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An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to
37; No.
30
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Prinee George, B.C., TUESDAY, April 20, 1954
Appearance ys Mayor To Clean-Up Group
Expanded Campaign Planned This Year
:e of Prince Georgo without its blanket of all-he r show was described by Mayor G. D. Bryant disgrace."
fit a5�-
jivor w'a comir| itteepy
lip IP fa ('ffort to
before fcb; he has Hddd
i lie annual Commerce cleans
au) ,,,,( vatisfh'd .V'lfh thr Hi,,,,' ofcaiiir city," h
jiryaiu said It was his .!'*�� I he annuaPcTearr-iip ,\]i;in(ied this year. ,; we c;m build up some ,. in everyone,!' he add''
ayor's plan is �to_intro-i ihe work of clean-up help of other civic or-is besides the Junior of Commerce.
..._:lj|etl full municipal co-atton lri the venture and dis-�l that "the-job may be' facili-I through new bylaws which [city'will have enacted by the cican-up week starts. ,. new bylaws coyer sanita-nuisan'i cs and plumbing. .. ..; :):<� effects of the latter ,\ wiil lie to outlaw all out-(V ;i, the city making flush-phinibing mandatory in all
t nuisance bylaw is being en-j to pive the city some power vvhicli to deal with unsightly �s ;i::i! l'lU.'H of refuse, njor Bryant wild tlwre are outhouses in the city at rnt .irid .iihleil, "We intend prt ritiinc<.1 to the beau-ation drive and said that city pment would be put at the miUee's disposal. I* ^uggestetl that the Junior Jhjber of Commerce head the It s'n�i th;ii Ihc special comniit-I nnivnttate on obtaining aid er urbanizations and pub-, in? prpgi^m.
iii^jth the six-day clean-program wiribe thetcity's new lly refolyeti policy of refusing �linu permits opacity services Ijnil^tantlard .structures, \ sldoiiLs throughout "tl\e city be a.fked to co-operate"-with le Inittating the clean-up ca^u-In. _
wonn every property owner his miuost to Improve the lafance of his � home and and to make our city clhjng to lie proud of," sulil-I"1-' Bryant. '�<
(i'i liell. president of tiip^Jun-lChamhcr of Commejpc^, said loru.iHiz.ition had accepted the l�f eo-ordlnating/ian expanded n-iip campaigp^nd he csthnat-later Ttii-cfPot more than 100 ; ii( ��t'ssary,
fHrjK week will i^et under-My'on May') and�wHI last W 11.
|"!/- in i^){> labor, force being Wtedjor the drive will be to '�m lip vacant land whose ;r who clean up their land them
S' or handicapped per-
sons who are unable to do strenu ous work around their homes will be urged to contact the Junior Chamber for assistance.
Large objects , which can not eadily be moved by hand will be ed up in trucks and carried ^ city dump free, of charge. A w>�lng of the Junior Chamber-of CoWierce will discuss detailed planiK^. the 1954 clean-up week tonightSihd a meeting of the special comrhiHoe set up by Mayor Bryant wlllSj^held later in the week.
'Posh' living
To Be Surveyed Here
Plans^for one of the most exclusive" residential developments in Prince George will be drawn up thijy;summer, a spokesman for the Town Planning Commission disclosed this week.
The area is at the extreme southeast.corner of the city in the vicinity of the Indian�Cemetery and Jt will cover much of the ground once occupied by a city golf course
An area of several blocks which is currently laid out irt traditional municipal style with rectangular blocks will be resurveyed to provide crescent shaped streets and parks.
Part of the area is within the present city limits from Seventeenth Avenue south to Twentieth, and the remainder is outside the city. ,
Ultimately the Tovvn Planning Commission will recommend to the city that it annex that part of the proposed development that is currently outside the city.
The Indian Cemetery, located in the centre of the area, will be. converted Into a park and additional park areas will be set aside along the banks of the Fraser Riv-r.
