I
Local
Temperature
Tomorrow
sT
ides
(Standard
Time)
High
5:38
am.
17.S
feet
Maximum
09.5
18:35
pjn.
185
feet
Minimum
50
Low
1155
ajn.
4,8
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL
XXXI.
No.
152
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY.
JULY
3,
1942
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Tide
r
c&
Egypt
Battle
Has
Turned
TOWN
OF
ANYOX
IS
ALL
GONE
Destruction
by
lire
Complete
Great
Porenl
Conflagration
Still
Rating
The
destruction
of
the
old
mine
land
smelter
town
of
Anyox
by
for-
rst
fir,
which
swept
In
from
a
artherly
direction
and
over-
Iwhelmed
tt.
U
enUrely
complete.
it
is
reported
by
Corp.
F
o
Old-
ham.
provincial
police,
who
re
turned
from
there
by
Royal
Cana
dian
Air
Force
plane
yesterday
afternoon.
When
Corp.
Oldham
Tcft
Anyox
at
4,
JO
yesterday
morn
ing
a
great
conflagration
WM
tUI
faglng
By
that
lime
it
had
con
sumed
every
building
In
the
old
The
war-house
building
Emp
lereon
hvln
lust
beer
naumed.
the
wharf
waa
still
frr
vA
the
only
toot
in
the
old
immunity
still
left
was
the
ex
treme
end
at
the
entrance
of
mranby
Bay
occupied
by
the
ok)
nice
plant,
a
concrete
structure
vhlch
was
in
the
direct
path
of
the
flames
and
would
soon
be
go
ing
gome
of
ihe
people
were
ex-
irexfting
fear
that,
unless
there
ru
a
change
of
wind
and
tome
loUture
arrived.
Alice
Arm.
eight-
mlles
distant,
might
be
In
inner
Thr
fire
Jumped
Oranby
itself
near
the
entrance
and
has
burning
in
the
dead
timber
with
and
st
of
thete.
"It
was
the
biggest
fire
I
ever
raw.
was
Uic
simple
way
in
v.
men
rp
Oldham
described
the
con-gr.il
ion
of
which
he
had
an
air
rw
He
efttlmated
that
flames
and
ike
might
have
been'
pouring
rUrularly
from
an
area
possi-
twenty-flve
mite
square
There
nod
little
chance
of
stopping
The
country
there
is
full
of
old
Idrad
timber
much
of
It
standing
HLfume-kllled
over
the
years
by
the
smoKe
oi
ne
ora
nnwr.
iv
w
uui
pie
first
time
that
there
have
been
large
forest
fire
In
that
area
Incited
Anyox
bad
been
menaced
before
However,
this
appears
to
be
Line
largest
lire
tnai
ihw
cvrr
uc-
Icurrrd
there.
Thr
old
buildings
and
landmarks
lames
include
the
smelter
and
xwrr
nous.
AU
utai
is
iei.
oi
he
smelter
buildings
are
the
big
mnkrsUcks.
Large
bunk
hoiites
also
arc
gone
as
wefl
as
the
various
community
buudlngi,
the.
resi
dences
of
which
toere
were
poaal-
bly
hundreds
and
the
other
atruc-j
ture
The
fire
also
awept
"over
the
slag
pile"
into
that
part
of
Anyox
where
were
located
a
large.
Chinese
general
store
and
"red
light"
district
Corp.
Oldham
was
not
certain
as
to
whether
the
old
Ilonana
mine
camp,
not
far
from
there,
was
also
gone.
(
When
it
became
evident
that
the
',
lown
was
to
be
consumed
by
the
j
oncoming
flame,
the
people
made
preparation
to
evacuate.
Thcyl
boarded
a
scow
which
was
moored
0
I
Is
A
rtn1r
linn
tir.hnned
to
if
Jens
Urscn
of
Alice
Arm
to
come
with
the
mill
boat
and
tow
mem
away.
Later
the
provincial
boat
1'AI.L,
15.
which
was
at
Arrandalc,
arrived
on
the
scene
and
the
Armour
8alvage
Co.
sent
the
tug
Crofton
from
Prince
Rupert.
