Devoid to the |ntere.t, of Centra, and An Independent Weekly Prince George, B.C., Thursday, May 20, 1943 #2.00 Year istrict Raises $390,600 For Victory Loan FQ Pat Porter Killed During Berlin Bombing History Repeated Here in Reverse History repeated itself in reverse here Monday when' the Spring Assizes of the Supreme Court were held. Chief Justice Wendell Parris, in acknowledging a welcome from P. E. Wilson, K.C., recalled that the presiding judge in one of the first cases in which he appeared as a young lawyer in the Kooten-ays was Mr. Wilson. lilies Expecting Early rictory on Attu Island They Corner Japanese BRITISH UNITED PRESS — THURSDAY, MAY 2O. ' (Special to The Citizen) WASHINGTON—Allied forces appear headed for early rv on Attu Island. The Japs are sealed in a pocket on the h astern end of the island and face annihilation or capture. weather will make them vulnerable targets for both off-1 naval batteries and land guns. Tokyo says the Attu de-1 rs suffered heavy casualties, at least 6 per cent in one en- fccment. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, NORTH AFRICA — At gt 29 Axis planes have been destroyed by Allied airmen in [Mediterranean area during the last 24 hours. An Allied communique reports five enemy airfields have n raided, four in Sardinia and one in Sicily. WASHINGTON—Prime Minister Churchill's speech has led to quell demands in Congress for heavier blows at Japan. Advocates of knocking out Japan before Germany say they jdisappointed in Churchill's talk because of his indication the, jns would be smashed first. However, there is general ap-j (val of Churchill's pledge that Britain would fight alongside .Americans until Japan is beaten. Berlin Again Bomber Objective LONDON—R.A.F..Mosquito bombers raided Berlin again It night for the fourth time within a week. Other Allied air-jies attacked targets in France and Belgium during the night. ntinuing the non-stop assault against Axis Europe, two big nations of Allied aircraft roared across the English Channel aid undisclosed objectives on the continent today. Meanwhile, a small number of Nazi planes were over Lon-ithis morning, but were kept high in the air by effective anti- aft fire, and dropped only a few bombs. MOSCOW—Red Army artillery pounded Nazi lines in the Jvorossisk, Rostov and Leningrad areas. Tewnty-three Ger- idefence positions near Novorossisk and 15 near Leningrad s been destroyed. The Nazis say Soviet troops have started Jensive drives at four points. Moscow is silent on this report LONDON—British observers state the Allies have started aatic drives to help soften Europe for invasion.'They be-United Nations diplomats1 are trying to make sure our will get inside help when they invade Italy. They assert leaders are working for French unity and a solution to i problems affecting Russia. $30,000 Mill Fire at Terrace TERRACE—Little, Haughland & Kerr lumber mill at Ter- was completely gutted by fire Wednesday night with an nated damage of $30,000. The municipal water supply went ipletely dry and bucket brigades drew water from a nearby , . , , . ,., lh. However, it only succeeded in keeping the blaze from morning without the need for selecting a jury. Two cases were ading. H. G. Cooper of the B.C. Forest Service said troops traversed to the Fall Assizes and a stay of proceedings was ilocal camps lent valuable aid. 'granted in a third. WASHINGTON — The Canadian Wartime Information! Case of Rex vs. Poole, in which Steven Poole, a Fort Flying Officer Charles Edward "Pat" Porter, 23 years, popular athlete and well known throughout the northern part of British Colunibia, is reported officially as .missing on active service after-air operations over Berlin. . He is believed killed from information' furnished the' International Red Cross by the Germans (See FLYER. KILLED, Page Five) Need Teacher, But No Space For Classroom Elementary school population here has increased so much in recent months that another teacher is required, but there is no room for a new classroom. School trustees Friday night ordered a letter be writen to Dr. H. B. King,, chief inspector of schools, requesting him to come to Prince George as soon as possible to- discuss the acute situation. .