Maximum
37
Minimum
31
VOL
XXXII,
No.
69
British
Hrmy
Civic
Budget
For
1943
Is
Brought
Down;
Mill
Rate
Being
Thereby
Increased
The
civic
budget
for
1943
was
presented
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council.
It
provided
for
expenditures
totalling
$514,537.16
with
revenue
from
sources
other
than
raxation
estimated
at
$327,568,
leaving
$186,969.16
the
amount
to
be
raised
by
taxation.
A
tentative
mill
rate
was
proposed
which
.would
yield
$177,085.20,
still
$9,883.86
short
of
the
expenditures.
.
After
Aid.
W.
H.
Brett,
chairman
of
the
finance
committee,
had
In-
T)f
Tf
PI
4
in
traduced
the
estimates
with
a
brief
!KIIAm1
summary
the
council
resolved
it.i"UUUinnU
.Mi
mtn
rommlttee
of
the
whole
l
f
r
TYi
n
Ci
"with
Aid,
Brett
as
chairman
to
con-
,
aer
innm
Ma'-Dr
W
M.
Watts
gave
a
more
,
detailed
statement
as
to
the
cxpen-1
diturc:
compar
ing
the
estimates
for
'hi-
year
with
the
actual
expenditures
for
1942.
Some
of
these
were
as
follows:
1943
1942
Estimates
Expend's
Oen
Admin,
$34,000
$31354
Tr.
Dcpt
47,523.25
45,104
Fire
Dc?t
29,684
15,680
Den:,
grant;
700
774.92
SchccU
100,352
00,632.
Hr:pl?J
"
ants
20,000
18,448,
Hfmln
Justice
30,000
25,803
Public
Works
51,250
36,600
Health.
San.
27,850
.
25,209
Ubrary
3,100
3,100
hiding
Room
.-500,
.
.
KKL-.
Indigent
j
Home
4.000
3,601
Reservoir
Rprs.
4,500
Revenue
1943
1942
L
:er.:r
$11,000
$10,685
Pc.::s
flnc3
15500
15,500
School
r.rants
21.100
21,193
Mc'
:r
Cienccs
6,000
5,207
Unemployment
relief
5.500
5,461
Telephone
dep't
54,000
51,261
Water
66,000
65,269
Rentals
10.500
11,100
poll
tax
a.uuo
o,dd
Scavenging
10,000
9,568
Tax
arrear
paym'ts.
25,000
21,500
Lccai
Imprcvcm'ts.
17,000
15,000
Interest
on
taxes
1,000
381
Telephone
Installations
500
759
Water
connections
500
771
W&
tlme
Housing
10,000
National
Del.
leases
4.00Q
Following
recitation
of
the
figures,
the
council
went
Into
general
db:us:,ion
along
Informal
and
detailed
lines,
this
going
on
until
nearly
midnight.
Mayor's
Explanation
In
the
course
of
his
explanation,
the
mayor
stated
that
the
Increase
In
general
administration
should
take
care
of
mayor
and
aldermen's
indemnities,
the
salary
of
the
city
clerk
with
an
allowance
of
$600
or
legal
costs,
Telephone
estimates
were
design-
w
make
provision
for
new
equipment
of
$2,000
and
Increase
in
staff
and
salaries.
rnc
increase
In
fire
department
estimate
,
was
due
to
the
purchase
of
a
new
truck
for
sin.fifin
tneether
''th
increase
In
staff
and
wages.
Increased
police
force
accounted
"r
the
larger
item
for
administration
of
justice.
Public
worksi
estimates
for
this
War
planned
to
take
care
of
$8,-500
In
new
sidewalks.
The
budget
was
laid
over
for
one
week.
No
Losses
On
-Naples
Raid
.
Alii-.,
..
"omhers
All
Returned
Safely
"ni
nleir
Attack
on
(rcat
Italian
Port
.
.
vAIRfl
.
.....
.
...
L
.
marcn
T.i
P
A
pel
"""ibm.
Mr
v,
i
.
u
.
........
,.
.
.,
uiMintr
nf
two
miles
apai.
""'hi
raiaea
iwapies
man.
wflturday
night,
scoring
ttari
l,s
on
lhe
rget
area,
re-
urned
without
loss.
.
