She
Local
Temperature
Tonight's
Dim-out
Maximum
50
(Half
an
hour
altr
sunset
to
Minimum
A3
ball
an
hour
before
sunrise.)
9:50
to
5:24
pjn.
ajn.
,
...
NORTHERN
NORTHERN
AND
AND
CENTRAL
CENTRAL
BRITISH
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
COLUMBIA'S"
BWSPJCEER
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No.
105
v
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WEDNESDAY,
MAY
5,
1943
PRICE:
.FIVE
CENTS
weeing
Manpower
'Order
'Made
MOVE
ON
TO
TUNIS
jmpoi
tant
Gateways
of
Ferryville
And
Tebourba
Arc
Next
Objectives
of
Americans
FURTHER
ADVANCE
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
D.
NORTH
AFRICA,
May
5
(CP)
American
and
French
troops,
smashing
alone
the
Mediterranean
coast
toward
Hizerle,
have
reached
a
point
ten
miles
from
the
naval
base
while
the
British
First
Aimy
is
fighting
northeastward
on
the
central
front,
repulsing
strong
enemy
counter-attacks.
Allied
headquarters
reported
a
today
that
German
resistance
was
most
marked
on
the
First
Army
front.
A
communique
indicated
that
the
Germans,
in
their
unsuccessful
counter-attacks,
suffeted
considerable
losses
hi
mn
and
twelve
out
of
seventeen
tanks
employed.
Other
American
forces
headed
towards
111-zrrle
from
Mateur
had
driven
to
within
five
miles
of
Ferryville.
It
was
also
announced
that
a
large
Tunis
bound
Axis
munitions
ship
w?
M-wn
up
and
an
escorting
torpedo
boat
sunk
by
a
light
Allied
naval
force
Monday
night.
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
May
5
?
United
Stale
rops,
capitalizing
on
their
middle
(.ositlon,
after
the
seizure
of
M"'ur.
moved
forward
yester-
da.
m
t
in
heels
of
the
retreating
Germans
toward
Ferryville,
ten
miles
to
the
northeast.
At
the
same
time
other
forces
fanned
out
toward
the
southwest
and
smashed
to
a
point
eight
miles
south
of
l,itr!ir
townrrl
the
line
of
the
yysai&rfc
Tun,
hi
London
the
British
Broad-ca:
In,;
Corporation
reported
that
long
range
Allied
guns
had
Ferryville
under
fire
and
had
made
several
Ax
air
fields
in
the
neigh-borhcod
untenable.
CORVETTES
TAKE
BAGS
I
..
,
.
.
.
.
u
,
H.M.C.S.
Woodstock
Sinks
U-boat
And
Camrose
Damages
One
OTTAWA
May
5
-Minister
of,
the
Navy
Angus
McDonald
an-
u,.cea
yHKiaay
in
us
w-,
adian
corvette
Woodstock
has
been
cretmed
wl
h
a
U-boat
proDao.y
(
sunk
and
the
corvette
Camrose
with
a
U-boat
presumably
dam
"8cw
in
recent
actions.
Civic
Centre
Carnival
Talk
Time
Considered
About
Ripe
to
Get
Arrangements
for
Big
Lvent
Under
Way
The
question
of
the
annual
carnival
for
the
local
civic
centre
project
was
mentioned
at
last
nisht-
meeting
of
the
Junior
Sec-ln
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce.
It
was
suggested
at
the
time
would
soon
be
ripe
40
get
arrancemcnts
under
"way.
The
word
will
be
passed
along
to
"ie
central
committee.
HALIBUT
SALES
American
Grant,
28,000,
18.1
and
16,
Pacific.
Norona,
32,000,
19.1
and
16.
Whiz,
Oceanic,
22,500,
19.4
and
16,
Stor-
New
Washington.
18.5
and
15,
At-
lin.
Canadian
Tramp,
18,000,
20
and
16,
Royal.
