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Temperature
Tonight's
Dim-out
V
Minimum
II,
No.
207
3
55
46
ipact
of
War
Upon
Prince
Rupert;
tity
ls
lranstormed
itten
for
Canadian
Press
by
G.
A.
Hunter)
outbreak
of
World
War
II
in
September,
1939,
Prince
Rupert
a
tranquil
little
town
of
six
nd
people
deriving
its
support
from
a
seasonal
.
.
ll
i
At
1
l!f!l!
J
!i
industry
wun
iuriner
jusuncauqn
ior
us
e
as
beincr
the
terminus
of
a
branch
railway
irc
y
undeveloped
dls-
'
r.-cs
Rupert
was
sun
5
ct
:3me
day
being
a
c-jircnrrcial
Importance
Par
.!!?
arena.
Fortlfl-f
the
pork
had
commen-
the
"art
of
the
war
rmany
and
feverish
ac-artcd
to
get
the
large
n
N
a
t
o
n
a
1
Railways
,!u?yard
Into
operation
cccan-soing
Itelghters
make
up
the
deficit
by
to
u
-boat
sinkings.
nervDusness
In
re
tail
and
troops
began
!
Prince
Rupert
In
a
than
an
active
Pilr.re
Rupert's
pop-
be
.
;
swell
but
so
y
icuaiiy
December
7,
1941
-.bcr
aud
Prince
Rupert
il
j
bf-sn
to
feel
the
.:!
war
and
con-I
war
Since
then
..
tc-n
virtually
tran-c:',j
now,
what
with
YEARS
OF
WAR
ly,
September
3,
anniversary
of
thei
g
of
the
Second
War,
marks
not
new
and
more
con-phase
in
the
the
principles
of
and
human
decency,
ings
to
mind
the
of
four
years
ago,
still
fresh
in
mind,
somewhat
dim-y
the
confusion
of
ears
of
conflict.
ough
the
"phoney
oi
the
first
year
or
evacuation
of
the
great
blitz,
apanese
aggression
f
ar
East,
and
the
Irawnout
submarine
re.
'he
P'ght.v
events
record
late
a;
todav,
have
f'Sized
the
initiative
'SSed
from
thr
hnnrls
Relentless
enomv
de-
"ed
or
total
war,
to
"iieo
Nations,
with
!
ginning
of
the
P'l
the
hnnVmi
the
foui
'th
anniver-
w
tho
(IpplnMfi
Canadians
look
for
merly
confident
he
British
Com-
Ultimate
trinmnh
"icinics
thev
hoH
lwd
than
life
or
I'i
we
t.'iv
re.
American
nyal,
Atlln.
;
Canadian
36,000.
18.2
and
17
the
rush
to
taike
advantage
of
Its
position
as
a
strategic
poit
of
embarkation
for
the
Alaskan
activities
a,
populatloon
try
lng
to
get
along
with
)he
facilities
of
the
former
quiet
town
of
six
thousand
and
endeavoring
to
do
a
big
war
Job
done
In
a
hurry-port
development
emergency
war
transport,
highway
construction
being
major
parts
of
the
program.
The
railway
line
has
become
one
of
the
most
Intensively
busy
In
the
whole
Canadian
INhtlonal
system
with
traffic-both
freight
and
passenger
exceeding
by
thirty
times
what
it
used
to
be
a
short
three
or
four
years
ago
The
great
increase
of
Industrial
employment
has
brought
hundreds
if
not
thousands
of
new
families
and
has
produced
a
housing
shortage
situation
possibly
more
acute
than
anywhere
lse
In
Canada.
Wartime
Housing
has
come
into
the
pic-'
(Continued
on
page
two)
E.
Carlson.
Seventh
Avenue
West,
repairs,
$250.
Dan
Parent,
Taylor
Street,
ad
dltion,
$50.
Theo
Collatt,
Third
Avenue
repairs,
$400.
Paul
Berthel'eW
Ninth
Avenue
East,
extension,
$100.
