>VINC!AU LIBRARY
An Independent Semi-Wadcly Nowtpaper D�vot�d to Mm* mrer�st of Control and Northern
38; No. 21
(Two Sectiom)
Prince George, B.C., MONDAY, March 14, 1955
lew Curling Rink Here Aim Of City Group
A city man who sees little possibility of artificial ice ever g installed to serve the Prince George Civic Centre curling
is taking matters into his own hands.
|,,,,,,l \ M of fat, a director of |: "Hardware & Furniture
ttuTH
trustee and out-
'en individualist, today heads loup
.�rince George business-hope J.o raise enough build a new curling rink with artificial ice plant.
win.
Ipletc
�in interview this week Mr. �fat tolii The Citizen that no Ifhiuin goal has actually been lbv Ihc group, but said they l('j consider going ahead with
g rink const ruction If they . from the private
If shares and memberships, this amount is raised, an
pd $2
al amount
start elopnient
would be borrowed on a modest initial would probably get
ciwa.v.
V Moffat said that a substan-[ number of curlers have said
will support.the project, told The Citizen there
is
likelihood of artificial Ice "serving the civic centre curl-Irink because of technical dlffi-
BS.
chitects and engineers have
esseri" the opinion that the
facUire of artificial ice in
I civic centre building would
||t in "heaving" of the founda-
andifooUngs.
i said that he will attempt to
most of the money required
i new rink within the next.
months while the curling
ies of the past winter are
fresh in the minds of the
|er>\
putative name for "the new
ire .is Central B.C. Curling
bin this may be changed
i the movement becomes
fully organized, said its pro-
�T.
Moffat has already placed
Iff f'M- printed forms which
ie circulated in order to col-
Ishare pledges from interested
lie.,
man has already- pledged use of SI000 worth of shares he new venture.
he shares will be in $100 de-pnations. ..... t -_"
lie promoter of the venture Its out that the minimum goal
of $20,000 could be reached with a mere 100 shareholders.
Ife an additional $20,000 was borrowed, the group might be able to embark on. construction of a modern curling rink with provision for further expansion.
This would guarantee each rink two games a week and a greatly prolonged season.
Mr, Moffat said the club could probably borrow .considerably more than it raised, but that such a move would be unwise.
He envisions a rink containing sufficient ice-making capacity to provide for the addition of more sheets as the membership increases and the financial position improves.
It will be his goal to have the rink in operation by next winter.
The group which is the nucleus of the new curling club has absolutely no fixed plans at the present time, said its chief organizer.
"When we get sufficient share subscriptions to guarantee that a start can be made, we will set up committees from among the shareholders and will lay our plans at that time," he, stated..
Mr. Moffat will commence circulation of the share pledge certificates shortly and will urge all prospective shareholders to do likewise.
Ten Below Tonight Says Weatherman
Winter officially ends next Monday, but there is yet no tangible evidence that spring is just around the corner for Prince George and District gardeners' and farmers.
Below-zero temperatures are looked for in the Prince George district again this evening.
Airport weatherman forecasts sunny skies on Tuesday with occasional cloudy periods. Winds will be light.
A ,low of, 10 below" Is expected at "Prfnce"'George1 t6night 'High expected on Tuesday is 20 above.
BC KOs PG TV
Unless a revolutionary and cheaper method is devised of hsmitting television signals, Prince George citizens will-have Wait a considerable time for TV sets to become as familiar Ihe radio in most city living-rooms.
micro-wave television link be-Vancouyer and Prince Igc would cost between $7,000,-l .Si(1.(1(10,000. and the'type niiipment recently installed by JK.f. Telephone Company K a radio-telephone between city arid the lower mainland Stable only for telephone conations and is "completely use-|f"i- the transmission of tele-[n sijinals".
pc information was forwarded
Prince George man by Ken-
Caple, H.C. director" of the
lfon Broadcasting Corpora-
� in reply to a petition signed
"a great many residents of
city" asking the CBC to
srnit programs to this city
'he TV station-in�Vaneou-
Caplo said'that in addition 2 heavy host of constructing �o-wave stations, it would be to' instal a television sniitiei- which would have to laffcil by competent operators. Die exceedingly high cost per �f wiving this service Hie Cariboo to Prince
George makes it quite unrealistic dt the present time," Mr. Caple said.
