^olTT*. no. 10 PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1931 Five Cents Local Creamery Dependent Upon Government Aid Board of Trade Will Sponsor it If Assurances of Support Are Received OUTLOOK IS "PROMISING Farmers Assert Sufficient Cows Are In The District To Warrant a Start The Prince George board of trade u its monthly luncheon on Wednesday i ftemoon decided to proceed with the establishment of a creamery, provided assurances are received from the orovincial government that the assfe-lance usually extended to co-operative creameries, in the form of a loan to cover the cost of necessary machinery, and the payment of the butter-maker's Tor'one year, will be given to the prince George venture.' - , The interest attaching to this project was attested by the attendance at tlie meetJing, the seating accommodation in the dining room of the Prince George hotel being unequal to the demand upon it. President C. C. Reid was in the chair and after the minutes of the previous meeting had been adopted he explained the action taken by the board executive in making representations to the provincial government on unemployment relief, and the necessity for action in extending assistance in the search for a water supply in the Pineview district. He then called upon D. G. Williams for the report from the special committee of the board charged with- the enquiry into the prospect for the establishing of a local creamery. . / Mr. Williams' report was verbal/He prefaced the recommendation of the SIGNING OF TRUCE IN INDIA CAUSES STOCKS TO SOAR London, Mar. 4�Official advices from India report that a truce has been reached between Lord- Irwin and Mahatma Gandhi, and that the prospect for peace throughout India has brightened. The report had a magical (effect upon all Indian stocks on the exchange, and ihe buoyancy of the market lias had a marked effect upon public opinion. mittee of the board Tor the development of .'industries, composed of Messrs. C. A. Pyne, Karl Anderson, W L Armstrong, W. L. Hornsby, I. B Baird and Jacob Leith. While there is still some matters to be decided, such as the measure of government insurance and the manner of financing, these might fairly be considered as within the province of the standing committee. H. G. Perry expressed the view that while the members of the board were appreciative of the- work of the committee, there probably would be some disappointment with the failure to secure more definite data. He declared himself as fully in accord with the view � the creamery project should be proceeded with. There may have been good reason for the decision arrived at some years ago, not to take action, but w.',th the development which has taken place since then there should be no division of opinion as to the wisdom of going ahead. If the decision were reached to go ahead he would advise limiting the operation to that of making butter, and keeping out of deliveries of whole milk. There appeared to be no question but that the v, ,wv. lul(ll/U1 �,,,,,,� �. majority of the farmers in the district luvnbla, dismissing the action, desired the establishment of a cream- S The aeuon was launched for dam- LITIGATION OVER TRADING PQST GOES TO SUPREME COURT The celebrated. case ,Perry said the community ap-i>eared"to be in the same position on the creamery question as it had been �ome years ago when the establishment of a high school was proposed. ThS Bovernment would not establish a At the annual meeting of the Prince hel! school because there were not George-Skating Rink Comany. which sufficient pupils! and so long as there! � �-ih �� th, p�^. oeonr* hotoi was no h'4jh school the miblic school pupils would not take the necessary entrance examinations. However, the people of Prince George gave some undertaking to supply the pupilsi and the high school got started. Ha could not remember the nature of the assurance, but no complaint could be found with it as the high school^con-rtnues full of pupils. He.dld not^ ike mixing children-up with cows, but if The residents of the community could puarantee children they doubtless could guarantee cows for the creamery Mayor Patterson said it appeared to him the committee had found the time opportune for launching the creamery nroject. Such being the case, if the members of the board were in agreement with the recommendation of the committee, it would be in �rderto �^eve for the adoption of the report. He said he would so move. If the same were adopted St would mean the work of the special committee had been completed, and that the further arrangements for the securing of the creamery would be handled Jy the �tending committee of the board for the development of industries. The motion to adopt the .report was seconded bv John Mclnnis. who intimated his intention to move a supplementary