ECTC - en n epen ent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Columbia Candidates [ucelRodgers Dies pall From Truck ^ rful Injuries Sustained by 15-Year-Old Boy in Tumble ' m Morgan's Gasoline Truck at Junction of Quesnel fany and Giscome Road Friday�Driver Blameless. iBruce James Rodgers, 15, was fatally injured at about 1p.m. last Friday at the junction of the Giscome Road and besnel Highway when he fell from the rear of a gasoline driven by George Rebman, as it rounded the corner on from Giscome to Prince George. L first aid was given im-" STby Charles Herman of the r-Halls-Aldinger airport con-m staff and the boy was tak-rt prince George Hospital at L died at 6 p.m. without re-L consciousness. Cffered from a complete frac-frf the base of the skull and e internal injuries. BATE SPEED evidence given at the in- held Monday afternoon in jn'5 Funeral Parlors by Coroner IStcinner. the truck was going Lderate speed when the acci-iotturred. jj& Pollard of Red Rock, who I riding on the rear of the Ejdrith young Rodgers, statist they had been sitting daring most of the trip Gbtftne, but on approach-j Ok corner, Rodgers stood (�ar the left side of the t, beoind the two gasoline jiith which it is fitted. L|e truck rounded the corn- itibont 20 miles an hour, t^ rebalanced and fell. Blatant he caught at the kit tack with both hands. ttdmae direction in which �trains going, and managed Him over the edge of the B.C., Thursday, October 2, 1941 #2.00 a Year ROAD' >' -?, he was almost imme-rted to the road, and when stopped, after Pollard on the roof of the cab nformed Rebman of the acci-was found lying un-s in the centre'tof the road, pouring from his nose . W Giles, timekeeper in kftrter-Hall-Aldinger office *"*irport, witnessed the ac-He sent immediately for n. the first-aid man, and ' I for a doctor, then rusher to the road to lend nee. n, as soon as he found the J sufferiiiEr apparently from a "^ skull, summoned a com- �<* and had him taken to Iwpital. pDGERS DIES, Page Eight) ize Judge s Astray' . � A. M. Manson, sched-l* Preside over tlhe Pall Assizes to October 1, seems to have 'both the Assizes and a pair 6 gloves. 1 learned judge reserved a ut Prince George Hotel for V night, indidicating that "'"' arrive here in time to _ � sessions of the circuit ^,as planned on Wednesday "K. but up to a late hour day neither he nor any l'�n of his absence had � -J the city. '*5hit� eloves, traditional sym-01 a city's "clean sheet" of were awaiting him, as no ^ case, and only two civil **� ^ere on tile assize docket. y Branch 'Williams Lake ler, manager of the In- ^eatnery here, stated this fo has already secured a * .new creamery at Williams a work is already under ^ building. K P"�"E- tracka�e avail" 2Ur.be fche bhlrd creamery � ^ntral British Columbia pany- i sources estimate market for butter available to the new that amount is im-JrJ outeide sources each stores in the district. A. McB. YOUNG ,-*~ZrVjk^ w�3j�K�-4 September Morn On 2nd Avenue A couple of fond Prince George mothers received a severe shock one day this v/eek. They had warned their male offspring, both of whom are of the mature age of three-and-a-half years, not to "get faheir clothes all dirty" by playing in the mud puddles with which Second Avenue is well supplied. The obedient children put their heads together and come up with a solution of the difficulty. Half an hour later the agitated mothers found their offspring happily splashing each other in bhe deepest and gooiest mud-hole on the street � and their clothes, every stitch, neatly folded, clean and dry, on. the nearby sidewalk. Oil Just 'Sits' At *5 a Day Mayor A. M. Patterson made a deal this week that may save the City of Prince George $5 a day all through the winter, when he secured the loan of an empty tank car from the Giscome sawmill. In the empty car the city will store a carload of rood-oil which has been sitting here on a siding for the past five weeks, costing the city $5 a day demurrage. The car was .ordered to oil George St., Patricia/Hill and some other sections of/tihe road during the summer, but the continuous rain has made/it impossible to use it for that purpose. The city has no storage facilities available, and'the oil had to stand in the car. Titanic Mayor Tells of Plan for Future At U-B-CM. Meet Delegates at Big Municipal Convention Ask National Plan for Post-War Work. Municipalities of British Columbia were unanimous in a demand that the Dominion government take immediate practical steps to build up a plan for post-war development in Canada, and to provide a system of aving or other aid to finance it, Mayor A. M. Patterson, who returned from the Union of B.C. Munici->alities convention at Harrison1 Lake ast Friday, stated in an interview with The Citizen. "Everyone was anxious to find a way to prepare .for developments after the war," declared the Mayor. SAVE FIRST "The most popular suggestion was to save,during the war and help so to take up the slack afterwards. "It was felt that even if a municipality has a cash surplus, it should go slow now and prepare to spend after