Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 15, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba New classified phone number 93-6541 final edition weather forecast sunny with few Cloudy periods. Cold. Windt Northwest at 15 becoming Light at night. Low tonight and High saturday 30 and 15 below. Vol. 61 no. 93 42 pages Winnipeg Friday january 1964 i Olmi i.32 . I Moon Krliu 1 21 . I . Moon 5.31 forecast cold match stars and their children in prizes in this big new contest t Kathryn Crayson his is it. The entirely new picture free press con test. Above Are the first two pictures in the contest the Lovely Kathryn Grayson and a handsome Little boy who is the son of a famous film Star we won t say who because that is up to the contest As the contest proceeds two More pictures will be printed each of a Star one of the child of a Star. The child of a Star save these pictures and when you find a Matching Parent and child place the Correct numbers of the Matching pictures in the Blank squares provided. There will be 120 pictures in stars and 60 child Ren of these stars. Watch for the official entry form. It will be published soon and be. Filled in and sent in with a Complete set of matched Pic Tures when you submit your entry at the end of the con test. Most important read the contest rules below thoroughly. They Tell you All that you need know about this glamorous exciting contest. If you inadvertently lose a picture you May get a replacement from the free press circulation department. Just give the Date of the paper that carried the miss ing picture. First prize in the contest is altogether there Are 169 prizes totalling you could be the big Winner. Film family9 contest rules the contest it to match the picture of a Movw Star with the picture of a Ion a daughter of the Star the son or daughter May be a child or an each Pic Ture will be numbered. Do not Send in your entry until All the pictures in the contest have . Each entry form must be accompanied by one Complete set of pictures. Only the official entry forms May be used. The official entry forms will be published at least twice during the contest. You May make As entries As you wish provided each entry form is accompanied by a Complete set of pictures. The contest opens Friday january 15, 1954. Sets of pictures will be published 120 pictures in All. Each Day the Pkt re of one movie Star and one son or daughter will be published. In the event of ties the prise Money will be pooled for example in event of a three Way tie for first place the sum of the top three prices will be pooled and divided equally among the three winners. Contestants Are asked to keep their entries neat but ornate or decorative entries will not be a Factor in the judging and Are not desired. The contest is not open to employees of the Winnipeg free press company or to members of their families or to persons connected with the movie Industry or their families. Contestants agree to accept the decision of the judges As final. No correspondence or interviews will be entered into regarding the final result. Transport Board ends first phase by Peter my Lestock Ottawa special the Board of transport commissioners wound up its lengthy hearings on the first major phase of freight rates equalization thursday. There was no indication As to when the Board would bring Down its order putting a new Basic Blass rate scale into effect. Chief commissioner or. Justice j. D. Kearney said the Beard would be expeditious but not precipitous in making its decision. For the past week the Board has been hearing views of the rail ways provinces and other inter ested parties on which class rate scale would be most satisfactory. The Board had before it proposed see freight rates Page Quebec establishes income tax Quebec up Premier Dup Lessis thursday announced establishment of a provincial income tax effective Jan. 1, 1954. Thunderous desk thumping the part of his Union National party supporters greeted the Prem Ier s announcement. The tax first income Levy posed in Quebec since the Federal provincial agreement signed in 1912 by the Liberal government of former Premier Godbout is expected to yield Between Sec Quebec tax Page 8 you will find. Around the Home Page it. Around the world Page 4. Bridge column Page 14. Charity Serin Page 12. Pages 2ft, crossword Puzzle Page 14. Deaths and funerals Page 20. Financial news and commodity markets pages 37, s8, 39. Hollywood column Page 15. Letters. To the editor Page 4. Radio Page 14. Society news pages 1ft, 1ft, 20, 21. Sports pages 34, 25, 27. . Senate Seaway fight due by James c. Muir Washington Back ers of the St. Lawrence Seaway making Strong claims to Victory an opponent prepared to speak at Reat length today As the United states Senate scheduled its third round