I
I
Weathei
period
up
to
6
pjn.
tomorrow)
north
coast
and
queen
-mkjOTTE
ISLANDS
Moitly
STand
mild
today
and
Wed-1,-J-"
wltli
fog
patches
forming
de
NORTHERN
'AND
ClRAIf
imiHcimnSDYS
NEWSPAPER
Tides
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
Wednesday,
December
13,
1944
High
11:45
11:45
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light
to
moderate.
18:29
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feet
XXXIII,
No,
290
GGETT
DISSECTS
NON-PARTIZAN
UfORM
AT
FEDERATION
RALLY
m
c
agreements
-which
,ru::i
between
the
city
und
f
avei
oinnct
In
the
;
.
J
tlitf
city
council
unanimous
support
j
n:
-awt
.
Mayor
II.
M.
ir
dm"
speaker
at
a
,
i
delation
rally
told
,;i
the
Oddfellows'
i,t
In
dissecting
,
it
)Kii:ram
ol
Uic
p
i
-
si
Association,
the
17
:
.;
d
lliat
the
1942
,
(;::)
'lie
full
.support
of
t.l
:w
Win.
Watts
and
t.IrKoy
Jn
its
dealings
.;-.:
uTinment
and
that
Md
i
iuan
Arnold
did
lx-i
voice
la
pro-U
-.arU."
1
Hi
it
tlic
city
had
:!
.
r.
iUant
relations
,
-uvinrlal
government,
f
t
cit
was
followed
-in
by
AUk'iman
i
I!;c't
George
Hills,
,j;::.alr
and
J.
8.
Black.
...
A.
ps
Are
i.
I
iped
Uut
.
fnr
A
.f
III
IIHlK
If
.
It
f
I
Complete
Annihilation
of
piwiieie
I
orce
blitllAL
MaCAJllllUKO
'miiAlfTKim
IN
PHILIP.
.
ain
defence
of
tile
proportions
of
,
.
today
as
hcadquar-1
i
thousands
of
crack
jp.v
wiped
out
in
a
ju.st
south
of
the
:.'
jwrt
city.
The
en-m
defending
Ormoc
ated
by
the
Amcri-
in
i
imi-trn
mi
i
II..
-
..-.
"rm
tin
in
a
ihmc
Ainrncan
piancs
uuuiucu
at
Mcrseburg
and
itiL.
at
Ilanau.
Aschaf-
to'
and
Darmstadt
today.
U
ii...
.
.
...
1
bt;:nbei
s
hit
Hanover
and
---i
'
One
mosquito
Is
mlss-
TippliiiBRcclor
Is
Carr
vint'
On
u
roc.Vfll-K.FIELD.
II
a
inn-
F
Dec
12
W
A
church
:d
Plnn:ynTan,
Rev.
Hcc-
ia
Mothe.
convicted
ol
and
resorting
to
a
congregation
of
only
''rcn
Sunday.
Tlie
tie
wns
carrying
on
In
!
Pan
;h
until
he
.heard
from
Mt
and
Mrs.
S.
P.
Woodslde
'II-
nflnKH
n
i,
n
n
"Oliver
.llbL'illUUil
till
a
vj
Mr
Ulack
.poke
in
support
of
Norman
Bcllls,
the
candidate
nominated
to
take
his
place
when
he
was
disqualified
Saturday,
The
Federation's
four
school
board
candidates
were
also
presented
to
the
audience.
In
an
outline
or
the
utilities
situation
the
Mayor
said
that
any
new
work
that
was
being
done
on
sewers
was
designed
to
!e
a
part
of
a
post-war
re
building
project,
particularly
in
the
downtown
area
where
"the
sewers
arc
all
broken
down
and
running
In
the
open
waterways."
"The
city
engineer
la
at
present
working
on
plans
for
the
complete
rebuilding
of
the
sewers
in
Section
One,
and
strong
pressure
Is
being
brought
to
bear
on
the
government
to
supply
funds
at
one
or
two
per
cent
Interest,"
he
declared.
