Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 12, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition vol. 39 g free press Winnipeg Clearing this evening. Sunday Cloudy by noon. Little change in temperature. Winds Light. Low tonight 25, and High sunday 45. 52 pages Price 5 cents with comics Loc Winnipeg saturday november 12, 1949 so Rise . Sun set . Moon Rise . Moon set . Forecast Cloudy Winnipeg Man charged with murder City Council should not Appeal the recent fare increase granted the Winnipeg electric company by the Manitoba municipal and Public Utility Board. G. F. D. Bond City solicitor advised finance com Mittee Friday. Or. Bond s advice is not Likely to be taken As final it was indicated in City Hall circles at least not without a thorough airing of the matter a t monday s meeting of the City Council. It is said that . Aldermen along with Aid. M. J. Forkin and Aid. Jacob Penner will press for an Appeal and that some civic election com Mittee support is Likely. Two possible grounds or. Bond said there were two possible grounds for Appeal 1. Against jurisdiction of Thi Board to hear the application with out prior consent of the City be ing 2, an Appeal on questions of fact. The Board had the jurisdiction to hear the company s application or. Bond contended. In support of this he quoted from the Utility Board act. Para graph 46 2 which provides the Board May. Instead of making an order final in the first instance make an interim order and Reserve further directions either for an adjourned hearing of the matter or for further a assets or. Bond pointed out he had asked the Board to include All As sets of the Winnipeg electric com Pany in its study of the need for a fare increase. However As the Board decided to judge the Issue on the operation of the transportation Utility alone it would be most difficult to Success fully contend that the Board arrived at a wrong conclusion on the facts before the City solicitor said. Touchdown almost but not quite coalition strength May increase to urges no fare Appeal in one of the most controversial plays of the last game in the Western inter provincial Rugby football Union final Many thought Calgary stampedes Rod pantages number 66 lying on his Back had scored a touchdown. Pantages actually dropped the Ball while crossing the goal line and Stamps Norm Hill of Winnipeg and Saskatchewan rough riders Del Wardien made a dive for it. Though Hill got there first the Ball jumped out of his hands and Wardien fell on it settling for a Rouge instead of a touchdown. Other players shown Are Stamps Keith Spaith Jim Langford also of. Winnipeg 2s and Woody strode 42 and riders Sam Pierce Doug Brightwell tour Springstein and Wayne Pyne although roughriders won the game 9-4, Stam Peders won the Western championship 22-21 by virtue of their 18-12 Victory in the first game of the two game total Point series last week. Old country football results paste 35 radio programmes Page Bridge column Page 4. Movies pipe 5. Women s news pages 16. Sports pages 20, 21, 22, finance Page 23. Crossword Puzzle Page 12. Series on Russia Page Canasta Page 36. Book reviews Page 10. Church news pages 11, 26. Music pages 13, 27. Stamp column Page 11. Comics Page 28. Chess column Page 3fi. Checker column Page 3fi. Sketch club notes Pape 36. Bridge results Page Canada looks to defences although peace Hopes brighten Ottawa nov. 12 up the threat arid fear of immediate War. Have been materially reduced in the last 13 months a government White paper on defence said Friday. But development of an Early warning radar system in Canada was one of numerous indications the document gave that the government has no intention of allowing this cold War Lull to modify or slow Long Range defence plans. Hon. Brooke Claxton defence minister tabled the 39-Page in the commons on uhe 31st anniversary of the end King of the first world War. Its Broad review of the pre ballot counting still going on indications were the coalition government might end up with 42 or 43 seats As counting of ballots to determine the of Manitoba s general election continued saturday. Latest returns brought the list of elected candidates supporting coalition to 40, three More than the government had on its Side when the 22nd on the opposition Side nine members were elected. The of South Winnipeg Transfer table Page 9. Position May have 12 or 13 seals a the next House. Seven seats Weie still doubtful sat Umay. Four additional members were declared elected after the count no Friday. They were e. A. Hansford provincial . Leader and j. G. Van Belleghem Uhern progressive coalition St in St. Honi face Duff Rohlin Independent progressive conservative in Winnipeg South and Ronald Robertson Independent could zionist in Roblin. The 40 members elected to sit on the government Side in the 23rrt legislative Assembly included 2s Liberal progressives 