of
the
city
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VOL
XXXII,
No.
21
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
JANUARY
26,
1943
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Russians
STRIKE
IS
NOT
OVER
Sydney
Workers
Vole
lo
Iteturn
to
Jobs
Sault
Ste.
Marie
Stands
Out
SAULT
STE.
MARIE,
Jan.
26.
Hopes
of
an
early
end
to
Canada's
streel
strike
were
upset
when
five
thousand
workers
at
the
Sault
Ste.
Marie
plant
of
the
Algoma
Steel
Mills
voted
to
of
continue
the
strike.
Earlier
five
thousand
workers
at
the
Sydney,
Nova
Scotia,
plant
of
the
Dominion
Steel
and
Coal
Co.
voted
to
return
to
work
but
with
the
reservation
of
the
right
to
call
another
strike
if
demands
were
not
fully
met
within
thirty
days.
Sydney
workers
are
trickling
bark
to
their
jobs
but
the
mill
will
not
be
in
full
production
for
a
week
at
least.
to
I
Big
Plans
t
For
North
of
OTTAWA,
Jan.
28
0
An
In-
tcmational
planning
project
aimed
at
etxending
wartime
'
collaboration
between
Canada
and
the
United
States
in
peacetime
development
of
a
vast
area
of
Northern
British
Columbia,
the
Yukon
and
Al-
aska
is
announced
by
the
Can-
ada-Unitcd
States
economic
committee.
Involved
in
the
scheme
Is
about
one
million
square
miles
with
a
population
of
100,000.
ARE
BUSY
Altcrmath
of
Cold
Snap
Still
Heine
Felt
Here
Local
plumbers
today
were
still
racing
the
task
of
thawing
out
about
half
of
Prince
Rupert's
water
pipes
which
froze
up
In
the
cold
snap
last
week.
Since
the
break
on
Sunday
af
teruoon
the
coldest
weather
has
been
only
a
few
degrees
below
freezing
nolnt.
Since
early
this
morning
there
have
been
brief
bluzards
but
alternating
with
blue
kies
but
there
Is
rjractlcally
no
snow
ou
the
ground
here.
The
city
Is
still
suffering
from
poor
water
pressure
and
a
short
ace
of
electric
power
in
which
there
will
probably
be
no
relief
unless
prayed-for
rain
arrives.
Russian
Fund
Benefits
From
Dry
Dock
Dance
The
danse
held
Saturday
night
in
the
staff
dining
hall
under
the
auspices
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Dry
Dock
and
Shipyard
Employees'
Sports
and
Welfare
Association,
Proceeds
for
the
Canadian
Aid
to
Russia
Fund,
was
a
very
successful
affair.
There
was
a
good
attendance.
Music
was
supplied
by
the
Dry
Dock
Orchestra
under
the
leader-'hip
of
William
Stuart.
The
master
f
ceremonies
was
Ernest
Warren.
Other
members
in
charge
of
the
dance
were
Robert
Cameron,
R.
B.
Skinner.
George
Howe,
John
M:-
"icish,
p,
Delaney,
J.
Havelock,
Oeorge
Bunka
and
P.
A.
Frattlnger.
rt
a
result
of
the
dance
the
sum
of
$160
was
turned
over
to
the
fund.
The
orchestra
made
Its
own
uonatlon
Of
$10
t.n
thi
fund
nlsn.
It
U
planned
to
continue
the
reg-u'ar
fortnightly
dances
from
now
TURN
OVER
MANY
LOTS
Important
City
Property
Acquired
On
Lease
By
Both
United
States
And
Canadian
Governments
Further
parcels
of
city
property
were
authorized
by
the
city
council
last
night
to
be
reserved
foi
lease
by
the
Canadian
and
American
authorities
In
connection
with
local
defence
projects.
Tentative
terms,
as
suggested
by
the
finance
committee
as
a
basis
negotiations
for
leasing
of
Acropolis
Hill
Park,
the
Exhibition
Building
and
all
lots
In
Section
Four
to
the
United
States
government
were
approved.
Upkeep
and
repair
of
the
Exhibition
Building
should
be
the
responsibility
of
the
lessee,
It
was
felt.
