Winnipeg Free Press

Tuesday, December 10, 1946

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 10, 1946, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 4 Winnipeg free press tuesday december 10, 1946 pravda says Britain trains new fuehrer Moscow dec 10 Cap the communist party newspaper pravda monday accused reactionary forces in Britain of at tempting to Groom a new fuehrer As a successor to Adolf Hitler on the eve of International discussions on Germany s future. Macher social democratic party Leader in Germany s Western zones had been singled out As the new fuehrer and now was being received in London As a Victor and a it added that the British government itself had greeted him As a dear Schumacher in Britain As a guest of the British labor party said the allegation that he had ambitions to become a fuehrer is so far besides the Point that it is difficult to regard it have a feeling that in certain quarters in Moscow i would be forgiven for being a fuehrer but never for being a he told a reporter. Schumacher denied that he was a tool of the democracies the accusations were contained in an article written by David a Fitch s lotion a smooth Fitch s lotion is Cooling Fitch s lotion it Antiseptic Fitch s lotion Fijoj o he Man scent Slavsky political commentator who said that reactionaries were rally ing to Schumacher in order to undermine at the foundation the birth of a new German Zaslavsky accused Schumacher of heading the persecution of communists in the Western zones and said he used the most disgraceful methods of fifty injured in Milwaukee strike Melee Milwaukee dec. 10 a roaring 20-minute Street fight Between 200 police officers and More than 500 pickets exploded at the electric control Plant of the vast strike bound Auis Chalmers manufacturing company monday after a non stiker s automobile overturned and burst into flames. An estimated 50 persons including 22 police were injured. Police said 56 persons were arrested during the Melee. Three other cars were overturned and the one which caught fire was Des troyed by the flames. Police pickets slug it out police and pickets slugged it out toe to toe in the outburst which began As the demonstrators at tempted to Block workers cars from leaving the Plant. Pickets met the Stream of cars with a barrage of rocks. Many windshields were smashed. Police formed a flying wedge to open lanes for the cars through the massed pickets. Office Here to Deal with contractors by Chester Bloom Ottawa ont., dec. 10 Spe provide speedy and uni form screening of applications for building materials by contractors in Western Canada a regional office of the priorities and building materials Branch has been Stab shed in Winnipeg it was announced monday by by. Hon. C. D. Howe reconstruction minister. The regional representative will be Hector c. Mclntosh of Winni Peg. His territory will include Manitoba Saskatchewan and the Thunder Bay Region of Ontario. The new office is located at 210 Power building. Or. Mclntosh is Well known in Winnipeg and has been in the government service since 1942 having served in the organization Branch of the department of munitions and Supply and As labor Liaison officer for the department of reconstruction and Supply. Acclamations feature . Nominations Vancouver dec. 10 up at least 16 mayors and 17 Reeves gained Public office by acclamation monday night As nominations closed in most British Columbia cities towns and municipalities for elections to be held during the next two weeks. Mayoral acclamations included mayor Jack Nicholson of Prince George mayor Fred w. Scott Kara loops mayor w. B. Hughes games. Kelowna mayor d. C. Manly. Grand Forks mayor d. Howrie Vernon mayor Jack Lou tet North Van Couver and mayor George Muir Nanaimo. One woman gained an acclamation As chief Emily d. Popoff of Interior Slocan City. There were no acclamations for any civic posts in Vancouver where nominations closed last week and where a civic election will be held wednesday with senator g. G. Mcgeer former mayor sex Alder Man Halford d. Wilson and . Nominee Tom Alsbury contesting the mayoralty. The present mayor j. D. Cornett is not standing for re election. W. M. Rae elected Medicine hat alta., dec. 10 up w. M. Rae was elected mayor of Medicine hat for 1947 monday night. Running under the civic improvement league ticket or Rae received votes com pared with votes for his nearest opponent Alderman r. C. Black a civic government association candidate. Look at that of the largest mine in Saskatchewan order Klimax from your regular dealer by Ross Munro Dusseldorf Germany dec. 10 former social credit member of the Canadian House of commons a. H. Mitchell of medi Cine hat alta., who joined the Canadian army As a private in 1940 and ended the War As a lieutenant colonel in British military govern ment has been Deputy commander of the British North Rhine West Phalia food organization since last july. His District which includes the Ruhr and