PROVINCIAL I NORTHERN AND OEltTRALLlIBfLUMBLVS NEWSPAPER " ' Wealhei Tides (Pacific Standard Time) 1 . .froch fi She Sunday, March 18, 1945 fair ana mua ai winds, High 4:05 21.6 feet 11.. I nrAO CI n fT til 16:45 19.0 feet Low i 10:40 3.3 feet 22:45 6.1 feet VOL. XXXIV, No. 65. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY MARCH 17, 1045 PRICE FIVE CENTS urns IRD ARMY ENTERS COBLENZ .. So : Vr 1 M . , IrnMnilFTflF CONQUEST OF Kaar Saar Racin Basin es oei . i t Jap Afire ...,i ii itv ii ' It I I Jit . lYLill 1,11. ft . . Tt n ttn-(l r tiftl big superforts show- I.. nnnnlnl nri n fnrt tons of incendiaries. Ilamlng targets were hinw hv direct hits. l flnrk arm also was upcrfort pilots say icapia &nyuru iiuiu j -11.. !... home industrial centre of was attacked by the from Kobe. M LdlUCL .1 I I iL M 1111711 factories. Only ten the buildings chief ' cries- are of modern okjo, wagoya ana r.as no larce rivers Three large res6r ..:ch It depends for I -.Uil... t. I - ei o" a. M.U. Here nf Pftf n nil n H.nll popular Prince Ru- hr-.fk tx flilc ,Ilu frr ( nrrtvnrl lllla mnitn- Vancouver where he for the past few 'inuu.siy iic una uccn sumc duty as mcdl-of a local battery. he was two years of from Queen's Unlvcr- eicomeu by many 111 !irn nKr (nlnfinplAl .11. Ill J lxfiil linn Tcrwl - "0 UlUbllVli ft t 1. 1 .111 V UP . II IriinnMi nnH w ivy nit uiiu iiuw serving in uci the Royal Canadian r r- i . r i-1 MIA - I M1LJ ONTH f $015 in fines re- v WUVIl,blUIlS 111 c court in February, lo tile mnntM sergeant O. L. Hall by the Police Com- cil.v rfm.11 1....4 . . 1 i . l ... 111 I 11 I 1M,l..n ..V 1 niv; vuy WUS innfii a., i fr..n anuary, fines totalling ''s rcjwrt showptl wm- rcductlon In criminal linor tp..l.v.. - niu ,iua irom Z14 rmvit-.1nl..i i-1 i - . . vw.f ill.. i u III n O T T "U Kllnn Vtrnnlrln.. 1... .vuivuik. JJV'J - u tUlllUlilllllS .vii auuHJlCS, 31 V l nl ..I I. city by-laws. U'OSS DRIVE this morning; had 515,000. War British Navy In Skac ;rrak LONDON The German radio declares that British warships arc operating: In the Skagerrak. The Skageriak h the sfratcgic waterway between Norway and Denmark. It is across thU strait that the Germans have been withdrawing troops from Norway. Italian Liberation Near KOMi; Allied headquarter! in Home have issued a special rommunique laudinc the activities or patiiot forces in northern Italy. It declares that the liberation of Italy is not far distant. Patriotic activities arc reported to have Increased in tempo. Australia's Proud Record NKW YORK Australia has placed before the world the proud record of her army. The dashing:, reckless achievements of the Australians who fought from Greece's mountains to the steaming: jungles of the southwest Pacific are depicted in a sixty-four page booklet, "The Australian Army At War." British Airmen Down Under SVDNKY, Australia group of liritlsh Fleet Air Arm pilots have arrived at a Royal Naval air station in a remote section of the Australian coast. The Group includes men from Britain, Canada, and New Zealand who have flown from such well-known carriers as Illustrious, Indomitable, and Victorious. Reds Racing to Baltic .MOSCOW Russian tank assault forces have smashed through Utter German resistance within four.- and - a - half miles of the pott of Stettin which is being shelled at the same time. Other Soviet forces raging: north towards the Baltic are' threatening to split the German defenders of the big naval bases of Danzig- and Gdynia. "Significant developments" on (he front just east of Berlin were forecast by Moscow today. Bombing of Germany LONDON More than 1300 American bombers and 750 fighters surged over northern and central Germany today' a few hours after strong forces of R.A.F. heavy bombers hammered two rail cities Numbers and Versberg in southern Germany during the night. A secondary attack was made simultaneously by a force of Mosquito bombers which raided Berlin for the twenty-fifth consecutive night. Thirty British bombers failed to return and FRED STORK, FIRST Alfred Stork, liioneer mayor of Prince Rupert in 11)10 and federal Member of Parliament for Skeena from 1921 to 1925, passed away Thursday iiijjht at Hrampton, near Toronto, Ontario, where he had made his home in retirement during the past fifteen years Seventy-four years of age he had been in failing health for some time and news of his passing does not come as a great surprise although it will be a matter of much regret to old friends of Prince Rupert's earlier days. The fun eral takes place at Brampton. Mr. Stork Is survived, besides his widow, by one son Douglas of Chicago and two