I arter Is i i mpiecea i m v 1 A Oritillt IIWIUIHVII M-s cd at san rrancisco fereiiCC ixexi invnuay FRANCISCO, June 22 M i .1 . .... r .-er lor a worm league iui DIVERGING LIUCHOW .1 . malice oi peace aim au- as virtually completed AdV hilt 11 Will not Dc SUO- for signing by the united til n rlnlf "C ( rr 1 I - rr jva romD eteti uv Tuesaay iprpsirifint Truman'wlll Kive u . Kridress closing the confer it Kn rpason was Elven for (postponement, but it was Ited unofficially tnat tne t delegation had asked for I davs in which to submit al draft to Moscow for ap - II. t last major conference ob-f was hurdled when Russia tH a 'compromise proposal jret objections to powers to ven to the general assem-interim commission rep- Iting 14 nations, Including will meet in London tda, e summer. P THRU NCOUVER Lt I'ort is Also to be Used i V, S. in Shipments to Idfic Front IAITLE, June 22 if Major lard Macdonald, olflcer of port of embarkation, Ieattle thar VanroTrferi:'waterfroTit ties will be usd on a trial cnoH dilnmpnts nf war BPanese ICxpcctcd to Abandon in? Although Bitter Battles fre Still Raging pHUNGKING, June 22 lh mcse troons. converzlne on ! former air base city of Liu- K have ioined forces six Pes southwest of the rail and t& junction and another force the west has reached a at 101,-. miles away on the lchow-Kwangsl railroad, the 'nese Hleh Command an- mced yesterday. yne Chinese troops today at-ped the former American air- iu on the outskirts of Lluchow. f- Chinese Hleh Command p that considerable casual-p have been inflicted on the ll'anese. 'though some observers be- the Japanese .planned to f'ca Melon Lluchow bitter battles pa outside the cty. elurninR Service ersonnel Records Are Being Sought The lo cnmnlotol Pal of nil cprvlno nipn and war. Accordingly, it Is guested that information 5e made available to this of-ilce regarding the date of arrival home, the service with hlch the veteran has been Identified, in what theatres T War 1 . in aIj. wuuuueu, in, i-Kvi I If 1 l Inconvenient to call at the - w mC inioimttUUIl liiai I, .written or telephoned in. I futures urnnlH Kp nartlpiilnr- I welcome. Street and Pos-' addvpufno nnil tolnnhnnp "Umbers nrp nlsn rpnnpstid. win necessitate a oy-eicctlon which must be designated within the npxt 30. rtavs Hoimci! expected to set the date of the DV-plpptlnn tnnlffhtt.. Other matters to be dealt with at the special meeting will be confirmation of the appointment oi j. w. soutnin or Vancouver, as city engineer. Council will also consider a request by the Canadian Ltgion to acquire certain city property for expansion purposes.' Branch of Auto Ass'n Publicity Council in Session Provincial Minister to be Dined Prince Rupert is to have an of the B. C. 'Automobile As sociation as a result of the acti vities oi the Prince Rupert Public Relations Council, the monthly meeting of the council learned last night. CorresDnnnence between J. H Black, chairman of the external relations sub-committee, and H F. Bird, manager of the B.C.AJV. read at the meetins. revealed that the Automobile Association is considering opening an office here. The Association maintains an assistance service for member motorists and Is constantly available in interesting and as statin? tourists. Tills city may also be included "lrrthe-ltinerary -of "delegates to thp annual conference of the Canadian Federation of Mayors 6; to the Pacific front. The j and Municipalities If their 1945 bi reason ior tne test, ne says, conierence is neia in vantumci mane use o: an iaciuues , An invitation is oeing aem Bible to speed war shipments. feed For Haying pttcr in Excess ferssarv coupons. The War- lc Prices and Trade Board iccutor said that the company 1 short 12.400 couDons. II r 1 ripiccnf.es tn travel this way. To Jessica A. Allen, executive director of the Mayor's Federa 1 Hrn Mnntrpal. Mr Black ex tended an invitation to delegates tn the 1946 conference to cruise i VANCOUVER, June 22 lb Em- the north coast of British Coles Dairies of