---' Resignation of Miss- Freda Geiger, elementary school teacher, was accepted with, regret. Miss Geiger will leave atr" the end of the present school term. "Cost of liability insurance to cover technical school work will be investigated. R. C. Brown, high school science teacher, will be granted leave of absence as from June 16 to attend cadet camp. Application will be made by the -board for membership in the B.C. Trustees' Association. Former Local Child Killed Two Cases Traversed To Fall Assizes of B.C. Supreme Court Spring Assizes of the Supreme Court here, with Chief Farris presi d announces that J. L. Ralston, minister of national defence, Ware Indian, is charged with the murder last January of his >J,tnnd-an Chiefs of staff are enroute to Washington to con-; wife was set over when tne court was informed witnesses were f with Prime Minister Churchill. OTTAWA — Defence headquarters announces a former jadier has resigned his commission in the Canadian army gone overseas as a private. He is is Pte. K. A. Leclaire, ner c°mmander of a brigade in Canada. LONDON—Canadian-born Air Commodore A. C Critch-'Ql the R.A.F. has been appointed executive head of British I pffts Airwavs Corporation, it is reported unofficially. CAGO—Some 82,000 persons are homeless as rivers to leave their banks in the American mid-west. The "'• u st reams have taken a toll of at least nine lives and prop-ge titd i illi f dl Mi il h •eff ~ estimated in millions of dollars. Mines vital to the tort and defence industries have been forced to close. I,!! £TAWA—Munitions Minister Howe last night appealed itoKnnv f" householders and building'owners to conserve " "rfuel supply by cutting down heat immediately. Th> 15, V6' sa'^ Howe, is particularly grave in respect to the M?PP»y. His appeal is not directed to hospitals, orphan-for the aged and iniirmed. yand Girl Cadets Do at Annual Inspection honor to them-tne school last Thursday c they swung through as and J^ conducted by Capt. j r^ciflc Command ^ nson- a'7 Phased him- with the aruT drill three of salute and Then the of squad, under the 1 The girls gave demonstrations of marching by squads. Following the physical training display, cadets joined in games and b detachment of boys gave a display of vaulting and tumbling. An examination was held in signaling. Dick Heln is company major for the boys. Bernard McKenzie is rap-tain, and lieutenants are Bill Blackburn and Robert Clements. Georgina Patterson is company major for the girl cadets and has Betty Aitken as captain. Lieutenants are Leslie Fraser, Vivien Campbell and Betty Moffat. Q. B. Williams is trij> to Vancouver. on a business not present. Case of David Brown. 16 year-old Fort St. John youth, charged with manslaughter in the. shooting and Killing of Jacob Epp, also was traversed to the next assize because of absence of witnesses. The Crown petitioned for a stay of proceedings in the case of Rex vs Callieou, in which Urbin Callieou, Indian, was charged with attempted rape at Fort Nelson. This case had been traversed from the 1912 full assize. The Crown felt that evidence did not warrant it proceeding with the case. EXPLAINS ABSENCE ) A. McB. Young, crown counsel in the Poole murder case, said arrange, ments had been made to bring witnesses here by plane on May 12 from Fort Ware. The witnesses were ready but a plane was not available that day. When the plane reached Fort Ware on May 15 the witnesses, who were Indians and trappers, had "returned to the bush," said Mr. Young. The plane had returned the the next day but the witnesses did not appear. Difficulty was being experienced in obtaining services of an interpreter, who understood the Beaver Indian language. P. E. Wilson, K.C. counsel for the defence, said he regretted the case could not be proceeded with and pointed out that the accused, Steven Poole, was In confinement. The Chief Justice observed~there had been no lack of effort by the crown to bring in the witnesses, but stressed the need for the case being tried at the earliest date. He declared the Indian was entitled to the same consideration in court as a white man. a While he appreciated the need for (See SPRING ASSIZES, Page Five) Stores, Offices A re Closing for Monday, May 24 Monday, May 24, will be observed in Prince George as a holiday by stores and businesses, with the exception of the banks and post office. The day is not considered a holiday by the Federal government, but is being observed as such by the B.C. government. The Government Building offices and City Hall will be closed for the day along with stores and business offices. Soldiers and Civilians Loan Money Freely to Outdistance Quota People throughout Prince George and district, from Hulatt to Valemount, opened thsir hearts and pocketbooks and subscribed a grand total of $390,600 during the Fourth Victory Loan campaign just concluded. This is $150,600 over the original quota. In the Third Victory Loan applications numbered 999 for a total of $281,900. This campaign 2000 applications were ,re- > ceived. Biggest day of the drive was last Friday, Eighth Army Day, when many, bond purchasers returned to'buy another in honor of Gc-neral Montgomery and his ,.army. ""turns lor ihai day alone were $85,350. This district was asked to raise $31,900 on that day. Outstanding in this district was the effort of the army, soldiers of Prince