lire
rrotccllon
Conditions
Reviewed
lit
.
I)iff
'I.
I
Lock
lot
School
Hoard
The
Booth
Memorial
School
IS
the
only
one
of
the
city
schools
that
presents
any
serious
problem
as
far
as
fire
precautions
are
concerned,
acccrdlng
to
a
report
of
the
local
fire
marshal,
II.
T.
Lock.
This
is
principally
due
to
outside
conditions
such'
as
the
appalling
condition
of
the
ground
which
have
made
It
impossible
to
have
fire
drills
since
last
October
and
the
difficulty
of
evacuation
in
case
of
air
raids
owing
to
It
being
a
target
area
and
rather
far
away
from
any
possible
bush
shelter.
The
chief
expresses
the
hope
that
some
way
might
be
found
of
cleaning
up
outside
conditions
at
that
school.
Th?
fire
marshal's
report
deals
witn
construction,
rrcv:oualy
Acknowledged
Anonymous"
Mrs.
George
Wilson
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
Gomez
A.
Wallin
Mrs.
James
Currle
5-00
E
A.
Nickcrson
10.00
Star
of
the
North
No.
452
L.O.B.A.
.
,
RAIL
COMPLICATIONS
are
complicated
toy
differing
guages
In
the
various
states.
MAYAN
DESCENDANTS
Indians,
small
ln
stature
p
-h-
'tin
u-r
bows
and
arrows,
i""
believed,
to
be
descendants
of
the
ancient
Mayas.
filing
For
Emergency
In
Prince
Rupert
Thirty-one
cases
of
emer-
gency
clothing
for
women
and
children
for
use
In
disaster
i
relief
have
arrived
In
Prince
Rupert,
It
is
announced
by
W.
R.
McAfee,
president
of
the
lo-
cal
branch
of
the
Canadian
'
Red
Cross
Society.
Arrange-
I-
mcnts
have
been
made
for
4
storage
in
Gordon's
Hard-"
ware
premises.
It
Is
the
first
'
4"
shipment
of
this
kind,
that
4-
has
been
received
here.
'
IS
GIVEN
NEW
POST
J.
I.
Johnson
Becomes
Chief
o'
Transportation
of
Canadian
National
M
N1'..AL.
Jan.
15
J.
P.
John-
housekeenin''
5011
nas
0660
appointed
chief
ot
transpottation
for
the
Canadian
conditions,
fire
escapes,
fire
drills
and
evacuation
possibilities
of
National
Railways
system
with
earh
school.
heaquarters
at
general
according
.
.
.
i0--i
to
an
announcement
made
yester-
.
average
times
00
for
clearing
Walton,
executive
the
school
in
fire
drills
are
given
dd
,
ch
of
as
follows:
Borden
Street
"th
he
em
minutes;
King
Edward,
l-23mln-
F
u.-s.
Seal
Cove,
17
seconds;
Booth,
as
wnose
appolntment
gen-
1.48
minutes;
Annunciation.
19
eral
manager
of,
the
Atlantic-
re-seconds.
gl0n
0f
tne
Natlonal
Rallways,
has
Except
for
Booth
Memorial
been
announccd
ty
w.
U.
Apple-Srhool.
there
are
convenient
wood-
ton
vice-president
in
charge
il
the
ed
areas
closely
adjacent
to
the
Atlantic
region.
Previously
Mr.
van
-.is
schools
In
the
event
of
air
Johnson
was
general
superlntend-rairts
It
Is
suggested
that
the
en
e
Southern
Ontario
dis-t'
i!
f
o-n
lfTg
Edward,
School'
to
trlotwith
headquarters
at
Toronto.
innn
Pointed
general
superintended
500
of
the
Important
southern
Ontario
10'00
district
with
headquarters
at
Tor-
5.00
onA-
.
..
,
25.00
Mr.
jonnsn
is
a
imuit
w
ar-Ucbar.
Quebec.
His
activities
Inside
a
kern
Interest
in
the
Boy
n-out
movement,
ne
is
a
mcmuw
f
the
Ontario
provincial
executive
Pete
Niels
5.00
and
has
becn
awardcd
the
medrl
A.
Mclvcr
L
W.
Elder
-
Mrs.
O,
Bricms
Ed.
Peterson
-
:
John
Olson
J.
