NEW
ASSAY
OFFICE
TO
OPEN
SOON
Quarters
of
Resident
Mining
Engineer
Here
Being
Moved
The
new
office
of
the
resident
mining
engineer,
facing
the
court
house
square
Just
off
McBrlde
Street.
Is
expected
to
be
ready
within
two
sor
three
weeks,
according
to
Norton
Youngs,
provincial
mining
engineer
for
Prince
Rupert.
The
building
Is
arranged
so
that
the
upper
part
will
be
a
residence
for
the
mining
engineer
and
the
lower
part
will
be
an
assay
office.
Another
part
of
the
building
facing
Tiling
Avenue
Is
now
used
by
the
Air
Force
as
a
warehouse.
Con
siderable
difficulty
has
been
ex
perlenced
In
getting
the
new
place
ready,
Mr.
Youngs
said.
Commenting
on
uie
flow
cf
ore
samples
Into
the
office,
Mr.
Youngs
tsa.a
uiai
.t
wu
ifnu:eu
under
pte-vlous
years,
suggesting
that
the
reason
might
be
that
owing
to
the
W4r
tneie
were
fewer
'prospectors
now.
only
young
men
of
an
adventurous
type
ordinarily
became
SET
FIRE
TO
GAOL
I
men
sealing
for
metals
now
were
up
In
years.
To
expedite
the
search
for
metals
for
war
uses
the
government
is
manuinj
its
policy
of
free
assaying
for
bona
fide
prospectors,
as
well
a3
grubstaking
those
who
are
in
need
of
help.
In
order
not
to
infringe
on
commercial
assay
com-
pahielTrvcrlunent'ifrice
musft
be
certain
that
ore
samples
belong
to
prospectors,
and
not
to
promoters,
when
they
ccme
up
for
free
assay,
Mr.
Youngs
explained.
Owing
to
the
fluid
state
of
mining
prospects,
Mr.
Youngs
thought.
It
unwise
to
make
any
'predictions
for
developments
In
northern
British
Columbia,
Endeavoured
to
Make
Getaway
From
Smithers
Lock-up
SMITHERS,
June
12
Two
Inebriated
stragglers,
who
were
gathered
into
il.e
police
net
from
the
Smithers
streets
on
Tuesday
evening
and
did
not
appreciate
being
the
guests
of
the
provincial
police
department,
took
steps
to
liberate
themselves.
They
started
by
smashing
the
window,
glass
but,
finding
that
there
were
bars
on
the
windows
as
well
as
glass
and
that
they
could
not
eet
an
exit
that
way,
thev
,took
a
bench
that
was
Inside
the
cell
room
and
tried
to
get
out
thrmiTh
tho
wall,
bv
using
the
bench
ns
a
battering
ram.
This.
also,
proved
to
be
a
not
very
feasible
way
'Of
getting
out
so
the
gathered
up
some
magazines
and
blankets
that
were
handy,
pil
ed
them
against
the
door
and
set
thpm
nn
fire,
honing
to
burn
the
door
out
and
so
make
their
getaway..
Sonn
after
the
fire
got
started
Cnnst.ri.hlp
West
appeared
on
the
scene
and
not
any
too
sonn
as
the
fire
was
palnintr
headway.
The
'inmates
got
the
'benefit
of
some
of
the
fire
water
of
a
diner
ent
hr.-tnH
from
what
they
had
been
accustomed
to
and
they
had
also
got
enough
smoke
to
last
them
for
some
time.
WRAITHS
OF
DIG
THREE
LONDON,
June
12
w-i-icvuic
of
Churchill,
Roosevelt
and
Stalin
have
been
plastered
all
over
Germany
toy
the
Nazis
in
an
attempt
to
check
listening
to
foreign
radio
programs.
The
Allied
leaders
are
deleted
as
nebulous
figures
Issuing
like
a
cloud
from
a
radio
In
front
of
which
sits
a
midget
man,
ears
cocked.
SMITH
Ens,
June
12
Warm
rains
have
come
to
gladden
the
hearts
of
the
farmers
of
Bulkley
Valley.
There
have
been
generous
showers
which
have
given
the
Erowlngigrasafillp-much
needed
after
the
long
cold
spring.
Rains
In
June
generally
guarantee
a
good
crop
here
and,
while
more
moisture
.M
ho
onnror-tafpH
rtlirlnc
thp.
STRIKES
TO
BE
BANNED
.Most
Severe
Labor
Legislation
In
History
l'asses
United
States
House
of
Representatives
w
AK.HTNCJTON.
D.C..
