IIAOJJ Prince George Citizen ndependent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Columbia WEEK'S WEATHER FORECAST: Clearin. C I Scaled Show,. Morning F.gp7c'h�' ict War Savings $3500 Per Month eorge War Savings Chairman Meets Ilsley__ Will Aim for a Bren Gun Carrier Monthly__ Local Campaign to Start October 2. George will speed up War Savings activities and lr 2 will launch an intensive drive to bring the level in this district from its present average of #3500 a (5000, enough to buy a Bren-gun carrier each month, of plans brought back by E. R. Little, chairman of George War Savings Committee, from a conference J. L. Ilsley, Dominion finance minister and chair- B.C. committees in Vancouver last week, h ll I met with the local com-�itman's Music Store on j to lay preliminary ie drive and report on with the Minister. burden of his mes-that we must spend ive more if the war is * People must stop terms of saving so ars, and think of the � war weapons through Bee. [George District, which om Isle Pierre to Sin-and Woodpecker to has been investing . of $3000 to $3500 a certificates and sav-|ips. ling in Vancouver was at-Mr. Little, W. A. E. Wall fc, George Ogston of Van-J. Brown of Burns aen of committees in ;ive districts. W. J. Pit-littee member and former there, accompanied the i ) persons attended a ban-ballroom of the Hotel t which Mr. Ilsley ad-�War Savings officers on or the campaign. ay's meeting the foliow-chairmen were ap-the drive: W. D. Arin-blicity; T. S. Carmichael, tlvities; F. J. SJhearer, E. V. Whiting, lot- joss Will Juminum in Drive )ut Campaign to Get Record From City iber 19-20. "aluminum corral" will.be !ide the Red Cross salvage ird Avenue for the whirl-inum salvage drive- to be September 19 and 20. (Ivage committee, consisting lolson, Paul Wieland, Gus Mrs. W. G. McMorris, are to the citizens to donate of 'aluminum they can ?are to the drive. IETAL Ivaged material will be used |e gap between the end of tores of the metal for war the beginning of produc- the great Canadian and plants being built for fu- puction. ewives are asked to look their utensils and other old implements and give it they would otherwise xt year, as well as all no longer serviceable. in the city �with, any scrap may have it collected by y trucks of local merch-if none call during the ?hone call will bring them. HELP its will comb the city the drive for any of metal that may be rangements for the drive lounced next week. PRIZES pinning ticket numbers for drawn frr after the t>rge Pall Eair are: 162123; J5; 162446; 162277; 162, 162125; 162061; 162116; 371; 162068; 162265; 162-. Holders of the lucky asked to turn them in Ferry, secretary, as soon ie. Melvin's Lonely� His Pal Came North In a 'Grean' Truck Little Melvin Ronan of 1365 East Georgia Street, Vancouver, is lonely, and he wants Sgt. George" Clark of the Provincial Police here to do something about it. What, Melvin's letter, received by Sgt. Clark Tuesday, explains in full. "Dear Sir:" says the childish scrawl, half written, half printed, "I have lost my best friend, and only friend he started from Vancouver B.C. and lived two blocks away from me. He is 14 and I am 13. I heard there was a forest fire in Prince George, and I was worried, Bobby Tichy is his name, we were just like brothers together he said he was going to live 18 miles from prince George will you please find him for me and tell him to tell you where he lives so you can write back to me and tell me- where he lives you see Im very lonly without him he has only 7 cents and cant write me a letter arid his truck is Grean at the back and Red in front *and its a ford an old ford truck and Bobby carries a dog with him a little red dog. There is three in the family. mother Mrs. Bessie Tichy dad Mr. Joe Tichy my best friend boy Bobby Tichy Please get him for me. Yours Sincerity Melvin Alder Ronan When you got them Tell me where he lives." 