TWO YANKS AS NAZI, AGENTS Two American -expatriates who allegedly served as willing propaganda agents for the Nazis during World War II have been returned to Washington by plane to stand trial for treason. Left to right are, Robert H. Best, formerly of Sumter, N.C.; Douglas Chandler, an ex-rcsident of Baltimore, Md., and an unidentified U.S. marshal as they left the marshal's office in Washington. , hiigratiilations, Buoy Mayor A rnold Ul First Day Mayor Nora E. Arnold tion of being one of the trates in all of Canada completed her first day of luty in the mayor s oiiiee lecorated with two large olorlul display of Christmas cards -g Giving buoryancy to her first iapas-,rmayorof Prince Rupert ere "literally hundreds" of fan otters from people In all parts C the country and the knowr :dgc that her' "victory at the olls three weeks ago has in- pired a tidal wave of national publicity for this city. Ahead of her is a difficult job f leading the city through peri- ous financial straits involving ehabilitation of its streets, ser- iccs and utilities, and to which he has vowed to give "as much f my time and energy as is eccssary." After being elected to office tni a ticket whicn involved a laim that Prince Rupert rc- uircd only a part-time mayor, ith a consequent saving to city l the matter of the mayor's alary, Mayor Nora Arnold to- ay announced her formal of- Mice hours as being from 10 clock until 11:30 in the morn- ng and from 4 o'clock to .5 IAILWAYMAN IAS RETIRED Kritish Columbia Storekeeper For C.N.Il. iii ,Ii.U. 'Finishes After 'Thirty Years VANCOUVERJ. II. F. Mor- an. district storekeeper, .Cana- iaiv National Railways, British ;oluir.lMa district with head-. uarters at Port Mann, has rc- rcd on pension after a long lilway .stores career which com-iniccd at Winnipeg in 1903. A esident of New Westminster, h'. Morgan had charge of C.N.R. s in this province since 1010. Ie went to Port Mann just a oar ni'tnr the- railway terminal 'Pencil. A- L. Gould", .storekeeper for 'ic C.N.R. at Fort Rouge, Man., ncc 1943, has bcenippoiulcct o succeed Mr. Morgan as district lorekecper for British Colum Mr. Gould has had long ex- mence in the railway's stores "Purtment. Ho started with the '(t Grand Trunk Pacific line hi IJ18 as night sloroninn nl. nivpi-s. 'Ian., subsequently working at fjrisary and DTumheller, Alia., ,luux Lookout, Oiuj and Fort iouge. ATTENTION Desiring; work phone Determination who enjoys the distinc three women chief magis Thursday behind a desk bouquets, of flowers and a o'ijQCin, thaaf ternooiw,,... . "However,"' she said, "mybusi-ness office Is only a short distance from. '.the 'City Hall and I can get here in a minute if I am required. In addition to my regular hours at the City Hall I intend to give as much of my time and energy to the city's business as is necessary." Mrs. Arnold's election to the mayoralty of Prince Rupert on December 14 resulted in a wide wave or newspaper attention based on the fact that she is mayors. Leading the trio of women mayors is Reeve Ann Shipley of the township of Tcck, in Ontario, who is also chief magistrate cf the city of Timmins. Rccvc Shipley had the distinction of being Canada's only chief magistrate for 'a number of years. The third member is Mrs. Popof f, of Slocan, B.C., who was elected mayor in iast December's elections, at the same time Mayor Arnold achieved office. Since her election, Mayor Ar nold has received 'letters and telegrams of congratulations and Christmas cards by the hundreds from all parts of Canada. Her picture and ' stories have been published in newspapers across the country. Among her fan mail is a letter from. a Mrs. Nora Arnold in Bristol, Prince Edward Island, who was inspired to write her be cause of the Similarity of names, Another came from Mrs. Cath arine McFaydcn of Charlotte town, Prince Edward Island, who lived in Prince Rupert In the early railroad construction days, and who retained a fond memory of this city. Business and Professional Women's clubs throughout tho country have congratulated her, as has the national executive of that body. Mrs. Arnold was tho founder and first president of the Prince Rupert Business and Professional Women's Club, and now is honorary president. With her Background as an organizer and business woman, Prince Rupert has reason to look forward to sound direction in a difficult year under Mrs. Arnold, its first woman mayor. Unemployed Members of UNITED FISHERMEN'S AND ALLIED WORKERS' UNION Secretary at Black 953 ""Tit Los Angeles Hotel Fire One Man Loses His Life When Incendiary Conflagration Swept Hostelry LOS ANGELES (CP) One man was burned to death and four