Question
least
Alaska
Indians
to
E
al
nzhts
to
lands
and
s
threaten
the
livelihood
'
and:.
of
fishermen
ana
;
orkeo
bnldes
wiping
out
0
ii,
:ning
gear,
a
."
fas
D:
narment
of
the
in-
I
.
AU
'.n;-
Claims
was
iuiu,
rty
rzm
C
F.
Jurich,
Ion
nt
o)
he
International
cn
Union,
business
aio
uiat
many
Aiassa
w
uid
be
forced
to
nd
ne
herring
ana
sai-
,
I
r.du;
nc3
would
face
a
!
ir.3
bl:
w
if
the
Indians'
j
:
r:
anted,
I
Ilndhn
villages
of
KsSfc,
i
St
a
-fi
Hvdabure
ask
for
c
(
hir.3
r"?hts
up
to
.
(;
s
m
hore
along
ap-
..
,
Al
I
at:'y
2
uo
miies
01
me
B.'.rr.i
Aiaika
shore
line
b.uuvs
rights
to
public
th.-
i
It
jry
boundea.
I
Lak.:rn
manager
of
Che
Vc
"
Owners
Aisocia-
Kid
to-
the
claims
pes-
:r
u
threat
to
the
Pari!.;:
hanbut
industry.
ulletins
IMIER
IN
HOSPITAL
fAU'A
Premier
T.
C.
las
of
Saskatchewan
was
to
hospital
today
when
friwd
by
ttain
from
Re-
for
conference
with
fed-
kulhorilies.
He
took
sick
k
the
trip
from
Ucg'na
bis
condition
is
not
be-I
serious.
..
M
fiCJUlLL
ON
POST-WAR
NfOX
Prime
Minister
fon
Chutchlll,.
In
the
j
If
of
Commons
discus-!
of
post-war
economic
fftition
among
the
Allies,
.today
that,
after
the
dc-I
of
(Jerniany,
"we
must
t
exertions
to
restore
our
rt
trade."
fcOXERS
RECAPTURED
DllONTO
Two
German
ners-of..var,
who
escaped
Oravcnhurst
camp
last
per,
were
arrested
today
house
on
the
fringe
of
downtown
section,
Iito's
"tit
HAMPERS
SEARCH
N'COUVER
Had
weather
hampered
the
search
for
K.C.A.F.
planes
west
coast
bases
pr-motorrd
Liberator
and
rnso
Hying
boat
with
a
f
21
men
on
board.
tRKKAit
is
iNviTr.n
B-'UT
HAY
An
invitation
i"wn
sent
to
Hon.
T.
A.
F".
minister
of
mines
and
fri
resources,
which
in-
fs
Indian
Affairs,
has
E
Invited
to
come
to
the
VC
P.riillirl......i
r
i,n
llolumbia
convention
here.
VOL,
,
XXXIII,
No.
268
CANDIDATES
FOR
MAYOR
Roth
Mayor
Cornell
and
Aid.
Worthington
Stay
in
Fold
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
16
0,
Aid.
George
Worthington
has
been
named
by
the
Non-Partisan
Association
to
contest
the
Vancouver
mayoralty
In
the
forthcoming
civic
election.
J.
W.
Cornetl,
the
present
mayor.
Is
running
on
an
independent
ticket.
A.
T.
Als
bury
is
the
C.C.F.-candidate.
Weathei
(Period
up
to
6
pjn.
tomorrow)
North
Coast
and
Queen.
Char-
lctt1?pjt:rcastnd-'mildtoday
with
light
.
rain
showers.
Overcast
with
light
rain
showers
Friday
morning,
becoming
cloudy
and
mild
In
afternoon
light
to
moderate.
