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by
the
Meteorological
Service
of
Canada)
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
(Period
up
to
6
p.m.
tomorrow)
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Friday,
December
22,
1941
Ll"ht
to
moderate
winds,
partly
High
6:45
19.0
feet
cloudy
not
much
change
In
temperature
18:50
17.8
feet,
today
or
Friday.
Low
Q:0l
5.0
feet:
12:45
8.1
feet
XXXIII,
No.
298
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
21,
1944
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FIVE
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'my
radio
said
today
that
56
2i
prisoners
of
war
were
;!1l
and
159
were
wounded
a
number
of
bomns
were
put
Into
operation
on
August
6.
Complete
details,
however",
were
not
made
available
for
publication
until
now.
Built
at
a
cost
of
approximately
$12,500,
the
barge
Is
a
vivid
example
of
army
lngenu.
lty.
Eight
months
ago,
it
was
a
useless
hulk
condemned
to
the
salvage
yards.
Today,
minor
repairs
and
alterations,
together
with
the
Installation
of
twin
screw
engines
have
converted
lt
Into
a
sturdy
scow
capable
of
a
maximum
speed
of
10
knots.
Four
pumps,
feeding
through
the
base
of
the
hull
now
force
a
potential
3300
gal-1
Ions
of
water
per
minute
to
a
'
nozzle
pressure
of
115
pounds,
well
over
the
ordinary
requirements
of
any
fire
barge.
Additional
equipment,
already
en-route
to
this
port,
will
boost
that
capacity
another
1200
gallons
and
make
the
BSP
1777
one
of
the
most
powerful
units
of
its
kind
In
existance.
A
25-foot
steel
tower,
erected
at
the
bow,
houses
two
fixed
monitors,
devices
which,
control
the
directional
flow
of
water.
In
addition,
a
pair
of
portable
monitors
are
handled
from
the
deck,
allowing
for
a
quick
concentration
of
pressure
wherever
and
whenever
It
Is
needed.
More
than
2500
feet
of
hose,
wound
on
huge
deck
reels,
can
oper
ate
up
to
nineteen
streams
simultaneously
but,
notwithstanding
this
fact,
adequate
deck
space
always
remains
clear
of
Impediment
to
provide
for
complete
ireedomoX
action
a
vital
asset
to
marine
fire
fight.
Ing
operations
gas
fires.
These
Instruments
provide
what
amounts
to
blanket
of
carbon
dioxide
which
excludes
all
oxygen
and
quickly
smothers
flames
of
this
type.
Numerous
extension
ladders
and
a
welder-burning
unit
(for
cutting
through
steel
to
below
deck
conflagrations),
are
other
pieces
of
fire
fighting
apparatus
to
be
found
aboard
the
barge.
The
BSP
1777
is
a
completely
seir-sufficlent
unit.
A
generator,
fixed
In
the
hull,
maintains
an
elaborate
electrlcUl
circuit
and
produces
enough
power
to
operate
two
250
and
two
150-
watt
searchlights,
as
well
as
a
ship-to-shore
radio.
A
crack,
six-man
army
squad
Is
stationed
and
quartered
aboard
at
all
times.
Trained
by
Mr.
Beerling,
this
crew
Is
led
by
Pfc.
Oran
Hackett
and
consists
of
Ptes.
Joe
Landovek.
Ralph
Zuhlsdroff,
Leslie
Johnson,
Donald
Brown
and
Robert
McWhlrk.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
40
Minimum
30
Greatest
Battle
Being
Fought
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DAYS
TILL
&
Include
THE
VARIETY
STORE
IN
YOUR
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING
TOUR
Ktt
SB
5
the
Commons
read:
"That
this
House
will
aid
the
government
In
maintaining
a
vigorous
war
The
C.C.F.
leader
said
that
an
election
now
would
place
a
government
In
power
which
would
have
post-war
problems
to
solve
while
at
the
same
time
lt
had
been
elected
on
a
war
issue.
