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Thou\nmilling thl Mondiy deadline wlll\nbi liable to thi uiuil thru pir\ncent fine ind flvt pir eent innuil\nInterut on the unpaid biltnce.\nr\nCANUCKS WITHIN\n9 MILES Of\nPESCARA PORT\nBritish Push Ahead;\n5th Fights\nThrough San Vittore\nSTORMS MOUNT\nBy WU GALLAGHER\nAuoclited Pnu Wir Correipondent\nALGIERS, Dee. 30 (AR) -Vlc-\nterlout Cinidlin lit' Dlviilon\ntroopi todiy preued on beyond\ncaptured Ortoni on thl Adrlttlo\ncout to within nine mllu of the\nImportint port of Peictra, gitl-\nwiy te Rome,\nfa Uie two dm llnu Ortom'i\nfill thi Canadlani hid iwept icrou\nt wide aru Wut of the town ind\nwin nportid approaching the Valley of the Little Teton River. Infantry wu puihlng ilong the cout-\nll roid to Pescara, 11 mllu Northweit of Ortoni md it the Eutern\nterminus of l highway to Rome.\nwhllt tanki cut across country.\nTiie Null rearguard made one\nbrisk itand a mill outside Ortoni\nind enemy long-range irtlllery\nihelled the Canadians throughout\nthe cold diy.\n(William Stewart, a Cinidlin\nPnu Correspondent, reported a\nbittiUan of Weitern Canadian\ntroop travelled icrou country wtth\nmp\nNeir thl centre of the Itallin\nline, Britlih troopi ef the 8th\nArmy occupied ind puihed\nthrough Cutel dl Sangro In tha\nApennlne mountalni tomt 10 milei fnm the Adriatic. Cutel dl\nSangro li ilx mllu Northeut ot\nAlfedena ona roid loading Northwird up the hilli to the Peictrt-\nRome highway. Except for petroli\nthli part of tht front hai been In-\n\u2022etlvt for iome wuki.\nHud fighting wu tfl progreu it\nVilla Santa Maria ln the mountain\ncountry along the Singro River 22\nmllu inland bom thl Adrlitlc.\nUnited Stltu troopi of the AUled\n3th Army fought through the streets\nof the demolished village of Sin\nVittore, hinting out i path to thi\nitritegic City of Cassino on the\nmain Inland highway to Rome. .\nSan Vittore, sn the Southern bui\nof Mount Sammucro ilx milu from\nCasiino, wu reduced to rubble by\n\u25a0helling yuterdiy. Tht Oermini\nin rtrohgly entrenched in caves or\ndugouti on tbe .lopes North ot Sin\nVittore u wlll u on i ridge Eut\not the town itld it li l llow, coitly\nproceu to dig them out. tliis it believed to be the enemy'i lut powerful output before Cassino, whlcb ll\n70 mllu from Home.\nTroopi of the. Sth Army ln tte\nCentral lector itormed 3000-foot\nMount Cersauolt, thre milu Eait ot \t\nBltgio, et\\m-a batt-WBr uHwn.n.{--^ \u2014 j.*ag_. _m_r __.\nMount Ceruuoli overlooki the Col-1 \u2022*\u2022 \u00ab~\u00abs*tt \u00ab\u00bb thi niccesi\nle-Atina highway.\nLEAP FROG LANDING\nThe Oermin Agency DNB. uld\ntht Alliei1 hid made t \"Iup frog\"\nlanding on tbe Tyrrhenian cout be\nhind the Gerrnan linei nur \"\"\nAmtrlcam Follow Up Horn R.A.F. IUM\non Rodin With Now Blowi.\u2014Pi|t I.\n\u25a0If Chlefi to Maki Fiml Dtcliio.it on\nInvulon in England.\u2014Pigi 4.\nCimdiini Puihlng en From Ortoni Export\nOppotltien on Faro Unt.\u2014Paga 4,\nBRITUH COLUMBIA, CANADA-FRIDAY MORNINQ. DECEMBER 31. 1(43\nNUMBER 229\nUBOR LEADERS\nGIVE NEW .\nYEAR POLICY\nMust Oppose Strikes;\nDiscuss Post\nWar Gov't Attitude\nUBOR COOPERATE\nOTTAWA, Deo. 80 (CP)-Libor\nletden In New Yur meuigei todiy dlicuiied Itbor'i pltce In thl\nremaining wir yetri md In thl\npirlod of reconitruction,\nPercy R. Bengough, Pruldint of\nthe Trades and Labor Congreu ot\nCanada, uld libor muit stay with\nlti. wir policies ind oppose wirtlme\nstrikes, thui fulfilling iti obligations\nto thi armed forcei.\nA, R. Mother, President ot tht Cinidlin Congreu ot Libor, duit\nlargely with the post-wir period ln\nwhich \"the attitude ot Industry ind\not government 'will determine\nwhether progreu will ba made\npeacefully or whether lt Will be\nnecessary to itruggli igainst reactionary forcu blindly endeavoring\nto protect their privilegei In defiance ot the populir wlir\nMr. Bengough nld labor recognizes lti luki in tbt wu li tquil\nto thit ot uy othir group.\n\"Tbi fact thtt iome outsidt the\nranks of libor hivt not ytt fully\nrealized their responsibilities ind\nhave not cooperated with ltbor ln\nthi wtr effort muit not be illowed\nto sidetrack the miln objective\nwhich ii win the wir ln thl shortest possible time. Labor muit stay\nwith iti war policies daring the coming yur ind until vlotory ti won\nover the forcu of iggruiion tbrotd,\nu well u over tbt nme influence\nit home so ippirent in the new\nwage-control ord)\n_--..... \u2014- \u25a0\u25a0_.__\u25a0 -\n_ the\nmouth of the Garigliano River, llie\nbroidcut claimed the iction wu\nlocalized before tht Allies could\nreach tbe Applin Wiy, the coastal\nrotd to Borne..\nAllied bombers igiln concentrated on blocking seaports ind railroads which the enemy umi to supply till forces ln Italy. For tht ucond itrilght diy U. S. heavy bomben imuhed it Rimini, big seaport\ntnd railway centre 3D milu South\nof Venice and left ilmUtr wncktge\n\u2022t thl rail Junction of Ferrara in the\nlimt vicinity.\nRailroad Heads\nAccuse U.S.\niOO PLANES PASTE NAZI CITIES\n22 Hun Divisions\nii .\nReel Back\nFrontiers\nBy JAMES M. LONG\nAttociated Preti Stiff Writer\n.\nWASHDWHON, Det. 30-.AP) -\nChlefi of three railroad unioni who\ncancelled itrike authorizations only\nafter government seizure of the\nUnited Statu railroad system, accused the administration tonight of\ndelay and mishandling of the wage\ndlipute.\nTin Joint itatement wu Iuued\nby top offlecn of tht firemen, conductor! ind iwltehmen ihortly tfter\nthe Wtr Depirtment decalred that\nIt could not return the railroads to\nprivate management \u2022\u25a0 It desired\nbecause at leait two of thl unioni\nhad merely poitponed their itrike\ncancellation orden for the period\nat Government control rather thin\ncancel them.\nThey lam charged that two other\noperating brotherhoodi, who capitulated tint, hid itruck them \"\u2022 stab\nln thi bick.\"\nIbi ititement disclaimed my re-\nipomibillty for the takin; ovtr of\nthl ctrrien, ind uierted thlt \"for\nfive dayi we tnd othtr responsible\nrepresentatives of our unioni were\nwaiting fr nme representative of\nlhe administration to miki some\nmove In the direction of in idjuit-\nment,\" but the adminiitration tr-\nringed no muting.\nTo Aik Federal Gov't\nfor Hearing on\n|ap Property Appeal\nVANCOUVER, Dec. 10 (CP) -\nFollowing refiual of the Mlniitry of\nJuitlce to direct i ipeclil Exchequer\nCourt union In Vincouver to heir\nthe Japaneu property ownen' ippeal for cancellation of the ull of\ntheir .property, J. Arthur MacLen-\nrun, ictlng for Mu Jiptnue, uld\nhe would uk tbe Federil Oovernment to give the cue in early hearing In Ottawi. \u00bb\nCanada had achieved ln her war\neffort would provide confidence\na and experience In muting unprecedented problemi after the wir.