rature NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH it? 7LUMBLVU NEWSPAPER Tomorrow's Tides i i PROVINJ ,m for the rrlnce (Pacific Standard Time) ...tfor touay rc-u. Saturday, April 21, 1015 43 High ....... 9:28 16.9 feet 22:25 17.6 feet 40 Low 3:26 10.0 feet .20 inclic 15:50 6.2 feet No. 93. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY", APRIL 20, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS dllvll i'wuumy llldll ivuui vumyj t 1 A IT If IIC 1 1 1 1 11:11 a k. a l (. a a a. - kj ,ow n II XT' aKCS nuns uuij iiuuui aums i ltd f't floriivm fiflvimc in flui April iv vv ' i... v.vw.x..., ... i i - ..ill 1iMl'll fi'mi fiif lifliifl flwi ...t lltllll t ...... . itint f II. ..II 'llllll I VllltTIl. J Il!W lllLMim itLMJ i ti.n.t. j Uollaftd. rcnortS IUM1 llUilitllU UIU J.. T from the Canadian first Amiv fnrres nlj from the Dutch the main fighting cricm Ninth and -.. -j atUTV I III II VA V w nnirnr inn irnrcr have fimathed the ifUIfll nn 1 1 rrnt Mrt i COUNTRY- LUODED HOLLAND (By Ross Corrcjpoiulcnt) April upon arlckcn Germans who now uu inn 'iui rf.t "orthwcilcrn end of l .On 1. ...... II.. I ..... -". iiiuiii'uiHieiy the causrwnv uhirii w .. . . . laborers aim political prisoners were .ii.Ii in a barn near Gardclejren. United rrniiip in imp iivwii must ci tr in- ... I dividual craves for each of the I II U MM victims. Each grave is to be six L VM fCCt luuK. six feet deep, and - m - M I . . ... . I Ml I till 1 I ILlk W llll VI L11IT f.JMil . " i- lllUllJ. J of Gardck-gcn will be forced at WfiHkirrV oayoncis point,, u necessary ui WAnNtU lc"K lncm ana Ulcn Placc eacn IIHIMH-' iphnrrpc! lmflv in rest An American Army officer i ai Allied troops I II tlUH ... v .. ... ix. odrpfiii nstccntrauoii cam i) at uuciicn- . i ..nn I u-nlrl k.iv. tlio flrnlli xLirvn- mijht fire on Rus- Hon. brutality, llltli, ana bes- . 11.11.11 -iil- r- trt titbit ft ...n,. r1 n.i ' .if iv.u juiuj - The Allle ; now are . .. ..V.K...t ll. jl niucrs nuy- . Val nurlv fll. rT'Il I1IIV MI 111 rt J arc storming Its . . r . . i .. . .A K.mL. Iitra one mile square '. centre of the old i Srvf nth Annorcd pushed to within ;ne of the suburb? a the west bank of hiM DrlMcli incite at Bremen from own eyes. The American said he had heard In England that the fckln t of victims who died at Buchcn- I w-ald had been made into lamp sliades, book bindings and Avail ornaments, but that he didn't believe the story then. "Today," he went on, "I saw them with my own eyes." The Americans found some of the hideous souvenirs. They were sort of a fad which was started by the wife of the prison commandant. One of them con slsted of a piece of skin from a mans chest mounted on a board and covered with cello phanc. It contained the tattocd figure of a woman, and appar cntly was designed for use as a wall decoration. Hitler, 56, Has Woeful Birthday LONDON, April 20 0 -Today is Hitler's fifty-sixth birthday. The Nazi leader has used the occasion to call on his remaining followers to fight Uic same sort of battle they fought when the Nczls were striving to gain power In Germany. The Nuzl propaganda minister. Paul Joseph OoCbbcLs, told the Germans in his weekly article that Uicy can now fight fair or foul as the war approaches its end. In a broadcast speech, Oocb-bels said the Allies arc ready to administer the coup dc grace, and he asked Germany never to forget Hitler whom he eulogized as If lie were already a martyr. MOUNTAIN CLIMBER KILLED lDNDON, Qi Lt. Col. Peter Roderick Oliver, 30, one of the British climbers who made an uivsucccssfiil attempt to scale Mount Everest In 1030, has been killed In Burma where he was fighting with the th Frontier Force Rifles. peninsula runnlmr AZTEC SETTLEMENT Amsterdam, Twenty Mexico City dates from u-o. 'L inilOd tT U 1. A-f ne 6PI1 Pf 1111 .111 ua v v u 1 1 hiivii v 1 1 v --fc- "vuyiU, lriaila III 1-4 llAtwtu. r Niaivtt llioliliolik iviiu m mm fSAAirsinnnr riU's Porlii MaL'L'ire - "inisn Eisnth Armv troons in itaiy nave cuim" imuj waggiorc, 12 miles soutneast oi ; ui f'crrara. nnniuM r n,inn-i rami nfler a tlircc- 1 iii. v. ui Ll IV. ,unji v " . " Aiiicu F f i Armv iin L are nusuinu "v lugnway between Florence anu uoius"-. ,l '"'ivc Assumi.s r.rn Knrte A I . .. . . "lt'! In an effort to smash the strong Japanese dc- frnniV 0,u arc Pounding entrenched Japanese po-ontl"g the capital city of Naha. Land v.. mar isorncH h7i nw Uireat to the Japanese-held Dutch Last wen ooseri hv nn.,ni n.Arhnr. Rea - borne mi Z s llavc ,adcd unopposed on Balabac Isiana, north nt r. ?Crvcs Nniin.. ' rf,me Minister Chnrplilll hns served noUCC mai, v.. . be held nM,ninhi fn im fnni work they . .1 QOne hr mn i il- .... tr- -.1,,,-ohlU snld warninff n n. t, vo rtrnrtea rii r . w - wa iiiuii uuiui,iuiii luij . . resident Trn, r,iIM T'It f PrlmC v"ia Cnmm ' . " ... . ... unf U . I L 111 VJ IniT Tnnl r I (T ri frl 1 1 IN. UUV in mi v vaau iiiiii i ii 1 1 u iiuiii luhiiv - ' r Kl inlli, -ii j .. . " . . "'a tne dirty work will be punisnea. J' PllISONERS FREED RY RED ARMY. ON WAY HOME Lining the deck of a ship In the port of Odessa, these Allied prisoners of war arc returning to tliclr homelands after being liberated by the IU'd Army This Is a radiophoto from Moscow. PUBLICITY GROUP WILL SOLICIT CO-OPERATION OF INTERIOR TOWNS Symington Heads World Air Body HAVANA, April 20 tf' bring benefits of the air age to peoples the world over. PORT ALICE PULP PLANT VANCOUVER, April 20 Q Fire of unknown origin Wednesday caused $150,000 damage to the chip making and storage buildings of the B.C. Pulp and Paper company- atPurt '(Allcr. Production at the plant will be seriously curtailed for the next two weeks, the president. Lawrence Killam, announced. SMALL POWERS PRESSING FOR BOUNDARY PACTS WASHINGTON, April 20 0 The drive among smaller iwwcrs to write boundary guarantees Into any icacc-kccplng organization appeared to be taking form today. Such recommendation likely will be made at San Francisco cither by one of the Latin American countries, which secured similar assurances at the recent Mexico conference, or by a British dominion, proo-ably New Zealand. The demand lor territorial -tmraiitres would Include the definition or aggression and would go hand-in-hand with the expected United Stales proposal to empower the assembly of projected peace agency to review treaties. The adoption of guarantees would change the proposed leagues fundamental obligation. Instead of providing simply in ternational pledge to decide when sanctions should be imposed, the organization would b4 obliged to use tne wonas armed might whenever it decided agression existed. Three Bomblcss Weeks in Britain was LONDON, April 20 i -Britain on Friday completed her third week of freedom from ciicmy air ,.r v-weanon attack. German V-bomb barrages ended after allied air attacks cut the railways Into Holland; mid Canadians .since have overrun one launching site after another. Home Security Minister Herbert Morrison announced that Britain's civilian casualties for war arc 60,585 dead or missing and 86,175 injured so severely s to require hospitalization. Chief Petty orflccr J. R. Mc-Kcnzlc and bride who were married In Vancouver at the end of 'the week have arrived In Prince Rupert and while here il-iii be the Guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Simpson, Sixth Ave East. A resolution aimed at Inspiring organizations in interior towns to co-opcralc with the Prince Ruicrt Public Relations r,.j, ! committee in publicizing north -l"M i i i .,n..i. president of Tran.sCanada Air- a 1 i ir t Kvmwtm, hnm bla will be presented to the con- the Associated Boards elected president of the Inter-!f7cc,of nntinnnl Air Trnsnort Assncl- Tradc at Va.lderhoOf Oil May atlon. Mr. Symington said he will dedicate his efforts to 3. The resolution was approved by a meeting of the Public Relations Committee held in the City Council Chamber l.ast night, and will be carried to the con ference by William F. Stone. DAMAGED I11 lnvllcs lnc boards f trade ana omer puDiicny-nunuea or ganizations between Prince Ru pert and Prince George to com municatc with the Prince Rupert committee with the view of "co-opjjjatlng and, .promoting inorc -aud; bcllcr' "p'ublfclly ; "lor northern 'and central British Columbia." "Let's all get together to build jup the home morale that will attract future tourists from all ' .... n ..r II, n Mnrll, Ai,.orin.m t0 Ui mi: i.ui I'll 4fc...v..vu.a continent and beyond that. Let's get associated," the appeal urges. Deeply conscious of the importance of the future duties of the newly organized publicity body last night's meeting appointed a finance committee, but declined to take immediate action in the creation of the two other working committees, the internal and external pub licity conunlttccs. Named to the finance committee were Arnold Flatcn, chair man: L. M. Fclscnlhal and Mrs. Cecil Brlnd. The meeting appointed the ex ecutlvc to act as a nominating committee to bring in names of citizens who might act as suitable chairmen and members for the external and internal publicity committees. "Both these committees will have highly Important Jobs, and wc should make a careful can vass of the city to make sure wc get the best material," Colin McCarthy, president of the Junior Chamber uf Commerce, declared. The membership will vote on the names of those brought in by ' the executive nominating committee nt the next meeting. Considerable discussion was held on the importance of cleaning up the city bcrorc a really comprehensive outside publicity drive could be put Into effect The idea of initiating a slogan competition among city school children was also scouted, The meeting was attended by 15 members of organized group3 in the city. Lloyd Morris, the president, was clialrman of the meeting. Power Head to Get $10,000 Salary VICTORIA, April 20 - Premier John Hart announced yesterday afternoon that the salary of S. R. Weston, chair man of the B.C. Power Com mission, will be $10,000 a year F. L. Shaw and Major General W. W.' Foster will get a salary of $8,000 a year. John Harvey, deputy controller general for the government, "was appointed treasurer and acting chief accountant for the commission, - - - - Reds Seven Miles From Nazi Capital WE POUNDS HEADING WEST WINNIPEG-, April 20 What is believed to be the largest single fchipmcnt of Us kind, 12,000 pounds of penicillin is speeding westward today over Canadian National lines bound for a Pa clfic port it Is revealed by C. N. Express officials. The penicillin Is carried in a pre-ooolcd express car attached to the C.N.R. "Con tincntal Limited." Penicillin has been responsible for the saving of thousands of lives in the present war and spe cial care is being taken in the handling of the shipment aboard the train, Canadian Delegates Depart For 'Frisco OTfAWA, April 20 Q) The Canadian delegation has left Ottawa for the San Francisco Security Conference. While Prime Minister King is at the VTTT'mTTTTTTTrTTTTTTTr Bulletins .AAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. NtlSOSEK LIST SEIZED IWKIS firniialir's complete rosier of pri-soiicrs of war including an itemization of all captives from every Allied country taken by Hie Germans si lire the (outbreak of Hie war lias hern scied by American Third Army troops. nilU ISlI TAKE BURMA TOWNS CALCUTTA The British spearhead in Burma, pushing south into the Chauk-Ycnang-yautig oilfields area on the east bauk of the Irrawaddy has captured Sinsu and Chauk and enveloped Sale, a communique announced today. KAIL TARGETS ATTACKED LONDON Railway targets in southern Germany and in Czechoslovakia were attacked today for the fourth successive day hy 600 American bombers and 550 fighters. LUETZOW SUNK LONDON R. A. V. bombers have sunk the German pocket battleship Luelzow, moored at the port of SchwcincmuiHlc. JAPS CLAIM YANK LINE BROKEN SAN FRANCISCO The Tokyo radio claimed today that the American attack line at Naha, capital of Okinawa, had been broken by a Japanese counter-attack. The Japs said that 10,000 Americans were taking part in the assault on (he capital. Weather Forecast Cloudy and cool with intermit tent light rain and moderate winds. Saturday: cloudy and cool with rain showers, moderate winds. VILLAGE NO MORE 1 FIELD, Kent, Eng. OJ Rev C. II. Coc of Ificid, is leaving this village where, for six years, he and his wife have ttccn the only residents. It was once a fairly large village but part was merged Into Gravescnt and part into other parishes. Ecclesiastically it is still a parish and has a history going back to the days of St. Thomas a Becket. Mosquitos Follow Up Daylight Raids LONDON, April 20 0.'R. A. F. 1 during the night following a day In which 2,500 Allied aircraft ripped into German positions in southern Germany and If has been disclosed that a Canadian Spitfire wing is operat ing from the most advanced airfield inside Germany. The move from 'the old base in Holland took two days. The squadrons operating from the new field are the Wolf, the City of Oshawa, tire Red Indian Mid Hornet squadrons. FORMER MEMBER IS CANDIDATE NEW WESTMINSTER, April 20 Oh Byron I. Johnson, Liberal M.L.A. for Victoria from 1933 to 1937 was last night nominated coalition candidate for New Westminster in the provincial by-election on May 10. He had a- 61-39 majority over Mayor meeting, Finance Minister lislcy William Molt, of New Westmln will be acting Prime Minister, stcr, the only other nominee, COL. CECIL MERR1TT, V.C., IS FED BELLVILLE, Ont., April 20 W Lieutenant-Colonel CcciL'. Mcrritt, Canada's first Victoria Cross winner of .this war, has arrived at Prestwick. Scotland, after being released from, a " German prisoner-of-war camp, his wife said here today. A cable from the International Red Cross gave no other details. Mcrritt, who comes from Vancouver, was taken prisoner in the Dieppe raid in 1942, and was awarded the Victoria Cross for leadership and courage. REDUCED SHIP SERVICE HITS ISLANDERS Returning to the city from three-week tour of the Queen Charlotte Islands yesterday, Bruce Micklcburgh, candidate of the Labor-Progressive Party for Skccna Federal Riding, reported that the residents there are greatly perturbed, over the reported decision of the Union Steamship Company to take the Camosun off the Queen Charlottes run, leaving the Cas siar to handle the Job alone. "The people there realize that the Camosun may be unfit for further service, but sec them selves faced with serious prob lcms if the already war-stralncd service is further diminished. They do not feel that the proposed rc-routlng of the Casslar will meet the situation, which can only be satisfactorily solved by putting new boats on the run, Merchants, loggers, fishermen, housewives and others arc tgning a petition on this ques tion which will be sent to the Union Steamship Co. and various ! government bodies." "Here wc have a situation where wc in Prince Ruicrt are looking for contracts for our shipyard while at the same time the people of the Queen Charlotte Islands arc in desperate need of ships," Mr. Alicklc-burgh commented. "It is Impossible to believe that the small amount of tonnage now under construction in Prince Rupert is a maximum amount." During the course of his tour Mr. Micklcburgh visited all the logging camps tut the Queen Charlottes and reported that they faced with an intense manpower shortage, which may force a shut-down in some camps. "Many returned men from this war arc already in the woods, and the International Woodworkers of America (CIO) has an agreement with the operators which secures full seniority privileges for these men." "The loggers are very anxious to have ballot boxes In camp' this election. I can confidently predict a Labor - Progressive landslide vote there." THREE FACTORS . Vision is a combination light, eye and brain. Tank Battle is Raging On Brandenburg Plain Nazi Central Reserves Thrown Into "Murderous Battle at Gates of Berlin" LONDON, April 20 (CP) The German high command admitted today that the Russians have smashed 12 miles to within seven miles of the gates of Berlin. In the 12-milc gain from captured Wriezen, the German communique said, the Russians passed through the area of Proetzel and Strev-beck to Hanglcsbcrg, in a forest close to the city on the east. A Berlin spokesman said that the Germans' central reserves have now been thrown into the "murderous battle at the gates of Berlin." MOSCOW, April 20 Oi The Red Army Is encountering fierce Nazi resistance every foot of the way to Berlin. Soviet war corres pondents at the front say masses of Russian Infantry, tanks and artillery are well across the Oder and are driving straight for the German capital. The battleground is the flat countryside of Brandenburg province, ideal ter- r& 5" Jfnk wa' -tve cities S I )uter de fences now are in the path of the Russian armies. The Soviet high command has confirmed enemy statements of the past four das on the Berlin drive,- but has given no informa tion on how close Russian spear heads are to Berlin. The Ger mans themselves place the Rus sians at the gates of the city, Other Nazi" accounts tell t great tank battle 10 miles from the German capital. The Germans boast that it Is their fana tical will not only to maintain the present rate of Russian losses but to increase them so that the Russians will lose their desire to capture Berlin. Stan Savillc will contact all doctors, lawyers and dentists and also canvass all the waterfront from Canadian National steam ship dock to Prince Rupert Dry dock. Included in this area are the two wholesale houses, Mai kins and Kelly-Douglas. He will also canvass the area between McBrldc Street and Cow Bay on the north side of Third Avenue. Mr. Savllle will con tact all fishermen in this area The residential area for this team is from McBrldc Street east to Hays Creek Bridge, all avenues and streets In this area. Mrs. I). Klelback, Mrs. Black, Mrs. McLean will canvass the of business area between Third ATHLONE AND PRINCESS TO VISIT IN WEST OTTAWA. April 20 CP) The Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice will leave Ottawa on Sun day for a month-long tour of Western Canada. Government House announced Friday. The VIce-Rcgal parly will'vlsit Win nipeg, Edmonton, Jasper, Vic toria, Vancouver and Kam-loops. They will return to Ot tawa at the end of May; It was considered possiDic tms might be the Governor-Gener al's last visit to Western Canada before ho and Princess Alice leave. .ihcDomlnlon. latel -this summer a"t the end of the Earl's five-year, term as FOUND WITH IRON Tungsten is not found alone in its natural state, but' asso ciated with iron and manganese. EIGHTH VICTORY LOAN CANVASSERS WILL BEGIN DRIVE ON MONDAY When the Eighth Victory Loan drive opens on Monday, more than a dozen canvassers will set forth to accept subscriptions for Victory Bonds In clearly specified districts. W. D. Lambic, organizer for Unit 32, which embraces the territory west from Vandcrhoof, says that the campaign workers are poised to put over the most success ful drive in the history of the district. "By buying Victory Bands wc are only assuring ourselves of our own security for the fu lure and keeping faith with the men and women who are fighting and dying for us," he added "It is the least wc can do." Mr. Lambie hopes that when the canvassers come round, they will be received courteously. Following arc the canvassers and teams which will cover the city: Avenue to Sixth Street, and from Third Street on the west side of Third Avenue to Fifth Street. This includes Eraser Street, between Fifth and Sixth Street and Second Avenue;rDe- tween Third Street and Fifth Street. The residential area for this team will be from McBrldc Street south to Fulton Street; all avenues and streets In this area and this Includes Coinox Avenue. Mrs. L. lfay, Airs. Sheldon, Mrs. Slater will canvass the business area between Sixth Street on the east side of Third Avenue to the junction of First, Second and Tliird Avenues, including Eraser Street. On the west side of Third Avenue the 'district starts at Fifth Street. The residential area for this team starts as from Fulton Street on the south side to as far as you can go but not beyond the Junction of First, Second and Tliird avenues. This Includes all avenues and streets in this area. Airs. I). C. Stuart will canvass all avenues and streets south of the Junction of First, Second and Third avenues and starting at Lindsay's garage. This in- . eludes Beach Place. 1 The Chinese Patriotic Associ- and will establish group payroll ' atlon will canvass all Chinese whereever possible in this area, Mrs. E. Savillc, Mrs. McEwen, Mrs. Parker will canvass the business area between McBrldc Street to Third St., including Second and First avenues, and north on Third Avenue on the cast side between McBrldc Street to Cow Bay. businesses and residences under the chairmanship of Ling -Bo, Shang. Divisional Committee Chairman: F. M. Dockeilll, Telkwa, B.C. . (Continued on Page 4) PIKE DESTROYS OIL LOADING PLANT EL SEGUNDO, Cal. Fire of undetermined origin has des troyed 700 feet of tank car loading rack at the Standard Oil Co.'a refinery plant here. Firemen said the damage would run into many thousands of dollars. There were Street on the east side of Third no casualties.