T .. nornltirc NORTHERN AMU tJUUlUU'BHiHBH-COLUMBIA'S NoWSrArEil Tomorroufs Tides 5 j ,i"r- (Pacific BUodud Time) for the Prince Friday, March 4. 1945 86 as High 5:30 17.7 feet 40 19:20 16.0 feet-Low 12:30, 5.7 feet VOL. XXXIV, No. 164. PRINCE RUPERT. B.C., THURSDAY, MAY 3. 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 ed Is h ' " Events in History of Europe rams j Franco in spam of Vicny rxancc, liver the rcpuDuc in 1940, is (not the penalty of his val flew to Spain arch of sanctuary. nr Franco told him ack to Germany. H Franco hafl la in a lortress m will be turned over V A I n a., vv . - 1m n'Kvr.ntla and dcam oy a rn.v.i Close E Day" 1 about 'V-E Day" i nuiiuui - removed by the last night when It any proclamation nniH hp the auto- for the closing of BOY HURT V WMV.V.V a w... c.isrday afternoon 2 r v.ock when he i i i nuiiv.iii un gardening pro- r:-"lSvrii in till .Un An iY wrniinrlc m J M injuries,, it was. . &. 1 i a mm i k a nrm thi was rushed by am- J, Gibson, attend- " ttifol tVi.it IVin lart in m nrtcniy.ii irir months. OP IN BUYING In Victory Bond - tlV" 0VH1 in the standing for Eighth Victory Loan having one over the i mrt i r. II.. l .1 1 ... i "u uimmand witn I n-! n . are llJ. was arc as follows: SlIlTe 3 Rangoon Entered Burmese Capital Heine 131 119 108 93 80 77 73 28.5 4"l,vt VUJJVllr i.t i iur inc month " year totalled Wtl fept urlMi tnf.i,n vuutvy 10 DC u'e output being wa rrrf nth.. U'Am i i v- V VIA s5 3313; balsam. 318,- fit- - ,44 ws llaht nt innai SPoUj . . , numbered 10, was cordwood of 154 mm The Eighth Victory Loan campaign in the Dry Dock and Shipyard continues to make satisfactory progres-s. The mini mum objective has already been ; CUSTOMS-EXCISE REVENUE LOWER Customs and excise revenue at the port of Prince Rupert for the year 1945 to date amount to a total of $120,92058 as compared with $177,435.25 in the first four nvnnthc rtf tic VMT Anrll COl' $750, $536, MAY BE NEW DEVELOPMENTS STOCKHOLM, May 3 tt-A responsible diplomat who cannot be more closely identified said Recovered from Japi by British that developments clearing up Force's the situation regarding German .. . . garrisons holding out in Den- ,...-,,,. CLYLON, May 3 British mark and Norway "might occur troops have enteied the Bur- today.- The diplomat offered inese capital of Rangoon. The )no details but emphasized the Bruis.ii entry was announced I situation is so fluid that the in a special communique from Veak might comc at any mo. mica oouineast Asia torn- 'ment. niand this morning. The entry j followed new landings at the I r j i r iKemanded Un mouth ,,f ii uanron h, forces converging with a land iMurder Charge army driving from the north. VICTORY LOAN AT DRY DOCK PROGRESSING VANCOUVER, May 3 0;Wil 11am Hainen, 29, Vancouver sol dicr. was remanded to May 10 when he appeared in police court Thursday on a murder charge in connection with the death of Olga Hawryluk, 22, Vancouver waitress, whose battered body was found in the surf. The Inquest In the death was postponed until the arrival in Vancouver of Miss Hawryluk's sister, who is living in Prince Rupert. The Dolice believe she wes reached and the employees are beaten with a three-foot length determined to go to the limit, of driftwood. Leadership among, the various j . departments nas cnangea again. rvDCCDVIMP rP F.lirht ripnart.mpntjt hnvp rparhprt WUJLilv T xnv or exceeded their quotas. The Foundry and Pattern Shop now lead with 165. The Labor De- i partment has moved up to sec ond place with 129. The Pain ters are in third place with 119rl. Steelrackers are fourth with 11G. Mott Electric .are fifth with 112 and Pipefitters arc sixth wjtn m. me Powerhouse showed their power when their first report gave them 100 of their quota. , -Three- department- have 60 or over and expect to make their quota any day now. Four departments have 80 or more, three have over 70 and six have over 60. Foundry and Pattern Shop, Steelrackers and Dockmen report that 100 percent of their personnel have Invested in bonds. "V-E DAY" HERE The community service of thanksgiving on the occasion of "Victory in Europe Day" in Prince Rupert will be held at the YMCA auditorium at a.m. or 2:30 on the designated day. the hour to depend on what time of the day or night the proclamation comes. At the appointed hour the mayor and officiating clergy will proceed to the platform. The mayor will announce the' purpose of the gathering and call upon the president of the Prince Rupert Ministerial Association to con duct the service. City Police Are Running Ambulance Pending a new arrangement for its