1
ONLY
srwm
m
o?
s
m
CJJ
SHOPPING
I
tMnmi
il
E
nAV5
TIM,
'
m
mwiKrim
s
iA3Mfi
PHRISTMAS
ft
Include
...
fn
The
variety
store
IN
YOUR
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING
TOUR
s
m
Prince
Rupert
Arid
Compared
With
California
PRICE
FIVE"
CENTS
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
'NOVEMBER
16,
1944
ims
Are
inous
Lands
of
Fisher-
I
1
CI
h
ana
onurc
tkers
Would
Be
lously
Affected
Vtle,
Nuv
16
W
Claims,
While
Los
Angeles
has
been
doused
with
a
record
rainfall
of
3.34
inches
so
far
this
month,
figures
for
Prince
Rupert
show
that
"up
to
10
a.m.
Wednesday
only
2.4
inches
of
rain
had
-fallen
here
since
the,
beginning
of
the
month.
Two
Vancouver
Boys
Are
Lost
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
16
0
The
police
are
searching
for
two
Vancouver
boys
who
have
been
missing
since
Monday
when
they
Ic'f
t'thetrhtmwsto?tilfcetip
Cy
press
Canyon
on
Hollyburn
Ridge.
Bobby
Stcne,
aged
15,
and
Tom
Howard,
20.
left
Mon-
Windsiday,
planning
on
returning
the
same
night,
secretary
said
"It
is
the
Prime
Minister's
well
known
belief
that
Parliament
is
the
proper
place
to
deliberate
upon
matters
of
national
concern.
In
the
light
of
existing
controversies,
the
decLsion
to
reconvene
the
House
is
obviously
In
the
public
interest."
The
Toronto
Globe
and
Mall
today
carried
a
special
dispatch
frnm
Its
Ottawa
staff
writer,
Kenneth.
Cragg,
which
stated
that
General
McNaughton
nas
changpd
his
views
on
the
man
power
situation
since
ne
entered
the
cabinet
two
weeks
ago.
General
McNaughton
succeeded
Colonel
Ralston
with
the
pub
licly
declared
view,
that
he
be
lieved
the
voluntary
system
was
adequate.
But
the
Globe
wnicn
has
been
the
chief
agitator
among
Canadian
newspapers
for
conscription
said:
McNaughton
has
been
forced
by
tne
nam
facts
of
the
Army
reinforcement
position
to
reverse
his
policy
and
has
advised
Prime
Minister
King
.the
draftees
are
needed
overseas."
Canadian
Press
staff
writer
R.
K.
Carnegie
reported
last
night
that
the
federal
cabinet
will
back
up
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
King
on
the
man
power
issue
to
the
extent
of
giving
Defence
Minister
McNaughton
every
opportunity
to
show
Parliament
how
he
can
UNION
STILL
DENIES
REDS
from
the
organization.
LIB
GENERAL
MacARTHUR
RETURNS
TO
THE
PHILIPPINES
AS
HE
PROMISED
It
has
been
announced
by
the
US.
navy
that
troops
of
the
81st
Division
made
an
unopposed
landing
on
Ulithi
atoll,
in
the
Caroflnas,
Sept.
20
and
21,
recent
stepping
stone
on
the
way
to
the
Philippines,
now,
invaded.
The
photo
shows
U.S.
army
amphibious
tractors
landing
on
the
beach
at
Mogmog.
Native
huts
shown
at
right.
Ulithi
lies
900
miles
east
of
Mindanao.
It
has
one
of
the
best
harbors
in
the
Pacific.
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
16
P
Members
of
the
International
Woodworkers
of
America
stand
firm
in
opposition
to
Communists,
fascists
and
Nazis
in
their
organization,
E.
E.
Benedict,
of
Portland,
financial
secretary
of
the
union
said
In
an
interview
Monday.
A
petition
has
been
sent
to
the
I.W.A.
head
office
calling
for
a
referendum
vote
to
de
cide
If
the
membership
will
re-
HITLER
TO
JAPAN
LONDON
The
latest
report
is
that
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
has
left
Ocrmany
for
Japan
for
a
conference
with
provide
adequate
reinforce
ments
for
the
Army
overseas
by
.the
voluntary
system.
Carnegie
Resources
Minister
Crerar
would
follow
former
Defence
j
Minister
Ralston
Into
retirement.
Carnegie
says
Mr.
King
has
no
resignations
on
hand.
Howe
Declares
Political
Issue
Munitions
and
Reconstruction
Minister
C.
