e en An Independent Somi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of Con r-; id Northern British Columbia 22 (Two Sections) Prince George, B.C., MONDAY, Marc ^^ 1956 $4.00 per year 5c per copy nous to George Ministerial on has expressed "un- crid definite" opposi-the conduct of giant imes in this city. definite form of gamb- � imbling is wrong," an spokesman said to- I :,',1 'that the Canadian ! f'Churches luis express-iroyal of^T'ingo and all >- of chance. ,-cit-iis followed a recent merit that a number of ^;. irge service clubs will :. i!; staging a series of i games in the Civic ,vith the proceeds going inity projects, Including [ruction of a senior cltl- Mihlsterial" Association � i clarification and ejt-of the clergy's altitude imbling will be made i*i �. date by the Primate i .. ,! i h of England, tl\e 3 of the United and �rum churches, the presl-the Baptist Federation of the co'njmissioner of the m Army, and representa- ither religious groups, preliminary statement on blic moral and legal issue followed later by a fuller nt of the whole question," �.! the clergymen's spokes- 'Hard Hat' Could Have Saved Life.Of Logger Inquest Into Death Held Friday A 27-year-old bush worker v/ould probably be living today if he had worn protective headgear. That was a recommendation:---------------------------------------------- Painter Died In icouver Hospital lent of Prime Gfcorge for � i*s, William Moore � . �� � �. Avenue, died in General Hospital on night, two. days after \i a major operation, re, who was B9, caitie � George in 1917, and ainter by trade. ',; here for Vancouver : � weeks ago, and Mrs. . also in that city when Tol'est building in the interior of British Columbia will be emoted here this summer by the provincial government at an estimated cost of $1,500,000. The Duildmg, aepicted above in an artist's sketch, will stand five stories tall in the office section and will be joined on its east side by a one-storey courtroom wing designed to exclude noise from passing traffic. The building will be a daytime "home" to more than 100 provincial civil servants and will provide accommodation for this district's first land registry office. Raised portion of one-storey roof will house skylights for office-enclosed courtrooms. Must i Park Board On Arena iclll 111 c a brother and Michigan Slate, been shipped from will arrive here ii burial arrange-:ompleted by Ass-Chapel. i! Slated To Discuss Manager Motion Tonight Major item of business on tonight's city council agenda be a long-tabled motion by Alderman Frank Clark that Tun.cipal manager plan be adopted. tion was made by Alder-irk late last year, and brief discussions has '���"' '�� i ever since. � :[lready scheduled to ap-night!s agenda before Prince George Parks Board and the city council must patch up their differences over an arena site and become "unified in purpose" if this city is to get a new arena this year, Parks Board Chairman S. H. Perry said today on his return from a three week vocation. He said the parks board must be prepared to accept whatever site the city council is willing to provide as long as it conforms to three requirements, namely; 1. It must be acceptable from an enginerring point of view with respect to drainage and subsoil conditions. 2. It must Include some space for parking facilities. 3. The site must be relatively convenient for the public. Chairman Perry said he believes that such a site can bo found without too much difficulty. The parks board will simply have to accept city council's decision not to earmark the old hos- 1100 Deprived Of Salk Serum Here Due To Lack Of Consent More than 1100 Prince George youngsters who were entitled to free Salk Polio vaccine immunizations this year will not get them because their parents either don't believe in the effectiveness of the treatment or just didn't bother to fill out the consent forms. Dr. H. M. Brown, director of the Cariboo Health Unit, the Provincial Department of Health agency which will give the Salk tended to some 2f>00 youngsters from five to 15 years old. Dr. Brown said that highest percentage of parents' consents injections, said today there is no! always seems to come from the Istrativc consultant Herbert A. Olson on behalf of Public Administration Service. Only municipal officers who would not come under the muni- �rddn Bryant announc-j cipal manager's jurisdiction would k that rhe will spear-1 be the city solicitor and city to force a public vote clerk. manager issue If the j Departments proposed by Mr. >n't act on its own ' oison would'cover finance, fire, I library, public works and parks the motion was tabl-1 and recreation. ecided to leave it tabl-ler the vote on four last Wednesday, tubers of the council le of the city's power :li" British ColuiiHiia rimlsslon might suf-duce the potential re's of a city manager pita] reserve for an arena site he added. "Valuable time is being