An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Central and Northern British Columbia [Mo. 36 Prince George, B.C. Thursday, September 5, 1946 #2.00 a Year Opens Gates 'for Mat Revival Hit Pay Streak With Colorful Wrestling ceiCS <;n*.ndlove Under Police Protection tches; ope|IU' . i � Tmnmv Soendlove incited a near-riot in the J Mgn * OIIHliy *-*� the Labor Day weekend as strong men winced Tcreams shrilled like broken steam pipes above S Airrcted at the North Vancouver bad man. ,'5 a"1-1-1-1' 11/" to its senses reluctantly alter wearing aa o tn's lows rrovv rame thirsting to see Spendlove cured of his bad-man as a referee for Saturday's bout, marked lich, even Prince George blend of tough, rough Ind the pure hokum of Whip by three cle-JTiie matmen that brought U record crowd of sports Eness a "grudge- � iloped Saturday. proved the genuine at bad man, setting up in white armor, Billy ner inter-club middle-npion of Canada, and r former welterweight [and past middleweight of Saskatchewan. i fearsome drop kicks won (falls Saturday, over Ba-jfall evener, but he was a set-to outside the ring : upon whom one spec-a bruise still in evi-nday in the climactic he "grudge" fight, hatred became intense hen Spendlove's forward to Masson's submission I round, the crowd cheer-Inal triumph when Spend-Icomplained of losing two Un over-high drop kick who repeated his spe-vinning a fall with a boys became rough. dlum of maiming one DAY, Page 5) T, rcy i rip is Over :ness St Carey of Central B.C. eked up an aerial distress trnded out for two hours Vatcher, radio operator Porks, and undertook an flight Friday which after dark into Prince enger was Mrs. Roy Mc-was stricken with a ^ilment about 3 p.m., the which prompted Mr. �nd out a radio appeal. �ing the threat of dark-Carey wired ahead for lined along the Fraser so that their headlights him visual aid in pontoon Junkers on the am arrived an hour af-"buzzed" Prince George, | his bearings from a long *ith local flying, and Mrs. McDougall to e Hospital, in such pain that it was inadvisable for her to mainliner to Van- TOMMY SPENDLOVE, most hated man in Prince George on tabor Day weekend, may return soon, according to local plans under way to promote further wrestling bouts designed to provide him the defeat Monday's crowd asked for. Amateur Boxers Delight Crowd Amateur boxers, under the wing of Aid. W. R. Munro, drew rounds of applause from an appreciative crowd at the Civic Arena on Saturday and Labor Day. The first bout, between Roy Nelson and Ronald East resulted in a popular draw, announced by Harry Rollnson, referee. Two evenly matched flyweights, fighting like bantam roosters, provided the liveliest bout on Labor Day when Joe Roos and Art Bishop went the course hi a flurry of infighting. Mr. Kollason broke the battlers repeatedly, gathering a right-handed clout from one of the mighty mites, before the bout ended in a draw. , � The amateur boxing proved an enjoyable feature of attractions in the Arena. Beer Licence Suspended As Court Sequel The Corning Hotel beer parlor licence was suspended indefinitely by the B.C. Liquor Control Board as & sequel to a city police case in which Ed Foirier was given three months suspended sentence by Magistrate P. J. Moran on a charge of supplying intoxicants to a minorjri .a beer parlor. The accused pleaded guilty and was bound over on $300 surety to keep the peace. Heroic Sister Child iaves rom Lak. Interest taken by Shirley Ffaser, Vancouver lifeguard, the past few weeks, was responsible for averting a drowning tragedy at Six Mile Lake on Labor Day. Dawn Kirschke, 10-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kirschke, received first aid and life saving instruction which enabled her to save the life of her four-year old brother, Gerry, about 7:30 p.m. Prom a deserted wharf the two children entered a boat while,their parents were preparing to return to Prince George, and rowed toward the diving raft. Tiny Gerry lost an oar, reached out sharply for it�and fell out of the boat. Dawn Kirschke dived toward him, turned on her back and told him to put his arms around her neck. He did so, without a struggle; and the two children stayed afloat till four rescuers reached them. Gordon Bryant lifted Dawn into a boat alongside the one he rowed out in with Gordon Ward; and