D.
Howe
says
that
the
conscription
issue
Is
to
quote
his
words
"Rather
a
political
question
than
a
ques
tion
of
meeting
an
urgent
need.
He
said
he
was
not
expressing
any
personal
opinion
but
was
speaking
on-
the
basis
of
full
information.
itish
Are
Driving
Towards
Duisburg
Co-operative
Session
Assistance
Of
Veterans
B.C.
Fishermen's
Federation
Is
Meeting
Here
Preparation
for
the
election
ot
a
permanent
slate
of
officers
and
consideration
of
the
govern-
jment's
policy
of
assisting
returned
men
in
establishing
themselves
in
the
fishing
industry
were
dealt
with
at
the
open-
;
ing
session
of
the
first
annual
convention
.of
the
B.C.
Fishermen's
Co-operative
Federation
here
Wednesday
afternoon.
'Attending
the
conference
are
;
representatives
of
co-operatives
at
KyuquDt,
Vancouver,
Mas-
sett
and
Prince
Rupert.
Abou'.
60
attended
the
meeting
in
the
Oddfellows'
Hall
although
only
five
delegates
from
each
group
are
allowed
to
vote.
Purpose
of
the
convention
is
to
establish
a
co-ordinated
policy
among
co-cperatlves
along
the
coast.
The
delegates
represent
3,000
members.
At
Wednesday's
session
it
was
urged
that
the
government
consider
carefully
the
experience
and
other
qualifications
of
re
turned
men
before
helping
them
purchase
boats,
thus
eliminating
the
danger
of
"misfits."
Chairman
is
Jack
Deane
of
Prince
Rupert
and
secretary-
treasurer
is
D.
O.
MacDonald
of
Kyuquot.
The
meeting
also
discussed
reports
of
the
previous
meeting
in
Vancouver
and
heard
talks
by
nreen
Melvin
of
the
U.B.C.
ex
move
from
the
constitution
a
1
tension
department
and
C.
D,
clause
barring
communists
Clarke
of
the
B.
C.
Co-operative
Union.
i
TOGETHER
AT
FALAISE
4?fic
VSecond
and-
-Third;
Infantry
Divisions
and
the
Fourth
Armored
Division
were
in
ac-
'
lion
together
for
the
first
time
his
major
ally
hut
there
is
'during
the
drive
through
Nor-
no
confirmation
of
this.
nas
NOi
nangeu
mmu
On
Reinforcements
Issue
OTTAWA,
Nov.
1G
(CP)
Prime
Minister
W.
L.
Mackenzie
King,
through
his
secretary,
today
denied
press
reports
that
Minister
of
National
Defence,
General
A.
G.
L.
McNaughton,
has
reversed
his
views
on
the
voluntary
enlistment
system
and
has
so
advised
the
Prime
Minister.
The
statement
from
the
mandy
to
Falalse
In
August.
Premier
Has
Cabinet
Backing
URGES
AID
FOR
MINING
Should
be
Permitted
to
Reorganize
for
Post-war,
Declares
.Minister
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
16
Q
Present
taxes
and
controls
on
the
mining
Industry
prevent
pest-war
planning,
Hon.
E.
C.
Carson,
British
Columbia
minister'
of
mines,
told
the
opening
session
of
the
Western
Division
of
the
Canadian
Institute
of
Mining
and
Metallurgy.-
Mr.
Carson
urged
that
the
mining
Industry
be
allowed
to
reorganize
for
.
the
post-war
period
and
asserted
that
tax
relief
measures
were
so
far
King
Says
McNaughtonLANT
ii
r
i
iHi-uiu
Touchy
Issue
Flares
Up
Arvida
Drops
2500
Men
MONTREAL,
Nov,
16
KB
The
touchy
Issue
of
war-plant
layoffs
has
flared
up
in
Quebec
province.
First
of
all,
Union
Nationale
premier
Maurice
Du-plessls
issued
a
statement
claiming
that
2500
workers
at
Arvida
war
plants
had
been
"fired
in
an
extraordinary
way."
