PRINCE GEORGE CIT A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central British Columbia Vol. 24; No. 15 lonika Fa! IRNE�Salonika fell to. the Nazis yesterday ee|< forces cut off east of the port were d to have surrendered. The German forces westward over mountain terrain were said vithin 15 miles of a junction with the Ital- Prince George B.C., Thursday, April 10, 1941 #2.00 a Weather Forecast � Unsettled. Mild. Showery. erman Hordes ania. iNDON, April 9.�The entry of German troops into i hack-do�r port of Salonika was announced today by /Minister Churchill to a crowded House of Commons, lalso heard him warn Soviet Russia that the Nazis would ll-soon reach for the Ukraine and the Caucasian oil Jin his first review since December the Prime Minister Ifor 50 minutes, telling of the shape being taken by the I in the Balkans and Libya, coupled with a warn- , must expect niuch hard and severe fighting not only defence of Cirenaica but for the defence of Egypt." IThree British Generals Captured 1R0. April 10 (BUP)�The Middle East Command re- ftoday that Lieutenant-General Sir Richard O'Connor, It field commander of the army of the Nile's victorious [into Libya and top British officer in western Egypt, is \ and possibly a prisoner in German hands. Two of fior'schief aides, Lieutenant-General P. Neame and Major- 1M. D. Gambier-Parry, were also listed as missing. The i High Command reported the capture of five high- Britsh officers and 2,000 troops in a big skirmish at [south of Derna. ERLIN ADMITS HEAVY DAMAGE IN RAID ERLIN, April 10 (BUP)�An R.A.F. raid over the heart last night damaged Bellevue Palace where Japan's iminister, Matsuoka, stayed, also the famous Kroll Opera land the Prussian State Library. Belgrade was reported I of ruins after bombs set fires wjiich were claimed visible anian frontier. The Germans denied Nazi troops had 1 Belgrade and there was no authentic report of a large- ance across the flat country of northern Jugoslavia, (sources report a German column has reached the Lake lsector at Jugoslav-Greek-Albanian corner. For Airport Now in City CARLOAD SHIPMENT ARRIVED SATURDAY Above are members of the Artillery Survey Wing at Petawawa Camp, Ottawa. The Survey Wing is a scientific adjunct to Canadian artillery schools. Left to right, Sergeant-Instructor Stephen Burden, a first cousin of Postmaster E. H. Burden, Prince George, and son of Fred P. and Mrs. Burden. He is a graduate of U.B.C., was born In Prince George and received his early education in this city; Quartermaster Sergeant Dalby Morkill, who enlisted in this city and is known in every section of British Columbia where he has conducted, business as a land surveyor; Lieutenant T. J. Wright, officer instructor; Major W. A. Richardson, M.C., officer commanding, who also is a former resident of Prince George, his father having been chief medical officer for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway during construction Grading Operations Expected to Start About May 1. With the unloading Saturday last of the first carlot of equipment for the new $400,-000 federal Prince George airport to be established near the Dominion experimental farm, in Pineview,, about four miles from the city, grading work is expected to be the next move in the project. While no definite word has yet ., been received, it is rumored that at least two large diesel driven bulldozers will arrive soon to begin the grading operations. P. Procter, construction engineer for the Federal Transport Department, stated when in Prince George two weeks ago that he anticipated work would be in full swing at tihe field by May 1. The arrival of the with headquarters here; Lieutenant I electrical equipment suggests this B. S. Saunders, Montreal; Sergeant-Instructor Hugh Cornwall. �Photo by courtesy Daily Province. Diesel Tractor To Speed Local Road Building New Bulldozer Equipment Now at Work on Peden's Hill Improving Highway. The Minister of Public Works lost no time in fulfilling his promise to the member for the district in sup- Prince George Sawmill Plant Destroyed by Fire Tuesday TWO NEW AIRLINERS FOR YUKON SOUTHERN Grant McConnachie, president of Yukon Southern Air Transport, took delivery of the first of two new Lockheed Lodestar planes over the week-end at Burbank. California, which are to be used on the Van- JGOSLAVS CONTACT ALLIED FORCE ? SNS, April 10 (BUP)�An unconfirmed report was ' pVyingTneVheavy' bulldozer" and"70 i couver -Prince George - Whitehorse iWe that Jugoslav troops retreating southward had j horsepower diesel tractor which ar- i run of his company. He was extra!