TiTAfT VICTORIA, B.C.
An Independent Weekly Newpaper Devoted to the Intere.U of Central and Northern British Columbia
Prince George, B.C. Thursday. March 1, 1945
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|{Utof S500 toward an Air Force iimbulance for Prince George was made Tuesday by the Chamber  of Commerce In i to underwrite to Its fullest an ambulance society to a campaign to secure the > as speedily as possible.
Haddon, ambulance com-ictoirrr.an, surmised that be-i|35OO and $4000 would be re-i to proTide an ambulance stalk) that seen locally at the air-iiiib the addition of four-speed sion. heavy duty shock ab-and 18-inch, instead of 16-fffiS.
ers further agreed to donate al trophy to the forthcom-| aisle and drama festival March
ptas decided that two delegates the regional conference  of Chambers of Commerce In Bon May 25 and 26.
i of Prince George Rod i Club was endorsed, strongly n commercial fishing In Cen-llD. lakes
FLYING OFFICER GLEN COL-SON, 25, recently promoted from pilot officer, is now a flight instructor. He formerly resided at Sinclair Mills.
He enlisted in June. 1941, was transferred to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, after training in Canada and went overseas in December, 1942.
He has seen service In England, North Africa and Egypt, where he-is now stationed.
 Ness Lake isident Passes
to G. Estes, 85, who was born
|�Mlat, Arkansas, and came to ** In 1022, died Saturday at itwldence of   his   son,   Archie * �t Ness Lake, where he had 1 the past 23 years.
 sen-ices were conducted
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s were  F.   Exer,   Alex
.E- Pinker and V. Kucey,
�s survived by hta widow,  Estes, 305 Montreal Street, a; four sons,  Gale, of  Vic-^eN
;:Calvin(of peor?e; and Herschel.
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Rare Swans Being Counted In Park
VANDERHOOF�Cpl. L. F. Fielder, R.CM.P., literally on a "wild goose chase" intQ TWeedsmuir Park to take a census and provide feed for the almost extinct trumpeter swans there, can tick off one of the rare birds.
Hart A. Gardner Sr. of South Fort George, C.NH. engineer, backed his train Friday when a mature trumpeter flew into the engine, and carried the uninjured bird on to Prince George where Insp. T. Van Dyk is negotiating toward having the swan transferred to Stanley Park.
Cpl. Fielder left here Thursday with David Roumieu on a five-week trek.
Sentenced to Six Months for Theft
QTJESNEL�That it does not pay to loan valuables was a lesson learned by Arthur Storey, of Wells, when Stanley Weiss elected speedy trial before Judg^ Eric D. Woodburn hen* and was sentenced to six months in Oakalla of having stolen a $100 accordion borrowed from Storey.
Storey testified that Weiss borrowed the instrument from him ;iftcr relating how it would ease his loncli-r.ess, but when it came to returning the accordion after mnny delays, Storey found the instrument had been sold to a Williams Lake resident.
Meeting Monday on Drama Festival Plans
All interested persons are invited by T. S. Carmichael, festival chairman, to attend a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the music room of King George V Public School to further plans for the forthcoming music and drama festival. The committee is anxious to receive entries now in senior or adult drama sections from groups Intending to present one-act plays of 30 to 45 minutes duration. in order to determine if such a seer tion will be justified.
Aop Liberals Re-elect W Clark As President
president its annual
with the no-which chose J. ftW.;;1''   *o   carry   the "^ to the next federal
 ***�*  his  acclaim-
 and later he
 in 1929  this 8up-
'port would be continued. -Mrs. Frank Clark was chosen vice-president at large, and those named as vice-presidents and representing the five districts were: Harry Collins of Dawson Creek. S. H. Ray of Fort Fraser; John Holt .of Quesnel; Joseph Russell, of Lillooet; Dr. C. Ewert, of Prince George.
Walter Flynn. of South Fort George, was chosen secretary.
jThose elected to the executive were: Ralph Pomeroy, of. Fort St. John; Ralph Telford. of Fraser Lake George Renner .of Williams Lake; O.K. Evans, of LJHooet; Jack Paschal, of Prince George.
Prime Minister Mackenzie1 King was named honorary presldentrwith Hon. John Hart and Hon. Harry G. Perry as honorary vice-presidents.
Grants Reserve On Property For Hospital Board
Action was approved Monday by City Council toward reserving blooks 264, 265 and 268 north of McPhillips Avenue as part of Connaught Park, upon representations from Prince George Hospital Society.
"The hospital hasn't decided onia site yet," advised Aid. C. W. Ferry when asked if the application concerned the  proposed  new hospital.
C. H. Wisenrien, hospital secretary, stated that In compliance^ with 4 Provincial Government request, the board had compiledffom post mast-* ers population figures to show that:
The population that would use the Prince George Hospital directly if it were made a centre for North Eastern B.C., would represent 5747 drawn from unorganized districts and 2994 from Prince George, or 8741.
Areas from which patients would be drawn indirectly, aggregated 5431, Burns Lake and district, 1071; McBride and district 1360; Vanderhoof and district, 1200;. and ah Indian population of 1800.
