Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 11, 1946, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition Winnipeg free press 26 pages vol. 63price 5 cents wite comics Loc Winnipeg wednesday december 11, 1946 Sun . Moon Typl Pitt a Sun .. Moon . R x much colder acute shortage of feed Grain hits the East an acute feed Grain shortage has developed in Eastern can Ada which May have the effect of preventing Canada from meeting All its overseas commitments of Bacon. This condition caused by transportation problems and the changeling of wheat for Export under the wheat agreement with Britain came to a head tuesday when the feed Trade Section of the Winnipeg Board of Trade telegraphed prime minister Mackenzie King recommend ing that the Dominion feeds administration Call a meeting of representatives of parties concerns to discuss the whole situation. Legislature session set for january Premier Stuart Garson will Call members of the Manitoba legislature into session Between the Middle and the end of january it was Learned wednesday. There is unusually High interest in the next session owing to the fact that during it the members of the legislative Assembly and a period of decontrol the Reso the representations made by the Winnipeg feed Section were in the form of a Resolution approved by that body and followed a Brief presented by the Ontario feed dealers association to the minister of Trade and Commerce asking that control of coarse grains be placed under the Juris diction of the Canadian wheat Board. To this the Winnipeg Sec Tion expressed disagreement stat ing in their Resolution that in their belief the interests of West Ern producers of coarse grains would be better served by a Gra dual restoration of free enter prise rather than by further con of the Canadian wheat the Post War period should Public at Large will have their Lution stated. The Ontario body is seeking to first comprehensive View of the have a new feed Grain depart. New agreement Between the prov Ince and the Dominion government which covered various tax readjust ments. The agreement was signed by Premier Garson on behalf of Mani Toba recently. In addition there has been a pronounced desire of other parties in the present coalition government to have a session As Early As pos sible. Premier Garson upon return ing from his last Ottawa conference said that owing to the work involved in connection with the new agreement it was impossible to hold the session before the year s end. Ment set up in the Canadian wheat Board with j. G. Davidson the present feeds administrator As commissioner. S t a n d a r i Zed prices for feed grains to the producers of egg poultry and Dairy products Are also being sought by the Ontario association. Jack of Reserve in going into the causes of the shortage of feed grains in the East the Resolution of the Winni Peg Section referred to the present Lack of Normal Reserve supplies at usual strategic Points which it feed Grain continued on Page 8 column 1 Welcome sign hoisted Azerbaijan capital yields to Iran Tehran . 11 Tabriz capital of the autonomous province of Azerbaijan has sur rendered to iranian Central government troops it was wednesday. Or. Salam Llali Djavid of Azerbaijan sent the Shah of Iran and Premier Ahmed Avam a message which said the iranian is Welcome in the Azerbaijan move came after the Central government had sent four columns of troops into the province and clashes had taken place iranian soldiers and Azerbaijan militiamen. The troops were sent to Azer Baijan and other provinces to ensure free voting in forthcoming general elections the government announced. Leader flees Jafar pish Evari Leader of the Democrat party in Azerbaijan wednesday was reported without confirmation to have fled to rus Sia with four other civilian and military leaders. Pish Evari a Sharp critic of the iranian Central government of j Premier Ahmed Avam and him governor Elf a former iranian Premier and Learned Fine rhyme illegal siege Klapp snaps new York dec. 11 Alan Siagel Bronx window Dresser pleaded guilty to smoking in the subway and then pulled a Sheet o paper from his pocket on which he said he had written a poem explaining his infraction. Read directed magistrate William Klapp and Siegel started i was waiting for a subway train i waited Long but still non came in desperation like a soak i lit a cigarette to smoke a gentleman appeared from space and showed a badge of Lega Grace you broke the Law he sternly said i have a summons Lor you head after four More verses telling How he had read a poem Abou the men in Blue to the patrolman and complaining that the Latte had called him a siege concluded he s a Rookie is Green who to entreaty would not lean he needs priming this Rookie new for he s a Blotch to the men in Blue magistrate Klapp listened attentively then cleared his Throat and then said your poem is Fine it s quite a line next time heed no smoking sign the verdict is s2 ised residents of Azerbaijan Early wednesday to resist to the last Man Central government troops entering the province. Unconfirmed reports Here said or. Djavid had informed the hah of pish Evari s flight. Iranian Headquarters an ounces wednesday afternoon hat a zen Jan based column had driven past Azerbaijan Ian Forti cations in the chaff Ankoo Moun Ain pass and now were battling he