States
hospital
ai
I
d
on
October
2.
tele
died
as
the
result
received
when
he
kd
down
by
a
Ross
?.t
at
the
Blllmor
ptcmber
27.
The
ln-
b
OrV-Aicr
4.
expressed
themselves
oi
the
opinion
"that
nejfllgence
on
the
6e
doctois
-In
falling
to
r
medical
attention
flther
from
Prince
Rup
:
Port
Edward
hospital
Bs
notified
by
the
first
lant
of
the
patient's
ral
Denson
fitor
Here
General
Ely
P,
Den
uding
officer
of
the
wt
of
embarkation.
Is
in
Prince
Rupert.
He
i'T
the
cltv
voclnrHal
south
and
will
be
north
tonight.
Gen-
rjn
who
Is
no
stranger
Rupert,
having
been
a
uior
here.
U
lm-
J'lth
the
future
possJ
mis
port
in
connee
Alaska
trade
and
W
ihlDnlntr
bombing
'
plane
that
could
be
risked
was
thrown
into
the
gigantic
smash
at
Japan's
sea
air
bastion
of
Rabaul,
New
Bri
tain,
the
resultant
devastation
prompted
General
MacArthur
to
comment.
"I
think
we
have
broken
its
bacje."
Results
included
tne
aesiruc
nlanes.
and
the
sinking
of
at.
least
17.6C0
tons
of
ships
in
cluding
three
destroyers
and
three
merchant
ships,
and
the
wrecking
and
firing
of
wharves
and
waterfront
Installations
at
Simpson
Harbor,
one
of
the
finest
In
the
world.
Salvation
Army
Fund
Already
acknowledged
Kalen
Hardware
Fashion
Shoe
Shop
Listen
io
CFPR
THE
VICTORY
LOAN
QUESTION
?
i
$3499.01
10.00
5JJ0
$3514.01
She
NEW
YORK,
Oct.
14
0
Japan
proclaimed
the
"in-
dependence"
of
the,
Philip-
J-
pines
on
Tuesday
in
a
series
of
propaganda
broad-
casts
and
announced
in-
-
auguratlon
of
Jose
P.
Laurel
as
the
first
prcsi-
dent-of
a
-puppet
"ReputP"
lican
government"
she
has
'
set
up
under
the
thumb
of
v
Japanese
armed
forces.
TO
HELP
WARTIME
HOUSING
Responding
to
a
request
from
Lionel
Scott
of
Toronto,
director
of
tenant
relations
of
Wartime
tlon
or
severe
damage
of
170
Housmgi
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
;
Club
yesterday
went
on
record
by
resolution
as
approving
the
:
principle
of
cooperation
with:
Wartime
Housing
In
connection
with
the
supervised
operation
of
Dlavcrounds
for
children
and
referred
the
matter
to
the
play-,
ground
committee
with
power
to
act
Mr.
Scott
announced
that
It
was
the
Intention
of
the
War
time
Housing
organization
to
do
something
for
the
children
of
Prince
Rupert
in
the
way
of
playgrounds
and
parks.
"If
we
are
able
to
find
some
land
to
clear
and
equip
for
playground
purposes,
we
are
asking
if
we
could
obtain
some
form
of
su
pervision
through
support,
leadership
and
understanding
of
the
Gyro
Club
in
connection
with
the
safeguarding
of
the
younger
people,"
Mr.
Scott
stated.
Wiyie
the
facilities
for
sport
and
recreation
provided
Dy
Wartime
Housing
were
speclfl
cally
for
the
benefit
of
war
in
dustrial
workers
and
tneir
ram-illes,
it
was
also
the
custom
to
provide
for
the
people
generally
who
lived
in
the
immediate
vicinity.
Mr.
Scott
opened
his
talk
with
a
description
of
the
activities
sponsored
by
Wartime
Housing
with
a
view
to
ensuring
the
welfare,
health
and
contentment
of
the
people-
for
whom
houses
were
provided.
