he Returni The City Hajll. Polls' Close'8 p-in Suspect Arrested Attar Window Smashed An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the of Central and Northern British Columbia 36; No. 98 (Three Sections) Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, December 10, 1953 $4.00 per year per copy Starts Are There Any In Prince George? Further negotiations between the striking International [xjvvorkers of America and the Northern Interior Lumber-Association are taking a back seat here today as of- IS of both factions concentrate on the preparation of lence to be presented before a one-man industrial enquiry Imission. j" : ; : :�:-----' le-commission, consisting of Arthur Lord, was ap- Ite. i by 'lemier VV. A. G. Ben- | after the I.VV.A. rejected an Bo'yers1 offer here last-week- l)Otn tno I-IX.I.L.'A. are today and occupied npiling facts and statis-igned to support their ar-cnts. |dge Lord will open the en-here next Wednesday, one llater than originally planned, request for a 24-hour fcrnment by the l.W.A. Lord will be fulfilling a fur, to which only a handful have, been previously ap-hed. on for an industrial en-liniission is made in See-fjl of the Industrial Conciiia-Act, but the provision has jsed infrequently, j onimisslon' is empowered into all tactors ot an in-Irial dispute through the pow-the courts if necessary, but rial recommendation is bind-upon nobody. lemier Bennett set up the Hussion after he had failed bur meetings with disputants leach some basis for a pro-Ire which would lead to settle- Is last proposal was that each -appoint a team of four whose duty it would be to ion a mediator acceptable to I sides. proposal wag, accepted. :bj' [tinion and rejected by the cm-ers. Interviewed here today, an |..\. official said in his opitt- neiilu-r faction would be 1 to totally - disregard the ings of the commission. intention to settle for nothing short of a compulsory check-off clause in the 1953-54 contract and the operator's refusal last week to grant such a concession. Regardless of the findings of the commission, these two completely opposed viewpoints are not likely to alter with the .passing of time. Meanwhile, in a full page ad; vertisement in today's Citizen, the N.I.L.A, has criticised the l.W.A. for the procedure taken in rejection of the employers' offer last Sunday. They claim that no secret ballot was taken of l.W.A. members wtio attended a special general membership meeting here at which the offer was turned down. Quoting the union's statement that 300 .members attended the meeting, they point out that this is only a fraction of the number strike. IWA Has New Deal For Independents Interim agreements between the International Woodworkers of America and a handful of local lumber operations who signed up shortly after the northern interior strike got under way are today reverting to terms on which the union would like'to settle the dispute on an industry-w^e basis. Interim agreements called for a minimum wage increase of 18 cents an hour and a union shop agreement. Today employers who signed the interim agreement can cut the increase to 6 cents an' hour and hik' sitting of the commission adopt a compulsory check-off not necessarily mean that clause. tiations are at a standstill u.n-1 one mill which signed the in-has brought down its report,, terim contract has signed the new donsidered unlikely any steps ' agreement, and two small opera-be taken towards settlement! tions which were previously on strike have adopted its terms and will go back into operation. Kther side until it is at least I advanced; effect this means that hopes The new agreement decrees that i pre-Christma's settlement are "all present members and future fear, however, loin bright, lion officials .the commission might drag nr an interminable period and ally serve as- a deterrent to settlement. Me the l.W.A. did not activ-QPpose the suggestion of an '�r.v commission, it did not ;age it. (servers within the industry n'�t optimistic about the.out-5 of the enquiry. . ley cite the l.W.A.'s expressed members of the union shall maintain their membership in the union during the life of this agreement and all employees, whether members of the union or not, shall pay dues and assessments as levied by the union." In addition to calling for a 6-cent an hour wage increase, it states that the termination date .