President is A. M. Pat-re George. they would not have tried. JOURNEY OUT Mrs. Johnson said the party took the train from Prince George and arrived at Dome Creek on Monday evening. At Dome Creek they obtained five riding horses, three pack horses and Stan Hale,-guide. On Tuesday morning they started out. "There were four miles of trail from Dome Creek," said Mrs. Johnson, "then it petered out into bush, rock and muskeg. The going was terrible, up and down all the time, on slippery ground." Mrs. Johnson sprained her ankle on one of the wet slopes, when her horse slipped. She jumped off but the horse trod on her foot, bruising it badly. SUMMIT CAMP "We camped half way to the summit," said Mrs. Johnson. ''It rained all night and was cold. "About 9 o'clock on Wednesday we started off again and reached the top about 3.00. "The view was really beautiful. We could see the glaciers and all the mountains to Dome Creek quite clearly. We roulfl hear the whistling of marmots (ground hogs) all around us. "We started the descent almost immediately and camped at the foot of Evans Creek. _al>out three (See WOLVERINE. Page 5) l"ox United Group Peop]e"> RoinS forward of � high school lOiurch. 1 h **� group in Knox j held arch Nie First meeting Excavation Of Civic Centre Site Begins Jimmy Hutchinson announced today that work has been started on the levelling of the civic centre site, by Summit Contractors Limited. * Tommy Walsh and Elmer Hen-ning are donating this excavating work free of charge to the civic centre commitee. BEVIN STANDS FIRM (By Canadian Press) LONDON�The three western powers Wednesday asked the Kremlin for a yes or no answer to efforts to solve the Berlin crisis. It may be the final effort of the western powers to solve the crisis through direct negotiation. British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the House of Commons that the western powers are in absolute agreement on a policy of defending themselves in Berlin. Bevin also said Britain, France and United States intend to take an unyielding stand in Berlin and to stake a chance for peace. PLANE FOUND EDMONTON � An American transport plane, missing for five years with 11 men aboard, was found Wednesday near Fort Nelson, B.C. Washington officials discounted reports, originated in Canada, that a large sum of money ind gold bullion was aboard the plane. NO COMMUNISM VANCOUVER�A stern warning that Communism would never be accepted by the church was sounded Wednesday night by Reverend Gordon A. Sisco, Toronto, general secretary of the United Church of Canada. In a speech prepared for delivery to open the meeting of the thirteenth assembly of the church's general council, he said Communism's materialistic determinism, emphasis upon the proletariat and redemption of man by mere historical processes are reasons for rejection by Christianity. "The church must press on by peaceful means to seek solutions to social and economic ills in the light of Christian revelation," he said. / ELEVATOR BLAZE SANFORD, Man.�Fire nearly destroyed a grain elevator Wednesday and caused damage estimated at $300,000 ,at Sanford, southwest of Winnipeg. Cause of the blaze, which broke out in the elevator cupola, is undetermined. The elevator contained 9S.00O bushels of grain at the time of the fire. Due Next Week Bishop of Cariboo, FREDERIC STANFORD, is visiting Prince George and will conduct confirmation service at St. Michael'.;. FALL FAIR RESULTS Turn to pages 6 and 7 for fall fair prize awards. The rest of the prizewinners will be given m next week's issue. AN ORGAN, PIGS, HALF-TON TRUCK ARRIVE FOR GREAT HOSPITAL AUCTION All Is Set for Final Three-Day Drive as Government Officials Arrive to Put Institution on Paying Basis The last three days of the great "Save Prince George and District Hospital" campaign show collecting in full swing with most encouraging results. A canvass of business houses along the north side of Third Avenue realized nearly one thousand 111 the lower hall of � S follow! Sund ay evening. Hiql '"Ing the evening school students 1' and the dormitory Uobe present. The vwnich is making the ;"r,PvnSnS ComP�sed of nc>. Dorothy Black, Ros Joyce Cameron, l Elsie Gorbat. films 'for which Community a new are now :n pa|d-up members of -fit'%* ^tainable from t dollars. Trucks collecting for the auction have been out both in the city and district with gratifying lesponse. Cariboo Dairy donated two gallons (if cream in pint bottles. R. Teichman gave a pig, Joe Wolk a plough, Mr. Hiller gave two sacks of potatoes while Martin Kienzle came forward With an organ. All these people are In the Beaverley area. Other gifts for the auction included a carved wooden jewel chest, a beaded Indian buckskin coat, vegetables, oats and oil paintings, a side of bacon. The city collecting campaign yielded gramophones, furniture, Tamp