FAREWELL
TO
YANKS
l?rfnrc
Uuprtt
Daflj?
J3ctos
Goodbye"
IN
SAYING
GOODBYE
to
our
American
friends
we
are
very
conscious
of
the
attachments
formed
between
Prince
Rupert
citizens
and
the
U.S.
armed
forces
during
the
war.
We
know
that
these
f
reindships.
will
be
strengthening
bonds
between
our
two
nations
in
the
years
ahead.
AS
A
PROGRESSIVE
CITY
and
the
"Gateway
to
Alaska",
Prince
Rupert
looks
forward
to
continuing
friendly
.visits
from
those
Americans
who
served
here
and
from
others
whose
homes
are
"below
the
border."
IDEAL
CLEANERS
McBride
Street
Prince
Rupert
;
Mnnv
Saturday,
September
15,
1945
A
'
A
MARCHING
TOGETHER
Canadians
and
Americans
who
have
worked
together
for
more
than
three
years
marched
together
for
the
last
time
along
Third
Avenue
in
Prince
Rupert
in
the
V-J
Day
parade.
SCRIBES
OF
U.S.
ARMY
Lieut.
Harger
and
Sergeant
Browne
Did
Good
Job
On
Public
Relations
The
Daily
News
was
greatly
assisted
in
the
preparation
of
this
special
edition
in
connection
with
the
departure
of
the
American
forces
from
Prince
Rupert
by
Lieut.
Cecil
A.
Barger,
United
States
Army
public
relations
officer
here,
and
Sergeant
Ralph
H.
Browne,
his
assistant.
Not
only
did
they
actually
write
sev-pral
of
the
articles
but
many
others
were
organized
by
them.
Throughout
the
stay
of
the
Americans
here,
the
public
relations
office
-proved
of
great
co-operation
and
assistance
to
the
newspapers.
They
were
also
instrumental
In
disseminating
a
large
amount
of
favorable
publicity
for
Prince
Rupert
by
their
writings
which
were
distributed
to
all
parts
of
the
United
States.
More,
than
1,000
hometown
stories,
under
a
Prince
Rupert
dateline,
on
US.
Army
port
personnel
were
sent
out
by
the
Public
Relations
office
at
Prince
Rupert
during
the
past
six
months.
Barger
and
Browne
will
be
lifelong
boosters
for
Prince
Rupert.
Barger
hails
from
Malta
Bend,
near
Kansas
City,
and
in
civilian
life
is
with
the
editorial
department
of
Capper
Publications,
tnifs
Worked
To
Carry
War
West
PORT
EDWARD
STAGING
AREA
IS
ADJUNCT
OF
THIS
PORT
Housed,
Fed
and
Supplied
35,000
Troops
and
Shipped
Thousands
of
Tons
of
High
Explosive
Ammunition
Included
as
part
of
the
vast
installation
that
is
the
Prince
Rupert
3ub-port
of
Embarkation
is
the
Prince
Rupert
Staging
Area
located
at
Port
Edward.
The
mission
.of
the
staging
area
has
been
a
big
one
for
during
its
two
odd
years
of
operation
it
has
housed,
fed,
and
supplied
arctic
clothing
and
equipment
to
HUGE
PROJECTS
(Continued
from
Page
One)
gineer
staff
from
around
one
large
circular
table.
Contracts
had
been
let
out
to
several
companies
and
work
on
I
the
various
projects
of
the
ln-
,
stallation
started
almost
immediately.
Included
in
these
companies
were:
the
E.
J.
Ryan
Construction
Company,
B.
C.
;
Bridge
and
Dredging
Company,
Sound
Construction
andEngin-
jeering
Company
and
Peter
Klewlt
and
Sons.
The
first
buildings
to
go
up
were
barracks,
mess
halls
and
other
facilities
on
Acropolis
Hill.
''
This
'was
followed
by
the
rehabilitation
of
the
Salmon
and
Oriental
Wharf
and
shed,
the
driving
of
pilings
for
the
cargo
wharf
and
transit
shed,
construction
of
the
Administration
Building,
the
large
warehouse,
Prince
Rupert
staging
area
and
Watson
island.
I
From
the
Prince
Rupert
high-
j
way
to
Port
Edward,
the
Galloway
Rapids
road,
was
the'
most
difficult
piece
of:
construc
tion".
It
required
a
complete
rock-fill
to
bed-rock
just
above
the
highwater
mark
along
the
shores
of
the
Galloway
Rapids
and
Wainright
Basin.
Later
construction
included
the
post
gym
atop
Acropolis
Hill,
the
erection
of
the
75-ton
crane
on
the
docks,
the
army
power
system,
the
various
other
facilities.
All
were
completed
in
record
time.
District
and
Post
Engineers
of
the
port
included
Lt.-Colonel
Gerald
R.
Tyler,
Lt.-Colonel
Edward
D.
Lownes,
and
Captain
Raymond
J.
