odenl 26; An lncfcpend^t Weekly Ncw,pap�r Devoted to the Intere.U of Central and Northern Bntish Columbia B.C., Thursday, August 26, 1943: rinc George Fall Fair Attracted plendid Exhibits in All Divisions njavorable Growing Weather Fails to Check ertility of Soil; Minister of Education, Mayor d Management and Exhibitors at Opening. NEEDLEWORK CLASSES OUTSTANDING pride in what Prince George and district farmers, garden-, horticulturists can raise and produce was evidenced rywhere in the twenty-eighth annual Fall Fair ifi the Tuesday and Wednesday. Boy Injured; Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Head, Leg Bruises Suffered by 18-Month-Old Child�Car Speeds From Scene; A hit-and-run driver Who struck 1 eardens^and lawns of_i. B. Baird. an 18-month-old boy as he was play-1 Dr-ing by the side of the road on Fourth avenue near Winnipeg street, Monday at 4:20 p.m., is sought by city police. The youngster, Richard Wisniew- P ski, son of Pte. and Mrs. R. Wisniew-ski, suffered head and leg bruises. i, suffer d an leg brues. The force of the impact threw the'53; Krs Armstrong. 53; Mrs. Mc-child from the road to the boulevard,! Gabe- 50 ?na � Although the exhibits were not as numerous as on previous when the weather was more favorable, standards in all "ons of the 1943 exhibition were every bit as high. Idles in every class were delight-': ' the quality displayed, and � Wcre plo&antly surprised the-produce, cooking, hand- flowers and livestock exhibited. ,e loss this district suffered last in foregoing its fair was realiz-v many of the several hundreds > visited the exhibition this week. His years fair did credit to the etand the province, declared &&>�erry, minister of edu-L and member of the B.C. Leg-[ture for Fort George, and Mayor M. Patterson in off lcially-.opening > exhibition. ^1 IP HOLIDAYS exhibits were well displayed year, and Bert Ellis, fair man-i, is being thanked for work In line. He devoted his entire sum-holidays to seeing that this f in-Iphase of brie exhibition was pro-Vly carried out. ^ addition to regular exhibits for apetition; the fair had special dis-lys'by the Dominion Experimental xion here, B.C. Forest Service, nee George Public Library. B.C. blic Library Commission and the iller Brush Co. he experimental station display models of hog �Wetghing crates, ding chutes, self feeders, water-device, farrowing pen; sheep able fence; poultry mash feeder, hge shelter, roost and pit; egg bier; boom hay stacker, overshot stacker, and other miniature kips for the farmer. BILDRETS EXHIBITS titbits from the children in the nentary schools were few in num-� this year but maintained a high ality. tiildren of Newlands school en- i a furnished house, which they de to scale. This splendid exhi- �they intend to give to a small Irl in their district. Junior Red Cross of Central Played a well-made blue and hite quilt. particularly interesting exhibit See, PALL PAIR, Page Five) Prizes Awarded City Gardeners R. B. Carter and A. Johnson Plots Capture Major Honors The gardens of R. b. Carter and A. Johnson led the way in this year's competition- sponsored by the Prince 'Charge arid District Horticultural Society. ' Mr. Carter won first prize in the class of three lots and over with a total of 78 out of �� possible 100 points. Cups are awarded in each section Mr. Johnson's gardens and lawns �won him first prize in the class for two lots and under. He was awarded 73 points. Despite a backward season with excessive rainfall, city gardens made excellent progress. Owners were justly proud of their entries, and the three juoges experienced some difficulty in arriving at decisions. SPECIAL MENTION Special mention was made of the #2.00 At Quebec Meeting Ewert and Dr. E. J. Lyon by the judges, Mrs. R. R. Anderson, E. H. Braathen and R. G. Newton. Other leaders in the three lots and over class were: B- E. Valde, 76 points; iten Irwin. 75; Mrs.Saunders 73; Mrs- Styles. 68; John D. Gillis, 68; Mrs. wylie", 63; Mrs. Milburn. President Franklin Roosevelt and the Eafl of Athlone, Canada's Governor-General, sat side by side on the terrace of the vice-regal summer resdence in Quebec City this week while newsreel and newspaper cameramen photographed them. The Governor-General and Princess Alice will visit Prince-'George next Thursday, September 2. Dr. J. G. MacArthur was treat the youngster. Mrs. Wisniewski told police -ailed to: -��Otner contenders in the two lots j and under class were: Mrs. F. Clark. sne:69; Mrs. H; Bowman. 