9 id Op 11 'are enmg id ;i dele- i .i.cas and iuir'.irtpatc ;.k of the :i,ire ten : t.ij . August 'irmed m loin t, '-..yather. with rMn. frv",Mme only to hold up i. .t:w. ens- rti t. CONTROLLING OF ISLANDS T"T EN ED TO FRENCH' With French. Amer- , fiyiiitt. this u the scene outride the town ., .: m Maj.-uen. Lav, too CoUlns, who wtth ). rated the French town, handed back the : i iHtbourg to th French mayor, M. Paul IES HOLD I GAINS IN fER FIGHT Push Back Japs Substantial Gain Are tiring Made by 'Allies on Guam and Tlnlan PEARL HARnOR. July - SubtUnUal Allied gams were made on Ousm and Tlnlan Iw-ands with United Stales forces effecting a Junction on eastern Ousm'i Apra Harbor. All of the harbor's shore lines are now controlled by United Slates forces with the exception of a portion of Orote Peninxula on the south. Unknown numbers or Japanese were Isolated as southern as-Miult forces slashed across the base of the peninsula. TK Isadore Auger l,t) X'ils Laid at Rest ! Tne News 11 f o. A. ' editor, for Pt. ;.. George ' t.ttuulasUc j 'I .uut visual-rrr;itlng a tvxren the 'tt and the i Pr nre Georg - ' "f Prince -"'lore'l ' wrrks and ' ' r the ne arp next, month ' fved by the Crops Poor Fal Interior R OEORQE July 2C-- i yield only 2b i( "niut in some parts ' farmers here arc ot feed this -'r :! irk Uv,!); f id high- iuvcr va ev. lty. farmers i'? thi'lr ni u... 8X1ITHERS. July 2 The funeral of the lute Isadore Anger was held from St. Joseph's Church, amltheri. on Monday morning. Rev. Father E. M. Leray held the service. Mr. Anger died very suddenly on Friday evening in Ihe hospital at Smlthers. He was about 72 years of age. He was a pioneer of Northern British Columbia, hav ing been located at Prince Rup trt, lUsellon and Smlthers in u. iaIWImm UiulitsiM In lh rtnriv tallorlne establishment for a number of years. The call of the nortn Drougni him back to Smlthers where he owned two business buildings and he reopened his business here about -ten years ago and had been here since that time. Mr. Anger's two bulldlnps were destroyed in the fire at Smlther on May C and Mr. and Mrs. Anger suffered considerable loss in tnis fire. Mr. Anger purchased Uip building known as the McOllI Building at the corner of Third nve. and Main st. shortly after the fire and had it remodelled to suit his requirements and he had occupied It only a short time when he was taken ill and went to hospital. He failed to recover from his illness. Being an old timer he was very well known to many throughout the north who will be very sorry to hear of his passing. He Is survived by his wife and his daughter, Mrs. Duncan MacLean, both of Smlthers, who have the sympathy of the community lri their bereavement. Interment took place In the Smlthers cemetery. of the Vancouver-Prince Rupert radio link. Another Important development had been the es tablishment of air bases along the coast wtth. their srstem ot Itttlr "SfcimuriTgaUfthV all of which would contribute to the future development of the prov ince. It was appropriate that the a time when such Important w radlo link should be effected events were occurring. The mag -1 nltude of developments which' had occurred on the coast as a i result of war exigencies would be a surprise u uanaaians wncn the time came in. the near future for the whole story to be told. The Air Vice Marshal men tioned that the opening up of the radio link had been a culmination of military and civil ian co-operaUon under trying an ddlfflcult circumstances. Dr. Ira Dllworth referred to the way in which radio, would now link Jrlncc Rupert more closely with the rest ot Canada. The new facilities had been made possible through co-operation of the officials of the Joint services at the request of Col. Martyn and the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce. Station CFPR would now have the di rect services from tne cue network between 8 and 9:15 a.m.. 12:30 hnd 1:15 pjn.. 7 and 9 pjn. and 10 and 10:30. carrying to Prince Rupert the principal news broadcasts and the best be the possibility, however, of nroarams. There would always interruption in case oi nm-i-gency or through stress of weaUier but thce Interruptions would be as rare as possible. Mr. Dllworth acknowledged tne yea ago and went to Seattle ,of Uic Pr ncc Huper Chamber . . l -.nljii.kH r m n oi n all l J1I11II1I 1 1 I; Alliva v ...ww cutter In and intelligent work to which Uic provision of tne extension of the network service to Prince Rupert mast be a maiwr oi considerable satisfaction, in conclusion Mr. Dllworth greeted