INDIA
MAY
GET
GRAIN
Move
on
Foot
in
Britain
to
Ship
Wheat
From
Canada
LONDON,
an.
22
Rt.
Hon.
L.
C
M.
S.
Amery,
Secretary
of
State
(or
India,
announced
yesterday
that
the
government
Is
considering
sending
Canadian
wheat
to
India
to
tide
over
that
country
until
the
spring
crop.
(In
Ottawa
Hon.
J
o.
Gardiner,
minister
of
agriculture,
no
word
had
been
heard
of
the
British
suggestion
to
ship
Canadian
wheat
to
India
but,
no
doubt,
this
would
be
favored.)
UNION
HEAD
UNDER
FIRE
Prime
.Minister
Mackenzie
Kins
.Makes
Public
Letter
to
Steel
Workers'
Official
OTTAWA,
Jan.
22
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
la;
night
made
public
a
letter
he
had
written
to
C.
H.
Millerd,
national
director
of
the
United
Mine
Workers'
Union
of
America.
The
Prime
Minister
said
he
could
not
understand
why
Mr.
Millerd
was
not
doing
'all
In
.his
cower
to
uree
the
striking
steel
mmer-,
return
to
work
and
declar
rd
that
Mr.
Millerd
had
lack
of
understanding
of
the
efforts
of
the
government
to
meet
the
situation.
Mr
Millerd
said
it
would
only
cost
two
or
three
million
dollars
to
meet
all
the
miners'
demands
but
Mr
Klne
said
it
would
mean
hundreds
of
millions.
The
Prime
Minister
made
no
statement
in
regard
to
future
AID
TO
RUSSIA
Previously
acknowledged
..
$2,459.15
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5.00
"Anonymous"
5.00
Cpl
and
Mrs.
F.
E.
Parsons
5.00
Max
Hellbroncr
50.00
Thco.
Collart
-
100
Mrs
C.
Collart
5.00
Northern
B.C.
Power
Coy.
100.00
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R.
C.
Bamford
5.00
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20.00
O
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Tinker
&
Coy
10.00
Dr
L
W.
Kergln
25.00
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Delldal
,
10.00
Mu-ssallcm's
Economy
Store
23.00
Axel
Nelson
(Atlln)
10.00
R
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Mcintosh
25.00
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10.00
Prank
Davles
5.00
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Hunt
Ltd.
10.00
S
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Parker
Ltd.
25.00
W
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Love
Electric
Co
5.00
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and
Mrs.
A.
G.
Bartlett
7.00
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5.00
P
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Boor
.....
5.00
Geo.
Hill,
the
Shoeman
....
10.00
Jack
MfcNulty
Fashion
Footwear
Br
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Bus
Lines
Watts
&
Nlckcrson
William
Watts
11
S.
Nlckerson
20.00
5.00
25.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
10.00
Variety
Store
25.00
Acme
Clothing
Store
25.00
'
sundry
donations
under
$5.00
25.00
40.00
20.00
10.00
11.00
Total
as
at
noon
this
date
$3,002.15
The
public
are
advised
that
every
"umorlzed
collector
carries
offt-
ai
credentials
in
the
Receipt
"UOK,
1
-
Ik
AUTHORITY
QUESTIONED-
School
Hoard
Unable
to
Find
Who
Permitted
Lumber
Tiles
and
Truck
Traffic
at
Booth
School
A
special
committee
consisting
of
Trustees
Jack
Deane
and
Mrs.
George
Hill
has
been
unable
to
find
who,
If
anybody,
authorized
a
Wartime
Housing
contracting
concern
to
pile
lumber
on
the
grounds
of
Booth
School
and
use
the
grounds
for
traffic
of
large
trucks,
the
re
sult
of
which
now
Is
that
the
grounds
have
been
ruined
and
the
lumber
piles
arc,
furthermore,
a
City
Engineer
Reports
on
Schools
And
('.rounds
and
Makes
Repair
Suggestions
A
report
from
City
Engineer
F.
