fa"1 �t be*""1"! the PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of C S British Columbia Vol. 23, No. 41 Prince George, B.C., Thursday, October 10, 1940 #2.00 a Year WAR SWINGS CERTIFICATES awchuk Hangs January 10 ASSIZE COURT ENDED THIS MORNING Criminal Cases and Four Divorce L Disposed of in Seven Days by Mr. Justice H. B. Robertson Krawchuk, 47-year-old Russian Pole, was found Murder at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday by a jury of his peers, � i i-crincr two full ccjurt days and two night sessions. rial ia;>|-iii& . tn-^ . t Jship asked the accused, Do you wish to say any- r Krawchuk through his interpreter answered "No." roke of midnight Mr. Justice Robertson said: "The no option as to the sentence to be passed on you," * pronounced the fatal words: be taken to the om whence you came ot in close confinement nuary 10, 1941, thence place of execution and the neck until you and may God have on jour souL" stoically* in the prisoner's hout the trial, Krawchuk his interpreter's transla-e evidence only with, nods \i&, and when sentence was him, apparently was as tied as he appeared, during in a white silk shirt with-I or vest, which accentuated ck hair, wavy black mus= , complexion of almost ne-he presented an appear-dnescent of pictures of old-locaneers of tine Spanish id had just about as fear-ook as the story books desire early day pirates. t evening of September 14 Krawchuk town-farm of city lots, located about west of Vancouver street I intersection with Bowser, , standing just outside the [tax of their house, fired slrom a .45 Colts revol-sitfe from a distance of two feet. She died iMike Strowa and Tom were about twenty feet I heard the first shot and [other two f irted point-blank I accused at Nataljl Kraw- huk then started after Ter-nd they clinched, Terechuk through the right hand [file right hip before he suc-]in wresting the gun from as to Krawchuk's con- 0NTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) [Game Hunters 47 Trophies at the Prince George air-ay on the Yukon South- "Yukon King" was a party [game hunters en route home York after a forty-day hunt country around Oarcross. [warded the plane at White- Monday morning, stopping few minutes and carrying ouv t yg ^ to catch one of the ^mental places eastbound fjope �^ being in New York Jy evening. he party m Dr. Laauwe of ' Mr ^^g^tic, M. and Saul is tfce well known ace who is heard New York forty days, and sh��ting ability that their of and the Partlcul- keen this that of Sentences The following sentences were passed by His Lordship Mr. Justice H. B. Robertson at 10 o'clock this morning following the seven-day sitting of the fall assizes of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Prince George: Rex vs. Leo Scarff~ and Raymond T. Cooper, charged with theft of gold from CM. & S. Co.'s Slate Creek placer mine, four months each in Okalla with hard labor. Rex vs. Frank (Shorty) Webber and Joe Berghamer, charged with stealing supplies from the Ingenika Mines, Ltd., two years each in penitentiary. With the local canvass lor sneaw-bers for the Red Cross Society completed, and returns mostly in from neighboring communities working with the local branch, Chairman A. M. Patteson of the campaign committee announced yesterday noon that a total of $1456.11 had bees turned in to the branch's bank account up to that time. This figure compares most favorably with the campaign held here in 1939, and constitutes an advance over the quota expected. Although active canvassing in town has been completed, subscriptions are stiU being received by the committee members and any persons inadvertently overlooked may hand in their donations to Mr. Patterson at his store where membership cards may be issued to them. From Mrs. Sinclair McLean at Shelley a total of $192.00 was received, which included $18.00 raised by Shelley school children during the past week. From the Trick Lumber Company at Aleza Lake $107.50 was received during the week's campaign. GUNS POINT SKYWARD TO THE EAST wmm Interior Creameries to Buy Site at Burns Lake Cream Supplies Increase in Central Interior B.C. as New Settlers Arrive�Creamery Firm Purchases Site at Burns Lake With .Possibility of New Modern Processing Plant. The long, slim barrels of these business-like anti-aircraft guns point threateningly skyward, ready to pour steel into any marauding enemy plane that may venture on this side of the Atlantic. In the hands of an experienced crew, these 3.7 guns can fire 12 shells a minute. Angle of fire is directed by a range and height finder with the aid of a modern Vickers predictor Gold Output in North Omincca to be Record �_�_��__������ ^ Big Improvement in Business Conditions Reported�Mining Development on Largest Scale in Districts History and Population Increasing � Prospectors More Active. H. W. Smith of Port St. James, ? property is also responding in who operates a general store there