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1940
21.3
feet
20.7
feet
3.9
feet
The
transfer
was
made
by
It.
P.
Coll.lfis,
Y.M.C.A.
War
Service
supervisor
for
the
area,
who
handed
over
the
keys
of
the
building
to
Mayor
H.
M.
Daggett
Mayor
Daggett,
In
turn,
passed
them
on
to
Alderman
T.
N.
Youn.?s,
president
of
the
Civic
Centre
Association.
Alderman
Youngs
introduced
Don
Forward,
executive
director
of
the
Civic
Centre,
who
presented
George
McGregor
and
Mrs.
Margaret
Homer
Dixon,
recreational
dircctora.
Felicitations
and
best,
wishes
fr
the
work
of
the
Civic
Centre
were
delivered
In
behalf
of
the
Catholic
Church
by
Bishop
Anthony
Jordan,
and
in
behalf
of
the
Ministerial
Association
by
Rev.
A.
F.
MacSwccn
of
B'irst
Presbyierian
Church.
Musical
interludes
were
provided
during
the
half
hour
program
by
the
band
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Regiment
(MO)
under
leadership
of
Sgt
Peter
Lien.
At
the
conclusion
of
the
ceremonies,
the
public
was
Invited
!
to
Inspect
the
buildin,
which
sev
eral
speakers
had
Informed
them
they
should
look
on
as
their
own.
In
tnrninnover
the
'building
on
behalf
of
YJI.CJV.
War
Services.
Mr.
Collins
said
that
the
build-
I
Ing
could
stand
either
"as
a
j
memorial
to
hc
Inadequacy
of
i
the
citizens
or
of
lhe:r
desire
to
I
develon
t
he
best
In
the
youth
of
j
the
city."
He
reminded
his
listeners
that
the
bulldlna
was
still
owned
by
iu.
r
.....!
nntilrtnijin
by
the
y.m.u.a..
dui
suggiwu
that,
whatever
basis
for
purchase
of
the
bulldiivi
by
vhc
citizens
was
arrived
at
by
the
board
of
arbitration,
the
same
basis
would
be
used
for
sale
of
the
rqulpment
by,
the
Y.M.C.A.
In
accepting
the
keys
to
the
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on
Page
5)
Weather
Forecast
General
Summary
Temperatures
from
40
ia
50
drjrccs
prevailing
ovjr
nrltlsh
Columbia
are
expected
to
continue
today
and
Tuesday.
However,
conditions
arc
expected
to
deteriorate
Tuesday
with
the
approach
of,
a
disturbance
from
the
northern
Pacific,
brlnghv?
snow
to
the
north
portion
of
the
province
with
rain
In
the
touth.
Prince
Rupert-Cloudy
today,
becoming
overcast
with
rain
tonight.
Winds
light,
becoming
southeasterly
20
m.p.h
tonight.
Maximum
today
45,
minimum
34.
Tuesday
:
cloudy
with
rain,
winds
3.9
feet
Might.
Harry
S.
Truman,
Is
shown
chatting
Informally
with
tfc.
ate
president's
widow
visited
the
White
House
after
.
Cc:.lcre;icc.
in
London.
Mrs.
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt,
her
return
from
the
United
MCE
RUPERT
TAKES
OVER
CIVIC!
Cardenas
IRE
AT
CEREMONY
ON
SUNDAY
;
StrandinQ
Prince
Rupert's
Y.M.C.A.
War
Service
building!
equipment
was
formally
turned
over
for
use
ie
citizens
of
Prince
Kupert
at
ceremonies
held
hinldinir's
iiiiditnrinm
nt
P'Mfl
Sunrlnir
Ac
fated
on
a
sign
above
the
doorway,
the
vast
pturc
is
now
known
as
the
"Civic
Centre."
