a
trip
to
Vancouver.
Way
For
WAR
BRITISH
SMASH
BERLIN
LONDON
A
mighty
force
of
Royal
Air
Force
and
Koyal
Canadian
bombers
smashed
Merlin
last
night
in
the
sixth
successive
night
foray
over
the
continent.
Nineteen
planes
were
lost,
two
of
them
Canadian.
ENEMY
IS
HURLED
BACK
ALLIKD
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFKICA
Allied
troops
have
hurled
back
all
of
General
von
Arnim's
attacks
in
northern
Tunisia,
knocking
out
21
German
tanks
In
three
days
and
killing
at
least
GOO
Axis
troops,
while,
in
central
Tunisia,
the
Allies
captured
Sbcitla
and
drove
on
three
miles
farther
east.
NEW
RUSSIAN
VICTORY
MOSCOW
Returning
to
the
forefront
of
Kcd
Army
operations
against
the
Hermans,
Marshal
Simeon
Timoshenko
has
driven
into
their
positions
on
a
broad
sector
of
the
Northwestern
front
and
smashed
the
seasoned
German
Sixteenth
Army
between
Leningrad
and
Lake
Ilman,
the
Russians
said
today.
GREAT
JAPANESE
CONVOY
ALLIED
1
1
K'A
IX
J
UA
KT
Lit
S
IN
AUSTRALIA
One
of
the
largest
Japanese
convoys
yet
to
be
sighted
in
the
northeastern
sector
of
the
southwest
Pacific
is
reported
by
the
Alli.d
High
Command
to
h
heading
In
the
diiection
of
New
Guinea.
Fixed
Scale
of
Wages
Proposed
Members
of
Fire
Department
Would
be
Put
on
Definite
Basis
Under
Plan
A
definite
scale
of
wages
for
the
mtmbers
of
the
'
fire
depart-
menWsnnderconsideratlonMfc-wnij
jrought
before
the
city
council
ast
night
by
the
fire
committee.
Under
the
proposed
scale
a
first
class
fireman
would
receive
$150
per
month,
second
class
$142.50,
,hlrd
class,
$135
and
probationer,
H25.
A
year's
probationary
period
vould
be
required.
After
the
probationary
period
there
would
be
two
weeks'
holidays
per
year
with
pay.
Aid.
II.
M.
Daggett
thought
there
should
be
a
wage
scale
for
all
Civic
departments.
Better
Deal
Being
Sought
City
Council
to
Press
Its
Case
Further
With
Wartime
Housing
Although
Joseph
M.
Plggott,
president
of
Wartime
Housing
Limited,
has
so
far
not
taken
sym
pathetically
with
the
Idea,
the
city
will
communicate
further
.with
that
organization
with
a
view
to
getting
a
new
collateral
agreement
in
regard
to
terms
uncicr
wmcn
city
land
Is
held
by
Wartime
Hous
ing.
Further
effort
will
be
maae
to
point
out
to
Wartime
Housing
the
advantages
it
receives
at
Prince
Rupert
further.
The
city
council,
at
the
suggestion
01
M.iyor
W.
M.
Watts,
decided
to
keep
moving
along
these
lines.
Cities
May
Go
Into
Business
Legislation
Being
Enacted
at
Session
of
n.C.
House
to
Enable
Dealing
in
Fuel
In
view
of
fuel
shortage
condi-Hnns
municipalities
are
to
be
em-
..nn..r
tr,
nnrchase
coal,
,
wood
UUHtlVU
w,
1'
furl
nil
for
purposes
of
resale
under
legislation
being
introduced
at
the
present
session
of
the
Legis
lature,
the
city
council
was
u
unrf
inst
nleht
In
a
communica
Union
of
British
Columbia
municipalities.
