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PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central British Columbia
Vol. 24; No. 19
Prince George, B.C., Thursday, May 8, 1941
�2.00 a Year
Weather Forecast
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Generally  fair and
warmer. Cool at night.
H.B.King, Chief Census Officer, Now Organizing
Must Appoint Census Takers in District and Be Ready t0 Start Work by June 2.
Hubert B. King, barrister, Wells has been in Prince George since last Mmday i�akinS Preliminary organ-Son' plans for taking the census ^Tt month. Mr. King has been ap-Sed chief census officer for the Cariboo federal area.
oificals at Ottawa prepared subdivided areas of the' district for which one census taker will be appointed for each area. These areas w not individual polling places as "t elections, but comprise many Slices in each area. Several of the nrPis are somewhat disconnected from a transportation standpoint, nrd Mr Kins; is endeavoring to have changes made from the plan sent to him from Ottawa.
He leaves by plane next Saturday for the Peace River and will return to Prince George shortly and then proceed to McBride.
Nursing Stock, Other Flora for Federal Station
Team of Clydesdale Horses Arriving on Saturday From Indian Head Farm Station.
r g Newton, superintendent of the' Prince George federal experimental station at Pineview, returned from the dismantled experimental farm at Wmdermere, East Kootenay, on Sunday last. He went there to supervise the clearing out of the balance of the gear after the land had been sold to Calgary interests.
A carload of nursery stock, gTeen-house flora and odds and ends is now en route for the station at Pine-view.
Mr. Newton made the round trip by mtor and was accompanied by Mrs. tfewton. At Cranbrook they met their eldest son, who had arrived there from Guelph, Ontario, where he is taking a science course at tiie Ontario Agricultural College, and he
Isle Pierre Couple Celebrate Wedding Anniversary
Ticket Holders in Citizens Proffer, Ad vice
Fifth Anti-Axis    Tq Hj   h Schoo| p      Hs
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Direct Canvassing for War Savings Pledges Ceases Until   Victory   Loan   Floated.
The Prince George Anti-Axis Club conducted their fifth draw in the lobby of the Prince George Hotel on Saturday evening last, when the lucky ticket, holders were: (2342) Thelma Pagan, city ............$50
Parent-Teachers' Association   is   Host   to   Matriculation Class of Prince George Schools at Meeting�Addresses , Delivered by  Businessmen  Heard With  Keen   Interest.
Tickets to Strand Theatre Higher
All theatres have now been advised that the new federal tax of 120 per
U717) Mrs  Louise Griffith, city.. 25 ] cent  on moving   picture   enterUun-(2212) N  Mackavlczuk, Dewey .... 10 j men* is payable from May 1. It was
(2054) A J. Jnnk, city .................... 10! only yesterday that the local ttheatre
5 j management wa   so advised and no
(2325) C. B. Horf, city
(23<)7) B. G. Parker, city
(2131) Fred H. Greensill, city......   5
Prizes were in  the  form  of War-Savings Certificates of the value as above. Tickets to the value of $89.75 were  sold  for  this draw  of  which $88   constituted   the   above   prizes, wl to _ the printers.
The next draw will be held at the same place at 8 p.m., Saturday, May 17.
While the War Savings committee
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5 j management was so advised, and no
5; tax has been collected to date.
The federal tux is in addition to tho  5  per  cent provincial  tax.   In many of the smaller towns the theatre   proprietors   have   carried   this bax �themselves,   The additional tax-by the Dominion government force many small theatres out
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,'hlle the balance $1.75 was set aside       buslness  it ,� said  ns the ccxsUi of ? pui:Sase addltional Ucketx fiom fUms hnvo iIlcl.enaed from 30 ^ 50
Mr. and Mrs. George Boothroyd at their home on the banks of the Neohako River at Isle Pierre where they recently were given a surprise party in honor of their golden wedding anniversary. Presentations were made to both Mr. and Mrs. Boothroyd. The couple were married In 1891 at Chicago and came to Canada in 1912. They first resided at Oalgary and Edmonton, moving to South Fort George in 1914, and in the same year  Pi          h       th     h           idd   i
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purchased a farm at Isle Pierre Where they have resided f
Prince George Exceeds Quota For War Service
"Mrs. Bertelseh, South Fort George Over $700 Raised by Fund has received a message from her sis-
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War Service Organizations, the form filled out in Prince George
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With the odd donation still trick- j reply was received by Mrs. Bertelsen ling through to Mayor A. M. Patter-! on April 20, 1941.   This is a service
accompanied them to Prince George j son, treasurer of the local War Serv- ' provided by the local bi amch. of the and will remain here until college i ices Fund drive, the total at noon i Red Cross Society, aiic. anyone wisli-re-opehs next fall.   On arrival here  yesterday stood at $745.48.
