- 1 mis, nriioia anaen, Ject. Tides BRlJlSHftSUfANiSFAPER Tomorrow's NORTHERN AND CENTRA Today's Temperature Standard Time) (P,clllc August 23, 1945 r.Y Temperatures for the Prince High Thursday, 0:50 21.9 feet She Mm Rupert district for today read: 4 13:39 20.1 feet 7:28 2.0 feet High 73 19:35 5.2 feet VOL. XXXIV, No. 194. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, AUOUST 22, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS Low .. 52 Laying A aps own Arms Lord Mounlbalten surrender To Is Commencing LONDON, Aug. 22 0 Dis-..i... fmm Raneoon say Jap- .... m csarips irom oaiKim. .u Tin.rhina. are exoeciea meet representatives of Lor'' ..i. ifcnint.hatten within a f niirs to arrange surrenaer y Japanese lorccs m aouu.. .In The dipatcn indicate mat we apanese bouwicmi " indcr rieiu -ui rinaiiv has received oi- ial orders to cease hostilities. ' (ho Salffnn radio had aimed that the Jap command- .m no ntntrtr fnr Official SU11 waa uiu w The last report irom Aiuea UIll iU'vu .. ira mora rtintirrr " -"O fill tm nrltVi Vinrt4 rrron. ies. Other enemy soldiers are nine their officers before they rrender themselves. L. If I M 111 MONTREAL, August 22 With p termination of hostilities and rocnUanr. tlnmn In t.hp nut- ut of war materials, special arious war plants for the Con tinence vi wuinria uic ucmg .M.j 1 1 J. tiruv.Af tst extra facilities Canada's war production could not ave been maintained at Its high ...I I I. 1. MnftMMfAJ .Vint . IV. .v. v ' .-1. ..- V. v..hv, i 1 t .1 H 41 . rnm imh i iirniLiiiu ill Liir.t; .iri ices to V-J Day, no less than 10.972.043 workers were carried and from their work on C.N.R. 'neetala Nlnaf ir-cotron rallrnaH ars were modified to create ore snapp for the workers with . .. .U I ..... 1 1 t 1 1 1 . . .4 1 n -1 1 1 .. n pflph nr (hrpp nr rnnr fn a ar, fa rrtuc AKU BUiY t . . . .'ifwan riant starts on isew Boats After Season of Repairs An active winter of new boat n nrr to Otlnlnitnri Ki, ans shipyard, of Seal Cove, lch recently Has confined It; fforts to repair work on fish- ng boats, some of which were 75 ett in length. Actually the cov- rea shipyard Is capable of ac- ummoaaung ooats 8U leet long itn 21-foot beam and Is eaulD- The firm Is owned Jointly by fllliam and Wilfred McLean ho have been conducting their ai-Duuaing yard for 15 and 22 ears respectively. They in turn arnea the trade from their te father who came to Prince irpert in 1909 as a Canadian ational Railway emnlnvpp and tirted constructlne boats at Bay in 1916. In 1926 the business was moved o Seal Cove where it was de-eloped until it was one of the irnn. . I i .... .... norm or Vancouver. Dur- the winter thp firm tins pm. Recent boats repaired at Mc- "s mciuae tne Canadian and Cold Storace Com- 8 fish naekpr W P T.rvrH followlnz her "l AldSKan Wntpro Runs rc nnn. iva oi a new keel, stern post, le"J ard underwater planking. Other bnata llict renolrorl In the shinva h-ivci nowe oouna in: l A AH HUM-WAR SITUATION "1 Citizens' Committee Is I Asd to Report to City Council ' In view of the possibility of nirlLcmer8ent post-war con-XMhe clty council Monday r ti,. d.eclded t0 ask the local to facilitation committee Sh sltuatln and proceed a h E tha,1 a rePrt f e com- IUm me next. Inight .n,,.ii be available for n uin.u meeting. Mayor IT. mr n Ithe Ll was belnS done by tld c.omm,lttee and was told by CiAmrld that- whe shp was p member of ths rnmmitfop ch ir...,,nB been TioiH rarytu, IrnaVin 7 "ie war ana are PSpr'f!esao local op- rn to ; :tn "u , l0, nav.e. n? Here Is a view of the Takiyama the Hiroshima Electric Company blasted by the first atomic bomb RAIDS IN MANCHURIA MOSCO W The Russian Army started establishment of military administration in Manchuria today while caging thousands of Japanese from the broken Kwantiing Aimy. Four Japanese generals surrendered yesterday. U.N.R.R.A. AND ITALY LONDON The U.N.R.R.A. council has voted to classify Italy as a liberated area for full benefits of relief and rehabilitation piogram. Yugoslavia objected. RATIFYING CHARTER LONDON Ratification of the United Nations charter was moved by Lord Chancellor Lord Jowitt in his maiden speech in the House of Lords today. Prime Minister Attlcc asked Commons to ratify the charter. ATHLONES LEAVING OTTAWA . The Jfiovernor-Geneiarand'Pr inccss AlfcYwiir T sail for Itritain September 8 or 9 after opening of Parliament on September 6. The new Governor-General, General Alexander, will ariive next spring. CONTROLS REMOVED OTTAWA Munitions Minister Howe announced the re moval of all metals control restrictions on the use and distribution of zinc oxide, sale of which has been restricted for the last three years. COUNTERFEIT COUPONS MONTREAL Three arrests have been made in connection with the local counterfeit sugar ration coupon ring. One million such coupons arc said to have been produced. MORE ANIMALS SLAIN VANCOUVER Two more animals have been slain in Vancouver, a pair of goats on East Twentieth. The throat