A i f " ' 4 1 . . " T III! I rl IV I'lll III t :e Dank Aet - voting of niii n I . I la the force. - tv.r principle Postwar relief ' x Canadian . - . I ::iu?rnaiion-the maln- war service who serve and other -ncnt the ex-program. l. research ac- ifRtslatlon. 'aUon and 1 fi province, f a national t .i and pro-aye pension r re generouj ? a floor un-:taplc farm OWKED .r t single pub- !i Prtnc Ru- of venereal ? a report of K radical health rai meeting '"-.on Hoard of a total of 193 tS-.sease teport-(S4t giving an ap-f H.9 per thou-' tiora and 29 r f ve times the for 1912. ? rases of vencr- " r'.cd than any cxcepUon of - V.w serious situ Vi uereal disease a branch clinic. ' on of the Dlvls-Dleac Control i- -:d of Health, was August Dr. D. E ' Vancouver. Act- ? l:r Division, visit E -.:r and plans well I f .mo Inr tV .v miv vnvtsw ( .jnic The clinic ' free diagnostic and u ..;.;Mcs. distribution a' ion to physicians of venereal dls T.inaMon of ' : police custody for ' of venereal disease, and :;:al service provided !" in invest'gatlon of al-''Ji" and contacts. At r'eat Disease Clinic con- v Health Unit, 37 v w. Ui ::a wcr ;,rcated during 1 al is 52'. nf thotntnl " -uwi ior the city. ' a.ciy 80. of alleged were native women. Due - 'mingly high perccnt-'idlan women alWoH n tie Federal Department and Resources, Depart- "lOlaU AffniM hnun tlO establish a hospital "on and treatment nf h'U in fitnrl "vu Willi renpr- inc Provincial De- " ol "ealth hn OVnrnea lillngnC'S t0 fliml.h nr. 1 " an invtn,,M.... i. ft T.nty and Lunch Boxes c nation- Public Health Contest Here neech WtrlZ oi At the request of the Prince Hupert District Union Board of Health, a committee consisting of delegate from local women's organizations Is being formed to carry out a program of nutrition education here. Delegates 1 3 the committee have al.cady been named by the Imperial Or-:'er. Daughters of the Empire, In the person of Mrs. C. E. Dodl-mead; Tenant Council of War-ime Housing. Mrs Mlllalne. and Housewives' League. Mrs. 8tewart of Ruthbrook Heights. As soon as formation of the oommlUee has been completed. It will go ahead with plans for the carrying out of the campaign which. It is suggested, should start In the schools with Inspection and grading of lunch boxes with a view to determining and Imploring tne nutritional value of the contents. Then the work may be extended to the Indus trie. School Inspector D. Thorstelns- son said he had already Inspected some lunch boxes of school children and had found them tt be of quite good standard even If they did seem to be long In white bread with perhaps too much of soft drinks Instead of liquid refreshment of real nutri Uonal value. The Prince Rupert District Unit Board of Health is fostering an entry by Prtnce Rupeit In a National Health Honor Roll con- r.omnme nl Asked to i test whereby a survey would be I -Sellout Public Health ' taken here of all aspects of pub lic health for comparison with other cities of the Dominion, the general purpose to be to draw attention to local situations and what might be done to improve them. A local evaluating committee has been authorized to proceed with the matter, this committee. so far. consisting of Very Rev. James B. Olbson, reptesentln; the Prince Rupert Ministerial As soclatlon: Mrs. Oeorge Hills. Prince Rupert Parent Teachers' Association. Mrs. O. R. S. Black- aby. Imperial Order. Daughters of the Empire; Dr. R. C. Bam ford. Canadian Leiflon, and C. F. McCarthy. Junior section of Prince Rupert Chamber of Com merce. WAR NEWS REDS TAKE RAIL TOWNS LONDON The lluutlans on Thursday captured two more Important lallway junctions south of Inintrad and smashed to within 39 miles of Kilhonla. These junctions were Tomo and VoUovo. The ltulan an- rapidly ousting the Germans from the latt foolhllH on the Moscow-Leningrad railways. ' YANKS BOMB PACIFIC ISLES I'Mltli HARBOR American planes destroyed 16 Japanese flchters and probably dMtiojrd another six over the Marshall Islands Wednesday, Admiral Niinitz announced Thursday night. These were in fresh attacks on Japanese positions on the Marshall. One hundred and twenty tons of bombs have been dropped on Japanese air fields In the Admiralty Islands. ARGENTINA TAKES MEASURES KULNOS A1KKS Following the break of Argentina with (leimany and Japan, all Argentinean ships have been ordered to stay at home or In sueh foreign ports as they may be. All telephonic communication between Argentina and Germany and Japan was ordered cut yesterday. ALLIES BOMB MARSEILLES? VICIIi' British and American planes were reported to have attacked the lirnch Mediterranean port of Marseilles yesterday. There was no immediate confirmation in Allied quarters. NAZI