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Dedicated to the Progress of the North
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Vol.  3;  No.  232
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1,  1959
BY   OARRIXH
S5o   PER  WEE*
AN EARLY MORNING FIRE cost two men their lives early today when a blaze broke out in the tvyo-room cabin at 2037 Spruce. Firemen quelled the fire in a short
time. The two men were presumed to have died of suffocation. One man on the scene said he could see the ' fire from nine blocks away.         �Vandcrvoort photo
Years Service In Ends For Fraser
The Prince George story is laced with the name Fraser � from Simon  on  down.
One of tlie Erasers who did most for the Spruce Capital. D; (). (Dave)  Fraser, retired yesterday, content
jin "the kno\v"\e!' iTtirojncnt wasn't exactly new to K^iiser; lie retired once bpljiro', �" 1!).")(!, l>ut WJIS pfiMiadcd Id jjo back on tho job after just getting used to his iieiv-l'ouiul leisure,
Dave, believed to be about 82, served In the building inspector's office after coming out of retirement. When the work day ended yesterday lie was honored by about a dozen construction Men and city hall employees � .Sumo .*i<) people in all � at a gathering in city  hall.
The long-time city servant came to Edmonton from his native Dundee, Scotland \nr 1907, moving to Prince George in nun /when the town was just slanting to grow.
During his first 15 years here, as a mechanic at tho CNR rotind-ihouse; ho became interested In civic matters, lie was elected to the council in 192*1 � when, he says, the town had a population of only about 1.501) � and maintained an aklermanic seat lor eight years,  through  1931.
Tlic depression hit and I'Ya-sei" was among the liiimlrileds laid oil' by (In- railroad, So �went to work for tho city from JJKSt to 1937 as relief officer during (lie hard times of (he Thirties,
Fraser became Prince George's first lull-time fire chief in l!t:',7 when asked to drop his relief officor post and take charge of fire protection, lie maintained this post until 19-19, when he !.'f: it to set up the city assessor's department. August Dorbierei current chief, came ^v through the ranks and assumed the position.
l>.-ni> who says lie docsn'J know whi'ther lie will remain In tlic city now that lie has retired, was city assessor until liis first retirement in  I!>.">~> miles off  the  beaten   track  last  week on a trip between the two cities.
A hunting parly from Fort St. .lames � 40 miles northwest of Vanderhoof, and Highway LG � was stopped 25 miles north of "The Fort" by the Prince Rupert lads, who asked if they were still on  Highway K>.
They thought it lime to ask questions when the road had deteriorated almost to the goat trail stage.
The (pair had apparently taken the *wrong turn at Vanderhoof and headed northwest, towards Kurt St. "Jim," instead of east towards Prince George.
Oddly enough, one of the two said he travelled to Prince George only last, year.
When informed of their position the red-faced Rupert residents sadly began backtracking over  (!.")  miles of mistake.
fseers
Cloudy with rain and wet snow tonight. Cloudy with snow flurries tomorrow. Not so mild. Winds southerly 20 becoming westerly in the afternoon. LOW tonight, and high tomorrow, 30 and 40.
Guest speaker Alex Clark outlined the lite of St. Andrew at a St. Andrew's Day banquet sponsored by the Rotary Club Pipe Hand Monday night in the Prince George Hotel.
About 120 people attended the banquet. Five-piece orchestra provided the music for dancing which followed. Features of the evening included displays of highland dancing by Scott Glabus and Scottish folk songs sung by Jim MeLellan, Mrs. Matt Brings and Mrs. Ucth Stcliga. John Stew-ii t interspersed his master of ceremonies duties with examples of Scottish humor. I Retiring band member Dave Ross played a farewell piece on the bagpipes. He was presented with a copper beer stein engraved with the Ilotary crest.
WINNIPEG   (CP)�Four   per-
j spns    whose   plane   was    forced ! d o w n   d u r i n g  a  sightseeing flight   Sunday were rescued  un-the   hay,   several; harmed   Monday   by   a   civilian l}^ter* ^eil!l:!&O,1lf_-iiP?,u^d.ipi.1ot who found" them.
Those who spent the night on a small island in a frozen northeastern Manitoba lake were: Pilot Arthur Ganchon, :T>, of Pine Falls. Man.; William Eastcott, an;.u; 30 of Pine Falls, Leonard Lipps and nis daughter Shirley of River Hills, Man.
Ganchon said his plane developed engine trouble after he had taken off on a sightseeing trip from River Hills. 60 miles east of Winnipeg. After a search by RCAF and civilian aircraft. his single-engined Stinson was discovered at 1::',() p.m. Monday, (�'lashes from a mirror on the downed plane attracted the attention or A. I.. Gaffrcy, 2.1. of Pine Falls, who was searching in a ski-equipped single-engined Otter. He made two trips to fly out the parly.
. The   four   said   they   built "a shelter   of   balsam   boughs'and
 other   ships   dragged   thei anchors    and    were    forced    to leave the commercial anchorage here.
Throughout the night radio messages crackled from ship to shore to tell of vessels in trouble and battling high seas off the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal and in the .Mediterranean.
The Braemer Castle's out-1 ward voyage took her to west coast African ports and she was returning via the African east coast. Suez and the Mediterranean. She had called at Gibraltar and was clue to disembark passengers  in  London   Friday.
WINNIPEG iCP) � Government financial help for private and parochial schools in Manitoba was recommended today in the report of a royal, commission on education".
The commission said in a unanimous recommendation that help could be given to such schools, where they provide a satisfactory standard of education, without injury to "the public school system, to unity or to religious toleration.
"Indeed, it may benefit and give more worth  to all  these.
