r. I :: fir? Local Tidet mWTi, June 16 N-Flame- l-tf 2 : otiess planes drove i. aY"1 ude j, Atli. a II. : England today it in the German' ripon would not inter- i lith the war effort. Coun- karttares were being taken. lirst 1 x r -Kxr of machines - and it was rem-big blitz days of lie planes eame f" and others Just yetops. ;t up to meet the x hmes and blew - n up with tremen- s nas beert warned t v I: im the machine ftVy anri Many wf-trmsH explode five to f If- ( tHer landing, j UDYANCE PfERYWHERE U Uklnr General Head-"7 AraltxM Germans In ttfthurd lirtre In Italy t2,000. 15 and 13'. l' "II IWl 14 nnH 111 : It! :A Parlflr Canadian ' II 17.000. 18 Vi and r?. 13,000, 18V and 10i. 23,000, 11.000, 15,000, 25,000, 18U 18 18U 18U and Boy 6,000, 18i and 101. IDOWN OVER and and and lv!P St Plant nf Itnrrnnl Pmd in Vancouver of duration 'ANCOUVER. June 10 Oi - l, womand Burrard Shipyard L "i went hart tj w-nrt vm. of raUIng the funds pergonal canvas alt uniary aonauons are i i (corned and. Indeed, urn V t stantlal ones have alreao. a prorcrred. A campaign 1 I tfs4 mlttee coruUtlng of George fetan- I lrfl ton- chairman. E. Faure. sccre- J JvU Ury. M1m Judith Brown, treas- . . urer. Oscar llaveroy. E. A. Evans. Aruner Invailon by Send-, Mrs. F. Barber and Mm. A. L. rilollew Planes to Itritain ijlalncs has been formed. O.scar Haveroy had been placed In charge of publicity and E. A. Evan and Mrs. F. Barber are undertaking the organization of weapon" leactlon lo I" Vtmile action in connection rxnlodlna 'llh tbe nUtutlon ot the drive on the X it ,.25tolnif a sekm of the city r,...-U ' . l,.nlsL ..J 1lf iinku tM. ? twuittii a uraim aim ii tui turn- sderable . damage tUt conjllJlUng of A,d 0corgc point. i xnmunlque said England and '. in were attacked heavy explosives lte Secretary Herbert Mor- in a ktatement today, I that rrUtlrely little dam- p aid been eauted and the Hills, chairman. Aid. T. II. Bor-enen and Aid. O. II. Arnold, with a well-attended gathering of representatives of various invited organizations. M.i:i OF M.W iio.mi; i:.i'i.iNi:i) Aid. Hills, opening the meeting, told how the city was faced with, the necessity of taking wme action in connection with the replacement of the present squalid premises at the Dyer Apartments. There had been a search for sites and a space on the Westvtew School ground had been deemed most suitable. Tentative plans had been drawn up and the city had placed a sum ot JS000 in the estimates for (Continued on Page 2) Cutting Off Cherbourg rierre tinues lighting Which Con. SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 16 0s The s ii iKrAal 1st Mtit ttt fhn iTor . , " 1 JheA lcs 'mans in Cherbourg Peninsula is a;ong the Italian .Ubtantlallv Increasing." su- , with some gaining ,pr(.mc headquarters announced : tr.iics in twenty-four ujj- As an Amerlcan ten-mile capturing the Import-jwldc westward drive pushed t iwns of Acqua- armorKi columns to wlthlrr three N. ui and Teml. 'mile of one key road Junction Army js appruA.- d .ju sl mllcs or anotr,er. x'y atr-ltne miles A Ocrman communique said Rome and cUhty-!thc NazU had driven the Allies . -uin ot me back southeast of Carcntan but where the Heelng indmlllc,d Ailled gans wct and ay make a stand. jn0rth of Salntc Mcreegllsc. I An. allied communique said Halibut Sales American i there were no major changes. The Battle of Caen has settled Into trench warfare with the British and Canadians holding on tenaciously. Reporter Ready j For Berlin "Beat" FALMOUTH, Eng.. June 10 0! Joe ForcsUl. ex-New yorK and Philadelphia newsman, who runs an American uca roM club here the only one In Britain boasting girl barbers wants his club to be me pest In this area, but has one chief ambition "to open the first American Red Cross clubs in Paris and Berlin." He's lost 30 pounds on his Job and works at It 18 hours a day. His club sports a fclg bulletin board to which Joe dally pins capsuled war news, features, human Interest Items and proposals from back home. Production Of var Iftrrecious dtoncs iWJPSS12iMake$ Record iDrii : . WK Amalgamated '""Khts1 Union. Tim sinw-pr. Vker!?c?lb,crs of tne Shlp-r.!..ndcn!nd?nt Union of K-"uian congress of Labor. W,Wo.wn. pndp(1 n an ht 'v'l Wlin Iflft tnonflirn. Vlfc ' JIO " hnrtrnlnlnir DarBnining Kn be CAPE TOWN, June 10 0 -Sir Ernest Oppenhelmcr at an annual