An Independent
37 No. 7
(1>o Sections)
Bay Trophy Goes To Quesnel
Kelly Cup Classic
SCOR� AT:2:00P.A/.
Hatch�
0 1 0 0
Harper�
0 1
| Second xg�in(� of the Kelly finals nill Start at 6 p.m. %v^:iiul the third, if riecess-;it,'9 jmiw Prizes will also ili>tiU)iito--tonnes, so results.of to-1 ; Klines will also decide the iers of-this division. Hutch and Harper earned
to en tier the -finals by I ilng five straight-games in split �round-robin series with mh'T teams skipped- by Dr. |hn Mi-limis, Jim Rice, A. Carr, i-rvin Holder, Roy White, D. tiers, Ford \Vray, Harold Ass. in, \Vill;�nl,McDonald, and Clarice ArnetU
|Ali had qualified by entering" r.-i; of. either the MaeKenzle, j jrittxjrjnen j or Automotive!
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nee George, B.C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1954
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The weather's
en so cold that even the dogs ore resorting to
City-Will Investigate
A city alderman earlier this week took upXrecent editor ial cry of the Prince George CitizenJo^investi^Qte. the possibility of purchase of the old po^office buildfngSjsa new, city hall. '^.^r
Alderman William D. Ferr>, who last year spearheaded jnuriici-
Traffic Committee Gets 'Greeq Ugh!' On Kew Proposals
Prince George troffic com-
pal opposition to the Dominion Government's plan to turn tne building oveii\to the Unemployment Insurance Commission, succeeded in haVlng city council i decide to investigate suitability, i availability and price of the old . post, office.
His plan was opposed by Mayor Gordon Bvyant who said the building lacked parking facilities, \,
Mayor Bryant said that aXclty hall should be the center of. a
4>Ffice building would efty, well :during the i
serVe;. the v transition
y
period ^between jbday's complete inadequacy of the present cUy hall arid cowstruction of a new one when the city's growth is more consolidated.
Council To Discuss New Bus Franchise
Prince George transit franchise of Northern Stages "Ltd,, will be a
w,, "T , ine cemer �v city council committee topic short-public development of beauty y when an appMeation to renew
R,nks skipped J>.y two veterans of western Canada bon-Jols vi.ll battle it out today for possession of the prized Kelly lp and the winners of six secondary events were decidedlast
L following five days of play in the, thirty-fourth aT^aT-^!!68 Monday ni9ht won aP* ispiel of Prince George Curling Club. preveUat Jour proposed traffic
bemt-or-three ------,-----�-_____.___ U'9nt installations^ arid was
L.s^ich started at 1 o'clock Thlbaudeau ancLBUl Willis, while authorized bY SltV
afternoonWor the coveted Hatch.has Al Hetherington,'third; investigate parking meters as ,.;irt' HaroliTHirtch of Prince Harold "Fretwell, second, and Dr. a possible key to traffic^con-i-ge, who won^thG-iig trophy Larry Maxwell, lead. : i^--iL
.jwfll-ff'in * breath-taking Another Quesnel entry skipped,
[wiilv another local quartette by Bus Trlrider went home with I Ironically, traffic chairman jK.l by Mel Rusud, and Lloyd Hudson's Bay Trophy after Alderman" Percy Williams won ,*;m i.f Quesnel, who has swept! winning, the first seven ends of approval for his parking meter. ]y the spiel with the loss the final game^ with Jim Willson, Investigation from . one of the president of tfie-proposed the mo �"by Trlnder's team. Willson de- tion which \gave Alderman Wil-
feated W. James' foursome qualify foi� the finals.
to Hams the I proposal.
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his
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The Norman M. Smith silver-', He added, "I might change my ware went to a rink skipped by mind, though, in theMight of your Bob Madill who racked up a 15-8 report." triumph over Harry Kennedy's J Council accepted contenders..Madill had previously j oommittreV plan eliminated Wilf Peckham's rink, j stop-go light. while Kennedy stopped_a.high-� and Victoria flying young team led by Alvin Mazurak to gain the, jlnalsr'
Harvey Clark, Pat Ogtlyle and � (See 'SPIEL, Page 8)^\
the\traffic to install Third Avehae P�th Av^
irtie~ and Quebec Street, First Avenue and George Street; and
a flasher light at I^aurler Crescent and Third Avenue.
