Anther Forecast NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Tomorrows (II .' . j f' .7 hP Meteorological niu Issued w of Canada (Pacific Standard Time) .ID tO 6 P-m. UHHU.ivw. Friday, September 22, 1911 fW ,r(.sh winds, overcast ana High 3:50 18.0 feet rain or rain m interwltant 15:53 192 feet M 1 rinudv with scattered rain Low 9:51 7.0 feet v t 22:29 5.5 feet xxxni, HY NO. 222 r fish raracAuiisis Are AZI ATKOCITlo ' g A LEI) NA VNV YORK, Sept. v uriusn uroau- "L- rnrnnration aruf ' 3 jjt says that "a . -,, . mm HIS: , ., trof uniformed pa - t i Bjiami humiuu i the lines in NorM shot by SS po- J' 1 u 1 1 I M l- A I inI after being maciu pusuuui uuung wit; nmcu m-.LSairSd that a' Hattlc of Italy .., nf the party who cs- , rrnorii-d tnat. Deiorc who riad been wuunaca refund medlral attcn- ARLY HALF LLION NAZIS TON, v?t 21 Morc Uc :i autcd by the Al- he landings in France Davao i IM I IlI I'I l t'IlL If 111 - 4 panese 21 -Tl" nf the heaviest t!.:k; v. aimed at the u;s: Mor.day with no in - it It was the second t it the Philippines i 'e established t'1 if Morotal Island in inn m 1a. h "ck; r:i the Celebes ' .;ou; ced with four dritroyed and a ink. t OnJ ... ... ;.u immediate follow-up 1 m nad to be work- 1 111 detail to the last man. I jnd class of stores. Tnr f trPS- VehldeS we-ha; u pone on unchecked dripitc unfavorable r ' ; up to the Lirirpt , rmnw rww IUKT UAY Tllif. r ' 601)1 21 - Prime ; W- L. Mackenzie King lhat cities and com-' ' should start organizing ne observance of "V-Day." ' Jrvclty m Canada is IJOPITABLE STROLL :ruct "thc dav-two railway hcreZmcnleft their camf. .""?frawalk in fh kc. CANADIANS CLEAR UP ON NAZIS Advances By Allies On Both Ends of Front ROME. Sept. 21 W Canadians! of the British Eighth Army1 cleared the. enemy from several , towns in the vicinity of San ..... f 1. ...inrli. hiffonH of Rrlllsh units flHvnnrerf In the Ran Hi Bon..'- nr. I lllllll'ilivir- ni mm m ii rtii in VI I III I WW n a commnuiquc teported today. Fortunato on the Adriatic front, Marino area. The Greeks have fought to within two thousand Roosevelt Back In Washington; Prepares Speech WASHINGTON, D.C.. Sept.. 21 President Franklin D. Roosevelt Is back in Washington from the Quebec conference and has started work on a political speech he will deliver Saturday night the first of presidential campaign. Court Dissolves Two Marriages Two divorces have been grant rd t'U by oy Mr, ivil. Justice i uwtu A. J. D. u, mtrai- McFar- c"y Ihn r, rn bfi held in the Council Chambers, 1344. ' nnce Rupert, B.C., at 10 a.m. September 30, minl ovncts n which 1942 taxes are owing will "Ms paid before September 30, 1944. II. M. FOOTE, Acting Collector. Island Taken MARIS CONQUERED Americans Score Important Capture In Carolines PEARL HARBOR, Sept. 21 CD-Complete conquest of Anguai Island in the Carolines was announced as United States forces fought for a knockout blow ou Peleliu north of Angua in ths Palaus. Only light Japanese resistance was encountered, on Anguar. Japanese resistance on Pslellu on the other hand has been stubborn. Heavy Allied bombers struck at enemy islands in the Bonlns and Marianas. yards of the key city of Rim- $tolen propertywere the iii, Rain slowed the Allied Fifth Army's offensive after the Americans captured heights dominating Firenzoula, Important junction on the road to Bologna. Sixty-Nine Cases Of Polio So Far EDMONTON. Sept. 21Thcrc have been sixty nine cases of infantile paralysis in Alberta this year. The latest case was reported in Fort Saskatchewan yesterday. APTrr im An I in half, are reported to be mov- in m i i ... . ---ww 41 iii- hir toward the strateclcallv im sept 21 WPrep- for D-Dav becan earlv rairricr general at the had to be worked ;v.h men, vehicles, equipment could be SPLITTING UP CHINA Japs Moving On Wuchow Chinese Prepare Kweilin CIIUNOKINO, Sept. 21 The 1 Japanese, bent on splitting China portant port of -Wuchow whik far to the west on the Yunnan front heavily reinforced Japan ese were forced to withdraw from some positions around Lungllnu In fighting for the Burma road, j A Chinese cabinet spokesman said that ample preparations were being made for the defenc Ci thu k.i,.. i it 1 nf VTiL'pllln althniiffh the situation - "-uuuv3 111 WIG I .