en 26: No. 28 An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Columbia _________________________Prince George, B.C., Thursday, July 15, 1943. ix Divide River Sweep Prize irrel Arrives From Dome Creek in 47 Hours, 59^ Minut es pinners "Estimated 48 Hours hen the red and white, cement barrel of ttjePrince; QKe Rotary Club's first>casef "rsweepstafce floated uncfer the ' bridge here early Monday it put a hard-working Ro-committee literally on the of a dilemma." The barrel arrived at 2:594 [m.. txadW 47 hours 59>/* min~ u& after being put into the ,ter at Dome Creek bridge at I am- Saturday.. A check of ticket stubs showed at six persons had estimated 48. hours for the barrel's onrney. it a meeting of the Rotary com-e Monday night, several sug-as vere advanced for the div- No. 1525 4356 133 6353 7214 248 2290 2760 2356 4373 6881 THE WINNERS Name and Address Hrs. Min. Sec. H. Sorge, Prince George ...................." 48 � � Janet Newman, Prince George . ..... 48 � � E. Jaeck, Penny .....�...�......___.......... 48 � � � Mrs. J. Reimer, Giscome.................. 48 � � T. Turably, Prince George .............. 48 � � H. Hall, Prince George ..............: 48 � � Mrs. H. Withiam, Prince George ... 48 A. C. Cox, Vancouver....................... 48 Pat Newman, Prince George ........... 48 T. M. Watson, Prince George ........ 48 Loran Kenney, Prince George 48 10 12 10 30 , Prize $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $100 $25 $25 $25 $25 City Moves to Curb Building of Shacks At a brief session of the City Council Monday evening, councillors took the first step in a move designed to halt the construction of cheap one- and two-room "shanties" through h idil i f P G BARREL LOG> SATURDAY 3 a.m.�Barrel launched' at Dome Creek bridge in pitch darkness. C: N.R. bridge guard with light on -saw A. B. Moffat and J. B. Hooker *leave in convoy. 8:45 a.m.�Barrel passed Guilford Lumber Co. Cold and windy. 4 p.m.�At Longworth. 8:15 p.m.�Barrel entered Grand Canyon. ,11 p.m.�Barrel at Sinclair Mills SUNDAY 4 a.m.�Hansard Bridge passed. 6 a.m.�Mile 104. 9 a.m.�Passed' mouth of McGregor River. 5:50 p.m.�Barrel entered come Rapids. Fast water. 11 p.m.�At Shelley. Gis- tZ SS�� �� the residential sections of Prince George. decked to divide the $300 first > equally among the six who had nated 48 -hours, and to distri-the balance of the prizes as ad-tised. It is the belief of the corn-that _ihis was the fairest thod oi doing justice to ail conned. Convoy Diary spite.-a strong west wind, the el made surprisingly good time. majority of the estimates were above 48 hours. Hen the barrel was passing Pen-the etcort enjoyed coffee and gonuts provided by Earl Jaeck. out 9:30 a.m. Saturday the bar-hung up at' exactly the same nt as in the first run. Fortun-� escort boat had waited, returned and released the bar-in a few minutes. he convoy passed the barrel in Grand Canyon. Alex Moffat ned George Williams at the foot the Canyon and they" accompari- the barrel the balance of the Mr. Hooker, returned to Dome IA fin boom at. Mile 104 lumber ill caused a short-delay. river was" very slow all day aday. At Shelley the light on the barrel W out and the convoyers fastened i two flashlights. [The convoy left-the'barrel about miles from Prince George and up at the bridge 30 minutes be-pre its arrival, [Men in the convoy report spend-�ttro very cold nights. ' 20-gallpn barrel was equip-th a dome light supplied from flashlight batteries inside, ifficient cement ballast was used it draw about six inches of At times Mr. Moffat and Mr. villiams were forced to row to, keep the barrel. Constantly goaded by protesting'*' home owners, the council has been|| aware of this problem for several months. However, absence of a zoning bylaw had left them undecided as to the manner in which to remedy the situation. At Monday's meeting, the council swung behind a suggestion made by Alderman Fred Taylor last month. P. E. Wilson. K. C. city solicitor, was instructed to draft a bylaw which would forbid the erection of dwellings