SNOWSTORM
Manitoba
is
dig-
(
of
the
wont
it.
ulnlpr.
Illlfl-
1
1
1
1
"
I
-
utomobilrs
we
re
1
n
ty-four
in
all.
.i.lt..l
In
d'
Itfffl
car
rd
with.
HIT
AGAIN
'AIKJl
ARTF.RS
IN
IHC
In
the
iialnil
the
Japan-
Kabaul,
.New
IJri-
;
planes
dropped
98
on
the
target.
Hive
enemy
plane
1ml,
Ms
barges,
and
In
the
harbor.
One
blane
was
lot.
AND
POLAND
There
are
con
torts
regarding
the
Wish
kltuatlon
clr-
l,o
n
d
o
n
today.
Inn
newspaper
ay
has
rejected
the
Iffrred
by
the
eiled
irnment,
but
Polih
It
orrirlals
ay
that
lad
no
word
of
the
((IK
IIOMIIUI
I
III
In
a
new
Al-
attack,
two
night
made
on
llangkok,
lot
Slam.
:ation
ition
ll
indorses
Move
To
IUl.rd
by
1'rovlnce.
f
Bi
lf
.h
Columbia
ad
before
Mi
r.d;
y
night
'"ft
a
night
drive
i-
lr:ad
centres
by
"
F;ivo
and
Royal
F
w
which
struck
'i
'
yard:i
at
Lemani.
0
milr
l
!?nllthni
nf
undet
double
at-sy
with
bombing
of
w
baj
and
raids
in
France
pvcrscai
JIOIli:
It.
C.
A.
F.
SQUADRONS
OTTAWA
Six
more
Royal
Onatllan
Air
Forre
Miuadrons
M
be
sent
overseas,
making
CL
fc
,WAIt
IV
PACIFIC
VANGTON-
Admiral
JS,m,u
laklng
V
o,
O
Xjmarine
warfare
in
o,
o.
ii..
i
K
Tj
'
heavy
losses
of
m-
.i(V
'
pping
and
this
mlgi.
f
deriding
factor
in
the
What
theatre.
nou
im.s
proposed
OTTAWA
Dow
ries
for
ser-vlre
women
aft.
the
wan
on
being
married
were
proposed
in
the
Home
of
Commons
yes
terday
by
a
private
member.
FIGHTING
IN
CASSINO
NAII.I-S
There
hri
been
heavy
gun
and
mortar
fire
within
the
town
of
Casino.
New
ealanders
shelled
the
Nazi-held
railway
station.
ISKITAIN
ANO
ARGENTINA
I
O.NDON
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Men
told
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
(ireat
llritaln
will
continue
to
main
tain
a
watchful
attitude
to-wards
Argentina
until
the
political
situation
there
is
Hl'UING
KAIO
NAVY
ENTERS
NAZI
WATERS
Three
F.nemy
Ships
Are
Set
Afire
In
Penetration
by
ItritUh
Ships.
LONDON.
March
8.
tt-Uritlsh
light
coastal
foiccs
set
three
tin
enemy
ship
afire
and
torpedoed
and
i
another
tn
a
daring
penetration
IK
an
iur
ll
a
o
eimny
waters
on
me
neincr-
t
:ula
lure
lands
coat.
the
Admiralty
an-,pie
that
the
1
Bounced
but
night.
AH
British'
m
f
Uir
prov-1
ships
returned
safely
but
there
j
::
r.
:?d
and
that
'
"
a.
cists
be
ai
b.iiu.
expressed
the
"
V
wner
an-m'ab'y
taxed
fpr
f
education,
that
DAY
have
little
or
tha
the
munlel-
i
cayrz
a
major
U
have
prartically
expenditures,
:r:
dntve
the
'tr.u-
revenue
"y
while
the
r.
y
sources
of
b!'
tt
munlcl-.
al
Income
r
h
greater
pro-pal
Income
.
a
very
general
It
'
vstem
of
tax-
purposes
should
Eiirb
representa-r.
ide
at
the
pre-Legislature
In
Ul.uk
Made
by
Allied
on
Frame
Tester-
MiviTh
8.
cr
Strong
bemhe:
fnrroa
nl
ll
in
todav
fnr
thi
was
a
small
number
of
casual-
tic.
