� :-j r.*�U �� ~.,^;.; .*� < *.-';�;�- TV:*-*, 'vV'^--"' 77izs /.eac/s Nowhere . Bless Our Bridges Hon. R. G. Williston, ML A for Fort George. Honorable Sir, This is an open letter concerning Prince George's bridge problems. We are addressing it to you because we feel that as member of the legislature for Prince | George you will be able to help us more than anyone | else in the provincial government. We know you are familiar with the situation here but we arc vvritins this open letter just to keep the details fresh in your mind becatiso the legislature will be convening soon and we are hopeful there will be sonic action forthcoming this year. We are counting oh you t<> press for it. No cloubt a lot of members of the legislature would think you wore only joking it you described the situation of ,a brand new $800,000 bridge connecting nothing with nothing while traffic is tie 1 up on a narrow, antiquated single-lane bridge so we are irinting pictures of both which you can produce as proof. The Nechakb bridge has been a bottle-neck for traffic northbound from this city for many years. Many residents will agree with us when we say that there is probably not another traffic hazard as .serious anywhere In the province; This problem is complicated by. a hairpin hill on the north side of the bridge. No one rim explain why there hasn't been more traffic deaths on the dangerous made. on the other hand, we have the $SOO,ooo "bridge to nowhere" a few yards west of the old, wooden span over the Nechako. We hope that when you and your colleagues are compiling the 1959 budget you will not forget these two specific problems. A $2,000,000 bypass highway is needed to connect with the SS00.000 bridge. We were promised this several years ago but haven't heard a word from the highways department about the project since the original announcement. We hope both projects are on the boards for 1959. Where Witt This Lead? Old Adage Put to Work In Job Relief Campaign "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today," is an old adage. It's being put to work here locally to relieve unemployment. The Prince George "Do It Now" campaign opened here Wednesday and already is showing signs of success. Object, of the campaign is to encourage householders, merchants and industry to renovate, redecorate, clean up and refurbish their premises now when painters, plumbers, paper-hangers, carpenters and brick layers are laid off for the usual mid-winter slump in 'the construction industry. The campaign is sponsored EASING the unemployment situation in Prince George is Central Contractors, which is constructing a combination warehouse-office building at 440 Third Avenue. Building is expected to be completed within two months. Shown working on project � an off-shoot of the current NES "Do It Now" campaign � are carpenters W. Salyn and II. Westergard (on ladder). �Hal Vandervoorl Photo Forest Fire Inquiry Date Not Foretold A date has not yet been set for the opening of a Royal Commission inquiry into the forest fire situation which plagued northern B.C. last summer. District forester \V. C. "Cy" Phillips said the gov- y p ernment's chief forestry advisor, Gordon McG. Sloan. is ill and a dale for the inquiry will probably not be set until he recovers. The royal commission into the forest fire problem was scheduled to open the first of its province-wide hearings in Prince George early this year. The Prince George forest district was hit the worst Warehouse Central Contractors lAd. announced today they will start work next week on a 850,000 company warehouse on the east end of Third Ave. George Criiezot, president of the firm, said the structure will lie used to store equipment aiul materials. The ground for foundations will lie thawed by bunting a mixture of coal iind straw, 3Ir. Cruezot stated. of any district in the province last summer by forest fires. Close to 2,000,000 acres of timber and slash land were razed by fires north of Prince George to the Yukon border. nationally by the National Employment Service and has been carried out successfully since 1955. Householders wanting to convert an attic into useable living space, to build a second bathroom, or paint and paper bedrooms, kitchens and Hving rooms arc urged to have 'this work done now while skilled tradesmen are available. New wiring, painting, plastering, basement alterations to rum. pus room, waterproofing of walls and so forth can all be done satisfactorily during the winter. Merchants are being urged to carry out alterations and repairs. Industry is being asked to do its "spring cleaning" now rather Employees wlio'-miBTif-Tie lain �off by cutbacks in production are being switched to maintain staffs until', seasonal upswings bring them "back into the production line. :jo moke mi<:\ The National Employment Service here announced Wednesday that an additional 30 men are currently employed by local contractors � more than at the peak of the building season last year. Work on several large projects in Prince George will-continue through the winter months. "Everyone must realize thev have a role to play in the cam* paign," said George FqrScutt, secretary of the winter w o r k committee. A defective booster pump on a Canadian Pacific Airlines' 1H'(J!