Pacinny
M"ly'
18,5()0'
19,9
and
16,
Viking
I,
18,000
,19.9
and
16,
Booth.
feima
II.,
12,500,
19.9
and
16,
Storage
W
n.ooo,
20
And
16,
Atlln.
Jan
F.,
9,500,
19.8
and
16,
Booth.
Retaining
Stolen
Property
Cases
Two
Men
lined
in
City
Police
Court
Yesterday
by
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
Two
cases
of
retaining
stolen
property
were
before
Magistrate
W.
Vance
In
city
police
court
yesterday,
both
resulting
In
convictions.
Morris
Irvine
Kussner
was
ted
$100,
-with
option
of
two
months
Imprisonment,
for
having
ten
books
of
stamps
and
thiee
money
orders
to
the
value
of
$35
which
did
not
belong
to
him.
Nor-
man
Severson
was
fined
$25,
with
one
months'
option,
for
retaining
stolen
watch.
ARMY
CHIEF
LOSES
LIFE
Head
of
United
States
Forces
in
European
Theatre
Air
Crash
Victim
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
May
5
Lieut.
General
Frank
Andrews,
commander-in-chief
of
the
United
States
Armv
in
the
EurODean
the-
atre.
was
killed
in
an
airplane
crash
ln
inland
yesterday.
There
wcre
no
immediate
particulars,
General
Andrews
succeeded
General
Dwlght
Eisenhower
when
the
latter
was
transferred
to
North
'Africa,
PURCHASING
MANY
BONDS
Heavy
Backing
of
Victory
Loan
By
Canadian
National
Kmployees
MONTREAL,
May
5
Subscriptions
to
the
Fourth
Victory
Loan
by
employees
of
the
Canadian
National
system
and
Its
air
line
and
munitions
subsidiaries
at
the
end
of
the
first
week
of
the
campaign
totalled
over
two
and
a.
half
million
dollars,
It
w,as
announced
at
headauarters
of
the
system
here
yesterday.
Employees
subscribing
numbcred
2g
342
and
the
value
of
bQnd
purchases
was
$2i574.
40Jn
,
wlth
tnc
resuiu
f
Qf
the
Th,rd
vk.
t
Loan
lhese
flgures
snQW
an
.',.,
-,,
ont
,n
,,,
the
numbpr
Qf
subscribers
and
19.2
per
cent
in
the
amount
subscribed.
Employees
cf
the
National
Railways
numbering
23,386
subscribed
9
4V7
7.1(1
National
Railways
munitions
cm-
nl'ovecs
numbering
C50
subscribed
!
$73,000
while
the
sum
of
$43,650
was
subscribed
by
606
employees
of
TransCanada
Airlines.
The
employees'
subscription
of
$2,574,400
Is
In
addition
to
the
.
...
-
n
.i.n..lkn
Kir
sum
of
$u,oai,iuu
suituwu
the
National
system,
including
pension
and
insurance
funds,
and
$162,CCO
subscribed
by
TransCan
ada
Airlines.
Need
of
New
Theatre
Here
Is
Mentioned
at
Sleeting
of
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
Rut
No
Action
Taken
Mention
was
made
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
of
the
need
of
a.
new
theatre
here.
It
was
agreed
that
a
second
theatre
was
very
des
rable
and
that
the
chamber
would
be
i,,HfiPH
In
doing
anything
that
i'""
...
.
..
..l.l.ll.l.m.nf
Imlzht
facilitate
us
However,
pending
runner
"'""-tlon
on
projects
along
that
line
which
might
be
under
way,
action
was
deferred.
jOVER
HALF
inn
i
cm
IC
SUBSCRIBED
Good
I'l
ogress
is
Being
Made
in
Fourth
Victory
Loan
Campaign
OTTAWA,
May
5
0
Subscrip
tlons
tne
Fourth
Victory
Loan
passed
the
half
billion
dollar
mark
yesterday
and
the
total
bond
sales
were
$503,936,100,
the
national
war
finance
committee
reported
today.
