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An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Columbia
tration by the Germans Russia, and our confi-ains sure in the defences
and Britain against any | Japan, the facts remain
every unfortumue possi-|ld be guarded against and
lunity on the Faciiic lid prepare itself against tiat might occur. Air raid i is a necessary public res-
ttid cltfafcns-shoaid try
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Ilearn what can be done.
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WEEK'S WEATHER FORECAST
GENERALLY FAIR AND WARMER
ice George Plans to anise Air Defence
Meeting Next Saturday Evening Will Hear A.R.P. s Discuss Methods of Defence�Lesson of German tresses Necessity for Action Here as Elsewhere.
iblic meeting is called for next Saturday evening at I in the Prince George Hotel ballroom (kindly lent for
3se by the management) to hear Hon. Gordon S. [attorney-general, T. W. S. Parsons, commissioner of he, and Inspector S. F. M. Moodie on air raid precau-feasures to be taken here as in other parts of B.C.
- a tour of the principal^ jie province, the disting-
c officials mentioned will � citizens of what is ne-
their judgement in pre-or any possible air raids ture. While central Bri-bbia people may consider j remote from air attacks experience in other coun-biown that attacks can be I lightning speed in unpro-amunities and destructive t�ne to lives and property. ent developments in the be obvious precautionary of defence being made in the United States; the ef- Canada-United States nee committee to prepare
huge defence air bases, [the big airport now under  at Prince  George)  all ^possibilities of attack on and Canadian territory. opes run high at the mo-Russia may successfully
Prince George, B.C., Thursday, July 31, 1941
#2.00 a Year
REV. F. E. RUNNALLS, B.A., B.D.
Rev. Runnalls has arrived in the city to take charge at Khox United Church after serving as minister at Cedar Cottage United Church in the city of Vancouver for the past nine years. He was also chairman of Vancouver Presbytery of the United Church" ill 1939-1940. ReV. Buhnalls began his ministry in this province ot McBride where he served from 1921 to 1923. He will conduct the services in Knox United Chuch beginning next Sunday at 11 a.m. and again at 7:30 p.m.
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W. 6. McMorris Died Suddenly Monday Night
Citizen News Editor Expired in Bed at Home � Passing Shocks Numerous Friends.
With apologies to �
Bruce Ruutll and the Lot Angeles Timei.
fcreak of Infantile Paralysis Is to Restrictions in City
of poliomyelitis, comas infantile paralysis, i reported to date in Prince the medical health offi-3. Ewert.   Two of   these grown-up persons and MM.
m has,ortiercd child-frotn picture shows, visitors other than im-r relatives of patients are illowed   In  the  hospital-is permissable in run-but children are cau-avoifl  crowds at  the id elsewhere. warns parents to be on for  symptoms of  the iisea.se.    These   symptoms to tQiose of a cold and fah fever and probably a pain in back or legs, fol-[several days by paralysis ""the muscles, usually of leg.
are warned to keep their at home as much as pos-&void crowds, parties and and to   Immediately ' .family doctor on notic-nptoms.   - '.
wave may have .been a ! said, in bringing- on the ty reported to the medi-officer here.
OR GAMMON OMOTIO
r Ernest Gammon return- Rupert recently from a  Vancouver.   He  was romoted from the rank of to inspector and will  in charge of the B.C.  large northern British district with whiefhr he is acquainted and favorably
I   Air Force Exams
|�owsky, son of Mr. and laowsky has recently pas-amination as an observer " ' P-: which he Joined stationed at Reglna.
R.M.R. Wants Recruits From Cariboo District
Regiment*of Interior Men to Route March from Kani-loops to Coast at Early Date.
As mentioned in last week's issue of the Citizen, the Rocky Mountain Rangers  On Sunday afterncon, July 27 she went to swim in company with her sister, Mrs. Macintosh, at the junction of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. They returned to town around
6  p.m. and Mrs. Mann is reported to have said she was going home to her brother's house to rest.  Around
7  p.m. David Williams came home and found his sister absent, and at midnight still finding she had not returned thought she was merely out visiting friends of the family.
Monday and Tuesday came and she still had not returned and the provincial police were notified. Investigation followed which resulted in the discovery of the note in her purse. This showed a sorrowful contemplation of suicide. Mrs. Mann has been despondent for some time, but no member of the family anticipated her worries were causirg her so much .mental anguish as to produce the tragedy which it is feared is all too true.
COURT NEWS
As a result of a collision between two cars about 10 p.m. Sunday night on the hill leading to the new airport, the driver of one car was charged in - provincial police court with driving while under the influence of liquor. Magistrate Milburn found the accused guilty and he was sentenced to seven days imprisonment without the option of a fine. This is the minimum penally for driving while intoxicated, and is an offence that will'not be dverjooked as Invariably an innocent party suffers.                     \
Russians Claim Big Victory
British Aircraft Raid German Bases in Arctic Ocean
2000 Nazis Slain in Smolensk Area
MOSCOW, July 31 (BUP)�Russians troops have wiped out Hitler's own regiments of picked bodyguard troops, killing-more than 2000 officers and men and taking nearly all survivors prisoners, a war communique said. The victory was won on the Smolensk front where for two weeks the Germans had driven vainly into Soviet lines and where Russians themselves are now counterattacking "with great success."