!
Divorce
Is
sold
to
the
Department
of
National
Defence
for
one
dollar.
Its
assessed
value
is
$356.
It
Is
to
bo
used
as
a
site
for
a
new
Y.M.CA
building
and
after
the
war
It
will
revert
to
the
city.
Sold
to
Jean
Rowc
were
the
ata
k
in
a
week
west
half
of
lot
5
and
adjacent
Or
ma
i
capital.
The
.
lot
4,
block
20,
section
6
for
1U
assessed
value
of
$122.
J.
H.
Macey
purchased
lot
18,
blotk
14,
section
1
for
$500.
Local
Tides
Thursday,
March
9
High
It
18
19.8
feet
13:18
20.5
feet
Low
7:24
6.2
feet
10:42
3.5
feet
)SS
ReCentlu
rnnnt.l..i.j
n....JI.
...Icnnrrn
from
"iira
ouiiuuiuu
jjifwiiv.-
tliftn
ku
'Stated
t
t
j
emphatically
that
If
It
hadn't
been
for
the
Dlinn
..
.
wuum
nave
siarvea
vo
v"v-
umrA
u
ii
.
.
..i..i..
AIMipit
to
,
not,
t
T.
"MiorcaK
or
war,
suppiyms
Vl;
nlto'1
Nations
men
as
are
shown
above,
work
Pr
urisnn
imnj..:
BUIUVll,
VOL.
XXXIII,
lo.
57
SOLVFNIKS
OF
miNCX
KLTCRT
Big
fur.
:
I
and
niu;.;t
male
Hi-tr.itre
souvenirs
of
st
;
Scandalous
tIFlight
Officer
Marion
Graham,
victoria,
Maich
8.
o
n
Command
of
W.Ds
Here,
Is
Well
-The.
number
of
divorces
7
"scandalous."
Attorney
Gen-
I
Qualified
For
Job
She
Loves
crai
ll
i.
Mattland
told
the
Legislature
on
Tuesday.
The
House
approved
approprla-
lion
of
(6.000
for
Invcstiga-
lion
of
Questionable
divorce
cases.
r
Pass
Land
Sale
Bylaw
A
by-law
approving
the
sale
of
three
pieces
of
land
was
passed
by
the
city
council
tn
meeting
on
Monday
night.
In
all
cass
except
one
prices
paid
by
mo
buyers
equalled
the
assessed
value
of
the
land.
Senior
officer
in
cluirge
of
airwomen
here
the
northernmost
Pacific
station
to
which"
W.D.'s
have
k'en
sent
is
Flight
Officer
Marion
Graham
of
Saskatoon
and
Montreal.
Much
of
jier
time
is
spent
trudging
through
rain
in
half-Wellington
ruhber
.
l
i..
i
i.
;
i
ii
i
i
i
Hums
ami
tripping
over
logs
in
me
musneg
dui
sne
lover
her
job.
organization,
understanding
and
enthusiasm
are
her
strong
point.
Before
the
war,
she
taught
school
in
Saskatoon
and
then
In
Montreal.
She
worked
not
with
ordinary
students,
but
with
pupils
who
were
problem
children
of
the
community.
.She
supervised
the
boys'
classes,
gaining
n
high
!
record
of
success
in
making
them
happier
anrl
useful
cltl-
lit
n
block
14.
section
1
was;zens
antI
winning
their
devo
uon
as
wcu.
Most
of
them,
she
report,
arc
now
in
the
Armed
Fortes.
Flight
Officer
Graham
left
her
teaching
In
October.
1941.
to
enlist
In
the
RGAF,
and
was
among
its
Jlrat
commissioned
women
officers,
dlnce
then
she
has
turned
her
attention
to
girls,
and
declares
with
some
heat
that
none
o
Iter
"pigeons"
has
ever
belonged
in.,
the
problem
class.
She
has
seeii
a
tot
of
them,
too,
and
speaks
from
cxpcrlcnco
as
an
officer
on
service
flylnn
Mayfair
Learns
To
Cook
and
Sew
LONDON.
