Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 10, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition Winnipeg free press Winnipeg Cloudy Clearing and remaining Clear on wednesday. Warmer. Wind South at 20 Mph decreasing to Light this evening. Low to night and High wednesday 40 and 70. Vol. 192 28 pages Price 5 cents with comics Loc Winnipeg tuesday May 10, 1949 Sun Rise 4.32 . Sun set . Forecast Clear and warmer laughter after Rescue Sheila cure and Bill Grant lost for almost a week on a rugged Mountainside in . After their Light plane crashed joke with their finders Ray Munro Vancouver newspaper photo Grapher and . Denis Caldecott shortly after their Rescue. The couple lived on five chocolate bars for five Days. Railway chinese reds push toward Shanghai electricity beats deadline in Berlin Berlin May 10 authorities began lifting the Berlin blockade 40 hours before the deadline tuesday when they restored electric Power to parts of the Western sectors. 2-Way traffic starts rolling on thursday Berlin May 10 Canada backs Resolution Montreal May 10 railway association of Canada tuesday announced that the transport Board has approved increases ranging up to 15 per cent in first class fares in Canada the new rates will come into effect at 12.01 . Wednesday. The increase is equal to the fed eral transportation tax repealed in the Federal budget of March. A month ago the railways automatically increased coach class fares 15 per cent. Because coach class fares had been sub Standard no transport Board approval was needed to raise them. Pending approval by the trans port Board of the latest increase coach class and first class fares have been the same since the for Mer were raised effective Aaril 10. A railway spokesman said that although the transport Hoard authority covers in creases up to 15 per cent., Lull advantage of this will not be taken in All cases depend ing on certain complicating factors As Competition. A Case where the boost would be considerably lower than 15 per cent., he said is in the one Way first class fare from Montreal to Vancouver. The present Tariff is 599.80 and after Midnight tuesday it will be increased by Only one instance of the effects of the increase is shown in the . Winnipeg to Brandon fare changes. One Way first class passage Rose from to while the one Way coach fare similarly increased from 54. To the first class return fare increased from to while the coach fare for the same trip increased from to soap slip prices ii Canada Toronto May 10 bup two of Canada s largest soap manufacturers tuesday announced two cent cuts in the retail Price of 24-ounce soap Flake packages and Eaid prices of toilet and laundry soaps would be Cut proportionately. One of the companies announced monday night it also would Cut shortening prices by two cents a Pound. Russians fire fishermen flee Hamburg May 10 a Frontier incident occurred on Elbe monday night when rus Sian soldiers fired six shots at two German fishermen from Schnakenburg who were about to spread their nets on the British occupied tide of the River. Schnakenburg is the British control Point for Elbe traffic. After the shooting a boat with a russian officer and two soldiers aboard was rowed across the Elbe to the fishermen. The officer ordered them to jump in so that they could be taken to Luetken Wisch. The fishermen refused and escaped Over the Bank into the British Lone. A bomb bearing Jet London May 10, Tain is developing its first High attitude Jet bomber designed to carry an atomic bomb it was Dis closed tuesday. 33 in countries favor membership for Israel Lake Success n.y., May 10 bid for membership in the United nations monday was approved by the general Assembly s special political com denomination of Garson is expected Shoal Lake Man., May 10 special delegates from 101 polls in the Federal constituency of Marquette will meet Here wednesday afternoon to name a lib eral candidate for the june 27 Dominion election. Hon. Stuart Garson minister of Justice represents the constituency and is expected to be re nominated. Or. Carson s nomination will be moved by Bert Mcleod of Shoal Lake and seconded by Reeve c. L. Shuttleworth of Minnedosa. The Justice minister was elected last november in a by election held in Marquette following the resignation of Hon. J. A. Glen former minister of mines and re sources and now Canadian chair Man of the International joint commission. Or. Garson opened a series of Campaign addresses monday at Hartney. Tuesday afternoon he spoke at Neepawa and wednesday he will address the Shoal Lake convention. Friday or. Garson will travel to Morden to speak to the Lisgar Liberal progressive association. He will speak at Brandon saturday. Sturgeon Creek monday and Yorkton sask May is. Fur ther speaking engagements Are expected to be announced Early next week. William t. Wherrett president of the Marquette Liberal progressive association will preside at the Shoal