Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 23, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition vol. 280 24 pages Price 5 cents with comics Loc Cloudy at night with scattered showers and thunderstorms otherwise Clear to Day and tuesday. Winds Light today Southwest 15 Mph tuesday. Flow tonight High tuesday 63 and s5. Monday August 23. 1948 Sun rises 6.30 . Moor rises 10.0-i . Sun sets s.32 . Moon sri 10.2s forecast warm 4 die. 8 Hurt in week end mishaps net profit not loss estimated for year a net profit of. Instead of a loss of under present Tram fares existing in Winnipeg was estimated for the Winnipeg electric company in a report submitted monday to the municipal and Public Utility Board by Millar Macdonald and company Utility Board auditors. The estimated profit represents a rate of ret urn of 2.5 per cent on the company s net invest men i the report said at the reopening of the transportation Utility s application for an increase in a statistical breakdown Sho ivs Toiv it was done the Winnipeg company in presenting their application for an increase in Tram fares estimated a loss of Foi 1948. Monday Millar Macdonald and company consulting auditors for the Manitoba municipal and Public Utility Board entered report which revised this loss to an net profit. This is How it was done the following is a summary of the minimum adjustments to net income basis present 1947 net income reported by the companies add Winnipeg Selkirk . Railway other Revenue not included. 2 boo abnormal Snow removal costs. Excessive provision for depreciation 699346 deduct 3 per cent decrease in Revenue. Wage increases increase in Price of other expense items profit on Sale of equipment excluded from other Revenue. Less reduction in expenses due to decreased buses increase in costs chargeable to inter Urban service add saving on conversion to trolley buses net profit before return on investment net investment. Rate of return 2.5% s35.000 6.700 Stalin receives envoys at Kremlin Moscow aug. Stalin received the three West Era envoys at the Kremlin monday night and the end of four weeks negotiations on Germany appeared at hand. The three envoys Walter Bedell Smith. U. S. Ambassador Frank Roberts British envoy and Yves Cha Daigneau French ambassador conferred monday morning probably for their last session before meeting Stalin and foreign minister Molotov Mon Day night. The Western envoys Are reported to have agreed now on a unified approach to the soviet leaders re Garding settlement of the Berlin deadlock. Over the week end it was stated that they were in disagree ment on soviet demands for a voice Tram fares. The 48-Page report showed a wide divergence from the Esti mates made by the Winnipeg electric at the july hearing be fore the Board when it was state that the company would lose on the present basis o fares and would lose even if the new rates were granted. Based on one year in drawing summaries and conclusions on a mass of figures ant evidence presented by the company Millar Macdonald stated that excessive provisions had been made for depreciation and that abnormal Snow removal costs had been Esti mated. They added an estimated saving of for the conver Sion to trolley buses. Millar Macdonald. Based their estimate on one year s operation under present conditions especially full use of existing trolley bus lines while the Winnipeg electric baser its figures on the operating results expected for the Calendar year 1948. R. D. Guy counsel for the Winnipeg electric declared that the report was not agree Able to the company which did not consider the findings or recommendations Correct. On a query by d. I Mellish chair Man of the Utility Hoard or. Guy stated that they did not even agree with the facts presented in the Brief. Or. Guy said that he wished to Call three witnesses in rebuttal to he report which was entered As he evidence of Walter c. Macdon of Millar Macdonald. The hearing was then adjourned until thursday at. 10 . When the company will Call c. H. Transportation manager of the Utility Ohn h. Bickley of Louisville by. Manager of the Louisville Street railway and a. E. K. Bunnell technical adviser Cor Public utilises from Toronto. Or. Bunnell investigations for the Mani Oba Utility Board in 1931. Or Guy suggested that or. Dahl e called monday but e. D. Honey see Utility Board Page 4 Joseph Maliszko held by police suspect held Howard Ferguson stubbed a a City Man stabbed in Beer Hall Row stabbed four times in a Beer parlor fracas saturday night Howard Ferguson 31, of 439 Elgin Avenue was in fairly Good condition in Winnipeg general Hospital monday. His alleged assailant Joseph Maliszko 28, of 44 Argyle Street is in police custody. Police said a charge of. Wounding with intent to maim would be Laid against him monday afternoon. This was the second near Fata stabbing in Winnipeg in less than a week. Last tuesday mrs. Anne Plosker of 476 Pritchard Avenue was assaulted by a scissors Wielert no attacker As she Lay sleeping the Man was named by mrs. Flos reluctant offered to become daddy Melbourne a t r 3 Lia aug. 23 a tidy inheritance of waiting for Farmer Hugh s. Mcdonald providing he be comes a father. That s the condition his wealthy Mother made in her will. But Mcdonald married and childless is Balking to Don t know if