is one of three areas in to which the British zone is Divi ded covers an. Area about the size of Alberta from Edmonton South but crowded into it is a Popula Tion of in this highly industrialized Coal and steel producing area the German food crisis centres and a catastrophe Here would be Felt through Europe. Or. Mitchell said the food Situa Tion is very much Graver than ast when it was precarious enough. In 1945-46 the Ger mans had secret reserves of food t now these were exhausted. It had been impossible to build up reserves of bread Grain and the area was simply living on a pipe line. Hong Kong dec. 10 British War crimes tribunal was told tuesday that Many British and acadian prisoners of War died because of japanese delay in mov ing them to hospitals. Or. J. W. Anderson a former major in the Royal army medical corps said major Harry Hook of the Winnipeg grenadiers was one of such prisoners. Anderson said one Canadian sol Dier attempted suicide because of continuous beatings inflicted by capt. Shunkichi Saito. One Oeth defendants on trial. Saito was in charge of a japanese prisoner of War Hospital. Anderson testified that Saito beat Grenadier Cpl. James Murray and Royal Rifleman James Archibald in an attempt to make them confess to stealing a suitcase. Sask. Auto fund the lower Price Field in the higher Price Field in any Price Field Stromberg Carlson radio look for the when you buy a Stromberg Carlson radio Estevan sask., dec. 10 up Premier t. C. Told a . Meeting Here monday night that a profit of some would be realized this year by the Saskatchewan government on its compulsory automotive insurance fund. It would be up to the legislature at its next session to decide whether rates would be lowered or benefits widened he said. Meanwhile pro fits from the plan which was legis lated last March would be carried into 1947. The scheme now Calls for compulsory payment by All motorists of one Dollar additional payment on their Driver s licence and five dollars. Additional payment on their automobile licence. It pays a Maxi mum personal Benefit of pm radio connects Camps towns fort Frances ont., dec. 10 radio communication has been established Between fort Frances Ken Ora and the logging Camps of the Ontario Minnesota pulp and paper company it was announced Here monday by s. C. Stratton vice president of the company. He said the new radio communication in addition to providing daily Contact on Woods operations will serve in cases of emergency such As accidents shortage of sup plies or fire. Or. Stratton said the Federal department of transport had approved the new set up. Fese victim identified Atlanta ga., dec. 10 one of the charred bodies of the 120 victims of the Winecoff hotel fire Here Early saturday was identified monday night As that of mrs. Borgia Mccoy a 58-year-old native of St. Stephens . Three committed for trial in assault Case hearings the Europa f f sex German liner Europa sunk in storm righted be Havre France dec. 10 a tugboats monday succeeded in virtually righting the stricken former German liner Europa after a storm of record fury ripped the vessel from her mooring and deposited her on a Harbor mud Bank with a gaping Hole in her Bottom. Maritime authorities hoped to save the liner which once held the mythical Blue Riband for the fast est crossing of the Atlantic Al though her lower decks were awash at High tide and she was being pounded by the Waves. The ship taken Over by France As War reparations and renamed the liberte had been undergoing refitting for the North Atlantic luxury Trade. So important was the vessel to the French shipping Economy that Public works and transport made a personal visit to this Harbor at the Mouth of the Seine River to assess the damages. I Hope but i am not certain that the ship can be he said after returning to Paris. In any Case it will be at least a year before she can be returned to ser m. Moch said the storm which has crippled shipping in the eng Lish Channel for the last two Days was the worst in be Havre s his Jules Moch French minister of tory. N i i in ice raid err offices n Montreal no arrests Montreal dec. 10 cup Headquarters of the French English and jewish branches of the labor progressive party in Montreal were raided by police monday As a follow up to the arrest of a former Mcgill University student charged with distributing an allegedly seditious and libellous pamphlet dealing a statement made to City by Vernon r. Frost 63 Donald Street that he stood by but re fused to assist Norman a. Cann 106 Hart Avenue who was assault ing Charles d. Castle 340 Johnson Avenue in a garage behind St. Patrick s Church 160 Worth Street Early nov. 21, Highfi gated the pre Minary hearing monday of the two men who face charges of robbery with violence and theft. Frost and Norman Cann were committed for jury trial by Magis rate m. Carton in City police court tuesday. Also committed for jury trial was Arthur Wilson Cann 106 Hargrave who in a