Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 29, 1951, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition vol. 59 no. 26 34 pages Winnipeg r occasional Tunny tomorrow. A few Light Snow Lurlei today. Cold. Temperature 20 and 30. Sun Rise 7.12 . Moon rite 6.11 Sun sets s.12 . Moon sets 4.24 . Winnipeg monday october 29, 19ol Price by Carrier 30 cents per a Eek forecast cold crop loss mounts Edmonton oct. 29 up Albert is in the Prip of u told spell that sent temperatures plump Init below Zero Down to -j2 below at Grande Prairie most of last week. The cold Nir was accompanied by continuous Snow monday from Calgary South. Hardest hit by the weather arc Farmers with in threshed Groin in the Fields. They had counted on n prolonged mild spell to than heavy snows and dry the Grain to permit re sumption of harvesting. Alarm mounted monday in Winnipeg Grain circles Over possible heavy damage to approximately bushels the bumper Prairie wheat crop still unharvested in the Fields. With november on the Doorstep bringing Snow and rapidly declining temperatures it was Felt that a spell of the Fine weather needed to lift the remainder of the crop was unlikely. Estimates of Prairie wheat still unharvested Are being based on the railway crop reports oct. Is. It is pointed out that weather has prevented any important harvesting since the reports were issued and that the railway estimates still show the general picture. Most in sask. They indicate that Manitoba still has approximately bushels of unharvested wheat in the Fields Saskatchewan roughly bushels and. Alberta some 000 bushels. Large amounts arc shown to. Be Cut or in Swath. The bulk Mani Toba s unharvested wheat is on the ground while Saskatchewan has about bushels and Alberta bushels Cut or in Swath. Need two weeks in the past two weeks Alberta s Fields have been covered with Snow often up to 12 inches deep those in Saskatchewan with sometimes six inches or More and Fields in Manitoba with generally one or two inches. To resume harvesting producers say they need two weeks of warm dry weather. We re not Likely to get a spell like that says the Public weather forecaster at Stevenson usually wintry v the first two weeks of novem Ber weather records show usually brings upwards of six Days of precipitation and with mean tempera Tures falling most the precipitation is Snow after that Winter is Here and what Ever wheat is left in the Fields can be expected to stay there until Spring. The Canadian wheat Board is currently conducting n Survey of its own. It should be completed in about two weeks and among other things will show the Quantity of wheat the Board can depend on be ing harvested this All. In the meantime railway crop reports indicate that the total wheat Harvest this fall will be approximately bushels. Remain Der of the bumper 546.000.000-Bush cd Prairie wheat crop will Winter precariously in the Fields and wait for a Spring Harvest. Dauphin Road crash kills 4 Princess meets War veterans it was a Happy heart tugging meeting sunday Between Winnipeg s War veterans and Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. Here de Smith grizzled 81-year-old Boer War Veteran gestures As he explains to the happily smiling Princess that he served in South Africa with the life guards. In the Centre is superintendent of Deer Lodge Hospital or. W. R. Dunlop. The incident occurred sunday at the Canadian joint services training school at Rivers Man. The veterans were driven there by Price fixing lobby gathers momentum by Victor Mackie Ottawa oct. 29 special a powerful lobby against the in act Merit of the government s pro posed resale Price maintenance legislation is gathering momentum Here. Letters and telegrams Are being received in growing numbers by members on both sides of the House protesting any move to bar manufacturers from fixing the minimum Price at which retailers May sell their goods. Two hour meet Hon. Star Garson minister o Justice under whose administration he combines act comes received a delegation from the Canadian manufacturers association last week. The meeting lasted for nearly to hours during which the menu a tuners representatives made Plain their Strong opposition to he Bill. Druggists protest this week the Canadian pharmaceutical association is scheduled see Price fixing Page 8 Box car Short areas to get More in dec. Princess charms veterans in 15-minute Rivers visit by Norman Donogh Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh finally met and chatted with wounded veterans from Deer Lodge Hospital sunday and bitterness that May have been Felt because of any earlier neglect was quickly dispelled by the obvious Friend Liness and warmth of their Royal High Nesses. Non the 120 disabled veterans joined a huge crowd of an estimated persons at Rivers air station to give the Royal couple one of the most tumultuous ovations of their three week old visit to Canada immediately following the close of navigation on the great about dec. I. Box from both railways will to Dirc Virrl to Grain loading Points thru have Neon join Short on cars. R. Milnor by Victor Federal transport controller said monday. Saskatchewan Points and nor Thern Manitoba Points will come in Lor special attention. Or. Milner said. The wheat Board Lias asked that billable wheat stocks be moved to terminal Points As fast As possible in order to meet the Board s ship Ping commitments. In order to do this the directed to railways pick up had wheat been from Points closest to fort William and Vancouver allowing the shortest possible turn around the rolling Stock. Time for this had left Saskatchewan and Northern Prairie Points with poor car service his fall. Or. said monday but under the circumstances there was nothing else could be done. Gupt acts i m i to mobilize manpower Cairo Egypt. Oct. 2d Cap a. British military spokesman said monday an egyptian woman was killed and her male companion wounded by British troops who fired on their automobile As they tried to crash through a British Roadblock in the embattled Suez canal zone. The spokesman said an egyptian officer immediately made an offi Cial protest against the shooting which occurred sunday night after a weekend Lull in the area. Egypt meanwhile moved toward a War footing. The state Council sunday a see Egypt Page 12 concerned Over the arrange ments in the tour schedule which precluded a Stop at Deer Lodge Hospital oct. 16, the Princess and her Sailor husband made it to the wounded defenders of the country by spending More than 15 minutes in the veterans enclosure conversing amiably with nearly everyone there. And the results were Gratifying both to the Koyal pair and the veterans. For one Thiny the Princess met a for Mer leading Seaman who served with her father in the same gun Turret of . Colling Wood during the Battle of Jutland John Jenkins of Bel fast. Ireland and now on the Deer Loc Gre staff. I wish his majesty a speedy see Royal Toub Page 11 soviet has Edge in North Canada speeds plans for Arctic defence by Ansei. E. T Albert Ottawa. Oct. 29 n yet Canada s armed forces today arc preparing at top Speed for any operations which might be Neces sary on the Arctic Border of North America. All preparations Envis Ion the closest collaboration with the United states. Strategic studies by Canadian and . Intelligence officers arc giving impetus to this Arctic train ing. They have brought to Light the immense Basic advantages which Russia now enjoys for military operations in Northern latitudes. In Ali c opinion of Ninny Cali admin strategists these potential enemy advantages Are More overwhelming than the Odds against Gen. A Wirht d. Eisenhower s North Atlantic treaty forces. They believe however that is they Are numerical and which can be overcome lice in various tactical roles in the North and. Airborne artillery equipped with 75-mm pack howitzers and 4.2-in. Mortars has Beer trained at the joint Canadian air training Centre at Rivers Man. The Royal Canadian Navy has received new eyes for its Arctic patrols in the shape of american built helicopters equipped to of see defence Page s a a exercise Assiniboine the Navy is sending two squadrons of naval planes to support the in u big new Tri service exercise at Shilo Man., next month the scheme dubbed exercise Assiniboine is designed As a demonstration for students of the Canadian army staff College Kingston and comes off nov. 13. There will be an airborne drop of one infantry company and an air support drop and glider land Ings. Live ammunition will be used. Sen Bialiy vantages with represented by an effective Long Range radar warning High performance Jet air Era it and highly Mobile military and naval units accustomed to the Rigours of the Arctic. Exercises help the Canadian army has just completed a series of exercises de signed to give infantry units prac new win gets majority of 19 London oct. 29 it. Hon. Winston Churchill s government monday increased its Over Allma Jority in the Bouse of commons to 19. The conservative candidate major Duncan Mccallum retained the Argyll constituency West Scot land defeating his labor opponent by votes to Churchill sunday night had won a qualified pledge of support from the Liberal