of one was cut. The head of another was smashed. PLANNING MOKE WAR LONDON A correspondent says that Japan is already planning for World War III. Heavy armaments arc being placed in hiding for use after what it is hoped will be short occupation. BAHAMAS AMI TRAINING NASSAU, Bahamas It has been disclosed that more than 5,000 fliers were trained in the Bahamas in anti-submarine patrol duties. A unit of the Royal Air Force Ferry Command is remaining at a base in the islands. Fuel Storage Site Released Surrender Is to be made by the Royal Canadian Air Force of a lease covering a bulk fuel storage site beyond Westvlew, the dity to receive a cash payment of $7,500 and retain a plank road and fence around the area In return for releasing the crown from all. liability Incurred through occupancy of the land. The question of disposal nf tanVa mas discussed by the council and it was decided to ask that these be left and not removed by the War Assets Corporation with other equipment on the site. Under the surrender arrangement, the city undertakes to lease to the Canadian Navy such portion of the prop-..." . t ..niirv In con- erty . as may ... ue uci-coou.j - neAionwankvan.elollpro- 1 1 nil urn I Hydro - Electic power station of of Hiroshima, Japan, probably dropped on Japan. WINNER OF D.F.C. OTTAWA The Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to Major John Nich-clson, the British army officer of the R.C.A.F. bomber group during its heaviest operations against Germany. Thousands of Canadian aircrew knew Major Nicholson, who made 16 operational trips to note down the position of enemy ground defences. SOCIALIST BANK ACTS CANBERRA Two Socialist bank acts of the Australian Labor government went into force yesterday. One act is designed to enlarge the scope of the Commonwealth or Central Bank and the other will hiing private trading banks under government control. However, the change will not be violent. The. government has declared it does not intend immediately to enforce the provision involving the trans- f er of stategoverrrment ac counts to the Commonwealth Bank. RECONSTRUCTION FIRST LONDON Prime Minister Attlcc says his government will tackle the big jobs first. Reuters News Agency quotes Mr. Attlee as saying that the Labor government knows it 1 must get on with the job for there is a great deal of be done on its long-term reconstruction program. TIMEKEEPER MURDERED SMOOTH ROCK FALLS, Ont. An employee of the Abitibi Pulp and Paper Co. plant at Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario, has been found shot to death in the company's office. The victim is Alex Mason, the assistant timekeeper. The 38 year old man was found slumped in a chair with three bullet wounds in his side. A revolver was nearby. As yet police have made no arrests. MAY VISIT' CANADA OTTAWA Prime Minister King believes that General Do Gaulle may pay Canada a one-day visit on August 29. The French leader airived today in Washington. Mr. King says that Canada's ambassador to France, Major General Georges Vanicr, mayi be in Ottawa for General De Gaulle's visit, depending on the flying weather. MONTGOMERY SHAKEN UP LONDON Field Marshal Montgomery was shaken up today when a plane in which he was riding made a forced landing. He was paying a visit to Canadian troops. AIR FORCE IS CUTTING Change of Tolicy on Tills Coast Expected Following End of War With Japan VANCOUVER, Aug. 22 O) Re gardlng Royal Canadian Air, Force groundings, Western Air Command said yesterday that the Air Force had been ordered to cut on flights since the end of the war but did not comment on complete grounding of all planes on the coast. Ottawa Is expected to maice some announcement soon on the whole matter of Air Force policy on the Pacific coast. Olof Hanson ls arriving In the cltv on tonight's train from Smithers and wilt spend a few days In town. Accepting Surrender Formalities With Japs May Take Place on Warship at Tokyo SAN FRANCISCO, August 22 (CP) It was disclosed today that General MacArthur will formally accept Japan's surrender aboard an Allied warship in Tokyo Bay. It is announced that the Allied commander plans to land at a Tokyo airfield next Tuesday . . J I A 111 1. I una mat me truce "i "c signed at formal ceremonies I aboard the battleship Mis-I souri on August 31. 