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An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to Oie Interest of Central and Northern
37; No. 41 . (Two Sections)
Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, May 27, 1954
umber Output Down $7%;
PROVINCIAL UBR^RY
tivenfor/es M Record UvefP�* Interests' Agent
Lack Of Spruce ^rders SIowsi Industry
Lumber production in the Prince George area wasdown. p2r cent from last year for the first four months of the
1,4 forest year but the situation for local shippers is'far se than production figures indicate because well over half he lumber cut this year is still in spokesman for the local in-
ay estimated that about board feet of lumber Is ocal mill yards and he Is probably the highest -figure ever attained at ,.f year.
are Just no orders to vnt on.
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iarket is strengthened" by activity >n trie-' building hiit ther^--^fias been no activity^? w" this year." >\uif around 18 per cent. i> George mills scaled a ,,; in 576,000 board feet for the e month with a reduction of )cr cent over the correspond-figure a year ago. n industrial spokesman said I production, figures for ch are not yet available, would Ibably show an overall im-vement over March.
said the only reason prn-Ition has held up as well as it
has is because "producers havtf gone on cutting on the assumption that sooner or Jater there will be a jaemancLfof' spruce lumber."
Curtailment of defence produc-tion^hi'/the United States is said to^be ja main contributing factor to the lack of industrial orders and the general instability of the American economy since "the dying days of the war in Korea has had a strong effect on home building.
Contributing to an unknown extent^ to the shortage of spruce orders here is the subsidized cutting of millions of feet of beetle-infested ErigJemann spruce in Montana and Idaho.
Loads Cut On North End Of Hart Highway
Load restrictions have been plaeed on the north end of the Jfohn Hart Highway, Provincial Public Works Department officials disclosed here this morning.
Local officials were Notified today by the divisional engineer in Pouce Coupe that rSad'conditions at Progress and Little Prairie have made necessary a 6000 pound gross load limit.
Mayor In Talks With Eastern
No Concrete Proposal Offered: Bryant
1 City of Prince George is Interested in listening to any concrete proposal for power supply provided the Supply would also meet the needs of the district and the heeds of industry, Mayor Gordon D. Bryant said today following telks with a representative of unidentified eastern interests said to "be interested in construction of a'hydro development on the Willow
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More Slum Homes Here Than In Comparable Cities: M.H.CL
Prince George hre sub-standard slk�m-type dwellings than most other Canadian cities of comparable size, Dr. H. M. Brown, Cariboo Health JJnit director and vcity medical health officer "told The Citizen in an interview yesterday.
He said fchat-100 such dwellings here would be a conservative estl-mate-and he>added that at least that number of homes are without inside plumbing.
Most of the city's sub-standard homes are rental units for which H^nants are paylng*aa high as $60 a month without enjoying the use of' flush-type toilets, or, In some cases, running water.
many of these .cent on, are "simp-
Warmer Tomorrow
"Changeable skies are in store for Prince George tomorrow according to the Prince . George weatherman. Winds will be light and temperatures will be not quite so coo\. Low and high readings V
expecteVl tonight 40 and 60.
g and tomorrow
Contractor Fights For Life
A 32-year^bld contract logger is fighting for his life today in Prince George &- District Hospital after he failed to rally, sufficiently following^ emergency operation last_night to be
Acting for the un-named interests here is E. W. Bowness, Canadian engineering consultant, who previously carried out surveys of the Willow River hydro potential for the City, of Prince George.
Mayor Bryant said today that Mr. Bowness had offered no concrete proposal yet.
Said the maybr: "Any power proposal >vhich is to be considered must provide not only for the needs of the city, which we are taking care of ourselves right now, albeit at a high cost, but also the needs of the district around the city and the needs of Industry,"
In a brief interview with The HCitlzen yesterday Mr. Bowness confirmed that he is here ia ccrtv nection with a development on the Willow Rlver-^nd that the proposed ..rpower installation is conected with an industrial development.
First stage of development on the Willow River would be about 12,000 h.p. and an additional 6000 h.p. could be drawn from the trl-
djacent tb the Bowron coal re-erves In. the same area.
to name the interests back of the proposed development.
Meanwhile, B.C. Power Commission engineers are at work on a six-week survey of the city's power utility which might lead o its purchase by the crown orpo ration.
This week the commission's wo engineers have been covering he district around Prince George
flown to Vancouver.
Gordon Street, is
Larson, described
1699 CeclarJ by hospitarj
officials, as in ''serious condition" this morning from injuries he received Tufe*$day afternoon' when he was struck on ..the head by a pulley block while working /or West Lake Sawmills. A Royal Canadian Air Force
ff The Wires Today
Naked Doukhoborettes Rout Truant Officer
GRAND FORKS, B.C.-�Rolph Mclnrosh, school attendance officer^and
RCMP constable, reported Wednesday night he was attacked'by 20
x>f\i of Freedom Doukhobor women near here when�b*-attempted
vcr o. school proclamation. . ,
He told police he was attempting to reod a letter in Russion ..telling
�emen they must send their children to school'6hon the attack occurred^
�os scotched and bruised and his clothjng was torn.. An RCMP spokes-
soid they would, provide an escortjof Mclntosh when he returns today
\tsi the proclamation.
