Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 12, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition Winnipeg free press Winnipeg Clear Friday morning. Little change in temperature. Winds Light Friday morn ing. Low tonight and High Friday. 45 and 65. Vol. 194 40 pages Price 5 deists with comics Loc Winnipeg thursday May 12, 1949 Sun Rise -4.49 . Sun sol . Moon Rise 8.37 . Moon Sot . Forecast Clear Rise in City rents forecast East greets West As blockade ends Berlin May 12 the 327-Day soviet blockade of Ber Lin ended trains and motor ears and trucks of the Western Powers pouring passengers and food into Berlin. The air lift still operated full tilt As ground traffic barriers went Down All along the cold War front in Germany. Soviet measures indicated the russians would seek to Block receiving doctorates wednesday West sector germans from Send ing anything from Berlin to the West without. Russian Permis Sion. Soviet Check Points turned Back German trucks trying to leave the City saying they needed licences from the soviet controlled East German administration or the soviet military government. This russian action seemed certain to bring a Sharp protest from the British american and French authorities. A special train from the West severed the last ground Block Ade link at 5.08 . 10.os ., cd wednesday when it reached the City limits after a 100-mile run from Helmstedt. The first crossed the soviet zone into Berlin at . Berlin time 6.4b . Cd ending Berlin s isolation from the West by nine minutes later the russians in Marie born 10 Miles inside the soviet zone cleared the first train and waved it on to Berlin. Thus ended the dependence of West berliners on Tish and american planes for food and fuel. But the air lift went ahead at full schedule and pilots j see Berlin Page 13 end of siege brings optimism on Paris Parley Moscow. May 12 a lifting of the Berlin blockade without a hitch has encouraged most foreign diplomats in mos cow to believe the forthcoming four Power talks on Germany starting May 23 have some Chance of Success. Envoys who report daily Back to their governments Are taking this line although Tivey Are underscoring their predictions with caution and insert ing Numor us qualifications. The Paris meeting seems now to be the sole topic of diplomatic conversation at every embassy and legation Here. The diplomats who forecast another breakdown in four Power relations appear to be in the minority. Jubilant berliners mob first car entering City Walter g. Kundle. British United press manager for Ger Many was Hie first person to reach Berlin from the British zone after the blockade was lifted. His despatch follows by Walter g. Bundle Berlin May 12 drove 110 Miles from Helmstedt to Ber Lin Early thursday without seeing a single russian Soldier Between the two cities. Driving an automobile Over the Broad straight autobahn super High Way at a blistering 95 Miles an hour i was mobbed on arrival in Berlin As the first real proof that the blockade no longer existed. A German radio technician accompanied me. When we arrived it was As if we had liberated the City. Jubilant germans tossed lilacs at us. One offered a bottle of schnapps. In Helmstedt where the race started a smiling russian colonel and a major waved us on after Only a cursory examination of our travel orders. We did t see another russian until we reached the soviet Check Point on the Edge of Berlin. Colonel asked i stilted eff Lisle from then he said Yon Are the first. You May we started burning up the Road to Berlin at one minute past mid night. As we took off the Junction had All the fever of a Gold Rush town. All around us were persons who were bound for Ber train by car by jeep by for All. It was Berlin or bust. Overhead Allied Airlift planes dip Ped Low to get a look at the wait tenants to share landlord tax jump Winnipeg landlords thursday Gol the Given Light to pass the recent increase in taxes on to their tenants. Wartime prices and Trade Board officials reckoned rents to House tenants would be increased in Winnipeg by about four and one half per cent As a new proposal for Ruhr is reported London. May 12 a a cd Plo Matic official said thursday France has suggested giving rus Sia a voice in the control of the i cur. He said the French advanced the idea that Russia might be per to help run the industrially Rich Ruhr Valley one of the arsenals of Europe in return for russian agreement to Western plans for a Broad German Settle ment. The informant represents a Western Power but. He would not permit the use of his name or nationality. Britain and the United Stales Are Cool to the idea lie added. The foreign office declined to comment on the report. Spokesmen at the French embassy were not immediately available. The United Stales Britain and Fiance together with the Benelux countries have already agreed to it up an International authority to control the Ruhr. Economy or. A. T. Mat1ikks Truk. W. P. Thompson news for Moscow London May 12 bup radio Moscow said thursday the Western allies finally have lifted ing trains that would help carry j the blockade they imposed the loads