C
r
said,
the
civic
a
Prince
Rupert
a-;y
years
but
In
?
of
the
younger
i
omcthlng
which
1
ir,
bringing
the
r.
a
of
the
dream
re
It
tn
now
likely
-
year
will
see
It
at
least
I
refer
1
vir
centre
carnl-T
J
carnival
show-
J.
.cy
was
here
and
a
izattons.
sum
Cib.
Rotary
Club,
c"
of
Commerce.
und
others,
had
(.
cd
money
for
a
iing
After
the
'
and
succeed-
was
deemed
ad-
1
i
Page
Two)
VATi:
E.VTI
RPR
SE
J
t
c
irpioyment
at
the
:
f
p
"fit
and
a
maxl-!
a,
minimum
price
iurnt'se
should
be
t
yment
for
our
pr
auction
for
their
ate
enterprise
con-li
(mplnyment
after
w
rru.st
then
be
prc-'
uch
freedom
for
"
'
-m
of
security.
It
U
r.v.ition,
however,
j.".
rntcrprlsc
will
-
w
J
succeed
In
the
?
j
clime
In
the
past
the
highest
living
f
$
the
maximum
fvrr
known
among
".e
War.
Mr.
Kennev
:c
of
America
as
a
a
learned
many
new
iranufacturc
of
new
's
conservation
ol
;
r.d
materials
and
the
"if
good.
on.
a
scale
n
(hp
world
before
'
a
chance,
free
private
cn-(
keep
our
citizens
1
'J
nnpliyctl
after
the
a
Vadlly
raise
oui
living
'"rf
The
solution
will
be
nu
flr;t
in
free
cmintrles
In
uimum
development
of
prl
iim.af.lv
when
such
Inltla-1
ha;,
ben
awmred
that
cx-
be
safeguarded
from
"-c
ary
restraints,
It
will
be
a
hrre
ttato
cntcrprUe
will
vcr
those
fields
where
prl
entc-pusc
cannot
carry
the
p
v
wilt
necessarily
follow
.unoii
win
do
round
In
''o
co-opcratlon
or
the
and
private
cnternri.
hut
n
the
jubmerspnri.
nf
rith.r
wy
iinows
(hat
capitalism
demcrraey
bpcotne.,
n
'on
only
whnn
a
majority
ot
o
the
minority
to
i
i
undue
advantauc
of
thesP
LI
Thc
cvlls
of
capital-nave
been
due
lnriri
tr.
-'..junrss.
his
ust
for
r
anH
n.i...
.....
'Wit,
-ecm
that
human
na
Rabaul
made
a
new
high
total
of
nearly
550
planes.
Partizans
On
Offensive
In
All
Of
Bosnia
LONDON,
Feb.
1
O
Marshal
Tito's
Yugoslav
partisan
forces
are
continuing'
an
offensive
against
the
Nazis
In
east,
south
land
west
Bosnia.
nn
i
w
ii
ni
l
ri
iti.
w
.1
n
I
wtnl
-w
Ito
I
"
Kilt
ii
i
i
mi
mi
i,nr
ijiii
eels
It
tan
Meet
Needs
i
:x;
nnvnin
.'mem
rise
is
on
trim
inr
us
me
I
t
i
to
.survive,
it
must
be
worthy
of
its
sur-rtctlaral
E.
T.
Kenney,
M.L.A.
for
Skeena,
i"
-:
at
me
last
iimcneon
oi
me
rnnce
iui-
It
far
Club.
"We
cannot
return
to
our
pre-war
i?rf'
must
assume
new
responsibilities
for
1
VV
rru.t
movlde
the
c:
ture
rather
than
any
system
Is
at
fault.
ALL
WORTHWHILE
IS
INDIVIDUALISTIC
All
the
worthwhile
work
of
the
human
race
since
creation
has
been
done
by
Individuals
and
progress
has
been
the
greatest
where
man
has
been
most
free.
