Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 24, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday november 24. 1943 Page 9 Miladi House of ladies Quality apparel Muskrat Coats Friday and saturday these Quality a muskrats formerly priced to 299 sizes 10 to 20 Only fur trimmed Coats formerly priced to sizes include 10 to Quality cloth Coats formerly priced to Sixes include 10 to 44 convenient terms available Japan enters . Barter Deal for Canadian wheat Grain men Kholv interest in new plan the first barter transaction of its Type in Canadian history a Japan lunge Corpora Tion of new York wheat barter Deal attracted local attention thursday in Winnipeg Grain circles on two counts. There was a Good Deal of speculation As to what the japanese commodity involved would be and the fact that the business had been done on a barter instead of a cur Rency basis was deemed unusual. In Vancouver Fred l. A. Ottinger Bung s Vancouver representative confirmed the of bushels of Canadian wheat by the corporation from the Canadian wheat Board at per Bushel and the Sale also was confirmed by local Board officials. Or. Ottinger did not disclose what japanese commodity Bunge corporation would receive in re turn for the wheat. First shipment of the wheat is scheduled to leave Vancouver on the steamship alike in mid Decem Ber and the second will leave in january. It was suggested in ship Ping circles that Canada May receive some the japanese goods As the Aliki now is in Japan and will have to return Here for the wheat. Some sources suggested that Japan will use some of the coun try s stockpiled textiles to Pur Chase the Canadian wheat. Recently Japan under United states sponsorship attempted to gain immediate admission to the International wheat agreement. Mainly because of British pres sure it was then reported admission was refused. Japan will make a new plea for entry in the agree ment at the International wheat Council meeting Early Jyh december at London England. As a result Japan now is paying indirectly the equivalent of the Canadian open Export wheat Price instead of the International agreement Maxi mum of si.80 per Bushel. British pressure against Japan Ese admission to the agreement was be sieved to be the result of the United kingdom s fear that japanese wheat imports would Cut into the main British Sterling mar Ket for whether the United kingdom again will oppose entry of Japan into the agree ment is said to hinge on whether the Argentine another Sterling Market can be persuaded to be come an agreement member Early this december. Australia Calls halt Sydney nov. 24 Reuters Australia will not sell any More wheat to Japan until commitments to other countries Are lined up with the supplies available from the new crop c. J. Perrett chairman of the australian wheat Board announced thursday. He said Australia has heavy commitments under the International wheat agreement and the crop position had become somewhat obscure because of heavy Rains in the Victoria and new South Wales wheat areas in the last week. Or. Perrett added Australia had already sold Japan More than 000 tons of the new season s crop. Japanese pro Ramie Hopes to get tons 000 bushels this year Akira Yoda i chief government Trade administrator said wednesday. She has placed orders with Australia ind Iraq and is negotiating for lore from them As Well As from Canada Argentina and the United youngest mayor of Calgary gets majority Calgary nov. 24 Don Mackay Early thursday was elected mayor of Calgary with an ultimate majority of on the third count of ballots in wednesday s civic election. Calgary uses the preferential vote system. Runner up in the four Way con test was Aid. Paul Brecken. J. C. Watson present mayor run Ling for his third two year term was eliminated on the second count. Aid. G. M. Brown who trailed rom the Start was never a con eader. Lethbridge born Aid. Mackay at 35 is the youngest mayor in Cal history. His total on the third count was against Aid. Brecken s the votes cast in the mayoralty race was believed a record for a Calgary civic elec Tion. Under Calgary s preferential vote system a successful candidate must poll a majority exceed the total vote of his and not merely a plurality As in some cities. Province plans Early Start on mental school addition East is the richest Agri cultural District in England. Construction will Start Early next year on the addition to the Manitoba school for the mentally defective at Portage la Prairie it was Learned thursday from health department officials. Tenders for the building Esti mated to Cost