fin I c nf ffhA .innnnncm 9V. . . i .- oilfields. AMFD mrrn II1LXK J. 'ft . v.avA I hppn cut 1 lnt.n . thrpp I nnnVa 1 ' . tlW !- 1 - . . " V. Chinese troops are within twelve and one half miles of i 1- t.HH TU lUt 1 it t. Uliaiv "vv, BsSu v uwfv tiuivg 111 iiviia auutitob Japanese opposition. I- I monsn Cityy OK I ? M'vU WUl UT ..i A I I ui linmruiairiv. iiuciuai. me Dosiuon 01 cuv ensuicvi n"o Unnnrr nllnf Ptlc nnn 1 had 'been accented iDv cuy the appointment of J. W. in inrni n un nr rpv rn.v rflr ivhnc-n nsn inrinn wii itnns nt thn rminril mcct- h PnnAnfl ne m dopcq t inn wii n I flru Ti r TVio i4cr n ant. Whethor hp wnnld be aDie f lief MUUt nl Vrteln Ml" ! . . r r 1 in onMAni.k4 Thn mi 11 r I- ri on at a salary of $300 a Southln, age 49, was city before it amalgaTnated Vancouver, and was later when he went to Montreal r1 A !.. it the conclusion of the alr- frviv i i v Ulini UkUh -i 1 1 ML IILIl APPROVED V n ii . 1 T - uuiuiiLiee on uuuwui Prevention of tuberculosis uie action oi uie i- Affalrs Branch In taking LhB T1....-1 1 aIm PRESIDENT IN OLYMPIA Truman In Capital of Washington EnroUtc to San FVancisco Conference u Tnnn 9(1 (.i finmmin i DT.VMPfA .Iiinp Prpslrlint the latest 450 plane to the San Francisco conference, Industrial cities of Japan the closing session of which he L t Hn rr-U- ilt I e Cniinrl which was so toadlyi n the raid that It Is no i ..itM rr... blasted toy superforts yes- nf A II . nnce rtiucri AWA, June 20 Prime i b n caused bv a fire r W U MaCKenzie XVing ,y.y, rfstrnvnrt 4hp snnprstrnc- :ta.mesae of apprecla-ture, Qf tnc 40.Ioot boat cliff me l'rince Aipert uw,Mt thiip. hp-was moored, at ifin lip Kiri ii iiuucu i Princn Aihorf atr.ain snon CS Jll'l .XI 111.1 1 UlllllCLiablUlli MAN BURNED IN BOAT FIRE Victor Bcynon, of 607 Hamll ton St., Vancouver, was taken jto Prince Rupert General Hos lnit.nl vpst.prdAv siiffprinir frtim the Atlln Fisheries dock. Bey-non's condition was described as not serious. Cause of the fire which swept the dlesel- englned vessel apparently could not be determined. Beynon was reported to have been asleep aboard the boat at the tjme the fire started. Hull of the boat was rela tively undamaged. The Cliff Point was cut loose from her moorings by other fish Mr. Postman May Yet Whistle on City Avenues The cheerful postman ivilh his laden mail bag and strong, arches may yet adorn the slrccWi and by-ways of Prince Itu pert. City Council Monday night adopted a motion by Alderman Arnold that this city ek a postal delivery service. "We're a city of 13,000 and we arc going to need jobs for men after the war. I think that right now we should go after a postal delivery service," Alderman Arnold urged. All hands supported the LAST POLL IN SKEENA Allison Harbor Reporting Makes Archibald Plurality The final outstanding poll In fikecna riding Allison Harbor- reported today and the unof flclal total for the June 11 com nlete is as follows: Applewhalte (Liberals) 3329 Archibald (C.C.F.) 4066 Harvev (Prog-Con.) 2182 i(rii-irhnrirh (Lab.-Proc.) .. 1479 AAiwrx MMt The Allison Harbor result was Applewhalte, 24; Archibald 5; Harvey, 7; Mickleburgh, 12. FINED $50 FOR BEATING OF DOG e Hospital building at Mil- VANCOUVER, June m ay. near Prince Rupert, "Joseph VasenchuK was iwcu ou, " will nrnvirio 1WI ivris fnr with ODtlon Of one monuio im- "mar Indians In that re- prlsonment, in ponce com 1. TU- - .. .' . . nf Un file m nf Ti-av Kinnir!ii vpsr.praav wneii uuum- ,be operated bv the Depart-1 lawful wanton cruelty and un- k i Mines and Resources, necessary beating- of a aog. PREMIER IS ABSOLVED Did Not Know Anything About , ueged I'olish Anli-Kussian activities MOSCOW, June 20 Q Trial of the 16 Poles in Moscow was high lighted tcday by testimony con cernlng the former premier of the Polish exile government, Stanslaw Mikolajczyk. The military board of the