# ri-o\:r- �.rrn An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Columbia No. 28 Prince George, B.C., Thursday, July 13, 1944 $2.00 Year WilS Have More i ement Walks Under ouncil's New Policy j Tlie long reign of wooden sidewalks in Prince George is ! ,meci, the City Council Has decided. ! Monday y night gavef nd readings to a bylaw nfofce a cement sidewalk prouder a local improvement i whereby property owners , sessed according to their Is �f the bylaw will be con-at the next meeting of the JlCil. ' /-"" idcrsuch .a program, it is under-majority" of property own-petition for cement side-is find pay 75. per cent of the nvor a period of years, the City the remainder. :aper scheme ic existing regulation covering eht .sidewalks for" the business �ict is cheaper for the property er. but few have taken advant-By this scheme, owners WEDDING BELLS y i v/or the cement slabs, the I eLing the cost of preparatory ] EVENSON�MACDONALD On Wednesday afternoon ,at 2:30j o'clock, June 28, in The Salvation | Army Hall at Cedarvale, B.C., re- i latives and friends assembled to witness the wedding of John Henry Evensen of Wodena, Sask:, and | Margaret Elizabeth, / daughter of1 Mrs. Marguerite M. Macdonald of Prince George.' Captain T^ Tomllnson of the Salvation Army officiated. The hall was prettily decorated for the occasion by the school child-; ren of Cedarvale, where the bride , had been teaching ror the past year. I At the preliminary service, the favorite hymn, "lead Kindly was sung, and "Take Railroad arid Highway North To Peace River The Pine Pass road, giving an outlet for the Peace River -block by way of Prince George, is not the entire answer for the North, said Premier John Hart in a radio talk Wednesday. . He said there would be need of a, railway connection and foresaw the future extension of the P.G.E. north from Quesnel. The road north will run from Prince George to Summit Lake, thence to McLeod Lake and on through Pine Pass to Commotion Creek, .connecting with existing roads in the Peace Paver country. Younsster Drowned In July 1 Queen F raser Riv er *.� .~ ,iw... .,,�i.,., ial request, the bride's DweveA one or two dissenting ,r. . ��, ,ra,.\iow veto cement side- sl5ter 5an* a ouet- "Wonderful ' for any block. i St�!* of Love-'- and Pn;iJP Sutton- pn, an advocate of cement walks, ^ell-known native resident of Ce-:h he claimed were not only bet- ; darvale prayed 'm the Vittikshant but cheaper than wooden walks 'anguage. ^ the years, Aid. J. N. Keller The bride, gowned in white satin sed strongly for the new bylaw i and veil, carried a bouquet of. garden iday night. His motion was se- ! flowers, the gift of Mrs. Moberley. led by Aid, Jack Nicholson. Her only ornament was a heart- cordiiig to the Municipal Act. shaped gold locket, gift of the bride-[new bylaw cannot become effec- groom. till after tax assessments are Is-j After the ceremony, a reception in the new year. [alter Sweder >orted Killed, >w Missing son, Paratrooper Walter Swe.der, killed in action. he latest despatch is. that Para-per Sweder Ls missing in action.. testing that in the confusion of ; RCOC: f, f � tsjon his whereabouts has not, W. A Doran. of Croydon to Madel- �' lne El^beth, youngest daughter of murboper Sweder resided at'; Mrs- MmiG S^P50" and the la^ ip C&c for a number of years. | J B Simpson, of London. Ont. ndlng school there. After gain- j Rev. Harold Trlnier conducted .the the -rahk-of corporal in thearrny, 1 ceremony. The attendanUs were the determined mu-rboper Sweder resided & ransrerrod t� the paratroopers. Ls fut her resides here, one broth-Pcorge,, Ls on active service, an-Oscar. resides at Fort Stl P'es: Norman, at Merritt; ar(d 3lph, at Strathnaver. bride's cousin. Miss Ellen Kerow. /and the nephew of the bride, Pte. Glen Flanigan. ' The bride wore a street length dress of heavenly, blue sheer, with a matching halo and a shouldefette of Better Time roses and sweetpeas. Miss Kerow was attired in a street length dress of royal blue sheer, with matching hat and red roses. ' ,A reception was held at the uome of the bride's sister, Mrs. James Hal-Una w. with 30 guests present... The bride's mother received, wearing a sheer navy blue dress-and matching hat. Later Pte. and Mrs. Doran left on a short wedding ti*ii>; after rfwvpf war parcelstotallmg I which the tiroom returned to duty in 10 nrcivcd ^during the -month. \ Nova S(iol[n- T*^ bridl> wl11 reside S42 from Shelley Ladies' Club!: h) Lndon [quantity of salvage fat has been I m from Willow River >> | NOTES W 'Cheer's Red Cross banks usiness establishments about the n yielded $4950 upon being open-�ecently. h^trensyrer reports donations ias decided to omit the Jam for this season. 