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Citizen
An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Columbia
No. 6
Prince George, B.G, Thursday, February 7, 1946
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Board Reports Value of Basic dustries to City
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eporting   for the    agricultural dttee.  g.   "Joe"   Hewlett de-� how agricultural production Els"dlstrict has developed greatly Entity, quality and value dur-past 10 or 15 years.
of afadke seed has daring this period 9 small beginning in 1930  k'00,000 in 1945. Despite a very dry rammer td bad harvest weather, the al-ke crop Is estimated at around 15,000 pounds. About 10 per �nt was not threshed owing to her* weather.
six carloads of vegetables, % potatoes, were shipped to the ice Rupert market last year, the list marketing of vegetables to
rices were good for livestock, and I was marketed In good condition, he said, there   Is room for a 13 deal of   improvement in the Illty of cattle offered. fte attributed labor shortages and low ceiling on butterfat as the reason   for   a   falling off In ing. Interior Creameries were J to close their Williams Lake plants for the winter of a shortage of butterfat, 1 local one being the only one hi Ration In Central B.C.
1945 returns from poultry and fltry products Is estimated at to $20,000. An egg grading P>t has been established to oper-' this year.
PjMERS CO-OPERATE [he labor shortage for haying and Resting wnich prevailed through-the  ^ar years   was prevalent In last year but farmers did an pent Job   by   co-operating and I  '"ore   machinery in saving crops
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Spring "Robins" Slightly Dusky
Skiiers among Knox Church Sunday School "Explorers' dob" robbed their eyes on Sunday and wondered if cross-country skiing could be responsible for what they both heard and saw.
"Is spring around the corner?" was their common question.
Raucous voices of two crows drew their attention to where these early harbingers of spring were "sunning" themselves at the old airport, the glossy black bodies contrasting with the snow drifts below where they perched.
Smithers Coming For Puck Series
The best senior hockey team in Northern B.C. will take to the ice Saturday at the Civic Arena when Smithers and Prince George start off a three-game series at 8:30 p.m.
Past, smart play is promised hockey enthusiasts this weekend in what Is indicated as the premier hockey series of the season.
Both teams are evenly matched as proven by the recent set-to in Smithers when honors were divided after heavy going including a snowstorm which literally blinded players.
With their strength centred on play rather than battling the elements, the teams should provide a class of hockey rarely seen.
The opener at 8:30 pm. Saturday will be followed by a game on Sunday at 3:15 p.m. and the final of the series Monday at 8 p.m.
Coming from what is claimed? as the finest sports centre in Central B.C., where spectators have been enthusiastically supporting the players, the visitors have given notice that they intend to take back to their supporters the unofficial title of northern champs.
See HOCKEY, Page Three
Glee in Elkdom Over Brief Fire
Grand lodge officers will be in attendance, and representatives of all northern lodges and their wives, at a banquet in the ballroom of the Prince George Cafe when the burning of the mortgage by B.P.OJE. Lodge 122 will write "finis" to the indebtedness which has hampered their activities.
The affair, which will be broadcast over CKPG, will commence a week on Friday at 7 pjn. with Alex McB. Young, K.C., first exalted ruler in Prince George, speaking to the burning of the mortgage.
Ladies of the Royal Purple with their escorts have been Invited to attend.
The banquet will be followed by a dance In the Elks' Hall.
Aid. T. S. Carmichael has charge of arrangements,   and   tickets   are available at "Tommy's Place" up to the preceding day. 20 YEARS OLD
Organized 20 years ago, the local lodge established its hall in 1931 ano during the depression years was responsible for much charitable work in relieving distress, $3000 being distributed together with clothing, fuel and other necessities.
Featured among the annual activities of Brother Elks hi Prince George have been then* distribution of Christmas hampers and their annual children's day at which up-* wards of 600 children of the city and district are entertained to a free show, along with Ice cream and the very popular masquerade dance.
The ceremony to be held on February 15 marks the opening of a new ara for Elkdom in Prince George with plans already under way toward greater community work.
FLT.-SGT. J. W. DUNN, onetime resident of Prince George district and Giscome, who has been awarded the British Empire Medal for special service while in the R.C.A.F. He is now stationed at MacLeod, Alta.
Girls of Grade Nine Entertain School Trustees at Dinner
Girls of grade nine, under supervision of Miss Daisy DeJong, teacher, entertained members of the School Board and their wives at dinner Tuesday in the home economics building.
Lorraine CRourke was hostess for the occasion and Helen Dagg and Irene Richardson were serviteurs.
All members of grade nine worked during the afternoon in the kitchen and decorating tables in preparation for the dinner.
The guests included: Mayor and Mrs. Jack Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moffat, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wllllston, G. Styles and W. Rees.
