heather Forecast P 1a m to 6 pm tomorrow. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Tomorrows Tides - (Pacific Standard Time) ror p , Increasing to I a. locally. Wednesday, September 27, 1941 Ut Jl.il' . nnd mild, be- . r --.to -" High 9:40 165 feet l0de n'artly cloudy by noon, and 21:29 18.8 feet Afternoon, today and Wednes- Low 2:52 6.2 feet 15:04 9.4 feet kxiG, NO. 223 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS Mew Great British Social Security Plan r Felt sition of )st Army7 ry Grave ezed Into Tiny of Land No the Relief XTLE OF SECRECY DON, Srpt. 26 if ine Command put a mantle rfcy over the Arnliem today. The tierman anda agency cieciareu rthf entire airborne di- there had been wiped Utfit news from ai-uartcrs before the se- ban was that the Ilrit- (d Division on the norm if the upper Khine near i t ill..!.. Ira was neinK uninj fdan dhad high morale. kD SUPREME HQ. IN E, Sept 26 0" -The Allied at Arnhem in Holland serious and great an- felt for airborne troops nhem who have now been H by heavy German at- to a tiny strip of land a half a mile wide. Ef- rsiief has yet to be given itary authorities agree annul hold out much v.ksi reinforced. The j have gained control of hem Bridge, the British rt being forced to yield. agency said today that itisa wounded had sur- d and 'this morning the British paratroopers Irniera p4.jjpwn,4hcjr otner German broad- awever said that the airborne troops were iing out in the nine -day at the gateway to the Ruhrland, aie headquarters said les of the British Second I lipped across the Rhine at Arnhcm by night to ! P the British para-vho have been fighting a week in the midst iter-attacklng Germans. 'cans today captured on the Moselle River. 'lies southeast of Nancy. Americans were eneaz- Germans in The Reichs- p five miles east of the Pj'fr crossing at Nljme- a Wty miles northwest Krupp armament centre Cher Americans crossed 'man frontier at a new near Beek. Dutch border three miles southwest of i and were advancing tve. Germans at Calais and rque. sector Z .ln tnc ive " yrciuae to an ne "Winst Belfort east of - ""mans are still ( Third rs but & us Mr . "in8 n from as ias' were an on'y six miles NE.DB A ttrTT first ' ral TMrl" .UINE , r0 d ln Scotland, 1812. was worked by UNIVERSAL CARRIERS DEMONSTRATE "FIRE POWER" -Canadian Universal carriers armed with flame throwing mechanisms demonstrate their "fire power" during an exercise held in the English countryside. War In China SuliethtA j END NOT SO CLOSE PARIS General Charles lie-Gaulle warned yesterday that the end of the war in Europe might not be so near as some expected. Ilc thought it would not be over until next spring. "The hardest fighting is yet to come," DeGaulle said. HITS ItEICIISCIIANCELLORY LISHO.V Arrivals here from Merlin tell of the Helens-chancellory having been directly hit and badly damaged by the Royal Air Force in a bombing attack September 15. UNRRA SESSION ENDS . JIONTREiMVr-The, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration meetingswhfch have been in progress here for ten days closed with two plenary sessions today. The delegates representing It nations will commence leaving tonight. Axis To Be Controlled Both Germany and Japan to be Held Down After War gulatlon of Japan. A Canadian government oui- BITTER BATTLE ON WHOLE FRONT SHORTER LUNCH HOUR RERUN The lunch hour of German workers has been' cut to fifteen minutes in a further effort to increase war production of the Reich. LONDON The King today received Cardinal Villeneuvc of Quebec prior to the departure of the Canadian cleric for Rome where he will meet the Pope, also visiting the Canadian forces in Italy. SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET K AM LOOPS The annual convention of the British Columbia School Trustees Assoct-"tttlojf orle'neff "Tfeff ' yesterday. ROBOT BOMBS LONDON Robot bombs came over London and southern England for the tenth successive night last night. County Court TERRACE THEFT CASE DISMISSED Later, on July 3, he had an ex A charge of theft against Gordon L. Brooks of Terrace was dismissed by Judge W. E. Fisher WASHINGTON', D.C., Sept. 2b .jn County Court Monday on the 0) Control both in Germany icrounds that Brooks had reason and in former occupied countries to believe that the truck parts of firms which collaborated with the Axis effort to gain worlu domination has been agreed upon by British and American governments, the Department of State announced last night. Blacklists of individuals and (firms which assisted the Axis will while far to the rear the I be continued