INSIDE EDITORIAL ........................ Page i SPORTS .............................. Page 4 CLASSIFIED ........................ Page 6 COMICS .......................... Page ? WOMEN'S SOCIAL .......... Page 8 Phone LO 4-2441 t IHE WEATHER Clear end warmer tomorrow. Winds light increasing to southerly 20 Wednesday. Low tonight, high tomorrow, 32 and 60. Dedicated *r> the Progress oi the Nnrth Vol. 3; No. 66 PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TUESDAY. APRIL 7, 1959 BY CARRIER 3Sc PER WEEK Simon Fraser Hotel to Start Municipal council last night viewed partial plans for a newly-designed Simon Fraser Hotel and heard from Jolyon Briggs, .spokesman for P.G. Holdings, assurances that start will be made on construction by April :'A) with completion by Labor Day. Mr. Briggs in addressing the council produced what he called , basement footings in the silty a '(press release" which he said | subsoil of the proposed site. ... i The new plans call for a no- he would be giving the press , basemem ..rafr construction. read rapidly from this ! lengthy document an somewhat outlining the company's position. However, following the meeting, he declined to turn over a copy of the "press re- lease" to newspaper or radio representatives. Although he implied to the council that, the "release" was in the form it was to be handed to the press, and he held several copies in his hand, later when �reporters asked for copies, he said there were several points he first wanted "... to check with Vancouver". He said it would probably be -available this morning. At press time today, it Was still not received from Mr. Brigg's. In his statement, he said original hotel plans had to be .scrapped aHer'soil tests showed they would be unable to get The new plans call for a 95-room hotel and Mr. Briggs placed the cost at $750,000. $47,000 BOND At last night's meeting, P. G. Holdings posted a performance bond of U.S. Fidelty Co. in the amount of $47,000. This bond calls for construction to start by April 30. At stake in the hotel company's dealings with the city is the property at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Quebec Street and in the agreement which was drawn up over a year ago, the company may buy this valuable property for $27,-000 provided deadline commitments are met. The deadline for filing plans and posting bond actually passed late in February but the builders claim they can still meet the- construction-starting deadline of April 30. Won't Go Beyond City Limits The new municipal ambulance, like the fire department, will not go on emergency calls beyond the city limits*..- , to the airport aboard Canadian lines aircraft for THE HI LEV City Strains Stranger �'Strange places � strange customs'! is an adage often cited but seldom needed. It certainly didn't do much to pacify the visitor from Topley who had to pay. a .$2 parking ticket Saturday afternoon, worked up enough steam to storm into the Citizen office and place a $10 ad screaming his defiance at the strange customs' of strange Prince George. "Prince George, you're strictly bush league, operating your parking meters Saturday afternoon the anonymous "bis leaguer" from Topley rages in the ad, appearing on Page 8 of today's issue of The Citizen. Alderman George 0. Stewart, a member or city council's health committee, told council last night the only exceptions which can be expected to be made will be with calls to the airport and Pacific Great Eastern Railway Station. The ambulance frequently has to transport stretcher cases for transfer Pacific Air-Vancouver. A delegation of lour vending amJ?,ulance, VY1U, Machine operators appeared a. l|l1? � "ul!nL'li / perators ap a city council meeting last night to protest trade licence fees which will be levied against the machines. They complained that fees -which will be assessed under the terms of a trade licence by-law currently being studied by council are "away out of line." L. L. King, who hopes to bring about 50 cigarette machines into the city, said he will be paying approximately $5-10 a year in trade licence fees. "This Is comparable Mr. to a King Jane Gray patterehed .it her trade s m a 1 1 business," stated. Mayoress Carrie said the by-law i, after almost every licence by-law in the province. "It is considerably lower than one or two of them," she commented. .Mr. King said he had a suggestion which he thought, would make the by-law "more reasonable." Operators of juke box, soft drink and penny machines also appeared at the council meeting.. "Will that be a hard and fast rule?", asked Aid. Charles Graham. "Presumably," replied Aid. Stewart. "The district police have very comfortable cruisers," commented