Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 25, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 8 Winnipeg free press wednesday August 25, 1948 nearly double 1939 High Price of shoes leaves men to unruffled by Hugh Boyd Ottawa aug. 25 special judging from the experience o one leading shoe manufacturing firm the Canadian has no yet developed any pronounced con resistance to rising prices the Story May be different when the prices commission get around to women s footwear and even to other makers of men shoes but evidence Presente tuesday suggested that men who liked to be Well shod were continuing meekly to pay the Price Lor the privilege. This was the beginning of the commission s excursion into the Domestic Boot and shoe Industry launched against some background facts supplied by an officer of the wartime prices and Trade Board o Neill o Higgins. Or. Prepared memorandum showed retail prices men s and women s shoes to be within sent of double those of 1939, and also that Canadian production reached its Peak in 1946 and is expected this year to fall some 34 to 16 per cent Short or that Mark. H. H. Gibaut president of Itie John Ritchie company Quebec was examined at length on the operations of this manufacturer of men s shoes. Repeatedly he told h. A. Dyde commission counsel that there had been no change in specifications of any Given Model since 1039. Exactly the same materials were being used. Only the Price tags had changed. In spite of mounting prices de Mand had kept Pace. The most Saleable line among this firm s fancy shoe production retails for around 511.50 in Eastern Canada. Or. Gibaut raised mildly phrased but repeated objections when or. Dyde started to put on the re Cord figures on the company s pro fits according to cents per pair. What Are you trying to or. Gibaut asked make it look had for us you should put the percentages on the record put the Case in the worst Light. He agreed to round out the record which then showed year net profit per or. Per cent 1939 16.2 5.7 1947 21.9 4.8 1943 29.3 5.0 or. O Higgins the government official had previously supplies figures on average retail prices per pair for All Canada from pre War through the period of control to the present summer. The two extremes follow. August 1939 june 1943 men s work boots s3.311 men s oxfords women s shoes 6.779 5.132 11.906 8.575 More about beef continues irom Page 1 counsel acknowledged that using cents instead of percentages die heat Lator fireplace warms every Corner of the room won t smoke the. Heat Lator fireplace is now on display at 720 Royal building. Main Street near City Hall phone 98 123 Melton Ian Here i am your shoes a Brilliant Superior in Quality Melton Ian end preserves leather to perfection. Insist on i finer polish for your shoes. Tutu famous English will keep your shoes Well polished a Tuomian or no 5ark red Grade stealth was 90 cents a Pound with Blue Grade Steak running about two cents a Pound lower. Blue and red Grade beef Are just out of the question for most inde indent one local Butch or stated. Customers Are finding he commercial cuts can be just is tender As the More expensive he said. Most red Grade beef is Goin across the another Butch Tantod. Our customers just can afford it. We re handling a Little Lue Grade beef but Only a Little. Toronto prices Toronto aug. 25 official of Canada packers Sai tuesday prices of one Grade of Bee reduced 4% cents monday to retailers. The beef which sold last aug 4, previous to the lifting of the port embargo at 46% cents sold londay at 42 cents a Pound. Pre ious to last aug. 9 the same Grade and sold at cents a Pound. The official said the reduction As caused by the slow cattle mar it and by hot weather which re Ucci demand. Regina action Regina aug. 25 Regina housewives Consumers association is calling a meat strike for Friday. The group is asking citizens of Regina and surround ing districts not to buy any Mea on that Day. At Ottawa tuesday night w Pearsall chairman of the agriculture department s meat Board said he believed the future course of meat prices will be governed mainly on whether Farmers decide to hold or sell their stocks of grass fed cattle. Moke about prime minister continued