Helsvlk
Lemmar
Halsted
P
Tclsett
Other
donations
under
$5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
41.50
Total
to
date
$728.50
Every
collector
for
this
fund
who
is
provided
with
a
receipt
book
can
los
credentials
ln
the
book.
if
merit.
mm
post
WITH
GOV'T
Prominent
Canadian
Timber
Man
Has
No
Comment
to
Make
In
Resigning
NEW
FIGHT
IN
GUINEA
First
Land
Hostilities
in
Two
.
Months
in
Salamaua
Area
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
II
AUSTRALIA.
Jan.
15
O
Allied
Jungle
fighters
counted
116
Japan
ese
dead
today
and
beat
the
bushes
for
more
bodies
after
a
surp
is
two-day
foray
in
the
Mudo
area
in
land
from
Salamaua,
New
Ouinca
It
was
the
first
reported
land
clash
In
that
area
In
two
months.
I
Meanwhile
the
Amerjcan,
ana
Australian
forces-are
TOntlnuiflfl'w
close
In
on
the
encl:cled
Japanese
the
McClymont
Creek
mlgnt
dc
James
Parnell
Johnson
com-
at
ganananda
near
Buna.
improved.
mencea
nis
railway
service
as
a
(
Allied
aircraft
again
pounded
Lat
The
fire
chief
report
mat
ne
teiegrapner
on
me
roruana
am-
and
Saiamaua
wlth
bomb3
yester
f
m:d
the
principals
and
Janitors
slon
of
the
former
Grand
Trun.
d
tne
Japanese
making
no
at
excellent
people
to
work
with
Railway
on
November
1.
1905
and
tempt
t0
reslst
very
fire-conscious
and
very
co-
his
first
promotion
found
.him
as
oasmata
on
New
Britain,
objec-
operatlvc.
train
despatcher
at
Island
Pond,
Uv(,s
ln
tne
Soiom0ns
and
Tmo:
Hir
School
Board
Is
awaiting
a
Va.,
ln
1908.
Mr.
Johnson
left
the
were
also
bombed
again,
rennr
f
riiv
F-nslneer
P.
N.
Grand
Trunk
service
and
ln
May,
.
became
chief
despatehei
and
structural
1915.
Good
in
regard
to
the
trainmaster
a
Grant
Ontario
for
condition
of
the
schools.
the
Transcontinental
I
Railway
now
!
MacDonald.
medical
Dr
R.
J.
of
the
Canadian
National
health
officer,
being
away
from
Railways
Two
yean
late
he
br
the
city,
there
Is
no
report
from
.
.
:
.
,
,
'j(te
came
assistant
to
the
general
sup-
him
yet
ln
city
school
conditions.
er,ntendent
at
Cochrane,
aftr
AID
TO
RUSSIA
wards
becoming
Inspector
of
transportation
at
Winnipeg.
During
a
period
of
seventeen
years
Mr
"
son
occupied
various
supervisory
positions
on
the
prairies,
bein
variously
stationed
at
Mclfort,
Prince
Albeit,
Saskatoon,
Dauphin
and
Caluary.
Then
ln
December
$537
bd
1936
he
was
promoted
general
sup-
Enlistments
are
Mounting
Local
Machine
Gun
Battalion
There
was
another
gratifying
evening
of
enlistments
last
niht
i!
25.00
erlntenaent
ai
.
non.ii
uay,
Wma..u.
heserve
Machine
Rupert
Peoplts
Stores
the
Rupcrt
W.
II.
Trotter
J000
a
in
Bcpurmutr
-
""V'
..Gun
Battalion,
no
less
than
sixty-
seven
more
enlistments
being
re-
eelved.
It
was
another
busy
evening
at
battalion
headquarters
with
of:
fleers
receiving
the
recruits
and
issuing
equipment.
The
total
enlistments
are
now
well
on
towards
the
two
hundred
mark,
fhe
following
were
last
night'
'new
enlistments:
L.
C.
Anderson,
R.
Bcrs.
P.
A
Berc.
O.
J.
Eczalre.
R.
Bury,
R.
K
Cameron,
D.
A.
Careless,
Carey,
E.
J.
Carlson,
A.
R.
Covey,
E.
F.
Denning,
J.
K.
Dopson,
II.
B.
Eastman,
R.
W.
Evans,
R.
R.
Gla-sier,
W.
Graham,
R.
A
G.anley,
P.
B.
Guyan,
D.
Healy,
J.
C.
Heather-lngton,
N.
R.
Hebb,
T.
R.
Hodgson,
L.
G.
Howarth,
II.
P.
Innls,
J.
In-nls,
T.
G.
Jones,
W.
B.
Kerr,
J.
Klassen,
J.
Kronihoff,
C.
E.
Love,
H.