FORCES ON MOVE ALOILRS Oermaq forces are still being hastily shifted from the central Italian front around Casslno to meet the new Allied invasion on the nest coast north and south of Netturno. The toar of artillery is now heard In all parts of Home and Allied aircraft are much in evidence over the the Italian Italian capital. capital. All All radio radio receiver in the l.ternal City have policing measures have been taken, n. A A Stockholm Stockholm teport teport says says that at least 2.800 Allied ships have been taking part In the latest Invasion. WANT Prince Rupert Tiade ii Labor Council, ta jncctlng last night, gave unanimous endorsatton to resolution of the Vancouver- New Weatmlmter Trade and Labor Council which demands of Prime Minister Mackenilc King and Labor Minister Hum phrey Mitchell the withdrawal of the new wage order P.c. 9384. A telegram to this effect tt-as Immediately dispatched to Percy Bengough. president of the Trades and Labor Congress, In Ottawa. A large and enthuslasUc crowd turned out to hear guest sneaker William rage, western Canadian representative of the United Brotherhood of Carpen ters and Joiners of America, who will be In the city for the next week or so on official bus iness. Alderman J. 8. Black spoke on the Legislative brief present ed to the provincial cabinet by the B.C. Executive of the Trades and Labor Congress, at Victoria on January 11 recommending amendments to the Industrial building Is available. The Intcn- conciliation and compensation slve venereal control program In-acts along with other miseel- stltuted by the Provincial Board jianeous recommendations hav- of Health is negated in large hng to do with social security. measure by the prevalence or untreated venereal disease In Native women in Prtnce Rupert. It Is hoped that this serious menace to public health will be arrested by prompt action of the Department of Indian Affairs, which has been asked to establish a hospital but which has not persona yet given an answer. The oia quarantine doctor's residence on Dlgby Island, has been suggested as possible quarters. Prince Rupert, until December 1041. tolerated an open 'red light dlsttlct.' There have been no recognized houses of prostitution in Prince Rupert during 1943 J. Mulroney was appointed press correspondent of tne council. Stabbing Case Adjourned Again An adjournment until February 4 was granted by Judge W. E. Fisher in County Court yesterday In the case of William Samuel Cooper, charged with wounding Patrick Kcogh in the Knox Hotel on November 19. The adjournment was granted Plana for an Intensive venereal at the request of Bruce Brown. disease education campaign were on behalf of the prosecution drawn un In December In co-op- and the defence, asking that t ration with the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The high Incidence of venereal the case be held over until the preliminary hearing of n sec ond charge against Cooper, that disease In Prince Rupart Is attri- of wounding Martin Lanell, Is buled to the shifting population, -concluded In police court, the prevalence of venereal Infec-1 Defence counsel Is W. O. Ful-Hon In native women, and a gen- ion and T. W. Brown Is prosc- eral lowcrlne of moral standards .cuting. due to war conditions. Mrs, Arnold thought that the city should not bo victimized through having to pay for treatment of nuisance Indian women having venereal disease. Hockey Scores Montreal 2, Toronto 2. Chicago 6, New York 4. . been confiscated and special I,,Vi" UOYl. L.IUpiUYCC5 r fTlTilnVPP's Again Chairman Of Health Board ThorstelnKum Ile-l'Jectrd Aid, Arnold Is Named Treasurer. Inspector of schools B. Thor stetnsfcon was re-elected chair' irtct Unloh Board of Health at :he annual meeting last night. Aid Nora Arnold was elected treasurer and Dr. R. G. Knipe .ontmucs as secretary. G. L. Rorie was again named auditor The next meeting of the board will be held the last week In March or the first week In April, j Ten Restaurants Out 0( Bounds The United States Army has declaied ten restaurants in Prtnce Rupert out of bounds, it was stated last night at the annual meeting ofthe Prince Rupert District .Board of Health by Dr. Roger O. Knrpe. medical health officer. Generally speaking, restaurants were In none too good shape from a sanitary standpoint although some were endeavourlnc to co-operate in bringing about satisfactory conditions. Reference was made to a food handlers' educational program which was planned for here Hygiene and sanitation would be stressed with Instruction for waitresses and others engaged In the handling of food. Prairie Airman Drowning Victim !.C. .Mitchell of Tompkins, Saskatchewan, Loses His Life Leading