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Bingo Illegal Says RCMP
9- No. 15
(Three Sections)
Prince Gee?ge, B.C., THURSDAY, February 23, 1956
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Cgen-Starved Jet Pilot Landed In Snow |
tranded Airman Plucked rom Frozen Wilderness
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Missing Three Days
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)pj NELSON, B.C. (CP)�An Australian jet pilot who ,ived three days in the frigid wilderness of northeastern
Columbia was safe in hospital today but three men who i'achutcd to his rescue spent the night in the bush.
i nffit'er Ernie Howlett, �
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yesterday after '.'�v,i beside the T-33 jet pi me he crash-landed ,., a small lake. He was ,re ;o hospital although fficials said his general Is good and he should faj-i ;-.T(ivery.
headed
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�esc'uc team
Bob Crebo of, Ed-
it the night at the
m) miles northeast
John, and 250 miles
Georg* be flown out Wed-
ets. He had enough food for two weeks and wood for fires. MIRROR SIGNALS
The downed airman signalled search planes with a mirror flash ing in the sunlight.
RCAF spokesmen credit TO Howlett's arctic survival training in Canada for his good condition
exposed to tempera and 30 degrees below
Connaught Hospital Reserve Selected As New Arena Site
Prince George's new arena will probably be built near Connaught Hill at the site of the former hospital reserve on Seventeenth Avenue.
Way, bu
after being tures of 20 zero.
Squadron Leader F. S. Steele .of Vancouver, the searchmaster to be flown out Wed- from the Namao air base near Ed-the wind necessary' nton sa,d �OnJy an amazing presence of men were expect- mlnd am] a ,ol of ,uck saved nim� up today. he sal(1
Board of Parks Commissioners, Town Planning Commission and the Prince George Hockey Association have unanimously agreed the site would be Ideal.
Recommendation will go before City Council" Monday night to reserve land in that area for the new building along with parking
zie, Nestor Izowsky, vice-chairman of-the Town Planning Commls sion; H. "Cal" Callaghan, region
(See HOSPITAL, Page 8)
Parks Board decision on the location of the new building was made Monday and given to the press Tuesday night.
Site was selected from a list of five prospective areas.
Commissioner Ed Pollard, chairman of a special building committee. Commissioner B. R. Me Ken-
Basement
Flooding
Feared
City merchants and -residents whose basements have ever flooded In the past would be well advised to get merchandise and private belongings well up off the floor lii advance of spring, City Engineer George Harford stated this week.
He said the possibility of basement fl.ooding if warmer weather comes quickly is very strong. -"1 wouldn't hesitate to recommend that pumps be installed In readiness where basement conditions warrant the expense," he added.
Although the city engineer did not say so, it remains a well known fact that the city's storm drainage system In the downtown area is not capable of handling
Prince George joined the great bingo controversy today when Sgt. L. E. Rosberg, non-commissioned officer in charge of the RCMP city detachment, said the games planned by the joint service club council here are illegal.
even a normal up is rapid.
able
run-off if break-
But he added that this is simply his opinion on his knowledge of he law and past experience* He said the legality or illegality of bingo as it is planned for Prince George is being investigated.
Interviewed by telephone by a Citizen reporter this morning, Sgt. Rosberg said of the scheme for giant bingo games here, "As far as I can see, it is illegal. But it is being Investigated further." He said that if the'joint service club council which was launched last week breaks the law "it will be dealt with'1.
He said that in line with his interpretation of the law as it applies to bingo he is launching an investigation to find out how service clubs are getting away with It In other British Columbia communities.
Sgt.' Rosberg recalled a similar situation to that here when he was stationed in Kimberley.
H(j said the Kimberley Lions Club, planned montnly bingo games and actually staged three
of their activities was established. The attorney general's department at J.hat time ordered the (See BINGO, Poge 3)
such games before the illegality
Marching Mothers Get $3274
More than 150 marching mothers braved sub-zero temperatures and deep snow last night to collect $3,274 for the B.C. Polio Fund in a door-to-door canvass.
A number of areas yet to be heard from are expected to augment the final total.
City Kinsmen took over Radio Station CKPG for the annual Polio Day, taking charge of all announcing during the day's operations.
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licit was on a * Ions ifjaiioiial flight from his Hubert, Quo., when he .; while flying -100 Annette Island, Alas-
NHA Home Builders Hit By Sewage Rule
� is of the last me's-
ed from him, the , � ... ,� ,
ieved he had bailed Prince George residents intending to build homes under
t he and his plane the National Housing Act this year will find acceptable sites
apart in the snow- as SCQrce as the proverbial "hen's teeth" unless Central Mort- . iln. However, he was � . , . _ . , ...--� l
Ic his plane at 11:55 9�9e <* Housing Corporation relents in its decision to entorce
-.lav by arj RCAF a sewer availability regulation.