On
Monday
bond
sales
In
the
campaign
totalled
$63,800,000
and
the
total
for
the
first
seven
work
ing
days
had
then
reached
$436,
345,250,
It
was.
announced.
Baseball
Scores
American
League
New
York
4.
Boston
3.
Philadelphia
3,
Washington
.0.
Cleveland
2,
Chicago
1.
Detioit
4,
St.
Louis
3.
National
League
Boston
5,
New
York
3.
Pittsburgh
8,
Cincinnati
3.
fet
Louis
11,
Chicago
3.
Philadelphia
3,
Brooklyn
1.
I
BIG
RAID-IS
STAGED
Saturation
Attack
is
Made
Upon
Dortmund
LONDON,
May
5
(CP)
A
pow-erlul
torce
of
Royal
Air
Forte
bombers
delivcted
a
heavy
saturation,
raid
.last
night
on
the
German
industrial
city
of
Dortmund
from
which
thirty
planes
failed
to
return,
the
Air
Ministry
announced
today.
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
planes
participated
and
seven
of
the
missing
planes
arc
Canadian.
It
was
the
first
major
attack
on
Dortmund,
the
main
easterly
transport
esit
from
the
Ruhr
Valley.
The
city
had
been
hit
previously
as
part
of
general
missions
but
not
as
an
exclusive
target
of
massed
assault.
"
UNREST
IN
BULGARIA
Former
Chief
of
Police
Is
Arrested
Widespread
Search
LONDON,
May
5
0h-
Axis
radio
'
reports
today
said
that
the
streets
of
the
Bulgarian
capital
of
Sofia
were
deserted
and
all
roads
leading
from
that
Axis-dominated
state
were
blocked
in
a
wide
search
for
the
assassins
of
Col.
Athanas
Pan-
teff,
fo'.mer
chief
of
police,
who
was
slain
Monday.
Reports
Indicated
that
the
Balkan
kingdom
was
ln
a
state
of
grave
unrest.
YANK
HOLD
TIGHTENED
More
Islands
in
Solomons,
Russells
North
of
Ciuadalcanal,
Are
Taken
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
May
5
O)
United
States
forces,
extending
their
hold
on
the
Solomon
Islands,
have
occupied
the
Russell
Islands
Immediately
northwest
of
Guadalcanal,
the
Navy
Department
announced
yesterday.
CONSPICUOUS
GALLANTRY
LIVERPOOL,
May
5
P)
Fit.
Sgt.
George
Ashplant,
22,
was
awarded
the
Conspicuous
Gallantry
Medal,
having
crash-landed
his
plane
after
a
collision
in
air,
ordered
his
crew
to
bale
out
and
giving
his
own
parachute
to
his
bomb-aimer.
More
Air
Force
Men
in
Britain
Further
Reinforcements
Have
Reached
Old
Country
it
Is
Disclosed
If
LONDON,
May
5
Arrival
ln
Great
Britain
of
a
draft
of
rein
forcements
for
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
overseas
was
disclosed
today.
LIST
FOR
Four
Criminal
Cases
and
Six
Divorce
Petitions
Coming
Up
Next
-Week
The
list
for
the-
spring
session
of
Supreme
Court'
Assizes
to
open
ln
Prince
Rupert
n
Tuesday
next
before
Chief
Justice
Wendell
Far-
ris
will
consist
of
four
criminal
trials
and
six
divorce
petitions.
The
ciimlnal
trials
will
be
as
fol
lows:
I'cr
s.
William
Murray
Scott,
murder.
m
.
vi
John
Klatta.
theft.
!
Rex
vs.
Keith
Harrison
Shaffer,
manslaughter.
;
,
vo
vs.
Melvin
Johnston,
in-'
decent
assault.
'
The
divorce
petitions
are
as
fol
j
lows:
.
Llwood
Elmer
Bard
vs.
Agnes
Dennis
Bard,
George
Wood,
co
respondent,
T.
W.
Brown
for
peti
tioner.
