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Cloudy this afternoon and tonight. Showers this evening, little chdnge in temperature, light winds. Low tonight and high tomorrow 42 and 60.
Phone LOgan  4-2441
Vol. 3;  No.   169
PRINCE GEORGE,  BRITISH COLUMBIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER  1,   1959
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Bingo has.proved one of Ihe most popular inversions of Prince George people !>ut Clare Poster, prcsitlenl of the Joint Service Clubs Council, says its popularity  is dying.
This, he says, was the subject of a private 30-minute audience last night between representa-( tlves of tlit1 service club organization anil city council members.
Councillors met in committee of tile whole to hoar a rcporl from the clubs council that the service clubs will not likely be able to fulfill an agreement with the city concerning proceeds from bingo games he-Id in the Coliseum and Civic Centre
THE HUGE tourist train that arrived in Prince George early this morning took a back seat to the Rotary Pipe Band as they paraded a welcome to the visitors from almost every state in  the  Union. The tourists
are headed for Alaska but have been making stopovers at various towns along the route. A total of 220 persons make up the adventure train. It arrived at the PGE station about 8:05 this morning.
Ambulance Situation  Resolved Subsidy Tried Once Again
Prince    George's    ambulance situation has been- resolved, at least temporarily; City Fathers moved last night to return, ;it the end of the year, ''<)0  per -�v�idy���.<�   p.rovlh* . ambulance service in  the city;'
Fair Condition
Ivan Percy Kent, who was the only survivor of a light plane crash near Uuftklcy over tlie weekend, is resting in fair con-dition in the Prince George Hospital.
11 was reported that there Mas iKi change In his condition since yesterday's rcporl that he was In critical condition.
Councillors carried a motion that Walter Bogh, operator of Prince George Ambulance S.er-vice; be joined in a four-month trial agreement.
Under the plan, Bogh will provide ambulance service to the _>. U, .>;i.d the city-owned ambulance will bo moth-balled in the fire hall, to be used only in cases of extreme emergency.
, Should the arrangement prove satisfactory Bogh's c o n t r ac t would be renewed at the end of the trial period;
The city went Into the ambulance business at the end of April when former owner of Prince George Ambulance, Alexander Izatt, Jr., went, out of business, claimng the subsidy was not large enough.
of Events
The following is a list of events as they take place starting   Thursday.   Sept,   ;!,
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Kntries accepted at the Fair building   until   ll'.Ot)   p.m.
Entries accepted at the Nor-them Hardware from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Only goods thai are iici Ido bulky are accepted down town. No fussy cakes, plants or any large Items will be accepted here. Bring their out   to  the  Pair Grounds.
Entries accepted until 10:00 inn.  at   the  Building only.
Judging commencing immediately following the closing pi entries, with the building closed to t he public.
Building open to the Public nt  l:0(i p.m.
Building closed at  11:00 p.m.
Gayland Shows operating all day.
SATURDAY, SEPT. ."i Morning�
Cattle entries accepted until iv.oo a.m.
Judging, 10:00 a.m. the Public. Jim Hall mi   Creek   judging   the
Cattle
Open    tp
of   Daws
cattle.
Sheep Open  to
and    Swino    Judging, he public 10:00 a.m. A Ftcriioou�
Baby Contest � sponsored by local merchants. Gayland Shows and the Fair Board, taking place inside the building at  1:00 p.m.,
Prince George Saddle Club Hide at  2:30 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies Cat the Grandstand) �'>:() p.m. "
Chuck Wagon Itaces and Gymkhana lUveiits 0:00 p.m. KvciiiiiK�
Parade of. Champions 7:00 p.m.
Crowning of the. Farm Family of the Year.
Trophy Presentations with Donors presenting them u> the Winners.
Ferry Trophy � Grand Champion  Female.
Hank of .Montreal Trophy � Best Stock  Morse.
Toronto-Dominion Bank Trophy � Best Glamour Horse.
Co-Op Tray � Grand Aggregate of Livestock.
F.Iks Cup�- Best Beef Bull.
Royal Hank Trophy �� Grand Aggregate Junior Livestock Competition.
Prince George I.ions Club Trophy  �   Host   III   Club.
V<.C. Power Commission Trophy � Highest individual score in  IM Club.
