i.-.s
ju:
or
becuon
oi
ine
ranee
JL
,
-1
I
.
.
L
,
I
.
.
i;
.11111
i.i,
i
i-ij
ur-ni.
Liir:
ii,r-i
f
f.;;,
mail
cars
on
five
pas-uiiis
a
week
running
into
i
P-;pri
i.
At
p:esent
mall
cars
c
JfA
only
on
three
trains
a
ck
L.id
a
baggage
car
mall
s?r-
.
II
4
1
1.1
A
II
H
n
Liir
iiuipr
j.nipp.
ix
jiih.ii
iiir
...
1
y
io
sorted
in
the
niall
cars
f:
rs
I
arrives
he:e.
it
was
point-
-!
hat
Jt
would
expedite
local
nave
the
mail
cars
on
:m.:ig
trains.
A
committee
-
-1.
of
L.
M.
Felsenthal
and
v
A
F
MaiJSween
was
delegated
Itt
pur
ac
tnis
particular
matter.
It
fa;
c:
;:
a
out
tnat
Dawson
creeK
6
F
ace
River
had
six
mail
i&r
a
week.
If
Dawson
Creek
was
I'
lc-a
3
.;ui,h
a
service
so
should
Rupee,
it
was
felt.
Endor-
om
Terrace,
Smtthers,
eors
nloaids
of
Trade
will
be
ucht
(or
the
increase
In
mall
car
rv:;
cn
this
railway
line.
Th?
i
al
post
office
situation
as
tiv
a
anomer
geneiai
aiscus-
jja
ia
,
n
?nix
Tnprii.intF
lnrnin-
t'.is
.jt,uatlon
as
regards
the
w
(zt
office
across
Hays
Creek
.
.)
.
cxDected
to
relieve
con-
a
t.he
downtown
post
of-
iJ
;)
,he
consti
notion
of
the
new
m?:::od
in
three
or
four
weeks.
Thrt3
was
also
a
letter
from
Olof
II.
:.)
M,
P
for
Sksena.
statins
a'
po:,tal
department
in
Ot-
II!'...
.-.
frpp
Ktrppt.
mall
rlplivprv
in
Prince
Rupert
at
the
Kent
time.
I
-'
I
1
ir
Raid
Signals
lltlli.M
Sit
a
...
f.iittiiiiirr
in
i.iriTiiuciirc
Wanls
Cleating
Up
of
Matter
A
clearing
up
of
confusion
in
re-
Ul
IIP
Innnhl
1
11
T
.
.
I
-
wutuv
rjv
uie
juiuur
oft
12TH
CENTURY
SHOES
ttp.
Member
of
an
Allied
medical
corps
admin
by
German
guns
during
a
successful
laid
on
t
nis'a.
Out
onto
all
the
world's
battlefields
goes
In
battle.
Surface
Craft
Caused
Alert
Yesterday's
blackout
was
ended
with
the
"all
clear"
at
6
p.m.The"Alr
Force
"annorin-
ced
that
the
blackout
was
caused
by-
the
presence
of
un-
Identified
surface
craft
later
Identified
as
being
friendly.
ITALIANS
ATTACKED
British
Submarines
Hit
Warship
of
Weak
Axis
Sister
1OND0N,
April
7
Q
British
submarines
in
the
Mediterranean
have
attacked
an
Italian
cruiser
of
the
Regolo
class
and
torpedoed
two
tankers
and
an
enemy
supply
ship.
HOME
HAS
MANY
MORE
Ridley
Institution
Uoaid
of
Trustees
In
Session
The
Board
of
Trustees
of
the
Ridley
Home
met
last
evening
at
the
Rectory.
Rt.
Rev.
G.
A.
Rix,
p.D..
was
In
the
chair
and
the
full
board.
Including
Mrs.
o.
f.
iinKcr.
a
new
member
of
the
committee,
was
present.
Several
matters
Important
for
the
future
welfare
of
the
Home
were
discussed
and
a
fnrfhpr
st.pn
taken
in
the
new
building
project.
In
view
of
the
necessity
of
mak
lne
the
home
sound
financially
....
and
i
ii
of
better
wage
conditions
at
we
present
time,
the
board
decided
to
;-
v.
M,c
rnnce
itUDert
unamoer
i
raise
uie
cuoi
ui
'""""
---
vuiiuiiHi
rp
tiftwi
tnp
I'ltn
nan
.
f
m
n
T.ri
i.ul'I'ii
i.v
uuuaia
i.IL
...
Illill
L.1
11.
i
.mm..
w
J
"n.uon
Committpp
fA.R.P.1
'commenclne
m
sepiemot-i.
