An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of � Central B7;.No. 5 (Two Sections) Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, JanuaryV2V 1954 liver Rink Coming tiers Poised For Bonspiel Grind Economic Survey Underway Trans-Atlantic Talk Spurs Courtship "Sic Is Very Hoppy |lans for the thirty-fourth annual bonspiel of the Prince Curling Club are rounding into shape today, with �H|lfcectations- of the largest entry in the history of the 50 local rinks are expect-inter with the possibijlty more visitors, showing. inary � games involving hks get underway Friday fishing rinks are already while word is awa'ited rince Rupert, Wells and John. ec received 3 0 days ago that two finks could be from Prince Rupert, already in are George Kamloops; Tony Wood-Dan Rottacker of Wil-ake; Lloyd Harper and us '� Trlndor of Quesnel; Dean �iffney, Fort Frascr; Dick Heg-e, Sftiithers: Joe Slesinger, urasjjake; H. R. McConachie, d and Al Hetherington, n. Mike Boltpn, Vancou-;'r, $tio will play with McCona-Ae, iaVTjvecl here Tuesday. Tbfe Harold Hatch rink, which ram-Ill before it in last year's ppf>],^ill bo out to defend the S^Stfajip and MacKenzie Trophy SlV?s the Grand Aggregate &'t annexed without los- ^ skips defending tro-1WB -Mil be Dick Meiers, Hud-ih^i: tttijrj! Trophy; and Boa Ma-ll^ihe; tfprman M. Smith event. J^ Hatch, who won the Lum-^'Trophy last year, will JttW! hefe to defend it but his nk Wlll:,b,e skipped by Frank Ia�ke, a�:newcomer from Revel-fcte ''; residents< who are not members or the club may enter on payment of double club members' fees. ZONE 6 PLAYDOWNS MEETING Mel Strickland, chairman of British Consols Zone Six, for B.C. curling playdowns, has called for a luncheon meeting for Sunday to be attended by representatives of all affiliated curling clubs in the area. Plans for next year's games will be discussed. This year's games will take place here immediately , following the* bonspiel, possibly starting next Thursday morning. TRAPPER DEAD BURNS LAKE�Ralph Carter, aged Binta Lake trapper, died in j Burns Lake Hospital Monday. He came to the central interior a number of years ago from Chilli-wack where he had been engaged in the electrical supply business. Couple's Romance Spans 7000 Fred, Lydia Complete Trans-Atlantic Call Romance won out" over mechanical difficulties, static and -ArlonHc storms Shortly after 10 gjlHock this morning when a ibeoming Fred Tilstra at last heard the voice of his 26-year-old Polish bride-to-be in far-away Ahlen near the east border of .Holland. | ""' : "_ , . �'It was wonderful," said Fred! Tne citizeri and to a11 the Pe�Ple 'Exclusive Franchise' Myth Exploded Three Alberta gas distribution experts are today conducr-' ing a thorough survey in Prince George to determine the eebn-! Dmic feasibility and approximate cost of installing a natural gas distribution system. The trio of specialists, is employed b'y local interests who may attempt to secure a municipal gas franchise. ,---------------------------------------- Meanwhile, a spokesman for lie Utilities Commission arid the the local group has exploded the carrier must offer Its services to myth that a subsidiary of any anybody at the stipulated rate's, company building a gas transmis-1 The spokesman pointed out sion line the length of British Co-, that the recently-completed oil pipeline from Alberta to Vancou- hung, up. the had carried his voice to Lydia Hauk in a tiny post office .7000 miles FRED TILSTRA Gun Club Homeless As Range Condemned] Canadian Army engineers have condemned 'the indoonof rifle range, at First Avenue Armories, and Prince George Gunin Club is now without shooting quarters. tttefe JH�j|gie of Smithers will be ! The sudden announcement of ick ttt aft0mpt to retain his hold the unsatisfactory condition of Uie:.AlitOtnotive Trophy, as he which lovely 'j/11 lage away. The first thing Tilstra did affer thc long awaited connection came "through was to tell I-i)'di;i about the fund being Hwlisct-lbed to by Prince George r. residents and. others to bring < hxr to Canada in the spring. "Then the happy 26-year-old Dutchman told her to rush information to him which is required for completion of her immigration forms here. j IBcarning and smiling, the young strike victim told his bride how hfc.ivas attempting to finalize details off immigration so she could', * leave Holland aboard / the S.S. ! Grlpsholm on April 2.'