An Independent. Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Inteirests of Central and Northern British Columbia
>1. 25; No. 8
Prince George, B.C., Thursday,, February 19, 1942
#2.00 a Year
\VE-POINT PROGRAM
lorthern B.C. Defence led by J, G, Turgeon
[Federal Member for Cariboo Asks Prime Minister to Make | Prince Rupert Joint Canadian-U.S. Naval Base�Urges ' Early Start on Prince Rupert-Edmonton Highway.
A five-point-de�ejace._program for Northern ;JB(Cc; aiid
iberta in the event of a Japanese attack has beer^'submitted
Prime Minister King by J. G. Turgeon, M'P* lor Cariboo.
A keen student of such matters, Mr. Turgeon*s speeches Ottawa oh the present Pacific peril have been keenly fbilbw-andiiis program i^ expected to receive serious consideration. m points
Turgeon's five main reoom-endations/are: Through �ctioir of the Canada-|. united States Joint Defence Commission  (set up at the Ogdens-burg    meeting    with    President | Roosevelt) Prince Rupert be made a  joint   Canadian-United States f naval base.                            r_
I The highway be completed immediately from Prince Rupert to j Edmonton,   thereby   joining   the I naval base at Prince Rupert with the airports at Smithers, Prince George and Edmonton. The airports in the country north of Prince George and northwest of  Edmonton  be  connected  by highways.
Edmonton and Vancouver be oon-I nected by  an  alternative  route through completion of the Blue j River Highway.
[The airports to Northern British [Columbia and Northern Alberta, I constructed last year, be provided [immediately with strong military [defence.
Pr. George Wins Shuttle tourney
Last Sunday In the Pvinoes�.Bati-room the Prince George Badminton Club continued their winning streak by taking 28 of the/32 matches against the Quesnel'ciub. Matches were made up^of. best two out of three. games^oflS points each.
Scores were as follows:
Mixed Doubles�Quesnel 3, Prince George 17. . Ladies' Doubles�Quesnel 0, Prince George 4.
Men's Doubles-^Quesnel 1, Prince George 7.
Those playing for Quesnel were Masses J. Hendry, L. Praser, V. Torg-erson. Mrs. E. Hilborn, G. Dezell, S Pigeon, P. Kayser, T. Salmon and R. Stevenson.
Prince George players were Misses G. Mclnnis and J. McMillan, Mi-, and Mrs. H. Pennington, Mrs. K. Mafche-son, I. McDonald, H. Forse, J. J West, R. Brown,and C, P. Straw.
on Sight?   125 Recruits Join
Army in District
>NDON �The Admiralty stated an Axis submarine had sunk of its own �hips, the 5683-ton ip Spreewald, mis-it for an Allied vessel.
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VFAVLV�The Nethertaads'  de-ers application of the "scorched policy" to oil fields and iustal-on Sumatra ami Borneo in of the Japanese has cost roximatety   1,000,000,000   guilders o.ooo:ooo), it has been estimated.
irload Paper ttvage Goal
iere   is   an   acube  shortage   of ;r in Canada, according to a let-just, received by  the   Salvage ittee in Prince George from Salvage Department at Ottawa. letter adds that seven pounds of paper can be made frojai eight of vaste, and stresses the ortance of-this scrap material in Dominion's war effort, ck Niciholsoij/nead of the salv-workers here, has set title city's in the drive for waste paper at carload,' and believes this ob-tive-'can be reached if household-,  business firms can- be made [realize the urgency of tihe need this material.
faste paper in the forms of news-efs. ..magaainea   and   cardboard lid be packed flat and tied in lea for shipment.  Any delivery ck in the city will1 bring contribu-i to the city's salvage warehouse, approximately four tons iptf salvage shipped to the Coast by the ice George Salvage Committee of Red Cross, by courtesy of Town-i's Transfer. The salvage inc'ud-l paper, rubber, bottles, magaaines miscellaneous material.
irent-feachers *ar Inspector
iere was a good attendance at Parent - Teachers'   Association ting    Tuesday    evening    when ol Inspector Robson addressed members   on   "Education r for  it was a timely topic, '.much information and food [thought.
songs by George Milburn, ac-i      by Mrs.  MWburn,  were ply enjoyed.
