Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 3, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba New classified phone number 93-6541 final edition Winnipeg free press weather forecast Winnipeg sunny with Cloudy intervals to Day and thursday. Continuing mild. Winds Southwest at 20, becoming Light thursday after noon. Low tonight and High thursday 25 and 35. Vol. 61 no. 109 36 pages Winnipeg wednesday february 3, 1954 75f2 forecast sunny mild thousands marooned on ice bound islands at scene of death Stampede burying his head in the Sand for an hour at a time his hindu holy Man nevertheless Neems to attract Little attention from pilgrims at the Kumba Mela religious bathing festival at Allahabad India. Reports today said at least 315 pilgrims were crushed to death in a Stam Pede of bathers trying to reach the holy Waters at the Junction of the Ganges and Jumna Rivers. 315 hindu pilgrims die in mob statement says Hurt in Stampede to holy River new Delhi Reuters an official statement tonight said 315 persons were killed and injured in a Stam Pede of people at a religious ceremony in the Allahabad Region today. The hindu pilgrims were crushed to death in a Stam Pede of religious bathers try ing to reach the holy Waters where the Ganges and Jumna Rivers join. Every 12 years orthodox hindus believe those taking part in the Kumph Mela held once every 12 years will be spared the pangs of rebirth into a new incarnation. The tragedy is reported to have occurred after some pilgrims who had waited All night saw a pro cession of Sadhus holy men and leaders astride elephants going Down to the River to Bathe first. Then the streams of Pil grims began to push toward the Bank creating a crushing human juggernaut. T sed Spears the report said the confusion was heightened when the desperate Sadhus sought to beat Back the onrushing crowds with Spears and the Long steel pointed Varden staffs. The Rush also frightened the elephants carrying Sadhu chiefs and hindu Temple officials and the huge beasts added to the Melee. According to the Sadhus or hindu holy men a Combina Tion of the planets like that during the present Kumba Mela occurs Only once in every 144 years and those who Bathe now will liberate them selves and their ancestors from the Burden of rebirth. Dulles slaps soviet with counter blast Berlin a soviet foreign minister v. M. Molo Tov proposed today that germans choose in a general plebiscite Between Al Liance with Western Europe and an immediate peace treaty. By Gaston Coblentz Berlin Secretary of state John Foster not yet be regarded As completely washed up. Or. Dulles began his counter attack against or. Molotov by noting ironically that the rus Sian foreign minister had accused the Western Powers of conspiring to Start a new world War with the help of revived German militarism but that or. Molotov May have been wrong this since he is not in fallible and has been wrong be fore. Wrong in 1939 or. Dulles added i recall Dulles leading the Western pow j that or. Molotov was wrong in ers at the Berlin conference october 1939, when he condom tuesday delivered a Strong coun Ter attack against monday s anti american barrage by russian for eign minister . Mol Olov. Or. Dulles supported by the British and French foreign ministers also flatly rejected the de Mand by or. Molotov that the East German communist regime should play an important role in preparing the peace treaty for a reunited Germany. Despite the discouraging nature of or. Molotov s address see Dulles Page 6 Pearson attacks soviet plan monday in which he dragged out the two year old and unacceptable russian draft of a German peace treaty the american View is that he May not yet have said his final word on the German problem. Thus the americans feel that the current debate on the Fate of Germany which is the major business of the conference can Vatican says Pope improving Vatican City a the Vatican newspaper 1 Osse Vatore Romano in an evident Effort to allay growing concern Over the health of Pope Pius said today that the state of the supreme pontiff thanks to god continues to the newspaper also described is absolutely unfounded reports in the italian press that a Bri Tish specialist who attended the late King George i had been called for consultation. Heightened worry this report printed in both ii Messaggiero and ii Tempo of Rome conservative newspapers had heightened worry that the pontiff might be suffering from cancer. King. George died of a thrombosis in 1952 several months after he had been operated upon for cancer of the lung. Gastric ailment an official Vatican press office bulletin said tuesday that medical examinations had happily negative results and had established that the disturbance from which the Pope suffers is of a gastric nature provoked b non adequate functioning of the euro digestive Messaggiero and ii Tempo both said the pontiff has been placed on a liquid diet and hat he Sut lers stomach pains that require frequent applications of ice packs