local
Temperature
r
E
,
'.Ate.
as
exem-Bi
italn,
civilian
as
Important
the
armed
.
defence
fort
;
from
a
great
r
ida.
alter
.Ptarl
I
:.'
Jiad
been
devel-
i.-nvernmcnt
asstst-
ii
uv-
way
of
suppuec
and
K
i:
c
.uruaiasiic
ana
ei-
3
;
defence
program.
c
in
view
oi
me
im-
I
i
ic
military
situation
Pa:
ifir
if
had
been
found
lit
t:i
maintain
the
organ
-
Tl;n
Eovernment.
liked
I'treAusessment
of
the
risk
Uack
had
utd
that
there
pthc
n
and
Atlantic
9l)
f
'
air
a
3
v.
.
r
w
c
ircr
ruu
in
wie
;
-nmrnt
was
In
a
p.i
.idc
the
necessary
r
'e
financial
assist
if,
tL-nll
in
ntivannn
uiith
.
II
meet
nnv
rmrroonrv.
Pe
he
nosslblllMes
of
an
b;(
the
enemy
were
Urn-
llir:
"I
would
ask
you
to
examine
and
discuss
tnc
situation,"
conciuaea
uen
rwif
rcaoonslblll-
eral
Rosa
"and
see
if
something
i
in
Prince
Ru-
more
might
be
done
In
the
way
of
Its
kind.
I
of
providing
more
adequate
pro
tection
for
the
community.
It
was
a
public
duty
to
face
the
situation
and
do
something
about
It.
In
a
question
period
that
fol
lowed
Oeneral
Ross
agreed
that
XrcflUf
nLpracikcAwcrr.
Advl
able.
Joining
ine
A.K.r.
migni
well
be
considered
a
personal
duty.
As
for
fire
fighting,
the
weapons
which
were
provided
1
n
w
i
iuin
n
-tie
A.R.P
structure
built
w
ana
success
oi
wjhii-
LW
efficient
organization
zatln
depncicd
upon
me
re-
ted
that
the
risks
would
here.
sponse
oi
ine
pt-upn-.
nc
rather
hopeful
that
there
would
be
success
In
this
regard
now
It
had
been
given
as
the
conslder-
was
still
a
very
def-
cd
onlnlon
of
the
authorities
b:
i:y.
nartlcularlv
If
that
attack
was
sUll
passible
I
fled
by
the
results
which,
Followlna
the
meeting,
which
be
assured,
results
which
was
presided
over
by
J.
J.
Lithe
all
the
more
assured
tie,
local
civilian
protection
re
wa;
no
civilian
protec-
committee
chairman,
members
urbanization
functioning,
of
the
A.R.P.
executive
and
dls-
Rupcrt,
Vancouver,
Vic-
trlct
wardens
met
to
lay
plans
nnd
Seattle
might
all
be
.for
local
reorganization.
tiered
as
targets
of
consld-
mllltary
Importance.
"The
("it
Insurance
ngalnst
an
declared
Oeneral
Ross
lowledgo
by
the
enemy
of
bict
that
a
potential
tnrgct
'ly
and
prepared
to
defend
and
Its
people.
Too
great
lifidencc
In
victory
before
JOAN
DIVORCING
DICK
HOLLYWOOD
Joan
Blon-ilell
screen
actress,
Is.
suing
her
husband,
Dirk
Powell,
for
divorce
after
eight
years
of
married
life.
They
had
been
considered
the
Ideally
happy
married
couple
of
fHimloni.
BUILDING
FOR
YEAR
IS
LESS
The
aggregate
value
of
build
ing
permits
issued
by
the
City
Engineer's
department
during
1943
totalled
1477.090.
This
was
slightly
more
than
$18,000
less
than
the
1942
total
which
was
$493,690.
December's
share
of
the
1913
value
was
small,
being
only
$475.
The
seasonal
decline
in
build
ing
and
repair
activity,
coupled
with
the
difficulty
In
Conference
At
Officers'
Mess
Brigadier
Oeneral
Alex
Ross,
Dominion
organizer
of
the
A.R.P.;
Inspector
8.