June
12
The
House,
of
Representatives
yes-
l.rrlnv
hv
n
VOtC
Ol
Z1U
MJ
W
pnri
5th).
NAVY
BOMBERS
GO
OUT
ON
MISSION
IN
TUNISIA
Sweeping
from
Tunisia
on
their
way
to
Ita
battering
of
Axis
Installations
by
planes
of
this
out
against
Italy.
Bulkley
Valley
prospectors,
he
said,
and
such
men
D
'
Ufflf,nmo
were
usually
ready
to
offer
them-
ivdlll
If
ClLUlIIC
selves
as
soldiers.
Almost
all
the
1
Looks
Good
for
Interior
Hay
Crops
After
All
adonted
an
anti-strike
bill
which
is
described
as
"the
most
severe
la
bor
legislation
In
tnc
history
oi
un
united
States."
.
The
bill
Is
to
be
sent
to
uie
oc
It
has
not
yet
been
intimated
as
.
,i,Mhpr
President
r
rannua
u
Roosevelt
would
sign
or
veto
the
measure.
Baseball
Scores
American
League
New
York
2,
Philadelphia
1.
National
League
Cincinnati
7,
Chicago
4.
International
League
Syracuse
1-8,
Rochester
0-1.
Montreal
2,
Jersey
City
1.
Newark
6,
Toronto
3.
Buffalo
5
Baltimore
2.
Ameiican
Association
Louisville
4,
Minneapolis
1.
Columbus
7,
Milwaukee
1.
Toledo
1-2,
Kansas
City
3-0.
Coast
League
San
Francisco
2,
Los;
Angeles
1.
San
Diego
4,
Sacramento
2.
Portland
4,
Seattle
2.
(
Hollywood
3,
Oakland
2.
BIG
RAIDS
BY
ALLIES
Rritain
were
also
attacked
as
well
as
objectives
in
New
Guinea.
wumiu
kc
"KJ'
.
o
I
m
vfJZOZ?'
ll"V5
rormer
Naval
UlUaCilif
CilUUfeii
mwigvu
ground
to
Insure
a
p
retty
good
hay
i
11
1
C
1-crop
and
to
give
all
other
crops
a
illdCIIC
VlClS
good
start.
There
will
probably
be
future
showers
to
keep
the
crops
0g
fl
growing.
Thp
nasi
winter'
was
a
hard
one
;i
ta.;es
are
these
heavy
bombers.
Constant
jpe
and
other
Allied
aircraft
is
being
carried
rm
clover
and
alfalfa
and
practi-
TOKYO,
June
12
Rear
Admiral
pqIW
nil
nf
the
roots
of
these
grasses
Kobayashl,
who
once
vas
naval
at
were
winter
killed
throughout
the
tache
to
the
Japanese
embassy
at
valley.
A
very
mild
spell
of
several
Washington,
has
been
given
"an
'.
i
j.,rnMnn
in
vp-hrnnrv
r.ov-
important
nost
at
sea"
with
the
wcciva
uumwu"
1
-
-
ered
the
fields
with
water
and
then
Japanese
Navy,
It
Is
announced
cold
weather
following
H
formed
ice
that
smothered
these
crops
and
killed
them
out.
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
AUSTRALIA,
June
12
Allied
aircraft
smashed
at
Kupang
on
Timor
Island
yesterday
and
did
large
damage
to
Japanese
installations
there,
destioying
a
HALIBUT
SALES
Lsktinos
Grateful
For
R.C.A.F.
Help
for
his
young
daughter.
VALUE
OF
EDUCATION
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
1
V'TORlA,
B..
1
Local
Temperature
Tonight's
Dim-out
We
(Half
an
hour
aftwr
sunset
to
Maximum
53
half
an
hour
before
sunrise.?
Minimum
47
10:45
p.m.
to
4:36
a.m.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL.
XXXII,
No.
137
1943
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JUNE
12,
Ge
rm
o.
Heavily
Pounded
Again
T
Nursing-
Sister
Rewarded
With
White
Foi
Fur
by
Boy's
Parents
GOOSE
AIRPORT,
Labrador,
June
12
OD
The
R.C.A.F.
has
been
dome
medical!?
work
among
the
power
house
wniie
gas
numps
natlvp,
aroimrfthe
-
alrnort
and
.went
up
In
flames.;
''vnKr7b1s
WnreclSledrNursine
SU-
Rabaul
and
Gasmata
in,
New
.
tJ,cricV
f
oin
.Trinn
N.B.,
wentalong
when
one
Eskimo
lad
was
flown
home
from
hospital.
