Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 18, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition Winnipeg free press Winnipeg sunny with Cloudy intervals. Mild. Winds Light. Low tonight High saturday 30 and 45. Vol. 44 40 pages Price 5 cents with comics Loc Winnipeg Friday november 18, 1949 Sun Rise 7.45 . Moon Rise 5.34 . Sun set 4.41 . Moon set 3.35 . Forecast mild new licence plates Britain s purchases in Canada to be Cut to absolute minimum by Maurice Western not Bear an interpretation wide Ottawa nov. 18 special enough to include the right to action against combines has Beer taken on a fairly wide front Dur see and examine All witnesses. The action claiming a declaration no i he fiscal year ending March company rights was still before 31, it is indicated in a report by he commissioner made Public Fri Ca 5 Daj the courts at end of the Fis 4 report mentions a number buying privilege took Steps to secure the cancellation of contracts with its in another instance a co opera Tive having purchased a business complained that manufacturers of one commodity who had Long sup plied the business tinder previous Manitoba cars will sport this Type of licence both in front and rear in 1950. Miss Estelle Lacroix of-129 St. Charles Street St. Charles displays the Black lettering on aluminium plates that will become available dec. 19 and that the Provin Cial licence department plans to make Jast Lor years. It possible the licence numbers granted to car owners for 1950 will become permanent. The licences will go from a1 up of 1a999, then into 2a1 and up to 2a999 and so on up to 9a999. Then 1b1 takes Over and other letters of the alphabet in turn. No licence will carry More than four numerals and one letter. The licence office will accept pre registrations from dec. 1-15, inclusive. May not be Felt this year Pfaar amendments offer More Aid to poor crops Ottawa nov. Net effect of the special three Amend ments to the Prairie farm Assis Tance act introduced thursday by it. Hon. J. G. Gardiner agricultural minister will be that fewer payments Are made to Farmers with fair to Rood crops and More to Farmers with poor crops. This appraisal comes from Arthur j. Bater chairman of the House agricultural committee. In the opinion of some Western members the effects will How Ever not be fully evident this year because of the general Impact of crop failure Over a wide area. Payments would be considerably heavier in a year of Patchy crops attributable to in even rainfalls and the uneven incidence of various crop destroy ing factors. As seen by farm members the present legislation confers two principal benefits. In the first place it will bran into payment any half township outside eligible areas already established on a Legal township but not contiguous to them. Or. Gardiner explained that this amendment was being introduced primarily to meet the wishes of Manitoba since Farmers of that province have never obtained Ai see Faltum Aid Page s Bare Boxer flees shrieking fans Niagara Falls. On t., nov. Is Mac Don Ald Youthful Boxer from Niagara Falls boxing club was caught with his pants Down thursday people. He walked into the ring to a colourful Green Robe. A handler started to take it o f. Amid shrieks and hoots from the fans the Boxer dashed out of the his forgotten trunks. Decision before increase mayors hold 5 to 10% reasonable rent boost the Canadian federation of mayors and municipalities in a meeting held shortly before the Federal government announced in creased rental ceilings went on record As seeing no objection to reasonable increases in rent the free press Learned Friday. Reasonable increases it defined sask. To impose rent controls Premier says Regina nov. Is up the Saskatchewan government intends to enter the Field of rental control Premier C. Douglas said Friday. The government plans to draw up legislation making it possible for it to administer rental controls from april 1, 1950. In releasing the text of a letter to Hon. D. C. Abbott finance min ister or Douglas said the sask at hew a n government is asking for r Clear ruling preferably by the supreme court of Canada on its right to enter the Field of rental control canadians hear Robeson s wife at Moscow meet Moscow nov. Is cup mrs. Eslanda Robeson wife of Singer Paul Robeson said thursday the United states May be exporting democracy in theory but in practice it needs to import it. Mrs. Robeson spoke before women s session of the russian sponsored democratic federation of women. It is a wonderful and valuable Opportunity to be Able to meet Here in the Beautiful hospitable Ano fascinating City of " Moscow with women who Are not Only talking about peace but Are living she said. Canadians attending the con Ference Are mrs. W. A. Kardash of Winnipeg wife of William Kardash labor progressive Mem Ber of the Manitoba legislature Ana mrs. Dorise Nielsen former Unity member of parliament for North Battleford sask., and labor progressive educational director. As a boost of not More than 10 per cent., graduated downwards to five per cent for rentals below s40 a month on residential property erected prior to i9-j5. The Federal government s Nannou rement of increases of More than double this amount is expected to meet with Strong objections from the municipal body the executive of which is expected to meet shortly. The federation also asked the Federal government to reassure canadians it was not intended to remove rent controls in March id50, As has been suggested in press prior to its latest announcement. The withdrawal of the Dominion government from the rent control Field on the understanding the provinces might step in if they wished would be no solution to the the federation decided but Only an evasion re the provinces Are not Likely to enter the rent control Field in time to prevent the serious situation which would undoubtedly arise should the Federal government re Linquish present controls the municipal body believes. Until sufficient Low rental Homes Are available it would be a dereliction of