Today's Temperature Temperatures for the Prince Bupert district for today read: 59 Maximum 51 Minimum 04 lnches Rainfall NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BMTi'sVilMmBLVS JtfEWSPAPER Tomorrous Tides (Paclfte BUndtrd Time) She Ml . i Tuesday, July 31, 1945 High 5:47 173 feet 18:26 19.1 feet VOL. Low 11:59 5.5 fec XXXIV, No. 176. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, JULY 30, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS mm .1 i 9 - I - I I ftmirc lliuiiliolilw f l u v. t ll Lf ! . . idii atriKe i nrearens uritam i. IT til - t mils AL'W 1IU GUAM On Monaay morning, Japanese iime,i f hark in its waves of attacks orv . 1 . t ld.lli.J 1.1 L 11 . PftHin TOKVO aireaay nas aunuiLcu mat me unnnrrt ne to me enemy Droaacasis. jwu Dianes i l fin t n n cornnn n n an nnn cn ncpn niim ,.j iisn admitted bv tne enemy raaio is tne seveni o. YOUNG VETERAN VISITING HOME Trooper Harry Hamilton, who enlisted in 1939 In the Royal Canadian Air Force as one ol the youngest of Prince Rupert's . . , i . !V. t boys 10 join up, leaves mjiubuii for Fort Breckenriage, Ken tucky, after a three-day leave visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Hamilton, uigpy Island. He came here irom Camp Borden where he has been training with the Canadian Armored Corps for Pacific duty with the Army to which he transferred after three-and-a-half years overseas with both air crew and ground crew. SHORTAGE OF SCHOOLS LONDON, (CP' Although many London public schools are making preparations to return from their wartime homes in the country, many may have to remain where they are Indefinitely because of the acute shortage of school buildings. The Civic Centre Carnival search for the ultimate in 'fmininc pulchritude in connection with the Atlantic City Miss America" pageant is an endeavor to locate the love-'t lovely in Northern British Columbia. This contest, which is in no way connected with .the I val Qun Contest, Is a distinct feature in itself and 0""ff ladies of physical and mental beauty as its cncstants. Each Inr-il .... . . , " villi uui, win ICllllC fll.V 1 ner bathing suit for the occasion. The winner for the 'ne uupcrt title will receive $75.00. Second prize is $50 nd third, $25. The Prince Rupert winner will also compete for the unnern British Columbia title and the girls chosen by Cllv WiI1 ,)e sent ''y ail'' ePenses Paid' 10 Atlantic J lot f the annual national competition there. Here, she manythinke W'th 39 lhCF g'r'S n0t & hundred 35 We W con,eslanls have entered from rrincc Rupert, is m , llave more to make a good display. The pageant rCd in a dSniflcil, clean-cut manner and the younf i s ladies who enter the pageant are under good care. hasT'lere is st' time to enter. A girl from this district 'tonte ant "!Uch chance to become "Miss America" as any 'rm any part of the continent. T. NORTON YOUNGS, Chairman, Carnival Committee and "Miss America" Pageant. V ,... nHtish-Amer can lieet DomDarament or liamar. . A lliuvb - t i ----- - T Tc Inrlicmini Ml (Ilia "-B" - CANBERRA- -Australian External Affairs Minister Her -i t.,(f Vine pvnrpxspd his country's inditmatlon that it was i ..nFii run nHiniM 1 1 1 1 i i.iliihiLluiji lii uniinii a. . i a rwtnr v.vntt savs that the Australian eovernment's .first kinn n( tVo iiltlmnt.um fame from npwxnnnpr nnri rnmn r,f hp nrt.lnn. An Australian Poreicn Offirp snnkps- . itoH ruthpr than hv thp terms nf t.hp ultimatum IIL LVIWUtv." - " I askan mg - jj t i .. n.iHI of Uanauiaii frsacu mi"s tipnorn as l-uiik A3 ciilnt: ITnn vailahlf ...nn-nf r S T..1-. OA nnrnin L Vl 1 o riDDtl LJ1CICU LU w""vw the use 01 uanaaian vessels transDorting passengers and rchandlse to and from Alaska. M fitU cVilrmienfe flri PY- idtil ded because American lines up rennrted thev can handle ; commodity. ranSDOnailon Ol mercuuuuue and out of British Columbia . I . l. 1 nr.. 10 hm to 30 days because the Al- j TransDortation Co. exDectS have the steamer Taku back service by that time to run to a?wav a other interests shipping ar- "T T ri Mill IAJ11L111UC Ullbkl n extended. VuuDV DADTV IJI Liv I fHIl i IN TORONTO ' UKIIMll .111 V AW IP An mpr.e arrivinrr 1m Tnrnnm il ii fn n rn j i i cprirnn i i v were attarhpd tn tht nritish iiv Him u'nar