PROVINCIAL LIBRARY An Independent Weekly New.paper Devoted to the Intere»U of Central and North STUART [riously Concerned er Aleutian Chain May Withdraw From Tobruk—Order Binds AH idians to Jobs—Gasoline Ration Unit Reduced—Red on the Offensive in Bloody Kharkov Fighting BRITISH UNITED PRESS — THURSDAY, JUNE 18 (Special to The Citizen.) [iCTORIA—Canada's Pacific Coast commander reveals Canadian planes and anti-aircraft units are aiding in the cc of Alaska. Lieut.-Gen. Kenneth Stuart, in disclosing [sistance by Canadian forces, says he is quite concerned ie Japanese invasion of the Aleutian Islands. \IRO—British headquarters announces the withdrawal [tish .troops from Al Adem and Sidi Rezegh, two Libyan towns which were important anchor points of the Imper- protecting Tpbruk. London quarters suggest the British withdraw firom Tobruk if Marshal Rommel's forces cut off [editerranean base. fcTTWA — Donald Gordon, chairman of the Wartime k and Trade Board, announced Wednesday that coupon bng of sugar starts throughout Canada July 1. The ration te half a pound a weftk foKeach person. No other commodi-Kll be included in the coupon rationing, said Mr. Gordon. More for Military Service1 )TTAWA—J. T. Thorson, ministerxof national war serv-lounced Wednesday the age limit J<*r compulsory mili-[ervice in Canada has been raised from 30^o 35. Tb,e order I in single men and widowers without children. )TTAWA — Effective Wednesday, employersN in Canada not dismiss an employee without notifying Selective Serv-ithorities nor hire employees without securing permission. Little, director of National Selective Service^ announced. )TTAWA—Effective at midnight tonight, the gas uniMn [Quebec and Ontario will be cut from 5 to 4 gallons, C. D> i, minister of munitions and supply, announced yesterday, ler change now in effect is that quarterly restrictions on bns in Class "A" category will be abolished, making pos-f use of all gasoline rationing coupons at any time. ,ONDON — Unconnrmed Tcports say American bombers i action in Russia. The London E)aily Express reports U.S. ; are helping defend Sevastapol in the Crimea. There is no il confirmation of this report. [OSCOW—The Russians report successful fighting on the Kharkov and Sevastapol fronts. Soviet dispatches i the Red Army is on the offensive around Kharkov in what [develop into another drive to recapture the German-held Around Sevastopol the Russian defenders are holding their id against fierce German attacks. . i Pressing Japs at Nanchang CHUNGKING—Chinese forces hammered through the out-Ifences to within 15 miles of Nanchang, Jap-held capital of l%si Province? A Chinese military spokesman says pressure e enemy base is so great the Japs have been forced to pull ps from offensive fronts to reinforce the Nanchang garrison. KNKARA—It will take the Germans several months to re-Idamage done to Rumanian oil fields in the first American )id in Europe. It is how disclosed that 15 American Consol- d B-24 bombers raided the Ploesti oil fields last Friday. planespTunning out of gas, were forced down in Turkey. L-ONDON—British planes made widespread night raids on ^-occupied territory. The submarine base at Saint Nazaire ieFrench coast was blasted by British bombers. Hurricanes jAmerican-built Douglas Boston bombers raided air fields ailways in northern France and Belgium, atement on Wages wed by Pearson George 8. Pearson' has following statement conoern- Prtvileges and restrictions of yera in the matter of raising or paying a cost-of-living reat deal of misunderstanding and some bitterness is being through lack of knowledge Part of both employers and yees as to the right of employ-_ make changes in their wage Jents. Generally speaking, it said tlhat an employer may Without tihe authority ojf tihe War Labor Board", increase we. the basic scale of wages by Mm in October, 1941, nor [an employer commence to pay F-of-living bonus or add to the of a cost-of-]iving bcimw Paid without consent of War Labor Board or time as the National War Boai'd announces that a oost-* ^m* may be paid as the rise in bhe cost-bf-living October, 1941. ONS ^T ^tions under employer can increase the "* employee as, for in- another posi- for which the employer has been paying a higher rate of wages. However, it is wiser for any employer to make an application to> tihe Regional War Labor Board, 415 kail Building, 789 Pender Street West, Vancouver, before making' any advance whatever in the wages paid his employee!. Workmen are at liberty to- request employers to make an application to the Regional War Labor Board for an increase in wages,or for payment of a cost-of-living bonus and, if ,tiie employer agrees, a joint request may be made, or eitftier employer or employee may make such an application to the Regional War Labor Board. It should be pointed out that the conditions under which tihe Board can agree to an increase in basic rates or allow a cost-of-living bonus are very limited. Generally speaking,, it may be said thait the Board may agree to an increase in the basic wage raites only if the basic rates now being paid are low as compared with t&e rates generally prevailing for the same or substantially similar occupations in tihe locality or any locality which, tn ttie opinion of the board, is comparable. In dealing with any application C8ee PEARSON, Page .Eight) Prince George, B.C., Thursday, June 18, 1942 #2.00 a Year High U.S. Official Here to Probe Railway and Roads Frederic A. Delano, chairman of the United States Na-Htkmal Resources Council Planning Board at Washington, arrived in Prince George this morning by train and with his party is registered at the Prince George Hotel. Mr. Delano, uncle of President Roosevelt, ^ill investigate and submit reports on the advisability of building a railway from Prince George to Alaska and of constructing two new Alaska hfghways. Sale of Salvage Realizes $200 For Red Cross More than $200 was cleared for the Prinpe George Red Cross branch (through shipment and sate at Vancouver of a carload of scrap, reports Jack Nicholson, chairman ot the local Salvage Committee. "We are delighted -with the returns," said Mr. Nicholson, "and we are endeavoring to collect enough scrap for another car in. two weeks' time. Alter that it is hoped to ship still another car." J.CC. Brief Broad in Scope The Prince George Junior Chamber of Commerce brief to be submitted to bhe B.C. Post-War Rehabilitation Council here Monday will outline the potentialities and resources of Central British Columbia. Junior Chamber members congratulated their committee, which in its brief draws attention to the post-war development possible in forestry, mining, agriculture, public works>vlan