Executives
of
the
Civic
Centre
ii
Association,
civic
nccreation
inO
C
Jill
I
Board,
the
City
Council,
Rup-IIIIIJj
VUli-
j
Rcc
staff
and
the
clergy,
num-
i
berlng
more
than
20,
sat
on
the
r
lormanii
14age
facing
an-
audience
of
V
I
1
1
1
a
1
1
V
TboanfOirorTns'
thTctrcnrony.
pans
Arc
Withdrawing
Eastern
Portion
of
!n
I'lry-Lcavinf
Small
lit
force
I
FDON
Russian
troops
taorted
todav
bclmj-
with-
from
cai
tcrn
Germany
thf
have
occupied
since
Dir
The
report
came
the
Benin
corresnondont
L.udon
Sunday
Observer
ptetl
well
informed
Al-fi'd
Gorman
sources"
as
t..al
ii
not
cent
of
the
U
Russia
ben
withdrawn
and
"under
would
be
replaced
p
a
small
force
of
military
oria
Postal
ice
Boosted
fTORIA
nrfrlnnln-?
.'1
Apr.i
i!
ro
will
bo
four
'rle
in
Victoria
himl-
Well
Known
Coastal
Vessel
Went
Ashore
in
jjlassett
Inlet
And"
Stayed
There
For
Almost
Day
Leaking
il'shtly
near
the
forward
fuel
tanks,
the
Union
steamer
Cardena,
Capt.
Alex
McLennan,
was
safely
moored
alongside
the
wharf
at
Port
Clements,
Queen
Charlotte
Isl-
j
ands,
last
Jiijht
after
having
bccnefpuncl
rOr-almost
a
day
on
Cook'a
Point
in
Massett
Inlet.
A
diver's
inspection
was
made
and
it
was
cecicied
thai
the
vessel
could
come
on
today
to
Prince
Rupert
and
thence
I
light
direct
to
Vancouver
after
!
discharging
cargo.
Fourteen
passengers
who
were
aboard
at
the
time
of
the
stranding
were
being
put
up
at
the
Port
Clements
Hotel.
They
will
not
make
the
crossing
on
the
damaged
vessel.
No
word
was
available
up
to
early
afternoon
as
to
when
the
vessel
would
arrive
in
Prince
Rupert.
The
diver's
inspection
was
Prince
Rupert.
While
steaming
from
Massett
lo
Port
Clement's,
the
Cardena
went
ashore
at
5
o'clock
Saturday
afternoon.
Soon
the
Armour
Salvage
Co.'s
power
tug
Kana-waka
was
dispatched
to'
the
scene.
At
2
o'clock
yesterday
afternoon
the
Cardena
was
freed
and
proceeded
to
Port
Clements.
Tlie
Cardena
Avas
relieving
on
the
Vancouvcr-Quccn
Charlotte
Islands-Prince
Rupert
run
.arid
was
northbound.
Normally,
she
would
have
arrived
in
Prince
Rupert
on
Sunday.
CONSPIRACY
ON
HITLER
ISrilish
Foreign
Secretary
Reserved
When
Approached
!tcfiardiii
Commitments
NEW
YORK
The
New
York
Times
said
today
in
a
Berlin
'dispatch
that
the
July,
1944.
attempt
on
Adolf
Hitler's
life
was
a
conspiracy
which
included
not
only
some
of
Germany's
leading
men,
such
as
prominent
I
army
and
navy
officers,
but
also
1
important
diplomats
and
lcad-;crs
of
the
Roman
Catholic
and
Protestant
churches.
The
.dispatch
said
that
the
plotters
established
contact
with
Allied
officials,
including
a
former
British
foreign
secretary,
"but
they
were
Inevitably
told
no
commitments
would
be
made
in
advance
and
they
were
left
to
crystallize
their
own
determination
to
overthrow
their
own
government."
CAR
STOLEN
John
Brcntzch
reported
to
the
city
police
Sunday
that
his
car
had
been
stolen
from
his
residence
at
1234
Park
Ave.
Saturday
night.
The
vehicle
had
not
been
recovered
this
morning.
CENTRAL
B.
C.
MUNICIPALITIES
WILL
SUPPORT
PR1NCERUPERT
PROJECTS
Support
Fuller
Use
of
Elevator,
Shipment
of
Coal
Through
Here,
Highway
Improvement,
Oriental
Markets
Move
'
SMITH
KRS
(Special
to
Daily
tations
of
the
Prince
Kupert
Industrial
Development
Committee
that
the
government
elevator
at
Prince
Kupert
be
fully
utilized,
that
the
Prince
Rupert-Prince
George
Highway
be
developed
into
a
class
thoroughfare
and
that
the
provincial
govern
ment
assist
in
tnc
development
of
markets
In
the
Orient
for
product)
of
northern
and
central
British
Columbia
received
sup-pert
by
resolutions
passed
on
Frldajrat
the
first
meeting
here
of
the
Central
British
Columbia
I
Municipalities
Association.