\ | "She- is very happy,") said Fred. He told a Citizen reporter after i th�call that Lydia's voice did not come over the telephone clearly anil tliat he had considerable trouble understanding her. LCIFD ASH CLEAR t A ctieck with telephone company officials at Hanover, how-eve!, Indicated his voice came through loud and clear at the other end. telephone ^'n0 have. done these things for" me, I know it has been a lot of trouble." . He said.that since a news story was published last Monday"~he would talk to his bride, dozens of Prince George people have asked that he bring Lydia to see them as soon as she arrives in Canada. The telephone call to Miss Hauk was placed last Friday and originally plans( were set for Fred �-.to accept the call at The Citizen's Quebec Street newsrooms . on Tuesday morning. JiTOIUKS lumbia could hold a legal exclusive franchise for distribution here of the parent company's natural gas. Asking that his name and the identity of the group he" not be made public Is time, the spokesman that whoever builds a .transmission line from thc Peace River area to the Xiower Mainland will operate under the law as a common carrier, much as a truckline or railroad operates. ' Delivery rates of a common^Plans. which would further; their carrier are laid down by the Pub- 319 Families Got Hampers, Toys Here From Special Fund pp ver is licensed as "a, common ear- rier and that its transmission rates are the same to all companies taking delivery on its products, Until now spokesmen for a subsidiary of Westcoast Trans-. mission < 'oinpany have left the impression that they and, they alone can obtain gas from the pipeline company. The subsidiary company has on several occasions approached Prince George's city council with Plans which intention to obtain an exclusive gas distribution franchise in this city.. One plan provided that the subsidiary company would make | a complete ' and. detailed survey1*' here for distribution system installation and, if the city cared to go into the gas business itself, would make findings of the survey available to the municipality. In return for this the city was to Prince George Community .Severe. Atlantic storms disrupt- ' Christmas ^"^made up,and dis" commit itself to placing a fran ed trans-oceanic communication -tribute-319 Christmas hampers _chiSfi plebiscite before the elec-all day on Tuesdav, however, but and VTe,'" � , /S ,a& a.iesult ot toi'ate here naming the subsidiary Fred spent six hours anxiously a .whirlwind fund-raising cam- company as recipient of the fran- paign wTTlch got underway early ,chise ,f Uie. electorate voted in in December. i tne afnrmative, and concfifional John E. Powers, secretary p awaU,nJ expected j.epaln?> On Wednesday the v call was again "laid on" for the morning, but again the blast of Atlantic (See TILSTRA, Poge 6) Lady Curlers Will Hold Bonspiel On Jan. 30 To Feb. 1 treasurer of the fund, reported cash receipts of $2,86-1 plus donations of goods and materials worth $1,900. I Expenditures for contents of hampers, materials for toys and miscellaneous articles totalled �2,369 and thc fund was left with a balance on hand of $4!)4. Toy materials cost only $415 in cash, but still more material was donated. In addition to the 319 hamper "I the the range came yesterday from Brigadier W. J. Megill, officer Cup, famous in the commanding the British Colum- trv s nee 1927 when bia area of the Canadian Army-u> .suite ij^/ wntn Brig. MegiU's. disclosure, caroe on the eve of commencement of Prince George Gun Club's sched-duled team shooting. Club officials learned of the move with surprise this morning and said there was nothing they could do except institute an im- 1927 when up for compoti- hn C. Kelly, local jew-now resides at Hope, be, the main prize this entering it have been lor the first time since ijplayed for. It has always h b ! to all rinks in the bon- ! straight knockout mediate search for quarters for a new range. The B.C. area commander told a Citizen reporter last night that his engineering officers had condemned the range as unsafe. He said that the range's butts and general layout do not come the coveted cup. There up to Canadian Army standards, two sections of six. rinks, j D. Cor'less, president of the pinners of the two sec- gun club> lokl Tne citizen today, "we will set our executive to (rear rinks getting as far emi-final.s of the MacKen-, abetmen's and Automo- qualify for round robin jl play off one or best of inies: Rinks placing seethe two sections" will re-[rd and fourth prizes, ac-which section winner st place. aal on Monday