A.
B.
Storrle,
Plggott
Avenue,
garage,
$100,
Burns
and
Co.,
waterfront
storage
bldg.,
$4000.
Mrs.
N.
Beverldge,
residence,
$3000.
TM.Y
Madang
Is
Heavy
Hit
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
SOUTH
PACIFIC,
Sept.
3
01-Japanese
Army
headquarters,
fuel
and
ammunition
stores
have
been
blown
up
In
Madang,
New
Guinea,
sector
north
of
ground-menaced
Salamaua,
by
more,
than
200
tons
of
bombs.
Allied
headquarters
announced
today.
Bulletins
OTTAWA
Miss
McCIay
Is
suing
the
federal
government
in
an
Ontaiio
court
for
$1,000,
the
action
contesting
the
right
of
Wartime
Housing
to
expro-plete
two
lots
which
Miss
McCIay
has
owned
for
30
years
in
Prince
Rupert.
BENOOUOII
PRESIDENT
QUEUEC
Percy
Bengough
was
elected
president
of
the
Trades
and
Labor
Congress
of
Canada
today
In
succession
to
Tom
Moore,
resigned
on
c-count
of
illness.
Nazis
in
Full
Retreat
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER
3,
1943
ljg
J
.
Troop
Of
Is
Missing
On
Overseas
Service
Sergeant
Wireless
Air
Qunner
Jack
Hamer
of
Vancouver,
nephew
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Jack
Scott
of
this
city,
Is
reported
missing
on
operations
over
seas
with
'he
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force.
He
Is
the
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Peter
Hamer
of
Vancouver
and
his
sister,
Miss
Dor-reen
Hamer,
Is
at
present
"visiting
In
Vancouver.
Sergeant
Hamer
Is
twenty-one
years
of
age
and
has
been
overseas
for
about,
a
year.
j
i
mk
in
mm
mi
in
i
:
-f"--
Before
Onrushing
Reds
Building
Permits
Slump
in
August
Building
permits
to
the
value
of
$8315
were
Issued
during
August,
bringing
the
value
of
permits
Issued
so
far
this
year
to
$337,245.
In
July
permits
to
the
value
of
$66,400
were
granted
by
the
city
engineer's
office.
In
August
1942
the
value
of
the
permits
Issued
was
$11,630.
and
the
total
value
for
the
first
seven
months
of
1942
was
Following
Is
a
list
of
persons
to
whom
building"
permits
were
Issued:
Joseph
B.
Stone,
Ninth
Avenue
-.,
I
West,
addition,
$200.
luiumciiiu
.
t
7iuvi
Ninth
Avenue
'g
anil
HIS
bmpire'
west,
repairs,
$100.
een
tullv
Uistlf
ied.
!
C.
K.
Ytrefoerg.
Second
Avenue
Quebiu
pnnfprpnpp
i
West,
reslilngling,
$65.
Mrs.
J.
muman,
sixui
vcuur-
East,
repairs,
$50.
MOSCOW.
Sent.
3
(CP)
Striking
more
than
halfway
along
the
comeback
trail
from
Stalingrad
to
the
Polish
frontier,
five
Soviet
armies
dealt
staggering
new
blows
today
to
the
Germans
and
counted
a
two-day
bag
of
more
than
550
villages
recaptured
and
16,000
Nazis
killed.
Red
Army
headquarters
an
nounced
these
latest
gains:
1.
A
six-mile
smash
into
the
defence
perimeter
of
Smolensk,
Nazi
keyStone
citadel
230
miles
west
of
Moscow.
2.
Capture
of
Budenovka,
only
20
miles
from
the-
long-held
Ger
man
stronghold
at
Mariupol
by
Soviet
columns
driving
westward
along
the
Sea
of
Azov.
3.
Capture
of
Krovolets,
25
miles
north
of
the
key
rail
hub
of
Konotop,
thus
putting
the
Red
Army
within
150
miles
of
the
Ukraine
capital
at
Kiev,
vnmnol.