to feed berliners in the Western part of the City the loads the air lift had to carry alone previously. In on March 1, 1948. The lifting of the blockade. Moscow said was reported in a Berlin despatch published in All Moscow newspapers. Affected pensions boost Likely by end of this month Manitoba s 16.000 old be along the Road we were pensioners May age get and the and again by Small groups of increases in their pensions author ermans standing silhouetted in the Early morning Moonlight. One group threw Field Flowers in front of our car. Once a few Miles after we crossed the Elbe we saw a soviet zone German policeman. A High White Arrow pointing to a Detour took us off on a wrong turn. The police Man signalled us Back on the right Road. The germans we passed shouted gute waved us on. We started the trip to the cheers of hundreds of germans lined up waiting for permission to Cross the soviet zone Frontier on foot. At the russian checkpoint at the Edge of Berlin a russian Allied troop withdrawal plan reported new York. May 12 a the United slates is reported studying a plan for the withdrawal of foreign occupation troops in Germany to three Northern port cities the new York times said thursday. _ in a despatch from Washington by James Reston the times says the United states is discussing the plan with Britain and France. It is reported it would provide for the restriction of British troops to the Hamburg area United states troops to the Bremen area and russian troops to Stettin on the West Bank of the Oder. The Story says the Western Powers apparently have agreed to reject any soviet proposal at the forthcoming foreign ministers meeting for Complete evacuation of troops. Ireland beats out Berlin in l a. Papers London. May 12 lifting of the Berlin blockade was big news in not the biggest. Only one London morning paper the daily mail gave it a Banner line. The daily Mirror which has one of the largest circulations in sized at the last parliamentary ses Sion in c he cites to be sent out by the provincial government May 30. Instructions have been issued to proceed immediately with the administrative work required to raise the Basic pension from s30 to s40 monthly so that if possible the increase can be incorporated in the May cheques. Premier d. L. Camp Bell said thursday. Meantime the Cabinet is still awaiting a ruling from the Law officers of the s department and officials of the. Controller general s department Aslo whether a Spe Cial session of the legislature is required to authorize pay ment of the increase. Pending that decision the Prem Ier said the government was proceeding with the clerical work involved. If the Law officers find a special session is required if will be called immediately. Premier Campbell said. He anticipated a decision would be made within the next few Days. The pensions Branch of the health and Public welfare department regularly sends its cheques out on the second last Day of the month. The May cheques will be mailed May 30. The increase was provided for by an amendment to the pensions act passed it the last session of parliament. The Cost of the increase is borne jointly by the Dominion and provincial governments. Under the provisions of the new Dominion agreement providing for the higher Basic pension there is no increase in the ceiling of out Side earnings pension Branch officials said. Earnings lower Basic pension for a single pensioner was s360 a year. He was Al the world carried the entire Story. 200 words on the daily Herald and the news Lowed outside earnings of s240 annually giving him a total income even a Princess careful of shoes Home. May 12 bup Princess remembered thursday in icing Lind Good shoes Are expense o and hard to gel. When she got out of her car to inspect i to roman forum she took one look at the rough time cracked floor and stepped Back in the car to change shoes. After the switch she spent an hour prowling about. The historic Structure. Gen. Lafle Clie named envoy to Australia St debts to graduate a of will Confer four honorary degrees of four honorary psychiatrist and superintendent of. Degrees will highlight the psychopathic Hospital in win sity of Manitoba s 70th annual in Peg where he remained until convocation in the civic auditor this resignation in 1942. Cum May is when 1.400 or Mathers was elected president the largest graduating class in the of the Winnipeg medical society in University s history will re-11929 and two years later was a chive their degrees scholarships and prizes. Recipients of honorary degrees will he or. A. T. Mathers of the University of Manitoba s medi Cal faculty Herbert Mclntosh assistant superintendent of Winni Peg schools most . Louis Ralph Sherman archbishop of Rupert s land and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Rupert s land and or. P. Thompson president elect of the University of Saskatchewan. Tue degree of doctor of Laws will he conferred upon or. Mathers or. Mclntosh archbishop Sherman Anil granted by the wartime1 prices Board. Apart enl bloc o w n i r s have been an a Tomalie increase system of their own under the new Ruline. Where there has been