phase of publishing Prince George Citizen, this issue was printed on a new kitomatic Goss Cbx-O-Type press. n 1910 by the, (loss � Co. of Chicago; �lif needs of large i small dailies, the : and fold 3500 eight- in hour. . pui2 years, who has been in Prince -George for two weeks. He was asSHsled by Henry Lindquist, GiUzehvPressman, who will operate the new unit. Citizen pages are now an extra column in widuKand three inches deeper. Today's issue of .'52 pages is the largest newspaper ever printed in Prince. George. . Six weeks ago the directors of Citizen Publishers & Printers Dtd.. decided to purchase a larger and j faster-press when it became ap- i parent the older machine would be unable to cope with the rapid* ly growing size and circulation of the paper. Since 1940 the size"of The Citizen's Thursday edition has," increased 600 per cent, and in addition the paper is now being pub lished on Monday. In the same period circulation has gone up H7 per cent. The semi-weekly Citizen is now one of the largest newspapers In 4Jtc province outside of the metropolitan dailies. Picard Waits Sentence Raymond Picard was found guilty in Assize Court Wednesday of wounding, in a case which arose from a bloody battle in a downtown hotel last October. The jury acquitted Picard on 1 Witnesses testified that Nelson the twq more serious charges of was almost unrecognizable-from wounding with intent to murder, | the beating he received, yvith his arid causing grevious bodily harm, j face "puffed nip like a balloon" uppei pimers Make Inaugural Trip fat PGE Passenger Train kached Pr. George Tuesday Without fanfare, the*first scheduled PGE passenger and ess run arrived here at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. � But although G were no cheers or civic welcomes, a handful of old-rs gathered to mark the start of another transportation Wifh the Cariboo and Vancouver. Stoney Creek Indian Guilty of Cattle Theft Jimmy Quaw of the Stoney Creek Indian Reserve was found guilty of theft of a steer in Spring Assizes Tuesday in a rare case of "cattle rustling." The jury deliberated for morel-------------:------------------------------- than two hours before reaching by a federal TB test tag in iis Lak 1 li'iic,' the big dicsol i five cai;s slid into a ion across the Fraser I.U passengers aboard. if the passengers were istock and H. R. Cam-esnel, who came along l)i ride." \tock was a pioneer* in the Hlackwater and raised his family 1 the only access was by canoe. ihter, Mrs. Fred. Bun-!" Prince George and HiylHer lives in Ques- i" greet the start of ly service were PGE "ch as G. R. Henry of H. W. I'onsford of 1 : Ifuctidn t,leif hI- It. M y operated a gas boat laser River from here in 1.01,4, carrying sup-'luipment for the con-111 'k then being done, sfpi'd was also an early 'if the rail'line, working to carry supplies, and Wirk was completed he the way ifrom Soda ick to Prince George. He :;n"miles ;i day, for five 1 with a pack on his back, "ip look less than 23 1 Squamtsh. few member of this train l!<" on the inaugural ce George iait Npveni-Mclhtyre of Williams I Othe m PEinee fire I Also fas "ew members on the in-trjp were Conductor '�-�� Williams Lake; J. A. Isarn? Lake, hrakeman; schene, Williams Lake, Ray Johnston,- Williams 'nan, and Bob> Col burn, s messenger, Vancouver. a�oard were J. Frost, Mechanic for the PGE. T N'icols, travelling en-wji of Squamish. the entire, trip ^ad went with- inn a hitch the whole way. Commenting on the express on Tuesday's irain, ho predicted there, will bo "a lotJ more express coming this way'in the future." The train � started from Sq.ua-mi>h with !�'> csirs, and dropped oighj.in Quesnel; Inciu'ding freight cars, sleeper and diner. .Many passengers got off en route. The lirsi scheduled passenger train south left at .'! p.m. Tties-�day, an hour and a half after the first arrival. Trains will leave here Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. A scorching sun greeted Ihc in-rival of the passenger train�a far cry from the arrival of the first freight train .in January, its decision. Mr. Justice Davey remanded Quaw iuntil Friday for sentence. The Indian was acquitted on two other charges. Crown prosecutor Frank Perry told court at the start of the trial that Joseph Anto.ine,. an elderly resident of the reservation, found two of his cattle missing last December. .