provincial forces at the Milaneh centred about a rail and Highway town five Miles North of the pass. Bridges and railway stations were blown up by the azerbaijanis in their Retreat the communique Aid. The Tabriz radio tuesday called upon civilians As Well As the Fadaie militia of Azerbaijan to resist the troops which crossed the Border after 13 months of bickering be tween Tehran and Tabriz. Big plan disarmament St. Laurent Ilsley Abbott Sheet 3 Cabinet posts shuffled further changes forecast Ottawa dec. 11 up a three Way Cabinet realignment involving portfolio switches but leaving the personnel of the government unchanged was announced tuesday night by prime minister Mackenzie King. Forecasting further changes later the prime minister disclosed these immediate moves 1. A. Hon. Louis St. Laurent minister of Justice and external affairs becomes full time external affairs minister. 2. It. Hon. J. L. Ilsley physically wearied in the finance ministry after onerous wartime ser vice takes Over the Justice port Folio. 3. Hon. Douglas Abbott assumes the finance ministry along with his Navy defence portfolio. The announcements which As far As they went confirmed persistent predictions of the last few we or made by or. King at a hastily summoned conference in his East Block office after a Cabinet meeting. The disclosure of the new cab inet set up was accompanied by the announcement that no Date has been set for a by election to fill the commons vacancy created by the death of w. C. Macdonald Liberal member for Halifax. Next Cabinet change it was indicated probably would be the appointment of a successor to or. Abbott in the defence Post. Or. King said he was retaining this portfolio on a temporary basis. Hon. H. F. G. Bridges fisheries minister has been mentioned As a Likely appointee. Of or. St. Laurent s new status the prime minister said it gave effect to the Promise i made to r a lament at the last session that a minister would be appointed to the external affairs office and give to it his entire reminded of or. St. Laurent s original intention of staying in the Cabinet just for the duration of the War or. King s Only reply was Well he s staying finance minister Ilsley s move to the Justice department was seen As a step toward the fulfilment of his reported desire to leave the Cabinet possibly for the supreme court Bench of Nova Scotia. Pays tribute to Ilsley in discussing or. Ilsley s trans or. Or. King said he was not certain there was not considerable Merit in the United kingdom prac Tice of frequent portfolio changes and at the same time he had warm commendation for the former Fin Ance minister s record. I would like to say much i appreciate and i am sure the it. Icon a St. Laurent retains external affairs portfolio it. Hon. J. L. Ilsle5 new minister of Justice drop census demand for broader scheme Lake Success n. Y., dec. Bri Tain the United states and Russia agreed tentatively wednesday to drop their demands for a troop and armaments census in favor of a broadened programme for the United nations to take Steps to reduce ban atomic bombs withdraw troops from foreign soil and establish International controls. The demand for an immediate Roop and armament census was made jointly by Britain and rus a tuesday night. It was to have included a census o f troops at ome As Well As of All armaments his would have meant that the failed states would have been forced to disclose its atomic bomb a storm is heading for Good old fashioned Prairie Snow storm that is scheduled to hit the City wednes Day afternoon according to storm warnings issued by the meteorological office. The warning reads a storm entered in South Eastern Saskatchewan accompanied by a wind of to Miles per hour and Snow squalls will move into Southern Manitoba wednesday the unusually warm weather of recent Days which has been making Christmas shopping a pleasure will soon be just a Happy memory. The weather in fact was some thing Worth talking about As it showed off its versatility not Only n Winnipeg but All Over the con nent. In Winnipeg the High tuesday As 28 above and. The Low 18 above he record established on this Date 44 above in 1928 and the record of of 39 was set in 1893. In the United states department Tore santas sweated under their adding As an exceptionally mild Pell enveloped practically the in ire country. An excited therome shuffle continued on Page 8 column 5 open offensive banking dec. 11 Man Churia s Long awaited Battle Foi Harbin appeared to be shaping up wednesday. Unconfirmed news paper reports said eight govern ment divisions opened a three pronged offensive in the direction of the City and that communist troops crossed River from Hsiushun Teintze 80 Miles Southwest of Harbin to at tack government positions on the South Bank. 14 families still homeless fire victims need living accommodation Christmas for victims of the tache there has been a generous response bombing Mission Caracas Venezuela dec. 11 seized the major Airport of Marcy about 50 Miles from this capital wednesday and immediately dispatched a captured plane on a bombing mision Over Marcy and Caracas. Block fire looks Bleak and unless living accommodations can be found for the remaining destitute families the Holiday season will not be much fun. Although Homes and temporary Homes have been found for the majority of families