32
miles
northeast
of
Krovolets,
also
fell
to
the
ad
vanclng
Soviets
Five
Russian
armies,
plung
lng
westward,
cut
the
Bryansk-
Kipv
railway
150'
miles
from
Kiev,
smashed
,
German
reinforcements
in
a
six-mile
gain
on
Smolensk
and
rolled
up
Axis
lines
in
a
45
mile
sputt
In
the
Donets
Basin,
it
was
announced
hpre
Thursday
night.
The
swiftness
of
the
Russian
ad
vance
indicated
that
the
Ger
mans
were
engaged
in
large
scale
retreat
tovard
the
Dneiper
River.
Log
Scale
For
Month
The
timber
scale
In
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
for
the
the
present
year
to
date,
totals
115,769,327
board
feet
as
compared
with
150,306,674
board
feet
In
the
first'
eight
months
of
194Z.
The
scale
for
this
August
was
25,683,896
board
feet
as
against
29,825,627
board
feet
In
the
same
month
last
year:
The
scale
of
spruce
shows
an
Increase
this
.
September
but
cedar
and
hemlock
are
down.
The
scale
per
species
this
Aug-Contlnued
on
PAOE
FOUR
PHOHE
EPIDEMICS
LONDON,
Sept.
3
Vf)
The
British
Medical
Research
Council
is
investigating
causes
of
Jaundice
epidemics
which
have
occurred
in
Britain,
the
Middle
East,
the
United
States
and
German-
occupied
territories.
ONE
THIRD
OF
JAP
SHIPS
ARE
SUNK
Police
Fines
Were
Higher
With
collections
totalling
$2138.75,
police
court
fines
for
the
month
of
August
were
the
highest
of
any
month
so
far
this
year,
That
amount
was
collected
from
75
cases,
one
of
which
was
dismissed.
In
Juiy
$1803
was
collected
from
92
cases,
of
which
four
were
dismissals.
Total
collections
ror
the
first
seven
months
of
the
year
amounted
to
$9745,
while
for
the
corresponding
period,
last
year
collections
were
$9777.75.
WASHINGTON,
DC,
Sept.
3
(CP)
Secretary
of
the
Navy
Frank
Knox
announced
today
that
one-third
of
Japan's
total
merchant
shipping
approximately
2,500,000
tons
had
been
destroyed.
He
agreed
with
a
questioner
at
a
press
conference
that
'the
enemy's
loss
of
cargo1
tonnage
was
Impairing
tho
ability
of
the
Japanese
to
Exploit'
profitably
their
rich
territories
In
the
southwest
Pacific.
British
and
Canadian
troops
of
the
Eighth
jArmy
were
among
Allied
forces
under
command
of
General
Dwight
Eisenhower
which
landed
in
southern
Italy
at
4:30
this
morning
Algiers
Time
(7:30
p.m.
Thursday
Pacific
Daylight
Time)
and
are,
according
to
latest
advices,
continuing
heir
advance
in
heavy
fighting.
The
move
canfl
ion
the
fourth
anniversary
of
British
declaration
of
war
on
Germany.
Under
heavy
fire
of
the
Eighth
Army's
field
guns
from
the
Messina
shore
and
with
the
further
support,
of
fire
from
naval
units
and
air
cover
irom
British
and
Canadian
planes,
the
invasion
started
at
a
point
directly
across
from
Messina
'where
the
strait
to
the
mainland
is
only
two
miles
Vide.
General
Bernard
Montgomery's
Eighth
Army,
including
units
of
the
Canadian
First
Division,
spearheaded
the
invasion
which
followed
days
of
heavy
aerial
pounding
of
railway
lines
and
communications
in
southern
Italy.
It
is
the
first
time
since
the
spring
of
1010
that
Allied
forces
have
been
in
action,
except
for
commando
raids,
on
the
mainland
of
Europe.