She
came
back
with
a
perfect
white
fox,
gift
of
the
boy's
father.
The
base
commander
returned
from
another
similar
flight
with
a
pair
of
decorated
sealskin
boot3
I
Speech
of
Valedictorian
at
High
School"
Graduation
Exercises
"The
diplomas
we
have
just
re-American
celved
show
that
we
are
able
to
Pierce,
14,000,
23.2
and
18,
Whiz,
become
true
members
of
our
so-i
Canadian
ciety,
equipped
'hot
only
by
the
Viking
No.
1,
9,000,
22.8
and
17
knowledge
acquired
from
the
text
and
16,
Storage.
books
but
a
knowledge
of
our
fel-
P.
Dorreen.
18,500,
23.2
and
17
h0wmen
through
the
social
con-
and
16.
Booth.
tacts
which
are
one
of
the
most
Tramp,
20,000,
23.4
and
17
and
hmp0rtant
factors
of
our
school
16,
Storage.
life,"
said
Alistair
Crerar
In
his
Cape
Spencer,
U.ouu,
zi
ana
i
i
speech
as
valedictorian
of
the
1943
and
16,
Atlin.
naduating
class
of
Booth
Memor-
Ingrid
H.,
9,000,
23
and
17
ana
lal
High
Sch0ol
at
the
graduation
16,
Atlin.
.
exercises
on
Thursday
evening.
Ed.
Lipsett,
8,000,
2J.1
ana
1
1
ana
ror
12
years
we
ve
been
16,
Booth.
.
coming
to
this
school,
some
of
us
J.
R.,
Storage.
4,000,
22
and
17
and
16,
Less
Stockings
But
Better
Ones
itriiUh
Muster
Tells
tommons
He's
Doing
His
Best
About
Them
I.OND3N.
June
12
b
The
prob
lem
of
silk
stockings
is
one
of
the
greatest
worries
of
Hugh
Dalton,
president
of
Britain's
Board
of
Trade.
i
.
.
Said
he
to
the
Commons
m
repiy
having
started
here,
some
oi
those
who
have
left
school
have
entered
the
war
Industries
or
the
armed
forces
and
are
serving
Can
ada
actively
In
a
time
of
dire
ne
cesslty.
Others
will
have
profited
their
country
by
taking
additional
education
which
will
enable
them
to
assume
burdens
and
responsl
bllities."
War
conditions,
the
speaker
said
had
hampered
sports
activities
and
the
absence
of
a
playing
field
had
made
It
further
difficult
to
have
sports.
Nevertheless,
there
were
a
few
activities,
the
most
Important
-of
which
had
been
basketball.
to
a
question:
"No
lady
Is
.
satisfied
I
giving
-Instruction
to
the
graduat-wlth
them
(silk,
stockings
as
they
lng
class
was
acknowledged
by
the
UrP
in
wartime)
as
I
know,
and
I
valedictorian.
lam
doing
my
best
with
expert
ad-
T
Ji.nnnniU
2
2,
St.
St.
ra
Paul
2
called
Vice,
.
both'
male
and
female,
to
lm-Indianapolis
nrove
the
quality,
i
be
an
even
better
solution
of
the
problem
than
to
alter
(reduce)
the
number
of
points
needed
to
pur
chase
them."
REAL
OLD
TOWN
Alexandria,
Egypt,
was
founded
In
331
B.C.
DOUBLE
ANNIVERSARY
CROMER,
Eng.,
June
12.
)
Mrs.
J.
E.
Hewitt
has
lost
her
husband
and
only
son
in
two
wars.
Her
hus
ATT
ACK
ON
LAMPEDUSA
band
was
killed
in
France
in
1915.
peg,
"Ti
nnw
her
son,
fighting
with
the
i
Eighth
Army,
is
reported
killed
In
action
on
the
anniversary
of
his
father's
death.
Surrender
of
Another
Italian
Island
is
Now
Demanded
By
Allies
LONDON,
June
12
Air
power
of
the
Allies
was
again
turned
in
strength
today
on
Lampedusa,
85
miles
southeast
of
Pantelleria.
Rome
announced
that
a
demand
'h.i.i
reen
received
by
the
garrison
there
to
surrender.
A
Beuleis
dispatch
from
Algid
jays
that
the
enemy
garrison
which
surrendered
at
Pantelleria
numbered
15,000.
RECOGNIZE
NEW
GOV'T
United
States
and
Great
Britain
Give
Their
Q.
K.
to
Argentine
Administration
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
June
12
The
United
States
yesterday
formally
recognized
the
new
Argentinean
government
of
President
MONTREAL,
June
12
What
Is
the
proper
length
of
a
railway
trackman's
shovel
handle?