> aircraft forced Wednesday afternoon's flight to Vancouver to be held in Prince George overnight. The flight was delayed at Fort St. John for almost five hours after leaving Whitehorse, Y.T. It arrived in Prince George at 0:30 p.m. Airline officials announced it would not proceed to Vancouver. Accommodation was found for passengers in Prince George. They were expected to leave here at 2:30 p.m. today after a new booster pump has been flown from Vancouver and installed in the aircraft. Temperatures: Prince George � low. 15 above: high, 150; Ques-hel � low, 30 above; high, -15: Smithers � low, 10 above; high 20. Forecast for the Peace River area � Cloudy, with a few snow flurries, continuing cold. Winds northerly 10. Temperatures: Grande Prairie � low, 30 below; high, 10 below. Trade Board Slate Installed by Judge Officers and council members of the Prince George Board of Trade were installed here at noon today by Judge C. W. Morrow at the annual meeting. Slate proposed by the nomination committee was accented. Elected were: John R. Morrison, president; J. D. Dobie, first vice-president; R. A. Janakka, second vice-president and A. M. Clark, treasurer. Council members include: George Cowell. C. B. Ewart, Charles Cranston, Robert Har- kins, Harold A. Moffat, Lawrence Shatsky and E. K. Zarek. A report of the 195S operations of the trade board- was presented. A by-law amendment to reduce the Board of Trade Council to 12 (in compliance with the "Boards of Trade Act") will be presented .jfor ratification. THE Dedicated to the Progress of The North Vol. 3; No. 5 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1959 Phone LO 4-2441 Higher Freight Rates wi't Hit Gas, Oil Here HONOLULU-BOUND is local sea cadet Jack Bowie, 17 (right) � one of ten cadets west of Ontario slated to make a 4 5-day training cruise with Royal Canadian Navy. Shown with acting petty office r Bowie arc supply officer Alex McGregor (left)' and Lieut. Harry Loniax, commanding officer of RCSCG Grizzly here. �Hal Vandcrvoort Photo Local Cadet Singled Out For Long Pacific Cruise A 17-year-old sea cadet from Prince George will be among three British Columbia youngsters taking part in a 45-day Pacific cruise with the Royal Canadian Navy. Acting petty officer Jack Bowie of 2503 Laurier Crescent � a grade 11 high school student � leaves here Thursday for Esquimau naval base at Victoria. The son of former P r inc c George centennial committee chairman Alex Bowie, Jack has served with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps "Grizzly".here for the past IS months. The training cruise is expected to include visits to Alaska and Pearl Harbour. TEX CADETS Total of 10 cadets from seven divisions west of Ontario are taking p a r t in the cruise � three are from the mainland division of British Columbia. Cadets accepted for the cruise must be 17 years of age or over; be rated as leading cadet or higher rank; and of the type and appearance of youngster who will be a credit to the '.'orps. Young Bowie scored a high mark on recent cadet exams and attended cadet camp Quadra at Coniox last summer. Strength of the local cadet corps it 36. Petroleum Industry Exempt From Hike A 17 per cent freight, rate increase on the Pacific Great PJastern. Railway will not affect the prices of petroleum products sold in the Prince George area. The 'railway's local agent, Gordon Srnetanuk, said the increase will apply to almost every other commodity except petroleum products delivered over the line. The Citizen learned from a reliable source earlier this week that the freight rate hike would hit certain petroleum products being shipped from Fort St. John and Vancouver. However, Smetanuk said increased freight rates will not be imposed on fuels and lubricants to keep the government-owned line in competition with tank trucks. Observers say the local lumber industry will be seriously hit by the increased rates on both the PGE and trans-continental lines. Bob Gallagher, secretary-manager of the Northern Interior Lumbermen's Association, said the organization has included comments on the PGE increase in a brief it took before the Board of Transport Commissioners. Tank trucks haul the hulk of the fuel oils and gasoline from Fort St. .John to Prince George, while the PGE transports petroleum products to Prince George from the lower mainland. Won Second Booking HONOLULU (AP) � Douglas O. Craddick, 37, was stopped Tuesday by a-patrolman who gave him" a ticket for speeding. As Craddick drove off, the i patrolman saw him flip the ticket out of his car window. � , � . � The patrolman stopped Craddick again, escorted... him to the police station and charged him with � violating the city's litterbug ordinance. December Was Warm Month But January May Be Puzzler December was a warm month, wrote weatherman Vie Beirnes, as he turned out his monthly report at the beginning of January. No doubt he shivered in the process of putting pen to paper. For, come February his use of the adjective "warm" may have to be discarded. Average temperature during Santa Claus month "was five degrees above normal." "However," said weatherman Beirnes, "it is not unusual for December to have h temperatures as four of the past ten years have had temperatures of this degree or higher." A reassuring thought! The extreme maximum temperature was two degrees, below normal, while the extreme minimum was three degrees above normal. Precipitation was 78 per cent above normal. In fact, the December rainfall was the second highest total in 2!) years of records. Rainfall was 1.57 inches � snowfall, 20.4. Highest was 2.18 inches of rain, in December, 10,�>9. Measurable precipitation occurred on 24 days last month � measurable rain fell on nine days, said the weatherman. Sunshine � that wonderful stuff � was well above normal.;Most of King Sol's efforts occurred in the early part of December. The sun's rays set a record here last month � more of 'em in December than in any year since 11)51 here. There were. 52.1 hours of sunshine. In 1957, there were only ,19.2. Strong and gusty winds occurred at i n t c r v a 1 s throughout the month � the strongest was on New Year's Eve. Wind velocity was slightly above normal. Additional weather facts for December show: Highest temperature occurred December :>1 � 4:1.4 degrees; lowest � 1S.7 below on the 7th. Mean temperature was 22.8 degrees.