fche war." He stated that in certain areas it was almost impossible even to get building materials now, so some representatives declared, and it was felt that it would be both impractical and unpatriotic to try to spend municipal finances now, even though they are likely to be in better shape than for some years past. A resolution was finally passed asking the Dominion to aid in the establishment'Of a nation-wide plan for the post-war period. In such plan it was felt that the Dominion's main part woeuld be to make fi nances available to the municipali ties on easy terms. CROPS RUINED on, his way down and back, fch Recruiting Drive On In Central Interior Major R. L. Gale Returns from Conference at Coast to Swing District Recruiting Service into Renewed Effort to Fill Quotas Demanded by Army Command. An intensified recruiting campaign is now under way in District "H," comprising most of the Central Interior, in fine with speeded-up activities everywhere through the Dominion to obtain the desired quota of recruits for the Canadian Active Army, Major R. L. Gale, M.C., recruiting officer here, stated Wednesday. Major Gale returned September 25 from a recruiting officers' con-erence in Vancouver, presided over y Lt.-Col. H. E. Goodman, district ecruiting officer, where plans were aid for the fall drive. Widespread advertising and all means of attracting recruits to the colors are to be used in an all-out effort to justify the voluntary system this fall, the government has announced. Major Gale will spend the next month in visits to the various centres in his district, and the head office here will be kept open at all (See RECRUITING, page five) .The -President and members of th Mayor found that crops all alon Women's Auxiliary to the Canadian [ the line, and even in the Prase Legion wish to express their sincere j Valley itself" have suffered heavil thanks to all those who helped to j from the heavy rains. J make such a success of their � telephone bridge on Friday last. The Christmas parcel fund for Prince George men in His Majesty's forces will be materially swelled by the proceeds. The prize-winners were: ladies, Mrs. R. G. Newton; gentlemen, W. L. Forrester; ladies' consolation prize. Mrs. G. Bond; gentlemen's consolation prize, H. A. McLeod. The only resolution before the convention in which Prince George j was a sponsor ,was one directed j against Daylight Saving, and as the "fast time" had already been abol-ishesd at the time of the convention, it was not dealt with. Delegates were of the opinion, he stated, however, that reintroduction of Daylight Saving on a provincial basis was not likely to occur next year. Buyers Eager For Beef Sale The following telegram has been received by The Citizen from G. A. Luyatt, district agriculturist, Kam-loops, reporting progress in arrangements for the first annual Central B.C. Livestock Association sale to be held there October 16: KAMLOOPS, B.C.�Plenty of interest and enthusiasm is be-ins shown by Kamloops and Southern B.C. buyers over the Central B.C. sale here October . 16. Buyers are lining up steadily with heavy orders for cattle from the sale. It looks like all-time record prices will be established. Equipment is here ready to receive 40 carloads. Shippers should not disappoint buyers by withholding cattle. G. A. LUYATT. Dist. Agriculturist. H. G. T. PERRY School Board Inspects $45,000 Sketch Plan Architects' Draft Sent Back for Further Additions as Choice Lies Between New Building and Extension of Existing Facilities to Accommodate Growing Classes The Prince George School Board at a special meeting held Friday night returned first-draft plans of a new #45,000 school to McCarter and Nairn, Vancouver architects, with instructions to enlarge them. No decision was made in regard to actual building of the new school, and the architects' report that additional accommodation can be secured by enlargement of the present school building is still under consideration. ADD MORE ROOMS The plans submitted by the architects are for an initial unit of audi- 1 torium, gymnasium and six class- I rooms. The Board felt that., this would not be sufficient accommodation for the growing school population of bhe city and wished to have plans, enlarged to include another wing of classrooms. The plans are arranged so that the proposed school can be enlarged 'at any time by the addition of new wings. Actual construction will de- j. VV. PENBERTHY When nominations closed at noon Tuesday for the provincial eSSon on October 21 the three candidates above were in the field for the votes or the electors of Zt George Riding. Mr. Young represents the Conservatives^ Kb� Perry, sitting member ��l.formn Sneaker the Liberals, and Mr. PeXthy. Co-operative Commonweal Potion. All three �� inations were expected, and there was no "dark horse" entry at the last moment. Police Ban on Boys* Airguns Sgt. George Clark of the B.C. Police detachment here announced this morning that the police will take action against any boys found with airguns in this district. A number of school windows here have been broken by