(rlllrlsin
of
Bus
Deal
Is
Answered
Answering
criticism
of
the
financing
of
the
bus
deal,
Mr.
Daggett
admitted
that
the
city
had
a
net
debt
of
$1,000,000,
which
would
not
be
paid
off
until
1955
but
said
that
the
bus
purchase
was
to
be
financed
with
debenture
bonds
which
would
be
offered
to
the
citizens.
"I
feel
sure
that
the
people
of
Prince
Rupert
have
enough
faith
in
the
future
of
their
ctiy
to
buy
those
bonds."
the
mayor
said.
"The
opposition
charges
that
iomc
of
us
are
making
"careers"
of
politics.
Well,
I
must
admit
that
they
did
oppose
raising
the
Mayor's
salary
from
$1,200
to
$2,00
a
year.
Alderman
Arnold
raised
her
voire
against
that
but
the
r!tlcns
did
not.
The
fact
(hat
I
am
Mayor-elect
by
acclamation
means
that
the
people
feel
that
the
administration
must
be
doing
a
pretty
good
job."
Alderman
Brett
dealt
with
ad
ministrative
changes
in
thcclty
,
hall,
describing
Uic
present
set-'
up
as
"obsolete."
He
also
said
that
high
insurance
rates
charged
municipalities
were
to
be
in
vestigated.
"Municipalities
must
now
pay
;
fire
insurance
rates
far
in
excess
or
what
is
being
paid
out
by
the
companies
in
claims."
Alderman
Hills,
who
had
spoken
previously
on
the
radio,
termed
the
Non-I'artlsan
'an
"anti-labor
coalition"
and
proceeded
to
outline
tlie
arrange-menti'
for
tlie
purchase
of
tlie
bus
line.
Alderman
Alex
Sinclair
told
the
meeting
that
tlie
city's
most
profitable
utilities,
the
telephone
and
water
systems
were
hampered
by
having
to
pay
33
per
cent
or
their
profits
on
previous
loans.
"These
utilities
could
pay
off
their
debentures
if
they
did
not
have
to
share
in
the
costs
of
other
utilities.
That
Is
why
the
public
should
not
fear
public
ownership
of
the
bus
line.
It
is
one
utility
that
will
pay
for
Itself."
During
the
question
period
Urucc
Mlcklcburgh
spoke
in
support
of
the
bus
line
purchase.
Chairman
of
the
meeting
was
A.
Wallln.
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SHOPPING
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Include
...
THE
VARIETY
STORE
IN
YOlllt
CHRISTMAS
SHOITINQ
TOUR
George
Zhura
Is
Confirmed
As
Casualty
An
official
casualty
list
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
which
has
Just
been
released
confirms
the
previous
announcement
received
privately
here
of
Pilot
George
John
Zbura
of
Prince
Rupert
being
missing
on
active
service
after
air
operations.
He
Is
the
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Stephen
Zbura,
512
Eighth
Ave.
E.,
and
was
born
and
brought
up
here.
Battle
of
Italy
Nazi
Air
Force
Is
In
Action
HOME,
Dec.
12
IK
headquarters
announced
Allied
today
that
the
German
air
force
lias
returned
to
the
Italian
front,
bombing,
and
strafing
troops
and
communications
on
tlie
Fifth
Army
front.
In
Eastern
Italy,
tlie
Lemone
river
has
risen
to
a
depth
of
eight
feet,
slowing
down
lirltlsh
Eighth
Army
operations.
Greek
Peace-
BOTH
SIDES
ENGAGED
IN
PEACE
TALK
ATHENS,
Dec.
12
(CD
Sharp
gunfire
'still
tclioetl
today
tluough
Athens,
sending
homeless
and
terrified
civilians
scurrying
out
of
the
path
of
the
fighting
while
rebel
leaders
were
reported
drawing
up
peace
proposals.
An
impartial
source
described
the
rebel
leaders
as
"realizing
now
that
they
will
eventually
lose
tlie
bloody
conflict
with
British
and
regular
(ircelc-
troops."
Iliitahi
today
delivered
terms
to
the
leftists
for
the
ending
of
the
civil
strife.