-i.
ucs.
TaKintr
vesteraav
s
aS
an
pxamnln
it
vn
said
--
uuuer
A.K.f.
ouDiisnea
ree-
3
nK.
T
tnere
was
no
siren
w
v..c
icrminaunn
or
a
nre-
uaiy
DiacKout.
Nevertfteiess.
"u
Deen
snunnen
ne
feeling
was
expressed
that
"le
whr1p
sir
u
i..oi
'
A
letter
had
been
received
irom
c.
R.
Stonchouse,
the
sanitary
in
Lnector.
on
the
unsatisfactory
condition
of
drainage
in
the
area
around
the
Ridley
Home
and
the
matter
Is
receiving
the
boards
CHOOSE
YOUR
UPPERS
i.
UEXANDKE
MILLEKAND
FAILED
AS
DICTATOR
N
FRANCE
LIBRARY
VKTTOHIA,
P
lie
Tonight's
Dim-out
(Half
an
hour
after
sunset
to
Maximum
4cJk'
hall
an
hour
before
sunrise.)
Minimum
3M!&C-
Tt
8:57
pjn.
to
6:30
ajn.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRtTISn
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
rWT
T
K3e
HI
'
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL
7,
1943
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
ew
British
Victory
In
Tunisia
AZb
AKL
tl
J'
m
mm
a
u
m
mm
'
HX
I
M-dm.
1
V
W
A
ussian
Forces
Are
Still
Slaking
Headway
Against
Invaders
LONDON,
April
7
W
The
Rus-
onnnnni-p
mai
mpv
nave
IV"
'
.11
umuaiiQ
uuvn
iivui
..i.nh1o
noslt.inn
in
a
rountpr-
I
jit
ft.
.tULlMI
V.
....
J
.....
V.
f-n,if
anH
nprliri
hrnartpaKt
the
defensive
at
one
Joint
In
Tha
Russians
also
report
sharp
I
I
I
ITL.1
UHClAll
nif
1A
iUUO
4.
Ill
the
Hcd
Army
In
the
western
uca:
u:'
.
v
f1
i
t
m
I
k
u
1
fill
.
a
ft.
ii
m.
a
w
i
.m.
m.
AIL
LARS
proving
Postal
Setvlre
Out
of
Prince
Rupert
JtEI)
CKOSS
ON
THE
JOB
ON
TUNISIAN
BATTLEFIELD
::
first
a:d
tenderly
to
fallen
Arabs
wounded
German-Italian
stronghold
De
Sened,
'bag'
of
VS.
army
air
-force,
bomber
ISLLETINS
DKOl'I'tl)
DEAD
ON
JOB
Alex
Pukas,
51,
who
arrived
here
March
17
fiom
Fort
William,
dropped
dead
while
working
as
a
laborer
for
B.C.
Bridge
and
Dredging
Co.
at
1'ort
Ld-ward
yesterday
afternoon
at
4:45.
lie
was
single
and
a
Russian
and
had
been
in
hospital
since
his
airival
here.
NEW
SHIP
TOKPEDOEII
LONDON
It
has
been
reported
that
a
newly
launched
British
cruiser
was
attacked
by
an
enemy
submarine
eight
hours
after
it
took
to
the
water
and
the
bow
damaged.
ATTACK
ON
ANTWERP
LONDON
Berlin
radio
says
that
"preliminary
official
figures
on
an
American
air
attack
on
Antwerp
are
2,007
killed,
603
wounded
and
missing."
The
bioadcast
said
thousands
"of
houses
were
destroyed
in
Mon
day's
raid.
CRASH
AT
ANCHORAGE
ANCHORAGE
The
Alaska
defence
command
announces
that
eight
men
were
killed
in
the
crash
of
an
army
plane
shortly
after
the
take-off
here.
Was
Sometimes
Likened
to
Teddy
Roosevelt
Hard
Worker
Alexandre
Mlllerand,
former
pre
sident
of
France,
who
death
Is
re
coided,
was
sometimes
called
the
;
i
,
Red
Cross-Well
Over
Subscriptions
to
date
In
the
Rupert
have
reached
$17,611.'
46,
it
was
announced
by
Treasurer
R.
E.
Mortimer.
The
objective
was
$12,000.
PIONEER
IS
DEAD
George
,E.
Charlton.
Well
Known
Te'lkwa
Piospcctor,
Passes
Away
SMITH
ERS.
Arjril
7
The
death
on
Sunday
of
Geor'ge
E.
Charlton,
pioneer
prospector
and
resident
of
the
Telkwa
district.
