Prince
 Citizen
An Independent Semi-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest   \  atral and Northern British Columbia
Prince George, B.C.,  THURSDAY, February 15, 1951
$3.00 per year        5e> per copy
This Year
and work on many part* of will commence next
Conrracting of the steel by severe cold weather, quicksand and sabotage were given as possible reasons for the collopse of a $3,000,000 bridge at Three Rivers, Quebec.
Thief Loots Store Twice In Ten Days
Early Wednesday morning for the second time in 10 clays, a thief visited the Food Basket on Winchester Street. About $20 and a quantity of cigarettes are missing. Entrance was gained to the store by breaking a plate-glass window in the front door.
The marauder apparently made an unsuccessful attempt to force a nee by way of a heavily door at the  rear of  the
'DEPLORABLE" SAYS DOCTOR
 will onSa* weather permit, CO.
(ryHdale, chief construction en-
g£eer, disclosed to a Citteen re-
portrr last night. He said that construction would b<, "pretty well cleaned up" this TeJn but confessed there were too many factors involved to be •Me to predict when the first I'.G.E. train from Quesnel would enter the city.
Track laying will commence from here 'south with the first sipns of spring. Mr. Crysdale said. The P.G.E. grade is ready to carry steel from Prince George to Stone Crock, a distance of 22 miles.
Still to be fabricated are sections for the three major bridges along the P.G.E. extension route nt Cot ton wood Canyon, Canyon Creek, and Abhou Creek.
The Ahbou Creek bridge will be 900 feet long, 150 feet high, and will be supported by steel and concrete pedestals.
Here with Mr. Crysdale this week was A. G. "Andy" Graham,
•G K. divisional engineer. The nair conferred with officials of Jamieson Construction Company   Premises after taking the precau- lit cells among hardened criminals has been the lot of mentally
 '«°n of ^n£ °uVa" J^E* '" Persons in Prince George, a Prince George Medical Associa-
The bridge, which was opened by Premier Duplessis, of Quebec in 1948, crashed into the river carrying four people to their death.
Mentally Sick Jailed Like Criminals Here
Shocking Trealmenf Of insane Bared
Frozen feet,  improper care, and incarceration in dimly
major contractors on <iori project.
 the exten.
tion of light. A
out an window was broken
Feminine Curlers End 'Spiel
Three first prizes were at stake in final games played Monday and Tuesday to wind up the third annual bonspiel of Prince George Ladies' Curling Club at the Civic Arena.
,0n Monday night, following the club banquet, Mrs. Jim Adams took possession of the Alward Cup with a well-played win over Connie Hatch's entry skipped by lean Sales. Score was 12-8. The winners received individual trophies and glass coffee makers.
Mrs. Adams rink moved Into the finals of this event by .turning back Mrs. Len Evans rink from Smithers earlier in the day, jvhile Mrs. Hatch's four gained he final bracket by defeating Mrs. Sam Senkpiel.
Mrs. Adams skipped her own rmk with Erna BermVardt/thir* &* 'SPICL ENDS, Page 8)
Prize-Laden Curlers Back From Quesnel
Their car loaded down with the
and""the*door a^amaKed"before'"the  tion spokesman told The Citizen today in a statement outlining   Fraser Cup,  individual trophies,
marauder transferred  his opera-  the immediate need for a padded room at the city hospital
tions to the front door.                      Dr   John G   MacArthur, presi-   -----------------------------------------
An unidentified passerby is re-  dent of the association and insti-
ported to have seen a man. flee-  gator of a move some time ago
ing from the scene.                        to stir up interest in construction
City detail of the  R.C.M.P.  is  of s\jch a room by city authori-
investigating the theft. A police   ties, said that conditions here for
to comment on.  harboring insane persons are 'de-
official declined whether they believe the two thefts at the store were perpetrated by the same person.
WRECK HEARING FOR ATHERTON OPENS MARCH 13
plorable."
In a letter to the city council early this week, the hospital emphasized that something must be done soon to supply proper care for an increasing number of patients falling into the "violent" category.
In a committee meeting following the regular meeting of the Council, a decision was reached to have a city construction tech-
Terrorist Kills One, Wounds Two
I WALLACE, Idaho, Feb. 15 (CP) —A frenzied prowler, apparently a stranger in town, terrorized a main street for almost five hours today with rifle fire from a hardware store that killed one man and wounded two others.