The
Inventions
and
Improve
ments
which
have
blessed
hu
manlty.
elevated
and
enabled
It
to
attain
Its
present
status
have
been
the
Intellectual
triumphs
of
individuals.
'DlscouraalnK
thrltt
does
'not
bring
about
prosperity,
weaken
lnc
the
strong
does
not
strength
en
the
weak,
taking
away
man's
Initiative
and
Independence
is
not
the
way
to
build
character
and
courage.
We
cannot
help
permanently
those
for
whom
we
do
what
they
could
and
should
do
for
themselves.
"Profit
Is
the
only
source
of
social
security
which
Involves
letting
the
individual
enterpriser
operate
properly.
Some
controls
and
regulations
naturally
arc
necessary
ns
they
piotect
both
business
and
society
alike.
However,
every
.Infringement
by
gov-ernments
Into
the
field
of
free
private
enterprise
weakens
the:
ability
of
the
Individual
to
mcei
he
challenge
In
this
connection,
"There
are
also
responsibilities
ilnced
iinon
private
enterprise
In
the
past
It
may
have
been
In
lined
to
take
credit
on
me
one
hand
and
disclaim
responsibility
in
the
other.
Private
enterprise
cannot
take
credit
for
the
pros-
icrlty
which
we
enjoyed
in
me
nHv
twpnttes
and.
on
the
other
hand
evade
responsibility
for
the
disaster
of
the
early
mimes.
"It
should
be
our
aim
to
pro-rinri
In
n
mnnncr
nnd
at
a
price
which
will
enable
the
people
to
purchase
all
they
can
produce
riniv
hu
i
ho
balancing
of
pur
chasing
power
with
the
cost
of
nrrifhiRtlnn
can
an
exchange
(Continued
on
page
4)
Allies
Are
,
WASHINGTON.
DC
Feb.
1
tf
The
American
Dc-
'
partment
of
State
disclosed
Monday
that
89
separate
major
protests
and
repre-
sentatkma
have
been
sent
to
Tokyo
over
the
treatment
of
captured
American
ser-
vlcemen
but,
apparently,
with
little
or
no
success.
.SEARING
KOMI.
E
Now
Only
16
Miles
Away
Vital
Test
of
Strength
In
Italy,
Bclievrd
Impending
Cana
dian
in
Hard
light.
ALQIER8,
Feb.
1
O-DrttUh
and
American
troops,
bursting
forward
In
a
big
offensive
from
their
invasion
beachhead,
have
struck
to
the
outskirts
of
Cam-
poleonc.
15
miles
southeast
of
Rome,
and
have
also
reached
the
edge
of
Cisterns,
communications
town
on
the
Appian
Way,
14
miles
northwest
of
Anzio.
headquarter
announced
today.
The
Canadians
arc
also
driving
ahead
again
against
stiffened
resistance.
The
vital
test
of
strength
in
.
.
.
.
.
.
i
.
i
tiaiy
is
Deiieyca
w
ov
uniraiu-
j
Ing
as
both
sides.
draw,
up
rc-
;lnforcemcn.
American
troops,
attacking
on
the
main
front
north
of
Cas-slno.
have
hammered
out
new
gains
meanwhile
and
a
field
dMpateh
said
that
German
de
fences
in
the
corridor
nortn-
west
of
Cassino
were
beginning
to
crumble.
Canadians
of
the
Eighth
Army
have
attacked
In
the
di-rccilon
of
Toilo.
it
was
an
nounced,
with
a
short
advance
putting
them
astride
the
Tollo-VUlaeradc.
road
where
the
Germans
were
found
solidly
entrenched
with
excellent
de
fences.
Revenues
Down
At
Year's
Start
Revenues
totalling
$38,883.88
were
collected
at
the
custom?
pott
of
Prince
Rupert
during
January.
This
figure
is
below
both
the
previous
month,
and
the
corresponding
month
of
las.
year.
December's
total
was
$58,-066.17
and
customs
receipt,
during
January.
1943,
were
$86.
.53.85,
BULLETINS
SPAIN
TO
BREAK
BUENOS
AIRES.
