PRINCE GEOKGE GITliZEN SKeena Highway Open This Year? to o. H. Sawlb, editor oniineca-Herald (New Haz- there j5 good reason to* believe e Slceena River,highway will for restricted army traffic 5Uminor or fall. Wk on th�"**rince Rupert end7 is noafl>' completed, and good progress ed �n the link between Pac F0tw**nea to the east. , n� contract has been let for between Kitwanga and New triere is a rough road these points, but unload two or more hours to triP even ln dry weather, i 1S r ific Directory $900 Prizes Offered Fair Exhibitors Here Products of Farm, Home, Garden and School Will Compete at Revival of Prince George Fall Fair on August 24, 25 Prize Lists, Entry Forms Distributed Cash prizes amounting to nearly $900 are offered to competitors at the twenty-eighth annual Prince George Fall Fair to be held in the Civic Arena, Tuesday and Wednesday, August 24 and 25. In addition many special prizes will be awarded. Printing of prize lists and entry forms has been completed and are being distributed to intending competitors. Europe hotel Rooms�^35 RATES Proprietor a hotel }(oO*t\sf Moderate Rates Premises INSURANCE ' ** PC O^flt on Ordinary Rates � AUTO � LIFE fcKST OF COMPANIES O H. WISENDEN Officers of the Prince George Ag-..) ricultural and.....Industrial Association, sponsors of the fair, are: J. Aitchison, president; S. Zingle, vice-president; H. W. Wells, man-iger: T. B. Tobiason. secretary-reasurer. �' Entries for the fair close at 5 i p.m., August 22. Generous donations have been made to the fair by individuals and many business firms in Western Canada. The Provincial Department of Agriculture .contributed $200, while the City of Prince George gave $100. The Junior Chamber of Commerce added a contribution of $50. . This year the Prince George Horticultural Society has amalgamated with the fair association, and will stage their flower show in conjunction with the fair next month. In j receive a total.of $42.75. There are 17 classes with prizes of ^$27 In the dairy and home produce division, as well as four added awards which will return prizes valued at;-$16 to successful entrants. One of the most popular branches of the .fair in past years .the home canning and preserving division has 29 classes .including sections for exhibits of canned fruits, preserved fruits, jams and jellies, and canned vegetables and meats. Prizes total $46.50, and there are seven special competitions. The needlework division comprises open, fled Cross, and junior sections in 32, classes and five extra competitions. Prizes have a cash value of $51. The division for school exhibits is the largest in the 1943 prize list, RED CROSS NOTES the horticulturists | 59 classes for which $100 is offered - COLLISION LIABILITY - THEFT INSURANCE Public q y REAL ESTATE f< J. SHEARBR t AVENUB KING 1, Asanmn Blook N, OLESON METAL - HEATING between Second and Avenues. former years have put on a separate exhibition. The fair prize.list has been revised to include, ten divisions with a total of 341 classes as well as numerous sweepstake competitions.- The livestock'division "has 33 classes for cattle, horses, swine and poultry, in addition to Boys' and Girls1 Clubs contests. Prizes totalling $275.50 are offered in this division and there are , 14 ' special awards.. Thirty prizes and nine special prizes are listed in the field crops division, with $78 offered as prizes in sections for field roots, sheaf grain, grasses nd legumes. The garden produce division has 48 classes for which $110.25 in prizes is offered. In addition there are six special prizes rworth $23.25 to the winners. The division for flowers has^ been rearranged and now has 49 classes in five sections. Exhibits will include cut flowers, potted plants, and children's sections. Four cups, seven special prizes, in addition to $134 in cash will reward successful exhibitors in this division. Ten classes are shown .for the lo- in prizes. A Victory Garden special is a feature of this- di.yision. Other sections include penmanship, graphic- art. needlecraft, model