N.
Good
on
the
structural
condition
of
the
city
schools
as
well
as
on
the
school
grounds
has
been
made
to
the
board
of
school
trustees.
After
consideration
of
the
re
port,
the
board
has
decided
to
ask
Mr.
Good
to
submit
an
estimate
of
the
cost
of
work
that
he
sug
gests
should
be
carried
out.
As
for
Booth
Memorial
School,
Mr.
Good
found
that
the
structural
condition
was
now
fairly
good
"with
minor
repairs
to
root
ana
rnninir
reauired.
As
lor
the
grounds,
which
were
In
bad
shape,
it
was
felt
that
this
was
up
to
the
contractors
or
Wartime
Housing.
King
Edward
School,
the
engineer
stated,
was
in
fairly
good
shape
with
some
minor
repairs
needed..
The
ground
were
in
fair
condition.
Except
for
a
leak
In
the
roof
which
should
be
repaired,
Borden
Street
School
was
In
good
structural
condition
and
the
grounds
ucre
fair.
,hro
thP
irrounds
were
In
bad
shape.
Miss
Eileen
Gibson,
principal
of
Seal
Cove
School,
in
a
report
to
n-,n
hnm-H
recommended
installa-
Bniny
Goldman
1000
1
ti
nf
now
lavoratorics,
re-gravel
CANADA
ittr.r.i-it
Brazil
is
surpassed
In
size'
only
"ee
countries;
the
UjSJl.,
Chi
n
and
Canada.
ling
of
grounds,
putting
up
ui
storm
windows,
painting
of
tho
building,
new
desks
and
new
fire
boxes.
These
recommendations
will
be
considered
In
connection
with
the
estimates.
As
rqr
tuc
grounds,
this
will
be
taken
up
with
the
Wartime-
Housing
which
has
been
using
them.
Objectives
In
Burma
Hit
By.
British
Bombs
NEW
DELHI.
Jan.
22-Thrce
more
umi,in,
mids
were
made
yester
day
by
the
Royal
Air
Force
on
ob-
lectlves
in
Burma
mciuumB
i
tnvnra
(II
WIG
FLATEN
IS
PRESIDENT
Succeeds
W.
K.
McAfee
as
President
of
lied
Cross
in
Piince
Rupert
Annual
Reports
Extensive
Work
Carried
on
by
Local
Branch
During
Year
Arnold
Flaten
was
elected
pres
Ident
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Branch
of
the
Canadian
Red
Cross
Society
menace
to
the
safety
of
the
chll-
at
the
annual
meeting
last
night
dren
of
the
school.
The
committee
was
delegated
to
attend
a
conference
on
Saturday
night
of
this
week
of
civic
authorities
with
Wartime
Housing
officials.
Mayor
W.
M
Watts
has
suggested
that
the
present
condition
of
the
school
grounds
Is
the
responsibility
of
he
contractors.
It
was
mentioned
at
the
meet
ing
of
Vie
board
of
school
trustees
Wednesday
night
that
the
city
Is
receiving
$150
each
In
revenue
from
eleven
staff
houses
that
have
been
erected
for
Wartime
Housing
on
the
school
grounds.
Reports
On
Structures
He
succeeds
W.
R.
McAfee
who
declined
to
stand
for
re-election
because
he
will
be
busy
now
with
the
newly
organized
Prince
Rupert
Gun
Regiment.
Mr.
Flaten
has
been
treasurer
of
the
Red
Cross
here
since
the
war
reorganization.
The
complete
list
of
officers
for
1043
is
as
follows:
Honorary
President
T.
D.
Pat-
tuilo,
M.L.A.
'
Honorary
Vice-president
Very
Rev.
James
B.
Gibson,
D.D.,
dean
of
St.
Andrew's
Anglican
Cathe
dral.
I
President
Arnold
Flaten.
First
vice-president
George
C.
Mitchell.
Second
vice-president
Mrs.
J.
D.
Fraser.
Secretary
H.
A.
Breen.
Treasurer
R.
