Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, November 19, 1949

Issue date: Saturday, November 19, 1949
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 19, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Man wins Chr Allan Glazerman 42, of 272 was covered anyway but the it to six year old Freddy Glazerman left the fact his lather Allan Gla Zerman 272 Oxford Street has lust been advised his ticket in the army Navy and air Force Sweepstake is Brood Lor Means a shiny new pair of daughter Tandra left will Settle for mystery books. Allan Glazerman 42, of 272 Oxford Street celebrated Santa Claus visit to town sat urday just As jubilantly if not More so than did thousands of Winnipeg not for the same reason. He had just received word that his ticket on Zidonia in the army Navy and air Force Sweepstake at Manches Ter England had won him a Cool telegraphed announcement of his Good Fortune came As a Complete Surprise to or. Glazerman his wife and two children Sandra Eli Zabeth 10, and Frederick har vey six. While he had previously been advised that his ticket had been drawn it was understood the race would not be run until saturday nov. 26. Lady Luck has sure been Good to me almost since i came to Canada from Poland with my parents in smiled the rather a excitable Portage Avenue women s and men s Wear merchant. Or. Glazerman said he Pur chased his Lucky ticket on the Sweepstake and some for several employees in his store Only after i had a Lucky Streak on the Market a few Days i had All but forgotten that i held a ticket until i received a Telegram Friday telling me i had drawn a horse. I then started to search for my ticket which had been mislaid. One of my employees ran upstairs with the receipt so i knew i was covered anyway but the ticket turned or. Glazerman said he has already been assured that he will receive the entire in Canadian Money from que Bec. And what does the winning mean to Mem be is of a family who to All in tents and purposes live solely for each other to the father Allan Glazer Man it meant a barrage of hugs and kisses from his two children Sandra and Freddy who leaped into his Lap without warning when a free press re Porter broke the news to them that their daddy had inherited a Large sum of Money. To six year old Harvey who literally despises the name har vey and insists on it Means a shiny new pair of skates and a seat in the new boat daddy says hell get for the Lake at Winnipeg her father s substantial winnings mean a tremendous amount to pretty Little Sandra too namely a Complete set of Nancy Drew mystery books. Or. Glazerman laughed heartily at realization of Sandra s dream and said if she had asked she and Nancy Drew might have gotten together Long before now. I Don t just know what Bertha mrs. Glazerman will like to have. She has always been Happy and satisfied with whatever i have Beer Able to provide and there has never been a division be tween us Over Money. Bertha has been my partner and Friend and has mrs. Lazerman can t believe exciting news of huge Windfall what looked As though it were going to be the quietest saturday morning of the year for mrs. A. Glazerman turned out to have Worth of excitement. Mrs. Glazerman had seen her husband and two children off to Eaton s Santa Claus Parade and was deciding How Many household jobs she could work into this one free morn ing when the phone rang. It was the free press calling to Tell her that her husband had won in the army and Navy Sweepstake on the Manchester Handicap. Of but i can t believe was mrs. Glazerman s first re action. I did t think the race was going to be run until next Good Luck is sometimes easy to scare off. Mrs. Glazerman was t taking any chances on that. It took a copy of the Cana Dian press bulletin announcing her husband s Luck to convince her. Then when her husband called to confirm the news she did what every wife in Winni Peg would recognize As a sure sign of wifely Joy. I told dirty husband he could go on the longest and Best fish ing trip of his life if the news were True and you know How wives usually react to fish ing she told the free press reporter who visited her in her Home later in the morn ing. I knew exciting things like this could happen to other people. But i certainly did t think they could happen to she added. It s easy enough to think of All sorts of things you would like when the Money in t around to pay for them. It in t so easy to make snap decisions when the Cash is sitting right there mrs. Glazerman decided. It will Lake us a while to see Happy wife Page 7 helped me through the Tough est and roughest times of my said or. Glazerman with the of a tear in one Eye. Maybe now. Though with All this Money Bertha will think of something special she would like to have. She and the kiddies can have anything they or. Glazerman revealed that his wife and he will within a matter of a week or ten Days have something very special which will make them even much happier than the Ava Lanche of Money which Smoth ered them saturday. By the end of the month our third child is expected to arrive and i think that will certainly he the crowing Point of All the very Good Fortune which has been mine during my lifetime in he said. Almost As Happy As Allan Glazerman is his kid Max 35, now employed in a fur business in Edmonton. Max is Happy be cause his elder brother s Oft proved generosity Means a new Home and a personal share in business for him and his wife and four children. When he was first advised that to held a ticket in the Sweepstake or. Glazerman told the free press if i do nothing else with the Money i m going to see