Lake convention. Mittee. The vote was 33 to 11 with 13 abstentions virtually assuring final acceptance by the main Assembly where a two thirds majority of those present and voting is Neces sary. Canada voted in favor of the Resolution jointly proposed by seven countries including the do minion which recommends that the Assembly accept the israeli application. If Only 11 countries again oppose the by d "when1 the Assembly meets later this week at Flushing Mea Dows Israel will need Only 22 sup porters to gain admission. The Large majority supporting Israel came As a Surprise ear Lier 19 countries voted for a lebanese proposal to defer action on the bid. This was Defeated however when 25 coun tries including Canada voted against deferment. The decision followed lays of bitter debate in which Arab bloc and other delegates called for postponement until the Tel Aviv government made clearer its attitude on internationalization of Jerusa Lem Arab refugees and investigation of the slaying of count Folke Bernadotte in mediator for Pale Stine. In the final speech of the debate sir Terence shone of Britain out lined his reasons for abstaining. He said Israel had not clarified her electrified Lazy or. Mule gets a big Shock Chester s.c., May 10 r. M. Massey s mule had the bad habit of leaning against a wire Fence. Or. Massey ran a wire from an electric pump to the Fence to Shock or. Mule into mend ing his ways. But the animal was standing in a puddle of water when he touched the Fence. Now the Farmer is looking for another mule. One message no regional appeals St. Laurent promises by Hugh Boyd Ottawa May 10 special prime minister Louis St. Laurent launched his election Campaign monday night with a coast to coast radio broadcast in which he assured canadians that no matter where he spoke his message would be the same. He would not have one Mes Sage for some canadians and a Dif Ferent one Lor others. See Story Page everywhere i he said whether the words i am speaking Are in English or in French. I shall speak with one voice and make the same a peal. The Liberal party has no separate Appeal for one Section or one class. Our policies Are. De _ signed to Benefit All canadians in All parts of a few hours later the prime min Ester was on his Way. To the Mari times and Quebec on the first stage of his National Campaign. This stage will last about three weeks. On the Way Back from the Atlantic coast or. St Laurent plans to make stops at Matane Rimouski and Riviere do Loup in his own province be fore attending the Liberal nominating convention for Quebec East at Quebec on May 23. He expects to be Back at Ottawa by May 28. Paths to Cross for a part of the month of May the paths of three party leaders will be criss crossing Over the maritime provinces for the progressive conservative Leader George Drew and m. J. Well of the . Will also be woo ing the electors in those parts. Or. See Boyd Page 8 third Border killing Belgrade Yugoslavia May 10 yugoslav patrol shot and killed a hungarian Frontier third within a fort night when he illegally crossed the yugoslav Frontier it was announced monday. Views on the outstanding problems. I the soviet action gave american sector housewives a rationed electrical Energy in the Middle of the morning for the first time since Power rationing was forced upon Western Berlin by the soviet blockade last july 9. Radios played and electric stoves glowed As the Power flowed in. The direct cause of the electric service which the Western sectors received it was Learned later was two hour test of the Long Dis Ance Power cables which bring current into Berlin from generating plants deep in the russian zone in Saxony Anhalt. German authorities at the be wag Power control station in Western Berlin said they were engaged with tests with the be wag Plant in the soviet zone. German electric Power authorities said restoration of electricity to the Western sectors would take place gradually. Full service As existed be fore the russians Cut off the Power will not be effected until some time thursday they said. A spot Check around the its disclosed the French sector received one additional hour of Power monday night. German Homes and businesses Tab Lisments have received Power for Only four hours out of hours in the daytime and two at night. Soviet radio says Accord quite possible London May 10 a mos cow radio monday night said collaboration Between the american and russian economic systems is both possible and desirable. The broadcast won special at Tention since it came less than two week before the big four Confer ence scheduled for May 23. The major Powers will meet in a Effort to Settle the German ques Tion. A Moscow commentator speak ing in English said in a Broad cast heard by the soviet Monitor Here the anti Hitler coalition of three great Powers the soviet Union the u.s., and Britain gave the nations of the world a splendid example of fruitful collaboration Between different economic systems during the period of the second world War. And it is certainly natural that if two different systems could collaborate in War even More can they collaborate in peacetime. Such collaborations not Only Are possible but desirable in the interests of maintaining a stable the russians and Western Powers announced monday night that two Way traffic to Berlin and across the soviet zonal Border will Start at 12.01 . Thursday. The order to lift the Berlin blockade at that time was Broad last on the russian radio Mon Day night by Gen. V. I. Chulkov soviet commander in Germany. Chulkov ordered restoration of transport Trade and communications services effective at 12.01 ., Berlin time May 12. 