from Page 1 office to be away from Canada preparation of the business of the next session of for these reasons or. King said the external affairs minister had expressed the wish that he represent Canada at the two overseas meetings. During his absence he said. Or. St. Laurent will be acting prime minister and will have immediate direction of All policy matters and preparation of the session Al pro ram me. The external affairs minister May go to London if at any time Lis presence should be or. King emphasized that the London conference was one of Empire prime than hat of ministers and advisers and for that reason would require he presence of the head of government. Or. Kilip said he will not visit Italy and Greece As had been expected. At the same time or. King announced that in addition to him self the Canadian delegation to the third session of United. Nations general Assembly opening in Paris sept. 21 will comprise Hon. Lionel Chevrier transport minister Wishart Mcl. Robertson government Senate Leader Gen. A. 1. L. Macnaughton and . Georges p. Vanier Canadian ambassador 1o France. Alternate Dele will be Hugues Lapointe parliamentary assistant to the minister of National defence Ralph Maybank South parliamentary assistant to the mini Ster of National health and welfare a. Robertson Canadian High to the United kingdom l. Dana Wilgress. Cana Dian minister to Switzerland and s. G. Riddell of the department of external affairs. Tungsten was first produced in metallic form in 1783 but was not used in pure form until 1904. When t appeared As a filament for elec Ric lamps. Melton Ian for All Good shows then try a Carnis tonic just what you May need when you fee Low run Down. Finca Unis helps strengthen the nervous system and invigorate body tissues and organs. acts after you Start Rak in it you should notice a difference in h Call hand spirits. So if you re face line Low try win Carnis let it Hel p you feel healthier. Buy n bottle of Winc arms a medicated tonic today free from harmful drug is. At All Oruc counters the christening of two Little cousins Judith Smith and Michael Rafferty saturday afternoon at St. Stephen s anglican Church Jed to this four generation picture taken at the reception held following the ceremony at the Home of or. Atid mrs. A. Rafferty 339 Talbot Avenue. Here shown with their 79-year-old great Grandfather h. Law of 343 Talbot Avenue Michael appears quite pleased while Judith displays extreme displeasure with the whole business. The group also includes or. Law s daughter mrs. W. C. Reid Centre with whom he resides and his granddaughters mrs. H. Smith left of 419 Jamieson Avenue and mrs. Rafferty. Girls get special mention at Charleswood s fair Babs picks up american for future use Toronto aug. 25 Bara Ann Scott Ottawa s world skating Champion visited the United states Consul general wednesday and obtained her american visa for use Early in the we Are getting these papers so we will be ready when the time comes for Barbara Ann to Cross the said her lawyer Rob Ert Hicks. We have had several deals put up to us but so far Noth ing definite has come out of them we Haven t signed anything since the original papers signed with the music corporation of the ring which i accepted As a Friendship ring from George Ful lord jr., i returned to. Bar Bara Ann said. It was a Beautiful Diamond ring which belonged to his grandmother and he wanted me to have it. I guess it was silly of me to it hut i did. Every body thought i was engaged but i m More about Berlin continued from Page 1 two girls one aged 12 and the other five received special men Tion for their efforts at the annual fair the Charleswood horticultural society held Friday and sat urday in Chapman school. They were Lois Chapman in. The class for Light layer cake in the Junior baking Competition Anc Glenys Ferguson the younger of the two in the children s Garden displays. Grant Macewan Dean of Agri culture University of Manitoba opened the fair other speakers be ing Reeve j. H. Cathcart Charles Wood and j. Mcdowell . For Berville. President of the society j. Lejeune presented the trophies won at the show As follows r. R. Pat Tinson cup for highest Marks in Sweet peas mrs. P. Whitebread