/ N S / D E CLASSIFIED.................... Page 12 COMICS ......................... Page 13 EDITORIAL ..................... Page 2 WOMEN'S, SOCIAL ...... Page 9 SPORTS.......................... Page 6 DIAL LOgan 4-2441 WE ATHER Sunny with cloudy periods, continuing warm. Winds light. Low'tonight and high tomorrow, 43 and 80. Vol. 2; No. 97 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1958 PRICE 7 CENTS BY CABRIEr* J*C PER WEEK V : .- i p3. /� | ���' I 1 .. �>�' i SCHOOL FOR mentally and physically handicapped children will be erected in one day, on June 21. Sponsored by the Prince George Kiwanis Club, Prince George Contractor's Association, and the Society for Handicapped Children are joining forces in the venture, the first of its kind in Prince George, possibly in the province. Ten New Forest Fires Break Out Overnight Smoke from the kttest fire in the worst outbreak of forest fires that the district has known in years, should he visible from Prince George today, a forestry official reports. The lire is raging about 30 miles south of town, in the vicinity of West Lake. Extent of the blaze is not yet knowni but preliminary reports indicate that a large force of firefighters have been sent to deal with the blaze. The general forest fire situation was described by fire protection chief Maurice Isonor this morning as "serious," while the firohaznrd In the district continues to be classified as "high." TEN NKW KlltKK The number of fires that have broken out has rocketed to 101, ho reports. Ten now fires; sprang up since yesterday, nine of which have been extinguished. Expenditure on lire suppression is now estimated at $49,000 � nearly double yesterday's estimate. Total number of 37 fires actually burning at press-time is the highest to date. An army of .'570 men and 21 cats and two aircraft is fighting day and night to keep the fires from spreading. A huge 1000-acre fire 12 miles south of McBride is now under control. It. is Vicing fought by SO men aided by nine cats. BLAZE AT ALBREDA A crew of 120 men assisted by seven cats is combatting the 500 acre blaze at Albrcda that has jbeen threatening to close � the ^Trans-Canada Highway between Jasper and Kaniloops./ Latest reports stated that the road is passable. With warm weather forecast for the next few days little chance of immediate improve- ment in the situation is foreseen. "All we can do is to try and catch the fires when they are small," Isenor said. The entire forest district is in a condition approximating tinder at the moment. Immediate causes of the fires are believed to include camper's fires, burning cigarette butts and open burners at lumber mills. The latter cause is helived to be responsible for some of the worst fires. Firefighters are recruited mainly from lumber workers in the bush. They are paid at the rate of 70 cents an hour and called as needed. Recruitment in the city is carried out through the Unemployment Insurance Commission. In emergencies men are picked up where they can be found ;� from beer parlors or off street corners if necessary. Forestry officials believe that the present situation will persist until rains promote green growth in the forests. 'MAD HATTER" Bennett Blasted On Money Policy VANCOUVER (CP) �Opposition leaders today criticized the B.C. government sharply for its '�(nancial policy following the announcement Tuesday that it is to borrow $25,000,000 to meet current expenses. OCP leader Robert Strachan described Premier Bennett as "the mad hatter of finance." "During the last session I urged tho premier to keep liquid the $12,000,000 he announcer] he was putting into the supplementary sinking fund. We have now $48,000,000 in that fund, yet he is borrowing $20,000,000 and paying five per cent interest on it. $ "It must now Ire evident to tho people that something is seriously wrong with the finances of this province." Liberal leader Arthur Laing said the province is "in a serious financial crisis" and "the pro- Swimmers Must Wait Two Weeks For Pool Prince George bathers, harassed by the current hot, dry spell, �will have to wait at least two more weeks before the municipal swimming pool is open. Pool manager Steve Zingle said today the delay is the completion of a pumping, filtering and heating plant to service the site. The favorite summertime resort of Prince George Swimmers is for use. Zinglc reported, but how long it will remain closed rests with the contractors who are installing the special facilities. BY JUNE 1 He said the necessary work may he completed by June 1 at hie earliest. Installation of a heating and pumping plant was necessary alter the B.C. Power Commission sloscd down its generating station on the west end of First 4.VC. last fall. ' Coolant from the iive large diesel engines was pumped into the swimming pool, thus supplying warm, fresh water for swimmers. The pool, which holds about 190.000 gallons of water, opened In mid-May last year and closed in late September. FLOODED WITH CALLS Zingle sairl he has been flooded with telephone calls in the past two or three days from anxious residents wanting to know when the site would be opened. "I must have had at least 50 or 60 callers," he said. The pumping and filter station costs in the neighborhood of $60,-000. Water will be heated in a propane- fired boiler and will.be continually pumped through the heating chamber to maintain!it at an even temperature. Meanwhile, if you can't