He
had
been
111
for
a
number
of
years
and
three
weeks
ago
went
to
the
hospital
at
Hazelton
for
treatment
but
failed
to
recover.
Mr.
Charlton
was
a
native
of
England
but
had
been
in
Canada
for
many
years.
He
was
the
owner
of
some
mineral
claims
on
the
Hudson
Bay
mountain
which
he
sold
years
ago
and
which
became
part
of
the
Duthle
Mine.
He
was
well
known
for
his
genial
chanac-ter
and
originality
and
had
a
host
of
friends
in
the
Telkwa
district.
The
funeral
will
be
held
at
Telkwa
on
Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.
Charlton's
death
marks
the
passing
of
another
of
the
old
time
prospectors
who
have
spent
their
lives
In
the
hills,
of
British
Columbia
and
have
assisted
materially
in
the
mineral
development
of
the
province.
Their
numbers
are
thinning
and
the
class
so
well
known
throughout
the
"piovince
a
few
years
ago
will
soon
become
extinct.
?"3JX.
Smithers
Woman
he
tried
to
wield
the
"big
stick
but
failed.
A
socialist
.to
begin
with,
but
In
the
end
an
avowed
nationalist
In
the
French
senate,
Mlllerand
was
a
nloneer
In
the
movement
to
make
executive
power
in
France
a
real-
number
of
children
cared
for
The
r&n
headl
lnto
Frencn
j.nr,
1
040
urn
t
nractlcally
dOUDlC!
,
XT
jo,iu
oiguai
ojsreui
uuuus
-
.
rppuDUCan
lears
Ul
iuuuici
iittjj-
El'P
nl.ul.i
.
......
.
I
.
,nnw
Qnn
T.niQ
I
--
waunea
and.acted
upon
ac-
tnat
or
tne
previuus
"-.0ieon
.
-
1
1.
i
1
1
1
.
n
kb
n.
mn
m
minor
rail
(i
rAuaumw..
c.
.
UC
.1,
W.U.I
V
V.V
"
mnvn.
....
.
j,
-"UK
munnHnrctnnrflr,
inn-
np,ir
nrnhlpme
npeQinK
ouiuuuii,
-
-
-
r
usion.
Is
In
Hospital
Mrs.
B.
P.
Stewart,
Rushed
to
Hospital
for
Emergency
Operation,
Now
Improving
SMITHERS,
April
7
Mrs.
B.
F.
President
of
France
after
one
of
;jewart.
wen
Known
proprietress
of
in
French
awV
s
i
wra.
was
the
most
brilliant
careers
yaie
1
to
the
local
hospital
Sat-
nolltlcs.
he
-was
forced
to
resign
in
on
ui.uajr
j
evening
iui
an
Eighth
Th
WORK
FOR
PRISONERS
Army
Scores
Break-rough
in
Nazi
Defences;
Takes
Objectives
by
Storm
Interesting
Reports
at
Red
Cross
.t
ns
Campaign
Over
$17,000
Chief
item
of
correspondence
at
a
l,eal
Red
Cross
executive
meeting
heia
last
evening
under
the
-iiAiruanship
f
..-resident
Arnold
!
.steji
consi.tei
of
some
Interest-!
in,j
.ei-crts
legarding
prisoner-of-wat
patceis
and
camps.
During
the
next
four
months
about
400,000
food
parcels
will
go
forward
for
our
Allied
iisjntrs
including
Belgians,
Greeks,
Poles,
Free
French
and
Jugoslavs.
Two
lots
of
stand-
ard
food
parcels
have
gone
to
the
camps
in
Japan
and
quantities
of
medxlnes
have
been
sent
In
two
r
shipments.
InfoimaUon
as
to
con-
-dittons
in
Italian
camps
shows
that
the
supply
of
clothing
.available
has
been
gieatly
increased
by
the
Bri-
tish
Red
Cross.
Rev.
C.
A.
Wright,
who
Is
the
"next-of-kinV
representative
for
-Red.
Cross
campaign
in
Prince
,the
Red
CrEsswM.lected-a.TOem
ber
of
the
branch
executive
Roi
:mc
i:.
jits
;eceived
from
the
various
committees
showed
;
ai.
jran;hes
of
the
Red
Croso
work
were
being
looked
after
hospital
visiting
and
distribution
of
reading
matter
work-room
busy
to
the
limit
of
facilities
and
materials
and
Junior
Red
Cross
active
in
all
schools.
'Lm
cprescnlatlve
here
of
the
American
Red
Cross
was
welcomed
as
a
visitor
by
the
President.