n nn nnporrnnn ne men are of Yugoslav ex- anyone else. v oil tL tniA-;iiiii;irHiii i v 1111 mwviwiwj- uiou aic v n n nir i.ti i a -J Lrtii uuili. tik would admit is that they VP rinnn 1 1 - - nunc a icw ptiia- Weather Forecast North Coast and Ouppn Char- v.uuuy ana cooi wun ana -mesraav: si chtlv v hvuuv in nirprnnnn " as, moderate to fresh north psterly today, becomintr mod e Tuesday. CANUCKS HAVE QUIT BERLIN UTRECHT, Holland, July 30 ffi Canada's composite Berlin battalion has left the German capital and most elements of the units have reached Holland and have rejoined their separate battalions. There were three regiments represented In the composite battalion Les Fusiliers Mount Royal of Montreal, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Hamilton and the Loyal Edmonton Regiment. Also along was a provost detachment. Fifth Body Taken From Plane Wreck OTTAWA, July 30 0) The wreckage of the Canso flying boat which crashed into Lake Deschene near Ottawa last Mon day has been dragged to the shose of the lake.'From the bat tered and twisted fuselage of the big twin-engined flying boat has been extricated a fifth body- that of Flight Sergeant L. M. Whitehead of Oalcary. Flight erceant Whitehead like several of his "comrades', was' trapped In the fuselage of the plane when the bomber smacked into the lake and sank. d Respite r Japan ad Attacks on Nip- .a Bombing- rromise GUAM, July 30 Ot Six of eleven Japanese cities which General Charles Lemay warned last week would be destroyed today felt the full weight of American bombing power. Six hundred planes dropped 3V2 thousand tons of bomos. In spite of the warning, there was practically no enemy anti-aircraft defence and all planes returned safely to their bases. In another raid on the Inland Seal naval base of Kure enemy battleships were hit and left in flames. Three Japanese submarines were sunk and 16 enemy war ships in all were knocked out during the week-end Including two battleships and two cruisers. Returning bombers reported the great Japanese battleships sunk In shallow water in Kure Bay. Two hundred and thirty-eight Japanese airplanes were destroy ed over the week-end and at least 145 damaged. United States Mustang fighter planes from Iwo Jima attacked the Tokyo area yesterday, enemy transports, air fields and other targets being found. The Allied air attacks extend ed from the Kurlles to Borneo and British and American naval vessels resumed their attacks, hurling tons of shells into a munitions plant at Hamamatsu, 130 miles south of Tokyo. PACKERS' STRIKE HITS VANCOUVER Four Cities and Eight Plants So Far Involved Edmonton Next? TORONTO, July 30 O) The Canada Packers' strike which started in Toronto last Tuesday now has spread to Vancouver, The Vancouver plant of the com pany today Joined the Toronto, Winlpe g and Peterborough branches of the company which are strikebound. There is also the rjosslbility that the Edmon ton plant of the company will go on strike shortly as the workers have voted to walk out but need the permission of the Al berta government first. The Federal Labor Department is expected to step into the pic ture in the very near luture. Otherwise there are no new developments In the Canada Meat Packers Company shutdown. So far, eight plants have closed because of striking employees. The strike began last Tuesday, in five Toronto plants of the company, and spread to Peter borough, Winnipeg and Vancou ver. The workers of the Van- couvtr plant decided last week to walk out today. The dispute is over a company refusal of a union request that an employee be transferred from the beef killing flor in one of the Toronto plants to another department. The union claims he threatened tp use his killing knife if he became involved in an argument. He has denied this and the company says they believe him. Workers in the company's Edmonton plant have voted in favor of a strike and have asked permission of the Alberta government to take strike action. The strike is already making itself felt by meat shortages. Other Companies May Be Involved There is a possibility that the six other meat-packing plants In Winnipeg besides the Canada Packers Limited branch may Join the Canada Packers em ployees In a sympathy strike. The plant union loctls will decide the question tonight in a vote. The plants involved are Swift Canadian, the Manitoba Cold Storage Company, Western Packers, St. Boniface Ab-atolr and the Public Abatolr. RECLAIM CEYLON AREA COLOMBO, Ceylon, (CP) A scheme to reclaim or Improve 56,000 acres of land for cultivation In the Jaffna peninsula has been planned. The area is frequently covered with salt water and is at present virtually use-lew for agriculture. loo oUiles tsaicnau N I CO BAR . ISLANDS 'lOO 0 CarNicobar CRERAR ON WAY HOME Andaman. 