5.01 . Cd the Date agreed upon by the four occupation Powers May 4 in new York. Earlier the Western Powers had said they would permit traffic into the russian zone to begin moving at that time. The soviet order specifically lifted the russian controls on the soviet sector line dividing Berlin. Chulkov s order permits 16 freight trains a Day to move into Berlin restores Highway traffic waives previous soviet claims to search Allied bag Gage and demand soviet travel permits at certain Check Points and restores mail ser vice to Berlin. In Short it puts the situation Hack to where it was March 1, 1948. The technical arrangement for lifting the blockade imposed 10 months ago was made still with out restoration of direct four Power Contact in Berlin however. The Western Powers communicated their plans to West German railway executives who informed heir German counterparts in the soviet zone. East and West German rail Way men then made their plans. The Western Powers said they would allow All traffic to begin moving normally by rail Highway and Barge. The first train into Berlin will be a British military passenger train British sources announced. It will carry Many correspondents. It is expected to reach the Border at 1.04 . Thursday and after an hour s Stopover at Helmstedt reach Berlin at 6 . It will pick up two coaches from the american zone Centre of Frankfurt at Han violation of bylaw charged committee flays aldermen for incinerator inspection two aldermen were accused of an irresponsible act and of violating the City s procedure bylaw in Winnipeg s Public utilities committee monday. The pair were aldermen John Blumberg and h. B. Scott. They Drew the committee s ire for inspecting the new City incinerator april 20 without first contacting department Heads or Aid. Jack St. John chairman of the of the Aid. Fish by or. Hurst were As follows committee. After the inspection they Are reported to have said that in their opinion the incinerator Plant did not appear to be operating satisfactorily. W. D. Hurst City Engineer in a report monday on the incinerator answered the Points raised by the aldermen. The utilities the report As satisfactorily answer ing the charges. It was decided to invite the two aldermen to the next utilities meet ing to hear the report. When the aldermen visited the Plant both e. A. Wood superintendent of refuse collection and r. Alkin Junior Engineer were absent or. Hurst stated. This he said left no one in attendance capable of supplying the aldermen with an official explanation Why certain operations were being carried Aid. A. H. Fisher declared the actions of Aid. Scott and Blum Berg in inspecting the Plant with out first contacting senior officials was looking for trouble Aid. St. John noted that there Are certain individuals that go around looking for trouble and hoping to find he then referred to paragraph 81 of the City s procedure bylaw which in part reads no member of Council has the Power to direct or interfere with the performance of any work for the City and the officer in charge shall be subject to his Superior officer if any and to the Council Aid. Scott and Blum Herc had violated this bylaw by their actions Aid. St. John charged. Aldermen who interfere with the work of City employees put themselves in a dangerous to 3 dead 1 rescued Thornley Durham England. May 10 Reuters search parties have recovered the bodies of three miners who were drowned last Fri Day when water flooded into col Liery Workings Here. One Man was rescued alive. He declared. It tends to breaker thought. Charges answered charges made by Aid. Blumberg and Scott and the answers Given 1. It was charged garbage was piled 30 feet High in the pit at one end. This is probably True or. Hurst said explaining one of the three furnaces was inoperative at the time pending a decision which might save the City some expense. 