"In any case, practical application of the principles of democracy by which  we try to  live
Violations of the Lord's Day Act. in the form of commercial Sunday sports arc under close investigation by ROMP, Staff Sergeant .1. A. Knox told The Citizen  today.
A member' of the RCMP attended a hockey game in the Coliseum Sunday gathering evidence,  The Citizen  has learned.
liill Woycik, manager of the Coliseum, said today he could "care less" about any action the Attorney General's department might take. He said tickets to sports events have been sold on Sundays since the Coliseum opened and "we haven't, tried to hide the fact."
Before any charges can he laid RCMP must, apply to Victoria for a fiat to proceed with action. Recently, the Attorney General's department, has appeared loath t:> take action in any but. the most flagrant violations.
requires that whenever possible I the majority be tolerant enough | to provide for significant minorities the kind of education they want for their children."
The commission said there should be "no more regulation of these schools than is necessary to ensure that the education afforded in them is up to the general standards of the public schools."
Revival of the question of aid to parochial schools in Manitoba recalled a stormy period in the past of the province. It had separate Protestant and Roman Catholic school systems before 1890, with each group paying the costs of its own schools.
The provincial government wiped out the distinction in 1890 and set up a system of public schools in which there was no religious difference.
A group of Roman Catholic laymen attacked this legislation in the courts. The federal Conservative government backed the minority group and paid its court expenses.
The Manitoba courts turned down the Catholic group, but their case was upheld in the Supreme Court of Canada. On appeal lo the Privy Council in London they were again turned down.
However, the minority group appealed directly to the federal government and. on the advice of the Supreme Court, the federal government heard the appeal. It sided with the Roman Catholics anil issued a remedial order to the Manitoba government instructing it to amend its legislation and allow the Roman Catholics the right to their own schools.
luies Green
Guest Speaker
li. B. King Q, C. will be the guest speaker when the Fort George section of the Historical Society meets tonight in upper banquet room of the Prince Georgre Hotel, starting at 8:30.
Mr. King will speak on the early days in Wells., U.C
the girl spent the night in the only sleeping bag. The others sat around a fire.
Weather in the area was com-I paratiyely mild.
OTTAWA (CP) � Prime Minister Diefenbaker Monday saluted External Affairs Minister Green for the "remarkable" job he has done since taking over the foreign affairs portfolio last spring.
In a few months, he told the Women's Progressive Conservative Association, Mr. Green has provided Canada with a leadership in foreign affairs that is "recognized everywhere in the world."
His approach has been characterized by simplicity. His language contrasted with that usually employed "by those who move about in the stratosphere of international relations."
Case Adjourned
Case of Don Adamski, charged with assaulting barber Ted Knibb, was adjourned to Wednesday in police court today.
a.m. by a neighbor. Passing motorist, Marcel Miller, a Canadian Legion steward, was one of the first on the scene. He told The Citizen be could see the blaze from nine blocks away. He didn't know there were any �people in the cabin until informed today.
The cabin is owned by Kmile Hittner 2024 Tamarack. He rent-
ed Ca
 it   a   month   ago   to   Philip sey,   who   will   be  asked  by
VANCOUVER (CP) � British Columbia Sugar Refining Company Limited said Monday trial of its charges under the Combines Investigation Act likely will lie heard in Winnipeg'in January.
The prosecution stems from H.C Sugar's acquisition of control of Manitoba Sugar1 Company Limited. It is alleged the operations are against the public interest.     .                                    '
Forrest T. Rogers, B.'c. Sugar president, mentioned the trial in the company's annual report for the  fiscal year ended  Sept. .'JO.
The company reported net. in-conie of $1,689,335; down $430,-1 027  From  UTiS.  Share  earnings amounted    to    $2.11    compared ] with  $2.G5.
Decline in earnings was blamed on lower domestic prices for sugar resulting from decreased raw sugar prices on world markets^
turning after the fire had started.
One of the bodies was found lying at the fool and the other at the side of the bed.
Fire Department says the fire likely started due to overheat ing of a wood and coal stove in the kitchen. Interior of the building and its contents were badly charred but not demolished. The ceiling   had   apparently   fallen.
Date for tile inquest has not been set.
OTTAWA �T> � A Vancouver shipyards delegation received a good hearing today in Ottawa but fell short of success in its bid for immediate government action to bolster the West Coast shipbuilding industry.
Mayor Thomas Alsbury said before catching an airplane that the citizens' committee on" shipyard employment which he heads is going back to Vancouver to try to learn just why it costs more to build boats there than elsewhere in  Canada.
He said the delegation had a good meeting with Prune Minister Diefenbaker, to whom they presented a brief. "He was very frank and generous with his time."
After this 50-minute interview, the delegation talked for l'i hours    with    transport    minister
Hec: er.
and  works  minister Walk-
The B.C.-Yukon Boy Sellouts Association has appointed a new field commissioner for its northern territory.
He is John L. Miller, 25, recently of Calgary.
The appointment was announced today by Brig. W. G. 11. Roaf, Boy Scouts Provincial Commissioner. Mr. Miller replaces field commissioner Joe Turner, who has transferred to Metropolitan Vancouver Region.
Field commissioners are paid Scout executives who provide service in the form of organization, training and advice.
Mr. Mdler, a Cubmastcr and Scoutmaster in Calgary, will serve the northern territory from headquarters at Prince George.
He was raised in West Peace River country and served as a Cubmaster at Fort St. James for two years.
His area covers all of P..C. and Yukon from Clinton north, including the coast region from Prince Rupert.
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THIS WAS THE BEDROOM in which two men died early today when fire struck the two-room cabin in which they were visiting. One was found on the floor at the foot of the bed, the other at the side. The wooden bed was still smouldering when Citizen photographer Hal Vandervoort took this shot at 9:30 today.