Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 24, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition leg free press Clear becoming Cloudy this eve Ning with widely scattered thunderstorms. Scattered showers wednesday Clearing in the evening. Cooler. Low tonight and High wednesday 60 and vol. 281 22 pages 70. Price 5 cents with comics Loc Winnipeg tuesday August 2.4 1948 go of forecast Cloudy scattered showers St. Laurent Man is fatally beaten Hopes Rise for Kremlin Accord Vita Man faces murder count George Hrynyk 69-year-old Vita Farmer was charged with murder tuesday in connection with the fatal stabbing of his son John Ryndyk 34. The son died memorial Hospital monday of injuries received in what . Described As a family squabble in a swamp about six Miles from Vita aug. 11. George Hrynyk had been held since the stabbing on a charge of. Wounding. His son was stabbed in the fit Mach with a Poplar stake. An inquest will be held in Abou two weeks . Said tuesday sex red gives valuable data in spy probe Washington aug. 24 cup sex communist Louis Budenz tuesday gave House red Hunters what they called valuable information bearing on which of two key witnesses lied to the in Ameri can activities committee. The former editor of the communist daily worker testified secret session for 40 minutes or what has been labelled by commit tee members As the Hiss Chamb ers Whit taker Chambers former communist now employed by time Magazine has testified that Alger Hiss former High ranking state department official was a Leader in an alleged red underground organized among Federal employees before the War. Hiss has testified he never was a communist. Both gave their testimony under oath. E. L. Gee Dies of. Injuries Ernest Lloyd gee 42, of 109 Rose Street died at. 10.45 . Mon Day in Victoria Hospital As the result of injuries received Friday when he fell 25 feet while painting the Side of his Home. Or. Gee who was employed As policeman by the Canadian National railways was born at Coupar sask., and had lived in Winnipeg for the past eight years. Surviving Are his widow Gladys one daughter Geraldine at Home four Sisters mrs. H. Laidlaw of Sud Miry ont., mrs. F. Fenwick Ruby and Isobel All of Toronto four Brothers Walter of London ont., Robert of Toronto Arnold of Coupar and Percy of Orillia ont. Also his parents or. And mrs. Arthur s. Gee of Coupar. But no definite Date has been. Set. John Kynyk died Suc Dently after apparently showing improvement. His wife who had staying with their Jour children at the Home of her parents in Winnipeg left Mon Day for Vita. Ryndyk will be buried wednesday at Vita where he had lived for 15 years before going to red Lake ont. And then to Toronto. He had been employed by a Toronto refrigerator firm there for the past three years. His widow Eva and four Chil Dren Gerald nine Bob eight Doug Las five and Shirley two survive. Plosker charged in near fatal stabbing of wife a charge of wounding with intent to commit murder has been Laid against Nathan Plosker 61, in the near fatal stabbing of. His wife Anne it was Learned tuesday. Plosker was remanded for one week when he appeared in City police court. No charge was read to him. In St. Joseph s Hospital mrs. Plosker is reported to be in fairly Good condition after being stabbed a dozen times by a Man who attacked her in her bedroom last tuesday. Shortly after the assault Plosker gave himself up to police. The charge Laid against him tuesday by Crown prosecutor Orville Kay carried a Maxi mum penalty of life imprison ment. Previously Plosker had been held on a four year old warrant for non support of his family. No consumer respite yet wholesale beef prices Down 1 to 3 cents Here wholesale beef prices in the Winnipeg area have dropped from one to three cents a Pound during the last two Days a sur vey of local packing houses revealed tuesday. The funeral service will be con ducted at 5 . Tuesday in the a. B. Gardiner funeral Home. Fol towing the service the body will be taken to Coupar where a second service will be held. Interment will be made in the local cemetery. Eastern strove blocked new York aug. 24 Federal District judge Harold r. Medina granted an injunction tuesday blocking a strike of East coast longshoremen. The injunction is effective for 80 Days from aug. 21. No immediate respite was fore seen however for the housewife retailers interviewed said in Al cases that they were continuing to Ell at the present Price until the Market became More settled. Prices will depend on what happens on the american Market Low that the Export embargo has been a representative of a arge Winnipeg department store Aid. His store s Price from the pack is had already been increased the spokesman said but they would continue to sell retail at present prices until the beef picture was Learer and the Market had sought stabilized level. Prices had increased when the ban was lifted one Packer s representative told the free press but commercial beef had conic Down in Price in the last two clays and was now Selling at 34 to 35 cents