Yesterday
the
outfit
was
In
process
of
being
moved
to
Alice
Arm
where
some
of
the
thirty-two
cvac-
comc
on
to
Prince
Rupert,
nee
mav
remain
while
nv,.r
oincrs...
frtunatciy
enough
there
were
no
casualties
although
there
were
h
couple
of
narrow
escapes
as
the
flames
came
close
while
tho
people
Contrary
to
earlier
information,
the
cvncuccs
of
Anyox,
saved
only
;
n
few
effects.
Tho
storekeeper,
T.
W.
Falconer,
lost
all
his
slocks
and
i
his
household
effects.
Sergeant
O.
I
Hall,
district
chief
Continued
on
PAOK
FOUR
Vancouver
Strike
Is
Now
Ended
I
VANCOUVER.
July
3:
0
-
More
than
one
thousand
j
4-
machinists
and
blacksmiths
1
In
three
Vancouver
shipyards
1
voted
last
night
to
accept
La-
bar
Minister
HumpAreyi
Mitchell's
proposal
for
a
thirty-day
test
of
the
contln-
uous
production
schedule.
,
The
two
unions
had
been
out
for
nine
days
in
protest
,
t
against
an
order
to
work
a
seven-day
week
schedule.
Bulletins
l.iqL'OK
TRICKS
IT
VICTORIA-There
l
a
general
advance
in
liquor
pliers
at
a
result
of
new
budget
taxrs.
The
advances
run
10c
and
50c
per
tMenty-ix
ounee
bottles.
OOI.II
.MINK
ILMH.OYMKNT
OTTAWA
The
government
liai
mortd
to
prevrnt
employment
of
more
men
In
gold
mines.
They
mut
work
now
In
bae
metal
mines.
RAID
ON
TIMOR
MIXnottRNi;
There
ha
been
a
heavy
raid
by
United
Nations
bombing
planes
on
Timor
Island,
MEXICAN
nmUN'CKS
.MIA
I
CO-llefenrrs
In
the
Gulf
of
.Meiico
are
being
strengthened
to
protect
important
oil
fields
and
refineries
against
possible
shelling.
NAVAL
CO-Orr.RATION
WASHINGTON
Canadian
corvettes
are
co-operating
with
United
States
vessels
In
the
Atlantic
patrol
acainst
U-boats.
SPtX'IAL
.MILITARY
COURT
WASHINGTON
A
special
military
commission,
with
authority
to
impose
the
death
penalty,
has
been
appointed
by
President
RooMrvelt
to
try
Natl
saboteurs
who
were
landed
from
U-boats.
The
commission
consists
of
seven
generals
with
two
colonels
as
signed
lo
aeirnre.
SPIKS
ARHLSTLD
PANAMA
Twenty
spies
have
been
arrested
in
British
Hondur
as.
They
are
alleged
to
have
had
plans
to
blow
up
Panama
Canal.
NATIONAL
GOVLRNMKNT
WELLINGTON
New
Zealand
has
formrd
a
national
government,
four
members
of
the
opposition
and
one
Independent
trades
unionist
have
been
added
to
the
labor
administration,
making
a
total
ministry
of
thirteen.
REVENUE
f
a
Tir,
f-i
4
nT-Hovcrseas
(overseas
with
with
the
the
2nd
2nd
Siege
Siege
Bat-
Bat-
I
(Ml
Kh
A
IF
tery
of
.
the
Royal
Canadian
ArUl-
1"
vllsJ
1UU,.
,
and
,
for
gallantry
0iin,rv
In
i
the
h
field
fi.irfi
Customs
and
Escl.se
Collections
Still
Ahead
of
1911
Customs
and
excise
revenue
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
of
June
totalled
$67,492.80
.
.
..
lit.
Adf
ifld
4A
Ik
as
comparca
wiui
,oo.j
m
...
ui
tne
same
mourn
mow
jiat.
ing
the
total
for
this
calendar
year
to
date
up
to
$260,205.67
as
compared
with
$219,820.65
In
the
first
six
months
of
1941.
Baseball
Scores
American
League
St,
Louis
4,
Detroit
5.
Cleveland
7,
Chicago
5.
National
League
rUUburgh
1,
gt.
Luls
3.
Resign
G
C
Dfiby.
president
B.
C.
division.
Canadian
Rod
Cross
a
Society.