Vancouver was umbta. The invitation, Miss Allan icmnnfnrhavlmr fi200 rwunds renlipri. will be nlaced befoie the putter In possession without , conference now sitting In the east, along witn an invnauun from Mayor Cornett of Vancouver to have the 1948 conference at that city. A. A. Gardiner, general passenger traffic manager, GTand Trunk Railway Sys.tem, Informed Mr Black that he would be happy to make it possible for the delegates to travel via r rince A proposed visit by Hon. E. C.1 Carson, provincial minister of Trade and Industry, will be observed by a dinner and other fmiHinns. A committee con slstinR of Mr. Black, Colin McCarthy and G. A. Hunter will arrange Ihc function in connection with the Minister's visit. Dale of the visit is not yet known. thp rmincii's sloean contest will be held over until the fall luVio.i tho cphnnk re-convene and children will have an organized opportunity to take part. A suggestion by Lieut. C. Bar-ger that the publisher of a book called a "Guide to Alaska," be contacted with the view of ln-Mnri-tn-r Prince Runert and (Nor thern B. C, in the publication was passed as a motion during discussion of the desirability of uniting the publicity efforts of the Prince Rupert Public Rela tions council with tnose oi Alaska cities. Mayor Daggett pointed out that on trips to Vancouver he had not seen any Prince Rupert i. imnnir KT.pnlC 'viCWS hanging in Vancouver hotels and chairman Lloyd Morris asked Colin McCarthy to look Into this source of publicity. The meeting adopted a motion by Harry Black that Lloyd Craig, B.C. representative of the Department of Tarde and Industry, Ottawa, be contacted -with the Idea of bringing Industries to this area. There were 18 delegates at xne meeting with Lloyd Morris in the chair. C. J. Stevens left last night for'a trip to Vancouver, accom- i t,i ,onHnn. David Stevens, who has been on arpK visit here. SOLDIER IS CONVICTED William Hainen Condemned To Hang for Murder of Girl On Beach VANCOUVER. June 22 Wil liam J. Hainen, 30 year old Van couver solQier. was iasi nigni, fnr nearly three hours, recom mended mercy. v T have nothing to say,- saw Hainen' when' asked the usual question If he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed. Marion Graham Has Resigned OTTAWA, June 22 0 A.. woman Air Force officer from Saskatoon Squadron Leader Marion Graham has retired from the R.C.A.F, to take a position with the Federal Labor Department. She will be replaced as head of the Princess Alice Barracks by Fit. Officer Barbara Burton of Hamilton, Ont. SL Graham was once In command of the -W-Ds at Prince Weather Forecast Light to moderate winds, in creasing to fresh to southeast winds late tonight, winas veering to fresh westerly winds Saturday morning. Cloudy and mild, increasing to overcast this evening, and becoming cloudy Saturday afternoon. Light rain hpoinnlner this evenlnc. becom ing showery Saturday afternoon. .-,,,,.y,. t J, PROVNClAL NORTHERN AND CENTIUYL BIUTOtf CQLUMBiytS NEWSPAPER Tomorrow? Tides (Pacttlo Standard Tim) Temperatures lor me rnnce QlSinci iut wuajf lean; pert Saturday, June 23; 1945 ou ir r m i 11.1 feet Maximum j a in High 12:25 Low . , 6:16 4.5 feet Minimum - 18:05 8.1 feet' nainfall ei inches. VOL. XXXIV, No. 145. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS NCIL TO MEET TO CONSIDER IGMAT flN OF A h Fllinm.. UMMUVpi VI HLU. LLLU OrQt,.' nnA for n CIVIC i)V-elflCtinn within tr', A. v ecu " ......... v.v- -uw. l.r tn. nrlSP toniirht Whpn Pl'Kr rnnnni. Cfcf 'Aft 1y v., VVU.IV.1. . . Q -m, -5 al session to consider, among other things, ation of Alderman Thomas Elliott. Alderman" - "n ouncil on account of a situation involving prop- - I Attl n'lln 11 f I ...4 I I l II I Undestood. denrlvps him nf thp right to hold civic office. His resignation comes in the miaaie or nis tn rn tp s a member of the city council and No Relief Of Motor Fuel R CANADA COMMISSIONS THE NEW CRUISER II.M. C.S. "ONTARIO" i.na inform h, Rnval Canadian Navv's new 11.000-ton cruiser