\n\"Thi libor movement is willing\nto cooperate ln every effort thlt is\nbeing mide to bring ibout a peaceful uid orderly development ot Canada's Industrial structure md policial ln iuch i wiy u to ensure tit\nmoit efficient uw of material md\nhumtn resources for tht genenl\nwelfire,\" he idded.\nMr. Mother referred to the ponlblllty of m election ln 1944.\n\"There ihould be no confusion In\nthe public mind with regard to the\nlnue Involved, which Is limply\nwhether Canada ll to fo forward\ninto I new order of puce ind economic well-being, or whether her\nprogress li to be thwarted by selfish interests Intent on preserving\ntheir right to exploit the people\nfbr profit, rather thtn operate Induitry for the benefit of ill,\" he\nnid.\nWhile there ibould be no suggestion of reitrletloni on initiative and\nenterprise directly into NcfaUy\nuseful chinneli, the wir hid ihown\nthlt induitry functions belt when\nlt li controlled md directed in the\npublic interest.\"\nTwo Children Killed,\nThird Dies Later,\nAfter Axe Attacks\nMONTREAL, Dec, 10 (CP)-Two\nchildren were Instantly killed and\na third fatally Injured today In axe\nittacki ln thl basement of thilr\nWut-end Hampton Avenue home.\nTonight, police wen holding Mri.\nEdna McLennan, 43-year-old mother of the thru chlldnn, on the technical charge of material witneu for\nthe Inqueit Into the thru deathi.\nAccording to police, Mn. McLennan hid called i doctor urly ln thl\nifternoon ind the doctor called\npolice immediately tfter hli arrival\n\u2022t the home ln residential Notre\nDame de Gran. Thiy utd tbe children wen found In the basement,\nwith \u2022 blood-itilned txe netrby.\nThe detd wen Dontld McLennan, 2, ind hli iliter Ellen, eight.\nNlne-yur-old Mlrltm McLenntn\nwu taken to hoipital with urloui\nhead woundi md the died on ir-\nrlviL\nVisitors to B. C.\nMud Wall Fhe\nDays lor Liquor\nVTClOMA, Dtc 80 (CP)-Vlil-\nton from the United Statu md other Provinces of Cinadi la' 1M4 will\nbe unable to mtke liquor purchtiu\nuntil Sny have bees In BrltUh Co-\nlumbla five dayi, Liquor Commit\niloner W. F. Kennedy announced\ntoday.\nThii ts rtclproctl u tir u Wuh'\nIngton State md Alberti in concerned. Britlih ColumUini then\nmuit wilt uvenl dayi befort tbey\nun obtain a permit.\nLiquor Board officlili expect thli\nntw ngulation to uve thouundi of\nbottlu i year for Britlih Colum-\nbltne.\nNext yetr purchuu miy be made\ntwice-monthly md It win tlto be\npouible to buy both hird liquor md\nPortugal Receives\nCanadian Wheat\nLISBON, Dec. 80 (AP) - Portugil thli month received 43,000 toni\nof whut trom Cinidi, thl Unittd\nSUtu and Argentina. Eight ihlpi\u2014\nthru Britlih, two Swediih, one Sptnlih end two Portuguue\u2014cerrled\nthe cereal.\nThi newspaper o Seculo commented: \"There It much wt owe to\nthue natloni which, undir preient\nconditioni md deipite Iheir own requirements, in tupplylng Portugil\nwith greatly-needed wheat md even\ntrtniporting It ln thtlr own ihlpi,1\nilnu thi Portuguue merchint ml\nrim li Inefficient\"\na permit holder may pur-\nchan a imall bottle of bard liquor\nand later in tbe month, or it tilt\nnme time, miy buy i doien beer,\nor i doxen tnd I half, depending on\nOn monthly ration\nLONDON Dec. 29 (AP)-nA routed German Army of 2 '\ndivisions\u2014perhaps 300,000' men\u2014reeled back toward the\nPolish and Rumanian frontiers tonight, abandoning thousands\nof vehicles and more than 100 big guns, as the Russian 1st\nUkrainian Army In the greatest Soviet offensive of the Winter\npoured through a 185-mile breach in the heart of the Cerman\ntastwall.\nMore than 300 communities were captured today by the\nRussians who are now 43 miles from the Polish border and 90\nmiles from the Dniester Rivert;\nfrontier of Rumania as they\nplunged forward in the Korosten \u25a0 Berdichev area beyond\nKiev, it was announced by\nMoscow. - .\nOM of tbt moit Important oi tbt\nminy towni Ween wu Kazatln, a\nnil Junction lt mllu South ot\nBerdichev.\nPremier Mirihil Joieph Stalin\nIn a ipeclil order of the diy, ium.\nmeriting Un flnt ilx diyi of the\nmatt lucceuful Sovltt iction\nilnu thi Dnltptr lint wu broken\nuld thi Germani win \"routed.\"\nHe innounced thlt thi Red Army\nhid tdvinced from 80 to 10 mllu\ntl cipture men than 1000 towni\nand himleti through Wedneidty.\nLiter Intormitlon In tbt Mokow\ncommunique and ltl midnight iupplement gave this picture of the\nlong Russian front when the Rid\nArmy ii on the march In thret separate areas:\nCentril Ukreine-ZMtomlr li itill\nheld by the Germini but ii completely lubmerged by tin Ruulin\nidgtttca.-Stock-Joint neoefc uid tht\nOerS-tni were* abandoning Zhll\nmir.\nI Southern Ukraine\u2014 i Russian offensive from Ziporoihe in the Dnieper Bend entered lti third diy liter the Bed Army ciptured SO mon\npopulated placu including Totno-\nkovka, 22 miles trom the Manganeie\non centre ot Nikopol.\nWhite Russia-More thm 1000\nGermans were killed md several\npopulated places were captured U\nthe Russians gripped Vitebsk from\nthe West, Nortb.ind But. Moecow\nreporti uld they were only i tew\nmUu fnm this Germin itronghold\non one tide.\nIn the Korosten-Berdlchev ini\ntbe Russians wen tn the eighth dty\nof swift advance through the greatest -breach ever imuhed ln a German defence line. Offlcitl Runltn\nbulletlni, and preu dtapatchu from\nMoicow Indicated the Oermin command had fallen victim to a grut\nstrategic blunder\u2014ill recent unsuccessful counter offensive towird\nKiev\u2014and now Is piylng wilh i\ndefeit rivalling that of Stalingrad\nand growing by the hour.\nThe Soviet midnight bulletin taid\nthe Germans ''luffered tremendoui\nlonu ln manpower tnd equipment\"\nincluding 70 tanks md ulf-propel\nled guni dutroyed todiy In thli one\nlector.\nIa capturing the \"very important\nrailway Junction\" of Xantln tbe\nRunltni icnt thl Germani fleeing\nln disorder.\nCaptured In thit arei ilone wen\n109 big gum, 1000 trucki, 100 motorcycles, thru traini, uven locomotives ind uncounted pilu of imall\narms, mortari and provlilom.\nCipture of Kiutin cancelled thl\ncommilnlcatloni value of Berdichev\nfor fhe Germini ind effectively\nplugged the Wimw-Luck-Btrdl-\nchev Eut-Wut railway.\nTht Rtd Army'i bitterlna-nm\nantult WU unchecked Weit of\nthl Koroiten-Zhltomlr nil Hm,\ni with nothing In tight thit ipptir-\n\u2022d llkily to itop It thort ef Pel-\nend Nul Field Minl.il Otn, Frltt\nVon MMimttln wu In huty retreit ilong \u25a0 front of IW mllu,\nixhiutttd by hli flvi wuki counter tttick and knocked Iff bil\nanee by thl ttrrlflo Ruulin oomi\nbiflt.