Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 06, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition Winnipeg free press weather Clear and hot. Winds Light Low tonight and High saturday 33 and 72. Vol. 189 36 pages Price 5 cents with comics Loc Winnipeg Friday May 6, 194.9 Sun Rise 4.5s . Sun set 7.45 Moon Rise 12.12 . Moon set 2.-j9 . Forecast Clear Little Hannibal police squads seize 180 after riot act is read Berlin. May 6 German police Friday enforced the russian blockade inside Berlin with Days before the barriers Are due to be lifted. A wild fusillade from Ger Man guards on the Boundary of East Berlin failed to halt an automobile racing into the Hannibal May have found it no trick at All when he on an. Eie Juhant but live year old Brien o Neil in to so sure about the technique of Riding anything quite so big. Shucks it was Worth a try anyway. It s not every boy in Winnipeg who has a Chance to get right up on top of six year old Zetta one of the shrine circus elephants and pretend he s parading around the ring. Along with More than 50 other trained animals the giants of the Jungle arrived in Winnipeg thursday night. It was t until Friday morning however that they went to have a look at the amphitheatre where the circus will go on for a week starting saturday. There it was that Brien Mel up with his Mammoth Friend. Brien is 1he son of or. And mrs. W. H. O Neil of 199 Colony Street. Preliminary submission Manitoba files 14-Poiiit Brief on transportation freight Rales charged for the game traffic Over the same distance should be equal except where costs Competition the needs of National development or other Circum stances require some deviation from that principle the Manitoba government declared Friday in its preliminary submission to the Royal commission on transportation. The 14-Point submission signed by Premier d. L. Campbell was presented to the Royal commission headed by Hon. W. F. A. Turgeon. At Ottawa. The province s main submission will be made when the Charles Durrant Brandon Pioneer Dies aged 91 Brandon May 6 Charles Durrant 91. Who together with his tiny 93-year-old wife celebrated their "2nd wedding anniversary Here March 30, died suddenly thursday following a Brief illness. He and mrs. Durrant had become Symbol of marital happiness in the Community and thousands had helped them observe their anniversaries. Or. Durrant enjoyed Rood health until a few Days ago when he suffered h fall in his Home. He will he remembered As a quiet devout Man who always had a gentle smile play ing Over his Youthful Conten Ance. Just a few weeks ago he was complimented by Hon. Louis St. Laurent prime minister of Canada on his Good health. The prime minister and mrs. St. Laurent made the Durrant Home their first Point of Call during their first visit to this City. Or. Durrant was born in Kent England in 1857, the son of a teamster. When he was six years of age he moved with his family to Breeden and later to Hazlehurst where he received his education. He retired to Brandon during War one and was employed painting Shell cases in the Mani Toba engines Plant. In recent years or. And mrs. Durrant have been living in retire ment in a tiny cottage Al 127 Dennis Street. One son and two daughters sur Vive Charles of Halifax mrs. G. B. Schnurr Houston Tex. Mrs. W. L. Skinner. Alexander. There nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Commission s first regional hear Ings Are held in Winnipeg june 1 to 3. A maximum Effort should be made to utilize the Hudson Bay railway to the greatest possible extent the Manitoba government said. The government maintained that All rates and in particular those substantially below he average level for comparable commodities should be reviewed. Those which were in Low should be raised before any action was taken to raise the general level of rates. At the same time the provincial government stressed that investigation would establish a substantial number of rates alleged to be Low see transportation Page 11 1st.come, 1st served Sioux City la. May 6 a Machura parked thurs Day at a curb where there was Winnipeg to shrine circus is in Toiven the antics of trained chimpanzees elephants dogs and horses combined with the agility and breath taking precision of Aerial acrobats will soon be witnessed by thousands of Winnipeg children when the shrine circus opens saturday Al the amphitheatre. The menagerie and performers who make up this trained animals and 55 Rived late thursday night Over Northern Pacific lines and by truck. A Seal which blows u Horn and does balancing acts and three roller skating chimpanzees were brought to the