afternoon club will play host to at a bean feed which will in the McDonald Hotel om. steady cold weather Jaugh and his staff have iving some trouble with [surface heaving 'jut are getting the six sheets shape. Jcddes, chairman of tho ninittee has secured the of Percy Kent, who has siderable work of this the Nlpawin car bon-He , will be assisted by (onneriy, Clarence Arnett, loffat and club secretary , iapman. j for the bonspiel close t 7 o'clock. Verne Chap-1 be available at the curl-to take them. Local work at once to find new quarters. Although this is a very severe blow to bur plans, 1 hope and I believe that it will not put :the club out of active shooting for more than a week or two." Mr. Corless said that the club's marksmen might have-to content themselves with a, shorter range than the 25-yard distance possible at the armories. Brig. Megill said that he intends to initiate work on bridging the range up to standard as soon-as he possibly can, but he pointed Hard Ice Assured For Curling Crews "Remaining cold" is the cheerless news from the weatherman today. He predicts an overnight tow ^Burns Lake Skier out that even if no hitches febi'"^*/ Saturday even if no velop, it will be out of comnlsfii' sion for s'ix weeks to two monthsot,! Until now the gun club tafias1 enjoy.ed exclusive use of range.1 w two nights - a throughout the winter monthriji! through an agreement with tlttlii army. The club has paid only a nominal rent for use of the arniytyi facilities. Final arrangements for their am very very grateful to. forthcoming � bonspie! were ,:,_., ^nrnmi,tPp -,n additm.ni ir> drawn up at.an executive meet- similar gifts were made up and ing of the Ladies Curling Club distributed by churches, welfare in the club rooms Wednesday night. BURNS LAKE�Erling "Wold of Oailn&ca Ski Club made a perfect jiamp -and landing at the Engstad January 30 and 31, and Febru-Kill near here Saturday but fell ary 1. h^aviL^y on the newly broken run- \ Those wishing to take part �*l' must have their entries into Mae A dloctor was called and rush- � Peckham by .January 27. Entry ed the Injured skier to hospital. ] fee is $&. Play will start at 1 p.m. IXc-was able to return to his home on Saturday, January 30. . The bonspiel will be held the Prince George Rotary Club. Lumbermen Tilt Mh Vernon At Week-End "latter in the evening. Quesnel 9, Prince George 2 Lumbermen Mutdvssed By Strong Kangaroo Puck Club Last night at the CivicMAr�end5rre"of the slimmest crowds to watch a senior hockey gourane here in year^ shivered and groaned as Quesnel Kangarocoos drubbed Prince George Lumbermen 9-2 in the first msetsling betv/een the, two teams this season.- Although beaten in a conyljionC' ing manner, the Prince Geofgajo squad came up with their tasssl display of the season. Their dowii-ii-fall was in a weakness in flnjsUsh-ing off many well organized scoior ing thrusts. Most of these plajv.vs collapsed in front of the Quesnond goal under the determined bacMd-checking of the visitors, and a dozen good scoring opportunifeits were missed. Only a sparkling display Ixfliy goalie Don Young prevented IMIic Quesnel goal total from reaching the double figures. Some of hlrtils saves, especially in the seconrnul , period, tagged him as a net gu'arotil' ian with a future, and most o ol , the shots that beat him came-a-fis Prince George Lumbermen; still Harry Kennedy will be dirawj without a win in four' starts, will j construction. master, WJlf Peckham, com- come up against ycrnon in an J -------- plaints; and Fred Smale, umpire. | exhibition .series here this week-j A banquet will be'lield on Feb., ond< a Prlnce George Hockey As-ruary 1 at 7 pan.-in the PrinceRelation executive disclosed to- j George Hotel banquet room. t(lay- , � , , .. ' . He said Lumbermen'Coach I* red fe^^^M^J&^Jg Andrew has told association of- ' ficials he is well pleased with his '54 team in spite of their winless record so far and added that the squad is just getting broken in. Andrew told the association Jie upon the municipality deciding " not to go into the gas distribution business. The city turned the proposal-down but said the company was welcome to make a survey if it wished to. Members qf#the trio carrying but the survey here today for local- interests are C. W. Ross, R. T. Clifford and Wayne Minion, all of Caigijry. The trio" "will make a close study of gas consumption potential in the city, approximate cost of installing a distributing system and rough plans taking into consideration