ifU
re!
r
lOff
ike
irke
Elects
ry
Trial
net
Blackle"
Burke,
who
ntd
with
counselling
an
o
commit
a
forgery,
came
r
election
before
Judge
W.
ri:
:?r
in
County
Court
yes-
ay
afternoon.
Durke
elected
i'iv?
a
Jury
trial
and
the
case
Jbc
held
over
until
the
fall
of
the
Assize
Court.
SEP
ON
ISHING
hbut
Fleet
Still
Busy
Al
though
Area
No.
2
Closed
the
closing,,
J?L
"shing
ibut
exclusively
in
Area
i
-.mi
over,
several
of
the
,
Prince
Rupert
boats
are
uudlng
for
the
more
rebounds
In
Area
Three,
tVipm
nrrordlne
to
Baseball
Scores
National
League
Chicago
1.
Pittsburgh
0.
ion
7,
Philadelphia
6.
!'ooklyn
7f
New
York
4.
American
League
Bhicago
1,
St.
Louis
.
afnlngton
3,
New
York
2.
'sum
7,
Philadelphia
1.
:eveia"nd-Detrolt
(game
for-
''eti
under
army
ban
on
pub-
pxemblage).
International
League
f'Jcticster
6-2,
Syracuse
4-11
""spy
City
4-1,
Montreal
1-10-
?ilt.more
5,
Buffalo
2.
Jewark
0,
Toronto
2.
Coast
League
?ikiand
1,
Hollywood
4.
icramento
2.
Seattle
0.
Jn
Diego-Portland
postponed
American
Association
Minneapolis
6-0,
Kansas
City
i
'ilwaukee
4,
St.
Paul
3.
olumbna
3
Tnrilnnanolls
1.
;oledo-Loulsville
postponed.
a.
Herbert
Sallans,
prairie-
reared
Canadian
newspaperman,
now
of
Mo''teal.
with
his
book
'Little
Mtf
winner
of
the
OoveOw,
-Literary
Award
AO&CSCc,,
m
ociatlonvj
The
Award
"JL
w.WQ
vision
goes
to
Eah3a)-
A,
.
English
versity
of
Toronto,
for
his
"Da-
and
Other
Poems."
Bruce
Hutchison
of
Saanich,
B.C.,
Is
named
for
the
Award
In
creative
non-fiction
with
his
work
"The
Unknown
Country."
In
academic
non-flctlon,
Edgar
Mclnnls,
of
the
staff
In
History,
University
of
Toronto,
wins
the
Award
with
"The
Unguard
ed
Frontier."
In
announcing
the
winners,
Charles
Clay,
acting
secretary
of
the
C.AA.
points
out
there
were
originally
three
divisions
in
the
Awards
fiction,
poetry
and
non-flctlon.
This
year
the
non-fiction
division
was
broken
down
into
creative
non-fiction
and
academic
non-flctlon.
The
Awards
were
begun
when
the
late
Lord
Tweedsmuir
was
Governor-General
and
the
Earl
of
Athlone
has
continued
1
the
6ronze
medals
since
he
took
of
fice.
Prof.
Watson
Klrkconnell
of
Hamilton
is
the
current
na
tional
president
of
the
C.A.A.
Garbage
Rate
Inequalities
Onpral
Overhaul
of
Scale
ot
Charges
Urged
by
Aid.
Robert
McKay
Anderson
of
the
Deepl
Aid.
Robert
McKay,
chairman
at
Monday
night's
meeting
of
s
j
Maid,
skippered
by
Capt.
A
1
14..
ttn
Hnpirnhlnf
f
apt.
Tony
Martlnusen,
'
of
a
general
revision
of
garbage
;Embla.
Cant.
A.
Anderson,
o
"
ir
ft.
rnnt
nen
Petersen.
me
Clipper
II,
Capt.
E.
risen
It
Is
expected
mat
r
Prince
Rupert
Doais
wm
-o
after
halibut
in
Area
e
vera)
Vancouver
boats
will
ait
out
of
Prince
Rupert
;
ixal
crews.
Capt.
Chris
cn
will
operate
the
Lorado,
the
Sea
Ranger
will
be
oped
by
Capt.
Ben
Austnes,
Northern
Breeze
by
Capt.
J.
risen,
the
Prosperity
A.
by
'.
Andrew
Christiansen,
and
Tfrdelia
by
E.
