r himaeii. ft.' I III A VI. IS BOMBED Ob Vt lives ti t j return. Consulate Now IIINKjTON, DC, July 17: ti! sutea government (!' :ird yesterday to close ! .try'. consulate In Fln- Butter Price Is Explained I'OUSII AIlt.MF.N ACTIVi: -ONDON. July IT 0 Two Polish "idroiiN of Royal Air Force "Pped 1.000 tons of bombs on war centres ln the first months of their existence, CONTROL INFLATION I'rlf! C'onliol Measures Justified By Ural Official Price control and price ceil- inn r4n moan V uiH t.. s. MHO. July 17-The AxU force tettoTmn. 1T, decUred 1 , urted another full HvT, ' J- r al v , k M.i.t Alexandria and the lt J?3JJ L"! " V.i- v and another bl( bat- rd n w under way In Efcypt with rtott.' nunrl f. fi tkillinv ih.r . , - wer ataltut the Britten In u ' ,h' .... "Mns ltrPmut to break thrntwh m- . . Zd of Hi '" ur, last night. L,? T11 lnfteUon to an ensUed r effort.- Mr. troop.. In a aUll frowth , Unk baSe since JE-f2T7r e'nfd- "M f .u. .. -People are today enaaaed in mo- , n reported today to hare ll tor Mr Omer.1 Lre tank, to "l: T' h ProducUorr of ur ' i una mal nower power to vo the me de- oe wpltaa. tohoid new.,. muQjtjon, ai4d equlpmjnl. dmhing hoaplUl S-1 nD-att,mpt . . torJe have eeaed maklni the! " J r"1 thlnw we civilian, think u?neS rm end of the line whttej wanl We maJrteU . l and in the coaatol doowMlc clvillan ue on the ame ' 10 whlch haw twn -' . n muntq gave no u. htait Curtol At the aame time the' T, " UW wntrt.C.ndUn fe bill haa rteen by ! but aatd that a num- mott than one and a hall bUllon ; rmy Unfci had been doUara. We are now in the portion , i! , . where we have more money to ' the Royal Air rbree are avaltoble an(e far and wide tm u uiwe o( ln. Axu troopa and tinea futlon Ilea. Without price control ition There are even! vwuki aoon beln to bid against 4t an attempt Is be-(0urielvea for materlala and com-, ne perwn of Oeneral modlUe which we want to have ,aod prkea would betn to rtae Since one man'a prlcea would be aih-.. nunMU, eaeh 4t .lncrae would generate other price increases and so the vicious spiral of Inflation would grow." Recalling the unchecked rtae of mark collawd and four million aa. a re- war of Germany's Inflationary period. It should not be thought that inflation could not happen tn Canada. t . & .Hu.iUftllM mmi A nftrl PRINTING CANADA'S STAMPS Ij.l.tl-. ,: sheets ;n: i .hi: Ti 1 Eyo" oii if.p i ouni number of .shw-Ui. GERMAN IS- ; RECAPTURED I prices in the laat war and then Merchant Seaman. Who I leaped Three Additional ii most eiuujuiuvu.., w Ath u inci.triin- ry uTwild if strorur measures were not taken to counteract " It. Hoard ln Canada was constituted to enact regulation necessary to hold prlcea tn check and conserve supplies of all materials necessary to the war effort. Tills covered a trmpnrioiL field and affected artimr Prices and Trade Board practically every article being "ciai i.xpiains ny u .manufactured today ana every CosU 4tc Here phase of Canadian economy. Not Lniu mice but suudIIps. rentals J V &Tlvinir Innnl rnnriwontii- i ...r. .nnlrnltvt The' . milU HVtTlVia i cr the Wartime Prices and nnarA riivmslbli for the ra- - - - - V 4. " w , e Hoard, yosterday made a ( tionlng of gasoline. A lot of people m io jumy mc curtcin thought that price coniroi w . pi.i:e of 42c per pound torching which affected only manu-in Prince Rupert. Mlsun- fftCturers. wholesalers and retall- 1 r.dln? had arisen over a re- crs tut this was a mistaken idea ' & inauiuvmont irtni un nrire ...... , . f P und. Mr. Scrivener cxplaln-this was the pnee ln the solid at Van- on which was to be added a pound for prints, 2c hi nnd cartage and 4c for profits. It affected every person and each must play his or her part If the operation was to be successful. Canada's price control legislation, Mr. Scrivener declared, was the most forward legislation on the statute books of any country. Price control had been started In Canada because danRcr sigtw were showing. The cost of living Index had risen eight percent since January 1, 1041, and this was more than durlnir the Drcvlous eighteen .months since the war started. I . I 1 nf. Thnt. rirlr control Jiao. uviru v.- . .... . frptlv u-n.1 Ahown by the lact. um since Us adoption the cost of Uv-l Ing Index alMffgld an Increase of little more Omt one percent. President George C. Mitchell presided over the luncheon and there waa a aood attendance of W. Pearson of Vancouver and Rev, XT! 7,;; U. F. MacSween of Prince Rupert l iic n iu HHIC i iivro sw Alex MeRae waa the winner of the weekly War Savings Certificate raffle for the benefit of the Queen's Domb Victim Fund. HALIBUT SALES American Nordby, 54JD60. 