irr
If
Soldier
Who
Left
Here
hears
Ago
at
Halifax
ray
Home
1
1
T
le-uorporai
uonaia
rnur-
ho
was
one
of
the
very
nail
group
of
local
sol-
ihlch
went
overseas
in
is
due
home
in
a
ys,
naving
arrived
in
i
this
morning,
his
par-
Ifr,
and
Mrs.
A.
E.
Nor-
fcl
Fifth
Avenue
West,
been
so
advised.
A
r
of
the
old
102nd
Bat-enlist
immediately
at
Itbreak
for
active
ser-
fn
Norton
-went
through
npalgn
in
northwestern
His
wife
and
child
will
next
month,,
R
is
ex-
lalibut
Sales
American
15c
and
,13V2c)
Be
Pride,
60,000,
Storage.
Canadian
18'4c
and
161-jC)
W,
36,000,
Atlln.
a,
14,000,
Royal.
15,000,
Co-op.
r,
12.000.
Booth.
Forland,
5,000,
Co-op.
imr
18.000.
Pacific.
B,
23,000,
Storage.
MITCHELL
ED
TODAY
M
of
friends
gathered
at
Presbyterian
Church
this
on
to
pay
their
last
re-
to
the
late
John
Rcld
V,
Prince
Rupert
pioneer,
5sed
away
on
Wednesday,
l'ere
many
floral
tributes
church
of
which
he
had
n
active
member
for
25
t
to
the
service,
which
was
I
Rev,
A,
F.
MacSwcen,
the
f'y
in
state
for
two
hours
which
many
of
his
old
f
made
a
final
view.
congregations
sang
the
'Breathe
on
Me,
Breath
I
'
and
"Lord,
Speak
to
Me
'
May
Speak."
Mrs.
E.
was
organist.
rfment
took
place
In
Fair
ometery.
Ive
pallbearers
were
J.
L.
McKay.
J.
Forman.
R.
0-
Thain
and
John.Brem-Tary
pallbearers
were
xell
McLean,
E.
J.
Smith,
Vance,
s.
E.
Parker,
W.
R.
and
L.
Wilson.
fttENT'"RAGS"
AGAIN
DON
v
Hosoltal
and
student
"rags"
have
rc
alter
a
flve-vear
truce.
I'han
700
students
of
King's
raided
Guv's
Hospital
I'llcd
to
recanture
their
"ReRctc
the
Lion"
which
pen
from
King's
on
V-E
back
to
normal
DON
P.'More
than
275,-
'luare
yards
of
protective
ft
is
being
removed
now
f,000
windows
of
Lonr
'
DU!s.
trams
and
trolley
r
Morra
'"ver
night
for
a
trip
to
CHEST
XRAY
SURVEY
CSKIT
CHEST
X-RAY
UNIT
COMING
To
spend
six
weeks
here
soon.
the
city
to
obtain
tuberculosis
X-rays.
IS
ENROUTE
TO
ALASKA
ROYAL
WELCOME
IN
CITY
...
.
Kfi..
P
IT
n
n
l
rt
i
croup
oi
iuiy
spurs
u.o.
voasi
uuaru
women
k
Prince
Rupert
is
a
pretty
nice
town.
Founda-ir
their
belief
is
the
welcome
they
received
when
hived
here
today
on
the
Prince
George
ehrQute
Lka.
It
was,
they
admit
happily,
pretty
fine.
hgme
coming
into
a
strange
town
in
a
strange
NORTON
B
TODAY
I
country
ana
being
met
by
a
bana
playing
brisk
airs,
being
guests
of
the
Mayor,
two
armies,
the'
U.S.O.,
Y.M.C.A.,
touring
thej
city
and
harbor
and
finally
j
winding
up
at
a
dance
given
in
your
special
honor.
That
Is
what
happened
to
the
visiting
Spars,
and
they
admit
ted
enjoying
it
Immensely.
The
welcome
was
arranged
Jointly
by
Lloyd
Morris,
chairman
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Public
Re
lations
committee,
and
Sgt.
Ralph
Browne
of
the
U.S.
Army;
Public
Relations
office
and
it
was
made
possible
through
the
co-operation
of
the
Canadian
and
American
armies,
the
Navy,
U.S.O.,
and
Y.M.OA.
It
demonstrates
that
Prince
Rupert
people
want
strangers
to
know
their
town
as
a
friendly
city
and
it
succeeded
admirably
today,
The
Navy
got
in
first
lick
by
!