Mar
8
0i
War
has
tauvhl
fmiihlnB
Mftyfair
how
to
rook
and
how
to
Cw,
as
servants
departed
lor
Tyiur
work
and
now
tiii-
Indies
aio.oolng
to
have
to
lr
f.
n
how
to
ijcwj
One
after
anotHcr
exclusive
Wr
;
End
shops
are
closing
their
dressmaking
salons"
and
discontinuing
the
service,
by
which
they
made-over
thft
clothes
their
clients
had
growH
bored
with.
In
shops
where
this,
is
still
done,
starf
shortages
v
plied
months
ahead.
'
up
six
Pskov.
Russian
fdu
centre,
was
;a
medieval
.stronghold
of
-dem-jocrany
in
Europe.
CAHADIAHRED
CROSS
GIVE
GENEROUSLY
A
GREAT
CAUSE
training
schools
in
her
home
town
of
Saskatoon,
in
Calgary
and
on
her
present
station.
Photographs,
souvenirs
,
and
a
constant
prove
that
I
"
1
tiie
woods
t-ouad
Prince
Rupert,
dried
i
a;
the
RCAF
unit
here.
Flight
Olflccr
Marion
Graham
of
Sa.-kaioon
and
Montreal.
wns
thp
eiant
of
them
all
anrf
airwomen
nf
the
squadron
who
first
went
to
the
station
wv.h
nrr
autograph!
it
On
the
mantel,
wooden
candle-tick
v
shell
n-htrays
and
a
log
tlower
holder
are
other
examples
of
W.
D.
handicraft
Left
t.
iiiiht
Flijrht
OlUnr
Graham;
Corporal
Jean
MaeFaydcnj
Vancouver;
Leading
Airwoman
R.ihcr
Indian,.
Victoria;
AW1
Marjor
.
Saunders.
Ilaneyt
Corporal
Kay
Vase,
Winnipeg.
Lcad.np
Airwoman
Dorothy
Gafka.
Vegre.Uie;
Leading
Alrvfoman
Marjorlc
Ingram,
Victoria;
Corporal
Joan
Beckett.
Montreal;
and
Leading
AlrwomanPatricta
Kanaly,
Vancouver
a
counts
any
home,
imcom-
plete
without
a
basement
workshop,
posters
soon
blossomed
!
forth
In
neatly
mitred
frames;
J
orange
crates
and
apple
boxes
'became
tiny
dressing
tables,
jrurtained
with
chintz;
while
waitebaskeU
made
their
appear-lance.
so
cleverly
camouflaged
with
design
that
nobody
would
guess
their
origin
as
lard
palls
and
cereal
boxes.
Discovering
the
mountains
kept
direct
sunshine
from
the
station
for
several
months
of
the
year
and
after
consulting
the
station
medical
officer,
she
decreed
that
every
airwoman
must
have
sun
lamp
treatments'
or
vitamin
pills
during
the
1nlcr-
stream
of
letters
those
"pigeons"
re-
Sports,
recreation,
welfare.
turn
her
interest.
In
distant
general
supervision
are
uer
stations,
such
as
this,
her
qual-
business.
During
working
hours.
Ities
and
her
energy
mean
a
U1C
airwomen
are
directed
oy
great
deal
to
them.
,ne
officers
of
their
section.
Arriving
last
summer.
sv
Sometimes
night
Officer
Gra
went
to
work
with
enthusiasm
ham
visits
them
to
check
up
on
that
brought
results.
She
Inslsta
efficiency
and
working
condl-her
aehlevemets
arc
due
to
the
Hons,
and
always
she
shows
up
co-operatloh
of
other
officers
at
cpneerts,
dances,
and
games,
and
of
the,
airwomen.
Keeping
an
eye
on
the
gen-
IMKKACKS
ON
rral
picture,
she
still
manages
MOUNTAlNStOr
10
maintain
me
numan
loucn.
With
small
purchases,
mostly
hot
drink,
paint,
brushes
and
fabric,
things
"If
I
hadn't
been
a
teacher,
tenk
nn
a
a
fferent
appearance,
t'd
have
liked
to
be
a
nurse."
With
FO
Graham
In
charge.
Flight
Officer
Graham
admits.
