in
hilation
of
Nipr
Fro.
is
fji
ocrman
now
numbering
jr'
pecked
at
the
s
lth
two
fruitless
uthwt
.t
of
Carroceto
h;
F'..'!j
Army
steaded
lj
pO-'ltillVv
resulted
French
M
ur.t
Abate
on
"
t
but
artillery
.
,:.
tknusl
a,
rir
v
on
me
wan
in
action
j
come
small
ad-
CULMK
r
us
Tit
irr
i.
i
n
iiiilx
II
li
1
1
1
1
V
I
t
.i
f
r
i
i
.
.
.
.
"llMI1MUril
III
llmpital
Sprakrr
Rotary
Club.
t
'".g
the
In-
r
p:
ablem
but.
at
mtthli
of
trealmen'.
ij
fie
u
increasing
in
itlttt
Dr
W
8.
Bar-
1
r..
of
rnnua-
H
-!ta
told
the
R
'a
v
ciub
a'
y
lit
t
Id
or
zr.i
Improvement
'-
'
f
r
th?
Jlar
natives
cxptntation
that
t'.
rc
would
.be
the
health
edu-
ncrthlrd
of
the
,iini
ri
i
n
.
.
v.
.
i
--!.
vj
lUWICUiUAll
-a,
Di
Barclay,
sold,
.
y
of
these
hav
:
of
one
form
nr
'
niiiK
itruimriu
c-;
(n
other
hospl-
,r
province
j
mix.
uuoc
was
by
a
;hawlng
of
a
mov-
"-ft
tne
ovuiy
n
'-ne
Un
ted
States
Plvin
assisted
Dr.
Bar-
..
pitmrc
spoke
briefly
at
juvciuay,
urging
'or
the
forthcomlnir
fl-
"SniBaliTri
fn.
Ik.
n.j
r"t
A,
S,
Nickcr.ftn
u.n.
war
rrrn.t
n
f.a
--
mv
kucsls
uprn
w
lord
nf
oicwart
and
icoi.of
Vancouver.
Oollart
wa
mi.,,,..
V
vntn.
'
-ne
lor
a
war
snv-
"'i
s
KOlt
mi.
.
......
uoill.U
--
"uiuiern
nhnH.u
."
-"'"Panics
in
Nnrth.
I
IPBl
1
I.
.
-
.
,l
liflVP
QrrrnAJ
s
-
'e
pudhc
might
.dumps
for
din..i
nhno
...v..
.
wa
to
L
tni.slt
be
dir.
IA..L
k
Promotions
Of
Officers
OTTAWA,
Feb.
23
V'C.
rces
on
marsnaiL
Admitted
by
Tokyo
of
Royal
Family
is
Anions
Dead
of
Kwaj-
t'lirilwr
Air
Kniilu
f'!irr!ifl
m
lit
Anwiriiniii
YORK,
Feb.
25
(CP)
The
Tokyo
radio
I
I
.
l...4
I
n
and
Roie
Islands
in
the
Marshalls
totalling
t...i
t
i
t...
.i
i
.
re
of
the
stronghold
islnnds
this
mnnih
A
C7
communique
said
that
another
two
thous-
I
and
clvlllatu
who
helped
the
Japanese
troops
defend
the
I
Islands
"shared
the
same
fate."
I
Official
United
State
figures
vY
vvl
a,ctn
akmc
wcre
8122
wlln
2
American
killed.
The
Tokyo
-
muiu
am
mining
mc
ucua
wa
tinnC
Lieut.
Marquis
Otawa.
son
of
a
Promotion
from
bilgadler
to
acting
major-general
and
the
appointment
of
five
new
brigadiers
H
announced
by
defence
headquarters.
It
Is
abo
announced
that
Major
Genera!
Y
F
Worthlncton.
t
Axe
Killing
In
Vancouver
BURNABY
Feb.
25
0
Albert
Poynter.
aged
43.
shipyard
worker,
charged
with
murder
In
connection
with
the
death
of
his
wife,
Anna.
35.
was
remanded
to
March
2
for
preliminary
hcaiing
Police
sald
Mrs.
poynter
was
killed
with
an
art
as
she
lay
in
bed
CALM)
WAV
RAPIDS
RENOVATING
OF
BRIDGE
More
Particulars
nf
Job
Which
Man
Item
Started
by
Depart
mrtit
of
Public
Works.
