;oiincil To Choose This Year's Projects IA program of improvement and partial'completion of the be George Civic Centre involving estimated expenditure of J650 was presented to city council Monday night by W. ' Brownlee, city architect.: council will meet with Mr.." ilce Friday to discuss the' [am as submitted and to de-1 |iie which phases of it should;! harked upon this year. j estimated expenditure was niially greater than' the |)0 sum set aside for the pur-earlier this year. 'KCTION Sgram drawn up by Mr. (rilee includes a number "of its designed to protect the i structure and is is be- ihese will not be reduced council. preliminary report on the Lit condition of the gaunt [ith Avenue shell the archi-linted put that the present |]ype fire escapes are not ac-to the Provincial Fire ; office 'and' that the end of the foundation bears co of being hit by a bull-iluring backfill operations, air of the existing founda-,-ill cost an estimated $1000. fe 1)1 ATE ACTION frm-diate action to protect the ig structure should be taken form of tightening all bolts, ids and truss work, comple-I the front entrance part of nil ding, reglazing and in-ion of a 15-year roof. 3 part of the project would nly. $6000. �k required to make the ng habitable on a year basis includes replacing (1 section of foundation installation of 14,580 square IdI" hardwood flooring, con-ion and completion of the installation of two inches ype insulation over the en-luilding with partial plywood ing inside, complete re-ng of the electrical distribu-ystem, protection of the >ver the curling rink with � barrier and insulation Installation of a complete je^sure steam heating sys-ancj reconstruction of the entrance. oss-communication between using the curling area and members of the community upper area, resulting from e of the same entrance, lie eliminated if a ground e were planned to enter jrling area through the east the buildirisrr!'u*h*.-Browm ted in his report. XI) [TURKS architect broke down need-len.ditures as follows: insula-main roof $5800, hardwood )t auditorium $2750, in-|>n basement ceiling $GG50, floor wall insulation i-plywood sheathing S1200, aofis front stairs and vesti--'000, stage and dressing iroas 518,000, repairs to fition $1000, 15-year roof fbuilding $3000, electrical S3000, heating plant and -ystom $15,000, glass and �SI000, completion of ex-with wire, lath and stucco -liinated contractor's fee B)ttildes $6600, estimated ar-Itui-al and engineering feea Iperylslpn S3500. Hrownlee wrote that in jof the cost he realized some |ns of this program would fo bo deleted this year. . that figures given were approximate and that varia-:<>!' as much as 10 per cent be evident when bids are for. expected council'will roacn [[decision Friday upon what will he embarked on this pr this has been decided, the Ivill request authorization |the Provincial Inspector of, palities to expend sales-of-evenue on the project. Hart Road Paving To Start Says Gaglardi A considerable portion of the Hart Highway immediately north of Prince George will be given a preliminary coat of paving this year, Works Minister P. A. Gaglardi is said to have told Social Credit Party and public works officials here earlier this week. At time of going to press the divisional works engineer could not be reached, but Lew L. King, former Fort George M.L.A., said the minister promised a pu'lva-mix coat of asphalt would be started from Prince George arid might extend almost to Summit Lake. Mr. King quoted the minister as saying the paving would be taken as far north as it is possible to go this summer. If the Public Works Department follows its past policy here the announcement may mean that the southern portion of the highway will be finished with a hot-mix asphalt coat next year. Public Works officials here have been pressing for some time for a start on Hart paving so that the condition of the roadbed will not deteriorate through absorption of moisture. Talent Show Entries Close Tonight Auditions will be held in the liCV Hall beginning at 7 o'clock tonight, for all those taking; part in the Kinsmen - sponsored talent show in the Civic Centre Tuesday. AH entrants are asked to be present. Anyone wishing to '..participate in the show who has not yet filled out an entry form is asked to attend the auditions as well. en jrgest Circulation of Any Semi-Weekly Newspaper in British Columbia Vol. 36; No. 50 Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, June 25, 1953 $4.00 per year per copy Liberal Member Seeks Chance To Retain Seat Following his arrival here Tuesday noon by-plane from Vancouver, George Murray, M.P. for Cariboo in the. last House at