George area subscribing; $102,000,. or 200 per cent of their objective. In the entire division, $221,400 was raised. C.N.R. employees in this district went far over their total for the ¦ Third Victory Loan. Their response was 205 applications for $24,600, exceeding expectations of canvassers. Employees of Carter-Halls-Aldin-ger Co. Ltd. again did splendidly, subscribing $19,400. McBride district raised $16,950 and Giscome came through with $16,050. Chinese residents placed 44 applications for bonds totalling $4,850. H. "Joe" Hewlett was top salesman for the campaign, bringing in a total of $56,000. Mayor A. ML.Patterson, campaign chairman, speaking to the committee Wednesday, praised the citizens and soldiers for their splendid efforts and thanked" volunteer workers for maintaining high enthusiasm throughout the drive. His worship spoke highly of the people of central B.C. and said that by their repeated and consistent response to the country's calls for support they had shown themselves to compare very favorably with the residents of any other district in the Dominion of Canada. Robert L. Hager of Vancouver, unit organizer for the campaign, had done a "grand job," declared Mayor Patterson. E. P. Little, vice-chairman, also spoke highly of Mr. Hager's efforts and his untiring enthusiasm and leadership. Mr. Little had praise for George Milburn and his speakers' committee, and for A. B. Moffat,. chairman of the, public relations committee. -. Turning to Capt. Russell, military representative on the campaign com-J mittee, Mr. Little said he wished all those in camp to know how much the committee and citizens generally appFeciated their tremendous support of the Victory Loan,.. Votes of thanks were passed to Mayor Patterson, Mr. Hager, T. S. Carmichael ,who acted as committee secretary; Mrs. Ralph Floyd, Dennis Wilson, 3 year-old son of Captain and Mrs. Bruce Wilson of Edmonton and formerly of this city, was instantly killed May 12 when his father's motorcycle fell on him and a sharp piece of metal pierced his chest near his heart. The accident occurred in, the back yard of the Wilson home shortly after the father had left to report for duty. Dennis celebrated his third birthday on April 28. Captain Wilson is well known in British Columbia aviation circles, and for several years operated the P.G.E. taxi and stage line here. Mrs. Wilson is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Houghtaling of this city. Canning Ration In This District Ten Pounds Recruiting Unit Of R.C.A.F. is Well Pleased Applications were taken from six men and two women when the R.C. A.P. mobile recruiting unit visited Prince George for the first three days of this week. The-men seek enlistment with ground crews. The recruiting party was pleased with the response, largest in the communities visited along the C.N. line. From here the unit went to Quesnel. CARETAKER FOUND DEAD ON MINE TRAIL WILLIAMS LAKE—Charles Pyy-kka, caretaker of the.Snowshoe Gold Quartz Mine on Snowshoe Plateau, was found dead on the trail to the mine. An enquiry revealed the man died from natural causes. Indications are that residents of Prince George district will not receive more than 10 pounds of sugar per person for canning and jam-making. Coupons for home canning should be distributed by the end of May. Application across Canada for sugar totalled twice the 100,000,000 pounds available for canning. Owing to the distance Prince George is from fruit markets, it was hoped here that a larger quota would be allowed.- Five Divorces Granted Here Decrees .^absolute were granted five petitioners for divorce by Chief Justice Wendell Farris in Supreme Court here Monday and Tuesday. Divorces were granted Josepji J. Hoffart of Prince George from Stella Margaret Hoffart; Henry Charles Courvoisier of Port St. John from Anne Courvoisier; Flora Holmes of Prince George from Reginald Holmes; Helen Isabel Brotherston of Prince George from Earl Winston Brotherston, and Milton Lanson Davis of Pinchi Lake from Myrtle Irene Davis. campaign office secretary; I. O. O. P. Lodge for use of their building for meetings, and The Citizen. Six Receptacles For Waste Paper Six waste paper receptacles are being placed in the business district and the public is being asked to drop all discard paper and cartons in them to assist the City in keeping streets clean. The green tin boxes with yellow lettering present a rieat appearance and are placed at convenient points in the town. Trapper Missing In Northern B.C. Fear is held for the safety of William Wittier of Fort MacLeod, who is overdue on his trap-line on the Campbell River, according to re-iports to Game Inspector Thomas VanDyk. The trapper was expected to come out at Christmas time. No word of the man has been. received since prior to that time.