Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 07, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday May 7, 1949 on shelled warship gets dam for China action London May 7 Reuters Jack Leonard French radio opera Tor who kept the British Sloop amethyst in touch with world after the ran aground in the Yangtze under chinese shelling Friday was awarded the distinguished sen ice medal for outstanding Devotion to the citation published in the London Gazette said he carried on single handed continuously and Leeping receiving and transmit Ting vital wireless messages with accuracy and the amethyst s Captain Lieut. Cmdr. Bernard Skinner who died of wounds was Given a posthumous mention in highest help wanted female press operator male washroom Helper North West laundry 111 main Corner York route extra flights improved schedules. Recognition that can be awarded posthumously except the Victoria Cross or the George Cross. The award was for gallantry and de Votion to Lieut. Geoffrey Weston who took Over command of the amethyst after the death of the com manding officer and refused to leave the ship though severely wounded was a bar to the distinguished service Cross for gallantry jaw outstanding Devotion to Yangtze affair an Accident briton asserts London. May 7 part. Hon. A. V. Alexander defence minister Friday told the House of commons communist attacks on British ships in the Yangtze River were an meeting a Sharp conservative attack on government policy in China. Or. Alexander declared the View of those on the spot is that the firing started by Accident and then spread. It was not a plan Ned and deliberate the communist shelling of the Royal Navy ships amethyst Black Swan Consort and London Cost 42 britons their lives. Or. Alexander told the House Britain the chinese civil War and does not intend to become involved in it. Replying to conservative criticism that the amethyst first ship attacked had no air Protection or. Alexander declared the sending of air support with amethyst would undoubtedly have been regarded As a provocative paint was flying so fast when this picture of the idea utile Winnipeg nouse at 353 Smith Street was taken about noon Friday that an All Canadian record of 10 minutes and 31 seconds was set. The 50 workmen from the Winnipeg association of painting and decorating contractors covered the five room Home with a medium Cream with Green trimming and Black for the roof All done with hand brushes. Sponsored by the Winnipeg Junior chamber of Commerce the lightning paint Job was designed to inspire Winni Eggers to greater efforts during clean up week May 7 to 1-4. Shaw show More about animals continued from Page 1 to Saskatoon to Edmonton luxurious 4 engine North Stamfl leave Winnipeg daily ., arrive Saskatoon 3. Of ., Edmonton To the West three North Star Choice of two Ocienie stopovers at no extra Cost. Leave Winnipeg at via Calgary Saskatoon Edmonton 6mo Via Calgary. I he third trans Continental Thia daily North Star flight East and West across Canada through Saskatoon Edmonton offers an increase of 50% More accommodation and the finest in travel Comfort and Eon veni to York two through daily via Toronto. Phone 928-461 . Corner Portage and main or your travel agent. Timot 4 Tain there Are three tigers they chewed out of their Captain Metz related 1 said a and closed the the tigers were five months old and about half grown. Miss Cuprys had just fed the animals and was about to turn the lights when the monkeys began screaming. She looked up and the tigers were roaming up the aisle scratching at the Monkey s cages. One got up to the elephants. An elephant hissed and the Tiger scurried Back to its Box. The others miss Cuprys said proved frightened of her and in 10 minutes she had them shoved Back. The two elephants one two years old and 400 pounds in weight the other three years and 600 pounds broke Loose from their foreleg chains twice in Guam and once in times while the plane was on 1he ground. Two monkeys were released by visiting Navy men in Guam. But it was while aloft that six hornbills with their Tough beaks got free. Peanuts and pretty girls they pecked out of their cages and they can be really miss Suprys said. I waved a Small piece of cloth to distract their attention and then threw a bag Over each one s head and held its beak real Quick. They squirmed and hollered but i got them last March 8, it had taken four hours to persuade six earlier flying elephants to come Down a plane ramp at Idlewild. This time the air line had provided