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292
PRINCE
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RUPERT,
.
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
14,
1944
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Jack
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Nanalmo
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at
yesterday's
lun-a.
voted
the
sum
of
$60
to
ftlI"rmakcrs,
Club
to
assist
purchauing
boxing
gloves.
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"ber
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Dlackbournc.
m
Los
Angeles,
and
Lieut.
A
ing
up
to
our
own
people
by
a
direct
route,
the
great
Peace
River
section
in
the
northern
part
01
the
Province,
and
to
allow
our..
Mr
.nn
.
own
citizens
in
tne
Peace
Kiverjhlthe
to
been
assessed.
Exist
to
do
business
with
us
instead;
ins;
mines
to
date
have
paid
a'
"
nr
aT"aYVeserit'
"Tftgcorrt-frOi'Slty.
bnorpertorV
ai?d
will
pelled
to
do
everywing
wun
aj-berta."
said
Hon.
Herbert
Ans-comb,
minister
of
public
works,
In
a
radio
broadcast
last
night
outlining
the
government's
post-
P..:isc
Rupert
Gyro
Club.
,
the
of
tne
Socialist
Opposition
was
caustic
In
his
remark
last
month
that
we
had
not
yet
started
on
the
construction
of
this
route
perhaps
His
knowledge
of
conditions
is
so
limited
that
he
does
not
even
know
that
machines,
materials
and
men
arc
still
required
for
war
first
and
are
not
now
available
for
developments
of
peace.
"And
may
I
while
rererring
to
the
Peace
River
connection,
just
point
out
that
the
vast
potential
resources
of
the
Peace
River
district
are
not
generally
known.
As
a
matter
of
actual
fact
this
year
there
has
already
been
shipped
out
of
that
territory
some
nineteen
million
bushels
of
wheat
and
there
are
five
million
yet
to
come
out.
That
Is
annual
production
now.
There
arc
tremendous
known
coal
resources.
We
have
dealt
with
that
by
legislation
so
that
they
can
be
orougnc
inio
piouuu-
tion
immediately
the
time
is
ripe.
't
Brook,
overseas
with
the
We
have
also
provided
that
the
y
Province
will
receive
a
much
ONLY
8
MORE
SHOPPING
DAYS
TILL
CHRISTMAS
Include
.
THE
VARIETY
STORE
IN
YOUR
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING'
TOUR
continue
to
do
so,
but
new
ones
in
future
will
pay
25c
per
ton,
indicating
very
clearly
that
this
Government
proposes
to
see
that
the
natural
assets
of
the
Province
are
not
dissipated
without
the
citizens-
receiving
an
fineries,
there
can
be
no
doubt,
but
It
is
within
the
range
of
possibility
.that
private
enterprise
may
undertake
that.
As
you
know,
a
former
Government
invested
some
six
or
seven
Hundred
thousand
dollars
in
an
oil
well
there,
which
proved
unsuc
cessful,
but
that
is
no
reason
why
we
should
not
be
willing
to
make
a
reasonable
deal
with
private
enterprise
to
investigate
the
possibility,
and
get
some
field
of
production
If
they
are
so
able.
"Now
this
great
road
development
plan
that
I
was
speaking
of
Is
not
only
on
paper
and
ready
for
after
war
development.
We
are
now
proceeding,
and
have
been
for
va
long
time,
with
the
necessary
surveys
and
acquisition
of
property
where
required
so
that
we
may
be
ready
to
proceed
with
construction
the
moment
the
signal
Is
given.
Modernization
of
All
Highways
The
program
itself
provides
for
the
modernization
of
our
main
highways
in
every
section
of
the
Province.
(A)
Vancouver
Island,
which
must
as
time
passes,
look
more
and
more
to
the
Tourist
Industry,
should
Continued
on
Page
6
PI
prtion
i
tn
surrender
to
Allied
forces
apnroachlne
them
In
Gellenklrchen.
Germany.
Here,
hands
M
and
with
white
flag
denoting
surrender,
the
Nazis
say
they've
had
'enough.
PROTESTS
1L
MAI1L
fL
i'UXUL
Aition
in
Giecce,
Says
urtmii
MHjni
iji'l.
it
vr
1
111111;
He:
today
that
the
Do-
i
i.zd
been
kept
fully
in-
1
r
T-i
1
1
1
1-
1
!
...
