No. 22.
Thursday, June^ 1, 1939.
Prince George, B. C.
British Columbia Bids Farewell to Their Majesties^-
Federal Grant For City Airport Is Now Assured
Further Development of Local Air Field Undertaken by City and Government
A Dominion government surveyor will arrive in Prince Georgre shortly to make a final survey of the air-tield to determine definitely the work that is most urgently required, It was announced by J. A. Wilson, Comrollcr or Aviation, who was in the city yesterday from Ottawa, accompanied by W, S. Lawson, western superintendent of airways.
A federal financial grant for further development of the Prince George air-Port is definitely assured, it was announced by J. Gray Turgeon M.P-. from Ottawa today. Amount of the assistance has not yet been decided by 'lie department of transport. R has been rumored for some weeks tot federal aid for Prince George would be fortihcoming, and the hope tot development- of the field would continue, expressed last week by W. s. Lawson, district inspector of western airways, and G. D. Chillcott, '^nical adviserrhas been confirmed *> Mr. Turgeon.
-ft The opinion of MJayor Patterson, *ao has been, very active in advocat-�%[airport improvement, the woift 'Utlined by federal officials should to-^ about $15,000.
111 feel that tie city/having spent yearly $12,000 in the development of " "eld has done its share," the �r declared. Mr. � Patterson feels the government grant should at -equal the amount spent so far ne dty.
the amount of work that Is d to be done by the govern-there seems every indication *ayor Patterson is correct in his Ption of the amount of federal rr* forthcoming.
JJ their .survey of the field, the mu?�rt dePartment officials were wwwlmpressed with the amount of "r* that has been done by the city. ireferred to the policy of tiie de-gjjat of transport to assist in de-y^Pment of necessary airport fcusi-fo^i^icularly where" municipalities toau.ft ^Possble to undertake the �ece�ary expense. "
'ContiniiM on Vna* Four) See "AIRPORT"
Board Will
Present Brief
The executve of the Board of Trade will meet in the office of the president, Karl Anderson, I. tomorrow at 5 p.m., to discuss l*plans-for presentation of a brief 1' to lay before the Alaska Hlgh-1 way Commission at its / public hearing in Prince George this summer.
The brief will outline \ the Alaska highway situation in re-latioh to the central interior with particular reference to the routes involved. Stress wjll be laid upon the advantages of the proposed route by the Pinlay River.
Tribute to a King
Smithers Accident j�
j Proves Fatal To Many From Interior-----
I' T. Sommerville I Jhe;r Majesties Today
Interior Towns on Royal Route Flooded With Loyal Citizens; Than 150 From Here
Dies Yesterday in Smithers | Hospital- Following Amputation of Left Arm
An attempt to board a moving' flat
car on a side-track in Smithers rail-j Prince Ueorge ana surruunu:ufe ^,,.^___ ____
way yard last Wednesday was fatal to j � . , ... ,, . � . j � . i �, i " T
Thomas Albert Sommerville, 51, Cana- j deserted villages today as hundreds ot residents hock to Jasper dian National Railways engineer, sta-1 to pay tribute to Their Majesties the King and Queen, where the
tioned at Prince George until six years ' - i____i �__�>*,���
ago.
Prince George and surrounding towns are something akin to ll" d hdreds of rc-'m^a"*c f'ntAe rn Tasoer
o.
Mr. Sommerville was knocked down and suffered several compound frac f th lft leg and left arm An
Crack Down On
Reckless Driving
Police WU1 Check All Infractions of Motor Vehicle Act; Complaints Reported
"The police intend to take action on any further infractions of the Motor Vehicle Act in Prince George." Inspector J. H. Johnson, declared this
week.
The police haVe been receiving numerous complaints about reckless driving in the city. Signals have been disregarded and speed of some cars on main streets has been excessive. The failure to make a signal at turns is a contravention of the Motor Vehicle Act -and bue police intend to be strict in the enforcement of the law. A Shelley man was fined $5 and $1.75 costs by Stipendiary Magistrate,! P. J. Moran in police court on Mon-! day. Driving without a licence was the offence. *
SURVEY TO START Two parties will leave Victoria on June 3 to survey the eastern v route of the proposed Alaskan highway. One under H. M. Rolston will proceed to the interior by way of Prince George, working the route between Finlay Porks and Sifton Pass. The second party will go north to Telegraph Creek. It will work between thai, point and Sifton Pass on the Liard River. A U. B. C. student engineer will accompany each party.
Few Accidents In Fort George Mills
tures of the left leg and left arm. An amputation of the left arm was necessary. The left foot was badly shattered. He died at 12:20 yesterday morning after the operation in Smithers hospital.
The accident occurred at 12:45 noon. ____
when Mr. Sommerville was off duty, ir j '/ c r �' i> l T
Mr. Sommerville came tjo Prince | Mead or fcatety Branch on in George about 25 years ago, and was i spection Tour of Interior an engineer during Grand Trunk con- ~ ., _v_
struction days. Latterly he has lived at Kamloops. He was born on July 14, 1887, at Ottawa. bUi came west soon after becoming a C. N. R. engineer. During the past five years he had been working at Prince Rupert and Kairutoops and made his home at the latter city.
Mr. Sommerville was affiliated with
to pay iLiuuLb >.v, �*.�-_ . ...._,
royal train is stopping today and tomorrow.
At least 180 persons from Prince George left the city via C. N. R. yesterday on an excursion, train that left at 5:30 p.m. The
------------- " � ��'� ' .�� train was crowded to overflowing with
Mr. S ffiliad
Cariboo Lodge No. 65, I.O.O.P., and was identified with the organization Pi George Orange Lodge and
ection Tour of Logging Operations
Charles Pearse, head of the safety branch of the B. C. Department ot Labor, was in the city this week on the course of an inspection tour of interior logging camps.
Mr. Pearse was impressed with the fact that no fatalities have been recorded with his department, from mills in the Port George Forestry Dis b ators in this aTea
Cariboo Lodg
was identified with the organization { mills in the Fort ueorg of Prince George Orange Lodge, and I trict. Lumber operators litd ith LOBA I it>uld be proud of tha
y
in this
was affiliated with L.O.B.A.
Besides his widow, who rushed to his side at Smithers, following the accident, he is survived by a daughter, Dale', aged two years.
Funeral service will be held on Sunday at Kamloops. ________
JOCK O'ROURKE DISAPPEARS
Mystery surnounds the disappearance of Jock O'Rourke at Consolidated Smelters at Trail Wednesday. Mr.O-Rourke, well known here as a former trapper, checked in to work on night Suftand since that time Ms wife (nee josielzowsky) and family have had
n�M^o4Skymhas had no details of the disappearance, and is awaiting arrival here of his son. Nestor and Mrs. rival nere^ ^^^ <hoagtl hOpe
abandoned that hejrtll ever be found.
prators in
fxu be proud of that fact, he observed.
Mr. Pearsedid noj. know what to attribute tne lack' of injuries in local mills and logging camps to, but it was concluded that only good management �had prevented fatalities and many serious accidents. -� .
SEARCH CONTINUES
(Special to the Citizen)
Trail, B.C., June 1, 2:30 pjn.�Investigation intp disappearance of James C. O'Rourke, 34, who disappeared May 24 while at work in the Tadanac plant of Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. was being continued by police and company (officials today.
O'Rourke was last seen about