j. H. Cathcart cup for Home surroundings in Eiger John Roblin Park Aikman cup a. For highest Marks in Gladioli w. Sob Chuk. Judges were Arden compete lion k. Cle Yong Flowers Gladioli Louse plants g. C. Wallace and g. Churcher vegetables fruit Chil Dren s display a Daman and c. S. Pro Ian Domestic manufacture and baking mrs. E. Ames. The Lull prize list is As follows Flowers asters w. Sobchuk. W. Sobchuk 4rs. C. F. Parkin mrs. M. R. Swail mrs. P. Whitebread Clarkia mrs. Whitebread Raj Topsis mrs. J. Hook mrs. P. While Fiad Cosmos mrs. C. F. Parkin mrs. P. Whire read Dahlia t Bloom mrs. P. Whitebred mrs. T. E. Toy dahlias Basket mrs. P. Whitebread mrs. T. E. Coy a Lanthus mrs. W. Sob Chuk ,7. 1-j. Cathcart everlasting is mrs. W. Sobchuk mrs. P. White Bercari Larkspur mrs. J. Hookway mrs. P. Whitebread Avat Cra mrs. P. Whitebread Hardy an mrs. J. Hookway mrs. C. F. Parkin marigolds Large mrs. L. Bloomer mrs. C. Of. Parkin Mari Roii Small mrs. P. Whitebread mrs. U Bloomer f. T. Anderson Mignonette mrs. C. F. Parkin a Sturton mrs. J. A White irs. P. Whitebread mrs. Geo. Sellers monsies mrs. W. A. Heal mrs. D. M. Rout petunias single mrs. A. S. Bloomer mrs. Geo. Schwartz petunias double Lejeune mrs. 31. P. Aikman perennials ays. C. Of. Parkin. Mrs. L. S. Bloomer Dunno nil mrs. J. Hookway mrs Whitebread Snapdragon intermediate irs. J. Hookway mrs. J. S. White mrs. F. Parkin Tali mrs. L. S. So Omar mrs. C. F. Parkin Salpi glosses mrs. P. Whitebread mrs. To. Hookway storks mrs. P. White bread Scab Iosa c. F. Parkin. Mrs. P. Whitebread. Sweet peas White or Cream mrs. P. Whitebread mrs. M. R. Swail Sweet peas Blue mrs. C. F. Parkin mrs. P. Read so Cal Crimson mrs. C. F. Arkin i s. H. Hawkins Sweet peas Ijnar mrs. C. F. Parkin mrs. P. White bread mrs. M. A Swail Sweet peas Naroon mrs. C. Lindsay mrs. P. Whito irad so not peas mauve mrs. P. read mrs. A a. Webber Sweet Pas Limo to mrs. C. F. Parkin h. Ogles. Mrs. Whitebread zinnias Large mrs. P. Whitebread mrs. Gen Schwartz zinnias Ompton mrs. S. Bloomer mrs. M. H. Wail. Mrs. P. Whitebread , Basket irs. A while bread mrs. Geo. Schwartz. Tai Vic Centre mrs. P. Whitebread mrs. F. W. Bumstead mrs. Hookway any Thor annual mrs. C. Of Parkin. Mrs. .1. Look Way mrs. P. Rose one ogles roses two h. Ogles Verbena irs. L. S. Bloomer mrs. W. Sobchuk Wool Sultan mrs. P. Whitebread. Mrs. C. Of. Park in Tiger Ulics vase mrs. Geo. Trilton mrs. L. S. Bloomer mrs. A f. Urkon Tiger Mihics display mrs. L. S. Bloomer mrs. C. F. Parkin display an urls mrs p. Whyl bread mixed bouquet irs. C. F. Parkin mrs. J. Hookway mrs. Whit Obrad Corsage bouquet mrs. L. Bloomer mrs. P. Whitebread. Gladioli display. W. Sobchuk Best l. ,ejeuni3, w. Sobchuk three spikes named Lei Euno a Sobchuk three spikes As Sorieri w. Sobchuk mrs. M. R. Swail Asef. Lejeune. W. Sobchuk. A Kasper spikes 3 varieties w. Sobchuk Prim Linas vase w. Sobchuk. Amateurs one Spike named a sch huk. E. six spikes 3 varieties Sobchuk. A Mim Riant it asparagus. Plu Mosis mrs. H. K. Vialotti. Irs. E. A. Asparagus apr Engri irs. K. A. Webber Vigonia. Fibrous a. Webber cornus mrs. E. A. Webber. Irs. Goo. Oxalis mrs. A a. Mrs. T. K. Coy Jap uranium mrs. Honk Way mrs. E. A. Webber Violet african j. Lejeune e. Kasper. Mrs. Of. Webber Plant any kind not mint Longri h. . A a. Webber Best display of House plants mrs. T. A Coy los e. A. F. Parkin. A. H. Dykes. Par Sieffert mrs. P. Whitebread potatoes w. Bumstead. Mrs p. Whitebread mrs. H. Hamill. Potatoes p. Whitebread mrs h. Hamil potatoes White in p Whitebread mrs. To. Schade p. A. Walker i potatoes Pink in p Whitebread mrs. To Schade. H. Hawkins mrs. P. Whit Obrad c. F Parkin. M. R. Stajl mrs. P Whitebread. Pumpkin Geo Sellers. Peppers a b. Swai c. F. Parkin. Mcconnell c. F. Parkin. Swiss h. Dykes mrs. P. Whitebread. Squash Green Hub w. Swail. Squash Golden h. Dykes. Squash any Otlie w. Bumstead. Tomatoes Geo. Britt ii mrs w. Sobchuk mrs. M r. Swail. Tomatoes p. White bread j. S. White mrs. Geo. Schwartz tomatoes f. Parkin. Tur nip Lindsay mrs p. White bread j. Sieffert. Vegetable marrow mrs. P. Whitebread mrs. Geo Schwartz j. Sieffert. Any vegetable not j. Siefford a. H. Dykes. H Dykes. Collection of g Walker to. Sieffert fruit cultivated