Today's
Temperature
Temperatures
for
the
Prince
Rupert
district
for
today
read!
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Tomorrow's
Tides
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
Maximum
60
Friday,
August
3,
165
High
9:46
16.4
feet
50
21:46
19.7
feet
Minimum
Low
3:19
6.0
feet
VOL.
XXXIV,
No.
179.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C..
THURSDAY.
AUGUST
2,
1945
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
15:10
8.5
feet
nnouncement
of
usher
Bought
Itreet
Work
0
jvan
Improvements
to
Get
Under
With
New
Engineer
nere
f,-ay
nd
Equipment
Being
Obtained
Lnouncement
by
Mayor
H.
M.
reett
that
a
rock
crusher
had
In
ourchased
in
Vancouver
by
H
city
and
that
order
had
n
placed
for
crushing
equip-
Indicates
mat
mucn-neea-improvement
work
to
the
siir-e
!nt
of
Prince
Rupert's
streets
ue
unaer
way
wiuuu
By
.
i
.
...nnlrc
Crvin
affair
tha
ddle
of
this
month,
the
rock
isher,
a
used
one,
will
be
ship-
The
total
cost
of
the
new
lioment
is
about
$3000.
I
he
new
crusher
will
be
lo-
i
.
.
.l.
ii..
i
tod
al
me
same
sii-c
ua
uic
.sent
one
on
Eighth
Avenua
below
English
Hill.
'
Questioned
..
as
to
what
streets
I
1
1
II
I
I
L
I
I
fiia
receive
auenuun
ursi,
wie
,
yor
suggested
the
needs
of
lie
of
the'
thoroughfares
in
i
identlal
sections
being
as
im-
as
Second
Avenue
which
i
Itant
inquiring
reporter
referred
to
j
bccially.
I
Vith
the
new
city
engineer,!
I
A.
Phillips,
now
taking
hold
sthe
department,
planning
for
carrying
out
of
the
street
forovement
work
has
made
ogress
during
the
past
week.
Phillips
has
already
made
detailed
reconnaissance
of
the
p's
public
works
and
.their
Suirements.
ek
Government
Lction
On
Strike
Vancouver,
Aug.
2
Oi
Dele-
lies
from
24
C.C.L.
and
A.F.L.
Rals
at
a
meeting
here
sent
a
jrarn
to.
Labor
Minister
pphrey
Mitchell
seeking
fed-
11
Intervention
in
the
Ameri
can
Company's
strike
here
Jich
enters
its
sixth
day
to-
HIED
FLEET
IN
ACTION
Island
Off
South
Coast
of
principal
Jan
Island
of
Blonshu
Shelled
GUAM,
Aug.
2
aAn
uncon-med
Tokyo
broadcast
says
at
the
Allied
fleet
has
gone
Jo
action
again
against
the
firmy's
home
Islands.
The
radio
Id
British
and
American
war-
shelled
an
island
off
the
fps
them
coast
of
the
main
island
Honshu
today.
The
actual
ime
of
the
island
is
Just
one
U
WHITE
MEN
OR
FIRST
TIME
"fought
Forces
Central
Australian
Natives
into
Railway
Town
PERTH,
Australia,
Aug.
2
(CD
SfOUD
nf
IS
mon
irnm.n
nA
wen
In
Western
Australia
re-
'
t
saw
white
people
for
the
r
time
In
thoU
n.
Fhev
are
uncivilized
natives
10
were
forced
by1
the
drought
move
Into
Ooldea
on
the
.""-Australian
railway,
from
UJJex.ptored
soinlfex
regions
central
Australia.
ir'dealn
the
sandhills
on
the
,
fcrge
of
lhe
Nullabor
un.
n
is
500
miles
east
of
Kal-
fc
P'Wea
missionary
u
u
10
l3Ucn
him,
one
lad
Dv
i
j
u
aLI
earning,
toi-
tanMd'uthe
natlv
had
to
iaughtwhat
dothes
wcre
ah
car
mem.
rt
tin,;
r."',lor
ine
'
5aw
nouses,
UlVr
truck.