;
Speaking
generally
of
Wartime
Housing
function
In
Can
ada,
Mr.
Scott
stated
that
18,000
;
houses
had
b'.-en
built
for
war
Over
the
gravelled
surface
of
the
Alaska
highway
huge
convoys
of
trucks
travel
dally
carrying
oil.
as
shown
above,
and
other
vital
supplies
bound
for
Alaska
and
battle
fronts
beyond.
Picture
at
right
shows
the
giant
new
span
which
bridges
the
wide
banks
of
the
Peace
River.
It
Is
now
in
use.
-
(National
FllmBoard
Photos)
Air
Blast
At
Rabaul'
'Crushing
Defeat"
Is
Way
Gen-eral
MacArthur
Describes
Blow
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
SOUTH
PACIFIC,
Oct.
14
Uni
ted
Nations
planes
delivered
a
Heavy
'
borrtbirig-ijlow
on'
Rabaul."
New
Britain,
on
Tuesday.
Three
hundred
and
fifty
tons
of
bombs
were
dropped
In
the
mass
attack.
"It
was
a
crushing
and
heavy
Jefeat
for
the
Japanese
at
a
vital
moment,"
General
Doug
las
MacArthur
ald.
Every
Allied
fighter
and
:
Philippines
.a.
y
w
-
.
Independence
:'Kiev
Must
Fall
Soon
General
Collapse
of
First
Ger
man
Defence
Line
in
Russia
Now
Appears
Imminent
LONDON,
Oct.
14
(CP)
With
the
capitulation
of
Kiev
in'.
TitaWe
the
fall
'
of
three
other
major
defence
bases
on
the
Russian
front
Melitopole,
Zaporozhea
and
Gomel
also
appeared
Imminent
today
as
(he
Russians
tore
new
japs
in
Ihe
wavering
German
defences.
Fresh
German
divisions
were
being
rushed
to
Kiev
in
an
effort
to
stop
the
Russian
drive
long
enough
to
evacuate
Nazi
troops
and
equipment.
The
Russians
are
only
two
miles
from
Kiev.
The
capture
of
the
four
cities
would
jeapordize
the
whole
German
position
in
Russia
and
might
force
a
gigantic
withdrawal
ol
frazi
armies
to
secondary
defence
lines
many
miles
to
the
west.
Over
Fifty
Dead
In
Mexican
Gale
MEXICO
CITY,.
Oct.
14
0)
Military
officials
have
reported
."ifty-two
persons
dead
and
102
injured
as
a
result
of
a
hurrl-:ane
which
swept
over
a
150-nile
stretch
of
exlco's
Pacific
:oast
at
the
end
of
last
week.
Nazi
Gualeiter
For
France
to
Be
Named
Soon
LONDON,
Oct.
14
0)
The
Nazis
are
preparing
to
name
a
gualeiter
or
leader
for
France
as
soon
as
Allied
landings
begin,
a
French
leader
In
London
re
ported
today.
Soldiers
Cannot
Carry
Their
Arms
When
Not
on
Duty
James
Dwyer,
a
local
soldier
was
fined
$10
in
provincial
police
court
yesterday
before
Stipendiary
Magistrate
Andrew
Thompson
for
carrying
firearms
with-
industrial
workers
ln
Canada
j
out
a,llcense
while
not
on
duty,
which,
if
put
together
In
one
Dwyer
was
apprehended
at
the
place,
would
be
the
basis
of
a,
Salt
Lake
on
Sunday
for
carry-city
twice
the
sire
rf
VW-'-.
--
-
-
Spanish
Leave
Russian
rront
LISBON.
Oct.
14
0)
Auth-
orltative
advices
reaching
heie
said
a
"volunteer"
3fan;sh
division
has
been
withdrawn
from
the
Rus-
slan
front
wnere
It
has
been
fighting
since
July,
.
1941,
and.
will
np.t.reurn,
DR.