as a means of fur- "AS ETC still Vine .on . nrr fhprinir wartime economic stran and equipment he was alleged to. have stolen on July 3 were abandoned. ' The equipment a tear portion of a burned out truck and a hydraulic dump .hoist having stood along the highway cast ol Terrace for more than two years, gave indication of abandonment, his Lordship decided. Brooks told the court that he had offered to purchase the Canadian attack on nnn'c.lnl said Uiat his Dominion will eauinment from the Terrace rep- "f holding Calais was re-.follow exactly the same course as reSentatlve of the Finning Trac- waay to be going well. Great Britain and the united "tor Company Ltd., the owners, Canadians are holding all states -si. ground and arc ceng such touch rpi. as during the Boulogne British Second Arm.. , ed IW Salient nnrt.hwn.f f re with the capture of American First. Arm., h.. Germ,, l" I ln v-uum-cr-ai- auuUVWCSX Of ! Frst American Army met u' Lorraine east east of Nnnpv ....j -j v-UHWi.ui'U ;a"ssfaVthattheAm-'ar to the smith tremely heavy load to haul and had used the parts In question because they were the only equipment ln the district sturdy enough. "In times like- these, where there is a shortage of heavy caulDmcnf. there is no reason 'whv It should be left to stand CHUNGKING, Sept. 26 XPi-Thc idle at a roadside," Judge Fisher Chinese are engaging two Jap- , . anese columns which arc appar- Jfor t"nc'dcrcncc and T. W. Brown ently attempting to envelop prosecuted. Kwellln in flanking movements and bitter fighting Is reported at. I I BRITISH RRTI oil M.t nI P IS IS along the Chinese battlefront. The Japanese are moving on jj Kfc.L.CM.Od-' the Kwangsl Province city from positions cast of Hunan-Kwangsl railroad. The enemy have recaptured Taosien, northeast of Kwellln. LONDON. Sent. 26 (CP Home Secretary Morrison announced today that Capt. Archibald Ramsay M. P., who has been detained since .1940 under the defence EQUINE PLANE SPOiitK I reeulatlons. would be released LONDON A 33-year-old un ondltlonallv Ramsay was horse who gets skittish several , . BrUlsh v minutes before flying bombs ap proach is champion "spotter" of a southern England town. During the blitz days, claims his driver, the horse could tell the difference between British and German planes. ernment began a round-up of persons suspected of pro-Fascist activities. He retained his seat in Commons because he had not been convicted of any 'offena and was merely detained. MOB ATTACKS ONTARIO JAPS INGERSOLL. Ont.. Sept. 26 tf Civic anger following re ports that Japanese men em ployed by an Ingersoll manu facturer had mingled with girls in this district broke into open violence Sunday night when 300 men bearing clubs attempted to break into nuarters occupied by KING RECEIVES CARDINAL ! the Japanese. Police were called, and, swing lng batons, broke up the mob before they could reach the Jap anese. There were no arrests. Election Plans Machinery Of Voting In Motion Local Federal Election Returning Officer Getting Ready T. W. Brown, federal returning officer, on instructions from Ottawa, has started to set in motion the machinery for the holding of the federal election in Skeena riding. While the date of the election has not yet been set, it is now evident that dissolution of Parlament may come suddenly with the! The work of organizing pol ling divisions and deputy re- turing officers is already under way. Preliminaries -with a view to preparing the required new voters' list have also been TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd. VANCOUVER B.R. 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Churchill's Statement very an Woman and Child Is To To Address Parliament Thursday British Policy On Post-war Germany Yet To Be Revealed LONDON, Sept. 26 (CP) Prime Minister Winston Churchill, cheered from all quarters of the House of Commons as he took his seat following his return from the Quebec conference, omitted .statements on major war ques tions today in preparation for a full dress statement Thursday, The debate may well bring disclosure of Britain's attitude on what to do with Germany after the war. . Mr, Churchill, in answer to a question, said that no commitments had yet been made at the Dumbarton Oaks conference. The Prime Minister satisfied another questioner with the statement that Adolf Hitler and other war criminals would not be allowed sanctuary in neutral countries after the war. Mr. Churchill, returning, from the, conference, arrived in London yesterday. Crowds assembled at the station cheered as the Prime Minister's party drove to 10 Downing Street. Churchill, wearing a Trinity House uniform and yachting -eapwas In buoyant spirits.