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EDITORIAL ........................ Page 2
SPORTS .............................. P0.90 4
WOMEN'S SOCIAL ............ Page 5
CLASSIFIED ........................ Page 6
COMICS ...........................Page 7
WEATHER
Cloudy and mild today and Tuesday with
snow. Low tonight and high tomorrow, 35 and 42.
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VOL. 2; No. 241
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1958
TOP WINNER in the second annual Christmas home-decoration contest � sponsored by the Prince George Junior Chamber of Commerce � is Al Guy (center)
of 1551 Hemlock. He receives electric drill from Jay-cee president Art Murray (left) and home-lighting committee chairman Bob Borrie. -Hal Vandervoort Photo
Kills Man
A McLeod Lake Indian round fr.ozen to death by the roadside on Boxing Day lay on the deserted logging road for 11 hours before his stiff body was found; a coroner's jury learned last night.
Robert. Inyallie, 38, is be-iiuvt;i;iH to have been heading lor Vii* homo on Mcl.uoil Lake reserve when he dropped to the ground shortly after midnight December 2(i. He was found at 2 p.m. the same day.
The jury ruled that Inyallie died of exposure while "lying outside in freezing weather for 11 hours." coroner Dr. A. L. Chambers.
Inquest was conducted by city The seven-man jury was headed bv Arthur .Murray.
Make Tills A Happy
Holiday
More fatal holiday accidents happen in the early hours of dusk and darkness than at any other time of the day.
Cloudy and mild In the Prince George, Cariboo and Mulkley Valley regions. Occasional rain or wet snow, mostly in 1 h e northern regions.
In the Peace River region, continuing mild. Winds west 20 except light tonight. LOW, HIGH TEMPERATURES
Prince George and Smlthers, 35 and i12; Quesnel, 35 and 45; Grande Prairie, 20 and 35.
Salvation Army Set For Annual Dinner
The Salvation Army will hold its for homeless and needy men tonight.
The boys, some of whom find their only comfort in the heat of a waste burner on Planer Row, will be treated to a festive'.;ienu in the "Army" hall
at 1O8S Fourth Ave.
At least 70 men are expected to get together for the occasion, one of the highlights of the Salvation Army's Christmas cheer program.
It. is one of the few times in the year that the core of Prince George's destitute get together and really have a good time.
("apt. Gordon Grlce, head of the Salvation Army here, says he's tried to tell as many of the men as possible about the dinner.
lie has posted signs in the Unemployment Insurance Commission, the Saliy Ann hostel (in Seventh Avi>. and "a few other places" to catch their attention.
Last, year, ("apt. Orice explains, a system of tickets was tried in an effort, to obtain an accurate estimate of the number who would attend the dinner.
Salvation Arms- workers handed out only hair a dozen tickets but between 70 and 75 men turned up.
Beside turkey, tonight's menu will include potatoes, carrots, turnips, cranberry sauce, salad, mincemeat pie and ice cream.
All of the cooking for the fest has ben done by the Salvation Army's own volunteers.
�'Some of the women have done the cooking in their homes while other dishes will be prepared in the hall," Capt. Grice said.
Although no entertainment Is planned, the-guests will probably let loose some of their
annual dinner
own 'joie de vlvre* when the dinner is over.
And when the tables arc cleared, the only regret' among tbo1 fellows -will too that they will probably have to wait another year for a meal like it.
Plans Move
H.C. Power Commission announced today it has acquired a lease for use of the former telephone exchange at Fourth Ave! and Quebec St. as its offices.
District manager J. I}. Dobie said the accounting and administrative staff is expected to move into the new quarters about the middle of January from the current location of 11GG Third Avo. 1*1
Vhc former North-West Telephone building is now owned by the city.
Overnight Downpour Turns Street To Ice
There's really no reason to complain about the weather.
True, the city today had a touch of Kaien Island climate that turned streets into mirrors of ice and made walking even more hazardous than driving.
But, says weatherman Vie Beirnes, we've had our traditional crisp, white Christmas. So why complain about a little rain now.
One more good point � most people will think twice before taking out their, own cars on New Year's Eve.
Alcohol and ice don't mix,
Over $10,000,000 was pumped through Prince George by new construction projects in li)58.
The estimate was compiled by The Citizen today as a record year for construction and spending drew to an end.
Although Wall Street made! Thfre are indications the notable recoveries from the two-1 lHui(lln- l)oo>� wil1 n�t taper off year recession in 1958, observ- m, i!1')!) as citv council is con, ers here say northern B.C. ac- sidering.'opening up a second
Mur
Date for the preliminary hearing of a murder charge against Frank William Johnson, 22, of Wells, will be set after Crown prosecutor Frank'S. Perry carries out his investigation early in January.
Mr. Perry said this morning lie will interview witnesses In Wells, scene of the suspected crime, right after the holiday. Johnson is charged with strangling bushworker Pettier Pintans after a brawl in the small mining town on the early morning of December 2:3.
It the case is transferred t.o higher court, it will be heard at the Spring Assizes of the B.C. Supreme Court sitting in Qiuvs-nel.
Mr. Perry will also prosecute in a criminal negligence charge
Engineers Plan Probe Of City Traffic Problems
A firm of consulting engineers has been engaged by the city to make a study of Prince George's pedestrian and traffic problems.
The engineers' report \ull be part of the long-term urban renewal study currently being master-minded by town planner Desmond ,1. Parker.
The traffic study will be the first of its kind ever undertaken In Prince George.
Mr. Parker said today the firm of Stanley. Grimble and Roblln Ltd. of Edmmonton have started the study.
It. will be paying special attention to railway crossings and traffic routes through pockets of urban development.
"Prince George is on the brink of a change from a city of 12,000 to a centre of 20,000," Parker stated.