�shall be July 31 instead of August 31 arid that the 60-day opening clause shall be changed to 00 daj's. ~ . ' ayor-EIecf Can Be 'Bought' i Radio Auction Tomorrow Christmas Fund To Receive Proceeds One of the first public utterances of Prinde George's yet iown mayor-elect will be made over Radio; Station CKPG orrow night on the Christmas Fund's radio auction pro- for hire to the highest bid-listening to the program will 'orforrriahces. by such well v'i city personalities as His ship Mayor Dezell, the mayor-� Thompson Ogg, Miss Joan Miss Carol Thomas, Mrs. Mooney, Don Douglas and Moors. oceeds of the radio auction go to a recently set up fund :" will, help .provide a happy stinas for local strike victims, 'other feature of the program, 11 is being sponsored by 0 Statiprt CKPG as a corn-service, will be a "mys-voice". contest for audience 'filiation. io station official said that ns of well known city resi-s will participate in the pro- it moves from the studio to the Elks Hall �In p.m. The program starts P.m. bids for performances by 'Pating entertainers will be Plod by telephoning 140 or '^'asking tho telephone op- '"�� "Radio Auction." . M^cial feature of the auction ?e public admission to the Hall where the program or�ginate. . \ ~ Evidence Of RCMP Drive On Drivers Koyal Canadian Mounted Police are maintaining increased vigilance, for traffic infractions here. Four city residents have been hailed into court for school zone speeding offenses within the past week and frequent patrols will continue. Fines levied in court for school zone speeding have ranged up to $50 each. A police official said R.C.M.P. are being "flooded'* with reports of minor accidents around the city and they issued an appeal to motorists for slower driving. Icy conditions do not permit Jn Plane Crash drivers to.maintain normal speeds Quesnel Housewife Presumed Dead VANCOUVER, Dec. 10 (CP) � Death- of Mrs. Evan Eileen Le-bourdais, who disappeared from her Quesnel home 15 months ago with her nine-month-old son, was; ing and theft is 20-year-old Angus Brazen Thieves Grab Furs From 'Bay' Store Two daring thieves smashed their way through double glass doors of the Hudson's Bay Company here on Monday evening, tore two $150 fur coats off a rack and a window mannequin and fled. But one of the pair got only two" blocks" away before~lre ~wa^ overtaken by police' and arrested. The man was in possession of the two coats when police found him hiding between two sheds in a back lane. Charged with breaking, enter presumed by Mr. Justice H. S. Wood in Supreme Court chambers here Wednesday following an application by the woman's husband, Jeremie Lebourclais. Petitioner said his wife left their home Sept. 14, 1952, taking the baby and leaving two older children. Following an extensive search the baby's body was recovered-from the Fraser River a week later about 18- miles south of Prince .George. Donald Chisholm, no fixed address. Police failed to find a second man believed to have had a part in the audacious smash-and-grab raid. Hudson's Bay Company store officials said they have found nothing missing besides the two coats. The theft,took place around 11 p.m. on Monday evening just a short time before theatre crowds would have been poiiring past the Bay corner at Third and Quebec. Two youngsters marvel at a mountain of discarded ice boxes collected by a Sacramento, California, supermarket which offered a turkey for every ice box of this type. The offer was made because so many small children had died when trapped inside, old ice boxes in both Canada and the United States. The operation ;turned into an avalo'nch and had to be called off after two hours. In that time, 4,000 turkeys had been given away and company trucks were still hauling in boxes and doors. Contract Let For Work On Salmon River Span Will Be Completed Within 10 Months British Columbia Public Works Department engineers disclosed today that a contract Vas been let for erection of a new bridge on the Hart Highway spanning the Salmon River, but the contract completion date is over 10 months away. Salmon " '� Alcan Will Bonus Kitimal Builders i The long-sought new span will be of steel and concrete construction and cost of all phases except supply and fabrication of_the_�r_uss_itself _i& .