wait to get in the swim, your best be is any one pf a number of lakt outside Prince.George. mier refuses to be frank about his trouble." He said B.C. taxes arc twice the Canadian average. "The premier has borrowed $380,000 in five years and we are mired In debt. At the present rate revenue may be down $10,-000,000 this year. Even the federal payment of our tav rental agreement may be reduced bemuse the formula including corporation tax may be down. "This government has been on potlach of extravagance," said Mr. Laing. Load, Speed Limits Lifted All load and speed restrictions on the Cariboo and Hart highways have been lifted. Restrictions have been eased to 75 per cent of the gross axel loading on all heavy vehicles using both the eastern ami western portions of the Northern Trans-Provincial highway. However, all traffic travelling east of (he Giscome turn-off on the NTP is still governed by a 50 per cent restriction. MAYOR GETS APPOINTMENT IN WRITING Mayor Carrie Jane Gray will meet provincial government officials in Victoria at the end of the month. And this time it will be for sure. Her Worship travelled to the capital city in April to confer with the department of municipal affairs and the premier on several local issues including school costs. But she was stood up. Prem ier Bennet was on his holidays and members of the Department, of Municipal Affairs with whom she had appointments had left town. Today Mayor Gray declarer she has an appointment "in writing" from the minister of municipal affairs. She will meet him on May 31 when she is in Victoria attending a convention of mayors and aldermen. City planner Desmond Parker and comptroller C. A. Jeffrey are scheduled to meet government officials in Victoria on June 5. Their appointments, too, are quite firm. City Festive With Flags Flags are breaking out all over. By the weekend 100 or more flags will appear over downtown sidewalks. jfThe flags are supplied by the lcA;al centennial association to retailers and are installed fi;ee oli charge.' Jrhey'are affixed at about nine I'ejH above the sidewalk on the outside wall of the store with the poles at an angle of -15 degrees. A pair of flags and fixtures cost about $25 depending on the type of flag. Made of nylon they come in .six and 7V� foot sizes. Canadian Ensign, centennial flags and Union jacks are available. Retailers arc urged to give the town a really festive look by supporting this venture to the hilt. Orders may he placed through centennial coordinator George Thorpe. Volun Schoo He Wouldn't Be Found Dead In Beer Parlor VANCOUVER (CP) � Saskatchewan Provincial Treasurer C. M. Fines says Canadian beer parlors are "pretty lifeless everywhere." "They are too bare looking," said Mr. Fines in an interview Wednesday. "There is no atmosphere at all. You wouldn't want to be found dead in one." Mr. Fines is a member of the Saskatchewan legislature committee appointed to study liquor outlets. Mr. Fines' suggestion to beer parlors � "a little more atmosphere, nicer tables instead of the square tables with four chairs and more modern furniture." The 10-member committee has already visited Manitoba and held hearings in Regina and Saskatoon. Police Comb Area For Safecrackers Royal Canadian Mounted Po-1 lice are combing the Prince George area today in search of thieves who stole a safe containing $300 from a store at Fort Fraser overnight. The smashed vault was recovered on the Vanderhoof highway leading to this city early this morning. The suspects are believed to �be travelling in a stolen truck. Also taken from the Fort Fraser store was a quantity of cigarettes. At -1:45 a.m. today a motorist notified police here that he had seen a safe ditched on a roadside. RCMP officers investigated and found that it Had been taken from the Fort Fraser Co - op store at Fort Fhaser, '30 miles west of Vanderhoof. Police detachment at Vanderhoof was subsequently advised and officers travelled t<> Fort Fraser early today to investigate the robbery. They found that the culprits had entered the store by lifting a window and replacing it when leaving. A pickup truck was stolen from a service station at Fort Fraser and it is believed this vehicle was used to make a get-away. Road blocks were set up on all highways in the Prince George area this morning but the culprits have net' yet been appre trended. Sale Of Lots Near In Land Assembly 'Land assembly project which will see development starting this year of close to 200 new homes in the Central Port George area is close to final-izatipn today. An official of Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation which will administer development on the project said the lots will go on sale "in the very near future." Dick Bond, CM&H'C manager at Prince George reports that there are only two or three matters which have yet to be straightened out. However, he warned prospective home builders who have kept an eye on the project not to become over-anxious. "No one knows for sure how long we'll have to wait yet," Bond stated. There are 177 homesites in the assembly area and they will be sold on; a,:'first-come, first served '.basis.... . ......... _ ... L_2! City clerk Arran Thompson said this morhihg 00 per cent of the street water and sewer services have been installed in the area. Despite the number of hurdles which city council has encountered during the planning stage, what was hoped would be the last problem