1 Allied occupation will com mence Sunday with first landings in the Tokyo area. Allied sources say that every available warship will be mustered for the Allied Landing on Japan's home islands. According to these sources, all Allied transport aircraft will be used to land the advance formations of the occupation force. General MacArthur disclosed today that the Japanese already have a copy of the surrender document they will be required to sign. He said it informs theni. that representatives of Canada, Australia, France, the Netherlands and New Zealand will join the Big Four In signing the text of General MacArthur's message to Japanese Imperial general he a d quarters supplementing the document that announced those who would sign. The message was the first indication that the Japanese emissaries to the Manila pre-occu-pation conferences had cairied back to Japan the surrender document. General MacArthur has also disclosed the terms of Japan's surrender to the. Allies. SEINING AREAS CLOSED DOWN Closing of the Butedale and Bella Bella areas to salmon purse seine fishing yesterday until further notice was an nounced today by the Depart ment of Fisheries. The depart- menv empnasizea inai mis type of fishing would not be permitted in these areas. Reports from the Skeena area indicate that fair catches of coho are being made there. TWO UNIONS JOINING UP Steelworkers' Demand for Union Shop is Supported At the last general meeting of the Boilermakers' Union a recommendation of the executive that the local amalgamate with the Machinists local was unani mously endorsed. It was pointed out In discussion that this constituted a step forward to the ultimate aim of complete Industrialization- of the shipyard unions. The present variety of unions adhering to different policies and following different leaderships constituted a threat to a progressive common policy The old craft union had served its historic mission and now was only a monument to an outdated economic structure. The problems arising in this era of specialization and mass p;oduction could only be effectively dealt with by an industrialized labor movement. Following a discussion of the recent American Can Co. strike it was moved that the Wartime Labor Relations Board be advised of solidarity with the steel-workers In their demand for a union shop; The steelworkers local was notified of this action and forwarded some flnunclar assistance. The Boilermakers added their voice to the protest of. the labor movement In general by passing the following resolution: "The Boilermakers Union of Prince Rupert ls alarmed at the present released of Adrlin Ar-cand from Internment. The government promised open trial and complete exposure of this Individual's activities in 1940. Thousands of our boys have died In a struggle a?alnst Nazis. In their name we demand that the Canadian government put Ar-cand on trial and wage an aggressive campaign to expose and destroy the Nazi spy network." The local, In conjunction with the machinists, voted to move their headquarters to the Met-ropole Hall at the end of the month. Weather Forecast Light winds, mostly fair and mild. Thursday: Light winds. Increasing to moderate In afternoon, partly cloudy and not much change in temperature. HORRORS OF ATOMIC BOMBS ARE REVEALED COLDWELL ON ATOMIC BOMB Answers Editorial in New York Posing Threat to Canada NEW YORK, Aug. 22 0-The effect of the atomic bomb on International security was the subject Of an address last night by the National C.C.F. Leader, M. Ji Coldwell. Mr Coldwell told a New York audience that in the interests of world peace, Canada must insist that her uranium ores be devoted to the international enforcement of peace on a- Just and durable basis The C.C.F. leader referred to an editorial which had appeared in the New York Dally News, He iquoted the editorial as say- ing:; "Canada should make Itself our iexcluslve ally; If It won't do so, enough patriotic Americans can 'probably be found to see to it u at Canada does the right .!!..' ... 1 til.' 1 1 tinug oy us ana iueu wun its uranium." This brought from Mr. Coldwell the comment that selfish Interests already are clamoring for what he called a new age of atomic imperial ism. This said Mr. Coldwell will lead to world enslavement or world extinction. McNAUGHTON RESIGNS Hon. Douglas Abbott Becomes Minister of National Defence-More Ministers to be Named OTTAWA, August 22 Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King yesterday announced the resignation of General A. O. L. Mc- Naughton as minister of national defence. His successor U .Hon. Douglas "AbbattT'rhlrirster ""of naval services, who will carry the two departments now. All defence departments will later be combined under one minister with deputy ministers and Parliamentary under-secretaries for each department. General McNaughton has iacj cepted the Canadian chalrmari-shlp of the International (Cana dian-American) joint defence board, succeeding Col. O. M. Big-gar. This ls a post to which no salary Is attached. Paying trioute to Gen. McNaughton, the prime minister said It would take time to appreciate the greatness of his service. Mr. King announced that the Department of National War Services was to be discontinued. The Prime Minister further announced that before the end of the week he would name two new members of the cabinet the postmaster-general and minister of national revenue as well as the Speakers of Senate and Commons. The first Canadian ever to become a full general, McNaughton had one of the stormiest political careers In the Dominion's history. General McNaughton