<9T uzm* 92. No.__19. Thursday, May j 11, 1939. fork Starts Oh New Park At First Avenue jasebalJ Club, Chamber of Com-mcrce and Board of Trade Donate #300 for Work Preliminary work on the construc-L n of a baseball and recreation park �ystea First avenue and Second ',nue began on Monday. The -area, to 410x333' feet, -will be cleared and lied by the city with the co-opera-of the B.C. department of public orks, and a fence will be erected funds provided by the Junior nber of Commerce, Board of and the baseball club. Each of three organizations will donate ,he fence will be erected before July it is hoped, and the ground should ready in two or three weeKs. the regular meeting of the city Icil Monday night, a new poncy lor laying of cement sidewalk jointly the city and property owners was 1. Henceforth, the owner of the ^;ty will be obliged only to lay the ient, and Uie cityi will provide sand gravel and undertake tne prell-tary work. Previously, property iers paid the city $1.00 per foot to the work, but under the new plan, is not expected that laying of ce-�nt sidewalk will cost property own-,j as much as that, and will doubl-ss act as an c-ncouragement to pro-rty owners to construct sidewalks Intly with the city. >nly registered contractors approved the city will be allowed to do. the �L �he city will call for tenders for __;truction of the recreation building it Quebec street and Sixth avenue, to submitted by June 13. Repairs to Ritts-Keifer building wiU also be wised by the city, and will be ied out 'soon. i. C. Radio Survey Improve Coverage C.B. C. Makes Move for Better Service in British Columbia Interior A survey of radio coverage in Brl-Itish Columbia will be launched �shortly by the Canadian Broadcasting (Corporation, it was 'announced by_ [Prof I.ra Dilworth, British Columbia [regional representative of the-CBC, on Ihis return from a flying trip to Eastern Canada. Prof. Dilworth remained in Van-jcouver only 24 hours before boarding la Trans-Canada Air Lines plane for iToronto. Before leaving, he declared I that the survey which is planned "al-jmost immediately" will be an important preliminary step in improving reception throughout the province. |Find Body Of Missing Chinese I Woo Hing Disappeared on Dec. 8� Found on Bank of Nechako River Friday Morning A- six months' search by police and i^AChine5e for Wo� Hing. 55-year rf Oriental who disappeared on-De-wT u 8> was enPOLAND CLOSER tic relations between Russia w 2 are improving and a new 2 lor Wats*1 assador *** been named Ponce George, B. C. Dutch Immigration Official Here To Study Settlement WELCOME TO CANADA�Their Majesties the King and Queen embarked on the liner Empress of Australia Saturday on the start of their summer trip to Canada and the United States, the first time reigning monarchs have ever visited the Dominion. Their Ma-jestleso were given a tremendous ova-ton as they left England, and are assured of a, warm welcome when they arrive in Canada. Larry McLeod Is Appointed Manager Popular Royal Bank Accountant to Take Over Head Position at Burns Lake Branch Appointment of Larry K. McLeod. accountant at the local branch of the Royal Bank of Canada to the manager's position at Burns Lake, is announced from the supervisor's department at Vancouver. With Mrs. McLeod, he will leave Prince George to assume his new duties on May 14. Mr. McLeod, who has made many friends here, came to Prince George four years ago as accountant under W. L. Hornsby. and later under the present manager. Prank C. Smith. His promotion to a manager's post has come after twelve years with the Royal Bank of Canada. .He first joined the institution In 1927 at Union Bay on Vancouver Island, and has served in five branches besides Prince George. Mr and Mrs. McLeod were members of the badminton club and the Prince George Golf and Country Club, and Mr. McLeod was secretary of the latter organization, as well as a member of the Junior Chamber of Com- crcG- Ray Commons, Burns Lake manager, will be transferred to Quesnel. Charles Cousens of Smithers will assume the accountant's position at the Prince George braneh. ^^^ University Exam_Resu]ts ou� Tnation ."siita in all faculties e University of British Columbia coUVeran"ounce. u. toils year, but some families may be given financial assistance to start up farming. -------------o-----.