Soviet supreme court claims to have evidence that Mikolajczyk knew nothing about alleged ahtl-Russlan activities of the Polish underground army. What's more, witnesses had testified that the underground leaders conspired to keep the ex-prcmler in the dark that they agreed that Mlkolaj;zyk should not be informed of their allejed plan of action. Thus he is apparently absolved of any connection with the antl-Sovet plot ascribed to the 16 Grits Arc .ut uown Wellington North Swings .From Liberal to Conservative Column On Official Count G 11 E L r II , Ont., June 20 The returning officer for Wellington North said today that the official count shows Lewis Mcnary, Progressive-Conservative, elected with a plurality of fifteen. This result would reduce the Liberal standing in the new Parliament to 118 and raise .the -.Progressive-Conservatives to 6G. Long dominion Day Holiday Weck-End VICTCHIA, June 20 P; As a result of Dominion Day falling on a Sunday, a long week-end is In prospect this year, with Mon day, July 2, bclns celebrated us the holiday. Dominion Day is one of six holidays each year under crmcn who feared that the fire I wartime regulations. might spread to their boats. The i blaze was put out by a navy fire boat in the harbor. 170 VETERANS AURIVIi VANCOUVER The largest group of war veterans to reach' Vancouver arrived this intoning. There were 170 of them. Corp. "Smoky" Smith, V.C., was among many on hand to greet them. NO DEATH PENALTY MOSCOW The prosecutor in the trial of sixteen Poles charged with anti - Russian activities announces he will insist of imprisonment but will not seek the death penally. ELECTION IN FRANCE PARI S General DeGaullc announces there will be a general election in France between the middle of September and the end of October. LEOPOLD AND CATHOLICS BRUSSELS King Leopold, who insists on returning to Belgium, is reported to have' asked the Catholic party to form a government. GOVERNMENT OF ITALY ROME Three Socialists and three Communists are included in the new cabinet of Italy. PAR FOR CANADIAN DOLLAR LONDON The Financial Post reports that the Canadian dollar may be brought to par with the American to facilitate trade. "GESTAPO" COMMISSION TORONTO An echo of the Ontario provincial election of June 4 will make Itself heard in Toronto today. It is the Royal Commission which opens its hearing upon charges that riemler Drew of. Ontario has maintained a secret political police force. Fort Brcckcnridge, Kentucky. SulletiU SPAIN IS EXCLUDED SAN FRANCISCO The United Nations have served notice that Franco's Spain will not be allowed representation in the piojected World Security League. In effect, General Franco's government is not- considered a worthy member because the Axis powers helped to set it up. SAW SHANGRI-LA CHATHAM, Ont. One of the first white women to view the fabulous Shangri-La Valley in Dutch New Guinea is a former resident of Chatham, Ont. She is Mrs. Robert Winston Churchill, now an American Army nurse. In the valley an estimated 100,000 natives are leported to live in walled communities, sealed off from civilization by jungle and mountain areas. PROVINCIAL RIGHTS TORONTO The Quebec Minister of Trade and Commerce, Paul Beaulicu has appealed to the Mayors' federation meeting in Toronto to join with the provinces in demanding a restoration of provincial lights. These would include the sole rights to direct taxation. 80 GERMAN SUBS OSLO Eighty-six German submarines which were found in Norwegian waters have been sent to Great Britain. SPAIN SATISFIED MADRID The Spanish Government announced that a satisfactory explanation had been received from France following the French attack on a train of Spanish people at Chambray, France. (..'. Ttttnnamluro . BrimsntSiSX,S NEWSPAPER Toniorro Tid OUliJ " w. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ua es . ..nir fnr the Prlnr (Ptcllle BUndard Time) euif" : ... RIA, B.C dlsinc wuy "u; pert Thursday, June 21, IMS mum en ju i h High' 10:55 16.0 left lUlmiim 47 22:49 19.1 feet Low 4:50 6.7 fttt 16:33 8.4 feet VOL. XXXIV, No. 143. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS li A AiXXXAii of Okinawa ..air UAM- The TVia temn om n . Danesc .Into According 10 me Japanese radio, Allied mint. ' .... rtffon t.hp last naval mnvp rwfnro hvolnn le -l cx . t.fM-o Tin 11 lr nanan whlrh la rm PmoA'o c-f ' . Meanwhile, Australian forces on northwestern Bortfj j to I n tr rn oil cpftnr onH arn viAnv.nr U (vinnUnni s ervice Men Fl i i KILLED AT BATTLE ON OKINAWA Lieut.-General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., commander of the U.S. Tenth Army, who was killed' at Okinawa, is showil (left) on a rocky obsevatlon post on Okinawa as he watched progress of his troops moving up on Nana, capital of the Island. .With Gen. Buckner are Major-General Lemuel C. Shepherd, jcommander, of the Sixth Marine division (centre) and Brigatiier-General William T. Clement, his assistant commander. Buckner was formerly In Alaska. t FAMOUS CANADIAN REGIMENTS TO TAKE PART IN BATTLE OF PACIFIC OTTAWA. June 20 (CP) Famous fichtinrx names of ten of the First Canadian Irffantry Division regi ments which served in Europe will be perpetuated, in Canaclas-Sixth-Di-isibrt "of 3a,01)0eTnvvhi'chMrrior4 General Hoffmeister of Vancouver will lead against the Japanese, it was announced .today. Western units Include the Princess Patricia's Light Infantry of Winnipeg, Vancouver and Victoria, the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Saskatoon Light Infantry and Seaforth Highland-ore nf Panaris nf Vnnroiivpr. MAY GET NOVA SCOTIA SEAT OTTAWA, June 20 The prob- Thn nnnari, fnrrps mr ihpim of finding a seat for Prime Pacific will take training atjMinistcr Mackenzie King, de- ockinq H nomewar fcated in Prince Albert, may be solved by the appointment of a Nova Scotia Liberal to the Senate and by the Prime Min ister contesting his riding. There is a vacancy In the .Senate for Nova Scotia at present. RELIEF FOR BOTTLERS IS BEING ASKED After hearing representations by John M:Lcod, local bottler, the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce Monday night went on record as favoring removal of the 25 per cent special tax on soft drinks or seme other measure of compensation for the bottlers who face serious loss of business throujh cutting down of their supply of sugar. The matter will be taken up with the : federal government through the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The local chamber felt it was well Justified in taking up the matter on behalf of an in dustry which threatened to be taxed out of business. Harry Black felt it might be better to subsidize the Industry than create the precedent of repealing tax. Terrace Sawmill Site Is Granted VICTORIA, June 20 The prov lncial cabinet has cancelled a re serve on four acres of land on Blackwatcr Creek in the Terrace district where Ralph Matthews Dlans the establishment of sawmill. TRY-OUT WITH ATHLETICS SMITH FALLS A 21-year-old Smith Falls, Ontario athletic star, Ik ticketed for a try-out with Philadelphia Athletics of .the American Baseball League. He U Jim Muldoon and he has starred in senior baseball since he was 15. BARGE DAMAGE IS UNESTIMATED Not Known Whether Island Carrier Can Be Repaired VICTORIA, June 20 O) Dam ase estimated at $50,000 was caused to the 309;fpot barge Island Carrier In u 48-hour fire of unknown origin which began late Saturday, It was announced Tuesday by Capt. H. R. Robinson, manager of the Island Tug & Barge Co. Lt6., owners of the boat. It Is not known whether repaint will be made to the barge which Is now resting In an upright position in Albernl Canal. The blaze broke out Saturday night and raged through