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JPrince George, 6.C., THURSDAYf April 8,
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per copy
if In June
as fn '55
Calgary oil official predicted this week that
and the lower part of British Columbia will
gaS ]n -1955 from the Peace River-Block Iberta-British Columbia border. (nlinu to a Canadian Press
The Citizen, George Mc-;i,c.president of the West-trfansmi'sslon Pipeline Co.,
pipeline prediction after
- Strove the B.C. legisla-
ning and railways com-
ps
hearing sub-n the government's petroleurhS^nd natural " h has receiv-
the house.
iMcM^h&n -appeared before :-e as an official "of petroleum Co. which has fgest active holdings In the ace River block. ^ ribed the proposed legis-y."Fantastic and realjy . ..f legislation." he said in on interview roufident that his II get a godhead in i lipfcln^work on a natural i. from the Fence River In- Vancouver and Port-
IcSasI Transmission has had pUcatUm�to construct the (. from Vancouver to Port-efore ihe U.S. Federal Pow-Inrmission' in Washington, ](>.� two years. Construction ace River-Vancouver line in approval of the. Ameri-h-n-inn. jKKNT
IMcMahon said he is confi-jipproyal will be given to isi -by the American com-sometime after a one-day Jtme l, which will com-the hearings. Westcoast's is opposed by a siml-
IHcation from Pacific North-fpe Line Corporation whjptf to bring ga?l to lsi from the Boutbefn U.S. iMcMahon said^that as soon was/'received, con nW start.�'The line ished as far as Van->S and to Portland in
fr reports >uy river crows-bfon^cated nnrt sur-i> wcUNvdvimceel for fri)|(osc() [ti|>rl|n(*. Pipeline have surveyed the anil air planning for the I of pipe laying this sum-I the rrport* wild.' Survey \\;ere working north of (Jeorgc last summer, �/
Ilile would, be
ig and would stretch...100 <� Alberta. The/American r would add another 2SC iiial cost is estimated a PQ,00O, .� �
\x persons who appeared be Jc^isUiLlve committe
[icy frit thnt - the new BX -"U-might seriously affec i i'ois. They said a mini �"�J.noo acres for explora lilts was too large fo iratbrs with limited car �I should be reduced "to 10 �vm 5,000 acres.
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F6ur City Ttfs
Four well known Prince Seorge couples, were bereaved ecently by' the deaths of young members of their fam-Jtes.
Michael John Bond, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bond of the Island Cache, died Monday, April 5Nn Prince George and District Hospital following a brief Illness.
He is .survived by his mother and fat her-and two brothers, Patrick, 7, and Bjlly 4.
Funeral services were held,at 2 o'clock today in s the Anglican Church, Rev. T. D. R. Allen officiating. Pallbearers were Gordon Crowe, Jackie Carr, Bobby-IBowle and Vernon Westmound.
Four-year-old Larry Letchford, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Letchford, 1630 Elm Street, died in Prince George Hospital on Thursday, April. 1, after a prolonged illness.'
Final rites were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday jn Sacred Heart
hurch, Rev.,- Frr McDonald of> flclatlng.
Patrick, three:year-oid Son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman1 L. Green-ley, Freeman Street, died in the hospital on Wednesday, March 31, after a long JHne><� \ Rev. Gordon McLaren of Knox United Chtffch presided at burial services in Assman's Funeral Ch>j?ei on Friday, April 2. /Funeral services were held )n Assrnan's Funeral Chapel at 2 P.m. on Tuesday for tJhfi Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. Jensen of Prince George, who died at the family home on Saturday/ April 3. '- , . /
Rev. Gordon McLaren officiated. � �� /
Ratepayers Reverse
Fluoridation Stand
Prince/Cftorge jRatepayers Association will reverse an earlior stand in which it announced it >tfould oppose plans for the installation of a water fluoridation system In tfie city."1
The association was addressed at a meeting here on Tuesday by two city dentists. Dr. Julian Thorsness and Dr. W. J. Aitk'en, who are among city medical men supporting the proposal.
Early, this year city council received a resolution from all but one of Prince George's doctors and dentist?: advocating the installation of a fluoridalion machine as insurance against dental decay in present anil future generations.'
In recognition of the resolution the city allotted $1000 for such an installation:!in its 1051 budget:
Council; Meet For
I Board Will nduiii Parley
Trade Board Head Lashes Out AS Vancouver Critics Off PGE
Dominated By 'West Van' Money Says Bowie
. Vancouver Board of Trade mu>t be dominated by the "moneyed interests of West Vancouver," Prince Geotge Trade Board president Alex G. Bowie concluded in on interview with The Citizen this week after weighing the possible motivating forces behind recent opposition to southern extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.