Well,
a
man
six-foot
plus
requires
more
handle
to
his
shovel
than
a
man
six-foot
minus.
This
fact
has
been
determined
by
test
and
trial
among
track
workers
of
the
Canadian,
National
Railways
'In
the
-western
re
gion.
Accordingly,
thirty
percent
of
i
square
mouth
shovels
issued
these
merr
during
1943
will
have
handles
28
Inches
long
for
tall
men,
the
bal
ance
for
shorter
fellows
being
26
inches.
Extensive
experiment
has
proved
that
the
additional
two
Inches
of
handle
reduce
labor
ef
fort
and
defers
the
fatigue
period
;or
tall
men.
Matters
of
this
character
are
dealt
with
by
committees
of
the
union
management
co
-
operative
maintenance-of-way
section
of
the
Canadian
National
Rallwys.
The
thirteenth
annual
meeting
of
the
and
Tuesday
next,
June
14
and
15.
rhe
agenda
Includes
subject
matter
dealing
with
working
conditions,
materials
and
methods
which
affect
a
force
of
21,742
men
Including
seasonable
extra
gangs
taking
care
of
31,300
miles
of
track
In
main
line
sidings
and
yards
R.
C.
Vaughan,
chairman
and
the
annual
gathering.
The
com-
The
patience
of
the
teachers
in
'
pany
representation
will
Include
N.
B.
Walton,
executive
vice-presmen
.
with
jurisdiction
over
operation,
maintenance
and
construction
and
the
men
employed
In
the
work.
The
union
leaders
will
Include
the
following
Brotherhood
officers:
W.
Aspinall,
Winnipeg,
general
chairman:
George
Nell.
Prince
Albert,
Duesseldorf.
Munster
and
Other
Objectives
In
Reich
Severely
Hit
Great
Damage
Done
and
Forty-three
British
Planes
Lost
In
Another
Mighty
Strafing
of
Reich
Industrial
Centre
LONDON,
June
12
The
Royal
Air
Force
raided
Duesseldorf
and
other
targets
in
the
Reich
last
night
with
the
greatest
force
of
heavy
bombers
ever
sent
out
in
the
.var.
The
raid,
on
a
concentrated
basis
on.
Duesseldorf,
asted
for
over
an
hour.
A
smaller
force
of
bombers'
raided
Munster
and
an
Air
Force
communique
announced
that
good
results
were
rearo
itamires.
secretary
oi
otaie;
American
alr
force
iraen
sm,
in
masing
ie
an-jstrongi
yesterday
on
nouiicf
menu,
saia
mat
u.u
Liiuii-American
nations
would,
he
expected,
recognize
the
Ramlres
Announcement
of
American
recognition
came
co
-
incidentally
with
a
similar
announcement
on
behalf
of
Great
Britain.
Twenty-nine
nations
have
so
far
jrefjOgnlzerJ
,..the
Ramlres
tavern.',!
Vichy
France
and
Belgium.
MAINTAIN
RAILWAYS
Some
Odd
Questions
to
be
Dealt
With
at
Gathering
Next
Week
obtained
on
both
the
Duesseldorf
and
Munster
raids
as
well
as
other
attacks
on
the
Ruhr
and
Rhineland.
Forty-three
planes
were
lost
in
the
raid
on"
Duesseldorf.
Tremendous
damage
is
stated
to
have
been
caused
In
the
important
steel
and
Iron
manufacturing
centre.
The
Royal
Air
Force
raids
on
Duesseldorf
and
the
other
points
followed
daylight
attacks
by
the
AIR
FIGHT
GOING
ON
200
planes
the
import
ant
naval
bases
of
Wilhelmshafen
and
Cuxhaven.
This
Trovides
Main
Activity
on
Russo-German
Front
Enemy
Losses
Heavy
MOSCOW;
June
12
Aerial
warfare
continues
to
supply
the
main
action
in
the
fighting
between
Russia
and
Germany.
The
score
for
yesterday
is
reported
to
have
been
160
Nazi
planes
brought
down
while
the
Russians
lost
but
19.
Twenty-two
Nazi
planes,
approaching
Leningrad
in
waves,
were
brought
down.
There
was
another
bombing
raid
by
the
Germans
on
the
Russian
industrial
city
of
Gorki
but
damage
was
light.
The
Russians
effectively
attacked
a
number
of
Nazi
air
fields
on
'the
central
front.
Fire
Destroys
Summer
Home
Property
of
Wiggs
O'Neill
at
Smithers
Burned
SMITHERS.
