kjftcers of DeP1- o� National efence Here Soon to Organ ize Unit in City .rii'v has been given by the De- Vmient of National Defence for the irtn in the-Prince George area & Toruon of a new militia unit to be Kited the "2nd. Searchlight Bat-TEX Canadian Artillery (Coast l ' re)" The authorized - abbreviate lor the unit is "2nd. S. "L. Eattery, � r A lC. I-*1'' [Formation of the unit marks the �Sul climax to a series ofrepre-Sonsby the Junior chamber of n Te and the Canadian Legion tie formation of a militia unit ? It follows the submission of a tart on Prince George and the cen-Ll interior by Lieut.-Col. G. R. Tur-trMC D.CM. who was here on an Wctiori April 27 and 28 to company Tlieut -Col. S. D. Johnston, Officer ndf'ng 102nd. Battery, Prince tpert. L coast Defences Frhe decision to form^the unit was lade known in a letter from Colonel Lner this week, which outlines the W of the proposed unit: As this unit [intended for employment in the lince Rupert Coast Defences in event | emergency, a portion of the unit, deluding its headquarters, must neces-Lv be located at prince Rupert so lat'it will be available immediately. u. Ehe elements of this unit.located in Prince George area would not be ! to reach Prince Rupert within 24 at the earliest on account of ble communications. [Officers from ^wflflBSU-ters oi ary District N^ J(l; *rc expected oTisit Prince G��rg� in the near e to take steps toward the oration ortihii.iwtt. In tt��s mean-a Ust of youn* men .willing to [The trade of each-young man must indicated wfcten ' lie registers. hen Col. Turner and Col. Jtfhnston jke at a public meeting in Prince �orge in April a large number of .ung men were in attendance, and it i expected that''there will be a good siionse now that the formation of lie unit is definitely assured. three Escape From McBride Jail \. G. Police Capture Vancouver Men Following Jail Break Dillon, Clark and Strain, the three paths who escaped from the Mc-iBride jail, were captured after a Idragnet had been set. obS by provincial police under inspecter J. H. I Johnson. All goods stolen at Mc-I Bride, including $&6 and a loaded I automatic stolen from the home of l Mrs. A. MacBrayne, were recovered. I The automatic was found tmder-|nfath the bridge near where the I men were caught. Clark and Dillon I fere captured at 11:30 Monday night [about seven miles west of McBride, law strain was apprehended the following day in the same vicinity. lector Johnson wlU go to Mc- "^ July 5 when v*e three men answer to two more charges, ~lnB from prison by force, and . . making a total of six charges |Halnst them, &Y JAMES MEWHORT � �-(Special to' the Citizen) McBride:�Three young men held in ln,cclls hei>e after preliminary hear-llnp �n charSes- of; breaking end enter- ng t jl r-^temoon andjook with them �Wi packsacks- containing their tar*, an*d food. Tjhey also carried Itfn, er' ^munition and a quantity I iJ�ney froin the police barracks. - seen by several people as '�t town, going east on the rail-track. asothe escape was discovered P^ty under direction of In-or Jv H. -Johnson-Magistrate D laraJ^ atlti Constable M. B. Mac-here LH�Vered the area in which they here !fUeved to- be hidden. Guards � we nl� on an bridges that they and the town was pat-night in case they - --~-: andvtry to steal a or'"Khts as -well as those in no � houses were also kept l" all night ^ ' ,rB>7?ee 3">ung men, Jack Dillon. ut; i?*$ ?*& Edward Strain, aged years, gave their hr. sll Form Militia Unit Irince George 2nd Searchlight Battery, R.C.A. _ Thursday, Jutm2$, 1939. Prince ' George, B. C. IN TROUBLE SPOT�John K. Calcl-well/ American consul-general, has the job of safeguarding United States interests in Tientsin, Chinaf now that tension has developed in that area between British and Japanese. The Japs, he says, have repeatedly told him /*ih-ericans will be considered in a "special, category" in eniorcement of Japanese measures. Set for Holiday -<*> ESCAPE" Alaska Commission In Prince George Next Thursday Hearings. Open in Court Hxnise On Thursday, July The Canadian commission investigating the proposed Alaska highway will open its public hearings at Frince George on July 6.^Tne Prince George Board of Trade has been notified, and the secretary, Vincent Giles, has written the commission seeking infonna.- tiie soagttt or?wtimml It is Vxpecw Board of Trad^ will have^pne or members in attendancerpresent their views. J^^ Hearings willvbe held at Vanderhoof-Burns, Laker^mithers, Hazelton, Prince Rupert.'-^Stewart, Whltehorse, Atlin and-^�ircross. The commission will then hold a meeting at Vancouver on July 19 to be followed by a joint meeting with the United States commission appointed for the same purpose. This will be the first formal meeting of the international commission. Alberta Route Sought Edmonton has also been included in the centres to be visited. Representations for the road now existing from the United States through Lethbridge*. Calgary, Edmonton and1 Peace River to be recognized as the proposed Alaska highway will be heard�-Support is given to the Peace River, connection to Pinlay Porks where it would connect with the "B'V route proposed from Prince George via Summit Lake to Pinlay Porks and_ihen on to Slfton Pass. The Hazelton route has been designated "A" route. Commission Personnel Hon. .Charles Stewart, head of the Canadian section of the international joint commission and chairman of the Canadian section of the Alaska highway commission, will conducUdie Canadian hearings Other members of the commission who will participate in the inquiry include: ^ Brig.