three pretty stewardesses equipped with 20 pounds of pea nuts. The ramp had a gentler slope. John Calm Central Park zoo head keeper took a floppy right ear of the first elephant and miss Cuprys held out a banana. Peanuts were strewn along the ramp. Down came the first elephant in two min utes and Down came the second in with time for picture taking. Danny can stay britons take it London May 7 bup George Bernard Shaw stole the show from Danny Kaye when they made an Amateur movie at a Tea party meeting in Shaw s Home own of Ayot St. Lawrence pre View pictures published by the daily graphic showed saturday. The tabloid devoted its front age to nine scenes from the film. The pictures showed Kaye in the Garden picking dandelions As Shaw approached. They Shak e hands. Captions for the remaining Pic Tures read committee dusts off old song All trails Lead to Winnipeg go fast for Quick Relief beyond belief from com., lore Toee get or. Scholl a in stantly atop painful friction lift premure. Quickly remove coat but a trifle. Got a Box today. At drug Aboe dept. Now available triple Roll galvanised roofing siding . Juge 7 9 10 lengths full 32" Width trimming Send measurements of building for free estimate and illustrated folder giving fall in formation. Universal lumber and Supply co. 1034 Arlington St., Winnipeg Man. How Long Are you staying As Long As Britain can take it Well they re still using me . Denies red charges on Spain Lake Success. N.y., May 7 e used during Winnipeg s 75th birthday Les Garside coordinator of the anniversary committee announced Friday. Look up your old copies if you Lave some buried in the or. Garside said. The song was written by j. H. Arnott several Yean ago when the late mayor Ralph h. Webb we boosting the Rity with to the United states. A More recent song by Jack Zimmerman local Newspaperman was considered but finally discarded by the Central committee or. Garside said. The so Optimist club of Winnipeg has communicated with c. F. Greene anniversary director expressing its desire to offer a prize for a poem Best fitting the City s party. This matter will be taken up with the Central committee or. Greene said. The offer he feels will be accepted. The Canadian handicrafts Guild Manitoba Branch a arranging a Large display. It will be staged in Beaver Hall Hudson s Bay More. The historical setting will depict the Interior of a settler s Cabin. Guild members will be attired in period dress and will do the crafts of the spinning and perhaps Candle making. Display of Guild work the background will be exhibits of the Guild s work placed in e a luncheon at the Royal Alex seven nations support Israel bid for in seat Lake Success . May countries including Canada Friday proposed formally that Israel be admitted to the United nations . The motion was placed before the United nations 58-member Spe Cial political committee where de Bate continued on Israel s eme be ship bid. The application first submitted a year ago has already been approved by the Security Council. Sponsors of the Resolution besides Canada were the uni Ted states Australia Guate Mala Panama Haiti and uru Guay. The Arab bloc Bas proposed Post poning action on the application until Israel agrees to internationalize Jerusalem and unrestricted re turn of Palestine Arab refugees crash survivors on Peak air Force paratroopers jump to Aid of couple Princeton. B.c., May bup three paratroopers of the Royal Canadian air Force after a hazardous jump to foot Mountain plodded through doctors dentists excellent space available in single or multiple units in first class building situated in Elmwood. Limited 356 Mist. Phone 926 deep Snow saturday in an Effort to Rescue marooned survivors of a plane crash. . Officers said the Para Rescue squad hit the ground on the treacherous and icy slopes of mount Hozo Meen at Sunset Fri Ray but had not. Been Able to reach the pair stranded since monday. Pilot Bill grand s a Van Couver Anil student nurse Sheila cure 28. Of Cardmon altn., were marooned when their Light plane crashed Only so feet from the Mountain top monday evening. The . Reported the Para troopers landed three quarters of mile below the pair. They were forced to wait for Daybreak before continuing. Equipped with Walkie talkie Raj. Dies sleeping bags and emergency supplies they were sent in after a is. Coast guard helicopter radioed it was unable to find a suitable Landing spot among the 71 jagged peaks of the Hozo Meer Range. Emergency supplies were dropped the . Said. A ground search party set