----'-- rt!r" required. For the lwas "very serious." TWO-YEAR SENTENCE Fales Convicted of-t Theft of Telegraph Company Money Two years In the penitentiary on each of the two charges one of theft, and one of retaining sen- tences imposed on George Dewe: Fales by Mr. Justice A. D. McFar-lane In. Assize Court at noon toi day. The sentences will run con currently. "In sentencing you to the mln lmum term in the penltentiar rather than to the Jail, I bellevt I am giving you a chance to re orient yourself so that you may ' become a useful citizen," His Lordship told Fales. Fales. a former C. N. Tele graphs wire operator, was found guilty of stealing and retaining stolen money belonging to hb employers by a Jury which re turned Its verdict at 5:45 last night. The Jury included, a trpn& recommendation for'mercyT Justice McFarlane adjourneu the court to deliver the verdict today. Two years Is the minimum for which a man may be sent to the penitentiary. Ever since the trial began on Monday, Fales, who assumed responsibility for his own de fence, argued the case stubbornly. He questioned each of the crown's 12 witnesses and pre sented four character witnesses on his own behalf. Testifying on behalf of the accused Wednesday morning were the accused, and Mrs. W. E. Fales, of New Westminster, his grandmother. Mr, Justice McFarlane told the court that in view of the fact that the accused was defending himself without aid of counsel, he was being allowed certain freedom In presenting his case which otherwise would not be permitted. 'Tales' crcvs-examlnatlon ot witnesses was conducted, with s certain latitude, In a very efflci cnt manner," His Lordship said. Crown counsel T. W. Brown, In summing up his case to the Jury, impressed them with the facv that Fales had admltted.V had at least part of the stolen money In his possession. Yet he had previously denied knowledge of Its whereabouts. "Fales general character, which Petitions.1 ,w been careful .... . to out ,,(i. Ine he has so lane in Assize Court. nnnKnn crrnnfH In thnnetlrlntl .10 inC COUfl, UU5 uu t"-T' of Alex Edward Pongracz, who sought to dissolve his marriasc with Mildred Janet Pongracz, and In the case of Dora Annli White, vs. George White, of Port Simpson. Three other cases will come before the court. ONE WAY OF WALKING Penguins can progress on Ice either bv walklne UDrluht or flat 11 n . . . . - . ........ thev " uugei oi gold on their stomachs, KiCKing wun 'W&Jm nearly $720. their legs. NOTICE TO RATEPAYERS . A tax snlA -a.. MlnPO Tli Jv' n iuw - bearlne in this case he arguea "We are trying to prove that he erred In a single Instance., Constable Sam Ferguson, lu previous testimony told the court how the accused had called him on the night of March 1, five days after the dlsaDDearance oi in. money and had taken him to his home where he brought out $20-j In Canadian and American monev which he said he had found on the basement floor at the back of the telegraph office The constable said that Fales told him that he had 'been afraid to turn the money In to anyone else because he faced dismissal or prosecution for having liquor In the telegraph office on the night the money disappeared. WOMAN'S PLACE When women were first employed by the United States federal government they appeared on the payroll in the name oi some male relative. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDM73EPTEMBER 21, 1944 A QUIET CHAT Seated on the terrace at the Citadel overlooking the broad sweep of the St. Lawrence below, Mrs. Churchill, wife of the British Prime Minister, chats with Canada's Prime Minister as the two await the rest of the party before meeting a battery of press and movie photographers. A vigilant National Film Board photographer caught this exclusive photo. Close Gov't Housc- SASKATCHEWAN MAY ABOLISH LT. GOVERNOR REGINA. Sept. 21 W-Premiei T. C. Douglas announces thav Government House in Saskatchewan will be closed when Lieutenant Governor A. P. McNab steps out of office and he CO . provincial government has rt commended that, In the event of McNab retiring, the chief Justice of Saskatchewan be asked to dls charge the duties of Lieutenant Governor In addition to his other duties. The closing of Government House would save the province Mrs. A. R. Hellbroner, Emmetl$n ooo annually and discontlnu Lapp. Mrs. ivy rain, w e atlon 0f the Lieutenant Gover nor's' office would save another $900 in salary paid. The proposal is that Govenv ment House would be converted for use as a home for the aged or for delinquent girls. The Lieutenant Governor Is appointed by the federal government but Government House is maintained by the province. There Is some question as to the constitutionality of the Chief Justice acting as Lieutenant Governor. Ammunition Permits To Be Applied For VICTORIA, Sept. 21 Applica- ations for permits to purchast small arms ammunition for hunting must be secured before the end of the month. Purchases of ammunition may be made up to the end of the year. Local Tcnjperaturc Maximum 56 Minimum 49 This to Be Noted All Around, Employment Officer States 1 I TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd j Vancouver B. R. Consolidated .09 Bralorne H50 Cariboo Gold Quartz 2.10 Mascot 68 'end OrelllSSS Pioneer Premier Privateer Reno Reeves McDonald Sheep Creek '" Whitewater Oils Calmont C.