Aid.
Oeorge
Hills
and
others
mentioned
that
the
Exhibition
Building
was,
in
fact.
!n
better
shape
than
it
had
been
fo'
years.
The
lease
Is
to
be
for
one
year
at
a
time
with
renewal
year
year
on
terms
to
be
revised
as
felt
desirable
Another
piece
bf
property
being
reserved
for
the
United
States
government
consists
of
lots
37
to
42,
block
7,
section
1
(on
the
south
side
of
Second
Avenue
Just
east
Eleventh
Street)
which
will
be
used
as
the
site
for
a
military
hospital,
construction
of
which
will
commence
at
once.
Still
other
property
being'
leased
ty
the
United
States
consists
of
lots
12
to
21,
and
lots
25
to
28,
block
25j
section
1,
and
lots
13
and
14,
block
31,
section
1,
for
use
in
the
erection;
of
.barracks,
the
terms
being
six
percent
per
annum
of
assessed
value.
Provision
Is
being
made
In
This
lease
that
the
lessees
must
piovidc
their
own
sewerage
facilities
as
the
city
sewer
in
that
vicinity
has
not
the
capacity
to
handle
It.
-
In
regard
to
land
leased
to
the
United
States
government,
Aid.
J.
Black
thought
there
should
be
a
showdown
as
to
what
taxes
should
be
nald.
Mavor
W.
M.
Watts
said
he
assessor
had
taken
the
view
i
hat
the
lessees
should
pay
at
least
,
or
Improvement
taxes
and
he
tthe
i
mayor)
agreed
with
this.
The
following
reserves
for
lease
to
the
Department
of
National
De
fence
were
also
approved:
Lots
10
to
12.
block
7.
section
2,
lots
13
to
20,
block
7.
section
2,
and
lots
14
and
15,
block
6,
section
2,
betweil
Second
Avenue
andAtlln
Avenue,
Just
beyond
Morse
urcen
brideg,
for
use
as
a
workshop
and
compound.
Lots
0
to
12,
block
10,
section
0,
In
the
proximity
of
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
for
the
building
of
a
hall.
Lots
13
to
16,
block
12;
lots
16
to
10.
block
34;
lots
11
to
14,
block
18,
section-1.
Lots
38
to
45,
block
27.
section
8,
on
Eleventh
Avenue
almost
across
from
James
L.
Lee's
residence.
The
Department
bf
National
dc-
fpnrf.
is
also
acquiring
ceiiam
other
properties
on
the
outskirts
of
the
city
for
certain
purposes
wnicn,
for
purposes
of
security,
are
not
disclosed.
Wartime
Housing
Conference
Held
City
Case
is
Put
Up
With
Demand
For
Fuller
Measure
of
Federal
Responsibility
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts
and
members
council
and
board
of
of
the
city
school
trustees
were
In
session
on
Saturday
night
with
W
F.
Eve,
local
administrator
of
Wartime
Housing,
to
take
up
certain
matters
such
as
school
accomodation,
sewerage
facilities
and
use
of
city
with
con-sPtruct!on
connection
nioperty
In
projects.
The
city's
case
Is
that
Wartime
Housing
should
assume
responsibility
in
these
Its
full
local
facilities
and
other
as
well
as
o,i,.o0
which
it
Is
using.
,iu
ba
a
fuller
report
on
the
matter
at
next
week's
meeting
Are
State
of
Siege
Marseilles
LONDON,
Jan.
26
Oi
Vichy
authorities
have
proclaimed
a
state
of
siege
In
Marseilles,
the
Vichy
radio
reported
today
af-
ter
Swiss
dispatches
had
told
of
angry
Frenchmen
fortifying
their
homes
in
the
old
port
district
and
firing
on
German
soldiers
ordered
to
evacuate
the
district.
German
news
agency
DNB
said
that
40,000
persons
had
been
arrested
in
the
city.
KEEP
UP
PRESSURE
Bad
Weather
Restricts
righting;
Activity
lo
Some
Extent
on
Tunisian
Front
LONDON,
Jan.