i want to have any says he. In the control of the Ruhr. This dispute now seems to be settled. The envoys will present their terms to the russian leaders and if the soviet agrees in principle to these As a basis. Big Fostir talks on the German Issue will Likely be arranged. Of Miinte talk monday s conference of the West Ern envoys at the French embassy lasted about 90 minutes. None of the participants would comment when it ended. Premier Stalin sat in on one of the Early meetings and reports persisted that he would attend monday night s meeting. An Ameri can spokesman refused to deny that Stalin was expected to participate Smith was asked hit same question and smiled by Nelly As he said there has been some had in connection with these talks but some Good rues sir. however there is reliable information on some Broad aspects of the Moscow meetings 1. Berlin blockade this is still the primary problem. 2. Western Unity the United states Britain and France Are maintaining a unified front in meet ing soviet demands. 3. German peace treaty work on the Long delayed pact will not be resumed As n result of the Moscow talks unless the Western Powers have assurances that another try would be successful. Red grab and run raids continuing in. . Sector Berlin aug. 23 tension arose in Berlin monday when russian soldiers invaded the american sector again to seize s German photographer. The incident was reported by head quarters of the Western sector German police. Industrial spying takes spotlight in . Probe Washington. Aug. 23 a congressional spy investigators said monday Elizabeth t. Bentley is ready to Tell How a russian spy ring went Atter United states War time Industrial secrets. One member of the House of representatives in american activities committee said he fears the russians May have been highly miss Bentley who says she was formerly a communist already has Given the committee in secret ses Sions a Brief peek at what she knows about espionage in Indus this member said adding that evidently knows a lot. The latest move followed soviet release of Thomas p. Headen . Military government official Niter overnight detention. At the same time British authorities re leased a captured German executive of the soviet controlled Ber Lin police. Seizure of the photographer was the fourth reported violation of the Western sector police jurisdiction m Central Berlin since the state of civil War Between rival East and West police forces began last thursday with a riot in the no Man s land of potsdamer Platz. In Frankfurt it was reported hit1 Kus Sinns monday released two americans who have been held prisoner in t h e soviet zone for 18 Days. Russians officials Hail Spicl More than a Hoo that the Sherman Turner Puiul Miolund he released. Western police Headquarters announced that Erdmann head of the criminal division of the soviet controlled police was re leased after his arrest sunday by British sector police while he watching a boxing match in the olympic stadium. The latest of the 30 violent deaths Toronto aug. 23 up at least 30 persons died violent deaths in Eastern Canada during the week end. Traffic accidents accounted for 12 and drownings 10. In three Rivers que., two workmen were fatally burned in an explosion at the Canadian International paper company Plant. American sector by russian sol Diers occurred monday just off an area which is being heavily patrolled by russian British and american military police. The photographer was stand ing on the american Side Oli Koethner Street which runs into potsdamer when a russian officer accompanied by a russian Soldier approached him and wanted to take his camera the Headquarters the Western backed police said. Two Western sector police who wanted to assist him were beaten Oft by blows from the Rifle Butts of 10 russian soldiers who had hurried t0 the scene in the mean time. The photographer was then dragged off into the russian see Ker s daughter Bella As her father Nathan Plosker police reconstructed the Satur Day night Beer Hall stabbing in Thi Way Maliszko was drinking in a mar Ket Avenue hotel about 6.30 . He apparently got. Into an argument with a Beer waiter Freddie Hane about an attempt to take some Beer out. Of the parlor. He s got a knife i Lehane struck Maliszko police smashing his nose. Ferguson another waiter intervened and Lee Maliszko to the bar sink to Wash the blood off his face. As Ferugson turned away another waiter shouted look out Freddie he s got a Ferguson wheeled around and made a grab for Maliszko who police say plunged a knife four times into his body. Ferguson was stabbed through the Chest the right Side upper Abdomen and in the left Elbow. On the first blow the knife Blade passed through Ferguson s left lung. The other wounds were superficial. A Aurrli by detectives As Ferguson Sank to the floor clutching at his Chest two City detectives who were investigating a theft in another part of the Par Lor were attracted by the commo Tion. Maliszko fleeing from the scene was caught As he reached the door. Police say he had a three bladed knife in his hand at the time of his arrest. The open three Inch Blade was dripping with blood. Ferguson was rushed to the hos Pital in a police ambulance. He treated for severe Shock knife wounds and a deflated lung. At Midnight sunday the lung had lot Maliszko arrived in Canada in May 1947. He had been working on a farm for about a year and lad been employed by the Canadian Pacific railways in the City for two Ferguson born and educated in Kenora out., is a Veteran of the second world War. He joined the Queen s own Cameron highlanders n May 1940, and returned from overseas duty in the Winter of 1945. He had been employed at the hotel for the past two or three months. Local Grain executive missing near Kenora four persons Are dead eight Are in Hospital following week end accidents in Manitoba and a Winnipeg Grain executive is miss ing North of Kenora. Tie dead Henry Lysenko 1-1. 