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colder tonight. Wimh light. Low tonight and high tomorrow 20 below and 20 above.
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Vol. 3; No. 33
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1959
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City Drivers Lax In Buying Plates
Motorists have only nine more days to buy their 1059 licence plates.
The Motor Vehicle Branch of the provincial government said today that despite the long time plates have been on sale, less than half of Prince George's motorists have bought plates.
Of an estimated 4.000 private car owners, only J,Cjp have picked up the licence plates. Commercial vehicle owners wore not quite so negligent. They purchased 708 plates out of an estimated 1,300,
IWA
Negotiations betweri the men's Association and the of America will resume in 1
The wilk.s will be what many consider a last-ditch effort to .settle ;� dispute which lias loomed in the northern interior lumber industry since last September.
Jacob Hols!, president of load 1-424 of the IWA, said the union will � press for a new contract on the same terms which were reached with employers in the southern interior.
Hoist, Joe .Morris and Joe Mi-ytixa will negotiate on behalf of the union. Terry Wsitt and two other represent*! Lives of the N1KA will bargain for the operators.
Time and placn of the parley hbn not yet been .set.
Strike act ion could follow if the dispute is not settled here. A strike could tie up a dozen jwiwmlll and planer operations.
Southern Interior woodworkers won a Jfi-cent Jncrea.se in a two-year contract.
.'They Rained an eight-cent increase which was retroactive to February 1 and , fojir-cent increases.w|H tro into hEtTt lisjrt
On the coast, the union Will ask for a 20 per cent increase. This would boost their wage to over $2 an hour, highest pay among woodworkers in the province.
No Plea In Charge Of Robbery
Raptlste Roosevelt William George, 25, has been remanded �without plea In police court on a' charge of robbery with "violence.
George is charged in connection with the robbery of 81-year-old Nicholas Avergis here on February 8.
Avergis was struck over the Jioar] with a block of" wood after he had given ?22 t.o a man who demanded money from him.
Avergis is still in hospital recovering from the injuries,
Northern Interior Lumber-1 nternational Woodworkers 'rince George tomorrow.
Moccasin Dance Set February 21
The moccasin dance which was to he held February 7 at Hart Highway School and was cancelled because of unfavorable weather has been rescheduled for February 21.
The dance, to take place on the rink outside the school, will start at 9 p.m. All tickets purchased for the first dance will be valid.
Education
Co riTe r <�n ce
Here Friday
School superintendents Cor northern British Columbia will meet in Prince George Friday for a daylong conference with E. E. Hyndman, chief inspector of schools for the Department of Education, Victoria.
District to attend will come
superintendents the convention from Fort St.
John, Dawson Creek, Ques-nel, Smithers, Kitimat and Prince Rupert.
The conference will begin at !) a.m. and last all day.
Among the subjects to be discussed are staff recruitment, pool libraries, dormitories and evaluating progress of pupils.
Peace
FORTIETH anniversary of the Chinese Free Masons organization-in-P-isince George was rtratKed by a banquet Sunday ovening. Executive of ttief'F'ree Masons
are shown above. Standing, from left to right, are: James Chow, Herbert Chow, John Leong, Willie Chow,
Charles Chow, Glen Chow, Fura Chow, Doug Chow, Wong Park, Jim Lock and George Chow. Seated are L."oy Quong Chow, lSr&aug 'Hay, "Dr. Wf-iJT^ifKen," Grand Master of lodge 86, and Chew Sheon.
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Three Briefs Prepared For Shrum Commission
Three briefs will be presented to the Shrum Royal Commission probing the B.C. Power Commission when it sits here this weekend.
Briefs from the Prince George Hoard of Trade. District C Fanners Institute and the City of Prince George are expected to be taken before the three-man commission.
The trade board brief has boon prepared by a committee under chairman Harold A. Jloffat.
The commission is expected to sit hero Friday afternoon and will inspect generating facilities at the B.C. Power Commission plant Saturday.
Prince George lawyer Ronald S. Munrd is compiling a brief on behalf of the District (' Farmers Institute. A brief is also being readied at city hall.
CITY COUNCIL is expected to act next week on a committee-of-the-whole recommendation that acting city engineer C W- "Bill" Jones be appointed city engineer. Council, in committee last week, decided that Jones, who has been in charge of the engineering department for five months, ahould be confirmed in the position] �Vandervoort photo
Outstanding Paintings
Exhibited
Work of some of B.C.'s outstanding water color artists is being shown at an exhibition in the senior high school this week.
The exhibition was sent to Prince George by the B.C. Society of Artists with assistance from the Canada Council and the Community Arts Council;
[I will in- open for public Inspection between -1 and T> and S and Q p.m. every day to Friday..
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