Mayoress Carrie .lane Gray, indicating that accident victims on Highways in the urea will be brought to hospital in police vehicles. "If 1 get injured on the other side- or the Nechako Bridge, does that mean that the city not pick me Aid. Graham. I agree with Aid. Graham but this Is the. only way we can bring it to a head and probably get some help from the provincial government toward servicing the district," said Aid. Harry Ldcler. Aid. Stewart announced that telephone calls idr the ambulance should be directed to the lire hall at 2211 or the police at 21 ll. SWEETHEART of a province for one year is 10-year-old Prince George Grade 10 student Lana Holley. Lana was picked as the sweetest of 'em all last week at the annual Teen Town convention at White Rock. Nineteen other contestants, who didn't rank with Lana, will have to wait another year to get a shot at the B.C. Sweetheart. Queen Title. �Vandervoort A $25,000 addition to the downtown plant of Roses Ice Cream Ltd.. will be built this summer, general manager Hartley Faw-cett announced today. The one-storey addition, measuring GO by 100 feet, is to adjoin the firm's plant, on Second Avenue and Brunswick Street. HAY WIU-ISTOX, B.C. minister of lands and forests, will be guest speaker at a Banquet here April 17 concluding a three-day course in fire control. Banquet has been scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Civic Centre. Besides giving an address-. Mr. Williston, Fort George Ml,A, is also expected to present certificates to g-rad-uates from the course. City engineering crews signs and paint pedestrian told last night. Police have submitted a plan to the engineering department which outlines locations of the school zones. The new sign system will make it. impossible for a motor- Your Citizen Carrier will soon instal school zone crosswalks, city council was ist to enter a school zone without being warned by a sign. The face of the signs will warn drivers that they are entering a school zone and the back of the sign will remind them that they are leaving the zone. The department will also paint, pedestrian crosswalks so police can enforce the recently-adopted jaywalking bylaw. Reginald Mostrom's ambition is to become a mechanic. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mostrom, 1957 Ross Crescent, and is 13 years old. He attends the Duchess Park Junior High School and is in Grade 7. All sports interest him and building model planes, boats, trains ami cars is his favorite hobby. He buys a lot. of (ills clothes and has already purchased a bike. Reg. has route Ii-2 which covers part of Laurier, McBride and Ross Crescents. He has 25 customers on his route. He may be reached at LO 4--I2(i!) lor any business concerning his paper route. Local Hitch-Hiker Jailed For Theit A Prince George hitch-hiker will spend a year in jail for stealing $4,000 from an Alberta motorist. Jack Martin, 27, was sentenced in Vancouver after pleading guilty to then of bonds from Veil Akseli Veivo of Hinton, A It a., last February 5. Martin appeared in a Vancouver court in connection with the savings bond theft. He also drew concurrent, ono-year terms on four charges of forging endorsements on the bonds and bonds. dealing in forged Public Hearings Called For City Manager Issue A series of public hearings at which briefs on municipal government from centres as far away as Europe, will be held this summer to determine the effectiveness of a city manager in Prince George. Alderman George O. Stewart, chairman of the city council committee struck in January to probe the issue, announced last night that the hearings will be held in public and in the fashion of a Royal Commission. Committee members are Aid. K. A. C. Jack and Aid. Charles Graham. The hearings will be held between April 21 and July 1 to receive the brief's from local organizations and citizens. Communities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000 in Canada and the United Slates along with reports on municipal government organization in European cities, will be heard by the committee. Terms of reference will be obtained from the Olsen report, Aid. Stewart said. The Olsen Report on the feasibility of a city manager in Prince George was filed with council in 1951. It has since been the core of discussion on tin: topic. The initial meeting of the committee was held March 25. Briefs from the public will be heard between May 10 and July 1. The committee will request briefs from all groups and former municipal officials. If plans are followed through, it will be the first series of hearings of its kind held in Prince George. Mayoress Carrie Jane Gray questioned the practicality of the committee