responsibility Tor the Dominion to do away with rent controls the group declared to a rental boost order copies now available copies of the new regulations on rental boosts effective dec. 15 Are now available to the Public at the wartime prices and Trade Board offices in the Power building. W. .1. Kent rentals officer said Friday persons wishing to obtain full contents of the Federal government s order can now do so. He said however the forms to be used by landlords in giving ten ants notice increase won t be available until dec. 2. This or. Kent said was to make sure landlords would not try to give notice in november. We Are not being bothered by landlords wishing to get forms. But we expect to be deluged during december by landlords before the 15th, and by tenants Jie added. I capt did afford a for making an example prospective user of one class of electrical goods who complained of an arrangement whereby All the available Supply of these goods was being sold to one buyer. The report states that while preliminary inquiries were be ins made into the matter the company which had the exc la the act the report slated Many inquiries were received ing the year. Such consultations j at the request of interested per sons Are welcomed and it is hoped they May be effective to some extent in preventing practices which might develop into contraventions of the judgment handed Down court awards to Highway crash victim miss Winona Jean Mann clerk in a Winnipeg Law office was awarded s22.727.95. As a result of Accident injuries in a judgment handed Down by or. Justice j. J. Kelly in court of King s Bench Fri Day. The damages were awarded against await Steinke 442 Yale Avenue Transcona a truck Driver and Charles Wilkes 3902 notre Dame Avenue. Miss Mann suffered severe head news hurdles Iron curtain Pearson says Ottawa nov. 18 h e Western Powers have very confidential sources of information in Russia. Hon. L. B. Pearson Exter Nal affairs Friday told the commons committee on Exter Nal affairs. In do minutes of testimony he said Canada s Small embassy staff in Moscow sends Back very interesting or. Pearson revealed that can Ada voted for Yugoslavia s admission to the in Security Council at least partly because of the it would do to Tito s courageous resistance to Moscow if his coun try were rejected. He also said Canada is under no pressure from any Quarter to join the pan american Union. Thursday or. Pearson said can Ada will participate in an irn por injuries and was permanently Dis figured As the result of an Acci Dent two Miles South of Parkdale on no. 1 Highway july 22, 1948. She was unconscious for 12 Days after the car in which she was a passenger slammed into the Back of a truck parked at the Side of the Road. Bread baking business in Saskatchewan Alberta and British c61 Umbria Crown counsel was retained the Foothills province to review the evidence and to advise the at Torney general Canada Aslo the course which should be followed. Subsequently the Justice minister announced prosecution proceedings would lie undertaken. The report stated that necessary Steps were taken to implement this Deci Sion and Active preparation for the prosecution was proceeding As the fiscal year ended. 2. During the investigation into an alleged rubber Combine one company official refused to pro Duce a document on the grounds that it was a privileged communication from a solicitor who was assistant to the president the company. On application to or. Justice j. L. Wilson of the on Tario supreme court a ruling was obtained that the document was not privileged and the document was accordingly produced. 3. Hearing of evidence has been completed in an investigation an alleged Combine in the distribution and Sale of Flat Glass. After hearing witnesses written were prepared by Sci for the commissioner summar izing the effect of the evidence in relation to restraints of Trade alleged to be in contravention of the combines investigation act. These were transmitted to in companies and one individual As notice of the charges. Counsel for the companies later appeared it joint hearings hut except for one company made no substantial representations directed to the facts of the principal company argument was that full Opportunity to be heard within the meaning of Section 13 of the inquiries act Hart been denied them. It was contended they had not been permitted to see All the documentary evidence including that of Independent firms not re presented at the joint hearings or to hear the Oral evidence of All witnesses and Cross examine them. Same pattern the commissioner after consultations with Justice department officers refused to accept these representations but second Opportunity submissions. This followed the same pattern. Recognition of i he communist were granted to miss Mann. The companies then brought act chinese government and the ques Tion in the Ontario supreme Courti Tion of drafting a peace treaty for against the attorney general of i Japan. Ottawa official blames . Reserve shortage Vancouver nov. 18 the next few years the United kingdom will not buy anything in Canada it can do without m. W. Mackenzie Deputy minister of disagrees with Cripps Gardiner takes Issue with ilk. Food views Ottawa nov. Is up Hon. J. G. Gardiner agriculture has decided not to Purchase Canadian ecu. This will menu minister thursday said he Dif i loss of a inn Tinct valued at s2i .nnn.oon. This loss it was believed could be absorbed by increase i Domestic consumption possibly sparked by agreed with a United kingdom View that. Canada should he used As a food Larder Only during times War. The minister was commenting on a statement by sir Stafford Cripps. Chancellor of the British exchequer who said that Britain lower prices. Britain will take Only pounds of Canadian Bacon nex Vear compared with 1 veal Uriu Jit i la uie to May switch to european my 1949 contract he for food she formerly Purchase Dice the 160.000. Sour in Canada. In my said or. Gardiner the View that can Ada is to he depended on for supplies of food