Ensign
Kathleen
Asplln
ana
three
of
her
company.
Yic
Agnes
Schleder
jf
Horncll,
N.Y.,
Y3c
Betty
L.
Brownie',
of
Plain-
field.
N.J.,
and
SK2c
Dorotny
M,
Clay
of
Saginaw,
Michigan.
Afterward
they
were
taken
on
a
tour
of
the
city,
including
the
Canadian
Fish
and
Cold
Storage
plant
at
Seal
Cove
In
the
meantime
about
25
or
the
Spars
were
taken
under
the
wing
of
the
Canadian
Women's
Army
Corps
and
taken
by
barge
to
Fort
Barrett
where
they
had
tea
while
the
remaining
group
were
guests
of
the
Wrens
at
the
Y.M.CJV.
Later
in
the
afternoon
they
were
guests
at
a
reception
at
the
U.S.O.
where
they
were
received
by
American
W.A.C.
Lieutenants
Elizabeth
Bell,
Ruth
Talcott
and
Wllma
Fite,
Miss
Eva
La
Pierre
of
the
U.
S.
O
and
Alderman
Nora
Arnold,
Mrs.
Peter
Lakle
and
Mrs.
T.l
McClymont.
Pourers
were
Mrs.1
G.
R.
S.
Blackaby
and
Mrs.
D.
C.
Stuart.
At
5:30
they
will
be
dinner
guests
of
Major
L.
W.
Beck
at
Acropolis
Hill
where
the
Acropolis
Hill
Sophisticates
will
play
during
the
meal.
At
6:30
a
group
of
three
will
be
interviewed
by
Mayor
H.
M.
Daggett
over
radio
station
CFPR.
The
day
will
be
topped
off
by
a
dance
In
the
U.S.O.
club
which
will
continue
until
the
Spars'
boat
leaves
for
RUSSIANS
FRIENDLY
VANCOUVER
The
Canadian
ambassador
to
Russia,
Dana
WHgress,
says
Russians
arc
friendly
toward
Canada.
He
told
A
Vancouver
audience
that
Russians
and
Canadians
see
eye
to
eye
on
many
international
problems.
M
k
V
5?
J.
T3
having,
the
band
of
H.M.C.S.l
were
killed
and
two,
seriously
(
Chatham
on
the
dock
to
greet
the
visitors
with
music
as
the
vessel
pulled
alongside.
They
made
the
harbor
tuneful
with
-Anchors
Awelgh"
and
"Beautl
ful
Doll."
As
the
Soars
filed
down
the
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for
every
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MEETING
PLACE
WASHINGTON
It
was
officially
announced
today
that
the
forthcoming
meeting-
of
the
Rig
Three
would
take
place
near
Berlin.
GERMANS
TO
STARVE
LONDON
Twenty-thrce
million
Germans
in
territory
occupied
by
the
British
will
face
a
'grave
food
shortage,
an
official
said
today.
COAST
STORM
DAMAGE
VANCOUVER
A
fttrce,
four-day
coastal
gale
has
tak
en
the
lives
of
two
Vancouver
fisheimcn,
has
wrecked
three
fishing'
boats
and
damaged
several
others.
The
gale
swept
through
Hecate
Straits,
4,
miles
northwest
of
Vancouver,
TO
MAKE
REFRIGERATORS
OTTAWA
The
manufacture
of
refrigerators
in
Canadian
plants
is
likely
to
be
resumed
shortly.
Plans
for
the
conversion
of
some
plants
for
this
purpose
now
are
under
discussion.
RAILWAY
CRASH
NORTH
BAY
Two
persons
injured'
when
C.r.R.
trains
collided
on
a
bridge
near
here
early
today.
Theic
were
two
serious
railway
accidents
in
the
United
States
today,
one
near
Williamport,
Pennsylvania,
and
the
other
near
gang
plank
to
the
wharf
their!
Amsterdam,
New
York.
officer
was
given
a
warm
welcome
by
Mayor
and
Mrs.
H.
M.I
Daggett,
U.S.O.
Director
Frank
Finnerty
and
City
Clerk
and!
Mrs.
H.
D.
Thaln.
Substantial
hospitality
began
immediately
when
thty
were
taken
to
tnc
U.S.O.
club
for
lunch.
,
i
All
the
services
and
the
city.
contributed
their
hospitality
to
the
girls
this
afternoon.