the lay-out of the city. The spokesman for the local group said that if findings of the survey indicate economic feasibility of a gas system here, and If a transmission line is built, the group would form a public company, and once a franchise had been obtained, would immediately set out to raise something more than a million dollars to finance or associate members who to attend the banquet are askt;; to contact Delia Peckham lhy January 27. ' � It is hoped that rinks from.: Wells, Quesnel, Williams Lake Hoes not want any imported play-] ance.committee. Chairman of Prince George's District Number "57 school board for the c-omins; year will be Robert Range, 1^32 Tenth Avenue, a city mill foreman and chairman last year of the board's mainten- ers, and in fact said he would of 25 below and a high Friday the- result of weak defensive. pltnlay of five below, with light north- on the part of his team-malolcs erly winds. Considerable clear- coupled with some smoollilnty irig is expected overnight. executed passing plays by title Only relatively warm spot in Kangaroos. the province is the Vancouver! Allan Blair and Bob Young eaotth area, where a heavy snowfall 1 scored twice for the Quesnel crou-iv; MIHite overnight has .tied up the airport runways and snarled traffic throughout the lower mainland. However, the warm air moving in on the southern coast won't bring any relief to Prince George. while Ron Backman and Church were the only two" Lumbermen; to beat 16-year-old 'Mam Trites, who was subbing for Lejo Del Bacch'ia, regular Kangarcrvoo notminder, who with.veteran I!i8il| STAGE SET FOR LIQUOR BY GLASS IN FOUR BRITISH COLUMBIA CITIES VICTORIA, Jan. 21 (CP)�'Bars, not seen on the west coast for more than" 30 years, are returning as 'part of a complete overhaul of British Columbia liquor laws. Regulations to the Liquor Act, passed at the fall session of the Legislature, were approved by the provincial cabinet and released to the press Wednesday. Four categories of drinking premises were set.up for Van- ardent Wil- couver, Victoria, New Westmins- l/.ike sportsman, will again ter and Nanaimo, the four main '.Jiis rink to the Prince population centres, and are ex-el. Tony has been com- . pectcd to open within the next for many seasons In two months. qj Kelly Cup, and thinks", If successful under the new op- thisj$-niay be the year he'll go crating rules, other points will i hc-me with the coveted mug. likely have an opportunity for liquor by the glass early in Junrnu. A 10 per cent tax on liquor'"'V the glass, recently discarded 1:1 lif the proyincial government, wjwjs: replaced, by a 2 per cent tax o on all liquor purchased for resale! l�� the public. The Liquor Control Board rail advertise for applications lat-IKr this, week and the electorate v'lUllh-in the boundaries of the foioiir cities, will then have 35 days I* request a local option plebiscite or to draw up petitions. After 35 days, if there'Is �nos request for a vote, applications for licences will be . eoTtsidererflL If there is a request, 46 per ccotitt of the vote must be dry to Wointlc the issuing of licences."- will also take part this year. In the zone plSydiwns, two Campbell was unabe to make the trip. Quesnel took a 4-1 lead in the OEicning period, the first coming after one minute of play when centre-man Johnny Koppa scored pfeydowns will be held January unassisted. Allan Blair made it j 28 and 29, in conjunction with the and Prince Rupert will take part in the 'spiel. The High School Rids' rink that last year got as far as the vancement of hockey is not fol-play-offs in ' the visitors event, ]0\ved. i\ir, .Range succeeds former Jack Nicholson who held quit the coaching job if the three- mayor year-old "five year plan" for ad- t)ie chairmanship of the school . , y local entries have been so far. They aie and F]o Gustafson The plan was instituted to encourage junior hockey -here by received' using lncal material as far as pnnce George fnr tho past two years. Mr. IS'lcliolsqn, still a member of the board, was named tho appointee to tli� Town Planning school district's 2-0 oil-a play with elusive Billy ICeen, and then Lumberman "Htust/y" Kearns, attempting to clear a pass-out by George Camp-boll, deflected the rubber into his o-\vn goal. Shortly after Keen and KZoppa. combined nicely to give Voimg no chance to save, and ivcar the end of the period Ron Blackmail, one of the best of the L-wnbormen attackers, gave local fans their first' chance to cheer as lie