a Pound wholesale. He would not at tempt to predict an increase or further drop in prices because of the unsettled condition of the Market. Good beef was in exceptionally Short Supply at Union stockyards and there were heavy runs on the Market another packing House spokesman declared. Prices had dropped in All classes of beef he said following the upsurge in the Wake of removal of the Export ban. If the american prices go higher then so will he said. In the meantime it s hard to say just what will Hap according to Hugh Boyd. Free press special correspondent in Ottawa officials there say that quite see beef s denunciations pour in russian bloc spurs drive to oust Tito Washington. Aug. 24 and her Balkan Satel . Police hold two after fire Vancouver aug. 24 up men tuesday were held by police for questioning in connection with the lire which tuesday night destroyed a three Storey business building in Down town. Vancouver. Several pairs of shoes allegedly in their Possession when arrested were identified As stolen from the store. The three alarm fire swept through Copps a three Storey shoe firm in an hour. Firemen were overcome by Black fumes in their desperate efforts to get into the building. Relay after relay was forced Down from the building s roof As they attempted to get at the flames which never shot out into the open. Garfield Case enters race Ottawa aug. 24 up w. Lites Are stepping up their Campaign to oust marshal Tito Ier of Yugoslavia diplomatic officials said tuesday. These authorities Point to in r creasing violent denunciations o Tito from every top communist official in Eastern Europe outside Yugoslavia. Government As Prem officials familiar with Eastern Europe say the Dis agreement Between Tito and the russian Brand of communism now is so fundamental it rules out and possibility of Compromise. This increases the chances tha Tito May in desperation turn to the West for support but there Selkirk Man killed in . Anthony fial of the Selkirk District was killed on the night of aug. 22 while Riding a freight train 30 Miles West of Golden. . . Report. His father Michael lives near Selkirk. Planes collide a Cotzhausen Germany aug. 24 a two american planes on the Supply run to blockaded Berlin collide d outside this american zone town tuesday kill ing four United states air Force fliers. Five american fliers have been killed previously in two Acci dents on the air run since the rus blockaded Berlin late in june. Is no real sign of such a move yet. Blasts at Tito Bucharest aug. Tito of. Yugoslavia is receiving More blasts from soviet satellite countries and from his own government officials. Azim Alico Elzic yugoslav minister to Iran and his staff hive resigned protesting Tito s dictatorship and have asked the soviet government for Protection it was reported in Tehran. Meanwhile radio a Golub Vitch. Former yugoslav ambassador to Romania charged tuesday that the killing of yugoslav Gen. Arso Yovanovitch was and called upon yugoslav communists to . Yovanovitch was shot to death by a Border guard As he allegedly attempting to flee the country possibly head an armed uprising against Tito. Us hire sunday evening Organ of the hungarian workers party devoted its entire front Page to a report of alleged terror in Yugo Slavia during the recent. Common St Congress. The Story was headed Sensa Lonal. New revelation about Tito s the., Story told of an alleged mass expulsion from the yugoslav party arrests and purges and increased glorification of Tito. Garfield Case 49, member of parliament for the Ontario constituency of Grey North and former Owen sound mayor said tuesday he will not hesitate to enter the contest for leadership of the progressive conservative party. The Leader who will succeed John Bracken will be chosen at Jie party s National convention Here sept. 30, oct. 1 and oct. 2. Or. retiring because of ill health. Or. Case is the second Man to announce interest in taking from or. Bracken. The first was John w. Hanna 59, progressive conservative member of the on envoys appear More optimistic Moscow aug. 24 qualified source said Here tues Day the Western envoys and Russia have reached a general area of agreement during talks climaxed monday night by a Long Krem Lin interview with prime minister Stalin. More meetings on the Germany dispute Are expected. Whitehall sources in Londo said Stalin introduced Certai new ideas which offer Hope of an East West settlement in Berlin the introduction of these unexplained new thoughts dispelled fears that the diplomatic Exchange would break Down the informant said. They added that prolongation of the Moscow negotiations averted a potentially explosive i International situation at least temporarily indications Here were that the four Powers May Issue a Public statement shortly on the talks. Walter Bedell Smith unite states ambassador emerged Frorer the Kremlin after the meeting in a buoyant mood and declared we re going to have More meet the other envoys present were Frank Roberts for Britain and Yves Cha Daigneau French and Bassadore Smith