No. 24. Thursday, June 15, 1939. Prince George, B. C. lew Features For Dominion _ Day Celebration Activities will be Centred at New City Athletic Park on First Ave. July 1 A new setting and many new features are being arranged for the an-: ,,', Dominion Day celebration on Saturday. July i, In Prince George this ear The celebration will be centred at +he new city athletic park on Pfrst Ivenue which is rflow being levelled and fenced in preparation for the festivities.. , The entertainment is being sponsored again this year by the Junior i Cnamber of Commerce and Board or i Trade who promise a celebration to I eclipse that of last year. Highlighted I w a new and thrilling game, "au�fe| polo," the celebration will incude tug of war, bicycle'races, a parade, baseball tournament, midway, dances and the Prince George boys' band. - pefinite plans are now being formulated by the two organizations in control and a schedule tor the various events will be released shortly. In the meantime, committees are working to make the celebration the best in years. The midway will carry a number of new ideas in entertainment. Already the Junior Chamber of Commerce has purchased ancientTbut seaworthy cars for use in the auto polo competition, and a huge ball has been made. In addition to the regular celebration, civic bodies> notably the Junior Chamber of Commerce, will be busy entertaining a large delegation from the Vancouver Junior Hoard of Trade vriio will be in Prince George on July 1 on their '-'See B.C. First" caravan. o------------- $3,800 Voted For Chief Lake 'Phone Total of #62,250 Voted for Telephone Branch in Cariboo Riding Three thousand and eight hundred dollars was voted for t2ie telephone line from Prince t*ewte~to-Chief Lake In money votes passed prior to prorogation of the House of Commons. Other items in Cariboo which total $62,250 which were passed embrace the flollow- Telephone line from Montney to Murdale, $1,300 (Peace River). Telephone line from Feller's Heights to Upper Cutbank $1,900 (P. R). Telephone line from Prince George to Chief Lake $3,800 (Ft. George). Telephone line from Sheardale, B.C. to Cherry Hill, Alta. $3,300 (P. R.). Telephone line between Mountain House and Big Lake $3,700 (Cariboo). Telephone line- between 111 Mile House and Big Lake $3,700 (Cariboo). Telephone line between Williards Rnch and Bridge Lake, B.C. $,5000 ililkfcet). CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE�Fred H. Stephens of Bralorne, who was chosen. Conservative candidate for Cariboo, at a nominating convention in Prince George June 6. Son of M. M. Stephens, former mayor and alderman of Prince Rupert, Mr. Stephens was born in Rossland, B.C. His wife, Mrs. Stephens, is the former Norah Robinson, of Prince George and Dome Creek. Survey Monkman Highway Likely To be Launched Assistance May Embrace Survey Hon. T. A. Crerar Announces BASEBALL SUNDAY Vanderhoof Baseball Club will meet Prince George Maroons in a baseball game at Duchess Park on Sunday, June W at 2 p.m. -------------o - STEVENS FOR KAMLOOPS . Ik is reported from Kamloops that Hon. Harry Stevens, MJP. for East Kootenay, -will receive the Conservative nomination for Kamloops riding in the forthcoming federal election. The stampede which started recently to the Hecate area on Nootka Island, �nly a short distance from the mining town of Zeballos, has grown to considerable proportions, according to aews coming to Vancouer. Intimation that monies for a survej of the Monkman road would be provided out of the (lourist and highway votes passed in parliament at Ottawa were made both by Hon. T. A. Crerar and J. G. Turgeon MP. during the debate on the passing of the mining road vote. When the mining road vote of $1,250,000 was before the house, sitting in committee of the whole, Howard Green, M.P., South Vancouver, started something when he asked briefly if any of this money was to De spent ori the Mtonkman highway. Hon. T. A. Crerar replied "No," He explained that this vote was solely for xecogr jiized mining ' roads, and that the Omineca-'Finlay road would agafn receive" assistance probably to.the same extent as last year, as this was definitely a mining road. Mr. Crerar announced that there ight be provision to the extent of making a survey "of Vi.e Monkman pass highway, from an-otner vote, later on referring' to vote 522, the highway and tourist road vpte from which B.C. is allotted a total of $340,000. While