F.
M.
Moodle
and
the
local
civilian
protection
executive
held
a
meeUng
yes
terday
afternoon
at
the
garrison
officers'
mess
following
a
luncheon
as
the
guests
of
Col.
D.
B.
MarlyR.
.
JomL
.
.commandant,
There
was
a
full
and
frank
dis
cussion
of
various
matters
af
fecting
civilian
protection.
Also
in
attendance
were
Olof
1st.
Interment
took
place
In
Fair-
view
Cemetery-
Floral
tributes
from
a
great
number
of
sympathetic
friends
were
received.
Former
Soldier
Here
Is
Killed
In
Italian
War
Word
has
been
received
by;
Mm.
Edgar
of
this
city
that
Cpl.
Marvin
SaRinoen.
formerly
stationed
here
with
the
Edmonton
Fusiliers
and
more
recently
with
the
Seaforth
Highlanders,
was
killed
in
action
In
Italy
on
,
December
II.
His
wife
and
two
daughtres
are
now
living
In
wml
OTTAWA,
Jan.
8
Oi
Prime
Minuter
William
Lyon
Macken
zie
King
announces
the
ap-
appolntmcnt
of
Mr.
Justice
Thib
odieau
Rlnfret
as
chief
Justice
of
Canada.
He
succeeds
Sir
Ly
man
Duff
who
retired
on
his
eightieth
birthday.
More
Ammunition
For
Shot
Guns
OTTAWA,
Jan.
8
The
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board
announces
that
production
of
shotgun
sheils
in
1944
will
show
a
tnrec-ioia
increase,
me
in
SAN
V1TT0RE
IS
CAPTURED
ALGIERS
Jan.
8
O
Ameri-an
troops
captured
Ban
Vit
iate,
itrone
German
bastion
six
miles
from
Cassino
on
the
i
road
to
Rome.
The
British
for-
ied
up
the
Oarlgllan
Rive;
and
eched
Cassino
plain
where
thHr
tanks
can
be
thrown
Into
ictlon
for
the
first
time.
Funeral
Of
James
Reid
The
funeral
of
the
late
James
Rcld.
who
passed
away
at
his
home
la.st
week,
took
place
at
the
Orenvllle
Court
chapel
Thursday
the
Rev.
A.
F.
Mac-
Sween
officiating.
A
group
of
close
friends
at
tended
final
rites
of
the
de
ceased
who
was
an
old
creased
production
will
allow
resident
of
tne
community,
in-some
distribution
for
sporUns
terment
took
place
In
the
Fair-
getting
purposes
later
In
the
year.
To
view
Cemetery.
nriorltles
for
materials
which
be
supplied
first
are
essential
would
meet
the
city's
building
users
such
a
trappers,
farmers
standards,
is
responsible
for
and
those
who
shoot
for
food,
the
small
December
total.
war
plant
guards
and
police
In
the
final
month
of
1942
the
forces.
Rationing
will
continue.
ocrmlts
Issued
totalled
only
,
t380.
nothcr
Russian
Breakthrough
,
LONDON
Another
contingent
of
Canadians,
consisting
mostly
of
airmen,
has
arrived
in
Britain.
RED
ARMY
SMASHES
FORWARD
IN
UKRAINE
WITHOUT
ANY
LET-UP
"IRRESISTIBLE
VICTORY"
MOSCOW,
Jan.
8
A
jubilant
proclamation
in
newspaper
Isvestia
today
said
that
sinking
Soviet
troops,
imbued
with
a
sense
of
irresistible
victory,
arc
advancing
with
great
rapidity
against
virtually
no
Nazi
resistance,
the
enemy
suffering
unprecedented
slaughter.
Kirovograd
in
the
Dnieper
Bend
was
captured
today.
I
rwrmXT
Inn
a
mM
TV
no,,
Rueciin
nffon.
L
llr.::nlE,
mu?
to
in
the
central
Ukraine
has
broken
through
five
it
was
a
matter
of
straieht
I
tive
present
being
J.
j.
Litue.