that my Young brother Max gels i he break such a Good hearted fellow deserves to gel. I m going to get him a Home and set him up in i believe any Good Man and my kid brother is one of the Best Only needs a break to get ahead if he has any brains at All. I be certainly been Lucky ind i m going to see that not Only Max nut others have a share of he declared. Or. Glazerman has really considered what the s39.500 will mean to him personally but he says i feel Good Mak ing others Happy. One thing is he added i have Al ways Given to the Community Chest from not Only my House but also from my two stores. Now i can afford to give them More than the Winner after a Litile More thought on he subject admitted he had a hankering for a new boat one in which Little son Freddy has already reserved a feat. Zidonia which won s39.500 for or. Glazerman was a 40-to-l out Sider. It easily won the Manchester november Handicap last big race of the 1.049 Flat racing season. Coming into on the scene Zidonia Ridden by the Royal jockey. Harry Carr and carrying 128 pounds slowed his Way through the soft going and autumn Mist to Rob last year s Winner sportscaster of a unique double. No horse has Ever won Tho race twice. The Field of 41 was the second largest in the Long history of the race. Zidonia a five year old is owned by a. D. Halford. He earned s7.2s5 largest prize Ever for the race. Final edition Winnipeg free press Cloudy with occasional Snow or drizzle. Little change in temperature. Winds Light. Low tonight 25, and High sunday 32. Vol. 45 52 pages Price 5 cents with comics Loc Winnipeg saturday november 19, 1949 Sun Rise 7.47 , Moon Rose 7.0v . Sun set -4.-40 . Moon set 3.5? . Forecast Cloudy Manitoba Heads for Road death record film Board gets Security Check Ottawa nov. 19 up Hon. Brooke Claxton defence minister said Friday night in commons that the government owned National film Board would not be allowed to make secret or classified films for the defence department until the film Board s employees were screened by the Royal Canadian mounted police made during. The statement study of defence department estimates was described by Donald Fleming Eglin As a most telling indict ment against a government department. The film Board he said was not being allowed to take films Lor the defence department because it was not to be the Issue was raised by Doug Las Harkness East when he read a financial Post news despatch from Ottawa which said that the defence department no longer allowed the film Board to do work on secret films because the screening of Board employees for Security purposes was not completed. Or. Clayton said the report was Correct. In accordance with policy announced some time ago he said employees Handl ing classified materials had to be checked for Security Rea sons. Until the. Screening of film Board employees is completed they will not he allowed to work on and classified material. The film work is handled by Small companies he said such As Craw Ley films of Ottawa and associated screen news of Montreal. They worked in Small processing plants and he understood it was easier to screen their employees. He could Nosay who did the screening As far As government employees were concerned the work was done by the . Or. Harkness wanted to know when the defence department Stop Ped letting out film work to the Board. Or. Claxton replied the department had not started the tace of giving film work to the Board. George Drew repressive conservative Leader suggested the minister was contradicting himself. At one Point said or. Drew " the minister had stated a report hat the. Department had stopped letting omit film work to the Board. Later the minister had stated that the see film Board Page 6 Tea moving co Ord Centre Here Montreal. Nov. 19 special will become the coordinating Centre for Western reservations with trans Canada air lines following Transfer of 23 employees from Edmonton Tea officials disclosed Here saturday. Transfer of the employees from Edmonton to Winnipeg is now under Way and will be completed shortly. Company officials said the move is part of a general re organization of air line teletype circuits under which the Winnipeg office instead of Edmonton will co ordinate All Meserv talons for the Prairie prov inc and British Columbia. Premier says policy on rent awaits details Manitoba s government is continuing its study of the rental control question obtaining All possible background information before making a decision regarding the policy to be followed Premier d. L. Campbell said saturday. Asked the Federal govern ment a year ago to continue to administer the rental control Legisla Tion rather than to turn it Over to the he said. We Are still of the opinion that the Federal government should be the authority handling rental control unless the controls Are thrown out by the supreme the Premier was commenting on the report from Regina that Premier t. C. Douglas has announced he Saskatchewan government intends to enter the Field rental control. At the same time Premier Douglas reaffirmed his stand that rental control should he the responsibility of the Federal govern ment. The Manitoba Cabinet met twice during the past week to consider the recent rental decontrol order issued by Ottawa. The attorney general s department is studying the Legal aspects to determine what the province s constitutional Posi Tion would be if if eventually entered the rental control Field. At Regina Premier Douglas said his government wanted a Clear Rul ing preferably by the supreme court on the province s right to exercise rental control before enters that