16.1c and 14c. Booth. Duddy, 11 "00. lG.Sc and 14c, Pa cific. Local TrAiature Tomorrow sT ides At (Standard Time) -High 3:58 am. :19"0 feet ' Minimum 16:42 pm. 18 8 feet Maximum Low 10:29 a.m. 4.0 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MUTISM COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 22:51 p.m. 6.9 feet tfOf XXXI No. 104 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1942 PRfCE- FIVE CENTS HI m SSfl MM MM gUV MMMV mWkW . lUK mM gUB -mMmMW M mW MMM MMWMMMm MMM A kWW AgM mMMT gggggl Jgggf gggggl gggggl MMMMMW kWW MMM MmW W P gggggV"Miggggl : gggfl IS I 11 I 1 14 I ll f 1 i 111 EGYPT IS ON AGAIN til (iitlnr All Out Atalmt Air. Pounding Away E.C' IMC MORE SHIPS BEING SUNK fa Air lone Is Out (Mrr IUI- wtimimwi. .u. tvi.rirci iuu-; rom Montreal tamp, is soon enl iown oy i.nemy Action iru nut mhiip ai iiu mnv miv tMv laken .igatn I war waa more than ten percent of j .the national Income diverted to monthral. Julv 17 O Police! WASHlNOTOfi. D. C. July 17: Immp niirtvujka u karaai in f Vm twrsa. . . . . T 1 . 1 1 it A Ul Mih. I ' ' WR1J muiWJlltru miv iaumc v lUf UlllWU OUHiCS UCUWiniCIlV OI - I.ve miles from Ui-' TjLZliTl: Hermnn MtWakL r nces three more , Baltic 8a and lp- t,XZ UomS Jl"1 eamn' rho I ahlp alnXing. In the Weatern At- -berg near the D-"? ?, f. Vl. fI? "Uc. wcr the tneu of the,. . . " . T " 'l 7' naspiw as uwrey oe. "" Wl 01 Bellevue. He waa Uken into cua- I .rc. to daruw day- , 7r , , J Ccmerable Votfd 10 war purpo l" Ut tody cm a farm where he had ob-x onsioeraDie damage maae hours eomnared with four . iu Two of the HrtUah fh. .ffrt,MU,re tt JW might have to be increased still 1 further I The case of the Em press Social itnnLmiii infiauon had had 'club, charged with aelUm liquor IU tragic aftermath ln Germany . through IU servant, has been fur-following the last war when the, ther adjourned until next Mon- PI , vpersona jx?rsot atarved Marvea to mj death uwhi u as Utlllg VlUJJCH. mUht be Mld aald to to be be a a rMV result stewart dam a T7 a Better Mail Good News is Keceivd for 1'ortland Canal L. L. & II. Hits Rich Vein What appears to be cheering news for the mining camp of Stewart U contained in a tele-uram which was received by W. countered at a depth of 600 feet with width of three feet 5how- several times and finally Mr. Tolin acquired half interest in it and secured finances in Montreal for the present development work. last summer a contract was let for an 800-foot tunnel, the driving of which has been in progress since that time. The tunnel is now in about 700 feet. HALIBUTSALES Summary American 87.000 pounds. 16.1c and 14c and 16.5c and 14c. Allied "Vessels Canadian none. CANNOT BE PUBLISHED Censors Make Ruling In Regard One of the three vessels was a To Col. Drew's Utter To United States ship which waa at- Mackenzie King tacked while riding at anchor t 1 cloae to shore. Twenty-nine mem- OTTAWA, July 17: The censors, latlons. bera of the crew were killed. This said today that publication In full sinking occurred In the Oulf of 0f the letter written by Col. George Mexico. a. Drew. Ontario Conservative ler to Prime Minister William The latest casualties Inrluded one Norwegian merchantman and on Mackenzie King In regard to one medtum-ateed United States 1IonS Kong e(itlon vuldf . be regarded as an Infringement of veasei. . i - i Uons. Publication of parts of it, however, could be permitted. BAN ON SMALL TOYS LONDON, July 17: O More bad UC1 VIUC 11C1C II. Tolin today from J. O. Le : mail service between Prince Francois, superintendent of the ' Rupert and Jasper Parle Fur- r well known L. L. & II. eold min- ther particulars of the Im- ing values of l't ounces per ton TT 4 nrrATTT in gold. The vein will be probably wider, suggests Mr. LeFrancois who advises Mr. Tolin go to Stewart to "see for himself," a hint which Mr. Tolin is accepting by (raving this afternoon for Stewart, accompanied by hU wife. Mr. LeFrancois suggests that it may prove to be a "bonanza." The L. L. & II. was named for its original locators Vince Lade, Jimmy Liddcn and Jack Hark- HAINK.UVV factory" CHUNGKING. July 17 Oi -United State bomber attack cortcd the bombers on the raid. a light, showing In his residence during a test blackout here. Hon. C. D. Howe, minister of munitions and supply, has also been charged with violation of blackout