German
divisions
on
a
sixty-two.
roue
front,
has
sur
public
duty
to
be
enrolled
with
the
A.R.P.
and
be
prepared
to
meet
any
situation
that
might
arise.
Fire
Chief
II.
T.
Lock
felt
that
there
might
be
another
recruiting
program
for
the
A.RJ.
This
should
be
successful
at
this
time
when
the
possibility
of
some
sort
of
attack
such
as
by
aircraft
was
considered
a
definite
possibility.
Inspector
S.
F.
M.
Moodle.
director
of
civilian
protection
or-
...
!
i
it
1
1
l
1
1
.
i.
.p
in
trie
training
iniion
m
uuiu
wnuiuun,
be
all
unavailing
If
!tated
that
practice
blackouts
!
unwilling
to
co-op-
or
alerts
had
been
ruled
out
protecUon
of
their
i
There
wrre
other
ways
in
which
p
cr.d
families.
rUOTIX'TION
IMPORTANT
J
practices
might
be
held,
how
ever.
Bruce
Stevens
declared
there
had
been
flagrant
violations
of
blckut
regulations
with
com-
tmiKirtance
of
a
strong
rotceMon
system
of
AJI.P.
P,a,nM
lurnpt
In
b1""'"
c"-r
tain
citizens
and
no
action
be-
:rd
by
Oeneral
Ross
who
Ing
taken,
A.
M.
Davies
statca
JltflagraUon
which
mght
.that
it
was
lncorrrot
tojwy
that
If
h..mbrr
hmild
flv
In
no
action
nan
DCCll
vuM-i..
iu
,nn
nf
uhlrh
tt..1H
Vu.
1
11131
II
tnCV
OIQ
1101
COIIipiy
Willi
itial
fire
There
should
also
the
regulations
they
would
be
tden,
police,
first
and
and
iPnwccuiea
to
me
limit.
inspector
Ernest
Oammon.
Fire
roumie(i
the
Dnieper
Bend
stronghold
of
Kirovograd
F.h'KT;....!;.'
and
is
nearing
a
link
with
the
northern
Ukraine
norma
ii
a.
vuh.
oauiuci
.iuwj,
'
.,,
i
i
i.
:
:
j
v
..5
,
f
f
.
-
v
DEATH
BLOW
DEALT
CITY
Ludwigshafen
and
Principal
Tarjets
of
Air
Force
Last
Night.
was
struck.
Royal
LONDON,
Jan.
8
Of
Britain's
mosquito
bombers,
raiding
Oer-
time
many
for
the
sixth
consecutive
night,
hit
targets
in
the
western
Reich
Friday
without
loss
In
the
wake
of
a
strong
American
daylight
attack
which
Swedish
reports
said
gave
Ludwigshafen,
the
chemical
city,
a
death
blow,
Mannheim
also
coming
In
for
a
pounding.
The
Swedish
reports
said
that
hundreds
of
heavy
bombers!
which
drove
deep
Into
southwest
Germany
Friday
bombed
the
I
During
the
operations
forty-
two
German
fighters
were
shot
down
and
twelve
Allied
bombers
and
seven
fighters
failed
to
re
turn.
CITYCOUNCIL
MET
MEMBER
Session
Held
With
Olof
Hanson
With
View
to
Furthering
Case
For
Federal
Aid.
W.
L.
Armstrong.
8.
E.
Parker,
drive,
pan
OI
wnicn
is
iwcmyiuu
uiuea
uiaiuc
iu-i
.
m
xr
n,u.
land!
Mascow
announced
Frl-
I"
session
Thursday
AtllUiU
riaII
niiva
f,
t,
fcAav
Thl
mornlnfr
Oeneral
Ross
day
nlgnt.
.
.
visited
the
dry
dock
and
afternoon
Is
meeting
a
commit
tee
of
the
city
council
Accident
Victims
Are
Buried
Here
A
double
funeral
tor
OLsen
and
Eric
Oerdln.
were
killed
accidentally
early
It?
the
wTck
on
highway
construction
nearby
took
place
on
Friday
afternoon
from
the
Orenvllle
.Court
Chapel
of
the
B.C.
Undertakers.
Rev.