E.
Mortimer.
Executive
Mrs,
C.
II.
Elklns,
Mrs.
E.-J.
Fitzpatrick,
Mrs.
J.
Jn
Little,
Mrs.
J.
B.
Gibson,
Mrs.
T.
J
Boulter
and
P.
C.
Miller.
Delegates
to
Provincial
Council
In
Vancouver
February'
18
and
19
Arnold
Flaten,
H.
A.
Breen,
Shelford
Darton
of
Mrs.
C.
H.
In
taking
over
the
office
of
president,
Mr.
Flaten
acknowledged
with
appreciation
the
fine
work
which
had
been
done
by
Mr.
M-Afec.
There
Tvere
others
who
spoke
similarly
and
a
vote
of
thanks
was
tendered
to
the
retiring
president
and
executive.
Mr.
McAfee
presided
over
the
alter
me
election
oi
ouicers,
xur.
Flaten
took
the
chair.
An
outstanding
feature
of
the
meeting
was
the
presidential
re-
ing
me
year.
L
The
treasurer's
report,
present-cd
by
.Arnold
Flaten,
showed
money
raised
during
the
year
by
the
branch
as
amounting
to
a
total
of
$20,360.59
with
expenditures
of
only
$142.77.
There
were
2,862
members.
The
workroom
committee
report
of
Mrs.
C!
H.
Elklns
gave
details
Minor
repairs
were
also
needed
to
of
the
large
amount
oi
worK
structure
of
Seal
Cove
School
!rlcd
out
by
women
both
within
and
outside
or
tne
woricroom,
many
thousands
of
articles
being
turn
ed
out.
Mrs.
J.
D.
Frascr's
report
for
the
Junior
Red
Cross
showed
300
school
pupils
enrolled
and
describ
ed
the
work
they
were
carrying
out
Other
reports
were
those
of
the
entertainment
committee,
Mrs.
Shelford
Darton,
chairman;
sick
visiting
committee,
Mrs.
J.
B.
Gib
son,
chairman;
salvage
committee,
Percy
Miller,
chairman;
and
sec
retary,
H.
A.
Breen.
Special
mention
was
made
of
the
work
which
had
been
carried
out
by
P.
C.
Miller
In
connection
with
salvage.
Those
present
at
the
meeting
were
Mr.
McAfee,
Mr.
Flaten,
Mr.
Breen,
Mrs.
Elklns,
Mrs.
Fraser,
Mr.
Mliller,
Mr.
Mortimer,
Mrs.
R.
J.
D.
Smith,
Mrs.
S.
D.
Johnston,
Mrs.
Shelford
Darton,
Jack
Judge,
Nell
Cameron
and
Thorndyke
VARIED
JUVENILES
The
"Juvenile"
age
limit
for
of-
urouuu
.
t
AU
Royal
1
nders
varies
In
the
United
States
TrZ
S!iJ
safefy.
4fro
the
age
of
16
to
21.
fclBKArtY
1
SALSK
HAS
BEEN
TAKEN
Plight
of
Nazi
Armies
in
Russia
Is
Becoming
More
Serious
MOSCOW,
Jan.
22
(CP)
The
important
railway
centre
of
Salsk
was
taken
by
the
Red
Army
today
following
the
capture
of
Vorohilovsk
in
the
northern
Caucasus
last
night.
Rostov
and
the
Caucasus
oil
rcT
gion
is
now
being
ringed
by
an
arc
extending
up
through
the
Don
and
Donets
River
basins
Into
Ihe
Voronezh
sector
from
where
the
Russian
High
Command
has
pointed
its
offensives
south
and
southwest
toward
Kharkov
and
other
vital
points.
Berlin
admits
today
that
the
Nazi
siege
army
west
of
Stalingrad
is
now
"lightly
encircled"
by
the
enemy.
That
army,
only
a
few
i
weeks
ago
estimated
at
200,000,
is
now
placed
at
a
mere
tens
oi
thousands.
