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An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Columbia
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Prince George. B.C., Thursday, September 7, 1944
$2.00 Year
WEDDING BELLS i
RICHARDSON�DOUGLAS
St. Michael's Anglican Church was the setting for an afternoon mar-
younger daughter of H H Douglas
:eena River Highway
�ovides Opportunity
r Big Development
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Province-wide Representation Marks Opening Ceremony at Terrace.
)ne of the most scenic routes in North America was offic-
opcnied Labor Day when Olof Hanson, M.P., snipped a
>n and Mayor H. M. Daggett of Prince Rupert received
E. Haughland, village commissioner of Terrace, a golden i
blocking the northern port to the rest of Canada by way
-o pioneers present from communities between Prince : 0UtllnlnB the yoke ot Mt, and
Scarcity of Adults Makes Labor Day "Children's Day"^
As a revival. Labor Day sports left much to be desired in the opinion of hard-working members of Prince George Junior Chamber of Commerce but the work of sub-committees was
and the TatT Mrs. Douglas, became more than justified by the children's enthusiasm, they concur, the bride of Pte. Barlow W. (Bart* ; Tiny tots and those of high school age competed in nearly Richardson, son of Mrs. L. T. Rich-; 32 events with a merest sprinkling of adults to urge them on,
and the Coast it meant a dream of 30 years becoming aok part in the afternoon to mark September 4 as "Children's Columbia, Vancouver. Rev. Herbert �)av "
Coolness afforded by an overcast sky In the morning enabled the morning program to be run off comfortably for both entrants and committees assisting, whilst the heat of
by a slight breeze.
Again "Tex" Fenske gained a tri-
Cutler officiated.
The bride was a picture of loveliness in an exquisite floor-length
i > i . l w c*o ill.v i ICU at tilt, iiijj � iiiiv_ \i l
the bouffant skirt, topped by a fitted !tne aft�noon was tempered basque bodice with shirred taffeta | �,���.? kE.��-
from Prince Rupert was the of Prince George Board of members present to swell the of notables present from all
^of British Columbia.
Hanson, in opening the high-
Dn behalf of the federal govern-
referred to his arrival on the
i ui 1909 with a pack on his
and of his long cherished hopes
highway through Central B.C.
e Prince Rupert an access by
the official luncheon in the
rriess. hall in Ranger Park,, r Daggett expressed to the 250 al delegates present his belief
the Skeena Highway would ibute in a major degree to the erity and development of the territory opened back of the set Port."*
ut.-Col. J. H. Horn, represent->acific Command, on behalf of
General G. R. Pearkes, paid teto the despatch with which
builders pushed through one j e greatest feats of engineering irtime Canada.
Leo Sweeney.'president of the Duver Tourist Association, voic- � amazement of the "finest along any road in B.C.,'" m lesying an enormously expand-umt business.
Sweeney was the official re- . ntative for Vancouver, n. H G. Perry, M.L.A. for Fort | ?i>, and representing the B.C.! nrnent, closed the series of � isses with an eloquent plea for; )rd and goodwill among all i utilities in Central B.C.� to; "together in a spirit of mutual j Ulness for the proper develup-the country.
As Others See Us �"Chosen Spot!"
"Prince George is the chosen spot in all British Columbia for future development," E, Victor Whiting, now of Prince Rupert, told fellow Rotarians when welcomed back at a luncheon in the Shasta Cafe on Friday.
"There have" been some wonderful changes in the three years that I have been away, Mr. Whiting added.
sion was reflected in the presence of Cliff MacKay, associate editor of The Vancouver Sun; A. L. Williamson, associate editor and columnist of the Vancouver News-Herald, and Gordon Root, staff. writer of The Vancouver. Province. Both movies and. stills were taken by Mr. Williamson for Associated Screen News.
The prominent newspapermen from the Coast dailies travelled through to Prince George with Fred J. Shearer, president of the Board of Trade, and were taken on a tour of the city before resuming their trip south on Wednesday.
Entertainment provided the widely-representative guests of Terrace included a concert by massed bands from Prince Rupert, an exciting baseball game, inspection of the military hospital, a trip to the airport and a dance in the army drill hall.
