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Prince George, M.C., Thursday, September 2-wa.s
to have a
him March 15 on a holding charge of trapping without a permit, gave similar testimony.
Roy MoDougall, post factor at Finlay Porks, went further in stating that Alex Prince, whom he has known 14 years, could both read and write English, while his ability to speak English was attested to by Morton Teare and Del Millar, trappers.
ACCEPTSSTATEMENT
,Mr. Justice Macfarlane late on Tuesday accepted entry of the state-
MORE, PLEASE!�The little bear peering through the car window is the one reported as. indulging in a wild 15-mile ride on the engine hood of the car driven by Charlie McPhee with Mrs. Mc-Phee and Jack Lamb as passengers on a trip from Prince Rupert.
Rally Day Held At Knox Church
Eighty children In Knox United
of
to Quesnel, appre-!
g Mr bung's argument that ^panelling" of a further 48 Jur-! was out of the question, but dense eoiuisei stated commitments In (Peace River block made this im-srible.
Seemingly flustered by requests n crown :ind bench to recollect ictly what was said eight months t, Del Millar twice repeated the ittment. after being pressed by r. Wilson to give the words at-bated to accused, that led to the -trial being ordered. N NORTH
As crown witnesses straggled back to :he North by riverboat, truck plane on Wednesday, this latest relopment was being considered Victoria.
Opening sessions featured a trial a trial to. determine validity admissions to ix>lice by Alex face, on the basis of defence counts contention that Prince was an iterate, nomadic 'lone wolf bush . upon whom the significance legal warning would be lost. � ^oung.^i^erred to several ents in^ support of argument lore the statement was admitted 'Mr; Justice, Macfarlane, *nst Harry.l.'McKenney. who 1 the body uf Messmer from KHnlay River on March 12, testl-�e accused could speak and " English. Game Warden known ac-years, and who arrested
English. Ga
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tion of seals.
attendance diplomas and
ment made to Sergt. George H.j church Sunday morning partlclpat-Clark. in charge of Fort George sub- ! ed in a raliy day program comprising division, B.C. Police, and recorded, graduation exercises and presenta-by Const. McKenney.
Accused told Sergt. Clark that he wanted to tell him ."about those; The church was beautifully de-German boys'�Eugene Messmer and corated by Percy Hdmewood and Hans Pfeuffer. Mrs. David Boyle. The graduation
�I very sorry; you help me," Prince j exercises were conducted under an prefaced his statement which was arch erected for the occasion, taken down after three separate I Mrs. Frank Moffatt presented the warnings which defence counsel; awards, and Miss Alive Woodcock
scored for Sergt. Clark failing to advise Prince "you do not have to give evidence" and his use of "might be used at your trial;"
The statement, in effect, described in part how Messmer pressed Prince to accept a yellow liquid, after which Prince "knew nothing."
Further testimony by witnesses was a repetition of the preliminary hearing.
Andrew Prince, of Fort MeLeoci, was appointed court interpreter at the, request of accused. Robert Howe, Indian agent, attended court.
The. opening of the trial
sang. Stories were told to the child-
ren by Alfred Kitchen Clara Wieland.
and Miss
National Housing Registry Opened
A branch of the National Housing Registry will be conducted in Prince George at the Knights of Columbus Hut, commencing this week. The registry will be open from 2 to 3 p.m. As the need grows this period will be extended.
Persons having vacarft rooms or rooms that can be' made available for occupancy are asked to telephone the K. of C. Hut. � A special appeal is made for accommodation where children are welcome.
Mr. W. R. Munro told The Citizen today that the. registry could be run successfully only if the co-operation of the public was received.
Study To Be Made of Kelowna Institution.
^Decision to build a 50-bed hospital in the spring was reached a week ago by Prince George Hospital Board, directors stated yesterday.