of Friday night from Decco Walton logging Camp no. 5 in Washington near the Canadian Border to air n the Rescue. The helicopter was standing by at the logging Camp five Miles rom the Mountain to Fly the couple Back to civilj7.ation. Woodsman tangles with big Bear in Saskatchewan Carrot River sask., May Carrot River woodsman recovered Friday from an unscheduled wrestling match with a 400-Pound Bear. I Gerrit Cator spotted the Bear near a lumber Camp in this North Ern Saskatchewan area. The Bear charged after Cator fired several Shotgun blasts at its head. Cator suffered a mangled left Arm and slashed Back before he broke Loose. He fled while the Bear turned and bit the Shotgun. How cases about the room. Guild activities will be represented by a hop unit a weaving studio Educa ional demonstrations and other rafts. These will include Needle Ace and embroidery. Sen. T. A. Crerar will be one of the chief speakers at the opening ceremonies of the birthday party at the big cake and saluting stand at Portage Avenue and Street. This has been announced by a. V. Pigott chairman of United citizens Day. Following the opening event. More about Asbestos strike continued from Page 1 facilitate their the state ment said. 48 charged Sherbrooke que., May 7 top eight men arrested after thursday s clashes Between police and striking miners in Asbestos appeared in court Here Friday charges of vagrancy or illegal Sembly. Another 58 Friday night were taken to jail in Montreal because there was no More accommodation Here. They Are scheduled to be re turned Here later for arraignment on various charges. Nineteen of those arrested pleaded guilty to charges of vagrancy and were fined each and costs or eight Days in jail. They were mostly youths found wandering around the town thurs Day night. Crown prosecutor Roland Dugre contended the sen ence should be a ?25 Fine. Twenty eight others were arraigned on charges of illegal As Sembly and went to jail to await hearing May 13 when they were unable 1o raise bail. A. Member of 1he 28 also faced a charge of committing grievous assault on a provincial police officer who appeared in court with a Black Eye. Or. W. A. Cooper Dies aged 65 a practising physician in Winni Peg for the past 40 years or Wil Liam Alvin Cooper 65, of 873 Wol Seley Avenue died Friday in Grace Hospital. Born in Boissevain Man., aug ust 4. 1883, or Cooper received his Early education there before moving with his family to Winni Peg in 1900. After obtaining his teacher s certificate he taught school in the Beaus�jour District for two years. Won he then entered Manitoba med ical College graduating with Hon which will be broadcast Over a ors in 1909. Or. Cooper set up his special Csc Hook up there practice in Winnipeg in mayor makes peace move in Ford strike Detroit May 7 a peace move in the strike of 65.000 Ford workers was instituted by dear born s mayor Orville l. Hubbard saturday. The mayor proposed a meeting of Ford and United automobile workers . Officials at his office next thursday for a supreme civic Effort to end the walkout. There was no Early reply either from the company or the Union which Are locked in a fight Over the . S charge of a Speed up in Ford plants. Since noon thursday Ford s great Rouge Plant in suburban Dearborn and to Lincoln Mercury factory in Detroit have been Idle. The which brought my the strike was a Union charge that workers to manufacture cars Loo fast. The company denied this. The Union claimed that tha com Pany forced speedups in two ways by the control of Assembly line mechanism and position o f workers. The vehicles being manufactured move along huge tracks similar to a giant conveyor Belt. If the flow of parts and the Speed of the motor driven As Sembly line is increased each worker has Lens time to Pur form the operation to which he is assigned. The Union also charged that the company reduced the distance be tween workers on the line. Each employee must perform his task before the Chassis passes to the space allotted for the next opera Ion. By decreasing the space workers were forced to Complete their jobs in less time the Union charged. Thi Cuvi Only Bryce baked bread Solo Only at your grocer s May 7th to 14th Victor Scorr. 