IBRARY VICTORIA, B.C. "W"^ a VIUHJRIA, B.C.] ^^^ -^^ rrmce George Citizen n Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Columbia No- 27 WEEK'S WEATHER FORECAST UNSETTLED AND SHOWERY jinion Day Program red by Heavy Ram littec Unable to Complete Many Caledonian Games aCk and Field Events�Big Crowds Congregate at aa Ballroom for Gala Time�Many Visitors Here. Pavies is jged 'Miss i George* Prince George, B.C., Thursday, July 3, 1941 #2.00 a Year Premier Pattullo Boosts Victory Loan Total Here � from Ten Entrants ;,ng Beauty Parade at Last Tuesday Night. , largest crowds ever to e princess ballroom at-;rand ball last Tuesday master of Jraw announced the win- j y contest, and called j Ty contestants to be seat-front of the hall with the [the centre. He then call-G. Perry, M.L.A., to pres-es In a brief and witty Fort George member |the charm and loveliness [contestants, saying "Five Prince George's Dominion Day I celebration program got away to an i auspicious start at 1 p.m. Tuesday | with brilliantly clear skies and onej of the largest crowds ever to assemble in the city on Third avenue to view the opening parade. The setting seemed perfect, but inside of two hours a torrential rainstorm broke over the city filling the street! gutters to overflowing and practically | flooding Athletic Park, bringing to a] sudden halt the sports v/hen only nine of some fifty events" had been run off. DELUGE OF RAIN One minute Athletic Park grounds and grandstand were occupied by a happy and colorful assemblage bent on enjoying the program to the full. The next minute a deluge of rain struck them and they scurried in all directions seeking cover. The new grandstand was emptied almost instantaneously, many seeking cover underneath where they had been sitting a moment before. The vast R. D. Kidston of Shelley Wins Victory Loan Cup Had Largest Excess of Sales Over Quota of Any Canvasser in Prince George Unit Area �� Organizer Keenleyside Dinner Host to Campaign Committee on Sunday Last. Photo by H. H. Douglas. Premier T. D. Pattullo signs for a Victory Bond while in Prince Oeorge. Left to right are Mayor A. M. Patterson, Premier Pattullo. H. G. Perrv. M.L.A. and Frank C. Clark. been appointed to sit j &nd preme court and decide '< ur beautiful girls shall be j * George' for 1941. The | majority hov/ever, headed up town thoroughly drenched before they succeeded in finding cover. Many rain-drenched children went o were doubtless appoint-r lonsi experience in ador-uring charms of beautiful ve saved you and I from has been the custom in but I know you will all leir decision." called each young lady , presented each with the ated by various merch-nented them and placed cheek of each girl, a kh brought loud applause, t Da vies was then crown-attractive "halo" that lark hair made her re-treek goddess, and on be-\ Board of Trade and the amber of Commerce, Mr. ned her "Miss Prince 1941 and winner of tine ;st. He and "Miss Prince hen led in a waltz midst ding dancers. Top Writer Hutchison id in City iutchison. internationally firnalist, and special editor-for the Vancouver Sun, lied b.v Mrs. Hutchison, to Prince George last [returning south in the tiey travelled by car from [over the Cariboo highway, K several communities and [to visit Wells, Bairkerville, nd other points on the re- chlson was keenly inter-he airport development in flavor a. M. Patterson and �pr. ML.A., took him to the [ Viewing the site and the he new airport at Pineview ous writer expressed his it this city would soon �I the great air centres 6 maps in the Citizen Hutchison demonstrated fledge of the geography British Columbia and the relation the city of ge bears to air trans-ween the United States. [>e Orient and Asia. s visit was a "refresher te central interior with 5 tong been very famil-writing some special OlV the- Vancouver Sun. to parked cars and were later taken to their homes. OPENING PARADE The parade got away on time and before the rain, with the Prince George boys' band in the lead, followed by 25 Boy Scouts in charge of Scoutmaster Jack Nicholson and 22 Girl Guides in charge of District Captain Mrs. C. F. Straw. Following the Girl Guides was little Miss Jo-hann Cooper of Salmon Valley in a cowboy costume astride her gaily decorated pony. The parade marched dov/n Third avenue and George street to Athletic Park and once around the race track there, assembling in front of the grandstand. Mayor A. M. Patterson delivered a welcoming address and declared the celebration open. GLIDES FIRE DRILL The Girl Guides gave an excellent exhibition of fire drill and first-aic work. In the fire drill