Doris E. Bechtley 1158 Melville St. VANCOUVER, B.C. Dec6-57 Prince George Citizen An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest of CenWa! and Northern British Columbia , THE WEATHER Variable cloudiness overnight, sunny with cloudy periods tomorrow. Little change in temperature, winds light. Low tonight arid high tomorrow 42 and 70. Vol. 40; No. 67 Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, August 22, 1957 (3 Sections, 24 Pages) 7c per copy NEW VIEW, of Prince George is gained by workmen working on roof dS. new government building on Third Avenue as this Citizen photograph shows. Building slated for completion by next spring has now reached it's full height of five storeys. In left background can be seen old building that now houses provincial government offices. � �Citizen Photo Ads Help Solve Big Teacher Shortage Here -�.vjr;l?he'4e;c�;he,^isituation in Prince George School District No. 57 is .-shaping up better than officials'had hoped earlier this summer. With less than two weeks to go until school opening,'the number of unfilled vacancies is rapidly declining. "1 am more pleased with the picture now than I expected to be at this time of the year,'" School Inspector Ken Alexander told the board Tuesday night. He did not expiess the opinion that every vacancy could be filled, but felt satisfactory substitute measures couid be worked out. So far as the high school in the city ia concerned things are much brighter than they were a week ago when the board ran display advertisements In The Citizen seeking "university graduates" interested in taking up teaching, A. Stables, principal of the high school, Stated this week that only two of the six vacancies he faced last week were now unfilled, and he had hopes of finding suitable persons to fill these. "The response to our ad and the news fctory in The Citizen vats a wonderful demonstration of tlie power of advertising." Mr. Stables remarked. "I cannot say too much in expressing niy thanks to The Citizen for Its hel]> in bringing our need to tlie notice of the right people." The full regular school curriculum would have been carried on if his appeal had not worked, Mr. Stables said, but this will permit a broadening of the courses available to students. Among the optional courses the school will offer will be journalism. The city elementry school teacher situation seems to have been solved, according to 'figures provided the board at its Tuesday meeting. The rural school problem has not been as completely niet. There are still seven definite vacancies io be filled, but Mr. Alexander expressed optimism these would yet be taken care of. < LOSE THKEE Three rural schools, at Hansard Isle Pierre and Longworth, will probably be closed this year due to decrease;! enrolment. Overcrowding at Upper Fraser and Bonnet Hill schools may require employment of more teachers and provision of more space than is presently available, Mr Alexander told the meeting. H. A. Moffat informed the meet-Ing that he was urging upon the B.C. Trustees Association the Gold Mines Ask Boost- In Subsidies OTTAWA (CP) � Canada's gold mining industry Wednesday ask ed the government for a boost in subsidies to bolster sagging re venues caused by the high pre- mium value dollar. of the Canadian development of a teacher recruiting campaign, similar to that employed here, to gain well educated people for the profession. He thought this, combined with an in-service training in teaching techniques, would do more to solve the teacher shortage than any other step, it would also bring into the profession .people of higher caliber than could be expected from emergency measures with slighted standards in order to attract "just anyone." Two-Year-Old Boy Rescued From Well BIG RIVEK, Sask. (CP) � A two-year-old boy was rescued from the bottom of a 17-foot well test hole Wednesday night after bein^ trapped five hours. He was uninjured. The child, Kim Smith of Saskatoon, fell feel-first into the well. About 100 volunteers with shovels and two digging machines m;ide an excavation parallel to the well and then tunnelled througn horizontally to the child's position. $150 Million Available For Low Cost Housing OTTAWA (CP) � Prime Minister Diefenbaker announced Wednesday night the government will make $156,065',O()6 available for loans under the National Housing Act.: to give immediate encouragement to the construction' of low priced homes. � � He said the loans would be available to home-owner applicants, builders and rental investors through existing approved lenders�chartered banks, insurance'*an&jlasri and trust companies�who operate as agents of Central Mortgage &." T-tousing Corporation, a crown agency. The announcement said CMHC will' call a meeting of representatives of approved lending agencies forthwith to "work out details of the new arrangement. City Manager Plan Revived Plebiscite May Decide Issue Prince George. ratepayers may be given the opportunity this, fall to decide whether this city is ready for a city-manager form of government. The opportunity will arise if city council approves a recommendation calling for a plebiscite to be put to voters at the November municipal elections. It is understood council will be asked to make a decision regarding the controversial isue at its next regular meeting Monday night. SPARKING THE MOVE to revive the city manager plan is Alderman Percy L. Williams who told The Citizen that lie would introduce the subject "possibly at the next general meeting." He said that a plebiscite to the people is the only "possible solution." A sample poll taken from among members of council indicated that most aldermen would support Alderman William's recommendation. His move almost coincides with the formation of a special committee by the Prince George Board of trade to investigate the feasibility of a city-manager government in Prince George. The committee, formed about a month ago, plans to bring in a report sometime in October and upon its findings the board plans a 'public-information campaign designed to bring about the adoption of a city manager plan in 1908. However -one ..