Police machine-gun bullets and tear-gas finally silenced him. Officers crept inside and found him lying on the floor unhurt. He made a sudden move and police
Steel Curbs May Be Felt Here Soon
Strong curbs on the use of steel and other vita] materials announced by the government recently   may   have   direct  Affects on Prince George sooner than   most  people  think.  This was the consensus  of opinion "among   astute   businessmen-observers here this week. Combined  U.S.   and  Canadian steeL controls will probably be felt ' first   in   automotive   and   farm machinery fields and may ultimately affect such projects as the proposed    natural   gas    pipeline through Prince George from the Peace River district
Also probably affected by stringent controls would be a high-level Fraser River bridge for the P.G.E. approach to this city. The steel controls, which go into effect on March 1, will see all non-essential use of the strategic material wiped out, Hon. C. D. Howe implied in a recent speech at Ottawa.
The alternative P.G.E. entrance to Prince George via the C.N.R. bridge may become increasingly more important to P.G.E. officials if they are faced by a curtailment of their steel • requirements. On the other hand some observers see free access to steel by the P.G.E. on a defense priority. They believe that the Dominion Government may press British Columbia for rapid completion of the line as far as the Peace River district and this would necessitate a high-level crossing of the Fraser River either at South Fort George or near Willow River.
Not hit so far, nor likely to be in the immediate future, is local house construction under the National Housing Plan, although a hugo housing development planned for Vancouver I   may well be abandoned.
pen and pencil sets, car robes and'    A 1ocal official of the National j four gallons of motor oil, a Prince' Housing authority said this week George rink consisting of Walter tnat  he  sees  no  curtailment   in Gustafson, skip; Bill Hay,  third; I fcojase    building    here    although j Tom Hay, second, and Mike Shel-  'oans    to    prospective    builders est, lead, returned Tuesday after', were reduced by about one sixth 'a very successfuLlnvasion of the.a short time ago." annual bonspiel staged by Quow-1    Some automotive dealers in the ; nel Curling Club over the week-   citv  report  cut-backs  already  in end.                                               their 1951 allocations and a short-
The Prince George curlers won  a^e of heavy  truck<?   *»  "i exis-the Fraser Cup, one of the  two/'te"ce"   ,    ,
main events, by defeating Jack! One dealer said 'ie expected the Fraser of Quesnel, a son of the ' cut'back ln Passen^r vehicle al-donor of the trophy Final score locatlons wouId be increased but was H-9.                                      Ihe   added   that   to   attribute   the
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In the other main competition,
the local quartette were eliminated 10-9 in the semi-finals by John Lazzerin of the home club in a
A preliminary hearing into the  nician draw up estimates of what fired. He died an hour later with-  game gat went down to the final
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charge of manslaughter laid against Alfred John Atherton, 22-year-old former C.N.R. telegraph operator   allegedly   at   fault   in
transmitting a message which caused the wreck of two trains and took 22 lives at Canoe River,
such a room would cost.
Dr. MacArthur (old a Citizen reporter, that In several cases, mentally unstable patients at Prince George and District Hospital have wandered off the premises in their bare feet in mid-winter and some have suffered severely frost-bitten feet. In other cases, he went on, per-
out giving a motive.
Papers on his body carried the name John Stoddard. 48. and indicated he once lived in Oakland, California.
B.C., on November 21, will open here on March 13.
F. S. Perry, junior Crown counsel, said this week that the date'sons who have voluntarily com-Is definite.                                     mitted themselves for tranaporta-
Atherton is belJeved to be in tion  to  Essondale, B.   C.'s vast Saskatchewan where he went fol- home for the insane, have been
lowing his release here on bail totalling $5000.
Air Force Reaping Rich City Enlistment Harvest
forced to await transportation several days and have spent the waiting  period   in  the city jail
two at the start of the final end, Gustafson's rink came within an ace of tying it up, but had to be content with one.
The Lazerin rink went on to win the final game with another Quesnel entry skipped by Bus Trinder.
The Prince George  representatives also brought home the grand aggregate  award, with  a  credit-Discussion Of 1951 Public Works' able record of six wins and one? Department   appropriations    and  loss, projects for this district is on in Victoria today.
D. D. Godfrey, divisional engin- j
Engineers Meet PWD Heads At Victoria
locked up with all types of con- ««*. and Doug Welsh, district en
Pilot Missing In Eastern Plane Crash
victed criminals. "The  need  for
adequate,   hu
manltarian quarters for these un- department officials.
gineer, travelled to the provincial!    OTTAWA,   Feb.   15   (CP>—\n capital on Monday for talks with : experimental     Mustang    fighter
plane   used   for   supersonic   re-
Unofficially, it is expected the search crashed today in rugged,
 George is today
1951 appropriation will be slight-  isolated bush country near Richly   less   than   that  granted   last'mond,   Ont.,   15  miles   southwest
tory   educational   and   other   re-
fortunate persons is very urgent"
the Doctor said. "A jail is no place
to keep an ill person."
