PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN Prince George, B.C., Thursday, July 11, 1940 #2.00 a Year lajor R- L. Gale JasSignedUp148 :0r Army Service Recruits Joining Between June 22 and July 6 Mostly From pr. George, Quesnel, Wells. take, o l Gale, who is in charge of aung in the area along the ONJK. om Burns Lake east to the Al-v^^hry and" south to Williams �1U1 headquarte'rs in Prince returned last Thursday with from a four-day trip to Ques-Wells where 48 recruits were Sim'prince George on Thursday and Friday another 40 recruits were attested Altogether since the office was Sened here on June 22, 148 men have Einlisted by Major Gale Most o the men have already left for the coast to join their various units Major Gale and his staff, consisting of Lieutenant Scott, medical officer; sertreant E. Newman, Corporals H. J. Crassweller and R. B. Sellers, left for Burns Lake on Saturday where they will spend July 8 and 9, going from there to Vanderhoof for July 11 and 12. On July 15 and 16 tihey will be at McBride returning to Prince George for the 18 and 19. Prom here they will go south to Williams Lake, spending July 22 and up until July 26 there. Prom July 29 to August 2 they will be at Quesnel. Recruits are being signed up for the Second Canadian Scottish, R.MH., Irish Fusiliers, Seaforth Highlanders. Royal Canadian Artillery, Princess Pats. B.C. Regiment, New Westminster Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers and Home Guard. Word received from Burns Lake by the Citizen yesterday morning stated that on Monday there were 22 enlistments at that point. The last two drafts to leave Prince George consisted of 23 men, 13 leaving on July 4 and 10 on July 6^Their (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR>>\ MEN WHO MAINTAIN THE AIR FORCE From all walks of life and from all parts of Britain enthusiastic men come in thousands to be trained as aircraft (mechanics, fitters and riggers. This class at a training school listening to instruction on one of Britain's fastest fighters, the .Spitfire, which has been used with destructive German air fleet. effect on the J. L llsley is Made Finance Minister, Federal Cabinet Prime Minister Mackenzie King Announces Many Changes in Heads of Government Departments�Hon. C. D. Howe Given More Time as Minister of Munitions and Supply. Money Voted for INacer Mine Road Following a visit of a representative Inumber of Board of Trade members to fthe placer property of the Tabor Creek [Mining Syndicate, managed by Norman iG. Thomas, 15 miles south of Prince I George on May 19, the executive of the Board of Trade recommended that !some work be done on the two miles of road from the main highway to a point where it joined the mining company's private road. The public works department responded and graded this section and otherwise considerably improved it. Harry G. Perry, M.L.A., this week received word from the mines department, Victoria, that they had appropriated an addtional $250 conditional on the mining company matching it 50-50 to condition the road from the end of the public works highway to the placer works of the company on the banks of the Praser Kiver. Appointment of Premier Angus L. Macdonald of Nova Scotia as defence minister for naval services and promotion to (ministerial rank of two Liberal members of the House of Commons wa& announced Monday by Prime Minister Mackenzie King from Ottawa. Minister of Public Works J. P. A. Cardin and Munitions Minister C. D. How^will divide the transport department portfolio which Howe held as well as munitions and supply for the past few months. Revenue Minister J. L. llsley is made minister of finance succeeding Hon. J. C. Ralston who went to the department of national defence last Friday. llsley is succeeded by Col. Colin Gibson, MJP., Hannilton West, while Col. W. P. Mulock, M.P. for North York, becomes postmaster-general. Agriculture Minister James Gardiner goes to the new national war services department. Building Starts At Federal Farm R. G. Newton, supervisor of the new Federal experimental farm across the Fraser River from Prince George, received instructions to proceed with the erection of four buildings on the property. P. E. Anderson has the contract and is proceeding with the work. Mr. Newtcn also reports that while well drilling has gone down to 160 feet, so far water has not been encountered in the spot being tested at present. He has also received instructions to close down the Windermere farm in East Kootenay and remove the stock and implements to Prince George. Mr. Newton left this morning to superintend evacuation of the Windermerje farm. and see to the shipment x>f the stock to Prince George. Finances of City For Six Months End June 30,1940 Cash Receipts for Period Totalled �100,797.65; Expenditures Amount to #82,764.56. Tabled at the city council meeting on Monday evening last by W. G. Pras-er, city treasurer, was the corporation of Prince George financial statement for the six months ended June 30,1940. This report shows the general cash abstract of receipts and expenditures for" * the cifcy owned electric light and waterworks utilities, for the better housing scheme, sinking funds and school board expenditures, etc., and that there is a balance due the city from the province government of $4,026.37 made up of school grants $1,869.82 and on relief account $2,125.35. Receipts Land tax collections ................$ 34,700.79 Other taxes ................................ 211.00 Trades licences and professional fees .............................. 