daughters, Mrs. Norman (Kathleen) Freeman of Seattle and Patricia at Brampton. Coming to British Columbia In 1898, Mr. Stork settled" In Fcrnic, opened a general hardware store, took a leading part in the affairs of the then village, and became Ferule's first mayor on Its incorporation as a town In 1904. He was' also a member of the Fcrnic Town Council in 1907. The following year Mr. Stork disposed of his interests In Fcrnic and removed to Trincc Rupert, where he started Into business again as a hardware merchant. When Trincc Rupert was raised to the status of a city In 1910, Mr. Stork again had inc nonor of being the first mayor. His record in this respect was un doubtedly unique in Canadtau municipal history: It was during Mr. Stork's regime n$ Mayor of Prince Rupert that big tilings were done In a civic sense. The single tax, a method of taxation much dis cussed and criticized in jeeent years, was Introduced. The city also inaugurated its own telephone, water and electric light-In" svstems. and close on to a half million dollars were spent in grading the streets. Mr. Stork was one of Prince Rupert's pioneer "live wires." In addition to his interest In civic affairs, he took an active pari in politics, both provincial and federal, and was a past president of the Prince Rupert Liberal Association. He was- also the first chairman of the Prince Rupert Board of Trade, and was a member and the scrgeant-at-arms of the Prince Rupert Rotary Club. He was a leading militia officer .In the early days. highlights nine Germans were shot down. MAYOR OF PRINCE hardware mcrclfant. first Mr. Stork was unequivocally opposed to Oriental immigra tion into Canada, and he gave an earnest of his stand In this regard during his tenure of office as mayor bf Prince Rupert. He had a by-law passed making the granting of application of liquor licenses for hotels conditional on the non-employment of Oriental labor In the hotels. The riding of Skeena was es tablished under the Redistribution Act of 1914. Mr. Stork was the Liberal candidate of Skeena at the general elections of 1917, and It looked for a time as if he had defeated Col. Cy. reck, V.C., the Unionist Government nominee. The civil vote gave a majority of 695 votes, but this majority was transformed Into a majority of 524 for Col. Peck after the military votes had been added to the civil votes. In the 1921 elections, Mr. Stork was more successful, than Ills former victorious opponent in unravelling the electoral skcln In Skeena. Mr. Stork's majority was not crushing by any means, being only 34 votfs, but it was sufficient to ensure Ms election total of 3,201 votes was cast for ... uirt ,i i w.i tnr r-ni rv Peck. Mr. Stork's election was! outstanding, his opponent being cxccptlonally popular as a rc - suit of -the prestige of his bril- liant military record. Born in Ontario Mr. Stork was bom In the village of Bolton, Peel county, in 1871. His father was James Stork, and his" mother Hannah Plewcs, who both came to Can- ada from Hull, Eng. Mr. Stork was 17 years of age when he emigrated. He carried on busl- ncss as a druggist In Bolton for several years and was 83 years of age at the time of his death in 1917. As a. youth, Fred Stork earned his first pay In the employ of Alfred Dowlg, a hardware merchant of Bolton. The lust of adventure and travel gripped Mr. it mmm wmm i i i mil pii i i n i ROCKETS STRIKE RUGGED TERRAIN OF IWO JIMA In this invasion photo, Ropkcts fired from a U.S. landing craft pour on to the Island of Iwo Jima. Photo, taken from another invasion vessel, shows the tough, sloping shoreline of the Island, a formidable objective for the seasoned marine corps units who arc now fighting the toughest light in marine corps history on this island. E?. 1 EIGHT LOST IN GASBOAT DOWN COAST Small Vessel Upset in Seymour Narrows With Tragic Results VICTORIA, March 17 (CD-Eight men are missing today after the gasboat in which they were riding upset in a whirlpool between Maude Island and Mcnzies Bay, about one hundred and ten miles northwest of Vancouver in j Seymour Narrows. Two others were rescued. RUPERT, FORMER i .,t'" btolk at ? early age and he was only 18 when he left home 1889 with Western Canada hls destination. He was cm- ;l,lolu wiwmi "an a,m mcncmi towns uu im'Q 111 WMU1"7 DCiorc uie icrruury was vu-iin-u a State. He moved to British Columbia in 1898. A baseball player In his young cr days, Mr. Stork was at one time a. star pitcher on one of the amateur teams In Puget Sound. His rugged physique would suggest that he was qulto able to stand the ordeal of an extra-Inning game. Mr. Stork 