Husoy
will
be
r
Vancouver
boats
operated
'r
:ice
Rupert
men.
ne
os
ne
of
Area
Two
wUH
p
iome
of
the
smaller
boats
urn
to
packing,
and
others
rolling,
A
number
of
boats
tj
ar.o
go
after
black
cod
and
proportion
of
halibut
which
be
sold
along
with
them.
d
orlces
are
being
paid
for
He
for
black
and
8c
for
which
he
there
were
consider
able
Inequalities.
The
matter
Is
being
taken
up
by
the
city
en
glneer's
department.
DOGS
OF
BRITAIN
LONDON.
June
23
P)
More
than
2,500,000
dog
licenses
were
Issued
in
Britain
during
the
year
ended
March
31,
1042.
ON
INDIAN
COUNCIL
LONDON,
June
23
0)
Sir
A.
Ramaswaml
Muldaliar,
one
or
India's
representatives
in
the
War
Cabinet,
and
Sir
Azlzul
Hu-que,
High
Commissioner
In
Lon
don,
have
'been
appointed
members
of
the
Viceroy's
council.
Deadline
For
Tax
Returns
Is
Extended
OTTAWA,
June
23
The
deadline
for
business
firms
to
file
their
income
tax
returns
has
been
extended
to
July
31.
Pri
vate
returns
must,
however,
be
in
by
June
30.
SATCHELS
FOR
WRENS
PORTSMOUTH,
June
23
S)
Britain's
Wrens
are
to
be
Issued
with
an
official
satchel
handbag
slung
on
a
shoulder
strap
and
similar
to
that
worn
by
wome
i
of
the
Canadian
services.
KILLARNEY,
Manitoba,
June
1
23
CB
A.
W.
Harrison,
Liberal
t
LONDON,
June
Tr,
oi
23
un,im
Mulnelm.
I
....
.
)v,
known
as
a,
satellite
town
of
'
u
,,'
DuLsberg,
Rhlneland
industrial
"Z"::?"ZZ
'
i
h
nn
TV-
n
cAnt
hno
nnon
ifQAltlf
the
Royal
Air
Force
in
continued
?c
.V
,7
death
of
J.
n
B.
Laugh-
bombing
raids
last
night
'f'ff
iWrf.v.fivp
AIHpH
nlanes
fa
led."-
tu'ut'au,c'
"""u
to
return.
During
yesterday
a
rubber
factory
near
Essen
was
bombed.
Planes
returning
from
last
night's
raids
reported
large
fires
still,
burning
.at
Krefeld
which
had
been
the
objective
or
ine
night
before.
Enemy
planes
were
over
London
and
southeast
England
last
night.
Some
empty
houses
in
London
were
destroyed.
There
were
some
casualties
and
damage
on
the
southeast
coast.
Government
Wants
City
Waterfront
Lease
of
Propel
ty
at
Foot
McUride
Street
is
Being
Sought
of
The
Department
of
National
Defence
(Navy)
is
now
endeavouring
to
obtain
68
feet
of
water
front
owned
by
the
city
at
the
foot
of
McBrlde
Street.
Appli
cation
for
lease
of
the
property
was
made
to
the
city
council
at
its
meeting
Monday
night.
The
matter
was
referred
to
com
mittee
WRITES
AT
THE
WHEEL
,
LIVERPOOL,
June
23
0!)
Mrs.
Esther
McCracken,
whose
play
"Quiet
Week-end"
has
broken
wartime
records
in
London's
West
End
has
written
a
new
play,
"Living
Room."
It
had
its
first,
night
at
Newcastle.
She
wrote
most
of
It
while
waiting
at
the
wheel
of
a
car
she
used
to
drive
in
W.R.N.S.
YUGOSLAV
REHELS
FIGHT
DIFFICULT
RATTLE
rA
nvpr
n
eroun
nf
Yugoslavian
nartisans
who
were
captured
German
soiawra
mountain
district
of
Yugo
Slavia.
These
patriots
are
fighting
rdimroltttoThlnd-
the
lines
in
south
Croatia.
This
Axis
photo
was
received
in
New
York
through
a
neutral
source.
local
Tempetature
Tonight's
Dim-out
We
(Half
an
hour
after
sunset
to
kjuximum
54
half
an
hour
before
sunrise).'
I
Minimum
-
53
10:49
pm.
to
4:37
ajn.
NORTHERN
A
tfifNTAUjiRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
IXXXII,
No.
146
PRICE.