there Are still 14 families seeking a place to live. All types of used furniture has been donated by the people of greater Winnipeg to help rehabilitate the destitute families. Upholstery furnishings Are being renovated by the St. Boniface vocational train ing school and various donations in Cheque form have been sent in from business organizations and private institutions. Mayor George Maclean who Heads the tache Block fire re habilitation committee said tues Day that the response for old stoves had been admirably met. We still need Many he said but it is very satisfying to see that the citizens Are rummaging around and bringing in materials that will help a great Deal in putting the victims Back on their feet. More to i Christmas i a s but we still need More help. Some of the families have been separated when Large enough Liv ing quarters could not be mayor Maclean continued Anc this won t make for a Happy holi Day season. We Are doing our utmost but we still need More rooms one two or three rooms anything anyone can the tache Block fire rehabilitation fund has realized to Date added another toward Aid for the families monday evening when the Cheerio troupe under the direction of Mabel Monnington held a concert in the Norwood collegiate auditorium. Master of Cere monies was Eddie Walker. Fret transportation was provided for the troupe by the Winnipeg electric company. Mrs. George Maclean spoke briefly urging still greater support of the fund. Attlee keeps hands free London dec. 11 minister Attlee refused wednesday to his government to ask parliament s approval before enter ing into any military pact with the United states government or any other saying such a procedure would be entirely contrary to capt. S. Swingler labor asked for the Assurance in an apparent reference to left Wing criticism of reports that Britain and the United states were carrying out an co ordination plan. Hon. Douglas Abbott takes Over finance ministry 123 reported greek fight Iii Athens dec. 11 despatches said wednesday that 123 guerrillas were killed 32 wounded and 50 captured in a Battle raging for the last three Days around Corombos in Western Thrace just South of the bulgarian Border. The royalist paper. Embros also carried a despatch from its Cor respondent at Alexandro Polis that a portion of the insurgent group had been wiped out by turkish Frontier guards when they tried to Cross Over into Turkey. French seek coalition Paris dec. Party leaders sought wednesday to construct a workable coalition government Strong enough to Bridge the left right split within the country and soon enough to pass the essential National budget. Edouard Herriot Veteran Radi Cal socialist and Paul Ramaier a Little known socialist Are the outstanding possibilities for pre Mier stage. King plans Csc talk Ottawa dec. 11 up prime minister Mackenzie King will be the Liberal party speaker wednes Day night in the Csc s weekly free time political broadcast known As the nation s or. King who will speak on Liberal party principles will be heard Over the trans Canada net work in Western Canada from to 10.15. . Church music Early copy in order to ensure Public special Christmas music programmes of win and District churches should be submitted As Early As possible and must be in the hands of the free press news department by tuesday dec. 17 at the latest Ottawa gossips Busy Claxton May become new defence minister by Chester Bloom Ottawa dec. 11 Ottawa is buzzing with gossip now Over further Cabinet changes to fill he Post of minister of National do rence and which will shortly be vacated by Hon. Doug As c. Abbott who takes Over the ministry of finance. Hon. Brooke minister of National health and welfare is most prominently mentioned for the de ence Post As a stepping Stone later on to minister of external affairs if and when it. Hon. L. S. St. Laurent resigns that Post. The drawback is however that Hon. Or. Claxton has been so closely associated with he details of social welfare in connection with the new Dominion that to might Handicap those negotiations o Transfer him now to National de Fence. Other possibilities mentioned for the Post Are Hon. H. F. G. Bridges. , minister of fisheries and Walter e. Harris Grey Bruce House chairman of the joint Senate House Flag committee. All of these men Are great War veterans with wartime administrative experience. The of transferring of. Bridges who hails from new Bruns Wick would be that the fisheries Post would then Likely fall to a British Columbia member. To make this switch of fisheries from the at lactic to the Pacific coast when Nova Scotia liberals Are contemplating a Tough by election in Hali fax would be politically injudicious to say the least. Walter Harris service As chair Man of the joint Senate House Flag committee has been so outstanding in his diplomatic handling of a most difficult situation that he is certainly marked for further government responsibility. It was generally believed that he probably would be made a parliamentary assistant Navy to any new anoint be to the ministry of defence. The real difficulty that confronts the government with increasing ministerial responsibilities is to make Cabinet shifts without opening any new seals for by elections. A consolidation of the ministries of defence and Navy now held by Hon. Or. Abbott and air now