2. La was stated bucket cables on the Crane had broken three times. Or. Hurst said at the time see aldermen Page 9 widespread violence feared racial discrimination in South Africa scored Lake Success n.y., May 10 up India monday urged the United nations to C.L. on South Africa to Stop racial discrimination which might Lead to wide spread violence. M. C. Setal Vad Indian Delegate told the 58-member Mittee of the general Assembly that the in should conduct an investigation into conditions in South Africa if it finds that Neces sary the committee opened Dis Cussion of the treatment of indians in South Africa a question first raised by India in 1946. At that time the As Sembly ruled that treatment of indians in the Union should conform with the principles of the United nations Char Ter. Setal Vad said that since the As Sembly ruling South Africa has not corrected its practice of discrimination on racial grounds against nationals of Indian origin. Down the Trade relations Between India and South Africa Are broken off. The two countries do not Exchange High commissioners As other Commonwealth countries do. This situation has resulted from the dispute India brought before the general Assembly. E. H. Louw South Africa s economic affairs minister told the committee the question is a Domestic one and the Union has no right to he has warned that South Africa might withdraw from in membership if the Union is condemned by the Assembly for its treatment of indians. The South african Delegate will present his Case when the com Mittee resumes debate on the ques Tion tuesday. Egg purchases London May 10 a the Treasury tuesday advised the House of commons that Britain expects to buy Worth of dried eggs from Canada and the United states this year. Shanghai on guard As communist troops move closer and closer to the coastal Metropolis of Shanghai local police Are being put on a wartime footing. The general population is preparing for a Long state of siege. Here Sharp shooting policemen Are posted on top of a building where they can keep watch Over the bund and the Whang poo River front. Cio affiliation studied can hold out 5 months Asbestos strikers claim Asbestos que., May 10 up official of the federation of Asbestos workers whose members already have been on strike for almost three months said monday the unions Are confident of being Able to hold out another five months at least. Rodolphe Hamel federation president said that if and when the Ford strike peace talks due today Detroit May 10 a Ford strike which has left men Idle and threatens As Many More was to be carried to the i acc table tuesday. On the sixth Day of the Speed up deadlock management and the United automobile workers . Sought a solution together. Their initial negotiations were set for 2 . Cd. In keeping with other events of this first major labor Hattle in a. Year in the Industry the agreement to negotiate came suddenly monday. The Young company president Henry Ford ii acting swiftly accepted a proposal for talks from Walter Reuther president of the Union. The two acted As strike caused a offs in Ford and supplier firms already were mounting into the thousands. A full More Ford workers faced idleness within a week the strike were not settled. Ford had warned it might have to shut Down All its plants. In agreeing to negotiations or. Ford said his company assumed that the talks would be continued until this strike can he brought to a declining or. Routher s proposal for a debate he said nothing use Ful could be accomplished. Canadian Catholic confederation of labor with which the federa Tion is affiliated finds itself no longer Able to lend financial sup port the strikers will seek affiliation with the powerful con Gress of Industrial organizations. He made it Clear however that the possibility of a switch in affiliation form the . C.l., which has strongly sup ported the strike so far is merely a look into the future. The workers had decided that if the strike continued for another six months and the .c.l. Was no longer Able to help them then they would seek affiliation with the . No change How Ever had considered by federation officers. The striking employees of five companies of which the Canadian Johns Manville company is the largest Are holding out for an increase of 15 cents an hour which would raise their Basic hourly pay to St. They went on strike feb. 13, timing up production in in area which produces Between so and 90 per cent of the world s Asbestos Supply. In Quebec monday Gerard 1 Icard .c.l. President said in a statement that the strike will continue until the miners have obtained following a meeting Here Mon Day night Jean Marchand .c.l. Secretary said the 1.500 workers Idle in Asbestos reaffirmed their opera Singer to appear at City fete Gladys Swarthout Star of opera radio and concert stage who will be one of the big attractions at Winnipeg s 75th birthday party june 5-11. This gala event looks As if it will turn out to be a carnival of stars. Miss Swarthout will make her appear ances in company with the Winni Peg symphony orchestra it was announced tuesday through the of fice of the anniversary committee. Miss Swarthout has gained a reputation As being one of Best dressed women in the Arft sement see strike Page s showers help to quell fires Light