Mr,
Dwyer
Uianked
the
local
branch,
especially
the
work-room,
for
the
work
that
had
been
done
here
for
the
United
Forces.
A
contribution
of
$55
was
received
from,
the
Indian
Reserve
at
Hartley
Bay
towards
the
Red
Cross
occurred
in
the
Hazelton
Hospital
I
campaign
The
treasurer
reported
that
the
receipts
this
year
were
over
$500
greater
than
last
yeat
with
the
total
now
between
$17,000
and
$18,-000.
Mr.
Flaten
expiessed
the
thankE
of
the
branch
to
R.
E.
Mortimer,
the
treasurer,
for
his
untiring
efforts
In
the
campaign
during
the
past
month.
Ship
Assault
Case
To
Be
Heard
Here
The
case
of
James
Victor
O'Connor,
Vancouver
fireman,
charged
with
assault
occasioning
grievous
bodily
harm
to
Perclval
Hughes-Hallett,
assistant
purser
of
the
steamer
Prince
George,
aboard
that
vessel
while
it
was
coming
up
the
coast
on
November
9
last,
is
I
to
be
heard
In
city
police
court
'here
tomorrow
before
Stipendiary
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance.
Mr.
Hal-lett,
who
has
been
in
hospital
at
Ocean
Falls
since
the
time
of
the
incident,
arrived
in
the
city
this
aandles
in
the
12th
renturv
caroo.
and
many
otner
skuis
ralitv
of
the
president
In
an
effort
?cw
V
"upen.
.wu.u
uWu
"""Vr
norn,
for
women's
shoes.
kan-
June,
1924,
three
years
oeiore
nis
11v,v""'15
pnrfpH
hv...
he
had
de-
o?;raiion
for
appendicitis.
Her
ndl"on
s
5
and
her
parted
from
the
traditional
neut-
son
nu
lui.
j
(Continued
on
Page
Two)
progressing
favorably.
mornlne
to
Eive
his
evidence
In
walk
around
quite
freely.
SOUTH
AFRICA
COIN
CROP
.outlook
for
maize
following
last-
iif
nit...
.
.
.jno
11
rrnrv
i
w
.srin.
iiii
.
xii
iu.n.
o.
wur
.
i
ti
nwr
rm
i.
rn
k
mr
in
tt.if.rr
i
uiiu
nuiK
Ana
"
witPn
ftlirlA
I-
IU
UA
F
Un
nrt
nnt-cqc
nil
V
ll.St'U
UO
uwwvw
i
.
,
i
1
ollit
v
vv
minute
rains.
Prime
Minister
Churchill
Gives
Good
News
to
ParliamentPlan
to
Drive
Axis
Entirely
Out
of
Africa
Proceeding
Smoothly
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
April
7
(CP)
The
British
Eighth
Army
has
broken
an
Axis
hill
and
the
Wadi
defences
north
of
Gabes
and
American
troops
have
mopped
up
the
Germans
at'Djebel
Maizila,
north
of
Meknassy,
advancing
east
of
El
Guetar
in
a
co-ordinated
squeeze
on
Marshal
Erwin
Rommel,
latest
reports
from
the
Tunisian
Two
British
Towns
Struck
TALKS
ON
SECURITY
Corp.
George
Mason
is
Speaker
Before
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
"A
great
deal
of
military
information
is
getting
out
of
Prince
Rupert.
In
some
cases
men
of
the
forces
themselves
are
to
blame
and
In
some
cases
civilians.
Either
the
full
co-operaUon
of
the
troops
and
civilians
In
this
matter
must
be
secured
or
it
will
be
necessary
to
take
recourse
to
the
couits
with
prosecutions
under
the
Defence
of
Canada
regulations."
So
said
Corp.
George
Mason
in
apeaklng
before
the
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
RuperVChamber
or
commerce
last
niiau
on
me
If
you
have
any
military
infor
matlon,
keep
it
to
yourself.
Do
not
,
repeat
rumors.
Security
Is
just
ordinary,
everyday
commonsense.
There
is
not
the
slightest
doubt
that
there
are
enemy
agents
In
our
midst.
Probably
some
of
them
have
been
planted
for
years
and
ai.e
quite
unsuspected.
If
there
Is
good
security,
It
will
make
It
more
difficult
for
enemy
agents
to
get
the
Information
they
want.
They
will
become
more
daring
and
come
more
out
in
the
open
where
they
may
be
discovered.
But
If
we
talk
too
much,
we
will
only
assist
the
enemy
agents
In
their
work
and
we
become
unwitting
sixth
columnists
ourselves."
Corp.
