IPrime
Minister
Speaks
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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
fcitcs
Alliance
of
United
States
andiRussia
as
Tv
v
.t
Factors
m
Ultimate
Victoryn-Does
Not
Underestimate
Japanese.
LONDON,
Feb.
16:
Speakinc
"under
the
shadow
W
a
heavy
and
far-reaching
military
defeat"
the
fall
of
Singapore
which
would
prolong
the
war
and
greatly
increase
its
cost,
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
cave
a
rauio
aauress
lu
uie
worm
iast
nigni.
rne
prime
minister
declared
that
the
forces
which
were
pitted
against
the
united
nations
must
not
be
undervalued
but
expressed
confi
dence
that,
with
the
assistance
of
the
United
states,
tne
gigantic
and
overwhelming
forces
of
hu-
nanity
which
now
stood
together,
nould
"be
capable
of
squaring
all
Recounts
and
setting
things
right
lor
a
gooa
long
time
to
come.
'
Meanwhile,
Mr.
Churchill
said
bluntly,
that
"all
I
have
to
offer
now
Is
a
nonths
ahead
with
many
mister
Reviewing
the
progress
of
the
iar
in
answer
to
his
own
question
to
"how
things
stand
now
for
hs
and
tne
commonwealth,"
Mr.
igalnst
a
common
foe."
With
the
last
resources
and
power
of
Unit-
id
States,
he
could
not
believe
hat
any
power
could
be
greater.
iecond
factor
In
favor
of
the
Brit-
sh
cause
was
that
the
Russian
I
...
.
irmy
naa
not
been
conquered
or
as
Hitler
had
planned
iestroyed
ut
was
today
advancing
victorl-usly
and
driving
out
the
Invader.
Instead
of
the
legend
of
easy
vic
tory
and
bounteous
booty,
Hitler
had
found
disaster
and
failure
in
Russia
These
were
two
trcmen-
Mid
1043.
Mr
Churchill
told
how
It
had
peen
necessary
to
do
all
Great
prltaln
could
for
Russia.
Little
Miough
had
been
done
for
Russia.
The
prime
minister
also
paid
lous
and
fundamental
facts
that
Bo,n
aade
victory
possible
In
a
form
lhat
had
not
been
seen
before.
On
She
otner
tide
of
the
account,
how-
Iyer
was
the
onslaught
of
the
Japanese
who
were
ravaging
the
T
I
Province
Buys
Five
Million
Victory
Bond
VICTORIA,
Feb.
16:
hard
war
for
many
million
dollars
of
provincial
t
iunas
win
be
invested
In
Can-
unca
and
anxieties
lying
before."
r
aaas
victory
Loan.
This
was
me
answer
that
Premier
John
Hart,
minister
of
finance,
gave
to
Senator
0.
H.
Bar-
nard,
chairman
of
the
.
spe-
cial
names
committee.
F.
E
phurchill
described
as
t
h
e
first
Wlnslow,
chairman
of
the
knd
greatest
advantage
that
unit
ed
States
is
now
"unitedly
and
iholehcartedly
In
the
war
with
We
are
now
friends
and
fcomrades
side
by
side
in
the
bat-
lie
for
a
common
cause
and
Vancouver
Island
committee,
and
Harold
Henderson,
of
the
provincial
executive,
when
they
waited
upon
him
with
an
application
form
on
Sat-
day.
The
premier
filled
out
the
form
In
the
sum
of
$5,-
000,000
and
expressed
the
hope
that
B.C.
would
far
exceed
its
quota.
Five
,
AIR
RAIDS
EXCHANGED
Koyal
Air
Force
and
waffe
Active
During
Week-End.
LONDON.
Feb.
IS:
Air
Luft-
weakening
purpose
unity
I
lnc
greatest
and
the
most
mor-
the
conduct
of
the
war.
CANADA'S
SECOND
VICTORY
LOAN
COMING
EVENTS
Today,
G:45
p.m.
Mrs.
J.
A.
Teng,
CFPR.
Tuesday,
6:45
p.m.
Thomas
Elliott,
CFPR.
Wednesday,
6:45
p.m.
G.
E.
Wootten,
CFPR.
Thursday,
6:45
p.m.
W.
R.
McAfee,
CFPR.
BUY
VICTORY
BONDS
VOL.
XXXI..
NO.
39.
