PRINCE GEORGE CITIZ
Vol. 21,
Thursday, February 24, 1938
Annual Meeting Prince George Trade Board
Officers Elected Jfor. 1938 And
Brief Prepared For Royd
Commission
The twenty-seventh, annual meeting of the Prince George Board of Trade held last night in the Prince George hotel 'DalUoom took the lorm of a dinner at which a 'representative gathering of 38 businessmen were present.
Snort, addresses were made by Mayor A Ml Patterson, Harry G. Perry, M. L. A aeneral M.' L. Hornby,' H. Hewlett, j Scott, J. O. Wilson, J. Jame3, K. Anderson, W. H. Hughes, S. J. Watson, C u tieid, W. J. batman, W. L. Armstrong and retiring President W. R. Munro.
One of the highlights of the occasion was the production and presentation w the board by Harry G. Perry, M. L. A., of the original charter of the Fort George Board of T^ade, incorporated in 1911- This historic souvenir of early days in the community, Mr. Perry stated had come into his possession when the South Port George, Central Fort George and Prince George Boards of Trade were amalgamated and he was elected president, and he had gieat pleasure in turning it over to the board.
president W. R. Munro, retiring chairman of the Prince George Board oi Tiade, in his report of the activities oi tr.e board during 1937, said in-part: The past year has shown more improvement than any year since 1930. The lumbering business, which we look upon as our chief industry, is said to have manufactured more lumber during 1937"than any year since 1930. Substantial mining development has taken place in the Omineca district and it is expected that 1938^'wiU see greatly in-ci eased activity in this area with pi~ fitable production.
In the matter of air mail and passenger services, Mir. Munro drew attention to the unceasing efforts of the board to have these established, and great credit was due the board for the development of Prince George as an aviation centre that was constantly growing in importance. The air mail and passenger service to Fort Graham and Fort Ware, and the service to Ger-mansen Landing via Fort St. James, (Continued on page five)
JOE LOUIS CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER
After a fight, lasting only three rounds between Joe Louis and Nathan Mann on,-Wednesday, Mann was terribly punished in the third round and succumbed to injuries received in the fight.
This morning Joe Louis, the colored heavyweight champion, was charged with manslaughter.
In the first and second rounds Nathan made a furious onslaught, on Louis and looked like a winner, but Louis came back in the third round and with every punch known to the boxing profession administered blow after blow to the youthful and less experienced Nathan.
Anthony Eden Resigns From Secretary Post
Disagreement Over Anglo-Italian Affairs Brought About Crisis
Hockey Finals Start Saturday For Waller Cup
Wells and Prince George to Play
Home and Home Games
Total Goals to Count
The first game in the play-offs of the tie between Wells and QueSncl to decide which team plays Prince George for the Waller Cup and the championship of the Cariboo Senior Hockey League, took place at Wells Sunday last, and resulted in a 5-0 shutout win for Wells.
The second game was scheduled for Quesnel last night. Quesnel has been short two outstanding players in this home and home series to break the tie, as Pinchbeck, star Quesnel forward, is in hospital with double pneumonia, and Goalkeeper Beath, is in Vancouver on business. Word received this morning is to *he effect that on account of poor ice coupled with shortage of players Quesnel forfeited the e&me to "We�ls.
The first game in the home and home series between Wells and Prince George, total goals to count, takes place on the Prince George rink Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. The next game is to be played at Wells during tie coming week.
On Sunday at 3 pin. a sudden death game will be played between Wells and Prince George lor the Elsey Cup, with the same line-up of players as play in Saturday evening's contest.
As the weaftiher is warming up daily it is not expected that ice can be depended on in the open air rink much longer unless a. sudden change in weather takes place, so a capacity crowd is anticipated for Saturday night's and Sunday afternoon's game as they will probably be the last chance to see senior hockey this season at the local rink.
Wells and Prince George have always staged a brand of hockey pleasing to the fans, and the two games over the week-end are expected to be the hardest fought games played in the league this season, with the resultant excitement of the fans rooting for their favorite players to score.
A Chinaman in Vancouver was sentenced to three years on a charge of breaking and entering. It "developed that in the past 39 years he had spent �55 in British Columbia prisons.
James Rink Winner of Chevrolet Cup
Mrs. Guile and Mrs. Peckham
Rinks Win Cups in Ladies'
Bonspiel
With mild weather continuing since the week-end the ice at the curling rink is now too heavy for play although a couple of frosty days would pu it back in fine shape again;
In the ladies' section, Mrs. Pecham's xink won the Alward Cup in a tight final irom Mrs. Andrew by a score of 11 to 9. Mis. Guile's rink defeated Mrs. Ewert's by a score of 13 to 7 to take the Johnson Cup. The consolation final between the Andrew and Ewert rinks is awaiting good ice to be played.