10 progressive conservatives and two Sce election Page 6 e. A. Hansford elected in St. Boniface . Challenges Russia to share atom secrets accused in death of wife William Murzak 62, of 307 Jarvis Avenue saturday was charged with the murder of is 65-year-old wife Eva. Dressed in a Blue shirt open at the neck and dark trousers Murzak appeared before mag Istrate Fred Law in City police court and was remanded until november 15. Murzak is accused of the Mur Der his wife who died in Winnipeg general Hospital nov. 3 from head injuries. A Roomer in the Jarvis Avenue Home Nick nok Mcl held As a material witness also was remanded to nov. 15. A Coroner s jury thursday night presided Over by the provincial Coroner or. I. 0. Fryer said mrs. Murzak died from in juries received from being struck Over the head with p. Blunt in police arc holding in their pos session a broken blood splattered Broomstick to which Grey hairs had adhered As an exhibit in connection with the Case. Duff Roblin elected in Winnipeg South .1. G. Van belch Gheciu elected in St. Boniface sunday and no sign of Snoie seen Manitoba s mild spell is going to round off its one week term at least. Sunday will be Cloudy in the red River Region but the temperature just As gentle As saturdays says the Weatherman. The Low Satur Day night and the High sunday in Carman and Winnipeg will be 25 degrees and.45 degrees. There is still no sign of Snow air lie Prairie provinces except in far Northern Manitoba. Further cast Manitoba s recent temperature accomplishments Are outdistanced. In the Niagara Peninsula residents Are reported reliably to he picking rasp berries and strawberries. Rose Hughes Are in Bloom. Lake Success n.y., nov. 12 bup the United states told Russia Friday there is Little Dif Ference Between atomic devices Foi surrenders in Winnipeg abandoned children s Mother gives self up a Royal Canadian mounted passer by had Given police a new police official said saturday that Lead in their search for the Man a woman sought in connection with abandonment of two children at a bus depot in Brandon Man., had surrendered in Winnipeg and will be turned Over to Brandon police. The children have been in Tody of the children s Aid society in Brandon since last wednesday. Previous reports said a snatch of conversation overheard by a Abbott reports surplus Ottawa nov. 12 cup the government budgeting for a sur plus of about for the current fiscal year Friday announced the budgetary surplus had climbed to s305.000.000 in the first seven months 6f the 1949-50 operations. Hon. Douglas Abbott finance minister in issuing the monthly Treasury report said he expected the surplus will be whittled Down in she latter part of the fiscal year which ends next March 31. He said he had no reason to change the estimate i made in my budget speech of oct. 20, that the surplus for the full year is Likely to be about at the end of seven months in the 194s-49 fiscal year the sur was that year ended with a surplus of 000, the second largest in history. Revenues in the first seven months of the current year were compared with expenditures of in the corresponding period of 194s-49, revenues were and expenditures and woman who abandoned the children in the bus depot at bran Don. Wednesday noon. Owen a. Brown of 234 twelfth Street Brandon was walking near the bus depot it noon wednesday and saw a Man and woman find two children getting out of a car. As he passed he overheard the Man say be a Good boy Tommy and do what your Mother tells you and get you something when he read in the paper inter that the name of the boy who was abandoned was Tommy he called the City police and was Able to furnish a detailed description of the couple. The two children Tommy aged a and Diana aged 7, were picked up by the City police wednesday afternoon in the bus depot. A note signed by or. L. J. Jourdan and mrs. was found in Tom my s Possession. The note stated that the parents were destitute and could no longer care for the children. Or. Brown informed police that razing mountains and atomic bombs atomic Energy question that is. For flattening cities and challenged the Kremlin to share its secrets on harnessing the atom for peace. John d. Hickerson assistant Secretary of state in a Remer Brance Day speech to the United nations special political committee in effect accused soviet foreign minister Andrei y. Vishinsky of indulging in double talk by claiming Russia was using the atom to raze mountains but not to stockpile a bombs. Or. Hickerson said Russia s whole approach to atomic control was impractical because nuclear fuel can be converted so easily and almost instantly into referring to Russia s claims that it is razing mountains irrigating deserts and Clearing Jungles he whether or not this is none sense i will not say. J can say however that when the soviet representative said this he was implying a