J
vJiVEilJlJ
Ked
Army
Still
Making
Progress
Toward
Smolentk
Holding
In
South
NAZIS
HELD
ON
DONETS
MOSCOW,
.March
23
(CP)
Battling
numerically
superior
forces
of
Germans
who
continue
to
push
up
to
the
front,
the
Red
Army
of
the
Donets
has
pushed
back
every
German
effort
to
cross
the
watciway
in
force
while
on
the
central
fiont
the
Russians
continue
to
drive
toward
Smolensk,
it
was
announced
today.
MOSCOW,
March
23
0
The
Russian"
column,
driving
southward
toward
the
rail
line
from
Belv
fol
lowing
the
capture
of
Durovo,
has
made
new
progress,
the
Russians
announced
yesterday.
Forty
towns
and
villages
north
of
Duovo
have
been
captured.
Meanwhile
the
battle
for
the
Donets
River
line,
southeast
of
Kharkov,
grows
in
ferocity.
After
announcing
the
loss
of
Belgorod,
fifty
miles
north
of
Kharkov,
the
Russians
reported
they
were
holding
stubbornly
east
and
west
of
the
city
In
the
a:ca
of
Ohuguev.
All
Nazi
attempts
to
crack
the
Russian
lines
since
evacuation
of
Belgorod
have
failed.
MINISTER
IS
CANDID
Minister
of
National
Defence
Thinks
City
Should
Be
More
Co-operative
The
city
council
was
reminded
last
night
in
a
letter
from
Hon.
J.
L.
Ralston,
minister
of
national
de
fence,
that
all
Canadians
were
engaged
today
In
one
task
of
achieving
victory
and
that
the
city
o!
Pilncc
Rupert
should
be
glad
to
assume
Its
share
in
the
task.
This
hint
was
giyen
out
In
con
clusion
of
a
letter
from
Col.
Ral
ston
replying
to
a
communication
from
the
city's
co-ordinating
committee
in
regard
to
relieving
the
water
situation
and
other
matters
K
Local
Temperature
CORVETTE
LOUISBURG
SUNK
IN
MEDITERRANEAN
ABOVE
Is
one
of
the
17
Canadian
corvettes
.
;.ich
hciped
Ocn.
Eisenhower's
troops
in
the
North
African
action.
H
M.C.S.
Loulsburg,
a
sister
ship
of
the
corvette
ABOVE,
has
been
sunk
in
the
Mediterranean
after
being
attacked'
by
r,e
bombers
and
torpedo
planes.
Pope
Pius
Has
Severe
Cold
Pontiff
is
Confined
to
Bed
as
Re
sult
of
High
Fever
NEW
YORK,
March
23
0;
Vati
can
City
dispatch,
'broadcast
by
Berlin
radio,
said
that
Pope
Pius
is
suffering
from
a
severe
cold
and
Ik
confined
to
bed
with
a
high
fever.
Physicians
fep
a
lung
inflammation,
Nephews
of
His
Holiness
were
called
and
spent
the
day
at
his
bedside.
Americans
Or
Canadians
In
Northern
Work
On
motion
of
Aid.
Black,
the
city
council
decided
last
night
to
communicate
with
the
minister
of
labor
In
regard
to
a
report
that
one
thousand
Canadians
now
employed
by
United
States
firms
on
northern
war
projects
be
replaced
by
United
States
citizens.
Inquiry
will
be
made
if
work
in
this
district
Is
involved
in
such
an
order
and
ii
any
provision
has
been
made
in
re
t
ga:d
to
the
employment
of
local
residents
who
might
be
Involved
In
such
a
replacement.
Local
residents
i
should
not
be
driven
away
from
home
to
seek
work
If
there
was
essential
war'
work
to
be
done
in
this
.
,rca.
I
Copies
of
the
resolution
will
be
sent
to
Olof
Hanson,
M.
P.
for
Skeena,
the
Leader
of
the
Opposi
tion,
and
M.
J.
Coldwell,
C.
C.
F.
leader.
No
Smoking
Rule
Is
Short
Lived
.Mayor
and
Aldermen
Weakened
After
an
Hour
A
no
smoking
rule
was
In
forcn
for
the
first
hour'
of
last
night's
mectlnn
of
the
city
council
before
standing
was
reacnea
along
tne
lines
of
such
a
rule
befciie
the
opening
of
the
meeting.
This
had
been
done
out
of
deference
to
Aid.
Daggett,
who
Is
the
council's
expert
on
precedure
and
decorum.
Aid
Elliott
broke
the
ice
and
soon
most
of
the
members
of
the
board
were
drawing
at
the
weed
again.
