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ce George, B.C., MONDAY, No^iber 2, 1953
165,000 Bridge Deck ioes To Pieces Here
Advanced Engineering Backfires
Provincial Public Works Department engineer conceded efe today *h�* premature deterioration of the new $65,770 ,lh traffic deck over the Fraser River bridge has Irak <*
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t surfacing of the deck ^�*i ;it fut'QuonL intervals e traffic deck and it is 1(| doubtful that the con-n 'be permanently done
n/Gf deterioration of middle Qf the one-lane route.
led south deck be-1 ~~ ~----------~~---------------
-last spring when its first winter.
is entering private business
structure must be in the hands of the minister by noon on November 25.
Announcement was made here only last week by Hon. P. A. Gag lardi that action on calling tend ers for the new Salmon River span would be forthcoming soon.
It is not yet known whether the provincial government has let a contract for supply of the steel span for the bridge but it is known that two firms, Western Bridge Ltd. and Dominion Bridge Ltd. have submitted bids on it.
The present wooden span over the Salmon River is the subject of load restrictions due to an ad-
Jenierpwl -from torsi showing as mere hairlines pavejl surface, the cracks ( id perceptibly during the 'met and edges of the fissures . new- sti>iiing to erode due to ; action of heavy traffic.
in the bridge surface
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Gasoline Blast Sends Young Girls To City Hospital; Family Homeless
Doctors and nurses at Prince George and District Hos-
the two-by-four | P'tal are waging a grim fight today to-sav.9 the life of six-year-siipfusep In the sub-structure old Barbara Godwin, who was horribly burned about the face, :" ' arms, chest and legs late Saturday afternoon when fire destroy-
ed the home of her parents near Chief Lake. -
I iijjsi'kii itf I lie traffic lane w:is .it th<> tlinv. of con-tnirtion as representing the ,vl ;nlviiii('(v(I Irrnd in en-rrriiiK "' ivm�d�'ii deck struc-toies
llnsiwl of a heavy timber deck ) epkinkp run parallel to the j of the bridge, the deck was i |ilt of cr'eosoted two-by-fours J.irtvand nailed .together. Ulr. Godfrey said today that de-j iratipn of the-asphalt is proh-ilv tlii- iv.-ult of too much flexi-
in the crosstieSj Without building �i complete sub^tijucture under, the Inh ilwM it. Is doubtful that the idlt.Idn caii be remedied. Ilrrnkliipiii]) of the asphalt kirfatc will] likely advance in
IP. Leaves Wednesday Autumn Session
t U. Leboe,. M.l\ for Cari-
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A sister, Dolores, 3, also sustained chest and arm burns, but her condition is not serious.
The two little (laughters of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Godwins, were turned into flaming torch- � cs when -a gasoline lamp exploded while the mother was attempting to light it in their remote log home seven miles west of Chief Lake. Two other children in the house were unharmed.
The mother smothered the flaming clothing of her two children after the five had fled from the gasoline, soaked ,. building, which- fcuraed to the ground."- :
She was treated, at the hospital for shock and minor burns, and latpr released.
Shoplifters Bolder And Greedier Says Loser of $120 Gun
Shoplifters in Prince George are getting bolder and acquiring mo're expensive tastes according to one city storekeeper
llakuhis Seal �khis (�� i
in the House of
hospital in the city ambulance the^p^#|^c^>-rivodat6:35p4.
fl� "ill lia.accompanled to the pltalby Mrs. Leboei fnroute eiist they will slop over [.'May at, Three Hills, Alberta, � visit their eldest daughter, feed to c6jninent on the cur-iiiillw-orKers' sti;ike before ding the sittings of parlia-� Mr. I.cbnc said be had no r?c to became involved in the although be is concerned jenhc effi7it| the tie-up will have " ' future, of the lumber in-i" Ct'iVtral B.C. e ;i great nianv other fl'lcMvlio have the welfare of cotinL-ry jat heart and who ;'H Ilioii business interest � fp-1 aivv anxious to soe ah early lenient icaciied," Mr. Leboe re-*01'- "('hir lumber industry ins -'I fji'eat'' deal to till of" us, even- d;iy the strike is pro-P(l will delay whatever re-^l'r^' is possible." ��-, .
Mr. fiodwin, an employee, of rTendricks sawmill, arrived from the Fire Lake mill three miles away to find- nig -honlc_a_ftiass_of flames.
AH the family's possessions were lost with the exception of a ear and washing machine.
They arrived in the Chief Lake district four months ago � from | Haney, B.O., and at one time lived i in Ontario.. /
The house waV owned by Ho-" bart Hendrkks of Rrince George.
The Kcd Cross Society has dis-
City Should Win Its War With Red Tape
vanced state of deterioration, and it is poorly located.
Approaches .for a new bridge were constructed integral with the Salmon Valley portion of the John Hart Highway.
Due to the offset location of the ancient wooden span, traffic will not be hindered during the construction period.
