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PRINCE GEORGE CitlZEN
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central British Co 3 i
V�l- 24; No. 16
Prince George, B.C., Thursday, April 17, 1941
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Weather Forecast
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Generally fair. Cold at night.
More Materials, Stock For Experimental Farm
Many Improvements Anticipated This Year�Shipments of Day-Old Chicks Arranged For�District Farmers Now Buying Pedigreed Stock from New Farm at Pineview.
Word from Ottawa to R. G. Newton, superintendent of the new Prince George Dominion experimental farm, states the usual annual maintenance appropriation vote to cany on for 1941 has been passed, and also that the building program started in 1940 will be finished this season. This uncompleted building program includes horse barns, dairy barns poultry houses, implement shed, two<�,� dwelling houses and other structures, and toe painting of all these buildings. A well drilling program will also bo completed this season, and considerable fencing will be done.
A fine crop of Hampshire lambs have been born on the farm this spring, and on Saturday next the first flock of pedigreed day-old Bar-
Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice in Vancouver
Hog Raising Nets District Farmers Substantial
Sum
fit
red Rock chicks will arrive from the Brandon experimental farm, and later another batch will arrive from the Agassiz farm.
That local farmers are already taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the establishment of the new government farm here is' boars were made available on reas-
Three Carlots Bring #4,000 During Past Few Months� To Ship Three More Cars.
The Dominion-provincial national bacon-hog policy inaugurated during 1939 whereby pedigreed sows and
Pinchi Lake Mine Plays Vital Role in War Effort
Exploitation of Mercury Property Described as "Very Encouraging" in Consolidated's Annual Statement�Re-> port Profit of ^13,995,136, Less Tax-Pension Deductions.
"We Haven't Really Begun To Fight Yet"
The Earl of Atlilone, Canada's popular governor-general, and Princess Alice arrived in Vancouver from Victoria on Monday morning in the course of a visit to British Columbia. The vice-regal party was accorded a hearty reception on the const and were the center of numerous social and semiofficial receptions. Tomorrow Uiey leave Vancouver for the return trip East.
attested by the fact that Geo. Cameron of Vanderhoof recently purchased a pedigreed Yorkshire boar and a pedigreed Ayrshire calf from Mr, Newton.
Gabor Nyeste of Palling has also patronized the farm by the purchase of three pedigreed pigs during this week.
Ma-. Newton has just received notice that the former Dominion experimental farm at Windermere has been sold to C. Christensen, Calgary Practically all the livestock and usable implements from there are already on the Prince George farm Mr. Newton left this morning for Windermere to superintend the final clearing- out. of the farm preliminary to turning-it ever t,o the new owner, While there he will arrange for the shipment to Prince George of the balance of material and also a wide range of nursery stock, including landscape and fruit trees, and considerable garden equipment.
Placer Miners Get Ready for Season's Work
Crews and Supplies Going Into Manson � Properties South of City in Operation.
Placer mining operations through-t the- Cariboo and Omineca district.-, are getting into full swing for the 1941 season.
DeGanahl's crew left Fort St. James last week for Germansen River to arrange for an early resumption of operations on their large-scale hydraulic show on Upper Germansen. Bert McCorkell has been moving in supplies for the past few weeks to his workings adjoining the aeGanahl property. He returned from a brief trip by plane to Vancouver on last Saturday's Y.S.A.T. j�P. and left immeditaely by car property. Bert McDonald of st Creek Placers on Manson River is reported to be assembling his crew 'or an early start.
South of Prince George on Little ntonwood River, J. Watt Phillips as started piping on the Cariboo-urttomvood Placers ground with a uU nead of water coming to the monitors for three eight-hour shifts. . e company has added three addi-"�nal leases to their holdings on UMonwood. having purchased the eases of Stewart and Sutherland of Vancouver and Art Bellos of Ques-_cl- This will give them a total of ]5 l
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onable terms to fanners in central interior British Columbia is beginning to bring additional revenue to farmers in Prince George and vicinity. Wttien the first carlot of hogs under this plan arrived in Prince George in December, 1939. there were a few "doubting Thomases" predicting failure of the scheme on various alleged shortcomings of the district as a hog raising center.