motion in the event of its adoption. The motion was then put and carried without dissent. ; Mr. Mclnnis then moved that an matters relating to the establishment* (Continued on Page 5) ! was held in the Prince George hotei on Thursday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: W. J. Allen, president; Alex. Wimbles, vice-president; Percy Home-wood, secretary-treasui er; nnd John Mclnnis, A. M." Patterson. F. D. Whit-more. Paul Wielaud, J. C. Pidgeon and George McCulagh, directors. Through the maintenance of the rink the company provided skating facilities for the citizens during the winter, and came through with a small balance on the rght side of the ledger. The rink leaves much to be desired, but It is a long way better than no rink at all, and the citizens are indebted to the officers of the company for the interest they have taken in its welfare. * . WEATHER I.T.PORT 'Generally fair weather, with fre;,h winds and lower temperatures at night." is the prediction of R.-B. Career, local meteorological agent, for the next few days. For the week ending Tuesday. March 3rd, there were 10 hours and 48 minutes of bright sunshine and a precipitation of .64 of one inch. The maximum and minimum temperature readings for the period were: Wednesday ...........................i...v37 30 Thursday .........-..............-....... 42 23 Friday;.......-...........................* 44 32 Saturday.................................. 48 23 Sunday �.�------�.....-,.'� 44 24 Monday ..-------------.......-i 48 33 Tuesday ....*.......-............� � - 40 33 p Another of his latter acts which received wide recognition was the dedication of the never-finished mansion at Maryhlll, which he intended as a museum for historical articles from all over the world. Queen Marie of Rou- mama dedicated the 'Roumanian Room" In thte huge structure, when -----� j f.he visited the United States - a few Shortly after eic;ht o'clock on Tues- years atro. and was the guest of Hill. Hill also presided at the dedication of the link in the Pacific Highway which was closed when the Interstate day morning the fire department had a call to Parker's store oil George street. The bla.'C was caused by an 1 over-heated stove. Bruce Parker had bridge was built ' from Portland to set a fire in a small stove in the shoe j Vancouver, Wash, across the Columbia. department of the store, and while i Marshal Joffre of France dedicated the he was preparing to start the fire In ! bridge. � � imp. gents' furnishing department, the!-------------a--------____ slioe department burst into flames. Thr interior of the building being of befverboard onstruction the made rapid progress within flames a few WESTERN CANADA AIR WAV'S SUFFERS HEAVY FIRK LOSS minutes, but whon the firemen got the , water on it was brought under control j just as speedily. The .stock of ladies' ! Winnipeg, Mar. 4�The Western shoes was a complete loss, and there ' Canada Airways suffered a fire loss of was also a heavy smoke damage on approximately $500,000 today when the the stock of gents' furnishings. It is: company's hangar and nine large believed the loss is fully covered by planes were destroyed by fire. insurance. LABOR GOVERNMENT CARRIES DIVISION ON ELECTORAL REFORM BILL VANCOUVER NOW UNEASY AS TO THE OVERDUE FLIERS London, Mar. 4�The Labor govern- -------- ment carried another division on the Vancouver, Mar. 4^�Uneasiness is electoral reform bill which was Intro- growing owing to the failure of pilots duced as the result of an agreement | van der Byl and Joerss to report. They �With Lloyd George and provides for ; ar^ believed to be down somewhere be-alternative voting. The vote on the' tween Telegraph Creek and Burns division was 277 to 251, some forty j Lake and are unreported for several Liberals voting for the bill and twelve I days. Labor members a gainst it. The switch � �----------o------------- of. the Labor members te believed to be LQRD WILLINGDON in the nature of a reprisal-on-the part; of Labor members for the action of the Liberals in hanwftringlng the trades'; dispute bill while it was before pariia- \ CARRIES ON BECAUSE OF LOSSES OF WAR ment. PRINCE OP WALES London, Mar. 2�Lord Willingdon in j replying to an address of welcome from the people of his home town of BE INVITED TO WHEAT CONFERENCE IN 1933. Hastings,, prior to his departure for -------- i India to assume the office of viceroy Ottawa, Mar. 2�It has been decided said the generation of the flower of bj? the government to extend an invi-! Great Britain's manhood lost in the tatioh to the Prince of Wales to pay \ world war had forced old gents like S'-Visljt to Canada on the occasion of himself to carry on the affairs of the world wheat"conference to be,held-state uhW a succeeding generation is in Regina 1ri 1932.' * I reared to take their places.