asked by correspondents whether he was optimistic As to the outcome of the talks replied always optimistic we re always optimistic. We expect the Best and prepare for the this comment from Smith who during the series of talks which Negan july 31, previously said my no comment seemed to in that the talk Mon Lay night with Stalin had Given he four Power conference new life and that contrary to expectations will continue. It had been expected before Mon a night s meeting that this would the last conference. Many observers in Moscow Frank f expected disagreement monday ight Over the vital Berlin and German issues. It became Clear however after this meeting that Lere remains a Good Chance to Ettle the German issues Here in London aug. 24 he Crux of the Long meeting be the three Western envoys and prime minister Stalin monday ight was the question of Berlin s currency it is believed in Well informed quarters Here. Divergences Over this would be the fundamental cause of any col lapse of the Western Effort to Cre ate a basis for wider four Power talks on Germany it is Felt Here. The Western Powers maintained a firm stand Over this apparently technical and local Issue because As their spokesmen Havi made Clear they regard it As a major question of principle. Map shows locution of St. Jlaurent where Campbell was fatally beat Chi. . Probe grudge fight a c. P. Arc investigating the mysterious death of a 38-year-old Metis Fisherman Alexander Campbell of St. Laurent. Man. Campbell died at s . Monday in St. By Iii Aco Hospital after receiving severe body injuries in Arhat residents termed a grudge Light saturday Niu of. St. Laurent is a Village 5s Miles North West of Winnipeg on Lake Manitoba. The District Coroner said Camp Bell had a ruptured bladder. It is believed the injury was caused by a kick in the stomach. According to relatives Camp Bell refused to name his assailant. He told his sister mrs. Mary Chartrand they wanted to have me this Way and now i be had it. They be finished me All . Are reported to he holding two women Neil at three men us material witnesses. Campbell was reported to have been with the two women and another Man walking along a Bush path in the town when he was set upon by a number of unidentified men at s . Saturday. His companions ran off to summon nid. Crown lays manslaughter charge in Schultz Case Phillip a Barczyszyn 59, of 305 Tarvis Avenue tuesday faced a manslaughter charge following an inquest monday night into the death of miss Anne Schultz. The charge was Laid by Crown prosecutor o. M. M. Kay shortly before City police court went into session tuesday. Campbell was taken to the Home of Joseph e. Coutu who lives nearby. There he until sunday afternoon when he was taken to St. Boniface Hospital by his brother. Joe Campbell. Miss Helen Campbell sister of the dead Man said he returned Home Friday night Nufler working on a farm at Woodlands. To was a Good Hoy. And a Friend to said Sisior. He is survived by three Brothers Fred g a 55. And Joe 53 and Sisters Helen mrs. Mary Chart Rand and mrs. Kathleen . . Offers Berlin plan talks under Way to pacify Border Berlin aug. 24 Are under Way to pacify the Border Between the soviet and Western sectors of Berlin where violence flared Over the week end it was Learned authoritatively tuesday. The secret Roget nations Are aimed t settling on a local level the inflammatory issues raised by a eries of soviet kidnapping raid nto the american and British Sec ors. Charges aired soviet charges that american and British military police have Shel ered Black marketeers and Ganger elements from russian arrest Iso Are being aired it was said. The proposal now being studied said authoritatively to Call for 1. Withdrawal of All but Normal Oviet american and British Mili Ary police patrols from the pots Amer Platz area where the three occupation sectors meet. 2. Joint soviet american British aids on the Black markets Center inflated costs City dry cleaning prices upped 25% telling the familiar Story of inflated material and operating osts Winnipeg dry cleaners monday announced a 25 per cent Tario legislature for Huron Bruce. Better Knoxon parly members mentioned prominently As Leader ship candidates have thus far made no comment. They include Premier Drew of Ontario John Diefenbaker Mem Ber of the commons for Lake Centre in Saskatchewan Gordon Graydon. Member far the Ontario Riding of Peel and Donald Flem ing. Member for Toronto Eglinton. in prices. Soap solvent and chemicals Hac 1 risen greatly in Price company facials said. They put labor Al the top of the list. One company manager said wages had doubled since 1938. In View of representatives of All Winnipeg companies met recently and set the new prices it was Learned. The new scale will be general through out the Trade and works out for one company As old Price new or. Cash c. Delivered suits and dresses 85c to 98c to trousers and skirts 40to50c 60c 50c hat blocking 50 to 75c 85c 65c dry cleaning prices pegged under government order in 1941, have risen by about 50 per cent including this 