FIVE
CENTS
PRINC
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE
23,
1943
nited
States
Coal
Strike
Is
Ended
lERNO
IMBED
Principal
Italian
Objective
ast
Night
Sardinia
and
Sicily
Also
Attacked
ZD
HEADQUARTERS
IN
H
AFRICA,
June
23
Sal
important
war
Industry
i
t
l-r1-nr
Mi
nloc
tiro
a
TP
u-
wi'u"
'j'tVD)
j
bt'akfs
on
Italy
last
night
firrs
were
started
and
,
damage
done.
io
cr
ints
on
Sardinia
and
l71m
.iriiv
we
i
c
aiau
uuiuucu
Imariilne
gunned.
.
i
allans
claimed
to
nave
at
tacks
on
Blzerte
and
;
.nking
an
Allied
merch
WINNING
WRITERS
Winners
of
Governor-General's
Literary
Contest
Divisions
Announced
WIN
GOVERNOR
GENERAL'S
LITERARY
AWARDS
Winners
of
the
Governor-General's
Literiry
Awards
for
the
best
works
of
Creative
Non-Flctlgri,
Academic
Non-Fiction,
Fiction
andPoetry
published
by
Canadian
writers
during
1942,
as
announced
by
the
Canadian
Authors'
Association.
From
left
to
right:
Bruce
Hutchison,
Saanich,
POUNDING
GERMANY
Mulhcim
Principal
Target
Last
Night
Thirty-five
Planes
Fail
to
Return
Liberal
Member
Wins
Election
C.C.F.
Loses
Contest
For
Long
Vacant
Manitoba
Seat
BC.
(Creative
Non-flctlon);
Prof.
Edgar
Mclnnls,
Toronto
tAcademlcNon-fictlon);
G.
Herbert
Sallans,
Montreal
1
Fiction)
and
Capt.
Earle
Blrhey,
Toronto
now
overseas
(PoetryFhoto
of
Hutchison
copyright
by
Karsh.
MORE
HELP
FOR
CITIES
Prince
Rupert
Resolution
Adopted
by
Canadian
Federation
of
Mayors
and
Municipalities
is
The
Canadian
Federation
of
Mayors
and
Municipalities,
at
Its
recent
convention
in
Ottawa,
adopted
unanimously
a
resolu
tlon
submitted
by
the
city
coun
ell
of
Prince
Rupert
calling
for'
special
financial
assistance
from
the
government
for
municipal!
ties
which
have
been
Dlaced
un-
de?"undue
expense
owing
to
ser
ving
the
war
effort.
The
resolu
tic..
v
"Whereas
certain
municipal!
ties
have
experienced
a
large
in
flux
of
service
and
civilian
per
sonnel
entirely
attributable
to
war
effort
of
the
Dominion
of
Canada
"And
whereas
this
has
result
ed
in
adding
financial
burdens
to
the
municipalities
affected,
due
to:
"(a)
Increased
cost
of
main
tenance
for
existing
streets
and
public
utilities,
due
to
overload
ing
"(b)
added
expense
for
ad
ditions
to
existing
utilities
which
would
otherwise
have
been
cap
able
of
caring
for
normal
civil-Ian
needs
and
normal
Increases
in
population,
and
"(c)
loss
of
revenue
from
taxation,
both
land
and
local
improvement,
due
to
properties
being
leased
to
the
armed
forces
of
Canada
and
the
United
States
at
nominal
rentals;
"And
whereas
the
Increased
revenue
to
the
s'ald
municipal!
ties
Is
restricted
to
higher
Income
from
public
utilities
and
from
poll
tax
collections,
and
does
not
nearly
offset
the
increased
expenditures
thus
Incur
red;
"And
whereas
the
net
lncreas
ed
cost
so
Incurred
must
other
wise
be
borne
by
the
property
owners
in
the
municipalities
so
affected
"Therefore
be
it
resolved
that
the
Canadian
Federation
of
Mayors
and
Municipalities
peti
tion
the
Dominion
government
to
institute
surveys
.of
the
fin
ahcial
effect
of
the
Dominion's
war
effort
on
such
municipali
ties
with
a
view
to
advancing
financial
assistance
In
such
cases
as
it
is
deemed
equitable
and
necessary."
A
report
on
the
convention
has
been
iSent
to
the
local
city
council.
Rickenbacker
Is
In
Moscow
Takine
ud
Matters
in
Soviet
Capital
for
U.S.
Secretary
Of
War
MOSCOW,
June
23
Capt.