on lots not served by water mains. Another clause in the pro-iposed bylaw would make it obligatory for all future home builders to provide for inside flush toilets. Chemical or outside toilets would not be permitted. Alderman J. N. .Keller stated the bylaw wouldn't impose hardship on builders starting in a modest way to establish a permanent home. The extra expense involved. should not amount to more than $100 where the .owner was doing the labor, he said. Councillors intimated Uiat additional building instructions might be imposed at a later the new bylaw Library Gets $100 Not Liberals Hasty interpretation of an abbreviated word caused some amusement at Monday's council meeting when Alderman Alex. Moffat voiced objection to an item apearing in the list of accounts .submitted for payment. This read: �Prince George Lib.} Association. $100 grant." Alderman Frank Clark was of the opinion that the grant was insufficient. But both councillors subsided when Mayor Patterson explained the contracted word stood for "library" not "Liberal." \ Greyhound Buys I.T. Stage Lines Cariboo Greyhound * Lines Ltd:.' MONDAY 1:10 am..�Convoy left barrel as nil dangerous channels and islands passed. 2:59'�_� a.m.�Barrel passed under bridge at Prince George. Over '800 For Greek Relief An" incomplete report submitted Monday by the Greek Relief Fund committee here reveals that already $806.75 has been donated to this worthy cause in Prince George and outlying communities. This compares quite favorably with the response from other B.C. centres, and is a source of gratification to the canvassers headed by John Mclnnis of Prince George. In addition several communities, notably Vanderhoof and Giscome, *^^TC^ f forwarded mouies direct to head-(quarters. It is believed total dona-; t ions^froiu the entire district aggre-| gate v^f>lf over $1000. Me Bride citizens contributed $61, �2.00 Year C.BRG Frank Ward Superannuated Terminating 20 years' continuous service with the Canadian National Railways, Frank Ward, roadmaster's clerk, was superannuated on July 10. For-two weeks prior to leaving the' service he was on his annual holidays. Mr. Ward, a familiar and popular, . y->Dn*- n l figure in the C.N.R. offices in this i station, CBKO, will go on the city, started his railway career in j air for the first time about 1921 with the G.TP. at Shelley as a section laborer. Later he was em-. ployed by the B. & B. department and in other capacities at many points between Edmonton and En-dako. In 1926 he entered the road-master's office at Prince George, and LodlStation Goes on Air Next Month Prince George's new radio has been Headmaster R. A. low's clerk since that time. Recently a number of follow em- August 15. This announcement was made Tuesday by F. B. C. Hilton, chief operator for the Canadian Broadcast inp: Corporation, Vancouver. Mr. Hilton is now in Prince-George to supervise installation of the low-power relay transmitter in the basement of the Post Office. He is being assisted by E. G. Rose, operator. assisted b �ployees presented Mr. Ward with a '�� Vancouver. purse as a token of their esteem. Mr. i Thc stali(m w|U broadc^t on a Harlow made the presentation, ex- > frequency of 730 kilocycles. pressing his high regard for his re- � x tiring clerk and mentioning the ^."pletc OBO programs will be year? of faithful and conscientious \etfrcl "vcr.CBRG from 8 a.m. uil service that were now ended. In re-! U �'m' whcn-,th� stallon ^ocs on the ply Mr. Ward voiced regret aL sev.; ^^one month fro�n now. enng close tics with railwayman here I *&!&* ? TllC <*$& Mr,�"; .. ... ; ton stated he is confdent excellent and at other points, mentioning the , ... ... tl .,,. .. . , , ..z. ,i.reception will result from the m- willmg co-operation he had received . ..". on all occasions in the carrying out of his duties. stalLatlon In Prince George. The transmitter ha-s a range of 15 miles. , possibly more, and very satisfactory Following a -three-week vacation, rcsults have ,x,cn obtained with Saska- Simjiar equipment at other points. �iih tt.iii Broadcasting equipment of the same type has recently been installed at Williams Lake and Quesnel, Mr. Ward has plans that will keep but as yet the circuit is not com-him busily occupied during his r>- � plete, and certain tests have yet to at Rose-town,Estevan and toon. Sask.. Mr. "and Mrs. Ward will return to Prince George to mrtko their future home. tirement. bo made. "I do not intend to 'go to seed'."