PRINCE GEOlfeFtlTDgN �Vok;23, No. 5 � Prince George, B.C., Thursday, February JO940 V^M i(im,v�. Red Cross Ladies Form Work Units En Prince George HhSk and Knitting Material rapeing Distributed and � 'V Workers Enlist '; Donations to Prince George branch o '��'':^�^'.vBed Cross Society are etmtinuini . 'lo'ibei received and new members an jotalftg up from time to time. Tliusi |p^iJiag during the past week: includi "iti^H. Kidson, Shelley; John Shafei ^^hfedf Lake; Mrs. II. Gardner, Soutl !I!V>rt George; Mrs. Albert Junkers, Mrs prook, Mrs. Geo. Sofia, Prince George � A donation of $28.00 has been re . Jpelve^ from Frincs George branch o ijaxe Chinese Salvation Bureau,-accom panied by the following letter: Prince George, B C. February 6, 1940. � "%&�. A. M. Patterson, Mayor .Eton. President, Red Cross Society ferinoe George, B.C. �Sjbear Sir: B^to tQiis great struggle between tin ^iXJitanan states and the democracle bif; Europe with their far-flung empries the Chinese of Prince George are desirous of showing their sympathy anc jjpj<y to the British Empire. To demonstrate in a practical manner, therefore, and in realization of th( splendid work being carried on by tht Canadian Red Cross, the Chinese Salvation Bureau has caused a coliectlor to be made and has nrrach pleasure ir herewith enclosing the amount oJ twenty-eight dollars as a donation tc �their patriotic fund. ! It is our sincere wish that this small contribution will assist in the alleviation of suffering, and that the Allies will be granted a glorious victory 'speedily consumated. , WOOHON SON : President \.".-' . CHEW DUCK SING I � ��." Secretary ' 'iHhik members of the executive com-joaittae of Prince George branch of the �pftpd'ifcfross Society have made excellent jprtjjrpss in organizing for the work tc i^^.|ijttUTied out during" tne next""few rmmHis and final details are expected 3to;jfci completed at the meeting ofj the �'poia^ittee to be held in the city hall idiafelSaturday at 2:30 p.m. >''t^jper the chairmanship of Mrs. C. fftfW^'the work committee has arrang-ed ^'number of sewing and knitting circles. Those who find it inconvenient jto Join any of the numerous circles but ' 'are desirous of helping in the good cause may receive, materials for sewing and knitting along with complete interactions by calling at the city hall any Monday afternoon between 3 and 5 o'clock. :v?1 tip to the present time the following circles have been definitely arranged 'for'while others are in process oi iorm-ation and will be announced at a later pate: I'TShe Crescent, sponsored by Mrs. A. MciMlllajn, will meet at Mrs. W. Coop's residence, McBride Crescent, on Tuesday next at 2:30 p.m. ^ Afillar Addition, sponsored by Mrs. v|Spank Armstrong, will meet on Friday afternoon, February 9, at Mrs. Arm-V^bijong's residence, 'j Eastern Star, sponsored by Mrs. Geo. j&Mftbes, will meet at her residence next ��Fi[iesdiay afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. �K&st Noble Grand (Rebeccas) spons-�vfrtlfd by Mrs. H. Quiiin. Hwuth Fort George, sponsored by �&nt. B. B. Carter. jjlfcntral Fort George, sponsored !by Good Cheer Club, and a circle sponsored by Mrs. "George Henry are completing arrangements to oneet soon. A circle sponsored toy Mrs. C. Van Somers will meetlan. On January 25 the group which D. W. F. Bonham-Carter, Wing Com- training command, Toronto. B. C. - AlaskalHighway Route || DefinitelylFavors Prince George Although the Joint international AI-1 aska Highway Commission members re-" presenting the United States and Can-J ada met in Ottawa during the last few r days in January the proposed route is apparently still in the laps of the gods. Chairman Magnuson of the American division of the commission, after returning to Washington, D.C., from the Canadian capital, stated that, his divi-' sion would recommend the "middle" 5 route to the United States government t -as the proper one to follow and intim-), abed that the Canadian section would ' do likewise. 1 Hon. Charles Stewart, chairman oi ; tlie Canadian division, in answer tc 1 this statement told the press his com-imissioners are not as yet prepared tc � endorse any route, and will not be in a ' position to do so until further surveys ' and investigations are completed. ' However, the "middle" route as a ' description of the one to be followed 1 lias apparently left a lot to the imagin-: ation of the public in this district. AU ' along the C.N.R. line west of (here to [ Prince Rupert the weekly newspapers ^ in the various towns have seized on this rather indefinite "middle" route to as-' sure readers that the highway will go 1 north from the particular spot in which " the paper happens to toe published. Human nature being as it is, that is exactly what couM be expected. Fortunately, in Prince George, we do J not have to draw on our imagination " as all reports specifically place Prince George as the "jumping - off" place, � which of course pleases Prince Georg-' lans immensely, and adds greatly to the ' self-esteem of the "I told you-so" section of the population. Local Member To Address B.P.O.E. H. G. Perry, M.L.A., has accepted an invitation of the B.F.O.E. to address ' the members and the general public in the Elks Hall next Thursday, February 15, at 9 p.m. Jimmy James, chairman 1 of the committee in