BAMFORD
RE-ELECTED
Canadian
Legion
Victory
Loan
To
The
Canadian
Legion
held
its
semi-annual
meeting
on
Wed
nesday
In
the
Legion
head
quarters.
The
meeting
was
i
very
successful
one
with
a
large
representation
of
the
members
being,
present.
Election
of
officers
was
the
principal
business
of
the
meeting..
General
routine
business
was
disposed
of
with
several
new
applications
being
accepted.
Invitations
were
received
from
the
Area
Headquarters
and
also
the
Victory
Loan
committee
asking
the
members
of
the
Legion
to
assist
In
putting
on
Victbry
Loan
parade
on
Sun
day.
The
members
of
the
Cana-
Jian
Legion
will
call
a
parade
ot
their
members
to
assist
on
his
occasion
it
was
decided.
Mrs.
William
Brass
was
appointed
convenor
of
the
com
mittee
to
handle
the
usual
ar
rangements.
for
the
forthcoming
Poppy
Day.
It
is
planned
to
celebrate
Re
membrance
Day
with
a
parade
to
the
Cenotaph,
this
being
par
ticularly
the'
Veterans
day
The
Legion
will
take
$6,000
worth
of
Fifth
Victory
Loan
bonds
when
the
campaign
opens
The
election
of
officers
for
the
ensuing
six
months
resulted
as
follows:
Honorary
President,
Col.
C.
W
Peck,
V.C.,
D.S.O
Honorary
Vice
-
Presidents-
Col.
J.
McGregoor,
V.C.;
Col.
S
and
Air
Force.
President,
Dr.
R.
C.
Bamford.
First
Vice-President,
S.
A.
Cheeseman.
Second
Vice
-
President,
W.
L.
Gordon.
Executive
R.
James,
Fred
Hardy,
J.
Allan,
L.
Conner,
J.
J.
Little
and
H.
Klllln.
,
Trustee
H.-A.
Breen,
S.
Davis
and
W.
Ranee.
Wolturno
Suppdrl
Grossed
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS.
Algiers,
Oct.
14
Oi
The
Anglo
American
Fifth
Army
cracked
strong
German
lines
along
the
'olturno
Rive
tin
a
fierce
night
lttack
vesterdav
and
has
estab
bridgeheads
across
that
most
ormidabl)
obstacle
on
the
path
to
Rome,
Allied
Headquarters
Announced
today.
The
Germans
had
rushed
esh
contingents
south
from
jfJome
in
recent
days,
and.
fierce
p.ghting
raged
on
the
.north
side
I'f
the
Volturnot
British;
Canadians
in
the"-
centrjb
jofjfyv
line
across
Italy
'drove
forward
live
miles
and
occupied
Glldone
and
made
other
gains
to
swing
the
east
end
of
the
line
forward
German
communiques
admitted
that
bridgeheads
had
been
established
on
the
north
bank
of
the
Volturno.
ROOSEVELT
SATISFIED
Betting
in
Washington
is
That
Germany
Will
Not
Go
to
War
With
Tortugal
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Oct.
H
TP)
Great
Britain's
right
to
use
anti-submarine
bases
In
the
zores
as
granted
by
Portugal
Is
described
by
President
Frank
lin
D.
Roosevelt
as
most
import
ant
news.
He
indicated
that
the
bases
would
be
available
to
the
United
States
it
needed
In
em
ergencies.
Betting
In
Washington
Is
that
Germany
will
not
go
to
war
with
Portugal
despite
the
grant
Ing
of
the
bases
to
Britain.
Deanna
is
Divorcing
CTTi
h
Temperature
Tonight
s
Dim-out
(Half
an
hour
after
sunset
to
47
half
an
hour
before
sunrise).
42
7:18
pjn.
to
7:38
ajru,
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
No.
240
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C..
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER
14,
1943
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
ttu
Island
Bomb
Target
For
Japs
t:
Push
Nazis
fr.roup
Says
Mihallo-
Ktin?
for
Germans.
Oct
14
0
-Strony,
Ues
attempting
to
Ba,
an
uiuuon
.v..
