Sr
(I
t
:
Local
Tide
Friday,
June
10
have
been
push-nv
cast
of
Caen.
r
"untcr-attack,
it
:
today
a!,'.,
attacking
on
f.-ont.
have
driven
of
Carentan.
it-.uiand.
A
Oerman
-
aid
that
fighting
i
increasing
IniChanesha.
crossed
tuntrollcd
ncw
;a-
the
Oennaru
i
,i
harbor
facilities
.1.
advance
placet
v
a
seven
mile
of
i
:
(trolling
the
last
oc
man
traffic
ar-
&
urg
nd
Germans
are
.:.
the
vtrceU
of,
14
miles
southeast!
.
vo
thinned
out
a.mg
the
BrJUth-l"
'
rrhh?TOlRel!rr
perimeter
of
Caen
L'
still
hold
some
ipo.-tionjr
and
are
.icd
rocket
mor
.
c
against
the
I
I
I
n
m
IBB
vmr
i
i
i
in
i
HUI'ILJI
ISHI
4
YEARS
skies
yesterday
a
bombardment
of
"i
sent
local
tem--..K'.ng
upward
to
'
a
two-year
re-
'hrre
was
a
con-
of
conventional
'iv
r
of
more
com
r.cnt
as
people
ab
'
.
which
reached
a
2
degrees
during
the
maximum
set
a
this
year
and,
in
fxj
days
in
the
past
ve
been
warmer.
On
243
the
thermometer
84.5
degrees
and
on
'
Hie
same
year
It
;recs.
mperaturc
last
year
'
reached
on
Aug-
1
a.
&a
.
m
-.Will
vo
-
:-n
of
Miss
Kate
Mc-
r
tr.any
years
a
member
ir
:'h,n8
staff
or
Bordcif
..3ol,
is
announced.
5
Celebrate
fori
fl
-MU
1
IIIMIIIIIII
r
:"mrats
are
already
fjr
Xhe
celebration
i
t!ie
opening
of
the
new
UiVPr
llluhurnu
.1,1-1.
I.
ttoV!
July
A
meeting
of
".a'-ivca
of
iiUerested
'
D
b(
h.M
ii
.
j
-tng
of
Aid.
O,
W.
Rud-
nnri
Black,
rcpresentlns
Jor
r-
.
l;
J
w'
8colt.
f
h
Xr
mber
of
Conwncrce;
.
-nny.
junior
Cham-
4
llKTlTna-Ao.
.
i
...
.
Pnn
Z
kl"
'luKui
vvni-or
'
rf
!J,upert
Trades
and
Council;
H,
s.
Harrison.
Pentaiive
of
tho
Prjnce
!
inrdnCer8"
Assoclatln
bc
Bulletins
IlllOVNi:i)
IN
STOKM
UlCllint'CTO,
New
Brunswick
Ten
fishermen
are
believed
to
have
been
drowned
yrtlrrday
when
a
storm
cap-slied
or
broke
up
the
schooner
Irnest
I.,
which
was
found
bottom
up
at
Itlrhlbucto
Cape
and
the
wreckage
of
another
fishing
boat
was
found
along
the
coast.
Four
men
were
previously
identified
as
lost
from
a
third
boat,
S
AS
KATCI
I
I.WA
N
VOTING
K
I!
n
I
N
A
Saskatchewan
voters
tomorrow
will
decide
whether
the
Liberals,
headed
by
Premier
W.
J.
Patterson,
will
remains
in
office
or
will
be
succeeded
by
the
C.C.F.
or
a
Progressive
-
Conservative
government.
I'lnal
speeches
were
made
throughout
the
province
last
night
by
150
candidates
for
51
seals.
Voting
in
Cumberland
riding
Is
postponed
until
June
21.
POSTWAR
PEACH
CONCEPTION
WASHINGTON
President
Hoosevrlt
today
made
public
the
administration's
conception
of
postwar
International
peace
organization
providing
for
a
council
representing
all
nations
to
concern
itself
with
settlement
of
international
disputes
and
to
prevent
war.
NOVA
SCOTIA
Mill.
I'lltE
SOUTH
HUOOKKU.M),
Nova
j
Scotia
Damage
esumairci
ai
between
$300,000
and
$100,000
was
done
yesterday
when
fire
destroyed
a
large
woodwork-lug
mill
here.