Action
Obtained
MOVE
JAPS
i
WITH
SPEED
I
FROM
COAST
Provincial
Officials
Off
Ta
Ottawa
To
Make
Arrangements
For
Migration
VICTORIA,
Feb.
16:
Speedy
action
in
the
removal
of
Japanese
aliens
from
vulnerable
areas
on
the
Pacific
Coast
has
been
assured
by
the
Dominion
government
following
further
representations
'
made
by
Premier
John
Hart
through
Hon.
Ian
Mackenzie,
minister
of
pensions
and
national
health.
As
a
result
of
a
telephone
interview
Saturday
between
Premier
Hart
and
Mr.
Mackenzie,
two
pro
vincial
government
officials,
Arthur
Dixon,
deputy
minister
of
public
works,
and
E.
W.
Griffith,
administrator
of
unemployment
relief,
were
Instructed
to
proceed
to
Ottawa
to
assist
Dominion
government
officials
in
planning
for
the
removal
of
the
Japanese.
The
transfer
of
these
aliens
should
commence
within
two
or
three
days
after
the
arrival
of
these
officials
in
the
nation's
capital.
The
provincial
government,
through
the
Premier,
reiterated
Its
claim
that
prompt
action
should
be
taken
and
again
offered
to
place
all
available
public
works
raids
and
unemployment,
.relief
equip-
taitirut
and
prospefoUriarTd'6f4we''e-exchangcd
between
the
Royal'
mehtand
camps'
at
the
disposal
he
Far
East.
The
prime
minis-
Air
Force
and
the
Luftwaffe
last
of
the
federal
authorities
for
the
it
admitted
that
he
had
consld-
night.
The
Royal
Air
Force
was
employment
of
these
aliens
on
red
it
would
have
not
been
to
the
bombing
points
In
Germany,
various
projects
and
for
their
ac-est
interests
of
Japan
indeed
France
and
Belgium
both
Satur-
commodatlon
during
the
undertak-'oum
Ins
that
work.
A
list
of
public
nave
been
an
irrational
act.
day
and
Sunday.
r,
miii.i
mtn
n-ar
r.rMt
Rrit.
at.
wazaire
was
last
nients
tar-
"
...h.
aUvov
in
and
United
States.
However,
get.
An
enemy
supply
ship
was
can
be
engaged
i
i
i
in
Mrt'inM
rr
f
r
unit!
nt.
tho
.innanoca
wrA
tri-
sun
auniiK
me
aav
on
Norway,
w
mphant
and
"we
are
hard-press-
Crews
from
a
Canadian
bomb-
"""'"J-
IU
,
.
.
.
.
,.
fi
m
,ki.u
!
er
sauadron
which
took
Dart
n
ovum
w1C
aui
w
mC
v..
n...
i..
j
,
tho
soarrh
fnr
osnaninir
fjprman
federal
authorities
be
ratine
naa
Deen
aasuea
ior
T,..
.u
i
H-arsVilns
in
tho
FnaHch
Hhnnwlt
iniUliicient
rremier
nail
c
umc
oeinz
to
me
cruuna
dv
"
-
-o-
.
.
,
-
.
.
.
1
1
.
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I
A.
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i.
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1
ioqvo
rnr
I
.
P"-
Hie
sudden
act
of
a
ruth
ess
and
Jas'
mursaay
reiuniea
io
acwuu
Pinning
foe
who
had
been
making
Saturday
night,
bombing
the
Ger
mans
ior
years
while
"we
were
man
cllv
01
Mannneim.
iieavy
jraung
about
perpetual
peace
and
clouds
blanketed
the
route
but
pi-
tutting
down
each
other's
navies
10
said
tney
got
io
tneir
oDjec-
is
a
good
exaniDle."
Without
the
uve
ai
ris"i'
me
Md
of
the
United
States.
Mr.
ing.
saw
red
glare
reflected
in
the
ihurchlll
freely
admitted
that
skies.
there
would
never
have
been
the
German
bombers
bombers
were
over
Ji.hr,t
u
.
n,itoi
t
northeast
England
bngiana
towns
last
tand
up
to
the
efficient,
formid-
night
but
did
little
damage
though
Ible
barbarous
and
resolute
war
Wing
and
injuring
a
iew
persons.
machine
of
Japan
at
the
same
lime
as
"Nazi
Germany
was
at
our
...
.
..,..
j,,j
Pey
'Criminal
madness"
would
and
.,,
pc
the
verdict
of
hlstorv
on
Ja
pan
for
the
sombre
years
of
1942
has
been
taken
,
Dixon
ahd
Mr.
considered
will
leave
for
Ottawa
himself
to
further
press
the
matter
until
the
danger
has
been
removed.