PRODUCTION
IS
ENORMOUS
Hiitaln
Manufactures
90,000
Aircraft
so
Far
in
War
Naval
v
Strength
Greater.
ONDOV,
March
8.
Q
Great
tJr'taln
manufactured
ninety
'hmupiid
aircraft,
mainly
combat
typtwfrom
the
beginning
oi
th?
war
to
the
end
of
1943,
Production
Minister
Oliver
Lyttleton
told
the
House
of
Commons
NnV.lI
PiinitrnoHim
mnM
IYar-
bOtH,
'New
Bank
Discussed
1
70,000
British
Miners
Strike
NORTireiiN
AtfD
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
pK
INCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH
8,
1944
1
AT
OTTAWA-
Opposition
Speakers
See
Some
Possibilities
Although
Making
"Critical
Comment
'
OTTAWA,
Mar.
8
O
Spokesmen
for
thiee
opposition
parties
in
the
House
of
Commons
Tuesday
night
saw
possibilities
in
the
government's
proposed
$100,000,-000
lndtstrlal
development
bank
iu'
all
were
rither
critical
or
1t
nbtfu!
ab-jt
its
usefulness
In
he
present
form.
"
D
Hanson.
Progressive-Conservative,
york
-
Sunbury,
thought
the
new
bank
might
Infringe
on
chartered
banks
and
t
!
mortgage
and
would
with
prlyate
Industry.
M.
F
Coldwell,
C.CP.
leader,
welcomed
the
move
although
he
thought
It
a
"weak
effort."
J.
H.
Blackmore.
Social
Credit
teadcr.
questioned
If
It
was
ad
visable
to
help
production
with-u'
H"vrl"Dine
the
power
of
pur
chase.
JKfDOtf,
March-
Sr-'tfox-
Flow
of
coal
from
Welsh
mines.
xn
which
British
war
Industries
are
largely
de-
pendent,
dwindled
to
a.
trickle
today
as
the
wage
strike
spread.
It
is
estl-
mated
that
seventy
thou-
sand
miners
have
walked
out.
Col.
Parlow
Visits
tity
-Lt.-Col.
A.
h.
Parlow,
formerly
district
forester
here
and
until
recently
officer
commanding
Canadian
Forestry
Corps
in
Britain,
arrived
In
the
city
this
morning
on
leave.
He
will
also
visit
the
Interior.
Nurses'
Group
Changes
Bylaws
A
discussion
of
the
proposed
revision
of
the
bylaws
of
the
Here
barracks
perch
on
the
and
the
airwoman
with
sniffles.'
prmcc
Rupert
Registered
Nurses'
mountainside
and
are
reached
noi
actually
confined
to
hospl
by
a
network
of
wooden
"cat-
,all
may
look
up
from
her
bah-walks"
over
streams
and
mus-
rack
block
bed
to
find
a
detcr-keer.
nut.
on
arrival.
FO.
Gra-
mined
flight
officer
standing
Association
at
the
regular
monthly
meeting
of
thcr
Association
held
In
the
Nurses
Home.
last
night
resulted
.in
the
ham
got
busy
seeing
that
quar-
,bove
her.
armed
with
hot
drawing
up
of
a
new
slate
of
tir
u-ero
nttjMvr
as
tvnwthip
water
bottle,
nose
drops
and
a
bylaws
designed
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
local
chapter.
The
revised
bylaws
.will
be
sent
to
the
B.C.
Registered
Nurses'
Association
for
approval.
Plans
were
"also
made
for
the
'spring
spring
dance
dance
of
of
the
the
association
association
T
I
J
INCW
UrUEf
IndUCeS
and
Mrs.
Mary
Forbes.
Mrs.
"Twilight
Sleep"
cdSr
LONDON.
Mar.
8
0Research
belpg
curried
on
here
Into
the
prerjertiea
of
a
new
drus,
pethidine,,
as
a
reliever
of
pain
In
hndblrth.
Two
London
hospitals
have
fren
experimenting
with
the
(
-Uug.
which
was
first
used
in
,,.,.,
,
..
..
Of
the
baoirs.