The sub-total of 5747 comprises 3614 people from 37 communities and 2133 from Prince George-district, including Fraser Flats. Pineview, Fort George, South Fort George and logging camps.
These figures are at variance with figures given in the directory which give, for instance, Prince George's population as 4759, which equals the total for the number of ration books last issued. The latter figures showed the total for Prince George area as about 7000, east, from Prince George to just west of Dome Creek, west to and not including Ftamore, north to latitude 56 and south to the Prince George district line, including Woodpecker.
Red Cross Drive Opening Monday
An appeal for generous donations to the Canadian Bed Cross drive getting underway across Canada on Monday was made today by A. M. Patterson, chairman of the local campaign committee.
Mr. Patterson stated that the quota for this district remains at $2700, with the provincial ob-
\ jective, $800,000.
He expressed fullest confidence
\   in    the    organizational   set-up
V \wiiich may be relied upon to ex-
\ teed its quota.
Acclaim J. Gray Turgeon Liberal Candidate For Cariboo Federal Riding
District Lumber Operators Given U.K. Contracts
An appetizing slice of a new export industry is creating interest among lumbermen with letting of four contracts between McBrlde .and Vanderhoof for an aggregate of 8000 cords of British mine props.
J. P. Carr, Pitwood Export Ltd., of Moncton, NJ3., described to The Citzen how the Canadian supplv of 400,000 cords scarcely met the demand caused by stoppage of exports from Russia and Spain to the United Kingdom.
Contracts have been let to the Geddes Lumber Co., Prince George; Sigvald Harstad Sawmill in McBride, and to J. B. Turnbull and George Ogston in Vanderhoof.
While most of the Canadian supply is filled in the Marltimes, the placing of contracts in B.C. is described as extremely promising.
Work in fulfilling the orders will reach full swing once sap run enables easier peeler operations.
^X/ilsorr Muirhead Named Junior Chamber President
Wilson Muirhead succeeded Harold % D. Stafford as president of Prince George Junior Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday following preferential voting for the 1945-46 executive at a dinner meeting in Prince George Hotel Cafe banquet room.
William Bexon, president of Prince George Board of Trade, is honorary president, and Rev. F. E. Runnalls, honorary vice-president.
George Haddon was elected successor of Eric Clendenning as vice-president and Cecil Normanton was re-elected treasurer.
Dr. John G. MacArthur and William Rees were returned as directors and H; A. Moff at and Syd Luck succeeded Len Proppe and. Gordon Styles as directors to complete the advisory foursome.
Mr. Runnalls was the principal guest and volunteered to institute public speaking classes for those interested in taking a course.
C. E. Shaver, president of Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce, was introduced.
Citizenship Sought By Son of Spanish-American War Hero
VANDERHOOF�Petition of Richmond Pearson "Rich" Hobson. son of Admiral Hobson . Clark stepped clown from the chair to nominate Mr. Turgeon, and he was seconded entmlSTastically by Alwin Holland, of Fort St. John ; Walter Hogg, of Kamioops, Ralph Telford, of Fraser Lake; George B,/Williams of South Fort iicoiux-; Mrs. A. Alexander, of Prince George; Mrs. Ernie Thompson, of* Prince George, and Cpl. E. H. Bella vance, formerly of Wells and now of Prince George.
Hon. Harry G. Perry, provincial member for Fort George, sent the^ following telegram:
"Will you kindly express to the delegates my personal greetings and best wishes for a successfal convention. The zealous efforts of Gray Turgeon for his constituency have more than Justified my introduction of him to to the nominating convention in 1935 and certainly warrant his. nomination., by., acclamation., at this convention. I certainly re-fret that my duties as minister make ft impossible tor me to Join you and all our friends at the convention,"
Mr. Clark said it was the first Liberal convention he had attended without Mr. .Perry being present, While the minister was absent in body, he was present in spirit, however, as evidenced by his telegram, the chairman added.
George M. Murray, from Vancouver, sent the following message:
"All parties should join in making sure the election of Gray Turgeon.  general results in Canada, bu* warned that the C.C.P. might carry Cariboo.
"If the C.C.F. does carry Cariboo while Canada returns a Liberal government then that development which began toHake^place in 1935 and ^continued up to now will be halted.'
"To be frank witn,you." confided Mr. Turgeon.."that is the reason for j presenting myself tonieht."
Expressing appreciation  for support given him by adherents of all ! political parties in the Cariboo,  Mr. : Turgeon promised that.if elected he : would   continue    to    represent   all ! people of the constituency regardless of their party attachments. r*V
The federal member spoke oKthe co-operation among all members of the Federal Reconstruction and Re-hnbilitntion Committee and their plans for postrwar progress.
He snid his studies as chairman of the committee had convinced him that no town or city could develop beyond its hinterland. Therefbrt-.Jt was necessary for .the country around towns and cities to be built up and to this end he was working in serving the Cariboo.
Mr. Turgeon also referred to hl5 interest in assisting returned veterans. He said his committee was now hopeful of an amendment being made to the Veterans* Land Act to provide assistance for veterans wish-Ing to go into fur farming Instead of agricultural farming.