Ottawa, announced that he �will again offer himself for nomination as the Liberal candidate in the August 10 election. Mr. Murray, whose majority in the last election.,was more than 1500. votes, said no part of Canada was being more rapidly developed industrially than that with the huge riding he represents. _He says, he desires re-election In order to complete various projects which he initiated at Ottawa affecting the welfare of,the Cariboo. � � � . The Cariboo M.P. points out that during the four years of his work at Ottawa, appropriations for this riding exceeded $50,000,-000, much of which was spent for defence on the Alaska Highway Northwest staging route. Millions, however, were spent in the Prince George and Vander-' hoof areas. July 7 is the date set for the Liberal nominating convention in the ' Elks' Hall, Prince George, which will bring delegates from. the four provincial ridings of Omineca, Cariboo, Peace River and Fort George, which comprise the federal electoral district of Cariboo. Coronation Fete Repeated Tonight Crowds thronged the brilliantly lit ground?; fronting St. Michael's Anglican Church Jast night to patronize the booths erected for a Coronation Fete sponsored by .church workers. About $1100 was taken in at the stalls, and the committee has decided to repeat the event tonight, starting at 7 p.m., weather permitting. There will be an open auction of new and used goods, and delicious suppers will be served by "Alf and Dinah" and "Java and Joe." Williams & Carrothers Get Paving, Sidewalk Jobs Here Major portion of a $125,000 sidewalk arid paving project-was awarded to Williams & Carrothers Ltd., Vancouver, by city counci'L^in Monday night. The Williams & Carrothers bids; were lowest on both sidewalks, forming the blatektopping, involv- and-surfacing. � . * I ing varying degrees of munici- Apprpximately seven miles of i pal participation, Williams & Car- ...,:_.��i ui.-i.i----1'�- ...:n u. i rothers bid $1.05 and 95 cents per square yard for three inch and two-and-a-quarter inch paving respectively, and 94 cents and 75 cents... General Construction Company, another Vancouver firm, bid $1.14 and' SS cents a square yard on one plan and $1.05 and 81 cents on another plan. Tenders of City Construction Company, Vancouver, were ordered returned unopened when it was disclosed to council that they had been submitted one hour after the deadline. City Construction is currently carrying nut a provincial road paving program here. Williams & Garroth'ers will commence work early next month. Street paving this year will extend into the residential areas of the citv for the first time. municipal blacktopping" will be carried out and four miles of concrete sidewalks built. The Vancouver firm, which has engaged in paving contracts here twice previously, competed against three other firms for the sidewalk project. Bids were called on 2000 feet of six-foot wide walk, 3800 of five-foot walk and 7500 feet of 5.4-inch walk. Williams & Carrothers bids were $3.04 a foot for the wider walk, $2.43 a foot for the medium-width walk and $2.20 for the narrow walk. Clausen Construction bid $4.80, $3.15 and $2.87. A. M.Sasages bid $4.18, $3.63 and S3.3S. Central Sand & Gravel Ltd. bid $5.10, $3.90 and $3.55. Three firms submitted bids on the paving program but one was disallowed because it. was submitted after the deadline for receipt of tenders. On two different plans for per- jturday Last Day For gistration Of Voters the Dominion election more than six weeks away, irators have been busy this the Cariboo electoral dis- the big task of compil-official list of voters to when voting gets under August 10. throughout the riding the job on Monday, and ial day for entering names list will be next Saturday, 7. week printers will get lepared lists from each poll-Ration and complete lists prepared for the conven-ror candidates arid election far |o]i.ly six days has been al-for the enumerators to fete their task, there will be Itime for door-to-door can-k, particularly in the larger of Prince George, Dawson Quesne] and Vander hoof. '.v effort will be made to Ithe voters' list as complex pirate as possible, but Car-lection officials point out hi will require some co->ion from those eligible to voters lists used this ineca, Cariboo, Peace River and Fort George will form the basis of the list for the August 10 voting in the federal election. However, these lists will be scanned carefully for omissions, and other checks will be made before the final list is prepared for the printers. REGISTRATIONS In Prince George, Mrs. Louis Holt, chief enumerator for the city, and he-r staff of assistants are