Ling
the
plain
leaa-
have
Deen
!dgrade,
k
and
are
retreating
a
commulque
of
the
National
Liberation
Ificar
by
tne
iree
ladlo
said
today.
headquarters
also
that
the
entire
.Italia
vision,
until
recently
the
Nazis,
have
patriots.
The
com
bo
reported
that
the
o:r.e
of
Mlhallovlc,
r'i
War
Minister,
are
Ivith
the
Germans
patroits.
:IHDS
iEHCE
fcrj
Recommends
That
Doctors
Attend
Clv-
irkmtn
bmendation
that
clvl-
cd
while
working
on
6a
projects
at
ron
at'maed
by
Cana-arnding
to
the
Idt.wa
by
the
Work-
ppmatlon
Board
was
the
verdict
of
the
sry
which
last
night
investigation
of
the
he;
of
thei
death;
oj;
.
Chinese
who
died
In
Trucks
Crowd
Alaska
Highway
Pa$s
Over
Giant
New
Span
Unsuccessful
Raid;
No
Damage
Is
Done
First
Attack
to
be
Made
Since
Place
Was
Recaptured
by
Americans
Late
in
May
Planes
Flew
High
WASHINGTON,
Oct.
14
(CP)--A
United
States
navy
communique
today
reported
an
unsuccessful
Japanese
bombing
raid
on
Attu
Island
in
the
Aleutians.
The
raid
was
the
first
since
the
Americans
occupied
the
islands
late
in
May.
Ten
Japanese
bombers
flew
high
over
Massacre
Bay.
Bombs
were'dropped
without
causing
damage.
Allied
interceptors
drove
the
bombers
off.
"
OIL
FOR
RAILWAY
Canadian
National
Begins
Its
Own
Production
in
Alberta
MONTREAL,
Oct.
14
With
cont.ol
of
620
acres
at
Vermilion
Alberta,
on
the
Canadian
Na
tional
north
line
between
Ed
monton
and
Saskatoon,
Cannar
Oils
Limited,
a
subsidiary
of
the
Canadian
National,
has
begun
production
of
fuel
oil
for
the
railway's
locomotives
In
western
Canada,
II.
C.
Vaughan,
chair
man
and
president,
announced
today.
Already
twenty
wells
have
been
drilled
out
of
a
planned
jighty
and
ten
are
now
produc
ing
350
barrels
a
day.
Other
op
erators
are
producing
In
ihe
same
field
and
the
railway
takes
the
entire
output
of
the.
Ver
milion
R
e
f
1
n
e
r
v
Pjimmnv'j
ANTI-AXIS
MINISTERS
HAVE
QUIT
:lo
tn
VPrmillon
LONDON,
Ozt.
U
I
The
Vermilion
oil
field
Is
field
and
the
oil-producln
sands
a
located
at
1,900
feet,
between
1,800
and
1,900
feet,
ihe
field
was
recommended
toy
the
Dominion
government,
geor
Jpglst
and
J.
M.
Penney,
manager
of
Cannar
Oils,
who,
has
had
many
years
experience
in
the
oil
fields
of
South
America
and
elsewhere,
is
optimistic
ot
ine
future.
"We
are
opening
the
wells.''
Mr.
Vaughan
said,
"as
a
war
time
measure
of
precaution
to
secuie
an
adequate
supply
and
reserve
of
fuel
oil
for
the
railway's
western
services.
Opera
tion
in
British
Columbia
and
Alberta
Is,
at
present,
largely
dependent
on
fuel
oil
supplies
brought
through
Pacific
Coast
ports
and
any
interruption
to
this
supply
would
.seriously
disrupt
our
service.
Bituminous
coal
is
so
scarce
that
it
Is
Im
possible
to
use
It
as
a
substitute
for
oil.
At
present
levels
of
traffic,
fuel
requirements
of
the
Canadian
National
in
west-
:rn
Canada
are
1,050,000
barrels
x
year."