ORIGINAL
HIGH
HEELS
Actors
In
ancient
Greek
trag
edies
wore
hlgn
heels
to
give
them
added
height.
city
on
easy
terms.
Then
there
was
the
project
of
2,000
feet
or
new
wharf.
He
felt
that
such
developments,
demonstrated
the
decided
advantages
accruing
to
the
city
as
a
result
of
forces
being
here
The
letter
was
referred
without
comment
to
.the
co-ordinating
committee
and
the
city
engineer,
Col.
Ralston's
letter
stated
tnai
tne
mayor
and
members
of
the
al-the
department
had
decided
to
Germanic
board
weakened,
bear
expense
not
exceeding
$40,000
,
jt
scems
that
some
tacit
imder-
in
connection
with
the
Installation
of
booster
pump
equipment
in
connection
with
the
local
water
supply.
Tho
reason
the
department
naa
decided
on
this
was
because
the
city
had
failed
to
make
provision
for
the
water
demana
aim
ui
service
personnel
was
Involved.
It
was
obviously
not
the
purpose
ui
the
department
to
provide
for
all
parts
of
the
municipality
or
for
general
fire
protection.
The
minister
could
not
Understand
the
tone
of
a
telegram
from
the
city
which
had
refused
co-operation.
He
thought
the
city
could
have
shown
attitude.
a
more
co-operative
rv,i
.wnistnn
oointed
out
work
...I.,-,,
tu.
uifoi-v
mithorltles
had
IUIIII'11
IIP
.
IIllillM.J
.--
.....w.
li.tviHt.V
rnrr
prt
nilt
in
me
mu.....
sucn
as
me
re""
,
of
public
roads,
the
provision
oi
$75,000
hospital
unit
which
would
later
become
the
property
of
the
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISn
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
MARCH
23,
1943
Sweeping
Military
Work-Out
Largest
and
Most
Realistic
Manoeuvres
Yet
Led
in
Britain
by
General
,
McNaughton
LONDON,
March
23
(CP)
The
largest
and
most
realistic
military
workout
ever
held
In'
GrcatvBriluln
has
been
completed.
i
A
large
Canadian
British
:
force,
commanded
by
Lieutenant
General
A.
G.
L.
Mc-Naughlon,
commander
of
the
Canad.'vn
A
l
my
in
Britain,
completed
a
great
attack
ex--ercisc
in
which
it
battled
forward
for
more
than
a
week
over
an
area
of
some
four
thousand
square
miles
defended
by
a
powerful
army
under
Lieutenant
Geneial'
J.
A.
Gammell,
general
officer
commanding
-
in
-
chief
of
British
eastern
command.
The
exercise
was
test
of
at
attack
from
a
bridgehead
such
as
would
have
to
be
established
on
the
enemy
coast
to
serve
as
an
anchor
of
an
invading
force,
General
Mc-Naughton
declared
at
a
picss
conference
after
exercise
.
of
all
Canadian
Army
formations.
"We
arc
fit
and
ready"
for
actions,
said
McNaugton.
The
big
manoeuvres
were
the
finest
the
training
armies
on
both
sides
had
ever
had
and
he
had
never
taken
part
in
war
(rials
from
which
so
much
value
was
obtained,
Mc-NaiiRhlnn
continued.
The
Canadian
commander-in-chief
said
that
probably
the
most
important
lesson
derived
concerne'd
co-ordination
of
land
and
air
foiccs.
City
Warned
About
Shortage
of
Wood
Communication
From
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board
Received
Last
Night
A
communication
from
the
Wartime
Prices
and.
Trade
Board
urging
the
paramount
importance
of
preparedness
against
a
wood
fuel
shortage
during
next
winter
and
suggestion
that
now
is
the
time
to
start
laying
in
supplies
was
received
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council.
Although
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board
is
prepared
to
co-operate,
the
letter
suggested
that
each
community
should
undertake
Its
responsibility
In
the
matter.
Reference
was
made
to
the
bonus
of
$1
pa:
cord
which
waaibe-
ing
offered
for
wood
cutting.
The
matter
was
referred
to
the
finance
committee.
'
Committed
For
Trial
Theft
From
Person
Charge
Arises
Out
of
Ii:ident
on
Third
Avenue
Sunday
Afternoon
On
a
charge
of
theft
from
the
person,
Otto
Seaberg
was
commit
ted
for
t
lal
yesterday
in
city
police
3ourt
by
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
and
will
appear
tomorrow
be
fore
Judge
W.
E.