!- At Prince George the aerial poles he said laughingly when interviewed have been raised and wired, and by The Citizen. ground wires laid to the transmit- ter In preparation for preliminary tests. The local station will be operated in conjunction with Canadian Government Telegraphs who are in- Teacher Shortage Worries Minister The bugaboo of every industry� stifff shortages�Is haunting the minister of education, Hon. H. G. Perry. "We're watching the situation with a good deal of concern," was tin. j way he summed it up aftor a tour of the central interior with his deputy adjoining office in the Post Office basement. Preliminary trst of equipment was made Tuesday, and .several city radio owners reported excellent reception. and Willow River sent $20. Other | minister. Ur.uS. J. Willis contributions were received from They agreed effectively | have purchased the I. Tv'stages'l SheUeyif* 17.50, and Penny, $10. from Clarence Stephenson and Nor-j Among the largest donors In man Glover, who have been active, P1"111*-'0 But, the facts and figures are a good deal more outspoken. In the Omineca district, for example, there Many Attend Rotary Function the new hviaw wwun - enecuveiv i -...... --------- ---- ------ -y�" �r-|'MAi� �r-,, ^ ,. � iC-P> CuiD- were 61 teachers when the schools Z* Z cl�7of d�mnes * interior highly .rnnSpor,�K,, | WUJ TO1 Ua^BeUoS^ A. B | Cosed last month. O,,,y � �, the* ' '�"* i circles for 35 a ears. S muuat, 5^0, ucorge ivonas. $jo. tod-Gun Club Has j Trout Fry W Interior Lakes ^ George Rod and Gun Club feeding about 90,000 Kam- trout fry at their hatchery don C.N.R. property at the the Nechako River. , fish arrived here two n�w of the less desirable type. SELL SIX LOTS Applications to .purchase six city i, lots for a1 total of $1109.75 were ac- 1 cepted from: Rosina Barone. lot 13.. block 19. [ $226.84; George Prudente. lot 15, block 133, $292.40; Steve Unguran. |-lot 5, block 54, $47.40; H .D. Paw- ' cett, lots'll.and 18, block 232, $178.-51; Viola. E. Elliott, lot 15, block 21. $364.60. \ An application of Cariboo Greyhound Lines to purchase a double corner at Third avenue and'-Brunswick street was held over ns previous owners have not waived pri- Greyhound took over July I, and are now jQpferating the bus service ^ and Ash-croft. No schedule changes are contemplated a l present, but later -there will be some reductions in passenger fares, Modern 284passenger buses are now running! between here and Ashcroft.' F. B. McLeod. Vancouver, general manager of the company, was here early In the week. He stated his co-J rripany planned many improvements j in the service north : of Ashcroft. j Provided a suitable site can be se-| Greyhound will proceed with Helen Zogas. $25: W. H. Malkin 'and Co.. $25: Vic Morgan, $25; I. B. Baird. $2,5. The Canadian total "is now over $650,000 with British Columbia eon-ttibutiiig $52,000 of this amount. dance sponsored by the ...... ,. , _. , . j Rotary Club in the Elks' Hall last will be back on the job in September.! the departures do Over Plans Of New School -With Architect Full working plans and specific- ^ Greyhound wttl proceed with :lti0"s f� the proposed eight-room ority rights to purchase this Pf P" coSstruction in Prince George of a Junior-senior high school are being modern depot, office and garage.' Mr. McLeod informed The Citizen |-Monday. . . ago. and".., le,velopment since. iave made steady PUI! or Guest, president of the club ne of the city's most success-stated 40,000 fry will to Cluculz Lake. Six Mile Mil also be stocked heavily. l*o lakes are the chief ren-�f Prince George fisher-5 year. Good catches are at both points. which has during-the past four �celve 5000 fry this year. this lake should be good tt Mr. Guest the erty. They signified their intentions of making an early decision on the inatter. -FINANCES - -..Accounts- tanning &4:(95.78 were j passed for payment. These included School Board accounts amounting to $1024.35. Largest item was $1352.