\ series " of crown ' witnesses testified about one of the missing I steers, which Quaw was accused of stealing; and later selling to i Vanderhoof farmer George Streig. ! ler. Much of the evidence centred around identification of the steer when tin below. thermometer read 50 Sanitary Inspector To Take New Post Len Hiebert, well-known city-sanitary inspector, will leave Prince George this month to take over a new post in, Prince Rupert as senior sanitary inspector of the Skeena"Health Unit. He has been senior sanitary inspector of the Cariboo Health Unit, for the past two years. A tireless community worker, Mr. Hiebert ha;i been associated with civic affairs since his arrival in the, city, | For the past year, he has been president of 'he Junior Chamber hih i t the mo ear. First to take the stand was the owner of the steer, Joseph Aiv thine; \\ ho spoke through an interpreter, Adnas Alexis. TWO STOLK.V Antoine told court when he,, cameTback from trapping "pretty close (to Christmap" he found two of his steers missing, and advertised In the A'anderhoof paper for them. He later met .Mr. Streig^ lcr and inspected a steer the farmer had bought from Jimmy Quaw, and said' it was his missing steer. ,,Mr. S.treigTer testified that he (Sec JIMMY QUAW, Page 6) They deliberated) one hour. Picard conducted his own der fence. He was remanded until Friday for sentencing. Maximum sentence for wounding is three years*. Badly beaten in the fracas at Northern Rooms on October I was a man identified as Hartvig Nelson. Court was told of how Nelson wiisseen in Picard's room, No. 0 at 1neshot.el, early on the evening of the incident, and how Picard was seen coming from the hotel in a drunken State at about 'the lime Nelson was found in Room �J, badly beaten. and chest and his neck badly bruised. Police said there was blond all over the room, that furniture w;is in disarray, the. window broken and that several heavy stones splatteved with blood \ve\-e in the room., Nelson did not appeal- at the trial, as police had been unable to locate him. Mr. Justice 'Davey said he had read Nelson's testimony at \hc preliminary hearing, and Nelson couldn't remember what had hap-j pened. . | He asked the accused man if j (See PICARD, Page 3) . McBRIpE�A pall of gloom is resting .-over this little village with the death by drowning of a J 5-year-oJd schoolboy. ' Walter Kopach lost his life within a few feet of the south end of the iFraser -River bridge last Thursday. i^fcfe was the son of a widow and a newcomer to Canada. He had been living with his brother hereSiurlng the term and his mother was "on^ her way from .Saskatchewan to visit her, son after the year's schooling. The day following the opening of the now school was calJed^a^ holiday and Walter and a chum, Roger Wiltside, went fishing on the Fraser River. They chose a spot ..where a boom is fastened to the piers for guiding the ice into the channel. According to young Wiltsido, they were not sitting long when Walter slipped off the soft mud into the water. There is no current where he disappeared. A deep hole has been gouged out in-side the boom and this is where they are grappling under the main span. There was no current, where the body disappeared. The RCMP are searching for the body, using grappling hooks. They .returned to the still water, noweveiv <;n Monday, and it is believed that a deep hole of 35 feet or mere is where the body is resting. Grappling irons are now in use there and several local citizens are assisting in the search. Gerry Mosseau, proprietor of the Jamieson Hotel, who �was a deep-sea diver in the Canadian Navy, has offered to go down but a suit must be brought from Kd-monton. Overflow Crowd At Socred Rally Premier Derides Liberal Candidate For Stand On Rolston Formula the mo clean-up of Commerce which is ment Spearheading a drive in Prince George. In addition he is an officer of Elks Lodge and holds membership .in AOTS of Knox United Church. Mr. Hiebert's position in Prince George will be taken over by Tom Mayoh who has been sanitary inspector in Qtieshel for the past two years. Off TheWires Today Canadian Press�Thursday, Moy 14 Social Credit Will Contest Every B.C. Scat VANCOUVER�Social Credit party Wednesday completed its ,4 8-man slate for the June 9 provincial election with the announcement of nomination for Omincca of Cyril Shelford; MLA in, the last Legislature, and Rich S. Lawrence, 38-year-old Terrace man, for Skeena. B.C. Indian Chief Will Squat In Abbey VANCOUVER�Chief William Scow, official representative of British Columbia Indians at the coronation, Wednesdoy received confirmation of his seat in Westminster Abbey. O/ycf Scow's way is being paid by the Native Brotherhood of B.C. He will fly both ways, spending two weeks in England. He leaves Vancouver May 26, dressed in full Indion regalia. Lumber Operators, IWA