They
were
ir
ied
when
they
saw
the
ARN1VAL
QUEEN
LANDING
a
TJirirUl,
Buey
40n00
-n
Knuuon
24
000
"''ik(
on
Ann
SURRENDERING
JAPS
WADE
OUT
TO
ALLIED
CRAFT
Carrying
their
possessions
atop
their
heads,
Japanese
prisoners
wade
out
to
a
waiting
L.C.V.P.
picket
boat.
These
Japs,
tired
of
the
fight
and
unable
to
escape
from
the
small
island
of
Kerama
Retto,
seemed
willing
enought
to
surrender
to
the
armed
picket
boat
crew.
IS
GOING
TO
PACIFIC
WAR
Lieut.
-Commander
Orme
Stuart
Not
Very
Communicative
About
Experiences
Lieut.-.Commander
Orme
Stu
art,
now.
on
loan
to
the
Royel
Navy
as
a
destroyer
command
er,
.who
Is
Mn
the
city
in
'the
course
of
a
Pacific
leave,
Is
due
back
in
Belfast,
Ireland,
September
15
to
rejoin
his
ship.
He
will
be
here
for
a
couple
of
weeks
longer.
"Yes,
I
have
been
around
a
bit,"
Commander
Stuart
laconically
admitted
although
reticent
about
recounting
experiences.
He
had
little
to
say
about
actual
combat
in
the
Battle
of
the
Atlantic
but
did
admit
that
he
and
his
ship
had
a
hand
in
taklnr
over
a
German
submarine
which
surrendered
after
V-E
Day.
He
mentioned
how
the
averaee
German
naval
officer
virtually
Idolized
Admiral
Doen-
itz
who
took
a
leading
part
in
German
affairs
at
the
time
of
final
surrender.
Lieut.
Commander
Stuart
marvels
at
the
endurance
of
the
Germans
and
the
fact
that
they
lasted
out
so
long
after
the
terrific
air
beating
given
the
Reich.
Evidently
Japan
was
due
for
a
similar
fats.
He
agreed
that
Japan
was
entirely
on
the
defensive
now
and
there
appeared
little
likelihood
of
any
further
exploits
afield.
He
would
make
no'
predictions,
however,
about
the
length
of
the
Battle
of
the
Pacific
for
the
simple
reason
that
he
did
not
know
anything
about
conditions
In
that
sphere.
In
civilian
life
manager
of
Orme's
Dru?
Store.
Lieut.
Commander
Stuart
intends
to
see
the
war
in
the
Pacific
through
but
Is
looking
forward
to
the
day
when
he
will
be
able
to
"settle
back
into
civil
life.
Former
officer
commanding
the
Roval
Canadian
Naval
Vol
unteer
Reserve
here
and
naval
officer
In
charge
at
Prince
Ru-Dert
earlv
in
the
war,
he
is
ripe
in
naval
experience
now
after
operations
in
the
Atlantic
and
elsewhere
abroad
but
"Prince
Rupert
looks
good
to
me,"
he
says,
and
"Orme,"
who
Is
fine
and
fit,
looks
good
to
nis
many
friends
who
are
extending
him
a
real
welcome.
COMPLAIN
OF
STOCK
RACKETS
VICTORIA,
Aug.
1
E.
K.
Debeck,
superintendent
of
brokers,
said
Tuesday
that
the
government
has
received
numerous
complaints
from,
B.C.
residents
of
racketeering
methods
used
by
Ontario
stock
brokers
to
promote
sales
of
unlisted
stocks.
Pressure
saleme'n
use
telephone
"news
letters"
and
person-to-person
letters
to
promote
sales.
Some
residents
have
forwarded
promotion
literature
to
the
gov
ernment.
Skull
Fractured
In
Street
Fight
Frank
McGowan,
a
CNJt.
employee,
is
in
hospital
today
suf
fering
from
a
fractured
skull
as
a
result
oX
a
street
fracas
at
1:30
this
morning
in
which
he
was
t',-uck
in
the
face
and
knocked
down
by
an
American
sailor.