close to were called by the Manitoba government this month and Are now closed. An announcement or. The contract award will be made shortly. The Federal government has authorized a Grant of to wards Cost it was announced thursday in Ottawa. One third of the costs will be paid by the fed eral government. The building will provide accommodation for 2s2 additional persons at the institution. Pm. 925 650 eyes examined Mitchell Copp Ltd. Portage it Harg Rovt weds. 9-1 j. R. Morrison Brandon nov. 24 funeral services were held wednesday afternoon at thex Brockie funeral Chapel in Brandon for James Roderick Morrison 72, who died Sud Denly monday. Born at Wakefield que., or. Morrison came West while a youth and lived in Strath Clair Elphinstone Winnipeg and Roland Man., before taking up residence on retirement in 1946 with a son in Brandon. He is sur Vived by two sons a. C. In Winni Peg and d. R. Of Brandon. Mrs. Morrison predeceased her husband in july 1948. Burial was in bran Don cemetery. For his Christmas gift see the Complete selection of shirts shorts pyjamas handkerchiefs ties scarves cer. . Limited 335 Portage ave. At Margrave phone 928 718 big time thief starts term Montreal nov. 23 bup Alexander Parker 25, of dal Housie n.b., started a 14-year Penitentiary sentence wednesday after pleading guilty to three counts conspiracy and armed robbery. Police said he netted by robbing a Bank and two jewelry stores. Parker also faced sentence on two other Bank Rob Bery charges. David to Omack 38-year-old Eskimo perches on a cot in the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital at Edmonton to show his new artificial legs. They were provided Aeter he lost his own legs below the a nuns due to gangrene infection. Koo Mayuk looks Forward to an Early return to the Arctic where he May be employed As a clerk at an outpost since he no longer will be Able to live a Nomad Liee. 3more about fans continued from Page 1 store about search continued from Page 1 but that comes later. Horses Chuck wagons a 100-foot Minia Ture train and a Teepee were drop Ped off just outside the City. They la be used in the big Par mayor Mccalum in the . Lucky number incidentally the number of the Model train is number won t forget in a hurry. It was the 1948 Grey cup score when the stampedes beat Ottawa roughriders to bring the Foothills City its first Dominion football title. The travellers showed signs of weariness after their trip but were prepared for anything. Well make this town Rock with some Good clean Hearty Raz ale one fan yelled at the crowd. An East West Goodwill tour has been arranged for thursday night for each of the 31s visitors. The thin ice which covered Duck Mountain lakes at the time he disappeared. He estimated that following 1he rain which fell that Day the ice would have been Jess than nne Inch thick. Now however ice in the area is More than three inches thick and members of the search parly can walk at will across any of the lakes. Residents of this heavily forested area say that if Ernest Cockerill is dead it is the second time within a few years the Duck Mountain Reserve has reached into the cock Erill family to Pluck away a Mem Ber. The missing Man s father Bert Cockerill ventured into the Forest on horseback some years ago while six Miles from Home he suffered an intestinal seizure and fell from his horse. Doubled up with pain the elderly Man crawled the entire six Miles Home and was confined to bed for a Long period. He died shortly after from attendants attributed to effects of the trying moving to any in Canada or United states ph6ne 37 171 Security storage agents Allied Van lines. Ltd. Accurate and dependable a Fine suggestion at a very Low Price budget terms available no interest no carrying charges olympic 17-jewel watches 5 year written guarantee Down is weekly smartly styled timepieces featuring expansion bracelets. Built for supreme dependability and years service the Ideal Xmas gift. Portage and Margrave the House of dignified credit limited 332 Portage ave. Ltd. Rabbi Irving Gantz i former senior jewish chaplain with the . Army in the european theatre arrived in Winnipeg wednesday evening and will de liver sermons at the youth Cen Cre synagogue Friday evening and Sab Bath morning nov. 26. Potatoes i Cream Corn Honey peas fruit salad .-28 Peanut butter 33 Cleverest i 5icvc dolt3 20 red White Coffee freshly roasted Reg. Or Fine in. Don t miss it Weston s week end special chocolate layer cake each tomatoes 2 tins pears i mincemeat Lipton s soup mix 2 25 pure tissue pickles mixed Cleanser Lin White stores ;