J.
Lund,
G.
W.
McAfee,
F.
G.
McLean,
K.
McCrlmmon,
W.
K,
VTcT.pnrt.
N.
F.
MacDonald.
J.
T.
Mc-
OTTAWA,
Jan.
15
(CP)
Allan
S.
Kay(
j
p
MalrS(
W.
J.
Manson,
W.
Nicholson
last
night
told
the
Can-
M
Murray,
E.
W.
Parkhouse,
II.
adlan
Press
that
he
had
resigned
ParsonSi
t.
R.
Parsons,
R.
S.
Paulls,
,.i
u
th
timber
controller's
n
Panlcnn
n.
M
Ramev.
J.
E.
Rll-nid
problems
in
Australia
'
v
.
Department
of
Mu-
Relli'A.
II.
Ross,
L.
G.
Sanderson,
nitinns
and
Supply.
R.
J.
Schaeffer,
K.
J.
Schneider,
E,
"I
have
nothing
more
to
say
Ct
shier,
A.
G.
Slmnndson,
E.
Slat-about
It"
Nicholson
commented.
ta,
A.,C:
Small.
W.
R.
Smith,
R.
C.
Mr
Nicholson
Is
vlcepresldent
straohan.
E.
W.
Swift.
J.
A.
Teng,
nf
thp
Crow's
Nest
Pass
Lumber
m.
A.
Teng,
C.
J.
O.
Toombs.
W:
A.
Co
of
British
Columbia
as
well
-
Tu
r.
.T
E.
Urwln,
R.
O.
Wag-
.
.
drm,
hparinz
npr
H.
Wannmaker.
L.
G.
Wana-
as
liead
OI
"
n.W
Wllcnn
his
name.
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
Local
Temperature
fife
Tomorrow's
Day
Maximum
32
Sunrise
9:54
Minimum
27
Sunset
17:47
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL
XXXII,
No.
12
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
JANUARY
15,
1943
PRICE-
FIVE
CENTS
Rusi
ns
Arc
Keeping
Up
Advanc
MARSHAL
REPORTS
DRIVING
NAZIS
OUT
training
to
combat
planes,
two
of
bo
four
most
Important
types,
the
Mosquito
and
Catallna,
are
already
ln
production.
The
Curtiss
dive-bomber
will
be
turned
out
early
hi
1943,
and
the
big
four-motored
Lancasters
about
the
middle
of
the
i
year.
Big
Business
J
Business
on
the
books
of
Canadian
aircraft
plants,
from
Jan.
1.
1942,
to
the
end
of
the
present
program,
totals
more
than
Canada's
First
Great
War
expenditures
for
all
purposes,
Including
maintaining
troops
overseas
and
Russian
troops
defend
farmlands
on
western
front.
Canada
Steps
Up
1943
Production
For
Heights
Small
Arms
at
Rate
of
One
a
Minute,
Millions
of
Cart
ridges,
Flocks
of
Combat
.Planes
From
Dominion
;
This
Year
By
JACK
WILLIAMS
i
("Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer)
OTTAWA.
Jan.
15
(CP)
Canada's
war
industrial
rntrram
overcame
most
of
its
growing
pains
durine
1942
UW$
JfiJfetoar4'I,-?-
Brpdctipn
in
1
94J,,V
fsc-rCoTiprtvuilt
in
the
nrevious
ye'ar-and-a-half,
part
of
the
country's
$1,000,000,000
spent
in
plants
and
defence
pro-
iccts
since
the
war
began,
came
into
emcient
proaucuon
rhelr
rneir
last,
year
and
frnni
nnors
has
come
a
constantly
growing
stream
of
munitions
and
materials
that
has
given
new
fighting
power
to
forces
of
the
Allied
Nations.
Construction
of
new
plants
slowed
down
ln
1942
except
in
i
branches
of
war
Industry
where
new
needs
had
to
be
met.
There
I
was
some
expansion
In
the
chemicals
and
explosives
field
and
work
i
was
started
on
a
synthetic
rubber
l
riant,
which
will
be
In
production
by
the
end
of
1943.
Pi
eduction
planned
at
present
Is
almost
entirely
under
way.
In
alr-
,
,
.
craft,
for
example,
where
there
Sixty-Seven
More
Men
Join
Up
In
change-over
from
Canucks
in
Action
Helped
Air
Force
in
Making
Smash
At
Nazi
Submarine
Base
of
Lorient
LONDON,
Jan.