During- the last few months thrc< carlots of hogs have been gathered along the line of the C.N.R. under the sponsorship of Harry Bowman, colonization superintendent for tit Canadian National Railways, and shipped to market. These three car lots have netted district farmers $4,000 in cash.
The fourth carlot is being a'ssem bled this week from Smithers, Pall ing, Prince George and Dunster, an< will go forward to Vancouver marks before the week-end.
An additional two carlots are be ing arranged for by Mr. Bowmai and will be shipped to market in th next few weeks.
These shipments are all directlj the result of the national bacon-hog policy of the federal and provincial governments and the good organization work of Mr. Bowman.
Previous to the carlot gathering from various centers along- the C.N.R. line in the past few months a few hogs were included in odd car-Jots of livestock being shipped from this district.
That the market for hogs is on the upgrade is evidenced by the fact that Great Britain will call on Canada for several million more pounds of bacon than last year's quota.
The United States market is also short, and expectations are they will be looking to Canada for increased supplies of pork products.
There is ready money in sight on hogs for central interior farmers.
Veteran of Reil Rebellion Died Here Monday
Most Devastating Air Raid Of War Suffered by London
LONDON, April 17 (BUP)� London's 8,000,000 citizens emerged from an eight-hour nightmare of explosion and flame today. It was the biggest German air raid of the war. Tens of thousands wandered homeless in search of food and shelter. Thousands mourned dead or wounded relatives or dug in ruins in search of them. Parts of London looked like the ruined parts of cities who names are synonymous with German blitz-fury of Plymouth, Manchester, Birmingham and Coventry. It was a raid entirely unlike any London had ever seen before. Great buildings rocked on their foundations from concussion, and the Germans used every type of plane they had to spread death, destruction and terror. Stuka and Junker dive bombers dived down in face of anti-aircraft gunfire and some swept in under barrage balloons. The raid reached its peak in the early hours of this morning. It was impossible yet to estimate the casualties or number of homeless. British United Press correspondents saw dead and wounded lying in the streets as they fought their way past fires and climbed over debris to get to their office. Occasionally they stopped to aid rescuers. At least five German planes were shot down during the night and this morning.
Londoners are fighting mad, and chalked on walls of their shattered buildings furious demands to "bomb Berlin tonight� we can murder too." Chalked legends repeated the single theme "Bomb Berlin, Bomb Berlin." By midaftcrnoon the city had been restored to something like normal. Most famous casualties of the raid were Lord Stamp, noted economist, and his wife.
NAZIS CLAIM GREATEST AIR RAID OF WAR BERLIN, April 17 (BUP)�German planes dropped more than 100,000 incendiaries on London during last night in prob ably the greatest air raid of all time, Nazi agencies �asserted to day, warning the attack was in reprisal for the British raid or Berlin on April 9 and would be followed by others if Britair again bombed non-military objectives in the Reich.
R.A.F. HEAVILY BOMB BREMEN LONDON, April 17 (BUP)�While the Germans were giv-ng London its heaviest raid of the war, the R.A.F. raided northwest Germany, concentrating on Bremen, the Air Ministry slated. It was indicated heavy attacks were also made on the French nvasion coast and occupied sections of France.
FIERCE BATTLE NOW RAGING IN GREECE LONDON, April 17 (BUP)�British and Greek troops are now battling Axis forces along the entire front in Greece, with he Germans smashing at three principal points west of Mount Olympus, dispatches from Greece reported today. "Pressure is lieaviest in the region of Grevena in the center of the defence ine and on the east where British troops are massed, and in the ra of Corizza," according to the Greek spokesman. Yesterday he Germans threw the entire weight of its military machine gainst the Greeks and their allies and are exerting extreme ressure. It was indicated the Germans were making a supreme attempt to break through to the plains. At least there seemed
George J. Ness, Resident of'to be general contact along the entire British-Greek line. It was Prince George for 24 Years,
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Hydraulic operations in Barker-�>le area and on Cunningham ^:k have commenced. Joe House, �r operator at Lowhee, has a. Tew of 15 men at work> and j R
'pnore is reported to have the j^umber on Cunningham Creek. on Slou^-a Creek, the 0 at Stanley, Ho Name at Pass, and Guyot Placers on -, Creek a11 have crews either S? �r cleaninS out ditches in �ness for the season's operations.
trWnher south ln the Like]y dis-
on r>, rney Boe nas crews working
" Pine and Harvey creeks, while
e famous old Bullion near Quesnel
bbVT .is beinS Put in shape for the season's piping.