'was married In 1898 to Miss Emily Parkinson, whose father, John Parkinson, a native of Lancashire, had settled In Brant-ford. Mr. Stork at Ottawa gave par ticularly close attention to mat 1 ters pertaining to British Col Two Are Drowned Mf. and Mrs. Henry Moody, elderly native couple of Skidc- gatc..were drowned accidentally near Lawn Hill Qn the Queen Charlotte Islands earlier this week. Details . of the tragedy are not available here. A cor oner's Inquest held following the recovery of one of the bodies Friday returned a verdict of ac- jCldentai aeain. Mr. Moody was about 70 years old and Ws wife who was about the same age, was blind. i M. P., PASSES ON i umbia. He was very popular among his fellow-parliamentar ians, and said that his proficiency as an Al story-teller had something to do with the popu larity he enjoyed. HURLED 60 FEET EMBANKMENT BY MOTOR CYCLE Hurled CO feet over an em bankment when his motorcycle1 suddenly ran wild and struck head on into the curb at the intersection of Fourth St. and Second Ave. at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, Lieut. Colin Hutchinson of a local infantry regiment es caped with only a severe shaking up after his extemporaneous flight "I am not. hurt., .The IhrolUe stuck." Lieut. Hutchinson tid ... . ... v - - - lind .hlmjying p ri a cushion of muskeg behind an' army hut hi the low-lying corner of the C.'N. R. Park. The motorcycle, which cata pulted Its rider through the tree tops when its front wheel struck the curb, continued on to crash the the sidewalk guard rail, and half bury Itself nearby in leaf mould and stones on the embankment slope abont 50 feet west of the Christian Science Church. . Henceforward, Lieut. Hutchin son will undoubtedly have a soft spot In his heart for Prince Rupert muskeg since It formed the landing cushion which probably saved him from severe Injury or death at the end of his wingless sky ride. He was taken to ths army but nearby following the accident and later to the hospital where he was inspected for serious injuries. A large crowd gathered at the scene of this minor Kittyhawk epic, inspecting the ibroken railing and liaU-buried motorcycle. An eyewitness said that the officer stopped his motorcycle on Fourth St. to let a car pass in front of him at the T-lntcrsec- tlon at Second Ave. He appeared to have difficulty accelerating the machine again and then it suddenly spurted forward under full throttle. After swerving erratically to avoid hitting a west bound automobile on Second Ave. the machine charged across the avenue where it struck, the curb on the north side. ALLIES LIBERATED - ODESSA A third vessel lias left ficre with Allied citizens liberated by the Russians from the invasion or eastern 'GOING MY WAY' BEST PICTURE OF YEAR-BING CROSBY AND INGRID BERGMAN GET ACADEMY AWARDS HOLLYWOOD. March 17 W-Blng Crosby, who has often described himself as the worst actor In Hollywood has been chosen by the film Industry as the best actor In 1944. The choice for best actress went to Ingrld Bergman for her vivid role In "Gaslight.", Crosby, Miss Bergman, Leo McCarcy, Barry Fitzgerald and little Margaret O'Brien walked off with the major share of honors accorded by the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences in Hollywood's Chinese Theatre. , The film "Going My Way" was chosen best picture of 1944. IWO IS OVER Last Jap Resistance Crushed And Two Air I'ielus arc Taken Over GUAM, March 17 Allied engineers have completed the restoration of the second of two air-strips on Iwo Island, both within fighter plane range of Tokyo. The air-strips were put In comibat operation yesterday the (same day three American divisions crushed the last organized Japanese resistance on Iwo. Chinese Give $787, More Qoming In Prince Hupert's Chinese population is making a notable response to the Red Cross drive ior funds and up to Friday afternoon had contributed $787, Stan Savllle, campaign director revealed. He said he had been assured that Friday's total was only part of the total Chinese contribution. Awareness among local Chi nese of the tremendous international burdens assumed by the Canadian Red Cross is Indicated by the fact that their contributions to date in the present campaign are. double those .f or the same period In the 1944 drive. Llng-Bo Shang is chairman of the Chinese canvassing committee. Committee members re Miss Violet Mah, Miss ftfar-garet Iiee, Miss Grace Lee and Earl Mah, IS MANAGER lOFCAMPAIGN 7 . a - ruinn nnrxiiiir.rn. u irn-i ;n f.imi- r , man!1rpP rr iho r.ibpr.ii jwB c - - - i patty In the forthcoming elcc tion campaign. Following