,
He
said
later:'
"Certainly
the
masses
of
our
people
are
not
working
and
sac
rificing
and
dying
to
restore
dis
credited
monarchies
to
their
thrones,
or
reactionary
rulers
to
their
pre-war
power.
Nor
are
Canadians
fighting
to
bring
back
again
to
office
those
who
could
find
neither
money
nor
work
to
relieve
the
stress
of
the
1930.'s"
He
added:
"This
has
become,
quite
clearly,
In
the
minds
of
millions,
a
people's
struggle
to
bring
about
a
new
era
of
brotherhood
and
security
for
all
the
peoples
of
the
world.
We
must
keep
lt
so
in
spite
of
efforts
on
the
part
of
reactionary
forces."
FRENCH
CANUCKS
PROVING
LOYAL
QUEBEC
CITY,
Dec.
21
l
Rumors
flew
around
Quebec
City
last
night
to
the
effect
that
members
of
the
Fusiliers
St.
Laurent,
a
Home
Defence
Army
unit,
had
gone
on
strike.
However,
the
officer,
commanding
Military
District
Number.
5-
Brigadier
Edmond
Blals
said
lt
was
all
a
mistake.
Brigadier
Blals
said:
"There's
not
a
word
of
truth
In
it,"
and
he
added:
"all
the
men
of
the
Fusiliers
are
away
on
Christmas
leave.
I
haven't
two
men
In
the
camp.
Rumors
like
this
are
childish.
I
want
to
say
that
the
men
of
the
Fusiliers
arc
backing
me
up
one
hundred
percent.
The
morale
Is
splendid."
Earlier
non
official
reports
said
the
men
had
refused
to
volunteer
for
overseas
service
and
that
for
the
last
.five
days
they
had
refused
to
drill
and
had
remained
In
the
camp,
reporting
only
for
meals
and
parades.
However,
Brigadier
Blals
said
that
the
men
are
volun
teering
for
overseas
service
in
large
numbers.
ALLIED
STRONGPOINTS
TESTED
UNDER
DIRECT
FIRE
Armed
heavily
enough
to
handle
anything
that
can
be
thrown
against
It
is
this
American
spearhead
strongpoint
set
up
In
a
street
of
Schalfenberg,
Germany.
This
photograph
was
made
unjder
direct
fire
of
the
Nazis.
The
big
gun
here
Is
a
57
mm
anti-tank
gun.
It
is
supported
by
a
bazooka,
and
a
machine
gun.
NOTHING
KNOWN
HERE
OF
NEW
SHIP
CONTRACT
Coldwell-
New
Gov't
Is
Needed
But
no
Change
Should
be
Made
Now
Says
C.C.F.
Leader
OTTAWA,
Dec.
21
0
C.C.F.
leader
M.
J.
Caldwell,
speaking
last
night,
told
the
Canadian
people
that
the
government's
ac
ceptance
of
a
C.C.F.
amendment
to
a
confidence
motion
on
con-
ectlon.
.Mr
rVilriupll
snirl
snrh
a
mnve
Combination
fog
nozzles
and
a
iw
hnv.
...,,,
riisninfpcl
foam
generator
set
are
carried
final
the
common
war.
effort.The
lor
protection
against
oa
una.m,nHM
.tinn
,unnortPfl
bv
Bijr
.British
Liner
to
Be
Refitted
As
"Floating
Night
Club"
No
official
word
has
been
re
ceived
at
the
local
dry
dock
yet
concerning
the
letting
of
a
contract
to
the
local
yard
to
refit
a
British
liner
Into
a
"floating
night
club"
to
be
used
as
an
entertainment
centre
for
British
troops
fighting
In
the
far
cast.
"We
haven't
heard
a
thing
about
lt,"
J.
A.
Frew,
assistant
manager
of,
the
Prince
Rupert
yard
said
when
asked
to
comment
on
a
Canadian
Press
des-!
patch
from
London1
that
one
of
three
liners
would
be
converted
here,
one
in
Victoria,
and
one
on
the
east
coast.
