local
Temperature
i
Mr
O
11
O
D
o
r
i
urc
.1
,
,
u
ft
I
a,
It
8
Black-Mead.
seni-
.
number.
Mrs.
Ellen
v
w
l'iimed
into
the
11
n
tt
noery
tase
Up
County
Court
J
1
ance
was
given
jtirt
Mlnesweep-Ex-Servlcemcn'a
r
md
the
Overseas
f
i
arettc
Fund.
T:
iK'rted
that
seven
'rdrrcd
for
the
'tnif
will
be
held
f
Mrs
Charles
V.V
'ton
Apartments,
Urday
afternoon
v
court
trial
of
and
William
Ry-
1
barged
with
rob-vlmoo
It
Li
alleged
'
a
sum
of
money
n
of
John
Mc-uctlon
worker,
on
ue
on
December
23.
"
m
Is
appearing
for
'M'
on,
W
F
nshcr
Is
nresld-
hcarlng.
1
B.
Ii.
Martyn,
area
com-
it
here
Vio
lntrnif.Mt
army
motor
transport
use
Eleventh
Avenue
ENROLMENT
further
Inrreaie
In
Number
of
Puplli
City.
Attending
Schools
of
Enrolment
In
schools
of
this
city
totalled
1183
In
the
month
of
December
as
compared
with
1171
in
(November,
according
to
figures
submitted
to
prln
cipals
at
the
tegular
monthly
meeting
of
the
board
of
school
trustees
last
ntht.
Per
schools
the
enrolment
figures
for
De
rcmber
were:
Booth
Memortal
School
King
Edward
Borden
Street
Seal
Cove
Prevalence
of
Influenza
Jobs
Protected
For
Those
Who
Enlist
in
War
501
379
220
83
and
colds
kept
down
the
attendance
averages.
Booth
Memorial
School
reporting
percentage
at
tendance
of
86.13
for
Junior
High
and
85.56
for
Senior
High
King
Edward
School
80.94
per-!
cent,
Borden
Street
School
86.97
percent
and
Seal
Cove
School
88.17
percent.
Five
pupils
had
perfect
attendance
at
Seal
Cove
School
and
86
at
Borden
Street.
Aid,
George
Hills
Inquired
at
Monday
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council
as
to
the
city's
policy
in
protecting
the
position
of
members
of
the
civic
staff
staff
who
enlisted
for
active
service
In
the
war.
The
reply
was
that
there
was
:,)
of
the
route
across
'
nn
nnderstandlng
that
the
job
"eck
nrldgc
find
through
would
be
protected
and
that
0
in
travelling
to
and,
those
who'
relieved
were
merely
m
nil..
i
i
i
...
mi,
inn
mimiinn.
tuy.
ixus
naa
dcch
i-nijiiKcu
tv
d
by
tho
city
council
with
n
I
Alctv
Rudderham
was
among
w
"paring
the
latter,
route,
those
who
icit-mai
mc
julm
ui
ui'uvy
irainc
oi
mm
otor
transport.
i
....
-
.U.inJ
dMlM
ail
inose
who
eiiiunu
o.ivu.
protected.
President
Frank
Skinner
has
wml
announced
standing
committees
iarge
force
of
500,000
Nazis
who
01
me
rnnce
itupeu
uyro
uiud
may
he
traDDcd
for
the
year
1944
aes
follow:
Playgrounds
W.
D.
Lamble,
L.
B.
Lambly
and
J.
E.
Morris.
Program
O.
A.
Hunter.
Sports
and
Inter-Club
O.
L.
Rorle
and
L.
M.
Assemlssen.
Civil
Relations
Dr.
R.
O.
and
C.
A.
Keliett.
Bulletin
C.
O-
Ham.
Sergeant
-
at
-
Arms
Angelo
Dominato.
N.
J.
Byzant
has
been
appointed
janitor
of
Booth
Memorial
school
in
succession
to
M.
C.
Campbell,
resigned.
His
salary
is
$160
per
month.
The
assistant
janitor
at
this
school
Is
W.
R.
Edwards
who
receives
$125
per
month.
Local
Tides
j&.x
mum
30
Friday,
Jan.
7
28
High
11:11
21.0
feet
:im
Low
5:03
8.9
feet
17:50
3.9
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPEJ
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C..
THURSDAY,
JANUARY
6,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
,iJ
FADING
KIGUKES
IN
ARMY
COM;
-
aa
CHANCES
'V.""
1
1
"
-r
"y
.
;v
I
(jetting
Ready
For
Invasion
:cr
i
of
the
Canadian
Army
are
leading
-
:
command
of
Canada
s
overseas
army
an-
.J'
-ip
with
newt
of
the
retirement
from
ac-Orv.
McNaughton
At
left
u
Lieut
-Gen.
