LIBtRAftY VICTORIA. B. C
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An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of Centrol ond Northern
British Columbi
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No. 65
_J>rince_George, B.C., THURSDAY, August 19, 1954 (Two Section,)
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Top Priority Given To Hydro Probe Here
No British Columbia Power Commission hydro investigation holds greater priority than the one which is underway in the interior, a member or the commission assured The Citizen yesterday.
a site for u 50,000 h.p. installation, which could Iio developed
H-- H. Griffon, one of the two members of the commission who have been holding talks with the city council this week, said "We , Tne {lr8i staSe would probably �arer-extremely�anxtous�to�gfttr -bf-JUgUmfsLJto_generate 10.000 something underway here." n-P-
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power from it would be developed possibly late in 1957.
Mr. Crosby said that the of evaluating hydro sites in
trial and rural development in the -Prince George area.
TV H. Crosby, chairman of the power turn mission, told :i reporter that the usual time required to prepare, for .development of a bydro^ site would be compressed due\to the urgent need in this districts - Ordinarily the studies required in advance of such a project are not concluded in less than three years; but in this- instance the
job the
interior has been aggravated by the fact that government-held material "on certain locations, which was thought to be detailed, has, upon investigation, proved i ather vague aVid none too reliable. ,
HiS\ colleague, Mr. Griffin, pointed out that Power Commission investigation of .sites must
commission will attempt to come be somewhat more elaborate than up,with a concrete hydro prdpns- similar work undertaken by pri-al in about 10 months. " vate power corporations because
Mr. Crosby said that two field the public's money is atNstake. parties are at work in the inter-1 He went on to say that while ior area and they are carrying j a number of sites for hydro In out studies on the Clearwater i the inferior might seem desirable River water system, the McGreg-1 at
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or River and among others.
The parties in the field this summer are carrying out general
first glance, the " commission
Bowron River, j must carefully weigh tHe develop-i ment cost-per-h.p. factor so that poet! costs for commission power elsewhere in British Columbia are
investigations of potential hydro j not greatly affected, sites rather than specific studies!: Mr. _Griffin said that-Ihe-lndns-� ,-of any_pjrticidar-iute.� "TTriaT^otentiai of this area is an
STivCrosby said the cominis- j important factor in arousing the fsion's first task would be to, as- \ commission's interest in the In-. slmllate Information on potential �sites', and narrow the number down to a group which would then be ..studied in greater detail.
Ideally, Mr. Griffin said, the
commission would like to find
terior project as well as the exist--ing need for power.
"We have given a very high priority to the work in this area hecau.se we realize the importance of encouraging your development," he added.
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old girl playing !. The Cache last lested by an unl-[loyal. Canadian disclosed this
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onetime laieriflC.glrl return-to her \v>�;f- riyirfg^ and re-M hcen bothered by iiic hear.oy bushes. "ollce have (Mic.-iioncd several cts in the case but no arresrs vc boon made,
ill Players Unhurt _ Car Leaps Bridge
linear tragedy occurred at the
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�i' bridge on Sat-'Vln-n a late model i ftitroland shear of ratling on the
During the final day of VancouversJJfffish Empire Games, the thriir of a lifetime came to eight members of 396 (Rotary) Air Cadet Squadron who were sejecfed to serve on the honor guarcJ. The Prince George cadets were among the 100 lucky boys chosen from 2100 cadeJsen camped at Abbotsford to join with navy and army cadets for inspection by the duke. They are; left to right, standing: Normart Houche, Darryl Wall, Albert Cooke, Terry Burgess, Ernie Burgess; kneeling, Bruce Jack,
Tom Marchanr Doug Watt. > ~\~
Hydro Rltih In '55
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PLAN BARED
Mayor, Alderman Affronted By 'Citizen' Pool Editorial
Editorial columns of the Prince George Citizen came under attack at a city council meeting Monday when Mayor Gordon D. Bryant and parks chairman Alderman Carrie Jane Gray took exception to an editorial which pointed to the lack of recreational facilities in general and a swimming pool in particular.
City. Freed From Capital Expansion Cost
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Promise of a definite hydro commitment for this^ area by December 31 next yedr is the key to a proposed agreement Between the City of Prince George and the British Columbia Power Commission, Mayor Gordon D. Bryant stated last night.
['His remarks came at the end of two.days of talks between city council and B.C. Power Commission officials.