recognition of one of the Basic facts that taken it o account in any solution of the pensions Deal ends strike at . Steel Pittsburgh nov. 12 a United states steel corporation and the United steel workers . Made peace on. Armistice Day ending the most costly steel strike in United states history. He family of a ims or big steel the country s no Pontiac with Alberta licence producer employing agreed plates and the Man took a suit Case out of the car and handed it to the . The woman then took the two children bus depot and the Man remained in the car. He described the Man As being of slight build about five feet eight inches tall of Swarthy complexion dark hair which needed cutting he had the appearance of one used to the he appeared to be about 40 years of age and was wearing a Windbreak or or Smock and a Hunting Cap. The woman was described As 3eing much younger Blond Broad shouldered about five feet 11 inches or six feet tall wearing lasses a tight fitting sweater a glue skirt and air Force flight 300ts. To the Bethlehem company insurance pension formula which cracked the Economy crippling strike. The Inland steel Corpora Tion with Union employees also signed a. Strike ending settlement Friday based on the Bethlehem pattern. Union president Philip Murray said the . Steel strike ment was effective at Midnight. . Steel announced its Mills will be making steel again by tuesday or wednesday. Four smaller firms with a pay Roll of settled on the same terms during the Day. They Are Colorado fuel and Iron Worth steel Wilmington del., Follansbee . Steel Pickens Mather Duluth minn., j the same atomic Energy developed for peaceful uses is automatically and inescapably available for Mili tary or. Hickerson added if nations have devices in their Possession which can mountains they also have in their Possession devices which can level cities. It nations arc permitted to own and control such Power no system of control or inspection can he More effective than the Good Faith intentions and motives of the nations possessing such or. Hickerson told the in that the United states had rot Over looked the peaceful Side of atomic Energy even though we have nol attempted anything so spectacular As he pointed to the policy under which the . Atomic Energy commission is distributing isotopes for medical and research purposes either free or at very Low or. Hickerson followed this up with a Challenge to Russia what is the soviet Union doing to share the knowledge of the peaceful uses it has he asked. The american atomic spokesman in the first sentence of his speech plunged into a rebuttal of thurs Day s atomic statement by the soviet foreign minister. He said it was full of familiar arguments charges and distortions he said it again gives Clear Evi Dence that he or. Vishinsky has t read or has misunderstood or misinterpreted or refuses to be Lieve the Clear intent of the United nations atomic plan. Dominion seeks Dollar for Dollar Trade with . 12 can Ada is virtually putting defence purchases from the United states on a Dollar for Dollar basis while she see Lis an Exchange of arms agreement the government said Friday. In a White paper tabled in the commons it said discussions have been in Progress for some time in search of an agreement under which Canada could give the . Canadian made military equipment n Exchange for american equip ment. It is too Early to say what the result will added. Pared Ness picture said a radar system is being developed to cover certain vital approaches and areas with Ench station costing Between and it was made Clear however that it won t be 1he sort cur Uin of stations sometimes envisaged across the Northern wastes. Some stations will be in North Ern territory but they will be Pri Marily situated to protect big cities and key targets. Air Power emphasis the network will be linked with Tri service communications sys Lem already in existence but now being expanded and new High powered radar equipment is being manufactured in Canada for the development. The paper said too that _ Canada s role in any new War would involve heavy emphasis on air Power. 2. There was a wide fear in High places in. The Spring of of the commit inst coup in pres sure of communist Ambi Ion would soon burst into open aggression but the months have brought the West together in the Atlantic pact and moderated the fear. A obligations of the pact still can t be spelled out in terms of men and dollars but it should eventually decrease defence expenditures by the 12 member More Tea personnel quitting Winnipeg reports indicate Winnipeg s chamber of Commerce is leading off a new fight against rumoured further moves of trans Canada air Linos personnel from Winnipeg. The organization has asked Manitoba s repro Gnu Tavss in the commons and Senate to seek categorical assurances from the govern on floor of parliament that the Tea organization overhaul