Was Louis Rcil's Prisoner.
One of the few remaining veterans of the Reil rebellion of the 1880s ivent to his last long rest on Monday morning, when George Joseph Ness
admitted thp situation was serious, but there were general denials of alarmist reports from Turkey of breaks in the Allied defence line at any point.
GREEKS ADMIT GRAVE SITUATION EXISTS ATHENS, April 17 (BUP)�The newspaper Proia said to-
passed away at the family home in 'day that the Greek military situation "entered a serious stage" Prince George, having attained the | starting yesterday. The Germans have thrown the entire weight ripe old age of 90 years. of their mechanized troops against the Greek-British defences
The late Mr. Ness was born in and are putting heavy pressure on the Allied forces. Greeks and Graham Town, South Africa, �n : British defenders are putting up a tenacious resistance.
September 18, 1851. He moved from j Africa with his parents to Bermuda [ at an early age, where his father held the position of surveyor-genera]
GERMANS CLAIM JUGOSLAVIA CONQUERED BERLIN, April 17 (BUP)�German troops in Greece have
for the British government. From ' captured Servia, north-west of Mount Olympus, taking large Bermuda he came to Canada at the nurnbers of prisoners, the High Command asserted In Jligo-
?K?J2S� ^' ?ghting h,3S "T deter.io"tcd to such 3n extent
iarge-scale police action. They asserted thai
Newspaperman Says Allicil Cause Looks Brighter Every Day with U.S.A. Support.
NEW YORK, April 12.�The following editorial, written by puullsher Ralph Ingersoll and captionerl "To the People on Our Side." appeared in the New York newspaper, P.M.: Tlii- Greeks hnva been driven from Thrace, Salonika abandoned. The northern plains of Jugoslavia arc gone, tlu> southern mountains tuivo been split by Panzer divisions.
Across the Mediterranean, the AxLs has recaptured the stage on which General Wnvell performed the feat of swallowing Grazlani's riny.
So it's bad news. So what?
NOBODY EXPECTED IT
Tho Axis victory In Africa will not bring them buck tlnizlani'.s lost armies, Or EUhlopin, or Er^rea, or nit their submarines under the Red Sea, again,
And what's happened in Jugoslavia and Greece? No one expected either Thraco or Croatia lo lie held. The Serbian and the British armies have retreated, but, as everyone know, they would have to retreat�being outnumbered and mil '-<'i|iiipiu'(l�into I lie mountains.
It all happened n little quicker than wo expected, It's bud news nil right.
But Is it as bad as ibis city seems In be ino.mlnuV
I can't remember when I've seen this town lake llii! nose dive Into tin; dumps that New; York has taken in lhe last -III hours. For what?
A couple of week;; ago we were resigned t<> lhe old Jugoslavian government's sell-out�Co more con-quesl; by telephone, Would that have been better?
What in (he world did we expect to have happen? Tho unprepared Greeks and a couple of mechanized British divisions and lli<; Greeks with three fronts lo man � chopping up u carefully planned Mil/ with 500,000 men behind it? We hoped�but what (lid WC i:xpe<"l? Nonsense We knew it wouldn't be good, and we also knew, however bad it wiik, it was better than Jugoslavia being sold up the Danube without a ijun >elr>K fired against the Nazis. STRONGER EVERY DAY
Take it easy. A D.'ittle In the IJalk-m.s can't lose tho war for anyone >ut Hitler, There's no evidence y<;t hut it hasn't been managed .smartly >y our side, that the British and he.lr Allies haven't made the best of i bad set-up,
This is the spring of 1941 when we uiew we had bad news coming to u.s -when Uh; offensive the. Nazis h:td iee.n planning all winter would be lunched,
But It Is also thr spring in which very month sees the U..S.A. stronger nnd able to help, IJr>y�if there wits ever a. time, of which It could accurately be .said: "We haven't begun to
The 3!>th nnuunl report of Consolidated Mining iV Smelting Co. of Cannda, Ltd., for 1040 has Just been Issued, and states that operations for tho year showed a profit of $i:t,!�!>!>,-136,07 before in it king provision for federal iiiul provincial lucomo taxes mid. employees" pensions, but after all other charges, Including $(!M,-012.48 for mine development mid exploration, $2,434,820.61 lor depreciation on plants, nnd $1,217,097.00 Tor mine depletion, This profit represents �n Incroosc of about $2,308,000 over 1930.