h. Cathcart h. Ogles. Standard. H. E. Via Loux. Ogles c. B. Brooks to. Hookway. Plums Sapa or h. Cathcart mrs. T. To. Any. Plums any b. Brooks h. Ogles. Raspberries ogles c. F. Parkin. J. Hookway t. Anderson. To. S White. Ogles mrs. H. Haw Kins. Domestic m rhubarb p. Whitebread. Or k. A. Webber. Fruit p. White bread mrs. Geo. Schwa re. P. Whitebread mrs. H. P. Aikman. Can Ned c. Lindsay mrs. To. Hook Way. Canned Geo. At Khz Jon. Mrs. To. Honk Way. Canned Tom j. Hookway. Mrs. E. A Webber. Canned r. P. Aik Ryan mrs. H. Hamill. Canned mrs. D. M. Prout mrs. Geo. Atkinson p. Whiteheart mrs. C Lindsay. Bake nor bread in h. Hamill mrs. Gen. Schwartz. Bread whole when h. W. Bur Slead mrs. F. T Anderson. Sponge mrs. E a. Webber. Apple e. A. Web Ber. A aisle k. A. Webber r. Hay. Mrs. K. Hamill. Jelly w. Sobchuk. Mrs. E. A. Webber. Muf fins r. Hay mrs. H. Haw Kins. Lemon r. Hay. Choco late cake Cowan s e. A Webber. K. Hay mrs. E. A. Webber. Sultana c. Lind say mrs. E. A. Webber. Plain Toa his acuity Blu ribbon it. Hay mrs. J. Hookway. Mrs. P. White bread mrs. H. Hawkins. Candy. Geo. Britton mrs. Geo. Atkinson. Junior baking bran Chapman. Candy Barlow Rosalie Lar Cornic. Mason chocolate Lois Chapman Dolores Urquhart. Light layer Chapman. Garden Competition Home surroundings under one half h. Dykes. Home surroundings. Over one half s. Cooper. Home surroundings s. Simpson. Home surroundings Hotaling Park g Eiger children s Sheila Brown. Joyce Laskosky. Heal. Joyce is Murlden Wai Tor Woods. Individual Sim David heal. Barry Atkinson. Barry Atkinson. Joyce stud trn. Beans yellow Parkin a fatal help relieve itch. Of piles with soothing medicated Cuti Cura ointment White mrs. H. A Burne Ead Beans Reen mrs. Gro. Atkinson., p. White read. A. A Dykes Beans Broad c. F. Arkin c. Lindsay beets turnip mrs. Of. Atkinson mrs. H. Hamill. W. A. Chapman Brussell sprouts j. S. While sick scr to cabbage round j. Hookway Lindsay. Mrs. Geo. Schwartz cabbage Lal j. Sick fort mrs. P. Whitebread arrows. Long j. Is Effon mrs. Geo. Sellers. Irs. W. Sobchuk carrots mrs. Sobchuk c. Lindsay mrs. Gee. A Mower .1. So Chiert. A s. White celery mrs. Goo. Sellers Citron mrs. I. Whitebred mrs. D. M. Prout. Corn s we e t y e 1 Low v. A. Cd a pm an mrs p. Whitebread. Com Sweel Whit 2nd mrs. P. While bread. Cucumbers out j. Sieu Erl. Mrs. W. Sobchuk c. Parkin. Mrs. A Sobchuk mrs. Goo. Schwartz airs e. A. Webber Gar w. Sobchuk. J. Sick Ferl. Lettuce j. Sieffert c. F. Parkin melons Musk mrs. W. Sobchuk t mrs. Geo. Schwartz. Melons. Water Geo. Schwartz to. S. White. Onions yellow mrs. P. White bread. Mrs. To. . J. S. White. Onions mrs Schwartz. Mrs. W. Sobchuk onions any Sheila Brown. Heal. Toe Sobchuk. White renominated Jackson miss., aug. 25 Cap John k Rankin. Strident voice of White supremacy and bitter foe of communism tuesday night won renomination to a 15th term in the United states House of Home Conners pow t delay the Canning sea son is Here be ready with a Renaudin Caps lids Best for Success i Home Canning. Fld Bur Only Bernardin gives Jou triple Protection built in live rubber rings 2 Rood Safe while enamelled surface in Side the lid 3 lids packed Back to ack no sticking. Bernardin is Best Tor insist on the red and yell Oil Bernardin Box. Homi Canning during the last few Days by soviet sector police assisted by russian soldiers. Not a single was to be seen there tuesday night. But in the Western sector illegal trading still flourishes. German police in the East and West sectors of Berlin reached an informal agreement which is expected to end rus Sian kidnappings and arrests it was reported wednesday. The agreement provides that either police Force must notify the other by Telephone before conduct ing a Black Market raid in pots Darner Platz where the russian american and British sectors meet. The agreement was similar to informal american proposals made to the prussians tuesday that police of All three sectors co operate in Black Market raids i teeming pots Darner Platz so that wanted opera tors could not flee into a nearby zone. The plan was expected to put a halt to soviet forays into the Bri Tish and american sectors and to silence russian charges that the Western sectors were protecting Black