NEW
ROOM
IS
OPENED
Second
Division
of
Seal
Cove
to
Be
Resumed
on
March
2,
It
Is
Announced.
The
second
division
of
the
Seal
Cove
School,
which
has
been
clos-
Better
were
it
that
those
guilty
of
ed
for
years,
is
to
be
reopened
on
that
crime
should
have
a
mill-
March
2
owing
to
increased
pop-stone
hanged
around
their
necks
ulation
of
children
In
the
east
end
and
cast
to
the
sea.
of
the
city,
it
was
announced
to-
The
same
qualities
which
had
day
by
City
Commissioner
D.
J.
stood
Britain
in
such
good
stead
Matheson.
The
new
teacher
will
In
its
hour
of
Jeopardy
in
194C
be
Mrs.
Beryl
Oliver,
recently
or
wmild
brine
the
empire
through
'
Clovcrdale.
Miss
Eileen
Gibson
Jibute
to
the
wonderful
strength
Its
new
ordeal,
declared
Mr.
Chur-
will
be
principal.
)f
the
Chinese
people
who,
after'
chill.
This
was
a
moment
for'
Mrs.
Oliver
is
the
wife
of
Ser-bur
and
a
half
years
of
war,
had
calm
poise
and
grim
determlna-
geant
Oliver
who
is
in
military
eft
the
Japanese
baffled
and
dls-
tlon.
"So
far
we
have
not
failed,
service
here.
Sergeant
Oliver
is
a
Jiayed.
,We
shall
not
fail
now.
Let
us
grandson
of
the
late
Premier
John
Mi
Ghurchlll
referred
Britons
move
forward
steadily
Into
the
Oliver.
to
the
example
of
Russia
which
storm
and
through
the
storm."
Aid
not
lose
courage
In
its
hour
Mr.
Churchill
made
no
mention
M
peril,
did
not
lose
confidence
of
the
escape
of
the
three
German
m
its
lcaflership
and
did
try
to
battleships
from
Brest,
break
up
Its
government.
In
spltJl
The
prime
minister's
speech
Pi
great
blow
she
had
stood
united!
seemed
to
have
the
tendency
to-?"d
undaunted
and
had
staged
a
day
of
quietening
the
press
in
its
Bicat
Itlcat
Mmnhnnt
comeback.
!
UritiMcm
1
1
1
i
nf
r
his
uto
nnvommpnt
Government
and
and
Massett
Community
Life
Is
Very
Active
MASSETT,
Feb.
14:
Community
and
social
activities
have"
been
much
to
the
fore
in
the
village
of
Massett
since
the
first
of
.the
year.
Various
organizations
have
been
having
their
annual
meetings
for
election
of
officers
and
other
purposes.
There
has
been
a
spirit
of
unity
and
co-operation,
more
Gen
marked
than
it
has
Deen
in
years,
(the
FRINGE!
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY
16,
1942.
SECUET
SESSION
OTTAWA
A
secret
session
of
the
House
of
Commons
will
be
held
as
soon
as
the
debate
on
the
speech
from
the
throne,
now
in
its
last
stages
ends,
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
King
said
today.
British
Columbia
mem-bers
had
been
demanding
a
secret
session
in
.order
to
consider
Tacific
Coast
defences
in
the
face
o.
the
latest
war
developments.
U-BOATS
SUNK
AT
AN
EASTERN
CANADIAN
PORT
Survivors
of
two
recently
torpedoed
freighters
believed
that
two
Canadian
corvettes
which
rescued
them
from
the
northwestern
Atlantic
may
have
evened
the
score
by
sinking
a
pair
of
Nazi
U-boats.
Forty-nine
of
the
survivors'
are
recovering
here
today
while
planes
search
for
thirty-seven
shipmates.
MALTREAT?
PRISONERS
OTTAWA
Th(
Department
of
State
is
endeavoring
to
check
up
on
leports
from
(Chungking
that
British
prisoners
including
Canadians,
who
were
taken
at
Hong
Kong
and
ire
now
at
Ko-loon,
are
living
'under
primitive
conditions
and
without
proper"
food.
They
cried
for
water,
it
is
said,
and
the
Japanese
used
bayonets
on
those
.who
would
have
given
it
to.
them.
RUSSIANS.