-Gen. T. L. Tremblay. Quebec, a former member of the Quebec-Harbor Commision and a consulting en-cineer. " J M Wardle, cihef engineer, department of mines and resources uvon will conduct the aerial survey. ,. Arthur Dixon, chief engineer of the department .of^public works. Victoria. j W" Spencer of the firm of David Spencer Co. Ltd. of Victoria and Van-couver "The American commission includes Congressman Warner S. Magnusson of Seattle, D. McDonald, engineer Aias-karTfoad commission; J. W. Carey, u^ S oublic works administration, Portland, and L. W. Rigs, former governor of Alaska. Welcome edition saturBay The Citizen is" publishing two Papers this week. On Saturday an extra will be issued as a salute to the Junior Board of Trade of Vancouver which will arrive here on that da}. Activities of the Vancouver body and the Scaf Junior Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade will be covered. U. S.-BRITAIN TRADE ACOOItD The United States and Great Britain have concluded arrangements for the exchange of surplus cotton and rubber to be used in case t>f war. This barter deal will not interfere with normal trade as these stocks are to be held in reserve. Expect Number Visitors Vancouver Jr. Board of Trade City's Guests fo* Two Days Advance reports indicate that Prince George -wiu be delugedrwith visitors from outside points^who will be welcomed here fory&z Dominion Day holiday. From there&t, C. N. R. officials are expecting at feast 100 per-^ sons from Penny, 'Longw&th, Sinclair' Mfms and other points. | To fit in with the celebjration plans, ttieCVN. R. have arranged ior the fast flierJNfcu 195 to stop at �enny, Long-v:orth and Sinclair Millsl?n Friday to Pick up passengers at |these three points. A special reducedfrate of fare and one-quarter return ticket will be in effect. Those taking this train^-to Prince George may rettlrn to .--toeir homes. by the regular eaij tbound passenger train that leaves J here at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, or they may wait over Ihe week-end unitll Monday morning when the wayffeight leaves at 8 o'clock. '� Time-schedule of the-!Friday flier through the three eastern points may be obtained from trainmen. Vanderhoof Coming It is also reported that. Vanderhoof is displaying a keen interest in Prince George's celebration, an4 will come here almost en. masse. Although Fort St. James will hold its qwn celebration'on July 1, it is expected that a, number will come to' Prince George from that centre as well, s Including members of ttije Vancouver Junior Board of "rrade'j^rnototfcade, residents along the C. N. RVline, visitors from Wells, Williamjs Lake and other centres, Prince-Gecfrge *ls making arrangements^^o welcbme at least 400 visitors to^he city. Programme JUNE 30 5:30 pan.�Softball, finals, city league. " ; 7:00 p.m. �Baseball garner Parade of Prince George-Boys' Band. 7:30 p.m.�^Midway opens, admission freer-'"' Dance-^at Princess Ballroom, 50..cents. JULY 1 9:00 a.m.�Baseball game. ^P 10:00 a.m.�'Parade from city hall to new city athletic park, First avenue. Children's fancy dress and pet parade, led by Prince George Boys' Band., . 10:45 a.m:�Official opening of new city athletic park. 11:00 a.m. � Bicycle races (children under 16)___ 12:00 noon�Tug-of-war. Baseball. 2:00 p.m.-�Baseball game. 2:30 p.m.�Tug-of-war. 3:00 pan.�Welcome by Mayor Patterson and Junior Chamber Commerce to Vancouver Junior Board of Trade caravan. 4:00 p.m.~-Auto polo. 5:00 p.m.�Tug-of-w.ar finals. 5:30 p.m^Baseball finals. 6:30 , p\m.�Dinner to Vancou-verJiinior Board of Trade. y^Z-.'m p.m.�Boxing at City Athletic Park. 9:30 p.m.�Dance at Princess Ballroom. ,,, Midway open all day. Prince George Boys' Band in attendance all day. Details Arranged On Lavish Scale ito Polo Game at Park Will Attract Large Crowd; Vancouver Jr. Board Here Final arrangements for one of tiie greatest celebrations ever to be held in Prince George'� wea-e completed last night by committees of the Junior Chamber of Commerce whiob is taking the leading role in ih.�: Dominion Day program this year Coincident with the celebration and the welcome to visitors from centres adjacentto Prince George, there will be a civic reception for a delegation M more than thirty members from the Vancouver Junior Board of Trade and civic and government officials from the coast. The streets will be decorated and put into the~best of .condition by the city. Aid. W. R .Munro has taken charge of arrangements for colored lights on Third avenue and George street by authority of the city council. A full program will hold the interest of visitors from the opening even on Friday evening when the finals in the city softball league will " be played, commencing at 5:30 p.m. at the new city athletic park. The prizes �offered'', by the celebration committee have proven a magnet for seyeral baseball teams in the interior. Teams from Gis-come, Aleza Lake, Vanderhoof, Stone Creek and,.Weils will be represented. Baseball ^starts at T p.m. Friday, following a parade by the Prince George Boys' Band. At 7:30 p.m, the best midway .ever assembled by a local organization will open at the park, Admission will be free on Friday, The day's celebration will wind up with a dance in the Princess Ballroom. ...... Central UFarmFor .C Assured Four Point Improvement Programme for Central Interior Includes Grant for Monkman Pass In a lengthy article^by^ well-informed Bruce Hutchison, in the Vancouver Sun, several' important development projects for Central B. C. are stressediis having been brought to a successful conclusion \ by Gray Turgeon, M. P., for Cariboo. They provideyfor: (1) A study by the two railways, into the proposed extension of the E. D.