entered politics one year after relinquishing the command of the Canadian Army overseas in 1943. His entrance was made at the height of the conscription controversy. He took over the de-fece ministry when Col. J. L. Ralston resigned because "of a disagreement on the conscrip tion question. In a February by-election in Grey-North, Ontario, the Gen eral was defeated and he was again defeated in the June 11 general elections when he ran In Qu Appelle constituency. As de fence minister, he carried on his duties outside of the Commons. Baseball Scores American League New York 3-6. Chicago 0-2. Philadelphia 7-6, Detroit 6-7. Boston 1-4, St. Louis 2-3. (sec ond game called at end of fifth on account of rain). Washington 11, Cleveland 8. National League Chicago 3, New York 4. St. Louis 8, Boston 4. Pittsburgh 12, Brooklyn 8. Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 6. International League Newark 8-5, Syracuse 6-1. Montreal 5, Buffalo 17. Baltimore 5, Jersey City 8. Rochester 2-2, Toronto 3-10. American Association Louisville 3, Minneapolis 12. Toledo 9, Kansas City 4. Columbus 2-3, Milwaukee 4-7. JAP GIRLS IN SUICIDE PLANES Kamikaze suicide planes which were crashed with their 'bomb .loads on Allied warships In the Battle of Okinawa and elsewhere were found to be manned by 18-year old Japanese girls, it is revealed, by Able Seaman Ole Slatta, the only Prince Rupert man who served aboard H.M.C.S. Uganda. He arrived heme on Monday from Vancouver to spend leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Knut Slatta, at Seal Cove. Ole has been in the Navy two years but has been all around the world in that time aboard the Uganda. TRIAL OF QUISLING Nazi Norwegian Puppett Charged With Murder of Underground Leader CSLO, August 22 The state today accused Vidkun Quisling of the murder of Vlggo Hansteen, one of the leading Norwegian underground leaders, and the defendant denied the charge. Hansteen, whose widow ls now a mem5-,pf the Norwegian, government, was kllfcd by the Germans four years ago. Prosecutor Annaeus Schjoedt accused Quisling of responsibility charging that the puppet pre mier during the occupation years asked the Germans to get rid of Hansteen because he led a strike. Quisling became hysterical today under questioning. What he had done, he cried, was in the last four years had been a nightmare. He had been forced to fight both sides. NOT GOING OVER OTTAWA In a farewell message today as minister of national defence, Gen. McNaughton said it was almost Certain Canadians of the Pacific force would not be required to leave Canadian shores. Portland Canal Re-awakening GREAT MINING ADVANCEMENT THIS YEAR AND OUTLOOK VERY GOOD (By JOHN W. STEWART) . Considerable mining development has been made this season in the Portland is now being done on several properties. The outlook for the camp is good and it offers many possibilities to prospectors. Much unprospected ground is available in the outlying areas and also in the closer sec BOXING MEETS TO BE HELD Series of Events to be Held . In Near Future Tentative plans for a series of boxing meets were drawn up this morning by Captain Louis D. Maguolo, special service officer of the Prince Rupert sub-port of embarkation, It was announce'd by Corporal Ray Smith, Alaska welterweight champ. The proposed bouts will be held in the near future among the various Allied services In this district and the surrounding ter; rltory, Including the Coast Guard Installation at Ketchikan. The opening match Is scheduled to take'place early In September. The matches will be open to all Allied military personnel as well as civilians and tne facilities of the Army .gymnasium atop Acropolis Hill will be made available for those Interested In participating in these events. "There are very few experienced boxers in this djstrlct now, and this will be jm excellent opportunity for novice fighters," Corporal Smith, said. "I will be glad to assist In any way I can' with the training of all entrants, military or civilian," he continued. Corporal Smith trained many of the fighters who participated In the Northwest Service Corn- mand boxing tournament held here this spring, Half Million Casualties From Only Two Missiles Tokyo Reveals Some Terrifying Consequences of Raids On Cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (CP) Tokyo radio said to day that the latest check-up bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki showed 11 1 inn Ank rnoT 1 xi 1 I h 11 1 norenno xroo homeless in the two Japanese cities. The broadcast said that the bomb which fell killed or Injured 160,000 persons 1 and left 200,000 homeless. The bomb which hit Nagasaki August 9 left 120,000 casualties. The broadcast said: "The number of dead is mounting as many of those who received burns can not survive their wounds because of the uncanny effects the atomic bomb produces on the human body. Even those who received minor burns looked quite healthy at first, only to