Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 30, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Gage Winnipeg free press. Wednesday. November 30. 1949 penal system hit 4t escape hearing Strong criticism of the system. Handling ions term prisoners in the Manitoba Penitentiary at Stony Mountain was voiced in county court wednesday. Defence counsel g. L. Cousley charged that two prisoners who escaped july 26 handed the Means of escape. Prisoners. Peter Stepanoff. 80. And John Krywy Yarchuk alias Holland 41, both pleaded guilty unlawful escape Ted were sentenced to 35 months Crich to run concurrently with their present the Monthweather Chart a. K. Morson n native of Toronto has been appointed manager of Imperial oilgeneral traffic department succeed ing the late w. E. Kleinsteiber. Morson who served with the in the first world War joined Imperial in he has been Wilh the traffic department since j928 your refrigerator for y cent a week Rakitic by inv fat anti on n sentences by judge h. W. Whitla. Fled in car both men fled the Penitentiary about 2.30 . July 26 in a con Tractorcar and were arrested in Winnipeg eight and a half hours later. In the meantime they had eluded one of the most intensive manhunt in Manitoba Penitentiary history abandoned the car were hiding in a House on Jarvis Avenue. Krywy Yarchuk was serving a 20-Ytar sentence at the time and Stepanoff was serving a 0-year sentence. Both men had records and were de scribed desperate. Or. Cousley appearing on their behalf said the Opportunity Loes Cape was thrust under their noses and even men without such lengthy records could not have resisted the temptation. Moved from East both men were transferred from Eastern penitentiaries in october and their Long records wore known to Penitentiary officials in Manitoba he said. Despite this the two prisoners were or night outside with three or four other men under the supervision of one Frugard to work on a building outside the prison Walls. The Cuard had Sone Down to the basement to supervise some work leaving the two escapees upstairs working. Or. Cousley said. Thev or re left unguarded and left within a few Yards of a Contractorcar which was All set to go he continued. I have no criticism of the guard. Harkness w. But i have Strong criticism of the system thai these men should be brought out there and handed the Means of he said. The Lens thy record read by Crown counsel c. W. Tupper a Saint each of the accused made the negligence of the officials All the worse lie said. There was no assault or bribery of a fun Rel Here. The. Temptation was just Ion Rucat tinder these gratuitous Circum stances. This i Sra i not he said. Judge Whit a said Itiat despite lie Long records of both men he would riot impose the maximum sentence1 of two years. It hard to know what any even Wilh Otil a criminal record would have done tinder these Circum lie snick. Fronted you have flouted the Law for the Best part of yet lives now Gnu have yielded to the judge continued. Of am prisoner could walk off. He added then there would be no end to the num Ber of escapes attempt re. And therefore some deterrent had to be handed nut. Lowest nov Reading highest nov Reading nov mean temperature 30 4 a a Ahlvik temperature reported 23 Beloit Edmonton nov. 30 cd lowest fall temperature readings in the Western half of the Northwest territories were reported wednesday by the Dominion meteorological office in Edmonton. The Mercury dropped to 23 below at Aldavia on the Mouth of the Mackenzie River Over further South it was 15 below at Normar. Hamilton elected in Rupertland by acclamation baby to coffer seen by . Senator Washington nov. 30 bup1 sen. Milton Young r., . Charged tuesday there has been considerable speculation and profiteering in soaring Coffee prices. Senator Young a member of a Senate agriculture subcommittee now investigating food prices Lold newsmen he Hopes the group Fol lows in rough on the plan of chair Man Guy m. I Iotte a. Ia.1 o expand its inquiry to include the recent boost in Coffee prices. It May be that when we have the facts Well find there in t any real he said. To thought a subcommittee investigation would go a Long Way to prevent both hoarding and the sub committee has already tried to determine who . Clail bread prices remained High while wheat prices cropped drastically. More about november continued from Page 1 in largest part during the week end just. Past. The Weatherman said that in 1939 the mean temperature reached 31 degrees but Between 1939 and november temperatures remained in cold storage. Warmest november Ever experienced by Winnipeg was in when the mean temperature was the coldest november was in when the mean was Deg Oes. Tho 1 o w et to nip Rittore Reading Unis month and the Only Lime the Mercury dropped . Was nov. 2n, when it was f Vul degrees Helow. The highest the Mercury climbed was nov. 6, when a warm Tio degrees forced Winnie sijgers to doll heavy coals. Though at Tinus a Bil i he we allot treated kindly. Nothing to Coin Zilahi about a says the Weatherman. T 3jork Roux fag continued from Page Anta Owtis full life Ronal investment such As. The International Bank. . Could make suggestions Aslo How Best the could he Spoor. And perhaps organize Anc direct this work. The report also estimated called feasible investments fisheries for the next 10 years to Anri another for the same period n. N. D. R. Roxy Hamilton was e elected by acclamation wednesday Olas member of the Manitoba improvements in forestry pro Lalure for the Northern const it faction and distribution. The total Upney of Rupert s . He sought contemplated for the next 10 years election an Independent support ing coalition. Kis acclamation gives the coalition government 43 sup porters in the House. Voting in Rupertland was