the Skeena district nominating con vention held here this week, an active campaign Is to be immedi ately organized in support of E. T. Applcwhaite, the party's choice as standard bearer. ELECTION ON . IN FINLAND - HELSINKI. March 17 Q Fin land's voters go to the polls to day and tolnorrow In the coun try's fifrst parliampnt election since 1939. Russia is watching the election closely. The official Rubsian newspaper1, IzVcstla, comments that the voting will be considered the first test of whether Finland has broken completely with her" anti-Soviet past. The premier or tmiana nas gone on record as favoring cooperation with Itussla. Bulletins ATHLON E TO WASHINGTON OTTAWA The Governor General and Princess Alice will visit Washhiglon next week, arriving at the While House Thuisday for a three-day stay as the guests of President and Mrs. Roosevelt. GI'EENIIILL PARK INQUEST VANCOUVER A coroner's inquiry into the death of five men on the freighter Green-hill Park, which exploded and burned at a Vancouver wharf, said Friday that the men "came to unnatural deaths as a result of injuries sustained as a result of burns from an explosion followed by fire." Men had been smoking in the hold prior to the explosion contrary to regulations. TO VISIT ALBERTA RANCH NASSAU, Bahamas The Duke of Windsor has disclosed that lie and his Duchess will visit the United States next month. The couple will visit New York after the Duke finishes up as Governor of the Bahamas. Later they may visit his ranch at High River, Alberta. Being Lost By Germans Enemy Casualties Far in Excess of Those or AlUes PARIS, March 17 (CP) Front line dispatches said today that American Third Army troops entered Coblenz after an amphibious assault in boats across the Moselle River near its confluence with the Rhine. German broadcasts declared the Americans southeast of Coblenz crossed the Nahe River at Badkreuznach. This would cut off the northern escape route at Mainz for many thousands of Germans threatened with entrapment in the huge Saarland triangle. Berlin said that the breakthrough, by concentrated Any erican tank forces made ."this sector of the western front completely fluid." PARIS, March IT Oj In west ern Europe, two American armies are tearlng-loose Hitler's lalter-Ing hold on Germany's rid raar Basin. Both armies, the American Third and Seventh, are herding elements of two German armies into a triangle between the Moselle and Rhine rivers. One of the German armies In the triangle is fighting stubbornly to hold oil an American assault that has overwhelmed the old French fortress of Bitchc. To the north, the American First Army has plunged to within- three rmllcs of opciv plain cruntry af tef(cuUing across 1 ereat Ru h r suDerhishway 'at There is no report of major activity on the Canadian Army sector at the northern end of the front. The Canadian First and United States Ninth Armies killed or wounded at least 6Q,000 Germans and captured 3,(Ka others In their recent combined drive to clear the section west of the Rhine between Emmerich and 'Neuss. Allied losses in the same drive were less than a fifth of the enemy's. DISAPPROVAL EXPRESSED Labor Progressive Party Opposed to Racial Discrimination Disapproval was voiced by members of the local Labor Progressive party at their regular meeting Thursday evening of the policy of racial discrimination followed toy several Prince Rupert restaurants. It was brought to the attention of Uie club that at least two cafes display signs calling attention to the fact that they employ white help only. Hie members were unanimous In expressing the opinion that adver tisements concerning the em ployees of such establishments should .be restricted to their qualifications to do the work for which they were hired. It was felt that the color of a cook's skin is no guarantee that he Is a good cook. Speakers pointed out that in the present mighty war against Fascism peoples of all colors and races were fighting side by side to expunge completely from the world the very idea of racial superiority which had been used by reactionary forces to justify their assault on their neighbors. Particular mention was made of the gallant struggle which the Chinese people had waged for seve,n years against the common enemy, the Japs. The club was Indignant that, by Inference, the capability of the Chinese should toe questioned merely be cause they w ere not whites. Resolutions were passed calling upon the people of Prince Rupert to tell the owntrs of these cafes that they resent the displaying of ,lgns such as "White Help Only" and "White Cooks Employed Here."