-'TT
HEADQUARTERS
IN
:
M
IA.
Dec.
17
Pressure
of
a:
and
American
force
Onieral
Douglas
Mue
Arthur
Buna
area
ok
New
Guinea
::
increasing.
There
ha
rr
flghU'!!?
around
Buna
Japanese
ptanes
were
d
n
In
the
South
Pacific
v.
right
of
thm
off
New
Settlement
Of
Strike
Ordered
RfSoml
Labor
Board
Will
Not
Allow
Vancouver
Street
Car
To
be
Tied
Up
workers'
strike
widen
vu
-i
f-nce
here
thts
Frtstay.
tuuves
of
the
company
.ee
met
yesterday
to
issue
of
the
cost
of
i-
but
no
statement
was
anke
threat
Is
not
yet
WAR
AT
GLANCE
"
Mr
pressure
on
Axis
is
:k;
both
iff
troys,
and
Tu-Marshal
Edwin
Rommel's
ti"
reported
to
have
been
wo
5
miles
west
of
El
u
large
portion
being
T,lanese
are
finding
them-i-.arder
pressed
by
the
uu
and
Australians
in
the
.
,.r.-a
of
New
Guinea.
Twelve
.
Zeros
have
been
shot
:;
the
Solomons
and
nine
w
Britain.
Japanese
garrison
on
KWca
the
Aleutians
to
reported
"d
States
Air
Force
ob-to
be
running
snort
of
.
which
can
only
be
landed
r
by
darkness.
The
only
Uie
Jans
have
there
are
'.aUered
Zeros.
'
i
i
west
Germany
today
had
t
air
raid
by
the
British
Air
Force
since
December
6.
wre
sewn
In
enemy
waters
I
h
aircraft
MISTAKE
OF
BONDHOLDER
Ws
Old
Man
Rather
Than
Charming
Young
Lady
ied
by
T
U,
Richardson,
a
city
bond-who
lives
in
Day
City,
hir.an.
had
thought
when
he
J'
d
letters
to
"A.
A.
Wrath-i".
city
clerk
that
he
was
ng
to
a
man
too
old
to
go
war
not
a
charming
young
lady,
''in
learned
his
mistake,
he
written
agaln
saying
"I
want
'ake
mv
hat
nff
to
vou."
people
PASSING
OF
She
LOCAL
NAVY
OFFICER
IN
CLUB
TALK
Lieut
Orme
Stuart
Impressed
hy
Control
of
Production
Talks
Of
Many
Things
"Over
There
ine
control
ox
production
no
Ht
the
alnewa
of
war
might
be
rovtded
by
Industry
at
the
same
time
as
the
need
of
the
civilian
opnlation
were
being
met
to
the
fullest
possible
degree
was
something
he
had
been
greatly
impressed
with
in
Britain.
Lieut
Orme
Stuart
told
the
Prince
Rupert
Oyro
Tlub
in
a
highly
Interesting
talk
"sterdsy
at
luncheon
He
spoke
on
impressions
of
the
Old
Land
such
as
he
had
been
able
to
gain
In
the
course
of
more
than
two
years
here
what
he
otrvER,
Dee.
17
The
re-'
thought
of
the
Old
Country
and
ibf.r
office
has
ordered!
ho
agreement
be
drawn
up;"
P
offered
from
the
butt.
to
obriaie
the
street
w
siarvms;.
wdm
were
we
beat
things
to
send
them?
The
people
of
Britain.
Lieut.
Stuart
said,
were
very
fine.
They
ere
gene
roe
and
courageous
-
fast
friends
once
they
became
They
had
been
hard
hit.
many
of
them,
during
the
days
of
the
but
but
they
never
lacked
courage.
It
would
take
a
great
deal
more
than
they
bad
received
In
the
way
of
botaMoc
before
they
would
ever
be
-rknry
affected
If
a
big
bomb
fell
behind
a
Londoner,
he
might
look
behind
him
.
and
remark:
"Well,
that's
a
Wg
hole!"
and
nonchalantly
move
along.
