I V*' 22. ~No. 13. GEORGE .CITpfeN Thursday, March; 30, 1939. Prince George, ^B. C. / ;hief City 'Phone Line Being Discussed ost of Construction Set at ^3800 by Federal Telegraph Superintendent �Following a Dominion government icrvev of an eighteen-mile proposed ute I" a telephone line- between .l[nce George and Chief Lake, negotiations are proceeding to have the Iwork accomplished, in spite of the fact �that the section of country through �which the line would run is quite �thinly populated,. ^ I Following representations by J. G. iTurgeon M.P., who has been.trying for I some time to secure construction of I the line a report was submitted to the I deputy minister of public works from I the general superintendent of Govern-iment Telegraph Service, in which the I plan was outlined. I Linked With Settlement? 1 a good road runs from Prince I George to Chief Lake, with several I farms along the route. The fact that [but twelve persons receive mail at the local pest office may be a deterrent 1 to the work. But it is known that the I rich Chief Lake district and area to I the northwest of Chief Lake, is adap-Ited to mixed farming and dairying, hay I grain, timothy, clover, potatoes, cattle land sheep, and would be ideal for I further active settlement. The revenue which might be derived ] from the settlers in the vicinity ot Chief Lake and the residents of Prince (George who have summer cottages in that vicinity is not high relative to the [cost of construction whic would be I $3,800 and the yearly cost of main-I tenance could be placed at about 5200. [Propose Settlers In Prince George Farming District I Further Groups of Sudeten Germans May Be Brought to British Columbia Proposals looking to the settlement of 100 or more refugee families on lands acquired from the provincial government in the vicinity of Prince George and along the line of the Canadian National Railways in the northern parts of the province is under consideration of the provincial government and the C. N. K. colonizattlon department. Harry Bowman, local C. N. R. colonization representative, has returned from Victoria, where he and E. H. Gurton, western superintendent of colonization, conferred with Hon. A. Wells Gray, minister of lands, when the province was asked what provincial lands might be available for pur-, chase in the areas concerned. The minister of lands said that the colonization department of the C. N. R. would shortly.- submit a definite scheme in writing, following1' the ne-sodations at Victoria. The exact num-oer or refugee families concerned in we discussions was not disclosed. It i* believed, however, that an extensive settlement scheme may be proposed when the whole plan is reduced in Siting and submitted to the provincial government. -Require Guarantees The province, It is indicated, would require guarantees of the self-support w incoming settlers for a reasonable P^r�>d of time, as has been suggested weady in connection with prior arrangements made with regard to the impending settlement of 150 Sudeten J^rrnan families on private lands in �* Peace River Block and in the *Taser valley, . � p?t *fi Wel* ^o^n that Premier T. D. iutuiio is in. favor of a settlement wan for the B. C. interior, and it has "een indicated that. a brisk develop-trirt\ a�ricultural lands in this dis-lavo � at hand- Premier Pattullo, while ^raring settlement by Europeans, ha? � _ e it clear that he does not approve m,u/?s,s settlement" schemes for Bri-J;11 Columbia. Premier Favors PUta. ten g Ule question of settling Sude-. to the fore lately, Premier is not forgetting what is re-as a much more important ">t plan � the Page Croft There have been no develop-Jately, but Premier Pattullo said tti thls week that tlle pros" of British families under the Sir Henry Page Croft, is The Kelly Cup Here is the magnificent Kelly Cup donated, r4o the Prince George curling club thirteen years ago by John *3. Kelly and chosen by P. K Wilson KJD. The trophy, measuring 41 inches from base to crown* is said to be one of the largest in Western Canada. The cup- was won this year by the Harry Kennedy rink after the nineteenth annual central interior bonspiel and it was presented at the curlers' banquet on Friday night. It was first won by Jasper, and is open to rinks from Wells, Smithers, Quesnel, Prince George, Williams Lake and points as far �east as Jasper. When first purchased thirteen years ago, it cost $200. Each year, curlers gather here from various centres in the central interior and this cup is the most eagerly sought trophy of any. Although it is considered a signal honor among local curlers to take home the Kelly Cup, it is found rather expensive to win it. The "cup holds exactly five gallons. Covered Rink Bylaw Passed by Council Property Owners to Vote on #12,000.00 Structure on Wednesday, April 12th, in City Hall Prince George's covered rink moved a step nearer to realization Monday night when the city council at a regular meeting gave first, second and third readings to a by-Law authorizing the city to raise $512,000 from the sale of fifteen-year serial bonds bearing five per cent interest payable semi-annually over a fifteen-year period, for construction of a public recreation building. Mandate of property owners will be sought on Wednesday, April 12, voting to take place in the city hall between the, howjrof 8 ajn. and 8 p.m. W, G. Fraser. city clerk, has been appointed returning officer. The project now awaits the assent ol the people and if the bonds can then be successfully sold locally the arena should be an accomplished fact next winter. A $12,000 building is regarded as only a start, as $3000 or $4000 may be raised later to bring the arena to satisfactory completion. Plans which have been approved by the department, in ^ LOMBARD MARRY Hr,,lv * Q^We and Carole Lombard,h lormer cabinet SSS-SS-T the Cbinet flrtl was not split. He announced progress and very active continuance of his stop Hitler movement. Came Here in Early Days Was City Employee for Many Years Prince George lost one of her earliest pioneers and well known citizens when John Hill, 52, died quietly in his home on Friday evening, March 24, after an Illness of two years. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. J. J. Gilhooley o. M. I., were held from Sacred Heart Church Monday morning when C. J. Frederickson, J. C McKenzie, J. D. Gil-lis, W. Flynn, Arthur Cooper and Ross Goodwin, were pallbearers. Mr. Hill had been a familiar figure in the city and district for many years. Since the early days he had been a city employee, working as janitor and watchman at the public and high schools. He came to Fort George from Winnipeg about 1910, and in the early years of the war enlisted from Fort George with the First Divisional Pioneers. While overseas, he was wounded and gassed in action. He was born in Magheramorne, near Lame, county Antrim, Ireland in 1886, only a few miles from the birthplace of Susan McReynold whom Tie marrid in 1918. Following the war, Mr. and Mrs. Hill returned to Prince George. Beside his widow, he leaves to mourn his passing, a daughter, Joan, and two sons, Hugh and John. .ai. home. MADRID FALLS On Tuesday the armies of GeneriM-issimo Franco marched into Madrid without firing a shot, the old government forces having surrendered. Hitler and Mussolini sent congratulations to Franco. Mew Airliner For Yukon-Southern Piloting a new ten-place twin-engined Barkley-Grow airliner, Grant MacConachie, president of Yukon-Southern Ltd., landed in Prince George Monday noon on a hop from Fort St. John to Vancuover. The aircraft is one of three new ships purchased recently by Yukon-Southern, and is intended to be used on regular airmail runs from Vancouver to the Yukon through Prince George. The &hip is a low wing monoplane, with two Pratt and Whitney Wasp engines, and has complete radio and direction finding equipment, which is in line with the company's policy of increasing and improving services. The plane has a cruising speed ot 216 miles per hour, and trips to Vancouver from here will be made in less than two hours. Flying wi& Mr. Mac-Connachie from Prince George were Mrs. Mary Bondar, who was flying to Vancouver for medical treatment, Dr Harris of Edmonton, Mrs. Michael Lu-tack R.N., who was accompanying the sick woman, and Bert Goglin, local Yukon-Southern agent,'who is in. Vancouver to take delivery of a new Nash car for his showrooms here. Others in the plane were Sheldon Luck, Ralph Oakes, P. Seamans and Ted Field. Until all snow has gone, operations for the Fort St. John and north runs of Y-S Ltd., have been headquartered at Manson Creek, whr Charlie Tweed and Mechanic Dick Green have charge of' the Waco used regularly out of Prince George. ------------o------------ Many Attend 19th Annual Banquet Of Curling Club Presentation of Trophies is Highlight of Lively Affair Friday Night The spirit of good fellowship, characteristic of the old Scottish sport, was caught by the 105 people who attended the nineteenth annual banquet and trophy presentation of the Prince George curling club in the grill of the Prince George Hotel Friday evening. Presiding over the affair was Cyril E. Dupre, president of the club in 1938-39, and presentation of the numerous trophies won throughout the' year was the highlight of the evening.: The magnificent Kelly cup, said to be the largest of its kind in Western: Canada, was presented to H. Kennedy ; and his rink, winners of the annual central interior bonspiel main event. The cup and individual mugs were presented by Vice-president Charles Gow to Skip Kennedy and his aides, , Jim Rice, Ralph Gunderson and Gordon Gould. The Alward Cup for feminine curlers j was presented to Mrs. Henry Hough- j taling's rink by William Peckham, club secretary. Members of the rink are Mrs. Bruce Wilson, Miss Adina Ass-man and Mrs. Alex Blackburn. The Chevrolet Cup was presented by V; M. Morgan to the Clarence Arnett i rink, composed of Irving Hill, Harry j Bowman and Hal Robertson. The cup j went in company with four individual silver curling rocks, donated by Morgan's garage. His Honor Judge H. E. A. Robertson softly chided President Dupre and middle and old age in particular, when he presented the Robertson Cup to Owen E. Dupre and his rink of youthful curlers. His Honor reminded the audience that included in Owen's victories was the defeat of his-"poor old father," who was certainly one of the best curlers in the country but can now. along with others, be classed as a "has-been." As soon as the presentation had concluded the room resounded to the strains of "Poor Old Dupre�He Ain't What He Used to Be." The Johnson Cup was presented to (Continued on page four) See "CURLERS" Health of Local Students Quoting figures from the annual B C. Schools Report for the yeaT en din? June 30, 1938, Ernest E.1 Winch M.L.A (Burnaby) revealed some interesting facts about the health of school children of Prince George, in his address here Tuesday evening. According to the government report, out of 110 pupils registered at Baron Byng high school, nine were troubled with defective vision, two with defective nasal /breathing, one with defective hearing, two with adenoids, three with enlarged tonsils. 21 with defective teeth, three had goitre, and one was affected with malnutrition. In Connaught school, out of a total registration of 33 pupils, two of these were malnutritlve. one had defective vision, five -defective nasal breathing, ? ? seven had enlarged tonsils, and eight had defective teeth. In King George V public school, out of 285 students registered, it was found that twelve were undernourished, two had defective mentality. 26 had poor vision, "and seven were afflicted with detective hearing, In addition, nasal breathing was found to be defective in eleven pupils in the school, and 45 had enlarged tonsils. Biggest defect in this school was in the teeth of pupils. 117 �of whom had defective teeth. Sixteen had enlarged glands and twelve were found to have goitre. This condit.on is general throughout the province, Mr. Winch declared, and he left it up to the parents of children to see that those who are thus affected are given medical treatment. "If the parents cannot do it. then it is up to the state," he concluded. C. C.F. Member Speaks on B.C.'s Social Problems Social Welfare Given as Aim Of C. C. F. Party By Popular Speaker Delineation of some of the social and human problems confronting B.C. formed the keynote of an impressive two-hour address to a large. gathering in the C. C. F. hall Tuesday evening by Ernest E. Winch M.L.A. (C.C.F.. Burnaby), who is making a speaking tour of the northern and central electoral districts. His deep concern with the many human problems of the day and his tireless energy in bringing them to public notice has won Mr. Winch popularity from members of all snades of political opinion in the B. C. house, and his address was heardjvuh interest by his Prince George audience. ^Quoting freely from government, reports and self-compiled statistical charts, he told the story of prison life, juvenile delinquency, venereal disease, mental hospitals and the plight of nurses in British Columbiu and issued a challenge to B. C. electors to seek alleviation of problems found in these social phases of life. Sketching the legislation passed at the last session of the B. C. Legislature, the speaker gave credit to the government for passing amendments to the Marriage Act requiring physical examinations before marriages�legislation that had been sought by the C.C.F. for four years, he said. The "terrible scourge" of venereal disease in the province makes such an act a necessity. Ten to thirteen per cent pi the inmates of the provincial asylum were there due to the disease, it was pointed out. Problems of B. C. Hospitals Mr. Winch told the story of the nurses of B. C, and the overcrowding of hospitals of the province. In Tran-quille, he said, 33i of the patients were in the advanced stages of tuberculosis, and in a six-year period, 91 nurses at the institution became similarly affected through contact with patients. Mr.'Winch complimented Hon. G. M. Weir. Provincial Secretary, for i having made considerable improve-I ments recently in these matters, but � said that there was still much to be idone. Every large hospital in the province : with the exception of Vancouver u-en-1 eral, is overstaffed with nurses in training, who are unjustly overworked. The C.C.F,, he said, has been endeavoring to institute an eight-hour day and 44-hour week for nurses, witn one:* month's holiday, by amending the Hospitals Act. His party is also concerning itself with the matter of tu-oerculosis among Indians. Advocation of the sale of text books by the department of education di-* Continued on Pnep Four) See "WINCH" City Council Has Regular Session Monday Night Aldermen Decide Against Placing of Fire Insurance on Ritts-Keif er Building A resolution by Aid. Fred D. Taylor that the city place $1500 insurance on the municipally-owned Ritts-Keifer maiding was defeated Monday night at the regular meeting of the city council. If any money is spent on the building it should go into repairs so that the structure might be made into a more adequate athletic hall, it was generally felt. The recommendation of-tiie'finance committee for payment of monihly accounts totalling $4542.92 passed. An application from Charles W^senden \o ' purchase lots 17 and 18, block 259, was accepted subject to the -undertaking that sidewalk, electric light and water -works would not be undertaken at the city's expense. The following annual grants were given to civic organizations: Agricultural and Industrial Association. $50; Board of Trade, $100; City Library.' $100; Boys' Band, $160; Tourist Camp, free light. The public utilities commissioner Dr. W. A. Carrothers advised the council that any extensions to public utilities outside of the city could be made only after a certificate of approval had been issued by the commission, prince George provides light and water to the unorganized territory of South Fort George and light to Central Fort George and therefore comes under the ruling of the commission. Present were Mayor Patterson and Aldermen C. C. Reid, J. N. Keller, P. D. Taylor, W. H. Crocker and vV. R. Munro.