In the play-off on Sunday for the Chevrolet Cup between the Carmichael and James rinks, the latter won out in a 13-end game. James had won the first game of the play-off earlier in the season and Caxmichael won out Sunday afternoon in the second. In the third and deciding game Sunday evening James came up from behind to win the trophy.
Play in Commerce Cup competition has been going on with C. Dupre ana Pidgeon rinks leading the parade although Wood, O. Dupre, Morison, Tib-bett andvCarmichael all still have a mathematical chance of copping the
Scores of games during the pnst are as follows: C. Dupre 11, Wood 7; Pidgeon 12, Kennedy ^6;^ Avnett 10, Morison 5; C. Dupre 13,vdance is being held in the O. C. F. Hall on Third avenue on March 2 in support of Celia Goheen. Both contract and auction bridge will be played, and all Miss Goheen's supporters are invited to be_ present.
Owing to previously arranged events the Queen crowning ceremony and dance will now be held at the Princess ballroom on March 25, the contest closing at 5 p.m. on that date.
Junior Hockey Team Captures Championship
Prince George Defeats Williams
Lake and Wells at Quesnel
Tournament
Convention of Residents South
Of Peace River Promise
Help on Work
Dawson Creek, B.C.: (Special)�At a well attended meeting of the districts south of the Peace River in the British Columbia Block in convention at Daw-son Creek on February 18, the delegates gave their united support in backing up the Monkman Pass Highway Association of. Alberta. A Monk-man Pass Highway > Association of the British Columbia ^'Pte'ace � -River Block was formed.
Plans are being made for co-operative construction work. There was; also one delegate from north of the! Peace River. ]
Frank Murphy. Pouce Coupe, wasj elected president; Mrs. G. Dumont.j Dawson Creek, secretary; Ben Miller. Dawson Creek, vice-president; G. Turner, Doe River, treasurer; directors, W. E. Ostlander, Groundbirch; C. W. Bumstead, Rolla; J. G. McKinnon. Kllkerrari; Charles Stevens, Pouce Coupe; Jess Johnson, Cherry Point. Carl Brooks, Wembley, was elected honorary president.
Canadian Airways to Base In Prince George
C. H. "Punch" Dickens, Gen-
eral Superintendent, Here
On Survey Trip
C. H. (Punch) Dickens, general superintendent of Canadian Airways, Ltd., with headquarters in Winnipeg, arrived in Prince George last Saturday morning and has spent the past week in the surrounding district making a survey with the intention of operating a fleet of planes out of Prince George. For the past few days he has been in the Fort St. James-Omineca area, and is expected back in Prince George tomorrow or Saturday.
On Tuesday afternoon Pilot Russ Baker, well known locally, arrived in Prince George from Sioux Lookout via Edmonton, with a Canadian Airways. Ltd. seven-place Fairchild "71" plane. After landing Mrs. Baker who accompanied him from Edmonton, Pilot Baker took off for Fort St. James to personally pilot Mr. Dickens to the various mining operations in the northern area.
The establishment of a base in Prince George for Canadian Airways planes will add much to the prestige of the city as an aviation center. The company does, probably, the biggest aviation business of any private commercial company in Western Canada, having regular scheduled flying routes throughout the middle west and on the Pacific coast.
"Punch" Dickens is one of Canada's most famous airmen who has many mercy flights to his credit in the northern and Arctic areas- of Canada. He won the Distinguished Flying Cross overseas when barely out of his teens, and has been closely, identified with commercial flying in Canada ever since returning from the Great War.
Quesnel was the gathering place of lour junior hockey teams over the week-end, to battle for the Junior Cariboo Hockey League championship. Teams from Williams Lake, Wells, Quesnel and Prince George took .part in the tournament.
The Prince George Juniors were successful hi lifting tne cup and brought it home with them. It is now on display in the Northern Hardware & Furniture Co.'s store on Third avenue.
On completion of the tournament Quesnel hockey fans staged a banquet for the players and their friends at the Quesnel hotel at which 60 guests were present.
Wells eliminated Quesnel in a game that went 15 minutes overtime and ended in a score of 5-4 in favor of Wells.
Prince George beat Williams Lake, so the final play was between Wells and Prince George and ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of Prince George
In their game with "Williams Lake the Prince George team was down 4-' at one period of the game," theriWii Hams Lake crew having slammed in four goals before Prince George boy; registered, but the usual Prince George "comeback" developed and H the second period a goal each was scored by Corless; Anderson and Ba-rone, ending the second period with the score 4-3 in favor of Williams Lake. '
In the third period Cheer and Anderson both scored for Prince George, while the Williams Lake team was held scoreless, thus ending the game 5-4 in favor of Prince George. Goals were scored for Williams Lake by Woodland, Hodgson, Taylor and Gas-kell.