26
0
Bad
weath
er
Is
restricting
activity
on
the
Tunisian
front
both
on
the
ground
and
In
the
air
although
the
plight
of
Axis
forces
still
appears
serious.
In
spite
of
the
weather
Bizerte
and
Eousse
have
been
attacked
again
by
air.
Allies
headquarters
reported
today,
that
"our
forces
continued
to
operate
toward
the
north
lh
th
Ousseltla
Valley,"
Indicating
that
the
Allies
were
maintaining
pressure
ln,ihls
reglpu
where
the
German
thrust
was
halted.
New
Boilermakers'
Union
Organized
Canadian
Congress
of
Labor
Is
Busy
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
26
The
Can
adian
Cong:css
of
Labor
Is
organ
izing
a
new
Boilermakers'
Union
here.
AID
TO
RUSSIA
Previously
acknowledged
$3,665.65
i
H.
T.
Lock
10.00
Miss
M.
S.
Sharp
10.00
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
P.
Allan
5.00
Prince
Rupert
Dry
Dock
Employees
Assn.
160.00
Prince
Rupeit
Dry
Dock
Orchestra
10.00
Felix
Reda
5.00
Miss
E.
Gibson
5.00
Anton
Anderson
5.00
Mynott
Maori
5.00
Steamflttcrs
&
Plumbers
Lnrnl
No.
180
50.00
A.
Makush
5.00
Prince
Rupert
Club
Ltd.
25.00
Leon
Sandvar
5.00
L.
Fitzgerald
5.00
Mr.
and
Mrs.
C.
Berg
5.00
Mr.
and
M:s.
Ole
Skog
10.00
J.
B.
Robertson
5.00
C.
M.
Atkinson
5.00
Josephine
Robertson
5.00
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
Dingwall
o.U'J
Georgetown
Lumber
&
Box
Co.
Ltd.
25.00
S.
E.
Sunbury
25.00
W.
R.
MoAfee
,
10.00
F.
Prusak
5.00
W.
Steflnk
10.00
C,
Bones
5.00
A.
Curfman
5.00
p.
Obzena
.
3.00
M.
Yaslnskl
5.00
D.
A.
MacPhcc
5.00
Mrs.
J.
Flatcn
5.00
lames
Taylor
5.00
Mr.
and
Mrs.
James
Laurie
5.00
Mis.
Jack
Durran
10.00
Trades
&
Labor
Council
Prince
Rupert
10.00
W.
F.
Beckett
.5.00
D.
Henderson
5.00
24
names
of
donors
under
$5
30.50
Total
to
noon
this
date
$4,181,15
The
public
are
advised
that
every
authorized
collector
carries
offi
cial
credentials
In
the
Receipt
Book.
Near
RS8IIFTINQ
WEST
OF
TKH'OLI
LONDON
Pressing
relentlessly
westward
from
Tripoli
in
pursuit
of
Marshal,
Rommel's
forces,
the
vanguard
of
the
British
.Eighth
Army
has
occupied
the
small
coastal
town
of
Zauia,
about
30
miles
west
of
.
Tripoli,
while
a
fighting
French
column
from
the
African
interior
has
reached
Tripoli
to
join
in
the
approaching
battle
for
Tunisia.
COMMANDOS
IN
NORWAY
LONDON
An
authoritative
British
Mmrrc
said
today
that
a
small
cnmirim)o
raid
was
matin
last
Saturday
night
on
the
coast
of
Norway
and
was
successful.
Further
details
were
not
given.
NAZIS
OVER
ENGLAND
LONDON
German
raiders
coasted
over
Hip
southeast
shore
of
England
tcdav,
bombing
at
least
two
towns.
In
une
town
two
women
were
killed.
STALIN'S
BATTLE
CRY
LONDON
Russia's
armies
pushed
their
battle
lines
ever
closer
to
Rostov
and
deeper
into
the
Ukraine
today,
spurred
on
by
the
praise
of
Premier
Stalin
and
his
rallying
cry
that
the
Germans
be
thrown
entirely
out
of
Russia.
TRAFFIC
DOUBLED
TransCanada
Air
Lines
Had
Much
Bigger
Year
in
19
13
WINNIPEG,
Jan.