H
t
t
hief
of
the
general
staff
who
commands
I
Siting
In
the
Mediterranean
theatre.
At
Kenneth
Stuart,
present
Chief
of
the
Oen-
w
appointed
Chief
of
Staff.
Canadian
Mill-London
and
Acting
Commander
of
the
First
They
are
pictured
together
watching
Canadian
in
Britain.
(Canadian
Army
Photo).
icers
(Jt
Uueen
Keal
Nanaimo
rv
Chanter
Nominated
Pioneer
Dies
NANAIMO,
Jan.
8
Last
sur
vlvlnr
member
of
the
band
of
pioneers
who
landed
here
in
"t
presided
at
1
1853
from
the
Old
Country
on
uUy
mrsUn
oi
l
the
oW
jalln
-iJulp-wPrincess
.jiter.
ImpIrUI
Royal.
John
William
Mason
Is
if
the
Bmpire.'dead
at
the
age
of
90
years.
Mrv
A
T.
last
night.
'
officers
took
l
f
J
E
Boddlc.
Mrs
fea
4
Mr.
Alex
Mar-"ir
MIPMrn
u.mtmg
com-i
nlUliLK
i3
German
Force
Retreating
Committees
For
Schools
Named
Chairman
J.
T.
Langridge.
at
the
Initial
meeting
of
the
1944
board
of
school
trustee
last
night,
named
school
committee
for
the
year
as
follows:
King
Edward
and
Seal
Cove
Mrs
1U1U
and
Mrs.
Roper.
Borden
Street
Mrs.
Teng
and
8.
L,
Peachy.
Booth
Memorial
School
8.
L.
Peachy
and
Mr.
Langridge.
Gyro
Committees
For
1944
Named
Fall
of
Berdichev
Has
Put
Germans
In
Even
More
Serious
Plight
LONDON,
Jan.
6
(CP)-
Japan
In
Serious
Situation
Tojo
II,.,,.,,
Adi
TOKYO,
Jan.
6
Premier
Tolo
warned
the
people
of
Japan
i'
yesterday
that
the
coun
nuruicnev,
railway
junction
anu
mvoiai
Duiwant
oi
'trv
wa
farina
a
serious
situa
the
German
line
protecting
Poland
and
Rumania,
tion
which
would
lead
either
to
ot
trenches
and
the
building
l'remier
Joseph
btalin
announced
Wednesday
night
victory
or
aeieau
in
a
special
order
of
the
day
Earlier
in
the
day,
the
Germans
had
admitted
evacuating
Berdichev
which
Is
twenty-five
miles
south
of
1
Zhimomlr.
Its
capture
by
the
Russians
after
five
days
of
hard
fighting
increased
communication
lines
between
the
Russian
drive
into
Poland.
and
the
advance
toward
Rumania
and
fur-
incr
increases
tne-pngnt
of
a
The
German
army
of
Marshal
von
Mmnsteln
has
retreated
Into
the
Pripet
Marches
and
reformed
for
another
stand
along
the
Polish
frontier
west
and
south
of
Clevsk.
Stiffened
resist-
Lodge.
Arnold
Flaten
and
Frank
ance
on
the
main
route
from
Dlbb.
Kiev
10
Warsaw
developed
as
Entertainment
and
Club
Ac-
the
massive
drive
of
the
Rus-
tlvltics
O.
D.
Bryant.
Leonard
slan
swept
toward
the
Dniester
Griffiths.
C.
P.
Balairno.
Dr.
Jens
Klver
and
the
Rumanian
bor-
Munthe
and
Amerigo
Dominato.
der
at
an
accelerated
pace
fol
Membership
William
Crulck-.
lowing
the
capture
ofBordichev.
shank
and
W.
11.
Watts.
Attendance
Rolf
Blackboum,
C.
C.
Mills
and
J.
H.
Bulger.
War
Activities
D.
O.
Borland
and
Donald
Forward.
War
Savings
Arnold
Flaten
and
C.
A.JCeUetL
.
.
Purple
and
Gold
W.
F.
Stone.
Rkhard
Burnett.
J.
IL
Bulger
Nearing
SGassino
ALGIERS,
Jan
6
Q
Thrusting
toward
the
Nazi
stronghold
of
Cassino
on
the
toad
to
Rome,
a
strong
attack
along,
ten
miles
of
the
Anglo-American
Fifth
Army
front
enabled
Allied
forces
to
advance
to
a
depth
of
one
mile.
Half
of
the
long-contested
village
of
San
Vlttore
has
been
occupied
and
savage
street
fighting
is
raging
there.
The
Russians
captured
ti
.
;i
:
i
1
ii
1.
r
CABINET
SHAKE
UP
LONDON
Prime
.Minister
Churchill,
on
-his
return
to
Britain,
Is
expected
to
announce
a
cabinei
shuffle
involving
Lord
Reavcrbrook
and
Capt.