Ross Cup Competition � .Most points   Dlv.   l.  3   and   -1.
District Shield Competition � Most points in District Competition.
Hank of Commerce Trophy � Needlework Division of Women's Work.
Gayland Shows are in attendance at all.times with food supplied by the Moose Lodge, ITince George Lions Club, the Kiwanis Club and Beta Siqma Phi.
Money Vote For Quesnel
A $150,000 bylaw for completion or Quesnel's Civic Centre building will be placed before ratepayers there on September 24.
Men in the city engineering department were required to take care of the city ambulance but were not satisfied with the arrangement and firemen said they definitely didn't want to be rfiifklled with an ambulance service.
The ambulance situation has provided City F.at.hers with many a headache in the past few months. A hue and cry was raised by Home district residents over the fact that the city
To Karen Cronk
VANCOUVER (Cl1) � Karen Cronk of Sobk-c-'SIdney-Saanlcii Beef Club .took the grand aggregate trophy Monday in 111 club livestock competition at the Pacific National Exhibition.
The challenge trophy for the elul> with highest points went to Barriero . Beef Club, with Sooke-Sidney-Saanich Heel' Club second and Armstrong I-M Club third.
Saanich 1-H goat club won the trophy for best projects demonstration, Saanich Jersey Club took the Jersey shield and the Sooke-Sidncy-Saanich Beef Club won the �over-all showmanship award.
ambulance could not travel outside . city limits until Issatt resumed his service, to operate in the district. Bogh has maintained this practice.
Under the subsidy arrangement Bogh received his $200 monthly fXQjn the city and realizes   ai.'**' �   icctlons    lie    makes
during his rounds.
Interior Foods Builds Store
C. .1. Oliver Ltd., with a bid of $49,200, has been confirmed as the contractor for construction of a 3,000-square foot build-ing-at Fifth and Harper for Interior Foods Ltd.
| because of declining popularity
I of the games.
Under the non-binding agrce-
! meul the clubs contribute up to 50 per cent of the "take" from bingos   in   those  city   buildings
| to   help   pay   off  $25,000   owing
i on the Coliseum.
1*110 meeting was merely in '.jive the clubs a chance to explain the situation to the city. They are not bound to clear up the S25.000 in the three-year period but brought the matter to diy attention only as a courtesy. Bingo proceeds dropped after the first yea;-, says Foster, and the agreement cannot now be fulfilled in the three years planned when the dubs took on the
1 task of paying the amount.
Anglican Church
A new $110,000 St. Michael and All Angels' Church is slated to be under construction this week, with a sod turning ceremony planned for noon tomorrow at the Fifth Avenue and Victoria site.
First phase of the project, the basement, is expected to begin Thursday or Friday. The basement is to contain an assembly ball, committee rooms, .storage space and washrooms.
A dock roof will be provided to function as a sub-floor of the church, wliich will be tendered when  funds  are available.
New chmrch will be situated adjacent l^ (lie church now in use and until funds are sufficient foil completion of the building tlxe old church will be
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The S5(),()()0 basement part will serve for many church activities this winter.
Purpose offi the basement, initially, will be to accommodate week-day activities and Sunday school.
The church thai has become too small for Prince George's Anglican congregation was constructed only six years ago.
OCTA Preparing For Long Journey
"IPs a daring feat, a huge undertaking."
Thai describes the plans to bring 1.000 cars from Ellens-burg, Washington, to Prince George and then on to Dawson Creek In a three day trip that will cover many of the colorful miles of the Okanagah districts, the   semi-desert    of    Kamloops.
Teen. Town lu.au. Deemed Success
The weather wasn't � though the temperature was �  like   Hawaii  when   more   than   50  adults  and   teen-jers gathered  at  Six   Mile   Lake   Friday  evening   for South  Sea Island   feast  presented   by  Prince  George
a,
a
Teen Town
Temperatures hovered in  the
0-degree range but northerners
were    mentally   transported    to
the sweltering climes of Hawaii
they  thoroughly enjoyod  the
first "Hawaiian Luau" ever held
here.
Vocabularies were dotted with "Aloha" and anatomies were clothed in grass skirts, moo-1 moos and lei as revelling Prince George people gorged themselves on barbecued pig and pineapple and shimmied to iho hula-hula.