He
had
be
come
so
accustomed
to
bombtec
that
he
took
It
philosophically
Maoy
of
Uugi
Mat
botahc4
out
of
their
homes
but
the
next
day
would
find
them
calmly
In
residence
somewhere
else.
During
the
worst
days
of
the
Mite
they
took
to
the
undergrounds
not
be
bomMng
Around
St
Paul's
and
In
Continued
on
Page
Three
t
JOE
ROGERS
laxly
Day
Steamship
Ar,ent
In
Prince
Rupert
Dies
in
Seattle
Joseph
H.
Rogers,
who
In
the
verv
arlv
days
was
agent
In
Prince
Rupert
for
the
Union
Steamship
To.
and
the
Pacific
smarup
w
for
many
years
later
was
superln
tendent
for
the
White
Pass
&
Yukon
Route
at
Skagway
and
more
recently
had
been
living
In
retire-
i
ment
In
Scuttle,
died
In
uie
rugei
Sound
city
a
few
days
ago.
ms
son.
CUM
Rogers,
general
manager
of
the
White
Pass
and
Yukon
this
morning
go-lng
i
Route,
was
here
through
to
Seattle
to
attend
the
funeral.
The
late
Mr.
Rogers
Is
well
Man
Thought
City
Clerk
mcmbcrcd
by
many
early
residents
of
Prince
Rupert
who
will
learn
with
regrets
of
his
passing.
$40,000
Reward
For
Capture
Of
Marshal
Rommel
LONDON.
W.
17
J"
his
latest
letter,
Mr.
Richard-.
Lee,
grandfather
of
an
5,1
expressed
thanks
for
a
sugges-
a
British
regiment
in
noldlng
be
registered.
Rommel
dead
or
alive.
rharles
E.
NAZIS
GOT
FEW
SHIPS
French
Admiral
Disputes
Statement
of
Navy
Secretary
Knox
eoMuttooal
clashes
id
onMHVUiese
clashes
late
yesterday,
iscrrra!
prlsonen
were
taken.
One
report
Is
that
the
Axis
army,
in
its
light,
has
now
reached
a
point
two
hund-
ed
miles
west
of
El
Aghetla.
Allied
.lanes
continue
to
pace
the
British
'dvan-re
There
Is
little
change
In
the
situ-ttlpn
In
Tunisia
whie
the
Allies
are
gradually
building
up
their
air
renttto
to
cover
the
anticipated
and
operations
Land
fighting
i
till
on
a
small
scale
Allied
alreraf
bombed
Tunis
again
yesterday.
Will
Control
Potato
Price
Will
be
no
More
Than
S2.60
Ter
1
Jlundred
rounds
on
Vancouver
OTTAWA.
Dec.
lTThe
price
of
potatoes
Is
to
be
controlled
with
$160
per
hundred
expected
to
be
'
and
the
rest
continuing
.tBey(wre
afratd
of
the
the
bask
rate
on
the
Vancouver
ng
flight.
Tunis
has
been
bombing
but
because
they
wished
!
market
In
'Alberta
and
Saskatche-
agaln.
j
to
preserve
themselves
and
their
j
wan
the
price
will
be
from
$1.50
i
.
families.
!
to
$135.
I'H
Army
has
resumed
iu
told
how
he
hlm-
i-wrist
the
Nasi
invaders
pnl
a
week
in
London
.
brief
Interruption
due
j
during
height
of
the
bonrbing
"
a-x-d
enemy
resistance,
i
U(
nad
the
personal
expert-p
strongholds
have
been
ffK,
wall
of
the
room
of
!
by
the
Russians
and
two
lh
hotfl
here
he
was
staying
alions
have
been
wiped
I
.-m--
in
n
him
London,
of
ourse.
showed
many
marks
of
tne
CHILDREN
NO
EXCUSE
This
Will
Not
Exempt
Young
Mar
ried
Men
From
Compulsory
Military
Service
OTTAWA.
Dec.
17
The
fact
that
they
have
children
will
not
exempt
married
men
between
the
ages
of
19
and
25
from
compulsory
military
service
under
tne
new
federal
call-up
regulations
which
have
been
announced.
