'ft
'
-
e
Problem
Idenied
Eclipse
hhh
but
ii
attacked
quilos
again
last
night.
i
ll'U.h
SHIPS
SUNK
l0N
AnnouiU'rinciil
is
"ial
an
Allied
ronvov
ay
t
llussia
reccnt-
f'frrd
the
loss
of
several
1
htn
attacked
by
!er-
"faccand
air
craft.
The
"n
destroyer
Sioux
was
tnnvoy
escort.
I'lIION
01'
PIUSONIiUS
fbOX
A
ltd
cross
rc-
ln
conililiiin
f"'fd
prisoners
in
a
llong
imp
says
Ihc
children
Cod
health
although
proplc
arc
not
so
well.
t'l
needed.
In
1912
there
l3I
deaths,
in
1913,
17,
pit
January
to
May
1911,
I
H'OUIV
KOCKiri'tt
I'ON
T
Ii
tl
i,
,
p
r
I.
I
k.
:
"f
ihc
Ullilr.l
Air
I
rcc
now
arc
equip-
i,Mn
""v
five-Inch
hlch-
W
iwkcls.
The
weapons
rrc
the
tl.l.
U
V1'
I'Usesl
tanks
as
well
viiy-rrinforrrd
concrete.
rotKels
arc
reported
more
accurate
than
loehey
Scores
?a,,I'y
Cup
Play-off.
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10,
Toronto
3.
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3,
Mont-
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3.
Boston
2.
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Detroit
3,
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r-'m,
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falter
or
Jail"
against
diphtheria.
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SAILING
SEVEN
SEAS
UR0,
March
:$1
(CP)-TIie
Cairo
newspaper
ir
c
Vom
sau
today
inai
ratno
stauoiih
shout
the
world
would
have
an
"announce-
of
greatest
importance
at
9
a.m.
Sunday.
lio
networks
in
the
United
States
said
they
heard
nothing
of
such
an
expected
announce-
Canadian
Radio
ISroadcastins
Corporation
knowledge
of
such
an
announcement).
bulletins
pux
;kts
uiisi'iri:
h.V-iiad
Weather
con-
hamptred
night
air
!"n.s
against
the
(Jernian
I
nrdncMlay
and
Tliuni-
events
in
Furope
virtually
will
Mack
out
the
San
Francisco
security
conference
as
a
public
attraction
but
they
in
no
way
minimized
the
tremendous
importance
of
the
Hireling.
They
foresaw
the
liUli-hood
that,
while
rrprcsenta-llvcs
of
some
forty-five
Unilcil
Nations
meet
in
Sau
Francisco
to
plan
world
organisation
to
maintain
peace,
Allied
powers
will
be.
faced
with
the
more
pressing
and
difficult
task
r
making
peace
in
F.iiropc
One
official,
fresh
from
the
Kuropean
front
and
long
associated
with
operations
there',
said
the
next
ten
days
should
brlnff
a
decisive
point
in
the
campaign
against
DEADLY
GERMAN
i
SECRET
WEAPON
May
lie
Used
Iteforc
aiis
Arc
Finally
Itcatcn
l'OK'lIANU
Ore..
March
31
0"
A
member
of
the
anti-Nazi
Dutch
underground
declares
that
the
Germans
have
a
deadly
secret
weapon
which
they
may
use
before
they
arc
ibeuten.
Jacob
Van
Bcrkcl
made
tlic
statement
in
Portland,
Orogon.
where
he
Is
appearing
under
the
auspices
of
the
Netherlands
Information
bureau.
The
Dutch
underground
member
says
this
enemy
weapon
Is
destructive
It
Is
"so
powerfully
abnost
inconceivable."
Van
Berkel
described
the
Nazi
secret
weapon
as
a
small
device
which
could
be
placed
in
a
rocket
bomb.
He
said
It
can
be
launched
effectively
against
this
,
RUPERT
IJU1LT
WESTWIEW
l'AHK
Tl)
10.000'
tonncr
produced
by
the
local
shipyard,
la
now
playing
her
part
in
the
pne
of
Uic
war
Accordinr
lo
word
rt-ccivcd
by
Robert
Cameron,
mpcrintendcnl
at
Uic
local
yam,
irotn
ner
masur.
wpi.
Jack,
and
chief
engineer
Alexander
Morrow.
