ENNIAL INSIDE EDITORIAL ........................ Poge 2 SPORT ........... .................... poge 6 WOMEN'S/SOCIAL ........... Poge 9 CLASSIFIED ........................ Pogc 12 COMICS....................... pagC 13 DEALTOgan 4-2441 W EATH ER Sunny with cloudy periods. Not so warm. Low tonight and high tomorrow, 50 and 72. Vol.2; No. 158 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1953 PRICF 7 CENTS BY CAUu.... �ISC PER WEW One A Fraser Brigade Canoeist Two men drowned in separate boating accidents in the Prince George area this week-end. Sam Miller, 42, drowned at ,� Summit hake Saturday afternoon while practicing for the Npi'th-AVcst C u n b e Brigade race which will he held Wed- Peter C. Mulder, 38, went missing after his plywood dingy (taught afire on Six Midi Lake Friday evening. '1'OP lUVlCltMAN ' Miller was considered to bo one of the- best rivermen In northern B.C. and a top contender for the $1,000 top prize in the 1,'M-mlle canoe race from Fort St. .lames to Prince GeorgSj He was practicing with Glen Willson of Summit Lake, when their craft capsized about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Eyewitnesses told police they saw the canoe flip over and heard the pair yell for'help. "Willson, who. cannot swim, clung to the canoe but Miller .uitcmnled to swim ashore. 300 yards from shore, near Summit Lake lodge, police said. Miller's body was recovered ;i few minutes after police arrived al. the scene; He was a member of the Simon Fraser brigade which made the historic re-enactment trip down the Fraser to Vancouver earlier this year. Miller is survived by his wife and two children. Oilier members of his family live at Summit Lake. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. .1. G. MacArt-hur who now resides at the lake. Mulder leaped from his plywood boat when the outboard motor caught lire mi Six Mile Lake about S p.m. Friday. He drowned despite the rescue attempts of a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1!. G. Williston, who was holidaying at the lake. She rushed to tin pleasure boat and dived to the bottom of the lake in search of the body. Mr. Williston is MLA for Fort George and provincial minister of lands and forests. An eyewitness to the tragedy, local optometrist Dr. J.Ian Evans, said he saw flames shoot between 12 and 15 feet in the air. HEAK1) SCREAMS Other witnesses heard screams, scrambled to the scene in search-craft but could find no trace of the man. Mulder went missing in about five feet of weed-" and algae-filled water. Police and volunteers "dragged the area late Friday, all clay Saturday and until 11 a.m. Sunday, when the body was recovered. Police said there was no evidence that his body was burned. �jjjt� was fyjiy clothod when recovered frcnrT'the laKcbottom. Inquiries will open into both fatalities today. Williston Will Officiate At Sod-Turning linn. Kay Williston, minister of lands and Forests, will turn the sod at the site of Prince George's new senior citizens' home Wednesday. 'he ceremony will take place at Tenth Ave. and Alward St. at 2:.'!() p.m. Other civic dignitaries and officials of tho Sen-or Citizen's Home Society will be present. Const ruction of the $225,000 tructure is scheduled to start scene in a i this fall. The Citizen will publish tomorrow a special 2-1-page centennial souvenir issue which will tell the story of the growth of Prince George and the surrounding communities. Packed with articles and old and new pictures that vividly tell the story of the area's tremendous development over the years, this is a special issue you will want to preserve. Among the features included in the issue are histories of Willow River, Fort St. James, Shelley, Dome Creek, Red Rock, Giscomc, and many other communities. There is also a special picture section on highlights of centennial year, and another devoted to an appraisal of the future of this booming B.C. centre. Elsewhere Mayor Carrie Jane Gray looks back on the rather slapstick early administration of the city and how the city hall was built for $300! So order your extra copies now, this is a spectacular and informative Citizen issue that you can proudly send to your friends and relatives throughout the world. North fraser Garage Destroyed I'"ire caused an estimated $30;000 when a truck garage on the north side of the Fraser Itiver bridge was levelled shortly before 2 p.m. today. No one is believed to have been injured. Two heavy lumber trucks owned by contractor Joseph Jacobs were consumed by the flames. Fin- department: had (lie blaze <|iiickly under control although tho building and its contents were a complete loss. Nearby residents said they heard a loud bhiig and saw flames leaping out of the windows and doors, A woman living in a cabin adjacent to the garage, fled to a nieghb'or's residence. Two contestants from Flint, Michigan, will be among the II pairs competing for prizes totalling nearly $2,000, in I lie 139-mile canoe race from Fort St. J juries to Fort George tomorrow. 