Is
remaining
in
the
east,"
Mr,
Frew
commented.
"The
first
I
learned
of
the
new
business
was
wfTcn
I
saw
a
story
about
lt
in
a
Vancouver
paper,"
According
to
the
London
des
patch
the
conversion
job
will
involve
"many
thousands
of
dollars."
All
three
ships
are
well
known
British
liners
of
the
larger
class.
'
Each
is
to
be
equipped
with
iown
brewer',
bar,
orchestra
ahfl
floor
show.
Decision
to
con-strVct
the
"night
clubs"
is
the
re&lt
of
mounting
criticism
that
British
soldiers
fighting
the
senpuon
Pwveniea
wie
poss
--
.
rruaWsofareielngcglecixd.
W"tyofanlmWeaiaWerlerateIff.
rwd..AUeIl..dry.dock.
undcrst0(
to
be
,nf
At
preSent
the
local
yard
has
LMontreal
where
he
went
after
attending
a
conference
of
the
one
lO.ooo.ton
inegnter
unaer
construction
and
another
fitting
Canadian
Shipbuilding
and
Ship
out.
Extent
of
the
contracts
for
Repairing
Association
at
Ottawa.
the
building
of
that
type
of
ship
He'
Is
not
expected
to
return
i
here
Is
not
known.
WAR
NEWS
Reply
Is
Awaited
ATHENS
Lieut.
Gen.
It.
M.
S'cobie,
British
commander
in
Greece
announced
progress
today
In
clearing
insurgent
forces
from
Athens
and
Piraeus.
A
comn
unique
issued
three
hours
after
the
deadline
given
leftist
troops
.nade
no
mention
of
the
warning,
but
said
that
further
prisoners
and
weapons
had
been
captured.
A
reply
was
awaited
from
the
Greek
king
in
London
whether
he
would
reject
or
accept
a
suggestion
that
the
countiy's
leadership
be
turned
over
to
Archbishop
Kamaskinos
as
regent.
Sharp
Action
Near
Faenza
ROME
There
was
sharp
action
on
the
Faenza
sector
tonight
during
which
Canadian
troops
took
40
prisoners.
Other
Eighth
Army
troops
crossed
the
Lamone
River
at
two
points
near
Ronco,
occupied
the
town
of
Formcllino
and
joined
other
units
north
of
Faenza
in
seizing
San
Silvestro
ad
San
Pietro
Laguna.
Reds
Menace
Huns
MOSCOW
The
Russians
have
pushed
back
the
Germans
on
a
125-mile
front
in
southern
Slovakia,
and
have
joined
battle
with
the
battered
Nazi
garrisons
on
the
outskirts
of
the
strongholds
of
Kassa
and
Rimazombat.
The
Soviet
columns
were
on
three
sides
of
Uicsc
southeastern
Slovakian
towns
which
control
highways
and
railways
connecting
with
direct
routes
to
Bratislava,
Vienna
and
Prague
to
the
west.
British
Planes
Attack
TOKYO
Planes
from
a
Biitish
aircraft
carrier
have
attacked
Sabang
on
Sumatra
Island,
it
is
'reported
here.
PARTIZANS
TAKE
TOWN
LONDON,
Dec.
21
-
-Yugoslav
partlzans
have
captured
the
Drl-na
river
town
of
Zvornlk,
about
80
miles
'southwest
of
Belgrade.
Capture
of
the
city
was
accomplished
after
several
days
of
bit
ter
fighting.
BELOW
ZERO
WINNIPEG
The
mercury
dropped
to
30
below
at
The
Pas.
'There
is
zero
tempera,
ture
here.
SMITH
RECEPTION
NEW
WESTMINSTE
It-There
will
be
a
community
reception
for
Private
Ernest
Smith,
V.C,
on
December
28.