Delegates from Prince George concur that the program was splen-
length embroidered net veil, originally worn by her mother, was cascaded from a coronet of orange blossoms. Her bouquet was of red carnations and white heather.
Escorted by her father, the bride entered the church to the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding March played by 'Mrs. V. Morgan.
Miss Isabel Douglas was her sister's only attendant, wearing a white blue-flowered dimity, with sweetheart neckline, bouffant skirt, and blue satin sash. She wore a large white picture hat trimmed with blue satin. Her bouquet was made up of pink and white carnations and white and purple heather.
Pte. Ronald Playne supported the troom.
The groom^s mother was dressed in .pearl-grey crepe with fuchsia accessories and wore a corsage of gardenias and purple heather.
During the signing of the register Miss Mary Ogg sang 'Because."
Pte. William Pinch and Master William Richardson, brother ofthe' groom,, were ushers.
Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's father, Tenth Avehufe.
The bride's travelling ensemble was a brown tweed suit, blouse of i peasant lace, moss green hat, and top-coat to match her suit.
Pte. and Mrs. Richardson left for the Coast, stopping off at Garibaldi Park for a few days enroute.
They will take up residence In Prince George.
largess freely handed out to winners, proved the greatest attraction.
Major events of the day resolved around the log-sawing contest and the spirited relay race in which privates. Baron Byng High School students, officers and Jay-Cees competed. A larger sized log cgave July i winners Louis Carson and John Hogh the appearance of being a bit slower but their tLme was considered up to par.
Girl Guides this time cared for refreshments".
Running of the midway enabled the Junior Chamber to deliver close to $300 in prizes and after all expenses net close to $300 which is earmarked for community work. Among gate-prize winners, Fred Walker was rather unique, turning beck $1 for prizes.
(See LABOR DAY, Page Five)
Youth Leads Field
W. S. A. CLARE, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Clar*. has been promoted to the rank of warrant officer and is now stationed with H.M.C.S. Gwenchy, Victoria. He is a graduate of Baron Byng High school
Jury Rules Death Was Accidenta
South Ft. George Soldier Killed
Local Athlete Killed in Italy
L/Opl. Reginald Ford, 28, I attended Baron Byng High School and was active as a baseball and hockey player, has been killed in' Italy, according to advice received j by his relatives. ,
He was married and Is survived1 by his widow and two daughters in Vancouver.
W. C. Ford of Edmonton, a broth- ! er, and Pte. Bella Cormack, C.W.-A.C., of Chilliwack, a sister, arrived The iury was visibly moved by the; Tuesday to be with Mrs. D. Corm-
A verdict that James Watts Phillips') of Phillips Lumber Mill was lristantly,killed by total destruction of his heart, by a gunshot wound nnd that his death was accidental. was returned Friday by a coroner's jury convened by M. S. Skinner.
Williams Lake Wins Cariboo Golf Tourney
Thirteen golfers, including fpur from Smithers, represented Prince George in the annual Cariboo golf championship tournament at Quesnel and competed with club swingers from Williams Lake and Quesnel.
Despite their inability to capture any prizes the local players made a good showing, and are loud in their praises of the course and the entertainment provided. Those making the trip were H. Pettis, J. Annesley. K. Hdughton, W. L. Homsby, D. H. Fawcett, T. Wright, R. Davidson, J. Quaile, C. Foote, J. James, E. Clen-c'enlng and Clarence Goodacre.
Following the qualifying round on Sunday, a banquet was held in the Legion Hall annex where appropriate speeches were heard from visiting players and entertainment provided by H. Mainguy of Williams Lake and Harry'Pettis and T. Wright of Prince George. Community singing- was led by Jimmy James.
Some remarkable scores were turned in on Monday, with Williams Lake's outstanding player, young Bob Johnstone, finishing up wlt�h a 32-33 to win first prize in the championship flight. He was pressed by L. Harper of Quesnel with a 32-34. H. J. Fraser. Quesnel, won the first flight, with Major Hart of Williams Lake as runner-up. Bud Jones of Quesnel was winner of the cup for the second flight. In the ladies' division, Williams Lake took the honors with Mrs. Smedley and Mrs. Malnguy taking first and second a places in championship flight, and" Mrs. Moore winning the first flight ' Mrs. Tingley, Quesnel, was runner-1 up.