an Irreasa in the assessed value of their pro Perty they Are now allowed a three per cent increase in the maximum monthly rental on each suite see rents Page 10 in result. They added that 1949 s increased Mill rate would account for Only a fraction of this the balance be ing due to the realty reassessment. Wishart f. Spence of Ottawa Deputy rentals administrator for the Board who is Here at the re quest of local Price Board officials stated wednesday an order has been issued entitling a House land lord to demand from his tenants us an increase to maximum monthly rentals one twelfth of the tax Bill increase. The order will apply Only to those House or apart men House landlords whose taxes have been increased because of this year s reassessment. Landlords who wish to claim for higher maximum monthly rentals in consideration of. The new Mill rate must do so through the Price Jen has summoned his top advisors Board in the Ordinary Way military supporter to a can Spence stated. Iton conference where he is expect extra 1ccilie whether to continue he said the extra charges May Wils i dosed thurs Cali Toni talks May decide i leadership Hong Kong May 12 ing nationalist president. I Tsung office. Made Only where the landlord s y t1 lax Bill has grown through reassessment for reasons other than Stu cural alteration or addition. It. Will take the landlord one year see Iio Noks Page 13 Back or. Spence pointed out. The new order defines a House As space covered by one tax Bill and let to one under previous rental regulations maximum monthly rental in creases could be made by landlords Only after permission had Beeri the degree of doctor of science upon or. Thompson. Arabs walk out Israel becomes 59th United nations member new York May 12 Rael wednesday night was admitted As the 59th member of the United nations. The vote in the general Assembly was 37 to 12 with Arab delegates strode out of the born in Neepawa Man., or. I Assembly Hall at Flushing Meadow Mathers graduated from the Sharel Israel s for of Manitoba in 1913 minister was called to take a varsity spent the next three years As Llis country s seat Between resident physician at King George Hospital. In 3916 he became Distant superintendent at the Nin a till desks of Iraq and Lebanon Arab cheers Rose from the jammed Ette Sanatorium before joining the visitors gallery As the Assembly jr.c..c., where he spent two years As a Captain. Provincial psychiatrist upon leaving the army in 191s. Or. Mathers was named provincial president or. Herbert v. Evatt Australia s external affairs min ister welcomed Israel to membership. . L. R. Law Jeche Ottawa May 12 up maj. Gen. L. R. Lafleche. 60, Dean of the diplomatic corps in Athens has including his pension of s600. Under the new agreement Basic been appointed High commissioner pension for a single pensioner is j for Canada in Australia it was raised to s Iso a year. But his total announced thursday income still has a ceiling of on it if he is to qualify for the local Basic pension. Hope and disappointment Truman pledges support to world organization Ottawa returning Home after his outside earnings can Only total j two years service. It was not Washington May 12 api president Truman t h u r s d a y his administration anew to full support of the United nations he succeeds Kenneth a. Greene despite disappointment at him is 20. For married pensioners the joint Hasie pension was s720 annually. They were allowed a total income of entitling them to sigh in outside earn Ings. Known whether or. Greene would be appointed to another Post. In 1932, Gen. Lafleche was appointed Deputy minister of National defence. When the department of War services was formed he was a organi Al Ion s failure to achieve greater Security for the world. He submitted to Congress a re porn on the United nations which placed blame for tiie failure on married pensioners now will pointed Deputy minister and be have a joint Basic pension of s960. Came minister in 1942. Later the but their total income to qualify for the full Basic pension can Only amount to annually thereby reducing the total outside earn Ings annually to Cousin finds Skeleton of missing woman Hodgson. Man. May 12 Spe Skeleton identified As that of Bella Favel. 32. Missing since Larch 1947. Was found recently on tie Shore of Fisher Bay 34 Miles North of Hodgson. The Skeleton was found in the vast unsettled Region by Walter Favel. A Cousin and Tom Murdoch. Chronicle ranked the Story be a the discoverers reported that Hind the debate in parliament on i the Skeleton had been scattered China coast pirates Hong Kong 12 Cap pirates armed with Tom my guns and grenades looted a Canton to Hong Kong boat of a cargo and kidnapped six of the Crew tuesday it was Learned the pirates took 14 h o u r s to loot the ship. Same year he was elected to the House of commons in a by election. Twelve years As King London May 12 map the King marked the twelfth anniversary of his Coronation thursday. Royal salutes of 41 guns were fired in Hyde Park and Tower of London. Buckingham Palace did not say How the King and Queen planned to commemorate the Occa Sion. A 