It
was
said
authoritatively
here
yes-tcnlay
(hat
Spain
was
about
to
break
off
relations
with
the
Ash
due
to
United
States
and
Hr.tKh
pressure.
Sir
Samuel
lioarr,
British
ambassador
to
Spain,
hail
a
mreting
yesterday
in
.Madrid
with
General
Franco.
CLAIMS
ALLIED
SINKINGS
BERLIN
German
claims
are
that
seventeen
Al.ied
merchant
venels,
23
destroyers,
two
submarines
and
three
landing
barge
were
sunk
during
KAKTliqUAKK
IN
TURKEY
LONDON.
An
official
sels-mngraph
here
was
thrown
out
of
arijuttmrnt
by
the
severity
of
an
earthquake
shock
which
was
later
learned
to
have
centred
In
Turkey,
a
town
18
miles
of
Istanbul
and
twenty
miles
north
of
the
Black
Sea
beins
severely
struck.
IS
NOT
APPROVED
VANCOUVER
The
Vancouver
city
council
dxs
not
approve
of
the
hith
valuation
placed
on
avsrts
of
the
British
Columbia
Electric
Railway
by
the
Public
Utilities
Commission
of
British
Columbia.
FIFTEEN
CLERKS
SUSPENDED
VANCOUVER.
Several
liquor
store
clerks
here
have
been
suspended.
They
Include
some
cf
the
oldest
clerks
in
the
NARCOTICS
BLAMED
VANCOUVER.
.Magistrate
Bruce
Boyd,
In"
comment
In'
police
court
yesterday,
said
that
narcotics
were
responsible
for
ninety
per
cent
of
the
crimes
In
Vancouver.
WESTMINSTER
WLNS
VANCOUVER,
New
Westminster
I-ottrstars
defeated
Vancouver
St.
Ileitis
I
to
2
in
Pacific
Coast
hockey
last
nltht.
WAS
NOT
OFFICIAL
I.ONDON.
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill,
in
a
statement
today,
said
that
Lord
Halifax
was
not
making
a
pronouncement
on
behalf
at
the
British
eovernment
when
he
spoke
at
Toronto
last
week
although
the
speech,
he
felt,
was
a
"valuable
contribution
to
the
subject."
MAY
BE
LESS
BI'TlUt
OTTAWA.
The
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board
warned
today
that
the
butter
ration
may
have
to
be
reduced
from
eijht
ounces
per
week.
FIRST
AIRWOMEN
TRAIN
AS
RCAF
SIGNALS
OFFICERS
Stepping
Into
one
more
field
hitherto
occupied
exclusively
by
men,
members
ot
the
RCAF
Women's
Division
are
now
training
to
become
signals
officers,
at
No.
3
Wireless
School
in
Winnipeg.
The
six-month
course
Is
a
tough
one,
including
transmission
by
wireless
and
Aldls
lamp,
theory
of
radio,
direction
finding,
signals
equipment,
signals
procedu
rn"
p''.,'t'"-
It
EPS
SWEEP
ON
Are
Close
To
Estonia
Important
Railway
Point
of
Kingitcpp
lias
Been
Entered
.
LONDON,
Feb.
1
Russian
forces
smashed
nearer
the
Es
tonian
frontier
today
as
the
Leningrad
army
reached
the
suburbs
of
Kinglsepp,
last
rail
station
short
of
the
frontier,
fiaht
milfv.
HUtnf
Rt
trnnns
Stl
EARLY
ELECTION-
prosecution
of
the
war.
There
was
no
intention
of
calling
an
t
lection
until
after
hostilities
?nd
unless
extraordinary
circumstances
arose,
the
present
Parliament
would
carry
on
and
the
liberal
government
would
stay
hi
power
until
after
the
war
was
won
unless
it
was
prevented
from
properly
carrying
on
the
business
of
government.
The
term
of
office
would
not
ordinarily
expire
until
June.
1945
and.
of
course
he
could
not
say
what
the
situation
would
be
when
statutory
life
of
the
government
expired.