meeting of Dc Beers Consolidated Mines Limited announced an all-time record of flO 500.000 ($92,250,000) worth "nij .Vi lor gem smhk-s 'Uol? I1",111 nn oftlcla voteidlamonds sold n 1943. Dlscus-Jon " .tak?n a"d that the sing future" policy, he said Dc hthpsln ""owed talks ! Beers alms to Keep ;nt in , we at Klm-'' management only and diamond mine working the workers. berley at all times. She Jted Army Smashes Forward After Breakthrough of Manner- 23 1 helm IJne LONDON. June 18 Oi - After O, smashing through Finland's new jftA, Mannerhelm Line, one of the uarneri. me narenan utn- capturlng seventeen more fled Finnish stronz points -ng the road to Viipuri, important seaport, from which they are 32 miles distant. The Russians cported opening a gaping hole in the Finns" second great belt of permanent defences and capturing two more Important towns, one on the roalroad to Leningrad and the other to a coastal BATTLE OF ECONOMICS I'rhiee Huperl Women are nein( Organiied to Maintain War AgaiiMt Inflation A very potent but little adver tised instrument in maintaining the economic balance of wartime Canada is the consumer branch of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Mrs. Mary E. Hurrell, o! Vancouver, regional secretary told an organizational committee meeting here on Wednesday night. "The women of Canada, who do 85 percent of the nations; buying, can be a strong force in encouraging ethical practices ; among the manufacturers and ; marketers oi wiuuim-r guuus, and thus curb the danger of inflation." she explained to more than twenty representatives of women groups of the city. -Through the Consumers' Branch, the public has an opportunity for definite representation when it comes to determln- I ing the policies of the Wartime i Prices and Trade Board," she added. Prince Rupert is the twenty- No Major Changes In Spite of 1 Iil sub-committee of the Con sumer Branch organized so far in the province. It is the sixteenth organized by Mrs. Hurrell. So far. 14,000 women have been organized as voluntary workers on sub-committees across Can ada, said Mrs. Hurrell. who is; herself a voluntary worker, and the work Is still going strong. "We realize that we must convince the consumers themselves that it Is In their own Interest to keep the economy of Canada i on an even keel." she declared, Purpose of the sub-committees of the Consumer's Branch Is three-fold: First, to check prices. Second, to Interpret the regulations of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board so that people can Incorporate them In their dally lives, Third, to keep In touch with the pulse of public opinion so that the Trade Board may benefit by the experience of the nation's housewives In formulating jwllclcs. Mrs. Hurrell, wno has a youtn-ful enthusiasm for her work, has a son recently reported wounded In the bitter Italian fighting. "However, he wrote me after T had received the official report, and he never mentioned his wound," she said in an interview. "He was still with his unit." Her husband, Owynn Hurrell, formerly with the B.C. Packers, Vancouver, has been missing since February i4i wnen nis ship was torpedoed while he was enroute to England to serve as a member of Lord Woolton's food board. "When 1 received that blow I thoucht of Joining a women's branch of the services," Mrs. Hurrell said. "However, the longer I am at It the more Important this work with the Trade Board seems." Following are the members of the sub-commlttces organized by Mrs. Hurrell here: Aid. Nora E. Arnold, chairman; Mrs. Jeanne H. Donaldson, secretary; Mrs. R. M. Wlnslow. Mrs. C. II. Elklns, Mrs. J. Brcmner, Mrs. Gerald Hanley. Mrs. Allen S. Hamilton, Mrs. C. J. Currle, Mrs. H. Paulson, " Mrs. E. A. Evans, Mrs. H. Smith, Mrs. W. J. Richards, Mrs. Wm. Adolph, Mrs. N. O. Foster, Mrs. J. Gray, Mrs. j. A. Donnell, Mrs. Andrew Thompson, Mrs. W. Holt, Mrs. J. Calne. Mrs. 0. E. Moore. Mrs. J. B Gibson. Local Temperature gsturday, June 17 n nl.b 11:00 18.0 feet 23:09 212 feet 4:50 4.0 feet Maximum 73 Lew 16:40 6.0 feet Minimum 52 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMWkEWSPAPRR PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. FRIDAY, JUrttfjStt PRICE FIVE CENTS Ten Thousand Dollar Drive For New Pioneers'Home In City Is Being Inaugurated A drive for $10,000 to assist the city in