i*> mention of Monkman was made/When this vote came up later, it is possible for the minister to allocate^part of the tourist road vote to the Monkman road survey without special reference from the house. Social Credit member R. A. Pelletier \of Peace River, Alta., pressed hard for a definite undertaking to allocate some of the mining road funds" to the Monkman road and in his address made reference to the Prince George Monkman committee. Hon. T. A. Crerar, minister of mines and resources, confirmed the attitude of this paper which has always maintained that the Omineca road was a mining road; and had no relation to the merits of the Monkman road which.has never been claimed as a mining road. He said, "Assistance was given on that road (the Omineca road)' not for the purpose of developing a highway but for the cheapening oi transportation into an important mining area." Hon. H. Stevens joined in the plea flt>r financial assistance to the Monk' (Continued on Page Tent See "MONKMAN" � Alaska Highway Commission Here Thurs., July 6 Question, of Routes for Proposed Road to be Aired at Public Hearing Hon. Charles-Stewart, chairman, and jnembers _of the British Columbia-Yukon-Alaska; highway- commission will hold a public hearing in Prince George on Thursday,, July 6 at 9:30 a.m. in the court house. Announcement of the arrival of the commission "was made in a letter from Ottawa to the board of trade. Everyone interested in presenting information to the commission will -*ave an opportunity of being heard, as the questions of route and feas-ability of the road will be discussed. Prince George's Ideas on the Alaska highway will be contained in a brief to be prepared by the board of trade. Anyone in this city or district who is interested in the highway, or knows anything of the routes concerned is requested to communicate wnn. A. xt. V. Giles, secretary of the board, to incorporate into the board of trade's brief any information held. There will be an executive meeting of the board in the .office of the president, Karl Anderson, tomorrow at 5:30 pjn. when a start will be made. The crux of the brief will be contained in arguments favoring the proposed Finlay River route to Alaska through Sifton Pass. While here, the Alaska highway commission will be entertained at a luncheon or supper by the board of trade. Building' 'SfartsTmmediately Foreign Aff airs Japs Contract Awarded For Recreation Building A� P. Andersen Bid of #11,640 is Acceptedby City Council;: To be Completed by, October 15. Prince George city council Monday night made possible an early start on the public recreation building by awarding the general contract for its construction to A. P. Andersen iLt a total price of $11,640.60. Only one other tender, that of the Prince George Construction Co. Ltd., was submitted, and the lower bid was ac- cepted. The bids were very close. Alterations Will Provide Larger Athletic Hall Donations of #200 Made to City By Community Hall Assn. To Remodel Ritts-Keifer Two Men Flee Following Attack And Robbery of Local Man in Home ne and Harbour- pleaded guilty ' �*<> a. robbery with violence charge at 2:30 this afternoon, arid will ap-�***� for. sentence next Tuesday at U att Within an hour after they*ftad al-^wiy entered the shack of elderly yen "Baldy" "Hughes, near^the Elks' f�u, at 10:30 pan. on Tuesday, slugged urn, and taken $33.40 in cash, Ernest J^og- and 'Edward Barbour, were in "*e city jail facing a charge of robbery 3 vlolence. J^^Pali elected for speedy trial �eiore Judge H. E. A. Robertson in lty court at 11 o'clock this morn-and their hearing began at 2:30 this afternoon. Jiftg to police evidence, Mr. was summoned to the front 1 shade by a knock on the he opened the door, two ��Tscd from the night and pro-to Pummel hfiri, and managed Pc with $33.40 In cash, but only wl being struck by U olow on the "*� and face with a stout axe which tft "Baldy," who Is something of a cripple, wielded to defend himself. The men fled, and Mr. Hughes set up a cry that was -' heard by a group of boys, outside the Strand Theatre some two blocks away. Const A. Pomeroy was summoned and heard a description of the two men. Meanwhile, Pete Koslc, local George street barber, had heard of the incident, and expressed his regret at "Baldy's" misfortune. Retiring to bed shortly after, Koslc was startled when two men peered into his bedroom window He dressed hurriedly,., met Jack Rebman