Prince Aurora Boreahs Flood-Lights The Heavens Display Seen Here of PlONtiER TRAVELLER REVISITS PR. GEORGE George Wall Made Trip by Saddle Horse From Here to Hazelton In 1912 ' George Wall, representing Canadian Laco Mazda Lamps, Ltd., arrived in # Prince George, B. C. on Tw p of the sky f nark red'floodlighting ieC'te�a S on Good Friday At 10:30 a great sheet of maroon sky swept acros from what appeared to be Central Fort George towards the city Many who saw this straneg lurid glow at once thought a big fire had occurred somewhere west of Central nnrt many inquiries were made to find -----�r,(ncr and where to honing and where to 1 � a similar uocui- the sheet ijaco jvLazaa ljamps, i_iia., a-rnvea Prince George Saturday afternoon uU the C. N. R. train from the west in the interests of his company. This is Mr. W&ll's first visit to the city in eighteen years although he has the distinction of being one of the first commercial travellers to visit the centrl interior, covering the Cariboo road from Ashcroft to South Fort George as early as 1910 in the interests of the McClary Manufacturing Co. which he represented on the road in British Columbia from 1910 until 1920, when he resigned to become a store department manager for McLennan & McFeely, Ltd., being in that position from 1922 until 1932. He succumbed to the call of the road again and took over the representation of Canadian Laco Mazda Lamps. Mr. Wall was the first commercial traveller to cover the territory between Fort George and Hazelton, making the trip on horseback in the year of 1912. He bought a saddle in Vancouver and had special saddle bags fabricated to hold his sample books and shipped them to Quesnel by stage. there he purchased a horse a_____ out over the old Telegraph Trail, calling at all the then hamlets and con-i struction camps throughout the terri-i tory. Arriving at Hazelton where Tea sky appeared in me ero.. - \ transportation was available by stern-,hP moon which seemed to part ! wheel steamer down the Skeena to the moon wniwi � mere eacn j prince Rupert, Mr. Wall was succea,- '- -----! ful in selling his horse, saddle and special saddle-bags at a considerable increase over the purchase price, and with the business transacted along the line recalls that the first trip of a commercial traveller over this territory turned out to be quite a profitable and enjoyable venture for him. R.A.Renwick Passed Away In Victoria Today Moved From Prince George In September to Reside In Victoria Th� Citizen reirrts receiving word through Mr. Claude S. Foot, of the sudden death this morning of Robert A. Renwick, at Victoria, B.C. No further particulars are available, as the above message was received on going toipress. Mr. Renwick was former managing editor of the Citizen, retiring nearly a year ago, in M*y, 1937. The management and staff of the Citizen hasten to express their deep regret at the passing of their old partner and colleague, and to express their deepest sympathy with Mrs. Renwick, the children and all the family.�H. G. Perry. was s^� obvious this re-fire but was a peculiar a of something similar, Immensely different to the anu ?*�� ., ihe moon another longer carpet stretched over the western hills. Every star . was shining and was elea> to the eye through the rea transparent sky, and the moon shone in all its fullness and created a no mans' land between the two magic i red carpets. ' Then a sight that one would give ten i years of life not to miss. Over the red j sheet in the east a magnificent flood- i lighted base of a huge modern build-tag appeared all* in the ivory tone of the lovely Easter lily, and in a moment another block was added, and another &nd another, each one smaller than tne lower, until it looked almost like the great Marine Building in Vancouver but a thousand thousand times larger, and the outlines of its architecture were floodlit with pale yellow. Pierre Roi, Pioneer Mail Carrier, Dies Co. at Fort St. James Fifty Years Ago curved oaken ratters ot �! t . .lnes : �3 cathedral l UK until they seemed like a shower coming down to earth, or like the lines in a beautiful shell. From the core or centre or boss stone which was tne star, these gently curved shafts o creamy white light stretched UKe a a huge celestial umbrella, and must have been seen hundreds of miles u> the south of Prince George. A peculiar difference to the ordinary northern lights, which we The late Robert A. Renwick was born in Hamilton, Ont., 67 years ago. He entered newspaper work in that city as a young man. In the early *90's >y stage. Arriving | he came west to British Columbia, a_horse and struck I first to Victoria, then to Nelson, B.C., "*"i1 "o1l~ ' where he was associated with John Houston for many years in the publication of papers in Nelson and Ross-land. In 1907 he was appointed gold commissioner at Nelson which position he