i highly satisfactory manner to the and one at Manson Creek, in addition to his truck freighting line from Fort St. James into northern Omenica. was a visitor to Prince George on Friday last. In conversation with a Citizen representative Mr. Smith stated that a considerable increase in business has been noticeable both at Fort St. James and Manson Creek during the past year. He attributes this mainly to toe mining development going on throughout the area. At preliminary underground development being carried on. Each of these concerns is distributing a good sized payroll monthly. At Manson prospectors are regularly bringing in gold from new (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) R.C.A.F. OFFICIALS VISIT CITY AIRPORT A party of R.C.A.F. officials landed at the city airport Monday fly- Fort St. James, one mining project ing in a Grauman amphibian trans-although only getting into pro- port plane. They were Inspector C. duction in June last, is now reported to be making a highly_,profitable recovery of mercury daily. Another i property near Fort St. James believ- Other communities have given no- ed to contain a valuable body of tice that workers are still busy and further donations to the fund will be forthcoming, and these will be (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) antimony and gold ore is being developed steadily by Pioneer Gold Mines, and it is reported that this Baird's Fine New Store Nearly Ready I. B. Baird's new store at the corner of Third avenue and George street is rapidly neaxing completion, craftsmen now putting the finishing touches to the high-class interior wall fittings, which are of mahogany. Mr. Baird hopes to be able to move in during the next week, but does not contemplate an official formal opening until some time later. The store is a credit to the firm and to the city of Prince George, and will be one of the finest gent's furnishing emporiums in �the interior of the province. Not only as to floor space, show windows and interior fittings, but, with, as has been the firm's aim in the past, the finest possible stock of manufactured haberdashery. Fire Destroys Wells Cottages A fire caused by the explosion of cleanjng fluid in a kitchen of a cottage at Wells destroyed five homes before it was brought under control last Monday. Dynamite was used to halt the progress of the flames. K. Dobbin, now stationed at Leth-bridge. well known in Cariboo and Omineca in his civilian aircraft pilot days; P. B. Cox of Victoria and L. G. Dickenson, Patricia Bay. They were en route from Prince Rupert to Vancouver and left Tuesday morning for the coast. ivinq In mercy, in goodness, how great is our King; Our tribute, thanksgiving, with glad ' hearts we bring. Thou art the Renewer, the Ancient of Days, Who givest, for mourning, the garment of praise. We thank Thee for work in the wide harvest fields. For gladness that ripens when sorrow is healed; Made strong with Thy goodness that meets every need, We gather the fruit of the Sower's good seed. Dear Father and Saviour, we thank Thee for life, And courage that rises undaunted by strife, For confident giving and giving's reward. For beauty and love in the life of our Lord. �William P. McKenzie in the Christian Science Hymnal. W. L Armstrong Takes over Prince Rupert Agency Has Been C.N.R. Agent in Prince George for Eighteen Years�Left Last Saturday. The information made public last Thursday that W. L. Armstrong, for the past 18 years Canadian Na-;tihe immediate vicinity of this city. tional' agent in Prince George, had For 1940 the Interior Creameries output is expected to be 200,000 In 1933 the first creamery to be established in central interior of British Columbia along the line at the Canadian National Railways between Edmonton and Prince Rupert was erected in Prince George by Alfred Miller, a Danish dairyman with, additional experience in various parts of the United States and Canada, after he had made an exhaustive survey of the dairy possibilities of this district. It has been in continuous profitable operation as the Interior Creameries since that date, drawing its cream supply from been promoted to the same position in Prince Rupert, was received with mixed feelings of pleasure and regret. Pleasure at his deserved promotion to a larger field of activity and regret at the thought of the almost irreparable loss that his and Mrs. Armstrong's departure will inflict on the city. The enviable position they have attained in the so-:ial affairs of this community dur-ng their 18 years of residence here is one of proud distinction. "Bill," as he is affectionately called by his legion of friends, left for Prince Rupert on last Saturday morning's brain, but Mrs. Armstrong, son Allan and daughter Mary will not be moving until arrangements have been made for their now home at the coast city. Mr. Armstrong expects to return in a few weeks for a short visit to close up his