f
"tOVINCO
Local
Temperature
Tonights
Dim-out
Maximum
38
Minimum
22
(Half
an
hour
aft&r
sunset
to
half
an
hour
before
sunrise.)
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
7:07
p.m.
to
8:43
ajn.
VOL.
XXXII,
No.
34
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY.
FEBRUARY
loTTo
Eight!
Army
WIPE
OUT
ALL
JAPS
Guadalcanal
Island
Is
Now
Taken
Completely
Ijw
Allies
AT
AN
ADVANCE
BASE
IN
THE
SOUTH
PACIFIC,
Feb.
10
(CD-Ma
jo
r
General
Alexander
M.
Falch,
commander
of
American
troops
on
Guadalcanal,
reported
officially
today
that
the
island
had
been
taken
completely
and
"there
is
no
longer
any
vestige
of
any
Japanese
organized
forces
on
that
island."
The
last
enemy
resistance
was
overcome
yesterday
afternoon.
The
Japanese
previously
evacuated
a
number
of
senior
officers
by
destroyers
and
submarines
but
there
was
no
indication
of
mass
removal
of
troops.
MORE
SUN7
MORE
RAIN
Lowest
Temperature
in
Many
Years
Recorded
Here
During
Month
of
January
There
was
almost
twice
as
much
precipitation
In
January
this
year
as
there
was
In
January
1942
but
there
was
almost
.twice
as
much
sunshine,
a
compilation
of
official
meteorological
igures
for
the
month
ended
recently
shows.
The
lowest
thermometer
rearing
In
'many
ycUrs-3Tn;atx)verero-
-oii
January
19
was
recorded.
The
olficlal
weather
summary
for
January
as
announced
today
from
the
Dominion
meteorological
is
as
follows.
Maximum
barometer,
30.29
on
January
29.
Minimum
barometer.
23.32
on
Januaiy
2$,
Maximum
temperature,
51.5
on
January
8.
Minimum
temperature,
1
on
Jan
uary
19.
Mean
temperature,
30.
Precipitation,
10.16
inches.
Sunshine,
67.8
hours.
Maximum
wind,
southeast,
48
miles
per
hour
on
January
7.
Worthless
Check
Passer
Sentenced
Peter
Shelby
Gels
Six
Months
Five
Counts
Is
Wanted
in
Vancouver
Peter
Shelby,
worthless
check
passer,
sentenced
ito
six
months'
Imprisonment
on
each
of
five
counts
on
appearing
before
Judge
W.
E.
Fisher
in
County
Court
yesterday
charged
with
false
pretences,
the
iterms
to
run
concurrently.
He
had.
victimized
a
number
of
local
merchants
and
was
later
arrested
In
Vancouver
and
brought
back
here.
Now
he
Is
wanted
In
Vancouver
on
similar
charges.
Campaign
Against
Venereal
Disease
Local
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
to
Co-operate
With
Vancouver
Junior
Board
in
Health
Education
Week
The
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
agreed
last
night
to
co-operate
with
the
Junior
Board
of
Trade
of
Vancouver
In
observance
of
a
province-wide
health
education
week
designated
for
February
15-20
when
the
subject
of
venereal
disease
In
relation
to
Industry
will
be
stressed.
The
object
Is
to
acquaint
the
pub-he
with
the
true
factsin
connection
with
venereal
disease.
The
campaign
here
will
Include
the
distribution
of
some
75
pounds
of
literature
which
has
been
sent
from
Vancouver.
C.
F.
McCarthy
and
Len
Griffiths
were
named
a
com-m'ttee
for
the
campaign
here.
Bb
GLADSTONE
MUKKAY
RESIGNS
TORONTO
Gladstone
Murray
announces
his
resignation
from
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation
and
says
he
will
become
public
relations
counsel
in
the
general
field
of
industry.
Murray
was
CBC
general
manager
from
1936
until
1942
when
he
became
director-general
of
the
broadcasting
for
Canada.
EDMONTON
WATER
TROUBLE
EDMONTON
A
broken
water
main
flooded
forty
houses
and
caused
complete
water
failure
throughout
Edmonton
for
four
hours.
EXTEND
RATIONING
CHICAGO
Donald
Gordon,
chairman
of
the
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board
of
Canada,
forecast
extension
of
coupon
rationing
in
Canada
to
commodities
not
yet
under
control
and
the
introducing
of
the
point
system
of
latiotiing
for
some
lines
of
goods.