Government policy at present only permits the CBC to operate television transmitters in Halifax, Monti'&al, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. All-their TV stations are operated by private companies.
"It has so far only paid companies to operate in centres with quite large populations where there is ah opportunity to make a profit on the capital invested," said the CBC director.
"Certainly the CBC will not be able to extend its services as suggested in the near future, and it would seem to me most unlikely -that- _a�private : company would risk capital on such an enterprise."
There are several TV sets in Prince George homes and the owners report occasional good reception from Vancouver and more distant stations under Ideal conditions. But in general the pictures received neve" are distorted and subject to fading.
>y Scout leaders Witt Attend mcouver Meeting This Week
ct Boy Scout officials and
from all parts of B.C. and
ikon, including four from
George, will be in Van-
" oh March 18, ID 'for the
. meet ing of the Provincial
il of the Boy Scout Associa-
s.tered :Trom Prince George Jack/;Lee, vice-president of porge district' association; Smith, assistant district
ssioner;...!. E. Turner, resi-
old co^nijiissioher, and Mrs.
'. and Ted Williams, dis-inniissioner, and Mrs. Wil-
isiicst of the Prince George f"Sent at the Scout parley I TC John Be.rdusco, a Queen I and formerly active in
B1^ �'wh0 is at*
R over the two-day ses-| vi 1 be..Provincial Council JV:E- Grcsg, general of Wfestern Plywood Co. i , Vancouver and Quesnel. . ? annual,dinner March 18
Lieutenant - Governor Clarence Wallace will invest .Scouts and volunteer Scouters with awards for gallantry and service to the Scout movement which were announced by'Governor General Vincent Massey on February 22 in his capacity as Chief Scout for Canada. ,
Guest speaker at the dinner will be Rhys Sale, president of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, who is president of the Canadian General Council of The Boy-Scouts Association,
On Saturday, March 19, district and provincial Scout officials will attend a conference at- the Stanley Park sports pavilion.
Plans will also be laid for the sending of. B.C.'s contingent of several hundred Scouts and Scouters to the Eighth World Scout Jamboree at Niagara-on-the-Lake in August. The Jamboree, to be held in Canada for the first time, is expected to attract 10,000 Boy Scouts and leaders- from all nations of theiree world.
Mills To Be Asked To Pay Part Oi Walermain Cost
Occupants of industrial land north of the CNR tracks here will be asked to participate in financing of installation of a municipal watermain in the areia. �
Installation of the main will cost the city an estimated $53,-000.
Following talks with occupants of CNR industrial sites, and railway officials too, the city will set up a scale of charges to be-levied against planer mills and other plants in the area.
Need for fire protection in the city's industrial area was brought to a head last year when a spokesman for the area said the city's $10,000,000 planing mill industry could be totally destroyed in a few hours if flames ever got out of control.
Late last year city council moved to include cost of a fire protection watermain in a proposed waterworks bylaw which will be placed before the electorate next month.
Big Coast Firm Gets First PGE Section
General Construction Co. Ltd. of Vancouver will be prime contractor on the first 20 miles of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway extension north from Prince George.
The firm, largest earth moving and heavy construction company headquartered in the province* bid $689,275 for construction of the railroad grade and all pile bridges between Prince George and a point a short distance* north of the Salmon River.
Other bids were Emil Anderson Construction ,$861,802, Mannix Ltd. $869,550, Northern Construction & Logging $957,835, Dawson Wade Construction Co. Ltd. $1,-141J77, Osberg Construction $1,-282,050, Ben Ginter Construction Co. Ltd. $1,368,807, Jamieson Construction. Co. Ltd. $1,382,050.
Construction will get underway on the first leg of the Peace River extension as .soon as wepther..per-m its;
Bids on two other sections of the first 58 miles will be called later this month. Tenders will be opened March 17 for the portion from Mile 20 to Mile 38 and on March 24 for the portion from Mile 38 to Mile 58.
Heavy Loss In Fire At Vanderhoof Farm
VANDERHOOF � Fire of unknown origin, which started in living quarters above a machine shed and garage, destroyed three tractors, -miscellaneous equipment, tools and the building at the. north side farm of George Striegler Friday afternoon.