regu- SUPPLIES TO CHINA Highway From Russia is Northern Counterpart to Burma Road CHUNGKING. Julv 17 China Is 7" .a ... , The combat cameraman attached to a Red Army unit, shows what may be behind a .simply worded communique. On March 5 Red Army troops occupied the town of Yuknov. This scouts company was the first to enter tho town In pursuit of tha fleeing Hitlerites. Tho men at tho LEFT to the rear are kneeling and taking cover as they cover the advance of the little spearhead. Some of the men carry automatic rifles. Others do not. White camouflage suits are worn. The ground over which they are advancing Is a mass of rubble, the ruins of some of the buildings" still smoking. '5.f Army : SITUATION i IS SERIOUS Tn u R HlVPtl c"man Casualties Have So Far uc vjivcil Been Greatly ln Exce of A telegram received today from Olof Hanson. MP. for Skeena, announced the pass- Those of Russians STUBBORN RESISTANCE Ing of an order-in-councU at PremIer staIin Jo$eph Ploceedj to Ottawa authorizing Increased Taic pfnn,i ri,,... w. - "'-. vy ti U Defences MOSCOW. July 17 In some in- property on Bitter Creek in , proved service are contained mrt. r v, tr, w . the Bear River valley, eighteen , in a letter which Mr. Hanson Russo-German front, the Russians miles from Stewart, announcing writing to the Prince Ru- have actually seized the Initiative mai a second vein had been en- P" wiamoer oi commerce. hut. eenernllv mavinir h. n.. . a j -.'Bp tion Is still serious for the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin Is reported to have left Moscow to take personal charge of Stalingrad defences. In two months It Is claimed T f Tl If n T1 T the rman3 have lost 900,000 men Kl 1 1 VI Kr I I whlle the Russians have lost les3 UKJUkUlaU than haif tnat number. k. r . j -. . . : . Masses of German Infantry, sup-Raid Reported "Very Satis- ' nf rhans a m,.nn a marched through the wheat fields of the Don Steppes today ln a A continuing offensive as the Red On Ati w u u.11, ,nn.nj mi Hankow, great Inland Japanese ,nA Pn.M uln,fll. , ley. It was bonded and rebonded ibase on the Yangtse River, scored to mcreaslng threats to both French Ships on the Volga elbow and lower Don which Lf, T, S nW the Caucasus, the Red Army fought a bea ting United States i bombers stubbornly from wU - defended also struck at the NanchanB air- Vorone2h on north to the nat uuC. ouukus "cau" river-wTinkled country southeast quarters reported. nf M,prnvn v,pt f.ht. .-r. reported to have handed the Ger-TJ J Af 1 mans a heavy blow near the river Head UI Air crossing southeast of Mlllerovo, - - -" - -200 Voroneshbut mlles'TOuth- of Force Fined tne cxact iocatin was not dsj8- A Reuters News Agency dispatch , . .... , . form Stockholm today said that Air Marshal Breadner Had Light ... , ,. ... , . ...... 'German controlled news sources On During Blackout Minister . .. , ui..k. here, quoting from an absolutely i Is Also u ri,..j Charged i 1 source ,n sald 'that Premier Joseph Stalin has OTTAWA. July 17: Air Marshal left Moscow for Stalingrad to per-L. S. Breadner. chief of staff of sonally direct operations of the the Royal Canadian Air Force. Red Army." was fined $10 yesterday for having At Alexandria .May Be Trouble Between Allies And Fraitce Over Disposition Of Vessels LONDON, July 17: Under no conditions will French Immobilized warships now ln the port of Alexandria be permitted to fall Into the hands of the enemy, the Press Association announced yesterday. Vice-Premier Pierre Laval says that any move on the part of Great Britain or the United States to prevent the removal of these nPtt-c for the children. The manu-.now recelvtnc suddUcs from Rus-Uhips to a safer point than Alex- facture of many small toys, m- sla over a road which Is a northern j andria would be considered as an i eluding buckets and spades, has ! counterpart to the Burma Road extreme act of violence. Mermaid, M.000. 165c and 14c, been prohibited to free labor and i ana wnicn nas been unaer con- Storage, material for munitions. 'RED TROOPS ENTERED YUKNOV structlon for some time. Chicken For Army Urged Alberta Poultry Association Would Have It Included In Military Meals CALOARY, July 17: The Alberta Poultry Federation has asked that poultry meat be Included In Canadian Army rations like It Is in the United States. Married Women Will Be Called Back Into Work OTTAWA, July 17:Marrled women with highly skilled training will probably be called back: to work under national selective service, if 'Ti