Magnus
Anderson,
pastor
of
St.
Paul's
Lutheran
Church,
officiated.
In
tribute
to
the
deceased,
a
number
of
friends
and
fellow-
wpTcSMlh
oifenden
had
been
told
worker,
frorr
tthe
camp,
and
the
iop
iuw
incenaiary
DomDS
.
,
.
v
attended
the
service.
The
remarked
that
hymns
"O
Ood
Our
Help
In
Ages
Past"
and
"Safe
In
Tbe
Arms
Of
Jesus."
were
sung.
Mrs.
rviccs
organizca
among'
-
-
'"7"
.
:..,.,,
.m&bmu
Anderson-
was
tnrre
was
sun
nrru
ui
oiuwu
---
--
thu
More
man
120
towns
anai
organ-
hamlets
were
captured
In
the
central
Ukraine
breakthrough
that
advanced
twenty-five
miles
In
the
first
three
days
and
netted
large
numbers
of
Nazi
prisoners.
Today
first
and
second
Ukrainian-Russian
armies
poured
through
gaps
In
Oerman
Ines.
The
units,
which
had
rounded
Kirovograd,
smashed
uhnlto
within
three
miles
oi
Province
of
eastern
Poland
and
...
.
.
it
were
wiinin
tweive
mun
ui
Sarny.
Two
Subs
In
I
Eight
Hours
LONDON,
Jan.
8
-De-
struction
of
two
German
U-boats
within
eight
hours
of
each
other
by
the
Royal
the
Navy
northwest
of
the
Az-
city
in
one
place
In
the
Dnieper
!
ores
was
announced
by
the
Bend
country.
Forces
which
cap-;
Admiralty.
Both
fell
victim
tured
Klesow,
at
the
northern
j
to
depth
charges.
One
was
tip
of
the
great
drive,
were
a
large
supply
or
patrol
sub-
deerjer
into
Rovno
marine.
4
How
Allies
provide
our
shore
roadways
for
landln
gs
In
Italy
and
elsewhere.
after
noon
with
Olof
Hanson,
M.
P.
for
Skeena,
the
city
council
re
newed
pressure
for
action
from
the
federal
government
In
re
sponse
to
repeated
requests
that
have
been
made
for
financial
aid
In
the
restoration
and
maintenance
of
municipal
streets
and
services
which
have
been
under
heavy
use
and
pressure
directly
In
connection
with
1
ther
the
city's
representations
more
of
wnicn
wui
oe
transmitted
to
Ottawa
through
him.
LETTING
YOU
IN
ON
AN
ALLIED
MILITARY
SECRET
KING
MICHAEL
LEAVES
LONDON
Reports
from
Farben
poison
gas
works
at
j
Europe
say
that
King
Michael
Ludwigshafen
and
"the
city
now
looks
completely
flattened
out."
Block-busters
"turned
the
city:
Into
a
sea
of
fire."
Stockholm
also
reported
that
Mannheim
has
left
the
Rumanian
capital
of
Bucharest
tor
London
in
the
hope
of
negotiating
peace.
CRERAR
VISITS
FRONT
ALGIERS
Lieut.
General
Crerar,
new.
commander
of
Canadian
forces
in
the
Mediterranean
area,
is
visiting
the
Italian
front.
HITLER'S
STAFF
KILLED
TOCKUOX-rU-JkHMW-
ported
here
that
fifty
members
oi
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler's
staff
were
killed
when
Allied
bombers
made
a
direct
hit
on
the
Reich
chancellory
In
Berlin.
JAPANESE
PRISONERS
FEW
WASHINGTON
Under
Secretary
of
War
Robert
Patterson
said
yesterday
that
only
37
Japanese
have
so
far
been
taken
prisoner"
by
the
Americans
in
southwestern
Pacific
fighting.
BLOCKADE
RUNNER
SUNK
WASHINGTON
A
German
blockade
runner,
carrying
cargo
from
Japan
to
Germany,
has
been
sunk
by
United
States
and
Braxilian
naval
forces
in
the
south
Atlantic.
national
defence
and
war
cf-
fort.
Mr.