Fry.
Captain
Fry
has
the
duties
of
supervising
all
maintenance
and
repairs
to
port
facilities.
publishers
of
widely
circulated
farm
journals.
Browne
Is
actually
a
Canadian.
His
home
is
in
Port
Arthur
but
he
went
from
Calgary,
where
he
was
with
the
C.P.R.
publicity
department,
to
enlist
at
Spokane
in
the
United
States
Army.
I
1
.
,
.
The
mighty
American
contribution
to
Victory
ii.
nas
embraced
manv
lands
and
continents.
Nowhere
has
their
presence
been
more
appreciated
than
in
"i
Prince
Rupert.
For
a
job
well
done
we
say
"Thanks,
Yanks."
TOM
LEE
AND
SON
House
of
Fine
Foods
PRINCE
RUPERTROOFINGTND
SHEET
METAL
WORKS
Northern
Distributors
for
Canadian
Johns-Manvllle
Products
than
than
more
35,000
troops
and
civilian
workers
moving
to
and
from
the
Alaskan
and
North
Pacific
theatres.
Since
its
inception,
the
staging
area
has
been
under
the
command
of
Colonel
Floyd
W.
Stewart.
A
graduate
of
the'
University
of
California,
Colonel
Stewart
served
in
the
field
artillery
during
World
War
I.
PORT
EDWARD
COMMANDER
Colonel
Floyd
W.
Stewart,
commanding
officer
of
Port
Edward,
has
been
located
at
the
staging
area
since
March
1943.
A
graduate
of
the
University
of
California,
Colonel
Stewart
was
awarded
the
Silver
Star
during
the
last
waf.
Since
that
time
he
has
also
seen
service
in
the
Infantry,
Quartermaster
Corps,
Finance
Department,
and
Transport
Corps.
During
the
last
war
numerous
citations,
Including
the
Silver
Star,
were
awarded
him.
Starting
with
a
bare
site,
the
camp
was
developed
sufficiently
to
care
for
several
thousand
troops
every
month.
It
has
all
the
facilities
of
a
U.S.
Army
cmp,
Including
barracksl
mess
balls,
thaatre,
chapel,
office
buildings,
warehouses,
laundry,
storage
facilities,
and
recratlon
halls.
These
were
built
by
U.S.
E.D.
engineers
of
the
Northwest
Division.
On
March
15,
1943,
nine
officers,
244
troops,
and
387
civilian
employees
were
brought
to
Port
Edward
from
the
shipwrecked
army
transport
"Otsego."
The
necessity
for
housing,
,
feeding,
and
reclothlng
these
men
brought
about
the
premature
opening
of
the
post.
Four
officers,
some
cooks
and
bakers
were
assigned
to
the
staging
area
from
Prince
Rupert
and
companies
were
formed
of
the
enlisted
men.
From
Watson
Island,
ammunition
back-up
storage
dump,
thousands
of
tons
of
high
explosive
ammunition
have
been
sent
Into
the
Pacific,
many
of
the
bombs
falling
directly
on
the
Japanese
Empire
within
a
matter
of
days
after
their
departure
from
Prince
Rupert.
Port
Edward
was
closed
as
a
staging
area
during
the
latter
part
of
1944
and
re-opened
In
May
1945.
After
six
months
of
operation
and
the
capitulation
of
Japan,
the
staging
area
is
prepared
to
close
for
the
final
time.
During
these
past
months
several
thousand
troops
were
processed
and
transported
north.
Washing
for
Army
Huge
Undertaking
The
laundry
and
dry-cleaning
plant
of
the
sub-port,
located
at
Port
Edward,
operated
on
a
huge
scale.
Servicing
the
entire
sub-port
as
well
as
transient
personnel,
more
than
225,000
pieces
of
laundry
and
10,000
pieces
of
dry-cleaning
were
handled
each
month.
Prince
Rupert
Delivered
Bombs
Which
Fell
on
The
Japanese
How
United
States
Army
Transportation
Corps
Carried
Out
Mission
Almost
a
dozen
different
companies
and
units
have
worked
together
during
the
past
three
years
and
five
months
toward
the
completion
of
the
mission
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Sub-Port
of
Embarkation.
It
would
be
hard
to
compile
an
honor
roll,
for
it
was
the
combined
effort
of
all
units
which
made
the
completion
of
this
mission
possible.
As
stevedores,
dock
workers,
and
others,
the
men
of
these
units
loaded
a
large
percentage
of
the
equipment
and
supplies
used
In
the
construction
of
the
Alaska
Highway,
Canol
Project,
and
other
defence
Installations
scattered
throughout
the
north.
In
addition,
they
have
had
the
hazardous
task
of
loading
ship
after
ship
with
high
explosive
cargo
thousands
of
tons
of
bombs
which
fell
on
the
Japanese
homeland
within
a
matter
of
days
after
their
departure
from
Prince
Rupert.