-.tv'a'de board spoReaiVian predicted that a plebiscite at this time would be "premature" unless city council could achieve "complete unanimity" on hiring a city manager. Although three aldermen agreed that a plebiscite should be held Overflowing Storage Tank Erodes Canyon on Connaught City officials are alarmed by overflow from the water storage tank atop Connaught Hill which is causing a deep canyon on the cast bank of the. steep hill. Engineer George Harford said yesterday that a small main leading to the Carney Hill reservoir was the main trouble maker. The 100,000 gallon tank, which served the city water distribution system for many years prior to the construction of the reservoir, overflows periodically and water rushes down the side of Coiv naught Hill out of a six-inch overflow pipe. CURRENTLY a larger pipe from the pumping "station is connected to a small pipe running from the reservoir. The two meet near Seventeenth Avenue oh Victoria Street. "When the large meets the smaller, there has to be a cushion to take what can't he squeezed Socred Rebel Feuds Over Gov't Schemes By The Canadian Press VANCOUVER � William Sproule, a Social Credit constituency association president, announced his resignation with a blast at the provincial government at his association's annual meeting here Tuesday night. The "last straw" deciding him, "------------------------------------� was the order-in-council early this month affecting property of a Roman Cathqllc school in nearby Coquitlam, he said. Other "departures from the Social Credit principles" which he noted in government legislation were: "The open arms method of open ing daily legislative sessions." He explained later he meant the rotation of daily prayers among ministers of Protestant, Catholic and Jewish faiths. Changing the method of selecting page boys. Introduction of acts "increasing disunity" such as the Fair Employment Act, which prohibits dls-crimination because of race, color or creed and passing of the "hastily thought out" Mining Act. Slick Thief Walks Olf With $800 Cash VANCOUVER (CP) � A daylight robber snatched SSOO in cash from a wicket at the Hudson's Bay Company store here "Wednesday. The money has been collected for . tickets for Theatre Under The Stars performances. Tavo telephone. operators thought at first the thief was a messenger sent by TUTS box office manager Cyril Pfetton to collect the money. The bundle of cash was" wrapped in a sheet of paper placed on the counter. through," Harford explained. "That is where the storage tank comes in handy. It holds the water which cannot get through between the pumps and the reservoir. SITUATION could be solved by laying a 12-inch main from Sixteenth Av.nue and Victoria to Carney Street. Project would cost about $14,000 "The tank will probably dis appear in a year or so," Aid Frank Clark predicted. He said that since it acts as a cushion in the system, it is -.saving many mains from fracturing. In the meantime Parks Board has written a letter to city council advising of the , canyon the the hillside. They will ask thai it be filled in "order to avoid any landslides. A fence has already been built around tlie area to retain the dirt and keep children out of its possible path. Man Discovered Dead By Friend . A 78-year-old man was found dead in his room in the Central Fort George area early yesterday. Police said George Burle, 473 Harper Street, was discovered dead in bed by a friend. A brief inquiry was held into the death yesterday afternoon by Coroner S. M. Carling. RCMP stated that the elderly man apparently died of natural cauues. Mr. Burle came to Prince George in 1910 and went overseas in World War I as a member of the 67th Battalion. He later worked as a surveyor in this area and took up mink farming near Nukko Lake. Mr. Burle is survived by a sister In England. Funeral service will be held from Assman's Funeral Chapel at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Rev. T. D. R. Allen will officiate and burial will take place under the auspices of the Canadian Legion Wen-Gren Enters B.C. Car Business VANCOUVER (CP) � A new company has been formed by tho Wenner-Gren Foundation in British Columbic? to import and sell a medium-size Swedish car, the Volvo. The company is Auto Imports Swedish Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wenner-Gren B.C. Development Ltd. The latter company was formed by Swedish Millionaire Axel Wenner-Gren to plan a �51,000,000 industrial development in B.C.'s Rocky Mountain Trench. The Volvo will probably sell for $2,000 to $2,500. this fall (of^ the other three, two reserved comment and the other was. unavailable), neither could agree that a city manager would constitute a great saving to the city. MAYOR JOHN MORRISON, uncertain that council should be asked to consider the issue when it is faced with so many other problems, conceded that if the electorate wanted it "we will certainly be guided by their decision." His Worship added however that he had "an open mind" on the matter and that "if council feels it should prosecute a plebiscite" he would abide�by its decision. If council does agree to a plebiscite it will be the first concrete step toward the city-manager form of government taken since the Olson Report was published three years ago. Since then a three-man committee was appointed to invosti gate the plan but its recommendation that council investigate; the cost of hiring a manager was tabled. Both Young Injured Girl Recovering Young girl injured after collid-ng with acar on the Hart Highway last Wednesday is doing well n Prince George Hospital. Hospital officials report that jail Swienson, 11, is recovering satisfactorily from leg fractures she suffered after striking a passenger car about four miles north of here on the road. Driver of the vehicle, Harry Andres, 32. 