On
his
recent
"r
Mr
Vaughan
visited
Vermilion
and
3orradalle
and
inspected
the
veils
and
cleansing
plant.
One
of
Four
Brothers
Is
Now
Missing
PORT
HOPE,
Ont.,
Oct.
14
Private
Keith
Long,
eldest
broth-
er
of
a
family
of
four
Port
Hope
LOS
ANGELES,
Oct.
14
(TO
mcn
all
of
whom
are
on
active
Winnipeg-born
film
star
Deanna
has
been
reported
miss-
Durbln
has
filed
suit
for
divorce
lng
ln
actlon
ln
slcllyi
He
was
here
from
Vaughan
Paul,
for-
serving
jn
the
same
regiment
ln
P.
MoMordle,
D.S.O.;
Col.
S.
D.
mer
associate
nroducer,
and
.Mnh
orinth(.r
hmtw
nnt
Johnston.
M.C.,
V.D.;
Col.
D.
B.
now
a
Unltcd
States
Navy
lieu-
.
.
.
.
u
"bert
LonS.
a
captain,
trie
Martvn.
DB.O..
MC.
and
local
ch
marrion
in
commanders
of
the
Naw.
Army
.r,i
mil
nhr
hr
mpnt.nl
ut
nw
"'"S
ln
Italy-
Ttx0
J
l
1
1
.
,
J.W
,
1
1
cruelty.
DOG
CAME
FIRST
LEEDS,
Eng.
0)
Abram
Ryder
72,
gave
up
his
city-owned
home
rather
than
part
with
his
shetp
J
.....A
'
Dm1ah
Vtnrl
omer
Droiners
are
L,ieut.
naim
Long,
who
Is
stationed
on
the
west
coast,
and
Sergeant
Pilot
Tom
Long
who
recently
received
his
wings
with
the
Royal
Can
adian
Air
Force,
Private
Keith
Long
and
Capt.
ut
VU.U
if,
'7f
Z
3
'Frank
Long
were
also
formerly
r
either
to
leave
his
flat
or
get
(
ta
nf
hie
a
whirh
rmild
not
.
on
the
west
coast
before
going
v
0
BUENOS
AIRES,
Oct.
14
G
The
government
of
General
Pedro
Ramirez
has
accepted
the
resignation
pf
three
members
of
the
cabinet,
including
the
ministers
of
finance,
justice
and
education
and
public
works,
an
announcer
said
last
high
presenting
the
governnut.v;v
!ts
most
serious
crisis.
The
ministers
who
have
re
signed
are
generally
regarded
as
favoring
a
rupture
of
relations
with
the
Axis.
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r
-
London
Sniffs
At
Surrender
of
satisfaction,
Will
Beat
Life
blend'
skepticism
and
xnown
In
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circles
as
a
shallow
misgivings
appeared
today
to
be
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the
overall
reaction
to
the
Bado-
glio
government's
declaration
of
war
against
Germany
with
most
comments
alive
to
reminders
of
Italy's
former
misdeeds.
Any
idea
that
her
chang'
pf
sides
has
made
Italy
one
o
the
United
Nations
of
a
ful
fledged
ally
was
discouraged.
Out
of
Germany
LONDON,
Oct.
14
W
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill,
In
x
congratulatory
message
to
the
Royal
Air
-Force
and
-the
United
States
Eighth
Air
Fbrce,
declared
that
"we
shall"
together
inexorably
beat
the
life
out
of
Industrial
Germany
and
thus
hasten
the
day
of
final
victory."
THE
INVISIBLE
ENEMY
BEDFORD,
Eng.
"Each
one
of
us
has
an
Invisible
enemy
working
at
a
similar
Job,
across
the
narrow
seas,"
said
G.
O.
Jones,
parliamentary
secretary
to
the
ministry
of
production,
in
calling
bn
British
war
workers
to
beat
their
oppo
site
numbers
In
the
German
war
machine.
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Wanted
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DRY
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