Replacement cost is estimated at $15,000.
The loss was not covered by insurance.
Mrs. Striegler, who was alone with her two young children, made an unsuccessful attempt to put the fire out with two chemical "bombs". She then ran to the barn and returned with a horse which she used to haul the family car~ to-safetyr-Ari-attempt-to save several pieces of farm equipment by similar means failed as flames engulfed the building.
Meantime the children had removed some clothing, bedding and other possessions from the house.
Mr. Striegler was in Vanderhoof when he noticed smoke curling up from the vicinity of his farm. He rushed home but was only able to help prevent flames from spreading to an adjacent building.
Funeral Held For Accidents Victims
Funeral services were held Friday and today for x|ctims of two accidents in the Prince George district last week.
Mrs. Elwood Morris, 21, was buried Friday afternoon in Prince George cemetery. She died of injuries last Wednesday, 12 hours after a light truck she was driving was struck at a level crossing by a PGE locomotive five miles south, of Prince George.
She is survived by her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Campbell of Sylvan Glade, and two sisters, Mrs. Robert Rigler of Prince George and Mrs. Raymond Hough of Victoria.
Burled this morning following services in Sacred Heart Church at 11 o'clock was Joseph Michael Larocque, 28, who was fatally crushed while loading lumber at Northern Spruce Sawmills Ltd. mill last Wednesday.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs. August Paquette, 345 Alward Street.
Diplomatic Gesture in Rome
Trade Board Urges PGE Traffic Span
�*- ' -X.
N ^ Prince George Board of Trade last \veek gqve unanimous
endorsation to a resolution calling for embodiment of vehicular traff ^provision in plans for the proposed PGE Fraser River Dridge. \^
Plans for the $1,000,000 bridge which will span the Fraser River
ITALIAN PREMIES MARIO SCELBA gallantly expresses hit appreciation to U.S. Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce for $15,� 620,000 in Mutual Security funds to help build up the economy of Italy's undeveloped southern areas. The hand-kissing qcene at- Viminale Palace followed the conclusion of negotiations.
City-Based Paving Company To Spend $80,000 On Equipment
Prince George will be headquarters for anew interior.industry within the next 60 days when a city-owned company will- take delivery on a modern asphalt plant as part of an $80,000 investment, in paving equipment. l
;The .company,, already.iformed,
is Northwest Paving Co. Ltd. and its directors are C. B. Ewart and L. H. Zogas. The company will operate its
on the Kispiox-River.
Mr. Zogas is a native son of, the city, .having been, born' and educated here. In 1953 he formed.Co
paving plant and equipment j lumbia Excavating Co. Ltd.^and throughout the central interior
and -as far west as Prince Rupert and north to the Peace River area,
It will be the only asphalt pav-
will continue to operate the firm as an adjunct to Northwest Pav--ing. The now company
will handle
ing" company" with"' headquarters ! all types of, asphalt paving work in the interior. sucn as municipal street surfac-
ing, mill yard paving, service station aprons, parking lots and highways, and will devote special attention to such small operations
Principals.of the new company are both local businessmen. Mr, Ewart came to; Prince George in 1952 and was formerly interested
in Europe Holdings Ltd., which operates the Europe Hotel. He achieved fame last fall by catching the world's record steelhead
Meal Inspection Proposal Studied
City council's public health committee is giving consideration to a resolution which would urge the provincial government to require stamps of approval on all meat sold in B.C. for the purpose of human consumption.
The�resolution, along-with another which would set up a province-wide pollution-control agency, was placed before city council by municipal medical health officer Dr. H. M. Brown.
Both resolutions are supported by New Westminster health authorities and are being circulated to cities throughout B.C. in an attempt to get widespread approval.
The meat inspection resolution asks that "meat inspection services under the Department of Agriculture of British Columbia be established as the most economical and efficient method of insuring wholesome, unadulterated, non-infected and mature meat supplies for the people of. the province."