Hanson
was
told
that
BRINGS
FREIGHTER
AROUND
the
city,
as
yet,
had
not
even
received
a
definite
answer
In
response
to
its
representations.
Mr.
Hanson
promised
that
he
would
do
all
he
could
to
fur-1
VANCOUVER
Capt.
James
Findlay,
veteran
coast
mariner
and
former
commodore
of
the
Union
Steamship
Co.
fleet;
'has
arrived
from
the
East
coast
with
a
4,000
ton
freighter
which
wilt
go
into
service
on
this
coast.
Capt.
Findlay
had
been
retired
but
was
pressed
back
into
service.
W.
K.
VANDKRBILT
DIES
.NEW
YORK
William
K.
Vanderbilt,
famous
millionaire
and
director
of
the
New
York
Central
Railway,
died
of
a
heart
attack
last
night
at
the.
age
of
68.
MINIMUM
rOLICE
SALARY
MONTREAL
rolicemen
of
Montreal
are
demanding
a
minimum
salary
of
$2100
per
year.
Airmen
Have
Good
Hunting
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NEW
GUINEA,
Jan.
8
Allied
Local
Tjide$
Sunday,
Jan.
9
High
0:58
19.0
feet
12:39
21.6
feet
I
Low
6:42
8.3
feet
19:23
2.4
feet
i
.laxlmum
37
dlslmum
32
NORTHERN
AND
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COLUM
HjANEWSPAPER
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No.
0
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
8,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
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Allbd
Blow
May
Be
From
East
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t
Ct:il
l
n
X
ui
runner
v
i
a
innnr
lino
It
mnmv
HHncv'
dpnpn
Knee
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1
resses
Need
of
Strong
A.R.P.
)
federal
government,
advised
by
the
military
It'll'
liii
tiuui'u
un
mrui'i
nun
uhjiu
i
miii
i
i
C
n
of
enemy
attack
on
this
coast,
Brigadier
(J
i
;
ItosH,
Dominion
director
of
Civil
Pro-
Mi
P.)
told
a
public
meeting
in
the
provin-
'
-!
it.
.
..
.i..f
..
i.jiii..
tiiir"
''-''in
iasi
nigni,
urging
uie
uuviwuiuiiy
oi
the
local
A.R.P.
it
would
be
in
the
war
was
over
might
well
p'
an
emergency.
brg
aDout
a
jaxlly
which
would
;r
sam
uencrai
render
the
people
even
more
a
arc
taking
a
open
attack.
you
set
about
to
e
the
advice
of
ritlNCE
KITIJIT
of
the
military
jis
UNPREPARED
'
:e
juntry.
Oener-
.
...
at
the
citizens
oi
fjpr
"
should
assume
it
pt
their
rcseponsl-i;
matter
by
aasocl-z.:'
ves
actively
with
HP
T;e
federal
govcrn-"
and
willing
to
the
necessary
equip-
t
n
was
leu
wai
:
caution
of
A.R.P.
:
to
the
communl-
L
explained
that
:i
l
expensive
tour
of
:i
would
include
a
d
Atlantic
coasts
u
ii-t
hand
what
t
o
so
far
by
the
4,i
the
matter
of
-lour
organuaiion
i
narr
found
today,"
declared
Gen
eral
Rovili
not.
In
a
position
to
mel-n
emergency
even
though
it
might
have
an
able
and
enthusiastic
.
nucleus.
Nereviarlly,
the
mobillxatlon
of
the
neceary
manpower
to
take
advantage
of
the
offer
of
equipment
and
financing
of-fered
by
the
government
wa
a
matter
for
the
community
Itself
to
organise.
There
was
no
Intention
to
create
alarm
but
It
would
appear
advisable
to
build
up
an
organization
along
lines,
of
sound
common-sene
and
realiim.
fiW
YOTIK.
Jan.
8.
-
Mrs.
bert
Hoover.,
69,
wife
ot
the
ormer
President
of
the
United
States,
died
last
evening
of
a
uddcn
heart
attack
m
her
home
Her
husband
was
with
her.