ADMIKAL
NEIJ.ES
COMING
OTTAWA
Vice
-
Admiral
Percy
W.
Nellcs
Is
expected
In
Canada
soon
to
report
to
Navy
Minister
Angus
Mac-Donald
following
a
visit
to
the
Invasion
beaches
of
Prance.
DeGAPI.I.E
AT
BAYEUX
LONDON
General
Charles
DeGaulle
has
arrived
at
Bay
eux
where
he
was
accorded
a
great
welcome
by
the
French
people.
I.AVAL
TO
RESIGN
LONDON
H
I"
.reported
that
Pierre
Laval
may
resign
ns
vice-chief
of
state
of
Vichy
France
as
a
result
of
underground
activities
and
the
possibility
of
civil
war.
HOUSEKEEPING
LESSONS
CAPE
TOWN
0--In
the
Bos-otho
district
of
Basutoland
there
Is
a
movement
to
educate
and
train
women
ln
the
latest,
cheapest
and
best
methods
of
managing
their
houses.
Mrs.
T
W
Boulter
and
daughter.
Marie
are
leaving
tonight
for
a
trip
t-
Vancouver.
She
.
Uie
Allies
are
mak-!
river
eMenoes
of
the
Hunan
I
Ishment
inflicted
br
the
Al
ii'
ct.jrU
to
enlarge
Province
stronghold
and
the
en-1
He.
17
German
tanks,
some
.rau
In
all
dlrec-
!emy
has
thrown
200.000
men
Into
i
of
tbcm
of
the
60-ton,
Tiger"
the
battle
In
an
effort
to
takr
,
type
were
destroyed
In
one
the
city.
i
engagement.
To
the
northwest
reinforced
enemy
troop
hammered
against
Kttthan.
six
miles
from
the
capital,
but
the
enemy
held
all
alone
the
arc
of
the
front
extending
from
northwest
to
southeast
ol
Changsha
JR.
CHAMBER.
RESOLUTIONS"
Many
Important
Matters
Com-
PENTICTON.
June
15
Estab
lishment
of
federal
Income
tax
offices
in
various,
centre
of
British
Columbia
In
addition
to
Vancouver
the
inMrfinr
tin
nf
I
the
Income
Ux
machinery
generally.
Immediate
study
and
early
action
by
the
federal
government
in
regard
to
the
vexed
Doukho-bor
problem.
The
early
establishment
of
Police
Chief
At
Ocean
Falls
!
Provincial
Constable
D.
D.
Mclndoe.
formerly
of
the
city
police
lnTrlncc
Rupert,
has
been
transferred
from
Vanderhoof
to
take
charge
of
the
detachment
at
Ocan
Falls
and
will
be
succeeded
at
Vanderhoof
by
Constable
Robert
C.
Moore
who
has
been
with
the
city
police
here.
Mclndoe,
who
Is
promoted
to
the
rank
of
corporal,
will
succeed
at
Ocean
Falls
Corp.
William
Hodgkln
who
is
transferred
to
Vancouver
on
sick
leave.
Since
leaving
here
a
few
year.,
ago
Corp,
Mclndoe
has
been
stationed
at
Quesnel
and
later
in
the
Peace
River.
mml
to
more
action
on
the
eastern
,
front
CHARGE
OF
MURDER
IS
PREFERRED
KEREMEOS,
June
15
O
Bud
Bailey
has
been
arrested
chareed
with
attempted
mur
kill
himself
KANDY
June
15
Allied
troops
began
a
battle
today
for
Mogaung
in
North
Burma
after
a
surprise
strike
from
the
east.
dormitories
for
men
and
'women
n
rMAiirrrt
attte
University
of
British
Co,-
PIQNEER
Equal
disability
grants
regardless
of
rank
for
members
of
the
over-vas
forces
on
demobilization.
Repatriation
of
all
persons
of
Japanese
origin
after
the
cessation
of
hostilities.
Appointment
of
a
commission
to
study
the
Jap
problem.
Conciliation
of
differences
and
friction
existing
between
French
and
English
speaking
Canada.
Demand
for
action
by
federal
Parliamentary
representatives
on
democratic
principles
Involving
the
various
"freedoms."
Orantlng
of
the
right
to
vote
to
East
Indians.