313 Larvis Avenue drowned in the red River sunday miss Emerald , 29. Its Les Sie Avenue and Albert Faulkner 2-1. 851 Somer court hearing on Margarine opens oct. 5 Ottawa aug. 2.3 up the provincial governments and a num Ber of interested groups have been notified that the supreme court s hearing of the Margarine Case will Start oct. 5. The Justice department said monday. The court has placed the hearing at the head of the list of cases scheduled for its fall session. It was asked a few weeks ago by the government to decide whether the 62-year-old ban against the butter substitute is constitutionally valid. The court directed the depart ment to notify the nine provincial attorneys general the Canadian federation of agriculture the National Dairy Council of Canada the Canadian association of Consumers. The Canadian manufacturers association and senator w. D. Euler Champion of repeal of the ban. Any other groups or individuals who Are interested May apply for permission to enter the Legal tussle one Way or the other. This covers private firms too such As some companies which might be interested in producing Margarine. Set Avenue both drowned Early sunday at grand Beach Harry of Elma who died in St. Boniface Hospital i after being gored by a Bull on his farm. Missing is f. L. Is. Arnold. -40. Winnipeg Grain executive Whoso boat was found Drifting on red Deer Lake. 50 Miles North of Ken Ora Early sunday. Injured during the week end Lee link 15. 556 Portage Avenue Hurt in a traffic Accident at main Street and Pacific Avenue late saturday r. 21. Fort William. Ont., run Over by a Rock digging mule saturday at seven Sisters Falls Orville Eil Niziul House of 50 secret police held in purge o Belgrade aug. 23 bup reliable reports said monday that 50 members of the yugoslav secret police were among hundreds of per sons arrested in a widespread purse of All anti Tito communists in the country. The purge began in Montenegro after four members of the til ont negro government dismissed . 4 anal since then has spread to All parts of the country the report said. It was understood that All members of the Jour shit Tito s secret Poilu to arc involved i running Down mid arresting communist suspects of being sympathetic to the communist information Bureau in its Battle with Tito. Reports said the purge was or dered when it was discovered that there was a widespread movement in Yugoslavia to set up an anti Tito movement outside the country. Poplar Point. Man., Hurt when Ilion car in which they were Riding went off no. 1 Highway five East of Portage la Prairie Early Sun Day Magnus , 1501 Dewdney Avenue Stegina hurl in a collision on no. 1 Highway near Pigeon Lake Man., and a woman unidentified monday who was in the same car a ctr which. 8fi2 Home Street. Winnipeg and Sleff in Zhimin of year Couver j Hurt in a Cir truck collision about two Miles West of Mcgregor Man., about 3 . Monday. Pair canoeing miss Dodds and or. Faulkner were believed by . To have gone canoeing at grand Beach about 1 . Sunday. The body of miss Dodds was found about 10.45 . Sunday by lifeguards Norman Buckboro Ami Edward bar Ron As they were Pat rolling Phoui 40 Yards offshore in front of the dance Hill at the Beach. Dragging operations failed to re cover the body of Albert Faulkner according to reports late sunday night. . Said monday he was presumed dead. Coroner j. Brooks of Beausejour placed the time of miss Dort s death at Between 1 and -1 . The overturned canot was found at 4 a. I spoke to kit Wilkner after the dance Abbie told me be was going Lii in the see accidents Page 8 rationing linked to Deal Canada May get Supply of new zealand butter by i Nistok Bloom Ottawa aug. 23 butter Supply for the Winter May be augmented by diverting some of the new zealand production destined for the United kingdom to this country i Alks now proceeding among the three nations Are implemented the new zealand butter would be diverted to Canada due to the fact that the United kingdom authorities Are anxious to sell their Industrial products to Dollar countries instead of Sterling Exchange miss pm Khali drowned teach Albert Faul Kanku re Simiril id and to turn. Canada also anxious to Jet More hard Money Dollar night be willing to forego some c this . Dollar Exchange anal change More of her Industrial a or Lucas to new zealand for the utter. In such a Deal however it might be necessary to re impose butter rationing in Canada inasmuch As the new sealanders themselves Are eat ing butter under a ration Al Lowance of six ounces per week. Canada s butter shortage this Virter on the present Outlook. A run As High As 20.000.000 funds. In a tripartite