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An Indepehdenr Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoid to
|37; No. 14
Prince George Citizen, MONDAY, February 22
per copy
System In Cify Fire Trucks
[ihe city's new two-way radio equipment for fire fighting into operation lost week, bringing the city up--
3-m
jh frequency equip-
km.1 in all parts of
Jound to provide
)tion in every sec-
everai-miles out-�i il>al limits. fourt,h unit will be in-�:�,.- city engineers car. tloii <>l the equipment led'by Andy Isabelle of ;ii(tnc, and Dave Clel-tee supervisor of Rogers (,), who returned to , Wednesday afternoon iiling -three days in the
ibell'e will service the
>M!D set up factually as the men can com-froth (>n(f-,truck to an-_ k"trt^Hm8 through the
hief "bUtgu^t Dornbierer lstbellcNdrovc; trucks as He-miles out on the Van-lijjhway and\three miles airport on thx Quesnel , and-found the\equip-lerating'Hjt completecf-;it these distances. octal Jcaturc_is__a__j_e\a^. Pl-lie fire chief's truck. ii e leayss the, truck on in-lii'ii mill other business calls, ji'hnll canNreach him' by ;i button w^bjeh sets off iif his truck siren. ! '� i! ni lierer -said- the hew nt. will be a "great con-f and a great' help."\He oi-it that In future wlien partment attends a fire threatens to get out of
iepayers Want -|hl Food Stores
jirice George Ratepayers As-btion h�i.s petitioned ,th�i\Gtty. to set aside the hours\of bvlaw'as it affects
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and to let the operators h$r own discretion as re-, business hours until a sult-tylaw is dra>vsi up that will �{r contingencies,''" !>f','-payet;s group charges I'haiits; association 'is ig-lie- -wishes of the public � -' the � residential stores
ei'so.n can buy xbeer and si 11 p.m. hut cahoot buy Jttle of milk or a loaf of said, a ..ratepayers spokes-
> (.-iaip.ied in the resolution lemefl to the council that farm-|�ifi|l small mill operators need-groceries are unnecessarily >nvenienced by the existing arid tourist trade is dis-a^ed; \ ' jj.lfffis foot! store operators are !i'U'piiiR areas will sprvng ">"t!(l the new boundaries of ti!.v and established stores .experience ;i serious loss of incss/'"
mute in modern communication methods. radio system was Installed
'trucks No. One. arid ;No. |1(l in the fire chief's pick-
� with a base station in
hand, additional equipment can be called in seconds, avoiding delays, in attempting to find phones and get through to the hall. .
In the event of big fires, fighting operations can be quickly directed from any side with the speedy communication system.
The system will undoubtedly save both, property and lives, firemen asserted.
There are ^3t high standard as evidencepV'Iast summer when seven^of the ten boys who went to the Canadian Jajnboree in Ottawa were Queen Scouts, he said. "There are 15 active^ Scout and Cub leaders in town. \But- we could use 30 as there are many tvioro boys who want to join, our troops." x \ '\ �
Mr. Williams remarked that F"ort George district Isjdeally suit> ed for Scout training�plenty of room for hiking, damping atld boating�-activities that*'built this country up from the days when the pioneers sat aroundx their camp-fires and w'ondered just how to reach the known:in that vast land df, the unknown.1--SCOUT WEEK
"This is National Scout Week, a ytime of trie, year setN^side to bring before.the public thebtfcliga-tions which organizations sucnNjs your own and ows accept in try-ing to do somethingNnow for the boys who will all too soon Tie accepting the heavy responsibilities of tomorrow's citizens,
"I* feel certain that as Scouting j becomes stronger throughout the world there will be less of International bickering and^a liiUher moral code of ethic-s^m iWlitical and. business relations.