--. Electric Power Bans Are Lifted OTTAWA, Sept. 26 W Restrictions on the use of electric power in all provinces except British Columbia will be lifted October 1. Unprecedented drought in British Columbia Is given as the reason for the bans remaining there. Only restrictions aimed at conserving power are lifted. Those Imposed by defence auth orltles for security reasons are not affected by the Large Funeral riTAfyrta (MANY AlltND RUDDY RITES, BURNS LAKE BURNS LAKE, Sept. 26 One of the largest attended funeral in the history of Burns Lake was that of the late Anthony M. Ruddy on Saturday afternoon. The service took place ln the local Roman Catholic Church with Rev. Father M. Murie and Rev. Father W. O. O'Brien of ficiating. There were mourners from . all parts, of the district between Prince Rupert and Prince George who came to pay their final tributes of esteem and respect to the memory of one of the best known and highly esteemed pioneers. Floral offerings overflowed the altar, banking the casket with a pyramid of beauty In eluding gorgeous hot house wreaths and simple Jackpine crosses studded with waxlike flowers from the bases of the glacier in the far Babines. After the service, interment was made in Burns Lake Cemetery; a long concourse following the cortege to the final resting place. Honorary pallbearers were Sam Marsh of Prince Rupert, Barney Mulvany, John Berg and J S. Brown of Burns Lake and Tony Sartorl and George Wall of Smlthers. Active pall bearers were R. A. McLeod of Prince Rupert. J. Goold of Houston, A. M. Brown and J. W. McLennan of Burns Lake and John Keefe of Francois Lake. His widow, the former -Miss Bella Macleod, has received the sympathy and assistance of many friends. Be Caved For - Cradle to the Grave Many Japs Die HEAVY FIGHT ON PELELIU ISLAND WASHINGTON Sept. 2fl IB - j R y Crossing-tlnitpH Rtntps trnnn counted : 8288 Japanese dead on Peleliuj and Anguar Islands through yes- j terday and heavy fighting con- n-,-,I- T T li 1 f- 1 1 ' unues on reieuu. unuea outrcs forces made substantial progress northwards, along the western end of Pelellu. United States warships frus trated a Japanese attempt to reinforce beleaguered forces on Pelellu, destroying a convoy of 13 barges and one motor sampan carrying men and equipment. A United States cruiser bombarded two camouflaged Japanese ships on the same day In Malakl Har bor in the heart of the Palaus. CONTINUE SELECTIVE SERVICE Labor Man Believes It Should Have Place In Post-war Plans WINNIPEG, Sept. 22 0) Continuation of National SelecUve Servicflu-D0feUwatryears.-as. a personnel labor relations unit to co-operate with employers in placing workers has been urged by Fred J. White of Winnipeg, veteran of labor affairs. . . i i i. unless mere is a cnark ui production and a sysem of guiding people Into jobs "we will be guaranteeing the new generation nothing more than the right to starve, steal or suicide," he said. The post-war work of N.S.S. could be much greater than the restrictive functions during the war, Mr. White believes. "We have about 200,000 children leaving school every year," he said. "Now, we are working out plans for vocational guidance that will amount to a bits and pieces program unless we also work out some way of' fit ting them Into jobs for which they are- best suited." Noting there are two .schools of thought regarding N.S.S. in post-war years, Mr. White said there are some who think It should be dropped the minute the war ends and others who are convinced N.S.S. should, be retained for a very vital func tion ment Insurance Commission, said there likely would be a call for unemployment Insur ance benefits during the post benefits should not be consider ed as something to take the place of employment as the unemployment Insurance fund never was Intended to carry a tremendous load, he said. A more human basis of dealing with workers also was sug gested. "We must emphasize the only difference between the man who is being Interviewed and the man doing the inter viewing Is the width of the counter. MANCHURIA IS UNDER ATTACK WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 CP) Super-fortresses today attacked strateelc military targets in Japanese-dominated Manchuria The Tokyo radio claimed that Japanese fighters were waiting for the raiders and engaged them ln heavy fighting. 