Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 29, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition Winnipeg free press Winnipeg variable cloudiness. A few scattered showers tonight. Little change in tempera Ture. Winds Light. Low tonight and High tomorrow 50 and 70. Vol. 58 no. 205 26 pages Price 5 cents with comics Loc Winnipeg monday May 29, 1950 Sun Rise 5.2s . Moon Rise 7.3s . Sun set 9.25 . Moon set 3.57 . Forecast scattered showers wheat pact with . Unlikely new spy blow up forecast Fuchs revelations seen sparking All out drive Ottawa May 29 monday were that Canada is engaged with Britain and the United states in an anti espionage drive whose Pace has t been matched since the celebrated spy trials of 1946. There Are signs that it May blow open at any time. But it is All submerged and curtained off. Nobody in Ottawa was talking. Officials Are so firm and steadfast in their determination not to talk that they simply redouble conjecture that Canada 200 Battle serious Forest Reserve fire i i no Man s land soon see a revival of the 1946 prosecutions. The latest indication is a Lon Don press report that one Cana Dian will be among those swept up in a three nation swoop on a communist atomic spy network. It is not impossible that the . Already has the evidence that could warrant the re opening of at least one of the 1946 trials that ended in acquittal. It is the notebook seized in 1946 from one of those later acquitted. In it was found the name of or. Klaus Fuchs the German born British atomic scientist now serv ing 14 years imprisonment As a spy for Russia. Under the sweeping official act. Basis of Hie prosecutions that fact alone would establish a presumption of guilt against the owner of the notebook unless he could explain the presence of fun s Jiamo to the satisfaction of a jury. The Iron bound reticence of officials and other hints made it obvious that behind the scenes the mounties anti espionage officials Are co operating with american and British police in an Effort to exploit the Fuchs and Harry Gold arrests into a full scale offensive against communist espionage. . Predictions two Hundred men with 14 Bull dozers Are fighting a very serious in the Porcupine Forest re serve. .1. G. Somers provincial forester said monday. Late Friday and saturday Sev eral very serious blazes broke out in the Porcupine and mid Western Manitoba or. Somers said. One of the most serious blazes located North of National Mills in the Barrows districts. Other fires Wero in Arnink just West of the Muni to a hound try he said with half of the Small Village of Enwood Susk. Burned out. A special train left Swan River Man., late saturday evening loaded with tank cars and heavy fire fighting Bull dozers or. Somers said to fight fires in the Forest Reserve area. Sunday substantial Progress was made in checking the Porcupine Forest Reserve area but heavy smoke Over the area hampered detection he said. Other outbreaks elsewhere in the province minor outbreaks were reported at Moose Lake East of the Pas and Dauphin Bay on Lake a Winnipegosis one. Out of control at new Castle Centre and chief forester w. L. Miller said monday it May prove discs see Forest fires Page s on Lake a Winnipegosis j North of Gypsumville and a fourth i London May 29 three Lon near Norway House Don newspapers predicted sunday j a or. Somers said these fires were that More persons including a Canadian and some americans will be arrested in the atomic spy probe. There was no official confirmation of the reports. The sunday weekly Reynolds news said More than a dozen atomic scientists government officials and business men Are Likely to be arrested soon in the biggest International spy Roundup Ever known and charged with passing top secret information to Russia. They include a briton at least see spy Hunt Page 6 largely minor and equipment had been sent to bring them under control. At Erwood sask., 25 families fled Homes in the face of a 100-mile Long Forest fire while further South the Vil Lage of Etc mini was threatened with destruction. The Small settlement of Allard Ville. . Was saved monday when a wind shift diverted a nearby Forest fire. Women and children Sre ready to flee on a moment s notice however. Another serious fire was Burnin allies4 won a Battle Reuter says of rally Berlin May Ernst Keuter of West Berlin said monday the West won a Battle without having one in forestalling Vio Lence and aggression during the week end peace rally of communist youth. Mayor Reuter and other West German officials were elated Over the peaceful passage of the rally which had been