&E. Home Royal Canadian Toronto Beattie Central Patricia Consolidated Smelters Giant Yellowknlfe ardrock Kerr Addison Little Long Lac Madsen Red .Lake McLeod Cockshutt McKenzie Red Lake Moneta Pickle Crow Preston East Dome San Antonio Sherritt Gordon Steep Rock : 4.00 1.30 .41 .05 .24 1.07 .03 'j .21 1.76 2.93 .03 y4 1.45 222 48.!'B 8.95 .92 9.85 1.32 223 2.70 '1.59 .60 2.80 2.60 4.05 .69 3.45 FLYING BOMB PLANT SEIZED SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN1 FRANCE, Sept. 21 -A large flying bomb plant ol the Germans in Luxembourg has been seized by the Allied Third Army. PUB GOES HIGHBROW SHEFFIELD, Eng., CH Two fa mous British artists, Leon Goos sens, oboeist, and Ivor Newton, pianist, chose a strange locale for a concert of classical music. They played before an audience of 200 crowding a public house here. NO LABOR SHORTAGE THIS WINTER iage of carpenters at present.' i A shortage of riveters exists at the dry dock to complete con stnicflnn wnrlf inrl there Is alsn If the present trend in Jabor ; a need for rWct and latc requirements continues, there markers, Women are lbelng ac. will be no shortage of workers cepted for the ,aUer jobs for any type of employment In There ,s lpss demand nQW for this winter E. V. Wh the city jcledcal and offke workers but Ing, local Selective Service offl- ,rnln.n sBnnBMr,no ,.an no cer, predicted today. At present placed u M wl the situation is far easier than it was In the summer. "Requests for certain types of workers particularly carpenters which were really urgent earlier In the year, have slowed down considerably,' he told the Dally News, "There Is no short- said. The Defence Department Is seeking 3,000 recruits for the C.W.A.C. and has asked Selee- Drive On Tallinn Russians Are Advancing In The Baltic Silence On Campaign Against Warsaw and Hungary MOSCOW, Sept. 21 O) News paper Izvestla said today that the campaign to liberate the Baltic States has been almosi won. with four,, powerful Soviet armies on the( move two towards RJsa. one towards Tallinn and .another from Varga. MOSCOW, Sept. 21 0 The Russians, on the northern end of the Baltic Line, have cap tured Rahbka, less than sixty- five miles from Tallinn, a communique said today. Tallinn would be an escape port of fleeing Nazis. Another Russian column con verging on Tallinn from Tartu. On the approaches to the Lat vian port of Riga, the Russians have captured an additional 100 settlements. Moscow Is still officially silent on the Battle of Warsaw and the drive from Transylvania toward the Hungarian plains. The Germans claim that Rus slan groups which crossed thei Vistula at Warsaw were smashed in counter-attack and sixty nine landing boats were des troyed or captured. It was reported today, but not coniirmea,- uiai American pat a-chute troops had been landed In Warsaw. DISTRICT TWO SEASON CLOSES Fishing to Be Terminated This Week-end The salmon fishing season comes to an end In the Naas, Skeena, Lowe Inlet and Bute-dale areas at midnight Friday, year. 'No one wlll suffer by the slight advancement," G. E. Moore, .assistant supervisor said this morning. ,; "The better op portunity the fish have to span the more there will be later," The only part of District Two w'here salmon fishing Is still permitted Is the southern part of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Purse seining for coho and chums opens In the Bella Bella area at midnight, September 24. CUT DOWN AIR PLAN Eastern Commands Being Merged West Still Important OTTAWA, Sept. 21 There Is to be a further curtailment of Royal Canadian Air Force training at least In the East. Montreal and Toronto train lng commands' are to be combined as well as Winnipeg and Calgary, the latter to have new headquarters In Moose Jaw. The air council will be cut from seven to four members. There Is no mention of changes In the western and. northwestern commands which may assume new Importance In view of the changing general war picture. , THIRD HAND The expression "Oyez" used In nnnminMnff the nnenlni? flf tlce Service to bring this to the courtf was lntroduced into Eng-attention of women who art land by the Normans who got without employment. It from the Spaniards. CHURCHILL TO MOSCOW LONDON, Sept. 21 CB A broadcast from Berlin today quoted a dispatch from Lisbon as saying that Prime Minister j Winston Churchill of Great Britain Is enroute to Moscow following his meeting in Quebec with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Liquor Stores and Beer Parlors Will Close Victory Day EDMONTON, Sept. 21 Alberta liquor stores will be closed on Victory Day, it Is announced. Beer parlors will also be