He
i
functioning
perfectly
and,
in
the
words
of
the
chief,
everything
has
i
bc.utlful,
The
master
writes,
we
cleared
in
convoy
and
made
a
nice
passage
across."
Photo
by
E.
John
Wilson.
Courtesy
Builders
of
Freedom.
of
Peace
In
San
Francisco
WASHINGTON,
n.t'.,
.larcii
31
(CP)
Persons
high
in
Al
lied
war
councils
made
guard
the
name
of.
the
"garden
city"
so
that
it
can
prevent
a
well-groomed
and
colorru:
appearance
to
tourists
and
visitors.
Any
publicity
drive
0n
the
part
of
this
city
should
Dc
co-rclatca
with
other
centres
In
nornvwest-
ern
B.C.
for
all
have
a
stake
In
the
development'
of
tne
area.
These
were
among
the
ideas
presented
and
discussed
at
the
first
meeting
of
the
publicity
committee
in
the
civy
council
chamber
on
Thursday
night
when
14
representatives
ot
various
organizations
toon
the
ini
tial
step
in
a
program
to
un-shroud
Prince
Hupcrt
to
the
world.
The
meeting
named
Lloyd
Morris
as
president,
with
Aid.
Norah
E.
Arnold
as
vice
president
and
Harold
Ivcrson
as
secretary-
treasurer.
It
also
laid
plans
for
the
creation
of
a
financial
and
operational
progmm.
While
tne
actual
coniirmavion
of
sub-committees
was
set
over
to
the
next
meeting
on
April
19;
the
outline
of
the
organization
look
the
suggested
shape
of
two
major
sub-comrnltscrs,
one
oi
which
will
be
responsible
lor
fin
ancing
the
effort,
and
one
which
will
be
responsible
for
ac
tual
publicity
operations.
The
operations
or
objective
committee
would
be
divided
Into
Internal
and
external
publicity
committees',
the
former
lo
be
responsible
lor
seeing
that
the
city
gives
itself
good
publicity
by
making
Itself
attractive
and
tidy
and
the
latter
to
function
along
with
other
district
centres.
"The
Internal
committee
wou:il
be
a
sort
of
Vlean
up'
committee
charged
with
the
Job
of
making
the
city
appealing
lo
visitors,'
Alderman
Arnold
commentefl
as
she
moved
the
appointment
of
the
two
committees.
Need
for
a
larger
represent!
tlon
of
citizens
at
subsequent
meetings
was
emphasized.
Mrs.
S.
Elklns,
I.OJJ.n.
representative,
urged
,
members
to
return
to
their
clubs
ani:
organizations
with
the
idea
or
putting
publicity
across.
"Wc
must
instill
them
wiln
our
own
enthusiasm
for
making
Prince
Rupert's
good
points
known,"
she
said.
,s
Temperature
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
Tomorrow's
Tides
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
Sunday,
April
1,
1945
43
life
High
3:06
20.4
feet
31
15:40
18.3
feet
hiium
Low
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9:37
4.7
feet
21:39
6.7
feet
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No.
7G.
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RUPERT.
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SATURDAY,
MARCH
31,
1945
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Allies
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Europe
Parley
IDEAS,
FINANCE,
WORK
KEYNOTES
niirtrtikir
nuniiriTU
nnlAUI7ATir.U
The
search
for
a
slogan
for
the
city
will
be
carried
to
all
resi
dents.
The
meeting
adopted
a
motion
by
G.
A.
Hunter
that
a
resolution
be
framed
lor
prcscntaiioit
to
a
meeting
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
at
Vandcritoor
in
May
urging
the
creation
ot
a
district
publicity
organization.
As
chairman
of
tne
cun.-o:-
Chamber
of
Commerce
publicity
committee
which
sponsored
the
Idea.
Lloyd
Morris
took
the
chair
prior
to
his
permanent
appoint
ment.
He
outlined
many
of
the
ideas
which
were
later
discussed
at
the
meeting.
Those
In
attendance
were:
City
Council
and
Hehablllta
tlon
Council,
Alderman
Norah
E.
Arnold.
City
Counclli-Mayor
H.
M.
Das-
gctt.
Sons
of
Norway,
John
iStorsclh
It.
Olscn.
Kinsmen,
Sid
Elfcr.ns.
Canadian
Legion,
W.
15.
Den
nlng.
notary,
B.
11.
Dodds
and
Jack
McLcod.
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
Gyro
Club,
G.
A.
Hunter.
Canadian
National
Hallways,
H.