They
require
that
all
leftists
must
end
their
resistance
and
hand
in
their
arms
after
which
Sir'
Harold
Alexander,
Allied
commander-in-chief
in
the
Mediterranean,
who
is
already
here,
will
take
steps
to
bring
an
end
to
the
present
turmoil.
Sec
Prestwick
Big
Peacetime
Airport
LONDON.
Dec.
12
IP)
A
paria-mcnltary
and
national
campaign
has
begun
to
impress
on
the
government
the
Importance
and
ur
gency
of
the
case
for
Prestwick,
Scotland,
as
an
international
airport
after
the
war;
The
base,
on
the
west
coast
or
Scotland,
has
been
the
main
transatlantic
terminal
in
the
United
Kingdom
since
November,.
1940.
JEWELRY
NOTED
Columbus
called
Costa
Rica
the
"rich
coast'
because
the
Indians
alitfttfi?
wre
gold
Jewelry.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER
12,
1914
VANDERHOOF
MAN
WINS
DECORATION
Gnr.
Dick
Patrick
of
Vander-hool,
serving
with
the
Royal
Canadian
Artillery,
has
been
awarded
the
Military
Medal
Tor
gallantry
In
action
overseas.
He
is
a
native
or
British
Columbia
where
he
was
born
February
27.
1920,
and
was
employed
as
a
trapper
and
farmer
prior
to
the
war.
He
enlisted
with
the
Active
Army
April
7,
1912
and
proceeded
overseas
October
27.
19-12.
His
wife,
Mrs.
VUallne
Patrick,
lives
at
-Vanderhoot.
j
CANNOWORKIN'I
UNITED
STATES
j
Regulations
In
Regard
to
!
Women
Crossing
Line
Slill
UnclariNcd
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
12
O)
Canadian
women,
although
able
(
I
to.
get
Canadian
labor
exit
per-mlts
to
enter
the
United
States,'
still
will
not
be
permitted
under
American
Immigration
regulations
to
enter
the
United
States
to
work,
Thomas
L.
Hughes,
United
States
consul
here,
said.
Hughes
said
that
women
could
enter
only
under
special
arrange-'
ments
through
Ottawa
or
Washington
or
contingent
upon
a
request
by
a
United
States
firm
for
Canadian
female
labor.
Last
week
National
Selective
Service
announced
that
women
would
be
permitted
exit
without
recourse
to
Ottawa
although
regulations
still
require
permits
for
men
wishing
to
cros3
the
;
border
to
work.
16
MAYORS
ELECTED'BY
ACCLAMATION
!
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
,12
)
At
;
least
sixteen
or
.the
22
mayors
lor
B.C,
towns,
cities
and
muni-
'
clpalltlcs
who
were
elected
by
acclamation
at
the
close
of
nominations
Monday
were
reelected
to
the
office
they
held
be
held
December
13,
14
and
10
for
offices
not
already
filled
by
acclamation.
Vancouver
will
hold
Its
civic
election
on
De
cember
13,
Victoria
and
other
B.C.
cities
and
villages
will
go
to
the
polls
December
14
and
on
December
16
municipalities
throughout
the
province
will
hold
elections.
Mayor
W.
Hardman
was
reelected
in
Revelstoke,
Mayor
George
R.
Williams
In
Kam-
loops
and
Mayor
David
Howrie
In
Vernon,
all
by
acclamation.
MONTREAL
GREAT
CITY
Montreal
Is
the
largest
city
in
Canada
and
the
second
largest
French-speaking
city
In
the
world,
New
Westminster
Mayor
Rc'clcclcd
N0iW
WESTMINSTER,
Dec.
12
William
Mott
was
re-elected
as
muypr
of
New
Westminster
for
a
third
term
ycsteiday.
He
received
an
acclamation.
Britain
and
Greece
Eden
Tells
Of
British
Sacrifices
i
Suffered
40,000
Casualties
and
Lost
Many
.Warships
3nd
Tiines
LONDON.
Dec.