party for his new conservative government and its narrow majority. But Liberal party Headquarters announced that Clement Davies the Liberal Leader had turned Down an offer of a place in the government. The liberals pledged their six votes to the tories on measures clearly conceived in the interest of the country As a in offering or. Davies a place or. Churchill was trying to Ful Fil a Campaign proposal to create a Broad based government to Deal with Britain s deepening dil Emma in economic and foreign affairs. Moscow eases blasts Moscow oct. 29 a p a let up in soviet press attacks on it. Hon. Winston Churchill led Western observers to express a belief sunday that Russia May be feeling for. An opening to negotiate Over East West differences. Most Western diplomats Here Felt the russians would Welcome a direct approach by the new Bri Tish prime minister. Or. Churchill has said he would try for a meeting with Premier Stalin but is expected to be influenced by president Truman on whether such an approach would be advisable. Deer Lodge men jubilant As Day ends by Harold Wilson some 125 ailing veterans of four wars tumbled or were helped into Deer Lodge Hospital Beds sunday night to Cream of the pretty Princess they almost did t see. It Cost them almost hours in Canadian army buses and a very late lunch but sunday the Deer Lodge veterans not Only saw Princess Elizabeth at Rivers Man., but most either Shook hands or talked with both her and Prince Philip. And after the Royal couple waved them a cheery gel. Well and disappeared into., the sky. Bound for fort City veterans without exception were As jubilant As they had been disappointed when Deer Lodge Hospital was More or less ignored during during the Winnipeg tour. Probably the happiest. Antl the oldest. Member of the see veterans Page 11 match firms found guilty of monopoly Montreal oct. 29 up or. Justice Valmore Bienvenue n court of King s Bench monday found five Canadian match com Anies guilty of operating a Mon poly and assessed fines totalling the accused companies Are Eddy match company limited Canada match limited Commonwealth match company limited Federal match limited and the Valcourt match com Pany. Judgment was postponed ast Une 29 until monday to give More Ime for consideration and or. Ustice Bienvenue s ruling ran to about 70 closely typed pages. The companies appeared last Pring at hearings which ended Jay 29. Soap prices drop As much 4s six cents prices for soap and soap powder vere monday reduced in Many win Lieg stores by amounts ranging rom half a cent to six cents per package. The Price reduction store offi gals said followed a move by Ever Brothers who ordered an immediate reduction in store prices or their products with no delay Hile old stocks were cleared and new stocks brought in. One store official said other soap companies eve expected to follow suit. The three big chains of self serve ores jewel Safeway and shop 2asy stores immediately began to reduce prices. Jewel stores sold and soap powders at the new rates monday As i shop easy stores limited a Safe. Way stores spokesman said they will reduce prices in a Day or so. Following lever Brothers Lead n official of shop easy stores said message came from Proctor and iambic ordering a similar reduce on in prices for their product she official said he anticipated a eduction on All brands shortly. New prices Are As follows giant be soap powder packages reduced rom s3 cents to 77 cents Large be packages reduced from 42 cents o 3d cents face soap reduced from free cakes for 29 cents to two Akes for 17 cents Bath size cakes reduced from two for 29 cents to to for 25 cents. I Young child Dies in farm Accident five persons Are dead and 17 injured following week end accidents in Manitoba. A head on smash Between two cars saturday eight and one half Miles West of Dauphin accounted for four of the victims. Meanwhile in flin flon Hospital Joseph Rocheleau 35-year-old truck Driver of that town is fighting the effects of monoxide poisoning. Sex Winnipeg Man admits triple murder Fred Topolinsky 55, of Gilbert Plains. Moore s3, of 17, of Reginald David Dauphin. Miss Julia Smetaniuk Swan River. Glen Knott 23, of Gilbert Plains Raymond Van de Deere two am one half year old Kon of or and mrs. Emil Van Dekcer Prairie Grove. Injured Are Sam Washena Dauphin. Miss Elsie Lywiski Gilbert Plains. Mrs. Katherine Petrie 30, 383 Seymour Street. Mrs. Helen Buchli 26, 722 Henry Avenue. Isaac mock 81, 52 Derby Street mrs. Alice Irwin 256 Nia Kwa Road. Louis la Freniere 20, Somerset Man. Mark la Freniere 23, 523 rat Chot Street St. Boniface. Eddie Champagne 24, Somerset. Charlesma u rant 23 of Dufresne an. Miss Lucile a Roque of St. Anne Man. Noel and Jules Maural of do Rene. Or. And mrs. George h. Carpener. 