-----_ Little Prospect British Migration This Season European Situation Deterrent to Action on Part of British Government Sir Henry Page Croft, in. a letter to H. G. Perry M.L.A., declares that there is no. chance: of Bri|?sh migration plans maturing white 'ta&e European situation is clouded with the threat of war. An extract from his letter follows : "The world crisis is, of course, deflecting men's minds from long term policies of peaceful settlement, and I am very doubtful, in view of the colossal burden of expenditure which Great Britain has now assumed in order to make our defences adequate, that the government will be ready to give any substantial credits in the near future. "I have, however, put .the whole case before the Overseas Settlement Board and.also before the leading ministers here, and although there is undoubted sympathy with tlie whole idea, unless the dictators show a complete change of heart I fear nothing will be done in the near future." v Civic Ban On Cows and Pigs The silence of the east end | and other parts of the city has | been preserved by the fore- � thought of the city council, who I have drafted a bylaw to defend | and protect . "the peace and I quiet, sleep and rest of the I neighborhood," which might be | disturbed by cows, pigs and goats | of the community. 1 The ordinance was considered I Monday night at tne regular 1 meeting of tihe city council that | will soon set its seal of approval I on a bylaw to prevent and regu- | late the keeping of cows and. � other animals within the city '� limits. In order to keep a cow It j will be necessary to apply for a � permit from the city, and no- | body will be allowed to keep | more than one animal. E The measure was introduced ft at the behest of Aid. W. H. � Crocker, chairman of the health I committee, who has been hear- y ing complaints about local cows. 1 for the past three years. Nu- j� merous cows congregate near n the site of the proposed new 1 baseball park on First avenue, | and it is thought they might 1 cause a disturbance. "If she starts making a noise, 1 she might disturb tne umpire," | Mayor Patterson suggested of I cne cow. I ^iiiiiiiiiiiiinniiniii'.'nniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiniiiininimiiiiniininHminnimiiiiiiil Foreign Affai airs Russia, Britain Form Alliance Formal Signing of Pact Only Awaits Agreement on Few Details Assize Court On May 22 Two Criminal Cases, Two Civil Cases and Two Divorce Petitions Coming Up" . Two criminal cases, two civil cases, and two divorce petitions will comprise the docket at the spring session of the Supreme Court Assizes which will open in Prince George on Monday, May 22. Mr. Justice I. A. Fisher is expected to be the presiding judge and P. E. Wilson K.C. will be crown prosecutor. The criminal cases- are as follows: Rex vs. Arthur Damms, charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of George Campbell at Tabor Creek-4n a hunting accident on Jtveo-ruary 8. Rex. vs. Henry Edward Vogel, charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Berton Eugene Goodwin at Taylor Flats on February 3. ' ... Civil cases comprise Allan vs. Alfred Miller and tine city of Prince George, and an application for distribution of the estate of James Glenn. Divorce petitions are: Caus vs. Caus and Mc-Martin vs. McMartin. FREE ASSAYS FOR 'PROSPECTORS Free assay work is now offered by the department of minesrto bona fide prospectors who are required to fill in application forms befcre a mining recorder. Forms are available at the local government office. Prospectors and miners are reminded that free miners certificates expire on May 31. MOTHER'S DAyT MAY 14 Mother's Day has grown to be almost an institution. May 14 is the day dedicated to her this year. Only definite details of respective responsibilities await final acceptance of a proposed military alliance between Great Britain and Russia, it/was announced today. Russia wants a -definite militaty alllatics. wnile Grett Britain asks Russia to promise aid to France and Britain in event of hostilities in Europe. Poland Follows Suit Polish papers say that if Germany suggests a plebiscite in Danzig, Poland will suggest a plebiscite in Bohemia and Moravia. German Plane Crashes A German warplane crashed .yesterday in France, forty miles from a French army base. No Russ-Germin Tie No possibility exists for a German-Russian