Mar 31-48 Prince George, B.C., Thurld^Mav 8, 1947 ; NO. 19 jspital Board Hopeful fy Will Meet $3 5,000 City Council Gives Sympathetic Hearing To Needs Of Hospital of Prince George and HflfiPiUil Soc^ty were hear-V«lnesday by the sympa-Zing given representaUons r$35000of City Council by ¦risenden, secretary-treasurer, funcheon meeting within the li H "Joe" Hewlett, board welcomed the City Ooun* [declared ms of the hospital board but with closer co-opera- „ 'good advice we can solve fflculties. Our requirements and our finances low." ,#nden detailed the hand-existence facing the hos-S35.000 not be forth-[from Prince George toward 1 total of $91,000 for alfeera-idditlons and equipment to the hospital at an 80-bed „,; hospital owes $62,000. In-$35,000 covered by bonds kooo hypothecated from a fient grant. iting funds of $50,000 have lent and $27,200 represents ratlal work to be done this ; Mr. Wlsenden stressed, de-: how the hospital "must 0.000 on hand for operating ,_>nden felt, that once the apital outlays are met the , within six months, should Youth Leader To Advise On Sports Ernie Lee, director of recreational and physical education, department of education, will be the principal speaker at a public meeting being sponsored next Thursday at 8 pjn. in the Junior-Senior High School auditorium by the Community Youth Council executive. Len Proppe, president, today advised that the Victoria speaker will endeavor to suggest solutions to problems confronting both the Youth Council and the community in regard to the proper organizing of sports in Prince George. Civic and public spirited organizations, it is expected, will be represented at the meeting. Chinese Bolster Sons D Donations of $62.50 from the Chinese Benevolent Society and $12 from Mud River and Beaverley districts along with smaller collections have placed total collections from the recent Red Cross drive for funds ons Urown Red Cross Funds IA n n r\s rarents On Holiday Their vacation marred by the Forming Campus For High School One of the largest landscaping ojects yet td i _______., v...,v wi iumo Their vi __ _, ,..^ at slightly more than $3,000, it was loss of two sons in the Bulkley Val-announced today by A. M. Patter- ley on Monday, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. son, official collector. Spence are due here today en route Quota for Prince George and dis- to Hubert, seven miles from Telkwa, trict had been set at $3,500. where the double tragedy occurred. The Red Cross drive for funds . The heart-broken pa committee, said Mr. Patterson, is intercepted at_Neison by anxious for all collectors to return unused supplies as Red Cross headquarters wishes to signal the Jter-mination of the campaign as soon as possible. *fe son by B.O. Police i in an effort to join thos Road Work Is R esuming was stranded in Prince Georg overnight Tuesday by lack of fund and transportation. The children were drowned a 8:30 a.m. Monday when, in company with their sister, June, 19, and Michael, four, they were crossing the river in a rowboat attached ro a cable. The cable broke as a tie log capsized the boat. June swam ----- v~»v. uuii'; SWcWIl w ashore with Michael under one arm Campbell-Mannix Companies en- noting that one of her brothers had gaged 25 men on Monday and a seized hold of the tie. He lost his similar number Wednesday to open grip an£j disappeared beneath rh*> their Mile 27 CPmn anrt l~>»<- -• e largest projects yet ventured G pg in Prince j y entured in Prince George has been under way for the past month on the Junior-Senior High Shl tGtom is suffering now" H!g!i Scho°l grounds and is now t George is smiering now. nearing completion ! Mayor Jack Nicholson. "I UndeBrtaken by the Bellos Ranch W"iffi %*'«-' "* ~nt»cto»y. tSeB?sn«tingno cm is saaaica witn ex- thousands of cubic feet of earth is tat should have been met years for which we must ! up ihe slack. 1 $35,000 would be a terrific i held. is working on an ovei-[B0.0OO." Aid. J. N. Keller, 1 chairman, advised, al-a sum hypothecated 1 HOPEFUL. Page 7) |h$ Oiled (insmen to 'Skeeters' i are tackling a commun-Khich may pay big divide way of comfort during sprays and sacks of I with oiJ, a crew of of Prince George Kins-¦m to the large slough jWnue then to the one Vancouver Street to-:nt Hill, on Sunday. |.vvJ..the surface or sub-I«M oil-soak-d sacks, they cubic feet of earth is designed to transform the grounds for a future campus of easy, undulating lawns picturesquely studded with beautiful shrubs and trees. The government experimental station, it is expected, will lend assistance at this stage of the beautifi-cation of the campus. Land around the schools has been so contoured as to permit rain to run off Instead of, as in the past, remaining to create mud holes. It is planned to have all roads bordering the school hard-surfaced. With the former Duchess Park school track now obliterated, efforts are being made to secure four government lots to make room for a new cinder track. New playground equipment will be installed on the higher levels of the Duchess Park site. — ".-"•*"•???••* w "t"1" grip and disappeared beneath the their Mile 27 camp and locate a swirling current which claimed both base at Mile 50 along McLeod Lake boys, with a view to speeding work on the Hart Highway. It is anticipated that some 400 highway workers will soon be engaged in rushing to completion the link with Dawson Creek. The seasonal "break-up" has delayed """ from the contractors until resuming work halted. now last Dragging Inlet For T.C.A. Plane (By Canadian Press) tions. %dmetal snagged on the end of a Golfers Jubilant As Course Staked West Of Airport — the number of ^ a minimum, an objec-advance this ne slough arc-Avenue, the George slough and « °* water on the ft has not been without ATTEMPTED SAFE-CRACKING An attempted safe cracking Tuesday night in offices of the Gardener Lumber Company in Quesnel hns placed B.C. Police on the alert, although the suspects are believed to have headed south toward Williams Lake shortly after blasting loose the outer door of the safe without gaining access to the contents. Jubilant that the C.N.R. loaned one of the foremost experts in Canada to lay out their course, Prince George Golf & Country Club members are following up staking supervised by W. H. Brinkworth of Jasper National. Park, on rolling hillsides flanking the old airport. "It's a natural," exclaimed the Jasper Park expert. With a despatch that kept local golf fans on the run, Mr. Brinkworth laid out a nine-hole golf course over 3300 yards then adjudged par—at 35! The longest fairway is 485 yards and the shortest. fisherman's line last r.ight directed searchers for the missing Trans-Canada Airlines plane to spot Bur-rard Inlet just seven miles beyond the Lions Gate Bridge. T.C.A. and R.C.A.F. technicians will examine it today. Divers made a fruitless search yesterday in Georgia Straits in the vicinity of Gabriola Island. RETAINS SEAT JAKROW, Eng.—The Labor party today retained its seat in the Jarrow by-election returning Ernest Ferny-hough, ex-miner and trade union offical. He defeated Conservative and Independent Socialist candi- dates. 135. With a chuckle, he cautioned members his reputation is at stake and that it is up to them to see that the golf course is developed into what he is convinced ban become one of the finest in Western Canada. Slashing out fairways and augmenting natural hazards, members dtid t l Army Drill Hall Issue Object of Emergency Rally Purchase of an army drill hall for exhibition purposes and other community events will be discussed at a public meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall, toward immediate action being taken. Urgency of the move was indicated by a telegram received by W. G. Fraser, city clerk, that a deci- Fire Hazard Looming In Forest District B.C. Forest Service Dependent Upon Prompt Support of Public April may have proven a "wonderful month" for the B.C. Forest Service in Fort George district by keeping down fire risks in the woods, but authorities today are alerting the district personnel in view of three minor outbreaks since the 400 Trappers Expected At June Rally Arrangements are being made by the Prince George Rod and Gun Club to coincide a meeting of northern B.C. sporting clubs with the convention of the B.C. Registered Trappers' Association scheduled for June 12 and 13 in Prince George. Some 400 guides and trappers, an estimate based on last year's convention attendance figures in Kam- loops, are expected assembly. to attend the Such issues as the restocking fo streams with beaver, hunting bag Umits, shooting seasons and preservation of fur bearing animals will be discussed. Entertainment is being planned. Attorney-General Gordon S. Wis-mer has declared his intention of attending the convention providing 't is practical to do bo at the time. A shipment of 200,000 Kamloops ;rout eggs are expected to arrive soon at the hatchery which the Rod and Gun Club is constructing at Miworth. After drawing lots for preference of choice in the purchase of plots of Rod and Gun Club property at rluculz Lake, the following list of members was compiled: John Assman. Dick Saunders, Bill Paschal.'K. E. Archibald. J. L. Me Lean. J. C. McKenzie, W. G. Bailey W. C. Stevens. G. A, Bailey, E. C Lamb. Harry Giese, L. G. Archibald Ralph Gunderson and F. R. Witt. warm spell developed. Co-operation of the general public and the increased number of sawmill operators is looked to during the spring hazard and forthcoming fire season. B.C. Forest Service officials today listed district personnel responsible for fire protection measures with the hope that- such a list may be posted and kept handy