'Kunald Fresh and Harry Hyde of the Michjgan Canoe Club. Flint. Michigan, arrived here Sunday, their passage assisted by a group of local businessmen. They will paddle into the darkness at Pori St. James, at 4 a.m. tomorrow. Speaking of their chances the American pair were not optimistic: "Canoe wiring is a very cjiancy business, "Mr. Frpsti suid, "You ion Id get swamped within ten mile*." He said ho expected the race to he "tough" on account of its lcn�th and the formidable ray-ids. Tho longest distance tho pa.ii-have so far achieved in a canoe race is 70 miles. "Anything over 50 miles is tough going," Mr. l-'rosh said. ONE VK.XK KXI'KUIKNCK The American contenders have had less than one year's experience of canoe rading. They have been raring since January � and have been doing little else ever since, having competed in nine races so. far this season. They will return fur the long- est race on the American eon-tinelit, the International Can6e Marathon Championship' Michigan, August 31, which extends over 2-10 miles from Grayling to Oscoda. j The team hopes to complete tho course here in 13 hours, basing 'their -estimate on experience with oilier rivers, but "This course, is different from anything we've run to date." Hest performance of the team so far was at the Michigan-Mackinaw bridge opening celebrations, when they were placed ninth in a 50 mile race. Only 11 out of 25 entrants completed the course. The II or more pairs of contestants will muster at the civic hall Fort St. James at S p.m. today, where they will receive instructions and advice oil' the trip. Final entries will be accepted at the meeting. A 1 a.m. tomorrow the two-man canoe teams will push off in darkness. The treacherous Fraser Canyon, first hazard of the race will be artificially illuminated in the interests of safety. Rod and Gun Club President Bill Blackburn estimates that only GO of the 139 miles of the race can be counted as "dead water." The rest consists of rapids of varying degrees of severity. Contestants in the race are: . Canoe 1, Albert Knnis, James Sellars, Prince George; Canoe �, Allied Hoy, lieu Uojd, George? Canoe :?.' JSd-inoird Diomiue, D.M. Black; burn, Fort St.� James; Canoe �I Melvln Blackburn, George Davis, Port St. James; Canoe 5, M. A. Moore, C. B. Moore, Prince George; Canoe (i, Kod Chalmers, Bill Van Sorner, Summit Liilce; Canoe T, \V. Carmichael, Art Christiansen, Prince George; Canoe S, It. J. llarkius. Hud Olsen, Prince George, Canoe 9, Goi'don Wilson, South Fort, Kon Anderson, Prince George; Canoe 10, Jim Miller, F. L. Buchanan, Summit Lake, Canoe II, Lew Lit Roegne, Kric Kudlaud, Port Fraser; Canoe 12, Gerry Wel-don, Frank Dolmain, Quesnel; Canoe 13, Kou Anthony, Prince George, Winston Potter, Giseonie; Canoe 11, Ron-aid Frosh, Harry Uy^i; Flint, Michigan. Winner of the race will receive $1,000 and will be presented with a trophy valued at !?oo0 at Fort George Park. Wednesday, by trophy donator Chris Fotos. Second prize is $500, third $200, fourth and fifth. $50, and sixth to tenth prizes, �251 Prince Georgians will be able to follow the course of the race tomorrow by means of a chart with markers in the wiYido.w of William Carmichael Ltd.. Third Avenue. Canoes will be tracked .by radio. A good vantage point for viewing the race, Mr. Blackburn said today will be from the ferry at Ute St. Pierre. Kifimat Man ABOT President A member of the K i t i 111 a t Chamber of Commerce has been elected president of the Associated Boards of Trade of central B.C. Don Forward was named president of the organization, a federation of 1G boards of trade and chambers of commerce in northern B.C. and Alaska, at a meeting of the. group at Van-oof over the weekend. KOYAL CANADIAN Mounted Police band entertained thousands here over the week-end with conceits on George St. and the municipal coliseum. Street concert Friday afternoon in blazing sun drew interested spec- tators to the downtown area. Performance in the coliseum featured mainly light, summer-time music. The RCMP Musical Ride will arrive in town tomorrow to participate in Prince George Day activities Wednesday. �Citizen Photo International Woodworkers of America nominee to a three man conciliation hoard which will attempt to unsnarl the wage dispute involving 2500 woodworkers is W.C. Syming-to of Vancouver, it was announced today. Mr. Symington, who formerly represented the United Packinghouse Workers of America, will moot the Northern �Interior Lumbermen's Association nominee, Ooii Sutton in an attempt to agrcg; upon a chairman for the board. Failing agreement the Department of Labor will appoint