City May Propose Mo4jficdtions
City council will meet 1he school bdars^qt a closed ses-
AUDREY. HEPBURN fondles^tbe "'Qsea'r" awarded^ her as the best moving picture actress of the -year for her performance in -Roman ^Holiday\
sion here tomorrow night to discuss the propo school ^expansion referendum.
Although the board does not. legally need to consult with the city, it will tlo so because municipal opposition to the referendum might well cause voting to fall below the 60 per cent majority required to pass it.
Indications of what the city may~ask for in return for its support of the referendum were given at a special meeting called by the school board last � week at which Mayor Gordon D. Bryant %and other aldermen were present. ^The city is likely to ask that a new^sjte be found for the proposed $400,<}00 South Centra] School and that the^referendum be divided up Into perhaps three separate referendums to ^e^placed one this year, one next and one In 11)56. CITV PLANNING
Mayor Bryant stated .^r.^,___
that the" city was not tniavorof the present South Central School site located on Eleventh Avenue at Johnson Street because it conflicted with^eity planning.
He disclosed that the city has a prograin calling for Initial development "of the largely-unsettled Central Fort George area by sections, and that the area to be developed first Is situated in the northwest corner of the city.
This area would be served with �water, lights, sidewalks and better roads before the city would encourage development of another section.
The mayor said that construction of a large elemenfary~school onHhe site chosen by the board tSee COUNCIL, SCHOOL, Page 3>
$2,054,992
Way NoKlear Yel To Prosecute Moran
A city hall source declared today that Police Magistrate P. J. Moran has still not cleared the way for prosecution pi himself by the city for an alleged Infraction of the plumbing bylaw. .
Magistrate^ Moran musjt-^ .give written consent to ano�h�r magistrate to^act In the case as long as he remains on^tfie police court bench. *\
/k. city/officlal said the magis trate/Jnformed the city solicitor he^was not ready to give consent yet because he was preparing his defence. , .' -
City of Prince George decided to lay charges against Magistrate
37 Dead In Flaming Crash of TCA Wane
MOOSE JAW, April, 8 (CP)�Two aircraft one of them reported to be Q, TCA North Star, collided m mid-oir today over Moose Jaw and crashed in flames.
Thirty-seven persons are reported killed in the accident.
The North Star was believed to be on a regular flight from Montreal to Vancouver.
Names of passengers on the ill-fated airliner hadj.not beer) revealed by TCA officials at press time, but none are believed to be from Priiice George.
Moran
triaK.a
following the discovery toilet had been installed
in a ftHchen of a cabin which he s said to own.
Mr. Bowie promised that the subject of the Vancouver Board of Trade's "reactionary attitude" towards the northern and central Interior parts of the province would be a "major topic" at -tonight's monthly meeting of the Prince George board.
He said the only conceivable motives behind the Vancouver board's opposition to southern extension of the P.G.E. are "econo^
y fn government, protectlpj^bf tfre. moneyed estate-owjrers of WesNVancouver, or protection of Vancouver's economy.-
"I flndfMMifa to believe that a board pftra4e which is adv** c�tinjj"the expenditure ofNp�il)lir fuirtls on the BHthih Umpire"
or on building a new Mnrpolc Bridge is much concerned with economy in government,�atid- it appears obvious that extension of the line can! only benefit the economy of the, City of Vancouver.
"I can only assume,that Vancouver Board of Trade Is dominated by the Influential moneyed interests of West Vancouver where construction of the line would upset the landscaping of some impressive estates;
"Certainly the members of the Vancouver board must be ignor ant of the undeveloped resources
try with one hand and retarding its development with the pther.
"We are in much the sarne.~pa=-sltlon here today in northwt�stern Canada as Seattle andr^Portland were in when San^-Franclsco successfully ,. hampered development (See TfJAdE BOARD, Page 3)
Farmer To Be Heard On Meal Inspection
I*fjnce George city council, in !-fne midst of its busiest week since it took office last January, will, meet delegates from district farmers' institutes tonight to discuss the ramifications of a proposed municipal jneat inspection bylaw as It relates to^t5cal producers.
The councji^rnet Monday to discuss a Prlfic'e George Curling Club proposal, met last night to amend the interest rate on Its $250,000 waterworks by-law, meets the farmers tonight and the school board tomorrow-night.
City Clerk D. T. Williams said ' that local beef producers are the only faction of the meat business whose views have not been heard by the council. ^ .
Aldermen have so\far talked with retailers, packing-plant pro-.
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_ , pgpt po.
and the development which has j prietors and groups of privateciti- � alroadv � taken nlnr>*� in this nart i jon?