Mayor
FEWER
SHIP
CONTRACTS
VANCOUVER
Clarence
Wallace,
North
Shore
shipyard
o
Iterator,
said
today
that
there
had
been
a
distinct
slackening
in
ship
contracts
since
V-E
Day
and
the
end
of.
wartime
shipbuilding
was
in
sight.
There
would
have
to
be
close
co-operation
between
operators
and
workcis
if
the
in-
K.1U
7,
:;
i
dustry
was
to
survive
hosts
to
their
ranking
officer,
MORE
NEWSPRINT
OTTAWA
There
wilt
be
ten
percent
moTe
newsprint
for
Canadian
publications
in
the
third
quarter
of
this
year.
.
NO
JOB
FOR
C.C.F.-ER
TORONTO.
j.
W.
Nose-worthy,
who
has
been
C.C.F.
member
for
South
York
since
1942
and
who
was
defeated
in
the
election
Monday,
has
been
advised
that
there
is
no
vacancy
for
him
in
the
schools
of
South
York
where
he
formerly
taught.
MINES
IN
LEAD
PHILADELPHIA
The
Philadelphia
Inquirer
$17,000
open
tournament
opened
yesterday
and
Jimmy.
Hines
of
Chicago
took
the
lead
with
a
sparkling
four
under
par
G6.
Byron
Nelson,
1
who
recently
won
the
Canadian
Professional
Golfers
Association
open
tourney
at
Montreal,
was
two
strokes
over
in
the
opening
round
with
a
08.
DUTTON
REAPPOINTED
MONTREAL.
The
National
Hockey
League
has
announced
the
appointment
of
Mervyn
(Red)
Dutton,
president
of
the
circuit,
for
a
five-year
term.
The
announcement
followed
a
meeting
of
the
league's
board
of
governors
in
Montreal.
CONFERENCE
DELAYED
MOSCOW
Consultations
on
reorganization
of
the
Polish
provisional
government
appeared
likely
tHlay
to
be
somewhat
delayed.
Rains
held
up
the
arrival
of
Stanislaus
Mikoajoczyk,
former
premier
of
the
Polish
regime
In
London
and
Peasant
Party
leader,
whom
Britain
and
the
United
States
are
expected
to
support
for
a
place
In
the
new
ooldiers
lo
Highway
Discussed
Wages
for
Maintenance
Work
Future
Jurisdiction
,
At
the
regular
monthly
meet
ing
cf
the
Prince
Rupert
Trades
and
Labor
Council
last
evening
in
the
Carpenters'
Hall
a
letter
was
read
from
W.
J.
Mackln,
chief
executive
officer
of
the
Western
Labor
Board,
Edmon
ton,
requesting
the
unions
con
cerned
to
make
submission
to
hts
Board
with
respect
to
wage
rates
for
certain
classes
of
labor
'that
will
be
employed
on
the
maintenance
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Highway.
It
was
learned
that
some
of
the
Unions
have
afready
made
submission
while
others
will
be
doing
so
shortly.
A
reply
to
the
complaint
of
the
Council
regarding
the
recent
impassibility
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Highway,
coupled
with
Department
of
Mines
and
Re
sources,
Ottawa,
which
saw
there
was
a
possibility
that
the
highway
may
be
turned
over
to
the
province
for
maintenance
but,
as
yet,
that
nothing
defi
nite
had
been
decided.
A
committee
from
the
Elec
trical
Workers'
Union,
composed
of
Messrs.
Rcid
and
Wardell,
complained
about
the
action
of
the
city
in
discontinuing
the
transportation
that
for
years
past
has
been
supplied
the
girl
telephone
operators
going
on
and
coming
off
duty
at
mid
night.
While
the
committee
has
day'
Temperature
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
O
Tomorrow's
Tides
11
HnVJV
"
'
xrAM
I
-
ffn
IH
DHna
(Ftclflc
Bttndird
Tim)
Ut
I
district
for
today
read:
Saturday,
June
16,
1945
Laximum
56
High
5:35
17.0
feet
Linlmum
47
18:51
'
17.4
feet
Low
12:08
'
5.2
feet
balnfall
.61
Inches.
VOL.
XXXIV,
No.
139.
PIUNCE
RUPERT,
B.
B.C..
fr:
IDAY.