TO
FIGHT
TO
LAST
Germans
Promise
to
Italians
Before
Invasion
Stand
the
by
LONDON.
June
23
CO
The
Germans,
who
often
left
the
Italians
in
the
lurch
In
North
Africa,
promised
Italy
help
in
case
of
"a
decisive
battle
on
Italian
soil."
The
assertion
was
made
In
a
German
broadcast
recorded
by
the
Ministry
of
Information
amid
fresh
signs
that
the
Nazis
are
reinforcing
the
Calabrian
coastline
w,lth
.large
numbers
.ol
troops
and
planes.
HOSPITAL
WAS
BUSY
More
Hospital
Days
In
May
31
Births
and
One
Death
May
was
a
busy
month
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
according
to
statistics
presented
at
the
monthly
meeting
of
the
board
of
directors
which
was
presided
over
by
the
chaiiman,
G.
P.
Tinker.
Patients
admitted
numbered
175
as
compared
with
162
In
April
and
hospital
days
for
the
month
aggregated
2403
in
comparison
with
2313.
The
per
diem
cost
per
patient
was
$3.90.
Births
at
the
hospital
In
May
numbered
34,
an
Increase
of
ten
over
April.
There
wos
only
one
death
at
the
hospital
In
May
whereas
there
had
been
six
in
April.
Halibut
Sales
American
Constitution,
50,000,
20.5
and
18,
Booth.
Happy,
16,000,
21.1
and
18,
Royal.
Glacier,
13,000,
212,
and
18,
Pacific.
Mary
R.,
11,000,
21
and
18,
Pa
cific.
Canadian
Lois
N.,
22,000,
20.1
and
17
and
16,
Storage.
P.
Dolron,
12,000,
20.3
and
17
and
16,
Royal.
Sea
Maid,
24,000,
20.7
and
17
and
16,
Storage.
Tramp,
15,000,
20.1
and
17
and
16,
Booth.
Gohy,
17,000,
20.1
and
17
and
16,
Atlln.-'
-
Cape
Spencer,
9,000,
20
and
17
and
16,
Atlln.
Fredella
III,
20,000,
20.7
and
17
and
16,
Atlln.
Domino
II,
11,500,
20
and
17
and
16,
Storage.
Cape
Sun,
6,500,
20
and
17
and
16,
Storage.
Cape
Race
II,
8,500,
20
and
17
EddiP
Rickenbacker
has
been
in
and
16,
Storage
Mnscnw
sin
Rimdav.
it
has
Halda
Girl,
3,000,
20
and
17
become
known.
He
is
taking
up
and
16,
Storage
matters
for
Under
Secretary
of
War
Henry
L.
Stlmson.
.
Lewis
Orders
Miners
To
Get
Back
To
Jobs
'
.
Until
October
Ends
Truce
Contingent
Upon
Govefirtment
Retaining
Con
trol
"Portal
to
Portal"
Dispute
Going
to
Courts
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
June
23
President
John
L.
Lewis
of
the
United
Mine
Workers
of
America
has
ordered
striking
coal
miners
to
go
back
to
work
until
October
31.
The
"portal
to
portal"
pay
dispute
will
be
taken
to
the
courts
and
the
truce
will
be
continued
as
long
ps
the
miners
remain
under
govern
DETROIT
IS
CALM
Order
Restored
After
Racial
Riots
Twenty-nine
Were
Killed
DETROIT,
June
23
(CP)
Steel-helmeted
federal
troops,
backing
their
demands
with
rifles
and
machine
guns,
enforced
calm
yesterday
in
riot
torn
sections
of
Detroit
where
29
persons
26
of
them
ne-groes--were
killed
and
700
Injured
in
racial
fighting
Monday.
Complete
order
appeared
to
have
been
restored
last
night
and
continued
today.
Conditions
were
rapidly
returning
to
normal
with
martial
law
restrictions
removed
except
for
the
continued
ban
on
sale
of
liquor
and
the
maintaining
ot
a
10
p.m.
curfew.
White
and
negro
antago
nists
who
had
engaged-,
lrj
bloody
battling
skulked
into
hiding
as
soldiers
marched
on
patrol
past
shattered
stores
and
residences
and
rolled
through
empty
stteets
In
jeeps
and
armored
cars.