The* land will be put up for auction late this year and will be available for building next springy
The- Town Planning S
sion has recommended to/city council that all homes buiK within the area consist of no/less than* 000 square feet on opt floor and that no duplexes be permitted in the area.
. A similar ^residential develop ment is plajmed for the northwest corner oyxho city.
ty ernative magistrate to act" in the
1uj�r and the city cannot lay its liarge without his consent as ong as. he holds his present posi-ion.
In a letter to the city, Munici-ai Solicitor P. E. Wilson Q.C. aid that Mr. Moran^had nqtgiven iis_�ons_ent and he asked .for fur-her instructions in the case.
The city moved to take action gainst its police magistrate when, he municipal health committee
eported that the ^magistrate had
TWfty-seven persons lost their lives when a TCANNorth Star airliner and a RCAF Harvard traineKcolIided in the air onr Moose Jaw, Sask., recently. The aerial view above show* a part of the smouldering ruins of the crash'. Among those killed were Rodney Adamson, Conservative. Member of Parliament for Yqrjj
West, Mrs. Adanison, who wa^ accompanying her husband to Calvary where/he was scheduled to mike a speech, T. M./JPat" Reid, whose legends while flying as a Mish pilot in: Canada's north will be forever remembered and Mrs. Held who was accompanying the Imperial Oil
Light Industrial Area West Of City
Provincial-Bepartrneht of Lands is planning creation of -a light-industrial area west of the city, an official of the Prince George Town. Planning Commission stated today.
The area,'which will be resurveyed nun acreage this summer, is located west of Central Avenue between Eighteenth and Twenty Second Avenues, j /
A city town planner said ,undary from Washington State.
Mayor Charles C^tes of North Vancouver was amolpg the scores of motorists reporting damage. He said a number of pock marks about, the size of a pinhead had appeared on his windshield while the vehicle was parked Friday night. .
Used car dealers In Victoria and a large number of private motorists in Vancouver, New Westminster and Victoria also reported pitted windshields.
The phenomena was first noticed three weeks ago in Bel ling-ham. Wash., and has since spread
throughout west.
the Pacific North-
This Week At High School
Prize Winner
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JV1LSONT of Hazclton PHze i h
contest
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wwe in the 1053 open rain-out western division flsh-�est sponsored by Field earn Magazine. He caught |X" Isteelhead) trout weigh-
8, ,
ounceB in the
* .Kiver last September 6.
Dress Rehearsal Gives promise Of Outstanding Folk Festival
The Folk Festival held its dress rehearsal last night in the high school auditorium, and from all reports an outstanding show will be presented to Prince George audiences later
this week.
The second annual festival, presented by the Canadian Folk Society, features 150 participants, and is reportedly a program of colorful costumes and original acts:
There arc a couple of "surprises" also planned for the program.
The festival will be presented Wednesday,,1 Thursday and Friday evenings at the high school, starting at 8 p.m. ;
Saturday afternoon the Folk Society held a pre-festival International Handicrafts Tea in the i Prince George Hotel banquet room, and a huge crowd attended.
A colorful display of handicrafts was shown to the public, and included the native works of such countrioft as Denmark, Norway, Italy, Sweden, and China, as well as the work of Canadian Indians, j
Included were hand-painted china, exquisite embroidery and paintings. .
� Adaitig a colorful touch were representatives in costume from the numerous countries to take part In the festival. � Coffee and tea and refreshments *vere served. �
Sven Johansen was1 in charge of the handicrafts display and Mrs. Josie Holbak was convenor
of the tea.
Mrs. Bertha Wong, dressed in Chinese traditional wedding goWn took the money att the door, as slsted by Mrs. Kay Yip.