LONDON, July 31 (BUP)�Britain warred against Finland for the first time yesterday when naval aircraft attacked Petsamo, Finnish Arctic port, and Kirkenaes, northern Norwegian port, the Admiralty said. The British were acting in support of Russia. Attacking British planes hit the 1460-ton German gunnery training ship Bremse, a fast vessel built in 1931, the Admiralty reported. In addition at least four supply ships were hit and shipping and harbor works at Petsamo damaged. Sixteen British planes were lost in the attack, indicating the great extent of the raid on these norhern bases of the Germans.
HOPKINS TO SEE STALIN SECOND TIME MOSCOW, July 31 (BUP)�Harry L. Hopkins, President Roosevelt's lend-lease administrator, expects to'see Stalin today in the second/ of a series of talks on United States aid to Russia and mutual defence problems. Hopkins disclosed that in his first talk with "Stalin last night he told him on Rossevelt's behalf the United States "considers Hitler a common enemy and anyone who fights him anywhere is on the right side for our country,"'Though he declined to discuss the supply problem in detail, Hopkins said he had come here at the President's own initiative to offer Russia immediate war supplies.
(See Page Four for Additional Late News Bulletins)
v William George McMorris, 64, news editor of the Citizen, secretary of the Prince George Board of Trade, secretary of the Northern Interior Lumibermen's Association, and also engaged in the insurance business, was discovered on Tuesday morning around 8 o'clock dead in bed by his daughter, Mrs. Frances Casselman. He had been dead about two hours, according to Dr. C. Ewert who was immediately called and pronounced life extinct.
The late Mr. McMorris had been on the Citizen staff since April, 1937. He had been in comparatively good health recently and appeared quite well on Monday, leaving the Citizen office around 5 p.m. and later attending the council meeting to report its proceedings in the evening. He returned home about 9:30 and retired shortly afterwards. During j the absence of Mrs. McMorris, who is on an auto trip with her daughter, Mae, in eastern Canada their daughter, Mrs. Casselman, has been keeping house at the family residence ! in the Millar Addition.
An  autopsy  revealed  that death was due to heart trouble.
Besides Mrs. McMorris, with whom it has been difficult to contact to convey the sad news, he is survived by three daughters and two grandchildren; daughters, Ellen (Mrs. L. Wood) North Vancouver; Frances Elizabeth (Mrs. Ralph Casselman) at present in Prince George, and Mary Alice, school teacher of Vancouver, and at present accompanying her mother. The grandchildren are 1 Billy Wood of Vancouver and Alan ! C?sselman with his mother in this I city.         .    �
Mi*. McMorris was born at Colling-rwood, Ontario, on October 26, 1876, and was married in 1901. He came to British Columbia as a boy of 11 years and served his apprenticeship as a- printer on the Kamloops Sentinel, later joining the Nelson News where he was engaged until 1910. Early in 1914 he came to Central Fort George to manage the old Fort George Tribune for the Hammond interests, owners of the townsite, ! and left there shortly after the big fire of November, 1914. He enlisted in 1915 and was overseas with the Canadian Engineers until June, 1919. Following his return to civil life he became engaged in the mining brokerage business in Vancouver and in tlie development of several mining properties in the Stewart and Haz-elbon districts. In April, 1937. he joined the Citizen staff as assistant editor. Knowing the early history of the city of Prince George, "Mac" quickly assumed an active part in all civic movements, and last year became secretary of tlie Northern (See  EDITOR   DEAD,   Page  4)
Officer Court Martialled
LONDON, July 31 (BUP)�Major Sir Herbert Paul Lath an, 36, Conservative member of parliament and an officer in the Royal Engineers, has been detained for court martial for alleged offenses against military* law, it was announced todcy. The details of charges were kept secret. -------------o-------------
Cariboo Pioneer Here
A well known Cariboo old-timer. Henry H. Moffat. of Alexandria, is spending a few weeks with his son. Alex. Moffat. and family in the city and at Alex's "country" home on Six Mile. Lake. The Citizen representative and all old friends.of Mr." Moffat who have met him here were delighted to' see him in the best of health and carrying his 86 years, very well indeed.
Revenues Set Record
We are credibly informed that the revenues at the Prince George station of the Canadian National Railways were higher in June of this year than in any previous month in tlie entire railway business here.
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Turgeon in Peace River
Among the passenger's o n the Yukon-Southern plane yesterday was J. G. Turgeon, M. P., on his way to the Peace River district. He intends to return in about-a week and stop over in Prince George.