others were injured when fire swept a small downtown hotel today. Police said that one occupant of the hotel was being held, for questioning because an empty gasoline can was found on the stairs. Many of the hotel's residents were hanging from the windows and getting ready to jump when firement arrived. Twenty-five were then taken down on ladders. SPECIAL NIGHT TELEGRAMS OFF Special etvenlng telegraph rates, In effect over Canadian National Telegraph wires for some years, were dropped at the first of the year, according to an announcement from the company's local office todlay. Regular night rates are now effective. Under the rates which were dropped on January 1, 40 words could be sent for the. price of 10 for delivery after 7 o'clock at night to poimts in Canada. The- regular night lcwer.or night message rates are now in effect SLACKEN UP ON TAXATION Former Deputy Minister of National Revenue Sees Ten tlcncy to bfcregard Obligations OTTAWA ((P) Canadians, who paid their taxes willingly enough during the war, are relaxing their sense of moral values now anH are tendine toward tax ev aslon practices. C. Fraser El- ii0tt, veteran income tax collect- or and former deputy minister n national revenue, said today, Elliott was recently appoint- ed Canadian High Commissioner to Chili Taxation, said Mr. Elliott in an address, has been heavy and a selfish trend was spreading. The idea is to get what you can by .way of advantage with out complying with accompanying national obligations." While matters had not yet reached a serious state, Mr. Elliott said, they required more careful watching in peacetime than ih wartime. IS FINED ON LIQUOR CHARGE George Mundon was fined $50 or one .month in jail in city police court this morning when ho was found guilty of a charge of supplying liquor -to an- Indian. He pleaded not guilty. THE WEATHER Synopsis Milder weathfr is in sight for the British Columbia coast to day as relatively warm moist Pa cific air spreads over the western part of .the profMcc. Cloudi ness which is now confined to the. northern coast is expected to spread gradually over the coast and lower mainland hi the next few days. Elsewhere, little change is expected. forecast Prince Rupert, Queen Charlottes and North Coa si Cloudy today, (becoming overcast tonight and Saturday. Intermittent rain or drizzle tonight and Saturday. Light winds along the mainland and southeasterly winds (30) over the Queen Charlottes today. Saturday Southerly winds (20 m.pii.). Milder tonight southern section, otherwise little change in temperature with lows expected at Port Hardy, 35; Massett, 38; Prime Rupert, 33. Highs Saturday-Port Hardy, 42; Massett, 45; Prince Rupert, 40. PHOV.NCIAL NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRDnSH'e DLUMBIA1 S NEWSPAPER e TAXI &TAXI TAXI Phone 235 Phone She 537 i DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE i 1 : DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Stand: Old Empress Hotel, Third Ave. Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" fc. l. n:ii jDiii aiiu j rr n.cu "vr rteaum .iu , VOL. XXXVI, No. 2. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS ' J.. v- "' stine Situation Still Troublous v j Hi FREAK WINDSTORMS CAUSE HEAVY DAMAGE Trail of debris was left when freak windstorms lashed western Ontario, damaging buildings and property. Most of the roof from the home of Mowat Stacey, near Dublin, Ont., top, and the garage blown away, leaving the car only slightly damaged. The lower view shows a wrecked house in Kitchener,, Ont., where the winds caused complete collapse of 'the building. Bulletin HAMILTON I'OWTll FAILS HAMILTON Thirty thousand industrial workers here were tfdlc today rxs a Tesult of a .serious tfjower Jai'uvc; Wu0o a heavy snowstorm which did tremendous .damage to transmission and communication lines. (More than nine inches fell at pnec. AUSTRALIA LEADING MELBOURNE Australia today held a fl7-run advantage over England with the first innings 'completed and the second innings uncer way in the third test (cricket .match played here for "The Ashes," emblematic of world icricket supremacy. STANDARDIZE EQUIPMENT LONDON A government source has confirmed that for the first time ureal 'Britain and the United States have agreed in principle to standardization iof "ccrlai,n items of military equipment" to fit United .Slates isizcs and patterns. It was said that no "all- embracing decision" had been made to standardize tall military equipment or the two countries. LOGGERS IN SESSION VICTORIA With 1000 delegates attending, ,i:ic convention of the International Woodworkers Association of America is in pessiqn