Oiler
Desner
left
last
night
for
NEWS
What
to
Give
Minesweeper
City
Council
Favors
Gift
to
War
Vessel
Named
After
This
Place
Hut
Wonders
What
it
Should'
be
The
DfonOSal
Of
maklne
a
SUlt-
I
ableT)rehtatft,iri!a
with
the
Senior
and
Junior
Chambers
of
Commerce,
to
the
recently
launched
minesweeper
Prince
Rupert
was
discussed
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council
and
left
to
the
mayor
and
Aid.
W.
H.
Brett
to
further
deal
with.
The
aldermen
felt
that
something
should
be
done
about
it
but
the
question
was
what
form
the
presentation
should
take.
One
idea
was
that
there
might
be
a
silver
tea
service
but
some
of
the
aldermen
did
not
take
very
kindly
to
this
as
they
thought
the
men
would
not
see
very
much
of
It.
The
mayor's
Idea
was
a
bell.
Aid.
Robert
McKay
thought
a
radio.
Civilian
Bodies
Denied
Meeting
Place
by
City
The
city
council
last
night,
by
re
solution
of
Aid.
J.
S.
Black,
seconded
by
Aid.
George
Hills,
adopted
a
policy
of
refusing
the
use
of
the
city
police
court
room
to
civilian
organizations
for
use
as
a
meeting
place
although
military
court-
ma'
.Hals
may
use
the
premises
sub
ject
to
arrangement
with
the
chlel
of
police.
The
matter
came
up
in
a
re
quest
from
the
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
ol
Oni'mirce
for
permission
to
use
the
police
court
for
Its
meetings
on
first
and
thlid
Friday
evenings
of
the
month.
Aid.
Black
felt
that,
if
permission
was
granted
to
one
civilian
organ
ization.
It
would
have
to
be
granted
to
all.
Conversely,
If
one
was
refus
ed,
all
would
have
to
be
refused,
Mayor
Watts
pointed
out.
Aid.
Robert
McKay
Inquired
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council
as
to
what
was
being
done
In
the
matter
of
a
sewer
near
tho
corner
of
Eighth
Avenue
and
Mc-Brlde
Street
under
the
plan
for
which
private
property
owners
were
to
connect
up
with
some
Wartime
Housing
dwellings.
The
mayor
replied
that
the
city
clerk
had
written
to
four
property
owners
concerned'
but
had
received
a
reply
from,
only
one.
Aid.
McKay
thought
that
some
more
houses
a
block
further
along
might
also
be
connected
up.
i
IBRARY
Local
Temperature
9f
IT
S
k..
.
Tonight's
Dim-out
IB
(Half
an
hour
aft&r
sunset
to
Maximum
...
0.
60.5
half
an
hour
before
sunrise.)
Minimum
&
6;
33
7:47
pjn.
to
7:58
a.m.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL.
XXXII,
No.
51
ft
O,
o
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
MARCH
2,
1943
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Pave
ADVISED
TO
STAYAWAY
Wartime
Housing
and
Contractors
Being
Warned
of
Lack
of
educational
Facilities
Here
The
city
council
last
night
approved
a
suggestion
from
the
coordination
committee,
report
of
which
was
presented
by
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts,
that
no
new
pupils
should
be
accepted
In
city
schools
In
view
of
present
conditions
of
overcrowding
in
some
of
the
schools,
particularly
at
the
east
end
of
the
city
resulting
from
new
Industrial
population
In
Wartime
Housing
properties.
The
suggestion
is
being
sent
on
to
the
school
board
which
will
use
Its
discretion
In
the
matter.
Aid.
N.
E.
Arnold
wondered
how
such
action
would
Jibe
with
the
Education
Act.
Aid.
George
Hills
was
not
very
keen
on
Jeopardizing
the
Interests
of
children
who,
after
all.
we;e
not
responsible.
Mayor
W.
M.
Watts
referred
to
ovcrcrow'dlng
conditions
In
some
of
the
schools,
the
limit
of
forty
pupils
to
a
classroom
being
exceeded
in
some
cases.
.
Aid.
J.
S.