1 However, 'is in the district are giv-"PPortunity of ^sending m'o- Forest Fires By Mail '" muu^rqwing areas for the w*J of, sugar and. fruit, and ,� rt��tions for purchase of 1 made, frw also be sent to Red Cross office. f> is also a most welcome dono-wlshlng and. local ^tribute honoy forl to overseas are contact the local branch -m W R M^ W. R. McKenz^ ItS rfsident� having friends or W ? RllSSia' wU1 *� interested K h lnfonnation has been the the � of the the ending of parcel n the ' Forest Branch report* show that 51 forest fires occurred "m B.C. in addition to 11 still liurning from the week before. Forty-nine of these blazes had been extinguished by the elid of the week. - The Canadian Forestry Association feels that great many of these fires could have been prevented since the majority of forest fires are attributed to human agencies.* Memberstlrge: "You are asked to assist your forest rangers by"'being careful with fire in the woods. "See that your campfire is dead out before leaving It. "Make sure your smokes and all matches are thoroughly extinguished before throwing them awjvy. "In this way, you will be aiding the war effort, your forest ranger and yourself since the people of British Columbia are all shareholders, In the forest wealth." I was held at the home of Captain | and Mrs. Tomlinson, where the j bride shared honors with Mrs. Sut-. ton whose birthday coincided with ! the wedding day. The bridal party returned . to � Prince George, by car, and they left i Prince George by train to spend. a j OODPECKER^-The slender ba,|horieyinoon at various.eastern points-g between despair and hope was �� tneir rcturn tne-v wiU reside -at rfdeci Wednesday In a cable from Ferhdale. �seas to F. Sweder. V \ DORAN�SIMPSON weokago he was advised .that; aROYDON_:Tne wedding was solemnized at the Maitland Street BaptLst Church, London, Ont., on June 8, of Pte Cecil Roy Doran, son of Mr. and Rotary Officers Are Installed At Annual Dance Rotarians entertained a large number of friends last Thursday in the C.C.F. Hall when they held their annual dance, presented prizes won in the barrel sweep and installed officers for the coming 12 months. On behalf of members, Dt. C. Ewert presented an inscribed silver tray to G. B. Williams, retiring president, and installed the new officers, headed by A. B. Moffat. president for the 1944-45 term. Other officers are: Everett Mac-Eachern, secretary: A. T. Cross, treasurer; Earle Fulmer, sergeant-at-arms, and Harold Assman, Dr. L. W. King. VM. Morgan, Nell A. Mc-Kelvie, Jack Katledge and Jack Nicholson, directors. Only Sergt. F. Gable was on hand to receive his $50, half share of the second prize won In the barrel sweep. The other winners were: A. Champagne, Loos, first prizev $300; Earl Messmer, Prince George, half of second prize, $50; J". Leonard, PVince George, third prize, $25; Mrs. Agfies Rankih, Vancouver, fourth prize. $25 A. H. Perry. Vancouver, fifth prize, $25, Edmond LangloLs. Prince George sixth prize, $25. SINCLAIR MILLS�Eight j days after his second birthday, j Walter Allen Sands, infant son I of- Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. 1 Sande, was drowned Saturday-; evening in the Fraser RjyefV The body, lodged agajnsi^branches ' and driftwood, was^recovered downstream less than 20 minutes after the chiJd-left the kitchen with his J smalt sister upon thinking they I heard a boat passing. \ The tiny tot walked to the top of I the river bank while the girl turned j back to. the house where Mrs. Sande 1 immediately asked lifter her son's whereabouts. \ Mr. Sande, accompanied by Henry Hobe rowed down river, then back up without locating the child. \a search farther down river revealecl the tragedy. '* Constable Tom Maxwell accompanied the body to Prince George. An enquiry by M. W. Skinner, coroner, in Prince George, determined death was due to accidental drowning. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon in Assman's Funeral Chapel by Rev. F. E. Ruhnalls, and Interment was in Prince George cemetery. Many friends travelled 65 miles from Sinclair Mills to attend., The infant is survived by the parents and two sisters, four and five years of age. iDRID DORN33IERER, spon-sbred by Prince George Theatres Ltd., was the choice of five judges forV'Miss Prince George of 1944," at the Junior Chamber of Commerce \Dominion Day fete. I Ottawa, Apiarist Holds Field Day Medicos Seek Latent Epidemic Control Units Dr. John G. MacArthur. named; chairman of the local sub-committee on emergent epidemics, has been ' instructed by the B.C. Medical As- j sociation to form a community; Twenty beekeepers attended a field day demonstration and talk given Wednesday arternoon by C. B. Gooderham, Ottawa, Dominion apiarist, at the farm \>f James Kemp-stef, Pineview. Hives of Caucasian and Italian bees wereXlnspected. District "C" Beekeepers Association tendered Mr. Gooderham a banquet Tuesday evening: In Shasta Cafe when he spoke on\ care and management of bees throughout the four seasons of the year. Fire Destroys Swanson Home; Everything Last Driven from dinner by flames thai raced froin an adjoining bedroom. Mr. and Mrs. Gunnar Swanson saw the home they had under construction at Central Fort George razed within a few minutes, Thursday. Loss included $122 in' cash, Mr. Swanson having "placed $80 just, cashed with $40 set aside to pay for a new davenport and other expenses in connection with home building Fersonal effects worth $900 were also lost, bringing the total lass to $1500. Neighbors were prompt in coming to their aid, even before the embers had cooled on the former site of their home, and are conducting a raffle toward re-establishing them. A benefit dance will be held In the C.CJF. Hall Monday night. . . Location of the house just beyond the -city limits made it impossible for Prince George fire department to aid as the nearest hydrant was beyond reach and the tie-up of fire equipment outside city limits is banned by fire marshall regulations, and that of underwriters." Flags and Flags Confuse Workers QUESNEL�Repercussions of Do-minioiv Day have not yet died here, with many chuckles still to be heard. Youthful volunteers, eagerly hanging bunting and flngs. had local e^iinese descend on them In righteous wrath�for decorations included the Rising Sun. Then there arrived a "rescue party," not for the above incident, but In response to the internationally recognized "distress" position of the Union Jack, several iippearing upside down. "Flag Day indeed:' muttered one of1 the disgruntled workers. group prepared to face any serious ', CONDUCT FUNERAL FOR MRS. SEIWYN STOUT. FORT FRASER�Funeral services were held at Fort Fraser on Satur- Promoted epidemic. The action derives from a conference of the Canadian Medical Association committee on epidemics in December, 1943, at which the occurrence of epidemics of ravaging diseases, usually.of a severe type and wide geographical distribution, weiro considered. The immediat-e organization of all resources available to assist health authorities in* order to be prepared beforehand to cope with any such national emergency was considered advisable. This requires total mobilization of all resources by thorough organization of medical, nursing and hospital personnel, nursing aides and lay agencies. ..... \ The latter bodies include welfare organizations, Salvation Army, Women's Volunteer Groups, service | club's^ etc., working in close co-op-:!eration with and complementary to | the contributions by the depart-I merits of health of the varbius gov-' ernments. "To1 those of us who took.part in -land recall -the experiences of the 1918 epidemic, it: ts quite evident that many of the tragedies of that time mipht have been adverted by thor-oulrh organization for efficient pre-.paration beforehand." Dr. Mac-.Arthur commented in outlining re:1 soiip-for the local unit being formed. i, Phms'for a mass meeting Jn the 'near future are being considered with organizations interes'te'd expected to send authorized delegates. 