touted for months As the likeliest setup for trouble since the Berlin blockade. Kurt Schumacher West Ger Man socialist party chairman echoed Reuter s sentiment. He said the events of the week end proved that democratic forces can frustrate concentrated dictatorial Power if they display courage.1 the spokesmen for West Ger mans unanimously attributed the communist decision to limit the rally to peaceful celebrations to a Long standing announcement by the West that any attempt to in Vade West Berlin would be re pulsed with bullets if necessary. For 7j4 hours first in chill rain and then in intermittent weak Sunshine the cohorts of the communist free German youth marched 32 abreast to Fie lust Arlen. There Wilhelm Pieck president of the East German puppet government told them we Are fighting for peace for peace treaty for All Germany and for the withdrawal of All of giant strides Speed work of Cleavi up greater Winnipeg was getting Back to Normal with giant strides monday As the level of red rivet flood Waters showed an accelerated fall Over the week end. Except for a Small stand by Force All army personnel should be withdrawn from the flood j fight by wednes Day. Civilian authority to direct the Gigantic clean up Campaign began to take Over responsibility Mon Day noon. The Transfer of com Mand should be completed within a Day or two. Thousands of citizens who voluntarily left their Homes when the flood crisis was at its height streamed Back into the City Over the week end. Hundreds More have moved Back during the past few Days into previously flooded areas now declared Safe by Muni Cipal authorities. At 1 . Mon int yips no level of level the red ver 3i d48piak2j-11 of too uhf l q50 peak30-3 curation troops German youth see to bilateral Deal c London May 29 and Britain have agreed to end the system of bilateral wheat agreements Between them which has been so strongly criticized in the soviet troops in red China is charge Taipei Formosa May 29 a nationalist China monday accused Russia of pouring soviet troops into red China. There was Way of confirm ing the accusation. The nationalists said earlier Russia and communist China had agreed that soviet citizens could Settle in Manchuria. The defence ministry said that More than 150.000 russian troops an stationed in such key m a n Churdar. Cities is Dairen Harbin Mukden and Changchun. The ministry said to 000 soviet troops Are stationer South of the great Wal in Pep tag tientsin Tainan and other main cities. Ten thousand troops wearing chinese communist uni forms but carrying russian equip ment arrived recently in Shang Hai the ministry asserted. Island surrendered United states wheat experts n London said monday. The decision which experts be Lieve the two governments took in the London discussions last week Between British officials and it. Hon. C. D. Howe the Canadian Trade minister is not expected to be made known until next week. Under it Canada and Britain will have no firm bulk con tract for Canadian wheat after the current four year agree ment expires july 31, expert believe. Canada would simply compete for Britain s Market for Dollar wheat within the Price limits of the International wheat agree ment. For next season these limits Are a maximum of 51.98 and a minimum of 51.43 a Bushel. Grain exports thought that Canada misfit capture the whole of British markets for Dollar wheat. This season the United states pot a Small part of it. But this would be done in open Competition instead of by a Hila feral pact. To was believed that the British officials told or. Howe that Brit 16 Winnipeg Vas 26.3 feet above Datum four feet be Low the 1950 Peak. The River has fallen close to one and one half feet in 50 hours. It is now less than three feet Over the 194s High and s.3 feet above fir official flood stage. Weather Outlook Hong Kong. May 27 a the chinese nationalists saturday handed the Wash fun Ladrone Island to the communists British naval officers reported. The British Steamer Masang arrived at Shanghai from Hong Kong monday after running the j chinese nationalist blockade. The Masang is the first ship to enter blockaded Shanghai since the nationalist withdrew from their Chusan Island base guard ing the Yangis Entrance two works ago. At the same Lime it was announced the nationalists have re leased two British ships the clo Verlock and the sing Hing their blockade patrols had detained near Amoy and escorted to Formosa. Ain expected to need Between 000.000 and 120.000.000 bushels of Dollar wheat during the 12 months starting aug. 1. Road havoc nature of damage to St. Anne s Road at a spot