Those who arrived were j greeted at the door as "they i would have been greeted upon j arriving in Hawaii�by pretty j girls in authentic costume, lei and friendly kisses.
The Hall's log walls and stuffed animals heads were jauntly decorated with lei and grass skirts.
While girls were donned In grass skirts, moo-mods, sarongs and dresses, boys were decked in loud Hawaiian shirts of every different col-or imaginable.
All boys that is�but three� Rudy Neilson, Howard Foot and Jack Hooper, who decided to really g0 native.
The three came garbed in short   native   loincloths,   straw
and (hen drive through the historic Cariboo country.
The. group will be leaving September G from the Elks Club in ISllcnsburg. They will form up and string out along the highway for 2."> miles as all the parlies fall into their appointed place.
While getting ready, they will attend a lecture by Minister of Highways GaglaVdi,
The group are expected to arrive in Prince George September 8 where they will be guests of the Hoard of Trade at a dinner.
The following day the group will leave for Dawson Creek where they wil attend the Oka-nagan Cariboo Trail Association annual convention,
Purpose of the caravan is to call attention to the need for a first class, surfaced road to Dawson Creek.
Journal  Publisher Dies of Heart Attack
Chris Nelson, 71, owner and publisher of the weekly Journal of Commerce, a construction and municipal trade paper printed in Vancouver, died of a heart flown from Fort St. James to attack yesterday as he was being Varitlerhoof Hospital.
Nelson, whose home was in Vancouver, spent his summers in "The Port" for many years and was well-known in the area.
His only survivor is a daughter, Mrs. Sheppard of Vancouver.
The Prince
Canadian     Legion     In George was broken into
TtCMP report that about $200 worth of merchandise was taken when "a person or persons" broke into the branch and stole liquor and cigarettes. The theft included about 20 bottles of liquor.
.John Eisbrenner was Die first to notice the missing articles when he went on shift early Monday morning.
According to Eisbreririer the break-in must have been made between closing hours Saturday and the time he entered the building  Monday   morning;
A possible solution to the case was given by the I {('Ml' and Legion workers. The thief could have been hiding in the Legion after closing hours on Saturday, taken the liquor and cigarettes and disappeared.
[There was no sign of anyone leaving forced a door or window, bearing out the suspicion that the theft was perpetrated by someone who hid in the building until after closing time Saturday;
Bear Hunt On
A repori to the RCMP of four bears, a mother and three cubs, bt'inj; seen in Simon Praser I'ark last evening has touched off a wide-spread hunt that will include tracking dogs.'
The Citizen learned today that two hunting dogs arc being brought from Williams Lake to help track the animals which police believe could be harmful, especially ti> children in the area.
Plebiscite Vote Slated At Next Civic Election.
The city  manager  issue  was  finally  brought   to  a head last night in city council session in a torrid battle between Mayor Carrie Jane Gray and Alderman Charlie Graham � a tussle won by Gi'Uhafn. exchange:    a , "
Result   of   the
plebiscite vote will be held in conjunction with the December civic   elections.
Graham pushed through a motion calling for preparation t>r a bylaw to bring the city malinger question to :i vote of ratepayers after Mayor Gray requested all members of city council fur written sdluiiis-sions stilting their stands tin the  matter.
Mayor Gray was chairman of the city manager committee, taking over the position upon resignation from council of .ieorge Stewart. She asked for the submissions to help the com-nittee bring in a recommendation to city council as to whether or not the issue should be put to a  public  vote.
Proceeding were quite serene up to this point, then Graham erupted like a fiery volcano.
He said he resented Mayor Gray running the city council �is if it were a class of grade two kiddies, and, referring to the request for a written opinion on the city niniiugcr question, roared, "I won't do it." Graham added that the issue had been made '"a political football" before and "you're making a political football of it now."
The furious alderman said the previous committee had done little or nothing and Mayor Gray's committee, of which he is a member, had done no more. It was at this point he first made a motion that councillors call for a plebiscite vote at the next civic election.
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accept Graham's motion.
Graham   called   then   for   the city   manager  committee   to   be
disbanded. The mayor said the ovnmiuee was disbanded that instant.