It
LOG
SCALE
'h
FOR
MONTHI!
o
Production
fr
.Month
of
June
iv
2Jlg,C06,
Spruce
Rein
Piln-
a'
cipal
Item
The
tog
scale
in
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
for
the
month
of
June
totalled
2M48.006
board
feet
consisting
of
m.m
board
feet
at
fir.
11410.473
spruce.
2.062.141
cedar.
7.M&7M
hemlock.
440.454
bal
sam.
3T8.454
Jackplne
and
W.231
w
miscellaneous.
Production
of
poles1
and
piling
In
the
Interior
consisted
of
lttJMt
lineal
feet
of
jcdr.
Ties,
totalled
10440
pieces.
aU
Jackphie.
while
Ml
cords
of
wood
were
re-r
Ihe
June
log
scale
this
year
of'
KM
board,
feet
compared
with
nwtjsm
board
feet
in
the
tame
month
but
year
sari
brings
the
mi
total
to
date
to
j823.177
board
feet
as
against
91.18J37
board
feet
in
the
first
abc
months
of
1941.
I
Th
nnbi
anH
niltn
utm.
hU
Jane
amounting
to
lW
-
(Mi
...K
Mm
'
i.neal
feet
in
June
1041.
bringing
I
thls
year's
total
to
date
up
to
r
541.441
lineal
feet
as
against
.
i
m
,
....
...
.
hl
naU
01
1911
!
VVnrhmP
PrirPQ
Atirl
liailllllU
l
1
nilU
Ui
I
T
l
r
1
r
laUe
DOarCl
UpCnS
I
r
rt
In
rnnce
beorge
o
1
I
'
,
A
sub-regional
olficc
of
the
Wartime
Prlre
:niri
Trade
Board
.
"
-
is
to
be
opened
at
Prince
George
;
The
representative
at
the
cen-
;tral
Interior
city
wiU
be
M.
E.
MacEachern
wtio
has
been
a
resi-
I
dent
of
Prince
Oeorge
since
19M.
In
recent
years
he
has
been
with
the
public
works
department
of
i
the
provincial
government.
Mr.
Macachern
is
a
native
of
Charlottetown.
Trince
Edward
Island.
In
the
last
war.
he
went
lery
was
awarded
tho
Military
Medal.
Mr.
MacEschcrn
wns
only
17
when
he
enlUted.
After
service
In
France,
he
went
to
England
In
1918
and
Joined
the
Royal
Flying
Corps.
The
Prince
George
office
will
be
In
the
Princess
Block,
Third
and
Brunswick
This
Is
the
sixth
sub-regional,
office
to
be
opened
In
British,
Columbia,
others
being
Victoria,
Prince
Rupert.
Nelson.
Vernon'
and
Nanalmo.
,
ANCIENT
WEAPON
The
bayonet,
described
as
the
"weapon
that
Is
always
loaded,"
Is
believed
to
have
derived
Its
name
from
Bayonne.
Bayonets
wero
first
made,
or
first
used,
in
that
French
town
In
the
16th
century.
Wipinc
Out
Bremen
I
THIRD
BIG
RAID
UPON
NAZI
PORT
Canadians
Help
in
Job
of
Wiping
Out
Ilemaining
Vital
Points
".Most
Satisfying"
Results
LONDON.
July
3:
t-
German
reporU
say
that
the
Royal
Air
j
Force
attacked
Bremen
again
last
a.
iiJ
ht.
It
was
the
third
heavv
at-
.
.
fjv
tack
on
r
Bremen
nrm
within
j,fc,
a
week.
The
German
reporU
said
that
el-
"ven
BriMsh
planes
were
destroy-
.
T
I
I
-
1
.i.u,
ukiuuii
law
.announcing
tn-v
thirteen
raiders
did.
not
return.
ocores
oi
uanaaiam
helped
the
Royal
Air
Force
smash
at
the
re-
malnlng
vital
points
of
Bremen
In
'
very
neavy
attack
last
night
was
officially
disclosed
today.