Prince Rupert lwth an expression of best wishes for good and pleasurable listening. Former Local T Man Is In France now Division fighting In France. Wilkinson Is a graduate of Northern Vocational School, Toronto, and was employed In the publishing business before Joining Y.M.CA. War Services two years ago. He did War Services work for the "Y" at-Camp Borden and Army centres in Prince Rupert until June of last year when he was posted overseas. lr Diluorth Principal Speak- ? Te1 of the Second Dl- rrs Ial Night T TU," are oa wJT,ce J" wor" T mandy. It tans become Marked by addresses by Air known. All of them were at V.:e Marshal reake. air officer; Dieppe. They are Canadian nmmanding. wwtern air com -1 " HlKhlanders of Winnipeg, mand, and Ira Dllworth. region-1 FMex Scottish of Windsor, a director of the Canadian ' fV,ulh Sai.katchcwans and Br adrasting Corporation, who I Montreal. poke from Vancouver, cere- K......'. mcr.ici to mark the Unking up! of -uuon CFPR of Prince Itu- rin. ITU In oti I per district with the CBC net- MUUTIlju TU w ;k were aired last night, tak- ,1 I VI 1 1 IMU 0 1 1 1 ing the form of a salute to nnrrr rnrtiiiinrx P'inee Rupert. The wire connec nlrtWAKU Um between the network Vancouver and the local station operation of the Department of National Defence, Joint service committee, and was finally effected, It was announced, at the instance of Col. D. D. Martyn. area commandant here, and the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce through Its progres sive radio committee. The re-, suit ur that Prince Rupert will now receive direct each day four-and-a-half hours of the pick of COC programs. astride the Palei-Tamu road and captured seven Important hills in the area. Closer To ? Philippines Americans Spreading Thrir Sea Control in South Pacific NEW YORK, July 26 (CP) The Tokyo radio said today that a United States task force, mostly consisting of aircraft, appeared to have penetrated to the vicinity of Palaullan, 500 miles east of Mindanao in the Philippines and that about thirty carrier-based planes attacked that Island. Tokyo also reported that Urge Allied task forces yesterday bombarded Sabang Harbor at the westrrn end of Sumatra. SHORTAGE OF LABOR Prince Rupert Is undergoing a labor shortage such as it has never experienced before, according to E. V. Whiting, local Selective Service officer. Apparently there Is little hope for relief In sight. Every type of worker from laborers to trained office people are In demand, although the carpenter shortage still seems to b? worst I have had calls for about 30 the House of Irving committee with Its cnwusiasuc cnrpC'nlcrs ,rom thrPC sourcPS, Mr. Whiting says, "and next month one firm alone will need 40 more." There Is a strong demand for fish plant workers from the Can- adian Fish Cold Ctorage. Waitresses are also In great demand. Nearly all city restaur ants are short of girls to serve customers. Men are needed both on the lallroad and at the dry dock. Unskilled labor Is in greatest demand at the shipbuilding plant, which seems to be adequately supplied with skilled and seml- Ocorgc W. Wilkinson, formerly I skilled men. At present there are located here with Young Men's 'V"siiy siuaenis uom tne Christian Association war scr- '".'"""."'".'""s the supervisors I who will return to their studies vires s among !LC,?Juh with mhlgird the Third Canadian Canadian at the beginning of the school term. Th? railroad reports shortage of checkers and men for extra gangs, OIRLS FILL MEN'S JOBS IN SOUTHERN 'ENGLAND, T In a big depot here, A.TJS. girls who have become skilled mech local Temperature Local Tides Thursday, July 27 High 5:41 16.0 feet 63 18:21 17.6 feet 47 Low 11:52 6.9 feet TOHIA, B.C. r NOHTHEKN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSI ER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1944 PKICE FIVE CENTS Rsians Are forging Ahead crvn on LSI V ? Openi. Jp!;E0U!:Caftn . In n. i. i ! Regiments KadlO Link France Named LONDON. July 26 Four 4 4 l a , been made possible WtoEimh Arrny has made suhstan- nil-. 1f mlU fpnxt 1 in the advance on Florence. Th enemy line northeast of Arezzo has been pierced, and Allies gained three miles. Allies Take Burma Hills KANDY. Julv 28 O Allies. AllhniiffH If httrf MiarwH fti . i. a , t t llfcirlo H on frvnnfT'P"1111 etttct ot ar tn,r-Ipahl through the Manipur Hills UlblUc lltllgjrallg ,tion. the Pacific coast had not of Eastern India, opened an as- oeen wimoui uireat. saia Air sauit on strong JaDanese force cllUNuKLNU Ju.y 38 v Vice Marshal Peake. For the de- nese forces east of DUng. north- fence ot xhe coast, much devel- ........ w 01 "fn'an flevf,P opmnt had been required. One MAIAND successful attack aaJnst the lof oevetopmenU which 2 - (Japanese, occupying several had proVen of a construcUvc 1 ,tr,?op' ftron P'"u w,hlle nhUn con' nature already was the opening '. kkii, unum iiuwr lirunaiiK made yes- Japanese Apokecme n said they f ores on ,oeat tuck Chinese attempts to iv,rt front 'send relirf culumns into Uic city. 00 yrdv .1 it cx-Ormans iv.ks and Br.tuh A met Bi.erman ce George ding 15 to KNOCKED NAZI TIGERS FOR A LOOP These two officers of a Canadian anti-tank unit. Royal Canadian Artillery, took heavy toll of German Tiger tanks and other armored lightins: vehicles in the 8th Army drive in Italy. They are Khown here a.s their battery set up on the outskirts of Ceprano. Left to nghi: Capt. C. B. Doddridge, Quebec City, and Lieut. B. L. Belkin. Calgary, Ana, UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO VISIT CITY SOON YANKS OFF MINDANAO-. Ray Atherton, Accompanied by Wife and Children, Coming on 'August 17 The United States amba.-ssador to Canada, Ray Atherton, ac companied by his wife and two children, will visit Prince Rupert on August 17 to inspect in stallations here It was announced today. He will arrive from the north and will be met by ranking American and Canadian officials and Mayor Daggett and members of the city council. The ambassadorial party Is ex pected to arrive in the iliy at 10 o clock am., according to message received by Mayor Daggett. After an official welcome. the party will tour defence installations. In the afternoon there will be a formal luncheon of military and civic officials. Mayor Daggett intimated that a half holiday may be declared in honor of the visit. The party will leave for the east at 11:15 the same evening. IIASK1JALL SCORES National Lcacue Pittsburgh 15 New York 0. Cincinnati 6. Boston 2. Chicago 14, Brooklyn 6. St. Louis 9. Philadelphia 0. American Lcajue Washington 6. Chicago 9. Boston 7. Detroit 3. New York 0, Cleveland 10. Philadelphia 1. St. Louis 9. International league Toronto 1, Baltimore 2. Buffalo 1. Jersey City 6. Syracuse 6, Montreal 3. Rochester 'i-5, Newark 8-15. American Association Toledo at Indianapolis, postponed doubleheader. Columbus 6, Louisville 7. Milwaukee 4. St. Paul 2. Kansas City 3, Mlneapolls 5. Coast league Portland 2. Seattle 0. Los AnRClcs 0. San Francisco 2, Sacramento 1. S in Dlrgo 0. Oakland 2, Hollywood 12. 'DAWSON CREEK HAS $500,000 MYSTERY FIRE DAWSON CREEK. July 2G (CP) This frontier town experienced its second big fire in a year Monday when a halt million dollars worth of mechanical equipment, vehicles and bulldozers were destroyed by flames that swept the United States engineering post garage. Cause of the fire Is not known. An inventory of loss lists 23 assorted vehicles and three hulldozers. f i Mrs. F. Keogh and small daughter returned to the cltv anics, are servicing ngnung ve- weanesaay afternoon from a nicies used hy the army In France trip to Vancouver. ALLOWANCES APPROVED Three Leaders Speak in Parliament on Important Bill-Premier King Aims OTTAWA. July 26 Three leaders, speaking in the Hous of Commons yesterday, expressed their approval of family allow violations of National Selective 'Service regulations were com-i menced In June throughout Canada, according to figures re leased fronu Ottawa. The total represents the greatest number of actions begun In any one month to date. In the same period. S5 convic tions were registered. The number of convictions is also greater than In any preceding month. The remaining 41 proserutions are being heard this month. Since Selective Service retaliations were nut into force, de cisions have been handed down in 510 enforcement cases Red Army Sixty Miles From Warsaw and 308 From Capital of Reich Garrison Inside Lwow is Surrounded Hungary and Czechoslovakia Next in Line Nazis Frantically Endeavour to Reorganize Armies MOSCOW, July 26 (CP) Russian Cossacks drove mauled Germans to the east bank of the Wyla threatened Warsaw, far behmu the tront other Kus-sians surrounded the German garrison inside Lwow and broke into that great railway centre around Pulawy. The Russians were with in 308 miles of Berlin. Hungary and CzechSIovakia are In the path of another Russian army and German garrisons at Blalystk and Brest-Lit-ovsk appear trapped. In the north the Russians have encircled Daugavpils In Latvia after severing the rall-,way to Riga. f Reports rfom Poland tell of 'frantic