deferred to late freeze Cla Malion the investment Field cos , fisheries and forestry therefore of which about would come from. _ _ dec. 34 because of t he i International up. Or. Hamiltonacl discussing the obstacles a vote unnecessary. Or. Hamilton was first elect to the legislature in 19-11, a Liberal progressive supporting coalition. He was re elected in 1945 an Independent supporting coalition. More about Churchill continued from Page 1 . Newspapers acclaim Churchill London nov. 30 morning papers wednesday paid tribute to Winston Churchill on his 75lh birthday the great living the conservative daily mail commented that or. Churchill has done More Scon More known More than any other statesman of his time. He has lived several full lives rolled into one. He has made mistakes and like his triumphs they have been on the heroic the pro Empire daily express of the conservative party Leader if half the people of the world Are free they owe their Freedom More to this Ryan than 10 any other. If the other half still have Hopes of Freedom their Hopes Are centred on the pro labor daily Herald skipped an editorial h u t front paged n 30-word birthday Story headed. Happy birthday to you. Suffered. But. At 75, outside of a susceptibility of colds his health remarkable for his years. He ill smokes eats heartily likes his Afler Dionci brandies and last summer Rode in the Bounds for Uvo hours without a rest. Although there Are few Yorkton 1 or. 45 nuns. Brandon or. Regina 2 hrs. 35 mins comfortable leave Winnipeg for Yorkton trans Canada rules he has . Violated or. Churchill atari Butts his excellent condition to a habit of taking an afternoon siesta. He acquired the habit a correspondent in Cuba in 1s97. Lloyd George and Churchill i dead beat London nov. 30 cup a Quarter o a Century in Westminster summed up in a 7icw Book by Geoffreyshakespeare. Once i understudy to Winston Churchil at the admiralty. In 130.000 words published under the title let the Candle be brought in sir Geoffrey makes a mathematical comparison Between two of the greatest statesmen of modern Churchill and the late David Lloyd George. Liberal prime minister from 1d16 i 1922. His conclusion Ita dead head. Sir Geoffrey lists qualities of statesmanship and allows 20 Marks for perfection in any one attribute. His analysis adds up to 320 Marks for Hoth la Oval George Ami or. Chur chill. Sir Geoffrey who borrowed 1he title of a Book from an ancient parliamentary motion used when darkness descended on the de bating chamber knew both . Intimately. He says i have never come in Contact with any Oiler two men richly endowed with natural Genius or Wilh a greater capacity for sustained concentration. When there was any task to he. Tackled neither of them had any other interest until it was Mccoin plumed. Devotion to it of 3fi, 18, and 20 hours a Day was not uncommon i t h in rating Lloyd George and or. Churchill at 320 out of a possible 360. Sir Geoffrey said he doubts whether anyone else today would score 200. Both men receive full credit for the following qualities personality Genius Industry and capacity imagination and creative faculty moral courage leadership in War. To International lending Tho. Re port says regards Public funds Throe quarters of which have been coming from Tho . And Canada the signs Are the flow dec i which of significance i since Public funds in the Post War years have constituted i Over 90 per cent of total inter National investment s. It difficult to say if present foreign invest who h. In the a .s., higher thu i Ever before can expected to increase further to replace Suh Stantial of a decline in inter govern mental lending. Factors limiting the Supply and effectiveness of Domestic savings in. Under developed countries in clude Low income Levels poor existing savings and exec Inierc rates. Factors invest men in these countries inability of the countries to the Money n profitable jets political and economic insecurity in Many areas the degree of willingness of and governments in advanced count Ries to undertake foreign j lending and the actual monetary resources of International the . Conference now considering two courses of . Governments will he asked to notify director general of any development project of significance to nor Scuturo which has been held up or blocked because of Jack of adequate International Finan Cial facilities. This would in clude projects which require Long term Low rate interest financing Ami which therefore Are unable to meet the loan conditions of existing inner anti Nettl agencies. Secondly govern Niels needing financial help May be urged Lopre pare a Ful agricultural programme calling if necessary upon . For assistance in tile preparation of such projects. At. The same time governments would be asked to seek the advice of . to the respective priorities of their National projects. Various countries have already endorsed the report opening a Lew scope of work for . And linking it to the technical assist Ance pro gramme for under developed areas to which the United states already committed by various speeches by president Truman. Canada has expressed approval of the plan stating that Canadian development was facilitated by the flow of. Outside capital and adding further that some Large scale programme n this Field has to be undertaken if farm surpluses Are to pile up until prices Are Dis organized because currency difficulties Block the flow of food from country to country. Missing tugs found Owen sound ont., nov. 30 Chi two tugs Wilh seven men aboard were found tuesday a car Pointe a Baril. On georgian Bay 70 Miles North of Here after being reported missing since. Sunday. Police who conducted an Aerial search Learned that the tugs had sought shelter from a storm in the Lee of an Island near Here. Furniture co ;