-04 to Imperial Oil for fuel and lubricating oil for the city water and light plant.. Council refused permission Crescent Shows to extend their J wns claimed by Fred Unnvn of Van -forthcoming visit here by one day.. t-ouver In spenking* to Prince*George Co-orDominion �governinen' has issued an ordpr-in-council "freezing" them to their jobs. They may, however, still join the armed -services. . PLANE BRINGS STRICKEN TRAPPER FROM NORTH Stricken with appendicitis^ wliile on hLs trapline 30 miles north of Plnlay Forks, Eugene Messmer was rushed to Prince George Hosptal on Tuesday. The 200-mile trip was made by boat and chartered plane Messmer started the trip at 2 a.m. and after a delay due to poor Ily-ing weather, arrived here at 5 .p.m. the same day and-was admitted to hospital an hour later. Hospitnl attendants state he is making satisfactory progress following an operation performed Wednesday. follows: President, George B. Williams. Secretary, Everett MacEachcrn. Treasurer. A. T. Cross. Sergeant-a't-arms, Earle Fulmer. Directors are: John Melnnis Ttwo years), and Martin S. Calne, R. B. Carter. T. S. Carmichael, I. B. Guest, George Stevens tone year). Dr. C. Ewert, past president, was the recipient of a silve.r tray, G. B. .Williams making the presentation. Winrjers of the Frascr River barrel i their prizes.. Railwayman Burted Funeral services for Peter ^. son. well known railroader,.who died in Clly Hospital, July 7, were held Monday at 2 p.m. in Assman's Funeral Chapel. Rov. Herbert Cutler officiated. Pallbearers were: Dave Ross. C. S. Gow, D. Me In tosh, Peter Skaret, Louis Zimmarp^ Charles Pinker. Sergeant D. O. 8mith of Prince George recruiting depot is leaving Friday to spend a furlough with his family near Vanderhoof. He will return to the city July 29. C.N. TELEGRAPHS OFFICIAL VISITS PRINCE GEORGE On a tour of western offices of Canadan National Telegraphs, R. I. Bradley, regional commercial representative, of Winnipeg,, was in Prince George early in the week. He states the CJfJL is experiencing a serious shortage of telegraph operators for their commercial offices. Many retired employees are'coming forward to fill gaps in the staffs, and the service is being maintained despite handicaps. Mr. Bradley left Wednesday for Winnipeg. ,-�' Waning Cream Receipts ThreatenrButterPlahis During the first six months of., cream producers has not proved suf- 1943 production of butter at Prince George and Telkwa, plants of Interior Creameries was about 5,000 pounds more than' f6r the corresponding period last year, states Alfred Miller, manager. Closing of the Vanderhoof creamery is mainly responsible for the increased output here and at Telkwa, states Mr. Miller, who is of the opinion"" that butter production is down approximately one-third as themake was previously .split nearly equal between the three creameries operated by Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller predicts a 30 per cent decrease in dairying throughout central British Columbia during 1943. The government subsidy to f iciently high to offset the added cost of production in wartime, and this, combined with a general slackening of interest in dairying in this district, is a factor in the lowered production. Future plans of Interior Creameries will depend upon conditions prevailing thus fall, states Mr. Miller. As a measure of economy, and In view of the diminishing Interest in dairying throughout central B.C., the Dairy Guide, organ of Interior Creameries, wij.1be published quart' erly after this month's issue. For the past 10 years the Dairy Guide has appeared monthly in about 800 farm homes in the territory served by Interior Creameries.