12
(CP)
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
l'den
disclosed
in
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
British
foices
suffered
40,000
casualties
and
lost
nearly
five
hundred
aircraft
in
fighting
to
free
(Jreece
and
Crete
since
the
beginning
of
tlie
war.
Most
of
tlie
casualties
were
suffered
in
1911
when
Britain
launched
an
unsuccessful
expedition
into
Greece
and
was
forced
to
evacuate
Crete.
Hie
Kojal
Navy
lost
five
cruisers,
thirteen
destroyers,
three
submarines,
-
one
Sloop
and
47
minor
vessels.
Three
battleships
weie
badly
EVACUATING
TOKYO
CITY
LONDON,
Dec.
12
IP
Berlin
radio
said
today
that
evacuation
of
non-essential
workers
from
Tokyo
was
proceeding
with
a
contingent
of
20,000
to
leave
the
city
of
more
than
7,000,000
population
today.
Plans
to
evacuate
several
districts
liad
been
an
nounced
previously
by
Tokyo;
dropped
incendiary
bombj
in
two
or
three
more
places
today.
The
Japanese
radio
said
it
was
the
fourth
incursion
over
Tokyo
by
supcrjorts
today
and
reported
that
all
planes
fled
southward
for
the
past
year.
A
large
mini-,
apparently
without
dropping
any
bcr
of
reeves
were
also
re-elect-
bembs,
cd
to
"their
posts,
according
to
returns'
late
Monday.
Nominations
were
held
in
approximately
50
towns
and
cities
In
the
province.
Elections
will
BY-ELECTION
DATE
IS
SET
That
Date
Set
for
Orry
Norlh,
Ontario,
Where
General
MrNaughton
Will
Pain
OTTAWA,
Doc.
12
W
A
federal
by-election
will
be
held
in
the
Ontario
constituency
of
Orey
North
on
February
5,
It
was
announced
today.
Defence
Minister
A.
G.
L.
McNaughton
will
contest
the
by-electton
as
Liberal
candidate.
It
is
expected
General
McNauehton
will
be
opposed
fby
Mayor
.Garfield
Case
of
Owen
Sound
as
Progressive-Conservative
candidate.
The
seat
became
vacant
when
the
Liberal
members
resigned
because
of
ill
health,
OTTAWA,
Dec.
12
R
Flight
Lieutenant
J.
A.
Partridge
of
Prince
Rupert
has
been
awarded
the
Distinguished
Flying
Cross,
headquarters
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
announced
today.
Partridge
is
serving
overseas.
SOVIETS
SMASH
INTO
BUDAPEST
MOSCOW,
Dec.
12
P
Russian,
tanks
battled
into
the
northern
suburbs
ol
Dudapest
today.
Other
Russians
drove
.westward
past
the
great
bend
or
the
Danube
above
Budapest
toward
Bratislava
and
Vienna.
The
main
body
or
the
"Russians
were
within
lull
view
ol
Budapest.
The
Germans
suffered
high
casualties.
HOUDE
MAYOR
OF
MONTREAL
.Man
Who
Spent
Four
Years
in
Internment
Again
Chief
Magistrate
MONTREAL,
Dec.
12
Ex-
mayor
Camilien
Houde,
who
was
released
a
few
months
ago
from
internment
camp
where
he
had
spent
four
years
because
he
told
the
people
of
Montreal
not
to
comply
with
national
registration,
was
re-elected
mayor
of
Montreal
yesterday.
He
will
J
serve
a
three
year
term,
nouae
FINAL
PLANS
FOR
PIONEERS'
HOME
ARE
APPROVED
The
Tokyo
radio
reported
that
Final
blueprints
of
the
pro-American
superfortresses
had
j
posed
Pioneers'
Home
have
been
received
at
the
City
Hall
from
the
architects
in
Vancouver
and
tenders
for
tlie
building
will
be
called
a3
soon
as
material
priorities
are
released
by
the
government.
Mayor
II.
M.
Daggett
said
yesterday.
or
modern
bungalow
design,
the
home
will
be
situated
on
a
hillside
along
Atlin
Avenue,
(jverlooklng
the
harbor
and
Met-lakatla
Passage.