for when a need arises. The local headquarters staff includes D. Chorlton, radio technician, and W. A. Roberts, despatches Forest Rangers C. L. French and G. A. Forbes, of the local office, will be aided by G. E. Meentz, F. M. Shires and R. H. Sewell, assistant rangers, and H. A. Johnson, patrolman. With green growth retarded and warm weather bringing on a condition of spring hazard, lookouts ha?e been posted, as follows: A. J. Abery, Tabor Mt.; E. Small, Baldy Hughes Mt., and Albert Bied-erman, Pilot Mountain. In ranger district No. 1, Ranger J. S. Macalister, of McBride, will be aided by R. G. McMillan, assistant ranger, with F. J. Koeneman. patrolman, stationed at Tete Jaune. Ranger L. A. Willington will work out of Penny with J. McMorran and V. E. Brandner as patrolmen in District No. 2, in which Les Hale. at Dome Creek, and Luke Levangie, at Goat River, will serve as patrol-(See FERE HAZARD, Page 7) a truck aty W'oll while Mobile Chest X-ray Clinic Starting Work On Monday Local 1-424, International Woodworkers of America, assisted by many district operators, are giving . wholehearted support to the mobile voucnes chest x-ray clinic opening Monday ^ has been ln Prlnce George- • trucks loaned by w Tne woodworkers are arranging to ^andard oil of BC transP°rt men into town for free motors Ltd. ' ' chest examinations, a measure plan upon continuing which is being followed in like man-til every known lier Dy Campbell-Mannix Companies treated with a film Lt<*- with highway workers. M'n"iting mosquitoes Appointment slips have been cir-pesky numbers culated throughout the city by various organizations co-operating with Rotarians, but volunteers have, been confronted with apathy on the part " many residents. '"My chest is.all right. Why should I be examined?" has been a typical reply jot those obviously ignorant of iPPn — as to the tuberculosis. • • iDon movips, comics Many of the Scandinavian coun i t^jj?' m°ral concepts trles have virtually wiped out T.B f fctS n Ul" feafcure a through recognition that the dis-er G«orge Parent- ease of times hides away in the ar 8 p.m limgs and tissues of seemingly 2i of the Jun- °-uite healthy beings. That a tuber cular even in advanced stages 1 ' O f Urn All , - lead the Quite often one of the healthiest-j* assisted by appearing of individuals, is a fact, ¦'and and Ruth Other volunteers have been heartened by a response such as that - -~w4 „. quoted today by one of the workers CKPG from who was told: "Well, I 'beefed' at having to pay for Christmas seals, when I knew I should; now I can 'cash in' and at the same time play safe." The compiling of appointment cards was undertaken Wednesday evening and it is emphasized if the appointees make an effort to be on schedule there should be a minimum of delay in X-ray procedure. Persons not having appointments should phone 28-K-3 between 10 ajn. and 12 noon and 2 to 5 p.m. to arrange a suitable Mty i6 -My- .....__,.., - _ ___ ., , ..j |V.wu, illllli a UL'tl- are determined to not only achieve sion was to be reached immediately, such an objective but to tee off The public meeting will climax early this summer. Garvin Dezell is efforts of Prince George Agricul-chairman of the grounds committee, tural and Industrial Association to _______________ obtain from War Assets Corporation a drill hall. Members have recently learned that private parties are also interested in such purchases and 1 that the opportunity may not remain open long. The association is extending a special invitation to all organizations in Prince George to have representatives at Tuesday's meeting Sawmill Operator Finds Life Austere On Trip To Sweden "I plan to go back into the bush which is my life," confided Otto Erickson, long established sawmill operator of this district, as he walked into the Citizen office Wednesday after completing a two month round-trip to his native land, Sweden. "Things are still pretty upset— the people are very sensitive to world politics—supplies, though not so plentiful, are rigidly controlled so that people have enough but no more," were the impressions Mr. Douglas Hampson, three-year old Erickson formed of the country from Borrower Makes Chinese Happy Untainted by the elements, a rake, axe and heavy sledge hammer were recovered Saturday by Lem Chung, who operates a piggery near the present golf course, after the articles had been reported stolen—two years ago. The Chinese Ls mildly inter-, ested in what use the tools were put to and what element of conscience prompted their return to his farm. Clean-Up Drive Wins Support Of Mr. Weatherman Jaycees wielded paint brushes with vigor on Wednesday in making their "Property" shack on Sixth Avenue the first target in a campaign Prince George Junior Chamber of Commerce has joined with city fathers in extending a further week. Students were enrolled in