The new bridge will be completed late next summer, it is believed. **
POLICE DISCOUNT RUMOR BOY FOUND
Countless rumors to the effect that -four-year-old Ronnie Aspinall hps been found were discounted by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials here today,
Police say the case of the mysteriously missing youngster is still" being investigated and that rumors his whereabouts are known have all proved unfounded.
., , . , | So far, according to rumor, the
The celebrated case of the, 0Oy has been found' in Dawson City of Prince George versus a � creek, the Yukon, Alaska, Jasper barrage of provincial red tape Seattle and Tacoma. All such
Mill Yard Dispute
Fit st- actual violence between strikers and owners of strikebound lumber manufacturing plants came on Saturday when a group of pickets allegedly overturned a millowner's car and tore his clothing following a brief altercation.
1'olice this morning could pro-
vide no details of the incident but said it is under investigation.
According to unconfirmed reports, a shot was fired in an effort to. disperse a group of about 80 pickets near a planing mill operated by Fyfe Lake Fir Ltd. near West Lake.
An I.W.A. spokesman said this morning that two union members were almost run over when a lumber truck sped through a picket line.
Recipient of cuts and bruises at the hands of a group of men was rtenry Bachand, a principal of Fyfe I>ake Plr.
Bachand was alone in his car near the planing mill when pickets overturned it and.dragged tsim onto the ground.
The incident took place after Bachand allegedly attempted to get a truckload of lumber away from the planing mill. o
An I.W.A. official said/ today that the millman ordered the driver of the truck not to stop
lumber truck as it sped through their ranks. The truck got clear of the planing mill site and delivered its load.
Commenting on the incident this morning, N.I.L.A. secretary manager Robert Gallagher claimed that union men had no business to be at the mill site or to interfere with what is going on there. Fyfe Lake ' the Edmonlon ; builLiby Mr. � Wil,
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when municipal voters polled three-to-one, in favor of having the city take over the civic centre.
Charge P.G. Pickets Active In Kamloops
vcars ago he organized Williams i'ropane Ltd., and gradually dis- KAMLOOl'S�Two lumber mills posed,'of his furniture stock to, are being .picketed by IWA concentrate on sales 1�f propane' squads, and mill operators charge
"[ the union has imported .picketers increasing, from Prince Gcorge'and VancOu-popularity as a fuel in
equipment and fuel. Propane" is enjoying
For Prince George
� City residents who awoke this morning to find thai. l.J inches of
' snow had fallen overnight had, hotter not put those shovels away
i again.
The weatherman says there will, be .more snow showers and flurries today and Tuesday. There will he some clearing overnight, but skies will be cloudy for the most part.
As arctic air has not moved south*to here, there will be little change in temperature. Predicted overnight low is 2o, with, a high Tuesday of 10..
western ver, hs a strike of southern in-
Canada, and Canadian Propa'ndi tcrior milhvorkcrs threatened to
Ltd. sold more than eight mill^ ion gallons during the hist year at their eight, distributing centres. There arc more than S00 users Jin Prince George and district.
Mr. Williams announced that he is constructing-a Lot. 1, �lock i:il. a short distance west of Canadian Propane Ltd. It will have a 30-foot frontage with a depth of 90
new store on Third Aycnue,
paralyze the lumber industry in this district.
One injunction has neon obtained prohibiting the l\VA_from picketing a .non-striking plant.
So far � picketing has been peaceful but RCMP have issued a warning to IWA organizers that they, would step into the picture if any violence were to arise.
The Indian Agent at Kamloops has told union officials that pick-
feet with full basement and mainicting at^ the Thompson Valley
floor. Exterior will consist of ccm-......'
eiiL blocks and feature modern inset front, and the building will :
be healed by propane gas.
Mr. Williams has not decided whether he will lease tlie blinding or enter another line of. business.
He states that half a dozen ap-
Lumber Co. Ltd. plant was illegal as it is on ;i reserve.
Other .mill affected by walkout is owned by Kamloops Lumber Co. '._.
More than 100 employees arc affected, . but it is feared the strike will spread to other opera-.
�plications have been received to lions, rent the premise when completed. Among those interested are a lar�c mailorder hou^c and the operators of a chain of ladies1 wear j vice-president of B.C. district, stores, us well-as .several retail IWA �re liere directing union firms now located in the city. I activities.
Mike Sekora of Prince George, international organizer for IWA, rind W. Gray of Vancouver, first i
one and the other yielded only a nominal sum of money.
Loud explosions split the silence of the night in the traditional manner but none, apparently, were as loud as some heard here .Friday when one resident called upon police to investigate a mammoth blast; �-D1*XAMIXK
. Police investigated near the scene of the explosion and found a short length of charred dynamite fuse "and the remains :of what might have been a stick of blasting powder.
The explosion; which took place in the vicinity of the 1700 block,
In at
least one World War II veteran diving for the floor in obedience to a subconscious lesson learned jn many an air raid.
Similar explosions were heard in two other parts of the city. OXK WIT^P
Storiy'windows throughout the downtown urea were liberally soaped by celebrating youngsters, one of which, ri wit, decorated the display glass of .a large hardware and furniture firm with jhe conscience-inspired message, "sorry to soap your window."