The announcement constitutes a surprise as only veiled references to a new building were made by George Milburn, board chairman, when on Tuesday night at a dinner in honor of the board and hospital staff he accepted for the hospital the Junior Chamber of Commerce gifts of a $240 suction inhalator and a cheque for $60. '�
Need for a new building, expressed by Or. J. G. MacArthur in making the presentation for the J.C.C, and by Miss Dorothy Saunder, matron, failed to draw out the inform-
APPEAL OF RENTAL BRINGS SECOND CUT
Dominic Dallas appealed a ruling of Everett MacEachern, local manager of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, reducing rent on a tent from $6 to $3 a month. ^
ation.
Mr. Milburn did say a new hospital should be easily attainable now; that the hospital society had $40,000, and no site had been decided on for a new building. Further than this there was no indication, even when Harold A. Moffat announced that
Jury Finds R. Blangy Is Guilty
Remanded for Sentence on Charge of Retaining Stolen Tire, >
whenever the hospital board waoited 1 Mercy was recommended Monday
_ , �...... � a new hospital they should' call on by an Assize Court jury for Robert
Mr. Justice W.E. Fisher, of Princej the j.c.c. to put it over. Charles Blnngy whom they found guilty on
1 ^ ^^^ 3^" Stra-W also Promised that tnc voun-r! a charge of retaining a stolen auto r 1 '- iti ld d ll It
rent for $1.50 a month.
day, reduced the rental still further, i men'.s organisation would do all it The tent with board floor will now j couid toward bringing a new hospital Into being and assisting in equipping it.
DISAPPOINTED Junior Chamber leaders expressed
Vacancies Created
'An emergency created by the de-
parture from Prince George of sev- I disappointment following the meet-eral Guiders is responsible for an j Ing that their offer of assistance appeal .today from the Prince George Girl Guide Association for those interested in taking over a Brownie
pack to contact Mrs. Irvine Moss, 1533 Fifth Avenue, whose phone number is 117-R-3.
Inhalator Presented By J.C.C. To Hospital
Junior Chamber Honors C{ty Hospital Board and the Nursing Staff.
was' In presenting the City Hospital remarked that Mr. MilbunVs words
marked by 16 peremptory challenges! with a $240 suction inhalator at an on the hospital presented a chal-by defence and nine by crown before i elaborate dinner Tuesday night in lenge to the organization. In reply.
the jury was sworn in. as follows:- * Prince George Hotel Cafe banquet Arthur George Bolton, Robert E. hall, the Junior Chamber of Com-Blackwood. Hamilton Cain, Charles; merce brought the hospital to the Carlson. Jack Cluff. William Henry j fore, in the opinion of Miss Dor-Fawcettt, William Faith, who was othy Saunders, matron; who foresaw chosen foreman; Erick Gerhardi, great things resulting from yn's new
Christenson interest. �
Presentation
on behalf of the
chief of the Carriers.
damage By Big Hailstones otals Many Thousands
Arthur Goodwin. T. P. and George H. Bond.
Those attending from the North; J.C.C. to George Miiburn. chairman as spectators included Joe Pierre,' of the hospital board, was .made by foster father of accused and Chief \ Dr. J.. G. MacArthur. whose com-Alex McKinnon from Fort St. James, j mittee had sought for over two
{years to obtain .the equipment. In - i addition, $60 was presented to go I toward other equipment.
"The Junior Chamber hopes the I board sees fit to add to the equip-I ment now that we have started the ball rolling." said Dr. MrtcArthur, � "and we hope the board will, get
Harold A. Moffat invited the city hospital board to call on the Junior Chamber any time they wanted the hospital put over. AT DANGER POLNT
Mr. Milburn stated the hospital handled 940 patients in 1943, two--thirds of whom were from outside the city. The danger point of accommodation, 92 per cent, had been xeached. Patient days last; year to-(See PRESENTATION, Page Five)
800
Cracked, uf Pall led to five rojifs, the roofs of three � residences being dam-JJ* toil that also shattered 800
"ocV. of chickens and
lumps on the citizens, mostly
roofs exceeding ?^ added* maKe >" believed to
total, exriLl!ddit;lonal $230� to of that reprieve of glass.
responsible!