Gordon,
addressing
the
Chicago
Better
Business
Bureau,
said
Canadians
on
the
home
front
were
winning
the
battle
against
inflation.
ACCEPT
48-HOUR
WEEK
WASHINGTON
United
States
will
adopt
the
forty-eight
hour
week
in
all
war
industry,
James
Byrnes,
economic
stabilization
director,
said.
For
over
foity
hours,
overtime
wages
will
be
paid
He
forecast,
an
Allied
invasion
of
European
1913.
CARDIN
SPEAKS
OUT
OTTAWA
P.
J.
A.
Cardin,
former
works
and
transport
minister,
told
Commons
yestciday
that
1
lie
National
Resources
.Mobilization
Act
should
be
suspended
"until
a
survey
has
been
made
of
the
whole
situation
to
ascertain
most
pressing
needs
of
Canada
and
the
Allies."
GANDHI
ON
FAST
Mahatma
Starts
Another
Hunger
Strike
in
Protest
at
His
Dentcntion
BOMBAY,
Feb.
10
Oi
Mahatma
Gandhi
today
began
a
21-day
fast
in
the
palace
of
the
Aga
Khan
at
roona
after
the
government
of
India
refused
to
grant
his
unconditional
release
from
confinement.
Gandhi,
who
Is
73
years
of
age,
announced
he
would
take
only
fruit
Juice
and
water
during
the
fasting
period
which
is
a
sequel
to
correspondence
with
the
Marquess
of
Linlithgow,
VlceRoy
of
India,
in
which
Gandhi
denied
that
the
All-India
Congress
party
was
responsible
for
killings
and
sabotage
which
have
occurred
since
his
detention.
The
Viceroy,
in
one
letter,
said
he
regarded
the
fast
for
political
purposes
as
"a
form
of
political
blackmail
for
which
there
can
be
no
moral
Justification."
Committed
On
Theft
Charge
Herbert
doing
Alleged
to
Have
Stolen
S1G0
in
Cash
from
Fellow
Worker
at
Salvus
Herbert
Going,
charged
with
theft
of
$160
from
a
fellow
worker
at
Salvus
In
a
construction
camp,
was
committed
for
trial
toy
Stipendiary
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
here
yesterday
and
elected
for
speedy
trial
on
appearing
before
Judge
W.
E.
Fisher.
Trial
was
set
for
Monday.
Hockey
Scores
Boston
3,
Toronto
1.
Kharkov
Is
Now
Menaced
As
Russians
Drive
Germans
To
Point
Of
Starting
in
1942
MOSCOW,
Feb.
10
(CP)-Strong
Russian
Army
forces
are
pouring
through
the
Belgorod
gap
in
German
defences
north
of
Kharkov,
the
only
point
on
a
20-mile
front
where
the
invaders
still
hold
the
line
from
which
they
launched
their
19-12
offensive,
it
was
reported
today.
The.
great
industrial
city
which
the
Germans
have
held
since
October,
1011,
thus
is
menaced
by
a
tightening
semi-circle
of
assault
with
the
lied
Army
roughly
forty
miles
from
its
limits
to
the
north
and
south.
At
the
same
time
the
Russians
announce
repulse
or
desperate
counter
attacks
again$t
a
second
semi
circle
closing
upon
Rostov
and
against
the
Kram-ator.sk
wedge
to
the
northwest
which,
if
carried
out
to
the
Sea
of
Azov,
might
pinch
off
the
whole
Rostov
defence
force.
Inoteven
ONE
HORSE
Lack
of
Recreational
Facilities
Here
Are
Deplored
by
Aid.
Thomas
Elliott
"Why,
we're
not
even
a
one
hors6
town
anymore.
There
is
not
even
a
beer
parlor
or
honky-tonk."
Ijjucjtj,
is
,.the
statement
pf
Aid.
Tnomas
Einott
m
urging
that
the
United
States
authorities
be
asked
to
remove
building
from
Acropolis
Hill
grounds
so
they
may
be
avail
able
again
for
local
sports
in
which
both
the
military
and
civilians
might
participate,
also
that
the
Interests
which
have
been
talking
about
a
new
theatre
here
get
on
the
job
and
really
do
something
about
it.