'Rain Soon Over' Says Weatherman A few occasional showers and then a bright Indian Summer is predicted for this city by R. B. Carter, Dominion meteorologist here. The official forecast released today by him fortells the end of the present rainy spell in the next day or two. Mr. Carter would venture no prediction as to how fine or long the expected Indian Summer would be. Prince George, 3.C., Thursday, September 11, 1941 #2.00 a Year A Nation Stands Behind Them As the Dominion of Canada reached its third, year of war with the forces of barbarism and slavery, its steadily mounting agmed forces are becoming a formidable fighting machine, which has seen action against the enemy by air and by sea and on land from Crete to Spitsbergen. This week the nation solemnly re-dedicates itself to a firm and united support of the soldiers, seamen and airmen who today uphold with determination and courage the Torch of Freedom and Faith which their fathers defended and kept inviolate in the bloody welter of Flanders Fields a generation ago. Nurses Register For War Emergency The registration of all persons able to give nursing care in the event of a major emergency in the province, such as an epidemic or a series of air raids, is requested by tne Provincial Board of Health All qualified persons in this district, either male or female, married or single, are asked to write directly to Dr. G. F. Amyot, provincial health officer, Parliament Buldings, Victoria, B.C. Registration is voluntary and will include graduate nurses, as well as practical nurses and all who have had some experience or training in care of the sick. The enrollment is designed to ascertain the number, location, qualifications, experience, availability and preference for service of everyone willing and able to give nursing assistance should this become neces-;ary in British Columbia at any time. _-----------o------------- Lyon Cup Play Prince George golfers turned out Sunday to play-for the Lyon Cup in a handicap contest, with Harry Pet-and Bruce Parker leading at the end of t>he day's play. Play will be continued this Sunday, with a mixed foursome contest starting at 2 p.m. H. G. Perry Certain to Be Liberal Candidate With the Liberal nominating convention just a week away, strong personal representations from Liberals, not only in Prince George, but in McBride and many other polls of the district, have been made to H G. T. Perry, member here for many years; to run in the forthcoming election. Many men and women not connected with the party have also offered their support and asked him to stand once more for the Fort George riding. As a result, Mr. Perry has stated that he will accept the nomination if it is offered him. As it is understood that the party units have only been awaiting Mr. Perry's decision before swinging all their support behind him. it is regarded in political circles here as a foregone conclusion that he will be the Liberal candidate in the election of October 21. At a meeting on Tuesday evening, the Women's Liberal Association British Bomb North Italy �it ft it G &'��*" 6 ** * & * Jap Emperor Curbs Army to AidJPeace Move Norwegian Labor Defies Nazi Rule British United Press � Thursday, September 11. (Special to The Citizen.) ROME__British bombers striking from two directions last night showered bombs on Genoa Italy's greatest port, Turin industrial metropolis of the north, and for the second straight night struck at Messina in Sicily. _______ LONDON__British bombing planes, extending their great aerial offensive to the heart of industrial northern Italy, hurled ?ons of bombs on Turin Royal Arsenal during the night and left �reat fires burning in their wake, the Air Ministry said today Four British planes are missing. It was the heaviest raid ever made on northern Italy. Bombs rained from giant British tone-range planes on the arsenal on the great Caprom and Fiat aircraft and motor works in the Turin area, and on other targe s fn^he vulnerable Milan-Genoa-Tunn triangle which is Italy's main source of heavy industrial and war materials. TOKYO__There is increasing optimism among official t n*Q*� circles that an agreement on differences between Jap-Jap!�?7v,e United States might be forthcoming as a result of public dance on September 18 in the Elks Hall to follow the convention, and this will mark the opening of the Liberal campaign. Admission will be 25 cents each. CITY LIBERALS The Prince George Liberal Association (Men's Division) is, calling its annual meeting for Monday night in the Prince George Hotel ballroom when the election of officers will take place and 40 delegates will be selected to attend the big convention on September 18. George B. Williams, president, has announced that the Prince George Liberal Association will give a dinner to all delegtaes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. September 18, to be followed by the nominating convention and addresses by Hon. Gordon Wis-mer, who is flying here