conciliation, according to Warsaw reports. Normal Rates War insurance rates from New Ycrk are down to normal. Case Will Be Laid Before Road Commission Here Alaska Highway Commission to . Conduct Hearings at Pp. Geo., Hazelton to Gather Data The Canadian Alaska highway commission will conduct public hearings on the practicability and desirability of a highway^ through British Columbia to Alaska, at Prince G-eorge, Hazelton and Wlhitehorse, in -late June. Because fIrst-'hand information about parts, of the two proposed routes, of the highway is lacking,,local citizens will be asked to submit any information they may have. An executive meeting of the Board of Trade will be called immediately on the return to the city of President Kiarl A. Anderson. It is likely that a brief will be prepared by the board for submission to the commission. Meanwhile, any person who has firsthand knowledge of either of the routes 5s asked to communicate with I. B. Guest, vice-president of the Board of Trade, Vincent Giles, secretary, or H. G. Perry M1.A, Two Routes Suggested Of the two main routes which have been suggested for the highway, the Prince George route from here to Fin-lay Forks is favored by most, Hon. Charles Stewart, chairman of the commission said In Ottawa this week. This route follows the Parsnip River to Finlay Forks and the Rocky Mountain trench by way of tine Pelly River, and links with the Hazelton route before reaching Dawson, Y.T. From Sif-ton Pass to the upper waters of the Pelly, much engineering information is lacking. The Hazelton route north follows the Babine and Susfcut Rivers for some distance, then the Clappan River, crosses the Stikine to the south end of Dease Lake, rising at one point to an altitude of 6000 feet, and, reaches the northern boundary ol British/Columbia at Atlin I�ake. In the Yukon it continues to Carcross, .follows the raJdway to Whitenorse, a,nd tlhence to -Dawson City and the Alaskan boun- BBIEFNEWS HOUSE ADJOURNS TUESDAY The Canadian House of Commons will adjourn next Tuesday for five days for the visit of the King and Queen. MOVE CLOSER TO GERMANY Danzig citizens may ask East Prussia to assume government of Danzig. This would cleverly -achieve Hitler's objective of German control of Danzig without direct action on his part. HEAVY DUST STORMS Heavy dust storms and soil drifting have occurred in parts of Aioerta near Drumheller and Lethbridge. OFFERS MEDIATION Great Britain has offered to act as mediator between Poland, and Germany on the Danzig matter if desired by both nations, but the German press makes light of th6 proposal. Preliminary plans for the investi-^ gation will embrace collection of available data of an engineering j:-..economic character helpful to the commission in formulating its report to the Dominion government. About the end of June, when reconnaissance work will be practicable; the. commission �will visit the central interior and its members will make flights over the proposed routes ta study tne general character of the land: Federal Aid For Monkman Highway Special Cabinet Sub- Committee to Include J. G. Turgeon' will Study Project Possibility that financial and other assistance is forthcoming from the federal government for the Monkman Pass highway project is seen in an announcement from Ottawa that a special sub-committee of th� cabinet including J. Gray Turgeon MP. will be set up to study the highway. The committee will consist of Hon. T. A. Crerar and Hon. Norman McL. Rogers, with Mr. Turgeon co-operating. The annual meeting of the Monkman Pass Highway,,Association took place at Beaverlodge last week v.ben preparations were made to carry on the work this season in an endeavor to reach the goal of an outlet to the west. Albert Smith was elected president of the association for the current year, Votes of appreciation lor support were passed to be sent to H, G. Perry M.L.A., J. Gray Turgeoii M.P.. Kon J A M> Kinnon and Reno Pellctur M.P. �Jb ! SUMMIT LAKE�If the Alaska Highway goes from Prince George to Finlay Forks, beautiful Summit lake, thirty miles north of here, will assuredly .one day become a renowned tourist resort. From here, "at the top of the world," the waters flow north to the Arctic Ocean through a land rich in rugged beauty which will have a strong call to the tourists who travel the "Great North Ro^d." �, 9 "iK