I. W. "Bud" Bell, who had swum out from shore, lifted Gerry into the same boat. First witness of the accident was W. West, Edmonton photographer, who raised the alarm. Mr. and Mrs. Kirschke, unable to personally contact the group of people who went to the rescue of tneir daughter, voiced their heartfelt thanks for the rescue efforts they made. Mrs. Kirschke attributes the early training received by her daughter as responsible for the child remaining sufficiently cool and self-possessed as to direct her tiny brother, whose complete trust in Dawn, Wft3 reflected in him making no effort at all to struggle. One Dead, Seven Injured In Auto Accidents On District Highways Dust Clouds and Loose Gravel Bowling Season Draws 32 Teams In City League One hundred and sixty 5-pin devotees will get under way next week at Jamieson's bowling alleys on a schedule designed to provide 32 teams with weekly play until next April, at 7 or 9 p.m. The mixed bowling league has been quartered into "A," "B," "C" and "D" sections which will roll off Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, leaving one night open for a women's league. The full schedule is being drawn up for the first half of the season by Prince George Bowling League. On Monday, "A* section will roll at 7 and 9 p.m., the first scheduled teams being Legion No. 1 vs Northern Hardware, Bexons vs B. C. Forestry; with Bowling Alley vs. Strand, Bank of Montreal vs Nash Engineering, at 9 p.m. First teams on Wednesday will be Legion No. 2 vs Gundy's, Mercury-Lincoln vs Crystal Market, followed by Rush Transfer vs Moore's Music and Hay Btos. vs Royal Bank. Next Thursday, Blue Bird vs Civil Service and Overwaitea vs Nechako Bakery will lead off, followed by Bi-Rite vs South Town, and Malkin's Office vs C.N.R. Telegraph. On Friday, September 13, Bryant Motors wil\ meet Northern Interior Lumbermen's Association, Malkins' Warehouse vs Geddes Lumber, followed by Prince George Motors vs Dezell Construction and West End Motors vs. Tommy's Place. City School Opening Taxes Room Capacity N Maximum on Seeds Prices have been sus- of other T or certified Jvameson. district been advised Prices and Trade by meEuro_ fl ' 1946 situation is at Lindsay, ; attend the News- Prince Heaith League Sets Immunization Week "National Immunization Week" will be observed this year from September 29 to October 5, it is announced by the Health League of Canada. An annual event, sponsored by the Health League in co-operation with health departments, "National Immunization Week" is designed to intensify the all-year effort of public health workers to promote immunization against smallpox, diphtheria, whooping cough, scarlet fever and tetanus. . The Health League points out that there is nothing to lose by immunization, while there is much to be gained�the lives of thousands of Canadian children. With some 800 pupils and students registered to date in Prince George Junior-Senior High School, King George V Elementary School. Connaught School and both South and Central Fort George, school facilities are expected to be taxed to capacity by week's end. Juggling of students under a new zoning plan is progressing this week and will entail further work by Ray Williston. supervising principal, when pupils from Pineview area are transported here >y bus. Pending, and in'anticipation of, ratification of'a bus contract, Arnold I. Boomhower, owner and operator^ ..the Prince George-Chief Lalce and Reid Lake stages is effecting a change on Monday in bus schedules. i Mondays and Thursdays busses will leave Arnold's Taxi Stand at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.. instead of at 7:20 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., and will leave from both the Chief Lake postoffice and Reid Lake postoffice at 10:35 a.m. and 6:35 p.m. In addition he is inaugurating a bus service, leaving Prince George for Chief Lake every Saturday at 11:45 a.m. and again at 9:30 p.m. It will leave Chief Lake postoffice at 1:20 p.m. and 11:05 p.m. Former Resident Dies in Vancouver Last rites for Franklin Stager, 45, who died on Tuesday week in Vancouver, were conducted on Friday in Simmons & McBride Funeral Chapel by Rev. T. W. Scott, interment in Ocean View Burial Park. Mr. Stager resided several years in Prince George and, prior to going to Vancouver in 1943, lived at Hansard. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary J. Stager, 2116 McDonald St., Organizing For Salvation Army Finance Appeal Organization work for the Salvation Army Red Shield Reconstruction appeal opening September 16 is well under way here. The objective for this district, between Burns Lake and McBride, is $2,000, an increase of $500 over the 1945 quota. A portion of the money rajsed will be used for local Salvation Army extension work. The local committee assisting Captain Frank Watson, Salvation Army leader, is headed by Alderman Frank Clark. KEEN OBSTRUCTION Margaret Isaac was sentenced by Magistrate P. J. Moran to three months in Oakalla on a charge of obstructing" a police officer by threatening Const. A. W. Strom with a butcher knife, and was fined $15 on a charge of being drunk. Baseball Rivals Face Challenge Game on Sunday /Smarting under the narrow 8-7 margin they defeated Prince George by. Burns Lake baseball team is travelling here for a game in Athletic Park at 2:30 p.m. Sunday designed to restore their prestige as the fastest and best players in the Lakes country. ^ The local team returned Monday night from Burns Latce after a very enjoyable trip, in which it lost an exhibition game on Sunday by a one-run margin to the Burns Lake team. Harry Goodwin and Charles Gab-riele pitched for Prince George, with Wilson Muirhead behind the plate. The la'ter had a perfect day at bat, with three hits and a walk. Prince George met Francois Lake on Monday to cap the prize money with a 17-15 win over the Lakes team in a hard-hitting game in which- the score see-sawed twick and forth. Doug Struthers was the starting pitcher, being relieved in the fourth by Ian Dunbar. Muirhead was again outstanding behind the plate and at bat, while young Doug Sims played a very good game, collecting three hits and crossing the plate an equal number of times. He also gathered in two flyballs in the outfield. The Lakes team threatened in the last half of the ninth with two men on and one away but "Roots" Paschal fielded a hard hit grounder and started a double play, Paschal to Goodwin to Fleming, which retired the side: Bill FTeming, president of Prince George Baseball Club, received a telegram on Wednesday challenging his team to a game on Sunday. Preparations for a good turnout being attracted by the inter-community feature for the weekend are under way and the local club expects the visitors may see far greater numbers on the sidelines Are Blamed for Auto Spills A'teen-age girl was fatally injured, four persons hospitalized and three others severely bruised as the result of auto accidents attributed to dust and loose grave! on district roads this week. Wire News Bulletins � By CANADIAN PRESS MURDERER TRIES SUICIDE CHICAGO�William Helrens, 17-year old triple murderer, awaiting court determination of his punishment, tried unsuccessfully to hang himself in Jail today, his guard reported. The guard informed Warden Frank Sain when he came on duty that Heirens was hanging in a noose fashioned crudely with a bedspread. The guard cut him down before the youth lost consciousness. Heirens' attempt to kill himself was his third since his capture and confession of three killings and more than a score of burglaries and assaults. CRASH KILLS 21 PEOPLE SAN FRANCISCO � .Trans-Lux-ury Airlines reported today one of its transport planes crashed three miles from Elko, Nevada, killing 21 passengers and crew of three. SEEKS REJECTION PARIS�Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky called on the DEAD Hazel Keeler, 15-year old High School student, daughter of Lawrence Keeler, of Happy Valley, near Edmonton, and of Mrs. Peter Stranberg of Evelyn, nine miles northwest of Smi-thers. SERIOUSLY INJURED Mt^rjorie Crozier, � fractured pelvis. Albert Paxton, multiple lacerations and severe loss of blood. Alan Morrison Wheeler, dislocation of right shoulder joint. Joseph . Martin, minor chest injuries and shock, discharged from hospital on Tuesday? INJURED Mrs. E. Lottman, severe cut on-left leg necessitating medical attention. HarVey Hurd, abrasions and cuts. Miss Julie Alex, bruises. Coroner M. W. Skinner will convene an inquest at 7:30 o'clock this evening to investigate the auto accident in which Miss Keeler was fatally injured. She was pinned