15
(CP)
In
operation
for
the
first
time
since
the
organization
of
the
Canadian
Air
Force
planes
from
this
formation
helped
the
Royal
Air
Force
in
an
overnight
smash
at
the
submarine,
base
of
Lorient,
Fran.ce,
it
was
announced
today.
More
than
one
Canadian
squad-
ron,
flying
Halifaxes
and
lingtons,
formed
pait
of
the
at
tacking
force.
Of
two
aircraft
missing
after
the
assault
one
belonged
to
the
Uojal
Canadian
Air
Force.
Germany
itself
was
also
bombed
again
last
night.
In
Canada.
Output
of
Canadian
ni
l
W.
J.,
shipyards
during
the
past
year
has
l
vpg
IjaS
IflciSKS
been
more
than
double,
in
value,,
that
of
1941.
Merchant
shipping
I
A
OKflinimA
alone
totalled
900,000
tons,
com-,
II
Yei
C
VUlttUIUUiC
pared
with
4,500
tons
in
1939,
and
In
addition
an
extensive
naval
program-
is.
being
carried
on.
Development
of
chemicals
and
Royal
Air
Force
Busy
Over
Burma
Furthcr
Attacks
Have
Becn
Made
In
Vicinity
of
Akyab
NEW
DELHI,
Jan.
15
homb'na:
attacks
have
been
made
by
the
Royal
Air
Force
on
the
Bay
of
Bengal
coast
of
Burma
ln
the
vicinity
of
Akyab.
How
to
go
About
Getting
Respirator
If
One
is
Unable
to
Pay
for
it
ITALY
IS
NOW
HIT
Three
More
Axis
Supply
Ships
Sunk
I
And
Benito's
Domain
Shelled
'
LONDON,
Jan.
15.
(CP)
British
submarines,
ranging
the
Mediterranean,
have
destroyed
three
more
Ax
supply
ships
and
a
small
naval
vrssel,
probably
sunk
I
Hire
r.ther
supply
ships
and
have
'
a;ain
brought
the
sea
war
to
IialvV
docrsfcp
by
shelling
tar-,
gets
on
the
southern
Italian
'
e-azsl,
the
Admiralty
.
announced
toi'ay.
After
torpedoeing
a,
large
enemy
supply
ship
near
Naples
and
leaving
it
in
a
sinking
condition,
rvo
BrJ'ish
submarine
came
to
the
surface
to
bombard
a'
railway
bridge
and
demolish
electric
installations,
the
Admiralty
said.
CONFERENCE
ON
STRIKE
Minister
of
Labor
Calls
Represen
tatives
of
Steel
Companies
and
Workers
Together
UNION
COMMITTEE
SYDNEY,
Nova
Scotia,
Jan.
15
Striking
workers
in
Nova
Scotia
steel
mills
decided
today
to
allow
national
office
of
the
United
Steel
Workers
of
America
to
negotiate
on
their
behalf
with
the-
government
and
companies.
r
vVthrrennan"
committee1
has
beeri
named
for
this
purpose
by
President
Phillip
Murray.
OTTAWA,
Jan.
15
Hon.
Humphrey
Mitchell,
minister
of
labor,
has
called
a
conference
of
repre-
t
t
i
,Tn
r.
f
,Un
nnmlnlnn
Rtppl
PROGRESS
IS
MADE
BY
REDS
Soviets
Take
Back
What
It
Took
Nazis
Months
to
Capture
MOSCOW,
Jan.
15
O)
The
rapid
pace
of
Russian
vanguards
ln
the
drive
northwestward
from
the
Caucasus
brought
up
the
problem
of
relnforcemeent
and
supply
today
but
dispatches
said
the
winter
offensive
continued
to
make
pro
gress
on
both
tlie
Caucasus
and
Don
fronts.
Red
Army
men
occupied
several
more
strong
points
ln
the
Caucasus
'
and
Lower
Don
region1,
over-
riding
strong
German
'
resistance,
field
observers
reported.
'.
Having
blanketed
in
three
days
a
vast
triangle
which
the
Germans
took
three
months
to
conquerthe
area
between
Mozdok,
Nalchik
and
Mineralnye
Vody
the
Red
Army
now
has
the
job
of
moving
up
Its
main
forces
to
support
men
consolidating
newly-won
positions
for
further
thrusts
toward
Rostov,
forty-five
miles
distant.
During
recent
days
the
Russians
have
covered
another
26
miles.
A
particularly
vigorous
counterattack
of
the
Germans
on
the
central
front
was
repulsed
wltlv,
the
enemy
losing
men
in
dead,
Injured
jand
prisoners
while
much
booty
I
was
taken
by
the
Reds.