charge, is parti-; cularly desirous that everyone should ' know that this meeting will be open to the general public and everyone Is cordially invited. Doors will be open at 8:55 after the lodge meeting concludes its regular business and the address is scheduled for 9:10 pm. Bro. Perry delivered a fine address last yearon � 'Munich" and It was generally regretted by lodge members that the general public had not been privileged to hear it. The Elks urge all to come next Thursday. A special invitation is made to the Junior Chamber of Commerce and other lodges. Mr. Perry will speak on "Some Phases of the Wiar." o------------- . BwC. TO DRILL FOR OIL The British Columbia department of public works is reinforcing all bridges between Dawson Creek and East Pine, Peace River Block, so that they will carry a maximum load of twenty tons. It is expected that the movement of oil drilling machinery for the B.C. government at the Commotion' Creek site will be under way in the near future. *> However, "Prince George and north' might mean a new road from Summil Lake to Finlay Forks, as is suggested in some press comments. Or it mighi mean from Prince George to Vender-hoof, thence north via Fort St. Jame; Mlanson, Germansen and Alken- Lak< over the present partially gravellec road, which has also been noted in pres: reports. The routes north from Prince Georg< via Finlay Forks and Fort St. Jame: are in. fact the only ones specificall; mentioned In many press reports pub HShetfinbotli United States -and Can adian newspapers. The route north from Hazelton vi! Kispiox Valley seems to have been de finitely abandoned In so far as news papers are concerned. C. H. Grant, K.C., Edmonton, presi' dent of the National Parks Highway Association, points out in >an interview with an Edmonton paper the advantages of the Prince George route nortT to Finlay Forks, but naturally Is mosi anxious to tie in the Evergreen Highway Association's route from Manitoba to Jasper via Edmonton, and have this road continued cm through the Yellow-head Pass to a connection with th< B.C. highway system at Prince George Hon. Charles Stewart says the Canadian commission members are more inclined at present to favor a route almost directly north from Prince George up to Dawson, but that could easily be construed to mean either via Fort St James or Finlay Forks. Victoria government officials interpret the "middle" route of Chairman Magnuson as running north-northwest from Prince George via Vanderhoof, Improvements At Kamloops Airport Pacific Engineers, Ltd., of Vancouver, have started construction of temporary quarters for accommodation of the Royal Canadian Air Force at Kamloops to cost $12,452. In (addition to this work the Coast Construction Co., Vancouver, is going ahead with the completion of a $12,000 contract for concrete traverses at Kamloops airport. The Kamloops city council has made application to the Federal government for a grant of $50,000 to hard surface a runway for approximately 4000 feet in length and 200 feet wide, and to install a lighting system at the airport in addition to the two undertakings mentioned above. ---------:-------o-------!�;----- Boost Settlement Plan Louis LeBourdais, M.L.A. for Cariboo, is on a speaking tour of eastern Can'-ada urging residents there to get behind the British Empire settlement plan wherefby selected and assisted immigrants from Great Britain will be placed on the unoccupied lands of the Dominion. Five provinces, Mr. LeBourdais says, already have favored early start on some immigration and land settlement plan to meet the unemployment situation and also to increase Canadian agricultural production. The provinces are British Columbia, Nova Scotia. New BrunswHc. Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island, Port St. James, Mamson and Aiken Lake, then presumably linking up witn the Dominion-provincia) mining road from Turnagain River to Telegraph x Creek via Dease Lake. Two trails al-> ready connect both Dease I*al:e ant Telegraph Creek with Atlin Lake and . have been in use for years, and rhi.s may be what Chairman Magnuson refers to when he speaks of the "middle" : route from Prince George to Atlin. At Chicago, Mayor C. E. Scanlon of ; Kamloops addressed the American Road . Builders' Association on January 29, ; and stated that "development of trade, , national defence, travel and recreation are among the foremost objectives ol . the B.C.-Alaska Highway." ; At this Chicago convention of road ' builders Luis Montes de Oca, director- � general of the Bank of Mexico and � president of the association's Pan-American division, proposed a plan tc i establish an international bank anc � issue bonds to not only construct the � B.C.