Black
looked
at
the
maUer
from
the
standpoint
of
the
children's
health.
Schools
were
already
crowded
to
the
limit.
At
the
suggestion
of
Aid.
Georgf
Hills
it
was
decided
to
officially
warn
Wartime
Housing
and
contractor
nhat
it
would
be
advisable
to
keep
families
away
from
Prince
Ruper;
in
view
of
the
lack
of
educational
facilities.
Aid.
Robert
McKay
felt
the
whole
thing
-war
a
federal
responsibility
PLANS
FOR
SIDEWALKS
City
Engineer's
Estimates
Include
Item
for
$10,000
City
engineer's
estimates
for
the
vear
which
have
come
before
ths
:tty
counuil
Include
an
Item
of
$10,
000
for
new
sidewalks
and
assist
ance
In
A.
It.
P.
undertakings.
This
was
disclosed
at
last
night's
council
meeting,
New
sidewalks
proposed
include
one
on
Sherbrookc
Avenue
and
another
on
Blggar
Place.
A
figure
of
$2000
was
mentioned
m
rtrard
to
the
cost
of
the
Sher-brooke
Avenue
sidewalk.
This,
It
was
thought,
was
a
little
high
and
there
was
a
suggestion
that
there
might
be
assistance
in
this
project
from
the
military
authorities.
Belter
Plan
of
Sewer
Repair
Necessity
of
This
Urged
Upon
City
Council
by
Chairman
of
Hoard
Of
Works
The
situation
in
regard
to
downtown
sewers
was
again
before
tht
'tty
council
last
night,
being
mcn-1
ncd
by
Aid.
Robert
McKay
who
oroised
the
desirability
of
somp
more
economical
plan
of
sewer
re-
fiabllltation
than
was
now
beln
pursued.
The
alderman
felt
that
he
prinwnt
policy
of
digging
and
patching
up
here
and
there
as
continuous
breaks
occurred
Involved
waste
gf
both
time
and
money.
The
bettor
plan
would
be
to
take
hold
block
by
block
and
completely
re
build.
This
would
be
more
effici
ent
and
permanent.
The
Prince
Runert
Fishermen's
no-operatlvc
Association
Is
seck-"ig
from
the
city
council
a
Jease
n
a
piece
of
land
about
50
by
70
fret
on
the
water
front
near
the
Cow
Bay
bridge
on
which
It
l's
proposed
to
erect
a
warehouse.
Formal
application
for
the
'.ease
as
made
to
the
council
at
last
night's
meeting
In
a
letter
from
A'
Sinclair,
manager
of
the
association,
The.
application
was
left
to
jhe
finance
committee
for,
Invasion
HOLD
IN
TUNISIA
Germans
Fail
to
Make
Headway
in
Vigorous
Assaults
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFIUCA,
March
2
O;
The
to
Germans
made
two
more
attacks
yesterday
toward
Bcja,
west
of
Tunis
and
a
short
distance
south
of
the
Mediterranean
coast,
but
were
driveivback
after
losing
six
isnks
in
one
action.
Some
twenty
miles
to
the
aouth
Allied
troops'
struck
out
with
counter-attack
northeast
of
El
Aroussa.
killing
at
least
three
hundred
Axis
troops
and
'wiping
out
some
marine
gun
posts.
In
northern
Tunisia
all
German
attacks,
seme
of
them
very
vigor
ous,
were
turned
back.
In
one
of
the
most
successful
day?
in
the
air,
the
Allied
air
forces
shot
down
twenty-five
Axis
planes.
..ARMY'
WINS
FIRST
G
AME
Opener
of
British
Columbia
Hockey
Championship
Finals
is
,
Played
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
March
2
IP
Victoria
Army
trounced
Vancouver
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
ten
to
one
in
the
first
game
of
the
best
of
severt
series
for
the
British
Pnlnmhia
su-nlnr
luirkpv
phnm
wlir'be
at
New
Westminster
tomorrow
night.
RED
ARMY
NEW
DRIVE
!