Hi3
condition
was
described
as
serious.
,
.
Ac'ordingHto
;art'
eyewitness-
McGow;an
became
engaged
in
an
argument
with
the
sailor
which
was
climaxed
by
a
blow
which
knocked
McGowan
to
the
street
crashing
his
head
on
the
pavement.
Historic
Meeting
Rendezvous
of
President
and
King
Off
Plymouth
Today
PLYMOUTH,
Aug.
2
(CD-King
George
and
President
Truman
made
an
historic
lendezvous
today
at
sea
off
Plymouth.
The
monarch
and
the
first
American
president
to
visit
Britain
since
Wood-row
Wilson's
visit
after
the
First
Great
War
met
aboard
the
British
battle
cruiser
Renown.
As
the
President
boarded
the
battleship,
the
ship's
band
played
"The
Star
Spangled
Banner."
The
King
was
waiting
at
the
rail.
The
President
and
the
monarch
shook
hands
with
cordiality,
the
King
saying:
"Welcome
to
.My
Country."
They
stood
chatting
while
clasping
hands.
Later
they
went
into
the
Admiral's
qnarlers
and
chatted
privately
for
20
minutes
before
luncheon.
Earlier
the
President
inspected
bomb
damage
at
Plymouth.
Vanderhoof
Man
Is
New
United
Church
Pastor
Rev.
R.
A.
Wilson,
formerly
of
Vanderhoof,
new
pastor
of
First
United
Church
here,
succeeding
Rev.
J.
A.
Donnell,
who
has
been
called
to
lead
the
congregatlos
of
Hallburton
United
Church
at
Nanalmo,
accompanied
by
Mrs.
Wilson
and
their
Infant
son,
Gordon,
arrived
In
Prince
Rupert
on
last
night's
train
from
the
interior
town.
Graduate
of
the
University
of
British
Columbia,
Rev.
Mr.
Wilson
holds
the
degrees
of
Master
of
Arts
and
Bachelor
of
Divinity.
He
has
been
pastor
of
the
Vanderhoof
United
Church
for
the
last
two
ynars.
Big
Th
7
CANDIDATES
MAKE
TOUR
Carnival
Queen
Contestants
Introduced
at
American
Recreation
Centres
The
four
Carnival
Queen
con
testants
Miss
BeatrUe
Didrick
son,
Miss
Lillian
Knutson,
MLs
Ruth"
G
like
and'
Miss
Evelyn
Busey
were
presented
to
several
hundred
people
last
night
in
the
various
United
States
Army
recreation
centres
at
Port
Edward
and
Prince
Rupert.
One
of
these
four
attractive
girls
will
be
crowned
Queen
of
the
Civic
Centre
Carnival
on
the
evening
of
August
'10
and
will
have
the
honor
of
reigning
over
this
annual
summer
festival..
The
first
appearance
for
the
queen
aspirants
was
made
at
the
Non
-
Commissioned
Officers'
Club
at
Port
Edward.
As
guests
of
honor
of
the
club
with
First
Sergeant
Ray
Wagner
as
their
host,
the
girls
were
Introduced,
first
individually
and
then
as
a
group.
The
soldiers,
sailors,
and
their
guests
received
the
girls
with
great
enthusiasm.
Later
in
the
evening
the
girls
appeared
at
the
American
Civilian
Club,
a
club
for
the
civilian
employees
of
the
Prince
Rupert
sub-port
of
embarkation.
There,
Bob
Dowda
introduced
the
girls
to
those
in
attendance.
The
soldier
orchestra,
"Men
of
Note,"
provided
a
soft
musical
background
of
"A
Pretty
Girl"
for
each
of
the
presentations.
The
four
attractive
young
ladies
were
given
beautiful
gardenia
corsages
by
the
.Civilian
Club.