There
will
also
be
a
reception
by
the
Seaforth
Highlanders
in
Vancouver,
Funeral
of
Charles
Wallace
On
Friday
REDS
MAKE
BIG
GAINS
Advance
Five
Miles'and
Take
13
More
Towns
in
24
Hours
MCSCOW,
Dec.
21
Five
mile
gains
were
chalked
up
by
Russian
forces
in
Czechoslovakia
In
the
last
24
hours
and
13
towns,
have
been
taken
by
the
Soviet
columns.
Fighting
on
the
other
fronts
is
not
mentioned
In
the
Moscow
communique.
MORE
FOG
IN
SOUTH
Eight
Vessels
go
Ashore
Traffic
Accidents
Send
People
To
Hospital
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
21
fl;
Fog
which
hung
over
the
Vancouver
area
for
12
days
appeared
yesterday
to
have
left
temporarily
after
at
least
eigtyt
boats
had
gone
ashore
to
add
to
the
long
and
costlv
list
of
marine
mishans
until
after
the
new
year.
that
havn
occurred
In
local
Maybe
that
Is
why
Mr.
Allen
ters
nce
the
fog
blanket
first
gripped
the
coast
more
than
a
week
ago.
Five
cf
the
boats
were
large
fishing
vessels
which
grounded
near
the
First
Narrows.
Two
were
tugs
and
the
last
was
an
unidentified
craft
not
equipped
with
radiotelephone
which
was
re
ported
aground
in
Union
Bay.
No
Injuries
to
crew
members
were
reported.
Eight
traffic
accidents
were
reported
on
city
streets
and
six
persons
were
sent
to
hospital
for
treatment.
MEMORIAL
FOR
DEEDS
New
Westminster
to
Set
Up
$550,000
Scholarship
Fund
in
Honor
of
Mahoney
and
Smith
fcEW
WESTMINSTER,
Dec.
21
0)
A
scholarship
fund
or
$50,000
will
he
established
to
commer-ate
the
deeds
of
Major
John
Mahoney
and
Private
Ernest
Smith,
New
Westminster
Victoria
Cross
winners,
representatives
of
22
organizations
In
the
heroes'
home
town
decided
at
a
meeting
here
,
Tuesday
night.
A
fund
of
at
least
$50,000
would
assist
In
the
education
of
children
of
enlisted
ser
vice
men
and
merchant
seamen
from
TCew
Westminster
and
the
Fraser
Valley.
New
Westminster
has
been
extending
a
.
great
welcome
this
week
to
Major
Mahoney
and
Private
Ernest
Alvla
(Smoky)
Smith
of
the
British
Columbia
Seaforth
Highlanders,
Canada's
most
recent
and
eighth
Victoria
Cross
winner,
will
be
home
for
Christ
mas,
having
arrived
at
Dorval,
Quebec,
by
air
today.
"Smoky"
left
for
Canada
soon
after
receiving
the
Empire's
highest
military
award
from
the
King
at
a
private
Investiture
in
Buckingham
Palace
Tuesday.
He
won
the
V.C.
for
almost
single-handedly
holding
a
vital
Italian
bridge
head
against
German
tanks,
self-
propelled
guns
and
Infantry.
GOOD
PROGRESS
IN
PHILIPPINES
Funeral
services
for
Charles
I
0RM0C,
Lcytc,
Dec.
21-The
Wallace,
local
fisherman
who
Lews
from
the
phlilpplnes
con-passed
away
early
Wednesday
UnUM
tQ
be
brlght
So
far
no
en
will
be
held
from
the
Grenvllle
emy
ground
opposition
has
been
Court
chapel
of
B.C.
Under-
1
offere(Unvadlng
Allied
troops
on
lasers
wmorrow
auemouu
a
lsland
of
Mlndoro,
AUied
re-o
clock.
Rev.
J.
A.
Donnell
will
;
fa
also
that
tnc
battle
for
uuiuate.
Mr,
waiiuKe.
wuu.
wc
to
close.
Leyte
fa
drawlng
a
ill
puur
IR'UHU
lui
aavviai
months
prior
to
his
death
was
a
resident
of
Prince
Rupert
since
1910.
