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Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, May 24, 1956
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ersvie As Boat Overturns
Father Of Six Drowned On Way To Battle
A 3?-year-old father of six children was one of two victims who drowned Tuesday afternoon in Tacheeda Lake, 58
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worker employed on the construction of the Nechako Brewery; and Arthur A. Buchanan, Summit Lake.'
Funeral services for Mr. Douglas will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from Assman's Funeral Chapel.
Horn in Prince George, the victim Is survived by his wife and children, Marie, Tony, Vernon, (Jeorge, Donald and a baby Col-line; his father living at Hope; H.C.; a sister, Lulu, at Cowichan Lake; a sister, Helen, in Wyoming; another sister and a brother, Bruce, of Prince George; one brother James, Terrace,- B.C. and a brother, Donald at Prince Rupert.
|Thrilling sight for structural steel enthusiasts is taking place
the site of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway bridge over
|he Fraser River where erectors are currently piecing together
leel members for the first span. In this picture a piece of
unelling is being hoisted aloft to Dornjnion Bridge Co. Ltd.
(:rew members on their perches high above the ground.
Recreation Ministry
he attorney-general common t-^. andf'although Lhe bodies were recovered soon after, artificial respiration failed to revive them.
Dr. (1. M. Fierheller sped to the scene from Prince George but the' nen were past help when he arrived.
The water in the lake was said to be about 2~i feet deep *at the spot where the boat overturned.
A Korean war veteran Douglas wife employed by Pas Lumber since last January.
Survivors of the tragic mishap are Lome Eggen, 136 Moffat St., an employee of the Pas Lumber; Clinton M. Hoover, construction
In a letterjto ?AaJor p. G. Gran-see,* officer .commanding "Sf8 AC & W Squadron here, Mayor Morrison has asked that his "heartfelt thanks" be conveyed to Captain Bernard Christensen and Captain Robert Wells.
, Christensen and Wells last Saturday took off from Prince George in the USAF Beaver attached to 918 Squadron, picked up ailing Ronald Kline at Quesnel, and flew him to Vancouver in time for specialists to relieve a respiratory condition which would have proved fatal.
In his letter to Major 'Gransee the mayor said, "As mayor of this city, and on behalf of the residents of our sister community, I would deem It an honor if you will convey to Captains Robert Wells and Bernard Christensen the heartfelt thanks, of this entire Central B.C. region for the splendid manner in which they recently.conducted a mercy flight, resulting" in saving the life of a little Quesnel boy.
"It is our sincere hope (hat this spirit of good neighborliness will be reflected by all of the resl-
mand:" � - > r V.
To The Citizen,.the mayor said, "Incidents like this one are bound to lead to the. type of mutual international trust and friendliness on which a successful system of continental defence can � be built."
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Fire-Fighters Winning Battle To Keep B.C. Forests Green'
' Northern interior of British Columbia is still laid siege by
fires.
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Buf the frenzied fight to get them under control is about
forest service officials reported-today that most are contained and under control and that mopping-up operations are in effect In some areas.
pue to-poor radio reception a complete report from forest rangers in "the district was not available at press time. " However there are still a total of-18 fires in the Peace River area and "south of the Peace to Quesnel 2-1 are still burning.
Cabinet Ministers Speak Tonight '
Three B.C. cabinet ministers tonight will meet the executive of the Prince George Board of Trade and will address a public meeting in the banquet room of the McDonald Hotel.
Attorney-General Robert W. Bonner, Minister of Labor Lyle Wicks and Kenneth Kiernan, Minister of Agriculture, will meet officials at a special dinner meeting.
Bonner has been in Prince George since Tuesday evening. Yesterday morning he addressed the opening session of the B.C. Game Convention In the Civic Center.
Kiernan will travel west on Friday with Supervising District Agriculturist Shirley Preston to inspect agricultural lands in that area.
The trio will._hold__a public
meeting' in the Macdonaid Hote banquet room at 8 o'clock this evening.
Mosf seriously' affected area Is in the Peace and fire fighters are h h
in recently experienced" a | being moved to the northern
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in their uniform styles,
further" changes be-
' acceptance".
. -ig steelhead and lake trout |w increase the "yields on lakes breams, as well as the -kill-�f "coarse" fish on' lakes
I of n,' utlhe province are some m- � h|8hli8hts;ol the Coramis-[J�n d w�rk in the field of 'fisHer-
in stated,
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scene from fires in the south.
The Job of organizing the forces to fight fires is a hectic one and shouldering most of the responsibility for it is dlstrist forester here W. C. "Cy" Phillips.
Hundreds tof men were required to fight the, fires and many of these were drawn from lumber mills located, in the^ire area
-Two- aircraft were in constant use flyiiig just about every Hay-light hour, moving in men and
$10,000 Line Truck Here In few Days
City'electrician J. D. Dobie left Prince George yesterday for Van-cpu'ver- where he will pick up a new line service truck ordered by council early this year. .