Establishment
of
coal
bunkerage
facilities
at
Prince
Rupert
were
also
advocated.
Seme
of
the
more
important
resolutions
passed
at
the
meeting
were
as
follows:
That
the
federal
government
be
requested
to
take
the
necessary
steps
to
the
end
that
the
Pacific
communication
system
be
.maintained
and
operated
in
-uch
a
manner
that
all
communities
and
municipalities
through
which
It
passes
may
have
adequate
telephone
facilities.
That
the
provincial
government
be
rcquestca
to
conduct
an
Immediate
survey
of
the
Telkwa
coal
fields
and
assist
in
havinz
and
at
the
same
Ume
provide
larger
amounts
of
wheat
for
export
to
the
needy
countries.
The
prime
minister
said
Canadian
farmers
would
be
asked
to
plan
production
so
as
to
obtain
the
maximum
yield
over
the
next
four
years.
Home
gardens
and
saving
of
wheat
and
wheat
products
will
also
be
urged
and
the
reduction
of
Inventories
of
wheat
and
wheat
products
will
be
encouraged.
It
is
also
planned
to
modify
regulations
concerning
bulk
shipments
of
flour
and
feed.
The
prime
minister's
statement
also
said
that
priorities
for
rail
transport
of
wheat
and
for
export
Jiavc
been
established.
Wheat
available
for
domestic
milling
Is
being
reduced
by
ten
percent
on
the
basis
of
the
1945
purchases.
Wheat
for
distilling
Is
being
reduced
by
50
adequate
bunkerage
facilities
provided
for
shipment
of
coal
thrbugh
Prince
Rupert
Immediately.
That
the
representations
made
byjhe
Prince
Rupert
Industrial
Development
Committee
to
the
fedtral
and
provincial
governments
for
the
full
utilization
and
operation
of
the
government
elevator
at
Prince
Rupert
be
endorsed
and
supported.
That
the
request
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Industrial
Development
Committee
to
the
provincial
government
that
the
Jurisdiction
be
settled
on
that
portion
of
the
Prince
Rupert
to
Prince
George
highway
which
encroaches
on
the'
Canadian
National
right-of-way
and
that
they
keep
and
maintain
this
highway
open
at
all
seasons
and
that
they
be
further
requested
that
definite
plans
be
formulated
to
Improve
tContlnuec:
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Page
6
Canada
To
TOO
POWERFUL
Help
Needy
TO
OVERCOME
'
Russia,
Under
Latest
I'lai
food
Conservation
rrojrram
To
Be
Kmbarkcd
Upon,
Trinie
Minister
Announces
OTTAWA
Canadian
will
cm-bark
on
a
food
conservation
program
in
an
effort
to
bolster
production
and
feed
the
hungry
people
across
the
ocean.
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
King
announced
the
plan
In
Ottawa
yesterday.
Mr.
King
said
it
is
a
nine-point
program
by
which
Canada
hopes
to
maintain
this
made
by
Rayncr
Montgomery
of
i
country's
large
food
production
percent
on
dhe
basis
of
amounts
iduri
,
thc
dcbatc
used
in
mo.
special
arrangements
arc
being
made
to
encourage
lmmcdate
marketing
of
wheat
stored
on
farms.
Three
juvvnues
were
apprehended
at
4:30
this
mornlns
while
Joyriding
in
a
Jeep
by
Constable
Ecrnest
Zorn.
Charges
may
arise
out
of
thc
episode.
Need
Fear
No
Enemy,
Says
."Minister
MOSCOW
A
Russian
minister
has
told
the
councilor
thc
Union
of
thc
Supreme
Soviet
that,
by
achieving
production
figures
outlined
for
thc
new
five-year
plan,
Russia
will
be
too
powerful
for
any
enemy
to
overcome.
The
official,
Machinery
Minister
A.
E.
