Prince G^rrrge Citizen An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted t Vol- 39; No. 91 (Three Sections) Decision Expected Soon erest of Cent/o) and Northern British Columbia WEATHER � Clearing this evening. Sunny with few cloud}' periods Friday. Little colder tonight. Winds light. Low tonight anc* high tomorrow, 20 and 35. Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, November 15, 1956 $4.00 per year 5c per copy According to word from Victoria today, legal counsel I for the city of Prince George and the Prince George Gas Co. app-arcd before the B.C. cabinet Wednesday to appeal against a ruling oi the Public Utilities Commission. They are appealing a PUC order made last May granting Inland Natural Gas Co. the right to buijkl a five-mile spur line to Prince George from the West-coast Transmission Co. main line at Slulley. '1 !i� city and the g^is com puny claim that Prince George Mas Co. should !,�� given this right since tin- company has already been given ;i PUC certificate to service Prince George1 residents. Inlai for this right, too. The cabinet's decision will be handed flown early in December, a government spokesman said. A plan proposed by Prince George & District aircraft owners to convert the so-called-Hudson's Bay slough south of the city into a float-plane base, has met with the approval of the city engineer, but with some reservations City Engineer George Harford advised city council this week that ho approves of the scheme in principle providing certain provisions are taken into consideration; Casting ah eye to the future Mr. Harford cautioned that the slough shoUi,i not be dredged to a �jepth that might interfere with iulure storm 'sewers and drainage canals entering the slough from the city. He advised that the city first obtain ap agreement from whomever develops the project that would allow for a sanitary sewer easmeir. jn t]10 eye'nt sewage from South Fort George is required to be brought to the city's future treatment plant, north of the slough .on.the Fraser River. 10N<31 X KlOlt H E( OMM EX DH '1 he city engineer also advised council that the installation of engine-testing blocks be discouraged because of the noise that would result from high-powered aircraft- engines; urged that tho architecture of buildings erected on the site conform with the surrounding landscape; recommended that adequate maintenance facilities be enforced to prevent oil and grease from accumulating <>" the surface of the basin and suggested that sufficient land be left for the possible use of the waterway to provide small boat facilities. .NOW FUTURE I'ARKIiAXD City council requested the engineer's report following word from Victoria that land border-? slough and kind turned to build the spur line on the! Alarmed at the extent of grounds that it would be serving- damage inflicted upon -public the B.G Power Commission^ improvements in the down-thermai plant which will be lo- town area, City Engineer cated a short distance east of the George Harford this week city. i recommended that city coun- j Both the city and Prince George cji request construction firms i Gas Co. are appealing for this to post boncis at City Hall to j cover possible damage to sidewalks, curbs and gutters, I water and sewer lines, before \ undertaking large construe-i tion jobs. Mr. Harford noted that where contractors encroach on city property, serious damage is sustained by public improvements, in some cases. In one case a new sidewalk j laid last summer completely dls- | appeared where a contractor was preparing to lay a foundation for a new building. Although the city is protected against loss in such cases by virtue of a clause inserted in city building permits, in order to claim damages the city would have to go to litigation. Mr. Harford said that it would be much simpler if contractors merely posted a bond or certified cheque with the building inspector before commencing construction. over to the city for park purposes more than a year ago would have to be relinquished to permit construction of the aircraft refuge. If the project goes ahead, the land would have to be conveyed back to crown ownership so that it could then be turned over to the Dominion ^Department of Transport. Construction of the seaplane base, considered essential since the present anchorage on the Fraser River has proved inadequate, would cost about $75,000, according to estimates. It would involve dredging about 100,000 cubic yards of material from the slough in order to deepen the natural channel, that is a backwater of the Fraser. Since the plan for the harbor was first advanced here several months ago it has won the approval of the Hon. R. G. Williston, Minister of Lands and Forests, Hon. James Sinclair, Dominion Minister of Fisheries, and B. R. Leboe. M.P. for Cariboo. Alleged Car Thieves Nabbed In Kamloops A car stolen from Canadian Bechtel Tuesday night has been recovered in Kamloops and three persons have been charged with theft of the automobile. Being brought back to Prince George tomorrow morning to face