wasted ,n disagreement over a new arena ite. We must become unified with the council so that we can olve the location problem with the minimum amount of delay. Jhe parks board chairman pointed out that arena planners could not. even start preparing preliminary skeach drawings until a suitable site is found. "If it is humanly possible we want to have the arena completed by the end of this year. To accomplish this we are going to have to take full advantage of the little amount of time which we have to get the program rolling." Mr. Perry said that an amount of money has been included in the parks board budget to pay for preliminary drawings of the arena. Money for the working drawings and architectural supervision of construction would hi Included in the overall financing of the project. First step for the parks board after a site has been found11 will be to arrange tentative financing plans with city council. Financing cannot be finalized until preliminary plans and estimates are completed. possibility of contacting the parents again to give them a second chance. The health unit, he explained, must base its salk vaccine requirements on the initial response and could not place an order for additional serum at this time. The health unit director said he believed that most parents who failed to sign consent forms were not aware of the urgency of the program or just didn't bother about it. He said he did not think that any material percentage of parents are opposed to the Salk vaccine treatment, although he said a very few might stlU.have linger Ing doubts about it'as the result of publicity given to a bad batch of serum produced in the Unitec States some months ago. He pointed out that none of the harmful vaccine ever reached Canada and that the implementation of certain additional controls during the manufacturing process preclude the possibility of recurrence. Since the faulty batch of vaccine was produced some 6.000,000 children have been immunized without a single unfavorable reaction. LONDON�The Queen has appointed Field Marshal Alexander of Tunis to be chancellor of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, the colonial office announced. Lord Alexander was created a "Knight (Irand Cross" of the order in 1916. nore sparsely populated areas. McBride parents registered 94 ~>cv cent approval to the program compared to Prince George's 68 per cent and Vancouver's 70 per cent. was a handed down by a six-man coroner's jury Friday evening after hearing evidence of the death of, Michael Ryan. Ryan, an employee of Hefn Logging Ltd., contractors for Lord i Lake Sawmills, was killed early on the morning of February 27 when a load of logs was being , hauled out of the woods. ' He was struck on the forehead by a dry snag and killed instantly. His partner on the job, Arthur Dams, was also.hit by the falling j tree and pirown to the ground. ' He, has since been treated for a fractured rib and lacerations and last week was discharged from, j hospital in time to appear as chief witness at the inquest. The jury's verdict.absolved anyone of blame but recommended] that Workmen's Compensation | Board rulings regarding the wearing of "hard hats" in Industrial operations be more rigidly enforced. An RCMP identification technician took a series of pictures at the scene, showing blood stains In the snow and the snag which fell from the roadside. Ryan had been on the job for only two days. He and Dams were walking behind a tractor hauling the1 first load of logs of the day. The tragedy struck about a quarter of a mile from the Lord Lake Sawmill site, (35 miles so'uth west of Prince George. The load was being pulled through a dense entanglement of underbrush, about 150 feet off the main logging road. he gave the "all-clear" signal. The tractor then moved ahead. "All oF a sudden I saw the tree falling but it was too We," Dams testified. Dams was thrown to the ground in an unconscious state and Ry-all's skull was crushed. The tractor operator stopped immediately and sped to the mill site for assistance. The first-aid ' attendant arrived, treated Dams but left Ryan because "I knew there was no life in hi.> body." Dams was removed to the first aid room at lumber camp and police, ambulance and doctor were summoned. Dr. <&. M. Fierheller, who an* swereil the call and later performer the post-mortem, said Ryan, was dead when he arrived at the scene. Ryan's home was in Montreal. He came to Prince George in September and hail worked at a number of lumber camps in this district. The body was identified at an inquiry held March 2 and released for burial. Falling Tree Kills Vanderhoof Milimasi VANDERHOOF � A well known and highly respected young lumberman. Ralph Andrqs was fatally injured while working In the woods on March 14. Injuries which brought about his death were sustained when The logs evidence revealed, j he WM hl, ,)y a faI]lng lree Wcf,. were