Ycfrcmov,
added
that
this
will
be
true
even
if
thc
attack
should
come
by
surprise.
ESPIONAGE
STATEMENT
Further
Word
from
Premier
Kinjr
Is
Being
Awaited
Today
OTTAWA
Canadians
arc
wailing
for
another
statement
Prime
Minister
King
is
expected
to
make
on
espionage
activities.
Mr.
King's
statement
is
expected
to
come
during
thc
debate
on
thc
address
in
reply
to
thc
throne
speech
In
Uie
House
of
Commons
today.
Thc
Progressive
Conservative
leader,
John
Bracken,
is
also
expected
to
make
a
lengthy
reference
to
thc
spy
ring
during
thc
dcbatc.
Fred
Rose,
thc
Labor-Progressive
member
for
Montreal
Car-
tier,
is
expected
to
be
in
his
scat
Mr.
Rose
is
thc
member
who
is
charged
with
providing
secret
and
confidential
Information
to
Russia.
He
has
been
released
on
bail.
I.lqUOR
STORK
ItORRED
Vancouver
A
safe
was
cracked
in
thc
I'culicton
liquor
store
and
.53000
taken
but
no
liquor
was
removed.
John
Bracken
Wants
to
Stay
with
Britain,
Not
Become
49th
State
OTTAWA
f-
John
Bracken,
Progressive
Conservative
leader,
today
urged
the
Canadian
gotcrnmcnl
to
adopt
a
foreign
policy
which
would
help
preserve
and
strengthen
the
British
Commonwealth
of
Nations.
Pointing
to
a
strong
commonwealth
as
the
best
hope
of
permanent
peace
in
thc
world,
Mr.
Bracken
said
he
is
one
who
does
not
think
Canada
can
achieve
her
"highest
destiny
by
weakening
the
family
of
British
nations
only
to
become
eventually
a
49th
state
in
the
American
Union."
The
leader
made
the
statement
while
participating
in
the
throne
speech
debate
Bulletins
L.P.P.
LEADER
ARRESTED
MONTREAL
Three
men.
including
(lie
Quebec
Labor-Progressive
leader,
were
arrested
in
Montreal
lat
night.
Police
made
the
arrests
near
a
St.
Lawrence
Boulevard
Hall
where
a
sympathy
meeting
was
scheduled
on
behalf
of
Labor-Progressive
Fred
Rose,
the
M.P.
who
is
charged
with
communicating
secret
information
to
Russia.
URGE
DRAFT
RENEWAL
WASHINGTON
Members
of
the
Unilcfi
States
House
Military
Committee
indicate
that
failure
to
renew
the
draft
would
greatly
weaken
the
U.S.
Army.
Unless
thc
law
is
extended
the
Army
will
have
only
50,000
men
on
July
1
of
1917.
This
is
half
a
million
men
less
than
General
Eisenhower
told
the
committee
lie
would
need
on
that
date.
Thc
draft
law
is
scheduled
to
expire
on
May
15.
PINS
HOPES
ON
UNO
NEW
YORK
At
a
St.
Patrick
Day's
dinner
Saturday
night,
Secretary
of
Stale
Byrnes
declared
that
the
United
States
bases
it
hopes
for
security
on
the
United
(Nations
Organization.
Byrnes
said
that
the
United
States
needs.,
military
strength
to
supportif
necessary,
the
purposes
and
principles
of
thc
United
Nations
charter.
DREADFUL
PROBLEMS
LONDON
Secretary
General
of
the
United
Nations
Organization
Trygve
Lie,
de-
fronted
by
new
and
dreadful
problems.
In
a
radio
broadcast,
Lie
urged
everyone
to
devote
all
his
intelligence
and
energy
to
helping
his
fellow
men.
Lie
is
scheduled
to
arrive
in
Washington
by
plane
today.
EXECUTION
OF
NAZIS
LONDON
The
Budapest
radio
says
that
three
more
ministers
of
the
pro-Nazi
cabinet
of
fcrmcr
Hungarian
Premier
Fcrebc
Szakasi
will
be
executed
as
war
criminals
on
Tuesday.
Szakasi
and
three
others
of
his
collaborationist
government
already
have
been
executed.