Since
the
new
Russian
winter
offensive
started,
the
Germans
have
had
700,000
rasuaities,
500,-000
having
been
killed.
MAKING
OF
OFFICERS
New
System
for
Selection
and
Development
is
Announced
by
Department
of
National
Defence
early
part
of
the
meeting
and,
favors
lt
OTTAWA.
Jan.
22
N-The
De
partrrent
of
National
Defence
an
nounces
a
new
system
for
the
se
lection
and
development
of
poten
tial
officers
for
the
Canadian
Army.
Officers'
selection
centres
will
be
set
up
In
eastern
and
western
Canada
and
any
soldier
who
thinks
he
has
officer's
qualities
can
apply
to
a
superior
officer
for
permls
slon
to
be
sent
to
one
of
these
centres.
The
applicant
will
be
entitled
to
IfMIVlM
Tin
95
O)
Mal.Opn.
Local
Temperature
Tomorrow's
Day
V
Maximum
Sunrise
Minimum
Sunset
VOL.
XXXII,
No
18
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
C0LUMB1A'S"NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RU
PERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
JANUARY
22,'
1943
TRIPOLI
NOW
NEAR
exi'st-
and
n
have
his
application
sent
forward
regulations
requiring
seven
days
for
consideration
whether
or
not
notice
by
employer
and
employee
,ihn
n,,mmnnriinir
officer
himself
before
employment
is
terminated,
NEW.
G.
.0.
C.
Mr.
Mitchell
said.
TRANSPORT
FOR
WORKERS
LONDON,
Jan.
22
P
Seven
WAR
NEWS
GERMANY
ATTACK
KI)
AGAIN
LONDON
The
Royal
Air
Force,
returning
to
the
attack
on
Germany
for
the
first
time
since
its
raids
on
Berlin
last
week-end,
blasted
targets
in
the
industrial
Ruhr
during
the
night,
the
Air
Ministry
announced,
l
our
raiders
were
lost
in
the
assault.
RRITISH
AT
TRIPOLI
Short-range
fighters
mauled
Marshal
Rommel's'
retreating
columns
as
deep
as
23
miles
inside
Tunisia
today
as
the
fate
of
Tripoli
appeared
sealed
with
the
British
Eighth
Army
reported
by
Morocco
lo
have
already
reached
the
suburbs.
MOWING
UI
JAl'S
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
AUSTRALIA
One
of
four
pockets
of
resistance
still
held
by
the
Japanese
in
Sanananda
sector
of
New
Guinea
lias
been
liquidated,
Alllied
headquarters
reported
today.
CLOSING
ON
ROSTOV
MOSCOW
Red
Army
hammer
blows
along
a
huge
arc
centering
on
Rostov-on-Don
have
carried
Russian
forces
into
Voroshilovsk
In
the
northern
Caucasus,
laying
open
the
strategic
oil
rich
region
soutl-
of
Rostov
lo
fast
moving
Soviet
legions,
Russian
authorities
said
today.
ENEMY
RAIDER
SUNK
WASHINGTON
The
United
States
Navy
Department
announces
that
an
enemy
raider
has
been
sunk
in
the
south
Atlantic
where
submarine
sinkings
have
been
relatively
light
in
the
last
six
months.
IN
SOUTH
PACIFIC
MELBOURNE
A
Japanese
cruiser
and
three
cargo
vessels
sustained
diiect
hits
In
an
American;
air
raid
on
Rabaul.
Japanese
have
made
their
fiist
air
raid
on
the
New
Hebrides,
their
objective
being
a
United
States
base.
ITS
A
Cairo
communique
said
that,
by
last
evening,
the
British
Eighth
Army,
in
steady
oursult
of
Rommel,
'
was
engaging
the
enemy
"west
of
Horns
and
south
of
Tripoli"
but
the
Italians
reported
British
forces
southwest
of
the
city,
I
intimating
that
tt
was
being
by-
in?
regulations
dealiing
with
civ-
.
,,,.,
,,.
iiian
pmnlnvmpnt
and
are
effec-
.