1
j
G;
sc
:e
and
no
protest
bee
1
received
from
any
Do-11
a'
?i
nrtlnn
which
had
ukcx
.C:;ur
:hm
met
with
a
bar-f
quc;tions
and
accusa-
.
He
norcd
the
interroga
!
a
Labor
-member:
"How
i.zi
intend
to
go
on
with
.i'T
of
our
Greek
com-
.r
riimn
jvuiiiNLt?r
iiiiilcu
.j
r.
;ht
deliver
an
address
J
.
an
soon
on
the
Greek
nrnrrnr
GYRO
CLUB
Provincial
Highway
Program
New
Road
From
Prince
George
to
Peace
River;
Improvements
to
Rupert
Minister
of
Public
Works
Discusses
Program
Which
Is
Ready
to
Start
As
Soon
As
Men,
Machines
and
Materials
Arc
Available
VICTORIA,
Dec.
14
"We
have
already
provided
some
five
million
dollars
with
which
to
construct
a
road
from
Prince
George
to
Dawson
Creek,
a
dis
tance
of
294
miles,
for
the
express
purpose
of
open
Appears
To
Be
Looming
Close
Result
in
Vancouver
Mayoralty
Polling
Non-Partizans
Win
Council
Seats
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
14
(!)
In
the
civic
election
which
took
place
yesterday
In
Vancouver,
after
a
close
fight,
Mayor
J.
W.
Cornett
was
returned
to
office
for
a
third
term
as
chief
magistrate.
Cornett
defeated
the
C.C.F.
candidate,
Albert
Alsbury
by
only
479
votes.
In
third
place
was
the
Non-Partizan
candidate,
Alderman
George
Worthington,
1280
votes
behind
Mr.
Cornett.
Mr.
Cornett
ran
on
the
Inde
pendent
ticket
and
was
given
a
close
race
by
both
Alsbury
and
Worthington.
Nine
money
by-laws
totalling
just
under
five
million
dollars
were
passed
by
a
thrcc-to-one
majority.
The
by-laws
dealt
with
Nurses
Homes,
parks
and
other
civic
Improvements.
The
Non-Partlsan
candidates
for
alderman
were
elected
while
Non-Partlsan
candidates
also
won
the
race
for
school
and
park
board
seats
with
the
exception
of
Arnold
Webster,
a
C.C.F.
candidate,
who
was
re-elected
to
the
Parks
Board.
MORE
JAP
ADMIRALS
ARE
DEAD
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Dec.
14
CP
-
adequate
return
for
them.
The
t
The
death
of
five
more
Japan
-
amount
of
known
resources
of
coal
are
so
vast
that
they
stagger
the
Imagination.
It
Is
also
of
a
very
high
quality.
It
must
be
assured,
naturally,
that
development
on
a
large
scale
of
that
natural
resource
cannot
be
made
until
a
railway
enters
the
Peace.
That
also
will,
be
dealt
with
in
due
time
and
In
the
proper
way.
"The
other
great
natural
rer
source
that
we
have
reason
to
think
is
there,
is
oil.
We
have
taken
the
necessary
steps
by
legislation
to
provide
facilities,
and
encouragement,
for
private
enterprise
to
go
Into
that
territory
and
see
what
they
can
do
in
that
direction.
That
it
would
be
tremendously
costly
to
bring
out
because
of
the
vast
distance
involved,
and
the
immense
cost
of
plpllncs
and
re
ese
admirals
has
been
announc
ed
by
the
Tokyo
radio.
Checking
the
records,
we
find
that
the
Japanese
have
acknowledged
the
death
of
seventy-nine
admirals
since
last
may.
U.S.
COAST
GUARD
SMASHED
NAZI
BIDS
FOR
GREENLAND
OUTPOSTS
WASHINGTON,
Dec.
14
(CP)
Four
United
States
Coast
Guard
cutters
operating
in
ice-packed
Arctic
waters
smashed
a
determined
Nazi
effort
to
establish
fortified
bases
in
Greenland
during
the
early
fall,
the
Navy
department
reported
today.
!
A
series
of
battles
resulted
in
the
sinking
of
one
German
armed
trawler,
the
capture
of
another
and
the
abandonment
of
a
third-
Sixty
prisoners
were
taken,
and
a
Nazi
radio
station
captured
and
destroyed.
In
addition,
a
German
bomber
attack
was
beaten
off
in
the
series
of
actions
which
lasted
from
Julv
to
October.