\nSoviet ipeirhudi were within\nfive milu of Zhitomir, md tbi city\nvirtuilly .wounded, wn expected\nto fill momentarily.\nIt li the only important locality\ntaken by the Germin counter-offenilve which hu not been regained\nby tbe Ruultni.\nVatutln't mm threitened to drive\ni corridor through von Mtnniteln'i\nUkrtlnlan Army ind tepirtte Hn\ngroup iround Korovogrid md tbe\nDnltptr Bend from thue deployed\ntt Berdichev ind Zhitomir to thl\nNorth.\nBerlin ridlo nported huvy\nGirmin louii and \"Imminie Rui.\n\u2022Iln relnforcementi\" md wirned\nthl Germtn public thlt' \"thin\ncould bi for thi timi bilng ne\nquution of itrilght or will-dt\nMARINES WIN\nAIRDROME\nIN CAPE BATTLE\nHundreds of japs\nDie; Planes\nAgain Sweep Rabaul\nAUSSIES ADVANCE\nALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN\nNEW GUINEA, Deo. 11 (Frldiy)-\n(AP) \u2014 Amerlcin Mirinei hive\nciptured the Cape Glouceiter.\nNtw Britain, tlrdrome, It wai innounced today.\nThe two tlntrlpi tf thi vital\nfield wen overrun by the Marlnu\nyeiterdiy after, a hard fight In\nwhleh thi Mirlnu uied flimi\nthrowen ind trlllery to overthrow\nplllboxei and other itrong polnti\neitabllihed by the Jipineie after\nthe Mirlm Undlng on thl Cipi\nlut Sundty.\nHundred! ot tbe enemy were kllltd in the final uuult thit cirrled\nthe Mirlnu onto their objective. It\nwu I great victory tor thc Mirlnu\non thi Wot flmk ot tbi drlvt Inland trom Borgen Bay. Another\nMarine dementi held the But flank\nof the Borgen Bay uctor agalnit i\nlarger force of the enemy, who reputedly intuited thl Murine line.\nAmerican louu were light In thl\nbittle which gave the Marlnu thi\nmiln dpi Glouceiter positions four\ndiys ifter their lending.\nPlmei trom the South Piclflc\nCommind iwept ovir Rabaul, tht\nJapanue ilr ind supply bin it thi\nNorthuitern tip ot Ntw Britain,\nmd downed 11 enemy fighten in tlr\nduelt\nTht east Glouceittr ilrdrome\nint tnd lti perimeter wtn pin-\ntend Wedneidiy morning by irtlllery ind huvy ind medium\nbombin ind ittack planu. By\nnightfall thlt diy, tht Mirlnu\nhid tikin thi tint tlr atrip.\nThe ilrdromt contilni two lmd-\n^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_-^ - Inf ttrtpi, oni running Eut md\nbeer uch month, provided only helf i Wut md thi other ttirting nur\nmmamtt:\u00ab mOs'it to**,.. - rwftlle W*.t etfd irirektenlfag iBlfque-\nly Northwest to the leacoait\nYuterdiy the Mirlnu continued\ntheir relentless drive to Klzt the\nMCOnd strip.\nTht communlqui mnounced tbit\n\"wi hivt captured Cape Gloucester\nwith Hi ilr fields,\" indicating thlt\nln tbe eyei of the High Commind\nIhi seizure ot the airdrome limul-\ntineously ended the battle tor tht\nOp*.\nIhe victory gives thi Alllu in\ntlrdrome trom which to operate\nagainst the enemy's llnu connecting\nKavieng, New Ireland, tbe Admlr-\ntlty Islands md Rabaul, ill of them\nImportant Jipineu buu,\nHudquarten reported Out mop-\nptng-up ot the Ctpe iru wu In progreu Thli opention miy be tided\nby Mirlnu who participated In \u2022\nlecondary landing Sundiy uvenl\nmllu Southwut ot Cape Glouceiter. Little hu been uld about thli\nforce, md , ippirently lti **pitroli\nhive not yet mide contact with the\nenemy. Jipineu survivors of the\nilrdrome battlt mty find themselves\naught between theu Mirinei md\nUll conqueror! ot thl airfield.\nTha Auitrillim puihed Northward on thi oout of the Huon\nPenlniuli, Niw Oulnu, thilr pi-\ntroli advancing a half mile North\nof Blucher Point whleh the Auitin took Tuudiy. Blucher\nPoint It M mllu North et thi Alllid bue at Flnichhafen.\nBeurling Shoots I\nDown 31st\nEnemy Aircraft\nLONDON, Dee. 30 (CP*Ctbli)-\nCantdt'i top-rtnklng tighter let,\nFit Lt George Blurting of. Ver.\ndun, Qua, ihot down hli Hit\nenemy plant today, one if four\ndutroytd by R.C.A.F. fighttn.\nTht combit took plict North-\nnit ef Parla whin enemy fighttn ittempted to Intercept United Stltu huvy bombtn nturnlng from in ittick on Germiny.\nBeurling thot down t Focke-Wulf\n190.\nBeurllng, who deitroytd the\nNail tfter a 20-mllo chue, Mw\nthi enemy blow up after ont ihort\nbunt Thi pilot billed out\nIt WU thl flrtt tnemy pline\ndowntd by Beurling ilnce hi celebrated hli return to tctlon Sipt\n24, by getting hli 30.\nAttempt fo Make\nBiscay Batde\na German Coup\nLONDON, Dec. 30 (CP) \u2014 Thl\nGermin High Commind todiy\n\u2022ought to thew thit thi Biy of\nBlicay bittle In whloh, tht Ad-\nmlrtlty tnnounoed yuttrdiy,\nBritlih ue ind ilr forcei unk \u2022\nGermin blockade runner ind\nthree deitroyeri, wu a Qerman\nvictory.\nThe Admiralty innounced thlt ln\nan engagement with 11 Germm deitroyen, three wen iunk ind others\ndamaged during a running battle\nwhile the Britlih light cruise\u2122 Gliigow tnd Enterprise wen dimiged.\nLate todty, In lti venlon, the\nGermin High Commind clilmed the\nlinking of ilx Britlih destroyen\n\u2022nd damage to the Glasgow md\nEnterprise, one ot which lt nid wu\nut nblaze-all tgtinst thl lon of\none Germin deitroyer ind two motor torpedo buti unk md othtr\nGermm craft dimiged.\nTbi Brltlth innouncement mide\nno reference to Britlih deitroyen\naccompanying the crulnri Into Ihe\nbattle, or to pertldpitloo by Nul\nsubmarine!, which the Oermini\ncredited with linking ill ilx of the\nBritlih vtutli.\nIa lti flnt tsitrtlon of t Nul\nvictory in \u2022 wuk ot blick lonu\nfor thl Germmi btglnnlng with\nthe lon ot the Jt,000-ton bittleihlp Schirnhont Berlin nld in-\nother Brltlth deitroyer hid bun\niunk by Germin U-boitt hi tht\n\"Bty of Newfoundland Banki.\"\n\"Tht Britlih thui deplore the lou\nof inothir uvin deitroyen. urgently needed for convoy duty,\" the\ncommunique nld.\nThe BBC nld thlt two Germin\ndeitroyen md i U-bott, dimiged\nIn the engigemtnt during which\ntht Schirnhont wu wnk. hive\nbeen belched ilong thl Norwegiin\ncout\nThl pilot ot tht Ctntdlin Sunder-\nlind bomber which mtde the tint\nattack on Nil! blocked! runner In\nBay of Blmy engtgement wu FULL W. Y. Mutln whou ftlhu Uvu\n\u2022t Toronto, It wu lurned it R. C.\nA. F. heidquirten.\nTO HEAD FRINCH\nNBW YORK, Dee. 30 (AP) -\nCBS reported irom Alglen tonight\nthat Gen. Jem de Ltttre de Tmlgny bid bun nimed by Gm. Henri\nGlnud to hud French forcu ln\nNorth Afrlci.\nTile ippolntment twitti tha tp-\nprovtl of thi Fnnch Committal ot\nfined treott In tht Kliv nglon. Nttlontl Liberation.\nU.S. Raiders Down\nat Least Five,\nPossibly 15 Japs\nWASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (AP) -\nRunning Into huvy fighter oppo\niltlon In nidi on Jipineie poiHloni\nIn the Minhill Iiltndi, United Statei bombert* ihot down it leut five\nind ponlbly 19 Jipanese Zero flghtin, the Nivy announced todiy.\nThree Amerlcin plmu\u2014two big\nArmy bomberi ind \u2022 Ntvy bomber\n\u2014wen loit ln nidi on Htlotlip md\nKwajileln, thl Ntvy rtporttd.