LIED BOMBS OVER FRANCE This picture taken from an- t;-my bomber, shows a closeup of 26 tq 100-lb. bombs In tut alter release from a B-26 Marauder medium rbf of the UJS. army 9th air force. The bombs are headed i Nail Installation in France. UUNO MINSK L I J - J ii mm m usn iepi . H 0 lirOier Important Mrniho(d Fall Rack Mkt Hand .Nail Into LONDON, June 23 Cn The Ml n,f fll.lnnlrlil lit liniir I Array adTtnrt now within iitf UM mi Mroncnom n J.l a . . ham Fit (irrmin dWUlont are . . t J a a . . I .....wt vain in i a awnrini laiiiuiiu MnUk, HAL OF I . UNW N V Ited Church was afternoon with s' tending the final rites ate Mrs Elisabeth P. who passed away early :s week. Officiating at the ' . T1 ....... 1 1 WiW JICY. l. A. T.': nereeatlon heard Mr. ;'c -n while serving with tne Winnipeg Rifles overseas. An- 'vs ;uiii. fiu-n rn i mi bum lth the Canadian Army In 't the drv rinrlf t Hangyang Air t Field Yields Hangyang. strategic city surrounded by the Japan- ese. a communique said to- riiv Am-rlran nlane droo- Inquest Begun In Child's Death of Gunner and Mrs. Henry Bur- . pay tribute to the use - Thomas Lunn. if the deceased and me . floral tributes were v!f the high esteem In b he was held in the com-'''7 The hymns "Lead . t i.lih .. .rn r Ti. tiki wi tfiaiu civ oune .a uaison uresiaing us. Interment took place In Falr-fw Cemetery. B.C. Undertakers e j;j charge of arrangcmeius. Pallbearers were 8. E. Tarker, MrMcckln, It. A. McUod, J. Mcintosh, Reginald Clark Killed Overseas Mr and Mrs. Edward Hood, of icgou 1'iacc, nave rum nilllb LIIL'IL MUII. 1I1VUI.V v iiuuu. nil Dccn wmu man, of 549 Eleventh Avenue East, who died as a result of Injuries received yesterday when he was struck by a Jeep, began last nlalrt and will continue again this evening. At last night s session the cor oner's Jury view the body of the child, whkh was formally iden tified by Victor Morrison, a friend of the family. The Jury, directed by Deputy Coroner Bruce Stevens, consists of the following: Wilbur Sheardown i foreman). Stuart Johnson, Dennis Jones, Metro Makow. Clifford Ham and HASKHALIi SCOKKS American Leajue Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 7. St. Louis 2. New York 7. Chicago 3, Boston 4. Detroit 1. Washington 4. National I-eague Brooklyn 6-2, Chicago 12-6. Boston 3-2, Cincinnati 4-3. New York 2, Httsburg 9. Philadelphia 64, St. Louis 5-0, International League Newark 4-8, Bulfalo 1-6. Jersey City 7. Rochester 2. Baltimore 8, Montreal 4. Syracuse 7, Toronto 5. American Association Milwaukee 7-8, Toledo 8-10. St. Paul 2-5, Louisville 3-10. Kansas City 1. Columbus 8. Minneapolis 7, Indianapolis 5. Coast league ScattV 3-4, Los Angeles 5-3. Hollywood 6, Sacramento 8. ivriinrl B. Oakland 0. San Francisco 10, San Diego 4. Carnival Attraction July 10 -15 1944 BATHING BEAUTIES Third and a I tee $100.00 First rrliej $60.00 Second; $10.00 Bathing Suit for every contestant. , Entry forms and choice of suits at Annette's Ladles-Wear, Star Store. Peoples Dry Goods and Novelty Shop. Shop, Wallace's. Enter NOW, she LONDON, June 29 CR - Up-' wards of 1.000 American bomb i I rri attnpkpri flrrmanv tndav hitting four aircraft producing ' centres, a synthetic oil refinery ' and a number of other military and industrial targets in the centre of the Reich, Overnight the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force hit railroad installations about the French town of Metz. Farmers In War Effort Hare Rig Job to Build up Bread Basket Halm Pre-Tcnt Drought WINNIPEO. June 29 W As I the Allied armies pound the en emy on European soil Canada's CHUNOKLNO, June 29 O i farmers, faced with manpower American air forces have ! problems, struggle determlned- abandoned the air field at lly today to build up the bread basket needed for European countries when peace comes. Timely rains snatched many areas of western Canada's grain ped half ton bombs on the belt from the threshold of field as they left. This was rought. turning spotty pastures formerly one of the prlncl- ilnto havens for livestock early pal. Allied forward bases in China. In June. By mid-June crop growing conditions In all but Isolated areas were Ideal, crop surveys showed. Frequent show ers, however, will be needed. Meanwhile transportation and I gram for movement ol more than 1,200 carloads of grain Idally to lakchead terminals for . Ilmmedlatc dispatch to eastern . . ,. i ,u Av. dth 0f Alt inquest Je Canada sulcs and Fori rtnrman 22-mnntn-ola son overseas. The Canadian Wheat Board, for the first time since wartime conditions made restrictions necessary, lifted the delivery quota on wheat. A