$55,100_____ A bid.for this amount from G. W. Ledingham & Co. Ltd., Vancouver, for excavation, piling, con- Police Search For City Girl Missing Since November 30 Royal Canadian Mounted Police are still seeking \be tion of the present rickety span has been accented. The new bridge, a "Parker through-truss" design, will be ISO feet long and will be supported only at its extreme ends. Traffic deck width on the span will be 24 feet and height above high-water mark will be eight feet. ' � It is not yet known which whereabouts today of-an attractive 24-year-old city girl who bridgeTor at whatcosf. | struction costs. left here November 30 after telling her'family and friends Originally it was estimated the she would go to Vanderhoof or Burns Lake to seek employ- � sPan would cost more than $100,- 3 - r ' nnn installs VANCOUVER, Dec. 10 (CP) � Aluminum Company � of Canada announced here Wednesday it will subsidize housing construction at Kitimat as an incentive to workers to own their own homes. McNeely DuBpse, Alcan vice-president, said high costs of construction at Kitimat necessitated a housing subsidy on a "builders bonus" plan. He said Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation had agreed to loan money for housing but limited the loans to the amount of Vancouver con ment. Violet Payeluk, 430 Freeman Street was last seen- here on November 30 by a city traveller when she approached him to'ask for "a ride west. A check in Vanderhoof and Burns Lake has so far failed to disclose whether she arrived at either of the western towns. Miss Paveluk had been seeking employment here; for some time prior to her departure. Police say. that ithey have* absolutely no evidende of foul play and girl it is considered likely the may have received" a ride west and changed her destination. Until a year ago she was employed by the B.C. Forest Branch here and after resigning the provincial civil service post she worked in a city grocery store.. Lady Curlers Compete For Western Title i British Columbia will be � represented for the first time in the western Canada cur/ling championships to be played in Edmonton March 15, 16, 17. The province will be divided into six zones each with a convenor who will arrange playoffs. Each zone winner will receive a specially designed crest. The northern zone is convened by Airs. Thelma Roine of Prince George and includes Prince George, Williams Lake, Smithers and Prince Rupert. Each club will be allowed to enter one rink for every 20 members. All zone winners wijl meet in Vancouver February 20-23 where the provincial championships will be decided. The T. Eaton Co., sponsors of the tournament, will donate prizes and a trophy, and will also pay all expenses of the two rinks reaching the final,,including meals, hotel and fares;3 When the B.C. finals are over the winning team will have all- VLA To Give Course In Home-Building A Veterans' Land Act course in home-building will be held here next year, starting about the middle of January. 'The course js especially designed for veterans taking part in city VLA projects, although all veterans may attend. The course will consist of 16 tworhour lectures, held once a week at the high. school, and a nominal fee wi.ll be charged. Lecturers will be VLA men. Anyone interested in the course may "receive further information by contacting the Canadian Legion. .\V 000 installed. It will replace what engineers have described as the "weakest link" on the Hart Highway. The weak link is the decrepit wooden structure currently span- ask put j DuBose said Alran will prospective home buyers to clown 5 per cent of the purchase price. It is estimated a 810,000 house in Vancouver may cost $14,-000 at Kitimat. The company will take a second mortgage on the houses and reimburse workmen building' their own homes to ninj,' the Salmon River a few feet |speclfie(i standards for the price upstream from the location for the new bridge. i Need to replace the present structure has been known to the ; Public Works Department for I some years, and as a result, the new bridge will tie in with a pr.e- j constructed approach which was built under the original Hart Highway contract. ' � A jog in the highway at the south end of the present span will be completely eliminated and the travelled portion of the road will make a direct approach _ip the bridge. difference between Vancouver and Kitimat construction. The bonus will be payable monthly spread over 10 years. ^ Eighty homes are already under construction at Kitimat. Santa Claus Gets Help From Prince George Rofarians they will represent B.C. in the western championships, also sponsored by the Eaton company. � RCAF Flyers Die in traffic, they pointed but. Constables are also carrying on a battle against vehicles which are not properly equipped under the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act. Literal!