Mr.
Duplessls
did
not
elaborate,
but
it
was
evident
he
was
referring
to
the
Aluminum
com
pany
of
Canada
plants
at
Ar
vida
which
is
some
two
hun
also
refutes
recent
rumors
that
(jred
miles
north
of
Quebec
city
sevcsal
cabinet
ministers
not-
m
the
Chicoutiml
area,
ably
Finance
Minister
Ilsley,
i
Aluminum
Company
officials
Navy
Minister
MacDonald.
and
iatcr
admitted
the
lay-off
but
they
said
it
was
not
extraordinary
and
was
due
to
the
re
duction
of
orders
from
Great
Britain
and
the
United
State3.
Meanwhile,
at
Ottawa,
Selective
Service
chief,
Arthur
Mac-Namara
said
that
possibly
250
men
would
be
laid
off
in
five
Plants
in
the
Arvida
district
and
would
be
absorbed
into
the
army
or
essential
work.
Still
another
report
concern-:
Pfessed
1"
regard
to
the
safety
lng
the
reinforcement
and
man-
!i
the
well
known
halibut
boat
power
crisis
came
from
Royal
!
p61
Skugald
was
allayed
early
Canadian
Mounted
Police
Head-
j
lhls
afternoon
when
the
vesse.
quarters
in
Ottawa.
R.
C.
M.
P.
I
alved
In
port
safe
after
a
stor-offlclals
announce
that
only
a
;
my
voyage
which
left
marks
small
percentage
of
51,000
mcniuPor
her.
Capt.
Elner
Dahl
rt
Invcstlffated
bv
the
Dolice
for
Punca
an
wen
alleged
falling
to
comply
with
call-up
regulations
were
actually
draft'
dodgers.
Only
6,100
prosecutions
resulted
from
the
Investigations.
Of
the
51,000
Investigated,
36,000
were
in
Quebec,
9,800
in
Ontario
and
4,200
in
New
Brunswick.
CHIEF
SKUGAID
SAFE
IN
PORT
Concern
which
had
been
ex-
-
LEND
HANDS
AT
101
BOSTON,
Eng.,
KB
Mrs.
Emma
Chapman
of
nearby
Algar-klrk
still
helps
her
grandson
with
work
on
his
farm
although
she
has
Just
celebrated
her
101st
birthday.
LONG
SHOT
TOOK
NAZI
ile-arrested
Prisoner
of
War
Was
Well
Armed
with
Documents
.
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
16
O;
The
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
found
a
roll
of
$20
bills,
bank
account
and
Identification
papers,
Including
registration
card
and
selective
service
papers
in
the
name
William
Hodgins,
In
the
possession
of
Helmut
F.
Hack,
25-year
old
Nazi
seaman,
who
Was
captured
here
following
his
escape
from
oravennurst,
Ontario,
prisoner-of-war
camp
last
July.
The
police
said
that
pictures
published
In
Vancouver
papers
from
which
Hack
was
recognized
a
few
hours
after
publication
were
a
"long
shot"
and
they
were
not
In
possession
of
any
Information
at
the
time
to
Indicate
that
any
of
the
prisoners
had
reached
the
coast.
Interest
Rate
Cut
Away
Down
VICTORIA,
Noy.
16
Q
Victoria's
$11,500,000
debt
refunding
plan,
completed
two
weeks
ago,
will
get
under
way
in
Janu-
are,
A.
E.
Ames
Co.,
syndicate
managers,
say.
The
new
lssue3
will
bear
interest
ranging
from
2V2
percent
to
3
percent
as
against
the
present
average
of
4V4
percent.
German
Industrial
City
Objective
of
Second
Army
Meanwhile
Americans
Are
Only
Mile-and-a-Half
From
Metz
Germans
Being
Prepared
For
Its
Fall
'
PARIS,
Nov.
16
(CP)
British
Second
Army
forces
fighting
in
Holland
are
driving
toward
the
German
city
of
Duisberg,
a
Rhineland,
industrial
city
about
thirty-seven
miles
distant.