was .recently commissioned at Belfast. Northern Ireland. Her Commanding Officer Is Captain H. T. W. Grant, U-B.O.. R.C.N, df Halifax, and her Executive, Officer is commander b. r . . ....... i i ir.io iMrt tn fmtr.inp.h mms. four f our-Darrelled Tisdall, R.C.N., of Duncan, B.C. Ontario carries, nine six-men sum u. vw. pompoms and much minor armament and Is the most heavily Official Welcome On Monday Next to General Hoffmeister VANCOUVER, Juno 22 0) Major General Bert M. Hoffmeister of Vancouver, commander of the Sixth Division, Canada's Pacific Army, -who arrived in Vancouver early yesterday afternoon, will be officially welcomed by the ... w - V.- ,..111 convicted by a Supreme Court 1 be presented with an lllumln-assize jury of the murdering of , t d scrolli 01,5'a Hawryluk, 23 year old caie cashier, on the beacn at ungiisn ...... nr Bay May 2. He was sentenced by , II 1. 1 I ! k Ill-Mr. Justice A. D. McFarlane-tO;lLLIl.l VI hangptwrO)er,-.i.:54.T A V ATlfiH " - The jury, .wnicn aeiioerautu m I llJli This Is Relieved to Re rianncd In Next Federal - Rudcet I armca snip in, wie wiuuuwu iiaij. (R.CJf. Photo by Lieut. H. Nott, R.CN.V.R. jWm. Thain Lues at oea ricnecr Trincc Rupert Fisherman' Succumbs After Falling Overboard From Trolling Boat Off Squadarce William Thaln. age GO. one of Prince Runert's earliest pioneer ftshprmen. died this morning at i scat .as a result oi an acciacni 1 in Mich he fell from his trolling .hnnit'. 'the Karen, off Sauadaree llslft'idaa mlfronvPfJnegd IJL l U. npxp.ucd a short time after he fell into the water. Mr. Thain fsilpri tn resnond to first aid treatment administered by crew members memoeis ui of a u, Canadian aaauiaii dim army nrriwA .Timp 22. Oi The vpssel to which he was taken v,of huriirpf. mav include re-1. He was nulled from the water riiintinn.s in taxes. They would bv Faulkner Keith, another be framed to afford relief to prince Rupert fisherman, who wage earners in the lower was trolling nearby. Mr. Keith Ko.totc Tn artHit.inn. it Is be-1 tnnk Mr. Thain to the larger ii.,j ihnt tiio nor Knrtcpt will' armv vpk.sp1 whprc he nasscd lievcu KllV V ov- . . , ,. . encourage business activity by i away in spite of efforts to save easing taxes on gooas consump- nis me. tion and those wnicn tena 10 ine ponce launcn c.m.u. 10 discourage Investment and risk- was despatched to Squadarco taking. later ithls morning to learn the MIKE COLUSSI IS BACK IN CANADA After having been in' Britain' Wednesday and Is expected home In Prince Rupert early next week. The The son son of of Mrs Mrs. C. v. TOiuMi Colussl, . i 1140 ik details. Mr. Thain was fishing alone in the. trailer when ho fell Mr. Thain was one of the real pioneer - fishermen of Prince Ru for four jrean iwun tne ..ana- to dian Forestry Corps, Corp. Mike i i i.-. uo lav tn e v -. - t . 1J11I11.VS1 dlllVCU Ail liOHlttrt vj Wpst Survlvine are his widow, three sons, William, Alex and Donald, r. P,ace( and a ' Ninth Avenue East, Mike Colussl, ,. Is a member of a well known i ";"" - ,-. ninnppr family and he is nar ticularly popular in musical circles, being a talented accor-dian player. y Copper is very seldom discovered by itself, it Is generally associated with other valuable metals. ENDED SCURVY MENACE James Lind, an 18th century physician, eliminated scurvy from the British iNavy by his insistence on cleanliness and proper food. THE MAYOR IN A PRETTY SPOT United States Spars, women of Marine Corps, were guests of, Mayor H. M. Daggett in Prince Rupert last week. Here we see a stunnlng trio on His Worship's dais with the chief magistrate. They are -admiring souvenir spoons which had been presented to them as a memento of the occasion. Left to right the "pretties" are Dorothy Clay, Saginaw, Michigan; Agnes Schleder in tie mayor's chair, HornelL New York, and Yoe-man Third. Class Betty Browne, Plalnfield, Niw Jersey. SUMATRA IS NEW TARGET SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 m .AY-rnrrilnir to the Japanese radio. Allied carrier