MAKE
BALLOTS
COUNT,
REQUESTED
With
Indications
that
today's
vote
may
be
the
largest
ever
cast
in
a
Prince
Rupert
civic
election,
Returning
Officer
II.
V.
Thain
was
offering
a
word
of
advice
to
voters.
."People
are
just
wasting
their
time
If
they
take
the
trouble'
to
vote,
then
mark
their
ballots
wrongly,"
he
said.
"There
is
only
one
way
to
mark
a
ballot
and
that
is
with
a
large
'X
after
the
candidate's
name
in
black
pencil.
Ink
marks
on
a
ballot
disqualify
it."
Mr.
Thain
said
that
out
of
816
cast
at
last
ycarl?
elections,
mom
than
70
Mfba
spoiled.
Thal'-Va
verjrhigh
percentage
and
could
have
been
avoided
if
people
would
learn
how
to
vote,"
he
added.
Voters
should
be
careful
In
counting
the
number
of
seate
open,
the
returning
officer
warned.
The
main
reason
for
spoiled
ballots
last
year
was
that
some
voters
voted
for
more
candidates
than
there
were
seats
to
be
filled.
"There
were
four
aldermanic
seats
open
last
year,
just
as
there
are
this
year,
yet
some
people
WAR
NEWS
Canadians
Making
Headway
ROME
The
Canadians
have
enlarged
their
Lanione
River
bridgeheads
in
Italy
this
morning
after
beating
off
powerful
German
counter-attacks.
After
establishing
a
six
thousand
yard
front
across
the
river
yesterday,
the
Canadians
fanned
out
and
cut
the
Ravenna-I'crraia
Highway,
and
other
Can
adian
units
made
another
crossing
of
.the
Lamone
at
Mezzano
five
miles
north
of
the
original
crossings.
Russians
Grip
Budapest
MOSCOW
The
Russian
grip
on
the
Hungarian
capital
of
Budapest
is
tightening.
The
Soviet
communique
tells
of
the
capture
of
two
towns
near
the
outskirts
of
the
city.
The
Germans,
however,
continue
to
put
ijp
fierce
resistance
In
the
area.
Americans
Pushing
On
PARIS
One
of
the
longest
lulls
of
the
entire
campaign
along
the
western
front
has
settled
over
the
Ililtlsh
and
Can
adian
sectors
in
Holland.
Had
weather
and
flood
waters
arc
doing
much
to
bring
the
offensive
to
a
temporary
halt.
The
Amcilcan
First
Army,
however,
is
shoving
forward
and
two
divisions
have
made
gains
up
t
two
miles
along
both
sides
of
the
Rocr
River
southwest
of
the
enemy
base
at
Ducrcn.
The
Americans
have
cleared
the
Germans
from
the
village
of
Schophovcn,
on
the
west
bank
of
the
Roer
River
between
Juelich
and
Duercn,
overcoming
strong
enemy
resistance
in
their
advance.
The
American
Third
Army
is
making
limited
progress
in
the
Saar
Itasin,
anil
the
Seventh
Army
has
been
slowed
somewhat
In
its
drive
to
the
German
border
through
the
province
of
Alsace.
Superforts
Hit
Thailand
NEW
DELHI
India-based
lt-29's
struck-at
enemy
military
targets
In
Thailand
today.
Itcngkok,
and
also
Rangoon
in
Ilurma,
were
hit.
The
last
superfortress
raid
on
Thailand
bases
was
on
November
twenty-hcyenth.
While
full
details
are
still
lacking,
it
is
known
that
yesterday's
IJ-29
assault
on
the
Japanese
city
of
Nagoya
caused
extensive
damage.
Mopping
Up
On
Layte
ORMOC,
Ltytc
The
Allied
mopping-up
campaign
on
Leyte
Island
in
the
central
Philippines
continues,
with
the
Japanese
losing
heavily.
It
is
interesting
to
not
that
apparently
not
all
Japanese
are
aware
of
the
fact
that
the
Allies
have
cap-ured
the
important
harbor
base
of
Ormoc.
Tuesday
night
three
small
enemy
freighters
loaded
with
troops
attempted
to
put
into
Ormoc.
All
three
vessels
were
immediately
sent
to
the
bottom.
The
Japanese,
meantime,
claim
their
fliers
have
set
two
Allied
cruisers
afire,
but
there
is
no
Allied
confirmation
of
this
claim.
voted
for
six
aldermen."
