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Dedicated to the Progress of the North
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Vol.  3;  No.  53
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH  18,  1959
BY   CARRIER 35c   PER  WffEK
Civil Servants Promised Relief
, Any hardship or injustice B.C. civil servants may be suffering under the Social Credit government will be corrected if the Progressive Conservatives are elected to power, provincial PC leader Deane Finlayson said last night.
Mr. Finlayson made the pledge at a dinner meeting of the Prince George Progressive Conservative Association.
He charged the government with driving the civil servants to the point where they walked off their jobs Friday. They are now awaiting a ruling from Mr. Justice J. G. Ruttan of the B.C. Supreme Court on a court injunction that ended the strike . after four hours.
Mr. Finlayson said:
"In over 100 years no civil service in Canada has been driven to such a point of frustration and has been humiliated so much as is the case here."
THIS SUMMER . . .
Planes Reserved For Flying Class
Two light aircraft will George airport this summei one of the biggest private the area.
Douglas MacColl, chief flying instructor with Cariboo Air Charter of Kelowna has started enrolling students in the course this week.
A two-place Luscombe and a Ccfisna 140 will he u.sed from the Prince George airport for the 30-hour, government- approved course.
A Cariboo Air Charter course held bore last year saw about 30 students graduated with private pilots licences. A similar course was held at Vanderhoof.
Theory is given at the airport and, practical flying training is usually between here and Vanderhoof and Quesnel.
Anyone <if, torestctl •? i • in—the-course should telephone LO 4-2014 or contact Mike Hackman, president of the Prince George Flying Club.
be stationed at the Prince
for what is expected to be
flying courses ever held in
Safety Meet Scheduled
Organizational meeting of the Prince George and District Safe-ty Council will 'be held in council chambers at city hall Friday.
Report from a nominating committee, chosen last week to select candidates for an executive, will be heard at the meeting which begins at 8 p.m.
Representatives from all organizations interested in safety have been invited to attend the meeting.
Power Plant Construction Starts Soon
Construction will begin in two weeks on a $.1,500,000 addition to the British Columbia Power Commission generating plant at Prince George.
:_, R C. -McMordie, acting general manager of BCPC, said that two, 4,210 horsepower units will be added to the gas-diesel generating plant here this summer.
A similar improvement program will be undertaken at Dawson Creek and one unit will be added to the Quesnel plant.
The entire program of installing five units will edst $3,700,-000, Mr. McMordie estimated.
Construction program at Prince George is expected to take three months. The building crew will then move to Dawson Creek and, later, to Quosnel.
Installation of the units is expected to start in September and will be completed by May 1, 1960.
The Prince George station service just over 5,000 customer in   the   city   and   surrounding
Your Citizen Carrier
When asked what he liked best, 13-year-old Citizen carrier Ken Brownridge said promptly: "Girls."
However, though girls may be his' major interest, Keh doesn't neglect other sports,
He" has been playing 'Hockey for two years and is an active | scout. He plans to go to a summer camp  this year.
Ken is currently carrying his arm in a sling — he broke it tumbling at school.
He also has taken up curling.
Ken has been a Citizen carrier for more' than a year.
He is a Grade 8 student at Connauglu Junior High School.
FOLLOWING the example of Harry S. Truman who said it was his lifetime ambition to handle, clip and print political speeches in newspapers, is provincial Progressive Conservative leader Deane .Finlayson. Here he is shown by Citizen assistant foreman Wally Chervenka how the "printer's devil" in the Linotype machine often turns the most inoffensive statement into the most controversial attack on an opponent.                                                                  —Vandervoort
FINLAYSON HITS WEN-GREN
Deane Finlayson, provincial Progressive Conservative leader, last night urged that development of Peace River power should be carried out by the B.C. Power Commission or the B.C. Electric.
Speaking at, a party dinner meeting here, Mr. Finlay.son said the introduction of Swedish industrialist. Axel Wenner-Gren contributed nothing that B.C. could not be doing for itself.
"We in British Columbia should make full use of our mvn mental, physical and financial resources to do the things that have to be done here..
"That's the'kind of leadership
Funeral service will be held Saturday for Charles Hagland, a former resident of the Salmon Valley area.
Services will he held from Assman's Funeral Chapel at 1 p.m., Rev. O. H. Olson officiating.
we   should   demand   from    the B.C.   government,"   he  said.
"We   did   not   need   anyone from Sweden to come here and tell us  there was water in the Peace River." WATCH   MAI.MiAXI)
The Progressive Conservative leader, who addressed about 30 persons in the Embassy Cafe Bamboo Room, stressed that, development of Peace River power demanded on securing markets in the lower mainland where the concentration of population is Die  heaviest.
Mr. Finlayson said the Lower Mainland would not, be prepared to'buy power if they had to pay "minions of dollars in promotion fees" to Wenner-Gren interest's.
Premier Bennett said Wenner-Gren was coming into B.CJ as a philanthropist, said Mr. Finlayson.
"In that case he should confine his activities to development of mineral and forest resources, and there is no justification for him to enter the power business when he had no guarantee of sufficient customers."
Mr. Finlayson left, late yesterday   aboard   the   Pacific   Great
LIKE THE CARRIER
'Home' Residents To Thank For
Since senior citizens start-• ed moving into their new home development last month, The Citizen has provided each resident with a free subscription.