Dick
, �� � ntallve here, disclosed this ther plane 33 mlteft weck that a regulaUon which hart Beaton^ River been fn ^^ for SQme tlmc ln the jet had goug- oLher BrUish Columbla municl. mi earth for 50 yards paIlllcs vin ^ enforced in Prince George from now on.
City council has suspended all
mm to a meet,!*310? �f m"nlciPaI. 'and, f(VY� 1 weeks pending clarification of the
ouching down, id HbwleU left his plane to
bit-their., but he and his res-
plane piloted by Ave Uuggan of Ed-
The regulation requires that the � , icwn site of any home to be financed through waist-deep iim]er NJJA be server water services are .still "coming into his office at an average rate of. four a day.
The waterworks � department started out this week with 44
ty limits.
On the basis of the new regula-ion-Mr. Bond has determined that hero are only 25 sites In the en-,ire city which would be approved for loans without sewage.
This number Is about one third of the estimated requirement and may be even less.
Last year CM & HC approve*! SO NHA loans on dwelling unit* in the city. Many people. allied with the building trade expect the demand for housing to be even greater in 1956.
Mr. Bond stated that the sewage availability regulation has been enforced in most Canadian municipalities'and has been pending here for some time.
He agreed that there arc very few, if- any, residential sites in the city where sewage is available.
Notice of Intention to enforce the regulation was given to city council this week and was followed by instructions to municipal consultants to speed up prepara-(See NHA HOWES, Page 3)
services frozen and has reduced the total by only nine In spite of the fact that they have actually thawed out 15 since Monday morning. , ,
Mr Harford said it Is practically impossible for a service to freeze if a tap Is kept running constantly.
In addition to 35 private serv-ices the department'also has three frozen watermalha on its hands.
These are dead-end mains and their freezing has deprived about eight homes of water.
They cannot be thawed electric ally as can private services, but must be punctured and subjected to live steam.
Triumph of private organization and enterprise is the new $135 000 Prince George Curling Club rink situated, adjacent to Prince Georcft Golf & Country Club about a rrd.e south of the city, and seen here in use this week for the first time. Rink boasts six sheets of artificial ice, wo heated obstruction-free spectators' galleries and complete clubroom facilities. Just about a year ago today the r.nK was first envisioned by a hard core of Prince George curlers who incorporated a company and undertook sale or shares and debentures to finance it.
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(Canadian press, Thursday, Fcbruory 23) B.C. Government Protests Rising P��ice Costs
�VICTOR)A-Tbe British Columbia aovcrnment hos filed an objection ' Ouowq on behalf'of B.C. municipalities over the increased costs of AP policing, Attorney-General Robert Bonncr soid Tuesday.
'However, the costs are still much lower ond the service better than i'hey mointcr.ed. their owifepoMce forces," the attorney-general �d^d-The issuers raised in the legislature by Bruce Brown. L-Pnnce Rupert. SQidthe cost c-< RCMP services vas becoming or^ increasing burden tor
'Clear And Cold' 1$ Prediction
The weatherman is seeing no marked change for Prince George within the next two days.
"Clear and cold" Is his predic-
The mercury dipped to 31 be-ow at 3 o'clock this morning at he airport and might go down o that level again tonight.
Predicted low and high for Prince George tonight and to morrow is 20 below and 10 above. Telegraph Creek will experience he same temperatures.
On the coast a Pacific distur bancc is moving eastward over Washington, bringing .rain anc iicht show to southern B.C.
Arctic air is still spilling ovei Jie northern sections of the pro vlnce and there will be no chang
$2,000,000 Housing Scheme Shows Signs Of Fulfillment
Possibility of Prince George becoming the scene of c $2,000,000 long-term housing project which would be tinane ed by senior governments and private home builders is ropidi mproving, a city hall spokesman said this week.
New Trade Board President Must Leave City In April
' Less than three fulldays from his installation as president ,f the Prince George Board of Trade, H. B. "Bert" Tvv.ss popu-ar city banker, was notified'by the head office of the Bank of Montreal that he will have to leave the city early in April to :ake over the managership of a large Victoria branch. said the notice of transfer
most B.C.
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inicipalittcs.
The federal force took over from the provincial police in 1947 under a contractual arrangement.
PGE Penalized For Employee* Co-operation With Strikers
VANCOUVER�Thc Pacific Great Eastern Railway hos been held hat* Mr JusTlcc A :M. Manson for failure to supply height cars to o lumbc 'cony dunngUe 1953 Hiikc of ihe International Woodworkers of Amcr iCIO-CCL)
A. I. Potchctt 8. Sons Ltd., Quesnel, sued the railway for WUd' argument in April." He Said Patchetrs ore entitled to damages 1 -ugocstcd the partie* should try to ogr-cc on the amount.
The strike was not long and the damage was not os substont.ol os the "�cd qi ^e trial, he sold.
�e railvvoy workers had no real