PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central British Columbia Vol. 24; No. 4 Prince George, B.C., Thursday, January 23, 1941 #2.00 a Year Weather Forecast Cold at night. Cloudy with snow. $0-Passenger un Minor Motor Trouble Halts Big Bomber's Delivery Flight to England | n a wjth Yukon Southern ^ Transport, Ltd., * f Expansion of Slices in Northern British u�f nd Yukon Ter^fpxy-^isxi Improved Service. McConnachie, p^sident of Yukon Southern Air Ltd.* which conyany has keen acquired by the D�rt> Mi the Ging^ Coote Airways and Mackenzie n the east Co^err*ng w't^1 offices about tak-issenger DQu^las D�C 3's which were ordered rrh Airline. 'The latter company, on account ersix jmployment irance May Irt Next tor States B.C. E�> and Unenifty v,� the waj, finds they have little j use for these machines and Mr. Me- i would like to secure them j for his ��mp3ny. FaU*n*> successful negotiation of ibis deal, Y.S.A..T expects to take ^livery next June of six JJO-jwiSSenger DeHaviland Fleming,, planes of the latest type. These machines will replace the at present being used on hyment it Offices to be iale^oT to exist as separate the Dominion 1 Reai Pioneer of Northern B.C. Called by Death James Bird, Resident Here for 76 Years, Victim of Attack of Influenza. Confined to his bed for only a fe\9 days with influenza, James Bird diecL last Saturday at his home in South Port George. The late Mi-. Bird was a true pioneer of the North, having been bora at Fort St. James 76 years ago, and has resided in the immediate district all his life. As a young man Mr. Bird was employed by the Hudson's Bay Company, and in later years acted as �u guide and worked on survey parties throughout the North. "When the old Hudson's Bay post was located on the present Prince George golf course, Mr. Bird took up land along the Hudson's Bay EEtby. rector of employment tc lion Department of Labor ee visiting British Oolt e past week. e the new plan 5 would fit into the e of unemployment 5 so a check might be is applying for unem ompanied by Dr. L. W. fthe civil service ^ ,H. McVety, superintend^ irtce for British Columbia, j a conferred with provWH ials in Victoria, under the new scried hpin urban centres of m or over, or where 1 conditions make on^ �Arrangements were '| officials during tr>e ^ctor, mcentral office of ent. officials to ; learn whether an JAdd actually obtain lisd have a ready nt's insurance said that about s in Canada would tthe plan, expected to g layby July 1 next. 0* the run from Vancouver to the Yukon via- this city. It is stated that in all probability this service will be extend^ from its present terminus in the Yukon to Fairbanks, Alaska, during the summer. PILOTS __the company is already .- ,a to its list of captains and JUrst oncers. A new pilot, Victor Fox, formerly flying with Western Airways out of Birmingham and lish cities, has joined the i �w- -. Western Airways is a subsidiary �f Imperial Airways and all lying on. their routes by Fox was done_jgX night. Yukon Southern has already com-plet�ciimsuuu, wmui ��u.u �� --. of its kind. Minor mechanical trouble forced it down at Buffalo, N.Y. Here is it being refuelled on Lake Erie. Flight Engineer Gerald D. Brown is on the wing with a fuel pump in his hand. Captain Russell D. Rogers, pilot, stands near the cockpit, just before the delivery flight was resumed. Rink Gaily Decorated and Crowd Pleased With Clever Costumes and Speed Races The second annual Prince George ice carnival and masquerade was voted a huge success. One of the largest crowds ever assembled at one time in the new covered rink viewed a program that lacked nothing. Harry Thacker, popular manager of the arena, staged this carnival perfectly. He was given every assistance by aides-de-camp. Hal Rogers, Jimmy Friend and the "rink rats" decorated the large building in the national colors augmented by strings of colored lights. The Union Jack and a finely arranged motto "There'll Always Be An England." Under the direction of C. H. Van Somers, assisted by Hal Rogers and Jimmy Friend, boys' and girls' skating races were staged. "Chuck" Thomas handled the public address system. The costumes were so varied and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) \ This 13 % -ton seaplane bomber attempted a one-stop delivery flight slough to the west of the post, and-from San Diego, California, to England, which would have been the first conducted a farm there for many -'�-�' M�.;;wi- trwnaA if .H,nrarn. at. Buffalo. N.Y. | years. At the height of Fort and Prince George's real estate boom, some 25 years ago, his property was subdivided and sold under the name of the Bird Addition, with the result that at that time Mr. Bird possessed considerable means and was looked upon as a man of wealth. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, Mary; five sons, William, Alex, Charles, Frank and Edward; and. two daughters, Mrs. Sarah Reid and Mrs. Elizabeth Yargeau, all resident in Prince and South Fort George, except Alex, who is with the Canadian forces stationed at Victoria, but who arrived home late last night B.C. Surveyor-General Discusses Alaska Road Favors Route Along Rocky Mountain Trench for Proposed Road Which He States is Vital International Defence Project�Probable Cost Around Twenty Million Dollars. Discussing possible routes for the proposed Alaska high- ... way, F. C. Green, B.C.L.S., told a meeting of the British Co- t0 attend the funeral , � i . : T 1 <-� , , -1 it � j � c The funeral was held this morning lumbia Land Surveyors at Victoria last week that, judging trom I at 10 o.clock from the catholic (such reports as have been made available, The only practicable t nvmrrVi with Rev. Father Gilhooley j route would be along the area known as the "Rocly Mountain Today's News BY BRIT10^ tftttXEb ?&ESS WIRE 3J�new Items under this P^fl �** r�ce�ve<� *�� 8Pecl� wlrK,,^in� arrl^d from British united Press tod &1 toMar ��<* wA These ^'^�rrt^ 3J tems under this ^British United Pro* *a *'before this pan went to MUwnUc up-to-the-minute n �� momtf* and Pr�vJ ��tber*d��� this vorld- LoJnnLlANS CA^RED JN FALL OF TOBRUK UM a i- \Jan* 23 l^^P)�British advance forces have ik m �? ^^^ W*& and Mekili, 100 miles west of - wo Tb,rary "rf01�*1^ said today, as news reached here I division gencrals V*1* UP to 30,000 men, equivalent to ^forces 1 W�re ^P^V4 ** Tobruk. It was indicated _ad-! �xtent J � and ^W^ed c^rfi already were sounding out one of T rvSlstance ^Hi^ might be expected at Derna, last **t erei � *trot|g1�*d* "i eastern Libya, and next objec- tanks m \ensive �{ Vtish atri\y of the Nile. Huge stores, into R?? uVehicl?5^f ^munition and other supplies have resistor* 5 , d? ^t TobruJc and all but two tiny pockets "Mnth�Vn � -; r?* ^touted total of Italian prisone- harbor ^mpire^ Af?C^ offensive reached 100,000. In T trie BnfisK ffv.mrt three ships ablaze, including one casualties were slight, it is said. the British �Passenger vessel, t CIVIL WAR REPO^TED^AGING IN RUMANIA BUDAPEST, Jan 2$ �fcUP)� The Rumanian legation re W today that Gen. V Antonescut has "gained complet. Walter fierce fighti^ between radical Iron Guard fact on R -JP� loyal to the ^Wnian niler. It was admitted that ^ht� still progressQj at Raila near the Russian frontier, most dangerous figh^? said to have broken out when Gen jBe Petrovicescu, rU^Wr of interior, reported ousted by fcbell7Scu-Presumably f^ Iron Guard affiliations, organized 2 US force of 600 W1^ ^ police headquarters, adjoining nt�nescUs' office in Barest. (ITALIANS COU^'f^RAT'rACK IN ALBANIA �TRUGA Jugosl#vu Jan. 23 (BUP)� Frontier advice; that Gf*l% troops with the aid of British anc 3 ps 8 in the c<^1 s**�( are fightin.^.off Italian counte^ttacks on Greek positions. Baden-Powell Memorial Service Held Last Sunday Boy Scout and Girl Guide Organizations Paraded to Theatre, Heard Addresses. A memorial service to the late jord Baden-Powell was solemnly observed by approximately 140 Boy Joouts, Old Scouts, Girl Guides, dangers and Brownies who formefd ip at the Scout Hall on Third aven-le on Sunday ofternewn last and marched to the Strand Theatre, where they filed into the building through a Scout guard of honour drawn up at the entrance. In addi-;ion to the Scouts and Guides, the theatre was well filled with a representative gathering of townspeople. After the ceremony of presenting the Scout colours as provided by Scout headquarters, an address was delivered by Rev. S. Pollinger, while Rev. E. W. Pullerton of the United ihurch and Captain Pierce of the salvation Army assisted in the readings and prayers. Mrs. E. W. Puller-ton and D. G. Praser were in charge of the choral services. Rededication of the companies followed and was eagerly and devoted- y attested. Rev. S. Pollinger in his address stressed the obligation Scouts had to live up to, and with an anecdote (CONTINUED ON PAGE PTVIT> (Finlay Forks route) .Trench"^ The surveyor-general described the prerequisites of such a highway, including a long service year with little interference from snow and other weather conditions that mighs block the road. In addition, the road muse have slow grades and comparatively straight alignment, and have low maintenance costs. Also, in view of tourists who are expected to travel the road and help pay for it, it must pass through scenic territory. One important factor in regard to the highway is its potential value as an instrument of international defence, according to Mr. Green. Such a highway must be able to be used year-round for the transportation of troops and supplies. Too, it must have airport facilities along its route The Rocky Mountain trench route, as suggested by the surveyov-geueral, meets all requirements for both civil and military needs. It is the shortest route, with the cheapest construction (CONTINUED. ON PAGE FTVB) Driver Killed When Truck Fails To Take Curve Quesnel Man Killed and Vanderhoof Man Seriously Injured Near Chilliwack. Harold Hilbom of Quesnel was instantly killed and Glen Lee of Vanderhoof was seriously injured when a truck belonging to the Lee Truck Line in which they were riding went over the bank 25 miles east of Chilliwack on Sunday