The latter Intersection of two
Baby Misses Death In $l,00& He&d-On Coiliskn New City
An l6^month-old baby narrowly escaped death here Tues-
where space iS available for out\ door public functions.
Alderman Ferry said that there is some parking space adjacent to the building and "that It would be no harder to park near the building when it was a city hall than it was when tt was a post ojffice.' KABY TO KEACH
He claimed the building has the advantage of being readily available to the public, and particularly so for persons without cars.
"This is a miserable place to get to.without a car," the alderman of the present,city hall.
llUed out that the builaT ing was not acHaceiU-_t2^any bus route and that elderlypeopTe^tm-foot had difficulty reaching it. AMPLE ROOM
The old post office building,, he has ample room on two fftjors for all city^departments. It is also stressed^to take an -additionalstorey./
Alderman Eugene Gabriele said Nthat something should be done to get the building onto the tax rolls
anoV>i|ilo the hands of private en-
day when he\was the victim of a spectaculaKhead on collision
Tue lisio
KKMHX TROPHY
ll.ast niwht Harper won
the
kimbefmeh trophy by defeating |.atfitideJA.'inetf� rink ,1^8 after railing Hatch In the foiint of bis event. Arnett gained a flnnl ltUi by winning from a. Clear
rink le<|l by Mervin Holder. Other members of the Harper i t are- George Allen, Ken
Library Annual Meet To Be Held Monday
Pone I discussion of the controversial question of "Mc-Carthylsm" "will.be a highlight of the annual meeting of ,the Prince Gedrge Public Library Association\Monday evening..
Speakers will be H. B. King, Ray wiMston.'MLA, Denis G-lew, and a woman speaker as yet to be announced. , � -� i ^
"The meeting- will be held in the Prince George Public Library, Fourth, and Brunswick, starting at 8 p.m.
Other Items on the -"agenda will include election of the library board " for the coming year, and reports on the progress made by the library last year.
Because of the annexation of suburban areas last year service and membership at the library Increased greatly and grants and hours of opening were boosted.
Any library borrower is eligible to attend and vote, and an tnvlfcag tion is extended to all other Interested persons. George Glbbins, H' recommendation, aX.lt was^ chairman of the library board,
two cars about five miles south of Prince^
from
George
on the
louncil Rejects Qld More Petition And i�s For Hew
Citty council Monday night
(ejected a seven-months-iild |ppepKfrom a majority-of food |tore. proprietors to-scrap the icipal hours-of-cfosihg by-3w os \\ 'stands today, (ejection by tfie council came lowing ;i jecomrfi^ndStion of conimijLtee of the
by council, staujekthat
It
tlitions had changed 1 Hit since the original petltiotr i'>d store nierdumts have been mable on a number of occasions " agree: on contents of a new �ylaw.
uu'cting of merchants is �"tiie � the buil Void a. .weStboun^cbunc\j^
^ ** *****ta :m ini
\ lAldermqn Ferry replied that it could be purchased by the city today, used as, a city halt for 10 years and then, when the direction in which the\town Is growing Is finally established. It could be sold to business. interests and a' final elty headquarters^ set up wherever it would be moM con-. venient. N\
WILL IKVJ^STIGA^E . \Alderman Ferry'3 suggestion h^a committee be set up to ap-hh Dominion Government
ble purchase of �was approved. *by
vtSA T
fegardih^
by
Anchorage,
for cTItore Tiqense saw it come briefly into view Monday night just before city'��"�council- as swiftly snatched it but of sig.ht
again. ��',.
He ended up no closer to his goal than he was nine months ago -but he saw one more resolution' added-to-the-welUMr of them which has enmeshed his case since last April.
C. E. BellanYyT owner of a Freeman Street store building and the man who applied for a retail food store licence last year, sat impassively through the proceedings
will preside at the meeting, .Monday as he has on previous
B.C. Cabinet Outlines New Liquor Regulations
(By The Canadian Press) The British Columbia cabinet has cleared the way for the open ing of cocktail bars 1n four coast cities amid a storm of protest from interior centres.
When It... was announced last week' that "Vancouver, Victoria, New Westminster, and Nanaimp had been choseri/as the "first designated licensing areas," complaints flew |n from the mayors jof Trail, Poritlcton, and Kelowna .Jthat trwir towns had been left or seat.
golf, tennis, and private^clubs in residential arearf. r
Lighting regulations .specify .illumination that can best be eom-par.ed to an average kitchen lit by. a 100-watt birtb or thar will measure "three foot-candles; 30 inches from the floor." /
Music, radio, and TV entertainment Is permitted In all licensed premises but dance floors will have to prbvide 12 square fee_tJ
occasions when his case has been
reviewed.