Fisher
for
election.
The
charge
arose
from
an
incident
on
Third
Avenue
near
Big'
ear1
Place
bn
Saturday
when
Sea'
bo
g
Is
alleged
to
have
relieved
Os
car
Setterberg
of
over
$112
in
cash.
William
Ranee
assisted
the
police
In
apprehending
Seabery,
phoning
on
witnessing
the
incident
and
trailing
accused
until
Constables
Walker,
Sinclair
and
Ferguson
were
met
and
took
him
in
cus-tqdy,
NO
CHANGE
CONSIDERED
J
Wartime
Housing
Candid
in
Kcfus
ing
New
Deal
to
City
Wartime
Housing
Limited
is
not
disposed
to
enter
into
any
new
agrcement
with
the
city
for
hetter
erms,
it
-was
made
clear
In
a
com
munication
from
Joseph
M.
Piggott,
president
of
Wartime,
Housing,
which
was
read
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council.
This
was
the
answer
to
a
communication
recently
sent
by
the
city
Mr.
Piggott
on
the
matter,
the
city
feeling
that,
under
the
existing
arrangement,
the
city
was
not
receiving
an
adequate
measure
of
recompense
for
the
services
It
was
rendering
and
the
increased
costs
involved
through
greater
Industrial
population.
Mr.
Piggott's
letter
said
that
the
amounts
being
paid
by
Wartlmt
Housing
to
P;ince
Rupert
were
similar
to
those
paidjn
the
rest
of
Canada
for
similar
services.
It
was
felt
that
Prince
Rupert
was
not
suffering
any
undue
hardship.
Wartime
Housing
was
not
prepared
to
accept
any
changes
in
the
agree
ment
as
now
existing.
The
letter
was
received
without
comment
and
deferred
to
the
co
ordlnatlng
committee.
Red
Cross
Does
Well
At
Exstew
The
Terrace
branch
of
the
Canadian
Red
Cross
Society
has
received
a
substantial
contribution
of
$758
representing
the
subscriptions
of
the'
McNamara
Construction
Co's
road
map
employees
at
Exstew.
A
.
notable
feature
of
the
McNamara
list
is
the
large
number
of
$15
and
I
$10
Individual
subscriptions.
Tonight's
Dim-out
(Half
an
hour
aftr
sunset
to
half
an
hour
before
sunrise.)
8:28
p.m.
to
7:06
a.m.
Forward
MARETH
IS
HARD
FIGHT
Operations
Arc
Continuing
Satisfactorily,
Declares
British
Communique
CUTTING
AXIS
OFF
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
March
23
(CP)
American
armored
forces
have
captured
Maknassy
in
a
slash
toward
the
sea
to
cut
Axis
communications.
Allied
headquarters
announced
in
a
communique
today.
Reports
said
that
part
of
the
British
Eighth
Army
had
swept
in
a
wide
arc
around
the
Maicth
Line
and
were
now
many
miles
inside
it.
While
the
Americans
stabbed
to
within
less
than
thirty-four
miles
of
the
Gulf
of
Gabcs,
other
forces
of
the
Eighth
Army
swung
a
mighty
frontal
blow
at
the
Mareth
Line.
The
communique
said
that
operations
there
were
going
ahead
on
schedule
despite
a
bit
ter
contest
put
up
by
Axis
forces
which
yesterday
attempted
a
powerful
counter-attack
that
was
repulsed.
The
announcement
said
that
1,700
Axis
prisoners
were
captured
in
this
operation.
Allied
headquarters.
Mar.
22
CP)
Fierce
fighting
continues
to
develop
following
the
plunge
of
General
Montgomery's
men
of
the
Eighth
British
Army
against
Mar
shal
Rommel's
fortifications
of
the
"
-;
77
Satu
day
when
positions
in
the
central
sector
were
attacked.
The
latest
communique
says
that
"op
erations
are
continuing
satisfactorily."
A
powerful
aerial
offensive
Is
be-lng
maintained
by
the
Allies
and
yesterday
Allied
planes
struck
widespread
at
Axis
air
bases
in
Tunisia.
Enemy
planes
made
an
attack
on
Allied
positions
in
central
Tunisia
and
all
were
shot
down.
To
Deal
With
Washington
The
city
council
will
get
In
touch
with
Washington,
D.C.,
with
a
view
tp
obtaining
a
more
equit-
able
basis
oi
terms
ior
leasing
Dy
the
United
States
government
of
Dronertv
in
Prince
Rupert.