they formed up in a circle and on the blast of a whistle each took station. A laddei was erected against a "shack" and others quickly formed a bucket brigade, passing the buckets back and forth smartly. A casualty gave the opportunity for the Guides to demonstrate their stretcher-bearing duties and artificial respiration. The (See' CELEBRATION. Page Pour) fin Killed, \i*red in Mishap Gardiner of Red children, injured, pre- ,mie travellingr three children arrived on thtvYuKcn Southern plane, last Saturuay to take up residence in the city. � . ' Sergeant Clark .has 'neon transferred from Courtenay. Vancouver. Island, to Prince George to take' over the B.C. police detachment .in this area succeeding Sergeant J-J*f. Hooker who has been transferred U> the Ashcrof t district. � ; � Sergeant Clark does not come as a stranger to this district, having served on the.B.C. police force to Prm<* Geoffe*some 16 y^'*^.*?*^ met' a�nd renewed many old tnena , ships' during the' past few days. \ An important National. Proclamation will be received from a special courier and read by His Worship the Mayor at 7 p.m. on Friday,- July. 4, .1941. on the steps of the City Hall. ... . ;.-'� All Councillors, Public (Officials and Citizens are .urged to attend. .'� � '�' . v By Command of Officer Commanding. Military District No>-ll. ._:}* � ,, , ,"-�'�' A. M. PATTERSOtt Mayor"I of the City of Prince George, B.C. �r ��jjw .i _ � , . � �:�'� �"�/? I*' . U. .. .' . -� Pioneer Visits Friends Here Thomas Blair. Cariboo old timer, was a visitor in the city last weekend. He has lived at Barkerville most of his life, retiring to Vancouver in 1938. though continuing to spend a good part of each summer at Barkerville where he still retains large mining interests. Mr, Blair made the trip by Yukon Native Son of Prince George Admires British Frank Perry Says Everyone Cheerful�Cigarettes Scarce �Agent-General Busy Man In a letter to his parents, Lieut. Prank S. Perry writes from "Somewhere with the Canadian Army Overseas" that after a couple of days in London on leave he "came away with great pride in the Londoners for their hardihood and courage, for it can be easily seen that Southern plane from Vancouver to no people have ever had to with-the Peace River, which district he stand more than they." had not previously visited. He re- r io,,t_o . � turned by plane last Thursday to _ Lleute�nt Perry, who is a Prince Prince George where he renewed �-eorse native son. was deeply im-friendships among; old timers. He1 Pressed by the ancient Westminster said the,-crops in the Peace River � Abbey,, the House of Commons .and district were exceptionally good, Big Ben, "which still rings out its bells," he says. He paid great tribute to the acting agent-general for BC in London, W. C. McAdam. "who is doing a great job in B.C. House which ; having had plenty of rain. . Mr. Blair is a cousin of the late William Blair,,who was well known as the leading pioneer merchant in Prince George. "Tommy." as he is known to his numerous friends, is a firm believer, used not only by" British Columbia in. the future of Prince George and and Canadian men. but by all other troops." In the countryside of Scotland and England he found an incom- keeps well informed of this city's affairs through the columns of the Citizen. .------------o_________ Equipment Arrives parable beauty notwithstanding its their trials and misfortunes.' JO- Two large graders and bulldozers marl'mS by bombs. He says: "A veal for Carter, Halls & Adlinger, icon'- i .shortage of cigarettes is apparent in tractors for the new federal airport, j the olci Country. No thought of ^de-arrived from Vancouver '.over'�the fea,t occurs to--the people of Britain, Cariboo highway 'during the past an*on� the'women most particularly, week, and actually clearing and and everybody is cheerful midst all grading should be commenced any time now. It is estimated the work will take about four months to complete. r ��.��"� -------------o-----'--------- Local Softballers Lose A team of softball players from Vanderhoof took^ an easy victory from a Prince George team Tuesday morning at Athletic Park. A second game was scheduled for the evening but was abandoned after the rainstorm had saturated the diamond. Gets Seven Years Albin Smaaslet, who made a sensational^ jaiibreak at Wells recently while being held on a charges of forgery and false pretences, and 'vas later with � captured after a gun police on Cottonwood battle River, elected for speedy trial before Judge J. O. Wilson at Ashcroft last Saturday and was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary.