Today's Temperature Temperatures for the Prince district for today read:. Bupert ; NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Tomorrow's Tides (Pacific Standard Time) 65 Wednesday, July 25, 1945 Maximum High 1:05 21.4 feet 52 Minimum 14:05 19.0 feet .92 inches Low 7:50 1.9 feet Rainfall VOL. XXXIV, No. 171. RUlWl', JJ.U.7TulESDAY, 19:50 6.9 feet PRINCE JULY 24, 1045 PRICE FIVE CENTS ktwi Tfl U AKlhl P Rift TDAKI VETS THROUGH QUEBEC PORT MONTREAL, July 24 With the announcement Depar(.menl 01 ixuuuiiai ivcicutu umt a Jiuiuuui i .....MTi'm, cnvirinfl nnvonnnol Knrlf in Can- . . ... i U C!tV T mirvnnnn Pltm t r fner WOUllI COme UJJ UlC Ot. uaicw unci w vjuuucv;, -u Mnp Hnnadian National Railwavs said . aHiv that tneir iacmues lur me iranspuna- 1 Cmwaiiip pon rrriiuii ' 111 1111. lapan . 111! " 1 rnm nr to Climax IRWTVGTON, JUiy t w; ci- QCl V w - itinnal sur- hpadine for a cli- thls week Officials nere k f.Am ho Hi rr T'hrAA ..I n, PnfHflm tr nrnvide maximum pressure that can md-UP 01 me cuiugicucc aw j- CitnrH'lV 0 NG IN HUNQKING. Julv 24 CP Chinese are tightening air Dase cuy 01 rvwemn auu communication route- be- tlllira Ut 11IH.LU u IX A K LUC The Chinese have closed tin eight mites of Kwcllin 1 UK suuuiwesi. Halibut Sales Canadian U8'4c and 16',4c) ny Milly, 20,000, Co-op. pulvik (Black Cod) 15,000, Storage 1 1 in i ni a lUlK Klfll CONTINUING aiuo, juiy w w- -Tnts is tne "iijHUi fcivaiiit xu ilia Stlmonv VPsfprrtciv fnrwAr rremier ram Reynaud ivuuuy IIU win VP nio aKa ai a. - i t v CDcnAH.ILI. . ato UI a - . . aibviuuuii me wiai the request of defence coun- ho submitted Petaln was r Tiff Tfnm X a . . aln appeared in his mar- " "uiuuii, .iioiuing neaa u ana uMih r,r.u tlh AUK- t.... . DERAL JOB mi; . "' juiy 144 The T u" sovernment has been L,, make labor legislation local of United wng obtain the co-operation mininn0Vln(:?s at the coming " -piuvmciai conference tne changes. lion oi troops lrum aocKsiaa at Wolfe's Cove, where these ships will dock, are in readiness. The C. N. R. facilities at Quebec are sufficient to handle the transportation needs of all members of the armed forces that the largest troopships can carry, it was stated. Trains are operated from dockside at Wolfe's Cove, over the C.N.R. line known as the "Marine Spur," westward to Quebec Bridge and across to the south shore to connect with the main transcontinental Halifax to Vancouver C.Nit. line. Four trains can be loaded with pass' engers simultaneously at dock-side. The average troop train carries 500 servicemen and to load their baggage and arrange for their seating normally takes one hour although It has been done in less time. This would mean that 2,000 members of the armed forces could be moved out of Quebec nearly every hour. The Canadian National Railway's marshalling yards at Quebec are large enough to handle any number of cars and trains nec-. essary to entrain" all the servicemen off any of these ships. Frcm V-E Day to July 16, a total of 65,985 Canadian servicemen returning from overseas were transported over the lines o fthe C.N.R. Of these 55,985 travelled on special trains from Halifax and 10,000 from New York points. A total of 2,300 cars were required 1517 sleepers, 325 dining cars, 92 hospital cars and 366 cars of other classes an average of 38 cars each day during the period, the equivalent of four special trains a day. During the five and one half day journey from Halifax to. Vancouver in a single dining car, 8,40 meals hive to be served by a crew of 14. Totalling almost eight tons, the following supplies are needed: Two and one half tons of meat, two and one half tons of vegetables, 1254 loaves of bread, 355 pounds of tea and coffee, enough to serve 20,000 cups, 376 pounds of sugar, 360 of cereal, 163 butter, 150 flour and 450 of jam, 324 gallons of milk and 150 dozen eggs. CANADA PACKERS HAVING STRIKE TCaONTO, July 24 (CP) It' is reported that employees of five plants of Canada Packers Limited in Toronto are to go on strike today in protest against the refusal of the company to remove a worker from the beef-killing floor at the demand of union officials. The possibility of the strike spreading to meat packing plants in Peterborough, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver plants of Canada Packers Ltd. as a result of the walk -out In the five Toronto plants was sx;en today. Alan Hurst, Pacific area secretary for YMCA war services, will be the speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Prince Rupert Gyro Club tomorrow. nnce Rupert Civic Centre C '"MISS AMERICA" PAGEANT s "be $75 2nd Prize $50 3rd Trizc $25 August 9, 10, 11 MISS NORTHERN B.C.'1 FINALS nnfr p. " .' ,or .miss rrince uuperi ' nue to Atlantic City by Air for. "Miss America" Cnnf ist dates extended to August 4, local and out-of town entries -invited A R N 1 V A L 1eat Rationing Potsdam n rroqress Stalin Said to be Makine Concessions Early End of Parley Seen .POTSDAM, July 21 0;-Prime Minister Churchill, President Truman and Marshal Stalin ap pear to be getting along well In their Potsdam meetings. There are strong suggestions that the Russian premier is making worthwhile concession to the Anglo-American point of view which these days is mainly concentrated on quick action in the Pacific. The Big Three conference may end soon. Prime Minister Winston Churchill is anxious to get back to Britain by Thursday when the results of the British general election will be made known and it Is understood that President Truman wants to talk to the American Senate. The conference will recess for the one day Thursday while Churchill is in London. SECRET WEAPONS FOR KAMIKAZES HAMILTON, July 24 A new secret weapon the "disintegrator" for use In combatting Japanese suicide planes Is being made here for the Royal Canadian Navy. Some of them are already In use In the South Pacific. No Let Up- Biqgest Air Blow Yet at Nip Isles Great Naval Base of Kure on Inland Sea Is Target Industries Hit Also GUAM, July 24 ffi Japan has f. S the heaviest series of air blows delivered thus far in the Pacific war, At least one thousand carrier planes from the combined British-American fleet have blasted the great naval base at Kure on the Inland Sea. At the same time a force of more than 600 superforts struck at Industrial targets on the main Japanese home island. Allied carrier - based planes may have found the larger part of the remainder of the Japanese fleet as a result of the attack on Kure. Prince Rupert Road- CHECK UP ON GERMAN GIRLS HERFORD, Germany, July 24 W German young men have started keeping books on Ger man girls who associate with Allied troops. An Allied officer says he has seen gangs of young Germans, going around with notebooks, spying .on German gills. He relates that he saw one German girl being kicked and slapped after leaving her British soldier friend. DYNAMITE IS NOW ADRIFT HALIFAX, July 24 ) It Is believed that the recent Halifax fire and explosions at the Bedford naval ammunition depot has scattered unexploded cases of explosives throughout the harbor. warning has gone out to residents of the district against handling euch objects, should they find tnem. IN SCOTTISH COMMAND LONDON, ' Lt.-Gen. Nell tiumV.Ia iiftmm!inrtfr nf thp Hrl- I illHjlBjjBHHHH U.S. SUB RESCUES DOWNED FLIERS That not all the work of the Pacific fleet's submarines is destructive is attested in these pictures, taken when a navy PBY was forced' down into the water off the coast of Japan. Top, crewmen of the doomed aircraft take to a raft and paddle over to the underseas craft; centre, two of the plane's crew are hauled to safety over the side of the submarine; bottom, the crippled PBY is set afire Air Force Pilots Now Army Officers VERNON, July 24 KB A group of 37 former Royal Canadian Air Force officers have beeri graduated as infantry officers fram the Canadian Infantry School at Vernon. Many of the men are destined for service in the Pacific. Maintenance Is Still Federal Responsibility, Says Chief Engineer The federal government has as yet made no offer to turn the Prince Rupert Highway over to the provincial govern ment, and ownership and responsibility for maintaining this part of the transprovincial motor artery still rests with Ottawa, A. L. Carruthers, provincial public works engineer, told the transportation committee of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce during a short stopover here. In the course of a quick trip through the northern part of the province Mr. Caruthes, accompanied by his assistant engineer, H. C. Anderson, arrived here late Saturday evening by aircraft from Massett, proceed ing eastward along the highway as far as Usk Sunday afternoon. Sunday morning they inspected public works projects in the. city and met the Chamber of Commerce transportation committee headed by S. E. Parker. "While cautioning us that he had no voice In department policy, Mr. Carruthers said that he believed the matter of responsibility for the Prince Ru pert Highway would be one of the matters discussed by Premier h 8th Army In Africa during "art Anscomb ? at the ortf MlnlSter 1941-32, has been appointed general officer commandlng-ln-chlef, Scottish Command, succeeding Gen, Sir A. F. Andrew, now commanding Allied forces io-Norway. Dominion-Pro. vlnclal conference in Ottawa," Mr. Parker told the Dally News. The department engineer had assured him that he believed it was only "a matter of time" until the status of the road Is SILVER DOLLARS BEING MINTED OTTAWA, July 24 Silver dollars .are toeing minted for the first time since 1939 at the order of the Bank, of Canada for issue to chartered banks. Brazil Is larger than tlnenal United states. Sheena Catch Averages 487 con- OTTAWA HAS MADE NO OFFERS TO GIVE UP HIGHWAY In spite of a slackening In the sockeye run which became evident on Friday, Skeena River fishermen had their best week so far this season last week when the 700 boats fishing there averaged 487 fish per boat. Best fishing was around Smith Island although other places were also good. High boat during the week caught 1,322 fish. High boat for the season has caught 2,834 fish since July 1. Joseph Arseneau, for twenty-five years postmaster at Premier, having just retired, was here today aboard the Catala going through to Vancouver. settled, Mr. Parker said. "We found Mr. Carruthers very co-operative." he added. Scheduled to make a comprehensive tour ,of the northern part of the province, Mr. Carruthers had been forced to shorten his trip in order to get back In Victoria to prepare data for Hon. Mr. Anscomb when the minister attends the Ottawa- conference. Carnival Committee A meeting of the Civic Centre Carnival Committee will be held at the office of George Rcrle, Wednesday, 8 p.m. (172) Fire At Sea Story of Survivor Small Freighter Was Quickly Consumed After Flames Broke Out Within an hour after fire broke out aboard the small American freight hoat "FS29" off Green Island, 35 miles north of Prince Rupert, at 3 o'clock Sunday morning the vessel had been abandoned and crew and passengers were safe aboard the motor freighter Robert Eugene and headed for Prince Rupert, it was reported by Major Mor-( gan Livingstone who was one I of the passengers. The vessel was abandoned only after every effort had been made to control the flames and save the ship. "The captain, mate and crew performed their duties without unnecessary delay and a minimum of excitement," Major Livingstone declared. Major Livingstone told of being awakened at 3 a.m. by a member of the crew who reported the ship on fire. "I im- mediately dressed and went, on deck, observing the crew at- , tempting, by means of water and chemicals, to control the September 1 fire which appeared to be ln4 I the galley and after part of the ship. "At approximately 3:20 am. orders were given to prepare .the lifeboats. About fifteen or twenty minutes after the boats had been lowered a ship was righted and a Very Pistol fired to Indicate we were In distress. The Robert Eugene came a, near as was safe arid stood by. Af ter about alcuty-mlnute inr nerval of time, the fire showed no '.signs of abating so the captain gave orders to abandon ship. The fire was then break ing through the deck. We rowed to the "Robert Eugene," were taken aboard and shortly after were headed for Prince Rupert." Therewere no casualties and most of the effects were saved although a few bags of mail and some freight was lost. Twelve passengers and crew of eight of the "FS29" are now on the way to Seattle aboard another ship. CAUGHT IN ROUND-UP Mass Arrest By Americans in Occupied Germany Was Well Planned Sudden Coup FRANKFURT-ON-MAIN, July 24 O) Many of the eighty thousand persons taken into custody during the week-end In the great mass raid by American troops In the American occupation zone of Germany, as disclosed yesterday, were members of the SS hunted as war criminals. Fif teen million Germans in the American zone were caught completely by surprise. Bewildered and snared, they offered pot the slightest opposition. Although orders for the raid had been issued three weeks ago, perfect security was maintained and not a word leaked out. Only two Germans tried to escape search and at least one was shot to death. A considerable number of guns, ammunition and loot such as American uniforms, field rations, gasoline and vehicles were uncovered but there was no sign of organized German underground. A lot of SS men were rounded up but the exact number and the identification of any leaders among them were not revealed, JAP SHIPS ARE SUNK OFF BURMA LONDON, July 24 CP) The British Air Ministry announces that Royal Air Force bombers sank six Japanese ships and damaged 15 off the southeast coast of Burma during a nine-day period. Details of Coupon System Are Announced by Board Donald Gordon, chairman of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, said today it is desired to have; consumer meat rationing effective not later than September 1 and perhaps earlier. Brown "M" coupons in existing Canadian ration books will be used for the reimposed meat rationing, each coupon having a value Vancouver Has Large Fire Again VANCOUVER, July 24 (CP) A three-alarm fire, the second major blaze in as many days and the third within a week, last night destroyed the Terminal City Ironworks in the east end, causing $100,000 damage. Last Tuesday the Mainland Transfer warehouse was burned to the ground with Ios of $200,000 and early Sunday the Walter Moberley School was destroyed with loss of $130,000. The Terminal City Ironworks was engaged In war work for the British Admiralty supply board and was the only firm in this province making fire hydrants. Bulletins CRERAR AT BUCKINGHAM. LONDON Ueut.-Gen. II. D. G. Crerar was at Buckingham Palace'today. He was invested by the King with the Grand Companion of Honor and chat ted for half an hour-wlth Ills Majesty. MAY UNSEAT BRACKEN NEEPAWA The Neepawa Liberal Association may move to unseat John Bracken as a result of alleged "open breaches of the Election Act" by Bracken worker's at the recent generaU-jblection. EGG PRICE UP 2c VANCOUVER The egg price advanced 2c per dozen here today. WRENS DID GOOD JOB DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia During last Thursday morning's ammunition depot explosion in Bedford Basin, two Wrens from western Canada stood by in the centre of Dartmouth's evacuated area keeping naval communications open. They were Leading Wren Ruth Kidd of Drumheller, Alberta, and Wren Marjorie Kwalheim of Winnipeg. CHECKING UP ON EMPTY HOUSES VANCOUVER, July 24 CP) A Vancouver newspaper, the News Herald, says that the federal government Is ordering the registration of all vacant houses In the city and lib. nearby New Westminster. Previously the Vancouver Citizens Housing Committee had demanded the seizure of houses empty for 60 days or more. Weather Forecast Moderate southerly winds, cloudy and mild with light rain today and Wednesday. A ITER SIX YEARS LONDON CP) The committee appointed by the Lord Chan cellor to consider revision of the libel law Is resuming its sittings rhich were suspended at the outbreak of war in 1039, ranging from one to three pounds of meat per .week depending on type, the Prices Board announced. There will be a system of tokens for pur chases of small quantities of meat. The Board did not give the specific date for restoration of the rationing made necessary by . the demand for food in Europe but It noted It had estimated it would take two months from July 6 to have the system In operation. Meat rationing was dropped in February ast year after being operative from May 1943. Mr. Gordon said that the quota system Imposed In rela tion to slaughterings will per mit the board to keep a close check on animals killed in Can ada if necessary to meet obliga tions for .shipments of meat, mainly for relief of hungry Europe and for use of the United Kingdom. The ration might be reduced but Mr. Gordon said most people will be able to get meat when ever they want It. UGANDA ON WAY HOME Canadian Cruiser Returning SoaCrw, Mf jiibcrs May (fet Discharges OTTAWA, July 24 CP) Navy Minister Abbott has announced that the Canadian cruiser Uganda is returning home to allow those members not having volunteered for Pacific service to obtain their discharges. A charge has been made by Major-General G. R. Peark'es, V.C., M.P., that the vessel Is returning home because five hundred crew members resent being asked to volunteer for Pacific service after having already volunteered for service anywhere. General Pearkes is the former officer commanding in chief of Canadian Army's Pacific Command. Lived Here As Boy1-Dies In Hollywood"? Arthur Nelson, son of the late Otto Nelson, early owner of the Pioneer Laundry here, who later built the St. Elmo HoteU Jljed irecently in Hollywood, according to word received by Thco Collart from Miss Custer of Los Angeles. Deceased, who wilLrbe remembered as a boy by old timers, had not been well for some time. He is survived by his mother. The late Fred Wesc'n was an uncle: EX-SERVICE MEN ON MOVE Fifty-six Thousand Have Been Moved Home Since V-E'Day OTTAWA, July 24 CP) More than 53,000 overseas servicemen have returned to the Dominion since the fighting stopped In Europe and the figure represents one-third of the Canadian personnel expected back by the end of the year. On V-E Day there were more than 161,000 Canadian servicemen ofthe Army and Air Force overseas who were expected to be returned tp Canada by the end of the year. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS City Taxes, General and Local Improvement, are due and payable at the City Hall on or before August 1, 1945. After that (late five percent penalty will be added. H. M. FOOTE, Collector. iv.i.y fc. r f1 ' . ' rrr ' ' i a 3 MM m ."IP 1