26
Final
TransCanada
Ali
Lines
traffic
figures
for
the
year
1942,
released
yesterday
by
O.
T.
Larson,
vice-president,
indicated
that
the
mall
load
was
nearly
a
million
pounds
heavier
than
In
1941,
that
more
than
oi!f--l!
the
volume
or
exoress
was
anid
and
that
the
number
of
passengen
increased
bv
21.032.
List
year.
2,103.812
pounds
of
mall
were
carried
as
compared
with
1,389.614
'n
1911.
Express
amounted
to
352.837
pounds,
as
compared
with
173.192,
and
101,236
passengers
were
carried
as
against
85,154.
In
December
318,455
pounds
of
mail
were
carried,
which
was
more
than
double
the
quantity
of
the
corresponding
month
in
1941.
Ex-
press
was
almost
tripled,
rising
from
14,434
pounds
to
43,095.
Passengers
Increased
from
6.079
to
8,724
a
gain
of
2,645.
FOURTEEN
ARE
DEAD
Another
Plane
Crash
Occurs
in
South
America
This
Time"
in
Peru
LIMA,
Peru.
Jan.
26
Oi
Fourteen
passengers
and
members
of
,
the
crew
were
ktnea
in
ine
crasn
oi
a
Pan-American
Grace
air
liner
on
Friday
last.
The
sole
survivor
was
John
Howard,
British
diplomat.
Post-dated
Checks
Out
at
City
Hal!
Will
No
linger
Be
Permitted,
Council
Rulis,i
(living
Treasurer-Instructions
rost-datcd
checks
in
payment
of
taxes
and
services
will
no
longer
be
accepted
by
the
city
treasurer
following
a
decision
of
the
City
Council
last
night
against
such
practice.
Any
such
checks
as
there
are
now
at
the
City
Hall
will
be
collected
upon
Immediately.
It
was
mentioned
that
'
the
past
some
such
checks
had
never
become
good
and,
had
had
to
be
written
off.
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts
said
that
no
other
city
In
the
province
did
business
In
such
a
way
as
this.
PLAN
TO
To
Rostov
WIN
WAR
Important
Allied
Announcement
Is
Believed
to
be
Imminent
British
Press
Speculates
LONDON,
Jan.
25
0
The
British
press
continues
to
place
great
emphasis
on
Allied
strategy
In
1943.
Unofficial
British
commentators,
naintaming
interest
In
Allied
win-thc-war
plans
which
are
believed
to
be
already
made
In
the
finai
draft,
predbt
tint
an
annpunce-ment
Is
Imminent.
It
maybe
made
hls
eve.iing.
COLD
KILLS
16
PERSONS
Extreme
Winter
Weather
In
On-lario
61
below
Zero
Cities
Tiled
High
With
Snow
TORONTO,
Jan.
26
O)
Sixteen
deaths
were
caused
by
blizzards
and
cold
which
swept
Ontario
a
week
ago.
Censors
have
only
now
lifted
the
security
ban
on
news
of
a
storm
which
Isolated
some
communities
for
days
at
a
time
and
tied
up
1,400
freight
cars
In
one
section.
Temperatures
went
down
as
low
s
MYt.y-four
degrees
below
zero
In
northern
Ontario
and
snow
was
piled
so
deep
in
cities
and
towns
thattrojQps.
had
to
help.
Jiarassed
municipal
street
cleaning
forces
The
majority
of
deaths
were
of
elderly
persons
overcome
by
exer
tlon.
Gity
Council
Gets
Spanking
jiforroert
That
Contiol
of
Sinkin?
Funds
Stays
at
Victoria
as
Well
As
Control
of
other
Tilings
f
A
communication
from
E.
H.
BfidTeman.
deputy
minister
of
municipal
affairs,
advised
the
city
council
last
night
that
manage
ment
of
sinking
funds
of
ths
city
was
now
vested
in
the
minister
of
finance
and
that
the
council
can
only
issue
debentures
on
the
ap
proval
of
the
provincial
government.
Annual
estimates
must
also
be
submitted
to
the
minister
of
mu
nicipal
affairs.