\nTbe Ntvy ilso nported thit irmy\nlight bomben cirrled out i low- tl-\ntltude ittack on MUli ft which uv-\neril enemy pltnu wen dimiged.\nThe Jepaniu wen nported to\nbare made two high-altitude null\nmu nidi on Amerlcin poiltloni at\nTUlwt without cmslng my dim-\nit\u00bb- '\nGerman Railroads\nDisorganized\nby Allied Bombings\nNBW YORK. Du. 30 (CP) - lbl\nHBC todiy quoted the Swlu ntwi-\nptper Buler Ntchrlchten u nylng\nthtt German rtllrotdt hin become\ndltorgtnlnd u lb* result of Allied\nbomblngi, lick ot penonnel, bid\nrolling itock ind defective lnitillt-\ntioru.\nAnother BBC broidcut, recorded\nby CBS, iaid thtt Fallth pitrioti hid\ndeulted t tnln netr Wtrstw cirrylng high officii! ind tnniport en-\nglnun. It nld M Germini wen\nkilled.\nSUPERIORITY IN\nAIR ON ALL\nFRONTS GAINED\nMofe U-Boqts Sunk\nThis Year Than\nin previous Three\nBy W. W. HERCHER\nAuoclited Preu Stiff Wrlttr\nLONDON, Dec. 30 (AP) - The\nAllies hive achieved tlr superiority\nIn every tbeerte ot wir md unt\nplinu on the offenilve ill iround\nthe world, the RAJ. announced to-\nulty.\nIn i review of thi aerial war of\nIMS, Brltaln'i Air Am itld tbt\nyear'i fighting produced theu vletorlu and aocompliebmenti In vtrloui fields of opention:\n1. Nine of Germtny'i 21 mtjor\nInduitriil cltlu with populttlom\nof mort thin 260,000 uch hive\nbeen \"io lerloui'y devuttttd that\nla tH probability thty heve bten\nforced fer tome time to coniume\nmon thin thiy produce.\"\n1 Miny mon U-boati hive been\ndestroyed by tbe Coastal Command\nln 1943 thm In tbe three previoui\nyean together. Tha whole of the\nNorth Atlmtic now li covered by\n\u00abhore-bas<-d aircraft.. ..\nCarrying heavier bombloads md\nusing the new pathfinder technique,\nthe RAJ*, bit becd able to bomb\nEurope hinder tnd of tener throughout the year with b. percentile\nof losses consistently reduced.\nThe battles of the Ruhr and Hun-\nburg mirked the campaign, causing\nImmense deitruetlon in Cologne,\nEssen, Dortmund, DueauMorf, Wup-\nportal, Bochum md Rheydt.\n\"Hamburg, Germany's lirgut port,\nsuffered the moit lerioui damage\nof any Induitriil city In the world\nbetween July 25 and Aug. 3, 1943,\"\nthe R.A.F. nld. \"The battle wu\nwon at the coit qf 87 Brltiih aircraft.\"\nThii wu followed by the smashing series of Berlin nidi.\nThe continental bomblngi hid i\n\"marked effect\" on tho progreu of\nthe war u a wholt, Hit RAJ*, nid,\ntnd did much to put the German\nArmy on the deferulve. It uld thtt\n90 per cent of the Nexli* diy fighters and 68 per cent of the night fighten wen baud bn the Wutern\nfront t\nIndicative of whan thl bombi\nwlll fill In 1944 thi R.A.F. ittttd\nthlt thl \"greiteit prln the Alllu\npained fnm the Invulon of Italy\nwlll bl tht uu of tlrfleldi In\nSouthern Italy.\n\"Then an few oentru of Germin wir production which cinnot\nbe bombed from Britiin or the\nSouth. The Importint targeti of\nAustria, Hungiry, Yugoilivli, Ru\nmanli, Bulgaria and Greece in\nnow within effective itriklng distance.\"\n\"In all opentioni, for every one\nof our fighters lott during the yur\ntwo Germm aircraft wen deitroyed,\" the RAJ*, uld.\nTht RAJ*. Bomber Commind hit\nGermany with nurly four timu\nthe weight of bombi dropped on\nthe Reich ln 1943. llie yeir total\nnow itandi tt 134,400 torn.\nAt Least\nt \"T. \u25a0 \u2022 \u25a0*\nPlanes Hit\nHuns in 24 Hours\nFighter Escorts Set Record; 23 Cerman\nPlanes Downed, 34 U.S.; Berlin\nBlow Triumph for \"Television\" Aimer\nly ROBERT N. STURDEVANT\nAuoclited Pnu Staff Writer\nLONDON, Dec. 31 (Friday) (AP)-A ricord forca of\napproximately 1500 United Statei planes blasted targets In\nSouthwest Germany yesterday as Its part in possibly the most'\nsustained air assaults of the war which saw at least 3,000 British, American and Canadian war planes over Germany and\noccupied territory in the last 24 hours. (Also see page 3 for\nmore details on Berlin raid.)\nThe American daylight attack yesterday, which also tet\n_ record for the deepest penetration by escorting fighter planet,\nsome of which flew the entire}\nFined $500 for\nIllegal \u00ab\nPurchase of Sugar\nKELOWNA, B, C, Du. SO (CP>-\nreter Stolz, Rutland itortkeeptr,\nmi fined MOO in police court todiy\nwhen he pleided guilty to i charge\nof obtaining mgar contrary to Pric-\nm Bond regulitioni. According to\nevidence, Stolz purchtaad 1000\npoundi of mgtr Illegally.\nFOUR R.A.F. KANB~~\"\nTO 315 NAZI\nDOWNED OVIR BRITAIN\nLONDON, Dec. SO (CP)-ln ill\nef IM1 whlli difendlng Britain,\nthi R.A.F. lut only four pltnu\nwhllt 111 Gormen plmei wtrt\nthot down ovir tht country, It wu\ninnounced tonight\n1,000 mile round-trip, came a\nfew hours after RAF. and\nR.C.A.F. night raiders dealt\nBerlin a shattering new 2240-\nton blow.\nA joint U.S. Air Force-Air Ministry communique Issued urly today\natld that a Oermin tighten were\ndutroytd while the American Force\nloat a bomberi tnd 12 tighten tor\ni total ot M plinu, ln flghta ranging tcrost France Into Oermmy.\nR.A.F., Dominion md Allied tighten flew tupporting iweepi tor the\nglint American operation md accounted for tour of the downed\nNazi fighten. United Statu fighter plmu got >ilght while 11 were\nfelled by the gunnen of the United\nStatu huvy bomben. The objec-\ntiv-oltht Iriurliiai haaihli, g mil-\nilon wai not mnounced.\nBlasting their targeti through\ncloudi ot bomben employed once\nmon i remarkable hew navigational\ninstrument which permiti the bom-\nbirdien to htt targets tbey em't\niu. Tbe losses, while comparatively\nmull for the forcu involved, never\ntheless accentuated the reporti of\nreturning crewmen of numeroui\nfighter ittacki aad air engagement.\nA dlipatch from ltt Stockholm\n. coreipondent to thl London Dilly\nExpreu uld Wedneidiy night'i\nblow through tht cloudi it Berlin\nwu \u25a0 triumph for thi R.A.F.'i\n\"televlilon\" bombilght enabling\nAlllid Air Forcei to do neurit!\nbombing through cloudi ind In\ndtrknen.\nIt wu eitlmited flnt during the\ndty yesterday 500 Britlih md United\nStatu medium md fighter bomberi\n!.uhed at Northern Frtnce time\ntfter time.\nIn the United Statu Anny announcement the armada of heavy\nbomben with their hundredi of\nmpporting tighten wu deicribed\nu i \"tuk force,\" ippirently to\nunderline tbe magnitude of the opention. Specific targeti hit were\nnot hnmedietely mnounced.\nNEW NIGHT ATTACKS\nRAJ*, bomben ippirently hid\ntaken up the crou-chinnel offenilve ifter dark. Reports trom the\nEnglish Southeast Cout nld pltnei\nwen heird going towird France it\nnightfall md thlt I number of them\nreturned within two houn. Several\ncontinental ndio itatloni ilao left\nthe air, usually an Indication of\nnight nidi.