itial meeting of canvassers at the Prince ry Dock and Shipyard in connection with omms Sixth Victory . Loan campaign was 1 i J 1 1 k mc an inspiring garnering, iscrnani :eral manager, was in the chair and the included P S. Chalmers, regional treasurer, ie Housing Dv s: Chi Holm, U pr : Rupert ; If cr'is as a r.r f t Wartime c: asv yesterday " P .r.ce Rupert ; ::rre he had r x wo wccks. C: uf . of Scot :tvf jcars ago 1 can, having T !i Avenue EIS SSIVE nil take afternoon f ;rt chapel jkrs Bruce :IK ate at be Harley Ed Oood- i w the flrst r rf.rmed In " i'' dedication Thf rKurch 43-7 f , ar.d flowers ' pupils r y the atslc. " k - 'v as the ':t hymn O bless this R.ij were Ik and wore T.'i boys were ; ;k ' . and wore ' 'lass are: M Jean lnn - r 'rd Mi. on. Irene 1 - Frederick A. i Pedcrscn. 1 Mrnie Bather. 'OF ELEET rl H the Way r1" to AlasV. i. Prince ltunti f t!l halibut fleets ' ' niasna is the cut In nri--i k i j . .v uv pam " i ths reiwrt that r-'l aufVlnrlll.. .in -n This is the I that united fdera Union Ift Van Vfht RUDert Drrn "'n' Union ha. n,v. 11 a in concert. Board, i owners nm fin rmrl j aim are Canadian iii.,. N. : fr a hlaher UHIUIIA nrl a taken there dc- KO tin h., i.t. dm,:. ri,di mp Mr., i. protest at ft had Kn .... i, '".wi urn lnP Amiflo ..... ' ,,ccl divided i : ".pcnlnB ft the Manure of Dm,.. . . nunc. r,,rr lOdaw . -v war 1111 a"d tinrr vi.isl. 1 trln ,ravl"8 - " Vancouver. Canadian National Railways, Coi. Rrlckcr; A. V. Hunt; do minion liaison officer between Canadian National Rallwnva anrf Pqccpc national war finance commit 1 03013 !,,.. V. lien William, nmvlnrlol railways liaison officer, and William Larpble. unit organizer national war finance commit tee. Arrangements for the meet-Ig were In the hands of T J Boulter who is chairman of the Dry Dock and Shipyard Victory Loan campaign. In Introducing the speakers Mr. Allen referred to the splendid showing that the yard had made In the Fifth Victory Loan and expressed full confidence that the yard would tackle the new loan with the same enthusiasm, and once again more than reach Its objective. Mr. Chalmers covered the genera plan for the campaign. It was hoped to have a 100 per cent response of employees and a 10 per cent of the payroll. In the past, with Increased objectives for each loan, the yard had more than met the challenge. It had required good organization, strong determination and an effective canvassing committee. All of these had been met. The DevlnUh trophy OlM nrdlcsUd tt-nnlH ut f.aWi. and m It lul ribslhmn Churchy by a mfrc IracUon that 'the Drv Dock had not won It t 8t. iji ia.i time hut there, was every utj possibility that It would win It (Continued on Pise 6) RailwayTn ' War Effort Task WhUh tour Years Ago Would Have Been Considered Impossible of Being Carried Out. -While the public generally know something of what the railways are doing, few may realize Just what a tremendous part Uiey arc playing In the war ef tort," said William Crulck-shank of the local Canadian National Railways passenger department In ipcaklng before the Prince Rupert Oyro Club at luncheon yesterday. "As In Great Rrltaln and the United States, the Canadian experience of the past (our years h&s shown that the railways are me mainspring of the country's Indus trial effort and the backbone of its transportation system." While trucks and busses had ihMr ninri. in the transportation system, they could not begin, even If there were unlimited imnllp (if saS and tires, to handle the traffic involved in the moving of raw materials w the factories, supplies for the camps and airports, guns, mu- ..Itlnna ami JUinDl CS VO " board and defence areas and hundreds of thousands of mem- i n, ormnH forces as WCll mi a ui iiiv - as workers, business men and quite a considerable number on pleasure bent despite rcivo to the contrary. In Canada the two Rf"1 transcontinental systems well as the smaller lines wore doing a tremendous Job m Keep ing vital products, war material? and personnel moving, ri-u the war zones the railways wctr a vital nnd essential factor In beating the enemy-Thf. rnnnrtlim Pacific over a Derlod of sixty years had built up a great nnd efficient organ-tznilnn. Mr. firulekshank Said, snlnir nn to submit that In less than twenty-five years the Canndlnn National had been nn a nar of efficiency with Its creat competitor. The speaker went on to trace the hlstorv of the Canaam" Natlonnl system since 1921 when the consolidation of the Canadian' Northern. ornna