City by truck from the United states. The Seal has already been housed at the amphitheatre and was wailing tile arrival of his fellow actors thursday evening. Ten trained horses and 40 per forming dogs were Laken from their railway Carlo their amphitheatre quarters immediately alter arrival but. The Widi Amark and Fisher elephants were allowed to remain in their travelling Quarter overnight before joining the others. Chimpanzee antics Mickey and Minnie 12 and 11 year old chimpanzees required a year of training before mastering their tricks of Riding bicycles. No parking meter. When he skating and walking the Back he found a newly installed meter and a summons on his wind shield. Ruled the judge the car got there before the meter. Case tight rope. But once trained they won t forget their tricks even if there is a lapse in performances see circus Page 7 american sector under cover of darkness. Police in West Berlin re ported they had been unable to discover whether the Driver had been wounded or where the car went after from the russian sector. German police in the Ameri can sector meanwhile raided a secret illegal meeting of the socialist Unity communist party. They arrested 20 per sons seven of them women. And seized a Large Quantity of communist literature. An american licenced German news Agency reported thai an other shooting occurred in East Berlin s Boundary during night Btu Wes Lorn self 01 police sail Iphy had not been Able to. Ron firm the report. The new Agency spite a truck drive had been wounded by soviet sponsored police. Meanwhile american police said soviet authorise continued id build new Barrio. Between East Ern and Western Curlin despite agreement to lift tin blockade. Another Barrier a constructed on a main City thursday while the official announcement on lifting the Block Ade was being made police officials said. In the past six months new barriers have been erected at the Rale air lift Crews hear Good news see Berlin Page ilk. Orders Squadron to Hong Kong London May 6 Tain Friday ordered a Squadron of spitfire fighter planes to shift from Malaya to Hong Kong in the first move to bolster the Crown Colony against possible internal disorders and communist attack. Air ministry officials said the Squadron accompanied by transport planes and ground Crews would leave in the near future making Chr flight in stages. It will be re placed in Malaya already men aced by communists will planes now based on Ceylon. Shortly after the government announced plans 10 reinforce Hong Kong with planes and guns tanks ships and the War office said the Crown Colony s Garrison would be increased men. The Brit ish press opened n Campaign for a Pacific Security pact. 2 britons killed Hong Kong May 6 re Uteri British police inspectors and a chinese detective were shot dead Early Friday by pirates while they Lay asleep in a police launch anchored in Mirs Bay Miles North East of he re. An official government announcement said the killers compelled the wounded coxswain of the launch to steer the vessel to chinese territory where the launch As stripped of its armament. The killings May be the first incident in a developing wave of internal unrest in the Colony a see China Page 7 violent clashes Mark Quebec strike Asbestos que., May 6 squads of provincial police rushed about this strike bound Industrial town Friday picking up min ers believed involved in thurs Day s violence. Inspector Gen eral Norbert Labbe said the total of those now under arrest is about 180." Labbe in charge of the 200 Odd provincial police reinforcements who arrived Here at 2 . Following clashes with police and miners at barricades said the arrests have been going on Ever since the Reading of the riot act Friday morning. Until Henel o Gradey Justice of the peace and clerk of the court of St. Read the act from the Steps of St. Aime s a cargo handling Crew at Tempelhof Airfield. Berlin pauses in the task of unloading an Airlift spymaster plane to raise a cheer Over the news of lifting of. The blockade of the Ger Man capital May 12. The Airlift however is scheduled to continue despite the end of the Berlin siege. Wire photo statement from chief Justice no complaints yet received 4s basis for police inquiry chief Justice t. A. That the commission might chairman of the commission appointed to inquire into and investigate charges levelled against i lie Winnipeg police Force said Friday that he had not received one single complaint upon which he could conduct an inquiry. The statement came on the final Day for filing of charges and com plaints against the oily police in Prairie itinerary Gars ii begins election