The
final
appearance
of
the
princesses
for
the
evening
was
at
the
American
Sergeants'
Mess
on
Acropolis
Hill
where
president
of
the
club,
Staff
Sergeant
Phil
Cretella,
acted
as
their
host.
With
the
"Sophisticates"
playing
a
special
fanfare,
Bob
Dowda
presented
the
girls
to
the
sergeants
and
their
guests.
,
Mr.
Dowda,
publicity
director
of
the
Civilian
Club
and
safety
Inspector
of
the
sub-port,
accompanied'
the
girls
to
these
various
recreation
centres.
At
each
of
the
clubs
he
gave
a
little
talk
explaining
the
worthy
cause
behind
the
Carnival
and
urged
that
all
give
it
their
full
support.
TRANSCANADA
RECORD
MONTH
WINNIPEG,
Aug.
2
Trans
Canada
Air
Lines
flew
a
total
of
T
I
An
Unpleasant
Surprise
LONDON,
Aug.
2n(CP)
fice
commentator
Said
today
Three
at
Potsdam
would
be
word
communique
which
probably
will
be
placed
m
the
hands
of
correspondents
for
release
at
G
o'clock
Pacific
Daylight
Time
today.
The
communique
will
1
be
released
simultaneously
In
TRUMAN-ATTLEE
LEAVE
BERLIN
United
States
President
Meeting
King
George
Following
Historic
Big
Three
Meeting
LONDON,
Aug.
2,
Prime
Minister
Attlee
and
President
Truman
have
left
the
Berlin
area
for
England.
The
two
delegation"
leaders
left
in
planes
twenty
minutes
between
one
another.
At
Plymouth,
President
Truman
was
to
meet
the
King.
British
Foreign
Secretary
Ernest
Bevin
has
been
left
behind
in
Berlin
where
he
is
inspecting
damage.
He
will
leave
for
Eng
land
later
today.
U.B.C.
Women's
Dean
Succumbs
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
2
O)
Mrs
L.
Bollert,
Dean
of
Women
at
the
University
of
B.C.
from
1921
to
1941
died
suddenly
here
on
Tuesday.
She
took
a
prominent
part
In
numerous
women's
or
ganizatlons
and
was
elected
president
of
the
International
Pacific
Women's
Association
eight
years
ago.
She
remained
at
that
post
until
the
.organiza
tion
ceased
operations
at
the
outbreak
of
he
war
.
,
SALMON
PACK
IS
THREATENED
OTTAWA,
Aug.
2
The
whole
of
the
British
Columbia
salmon
pack
is
threatened
because
of
a
possible
shortage
of
cans
due
to
the
American
Can
Co.
workers'
strike
in
Vanc.ouver,
the
minister
of
fisheries
said
last
night.
JACOBS
CASE
IS
DISMISSED
A
case
against
John
Harry
Jacobs,
charged
with
being
In
possession
of
stolen
goods,
was
dismissed
by
Judge
W.
E.
Fisher
in
County
Court
this
morning.
Jacobs
was
alleged
to
have
been
in
possession
of
Victory
Bonds
belonging
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
George
Rorie.
TAX
COLLECTOR
IS
APPOINTED
Peter
Lien,
former
employee
of
the
Dibb
Printing
Co.
and
well
known
local
musician
and
choir
conductor,
has
been
appointed
to
the
position
of
city
license
Inspector
and
poll
tax
collector,
succeeding
Angus
Gil-11s,
who
resigned
at
the
end
of
July.
Beverley
Baxter
Addresses
C.W.A.C.'s
WITH
THE
C.W.A.C.
IN
ENGLAND,
Aug.
2
An
Insight
into
the
functioning
of
the
British
House
of
Commons
"the
greatest
parliament
in
any
time"
was
gained
by
members
pf
the
Canadian
Women's
Army
Corps
stationed
at
London,
when
they
were
addressed
by
Beverley
Baxter,
Canadlan-toorn
member
of
parliament.
The
present
House
of
Commons
went
successfully
through
a
series
of
crises
such
as
faced
no
previous
parliament,
he
told
the
girls.