Aid.
Elliott
referred
to
the
lack
of
recreational
facilities
here
both
for
soldiers
and
civilians.
It
was
something
that
needed
attention.
When
it
was
pointed
out
that
Acropolis
Hill
grounds
area
would
probably
not
be
open
to
the
public
again,
suggestion
was
made
that
something
be
done
to
get
a
sports
field
or
ball
park
establish
ed
in
the
Ninth
Avenue
and
Mc-Bride
Street
area
where
one
had
been
proposed
before.
New
Traffic
Bylaw
Ready
Referred
to
Committee
for
Conference
Before
Being
Finally
Adopted
The
city
council
has
been
Informed
by
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts
that
the
revised
street
traffic
bylaw
Is
now
ready
for
further
consideration
by
the
council.
Meanwhile
the
draft
Is
before
the
co-ordinating
committee
of
the
council
with
a
view
to
taking
it
up
with
other
Interested
authorities
before
It
comes
before
the
council
for
final
ratification.
Under
the
new
traffic
bylaw
provision
is
made,
among
other
things,
for
new
safety
measures
on
streets
in
the
vicinity
of
schools
Including
the
Installation
of
signs.
No
parking
will
be
permitted
adjacent
to
Borden
Street
School
between
8:30
in
the
morning
and
4
o'clock
.in
the
afternoon.
The
new
bylaw
Is
based
on
recommendations
made
by
Inspector
Hood
who
came
here
in
1941
for
ithe
especial
purpose
of
studying
local
traffic
problems.
When
the
matter
of
the
new
toy-law
was
discussed
at
the
council
meeting
on
Monday
night,
Aldi
Robert
McKay
emphasized
the
necessity
of
co-operation
of
the
military
authorjtles.
There
was
little
use
putting
a
new
bylaw
Into
force
If
the
military
as
well
as
the
civilians
were
not
to
observe
It.
Is
On
Move
To
Open
Up
North
i-
Important
Announcements
by
Premier
Marl
New
Road
and
Railway
Steel
Plant
and
Public
Works
!
VICTORIA,
Feb.
10
(CP)
Pic-
mier
John
Hart
this
afternoon
pledged
the
government
to
tap
northland
resources
telling
the
Legislature
that
United
States
authorities
even
now
are
engaged
in
surveys
of
routes
that
would
link
the
Alaska
Highway
with
the
British
Columbia
road
system
at
Prince
Oeoigc
and
considering
the
railway
to
Alaska
if
an
not
immediate
defence
project
a
post-war
development.
The
Premier
said
he
was
convinced
that
an
iron
and
steel
'industry
would
be
established
in
British
Columbia
after
the
war.
The
Premier
announced
that
the
government
did
not
intend
to
lower
automobile
licence
fees.
He
announced
grants
to
im-'
prove
teachers'
salaries.
Mr.
Hart
outlined
a
$15,000,000
post-war
program
of
public
works.
AID
TO
RUSSIA
Previously
acknowledged
$8,447.89
VV.
A.
Hogg
5.00
David
Blackhall
5.00
J.
Knudsen
5X0
J.
Roberts
5.00
Mrs.
T.
Fulton
5.00
W.
Harkot
10.00
Brccn
Melvin
.
5.00
Y.M.C.A.
Staff
14.00
J.
P.
Biggs
20.00
Sundry
donation
2.00
Total
to
date
$8',523.89
Bad
Weather
Holding
Down
Reich
Attack
LONDON,
Feb.
10
0)
Bad-
weather
presumably
kept
the
Royal
Air
Force
from
operating
in
force
over
enemy
territory
either
Monday
or
Tuesday
night.
Having
enlisted
In
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force,
Jack
Eastwood,
son
of.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
W.
Eastwood,
left
for
Vancouver
Monday
night.
KEEP
UP
ASSAULT
Allied
Bombers
Are
Giving
Italian
Ports
No
Respite
CAIRO,
Feb.
10
Ot
Allied
bombers,
maintaining
attacks
on
import-
at
supply
centres
on
the
Italian
mainland
and
the
strategic
Island
of
Sicily,
blasted
the
important
port
of
Palermo
on
Sicily
Monday
night
and
started
a
number
of
fires,
a
British
communique
said
today.