Timoshenko
Scores
in
Surprise
Move
in
Lake
Ilman-Lenin-grad
Sector
Toward
Isthonia
MOSCOW,
March
2
0r
The
latest
Russian
communique
today
did
not
mention
fighting
In
the
Lake
Ilman-Lenlngrad
sector
where
the
Red
Army,
under
command
of
Marshel
Simeon
Timo
shenko,
has
Just
scored
a
great
victory
over
the
Nazis
but
front
line
dispatches
indicated
that
Timoshenko
had
not
halted
his
drive
to
consolidate
until
after
he
had
swept
over
nine
hundred
square
miles
of
territory,
recapturing
302
villages.
Tomoshenko
Is
evidently
aiming
for
Esthonla
with
a
view
to
cutting
off
large
Nazi
forces.
To
the
southwest
of
Khaikov
and
Rostov
the
Red
Army
con
tinues
to
advance
although
at
a
lower
pace.
Aid.
T.
H.
Sorensen
reported
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
city
.ouncil
that
there
had
been
rom-lainls
in
regard
to
the
conditlpn
-
a
sidewalk
leading
from
Ara-.;io,e
Avenue
to
the
dry
dock.
It
.vas
understood
that
this
was
a
.iilvate
sidewalk
but
a
check-up
will
be
made.
International
Area
in
North
VICTORIA,
March
2
0)
Post-war
establishment
of
an
international
state
In
the
area
embracing
northern
British
Columbia
north
of
the
54th
parallel;
Yukon
.and
Alaska
was
advocated
by
E.
T.
Ken-
ncy,
Liberal
member
for
Skccna,
in
the
Legislature
yes-
tcrday.
(The
54th
parallel
runs
just
south
of
Prince
Ru-
pert
which
would,
therefore,
be
Included
in
the
proposed
International
area).
APPEAL
OF
GOVERNOR
His
Excellency
Issues
Statement
in
Opening
of
Red
Cross
Drive
OTTAWA,
March
2
An
appeal
the
people
of
the
Dominion
to
support
the
Canadian
Red
Cross
national
campaign
for
$10,000,000
which
opened
yesterday
was
made
by
Hl3
Excellency,
the
Governor
rjcncial,
who
Is
President
of
the
Society.
xn
i.
statement
to
the
press
the
Oovernor
General
said:
"The
Canadian
Red
Cross
So
ciety
urgently
needs
$10,000,000.
About
half
this
amount
Is
for
food
parcel
;
to
be
sent
to
Canadian
and
British
prisoners
of
war
In
the
hands
6f
,
the
enemy
In
Europe
and
the
Far
East.
This
is
an
absolutely
essential
service,
for
as
the
pressure
of
the
United
Nations
in
creases,
our
men
m
capuvuy
win
become
more
and
more
dependent
for
their
food
on
Red
Cross
par-,
eels.
We
must
make
certain
by
the
i
generosity
cf
our
contributions
that
thl3
supply
is
kept
going
through
the
splendidly
organized
channels
of
the
International
Red
Cros3.
We
must
remember
also
that
many
of
the
comfort
for
the
men
in
our
armed
forces
are
supplied
by
the
Red
Cross,
and
the
pro-v.sion
of
hospital
supplies
U
a
constant
drain
on
our
resources.
Another
Important
item
in
the
Red
Cross
bill
Is
the
Blood
Donor
Service,
which
has
meant
the
sav
I'lCS'
sornanj
lives
and
the
"
alle
viatton
of
so
mucRpaTn"
"All
these
things
cost
money,
and
as
President
of
the
Canadian
Red.
Cross
Society,
I
ask
all
Canadians
to
give
everything
they
can
to
this
most
worthy
cause.
"The
longer
the
war
lasts,
the
greater
is
the
human
suffering
it
brings
In
Its
train.