\nRoyil Cinadiin Air Force fight.\nin bagged four Nul plinu\nNortheut of Parla whtn enemy\nflghtin attempted ta Intercept\nthe Amerlcin bombin returning\nfrom their ittick on Germiny.\nReturning American crewmen uid\nthtt one Southweit Germm objective wu heivlly bombed by i \"sky\nfull\" of heivy bomben which nude\ntbe SVs-hom round trip to cascade\nlotdi ot explosives through \u2022 thick\ncloud cover.\nIhe greatest previoui force of\nUnited Statu pltnei thrown against\nthe Nazi-dominated continent numbered more thin 1300 huvy bomben\nmd tighten which imuhed the\nFnnch Invulon md \"rocket-gun\ncout\" of the Fu de Cilali Dec.\n34 u put of t day-long uuult by\na huge Allied trmada embrtcing\nRAJ*, u well u Amerlcin formatloni.\nIn thtt ittack lt wu estimated thlt\n9,000 Allied plinu participated.\nCounting the Britlih ind Cinidlin\nunlti which joined the American\npltnu ln the Southweit Germtn\nthruit, todiy'i opention mty hiv*\nexceeded thlt previoui ricord.\nOn the Dec. M nld thi Amerlcin\nforce wu ettlmtted to Include 700\nfour-engined bomben, Tbe lateit\nattack, being gretter. muni thtt\nponlbly TM United Stltu httvy\nbomberi with in equtl number of\nAmerlcin tighten took pirt\nLondon hid a brief tlert after\ndirk tonight\nSmokt rou three mllu from\nthe mint of cringing Berlin Wedneidiy night Continental re-\nporti* Uld the Governmental ON\ngtnlzatlon ef tht capital elty ipparently had bun broken up Ind\ntcttttred tq thi mon remote oor-\nen of the Releh u a ruult of thl\nicrlei If- \"deitroy Berlin\" raidt.\nBELIEVE CITY THROUGH\nBerlin, a red blob of fire on t$e\nhorizon u the film departed, wu\nbelieved to be thro\ntloning centre of i\nettimatu uld the cl\nto three-quarters del\nTot two boon ^^^^^\nChannel iklei wen tlfH\nR.A.F. and American medlua 1\nen md lighten striking \u25a0\nFrench Coast, toward Pu de\nmd Boulogne, in operatloH\n-Mfcratoumi Dec. 24 wheflj\nGermin lnitallttioni wenjM target! of the American Air force.\nTheie ittacki followed .night\nnidi liy Moiqulton onNoffiitrn\nand Central Germiny and Northern France and mineliylng vlilti\nta tmmy wateri.\nThe R.AF. hu dropped 136,000\ntorn of bombi on Germany in the\nyeir juit doling, ind now li itarting on Hi third 100,000 tons dropped\non the Reich in the wir. The 1948\nrecord wu neirly four timu tbe\nweight ot bombi dropped on Oermmy lut yeir.\nWith one mon diy ol December\nto go the RAF. hid expended 171\nbomberi thli month ln punishing\nGermmy.\n-Exclusive of todiy'i raid thl Am-\nericm Huvy Bomber Commind htd\nlut M lircraft thla month, compared with 08 in 11 nidi ln November. Amerlcin bomb tonnages tta\nnot yet available.\nU.S.Spending\nIn 1943\nTotals 88 Billion\nWASHINOTON, Dee. M (AP)-\nBy midnight tomorrow, thl United Statei Government wlll hivt\nipent mon money In thl SU diyi\nof IMS thin It did In ill of tht flnt\n150 yun of thi country'i nil* j\ntenet.\nTiie Ittt total of ipproxlmittly\n$88,000,000,000 embraces wtr cott* ot\nmon thin $88,000,000,000\u2014or roughly $241,000,000 every 14 houn, $225,-\n000,000 of lt for wir.\nFrom the establishment ef thl\nTreuury ln 1780 through June 30,\n1926 (then ire no accurate flguru\non thl comparatively tiny cull ot\n1770-1789, aggregate governmental'\nexpenditure! imounted to $87,300,-\n000,000. Up to lut Dec 11 they total,\nlad $247,200,000,000 - or less thm\nthru timu thi imount ipmt In\nthii lecond yur ot total wir.\nCostliest period of the Unt Ontt\nWar wu tht 1918-19 fitcil yur\nwhen the Government paid out $18,-\n900,000,000. Average dilly ipending\nduring 1943 wu iome $21,000,000\ngreater thin thi total imount ipent\nIn the period 1788-1811\nThii year's record ipending\u2014nurly $32,000,000,000 ibove thlt of 1941\n\u2014nw \u2022 record, too, of Federil Incomes. The $34,900,000,000 girntred\nInto tht till\u2014$31,900,000,000 In ta\n\u2014U mort thin double lut year'i\n$18,400,000,000 md Includes $3,800,-\n000,000 taken directly trom piy\nchecki during the tint ilx monthi\nof piy-u-you-go operttlon. Thl\n1948 receipt! wen $3,500,000,000\ntbove offlcitl forociita.\nPublication at\nUsual Ntw Year's -\nThl Nelion Dilly Newi wlll pub-\nHih 11 uiuil tomorrow, Jin, 1,\n \u2014\n\u2014\npppwwpp\nELSON DAILY NIWI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER II, 194J\nAussies, Britishers New Year\n^GuesbArrlveHereToday\nTlfty-om Australian ind BrltUh it Mm. E, H. Peterion; CpL John-\nilrmen, 34 Auulei from Micleod nn, Cpl, Tiylor, gutsti oi Mr. ind\nend tl Brltlihen trom Mtdlclnt Hit, Mri. J. Bailey; Cpl. Smth, Cpl Bin-\nirrlvt in Nelson today to miki tht non, guests ot Mr. ind Mri, A. Coll..\nNtw Yetr holiday i merry oni tor II; Cpl. Evtni, Cpl. Ford, guests ot\n.. \u2022 . aa..a_ V_1._.m __. ..A .... . -Cl,......\nthtmsclves ind tor their Nelion\nboiti ind hosteiiei. The Citizeni'\n, Committee will meet thi boyi it tha\ntrain ind then vliltori will go to thl\nCinadiin Legion lor regiitritlon\n: ind lulgnment to billets.\nAi under the rationing icheme it\n'Christmas tht hostesses irt iikid\n, thit It their guesti do not hive ration couponi trom their ilr stations,\nto preient the nime md number ot\nI thilr airmen to the local Rition\nBoard it the City Hill tor ration\ncouponi. They will be given i cholct\not rations..\nTonight thi visiting ilrmen will\nbi guests it the Silver Slipper\nDtnee, md they will iln be guests\n. tt ill ikating unioni it the Civic\nCentre Armi.\nAustralians, training It Maeleod,\nAlta., wbo Will bl entertained it\nNelion over thi New Yeir holiday\nire:\n. CpL McAblntr Wd Uc. McCarthy, giie-ti of Dr. im) Mri. N. t.\nMorrison; Lici. McKellir md McKenile, Mr. ind Mri. R. L- McBride;\n\u25a0 Lici. Ruinl Wd Plvott, Mr. md\nMri. J. H. Argyle; Leei. Stlott.\"\n\u25a0nd Sindrey, Mr. ind Mri. Harvey\nGrummett; Lie. White, Mr. ind\nMri. H. Reid; Lici. Gray and Scown,\nMr. ind Mri. A. E. Stewirt; Uc..\nSimpson md Steer, Mr. md Mn.\nW. K. Ounn; Ue. Young, Mr. md\nMri. Thomai Clark; Uci. 0. Bullock, R. Crowe, R. Evwi, md 3.\nJOCK, H, wwe, t\\. __vt\"t, tuei .. -uag-tuatv \u00bb\"** mi... ... _-.\u00ab\u00ab..,\nBurke, H. Hirrop; Uci. P. Browell Then boyi ire ill from the R.A.F.\nmd F. Baker, Mr. and Mri. A. S\nAitken; Uci. B. Fletcher end B\nafUUCen; UVI. S3. _ic\u00bb-_a\u00ab_ aaaau m. ___l_. _aaaa v. aa a, aa. j ..... -,_., _...--\nDetail, Mr. ind Mri. A. Willey, tnd ot tht R.A.F. it Maeleod will be\nUci H Prentice md L. Bennett, gueiti ot R. A. Aldersmith.\nMr ind MM, T, D. Roiling. PO. Webb of the RAJ. it Peirct,\nGround crew from Medicine Hit: Alta., will be the gueit of Mr. md\nCpl Williami, C_>_, Gordon, guesti Mn. R D. Willice. ^^\nMr, md Mri. J. Burgess.