An amount, of $4,200,000 was provided for income taxes, iiiul $71)2,-!>()!>,^1 for employees' pensions, leaving not profII for I lie year nt $0.-002,220.80, Dividends and bonuses lo shareholders Lotnlled $7,307,454.50. IMGRCURY
The report states Unit work on Wio mercury properly at Pinchi Lake, north-west from Prince George, was very encouraging nnd that exploration for lurlher mercury deposits is being carried on Uiroughoul Lhe district. The total profits from uold mines nnd the mercury properly in which the company [a Interested amounted lo $1,077,000 in 1040, GOLD MINES
The report goes on lo say;
No profit from the Big Missouri at Stownrl WOa recovered, iillhouirh fi total of 212,112 Ions of ore carrying .(Mill ounces of gold was milled.
Moulder Creek placer operation in the Deaso Luke district showed a small profit;.
The Box nold property is CrodLUxl with a profit of slightly over $50,000.
New Golden Roso property showed tin operating proftl of $2.(>o a ton on ii basis t>f milling loo tons n riny for the year, but after deducting dopro-clatlon, development nnd Interest chiilT.es Is shown in Ihc report OS losing $73,438.25.
A small operation at the Caribou property in Nova Scotia was successfully cni'i'icd out during Hie year,
Development; in lhe Yellowknlfo
area havo continued Lo bo very satisfactory. SECURITY
Tho company nialnlalns guards at its plants to obviate the possibility of .siibotiif.e. Tlie report; stales l.hat (.See MININd, Pago 4)
Too Much Alcohol Cause of Death
fight," this Is it.
Franc Oskar IJaapala, agod B0, wa� brought to Prince (iconic hospital last Saturday aftornoon from Viui-derhoof, allegedly suffering from iu:nt<: alcoholism. He died a few Jiou;-,') after admittance, Evidence ijlven at an Inquest hold on Tuesday afternoon by Coroner M. W. .Skinner and a Jury composed of John Doug-lius (foreman), W. Jl. James, Oteorgo o. Smith, W. L. Hughes, Paul a. Woiland and Wilson Multfhcod, elicited the information that H;ir|>-alu had .started u drinking bout at Vandcrlioof some week:; ago on good rum and had tapered off on lemon extract, known lo addicts hh "Jakoy." Tin: Jury decided death wius due U> alcoholic poisoning.
Decca.sed clime to Ciiinuln. .'10 year.'! ago from Finland, and has been employed in Prlrieo George and vicinity l cement worker for tue past .six year:;.
The funeral was held from A.'w-nan'.s Funeral Chapel on Wodncs-lay afternoon, Jtev. K. Pollingcr of-'iciatlng,
March Timber Scale Shows ncrease in Majority of Items
The March log scale for the Port George forestry district, Just releas-
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moved to Prince George in 1917 from ITALANS CLAIM PROGRESS AGAINST JUGOSLAVS Jackfish lake. Saskatchewan. . ROME. April 17 (BUP)�Motorized Italian troops have
^ing^%^nlr Z1Olo^^ extended their conquest of Jugosalvia's Adriatic coast, a High aWf his horse ard buggy Command communique stated. The Second Army Corps, which
"(See VETERAN DIES, Page 4) i Tuesday occupied Split, moved down coast towards Dubrovnik.
timber scaled both for the month and year to date in comparison with
1941 Species March
Bay/logs, b.f....... .... 7,536,546
Poles, l.f. .. 42,840
Cordwood, cords, ......... 2,748
Ties ........-..................... 3,111
Fence Posts, cords .......... 70
Mine Timbers, l.f........... 3,300
the figures for the same month and
J>elio:.m2 209 i ,:m
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3,111 70
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30,102