being dragged under a heavy blanket of snow and their exact formation could not have been seen by either the tractor operator noY " the chockerman �who were following them. Ryan was following Dams when Slippery Nechako Hill Traffic Obstacle Today * At least one hundred vehicles this morning were stranded while attempting to trove1 north of here over the Hart Highway. Latest Salk here will see vaccine program immunization ex- Soft snow coupled with melting conditions and an icy under-sur-lace made travel up the steep hlH on the north approach to the Nechako River bridge impossible. Weather bureau at the airport reported three inches of snow had fallen over Prince George in six hours. Snowfall started at 5:30 this morning and ended shortly before noon. Traffic was halted for 30 minutes until Department of Highways sanding crews arrived on the scene. The Airport hill also experienced the same type of icing, a Department road foreman reported, but the situation was not as bad as It was on the Nechako. Traffic. jam became seriou shortly after 9:3(^ this morning. A b f lb k $1000 Damage In Garage Fire Caused By Spark From Welder 'A car' undergoing repair in a downtown garage suffered $900 damage when it caught on-iire Thursday evening. in appointment might made. with the utilitv sold 1956 Building Permits Seen At Record $6,000,000' Level Building permits issued in the City of Prince George during 1956 will total around $6,000,000 it was learned today as the year's construction program started to take shape. proposed by admin- ;mg. k'ouid have authority Biggest single permit will be parate municipal de- issued for a new provincial gov-Kler the plan of civic, eminent building at an estimated cost or �1,500,000. Prince George Gas Company Ltd.' will be required to take out a permit for its $1,500,000 distribution system installation, and it is expected that $2,000,000 worth of new homes will be built. The city will probably embark ed shoplifters were I on construction of a S300.000 new-arena and is already committed^ to construction of a $150,000 fire o Shoplifters lCourt Friday :ln days before hear-in Police Court Fri- hall. �agnon and Dalrd Gar- j Nearly half a million dollars nsients, stole articles worth of commercial building ex-Super-Yalu store here* pahsion Is already on.the draw->day afternoon. jjng boards for this year. eaded guilty to charges1 Prince George will spend over a quarter million dollars on its ': goods under $50. [ 'ion stole three packages of o and Garneau took perish-from the store's rcfrigcra- I "nits. "Woyeos noticed that the men concealing Police. . the goods and waterworks during the year. This will embrace construction of a 2,000,000 gallon water reservoir at a coat of about $100,000, and extension of the distribution system at a cost of $165,000. British Columbia Power Com- mission will commence construction of its new $:),0()0,000 generating plant during the year on a location adjacent to the city. Willard Ireland At Canadian Club Tues. Willard Ireland will address the Canadian Club of Prince George in the Connaught School auditorium tomorrow evening on the topic "Early Days in British Columbia." The meeting will begin at 8 p.m. Provincial Librarian arid A re h i-vist of British Columbia, Mr. Ireland has won national distinction as a speaker as well as through his research work and writing on historical affairs. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. Spark from an electric welding torch is believed to have caused the fire which broken out in the repair shop of Bryant Motors Ltd., 508 George Street. Fire, department responded to the call at 9:10 Thursday evening. Gordon Bryant, owner and manager of the firm,, reported today that the car was seriously burned while about $L00 smoke damage was done to the^shop. The owner ha;l taken the late-model car to the garage a few davs earlier for" repairs. ' Off The W/resToday (Canadian Press, Monday, March 19) Slides Bury Logging Equipment; Man Killed PRINCETON, B.C.�A slide of rock and clay 200 feet long plunged down onto the logging operations of the Taylor Lumber Co. near here sweeping a light truck ond its driver from the road. Jack Brodcrick was uninjured. The slide also carried away an unoccupied jeep ond buried a loaded truck. An inquest will be held today for Antonio Amedia Eurigon, crushed to death beneath a dolly gar Saturdoy o nthe CPR line 100 miles east of Voncouver. Mr. Eurigon was reported to have been caught when snow plummeted down where he was working. Doctors Bottle For Life Of Injured Sectionman CHILLIWACK, B.C.