The urban renewal study, which started December 1">, is expected to he completed in about a year.
The 812.000 project is beina j sponsored jointly by federal and I m u nici pa I govern men ts.
The final report will be a summary of detailed improvement, economic and social surveys made by a team of investigators under Mr. Parker's direction,
Initial stage of the study will be a survey of 'existing conditions. This will be followed by a resume of improvements in the past four years.
Once certain patterns or development have been established, Mr. Parker said, detailed economic and social investigations will follow.
The study may result in recommendations for rebuilding whole blighted sections of the city. The cost, of such a project wotdd be shared by the municipal, provincial and federal governments.
Couples Now 'Flunkies As Aid To Dan Cupid
IGUALA, Mexico (AP) � The people.of the southwest Mexican village of Xotitla have declared war on men and women living together out of wedlock.
In a public assembly this week they voted that such couples would be declared village flunkies, performing only such menial tasks as delivering letters and running errands.
The unpaid service will continue under the supervision of the police chief until a marriage is arranged or the affair is broken ui>
arising from a fatal hunting accident November 10 near Quesnel. �
Preliminary hearing into this case will begin January 9 in Quesnel.
SSiops Close
Merchants' committee of the Prince George Board of Trade lias recommended that stores close both New Year's day and Friday,
William .1. Shockcy, secretary-manager of the trade board, said the; decision was made by the committee "out of special consideration for the staff of retail merchants for co-operation to the public during the Christmas season."
To give shoppers a last, minute opportunity to prepare for the two-day holiday, stores will be open until (i p.m. tomorrow.
tually never did have a slump to overcome.
A leveiling-off of eastern Canadian and U.S. markets, a forest fire plagued summer and the threat of an industry-wide strike in the local lumber interest did little to dampen the interest in this area.
Close to $0,000,000 was spent on new buildings in the city. Most of the projects which are started this year will be completed early in 1959.
However, building construction alone did not bring all the money into Prince George.
An assortment of highway and railroad building projects, natural gas pipelines and industrial improvements meant millions of dollars for the city.
More than $500,000 was spent al the Prince George airport this year on housing and runway Improvement projects. All have been completed, making this community's airport one of the best in the province.
Wenner-Gren interests have spent an estimated $10,000,000 on surveys in the Rocky Mountain Trench area. A considerable
sllco of- that ftum -riais pourerj
into Prince George.
Biggest single building started in 195S was the $2,000,000 hospital and nurses residence project.
However, building construction generally swung from six-figure projects to homes. During October and November an average of one new home was1 started every day in the city.
Residents were encouraged to build their own homes when the Necnako Heights land assembly area opened in Central Fort George early in July.
Sale of the 177 homesitos available in the subdivision got oft to a slow start but picked up when ' potential . homebuilders realized the economic advantages of living in the area.
subdivision.
An Edmonton construction firm has already pledged to building 50 homes on the site. �
Approximately $1,000,000 U\-:-cluding legal fees) was spent on a gas distribution system iu Prince George.
The $445,000 municipal coliseum was opened early in HJ.IS along with the $-120,000 Con-naught junior high school and the 82,000,000 provincial government building.
Almost $150,000 was spent on improving CNR roundhouse facilities and highway construction anil improvement programs in ihe Prince George district were worth about $500,000.
CNR Boss Optimistic
MONTREAL (CP)�President Donald Gordon of Canadian National Railways said in a year-end statement that despite adverse business conditions, lingering from a fall-off in indus-
trtai --Utiiivlly in JV1O7, the CNR
in 1058 pushed ahead with branch lines into areas rich in minerals and other natural resources.
One was in northern Manitoba where work is well under way on a 52-mile line from Optic Lake to Chisel Lake. It is expected this access to the property of the Hudson Hay Mining and Smelting Company will be completed in 1060. Others' were in northern Quebec.
Mr. Gordon said a major speedup in freight schedules, new equipment and schedules in passenger service, opening of the Commonwealth's largest ho-lei � the Queen Elizabeth in Montreal � and new communl= cations facilities were highlights of 1958.
MONTREAL (CP) � Picket lines set up by*a television producers' union were broken today by news writers and some technicians of the CBC in Montreal.
The walkout of 71 television producers seeking recognition for their new union got a promise of support earlier today from seven other unions of CBC employees, but. the threatened blackout of CBC's two radio and two television stations here has I not yet materialized.
The English-language C 13 M and French-language CBF radio went on the air and first news broadcasts went out as usual at 7 a.m. KST.
Montreal members of the Canadian Wire Service Guild � a branch of tin? American Newspaper Guild (CLO)�voted Monday night to support the producers' walkout but were overruled this morning by their national headquarters in Toronto.
Marcel Dubucque, a radio news editor for CBF, said the
guild members had first been ordered by guild president .foe Gibson of Toronto to report for work, but not necessarily to enter the buildings if stopped by pickets.
Later, lie said, they were ordered to cross picket lines and work.
It was re p o r t ed that announcers and office workers, members of the Association of Radio and Television Employees of Canada, also were ordered to work by their national office in Ottawa.
BOB BOKKIE, chairman of Jaycees' home lighting second prize to Albert Frederickson, (center) 1416 president Art Murray looks on.
campaign, presents WINNER Mrs. Hclge Fredrickson, 16J.0 Burden St., watches as Bob Bor- Ewert St. Jaycees' rie adjusts combination tri-bullet lamp she won as third prize in contest. �Hal Vandervoort Photo In center are Jaycee Herb Maxwell and Mr. Fredrickson. �Hal Vandervoort
K. F. ALEXANDER, (right) 12S5 Ewert St., receives prize for fourth place from Jaycee Herb Maxwell. Prize is electric kettle.-Hai Vandervoort
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