*! with an "Allied force" in the region of Bitelj. rived here via C.N.R. last Saturday. The cost of this new equipment is around $10,000. The new unit was put to work im- mediately this week cutting Peden's OSLAVS COUNTERATTACK AT SKIPLJE 10 (BUP)�Jugoslav troops in Skiplje _ do-or-die counterattack in the hope of re- i "^ g that city, according to official dispatches. The Jugo- ^ move hundreds of yards of dirt determined to make gains "even at great cost in life if a day The big tractoi. pushes the '� German successes are due exclusively to the em- hydralic-operated ll^-foot Bycyrus-"t of superior numbers of tanks awd airplanes, and the Erie type bullgrader with ease. *** are finding it exteremely difficult to combat them. J. W. Miers. district engineer of � _______________________. ! the public works department, ; CLAIM SUCCESSES IN BALKANS highly pleased w ^^j? Poand 'that . April 10 (BUP)�German troops, after captur-| %A# are thrusting forward in 'pursuit of the retreating | W Oi �Urmy. The High Command confirmed that German " "ached the Albanian-Jukoslav frontier after taking 'nlep. The communique also claimed the complete >f the Metaxas Line and surrender of Greek forces he Rupel Pass.- It was asserted jubilantly that the tz victories had doomed Jugoslavia and ended British Turkey would intervene in the Balkan conflict. GOSLAV ATTACK HALTED, SAYS ITALIANS feva V April 10 (BUP)�Italian forces are advancing in blav t y bey�nd Kranjin in north-west Jugoslavia, and .attacks in the Lake Scutari region have been smashed. fllng to statement of the Italian High Command. SIAN SYMPATHY FOR JUGOSLAVS Ki �Wt' April 10~Red Star- official orSan of Russian i �'ugoslav>s foreign policy had the fullest sympathy h* gOvernrrient and that the recent Russo-Jugoslav o ef on a firm foundation of friendship existing be-icah�P S lt was the most outspoken editorial yet of a nng Russi h f Jli Ksaid S Sovi ntvvo $indi cah S lt was the most outspoken edit nng Russian sympathy for Jugoslavia. ]f CLAIMS VICTORIES IN AFRICA !ritish troLPn1.10 (Bup)�A communique issued here stat-Pe encirri PS m Africa are "unsuccessfully" attempting to of Dema Tent by Italian and German forces beyond the i il ema Tnt by Italian and German forces beyond the struck- i -aS claimed Italian .bombers started violent ?nth hi h t ^ struck- i -aS claimed Italian .bombers started violent ctive in th ?ntlsh ships in an attack on Tobruk, the next Axis di i h Afi th ?nt p Axis drive in north Africa. N NA7T " bombers downed last night cS APril 10 (BUP)-British night fighters shot an bombers during last night's moonlight raid ��a West Midlands town and districts in north-- damage was described as "considerable." prove heavy. The raiders were over the Mid- ntl hou than an hour, and the north-east coast rs. London had an alarm, but no bombs fun "3ttle nf u j-ojuuon naa an aiarm, dui nu Dum^o ^r ana jyus. r. v^mi�., wia. �*. >j.' ' ^oon f^ the *ul1 moon should reach a climax during Caine. Mrs. A. Carson, Mrs. J. Currie. Collections Will Exceed Quota Treasurer Receives #483.83 �Pledges Not Collected Will Swell Totals in City. Treasurer A. M. Patterson of the War Services Fund reports the quota of $550 for Prince George will bp considerably exceeded when all the collections have been turned in. Total collections handed over to the treasurer up to noon yesterday amounted to $483.83. In addition to these donations there have been considerable sums pledged which will be reported when collected. Those from whom donations have been received up to noon Wednesday are as follows: Dr. R. W. Alward. Harry Allen. Mrs. P. Annan. Mrs. A. Aronson. Mrs. George Abbott. G. Abbott. J. Ait ken. Mrs. W. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Anderson, C. Arnett, Miss A. Assman. Mr. and Mrs. F. Armstrong, Mrs. William Allen, Mrs. C. E. Alexander. H. Alexander. John Allen. Win. Allen, Dora Allen. Fred Bunton. Mrs. Fred Bunton. I. B. Baird. Mrs. W. Bertelson. Mr. and Mrs. W. Bexon, Mrs. A. Boyd, Hilda E. Brown, Mrs. H, Barnes, Fred Brine. George Bond. Mrs. M. J. Bailey. Miss Sadie Belina. Mrs. A. Chapin, Mrs. A. Campbell, Miss Ida Corless. G. Crate,- Mrs. A. Coukell. Mrs. M. E. Cahoun, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Corning. Mrs. Corless, Sr., and Mrs. F. Clark, Mrs. M. S.* Dn tomo night. I (See WAK SERVICES, Page 4) peeled to fly the machine from California to Vancouver either Monday or Tuesday, and is expected in this city almost any day now. Salvage Scheme To^be National States Gardiner Plan Started in B.C. to be Adopted by Department of Defence Starting Monday. As from April 14 the federal government is going into the salvage business on a big scale. Hon. James Gardiner has announced the appointment of William Knlghtley of Ottawa as the supervisor of a drive across Canada from the Pacific to the Atlantic to gather in the junk. British Columbia has already started, and committees in Vancouver, Prince George and other communities in the province have been collecting for the past month. Mr. Gardiner says: "It might seem that spending public energy on salvage, as a war measure, is not a very wise use of such energy. This is not so. Literally millions of dollars worth of raw materials are lying around loose across Canada. Literally millions of dollars of other raw materials are being thrown away annually by Canadians. To salvage both these types cf raw materials is a very direct contribution to winning the war. We can save scrap to scrap Hitler!" Discussing the scheme. Supervisor William Knightley said: "Of course, there is no serious shortage