Resulting
of
Prince
Rupert's
militia
reserve
unit,
the
Prince
Rupert
Machine
Gun
Battalion,
will
commence
on
Monday
evening
next
end
the
first
parade
will
be
held
Wednesday
evening,
It
was
announced
yesterday
by
the
administrative
officer
commanding,
Lieut.
Col.
G.
C.
Oswcll,
In
speaking
before
the
Prince
Rupert
Oyro
Club
at
luncheon
yesterday.
Being
organized
solely
for
the
defence
of
Prince
Rupert
In
the
event
of
attack
or
Imminent
danger
of
attack
and
not
liable
to
removal
elsewhere
the
unit
will
consist
of
able-bodied
men
of
at
least
C2
nominal
medical
category
on
the
toasLs
of
cursory
physical
examination
between
the
ages
of
eighteen
and
fifty
years.
Uniforms,
rifles
and
full
equipment
wijl
be
Issued
to
each
man
enlisted
in
the
unit
and
there
w'ube
a
minimum
of
two
parades
i
wck
Training
will
be
of
a
prac-V
ai
and
technical
nature
with
a
rsLimum
of
attention
to
straight
diL:
Machine
gunnery,
as
sug-gr
'rd
by
he
name,
will
be
the
nr
altv
of
the
unit
which
will
have
Us
headquarters
in
the
garrison
armory
on
Sixth
Avenue.
Pol
Oswell
stated
that
leading
military
authorities
consldercdTlhat
th
pn
nrc
of
a
trained
and
el-1
frtlve
reserve
at
Prince
Rupert
was
an
Immediate
and
absolute
nwe.sitv.
It
would
be
a
No.
1
priority
unit
as
far
as
equipment
was
concerned,
Japan
was
still
a
define
Ite
mrnace
and
this
was
a
strategic
point
in
the
Pacific
arena.
It
was
c;r:derrd
quite
possible
that
P'lnce
Rupert
might
be
called
upon
to
defend
its
own
back
yard.
A
good
deal
of
equipment
was
already
here.
Col.
Oswell
disclosed,
and
more
was
immediately
available
The
personnel
of
the
permanent
staff
of
officers
had
already
arrived.
In
considering
enlistment
and
aclve
participation
In
the
reserve,
Col
Oswell
asked
local
men
to
take
into
account
the
Importance
of
the
re
rve
in
relation
to
other
organizations
which
might
claim
attention
Of
course.
It
was
not
Intended
that
normal
and
legitimate
vocations
of
reserve
members'should
be
interfered
with
under
normal-conditions.
Col
Oswell
declared
that
there
could
be
no
more
procrastination
m
the
matter
of
getting
the
reserve
into
preparation
at
Prince
Rupert,
ti
was
Important
that
local
men
should
be
equipped
with
uniforms
and
trained
to
man
guns
against
'he
possibility
of
action
here.
Past
President
W.
F.
Stone,
who
owrunled
the
chair
at
yesterday's
luncheon,
expressed
the
opinion
'hat
there
was
almost
100
percent
suDnort
nf
the
movement
for
the
establishment
of
a
reserve
unit
at
Prince
Rupert
and,
as
far
as
the
Qyro
Club
members
were
concern
ed,
he
believed
there
would
be
prac
tlcally
full
enlistment.
WARNING
IS
FINAL
No
rermits
For
Continuation
of
Oil
Burners
In
Canada
After
January
15
OTTAWA,
Jan.
7
Ths
Department
of
Munitions
and
Supply
has
Riven
final
warning
to
owners
of
commercial
and
Industrial
"buildings
which
have
not
converted
from
oil
to
some
other
form
of
heating.
There
will
be
no
more
jrmporary
permits
after
January
The
fuel
oil
situation
Is
described
as
"grave."
MELBOURNE,
Jan.
7
(CP)
Air
reconnaissance
over
Japan's
big
base
at
Rabaul
on
New
Britain
Island
has
revealed
that
a
concentration
of
Japanese
shipping
there
has
been
augmented
since
Tuesday
when
it
was
first
disclosed
by
an
Australian
government
spokesman,
it
was
said
in
government
circles
today.
Pilots
returning
from
missions
over
Rabaul
were
said
to
have
reported
that
the
amount
of
warship-protected
shinpinrr
now
gathered
at
Rabaul
exceeds
forces
gathered
bv
the
Tan-anose
for
the
first
counfcr-attack
on
the
eastern
Solomons
now
held
bv
United
States
forces.