.
live
iniiiibuiuij.
KooHrrr
ff
Intclfi
Mo
i
n..uM.
"?
nt
attacks
which
the
Germans
sup
16
and
65
must
register
lor
if
not
gainfully
employed
seven
consecutive
days.
Students,'
housewives
and
clergyme'n
are
ex-
empted
from
this
registration.
Regulations
formerly
required
all
"
persons
regardless
of
age
to
regis
ter
for
work
If
unemployed.
The
minister
announced
a
tightening
up
of
regulations
regarding
work
outside
the
agricultural
industry
by
Canadian
farmers
nvho
now
may
work
only
sixty
days
In
a
year
at
other
occupations
without
selective
service
permit.
Construction
workers
have
been
exempted
from
national
service
.
a
spreading
Dame
soumwest
oi
foni
qu
rans.
.
"p-
...
4--v'.
I
BiV
Disaster
In
Aviation
clal
aviation
Is
announced.
A
United
States
transport
plane
crashed
on
Dutch
Guiana
coast
and
all
thhty-five
per-
sons
on
board
were
killed.
Among
the'
victims
was
Eric
Knight,
noted
British
author.
Civic
Centre
Meet.
Draws
No
Quorum
9:46
18:00
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Jan.
22
Thr
largest
disaster
in
the
hUtory
of
American
commer
4
Annual
Gathering
is
'Accordingly
Postponed
for
Another
Week
When
Business
Will
be
Proceeded
With
There
not
being
sufficient
members
in
attendance
to
form
a
quor
um,
the
annual
meeting
of
the
,
Civic
Centre
Association
of
Prince'
Rupert,
called
for
last
night,
was
!
PRICE-
FIVE
CENTS
FVLrLr
Main
Axis
Defences
Of
Important
North
NEW
RULES
FOR
WORK
Changes
in
Selective
Service
Regulations
Are
Announced
by
Minister
:
OTTAWA,
Jan.
22
w
Persons
in
age
groups
subject
to
military
call-
up
may
be
compulsorily
required
to
accept
alternative
employment
if
they
are
to
remain
civilians
under
new
selective
service
regulations
announced
today
by
Hon.
'Humphrey
Mitchell,
minister
of
labor.
The
new
regulations
are
a
re
port
of
W.
R.
McAfee,
a
document
0
c
Kpmp
hasbeen
succeeded
as
thousand
trafns
are
run
every
week
which
comprehensively
reviewed
'
'
.
nmrpr
rnmmandin!:.
Ork-
In
Britain
for
the
benefit
of
war
the
extensive
activities
and
work
Ue
and
shetiand
defences,
toy
workers
going
to
and
from
their
of
the
branch
In
various
ways
dur-
MaJi.Gen,
J(
N
slater,
jobs.
African
City
Taken
Greater
Part
of
Port
is
in
Flames
Rommel's
Army
in
Retreat
Westward
Tunisian
Battle
Tempo
Increasing
LONDON,
Jan.
22
(CP)
The
main
defences
of
Tripoli
have
already
fallen'
as
the
British
forces
enter
the
outskirts
of
the
capital
city
of
Tunisia,
it
was
reported
here
today.
Being
systematically
smashed
by
aerial
bombs
and
Io'ng
ran
19
artillery,
a
large
portion
of
the
city
is
already
on
fire.
Marshal
Erwin
Rommel's
forces
are
in
retreat
toward
Tunisia.
FOR
HELP
OF
RUSSIA
Local
Campaign
is
Going
Alone
,
Well
Expected
Objective
WiU
Be
Reached
and
Exceeded
Satisfactory
progress
is
being
made
in
the
local
campaign
for
the
Canadian
Aid
to
Russia
Fund.
there
is
evety
Indication
now
that
the
objective
of
$3500
will
be
leach-rd
and
exceeded,.
However,
there
will
be
no
letjdown
In
the
cam-palgnthc
!
MgcstToti
now
toeing
that
$5000
may
toe
reached.
