At first glance, the title of this news item seems to indicate that Grande Prairie has something to be proud of. But read on… perhaps Mrs. Batty meant something else entirely.
![Grande Prairie Herald Tribune ~ June 8, 1944](https://www.southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/GPHT-8-June-1944.jpg)
Thanks to Kathryn Auger for finding this tidbit… it gave me a chuckle this morning!