Mason
suggested
how,
with
1
a
bit
of
info
matlon
here,
another
bit
there
and
some
more
elsewhere,
the
enemy
might
figure
out
a
whole
order
of
battle.
Poor
security
might
even
here
as
it
had
done
at
many
places,
lead
to
attack
or
:
sabotage.
If
there
was
no
security.
there
was
no
freedom
of
military
action.
It
was
most
desirable
that
everyone
soldiers
and
civilians
allke-
tt.
.,m
t,i
v.i.
i
1
should
become
security
conscious
.
...
.
.
,
i
keep
quiet
themselves
and
tell
the
cast
annougn
ne
can
now
Agriculture
experts
of
the
Orange
Free
State
predict
a
record
wheat
others
to
do
likewise.
The
speaker
hoped
that
the
Junior
Chamber
qf
Commerce
would
be
able
to
assist
in
making
Prince
Rupert
more
security
conscious
and
bring
about
-complete
co-operation
of
all
ranks,
all
branches
of
the
service
and
all
civilians.
hills
dominating
new
defences
'
along
the
Wadi
El
Akarit,
twenty
ing
some
casualties
and
dam-
1
a
sin?
a
number
of
business
es-
tablishments.
Biltish
aerial
operations
overnight
were
confined
to
mine
laying
in
which
one
Canadian
plane
was
lost.
mues
norm
oi
uaDes,
me
nagnm
Army
held
these
strong
points
Uhrough
!
violent
German
counter-
'
1
-ft
U
.
1.
1
1
T
LCNDON.
April
7
-Oerman
M
"1W
"
oc;
artUlery
ba"e
and
'hlnd
.h5avy
hit
and
run
bombers
attacked
two
towns
on
the
British
,an
tm
cornmunique
said
they
captured
five
thousand
nuthMKt
rna.t
lortav
mn,.
prisoners,
mostly
Italians.
The
Eighth
Army
had
struck
out
after
aerial
preparations
more
crushing
than
those
preceding
the
victorious
attacks
on
the
El
Ala-meln
and
Mareth
lines.
The
new
offensive
was
opened
against
Improvised
Nazi
defences
at
Wadi
El
Akarit.
First
objectives
were
taken
by
storm
and
the
push
to
drive
the
Axis
finally
Dut
brAmcVTcOnUa?"
ued
according
according
to
plan,
a
communique
reported.
Prime
Minister
Churchill
in
Lon
don
told
theHouse
of
Commons
that
the
Eighth
Army
had
achieved
"new
victory"
with
Rommel
re
treating
northward,
hotly
pursued
by
British
forces
which
soon
should
be
able
to
join
hands
with
the
Americans
pressing
from
the
East,
SALVAGE
IS
DISCUSSED
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
Not.
Very
Satisfied
With
Results
;
Of
Its
Endeavours
Salvage
matters
were
discussed
to
considerable
extent
at
last
ht's
"Bul"
nthly
oi
subject
of
security
In
connection
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
with
the
"Zip
Your
Lip"
campaign.
e
Some
progress
)ias
been
madein
connection
with
the
salvage
of
fats,
rubber
and
bottles
but
the
Junior
Chamber
is
not
satisfied
with
the
assistance
it
is
getting
from
the
bulk
of
its
own
members
and
the
public
and
also
with
the
financial
proceeds.
The
outcome
of
the
discussion
last
night
was
passage
of
a
resolution
that,
unless
national
salvage
becomes
a
community
effort,
the
Junior
Chamber
will
consider
unwarranted
in
spending
further
time
on
it.
President
Robert
Parker
reportgd
to
the
meeting
that
arrangements
had
been
made
for
the
satisfactory
handling
of
salvaged
fats
by
deliv
ery
of
same
to
the
butcher
shops
which
turned
It
over
to
packing
houses.
A
shipment
of
salvaged
rubber
had
been
made
to
Vancouver
and
botUes
to
Alberta
but
financial
returns
were
none
too
satisfactory.
There
was
a
letter
from
the
Na-nalmo
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce,
which
had
had
consideiable
experience
with
national
salvage,
but,
as
Nanaimo
Is
so
much
closer
to
the
salvage
market,
there
was
little
In
the
way
of
helpful
suggestions
that
could
be
offered.
Olof
Hanson,
M.
P.
for
Skeena
al
Ottawa,
has
also
been
taking
up
matters
In
connection
with
salvage
for
the
local
Junior
Chamber.
OLIVES
TO
GREEKS
Olives
serve
as
milk,
butter,
eggs,
tonic
and
soap
to
the
masses
"of
Greek
people.