This
centre
lies
on
the
east
bank
of
the
Rhine
River
and
is
connected
with
Berlin
by
a
super-highway.
PYRENEES
WAR
ENDS
Spanish
Republicans
Had
Little
Chance
Against
Trained
Franco
Forces
LONDON,
Nov.
16
O)
The
Battle
of
the
Pyrenees
is
ended.
Some
1500
Spanish
Republicans
are
reported
to
have
been
killed
by
battle
or
execu
tion
while
General
Franco
lost
300
soldiers.
Spanish
Republi
cans,
crossing
the
French
fron
tier
without
orders,
had
little
chance
against
Francos
train
ed
armies.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
52
Minimum
48
WAR
NEWS
Great
Winter
Offensive
LONDON
With
six
(treat
Allied
armies
lined
up
flank
to
flank,
the
new
Allied
winter
offensive
today
smashed
forward
everywhere
on
the
western
front
except
In
the
Aachen
area.
'.m'XWrie.H
I"!
.'.gwiss
A'PS.
th-
sodden
rrarsbes
Y"irM!.ni
'
.Miirti
arm'ips
hammprfrf
(he
Germans
toward
.the
pre-war
frontier.
The
American
First
Army,
whose
whereabouts
has
been
a
major
secret
for
months,
attacked
German
homeland
defences
near
the
Netherlands
border.
The
French
First
Army
ploughed
forward
on
a
25-mile
front
on
both
sides
of
the
Doubs
River
to
a
point
within
eleven
miles
of
Belfovt
In
the
historic
gap
to
the
Rhine.
The
six
armies
are
the
British
Second,
the
United
States
First,
Third,
Ninth
and
Seventh
and
the
French
First.
Mosquitos
Bomb
Berlin
LONDON
Berlin
was
given
a
going
ovef
by
British
Mos-
,
quitos
last
night.
The
little
planes
flashed
in
over
the
capital,
dropping
four-thousand-pound
bombs.
The
assault
followed
a
daylight
attack
by
British
bombers
on
the
city
of
Dortmund
in
the
Rhur
Valley.
Nazi
Defences
Stiffen
ROME
German
defences
have
stiffened
northwest
or
the
Italian
city
of
Forii
and
the
Germans
have
brought
new
self-propelled
guns
and
tanks
into
the
area.
The
enemy
is
believed
to
now
be
preparing
to
stand
their
ground
not
far
beyond
the
Montone
River
which
has
already
been
crossed
by
some
British
Eighth
Army
troops.
There
is
little
activity
reported
south
of
Ravenna
on
the
Adriatic
coast.
Reds
Close
On
Budapest
MOSCOW
Russian
troops
are
steadily
hammering
closer
,
to
the
Hungarian
capital
of
Budapest.
The
German
flank
of
the
city
has
been
cracked
and
Soviet
forces
are
now
only
twelve
miles
from
the
capital.
The
terrific
force
of
the
Rusr
sian
blows
has
forced
the
enemy
to
retreat
from
more
than
fifty
towns
and
villages,
including
the
large
railway
junction
of
Jaszbcrcny.
This
enemy
withdrawal
has
been
carried
out
along
a
one-hundred
-mile
front.
Other
Russian
columns
are
heading
northward
in
an
attempt
to
secure
control
of
highway
and
rail
communications
leading
to
Vienna.
These
Soviet
forcbs
comprise
tank,
cavalry
and
infantry
columns
all
supported
by
swarms
of
attack
planes.
Commando
Raid
in
Aegean
ROME
A
landing
has
been
made
by
Allied,
commandos
on
Milos
at
the
southwest
coiner
of
the
Cyclades
Archipelago
in
the
Aegean.
The
landing,
made
Tuesday,
was
supported
by
British
naval
craft.
'A
communique
issued
today
says
the
Allies
inflicted
casualties
on
the
enemy
garrison
and
withdrew
taking
with
them
some
prisoners.
Another
Island
Invaded
PEARL
HARBOR
A
small
force
of
Allied
troops
has
Invaded
the
Mapia
Islands,
also
known
as
the
Saint
David
Islands.