Hardly a enr in the downtown area \v;\s left with air in all four tires and one group of youngsters plagued paxsersby nn Third Avenue with an accurate display of bombing with eggs from a store roof.
Absence of serious damage in
the city was thought to due to the Prince George "Kinsmen Club whose animal Hallowe'en dances prove'nio're attractive to many youngsters than the lure of vandalism.
Youngest Hallowe'en celebrants attended a Kinsmen party in the high school auditorium where they made impressive inroads into bountiful supplies of ice cream, soft drinks, fruit and candies.
Older youngsters attended a Kinsmen Club dance staged in ; the Civic Centre.
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\Walter Crocker In (Vancouver Hospital
"""Walter- Crocker, district re
sentative -of^thc Department j Trade and Industry, was a P(!K (passenger Saturday" to Vancouver . where he will enter Slniughncssy
Military Hospital for treatment. ' Mr. Crocker was admitted to
Prince George hospital last Tluirs-| day. and made the trip south for I treatment of a kidney condition
on the advice of his doctor. ! His wife, son and daughter are 1 living in Vancouver!
Civil Defence Plan Here At New Phase
The Central Interior's meticulously planned civil defence program will enter a new phase early this month when for the first time a mobile school will be set up in Prince George for the purpose of training instructors-. Announcement of
the school's coming was made late last week by Jack Nicholson, former mayor of Prince George and now co-or-dinator for the Central B.C. mobile support and reception area.
Describing the workings of the interior's complex civil defense system. Mr. Nicholson broke down Its development into three phases, the .second of which will be entered with the arrival of the school.
* The three phases, first of which is almost over, -are preliminary organization of kev men and wo-
of residents for training as future instructors, and instruction by these people of the general public.
Mr. Nicholson said that about 30 Prince Oorge persons will attend 12 sessions of lecturer here in order to qualify a.s civil drfrncc instructors. The 30, which have nearly all been chosen, will also witness a series of fircfighting demonstrations tho center of which will be
a small building constructed petially for the purpose lu-
es-
the
p men, instruction of a select group (See CIVIL DEFENCE, Poge 6)
Off The Wires Today
(Canadian Press�Monday, November 2, .1953)
Most Of Hallowe'en Loot; Recovered At Nonafrrio"
NANA!MO,B.C�-Yeggs.struck twice here under shelter of Hallowe'en merrymaking, then lost most of their $4,000.loot.
R.CM.P. Sunday recovered cash . boxes containing a "considerable amount" of money stolen Saturday night, from Super-Volu Grocery and Sun- ' day from the Canadian Legion. Super-Valu lost an estimated $3,000 and the Legion $1,000.
American General Thinks Communists Want Peace
ANCHORAGE, Alaska�Gen. Malhcw Ridgway arrived here Saturday after a four of the Korean military area and said he could find nothing there that would indicate possibility of resumption of hostilities.
The army chief of staff told a press conference he felt the Communists would strive, to keep their armistice but that if they didn't, allied armed forces arc capable of meeting ony emergency which might arise.
He plans to remain in Alaska until late today,-inspecting military installations in the territory.
The general soid he thinks Alosko is as safe from aggression as any point in the United Stotes or the free world.
Russia is "not likely to take a. shot at Alaska unless she is ready for world war," he soid,1
4,000 Pulp And Paper Workers Take Strike Vote
VANCOUVER�Some 4)000 paper workers in eight pulp and paper mills on the B.C. coast began marking ballots Soturday in government-supervised strike Vote.
The workers, members of the AFL International Brotherhood of Papc-Makcrs and of the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers rejected earlier what the companies called their "final offer."
D. R. Blair, manager of the Pulp and Paper Industrial Relations. Bureau, indicated earlier this week that some plonts were making plans for o shutdown. His,statement followed rejection of the offer of o flvc-cent-an-hour ocross-thc-board wage increase. ~
Deckhand Rescued,After* 40 Minutes In Georgia Straits
VANCOUVER-�A tug deckhand swam and floated for 40 minutes Sunday, watching his vessel's searchlight probing for him across the frigid wotcrs of Gcorgio Stroits.
R. C. Kline, 21, of Vancouver, crewman aboard the tug VVilmae Straits, was spotted ond rescued by o crcw-matc, Frank Torry, who dived; to his rescue with q life preserver o'vi line.
Capt. E. R. Woodmon, skipper of the Wilmac, said his vessel was towing o string of barges here from Vancouver Island when he heard a splash off the stern. He ordered the tow line token in, hoping to spot man ovcrboord os the tug was pulled backward.
When that failed, Capt. Woodman sent out a distress signal, calling on oil ships in the area to search and> informed all police boats and the R.C.A.F. air-sea rescue.
The Wilmac Straits circled for 40 minutes, swinging its searchlight, Spotted Kline, ond~Tgrry dived to his aid. Another fug, the Loroio, took I wo .crewmen qboard.