permanent operation toeing arrived at between the city and hospital board, the city police department is looking after the city ambulance service, having been in charge for about a week now. During that time some four calls have been made for service. lections of $32,124 compared , with .. - I , In 429 B. C. the Spartans used $47 938.43 in the same month last i a crude lorm oi sunutam, the cities of Delium ana r latea ycar VANDERHOOF CONVENTION STARTS; ASSOCIATED BOARDS IN SESSION Prince Rupert Men Head Committees at Interior Session vAwnKHnnni; Mhv 3 rSnecial to Daily News) -Arrival Wednesday of more than 30 delegates to tl,.. nnnforonpp in SIX VearS 01 Hie Ab&UCiattU Hie msi tui.Av. ... . , Boards of Trade of Central unusn ui uum wu ntinna in this interior town but, even be fore billetting had been completed, members of the Prince Rupert delegation met to give final attention to the four-1 teen resolutions wnicn tney wm present at the two-day conference which began Thursday morning. Delegates also were OucsncI, Prince George. Smlthers, Burns Lake, Terrace and Hazelton. Tiie preliminary business 01 tlic convention, which began with the appointment of resolutions, credentials and audit committees, continued until late Wednesday night as the resolutions committee, headed by J. J Little of Prince Rupert, wrestled to eliminate summaie aupucauy duplication . In m the delegates. Other memocrs pro- nosed for the resolutions com mlttec are Duncan Kerr (Terrace). Harry Bowman (Prince George), Frank Dockrlll (Smlth ers), Verne Taylor (Burns Lanci and Maynard Kerr ivancicr hoof). Credentials committee con kfs nf s. E. Parker (Prince nunert). chairman; C. P. Bus singer (Telkwa), E. W. S. Day (Vanderhoof). Audit committee members are Peter Lakic (Prince Rupert) and acorce McAdam (Terrace) Although each body represent - - Al8mc.latpd Board win 45 resolutions brougnt m oy , - . . jiuvc unij v.". ,7 gate will have the opportunity in .sneak on any resolution .t w. Scott, head of the Prlnci ' Rupert delegation, will cast votes fnr hti city's delegation. Indications Wednesday night Wpri that Harry Taylor, Van dcrhoof, would be appointed chairman of the 'reactivated or mnlzatlon with W. J. Scott virp . nresldent. and Arthur Brooksbank, Prince Rupert, sec retary. COKKESI'ONDENTS PIQUED WITH THE CANADIAN MUST ARMY Thirty-one Allied cor espondents with the Canadian Army arc indignant this morn ing. The war reporters nave sent a 400-word protest direct to General Eisenhower. The note says there has been dis crimination practised against Canadian war correspondents a story which was legiti mately theirs; The Mory in question was background mat erial on the parachuting or Ma front t 1.1 l -m food into Holland.J'or five days they patiently waited for the promised story, only lo get theirf rsit rep their first report on the sub ject through a IT.B.C. broad- cast. VICTORY LOAN TOTAL OTTAWA The cumulative total of the Eighth Victory Loan campaign for Canada up to the hall-way mark is $601,097,750. FLAT TOPS TIILKE PEARL HARBOR t-Admiral Chester Niniiti announces that the British aircraft carriers I n d o m 1 1 able, Indefatigable, Illustrious and Victorious are operating with the American Navy off Okinawa. TEEN AGE CLUB SEEKING VENUE The Teen Age Club here has been advised by Wartime Housing that it has no premises available at present for use In connection with Its activities. A suggesUon of Mayor H. M. Daggett that some vacated army buildings might be available is now being followed up. TOMMIES ON WAY TO VESElATaking cover in a shellholc, British Commandos use Vickers machine-guns to wipe out Nazi resistance points on the outskirts ot Wesel, Germany. The photo was taken shortly after these men had crossed the Rhine. As Reich Collapses liombing by heavy planca. As the .warTlhEuropc drew towards its close with Dcnmarkfynd.Norwayteolated.by a Uritish-Kussian junction on the IJalUc Sea, the Hamburg radio said that Prague, largest German-held centre in the south, has been declared a hospital city "indicating that the Czechoslovak capital would not be defended." o The MJC said today thai the first Canadian Army captured Oldcnburgjcity of 33,000, west of Iircmcn. A truce continueslon the Canadian Army throwing thousands ol veteran canaaian airmen out of work. Giant Ilalifaxes and Lancasters arc grounded. Tactical fighter bombers arc taking care of worthy objectives. o New Zealand troops of the British Eighth Army have occupied the city of Trieste as all fighting m northern Italy and western Austria ceased. o Moscow for the first time is suggesting