shades, clothing and a whole miscellany of good material, all of which is now in the arena awaiting the great auction tomorrow night. One of the most valuable items for auction is a half-ton flat deck 1938 Chevrolet truck, presented by W.M. Motors. *Roy Burwell of the Red Barn will conduct the auction with Tommy Richardson as clerk. Contributions from employees who have donated one day's pay to the hospital are coming in well. With the generous co-operation of the theatre management, slides are being exhibited in Prince George theatres pointing out th? hospital's needs and . collections will be taken among theatre audiences this week. The Canadian Legion Band will play on Sunday afternoon in front of the city hall at 3 p.m. in aid of the hospital. Mrs. S. A. Cunliffe reports that volunteers are coming along in pood numbers for the great tag day. A number of surprise items are planned in the city for Saturday afternoon. Government officials are now at Prince George and District Hospital and plans have been formulated, which if the present financial crisis is overcome, will result in the hospital being put on a permanent paying basis. BURNS LAKE�Tim Tierney of Paradise Lodge was stricken with gastric trouble while hunting, rushed to Vanderhoof hospital l�y the well-known flier. Russ Baker, operated on within two hours. Due Here Tuesday Rt. Rev. Frederic Stanford will visit in this city for two days, next Tuesday and Wednesday. He will speak over CKPG each day at 1 o'clock and at 8 o'clock Wednesday night will conduct a service of confirmation at St. Michael's Church. This service will usher in a week of festivity at St. Michael's, which always celebrates its pa-tronal festival on September 29, being St. Michael and All Angel's Day. Frederic Stanford is the bishop of Cariboo, and president of tne synod which met recently at Kam loops. AROUND THE WORLD� News Headlines You May Have Missed ? Count Folke Bernadotte was assassinated in Jerusalem last week in the line of his duty as the United Nations mediator between Jews and Arabs. i'-f Canadian farmers could look forward to more money for wh.^at in 1948. A wheat crop of 391,000.-000 bushels�more than 50.000,000 bushels greater than the 1947 harvest�was forecast by the bureau of statistics last week. ? Hyderabad surrendered last week to the Dominion of India. The short-lived invasion of the small princely state�which the Indians called a "police action"� came to an end as troops of an Indian armored column accepted the surrender Saturday at a point about five miles from Secundera-bad. a suburb of Hyderabad City, the capital. + John Diefenbaker has thrown his hat into the Progressive Conservative leadership ring. His is the third candidature for the political mantle which John Bracken will throw off at the Progressive Conservative's national convention in Ottawa, September 30, October 1 and 2. He feels sure he can defeat Premier George Drew of Ontario, if P"ew announces his intention to enter the political fight. FRED HALE RESIGNS Fred Hale, who resigned from the directorship of the Rotary Club, will be succeeded by WaUy West. Mr. Hale has disposed of his hotel interests here and will soon be leaving the city. SYD PERRY INSTALLED AS KINSMEN PRESIDENT AND IS FINED IMMEDIATELY Cheerful Informality Adds Gay Note to Bonquet and Ball at- Which "Doc" Ferguson Relinquishes Office The Installation Banquet and Ball of the Prince George Kinsmen took place on Tuesday in the Prince George Hotel with the cheerful informality which characterizes Kinsmen. Syd Perry was elected president, succeeding "Doc" Ferguson. WiJf Olts as sheriff at the banquet inflicted small monetary fines on Kinsmen who infringed rules or procedure at the slignt-est provocation and the guilty paid up with laughter. Biggest laugh of the evening was when "Doc" Ferguson, who had been approving the fines, was himself fined for not introducing Helen Perry when she respondpd to the toast to "The Ladies.' TOAST TO LADIES The toast itself was proposed by Harold Fretwell, who said that truth could be defined as one person's belief at some particular time for some particular motive and he hoped no one would suspect his motives when he said that the women present looked beautiful. (Laughter). Dinner of fruit cocktail, tomato soup, roast turkey and ice. cream was proceeded by cocktails and followed by coffee and speeches. Doc Ferguson outlined Kinsmen's achievements during the year in sponsoring food for Bri-:ain, the basketball team, providing a baby incubator for the hospital, medical assistance to children going to school and the in-(See KINSMEN, Page 4) Officers Elected Af J.C.C. Meeting The Junior Chamber of Com merce last night elected Rudy Ka-ser, president for the coming year, at a dinner meeting held in the Club Cafe. Vice-president is Tec! Williams, and second viceipresident