weaken after a few days from some unknown reason and frequently die." in SEINE BOAT IS AGROUND Word that the Canadian Fish ing Company's seiner, Orpana, from Butedale ran aground on Channel Island In the Gardner Canal, last week has been re celved by the company's office In Prince Rupert. Officials at the Customs and Excise department here today had no knowledge of the Orpana being registered . In their office 41 - .1-1 1 other ftetatovrnfTioi-lmmedl-j t r t l ately available. However, the Canadian Fish ing Company's cannery at Bute-dale has despatched a boat to the scene of the grounding and it Is expected that details will be forthcoming shortly. Frank Watson, Y.M.C.A. War Services supervisor at H.M.C.S. Chatham, will sail Friday for Vancouver where he will attend a Y.M.C.A. conference. Canal district and work tions where many abandoned mineral claims are open for relocation, Including a large number of reverted crown granted properties which now can be acquired by lease or purchase. Many of these claims have had extensive work done on them and some still have promise, For some ten months ten men have been engaged In Improving the trail to the Naas Valley and Wllloughby Creek where a camp has been established adjoining the extensive ore showings on the Wllloughby group of claims located some thirty years ago by Harry Bennett who still retains a major Interest in the property. It ls now controlled by the St. Eugene Mining Company and It may become a large ore producer. Surface ore, already exposed by nature, causes good gold and silver values. On American Creek diamond drilling was done on the Bekve' dere group of claims with satis factory results. This groun ad joins the Alto claims, formerly tne Napco, on which very high grade old ore was discovered years ago, also large bodies of silver lead ore. On one of these the new' owners of the claims Kimball and MacMullln are doing development work. Mountain Boy Is Looking Well One of the oldest .locations in the camp ls the Mountain Boy on which work has been carried on every season during the past few years in the driving of a tunnel 350 feet long to reach the (Continued on page 2) on damage done by atomic 1M11 t l Jk.Ti ltiiiom 1 n liipon rv rnim August 6 on Hiroshima JAPS WOULD USE PLANES Ask General MacArthur For Relaxation of Existing Prohibition MANILA, Aug. 22 (CP) Japanese Imperial headquarters have asked General MacArthur for permission to use unarmed planes connection with the prosecution of surrender requirements. The radio request ls for what the Japanese describe as the "least necessary amount of aircraft." The message said that the planes will be marked In a special manner and that they will be used for various urgent liaison mat- ters. At present, General Mac-Arthur prohibits the flight of all Japanese planes, but this request has been granted. TIMBER WOLVES ATTACK CAR Terrace, Man Has Unusual 'bimcYmtMhnj- Home From Prince Rupert While returning to Terrace from Prince Rupert by car last week Tony Cote had a rather grim experience. He was going at a fair rate when he noticed two timberwlolves running alongside the car. All of a sudden they launched themselves at the vehicle, the windows of which were open. Oscupants were greatly frightened, but Cote stepped on the gas and they speeded away from the assailants with no mishap. Fish Sales American 15 and 13 1 a Grant, 44,000, Royal-Paclflc. Canadian, 18U and 16!& Northern Breeze, 5,000 halibut, 35,000 black cod, Cold Storage. OPENING UP NAAS VALLEY New Route From Stewart to Area of Great Mineral and Agricultural Possibilities The Improvements made t0 4 A MS 'J .1 Ite w- m art by the St. Eugene Mining Co. 'V; this year now renders the valley many mineral locations were '.made on the western flanks of the mountains there but lack of transportation facilities render- ed their exploitation Impossible r and they were abandoned. 1 The Naas Valley also offers . opportunities to settlers with many thousands of fertile acres awaiting ownership, among them many tracts of open lands and grass, meadows. It ls said that 1 the Naas Valley contains one of i the largest stretches of agrlcuHi V tural land In British Columbia. The climate ls excellent and t only for the lack of a good road 1 Into It It would no doubt have ! b(en settled long ago. A small ' settlement was made at Alyansh abut 49 years ago and the re- . suits achieved by t,hese pioneers 4 prove tnat. aa agricultural products equal and In some cases surpass the average. It ls now hoped that with normal conditions returning and the demand that will follow for new fields of endeavour In mining and agriculture, this section of the north may now attract the attention of the many thousands who will be looking for localities that offer possibilities. C. N. R. steamer Prince Rupert, with Capt. Ernest Caldwell In command, arrived In port at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The ship ls northbound to Ketchikan, 1