25 per cent since the ceiling was removed in january 1947 another company executive stated. He foresaw no further increase for the immediate or near fun retail prices were boosted a at least 12 to 15 per cent pm mediately on the removal of Thi government control and have gone up a Little from time to time since it was Learned. All articles Are not affected at the same rate but the., new figures Are designed to give an Over All 25 per cent increase one com Pany manager said. On the other hand another bought it would take him a week o get results of the new prices and that he expected to find the increase averaging around 20 per different companies gave Dif Erent reasons for the boost Al Hough All agreed that labor and material costs were up. One exec Jive said some other costs were up 70 per cent since 1941. An ther said the expectancy of pm Joyee demands for higher wages justified the increase. Where Are they hiding fail to claim 1942 compulsory savings Ottawa aug. 24 up the r e v e n u e department which usually is Busy extract ing hunks out of the average Canadian pay Cheque is trying to return about the department would like to track Down persons and have them take the Money by oct. 1, this group represents 4.7 per cent of the taxpayers who paid compulsory savings in 1942 and should have had the Money refunded last March. Despite elaborate publicity the income tax Branch has t been Able to find them. Stenographers and factory girls who have married and changed both name and address have proved most elusive. Of a total of eligible recipients the department has had to Cope with new names or addresses. The work of locating the elusive is still going on and cheques Are being mailed daily. By tax districts aug. 18, Winnipeg was still looking for persons Regina 521 Saskatoon 453 Calgary 927 Edmonton and Van Couver cheques average about s40 each. Officials will keep seek ing the missing persons until oct. 1. When the cheques will be turned Over to the Treasury for safekeeping. That claimants will have to go to the Treasury and identify them selves to receive the Money which automatically goes into the consolidated Revenue fund after seven years of Grace. Meanwhile the income tax Branch is gearing itself for the much bigger Job of refunding the 1943-44 compulsory savings. Where the 1942 amount involved and 000 cheques the 1943-44 Bill involves times As Many persons and four times the amount of taxpayers will get including is accrued interest ing along the sector Borders thus making sure that the Black marketeers cannot escape by crossing from one sector into another. The negotiations were pro posed by . Officials who regarded the steadily increasing Berlin friction As possibly dangerous to current Moscow negotiations on the broader aspects of the Berlin crisis and the problem of Germany future. As an initial move the United states withdrew its military police riot squads from the trouble area and put its military police patrols there on a Normal basis. Even while the negotiations Wen oing on however two formations of soviet Yak fighter planes flex Over the american sector of the City. This was a violation of Aii safety regulations and it appeared that it might complicate the discussions if the . Officials chose to protest. The British meanwhile match dec russian conciliatory gestures b releasing maj. Ivan Lebedev senior russian officer of soviet controlled radio Berlin who was arrested for speeding in the British zone Mon Day. A Barczyszyn was granted bail of on two sureties of each. He is defended by s. W. My Murray. Caused by blood clot at the inquest the jury decided that Anne Schultz died at St. Joseph s Hospital at 8.45 . Aug. 16 As a result of pressure caused by a blood clot on the right Side of the brain. The injury was sustained about 10.45 . Saturday july 31 at 265% Flora Avenue when she was struck on the right Side of the head by the fist of Phillip Charyszyn of 305 Jarvis Avenue or. W. L. Reznowski testified thai. Miss Schultz was taken to Hospital on aug. 4. By aug. 7, her condition was fairly Good she insisted ing allowed to return to the House on Flora Avenue where she had been injured and was allowed to j. On aug. 33 she was again brought Back to the Hospital in an unconscious condition. She died there three Days later. Tohn Saroka. Testifies John Saroka an eyewitness told see Chak Cik Page 8 Selkirk woman Dies of tractor mishap injuries mrs. Jean Kulchyski. 