a chairman'.. The three-man board will hear tho case of the employers and of the woodworkers and make recommendation to each side. C o n c i 1 i a t i f> n hoard was brought into the negotiations when talks between N1LA. 1WA and conciliation officer Reg Clements broke down August G. Two Prince George men escaped from their light floatplane when it capsized on a take-off at Six Mile Lake Friday afternoon. B.C. Forest, Service employee Don Flynn and flying service official Al West had revved the Piper Super Cruiser up for a take off when it struck an underwater snag. The plane toppled forward and the cockpit was- partly sub- Fire Hazard Is An "explosive" fire hazard today exists in northern B.C. forests. B.C. Forest Service officials reported today the situation THESE ARE tfOWb FORESTS m mwo* 306 WUSOM CO&Cfg&rQf z 3 B/a�w ewe A&r ZZ BtllfQM CV&/C MWT built up to serious proportions over the weekend as the four: week spell of hot. dry weather continued unabated. Seven new fires have broken out in the past IS hours and all indications are the rash of blazes already burning will continue to cause trouble. Worst fire in the vast Prince George forest district today is whipping through valuable tint-bcrlanil in the Pine Pass area. Forest protection officer Maurice tsonor said il started "'icn :i sawmill burned down at 3 p.m. yesterday and until S a.m. luuay had blanketed 1000 acres. Sixty firefighters were scrambled to a l.'i acre lire near Summit Lake yesterday afternoon after �a blaze broke uut which was apparent ly started by a careless fisherman. Isenor said all indications. . were the fire .started front a djsciirt-Ird cigarette * InMt. The fire was contained in the area-before it could spread to near--by tinder-box-like slashland. A 75-acre fire is burning south cast of Vanderhobf today and is reported to be leaving heavy damage in its wake. merged when the pair escaped from It. ONLY PONTOONS VISIBLE Only the pontoons of the aircraft were above water after the jjiishap. H has_since been salvaged, West, who Is a brother of local photographer Wally West, was pilot of the plane. Flynn said they had just started to release power when the accident occurotl. New Union Set Up In The City Minimum wage contracts for painters, decorators, and paperhaugrrs have been agreed to by two contractors here, and negotiation's with others are in hand. Contracts settling iln> rate al S2.IHI an hour will be signed shortly, Ko'uert Moore, secretary of tho newly-established Brothcrhopii of Painters and Decorators and Paper-hangers here announced today. Local 1857 wns I installed Saturday, and is the first-ever union for painters, paper-hangers, and decorators, inr Priuee GeOrge". Pn-Mdnit is - Nay 1'otvin, vico president Kay Wilkins, financial and recording secretary, Kobci't Moore, Treasurer, Jcjhn llendrix.. Membership of the local is 25 to date. Fall Fair Opens Here On Friday All non-perishable exhibits be entered any time this week. Forty-third annual Prince------- George and district fall fair opens Friday at the Central Fort George grounds. Such items us home canning, needlework and arts and hobbies will be received at Anderson's Lumber Yard showroom, 1127:: Third Ave., f.-om 10 to CJ a.m., ai'itl troiu I to 5 p.m. every day until Thursday this for the fall fair may BELIEVED TO BE the biggest forest cover map in the world, H. M. (Mickey) Pogue, chief of forest surveys and inventory in the B.C. Forest Service, examines � the huge 40' by 38-foot coloured map on display at the Pacific National Exhibition. Based 100 per cent on air photographs and extensive ground examination, the map is made up of. 149 separate 2-mile to 1-inch lithographed index sheets. In conjunction with'individual map-sheets, statistics of forest areas and volumes are available in booklet form for the province. J. p Country Prince Geor Wednesday enter their visitors to the ge Day festivities will he able to exhibits ut the downtewn receiving office. Mrs. li. Nielsen, secretary of the fall fair association, said today six; will lie at the office to answer any queries, regarding fall fair entries. However other exhibits such as flowers and perishable home and gardeu produce should be entered between (i and <) p.m. Thursday at the fall fair building. Fall Fair officials want to have them in place the same, evening for the exhibition opening Friday. All beet cattle, horses, sheep and swine should be entered before 10 a.m. Saturday and' dairy cattJe must he brought to I5ib grounds before JO a.m." Monday. Bonanza of exhibits is expected in all classes this year and fair officials anticipate keen competition. Interest has been shown by livestock producers throughout central It.C. in the? event.; Good gardens this summer are : expected to produce some iinu-. miuI entries lor the fair.