Up
to
last
night,
when
a
meeting
of
the
central
executive
of
the
fund
was
held,
the
sum
of
$2744.15
had
been
deposited
and
almost
$1000
of
this
had
already
toeen
sent
forward.
It
was
emphasized
at
the
meeting
last
night
that,
while
there
had
been
some
collecting,
this
was
not
In
the
nsture
of
a
general
canvass
and
hat
It
was
expected
the
most
of
people
would
be
coming
forward
with
their
own
donations.
Rev.
Alex
MacSween,
chairman
of
the
local
committee,
presided
over
last
night's
meeting
and
reviewed
general
progress
of
the
campaign.
He
intimated
that
J.
S.
Black,
organizer
of
the
Carpenters'
Union,
had
agreed
to
institute
col
lections
at
camps
in
the
Terrace
area.
One
of
the
road
camps
.on
the
Skeena
had
already
sent
in
$66.
The
treasurer's
report
was
made
by
G.
R.
S.
Blackaby.
The
Special
events
committee,
through
Charles
Vlser,
chairman,
reported
that
a
dance
for
dry
dock
workers
and
tlieir
lady
friends
was
to
toe
held
Saturday
night
at
the
staff
house
dining
hall,
a
concert
would
toe
held
Sunday
night
in
the
Capitol
Theatre,
a
tea
and
bridge
was
being
organized
by
Mrs.
Charles
Wallace
to
take
place
1p
the
Valhalla
Hall
next
Wednesday
postponed
until
Thursday
night
of
-
-
ZT
X
,
,
ii
...in
ui
a
ua-iiu
uyjyjw
-"
o
next
wee
wurir
wiu.-e
ljuiouuo
win
have
the
authority
to
elect
an
ex
ecutive
for
the
coming
year.
A
general
discussion
took
place
at
last
night's
meeting
and
one
view
expressed
was
that
it
might
be
well
to
postpone
the
civic
cen
tre
project
until
after
the
war,
keeping
the
funds
securely
In
bonds
until
f;-ch
time
as
it
is
found
possible
to
proceed
with
the
Those-
present
last
night
were
Dr.
R.
G.
Large,
C.
G.
Ham,
Robert
Gordon,
Oscar
Haveroy
and
A.
R.
Nichols.
Funeral
Notice
An
emergent
communication
of
Tyec
Lodge,
No.
66,
A.
F.
&
A.
M.
B.C.CJt.,
will
toe
held
Saturday,
Jan
uary
23,
1943,
at
2
p.m.,
from
the
Masonic
Temple,
6th
Ave.
East,
for
the
Durnose
of
conducting
'the
funeral
of
our
late
Bro.
George
M
Fraser.
Publte
service
B.C.
Under
takers'
(Second
Street
and
Second
Avenue
Chapel)
2:30
p.m.
Hall
at
Seal
covejSfc'
Ray
Allen
reported
that
the
spe
cial
names
committee
had
almost
completed
Its
sollcitalons
of
busi
ness
concerns.
William
Lamble
repnited
on
plans
for
the
Sunday
night
concert
the
arrangement
of
which
was
in
the
hands
of
D.
G.
Borland
assisted'
by
Mr.
Iambie,
R.
G.
Gibson
and
Trevor
Wilson.
Mrs.
J.
A.
Teng
reported
on
plans
for
the
tag
day
on
January
30
which
will
be
the
culminating
feature
of
the
campaign.
The
next
meeting
of
the
central
executive
will
be
held
on
Thursday
of
next
week.
SCOTSMEN
AS
VIKINGS,
GLASGOW,
Jan.
22
M
The
Bri
tish
Council's
Monthly
Science
News
says
Scotsmen
are
the
true
descendents
of
the
Vikings
and
the
ncial
purity
of
the
modern
Scandinavians
Is
open
to
doubt.
Hockey
Scores
New
York
4,
Toronto
7.
'
Boston
2,
Detroit
3.
Canadlens
4,
Chicago
4
(tie).