Australian
allied
headnuarters
todav
renortp.d
that
medium
bombers
and
attack
planes
vestenlav
swent
over
the
Japanese
airdrome
at
I,ae.
New
Guinea,
destrnvinor
four
anti-aircraft
gun
positions
and
a
croundod
bomber.
Meanwhile
bombers
and
firrhters
hit
enorrp'
positions
along
the
Sananda
trail,
last
Jap
foothold
n
northwestern
New
Guinea.
Street
Delivery
Service
Cannot
Be
Started
Now
The
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
haj
been
advised
by
the
Postmaster
General's
department
at
Ottawa
that
it
Is
not
In
a
position
to
Institute
a
street
mall
de
livery
service
in
Prince
Rupert
at
the
present
time.
Some
time
ago
the
Junior
Chamber,
with
the
support
of
other
local
organizations,
requested
that
such
a
service
be
Instituted
as
a
means
of
relieving
rongcstlon
at
the
Post
Office.
Considering
in
a
preliminary
way
Hptv
of
sublects
havlne
to
do
with
the
local
educational
machinery,
the
new
board
of
school
trustees
had
Its
Inaugural
session
last
night.
The
meeting
lastea
about
two-and-a-half
hours
and
thp
full
board-Jack
Deane,
Mrs.
OeorgeHlll
Jr.,
J.
T.
Langridge,
E.
J.
Smith
and
C.
u.
nam
was
m
Mtehrtrmre.
Considerable
progress
was
made
in
organizing
the
work
of
the
board
which,
for
the
time
being
at
least,
will
meet
Wednesday
venln'gs
of
each
week.
At
the
opening
of
tne
meeting
Jack
Deane,
having
headed
tna
nnii
the
election,
was
named
chairman
of
the
board
on
motion
of
E.
J.
Smith
and
Mrs.
Hill.
r.nnslrierable
discussion
ensuea
in
the
matter
of
finding
a
secretary
for
the
board
and
It
was
fln-,n
Hoririort
t.n
obtain.
If
possible,
the
services
of
some
member
of
the
r-o
Tt-ni
staff.
Dosslbly
miss
auq
rey
Wrathall,
who
has
been
acting
as
secretary
or
tne
scnuui
uam
under
the
commlsslonershlp.
Fall-
ihnt
thp
board
will
seeK
eise-
,.,v,o,o
fnr
n
secretary,
a
monthly
salary
of
$30
being
tentatively
set.
A
committee
consisting
ui
chairman
and
Trustees
Smith
and
Hill
was
delegated
to
proceed
with
steps
to
obtain
a
secretary.
Committees
Named
Committees
of
the
board
were
assigned
tn
the
schools
as
follows:
Booth
Memorial
School
Trustees
Langridge
and
Ham.
King
Edward
and
Seal
Cove
Schools
Trustees
Hill
and
Smith.
Borden
Street
scnooi
nu
Ham
and
Deane.
These
committees
win
dc
responsible
for
the
handling
of
problems
of
the
schools
they
represent,
re
porting
to
the
board
as
a
wnoie.
rr.i
os
n
whole
Is
this
ai-
ternoon
paying
a
visit
of
Inspection
f
nit
cnhnnls.
Among
the
mattei;
to
be
gone
"
.A.
T
l
Jap
Supply
I
Ship
Sunk
t
Off
Kiska
WASHINGTON.
D.C.,
Jan.
7
W
Medium-sized
Japanese
bombers
have
sunk
a
Japan-
ese
supply
vessel
110
miles
nnrthpR.st
of
Kiska
Island
In
the
Aleutians
and
southwest
of
Kiska
hit
another
enemy
snnnlv
shin.
-
-j'r-v
r
1
!
BOARD
HAS
FIRST
MEET
New
School
Body
In
Session
Last
Night
Deane
Named
Chairman
.Many
.Matters
Taken
Up
Into
will
be
the
structural
condi
tion
of
the
schools,
requirements
in
the
way
of
repairs,
.the
state
of
school
grounds
and
the
possibility
of
maklne
improvements
and
ac
commodatlon
problems
Including
overcrowding
which
It
was
stated
existed
In
some
of
the
grades.
The
fire
chief
will
be
asked
for
a
rpnort
on
the
condition
of
schools
from
the
fire
protection
standpoint.
Information
and
suggestions
as
well
as
estimates
of
costs
will
be
sought
from
the
city
engineer
In
regard
to
the
structural
condition
of
the
schools
and
repairs
to
bulld-
lngs-and
grounds.