Continued on page 4) City taxi driven ftel that they are doing a pretty good job of serving the public, the Dally News was told this morning by two taxi operators who believe that their views are shared by other cabmen In the city: They say there Is no foundation for charges of Inadequate service which have been rumbling In the 'city council cham- . til n'r - jinrej&aiUwhen w closedown conirwim oy inc reguiawwis oi 8boot j oeloefc ln morning me iransuuoniroiier. saw ux: From then on only emergency operator Jonn uurvwn, "j-ei in miu will be answered. The best spite of restrictions there has way u get a cab In case of em-been an increase In public dc-; ernency Is to call the police who mand for our services " , wlu naTC a cao xnt out a snoriage or drivers, and the , B0th Mr. Ourvich and Ubero fliiliculty of keeping cars ln service due to the ravages of rough roads were the biggest difficult ies, he claimed. "Taxi drivers are considered as non-cssentlal workers, and are practically Impossible to hire. Most taxlmtn are work ing 12 to 14 hours a day," iicgaraing cnargea that there was gambling going on ln the back rooms of local taxi offices. Mr. Ourvich said: 'That Is not true. I know that there Is no taxi office in town IN SOtrrilWEST PACIFIC ALUM) HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC Thirteen Japanese planes 011 the ground weie destroyed In a raid on Wewak, New Guinea, headquarters announced on Thursday. Two hundred and six tons of lionihs were drop, ped there and 110 tons 011 Kabaul. In the Central Pacific bombers ranged from the Carolines to the .Matshalls. tu Nrw (iiitnea land fighting the Australians made a nine mile advance. JAPS CONTINUE PRESSURE NEW DELHI The Japanese are continuing: their pressure along Hie Assam front north of Impahl anil that city Is-still seriously threatened but the Allies Inflicted casualties on the advancing enemy. INVASION DATE SET LONDON The actual date 0 the Invasion of western Europe has been set and the schedule Is said to hive been drawn up to the minutest NORWEGIAN LIBERATION LONDON King Haakon will deliver a message to the peo-pie of Norway on Apiil 0 when he Will say "The Hour of liberation for Norway will strike soon." nasao-Bert. another taxi operator, were of the opinion that the best way for the city council to Improve taxi service was to Improve the streets. Each said that they had two cars under going structural repairs due to the rough roads. "Or they might hang a red lantern over each pot hole," Mr Ourvich said. Taxi drivers expect to meet sometime this week to draw up a plan whereby they can ge! together with the city council' Suite tin A WESTMINSTER WINS WINNIPEG New Westminster defeated Port Arthur two to one last niftht and the best or five game series for the western Allan Cup final is now tied at one win each and one tie. (Jurbcc won over Sud-buiy Stars 5 to 1 hi the first of the eastern play-offs. WII.t.KIi; WITHDRAWS OMAHA Wendell Wlllkle Wednesday hiRht announced hU withdrawal from the Republican presidential nomination race after the Wisconsin primary gave him no delegates and went overwhelmingly "for Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York. "It is obvious now I cannot win," said Wlllkie In a statement. TEN POUNDS OF SUGAR OTTAWA The Wartime Prices nnd Trade Board announced last night that each consumer of sugar may obtain ten pounds of sugar for 1911 canning through the use of F coupons In ration book No. 3. WAR PLANT EXPLOSION WASHINGTON Three pet-sons were killed, twelve are missing and 35 were Injured in the explosion of a naval ordnance plant near Has-sings, N. fHO v PAOS THRtt Temperalure BAY Oi During the V tonths, over 371,000 . have been, . trI High 49 feet 12:56 19 feet 42 Low 6:57 5.5 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 19:09 4.8 feet II, No- W v. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. THURSDAY. APRIL 6. 