of debate on the controversy Al project. Senator John m. Butler rep. My prepared his full dress speech of opposition with senators George d. Aiken rep. It and Edward j. Thye rep. Minn indicating hey thought a filibuster might be brewing among those who oppose the Seaway. Aiken and Thye favor the measure. The Bill before the Senate would authorize u. S. Participation with Canada in building a 27-foot-deep St. Lawrence waterway from the Atlantic Ocean to the great lakes senator Alexander Wiley rep a Leader of the pro Seaway forces issued a confident claim o Victory. We Are he declared to . Hit for report Parley off officials say big 4 meeting still planned Berlin ish and French representatives in Berlin thursday night criticized United states officials for jumping the gun in reporting suspension of the four Power talks to pick a site or the foreign ministers conference. The separate briefing to american reporters thursday gave Rise to reports that the Sig three preliminary talks with Russia had completely collapsed. This the British and French officials said gave the world the idea that the Western representatives were divided among them fodder for Sov Iet propaganda that there was a trans Atlantic split in the free world. Nothing could be farther from he truth the officials said. Throughout the 39 hours of arguments Over a site the american delegates held a Strong common rent with the britons and French n seeking a Compromise and made every Effort to pave the Way for opening the conference on sched ule on Jan. 25, they said. Flin flon link planned new Flag design eyed approvingly by my majority Ottawa ques Tion of a National Flag Proba Bly will be raised again in the commons within the next three weeks and Canada May have its own distinctive Flag this year. It was Learned thursday that members of All parties Are studying a new design and that it apparently is receiving the approval of the majority. The design suggested is can Ada s coat of arms authorized in 1921, includes a Crown Union Jack and Fleur de Lis. Those behind the latest move for a National lag say the is acceptable in Quebec and should also find favor in English speaking can Ada because it contains the Union Jack. The White Back ground would represent French speaking Canada the red English speaking Canada. Temperatures temperature and precipitation in Lanai Urana the 24-hour period mint a. Friday were Max. Min. Vancouver 46 22 Ascary. -3, -24 Edmonton. I -33 weft current 4 -28 Lelna i -27 Saskatoon .7 -33 Brandon. -3 -35 Winnipeg. 4 Churchill. -19 -37 fort William 30 -7 Ottawa 18 12 Toronto 32 28 Montreal 16 Halifax 31 11 deliveries of Grain top average Ottawa special Grain de liveries from aug. 1 to the end of 1953 in the country totalled bushels despite the congestion it. Hon. C. D. Howe minister of Trade and Commerce told parliament thursday. Average deliveries in the same period Over the past 10 years were actually bushels so that deliveries this year had been Well above average he pointed out. The minister made the statement n reply to a question asked by h. See deliveries Page 8 with Yukon Winter Trail to be carved says report the Pas Man. The weekly Northern mail says it has Learned that a Winter Trail will be carved from flin flon Man., to Watson Lake in the Yukon to provide a link Between various military and civil instal lations. The weekly newspaper says in its edition published wednesday that the project will Start this win Ter under arrangements made by the Craf with Northern freight ing experts. This Type of Road is used by cat which Are Caterpillar Type tractors towing a number of loaded sleighs. The season of use is Limi Ted to the Winter months when the Muskeg is Frozen. The Story says tractors and Crews now Are being assembled at flin flon 550 Miles Northwest of Winnipeg on the Saskatchewan Boundary for a Start on this end of the it adds a similar Start is to be made out of Watson Lake and the Crews will work toward each other Over see Highway Page 11 Ste. Rose la 27, honoured City Likely to reject car offer railway would pay annually for taxes indications Are that Winnipeg will turn Down Canadian Pacific railway s proposed solution to it Long standing tax fight with the City. Civic finance committee Friday decided to set up a special sub committee to study a car offer o a s250.000 payment annually of a period of 10 years. Mayor Garnet Coulter said the City had received in other taxes from the. Railway last year committee decided this sum would be included in the offered mayor Coulter said under the City charter the railway could be taxed annually if it were not for the old agreement. If the tax was based on the formula of railway taxing under the Provin Cial municipal act the railway could be charged he said a sub committee has