accepting registrations at 1432 Third Avenue. These will be checked with the provincial list'and other name sources in order to avoid duplication. Persons whose names did not appear in the provincial voter's list or who have reason to believe their names will not be listed are urged to get in touch with the Prince George enumerators in order to make formal application for registration. The official list must be completed on Saturday next�so everyone eligible to cast a ballot on August 10 should make certain his or her name will appear on the list of voters. . . It is estimated the Cariboo federal list will contain the names of Mrs. Barnes Funeral Held Here Tuesday Funeral services were held from Ass man's Funeral Chapel at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for Mrs. Rose Barnes. Mrs. Barnes died Saturday in Prince George and District Hos- GEORGE MURRAY, M.P. Mother, Daughter Menaced By Moose tangle with a remarked Mrs. "I'd sooner grizzly bear," George Oelrich of Prince George after an exciting encounter with a cow moose and her newborn calf last Saturday. Mrs. Oelrioh didn't see the calf when the animals wandered into the yard at her home, but decided she wanted a picture of Mrs. Moose. Returning from the house with a .camera she, was startled to see her four-year-old daughter Lynn running toward a wobbly-legged baby moose with .outstretched hand to pet it. The larger animal decided she wanted no one near her offspring, and witha bellow and lunge-she trotted toward/the young girl. Mrs. Oelrich/screamed and the moose whirled to look at her while Lynn, realizing the danger, ran to' the house. Tlje family's pet collie took over from there, and the moose, after lunging at the dog three times, decided to leave the battleground� much to the relief of Mrs. Oelrich. , She took a hurried snap of the departing moose and her calf and hopes it will be a fair; picture despite her shaky hands.- Scores of Mourners Pay Final Tribute To 'G.B/ Their heads bowed and silent, scores of mourners lined the sidewalk entrance to Knox United Church while hundreds of others filled the church pews and vestibule as final tribute was paid to pioneer local businessman . George, B. Williams,- The respected . district pioneer Hospital Debtors To Get Novel Reminder I Prince George & District Hos-| pital's crippling financial picture I will be forcibly brought to the Woman Negligent In Death of Son Woman driver of a late model sedan which crashed on Third Avenue June 2 taking the life of her five-year-old son' was pronounced guilty of a degree .of negligence when the inquest into the child's death ended earlier this week. A coroner's jury verdict said that Dale.Wayne Bischke was tic-eidentaliy killed as the result of a collision between two cars. A rider on the end o.f. the written verdict reads "the:cause of the accident appears to be a direct result of failure by the driver of the Pontiac, Mrs. Bischke,' to observe normal traffic regulations. Further, as a result of her inexperience and being 'unqualified, having no drivers' licence, to this extent she is guilty of negligence."' Members of the coroner's jury heard witnesses to the accident recall how the car driven by Mrs. Bischke collided with the rear of a small English sedan, sending the latter careening onto the adjacent. sidewalk, and how Dale Bischke was thrown from ;i window of his mother's car just before it rolled into an inverted position. Death was said to be the result of severe skull fractures and brain da mage. Members of the Coroner's jury were J. Russell Allen, Germain Gagnon, Albert V. Morris, Richard Mart-, Paul Bartzer and John A. Wilson. Coast Firm Protests Refusal Of Tender . City Construction Company of Vancouver has protested to Mayor Garvin Dezell the action of the city council on Monday night in unanimously supporting a resolu-J tion to return unopened the firm's tender on street and sidewalk construction here. Mayor Dezell said the company j had complained that delays in re- President here. ceipt of tendering forms mailed!. A Wells ma Lew King Seeking Socred Nomination Lew L. King, former Fort George M.L.A. and the man who founded the Social Credit party bore, told The Citizen today he will definitely be In the running for the Socred federal nomination for Cariboo. Socred nominating convention was to have been held in- Daw-son Creek last Monday, but was postponed one Aveek due to lack of accommodation. Mr. King lost the provincial nomination here to former school inspector Ray Williston in a tradition-shattering convention that unseated an elected member. The former M.L.A. for Fort George defeated the Hon. Harry Bowman