Canadian
aerial
gunners
shot
down
at
least
one
of
the
numerous
Vasi
fighters
which
challenged
ptta-kers
Th
Canadians
icred
that
it
was
the
most
satisfying
of
recent
raids
on
Bremen
and
said
that
fires
were
burning
fiercely
when
thev
reached
th
,aret
,nat
lt
,,k
"atanlns
"
"fthw,k
ai
The
raid
was
on
an
"lmnrexivp
scale."
it
was
stated
in
London.
Heavy
rannonadinv
was
hard
from
British
guns
in
the
Dover
sre
Thv
wre.
apparently,
firing
German
ships.
An
announcement
last
nisht
said
lhat
objectives
in
Germany
x"'"
raided
by
the
Royal
Alr
t"Tr''
A
i
r
K
A
VI
IV
Y
A
I
H
rKMX
A
AiHTn
lYI
H
S
VlSITF.n
1U
'
1UA
1
UU
lUstrrn
Ontario
Regiment
Plays
Host
To
Public
Rand
Concert
And
Carrier
Rides
Prince
Rupert
people
had
the
opportunity
and
many
took
ad-
VanUe
of
It
yestorday
afternoon
obsene
the
Army
Week
oc-
CM,on
by
vWltn5
new
ot
an
eastern
Ontario
regiment
on
the
highway.
Lieut.
Col.
J.
C.I
i
-
Art.A.
AMnM-HjinM.
i
UBiiicr.
wikci
cutuiihiitiuiiK.
aim
nfflrern
and
men
were
verv
courteous
In
showing
the
visitors!
...
.
.
iirnnnrt
tne
rnmn.
exniainine
me.
various
polnU
of
Interest.
In
spite!
,
....
,
.,,
.
wit;
uwb
w;
vuisf
ami
I
in
n
nr
Mtntiiithnnnt
with
some
buildings
Incomplete
and
ana
omers
the
noi
even
smriea.:
was
in
good
order
and
I
up
to
the
mark.
!
During
we
aiiernoon
mere
m
lc
D
regimental
.
...j
w.j
Drass
nana
ana
uie
ougie
uanu.
M
of
lne
vWtors
uere
taken
for
a
spin
alon(J
hway
m
tne
unlVPrsal
carriers.
thU
prov-
,n
,te
aJ1
interesting
diversion.
TERRACE
SERVICE
Diesel
Electric
Car
to
Run
Be-
fueen
tween
Here
Here
and
and
There
There
Dally
Dally
The
Canadian
National
Railway
is
about
to
institute
a
new
local
passenger
and
express
service
by
the
operation
of
a
dlesel
electric
car
daily
except
Sunday
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Terrace,
it
Is
announced
by
Superintendent
George
Glay.
This
car
win
carry
nttl;,,m"
J"1":
e..Kcra
'
"
and
express.
7.
rants,
a
irauer
wun
i'J
If
ty
passengers
may
bo
added.
Tne
trip
win
iae
uuum
i
hours
each
way
with
a
four-hour
stop
at
Terrace.
The
tentative
schedule
provides
for
departure
from
Prince
Rupert
at
8
o'clock
iu
the
mornlntr,
arrival
at
Terrace
at
noon,
departure
from
there
at
1
p.m.
and
return
here
at
8
P-m.
Counter-Attacking
British
Forces
Smash
at
Flanks
Axis
Mines
Adrift
On
This
Coast
VICTCBIA.
Julv
3:
O
Nav-
,
.
.
.
.
,
.
,
.
al
headquarters
here
have
is-
;n
sued
a
warning
that
mines
may
be
adrift
off
the
British
.
.
A
uommDia
coast,
snipping
ts
ur.ved
to
iUnd
at
pat
m
hundred
yards
off
anything
that
looks
like
a
mine
and
to
4-
nort
iu
exact
posiUon
at
once
to
the
naval
authorlUes.
it
GREAT
TANK
BATTLE
ON
.Methaniral
Fieht
On
Grand
Scale
Proceeding
In
Russo-Naii
War
MOSCOW,
July
3:
(CP)
The
greatest
tank
battle
or
the
current
German
offensive
with
hundreds
of
machines
engaged
on
both
sides
is
in
progress
east
of
Kursk
while
75
to
100
miles
to
ihe
south
Nazi
hock
troops
are
attempting
to
outflank
and
separate
the
Russian
central
and
southern
armies.