However,
local
draft
boards
will
be
empowered
to
deal
with
the
advisability
of
postponement
In
the
cases
of
men
with
large
families.
The
first
call
for
married
men
Is
expected
to
be
issued
late
in
January.
MISSING
IN
AIR
FORCE
'Morty"
Vlneburg,
For
Some
Years
Located
Here,
Lost
Over
Malta
News
has.
Just
been
received
in
Prince
Rupert
that
Sergeant
Pilot
Marcus
(Morty)
Vlnebcrg,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
S.
A.
Vineberg
of
Shcrbrookc.
Quebec,
has
been
re--ported
missing
In
air
operations
over
Malta,
as
from
November
22.
I
Sergeant
Pilot
Vineberg
was
located
in
PrinceRupert
for
several
years
prior
to
the
war
and
Is
the
nephew
of
Mrs.
L.
M.
Fclscnthal
of
Prince
Rupert.
He
was
identified
with
the
Peoples
Store
organiza
tion
and
was
active
in
Boy
Scout
officer
of
work
wnue
nere.
m
ivafiVe
nf
n
fro
TiKva
has
iweniy-iwu
v
.v
'tut
oi
h,rrr
oearcr
poru
v,
-
,
a
quantity
enluted
two
years
ago
wmy
of
of
the
the
rltv
which
he
has
for
the
capture
or
Aiarsnui
.
UCX
VH"v-
"
Here
For
Thirty
Years.
Dies
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
Lo'o
oerature
Tomorrow's
Tides
(Standard
Tlmei
High
10:31
a.m.
205
feet
Ma
'W
23:16
pjrt.
17.8
feet
Low
4:04
ajn.
8.5
feet
17:06
pjn.
5.6
feet"
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLMIBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
No
293
j:X.XI
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
17,
1942
PRICE-
FIVE
CENTS
INCREASE
PRESSURE
jlt'it
Keep
Vp
Assault
on
Jap
1'orcn
on
New
Guinea
Nine
planes
Downed
in
Sou
Wi
Pacific
I
TF.LLS
OF
BltlTAIN
LONDON.
Dee.
17
A
leading
admiral
of
the
Free
'French
disputes
the
statement
of
United
States!
Secretary
of
the
Navy
Frank
Knox
I
that
twenty
warships
of
the
j
French
navy
fell
tnto
the
hands'
of
the
Oerroahs
at
Toulon.
Only
a
1
few
small
boats.
If
any,
are
capable
of
use
by
the
enemy.
BATTLE
OF
N.
AFRICA
Clashes
Between
Eighth
Army
and
Afrika
Korpi
Air
Action
In
Tunisia
CAIRO.
Dec.
17-
While
British
naval
service
abroad.
Lluet
Stuart
Elghtfe
Army
advance
units
and
chose
to
speak
informally
and
un-
Marshal
Brwin
Roomer
Afrika
dertook
to
answer
a
number
ot
kotos
-e
geaerauy
peaking,
oueattona
which
he
had
been
ask-!
about
fifty
miles
apart,
there
are
:
.
:
.
.
.
vt
ji
Labor
iSssl'
John
Reid
McKenzie.
line
fore-
;man
for
the
Northern
British
Col-i
umbla
Power
Co..
who
had
been
identified
with
the
Prince
Rupert
!
electric
light
utility
services
for
thirty
years,
died
suddenly
at
9
o'clock
this
morning
as
a
result
Heads
of
a
heart
attack.
He
passed
away
at
the
home
of
his
old
friends,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
D.
Orchard
McLeod,
Borden
Street
At
7:30
this
morning,
soon
after
going
to
work,
Mr.
McKenzie
who
had
been
feeling
unwell
last
night,
had
a
fainting
spell
In
the
Fraser
Street
storeroom
of
the
power
company,
was
seteed
with
a
fainting
spell
and
was
taken
to
the
home
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
McLeod.
The
doctor
who
attended
ordered
him
to
bed.
He
expired
in
the
bathroom
when,
seized
with
a
second
attack.
Mr.