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Ebony black to an amazing blue,: which}the hospital requires and will the gigantic cloud curved dhouithe benefit! those who work in the hos-
"Mr. Milburn accepted the suction inhalator as "a piece of equipment
clty then gut a north-easterly
and those who are patients."
swarthe across town. mls&tUS Con- He also expressed thanks for the tral Fort George. passi'U northi of j'additional $60. the Army Barracks i South Fort George.
skirting -py^ bon,.^ chairman commented on the applause that swept the room
Education Film In V.D. Campaign Showing Oct. 12
Recognizing that venereal disease should be treated as a public health problem which affects not only the
had failed to stir the board into action for a new hospital.
I. B. Guest told The Citzen Wednesday that last week at a meeting closed to the press, the hospital board voted to have plans prepared for the construction of a new hospi-t tal in the spring.
As the hospital society now has $40,000 cash and a long-standing promise from the provincinl government of a $60,000 grant to a new hospital, the prospects are bright.
C..H. WiSenden, secretary of the Prince George Hospital Society, and] Miss Saunders will attend the B.C. Hospital Association convention next Wednesday and Thursday In Hotel Vancouver. While there Mr. Wisen-den will confer with Percy Ward. Inspector of hospitals.
Mr. Wlsenden also plans ,a side trip through the Okanagan where the latest and most modern 60-bed hospital in the province, built two years ago, is located in Kelowna.
r^alf Quota Is Reached In Campaign
Half of the- $800 district objective has been reached in the Red Shield Home Front appeal.
To send the campaign over the top by Saturday, the last day of the individual, but the community, the drive, will" require the co-operation
Prince George Junior Chamber of Commerce today announced plans i
of all .citizens and, committeeinen, Norman Radlcy. chairman of pub-
tire valued at $6.95. Blangy was remanded for sentence by Mr. Justice A. D. Macfarlane. The jury took an hour and 25 minutes to reach a verdict.
Mr. Justice Macfarlane represented Blangy who discomfitted city fathers by accepting a pseudo serious offer as dogcatcher toward acquiring defence fees.
Prince George City Council inserted a classified ad in The Citizen to spur dog owners to "tag" their T>ets, little thinking the Job would not only be accepted but be pushed to blitzkrieg tempo as Full Assizes neared. Blangy imjxmnried 94 animals toward raising some $200
Aldermen were caught flat-footed by his application .md the new civic employee was almost out of the council chaiivbor bcrorr Mayor A. M. Patterson asked his name. i RECORD OF TIRE
P. E. Wilson. K.C., city solicitor, was the only one present August 14 "in the know," having attended the preliminary hearing following Blan-gy's arrest June 12 by Const. Thomas _ R. Maxwell, who recovered from the ear of the accused a Pathfinder heavy, duty tire.
Thomson Ogg, bookkeeper for Morgan's Garage, testified that, a tire | of the make, grade and number en-teredt as a crown exhibit by Mr. Wilson was sold September 12. 1941, to Harold Toplis of Hansard, the latter testifying he had mussed the tire from his auto June 8. 1944. and that he had given permission to no one to take it. He stated his auto was Jacked-"up. of/ the road, 100 yards from trie mill where he works for a jperlod of three weeks.
Blangy brought forth witnesses tn describe an* �uto trip to Giscome during which time a gunnysack was required to stuff a tire-that met' with trouble. HLs defence was that. the tire In question was on the cur when he purchased it in May.
; to advance the iocal V.D. campaign. Hcity, said today.
