PHOVlNOiAL nnce An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Coluiri Prince George, B.C., 'Thursday, August 20, 1942 #2.00 a Year anadian Losses Heaw �- French Raid ^sionJrogram ew Start* on Wire Service tlon ^^ Has started on �ince G�Oig�-Aafhcroft section Xunion Government ptan ^ telegraph and telephone in central and northern on Vancouver Istoad for [defence. Bnegor �~ri��- v uotiou Co. Ltd., of iv In Prtnoe George now Wh is under way on the in-� of 12 000 poles over the 300 Ho Ashcroft. JVmr pairs of t grade copper wires to aocom-, 12 circuits, including one for rrioe to this country, are be- preen Prince George and Ash-Bil.ooo pounds of copper wire j used, requiring ^134.000 large a short tdme between 90 _�en and 21 trucks, Including .. driven pole hole diggers, engaged in the work under of a. n. Strachaa. ater or booster stations will along tile H. Lund Monday a Lund, 75 years, fatiher of and Mrs. Frank Moffatt George, passed away Mon-Vauoouver. ative of Sweden, Mr. Lund i Canada ta 1914itfter spend-curie in the United States. in this district for many |leaving here two years ago. I services were conducted in liver Wednesday. Ous Lund )Vancouver Tuesday to attend, son here and Mrs. Mof-Mr. Lund is survived by his wo daughters in Vancou-fcie daughter in Alberta; one perbert, who is overseas, and a rl, in Vancouver. >erta Coal Not |�cd From B.C. newsjjapers erroneously re-last week tihat Alberta coal banned in B.C. story is absolutely untrue, of the Wartime Prices and j Board announce. liver coal* dealers said it [be next to impossible to sup-coal needs of this; province 1? B.C. coal, but they admit is a possibility of coal curtail- Second ad of Scrap George's second carload of earmarked for the war ' ocing loaded by the local *e Committee under direction Jack Ndchoteoh. ^is car is despatched, Mr. �� *iU plan for the early wt from here of an all-rubber salvage headquarter re-*� announcement tihat no ^ or magazines are desired Storwa#H�re WDies lSt^'a,67year9,TW5edawav ^r&j Hospijjal Tuesjday lh*d been �, ___... . ' Of Civilization Fails To Impress Big Indian Chief Big Indian Chief Lew Dekker was in Prince George last week to get his first look at civilization and to experience the thrill of seeing the "iron horse" flash by. for the first time. For two hours the chief sat anxiously by the track awaiting the big event. Just what he' thought about it all he didn't say, but he apparently en Joyed the other advantages arid frills of "civilization" on which he spent 50 cents advanced by a friend. The chief, who set his age at "more tflian 50, maybe 60, mayb� 70." has been operating pack trains fcr the railway survey location parties. He flew here by plane. Asked what he thought of flying. Chief Dekker grunted, "Me no like 'urn. Me plenty scared." He was all for walking back the 400 miles to Sifton Pass. But friends who put him up at the Prince George Hotel prevailed on hint to again dare the airways. He consented after walking across the Fraser River bridge "just to see how it felt." 1 Wednesday mom. ** ��e son, Austin. Truck Upsets; Three Soldiers Go to Hospital When an army trucic in which they were riding overturned on the Gis-come Highway early Wednesday evening a number of soldiers sustained minor injuries and three were taken to City Hospital. Pte. Felix Frehlich is under observation for suspected chest injuries. Pte. Eugene Rodway suffered a fractured arm, and Pte. Naples sustained a fractured wrist. irf* Citizens to Make Greater Contribution to War Effort \ OTTAWA, Aug. 20 (BUP)�Prime Minister Mackenzie-King last night announced a new manpower policy which b> ; curtailing or eliminating non-essential civilian activities and : restricting the right to seek employment will require every ! Canadian citizen except "the very young, very old, and disabled to make himself most useful to the war effort." �., It was revealed the government soon will compel individuals who leave their jobs to otrtain permits before they accept new ones. It was stated the right to take new jobs may be restricted to a specified locality, industry or occupation, or even to an individual firm. School Board Meeting Requirements Fpr New High Schoo In compliance with a letter fromf E. H. Brldgman, inspector of municipalities, concerning procedure to be followed before presenting a bylaw for the proposed eight-room junior-oenlor todgti^ school, Prince George School Board last Friday voted to: 1. Send plans to Dr. S. J. Willis, superintendent of education, ask- j ing him to submit, them to the > provincial architect for approval. 