ADVANCE
MOSCOW
The
Red
Army
has
made-
a
furthei
thirty-mile
advance
into
White
Russia
and
are
now
less
than
seventy
miles
away
from
the
old
frontier
of
Poland.
Newspaper
Izvestla
says
there
has
been
a
further
breakthrough
by
the
Soviet
forces
west
of
Leningrad.
BATTLE
IN
SHIPYARD
TACOMA
There
was
a
pitched
battle
between
shipyard
woikers
and
picket:
welders
here
Saturday.
The
picket
line
was
dispersed
by
the
workers
Who
shouted
"Don't
be
white
Japs.
Work
for
Uncle
Sam."
CAMPAIGN
OPENED
OTTAWA
A
nation-wide
radio
broadcast,
in
which
Premier
King
and
President
Roosevelt
were
speakers,
opened
the
Victory
Loan
campaign
last
night.
ROYAL
AIR
FORCE
WINS
CAIRO
The
Royal
Air
Fotce
scored
a
great
victory
in
Libya
yesterday.
Near
El
Gazelia
it
met
with
thirty
enemy
planes,
shot
down
twenty
of
them
and
none
of
the
other
ten
escaped
undamaged.,
On
land,
however,
British
positions
are
threatened
by
General
Erwin
Rommell's
forces
which
may
endeavor
to
by-pass
Tobruk.
AXIS
SHIPS
SUNK
LONDON
The
Royal
Navy
scored
again
in
the
Mediterranean
at
the
week-end.
It
sank
two
Axis
supply
ships,
badly
damaged
and
probably
sank
a
third
as
well
as
damaging
a
fourth
as
well
as
a
trawler.
Rome
claimed
an
Allied
convoy
had
been
attacked
by
bombers
and
submarines
in
the
Mediterranean
and
turned
back
a
de-stioyer
being
sent.
An
Italian
submarine
was
sunk.
NOW
FULL-
GKNERAE
LONDON,
Feb.
16:
Lieut,
Sir
Frederick
Pile,
chief
of
anti-aircraft
command
re
In
the
common
aim
of
community
j
sponsible
for
the
barrage
that
has
nrivnncement
In
the
lnterejts
nt
destroyed
many
Nazi
raiders,
has
the
native
people.
ibeen
promoted
to
general.
The
Women's
Auxiliary,
Native
Sisterhood,
Massett
Athletic
Clubj
and
Young
People's
Education
Flying
Officer
Mi.
J.
Dougherty
Association
are
among
the
Mas-
arrived
in
the
city
on
the
Catala
sett
bodies
which
are
carrying
on
this
morning
from.
Bella
Bella
for
activities
this
winter.
a
brief
visit.
Singapore
Falls
BULLETINS
mPS
TO
JAP
TERMS
ing
more
serious
and,
of
course,1
the
menace
to
the
whole
of
the'
(Southwestern
Pacific
has
become
much
graver.
In
Burma
the
Jap-,
anese
have
fought
their
way
i
across
the
Salween
River
at
Paanl
In
the
face
of
reinforced
British
defences.
A
fierce
battle
is
raging'
in
the
Burmese
Jungle.
Oil
Plant
at
West
Indies
hit.
All
the
big
bombers
returned
nuui
safely
to
their
bases.
Badly
Wounded,
Hero
Rewarded
BARNET.
Eng.,
Feb.
16:
fl
Sgt.-Pilot
Francis
Mitchell,
25,
of
this
Hert's
town,
his
legs
gashed
and
twisted,
blinded
by
blood
from
a
lacerated
scalp
and
with
his
lung
pierced,
wriggled
and
crawled
down
a
mountainside
In
Wales
for
three
hours
to
bring
aid
to
the
crew
of
a
bomber
which
crashed
50
feet
from
the
summit.
He
lapsed
Into
unconsciousness
a
few
seconds
after
a
fanner
who
found
him
heard
him
whisper
"Crash-top
of
mountain
.
.
.
others
smashed
up
.
.
.
help."
He
received
the
British
Empire
medal.
Curtin
called
today
for
mo-
General
Discourages
Use
of
Military
Communications
for
Personal
Purposes.
VICTORIA,
Feb.
16:
General
R.,
O.
Alexander,
officer
command-!
