Winnipeg Free Press

Friday, October 15, 1948

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 15, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 12 monstrous Law . Delegates blast Canadian shipping act Winnipeg free press Friday october 15, 1948 by make hi2usiika Victoria e.g., oct. 15 special delegates from All Corners of the conv edition floor blasted the Canadian shipping act As a monstrous Law when it came under review thursday afternoon at the convention of the trades and labor Congress of Canada being held Here. President Percy Bengough. Who joined other delegates in condemnation of the act said that in his opinion. Considerable amount of hostility has been Given to our organization because officials 01 equal status with other workers under the labor code. The report brought Down by the legislative committee said that it is to be deplored that although changes were made in the shipping act. They were not of sufficient the Congress had carried on a Strong value to justify calling the act Campaign to have the act brought progressive piece of in conformity with the Canadian labor code giving the seamen conc Uiles the state ment. Other Points in the report approved by the Congress referred to the adoption of the labor code reference to Ole Margarine Pointin out that Congress has not gone o record for or against its Manu facture and that the fact being demonstrated by a parliamentary committee that labor s Contention that wage increases were not the cause of the High Cost of living had been proved and that High prices were really caused by the artificial Law of Supply and demand based on unscrupulous profiteer ing unhindered and uncontrolled coh that the masses of Canadian citizens have a right to expect jul employment and social Security that Progress is being made to Wail the goal of a National health act and that housing is still an emergency also received indoors action the report. Plastic handle with cellulose oodles of suds and is so Soff and flexible you can push it into glassware with no risk of cracking. Ask for minute mops at hardware or department stores. Western distributors Ogden Rice 502 Bell Block Winnipeg under the act the seamen arc subject to All sorts of fines As High is Liy the Muster of the ship and these fines i ingot be appealed in the courts do War Ferguson of the can Adian seamen s Union told the convention. If a Seaman misses the boat even for the beat of reasons serious sickness in eluded to is charged with de he said. A member of cannot get aboard the ship without permission from the one Delegate stated. In the same report of the legislative committee the government was criticized for failing to do More to Settle the dispute be tween the Canadian seamen s Union and the shipping companies. Under the heading of foreign affairs the convention approved the following statement in the report it was the consensus of Opin Ion of speakers representing he four political parties in the House of commons hint the and efficient of lighting communism is not 1o drive it i mum Gro Imd or smother it but to prove that the. Denio a Wiilie Way of life is a much Bustier system and unit by eradicating evils Bluit Lii Rev of Ami improving our social and economic system there would be less reason to to car the Over throw of existing institutions. Communism is i state of mind created Ity injun slide and a total disregard of the rights of the Many As opposed to the rights of the few. The committee feels Llinat tin organized labor movement., should give this expression of opinion their most dire Ful con bore about continued from Page i -4 diction Over the Berlin question. He said a blockade docs not exist. He contended that Only the for ministers Council May _ act on German questions until a Ger Man peace treaty is signed. He repeated those arguments Friday he recalled that the Kremlin had ordered him to take no part Jit debate on the Western Powers charges that the russian action in Berlin endangered peace and Security. Visa Minsky repented that there would he no Berlin question in the Western Powers Hud not violated dilute by the four Cupy inf Gern Iriny. When he finished the old prosecutor turned around toward meant bars of his delegation. He said decl broadly. Then lie sat Down seized a class of 45 trom Aimy Headquarters at Ottawa and com mands throughout the coun Hyl gradual de this week As parachutists at the join air school at Man. Members of the course represented visually a very corps in the Canadian army head ing the class was Brig. J. P. K. Borna Chez general Allicer commanding Oprah in command who be comes the first olt Cei of Bis rank in the Canadian Aimy to qualify As parachutist. Above left to arc Bug. I col. C m. U. Elmsley of Windsor and Winnipeg it col j d. Symons of Kingston and Shiro major b p. Kearney of Ottawa and it. N. S. Bonvie of Rikuro and Winnipeg just off for their final qualifying Lump. Canada s Trade balance with . Within of even keel Mcmurray backs Coulter As mayor in radio address achievements of the past two years and problems to be faced in the future make it imperative that Winni Eggers re elect mayor Gar net Coulter oct. 27, Hon e j Mcmurray said in a radio address thursday night speaking on time engaged by the Garnet Coulter election c omm or Mcmurray said the a Man with the in civic Iii record of 25 years in the pub i lie service of this City