2. Have Dr. Willis ask the provincial architect if he approvesN>f the construction cost estimate of $52,-000 made by the School Board's architects, MoGarter & Nairne. \ 3. Send Federal Government building application and material requirement forms to McCarter & Nairne to be filled out and for-warded to the Construction Con- i troi Advisory Commission for per. j mission to build. Whatever further may be reqtnreti by Dr. Willis or Mr. Bridgman the! School Board will supply. Speaking on the letter from Mr. j Bridgman which implied the board' had not completely met all require- j raents, Trustee Mrs. E. M. Boyle said I trustees had followed explicitly all i advice given them. Trustees recalled a letter from Dr. Willis saying minor changes in plans had been approved by the provincial architect, but not suggesting that plans again be sent to Victoria. Air Mail Service Is Stepped Up to Six Times Weekly The air mall service between Prince George and Vancouver and Prince George and Fort St. John has been stepped up from three to six times a week, Postmaster E. H. Burden has announced. Commencing yesterday, the new schedule provides for incoming and outgoing mail every day except Friday. Substantially increased business in thi>. Last few months has -warranted the augmented service, which was first asked by Prince George Junior Chamber of Com-merSfc gnd vi^psmlm& for top J. Gray Turgeon, MP. for Cariboo. Prince George Fair Not To Be Held There will be no Fall Pair here.f this year, directors of Prince George Agricultural and Industrial Association decided last Thursday night. Instead fche organization will sponsor a dance Labor Day, September 7. in the EUte Hall, with H. W. sails in charge of the committee. On a 5 to 2 vote, directors decided to drop the fair this year when it. was revealed tiiat no preparation' broken ribs, work had been done since the departure of the association secretary, William Ferry., Another factor was the lack of suitable accommodation for holding the exhibition and the fair was only three weeks away. MAN INJURED IN FALL FROM TRUCK George Tysner of ..Sinclair Mills was admitted to City Hospital August 13 as the result of being thrown from a truck loaded with oil barrels He is being treated for several IN POLICE COURT Second offenders are severely dealt with in City Police Court here, especially when tlhe charge is one of drunkenness. Appoint Three New Teachers Miss E. D. Ball of Penticton has been appointed by Prince George School Board to the high school teaching staff. Trustees also accepted the applications of Robert E. Carl, Victoria, and Miss Ruth Lindsay, Revelstoke, as teachers for the public school. The School Board has written the City Council for official notification of the City's action on the fire insurance adjustment matter and the deficit marked against the schools, Owing to pressure of other business! One man lejfrnfd^t^ ^ol^?y few persons could promise to assist' in work entailed. Government and in work entailed. Gve city grants and other contributions had to be solicited, it was reported. The fair was scheduled for September 5 and 7. Oe when he was fined $50 and costs. The first time he paid $25 aud costs. Last Saturday a drunk > was taxed $25 and costs, and another paid an equal fine this Tuesday. Truckers Need New Permit OTTAWA�After November 1 no private truck or trailer may operate more than 35 miles from it� registered address without a special permit, James Stewart, administrator of | service*, Wartime Prices and Trade j Boardv announeed in an order to[ conserve and �prolong line life of existing trucking equipment so that essential delivery services may be maintained as long as possible. Every vehicle" to wftucSi the order applies is required: after August I to have attached' to or painted on both sides of the body in a clearly visible position in letters and figures of not lew (than one inch in. height the name at the owner and registered addressg fights over Egypt during the last 24 hours. Allied fighter forces suffered no losses. There was only minor patrol activity on the land front in Egypt. Brazil Primes Guns for War WASHINGTON � President Roosevelt's request for 8,-000,000 deadweight tons of shipbuilding this year will be surpassed by an estimated 10 per cent The War Production Board, which made the estimate, said this will mean about 80 to 90 more cargo vessels than previously were expected. RIO DE JANEIRO�Brazil is priming her guns for war today. General Erico G. Dutra, minister of war, ordered all Brazilian officers and men on leave to report to their posts sat once. He also commanded all officers and privates on their way to new posts to get there without delay. In the streets of Rio De Janeiro crowds are clamouring for a formal declaration p� war against the Axis. People are up in arms over the Axis U-boat campaign against defenceless Brazilian ships. Brazilian, British and American planes on a relentless search for U-boats along the coastline already have attacked at least seven Axis subrharines. One, and probably two, have been sent to the bottom. Express Confidence n Future of Wells WEIxLS�Confidence as to the 'future prospecte for, Wells and the mine itself was expressed here by Dr. W. B.".Burnett, president of the" Cariboo Gold Quarts Mining Co., and O. H. Sollibakke, a director of the company. No Clothes Rationing VANOOUVERr�Rumors that rationing of clothing is imminent nave been reported from several centres, but YT. R. Dowrey, prices and supply repressntative for British Columbia, states there is absolutely no foundation for .such stories. , Rationing^ is not oontemplatori.