here in 1952, It is believed that four So/al Creditors from Cariboo constituency will be seeking the Federal nomination. Among them will be Mr. King and B. R. Leboe, former Social Credit Association attention money. m and a Dawson of those who owe it i out by the city had been given.as I (:''eek newspaperman are expect-one of the reasons why the Van- od t0 he >-" tne running. Hospital authorities last week and founder of G. B. Williams purchased -100 additional issues of Grocery and Meat Market was lhe Prtince George Citizen which laid to rest at Prince George cemetery yesterday afternoon. "He was a good companion, and a favourite of trapper and prospector and settler," Rev. G. G. McLaren said in his, eulogy. Evidence of the esteem in which the late pioneer was held was seen throughout.the church as mourners from all walks of life wept silently in their seats. Amongst the many floral tributes was a large wreath spelling the letters "GB," a reminder of a name by which he was fondly known. Pallbearers were Alex Moffat, Vic Morgan, Walter Flynn,' J. E. Van Somer, L. C. Gunn and W. H. Crocker. Arrangements were from Assman's Funeral Chapel. . j carried a front page story on the financial plight and will mail marked copies to all delinquent accounts. The news story disclosed that unless the hospiral can collect its accounts receivable it will be forced to close. Patients last year piled up unpaid accounts of. $11,000 and already this year the institution is owed $3(j,000 by. the general public. At present the hospital is unable to pay many of its accounts with local and outside suppliers. couver firm was one hour late in delivering its tender at City Hall. Refusing to comment on the I company's action, Mayor Dezell J simply stated that all firms had!' lruur generations sat ^wri t0 been simultaneously notified of|(]f together on Father's Dav the ca I for tenders and that any I vhen Ml,aiun,rs. Rhys Tnoma| later delays encountered by one! eMtcI.taine,j in ]lonor of Ml, Four Generations At Fathers' Day Dinner Store Owners Face Charges On Tuesday Charges against three residential area merchants arising ffeoni alleged infraction's of the city's hours of closing bylaw will be heard in police court here on Tuesday. Facing charges are Royal Produce Number 2 Store, Quecnsway Market and Central Store. The charges were laid some days ago after a municipal investigation was said to have' found them operating on a Sunday. Hearing of evidence against the three stores was postponed a week ago and the case was'remanded. It is believed the defense of the stores' action will be based on a pital. Rev. t7 D. R. Allen officiat- challenge of the legality of the ed at the services. city's bylaw. in the four ridings of Ora- wore than 25,000 electors Off The Wires Today Canadian Press�Thursday, June 25, 1953 Sirens Not Loud Enough In Defence Exercise VANCOUVER�Air raid sirens did not provide adequate warning here in last Saturday's "Exercise Beware,'" Air Vice-Marshall F. . Heakee, civil defence co-ordinator, reported Wednesday. After studying preliminary reports on the west coast's biggest olert, the co-ordinator said many reports of inadequate warning came from industrial plants where the wail of sirens was drowned in the routine roar of machinery. Boats At Sea As Sajmon Fishermen End Strike VANCOUVER�An armada of little vessels went to sea Wednesday to open the British Columbia salmon season, delayed nine days by a fishermen's strike. Gillnet, boats started dipping their nets for sockeye at 8 a.m. when strike settlement terms between TLC United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union and operators were announced earlier. Three Aboard American Plane Missing In North EDMONTON�The RCAF extended its search late Wednesday for a private Stinson aircraft with three Americans aboard missing since Tuesday night on a flight from Fort Nelson, B.C., to Smitn River, about 655 miles norhtwest of Edmonton. The plane wos last seen over Fort Nelson, about 185 miles north of Fort St. John, where the craft stopped briefly. It was piloted by a Mr. Kelly from Vancouver, Wash., and carried two unidentified passengers. It is the second' private plane that has been missing in the general area within a week. Lost Saturday a light aircraft carrying two men was lost for two days in the Watson Lake area. � / firm would have been encoun'ter-ed by the others. A City Construction official earlier this week' accepted the. firm's tender from the citv aftei Thomas' grandparents, .Mr. and .Mrs. J. Thomas of Edmonton. n Rhys Thomas' parents,. Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas of this city council ha