been study ing the tax Issue since the priv Council handed Down a decision in Lavor of the railway. The railway had asked the courts to decide on the legality of an old agreement which exempted the railway from paying taxes to the City. If Council refuses to accept the car offer it will do so in the that action in its favor will be taken by the provincial Legisla Ture. Sex Alderman Jack St. John promised that if an agreement were not reached he would introduce a Bill in the legislature which would repeal the 1881 agreement Declar ing the railway tax exempt. In making the offer to a Council sub committee headed by mayor Garnet Coulter or. Curley said in order to assist the maintenance of necessary services sup plied by the City to car the rail Way is prepared to pay the sum of annually for the next 10 i years. In spite of this exemption trom see cab offer Page 11 Ftp. 1.02 .11 to. .08 1.01 .05 to 1.03 to. 30 below or lower tonight no moderation from cold weather All week end cold this morning just wait till tomorrow. The Weatherman says it will go o about 30 below overnight perhaps a few degrees lower and will stay cold throughout the week end. The Best Hope he offers is that there will be some slow moderation about the first of the How Ever the cold Blanket which has covered the entire West will be slow to move and any temperature change will be slow. Ii below High the Peak of this cold Blanket is due to pass Over Southern Mani Toba tonight but the High Tomor Row will be a Chilly 15 below. The overnight Low last night Wai 24 below with temperatures rising slowly after Sunrise. The High to Day was expected to be 15 below with brisk is Mph Northwest winds Light snows in Southern Albertt and Saskatchewan Are not expected to move East but the weather Man said some Light powdery Snow is possible late tomorrow. He said the current cold was wiil be the province s longest col snap of the season. Lows of 26 below and 27 below have been registered but they were Only one Day stands. Chilly forecast the detailed forecast is Sunn with a few Clouds Friday and Sal urday very cold Northwest winds at 15 Mph Friday becoming Light overnight and Northwest 10 Mph saturday. Low overnight and High Satur Day for Gimli Carman and Winnipeg 30 below and 15 below. Out look for sunday continuing very cold. However Manitoba is not alone in the cold. A Low of 49 below was registered thursday night at wag Ner in Northern Alberta and at Grande Prairie alta., it was 42 be see weather Page 11 n secret talk authoritative information obtained Friday morning at he City Hall is that secret negotiations Are Between Winnipeg s City Council and the provincial govern ment to revive plan c. The electric Power proposal known As plan a was overwhelmingly Defeated in a referendum taken april 16, ,952. The citizens voted for Competition and to retain the ownership of City Hydro at that time All the City Council except one member h. B. Scott were in favor of plan c. Information reaching the free press is that the City Council Are now seeking ways of reviving it. Under plan a the City would have turned Over the City Hydro Power Plant on the Winnipeg Riv Pointe Dubois and slave the provincial govern ment. In return the provincial govern ment having purchased the winning electric company would have a retd Over the City distribution system of the Winnipeg electric o the City Hydro. The end result of plan c would have been that he provincial government would have had a monopoly of All the Power plants on the Winnipeg River plus the steam stand by Plant of the City Hydro in Winnipeg. Selling outlets the City would have owned All he retail Selling outlets for Power n the City limits but not including he surrounding municipalities. Thin proposal was Defeated by the citizens in the 1952 vote. But the plan has been revived and he City s present negotiations with the provincial government Are believed to have Arisen in this Way the Hydro s Pointe Dubols Plant has to be rebuilt. This will Cost about the interest and repayment charges in this debt would run to about per year. The surplus of City Hydro see Power plan Page 11 pm Lay off 75 in Gay area m from Weston reduction of traffic volume has forced the Canadian Pacific rail Way to Lay off 75 men in the Winnipeg area a railway spokesman said Friday. Altogether 400 men have been Laid off in the Prairie Region out of a total work Force of locally the men Laid off were in the mechanical and maintenance of Way departments. Forty of them were from Weston shops. Mayor releases letter Premier offers electric i distribution system to City an outline of the provincial gov position on present and future electrical Power production problems was issued Friday after noon by mayor Coulter. It was in the form of a copy of letter which