}' dozens of warning slips have~been issued within re^ cent .weeks to drivers whose vehicle were lacking proper lights, adequate brakes and other safety features.' PENHOLD Alta., Dec. 10 (CP)� An RCAF instructor and a student pHot were killed Wednesday when a light training'plane crashed on a routine flight near Innis-fail. The victims were identified as FO Ernest Dyre Holmes of Red Deer, Alta.. ;and Fit. Cadet iv,och-lain McNeil Campbell, IS,..of Calgary. Advised that more than the, usual number r of '� Prince George homes would be bereft of seasonal happiness, and children would awake on Christmas morning to find that Santa Claus had failed to calj�unless help was forthcoming from outside sources�Prince George Rotarians were quick to jump .into the breach at their luncheon meeting Friday. Besides on-the-spot donations of $187, which will be increased this week and next, a dozen members came forward with generous offers to help the committees from several city organizations who are now fabricating toys for distribution to the needy. Officials of Prince George Builders Supplies'Ltd., Prince George Machinery Depot, Dezell Construction Co., Blairs Outfitting Ltd., Mclnnis Lumber Co., B.C. Equipment Co. and other firms offered material for, the toys and the use of their equipment. . /Gordon Bryant of Bryant Motors Ltd. and Bill Ranby of Prince George 'Motors Ltd. came forward with similar offers. "On behalf,of the-Elks club, Ro-tarian Cy Westaway offered the \ise of the Elks Hall, ah^ this will be the scene of a Riant radio auction and party Friday- night at which the city's new mayor will make his first public appearance. Charlie Albins offered, the use of the former W. H. Malkin Co. Ltd. warehouse on Fourth Ave. as a depot and workshop for Santa's helpers. A donation of $200 worth of groceries came from Rotarian Johnnv Watt. " Harold Hatch of Hub City Motors & Equipment offered the toy makers the use of a truck, and Rotarian Tom Allen .said lie -would enlist the aid of the Air Cadet Squadron. Marksmen Gel Birds Easier This Year City and district marksmen looking for bargain rate turkeys, geese and hiims at tonight's Prince George Gun Club turkey shoot will find fitter birds than ever and few.er .shooters to compete' with for each delicacy. Prince George Gun_Club-officials announced today that larger grade A birds have been purchased this year than previously, and the number of shooters in each relay will be reduced by two' in order to ease competition. Entry fee in each relay will be fifty cents and 1G gunners will participate. The turkey shoot commences at 7:30 p.m. tonight at First Avenue Armories. The gun club has purchased 75 Civic Voting At Brisk Pace Today A record vote in Prince George today Is a sure thing, city officials declared today. In addition to having about half again as many ratepayers as ever before as a result of the city anhex'a-tion plan, iH(t?Hest in municipal politics i.s at a.near-record pitch. By noo'n today nl most three times as many residents had cast their ballots las ever before in the same period. Polls opened at S a.m. and will close at S p.m. Voting is taking place in the council chamber at City Hall and line-ups had already formed before lunch time. Curlers Active Soon If Weather Holds Prince George curlers will have ice within a few days if the current chilly snap lasts, a little iong-j er. j Efforts to make ice in the j Prince George Curling Club's i civic, centre basement quarters ' are being aided by the powerful I blast from a discarded airplane engine and propellor. Store officials believe the men J.he door-glass with-then5� boots. They travelled less than 25 feet inside the store to reach the coats. . , ' ' Police were tipped off to the theft by an onlooker who had seen the thieves from a point nearby. Chisholm ' appeared in court briefly on Tuesday and was remanded eight days for trial. � Hugo