the "Clean Up-Paint Up" campaign when Aid. T. S. Carmichael, civic health committe ctia^rman, enlisted their support. Coincidence of the civic proclamation and the national campaign of Jaycees prompted extension of the drive to beautify Prince- George, with students participating for prizes posted toward campaign con- District Forester Leaving For Coast p tests by the Junior Commerce. pg Chamber of Infant Fractures Both Arms in Fall Throughout the city on Sunday, and again on Wednesday afternoon, could be seen many householders engaged piling debris, brush and waste, in painting fences or homes, or in gardening as the Weatherman favored citizens with ideal temperatures. Aldermen and Jaycees share the belief that spontaneous support will be given the campaign. R. G. McKee, who hns been succeeded as district forester by Lome G. Swannell, is leaving1 on Sunday for Victoria to work in the forest protection division of the B.C. Forest Sen-ice, the work of which hns been increased due to extra grants for forest protection. Mr. McKee will be joined by his family once school ends. Since arriving in Prince George on July 1, 1945. from Kamloops, Mr. McKee has revived many friendships established while he served here as assis-' tant forester in 1937-38 in addition to making new friends in sports and business circles. His successor, Mr. Swannell, served close to two years as assistant district forester at local headquar-| ters before overseas service during • which he was promoted to the rank of major, and resumed his job here about two years ago. Allan H. Dixon has been promoted to assistant district forester. Elks Arranging Flag Day May 24 Joe Lennon. entertainment committee chairman, Ls preparing for the annual Flag Day of Lodge 122, B.P.OJ3., to mark May 24. It is held likely that the Legion Band will participate in the flag-raising ceremonies at the City Hall. Children will be treated to a free theatre show and. to a masquerade dance before adults take over in the evening and have a dance of their own own. g p, eyear old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hampson. Alcza Lake, is being treated at Prince George and District Hospital for fractures and lacerations of both ms. The boy was injured Sunday when he fell onto the gas engine of ,a launch used by his father for towing logs. Diamond Laid Out At Athletic Park A work bee took place Sunday morning in repairing the backstop at Athletic Park by the Junior Sport Club. The diamond was also set out. Although much was accomplished, there was a poor turn- _' », I —"T"*y vv>uai> uatuiuay tiller DO1I Sunday afternoon a general base-found guilty of failing to stop his ball practice was held. car at a stop sign. d f he country from which he soared away on April 26 in the plush passenger compartment of a giant airliner. The youngest of a family of 11, he attended a grand reunion of the jemaining eight brothers and sisters at a little town not far from Stockholm. So as not to lose touch with "the old home town," Mr. Erickson had The Citizen airmailed to him while in the old country. DRIVERS FINED Found guilty of making a U-turn in the middle of a block, Lloyd Ed-more, local taxi driver, was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate- P. J. Moran in traffic court Saturday. Everett Kennedy was fined $5 and costs by Magistrate P. J. Moran in traffic court Saturday after being Last Rites For Renowned Jurist Requiem high mass was sung on Monday in St. Peter's and St. Paul's Church. Vancouver, by the Rev. Fr. T. M. Nicholl for the Hon. Denis Murphy. L.L.D.. judge of the Supreme Court of B.C.. who died Thursday at the age of 76. after a distinguished career as one of the mosi highly respected jurists B.C. has ever known. His sister, Mrs. Mary Perkins, and a niece, Mrs. Harry Morison. flew from Prince George to attend the funeral services. Judge Murphy was born at Lac La Hache and was called to the bar in 1896, being elevated to the Supreme Court bench, on which he served 32 years. In 1909. Land Clearing Set For District With two government land clearing machines due in Prince George district about the end of May from Vanderhoof, Keu Jameson, district agriculturist., anticipates local farmers making application .us .soon as possible to take advantage of l|ie machinery. He advises that application forms are available at his office. The route the machines will follow will, he stressed, be determined largely by the acreage that is to be cleared in each district. . Elks will sponsor a "Mother's Day" program, _9. p.m., Sunday on CKPG. Week's Weather By local Meteorological office: Max Min Rn Sun .61 .04 8.7 11.1 36.3 34.5 30.3 Thursday .......55.2 Friday ..........53.8 Saturday ........57.8 Sunday ............55.8 26.8 Monday ..........64.6 28.7 Tuesday ..........73.8 28.2 Wednesday ....74.5 37.4 14.3 14.0) 14.1 0*