June
12-r-
Fire
des
troyed
a
summer
cottage
belonging
to
Wlggs
O'Neill
an'd
located
at
Lake
Kathlyn
on
Tuesday
about
noon.
The
cottage
was
not
occupied
at
the
time
and
no
one
saw
It
start
system
committee
will
take
place
at
so
nothing
Is
known
as
to
the
orl-
headquarters,
Montreal,
Monday
gin
of
the
fire
Depredations
have
been
going
on
around
the
lake
among
the
various
summer
cottages
continually
with
places
broken
Into
and
being
ran
sacked
and
It
Is
regrettable
that
somp.
of
the
culprits,
-whether
adults
or
children,
cannot
be
ap
prehended
In
the
matter
president
of
the
national
system,
v
i
11
.
and
F.
J.
Fliozdal
of
Detroit,
presi-
LOCai
YYOHien
dent
emeritus
of
the
Brotherhood.
.
of
Maintenance
of
Way
Employees.
Hnm
iJllllolw
knllSrPd
will
lead
representatives
of
man-,iAavc
Dye
Join
Up
With
Canadian
Women's
Army
Corps
Sask.,
and
George
Clifford,
Wlnnl-
Housing
staff
houses
here
MEET
'EM
IN
DARK
Some
cuttlefish
species
have
eyes
14!
inches
in
diameter.
BULLETINS
ARMSTRONG
WINS
NEW
YORK
Henry
Armstrong
came
ripping
and
tearing
down
the
stretch
of
ten
of
the
fiercest
rounds
Madison
Square
Garden
had
ever
seen
to
squeeze
through
with
a
decision
over
Sammy
An-gott
before
a
near
capacity
crowd
last
night.
Angott
set
up
an
early
lead
but
the
one-time
world's
triple
champion
put
on"
a
bristling
drive
to
win
a
unanimous
decision.
CUBS
SINK
SUB
IIAVA,
Cuba
It
is
announced
r
"that
"a
"patrol
"vessel
"
or"
Cuban
sub-chaser
had
sunk
an
enemy-submarine
in
a
battle
off
the
Cuban
coast
in-
the
Atlantic
a
few
days
ago.
BY-ELECTION
DATES
OTTAWA
It
was
learned
from
reliable
sources
Friday
night
'
that
four
federal
by-elections
in
Montreal-Cartier,
Stanstead
(Quebec),
Humboldt
(Saskatchewan)
and
Selkirk
(Manitoba)
will
be
held
possibly
on
August
9.
Inquest
is
Held
In
Maki
Death
An
Inquest
into
the
death
of
Kalte
Makl,
about
50,
formerly
of
Port
Arthur,
who
died
in
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
yesterday
morning,
following
an.
ac
cident
at
Port
Edward
Thursday
night,
was
held
this
morning.
;r--.-
Maki,
a
native
of
Finland,
"Was;
an
employee
of
the
Bridge
and:
Dredging
Company
at
the
time
of
his
death.
He
was
crushed
by
a
truck.
The
jury,
under
Coroner
M.
M.
Stephens,
consists
of
Robert
J.
Coleman,
Thom;3
Balllnger,
cner-
rll
Mclntyre,
James
L.
Corral,
Charles
Y.
Mclntyre,
Charles
The
Inquest
was
adjourned.
Service
Girls'
Club
in
London
LONDON,
June
12
ffi
The
Cana-'
dlan
Girls'
Club
went
one
step
further
to
give
Its
members
every
comfort
and
facility
when
Lady
Tweedsmulr
officially
opened
the,
canteen.
There,
for
a
yearly
sub-j'
'
rnrlntlnn
nf
thp
CTlrlS.
Can
feet'
agement
and
the
union
who
will:
.
.
reasonable
prices
4n
attend
and
address
the
sessions
oi
Mrs.
My
mboiu
m
reasonable
time
.
flnd
and
without
ha
withouthaying
to
queue.
Pew
girls
attended
the
opening
....
.u.
Miih
ceremony
because
it
was
held
"at
Airs,
ray
ouuna
uau
ivjuoo
-
,
,
.
t
Dye
has
been
at
the
Pacific
Cafe.
Miss
0iJ.c""B
.
.
,
,
....
uiris
nave
twin
acmuns,
i-aay
Tweedsmulr
s.ald.
"One
Is
home
WEIGHTY
MUSCLES
sickness
and
the
other
is
loneu-
An
average
man's
muscles
weigh
ness,
and
this
club
Is
doing
muh.
55
pounds.
to
relieve
both."
V