A
system
of
preferential
voting.
Creation
of
labor-management
committees
In
Industry.
Abolition
of
tolls
on
all
public
bridges
and
highways
throughout
the
province.
Oreater
publicity
of
the
organization's
activities.
Definite
action
by
the
federal
government
to
relieve
social
dis
tress.
Establishment
of
a
Canadian
nationality.
These
are
among
proposals
to
be
brought
before
a
British
Columbia
regional
conference
of
the
Junior
Chambers
of
Commerce
to
be
held
here
later
this
month.
Most
of
the
Junior
Chambers
ln
the
province
are
filing
resolutions
covering
a
wide
variety
o.
subjects
and
most
of
the
chambers
will
be
represented
by
PASSES
AWAY
TORONTO,
June
1S-J.
P.
B.
Llvcsay,
former
manager
of
the
Canadian
Press,
died
today
at
the
age
of
69
after
a
long
Illness.
One
of
the
original
founders
of
the
co-operative
news
gathering
organization,
and
its
first
manager,
he
retired
from
active
newspaper
work
ln
1939.
t
"Y"
Building
I
Is
Starting
1
Local
Temperature
10:00
17.8
feet
22:
19
20.7
feet
3:46
12
feet
I
Maximum
78
15:40
8.7
feet
Minimum
51
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AND
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
THURSDAY,
JUNE
15,
1944
PRICE
-
FIVE
CENTS
kMERICA
PLANES
hit
japan
Cs
Mlies
Arc
Menacing
Port
of
Cherbourg
L
lilt
I
I
1
TTPlin
1
nor-
in.
-
-
.
.
.
...
.
few
Allied
;
I.
I
;MI
JUIUUU
anamg
is
ooked
For
j.b
Are
Pushed
Out
of
Stir
Caen
Fierce
Battle
(
)nltbourg
Attendance
at
city
schools
in
May
totalled
1140
Including
469
at
Booth
Memorial
School.
3C2
at
King
Edward
School.
231
at
Harden
Street
School
and
79
at
Seal
Cove.
School
war
cavtngs
certiicatc
sales
for
the
month
of
May
included
$1,928
at
Booth
Memorial
School.
$225.75
at
King
Ed-
'iSfJSSiT.TSS
nl
Bohool
and
U2X)
at
il.L"3
EXPEDITIONARY
l
r
"
is
wvuunaicne
i
?m
Berlin
ay
that
..ndiuRi
at
Calais
arc
expected
mo
Seal
Cote
School.
INTENSIFY
JAP
DRIVE
M
'throw
200,000
.Men
Jnlo
lUltle
la
Capture
Changslu,
i
Capital
of
Hunan
I
CHUNGKLNO.
June
15
0
The
Japanese,
driving
on
one
of
the
:
Finns
and
Russians
Locked
in
Battle
FIVE
CP.
Late
Notes
Of
Invasion
The
Germans
are
counter
attacking
fiercely
along
the
entire
100
mile
invasion
fiont
In
Normandy,
but
In
spite
of
fierre
infantry
and
tank
thrusts
the
Allies
have
made
gains.
On
the
western
end
of
the
line'
the
Americans
have
made
a
(wo
and
a
half
mile
gain
arrows
the
wabte
of
the
Cherbourg
Tenlnsula
toward
their
immediate
goal
of
sealing
off
Cherbourg
fiom
the
rest
of
the
enemy
held
territory.
In
the
eastern
section
several
enemy
counter-attacks
have
been
thrown
back.
The
German
are
reported
to
have
brought
up
20
new
divisions
and
a
heavy
weight
of
new
aimor.
Indicative
of
the
nun-
LONDON,
June
15
tt-Fresh
Finnish
troops
have
been
thrown
into
the
defence
of
the
Karelian
Isthmus
and
are
locked
in
a
struggle
25
miles
south
of
Vll-puri,
Moscow
announces.
One
Russian
unit
In
three
days
wiped
out
3,000
of
the
enemy,
destroyed
30
guns
and
80
machine
guns,
capturing
70
other
guns.
MEN
COVER
INVASION
LONDON,
June
15
A
veteran,
five-man
crew
of
Canadian
Press
war
correspondents
moves
with
Canada's
invasion
forces.