McKentie.
who
came
to
Prince
Rupert
at
the
age
of
seventeen
from
Dawson
where
he
had
been
for
a
couple
of
years,
started
as
a
helper
with
the
old
city
electric
light
department,
becoming
and
highly
regarded.
He
resided
on
Eighth
Avenue
West
Mr.
McKenzie
was
born
In
Mulen-
galie,
Stirlingshire.
Scotland,
fifty-eight
years
ago
on
April
3.
He
has
an
aunt,
Mrs.
H.
Moorland,
in
Vancouver
and
there
are
other
rela
tives
In
the
Old
Country.
Funeral
arrangements
are
In
the
hands
of
B.C.
Undertakers.
United
States
Plane
Missing
Naval
Aircraft
With
Nine
Men
-on
Board
Believed
Lost
Out
of
San
Diego
SAN
DIEGO,
Dec.
17
A
United
and
states
Navy
patrol
plane,
with
.
n
Montreal.
Montv
Vlnebere
n1n
mrn
nn
hoard
nmted
bv
cable
an
offer
of
J4u.uw
::-"
and
-
.
.3
had
C".
has
been
missing
out
of
here
since
Decern-
and
a
half,
ber
9
and
is
feared
lost,
'
R
MOSlIEK
TOM
MOORE
Both
appeal
for
aid
i
j
Russia
RED
ARMY
NOW
IT
IS
MOVING
ON
BEING
TOLD
ind
a
town
seventy-five
miles
west
POWER
MAN
if
life
and
damage
from
the
Nazi
Utz
of
Er:tsin
in
1940
and
1941
vere
being
made
known.
On
Mby
10.
1941,
for
instance,
v-
:iv-
v.htv
"d
enemy
plane
of
Stalingrad
has
been
recaptured,
i
came
over
London.
1.400
persons
11
new
attacks
of
the
Germas
on
'he
central
front
have
been
held.
In
the
Caucasus
area
there
Is
only
mall
scale
flatting.
'
Announcement
was
made
in
a
communique
last
night
of
the
capture
of
three
hundred
guns.
1500
motor
vehicles
and
two
enemy
trains
laden'
with
war
materials.
were
killed
and
1300
injured.
In
each
of
three
raids
on
a
stngJe
day
1.000
persons
were
killed.
Axis
Still
Has
Air
Superiority
"1
k
OOlKir
ill"?
Tt
Elmer
Davis
Thinks
Jilliesi
r'AifilIrlVl4VF"-"4
fWU
Wr-JetBt
ef
It
in
North
Africa
WASHINGTON.
D.C.,
Dec.
17
I
Elmer
Davis
of
the
United
States
John
Reid
Mchen.ie
Well
Known
.
Bureau
Qf
InformaUon
myB
the
Axis
still
has
air
superiority
in
North
Africa
but
predicted
that
the
Allies
would
soon
achieve
it.
Seven-Day
Week
Vote
Is
Coming
x
Another
Ballot
to
be
Taken
of
Workers
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
17
Boilermakers
and
steel
workers
of
Vancouver
shipyards
are
to
rote
again
on
the
issue
of
the
seven-day
week
which
they
previously
re
jected.
Darlan
Urges
Big
Effort
To
Overthrow
Nazis
LONDON.
Dec.
17
Reactions
foreman
and
going
over
to
the
1
vary
In
London
to
a
statement
j
Northern
British
Columbia
Power
'
made
yesterday
by
Admiral
Jean
Co.
when
it
took
over
the
electric
Darlan
that
"French
Africa
must
I
utility.
He
was
very
well
known
I
make
the
maximum
effort
to
de-
feat
Germany
and
Italy,"
GERMANY
Harsh
Treatment
of
Jews
Denounced
in
London,
Washington
and
Ottawa
LONDON.
Dec.
17
The
Nazis
were
condemned
in
London,
Washington
and
Ottawa
today
for
their
treatment
of
the
Jews.
A
declaration
was
read
in
the
British
House
of
Commons
by
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
and
was
promply
endorsed
officially
by
United
States
and
Canada.
T.
F.