took a pass from. Coach Fred .Andrew to beat Trites cleanly. The? second period was the best o f t he night for the Lumbermen men's playdowns. Entries are expected from other centres.. The t-\vo winning rinks will represent the zone in the Vancou- the Lil Green j possible in formation of a senior! Commission^ i rinks. The team. ; Sworn in by His Worship May- or Bryant at a recent meeting of the board were Trustees Robert H. A. Moffat and Irvin Babine Lake Logger Crushed To Death BURNS LAKE�Robert1 Rail, well known as "Boh" Ball, trapp- ver-bonspiel, which will be heldi^;', dog-musher and loggei-,:.was killed near I'endlcton Bay, Babine Lake, while "cold-decking." He was crushed when a' huge log rolled over him. An inquest was held by Coroner Aubrey Fisher at the scone 'oj the accident. B;ill was vyoll knnwn_ along the CNR .line from Prince*"George to Hcizi'lton and at one time was cm- February' 20 to 23. Council Meetings Olfener If Needed Prince George will have more frequent council meetings this year if they are required to ex- ai)d at times they clearly outplay- > Ped!te the public's or the city's �nlithers. Ml thc\vinners. Near the middle 'business Mayor Gordon Bryant stated this week. The meetings, however, will not be scheduled for the time beinj; and will be- held "only after a special notice' of intention, has been given by thc mayor on the Friday preceding a Monday on which no regular meeting is ployed at Duthic Mine near ofthe period Church .scored on a j>ass from Backman after a scrimmage behind the Quesncl goal. But Voung came back with two qiulck counters and Cal Bray-l�roo!c scored on a pass from Coiiclr'.Alcx Ritson and the gap was widened to 7-2. penalties of the game were liaiulod out in this period as play roughened up considerably. Jlike Miziki and D'oug Sims (21 served time for the Lumbermen, while Jack Ritson and Jed Campbell were the guilty ones on the v-lsltor.s' team. . Young made two cat-like sav'es ;ts tlie third period opened and t lien Alex Ritson stick-handled' In gjpsp to beat the busy Prince George goal guardian. Lumbermen staged several promising at-Ucks. but the Ritson brothers and A]ox Kuly were solid on defence anit save Trites good protection. Final goal of the evening came from Blair's stick after a clever passing play with Keen. ' In The Quesnel players' box was ' scheduled. Range, Wiley. Trustees Range and Moffat were re-elected by acclamation for the City regular meeting ' is scheduled. They would start at either 10 p.m. or lfMOrp.in. If additional meetings become increasingly necessary, the public meeting schedule may be changed at a later date. Off The Wires Today (Canadian Press�Thursday, January 21, 1954) Former PGE Manager Favors Vancouver Extension VANCOUVER�Jack A Kennedy, former general manager of the t. Pacific Great Eastern Railway, soys extension of the PGE here from Squamish woul 1 take' wou'c' "9C* ^e roilway off the province's hands.ond salvage the $66,000,000 already invested in it." It would also mushroom, development of British Columbia's northland, he said. In an address to the Liberal Association Tuesday night Mr. Kennedy said the government should bridge the gap between Squomish and Vancouver ond make thd~PGE competitive with large rail, lines. "It won't, be long before they sit up and take notice," he added. . ,� - Nurses To Hear Cancer Institute Head Jan. 28 "Dr. Maxwell Eyans, Director of the Cancer Institute of B.C., will give an address to nurses next Thursday, January � 28, in the nurses* resilience of Prince George and District Hospital at 8 p.m. Slides-' will he shown and all nurses Hh the district tire cordially invited to'attend. .. Settlement- Believed Near In Southern Interior Strike VANCOUVER�Recommendation that woodworkers in thc southern B.C. interior accept thc latest formula for ending their three-month strike was mode Wednesday night by thc provincial executive of thc International yVoodworkcrs of America. . * Joe Morris, IWA district president, said ballots^ywcrc being moiled cut to interior locois and results of the voting should be knijwn Tuesday. The settlement plan, reached between thc union and management representatives, calls for a three-year contract .with pay boosts up to 10 cents hourly. It -was described as a "memorandum of agreement," which would be submitted to membership of the' union and Southern Interior-Lumber Manufacturers Association. Some 5,000 workers have been made idle by thc dispute, including 2,000 IWA members. LJ