planes have hit the town of Mecian on uie northwest coast of Sumatra in an attack lasting 35 minutes. The report has not been con firmed. TWO PRISONERS MAKE GETAWAY caned late Wednesday, They were William M. Gordon of Vancouver and Emll Geng of Calgary, both 18 years of age. Warden John Millman said they sneaked away while a group of prisoners were en-route to attend an Oxford Group meeting. The pair were still at large tndav. Cars on' Broadway were being searched today after two suspicious-looking youths had been seen. AUSSIES TAKE BORNEO TOWN CANBERRA. June 22 (Cft The Ninth Division Australians have made another landing on the Borneo coast to take the town nf Lutone with Its airfields. Two Australian forces now are in position to clamp a squeeze Dlav on the Scria oilfields. The Japs arc retreating rapidly on Borneo in some sectors. Halibut Sales American Ilene, 60,000, Pacific and Royal. Middlcton, 28,000, Cold Storage Canadian Dolina, 65,000, Cold Storage CONDITIONS FOR CROPS IMPROVED WINNIPEG, June '22 Gradu ally rising tpm:np.rn.tures. with light t6 heavy, showers generally over the .prairie provinces, have improved crop and pasture conditions durlnz the Dast week. Isolated reports of worms, soil driftlmr. excessive weeds and lack of rainfall In some sections constitute the chief crop damage to date, according to the weekly crop report of the De-nnrtmpnt. nf Atrrirulture nf the Canadian National Railways. crcp growtn is .generally arom one to three weeks later than normal, Chief moisture deficiency areas arc south and west of Regina and southwest of Saskatoon, Oood rains, are needed Immediately In these sectors to prevent further crop deterioration, Weather has again turned warmer in the Okanagan valley with light showers reported. Shipment of early cherries for nrnr.psxinsr from thp valley to Summerland and Penticton will , commence shortly. Canadian Motorists Are Warned to Conserve Gas OTTAWA, June 22 (CP) Munitions Minister C. D. Howe, in a statement today, officially spiked rumors that gasoline rationing might be lifted in Canada and warned motorists wno use up men-coupons without restraint that they "may, find 'themselves in a serious predicament this fall."' The statje- 1 mpnt said th'e minister Is con- AKrtAL BY CHURCHILL .. cerned over the fact that motor- British Prime Minister Asks Woodford to He-elect Him IDNBON, June 2S W Prime voters In his electoral district Thursday that his "faculties are as good as they ever have been" and asked them to re-elect him to Parliament so that he might 1 continue to serve the nation in peace as he has In war, I The 70-year old Churchill thanked Woodford constituency fnr its unswervina suooort. He has represented the constituency for nearly 22 years. The Prime Minister charged that rpneated Intervention by the British Labor Party, through Its secretary, Harold Lasky, had hampered arrangements for the Big Three conierence. TYYVTYTYYYYYYYYTTTTYYYT Bulletins AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA DRASTIC CONFISCATION PRAGUE President Benes today ordered confiscation of all farms ana coi poraiions in V A N C O V V F. R. J un 22 Wm CehISlw-Maj Mraginri' la XSnmnSSrr "-man 4:itonarteniHt .. i-.. rm,., I "iradprs 4 flora a and nrl Nazi Knv collabora rtlUahaTA tlonists of any nationality." It is estimated that 270,000 small farms owned by Germans, largely In the Sudeten- land area, will be embraced In the confiscation procedure and 1,500,000 persons involved. SEAT FOR PREMIER OTTAWA Prime Win inter Mackenzie King; hopes to run for re-election to the House of Commons In one of the Ottawa district seats now held by Liberals rather than In a riding as far from the capital, jt was learned today. The seat of Russel is favored. SMOKE GENERAL OUT GUAM As the battle for Okinawa ends, the American forces are trying to smoke but the Japanese general from a" cave. ALL DIED IDENTIFIED VANCOUVER Western Air Command announces that the wreckage "of a plane found on Mount Cheam had been