the superstructure and 1900 units of sawdust and home fuel bound for Port Angeles- No members of the crew were aboard at the time of the fire. The 3375 -ton vessel was formerly the four - masted tquare-rigged sailing ship So mali. She was built at Glasgow 53 years ago for the German government and seized by the United States government as war prize In the last war. To Stop Fishing Showdown with Canncrs on Sockcye Price for Season is Demanded VANCOUVER, June 20 (CP) The negotiating committee of the Fishermen's and Allied Workers' Union and the Native Brotherhood of British Col- i mKI n Inci. wtirlii con 4 a i ol ramTiTI1)raTTeHcsiW Ideals recommending that they stop sockcye salmon fishing until the 1945 salmon price Is settled and an agreement signed with the canning operators, The committee "insists on a 11c minimum for sockeye and coho." Weather Forecast Fresh to occasionally strong south to south westerly winds, cloudy and mild with intermittent rain in morning with oc Thursday: Moderate winds, cloudy with a.few widely scatter ed showers. Not mucn cnange in temperature. Fined On Charges Laid In February Ten frequenters or a gaming house were fined $10 each In city police court this morning on charges laid1 following a raid on the North Star Club on Fcb- ruray 4. During the four-and a-half month interval the men have been free on ball of $10 caeh. They pleaded guilty. The delay was explained by Defence Counsel T. W. Brown as caused by his Inability to contact the men and obtain in structions on what pleas to en tcr. He was away at the time the charges were laid and, fol lowing his return, the roster of accused frequenters and scat tered to widely separated points, Those fined were C. W. Jac obson. Scazzo Mllovlch, Mllo Jurovlch, George Carson, Ru dolph Kltrltsh, Esafat Chor ncyko, John Kuternoha, Nets E. Johnson, Vale Comadlna, Gus Plhl, Stipan Komadlna and John Lemich. GISCOME FARMER SHOOTS DOWN 'ENEMY' BALLOON miles east of Prince George. When he saw a 'balloon settling down on his farm last week, h? knew what to do, The balloon, farmer PMpst observed, was dropping gently lh the direction of a yellowed stand of slashed timber, prime tinder i ablaze. As the sphere passed over the back meadow, farmer Paupst dashed toward his house, emerging wtth.hls trusty hunting musket. He pumped 'three shots into the balloon, half expecting It to go "swoosh" and drop headlong. He was disappointed. The balloon drifted Inexorably toward the slashed limber. Approaching the deflated balloon cautiously, Mr. Paupst was relieved to discover that It was not a hellish" lnstrumenl of Jap casional showers thereafter, terrorism but an In n o c e n t Radiosonee" meteorological bal loon sent up by U. S. military authorities to automatically record and broadcast high altitude weather Information. Attached instructions asked the finder to return, it to the nearest U. S military establishment. I am returning this fake which I thought was a Jap bal loon." he said in a note addressed to local U. S. Army authorities. and which somehow seemed to carry a note of disappointment The balloon, which was about six feet in diameter, carried a box containing a tiny transmit ter, barometer and moisture re cording device. It is ibelns sent others were dismissed, heavy troop movements or late. d No Less Than 23 Special Trains Leave iin Qne Day MONTREAL, Juno 20 Twenty-three special trains, carrying 8,200 service personnel returning from overseas, lelt safely today by Canadian national Railways for all parts of Canada. This makes a total for the past five days of 39 specials with a i passenger list of 12,750. SHIPYARD EMPLOYEES' VACATIONS VANCOUVER, June 20 O Vacations for 50,000 employees of four Vancouver shipyards are to be provided by closing of each yard for a week in xotatlon next month. It Is announced that arrangements to