Confer In Contract Dispute VANCOUVER�Second round of talks before government conciliator Robert Forgie will be held today in the wage dispute between CIO International Woodworkers of America and 160 coast lumber and logging operators. First joint meeting since negotiations broke down 10 cloys ago was held Tuesday with both sides observing a "no comment" policy. Edmonton M.P. Advocates Ycllowhcad Pass OTTAWA�Fred MacDonald (L-Edmonton East) soid ^Wednesday night in the House of Commons the trans-Canada highway Jink through the Rockies should be over the Ycllowhcad Pass. The more southerly Kicking Horse Pass has been chosen by the Alberto and British Columbia governments, but Mr. MacDonald said the Ycllowheod route would be .more favorable from the standpoint of terrain and weather. Prince Rupert Plane Crash Puzzles Investigators PRINCE RUPERT�Cause of the fatol flying boat crosh here Monday has investigators baffled, and they even have considered a possibility the amphibicn hit a whalev >* was learned Wednesday. Stewardess Clara Langen, 25, of Humbolt, Sask., and RCMP Constable Stephen Ka'spar, 26, of Allan, Sask., were killed when the Canadian Pacific Airlines Canso crashed on landing in the harbor. Grant McConachie, president of CPA, who flew to the scene, said two separate teams of investigators, failed to fir.J out why the aircraft "por-i poised"�jumped into the air�-after landing. Premier W. A. C. Bennett Monday night called on. Mayor Garvin Dezell to resign his Liberal nomination ond support Social Credit, because ths mayor has spoken in favor of the Rolston Formula on education, a big election issue_. , Highlights of the premier's speech included: � Promise to push the PGE to Dawson Creek and Vancouver. � Emphasi&/6n the need of good roadsj/^m the Fort George constituency! � ^Prediction of a population of>-50,000 for Prince George. � Promise of completion of Che McBride road "missing link." � Discussion of economic conditions here to follow the natural gds pipeline construction. TKCULIAR' Speaking of JJIaybr Dezell, the premier said "How peculiar it is 11nn of all the people in the city the mayor should run for the Liberals.'! "The mayor of this city said he was one of the great defenders of the RoKston Formula," he said, '"and the Liberals defeated the bill." - � The�� premier held up a copy of the" Prince George Citizen and rend a story in which Mayor Dezell was reported as saying the Rolston Formula is "the first school cost break we have received by any government since the S.S. & SI.A. tax system was instituted." Premier Bennett said "1 publicly cull on the mayor to withdraw from this election." and later added: "Here is his chance to rise above petty party politics." His statements were greeted with' cheers, whistles and foot-t tamping. PACKED MEETING The GCF Hall was crowded to the doors and many persons lined up outside, unable to get inside. Bert Loboc opened the meeting Kay Williston. who spoke briefly on his familiarity with the riding and introduced Socred candidate (See BENKfeTT, Page 21) � Speakers Hi * ^ �; � � � - '� :-�>* iiiiill�iip| i m ^ 1; PREMIER W WARRANT ISSUED FOR BAIWUMPER A beiich warrant for -Martin Cannier was issued by Mr. Justice Davey in Assize Court Wednesday when Cormier failed to appear on a charge auising^out of a hoicl fracas. Cormier was on bail, and bail was estreated. Earlier in�the assizes, stay of proceedings was granted in the case of Werner Golicki, charged with unlawful possession of an offensive weapon.' �The case Rail been traversed from the last��.assize', and fii the meantime Golicki had been deported to Germany. Several men appeared in court on various charges and elected speedy u-i;iLThey will appear in County Court on .May 2G. They are:' Wayne Doucette, (.�barged with theft of $448 from ihe Fraser Valley Medical and Denial Society. William Gordon Hugh.. John Belado and Jack Folk. charged with stealing'a wheel, tube and tire from West End Motors; ' Arthur Frances Brooks, accused of unlawfully jbreuking and entering a building owned by the B.C. Spruce Co. at Cluculi! Lake. High School Band At Service Station Opening Making their iArst public appearance of the ^bummer season, the 20-piece JuJior-Senior High School band wifl provide music at the official opening of thenew Northway Esso Service depot "'at-First Avenue and George Street next ^Saturday. The young musicians have been making rapid progress under the tutelage of Bandmaster Al Hor-rocks, and will add a lot of-gaiety to the inaugural ceremonies it the city's first, continuous service gas and oihstationt ' ..��.