CONVENTION
WORTHWHILE
City
Clerk
Tells
of
Municipal
Officers'
Gathering
In
Victoria
The
recent
convention
in
Vic
torla
of
the
Municipal
Officers'
Association
was
a
very
useful
gathering
and
one
weU
worth
while
having
attended,
City
Clerk
H.
D.
Thaln
declared
reporting
to
the
city
council
on
the
convention
where
he
was
this
city's
delegate.
Many
mat
ters
of
importance
to
municl
palitles,
more
especially
admin
istration,
were
taken'
up.
Fifty
municipalities
were
rep
resented
at
the
session
of
the
convention
which
were
very
busy
and
fully
occupied,
E.
H.
Brldgeman,
deputy
min
ister
of
municipal
affairs
British
Columbia,
was
in
tendance
throughout
and
ment
control.
Kesponse
to
for
at
he
deputy
minister
of
municipal
j
affairs
for
Alberta
was
also
present.
An
Interesting
Innovation
be-'
lng
set
up
in
Alberta
was
the
establishment
of
a
special
provincial
committee
to
deal
with
appeals
from
municipal
assess
ments
Instead
of
the
system
of
municipal
courts
of
revision.
Continuing
his
report,
Mr.
Thaln
stated
that
Premier
John
Hart
had
paid
a
brief
visit
to
the
convention.
There
had
also
been
an
address
by
Norman
Baker,
superannuation
commis
sioner.
The
fuel
and
coal
com
mlssloner
had
been
present
as
well
and
had
stressed
the
Im
nortance
of
getting
In
coal
as
soon
as
possible.
Medical
ser
vice
for
pensioners,
election
ballots,
rationing,
post-war
re
habilitation
of
wac
veterans
were
among
other
matters
which
had
been
taken
up.
While
In
the
south,
Mr.
Thaln
had
also
taken
up
In
Vancouver
the
matter
of
office
equipment,
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auds
KEEP
UP
BOMBING
Russians
Continue
Their
the
order
is
expected
to
become
general
by
Monday
when
some
half
la
million
miners,
it
is
exRectea,
will
have
returned
to
work.
The
United
Mine
Workers
de
cision
to
dig
coal
for
the
government
until
October
31
ends
the
third
wartime
mine
strike
but
the,
operators
and
others
protested
that
the
main
issue
was
merely
postponed,
not
settled.
The
back-to-work
order
of
Lewis
is
conditional
and
a
prolonged
fight
Is
foreshadowed.
Lewis
told
the
government
in
effect
that,
if
it
wanted
coal,
it
could
not
re
store
the
direction
of
the
mines
to
the
owners
and
hinted
that
the
miners
would
resort
to
the
courts
to
obtain
pay
for
underground
travel
which
they
failed
to
get
from
the
Wartime
Labor
Board.
tacks
Deep
Back
of
Nazi
Lines
Care
in
Where
Signs
Allowed
At-"
MOSCOW,
June
23
Russian
bombing
attacks
continue
tar
back
of
the
German
lines
with
damaging
blows
in
such
areas
as
Rostov,
Leningrad
and
Smolensk.
Seventeen
Axis
planes
were
brought
down
in
fighting
yesterday
with
the
Russians
losing
nine.
Ground
fighting
continues
to
be
on
a
fairly
reduced
scale.
Should
Not
be
Permitted
Where
They
Interfere
With
Points
Of
Interest
or
Beauty
Aid.
Thomas
Elliott
took
exception
at
Monday
night's
meet-
lng
of
the
city
council
to
the
,
erection
of
commercial
signboards
at
points
where
they
obscured
points
of
Interest
such
as
1
fine
gardens.
He
thought
good
judgment
should
be
exercised
In
regard
to
the
sites
where
the
erection
of
such
signs
should
be
permitted.
GREEK
WAR
RELIEF
FUND
Collections
to
date
Fraser
and
Payne
C.
F.
C.
Arrow
Bus
Line
Ideal
Cleaners
W.
Hudson
Shoe
Store
Mrs.
Atteway
Rupert
Butchers
Happy
Edward
O'Hara
A.
King
T.
W.
Mr.
Reilly
Paul
Olsen
and
Dad
F.
Zarelll
Star
Store
A
Friend
S.
C.
Thomson
&
Son
Modern
Tailors
S.
King
McKenzle
Furniture
Fashion
Footwear
F;
Hemmons
Mrs.
Brass
Eric
Burr
Total
$1,278.50
25.00
5.00
5.00
25.00
10.00
1.00
5.00
20.00
1.00
20.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
2.00
5.00
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