"Our annual financial campaign is now in full swing. We have a good cause and a, fine canvassH^g crew. We feel we arc wo r ktn g�on�ferti4e~^-g+" tarians that it is planned to serul . of Boy Scouts to the Jamboree inXeastern Can-
At the cohehjsion of an Interesting address, Colored slides were shown of scenes at the ay' that the! em-, ttuatior^ here is "fair/1 tiltT that unemployment in reached Its peak last November and that it has fallen off steadily evej since, with a sharp drop following hard on the heels of the.setUerri^nt in the interior lumber industry-, dispute.
A few placements ip Hhe -lumber' industry are b'eing\ made dailv/he added.
Efforts -to halt the usual flow of outside worker's to trjis area dur-ing winter were stepped up hy the National Em ploy men i Service early in the year. Workers at all points throughout the^Dominion were warned not ttf come here until after tho district had fully recovered from the crippling blow of the three-month strike: of interior millworkers.
/or prince Qeorge, and proud to be with them," the veter an Sbout leader remarked. .
Liquor Application i^ff Expected HereSoon \With
Atleastpne city hotel is lay ing the groundwork to make application to the provincial -government shortly for one of the new type of licenses,^vhich may be issued under the "revised^ British Columbia Liquor Act, Ij^was learned
A programme of special interes
has
of
Sponsor Annual ternational\ Night Banquet
A symbolic candlelighting ceremony highlighted the an-nnternatiqna! Night banquet of the Business and'Prof.es-Inal Women's Club; last Thursday evening Jn the- Prince
Pfge Hotel banquet room.
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Intr
jors of the Canadian Folk took part in the cere-
which culminated in the of candles for the 19
s where the Business and
onal Women's Club are
rhe soft glow of the lighted < reflected from the flags many nations-, which dec-'lie table. There were four ;i''l candles representing the
H1':; countries' of Hungary, the L Polanrf and Czechoslovak-i't'c the club no longer has
pu:
K candles for their oWn
It'tte Johanson for Den-� Marguerite Haga for Hoi-'�'I'iink Ciscon for Italy, Ax for Norway, Barbara [' f? /'"' ('rca* Britain, Captain
ajtended the banquet.
President Mrs. Dorothy Burns was lq the chair and a short business meeting was held.
Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Margaret Crawford read the origins and aims of the international federations of Business and Professional Women's ClubaSs,
Following this, baiwuet" jnenv hers enjoyed a programNof songs and", dances .which included a Dutch dance by Mrs. Haga, Italian songs by Frank Ciscon and Plnr-Ino Posstorl, and by Svend Johanson Johamonv with- accompaniment provided by the slngingW Henry Ax and_his family. . \
Games were played and a slng-Isong' enjoyed. Mrs. Wrstaway bnd Mrs. EtiMna Bird'were in
Charge-of thi? prhgram. T' "BiPf" ill
for the UnlteTl^States] The "Biz-Profs" will sponsor Hilbrecht for West Ger- a bridge.and canasta card parity this Friday at 8ip.m. '- *' ''�"'
�mpcrs of the !M3iz-Profs" Ir" candlea for the other coun-f'nlch were without nation- he
Knun
wer? Australia, Jlustria, �� ('ulia. Finland, France, lit) 1 -dt SoulliGl%n Rhodesia, Africa,1 Sweden, SWltzer-
py
in the Elk
Hall, with" prizes) in both sections of play.
The partv had originally been JiuJJa
ichange in booking''arrangementf has necessitates" transfer to .the [^lks Hall.
Tickets may he obtained from any member of the club. Refresh b d
y members and guests ments will be served.
The license' v^ct-be applied for will be what the aci^describes as "lounge license" *md under vyhich may be served liquors of all kir.ds, but not necessitrily bods. . ,./-.
Lounge
A programme of special sY<^
been'chosen for the opening "nigfpt of thV^rjrice Georgs and
licenses under the act
may be granted only to hotels, resorts, railway cars -and steam-hips.