tour monday at Hartney Hon. Stuart s. Garson. Minister i begins in Souris constituency Mon of Justice and former Premier of he will address 3 meet Manitoba will Start electioneering ing at Hartney at 2.30 . . Tuesday he will speak in port one in Yorkton sask. Or. Carson s speaking itinerary buried alive 20 feet Down eaves pipe carries air to trapped Man Rocanville. Sask., May. 6 under three feet of Clay. 20 feet below the surface of the ground Alex Penno of Rocanville lived for two hours tuesday on air drawn through an eaves rough. Jubilant Rescue workers sighed with Relief after frantically digging away tons of Earth to free him As he was taken exhausted from Shock and cold but alive to the sur face. Penno was engaged in dig Ging a Well on the land of George Climo Al about 4 , tuesday when the casing and Earth caved in on him. Credit to fellow worker credit for his Rescue went to a fellow Workman Gordon Hayden. Whose prompt action with the eaves rough gave air do skyscrapers lure you trip is easy in series Rex Harrison Mary Ezio Pinza Madeleine those Are big names in. The movies. They re even bigger on Broadway. Perhaps you can t manage that trip to new York this year for a taste of the Good things its theatres offer. But you can share in the experiences of Frank Morriss free press movie and drama critic who is no w in that skyscraper City. Starting saturday or. Morriss is going to Tell free press readers about the plays and the the sights and the sounds of new York. Watch for his daily stories. They la be the most inexpensive Holiday you be had in a Long time to the trapped Man. He knew exactly where Penno s head was situated and was accurate in placing the pipe. As Rescue workers hastily shovelled the Clay and casing to the surface a doctor was summoned from 20 Miles away. Meanwhile a crowd of people from Mccauley and District gathered. I could t have lasted five minutes Penno gasped As he was raised from the Well. Coldwell announces Campaign opening Ottawa May ,6 j. Coldwell Kcf Leader announced he will open his party s Federal elec Tion Campaign in Summerside p.e.i., on May. 16. Other scheduled stops would be Moncton May 17, Springhill. ., May 18, Halifax n.s., May 19, so John s. Fld. May 20, Sydney. May 21 and Montreal May 23. 11 Days later. Where he will speak at Shoal Lake at 2 . . Friday or. Garson will be in Lisgar constituency and Speaks at Morden at 2 . . Saturday he travels to Brandon Riding to address a meeting at 8 . . The Justice minister will be in Selkirk constituency May 16 to speak at Sturgeon Creek Community at a meeting scheduled for s.30 . . May is or. Garson will be in Saskatchewan to speak at Yorkton. With the exception of the meet ing at Sturgeon Creek All Are be ing held on Standard time. Russian satellites claim peace credit London. May 6 api the press of Iron curtain countries hastened Friday to credit a rus Sian peace policy for an easing of world tension. Moscow s press font of the communist party line in Eastern eur Hope remained silent editorially but elsewhere in Eastern Europe Russia won the plaudits for the four Power agreement ending the Berlin blockades next thursday and summoning a foreign ministers Council meeting in Germany investigate. Chief Justice Mcpherson utter opening his mail my rend ing several complaints minor disturbances. Siirid "a1 the present time 1 have not received out single reply thai contains information de for. Some letters no name have no address and Ilo not give the mime of Liny officer some contain approximate dates of alleged misconduct by the police but nothing on which i can make an inquiry to find what the facts Are. Most Deal with mat ters not under consideration at letter produced g. S. Thorvaldson Independent who charged in the Manitoba legislature that police had held persons incommunicado and mistreated them did not comment on the statements. He did. However produce a let Ter written to the chief Justice by j. S. Lamont. Winnipeg barrister. Or. Lamont said he had been instructed by several members of the legislature to appear at. The inquiry. In the letter. Or. I amont said there would he upwards of 20 and that others might turn up during the course of the inquiry. The letter was written May 8. The letter continued that. Or. Lamont had seen an advertisement in the newspaper requesting that written statements be delivered to the commission by May 6. As he had Only been retained May 2. He had not had any Chance to pre pare s statement or interview witnesses. Deadline confusion was wondering from the wording of this notice whether May 6. Was intended to be a dead line for statements to be filed