Two.
others
remain
with
the
Ktr.nt
rwufnnrp
an
mar.h.
-Canadians
in
the
fighting
drive
terrain
which
Is
bad
for
tanks
through
Italy,
made
the
Russian
task
difficult.!
For
the
first
time
In
nearly
German
commentators
said;
five
years
of
war
a
Canadian
the
battle
was
merely
a
prelude
.
newspaperman
received
a
full-
time
assignment
to
the
Royal!
Canadian
Navy
the
precedent
established
by
CP.
Its
staff
men
hav5
frequently
had
naval
assignments,
have
been
torpedoed
in
the
Mediterranean
and
fired
upon
in
the
Channel
but
have
been
to
sea
only
on
duties.
As
D-Day
became
imminent,
battle
-
hardened
campaigners
were-
recalled
to
England
from
and
Mediterranean
posts
and
began
preparations
for
the
new
attack
der
following
alleged
shooting
on
the
Continent.
They
were
of
Provincial
Constable
William
;
replaced
by
men
who
had
un-
Stewart
who-
was
called
to
Interfere
In
a
disagreement
between
Bailey
and
his
estranged
wife
at
the
wife's
parents'
home.
Bailey
Jumped
In
the
Slmll-kameen
River
after
shooting
himself
In
the
forehead
but
was
yesterday
found
alive
although
weak
on
an
island
in
the
river.
Bailey
forced
his
wife
to
drive
dergone
intensive
training
with
the
troops
in
England.
Leading
CP
's
invasion
men
Is
Ross)
Munro.
29-year-old
Toronto
veteran
who
first
saw
action
as
the
only
newspaperman
on
the
Spitsbergen
raid
In
Septem-
Zlr
"I:
lhe
a
Dieppe.
He
next
him
h.nT
to
the
,hV
river
where
.
he
i,.
.11.;
Battle
On
For
Mogaung
experience.
His
story
of
the
In
vasion
of
Sicily,
where
he
went
with
the
Canadians,
was
a
world
beati;H-.warwith.4thm.-agaUi
when
Italy
was
invaded
and
went
through
some
of
the
heaviest
fighting
there.
He
has
been
awarded
the
Africa
Star.
William
Stewart,
30,
who
comes
from
Riviere
du
Loup,
Que.,
has
long
been
with
Canada's
fighting
men
ln
training
in
England,
in
Sicily
and
up
the
Italian
mainland
as
far
as
Ortona
before
he
was
recalled
to
London.
He
has
also
covered
R.CA.F.
units
in
Britain.
VETERAN
OK
MEDITERRANEAN
Louis
V.
Hunter,
natllve
of
Quebec
City,
31
years
old.
Is
another
Mediterranean
veteran.
He
wears
the
1939-43
Star.
Hun
ter
has
specialized
ln
coverage
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force.
He
welcomed
his
invasion
assignment
with
Canada's
fliers.
Allan
Nickleson,
plnch-hltter
on
the
London
CP.
staff,
began
early
preparations
for
his
in
vaslon
Job
with
the
Royal
Can
adlan
Navy.
He
has
covered
the
ports
of
Britain
and
was
sent
on
a
tour
of
duty
to
the
Medi
n--nMnn
.
IT
V.--
.
1
41-
.
.
..
.
.
,
.1
iviiaia-uu.
nc
tiaa
uiA.tru
time
construction
or
tne
new
out
.
pnvrr
malnr
snnrt.s
pvrnts
Young
Men's
Christian
As-
'm
Britain.
Nickleson
was
born
soclatlon
war
services
build-
in
Toronto
ln
1913.
lng
at
the
corner
of
First
Maurice
Dcstardlns.
31-vear-
Avenue
and
McBride
Street
,0id
Montreal
native.
Is
another
is
starting
Immediately.
.invasion-assigned
veteran
of
The
contractor.
A.
E.
Far-
ley
of
Ottawa,
will
arrive
on
Monday.
Meantime,
the
building
superintendent
and
office
manager
.
will
arrive
ln
the
city
Friday
night
The
building
is
to
be
com-
plctcd
by
November
1.
Halibut
Sales
Atlantic,
Royal.
American
35,000,
15
and
13t.,
Canadian
Advance
II,
1BV
and
16t'.
Booth.