six Miles from Winnipeg where the Rod and Seine Rivers meet is apparent in these two pictures. A 150-Yard stretch of the heaved Road top is seen to be pitted with 10 to deep craters mostly lined with water like the one in the Bottom shot which is typical of conditions that make the Road impassable. In fund As donations pile up soaring toward its third million the Manitoba flood Heliece fund reached a grand total of by noon monday the result of two weeks of campaigning. _ according to the decisive Factor in pushing the Dominion meteorological office j the total Over the two million Mark is fair. Although some scattered was a single item of rep see flood Page 6 resenting the combined subscript will never support Anglo american War plans Long live our Friend the great on the East West City borderline British troops and thousands of German police were massed to pre Ert any attempt to invade West Ern Berlin. There was Only one incident before the Parade started when soviet sector police fired a few random shots without result at West sector police. The Parade was completely peaceful but the sight of so Many proud and Well Discie Linch boys and men including about militarized Alert unit police March info in military formation a Host from the past for Many. Monday a Blue shirted boy and girl Aske d the West Berlin police for Protection saying they were being sought by the East German i police for making a derogatory statement about the communist youth Parade. This brought to 11 the number of free German youth who have taken Refuge in the West during Manitoba shows the Way Here is How the province is boosting the Manitoba flood Relief fund Manitoba s total contributions to total to monday c. E. Joslyn who has been appointed chairman of the Manitoba flood rehabilitation authority. Or. Joslyn is Gen eral manager of the Rupert s land trading company a subsidiary of the Hudson s Bay company. Two other members will Complete the authority s personnel. One them mayor w. R. Forrester of Emerson hit already been appointed. 15 Manitoba is await Derby riches share fifteen Manitoban including nine from greater Winnipeg were expected to share in winnings from saturday s running of the Derby a Epsom Downs England the free press Learned monday. Reported from army and Navy veterans Headquarters Quebec Branch to be holding winning tickets in the army and Navy vet Erans Sweepstake were Emile fifi j. Glowsky Shirley Gingell Bill a ram son c. M. Clarkes Sylvin Nairn Ard George Clarke All of Winnipeg s. Hayes of West Kildonan Thomas Rath Well and George Cox of St. Vital the last three Days. Twenty four or. Pirotton of Norwood w. B. Members of the East Berlin police Lawrence of Portage la Prairie have also made the switch. Sam Palanyk of grand View free press rushes More flood copies the first edition of the 40-Page free press Hood special which went on the stands three Days ago has already been sold out. However a new shipment of higher Grade paper on which this pictorial record of the 1950 flood is being printed is expected today and additional copies will be available. All proceeds from the Sale of this tabloid size edition Are going to swell the Manitoba flood Relief fund. Copies Are available for 25 cents from your Carrier news dealer agent from the free press circulation counter the t. Eaton company or the Hudson s Bay company. No Tele phone orders will be taken. Copies May be ordered by let Ter and will be mailed for 30 cents Paul Gallant of Lockport and Wes Thompson of Mcauley. Of officially advised none of those contacted by the free press at noon monday had been officially advised of their Good Fortune. Eleven canadians share s272.500j in major Sweepstake winnings the Canadian press revealed All hut two won in the Irish hos Pital sweep on the Derby s 171st running. The others held tickets in the army and Navy veterans English Derby sweep on the same race. Thomas j. Harper of Wood Stock ont., won in the Irish sweep with his ticket on Calcador which sped to first place glory in the turf classic. Harper a Hospital supervisor used the name of his Irish terrier Murphy in picking Hii pseudonym Murphy me Dir Lin. Winners of each in the Irish sweep were Fernand e. Ber Gevin of Westmount que., and Walter Jackson Toronto. Both held tickets on Prince Simon the second place horse. Holders of Irish sweep tickets Worth s15.500 each on the third place double eclipse Tom to a re Vancouver Robert Benson so year old Carpenter of Viking James Reid Alder Wood a Toronto suburb Lloyd k. See Derby Page 8 tons Canada s eight chartered Banks. Several other Large donations