Mar 31/42
An Independent-Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interest* of Central ana Northern British Columbia
25; No. 16
Prince George, B.C., Thursday April 16, 1942
#2.00 a Year
.S. Bombers Carry the Fight to Japanese
ink or Damage 8 I Maintain Prince George
Tax Rate at 65 Mills
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hips and Destroy Planes in Raids
Britain's Great Aerial Offensive Continues Over Europe �Wave of Terrorism Breaks Out in Nazi-Held France� I British Facing Heavy Odds in Far Bast.
BRITISH UNITEDt PRESS � THURSDAY, APRIL 16
(Special to The Citizen.)
MACARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS�Japanese opposi-n didn't spoil American bomber raids on the Philippines. lack Japanese fighter planes challenged the Yanks and their [ti-aircraft batteries put up $ terrific barrage. But the 13 U.S. Embers sank or damaged eight Japanese ships, destroyed five [emy planes, and evacuated 25 persons from the Philippines. nc American plane was downed by engine trouble but its crew as saved.
LONDON�Britain's greatest aerial offensive of the war .itinued against Germany and Axis-occupied Europe. As the Impaign entered its fifth straight day, R.A.F. bombers roared ross the Channel this morning in an attack on the French' vasion coast. Some of the planes were piloted by Canadians. jie day raids followed the fourth major attack in six nights on |c Ruhr Valley, heart of Germany's war industry.
WASHINGTON�The War Department reported that big ns on Corregidor Island continue to blast Japanese troop ncentrations on Bataan. A communique said gunfire destroy-enemy ammunition dumps and caused heavy casualties.
French Terrorism Wave
VICHY�A fresh wave of terrorism broke out in Nazi-held ice. It occurred as Laval prepared to assume full powers the Vichy government with a cabinet of his own choosing. anti-German attacks occurred in Paris, and two other at-pks were reported in the northern industrial region. A troop fin carrying German troops on leave was derailed by sabo-urs and 40 persona were reprrted killed.
CHUNGKING�The Japanese are pressing forward from t end of the Burma front to the other. British troops are fight-;with their backs to the rich western oil fields, and Chinese ops in the east are imperiled by a new Jap drive from Thai- It is reported the Japs are sending five �and one-half divi- (probably about 100,000 men) to reinforce their spreading offensive. The enemy is apparently getting ready to pt a sudden and decisive blow against British and Chinese ops defending the bridgehead to India.
Repairing French Fleet
NEW YORK�Important units of the French fleet are lid to be undergoing repairs at Toulon naval base in southern Vance. Private advices to B.U.P. say the% vessels include the j.-500-ton battleships Dunkerque and Strasbourg and the older fed smaller battleships Courbet and Orleans. The Dunkerque pd Strasbourg were damaged heavily by the British bombard-ent of Mers-El-Kebir in July, 1940.
The aircraft carrier Commandant Teste and three heavy isers are also reported at Toulon, in addition to smaller} users, destroyers and fleet auxiliaries.
Other advices say all British residents in the French Riy-
resort area have been ordered to withdraw to the interior.
Define Mac Arthur's Authority
WASHINGTON�A message may be on the way to Gen-al MacAlrthur to clear up the puzzle about his Southwest Paci-
command. Members of the Pacific War Council, including [ackenzie King, held an urgent meeting at the White House ft nlght, apparently because of a statement by a Mac Arthur
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Issues Appeal to Canadian Farmers
Hon. J. G. Gardiner, federal minister of Agriculture, has announcec that it is most important that ever} effort be made this year to increase the production of animal fats in Canada to replace vegeta&e oils which have been denied the Allies through Japanese attacks on the East Indies. He urges greater production of hogs, cheese, eggs, milk, vegetable crops, beef cattle and
�okcsman that the general's plans have been delayed by failure
define his authority.
LONDON�Winston Churchill views the London conferees of General Marshall, American army chief-of;-staff, and larry L; Hopkins, defence co-ordinator, as being so important
minrTP0StpQnef his Plai*?*ed speech en the war, an official said. >;.KUIBYSHEV�It is reported the Russians have broken
Dlg German counter-attacks on the central front where Soviet [ces l1^ broken through. The Red Army is now said to be 1 ' -^ on an important position protected by a water barrier.
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No Liquor/ Beer Will He Sold on Plebiscite Day
Government liquor storey and beer parlors will be closed all day "April 27 when the Dominion plebiscite is conducted.
Dominion regulations covering elections will govern the plebiscite.
Ninety per cent of the plebiscite results throughout Canada are expected to be known the same night, ad deputy returning officers will telephone or telegram results of each pall to their respective returning officers.