Eertha
Mathilda
Swanson
vs.
Gustav
Swanson,
T.
W.
Brown
for
petitioner.
I
Othelie
Henrietta
Konstanse
BendikaenvsV'iBetnt
Johon
Ben-
liksen,
W.
O.
Fulton
for
petitioner.
Irene
May
Dexter
vs.
Thomas
Dexter.
W.
O.
Fulton
for
petitioner
Jeanette
Grace
Lavergne
M3-Mvnii
vs.
Oordon
Thomas
McMynn,
W.
O.
Fulton
for
petitioner.
Norman
Cameron
Donald
vs.
Elizabeth
Maria
Donald,
Alexander
iDanlluk,
co-respondent,
T.
W.
Brown
for
petitioner.
No
More
False
Signals
To
Be
Given
By
Siren
The
Royal
Canadian'
Air
Force,
in
a
letter
to
the
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
gave
assurance
that
every
precaution
would
be
taken
to
see
that
there
would
be
no
re-
currence
of
an
incident
on
April
6
when
a
false
signal
was
given
on
the
local
air
raid
warning
system.
The
Junior
Chamber
had
complained
at
a
signal
being
given
which
was
not
In
accordance
with
the
signals
as
published
by
the
Civilian
Protection
Committee
(A.
R.P.)
organization.
This
was
in
the
way
of
giving
an
all
clear
by
siren
on
a
precautionary
blackout.
JOIN
UP
RESERVES
Piesident
of
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
Think
This
is
the
Time
At
last
night's
meeting
of
the
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
President
Robert
Parker,
who
himself
recently
enlisted,
announced
that
a
new
company
of
the
Prince
Ru
pert
Machine
Gun
Regiment,
local
reserve
unit,
was
being
recruited
and
that
now
was
a
good
time
for
recruits
to
Join
up
as
a
new
train
ing
period
was
about
to
commence.
He
referred
to
the
value
of
the
training
that
was
being
given
and
expressed
the
opinion
that
all
young
men
ln
the
city
"should
seriously
consider
Joining
up.
BIG
RUSH
ON
LIQUOR
Demand
foi
Spirits
Continues,
Whole
Plan
May
Be
Upset
VANCOUVER,
May
5
(CP)
W.
F.
Kennedy,
liquor
commissioner
for
British
Columbia,
said
yesterday
that
the
heavy
demand
for
spirits
since
the
new
ration-'
Ing
system
went
Into
effect
Mon-da
"might
easily
upset
the
whole
new
ration
plan."
I
the
majority
of
people
insist
on
spirits
rather
than
beet,
it
would
result
in
a
shortage
of
tpiiits,
Mr,
Kennedy
said,
and
the
commission
might
have
to
ik
action.
The
new
rationing
plan
allows
a
monthly
purchase
of
26
ounces
oi
spirits
or
a
dozen
pints
of
beer
or
two
quails
of
wine.
REDS
ARE
ADVANCING
flfft,e.rA
In
If..
km
Ami
IPtitcmn
....-
-
"lluw
.,","
.
LONDON.
May
5
0-
The
Bus-
ans.
confirming-
for
the
first
time
V
outbreak
of
havy
action
ln
the
r-str'
n
Caucasus,
announced
on
Tuesday
night
that
fierce
fighting
rages
In
the
Kuban
area
northwest
of
No-'orossisk.
Berlin
radio
conflimed
that
Nazi
Caucasus
forces
were
compelled
to
fall
back
to
new
defensive
positions
(
.v?:
v
mile.1!
noilhea.st
of
Movorissi'ik
and
Kryrnskaya
was
toccupled
by
the
Russians".'
LOG
SCALE
IS
HIGHER
Production
This
Year
Substantially
Increased
Over
Last
Although
April
Down
Log
scaling
in
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
for
the
year
1943
to
date
has
reached
a
total
of
31,511,-
117
board
feet
as
compared
with
22,454,618
board
feet
in
the
first
four
months
of
1942.