he had received from Prem Ier d. L. Campbell. Finance committee struck off a sub committee of six to investigate the. Provincial govern meet proposal. The letter follows approximately one year a the Manitoba Hydro electric Board acquired the electrical proper let of the former Winnipeg Elt Etrie co. During the intervening time it has been necessary not Only to carry on the operation of those utilities but also to give serious thought to future plans regarding considered plans provide that where a government Agency i to distribute Power we intend to As sign function to the Man Svoba Power commission which is already fully experienced and widely engaged in that Field. In our judg ment this is preferable to Delegat ing this responsibility to the Mani Toba Hydro electric Board the main duty of which is the develop ment and primary transmission of Power. Detailed plans for Tho re allocation of functions outside of the City of Wint Ilief Arv now being finalized. With respect to those Date Tribu see letter 11 2nd time up for each vote on this Issue of any Wiley s optimism and that of see Seaway Page 11 million issues May go to voter within the next two months ratepayers May be asked to vote n a referendum which will ask approval of City backing of a debenture Issue by the Winnipeg general Hospital. A Money bylaw to Sanction a loan to Winnipeg enterprises ltd., to build a new hockey Arena. Finance committee Friday morn ing approved the items and City Council monday will be asked to Sanction the move. If approval of Council is gained a vote could be called for within six weeks. Mol Gat St. John Gildas Mol Gat la elect for Ste. Rose will set a record at the coming session of the legislature As the youngest member Ever to move the address in reply to the speech from the throne in the Manitoba Assembly. Premier d. L. Campbell Friday announced the names of the mover and Seconder of the address. Jack St. John la elect for Winnipeg Centre will second the motion. In keeping with Manitoba tradition the mover and Seconder Ore members elected for the first time. 17 this. Month or. Mol Gat win be 27 on Jan. 25. The session opens feb. 2. Premier Campbell was elected when he was 27 and was Seconder for the address at his first session. Hon. R. D. Robertson agriculture minister was 25 when he was first elected in 1945 and he seconded Oil Gas Burner act in effect no person in Manitoba May sell install or Purchase any heating or cooking device which uses of or Gas fuel unless it has been approved by government inspectors Manitoba s Gas and Oil Burner act became effective Friday to cording to Hon. Edmond Prefontaine provincial Secretary. The act prevents anyone from Selling installing or purchasing any Healing or cooking device which utilizes Oil or Gas fuel unless is it approved by government inspectors. The act was passed by the legis lature in 1952. It does not apply to internal combustion engines Titor age tanks or Gas meters used in connection with Gas distribution systems in operation in a City or municipality when the act comes into Force. Nor does it apply to Oil pipelines used for transportation of Oil to an Oil refinery or to storage tanks used in connection with a refinery. Tanks Cir containers used for the storage of Oil or Gas and designed to be attached to a device As Des circus catch san Francisco in Monroe and Joe Dimaggio were married thursday in what was supposed to have been a quiet ceremony but was t. Municipal judge Charles s. Very read the civil ceremony in his Chambers while an estimated crowd of 500 jammed the Corrid ors of City Hall. The curvaceous actress and he ormer Yankee baseball slugger did t even let the judge know heir plans until thursday after noon. They wanted a quiet wedding with no fanfare. Yet by the time they were mar ried the crowd was so thick Dimaggio his Best Man restaurant manager Reno Barsocchini and lefty o Doul had to Elbow a path Way for Marilyn to the elevator. Joe and Marilyn left on a Brief honeymoon for an unannounced destination. Just Joe said. He said they plan to make their Home in san Francisco going to Hollywood whenever Marilyn has a picture to make. But Marilyn said she has no plans for movies now. On the marriage licence Mari Lyn s age was Given As 25, Joe s 39. It was the second marriage for each. Miss Monroe was married at 15 to James Dougherty now. A policeman in Van Calif. Her studio says it was a. Short lived marriage which she prefers to for Joe was divorced by Dorothy Arnold a film actress. They have Sec Ste. Hose la 11 cried in the act must also be approved. Installation of approved Oil m Gas burning stoves unless they Are portable must be carried out by licensed person and permit for the installation must be obtained. Dimaggio Marilyn Monroe who married yesterday ;