construction, book binding, posters booklets, woodwork, home economics, mechanical drawing, and - applied art. Special prizes will be awarded to unsuccessful exhibitors in this division. There is a division for amateur photographers, which comprises open and Junior sections with three prizes and one /special competition in each/' Fafcr prizes lasts may be secured at The Citizen office, or frojrf Manning, district agricuHtfris Prince George. / yK Owing to lease of the'Civic Arena by the Department of National Defence, no fair was held last year. NEED WORKERS " Jrsji&&- The chairman of jlhe works committee reports disappointment at the falling off of work.during the holiday season. The summer months sees a speeding up of "the war it-seli, and the need for Red Cross assistance for both the armefr forces arid ^civilians is consequently increased. It is therefore desired that the good work which has been done in this district during the past be maintained throughout the summer months. There is plenty of material on hand at the city hall, and the council room will be open each Monday afternoon for the distribution of supplies and the reception of finished articles. Those who can neither knit nor sew may receive instructions' .from members of the work committee. DONATIONS -Several generous contributions of money have recently been received by the secretary, among which Is the sum of $100.00 from Penny, and $21.00 from Sinclair Mills, the latter being the proceeds of a concert put on at Sinclair Mills by the Gis-come Players. FAT PROCEEDS A cheque for $4.15 has been received from Swifts' Canadian Co.., through Jimmy James of Williams Meat Market, being the proceeds from 83 lbs of fat at 5 centsx.per lb. PATRIOT Mr. J. W. Evans of Penny, who will soon be 84 years did, has made his third $6 contribution to the Red Cross since the beginning of the year. JAM WANTED The executive has sugar and cans on hand for jam,' and are asking for donations of fruit of any kind. Last year hundreds of pounds of jam vyas' shipped from Prince George to provincial headquarters in/Vancouver for shipment overseas, and numerous letters have been received acknowledging . repeipt of Prince George "jam in Britain. Those wishing to contribute fruit to this worthwhile effort are asked to phone Mrs. W. R. McKenzie, secretary, or an� member of the executive. Canadians Overseas Express Gratitude to Legion W. A. Soldiers of Prince George district^Sweet Caps cigarettes through B.C. now overseas will receive another Hauling i! Fort K*eD*ge Truckers' Assn. PO IT Call at q, Mason's, Third Ave. East, t>r Tsiepfcoue 137-L-2. y0Ul> next trip to town Visit RSROMS $1.00 STORE P B\xy Purs cal grown fresh fruits with prizes j gift of cigarettes shortly from Wo-having a value of $18. There is al- ! men's Auxiliary to the Canadian �so one special prize. Housewives will. find 26 classes in the home baking division In addition to nine special classes. Winners will Assman Funeral Chapel GEORGE ST. PRINCE GEORGE Do not hesitate to phone 17J5L1 or 5L2 at any hour of the day or night. You can have the utmost confidence in the fairness and moderation of our charges, just as yon can confidently allot to us your most sacred trust. men's Auxiliary Legion. The most recent shipment of. cigarettes was valued at $73. PoJUowihg are notes of appreciation received by the Women's Auxiliary from boys overseas who have received smokes on previous occasions: " Pte. W. G. Mahon�It is nice to get* ofir'own cigarettes over here. Many thanks. t 'Pte. A. F. Greensill� I wish to express ray thanks and apreciation for the 300 Sweet Caps received from you recently. Pte. G. van Kerkhoff� Your parcel of 300 Sweet Caps came a few days ago, for which receive my hearty thanks for it's nice to know that some people back home think House in London, recently, and their card tells me I have the W.A. to the* Legion to thank for the gift. Your work is very worth .while, because everybody over here always appreciates cigarettes. Donnacona INSULATION BOARD and INSIDE FINISH