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS ce Rupert Dry Dock ;. l yard Plan Victory Loan ffi Lfting of Canvassers and Organizers Ltic and Inspiring. Britain Moves To End Strike RIVER OF LAVA FRC M VESUVIUS WIPES OUT TOWN A river of lava a quarter of a mile wide and many feet deep, sweeps arrow the t Mm of San Sabartlansf, Italy, destroying everything in I's path, as Mount Vesuvius analn runs amok. Thanks to efforts of the Allied military government, there has been no loss of life reported, although Jnany small villages have been blutted out. CITV COUNCIL ANSWERED TAXI MEN SAY THEY'RE DOiNG BEST Rough Road. Driver Shortage, where gambling is earned and Transit Restrictions Hamper Operators. on Most drivers are either too busy or too tired for that sort oi thing. "Tttere has been a complaint that we do not answer our telephone at night If we dont it . heeauae. we are either out on a call or In bed. None, of u have enough men to maintain 24 hour service. "It is the ptacUce of this company, and several others. I believe, to Instruct the telephone operator that wc wul take no Friendship For Soviet Objective Some two hundred Prince Rupert people rtathered In the city council chamber last night be fore the flags of the United Nations and surrounded by photographic scenes of the Soviet Republic in wartime, to express their, .friendship and admiration lurthcWHTrufflSl &ntt!rtnF of closer association and understanding by organizing permanently a campaign in connection with the adoption of the city of Nogatslc, a fishln? and boat-bulld community on the Sea of Azov with population of about ten thousand, which Prince Rupert proposed to aid in Its rehabilitation following Nazi occupation. The meeting was under the auspices of the local branch of the National Council SERIES IS EVENEDUP Yanks Beat Little America In Overtime Contest in Senior Playoff Competition. When Yanks beat Little Am . lr.a by a score of 50 to 45 last uighr m the first overtime bas- I fcetba;: game to be played in this chv..,.on, the p'.ay-off series for he senior hoop championship a evened up at one game each. The deciding game will be played ir Acropolis Hill on Monday night Last night's game was -featur ed with an exciting and sensa-lonal finish which had a howling crowd of fans in tense sus- r rise Five minutes before full Ume Dejss broke up what ap ,eared to be a sure scoring play bv Mnlinp Port Fdwarrl atar. thua an.irkin? h Yanka nn with loColiana Ytrd was eleven ootnts scored before the VoaOOe subversive elements. end of the game. Three minutes Minister Lloyd George Id the House of Commons to-five from time the Yanks weie still point behind but, as the ,day strlke Miion tlme final whistle sounded, the count !of war Justified and was 43 all. The five minute liniment moves indicated overtime period yielded the ! ... . .... aMUOni"e a Yanks seven points td Little Am-1 SUCK 10 e,na widespread erteas two. making the flnal,s"T,,r 7, . , 8 a count SO 45 uuuuuui8 luuuamcs. High scorers for Little America were Bob Keiner and Captain Laoina with seventeen and sixteen- points and Moline with fourteen for the losers. Molin's long scoring baskets were a feature. Johnny Comadlna and Jerry Hatfield were the referees. The players: Little America Hense'n. 8. Dlrslfell. Webb, Mollne, 14; Ketchmark, 7; Thompson, 6; Manson, 6. 3; Garzelonni, 4; Wallingford. PLOESTI BOMBED Oil Field Attacked for Canadian-Soviet Friendship ! Twelve Allied Bombers Lost in and was presided over by Aid. W. H. Brett pending the arrival later of Mayor H. M. Daggett. There were speeches approplate tri the matter In hand by Aid. Norah Arnold, Lieut. Col. O. F. Paulin. George Stanton. Bergie Thorteirwson. August Wallin and Rev. A. F. MacSwcen and a novel feature of the ptogram was the music ofa combined vocal and instrumental Rroup consisting of J. S. Wilson. Sergeant and Mrs. W. C. Taylor and Mrs. J. A. Don-nell. ln vocal quartette, and II T. Lock, Miss Margaret Johnson and Flying Officer i. Woolff, Instrumentalists, who rendered i Russian hymn and a tone loem. The proceedings opened with the singing of "O Canada" and closed with "God Save the King." The election of a permanent organiiaUon to proceed with the wo k of adopting the city of Nogalsk as Prince Rupert's protegee community In Russia resulted as follows: 1 Honorary Chairman. Mayor I H. M. Daggett; Chairman. Aug-i ust Wallin; Vice-Chairman, Pan iTatanger; Secretary, Rev. A. F. j MacSwcen; Treasurer, O. R. S. I Blarkaby. j There -will be committee I named later to organize various 1 phases of the assistance which may be given and the associations formed with Nogalsk. The meeting extended a vote of thanks to the Interim committee under chairmanship of Nicholas Bird which brought th organization along thus far. A collection of $57.68 was take,n up. Others who took part in discission, suggesting ways and means, we're Harold Ponder. Nicholas Bird. Paul Taranger and O. R. S. Blackaby. SOCIAL CREDIT LEADER TORONTO Solon Iw was yesterday chosen Social Credit I leader at a convention .here. Yesterday's Operations in