Fitch
is
leaving
tonight
for
Vancouver
to
spend
the
Christmas
and
New
Year
holiday
season.
CITY
BONDS
MOVING
UP
Improvement
in
Price
Continues
And
91
Has
Now
Been
Reached
Prince
Rupert
city
bonds
are
still
improving
in
price.
They
are
now
selling
at
94,
It
was
stated
at
the
City
Hall
this
morning.
Only
two
or
three
weeks
ago
they
were
at
91.
MRS.
LOVE
WASFIRST
Well
Known
Local
Lady
Opened
First
Municipal
Voting
in
Ten
Years
Mrs.
Bruce
Love,
promptly
at
8
o'clock
this
morning
when
the
polls
opened,
bad
the
distinction
of
be
ing
the
first
person
In
ten
years
to
east
a
ballot
at
a
municipal
election
In
Prince
Rupert
She
was
Scrutineers
on
hand
this
morn
ing
included
Ex-Aid.
Oscar
Larsen
and
H.
M.
Daggett.
BAD
TIME
0NKISKA
Japanese
Are
Not
Doing
So
Well
There,
Washington
Is
Informed
WASHINGTON.
D.C.,
Dec.
17
rhe
heavy
attacks
which
the
Japanese
garrison
on
Klska
Island
at
he
tip
of
the
Aleutians
have
been
mbjected
to
by
repeated
bombings
jf
both
American
and
Canadian
:ir
forces
have
been
having
their
effect.
It
Is
Indicated
In
word
re
vived
officially
from
that
quarter.
The
garrison
at
Klska
is
believed
,o
be
running
short
of
supplies.
jiti-aircraft
firs
has
become
ex-eedmgly
light.
Only
two
enemy
5ero
fighter
planes
have
been
encountered
and
they
refused
to
en-age
In
combat.
An
old
ship
which
had
been
dam-iged
by
the
bombing
Is
being
patched
up,
observers
leport.
Few
supply
ships
have
been
able
to
reach
Kiska
and
they
had
little
chance
to
discharge
their
cargoes
as
the
Japanese
have
been
unable
to
build
docks.
To
Speed
Up
Chlorination
VICTORIA.
Dec.
17
The
Victoria
city
council
has
received
an
order
to
proceed
with
the
chlorin
ation
of
the
water
supply
system
here
as
speedily
as
possible.
The
work
will
be
carried
out
at
federal
expense.
Trucks
Rolling
To
Alaska
Over
New
Built
Road
EDMONTON.
Dec.
17
Trucks
are
now
moving
with
their
freights
over
the
entire
1.600-mlle
length
ot
the
new
Alaska
Highway.
CUT
DOWN
0NUQU0R
Important
Measures
Announced
by
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
followed
by
her
husband
and
other
liquor
and
beer,
including
beer
par
early
voters
were
Arthur
Silver-1
lors,
to
eight
hours
a
day,
sides,
H.
M.
Daggett,
Murdo
Mhc-
Arthur
and
J.
A.
Curtis.
Voting
Drive
West
of
Don
Bend
Resumed
Full
Et-nt
of
Britain's
Hurts
j
Stalingrad
Area
Bleaches
Closed
Much
Dsoty
Taken
MT6COW.
Dee.
17
-
The
Red
Army
has
resumed
its
temporarily
Interrupted
drive
west
of
the
Don
River
bend.
Breaahes
in
the
Stalingrad
area
have
now
been
closed
From
Blitzkreig
Being
Revealed
j00""
"rc
"
T""
Ucularly
rapid
but
steady.
Up
to
220
ballot
nad
en
cast-nil
are1
Pm
LONDON,
Dec.
17-Only
now
d-tails
of
the
extent
of
loss
,
indicating
that
the
total
vote
may
run
over
500.
There
are
1,535
reg
istered
voters.
The
election,
at
which
eight
aldermen
out
of
a
field
of
thirteen
jxd
five
school
trustees
from
six
candidates
are
to
be
elected,
is
in
charge
of
D.
V.
Smith
as
returning
officers
with
clerks
Mis.