SflfiM
military
ttispatr7ies
re-.
ported
today
that
the
battle
on
the
Kursk
front
began
last
Wednesday
morning
with
an
attack
by
about
200
German
tanks
which
were
hurled
bark
in
a
prelude
to
the
real
battle.
Dispatches
added
that
the
Germans
have
suffered
tremendous
losses.
A
noon
communique
today
said,
that
Sebastopol
was
still
holding
out.
The
Russians
acknowledged
last
night
that
Axis
troops
had
advanced
in
hand
-
lo
-
hand
fighting
but
claims
that
the
Crimean
port
had
fallen
were
nnt
rnnfirmerl
-
A
linliea
Males
war
correS'
Pndent
at
Berne
says
that
"
l.
1
1
u.if
fiui
I
wi""'"""
.mun
murr
ru-
en
up
hone
of
defeating
Russia
thU
vear
althnueh
Ihe
Soviet
mav
be
erinnled
to
such
an
ex-
ent
that
it
will
be
possible
for
"'"j
,
with
a
second
Allied
front.
j
t
n
1,
n
Kn
sJIIW
IPP
(
VUUll
Oliri
Fines
Mount
1
Total
For
This
Year
to
Date
Is
$8432
Compared
With
S2492
In
Same
Period
Last
Year
City
police
court
fines
for
the
month
of
June
amounted
to
$1,333.75
In
"
comparison
comparison
with
wun
$482.75
.ia
in
m
the
iuc
same
month
last
year,
bringing
the
the
total
total
for
for
this
this
year
year
to
to
date
date
up
up
to
$6,332.75
as
compared
with
$2.-392.75
at
a
corresponding
period
last
year.
Postal
Official
'
1
Is
Looking
Into
Improvements
I
An
official
of
the
postal
service
Is
at
present
In
the
city
going
Into
the
matter
of
bringing
about
improvements
it
the
very
Ineffec
tive
eastern
mall
service
which
Is
now
In
effect
here.
Also
being
Investigated
Is
the
matter
of
a
street
delivery
service
and
other
Improvements
In
mall
service
generally
are
being
looked
Into.
and
Turn
B
Enemy
Met
Their
First
Reverse
in
Battle
of
North
African
Desert
Since
Capture
of
Tobruk
CAIRO,
July
3
(CP)
seemed
to
be
turnintr
in
favor
tho
affl
v,iv
u"at'"-'
ou
mc
UCLCUUCI3
inicw
an
meir
resource's'
icouuites
f
ua
KfiQ
nnntn-
ti,,-
r
...
,
,nto
Counter-attacking
7le
battIe:
British
armored
forces,
SHldsning
ai
me
IianKS
01
AXIS
spearhead
points
toward
1
1
i
ll
1
.
.
viexanuna,
were
reponea
assault
on
El
Alampln
nnH
fnrrtxi
the
invaders
to
withdraw
to
the
'
west.
It
was
the
first
reported
re-
verse
met
by
the
Axis
armv
since
surged
across
the
Ezvntlan
bor-
der
following
the
capture
of
To-
bruk
June
21.
British
headauarters
Mid
the
enemy
had
suffered
sharp
positions
at
El
Alamein,
65
miles
from
Alexandria,
are
holding
firm.
T
Main
British
armored
forces
were
battling
Axis
columns
last
nlcht
In
EevDt
in
a
Dossible
last-
ditch
sUnd
in
the
desert
onlv
sev-
enty
miles
from
the
Nile
delta.
T
British
forces
at
that
time
were
stated
to
be
making
a
stand
In
defence
of
Ecvnt
on
n
line
an-
proximately
seventy
miles
west
of
Alexandria.
They
had
repulsed
heavy
Axis
attacks
yesterday
at
Alamein,
British
headquarters
announced,
a
communique
declaring
that
results
of
fighting
were
"not
unfavorable
for
us."
One
attack
by
enemy
tanks
effected
a
tem-
porary
break
but
these
latter
were.
driven
out
and
engaged
by
British
columns.
No
Fire
Damage
a
Here
Last
Month
J
Department
Had
Seven
Calb,
Bringing
Year's
Total
Up
To
Forty-Six
For
the
month
of
June
the
city
fire
department
had
seven
calls
with
no
damage.