These
islands
lie
less
than
one
hundred
and
fifty
miles
n'oith
of
the
western
part
of
New
Guinea.
The
landing
was
made
yesterday
purely
as
a
protective
move
to
eliminate
Japanese
warning
stations.
i
1
Yanks
Advance
On
Leyte
MacARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS,
Philippines
The
Allied
invasion
forces
on
Leyte
Island
in
the
central
Philippines
are
advancing
slowly
this
morning
on
the
west
coast
port
of
Ormoc.
No
major
gains
have
been
made
within
the
last
few
days
but
the
Allies
are
now
within
ten
miles
of
the
port
from
the
south.
158
Jap
Ships
Sunk
LONDON
British
submarines
have
sent
twenty-four
Japanese
ships
to
the
bottom,
binging
to
158
the
total
number
of
Japanese
vessels
destroyed
by
the
Royal
Navy
since
the
beginning
of
the
war.
The
latest
sinkings
include
twenty-three
supply
ships
of
various
sizes
and
an
anti-submarine
vessel.
British
units
have
swept
.
up
three
more
towns
in
a
push
toward
the
Meuse
River
In
southeastern
Holland.
The
push
has
carried
the
Tommies
to
within
three
miles
of
the
river.
To
the
south,
Third
Army
forces
are
closing
In
on
the
French
city
of
Metz
from
the
west,
the
south
and
the
north.
The
main
escape
route
to
the
east
Is
now
dominated
by
American
artillery
moving
in
from
the
south
and
southeast.
At
the
moment,
the
Americans
arc
only
one
-
and
-
a
-
half
miles
from
Metz
on
the
south,
and
the
Nazis
are
preparing
the
German
people
for
bad
news.
One
enemy
commentator
has
sug
gested
quite
clearly
that
the
Nazi
Home
Front
Is
being
pre
pared
for
the
fall
of
the
city.
Yesterday,
a
French
drive
toward
Belfort
was
preceded
by
a
heavy
artillery
barrage
and
within
a
few
hours
the
French
had
captured
ten
villages
and
had
taken
several
hundred
prisoners.
Co-operative
Flourishing
Right
Here
Gyro
Club
Hears
Address
On
Growth
and
Progress
of
Movement
Prince
Rupert
does
not
have
to
go
away
from
its
own
back
yard
to
find
an
illustration
xt
a
highly
successful
co-operative
effort,
one
that
was
doing
a
million
dollar
a
year
businass
Breen
Melvin
of
the
University
of
British
Columbia
extension
staff,
specializing
In
co-opera
tive
education,
told
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
at
luncheon
yesterday.
Co-operative
busi
ness
was
expanding
at
a
"rapid,
rate,
Mr.
Melvin
declared,
and,
after
the
war,
the
growth,
would
be
even
greater,
he.
predicted.
Detailing
on
co
-
operative
growth
throughout
the
world,
the
speaker
disclosed
that
cooperatives
were
today
doing
22
percent
of
the
retail
business
in
Great
Britain.
In
the
United.
States
co-operative
was
parilcu-
larly
strong
in
the
agricultural
field.
There
were
25
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2)
JOHN
WESTON
PASSES
AWAY
Early
Pioneer
of
Prince
Rupert
Dies
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER.
Nov.
16
df)
John
G.
Weston,
Prince:
Rupert
pioneer,
died
here
recently.
He
came
to
British
Columbia
forty
J
years
ago.
He
engaged
in
the
I
transfer
business
at
Prince
Rupert
in
the
early
days
and
wa3
mier
a
customs
inspector
ior
a
number
of
years.
He
had
spent
the
past
twenty
years
In
Burnaby.
He
had
two
sons,
Sam
and
Chris
Weston.
Tides
Friday,
November
17,
1944
High
2:06
19.5
feet
13:50
21.9
feet
Low
7:55
7.2
feet
20:30
2.9
feet
EARLY
ON
THE
JOB
By
the
second
week
of
lnva-
wv
ft
slon
a
Canadian
Spitfire
wing
-ml
was
operating
a
full-fledged
airfield
in
Normandy.