The same hotel niay also apply for a dining room license, permitting the sale of wines, beer, alt's and "stout .with- meals, and It will probably apply for the new typo "public-house" license- which will replace present beer-parlor licenses. \
According sio current jinterpre-tation of the new act an application for a license will be granted by the provincial government upon proof that the qualifications of the act have been complied with, unless the city council of the municipality concerned, or- 35 per cent of the electorate, request that a local-option plebiscite be taken.
In the event a plebiscite is taken concerning any type of license and it is opposed by more than 45 per cenl of the electorate, no license of tliat type will\be grant ed excepvTOWlUbs which held licenses under the old act j^rid to military messes.
District third 'Onnual Drama Festival auditorium Wednesday at-8 p^p.
it. will consist of two adult plays, Noel Coward's "Fumed Oak" presented by Prince George Players and directed by Elsca � Giles, and "The OKI Lady Shows Her Medals" by J. M. Ha trio, t!i-tercel by the Catholic Drama:
roup with Cecil Glass directim/,.
Prizowinning adult play in the festival will receive the cup and book donated b\\ Prince George Players club, and\he best individual performance Ijy an adult actor or actress will bo rewarded by the CKPG cup. ,
Adjutlicatiiig Wednesdayvnigfit and throughout the festival will be Mrs; Phoebe "Sjitrith, whose wide background -includes, directing plays for British Columbia's famous professional and experimental Totem Theatre.
Thursday and Friday � night programmes, alsb> at the high school, v'.ill particularly feature high school plays from Prince George, Yandorhoof: and McBride. Elementary school plays .will be performed �t Corinaught school auditorium Jan Saturday at 1:30
school
4OO Men Apply Here For Jobs Ai llcan's Big Kitimat Plant
the\|i*^t unit of the gianU Whltehead" intends* to return Io
smelter of th^sAluminum �ny at KxU\3f\auv(WK8 \\&sx �ttoir l
contain from r
the ^nanne.s of vntany men George, Vanjaerhobf,
he ^na
and thrpughootvFpl-
oil Saturday mornirravJl, school. Choral .-speech classes \v1U be a^djudlcate^at Sac-. red. Heart \MiooI on T-hiiVsday uf-tern'bdn. [ . �
the SI.00 season ticket admits hohlers to all sessions but the final concert, .whiyH^ is r>0 cents, and also to sessionsNyf the,later music festival. Individual day sessions are li.'i cents ahaSBvenlng sessions 50 cents. \
Giscome, a^td other Central B.C. eommuhi-tie
Last week "tah^ estimated 100 applicants for Jbw&^with Alain wove interviewed o
Columbia Rlve>- Site Of Huge B.C. Power Scheme
.VANCOUVER�Plan .(or, a vast multimillion-dollar hydro-elecrtic development of Columbia Rrver basin that would industrialize, the infenftr of
towns west ot Prince George
whccii Alcan is rcrrvvlUag wme ol
�The�-company�Fepresentat lyes-were impressed with the calibre of men applying forovbrk in this' district .'i/kJ arc confident many of^tiitMii � will beacctepied as P''o-xjuction workers. . s No hirttiir took place following iln<, futerviews. AppficatJQn forjns will be"screened,by Alearrs depart- , m'ent siipcrinteiulents when the succr>s^fuX';tpp|icants/ will be^ad-v!sed~when ur repojk f(M>uork.
In nil ini!,t.'rv'kp0 aftd donations totalling $6,634.46; Prii^wi GeoVce district was ,on�_df tlm most ^onerous in the province on a population! basis during the-195:1 lied Cross Society financial campaign, according to the anhual report of IJfitishxColumbia Division. // .... \
AJctlrlde with a qbpta of $900 .mrnrrl In $943.77. and y&ri(tl.e.r.lioof exceeded a $500.. quota by $23.6?-QuesneJ's quota was -SI.-00 and they collected $2,181.-17. � CaslVcollected by other branches TneTutTedl A^licroiC" *o35-.'3fl; Bulkley Valley.. $1,150)..")?; Burns Lake. S228: Dawson lie^k, S9915.-Q9; Kort Frasei-, $27S; TJliooet, SI 10.30; Prince Rupert, S5.0rjl.-U', Williams Lake, $i,643.77._
the grand
byJ win-
B.C. wos disclosed in an interview here by Gen. A. G. L. McNaughron.
the hiplr school, ihelu.din� the! Gen.\McNaughfon is choirman of the Canadian section of the Inter-^
Choral sjivoeh chnir'-receiving the j national Joirtl Commission on hydro-eiectric power and, development. .