S'.
were
normal
-Placed
t-..w,
so
naval
strength
aud
ncUve
nt
blrth
tne
mi
ww
Is
g:
eater
than
at
the
start
of
!
responding
to
stimulations
wlth-thc
1
war
m
20
to
30
minutes.
Smith,
Mrs.
Ford
ere
named
to
With
Miss
Ruth
Corbould.
the
new
president.
In
the
chair,
the
meeting
Installed
the
following
as
conveners
of
committees:
Membership"
and
Finance
Miss
Hood.
1
Program
and
Social
Mrs.
G.
D.
Bryant.
Sick
Visiting
Mrs.
Pick.
Bulletins
Mrs.
McKay.
Miss
Wrubliskiwas
named
as
battle
casualties.
Writing
in
the
delegate
to
the
B.C.
Registered
Prltlsh
Medical
Journal.
Dr.
lie-
Ilia
Gallen
states
that
of
100
patients
on
whom
the
drug
was
Nurses'
Association
to
be
held
In
Victoria
In
February,
and
Mrs.
Mary
Forbes
was
elected
used
many
Actually
slept
during
to
the
post
of
recording
secre-the
period
before
the
child
was
tary.
FIVE
TONS
TO
ONE
It
takei
four
to
five
tons
of
petroleum
to
drop
one
ton
of
bombs
on
Berlin.
7
Children
Die
in
Fire
YORK
BEACH.
Maine,
March
8
f
Fire
of
undetermined
origin
k'Hed
the
seven
children
of
Raymond
Rokey,
Portsmouth
Navy
vard
worker,
and
destroy
ed
the
home
while
the
mother
tay
ill
in
hospital.
V.D.
VERY
EXPENSIVE
Doctors
Back
Campaijn
Being
Held
Next
Week.
Dr.
Roger
Knlpe,
Prince
Rupert's
medical
health
officer,
and
Dr.
C.
H.
Hanklnson,
president
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Medical
Society,
have
expressed
their
compete
lwhole-hearted
endorsement
of
plans
for
the
social-hygiene
campaign
of
the
Junior
Chamber
nf
Cnmmprpp
ahrt
for
nhservanre
of
Social
Hygiene
Week
March
J
10
iviarcn
10,
Dr.
Knlpe,
health
officer,
said,
that
his
department
appreciated
and
supported
the
program
tDlanned
bv
the
Junior
Chamber
'
.
...
of
Commerce
health
committee
"We
have
a
big
job
to
do
in
the
health
department."
Dr.
Knlpe
said.
During
the
past
year
there
were
193
cases
of
venereal
disease
reported,
57
syphlllls
and
136
gonorrhoea,
showing
substantial
Increase
.
over
the
number
reportedTn
1942.
There
were
six
times
the
number
Of
venereal
diseases
reported
In
1942
In
Prince
Rupert
than
diphtheria,
scarlet
fever
and
whooping
cough
combined.
Cost
to
the
public
for
medicine
alone
in
1943
was
approximately
$460
for
venereal
disease
patients
in
Prince
Rupert.
If
the
cost
of
supplies,
office
equipment,
physician
and
nurses'
services
were
added
to
j
this,
the
figute
would
be
enor
mous,
inis
expenditure
oi
puo-lic
funds
Is
largely
preventable.
"We
are
interested
not
only
In
finding
cases
and
curing
them
but
in
helping
people
to
keep
from
contracting
these
diseases
Ing
well
Is
much
simpler.
The
riming
campaign
will
bring
needed
Information
to
the
people
of
Prince
Rupe:t.
This
will
not
only
help
my
department
to
do
its
job.
It
is
In
the
Interests
of
the
Individual
and
of
the
country
as
a
whole."
DR.
II.VNK1NSON
VOICES
SUPPORT
Dr.
C.
H.
Hanklnson,
president
of
the
Medical
Society,
expressed
the
desire
of
the
medical
profession
in
Prince
Rupert
to
help
make
the
local
campaign
a
success.
"Every
doctor
knows
the
personal
misery
and
tragedy
that
venereal
disease
can
bring
to
the
individual
and
to
the
family.
These
tragedies
can
be
avoided.
It
syphlllls
and
gonorrhoea
are
brought
under
treatment
early.