The
communication
was
In
reply
to
a
request
of
f,he
council
that
It
be
given
back
con
trol
of
the
sinking
funds.
The
suggestion
was
made
that
the
council
acquaint
itself
with
the
situation.
"Now
that
the
council
has
been
politely
spanked,
the
letter
might
as
well
be
received
and
filed,"
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts
commented.
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts
reported
to
the
city
council
last
night
that
the
draft
of
the
new
city
traffic
bylaw
had
been
received
from
the
city
solicitor
and
was
now
being
worked
upon
by
a
committee
which
had
been
in
session
for
three
hours
on
Sunday.
It
wa3
hoped
to
have
it
ready
for
con
sideration
of
the
city
council
at
a
special
mccing
to
be
held
at
an
early
date.
I
Warning
to
Subscribers
Subscribers
of
the
Dally
News
are
again
reminded
pf
the
In-
crease
In
subscription
rates
which
comes
into
effect
from
February
1
15c
per
week,
65c
per
month
and
$7
per
year,
de-
llvered
In
the
city
and
$7
per
year
by
mail.
This
Is
the
last
week
to
extend
your
present
subscription
at
the
old
rates.
Red
Army
Is
Pushing
Steadily
Westward
In
Continuing
Offensive
JJcrliii
Katlio
Predicts
New
Defence
Positions
Will
Have
To
Be
Taken
Up
Stalin
Tells
of
Great
Advance
LONDON,
Jan.
2
(CP)
For
the
first
time
in
the
Russians'
great
offensive,
they
hinted
at
activity
close
to
Rostov
today
although
the
midday
communique,
as
reported
here
by
the
Soviet
radio
minister,
did
not
say
how
near
Rostov
units
were
working.
The
communique
cited
a
truerrilla
detachment
crpditod
with
-
Rostov
1
1
.
.
.
area
and
wiping
out
about
200
of
the
enemy.
The
Berlin
radio
predicted
today
that
the
Nazis
would
have
to
retire
to
new
defence
positions
in
Russia.
At
the
same
time
"Lord
Ha
Ha"
complained
that
nothing
was
lift
In
Stalingrad
but
dead
anyway.
In
the
Caucasus
the
Red
Army
has-
advanced
twenty
miles
more
and
captured
a
dozen
villages.
More
towns
have
been
captured
in
the
Don
and
Voronezh
sectors.
Premier
Joseph
Stalin
said
to
day
that
102
Nazi
divisions
had
been
routed
In
the
past
month
and
that
the
Red
Army
had
ad
vanced
two
hundred
miles.
Outside
City
Collector
Is
Being
Planned
It
was
left
in
the
hands
of
the
'in.mce
committee
by
the
city
council
last
night
to
proceed
with
the
securing
of
an
outside
man
to
collect
poll
taxes,
check
up
on
business
licences,
assist
in
surveys
for
the
"utilities
department
and
carry
out
such
other
special
duties
as
might
arise.
Proposed
terms
of
appointment
are
10
percent
of
all
poll
tax
collections
and
a
flat
salary
of
$50
per
month.
Defence
Trucks
Damage
Streets
Cost
of
Repairs
So
Far
Estimated
At
$13,500
Minister
to
Be
Informed
A
report
from
the
Board
of
Works
at
last
night's
meeting
of
he
city
council,
estimated
that
In
1942
renal's
of
roads
due
to
use
by
trucks
engaged
In
defence
projects
and
by
the
military
had
cost
$3500
and
that
already
this
year
the
cost
had
been
$10,000.
This
Information
will
be
forwarded
to
Hon.
J.
L.
Ralston,
minister
of
na
tional
defence.
Linemen
Ask
Living
Bonus
Request
Made
of
City
Council
at
Sleeting
Last
Night
Cost
of
living
bonus
for
city
linemen
was
requested
In
a
letter
'
read
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council
from
the
International
Brotherhood
of
Electrical
Workers,
L.
Gillies,
secretary.
The
linemen
of
the
Northern
B.C.
Power
Co.
as
well
as
most
of
defence
workers
were
getting
the
bonus,
It
was
pointed
out.