The
general
renovation
of
ucviprai
I'rinrr
Yaiumkn
Auirn
t,inka..
n
viv.
vn
m
uu
more
Important
in
view
of
re
cent
developments
in
this
area
In
the
overhaul
Job.
which
includes
complete
redecking
with
4
by
12
-Inch
planking,
stringers
of
0
by
1
4
-inch
timber
and
new
railings,
double
dressed
fir
lumber
will
be
used.
The
new
planking
will
be
laid
longltudlnarlly
Instead
of
crosswise
as
at
present.
E.
J.
Fitxpartck.
general
foreman.
1
'directing"
the
work
"wH
a
rrew
of
nine
man.
The
Job
will
take
thre
months.
ovenmu
divisional
com-
!
mander,
Is
returning
to
Can
-
'
WOUT1IV
(
ACSt-
ada
to
take
command
of
i
Camp
Burden
Brigadier
A
DDF
A
I
FflD
4
Oeo.ge
Sydney
of
Montreal.
:
HI
I
LHL
I
WIV
promoted
to
Maior-Oeneral.
will
succeed
Worthlngton.
(JIIITK
SI.I-BI,I-
HOSPITAL
BUSINESS
Revenue
of
Institution
During
Year
1913
Amounted
tu
$110,579
Operation
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Ocneral
Hospital
Is
quite
a
sizeable
business
for.
according
to
the
annual
financial
statement,
revenue
amounted
to
$130,579.02
and
expenditure
$105,438.80,
leavong
a
net
profit,
as
already
announced,
of
$25,
570.02.
Revenue
was
derived
prlncl
nally
as
follows:
Net
hospital
fees
$113,278.00
Provincial
grants
19,689.50
Munldnal
erants
9.497.90
Principal
expenditures
wcre:
Salaries
and
wages
$48,495.93
Supplies
used
37,043.01
and
equipment
carried
out
during
year
nmountcd
to
$0,023
and
more
would
have
been
done
had
It
been
possible
to
obtain
material
and
equipment.
Junior
Chamber
Helps
Ambulance
The
Junior
Section
,
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
after
consulting
with
other
Interested
organizations,
has
decided
to
donate
to
the
Ambulance
Fund
the
sum
of
$250
out
of
the
residue
of
an
old
Port
Dav
surrtlti
-
f
i'
RED
CROSS
Head
of
Canadian
National
Rail-
1
ways
Urges
Support.
VANCOUVER,
Feb."
25.
-
By
means
of
a
personal
appeal
from
R.
C.
Vaughan.
chat.
man
and
president.
Canadian
Nationa
Railways,
employees
ol
the
system
throughout
Canada
are
being
Invited
to
give
their
supper
to
the
Red
Cross
campaign
for
ten
million
dollars
now
about
to
be
launched.
The
president's
Invitation
is
contained
In
a
letter
distributed
to
all
offices
and
shops.
In
his
message,
Mr.
Vaughan
said:
"In
the
wake
of
war
there
Is
suffering
and
hardship.
Thai
has
been
so
down
the
ages
but
today
the
volume
of
that
suffer
fng
and
hardshjp
Is
far
beyon
anything
experienced
in
the
past
Accordingly,
there
has
been
an
Increase
In
the
calls
to
aid
humanity
affected
by
the
devastation
of
the
war
machine.
Into
this
work
of
relief
are
brought
all
the
resources
of
the
Canadian
Purchased
services
10.776.05
Red
Cross
and
now
the
society
The
hospital
land
Is
valued
at
j
must
obtain
help
in
order
to
con-
$10,603.44,
buildings
$148,367.51.
tinue
thctr
humanitarian
pro-
and
furniture
and
equipment
$20,095.51
with
a
net
valuation
after
depreciation
of
$131,929.50.
Improvements
to
buuamg
gram."
D.
C,
Grant,
vice
president.
finance
and
accounting,
Montreal,
heads
the
organization
set
up
to
reach
every
member
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
family
He
will
have
the
assistance
of
regional
treasurers
and
a
host
of
other
helpers.
P.
s.
Chalmers,
regional
treasurer,
Winnipeg,
will
head
the
worklns
committee
covering
the
western
region,
which
Includes
the
Pacific
Coast.
Naskctliall
Last
Nijiht
Navy
61,
Co-ops
30.
Reserves
51.
Port
Edward
407.
High
School
40,
Portress
33.
Air
Force-Yanks,
postponed.
C.W.A.C.