The alderman, now hitting his "leated stride, moved to appeal .Mayor Gray's ruling not allowing hts motion. The mayor then uaiied for a motion upholding the chair. Aldermen Ken .lack n.l Prank Clark cast the only votes backing the chair, with Alderman Charlie Graham, Marry Loder, Syd Perry and Spike Kro'ii.uk casting dissenting votes.
A {lev council hacked '<�( :> single contrary vote was cast. Mayor Gray would have been called upon to vote only bad (here been a tie.
Mayor Gray, at this point, returned again to the word battle with Graham. She said she objected to the alderman's remark that she was using the city manager issue for a political foot: ball. The mayor asked an apology   from   the   alderman.
Graham said he felt no apology was  necessary.
Delegates Arriving
A special charter flight, carrying 40 delegates to the Pacific Northwest Trade Association's fall convention in Fairbanks, Alaska, September 3 to 0 will arrive In Prince George tomorrow morning.
While in the city the delegates will   be   guests   at a   luncheon
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Trade. Alvin HamlKon, (Vorlli-orn Affairs Minister will bo the guest   speaker.
Cariboo Country Special Invades Prince George
A total of 220 American citizens, representing almost every state in the union, arrived in Prince George today aboard the nineteen car "Cariboo Country Special".
Gilbert II. Kneiss, tour conductor, stated that this, the third such trip up to this country, lias proved successful with bookings sold out completely three weeks ahead of the scheduled "excursion.
To travel a total of 4,000 miles, the special extends over six railroad lines, including Western Pacific; Great Northern: Spokane: Portland and Seattle; Pacific Great Eastern, which is British Columbia province-owned; Canadian National; and Northern Alberta Kail-way.
Much of the excursion will be through areas miles from any highway. Following WP's main line through the Feather River Canyon, the train will head north on tlie freight-only "Inside Gateway" route to Oregon. In Oregon, the SI\vS will carry the Cariboo Country Special through Deschutes River Canyon, usually seen only by freight train   crows,   and   through   1'n.1
Columbia River Gorge, on the Great Northern lino in Washington to Seattle and along tho shore of Puget Sound, the (rain will interchange to the Pacific Great Eastern at Vancouver, B.C.
The first Cariboo Country Special, run in 1!)">7, was also the first passenger train from the United States io operate ovl'1\P(;10 to Prince George. Last year the tour was extended pver the Canadian National to Prince Rupert and now In 1959, over the first Pacific Great Eastern line to Fort St. John and haw-son Creek in the frontier Peace River section of British Columbia and on to Edmonton and Jasper;
Scheduling of. the special has been arranged so thai the best scenery will be seen by daylight. In addition, the train will stop for several hours at various locations for sightseeing, etc. A full day will be spout at Edmonton and time allowed at Jasper to see the park and have dinner.
included in  the ii types   oE   Pullman lions, a regular Ii      / end observation cav facilities.
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 pe.ri- ining-
hats,   ukuleles   and   were   thoroughly   browned  with  cocoa.
Dancing started at approximately 8:1*> p.m. to the swinging music of the Johnny Noren band.
Teens and a du1ts danced steadily through until 10:15 p.m. when there came a call from the kitchen. The feast was  ready.
The food was attractively laic out   in   smorgasbord   style.   The display   showed   a   terrific amount   of  work   had   been   put into the preparation of the food, which   consisted   of:   barbecued I pig with  pineapple, yams,  buns 1 and  butter,  salads,  fruit .punch j and   fresh   fruit.   Following  this ! was a jellied fruit  salad.
During the intermission,  four) talented Teen Towners put on a hula    dame.   The   girls   were: Anne   Perry,   Jo-Anne   darling, Gail Bryant and Helga Kees.
The girls were joined by Bud- | dy Richmond, who gave a comical display of his version of the dance.
Alter the display, dancing started again in the form of a conga-line.
Completely    c*.iausted -,.*. agers and adults quietly lei the evening came to a  elost the tune of the 'H..� -j Waltz 12:45 a.m.                *
MENT OF HIGHWAYS has started work on town" part of the Frascr River bridge. erected  detour signs and   all  traffic has � one side while the crews are  fixing the nd levelling off the ruad surface. It ia not
known how long the work will take but the Department is hoping that rain will hold off until the "hot-pix" is completely laid and at that time traffic will ile able to use both sides again.