Plans
have
been
studied
and
revisions
rec
ommended
over
a
period
of
months
by
the
health
committee.
The
home
Is
designed
to
ac
commodate
14
inmates,
with
al
drifts.
lowance
for
increase
in
capacity
by
adding
to
the
wings
at
either
i
home.
end.
Complete
raCllltles
for
the
I
.i
Inmates
are
contained
on
the
ground
floor.
These
include
an
infirmary,
dining
room,
kitchen,
living
room,
bathrooms
and
dormitories.
Living
quarters
for
the
stafr
j
are
on
the
upper
rioor.
This
includes
three
rooms
and
bath.
The
basement
Is
designed
to
hold
the
heating
plant,
tuel
and
a
laundry.
Dance,
day.
Dec
Oddfellows'
lij,
Hall,
Fri
A
broadcast
appeal
from
Mayor
Conboy
asked
all
persons
not
engaged
in
essential
industry
to
stay
home
from
work.
Large
department
stores
are
closed.
All
highways
in
southern
Ontario
are
impassable.
Motorists
have
been
warned
not
to
take
trips.
Drifts
are
as
high
as
six
feet
at
Hamilton.
Toronto
hospitals
are
filled
to
overflowing
and
ambulances
are
unable
to
move.
Twenty-one
inches
of
snow
fell
between
5:15
yesterday
morning
and
noon
today.
There
had
been
nothing
to
equal
this
since
1872
when
23
inches
fell
in
two
days.
Little
hope
of
immediate
re
lief
is
held
out
by
weather
fore
casters.
Bulletins
BRITISH
LABOR
VIEWS
LONDON
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British
Labor
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NON-PARTIZANS
IN
BROADCAST
Mrs.
N.
E.
Arnold,
Robert
McKay
and
C.
Q.
Ham
were
speakers
over
CFPR
last
night
in
a
radio
broadcast
sponsored
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Non-Partizan
Association.
Civic
affairs
were
discussed
from
the
standpoint
of
the
Non-Partlzans.
Mr.
Ham
devoted
himself
to
the
outlook
for
the
future
in
the
city
and
expressed
opposition
to
the
bus
bylaw.
Mr.
M:Kay
confined
his
talk
to
public
works
natters
including
future
care
of
roads
and
streets.
Mrs.
Arnold
introduced
tlie
speakers
and
spoke
on
behalf
of
other
Non-Rutlzan
candidates
who
were
unable
to
take
part
in
the
broadcast.
and
Japan
should
be
held
equally
guilty
with
their
leaders
for
war
crimes.
Lord.
Stroinboldi
said
there
was
no
point
in
harping
on
unconditional
surrender
for
the
enemy.
A
more
moderate
policy
should
be
adopted
to
bring
about
early
victory.
NAZIS
CANNOT.
RETALIATE
LONDON
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
L'den
said
today
that
bombing
of
Germany
would
continue.
There
was
no
comparison
between
what
the
Nails
might
be
able
to
do
even'with
their
robot
weapons
compared
with
what
Britain
was
doing
to
the
Reich.
CANADIANS
ACROSS
LONDON
Canadian
forces
have
established
a
bridgehead
across
the
Lemone
River
in
Italy
This
was
admitted
by
tlie
German
High
Command.
MAIIONEY
COMING
HOME
NEW
WESTMINSTER
Major
Jack
Mahoney,
V.C.,
Is
due
home
here
Saturday.
He
is
to
fly
fiom
Halifax.
BRITAIN'S
CONTRIBUTION
MELBOURNE
Admiral
Sir
Bruce
Fraser,
commander
of
the
new
British
Pacific
fleet,
indicated
today
that
Britain's
contribution
in
the
war
against
the
Japanese
would
be
confined
to
sea
and
air
support.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
:.
52
Minimum
38
Mrs,
George
B.
Casey
had
the
misfortune
to
fall
from
a
chair
in
her
home
on
Eleventh
Avenue
yesterday
afternoon
and
broke
ribs
as
well
as
bruising
her
back
badly.