Jeepcttes
9,
Last
Re-
Temperature
Local
Tides
Saturday,
Feb.
26
urn
42
High
2:59
22.8
feet
15:09
22.6
feet
33
urn
Low
9:09
3.0
feet
UBrtAftY
21:28
2.0
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAP
eJr
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
5;
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
in
AIIt
iTwo-Way
iRaids
On
Germany
Seven
Canadian
Bombers
Are
Among
35
Lost
Last
Night.
LONDON,
Feb,
25
t
-Royal
Air
Force
and
many
Royal
Can
adian
-Air
Force
squadrons
con
tinued
two-way
raids
on
Ger
many
and
German-occupied
territory
last
night
when
one
thousand
bombers
hit
Schweln-'
furt,
German
aircraft
Industry
centre,
and
Royal
Air
Force
New
President
Of
Argentine
MONTtVirvn
Feb
25.
President
Ramlaz,
whose
Hockey
Scores
Montreal
3,
Toronto
1.
New
York
3.
Detroit
3.
y.v,'.VMj
r.
miro
Farrel.
who
is
known
to
1
One
Uniform
t
May
Be
Kept
Suffer
Heavy
Loss1
wabwws
TRIPLE
RUSSIAN
VICTORY
I
OTTAWA,
Feb.
25
0-
Hon.
J.
L.
Ralston,
minister
l
of
national
defence,
an-
f
nounced
in
the
House
of
Commons
Thursday
night
that
men
dlschareed
from
the
army,
navy
or
air
force
will
be
allowed
to
keep
one
uniform.
NEW
FISH
PLANT-
WORK
NOW
UNDER
WAY
IS
RUSSIA
:
Red
Army
60!
foot
fresh
fish
handllne
clant.
to
be
erected
there
by
B.C.
1
-"Packers,
which
recenUy
bought
jjut
Albert
ic
McCaffery.
has)
commenced.
Recapping
of.
'
IDeen
the
dock,
which
is
being
given
a
complete
overhaul,
has
alsoi
been
started.
The
nra
nlant
Is
!
ito
be
ready
for
use
by
April
15.
It
is
stated
by
Ross
Nicholson,
lncal
manappr
fnr
nR
.
Packers
has
been
under
fire
mmem
by
Prp.p
faPllltlM
nf
Nor.
reactionaries
since
it
Argentine
hern-en's
Cold
Storage
severed
relations
with
the
Axis
,,,
,,
,
,u
,,v,
a
month
ago
resigned
suddenly
ovef
0,
MhcTt
&
McCaffery.
are
last
night
and
was
succeeded
in
to
incrcajd
the
coup
by
Vice-President
Edel-',
)
I
The
death
occurred
yesterday
'
of
Ray
Vernon
Stevens,
eight
months-old
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ernrc8t
Stephens
of
Port
Has
More
Victories
LONDON,
Feb.
25
S
German
troops
have
evacuated
the
Rus
slan
stronghold
of
Vitebsk
and
are
falling
back
towards
the
pre-war
Polish
frontier
seventy
miles
to
the
west
of
Berlin,
it
Is
announced.
It
is
also
reported
that
the
Russians
have
taken
Rogacher,
German
bastion
150
miles
south
of
Vitebsk
and
Dno.
60
miles
east
of
JPskov.
German-held
gateway
aicway
to
w
the
ine
Baucs-
Baltics.
Having
avnl
formations
from
Italy
smashed
BC
i.,,kers
carrvinr
Out
Con-
again
at
Steyr
in
Austria.
struction
on
57
Old
L
Mattered
the
strong
Nazi
Roga
A
I
kx
botnbrrs
had
hit
both
targets
yesterday
in
daylight
raids
from
western
and
southern
bases.
Seven
Canadian
bombers
were
McCaffery
Site.
Demolition
of
old
buildings
of
Albert
it
McCaffery
on
the
local
the
Galloway
Rapids
on
the
lost
In
last
night's
total
of
35
:".
"
J.
u.
"1"
.
,v.
n
i
,tt
n
,
.n.
,
,
.
m
iivh
ntticv
liaucv
uu
n
it.
,
,
.
,
.
.
,
.
,
a
member
of
Uic
Royal
Family,
been
commenced
by
the
provin-
Bombers
crossed
the
English,
Z
"
,
It
was
announced
at
Pearl
rial
rwmrimMtt
nf
PnWir
Wnrir.
rh-nn.i
-.in
ij
ttnh
ci.it
"Dy
ine
contractors,
jonn
ourric
&
6on
on
tne
new
100
bY
Harbor
last
nteht
that
Amerl-
i.
h.
rini
mnvi
nvvrhani
,rf
hr
.niv,.