S.
Grclg.
Women's
Canadian
Club,
Mrs.
J.
A.
Donnell.
Junior
Chamber
of
commerce,
C.
G.
Ham,
Lloyd
Morris
and
Harold
Ivarson.
Only
a
doctor
can
tell
who
lias,
TB.
HITLER'S
OBSTINACY
DELAYING
ARMISTICE
LONDON,
March
31
The
German
High
Command
has
advised
Adolf
Hitler
that
the
war
has
been
lost
and
that
an
armistice
should
be
sought.
A
conference
between
Hitler
and
his
military
leaders
broke
up
when
the
Fuehrer
insisted
that
lii
and
Helnrich
Hlmmler
should
remain
In
control.
'
I
LOCAL
CHAMBER
OF
COMMERCE
FAVORS
EQUALIZATION
OF
TAXES
1
Basketball
Rupert
Wins
Both
Games
OCEAN
FALLS,
March
31
(CP)
Pruice
Rupert
boys,
playing
one
of
the
best
games
they
have
ever
put
up,
downed
classy
Ocean
Falls
opposition
to
win
the
opening
game
of
the
inlerlligh
School
series
here
last
night
by
a
score
of
59
to
40.
The
Kupnrt
lads
were
ahead
alt
the
way,
Teto
Potuk
leading
the
scoring
pace
with
21
points.
Jim
I'orman
also
played
a
stellar
game.
Prince
Kupcrt
also
won
the
girls'
game
by
a
score
of
39
to.
26.
It
was
a
gruelling
con-tct
and
Ocean
Falls
put
up
Aurprtsingly-
tliff
opposilWn.-Edna
Sandahls
was
high
scorer
for
Prince
Kupeft
with
11
and
Ituth
Chase,
the
Falls
skipper,
topped
her
team
with
eleven.
Helen
Balagno
and
June
Berg
put
up
strong
defence.
Duuumu
ruDLitni
vijmmiz.mi
ivm
IOFFICERS
OF
If
anyone
m
1'rince
icupert
nas
any
uieas
on
wnat
micrht
make
a
suitable
complimentary
slogan
for
this
citv
thev
nad
better
turn
tnem
in
to
tne
newiy
lurmeu
1'rince
uupert
publicity
commiiiee,
cd
and
private
lorecasis
in
h
k
,n
,
wn
JusUfy
For
if
an
idea
catcnes
on
it
laces
me
ungui
prujLxt
ui
ucuuiiiiii
a
household
word
throughout
the
continent.
householders
ROTARY
CLUB
Members
of
the
Prince
nupert
Rotary
Club
at
their
weekly
lun
cheon
meeting
Thursday
gave
approval
to
a
slate
of
officers
and
directors
for
1945-46.
Presented
toy
a
nominating
commit
tee
consisting
of
several
past
presidents,
the
slate
named
James
H.
Thompson
as
presiden
The
Prirtce
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
through
its
executive
council,
has
gone
on
record
as
supporting
recommendations
of
the
Canadian
Chamber
of
Com
mcrce
Uiat
In
the
public
Interest
"a
fair,
lust
and
equitable
basis'
!of
Income
war
tax
and
excess
profits
lax
should
be
applied
to
all
persons
carrying
on
business
whether
organized
as
corpor
atlons.
co-operative
or
mutual
companies
along
the
following
principles:
That
all
persons
carrying
on
the
same
or
similar
businesses
In
Canada
be
subject
to
taxation
on
the
same
basis
under
these
(Income
War
and
Excess
Profits
Tax)
Acts
and
be
subject
to
the
same
administrative
rules
and
regulations
In
computing
what
shall
constitute
taxable
profit.
That
the
double
taxation
of
income
paid
out
as
dividends
which
the
present
Income
tax
Imposes
on
all
persons
subject
to
taxation
thereunder
be
elimin
ated.
That
until
such
double
tax
a
tlon
'ofalflncome'
paid
'out
as
dividends
is
eliminated,
the
"jjatronage
dividends"
of
co
operative
or
mutual
companies
and
associations
be
dealt
with
in
the
same
manner
as
all
other
dividends
which
arc
now
exempt
from
taxation
as
income
of
the
payer.
Weather
Forecast
Saturday
Fresh
to
moderate
winds,
partly
cloudy
and
cool.
Sunday
Fresh
to
moderate
winds,
partly
cloudy
in
morning
becoming
cloudy
in
afternoon
with
intermittent
light
rain
in
evening.