City Saves $11,000 On Big Bond Issue
So much has the municipal bond market improved since a quarter million dollar city waterworks extension -bylaw ^yas drawn up and, passed last year^that the council last night was able to^pass a special bylaw reducing the Interest rate on It by half of one percent producing a saving of $11,000.-
Trie bonds had not been sold since their authorization by the provincial government and the j electors of the city. "v
Originally Intended to bear five per cent Interest on s a $230,000 issue, the-interest rate was cut to \Vi per cent last night and a sale of the entire Issue .will be consummated today or tomorrow. 1 nsteaO of a substantial dis* count at, thefive per cent figure the city V{jl be able to dispose of "the biggestxjoeal bond issue to A. E/^Ames & Company for 99.50 at the reduced Interest rate.
Total interest on ^.the issue would have been $118,000. x
bid on the waterworks as the best this city ha� encountenklsince 1050 and-a good' deal better than that negotiated last year In a sale which brought a bid of only 94.2Tat -l^tfer cent.
already taken place in this part
of the province.
"What Vancouver does not Nccin . to realize Is that the people of the interior, both north and south, can swing n lot of Imsini'ss towards Kilmoii-ton and can work towards the seaport development of Prince Rupert if they become sufficiently angered at businessmen who are trading with this coun-
Mr. Williams said that the producers did not request an -audience with the city council but kthat aldermen felt they should be heard from.
&eat inspection by a qualified veterinarian is already being practiced at. one local packing pjant an.! the city- has a rough draught of a bylaw making such inspection compulsory.
Centre Work Underway Before End Of Month: Wyor Bryant
Dezeil Construction Low Bidders
Completion woik on the Prince George Civic Centre will get underway before the end of the month unless some serious ViitcK dav*t�p� m t*Hfc eity'* |NMNt plans. -
This was dlsclos^ii this mofh-J lngxby/iMayor C^ordon D. Bryant; following a council committee j meettng Uisy night at which it was decidtfd to ask the consent of the ^provincial jgoy^ern ment to i
issue
Man Hits Socreds New 'One Man' Labor Act
ritisH Columbia's propose^-Qew labor act, at present
o be poised on the brink of passage in the provincial
Jture, puts, too much power into rne-^arids of a singla
dual, Prince George Trodes & Labor Council delegate
Harvey-declared on his return from. Victojcja earlier
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new labor act would not dvcji
1 thin a joint meeting of c Union Congress (A.F. fi B.C. Congress of Lab-.0.) in Victoria was "disap-'1'' that nQt a single cablnet-poyernhient member attend-sosslqn.
injj committee of both, ma j-
labor groups told delegates
pemhers of the cabinet had
�1 they would attend the
for the purpose of-hear-
"'"s view of the a*ct.
tyle Wicks, B.C. Minister
"i". refused to attend the
'nit said he would grant
�i"iK-e to a committee set
labor groups.
Harvpy said on his return |arlier the government had f' proposed new act would More- the public In plenty for it to be looked over. '> t believe the government \�o pay us one bit of at-'.. he told The Citizen. V objection to the new act
iProup
the new act AtncTlran- Federation of
it "grants -Mr.
j'f>o much power. -u^- ..c�-..���
Harvey pointed out that thelabor minister.
guarantee that there would be if-J provincial labor relations boards
"The act," he said, "reads that the minister 'may* appoint a labor relations board^and does not say 'shall' appoint one.
"It says the minister 'may' appoint a conciliation officer, and even that he 'may* accept a report of a conciliation officer as a decision in a dispute. Conciliation officers are intended to bring two sides together and they are not trained for anything else."
The local delegate, who serves as business agent for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners here, accused the B.C. government, of "following the same pattern a f?ociaf Credit government set in Alberta th 1036 when it passed legislation unsympathetic to labor."
He said labor Is not convinced that a man exists anywhere in Which it could have confidence whjle wielding the powers which th'e~mrw -act would grant to the
Meeting Forms New Flying Club Here
Prince George Flying Club was formed here last night whofi some 20 pilots and aspiring/pilots met in an administratingbuilding office at Prince George Airnort.
The meetln{?'/\vas arranged by, Canadian Department of Transport officials and two inspectors of air regulations were on hand to help the fledgling group over the initial stages. "
President of the club Is Del' Thompson, ex-lJCAF pilot and civilian instructor, who Ls employed by the Department of Transport as assistant .airport manager here.
Owners of .10 private aircraft were present at the meeting and a full executive was elected.
Bud Moore was elected secretary of the new flying club and the executive consists/of Ron Hilde, Ira Lamb, Bill Smith, H. Kallweit and Miss R. Weetman.
Initial aims of the club, an official said today, art* to raise sufficient funds to purchase a lil aircraft and meanwhile to arrange for. flying instruction here this 'summer.