"tho plan, which Gen. McNooghton feels- may meet with opposition in the United States, would dom upper Kootenoy River to back port of its water ocross a narrow gap in the Columbia watershed.
The plan has been under consideration by the federal government for some time and it now is Gen. McNaughfanY job to interest the B.C. Government in the possibilities ond financing of a portion of the scheme.
Girls' Kindness Pays Off In $15,000 Bequest
VANCOUVER�Two little girls who befriended o lonely old man hav*o his $15,000 estate. - ^- -
amed "trie nine-year-old girls his heirs less'jthan 24 hours before he became Vancouver's 18th 1954 domestic gos victirp.
� The gtrls, Dorccn Nial and Verna Smith, "were kind to me,"- Nyland said.
More Changes In Sight For Hospital Insurance Service
actor\O,r--actresi'. and; theN^eStival | s VICTORIA�-British Columbia has received its first indication oT what wilLv-^nd upyas iL ^R30-'^'1111 |t>ic government. )sypiefH^^-in the woy of changes to the B.C. Hospital the accent^ on at lull" plays, with the winner In that cl3ss.
F'locution cMasscs will he hold
Hudson'-d Baj' Coinpany shield; top junior elocutionists who_. will be awarded tho Prince George Agencies cup and the winning ele~ menrary school play, which re^ ceivesihe 'Women of the Moose (.'up. The cup. donated by Mrs. EarKFuhner will he presented for the best individual perform-
ance In. elementary school drama.! become .principal heirs to The program thw presents the1 John Ny(orid, 83; p
winner of the adult elocuftion classes';* the winning hiph school piny, wliich receives the Ccwh-munltyj Drama Association cup Rotary Cup I'oinR 1o the- best '' heS^eStlval
I the government is -p)e�*>i-ng Insurance Service.
Attorney-General Robert Bonner concluded the first week of debate-on h l h di h l
Thursday fnomihg at Sacred
LOCAL WOMEN CURLERS W+HKERS AT VANCOUVER
Word Was received eariyv this
the speech from the throne in the legislature with an indication that low-, income brackets would benefit* from changes.
Mr, Bonncfvsoid the policies ,of BCHIShad' not met the test of safeguarding the people. Unemployed ond transient workers and their dependents, veteron,s' dependents and low-income groups were not protected.
Mdeod Lake To Gel More Frequent Malls
Mail service to the Hart Highway-community*".of. Mel,end Lajce will be more than doubled shortly according to word from the Canadian Post Office Departmejit.
The service, which formerly operated only nine times a Veaivwill henceforth be extended to twice a montn\\or, to be exact, once every 11 d,*�ys.
^'AcGordipj^ -to. postal ?iulJip.rj!jc.s the tiny trading P�st and resort community will pet its mail- by both air and bus. Tho.riO Pacific Western Airlines and --Nortbern Stapes Ltd.
Ail- service' into the on�;e-re-mote community, which only became readily accessible with the opening of the Hart Highway, is being continued because it is on the route of nn existing post office charter-plane route which also servos Finlay Porks and Fort Graham. ,\a~- -1'
Mcl.cod Lake, known ^until a year aco as -Fort McLood and only Given its new name at the insistance of the Cana.:
Administration wos \ymbersom0 "ana\costly �-policy of compulsivernment during thc^ spring^icssjon said. ^- r. � \ ';
problems will be submitted by
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one of the oldest settlements in British Columbia and until recent voars was the scene of a Hudson's Bay Company tradinj�--p