REDS
ATTACHING
CHUNGKING
Communist
troops
have
attacked
four
cities
on
thc
Manchurian-Changshu
Railway
in
Manchuria
but
thc
Nationalists
arc
still
firmly
in
control
of
Mukden.
Bubonic
plague
is
reported
to
have
broken
out.
ROSE
TAKES
SEAT
OTTAWA
Fred
Rose,
I-a-bor-Progrcssive
member
for
Montrral-Carticr,
who
stands
charged
with
espionage
conspiracy,
quietly
slipped
into
his
seat
as
Parliament
convened
this
afternoon
for
a
silting
which
is
lo
be
featured
by
a
statement
by
Prime
Minister
King
on
the
espionage
case.
ATHLONES
IN
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
The
Earl
of
Athlonc
and
Princess
Alice
arrived
here
yesterday
to
spend
a
few
days
before
proceeding
to
the
Bahamas
for
a
visit
before
returning
to
England.
LEGION
IS
GROWING
VANCOUVER
At
the
opening
session
of
thc
British
Columbia
Command,
Canadian
Legion,
convention
here
today,
it
was
reported
that
member-'
ship
of
the
Legion
in
the
province
during
the
past
year
had
increased
by
10,000.
PORTLAND
WINS
PORTLAND
Portland
de-fratcd
Vancouver
5
to
3
here
Sunday
night,
giving
Portland
a
two-gamcs-to-one
lead
in
thc
best-of.flvc
final
In
thc
northern
division
or
the
Pacific
Coast
Hockey
League.
ILK
DE
FRANCE
DOCKS
HALIFAX
The
liner
He
dc
France
docked
at
8
o'clock
(his
morning
in
Halifax.
She
carried
5500
Army
men
and
1500
R.C.A.F.
personnel.
Russians
Putting
More
Pressure
on
Tehran
To
Surrender
to
Demands
Persian
Premier
Is
Warned
Against
Appeal
to
UNO
American
Ultimatum
Denied
by
State
Department
NOT
SEIZING
FOREIGN
TERRITORY
MOSCOW
It
was
stated
in
an
official
announcement
today
that
Russia
had
no
intention
of
seizing
foreign
territory.
WASHINGTON
American
officials
declare
the
Iranian
situation
is
heading
toward
a
climax
within
the
next
few
days.
The
Russians
are
said
to
be
putting
increasing
pressure
on
the
Tehran
government
to
give
way
to
their
demands.
Associated
Press
Diplomatic
Editor
John
High-
Iran
Aids
Monopoly
Moscow
Declares
it
is
Being
Denied
Oil
Concessions
MOSCOW,
Q
Moscow
radio
Saturday
said
the
Iranian
gov
ernment
was
"defending
the
monopolist
possession
of
British
oil
concessions
in
Iran"
by
re
fused
to
grant
Russia
similar
concessions
in
Iran's
northern
provinces.
Iran
had
been
hostile
to
Russia
for
25
years
in
olt
concessions.
The
broadcast
said
thc
assertion
was
jnadc
by
Alexeev,
writing
for
the
government
news
paper
Izvestia.
It
quoted
Alexeev
hjs
saying
under
the-
J
921
.
Sovjet-
Iran
treaty
Iran
was
pledged
pot
to
transfer
to
any
third
power
mining,
oil.
railway
or
other
con
cessions
given
up
by
Russia
but
said
thc
treaty
had
been
broken
on
numerous
occasions
by
thc
Iranian
government.
FRONTIER
CLOSING
Reports
Persist
That
Border
Between
Bulgaria
and
Turkey
To
be
Sealed
ISTANBUL
-
Reports
kept
mounting
yesterday
in
Istanbul
that
Bulgaria
soon
would
close
its
frontier
adjoining
Turkey.
One
high'
diplomatic
source
in
Sofia
told
a
newsman
that
the
border
may
be
closed
within
two
weeks.
The
Bulgarian
Turkish
border,
allegedly
Is
thc
scene
of
Russian
troop
concentrations.
It
was
stated
without
confirmation
that
Soviet
Marshal
Tol-bukhln
toured
the
region
several
weeks
ago.