Mr. Newton arranged for his son to -eave immediately for Indian Head experimental farm in Saskatchewan to bring a team of Clydesdale horses for work at the station here. He is expected back with the team next Saturday.
Mr. Newton reports the Kootenay country as badly in need of rain. During the winter the snowfall in that area amounted to only 42 per cent of normal, and a tough season is predicted for areas in that part of B.C. depending on irrigation.
Large Amount Of Waste Being Sent From Here
Red Cross Committee Still Gathering and Forwarding Tons of Salvaged Material.
Jack Nicholson, chairman of the �ed Cross salvage scheme, reports wo more shipments of material sent w Vancouver in the last week. One shipment went south by courtesy of A.L.Townsend of the Prince George
..... ,                                            Ing to locate relatives in German-There    are   still    some    unfilled j occupied countries may get full in-
pledges, but they are not expected to : formation by phoning 158, Mrs. W. R
increase the total to any great ex- -                                 ......
tent.    Prince   George's   quota   was
$550, so that the workers are to be
congratulated   on  having   exceeded
what was expected of them. The  following are  the  names of
ndditional donors since last week's
published list: Mr. and Mrs. E. McEachern, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Miers, Good Cheer
Club, Marie Delmar, Miss Jeannette
Sargent, Mrs. G. Westrom, Mr. and
Mrs.  Gordon  Wood,  Mrs. K. May,
Mrs! G. Webster, Miss M. D. Wallace.
RADIO  ENGINEER HEBE
C. A. Iiunlley, radio engineer for
McKenzie, secretary of the branch. REPORT PROVES FALSE
Once again the Red Cross has investigated and proven false the story that tihe Red Cross sells supplies. It was circultaed in c British Columbia community that one of the boys overseas wrote home to his mother "not to knit any more socks for the Red Cross as the men were charged $1.25 per pair for them." It took 11 letters acrid more than a year's time to run this false story to eartih.
LOSSES AT SEA SMALL Herbert Morrison, Home Secretary
Pan-American  Airways,   Who made j for  Great  Britain,  has spiked   the
statement circulated recently that shipments of supplies from Canada take up needed shipping space and that Canadians should send only money. In a recent cable to Canadian Red Cross headquarters, Mr. Morrison stated: "I am glad to remove any misapprehension about the civil comforts scheme. While Canada's gifts of money are appreciated, no less so is the stream of comforts knitted by devoted hands. These add a touch of warm human kindness to
the installation of machinery for the company at Prince George airport, was a passenger arriving on the Yukon Southern! plane yesterday and is a guest �i the Prince George Hotel.
Clearing Decks For Victory Loan
Preliminary organization  for the
mew  Dominion Victory Loan to be  the grimmer contributions made by launched   about  June   1   are   being your peat country   I desire neither
Transportation Co which netted '� carried on bnroughout the province, H8.00. and the other welshing two I which has beon divided into dJsiricts tons was  taken south by  Wood  &,tfor me campaign.
and Fretehtine^Co  '    MaJor Austin Taylor has been ap-ana rreigming w.,, pointed chains or tne B.o. committee with a strong supporting list of   prominent   businessmen   of   the
 valuation of which has not yet
 received. Prince George school children are
"ow collecting �ul�St articles for
thf" no,4       u'    S  �UUmInUm   arllCleS  iOr
�e next shipment and householders t�La?ain ren"nded to give collec-iv^i? delivery men who will de-Ilver them to the storage depot. npr I delivery cars now have ban-Sv? grating them marked with a �a^ Cross and advertising the sal-age scheme. The signs are the work it Mtt George school pupils, and wii �, 24. War Snvings workers may follow up   any   honour and bank  pledges which may give, evidence of reduction or default.
In general, War Loan committees will conduct a complete canvass similar to the War Savings drive of February. Bonds will be sold for Immediate payment or for purchase by instalments over a period of five or six months.
Advertising by the War Savings committee through newspapers, radio and magazines will continue to May 10 but wnl be discontinued from Wiat- date to June 24, when the War Savings campaign will resume unrestricted promotional activities. In the weeks preceding the public offering of tne War Loan Bonds, advertising of institutional character relating to the general financial problems induced by war conditions and the urgent need for all forms of savings, will. appear from time to time.
