Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 13, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg thee hubs wednesday. January 13. L19s4 Paoli Bettinghouse keeper gets three month jail term a convicted bookmaker with five previous convictions for keep ing a Bettinghouse was sentenced to three months in jail wednesday for a similar offence. Alex Ewaschuk 41, of 960 at lactic Avenue was convicted in City police court of keeping a Bettinghouse in his Home nov. 20. Paper sheets morality officers giving evidence in court said they attended the House on nov. 20 with a warrant. When they went in Ewaschuk was walking away from a Telephone a Winnipeg daily digest and seven sheets of paper with figures on them in his hand. Searching Ewaschuk they Testi fied they found another digest and six sheets of paper in his pockets. Acting morality inspector Jim Mie Toal Tol Dtho court Ewaschuk had been brought into his office where he had admitted recording bets. Joe Moyse 7 Westminster Block deciphered the figures on the papers found on. Ewaschuk and said they were betting figures on horse races. Asked by Crown prosecutor c. W. Tupper if he had any experience in betting or. Moyse replied i be been bookmaking for years. I should before Moyse testified he asked Magis trate H. Carton for the Protection of the court. It was granted. Asked dismissal defence counsel Hart Green after referring to judgments in the Ontario and Quebec court of appeals asked for a dismissal. He said the Crown had failed to prove that the bets had been re corded in the Home o the accused. He also argued that no persons were found in the Home placing bets. When magistrate Carton said he was convicting Ewaschuk or. Green asked that his client be fined because he had t been convicted in nearly four years. Or. Tupper pointed out that it was just Over three years. The policy has been for a Long time to give jail sentences to any person convicted of a second of Fence within five years. I be stuck to said the magistrate. Ewaschuk s record read in court was As follows nov. 2, 1938, keeping betting House fined july 9, 1941, found in a gaming House fined dec. 3, 1941, keeping a betting House fined aug. 26, 1942, keeping a Bettinghouse fined May 12, 1943, keeping a betting House fined Jan. 21, 1948, found in gaming House fined mar. 9, 1949, permitted premises to be used As gaming House fined s100 sept. 8, 1950, found in a gaming House fined sept. 20, 1950, keeping a Bettinghouse fined reds Okay Parimi Insom Liaison meet Panmunjom communists agreed today to the first step toward resuming talks to set up a korean peace meeting of Allied and red Liaison officers thursday at Panmunjom. United states envoy Kenneth c. Young said the staff officers will meet at 11 . 8 . Wednesday Cost to discuss conditions and a Date for reopening the preliminary talks broken off dec 12 by the americans. A communist request monday to reopen the talks asked Only that the Liaison officers meet to set a Date. Meanwhile the korean repatriation commission prepared to meet thursday on a secret Indian proposal to solve the Issue of releasing War prisoners by turning them Back to the commands that form Erly held them. The allies demand that All prisoners be released after Midnight of Jan. 22 under the armistice terms. The reds insist they be held until a peace conference can discuss their Fate. Britain to get . Surplus meat under Security act London will get surplus american meat As a gift under a scheme now being negotiated it was disclosed today. A Treasury spokesman said there will be an announcement shortly probably simultaneously in Washington and the Deal will be ostensibly a Purchase under the United states Mutual Security act but the spokesman said it is purely a the Money paid for the meat is returnable to the British government for defence spending. Britain has already bought Worth of american tobacco under the same scheme. Sex govt. Worker Fred Hiam Dies at age of 76 Fred Hiam 334 Kingston cres cent died monday in Victoria hos Pital at the age of 76. Born in Henley in Arden land or. Hiam came to Winnipeg in 1905. He was employed As an accountant in the provincial comp troller general s department for 28 years until his retirement in 1946 he was a member of the roof the St. John s Bowling club Anc the Manitoba government Lawn Bowling club. He was also an Active member of St. John s Cathe dral and of the Church choir for More than 25 years. He is survived by his wife Ellen one son George m., two daughters miss Nora and mrs. John Evans two grandchildren and two Sisters funeral service will be held at 2.15 . Friday at St. John s Ca thedral. Dean j. O. Anderson Wil officiate. Burial will be in St. James cemetery. The a. B. Gardiner funeral Lime is in charge. Kettle Valley Rao lines geared of Snow Vancouver Canadian i Gill Lemloh Pacific railway officials i tuesday their Kettle Valley has been cleared through the co Tjui Halla pass where tracks had been buried under As much As 40 feet of Snow. Average depth of the Snow through the pass was reported to be about 15 feet with As much As 40 feet piled up in some places. Kettle Valley trains were routed through spences Bridge while with bulldozers and Snow cleared the Snow clogged Crews plot pass. Gimli Man. Special the Gimli Branch no. 182 of the can Adian legion has appointed a com Mittee to organize a legion Bon Spiel Here. On the committee Are Trigve Erickson j. V. Arnason Lione i Ca Chemin Cpl. M. Pearson and Cpl. T. Shannon. A membership committee con sisting of d. M. Zah Aiki and. Sgt. Bert Mckague was also appointed. Story talks Force out Otto identity brockv1lle, ont. J. H. De Graff Fanner russian British espionage who or three years has quietly carried n a lecture crusade us Arnst communism in Ontario and Quebec found himself in the limelight tuesday and reluctantly allowed his Story to be told. He warned an audience Here londay night that some rus Ian trained saboteurs Are living underground in Canada. Often in the last three Winters the German born officer said he Jas Given similar warnings on the communist conspiracy but. Always his desire to avoid publicity and Ive a quiet life has ensured that new people knew his identity and Ris Story. Last week capt. De Graf 60, ranted a Canadian press staff writer an interview on conditions his identity be cloaked by a but the wide interest aroused by this article and by his speech Here removed All Hopes that his identity could re main undisclosed. Privacy respected Brockville residents have known or weeks that a one time russian army major International spy and counter intelligence agent for Brit Ain s Mi-5 was living among them. But out of consideration for his desire to live they kept us identity quiet. The ramp who describe him As the genuine article and a big operator agreed this was a Good Dea. Capt. De Graff came to Brock Ville last oct. 1 to enjoy the comparative Case of a business Man s Ife. He operates a tourist Camp Lere. I thought i had a Chance to take things easy at last but Only for a he said. I found i was Back on the Job talking and battling against the evil of communism. I feel it s my duty As a Canadian citizen to Alert he country against this menace. That Battle is the most important thing i can . Senate takes up waterway Washington first major debate in the new session of the United states Congress was touched off today As the Senate took up a Bill to authorize u. S. Participation in construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The the Strong Back ing of the Eisenhower administration but the Issue cuts across party lines. Similar Bills have been rejected three times by the u. S. Senate Over the last 30 numerous others have never even reached the floor. Canada impatient with the Long delay now has decided to go ahead with the project herself if u. S. Participation in t authorized. Majority Leader William f. Know land rep. Calif., today scheduled debate on legislation to authorize the . To join with Ca Nada in building the 27-foot-deep great lakes to the Atlantic water Way. Chairman Alexander Wiley rep. Wis of the Senate foreign relations committee was expected to open the debate. He favors the project. 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