CLASSIFIED .........:......... Page 6 COMICS ;,.....I....'......'.'........ Page 7 EDITORIAL I..........:......:. Page 2 WOMEN'S, SOCIAL; ..;..... Page 5 SPORTS .................... ...... Page 4 PHONE 67 ~ The Weather Cloudy.'with occasional snow flurries. Milder, light winds. Low tonight and high 'tomorrow, 15 and 20. Vol. 2; No. 33 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1-958 PRICE 7- CENTS BY CARRIER (1.35 PER MONTH CCF Chooses Close To Contest Riding William Close, a 41-year-old Canadian National Telegraphs employee from Dawson Creek, has been named CCF candidate in the Cariboo riding for the March 31 federal election. He was the only nominee at a party convention held here Saturday afternoon which drew delegates from half a dozen northorn B.C. centers. The convention was marked by Indications that the CCF organization in the riding would go into the election battle at full throttle. A total or 76 delegates, the largest number which has attended a nominating convention here this year, nominated Close by acclamation. tie was the unsuccessful CCF candidate in the June federal election. Local businessman John Mc-Innis, one of the fathers of the CCF movement in British Columbia, told the meeting Canadians were faced with more promises than policies at the present time. DECLINE IX INTEREST "Governments have not been concerned with legislation which is designed to benefit the working people," Mclnnis told the meeting. He said that in spite of the marked trade union growth in the past 30 years, there has been a sharp decline in governmen interest in those groups. "Trade union and the CCF movements have helped improve the conditions which we have today," the veteran party work er stated. "Old parties, have definitely been stirred up by the growing strengths of other movements.' He urged CCF followers to support their candidate with every available means and add ed "the Social Creditors can tap financial supplies not avaiable to us." Close, who has lived in the Dawson Creek area since 1934 said the press "has put. a fence around Saskatchewan that would even put the Iron Curtain to shame." � He stated that the names o Coldwell and Woodsworth wil be remembered when Bennet and Aberhart are forgptten. "Agriculture is in the same position it was in during the dirty thirty's. Employment prob lems have almost reached the same stage," he remarked. NO SOLUTION "On the whole, the Progres sive Conservative governmen JACK DOBIE, district manager of the B.C. Power Commission in Prince George, presents Mrs. Harry Loder with the Electrical Service League's Red Seal for adequate home wiring�that is, wiring that is in accordance with the specifications laid clown by the league. Five others in Prince George were awarded seals: L. Siller, J. Macintosh, Dr. J. Newby, R. Swigart and E. Linden-bach. The wiring was judged by the Prince George area chapter of the league. �Citizen Photo Centennial Crests On Sale Here Soon Prince George centennial crests which were chosen in the course of a competition here last summer have been officially ratified by the central centennial committee Victoria. Alex Bowie, who showed the crests to the committee in Victoria recently said today that T-shirts and ties bearing the crests will be retailed in Prince George this year. He hclievcs that is is probably on the late side to order print- ed articles from outside the city so the present plan is to print the crests on the articles in Prince George. For this purpose the possibility of using silk screens is being investigated. Peter Choquette of the Stag Shop has already written to several silk screen manufacturers to find out the availability and cost of the screens, Bowie said. has no solution to these problems and it appears as if they certainly aren't trying to find a solution to them," Close said. He predicted that the fight in this election will be between the CCF and the Tories. Close envisioned "capitalists" being represented by the Progressive Conservatives and the "working class by the CCF." Jake Hoist, bussiness agent for the International Woodworkers of America, Local 1-424 said the union which he represents pledged its support to the CCF at a recent convention in Vancouver. He said labor is an important arm of the party's movement and supports the CCF because "we^ firmly believe in its policies." Close said after the meeting he will make every effort to visit the entire Cariboo riding before electors go to the polls March 13. He indicated he may even call on workers currently engaged in diamond drilling operations in the Rocky Mountain Trench. Delegates from Quesnel, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Toms-lake and Prince George attended the convention which was hx>ld in the CCF Hall. Following a dinner, which was served delegates at about 6 p.m., the group discussed campaign plans. Mr. Close left Prince George by CNR yesterday afternoon to attend a party regional meeting which will be held in Edmonton this week. City Expansion Plan Drastically Reduced Annexation Slashed By Up To 700 Acres Prince George's ambitious plans to expand its bound aries to about double its present size has been drastic ally reduced by the provincial government. According to word from the Department of Munici pal Affairs at Victoria the city will be forced to reduc by about 700 acres the amount of land it had originall} planned to embrace within its administration. The government's recommendation deals a sever blow to the city's annexation plans which have been before the public for well over two years. Reasons for the wholesale trimming of the plan are obscure and according to city officials involve inter-departmental quarreling at Victoria. As a result the city must revise its petition to the Lieut.-Gov.