year ago It was 14 bushels per authorized acre. High exports, Including feed requirements in eastern Canada and the United States, following the below-average crop of 1943, combined to cut Into the Dominion's surplus wheat supply. The carryover at the start of the next crop year was i estimated In grain circles at some 300.000,000 bushels. A year ago it was 601.000,000 bushels. Wheat exports since August, officially announced In Febru ary, were 168,000,000 busneis while grain, shipments since then have not been disclosed because of wartime security reasons. From Aug. 1, 1942, un'U July. 193, shipments of wheat to United States ports were placed at some 53,000,000 Grain authorities placed Can adian aaian consumption consumpuun since since last last bombers attacked railway Instal iations at Metz. From all opera Hons, two Canadian fighters and eight bombers are missing. The days' achievement was one of the most brilliant In the history of the R.C.A.F. ALLIES ARE ADVANCING Towards leghorn on West and Ancona on East of Italy ROME, June 29 O The Allied Fifth Army has advanced rive miles alone Italy's west coast land has occupied Castagneto and Mortcclano while further In land Allied troops are within 12 miles of Siena, headquarters announced today. The British Eighth Army has occupied La-foce and has continued its advance. Leghorn Is the next im portant objective of the Fifth Army while the Eighth Army is aiming at Alcona. Mrs. M. Gable ' a August at almost double Pre-PaSSeS AWaV wnr war needs, neetls. Feed reea rcaulrements requirements i r J were placed at almost 100,000,000 Mrs- Marlon Gable, age bushels, seed 22.000,000, domestic j Dasscd away last night at requirements ou.uw.uuu ana wheat used In making alcohol 0,000,000. Besides exports to the United States, the United Kingdom, Eire. Fortugal, Russia, Swltzer- pltal nursery. 85, the home of her son, John Gable, 514 Herman Street. She had been a resident of Prince Rupert for the past two years. Born In Poland, the late Mrs. Gable came to Canada 45 years land and the West Indies were ag0 uVng jn Manitoba. She buyers on the Winnipeg Grain ,came to Prince Rupert with her Exchange, other wneat, as a gut son wno js employed at the dry from Canada, went to Greece. d0Ci n 042. All grain futures, except rye. Funeral arrangements have hung at their celling levels since not yct becn announced, the crop year began 11 months . . ago wheat at $1.25; oats 51 Va and barley 64J-4. Rye fluctuated widely, reaching $1.35 a bushel in May and reacting to favorable crop conditions In Canada's spring wheat areas and the Uni ted States winter wneat crop. By mid-June rye dipped to $1.09 but was still 20 cents higher than a year ago. Wheat acreage, cut drastically during the war years as efforts were made to Increase coarse grains for feed, Jumped more than 3,000,000 acres this year to approximately 20.600,000 acres. ! Coarse grain acreages wcro j about the same. RAISE $200 IN TAG DAY The Women's Hospital raised sllchtly more than $200 In their tag day on Saturday, It was learned today. The money will be used to buy appointments and furniture for the public wards. Curtains and bedside tables are the main Items considered. Money raised In a previous tag day was used to purchase cribs local Temperature Local Tide$ Friday, June 30 High 8:55 15.1 feet. yixlmum - - 59 21:14 18.0 feet Low . 2:35 8.0 feet 47 jtiijnutn 14:23 8.0 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXXIII, No. 152 PRICE FIVE CENTS ; 1D44 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. THURSPAY JUtf&29 i Fierce Fight In Caen Defence BOMBING Igermany Another Big Attack Delivered by Americans Today After llrlthh last Nl-ht I Japan Says t War Serious t TOKYO. June 29 The United States campaign on Palpan has brought the war for Japan to a very serious stage, indicating the grim determination of the Am- efricans to win the war, it is admitted here. , CONTEST IS TIED Theie was a three-way tie In the standing of the Carnival Queen contest today with each candidate having 35,-000 votes. FISH BOATS FINED VICTORIA Four American fish boats, which were seized ! Bulletins off Pachena, Vancouver Island, for illegal use of anchorage, were each fined $100 and their catches confiscated. DESTROYERS IN TIGHT LONDON The Canadian destroyers Huron and Eskimo had a brush with three German trawlers off the coast of France. CHERBOURG FACTORS WASHINGTON Secretary of war Stimson today named four factors in the fall of Cher, bourg German underestimation of the Allied capacity to land reinforcements, thinness of German air power, desttuc-tlon of