Harold
Balfour.
irOLAMI
AND
RUSSIA
LONDON
The
Polish
government
in
exile
has
advised
people
in
the
homeland
by
means
of
the
underground
to
continue
resistance
to
the
Germans
and
not
stand
in
the
way
of
the
Russians.
i
JAP
CRUISER
HIT
ALLIf.I)
HEADQUARTERS,
-
Mates
bomhei
hers
.scored
i
a
r&tt-
ect
hit
on
a
Japanese
cruiser
near
New
Hanover,
New
lieland,
as
well
as
on
two
rargo
vessels.
RUMANIA
TERROR
STRICKEN
LONDON
The
Rumanian
government,
terror-stricken
at
.
the
Russian
advance,
is
reported
to
have
ordered
evacuation
of
civilians
from
Rersarabia
distant
from
which
the
Red
Army
is
now
only
65
miles.
Sand
Available
BULLETINS
ButArmyWi11
Not
Carry
It
The
Department
of
National
Defence
"
advised
the
board
ot
school
trustees
In
a
communication
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
board
that
fifty
Ions
of
rand
can
be
obtained
from
the
military
sand
pit
for
use
on
the
Booth
Memorial
School
play
ground
but
the
Army
would
be
unable
to
provide
haulage
fac
ilities
which
the
board
would
have
to
arrange
itself
Chairman
J.
T.
Langridge
ordered
that
the
Department
of
Nat
ional
Defence
be
thanked
and
that
arrangements
be
made.
If
possible,
for
city
trucks
to
de
liver
the
sand
from
the
pit
to
the
grounds.
Trustee
Peachy
questioned
If
me
grounds.
To
get
a
real
joo,
Teng.
Chairman
Langridge
said,
a
dragline
could
be
used
to
re
move
four
or
five
feet
of
mus
keg
followed
by
a
fill
of
heavy
rock,
and
asphalt
surface
which
would
probably
cost
$5000
to
$6000.
GERMAN
SHIPS
SUNK
LONDON
British
submarines
have
sunk
eight
German
ships,
including
a
large
tanker,
and
damaged
two
others
in
the
Mediterranean,
the
Admiralty
announced
today.
CANADIAN
TANKS
AND
ARTILLERY
25POU
"NDKR
SET
BATTLE
TEMPO
IN
ITALY
Forcefully
depicting
the
weight
and
striking
power
of
the
Canadian
Armoured
Corps
and
the
Royal
Canadian
ArUllery
In
Italy,
these
pictures,
lately
received,
give
the
answer
to
two
reasons
why
Hitler's
crack
divisions
In
Italy
are
fighting
a
retreating
battle.
TOP:
Sherman
tanks,
massed
In
line
for
inspection
on
an
Italian
plain,
belong
to
the
regiment
that
scattered
Oerman
tanks
in
the
battle
for
Tremoll,
destroying
ten
Hum
Mark
IV's
in
bitter
olive-grove
fighting.
BOTTOM:
two
n
views
of
a
Canadian
25-pounder
In
Italy
snow
the
crew
In
action
during
a
barrage
against
enemy
positions.
At
left
are
Gnr.
Jim
O'Hearn
of
Newcastle.
N.B.;
Gnr.
R.
C.
Gunn
ott.
Catharines,
Ont.;
and
Gnr.
S.
S.
Cllne
of
Hudson,
Man.
Intone
Sicilian
Incident,
these.
guns,
hut
to
hub,
smothered
tho
oerman
lines
of
two
square'
miles
under
an
artillery
curtain
of
30,000
shells
within
a
few
hours.
Canadian
Army
Qjerseas
Photos.
Belgians
Advised
To
Be
In
Readiness
For
Allies'
Arrival
LC
,0N,
Jan.
6
(CP)
In
the
name
of
the
United
Nations
High
Command,
the
British
Broadcasting
Corporation
radioed
pre-invasion
pleas
to"
Belgians
today
to
remain
in
their
homes
when
military
operations
get
under
way,
so
they
will
not
obstruct
Allied
Air
Forces
"by
crowding
roadways.
The
broad
cast
further
advised
the
digging
t
of
dug-out
shelters.
Killing
Case.
Is
Adjourned
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
6
Oi
Charles
Hawken,
Vancouver
milk
salesman,
was
remanded
for
one
week
when
he
appeared
for
preliminary
hearing
in
police
court
on
a
charge
of
murder
In
connection
with
the
fatal
shooting
of
Francis
Andrew
Bo-land,
former
provincial
policemen.
Hawken
was
released
on
$5,000
balL
Langridge
Is
New
Chairman
Of
Trustees
J.
T.