held by Hon. Colin Gibson a been contemplated for some time but that is not Likely to take place until just prior to another Genera election. Leslie a. Mutch m. A. Winnipeg South also is reported a Likely candidate for parliamentary Assis Tant to the minister of veterans affairs a Post now occupied by Walter Tucker. M. P., Rosthern. Or. Tucker is generally believed to be preparing to resign to devote his whole attention to the Liberal party leadership in Saskatchewan. St. Boniface water Supply held adequate the water Supply in St. Boniface is adequate for any kind of fire in St. Mayor George Mac lean declared wednesday morning in the face of wide spread opinion that St. Boniface lacked the Neces sary water Supply to fight Large fires. Labelling As groundless Rumor that St. Boniface lacked the Neces sary water to fight Large fires the mayor brought in j. A. Bibeault superintendent of Public works in St. Boniface who said that in the event of an emergency Gal Lons of water per minute could be provided by the City s Wate t Lains. This was substantially More than the Gallons of water a minute that the fire department was in fighting sunday morning s fire which destroyed the red River am Grande Prairie elevators for a loss of Over half a million dollars. If a fault is anywhere it is no with the water mayor Mac lean said. Or. Bibeault said that Hose lines at the elevator fire were attaches to a main on Archibald Street which was the largest in the City. Pres sure was maintained at an average of 74 pounds throughout and a Chart was produced showing thai it had never gone below 73 pounds All the time the Hose were in opera Tion. Whether we need More equip ment or not in View of the recent fires will be discussed at tonight s special or. Bibeault stated but in both mine and the mayor s opinion our fire depart appointed chief Justice of King s ment has been doing Fine Bench atom bomb seen cheapest weapon bulb ast dec. 11 prof. Harold Urey University of Chicago physicist told a Queens University audience tuesday night. That the atom bomb was the cheapest War weapon imaginable. We could make bombs at he said and. The number made would be so great they could easily Des Troy All the important cities of the Urey said that there probably would never be a. Certain de Fence against the atom bomb. Or in new York City hit de Rees making it the warmest dec Ember Day in new York history and another record was broken a Harrisburg pa., with an All time ugh of 70. New York s previous record for december was 87.7 be dec. 23, 1891. On the Canadian Side of the Border however the Story was i bit different. The weather Lashe out relentlessly at the North Wes territories and Southern Saskatchewan with 65 below Zero re ported from Mayo in the Miiko territory monday morning. Daw on City was frigid at 47 below an Whitehorse at 42. The storm which is forecast of Winnipeg will move eastward in the Rainy River and Thunder a Region wednesday night. It is expected to Abate Over Souther Saskatchewan and Manitoba wee mesday evening leaving Nolde weather in its Wake. From London England come a Story that the weather has gon berserk there too. Gales Are last ing the coasts of Britain an Northwestern France. The Gulf o Gascony was swept by a violent storm which carried away 40 Yards of seawall at henday and caused extensive damage elsewhere. Near Portland England a mystery ves Sel with no one on Board wrecked against rocks. The High yesterday at Winnipeg was 30 and at ., wednes Day it was 29. Churchill was the coldest spot in Manitoba with 2fa below recorded wednesday morn ing. The size and location of its atomic bomb Stock step the United tates was determined not to take until rigid controls and inspection f atomic Energy had been Stab shed by the atomic Energy com Mission. The agreement tuesday night tween Russia and Britain came s a Surprise which left the United states stunned. The Resolution on which Russia and Britain agreed in and which has now been tentatively dropped called for All members of the United nations to report on armed forces at Home anti abroad As Well As their ments by Jan. 1, with an inspection commission to be established to verify these reports. It was then decided after Britain arid Russia agreed to this Resolution that it go to a u. N. Sub com Mittee where its wording would be clarified. The United states through sen. Tom Connally told the associated press after the session tuesday that the proposal calling for an immediate census of armaments was dangerous and would mean the United states would have to disclose its atomic bomb secrets without being Able to invoke controls. Wednesday morning however a Compromise was suggested by the u. N. Assembly s president Paul Henri Spaak of Belgium by which the u. N. Members would be called upon to take up at once the prob Lem of world disarmament. Big three representatives tentatively agreed to this move but explained that they would have to consult with their delegations be ready to take control plot of communists in Quebec reported Montreal. Dec. 11 up Council is made up of 33 members be Canada Montreal French Lan Guage daily said in a front Page Story wednesday it had Learned from absolutely reliable sources that a series of police raids Here last sunday and monday yielded some sensational documents including one in effect a