of raw materials in Canada at the moment, but there is a con-iderable importation of raw materials for war industries. For instance, we import over 10 millions of dollars of scrap iron and steel annually, four millions of dollars of rags, a million of waste paper. If we can salvage such waste to supply this domestic market, we can conserve that much foreign exchange." Canada is out fco "save to win" and Canadians are going to turn waste paper into shell -wadding, aluminum pots and pans into airplane propellers, scrap iron into shrapnel, bones into explosives to help smash Hitler! date will be adhered to. The equipment, all consigned to the Federal Transport Department, Prince George Airport, is stored in a warehouse on George street, and consists of transformers, electric lighting fixtures and other electric equipment, including 15 tons of underground electirc cable. Also to arrive was a one and a half ton Ford delivery truck. ________o------------- Prince George Horticultural Society Meets Address by R. G. Newton on Dominion Experimental Farms � Officers Elected. Tesluk & Neronovich Mill, South-West of City, is Total Loss�Owners Will Rebuild. The plant of Prince George Sawmills located a few miles south-west of the city just off the Prince George-Vanderhoof highway at the top of Four Mile hill, was completely destroyed by fire at 3 a.m. Tuesday. In addition to the plant some 10.000 feet of manufactured lumber was consumed before the blaze could be got under control. Water is still be- j At tne annuai meeting of Prince ing pumped on the huge sawdust pile George Horticultural Society held in which is burning, and also on the balance of the manufactured lumber Prince George Hotel ballroom on Monday evening an interesting ad- pilcd in the yards, winch is in danger j dress was delivered by R. G. Newton, if the fire spreads from the sawdust The cause of the fire is unknown. The watchrsan made his rounds at 10 o'clock ;i'nd reported everything O.K. At 3 a.m. the entire mill was i n flames. .superintendent of the Dominion experimental farm, Pineview. E. Da vies was chairman. Mr. Newton outlined the origin and growth of experimental farms j throughout the Dominion from their The mill was formerly known as ! inception in 1886 up to the present, the Nash mill, and was purchased by | He enumerated the farms in British Tesluk & Neronovich some five years ago, and has been operated by them since that time cutting around 15,-000 feet of lumber a day. Columbia and their special lines of production to meet the needs of the particular districts, and said the new farm at Prince George -would be- The owners carried no insurance. , come one of the mOst import.ant in but state they will rebuild at once in the same vicinity. MEETING POSTPONED The regular meeting of the Prince George branch scheduled to take the province. Another new farm in central B.C. was at Smithers. The growing importance of horticulture was noted. "A .special line i of agriculture." he said, "in which $290,000,000 was invested in North America." Mr. Newton then stressed the value of scientific study of selec- j tion and environment of plants to produce belter products. In this work the experimental farms played a leading part. He regretted the Rowell-Sirois report recommendation of the transfer place next Saturday afternoon has ! of experimental farms from the Do-b Jtd Nti f th t been lJostponed. Notice of the next meeting will appear in this paper next week. WOMEN RAFFLE PARKA Women in B.C.'s hinterland are as active as those elsewhere in their efforts in aid of the Red Cross. Not long ago four women at Fort Nelson took "coals to Newcastle" by raffling a parka to the Indians and trappers, and raised $90 by their efforts. One of them, Mrs. H. G. Engleson, is the former Miss Anna Dahlgren who resided in Prince George before her marriage, is very proud of a stalwart tulip which she grew in her snowbound home during last winter. Other members of the raffle committee were Mrs. Warren Clarke. Mrs. William Garbutt, Mrs. A. F. George. SENDS HELP TO GREECE Word has been received from the Canadian Red Cross overseas committee of emergency help .given tos the Greek Red Cross Society. British Red Cross supplies ready to be shipped to Greece were destroyed by en-(See RED CROSS, Page 4) (See HORTICULTURISTS, 4> Anti-Axis Club Draw Winners Third drawing of the Anti-Axis Club, sponsored by Prince George Board of Trade and Jumber Chamber of Commerce, which was held In the lobby of Prnce George Hotel last Saturday evenng, resulted as follows: (1576i Mrs. Jane Newsome, Willow River ..........................*..........$50.00 (1590> W. A. Goheen, city . 25.00 (1033> Miss Nellie Law. city ..... 10.00 (11841 B. Withiam. city.....10.00 (1247) Mrs. Olive Coukell, city 10.00 (1220) John Pankew. city ........ 10.00 (1319) Laverne Arnett. city . 5.00 All prizes were War Savings Certificates of the value stated. Sweep tickets were sold to the value of $96.00. which constitute the purchase price of the above men-' �tioned prizes. Next draw will be held same time, same place, April 19.