Langridge
was
chosen
as
chairman
of
the
board
of
school
trustees
at
the
Inaugural
meeting
of
the
1944
board
last
night.
Mrs.
George
Hill
I
moved
his
nomination
which
:
Propose
to
Repeal
23
Scottish
Acts
LONDON,
Jan.
6
0)
Four
years
after
.it
was
first
present-,
ed,
the
report
of
the
Jeffrey
Committee
has
been
published
in
a
white
paper.
The
committee
was
appointed
In
December,
1937,
to
review
the
whole
field
of
local
government
and
public
health
law
in
Scotland.
The
possibility
of
a
new
code
of
Scottish
legislaUon
consolidating
and
revising
many
statutes
is
foreshadowed
In
the
The
committee's
proposals
contained
in
an
accompanying
draft
of
a
local
government
(Scotland)
bill
involve
the
total
repeal
of
23
acts
and
the
partial
repeal
or
amendment
of
148.
Is
First
To
Enlist
Here
Donald
Thompson,
age
18.
of
Cedarvale.
Is
the
first
recruit
in
1944
to
seek
enlistment
into
the
Canadian
Active
Army
through
the
Prince
Rupert
recruiUng
station.
He
Is
the
son
of
Mrs.
Edith
Thompson,
Cedarvale,
and
will
leave
on
Friday
night's
train
for
the
reception
centre
at
Vancouver.
The
board
of
school
trustees.
a
iM
meeting
last
night,
decided
to
have
G.
C.
Walker
"une
five
oianas
in
the
schools
at
a
cost
of
$5
per
Instrument.
No
LetnUo
In
Attack
Day
and
Night
Bombing
of
Ger-,
Man
and
German
Occupied
Countries
continues
Stettini
and
Kiel
Targets.
LONDON,
Jan.
6
(CP)
Royal
Air
Force
heavy
bombers,
over
Germany
for
the
fourth
time
in
eight
nights,
hammered
at
the
industrial
centre
of
Stettin
Wednesday
night
while
mosquitoes
bombed
Berlin
and
other
objectives,
the
Air
Ministrf
anounced.
Three
Canadian
bomber
squadrons
participated.
A
total
ot
fifteen
bombers
were
lost
In
these
operations.
Ninty-five
German
aircraft
were
brought
down
yesterday
as
American
heavy
bombers
struck
Kiel
shipyards
for
the
third
time
in
three
weeks.
Twenty-five
Allied
bombers
Uanl.
tar.tirppofttnj'-
fighl-
ers
failed
to
return.
The
second
attack
on
Kiel
in
two
days
was
made
through
a
strong
defence
which
included
rocket
planes
and
Messer-schmidt
UO.'s
towing
what
appeared
to
be
a
new
type
of
anti-aircraft
bombers.
Cut
Down
Building
Warships
OTTAWA.
Jan.
6.
W
A
reduction
in
Canada's
naval
ship,
building
program
will
be
made
effective
during
1944
and
will
'
halt
the
laying
of
new
keels
lor
frigates
and
corvettes,
a
Department
of
Munltl
o
n
s
spokesman
announced
Wednesday
night.
Construction
of
minesweepers
will
not
be
affected.
All
corvettes
and
frigates
for
which
keels
have
been
laid
will
be
completed.
Women
Called
Up
In
Kenya
Colony
NAIROBI,
Kenya
Colony,
Jan.
6
All
women
between
the
agef
of
25
and
40
except
those
who
have
young
families
or
are
already
engaged
on
work
Important
to
the
war
effort,
are
being
called
up
by
the
government
of
Kenya.
This
call-up
has
not
been
undertaken
at
the
request
of
the
mllltarv.
hut
is
a.
civil
eovem-
Pupils
of
the
city
schools
con-
mcnt
move
to
brlng
In
those
tlnue
to
invest
substantially
and
women
wno
are
not
"pulling
regularly
In
war
savings
stamps
thelr
weight."
The
military
and
certificates.
Such
savings
at
authorities
still
want
more
Seal
Cove
School
in
December
women,
.
however.
especially
amounted
to
$43.99,
bringing
the
stenographers,
to
replace
men.
total
for
the
term
to
$162.20
with
,
84.33
per
cent
of
the
enrolled
j
tnat
the
present
stip-
puplls
saving.
At
Borden
Street
1
end
of
mT,nth
was
not
School
the
savings
for
December
In
keeping
with
duties
and
re-were
$136,
making
the
total
to
1
sensibilities
Involved,
the
date
S768.ZS.
At
King
ixiwara
oi
trustees
last
School
savings
for
December
nlght
declded
to
nise
were
$145.75
with
a
total
for
ary
0,
the
secretary.
Mrs.
J.
A.
term
to
date
of
$811.25.95
pu-
Rutherford
to
$75
per
month,
plls
saving
there.
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