The
scale
for
this
April
totalled
3,891,982
board
'eet
compared
with
7,914.917
board
.eet
ln
April
1942.
The
scale
per
species
this
April,
Ugures
for
April
last
year
also
be-.ng
given,
was
as
follows:
April
1943
April
1942
Board
Ft.
Board
Ft.
Fir
6U22
21,821
Cedar
200,038
303,589
Spruce
4,572,895
6,458,715
Hemlock
421,920
145,253
Balsam
197,224
24,454
Jackplne
528,702
953,140
Miscellaneous
9,000
Totals
5,831,982
7,914,977
Forest
Products
The
scale
of
poles
and
piling
ln
the
Interior
this
April
amounted
to
39,106
lineal
feet
30,393
lineal
feet
cedar
and
8,713
lineal
feet
hemlock
as
compared
with
113,424
lineal
feet
In
pril
last
year.
So
far
this
year
poles
and
piling
has
aggregat
ed
414,393
lineal
feet
compared
with
113,424
lineal
feet
in
the
first
four
months
of
1942.
Ties
this
April
amounted
to
7,321
pieces
all
Jackpine
as
against
6,832
pieces
in
April
1942.
A
total
of
142
cords
of
wood
was
scaled
this
April
compared
with
85.
a
year
ago.
ISLAND
IS
OCCUPIED
VICHY,
May
5
Vichy
radio
says
that
the
United
States,
with
Chilian
co-operation,
has
occupied
the
Easter
Islands,
one-third
of
the
way
from
Chill
to
Australia,
and
will
establish
an
Important
naval
base
there.
Those
in
Call-Up
Ages
Must
Transfer
in
Work
To
Essential
Industry
Registration
by
May
19
Being
Required
Thousands
of
Men
Are
Expected
to
be
Made
Available
OTTAWA,
May
5
(CP)
The
Dominion
government
Tuesday
night
ordered
single
men
between
18
and
40
and
married
men
between
19
and
25
in
some
non-essential
industries
or
occupations
to
register
by
May
19
for
possible
transfer
to
essential
industries.
The
sweeping
order
is
expected
to
make
available
for
essential
work
thousands
of
men
not
already
ln
the
i
armed
forces.
Labor
Minister
Hum-
t
r
nrrir
phrey
Mitchell
said
orders
would'
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non-essential
employments.
One
of
the
chief
purposes
of
the
order
is
to
overcome
,the
shortage
In
manpower
for
agriculture.
It
will
be
illegal
for
employers
to
retain
men
ln
employment
ln
the
non-essen
tial
lines
without
special
permits.
The
lines
classed
as
non-essential
include
taxi
driving,
entertain
-
ment,,
candy
stores,
beer
parlors,
liquor
stores,
sporting
goods,
musl-
cal
instruments,
public
baths,
guide
servlces
shoe
shines
I
Kidnapping
of
I
Nazi's
Daughter
LONDON;
May
5
0)
Round-
4
about
reDorts
reachlne'
Lon
dwitftr(laW3id
that
-Ncthn
erlands
patriots
had
kidnap-
napped
the
daughter
of
Ar-
:
thur
Sesz-Inquart,
German
hieh
commander
of
the
Neth-
erlands,
and
were
holding
her
:
hostage.
Dutch
sources
here
said
they
were
unable
to
con-
firm
the
report.
TOTAL
IS
MOUNTING
Victory
Loan
Aggregate
Here
To
Date
is
$313,500
Yesterday's
Total
$30,100
Subscriptions
to
the
Fourth
Victory
Loan
ln
Prince
Rupert
up
to
last
night
had
reached
a
total
of
$343,550
out
of
the
objective
of
$750,000.
Yesterday's
subscriptions
amounted
to
$30,100.
Latest
new
subscriptions
to
be
acknowledged
include
the
follow
lng:
G;orge
Hanklnson
150
Gerald
P.
Woodside
100
Capt.
Louis
H.
McDonald
50
Col.
Donald
B.