Although
it
was
said
early
yes-;
ing
of
western
command,
has
re-
terday
that
the
situation
in
Sum-1
quested
the
public
to
refrain
from
atra,
where
the
enemy
has
been';
making
calls
of
personal
charac-endeavouring
to
land
parachute
ter
on
military
telephones
in
the
troops
in
order
to
establish
a
base,
command
unless
they
are
of
un-
was
not
unfavorable,
it
has
since
i
usual
importance.
It
was
impor-
deterlorated
as
the
enemy
con-
tant,
the
general
said,
that
the
tinue
a
lightening
drive.
Palambang
j
lines
be
kept
as
ciear
as
possible
was
said
men
to
oe
nui
m
at
all
times.
mediate
danger
but
today
the
loss
of
this
Important
oil
centre
was
announced.
A
large
Japanese
convoy
was
reported
off
Amoy
on
the
Chinese
coast
Saturday,
supposedly
headed
for
an
attack
on
Java
or
the
Twelve
United
States
flying
TODAY'S
STOCKS'
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.)
Vancouver
Grandview
.15
Bralorne
8.00
Cariboo
Quartz
nil
Hedley
Mascot
25
Saturday.
One
Japanese
ship,
was
Pend
Oreille
,.
1.47
Premier
.50
Privateer
30
Reno
PHONE..N
....
Sheep
Creek
.77
Oils
Calmont
:
15
C.
&
E
95
Home
2.40
Royal
Canadian
.t....t;f
j.
Jfi5
Toronto
Bcattie
80
Central
Patricia
-0
'
Consolidated
Smelters
38.00
Hardrock
45
Kerr
Addison
3.60
Little
Long
Lac
1.20
McLeod
Cockshutt
.
1.10
Madsen
Red
Lake
..
.
.37
McKenzle
Red
Lake
..
80
Moneta
................
.24
Pickle
Crow
2.05
Preston
East
Dome
.
2.50
San
Antonio
1.50
Sherrltt
Gordon
.
'.
77
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Attack
!
This
Hemisphere
Aruba
In
Attacked
ON
SUNDAY
tnemy
bub
!
oday
Means
More
Serious
Position
For
Allies
In
Southwest
Pacific
Theatre
ENEMY
MOVING
AHEAD
The
Japanese,
victors
at
Singapore,
gained
another
stepping
stone
today
in
their
southward
offensive
Palcmbang
in
southern
Sumatra
but
the
united
nations
were
exacating
a
frightful
pri'c
for
this
gain
on
the
approach
to
Java.
British,
Netherlands
and
United
States
planes
scored
direct
hits
on
two
Japanese
cruisers
and
five
crowded
transports,
setting
one
cruiser
afire.
Bombers
were
said
officially
to
have
caused
"great
devastation"
among
the
Japanese
moving
into
the
Talembang
Three
Tankers
of
Standard
Oil
Co.
Arc
Sunk
But
Refinery
Is
Only
Slightly
Damaged
and
There
Are
No
Land
Casualties.
WILLEMSTAD,
Netherlands
West
Indies.
Feb.
1fV.
,
(CP)
Aneta.
News
Agency
announced
that
an
enemy
;
submarine
had
attacked
Aruba
today
to
torpedo
three
tankers
and
shell
the
refinery
of
the
Standard
Oil
Com-Ipany
of
New
Jersey.
The
dispatch
did
not
specifically
say
that
tankers
had
been
sunk
in
this
first
Axis
attack
!
"
.
on
a
shore
objective
in
the
wes-
T)
A
TTTTf
17
fT?
tern
nemisPhere
.but
the
wording
DAI
ILCi
Ur
Indicated
that
they
were.
The
refinery
was
only
slishtlv
damae-
ate
of
on
AUSTRALIA
White
Race
May
Depend
Its
Outcome,
Curtin
Says.
LONDON,
Feb.
16:
G)
Head-
MELBOURNE,
Feb.
16:
The
fall
quarters
oi
me
Japanese
army
in
0f
Singapore
marks
the
opening
Malay
announced
at
7:10
Sunday
0f
the
Battle
of
Australia
and
the
night
(3:50
a.m.
Pacific
Daylight
future
of
the
Americas
and
the
lime)
that
the
British
had
ac-
English-speaking
world
may
de-cepted
unconditionally
the
Japan-.
pend
upon
its
outcome,
declared
ese
teims
for
surrender
of
Singa-
premler
John
Curtin
of
Australia
pore.
The
capitulation
was
soon
'
yesterday.