Legislation inspired by the resolution would require that all meat put on sale for, human consumption woiUd bear either federal or provincial inspection stamps, or the approved stamp of a foreign
country. The pollution
control agency
which is being advocated would be responsible for the fields of pollution involving water, land and air and would have sufficient authority! to deal with cases in both organized and unorganized territory. �*<�
The resolution points out that there is widespread pollution ot various types at the present time and that, unchecked, it will spread at an accelerated pace with rapid growth and industrialization.
Represented on the pollution
as the construction of private driveways, garden walks. and patios.
MIXING PLANT
Northwest will take delivery on a brand new 300-ton-per-day mixing and drying plant around May 1. This unit will be the nucleus of the company's operations and is being constructed by National Machinery Co. Ltd., of Vancouver.
A feature of the new plant will be its ease of portability. A principal for the firm said this week that extreme manoueverability and ease of setting up were-prime specifications in the contract for the unit._______ '
He said the company will be able to move from town to town and location to' location in a mat-(See PAVING COMPANY page 5)
Millworker Dies In Rooming-House
A middle-aged man, later identified as Otto Virta, a 45-year-old native of Finland, died suddenly at the Gibson Ropms, George St'rcet, at .6 p.m. on Friday..
According to Jim Walsh, proprietor of the. rooming-house, a tenant brought the man to him to enquire about a room.
There were no vacancies but Virta was allowed to lie down on the tenant's bed,
Two hours later the tenant asked Mr. Walsh to come to his room as Virta was apparently in a serious condition.
Mi\ Walsh immediately phoned the police and told them to bring a doctor.
He then contacted the fire department and askod for a resusi-tator, thinking that the man could be revived.
Dr. Donald Murphy answered the call and pronounced the man dead.
An inquest will be held-at the Afcrtnan Funeral Chapel as soon as arrangements can be made.
Virta was employed,in the-sawmill industry since coming to Prince George about 18 months
agency would be public health, ago. His last employer was. the wildlife, fisheries and tourist aur Eagle Lake Sawmills Ltd.,at Gi thoritiea. � come.
a half mile northeast of .the.city and carry PGE trains to the^nprth embody no provision for ultimate-y catering to cars and trucks.
The trade board resolution is to be forwarded to the provincial ninlsters of railways and public works.
It calls for structural modifications to the existing plan so that traffic decks can be added "when they are required. IMPERATIVE"
In a statement today Harry Loder, trade board president, _said,. 'It is absolutely imperative that* the bridge be built'so that it can ultimately serve automotive as well as railroad traffic."/"'
He claimed that thePGE's own conception of a , vast industrial development In the Fraser Flats area on the^ north bank of the Fraser demands that automotive access "be provided.
"That bridge is probably going to be there for more than 100 years and we simply must plan for the future," said Mr. Loder.
He said the trade board is not insisting that vehicular traffic decks be incorporated into the initial construction phase, but merely that the present plans be so amended that the bridge is structurally capable of being modified at a later date.
Provision for traffic accommodation on the PGE's bridge was advocated by last year's trade board president, A. G. Bowie.
Mr. Bowie's proposal, which also embodied a through connection between the northern extremity of the Cariboo Highway and the southern extremity of the lohn Hart Highway, via the bridge, ran into some opposition from persons who said that such
transportation system would result in the city being bypassed by
Council Planning Enlarged Chambers
City council is giving consideration to a plan which would give it new and spacious quartere at the rear of the present city hall building on the ground floor.
. The extension - would contain nothing - more than a newepunoil chamber, complete with spacious accommodation for the public.
Cost of the new council chamber would be in the vicinity of $15,000.
At present the proposal is tabled and is receiving further study.
Council now meets in an upstairs room at the northwest corner of the building, and is severely cramped for space.
The room is about 14 feet wide and IS feet long, and even when the public is not in attendance, must provide space for six aldermen, the mayor, city clerk and representatives of press and radio.
Recently when a delegation of 17 persons attended a council meeting there was barely enough �oom to squeeze them all into the undersize chamber. -
The council has had two alternative city hall council chamber extension plans drawn up by architect Swinburn A. Kayll. One would face the room to the south and the other to the west. The extension would consist of only a single storey.
large number of tourists. *
Mr.'Loder al^o advocates a road connection between the proposed ndustrial development on the north bank of the Fraser and the lart Highway, but he added that t-need not be of main trunk highway standards in the initial stage.