Leap From Stalled Car Saves Man, Woman
VANCOUVER.-�A/ man. and woman escaped death by the margin of ogility herc-'Wcdnesdoy. night when 4hey sprong from their stalled |xccnds>c(ore it was demolished by a heavily-loaded freight. Driver wqs ke, of Solem, Oregon.' Police said o �/\r%. Wilfred Trevelan was $ os o passenger. � ��
Seamen Rescued Affer Boat Hits Submerged Reef
ANACORTES, Wash.�Six Vancouver seamen were rescued from their Pot dih pocker Wcdnesdoy as trjey lowered two lifeboats ond prepared (Jbondon the vessel after it hi Ka reef off this Washington State port. The'Canadian pocker Cape'Roger Cutis, loaded with 102,000 pounds received two gcipirig holes in the stern early Wednesday when a submerged reef in Rosario Strait, 55 miles south of Vancouve-.
| PoHfe Claim Young Girl Murdered Boy Friend
YANCQUVlH^-�A slim 1 8-ycar-old ash blonde was remanded one week Jhe' oppebrcaxki police court Wednesday charged with slaying her
'"end.' Mary Victoria Melllsh, blue-eyed moil clerk, was arrested and '3cd With murder folJoVjng. the fatal stabbing of Sam Messcr, 21-year-uncmploycd plasterer.
T^cvl50-pound, slightly built plasterer died in hospital late Tuesday 'tm a stab wound in the left leg that severed an artery. In the room nc wqs discovered lying in o pool of blood, police found a butcher 'ilh an eight-inch blade which they believe was the murder weapjJrV:' dlish was remanded without plea until June 2.
fully automatic plant. Further power for peak perlo6>-"eould
search and rescue squadron Lan- come from a sterfm plant Installed
caster bomber arrived here late [------------------:------y^----------------
ytisterday afternoon carrying an air^force doctor and nursing sister to remove the Injured man to
An cniehgrncy operation de-Ki|fntMl to i�r�uare Larson lor, travel was carried out Jwl at its conclusion hisVomlKipn was stilly deemed unwnK. for the flight smith.
The huge^tour-engined bomber waited, at Prince George- Airport un.tir"after:> 1 a.m. thta* motnli Siefore it was ordered back to
Fulhextent of Larson's injuries has no.t' been made known, but it is -believed he is suffering a skull fractureOknd back injuries.
The .injured man, father of two children age 5 and 8, is well j known in the logging contracting j business in the Prince George district.
The accident took place abou^ 3 p.m. Tuesday while he was loading logs with a "donkey".
According to a clo.se friend who learned details of the accident from an eye-witness Larson was struck by a flying pulley when an anchor block broke loose.
A further attempt, to remove the injured man to Vancouver may be made if his condition im-proves sufficiently.
Prince George Lions Attending Convention
/Trince George Lions Club was represented by four members when the international convention of Lions Clubs opened !n Vancouver this morning.
Leaving here Tuesday by car were Neil Unruh, president of the local club, Clare Forster, Jack Ad kins and Reg. Liveaay.
At Cache Creek they were me cars carrying delegates from Ash^sroft, Quesnel, ^Kamloops and NortnNKamloops to form a* cara van fromNjIstrict clubs.
determining here.
the power needs
Condition's dwellings, heN ly shocking."
As many as fouiNehildren and two adults are Hving\in homes little more than 15 feSwby 15 feet. �
Dr. Brown said that. manyNri these sub-standard dwellings an* owned by a small group of landlords and that because the buildings have been in existence prior to the Introduction 61 regulatory bylaws, the law can do little to improve them.
Lack of plumbing facilltiesxin many of the sub-standard homes should be remedied this year along the route of new water mains being laid, however.
Under existing bylaws the owner of any dwelling adjacent to water service must instal flush-, type plumbing and running water.
Many of the slum-houses in the
ty however cirinot become the rget of municipal bylaws unless
he owner applies to make aitera-ons or additions to them. Af that
time the owner can be compelled 3 -bring the place up to existing andards.
Many owners, however, the ealth officer pointed out, seem 6 prefer to let the buildings gra-ually decay, still, earning sub-tantial rentals, than improve hem. ~� "��--
MOSQUITO WAR HERE TOMORROW
Receptionist To Stand Trial In
$950 Cheque Forgery Case
A former receptiofTist at a downtown medical clinic will stand trial in county court on a charge ot using a forged document to obtain $950 from the Prince Geoirge branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia. \
Mrs. Muriel E. McGijl|s, 26-year-old mother of two, was commit-
ed for trial at a preliminary- hear-
ng held in the Seventh Avenue city courtroom yesterday morn-
ng.