Connaught School Opening FridaY
Connaught Hill School will open Friday morning to accommodate children of grades four, five and six who live east of George Street and in the Millar Addition.
Mrs. I, Moss is the teacher.
Dial 1230 on your radio to tune in radio station CKPG.
G. S. Wood Heads City Board of Trade
McBride Road Completion and Local Land Registry Office Chosen Immediate Objectives.
Gordon S. Wood was elected president of Prince George Board of Trade during the annual dinner meeting Wednesday week in the Shasta Cafe, succeeding William Bexon.
FreenTan of the city, A. M. Patterson, was elected vice-president; Jack Ratledge, second vice-president, and W. S. Russell was returned as secretary-treasurer.
The executive committee was returned en bloc as follows:
Harry Bowman, Martin S. Caine, J. G. "Bill" Ranby, Ivor B. Guest, F. W. Dobson, A. T. Cross and H. "Joe" Hewlett.
Fears of Mr. Dobson that a draft resolution his committee had prepared on the completion of the road to McBride would never get beyond the resolution stage led to a standing committee being struck to keep the issue stirred up.
Mr. Dobson and Karl Anderson were empowered to add to the committee as required and to continue with preparation of an appeal to have the route completed.
Mr. Anderson described the present road as a "cow trail."
He recalled that for 30 years its completion had been promised by all governments and that while "enormous sums of revenue had been taken from the district, this cow trail still remains a disgrace."
Pressing need for land registry office facilities being available here was again outlined by members who Heckled* to again forward the resolution they prepared last August on the subject to remind provincial authorities that a delay of months results at Kain loops through present facilities established there.
Ivor B. Guest stressed how returned veterans desirous of going on the land with aid of rehabilitation benefits have been "brought up short" by having to wait three months before obtaining a title.
"It doesn't matter so much now, but when spring comes the growing season requires them to get to work fast. They can't afford delays. Nor should they have to," he said.
Novel Gym Display Is Well Received
Some 460 parents and friends witnessed Friday an outstanding example of school spirit in a novel gym display in the auditorium of the Junior-Senior High School when the enthusiastic turnout taxed facilities but gave the participating students a warm feeling of achievement.
In an atmosphere of friendly interest the general participation in the program was marked by the high degree of spirit by both public school pupils and students from the High School.
Noel Parker, favoring a shoulder wrenched in practice, and Miss Mildred Crawshaw, were roundly applauded for arranging the program as were their assistants, Miss Norma Brown, pianist, and Brian Creer, community recreation director.
A breathtakingly lovely lantern march by grade nine girls opened the program, the same grade following with rhythmic exercises prior to folk dancing by pupils of grades 10, 11 and 12.... boys' exercises by grade seven and girls' tumbling by grades seven and eight. SPECIALTY NUMBERS
Four specialty numbers were well received when waltz, tango, tap and jitterbug features were provided by Barbara Austin and Jack Abraham-son; Joan DeWitt and Jim Cadden; Marilyn Roos and Doris Dagg, and Mary Pat Trick and George Hamilton respectively.
Boys' tumbling by grades seven and eight, preceded tumbling and vaulting by both boys and girls from grades nine tcHE? skipping by grades 10 to 12. then rings and parallel bar
^ work and boxing by grades nine to 12.
Folk dancing by grades seven to nine was followed by the finale, a building of human pyramids by grades seven to 12.
Ray Williston, supervising principal, voiced his appreciation to the crowd for the unexpected strength in which they turned out and described how the program was intended to show initial progress in physical education through facilities afforded by the new school.
Proceeds from the display are being turned back into securing extra equipment.
Glad Hand For Visiting Rinks
Official welcome of the Prince George Curling Club to members of out-of-town rinks coming here foi the four-day annual bonsplel is extended by Harry G. Kennedy, president.
"We in Prince George hope to provide visiting curlers with the same genial hospitality shown local players when they participated in the recent bonsplel at Smithers and the matches at Quesnel," said Mr. Kennedy.
"In years gone past visitors to Prince George have always gone away feeling they were well entertained. I am sure that local citizens will see to it that nothing is left undone to give the visiting rinka that same feeling this year."
ivairy in Woods Reaps s6l000/CXX) Harvest In 1945 Forest Products
Rivalry to reap the rich forest harvest which in 1945 led to timber production exceeding $6,000,000 is a matter of great concern to local officials of the B.C. Forest Service, due to the mushroom growth of mills and merciless competition in Fort George Forest District.
Timber resources "cannot possibly support all these mill* for long," it is stressed in the annual report of R. G. McKec, district forester, which describes how there are now 60 mills within 30 miles of Prince George, for   accurate   forest
Urgency inventories and the creation of working circles based on large scale forest survey projects in the district to assure perpetual timber supplies for mills is emphasized.