IS
KILLED
INSTANTLY
Soldier
loses
Life
When
Army
Jeep
Leaves
Icy
Road
and
.'lunges
Over
Embankment
Private
J.
G.
Stafford
of
an
On-"arlo
regiment
was
instantly
killed
when
a
Canadian
Army
Jeep
plun-,ed
off
th3
icy
road
over
a
twelve
foot
embank-r.snt
at
the
lowerv
orner
of
S'xth
Avenue
and
Hays
Cove
.
Avenue
at
2:30
yesterday
Iternoon.
He
was
pinned
under
the
vehicle
and
his
head
was
badly
lv
crushed.
Th?
Jeep
was
coming
down
Hays
C:ive
Avenue
and.
on
entering
Si-'h
Avenue,
went
right
across
the
.
Vet
and
over
the
hank.
Private
E.
W.
Keith
was
dilvhv;
rhe
vehicle
and
other
passengers
were
Sergeant
Major
Deyell
and
Corp.
King.
The
other
soldiers
suffered
from
shock
but
were
not
bad-
IV
in
Tired.'-
.-.rc---
..
An
lnnuirv
was
heing
held
th;;-mo'n'r
v-
he
coioner,
Dr.
R.
J,
Mac
Donald.
EDUCATION
RESOLUTION
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
Endorses
Provincial
Responsibility
Idea
After
Hearing
Address
By
Principal
O'Neill'
After
hearing
an
interesting
addict
by
W.
W.
C.
O'Neill,
principal
of
Booth
Memorial
High
School,
on
the
subject
of
"Educational
Philosophy,"
the
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
night
endorsed
a
resolution
as
follows
from
the
Prince
Rupert
City
and
District
Teachers'
Association
endorsing
provincial
financial
resopnslbility
for
education;
,"Whearcas
the
Prime
Minister
of
Canada
himself
has
stated
that
if
the
foundations
of
the
new
order
of
society
are
not
laid
now
they
never
will
be
laid;
and
"Whereas
equality
of
educational
opportunity
should
be
one
of
the
cornei-stoncs
of
a
democratic
society;
and
"Whereas
the
present
method
of
financing
throws
ah
undue
burden
on
the
land;
and
"Whereas
many
school
districtr,
are
able
to
support
only
the
barest
minimum
educational
facilities
by
means
of
land
taxation:
"Therefore
be
it
resolved
that
the
provincial
government
be
urged
(Continued
on
Page
Two)
Twelfth
Officer
For
City
Police
Oaolor
to
be
Added
to
Strength
Under
Contract
With
Provincial
Force
The
city
council
has
adopted
a
recommendation
from
the
police
committee
that
one
more
man
be
added
to
the
city
police
force
under
the
arrangement
with
the
provincial
police.
The
additional
man
will
be
in
the
capacity
of
gaolor
and
will
bring
the
strength
of
the
city
force
up
to
twelve.
The
council
disapproves
of
the
sending
of
two
officers
of
the
force
away
at
one
time
for
a
six
weeks'
training
course.
Last
of
Enemy
Forces
Have
Been
Eliminated
From
Libya,
Announced
Statement
Made
by
General
Share
of
Three
Services
CAIRO,
Feb.
10
(CP)-General
Sir
Harold
Alexander,
British
commander-in-chief
in
the
MirMl
vt-
'
nounced
today
that
the
British
Eighth
Army
is
on
the
advance
again
after
drivincr
the
last
of
tho
from
Libya.
"The
enemy's
forces
have
been
completed
eliminated
from
Etrvnt.
Egypt,
Cirenaica.
Cirenaica,
Libya
Lihvn
and
tvj.i;
Tripoli
and
'i
Permits
For
Building
Out
The
city
council
Monday
1
night
approved
a
motion
by
1
Aid.
George
Hills
that
the
city
engineer
be
instructed
to
is-
j
sue
no
more
building
permits
until
water
connections
can
again
be
made.
Building
per-
mits
imnlied
a
water
innnc.
tion,
Aid.
Hills
felt.
4-
4
.I.
Water
Connection
For
Air
Force
Is
Denied
by
Councif
The
city
council
on
Monday
night
stuck
to
its
guns
in
the
matter
of
refusing
a
new
water
connection
to
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
from
the
corner
of
Co-mox
and
Ninth
Avenue,
it
beine
me
intention
of
the
applicant
to
take
water
off
in
a
six-inch
main.