Mary
R.
Carson,
Mrs.
Alex
McRae,
Mrs.
S.
A.
Keilback.
Mrs.
W.
Barbe
and
Mrs.
J.Martin.
The
polls
will
close
at
8
o'clock
this
evening
at
which,
time
Arthur
Brooksbank,
Miss
Mary
Astorl,
Miss
Noreen
Gibson,
Miss
Audrey
Wrathall,
Miss
Hazel
Toombs.
WD.
Vance
and
D.
C.
Stevenson
will
ibe
on
hand
;
to
assist
with
counting
ana
laouiaung
oi
ine
returns.
OTTAWA,
Dec.
17
Prime
Minis
ter
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
last
night
announced
important
measures
designed
to
reduce
the
consumption
of
liquor
in
Canada.
There
will
toe
a
substantial
reduc
tion
in
the
amount
of
liquor
re
leased
from
bond
ten
percent
on
beer,
20
percent
on
wines
and
30
percent
on
spirit.
Liquor
advertising
will
be
banned
for
the
dtiiation
of
the
war,
six
weeks
being
given
to
adjust
advertising
commitments
with
no
more
liquor
advertisements
to
appear
after
February
1.
No
combination
of
wines
and
spirits
will,
in
future,
be
permitted
to
be
offered
for
sale
and
distilled
spirits
may
not
be
stronger
than
30
percent
under
proof.
The
provincial
government
wjk
be
asked
to
cut
the
hours
61
sale
o
t
Prime
Minister
King
'aid
tha"
due
to.
increased
purchasing
power
of
the
people,
sales
of
wines
had
Increased
oy
twenty-five
percent,
spirits
by
3TV2
percent
and
beer
by
sixty
percent.
It
was
necessary
to
cut
down
on
consumption
of
liquor
to
maintain
the
total
war
effort.
BORN
HERE.
IS
KILLED
Flight
Sergeant
Ian
Dougall
McLean
Loses
Life
With
Royal
Air
Force
Flight
Sergeant
Ian
Dougall
McLean
of
Glasgow.
Scotland,
who
was
'
"borA
"
in'Pylflce
"
Rupert
21
years
ago,
has
been
killed
on
active
service
with,
the
Royal
Air
Force,
according
to
word
received
by
his
uncle,
D.
R.
Barclay,
Sixth
Avenue
East.
'Filgnt
Sergeant
McLean
had
lived
-in
Prince
Rupert,
attending
school
here,
until,
with
his
family,
he
returned
to
the
Old
Country
in
1W3.
Many
younj
friends
who
remember
him
will
re
gret
to
learn
of
the
casualty.
Less
than
a
month
before
he
was
killed
Flight
Sergeant
McLean
received
the
Distinguished
Flying
Medal
from
the
King
at
an
Investiture
In
Buckingham
Palace.
He
had
taken
part
in
attacks
on
Berlin.
Kiel.
Mannheim,
Brest,
Wll-helmshaven
and
.other
highly
defended
areas.
BOMBING
ENGLAND
Ten
Towns
on
South
and
Southeast
Coasts
Attacked
by
Enemy
Planes
LONDON,
Dee.
17
Ten
towns
on
the
south
and
southeast
coasts
of
England
were
attacked
by
German
bombing
planes
yesterday
and
In
London
there
was
a
brief
alarm
when
an
enemy
plane
came
over
one
of
the
counties.
A
few
deaths
were
caused
and
four
persons
were
killed
when
a
train
was
machine
gunned.
Two
enemy
planes
were
brought
down.
New
Alberta
Railway
Chief
J.
A.
Rogers
Is
Named
General
Superintendent
for
Province
WIN.V5PBO,
Dec.
nAnnounce-ment
Is
made
by
W.
R.
Devenish,
vice-president
and
general
manager.
Canadian
National
Railways,
western
region,
of
the
appointment
of
J.
A.
Rogers
as
general
superintendent
of
the
Alberta
district.
Mr.
Rogers
succeeds
the
late
J.
II.
McKlnnon
In
this
position
The
appointment
is
effective
from
December
15.
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