Never
once,
during
the
most
trying
times
in
Britain,
,
had
parliament
missed
a
session
ttmc,
memuers
were
issuea
wmi
railway
tickets
to
Reading,
where
an
emergency
building
was
in
preparation.
In
his
address,
Mr.
Baxter
outlined
events
leading
to
the
British
general
election.
9,476,937
revenue
passenger
miles
I
During
the
time
when
an
inva-H.irin,,
Tnno
ha
v.oa.Hocf
mnnth
!
sion
of
England
seemed
lnevlt-
in
the
company's
history,
W.
J.
Dalby,
traffic
manager,
announced
today.
This
was
an
Increase
of
7.04
per
cent
over
May
which
had
likewise
been
a
ree
loaav
Germans
Are
Due
For-
A
London
Foreign
Of
that
decisions
of
the
Big
made
known
in
a
6,000-
London,
Washington
and
Mos
cow.
There
is
still
no
official
in
dicatlon
of
what
the
commu
nlque
wfll
contain
but
reports
rom
British
Twenty-First
Army
group
headquarters
in
Germany
quoted
a
British
staff
officer
as
saying
the
Germans
would
re
ceive
an
"unpleasant
shock
from
the
control
plan
for
Ger
many.
fTTTTTYTYV
Vr?
VTTTTTTTTT
Bulletins
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAJAAA
PRIME
MINISTER
GREETED
LONDON
.
Prime
Minister
Attlee
returned
today
from
Potsdam
following
conclusion
of
the
Big
Three
conference.
A
crowd
of
several
hundied
cheered
Attlee
as
he
drove
into
Downing
Street.
MESSAGE
TO
CHURCHILL
POTSDAM,
The
Big
Three
conference,
before
closing,
sent
a
message
to
Former
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
expiessing
appreciation
for
his
leadership
in
the
war
and
praising
his
greatness.
TRIAL
ADJOURNED
ALDERSIIOT
The
trial
of
Sergeant
Emmanuel
Schuler,
charged
in
connection
with
4
Via
n
t
AMrHnt
.
rln.
U9
.-,.
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S
.1
adjourned
today
when
wold
-
was
received
that
his
17-year-old
brother
had
been
drowned
in
the
South
Saskatchewan
River.
Schuler
is
charged
with
joining
mutiny,
not
suppressing
mutiny
and
using
violence
and
threatening
language
towards
a
provost.
TO
ARGENTINA
OTTAWA
Warwick
M.
Chipman,
Montreal
barrister,
at
present
ambassador
to
Chili,
has
been
appointed
Canadian
ambassador
to
Argentina.
NEW
UNIFORM
OTTAWA
The
Canadian
Navy
is
to
have
a
new
mosquito-proof
uniform
of
blue-grey,
with
roomy
pockets
and
gatheted
wrists
and
ankles
something
like
Army
battle-dress.
Shirts
will
be
worn
outside
trousers
and
there
will
be
brown
leather
sandals
and
a
version
of
baseball
caps.
They
will
be
issued
about
the
end
of
August.
ILE
I)E
FRANCE
DUE
HALIFAX
The
He
dc
France,
bringing
General
Crerar,
and
a
large
party
of
returning
service
men,
is
due
Saturday
instead
of
Sunday.
INDIAN
CONTENTION
OTTAWA
A
"grand
national
convention"
of
all
Canadian
Indians
is
to
convene
here
September
10.
Exemption
from
income
tax,
old
age
pensions
and
representation
in
Parliament
will
be
asked.
MEAT
PACKERS'
STRIKE
TORONTO
The
Canadian
.Federation
of
Agriculture
today
called
upon
the
federal
or
provincial
governments
to
take
action
by
atbitration
or
taking
over
the
plants
to
end
the
packers'
strike
and
get
the
packing
plants
back
into
operation.
Practically
all
prairie
meat
packing
plants
are
now
tied
up
and
ranches
have
stopped
shippins
stock.
VETS
STREAM
TOWARD
B.C.