In some remote parts, however, reports of polls will not be known for nearly, three weeks.
The soldiers' overseas vote is expected to total 100,000.
Spruce Workers May Call Strike
(Special to The citizen.) VANCOUVER, April 16 (BUP)� An official of International Woodworkers of America, Nigel Morgan warned there is danger of a strike by B.C.'s spruce workers.
Morgan told a meeting here last night tfcat lumber companies on the Queen Charlotte Islands refused to bargain with unions, and added "unless some satisfactory arrangement is reached it seems there is no procedure open, to us but to take a strike vote and apply for concilia/-lion arbitration."
The union issued a statement charging Queen Charlotte Island logging companies with sabotaging Canada's war effort. Four companies, the statement says, have a virtual world monopoly on the production of airplane spruce.
Sites Purchased For Two Churches
Sale of two parcels of land on which churches ate to be erected was approved by Prince George City Council Monday night.
For the .site of the new Pentecostal Church, Lot 10, Block 173, at Sixth Avenue and Brunswick Street, the application to purchase for $197.20 was accepted from A. H. Townsend.
Calvary Church purchased . the south 70 feet of Lot 11, Block 132, at Fourth Avenue and Quebec Street, for $270.00. WAREHOUSE
For $292.40, tat 6, Block 45, on Second Avenue, was sold to Edgar Fraser Williams for the site of a warehouse.
The temporary licence for the City's airport has been extended from March 31 to September 30, the district inspector for. Western Airways advised the council.
A suggestion that th|e City reserve a suitable site for the ^ereption of a public library was received from Jacob Leitfa. The council will advise Mr. Leith that the matter is under consideration. '
Accounts totalling $5,439.61 were
ordered paid.
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NEW HAZELTON�Hugh Jamie-son of Vancouver has succeeded W. Palmer as wireless operator here.
Estimated Revenue for City For ComingYear is $93,959
For the eleventh consecutive year,. Prince George's tax mill rate has been set at 65 mills.
Without debate, mayor and council set the 1942 rate Monday night, approving of reports estimating revenue for the year at #93,959.89, with a like expenditure.
The City's financial statement for*' 1941 shows a total expenditure of $81,974.14.
Sixtyi-five mills this year is expected to raise $41,672.74 on a total assessment of $641,119 from land taxable. CHIEF REVENUE SOURCES
Chief sources �f revenue for 1942
will be, approximately: Land taxes, $43,000; public
utili-
ties, $15,000; trade licence fees, $4.-400; rentals, $2,200; school tuition fees, $1,505, and government grants, $21,616. Cash an hand at January 1 was $4,350.
Main expenditureo for taie year will be:
Board of works. $6,539; hospital-ization and social services, $12,930; f lire department, $7,202; administra-ation of justice, $7,112; administration salaries. $4,720; street lighting, $5,000; street construction and replacement, $7,500. and school board, JSSMNML........... ...�',._ . ...
MORE STREET WORK
Street construction and replacement work runs higher this year.
School Board estimates also are up, the increase being $3,238 from $29,781 to $33,019. This is accounted for by a boost of $1,000 in teachers' salaries, contribution of 7 per cent or $1,408 to the teachers' fund as required by the Provincial Government, and $235 for public health nurse services, and general increase in maintenance and supply costs.
Engineers Now Surveying B.C. Highway Link
Reports from MJuberiey Lake, south of Dawson Creek, that Canadian, and American engineers are tourihg the Pine Pass area inspecting a route to make a. connection between the B.C. road system and the new Alaska Highway i& being greeted in Prince George with enthusiasm.
The proposed route would join the B.C. roads tram this city with the Commotion Creek - Dawson Creek highway and make a junction with the Alaska 1 ugh way near Sunset Prairie.
It is said that construction of the Pine Pass route involves tniilding a $30,000 bridge acmes the Bast Pine or Murray rivers.
6000 Available For Defence Units
VANCOUVER�An estimated 6000 sportsmen, trappers, loggers and settlers living in settlements along the British Columbia coast are available for the coast defence "rangers" bands, army authorities said here.
More than 3800 are signed up, and companies have been formed in the Goldstream-Sooke-Jordan River district; the Sidney-North Saanich-Bouth Saanioh area; the Hollyburn-Howe Sound area, and at Duncan, Alberni, Cowtahan, Nitinct Lake, Ladysmith, Chemalnus, Salt Spring Island, Gulf Islands, Galiano Island, Courtesnay, Nanaimo, Williams Lake, Ocean Falls, Lillooet, loco, Gibson's Landing, Lasquetti Island. Agassiz, Hope and Bralorne.