within the cab of a truck allegedly driven by Albert Abbl which hurtled down a sharp bank when the driver became blinded by the glare of headlights from a truck, swerved too far to the than has been the case in recent weeks. peace conference today to "reject emphatically" Italian claims to dfs- j right on a curve at the top of a puteti Trieste. Outlining Russia's j hill and went off the edge, stand on the leading territorial is- | The driver, who escaped umcath-sue before the postwar conference, i ec| ancj two passengers, Mr. Paxton Vishinsky said Jugo-Slavia has un- , and Miss Crozier, were thrown free questionable Tight to Trieste. He i Of ^e truck said the Soviet Union was supporting the'Big Four agreement to make free'territory of the port only because Of political consideration. STATE APPOINTMENTS OTTAWA � Premier Mackenzie King announced last night appointment of Justice Minister St. Laurent as secretary of state for exter-J nal affairs. St. Laurent will retain his justice portfolio. He also an-1 nounced the appointment of Nor- I man Robertson, under-secretary of! state, as Canadian high commis- j sioner to the United Kingdom, succeeding Hon. Vincent Massey. Hume Wrong, associate under-secretary of state, was appointed Canadian ambassador to the United States succeeding Mr. Pearson who returns to Ottawa as under-secretary of state for external nffajrs. Golfers Would Widen Contest Inclusion of Smithers, Burns Lake and Hazelton in the tri-community Cariboo golf championships was advocated at a banquet during the championship meet in Quesnei over Labor Day weekend. *t Teams from Quesnei and Williams Lake entered the qualifying rounds dn Sunday when J. Smedley of Williams Lake was low scorer with 71. Championship play on Monday resulted in Quesnei winning the title. On Monday Ray Commons and Mr. Lazzarin, both of Quesnei, tied for low score, with cflTds of 71. In the play-off. Commons drove poorly and Lazzarin went on to win the hole and low score cup. Miss Keeler, who was en route to Willow River to pick up her school books needed to advance her schooling in Prince George Junior-Senior High School, was carried to Geddes Lumber Company camp two miles away where she died. Loose gravel on the Salmon River road is attributed for an accident in which n taxi driven by Mr. Wheeler went out of control on a sharp curve and overturned about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Mrs. Lottman, Mr. Matton and the driver sustaining injuries necessitating hospital treatment. A cloud of dust raised by a puss-ing autoist on a curve just above Six Mile Hill gradient resulted in Joseph Martin sustaining chest Injuries when the vehicle went off the ' road. Miss Alex and Mr. Hurd sustained minor injuries and two other passengers escaped unscathed. Pioneer Settler Dies in Hospital VANDERHOOF�Funeral services for Graham Micks, 84, resident 33 years in the Nechako Valley, who died Monday weeks in St. John Hospital, were conducted hereThursday in the United Church by Gordon F. Ficko, student missionary. Mr. Micks was born in Alliston, Ont., lived in the United States a number of years, then settled east of Fort Fraser in 1913, moving into Fort Fraser four years ago. He is survived by his widow, one son. Francis Elmer; three daughters, Mrs. Doris Ferland, Mrs. Vera Norton and Mrs. T. W. Blair; 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. - Cattlemen Prepare Fat Stock Entries Application forms for the sixth annual Fat Stock and Feeder Cattle Sale to be held in Kamloops on Oc-' tober 3, have been made available to Wilson Roberts of Reid Lake, director of the organization for the Prince George area, and Kenneth Jameson, district agriculturist. The sale is being organized by the Central B.C. Livestock Association. Knox Church W A. will meet next Thursday in,the home of Mrs. Frank Clark at 3 p.m. Radio's Voice Voices "Radio!" Persuasive tones of R. J. Tat,e filled the north- side of the bingo table at the Civic Arena, with all eyes focussed on an ivory white mantle radio. "Bingo!" And unto Mrs. Tate was delivered :i radio�as her husband tried to smile consolingly at the patrons he hnd lured to his section of. the table. First radio was won Saturday by 15-yenr old Bill Strain who emulated wrestlers by clamping a headlock on the treasure while hurrying home.