Sincere thanks were extended to all members of the society wh brought forth their assistance and talents to help make the tea a success.
diss Beuloh V. Bourns
C. Benti, Pioneer Died Good Friday
Ravages Of Korean War Told ;e In Address At Knox
terrible ravages which war has brought to Korea, and th^ courageous efforts to rebuild the country wbre out-ined by Miss Beulph V. Bourns, RN, in a talk at Knox Lower "all last Wednesday afternoon^
Miss- Bourns, who was on the taff of Severence Union Hospital, Seoul, has had wide "experience the country, and was twice evacuated from Seoul during the leayy fighting, losing all her be-ongihgs. x
Well-known in this area^jwjhei she spent" three gears' at the Burns Lake "Hospital, Miss Bourns presented a graphic picture of the suffering of the Korean people, and paid high .tribute to the United Nations army for. their" efforts, to assist the war victims.
Introduced by Rev. Gordon Mb-X Laren, Miss Bourns began her iddress by extending greetings in he Korean language.
.Throughout her1 talk she emphasized that God has blessed the �Corean people, despite the effects of the war.
Miss Bourns, who had been interned by the Japanese, returned to Korea six. years ago, when the whole country was run-down, as a result of the Second World War. The country wasMust.beginning to get' on its feet, she said, when the Korean war broke out.
"God has provided the privilege to me to serve amongst these
Another_iink witl^ the colorful ay construction days of Fort George was broken wltntlrje d6aih in Prince George and District Hospital on Friday morning o Charles Bentz. f _. ' x
Mr. Bent2, who was 71 years o age, was lx>rn in Austria and went to the United States when he was a young man. He worked for a time in New York City and Chicago before coming to Central B.C. iri"lD13 where he acquired a large herd of horses and took a prominent part in construction of the right-of-way for the Grand Trunk Paclflc_Railway.
His headquarters was at Tete Jauno-before the end of steel mov ed closer to this city. Later he purchased a large tract of land in the Salmon River valley and for a number of years was one of the leading shippers of hay in Fort George district.
In the early days of George he was engaged
Prince in the
Speed, Load Limits Lilted From Streets
Load and speed restrictions placed on city streets last week were lifted this morning by City Engineer G. P. Harford.
Mr. Harford termed the.co-opcr-ation of city motorists and truckers as "excellent."
He said the placing of restrictions had saved a number of weak spots In street paving from further damage and that the period when restrictions could be of any help is now past.
The, engineer stated.thai work to repair weak spots in the paving wooiri commence as soon as frost comes out of the ground The restrictions, first ever plat-
people who have suffered so much," she said. HEAVY BOMBING
Her hospital was three-quarters destroyed by bombs, and niany churches destroyed, she said, but Christianity today Is stronger than ever in Korea.
When the North Koreans invaded the South, "before we knew it Seoul was surrounded," Miss Bourns said.
First word that evacuation of women and children was necessary came at 2 a.m. in the morning. The hospital staff worked with their patients throughout the night in the blackout, but in the morning they found it necessary, despite the pleading of the patients, to "leave them in God's keeping."
She travelled to Inchon, where it was found that the only ship available was one which had been unloading fertilizer.
The ship had accommodation for 12 passengers, but more than 1000 people crowded on board to ,be evacuated to, Japan.
The people slept on the decks at first, but later rain began to fall, and they had to go into the holds and sleep oh the fertilizer. In Japan, the ^ed Cross took care of the evacuees' immediate needs, but Miss Bourns said "It was the Christians, both white and Japanese, who took us in." KETL'RN TO SEOUL.
When Seroul was regained, word came that nurses were needed, and Miss Bourns flew back. There an overwhelming task faced the medical staff.
Only one building of the hospital was still'standing, and patients were waiting on the door steps. The persecution of the Christians had been terrible, she found, and there were 500 pastors
wood hauling business, and for several years operated a rooming-house on George Street. "
Last summer he brought a grandson out from Yugoslavia and he now resides on the farm. '-...In recent years Mr. Bentz was frequently .a hospital patient, and was last admitted oh January 29.
Assman's Funeral Chapel made arrangements for burial in Prince Geor'ge cemetery' today, following services in Sacred Heart Church.