The
Canadian
Red
Cross
Is
dedicated
to
the
relief
of
that
suffering,
and
It
Is
the
privilege
and
responsibility
of
the
Canadian
people
to
see
that
this
work
Is
neither
interrupted
nor
retarded
through
shortage
of
f"nds.
I
feel
sure
that
I
do
not
appeal
to
you
in
vain."
BULLETINS
WASHINGTON
The
United
States
would
utterly
destroy
the
Japanese
Navy
before
the
war
is
over
and
Japan
will
not
be
allowed
to
build
another,
Secretary
of
the
Navy
Frank
Knox
declared
today.
CHURCHILL
TO
PACIFIC
,
LONDON
Trime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
has
received
an
invitation
from
General
Douglas
MacArthur
to
visit
the
South
Pacific
war
zone.
The
effect
of
such
a
visit
would
be
"magical,"
Mil-Arthur
declares.
GANDHI
HOLDING
OWN
roONA
With
the
twenty-one
fast
period
due
to
end
tomorrow,
Mahatma
Cam!
hi
was
reported
today
to
be
still
holding
his
own.
NAZIS
COMING
OVER
I!
Kit
LIN
The
German
radio
said
today
that
Nazi
bombers
may
visit
the
east
coast
of
the
United
Stales
within,
the
next
few
months.
New
York,
Boston
and
Washington
might
not
be
safe.
IlUTTFJl
STILL
SHORT
OTTAWA
The
government
has
decided
against
the
restoration
of
the
former
butter
ration
of
eight
ounces
every
two
weeks.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Helgerson,
425
Dunsmulr
Street,
have
received
a
cable
from
their
son,
Harold,
who
Is
serving
with
the
Royal
Canadian
-Air
Force,
telling
of
his
safe
arrival
overseas.
Europe
Berlin
Sustains
Worst
Pounding
Yet;
Is
Attacked
In
Force
Under
Secretary
of
State
for
Air
Says
Way
is
Being
Paved
for
Invasion
of
Europe
'LONDON,
March
2
(CP)
"Berlin
got
it
heavier
last
night
than
it
has
ever
had
so
far,"
said
Capt.
Harold
Balfour,
Under
Secretary
of
State
for
Air,
as
it
was
authoritatively
stated
that
the
weight
of
bornbs
hitting
the
German
capital
from
a
mighty
force
of
Royal
Air
Force
and
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
bombers
last
night
Jap
Prisoners
Are
Killed
In
New
Zealand
WELLINGTON,
New
Zea-
land,
March
2
O
Forty-eight
Japanese
war
prisoners
were
killed
in
a
mutinous
outbreak
at
a
war
prisoners'
camp.
It
was
announced
today.
4
BISHOP
IS
AT
FUNERAL
Head
of
Roman
Catholic
Churrh
Leaves
to
Arrange
for
Obse.
quies
of
Late
Father
Coccola
Rt.
Rev.
E.
M.
Bunoz,
DD.,
Bishop
of
-Northe.n
British
Columbia
I
and
the
Yukon,
and
Father
Jrnes
I
Carroll
left
on
last
evening's
train
for
Smithers
to
attend
the
funeral
of
the
late
Father
Nicholas
Coccola,
veteran,
priest
of
the
central
lntei
lor,
who
passed
away
yesterday
morning
at
the
Roman
Catholic
Hos
)
al
at
Smithers.
Arrangements
for
the
funeral
were
to
be
concluded
following
the
arrival
of
Bishop
Bunoz
in
Smithers.
A
link
with
the
past
history
of
British
Columbia
was
severed
when
Father
Coccola
passed
away
in
the
Smithers
Hospital
at
11
o'clock
yes-
te.day
morning.
He
came
,
to
this
province
direct
from
France
as
a
young
man
In
his
twenties.
Work
ing
as
a
missionary
he
had
remaln-t
ed
In
the
province
ever
since.
He
went
throueh
the
boom
days
c
hD
Boundary
mining
country
tn
southern
British
Columbia
many
vsa:s
ago
and
came
north
from
there.