\nStudents plloti from Medicine\nHat; Uc. Bourne, Uc. Adam, gueiti\not Mr. ind Mri. S. Middocki; Uc.\nBloomfleld, Uc. Curtis, gueiti ot\nMr. md Mri. W. Weatherhead; Uc.\nDearden, Uc. Dixon, gueiti of Mr.\nand Mri. C. Emory; LM, Uttlng, Uc.\nRtynird, guests of Mr. ind Mrs. R.\nTodd; Uc. Evans, Uc. .Bond, gueiti\not Mr. ind Mn. C. H. Hamilton; Uc,\nBoyd, gueit of Mr. md Mn. V. Fink;\nUc. Wirner, gueiti of Mr. ind Mn.\nF. H Smith! Uo. Williams, Uc, Til-\nsen, guests at Dr. md Mrs. R. B.\nBrummitt; Uc. Trippi, guut of Mr.\nmd Mn. D. Milt; Lu, Shaw guut\nol Mr. and Mri. L. G. McCallum,\nUc. Scott, guut ot Mr. ind Mri. F.\nPiddon; Ue. Thompson, guut Mr.\nmd Mn. P. Young; Uc. Cipewell,\ngueit ot Mr. and Mrs. F. Nicholli.\nA partial lilt of names ot servicemen who ire nturnlng to Nelion\non private invitations lncludei boyi\ntrom thi R.A.A.F. md the RA.1*. It\nfollowi:\nAc, H. Bagnall md Ac. C. Jickion wlll bi tha gueiti ot Mr. ind\nMri. Williim Brown, Filrview; Ac.\n1 Ron Hales md Ac. 1 Hugh Reed,\nCipt. ind Mn. 3. A. McDonald; Uc.\nArthur Howell ind pel, Mr. and\nMn, T. Dodman; Uc. George Dike,\nMr. md Mn. 3. H. Argyle; Uc Ui-\nlle Biddle md pal, Mr. md Mrs.\nF. B, Pearce; Uc. Bob Pearson,\nMaglitrt'te md Mn. W. Brown\nit Medicine Hat.\nUci. Bill Cowley md Ron Steer\nSerbs ond Slavs ,\nBand Together\nin Coast Home\nVictorii, Dec. 10 (CP)\u2014Perioni\nef Serbian md Slavic ratfil origin,\nwhether Britlih lubjecti or not,\nhave banded together In the Serbian\nBducatlonil Home, which wu registered at the Parliament Buildings\nthli week undtr the Societies Act,\nwtth'heedquarten ln Vtncouver.\nI Tbi loclety li for the tratern|zt-\ntlon of persons of Serbian origin\nind they will form Oiemtelvei into\ndramttlc, musical Did educational\neommitteei.\nPrimo Minister's\nConference Moy\nBo Held in Spring\nLONDON, Dec. 30 (CP Cable) -\nThe planned conference of Empire\nPrime Mlnliten probably will be\nheld In London ln April or May,\naccording to present indications.\nWhile the Weitern Invulon of\nEurope from Britiin mty be liunched by thit time, It Is not believed\nben tbe opentioni would prevent\ntbt meeting.\nJoymakers Whist\nHas 19 tables\nJoymakers whllt wlnnen Thundiy night wert, tint, Mr. tnd Mn.\nH. Tilbot, second, Mr. tnd Mn. W.\nHippenon, third, R. Mills md Misi\nS. Cott. lbe couple winning tne\neonioiitlon prize wu Mn. Fred\nRipley ind her daughter.\nTtbles ln pliy numbered 11. 0.\nJohnson md L. Santor were masters\nof ceremony tor the whltt gime.\nAt tbi close of thl evening two\nturkeys wen nlfled.\nSalvage Becomes\nGreater Source\nof Supply of Boots\nOTTAWA, Dec. 30 (CP)- The\ntramp of booti li iweet music to\nm irmy brmch which in i year\nrepaired md restored to service\nmon thin 830,000 ptln ot booti ind\nshoes, and now, through l boot rebuilding plant, cm produce up to\n1500 pain i week using uppers\nstripped from condemned booti.\nTiie Army raid todiy thi opentioni of thi Army'i Silvige ind\nDisposal Department hive become\nbig business. Articles scrapped ind\nre-sold hivi realized $410,352, the\nDetence Depirtment uid, md iil-\nvage operationi are receiving greater recognition ll i source of supply.\n\u2022 The branch handles repair of garments, tenti, marquees, web md\nanti-gas equipment; laundering,\ndisinfecting md thl reconditioning\not enamel md similar wan.\nCanadians Help\nDeliver Child\nWITH CANADIANS IN ITALY.\nDtc. 10 (CP Ctblt) - At tht height\noi thi Battlt tor Ortoni Ctntditn\nInfantrymen helped deliver tn Ittlltn mother ot hn child.\nMtmben ot t pioneer plitoon ot\n1 Piclflc Cout batttlian (the Sea-\ntorth Highlanders) served u mid-\nwives which m om ot thim Hid,\n\"Juit goei to ihow you there li not\nmuch tht Canadians cent do,\"\nNazis Claim British\nDestroyer Sunk\nOff Newfoundland\nLONDON, Die. 30 (CP) - A Ger-\nmin naval communique todiy clilm\ned thit l Britlih deitroyer hid\nbeen torpedoed md iunk by Ger\nmm U-boats \"tb witen of tbi Biy\nof Newfoundland bank.\"\nThere wu no confirmation ot this\nclilm, broidcut from Berlin and recorded by the Auoclited Preu. >\nC. H. JONG\nEiUb. In Ctnidt tt yn.\nChlnele herb remedlei\ntor ulcerated itomtch,\n(111 bltdder. proitlte\nglmd, appendicitis.\n117A first 11. I, Cilgiry, Alti.\nWESTERN\nMONARCH\nCOAL\n\u25a0. PHONI889\ni. TOWLER\n1 FUEL & TRANSFER\nSeahawks Trounce\nSt. Regis 9-2\nVANCOUVER, Die. tt (CP) -\nStt Island R.C.A.F. Seahawks\ntrounced Vincouver St. Regis 9-2\nhere tonight tn \u2022 Piclflc Cout Senior Hookey Leigui game . before\nibout 2*00 (aru. Tbi win gavt the\nAirmen \u25a0 two-game Ind ovir the\nsecond-place Eiquloitlt Ntvy.\nGeorge (Wlngy) Johniton ot Sukitoon wu tbe big scorer getting\nthree goili ind two tssltti for the\nSeahawks. Other Air Ford scorers\nwin Stin Bltde, tnd Johnny Quilty with two eich, ind Jick Smith\nand Ken Ullyott.\nRomeo Martell md Hal McBride\ncounted lor SL Regli.\n18th Day of Fog\nat Vancouver\nVANCOUVER, Dec. '\u00bb0 (CP) -\nFor the ltth time thli month Vincouvtr groped III wiy through i\nblanket of huvy fog todiy. The\nthick, pitchy miit, accompanied by\nt whitt trott descended on the\ncity eirly this morning. Street-cars\nInd terriei wert running behind\nichedule md T.C.A. Ind C.PA.L.\nplmet wtn delayed.\nRumor Elizabeth\nMay Become\nEngaged at Age 18\nLONDON, Dec. SO (Ct1) - WW\nPrinceu Ell.abeth become engaged\nwhen she reaches her 18th birthday\nln April',\nLondon buzzes wim rumon tbit\ni contort has been choien for the\nelder daughter of tbi King md\nQueen md London society ls pruning Itielf for i marriage thlt might\nbt ltl tint spectacular pageant titer\nUll wir.\nThe itory, which appeared In several London papers, quotes i Niw\nYork publication u ltl source.\nChirlei Manners, Duke ot Rutland, md Hugh Fitxroy, Earl ot Sutton, in named u imong those from\nwhom thl roytl husband will be\nchosen. ,\nSir Eric Melville, Assistant Private Secretiry to the King, uld he\nwu not prepared to comment oh the\nrumor. The relatives of the 24-year-\nold (Earl md Duke, who ire brother\nofflcen ln (he Grenadier Guards,\ndeny my knowledge of thl romance.\n \u25a0\u25a0\u2014y.\nHeadquarters Made\nReady fbr\nGen. Eisenhower\nLONDON, Dec. 30 (CP)\u2014Invt-\nslon heidquirten ot Gen. Dwlght\nD. Elsenhower wen being mide\nready tonight tor hli nrly arrival,\nmd fateful conferences of the High\nCommind were expected to begin\nwithin I Ihort time.\nAi the new: yur iprpotched there\nwu no thought of a hoUday it tbt!\nInvulon headquarters, \u25a0 tet up\nmonthi ago with i huge Itiff; Kid\nlt became ipparent thit 1944 would\nbe scarcely begun befon Eisenhower hu hit command complete and'\nthl intense planning of thl forthcoming iction started.