marketers and gangster Toronto blast hurls woman out window Toronto aug. 25 up a woman was hurled from the chair at her desk head first through a plate Glass window to the Street wednesday in an explosion which shattered part of the building of the Canadian electric Box com Pany at Queen Street and Van Couver Avenue in East Toronto. The woman was rushed to Hospital in Terni conscious condition. Birtle seeks Aid meeting to name for flood repair candidate for Minnedosa a two Man delegation from the town of Birtle met with Provin Cial Public works and water re sources officials wednesday in an Effort to get financial assistance for repair to the Birtle Bridge which was damaged in last Spring s floods. The mayor delegation consisting of John w. Pratt and John fatten chairman of the town pub Lic works committee also asked the government to lower the water level above the . Dam on the Birdtail River. The level they contended had reached a Dan Ger Point Spring. Part of in the town area last the Bridge located on Premier Stuart a arson and Hon. Errick Willis Are expected to address a. Coalition nominating convention for the provincial constituency of Minnedosa at Basswood. Man., sept. A it was announced wednesday. The convention will name a. Candidate for a by election to fill the vacancy left by or. E. J. Rutledge member for the constituency 1927. Or. Rutledge resigned last a month 10 accept a position with provincial department of health in and welfare. 11 be Heldis Way no. 4, was damaged to the i some time this fall probably Short in extent of during the flood in after harvesting is completed. Lobay wins 51st seat Edmonton aug. 25 up Harry Lobay tuesday became the last member elected to the Lith Alberta legislature when he retained the Beaver River Riding for the social credit party. Or. Victory boosts to 5.1 the number of social credit candidates elected the same num be the party won in the lq-t4 cener Al election. The liberals and . Each have two seats in the 57 seat legislature. An Independent party representative and an in dependent social creditor Complete a Detour off provincial trunk High the by election c. H. Attwood. Director of resources will investigate. Anglican mothers National president Dies in Winnipeg Dominion president of the Moth ers Union for the anglican Church and an Active member of St. John s Cathedral for Many years mrs. Mae Varley of 189 Cambridge Street died tuesday afternoon at the Resi Dence of her daughter mrs. H. C. Hutchison 171 Yale Avenue. Her husband is manager of the special debts department for Western can Ada Bank of Montreal. Born in England mrs. Varley came to Manitoba in 1912 and from the time of her arrival was actively interested in women s Church work. She was scheduled to be a Delegate to the Union conference held contemporaneously with the recent Lambeth conference of the anglican Church but ill health prevented her attend ing. For Many years mrs. Varley was in charge of a girl guide company at the shrines Hospital and served on. The Board of directors of the . For some time. Besides her husband Leo she is survived by three daughters mrs. H. C. Hutchison and mrs. John e. Elders both of Winnipeg and mrs. C. Dexter Stockdill of Victoria . Her Mother mrs. C. H. Wallis a sister mrs. J. H. Matkin o re Gina one brother c. H. Wallis of Forward sask., and six Gran children. The funeral service will be held Friday at 2.45 . At St. John s Cathedral with burial in St. John s Cathedral cemetery. Rev. J. H. Oriel will officiate. The a. B. Gar diner funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Under an informal agreement effect since coalition was the Liberal and progressive con i Serva Tive parties do not oppose each other in single member constituencies. Super fort crash kills 16 4 Hurt Honolulu. Aug. 25 a sixteen persons were killed tues Day night and four were injured critically when an Okinawa hound states air Force Superforn i ass crashed into a parked plane at i Hick am Field. Tie plane apparently attempt Ujj ing a forced Landing because of j engine trouble is Ruck a parked c-j7 transport. It. Had been in Ujj strutted to land at the municipal Airport. 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