specially to attend the convention, and Harry G. Perry. H. G. T. Perry, who has consented to accept the Liberal nomination for Fort George if it is offered him at the coming convention. Additional Late News Bulletins) Registration Office Open Late Saturday Deputy Registrar E. P Little has received orders from the registrar-general of voters to keep the office in the Provincial Government Building open until 8 p.m. Saturday for the convenience of voters who are unable to place their names on the current lists during the daytime. Clay Discoverer Inspects Fine Deposits Here J. C. Maclurc Has High Hopes of Industry Here; He Staked Clayburn Quarry An interesting visitor to the city this week was J. C. Maclure of Vancouver. Mr. Maclure staked some clay deposits near Giscome Portage in 1913 and has held them ever since. Many efforts have been made to develop this clay which can produce the finest type of firebrick and similar products. DEVELOPMENT PLAN Last year H. G. Perry, M.L.A., secured a special grant for a road into the property from the mining department when a project was contemplated for starting a firebrick plant in the city. Owing to the war this did not (See CLAY DISCOVERER, Page 5) East Sees B.C. 'LikeAfghanistan' Says Journalist Ottawa Press Galleryite Sees North in Two Days, Advocates Missionary Work Austin F. Cross, noted pre$s gallery representative in Ottawa of the Montreal Star, snorted Tuesday afternoon as he landed at the Prince George Airport and was asked "What does the East think about tdie Alaska Highway?" "Huh!" he said, "what do YOU think of a road through Afghanistan?" MISSIONARIES According to Mr. Cross, who had just finished taking a brief look at B.C. and the Yukon from a Yukon Southern plane in two days, the East looks 'upon this district and Afghanistan as about of equal concern to Upper and Lower Canada. What we need to establish back there, he declared, is a combination missionary and educational system. QUICK TRIPS Mr. Cross, making his first trip through here, arrived Monday and was taken to see the new airport by H. G. T. Perry, M.LA., and Dr. C-Ewert between the time his plane arrived and left. Monday and Tuesday he visited Whitehorse and St. John and returned to Vancouver, stating that he wished he had more time to see this country. His main objects were to see the air travel development here and learn something about the Alaska Highway. Mad Trapper Runs Amok in Sinclair Mills When a grey-beared, tattered, ancient trapper in a patched brown-and-yellow mackinaw shirt arrived in Sinclair Mills Monday, nobody realized a great reformer had hit town. Shortly afterwards, however, equipped with a messianic mania and a large and impressive knife, he started in to reform the town in earnest. At 5 p.m., Sgt. George Clark received a call here from Sinclair Mills that the old chap, who hailed from Hansard, was conducting a one-man reign of terror. However, by the time Sgt. Clark and Const. W. Smith arrived there after a fast auto and speeder trip, the maniac had been overpowered and disarmed and was strapped to a stretcher. He was brought to Prince George by train* committed, and taken to Essondale by plane Tuesday, Const. Thomas taking him down. August Weather Hotter, Wetter R. B. Carter, Dominion meteorologist here, reports that August was above normal for both heat and. rainfall, but the abnormal distribution of both elements resulted in a severe fire hazard during most of the month. Mean temperature for the month, was two degrees above normal, though the maximum of 88.6 degrees on August 21 was seven degrees below the record August temperature here. The carry-over from the extreme heat of July, however, helped build up a fire hazard that reached its height between August 6 and 23, and many large fires started in the district. The break came August 23 and between that date and the end of the month most of the 3.79 inches of rain, more than twice the average precipitation for August, fell. Heaviest rain was on August 29, .9 inches falling in 24 hours. Sunshine. 224.1 hours, was 25 hours less than normal. -------------o_________ Bomber on Survey A two-motored U.S. bomber landed in Prince George Sunday for servicing and an over-night stay after a survey tour of Whitehorse, Edmonton, Port St. John and Grand Prairie airports, and later returned .to Alaska. Prince Rupert � A public service will be held in this city Sunday to mark Reconsecration Week.