In
comparison.
with
5
calls
In
the
same
month
ir:
"p
toj
date
for
this
year
At
to
Ui
46
fj
i(Ul
calls
as,
t-
rnmtunvl
-
Ti-itVi
TS.
35
calls
n
lie
fnr
for
the
the
eorrespondlng
period
of
last
year
TODAY'b
570CKS
(Uourtnay
S.
D.
Johnston
Ob.)
Vancouver
I
Orandvlew
-
11
Bralorne
C.70
Caribou
Quartz
1.07
Hedley
Mascot
.25
Pend
Oreille
.95
Pioneer
1.30
Premier
.45
i
Privateer
.29
Reno
.03
Sheep
Creek
X5
Oik
Calmont
.13
C.
&
E.
.91
ifome
2.15
j
Royal
Canadian
Toronto
.03
Beattle
.67
Central
Pat
.90
Cons.
Smelters
3525
Hardrock
-15
Kerr
Addison
4.00
Little
Long
Lac
.35
McLeod
Cockshutt
,
1-26
Madson
Red
Lake
.43
McKenzle
Red
Lake
38
Moneta
5V2
Plckel
Crow
1.63
Preston
East
Dome
1.67
San
Antonio
1.60
Sherrltt
Oordon
.61ft
SHOPS
Regimental
Institutes
are
established
to
supply
the
troops
with
articles
at
reasonable
prices
without
restricting
their
right
to
resort
to
any
other
available
stores
or
markets.
The
institutes
also
organize
recreation.
Of
ack
Assault
The
tide
of
combat
in
Emmt
of
the
British
todav
as
hntri
toaav
to
have
crushed
tho
MUmmmmm.
"ivuslCs
1
CUlCail
Waval
I
necne
11
aval
LtUOOCO
LONDON,
July
3
B
The
Ad-
miralty
announced
today
that
me
British
cruiser
Hermlone
was
on
recent
Mediterran-
ean
convoy
operations.
Also
lost
were
four
British
destroyers
Bedouin,
Hasty,
Grove
and
Air-
and
Polish
destroyer
APr
Kukuwlak.
TO
HELP
FARMERS
wlthout
Raking
Price
of
Butter
-
TP
Consumers
In
Canada
OTTAWA.
July
3:
Butter
con
sumers
of
Canada
will
continue
to
have
the
protection
of
a
35
cent
pound
price
ceiling.
lor
another
year
but
the
price
paid
to
farmers
for
milk
sent
to
creameries
will
be
increased
by
bonuses
to
make
returns
more
in
line
with
arrnei"s
whose
milk
is
used
for
keese.
the
Canadian
Press
learn-
;ea
ioaay.
STRIKE
IS
rpy
t-
j-i
i
HPriTrrx
1
HKKA
I
hNED
mm-
Tie-up
of
Quebec
.Metal
Plant
Looms
As
600
Employees
Decide
To
Go
Out
BEAUHARNOIS.
Quebec
Julv
3-
A
strike
of
six
hundred
employees
of
Alloys
and
Metals
Llm-jlted
was
announced
today
by
a
company
official
who
said
that
production
would
be
halted
for
two
or
three
weeks
should
the
(plant's
metal
pots
freeze
within
the
next
twenty-four
hours
due
to
lack
of
operation.
IBUILDING
FOR
JUNE
Permits
for
Civilian
Construction
Mounted
to
Total
of
$2,280
Building
permits
Issued
In
Prince
Rupert
during
the
month
of
June
represented
a
total
value
of
$2,280
as
compared
with
$10,588
In
the
same
month
last
year,
bringing
the
total
for
this
year
to
date
up
to
$43,605
in
comparison
wjth
$56,-218
for
the
corresponding
period
of
last
year.
The
building
list
for
June
was
as
follows:
W.
Field,
repairs
to
roof
and
porch,
Eighth
Ave.
East,
$80.
George
Bristol,
new
foundations,
Eighth
Ave.
West,
$350.
John
Chlsholni,
frame
building,
Ninth
Ave.
East.
$750.'
Joseph
E.
Stone.
framO
building.
Ninth
Ave.
East,
$600.
Ideal
cleaners,
porch
added
to
their
building,
$500,