Pallbearers were L. O.stencc, P. Kosic, F. Jengich, F. Delack, M. Gregurich and S. Dodurov.
ontravened they n having a to>
lumblng bylaw nstalled in the
cltchen of jr cabin located near �enue and Vancouver
'ourth treet.
believed that If the magis-rate'does not give his consent to urve another magistrate act in uie case, the city will place the
fop Royal Bank Men fere To Discuss N.H.A, Mortgaging
A top-level conference of Royal
Bank of Canada officials took
place'ln Prince George over the
week-end as managers of the.
bank's central and northern bran-
"�e*i gathered to hear plans for
chartered bank entry In the Na-
lonal Housing*Act mortgage field.
On hantih-bere to conduct the
conference was^W. E.� McLaugh-
in, assistant general manager of
he ROyal Bank, frbtn Montreal,
and British Columbia supervisor
of branches, A. F. McArplne. of
Vancouver. <"?<�
Attending the conference were. Gorman D. Napier, manager of he Prince George branch of the Royal Bank, as well as branch managers from Prince Rupert. Terrace, Smithers, Burns Lake ind Quesnel.
After being taken on a tour of he^ city Monday, Mr. McLaugh-ln left for Vancouver via Canad-an Pacific Airlines, and will re-,urn to ^dQntreal tonight.
Commentrng^ on the entrance of charteied b^nks Into the National Housing Act; loan field, Mr Napier said: "We welcome enquir les from people who are genuine
matter before the attorney general.
^^jrtder British. Columbia * law a polite magistrate has exclusive jurisdiction within the municipal! ty for which he is appointed.
Aldermen Study Hew Reservoir Proposal
City aldermen are currently^ studying copies of a report from Associated Engineering of Edmonton relating to feasibility of constructing a municipal reservoir, on the north side of the Ne-chako River opposite Prince George.
The report was drawn up at the city's request as an alternative to a previous plan'to put-a reservoir atop Connaught Hill.
The Connaught Hill plan was temporarily shelved last year following strenuous objection to defacing the city's 'la>ge downtown park area. \
The proposed Connaught basin would have provided storage for a million gallons of water but Its construction would have necessir tated "scalping" almost the entire top of the hill.
IF a reservoir is built in the North Nechako region it would "be fed by the city's Nechako River pumping station and would supply the city through a-cross-river main.
District Highways Bearing Up Well
Highway restrictions throughout the Prince Geolrge area remained unchanged today and all main traffic arteries are said to
be standing break-up conditions
Division
provincial works en-ineer D. Dx^Godfrey said the Cariboo Highway is In better condition today than it. was all last
\y
under the act.
He said that the banks are no enterjngx the general / mortgage business, and that only ty.H.A.-approved loans .will be granted.
Lending VaJuev of proposed homes is largely, based on local housing cpnditionsMievadded, and percentagewise this \tiould give noitiebuilders in Prince George an advantage over many othervCanadian communities.
He said that where prevailing-rentals are highest, lending value as determined by the Central Mortgage & Housing Corporation Is correspondingly high.
The Department's six\power jraders are busy throughout, the listrlct and only the Norther^n Trans-Provincial Highway west of the city was described as being rough over some stretches.
lost during the summer.
In addition to her hospital work, Miss Bourns did a great deal of work in caring for the many little orphans. She told of one tiny
cd on city streets, came last we$k Jroom, sK .feet square, In -which in the form of a 50 per cent JeadJ there were from 40 to 50 babied;
limit and 20 xn.p.h. speed Urpit
(See RAVAGES, Page 6)
Socred Organizer In Optimistic Mood
VANCOUVER (CP) � Peer V. Paynter, Vancouver, assistant na tional Social Credit organizer, predicted Saturday his party will form -the official opposition and possibly the government following the next general federal election.
Home following a three-month organizational tour of Manitoba Ontario and the Maritimes, Payn ter said in an interview that he found increasing interest through out Canada in Social Credit.