311 Donald St. Andra hotel in Honor of the ethnic groups of the City. Many to attend engineering meet n Quebec City Quebec City . May 7 the 63rd annual general and professional meeting of the Engineer Institute of Canada to be held n the chateau Frontenac que dec. May 11 to 14 will be t h e Argest in the history of the Institute. So Many Advance registrations Nave been received that rooms Nave been engaged in practically every major hotel in the City and n a number of Rooming houses adjacent to the chateau. The programme for Trie meet no covers a variety of subjects relating to engineering achieve ments and Progress. A Western hemisphere regional conference of the International committee of scientific manage ment will be held under the sponsorship. Of the Canadian manage ment Council. May 13 and 14. On May 13 this will be a joint meet ing with the engineering Institute the National management coun in of the United states and of Brazil Are co operating in this the first with Post War event the International connected committee to be held on this continent. George Weaver Churchill Riding Liberal candidate the Pas Man., May 7 Spe Weaver of flin flon was selected at a Liberal Conven Tion in the Pas Friday As libera candidate to contest the Churchil constituency in the forthcoming Dominion election. The convention was made Neces sary due to the withdrawal be cause of ill health of George rus sen Holt who had been nominated earlier. Or. Weaver who was lib eral candidate in 1945, will be opposed by Ronald Moore member in the last parliament and Robert f. Milton flin flon progressive conservative Candi Date. Nehru to visit . Bombay May 7 Mier Jawaharlal Nehru of India said today he would visit the uni t de states in october. President Truman invited him about two months be same cart in enjoy the Best t unto his death. In 1909. Or. Cooper married miss Myrtle Marion Handford. An ardent advocate of temper Ance. Or. Cooper served As grand councillor of the Manitoba Royal templars in 1925 and 1926, he was also an elder of Young United Church. Or. Cooper is survived by his widow two daughters. Irene and mrs. Arnott Day both of Winni Jug three sons Rev. Alvin John Hooper Toronto Arthur o f kit Chener. Ont. And William of Winni Peg four Sisters mrs. M. Richard son. Of Winnipeg. Mrs. R. Byrnes of Monton mrs. B. Morrien of Pic ton ont., and mrs. T. E. Richard son of Vancouver one brother Edwin of Seattle Wash. And six grandchildren. Funeral service funeral service will be held monday at 3.30 In Young United Church. Or. W. E. Don Nelly and Rev. To. F. Palmer will officiate. Burial will be in Elm Wood cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Par sons c. King or. D. Hastings Rev. George a. Mcmillan w. Wheatley and Harold Stinson. The a. B. Gardiner funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. No Short courses Regina May 7 Short rent a car insurance cars is 00 Day i Luu plus mileage for Cas pm. 92 33 66 taxi Ltd. Donald at Graham Auto Loans to Here is How you an Cuttin Lota on your Auto while the car remains in your Possession. Existing liens consolidated. 1. Personal Loans to f or More made for any food purpose even though car not fully paid. 2. Refinancing present High monthly payments refinanced for smaller amounts and extra Cash can often be obtained at the same time. 3. Auto repairs you can pay for Cost of heavy repairs by spreading amount out Over Many months Here through a loan on your car. 4. If you want to sell your car we can finance the prospective purchaser if he cannot pay you full Cash. Ask us for details. 5. If you wish to buy a can finance the Purchase usually at lower Down pay m ends than ordinarily required. Ask us to finance your next or used car. 6. Insurance von May arrange insurance through your own broker or we can arrange it for you through various Well known agencies. Personal finance co. Of Canada 2nd floor 400 Portofe ave. 926 408 c. E. Scott manager courses in teacher training will not be offered in Saskatchewan during the present summer Educa Tion minister w. S. Lloyd announced Friday. Aluminium car Rutm and klbbe4 for roofing and siding Sheet i id 14vi f 91" 91" Learow it Send mean Sementi Tot free Tittl tin mini Lull Brick imitation 1 to per la a Roll Biff Black and whip Johnl Sld in Alto Brick to Ghl Nln Roll roof uni seat a. Tarre4 flit bearer samples on request Ima Editto delivery from Stock a. L Gonneville mfg. Chart Etc. 2 qua tee Little gallery our birthday Sale continues with even greater and added close Outt of Fine pictured frames and objects of Art. Never such prices never such a collection of Art at Clearing out reductions Home lovers and decorators take advantage special for monday Box pictures paintings and Hobby Craft frames Price Little gallery 317 Kennedy St. Phone 924 622 just say Sweet fresh delicate flavour ;