61 Hindley Avenue. Elor Lassard 18, of sic. Anne. Head on smash the head on collision occurred about . Saturday at a unction Point of trunk highways 5 and 10. Both cars were Demol shed. Two of the dead persons or Toore and miss Smetaniuk were passengers in the car driven by or. Topol Rutsky also killed in the Accident. Other passengers in the vehicle included or. Washena Anc miss Lewiski. Or. Knott Lone occupant of the other car died at 4 , monday n Dauphin general Hospital. Hospi Tal officials reported condition of he two injured persons As fair monday noon. . Officials said Young Van de Deere was fatally injured sat urday in his parents farm Yard near Prairie Grove when Accident ally run Over by a car driven by his father. Taken to St. Boniface Hospital Raymond died from his injuries about 10 minutes later. Besides Lis parents he is survived by a brother Robert 18 months. Or. Rocheleau was found unconscious saturday in. The cab of Lis truck. The motor was running and the garage was closed. It is believed he tried to warm he motor without opening the ours or windows. Blood in his phial column indicated he May ave had a cerebral Haemorrhage before he was overcome by fumes. Monday noon he had not regain d consciousness and his condition Vas described As poor. A two car collision at the Lau Al Street and Logan Avenue inter Section at . Saturday aused injuries to mrs. Petrie arid irs. Bucholz. Police said mrs. Petrie was a Sec accidents Page 12 willed. Bridge column Page 4. Comics pug 2-1. Commodity inn rets pure crossword Puzzle Page 8. Deaths and funerals Paire b2. Finance Page 31. Hollywood column Page 5. Movies Page 5. Serial Page 9. Sports pages 20, 21, 22. Women s news pages 14, 13, if. Stanley Buckowski a Winnipeg born killer report edly has confessed from his los Angeles execution Coll to the 1940 slayings of three persons in Eastern Canada. An electrician s Helper 26-year old Stanley Buckowski who left East Kildonan with his Parent some years ago allegedly has admitted to sensational murders which rocked Ontario. Inspector of detectives David Nicholson of the Winnipeg City police said that police and Detec Tives Here along with the rest of Canadian Law enforcement bodies had been on the Alert in the event Buckowski was headed for Winni Peg following the Ontario killings. We began searching around for some information on him at that inspector Nicholson Dis closed although we could find no official birth registration n the records it was established that he had been baptized in an East Kildonan Buckowski associate Warden Harey o. Teets said confessed last june and twice since then that he shot and killed Alfred following a Toronto super Market Holdup and later murdered see Buckowski Page 12 Levy on Loans to buy stocks Vot tax free Ottawa oct. 29 special interest paid by a company on Noney borrowed to buy capital lock in other companies is not in ome tax deductible according to n income tax Appeal Board judg nent made Public monday. The Board ruled that the Silit industries limited of win ipg. Could not deduct from is 1048 income. This was i he mount of interest paid by the com Jany to the Bank of Nova Scotia n a loan of which the company used to buy outstanding capital Stock in four other com Anies. The judgment ruled that contrary o the company s claim the Vas not borrowed capital used to Arn its income and therefore Dis listed the company s Appeal. T it s Home again for Little Barry Eriksdale boy Able to leave Hospital the happiness reflected on the faces of or. And mrs c. F. Rushforth of Eriksdale Man., picture at left Tell the Story of the Joy the Young couple feel at taking their three year old son Barry Back Home. Here mrs. Rushforth buttons Barry s sweater and prepares to bundle him into some warm clothing for the Long trip. Barry kicked in the head by a farm horse aug. 13, has been unconscious most of the Lime since. He is described now As being in a Post concussion no state. This Means that Barry is aware of people around him. His head slowly moves in the direction his name i called. His co ordination has recovered to the extent that. He can drink from a cup and with some help he can sit up. But with All this Progress he still cannot recognize his Mother or father. The Only words he has uttered Are no and while there is no indication of when Post concus signal state will end medical authorities thought it Best that the boy be returned to he own ;