The
council
had
been
already
fn
com-.
munlcatlon
with
the
United
States
War
Department
at
Edmonton
which
suggested
it
go
direct
to
Washington.
BULLETINS
XKAfHC
BYLAW
IN
The
new
street
traffic
bylaw
was
finally
introduced
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council
and
will
be
considered
further
in
committees
during
the
coming
week
with
a
view
to
being
brought
up
again
at
next
week's
council
meeting.
TO
VISIT
B.C.
OTTAWA
Progressive
Con-grcssive
Conservative
Leader
John
Bracken
said
he
planned
to
spend
a
week
or
ten
days
in
British
Columbia
in
April.
Details
of
the
itinerary
are
now
be-inig
worked
out.
POSTAL
RATES
OTTAWA
The
Post
Office
Department
announced
today
that
the
personal
postcard
fate
of
two
cents
will
be
increased
to
three
cents
on
April
1
along
with
a
one
cent
increase
in
first
class
letter
rate.
ENGLAND
BOMBED
LONDON
The
northeast
of
England
was
bombed
last
night
and
also
coastal
regions.
Incendiaries
were
dropped
by
the
enemy.
,
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Advance
In
N.
Guinea
Allies,
Infiltrating
Against
Japanese,
Occupy
Mambare
River
Area
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
AUSTRALIA.
March
23
f
The
Allies,
infiltrating
farther
against
the
Japanese
in
New
Guinea,
now
occupy
the
Mambare
River
area
on
the
northeast
coast,
the
Allied
command
announced.
The
Mambare
River
Is
more
than
forty
miles
up
the
coast
.
from
Buna
which
the
Allies
took
from
the
Japanese
and
Is
about
one
hundred
miles
down
from
Sala-maua,
one
of
the
principal
bases
still
remaining
to
the
Japanese
in
New
Guinea.
AIR
FORCE
IS
ACTIVE
British
and
Canadian
Bombers
Hit
At
St.
Nazaire
and.
Americans
At
Wilhelmshaven'
LONDON,
March
23
Q)
Royal
Air
Force
squadrons,
accompanied
by
big
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
bombers,
smashed
at
the
German
submarine
base
of
Si.
Nazaire
last
night
in
the
-wake
of
a
heavy
as
sault
on
Wilhelmshafen
by
Amer-
riran
DumDersTjTsiCTaajr-aicernoon.
British
whirlwind
fighter
bomb
ers
also
blasted
railway
targets
in
Brittany
during
the
night's
operations
which
cost
one
heavy
bomber,
the
Air
Ministry
said.
Renewal
Fund
For
Utilities
Plan
of
Aid.
Daggett
Not
in
Com
pliance
With
Municipal
Act
Another-
Accepted
A
proposal
of
Aid.
II.
M.
Daggett
that
ten
percent
of
the
gross
revenue
of
the
various
utilities
of
the
city
be
placed
in
special
funds
to
provide
for
future
extension
and
new
equipment
,
having
been
found
incompatible
with
the
pro-,
visions
of
the
Municipal
Act,
the
city
council
last
night
decided
instead
to
have
a
bylaw
prepared
which
would
provide
for
the
setting
aside
of
four
percent
of
the
profits
of
each
department
for
renewal
and
extension
purposes.
Under
the
plan
of
Aid.
Daggett
it
had
been
estimated
that
some
$12,000
Would
be
laid
aside
each
year.
(Under
the
plan
which
was
accept
ed
the
amount
will
be
,$1,200.
The
proposal
was
accepted
by
the
council
with
Aid.
N.
E.
Arnold
alone
dissenting.
She
took
the
view
that
the
plan
could
not
be
afforded
at
this
time
In
view
of.
the
position
of
the
city's
current
finances.
i
Trades
Licence
For
Extracts
Police
Propose
Means
of
Clicking
Those
Who
Deal
in
Commodity
As
a
means
of
checking
on
the
sale
of
extracts
In
the
city,
Inspector
Ernest
Gammon,
provincial
police,
had
a
letter
before
the
city
council
last
night
proposing
that
the
trade
licence
bylaw
be
amended
to
provided
for
the
payment
of
a
licence
fee
of
$50
every
six
months'
by
every
person
who
sells
or
offers
for
sale
such
extracts
and
that
any
person
convicted
under
this
section
shall
have
the
trade
licence
held
by
him
cancelled.
The
matter
was
referred
to
the
police
and
licencing
committee.