It
has
been
suggested
that
the
Axis
may
withdraw
from
southern
Italy
and
make
the
main
stand
north
of
the
J'o
River
where
there
are
estimated
to
be
350,000
to
400,000
Gorman
forces.
Allied
Headquarters
in
North
Africa
announced
today
that
the
British
Eighth
Army,
including
Canadians,
.had
invaded
the
European
continent
today,
striking
into
southern
Italy
from
Sicily,
first
reports
indicating
that
they
had
succeeded
in
establishing
a
series
of
beachheads.
"Allied
forces,
under
command
of
General
Eisenhower,
have
continued
their
advance,"
said
an
Allied
communique.
"British
Canadian
troops
of
the
Eighth
Army,
supported
by
Allied
sea
and
air
power,
attacked
across
the
Strait
of
Messina
early,
today
and
landed
on
the-
mainland
of
Italy.
The
initial
attack
was,
apparently,
struck
in
the
vicinity
of
Beggio
Calabria,
bomb-battered
ferry
terminus.
Dispatches
said
that
an
armada
of
many
hundreds
of
troop-jamnfed
ships
and
barges
made
up
the
attacking
force.
As
they
sped
across
the
narrow
Messina
Straits,
Allied
long-ramre
guns
on
the
Sicilian
coast
laid
down
a
terrific
barrage
on
Axis
defences.
Warships
bombarded
the
beaches,
blowing
up
barbed
wire
entanglements
and
machine-gun
posts
and
a
great
swarni
of
aircraft
formed
a
protective
coyer
overhead.
As
the
assault
developed
Allied
bombers
smashed
at
German
lines
of
reinforcements
by
,
bombing
bridges
in
the
Brenner
Pass
which
links
Italy
with
Germany.
German
broadcasts,
indicated
today
that
Allied
forces
landing
on
the
Italian
mainland
had
occupied
both
Scilla
and
Beggio
Calabria.
Both
arc
on
the
Italian
west
coast
directly
opposite
Messina.
Italian
headquarters
said
that
the
Allies
had
begun
operations
against
the
Calabrian
coast
on
the
toe
of-the
Italian
boot
"on
a
vast
scale."
There
was
no
Axis
claim
of
any
invasion
spearhead
having-
been
thrown
back
after
first
landings
which
came
at
1:30
a.m.
HKOWN
AS
ARABS
LONDON,
Sept.
3
0-Faces
of
Britain's
Eighth
Army
troops
have
passed
beyond
the
sunburned
stage
and
they
.
now
have
the
complexions
of
Arabs,
When
the
war's
casualties
are
compiled
the
number
of
dead
in
-Russia
including
the
ordinary
people
shot
behind
the
German
lines
will
"stagger
the
sta-
sald
a
British
major
who
has
tlclans,"
said
Sir
waiter
uurme
i.uined
from
Aldca.
1
recently.
(Halt
an
hour
after
sunset
to
hall
an
hour
before
sunrise).
9:01
pjn.
to
6:21
ajn.
British
and
Canadian
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
s
Are
Spearhead
Proper
2nd
Front
From
Services
To
Civil
Life
Is
Initial
Care
By
FRANK
FLAHERTY
(Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer)
OTTAWA,
Sept.
3
(CP)
Plans
for
the
re-estab
lishment
of
members
of
the
armed
forces
in
civilian
life
are
further
advanced
than
any
other
phase
of
post-war
planning.
They
are
actually
m
operation
for
the
benefit
of
those
discharged
from
time
to
time
as
the
war
proceeds
and
are
subject
to
change
in
the
Recruiting
Tour
Through
Interior
Major
A.
S.
Parkes,
district
recruiting
officer,
is
back
from
a
trip
through
the
Interior
with
Major
S.
H.
Okell,
recruiting
officer
for
the
Pacific
Command.
Major
Parkes
is
well
satisfied
with
the
results
of
the
trip
and
reports
that
there
was
considerable
interest
in
the
matter
of
enlistments
both
In
the
men's
and
women's
aimy.