the es- niirriAUr vhment of a new Pioneers' Home, where elderly IKUjjIANj 3nw fi"l residence and care during tWr de-l i ri iiMiir years, is to he undertaken almcrVA once. AUYANLINu .B'ctrJi 01 June iv-zu is lo be uesif i fcVcial- Pioneers' Week and the campaigY lis- Secret leapon ing of funds u and continue There will be a j O nalffn nnrt lhr tirf. Jap Steel Industry Target p in i i in in mm sKji CANUCKS VISITED BY MR CHURCIHLI, Pi .me Minuter Wins' on Ciiur ..ui paid a :urprlse v i t.lie Canadians in the fleid, t ber.rc D-day broke Mi C!:urch;U u greeted a.s he ai uv' d a a Canadian unit . headquarters. Mr. Churchill vim: wa.s mi mformal one a friendly vu.it to the Canadians." , C.C.F. Swept to Victory in Saskatchewan in Bigrilitical Upset; Government Overwhelmed REGINA, Juno 1G (CP) The Co-operative n r!..i i BEACHHEADS MAINTAINED I Successful Operation By Ameri can Landing Forces at Saipon in Marianas PEARL HARBOR, June 16 O) United States troops who land ed Wednesday on Saipan Island, 1500 miles southeast of Tokyo, in the Marianas secured beachheads, captured a head land and fought their way into a sugar mill, beating off Japanese counter-attacks. The Invaders were supported by a huge carrier plane force and guns of battleships which knocked out enemy coastal guns and anti-aircraft batteries. Troops, transports and Supporting warships sprung the ; operations upon the 500-mile 'long Mariana chain. It was indicated in Washington. Town Is Burned Out Hoonah is All But Completely Destroyed by Fire , JUNEAU, June 16-Thc vil-I lage of Hoonah on Chicagoff Island northwest of here has i been almost wiped out by fire. I An estimated five hundred Rebuilding of planned. l.uiiiuiuiiwi'uiiii ruufiiuiuu nun us xiim viciury Uk If MrAIMkl a general election as the party boomed to victory over I J3 ntAUINu Liberal government and. Progressive-Conservatives iTnAAnrnir) yesterday in the Saskatchewan provincial election, j KUUrjHIi it was one oi me largest upsets in me political nis- PREACHER PREMIER Rev Th imas Clement Doug las, Saskatchewan C.C.F. lead er, and evidently we ncxi premier, following yesterday's election, Is a Baptist minister. who entered the political field in 1934. Rev. Douglas was chosen provincial party leader of the C.C.F. In Saskatchewan two years ago. He had been a member of the election was called. He resign ed his federal scat, and returned home immediately to con- Scotland 40 years ago. He was educated at Brandon College and McMastcr University. He made his first bid fir election in the 1934 Saskatchewan general election, but cory of the Dominion. The standing early today was as follows: (Elected) C.C.F.. 43. Liberals, 4. (Leading) C.C.F.. 2. Liberals, 2. No Progressive - Conservatives were elected. The election in one riding was deferred. T. C. Douglas, provincial C.CP. leader, was elected In his own constituency. Premier W. J. Patterson. Liberal lender for the past nine years, had a narrow majority for or not he will Uke writing Weyburn. Sasjc. ninn vUr, u'hpn ihf. nrnvinrial a the Legislature again will depend upon the service vote which is to .be counted June 19. Four cabinet ministers were uuil IMW. wu. rtl.fmit.prt ot r, .-,,.11 or.rt V, laA XnCi thedS i V vic in Thr- Ottawa and Saskatchewan, de- na' g ft" mandlng a changed economic I tl Jl "5 . UbCral scats ln cach c order, not only for Industry but ca5e-for agriculture. I Mr. Douglas. Scottish born.j i iripi rr came to Canada at the age ffinrllinl AkP .My. He was horn at Falkirk. 1 1 I V 1 1 1 J HIL CAPTURED IN INDIA BATTLE was defeated. He was a Farm-1' KANDY. June 18 Q The er Labor group candidate. The, British have captured three next year he was elected C.C.F. strategic heights dominating a member of parliament in the j deep wooded gorge ln the Kang-fedcral general election. Recent-1 letango area, 20 miles north of ly he resigned his Ottawa seat. Mr. Douglas' home is at Weyburn. He Is married and has one daughter. COSTLY INDISCRETION LONDON O) The secretary. 