The
Prime
Minister
admitted
that.uude;
ordinary
circumstances,
he
would
not
favor
seeklns
an
extension
of
the
life
of
Parliament
unless
there
were
strong
reasons
for
so
doing.
Mr.
King
made
it
clear
that
hr
LOCAL
MAN
GRADUATES
.
DA
FOE,
Sask.
William
V.
Kyle,
formerly
of
the
Canadian
National
Telegraphs
at
Prince
Rupert,
recently
graduated
as
a
wireless
air
gunner
from
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
bombing
and
gunnery
school
here.
MAITLAND'S
SON
MISSING
VANCOUVER.
Flight
Lieutenant
N.
J.
Maitland,
son
of
Attorney
General
and
Mrs.
R.
L.
Maitland,
Is
listed
as
missing
with
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force.
Immunization
low
crossed
the
Luga
River.
27Uoc
7o1ioK1o
jniles
southeast
of
Klnglsepp.
I
"
u,uuflv
Capture
of
the
latter
city
was
part
of
the
relentlcs
Russian
drive
toward
Nanra.
inside
The
value
of
immunization
by
of
toxoid
was
anroly
demonstrated
Estonian
frontier
and
13
miles
in
the
recent
epidemic
of
dlph
from
Klnglsepp.
1
'4
RUSSIAN
ATTACKS
!
MOSCOW.
The
newspaiter
Isvertia
attacked
the
Vatican
'
lod3y
for
the
"inglariouss
attitude
towards
Fascism."
The
Amy
newspaper
Red
Star
condemned
Spain
for
assist
in
f
Germany.
therla
at
Terrace,
according
v:
Dr.
Roger
O.
Knlpe.
director
of
the
Prinee
Rupert
Public
Health
Unit.
There
were
actually
no
cases
of
diphtheria
to
develop
from
the
cases
which
had
ben
j
toxoided.
Dr.
Knlpe
says,
adding
that
the
epidemic
would
un
doubtedly
have
been
much
worse
had
It
not
been
for
the
toxolding.
MACKENZIE
KING
EXPECTS
10
BE
PRIME
MINISTER
AS
LONG
AS
WAR
IN
PROGRESS
OTTAWA.
Feb.
1
"I
intend
to
remain
Prime
Minister
until
the
war
is
won,"
declared
Prime
Min
ister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
in
speaking
be-
i
i
1
?
i.
l
fT'l.
,
,
lore
tne
tiouse
qi
commons
yesieraay
m
me
mruiit.
nt-anJ
-jl"tln
eanv
ejection,
siaiinir
mat
no
eit'ciiuu
nuuiu
uc
alfotfed
to
interfere
with
the
,
The
Prime
Minister
suggested
that
it
was
the
duty
of
John
Bracken,
the
Conservative-Progressive
leader,
to
spek
a
seat
in
the
House
as
soon
as
possible.
Gordon
Oraydoon.
House
leader
of
the
Conservative
Progress
party,
moved
an
amendment,
tantamount
to
a
vote
of
non-confidence,
regretting
the
omission
of
the
government
to
provide
an
adequate
social
security
'
program.
The
Prime
Minister
said
he
did
not
Support
the
opinion
of
Lord
Halifax,
ambassador
to
the
United
States,
that
the
British
Commonwealth
of
Nations
must
seek
a
power
block
to
balance
other
Allied
powers
after
the
war.
Lord
Halifax,
he
believed,
was
speak-Ine
as
an
individual
and
not
or.
behalf
of
the
British
government.
Mr.
Kins
saW
he
favored
colla-
could
se?
no
prospeet
of
an
early
boration
with
all
other
nations
end
of
the
war
ard
an
appalling
!
supporting
peace.
Nor
did
the
situation
might
have
to
be
faced
Prime
Minister
Jan
C.
Smuts
of
before
the
conflict
ended.
South
Africa.
tion
During
the
last
weeks
the
girls
get
16
hours
In
the
air
a.
wireless
operators,
to
give
them
an
appreciation
of
the
place
or
their
ground
lob
in
aerial
communication.