�Steven Joe, 35, run over by a CPR troin, was in critical condition here Sunday night after an eight-hour bottle to sove his life. The Lytton section hand suffered a severed spinal cord, a broken orm ond head lacerations. , Two doctors, routed out of bed early Suhday,. worked over the injured man eight hours, Mr. Joe was lying lengthwise on the tracks when struck, the train crew said and looked like c "bundle of papers" lying between the tracks. The crew apparently realized it was a man just as the locomotive passed over his body. A number of IuihIkt trucks on their way out to the sawmills were in the line-up, stretching at least 800 yards down First Avenue. In case <>f emergency conditions, which arose this morning, motorists should always carry chains in their vehicles during the break-up season. All roads in the Prince George area, according to the latest road reports, are in good condition. On the Cariboo highway from Prince George to Woodpecker the fresh snow caused icing but sanding was in progress until noon today. The Hurt Highway had icy sections but was in generally good condition. Northern Trans-Provin-1 clal leading west to Vanderhoof Is In good condition but there are a few muddy sections. Late last week, when the thaw hit central British Columbia, vc-s travelled through up to eight Inches-of slush.on many roads near Prince George. Brake- were often Inundated in pools of water and when the temperature fell, at night they froze, icing the drums and rendering them inoperative. On the Cariboo Highway, approximately six niilos south of the city, Department of Highways is laying gravel in an effort to prevent serious break-up damage to the road surface this spring. Portion of the highway today being treated with gravel is part of a new section built last summer and put into use last fall. nesday morning on timber limit near Dog Creek where he and his partner Bert Snoll have been operating a sawmill for the past several months. He was unconscious when brought to St. John Hospital at Vanderhoof where he passed away a few hours later without regaining consciousness. Only eye witness of the accident was Dick Snell who called to his*brother Bert, �who was working a short distance away, when he saw a falling tree hit Andros. Together they rushed their friend of many years to the hospital. Examinations revealed severe head injuries, broken arm. and ribs and one collapsed lung. The deceased was 35 years of age and -was born in Weyburn, jSa.sk. He is survived by his wife ! Mary (nee Mary Reid), two children, John and Linda, his mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. J. Jl. Andrps, ;i brother Cliff and two sisters. Shirley and .Vonmi. Funeral services were heJd yesterday, in Holy Trinity- Church with Rev. N. .Atkinson officiating and Mrs. .1. James organist. Prior to devoting his full time to fanning and mill operations he had served for many years as Assistant Indian Agent for the Department of Indian Affairs at Vanderhoof. . Funeral Today For Giscome Resident Funeral services were hold from Assman's Funnral Chapel this afternoon for Mrs. Ida Julia Nellans who died in Prince George District Hospltaj Thursday. She was 68 years r>ld. Born in Finland. Mrs. Neilans wentr to Giscome in 1UM to take up farming. She remained a resi-�-dent of that community until the time of her death. Surviving her are-a sister Mrs. T. Lane residing, here, two sisters, in the United Slates, a brother Ln Pin-; Arthur; three nieces, Mrs. \V. Chance and Mrs. P. Gultanl I of Prince George and Mrs. P. Harris of, Vancpuver Island; "�n>\ [three nephews, Edward and Roy Lane and Carl IVjnrklund, all of Prince, George. . Rev. B. F. Behrends officiated at the last rites. Car Thief Takes Off In Model WiSh Expired License Plates Someone is driving a stolen car today who will find himself in a lot of hot water soon, if he does not take time to look VANCOUVER�The executive committee of the B.C. Liberal Association Saturday passed on "enthusiastic vote of confidence" in Arthur Loing, leader of the B.C. porty, the association said in a release Sunday. The vote spiked rumors that the April 5-7 meeting of the association would be used to challenge the party leadership of Mr. Loing. at the licence plates. A 1!)."�.*� Volkswagen was ready to be placed in a used car(lot In Prince George Saturday afternoon when It suddenly disappeared.' It is carrying 1955 B.C. licence number 199-020. The car, a standard Volkswagen model, is beige In color and has summer tires. Abptjt 3:30 Saturday mechanics at Hub City Motors and Equipment, corner of First Avenue and Dominion Street, had ju.st finished working on the car and had taken it out of the garage. They left it stand near the street and went to dear a space in the used car lot. When they came hack, it was gone. Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported today they have received several riow clues as to the whereabouts of the vehirle and are on the heels of the thief.- Also over the week-end police recovered a car which was reported stolen In South fort George. The owner, once the car had been reenvered, said the party who look it went "joy-riding" and did not press a charge of theft. AN YOU 'FIX THE MIX-UP'? See Page 11