Four
lady
teachers
of
the
local
school
staff
left
Thusday
for
Vancouver
to
spend
the
holidays
in
the
south.
They
are
Miss
E.
A,
tlal
nominee.
The
new
slate
will
Mercer,
Mrs.
B.
Walker,
miss
take
office
at
the
beginning
of
Florence
Connor
and
Miss
M.
D.
Klrkpatrick.
War
News
Highlights
Allied
Armies
Smash
Forward
Allied
armies
are
Smashing
forward
at
a
rate
of
30,
40
and
50
miles
per
day
on
the
western
front.
The
greatest
mass
surrender
of
the
war
on
the
part
of
the
Nazis
is
on.
Many
Allied
prisoners
of
war
have
been
liberated
by
the
advancing
armies
k"
including
eleven
British
brigadiers
and
three
war
correspondents.
The
latest
positions
of
the
Allied
armies
follow:,
Canadian
First
Has
cleared
Emmerich
of
Nazis
on
way
to
V-Bomb
bases.
British
Second
Has
entered
MuensKr
on
way
lo
Hamburg,
Bremen
and
Wilhelmshaven.
American
Ninth
Has
entered
Paderborn.
American
First
Has
cut
an
important
road
180
miles
from
Berlin
.American
Third
Army
One
column
11
miles
from
Kassel,
another
90
miles
from
Leipsic,
another
30
miles
from
Nuern-burg.
American
Seventh
Army
Has
entered
Heldelburg.
French
Army
Has
entered
Baden.
Greatest
Bombing
Raid
Yet
The
largest
force
yet
of
Royal
Air
Force
bombers
and
lighters
1300
bombers
and
900
fighters
attacked
submarine
yards,
naval
vessels
in
port,
oil
and
harbor
installations
at
Bremen,
Hamburg
and
Wilhelmshaven
on
Friday.
Last
night
British
Mosquitos
again
bombed
Berlin.
Russians
Take
Danzig
The
Russians
yesterday
occupied
Danzig,
the
historic
Baltic
port,
Hitler's
annexation
demand
of
which
was
the
Immediate
cause
of
the
war.
To
the
south
the
Russians
have
reached
a
point
only
forty-four
miles
from
Vienna.
Britons
Join
Americans
The
British
battleship
King
George
V
and
the
famous
aircraft
carrier
Illustrious
are
Included
In
a
powerful
British
naval
task
force
which
has
joined
the
American
assault
fleet
against
the
islands
to
the
south
of
the
Japanese
homeland.
American
First
Armyi
Only
180
Miles
From
Germany's
Capital
City
British
Second
Army
Headed
for
Hamburg,
Bremen
and
Wilhelmshaven
Air
Assault
Kept
Up
With
Unabated
Fury
PARIS,
March
lil
(CP)
Three
thousand
AUied
tanks
are
over-running
western
Germany
today
in
a
great
mass
armored
offensive
that
already
has
speared
to
within
175
miles
of
Berlin.
The
Ruhr
has
almost
been
snared
from
Hitler's
dwindling
Keich
and
4U,uuu
enemy
troops
face
entrapment
in
the
former
indust
Goebbels
Observes
Passover
MUKNCHEN
GLAD
BACH,
Germany,
March
31
(CP)
The
ancient
Jewish
holiday
of
the
Tassover
was
celebrated
yes
terday
in
the
home
of
one
Paul
Joseph
ttoebbels.
Dr.
Goebbels
Is
Germany's
propaganda
minister.
Dr.
Goebbels
at
one
time,
November
8,
1928,
to
be
exact,
decreed
the
burn?
ing
of
all
Jewish
synagogues
in
Germany.
HOCKEY
GAME
IS
THRILLER
A
capacity
crowd
was
treated
to
a
real
hockey
thrill
last
night
when
Navy
and
Fortress
played
a
3-all
tie
in
the
first
game
of
their
two-game
goals
to
count
semi-final
series.
I
Fortress
lost
four
players
earlier
In
the
day
and
finally
completed
their
line-up
of
re-
crults
20
minutes
before
game
rial
area.
The
closest
approach
to
Ber-
lln
has
been
made
by
the
Am
erican
First
Army.
Tank
div
isions
of
the
First
have
crossed
the
Eder
River
In
gains
up
to
21
miles
and
have
entered
Frltz-
ler,
15
miles
from
Uie
industrial
city
of
Kassel.