German efforts to reorganize their shattered armies. BULLETIN GOEBBELS SPEAKS ' BERLIN Joseph Goebbele declared today that the new total mobilixation order would soon turn the tide of battle in Germany's favoi. The plot against Hitler had been smashed in an hour and a half, he said. VIENNA POUNDED dav. Oil installations in Al bania were also hit. Last night 1000 bombers hit Stuttgart, Berlin, Bremen and ances. The government family! cas i,- loaay. -n km i ji... slon. Prime Minister King told how NARVA CAPTURED MOSCOW The important Esthonlan city of Narva has been captured. Premier Joseph Stalin announced in a broad- ROBOT BOMBING LONDON London and south- wrecked by the robots. YANKS LV rOLAND MOSCOW United States flying formations are fiehting over Toland in support of Russian ground forces. AMERICAN BREAKTHROUGH SHALT The Americans made ! an important breakthrough of throughout the country. Convic- OTTAWA, July 26 A party Hons have been obtained in 497 Lf 0,, and American offl-of these cases. Employers were . Clals maKe 01 "n convicted th 71 cases, employees suny in 200 and conscientious objec- needed equipment along the tors In 141 Alaska Highway with a view to of It through sale by available for imposing No figures are Canadian the number of prosecutions lnjth government. British Columbia In June, du; there were none In Prince Black Top Is Frozen OTTAWA, July 26 Asphalt road surfacing material has been ordered frozen by the fuel controller. Highway Goods To Be Disposed Of Through Sale MORE "BEVIN BOYS" NEW DELHI 0) The 10th batch of "Bevln Boys" compris ing 79 trainees, recently sailed for the United Kingdom. The group Includes four nominees of various shipbuilding firms to re ceive special training In ship FRANK VICKERS LEAVING CITY FOR ENGLAND City treasurer Frank Vlckers has resigned his position and will leave the city on September 3 to return to England where he will take up residence with hli daughter at Sherwood, Nottingham. is Vlckers has lived In the r the last 25 years and 1 ; been treasurer since April .H2. The position of city treasurer Is expected to be taken over by H. M. Foote, present city Family All Out In War Woman Worker at Locale Dry Mrs. A. F. Munn. who wojki in the shipyard here, takes 4 back seat to no one as far as participation In the war Is con cerned. Her husband. Flight (Sergeant A. F. Munn. M.M.. Is 'now engaged In the motor building and ship repairs. This' brings the total number of Bev In trainees sent for training to 563. transport section of a Royal Canadian Air Force station overseas. This veteran from Pine Fall3, :Man. has a row of ribbons on his tunic, showing service in ! World War I and including the lXB0vreh! "n.'a"'".t!::r iBOU Medal,He served in th0 freedom from want and fuller opportunity for the people. The bonuses as provided under the bill would range from $5 to $3 per child. M. J. Coldwetl. C.CP. leader, approved of the bill, only regretting that It was but part of a fuller social security program. Gordon Graydon, Conservative Progressive leader, approved the principle of family allowances hut rlaimfH the hill was uncon stitutional, moving an amend- j ment which was defeated 127 to 221. N.S.S. OFFENSES HIGH IN' JUNE pounding today from Naii ro bot bombs. Incendiaries were dropped from the robots on several towns. Two patients were killed when a hospital was hit. There was other damage and casualties. SECRET SESSION LONDON The British Houso of Commons was in secret session today to discuss the fly ing bombs. There was com 34in rieia Armiery um:ry iiuiu i Winnipeg. In this war he has already seen over four years' service with the R.CJVJ. In Britain. His present station Is a heavy conversion unit, where fliers are trained to use the bombers flown by the group's squadrons. His job is to supervise six fitters In keeping trucks and cars ready for the road. F-Sgt Menu, his eyes twinkling, admits to 48. Between wars he plaint of looting of premises was In the garage business In Winnipeg and then travelled in the United States. Recently he waived an opportunity to be repatriated. "I'd like to be in this thing at the finish and also I expect my son will be over soon," he said. The eldest son, Sgt. Arthur, has lust been graduated as a pilot at Three Rivers. Que., some four miles near St. Lo I while his son-ln-law. F-O. D. today. russ sKirrn; missing VANCOUVER Foul play is feared fn the case of the skip per of a Russian cargo vessel Hutchinson, is a pilot-Instructor In Britain. 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