21, . Selkirk was fatally injury cd Man briny lion the tractor she was driving rolled Over on her after Goins into a Culvert on roil about four Miles Wost of Selkirk. Reports said she was Gaing to a neighbouring farm to bring Buck in implement at 1.20 . And was making a turn when the tractor overturned about a mile from her Home. Taken to Selkirk Hospital she died at 5 . No in quest will lie held. Mrs. Kulchyski is survived by her husband Frank Mother mrs. Mary Wozny three Brothers Frank Thomas and Donald five Sisters joyce., Judy Ami Shirley Al. Home Ami Adeline in Toronto. Funeral services will be held thursday at 30 . In Nutry Dame Catholic Church Selkirk with Bur Ial in the Catholic cemetery there. Rev. M. S. Orlinski will land Grill s funeral Home is in Chargo of arrangements. On the political front russian marshal Vassily d. Sokolovsky or dered the Berlin fall elections postponed one year. Observers immediately interpreted this As a soviet position has the Berlin admission that their been weakened by blockade. Ing flier reported Safe Edmonton. Aug. 24 b. Murray of Washington do missing since his Cessna aircraft disappeared on a flight Between Edmonton and Grande Prairie alta., aug. 7, has been found in Lurt the Royal Canadian mounted police reported monday night. The missing Pilot whose twin engined Cessna aircraft was forced Down on the first leg of a flight o Fairbanks Alaska was found at nose Creek 75 Miles Southwest of Grande Prairie and about 275 air Miles West of Edmonton. . Officers Are bringing reporters query mrs. Kas Enkina new York aug. 21 Al mrs. Kaissi Ikimis tuesday received a list of questions from reporters about her experiences with the soviet consulate and her leap from third floor in flow of the consulate building. Authorities of Roosevelt Hospital hero the 512-Ycar-om school Tenli or is recovering from he r injuries said she was willing to answer the queries inter in the Day. Montreal Blaze Bonaventure Yards destroyed by fire Montreal aug. 2-1 reams of water were bring played Early tuesday on the still smouldering wreckage twisted freight cars and gutted Sheds after fire destroyed the Canadian National railways Bonaventure freight Yards monday. Damage was estimated at More than despite the freight Yards fire. The Canadian National railways tuesday announced that its Handl ing of. traffic will not be seriously r. C. A Umihan . Chairman and president said substitute freight handling facilities have been set up to take the place of those destroyed or heavily dam a series of explosions sent the flames Rushing through a Quarter mile of Sheds and standing freight cars. By the the Bloze brought under control More than three hours after it started two Sheds and 130 freight cars and their contents were a total loss. There was no loss of life. All firemen were accounted for including the two at. First believed trapped in the freight office. It was found later they had. Escaped through a Side window. Several times Sparks ignited the roof of the 60-year-old Bonaventure station a Montreal landmark bordering on the freight Yards taut they were quickly extinguished. Hundreds fight Blaze hundreds firemen fought the Ferguson with intent to maim Blaze and Early monday night they Joseph Maliszko appeared in still lined St. James and notre City police court tuesday. He elect Dame streets watching the summary trial and plead Ltd not eat through the remains of some guilty. He was remanded for one Maliszko asks Quick trial charged with wounding Howard 100 Box cars. Week. Hurray by horseback to Wembley to Miles from the isolated Creek. Winni Eggers lose Golf games Riverside Golf club no aug. 24 up the two remain no Winni Eggers in the Canadian Golf tournament were Defeated tuesday. Results of the first round matches were Grace Lenczyk Newington conn., Defeated mrs. C. L. Urdu . Riverside 6 and 5. Mrs. T. M. Lockwood Montreal Defeated mrs. Blair Gordon Saint Andrews. .n.b., 6 and 5. Mrs. A. L. Smith Oak Ridge ont., Defeated mrs. Bruce Camp Bell. Winnipeg at the 19th Hole. Nearby buildings were shaken by Maliszko is held in the saturday he first series of explosions and night stabbing of Ferguson five windows in the Queens waiter at the Star hotel. At noon directly across the Street from the1 Ferguson s condition was describe shattered. As fairly Good by Winnipeg Genera a Railroad policeman said there Hospital authorities was a mad Rush after the expo a the waiter was rushed to Carload of Hospital after a fracas in the hotel s Beer parlor in which to was stabbed four . Was Sions to remove dynamite in one of the most dangerous spots. I Don t know How much As he left mite there he said but had a blood stained a Man Rushing past me pocket knife in his Possession. Through the smoke carrying boxes of dynamite. I believe there was Carload which they managed to temperature rises in the fire area itself the temperature Rose to 110 degrees and Bank Holdup yields several firemen were carried out Vancouver. Aug. 24 up Holdup in a red Sedan v i. At i tuck i Sci a i tru i t overcome by the smoke and us acc a police cordon monday five ambulances took them to hos Jand slipped away with loot unofficially estimated at from Broadway Branch of Bonaventure station was done after the War As a main Pas mrs. Hugh o Callaghan Van Senger terminal and is being used diat1 Bank of Commerce. Couver Defeated mrs. J. G. Ross Quebec 4 and 3. Mrs. Catherine Fox Park Belle Ville. . Defeated mrs. A Edey Winnipeg 5 and 4. S. Only for services. Between the and City cil for demolishing the building to permit Extension of Peel Street. More than s300 of the Root was police reported tentative identification of the three bandits ;