In
the
norUi,
first
Army
tanK
columns
have
slashed
through
Paderborn
at
the
edge
of
the
north
German
plain.
There,
the
American
columns
are
within
sixty
miles
of
a
Junction
with
elements
of
the
Twenty-First
Army
group
of
Field
Marshal
Montgomery.
The
British
Second
Army,
with
at
least
three
armored
divisions
in
its
vanguard,
la
rolling
over
!
the
Westphallan
Plain
In
a
drive
that
has
carried
it
many
miles
beyond
the
Rhine.
Unofficially,
the
Second
Army's
goal
Is
said
to"
be
the
'north
'German-
ports
of
Hamburg,
Bremen,
and
Wilhelmshaven.
Meanwhile,
units
of
the
Canadian
Second
Division
have
been
given
another
battle
assignment.
The
Second
has
rolled
over
Holland's
border
again
and
Is
driving
toward
the
launching
sites
of
Germany's
V-bombs.
The
Canadian
drive
may
be
intended
to"
remove
the
threat
of
the
enemy's
vengeance
weapons
from
southern
England.
Troops
of
the
Canadian
Third
time.
The
series
started
with
Division
have
completely
cleared
Navy
as
top
favorites
in
view
of
the
enemy
out
of
the
town
of
the
season's
record
in
which
Emmerich.
Canadian
staff
of-Navy
lost
only
two
games
both
ficers
believe
the
determined
to
Air
Force
and
tied
one
game
enemy
stand
in
the
vicinity
of
against
Fortress.
Emmerich
is
an
attempt
to
cover
Fortress
picked
up
a
new
third
a
complete
enemy
withdrawal
line
from
Service
Corps
In
Web-
from
northern
Holland,
bcr,
Trickey
and
Cote
and
it
Little
Resistance
turned
out
to
be
the
power
line
To
Great
Air
Assault
with
some
of
the
smoothest
Allied
heavy
bombers
appar-plays
of
the
night
which
scored
ently
have
attacked
Bremen
In
two
out
of
their
teams
three
force
today.
A
large
formation
goals.
In
the
last
period
Cote
of
American
planes
left
Britain
shot
a
pass
Uie
full
length
of
early
this
morning
and
enemy
the
floor
to
Webber
who
came
broadcasts
a
short
time
later
in
fast
behind
Navy
defense
and
indicated
that
the
bombers
were
received
perfectly,
drawing
Goal-
headed
for
Bremen.
A
record
keeper
Cummlngs
out
of
his
nets
fleet
of
American
planes
blast-to
flip
In
a
high
corner
back-
cd
Bremen
yesterday,
along
wiUi
hand
shot.
It
was
sweet
to
Hamburg
and
Wilhelmshaven.
watch.
During
the
night,
RJV.F.
Mos-
Navy
went
Into
the
lead
after
quito
bombers
attacked
Berlin.
only
1.32
minutes
of
play
and
Canadlau
Typhoons
and
Spit-Fortress
tied
it
up
at
8:30
min-
fires
bombed
and
strafed
enemy
utcs.
Fortress
surprised
the
transport
fleeing
east
and
north
crowd
by
pulling
Into
the
lead
east
from
Field
Marshal
Mont-
at
16.10
of
Uie
second
period
gomcry
s
Twenty
-
First
Army
and
finished
the
period
with
group
battle
area
yesterday.
Uiat
lead.
I
The
only
German'
aircraft
seen
In
the
third
period
Navy
Uiroughout
the
day
was
shot
started
their
power
plays
and
down
by
a
Canadian
Spitfire
tied
it
up
again
on
a
beautiful
pilot
near
Odensburg.
Two
Can-shot
by
Astol
from
twenty
feet
adian
aircraft
are
missing
from
out
at
10.30.
Fortress
then
pulled
the
day's
operations.
their
Webber-Cote
play
to
go
Into
a
lead
again.
At
17.30
Astol
made
a
spectacular
rush
from
behind
Ills
own
goal,
stick-
handled
through
the
entire
Fortress
team
at
top
speed,
made
a
smart
play
on
goalie
Suby
to
tie
the
score
again.
The
two
teams
meet
again
tonight
for
the
second
game
of
Uie
series.
It
Is
a
goals
to
count
two-game
series
with
winner
to
meet
Air
Force
next
week
for
the
finals
in
a
two-out-of-three
series.
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