21-gun Salute was fired at the Manitoba legislative building grounds in . Elections reach Climax London May 12 up Bri Tain s general elections in local government reached a Climax thursday amid conflicting claims by rival parties. Conservative and labor forces both said they expect thursday s vital Borough elections to show which party has swung n balance in the week Long political contest which opened monday. At stake Are 4.71s vacant seats on 420 Borough councils in England and Wales. Results Are expected late thursday or Friday. B Russia. At tin same Lime he cited the development of the North at lantic1 treaty As a Means of bolster ing the world organization. Of the role of the United slates in tie United nations or. Tru Man said we have taken the Leal in Many Fields of International relations. We can be proud of what we have his report n Leher from Acheson state covered the year 1d4s and reflected the bitter political conflicts which divided Russia and the West Dur ing the 1-2 months. Or Acheson declared that both and disappointment marked american participation in the uni Ted nations. The or. Acheson said grew out of the continuing feel ing that the principles and Pur poses of the United nations Char Ier offer the Best basis of a peace Ful world with International Justice and respect for individual human rights and that most members of Siam. Sweden and Turkey. Canada was among the seven countries which formally proposed Israel to be accepted immediate this is a great moment for the state of or. Share told the Assembly. He said Israel entered in a spirit of humility anxious for guidance and or. Share pledged his nov ii rent s efforts to Brini about Good no Iii the Arab states Anil other count rips of the Alul dle East. A in conciliation commission now is working at Lausanne Switzerland to achieve a final peace settlement Between Israel and Arab states. The Arab walkout was their second in in history. They left the chamber when hip Unap proved the plan to partition pales Tine nov. 1047. The Arab delegates refused to say whether their walkout meant they will withdraw from the un1. One commented wait and see Truman Page 10 Many new canadians boost voters lists Ireland. I by wolves. Qualifications Are set Forth in detail by Chester Bloom Ottawa May 12 special More than new voters will have a Chance to cast ballots in the Federal election on polling Day. June 27. Throughout the Dominion. New votes in the coming elec Tion will include approximately 600.000 More native born canadians who will have come of voting age 21 on or before election Day. It is difficult to get an exact Esti mate and i the figure Given is based on a previous Federal election when about 250.000 More native born voter were added in a year. But these include 16-year-Olds, and allowing for the 21-year age Limoll this year and a percentage of deaths it is estimated that 600.000 More native born is a fair estimate for additions in the three years be tween june 1945 and june 1948. Also included Are an estimated 170.000 British subjects of voting age in Newfoundland. The n e w province which has just entered confederation. There Are about British wives of members of the armed forces who have come to Thi country to establish their Homes. In addition in the four year period Jan. 1, 1944 to april so. Red Cross Flag Over free press today is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale s birth. It is observed throughout the British Empire As red Cross Day in Honor of the woman whose service to the Battle scarred men in the crimean War inspired the origin of the wonderful organization known As the red Cross whose world wide reputation for the care of the sick and wounded in Battle needs no elaborating. To Honor her memory the red Cross Flag flies from the free press Courtesy Flagstaff All Day. A total of British immigrants entered Canada and Are entitled to Vole if they have resided in this country for a full year preceding the issuance of the election writ. These additions to the voters list add up to approximately 95s.soo. To these must be added the total of aliens not British subjects who have become naturalized in the period sept. 1944 to april 30, estimated As close to 62.000. That brings the grand total of Estl muted additional new voters entitled to i of june 27 to approximately 1.070.soo. 75 per cent. Voted last election Day in the la Federal election held 4r 11 june u. J9-15, a total of Bush fires still bad under the election act. The voter must have the following qualifications lie must be a British subject of Ane ii or Over on election Day. The Canadian citizenship act says that All canadians Are British subjects. The voter if a British subject or Canadian citizen must have been a resident of Canada for a full year the issuance of 1hc election writ on april 30, 1919. It appears some voters Are under a misapprehension that they Cin vote if they have been Resi dents of Canada for a year prior to see voters uses Page h persons were on the voters list. I Prince Albert. Sask. Mav per cent their ballots a local of that number approximately 75 12 provincial forestry officials said