officially announced but not yet received including greater Winnipeg s a a Day receipts Are expected to boost the grand total to the three million Mark within a few Days. The final objective has been set at the Hank contribution was made up of the following individual subscriptions Bank of Montreal Royal Bank of can Ada Canadian Bank of Commerce Bank o Nova Scotia Imperial Bank of Canada Bank of Toronto Dominion Bank and Banquo canal Wenjie Nati Smalc another major donation added to Over the week end came in As follows dehavilland aircraft of Canada limited Toronto plus an additional from the de Havilland staff and 5500 from de dehavilland local no. 112 Law Cio. Mayor Garnet Coulter of win see find Page 8 race at Polo Park to help fund Calgary alta., May 29 special members of the horsemen s benevolent protective association who will Campaign their thoroughbreds during the 14-Day Polo Park meeting at Winnipeg beginning june 17, have voted unanimously to give further assist Ance to the Manitoba flood Relief fund. Horsemen who last week made a Cash contribution of 5836 to voted at. A meeting to donate one per cent of All winning purses during the Winnipeg meeting to assist those who suffered from flood damage. The latest move by horsemen followed an announcement by racing officials that net profits of the Polo Park meeting would be donated to . Bridge column put fee 5. Canasta to win Pape 2, comics pase 18. Crossword Puzzle Pape 5. Deaths and funerals 24. Financial news 1.7. Radio programmes 4. Sports news paces 34, 15, i. Women s news Papas 0. 11. Jet nox Stop flight. Soon London May 29 Blip american Iet fighter planes will Fly non Stop from new York to Britain for the first time in his tory this summer air Force officers said monday. The jets will be re fuel de on the Way help fund buy Booklet of the babies like o Sec those Small talk babies again you can and help out he Manitoba flood Relief fund at he same time. The babes were so popular Irv flier daily appearances in he Winnipeg free press that now their pictures have been made available in Booklet form. These booklets Are on Sale at the fro press circulation counter t. Eaton company Hudson s Bay company and Dominion is news for so cents. Your Carrier boy also can take your order. All proceeds will go to swell the Manitoba flood re Lief fund. Police Hunt Slayer of mountie Montreal May 29 up a growing crime wave kept Montreal police on the hop during the week end As they continued a Hunt for the killer of Royal Canadian mounted police Constable Alexan Der Gamman. He was wounded when he attempted to Stop an unsuccessful Bank Bandit at a Bank of Tor onto Branch on downtown Beaver Hall Hill thursday. Countless tips some men from the . M.p., provincial and City police forces spurred by the death of the Constable answered countless tips As to the whereabouts of the desperado. Police warned that the Man was desperate and will fight it out if cornered. A suspect was arrested saturday but later was found to be guilty of a minor robbery. Kept Busy police were kept Busy with a series of crimes. Sunday morning a restaurant a. Visited by gunmen for the seventh time. Two bandits forced the cashier to hand Over s135. A North end restaurant was robbed of saturday also by a pair of gunmen. Police sought a taxi Driver and a male accomplice who robbed and raped two Young women in three Days. Small talk him and his stiff . Holiday week end toll mounts to 250 Chicago May 29 accidental death toll in the United slates for the memorial Day week end mounted to 250 monday. The total included 164 lives lost in traffic mishaps. Drownings accounted for 47 lives and 39 per sons died from miscellaneous causes. The four Day Holiday will wind up tuesday memorial Day. 22 die Montreal May 29 up the capsizing of a Motorboat drowning four persons at Mon Treal lopped a heavy list of week end fatalities across Eastern can Ada. The Canadian press late Sun a night compiled a total of 22 deaths of which 14 were due to drowning and eight were traffic fatalities. Quebec had the largest Provin Cial total 14 including an unidentified Man whose body was found in the St. Lawrence River saturday. Ontario had All the others with six of Ontario s eight fatalities re suiting from traffic mishaps. Tempera turns temperature Reading Durine the 24 hour period ending at 6.30 . Monday min. Max. Prec. Vancouver 44 56 .27 Calgary 42 61 .15 Edmonton 43 63 to. Swift current .39 65 to. Saskatoon 42 67 44. 76 to. Brandon 50 76 Winnipeg so is port churchill.30 68 port Arthur 36 76 Toronto 49 60 Ottawa 48 .45 Montreal. 55 73 to. Halifax Jaq. W ;