Aircraftsman William Alexander Mitchell of Tompkins Saskatchewan, Is the airman who lost his life by drowning when a small Royal Canadian Air Forc supply ship broke down, ran on the rocks in a gale and sank on the Queen Charlotte Islands. It was announced at R.C.A.F. group headquarters here last night. Survivors were Leading Aircraftsman J. E. Jamleson and Corp. R. E, Selkirk. Mitchell's next of kin Is his mother at Tompkins. The Royal Canadian Navy as-ulsted i ,v Elect Executive The second execuUve council oi of -the ine Provincial rrovincuu ""'"""' Government District Health Meeting Is Held Comprehensive Report f Local Public Health Unit Feature of Gathering last Night. A lengthy and comprehensive annual reno. t by Dr. R. O. Knh?. medical health officer and director of the Prince Rupert Health Unit, was the feature of the annual meeting last night of the rrtnee Rupert District Union Bwrd of Health. The report dealt with a great variety of mattera pertaining to public health and contained much val uable and interesting information. Afte: tt had been read a vote of thanks was tendered to Dr. Knipe, C. R. Stonehouse. sanitary Inspector, and others of the 9 Local Tides r 1 1 rv iti f iirv AND he Saturday, Jan. 29 iOLIAL jtlUKMT FR "TO High 4:08 21.6 feet mil 16:08 21.0 feet ONAL ECONOMY PRINCIPAL Low 10:13 5.0 feet 22:33 3.0 feet OF LEGIiLAIIVt rKlMAM NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUM BIA'S NEWSPAPER VOL. XXXIII, No. 23 PRINCE RUPERT. B.C.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS cw Departments of Government Thirteen iplo Objectives Are Enunciated. . l ,I:in. z iur; uic asc.y. oi uircc cj: in the direction 01 so i". nance and developmenl c r.,,.. tdn w"ir U'iin fnrr-.'iKiQ ..I'.l. I.IIV ..... ,-, . Throne read yesterday at ti irnpo.saU on it will seek .; i.ament are: vr, ment of an irttt bank to 'he convcr-1C3 to peace-ire guarantee - aid In ob- : f three dc-:rans' affairs Vlon of her- pension, remote plan- development vment and :!-r.inlitcr fed- health and i&ened to Complete Berlin Destruction RISSIAN OrriCERS VISIT ITALIAN FRONT - Their reputation as highly capable and tough commanders In their respective sectors during the German drive on Moscow last winter firmly established, the three Russian Army officers shown above were part of a g'oup of Russian military observers who spent some time on observation duty with the Allied forces in Italy. Lett to right: Maj'-r General Vasilyev. Major General Solovnlk, and Colonel Sudakov. elects two more members. The councillors then chose their own officers. Elected to the council Wed nesday night were C. O. Rim-mer, representing the Liquor Control Board employees, Sgt O. L. Hall, representing the provincial police; R. A. McLeod, Employees Associauun w ipublic wrks out5lde employees; elected since me incepuuu uii.n(, And,pW Thomnson. Miss th body a year ago was named at a meeting held Wednesday night In the Coart House. The structure of the assocla- .nan of the Prince Rupeit Dis- elation In Victoria and calls ior the election by the members of a seven man executive council which later, by unanimous vote. Sheila Stewart and R. C. St Clair; representing the Court Uqu-employee, The newly-elected council is Ideals Must Be Made Real In Postwar Days Dining the war. it was easy tp think of ideals but. after the war. It would be necessary to ge. down to the realities of putting thoso Ideals Into effect, said Capt W. D. Rowlands. United Army padre. In speaking before the Prince Rupert Gyro Club at luncheon Wednesday. Democracy was not something tha1 could be foisted upon a people Even Adolph Hitler had recognized in Meln Kamf that, given the mind and the thinking of the people, he would have the pollti sl and military power and he public health unit on motion of nad set nls C0Urse on that prin- Ald. N. E. Arnold, who said thai It was a fine work that was being carried on by the unit which was a great asset to the community. Some current matters respecting public health were taken up at the meeting and officers were elected. Those present at the meeting we:e B. Thorstelnsson, chairman, Mrs. Fred Hall. Terrace representative; Mrs. Louise Roper, representing the Prince Rupert School Board; Aid. N. E. Arnold, representing the Prince Rupert city council; Dr. Knipe. Mr. Stone-house and Miss Beulah Fry. R.N., one of the local public health nurses. FIRST WAS FIRST In the East African campaign British., troops conquered Abys-slnla the first country to fall, before Axis aggression and the clple. It was encouraging. Chap lain Rowlands commented, to Coup de Grace Upon German Capital Last Night By Air Force LONDON, Jan. 28 (CP) Hundreds of Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force night bombers touched off huge flames in Berlin again last night in a possible coup de grace to the Nazi nerve centre previously described as three quarters destroyed. An Air Ministry announcement described the twelfth heavy assault of the oblitera- : ton campaign as "very strong." The statement was borne out In the loss of 34 aircraft, eight of them Canadian. In the night's operations. Other R.A.F. bombers hit at Heligoland, the Nazi's mighty! North Sea fortress, while still others struck at unnamed targets In western Germany and northern France, and laid i mines In enemy waters. In the Mediterranean theatre Allied heavy bombers raided enemy airfields yesterday near Marseilles and Montpelier in southern France. Government Pays For Tuberculosis, V.D. Treatment GERMANS Great Air Defeat Also Inflicted On Nazis. ALGIERS, January 28 The German Tenth Army, backed by planes, struck with, fury at the Allies' Netturno bridgehead but was repulsed by the British forces In battle near Carroceto on the Via An-ziate. 10 miles north of Anzio, and 21 miles south of Rome. Allied headquarters announced today. At the same time the j Germans suffered the greatest air defeat of the Italian cam paign, losing at least 50 planes in the past 24 hours in sky battles over the Netturno beachhead and southern France. where heavy bombers struck at three airfields near Marseille The entire cost of treatment or ba from which the Germans venereal disease and tuberculosis W Allied shipping off the Ital-as far as the public health ser- lan eoast k-jn Prince Ruxtcrt is concern- r- -J-" 1 1 1 ed is bome by the Provincial HEAVILr BOMBED tlon Is similar U tnai oi ine.'ijeeung tonigni to eieci i wo Board of Health, it was pointed; nymoutn. laigiana. was dotid- Government Employees' Asso-1 more members. It expected that out last night at the annual ' ed five times by Oerman alrcart t they will choose their their officers oincers meeting of the Prince Rupert i in April. 1941. civil defence in in- some lime nexi weeic. , District Union Board of Health, city was carnea on wiui me am R. C St. Clair Is retiring presl- This amounts to $3,000 per year of 12,000 volunteers as fire-dent, in supplies alone. I bomb-fighters. Japanese Atrocities Are Told American and Filipino Prisoners Are Brutally Tortured and Murdered Official. Announcement Made at Washington Reveals Savagery in Treatmet of Prisoners on Philippine Islands. BRITONS ALSO SUFFER LONDON, Jan. 28 (CP) Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons today that thousands of British troops had died as prisoners of the Japanese after being compelled to live "under tropical jungle conditions without ade quate shelter, clothing, food, or medical attention. II '! I .1 ... ! 1 1 i rnnl Tnnnn'o rrttc. nriiain, ne warncu, m nui iuiru jajiuna deeds. mis- ties Tpringirg uprganons WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 28 (CP)-A story of that were working hard to ensure how the Japanese starved, tortured ana in some cases permanent peace after this war. wantony murdered American prisoners taken after Anything and everything that Uataan ami , ' Porrefridor UOlltyuur was was .hiiu told Thursday imu.uay night uim, bv could be done to win the enemy to the Allied way of thinking was I the United States Army and Navy. Documented by a work valuable as fighting and ; sworn statements of officers who escaped from cf more permanent effect There was a 10$ per cent attendance at the luncheon with President Frank Skinner In the chair. Guests, besides the speak prison camps, there was Joint ' " announcement of the discovery I yard square, area without food of a campaign of savagery for a week. Widely used torture against 36.000 American and Filipino prisoners. Twenty-two Robert hundred Americans died In two er. were Murray Wright. Leckle. Ted Ingrid and J. M. , months In one camp alone. Cave of Vancouver. Winner or the luncheon raffle of a war savings certificate was G. A. Hunter. The president was appointed delegate to a meeting of organizations being called shortly to organize a survey f various Pr!n ' R'wt. When Americans and Filipinos were taken prisoner, those found ulth Japanese money or tokens were beheaded. Survivors were beaten along "a march of death" from the scene. Twelve thousand tre wer ket penned In a 100- was the "sun treatment." The captured were made to sit In the boiling sun all day without cover and with little water. 81x men, three Americans and three Filipinos, Ul from mistreatment. were burned while still alive. Three officers who attempted to escape were tortured and periodically beaten for two days. Then one was beheaded and the other two shot.