JUNE
15,
1915
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
1
1
rtt
been
successful
with,,
the
city
'
ualifc
must.JbauiuB4.
cuuikii
in
jiavmg
wit-
nankin-)
through
planning,
ine
auutu
tation
restored,
the
cost
of!f,rrps
mmlnc
back
will
want
same
is
being
aeauciea
irom
the
girls'
wages
and
the
Union
is
strongly
of
the
opinion
that
this
is
contrary
to
the
principles
of
the
Wartime
Wages
Control
Order.
The
action
of
the
Union
in
their
fight
to
have
this
transportation
restored
free
of
cost
to
the
operators
was
unanimously
endorsed
by
the
Council.
I
On
motion
a
letter
of
con-
jof
his
candidacy..
The
entertainment
committee
,reported
that
everything
is
in
readiness
for
a
smoker
on
bat-urday
night.
A
communication
was
receiv
ed
from
Painters
decorators
and
Paperhangers
Local
enclos
Ing
copy
of
a
letter
from
the
General
President
calling
the
attention
of
the
members
to
a
dispute
existing
between
two
Hollywood
Locals
and
certain
companies
of
the
motion
pic
lure
industry.
A
motion
was
passed
to
advise
the
affiliated
Unions
to
strongly
urge
their
members
to
withhold
their
patronage
from
theatres
showing
films'
of
the
companies
concerned
and
that
managers
of
the
theatres
concerned
be
advised
in
writing
of
the
Council's
action.
NINETY
WRITE
HEALTH
TESTS
Ninety
city
restaurant
workers
took
tests
Wednesday
night
which,
If
successfully
passed,
will
entitle
them
to
the
sanitary
blessing
of
the
Prince
Rupert
health
unit.
The
tcts,
written
off
In
the
council
chamber
of
the
City
Hall
were
the
culmination
of
a
two
session
course
in
sanitary
han
dling.of
food
given
to
waitresses
and
kitchen
workers
In
city
restaurants
by
Dr.
R.
G.
Knlpe
and
Sanitary
Inspector
M.
J.
Harper;
modern
conveniences
when
they
return
and
we
will
have
to
take
that
in
view
in
any
settlement
schemes
for
soldiers,"
he
said.
The
meeting
decided
tp
contribute
$20
a
month'
to
the
Prince
Rupert
Recreational
council,
and
appointed
Douglas
Wood
and
Tony
Crawley
as
its
permanent
representatives
on
the
council.
Method
of
raising
the
funds
will
be
recommended
gratulations
is
to
be
forwarded
i
by
a
committee.
to
LAC
Harry
Archibald,
Elect
for
Skeena
on
the
success
A
nlea
by
the
North
star
mi
tling
Works
that
the
chamber
endorse
a
request
by
the
Cana
dian
Bottlers
Association
to
Fl
r.ance
Minister
Ilsley
that
the
excise
tax
on
carbonated
bever-
a
ci
Ti.
r
-
icers
rre
oiaymg
i
neir
vwn
Prevent
Their
Surrendering
War
News
Highlights
To
Ijcslroy
Jap
Homeland
GUAM
-Japan
Is
soon
to
feel
the
weight
of
nearly
Ilfty-flveUiundred
tons
of
American
bombs
each
day.
A
plan
has
beert;
disclosed
for
the
complete
and
utter
destruction
of
the
energy
homeland
by
air.
Two
million
tons
of
bombs
a
year
are
scheduled
for
Japan,
beginning
on
July
1.
Ncaring
Hornco
Oil
Fields
MANILA
Australian
troops
are
within
striking
distance
of
the
rich
Borneo
oil
fields
at
Serla.
Supported
by
tanks,
the
Aussies
are
meeting
only
machine
gun
and
small
arms
fire
as
they
probe
through
the
Jungles.
The
river
port
and
capital
of
the
North
Borneo
British
Protectorate,
Brunei,
has
fallen
unopposed
to
the
Australians.
JR.
CHAMBER
HAS
NEW
M.P.
DINNER
GUEST
Prince
Ruueit
Junior
Chamber
its
request
that
same
be
kept
;
ot
Commerce
W0Und
up
its
1944-open
and
maintained
in
good
5
scason
iast
night
with
a
din-order,
was
received
from
the
,
meetlne
at
wnicn
laC
Harry
Archibald,
nt
wly
elected
member
of
Parliament
for
Skeena,
was
Eucst
ot
honor.
Dlscussslon
at
the
business
session
covered
sev
cial
subjects.