Temporary quarters for, the .club will he provided in one of rport buildings, ns are already underway to incorporate the club urider the societies acK^nd until the club
can buy its owti aircraft it may charter one -from thjirlvatc owner. Next meeting nf tTt^fledglinj; flyinp prdup will be held two weeks.
Little Barbara Goodwin Lea For Medical Treatment At (oast
Decked out in a new red cdat and hat, Barbara Goodwin left with her mother by plane Monday afternoon for Vancouver and medical treatment.
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municipal sales money on^he project. ^>At a special cotmeil meeting which preceded the committee session Jast night the city, opened twOvteriders on erection of a proposedMwo � storey and ba.�e-riient addition to the structure
B.C. Power Experts Due Here Next Week
addition to the structure and other worfev^ TK.VI>ERS
Low bidder on the Job was De-zell Construction Company Ltd.
y a figure of $45,878. Hastings Construction Co. Lt.d. bid $57,39(5. Tlt&bids included construction of the 2fifoot by DO foot addkit�rj, all fire exft^ reglazing of the wesiH
and
of
south
Elderly Man Beaten, Two Youths Arrested
Two 17-year-okl
youths
y
were arrested here last) night in connection with the brutal beating ,qf an elderly man on a downtown street Tuesday night.
The .youths will filce juvenile court trial and their names have not been disclosed by. police.
According to an RCMP official an elderly man was forcibly dragged Into' a car on Tuesday and I beaten, Robbery, they say �was the motive.
The little girl has beejvfecipient of a trust fund driye which has raised, the monev/(o send her to the coast. for/tLeatment to the severe burns-she received when fire destroyed her -family's home at Chief Lake last year.
Barbara received her new "going away" outfit Monday morn-inK from the .-Red Cross, and she was delighted with the gift.
Observers said she petted the bright red coat and said "Isn't this nice to touch" over and over again.
Barbara and her mother travelled by plane, and the fare to Vancouver and back has been provided by the Junior Red Cross, who raised/the money at school as their contribution to* the fund.
The campaign, sponsored by the Loyal Order of Moose and Women of the Moose, has been one of the most successful local drives ever undertaken. Response was immediate and" the fund no'iv stands at $3502.50, with more
and still unmapped reg-
city would have $24,000 left for application of stucco to the exterior of the building, installation of a heating system, new floor in the main assembly rooTil, interior sheathing and complete insulation. .
The new addition, With a basement added since it was first proposed, will now contain a large ground-floor assembly room which could ultimately be partitioned off Into clubrooms, a main foyer, ticket booths, complete plumbing, large cloakrooms, a rotunda and large dining or meeting room.
"When this year's program is completed, Mayor Bryant said, the t'ivic centre will he finished except for the stage.
Technical experts; for the British Columbia PowerXVimmlssion are expected here nextNweek- to undertake a survey on the findings of which will-be based an offtii-.from the crown corporation for Prince Georgels municipal|y-owned power utility.
Preliminary negotiations between the. city and the commission earlier this year ended When the-''provincial. power btxly said it would conduct a survejKrhere ' early in April.
The survey is. to evaluate^thct .city power^generating and^listrl-btt-vion systems so that their worth can1^10 determined.
City officials have placed the value of the^system at more than $800,000..
** If the city mafcesa deal for sale of the utillty> no triiQsfer is likely to be made until JatKthis year at thre earliest due to the^fqet _the. commission rrust go to theNjov-eminent, to obtain appi-qvataJ^xr expenditures in excess of $300^
ooo. ;.-. �
Meanwhile, the city is still con-s.ide.rfng, revision of its power rates during the interim period to eliminate the excessive utility profits disclosed In the report of city electrical consultant M. A. Thomas. �
Even a revision of rates would take some time to accomplish bo-cause any changes in the present rate structure must be approved by the Public Utilities Commission.
A power rate revision was allowed for in the city's budget for the last six months of the. year.
CITIZEN PICTURE UNCOVERS CLUE TO TRAIL OF MISSING Y.I. YOUTH
A picture published on the front page of Monday's Citizen has put Royal Canadion Mounted Police hot on the trail df a 20-year-old Voncouvcr Island boy who disappeared last December� 3p,�o-possible victim of amnesia. " An R.C.M.P. officiol disclosed here this morning that a Vanderhoof ^an who hod seen the picture in The Citizen recalled seeing the youth in a VdrKjerhoof cafe about one month ago.
Investigation has disclosed that the; boy was heaaed- for'the coast and all police^detachments have been notified.
The boy, John Edward Huddlestone of Lantzyillc, V.I,, disappeafed from a Vancouver adaVcss at the end of December and his father believed he might hove wandered lOs^he Prince George arecT and ^e suffering loss of memory. *_ - , ^\^
WILSON MUIRHEAD wos again nam-
ed president of Prince- Goorge and
Distrcit Baseball League at. meeting
last-night)