1 day for Mrs. Sehvyn Stoltz:/24. who J passed away at TranqujUeT'July 5. Mrs. Stoltz was ps native of the : County of Dumfries, Glasgo'w, Scotland, and came to Fort Fraser a j number juf years ago. � She leaves to mourn-her loss her .hrtisband, in Prince George, and two daughters. Beth. 5. and Rose, 2; her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth White, of Prince Rupert, and three sisters and one brother^ Logging Debris Offers Radical Change in Woods VICTORIA�A progress report of the Government's experiment into the^salvaging of logging debris so far has proven economically sound, according' to Forestry Department officials. The experiment is being conducted by the Provincial Government In conjunction with the Cbmox Logging Company and the Powell River Pulp and Paper Company Ltd. The first boom of salvaged debris^ has been moved to the pulp mill and other booms are to follow shortly. The logging and booming have pro-! ven economically sound. It now remains to be seen whether the manufacturing phase will be equally suc-cesstulT Should the experiment prove a success in its entirety, it will mean a revolutionary change in logging operations with use of timber being: increased to 80 per cent jn. place of the 50 per cent as at present. Building, Repair .-Permits Ahead-Of Last Value of new building and improvement permits Issued .during June totalled. $19,250 compared with�$13.800;fot the same month last year. Total to date for 1944 is $45.-680 as against $32,815 for thd first six months of last year. Commercial building permits issued last month totalled $4,600; for four new buildings, $7,700; for Improvements to 12 dwellings, $6,950. - NEED WOMEN FOR BERRY, BEAN PICKING A number of women between IS and 46 are needed immediately as berry and bean pickers at Mission and Abbotsford for one month. Names^of thoses interested should be left in the next day or two at the National Selective Service office. Pickers will batch, supplying their own linen, blankets and cooking utensils. -To all those completing their month's contract, return bus fares will be paid. CALL TURN OUT FOR CITY HARDBALL TEAM Those who feel that baseball is a hardball game and not soft-ball and who are/intt'rested in forming a team-are requested by ' . Bill Fleming to De at Afciletic \Park tonight af-Tv.o'clock. � for tin 'organizational work-butr. DUD BOMB 5!Dive Bombers Score Twice Yet Local Signalman Safe FLYING OFFICER A. W. BELLOS in advising of a promotion from pilot officer, states he hW. been advanced from medium bombers to Halifaxes and is "still going. , strong,"' in a letter to his father. William Bellbs of. JRTl'nce...George. yv. recent short leave enabled him to visit London. Birmingham and Stratford-on-Avon. where-he attended two Shakespearian plays. His-praise of British Columbia House is high, and which has. He avers, "the best overseas system of sending cigarettes." - His miraculous escape from death** during trie invasion of Europe is I j described almost casually by Signal- LOCAL CHINESE MARK j "^an *fnnfl\.w- Jed"J��Tt "TRIPI F SFVFN" nAY i n a ett?r to s mother- SIrs- w- f; IKlrLC OLVCn UMT I Woodcock of Prince George. Chinese Nationalist League branch -W(,\\. folks, I am in France.- he here was the scene of a formal Rift advises, -this is our fourth day in presentation from local, Chinese of;J and we are gf)ing rigVtg^ ^ "They paid us in French money before we left England, so once I again I'm - learning foreign money, and have quite a time trying to talk to the civvies. We have a couple of $900 destined for. President and Generalissimo Chiang Kairshek of China through Pat Lo% local chnir- man of Bureau. The gift, the National Salvation apart from committ- j and Chinese relief fund>. marks the ."Triple Seven Day," the seventh day in the.-sevenih month of the! seventh .year, since -Japan stonnodj across the Marco Polo' bridge t,o in-! vade China.: , Jerries dive-bombed us�hit us twire�one; bomb went through the^sideof the ship and eXplod-' ed in t!|hc water^the other went "i through the tank deck but� th^nk goodness�it was a dud. "France seems to be the satne as England�lots of farms, old stone, buildings�what's left of them. I'm sure seeuTw; the Old World^I think when I ^ei back I'll settle n'ownr �There sure has been a lot of man. prisoners noing by, some' of them 15, or even younger. French Canadians with us so tguess � VoU' shollldl sep the **!>& fe weailmanage somehow; ~ rolhnK past here where I u.u rofiing ;---- Up tp the front, lines�and the- ock- � :.'It won't be lonp now before I'll j ack r,lt u\ahL" Tney Rre gigllts you-d be seeing you all'agaln. . . .-/. j nfcver ^rget," signalman � Wood- "We' had a good tripJacross the cock wrou*. In asking foryivenoss for , Channel, no trouble by day^but, the scribble as the letter' wa.'i writ-, we h.ui lots that uii;ht. The 'ten on'yne kmnv