Field. Dii Plessis View Quebec nov. 19 Ier Maurice Duplessis released Fri Day a sharply worded letter to Hon. A c. Abbott finance minister asserting that rents Are a provincial matter bungle cd and aggravated by eight years of Federal control. We Are said Premier Duplessis letter that if the rights of the provinces in this matter had been recognized by the Federal authorities the situation would have been considerably wet sin. Old country soccer results delayed by Cable congestion. Radio Page 4. Movies Page 5. Bridge column Page 4. Crossword Puzzle a ire g. Canasta Page 6. Church news Page 10. Music Page 11. Book reviews Page 12. Women s news pages is 14, 15, 16. Sports pages 20, 21, 2j. Editorials Page in. Finance Page z5. Stamp column Page 8. Garden column 9. Checkers Page t. White Blanket greets Santa Superman braves snowballs Santa Claus brought some of the Chilly North with him to Winnipeg saturday but thousands of boys and girls braved the Snow and slush o wave hello to him. They ooh de and ahead All along the Parade route As Santa and his colourful entourage passed. And the oohs and has came just As loudly from the Many grown ups. There were bands funny clowns parking Tinnelly costumes and All kinds of fairytale characters rollicking and playing along the out. Reclining gracefully his Cape held by super girls a giant Superman grinned widely As he heard the wows and gee look at Superman shouts. He a tint even mind when one tiny lad challenged him to a fight. Some of. The tougher boys tried to test Superman s Mettle with snowballs but the snowballs just dissolved before they even reached him. Then there was the to land express belching Clouds of smoke its Bells ringing and its wheels turning rapidly As it moved along. Look at the Choo Choo cried one Little girl As she stood eyes and Mouth agape. Punkin head was there with All his Little picnic pals and Cinderella smiled prettily in her Golden pumpkin coach drawn by four White horses. Robinson Crusoe did t even shiver though he was t dressed for Cool weather As he Rode along on his Turtle with the native girls in grass skirts dancing along the front. Another favorite fairytale Char Acter came to life in the form of Tom Tom the Piper s son and the crowd cheered As Humpy dumpty went by. The cow actually jumped Over the Moon in one float and miss Hippo nodded sternly to the crowds As she instructed her pupils on the Jungle school float. The ten Little indians were paddling their Canoe happily despite the Snow and the girls on the Johnny s so Long flt the fair float were having a merry time on the is they of cent Mary company while she waited for Johnny. But the Man who everybody was waiting for did t come until the end. First 10 months Over 1948 total Manitoba traffic accidents have taken More lives in the first 10 months of this year than in the whole of 1948, and the province is Well on its Way to establishing an All time record for Highway Slaughter. Between Jan. 1 and oct. 31, a total of 89 persons were killed in Road accidents two More than in the entire 12 months of 1948, according Trevor Davies provincial director of safety. Police move to Cut Down traffic toll hoho Hoha a roared Santa and some Winnipeg Gers lined up along the Parade route laughed with him. Santa Claus came to town saturday laughing and spreading cheer. From the North pole ahead of his Reindeer he sent a sparkling Blanket of Snow and ordered temperatures just right for thousands of children of All Ages who lined the route of the Parade which Marks opening of the Christmas season. His eyes twinkling As he beamed and shouted greetings to the crowds Santa introduced two of his pretty assistants who added color and gaiety to his entourage. Total of All fatal accidents traffic Industrial Home and Gen eral is increasing at a rate of 10 per cent above those last a total of 373 persons have Rivert violent deaths so far this year compared with 337 in the same period of 19-is. In of Loliar 21 persons died in traffic. Mishaps right of them in Grunler Winnipeg. All Ihn Winnipeg in alas wore pro . The Otther total for the province compared with 20 in september and Only 13 in october 1918. Industrial Home and general accidents rim ing the month took another 22 lives making the total for the month 53 compared with 53 in september and 47 a year ago. One of the Bright spots on Tho report or. Davies said was he fact there find been Only one Hunt ing fatality in Manitoba this year. October normally produced More deaths from this cause. Industrial accidents were also lower than a. Year ago. Request Fao to study scheme to handle food surplus by Max Freedman Washington nov. 19 special when the annual conference of the food and agriculture organization of the United nations opens Here on monday the major item on the Agenda will be a plan for the disposal of burdensome agricultural surpluses. This plan for the creation of an International commodity Clearing House has been prepared by a committee of economists drawn from Many countries and headed by professor j. B. Condliffe of the University of California an authority on problems of world Trade. It has already been approved by leading . Officials. Produce subsidies will be sought if British contracts Cut says Cha i Ottawa nov. 19 up the Canadian federation of. Agriculture Friday said it will seek government Price support for eggs and other commodities if Anglo Canadian food contracts Are reduced in 1950 a federation spokesman said Farmers and poultry producers Are particularly concerned Over the possibility that Britain will not renew the egg contract and that the Bacon contract will