seeking reports from municipal governments in "Many communities in the U.S. and Europe have nothing to do with the question," Her Worship said. "They may not have a municipal manager in Westphalia but we want to get all pertinent information," Aid. Graham replied. "You're off the track" Her Worship snapped. "You're off the track," Aid. Graham retorted. Ratepayers voted in favor of a city manager form of government in an opinion poll of the question in December. However, council cannot implement the system until it obtains the sanction of the ratepayers once again and a bylaw I is adopted] A municipal manager is ex- : pected to co-ordinate all phases of city business and act a;s a j permanent liaison between city council and the public. In an attempt to receive federal aid for a projected building to house a new city hall and a municipal library, city council has asked the federal government to include construction of public buildings in its winter works aid program. Though neither the city hall nor the library are specifically mentioned in the request, it is understood that the city will try to put up the building while taking advantage of the aid program under which Ottawa last winter paid 50 per cent of labor costs on programs not originally provided for in municipal or provincial budgets. Municipal funds for the projects are currently being accumulated In a land sales trust fund. There were also plans that the city would finance the buildings through a five-year spending program, the first step of which was approved at a referendum last December. It is not known whether the federal government will resume this aid plan next winter. However, the city wants to safeguard itself against any recurrence of the helpless situation it found, itself in when the federal aid program was announced as late as the end of October. Winter Building Project "Other cities such as VancoUA'er and Prince Rupert built sewers while our weather restrictions left us without any possibility for major projects," Alderman Harry Loder commented following last night's council meeting at which the request was formulated. Aid. Loder said copies of the resolution have been sent to all members of the Union of B.C. Municipalities, Northern Zone, of which he is president. He said he expects all communities within the zone to support the request, which asks Ottawa to include construction of public buildings in its winter works program. ;**- The northern zone of UBCM covers an area including Prince Rupert, Fort St. John. Davvson Creek and Williams Lake. Halt 40 Years Old City Council regards the resolution as the best way of overcoming limits of construction during the cold season, as well as a good opportunity to realize its plan of replacing its present 40-year-old city hall. The present city hall would be demolished and the new building, estimated to cost about $300,000, would be erected on the same site. The main part of the building would house city administration offices, while one wing would be reserved for the public library. Parade An "electrocution" and a parade through downtown Prince George will open Safety Week in the local forest products Industries. The parade and mock electrocution will take place May 2. in advance of the Safety Week which will be held from May -1 to a. The program is .sponsored locally by labour, government and management. The parade is being organized by the Prince George and District Safety Council. Members of a Joint Forest Products committee organizing the safety drive arc Jacob Hoist, John DInsmore, Fred Wade, J. O. Yvhitelaw and 11. D. McEacli-nie. "Green cross" safety Flags will be raised at every sawmill and logging operation in the urea to mark the week. The Hag will be lowered if an employee suffers a time-Loss accident. Drive Hearing LIBRARY LESSONS to 10 pupils of the Aurora School for retarded Children are given here by volunteer instructor iUrs. Victor Wylea. Mrs. Wyles devotes one full morning every week to the lessons. She also specializes in speech therapy. (Story on Page 3). �Hal Vandervoort Photo. The local Red Cross Society is nearirig its 1959 campaign objective. Campaign chairman Jack Ley-land reports that $5,757 of the $6,000 objective has been collected and he is confident that the target will be exceeded. He explains that some outly-ng areas have completed col-eeting but have not yet turned in their donations anil ho urges them to do so as soon as possible. The Hod Cross executive met last night at the home of president Mrs. Ira Lamb to discuss last month's campaign and'make .some preliminary plans for the 1960 drive. "We will still welcome donations- for this campaign," she commented.