\nCreston Airwoman,\nBonnington\nAirman Graduate\nAlrwomin B. K. Pur ot Creiton\nand Lie. L. W. Decoeq of Bonnlng'\nton were imong recent gnduitei\nat R.CA.F, No. 1 Wireless School,\nMontreal.\nAlrwomin parr trained u i radio\ntelegriph operator, whlli Lie. Decoeq graduated U 1 Wireless Mechanic.\nNew Shopping\nHours In\nfiled Next Week\nNew ichedule ot ihopplng houn\ntor Nelion itorei will 'go Into effect\nln the flnt week at the New Year.\nUnder m new ump, ill .hops\nwill remain open Wednesday mornlngi, closing tor the hilt holidiy\nit 12:30 pjn. On Saturdays they\nwill remain \u2022 open all diy until 8\npjn. None will clou on Mondays.\nPrevlouily iome etorei wtrt cloied for biU bolldiyi on Monday\nmornings ind Wednesday afternoons,\nwhile othen cloaed til diy Wednesdays.\nThi lick of uniformity ot tbi former ichedule reiulted in considerable confuiion tor ihoppen, md it\ni meeting called by the Boird of\nTrade, Nelion retail merchanti arrived it i new ichedule. The new\nhouri hive been innounced by the\nRetail Merchanti Anoclatlon.\n18 Pound, IOV2\nOunce Baby\nBorn to U.S. Woman\nKNOXVXLLE, Tenn\u201e Dec. 30 (AP)\n\u2014A boy weighing 18 poundi, 10.4\nouncei wu born todiy to Mn.\nGeorge Bsslinger, 26-year-old wife\not 1 warplant worker,\nPhysician! uld lt was the lirgest\nbirth recorded here md they believe\nIt li thi fifth lirgut recorded birth\nln medical hlitory.\nTbe XMlingtr btby wu 21 Inchei\nIn height ind ltl bead measurement wu KVt lnchu. It Is the Ess-\nlingers' third boy. Tbi child wai\nborn nine houra after arrival of\ntbe .mother at 1 hoipital.\nThe attending phyilclm, Dr.W, D.\nRichardi, uid except lor ltl unusual\nilze the child appeared normal. He\nuld both mother and child wen\n\"doing nloelj.\"\nEngineer Dies of\nBurns as Train\nSteampipe Bursts\nALEXANDRIA, Ont, Dto. SO -\n(CP)\u2014A bunting ttetmplpt In\ntht boiler of \u25a0 Montrtil-bound Cinidlin Nitionil Railways fnlght\ntrain tonight uuttd fatal burnt to\nthl engineer ind severe scalds to\ntwo othir crew memberi, thl (Ira*\nmm ind thi front-end briktmin.\nEnglnter T. C. Rtiibick, 64, ef\nOttiwi, died Ihortly titer tht\nsteampipe ixplodtd, ihooting live\nItMRI Into tht locomotive cab, M\ntht train wu pulling M un up 1\ngrtdt nur thli town tbout H\nmiles Eut of Ottawi.\nTht. train continued te roll forwird after thi explosion ind wit\nItoPQld Ibout three-qutrters of I\nmilt lut of thi point whin thi\nengineer WU found.\nFOURTH FIRE AT\nMILL\nREFUSE BURNER\nFlames licked out tlong lbl scaffolding supporting exhaust pipes to\ntbe refuse burner at the R. A. Petenon lumber mill, Fairview, Thunday evening for a fourth time. Only\nminor damage to the log scaffolding resulted. Tbe flamei wen quilled by tbt Nelion Fire Depirtment,\nemploying 1 booster line.\nThe alarm wu it 5:30 pjn.\nLadles Return\nto Curling\nRinks Monday\nLady followed of thl roirln' gtmt\nMonde* will pick up when they left\noft before Chrlitmu ln tbe .Sharpe\nCup Competition. Draw* for the\nSharpe Cup, nearing lti clott in\n\u25a0lated, for Mondiy md TuegA.\nA win In her Tuudiy game will\nbring Mn. T. E. Homersham into \u2022\ntli with Mn. T. Bishop and necessitate 1 playoff. Mn.' Bishop hu\nloit only oni ium In eight, while\nMn. Homeraham hu lost one in\nseven ind hu \u25a0 gime to pliy.\nThe dnw followi:\nJan. 3-Mri. A, H. Whitehead VI\nMra. H. M. Whlmiter, md Mrs. T. 8.\nJemion vs Mri. W. Slmpion.\nJan. 4\u2014Mrs. J. H. Argyle vi Mri.\nT, __. Homeraham, Mn. Chirlei Norrii vi Mn. H. M. Whimster, md\nMn T. & Jemion vs Mn. A. H.\nWhitehead.\nDRAPER LEAVES $76,000\nOTTAWA, Dec. 80 (CP)-Tbl will\not Patrick M. Draper, former official of the Trades ind Labor Congreu of Cinada who died last Nov\n23, wu filed for probate today ln\nSurrogate Court todty, disclosing\nhe left an estate of $78,326. Mn. Dri\nper receives $(77,2.8; a daughter,\nMargaret Miry Draper, receive! $3,\n043; and tour ioni etch receive $1000\nRossland Social...\nBy MRS. HARVEY FLEURY\nNames of 82 U.B.C.\nStudents Sent to\nDivisional Registrar\nVANCOUVER, Dee. M (OP)-The\nUniversity of BrltlA Columblt innounctd todiy thit the nunei of\n82 men itudenti whose marks were\nunsatisfactory ln the Chriitmii\nUniversity examinations, htve been\nforwirded to tbe Dlviilonil Regiitrar, Department oi Nttlontl Wir\nServlcei.\nVANCOUVER, B. C, HOTELS\n\u25a0YOUR VANCOUVIR HOMP\nDuftorln Hottl\nSeymour It\nVincouvir, 1. C\nNewly rtntvitld through\nout. Phonu ind iliviter.\nA. PATTERSON, latt oi\nColeman. Alta, Proprietor\nTRANSPORTATlON^Passenger and Freight\nNelson - Trail\nRossland Freight\n|.C. MUIR\nPhonei: Nilion 771 Roulmd 213L; Trill 1180\nConnicHirii ton\u2014 _,. _\nSALMO - KASLO - CRESTON -, NAKtlSP\nJAP EMBASSY SECRETARY\nIN RUSSIA\nIS SUMMONED HOME\nNEW YORK, DlC 90 (AP)-Funao\nMiyikiwt, Firit Secretiry ot tbe\nJapaneie Embauy ln Russia, hu\nbeen summoned home, the Berlin\nRadio uld todiy In i Tokyo diipitch. The brief announcement\ncontained no bint of my deterioration ln relationj between the two\ncountriei which in it peace under\n1 non-aggreislon plot\nAged Coatt Indian\nWoman Dies\nVZ-N-COtrra, Dec, SO (CP)-Mn.\nMiry Celeitln* Hirry, prominent\nmember of the Squimlih Tribe, died\nIn hospital here todty. Thin were\nvarious estimates at her age. According to tome reckoning iht wis\n1(8 but tccordlng to city archives\niht wu 80.\nShe wu the widow ot the hti\nChief Harry, lut ot the Qovernment\nHead Chlefi of thi tribe, who died\nln 1030.\nAccording to tribal hlitory, Aunt\nPolly wu baptized by one of the\neirly missionary priests in the\nCoast, A baptismal certificate it thl\nNorth Vincouver Inditn reiervt\nshowi thlt her sister, Aunt Harriet\nGeorge, who dtid ln 1M1, now\nwould havt been 114. Aunt Polly\nwu eight yein younger thin her\niliter.\nB06SLAND, B.O. VU. 80 \u2014 Mr. and\nMrs. R W. Higgen, IUS Queen St.,\nwtrt host* at a brldei party Wednttdty evening, when Mr. tnd Mrs\nW. A. Hutchlngt won tbt tint prln\ntnd Mr. ud Mrs. Arthur Turner wtrt\nawarded tht consolation. Others invited were Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Snowball, Mr, tnd Mrt. J. A. Thornton, Mr.\ntnd Mrt, R. W. Clark, Mr. and Mrs\n8. C. Montgomery tsd Mr. md Mrt.\nFred O Barlee. Following tht gtroc\nMn. Haggen ierved delicioui refreshment.\nRay Qendlt of tht R.O.N.V.R., It\nspending a two weeks letve ln Sou-\nland visiting hit ptnntt, Mr, md\nMrt. Jack Oendle, md hit grandmother, Mrs. W. D. Wllion.\nLae. Joe Blelli, who tptnt Chrlttmu In Rossland vltltlng hit parents\nat tht Allan Hotel, hu nturned lfi\nClaresholm when ht lt itationed with\ntha H.C.A.F.\nMolly Beley of tht Women'i Division R.C.A.F., stationed at Patricia\nBay, ipent ohrlitmu ln Roulmd\nvltltlng htr ptnntt.