Mr
Archibald,
who
epoke
briefly
pn
the
subject
of
econ-Cmic
trends,
was
later
made
an
honorary
member
pf
the
cham
ber,
Iri
his
talk
he
said
that
government
must
follow
the
present'
economic
tendency
oi
taking
&
greater
responsibility
for
the
welfare
of
its
citizens.
"The
fievelopm'cnt
of
northern
B.
C.
lias
taken
place
through
the
unplanned
will
of
Individ
Travelers
To
Sit
Up
Must
Also
Carry
Lunches-Drastic
Cut
In
Sleeping
and
Dining
Car
Services
LOCAL
LINE
AFFECTED
Starting
tomorrow,
only
one
instead
of,
two
sleepers
will
be
operated
on
the
local
line
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
Traffic
had
already
been
congested
even
with
the
two
ileepers,
local
offices
said.
Sleepers
are
being
dropped
altogether
on
the
Kelowna-Kamloops-Blue
River
line.
OTTAWA,
June
15
(Beginning
tcday,
many
Canadians
who
do
overnight
travelling
In'
the
dominion
will
do
it
.sitting
up.
Following
a
directive
from
the
transport
controller,
the
Canadian
Passenger
AssoclaUon
-trstsrarrnottncetr
the
tyincellatloTr
of
most
overnight
sleeping
car
services
on
Canadian
railways,
The
change
is
part
of
a
plan
to
give
priority
on
railway
equip
ment
to
movements
of
members
oi
the
armed
forces.
Civilians
have
been
asked
once
again
to
cut
down
on
unneces
sary
travel.
Train
accommoda
tlon
for
service
personnel
win
be
divided
into
two
priorities,
First
choice
goes
to
personnel
disembarking
from
hospital
ships
and
the
next
to
personnel
returning
from
overseas
or
mov
lng
within
Canada
on
duty.
In
order
to
meet
service
per
sonnel
requirements,
it
will
be
necessary
to
switch
sleeping
cars
tourist
cars,
diners,
and
even
day
coaches
occasionally
from
a
ages
be
reduced
in
view
of
the
great
many
regUiar
passenger
vast
reduction
oi
sugar
trains.
Some
overnight
sleeping
ments
to
bottlers
was
endorsed
f
ar
services
have
already
been
and
referred
to
a
commiuee
cun-,
slstlng
0f
L.
M.
Felsenthal
andj
R.
G,
Birch.
Unless
there.
is
relief,
the
local
bottling
plant
will
have
to
close
down
civilian
production
due
to
high
taxation
and
low
sugar
allotments,
the
letter
said.
The
meeting
accepted
mem
bership
in
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Northern
B.
C.
and
Instructed
the
secretary
to
express
appreciation
to
the
Asso
ciated
Boards,
.enclosing
me
membership
fee.
A
decision
was
passed
to
en
ter
a
Carnival
queen
at
the
next
Civic
Centre
Carnival
which
will
begin
August
6.
and
a
committee
consisting
of
Lloyd
Morris,
Jack
McLcod,
George
Dibb,
Roger
Bell
and
Bruce
Stevens
was
appoint
ed
for
that
purpose.
Weather
Forecast
Light
to
moderate
winds
increasing
to
fresh
southeasterly
during
the
night.
Saturday,
fresh
to
strong
southeasterly
winds,
partly
cloudy
and
mild
today
be
coming
cloudy
with
light
rain
after
midnight
tonight.
Satur
day,
cloudy
with
Intermittent
light
rain.
URGE
TREE
PLANTING
NAIROBI,
Kenya
Every
possible
encouragement
Is
to
be
given
to
farmers
who
are
willing
to
set
aside
small
areas
on
their
At
both
sessions,
considerable
land
for
tree
planting.
A
plan
Interest
was
shown
by
the
"stu
dents"
who
will
be
awarded
cer
tlflcates
If
they
pass
the
tests.
Importance
of
these
certificates
Is
the
fact
that
75
per
cent
of
the
employees
must
carry
them
If
their
rcstauarants
are
to
be
eligible
for
approval
by
the
health
authorities.
for
Inaugurating
a
system
of
planting
communal
tree
patches
near
native
villages
is
also
being
considered.
Bruce
Mickleburgh
left
last
night
for
Vancouver
where
he
(will
be
married
June
29
to
Miss
Bilta
Helena
Vssterbafk.
cut.