separate no monday faced two charges of at tempting to corrupt witnesses. The Crown alleges Arthur Cann at tempted by bribes or threats to Stop Castle and mrs. Edith Bourns Lay info information against Frost and Norman Cann. The charges arise out of an As Sault on Castle and an attempt to steal his Money for which the Crown alleges the accused Are responsible. The men Are also Char ged with stealing a purse contain ing about from bus. Bourns of Logan Avenue. Both crimes police state took place late on nov. 20 and Early nov. 21. The accused and the Crown alleges were drinking in a main Street club on the afternoon of 20. Later they purchased liquor and Beer and around 7.30 . Ent Cut to the Home of mrs. Bourns. There Evi Jence indicated the men sat around drinking until Midnight. It was after leaving the Bourns Home that police allege the assault on Castle took place. When the three men left her Home mrs. To inns testified she noticed her purse containing a Little Over Vas missing. The purse was later found by const. R. Gut Ray with in it outside the garage where Castle was fount1, badly beaten. Castle testified that the accused mrs. Bourns another Man and himself had sat around drinking in the Logan Street residence. After we left place the next thing i with the Fred Rose Case. Special flying squads said to be made up of Montreal Provin Cial and Royal Canadian mounted police officers first descended on the Home of City councillor Michael Buhay Secretary of the committee for the defence of Fred Rose and then in Quick succession searched the premises of 1he three branches of the . No arrests were made. Simon Mahumed 22-year-old engineering graduate of Mcgill whose arrest sunday afternoon touched off the series of raids was arraigned before judge c. E. Guerin. He pleaded not guilty of distributing a seditious and libel Lous pamphlet and was released on s950 bail pending preliminary hearing dec. 17. The Montreal police depart ment s anti subversive squad picked up Mahumed As he allegedly went from door to door distributing the leaflet entitled the defence of Fred which police claimed contained an attack on the courts the Royal commis Sion on espionage and the government. Fred Rose labor progressive member of parliament for the Cartier division of Montreal is under a sentence of six years imprisonment. An Appeal is Pend ing. Freight rates hearing May be postponed Moncton dec. 10 up for the maritime and the Western provinces have been considering a request for postponement of the Board of trans port commissioners hearing into the application of Canadian rail ways for a 30-per cent increase in freight rates Rand h. Matheson Man agent of the maritime transportation commission said Here monday night. Or. Matheson said col. J. L. Ralston of Montreal former Canadian defence minister had been retained As counsel for the maritime and Western opponents of the application. The possible request for postponement of scheduled to the initial be held hearing in Ottawa Jan. 8, would be made to allow the respondents More time to investigate the Case presented by the railways. S Atlo programmes Central Standard time Krc Winnipeg 630 . Anal lyrics dancing Cavellero aces get away o Neill hour Hope the footlights Orch sport cos Winnipeg 990 . Singer of manhat Tan in Scarlet the shows news Smith news choir town forum n Andy Mcgee Csc news Roundup Square Niosi Harris adventure Cero Winnipeg 630 inn. Carols service Frond ther apy Saver . Dub for today Prog. Hour markets cavalcade hour variety cos Winnipeg 080 variety club Bell choir. Of inspiration Caron Mary of life sister limited George s Wile counsellor news Linton Prog. . High lights Happy gang Tell me news. Mess Ages broadcast can be Beautiful Perkins Young schools tuesday news Job Winnipeg 1340 gems 1340 bands Sam Petit theatre Frain Green Jamboree hour and hot prowl a Kab St. Boniface 1350 . 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I was Hospital nine Frank Pendleberry 1061 Ross Avenue told of being awakened by loud voices outside his Home shortly after Midnight nov. 20. Looking out witness stated he Law a Man lying. On the ground. Two men Ere standing by him said or. Pendlebury. One was pulling his right and the second was kicking him in the Lead. One of the men said for is Sake Don t kill testified witness. When he got outside declared Pendlebury the men had Dis appeared. On. The ground he found mommies protest walk off ship Liverpool eng., dec. 10, of the West Ern command announced tuesday that 300 British army personnel in route to the far East walked off the transport Empress of Scot land monday night in protest against food and accommodations on Board but ended their Demon stration eight hours later. One of the troops assisting in the embarkation said the demonstration was mainly an army grouse because they did not want to go Back overseas at the end of their leave with Christmas so. 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