-
Baw
a
o
av
w
O4
Vfcv
wss
w
w
vs
can
carrier
planes
raided
the
i
the
Important
span
has
had
west
Germany
as
targets.
Japanese-held
portion
of
the
'since
It
was
built
In
1930.
The,
Marsnaiu.
firing
hangars.,
de-
bridge,
which
Is
507
feet
'n
stroying
a
radio
station
and
length
with
18-foot
width,
car-damaging
ammunition
storage
lries
the
hlahwar
off
Kalen
M
and
barracks.
and
and
has
become
much
chev-Vitebsk
line,
the
Red
Army
is
converging
on
Pskov
from
three
directions.
BULLETINS
L.VBOR
NOT
SO
SCARCE
VANCOUVER
The
shortage
of
skilled
labor
in
Vancouver
shipyards
is
not
so
acute.
Demand
for
carpenters,
shipwrights
and
some
other
trades
is
falling
off.
VETO
JS
OVERRULED
WASHINGTON
The
House
of
Representatives
has
over-ruled
President
Roosevelt's
.veto
of
the
tax
bill.
NO
WORK
FOR
MINERS
DltUMHELLER
-
So
short
INFANT
DIES
have
orders
foi'
coal
here
be-
1
f.cormhat
it
it
epettcd
some
000
miners
in
the
area
will
not
get
half
time
work.
Payment
of
unemployment
insurance
benefits
to
100
men
has
commenced.
One
Bright
Spot
in
tlw
World
fftjje-"
.
:
.
:
4-VV-.te
'&
J'i-'ft
MOSCOW
The
Russians
scored
a
triDle
victory
Yesterday
capturing
Dno
and
Vitebsk
in
the
north
and
Rogacher
in
central
White
Russia.
NAZIS
FLOODING
HOLLAND
LONDON
The
Germans
are
reported
to
hare
flooded
a
large
portion
of
Holland,
evidently
as
a
precaution
against
invasion,
EVACUATING
OF
VIENNA
LONDON
From
enemy-occupied
Austria
comes
word
that
the
capital
city
of
Vienna
Is
to
be
evacuated
of
civilian
population
by
March
1.
LONDON
RAIDED
AGAIN
LONDON
Enemy
bombers
came
in
from
three
directions
last
night
to
give
London
another
heavy
raiding.
There
were
fires
and
casualties.
A
dance
hall
was
hit
by
a
bomb
and
there
were
many
casualties
theiein.
Nine
enemy
planes
were
brought
down.
Prime
Minister
Churchill
witnessed
rescuers
at
work
bringing
people
out
of
debris.
OVER
STOCKHOLM
AGAIN
STOCKHOLM
An
unidentified
aircraft
was
over
Stockholm
again
last
night.
One
bomb
was
reported
dropped
in
a
wooded
area.
BRITISH
DESTROYER
LOST
LONDON
Loss
of
the
British
destroyer
Hardy,
is
announced.
She
was
a
new
vessel,
the
previous
Hardy
having
been
sunk
In
Norwegian
waters
four
years
ago.
ALLIED
DESTROYERS
BUSY
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC
Allied
destroyers
shelled
an
airdrome
and
docks
at
Kavieng
In
New
Ireland.
Other
destroyers
sank
a
Japanese
warship
and
two
cargo
vessels
caught
fleeing
from
Bismarck,
headquarters
announced
today.
NEW
HEAD
IS
NAMED
II.
McCarthy
Is
President
Branch
Makes
Steady
Pro
gress.
pfflcVrs
elected
?iorth
year
1944
are:
kaldy.
Secretary
G.
McKlnnon.
Treasurer
M.
Dubeau.
Sergeant-at-Arms
A.
Creel-man.
Delegates
to
the
co-ordinating
council
to
work
with
the
YM.
CA.
In
certain
war
services
were
elected
in
persons
of
W.
Chap
man
and
S.
Klrkaldy.
The
retiring
president
reminded
the
meeting
that
the
Branch
had
recently
lost
two
valued
members,
J.
B.
Agar
and
W.
H.
,
Johnston
and
called
for
a
brie!
period
of
silence
In
token
of
re-;
membrance.