Deal among Hanada new zealand and the completes 12-Plank platform Federal Aid pledged for rent housing half an hour before Midnight saturday the co operative Commonwealth federation hammered Home the final Nail in a 12-Point first term platform and wound up its three Day 10th biennial National convention in the fort Garry hotel. The three Days had been spent mostly in the discussion of. Plans for the nationalization of key industries Banks and utilities and in freeing the people from the Power of private when the party gains Federal authority. With Many delegates leaving Winnipeg on evening trains sat urday night s session was sparsely attended. Few important issues remained an the Agenda and events noved faster than previously housing on air business was so arranged that housing formed the Centre for de Bate during an hour s broadcast of the convention s closing session Over , had the broadcast lasted a few minutes longer the listening pub a lie. Would have heard Hon. T.-. C. Douglas Premier of Saskatchewan speaking against freight rates. There other matter on which the people of Canada have been More viciously he said. The convention passed a Reso Lution which condemned the fed see platform Page 7 trains collide ont., aug. 23 freight cars were Tele scoped and derailed sunday when two Canadian Pacific railway Fains met. Head on in a heavy fog near Gurney 20 Miles West of Here. Traffic was held up on the main line for about seven hours. Margarine making favored importation and manufacture of Ole Margarine in Canada was approved by the . National1" convention saturday after an explosive hour Long debate which produced the most pronounced rift in party Solidarity since Ibe three Day meet began. Voting Down protests by Rural members against closure of debate the convention recorded itself in favor of setting up a n exclusive Crown corporation to import and manufacture Margarine. Delegates Defeated a stronger amendment which called for an outright removal of All restrictions against Margarine. The substitute motion was wrought to the convention floor by the resolutions committee in place set . Page 8 coldwell re elected National . Leader United kingdom it might be pos sible to get up to pounds of the new zen land butter pretty Well co Vorin the Canadian shortage provided rationing were imposed. Under an existing contract be i zealand and i United kingdom whole of i Dairy production surplus of new zealand is agreed to in sold if the United kingdom until 1955. The contract however a proviso that there May be cer Tain revisions of quantities of Dairy products agreed to be exported from new zealand to the. United kingdom in order to pro Vida Tor necessary imports to be zealand from other countries. At new zealand re quires main Industrial products from Oan Urli. And the bal Ance of Trade with Canman is heavily against new a Elaml. new is in the. Sterling trea Rind canola in the . Canna requires dollars for her exports. Taken from River m. J. Coldwell . For Rosetown Biggar. Sask., will continue to head the co operative Commonwealth federation. He was unanimously re elected National and parliamentary . Leader saturday by delegates to the party s 10th National convention. His nomination was unopposed. F Lenczyk Golf favorite j Riverside Golf club. Saint John. . Defend ing Champion Grace Lonczyk 21 year old Newington. Conn., Power hitter established As Strong favorite to retain her Canadian it would be possible to open Golf of by Tro new zealand Dairy Export firing n one under per in the contracts with the United Hole qualifying round of medal Friom on butter. The might pay monday. Willing to take less Butler for she shot a Ihrcke finder Par 35 which Rhey pay new zealand the Back nine mitc r n 4 on the Industrial products in order nine. Her partner. Mrs. More Industrial products to j h. Carter1 of Toronto la Niton Dollar area countries for a needed Dollar Exchange. Canada Clara Martin of Grey might be willing to Trade More . Wen out in whip mrs. In a Short address which Fol Lowed his election or. Coldwell said "1 believe the. Greatest guar Antee of democracy that can be Given the people of Canada is the Promise that the . Will some Day come to he would continue along the path being followed by the . Until that Day when Canada emerges among the countries of the world As a Peoples country with a socialist democratic prof. Frank r. Scott of Mcgill University was re elected unanimously to the position he has held As party National chairman since 1942. As is the practice of the two National vice a Nannen one her production to n eve zealand j or butter. French and one English were also elected. Angus Macinnes. . Ver East Xmas re elected to re present English speaking Section a of the party and Madame Theresa Casgrain. To represent. Vancou aussies to Berlin air lift j. H. T Juci Victoria Antish Columbia Champion a 13. Mrs. Hugh of Vancouver shot 45 and miss Morjorie tocts of Victoria had 41. Oui. With 46 was mrs. W. S. Edey of Winnipeg Charles Vood. Merji. Gibson of had a 51 for the nine. Elected in her absence. Declined to Stai Iid Francois Laroche. Out going see officers of fliers killed fliers were killed when their Lancaster bomber suddenly lost Altitude and crashed while coming in for a Landing Here. Be i Canberra. Aug. 23 ;