here. An all-round 25 percent wage increase and 'extension i the 40-hour week arc being demanded. UAKISECUK ROBBED VANCOUVER Two armed bandits held up a barbecue lunch at .71st and Granville in the iYlarpolc area !aftcr the theatre 'hour 'last jnisht. Russell Kidil, the proprietor, was relieved of a wallet containing 000. TO SPEND $35,000,000 VANCOUVER P.. C. Telephone 'Uw. will isuend $35,000,-000 In improvements and extensions during the kicxt five years with ?8,00-,000 in the coming year, fPhcrc arc 22,000 on the vailing list for telephones. ' SENATOR NOT SWORN WASHINGTON Senator Theodore iiilbo walked to the bar f the Senate today to take the &ath for the third lime but .return to his seal without being sworn. The c'ath-taking was blocked by Senator Taylor who (opened his (fight to oust Bilbo, charging his actions were tainted with fraud. i . COLD IN VANCOUVER VANCOUVER The thermometer dropped 'to 11 degrees above zero during AVed-nesd9y.jnijht,, j Jlnu,l'0er Mainland (experienced its coldest weather 'of the (season. An amelioration, but with llicavy snow, is expected. iONTARIO DIM-OUT TORONTO As power shortage in 'the face of increased industrial demand becomes acute, the possibility of Another 'dim-out in 'Ontario is seen. Power for 'non-essential purposes 'would be 'curtailed. KILLED IN COASTING NORTH VANCOUVER Ray Sherman, 17-year-old North Vancouver boy, Sert of injuries sustained when a bobsleigh he was piloting crashed into Ian automobile at Chesterfield and Third Street. TRAIN WRECK SPOKANE A Milwaukee passenger train and a Union Pacific freight collided head-on half a mile from' Auburn station. There were no 'fatalities. "MAN OF THE YEAR" i NEW YORK Time Magazine selects 'James F. Byrnes, United States Secretary of Stale, as "man ,of the year" for his work in bringing about belter understanding between Russia and other United Nations. "GERRY" INSTALLED VANCOUVER With pomp and circumstance, Senator G. G. Mc.Gcer was installed as mayor of Vafncouvcr Wednesday. He entered the council chamber wearing his robes i'ml chain. The swearing-in was by 'Chief Justice W. B. Farris who lalcr shared with MctScer and thc mayor of Seattle, a guest, the dais in (lie council chamber. Police pipe band, U.C.M.I'. officers and police guard of honor participated. QUAKES IN ,'rOKYO TOKYO Tokyo had two light Earthquake shocks early today. They were ;of nbout five seconds duration each and Utile, if any, idanugc was done. Gordon Williams, brother of Mrs. R. D. Evans, wr.osc husband is in the Canadian immigration service here, left "by Wednesday night's train on hJs return to Smithcrs after spending the New Year holiday season with Mr. and Mrs. Evans. MUTILATION OF GLOVES OTTAWA 0 Investigation has teen opened toy War Assets Corporation into a report that used military leather gloves had beer dellbefflitiely,,ptvtilaed.Jt. IC Bcrf yT president -of ;vUe'.- cbr-poraticn, said today. Berry's office launched an inquiry after hearing that thousands of pairs' of surplus gloves, each with a slit in the front, had been found on sale m an Ottawa second-hand store. BRITISH MAJOR GOT TO PARTY LONDON When an army major was refused tickets to the exclusive Olaridge Hotel on New Year's Eve he telephoned and told the management that the Maharajah of Peshawar required places for four. The order was accepted and the army major and his party, when they came dressed with.', royal trappings and accoutrements of India, vrrre welcom ed warmly and accorded the best in the house. BURMESE SEEK QUICK FREEDOM LONDON it) Burmese dclc-atcs to the London Burma In dependence conference said on Thursday that they wquld insist that Britain concede Bur ma's freedom before January 31. General Uang San, chairman of the Burma council, said in Cal cutta that he would demand that the present council be turned Into a national govern ment' MINISTER IS FIRED UPON . HANOI (QT French colonial minister Mar J us Moutet was fired on by snipers after he arrived in Hanoi yesterday for an on- the-spot investigation of conditions there. Moutet, sent to' Inclo-China by the French government to in quire into the three weeks old lighting between French alul Viet Namcsc Republican forces, flew to Hanoi, storm centre of the trouble. The French garrison at Ham-dinn still is repulsing strong Vict Nam attacks. Local Tides Saturday, January 4,' 1947 High 10:44 21.5 feet 23:50 18.5 feet Low 4:26 8.3 feet 17:33 3.2 feet British Gov't js Put on Spot by New Attacks JERUSALEM (CP) Stern British counter-measures were predicted today in the wake of widespread attacks by the Jewish underground on British mililtary installations in which at least one