charges are James Michaud, Kenneth Atwell and Yvon Cloutier, all of no fixed address. Charges of theft over S50 have been laid against the three accused. No Benefits For Members Pair Received $35,835 For Careening Car Jolts Sleeper in A charge of criminal ncgilence was laid against Alfred McKnjght believed to be from Alberta, after he drove his car across a sidewalk, through a picket fence and crashed into the Cariboo Rooms building on George Street, causing approximately $550 damage early Wednesday morning. The impact of the crash knock- ed a roomer off his bed onto the floor. He was not injured. His bed was against the damaged wall. McKnight appeared in police court the same morning and was remanded without plea to Saturday. He pleaded guilty to a second charge of driving without a valid driver's license and' was remanded to Saturday for sentence. Angry Moose Mangles Car Paul Hamm and his brother-in-law. Sam (Sandy) Sprcckels, both of Spokane. Wash., are homeward bound today' with a profound respect for the destructive habits'pf B.C.'s big game. I heir car limped into Prince George early Tuesday morning with a damaged radiator and a shattered headlight after a midnight encounter with an irate apparently . became angered by the probing headlights and suddenly turned and charged the slowly moving vehicle. The result was a punctured radiator and a smashed headlight. According to the two frightened motorists, it took '�several minutes" for the angry animal to extricate its horns \from the mangled front end grillwork bull moose a few miles south of! of the late model car. Parsnip River bridge on the Hart The moose then wandered down Highway. tl1L, roacj am] disappeared into the Hamm.said they overtook the hush. animal and after chasing it along I the road for several Temporary repairs to a leaking minutes, it radiator enabled'the two Ameri- cans to reach here about daylight Tuesday and they left at noon for Vancouver, trusting that Cariboo .moose were less belligerent than their brothers farther north. They "were among 200 civilians employed on a U.S. Air Force base at Fairbanks, Alaska, kist summer. Snow plows are patrolling the GOO-mile section of the Alaska Highway between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, Y.T., and it was 10 below zero when they left Fairbanks Saturday, according to the two men. VANCOUVER (CP) � Two of 19 persons charged in the bingo raid on the Cordial- Club last August received $35,825 over a period of 31 months, a court witness said here. This evidence was given at the hearing of the charge by chartered accountant Roy C. Bell, who examined accounts of the club and Delmar Estates Ltd. He .testified that the $35,825 was paid to Albert and Gordon Town, co-shareholders of Delmar Estates, for 1954, 1955 and seven months of 195(3. The accountant also testified that the accounts showed sale of "A and B" bingo cards netted the Cordial Club $533,864 from March 1053, to July 195G, and a total of $-IOD.8(J4 was paid out in prizes. The Towns, 17 other persons and three companies are charged with keeping a common gaming house as the result of a raid made by city police on the Cordial Club Aug. 17. NO BENEFITS Mr. Bell said that after examine the books, there were no benefits for members of the Cordial Club." The accountant .said he found Albert Town received a salary of $1,675 and a $2,000 "additional drawing" in 1054. In the same' year; Gordon Town received a salary of $1,000. In 1055, said the witness, Albert Town received a salary of $5,200 and a $2,S50 "additional drawing" and Gordon Town received a salary of $4,500. Up to July 31, 1950, Albert Town had received a salary of $3,000 and an "additional drawing" of $3,200. Meanwhile, Gordon Town had received a salary of $6,400. Mr. Bell said that in the 31 month period, Albert Town received a total of ,$20,925, and Gordon Town, $14,900. The accountant added that after salaries were paid and all other operating expenses paid the club showed a net profit of $25,173. WORK on the new PI>mce George Fire Hull is right on sehedule and tfte ground floor should be ready for occu-paney before Christmas. Marpole Construction, contractors for the $130,000 structure, will have the building ready for full ocupancy by next February.- Blacktopping will be done next spring, or, weather permitting it could start this fall. Scaffolds are'slated to come down by the end of the week. There are 12, men employed in the site at present. Arena Cost Hears New Trial Ordered In Acid-Hurling Case VANCOUVER (CP) � A new trial was ordered Wednesday night for John Babich, charged with an acid-throwing attack on a $14,000 sweepstake winner. After an all-male, B.C. Supreme Court jury failed to agree on a verdict. Babich, (i!, is charged with causing bodily harm with intent to maim by throwing acid at Mrs. Helen Orsolets. In the three-day hearing, evidence told of a squabble over the $110,000 Irish Sweepstake prize won by Mrs. Orsolets on a ticket given her by Babich. and of her attempts to get him to leave the house just before the