The new unit will cost the city $10,000 but will be purchased by the British Columbia Power Cora-mission when the Crown corporation takes over the "focal electrical utility!
Theitruck ,was built by Hayes Manufacturing Company, Vancou. ver, and. embodies such features' as .a .special crew cab, winches, a boom hoist and racks for special equipment.
City's present line truck has been condemned by the British Clbi W
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Razor Mob Appeals To Supreme Court
VANCOUVER (CP) � The Supremo Court of Canada will be asked.to hear an appeal against the conviction of'�five men sentence dto 20 years each here for attempted murder. They are convicted of trying to kill Thomas Klnna in what was alleged to be a gang war over the drug traffic. Three of the men are Charles Talbot :!('�, Marcel Fren-ettc 28, and Robert Tremblay .'it, who are charged with seizing a guard at Oakalla prison in a dis-turbance May 7. TI19 others are James Malgren ,2P, and Lucian Mayers 50.
Morrow Sworn As Judge Of Cariboo
VERNON, B.C. (CP) � Charles W. Morrow, before fellow barristers, officers of the court and justices of the peace, Tuesday took his oath of office as judge of the county court bench of the Cariboo before Mr. Justice A. M. Manson.
Mr. Morrow has practised law in Vernon for more than 30 years. He and his wife will later take up residence in Prince George.
Shunned Fire Duty; City Man Fined $25
In police court Tuesday }Valter Hildebrandt, Prince George, was fined $25. for refusing to fight a forest' fire.
Hildebrandt was accosted-by a Forest Service, official at the week-end and asked to help fight a blaze which was raging' in the district.
He did not heed the forester's request.and subsequently was arrested and brought to trial.
BCPC Ups Rates But P.G. Exempt
A revision of four of its six rate classifications was announced Wednesday by the B.C. Power Commission.
The rate adjustment�first general levision in the utility's 11-year history�will affect residential, commercial, power and primary power customers on all meter readings after I June 1.
Rate revisions announced today by the B.C. Power Commission will not affect those already approved for Prince George. ' . #
The rates outlined to city council in February are part of rtte new rate structure just approved by the commission, and thus the picture is unchanged as far as electrical consumers, in Prince George are concerned.
The rates will become effective when the power commission officially takes over the city-owned utility September 1.
Though many customers, mostly in surburban areas which have built up in recent years, will have lower bills, net effect of the revisions will result in additional revenue from the commission's 62,000 customers.
Major reason for the revision is that the commission must develop power at today's costs to meet a doubling of its load in 1958 and a load in excess of three times its 1955 figure by 1961. Since it operates on a cost of service basis, revenue must be increased to meet the higher capital costs facing the
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Main feature of the revision is withdrawal of the 10 per cent prompt payment discount privi-
lege from all classes of service. This is An keeping with utility trends in recent years. "At the same time, irrigation rates will be reduced so,that the net cost of this service will remain unchanged.
Revisions have been made in certain of the""block" charges for monthly energy consumption, some upward, some down. There is no blanket increase in rates,
but rather an extensive simplification of rate schedules so that all charges will be more directly related to the cost of service.
Minimum bills have been reduced to $1.00 for residential customers whose minimum now are $2.00 or $8.00 (if a major appliance such as. a range is installed.) Monthly minimum of $2.00 for commercial customers* who are on a two kilowatt demand is reduced to $1.00. Special minimum bills now in effect in certain of (SeeBCPC UPS RATES; Page 8
Trade Board Will Hear traffic Report
Executive of the Prince, George Board of Trade tonight will hear a report from the civic affairs committee on the group's moves to have the one-way street proposal abolished.
Yesterday evening the committee* met and drafted a petition wWch will be circulated among the downtown, merchants who will be effected by city council's program.
It is expected the petition will be readied fbr �prespritation to council next week. > .'"Ten days ago the committee appeared before the corfhcll and preeented a resolution endorsed b&jnembers of the board of trade,
ft called for the abandonment of> traffic progrsfm .which wou�| see Second, Fourth and Sixth Avenues as well as Dominion a^id Bii* t > one-
FT. ST. JOHN fT.HUSOti
WHITEHORSE
Reason for the triumphont grins worn by these busby-clad Prince George Junior Chamber of Commerce members is the replica of the famous Mile, "On signpost,.trademark of Dawson Creek, with which they pose. The four were delegates at a convention of Jaycees in Grande Prairie, Alta., last weekend where the Dawson Creek delegation proudly displayed their emblem. Never .at a loss for high-jinks, our boys made off with the prized landmark and its owners are n6t-likely to get it back until they-attend the provincial Jaycee convention here June 7, 8 and ? thl lf ih E HiJI L flt At M rf HUHd O ^
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