He said that creation of such a ink wouldxhave little influence on whether tourists went through
(See TRADE BOARD page 6)
iibson Wants Debate On Forest Policy
VANCOUVER, �,March 14 (CP)� A challenge to Socred and CCF andidates in the Lillooet by-elec-ibn. to "thrash out" forest management policy in a three-man debating tour throughout the constituency was issued here Saturday by Gordon Gibson.
The former Liberal member,
who resigned his legislature seat
Thursday in protest against the
oyernment's forest policy, said
his campaign for re-election will
:et rolling next week with visits
to Britannia and Squamish.
Saying he planned to ask .other candidates to attend the meet-ngs, he said: "Let's get back to old-fashioned politics. Let the voters hear the whole story debated. in one evening and decide for themselves."
Boy Gets Nine Months For Isle Pierre Theft
A Prince George teen-ager has been sentenced to nine months lefinite and nine months indefinite in the young offenders' unit at Oakalla Prison Farm.
He appeared before Judge E. D. Voodburn in County Court Friday, charged with breaking, en-cring and theft at Isle Pierre ;eneral store on December 19 last when $40 in goods and cash were taken. , - ^
Two Quesnel youths were given' two-year suspended sentences on, the same charge, and ordered to post a $500 bond to keep the;' peace.
Indians How "ftijible For"~IJrovinciti! Home
VICTORIA, March S�Native Indians and Asiatics in British Columbia saw one of the last bars to their complete freedom removed from provincial statutes today when � the government announced removal of a section of he Provincial Home Act which barred admittance of Indians and Asiatics to the provincial home.
Frank Howard, CCF member for Skeena, moved an amendment which would strick out the words "other than an Indian or an Asiatic" in the phrase "any adult person, other than an Indian or an Asiatic, can enter the provincial home."
Although -Health Minister Eric Martin refused to accept the a-mendment, he proposed' that the controversial phrase be changed to "regardless of race, color or creed", and the House agreed.
"Indians and Asiatics are now one step further along the road to equality and freedom,," Mr. Howard said.
OffTheMfiresJodny
By Canadian Press, March 13, 1955 British Columbia Highways Take Heavy Weekend Toll
VANCOUVER�Two people are dead and sixteen were injured in weekend traffic accidents.
Dead are.Robert A. Stewart, 39, Vancouver, killed in a two-car crash here Sunday morning, and Mrs. Olaf Lingren, 71, Rutland, struck down by a hit-and-run motorist while walking alongthe highway near Kelowna.
In Vancouver General Hospital" with severe head injuries is Richard Burton, 8, who police said rode his bicycle past a tram tracks gate and collided with a BC Electric Tram Saturday afternoon. His condition is "fair."
Fifteen other persons, including a police sergeant, were hurt in a total of 30 weekend traffic mishaps in Vancouver that saw three motorists arrested and charged with alcohol-impgjred driving. , .
VANCOUVER�A 9-year-old Chinese girl nicknamed "Little Kitten" Sunday.began the second lap of a 10,000-milc journey to parents she has never seen. Chang Mao arrived in Vancouver Saturday night from Hong Kong. She is the first orphan bound for east coast adoption under the U.S. Refugee Act.
VANCOUVER�Vancouver street transit potrons purchased tickets with a smile Sunday as fares reverted to 13 cents from 1 5 cents under a Court of Appeal ruling. An order nullifying a Public Utilities Commission decision of last September to increase fares was handed down Friday.
.VANCOUVER�Eddie Sherban, 23, carpenter's helper, charged with attempted murder of William Semenick last fall, was remanded without bail Saturday for preliminary hearing. He was arrested at Haney on Friday.
Fort St. John�Harold Large, 12, was blinded here when the middle tine of a pitch fork was rammed up his nose. The boy was watching his father pitch hay off the top of a load Friday when struck by the fork.
VANCOUVER�A concrete imbedded safe was blown out of its' foundation and carted away by cracksmen during the weekend, netting them $560 from George Weston Ltd.
PORT ALBERNI�Fifty persons were charged as inmates or keepers of a common gaming house here Saturday following a surprise RCMP raid.
VICTORIA�Premier Bennett has announced he expects legislature to prorogue Tuesdayi