He added that such a room was year. This is believed necessary [ of Ottawa.
qulrements are being supplied not required for insane persons due to the fact that the Dominion The single-seat plane was seen with free transportation and ex- alone, butt for alcoholic cases Government is pressing the B.C. to crash by farmers in the area, penses to Edmonton for Air and cases where treatment results government for early completion Bits and pieces of the Mustang Force medical examinations. Sue- in a toxic condition producing of the provincial share of the I were found, but the main part of cessful   ground   crew   applicants violence.                                        Trans Canada Highway.    Funds the wreckage  could  not  be  mi-
Cost   of   constructing   such   a diverted to this purpose will cut mediately located.
will  be  Inducted  at  Edmonton,
while those failing medicals and j room would be small, he said. Al^ down   annual   appropriations   in
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those accepted as air crew recruits will be supplied with free return transportation.
Educational   requirements   for ground crew is Grade 8, while air
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Air crew classes are being started by the R.C.A.F. every eight
(See MENTALLY SICK, Poge 8)         most districts.
be only guessing on his part.
UN THRUST SUCCEEDS
TOKYO. Feb. 15 (CP>—An Allied relief column smashed through the Chinese Red ring today to reinforce American and French forces holding the Chip-yong anchor on the central Korean warfront.
The relief force battled eight hours before breaking through to the Chipyong perimeter. Action began five miles south-southwest of town. The hard-hit Chinese finally broke and ran. Chipyong-is 35 miles east-southeast of Seoul.
Red casualties were counted at 10,693 on all fronts Wednesday. ft brought to nearly 100-thousand those killed, wounded or captured since the Allied push began Jan. 25.
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Ray Robinson Takes Middleweight Ttitle
CHICAGO,  Feb.   15   (CPK-Ray (Sugar) Robinson, world's welter-City   detail   constables   of  the weight champion, last night won R.C.M.P.    detachment   here   are the middleweight title by defeat-weeks and accepted applicants in  hard on the heels today of a thief,  ing Jake Lamotta on a technical this field must await the start of or group of thieves, whose whole-  knockout In the thlrteeenth round
sale   operations   throughout   the of a scheduled 15-round title con-
Ground crew trades  open for city last night  were dogged by test
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enlistment Include mechanics, and radar, clerical, medical technical. Starting pay for ground crew recruits is $79 per month plus meals, quarters and clothing. Air crew recruits get $180 per month after three months, with free meals, quarters and clothing. Upon receiving their wings, all pilots are commissioned.
bad luck.
Up to press Ume, three city business establishments are known to have been entered last nipht but a check of contents of the premises reveals that only $2 is missing.
Scene of operations for the thieves last night was Shell Oil Company, Home Oil Company and Trailway Stages.
The battle ended at two minutes and four seconds after the start of the 13th round with Lamotta helpless and unable to defend himself.
Lamotta was backed up against the ropes and an easy target for Robinson's vicious blows to the head and body. Lamotta, weary and exhausted, was unable to fight back.
Nor was there any trace of the pilot, identified as F.O. Jack A. Ryan, D.F.C., 29, of Toronto.
Shift In R.C.M.P. Men
Is Announced Here
A 'shuffle of R.C.M.P. personnel within the Prince George police division will see Constable D. Mclntosh transferred from Prince George to Hazelton and Constable J. M. Fletcher assume duties with the Prince George Detachment as a replacement.
Constable Fletcher comes here from Queen Charlotte City on the Queen Charlotte Islands and brings with him his wife and three children.
Constable Mclntosh will be in charge of the two man detachment at Hazelton.
Two Years In Pen' On Cheque Charges
Jack Parcher, 37-year-old diesel mechanic, was sentenced to two years in B.C. penitentiary here yesterday when he pled guilty to a charge of uttering a forged document. He received an additional sentence of six months, which will run concurrently with the longer term, on a charge of obtaining money by means of a worthless cheque.
Parcher was committed for trial last week when evidence was
presented $40  from
that  he  had  obtained the   MacDonald   Hotel
a short time ago on a cheque made out for $104 with a forged signature. The second charge resulted from, a cheque'allegedly passed by Parcher at the Corning Hotel.
In sentencing accused, County Court Judge E. D. Woodbum stressed the need to protect the public from men of Parcher's ilk.