The championship cup went to j Williams Lake who nosed out Quesnel with a win of 29 strokes.
Pitch and putt was won for the I second year by D. F. McNelll of Quesnel for the men, and by Mrs. Moore. Williams Lake, for the la-. dies. The long driving contests were won by J. Smedley, Williams Lake, and Mrs. A. Wales, Quesnel.
Sixty-seven players competed In the tournament
ciidly arranged. CpL Charles William Bracy. 22-
The Terrace committee in charge. year. old member bf a Lake Superior had G. McAdams as chairman. D. /Regiment_ was killed in action on ! Kerr as secretary, and included E.'
most fitting that the core.- j Haughland. J H. Smith. O. T. Sun-j es we have taken part In today dal c Michiel) H, King and E. Sel->bserved on Labor Day." saldj vcn witn the women meeting re-For the first tribute I ception and registration needs by a committee comprising Mesdames E.
Pern'
� , tnose wno la- . ^'(jiiiiiiilwi; uuiiiprisiug lyicsuiuiico ej.
i by hand or brain to construct j Haughland. O. T. Sundal, G. Me-
1 Adams, J. H. Smith. C. Giggey and
August 15, according to word- re-ceived by his father. Jack Bracy, of South Fort George.
portancc attached to the occa-
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y Uirl Weds ntario Soldier
�retty. wedding took place irUhe 'nee of a few friends 6n>riday, ember; l, at the home of the when Rose' Mary Prudente. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prudente. of Prince George. ' in marriage to Pte. Don-Koehler. of Kitchener. �- Capt. j; e. Waltho was the �ng clergyman, .bride looked lovely in a floor-; gown of white triple sheer "�7 Queen of Scots head-dress veil. She carried a Hsman roses nnd white Limdjvore ja gold bracelet, of the groom.
r only attendant, Miss Mae ' Pink taffeta and
H. King, the latter chairman.
Mayor Daggett headed the Prince j Rupert committee comprising Aldermen. J. S. Black, G. Hills and G. Rudderham; J. Boddie. S. E. Parker, A.-Brooksband (secretary). J. Scott, C, H. Orme. E. Careless. A. Wai!": L. Felsenthal and W. M. Watts.
The person likeliest to have the quietest satisfaction in a jol.i well1 clone was G. D. Archibald, appointed' RgQ in charge of field work bv the fed~j.c � ^ c
eral department of mines and re-iQaf|y otaft lOT sources.
Mrs. H. Brandner Died Wednesday
Mrs. Harvey Brandner. who suffered a relapse after a lengthy ill-
report "of the autopsist, Dr. E. J. Lyon, and hLs graphic re-enactment, of how simply death could have been ieleased within the cab of the truck Phillips was driving toward hLs mill on Thursday.
Dr. Lyon depicted the presumable motions, supported by the nature of
Cpl. Bracy "enlisted in the Sea-j the wound inflicted by a ,30-06 bul-forth Highlanders of Canada in I let ul> under th
at and Mrs.
er Is at present sta-
were received
couple.
pell. in Prince George.
One �daughter. Lola, reside.- at home. There is another daughter at Loos, and a third daughter. Mrs. W. A. Hatch, resides here.
Mrs. Brandner had lived ;it Snow-shoe for many years.
Assijnan's Funeral Chapel has charge of^ arrangements.
Ratepayers' Meeting
A special meeting of ratepayers will be held In Strathnaver on Saturday at 7:30 p.m! to discuss the desirability of improving the present school or of proceeding with construction of a new school.
As home nursing classes sponsored ; sitrht.
by the Canadian Red Cross will be- j Raymond Brown, truck driver, gin this month. Mrs. C." A. Warner, i described coming upon the tragedy Tenth- Avenue, phone 24-R-l, re-j on the \ rough road leading .?into quests that those desirous of taking/] can>p at a point where he was ac- t! ! Ur the course Register as early as pos- oustomed to finding him stuck on
the. old McCaffery tie road.
Herbert Raymond Dyer spoke to Phillips for about ten minutes while hauling lumber from the' mill to town and noticed groceries in the back of the truck.
