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PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN THURSDAY,
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Legion Club Is Social Center of Prince George
Officers Plan To Extend Usefulness of the Organization During the Current Year .
Building and Furnishings Valued at
$25,000 Are Now Clear Excepting:
$3000 Mortgage
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The Canadian Legion Club, of Prince George, has been said by numerous visitors, familiar with Legion work in various parts of the Dominion, to be a model for institutions of its kind
The strenuous work of the veterans, backed by the generous support of the citizens, enabled the )l>egionaires to erect in 1927, a building superior to any returned man's club in the interior of British Columbia, The privileges of the club have, from the start, been extended not only to all returned men but to the citizens generally, and the club has become a vital factor in the life of the community The club has met with such a measure of success during the past year that it has been found possible to reduce the monthly dues of associate members to the same amount as those of war veterans
The success of the local branch is only a reflection of that which the Legion has met throughout Canada during the past year. The Canadian Legion is a branch of the British Empire Service League founded some few years ago under the leadership of the Prince of Wales, Marshal Haig. and other illustrious patrons, with the purpose of consolidating the empire's veterans into one organization. The need of such a body was very apparent, as returned men were split into dozens of small associations, none of (hem having the prestige or the strength to undertake the all important work of caring for war victims, and many of them of poor repute. Since the inception of the Legion there has been a great transformation. Every large center in the Dominion has a branch" which, in. addition to the social facilities it affords its members, stands ready to take under its wing any veteran in distress, to find him a job, right his case with the pension authorities, and feed and clothe him, if necessary
The extent of the relief work done by the local branch is not generally realized by the citizens. It is the proud boast of the officers that no nend 'the i other will be a repltition of the blind- ( told contest which provided so much fun at the last meeting.
Leo Streeter will act as referee in the three major events ^1 the eveni'.ip |
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Dr. P. D. Carr will be oiu of the ; city from Friday. January 3rd until ! Friday, January 10th
ward, and R. C. S. Randall, the secretary-treasurer, In addition to gen- j orally supervising the work of the Legion, the executive acts as the finance committee, and finds itself at the end of this .war in the gratifying position oi having the last of the debts | ���incurred when the club was built , cleared off. The only liability the club now has is a five thousand dollar mortgage which is being- paid off in monthly instalments. Considering that the building and fixtures represent a book value of about $25,000. the financial ]>ositio!i is extremely sound.
The Legion locks back on a great year, and hopes in 1930 to be able to enlarge its usefulnes to the returned men of the district and the citizens generally.
Opening Hockey Game Tomorrow
The first hockey game of the season will be played on the local rink tomorrow. The recent soft spell made it uncertain as to whether the ice would be in condition and it was not deemed advisable to bring in an outside team. Instead the opening game will be played by teams representing the Elk.s and C. N. R. aggregations in the local league. The ice is in excellent condition and as the players are all anxious to show their stuff a good exhibition of hockey can be expected. The game will start at 2.30 p.m. and G. Ter-nan will handle the whistle.
For the opener the Elks will meet the C. N. R. and the teams will be chosen from the following players: Elks. Home Witter, D. Corless, Bud Graham, Howard Harper, Gordie McChesney,. E. Clark, N. Izowsky, B. Blatchford. and J. Friend. C. N'. R.�C. Izowsky, W. Nehring, Bill Thompson, Hal. Rogers, Tom Corless, L. Harper, A. Van Somers, Bob. Carson. Ken-ney.
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?�?�*-?-??�?�?�?- CANADIAN NATIONAL TRAINMAN K1LLKD IN ROCK SLIDE AT BOSTON BAR
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Vancouver, Dec. a I.�Two Cana- dian National traftvmen lost their lives on Monday when a freight from Kamloops to Vancouver was � caught in a rock slide in the - vicinity of Boston Bar. The force of the impact was sufficient to cause the engine and three cars to leave the rails. The engine went over the embankment into into the Praser River, carrying with it Engineer 1. I. Ross and Brakeman C. H. Reese, both of whom were killed. They were residents of Kamloops.
Paisley Theatre Charnel House For Children
More Than Seventy Met Death From ! Fire Originating in the Cinema i Operating Room
Panic Followed and Exits Became
Choked Which Made Difficult
The Work of Rescue
Crop Return of Canada Better Than Expected
Purchasing Power of Dominion Is But
13'J Less Than For Bumper
Crop Year of 1928
Industrial Outlook For 1930 Is Bright j
Despite Partial Failure of Crop |
In Prairie Provinces I
Victoria, Dec. 26.�British Columbia's farms for the. year 19:i9 broke all previous records of production. The total value of the field crops is returned at $21,072,000, the same representing a gain of $2,607,000 over the figure for the previous year. When the other products of the farm are taken into account it is stated the gain for the farms of the province will exceed any previous year by $6,000,000.