The proposed agree>nent would endure for fjvo yearsXduring which time a hydro comnitunenj, would be made and construction
rrying nicynbers of "Ie (Prairic sofvbalf team to niejMr in/Pjince Geoi^gp, rfio^ilfc gravel fill for �'����' bridge and then under the old
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SUlTIiY CAPITAL
During the span of the agreement the power commission would supply all capital for expansion of the city diesel plant and would obtain the right to "first refusal" if the citvv contemplated selling it.s utility at any time.
Under the terms of the proposed, contract the city would ex-
layor Won't Back Curlers for $15f300 Centre Equity
Representatives of trie Prince George Curling Club were ^r Mayor Gordon D; Bryant Monday that he would riot Icomrncnd to council a proposal whereby the club would get
tract the following benefits:
t. Boiulrd inriebtttdncKH of the city would be lesti by $200,-000 to $500,000 through the fact it would no longer liavr to borrow to expnml pnvvcr facilities.
2. Carrying ^he ciipitnl ^charges incurred for expansion.
liyMhe power comiuls^ion would cosivles.s thair if inunicipal komls^vere Involved because the conniUjjSion can borrow at a lower rateN).f interest.
3. The city can-buy its diesel fuel through the .B.(\ Power Coininissiuu contract^tbuss saving $20,000*a year on tifm^basis of present consumptJon.
4. Industrial power can 1>>X supplied fit quantity - for the first time.
5. l:rban |>owi�r can be -siip-plled for the first time.
Actually, . Mayor l)ryant explained, uvo agreements are in-volved,
One would involve the financial partnership in the city power
PUC Awaifs City Report On
Telephone Company Meeting
The British Columbia Public UtUiries CorfTrnission will take no action on an investigation of the Northwest Telephone Company's service here until it receives and studies a report
from Prince George city council.
H. W. Mellish, secretary of the commission, informed The Citizen this week that the city's report on its talks with telephone company officials two weeks ago is awaited before the next step is announced.
The P.U.C. was invited to launch an investigation into the telephone service by the Prince George Board of Trade.
Meanwhile, a transcript of what look place at the meeting between tli�Kcouncil and Northwest's top officials was released this week.
It contains nothing .of importance whlcnSajas not disclosed ,by the company spokesmen in their, subsequent talks w4th the press.
Copies of the transcript have
the other would re-! been distributed among'members
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of an /ai-chitectural engineer ntre basement, i whether the operation of a curl
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"If. approved," he went on. "I would recommend to council a nominal ,,lease. in return for a share of ;'W~.operating expense."
He pointed QUt, however, that such a step would be subject T<> the consent of the electors.
The curling club would have to pay all of the capital.-expenditure required to,modify the lower part of the building so that cold temperatures incurred in making ice
report" (See MAYOR WON'T, Page 3)
turner Receptionist Facing In Jail For Forgeries
lrfive Muriel McGillis, former receptionist in a office here, this -week entered pleas' of guflty to ServnQr9es of using forged cheques totalling $2,358 and
Mrs� u"2 Vear 'n Oakalla-rhu$b c^illis� a mother of two who was estranged from
e3r)ie / wi" serve out her current six month sentence on Count! �rQe before her one year term will begin.
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system and
quire that- the power commission supply generating capacity and distribution "lines for supplying electricity to the "urban" area.
The mayor defined this area roughly as extending from three tb-Jive miles In all directions from the ^Uy boundary. . He said that city council acceptance of Ihe entire proposal would probably hinge on the power commission's acquiescence to..the, urban program. CITV COULD Hl'W
Under the first of tKtvtwo proposed agreements the cityswould reserve the, right to buy ouNthe power commission'^ � investment. In generating capacity"at-its depreciated value: the rate ol depreciation to be established-jn the .agreement.
Such purchase could come anytime after Deccnilfc.'r 31 next year provided that by that date no firm hydro proposal has been offered. Mayor Bryant said the commission originally asked to be given until August-..1H57 to come up with it hydro blueprint, but that tbi^council had demanded a shorter period.
If the ngreement is entered inio by ,b�lh |>arties il 1 finanee and iriMtnll ,i 1000 k.w. generating unit in First Avenuexpowrrhou.se by Dcc*Jiibcr and it would bave its urban distribution lines up before winter.
The'urban lines would be erected by cither power commission ! crews or local contractors.
The agreements permit the city to lower Its powcrrates to a-point (See POWER, Page 3)
of the city council and a special meeting will likely be called soon to draft tht* report which the P.U.C. is waiting for.
Mayor Gordon D. Bryant on his return from a 1-1-day vacation this week, said he could not understand why the council had voted to exclude Prince George Board of Trade and mess repress sedatives from the meeting with telephone company officials.
Funeral Wednesday For Martha Did!