•The response this newspaper received is demonstrated" 'by 'the following, signed by Mr. and "Mrs. Kirsch, Barbara Crook, Mrs. M. K. McCabe, Airs. L. E. Fraser, George II. Campbell nnH  Nellie ,punpbe-Jl.
Each night a smiling, red haired boy Knocks on each kitchen door And leaves a folded Citizen there On his way to deliver more.
We like our little paper boy We like his courteous way We wish to thank fKirh heartily For'calling on us each day.  .
And then we thank the CITIZEN For their kindness in sending free An evening paper to each of us That we the news niay see.
•We sometimes talk about the past
And homestead daystg6he by
And how Prince George has grown
and changed And of the reasons why.
And now 'Dunroamin' -is pur home And we have come to stay We like to-get the :city news What's happening.every, day.
Ami so we thank you one and all For the thoughtfulhess you've shown Jn sending out the CITIZEN Tu 'Dunroamin' — uur new home.
Eastern   Railway  for   Fort   St. John.
"This goverment is lacking in many areas of administration," he said, referring to the Social Credit regime.
"It's integrity has been often called to doubt and .there is a notable change in the peoples' attitude   toward   it."
He said there is "tremendous confusion" in the forestry department.
"It had been surrounded by the worst kind of .scandal ever
(Continued on  Pago .'!) See "FINLAYSON''
Ad Features City Girl
"The girl next door," who was featured in a Toronto-Dominion Bank advertisement in The Citizen Monday actually lived ne.V  door.
Dorothj Hansen, the blonde teller who works with a Vancouver branch of the bank, is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Clapperton and lived here during the Second World War.
Dorothy also has a niece, Mrs. Pat Stairs, 2705 Pine St., living in Prince George.
City Cafes
Prince George's 10 restaurants meet accepted health standards, medical health officer Dr. K. 1. G. Benson announced today.
Although sanitary inspectors found everything from dogs to smashed soap dispensers in the restaurants, all of the businesses passed a recent survey, made by the health unit.
A new system'of inspections instituted by the Health Unit wtfTseo sanitarians call on the restaurants at least three times a year. They will also make follow - up inspections and casual visits.
Results of the compulsory inspections which every cafe must take are tabulated on a form. A percentage system is' derived ' from a system of weighed values.
Points checked by the inspectors include the cleanliness of thQ finishings, freedom from smells, construction and maintenance of utensils, toilets and lavatories, whole-someness of food and beverages and cleanliness and attire of employees.
The    survey    is    the    first standardized study of restaurants   in   the   Cariboo   Health Unit area. HAVE ADVANTAGE
Dr. Benson pointed out that Prince George restaurants have an advantage over cafes in other centres In that they are served by a community water supply.
Cafes in other towns usually have to depend on water from a well.
He said inspectors have found widespread vandalism in Prince George restaurants.
"An element of irresponsible and migratory clientel make it difficult for some cafe operators to remain in business," Dr. Benson stated.
Six Penticton men are awaiting a hearing before the British Columbia Public Utilities Commission on their plans to operate a daily bus service between Prince George and Prince Rupert.
They appeared before the commission earlier this year with in application that Western Coach Lines Ltd. be either forced to resume its service between the two "Prince" cities or give up its franchise in favor of the company they have formed.
Western Coach Lines inaugur-ited a daily bus run between .he centres last June but financial troubles forced the company o shut down its service in Jan-lary.
Called Prince Coach Lines Ltd., the firm is a partnership letween five drivers currently 3mployed by W e s t e r n Greyhound Lines and a Penticton businessman. ^30,000  CAPITAL
John Foote of Penticton, a spokesman for the group, said he company has an operating capital of $30,000 and plans to iperate a two-way daily service letween the cities using four specially-adapted diesel buses purchased from Greyhound.
The company would have its headquarters in Smithers.
It has offered a daily schedule to the PUC which would nee liiiscs leavingN I* v i u c c George and Prince Ituncrt at 1:45 p.m. daily and arriving .-if tlie opposite terminal at 7 a.m.
Mr. Foote said arrangements have been made with Greyhound to handle express and passenger service and that the proposed schedule   would   make   connec-
tions with buses running out of Prince George.
He said that S3 cut in fares from §20.35 return will allow the new firm to compete with railway service and that night service from way-points will allow passengers to arrive in either city daily, complete their business and return the same Jay.
HOHKHT   T.   HAKKINS   has
been appointed, managing-director of radio station CKPG, Ltd., succeeding Cecil d. El-phicke, who died last month. He was elected a director of the company at a meeting held March M.
FREE POLIO CLINIC SET FRIDAY NIGHT   .
First free adult polio clinic in Prince George will be held Friday at the Cariboo Health Unit.
Vaccine will be supplied by the Department of Health arid Welfare. The Fort George Chapter of the Registered Nurses' Association is sponsoring the clinic.
The clinic will be held between 6:30 and 10:30 p.m." at health unit headquarters, 1461 Sixth Ave.
The vaccine will be available to all adults, 40 years of age and younger. Doses available Friday night may be taken by persons who require either their first, second or third "shots".
Second dose of the vaccine is required one month after the first and the third should be taken seven months after the second.
MORE THAN 500 filled the Sacred Heart school auditorium last, night for variety St. Patrick's Day concert. Drawing one of biggest hands wei)e Lorraine and Caro-
lyn Smith (right) with their-accordion duet. At left, Scott GJabus is presented by Emcee Stan Qtulak with trophy for best dance number.              —Staff photos