These
Include
the
runs
between
Montreal
and
Quebec,
Montreal
and
Toronto,
Ottawa
and
Toronto,
Montreal
and
northern
Ontario
points,
and
to-ronto
and
northern
Ontario
points.
Would-be
travellers
have
been
advised
to
check
their
sleeping
car
reservations,
to
make
sure
that
space
is
still
available.
They
have
also
been
asked
to
carry
lunches
and
to
take
advantage
of
existing
day
services
on
which
arrrmimodatlon
Still
is
'
provided.
UNTOUCHED
BY
BOMBS
LONDON
Oi
Thomas
Guy,
founder
of
Guy's
Hospital,
looks
again
on
London.
His
statue
was
covered
as
protection
against
bombs
and
was
the
first
"bomb-covered"
statue
to
be
BRITAIN
HAS
NO
PARLIAMENT
LONDON,
June
15
0)
The
British
House
of
Commons
will
wind
up
its
ten-year
term
to
daythe
longest
any
Parliament
has
sat
since
the
seventeenth
century.
Britain
will
be
without
a
Parliament,
until
the
results
of
the
election
are
announced
some
time
after
July
25.
In
the
meantime",
the
country
will
be
governed
by
Prime
Minister
Churchill's
temporary
administration,
Okinawa
In
Last:
Stage
GUAM,
June
15
(CP)
Japanese
officers
on
Okinawa
are
shooting
their
soldiers
by
the
hundreds
to
prevent
them
from
sur-
lendenng
as'
the
end
oi
the
battle
for
Okinawa
looms.
Other
Japanese
soldiers
are
en
gaging
in
mass
suicide.
Some,
however,
losing
the
will
to
fight
in
the
face
of
certain
defeat,
are
endeavouring
to
surrender
themselves
to
the
Americans.
There
Is
still
estimated
to
be
a
force
of
some
5,000
to
10,000
Japanese
on
Okinawa.
They
are
fighting
on
a
high
plateau
in
front
of
precipitous
cliffs
over
the
sea.
.
A
high
United
States
officer
said
today
that
Okinawa
would
be
entirely
cleared
of
Japanese
within
two
weeks.
RIBBENTROP
IS
ARRESTED
Former
German
Foreign
Minister
Reported
Taken
LONDON,
June
15
(CP)
A
high
British
officer
at
Field
Marshal
Montgomery's
headquarters
in
German
says
that
Nazi
Foreign
Minister
Joachim
von
Ribbentrop
was
arrested
in
Hambuig
yesterday.
Von
Ribbentrop
was
found
sleeping
in
a
boarding
house
with
a
metal
can
ot
poiwriAttrappf
d.,to'
,hls,
hdy.&,
Van
Ribbentrops
sister
was
also
arrested.
The
former
Nazi
foreign
minister
said
he
had
hoped
to
hide
out
for
a
while
longer
until
feeling
against
him
died
down.
He
did
not
attempt
to
use
his
can
of
poison
but
gave
it
up
willingly.
Capture
of
von
Ribbentrop
finds
the
major
powers
still
unsettled
as
to
plans
for
trying
top-ranking
war
criminals
but
responsible
British
quarters
said
his
hearing
would
be
public.
The
United
Nations
War
Crimes
Commission
would
not
comment.
BULKLEY
VALLEY
CROPS
LOOK
WELL
Ground
Well
Impregnated
With
Moisture
Warm
Weather
Will
Speed
Growth
SMITHERS,
June
15.
Several
good
showers
of
rain
recently
have
been
very
beneficial
to
the
crops
of
the
Bulkley
Valley
and,
although
the
crops
are
a
bit
be
hind
schedule
to
date,-
it
is
ex
pected
that
they
will
make
phe
nomenal
growth
when
some
hot
vcather
arrives
as
there
is
now
considerable
moisture
in
the
ground.
Good
crops
of
hay
and
timothy
seed
are
looked
for,
but
the
dandelion
pest
has
taken
a
firm
hold
on
the
district
and
hay
fields
will
require
more
frequent
cultivation
now
than
had
formerly
been
the
practice.
Mrs.
C.
E.
vLarkln,
who
has
been
vlstlng
here
with
her
daughter.
Mrs.
A.
S.
Nlckerson,
Louis
Mazzel
sailed
last
night
returned
last
night
to
Vancou-
for
a
trip
to
Vancouver.
ver.
.