17-ycar-old Llla Chamberlain, didn't like it when thb boss kissed her, so she hailed him to court where she was awarded $67 damages. The boss, n 34-year-old accountant, said he had been indiscreet but it was because he had been work Imphal, near the Indo-Burma border. Heavy rains have turned areas of Imphal plain into a shallow lake. Nevertheless, the British maintain their attacks. Other Allies have struck at Mogaung. base which supports the main enemy base of WORTH LOOKING AT CANBERRA O' A cheque for 3,553.911 ($25',438,688) was paid by Britain for Australia's wool clip of 1942-43 and u copy of it. Is on display ln King's ing under a strain for a long Hall, Parliament House time. berra. rj Can- Nippon's "Pittsburg" Is Dealt Big Blow by Super; Fortress Bombing Plans Allied Air Strength Spreading Out Further With Raids on Korea and Donin Islands SUPER FORTRESS BASE IN WESTERN CHINA, June 16 (CP) American super fortresses struck a terrific body blow at Japan's war industry yesterday and may have knocked out one-fifth of the Empire's steel production in the raid on Yawata, "Pittsburgh of Japan." Two super fortresses failed CALLS ROTARY INTO ACTION Should Take Active Part In Issues, District Governor Tells Local Club Declaring that fellowship without service could not endure and that service organizations should not endeavour to evade their responsibilities by sitting Idly and excusing themselves from meeting community, national vd international issues by saying they were "controver sial subjects" in which they persons, or roughly 75 percent .should not participate, Robert of the population, have been rendered homeless. One person a native is dead and possibly a second. The fire spread from a dwelling where an Indian woman tried to use gasoline Instead of kerosene in fish drying, and spread rapidly through the flimsy construction. The replacement value o! the Cheyne of Kelowna, district gov ernor of Rotary, gave a heart to heart talk to the local club in paying an official visit' at luncheon yesterday. Urging the development oi business area nd-75 percent To? re were -wrongs which needed Isi ht the Tlace'lOeinUted nitociftMirflf;mKasri offiriatlr at $350,000. no time lor sitting oacK irr serr- RCAF MAN the town is Activities on Big Vessel Are in I Charge of Men from Three Nations By FRANK FLAHERTY Canadian Pre Stalt Writer One of the largest troopships plying the seas, carrying largely American troops, has an internal administration headed by a group of Canadian Air Force officers. This vessel has carried many thousands of men from North headed by Capt. A. K. Aspden of Toronto as ship's command ant responsible for all arrangements and discipline on board. He has made more than 40 voyages. Six services of three nations contribute men to the perman ent international staff of the! ship which is assisted in handling each crowded crossing by hundreds of men drawn front the troops crossing qver for police and administrative duties as well as for cleaning and messing work. Group Capt. Aspden heads something like a general staff under which are separte commands for various services. The officer in charge of security and discipline Is Sqdn. Ldr. Scott Turnbull of Gait and London, Ont. The ship's adjutant Is an R.A.F. man, Fit. Lt. J. C. C. Pig-gett. Senior medical officers are Wing Cmdr. R. W. Dandurand, of the RJV.F. and Sqdn. Ldr. S. J. Nevln. R.C-Ai. The separate commanders for services are Col. William R. Bar-nett for the United States forces with 'both Naval and Army personnel on his staff, Cmdr. E. Euman of the Royal Navy for all Empire naval personnel, mainly British and Canadian; Lt. Col. J. A. Armstrong of Saint John N. B. for Canadian and British Army personnel; and Wing Cmdr. A. H. Nanton of Montreal for all Empire air force personnel. Thus Canadians not only head the central ship's staff but head two of the four separate divisions under it. Disciplinary problems arise frequently on troop-chins hut arv mIH tn hp tmirh Cheyne said there were problems toda as to return, not because of enemy action. They were lost In ac cidents. The crew of one is known to be safe. Tokyo radio said it Is presumed the super fortresses took off . from Sia'n In ShensI Province in Northern China. The Japanese claimed that steel plants had been hit by only a few bomb fragments and caused no damage to plant facilities An American eye-witness said that the raids had left a "glowing mass of wreckage." In connection with the bomb ing of the Japanese homeland by the super fortresses, Tokyo radio acKnowiedged the attack; saying at first that the Indust rial areas of Mo I and Shlmo-hcskl had been hit. A