4 Prince George Citizen Thursday, May 17, 1955 to get something out of it too." Panhandle 'Corridors' Would Give Coast Access To North (CP) •=•=- After years in which both sides appeared silently content with the fact that tftfr 550-mile Aloikd Panhondl* cuts off a large part of Canada from direct contact with the Pacific, discussion is stirring in both countries about the possibility of changing the situation. One of the main suggestions has been that Canada be ceded "corridors" through the long southern arm of Alaska so goods can move to the interior of northern British Columbia and the Yukon without being subject to U.S. tariffs. E. L. Bartlett, the Alaska delegate to the United States congress, made a trip to Ottawa during the week-end to talk the matter over with Prime Minister St Laurent and other Canadian leaders. He suggested on his return to Washington that a commission GIANT CASH BINGO May 26 • GET YOUR TICKETS NOW — AT — Prince George Drug Parry'i Pharmacy Wood's Pharmacy Srh.Ave. Pharmacy Blow'* Pharmacy Northern Hardware Sportsman's Shop Blair's Outfitting be established, with representatives from Alaska, the Yukon and British Columbia, to study the question of access to the Canadian north. He said he expects a similar suggestion will be made by Canadians when a study of the problem is completed by the external affairs department. , Mr. Bartlett said Canadian planning is "on the fringes" as far as" any such development Is concerned. And he told Canadian leaders that Canada "should start with the assumption that Alaska and the United States will want Wnen choosing your OUTBOARD MOTOR be sure it is wherever you may go! with an EVINRUDE OUTBOARD MOTOR tviNiuDt You know- «.. • •W«r«r yov go a* £ ft It.p. CVMRUDt KRVKI MAlfltw* parilaMl THE Sportsman's Shop 415 George Sr. Ph. 596 The T. EATON Co. of Canada Ltd. 1467 Third Ava. Ph. 615 CITY TO PLACARD (Continued from Page 1) ority said "somebody is bonnd to get hurt" in the process. "We can't shut our eyes to it however," said Mr. Taylor. "A start has to be made sometime. In a real sense we are only helping people to help themselves. But no one will be forced out on the street. "We want to avoid creating any hardships," he said. The rapid pace at • which the city is growing is said to be the nub of the situation. PEOPLE TAKE ANYTHING With the scarcity of housing and the high cost of homes, people reach the stage where they will \live in '"anything" and in time become accustomed to their shabby surroundings and will even de-; fend theitvright to live in them. Officials atsCariboo Health Unit •are chiefly concerned for the wel- ! fare of children ahd^are alarmed j at the lack of sanitatibn^to which they are daily exposed. With summer weather ahead and the flies that come with iV the health hazard becomes acute. Although some people try to improve the situation it is at best "disheartening", lamented Aid. Gray. "When we do manage to make a little headway on one hand we lose a little of what we have gained on the other," Mrs. Gray said. Minimum floor space permitted under the city building* standards is 750 square feet, and 500 square feet is sometimes acceptable if the owner shows that rhe will bring it up to the standard 750. An owner may not rent if only 500 square feet is available but this is being "flagrantly" violated in many areas of the cltyf There is no easy solution to the problem, but civic authorities from the fire chief to the building inspector are all agreed that some "firm measures" must be taken. Fire Chief August Dornblere'r could conderiTh a good many of the shacks as fire traps but, as he said, "you can't just put people out on the street." SOUTH FORT WORSE "If and when the city annexes South Fort George what about the shacks there?" one authority was asked. "I shudder to. think of It," was his reply. However, citizens who have Invested'their money in good substantial homes here and are working to improve their community can console themselves that Prince George^ is "not unique^' in its growing pains. "Hardly a city worth mentioning hasn't had the same problem that we face here today," said one spokesman. Five years from now, perhaps more, Prince George .will be up to-the-" standard it should enjoy. Meantime a member of the building inspector's staff will be cruising the streets and alleys of the city and if he should placard your house don't remove the pasteboard sign. If you do it could bring court 1 action and a.$100 fine. DANCE by Rhythm Ranch Hands at PIHEVIEW HALL Sunday, May 20 Starts at Midnight — DANCES EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT — mt!