Mediterranean. NAPLES, April 6 (CP) Twelve bombers failed to return from all Mediterranean theatre operations yesterday including a raid on the oil centre of Plocsti in Rumania, American and British planes co-operating in the attacking of transport lines. Forty enemy aircraft were destroyed while artillery duels raged in the Cassino area and patrols inflicted casualties on the enemy. BRITAIN AND IRELAND LONDON All telephone communication between Ireland and Britain has been cut off. Telegraph service Is being watched carefully. Incitement of Unrest In Labor Is Being Specified As Criminal Offence Now Government Fashioning Big Stick to End Widespread Stoppages in War Industries. LONDON, April 6 (CP) The war cabinet on Thursday drafted an urgent order specifying that incitement labor unrest is a criminal offence and told the Ministry of Labor to take any action necessary to end strikes of more than 110,000 workers in vital coal and shipbuilding industries. There was no Indication of wholesale ar- j 5 rests or the summoning of Ixazis CUT OFF troops to break the strikes but; TOULOUSE IS AIR TARGET investlgat- j Aircraft Repair Plant in Southern France Blasted by Royal Air Force. LONDOV, April 6 W The Royal Air Force last night blast ed an aircraft "repair plant at u YaAKctael71na rTpuJwse In mm&iS. U Auiremoni. swanson, 0: ikbs. 1 .nan niiy mnes irom. me ipan- ah border making a round trip if one thousand miles with loss I of only one bomber. Norman Resigns As Head of Bank LONDON, April 6 Mon-f.agu Norman has resigned from the governorship of the Bank of England and will be succeeded by Lord Catto," financial advisor to t.ie Treasury. Norman has been ill lately and resigned on his physician's advice. UMBERTO IS READY NAPLES Crown Prince Umberto is ready to act as deputy for his father. Kin; Victor Emmanuel, on account of the latter's age, It Is BERLIN AND MUNICH LONDON Allied fighters were out over Berlin and Munich last night and United States liberators were attacking the Pas de Calais area of the coast today. P. H. Linzey of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board Is leaving tonight for Vancouver. YOUNO GIRLS who volunteered to help ln clearing the streets are pictured after a recent raid over the London area by the Nazis. Closing In On Odessa Russian Armies Sweeping on Towards Recapture of Great Black Sea Port. 3IOSCOW, April 6 (CP) The Russians pushed Into the outlying suburbs of Odessa today as cavalry and tanks drove on the great Black Sea port from three directions. On Wednesday the Russians captured Rzdelnaya, Ukraine rail junction, cutting the main escape route of an estimated two hundred thousand Germans still grouped around Odessa, the big Black Sea rOhejBjnajad, . driven to -within eighteen air line miles of Odessa. IN BRITAIN CANUCKS NOT GOING "LIMEY" Form Virtual Colony But Take Lively Interest in English Life and Customs By DOUG HOW Canadian Press Staff Writer LONDON, April 6 C7 In a quiet Sussex field, a Canadian officer was lecturing the sol diers of his company on the situation on tho Russian front. He finished, and one of the men spoke out: "You want to watch yourself sir. You used 'actually' 18-times in that lecture. We kept count." To the Canadian mind, no other word Is quite so representative of the speech of the Englishman as this same "actuaUy." Few other cases could bettr Illustrate the seeming barriers Canadians ln Britain have erected over more than four years against English manners of speech and custom. Their existence as a body, as virtually a colony, perhaps gives strength to this determination. The man who shows a tendency .to "go Limey- Canadians insist on branding Englishmen, Welshmen and all but the most obvious Scot with the nickname that sprang originally from London's Limehouse district U promptly marked. Among the considerable number of things that have surprised the English in these four years Is that they, the Eng lish, not the Canadians, speak 'English" with an accent The Canadian, however. Is prone to I 'forgive" them for their ex-' presslons and devote his censure j to the Canadian who adopts inem. The Canadian has looked, however, with gTowlng approbation on this business of almost perpetual tea but he has found It trying now and then to have the Englishman assume that, because he Is Canadian, he automatically takes coffee. He has never quite recovered from the shock and Jubilation of discovering the large number of English pubs and he has (Continued on Page 5)