closed. Bulletins FISHERMAN DIES Fred Stepko, age 58, a fisherman, passed away Monday evening at a Co-operative cannery camp at Bruce Bay, Dundas Island. Death was believed due to heart disease. The body has been brought to Prince Rupert. Stepko was owner of the fishing boat Hector, and had lived in Prince Rupert for the last 15 years. ENOUGH FARM WORKERS WINNIPEGSpeaking here, Arthur McNamara, director of selective service,, said that the supply of workers for the prairie harvest fields was ade quafc, 25,000 having been placed. SALMON PACK DOWN VANCOUVER The salmon pack for the coast so far this year is 896,000 cases compared with 981,000 cases last year. AMERICAN LEGION CHICAGO The American Legion has concluded its convention after passing resolutions calling for an international police force to maintain, world peace and for unconditional surrender of Ger- the Ftsnenes department nas j many and Japan, announced. It is the regular' i seasonal termination to permit; salmon to go up the rivers to span. This year it comes a couple of days earlier than It did last Are Pounded By Allied Planes LONDON. Sept. 21 key German were pounded Seven thousand Allied planes Tuesday night. Ten bombers and nine fighters were lost. Not Jollification, But Thanksgiving VANCOUVER. Sept. 21 O The British Columbia Command of ward the Canadian Legion feels thatl "V-Day" should be a day of thanksgiving" and not of "jol lification." Instructions are being sent out to branches to forget celebra tions and think of those who have made the supreme sacri fice. HALIBUT SALES American Grant, 48,000, 15c and 13y2c, Booth and Royal. MAGNETIC JEEP CANBERRA, B Nails and odu pieces of metal were playing havoc with tires at a United 'States aircraft depot up north until one of the boys got an Idea. He equipped a Jeep with magnets and its score to date Is over j. ton of metal. PRICE FIVE CENTS NUMEGEN BRIDGE CAPTURED TO RELIEVE TRAPPED YANK: Germans Battle Desperately To Preserve Line KEY BRIDGE TAKEN LONDON, Sept. 21 (CP) British Second Army tank troops and Allied sky soldiers have captured intact the mile-and-a half long Nijmegen Bridge In Holland, breaking open a path to relieve a pocket of airborne American troops who were locked today in a grim fight near Arnhem, eight miles to the north. LONDON, Sept. 21 A large force of American airborne troops has been surrounded In Holland and the British Second Army Is trying to effect a res cue. Much Is depending on whether the Second Army Is successful in taking a bridge across the Rhine River. The Germans are throwing more and more reserves Into the battle and dive bombers are being used to attack the force in the pocket Other forces of the Second Army are being given a fleroe hnt.flp hv the TlnTls The Germans today continued counter-attacking by land and bombing from the air In a desperate effort to save the historic river defence line from the Allied advance which threatens tu entrap perhaps 100,000 German troops In western Holland. The Germans claimed that the entire first British airborne divi sion was "largely wiped out" lu the Arnhem area. 1. V no-sj no-sjWntlre?; Boulogne!?1- Canadian hands. Canadians who worked through Boulogne and crossed the port and the Llane River In strength are engaged In heavy fighting with remnants of the German garrison which climbed to hill positions south of the city from where they continued to shell the port. Three thousand Nazis were taken prisoner at Boulogne but another 3000 are believed still fighting. Polish units of the First Canadian Army have captured Hulst and Axel In the Netherlands and pushed to within five miles of Terneuzen on the banks of the Schelde. Canadians also captured As-sende on the Netherlands frontier. ST".. Brest, France's port, is now communications held by the Americans after a by almost two bitter six weeks' siege. It will be converted Into a great new funnel for the Allied armies hammering at the Siegfried Line. The Nazis have begun to-dis-mantle factories west of the Rhine river and are moving the machinery and equipment east- POUNDING FROM AIR Both Yanks and Britons Strafing Nazis LONDON, Sept. 21 Planes of the Eighth United States Air Force have bombed railway, yards and supply lines leading to the defence of the Siegfried Line. Mainz, Coblenz and Lud-wlgshafen were objectives. The Royal Air Force, In a heavy 2V2-hour attack on Calais, dropped 4,500 tons of bombs. Wanted Local Shipyard Requires, Journeymen Helpers, also Women and Boys as Rivet Passers and Markers. Apply National Selective Servico A.M". 150. im .'ftTl . 4$ . r, American forces which hreach-T. : V . . t ed the Siegfried Llneare under 1 intense pressure- with the Ger-11 mans now making their major - stand to save the line. t ..mm