'NEW
CHIEF
iJUSTICE
IS
APPOINTED
Second
Front
Talk
May
Be
Merely
Blind;
Millions
of
Yanks
Headed
for
Russia
MADRID,
Jan.
8
(CP)
A
Berlin
correspondent
of
the
newspaper
Madrid
reports
that
many
Germans
Deiieve
tsecona
r
ront
taiK
is
a
Diind
ana
that
two
or
three
million
American
soldiers
will
suddenly
appear
on
the
Russian
front
The
correspondent
writes
that
Mannheim
this
report
has
grown
since
the
British
sank
the
Ger
BULLETINS
JAP
NAVV
WAITING
WASHINGTON
Secretary
of
the
Navy
Frank
Knox
says
it
is
wrong
to
assume
that
the
Japanese
navy
is
afraid
to
come
out
and
fight.
It
is
only
watining-
for
a
moment
to
use
the
fleet
to
the
best
man
battleship
Scharnnorst
and
I
that
the
convoy
attacked
by
the
iScharnhorst
was
the
largest
convoy
of
troops
and
material
;
yet
sent
to
Russia.
,
'
IS
PRESIDENT
OF
TEACHERS
W.
W.
C
O'Neill
Succeeds
Bruce.
Micklebnrgh
as
Head
of
The
Prince
Rupert
branch
oi
the
British
Columbia
Teachers
Federation
held
its
annual
meeting
at
Borden
Street
School
on
Wednesday
night
when
a
group
of
thirty
teachers
was
present.
The
principal
business
of
the
evening
was
the
election
of
officers.
W.
W
C.
O'Neill
was
elected
president
In
succession
to
Bruce
Mickleburgb.
and
Miss
E.
A.
Mercer
Vice-President.
Mis.
Moses
accepted
the
office
of
secretary
and
A,
Hardfick,
became
tjriasure.'srj.tht,
Douglas
Bishop
as
press
corres
pondent.
Additional
members
of
the
executive
who
were
elected
were
Miss
Dorothy
O'Neill,
Miss
Peggy
Dodlmead,
and
Miss
Lillian
Jones.
Staff
Representatives
of
the
various
school
staffs
wiU
be
chosen
later
by
the
re-
.
specUve
staffs.
The
newly
elected
president,
Mr.
O'Neill,
outlined
the
pt
work
of
the
Association
and
extended
a
cordial
Invitation
to
all
new
teachers
to
Join.
This
organization
had
done
much
to
better
the
conditions
of
the
teachers
of
the
province
and
to
foster
congenial
relations
between
the
school
and
the
community.
These
efforts
had
resulted
in
helping
produce
the.
progressive
education
of
which
the
province
was
proud.
Several
items
of
business
were-discussed.
The
various
members
entered
seriously
and
whole
heartedly
Into
the
discussion
a
promising
sign
that
the
organization
should
have
an
inter
esting
and
fruitful
year.
Meetings
are
to
be
held
on
the
first
Wednesday
of
each
month
at
Borden
Street
and
Booth
Memorial
Schools
altern
ately.
To
Survey
Indian
Health
Services
LONDON,
Jan.
7
fl
The
gov
ernment
has
appointed
a
com
mittee,
headed
by
Sir
Joseph
Bhore,
to
Investigate
public
health
In
India,
both
curatlvei
and
preventive.
The
committee,
part
of
a
plan
for
post-war
reconstruction
In
India,
will
survey
the
whole
field,
Including
health
and
medical
relief
services,
health
education
and
propaganda,
Industrial
conditions
In
relation
to
health
and
nursing
services.
Problems
relating
to
women
and
children
will
be
a
major
airmen
hunting
Japanese
troop
aspect
of
the
Inquiry.
The
com-
and
supply
barges
In
the
south
mlttee,
In
the
words
of
Sir
Jo-and
southeast
Pacific
have
sunk
seph,
"has
not
been
called
upon
or
damaged
30
such
vessels,
to
produce
a
short
term
plan
killing
or
wounding
100
Japan-
to
meet
an
emergency,
but,
to
ese.
headquarters
announced
to-
suggest
lines
of
development
day.
for
the
next
50
years."
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