soviet spy reported aiding . Tokyo a a trustworthy United states military source said today that a russian Diplomat spy reported missing last week is revealing secrets of a red spy ring in Japan to United states intelligence agents on Okinawa. The source who cannot be identified said secrets from the highly efficient agent Are help ing crack the spy ring. The Diplomat Yuri Alexandro Vich a Stonorov apparently fled in terror from the defunct rus Sian Mission in Tokyo the source said after helping set up a spy network that has already penetrated some of the highest Levels of the japanese the source also said two other russian agents in Tokyo both friends of a Stonorov wanted to gives themselves Over to the americans but Are being sent Home guarded by five other rus any plan for a neutralized Germany armed or disarmed is directly counter to Canada s idea of a solution Lor the main problem now besetting Europe. Hon. L. B. Pearson external affairs minister made this Plain in the commons even before russian foreign minister v. M. Molotov offered to the big four conference in Berlin his proposal for a neutralized Germany. Or. Pearson cautioned canadians not to expect too much from the Berlin meeting and said ii would be a great mistake if the West retreated from its stand for a reunified Germany with a government based on free elections and free to enter the Western de Fence Alliance. Molotov proposed a reunified Germany which could not make alliances with the West and where All Allied bases must be liquidated and defence forces withdrawn. Two face trial in theft Case Alexander Nicholas Steve Bolonchuk 31, of 105 a Macdonald Avenue and Alexander Mcneil Wilson 29, of 10 fixed abode wednesday were committed for jury trial with conspiracy in connection with the free press dec. 21. Meanwhile there was a new development concern no two men who Are charged jointly with Bolonchuk and a Ilson in another Case. Theodore Horbas about 28 and Larry Zazula alias about 35, both of no fixed abode have been charged with breaking into Sangro s dry goods 581 Mountain Avenue Early monday and stealing Worth of clothing. An attempt was made to enter the Bank of Montreal Mountain and Mcgregor from the dry goods store when it was broken into. Other premises adjacent to Sangro s were also broken into on the same eve Ning. Early tuesday morning a few hours before Bolonchuk and Wil son were to stand trial on the conspiracy charge Horbas Zazula Bolonchuk Wilson and. Clara Knight alias were flood peril lessening says Hurst warm spell Means less Snow in break up Manitoba s current High Tern Pera Tures will hasten Snow Eva in an automobile in the red River Valley Stella Avenue. The five were Lessen the danger of Spring charged with having a firearm in a car without a permit. Charged jointly with Zazula and Horbas in connection with the Sangro s break in was Theo Dore Kosmus about 30, who gave his address As 105 Macdonald ave nue the same As Bolonchuk s. All three elected jury trial and were remanded till next tuesday. Before committing Bolonchuk and Wilson on the free press hold up charge in City police court wednesday magistrate m. H. Carton told the crowded courtroom that he had Given the evidence careful consideration. Studies statement i have gone Over the state ment of one of the accused Sev eral times. I have come to the conclusion that i have to com Mit unless i weigh the evidence but i am not sitting As a jury. If there is any evidence at All the Case must go before a said the magistrate. Defence counsel for the two men Sten goer Well then stood up and said i am sure your see police Case Page 11 you will find around the Home Page 8. Around the world Page 2. Bridge column Page 4. Comics pages 25, 26. Crossword Puzzle Page 11. Deaths and funerals Page 34. Film family contest Page 2. Financial news and commod Ity markets pages 32, 33. Hollywood column Page 5. Letters to the editor Page 10. Radio Page 4. Society news pages 12, 13. 14, 15. Sports pages 20, 21, 22. The Power of positive thinking three flooding w. D. Hurst City Engineer said wednesday. Every cubic foot of Snow evaporated now will mean one cubic toot less to have around at Spring he said. Or. Hurst said the warm temperatures would definitely con tribute to reduction of the flood ing he pointed out that severe weather conditions a late break up and heavy Rains were the main contributing factors to the 1950 flood. The red River did not begin its Spring break up until april 16-17 of that year. How to create your own happiness your actions Seaway Bill passes new hurdle Washington a the House of representatives Public works committee today approved a Senate passed Bill authorizing the United states to join with Canada in building the St. Law rence Seaway. The measure slightly amended from the form in which it passed the Senate on Jan. 20, now goes to the House rules commit tee. The latter group will decide if and when the Bill is to be sent to the House for debate. Approval by the Public works