2,336.38 Permits and fees .................... 453.03 Administration of justice ... 281.50 Provincial govt. grants ........ 9,535.00 School tuition fees .................. 865.00 Public Utilities .......................... 29,704.37 Other current receipts .......... 1,059.56 Other non-revenue receipts .. 11,982.87 Electric light deposits ............ 185.00 Bond bank interest ................ � 11.25 Sinking fund.............................. 7,911.37 Better housing receipts ........ 1.560.53 Total cash receipts ..............$100,797.65 Cash on hand 1st Jan. per cash abstract .......................... 10,959.28 Manson Highway In Fine Shape J. M. Henderson; Imperial Oil representative for north central B.C., returned Saturday from, a trip to Man-son Creek arid Germansen Landing. He went by auto and reports the road in excellent shape, equal from Vander-hoof to Manson Greek to bhat between Prince George and Vanderhoof. Mi-. Henderson visited the hjydraulic operations being conducted by Bert McDonald on Manson River at Lost Greek, and the Bert McCorkell and deGanahl pits on Germansen River. He reports the operators at all these points as stating they are experiencing a satisfactory run and all -ere looking forward to the best season in history, District 'C Farmers Annual Convention Institutes Hold at McBride The first visit ever paid by delegates1 to sessions of District "C" Farmers1 Institutes to the territory along the line of the Canadian National Railways east of Prince George took place last weekend when the convention convened at McBride on Saturday morning, attended the annual field day at the Oakley experimental station in the afternoon and partook of a well prepared banquet at night. Sunday was taken up with a visit to the farms near McBride and a drive to Dunster where Dunster Farmers' Institute received bhem and many other visitors as guests and provided an excellent lunch. Excellent Fruit Expressions of pleasure and even of wonder were heard from' delegates to the convention who had never visited ne district before when they saw the uxuriant crops growing in the fields �ey passed on tiheir drives around and the way to Dunster. Many stopped at A. Brown's fanmi near Dunster to ook at the apple trees already heavily 7if dOwn ^^ fruit- xt was evi~ t that when these apples mature trees will require supports to pre- V fruit-taden branches from ing off. Different visitors stop- at obher farms and gardens to ex-S6 strawbernes, fruit bushes, and flowers growing with promise of excellent returns. * Called Away one disappointment to the con- vention was the receipt of telegrams by Dr K C. MacDonald. minister of agriculture, and his deputy. J. B. Mun-ro calling them to Ottawa to attend a meeting of the Agricultural Production Committee. This meant that they were unable to stay over for the banquet, but were able to address the morning session and also to speak at S l lft ^f�" Sie field day. They left ^f� George the same evening on the way to Victoria to prepare for their trip to the Dominion capital. Address of Welcome At the morning session J. R-Downs Airplane Service to be Regulated In Northern Omineca Because of War Either Yukon Southern Air Transport or Canadian Airways Service to be Eliminated by Order of the Federal Transport Board, States Officials of Two Local Operating Companies. Total..........................................$111,756.93 (CONTINUED ON PAGE POUR) A verbal barrage of almost blitz-kreig proportions has lately invaded the otherwsie happy skyways of the Cariboo and Omineca districts, mainly centering around Prince George and Fort St. James. During the last few weeks this city and district has been visited by such notable officials of the Yukon Southern Air Transport as Grant Mc-Connachie, president, and Barney Phillips, business manager, while representing Canadian" Airways have been Walter S. Gilbert, B.C. superintendent,��^~----- �:u�uuL-uu�i> i"�* ���* �K1,MV�..�w � minister of agriculture, his deputy. J- lief are required to take the oath of B Munro and all the delegates. | allegiance to King Edward VI before Wllowintr this Mr. Munro spoke on,relief ls granted. ,* ^solutions to be considered by the puiiy employable single men. age 49 debates and offered some advice on and under. will receive * maximum of some of the matters that would come |$3.20 or one day s work per month aftei tin MacDonald followed with a I juiy 31. d interesting address, j with respect to fully employable advice on the resolu- | heads of families. 39 years of age and touching on war pro- i under. only tfiose cases in which it is d�rttoh-and offering apologies for hav-" clearly demonstrated that it is neces-SSfSSwe before the close of the ^vy bo assist In order to prevent undue ing bo leave beiore e hardship to families will receive assis- convention. t�mce rhe maximum 1x> be paid to Visit Farm Station persons in this category who own or In the afternoon a visit was Pa� operate farms will be $2.50 per month the Oakley experimental station *here p* ^ (CONTINUKD ON PAGE FIVE) ^ p Tuesday afternoon to fanners S;flmon Valley and other districts in , ??cinitiy at the illustration station established on the Johnson Bros, place on the Salmon Valley road about 15 rjttes north of Prince George. He was assisted by James Travis, district agri-cm nr 1st for the provincial government, anci R. G. Newton, superintendent of the new Dominion experimental farm beiti'�f established at Pineview. across the ijPVaser River from Prince George. A: larce gathering of farmers from which . all.phases of farming, poultry and