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WEATHER
Cloudy and cooler on Friday with light winds. Low tonight and high Friday in Prince George, 50 and 75.
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Vol. 3! No. 141
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1959
BY CARIUEB S5c PER WEB**
Speed Limit
Reduced on Dusty Streets
Prince George motorists are going to have to slow down when travelling over our dusty streets.
Effective Saturday, speed limits on all grajfelled ciiy streets will i.k! raliicecl to^'O-inilos per hour. Miii.i! sm-h rfrfie. as. tlvei*.- i.v Improvement of tin; 'situation.
The hot weather of the past tight days is blamed by city officials for the extreme amount of dust.
Rain seems to be the only
Wasn't
Spike Enenmrk, alderman-elect, didn't show at Monday night's council meeting hut even though his chair was empty he wasn't forgot leu.
Spike, wild was required to be in Vancouver and hud to miss what vyould have been his *'"(t nice Ling, was appointed
"irinuh of city council's health
�Mr\
'oihe ucinetcry committee and -----also installed on the finance
committee shift also in-the placing of Aid. Sid as chairman of the lire, and water committee ami Aid. Harry Loder member on ibis committee.
Kneinark was elected earlier this month to nil the position vacated by George Stewart, who resigned to become ciiy magistrate!
During the period when city council lacked one member some councillors were overburdened with committee work, but, with the coming of Mr. Knemark changes were made.
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slallalion of p. as the second
possible solution�and none is in immediate -sight, except for a lirief shower expected tonight.
OILING FINISHED
I'ily Knginoor Bill Jones reported that the city's oiling program has been finished as far as the present, budget Is concerned, However, Mr. Jones stated, council can decide to appropriate more money lo oil more streets.
The lowered speed limit will also affect these oiled streets in i he city.
Mr, Jones also said that local motorists were partially to blame for the present situation.
"There are some strange drivers here," he stated. '�They come lo sudden stops, dig out from Stop signs and lake corners to fast."
Ho puts a large par! of the blame for the chocking dust and annoying pot-holes in the city on these drivers.
Mr. Jones said that the' idea of lower speed limits was put into effect after he had driven a civic official round some of the dustier city streets.
On his tour. Mr. Jones pointed out the possibility that lower speeds would help cut down the clouds of dust.
Under a special bylaw, the city or the city engineer can lower speed limits in special
MR. and MRS. T. G. KIRSCTI are obviously very happy with their life at the Prince George Senior Citizens Home. The feeling behind Mrs. Kirseh's simple statement of fact, "We sure like it," is enough to convince anyone that the development is one of the most worthwhile projects ever undertaken here by a service club. Four such clubs�Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis and Gyro� stalled the project ('our years ago and it has since grown into a 8200,000'investment. Mr. Kirsch, who moved to the home when he couldn't work on his farm any longer, likes to keep active. That sturdy fence around his dwelling unit is an extra. He built it himself to while away the hours.. (Story Page '.)).
APPARENTLY unaware he was arriving in the banana belt, Premier W. A. C. Bennett stepped off his private car last night wearing his black homburg hat and carrying a top coat. Friends advised him sports shirt would be^acceptable as dress during the cabinet sessions here but the premier is not expected to make any sartorial concessions to the heat.
No Election
There was no mincing of words by Premier Bennett when he was asked about election intentions on his arrival here last night:
"There will be no election this year. We've got too many things to do.
"And it's fifty-fifty whether the election will be in ' or 5�! ��! ,i "rim faces as 1 saw on both aides when it came to me uiiii oi talks."
In town I'm' special cabinet sittings today ami tomorrow, ihe cabinet leaves Friday afternoon.
Similar meetings) designed to acquaint ministers more thoroughly with local problems, were held in Terrace and Kitimal.
There will lie no announcement from Premier Bennett re: pulp mill during his two-day visit here. Any announcement would come jointly from the government and the company concerned.
For the first time this year, a high hazard rating has been rcpopfel by I ho Forfcsl Service for the province of B.C.
The two districts moat highly concerned With the "mo'lerate-lo-high" ratings are Vancouver and Kamloops.
One hundred and fifty ii e w Fires were reported h'st- week, S3 of which were In ihe Vancouver District; 18 In the Kamloops, 11) in the Nelson District, six in the Prince George District and three in the Prince Rupert 'Forest. District.
The Prince Gt'orgo Forest Service lias deait with 154 forest Tires to dale, costing S0I,-8.->!�.
This places Prince George in a low third position as compared to the Hi."i fires in the Vancouver District and the 136 in the Kamloops District.
Vancouver can now boas' :'."� more fires I his year as compared to the i:;<> Tires this time last year.
Prince. Georgu lias a "low-to-iuoderato" lire hazard rating.
There are .'i7 fires burning last week and'150 new fires to date. One hundred and thirty-four fires were extinguished this we,ek, although thore are 53 still �burning across the province.
An estimated cost of SI 1.7:! I was spent this week to extinguish forest fires throughout B.C.
The lookout reports that a slow drying trend is expected to continue through ihe coming weekend over much of the province and the fire hazard is expected to increasi?.
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CITY CLERK Arran Thomson had the opportunity for an early go on the subject of civic problems when he was seated with Attorney-General Robert � Bonner at the pre-bedtime coffee gathering.
DURING coffee session after arrival last night, members of the provincial cabinet had a chance to meet a number of local citizens and hear in advance some of the problems they will be hearing in detail during
the next couple of days. Health Minister Eric Martin was bracketed by Alderman Frank Clark and School Trustee Harold Moffut.
SEVERAL mill operators from around the district were in the reception group last night anil Labor Minister Lyle Wicks learned at first hand about north company logging from E. R. MacDonald, manager of Sinclair Mills, 52 miles irom here. �Vandervoort