He
was
owner
of
the
halibut
boat
Thrasher,
but
did
not
follow
his
usual
occupation
of
fisherman
this
year.
He
is
survived
by
his
wife
and
several
children.
C.C.F.
CANDIDATE
OWEN
SOUND
The
C.C.F.
have
decided
to
contest
Grey
North
federal
by
-
election
where
General
A.
G.
L.
Mc-Naughlon
is
running.
FAENZA
STILL
BATTLE
CENTRE
ROME,
Dec.
21
O)
Faenza
Is
still
the
centre
or
the
fierce
fighting
now
raging
on
the
Italian
tront.
Today's
Allied
com
munique
says
the
Germans
have
been
swinging
hard
at
Canadian
positions
northeast
or
the
city
but
the
Canadians
have
been
holding
their
ground.
American
Reverses
Worst
Setback
in
Two
Years
of
War;
Huge
German
Forces
THIRTY-FIVE
MILES
IN
BELGIUM
PARIS,
Dec.
21
(CP)
The
German
counter-offensive
has
driven
35
miles
into
Belgium
beyond
Malmcdy,
cutting
the
Liegc-Bastogne-Arlon
road
about
75
miles
south
of
Liege,
Supreme
Headquarters
disclosed
today.
The
drive
appears
directed
toward
Sedan,
scene
of
the
1910
breakthrough.
Field
dispatches
quoted
good
authority
on
the
First.
Army
front
as
saying
the
German
drive
was$
not
likely
to
be
checked
this
week
although
the
northernmost
prong
was
stemmed.
PARIS,
Dec.
21
(CP)
The
Allies
are
now
engaged
in
their
greatest
battle
of
the
war
on
the
western
front.
The
Germans
are
going
all
out
in
their
attempt
to
throw
the
Allies
from
German
soil
and
one
correspondent
refers
to
the
American
reverses
as
the
greatest
setback
suffered
in
the
last
two
yars.
Last
night
It
was
revealed
for
the
first
time
that
the
Germans
opened
their
attack
last
Sunday
with
no
less
than
fourteen
or
fifteen
divisions.
This
could
amount
to
200,000
men.
Of
this
number
an
estimated
five
or
six
divisions
are
armored
formations.
Censorship
is
still
tight
on
news
coming
from
the
front
and
It
is
not
known
at
the
moment
how
far
the
Germans
have
penetrated
the
First
Army
lines.
It
is
known,
however,
that
yes.
terday
American
forces
held
firm
against
a
series
of
attacks
around
the
Belgian
town
of
Stave
lot,
twenty
-two
miles
southeast
of
Liege.
This
marks
therlhern
"flaWpflhc-
German
push.
On
the
southern
end
of
the
line
the
Germans
are
reported
to
have
surged
ahead
and
German
parachute
troops
have
been
dropped
deep
In
Allied
territory.
These
forces
are
reported
today
to
be
giving
the
Allies
plenty
of
trouble.
Elsewhere
on
the
long
western
front,
French
First
Army
forces
and
American
Seventh
Army
units
have
suffered
slight
set
backs
on
the
extreme
southern
sector
of
the
line.
Road
to
Liege
Has
Been
Cut
The
German
High
Command
declared
today
that
German
columns
had
cut
the
Liege-Gabastogne
Highway
which
runs
twelve
miles
west
of
Stavelot
and
taken
twenty
thousand
prisoners
in
this
week's
offensive.
The
penetration
to
Stavelot,
twenty
miles
Inside
Belgium,
has
been
Six
Prince
Rupert
boys
and
three
girls
route
carriers
ror
the
Dally
News
are
happy
today
In
the
knowledge
that
they
have
done
"a
good-
job."
They
are
eVen
happier
because
they
were
rewarded
lor
it.
They
are
winners
or
the
Daily
News'
first
route
carriers'
contest
which
began
last
September
and
closed
yesterday
with
the
presentation
of
awards
by
Hon.