Only during War is rather hard on Cana Dian agriculture. I am sure it is not the View of a great Many people in or. Gardiner said he could not at this time on a state As operator of the truck was negligent in not driving his truck completely off the Highway when his lights failed. Wilkes was the owner of the truck driven by Steinke. The Driver in his testimony said that his lights had failed after he had dipped his headlights repeatedly at another car approaching him with extremely Bright lights. He had pulled off onto the shoulder of the Road and was preparing to put out a flare when the car in which miss Mann was returning from Lockport struck the left rear Side of the truck he said. The judge ruled however that the truck had not been pulled Oft the Highway As was practicable at that Point. The Box of the truck would overhang the travelled portion of the Road by some Throe feet he said although the front wheels were off the Highway. John s. Early Driver of the car hich miss Mann was Riding was Board of Trade to co operate in s absolved of negligence n the judgment. He had testified that he was driving at about 35 Miles that Britain can win a big shave. _ _ i _ a. Hour when a of the Market is recorded in its lights approached him. He punished Here thursday watching the Edge of the the report will be the basis a with Bright him. He was j of when the truck suddenly loomed Tant Commonwealth policy making tip. He said. Conference in Ceylon next january. General damages of plus two big matters which will special damages of and c up for discussion Are of for loss of wages Canada and the commissioner ask ing a declaration of their rights and meanwhile for an interlocutory injunction restraining the commissioner from transmitting other than an interim report to the jus Tice minister. This was refused by or. Justice Mackay who said that under the. Statute the proce Dure adopted by the commissioner is final and not review Able in ice Al proceedings. But he added that the statute does meanwhile in the House of com Mons Friday Hon Brooke Claxton defence minister rejected for the second time this year an opposition request for a standing committee on National defence. The request came from George Drew progressive conservative Leader. Earlier on thursday United eco nomic action against Russia As a Means of restoring Freedom to communist dominated coun tries had been advocated by or. Drew. Total of 103 aboard . Plane on Way front . To Britain Mobile ala., nov. 18 bup an air Force c-74 Globe master was on its Way to England Friday with 103 persons aboard the largest number Ever to Fly the Atlantic in a heavier than air Craft. Air Force officials said Afler its take off Here that the plane s Only scheduled Stop is at Newfoundland. Karl Marx today be purged dictatorship not held soviets real world by Hosfel h Newman nationalism preaching superiority takes heave of the Over Lac rest the Anri soviet Union with gratitude for hatred of the foreigner wide the Opportunity to resolve for poverty in a progressively self the perplexing Paradox which Economy exploitation of ill presents to the outside world. Who worker by the state to further two years residence in Moscow in More than enough to discover Why millions of Well intentioned people Are violently divided in Heijo opinions about the soviet Union. He who can distinguish be tween fact and fiction soon learns that the debate which rages abroad is Over two different coun tries related to each other Only in name. One is the Russia of marxism. The other is the Russia of Russia. The former is the Russia of which Many Dis work ers and intellectuals dream As the land where order Justice and Prosperity has been brought to All men. It is the country of communism in Newman. Ter nationalism peace and Progress. This is the Russia in which Moscow encourages the troubled Peoples of other countries to be Lieve and to which they axe invited to lend their support. The other dressed in the same garments of marxism and communism the Russia of rampant Justice fear and oppression. This is the Russia which the Kremlin would conceal this is the final article of a series by Joseph Newman who was a. Free press correspond ent in Moscow until he was refused re entry to the russian capital. In a summation of his views Oti the .s.r. Or. Newman makes the following pertinent Points the Kremlin is instilling a rampant nationalism in a basically Humble people. World dictatorship not communism is the of the politburo. The Paradise of socialism is a Promise Only for the out Side world revolution rained nothing for the russian worker. 9 peaceful conciliatory evolution toward socialism has been discarded a militant hate Campaign must Lead the world to revolution for communism. A prosperous undivided world if the Only Erhard Lor free Trade and Commerce said thursday night. That did t mean he said that All our Trade is gone or but it did mean that the British Market for some Canadian products had Digap a speared and other products vere in a vulnerable position. The effect of reduced buying in. Canada would not be Felt evenly across the Dominion and British Columbia would probably feel he Impact rather More than other darts of the there had been no British Pur chases of . Timber in recent months hut West coast Mills had been kept Busy by United states Domestic orders and although Here was no longer a Feller s Narket. He Industry Ranuld operate i n satisfactory level with a revival of energetic canned Salmon might be a More difficult problem next year if the . Reduced purchases because Liero was no Access to the . Many of Canada s exports were essential to her overseas customers and they were products which were not readily available in other parts of the world. Or. Mackenzie said the depletion of the . S Reserve of Gold and dollars was the biggest reason for the Cut in imports. In the the . Had earned much of its livelihood As a hanker for a Large part of the world. Ability to continue in this Field depends in Large measure on Confidence and As you All ;