Key witnesses in the Crown's case against the former reception-st for the Chambers & MacAr-thyr Clinic, 1210 Fifth Avenue, were Dr. A, L. Chambers, city physician and surgeon; Pearl Se-kora, teller for the Bank of Nova Scotia; R.CM.P. Corporal J. F. Bettfi, the arresting officer.
"I don't know why I did it� I can't tell you why I did It,' were the words which Mrs. Mt GUUs r addressed to a- man who was-present when she was arrest ed, Corpora] Betts testified.�
Dr. .Chambers �told the cour that a Workmen's Compensation Board cheque in the amount o
200 To Be
king
Willow River Woman DiexHAt Port Alberni
, A well known resident of Willow River, Mr*. Elizabeth Mary -MeComber, died on Tuesday at Port Alberni, B.C.
She is survived by her husband, Elton, and son, Norman, 4xnh of Willow River; her parents. Air. and :Njk: N. MacAsklll of Port Alberni, and three sisters, Mrs. W. Gobbi and Mrs. W. Dunn of Giscomo and Mrs. E. Allen, Poit Alberni.
Spaces tercel Here
City council last night ctecided to meter just over 200 downtown parking places along^Khird Avenue and George Street in an effort to solve the city'sNp>arking problem.
The decision came after three months of intensive investigation of meter operation by Alderman Percy- Williams' traffic and park-Ing committee.
The city will instal manual typo meters manufactured by � the Sperry Gyroscope Company, makers of aircraft and nautical navigation instruments.
Alderman Williams brought' a Sperry dual head meter Jo the council chamber last night and demonstrated its operation.
He said his committee believed it is- the most economical and least troublesome of all the sample meters inspected
The meters will go in costing the city a cent in Initial expenditure".. The order to the Sperry Comp-
be^pr 9
$950 was his and that the signa-
ure of endorsation was not. Bank teller Miss Sekora testi-
ied that she had cashed the $950 cheque for Mrs. McGillis and that
he had cashed other cheques for
ler in the past. ':
P. E. WllsoiijQ.C. acted for the Crown and L- E. Blundell for the accused.
any will be^fpr 9G dual-head met ers, each covering two parking places, and 17 sityjle meters for the ends of blocks. \.
In addition to kee}>ing traffic on the move in the downtown area the meters will put av^em to abuses of parking privil by taxicab companies, one man remarked.
Where taxi stands are permitted only one unmetered space will be provided.
The meters will be installed by the Sperry firm at a cost of $5 each and installation will commence in about two months time.
"Baeh'rhaal head unit will cost
$120 and the single head units
w#r�cost $69. Total cost of the
(See PARKING METERS, Page �)
Labor Negotiations To Start Here Soon
Negotiations between the Inte: national Woodworkers of Amer ca and the Northern > im
L-umbermMfs * Assoclatl&h�"w"l start sometime m June, ft learned on good authority today, j
The union~nas already formally advised the industry of its .195-1-55 demands, which include a 6-cents-an-hour wage increase, paid statutory holidays, more union security and an earlier contract termination date.
Under terms of the 1933-54 contract, signed only after, a three month strike, negotiations for a new agreement .can start anytime commencing June I.
A spokesman for the N.i.L.A. said this week that the union's demands have not yet been replied to and that first actual bargaining may be some weeks away.
and nights of potential orme^nt for city dwellers will ie preve<\ted here tomorrow /hen a lo\vHlying Skywaysj^ir ervice plane vwjll spra/" ap-iroximately 300\gaTlons of D.D.T.-treated.as 84 .years of age.
Born i'jft\Oniario, Mrs. Steers came to Prtn.ce George in 1926 and resided nC%\'l Alward Street.
Rev. Gordon JklsLarcn will officiate at final rito*. Friday in Assman's Funeral CbapeJ and in terment. will take place iiXPrince George cemetery.
tinued.
Union Appealing Seven Dismissals
Two. Prince George lumber "inns are today awaiting the najority report of an arbitration .wild in connection with an appeal of the international Woodworkers of America" against dismissal of seven employees.
The-firms named in the union's appeal arc Strom Lumber Co. Ltd. -and Interior Spruce Mills Ltd. Six former employees of the Strom company are involved, and one of Interior Spruce^ Dismissal of the seven men is ^g appealed on the^grounds that seniority should have been the only consideration governing the termination of employment." Chairman of the arbitration board is A. W. Carruthers, professor of law at the University of British Columbia. Company appointee is R. A. Mahohey, Vancouver, a member of the firm of Labor Relations Bureau Ltd. Union appointee is J. Atkinson.
The board commenced its sittings here .on, Tuesday and final submission of evidence was made late yesterday.
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