The
retiring
president
presented
the
financial
statement
whicl
showed
that
the
branch
had
held
up
well
considering
the
times
when
old
members
are
dropping
out
and
new
ones
slow
to
come
In.
The
branch
has
acquired
considerable
assets
In
Its
legion
:
hall
and
the
Interior
furnishings
'
of
it.
all
of
which
has
been
built
jup
in
the
past
two
years.
He
hoped
it
would
be
possible
In
the
I
neai
future
to
provide
something
In
the
way
of
a
reading
room
and
a
place
where
soldiers
may
spend
their
spare
evenings
i
writing
letters,
etc.
Teachers
In
Public
Life
Among
matters
to
be
considered
by
the
city
council
at
a
special
committee
of
the
whole
session
on
Monday
night
next
will
be
a
questlonalrre
from
the
British
Columbia
Teachers'
Fed-
jeratlon
in
regard
to
policy
as
to
participation
of
teachers
In
i
public
office.
!
The
questlonalrre
asks
If
the
i
council
believes
In
teachers
hav-llng
all
the
rights
of
citizenship.
If
they
should
be
permitted
to
ihold
public
office
such
as
on
TALKS
OF
JOBS
C.CF.
Lady
rlQives
Views
TERRACE,
Feb.
25.
The
Can-
Mrs.
Mclnnh
Speaks
of
Em-
aaian
Lgion,
Terrace
Branch,
jiciu
us
annual
mreiujs
wetviea-
day
in
the
Legion
Hall
,
city
council
and
school
boards
It
also
asks
If
the
policy
of
the
British
government
on
this
matter
seems
reasonable
and
would
It
be
applicable
in
Brltfsh
Col-
ployment
of
Women
Suggests
Alternative
Jobs.
VICTORIA.
Feb25'
CtlBriEshi'
PnTtimpiln'c
Ann
T
i
1
srt
rivarntrinf
Presldent-J.
H.
McCarthy.
has
neglected
to
make
any
plans
Vlce-Presldent-S.
N.
G.
Kir-
'Jobs,
Mrs.
Grace
Mclnnls,
C.CF.
'member
for
Vancouver,
said
In
'the
budget
debate
In
the
Legislature
yesterday.
She
declared
that,
Instead
of
worrying
about
shipyard
lay-offs,
the
govern-men
should
pay
more
attention
to
alternative
employment
to
,
take
care
of
the
laid
off.
I
Mrs.
Mclnnls
said
that
one
In
"TT
.
every
five
jobs
In
taiigea
10
iase
piacc
mitcn
11.
-
work
on
this.
Canada
to-
nr
Ti-i
.
e
..M
ViaIH
v
Kir
ornmn
nnrl
a
committee
was
appointed
to
on'e
three'ln
Qut
of
BMish
Col.
umbia.
There
were
1,200,000
women
working
In
Canada
today
and
many
of
these
were
under
20
years
of
age.
Half
of
the
number
would
be
unwilling
to
return
to
their
homes
after
the
war.
Former
Local
Man
Honored
U.S.
Makes
Posthumous
Award
to
Canadian
Hero.
The
United
States
Distinguished
Service
Cross,
awarded
posthumously
to
Capt.
F.
T.
Peters,
V.C.,
D.S.O..
and
DjS.C.
and
Bar,
Royal
Navy,
was
presented
to
hi?
mother,
Mrs.
Fred
Peters,
at
a
ceremony
at
Nelson
this
month.
Capt.
Peters
was
the
son
of
the
late
Fred
Peters.
K.C.
of
Prince
Rupert,
and
lived
here
before
the
last
war.
The
D.S.C.,
highest
award
by
the
UjS.
government
to
a
non-cltlzen,
was
given
for
"extraordinary
heroism
gainst
the
armed
enemy"
at
the
port
of
Oran.
Algeria,
Nov.
8.
1042.
Capt.
Peters
was
killed
five
days
later
when
the
plane
In
which
he
was
travelling
crashed
into
the
sea
enroute
to
England.
A
native
of
Prince
Edward
Island,
Captain
Peters,
52,
was
the
second
Canadian
to
be
awarded
the
V.C.
In
this
war.
BUYS
TERRACE
HOME
TERRACE.
Feb.
25.
R.
W.
Riley
has
purchased
the
home
In
Park
Avenue
recently
occupied
by
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Alvln
Jones
and
family
who
will
leave
shortly
for
1