The
matter
was
referred
to
the
finance
committee.
SKRVICE
FOR
MRS.
HOOEY
A
funeral
service
for
the
late
Mrs.
Baibara
Hooey,
whose
death
occurred
at
the
end
of
the
week,
took
place
Sunday
night
at
the
B.
C.
Undertakers
Chapel,
Rev.
J.
A.
Donnell
officiated
.and
Mrs.
Don-nell
accompanied
the",hymns
"Abide
With
Me"
and
"Lead
Kindly
Light."
The
remains
left
last
night
for
Vancouver
for
interment.
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fc.
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1
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Committees
Are
Named
Chamber
of
Commerce
Members
Assigned
to
Their
Duties
For
Year
Standing
committees
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Com
merce
lor
the
year
have
been
named
as
follows
by
President
It.
M.
Winslow:
Civic
S.
E.
Parker,
G.
II.
S.
Blackaby,
J.
E.
Boddie,
F.
Dibb,
Dr.
R.
G.
Large.
Entertainment
D.
G.
Borland,
A.
Landels'ra.-
James,
C.
C.
Mills.
Finance
A.
Flaten,
R.
G.
Hopkins.
J.
W.
Nlcholls,
R.
E.
Moore.
Fisheries
J.
Moser,
J.
L.
Lee,
J.
E.
Morris,
T.
Wallace.
Freight
Rates
E.
J.
Smith.
W.
R.
McAfee,
S.
Darton,
J.
A.
Lindsay.
Grain
P.
Lakies,
Bert
Morgan,
C.
Brind.
Highways
W.
J.
Scott,
J.
G.
John,
J.
Gurvich,
S.
E.
Parker.
Legislative
T.
W.
Brown,
J.
J.
Payne,
S.
A.
Cheeseman.
Labor
R.
A.,
Brecn,
W.
L.
Coates,
R.
Gordon,
S.
E.
Parker.
Lumber
O.
Mitchell,
L.
Lambly,
I
McAfee,
J.
Lindsay.
Membership
W.
F.
Stone,
G.
Mitchell,
Asemlssen,
C.
Brind.
Mining
J.
J.
Little,
F.
Skinner,
J.
N.
Klllas.
Marine
G.
W.
Nlckerson,
W.
L.
Coates,
J.
E.
Boddie.
Port
F.
Skinner,
W.
M.
Watts,
H.
A.
Breen,
P.
Lakie.
Public
Works
R.
Gordon,
T.
Col-lart,
J.
Currle,
G.
Ross.
Publicity
G.
A.
Hunter,
Max
Hcllbroner,
J.
E.
Morris.
Radio
D.
C.
McRae,
J.
J.
Little,
C.
G.
Minns.
Real
Estate
and
Insurance
T.
Collart,
J.
Dybhavn,
G.
P.
Tinker,
John"
Currle.
Retail
C.
O.
Minns,
J.
Bulger,
W.
F.
Stone,
B.
R.
Dodds.
Trade
and
Commerce
J.
W.
Nlcholls,
C.
C.
Mills,
Thos.
Mc-
Mrekln,
J.
Scott.
Transport
O.
R.
S.
Blackaby.
T.
W.
Brown,
J.
Dybhavn,
G.-Nlcker
son.
Accountant
and
Ass't
Treasurer
I).
V.
Smith
Receives
Formal
Appointment
from
City
Council
Appointment
of
D.
V.
Smith
as
city
accountant
and
assistant
treasurer
was
approved
on
motion
of
the
city
council
last
night
nt
the
recommendation
of
the
finance
committee.
Salary
will
be
$200
per
month,
$10
more
than
is
being
at
piesent
paid.
Tonight's
train,
due
from
the
East
at
11
o'clock,
is
reported
this
afternoon
to
be
at
least
nineteen
hours
late,
meaning
It
will
not
be
In
until
6
o'clock
tomorrow
evening
If
then.
Severe
winter
weather
on
the
prairies
Is
holding
up
rail
traffic
but
there
Is
no
tle-Up
on
the
line
west
of
Red
Pass.