Winnipeg Free Press

Wednesday, June 29, 1955

Issue date: Wednesday, June 29, 1955
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 29, 1955, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday june 29, 1955 Page 5 the first to visit behind the Iron curtain is anxious to make a train trip across Russia alter the whaling conference. He has been attempting to make arrange ments for such a trip with the russian embassy in Ottawa but at the time of his departure he had no definite assurances that he could make such a trip. I want to see How the russian people live How they work and Ottawa special Hon. How they he said. James Sinclair minister of fish-1 the russian visit will be or cries leaves Ottawa wednesday Sinclair s third major overseas night on the first stage of a in recent years. In 1950 he that will take him behind the Iron curtain to Prussia and to Moscow where he Hopes he will have the Opportunity of meeting and con Sinclair leaving for soviet by Victor Mackee with soviet Kruschen and Bulgarin. Toured Europe attempting to col Lect debts owed Canada by a num Ber of countries including Yugo Slavia. Last year he Southeast Asia prior minister l. S. St. Visited leaders Southeast Asia prior to prime _ _. Laurent s there Eire no definite arrange-1 round the world tour meals for such meetings. But Iti confides t of inter tows has been my experience that such i i was Able to meet marshal arrangements can be made once Tito while in Yugoslavia and my Are in these Sari prime minister Nehru when in or. Sinclair in an interview. or. Sinclair pointed out. Indicated he would certainly had been arranged for cent an invitation to meet with Smirh the the two russian leaders. Why i feel confident that i will the British Columbia Federal be Nile to meet and talk with one Cabinet minister is going to rus or two of the soviet leaders on Eia As Canada s representative the ninth annual meeting of the j the meetings of the internal International whaling whaling commission will opening in Moscow on july last about one week. The 17 a 18. He leaves Vancouver on july Tion commission meets s via Canadian Pacific airlines flying the new Polar route to Amsterdam. Wants to see Russia the Canadian Cabinet minister to Deal with conservation of the whale population in the interests of the whaling Industry. Following the meetings the russian government has arranged to take the delegates on a Short tour in soviet fishing areas end ing the four at Leningrad. Or. Sinclair then Hopes to take the trans siberian railway to the coast of Siberia to watch russian Salmon. Crab and whaling tons. Which Are similar to those in British Columbia. Half of the san Diego tuna Clipper Northern Light sinks into the Pacific about 20 Miles Southwest of san Diego. The other half had sunk earlier after an explosion broke the Craft in two. Eight crewmen were rescued unhurt by another Clipper. With iced Tea ship sunk Washington a Senate democrats Defeated tuesday night an Effort to provide funds for president Eisenhower s atomic peace ship which critics ridiculed As a floating a Republican attempt to restore 000 to an atomic Energy construction Bill to Start work on the exhibit ship was beaten 42 to 41 on almost a straight party vote. The Money previously had been stricken out in committee. 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While the Muddy turbulent Fra ser Tore out ferry landings and approaches at Agassiz in its mad Rush to the Pacific Ocean Hood Waters of the South Thompson River in . S North Okanagan re Gion claimed its first victim of the year. Edwin Bergstrom. Nine year old son of or. And mrs. C. H. Berg Strom of Kamloops ., was swept away and drowned while climbing Down the Bank after some Bird eggs. Dragging operations failed to locate the body. River rising at Mission City 35 Miles East of Vancouver the official flood gauge registered the Fraser River s level at 21.06 feet and rising steadily at the rate of half an Inch an hour. Dike patrols by Skeleton Crews on a 24-hour basis throughout the Fraser Valley were ordered earlier tuesday by civil defence directors. At Hope ., Northeast end of the 100-mile Long Valley where the Fraser funnels out of a series of canyons a Sharp Eye was trained on the Community of Laidlaw which saw a mass evacuation during the flood of 1948 which caused damage. In Vancouver air vice marshal f. V. Hakes civil defence co or dilator told City Council the next 4r hours would probably decide the flood threat. City Council authorized the trans Fer of City owned equipment and personnel beyond Vancouver Boun Daries if necessary for flood Relief work. Air vice marshal Heacks said however that flood control officials were not apprehensive. In 1948 they were caught by Surprise in the Fraser Valley. Now they Are organized and Cooke sees to threat music in 10 Halifa Cooke of Moke about butter Deal continued from Page 1 to carefully explored. The government Selling some butter at lower prices to institutions which had Joeen using other bread spreads. But the agriculture department instill considered that it would have Imore butter in storage than re and rather than carry this 53ver for another season it would e preferable to have it consumed than let it spoil. The government s butter stocks Lave been rising to record Heights Der the influence of its floor Rise and High milk production. The government supports the mar get by offering to buy surplus but at 58 cents a Pound wholesale. Normally after paying storage and Ither charges the government charges 62 cents a Pound to cover ill costs. However because of its Large Cocks it has been offering butter o hospitals and other institutions it about 40 cents a Pound and Selling stocks of last year s Buter o the general Canadian Market it 56 cents a id charging the Oss. To the Federal Treasury and he Canadian taxpayer. Further loss see Jav however the czechoslovakian Jeal appears to be a new Type of government financial venture which undoubtedly will mean fur ther loss to the Treasury. The world Price for butter is about 40 cents a Pound. It appears unlikely that the Pri vate exporter would get More than hat from his european customer less. Under the Deal he was to ship unsalted butter. When he got paid he would be Able to buy an Equi Valent amount of butter from the prices support Board at the Price he received from Europe with proper allowances for Point of de livery Salt Content and other fac or. Mccubbin said the Sale was experimental and that it and been touched on by it. Hon. J. G. In the House last May 27. At that time or. Gardiner said the can Adian federation of agriculture proposed that Small surpluses be exported. We have made one Small Sale of butter and Are investigating the possibilities of he said at that time. Beaudoin gets album Ottawa up common speaker Rene Beaudoin will be presented with an album of historical photographs of Ottawa residence of Canada s first prime minister and now official residence of sir Archibald Ney United kingdom High commissioner. Sir Archibald will make the presentation thursday. Rrapi when or. Drew interjected thai the communist governments would Ibe careful not to let their people. Know the butter had come from far South As the Rio Grande Winnipeg Secretary of Canada and that it was subsidized indians in beaded Buckskin and Calgary whoops it up into Calgary pour cowboys from a the federation of canadian1 music festivals told the federation tues or. St. Laurent retorted that there was no plan to subsidize butter for Day that radio and threaten development in Canada. Or. Cooke said a the love of music is to flourish we must be makers of music rather than Pas Sive watchers and Jat the federation s annual ban Quet tuesday night the Mathieson trophy for Junior or senior High school choirs was won by the Kel Vin High school choir of Winnipeg runner up was the Daniel Mac Intyre collegiate Institute girls choir also of Winnipeg. Television communist governments b u merely to stabilize the Canadian of Amateur iria Irv Industry. Question explored Eagle in feathers wild broncs and Brahma bulls All to be part of the world famous Stampede. 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One of the chief causes of the carryover decline from near record Heights was the abnormally poor Harvest last fall. The current Outlook on exports is not so Rosy As it in earlier months when various government spokesmen predicted exports would Rise Well above the bushels shipped last year. Federal Grain men Are putting the blame for a lot of their troubles on u. S. Selling tactics. The u. S. Has been Selling wheat for local currencies giving some of its surpluses away and barter ing others in a big drive to get rid of a huge stockpile. Canada has persistently demanded pay ment in dollars. Last month Trade minister Howe said the . Giveaway program was having a disturbing effect on Canadian markets. 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