480 Third Avenue, said the youngster hit the car when approaching the highway on her bicycle from an east side road He did not strike the bicycle from the rear as was previously reported. Alderman Frank Clark and Alderman Charles Cranston welcomed Alderman William's proposal and agreed to support it. "I'm all for a plebiscite. Positively," said Alderman Clark. Alderman Cranston said he would be "In favor" of one and said that he would support it.if voters gave approval to the hiring of a city manager. He pointed out that most councils do not support city managers because they are not elected on the basis of a city manager form of government. Alderman Cranston said that it would be a good time to put a plebiscite to the people and predicted that it would go "over with a bang." Hiring of a city manager was recommended by the Olson Re port as a device tb free city coun cil from time-consuming, day-today administration and to bring about full-time liaison between all municipal departments. However unless it can be proven that a city manager will save the city money there is no use going ahead with the plebiscite, warned one city businessman. Alderman Williams also agreed with, this expression and indicated that before a plebiscite is drafted a full-scale survey into costs should be undertaken and the public informed. Premier, PGE Directors To Visit City Tuesday Premier W. A. C. Bennett, at least one cabinet minister and directors of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway will arrive in Prince George Monday night on a brief inspection tour of facilities and PGE construction progress. The entourage will be accompanied by a press party of six Vancouver and Lower Mainland newspapermen. Prince George Industrial Development Commission, which weeks ago scented an opportunity to catch the car of the premier when he came here regarding industrial development in the city, has laid on a full day of activities for the visitors. Arriving sometime late Monday night via the PGE the premier and his party will be greeted by members of the industrial commission headed by chairman Harold Moffat and Mayor John Morrison. A CHARTERED BUS will whisk the party which will likely include PGE president Einar Gunderson and general manager Joe Broadbent, off on a tour of proposed Industrial si'es in and around the city. At rioon a luncheon will be held in the McDonald Hotel by the development commission and the Prince George Board of Trade. In the afternoon Premier Bennett who will be accompanied by lands & forests minister R. G. Williston, will confer with members of city council. Prior to departing for Quesne; where the premier is scheduled to speak at a by-election cam paign rally, a dinner attended by upwards of 50 pr6minent civic leaders will be held in the McDonald: Hotel at 6:30 p.m. . Included in the tour will be a visit to some 2000 acres of land owned by the PGE east of the confluence of the Nechako and Fraser Rivers on the north bank of the Fraser. Other property owned by the PGE west of the city in the annex will also be visited as well as the industrial area in the city. N. J. Izowsky � leaves Citizen N. J. Izowsky Resigns Post On Citizen A well - known Prince George man who has been intermittently a s s o c i a t ed with The Citizen since 1927, this week tendered his resignation as vice-president and production manager of Citizen Publishers & Printers Ltd. Nestor J. Izowsky announced his resignation from the company upon his return from an extended trip to Scotland where, with his family, he visited relatives of his wife and revisited places he first saw as a* Royal Canadian Air Force officer during World War II. Mr. Izowsky, a former part owner of the newspaper, disposed of his interest last November but, agreed to remain with the company during the period in which The Citizen was being readied for daily publication commencing with the first issue in September. He said his plans for the future are not yet fully formulated. HK CAME to Prince George (See IZOWSKY, Page 2) � Third Avenue 'Mystery' Found City work crows have uncovered "what engineer George Harford has called "the fantastic mystery of Third Avenue." They found a man hole concealed two feet below the street surface, a relic of the past storm drainage system. "We were out on two or three small jobs when we run across the liole, about two feet underground and covered by several layers of gravel and asphalt," Mr. Harford said. He promised that this will be the last time Third Avenue Mill be dug up until gas mains are laid. Crews dug out a frost boil, fixer] a valve and laid a new tile drainage pipe. Meanwhile, ttac provincial department of highways bus started laying curbs on cutter* on Victoria Street. .Work is completion of a project started last year.