One
of
the
features
of
the
tour
was
a
luncheon
of
the
Rotary
Club
.
at
Prince
George
where
General
Nelson
Ganong.
Major
Okell
and
Major
Parkes
were
all
speakers
on
the
subject
of
recruiting.
Other
points
visited
and
at
which
meetings
were
addressed
included
Smlthers
and
Burns
Lake.
light
of
experience.
The
arrangements
In
oper-atiorr
-Include'aclothlng-'alKw1
ance,
a
rehabilitation
grant,
transportation
from
place
of
discharge,
provision
for
continued
education
and
vocational
training.
Not
yet
In
operation
but
on-
the
statue
books
is
a
Veterans'
Land
Act
under
which
financial
assistance
will
be
given
to
soldiers
about
to
settle
on
farms
or
small
land
holdings.
The
aim
of
all
re-establishment
plans
Is.
to
see
that,
so
far
as
possible,
a
man
or
woman
is
not
worse
off
for
having
served
his
country
In
the
armed
forces.
.1
Disabilities
Treatment
For
those
who
return
.
with
wounds
and
disabilities
there
Is
provision
for
treatment
to
long
as
tere
is
a
possibility
of-Improving
thetr
condition
before
discharge
and
up
to
one
year
after
discharge.
This
treafment
Continued
on
Page
Four)-
Paris
Is
Target
of
Heavy
Allied
Air
Attack
Today
LONDON,
Sept.
3
(CP)
Great
fleets
of
United
States
bombers
laid
down
a
strong
early
morning
bomb
barrage
on
northern
France
today,
it
is
announced.
The
target
was
not
immediately
identified
but
a
Rome
broadcast
said
that
Paris
had
been
bombed
and
that
there
was
heavy
damage
and
cas
Baseball
Scores
American
League
Cleveland
2,
Chicago
1.
Detroit
5
8,
St.
Louis
4,
5.
National
League
Boston
3,
Philadelphia
2.
Brooklyn
4,
New
York
3.
.
Chlcagp
3,
Cincinnati
1.
Coast
League
Oakland
8,
San
Diego
7.
Hollywood
3,-
Sacramento
2.
Seattle
-4,
1,
San
Franclso
3,
0.
Portland
2,
Los
Angeles
1.
American
Association
Columbus
12,
Lo.uiivllle
0.
St.
Paul
6,
Kanas
City
0.
Toledo
9,
Indianapolis
4.
Minneapolis
8,
Milwaukee
4.
-
Internatioal
League
Syracuse
3,
Jersey
City
0.
Jersey
City
1.
Syracuse
0,
Newark
4,
Balitmore
2.
Buffalo
5,
Rochester?.
More
than
80
woricers
from
Gibraltar's
dockyards
have
ar$
rived
In
London
to
visit
.
their
wives
and
families
who
were
evacuated
from
the
island
for-Ue.ss
three
years
ugo.
ualties,
Daylight
attacks
follow
ed
night
blows
by
the
Royal
Air
Force
and
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
against
Axis
airfields
and
other
targets
In
northern
France
and
the
Low
Countries.
Roundabout
reports
from
Berlin
to
Stockholm
said
Thursday
night
that
four
hundred
and
fifty
fires
were
still
burning
In
the
German
capital
after
Tuesday
night's
Royal
Air
Force
and
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
raid
that
killed
an
estimated
"five
thousand
persons
ana
paralyzed
the
city's
transportation
system.
Swiss
dispatches
said
that
some
fires
were
so
large
that
firemen
merely
tried
to
Isolate
them
Instead
of
saving
the
bluldlngs.
"
'
:
,
"Josh"
70-year-old
boatman
to
the
Royal
Cinque
Ports
Yacht
glub
has
a
grouse.
He
Is
con-sfdered
too
old
tov
be
employed
by
vthe
Admiralty
but
says,
"I
could
row
you
three
or
four
miles
any
day."
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