'Sea Little JMicorJar v , .1 Koctaradja LONDON, July 30 KP) First Canadian Army Commander General H. D. G. Crerar left Euston Station, London, last night for his port of embraka- tlon, Glasgow, whence he sailed today on his return to Canada aboard the French liner He de France. Also effective tomorrow, the First Canadian Army will be dissolved as a field formation to become known as "The Canadian Forces in Holland." PARLEY NEAR CLOSE POTSDAM The Big Three parley in Potsdam possibly will be concluded around the middle of this week. It is said that all or nearly all the major questions before the conference have been settled and apparently the world power leaders now are engaged in putting their decisions together into a single document. EDMONTON ON STRIKE TORONTO The strike of Canada Packets workers spread today to Edmonton and Vancouver. Five hundred workers walked out in Edmonton and 100 in Vancouver in support of the 3,000 strikers in Toronto, Winnipeg and Peterborough. GOVERNMENT WARNING VICTORIA Acting Premier K. C. McDonald issued a warning today regarding losses to growers and packers which would result from the can company workers' strike. There would be great losses of growing food. Dr. McDonald said the government was seeking mediation. PATTULLO SEES PLOT VICTORIA In a circular issued prior to the Dominion-Provincial conference, Former Premier T. D. Pattullo charges the federal government with plotting to depiive the provinces of income tax and succession duty taxing privilegts. STRATHEDEN ARRIVES iQUlflJEC The troopship Stralhrden, bringing home repatriated Canadian servicemen, passed Father Point this morning and is due in Quebec tonight. 2 HOURS WARNING GUAM. Seventy-two hour warning by leaflet Is now being given Japanese cities before they aic struck by Allied bombers. SUZUKI SCORNS OFFER TOKYO Premier Suzuki rejected the Allied ultimatum to Japan for unconditional surrender, describing it as being unworthy of reply. He said that he had absolute confidence in Japanese strategists. Aircraft production, Suzuki said,' had gone underground and was being stepped up. Sabang 53 r-l Krah Great Nicobor i36mcVsK Indian m,SUM'ATsRA Ocean '.zlM&ik Jjafno l I cEYJ.OM N.COBARflS.i ar 1 rH 1 rr -t x INDIAN OCEAN Hi 14- tf-V CLOSING IN A British carrier forpe, other than that operating with the U.S. Third Fleet, has attacked the Nicobar Islands and northern Sumatra. Lower section of map shows area in relation to Singapore and Ceylon. TRIBAL CLASS DESTROYER HAS BEEN LAUNCHED 'ilAIJFAX, July 30 The Tribal Class destroyer Cayuga was launched here Saturday. She will join her sister ships Micmac and Ncjotka. The Athabascan has yet toibe completed. MINE WORKERS' WAGE INQUIRY Jrtasic Kate of $1 Is Suggested 1 o War Lahor Hoard by International Union VANCOUVERF, July 30 P) Harvey Murphy, union organizer for the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, has asked the National War Labor Board for a national Inquiry into the mine wage situation. He asks a basic stabilized wage rate of $1 an hour for underground workers. LAVAL ORDERED OUT .MADRID The Spanish government has ordered Pierte Iaval, now at Barcelona, to leave Spain at once. The plane, manned by Germans, which brought him here, would probably take him to Paris.' LOOTING BUILDING NEW YORK Looters have stolen thousands of dollars of goods from the Catholic welfare offices' in the wrecked Empire Stale Building, it was stated today. Damage is estimated at $500,000 as a result of the plane crash into the building Saturday and it will take six months to repair. Death toll stands at thiiteen. GLENGARRY NOMINATES ALEXANDRIA, Ont. Cana-dians this afternoon