Turk, 54 Died Saturday Long-time city resident Hugo Turk passed away in Vancouver Saturday after a short illness. He was 54. Born in Estonia, Mr. Turk came to this area in 1927 with his nephew, Harry Turk of this city. They settled first in Fort St. James and later moved to Prince George. ' He was associated with railway work for many years, first with the CNR and later with the PGE. His work on the laying, of. the PGE track between here and Quesnel was mentioned extensively in True Magazine. Ill health had forced his retirement in recent months. An ardent sportsman and. Out-, dcorsman, Mr'. Turk was well versed in wood lore. He at one time operated the L'ycle Sbop ihTlTe real* of, what is now Wally West Studios, and , later at the present site of the Sportsman's Shop. Besides his nephew, Mr. Turk is survived by his brother, John � Wakleck, Crescent Spur, and sister-in-law,"Mrs. Ludmilla Turk, and a great-nephew, Harry Eric Turk, both of Prince George. Funeral services will be held Saturday from 10:30 a.m. from Assman's Funeral Chapel with Rev. Gordon McLaren officiating. Funeral Service Held HePe For Gus Strdrn Funeral " services were held WBdntfeday afternoon at 2 p.m. for Gus Strom', who died in, Prince George and District Hospital Saturday at the age of .71. J Burn in Sweden, Mi'. Strom came to the United Slates from Sweden in 1902, and two1 years later went to. Norquay, Sask., where he homesteaded until 19-15. ..Following a residence in Eastern Canada he came to Prince. George in September, 1948. - Mr. Strom was employed by the Experimental Station during the .summers of 1949 and 1950. He I hen worked for a city lumber firm before retiring in 1952. � He had been living in his own home in.The Cache. Only known .survivor is Mrs. M. Toomey of Long Beach, California. The service was conducted by Gordon Dickson, lay-reader at St. Michael's Church, from Assman's Chapel. B.C.NEWS (Canadian Press) bAhgK AGUOUXD' KITIMAT�A loaded barge was plucked from its moorings and driven aground in the harbor here late Tuesday when an eighty-mile gale struck the town. The barge snapped lines and was driven four miles onto a mudflat during the storm. An attempt was made to refloat the barge Wednesday. MKltCY FLIGHT PRINCE RUPERT�A successful mercy flight was made from Kitimat Wednesday by a Queen Charlotte Airlines Norseman plane piloted by Roy Berrymah to bring Mils. X. G. Stephens of Kitimat-to an eye specialist here. She suffered a serious eye injury last/ week when accidentally hit by her partner ' in a badminton match. HOSPITAL NEGLIGENT NEW \VEST.\IL\TSTER-rRoyal Columbian Hospital has made a $7,000 out-of-court settlement to Mrs. Margaret Isobol Kclsey arising from i! claim she was given the wrong type of blood trans- the wrong type \ curling club official has clis- fusion while a patient in the hos- choice!cIosc<1 tnat the membership will pita| She claimed her bo held to 48 rinks this year in �..�.endangered by the error life was and that tvirke.vs, 15 geese and 10 hams for competition this year. , , . . , , , If necessarv three shoots will lllc mens -SO(-'tIon and skips-.havc she subsequently had been trans-be held between now and Christ-i !'ecn ;|skcd l0 makc lheIr ^ntrics ferred to Vancouver General Hos- immediately. Entries will be accepted by Clint Geddcs, chairman of the draw committee, or by H. G. Kennedy. mas to dispose of the loot. The Weather The thermometer will rise slightly here today and tomorrow, but there will be southerly winds COLEMAN, Alta. (CP).�K. W. of 25 miles overnight and Friday Lauden of Calgary babged a 1.000 morning. | pound elk on a hunting trip in and snow will prevail \ this Clouds tonight, with snow will prevail j this southwest Alberta district, occasional snow Seven huskv men,, hauled the tomorrow. Expected low '^oriight heavy trophy a quarter-mile to will be 22, with a high tomorrow the*nearest road so if could, be of 34. the~nearest road so it1 could. loaded on Lauden's car. pita!.-She included a claim of $2,-582 'for expenses. .IAV\V.\I,KKU JAILED VANCOUVER .� A stubborn pedestrian went to jail for three days here -Wednesday rather than pay a five-dollar jaywalking fine. Albany. Bisson, 43, refused to answer When the charge was read to him�in. court and when asked by the, judge if he was gofng to jail rather than pay the., fine, replied: "Sui'e.-1