He
described
Singa-
uiwuaujr
tM.unKuBU
"J
pore
as
the
"Dunkerque
of
Aus-
Minister
wmscon
unurcnui
in
a
tralia
"
1
i
1
1
I
J
L
T.
t
-3
1
wuria
raaiu
uruaucast.
uau
ueeu
a
ioregone
conclusion
ior
aays
ed,
Aneta
said,
and
there
were
no
land
casualties.
DR.
DAF0E
RESIGNING
Premier
Hepburn,
However,
Wants
Him
To
Continue
As
Physician
To
Dionne
Quintuplets
TORONTO,
Feb.
16:
ffi
Premier
Mitchell
Hepburn
said
Saturday
that
Dr.
Allan
Roy
Dafoe
a
few
HHllHAn
nt
Unnrthln
.
U
W
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,
...
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try'r"-"""""
w?.
iia..uays
ago.jiaa
suomiwea
nis
resig-
.....
.....
.
-
m
ine
commonwealth's
riant
for
nation
a
nhvsirinn
tn
tho
ninnn.
cape.
Terms
of
surrender
are
not
,if
t
.
-
.,...,'....
announced
as
yet.
The
Japanese
were
said
flcially
to
have
captives
in
apore
numbering
60,000
and
London
said
there
was
no
hope
of
any
large
force
having
escaped.
The
surrender
came
after
Singapore
had
become
a
blazing
torch
throughout
Saturday
night,
the
garrison
not
even
then
giving
up
although
Its
position
was
hopeless
and
Its
doom
sealed.
The
defenders
were
being
pushed
back
further
within
the
city
limits.
With
Singapore
gone,
the
situation
in
Burma
appears
to
be
grow-.
we
now
mat
Singapore
has
been,
quintuplets
but
it
had
not
been
reduced.
j
accepted
as
yet.
Premier
Hepburn
Minister
of
War
Francis
Forde
said
that
things
had
not
been
go-expressed
the
opinion
that
it
Ing
any
too
smoothly
at
Callander
might
still
be
possible
to
save
the
for
some
time
and
that
Dr.
Da-Dutch
East
Indies
for
use
as
a
foe's
position
was
becoming
1m-base.
Every
Australian
must
now
possible.
One
of
the
difficulties
was
work
or
fight,
declared
Ford.
J
that
the
quintuplets
had
not
been
It
is
generally
felt
that
the
time
taught
to
speak
English.
The
fath-ls
not
far
distant
when
an
attack
er,
Olivia
Dionne,
was
to
be
asked
on
the
Australian
mainland
may
his
views.
be
made.
KEEP
'PHONE
LINES
CLEAR
The
board
of
guardians
says
there
is
no
choice
but
to
accept
Dr.
Dafoe's
resignation.
Dr.
Dafoe
said
he
felt
his
period
of
usefulness
was
over.
He
hoped
he
had
done
a
good
Job.
Dr.
I.
D.
Doyle
of
North
Bay
(will
be
the
quints'
new
physician,
It
is
expected.
YOUNG
MEN
TAKE
OVER
That
Appears
To
Be
Tendency
In
Election
of
Massett
Village
Council
This
Year
MASSETT,
Feb.
14:
In
the
personnel
of
the
Massett
native
for
the
year
1942
is
seen
a
ten-
fdency
to
pass
the
responsibilities
j
of
municipal
office
on
to
the
shoulders
of
younger
men.
Godfrey
Kelly
Is
chief
councillor
for
the
year
with
Wilfrid
Bennett,
secretary,
and
Edward
Jones,
treas
urer.
Other
members
of
the
coun-Jcll
this
year
are
Geoffrey
White,
David
Parnell
and
John
Williams.
The
village
constables
for
the
year
are
George
Price,
Albert
Edwards
and
Walter
Samuels.
Under
the
direction
of
the
village
council
and
with
the
use
of
voluntary
labor,
the
annual
work
of
improving
village
roads
and
grounds
has
been
going
on.
Each
evening
after
the
work
there
have
been
entertainments
featuring
aboriginal
dances,
songs
and
depict
ing
other
customs
of
the
days
of
old,
all
of
which
proved
a
source
of
much
Interest
to
the
younger
generation.
SHOOT
WRONG
PIGEONS
LONDON,
Feb.
16;
More
than
700
army
pigeons,
trained
for
dispatch
carrying,
have
been
shot
In
mistake
for
the
common
wood
pigeon,
cousin
to
thi
crow,
the
enemy
of
every
English
farmer.
v
.
J