H.
G.
Perry,
provincial
Minister
of
Education
and
president
of
the
Dally
News.
Happiest
of
all
Is
13-year-old
Harvey
Weiss
who,
through
his
outstanding
errorts
In
serving
his
customers
and
enlisting
new
sub
scribers,
was
awarded
first
prize
a
brand
new
bicycle.
The
other
eight
received
prizes
ranging
from1
$10
to
$2.50.
In
addition,
each
was
given
Christmas
present
of
a
book
of'
theatre
tickets
as
were
all
the
Dally
News
carriers,
Their
paper
bags
filled
with
copies
of
the
day's
edition,
soon
to
be
delivered
at
homes
along
their
routes,
the
nine
eager
youngsters
trouped
gaily
Into
the
editorial
offices
at
4
o'clock.
There,
in
the
presence
of
Managing
Editor
G.
A.
Hunter,
Mr.
Perry
made
the
awards.
"In
doing
such
a
good
job,
ONE
THIRD
OF
ATHENS
CLEAR
NEW
YORK,
Dec.
21
(CP)
A
late
bulletin
says
British
troops
in
Greece
have
cleared
the
E.L.
A.S.
forces
from
one.third
of
the
capital
city
of
Athens.
The
information
is
contained
in
a
Reuters
dispatch
to
the
B.B.C.
RESTAURANTS
TO
CLOSE
VANCOUVER
Many
Vancouver
restaurants
will
close
on
Christmas
Day
because
the
hehidoenot
want
to
work.
the
deepest
announced
by
the
Allies.
On
the
British-Canadian
front
it
was
announced
that
Allied
counter-measures
against
the
German
offensive
on
the
Amcrl.
can
First
Army
front
are
already
beginning
to
take
effect
although
the
enemy,
has
made
considerable
progress
and
"must
be
expected
to
make
more."
This
is
said
by
a
Twenty-First
Army
group
spokesman.
The
belief
was
expressed,
however,
that
the
enemy
attack
was
be
ginning
to
lose
momentum.
Alarm
over
the
possible
return
of
the
Germans
was
reflected
inside
Belgium
as
far
as
Brussels.
Some
Brussels
residents
have
already
started
packing
their
belongings
for
flight
although
the
Germans
are
still
more
than
75
miles
away,
The
British
Second
and
Canadian
First
Army
fronts
remain
quiet.
WINNERS
OF
DAILY
NEWS
CARRIERS
CONTEST
GIVEN
PRIZES
BY
MINISTER
Harvey,
you
have
not
only
helped
your
customers
and
"us,
you
have
also
helped
yourself,"
Mr.
Perry
told
the
happy
youth.
"It
is
good
training
to
advance
your,
self
by
helping
others."
Harvey
.
won
the
contest
not
only
because
he
enlisted
the
most
new
subscribers
but
also
because
he
served
his
old
subscribers
with
a
ralthfulness
that
elicited
a
minimum
of
com
plaints.
The
tabulation
system
awarded
him
2,860
points.
1
1
There
was
an
atmosphere
,
of
ease
as
Mr.
Perry
presented
the
awards.
The
boys
and
girls
had
worked
well
and
they
felt
ho
embarrassment
at
accepting
rec-.
ognltlon
for
lt.
-
"You
are
a
big
lad,
and
you
have
done
a
big
Job,"
the
Minister
of
Education
told
14-year-old
Stuart
Craig
as
he
present
ed
:hlm
with
the
second
prize
or
$10.
Stuart
had
scored
2,140
credits.
Billy
Sunberg
received
third
prize
or
$5
tor
running
up
a
score
or
1,295
points.
For
having
no
subscription
arrears
among
th,elr
customers.
Harold
Eidsvlck,
Allan
Tdrmen,
Valerie
Craig,
Everett
Johansen,
Jean
McOulre
and
Gudrun
Braun
each
received
a
prize
of
i
$2.50.
t
-
.
i
i