"If.our present rate of growth continues, and we have no reas on to believe it worit; and 1 there's no war between now anc next election, we stand a good-chance to become at worst the of ficial opposition and at best th government itself," said Paynter
Body. Recovered frorrt Sunken Tug
JUNEAU, Alaska, ^ (CP)�Float ing body of a crew member o the wrecked Vancouver tug Che Ian was found Saturday by a fish ing vessel but fate of the othe 13 meri~aboard remained a myb tery.
Coast Guard here said the bod was recovered near tr|e -entranci of Port Mahr.osby, about 13 mile from the, spot where the Chela and barge load of ore concen trates went down Thursday som
200 miles north of prince Rupert.
Off The Wires Today
(Canodian Press�Tuesday, April 20, 1954)
. Union Leader Criticizes New Labor Relations Act
VANCOUVER-^Donold MacDonald, national secretary of the Canadian ongress of Labor said,-here Monday that the union will investigate the ossibility of petitioning the federal government to throw out the province's ew Labor Relations Act which he termed a "legal mbnstrosity."
He added if disallowance is not feasible, the law should be tested in he courts. > He soid the act "stands in contradiction to established legal rinciples and trespasses Civil liberties."
New Liquor Regulations Puxzle Restaurant Owners
VANCOUVER�A delegation of Vancouver restaurant men plan to isif Attorncy-Gcnerol Bonner in Victoria this week to seek clarification f the mixed-up status of liquor regulations announced by the Liquor ontrol Board. ... *l;
Col. Don McGugan told cafe men recently they would only get dining-oom licences entitling them to sell beer and wine with meals. Restaurant men want to know where they stand on rhe issue of licences for the sale f cocktails.
United States Wants Less Canadian Lead, Zinc a
WASHINGTON�The United States will likely osk Canada shortly to urb shipments of lead and zinc into the Americon morket. The request may take the form, of a suggestion, that Canada voluntarily reduce exports s it agreed earlier this year ot reduce oats shipments.
Canadian_!ead and zinc exports to the United States totalled-almost 1100,000,000 in 1952.
i Faulty School Construction Under Investigation
NANAIMO-�Vancouver Island Ratepayers Association has recommended a judicial enquiry into alleged defects in the foundation/construction of a number of schools on Vancouver Island and the mainlands The recommendation was made in a telegram to Educotion Minister Williston Monday.
Two Charged After Vancouver Skidroad &eoth
VANCOUVER�Two men were charged with murder Monday night in connection with the fatal beating of Ledger Groslovjis, 55, of Voncouvct during the weekend. Charged were Alex Nisbct, 36, and Nicl McFarlane^ 54, who police allege strutk Groslouis on the head with a bottle during a skidroad brawl. ..... '.
Canada Won't Send Troops To Indo-China Conflict
VICTORIA�Secretary of State J.*.W. Pickersgill said Soturday he sees "no possibility"" of Canadion troops joining the Indo-Chino fighting. He spoke to newspapermen ofter he arrived here with his wife ond four children to visit relatives.
Pickersgill said a reduction of Canadion troops in Korea would come under discussion at the forthcoming Geneva, conference.
Pope Wants Ban On Atom And Hydrogen Bombs
VATICAN CITY�The Pope' appealed in ar\ Easter broodcost Sunday for an international bon on using atom ond Sydrogen bombs except fo? self-defence/ He soid he would try tirelessly to bring about such o bon by international agreement.
He said new "destructive arms of unprecedented violence" hod brouQnt "faar of a third world conflict and a dreadful future" to people.
BultotV* On Canatliari Trade
VAnVoLEVER (CP)�State Secretary Pfckersiprill said in- nn inter- ^ view Monday night ('nna(ia'i_f.\-' ' port trade is holding up well a|id showed no sign of a setback. .Seasonal unemployment had been "sligi>tly worse" this winter than year before but was tapering off.
Pickersgill, who is here visiting relatives and addressed the Canadian Club Wednesday, added:
"I discovered on-,the trip west from Ottawa that rail traffic is enjoying a boost. That's indicative of good times."