The
board
seem
ed
to
be
Impressed
with
the
necessity
of
grounds
Improvement.
A
sneclal
committee
consisting
of
Trustees
Ham
and
Smith
will
ob
tain
Information
as
to
the
exact-
extent
of
buildings
and
grounds
coming
under
the
Jurisdiction
o:
school
administration.
Preparing
Estimates
The
board,
in
connection
with
the
nreDaratlon
of
estimates
which
are
to
be
In
by
February
15,
will
endeavour
to
ascertain
what
the
nrobablv
school
population
will
be
In
view
of
the
rapidly
and
steadily
lncreaslne
copulation,
It
was
recog
nlzed
that
there
might
be
some
difficulty
in
this
connection.
It
was
felt
that
W.
F.
Eve.
Wartime
Hous
lng
administrator,
might
be
able
to
assist
in
the
matter
of
estimating'
children
that
might
be
expected
to
come
as
new
houses
for
tne
war
time
Industrial
population
became
occupied.
Other
matters
to
be
tak
en
up
In
connection
with
the
estimates
will
be
those
of
supplies,
sal
aries
and
increments
etc.
Dr.
John
MacDonald,
medical
inspector
of
schools,
will
also
be
asked
to
meet
the
board
and
to
give
Information
as
to
his
activities
in
the
schools.
All
representations
or
complaints
In
regard
to
school
matters
will
have
to
be
placed
before
the
board
In
writing
in
order
to
be
dealt
with,
It
was
decided.
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5
V
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
JANUARY
7,
1943
PRICE-
FIVE
CENTS
Roosevelt
Sees
Victory
Looming
RECRUIT
RESERVE
frinre
Hubert
Machine
Gun
Units
To
Start
Enlisting
Monday
Willi
First
Parade
Wednesday
Great
Concentration
Of
Jap
Shipping
and
Naval
Forces
at
New
Britain
Id.
COASTAL
DEFENCE
Lieut.
General
Stuart,
Chief
of
Staff,
is
Coming
to
British
Columbia
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
7
(CP)
The
Vancouver
Daily
Province,
in
a
news
page
story
yesterday,
said
(hat
Lieutenant
General
Kenneth
Stuart,,
chief
of
the
Canadian
gencraPstaff,
was
coming
to
the
coast
probably
January
1C
for
Important
djscus:.ions
with
Major
General
G.
It.
Pcarke3
and
other
high-ranking
military
officials.
No
details
can
be
disclosed
on
the
discussions,
the
newspaper
said,
but
problems
relating
to
Pacific
Coar,t
defence
would
bp
under
review.
The
paper
also
said
that
for
the
first
time
it
could
be
revealed
that
General
Stuart
made
a
fly-inr
trip
to
the
Aleutians
last
year
to
obtain
Information
on
Japanese
strength
in
Kiska
and
Attn
and
the,
possibility
of
an
enemy
push
into
Alaska
and
Brl-tl'h
rolnmbla.
He
also
flew
to
San
Francisco
to
discuss
-
with
Major
General
DeWitt,
United
States
Pacific
Coast
commander,
defenre
problems
Involving
both
countries.
KILLED
BY
BIG
ROCK
Ac'idental
Death
Verdict
Returned
By
Jury
at
Coroner's
Inquest
Instant
and
accidental
death
as
a
result
of
a
fractured
skull
and
cervical
vertebrae
and
other
Injuries
on
being
struck
by
ah
800-
Dound
Jagged
rock
In
a
quarry
near
Galloway
Rapids
where
de
ceased
was
employed
was
the
ver
diet
of
a
Jury
which
yesterday
in
vesticated
a
fatality
whlcn
oc
curred
at
3:45
yesterday
morning
when
Arnold
Swain,
aged
27,
lost
his
life.
The
Inouest
was
conducted
by
Coroner
Norman
A.
Watts
and
the
Jury
consisted
of
M..
M.
Stephens,
foreman,
W.
C
Bacon,
H.
F.
Glas-sey,
D.
C.
Stevenson,
James
Parlk
and
C.
L.
Youngman.
TAKE
BACK
POSITIONS
Heights
Which
Were
Captured
by
British
Infantry
Brigade
Untenable
LONDON,
Jan.
7
P
Reuters
News
Agency
reported
from
Alll'd
headauarters
In
'
North
Africa
to
day
that
the
Germans
had
recap
tured
positions
on
both
sides
of
an
lmnortant
cross-roads
fifteen
miles
south
of
Blzerte,
Important
Tunisian
port.