athletic  committee reported sweaters forthe P.T.A. Pee-Wee k�y team had arrived and were lJy put mto service.    .-.,.':>
Despite a reported falling off in Army enlistments throughout the province in February, recruitng in the Prince George district has been maintained at.January's record level Twenty-five men have enlisted in this district in the first two weeks of February, accoixling to Major R. L Gale, M.C., district recruiting officer Prince George.                      ..   . ;'-
Those enlisting were:
Solomon Prince, James Rosset-ti Bernard Daniel and Alexis Sagalon all of Port St. James; Ernest Lund Pinchi Lake; J. O. Handford and M. C. Handford of Willow River; Sydney Newman and Robert R. Latt-man of South Fort George; Herbert L. Rae, Bralorne; Alexander Thomas. Telkwa; Arthur E. Garrett, William J. Newman, Albert L. Kinnoj and Frank Rouse, all of Prinoe George; V. Garfield Leake, McBride; Simeon R. Morton, Steven Deshame. L. R. Lerbeck, Joseph B. Hayes and Floyd F. Johnson, all of Williams Lake; Louis J. Dubois, Snowshoe; Thomas M. Cowan, Hugh S. Cowan and Barringtori H. Grainger, of dlemretta  (Francois Lake district.)
Hockey
J.C.G. and Merchants Win Play-off Spots In Commercial Loop
. The play-offs for the Commercial -Hockey League title and possession of the Gow Cup opened last night at the Arena with' a doubleheader.
In the first game the J.C.C. won from the C.NJR. squad 3-1 in a rather slow game. The railroaders failed to get untangled as Bob Anderson led the service team to a well deserved win. The first period went scoreless, but the pinners went in front in the middle stanza on goals by Clements and Turk. Fleming got the lone C.N-R. counter in this period. Turk, who worked hard for the J.C.C.. clinched the game with ?a third-period tally.
The Merchants fought tneir way into the other play-off spot by winning from the hard-checking Huskies 5-1. The Merchants have come up with the scrappiest outfit in the league and will be hard to beat in the finals.
Wlthiam put the Huskies in the lead after fiVtf minutes of play, but Van Somers got the equalizer before the period ended. Van Somers, Wheeler and Williams added goats Jor the storekeepers in the second
LOAN DRIVE GETS GOOD START
Room Prowler Gets Six Months
Charged with being found in a dwelling-house by night, Paul Arbour, a transient French-Canadian, was sentenced by His Honor"Judge
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ertson 1� six months imprisonment. � Tfte- case arose over Arboux having been foinid. at 12:45/arJn., February 8, in the aparon�it of William plxoii, local welfare/Officer. He was found crouching in a beoioom by Mrs. Dixon, who called her husband. The intruder escaped in the meantime and a call was put in for tfee policed On the arrival of Constable ^ j*�t and Mr. Dixon pursued  S
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the'man Sown an alley and he was discovered climbing the- fire-escape of the Blue Bird Tea Rooms building.
Gov't Demands Stronger 43. C. Defences Now
VICTORIA�Final act passed by the British Columbia Legislature before the- session was prorogued last week was a resolution urging upon dhe Federal-Government the immediate need of strongly increasing defences or this coast in view of the war situation.
The resolution was moved by Premier John Hart and seconded by Harold Winch, C.CP. leader.
Speakers to the resolution mentioned the lack of appreciation by Ottawa officials to the danger to the Pacific Coast. � �
'Wl' BESON AND STANE'
Prince^George Rinks Captuffe All Silverware
Clarence Arnett's Rink Wins Kelly (Grand Challenge) Cup�Bobby Carson's Four Take Robertson Cup and McCullagh Shield-Neil sen Skips Rink to Two Finals
* Fav&red by ideal weather, the twenty-second annual bon-spicl of the Prince George Curling Club got under way at 4 p.m. Saturday. Bobby Carson's strong local entry won both the Robertson Cup and the McCullagh Shield, and in the final game for the Kelly (Grand Challenge) Cup played last night Clarence Arnett skipped his rink to victory over Chris Nielsen's quartette
Caretaker  Van Somerohad  two^'
sheets of almost perfect ice in readiness when play opened on Saturday afternoon, a,nd many favorable corn^ ments were heard from visiting curl-era on the condition of the ice. "HOOT, .JHQMfV
Wells sent three rink^'to the competition, and Quesoel and Williams Lake one eadv^Mueh disappointment was expressed by Club officials at the faUure of Smithers to be represented this year, particularly as that., town \has sent prize-winning rinks in previous years when ice conditions were poor...