64: Mrs: Col- was~attracted by the cry of her child, Imson,- 61: Mrs. i.. B. Cue-r,. GO; Mrs. and on coming to the front of the'J- MallLs- **: Mrs- Munro. 53. house saw a car- slow down as if to! BASIS FOR stop, then speed away. *348 Paid in Court Fines, Costs in July Road Cut. Through to New Garbage Dumping Ground Near South Fort George. A. K. Bourchaer Is New Sheriff Pollce Court fines an(j JuJy totaUed $348.50, according to e f n sUtomjtted to the M. C. Wiggins, Cariboo county sheriff for 10 years, has ^signed ; freedom from weeds, pests ; and dis-from office. eases: 10 Points for neatness of veg- Appolntment of Alan. Kirhy Bour- \ pXAb]e garden. chier of this city as his successor j was effective last week. Mr. Bour-chier had been acting deputy sheriff since the death of And row-last January. Forty.points were allowed for design, general upkeep, appearance of walks, .feeds, hedges, buildings und j^f' fences; 3o points for >h*rm6hy;Uity coundrMonday-night grouping of trees, blooms >nd value of property ..reported stolen shrubs; la points for .condition o. during the month -was $927.75.' of lawn: 1ft points for njjatness and. which 535 was recovered. Vj^ker Killed When Oil Truck Upsets on Hill Joseph Sherwin, Fort Fraser, Attempted to Jump Clear as Vehicle Went Out of Control IN POLICE COURT A drunk paid $25 and costs in City Police Court last Thursday, and another was sentenced to 20 days when he failed to pay a similar fine. A second offender Friday was orti- j P*'his vain struggle to .keep the ma-ered to serve 20 days when he did I chJne on tne rod il bkd d 1�Joseph Slierwthr of Fort Fraser, was instantly killed,. Saturday at 6 p.m. when crushed-by an oil tank truck as it overturned while backing down a hill 24 miles north of Yanderhoof.. Earl Robbins, driver, told" jwlice Sherwin fell under the tank as he attempted' to jump clear. As the tr,uck almost reached the top of the last curve on a difficult "S" turn the gas line plugged and could not make the steep grade. Robbins went into reverse gear and backed down the hill. The steering gear refused to function and he backed into a bank at the side and the tank turned over. Sherwin jumped but fell Under the tank. His . head was crushed, and. he died instantly. The man is survived by his wife, one son and one-daughter. INQUEST At Vanderhoof on Monday a coroner's inquest was held by Coroner. Dr. Ross Stone to inquire into the fatality. Members of the jury were Sam Cocker, foreman;� H. L. Black, D. W. Donald, R. M. Patterspn, O. N. Jacobson and Robert Reid. After/viewing the body th\ heard testimony from H. W. Dr. Stanley P. Findlay, W. J. F. Pai Eari-Robbins, William Hawes, E. Philpott lind R. J. Finnie. Robbins, driver of the truck, jury GUARDS DID GOOD WORK AT HOSPITAL FIRE Soldier guards at the 'military hospital did good work with their own equipment in fighting a. fire that broke out in the coal bin about 10:30 Saturday night, reported Fire Chief D. G. Fraser. slight. Labor Board to Discuss Wages With Lumbermen 1 The road to the new garbage , dump ground near S6uth � Fort j George has been completed, Mayor I A. M. Patterson told tho council. The rink committee was empowered to Investigate' the breaking of paries ofglass in the building and have them replaced. Lot 3. block 67 was sold to J; N, ! Aikinson for $52.74, and lots 4 and j I 5, block 113 were sold to Capt. C. E.! ' Wright and Lieut C. A. East for! not pay a fine of $50. For fighting on the street another man was arraigned on a charge of vagrancy Saturday. He paid fine of $10 and costs. Thirty days suspended sentence was given to a drunk Monday and he was required to sign a bond for $25 to keep the peace. Tuesday a drunk paid costs of $2.50, and another was given 30 days' and bound over to keep the peace. chine on the road as it backed down the hill after, stalling. He warned Sherwin not to jump, and attempted to keep him in. the truck. Witness said the steering gear on the truck was loose and he intended to stop on the road and adjust it. Hawes and Philpott, mechanics, told of repairs recently made,.on the truck's braking system, y After an ".hour's deliberation the jury agreed that SherwiiVs death had been accidental/and no bkun.e was attached to anyone' Damage was. Seventy sawmill and logging operators in the, district will meet with the War Regional Labor Board. Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Government: Accounts amounting xo $6,419.13 Building, to discuss a now wage | Wfirp approvecUor payment, scale. The existing seal*1 has caused considerable- uftsr/'St throughout this district.. In preparation, for the meeting, Earl and Countess to Meet City Aldermen Princess Alice Will Visit Members of Women's Institutes When Vice-Regal Party Here Sept. 2. His Excellency, Earf of Athlone,�of Their Excellencies' visit here p|H3| For war moves By LOUIS F. KEEMLE. British United Press War Analyst r: ' (Special to Tho CUlr.cn.) ^ The Russian summer offensive may be regarded as having �� the top" with the German withdrawal from Kharkov. Physical ocenpation of the shattered industrial 'and rail center is Itself as important as the fact that the supreme German effort the Russian advance at a key point has failed. J comparison with Stalingrad is inevitable. The Russians met tithesamc kind of test there as the Germans did at Kharkov, wari n ^ wlthstood il and b"*e the crest of the German title tb-^ the Volga and the Casp&n Sea. The result wafl that the Ras-evfn! WiC.fe able ^ ro11 the Germans back from the Don River and *S Donets Basln- the R .kov was a measure of German ability to break the center of ; KeaTiiUS advance and attempt^counter offensive. They drrw 9 Germ0" thClf reserves *� do �*� and ln falling made it evident that smolf T count�r o"ensive is no longer feasible frottTthe trpion of T?nsk southward to the Sea of Azov. d*e ma f" �f Kh*rkov onens the possibility that th* Russian offi-n-*rom iu �* thC Germans b��k *o the general line of the Dnieper fonid entra.?nth- pn the Black Sea to the region of Smolensk. That S Monsof tW , ssian "capture of all the eastern and southern por-"* Ukralne, inclnding the Donets Basin, the Crimea, and
"-j chell, minister of'labor,' states that the lay-off of workers by war plants thi* summer, as anticipated somp-whal earlier, did not reach the ex- said-jaik :VVheh buyint: conditions return to normal and merchandise is obtain- ajble. the addition will be turned into iXH,tPd proportions, and that Change Date of Livestock SaSe The annual sale of Central B.C. Livestock Association will be .held at Kamloops Tuesday, October 7. it was originally intended to hold the sale October 7, but after conferring with the Cariboo Livestock Association the later date was selected. WILLIAMS LAKE�Charles John ally speaking all of those laid off! Owen. S3 years passed away in Wil- Reader's Opinion were immediately reabsorbed into otner essential employment linms Lake Hospital. He came to (his district 15 years ago. �ssiv and It the llncs back ln shaPe and reconvert faafe whI?h wonld Permit use of Russian *2? ******* Sttf'erinS an'th Germans nianagped to k<$ out of Kharkov without 10 ** slow =��*. Stalln�rad holocaust. Their further retreat Is bonnd .. uw and stubborn. fteverthele� u ' "�** deal ,tr a fact that tne Russian mUitary position is a "trong-er at any time in the war. cfinsrESt: relief Knit or. The Citi"eiv Here's five'"bucks" Relief Fund What's th .George? Tto heroic people Whilebeen committing acts of treachery ' Blackburn, Prince George matter with Prince - long suffering and niir help. i comparative peace have�or appear to little or no conception of what means. We live top far Is Prince George going to let this opportunity Pass to assist these gal-Innt people. for dabblers in the black market and violators of price ceilings in England. At Middlesex Sessions recently, P. Ephraim Oliver, 56-year-old company director of St. John's Wood, London, was sent to jail for thrw years and fined $45,000. He had been founct guilty of illegally distributing sugar and selling sugar, butter, cocoa and dried e^s above the maximum prices. J. H. Thorpe, BLC.V deputy chairman, told the accused: "You have pjftn Prize , No 126i i $5 War Sav- j certificate, Mrs. Simpson, of against your own country. You. and your two sons-in-law, and your two ^j , daughters formed a^ set of traicoi-s Cleveland, Ohio. U.S.A. t>ehind the home front. Even' net of this kind which you have done hat. weakened the Allies in their battle against Fascism." At' the same sessions, the London Yje'ast Company, which pleaded guilty to obtaining sugar illegally, and buying sugar, cocoa, butter and dried eggs above maximum prices, was fined $10,000 and $500 costs. Sixth Prize (No. 1944 > $5 War Savings Certificate, Mrs. L. A. Peterson, Hixon. Seventh Prize (No, 23S) $5 War Sa\h gs Certificate, Marie Miller of Prince George. .Eif hth Prize (No. 999) $5 War Savings Certificate, Sgt. J. Sp&ner, Prr*.ce George.