She
was
uncon
scious
for
a
time
but
today
was
reported
to
be
resting
as
well
as
could
be
expected
at
her
rat
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Ontario's
Worst
Snowstorm
H.M.U.S.
SHAWINIGAN
Royal
Canadian
Navy
corvette,
of
which
i'
in
the
North
Atlantic
has
been
announced
by
Hon.
Angus
L.
Macdonald,
Minister
or
National
Defence
for
Naval
Services.
All
on
board
perished.
D.F.C.
FOR
LOCAL
MAN
Toronto
City
Almost
Completely
Tied
Ud
.
People
Told
to
Stay
Home
From
Work
Stores
Are
Closed
Up
Four
Persons
Known
Dead
TORONTO,
Dec.
12
(CP)
All
southern
Ontario
was
held
today
in
the
grip
of
one
of
the
worst
snowstorms
in
its
history.
The
storm,
apparently,
centred
in
Toronto
and
district.
Traffic
was
paralyzed
by
deep
drifts.
Four
deaths
were
reported
in
Toronto.
The
chief
coroner
issued
an
urgent
appeal
to
all
persons
over
fifty
not
to
shovel
I
snow
or-walk
through
heavy
I
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t-
First
Army
Along
Roer
Takes
1000
Yards
of
"West
Bank
Nazi
Defences
Continue
to
Weaken
PARIS,
Dec.
12
a
The
American
First
Army
seized
one
thousand
yards
of
the
west
bank
of
the
Roer
River
today
and
also
advanced
within
one
and
a
hall
miles
or
the
fortress
city
ol
Dur-cn
attcr
teaching
Konsendorf.
The
Americans
captured
Merode.
The
Nazi
defence
was
reported
weakening
west
of
Roer,
inside
the
Siegfried
Line
at
DiUIngen
and
Saarlaulern
and
In
northern
Alsace
under
repeated
batterings
of
three
American
armies.
No
action
was
reported
along
the
Canadian
First
and
British
Second
Army
sectors
at
the
jiorth
end
of
the
front.
'
"The
Amrripan..
Jhlpd.
Army
captured
Sarretguemines,
.and
began
shelling
Sweibrucken
and
St.
ingbeft
inside
Germany.
T5ie
American
Seven'th
Army
captured
Haguenau
in
Alsace
and
was
within
29
miles
of
DISTRICT
MEN
IN
CASUALTIES
Latest
Canadian
Army
casualty
lists
contain
the
names
of
one
Queen
Charlotte
Island
man
and
one
from
Ocean
Falls
as
follows:
Missing
Privatf
Joseph
John
Hans,
British
Colunjbia
regiment,
lather,
Isaac
Hans'..
Skidegate
Mission,
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
Severely
Injured
Private
Lome
Earl
Taylor,
Royal-Canadian
Army
Service
Corps,
mother,
Mrs.
Anne
Taylor,
Ocean
Falls.
VANCOUVER'S
FOG
IS
BAD
Tourteen
Persons
Injured
When
Interurban
Tramcars
Crash
Motorman's
Miraculous
Escape
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
12
Four
teen
persons
were
injured
six
requiring
hospitalization
when
two
Interurban
tramcars
collided
head-on,,
in
thick
log
here
last
night.
George
Clark,
one
or
the
motormen,
sustained
injuries
described
as
serious
but
not
critical
when
the
platform
on
which
he
stood
was
completely
wrecked
and
every
window
in
the
car
was
broken.
There
was
one
other
street
car
collision
last
night
as
well
as
other
traffic
mishaps.
In
all
at
least
twenty
persons
were
In
jured.
Douglas
Frtzzell
left
-this
afternoon
on
a
trip
to
Vancouver.
A
Stale
Worth
Noting
.
.
.
NON-PARTISAN
CANDIDATES
ALDERMEN
Thomas
B.
Black
C.
G.
Ham
R.
McKay
J.
If.
Malr
S
CHOP
L
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It
US
THUS'
A.
Don
Ritchie
1).
Wood
Dr.
R.
(J.
Large
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