44 PER CENT LOSS A log of unseasoned wood weighing 100 pounds, when dried will weigh only about 66 pounds. LONDON, Sept. 26 (CP) The government made public last night a great social security plan which would affect every man, woman and child in Britain. It was the government's answer at least in part to the controversial Beveridge Plan. During the first year it is estimated the plan would cost nearly three Win Decisive Italy Victory Follow Up After Breaking Gothic Line ROME, Sept. 26 O) The British Eighth Army has hammered across the Rubicon and the Allied commander in the Mediterranean expresses hope that the crossing today will lead to a decisive victory. The Rubicon flows Into the Adriatic Sea just north of Rimini. Tuesday's communique said that Dominion probably Cana dian troops of the Eighth Army captured Bordonchia, six miles north of Rimini. South of Bologna the Fifth Army, on the west, was driving along several valleys running ln a northeasterly direction after breaking the Gothic Line. Japs Pounded THREE WARSHIPS SUNK BY PLANE ALLIED HQ. IN NEW GUINEA, Sept. 26 A United States Navy flying boat sank three Japanese warships off Davao with a single bomb. A seaplane tender and two destroyer escorts were victims of attack by the plane which was on patrol over important Japanese bases which have been under almost constant aerial surveillance for weeks. In other Allied raids a 10,-COO-ton Japanese tanker and a 3,000-ton freighter tanker were sunk and a 3,000-ton freighter damaged. Ambulance Due Within Fortnight Prince Rupert's new ambulance should arrive In the clt from Vancouver within the next I two weeks. Mavor H. M. Dansrett Mr. White, who Is regional ! said Monday. Long awaited, the superintendent of the Unemploy ambulance was getting its flnai paint Job when seen by Mr. Dag, gett and Alderman Hills ln the southern city last week. Construction work on the gar- war readjustment period. Such age to house the vehicle has not yet begun, but win start snortiy. Likeliest site is at the base of the rock bluff south of the city hall, the mayor said. KEN SCHUBERT REPORTED SAFE Well known former Prince Ru pert boy, Kenneth Schubert, who was reported missing dur ing the summer while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force, has now been announced safe in England. The good news was received a few days ago by " billion dollars. It covers human needs from the cradle to the grave. The plan would provide unemployment and sickness insurance, health service, widows' pensions, retirement peslons, family allowances, orphans' allowances, motherhood grants and death grants. The government, It is said, Eighth and Fifth Armies " 75" """"" R.A.F. Out- AIR ATTACKS ARE INTENSE No Let-up On Nazi Concentrations and Installations LONDON, Sept. 26 W Royal Air Force mosquitos, continuing an offensive against German rear communications, bombed Mannheim at the junction of the Rhine and Neckar Rivers last night and attacked Osanbruk, Hamm ad Bremen in Germany 1700 tons of bombs was dropped today. One plane was lost last night. Today the Allied planes again supported pocketed airborne troops In the Arnhem area with' rocket and machine gun attacks on German concentrations, gun emplacements and other targets. Siege of Riga Capital of Latvia Now Under Fire Estonia Near Cleaned Up Battle of Warsaw Continues MOSCOW, Sept. 26 CP) The Russians hammered today at a final small pocket, of German resistance ln Estonia and began organizing an' assault on two key islands guarding the Baltic Sea approaches to Riga, besieged. capital of Latvia. On the Estonian coast tha Russians have captured all Im portant ports except Virtsu. A communique last night announced the fall of Haapsalu, Estonia's third port. The Russians have captured eight communities east of Riga. The Battle of Warsaw, now in Its fifty-sixth day, brought no fresh news from Russian official sources but Poles just back from the Vistula lines declared that the Germans were being shoved back steadily. The Russians have advanced ln southern Poland, capturing Berehygurne, three miles from the Czechoslovakia border. More Flying Bombs his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Rllf Mn Dnmncy Tinnr pert and now at Ashcroft where Mr. Schubert Is district superintendent of Government Telegraphs. It is believed that "Ken" had been a prisoner of war In France. NAMESAKE CITIES Cities of the United States named after prominent persons number about 574. LONDON, Sept. 26 CF -German flying bombs, apparently launched from aircraft over the North Sea, were directed at southern England and the London area overnight but caused not deaths. It was announced today. Local Temperature Maximum . 53 Minimum 43 i