.John Lester Cox. tn'illhand. testified seeing a rifle pointed out of the cab toward the body, and described Low Phillips "always drew the emergency brake back�it was the only brake wdrlcing."
Corps will resume Ritz-Kifer Hall.
Monday Jn the
No Evasion Before Hunting Allowed
" 'Twas ever thus.'" mused Mr. and Mrs. John Fredricksoii while holidaying up the Stuart River, Nation River and Nation Lake toward Ger-mansen's Landing" upon coming acro�j*21 moose. Including two bulls: 14 deer and numerous geese.
"Just imagine what we could have done." was their .slim consolation upon returning to Prince George-just as the hunting season opens.
_; Mr. McCabe Ls survived by his wife, and 11 children, five brothers nnd two sisters.
He was born'in Sundridge, Out., and resided 30 years in Findlater. Sask.. before coming to B.C. Ho had been a member of the Orange Lodge for 20 year$.
His' five sons include Bob and Charles, with, the arniy; Emerald; at Enderby; William, operating a sawmill at. Reid Lake, and'Jack', in Prairie River. Alta. The seveivdaugh-Bert'Befge, Smithers: * Mrs. Don Douglas and Mrs. Bert j Douglas, Prince. George j Mrs. Clyde ; Scott, Mrs. Roy Burkitt and Mrs. I Lloyd Clifford, all oi" Reid Lake,
Mr. McCabe's five bJtf'fchers are ! A. H. McCabo. local forester; Robert, ; in Michigan; iSririe HhtfcjFemf Sunri-; ridge. Ont., and Matthew, in, Prairie River. Sask. Two sisters. Mrs, Jane House and Mrs. Don Sinclair, reside In Ontario.
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Nursing Order Considers Site For Hospital
With the purpose of selecting a site for a hospital, Mother Praxedes., superior general of the Sisters of Charily of Providence, whose headquarters for Canada and the rUnited States are in Montreal, arrived Thursday in Prince George.
Accompanied by Mother Anne Philomena, provincial superior, and her personal secretary. Mother Vincent, the superior general was met by Sister Superior Philippe de Ce-sare of Saint John Hospital-, Van-derhoof,^.and SLster Aim AlberUi,-and went" to Vanderhoof to meet hospital officials.
They returned by plane on Siui-day to Vancouver where the superior general has charge of St. Paul's Hospital.
Const. Thomas R. Miaxvyell,' district B.C. Police, corroborated seeing a rifle protruding! out p^st the door of the cnb about a foot from - tho body, which was wedged between the bank and the funning board on the driver's side.'
William Herbert Woodcock, nn associate of Phillips in the miil, recalled Phillips announcing an intention of taking a rifle-out to the mill to get a bear.-
In his medical testimony. E>r. E. J.
Lyon emphasized that deceased1 was a heavy-set Mail of about. 220 pounds, | suggesting the normal difficulty lie J would have'in getting'in. and out. of the cab under the circumstances. Death must'have been instantaneous, uiere being almost total destruction of the heart, he said: .�
Funeral services were -conducted in Assmari's Funeral Chapel Monday at 2 ]):ni. by Rev. Herbert Cutler. the^allbearers being G. M. Geddes, George Revere. R. Brown,, A.. Mox-on. W. R. Rantie and J. Campbell
Retentive Memory :. Leads to Re-union
'Hieir first meeting in 35 years bridged the gap for Sergt. G. H. Clark,, in charge of Fort "'George' sub-division. B.C. Police, and T. r H. ��Tommy" Pratt, department <,>f transport engineer, from Vancouver, between the time bears were'not an uncommon sight for fellow schoolmates attending the Grandview school in Vancouver. A greafe-eifey has grown in the uiterVal since they last knew one ftnoth'er, while bears have been-i-t'l^gated to Stanley Park, las far as Vancouver is-conceni-'. i od.-since the era when the Coast " I metropolis wa.s .emerging1-from - trie forests. c
Soldier-Singer on Radio
A voice familiar to many here will be hej\rd over C.B.C. oh Tuesday, September,}^, at" 4:30 p.m.. when Staff-Sergeant W.� Inglis will appear on a concert programme. "Sergeant Inglis sang at a number of army and benefit conceits while stationed in Prince George.