Martyn
100
Gnr.
Rolarid
B.
Ross
50
Ole
Ulvestad
100
Joseph
N.
Koostlew
100
S.
C.
Thomson
&
Son
1000
Sgt.
Charles
T.
Young
50
W.
C.
Little
(Woodcock)
100
G.
Hill
1000
Chailes
E.
Hayes
350
Acme
Clothing
Co.
1000
Ben
Llpsln
350
L.
Basso-Bert
5000
Boilermakers
&
Iron
Shipbuilders
Union
of
Canada
500
Family
Shoe
Store
Ltd.
1000
Wm.
Goldbloom
.
.
1000
Stephen
King
1200
Douglas
R.
Wlllemar
(Hazelton)
100
II.
Helnrich
200
D.
Green
50
On
Monday
evening
the
Prince
Rupert
Toe
H
had
their
usual
"dow-wow".
at
the
Room
on
Sec-.,
ond
Avenue.
After
discussing
bus!
ness
the
members
were
treated
to
some
very
potent
advlcet
on
"Why,
How
and
What
to.
Read,
'
by
o.
s.
Blackaby.
HARMLESS
BACILLI
In
one
molecule
of
human
blood
pigment
there
are
16,669
atoms.
AT
ISLANDS
Possibility
Seen
of
Allies
Pouncing;
Foithwlth
on
Sardinia
and
Sicily
LONDON,
May
5
(CP)
Vichy
radio
said
yesterday
that
Allied
movements
reported
simultaneously
at
Gibraltar
and
in
Algerian
waters
may
point
to
a
large
scale
invasion
attempt
against
Sicily
and
Sardinia
Islands,
stepping
stones
from
North
Africa
to
the
European
mainland.
Gcimany's
chief
military
commentators
suggested
in
a
broadcast
that
Allied
forces
might
pounce
immediately
on
the
two
islands
without
waiting
for
the
end
of
the
,campaign--"t5
drTvb
the
Axis
out
of.
Tunisia.
BUILDING
PERMITS
Only
Minor
Repair
Work
Provided
For
in
List
of
$1300
Last
,
"
Month
Only
minor
work
was
provided
for
In
building
permits
Issued
at
the
city
engineer's
office
in
April,
the
value
being
only
$1300
ln
all.
This
brings
the
building
value
so
far
this
year
at
Prince
Rupert
as
represented
by
building
permits
to
$253,460
as
compared
with
$22,925
ln
the
first
four
months
of
1942.
The
April
permits
were
as
follows:
Geoiga
Hlbbard,
Water
Street,
framework
shop,
$200.
1
E.
A.
Hart,
Ninth
Avenue
West,
workshop,
$75.
C.
A.
Creamer,
Eighth
Avenue
East,
general
repairs,
$250.
Ludwlg
Granlon,
Ambrose
Avenue,
erect
garage,
$75.
O.
A.
Johnson,
Eighth
Avenue
East,
general
repairs,
$450.
C.
Gaboia,
Ninth
Avenue
West,
addition
and
reshlngllng,
$250.
BETTER
MAIL
SERVICE
NOW
CONSIDERED
The
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
had
a
communication
ait
last
night's
meeting
from
G.
H.
Clarke,
district
director,
of
'postal
services
at
Van-
couver,.
announcing
that
he
had
reopened
with
the
Past
Office
Department
at
Ottawa
the
subject
of
having
full
postal
cars
operated
on
;
all
five
trains
weekly
running
ln
and
out
of
Prince
Rupert.
At
pres-
J
ent
there
are
three
trains
a
week
eacn
way
carrying
posiai
cars
wnua
the
other
two
have
only
baggage
car1
mall
service.
1
The
Junior
Chamber
recently
urged
on
the
postal
department
the
advisability
of
having
the
full
postal
car
seivice
on
all
trains
to
facilitate
growing
local
mail
requirements
and
the
letter,
from
Mr.
Clarke
came
as
a
result
of
these
representations.