that a complete surrender of Germany is imminent. SulUtiU HLWILER ASSASSINATED LONDON The whereabouts of Heinrich Ilinimlcr has been a mystery since he made his recent unconditional surrender offer to United States and Great Britain. It is said ' he may have been assassin ated. BALMY IN VANCOUVER VANCOUVER 11 is bright and sunny in Vancouver and the thermometer records 71 above. VICTORY LOAN MOUNTING. OITAWA Purchases in the current Eighth Victory Loan campaign are maintaining a slight lead over the same stage in last autumn's Seventh Victory Loan drive. Cumulative sales for the first eight days were over $577,000,000 LONDON TROLLEY STRIKE LONDON Street car and trackless trolley workers are on strike against long working hours. Thousands of workers had to walk long distances to their jobs. It I BBENTROr D ISM ISS EI) LONDON The Hamburg radio announced yesterday that Admiral Docnitz had dismissed Foreign Minister von JAPS ARE ALL OUT FOR C.C.F. KASLQi May 3 0 Twenty-six former British Columbia Japanese are now living in Dawson, Yukon Territory, New Canadian, Japancsc-Canadlun weekly newspaper says this week. The Japs are all members of the C.C.F., the paper says. HOW SERVICE MEN TO VOTE OTTAWA, May 3 0 Defence Headquarters announces the issuance of a routine order governing armert service voters in the June 11 Federal election in accordance with the war service voting regulations passed toy the last Parliament. Those eligible to vote in the ccuciai cicuuuu uivium vice personnel who are British subjects and resident in Canada prlor'to joining the service. Service voting in the election will take place during the 12 week days from May 28 to June 9 inclusive. Units -will be instructed by their commanders regarding the time and date the votes will be cast in their respective areas. In the Ontario election, voting qualifications will toe substantially the same as for the federal election. However, the provincial voung wm iaKe piace iroi 13 to June 4 inclusive. r. Rupert Is Lagging After its exceptionally auspl clous start. Prince Rupert has begun to lag In Its purchases of the Eighth Victory Loan and the cumulative total to date now stands at $536,800 as com pared with $546,900 In the cor responding period of the Sev enth Victory Loan. Yesterday subscriptions amounted to $20, 850. Better news comes, however, Irom Premier, Stewart, Telkwa and Burns O-akc. all-otwhlclj have surpassed their quotas. Vanderhoof Is up to 82 percent of "quota. Subscriptions to be acknowledged since yesterday are: W. H. Spencer $1,000 Harold B. Payne 200 Miss Ruth Johanson 50 H. O. Atchison, Port Edward 200 G. Welghtman 50 A. Lawson, Port Edward .... 200 T. Colley, Port Edward .... 100 Mrs. Jessie Dundas, Port Edward 50 Ronald Dundas, Port Edward 100 Jacob Hansen, Port Edward 50 Peter Hill, Port Edward .., 50 John Hopman, Port Edward - 150 David Hunter, Port Edward - 50 Claude Lowe, Port Edward 100 John Lundmark, Port Edward 100 Lee Chew, Port Edward .... 100 Lum Choy. Port Edward .. 100 M. L. McPhee, Port Edward 100 Patrick OWcUy, Port Edward 100 J. II. Pettipicce, Port Edward 50 George Pettipicce, Port Edward 100 Mrs. Eileen Sather, Port Edward 100 Gcrnard Sather, Port Edward - 100 John E. Sedgwick, Port Edward 500 Valter Sedgwick, Port Edward- - 500 Andrew Stcnswick, Port Edward 100 Marno Thorsteinson, Port Edward ................... 50 Elijah Turner, Hazelton 100 Mrs. Martha Turner, Hazelton - 100 Mrs. Agnes J. I. Preece, Port Edward 50 Robert Wllklns, Port Edward 100 John Stcfanowich, Port Edward 500 Emil Jensen, Port Edward 200 J Miss M. A. Bcverldgc 50 Miss Alice M, Martin ou Mrs. S. M. Helene Fletcher 300 JUNCTION IS MADE LONDON, May 3 D Stulln announced Thursday night that the British and Russians had affected the Junction of a sixty- mile front from the Baltic to Wlttenberge. Hamburg Yielded Without Struggle Major German Stronghold Occupied By British Hitler and Goebbeld Suicide Only Mopping Up Left LONDON, May 3 (CP) The Nazis have given up their last northern German stronghold without a fight. Hamburg has been declared an open city and British troops occupied the port without oppo sition early today. Hamburg is bermanys greatest seaport. It had a pre-war population of more than one - and - a - half million and would have been the logical centre of German resistance in the north. Following the official an nouncement of Hamburg's sur render, instructions were given to the populace. The people were told "that any resistance to the occupation would be crushed by force. There was a possibility that the British forces may capture the