Uridges and highways and fear of invasion elsewhere. It Is expected that Cherbourg will be in shape for Allied shipping sooner than had been expected. FLOWER SHOW AT CARNIVAL A flower snaw. oponsored by the Prince Rupert .Horticultural Society, will be a feature of the Civic Centre Carnival this year. At a meeting of the society's executive Tuesday night, held at the home of President H. T. Lock, It was decided to display the community's most beautiful blooms In booths at the latter part of the carnival week. An Interesting feature will be the children's section which will be given to the display of blossoms grown by Junior garden lovers. Details of the entry list will be available soon. The executive decided ,to make an effort to renew public interest, in the Horticultural society, which during the war has been allowed to lapse. Present at the meeting were II. T. Lock, president; Clifford Ham, secretary: Mrs. C J. Nor- and other furniture for the hos- rlrigton, Mrs. James Glllett and Mrs. R. M. Winslow. RECRUITS FOR ARMY Her Majesty the Queen last week toured a Canadian Military Hospital in England as the King reviewed Canadian troops In France. Here she talks to a Canadian who was wounded In the battle for France. . . Canadians7 Good Day Shot Down Twenty-sis Enemy Hants Over France Yesterday Ten Planes Lost LONDON, June 29 T Cana dian fighter units, flying over the front line area in France, on Wednesday had their best day since the invasion started, destroying twenty-six of a total gralh officials prepared a pro- of 34' enemy" aircraft shot down over Normandy between dawn and dusk. Overnight Canadian Ten Men Join Active Force Through rrince Rupert During the past week some ten recruits have passed through the local recruiting office on their way to Vancouver to don the uniform for service in the Canadian Active Army. They have included: William Miller, age 34 whose home Is Brooksby, Sask. Mr. Mil l's "230aJi3aiy?J&2f hard rock miner out at ume oj enlistment was employed by th Northern- Construction Co., at 1 Prince Rupert. James Leith Campbell, age 18, who halls from Hazelton. Mr. Campbell for some time past has been employed at the local shipyard as machinist's helper. Edward Thomas Shaw Moore, age 21. Mr. Moore Is a Prince Rupert boy and at time of enlistment was employed in the capacity of ship's fitter at the ship yard. Mr. Moore goes into the Army with some considerable experience as he was holding the rank of lieutenant In the local Reserve Army unit. Harry Woodman and David Mostyn Hoops, both of Telkwa. B.C., were enlisted for the Canadian Technical Training Corps as they are under 18 years of age. The technical training these boys receive will be or value to them after the war. Herbert Noble Pierce, age 20. who Is a native son or Prince Rupert. He was last employed In Also at the time of enlistment he was a corporal In the local Reserve Regiment. James Richard Robeson, age 20. whose home Is in Vancouver. Mr. Robeson's regular occupation Is that of a hard rock miner but at time of joining up was employed by the local shipyard. William Livingstone Forrester, ajie 37. whose home is at Thor-old, Ontario. By trade, Mr. Forrester is a dlesel engineer and power shovel operator. He was last employed by Canadian Cold Storage. Prince Rupert. Leonard Garner, age 19. who halls from Dunster. Mr. Garner'3 regular work is that of coalmining but for three mdnths prior to enlisting was living on a farm with his brother. John Herschel Pountney, aged 32, Lacombe. Alberta, shoemaker, emoloycd recently at the Regiment. He leaves tonight ror Vancouver. Within the past week, one young lady also left this area to enlist in. the Canadian Women's Army Corps. She was Miss Martha A. Brown, age 19, who was living with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Brown, South Hazelton. NICOSIA, W Cyprus Is noted for Its donkeys and mules. The government maintains a stud ' farm at Attalassa and stud stables throughout the Island. Two Crack Divisions Are Thrown Into Struggle to Retain Normandy Town . General Montgomery's Men Smash Courtfer-attacks Iade Breach in Enemy's Lines ' SHAEF, June 29 (CP) i- Front line dispatches : said today that the Germans have thrown the bulls' of their Fifteenth and Seventeenth armies into the defence of Caen in an attempt to halt the British flanking thrust The German High Command said that the British and Canadians are attacking pn -a Finnish Crisis Resignation of Pro-Nazi Government Being Widely Demanded STOCKHOLM, June 29 (CP) The Social Democratic Party of Finland has ordered its five cabinet ministers