Embla,
15,000,
18'A
and
16.
Co-op.
Skeena
M.
H,
8.500,
I8V4
and
16V,
Storage.
Venture
H..
13,000.
18i
and
16V,
Pacific.
Cape
Race,
10,000,
I8I4
and
16V.,
Storage.
OIBBON'S
HABITAT
The
gibbon,
a
species
of
ape,
Inhabits
southeastern
Asia
and
the
1
Islands
of
Borneo
and
W.
T.
Moodle,
seneral
super-
the
Mediterranean
theatre
where
he
served
with
French-Canadian
units
with
whom
he
trained
ln
Britain.
Desjardlns,
only
French-Canadian
newspaper
correspondent
overseas,
write
for
CP.
French-language
newspapers
ln
Quebec
province.
Still
in
Italy
are
two
hardy
campaigners
the
two
Dougs,
Amaron
and
How.
Amaron
was
with
a
small
Canadian
detachment
on
a
commando
raid
at
Boulogne
In
April,
1942,
but
because
of
a
naval
mishap
within
a
few
hundred
yards
of
the
French
coast,
the
Canadian
group
failed
to
land.
A
British
detachment
carried
out
reconnaissance.
Before
going
to
Italy
his
ship
was
torpedoed
en
route
Amaron's
assignment
was
the
political
beat
in
London.
Doug
How
received
an
honorable
discharge
from
the
Canadian
Army
ln
Britain
a
year
ago.
Formerly
a
CP.
staffer
ln
Canada,
he
worked
In
the
London
Bureau
before
his
assignment
six
months
ago
in
Italy.
LOVE-MAKINO
CENSVRED
MANCHESTER,
England
ff
Father
Francis
Burney
whose
parish
church
Is
ln
Manchester's
Intendent
of
Canadian
National
warehouse
district.
Is
Incensed
Railways
ln
Vancouver,
after
one
of
his
periodical
visits
here
on
over
love-making
between
girls
-
t
mm
l
I
IV.
nfflrlnl
ln.np-t.lnn
rintUn
is
01
10
ana
"
SOlQiers
on
uie
leavlnir
hv
this
evenlns's
train
steps
of
his
churc'j.
The
girls,
on
his
return
south.
he
said,
should
be
horsewhipped.
I
NAZIS
ARE
HEADLONG
IN
FLIGHT
ROME,
June
15
(CP)
Allied
troops
have
occupied
Orvieto.
important
road
junction
northeast
of
Lake
BoLsena,
and
Narnl,
43
miles
north
of
Home,
headquarters
announced
today.
The
Allies
have
made
important
gains
all
along
the
front
alter
overcoming
stiffened
resistance
during
the
last
three
days.
Along
the
west
coast
the
Nazis,
following
the
collapse
of
the
Fourteenth
Army,
are
in
headlong
flight
again
before
the
Allied
Fifth
Army
and
on
the
Adriatic
the
enemy
retreat
is
so
rapid
that
the
special
I
Eighth
Army
is
having
diffi-!
culty
in
keeping
up
with
it.
SHIP
HAD
SMALLPOX
AH
Those
Who
Were
on
Steamer
Prince
Rupert
Being
Checked
Up
On
Certification
of
vaccination
within
the
last
five
years
or
vaccination
of
those
who
have
not
such
certification
Is
belnz
re-
ber.
1941.
Les
than
a
year
later
'quired
by
provincial
health
of
August
19.
1942
he
landed
on
;
tug
Up
at
Pentlcton
This
"'V"
"
"
"V"
alleg-',,,,.,,
.turned
up
in
ln
North
vrt
Africa,
with
.,
Month
iY.
?""
"c
B"'S
.Canadian
sent
there
for
hattl-
an
persons
who
travelled
north
from
Vancouver
last
week
on
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert
on
which
a
case
of
smallpox
broke
out
on
voyage,
the
case
having
been
removed
at
Ketchikan
for
Isolated
hospitalization.
New
Super-Fortress
Aircraft
Are
Used'
In
Attack
Upon
Nippon
Arc
Used
for
First
Time
Flew
From
Bases
in
India
Command
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
June
15
(CP)
The
American
Army
announced
today
that
B-29
super-fortresses
bombed
Japan
today.
No
further
information
was
divulged.