To summarize: every local War Savings committee is expected to maintain an energetic sales campaign up to May 10; to confine activities from May 10 to June 24 to the preservation and servicing of pledges in existence nt May 10, either alone or in co-operation with the local War Loan committee, and to be prepared to resume aggressive sales action from June 24.
per cent during the past year due to the restricted distribution of films caused by the war.
Levi Graham) manager of the Strand Theatre, states ihe Is comixes on the prices admission in future. The 20 per cent federal and 5 per cent provincial is a heavy enough Lax, he says, on this form of entertainment.
"Interior .shows," M!r. Graham remarked, "have all been charging aO cents admission, but the Strnnd has maintained the old 40-cent price. In fubure, however! the taxes will have 'to be added on the admission price or the theatre cease to operate. Even this will only bring the Prince George price in line with other interior theatre prices. Regular prices will be 50 cents, high school 30 Bents, children 25 cents, and small kiddies 15 cents."
The students of the mut.rlculat.ion class were guests at the meeting of the Parent-Teachers' Association of Prince George on Tuesday evening lnst. Eight speakers save short addresses ou vocations (.hat might be chosen aa the life work of these young people who arc completing their high school course.
The first speaker was R. G. Newton, superintendent, of the Dominion experimental station, whose .subject was "Agriculture." in the few minutes at his disposal Mr. Newton dealt briefly with bhe ninny specialized brandies of agriculture that are in need of trained men and women.
Mrs. D. Boyle guve a thoughtful talk to girls who wish to enter Ihe nursing profession, pointing out tho requirements for entering training' chool, the attainments possible in many specialized lines, and t.hemuny openings Uiere are for nurses.
Dr. H. J. Hocking spoke for the professions, dealing particularly with law, medicine and dentistry. Ho urged young people not to be discouraged by the Initial cast of this education, but to uiii" courage, perseverance and effort in working their way through such courses.
John Mt'Innis .spoke on "Lumbering." This industry is the largest Item of export trade in Canada, and Mr. Mcliuils urged his hearers to give thoughtful consideration to the
SURPASSES DUNKIRK War correspondents commenting on the Royal Navy's task of getting the British forces out of Greece unanimously state that It was a feat bordering on the impossible, and infinitely more difficult Mian the Dunkirk evacuation. It. St. Joint of tl�e Associated Press says "it will ffo clown in the records as one of tlic ffrewt feats of the British Navy." lie was on one of the warships.
U is estimated that oliticiil strategists, who are planning l.o gel the voters to line polls; in September, Unless some way can be found out of the latest difficulty it Is almost oertlain the election will have to be delayed until laLu In October.
The problem has Lrl&^n because of the new provision in the Elections Act which .specifies iho1 voter*' lists in tho urban areas of Vancouver and" Victoria must bo cancelled U2 dnys before election day arid new lists compiled by enumeration,
ir a September election dale is nxnd tho lists must be cancelled late in June or early in July. The now enumeration would take place during the .summer holiday months of July and August, a porirxi when it is estimated ut least 30,o(K> people in Vancouver and Victoria are out at liheir summer homes.
The government obviously would not want to lay itself open to the charge of disfranchising so many voters, even though unwittingly, by setting a September election date. It appears probable lihat it late October date may be eho.son, so that enumeration can Lake place during September, when the summer campers have returned to their 'homes.
This also creates a minor difficulty because tho election wrlUs confirming the new members would not be returned until well into November and the Legislature could not be called until some time in December. This would not leave time to finish tho business before Christmas, and would necessitate a short meeting in December, adjourned over the year-wi until January.
CANADIAN   GETS IMPORTANT POST
Prime Minister Winston Churchill las   made   changes in   his   cabinet luring the last week In which liord Beaverbrook has  been named head f the new portfolio of  Minister of State,  which  is  said   to  make   the Canadian-born peer virtual dictator f Britian's wartime industry. Lord   Beaverbroow   was   formerly Yilllam Maxwell Aitken, a self-made millionaire at 30. of New Brunswick, son of a Presbyterian clergyman, and went to England where lie was elected to Parliament,  bought two great ewspapers and became a power In >ublic  life during   the  fir.s-t   World ,Var, when he was mode a peer. He has been minister of aircraft roduction in the Churchill cabinet or the past year.