withdrawn from the government which plunged Finland into full collaboration with Germany and opened the doors of southern Finland to Nazi troops. Finance Minis ter Tanner is one of the party members ordered with drawn and fear is expressed that his resignation might precipitate a collapse of Fin nlsh troops morale. Thee Pro gressive Party and Swedish People's- raTty''e,r3r' pressed no confidence in the government. LATEST IN AIR RADIO VANCOUVER, June 29 Commercial aviation in Canada and the United States has taken a step forward with the Inaugur ation here by TransCanada Air Lines, of the first frequency modulated radio system to be Installed by a commercial air line. The new system will link Vancouver and Victoria traffic and operations offices of the National Air Line in the ultra frequency spectrum which does away with wires and static. tronlc development T.CJV., Win nlpeg, who is here on a tour of Inspection, said the new com munications system Is working satisfactorily. "Frequency modulated radio is a development that can be applied to all commercial air lines after the war," Mr. Stevens said. "Result of this Instal lation will determine Installations." The system Is point-to-point only and cannot be picked up by other radios. Voices over the system are "clear as a bell" and storms or other radio nuisances cannot Interfere. Mr. Stevens, who returned recently from a flight to Britain in connection wtih T. C. A.'s local dry dock and a member or iTransAtlantlc service, predicts the Prince Rupert Machine Oun ' great postwar development of radar for commercial air Jlne use. HALIBUT SALES American Celling price, 15c and 13c Pearce, 18,000, Pacific. Canadian Celling price. 184c and 16Vc Ingrld II., 16,000, Atlln. Mother" II, 13,000, Booth. Trudy, 14,00. Co-op. Strafcn, 22.000, Storage. 17-mile front In Normandy. A Berlin communique said the fighting was especially furious around Caen, British and Cana dians having penetrated wood- . ed country to reach points two and four miles from Caen. . General Montgomery's men have smashed nine Nazi "counter-attacks in the past 24 hours and have widened the breach In the enemy lines. Shaef announced that Britlslj and Canadian guns were streaming across the Odon river south jwest of Caen in an ever-lncreas-llng bridgehead. I British and Canadian forces I have taken a long line of strong positions on heights along f the Odon river. Two hundred and ninety-two German tanks have been .destroyed since D-Day. INVASIONS COME HIGH ivvrib i ii vi i F "ASTllNaTJJMe2Mi- !lnr flencrat Rrnhon T. Same- f J vllle, head of ;the U. -S. Army Service Forces, said last night that supplies and equipment sent to Britain for the invasion of Europe totalled 16,000000 tons, more than twlcfe the amount sent overseas by the United States in the first World War. Quebec Election : Due on Aug. 9 i Both transmitters nave su-wattj solyed y. He accused the power which is enough to relay jNatlonal and moc populaire instantaneous voice communl- partles oI trying In the past few canon over we tt umn m uc- montns to "place me In a raise tween. All one has to do In or der to speak between offices at the local shipyard as a burner. (Vancouver and Victoria Is pick up an ordinary teiepnone ana press a button. 5 s Rfovpn sninprlntendent QUEBEC, June 29 CO Quebec's Liberal government will go to the people about August 8, Premier Godbout announces. The premier asked in the election for a campaign fought on provincial rather than federal matters. The legislature will be dls- position by dragging the federal field." F. J. Dishman of communications and elec-;IVQC 14 at a me into Frederick John Dishman, a resident of Prince Rupert lor the past two years and an employee of the Imperial OH Company, passed away last night in the Prince Rupert Oeneral Hospital following a stroke which he suffered while working on his boat a short time earlier. He postwar lag 58 yeara 0id, A veteran of the First World War, the late Mr. Dishman served overseas with the 221st Battalion of Winnipeg, going abroad In 1915. He was born In Chicago, but came to canaaa wnue young. He grew up near St. Thomas, Ontario, and later lived for many years In Manitoba. Surviving are his widow and one daughter, Mrs. R. Mont gomery, and two grandchildren In this city. One son, Alfred, Is overseas, and another son, Fred, in New Westminster. PRAISE FOR CANADA LONDON, O) Describing htj recent trip to Canada, the Archbishop of York, Dr. Cyril Oar-bett, wrote In his Diocesan mag azine: "In' Canada there Is wholehearted loyalty to the British crown combined with a strong sense of national