renegade Englishman, notorious Lord Haw Haw, when they occupied the city. The British traitor, whose real name Is William Joyce, broadcast from Hamburg only two days ago. Yesterday An Eventful One Yesterday was a day of epic evcht3 in the history of Europe To begin with, Berlin fell after a savage twelve-day battle and the war is pracUcally over as far as Russia is concerned. Uiuovvn Moscow 4uvnya quotes, a t high Nazi ; , official ar-ssylng Atfalf Hitler several 'weeksf'aTfa was- lately and two other, Nazi big-wigs committed suicide. The Soviet communique declares that the Nazi deputy propaganda minister, Dr. Hans Fritsche, who has been captured by the Red Army in Berlin, has told of the suicides of propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and the German general staff chief, Gen eral Krebs. Fritsche is quoted as saying all three men ended" their lives before the capital fell to the Russians. This is a different story to the Doenitz version of the (Nazi Fuehrer dying a hero's death fighting for Berlin. Whatever the facts of Hitler's death are, Allied officials are! inclined to believe that the Nazi leader 'is dead. Other victory announcements in Moscow told of the destruc tion of the German Ninth Army ' trapped bclotf Berl&i, with at least 60,000 slain. "And Ger many's last big Baltic ports. Rostock and Warncmuende, fell to the Second White Russian Army. Southern Redoubt Idea Washed Up Any plans the enemy had for a redoubt in southern Germany have vanished with the surren der of nearly 1,000,000 German and Italian troops in northern Italy and western Austria. All that Is left of the Bavarian fort ress is a section cast of Salz burg. A large western chunk of Czechoslovakia remains to be mopped up and there is another pocket north of Berlin which now is being crushed between the British, and Russian armies on the Baltic coast. Troops of the British Sixth Airborne Division have joined with Russian armored columns near Wlsmar twenty - nine miles southwest of Rostock. The Luxembourg radio, which said yesterday a German capitulation In Holland is imminent and that? armistice negotiations have been in progress more than twenty-iour nours, reported this one made, this morning said German com-. manders in Zeeland and Jutland are surrendering to Danish mayors. The surrender of nemy forces in northern Italy included all land, sea .and air forces. Americans in Munich area captured huge quantities of German equipment including eighty-five planes, ten of them et-propelled. Allied forces cap tured nearly 100,000 prisoners on Monday and Tuesday. Troops of the British Sixth Airborne Div ision which Includes the First Canadian Parachute Battalion linked up with Russian armor southwest of Rostock. Hamburg, Germany's second largest city was outflanked and besieged for " r " " v in ruins. Armistice rumors circulated in Paris again. Unconfirmed reports said that both Himmler and Doenitz had approached the Allies again, this time offering unconditional surrender to the Russians as well as the British and Americans. The only large German cities remaining under tie Nazis were Breslau, Dresden, Chemnitz and KiL Mourns Ado4f- De Valera Sorrowful London Paper Comment On "Crowning Tomfoolery of "Eire's Fanatic" LONDON, May 3 Q Commenting on Premier Eamonn dc Valera's message of condolence to the German minister in Dublin on the death of Adolf Hitler, the Evening Star tonight declared editorially that i'thls forbidden fanatic who direct in Eire might have spared ua this crowning tomfoolery." The paper said that, If Britain had been beaten, people of Eire would liave been candi dates for concentration camps. Weather Forecast Moderate to fresh winds with northwesterly gales In Queen Charlotte So u n d decreasing slightly during the night. Mostly cloudy and mild with light scat tered rain showers. Friday, fresh to "strong winds, mostly cloudy with light scatered rain showers, and not much change In tern-' ptrature. War News Highlights Clear Indies of Japs MANILA Allied troops have opened a drive to force the Japaneso out of the Dutch East Indies. Australian troops with a few Dutch units liave carved out two beachheads on Tara-kan Island, and now are hitting Inland towards the airdrome and town of Llngkas. The Japanese failed to offer any or-' ganlzed resistance to the landings. Jap Homeland Bombed WASHINGTON American superfortress bombers have made another attack today on air bases on the Japanese homb islands of Kyushu. About 100 B-29's bombed six airfields on. the enemy Island. The" specific targets are hot named. I -ri. HZ