that Man is Garnet does heartburn a bother at night alkaline with Alj drugstores. Pennies experience and unstable times when no Man can Jay int Aniie _ future. During the years the people of win 11 cod i major the most experienced and stable Man available to them. On specify fireproof flex Otile a Marble floor phone 204444 Fly go from Montreal or new York. Onward connections from London complimentary Over night Mcconv Madation on through Book Ings. Ask about special 30-Day round trip excursion fares. Cairo Calcutta Johannesburg Karachi Lagos Nairobi British overseas airways corporation us Pencil and Doodle making. Sir Alexander Tain or. Philip returned to his Cadogan Bri c. Jess up of the United Stales and Alexandra Parolli of France All had declared their willingness to Ramuglia s re quest for More they said they Felt however they had already replied to his question s in their previous declarations. The Canadian Delegate said what the neutrals wanted was the fullest information Are carrying this debate under the Shadow of snit the Small 2 Powers nil the Council ii skin appealed to the big four to try to Settle the crisis by direct negotiation. The Bel Gium Canada Colombia without Success for a week to reach a Compromise for Mula which might dissolve the Issue. The Western Powers have refused any settlement which does not include immediate lifting of the blockade. The westerners told Ramuglia last week they were willing to switch the Issue to the foreign ministers Council if the Berlin blockade was lifted first. Visa Minsky replied that the four Powers should go Back to tile aug. 30 Moscow agreement which failed at the Ber Ottawa oct. 15 Canada is getting closer to an even trading balance with the United states though she s still a month Short of that hard sought goal. The Bureau of statistics reported thursday thai the Adverse trading balance with the . During August was Only the lowest figure since the government chop led of f a Long string of american sports last november to halt on Canada s foreign excl reserves. The August total compared in july and 000 in August 19-17, when a can goods were flowing into c a freely and american do were going out. Full Belt. Fur the first Eglit mini of Liis year Canada s Del in her 1 Radii wit i the i Tot iils 1.00, again fail a for tins con Rio mini Iier Ioil of i dollars . N a t Tes find lint Yeiyu. The deficit Cess of Canadian purchases in for die m Tiolu of represents the sex tin purchases ii radio links extended phone system executive tells of push to North Telephone service is being extended rapidly to Manitoba s fat Northland by Means of radio links j. F. Mills assistant general Mana Ger and Manitoba chief Engineer of Telephone system the ported Friday. He was describing lie latest developments in Manitoba s Tele phone service at a. Luncheon meet ing of i lie civics Bureau of the Lin level of negotiations. Under this currency Western sponsored would be withdrawn from Berlin with the lifting of the blockade. 454 get your bonded color Chad from. Leading hardware paint and wallpaper i was writes e. M. I had an attack of bronchial asthma so i took one Tablet with Little Faith As i be tried Many tilings. In a few minutes i was breathing easier i in 1o Swift from wheeze for. Asthma chronic bronchitis minutes to ease Here s evidence that other sufferers have been relieved of that fighting for breath sensation of those asthma spasms with Eph Asonei it s equally effective against that never ending cough of chronic bronchitis. So can you get Swift Relief with 10 Eph Azone has proved effective even in England s Damper climate. At your and free Sample and Booklet for generous free trial Sample and Booklet write Harold f. Ritchie co. Ltd., dept. No. Irn 10 Mccaul st., Toronto enclosing inc packing and mailing. J7 More about assizes continued from Page 1 . In join leg March three of the persons involved in the conspiracy charges Laid As a result of the Ferens John Hayes and Edineo on trial in the first Case to be Beard in court room 2 at 2.30 . Tuesday. A second group also charged with conspiracy Joseph War Nan Fred c. Warman and Sidney tones will go on trial in court Oom 2 nov. 1. Thirty eight Crown witnesses Are listed in each Case. Eight other persons charged Vith conspiracy in the still Case Lave stated their intention to Lead guilty when they Are a signed tuesday morning. They re George Trossi Walter Bare Rma Watts Edward Irvlen Mac Rady Peter Ocklind Gerard Dumouchel Lucien Beau Ieti and Michael Brescacin. Three manslaughter charges will he heard on the _ Assize two of them arising out of the operation of a motor the first will be against Fred Rick t. Brian 25, truck Driver of 50 Flora Avenue. The charge rises out of the death of Samuel Crupp who was crushed Between to trucks near the Corner of Mcdermott Avenue and Adelaide treet july 14. The trial will be Earl oct. 25 in court room 2.with 7 Crown witnesses. The second will be against Ray lond can lire 36 Franklin Street liver of a car which collided Ith a truck at Logan Avenue and alter Street july 0, causing it o strike a pole which sheared off and. Struck Wyllian a Traser Amire will appear on the Man Aughter charge in Couit room 1 it. 28. Manslaughter change third manslaughter change Winnipeg chamber of Commerce. Radio links brought direct communications Between River ton and h Ecla one year ago and this