. Richness of the 1945 harvest is shown in the estimate of 1945 timber production.
The total of $6,020,070 was made up chiefly from the log scale of 129,-117 M3.M., which exceeded the previous record year of 1943 by 3.4 per cent, and was valued at $5,707,-000.
A sturdy demand for pit props in Britain led to 7748 cords being peeled to the tune of $131,720.
The balance was comprised of 83,812 hewn ties, valued at $69,670; 7600 cords of fuelwood, $57,000; 3450 cords of fence posts, $34,990; 177,585 lineal feet of poles and piling, $11,-310; 80,787 lineal feet of mine timbers, $5650, and 5454 Christmas trees, $2730.
The previous comparable year of 1943 was abnormal in that 30,270 MS.M. of free use cutting on the Alaska Highway were included; but 1945 exceeded the previous "normal" year's record of 1942 by 19 per cent. RECORDS DESPITE CONTROLS
This record was made despite the lumber industry being subject to regulations by the timber controller and an inadequate labor supply, for, See RIVALRY, Page Seven
110 Pupils Daily Enjoy Hot Drinks At Lunchroom
The school lunch program, sponsored by the P.T.A. in conjunction with the school authorities, has been in operation for a little over three weeks and has been very successful.   .
Up to the present time, 1643 cups of hot cocoa or soup have been served to school children. During 15 days of operation an average of 110 pupils have been served each day. The children are charged three cents a cup for this service.
Mrs. O. I. Westerland is in charge of the kitchen, making the soup and cocoa, but helpers are needed just at serving time each noon and anyone free to help at this time would be well repaid in helping on this work, P.T-A. officers have stated. They are extending thanks to the various meat markets for their assistance In donating soup meat. Donations from several interested parents and friends have been received and are acknowledged with thanks. It is hoped later to extend this service and to serve other hot meal dishes to the children as funds permit.
Radio Station Programs Start Friday Evening
With a seven-hour salute show, the city's new radio station CKPO-will sign on the air Friday at 5 pjn.
The new station will introduce itself to radio listeners of Central B.C. with an opening musicale, followed by remarks by Mayor Jack Nicholson and the managemnt of CKPG.
During the balance of the program the following radio stations will present salutes to the new station: CJCA, Edmonton; CKOV, Ke-lowna; CJAT, Trail; CKRC, Winnipeg; CKWX, Vancouver; CFCN,. Calgary; CKMO, Vancouver, and CPAO, Calgary.
On Saturday the new station win open on its regular schedule tune at 7:25 a.m. Program schedules will be announced over the air.
Sam Falvo Sells Clothing Store
Sale of the building and property now occupied by Sara Falvo Clothing Store by Mr. Salvo to Mr. and Mrs. Guereno "Reno" Berdusco was announced today.
Mr. Falvo will sell out his stock on hand before turning over the premises to the new owners In the next two months.-
Mr. and Mrs. Berdusco intend to operate a store handling men's, women's and children's wear in one-half of the building. The other half will be rented.
Mr. Falvo is a pioneer merchant of Prince George, having first established a store here in 1916, three-years after coming to the city.
After relinquishing the building to Mr. and Mrs. Berdusco, Mr. Falvo will take his family on a holiday trip. They Intend to remain residents of Prince George.
Moose Rest in Safety at Croyden
CROYDON � Two large moose passed close to the home of T. Godfrey Saturday morning and lay down in full sight of the house for over two hours, seemingly quite unafraid of humans.
Les and Don Channel are hauling-posts to the railway siding.
Cars in Collision At Intersection
Damage estimated at approximately $300 resulted mid-morning oh Saturday when autos driven by Dr. E. J. Lyon and Inspector Thomas VanDyk collided at an intersection as the former was driving west on Fourth Avenue and the latter driving south on Brunswick Street.
Red Cross Meets Peacetime Heed
A public appeal was issued today on behalf of the family at Dome Creek rendered homelss by destruction of their home and all effects hi a blaze last Saturday.
Wanted are clothing and furniture to assist the unfortunate family, and those prepared to assist are asked to contact Mrs. Carl Ewert or Mrs. W. R. McKenzie of Prince George branch of the Canadian Red Cross-Society.
Ages of the three boys are months, three and 14 years.
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Report on P.G.E. And North Almost Ready For Cabinet
Report of the committee of experts which has been investigating natural resources in the north of British Columbia and extension of the P.G.E. has been sent east. There it will await the approval of two members of the seven-man committee who were not present at last week's discussions � F. W. Fair-weather, CNJES. vice-president in charge ot research and development, and Russell Yuill, of the Department of Transport, National Harbors Board.
Last week's meeting of the experts in Victoria will probably be the last one for the committee. Provided the report is endorsed by Mr. Fairweather and Mr. Yuill. it wHk go before the provincial cabinet. \