NO JURISDICTION
Attached to Monday night's motion was a condition based on a bylaw which ".probably, has no jurisdiction in the area where Bellamy would like to go Into business.
The resolution, which followed exactly a recommendation to the council made by committee of the Xvhole, established that |teUarhy can get a confectionery' trade license "if and when a special class of confectionery stores) -is created under a municipal bylaw." � . - -" -XO MCKX8K
.Inasmuch as no such ,bylav; exists, anti because no Intention has been given that such* a bylaw will be created and passed, Mr. Bellamy still cannot get a confectionery license.
Added as a rider to. the resolution was a clause stating that issuing of a confectionery stqre license Is to be "treated as a non-conforming use-under the zoning
term "non-confortning use",
J The Arnerican j Lowell Hoffman ox Alaska, sought' the sa Hoffman\who sustained only I �Jip, wa? alone in his carl
)*fer
that Priftc� peorgja l� lnsnol>6s lloft today to,pick t�e site for filial1 "municipal headquarters area He cla-imed' that the old pos
'DEEPFREEZE' OVER HINTS WEATHERMAN
There's good nehv^ from the and'ltOf^r was'^heiVnly passenger j weatherman today,' with the an-
in bis father's sedan.
nouncement that it will be "a
Kerbrat and bis su" were rush- little inMeri!-ner�~F-
Predicted low for tonight is 10 degrees below zero, wtli> a nigh of 10 above,.TTiin-e-^vill be
ed to hospital by a pacing motorist. * * !!-Ay.....
The accident took place\pftjv per cent must vote,-"dry'.' .to..block of licenses.! i
Four1typcs~oTbutlets have been classified under the new regulations brought, down.
They are: cocktail lounges
flashy signs..
All licensed premises must serve sandwiches or peanuts, potato chips, cheese straws, or pretzels and soft -drinks and juices.
Mixers-must -be added in full view of customers and. each drink is to contain at least one full ounce of liquor. Price lists are to be in full view and female help is restricted to dining lounges
Reflecting the decls!on~to eliminate proprietary clubs, a membership and guest roster' should be strictly maintained. Limits will
were absent from it broke out.,
Penny
where beer. wine, and-liquor may I be imposedx on number-x>f mem-be iold; dining lounges where i bers alloweo\ and fees must be beer, wine, and liquor may be Pa)d. _ \ sold-Svittwncals; dining rooms and T�C ten per Cent tajc on Uquor restaurants "tyhere beer and wins by the glass is lifted and replaced may \be .sery^d with jneals; and j by a two per cent levy on liquor public houses- -where beer otily- bought for resale, bld
y Restaurant owners have com-
bought :. !There is
a mlnlmurn levy on
licensed premises ranging from
Resturt
plained thiit liquor by the glass $75 to .$150. Steamers and trains outlets will bo Confined to~ the i may serve liquor while In motion dovra tcu-n areajilKxceptions are but not^when injjort or station.
Minet Group Sparks Move
Seek Access To Pacific Ocean through Alaskan 'Panhandle'
t. receives final consideration.
Northern Stages Ltd. n'^ve op-rated , scheduled bus service Inroughout the City for the past Ive years^The"company's fran-hise expired on December 31. ^ that the company Is ap-
)lying for. renewal of its fran-hise on . a five-year basis was erved on city council on Mon*
day night.
Alderman Eugene Gabriele, ecommending that the franchise
be discussed In private by mem-ers of the council, remarked five years is a long time." He said the company .should sve applied fqr franchise renew-1 before "the former^ agreement
expired. ' / "'�'.'.'''
~^k� pays the\ city hree per cent or~Tte-gra�g_reve-ue annually in return for. xclusive bus service, right.
adies' Bonspie! To
Set Undfefy/ay Friday
^ Kitchens in many city homes
will be deserted for^^the next
ew days, as the Prfrk�N3eora.e
.odies Curling Glub Bortspiel
gets underway Friday night.x
The annual .event will continue\ ver the week-end, anr a Bon-piel ba'nquet twill be held Monday night in khe- Prince George Hotel, banquet room, starting at-:30 p.ni.
' SeveraC visiting rinks are ex-sccted to attend.