Outside rinks fared badly. Woodland's rink from Williams Lake making the best showing by going to the semi-finals for the Robertson Cup. However, most of the visting "broom and rock men" made a better showing in other fields, and went home to proclaim the event a "howling" success. RESULTS
Bob Carson's rink captured the Robertson Cup by defeating George Kolias' four in the final. The latter had defeated Woodland's Williams Lake quartette to enter the final, while White's rink was eliminated by Carson in the other ..semi-final.
The winning rink was T. Austin, Earl Hunter.' Henry Waldof, .Bobby Carson, skip.
Carson's well-balanced entry repeated their victory in thq play-off for the McCullagh Shield on Tuesday night. They triumphed oyex the Nielsen rink'in an. interesting final. The Nielsen rink earned a play-off spot by winning from Harold Ass-man's rink, and Carson skipped his crew to victory over White in the other semi-final bracket.  ......
Both dhe Robertson and, McCulr lagh trophies were held by Smithers rinks last year.
Clarence Arnett's rink took possession of the Kelly1 Cup, defeating Christ Nielsen's team in the final on Wednesday night. Arnett gained the play-off by eliminating .Harold Assman's rink in the semi-finals. "Ji-nrny" James' four went down before Nielsen in the other semi-final.
The new Kelly Cup holders are Bill Aitchlson, Stan Toombs, Pred Somerton, Clarence Arnett, skip.
The Kelly Cup was won last winter by Jack Pidgeon of Wells.
Bill Peckham,  hard-working rink (See BONSPIEL,  Page Five)   t
Town Crier Brought Back
Oh Te*T Oh Yez!
That venerable and ancient occupation of Town Crier has been revived in Prince George.
With all the dignity and im-'porfcance attached to his elevated calling, the local Town Crier suddenly appeared on Third Avenue on Saturday afternoon, proceeding nearly its length, then roamed George Street and other downtown areas.
He rang loud on his bell� then, swelling with the importance of his message, cried, �'Hockey tonight at 8:30 o'clock! Hockey tonight!" On and on he went with his big news�and everywhere he was heard.
It is understood the Town Crier prepared himself for his role by singing four times daily, "There'll Be Blue Brids Over Uie White Cliffs of Dover?' for he is patriotic 12-year-old Teddy Range.
"I could hear Teddy shouting on Third Avenue when I was on Tenth," vouched Teddy's sister, June.
Good Start
OTTAWA � Canadians subscribed $51,334,00 durlnf the first day (Monday) of the $600,000,009 Second Vic-; tory Loan campaign.   .,
period, while Williams banged home his second tally of the evening to complete the scoring in the final period.          ,                               .......
Board of Trade Committees
President H. Hewlett of the Prinoe George Board of Trade has announced the Board commitr^es for 1942, with the first named on each committee to be chairman:
MEMBERSHIP
P. J. Shearer, Fred D. Taylor, Dave McDJonaid.
..ii   ENTERTATNTVTENT I. B; GU'est, J. Dunn. A. B. Moffatt, W. Munroe.
,\     RADIO    i Dr. H. J. Hocking, v   Blue   W. J.
Pitman!      .....   .
WAR SAVINGS
E. F. Little, F. J. Shearer. F. C. Smith.     '
AGRICULTURE
J, E. Manning, K. G. Newton, A. Miller, H. R. Bowman.'
TIMBER  AND   INDUSTRY M. S. Oaine, A. E, Andersen, John Mclnnis, R. D. Gregffor.
TRANSPORTATION A. M. Patterson, Dr. R. W. Alward, H. J. Benson.
PUBLICITY A. 'McB. Young,  H. D, Stafford,
G.  B.  Williams, Bowman,
A.   Miller,    H.   R.
$11#350.00 Subscribed in First Two Days
The City of Prince dreorge and the surrounding districts got off the mark Monday rrioi*ning for Canada's Second Victory Loan campaign. Preliminary reports show a total of $11,350 subscribed during the first two days of the campaign.
Loan Speakei
LOUIS LEBOURDAIS, M.L.A,
Signalman Louis LeBourdais, member of the provincial legisla~ ture. for Cariboo, will address a public meeting on behalf of the Victory Loan at Giscome Friday (tomorrow) at 8 pjn.
The Cariboo member offered his services at the outbreak of war, and though he repeatedly endeavored to enlist he was not accepted untU May, 1941.