The Wells-Prince George game was I a tough battle and ended in a one goal victory for Prince George. The goal was scored by Anderson in the second period and try as they would the Wells boys could not get the equalizer.
The players in the Wells-Prince George game were as follows, with the same Prince George boys playing against the Williams Lake team; �Weils Prince George
Eduall goal Gabrielle
prickett defence Freeman
Stewart Anderson
MacLean forwards Corless
Dunn N. Cheer
Enemark W. Cheer
�Waller Rebman
Hilton Barone
Finlayson Keller
While the Prince George team as a whole played good hockey as the scores and results testify, Gabrielle in the nets for Prince played an outstanding game and his sensational net minding had much to do with the team bringing home the cup.
The boys feel quite proud of their win and are also desirous of conveying their thanks to the Prince George fans and Harry Thacker who by their donations made it possible to make the
trip.
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SAVINGS AND CREDIT UNIONS FOR ALBERTA
Edmonton�The Alberta Legislature gave second reading to a bill to permit the establishment of Savingsand Credit Unions in the province. These have jo connection with the doctrine of social credit. Many of these credit unions operate successfully in Quebec, Nova Scotia and the United States. They accept small savings and make small loans to members. A resolution-urging a similar bill be brought down in British Columbia was moved at the last session of the B. C Legislature by Mrs. D. Steeves, M.L.A.. North Vancouver, but was defeated.
Prince George, B. C.
aska Road Big Factor In Coast Defence
United States Admiral Urges
Highway be Built For Added
Protectio.n
Washington, D.C.�Pacific Coast defence would be materially strengthened by construction of an international highway to Alaska, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral William Leahy declared in answer to a question asked by Warren Magnusson CD.); Washington, if it were true that the only way of attacking Alaska was by water.
Admiral Leahy contended the highway should be constructed to aid in rapid transportation of guns, munitions and supplies in event of war.
He foresaw added protection in construction of a highway extending from the Arctic to the tropics�across 14 nations. . . ^
Ultimate completion of the 13.000-mile roadway would allow travel from Circle City, Alaska, in the edge of the Arctic, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, well inside the south temperate zone.
It was estimated that ^the cost to Canada for the section through British Columbia would be approximately S8,-000,000. , /;i5il
Would Bring Many Tourists North
Seattle�Construction of the proposed international highway between the United States, Canada and Alaska will^ strengthen the defence of the Pacific Coast of both British Columbia and Alaska, the Alaskan committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce pointed out today.
Aside from the defence angle, the highway would mean increased trade and tourist travel, which supporters of the project said would prove even more important.
Financing the Canadian section, which would cost between $12,000,000 and $14,000,000 is the obstacle that promoters of the highway face.
The United States would have to put. up only about $2,000,000 for its section.
January Log Scale Lower Than December
Poles, Cordwood, Tie's and Mine
Timbers Show Seasonal
Increase
The log scale for January, 1938, in the Fort George Forestry District as released from the office or DisUict Forester R. D. Greggor, Prince George, shows a slight falling off over the December figures on all species of logs. Poles, cordwood, ties and mine timbers show a seasonal increase, which will doubtless keep up for the next few months. The figures for January are as follows:
Sawlogs
FBM
Douglas fir.................................... 47,304
Spruce ..............................................2,205.951
Lodge pole pine ............................ 8,004
Balsam ............................................ 4.180
Total for month ........................2,265,439
Poles
Cedar, linear feet ............................11,160
Douglas fir .....:.................................... 4.890
Total for month ...........................16,050
Cordwood
Cords................................................�.........855
Ties
Douglas fir............................................1,584
Lodge pole pine..................................5,794
Total for month ............................7,378
Mine Timbers
Linear feet ..........................................94,843
~ Fence Posts
Cords ..........................................................122
CANADIAN NOTES
Tom Reid M.P., who introduced a resolution in the House of Commons for an immediate reduction of Japanese fishing licences in B. C. by 40 per cent is not pressing a vote, having been convinced the ministry of fisheries is investigating practical regulatory changes.
Average value of Canadian farm lands is stated to be $24 an acre. Increases have taken place in B. C.
In the British House of Commons on the vote of non-confidence in the Chamberlain Government being moved by the Labor party following the resignation of Anthony Eden as foreign secretary, tihe government was sustained by a vote of 330 against 168. Liberal and Labor united and also a number of national government followers.
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Premier Pattullo is urging eastern capitalists to establish an iron and steel industry in this province, and a. smelter on the coast.
A Rnyal Air Force plane made a blind flight from Edinburgh to London last Friday, a distance of 327 rniles in 48 minutes, or at the rate of 409 miles an hour.