learned that only one candidate will oppose Prime Minister Mackenzie King when he runs for election to the House of Parliament in Glengarry constituency in Eastern Ontario. The deadline for filing nomination papers was today and the only man to oppose the Prime Minister was Independent Liberal Dr. Richard Mona-han of Sharbot Lake, Ont. It was not expected that any majr party would offff fv candidate to oppose Mr. King as spokesmen for the C.C.F.. Progressive Conservatives and Social Crediters had heen unanimous in stating that they would riot oppose Mr. King's election to the House. TOO LENIENT AUSTRALIA C AiV BJEUJI A Australia Minister of External Affairs Evatt said that the surrender terms offered the Japanese from Potsdam were more lenient than those which had been accorded Germany and Australia could not subscribe to them. Australia had not been, consulted. Climax of Conference Bier Three Session at Potsdam Is Believed Near its Conclusion POTSDAM, July 30 Cfo The Big Three conference is nearlng Its climactic stage. Conviction persists that final conclusions may be signed within the next few days, possibly Tuesday or Wednesday. A final communique is now being prepared, it is believed. Yesterday it was stated the conference was "proceeding satisfactorily." Decision of Prime Minister Clement Atlee of Britain to return to the meeting promptly cleared away misgivings over possible undue prolongation of the session in which the future of Germany and devastated Europe is at stake. The feeling prevails that the conference will be concluded some time this week. BUILD HOUSE WITHOUT PERMIT Ignoring the formality of taking out a city building permit, carpenters during the last few days have been building a house in downtown Prince Rupert. It is a fine building, too, strongly constructed, the walls finished with white asbestos shingles and the roof surfaced with colorful red and green composition shingles. Interior of this handsome place Is lined with donnaconna walrboard. However, If the city building Inspector did know about It, he shouldn't get excited, for It's not a real house but a children's playhouse which will be raffled as part of the Civic Centre car- Ulya!aJjjita playho.ussswgcUiJs a dream ior any caua. Being built by Duncan Win.?, manager of a local roofing firm. the house Is about seven feet high, rlx feet long and five feet wide. Mr. Wing has offered it to the carnival committee to be raffled off during carnival week. Proceeds will .go to the Civic Centre fund. The house is scheduled to be put on display as soon as It is completed. BOEING STRIKE IS THREATENED VANCOUVER, July 30 Five thousand Boeing Aircraft workers here are threatening to go on strike in demand for union shop for new workers. Fish Sales Canadian (18V4c and 16V2c) Zapore, 52,000, Whiz and Booth. U.S. OFFERED HELP TO FRANCE BEFORE DEFEAT VICTIMIZED? PARIS A major was the fiist witness for the defence. He said he was horrified to see a man nearly 100 years old being blamed by others for their own mistakes. PARIS, July 30 Edouard Herrlot, Premier of France three times between wars testified at the Petaln trial today that President Roosevelt "placed -at our disposal material which we needed" in the days before Germany crushed France. Herrlot, recovering from an illness, told of the events leading to the armistice and the assumption of dictatorial powers by the aged Petaln, accused of intelligence with the enemy and pl6ttlng against the security of France. After Herrlot left the stand, Prosecutor Mornet announced that he had finished presenting state witnesses. The defence was scheduled to begin TIMBER SHORTAGE MAY LAST LONDON 0? A timber shortage In western Europe which may last for the next 10 years has been forecast by Sir Hugh Watson, late of the Indian Forestry Service. Sir Hugh said forests have been heavily overworked during the war, without adequate replanting. Week-End Walk-Out Brings Crisis to Dispute LONDON, July 30 (CP) Threat of a possible nation-wide railway strike hung over Britain today to further complicate the domestic problems for the new Labor government after a week-end in which thousands of holiday travelers were stranded by a one-day walk-out of more than 20,000 railway