On
more
than
one
occasion
he
had
his
life
threatened
by
Irate
Indians.
Father
Coccola
founded
the
In
dian
Industrial
school
at
Lejac
on
Fraser
Lake
and
for
the
past
ten
vears
had
resided
at
Smithers.
Ho
hd
been
in
fa'ling
health
for
some
time
past
and
his
death
was
not
'nnxoected.
Father
Coccola
was
about
ninety
yea's
of
age.
The
aged,
priest
had
a
host
of
friends
In
all
parts
of
the
province
and
many
old
timers
from
all
over
the
country
called
to
visit
him
and
renew
old
acquaintances
while
In
Smithers.
City
Should
Lead
Way
in
Campaign
For
Red
Cross
The
President
of
the
Union
of
British
Columbia
Municipalities,
in
'
a
communication
before
the
city
council
last
nlsht,
solicited
the
support
of
the
city
In
fullest
measure
possible
to
the
present
national
Red
Cross
drive.
He
felt
that
In
this
matter
the
cities
should
lead
the
way.
The
matter
was-
referred
to
the
finance
committee.
Its
was
probably
about
nine
hundred
tons
or
twice
as
great
as
the
top
load
dropped
on
London
In
any
one
night
by
the
German
air
force.
Balfour
said
that
the
continuous
air
raids
on
Germany
paved
the
way
for
the
Allied
in
vasion
of
Europe.
Nineteen
planes
were
lost,
two
of
them
Canadian,
In
the
night's
operations
which
Included
bombing
of
other
targets
In
western
Germany,
mine
laying
operations
In
enemy
waters
and
fighter
Intruder
patrols
over
northern
France.
It
Is
estimated
that
almost
1.000
planes
took
part
in
the
night's
raids.
The
Berlin
radio
said
that
considerable
damage
had
been
done
in
the
raid
and
Incomplete
returns
showed
eighty-nine
killed
and
213
Injured.
Clilorinalion
Is
Up
Again
Federal
Government
Inquires
From
City
as
to
Progress
Made
Communications
having
been
re
ceived
by
wire
irorn
the
Depart
ment
of
National
Health
as
to
what
progress
was
bjlng
made
hy
the
city
in
the
matter
of
Installing
a'
ihlorlnatlon
plant
for
city
water
at
government
expense,
.
the
Department
of
Pensions
and
National
Health
being
anxious
to
expedite
the
signing
of
an
agieement,
the
Mty
council
last
night,
decided
to
reply
to
the
government
reiterating'
Its
stand,
already
communicated
to
fhe
government
early
in
January,
that,
as
the
city
had
no
money
to
finance
the
work
and
furthermore
could
not
obtain
the
men
or
equipment
necessary
to
do
the
wo!k,
the
government
would
have
to
look
after
It
Itself.
However.
It
was
mentioned
that
the
necessary
equipment
had
already
been
ordered.
New
Fire
Engine
For
City
Coming
Provision
Is
Made
In
Estimates
rrestnted
to
City
Council
Last
Night
Purchase
of
a
new
fire
engine
at
an
estimated
cost
of
$10,645
Is
provided
for
In
the
fire
department
estimates
for
the
year.
It
was
announced
at
last
night's
meeting
oi
he
city
council.
The
estimates
of
the
department
total
$29,684
In
cluding
$16,231
In
wages
as
com-oared
with
$11,485
last
year.
The
wages
are
higher
In
view
of
the
larger
personnel
of
the
department.
Further
Inquiry
was
made
at
lis,
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council
in
regard
to
Instruments
and
other
property
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Boys'
Band
which
had
been
turned
over
to
the
city
for
safe
keeping.
A
check-up
will
be
made
but
the
feeling
was
expressed
by
some
of
the
members
of
the
council
tha)
this
was
a
matter
for'
which
the
Prince
Rupert
Boys'
Band
Aessoclatlon
rather
than
the
city
should
be
responsible.
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