\nPte, Lawrence Oltgg, who . tptnt\nChrlitmai In Rouland viiiting tall\niirentt, Mr. and Mn. C. H. Clegg,\nIM Flrtt Avtnut, hu nturned to\nWttuklwln, whert ht It stationed.\nAcl Kenneth Oillte, who spent t\ntwo weeki leave htn rliltlng hla ptrenti, Mr. and Mn. F. J. Gallie, 1M0\nPark Street, returned to Vmcouver\nthe flrtt o< tht wetk\nUc. Cecil Pitt of Boundary Bay\nspent tht Ohrlitmu holiday In Roulmd visiting hit witt wd family.\nPte. A. Lavcratto of Vtrnon tptnt\ntht Chrlstmu holiday with hit ptrtnti.\nlate. Faddy Dougan, stationed at\nCiliary, ipent tht Tulttldt ln Roulmd with hli wite md ftmlly,\nP.O. Marcel la-Sergeant ipmt\nChrlitmu with hli ptnntt hen,\nJoe Fertlck. who It itationed with\ntht R.C.A.F. tt Coal Hsrbor, spent his\nChrlitmu lean vltltlng relatives In\nRossland.\nPtt. Arthur Donaldson of Little\nMountain tptnt tht Chrlitmu holt-\nday ln Rossland vltltlng hli pirenti,\nMT. and Mn. r.obert Dontldion, 1084\nThompion Avenue. , . ,\nAcl Richard Bourchlar, who ipent\nChrlitmu vltltlng hli partnta, Captain md Mn. I. B. O. Bourchier. ltit\nTueidiy (or Vtnoouvtr, whtn hi It\nlUtlontd.\nFOW CHILDREN\nBURNED TO DUTH\nST. LAMBERT, Que., Dec, SO\n(CP) \u2014Tour children of Mr. tnd\nMrs. O. H. Ltnllng wert burned to\ndeath here eirly today when their\nhome wu deitroyed by flit, Tbi\nmother received \u25a0 bidly lacerated\nltg when tbe climbed ovir thl verandah railing on tbt second ttorty\nind jumped to tht ground. Lan-\nilng luffered from ihook. The deed:\nRobert 18; John IS, Wiyne, \u00ab, ind\nLlndt, 4.\nAc. Donald Ctmout, who ipent\nOhrlitmu Imvi Ln Roasland vlslUni\nit\nMat\nhis parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. J.\nCamozzi, 2020 Firat Avenue, left for\nbli atatlon Tuesday evening.\nMlu Alotntt Mara lift Tuuday\nmorning for tht. Gout, having vent\nChrlstmu vltltlng htr pirenti, Mr,\nmd Mrt. W. Q. Mart, Uii Columbia\nAvtnut.\nMlu Betty Atkinson, who spent\nChrlttmu ln Rossland visiting her\nparenta, nturned to tht oout Tuuday.\nPte. Dontld Littley, wbo ipmt\nChrlitmu vlaiting bit parenti, returnid to hit itation the tint ot the\nweek.\nAwl Bleen Ninon of tbt Womtn'i\nDlviilon R.CA.F., hu returntd to btr\natatlon it Claresholm. Alta. following\na few dan In Rowland Muting relativei. }*T ;\nMlu Sidle MicAuliy ll vltltlng htr\npirents. Mr. md Mn. Angui Mio-\nAulay, UM Pint Avenut, Mlu Mm-\nAulty graduated from tht Bueoeit\nBusiness College, Winnipeg, md Unce\nthat Umt hu been employed by J, O.\nDavit Ltd. Winnipeg brinch of thl\nJtmu Morrlion Maauftctttrlng Oo\nLtd., of Toronto.\nMr. md Mn. John R. surd, who\nipent thtlr honeymoon In Nelion, rtturntd to Roulmd Thundiy.\nThelma tnd Violet Wuorl of tbt\nC.WA.C, itationed tt Vmoouver ipent\nYuletide ln Roulmd viiiting their\npirenti\nPte, Beth Buick of tbt C.W.A.C.,\n\u25a0titlontd it Vmcouver, nturned then\ntfter ipendlni tht Chrlitmu holiday\nln Roulmd wtth htr pirents. Mr, md\nMn. William Buick, 20\u00ab3 Kith Avenue.\nMn. D. J. McDonnell, 2558 LeRol\nAvenut, hu viiiting her htr diughter,\nMn. Jtck Rou. Po. Rou wbo ipent\nChrlstmu here left the flnt of tht\nweek for Cil|try when hi is itttlon-\ntd.\nDel Jonei of Spokine, mnt tht\nChrlitmu holidiy In Roultnd viiiting friendi\nWilliam Forreit of thl Royal Otn-\nUm Ntvy, md hit wlft, tptnt\nChriitmai day la Ronlind vltltlng\nMrt. Fomt't mothtr, Mn, Hubtrt\nMartin, 1892 Fifth Avenue.\nRobert Smith of the Ctnidltn Army\nttttlontd on Vmcouvtr Wind, vlilttd\nfriendi In Roulmd during tht wetk.\n11 i \u25a0\u25a0\nT. A. MOORE.WINS\nCRANBROOK\nCRIB TOURNEY\nCRANBROOK, B.O. \u2014 Cranbrook'i\nns annual Boilng Day tporu el\nlit, tbt Hilltop Crib tourntment wu\nwon for tbt uoond time by T. A\nMoon. Started tight jean tgo within a amall defined neighborhood, the\nmembenhip remains unaltered.\nSpectator! from outtldt tbe pi\ncrlbed ana an encouraged to attend\nthe playoffi but trt referred to by\nthe membenhip it \"tht twimp folk\"\nmd tht eiclualvenesi It io Impressed\non tbe outsiders that a gerturt of\nprotest tht visiton bring thtlr own\nfireplace wood md other ftttlvt ic-\ncoutrementt md oitentatlonutly refute to mingle with tbt membership.\nAn idded flilp to tblt year'i mett\nwu preientation of tht trophy to\nMr. Moore md tht eonioiitlon trophy\nto Jamu Davldion, host to the meet,\nby Mtyor A. J. Balment.\nPlan Card Index\nSystem\nfor LiquOr Buyers\nVANCOUVIR, DM. 30 (CP) -\nLiquor Commluloner Kennedy tn^\nnounced todiy i system for 1944\nwhloh will mtkt lt difficult tor iny.\none to $tt mon than one liquor permit in Britiih Columblt.\nA continuous card index lystem,\nchecked every .day, will wipe out\ntbe duplicate permit abuii rampant\nuntil tbi coupon system wu idopted, Kennedy uid.\nA ipeclil HaU it Victorlt wm\nkeep thi cird index tor tbi mtln\nProvince, Every new permit will\nbe checked with tbe Index tor nun\naddresi md place bought.\nChildren Beating\nJewish Boys Led\n\"by Vicious Peoples\"\nNEW YORK. Dtc. 10 (AD -\nMiyor Li Gutrdli, faced wtth report! of Jewish boyi being beaten.\nmd synagogue! duecrited by children here, said tonight \"it appears\ntblt the children were bntlgited by\nvlcioui peoplti.\"\nOnt cue of i Protutint church\nbeing daubed with iwutlkil llM\nwu reported.\nLl Guardia appealed to citizeni\nto join the City Pitrol Corpi, an\nauxiliary police organization, \"so\nwe cm watch problem treat undir\ngovernmental Inttrumentillty.\"\nBATH, fcultnd, <(*) \u2014 Stoauat\nE. 0. llolbeck of Bith lumped on\ntht foot of a womm but oonductrew\nhe wu fined M0.\nSchriner Only Cool\nCotter as\nCalgary Beats Army\nRID DEER, Altt., Dec. 10 (CP) -\n-Dave (Sweeney) Schriner, former\nToronto Maple Leafi itar, tonight\nheralded fall return to the game it-\ntor I three-week! layoff witb the\nonly icon u Calgary Tecumseh-\nMuitanp blanked Rtd Deer Army\nWheelers 1-0 in tn Alberti services\nhockey gtme.\nSale of Sleep Units and\n\u25a0'.\nChesterfield Suites\n\u25a0\"\nBEAUTY REST UNIT\nWorld renowned, Slmmon'i Beiuty Reit Mattress md Foundation.\nRtg. $7..S0. Slit 4' or 1' \u00ab\" only. ft\u00a3Q BA\nSalt ftloe.: ._____, *\u00a5Xhy*\nPERFECT REST UNIT\nA very high clui mattress ind foundation. Reg. (62.90.\nSite 4' 8\" only. Sill Prlci\t\nSIMMON'S INVISIBLE UNIT\nRegular $48.00. All sizes.\nSiie Prlci a.. \u201e\u2022..__\nSIMMON'S SLUMBER KINC UNIT\nOood quality white felt mattress and box spring base,\nReg. $59.50. Size 4' 6\" only. Sale price .........\nSIMMON'S COMPANION UNIT\nreit Mtttreu. Box iprlng bin. Reg. 140.90.1' 6\" only.\nSele Price \u2014i .\t\n$49.50\n$34-95\n$49.50\n$35.00\n3-Piece Kroehler Chesterfield Suite\nKroehler iprlng cushion conitructlon ln tapestry ind velour coven.\n3-piece suite tapestry in ash rose, 1 chair torquolse. 61