Medical
science
has
developed
sure
methods
of
treatment,
and
cure.
We
have
no
sym
pathy
with
those
who
do
not
avail
themselves
of
these
present
day
methods.
It
has
been
estimated
that
60
per
cent
of
persons
having
syphlllls
do
not
know
It
The
only
way
to
check
Is
by
routine
blood
testing
and
examination
by
a
physician.
In
bringing
knowledge
of
this
to
the
public,
the
social-hygiene
campaign
will
help
the
Individual
to
protect
himself
against
unneces-sa:y
suffering.
We
are
all
with
you."
Next
week's
Social
Hygiene
program
Includes
two
mass
meetings
at
Wartime
Housing
Staff
House
Number
l,
dining
hall.
Monday
evening
and
Navy
Drill
Hall,
Wednesday
evening,
at
which
prominent
speakers.
will
talk
and
give
reports.
There
will
also
"be
a
showing
of
two
films,
"Fight
Syphilis"
and
"Plain
Facts,"
provided
by
the
Health
League
ot
Canada,
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Red
Drive
Is
Undiminished
RUSSIANS
ADVANCING
Even
Muddy
Weather
Does
Not
Deter
Soviets
in
Great
Assault
LONDON,
March
8
(CP.)
In
spite
of
muddy
weather
which
necessitates
tractor-hauled
sleds
(to
move
troops,
the
Soviet
offensive
toward
Rumania
and
into
southern
Poland
overran
two
hundred
more
localities
Tuesday
while
at
other
points,
German
counter-attacks
with
heavy
forces
were
repulsed
with
loss
of
sixty
tanks.
A
communique
said
the
Nazis
were
bringing
heavy
air
reinforcements
to
the
northern
area
where
the
Russians
are
battling
to
enlarge
the
Narova
River
bridgehead
in
Estonia.
In
Control
Of
Islands
ALLIED
HEADUARTERS
IN
SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC.
March
8.
W
Los
Negros
Island
in
the
Admiralty
Island
Is
now
undei
American
control
and
the
air
strip
at
Morriote
Is
ready
for
Al
lied
use,
headquarters
announced
today.
Ground
tioop3
con
tinue
their
northward
advance;
in
the
Admiralty
Islands.
LIBEt
ACT
AMENDMENT
Pattullo
Points
to
Editorial
in
Vancouver
Province.
VICTORIA,
March
8
O?
For
mer
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo.
speaking
on
a
point
of
privilege,
told
the
legislature
on
Tuesday
that
an
editorial
In
the
Vancouver
Province
on
Monday
was
a
perfect
example
of
the
misrepresentation
he
hopes
to
combat
with
the
proposed
amendment
to
the
Libel
and
Slander
Act
compelling
news-
U
has
been
proved
over
and
over
papers
to
publish
replies
writ-agaln
that,
when
the
public
ten
by
persons
mentioned
In
knows
the
facts,
the
lob
of
keep-
publications.
Mr.
Pattullo
said
the
editorial
was
untrue,
the
writer
knew
It
was
untrue
and
that
the
pipoi
published
It
to
bring
hlrri
'tni
disrepute.
Pattullo
claimed
Wit
the
editorial
justified
his
amendment
to
be
considered
later
this
week.
Red
Cross
Donations
Previously
acknowledged
$5260.21
Royal
Canadian
Naval
Band
Capitol
Theatre
Concert
163.50
Georgetown
Lumber
&
Box
Co.,
Ltd.
100.00
R.C.A.F.
Team
40
(additional)
6.33
Canadian
Army
Team
174
8.00
Canadian
Army
Team
202
32.75
S.
C.
Thomson
St
Son
50.00
Mrs.
J.
D.
Fraser
10.00
Fraser
&
Payne.
100.00
Mrs.
M.
C.
La
Belle
10.00
II.
C.
Helgcrson
'
15.00
Mrs.
N.
E.
Arnold
15.00
Bill
Spence
5.03'
J.
Judge
5.00,
E.
A.
Evans
5.00
Jones
News
Stand
5.00
Miller
Cigar
Store
10.00
II.
E.
Alton
S.OtJ
A.
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t
5.00
Harry
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5.01)
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5.00
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