"Meanest Thief" Takes Red Cross Collection Bottle
The latest person to qualify as Prince George's meanest thief stole a Red Cross penny donation bottle fron^ a iocal business establishment.
The remainder,of the bottles were collected' last Thursday from several points In the city and showed a total collection of $19.89,' reports " the PTjince George Nurses' Auxiliary.
The bottles were replaced, for further donations.
Council Urges "Yes" Vote
Members of Prince Gecrge City Council in a resolution asked all citizens of the district to vote on tihe " Dominion Plebiscite April 27�and to vote "Yes."
Mayor A. M. P&tfcerscn and alderman stressed the importr ance of the questiori being put to the people of Can&da.
Mrs. N. Lindstrom Is Laid to Rest
Funeral services for Mrs. Nels Lindstrom, 51 years, who died in Prince George Hospital last Saturday alter a long illness, were conducted Monday afternoon by Rev. F. E. Runnalls in Knox United Church.
A native of Sweden, Mrs. Lindstrom came to tiie city a year ago.
She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. E. Hoist (nee Blanche) of Edmonton and Ruby of this city, and seven sons, Bernth, Ralph, Fred Leonard, Arthur, Allan and Eddj,e, all of Prince George.
Pallbearers for the funeral were N. T. Radley, Austin McLellan, Lars Strome, William Bexon, Oscar Slat-tan and Samuel Steven.
Alex McDiarmid Allen of Vancouver is serving seven days in Prince George jail.
He pleaded guilty before Police lfcagistrate'P. J. Moran last Saturday to a; charge of vagrancy. He was assessed a fine of $10 and $1,75 costs or seven daoo, and Hon. H. G. Perry were chosen 'honorary presidents.
With the course reported to be drying up nicely, the official opening is planned for April 26.
May 5 is membership deadline.
Deputies to Wire or Phone Plebiscite Vote
Progressive Reports to be
Issued to Public as Received on Monday, April 27.
To avoid delay and to .'acquaint tihe people of Canada at the earliest moment with the trend of voting, results of the poll on the Dominion plebiscite April 27 will be telephoned or telegraphed by deputy returning officers to the returning officers of 6ach electoral district.
Bruce G. Parker of Prince George, returning officer for the electoral district of Cariboo, announces the o,bove program Is a complete cfliange in regulations previously issued by Ottawa.
Progressive counts will bo issued to the press and Public as resulta from the polls axe received. TO REPORT IMMEDIATELY
Where telephone and telegraph lines ore available in Cariboo electoral district, returning officers must inform Mr. Parker of the results of each ixll as soon as possible after polls are closed and affirmative and negative ballots arc counted. � Aav advance polr far tills district will be conducted April 23, 24 and 25 from 2 p.ni*till 10 p.m. in the Parker Building, George Street, at Prinoe George.
Railway employees, airplane crews, truckers, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, commercial travellers and others engaged in occupations that take tloem away from home at intervals are qualified to vote at the advance poll. LISTS CLOSE APRIL 18
The soldier votes will be taken in each military camp from April 16 to 25, inclusive, except Sunday.
Enumerators will complete the work of preparing voters' lists on Saturday, April IS. Local headquarters for the enumerators is the C.C.F. HalL Third Avenue. Deputy returnirvg officers are required to prepare the preliminary statements of the polls immediately after polls close and reports on results despatched to Mr. Parker. Where telephone and telegraph lines are not available they will bfr sent in by mail together with keys to the ballot boxes and1 ordinary polling statement accounts in envelope form No. 42.,
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Blackout Trial Plans Progress
Further preparations were made for the City's second blackout by the ARP executive committee meeting Wednesday night in the Government Building.
Two hundred and twenty sterilized field dressing bandages were received from tihe Prince George Nurses' Auxiliary for distribution to patrol wardens.
Dr. R. W. Alward reported the auxiliary had netted approximately $110 from bean ^suppers sponsored in aid of ARP work. SPECIAL SUPPLIES
Dr. Alward,, Dr. C. Bwert and P. Clark were appointed a committee by Maypr A, Mi Patterson to suggest to tihe auxiliary that a portion of the money be used to buy minor surgical supplies for the two main first aid^ stations at the Fire Hall and Government Building.
W .G. Dixon, with the Provincial Welfare Office here, left by plane today for Vancouver where he will lake up his new duties as assistant to the Executive director of the Vancouver Council of Welfare Agencies, Mrs, Dixon flew to the coast March 28.