Now
answering
roll
at
the
Sub-Port
are
the
following
companies
and
units:
652ND.
PORT
Co.
Originally
part
of
the
377th
Port
Battalion,
arrived
in
Prince
Rupert
In
Sep-
i
temtoer,
1942".
Commanded
by
Captain
Joseph
S.
Tallant,
with
LeRoy
J.
Zimmerman
as
First
Sergeant.
655TH
POR
TCO,
Activated
from
part
of
the
377th
Port
Battalion
arrived
in
June
1943.
The
company
has
gained
an
outstanding
record
in
athletics.
Commanded
by
Captain
Hyman
Poster,
with
Henry
Scheumann
as
First
Sergeant.
419TH
PORT
CO.-r-Newest
arrival
to,
the
Sub-Port,
As
part
of
the
260th
Port
Battalion
the
unit
served
more
than
two
years
at
Anchorage
and
Whittier,
Alaska.
The
company
arrived
here
from
Seattle
In
.May
of
this
year.
PRINCE
RUPERT
IS
CENTRE
OF
GREAT
WEALTH
(Continued,
from
Page
One)
prennial
Silback-Premier
gold
mine.
In
the
Coast
and
Babine
mountain
ranges
promising
strikes
have
been
made
which
will
be
developed
when
the
manpower
and
equipment
situation
permits.
Lumber
Means
Millions
of
Dollars
Lumber
in
finished
and
unfinished
forms
brings
millions
of
dollars
annually
into
the
interior
towns
for
which
Prince
Rupert
serves
as
a
distributing
centre.
Last
year
the
total
saw-log
cut
In
the
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
was
264,000,000
board
feet
and
operations
so
far
this
year
indicate
that
the
present
'year's
cut
will
be
of
equal
size.
In
addition
there
were
millions
of
lineal
feet
of
pole
timber
and
railroad
ties.
Although
only
sparsely
populated,
the
rich
farming
districts
of
the
interior
tributary
to
Prince
Rupert
produces
rich
harvests
of
hay,
fruit
and
cereal
crops
as
well
as
dairy
products
to
feed
the
city.
As
a
haven
for
tourists
and
vacationists
the
city
and
surrounding
district
is
a
paradise
as
hundreds,
of
Allied
servicemen
can
testify.
Its
mountainous
areas
and
streams
unspoiled
by
over-fishing
and
hunting,
they
abound
with
fish
and
game,
making
it
one
of
the
best
vacation
lands
on
the
continent.
Prince
Rupert
and
the
central
Interior,
ripe
with
opportunities
is
on
the
verge
of
a
great
future..
DIIIIP
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in
faepiember
of
'
that
year
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.mandedbyCapWoseScS
tier,
with
svrf
.
r"t
c.
First
Sergeant.
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I
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TU.
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lit
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strensth
nf
m.
lu
man
iOO
listed
meji.
The
unit
I,
comi
of
men
representing
.
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Y
s"vice,
inclnain,
complete
Service
Com
Unit,
3960th.
colan
iwajor
louis
W.
Beck
'-Am..,
262ND
M.
P.
CO.
April
1943.
Commanded
by
ca
..
v
uiui
r.
JUDeciC,
with
Dc
Commanded
by
Captain
Guy
T.
1
aid
C.
Zander
as
First
Sen
McHenry,
with
Rex
E.
Hensel
as
First
Sergeant.
356TH
QM
SERVICE
CO
Activated
in
June
1942,
the
company
arrived
at
the
Sub-Port
Absent
from
roll,
anrt
Sean:
ute
oeawe
area
ar
ih.
,
and
654th
Port
Companies.!
238th
M.
P.
Company
ij
no,
j
cated
in
the
Hawaiian
Island
The
Commercial
Hotel
joins
with
the
rest
of
Prince
Rupert
in
saying
"Goodbye"
to
the
American
forces
which
have
been
u
part
of
this
community
during
the
last
three
years.
The
friendships
which
have
been
formed
will
be
strong
links
between
Canada
and
the
United
States.
When
you
visit
us
again
as
civilians
you
can
be
suro
of
a
warm
welcome
at
the
COMMERCIAL
HOTEL
Second
Avenue
Harry
E.
Hlackburn,
Mgr.
Our
Compliments
.
.
.
Prince
Rupert
Goodbye
To
The
Americans
We
were
glad
to
have
you
among
us
these
last
three
years.
It
was
a
pleasure
serving
your
needs
and
now
that
you
are
leaving
we
wish
you
the
best
of
everything
in
the
years
of
peace.
HAWKINSON'S
'LAUNDRY
Sixth
Avenue
West
prince
RW11
to
America
and
her
servicemen
who
have
been
with
us
in
Prince
Rupert
during
the
war.
We
unite
with
the
other
citizens
in
saying
...
"Good-bye,
Americans"
B.
C.
UNDERTAKERS
Fraser
Street
Prince
Kupcrt