be Cut to 25 per cent of the 1949 value. Meanwhile it Learned Canadian Ere have appealed directly to the govern ment to Institute Meu ures to y keep up the Price of eggs in View of a statement by sir Stafford Cripps who said thursday that Britain is considering Over to Europe for some of the food stuffs she formerly purchased from Canada. He specifically mentioned ergs. A government spokesman said there should be no worry about a possible fall in egg prices until at least the Early part of next year. The government still was buying eggs and will continue to do so until into december to fill the 1949 United kingdom contract. Until the contract is filled the government will Purchase All the eggs it can get at about 47 cents a dozen for shall. Wholesale prices. Generally Are Well above that figure. The agricultural federation said Bacon producers were particularly distressed at the pos sible fall in Bacon prices. The producers were paying High prices for feed and therefore would feel the blow if Canada could not continue to obtain a suitable Price for Canadian Bacon. It was indicated in government quarters that the contract next year will be about pounds about one Quarter of the 1949 contract. However there still was no Indi cation of the Price. This year can Ada obtained. A hundredweight for no. 1 Wiltshire sidings. It was understood Britain asked a reduction in a e. Dood director general of ., has urged the conference to set up the Clearing House. To also wants the economic and so Cial Council of the United nations to act on other sections of the experts report. In sending the report to the or. Dodd admitted that the project for a commodity Clear ing House is something new and untried in the world of International machinery.1 he said it was quite different from the world food Board pro posed by sir John Boyd Ore in 1946. That earlier proposal came to nothing because great Britain and other importers were convinced that it would make them responsible for the payment of higher minimum prices than if Market conditions were allowed to prevail. Another reason for failure was the faulty method of financing see Fao Page 6 manufacturers t changes in combines act by Maurice Western Ottawa nov. 19 special at least one of the restrictive amendments to the combines investigation act which the govern ment recommended to commis f. A. Mcgregor had been urged on the ministry in written representations by the Canadian manufacturers association. This is revealed in official Cor Respondence produced by order of the House of commons on motion of Stanley Knowles Nipes North in correspondence with Hon. Stuart Justice minister he association requested that the practice of publishing the commissioner s reports on investigations prior to trial and conviction of the parties concerned be discontinued. A Simi Lar suggestion from the Cabinet was abandoned following vigor Ous protest by commissioner Mcgregor. Alternatively it was requested j by the . That copies of such reports be made available to affected companies of the Industry j being investigated before publication. For 39 years publication of such reports has been regarded As a Basic principle of the combines legislation. Or. Garson has said that any charge of the character suggested would be out of line with present government policy. There has however been no Assurance that the amendment suggested to or. Mcgregor has been permanently abandoned and it is believed Here that the . Proposal is viewed with favor by it. Hon. C. A Howe Trade minister. A major Slop 1o curb Winni Peg s climbing traffic Accident i a a has been taken by the Board of police commissioners. It has authorized the addition of s to the traffic depart com and three additional con stables for other the free press Learned saturday. This will bring the traffic squad strength to 5-1. Appropriation to Purchase six additional motorcycles and in extra., traffic car was also passed. Tho police commission no n Nio tins held in camera wednesday also added to the police Bini fact the amount required for salaries for the 21 n new men. Con tables now on beats will be specially trained for traffic squad work and now men will be recruited to fill their places. Tho revamped traffic squad will beam operating Jan. 1. It will concentrate on moving the free press was told. It is Felt this is the most effective Way to Cut Down the heavy Accident toll. Policeman faces charge of robbery Montreal. Nov. 13 Ftp three men one a Montreal police Constable were arraigned in St. Hyacinthe que., saturday on armed robbery charges be cause provincial police investigators say one did t want to pay so cents toll across the Harbor Bridge Here. The Trio s arrest came late Fri Day night Only a few hours after three gunmen robbed a Manque Ca Nadienne National sub Branch at the Village of St. Hugues 15 Miles Northeast of St. Hyacinthe. The gunmen escaped by automobile but provincial police sent out a general alarm by radio. Two hours later a car pulled up to the toll Gate on Harbor Bridge and the Lone occupant flashed a City police badge to go through without paying provincial police took another look at the automobile. Its description tallied with radio reports from St. Hugues and the arrested. Two hours Driver later was two other men were arrested As they arrived in a taxicab at the Mont real Home of the first Man. Deputy director Hilaire Beau regard of the provincial police said real Vincelette 33, had been identified As a Constable. He was on a one week sick leave from duty. The others arrested were identified As Gerard Lapierre 23, and Gerard Labrie 28, also of Mont real ;