and whether it is a condition precedent to such statements on record in Advance to entitle the party to be it said. Lamont asked to be advised if the commission or nosed to have an informal preliminary discus Sion when certain questions concerning procedure and other mat ter.? Mic lit be discussed. He also asked if the commission might indicate when it would sit to take evidence. Notice at Hie inquiry. Persons who had complaints to make concerning police con duct had specified that such persons could write to chief Justice Mcpherson setting Forth the particulars of the occurrence giving Rise to the complaint. The time Date and i he names of charged see police probe Page 7 Asbestos que., May 6 c1j Xor Bert Labbe was attacked and injured Friday while assisting constables in making arrests. He was taken to. Hospital und treated for a head injury but was Able to return to his work later. Bandits get Cleveland. May 6 four masked gunmen held up two Bank officials shortly before noon thursday and escaped with approximately s25.000 in Cash. Roman Catholic Church police were unable to arrest anyone without warrants. Immediately afterwards the Fly ing squads went out to the Homes of miners who have been on strike for nine weeks. The men were brought into police Headquarters by twos and threes where they were identified by policemen injured in the clashes when miners set up Road blockades to keep strike Breakers out of town. Among the injured policemen at Headquarters was Lieut. Emile con Tant who suffered a broken in one of the affray. As the strikers were identified they were taken off in groups to jail in Sherbrooke 40 Miles away. Jav Cosmen witness attacks among those arrested were seven youths found hiding in a Parish Hall. Newspaper men who were present said police officers waded in with their fists before the youths were taken into custody and carried away in police cars. Another group of 50-Odd found in the basement of Ste. Aime s Church were brought to the i lurch Steps to join the handful or people heard or. O Gradey read riot act which bans Street gather Ings of More than two persons. In Montreal Hilaric Beaure. Trad. Deputy director of the provincial Polico said one or two of the men resisted but they were arrested just the a he said the situation in the whole strike area was reported under control and there appeared no possibility of the necessity for martial Law. Hoard of weapons charges against All those arrested will cover such offences As As Sault occasioning bodily harm obstructing police Possession of offensive weapons and resisting arrest. When police arrested the men they confiscated a Hoard of Home see strike Page 7 urgent Appeal Hospital needs Many blood donors wanted More blood donors for Deer Lodge Hospital veterans. Can you help an urgent Appeal for Volunteer donors to meet the rising shortage was made Friday by or. W. R. Dunlop Hospital superintendent. Between 30 to 60 blood trans fusions Are needed each month by Deer Lodge patients. The response from various armed forces Junior chamber of Commerce Canadian legion and other veterans organizations and our own Eva been most generous but the need for further donations is very or. Dunlop said. The importance of blood trans fusions in saving human lives can not be Over emphasized. Some patients require two or three trans fusions a week and paraplegic bed patients also need to draw from judges set for Jig the free press mail room still Busy opening and so i line j of saw animal con test entries. This should in completed by monday and the judges will then got Down to work. Results and prize winners will not he available until the end of next week at least. The blood Bank the Hospital superintendent said. An appointment with the Winnipeg general Hospital blood Bank is All that is Neces sary for anyone wishing to donate blood. On arrival at. The Hospital donor should state specifically that his blood be Given to Deer Lodge Hospital for the use of veterans. Volunteers May also Contact or Dunlop at Deer Lodge Hospital. Posse uses dogs in Hunt o for seen Iii . Patrols and dogs continued their search Friday for 35 year old Edward Scennie Rous seau Reserve Indian wanted in connection with the death of the 13 month old child of his common Law wife. The patrols concentrated their search thursday in the Morris District where it is believed that Teennie May have gone Fox Hunt ing. He has not been seen since tues Day when the child s body was buried in an isolated grave on the outskirts of the Reserve near St. Jean. The body was exhumed wednesday after the Mother. Edna thorns 19. Had led police to grave of her Oliver ;