scattered showers through out most of Manitoba monday and tuesday held All fires in the Bush and wooded areas in Check and alleviated the tinder Box conditions which existed earlier this Spring. J. G. Somers provincial forester said tuesday. Soaking Rains were required however to completely remove the threat of fires in those areas. All fires were reported under tuesday Forest officials said. Small outbreaks occurred in the South Eastern and Eastern portions of Manitoba monday. Fire fighters were sent into the Gammon River District East of Lake Winnipeg but Light Rains helped hold the fires in Check. Showers were general in the Western and South Eastern districts and Light rain was reported tues Day at Lac Dubonnet or. Somers said. Hankow Retreat reported Shanghai May 10 powerful communist forces estimated at men renewed their drive on Shang Hai tuesday while other communist columns reportedly forced the Start of a nation Alist withdrawal from Han Kow in Central China. Press reports said that Gen. Pai Chung Hsi commander of the Hankow Garrison had started to move his troops South Ward toward Canton to avoid being trapped by the communists. The Runesved communist drive on Shanghai s approaches started monday night and was reported still raging furiously 12 hours later. The communists were re ported hitting hardest at halting Only 22 Miles Northwest of Shang Hai and Kunshan 30 Miles West. At waiting the communists were Only 15 Miles West of the Woosung forts guarding the Whang poo River Shanghai s Only outlet to the sea. Military authorities ordered the Shanghai population to prepare for a state siege by laying in emergency food supplies sufficient for several months. City police were placed on a wartime footing. Foreign residents in several bin downtown apartment houses began organizing self defence corps to protect them selves against rioting and loot ing. City authorities began making plans for an inventory of Shang Hai s food supplies to determine How Long they will Jast during the emergency. Two thousand tons of Rice were supplied by the economic co opera Tion administration for the sole use of Shanghai s Utility work see China Page d British tories gain on labor London May 10 a the labor party lost some ground to conservatives on the first Day of week Long local elections incomplete and unofficial returns showed tuesday. Figures from both parties pointed to a net loss for labor in voting for Urban and Rural District Council seats monday. The conservatives claim a net gain of 64 Council seats with gains of g9 seats balanced against five losses in 352 Urban and Rural districts England and Wales. The conservatives said Lubor gained 23 scats against a loss of 65, for a net loss of 42. Lib eral gains were put at four with eight losses communist gains none losses two in dependents with conservative support gains 12, losses 30 independents without conservative support gains 13, losses the daily Herald labor con ceded a net loss of five labor seats. It reported 15 labor gains and 20 losses. The labor losses pro longed an anti labor trend shown in recent London county Council and scottish Burgh Council elections. Voting is taking place this week for Urban Rural and Borough councils. About Council seats Are at stake. Banking Commerce nil Shanghai May 10 a a traveller from communist a e 1 d banking tuesday said the City is at a commercial standstill. Most shops that closed when the reds seized the nationalist capital april 24 still were closed. Looting that preceded the red Advance into the City was extensive. Much already up Manitoba wheat seeding is practically completed wheat seeding throughout Mani Toba is practically completed and rapid Progress has been made with the seeding of other Field crops except at a few Points in the South the province where heavy Snow delayed Spring operations Accord ing to crop report no. 1 of the provincial statistics Branch issued tuesday. First free press 1949 crop report coming tomorrow the first free press re port on the 1949 crop will be published wednesday. It will include estimates of Prairie Grain acreages and moisture conditions and reports from the various crop districts in the three Western provinces. I seeding trends indicated a Large increase in wheat and sugar beet acreages and in Sunflower planting and a smaller increase in Barley. There will be a considerable reduction in i lax acreage and in the planting of Field peas. Sluch of the wheat was already showing above ground and a Good Start had been made w i t h the planting of Oats Barley Field peas and Sun Flowers the report of the provincial agriculture department Branch stated. A total of acres of sugar beet acreage is under contract planting o sugar beets began at the end of april and was general last week. acres being planted by saturday. Soil conditions were favourable for beets. A Large increase in Sunflower acreage is anticipated by the de see crop report Page 9 ;