Heights,
identified
by
a
Columbia
Broadcasting
Servjce
pondent
as
Jebel
Azzag,
were
taken
the
day
before
yesterday
by
a
British
Infantry
brigade
and
com
mando
troops
In
a
dawn
assault.
The
Columbia
Broadcasting
Ser
vice
said
last
night
that
the
posi
tion
was
decided
to
be
untenable
and
the
Allies
withdrew
to
positions
from
which
the
attack
Sfax
and
Soussc
harbors
In
Tu
nisia
have
again
been
heavily
bombed
by
Allied
planes.
British
submarines
have
sunk
two
more
Axis
transport
vessels
in
the
Mediterranean,
damaging
and
possibly
sinking
two
others.
President
of
United
States
Says
1943
Will
See
Progress
Toward
Berlin,
Rome
and
Tokyo
REDS
DRIVE
ON
ROSTOV
IS
OBJECTIVE
OF
DRIVE
Russians
Have
Pushed
Foiward
Fifty
Miles
in
Last
Two
Days
MOSCOW,
Jan.
7
GO
The
Red
Army
of
the
lower
Don
has
broken
through
German
lines
on
a
twenty-mile
front
on
both
sides
of
the
river
and
driven
to
within
seventy-
five
miles
of
Rostov,
key
to
the
whole
Nazi
salient
in
the
Caucasus,
the
Russians
announced
today.
Dispatches
from
the
front
said
that
Russian
forces,
commanded
bv
Lieut.
Gen.
Rokossovsky,
veter
an
of
last
winter's
Battle
of
Mos
cow,
had
pushed
forward
fifty
between
Tsimlyansk
and
Rostov.
Twenty-six
thousand
Germans
have
been
killed
or
captured
since
,
...
1
t
Of
nllnnrn.rnll-
Reviews
Progress
of
War,
Reports
on
Mighty
Arms
Pro
duction,
Russian
Events
of
Great
Importance
WAKHTMnTOXr
.Tnn
7
(CV
T
"Rnncnvplf
fnlrl
u
vfpfnrv
nlorlfrorl
f!nnrrrncc
fnilnv
fVinf
the
cause
of
the
United
Nations
was
moving
forward
at
i
i.
:
tti
a
j
a
c
'
t
i
j
L..
:
i-
e
iati,
in
ejuiujju,
amu
anu
Sirica,
uacneu
uy
a
miracie
in
nrnrliipHnn"
nrifl
unrl
cnirl
enirl
fhnf
tVinf
10.15
10.13
pacn'ofl
parviWI
tlif
flio
nvnmi'co
nrnrmsp
nf
nf
verv
substantial
advance
alone
the
roads
that
lead
to
Derlin,
Rome
and
Tokyo."
Deliver-
iA4,ix
ing
the
annual
message
to
the
'
j.
legislators
In
person,
President!.
n
1
Roosevelt
called
qn
them
to
put,.
VmlP
Nllhc
aside
bickering
over
economic
.
.
,
j.
measures
and
strive
to
contribute
i
HeUlSf
uUUK
to
tne
national
uniijt.
s
.
The
President's
address
was
dl-
L
,.,.
,
j,
a.
vided
Into
three
main
sections
a
review
of
the
progress
of
the
war,
a
reDort
on
the
mighty
arms
production
of
the
United
States
and
a
general
outline
of
his
hopes
for
oeace
to
follow
the
conflict
and
for
the
ruaranteeing
of
freedom
1
River
bridgehead
of
Tslmlyanski
I
ooments
In
the
whole
strategy
plc-
t
fiov.
aan
,ture
or
ine
fresmeni
saia.
The
most
advanced
point
of
the
were
events
on
me
long
ironi
in
1
Russian
thrust
said
to
be
reached
Russia
first
the
implacable
Vie-
yesterday
was
Bolshaya
Orlovka
on
"nee
oi
btaungraa
ana,
second,
the
Sal
River
JusW
southwest
of
lts."ensives
dt
Ku?sian
armies
ai
confluence
-with
the-Don,-midwafv9rlou"poiat.whlcri
started
In
the
lawer
part
oi
ixovemoer
anq;
siui
roll
on
with
great
force
and
J
ttliuai
V
1
Ul
"1C
uwiuwiou-i;ou-
mono
The
Th.
rin
Capitol
In
n.o
was
e
the
casus
region,
Dringing
tne
total
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,
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.
unusual
nrprantlnne
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to
330,000.
the
arrlval
of
the
President,
police
1
demy-one
more
towns
and
two
railwav
stations
in
the
Middle
Don
anu
iauiuua
mcd.