There
was
no
indication
of
what
part
of
Japan
was
struck
but
tho
new
planes,
in
combat
for
the
first
time,
flew
from
bases
in
the
China-
Indla-Burma
sector.
Lepto3LAac
passenger
of
whom'there
were
poundfti
by
Thousands
of
AI-
?
mo
than.
2,000
miles
and
twenty-two.
all
but
six
of
whom
,1d
Panes
,'both
were
within
1500
miles-
of
have
been
located
and
vaccina
t
ed.
So
far
there
has
also
been
vaccination
of
75
of
some
200
first
class
passengers
and
the
crew
has
also
been
vaccinated.
LOCAL
FLIER
IN
SPECIAL
DUTIES
After
nearly
five
years
of
varied
operations
ln
all
theatres
of
aerial
warfare.
Royal
Cana
dian
Air
Force
Oiers
branched
out
Into
a
new
Job,
that
of
towing
Horsa
gliders
and
carrying
paratroops,
which
is
a
vital
factor
ln
current
smash
at
the
continent.
In
one
R.
A.
F.
squadron,
Prince
Rupert
Is
represented
among
the
crews
who
fly
twin-engined
Albemarles
by
Flying
Officer
Hector
W.
McDonald,
well
known
local
boy
whose
duty
is
that
of
pilot
Though
some
took
part
ln
tne
airborne
thrust
against
Sicily,
the
majority
of
Canadians
are
recent
additions
to
the
game.
Months
of
itrenuous
training
have
brought
them
to
a
high
standard
of
training.
British
Columbia
also
gave
WO
D.
H.
Balmer.
pilot,
Court-enay;
PO
J.
G.
Edwards,
wireless
air
gunner.
Cumberland,
and
Sgt.
A.
N.
Hllborn,
bomb
aimer,
1244
East
Hastings
Street,
Vancouver.
Most
of
those
now
ln
airborne
squadrons
were
transferred
to
their
present
assignments
after
training
ln
Canada
for
bomber
work.
After
arriving-
In
Britain
they
were
sent
io
conversion
units
where
they
learned
the
tricks
peculiar
to
the
type
of
machine
they
would
be
handling
ln
the
squadrpns
they
now
serve.
Good
Fruit
and
Berry
Crops
at
Terrace
Assured
TERRACE,
June
15
Everything
looks
promising
for
a
bumper
crop
of
bush
and
tree
fruits
ln
the
Terrace
district
this
summer.
Gardens
are
also
looking
well
with"
good,
growth
being
made
under
weather
conditions
which
have
been
very
favorable.
There
has
been
enough
moisture
and
the
dry,
warm
weather
of
the
past
few
days
has
been
well-timed.
Rev.
W.
S.
Cooper
of
Greenville
on
the
Naas
River
Is
leaving
tonight
for
a
vacation
trip
to
I
Landings
By
Allies
In
Pacific
Tokyo
radio
said
today
that
Allied
forces
had
attempt-
ed
to
land
on
Sarpan
Island
In
the
Marianas
today,
ln-
dicatlng
by
report
of
heavy
fighting
being
ln
progress
that
the
landing
had
actu-
ally
been
made.
Domination
cf
the
Marianas
would
give
the
Allies
further
control
of
the
central
Pacific
area.
Big
Attack
iBy
Bombers
SUPREMe,
HEADQUARTERS
J
OF
THE
ALLIED
EXPEDI-
1
TIONARV
FORCE
June
15
I
(CP)
Between
one
and
two
j
thousand
American
bombers
and
escorting
fighters
swept
over
France
today,
bombing
air
fields
and
railroad
facilities
in
a
dozen
places.
Berlin
reported
an
attack
on
Han-0Ttr,
great
German
industrial
city.
Overnight
1100
bombers
hit
Europe
with
several
hundred
hammering
u-boat
pens
at
Le
Havre
with
six-ton
"factory
busters."
Mosquitoes
attacked
Gelsen-kirchen,
synthetic
oil
centre,
Wednesday
night.
Canadian
bombers
participated
in
attacks
on
Cambrai
and
SaintpoL
Two
Canadian
aircraft
were
lost
in
the
night's
operations.