wednesday the fire Situa Tion in the Meadow Lake area of Northern Saskatchewan still is eighteen Bush fires present a extreme Hazard to Limner its urls not yet reached by the flames. Of 5.305.192. The number voting this year will depend upon How Many have been added to the voters list and the interest they will take in the election Campaign. To vote in the Federal election approval of the bid launched i Ivi months ago name just Short of a year after the Day Britain Ynve up her mandate Over the holy land and Israel was proclaimed a state. India. Burma. Afghanistan. Ethiopia Iran and Pakistan joined the six Arab Stales in casting negative votes. Those abstaining were Britain Denmark. Al Belgium. Salvador. Brazil Greece. The Init tinier is to Ileide whether Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek retired presi Dent and other members of his bad riven i sufficient guarantees that Hie not Init president would he permit Ted to retain full control of the tottering nationalist regime. The acting president informed Chiang last week that unless Chiang guaranteed a no interference policy in the present govern ment i would probably Slop Down. Of eds continue assault meanwhile. Red forces pushed within 21 Miles of Shanghai thursday two separate communist attacks were underway. The nearest was at Tai Ghantt 21. Miles to the Northwest. Bil h r fighting there was reported by the Shanghai Jan prison communique. A Force Southwest of this great asian City had reached Shi Huting a Hamlet 25 Miles Southwest of Shanghai. The Shanghai Garrison ordered All government departments out of Shanghai within Uvo weeks. The first reinforcements for Hong Kong arrived thursday. Three cil transport planes landed with Crews for n spitfire squad Ron transferred Here from Sinca Nore. The Sivit firms along with iwo mosquitoes two Marr transports and a Sunderland flying boat Are due Friday. Auto e Arab annoyed. Lake Success. . May 12 Stridi arabian Delegate amp lined in a United nations committee thursday that Bis i or Boon incl cd with eggs this morning while in route from a Vest Side Manhattan garage to Call him in is hotel. The Arab dial Oman. Tamil m. . Sam this is not a Lam. I his i lirpnrf1." his complain Drew an n of from mrs. Eleanor of Roosevell. American Del Pzoie in i he who Niri one was sorry that any group of Psi hic hoodlums make such an on any in campaigns d developing planes health and reds claim election attention Ottawa. May 12 monism health and aircraft head lined the developing Campaign for Canada s june 27 general election wednesday. Prime minister Louis St. Laur opening a Jaunt maritime provinces. Through the said at Saint John. . Thai there Are no great outstanding issues in the Campaign and added in an implied dig at opposition groups that the Liberal parly would make Only those promises which it intended seriously to fulfil. George Drew. Progressive conservative Leader moved in to Newfoundland the first poli tical Leader to enter the new province in the Campaign. He told an audience at Corner Brook that a government under his leadership would puss Laws to Deal effectively with communists. We believe in he said but not in that allows out their treacherous programme As Cabinet ministers began step Ping into the Campaign two of them were nominated As candidates wednesday night. Hon. Stuart Gnu son. Justice minister was nominated in the Manitoba seat of Marquette. Where he was elected to the commons in a by election this year and Hon. Lionel Chevrier. Transport minister was nominated in Stormont. He has represented the Eastern Ontario seat since 1933. Hon. Paul Martin health minis Ter in a broadcast address from Windsor. Ont. Said the Liberal. Have set their sights on a four Point programme designed to the Type of Freedom communists to carry late Prosperity and see that it k fairly the programme in Lendert National action to keep income and employment High stand Ards of nutrition and housing adequate to ensure the health of the people social Insl Ranee against privation from unemployment disability ill health a old old and policies of National development. It. Hon. C. D. Howe Trade minis Ter told a Campaign meeting at Englehart. Ont. That to is ready to answer or. Drew s charges made detailed election stories on pages 6. 10 and h. Recently in the commons that North Star aircraft operated by trans Canada air lines were costly and subject to engine failure. The air line. Said. Or. Howe has yet to lose or injure a Pilot or a Pas Senger in a North Star. In Simpson. Sask. It. Hon. J. G. Gardiner agriculture minister said there is no truth in opposition charges that the Liberal govern ment is losing Canada s foreign markets. He said foreign markets have taken All our surpluses at High returns. We could sell much More of most farm products if we had them in surplus Clay s successor Washington May 12 map the United Stales army announced that. Lieut. Gen. Clarence r. Hue Beer will become acting Comman Cher in chief and military governor in Germany when Gen. Lucius d. Clay leaves those posts saturday. Gen. Heubner has been Gen. Clay s dept y and chief of staff ;