-In-Council requesting approval of its desire to expand its boundaries. It is understood now that no land currently occupied by resident owners will be permitted to be annexed by the city. , This includes the new VLA subdiviion and other large acreages occupied by such residents as the Claude Towes, the Nilson farm and Jamieson construction. Folk Group Claims Largest Membership The Prince Georgwill be successful in acquirin district lot 1427 west of Quinn St. and north of Fifth Ave. fo industrial purposes, one of th major areas sought by the city Roughly the area that wil likely be approved for expansion will be that section west of Quinn St. and north of Fifteenth Ave to the Nechako River and ex tending west to the foothills o Cranbrook Hill. It will still provide the city with a substantial increase to its total acreage. � From a long-range planning point of view, the amended ter liiory to be acquired is said to be unsatisfactory, unless the city is permitted to. exercise a certain amount or control in the regu lated area. Planners feel that eventually the city "will fall heir" to the entire fringe area and it woulc be best for it to acquire the land now when its development can �^ properly planned. � � � - Originally the city had plans to absorb South Fort George as well as the VLA sub-division or Pine Street. However residents in the area *vere so vigorously opposed to coming into the city, that a can vass instituted by the city was a total failure. It is understood that the latest revision was brought about on he basis of complaints directed to the government by the resi dent homeowner. This belief is given strength by the fact that a resident close to the drive-in theatre recently received a letter from an officia the department of munfeipa affairs who stated that it was his oelief a new petition would have o be circulated by the city. CCF's Regier To Speak Here Erhart "Ernie" Regier, mem her of parliament for Burnaby-Coquitlam will address a CCF campaign meeting in Prince George Wednesday. Mr. Regier, who is making speaking tour of centres in north-central B.C., .will appear in the CCF hall on Fourth Ave. at 8 p.m. Camera Shop Raid Nets Thieves $850 Close to $S50 worth of camera equipment was stolen from a eorge \ St. store during the week-end. Royal Canadian Mounted Po-ice reported today that W. D. West Studios, 331 George St., was raided late Saturday or early Sunday morning,-the second time the store has been robbed inside of a year. Thieves entered the premises after forcing a rear door and nade off with half a dozen cameras,' including sa �200 Bell and Howell automatic movie camera. . Two other S millimeter movie lobogganist Breaks Leg A young English immigrant was hurt yesterday afternoon while tobogganing north of here near the Hart Highway. George Thomas wilde of 2156 lenwick Crescent was taken to lospital suffering from a, broken eg sustained when he was obogganing with friends near he'Hart Highway school^ about 8 cameras were stolen in addi lion to two 35 mm cameras. The firm placed the total loss-at $84G.29. Police said none of the articles have been recovered and investigating officers do not have any suspects. Symphony Head Here Friday The business manager of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Ian H. Dobbin, will visit Prince George Friday to finalize arrangements for the visit of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. ' ; : All clubs concerned with' the promotion of the visit are rc: quested to attend a meeting with Dobbin to be held in the Civic Centre banquet room the same evening. The Vancouver Symphony performance, slated for March 22 will be the first major event of the centennial year. The event is sponsored by the Prince George Concert Society assisted by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Business and Professional Women's" cluB. SOMETHING OF A RECORD was set at the Canadian National Telegraph office during the week-end when 700'citizens affixed" their names to this telegraph which was'sent to high school curling team currently- battling- for Canadian x championships at Charlottetown, P.E.I. Holding "good luck" message is pretty * CNT clerk Patricia Sim. .-' �Citizen Photo 'Wire Flashes Good Luck From 700 Well-Wishers Over 700 well-wishers had their names on a telegram which was sent to Prince George's high school curling champions in Charlottetown, P.E.I., yesterday. . ' i ! . � The Prince George rink which took the provincial honors- at play-downs' held in Cranbrook last month, were expected to receive! the marathon congratulatory message early this morning. The messages was compiled at the Canadian National Telegraphs office over the week-end: Each supporter paid 10 cents to have his or her name added to the wire. Kevin Smale, Gary Wray, John Kennedy and Bill Kennedy arrived in the.' Atlantic city Saturday along;: with, coaph Trev Sterling ahd prefci-; dent of the EkC. high school' curling! association, Ted*Williams. . They played ,their first game at ,11 a.m. .today, Pacific Standard Time. Bob -Clements, manager of' Can--' adian National Telegraphs, said copies of the message have been made for each of the boys and they will be presented to them on their return to Prince George. Bennett Flays Old-line Parties As Do-Nothings By H. L.. Jones Canadian Press Staff Writer VANCOUVER (�P) � Social Creditors wound up a two-day, policy-making conference at the veekend and heard a political all to arms from their pational eader and from British Colum- ia's Premier- Bennett from the larchi 31 federal election cam- aign. The 200-odd delegates from British Coumbia and Alberta ave a standing ovation and a ote of confidence to national ader Solon Low when he called n them to get out and put can-idates in every constituency in he country. They gave the same to Pre-icr-Bcnnctt, who hit at his crit-s and declared in a 45-minutc rui-flinging speech that the Liberals and Conservatives care nothing for his province except for the votes they could get. "They have done nothing for B.C.," the premier declared. "The Liberals and Conservatives � the .sawdust twins � still are making promises, but only promises." Social Credit, the premier said, was the party of action. He reviewed what his government has done in its six years in office Some delegates had miniature boxing gloves pinned to their coat lapels. One said the goves were to be "the symbol of the coming campaign so far as Social Credit is concerned." < The B.C.-Alberta bonference hammered out behind .closed doors what Mr. Low described os "a responsible program � not a lot of foolish promises." It will be meshed with other policy re-polutions already endorsed at an Ontario-Quebec meeting .and those passed at a forthcoming Saskatchewan-Manitoba meeting in Brandon. � The,5S-year-old national leader, a . veteran political campaigner,, said main resut of this "grass;-.' roots" policy-making wil be a number of "new approaches." This would be true in policy toward unemployment and foreign trade � which he said he considered critical problems � finan-eia ploicy,' agricuture and re- . sources development. Mr. Low said in an interview during the meeting he expected his party to get more than the 19 seats it held in the last-Parliament.