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
2
TO
More
than
40
percent
of
the
veterans
receiving
discharges
in
B.C.
are
from
outside
this
province,
Mayor
Cornett
told
the
rehabllt
tatlon
conference
here,
adding
that
former
soldiers
will
have
to"
be
cared
for
and
given
em
ployment.
NOTED
BANKER
PASSES
AWAY
Sir
Frederick
Williams
Taylor
Dies
Suddenly
MONTREAL,
Aug.
2
CP;
Eighty-one
year-ola
sir
Fred
crick
WilliamsTaylor
died
early
this
morning,
in
the
Montreal
General
Hospital.
DIES
SUDDENLY
sir
Frederick
Williams-Taylor,
former
general
manager
of
Bank
of
Montreal.
The
well-known,
retired
Cana
dian
banker
spent
most
of
his
lire
in
Canada
and
it
was
In
the
Dominion
that
he
achieved
eminent
success
as
a
banker
and
industrialist.
However,
Sir
Fred
erick
had
been
living
In
retirement
in
the
Bahamas
for
some
years
prior
to
his
death.
He
was
the
former
general
manager
and
vice-president
of
the
Bank
of
Montreal
and
was
a
native
of
Moncton,
New
Bruns
wick.
PREPARE
SCHOOLS
FOR
TERM
M
I
DlSCUSSl
Dlscusslorv-c6ncernlng
:
-
the'-pre
.
.
pajauonji
scnooi
Duiiuings-iorThaveTl,
with
-ieMchTIitS,
gfnS
the
coming
term
.was
the
prln
cipal
business
at
the
monthly
meeting
of
the
School
Board
in
City
Council
chamber
last
night.
Painting
and
decorating
class
rooms
In
the
city's
four
schools,
preparation
of
heating
plants
for
the
winter
and
discussion
and
authorization
of
repairs
to
the
buildings
themselves
took
up
considerable
part
of
the
eve
ning.
Resignations
were
received
from
one
member
of
the
teach
ing
staff
o'f
Booth
Memorial
High
School
and
from
a
staff
member
of
Borden
Street
School,
while
one
appointment
was
made
to
the
staff
of
King
Edward.
Mrs.
J.
Kullander,
of
Prince.
Rupert
was
appointed
to
the
staff
of
King
Edward
School,
while
resignations
were
received
from
Miss
May
Jones
of
Booth
Memorial
School
staff
and
from
Miss
Lillian
Jones
of
Borden
Street
Elementary
School.
The
Misses
Jones
are
moving
to
Vancouver.
SERVICES
FOR
TERRACE
WOMAN
Funeral
services
for
Mrs.
Mar
garet
Kustush,
of
Terrace,
who
passed
away
on
Sunday
at
the
age
of
76,
will
be
held
from
Grenvllle
Court
Chapel
of
B.C.
Undertakers
tomorrow.
Born
In
the
United
States,
Mrs.
Kustush
lived
for
the
last
nine
years
at
Terrace.
She
is
survived
by
a
son,
Mat
Korkowski,
at
Terrace
and
a
daughter,
Mrs.
Eva
Mlddleton,
at
Smlthers.
Weather
Forecast
North
Coast
and
Queen
Charlottes:
Moderate
winds,
cloudy
this
momlngt
becoming
fair
this
afternoon
and
tonight.
Cloudy
Friday
morning,
becoming
partly
cloudy
In
afternoon;
local
fog
during
night
and
early
morning.
Mild,
not
much
change
In
temperature.
Fish
Sales
Canadian
(18V4cand
16V40
Takla,
62,000,
Storage.
Signal,
39,000,
Pacific.
COMMUNITY
RESTAURANT
NAIROBI,
Kenya,
B
Labor
employers
here
are
planning
a
central
eating
house
which
would
provide
meals
at
low
cost
for
some
400
Africans
who
live
outside
the
town
and
cannot
afford
regular
mid-day
meals.