detailed plan to replace the municipal Council and the provincial government by communist administrations the Day the Opportunity will present the anti subversive squad of tie Montreal police department with provincial and Royal Cana Dian mounted police raided Vari Ous Headquarters of the labor progressive party and private Homes Here Early this week armed with search warrants the newspaper said the Docu ment indicated that the present municipal Council made up of 99 councillors and a mayor would be reduced drastically by Montreal s 99-Man municipal elected at Large 33 elected by immovable property owners Only and 33 appointed by various pub Lic organizations. The mayor is elected at Large. As regards replacement of the provincial be can Ada also said it would appear that one is More advanced. It would be foreseen already that Tim Buck National Secretary of the communist party of Canada and Leader of the progressive labor movement will be the pre Mier of Quebec province some thing extraordinary at least. He would distribute the port folios or the commissariat if one prefers to Date set new York dec. 11 the four Power foreign ministers Council decided wednesday that the five european satellite peace treaties completed Here should be signed in Paris feb. 10. 2 Winnipeg barristers named judges Williams and Coyne receive Manitoba court appointments Ottawa dec.-11 of two prominent Winnipeg barristers to fill vacancies in the Manitoba co Art of Appeal and the Manitoba court of. King s Bench were announced tuesday night by prime minister Mackenzie King. The vacancy in the Appeal court created by the recent retirement of or. Justice r. M. Dennistoun is to be filled by j. B. Coyne while e. 1c. Williams is to become chief Justice of the King s Bench succeeding the late chief Justice h. A. Robson. Recognized in Legal circles As a Leader in his profession James e. K. Williams Bowen Coyne is a member of the firm of Coyne and Coyne with offices in the great West Perma nent building. Born Hist. Thomas ont aug. 24, 1878, the son of James Henry and Anna Matilda Coyne he received his. Education in the Public schools and collegiate of St. Thomas Canada College Toronto University and subsequently graduated from Osgoode Hall Toronto. Or. Coyne was called to the on Tario bar in and the Manitoba bar one year later. Since then he has acted in a Legal capacity for Many commissions and has been Active in Many ways in the affairs of Winnipeg. The new Appeal court judge on reaching Winnipeg in the Early part of the Century was first a partner in the firm of Aikins Rob son Fullerton and Coyne which appointments continued on Page 8 column 3 j. B. Coyne new judge of court of Appeal fore finally pledging their govern meets support. The new proposal would Call up on the Security Council and in members to report to the general Assembly next year the Steps taken to 1. Establish International troop and armament inspection agencies. 2. Draft a treaty for outlawing use of atomic Energy for military purposes. 3. Withdraw their troops from former enemy states and from Friendly states in cases where they were stationed there without per Mission of the country concerned. 4. Establish a general and balanced programme of reduction. Under the new formula Russia would drop its demand for a Cen sus of troops stationed abroad and he u. S. And Britain would drop their counter moves for a report on troops at Home. Britain also would drop its demand for inter National verification of the troop figures furnished. The new proposal would not Call ror immediate publication of atom c bomb secrets or for the number of a bombs the u. S. Has. It would however Call upon the Security Council to Rush work on a plan for atomic control. The american atomic Energy plan would Call Only revealing at Omic secrets. Russia has wanted an Early prohibition on atomic ments and the destruction of Stock Hies these differences would have o be ironed outs a detail under he atomic control programme. Stiffer policy urged upon zionists Basel Switzerland dec. 11 powerful american delegation in open revolt against he moderate leadership of the world zionist Congress Cam aligned wednesday to Force adopt Ion of aggressive policy against Palestine immigration restrictions imposed by the British. After three Days of debate Dele ates were called upon to chose tween 1 continued appeals to the world conscience to bring about wish statehood. 2 the new. Aggressive Ameri an technique which would Indi Cate full support to resistance against British immigration restrictions. Two men representing the of positing viewpoints have dominated the deliberations. One is the aging or. Chaim Weizmann who favors co Ope rating with the British and approaching the statehood goal by steady political Steps. The other Leader is rabbi Abba Hillel Silver of Cleveland president of the zionist organization of America who Drew prolonged applause from the Congress tuesday when he branded Weizmann s acceptance of the partition principle for Palestine a grave error in David Ben Gurion chairman of the jewish Agency executive told the Congress tuesday the Agency was ready to discuss any partition Compromise brought Forward by the British. We Are not coming to England As beggars or pleading for Tir said. We demand what is rightfully ours. Palestine is not part of the British ;