ant other facilities in Winnipeg will not be further depleted or there arc rumours of new moves pending which will fur ther aggravate the said the chamber s Secretary e. A. Gill int in a letter and see Tea Page. 6 j5v of join born Ottawa nov. 12 circular letter to All Manitoba members of parliament anal Sena tors rare Ivert Friday from the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce has prompted Ralph Maybank lib Winnipeg South Centre to put the following question to the government on Tho order paper do the present plans of the l secrecy Marks Parley with military chiefs i management of Tea contemplate Frankfurt nov. 12 a further removal of Tea person Dean Acheson. . Slain Serre i from Winnipeg to other Lary met in hide with top United slates military any plans of any sort under leaders n Europe. What they will consideration or contemplated by discuss remained a closely-guard-1 de secret. See Boyd Page 6 countries. 4_ defence policy envisages fighting of the major Battles of any future War on enemy territory. But defence of Canada s own soil also is planned by creation of her first peacetime standing forces. Canada s internal Security measures have been completely re examined and Intelli gence precautions strengthened. At the end of september the regular forces were within coldwell to ask for tabling of letters on flour Mills by Chester Bloom Ottawa nov. 12 special further discussion of the com Bines investigation commissioner s report accusing the flour milling Industry of Price fixing violations the1 combines act May come in the House under a motion on the order paper by m. J. Coldwell . Leader. Or. Coldwell notifies he will ask monday for tabling All communications from Donald Gordon former wartime prices and Trade Board head to the ministers of Justice and. Trade and Commerce on the subject assurances Given by the prices Board to the flour milling Industry that they would not be held liable under the combines investigation act for Price fixing and similar agreements or understand Ings reached among them Between dec. 1, 1941 and sept. 15, 19-17." this was the period when flour prices were under . Control. It is understood lint f. A. Mcgregor the combines act commissioner who resigned his Post effective Jan. A strongly disputes or. Gordon s assertion that any such under takings were Given. Or. Mcgregor according to his friends not Only maintains that no such written undertakings o absolve the flour milling Industry from prosecution for making Price fixing agreements were i pm hut. Hat there is no re Cord of any such Oral pro Mises either. It is understood that or. Mcgregor has challenged or. Gordon to cite any specific instance such a written or Oral pro Mise. The still acting combines investigation commissioner is under stood to stand on these Points a that if any such promises had been Given to the Industry they would certainly have been cited during the commission hearings see cored Well Page 6 see defence Page 9 temperature readings during the 24 hour period ending at . Sat. Were free. .29 min. Vancouver 44 Calgary Wiit current. 35 34 21 22 Brandon 24 Winnipeg port Churchill 22 port Arthur 34 Toronto 37 . 24 Montreal 22 Max. 53 45 40 47 37 40 44 44 23 39 55 36 33 54 real Battle Over Crow s nest freight rates to begin monday a a to to Ottawa nov. 12 special the real Battle Over continuation of the Crow s nest statutory freight rates Lor Western Grain after some preliminary skirmishes will begin before the Turgeon commission on transportation Here monday. At that time the Canadian Pacific railway which has called for out right repeal of the Statua tory rates and the possible substitution of a system of subsidies to Grain producers will be challenged by counsel for the Prairie provinces and also Grain interests. To a. W. F. A. By Western Turgeon commission chairman referred of luring Friday afternoon s hearing to previous references to this explosive subject and remarked that perhaps the time had come to consider some Points raised by the company. The Issue was precipitated by a letter from counsel for the Western wheat pools who Are now in Ottawa asking for an Opportunity to appear before the Corn Mission with respect to the Crow s nest rates. These counsels Are m. M. Porter of Calgary and r. H. Milliken of Regina rep resenting the Alberta and Saskatchewan pools respectively and it is understood that they will also be speaking for the Manitoba organization. It was pointed out by f. C. S. Evans for the Canadian Pacific railway that statutory rates had been referred to in the briefs previously presented to the commis Sion by the Canadian manufacturers association and the Cana Dian Industrial traffic league and he thought these organizations should be invited to appear As Well. Invitations Are going out to these groups and also to United Grain growers and the see freight rates Page 6 ;