These
pictures
show
four
of
the
girls
In
the-
first
class
at
work
on
various
types
of
radio
and
wireless
equipment.
Left
to
right,
they
are
Alma
Lauer
of
Dysart,
Sask.;Betty
Dowler
of
Edmonton;
s.'-i;i
rc
f
v?rr,v'"T,
ri
rort).?
Armstrong
of
Reglna.
Local
Tides
oca
Temperature
Wednesday,
Feb.
2
High
7:43
19.0
feet
47
ax..ui"
20:51
15.8
feet
40
Low
1:04
8.0
feet
minium
14:23
'6.9
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM-BfAS-:
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APER
XXIII
Nr.
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PRINCE
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TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY
1,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
ri
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c
i
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oi
rixecuuve
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oenne
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to
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civic
centre
project
.
JV
J'i
interest
to
a
of
the
people
vVL
ice
Rupert
pr
thev
are
"permanent
rel
only
here
I.
"
cf'itnu
T
M
Vniiiurf
S
A.,
nf
Hi..
t,;e
committee
of
the
rrin
rtupert
Civic
A
ociation.
To
those
who
have
been
F
mcc
Rupert
for
-
-
"unl'SPARAIII
KFPT
;:teps
that
have
a:
hievc
a
civic
wairh
would
not
UNDER
ATTACK
tertalnmcnt
for1
-
would
be
of
ALLIED
1
1
EADQUARTER8
In
-.3
up
the
physi-
NEW
GUINEA.
Feb.
1
C
-
tandards
of
our
.Twenty-four
and
possibly
as
many
as
thirty
Japanese
fighter
planes
were
shot
down
when
American
bombers
raided
Ra-
baul,
New
Britain,
Saturday,
headquarters
announced
today
The
raiders
shattered
gun
post
lions
and
building
at
Rabaul
Japanese
losses
in
January
Victoria
Session
Is
Opened
t
Protests
All
Go
Unheeded
Comprehensive
Throne
Speech
Covers
Variety
Of
Important
Subjects
Postwar
Reconstruction
Measures
Are
Principal
Feature
Taxation
Relief,
Industrial
Development
and
Public
Works.
VICTORIA,
Feb.
1
The
session
of
the
Legislature
was
opened
this
afternoon
by
Hon.
W.
C.
Woodward,
Lieutenant
Governor,
who
presented
a
Speech
from
the
Throne
which
covered
a
wide
variety
of
subjects
of
paramount
importance,
forecasting
a
program
of
legislation
which
assures
the
session
of
being
one
of
the
busiest
In
years.
Postwar
reconstruction
measures
were
the
principal
feature
of
the
Speech
from
the
Throne
which
also
promised
relief
measures,
cartaln
changes
In
educational
matters,
industrial
research
and
encouragement,
an
extensive
public
works
program
as
soon
as
practicable,
further
social
benefits
and
certain
changes
in
the
civil
service.
The
address
in
reply
to
the
Speech
from
the
Throne
is
being
moved
by
R.
C
MacDonald
of
Dewdney,
seconded
by
R.
II.
Carson,
Kamloops.
The
debate
is
proceeding
immediately.
VICTORIA
FCRAM
THR(L
IN
LEGISLATURt
PbstwrRehabthtatiori;
Tax
Relief,
Feace
River
Outlet,
Social
.Measures.
"Mr.
Speaker
and
members
of
the
Legislative
Assembly:
I
welcome
you
to
the
third
session
of
the
twentieth
parliament
of
British
Columbia.
Events
or
the-
past
twelve
months
on
the
battle
fionts
have
been
most
encouragin?
and
give
rise
to
the
hope
that
we
are
approaching
the
concluding
phase.
The
attainment
of
victory
still
remains
the
paramount
task
but
there
is
one
factor
which
stands
out
very
clearly
we
have
passed
from
the
defensive
to
the
offensive.