He was for 20 years telegraph agent for the Dominion Government. Telegraph Seryice at. Quei^ nel and was formerly with C.P.R. Telegraphs at Vancouver, Vernon, Grand Forks and Golden.
LeBourdais, was engaged in the insurance business at Quesnel before enlisting. His'liobby of gathering historical facts about the Cariboo, which he has been doing for 20 years�has established �im, as an historian of this area.
He was elected to the legislature in 1937 and was re-elected in 1941.
As we go to press, word has been received tha't Signalman LeBourdais will be accompanied to Giscome by Flight-Lieut. Les Eyres, M. L. A. for Chilliwack. v Lieut. Eyres, who Ls an authority on Pacific Coast defence, will also address the meeting.
Report Increase in Library Membership
The annual meeting of the Prtnce George Library Association was'held in the library recenty..when sonje.32 members were in-attendance.
The reports of the presk-entr'and the secretar>^treaisurer pointed to a very successful year, -the membership fcw\1941 being i43 as compared with 102 in 1940. /Book circulation for the year was 3371 as compared with 2204 in the previous year.
As usual, the fictioa.section of th� library was most popular, 2527 books, being taken out, while, the non-fiction and juvenile departments were favored, by 451 and 393 readers res> pectively.                         v
There were 358- new books, added to the library shelves djjring.jtfie year and new books are being .addjid Trorri time to-time as finances
This total does not include returns from centres along the C.NJt. such as Giscome, Aleza Lake, Penny, Sinclair Mills, Bend, Snowshoe and as far east as McBride; neither does it include, the figures for CN-R.'-em-ployetes which are handled by tfiex company. P, is understood from preliminary returns that the Canadian National has already exceeded $1000 for city employees. DISTRICT
John Newsome at,Willow River reported an excellent day's business of $1000 in six applications and R. H. Kidst�n_a^Sh^ey__xeported $600 in three applications.
In the City of Prince George the first bond was purchased by A. B. Moffatt in the amount of $1000. Other early purchasers include Louis Zimmaro, T. Solstad of Penny, Mrs. M. Izowsky, L. E. Strom, and George B. Williams on behalf of his grand-daughter, Olive Geraldine Williams, aged six months.
Thus it will be seen that a start has been made towards the district's goal of $140,000 for general canvass. MOVIES
As annpunced elsewhere in this issue several interesting events are planned in connections with this district's Victory loan campaign. Flight-Lieut. Les Eyres and Signalman Louis LeBourdais are attending a Victory Loan, rally at Giscome tomorrow (Friday) night. Authentic sound pictures of Commando raids on occupied Europe as well as pictures of Nazi attacks on London will ^e shown at this gathering.
^3n Friday, McBride is planning a movirigxpicture show featuring Che British Mediterranean Fleet in action. Immediately " following this show the people of McBride will assemble for. a Victory Loan Ball at which Victory Loan Bonds will raffled as prizes.
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Prizes Offered For Loan Essays
In order to give publicity to the current Victory Loan campaign and to arouse consideration of the value" of purchasing war bonds, the publicity branch of the Central Com-. mittee. Prince George, has arranged an "editorial contest".on the subject "Why Canadians Should Purchase Victory Bonds."
The essays must not be over 150. words .in length.
~The competition will be group-f ecc''.into three.1 classes:, Group A (elenientary   school),   Group   B * (high*  school),   and    Group   C .   (adults) open to ail ,citizehs.-' Prizes offered by .the1 Prince George" -Board of Trade will be ".distributed as fbttowg:   i&"rouPV A a^id B, first)' prizes of $4   War   siaviiigs   Certificates; second priaes.-S? in War Savings Stamps-"In addition there will be two prizes in each group of $1 in Stamps. "'^ 7,                           .     �,
' For Orpup- "Of& single'prize-of a $4 Savings^'Oe^ificate is offered..
Entries^must be'in the hands of the � Publicity Committee by Friday, Feb. 27, and should be fofwardedf to Tlie  � Citizen office.           -  �'<                t-'
�T*% prize-winning essays'.will.he _�_ published in The Citizen". .         � j
Moving -Picture Films     ^ Victory Loan* Drive m City
Adult citizens of Prince George are -  The Strand Theatre ha&-.been made
invited by the local Victory Loan Committee to attend an important showing of films in the Strand Theatre next Sunday evening. In ord