sum Mer great fails and Bissett were provided the same service said or. Mills. Contract at the same time ship to Shore communications have been set up on Lake Winnipeg. Both the , Kenora and the Purvis have direct Telephone service with Shore at Ginli he stated. The Telephone system has ordered new automatic toll equipment for installation in Winnipeg and Brandon of automatic toll boar and automatic switching Equi ment. A Long distance operator w be Able to dial All Points Automa Mically. Also initial tests on frequent modulation Mobile service we completed this year. To the Nea future Mobile Telephone Equi ment offered to Winnipeg Gers for their cars he reported. Denu wiil for phones there Are at least Peop in Manitoba who want Telephone installed he said. The shortage of telephones a headache to Telephone Companie throughout the world in 1039 Winnipeg had 12j.3 Tele phones per population i 1948 the City has p-2.6 Telephone per said or. Mills an in crease of 64 per cent. Or. Mills outlined the history o telephones in the province f Ron the first Telephone installed by t private individual named Hor a Macdougall. In 1873, just thre years after the invention of the instrument Bell. By Alexander Graham in 1881 the Bell Telephone com Pany took Over the Telephone ser vice in Manitoba All 26 connect and in the same year in stalled the first switchboard in the Tho Manitoba government Pur chased the system from the Bell Telephone company in 190s. Winnipeg was completely converted to the automatic dial service in 1926, making it the largest City on the continent with the full dial so vice at that time. . Over american Canada. Thu Bureau said the red acc deficit in August was the combined result of a further decline in imports and the expansion of Export to the United Stales Over Las year sports fell to compared with in aug ust last year while exports Rose to against imports totalled the first eight months of this year compared with while exports totalled against imports from Britain in August maintained the gains of previous months Over 1947, amounting to compared with 000 in August last year and bring ing the total for the year to compared with 000. Exports were com pared with in August 1947. The favourable visible Trade balance with the United kingdom fell to against 000 a year ago. For the eight months this year the credit balance amounted equivalent. The deficit with the More about Carson continued from Page that complaints made by the provinces in their submissions to the Cabinet should be referred to the Board to be taken into consideration by it in reviewing its decision. Premier e c Manning of Al Beita said the other lust refers the Points at Issue to the same Hoard which made the decision in the Fust place and endorsed it for the prov Hon. Gordon heard will be 59, against of 305 to Phillip Jarvis Enue As. The result of. The death f mrs. Anne Schultz 13. Mrs Chultz died in Hospital aug. 16. Teen Days before the Crown Al Ges that a Barczyszyn struck her or the right Eye during a Beer awl at Flora Avenue. The Ial will be in court room 2 Novi others to appear at the assi2e elude Frank Demarais theft of n Auto nov. 12 James Fraser id John e. Kemp Possession of itis breaking tools Lloyd a pail Al Victory aces was seen by Wismer attorney general of brutish Columbia lie said the action of the Cabinet in the Board of Iran spoil commission Pis to the railways i eight late original 21 per cent. Increase recognizes positions to some violence at Eph Azone acts quickly v i t is Ulster robbery with it 25 Michalina Petrash met eco arson oct. 21. Also on the docket Are six cases of rape. A second charge of. Mur Der against Michael Angelo Vescio now under sentence to to hanged for the death of George Robert. Smith was traversed to the next Assize. The soundness of the taken by the provinces in new Brunswick Premier b. Mcnair said the Cabinet order confirmed in substantial measure the the seven provinces. Asks Quick decision Montreal oct. 15 cup g. A. Walker chairman of the Cana Dian Pacific railway company in a statement Friday asked there of freight rate increase Back the transport Board. _ i i tin s is of As much importance to Llie it Iblis Ash is to the rail the statement said to _ plans underway for Beaverbrook visit to City plans Are being Laid for lord 3eaverbrook s scheduled visit in Winnipeg monday. He will arrive at 0.15 . Monday from the East Over Canadian Pacific lines and will leave the same evening at 10.15 for Saskatoon. There will be five in his party railway officials slate but in names were not available Friday afternoon. Arrives in Montreal Montreal. Oct. 15 up lord Beaverbrook arrived Here thursday night by air from Fred Ericton but sidestepped All comment on International affairs recalling instead a conversation he had with Premier Stalin Early in the second world War. The Canadian born peer who leaves Here saturday on a Cross Canada tour said Stalin spoke of a conversation he had with George Bernard Shaw who visited Moscow before the War with lady Stalin had asked lady Astor about Winston Churchill. He s done lady Astor Aid meaning that Churchill s political career was ended. To this Stalin replied when the English people get nto trouble they will Send for heir old and they will said lord 3eaverbrook. United suites compared with year. 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