JOHN MclNNIS LUMBER & BUILDERS' SUPPLIES � I Of US. We Have just received a-shipment of. new orringion Guitars Jh, We carry 0ANJOS, MANDOLINS, UKELELES Strings and Accessories MUSIC AND LATEST RECORDS '. . . for your listening pleasure Batteries �� Electrical Supplies Repairs, Alterations and House Wiring MOORE'S JHuatr STORE 12XR-2 Third Avenue (Formerly Pitman's) PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. Gunner A. Garrett�Many thanks for your gift of cigarettes. It is nice to get them. Best of wishes to the Women's-Auxiliary;� L.A.C. Norman Collinson�Many thanks for the cigarettes that I received last week. E. W. Towers�Thanks far the cigarettes. These are always a welcome sight, as the smoke situation is quite a problem to us most of the ! time.. " C. � Hinde--Cigarettes are very i much appreciated over here, and | treasured, The English cigarette I has not the quality that our own } Canadian ones have, or the flavor. Signalman Jack Bond�Just a small note to you thanking you very much for the cigarettes I received! have had much enjoyment out of them. They certainly are nice to receive. Lance-Sergt. John Sherman� Many thauks for the cigarettes. Pte. G. M. Kerkhoff�This is to thank you for your very kind donation of 300 cigarettes. Corporal J. J. Quinn�Please convey my sincere thanks to your organization for the cigarettes received today. You undoubtedly know by now how much we boys appreciate smokes over here�nothing is more welcome". Capt. Frank Perry�I would like you to know that I received 300 Supposing There is a SIG BANG Tonight Von wake np suddenly. What was that, load noise? A gun? An explosion? A bomb? Or what? . i must telephone and find oat Steady there! Why most yon find oat? If it isn't anything of importance, then it is hardly worth knowing about. If it IS something of importance, then emergency calls will be needing the fastest telephone service they can get. If people who are merely curious or anxious telephone to find out What^art happened, they may block these argent calls. North-West Telephone Company Sentenced For Theft/Forgery H. Abel of Clinton was sentenced by Country Court--Judge Eric D. Wbodburn to four years each on charges of stealing a letter containing a Dependents' Allowance Board cheque! for $105.60, and of forging and cash- ' ing the cheque, payable to Mrs. Cora A. Robillard, also of Clinton.- The sentences wiW run concurrently. T. G. Bowen-Cblthurst of Kam-. loops, crown,prosecutor, introduced' evidence to show the accused had a i police record. Judge Woodbum in passing sentence stressed the seriousness of the two counts and said he was dealing leniently with, Abel In sentencing him to four years In the penitentiary on each count. Theft from the mails carried a sentence from three years A to life, while the- maximum forgery was life. fof J. H. LEPAGE Opt. D. OPTOMETJRIST and OPTICIAN Victoria, B.C. Will b& at Prince George Hotel JV0: 28 to 31, INCLUSIVE Expert eye examination Mr. LePage will carry a large and complete stock of the most modern Spectacle Frames. STE ARM'S Flavill a DouhK vor. 25< Per Bottle �S. WOOD Phm.B. PRESCRIPTION North-West Produce FOR � QUALITY � VALUE � SERVICE MEATS AND GROCERIES Phone 137-L-1 Third Ave, I KNOW A THING Qf? TWO ABOUT 6000 BREAD/ KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT GOOD YEAST/ Clever women wrth ROYAl YEAST Wokes 'owes tender, ^ even-textured, deliciou WRAPPED AtRWHT FOR DEPENOABUITY McM" Co** I WANTE EXPERIENCED Loggers& Labourers TRANSPOBTATlOrL AND BONUS EXPERIENCED LOGGERS AND COMMON lAH()f AMPS 0> CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. BONUS OF ONE-THIRD- OVER REGULAR EMPLOYEE WORKS ONE HUNDRED VAYS ONE. WAY TRANSPORTATION FREE IF STAYS ON JOB THREE MONTHS. TWO WAY TRANSPORTATION FREE IF STAYS ON JOB SIX MONTHS. F "% APPLICATIONS FROM MEN WORKING IN ESS1 INDUSTRIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ^ ^ APPLY No. 908/55847 AT YOUR NEAREST HA SELECTIVE SERVICE OFFICE OR TO NATIONAL SELECTIVE SEBVI�IU BC 3OO WEST PENDER STREET. VAN^'1'