Funeral services were held here yesterday afternoon for Mrs. Martha Dldt, who cied Monday in Prince George -and District Hospital in her 79th year.
Born in/-Germany', Mrs. Didt came to Canada with her husband Albert in 1929. Mr. Didt predeceased his Wife a year and a half ago. ' -
Mrs. Didt had been living with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Mann, 117)2 Gorse Street.
, Hey. B. F. Behrenris officiated gt the 2 p.m. services from Con-naught Hill Lutheran Church.
Five children survive Mrs. Didr. They are Mrs. Ida 1 -ange, Mrs. Hrna Mann, Otto Didt and Authur Didt all of Prince George
The editorial, entitled '.'Let's Jump in the Lake," reads in part, "... as far as recreation, sports and parks are concerned; Prince George is rapidly building up a reputation as this province's pre mier 'next year' city."
In spite of the fact th.it the editorial pinned' no responsibility for anything upon the city council. Mayor Bryant turned to a Citizen reporter midway through the council meeting and remarked that he "strongly objected to it: '.
"The council should be more commended this year than panned," he stated.
He pointed out that the city Is
urrently spending $100,000 for
recreational facilities and claimed
thai this is mote than in all past
years put together.
He said that the Citizen's editorial writers should devote more time to reading their own publication in order to become better acquainted with what the city council is doing.
"The council Is on record as favoring a swimming pool," he added.
Alderman Gray said, "I think it is time that the .editorial writers got off our backs. They have been after- us�ever since January.
Referring to an editorial reference to the old Rotary wading pool, long since��'closed by health authorities, Alderman Gray sak "I am sick and tired of hearing about the wading pool. It was never passed by the health authorities anyway.
"Right-thinking people wouk
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Helen Proppe of Burns not have let their children wads in it anyway."
Suburbanites Get Power Discount
Power consumers!living outside the City of Prince George will receive their first prompt payment discount in history�if they pay their account before the close of business hours tomorrow.
Under the new rate schedule introduced for July the prompt payment djscouhl of 10 per cent was extended to urban consumers.
Formerly these power customers paid the gross amount of their billing.
Meanwhile, city officials ^said this week that the "birth gains'' of any new rate schedule are beginning to show up......-
Mayor Bryant yesterday asked for patience � from consumers while shortcomings of the new schedule are investigated and remedied.
"Any new system such as that emlxKlied in the new power schedule Is bound to require some minor adjustment," he-yakL
Bennett Says B.C. Protected In Deal With Frobisher Interests
WHITEHORSE, Y.T.�Prerhier Bennett, in Whitehors^efv route to Atlin, B.C., and the site of the proposed Brdb'isher development, sand Tuesday night "tbexFrobishe^deal is the greatest thing that "has ever happened "to/fiorthern British Columbia."
He said it would open up and develop untold wealth and thaij through Frobisher's "hanu>rfiie retainer fee" deposited/With the B.C. Government, tb.c people's in-
terests wtmUlJiCprotected.
Mr. Bejifiett, together with At-torncyutside thejtffrik despite the fa/:*. . police,^prowler car arrived at. hejscepe less than a minute after h�y fled. .
Forest Ranger Dies A! Duncan
Peter Alekson, former Prince George forest ranger, was found "
Police at Duncan ^aid they found a suicide no>
The forest n*rfgcr is survived by his wifpj^Rosemaiy of Victoria, a^-former employee of^ the IIoyjjKBank of Canada here.
According th word received here at noon today from the University
Plowing Competion Set For August 25 ;
One of the most enjoyable outdoor events of -the late summer season will lake place next Wednesday afternoon, August 25, when members of Woodpecker Farmers' institute will hold their annual plowing, match.
Due to the incessant summer rains which have soaked the clay kinds of tho Woodpecker district, 0>e^ committee-, had considerable difffeulty irt^ioeating a suitably, site foivtlvfs year's match. TVnV; weck/iiTwa,s decided to hold the event on theNlarm of Glen Thonv one mile south of Sfbne Creek Hotel, on the right side of the
of British Columbia, Charles Alexander Lammle of Penny has been awarded an .-anonymous $100 scholarship for top "rating in Prince'George Junior-Senior High School.
(Hher winners
highway to Qucsncl. A large sign will be erected to mark the access road to the plowing field.
Plowing will start at 1 V>.vnXs and'a! large number of entrants are expected to be on handT to compete for a good. assortment of prizes donated by local bust two i nessmen.
included
$500 awards to Milton Andersuiil.JO_Ladios' Auxiliary'of the Insti-and Richard Harrison of the J tute "will operate a refreshment Peace River area. I booth at the field.