filled for some years. He was later transferred to Victoria where he was appointed deputy commissioner of lands for the provincial government. He occupied this position until 1917 when he resigned to enter private business, eventually buying an interest in the Prince "George Citizen in October, 1921, and acting as managing director and editor until May 1, 1937, when he disposed of his interest in the Citizen to his partners, H. G. Perry, M.L.A. and other prince George shareholders. The late Mr. Renwick married Miss Maude Leighton McMicking in Victoria in 1894, and Is survived by Mrs. Renwick, and four daughters, Mrs. Claude S. Foot, Prince George; Mrs. Irving Wilson, Port Alberni; Mrs. J. Balagno and Maude, Victoria, one r* . j ,i -i � u,.,4^�'c R-�v brother residing in Buffalo, N.Y., and Carried Mail, for Hudson s Day Qne sister Miss ^^^ residing in -' Hamilton, Ont. YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY MEETING HERE MAY 7 Large Attendance From AU Sections Between Prince George And McBride Promises Chas. H. Grant, president of ^the National Parks Highway Association and a director of the Alberta Motor Association proposes to attend the i meeting and luncheon at Prince I George May 7. The Lumbermen's Association will also have strong representation at this meeting, and they have arranged to endorse the Yellow-head project and the ^a^Rfwr of Sixteen Sessions E�evoted to Study Of Composing and Delivering Addresses The last meeting of the Adult Educational Group, led by Rev. Erich Hopka, was held on April 11. puring the past, winter season this group studied practical speaking and parliamentary procedure under the guidance of their leader. Sixteen sessions tyexe devoted to the study of composing and delivering a message and two perious to a discussion of parliamentary procedure. These sessions were highly interesting and immensely profitable to all those taking part. The extent of the apprec'Aon may be gained by the following: When the lectures began last fall, it was only with difficulty that a member could be prevailed upon to deliver a three-minute address. At the debate, which concluded tfte mig for this term, the speakers were not satisfied with the two minutes offered them for a brief rebuttal, but demanded at least five minutes. To show their appreciation to Rev. Hopka for his services, this group presented him with a travelling case and a purse. E. Hesse introduced p. Holm-wocd, who in a short address expressed the esteem with which they regarded these lectures. The actual presentation was made by Wl Perry, In reply the members had an opportunity to observe their leader caugnt unawares, without notes and without preparation. He thanked the group for its kindness and assured the members that it was always with pleasure he came to these adult educational meetings. It is intended that the activities of this institute will be continued, and that many more will avail tnemselves of the privileges of adult education. One Year's Farmers' Taxes To Be Worked Pierre Roi. one of the old-time tecture were floodlit with paie yei�m. pierre roi OIieV(T;agUers in the ivory or cream flame, soft and mellov Frencn.Can-adian Voyage= s with the delicate tone great artto� employ of the �^8 ^ the banks got when painting the wings of: angeto. pa�Sed away at hto *�� ^ George, Before that moved or faded right q� tne Fraser river, Souuir ripe overhead from the very centre: of JU Monday afternoon �st star, which acted as the boss stone i" oW age of 87 years. the roof of some old cathedra^ an- , Mr Rol nad re?lded , w�^ st James 2r boatman mail carrier in tne eawj �--.,-�. veiled all through Cariboo and Omi-neca country for the company, generally being entrusted with the mail carrying responsibilities of half a century ago for the company. He is survived by three sons, two of whom resided with him on the farm at South Fort George, and the third, residing in Vancouver, arrived home shortly before his father's death. The late Mr. Roi originally held Mount Robson government. Mayor A. M. park to transfer of the federal paterson will act as chairman of the meeting. Louis Le Bourdais, M.L.A., Quesnel. writes that ary northern lights, which we who beiore �� originally held the live here have seen a thousand times The late nl George a farm dancing up and down like violin bows site of: Soutn ^ B%S�5 of a badly conducted orchestra when and soM the i who subdivided the violinists are not moving: theand^octot� registered it as he will attend property 1910, and ^Tements were In the Funeral Chapel ^ cap at the Komai^ Ca rning aancmg up ana aown u^ v*w" --�� of a badly conducted orchestra when the violinists are not moving tneir bows in unison, was that for the <�: , " V^Vor dlnary northern lights one must look South * or to the sky directly to the north, while Funeial on Friday night's display one had w