The
city
council
would
not
even
take
a
chance
on
granting
per
mission
to
put
in
the
connection
with
a
sealed
valve
not
to
be
opened
unless
the
city
engineer
gave
nis
permission,
it
was
suggested,
however,
that
the
Air
Force
might
lay
Its
main
but
defer
the
;
putting
in
of
the
valve
until
such
time
as
there
was
an
Improvement
in
the
city
water
situation.
WAR
SAVINGS
IN
SCHOOLS
Returns
for
Priiirc
Rupert
and
Elsewhere
in
District
I
Hie
following
are
reports
received
from
schools
In
the
Prince
Rup-rt
area,
showing
war
savings
from
September
to
December
31,
1942:
Stamp
Pet.
Sales
Alexander
Manson
Francois
Lake)
100
$
8.00
Meadowdale
65
5.75
Prairiedale
100
25.00
Premier
47
25.25
Prince
Rupert
King
Edward
62.6
5U00
Seal
Cove
62.5
65.40
Simpson
57
11.50
Smlthers
'60
362.00
Victory
Bonds
,
760.42
Vanderhoof
75
90.00
Woodcock
50
35.00
The
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
believes,
that
some
memento
of
local
significance
should
be
presented
to
the
recently
launched
new
Canadian
corvette
H.M.CS.
Prince
Rupert.
At
last
night's
meeting
of
the
Junior
Chamber
It
was
left
with
President
Robert
Parker
to
get
in
touch
with
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts
on
the
matter.
Again
Alexander,
Acknowledging
and
American
Airmen
uie
ugnin
Army
is
advancing."
Alexander
told
corresriondents.
General
Alexander
added
that
these
successes
have
been
equal
ly
shared
by
the"
three
services
and
the
United
States
Air
Force."
Jr.
Chamber
Is
Impatient
Not
Satisfied
With
Explanation
Made
for
Delay
on
East
End
Tost
Office
Dissatisfaction
was
expressed
at
the
meeting
of
the
Junior
Section
01
the.
Pqnce
,
Rupert
Chamber
o
Commerce
lasTflicht
at
the
dto
gress
or
lack
of
progress
which
Is
being
made
in
connection
with
the
getting
into
operation
of
the
proposed
new
Post
Office
to
serve
the
east
end
of
the
city.
It
was
felt
that
the
reason
for
delay
in
con
struction
of
the
building
had
not
been
satisfactorily
explained.
The
outcome
of
the
discussion
was
the
decision
to
send
a
message
direct
to
the
Postmaster
General
advising
him
that
construction
of
the
building
was
now
at
a
standstill
and
had
been
for
some
time.
The
discussion
at
last
night's
meeting
followed
the
reading
of
communications
from
the
Postmaster
General
and
the
presentation
of
the
report
of
a
special
committee
which
had
been
delegated
to
look
into
the
matter.
The
letters
from
the
Postmaster
General
said
that
everything
possible
was
being
done
to
relieve
the
postal
service
situation
at
Prince
Rupert
and
the
expectation
was
that
in
three
or
four
weeks,
the
new
Post
Office
at
the
east
end
would
be
open
for
business.
The
special
committee
reported
it
had
been
advised
that
lack
of
material
was
the
cause
of
the
hold-ud
hut
there
was
reason
to
believe
that
this
was
not
the
full
explanation.
Meantime,
no
work
on
the
building
.
had
been
done
for
a
month.
A
contracting
firm
had
said
it
was
ready
to
proceed
with
the
putting
In
of
the
box
equipment
as
soon
as
the
building
was
finished.
Payroll
of
Public
Works
Department
Figures
Are
Presented
by
Aid.
Robert
McKay,
Committee
Chairman
Aid.
Robert
McKay,
chairman
of
the
board
of
works,
reports
that
the
total
payroll
for
the
public
works
department
of
the
city
In
January
was
$5,431.51,
distributed
as
follows:
Engineering
department,
$377.
Garbage
collection,
$402.50.
Nlghtsoll
collection,
$402.50.
Water
maintenance,
$1,099.61.
Emergency
guards,
$144.05.
Sewers"
and
street
cleaning.
sidewalks
and
culverts,
$2,219.85.
Aid.
McKay
mentions
that
the
city
engineer
had
been
spending
some
of
his
time
making
estimates
for
the
army.