This
position
has
not
been
reached
without
many
sacrifices.
Nor
in
the
days
to.
come
will
there
be
a
surcease
of
suffering
only
peace
can
bring
about.
The
government
Is
deeply
conscious
ot
the
price
that
has
been
paid
by
the
loss
of
loved
ones
who
suffer
that
we
may
live
in
security
and
New
Landings:
By!
Americans
Bombing
At
Wake
Tokyo
Preparing
Japanese
For
i
Bad
News
Fiom
Marshalls
"Superior"
American
Forces.
LANDINGS
ANNOUNCED
PEARL
HARBOR,
Feb.
L
It
was
officially
announced
today
that
United
States
air
and
naval
assault
forces
had
landed
on
the
Marshall
Islands.
They
met
heavy
enemy
resistance
but
have
established
several
beacheads.
PEARL
HARBOR,
Feb.
1
Bombing
by
two
squadrons
ot
seaplanes.
Intended
to
prevent
Japan's
Wake
Island
air
base
from
interfering
with
the
cur
rent
American
offensive
in
mid
'that
subjugated
nations
might
be
liberated.
Since
the
legislature
last
convened
British
Columbia
again
has
had
the
pleasure
and
honor
of
a
visit
from
His
Excellency,
the
Earl
of
Ath-lone,
Governor
General
and
Her
Royal
Highness,
the
Princess
Alice.
As
in
the
past
His
Excellency
and
Her
Royal
Highness
devoted
much
of
their
time
to
visiting
men
and
women
in
the
services.
The
approach
of
victory
brings
with
It
new
responsibilities
and
my
government
is
prepared
to
meet
them
fully
and
will
present
further
legislation
desired
to
establish
a
well
defined
program
of
rehabilitation
within
the
scope
f
Its
Jurisdiction
and
of
a
ype
that
will
conform
with
he
plans
devised
by
federal
authorities.
The
urgent
need
of
positive
Lplanninc-
for,
poslwat
rehab-.
-,.
ilitation
and
reconstruction
calls
for
the
early
and
concerned
efforts
of
the
national
and
provincial
governments
In
Canada.
My
government
has
agreed
to
the
calling
of
dominion
-
provincial
conference
at
Ottawa
to
discuss
these
problems
and
will
cooperate
fully
In
such
measures
as
will
best
advance
the
object
of
our
common
purpose.
REHABILITATION
FOR
AFTER
WAR
Provision
will
be
made
for
the
establishment
ot
a
bureau
of
postwar
rehabilitation
and
construction
under
a
committee
of
the
cabinet
In
order
to
co-ordinate
the
work
of
the
various
departments
of
the
provincial
services
and
to
fit
those
measures
which
come
within
the
scope
of
provincial
jurisdiction
into
the
larger
program
devised
by
the
dominion
authorities.
Appropriations
will
be
submitted
for
the
establishment
and
maintenance
of
a
forest
product
laboratory
at
the
University
of
British
Columbia
in
conjunction
with
the
dominion
government
and
private
industry.
Provision
will
be
asked
for
the
creation
of
a
British
Columbia
Industrial
research
council
designed
to
carry
on
teneral
research
work
with
(Continued
on
page
4)
JUKE
BOX
IS
RIFLED
Thieves
broke
into
the
United
Services
Organizations
Soldiers'
Centre
in
the
Empress
Block
aC
Third
Avenue
and
Sixth
Street
last
night",
rifling
an
automatic
record
playing
machine
of
its
cash
contents,
and
taking
a
small
quantity
of
cigarettes.
Islands
were
cloaked
by
official
silence.
Tokyo,
suggesting
that
landings
might
already
have
been
effected
by
the
Americans
on
the
Jrtarshalls,
referred
to
su-
voMtu
nnrted
last
nlzht
1
nerlor
Allied
forces'
raiding
by
the
United
States
Navy
but,
those
Islands
since
Sunday
In
further
operations
of
.a
mighty
new
offensive
.operations
on
a
task
force
against
the
Marshall
large
scale.
!