Figures on the grain crop throughout Canada for the year 1929 are much more favorable than were anticipated. The total value of the principal grain ! crops of the Dominion for the year is placed at $986,986,000 as compared with I $1,125,003,000 for 1928 and $1,173,133.-600 for 1927. The drop in the value of j the crop of the prairie provinces was estimated at 26 per cent, but this was largely made up by increases in the other provinces. As compared with the bumper crop of 1928 the crop for 1929 is figured at only 13 per cent lower. The disadvantage is not even as great as this as the harvesting costs in 1928 were very much heavier than those for the past year. The figures mean the purchasing- power of the Dominion, for 1930 will be much greater than was expected, and this in turn points to a very successful year for the va- i ried industries of the Dominion, and especially for the timber industry ofi British Columbia.
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LOG SCALE OF PRINCE
GEORGE DISTRICT FOR 1929
IS CLOSE TO RECORD
Paisley. Scotland, Dec. 31.�One of the most shocking holocausts in the history of the city last night brought sorrow and grief to hundreds of homes. The disaster occurred in one of the picture theatres at which a special children feature was being shown. Like a flash a fire started in the operator's room and spread with lightning-like rapidity to the body of the theatre. A lrightful panic followed immediately and the exits were jammed so that few could escape.
The firemen responded promptly to the call and with the assistance of all available police officers and a large number of civilians succeeded in rescuing; many who otherwise would have been crushed to'death or choked by the deadly gases created by the fire. Within a few minutes after the first alarm dense clouds of smoke were pouring from the doors and windows of the theatre and greatly increasing: the difficulty of rescue work.
Scores of parents and other relatives of the imprisoned children stood helplessly by the theatre exits awaiting the result of the rescue work.
The death list will go above seventy, mostly children of almost nursery age. onri when the ruins have been cleared it is feared the bodies of other victims will be found. The rescue work was conducted in an admirable manner by the firemen and police aided by a number of doctors and volunteer nurses. In addition to the dead 150 persons were removed to hospital several of whom are believed to have received fatal injuries.
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MUTINY ON GERMAN CRUISER
EMDEN ENDS PROJECTED CRUISE AROUND THE WORLD > -------------o-------------
Berlin. Dec. 28.�The report of a mutiny on board the i.ew cruiser Eni-den has been confirmed. By reason of the mutiny the o^iser was forced to start on a return journcv to Wil-helmshaven and the projected world's cruise has been abanioned. No details of the mutiny have been given out.
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PROHIBITION LEADERS AGREE ENFORCEMENT MEASURES
HAVE PROVEN ABORTIVE
ANNUAL MASQUERADE
DANCE OF CANADIAN
LEGION TONIGHT
The annual masquerade dunce given under the auspices of the local branch of the Canadian Legion takes-place in the Ritts-Kifer hall this evening. This dance haS come to be iegartled as (he big social event of the holiday season. The officers and members of the Legion will endtavor to make this i vening's affair the most notable of their dances. Supper will be served l>y the ladies' auxiliary of the Legion.
The regular meeting of the Women's Association of Knox Church will be held at the homo of Mrs. William Hughes, on the afternoon of Thursday. , January 9th.
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The annual Sunday School Party of i St. Michaels' church will be held on Friday, January 3rd. the juniors at 3.30 p.m. and th.� seniors at 7.30 p.m.
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PRINCE OF WALKS LEAVES
ON FRIDAY ON HUNTING
TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA
Melton Mombray, Dec. 30.�The; Prince of Wales had his last run with the hounds today when he went out with the famous Quorn pack. The Prince is due to .->ail on Friday for Soutli Africa where he will have an extended hunting1 trip for big game.
WEATHER REPORT
R. B. Carter, local meteorological ' igent, says the probabilities are for now. followed by colder weather with he opening of the new year. During the week ending Tuesday. December) 31st. the temperature went below freezing but four times, and the lowest reading secured was 21 degree.s above zero on Friday morning. The maxi-, mum and minimum leadings for the; period were:
Wednesday 40 2'.\
Thursday ' 34 29
Friday 3 business will include the election of officers for the year 1930, and setting of the date for the annual banquet.
Bridgeport, Conn..| Dec. 28.�MLrs. Kiuhenne King Fogarty, the woman who entered suit against Gene Tunney for $500,000 damages in a breach of promise suit, not. only lost her action but was today enjoined by the court' from commencing any new action of like nature against the former champion heavyweight. When the case came to trial Mrs. Fogarty's counsel e.xpresesd a desire to have the action withdrawn, but this was resisted by Tunney's counsel who pressed for judgment.
FRANCE SPEEDS UP MILITARY EXPENDITURES ON THE EYE OF THE NAVAL CONFERENCE
Paris. Dec. 28.�The chamber of deputies today gave its approval to '.he full programme of the government with respect to naval expenditures despite the fact that five of the world's leading nations are to meet in London within the next two weeks to discuss a plan for naval limitation. The chamber also passed the government tnea-sure- authorizing the expenditure of 1.000.000.000 franc: to complete its system of fortification along the Rhino �n Alsace and Lorraine, the two provinces which were restored to France as part o: the terms of peaci? following the world war.