Laval
To
BeHeard
Will
Be
Witness
In
retain
Trial
Tomorrow
Maishal
Falls
Asleep
PARIS,
Aug.
2
(CP)
Pierre
Laval
will
be
called
as
a
witness
tomorrow
in
the
treason
trial
of
Marshal
Petain,
the
court
announced
today.
Petain
and
three
jurors
fell
asleep
today
while
a
procession
of
defence
witnesses
por
trayed
him
as
an
anti-German
and
as
a
patriot
who
gave
up
French
artillery
in
North
Africa
to
prevent
the
Geimans
from
marching
through
Spain
to
Gibraltar.
A
resolution
from
an
American
veterans'
organization
claimed
that
the
trial
of
Petain
was
an
injustice
and
should
be
discontinued
foith-with.
CANUCKS
DOING
POLICE
WORK
i
1
r
"
South
Saskatchewans
Patrolled
Canal
District
Before
Leaving
Germany
t
AURICH,
Germany,
Aug1.
2
iJi
The
South
Saskatchewan
Regiment,
until
It
wasi
withdrawn
from
Germany
along
with
other
units
of
the
2nd
Canadian
Division
early
in
July,
help
ed
patrol
an
area
along
the
Ems-Jade
Canala
that
marks
the
southern
boundary-
6V
the
vast
concentration
area
for
German
forces
In
northvest
Germany.
It
was
an
onerous
task
that
came
as
a
terrific
antl-ellmax
to
the
tough
fighting.
But
It.
had
to
be
done,
along
with
.
other
regimental
duties
such
as
the
policing
of
this
town
which
houses
Second
Division-head
quarters
In
a
former
German
naval'b'arrackj.
rhe.S.S.R,
maintained
guard
along
the
canal,
which
runs
be
tween
Emden
.
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and
carriers
as
a
precaution
against
the
escape
of
any
Germans
from
the
area.
Soldiers
were
billeted
in
harries
and
even
barns
on
the
south
side
of
the
canal
and
pickets
set
up
at
intervals
along
the
banks.
At
night,
to
save
manpower,
giant
searchlights
shone
along
the
narrow
canal.
The
glare
would
have
silhouetted
anyone
attempting
to
run
the
light
gauntlet.
Three
times
a
week
a
carrier
platoon
under
Capt.
Ken
Colt-man
of
Moose
Jaw,
Bask.,
patrolled
the
canal
on
the
German
side.
It
was
a
proper
"spit
and
polish"
parade,
designed
to
impress
the
Germans
as
to
Canadian
Army
discipline.
Meanwhile,
the
battalion
broke
up
slowly
through
repatriation
of
personnel
with
high
points.
For
others,
educational,
'
sports
and
entertainment
programs
whlled
away
the
spare
time
while
awaiting
relief
by
the
regular
Canadian
Occupation
Force.
The
first
repatriation
draft,
which
left
several
weeks
ago,
Included
MaJ.
Vic
Schubert',
Weyburn,
Sask.,
and
Capt.
M.
Phillips
of
Vancouver.
Nearly
100
have
volunteered
for
the
Far
East
force
and
of
these
the
first
draft
has
left.
It
included
many
battle
veterans
such
as
Lieut.
Jack
Cade
of
Winnipeg,
battalion
intelligence-officer.
A
score
or
more
battalion
members
have
volunteered
lor
the
army
of
occupation
In
Germany.
"
To
help
morale
the
battalion
put
out
a
dally
mlmecrafphed
newspaper
called
'"Purple.
Green
and
Gold,"
the
regimental
colors.
The
one-page
f
ffort
was
handled
by
Sgt.
Stah'FIsher
of
Swift
Current,
Sask.
Glass
has
been
developed
that
Is
so
tough
and
resistant
to
heat
and
breakage
that
it
can
be
use"d
for
piping.
CARNIVAL
PET
PARADE
MONDAY
Entrants
report
to
Stewart
Johnson
at
Court
House
Grounds,
6:30
p.m.
Judging
at
Carnival
Grounds,
7:15.
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