Jirn Slesinger. Board of directors elected were Arium Barone, Tony Bellos, Milliard Clare and Ron Hatch. A sum of $1,200, from mon�>y held in trust toward a swimming oool, was voted to the civic centre organization. Three skating rinks are being tressed to further hockey and skating for children in the city. These rinks will be managed by he city and will be at the Con-naught School, the high school, and alongside the city barns. The city was promised to deal with the many sidewalks in such a deplorable condition in the citv. J.C.C. members will aid the hospital committee in the public auc- Jaundice Outbreak Puzzles Doctors An epidemic of yellow jaundice is puzzling medical men in the city. One druggist says he knows of at least 50 cases. The usual rumors that it is due to the water supply, are going round, but the origin is wrapped in mystery. Medical men say that cases of yellow jaundice have occurred before in Prince George but never on the present scale. Among well-known sufferers is Tommy Richardson. The present epidemic is a caiar-rhal jaundice and while highly prejudicial to the complexion ami feelings of the sufferer, it is not dangerous. The cause of jaundice, said Dr. T. H. Patterson, of the Cariboo Health Unit, is not known to medical science and although there is a high incidence of jaundice in Prince George, there is no actually known protection against infectious jaundice. Recommendations previously made urging the boiling of water, using pasteurized milk or home pasteurization of milk, washing fruit and vegetables before using, or preferably using only cooked vegetables or fruit and avoiding crowds will help in decreasing the spread of this type of illness, he said. Dr. Patterson allayed popular fears that the present jaundice epidemic may be somehow connected with polio in a mild form. "There is no suspect or known case of polio in Prince George ind district,' he said. ion. A motion made bv Mr. Clare hat something be done about the ack of highway route signs in the :ity has been put in the hands of committee with instructions :o ontact the public works depart-nent. 51,000 Worth of Tools Stolen From Garage The garage of Fred Walls and ion, reports Melvin Walls, was >roken into last night and $1,000 vorth of tools were taken from he back shop. Time of the robbery or how ntrance was gained is not mown. i. MOFF.VT VICE-PRESIDENT H. A. Moffat was yesterday-elected first vice-president for the 948-49 term of the British Colum-)ia School Trustees Association. vhich is holding a convention in 'ancouver. Gov'f. Vetoes Freak Weather Damages VICTORIA�There will be no special assistance from the provincial government for cattlemen suffering hay crop damages because of freak weather conditions in northern British Columbia, it was announced by the Honorable Frank Putnam, minister of agriculture. A wave of requests for aid have been received by the government but Mr. Putnam said that no funds were available for such special assistance. Last Vet Homes Leased Landscaping in Spring ! The last 10 Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation veteran have been leased this week, homes in the Millar Addition through the administrator, Pat Robertson. This completes the 100 homos except for the three on Calgary Street which are expected to be occupied by this week-end. Boulevard trees are to he planted this fall and landscaping in preparation for the planting of lawns and shrubs will be clone before spring. THIEVES DIG II' POTATOES EDMONTON' (CP)�Hard-working thieves dug up and removed about 15 or 20 sacks of potatoes from garden lots here recently. GIRL WHO WORKED IN BERLIN KOMMANDATURA IS HERE Prince George's newest citizen comes straight from the Komman-datura in Berlin, headquarters of the four powers for the administration of Germany. Miss Yvonne Pearson, who started work with Bryant Motors yesterday, was employed in Berlin by the British military government, taking verbatim reports ,of quadrupartite conferences, i.e., conferences in which British, American, French and Russian representatives took part. She should have left: Berlin on the last train allowed through by the Russians before they imposed their blockade, but missed it and had to come out by bus. RETICENT Like all employees of the British military government, Miss Pearson had to take an oath not to talk about her work and is. therefore, reticent. The Russians she says, are extraordinarily sen- sitive and seize on the slightest indiscretion to.make things evea more difficult, for the other occupying powers. She thinks Rerliners are very much afraid of tlu* future and is not optimistic about peace prospects. �'I decided while I was'ln Berlin I would emigrate either to South Africa or Canada." she sai.l. "In the end 1 came to Canada." "I like Prince George because it is such a friendly to*vn.'