The zone play-downs for the provincial championships started this mbrolng, at 10 &.v\-, when the rink of^rs. Bill Gfeen played the rink . ofx Mrs. Waller Gustafc,
The winner x^'wUl play Mrs. Bishop of Williams Lake at 3 p.m. and the loser "will play Mrs. Bishop at V8 p.m.
Play will be resumed Friday if necessary. Two rinks from this zone will travel to Vancouver to play in the provincial [bonspiel there. FIRST GAME
Result of the first gome which endf-
xrt""inK�H^todayJtnsi as~ follows:
iuitafion�C-..........;..............�.... .... ��X^r^
0 0 11 0 3 0 0 0JUO ^
4-r'tf'b 1 0 113 0 1 0�12
A proposal that, may have long-
ranjie repercussions Geqrge and' Central
in Prince B.C. was
made at Vancouver recently when the British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines initiated action aimed at ultimately gaining access to the ocean by way of a number of "corridors" cutting through the Alaskan "Panhandle".
A resolution passed Executive Committee
by
of
the the
is paved for the license t<^ be granted, it could never be transferred to new ownership arYd would go out of existence if the premises, ever suffered more than 50 per cent damage as a result of fire, hurricane, cyclone or other act of God.
A Citizen reporter, attempting to._ clarify, the council's Monday night resolution, then made the starring discovery, thaf the zoning bylaw, which- Mr. Bellamy's confectionery license would not conform to, probably does not have jurisdicfionjwhere the store
would be located: �..... >a-~ . .
OLD MAP
The bylaw, as It. has been filed wltl the county court and duly registered, is accompanied for clarification purposes by an attached map indicating the area thus �zoned.
Western limit of the' area Is on a line running north-south down' the -centre of what used, to be Fraser Avenue and what is now
knoSvn
Street.
Freeman Street, on which Mr. (Sec NEW TWIST, Poga 8)
BC&Y Chamber calls for an early meeting between appropriate Canadian and Alaska officials to negotiate aRreemcnts which would permit Canada to develop Us own deep-sea ports and industries, particularly for the Vukon andk northern British Columbia.
Copies of the resolution have been forwarded to Gov. B. Frank Helntzlertian. Louis? St.; Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada; W. A. C. Benncu, Premier, of British Columbia; and J. A. Simmons. Member of Parliament for ,the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
The resolution suggests that these officials take an "active part in organizing a meeting between appropri&tc representatives to act on the proposal. VITAL
^Necessity of Canada > access to deep-sea pot*ts on the Alaska coast is argued In the resolution on � the premise ihat they.are a vital part of any plan to develop the promising mineral and industrial potential of northwestern Canada. The resolution also points to � the tremendous hydro-electrir power possibilities of this region, i "If .the mineral and
sources.in northern British Co-lumbla\arKl the Yukon Territory are to '\\p 'efficiently p'ridi economically ..developed- for; the benefit of thV C^ariadin^nXpeople, it is essential necp-sea\pbcts in Canad-ian-ow;ned territory^be established so thai equipmenLamlsupplies can be taken in to the/^Various mining areas and ores and concentrates shipped out with a minimum delay," the resolution states. CO-OPKRATION
For this reason "it Is becoming Increasingly apparent that to facilitate development of this vast section of the country it is es-(Sec SEEK ACCESS,. Poge 6)
Six Seek Post As City Engineer Here
Prince George will not be without a municipal. engineer .when the-resignation of works superintendent Charles A.'East becomes effective at the end of March, It >,yas'learned at City Hall this week;
Despite the fact that'advertise-
"the post of city enpincer were placed in engineering pcriodicaL*? onlyNLwo weeks agq. six men have already;sexprcssed interest In the posKioro
Letters of application froinJLhe s|jc are being held unopened at City Hall untiL early ht February when they will be discussed and evaluated by city council and the Works committee.
�GARV1M DEZELL
Four Years As Mayor Rewarded By Council
Former Mayor Garvin will shortly be the central figure at a civic reception ceremony when he will bo given the walntrt chair which ho occupied during his four years as the city's chief magistrate.,
Council passed a formal motion earlier this week awarding the former mayor the chair"' which until now has graced-the mayor's office at city hall. 'A suitably 'inscribed placque will be fastened to the syinlml of four years of community .service.
Informed of the council's action today. Mr. Dezell said: "It will give me great pleasure"to accept it _. - - - � "
"Any acknowledgement of effort-1ST always very }