Some
voters
who
were
aDDar
End
of
Strife
May
Come
Within
Day;
Removal
of
Premier
Is
Leftist
Desire
cntly
used
to
the
proportional
I
bccn
learned
representation
system
marked
their
ballots
1-2-3-4-
and
these
were
thrown
out.
Mr.
Thain
said
that
816
people
whvyoted
last
year
rep-t?
,yuit
half
the
names
isi-
cVv&terV
list
and
this
was
proportion.
$u
some
towns
only
25.'
per
cent
of
the
electors
ase'
the
vote,"
he
said,
"
.
There
are
more
Uian
2,000
names
on
this
year's
voters'
list,
Officer
Called
About
Election
The
Junior
Chamber,
of
Com
merce
campaign
to
"get
out
the
vote"
was
clicking
last
night
and
there
were
few
voters
with
telephones
who
were
not
called
up
to
remind
them
that
today
was
municipal
election
day.
Even
the
city
clerk
and
returning
officer,
Hi
D.
Thain,
received
a
call
to
remind
him
of
it.
STRUCK
BY
CAR-DIES
Victim
of
a
traffic
accident
on
Second
avenue
at
11:15
last
night
George
Ross,
a
guard
employe
by
the
U.S.
military
authorities,
succumbed
to
Injuries
In
the
American
hospital
a
short
time
later.
Police
say
he
was
struck
by
a
light
truck
while
crossing
the
avenue
between
Eighth
and
Ninth
streets
while
In
the
course
of
his
duties,
The
truck
Is
a
light
vehicle
owned
by
the
U.S.
army.
Ross
was
a
Canadian.
First
to
arrive
on
the
scene
of
the
accident
were
Corp.
A.
T.
Lashmar
and
Constable
Hamblln
I
of
tne
city
police.
There
were
I
no
close
witnesses
to
the
acci
dent,
they
were
told.
The
truck
had
been
travelling
eastward
when
Ross
was
struck
down.
Calls
were
sent
In
to
the
city
ambulance
and
to
the
American
ambulance.
The
American
ambulance
arrived
first
and
took
the
injured
man
to
the
Acropolis
hospital.
He
died
a
short
time
later.
A
preliminary
Investigation
was
begun
by
miliary
authorities.
Ross
was
struck
by
the
right
front
fender.
The
headlight
of
the
truck
was
knocked
askew
j
by
the
force
of
the
blow.
j
It
was
the
second
traffic
fat-;
allty
of
the
year.
In
August
a
child
died
after
being
struck
by
;
a
jeep
on
Eleventh
Avenue.
j
Ross
roomed
at
a
house
on
Market
Circle.
It
Is-
not
known
I
If
he
had
any
family.
PRISONERS
BLAMED
TIVERTON,
Eng.
0
Italian
prisoners
of
war
were
blamed
for
posters
of
Hitler,
Mussolini
and
Oswald
Mosely
pasted
on
buildings
of
two
Tiverton
streets.
Fascist
symbols
were
marked
on
store
windows.
ATHENS,
Dec.
14
(CP)
A
settlement
between
the
Greek
leftists
and
the
British
authorities
to
end
the
strife
in
Greece
might
come
today,
it
was
expected.
It
is
understood
that
the
Greek
Left
Wing
is
willing
to
come
to
some
sort
of
agreement
with
the
Brit-
John
Good
Gets
Army
Commission
John
Good,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
F.
N.
Good,
of
Prince
Rupert,
has
received
his
certifiate
as
Lieutenant
in
the
Canadian
Army
after
graduating
from
the
Canadian
Army
Officers
Training
centre
at
Brockvlllc,
Ontario,
on
December
9,
it
has
vanc
-Over
election
VANCOUVER
There
was
a
light
poll
because
of
the
heavy
blanket
of
fog
.
aich
lay
over
the
city
tliroiighoo
the
after
noon
and
evening.
i
ish
authorities
They
will
obey
the
British
ruling,
it
is
believed,
if
they
are
allowed
to
form
a
new
national
government
headed
by
some
one
other
than
the
present
premier,
George
Papand-reius.
The
fighting
in
Greece
con
tinued
this
morning,
with
the
movement
of
guerilla
forces
n
ported
throughout
the
co
Later
in
the
day
an
almost
coi
plete
lull
settled
down
in
fighting.