vandals using airguns, and suspected of being juveniles. Airguns are classed as firearms under the Game Act, and must not be carried without a license. pend on many factors. Approval of both School Board and the Department of Education is first required, then the plans would have to be submitted to the ratepayers in the form of a money by-law, and if then agreed to, (See SCHOOL BOARD, page five) Alex Monkman of Peace River Dead Alex Monkman, 72, famed throughout the Central Interior as the discoverer of Monkman Pass and pioneer of a coast route from the Peace River, died . in Grand Prairie Hospital Friday. He was taken ill on his farm near Wembley. Alta., last Wednesday. Born at Oak Point, Man., Mr. Monkman had lived in the Peace River district since 1898, as cowboy, rancher, prospector, logger and Hudson's Bay Company factor. In 1935. when the citizens of Wembley decided to blaze their own trail through the forest to Prince George, Mr. Monkman took an active part in the work, and blazed the first trail through to Hansard j two years later, and came on to Prince George. High tribute has been paid to the late pioneer throughout the province, and it is stated that if a road to the Peace is built, the credit will be largely his. Record Rainfall Three Times Sept. Average The monthly mean temperature for September was 48.3 degrees, or 1.2 lower than normal, the official report issued by R. B. Carter, Dominion meteoroloegist, here today states. Frost was recorded on four nights, with the lowest reading 25.2 on the 19th, while the maximum of 70.0 degrees was recorded on the 2nd of the month. With rain falling on 26 days during September a new record high of 6.12 inches was attained. Average September rainfall is only 2.55 inches. Sunshine was less than normal by 73 hours with a total of 85.7 hours for the month. CROP LOSS Considerable loss was sustained by excess moisture and resultant high humidity damaging crops ready for harvest, and it is doubtful whether or not much of bhe clover seed will be salvaged. The record rainfall prevented the usual fall rush of construction work, suspended operations on the new airport, and highway travel was made difficult. ROAD SLIDES Run-off ditches were taxed to capacity and traffic was delayed on the Cariboo Highway in the Quesnel district due to the soil moisture Warm Pacific moist air from the southwest penetrated this province at lowe/ latitudes than usual for September and caused unstable air masses and great turbulence aloft. -------------o------------- Leningrad Army Advances ft ft ft ft -ft ft ft ft ft ft ft British will Propagandize Italy as ""Occupied Area" pg y & ir -to it & -tr. * -ir French to Execute Beat's Slayer British United Press�Thursday, October 2. (Special to The Citizen.) MOSCOW�A special dispdtch to the newspaper Izvestia reports today that Russian forces have recaptured four villages and a hill of great tactical importance in a big counter-attack in Staraya Russa area, near Lake Ilmen, 135 miles south of besieged Leningrad. LONDON�British press dispatches from Stockholm assert today that Russians, seizing the initiative on the Leningrad front, have broken German lines at four points and hurled back the entire German right wing east and southeast of the city and have joined their forces with Russian armies to the south. BERLIN�Reinhard Heydrich, German Gestapo chief, has put three additional areas of Czechslovakia under a state of emergency, thus bringing the total of areas affected to nine, an authorized informant said today. (Continued on Page Five) Rate Appeal To Commission WOODPECKER, B.C. � Farmers are concerned that truckers can not handle live-stock shipments to Vancouver at the old rate of 1 cent, a pound, pending a ruling by the Public Utilities Commission. H. G. Perry has wired fche Board regarding the matter. At the Liberal meeting Monday, H. G. Perry outlined his proposals for a land settlement policy, particularly for Central B.C. G. B. Williams, who said he came to the Fort George district in 1906 ! but was making his first political speech that evening, surprisesd his many friends with his platform ability. E.' J. Down was chairman. �-----------o________ Extra 5 Per Cent Helps Gas Dealers There was no shortage of gasoline in Prince George at the end of September as the first month of gasoline rationing to dealers came to a close. A shortage was narrowly averted however, as only an allowance of an extra 5 per cent of the month's quota authorized by the government for distribution saved some pumps from going dry. The final regulations for October rationing" had not been received here at; press time, but it is understood that the quota for each dealer will be figured on a percentage of sales during last July, while the base quota will be a percentage of sales in July, 1940. SIX ENLIST IN FORTNIGHT During the past two weeks six. men have joined the Canadian Ac-tice Army from District "H." They are: D. M. Melville, Williams Lake; "William Gagya, Alvat Keller and Hugh Johnston of Prince George; L. P. Holt), Hazelton, and William Maksnee of Edmonton.