this effect have been made by the union and I ppftimlntr nrmv mm teavlnff for their homes today from the boatside took 12 specials, air force personnel, 9. Another train had miscellaneous detachments, while one special carried sailors of the Royal Navy. The heavy movement got under way last Friday with the departure of five army and two Air Force specials. Four specials left the following day, three carrying army dependents and one. Navy personnel. The third day witnessed the departure from Halifax of three C.N.R. hospital trains with wounded from the hospital ship, Letltia, while two more trains left on Tuesday, June 19, with wounded brought home on the Llandovery Castle. Eight thousand Canadian overseas veterans were aboard Repeated warnings of the prob- j the He de France when the big ability of Jalb bomb balloons troopship reacnea Haurax today, dropping out of the heavens to! The troopship carried sailors. 'klsoMlers and airmen. The First . j. . forests .n.k. set Canadian alight had.parachute Batallon wa, among ocen taken to neart oy onanes ; them ,xhere was a roU3ing,wel- Paupst, a farmer at Glscome, 23 jCome. Ketchikan Asks J aiver of A . ones Act might set the whole countryside f Alaska Fishing v ''.;, , Industry Will Be Seriously Affected If Canadian Ships Not Available KETCHIKAN, June 20 Unless the present waiving of the Jones Act is extended until December 1, which will allow Canadian- shlna Tn rnrrv TCpfrhlk an' Kai. mon and halibut from local storj-M the fishing' 1 ' ' age plants south, inausiry in oouineasiern lassa will be seriously hampered. As a result of this information, the Chamber of Commerce yesterday sent a request for the ex tension of the waiver to the war shipping administration. GOVERNOR OF ' SASKATCHEWAN DIES SUDDENLY REGINA, June 20 W Thomas Miller, aged 69, Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan for the past four months, died in hospital today. Mr. Miller, dean of newspapermen in Saskatchewan, was appointed King's representative. In to the Ketchikan coast guard , February on retirement of A. P. station where it is believed to have originated. MAY QUIT SINGAPORE Possibility of Japanese Withdrawing is Seen LONDON, June 20-Britlsh ad vances in Burma may force the Japanese to withdraw from Singapore to avoid being cut off. Similar charges against, four There have been, exceptionally McNab. He was publisher of the Moose Jaw Times. MORE BLOWS AT JAPAN GUAM Fresh supcrfort blows were directed yesterday at objectives on the Japanese home islands of Honshu and Kyushu. REFUSES TO ABDICATE FLENSBURG King Leopold flatly refused yesterday to abdicate the throne of Belgium to which he is' determined to INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT TERRACE PLANNED Chamber of Commerce I . . , . , ..,., , forhhelr deslre c( Participating in Working on Arrangements Southeast Alaska Central B. C. Parley Terrace wlll be the scene of an international . conference between delegates from chambers of commerce of southeastern Alaska and central British Colum bia if plans being made by the Alaska committee of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce materialize. Ketchikan men have expressed such a conference for the promo tlon of mutual Interests, the local committee Is now in com munication with the southeast ern Alaska towns such as Ketchikan, Juneau, Wrangell, Petersburg and Haines asking them what date would be suitable. The proposal is that ttjc Alaskans would come hert and drive to Terrace where the conference would be held. Gripsholm Takes Away Deportees NEW YORK, June '20 Ths Swedish - American liner Grips- holm, which made many trJp3 during the war with exchange prisoners, has left here on a different sort of mission. This time he carried away 600 "undesirable aliens" toeing deported from the United States to their home3 In Europe.