,
I
Marshal
Simeon
Timoshenko
is
reported
to
be
personally
launch-ling
a
new
offensive
to.
drive
the
'
Nazis
out
of
the
Leningrad
area.
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1
nmiil
Ya
.
1
1
rr.fi
nn
rort
oVl
tr
as
uic
utrunaus
nave
uau
a
jc.ii
and
a
half
to
entrench
themselves
theree.
The
Berlin
radio
admitted
last
night
that
the
Red
Army
at
great
cost,
had
made
"small
territorial
gains"
in
Russia
and
said
that
the
1,
,
v,
aw
Rfppi
heavy
winter
fight
was
demanding
a,m
.u
greatest
exertions
from
German
lOrporaiion
lugeuiei
wihi
icjjic-
-sentatlves
of
the
United
Stefl
troops
Workers
of
America
and
Canadian
Congress
or
Labor
to
consider
the
situation
arising
out
of
the
strike
which
has
tied
up
13,500
workers
In
important
steel
plants
in
Nova
Scotia
and
Ontario.
Invitations
to
the
conference
were
telegraphed
late
yesterday
to
the
parties
concerned.'
The
Algoma
Corporation
Is
sending
representatives,
it
is
already
known.
MARSEILLES
TROUBLOUS
Clashes
Between
French
and
Nazis
Former
Premier
and
Foreign
Minister
in
Prison
BERNE,
Switzerland,
Jan.
15
Clashes
between
the
French
and
Nazis
at
Marseilles
are
reported
inir
iir
iiicni
vi
uttnib
fckv4ik
-
free,
must
present
More
VB
the
possibility
of
an
Allied
lnva-
sion.
The
Gestapo
Is
continuing
a
campaign
against,
those
opposed
to
collaboration
with
the
Reich.
Former
Premier
Paul
Reynaud
and
.
Former
Foreign
Minister
0rgcs
Mandell
are
reported
be-offtcec
H.
T.
Lock,'
assistant
chief-A.R.P.
held
One
story
is
here,
announces
that
peo-
Ing
prisoners.
that
they
have
been
taken
from
nle
who
are
unable
to
purchase
France
to
Germany
and
another
respirators
may
receive
them
free
that
they
are-being
held
In
a
for-dcclaring
document
of
charge
on
signing
a
their
Inability
to
pay.
tress
ln
the
Pyrenees.
This
can
be
done
each
Sunday
afternoon
at
A.R.P.
headquarters.
their
national
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Is
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AUSTRALIAN
"BOGIES'
lar
not
only
with
Canadian
and
U.
Australians
call
railroad
cars
s.
'troops,
but
with
Br'ons
and
bogies,"
"vans,"
and
"wagons."
Russians.
Grounds
Are
For
Schools
Board
of
School
Trustees
Advised
Of
Status
of
Hays
Cove
Circle
The
report
df
a
special
committee
of
C.
G.
Ham
and
E.
J.
Smith
on
school
and
school
ground
prop
erty
has
advised
the
school
board
that
all
property
reserved
for
school
purposes
ln
Prince
Rupert
was
intact
and
not
otherwise
used
except
for
that'
portion
of
Hays
Cove
Circle,
side
of
Booth
Memorial
School,
which
is
occupied
by
the
staff
house
buildings
of
Wartime
Housing.
This
Is
actually
a
reserve
for
school
purposes,
the
board
was
advised.
In
addition
to
It
is
believed
the
Germans
are
property
already
occupied
ty
strongly
fortifying
the
Important
.schools,
there
are
blocks
reserved
French
Mediterranean
port
against
for
school
purposes
in
Sections
Two
and
Six.
Aa
a
result
of
the
report
of
the
committee,
the
chairman
of
the
board
wa3
Instructed
to
get
ln
touch
with
the
city
council
to
see
what
can
be
done
about
the
placing
of
lumber
by
contractors
and
the
running
of
trucks
over
Booth
Memorial
School
grounds.
The
members
of
the
board
were
agreed
that
the
state
of
affairs
on
these
grounds
was
deplorable
and
that
something
should
be
done
at
once
to
get
them
ln
better
condition.
The
committee
was
asked
lo
continue
Its
work
by
reporting
on
the
valuation
and
Insurance'
of
school
buildings.
MEXICAN
PYRAMID
A
ruined
pyramid
has
been
discovered
by
archeologists
In
what
It
believed
to
be
the
ancient
city
of
Tula,
ln
northern
Mexico.