Search
Being
Made
for
Awaje
Off
Queen
Charlotte
Island
A
search
is
being
conducted
by
B.
C.
Police
and
fishermen
for
the
46-foot
boat
Awaje,
reported
missing
with
her
three
man
crew
after
the
storm
which
swept
the
north
coast
at
the
weekend.
Crew
of
the
vessel
Is
Slg
Wal
stad
of
Port
Edward,
Nels
Olsen
and
a
man
called
Pete
whose
last
iiame
is
unknown.
The
Awaje
has
been
fishing
dogfish
out
of
Skldgate
for
the
last
three
weeks
and
was
reported
lata
Wednes
C.C.F.
LEAD
IS
GROWING
Plurality
for
Archibald
With
Only
Six
Small
Polls
-
To
Report
Is
628
Five
more
polls
have
reported
following
the
federal
election
in
Skeena
riding.
With
119
polls,
now
reported
out
of
124,
the
standing
ot
the
candidates
is
as
follows:
Archibald
3702
Applewhalte
3074
Harvey
2008
Mickleburgh
1418
Archibald's
plurality
Is
thus.
628.
The
latest
polls
to
report
are:
Alyansh:
Applewhalte
3;
Archibald
2,
Harvey
4,
Mickleburgh
0.
Alice
Arm:
Applewhalte
5,
Archibald
10,
Harvey
2,
Mickleburgh
1.
'
1
Blllmor:
Applewhalte
8,
Archibald
19,
Harvey
6,
Mickleburgh
18.
Aona
River:
Applewhalte
14,
Archibald
7,
Harvey
0,
Mickleburgh
5.
Smlthers
Advance:
Apple
whalte
6,
Archibald
4,
Harvey
0,
Mickleburgh
2.
Polls
still
to
be
heard
f
rom'are:
Allison
Haifoor,
Rivers
Inlet.
Kitlmaat,
Hunt's
Inlet,'
Lower
rest
and
Osland.
Hard
Hif'
Japan's
Greatest
Industrial
City
Is
Heavilr
Filed
By
r
Inrmrtlarlfs
Today.
...
.
GUAM,
Jifne
15
Oi
Osaka,
Japan's
chief
industrial
city,
was
fired
today
by
3000
tons
of
Incendiaries
dropped
by
more
than
500
bombers
and
Tokyo
admitted
conflagrations
at
a
number
of
points
without
mak
ing
the
usual
claim
that
they
had
been
checked.
SEEDING
IS
COMPLETED
Weather
On
TralrJes
Stays
Cool
and
Growths
,Late
WINNIPEG,
June
15
Seeding
Is
completed
throughout
the
prairie
provinces
except
for
small
acreages
of
flax
and
coarse
grains
at
scattered
points
and
corn,
in
southeastern
Manitoba.
weather
has
remained
mostly
cool.
Warmer
weather
is
now
needed
throughout
the
west
and
further
rains
arc
required
at
sveral
points
according
to
the
weekly
crop
report
of
the
De
partment
of
Agriculture
of
the
Canadian
National
Railway.
Top
soli
is
very
dry
at
some
points
south
and
west
of
Re-glna
and
between
Reglna
and
Saskatoon.
Northeastern
Saskatchewan
received
good
rains
as
did
north
central
Alberta.
On
June
13
growth
in
the
latter
territory
had
been
almost
at
a
standstill'
owing
to
drought.
Good
rains
covered
the
Peace
River
area
where
crops
are
two
weeks
later
than
normal.
Weather
has
been
quite
cool
In
the
Okanagan
Valley,
Pre-
.
vlous
estimates
of
fruit
crops
still
stand.
Cherries
are
expected
to
start
moving
between
June
25
and
the
end
of
the
month.
No
damage
to
crops
Is,
reported
from
any
source.
FISHING
BOAT
AND
THREE
CREW
MEMBERS
MISSING
day
as
not
having
returned
to
Skldgate
following
the
storm.
She
was
among
several
vessels
unreported
this
week
at
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
tuning
centre
but
all
the
others
have
new
been
accounted
for.
The
Awaje,
a
former
towing
boat
converted
for
dogfishlng,
left
Port
Edward
to
fish
in
the
straits
three
weeks
ago.
The
Prince
Rupert;
Fishermen's
Co
operative
office
here
was
advised
Wednesday
that
she
wa3
not
accounted
for
since
the
storm.
She
had
been
using
Skldgate
as
her
base.