committee was by a 24-to-6 vote. The Bill As passed by the sen ate would authorize a St. Law rence development corp. To Issue in Bonds to the . Treasury to finance the . Share of the construction. And attitudes upon Funda mental principles of Happy living. One of the most simple and Basic of such principles is that of human love and Good will. It is amazing what happiness a sincere expression of com passion and tenderness will induce. My Friend or. Samuel Shoemaker once wrote a moving Story about a Mutual Friend. Ralston Young is famous As Redcap no. 42 in grand Central station in new York. He carries bags for a living but his real Job is living in spirit of Christ As a Redcap in one of t h e world s greatest railway stations. He carefully watches a customer to see if there is any Way in which he can give him More Cour age and Hope. He is very skilful in the Way he goes about it too. Timely compliment one Day for example he was asked to take a Little old lady to her train. She was in a wheel chair so he took her by Norman Vincent Peale Down on the elevator. As he wheeled her into the ele Vator he noticed that there were tears in her eyes. Ralston Young stood there As the elevator descended closed his eyes and asked the lord How he could help her and the lord gave him an idea. As he wheeled her off the elevator he said with a smile a am if you Don t mind my saying so that is a mighty pretty hat you Are she looked up at him and said thank and i might he said that sure is a pretty dress you have on. I like it so being a woman this appealed to her and despite the fact that she was not feeling Well she brightened witnesses say Driver was sober two witnesses took the stand to claim that of. Robert c. Mcninch 33, of 362 St. John s ave nue was in full Possession of All his faculties the night that James Neill 59, resident caretaker at Central police station was killed in a car Accident. Mcninch s own statement was read at the airman s trial on a charge of manslaughter going into its second Day in court of Queen s Bench wednesday. The statement taken by const. Leonard Smith at City police station indicated that Mcninch signalled a right hand turn to go North on Arlington Street from Burrows Avenue oct. 22. I did not see anything coming or any Light. I had slowed Down and said of Mcninch. He made his right turn. Then there was a crash. Two other witnesses Al. Ken Neth Larush of the Craf North Bay As Well As miss Anne Korch of 1205 Selkirk Avenue who were passengers in the car said they lad been drinking Beer prior to the Accident but when Mcninch was driving them Home he was in full Possession of his Fracul see hearing Page 11 approve pay boost Ottawa up the com Mons tuesday approved by a vote of 154 to 45, the principle of a Bill boosting parliamentary pay to from prime minister St. Laurent m a radio speech preceding his de parture thursday on a world tour defended the governments proposal to my s pay mushers Complete first Lap by Cory Kilvert the Pas Man. Special dog Musher Gilbert Lavallee runner up to Champion Steve Tranteau in 1953, led a Field o seven dog Drivers wednesday leaving Cranberry Portage on the second Lap of this year Canadian open championship dog race. The 26-year-old Pine Blu trapper Fisherman drove his nine dog team in ahead of Pra Teai at the end of the first of fou laps of the 200-mile dog classic he crossed the line at Cranberry Portage at 4.55 . Tuesday after she first 67 Miles. Tranteau Winner of the Rac for the past two years was no far behind the first Lap Winner third team to arrive at Cran see thinking Page 9 see dog race Page i big freeze clutches Europe 300 believed dead in worst Winter since 47 London a More than people were marooned wednesday on ice bound islands off the German and dutch coasts As the worst Winter in seven years spread death and misery through Europe. An estimated 300 persons already have died in 10 Days of the bitter cold wave sweeping from Norway to North Africa and from por Tugal to Siberia. Weather forecasters said the great freeze up May hang on until the week end. Economic losses Are counted in millions. Airlifts have dropped food Medicine and other supplies to keep alive the residents of the East frisian Isles off the German North sea coast. All but two of the islands Are Cut off from the Mainland by ice. Gala opening Manitoba s 24th legislature was opened tuesday by Hon. .1. S. Mcdiarmid lieutenant governor. This is the first open ing since or. Mcdiarmid s appointment he is shown Here left entering the legislative chamber to read the speech from the throne. Beside him is Premier d. L. Campbell. N. V. Bachynsky speaker of the House is at his desk extreme right. In the foreground is Henry Stanley Bennett Mace bearer. In the rear is the lieutenant governor s military aide major Trafford m. Taylor. After 25 babies farm Mother wants still More fort Kent me. A a Canadian Farmer s wife has Given birth to her 25th child and she says she wants More babies. An eight Pound daughter was