and Bert Jefferies, two of the boys who had previously answered the call for aid, and the three went in search of Const. Pomeroy. The policeman soon found the two men, who were later identified by Hughes as his a �ebills, part of the *3,tf. loot, were also identified. Long and Bar-boS weVe.committed for trial after a formal charge of robbery with violence had been laid. Blockade British Concession Japanese fulfilled their threatened blockade of British-^concessions in Tientsin, China yesterday. They now threaten to take over :by.r force all in--ternational/' settlenMjn$5 including Tientsin/and Shanghai! Japanese appear to be making their boldest bid for complete economic control of China. Their demands on Great Britain are: 1�radio stations in the concessions be silenced; 2�support of Chinese currency be stopped; 3�stop sheltering of anti-Japanese and Communist elements, and 4�Japanese text books be used in schools. ^ An anti-British parade of jjO.000 Japanese civilians into the Tientsin concession is threatened for"Saturday. Great Britain* is considering dispatch of warships andj;roops to China. It is reported that-Great Britain will not take war-^measures except in concert with^France and United States. -<�� Canadian news reel cameraman was arrested by Japanese at Tientsin yesterday. He was on the U. S. A. warship Panay sunk by Japanese in 1937. Crew Starts Work On Monkman Road Prince George branch, of the Monkman Pass Highway Association swung into action on Tuesday evening when the executive held its first meeting of 1939. Satisfaction, was expressed that crews had now begun working again toward Hansard in repairing the completed 75* miles of road and constructing new sections. Membership tickets at $1.00 each will be sold and the funds derived from their sale will be turned over to the main Peace River branch . of the association at Monkman Pass headquarters. First crew of volunteer workers for this season has . left Grande Prairie under the leadership of Helmer Johnson of liaGlace, to start work on the Monkman Pass Highway. Their first job will be to go over necessary repairs on that part of the road already built and put it in shape for car travel. Donations of supplies have been made to keep the crew going, and it is expected further crews will go out soon to push cutting of"' further road through. a Meantime the plan of canvassing for. an acre of grain to be donated .for Monkman Pass highway construction has struck the popular fancy, and riot only have something over 200 acres oi grain been promised, but several business men have pledged cash donations equal to the net return from an average acre of grain. More acres are needed, and if enough can- be secured it is now believed sufficient grain can be marketed by the highway association to go a long way toward finishing this great project through to Hansard and finally give the Peace River country its long awaited outlet to the coast. A donation of $200, presented to the city by the Prince George Community Hall Association through Aid. W. R, Munro, provides the means for remodelling of the city-owned Rltts-Keifer building. The donation wasx made-Monday night at the meeting of .ttfe city council, when the^final ojc. was given to proceed with spending" of $6s5 to remove the cumbersome centre beam of the structure^and give a clear floor space for basketball. The job calls for other improvements which include removal of the gallery and boarding-up the space from the old gallery to the ceiling. This change will give one large room, 60 by 60 feet, with, plenty of space for basketball and other indoor games. The work is being done by the Prince George Construction Co. "Ltd. Officers of the Prince George Community Hall Association who arranged for the grant to be made are \V. R Munro, J. Nicholson and FredD. Tay- City Council Business .The answer to the guestion-ot future council policy with respect to housing in the east end was -'contained in letter containing^money for the purchase of a shack. The council was torn between>tfo alternatives: 1�Whether to accept the money and allow a certain amount of poor housing in the east end. 2�Whether to refuse the money and aid in civic beautification. The latter course was taken after a vote of 5-1 endorsed a motion by Aid. Keller to refuse the application for purchase. The finance committee recommended payment of accounts totalling $4,-864.20. The relief list