last while en route from Vancouver to Port St. James with a load of dynamite. Failure to take a curve is be-lived to have been the cause of the accident, as the truck plunged over a 20-foot embankment burying its rtas� Jhurch with Rev. Father Gilhooley conducting the services. Pallbearers were Walter Flynn, George B. Williams, Percy Pinker, A. Bracey, John Dawson and William Cole. WILLIAMS LAKE VS. PRINCE GEORGE JRS. Williams Lake junior hockey tea'.:. will tangle with the Prince Georg � juniors in two week-end games a the local ice palace. The first game will be played Saturday night starting at 8:30 o'clock, while the face-off for the second game is scheduled for 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. in the earth, and the entire load oi powder crashed down on the cab and imprisoned the occupants. HiLborn at one time drove a taxi for Bruce Wilson in Prince George-and was a nephew of Steve Hilbon. who operates a stage line between Quesnel and Wells. Lee is one of several brothers who operate a freight trucking line between Fort St. James anci the south.. "It Was Sheer, Cold-Blooded Murder/' Says Regina Leader-Post in Scathing Editorial Newspaper comment takes the pattern of harsh criticism all across the Dominion towards Premier Hepburn of Ontario, Premier Pattullo of B.C., and Premier Aberhart of Alberta for their refusal to sit in at the conference table and discuss nitons and ways of implementing the recommendations of the Rowell-SLrols commission report on Dominioit- >Columbia by the part he played at^duct at the ill-fated conference." the Dominion-provincial conference there is one course, and one course only, which Mr. Pattullo should follow. When he arrives back in Victoria he should at once request the lieutenant-governor to dissolve the Legislature, go to the people as constitutional procedure will permit, and ask for their opinion, of his con- VANCOUVER. Province (Con.): "Why Mr. Pattullo troubled to take five of his ministers to Ottawa unless he wanted them to have an agreeable outing, it is hard to understand. Because he also took his axe with, him. He went down to smash the conference and, with the congenial (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) H AT ST. LOUIS Persons were killed an airliner crashed about a eld m poor flying weather. Bulletins on Page Eight) Reporting for Service C A (Chuck) Cousins, accountant at the' Royal Bank of Canada here since May. 1939. is leaving with Mrs. Cousins for Victoria at the end of the month. Mr. Cousins applied for service in the military forces last October and has been called to re-�rt to headquarters of Militaryj District No 11. Victoria, for military duty possibly in the paymaster's de-ouby, y^ 10huck� has been active ,n uunx- Chamber of Commerce , work since coming to Prince George j and has been treasurer of that body I for the past year. � partment. in Junior provincial relations. Almost without exception the accusation is made by editors that a more unsportsmanlike attitude could hardly be conceived than that of "scuttling" the conference -without even discussing the recommendations. REGINA Leader-Post: "It was not a natural death which the Dominion-provincial conference died on Wednesday. It was sheer murder. Deliberately, cold-bloodedly, Mitchell F. Hepburn sank the dagger of disunity into the back of the undertaking, then with sadistic glee turned it. He had as his accomplices both before and after the fact the premier of British Columbia and Alberta. They must feel very proud of their work today. At a. time when the crying need of Canada is creators and builders they won dishonour by being destroyers and wreckers." VICTORIA Times (liberal): "Having assumed that he reflected the views of lihe people of British Local Red Cross Branch Enjoys Successful Year Collections Realize Handsome Sum of #5,088.31 During 1940�Fabricated Goods for Mercy Purposes Shipped Out Total Over 800 Pounds�Elect Officers for 1941. The annual meeting of the Prince i George branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society was held at the Prince George Hotel on Tuesday evening, January 21, and officers elected for the ensuing year. In opening the meeting President Mrs. M. S. Calne reviewed with par-doncble pride the splendid accomplishments of the branch during the past year. The area from which the branch drew its support is widely scattered and of sparse population, and comprised east and west from Isle Pierre to Penny, and nortih and soubh from Woodpecker to Chief Lake. From Prince George and ih.i~, immediately surrounding district in 1940 the local branch drew fin.ncia! support amounting to over $5000 in cash and a large amount of additional aid in the way of work. The president extended the thanks of the branch to all throughout thr> district who have so generously sup-pored the work of the society during the past year. Additional reports were received, from the secretary, Mrs. William Me-, Kenzie; chairman of the works committee, Mrs. C. Ewert, who recalled (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)