ZEBALLOSTO
START
AGAIN
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
Mine
Reopening
After
Four
Years
VICTORIA,
"
James
Mowat,
.speaking
in
thc
budget
debate
Friday,
said
Zeballos
mines,
which
produced
$12,000,000
w
orth
of
gold
In
five
years
up
to
1942.
are
starting
up
again
and
will
employ
several
hundred
men
in
thc
spring.
GERMAN
CONDEMNED
MEDICINE
HAT
The
defendant
Kratz.
German
prisoner
of
war,
was
found
guilty
Saturday
of
murder
of
a
fellow
prisoner
and
xwa
sentenced
to
hang
June
25.
LOYAL
Td
HITLER
NUERNBERG
Hermann
Goering,
at
the
war
crimes
tribunal
today,
declared
that
he
had
always
been
loyal
to
Adolf
Hitler
even
though
the
Fuhrcr
may
have
suspected
him.
lie
denied
that
he
had
betrayed
Hitler
or
negotiated
secretly
with
foreign
countries.
When
he
had
come
to
know
Hitler,
he
had
given
him
his
hand
and
pledged
support
"for
better
or
for
worse,"
Now
his
"neck
was
at
stake."
;
tower
says
a
report
has
reached
Washington
that
a
Russian
diplomat
delivered
a
warning-
to
Premier
Ahmed
Qavam
of
Iran,
The
reported
warning
tells
the
premier
to
refrain
from
pressing
any
charges
involving
Iran
against
Russia
in
the
United
Na
tions
security
council.
This
comes
at
a
time
when
the
Russians
have
a
large
concentration
of
troops
20
miles
from
Tehran.
The
British
radio
carried
a
re
port'
last
night
that
thc
United
States
has
given
Iran
24
hours
in
which
to
answer
whether
it
will
flic
charges
against
Russia
with
the
security
council.
Later
thc
London
radio
broadcast
,a
denial
of
the
report
by
a
spokes-t
man
for
the
American
state
department.
In
Washington
It
was
felt
that
,
lnterntlonalizatlon
of
Iran's
oil
resources
vc-ld
be
the
only
solu-r;
tion
for
present
difficulties
but..,
Russian
forces
would
have
to
move
out
before
negotiations
along
these
lines
could
be
started.
In
Moscow
the
Communist
party
newspaper
Pravda,
only
morning
newspaper
published
in
Moscow
todaly,
reflected
none
of
the
tenseness
shown
in
,
other
.
capitals
of
thc
worid
concerning
the
present
international
situation.
Pravda's
main
editorial,
headed
"Stalin
plan
will
be
put
Into
effect,"
was
an
optljtilstlc
commentary
predicting
success
of
thc
Premier's
new
Industrial
program
designed
to
boost
production
to
record
high
levels.
There
was
no
mention
of
thc
Iranian
situation
in
respect
to
the
United
Nations
Organization.
LOOTING
BY
AMERICANS
Russian
Newspaper
Charges
Yanks
With
Gelling
Away
With
Booty
From
Japan
MOSCOW
0)
Pravda,
in
a
dispatch
from
Vladivostock,
said
that
the
United
States
is
removing
highly
valuable
property
from
Japan
to
the
United
States.
A
Tass
correspondent
said
his
story
was
based
on
reports
in
thc
Tokyo
edition
of
"Stars
and
Stripes."
He
said
the
loot
re-norted
to
have
been
seized
in
cluded
platinum,
gold
and
silver
Jewelry
and
other
property
from
a
German
warehouse.
1
"PROTECTOR"
IS
CHARGED
:
Alleged
Tcrpctrator
cf
Lidice
on
Trial
as
War
Criminal
TRAgUE
Tlic
one-time
Nazi
protector
of
Bohemia-Moravia,
Karl
Herman
Frank,
has
lust
learned
that
many
of
his
f
onncr
Nazi
colleagues
arc
facing
trial
at
riuernoerg
as
war
criminals,
Frank,
who
Is
accused
of
perpet
rating
the
Lidice
massacre,
has
been
held
incommuutcacto
in
Prague.
Allied
authorities
were
unable
to
question
Frank
about
the
Nuernberg
defendants
tyitll
Friday
when
charges
Were
presented
against
htm
formally.
The
date
chosen
was
the
seventh
nnnlvarsary
of
the
Oerman
march
Into
Prague.