Gyros
Back
Up
Radio
Drive
The
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club,
at
Its
monthly
business
luncheon
yesterday,
endorsed
the
move
that
Is
being
made
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
with
a
view
to
inducing
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation
to
bring
the
national
network
directly
lio
Prince
Rupert
without
further
delay.
'
A
committee
consisting
of
C.
A.
Kellett,
Carlton
Clay
and
Dr.
Jens
Munthe
was
appointed
to
carry
out
an
active
campaign
ln
support
of
Miss
Betty
Grelg,
the
club's
candidate
ln
the
forthcoming
Civic
Centre
Carnival
contest
It
was
also
decided
to
have
flttlne
observance
of
the
twenty-
!
first
anniversary
of
the
found
ing
of
the
club
which
will
occur
in
August
The
winner
of
the
weekly
raffle
of
a
war
savings
certificate
was
Gordon
Bryant.
OBSERVED
ON
THE
SUN
Helium
gas
was
first
observed
on
the'
sun.
General
George
C.
Marshal,
chief
of
staff,
said
that
the
bombing
of
Japan
marked
the
Inauguration
of
a
new
type
of
offensive.
These
new
planes
would
be
used
'as
a
major
aerial
task
force
which
could
be
operated
throughout
the
world.
1
The
new
super-fortresses
have
145
feet
wine
reread,
are
98'
feet
LONDON,
June
15
ff
The
1
long,
27
feet
high
and
have
four
2200
h.p.
engines
capable
of
developing
300
miles
speed.
They
operate
In
altitude
up
to
40,00(1
feet.
General
Arnold,
chief
of
air
force,
said
they
were
a
highly
complicated
machine,
capable
of
most
deadly
blows.
Thev
greatly
increased
bombing
ranee
and
made
global
warfare
a
reality.
The
Twentieth
Air
Force
has
now
been
established
as
a
"world
roaming
unit."
United
States
naval
forces
shelled
the
southern
Mariana
islands
and
the
central
Knriles
on
Monday
in
the
deepest
pene
trations
or
Japanese
defences
ever
made
by
United
States
ships.
Both
raids
were
co-ordinated
with
air
blows.
Simultane
ous
attaCfla-on
the
Kurilewand
,'Tokio.
NEW
PAINT
l
INVENTION
Local
.Man
Says
lib
Process
May
Save
Millions
of
Dollars
in
Preventing
Sea
Growth
Ship's
Hulls
on
As
a
result
of
many
years
of
experimentation,
J.
C.
Laurie,
an
employee
of
the.
Prince
Rupert
Dry
Dock,
has
turned
over
to
the
Department
of
the
Navy,
as
a
free
contribution
to
the
winning
of
the
war
an
anti-foullng
paint
Invention
which
he
claims
may
save
the
Allied
governments
millions
of
dollars.
The
new
paint,
Mr.
Laurie
clarms,
when
applied
to
a
ship's
bottom,
prevents
marine
growth
!of
seaweed
from
adhering
to
the
bottom
of
the
ship.
Every
yeai,
says
Mr.
Laurie,
thousands
of
dollars
are
spent
on
cleaning
seaweed
off
the
bottoms
of
ships.
Otherwise,
the
seaweed,
particularly
when
it
accumulates
In
large
quantities,
greatly
cuts
down
the
speed.
The
new
paint
Is
said
to
have
been
subjected
to
severe
tests
by
the
United
States
Navy
Department
and
it
stood
up
very
satisfactorily.
Opens
Business
At
Whitehorse
Mrs.
Annette
Woods
has
returned
to
the
city
from
White-horse
where
she
opened
a
branch
of
her
local
ladles'
ready-to-wear
business.
-
To
house
the
Whitehorse
business
Mrs.
Woods
purchased
a
building
at
the
corner
of
Front
and
Jarvls
Streets
which
was
formerly
occupied
by
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Richard
White
with
a
barber
and
beauty
shop.
Mrs.
Desderlne
McCarter
has
been
placed
In
charge
of
the
Whitehorse
business.
IMPORTANT
NOTICE
All
pass-engers
aboard
CNSS
"Prince
Rupert"
northbound,
June
5th,
6thi
7th
or
8th,
are
hereby
Instructed
to
report
to
the
nearest
physician
or
to
the
Health
Department,
at
once.
ROGER
O.
KNIPE,
M.D.,
Medical
Health
Officer.
f