business affairs here. His departure was doubly sudden, as he was en (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR! be pounds of butter. In 1939 Mr. Miller established a new plant at Telkwa, farther west on the C.N.R., to take care of the increasing production of cream in the Bulkley Valley, a portion of which had previously been" shipped to the Prince George creamery at a heavy cost to the producers. The capacity of this plant was increased during the past month by the addition of a new 1000-pound churn. The Telkwa creamery is managed by T. Paulson, formerely with Mr. Miller in the Prince George plant. In the area south and east of Burns Lake there has recently settled a group of 25 Mennonite families, and it is expected that these settlers will greatly increase the agriculural and dairy production of the district and that they will make Burns Lake their railhead and trading center. In addition to this new (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Tod\ay9s News --------------- BY BRITISH UNITED PRESS WIRE--------------- The news Hems under this head are received by special wire to the Citizen from British United Press and will appear each week. These bulletins arrived just before this page went to press this morning and provide our readers with authentic up-to-the-minute news as gathered by this world-wide organization. GERMAN BOMBS DAMAGE ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL LONDON, Oct. 10 (BUP)�Germain airplanes have dropped bombs an St. Paul's Cathedral destroying the High Altar, it was disclosed today. Air and Home Security ministers authorized the announcement that bombs had pierced the roof at the east end of the cathedral during one of the merciless "hammerkrieg" raids of German planes during the last three nights. The main fabric of the historic building* built by Wren after the Great Fire of London burned the previous structure late in the 17th century, was unaffected, it was said, nor was the magnificent choir damaged. No casualties were reported from the bombing. R.A.F. BOMBERS HARASS NAZI MILITARY MACHINE LONDON, Oct 10 (BUP)�The Air Ministry reported today that German destroyers in Brest harbor were hit by bombs of Fleet Air Arm planes yesterday. During last night R.A.F. bombers carried out �widespread at-lacks on industrial and military objectives in Germany and German-occupied territory. Among the targets bombed were an oil plant and. mun-tions factory at Cologne, an aluminum works at Grevcnbroictt, Krupps nunitions works at Essen, and an electric power station at Reisholz. BRITISH AIRMEN ACTIVE IN MEDITERRANEAN AREA ROME, Ort 10 (BUP)�Intensified aerial warfare in the Middle East ras reported 5n Italy's communique today. British planes again bombed ?obruk, major Italian supply port in Libya, and Italians claimed for the irst time in many days they had raided Aden. The Italians admitted the British again bombed Assab in southern Italian Eritrea, and Kerenbuna, [>ecamere, Bura and Maiedega in Ethiopia. BRITISH-RUMANIAN RUPTURE NEAJR, AXIS REPORTS BUCHAREST, Oct. 10 (BUP)�German-Italian circles said today that rupture in British-Rumanian diplomatic relations is only a matter of lours and British legation officials have prepared to go to Istanbul in *urkey. Nazi sources in Berlin said official announcement soon would e made that German army and air force units were being sent to Ru- nania to protect important industries and to aid Rumanian armed forces n upholding the guarantee which Germany had given of that country's ntegrity. It was reported, meanwhile, that the first installment of a huge vumanian order of German munitions had arrived in Rumania. BRITISH, AMERICAN CITIZENS MAY LEAVE FAR EAST SHANGHAI, Oct 10 (BUP)�The British embassy has cabled the rg Office in London asking whether it should prepare to evacuate Britons from China, News of the embassy's action came as the American Chamber of Commerce called a meeting for tomorrow to consider an appeal to the United States government for a forced emergency reduction n steamship rates as a means of speeding the Americans from China in iew of a threatened Far Eastern crisis. NIPPONESE PLANES HEAVILY BOMB CHINESE CAPITAL CHUNGKING, Oct 10 (BUP)�A Japanese formation totalling: 19 planes dropped 800 bombs on Chungking, the emergency capital, today as China celebration a national holiday commemorating the revolution over-hrowing the Manchu dynasty. UNITED STATES OFFICIAL, IN BERLIN CALLED HOME WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (BUP)�Alexander Kirk, the American charge * affaires in Berlin, was summoned to. the United States for consultation \nd will not return to Berlin, the State Department announced today. LONDON TUBES MAY PROVIDE SHELTER FOR CIVILIANS LONDON Oct. 10 (BUP)�Home Secretary Herbert Morrison hinted oday that London's entire subway system may be taken over to provide winter air-raid shelters for the capital's population.