definitely identified as that of the missing Liberator bomber. AH eleven on board were killed instantly. AQUITANIA SAILS GLASGOW The Aquitania is sailing for Canada with a large group, of repatriated Royal Canadian Air Force ground crew. FORTY TIMES TO SUN LONDON Royal Air Force planes flew seven billion, five hundred miles during the war. This amounts to forty Journeys to the sun and back. DISCUSSIONS SATISFACTORY MOSCOW Discussions between Polish factions on the reorganization of the Tolish provisional government are said to be proceeding extreme- ly satisfactorily. COLLECTIVE TRIALS LONDON An American source says that arch war criminals of Germany will be tried collectively, probably before winter. Among the arch criminals are listed Nazi government leaders, military and Elite Guard chiefs, diplomats and leading German Industrialists. MEAT RATIONING OTTAWA It's been reported that meat rationing Is one of the subjects to come under discussion by the cabinet as soon as they clear up the Important post-election matters. Demands for meat from Allied and liberated countries have been increasing. lsts have apparefitly accepted reports appearing In the press that the value of gasoline coupon rations might again be raised or that rationing might be lifted entirely. ',The minister said there were no' present Indications of any relief of gaso line rationing in uanaaa even Minister Winston Churchill told (though the volue of coupons In the United States ;was doubled today. Taxation To Be Discussed Division of Revenues to Be Discussed at Forthcoming Dominion-Provincial Conference OTTAWA, June 22 0 The main practical problem of. the uominion-rrovmciai luumeieiitc I called for Aueust 6 is to work out arrangements whereby tax revenues of Canada can bc pmiltahlv and efficiently divided between the Dominion and pro vincial governments. A similar conference hr 1041 broke up when the three provincial governments of Ontario, Alberta and British coiumoia refused to accept i basis pro posed ,ior qispussion. LONG SERVICE IS RECOGNIZED Presentations to Four Employees of Sub-Port of Embarkation Four civilian employees of the ' Prince Rupert Sub-Port of Em-. ' . barkatlon were honored for their long and meritorious service this morning at 11 o clock at a spedlal ceremony In the Port Administration Building. After an introduction by Major Arthur L. Stavik, director of personnel, Colonel J. H. Mellom, Port Commander, made the presentations, j Among the four recognized !was Mrs.. Mllllcent Collins of 210 8th Avenue East, wUe.of ; Charles Collins, employee of the 'mechanical department of The I Dally News. Mrs. Collins, erri-I ployed in February, 1942, Is now a secretary in the office of the Water Division Superintendent. Miss Mary Ellen Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. -Moore,' 421 Fourth Avenue West, secretary to the Executive Officer,, was another honored. ' Miss Moore was employed In October, 1942. Others were Ian Murray of the Water Division, Marine Engineer Section, employed In August, 1941; and Sam Laufer of the Post Engineers, former Seattle resident, employed 'In September, 1942. Ian Murray was formerly connected with the New England Fish Company for approximately five years prior to his employment , with the , Sub-Port. To Remodel Big Ferry Steamers ' VICTORIA, June 22 Capt. R. W. McMiirray, manager of the British Columbia Coast Steamship Service of Canadian Pacific Railways, announced that maintenance work planned on the two Canadian Pacific coastal vessels, Princess Joan and Princess" Elizabeth, would not ereatlv Interfere this winter or at any other time with regular service. The work, more exten sive than usual, and Including,' considerable remodelling, will be done during the regular overhaul of the vessels. Company Fined For . Increasing Wages. VANCOUVER, June 22,tB Canadian Wood Pipe and .Tanks Ltd. of Vancouver was fined $100 and costs on each of seven charges of Increasing employees' wages without authorization. 1