was ironed out at city council meeting Monday night. It involved the granting of a long sliver of.street, allowance near Moffat St., to the land assembly area. "We hope this will be the last hurdle, commented Aid. Charles the project since its inception nearly five years ago. Bond said it is "fairly definite" the lots will be sold early next month but "there's always something at the last, minute." Kjwanis Sponsors Unique Campaign A $15,000 school for mentally and physically handicapped children will be built in Prince George next month. This is good news in itself but what raises it above the ordinary is the fact that the building will be constructed within the period of one day. The Prince George Contractors' Association has already volunteered to provide the labor. The citizens of Prince George will be asked to donate all of the building materials required. The modern structure which will be put into use when the school term opens next September, will be located on the South Central elementary school grounds. It; will be erected within 24 hours on June 21 � the longest day of the year � by a dozen member firms of the Prince George Contractor's Association. FIRST TIME It wil be the first time in Prince George, and possibly in B.C., that such a feat has been undertaken by a community group. Construction of the building is being sponsored by the Prince George Kiwanis Club In co-operation witli the Society for Handicapped Children. An estimated 30 children are expected to attend classes in the building. Current plans call for mentally handicapped children to receive special instruction in the morning hours and the physically handicapped to take training in the afternoon. Supplies for the project will be solicited from local building supply firms and lumber yards as well as from the general public. Between $3000 and !|;.r>000 worth of labor will be expended on the construction of the building. Spokesman for the Kiwanis Club, Doug Welcker and Dick Bond, announced yesterday that canvassing for the necessary materials will begin soon. I'ROI'KKTY DONATED The one-day effort will take shape on a pared of land which has been donated to the society by the school board. The building will be laid out in sections which will be put up simultaneously by contractors who will be asigned to perform specific tasks. Donations toward the building will be gathered by members of the Prince George Kiwanis Club throughout the city before mid-June. The Citizen will publish a list of the materials required. Those who wish to donate either materials or cash for the purchase of materials should contact Gordon Larson at LO 4--7512 and arrangements will be made to pick them up. NEED RECOGNIZED Need for a separate school for Handicapped children was recognized by Dick Bond shortly after his appointment to the executive of the Society for Handicapped Children. Credit for conceiving the idea of creating a building in one day also belongs to Mr. Bond. Before he was prepared to anounce the project, Mr. Bond and his committee members, had to .figure out .how much material was needed to build the school down to the last nail. With the bill for materials he-fore them, canvassers will be in a position to see at a glance how subscriptions are progressing. Public health nurse Mrs. Shirley Mill spearheaded a drive to organize the school by speaking to community organizations. In October, 1955; Mrs. Margaret Crawford was elected president of the society. Others instrumental in its formation were Mrs. Florence Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Makarenko. (Sec "KIWANIS" Page 2) Official Opening Set For New Gov't Building Prince George's new provincial government building will be officially opened May 28. Government agent Stan Carl-ing reported yesterday that the 81,500,000 structure, the largest office and administrative building in central B.C., will be opened by government officials on that date. ;. The opening date coincides with a centenliial program marking Lhe launching of the Fraser Brigade. The five-storey edifice in the 1300 block Third Ave., wiil be the headquarters for a1mo.st two dozen government department?. A carload of furniture for the offices arrived in Prince George qyer the weekend and is being installed this week. Further shipments are expected soon. ,t 'Deputy government agent Ken Weir :is supervising the installation of the furnishings, j Jons of flies, typewriters and O'ther office equipment are ex- pected to. be moved from the present building in a single, concentrated " operation. An estimated 120 telephones have yet to be installed through oxit the building by the-North West; Telephone Co. Telephone qqmmunicaljon. will" be directed from a two-position switchboard which will also be the information office. of :the desks' and chairs. ^Bk of the desks nd c, are being /supplied by'a Bixrnaby. furniture manufacturer. ALL READY for Simon Fraser Day, Wednesday, when a colorful opening cere-mbny takes place, is the newly-decorated provincial government building. Prince . George centennial committee have invit ed Lieut. Gov. Frank Ross to attend the opening, which starts at 2 p.m. "A" Company Rocky Mountain Rangers will � mount guard and raise the flag for the occasion. The opening will serve as prelude to a lavish program of entertainments building up to the launching of the ' -Simon Fraser canoe brigade the same-night. " ." -1 �Karl Spreiu Photo'