--
dicrs
stood
Qn
ing
Mlransk.
The
Germans
are
abandoning
tremendous
quantities
of
equipment
in
their
flight.
AID
FOR
RUSSIANS
Driye
for
Funds
Launched
Here
Like
in
Rest
of
Canada
A
local
"Aid
to
Russia"
committee
is
being
organized
with
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts
as
honorary
chairman,
Rev.
A.
F.
MacSween
as
chairman
nnd
o.
R.
S.
Blackaby
as
treasurer
A
meeting
to
organize
the
local
ef-
foit
Is
to
be
held
In
the
City
Council
chamber
next
-Tuesday.
Rep
resentatives
of
various
organiza
tions
have
been
asked
to
attend
and
an
Invitation
is
being
extended
to
all
Interested.
The
meeting
was
called
under
the
auspices
of
the
local
branch
of
the
Canadian
Ukrainian
Federation
before
'
the
nr.mininn.wirip
r.imnalffn
became
known
locally
Dut
mis
organu.;i-tlon
has
Joined
In
the
concerted
campaign
and
the
meeting
will
be
hPid
under
the
auspices
of
the
lo
cal
committee
for
the
Canadian
Aid
to
Russia
Fund.
Tnp
"Aid
to
Russia"
movement
is
now
being
organized
across
the
Dominion
under,
the
sponsorship
of
leading
Canadian
business
and
professional
men
In
all
parts
oi
tne
ponntrv.
It
Is
hoped
to
raise
one
million
dollars
during
the
month
of
January.
This
money
will
be
used
in
nrocure
relief
s'nples
such
as
serum,
drugs,
surgical
supplies,
plnthlnz.
blankets,
etc.,
to
He
snip
ped
at
the
expense
of
the
Russian
government
to
the
distressed
areas,
The
annual
meeting
of
the
local
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union
for
the
election
of
officers,
which
was
to
have
been
held
this
Tuesday
night,
was
postponed
until
a
later
date
to
be
set.
buildings.
This
evening's
train,
due
from
the
East
at
7
o'clock,
was
reported
this
afternoon
to
be
four
hours
and
forty
minutes
late.
hnmbors
havp
sunk
two
Nazi
U-boats
and
possibly
disposed
of
a
third
off
the
east
coast
of
Canada
recently.
from
want
and
fear."
By
far
the
UpJprjJ
SnVn(rA
largest
and
most
important
devel-
rcUcldl
UdlVdgC
1
Of
ficial
Coming
of
and
army
threw
a
cordon
around
the
hill
and
steel-helmeted
sol-
guard
around
the
ANNOUNCEMENT
Sheline
Coming
to
Prlnce
Rup-
erJOrjfaiiiieJarnpalsn
Locally
A.
Sheline,
Dominion
government
salvage
organizer
from
Calgary,
will
be
arriving
In
H:lnce
Rupert
Saturday
night
for
the
purpose
of
organizing
salvage
here
of
various
materials
useful
In
connection
with
the
war.
At
the
request
of
the
local
Red
Cross
Society,
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
recently
interested
Itself
In
the
sal-'
vage
campaign
and
It
Is
as
a
remit
of
the,
Junior
Chamber's
representations
that
Mr.
Sheline
Is
coming
here.
New
Subscription
Rates
Effective
from
February
1,
1943
Changing
conditions
due
to
the
war
and
Its
effects
are
forcing
newspapers
throughout
the
country
to
Increase
their
subscription
rates.
Under
prevailing
conditions
advertising
revenues
are
falling
off
while
costs
of
production
and
service
are
mounting.
In
order
for
the
newspapers
to
remain
in
business
and
maintain
service
to
their
readers,
there
Is
no
choice
but
to
ask
readers
to
pay
a
higher
percentage
of
the
cost
of
the
newspaper
than
they
have
been
doing.
The
Daily
News
has
carefully
considered
the
matter
and
finds
reluctantly
that
It,
too,
must
Increase
its
subscription
rates.
The
Increase
will
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as
small
as
possible.
We
shall
continue
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utmost
possible
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In
proportion
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the
public
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received.
In
making
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satisfied
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the
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generally
speaking,
will
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We
believe
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value
and
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The
new
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of
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follows:
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