It bobbed to within 200 feet of the
repeater station then unweighted saying that more than one attempt Its load of hail,:; smashing 150 panes had j>een made toward a new hos-of glass in the CKR. roundhouse, pital in the post. He explained that another 50 in freight shed am* in -^o naVe a new" institution the City
The factors whiqh contribute to the spread of these diseases and the facilities for stamping out V.D. will be included in educational films to shown at 8 pjn., Wednesday. OcU
CASUALTIES
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a;.new hospital was suggested; ober 8< ln tne j>r]nce George ban- h ttt
other buildings, then riddled roofs of Rush Transfer Co. Ltd.. National Hotel staff hou�e and section of the hotel and the roof of the Commodore Hotel as though by buckshot. The Corona Hotel also suffered.
Thirty panes of glass in the army warehouse, an aggregate of 71 panes ln King George V Elementary Schoo\ and Baron Byng High School, 100 In the hothouse on west end of Fourth Avenue, and approximately another 300 ln windows facing west along residential streets were broken.
Although directly In the brunt of the hail, the large Kelly Douglas clock on Third Avenue at George Street, latest addition to Neon light-Ing in the business district, remaln-
(See HAIL STORM.- Page Five)
would have to be approached in regard to a bond issue. PROSPECTS BRIGHT
A new hospital of 50 to 60 beds should be easily attained now. in Mr. Milburn's opinion, owing to prosperous times and the "group lnsur-ance^scheme having money ahead. He said the provincial government practice was to give 40 per cent of the cost of a new hospital. T 'It should be no secret that we (the hospital society) have $40,000 which would be applied toward new equipment, for a new hospital," he said. V V
Site for a new hospital has not been selected, he explained. Inviting J.O.C. members to make suggestions. Harold Stafford. J.C.C president.
quet room, when discussion will follow a lecture on the subject. The meeting is being sponsored by
Jay-Cees in conjunction with work rnittee or solicitors, of the Health League of Canada and j Ald- F�^ Clar m co-operation with t)ae �Provincial with A. B. Moffat as vice-chairman
Capt. F. Watson, Salvation Army,! reported that house-to-house can- | KILLED
vassing is about complete. innf
Pte. Victor J. BraiLsford, 20, forni-
The $800 figure is a minimum ob-1 crly ofShelley. whose parents now jective, j uve a� sooke on Vancouver Island,
Persons who have not yet made has been .killed in action. j their donations arc asked to con- J Mji am[ Mrs j; E Ovington ,,f ' tact-members of the campaign com-j Aleza Jjake h.m, been of.ficially in_
[.formed that their son, Roy Edward,
Clark is chairman,
Department of Public Health.
LYON GOLF CUP PLAY WILL BEGIN SUNDAY
Competition for the Lyon handicap cup Is scheduled to start at 2 pjn. Sunday, "Jimmy" James, captain of Prince George Golf Club, announced today.
A schedule is being prepared for-the Ewert. cup competition emblematic of club championship. '
j Members of the executive commit-i tee are: John Mallis. Claude S. Foot, R. A. Harlow. D. G, Fraser. Norman Radley. Harold Assman. H. R. Pennington. T. S. Carmichnel and T. A. Walsh.
WEATHER FORECAST
Prince George and vicinity: light winds, cloudy, with light Intermittent rain, today and Friday.
FOUND NOT GUILTY ON STATUTORY CHARGE
Tomah Isadore, j who, .was flown from Fort McLebd following a preliminary hearing attended by Sergt. George H. Clark and Const Harry L. McKenney, was adjudged not guilty by Judge Eric D.\ Woodburn in County Court at conclusion Saturday of a hearing of a statutory charge.
was kjjlptl August 28 while on active service In France.
Besides his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Kenneth, overseas; Francis and David at home; and five sisters. Bernice. overseas; Evelyn, Vera and Margaret at home, and Mrs. R. R. Travers. Klm-oot. Vancouver Island. - �
WOUNDED
Gunner M. C Hand ford, Willow-River, has been reported wounded in action on Sept 12.
Gunner Handford has been with the Eighth Army since the invasion of Sicily. His brother, John,. who was seriously wounded a year ago. was invalided home this summer and Is now in Shaughnessy Military Hospital, Vancouver. .
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