Casualties
have
beerx
lioatrtr
TOrlHcli
fnrnpc
ViiiVA-
ed
most
of
the
port
ctte
raacud
aiiu
owij
tg
HaS5
been
going
on
in
theprVtrii
sector
of
the
Greek
capltalggt,
VOTERS
STREAM
TO
POLLSJNif
WHAT
MAY
BE
HEAVIEST
POLL?
Duiierms
NEW
BOILERMAKERS'
HEAD
VANCOUVER
William
Stewart
has
been
defeated
as
the
new
head
of
the
Boilermakers'
and
Iron'
Shipbuilders'
Union.
C.
A.
Henderson
was
elected
in
his
stead.
ISLAND
MERCY
FLIGHT
QUEEN
CHARLOTTE
CITY
A
Moresby
Island
logger
has
been
delivered
by
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
plane
and
crash
boat
to
the
local
hospital.
He
was
stricken
with
acute
appendicitis.
NO
TRAINS
IN
REICH
LONDON
So
serious
has
been
the
damage
done
by
bombing
to
German
railways
that
virtually
no
passenger
trains
are
now
operating
in
the
Reich.
MOVIE
ACTRE.SS
DEAI
HOLLYWOOD
Lupe
Vclez,
well-known
Mexican
"spitfire"
actress,
was
found
dead
in
Iter
Beverley
Hills
home
today.
Thirty-four
years
of
age,
she
is
believed
to
have
been
the
victim
of
an
overdose
of
sleeping
powder.
FERRIES
COLLIDE
VANCOUVER
Dense
fog
continues
in
Vancouver.
Two
ferry
boats
collided
in
the
harbor
near
the
Vancouver
side
dock
but
no
one
was
hurt.
There
is
also
fog
and
frost
in
Seattle
and
there
are
so
many
injuries
that
hospitals
cannot
keep
track
of
them.
GOVT
TAKES
TRACK
AGUA
CALENTE
The
Mexican
government
has
seized
the
famous
tare
track
and
bull
ring
here.
KING
la
YEARS
OLD
LONDON
King
George
celebrated
his
forty-ninth
birthday
without
ceremony.
i.eiore
ueciors
untryak
mm
Vanguard
of
some
2,000
Prince
Rupert
voters
began
to
stream
to
the
polling
station
in
City
Council
chamber
at
the
City
Hall
at
8
o'clock
this
morning
to
start
olf
what
Is
expected
to
be
an
all-time
record
vote.
They
will
elect
tour
aldermen
and
three
school
board
trustees
and
approximately
three-quarters
of
the
voters
who
are
ratepayers
will
signify
their
attitude
toward
the,
bus
purchase
by-law
approved
by
city
council
last
month.
In
the
first
hour,
and
a
half
of
voting
approximately
50
voters
had
put
their
ballots
in
the
boxes.
Mayor
II.
M.
Daggett,
who
was
elected
by
acclamation,
at
the
close
of
nominations
Monday,
shared
the
privilege
of
being
the
first
to
vote
with
Mrs.
A.
B.
Love,
who
for
the
third
straight
year
has
had
the
distinction.
Mrs.
Love
presented
herself
at
the
second
table
at
the
time
voting
began.
Present
in
the
polling
station
are
returning
officer
II.
p.
Thain,
six
deputy
returning
officers
and
the
scrutineers
6t
the
candidates.
At
the
ballot
tables
are
Mes-dames
Agnes
Pierce,
Gwendo
lyn
Thain,
Kathleen
Hamblin,
Dorothy
Becker,
Dorothy
Kiel-back
and
Florence
Huchek.
as
deputies.
This
year's
voters'
list,
the
largest
In
the
history
of
the
city,
comprises
2,037
names.
However,
only
three
quarters
of
this
number,
or
1,524
are
ratepayers
entitled
to
vote
on
the
bus
purchase
by-law.
'
Total
vote
cast
last
year
was
819.
At
11
o'clock
last
year
103
votes
had
been
cast.
At
11
o'clock
today
152
people
had
voted.
At
12
o'clock
today
231
votes
had
been
cast
as
against
196
last
yearj
so
a
much
larger
vole
is
being
recorded.
A
Slate
Worth
Noting
.
.
.
NON-PARTISAN
CANDIDATES
ALDERMEN
Thomas
B.
Black
C.
G.
Ham
R.
McKay
J.
II.
Mair
SCHOOL
TRUSTHKS
A.
Don
Ritchie
I).
Wood
Dr.
R.
G.
Large