British officer was slain and a score or more persons WOMEN SPIES EXECUTED IN HORROR CAMP 1 HAMBURG Prosecution of the Ravensbruk concentration I camp personnel on war crimes ' .charges has disclosed that three , British wemen parachutists, who had been 'captured in France while on special missions, were l executed in vne norror camp. They were tied to a stake -and shot. BRANDS BILBO PROBE FARCE MOSCOW l(P) The newspaper Ukraine Pravda yesterday called the United States Senate In- le,tll ofJen?tor eod?5 Intimated that the United States has no business objecting to elections in Bulgaria and Romania when It allowed such elections as Bilbo's. In Washington, some Democratic senators threatened a filibuster against Republican attempts to ous't Bilbo. TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Lid.) WliWWWIiWWAW.W Vancouver Bralorne 11.50 B. R. Con .'. .08 Vi B. R. X 12 Cariboo Gold 2.75 Rentonia 26 Grull Wihksne . 09 Hedley Mascot 1.24 Min to 05 Pend Oreille 3.00 Pioneer 3.55 Premier Border 0Qy2 Premier Gold 1.33 Privateer 58 '2 Reeves McDonald 1.10 Reno lV2 Salmon Gold 20 Sheep Creek : 1.25 Taylor Bridge 65 ltrl. 1 1 x rwrt t vvnucwaier u'a Vananda (ask) .27 Congress .09 12 Pacific Eastern (ask) 45 Hedley Amalgamated 10 Spud Valley 19 Central Zeballos 06 Oils A. P. Con 13 Calmont 26 C. &E 1.75 Foothills 1.95 Homo 2.78 Toronto Aumaque : 76 Beattic 67 '2 Bobjo 15 Buffalo Canadian 2l Cons. Smelters 86.25 Eldona 86 Elder 1.07 Giant Ycllowknirc 6.20 Hardrock 60 Jackknife 09 Joliet Quebec 36 Little Long Lac 2.01 Madscn Red Lake 3.50 MacLeod Cockshutt .... 1.91 Moncta 55 Vs Omega 18 Pickle Crow 2.95 San Antonio 4.20 Senator Rouyn 53 Sherritt Gordon 2.15 Steep Rock 2.15 Sturgeon River 22 Lynx 27 Lapaska 39 God's Lake , 60 Negus 2.05 Aubelle -.36 Heva Gold 83 Harricana 18 McKenzie Red Lake 82 Donalda 1.53 Hockey Scores Toronto 5, New York 4. wounded. It was one of the biggest sim ultaneous operations ever launched In the Holy Land by the underground which used mines, grenades, automatic weapons and home-made flame throwers In separate attacks in Jerusalem. Tel Aviv and two other centres 'British g0vernment and Jewish Agency SOUrces express- ed uef today that Lieut. Gen. R1- Allan r,irmlneham. Pales- tine High Commissioneri wouid ask the cabinet for autnorlty tn lallrl.h nff(1nsive tn -smash Jewish resistance in the Holy Land. The new attack had the British on' the spot with two alternativeseither to find a final solution to the Palestine problem or put the Holy Land under military rule. IS INJURED IN STREET MISHAP Eric E. Gustafson, city waterworks foreman, is in hospital today suffering from a broken col lar-bone resulting rrom a street accident Thursday morning. Ac cording to a police report,. Mr. Gustafson failed to notice, a truck passing slowly on Third Avenue, near the post office, and, walkgdj Jpto the side of the vehicle whlch""was driven by John Moritz. JOHN BALFOUR RITES THURSDAY Funeral service ror the late John Balfour, whose body was recovered last week after he had drowned near Port Edward on October 31, was held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Gienvllle Court chapel with Revf R. A. Wilson of First United Church officiating. Friends of the deceased who gathered in the chapel sang the hymns "O God, Our Help in Ages Past" and "Abide With Me," 'The service was under the direction of the Prince Rupert branch, Canadian Legion, and at the graveside the "Last Post" was sounded by flugler W. J. Rancc. Pallbearers were Ralph Smith, Viotor Dell, Harry Stanley, Pat Mazzel, Jack Smith and Louis Knutson. Kurt Meyer Is Learning English OTTAWA W Oerman General Kurt Meyer, working In the library of the Marltlmes penitentiary at Dorchester, New Bruns wick, is completing his first year of a life term for rpsponslbility for shooting a number of Canadian war prisoners In Normandy in 1944. The comparatively youthful head of a Hitler Youth division of the German army is reported to have made considerable strides in mastery of the English language since his ar rival in prison. RESTRICTIONS OFF OTTAWA Canada's foreign trade channels have been cleared still further with the removal of export - import restrictions on several commodities, chiefly fish, including Pacific Coast Springs, and textiles. Miss Vina Lavigne is sailing tomorrow night 011 the Camosun for Victoria where she will enter St. Joseph's Hospital to take up nurses' training. 1947 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY A new telephone directory is about to be published. All changes of listings must be in by January II in writing at the city utilities office. City Telephone Department 9