born to or. And mrs. Heliodore Cyr of ledges n.b., sunday at the people s benevolent Hospital Here. It was the first in the family born in a Hospital. Eighteen of the Cyr Chil Dren Are living 17 of them still at Home. The oldest is 24. There have been no Multi ple births in the 25 arrivals in 26 years. Or. Richard Savage of fort Kent delivered 17 of the babies. Mrs. Cyr married when she was 17, now is 42, her husband is 47. Derailment delays East trains derailment of 29 freight cars monday night on the car s main Ine at Ridout ont. 140 Miles Northwest of Sudbury has held up westbound passenger and freight trains coming in to Winnipeg by several hours. The car s westbound Passen Ger train from Montreal was scheduled to arrive in Winnipeg at 3.15 . Wednesday five hours behind schedule while the Toronto train was not due Here until 4.15 ., seven hours late among passengers on the Tor onto train is or. Boyd Neel Dean of the Royal conservatory of music who is scheduled to con duct the Csc string orchestra trom Winnipeg tonight at 9.3c . On cow As part of the Csc wednesday night program car ried by the trans Canada net work. Five hours of rehearsals prior to the orchestra s performance were to take place As scheduled from 3 to 6 . And again from 7 to 9 . Someone probably Richard would fill in for or. Neel until he arrives a the Csc studios about 4.30 and the program will go on a scheduled a Csc spokesman said or. Neel is expected to Leav thursday for Calgary where h will be guest conductor of the Calgary symphony orchestra. Opposition finds few targets opposition members in Man Toba s legislature Are expected o find Little to criticize in the Irone speech which opened the 954 session tuesday. Announcement that the govern ment will set up an Independent commission to investigate All Hases of the liquor situation in tis province was the main High get the speech. Both oppose Lon Conser Active and have been ask no for such a commission. The announcement will also Pike plans of private members who had planned to put motions n liquor before the House. Construction of the steam Clec Ric Plant at Brandon another major feature of the throne Peech was promised by the government three years ago a ording to opposition members. Hey have since been trying to ret the government to commit it see legislative Page 11 car train crashes injure four woman 83, Breaks hip in Tumble on trolley two level crossing one in Winnipeg the other in four persons to Winnipeg general Hospital with serious injuries tuesday. An 83 year old woman was also injured in a fall on a greater Winnipeg transit commission trolley bus. Injured Are Nick Yanchuk 31, of 899 Bur rows Avenue in fair condition with a fractured Skull a Frac tured Pelvis dislocated severe facial cuts. Michael Bieganowski 43, of 245 Mulvey Avenue South Transcona in fair condition with Scalp cuts fractured ribs and Shock. Mrs. Joan Bieganowski 34, in fairly Good condition with facial cuts and Shock. Their daughter Darlene fairly Good condition suffering head injuries and Shock. Mrs. Sara Jane Arriss s3, of 691 Sec crashes Page 6 Butler threatens govt. Action on wheat buying London Reuters it. Hon. R. A. Butler Chancellor of the exchequer indicated tuesday that the government will step in if priv ate British traders threaten to today is the 75th anniversary of the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce see special Story on Page 24. Damage the Sterling area s econ omy by buying too much Dollar wheat. The government slopped state Purchase of wheat last May and handed the Trade Over to private Enterprise. Butler answered questions after labor members of the House of commons asked what help Britain intended giving to Australia to re Lieve her surplus wheat problem. Is land expensive three blocks sold for lonely Dollar they say the Price of land pretty Steep but you can t prove it by Charles Popiel. _ or Popiel of Kildonan realty walked into St. James Council meeting tuesday night purchased about three blocks. He agreed to pay the startling sum of in return for the Privi lege of building and Selling about Worth of houses. Besides paying the lonely Dollar or. Popiel also agreed to build Concrete roads in the area bounded by Roseberry and Marjorie streets and Barry and Silver costing put in sidewalks also con Crete at a Cost of put in Worth of gravel lanes. Build an addition to a Mam trunk sewer on Barry. V build lateral or connecting sewers on Marjorie Roseberry and Parkview streets. Cost All sewers will be about construct or houses on the 83 undeveloped lots in the area. There Are about 3o houses already the Dollar of course was just a Token Payne it. But councillor Dave Johnston thought the Deal should be made in another Way. He wanted or. To pay s7.50 a foot frontage and put in All the improvements named except for building the roads. Council preferred the arrangement. Or. Popiel says work will get underway in about 10 Days. Whole Job except for roads should be finished Thil year he says ;