-Alaska Highway, but all uncompleted links in an international high- � way which would run from Buenos ' Ayres, Argentina, to Fairbanks, Alaska, ' He stated that 50 per cent of the road was already completed and in use. Speaking to a newspaperman recently, Premier T. D. Pattullo made the announcement that further surveys will be made on the proposed Alaska highway routes this year, and expressed the belief that a definite route would be decided upon by the end of 1940. He had nothing to say regarding the arrangements for financing the project. The joint international highway commission consisting of Thomas Riggs, Dr. E. H. Gruening, governor of Alaska, D- MacDonald, Fairbanks, and Warren Magnussen, congressman of Wasning-ton state, American members; Arthur Dixon, deputy minister of. public works for B.C., Hon. diaries Stewart, Ottawa, and J. W. Spencer, Victoria, Canadian imembers, met in Ottawa last month. At the conclusion of their conference they stated that it would be autumn before they would be in a position to make definite recommendations to their respective governments. With all the publicity of the past two weeks it is evident that the B.C.Alaska Highway is now definitely an international project steadily gaining j a momentum far beyond tjie parochial views of central interior British Oolum-: bia boosters to influence the particular ! route it will ultimately follow. But in all the welter of controversy Prince George seems definitely "on the way." Local Physician Receives Word of Brother's Death Dr. C. Ewert Attending Funeral of His Elder Brother in Golden Dr. C. Ewert left for Golden, B.C.. on Monday morning, via Quesnel, after receiving- the sad news of the sudden death there on Sunday of his brother. Dr. Paul Ewert. The message stated that Dr. P. Ewert: had succumbed Immediately following ia. stroke. The late Dr. Paul Ewert- was born In Gretna, Manitoba, the eldest of three brothers, all of whom followed the" medical profession. He graduated from McGill College in 1912 and moved to Vancouver where he served as an interne in Vancouver General Hospital. He went overseas in the last war, joining up in Vancouver In 1915 as >an officer in the Canadian Medical Corp, and after his discharge in 1919 established a practice in Golden, where he has also been superintendent of Golden Hospital for the past twenty years.- He was affiliated with Golden Masonio Lodge. He leaves to mourn his loss 'his widow, two sons, Vaughiari, 16, and Carl, 14; two brothers, Dr. Carl Ewert os. Prince George, and Dr. Ewert of London, England. o------------- Pupils Entertain Parent Teachers If Parents and friends of the Prince George public schools spent a most enjoyable and profitable evening Tuesday, February 6, at 1ihe monthly meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association. The feature of the evening dealt with a newer phase of the school program, school clubs. Principal T. S. Carmichael, in mentioning the purposes of dub activities, said thajt clubs were founded on a sound educational principle, "Learn by doing." The speaker outlined the alms of the organizations, "Chiefly," he said,. "tfhe clubs, were for the purpose of creating in the child a desire to express that which he liked best, and to give him a purpose for his work, which though humbly begun might lead the student to useful and profitable work. The school through this medium aims to become the centre of pupil interest and would assist admirably in bridging the gap so often created between the scnool and business life. "The program for the evening," stated Mr. Carmichael, "is the result of a month's organization. The selection of the club to which each child went was of his own choosing. The teacher In charge of each club is in the role of mentor, leaving conduct of club affairs as much as possible to the pupils." The following clubs gave reports of their activities: Junior Red Cross � Dorothy Caine, covering activities of clubs in Grades [V, V, VI and VII respectively. Out of Doors Clubs�George Storm. Junior Dramatic Club�The members rave an excellent showing of their work n the form of a short play. Those aking part R. Greggor, J. Huchka, E. Hooper. H. Dormbeirer and J. Reaugh. Senior Dramatic Club�Leslie Guile. Folk Dancing Dislpay and Report� L Henry. Sketch Club�Bill Kluss. Maintenance Club�John Lee. Knitting Club�S. McKenney and R. Jtorm. Music Club�Marie Miller. Orchestra�D. Douglas. Two selections from a part of the chool choir. All members are asked to keep in. nlnd the next meeting which will take he form of a children's book shower. Cariboo Riding Liberals To Nominate Candidate on St. Valentine Day The Liberals of Cariboo riding are allow his name to go before the con-ailing a nominating convention in the vention, Mr. Perry stated that he de-Iks Hall, Prince George, on Wednes- *"*** w�dd ?ot * Interested if **� Turgeon chose to run again, ay, February 14, accordig to Frank ^legrapn advlce from j^. Turgeon �lark, president of Cariboo Federal Lib- intimated his willingness to accept the ral Association, to choose a candidate nomination should the convention so )r the forthcoming Federal election, desire. Only two names have been promin- Already nominated' and presumably ntly mentioned up. to the ^tesent in prepared to contest the seat on March le Cariboo riding, J. Gray Turgeon, 26 in the interests of the Conservative tember for the past five years, and .party is Fred H. Stephens of Bi-alorne, :arry G. Perry, M.LJV. The latter was and William Irvine of Wetaskiwin, Al-candidate for the federal seat In 1930 berta, for the C.CJF1. party. Mr. Irvine ad was offered the nomination again is a former member of parliament for i 1935, but declined in favor of Mr. East Oalgay and Wetaskiwin, having urgeon. Questioned as to his attitude sat in the house from 1921'to 1935 to igarding the anaaiy requests that he the Farmer-Labor interests.