for May, 1939, revealed that a total of $1,785.30 is dispensed by the city to relief and charity recipients during one month. The largest contribution is made to married persons-with dependents who receive $894.85. New Water Tank Purchase of a new water tank as the preliminary* move in hte rehabilitation of the city waterworks system, made possible by the $"20,000 waterworks bylaw was approved Monday night. The tank, to cost $6,192 will be purchased from Canada Wood Pipe and Tanks Ltd. of Vancouver. Bylaw 421, known as the "cow bylaw," which requires a permit to keep a cow in the city, was reconsidered and finally passed. -------------o------------- New Drug Store To Be Modern Prince George Drug Co. Ltd. Will Haye Air Conditioned Building on Third Ave. Demolition of the old Bank of Commerce building on Third avenue is .now going 'on in preparation for the erection of a new and completely modern building at the same location for the Prince George Drug Co. Ltd. Plans for the new structure, prepared by A. P. Andersen, call for a one-storey frame building 33 by 61 feet. of stucco with plate glass front. There will be a modern trend throughout the building which will include air conditioning and complete refrigeration for serums and drugs. There will be three rooms in addition to the main departmental section. These will be used as office, dispensing room and fitting room. It wilt be the first building :n Prince George to be air conditioned throughout. Contractor for the Prince George Drug Co. Ltd. is A. P. Prince George. Andersen, of Contract will be drawn jup immediately by city solicitor P. E. Wilson K.C., and will include the provision ttiat the building must be completed by October 15 of this year. The project has been made possible by the selling locally of $12,000 in five [>er cent serial bonds, $9,200 of which lias been applied for by local people. This was reported at the x*>uncll meef-ing by Dr. C. Ewert and A. B. Moffat, who have been in,cftarge of the campaign for the public recreation building. / "There should be no trouble in making up/-/the required amount," Dr. Eweri/said. /' Construction of tihehbuilding, which will'.be situated at Quebec,street and Sixth avenue, will begin almost immediately in order to be finished by October 15. Plans of the structure call for a frame building 100 by 215.8 feet on reinforced concrete block foundations. The building will be used in the winter as a skating rink and will have an ice surface of 80 by 180 feet. Rctof-ing will be three-ply rubberoid. The $12,000 will erect the shell of the structure. Lighting, seating and other accommodation will be taken care of as adequately as possible by the covered" rink committee, which has money ion hand to put into the building- when it is completed. To Be Used Extensively^ The building will have a wide use, and will serve as a community centre for sports and other activities. In winter it will be a covered ice arena, the only one in the CariUoo or central interior, and box lacrosse .will be played in the building during the summer and fall. Mayor Patterson made it plain at the council meeting that the building is exclusively the property of the city of Prince George and will be controlled by a committee set up by the city, which will probably be the , council. Every consideration for the use of the structure will be given to local organizations. The Industrial and Agricultural Association will likely use the building as the centre for the annual fall fair in coming years. The fair will be held too early for it to be used as the fair centre in 1939, however. There was some discussion "among aldermen with regard to roofing of the building. A shingle lfoof would cost $349 extra, as detailed in the bid of Mr. Andersen. It was decided vu save this extra expense, and a rubberoid roof was chosen. Construction of this building brings to fruition a campaign that has been strongly supported by local citizens, the city council and this newspaper, and will be hailed as another milestone in the city's progress. ------------o------------ City Alderman Has Narrow Escape ,22 Bullet Strikes Within Foot . of J. N. Keller> Hotel Rotunda . Aid. J. N. Keller narrowly escaped being struck by two .22 bullets while sitting in the rotunda of his hotel on George street � about 9:30 o'clock on Sunday night. The shots, fired by George E. Reid of Vancouver, aim Hixon Creek prospector, whistled thrfo