ha"dcse�\vere held a. ��= �-rning face south and turn one's head back- , services were Wednesday morning. wd and look straight up, or o the thoic church ^ George Ce east for the separate display that went � burial being on there. If one turned and looked to metery. _--------- the north, nothing but the ordinaiy dark blue sky was to be seen. At 12:10 the living lights softened and paled until they quietly faded metery. ______^------------ rACTPnTTDE CANTATA BASIS?ECOMMENDED paled until they quietly fade away and left us the full moon, the bright stars and dark blue sky oi ^zy evening ^ of Knox United der the f of n the story of h 1 triumphal the agony lJV by Judas' Th'ese lovely skies on Good Friday night of 1938 will ever remain a mys-tery lo us who know nought of science. and of misty heat waves from equa- tors and colder waves from the Arctic j; J^^ that are supposed to clash and came i*)�*#XeA by Judas betrayal a the northern lights. For these were no �ane folio* .uCiflxion to the final northern lights on Good Friday night the �*Bjque ^esurrcction on EMt� -we all know that who have seen botn �an;as portrayed m choiu^ -and who wants to be bothered with m0�1**^ l arrangements.� ^ence and studious explanations of ^^^ f tne musical comp of ^en book and studious explanations of worms�for we are. content to "mis of Calvary, of Easter and the resurrection, and the grandeur of the heavens, the inflnlteness of the uni-Verse, and the insignificance .of man. Premiers Hepburn of Ontario and was portrayed in solo arrangements. of the musical composition the spirit ~* nin Mrs. W. R: id G. Mllburn C.N.R. Officials Arriving Here ^ Today's Train Party Will Remain in City Several Days Inspecting Railway Operations A party of Canadian National Railway officials will arrive in Prince George on this afternoon's train from the west, and will spend several days in the city checking-over railway affairs. The party is made up of W. T. Moo-die, general superintendent; J. M. MacRae, general freight agent; George McNichol, general passenger agent; W. H. Tobey, divisional superintendent, and Peter Lakie, divisional freight and passenger agenc. CANADIAN~AIRWAYS PILOT WINS TROPHY Bill in U. S. House Creates Alaska Highway Duty of America to Help Finance Canadian Utik Says Magnuson The United States ftouSe of representatives committee on foreign- affairs at Washington, D.C. approved on Monday last a bill to create an "Alaskan International Highway." Under the terms of the measure Presidenc Roosevelt will name the IT .S. members of the commission. Negotiations with tne federal government of Canada are being carried on and Secretary of State COrdell Hull of the U. S.. states that he is satisfied active co-operation with Canada will be" obtained. It is estimated that it will cost $13,-000 000 to complete the Canadian section and Representative Magnuson ot Washington State, statedto the house of representatives that it was part of America's duty to help finance the Canadian link in connecting with Alaska. "We have spent five or six millions on highways in the Latin American republics," Magmison ^a'd. "so we ought to co-operato on this link, *vhich is only a part of the same int2r1iE.tior.ai highway." Provincial Collector Empowered to Issue Certificates up ^o August 31,1938 Farmers on lands assessed as farm lands are to be given the opportunity to work out one year's taxes this year. The provincial collector is empowered to issue a certificate to those applying but no certificates are to be issued after August 31, 1938 and taxes must be worked out before that date. The primary object of this privilege is to assist resident farmers who make their living on the land, and does not cover those who require to hire labor to do the work, except in cases where good and valid reasons ca-n be shown for so doing, as In the case of a widow, or in the case of a farmer who, through physical disability is unable to perform manual labor. In other words the privilege is confined as much as possible to the actual working farmer taxpayer. As the government has placed August 31 as the final, day for completion of work orders imder this plan, it would appear the tax sale which was called for last year and then abandoned because many farmers had not completed the working out of their taxes, will definitely be held this year, E�nd tax notices now being received indicate September 15 as the date on which tax sale will be held in Prince George. Owners mav pay ut> their taxes to the end of the year 1934, and by doing so their pi'bnerty will not be included in the tax sale. OLD TIME RESIDENT NOW IN SOUTH AFRICA Longs to be Back in God's Country And Asks For Photos of North Woods and Country "AMATEUR HOUR"~ NETS NEW RINK FUND #150 The Junior Women's Institute which sponsored the ''Amateur Hour" sh...::..... Northern Hardware ..................... Stamps :............................................... John Altken, of the provincial assessor's office. Prince George, recently received a letter from a former resident during construction days of the Grand Trunk Pacific, Claude R. Monckton. The letter is dated Inzana, Tzaneen, South Africa. Mr. Monckton was on construction work of the branch line of the G. T. P. from Edson to the Brazeau river coal fields with Fred Young, head packer for the railway construction contractors. They packed supplies to all the camps along the Brazeau branch and later freighted supplies in sleighs on the frozen Fraser river east of Tete J,aune Cache and in the Mount Robson area. Mr. Monckton says that since he was discharged from the army in Vancouver in 1920, having been with the 21st Battalion, he has wandered all over the globe. He and another Canadian and several Englishmen were in the late scrap in Abyssinia, and when the fighting ended were just able to get across the border into Kenya colony. He states that he is farming oranges and other subtropical fruit there and doing very well. In conclusion he says: "But one gets lonesome for the north woods, and if you have any photos of God's country that I can have enlarged I should be deeply grateful. The only time I shall see the old haunts again is in my dreams." th3�' R. A. Harlow. The McKee Trophy, presented for the greatest contribution to .Canadian aviation for the year, has beqn awarded , ^ Romeo Vach of Montreal. for the 2.00 2.00 3.60 2.00 2.25 2.60 4.50 5.00 1.00 .70 .18 .92 TRAIL SMOKE EATERS WIN ALLAN CUP Trail Smoke Eaters took the fourth game last night at Calgary from the Cornwall Flyers by a score of 3 to 1 to win the Allan Cup, emblematic of the amateur hockey championship of Canada, Trail won three games and-Cornwall one in the series. Tine Vancouver Lions won the Pacific Coast championship from Seattle Sea-hawks recently, and Prince George won the Cariboo championship, so British Columbia, south, west and north are justly hockey conscious and proud of their accomplishments for the past season. ____,_______. .. .f)________ 1 . 1 1 � WEATHER REPORT (Prepared by R. B. Carter) $72.25 $149.70 -�~~>o� of Quebec held a private conference in Toronto on Wednesday. '^Wle n0 official statement has been ia^e as to the purpose of the meeting, �- ~ dl ce reveaieu ""./^Vaster ^^&$M>�^�^t Sf of "his contribution to the Easter (hc quartet :^ Mjj*^ pent ^leSoifand'N \ W. E. I*mer Urs_ W. tilbuUng tne o an ^g ^ at the organ A at the organ revealed *� BJpJS�r U t the Eastei - -�-v�M4 H1CU UQI.U001U1W -*------ - c Mile COnL'1"1 Rowell -----------o �� The outlook for good crops on the | ralries is very promising. More mols-lre is in the soil in the Saskatoon ^�a than for the past 30 years except T^ddiplomacy ap-first a new accord wit 11 Britain, then probabg-a � pact including G�jtBn j chon. Italy and Germany. 1 ._____ Vachon is superintendent of Canadian Airways for . Montreal dis- . trict. and is manager of Quebec Air- j ways, a subsidiary of Canadian Air- i ways. Since its inception in 1927 the trophy has been awarded to eleven different individuals, six of whom have been members of the staff of Canadian Airways in the persons of H. A. "Doc" Oakes, C. H. "Punch" Dickins, W. R. "Wop" May, W. E. "Walter" Gilbert, ... and R0meo va_ Total ...... Balance.......................5....... The Union of SoutiTAfrica is.,to appoint an accredited representative to Canada, who will occupy the same position as, a. high commissioner. D. de Waal Meyer is to be appointed this week and will maKe his headquarters in Montreal and Ottawa. His duty will be to promote and foster political and commercial relations between the two Dominions. Canada hos not yet announced its policy on appointing a hia:h commissioner for Canada in Sy Africa, but it is rea�onable to assume that such an act of friendliness on the part of South Africa will be reciprocated by the Canadian government. 26.0 36.2 22.5 34.2 34.8 32.0 For week ending April'19: Wednesday ..............,.............54.5 Thursday..............................53.0 Friday...................................5? <> Saturday .....,..........................53.8- Sunday ..................................61.0 Monday...................."..............52.0 Tuesday................................46.4 Sunshine 27 hours, 24 minutes; precipitation. .20 inches (rain and sleet). Exceptionally cool weather has been general across the continent and overseas. Snow was reported in Southern England over the*Easter vacation, and reported in Alberta on April 19. The weather now shows promise of becoming warmer with light- showers in some districts, variable warmer winds. _____________ Q _________ A plot to imprison King Carol of Rumania and to forthwith create a Fascist state, in that country was discovered this week and over a thousand conspirators arrested.