work- Coalition Endorsed Conservatives Decide to Co-cperate with Liberals in Provincial Election VANCOUVER, July 30 (CP) Tiie executive of the British Columbia Progressive Conservative Association Saturday approved unanimously a resolution calling for co-operation with the Liberals in the forth-coming provincial election campaign and for a continuation of the coalition with the Liberals in the provincial field. The previous day the British Columbia Liberal executive approved the continuation of the coalition. The proposed arrangement between the two parties is that the present coalition members would run in the ridings they now' hold with joint conventions where there are not at present coalition candidates. In Prince Rupert the member is Former Premier T. D. Pattullo who, so ir, has stood out resolutely as a Liberal in opposition to the coalition move. Whether Mr. Pattullo desires to run again is not r known but he,. is, expected to visit'the city shortly ari'diis" intentions may then become known. It would appear that this is to be one of the ridings where there is to be a joint convention. NEW FRENCH CONSTITUTION French Assembly Rejects DcGaulle Proposal for National Referendum PARIS, July 30 The French Consulatlve Assembly today voted its approval of drafting a new constitution. The action Is a repudiation of General de Gaulle's proposal for a national m Kb 5 MISS PRINTS GEORGE Georgina Patterson, interior town's lovely entrant for "Miss America" bathing beauty contest at Civic Centre Carnival next week. 1 rrs. The President of the Na tional Union ot Railwaymen appealed to the workers to stay on the Job during negotiations with the companies for minimum wages and hours. The union official urged the railway workers to "play the game" and thus keep themselves In a favorable position to Seventeen trains were held up at Liverpool by yesterday's walk out. Approval By States United States Senate Ratifies United Nations Charter WASHINGTON, July 30 States became the first of the big powers to approve the San Franclscb security charter when the Senate by a vote of 89 to 2 gave ratification Saturday night. Before the charter becomes effective it must be approved by United States, Great Britain. Russia, France and China and by half of the other United DELEGATION TO OTTAWA Hart, Maitland, Anscomb and' Perry Head British Columbia, Party to Conference VICTORIA, July 30 British Co'l'umibla's delegation to the Dominion-provincial conference, opening next Monday In Ottawa; leaves this week for the Dominion capital. Premier John Hart heads the delegation which consists of Attorney General R. L. Maitland, Hon. Herbert Anscomb, minister of public works, and Hon. II. G. Perry, minister of education and chairman of the post-war rehabilitation committee. The executive and technical staff accompanying the ministers Include Neil Perry, director of the bureau -of economics; J. V. Fisher, assistant deputy minister of finance, Dr. J. F. Walker, deputy minister -of mines; A. L. Carruthers, chairman of the highway board; Dr. O. F. Amyot,. provincial health officer; E. W. Griffiths, assistant deputy provincial secretary; George P. Melrose, assistant deputy minister of lands, and Percy Richards, secretary to the premier. Some of the delegates will tarvel by rail. Others will fly East. Hon. G. S. Pearson, provincial secretary, was to have gone but illness prevented him. ARE THROWN OUT OF C.C.F. Provincial Executive Deals With Recent Revolt in Kootenay West VANCOUVER,, July 30 O Three West Kootenay members were expelled and three others suspended and resignations of four accepted by the provincial executive of the Co-operative Commonwealth. Federation at a closed meeting here Saturday. Charter ot the club at Renata was also accepted. iVone of the affected Individuals who were charged with "open suipport" of H. W. Her-rldge in opposition to the official C.C.F. candidate at the last federal election, attended the meeting. Four of them sent letters in which Secretary Frank MacKen-zie said "they condemned C.C.F. policies opposed by Herrldge but did not deny the charges." IIIIIIIIIIIHRIIIH CARNIVAL QUEEN STANDING Bea Dldrlckson Evelyn Bussey Lillian Knutson Ruth Glske 55.000 33.000 24.000 22,000