Congressman at Washington said he had been Informed there had been "great destruc tion In Tokyo but there was no other official confirmation of this as the War Department personal acaualntanceshlos for did not discuss the targets. the objects of service, Mr. moji is a city on Kyusnu, ly which such organizations uge islands. Rotary should face up to.y ShlmoneskJ saiistaeuon. mere was a very definite function for Rotary not only in the community but in the nation and in the world. Indeed, world problems started within the communities where the development of internation al goodwill could well be commenced. "H each dub does its bit to improve community conditions we will have gone a long way towards improving International understandings. The district governor asked the local club this year to stress vocational and international service. He also recommended that some attention be given to an understanding of the British Empire which had a proud record in world affairs. "Clubs In small communities can pass on Ideals and play a real part in Rotary's contribu tlon to the. world," said Mr. Cheyne. "We have a great Tes- ""y we Mi not Amelcan shores overseas with a I mal fireside meetings as an adjunct to the reguar open lunch-con gatherings. INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS The district governor carried out' the installation of officers of the dub lor the ensuing year as follows: President, Robert C. St. Clair. Secretary. B. R. Dodds. Treasurer, Alex McRae. Directors W. R. McAfee, C. A. Brind, Fred Scadden and A. S. Nickerson. Retiring President A. S. Nickerson was in the chair and guests included Frank Skinner, president of the Prince Rupert Gyro Club: G. P. Tinker, Col. Coy. Commander Fife and Commander Russell P. Ponder. Mr. Cheyne met the executive and committee chairmen of the local dub at dinner last night and later was entertained at the home of the president. Tonight he leaves for Ketchikan to pay an official visit there. Junkman "Held" In Woodshed PUEBLO, Colo.. June 18 0 The parents of Carolyn Sue Oliver, 9. failed to tell her they had sold some Junk to a dealer who called while Carolyn was home alone. The dealer went to the woodshed without explaining to the girl. Believing him a thief. Carolyn locked him in and kept him rarer since the larger ships were there despite protests until her provided with permanent staffs ! parents returned home. southmost of the main Japan- V.. is oh Honshu Island . Just cj0?ssJJhtralt from, jjyuJi-j .about. $Qrp alp miles fronixTokyo. . -The only official Information available at .Washington, last night was that the attacks had been carried put by B29's, flying fortresses, based In tne Chma-Indo-Burma theatre. Tokyo said that a railway line between Orlo and Hakata had been damaged by the" raiders. The Japanese announced to day that an Allied naval task force attacked the Donin Island?, about six hundred miles southeast of Japan proper. Allied sources have made no mention of such a raid. The Japanese also mentioned several American raiders raided Korea on' the Asiatic mainland area Immediately opposite Japan. Blast Truk in Heaviest Raid ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA, June 16 Ot -United States bombers made the heaviest attack yet on Truk Island, in the Carolines, dropping 180 tons ot bombs on an atoll ln daylight. In raids on two other Caroline Islands, Bublon and Eten, on June 12 and 13, the planes destroyed buildings, and shot down nine Interceptor planes. Baseball Scores National Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 0. Brooklyn 2. New York 9. Boston 4, Philadelphia 5. American Detroit 2, Cleveland 3. Philadelphia 1, Boston 5. JSew York 2, Washington 3. International Buffalo at Newark postponed. Rochester 2-0, Jersey City 0-4. Montreal 5, Syracuse 2. Toronto 14, Baltimore 4. American Association Indianapolis 3, St. Paul 2. Louisville 10-6, Minneapolis 4-4. Columbus 5, Milwaukee 5, (called after sixth -inning). ' Coast Sacramento 1, Hollywood 9. San Diego 1, San Francisco 8. Los Angeles 9, Seattle 2. Oakland 17, Portland 2. BUILDS ARMORED VEHICLES NEW DELHI Oi The manufacture of armored fighting vehicles ln India has gone ahead rapidly since the Indian steel Industry succeeded In producing armored plate of the required specifications at the beglnnlnj of the war.