alleged acid attack on May 19. Four Drug Suspects Fined For Vagrancy Two men and a woman who pleaded guilty to vagrancy in police court yesterday morning were fined $25 and costs each. The three were arrested and charged last week when they tumbled into the RGME office tinder the influence of narcotics. One of the men was carrying $3,000 in his shirt pocket. They were being held while RCMP checked to see if they were wanted elsewhere on narcotics charges. A young native woman arrested last week and charged with vagrancy was also fined $25 and costs. Analysis of a white powder she was carrying disclosed it was not drugs as suspected. When Prince George electors ,go to the polls on civic election day December 13 they will be asked to approve two money bylaws totalling over half a million dollars. will be for an First and largest expenditure of $445,000 for construction of a civic arena; the.second in the amount of $95,000 is for an extension of the city; waterworks system- Both bylaws been drafted and have received a first reading which it presented navc becn de" Wy ncxt Fcb' Ashcroft Man Not Guilty Of Criminal Negligence QUESNEL (CP) � William Toomy of Ashcroft was acquitted on a charge of criminal negligence at fall assizes continuing here on Wednesday. He had been charged in connection with the death of Charles Pasco, also of Ashcroft ,who suf-ercd fatal injuries when a truck lriven by Toomy left the road and overturned Oct. J. Defence counsel T; G, Bowcn-Colthurst asked fur acquittal on grounds of insufficient evidence. 'Wedding Party* Outstanding Entry Summit Lake Woman Wins Grand Prize In Contest . o A Summit Lake woman, Mrs. Shirley Gratlon, has won the grand prize�a console model combination radio-gramophone�in The Citizen's Scrambled Names contest. Her entry was judged the brst j------------------------------------------- received during the five weekly contests. it was entered in the final contest last week, and consisted of a charming wedding tableau complete with miniature bride and Realistic wedding tableau was best in Scrambled Names Contest. groom and their attendants against a background of pink and white ribbons and rosebuds. Ribbons flowing from >he bridal bouquet contained a correct list of the merchants represented in last week's contest, and the minister held a tiny "Bible" with pages describing the manner" in which (See PRIZE WINNER, Page 2) by city council/ Two additional b> was thought might at the same time ferred until pro') ruary. They are a $175,000 bylaw covering 'the cost of a new police^ administration building and a &30O>: 000 debenture is.si'c IO1> a 195T street-paving program. All four money.pvlaws arc well within the city's scope as its tax assessment roll today stands somewhere in the vicinity of some $15,000,000. DEBBXTITJIB IStfl*'' Financing of the proposed arena will be acHicvC(1 b-v tho sale of debenture:.- in denominations of $100, $500 ;iit1 SI,000 bearing interest at five arid on^-half percent. paration by Vancouver architects Underwood, MeKihley and Cameron now includes a permanent concrete floor in the ice area and the cost will hjclude architects fees, bond discount allowances, debenture printing and election expenses. safe but if both bylaws meet electoral (Sec BYLAWS, Page 7) c. Construction of tH� waterworks program will also l>e paid for out of a debenture issue bearing the same rate of intot'cst- Plans for. the arena under pre- Work On Sewer Unef A sudden rise in the Praser River by as much as six feet has delayed construction of the city's sewage disposal system outfall on the bank of the/ivcr in the vicinity of Twentieth Avenue. Construction of the unit was well underway before mild weather last week caused the river to rise and work to stop. City workmen were building a dike around an area where the pipe was to be laid on the river bed when high water hampered operations. The outfall will carry sewage from the main trunk line where it will be ejected into the river. Completion of the unit'will be delayed now until cold weather causes the river level to drop once again. Robert Thomas JJurton, Prince George, pleaded guilty to .four charges of obtaining goods and money by false pVetenses in police court this niorninj? and was remanded to Saturday f�r sentence; Burton obtained gas arid money from four local service stations between September 1 and October -1 by using bad cheques. In each case he had his car passed up and received change for a $15 cheque, j The four serVfce stations invol-j ved were IJollcy Service, Bridge- j way Service! Quucnriway Esso Service and Ware's S,heI1 Servicf. Burton told magistrate P. J. Moran he "would never have done i thine like that if i wasn't under he influence ofliqii�"-" He '"'fled that he wished to make restitution to all the .service stations. Bail was sot at -SI-00,0. , Yesterday, Burton was fined $50 when he pleaded guilty to impaired driving. GRANT MacEWAN of Calgary, prominent agriculturist and author, will be heard by Prince George Canadian Club Monday at Connaught School auditorium.