Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 4, 1955, Winnipeg, Manitoba Classified and. Phone number 93-6541 final edition Winnipeg free weather forecast n Winnipeg sunny becoming Cloudy Over night. A few widely scattered showers late to night and again tuesday night. Winds Light. Low tonight and High tuesday 60 and 75. Vol. 62 no. 238 32 pages Winnipeg monday july 4, 1955 a1j time Are cd Sun rises 5.25 . Moon. Rises 9.19 . Sun sets 9.40 . Moon sets 4.53 . Forecast Cloudy egyptian guns Rake British merchantman Cairo Reuters an egyptian Shore Battery at the Gulf of Aqaba fired on the British freighter Jet transport plane Russia unveils new jets Comet like transport Surprise Climax at air Moscow Reuters a gets blame in phone Flop about Telephone i subscribers in greater Winnipeg were still without ser vice monday morning communists win Canadian Trade i 2 drowned one killed in Manitoba drownings claimed two lives in jul Manitoba Over the. Dominion Day Holiday and traffic added a toll of one dead and 15 injured As motorists going to and from the beaches jammed. Highways All Over the province. Although traffic was very ramp officials said Mon Day they were pleased with the comparatively Light toll on the highways. Officials said movement of traffic was disciplined and that there had not been a serious Accident Rural Manitoba since Friday. Anshan and damaged her Hull above the waterline it huge twin engine and a half Days was disclosed monday. There were no casualties. And two new types of Jetja storm hit the City Knock were shown sunday Jing out phones. Aqaba for repairs is owned Russia paraded her might the storm hit just a Rew hours the China navigation company of after scores of its repairmen Hong Kong. The it Era m the annual left the Day to d the Lon i _ a. M___1 since 1951, when the British Steamer Empire Roach was Stop scene of shooting cd and searched by an egyptian air display at Kushino air a port near Moscow. Western observers noting the appearance of Many intercontinental Turbo prop and Jet Multi engine bombers said this indicates a rapid development in Long Range striking Power. Week end at lakes and other holi Day places. F. C. Cavers general Plant manager for its said monday that efforts were made to round up the holidaying repairmen but few could be located. H Axt and said the soviet Union Sweek end first class modern aircraft Cap m Ca cd u t Able of flying Long distances at would be restored on the remaining phones by wed Neslav. Weather conditions. Prototype like Comet about the same number of the display was capped by a phones were knocked out in the Surprise Fly past of Russia s new i storm that hit the City a Little Jet transport with swept . Over a year ago and which saw wings. Unannounced on the of the destruction of the Tim build facial program the Silver twin ing in downtown Winnipeg by Jet transport arrived at the the system was Able to of the 80-minute display. About the same size As Bri Corvette British and egyptian gov join s Comet it is believed to be Ern ments have agreed that British prototype of the soviet Jet in _ v to ecu. in Winnipeg however eight should identify themselves1 although it May also be sons were injured in sunday ac-1 entering the Gulf of Aqaba. For use As a military a in ionic. I transport. Its appearance Fol a dents. Even the week end s one Road fatality the Friday death of Gottlib Litke 53, of 631 Brock Street can t be a Lams on traffic. Or. Litke s car apparently hit Loose gravel near Minnedosa and overturned. Lake pit meanwhile the province s drowning toll continued to grow As a Lake and a gravel pit claimed two new victims. The dead Are Margaret Cle ments 17 of Killarney who drowned in Killarney. Lake and a 19-year-old airman from the Portage Craf station who be came the fifth gravel pit victim in less than three weeks. His name is being withheld until his Are notified. Miss Clements disappeared be Tirath the Waters of Killarney Lake at 7.30 sunday when a boat overturned 300 Yards from Shore. See accidents Page 7 Holiday toll reaches 93 in Canada by the Canadian press lakes and Rivers turned Savage killer during the Dominion Day Holiday to take More lives than All other causes combined. A Canadian press Survey today showed 93 accidental Holiday deaths 57 them drownings. Traffic accidents took another 30 lives and six fatalities were attributed to miscellaneous causes. Forty six of the drownings were in heat blistered Ontario and que Bec. The toll by provinces in the hours from 6 . Local time thursday to Midnight sunday Ontario 40, Quebec 28, new Brunswick 7. British Columbia 6, Alberta 5, Manitoba 3, Newfoundland 2. Nova Scotia 1, Saskatchewan 1. In b.c., three unidentified men and a woman were reported missing from a tourist resort near Campbell Lake after setting out sunday afternoon in two Small boats. A search by ramp today failed to disclose their whereabouts. Despite the High toll. There were few Multi death accidents. Except for four double fatalities deaths came one by one across the country. In addition 21 persons were Vic ims of accidents not directly attributable to the three Day holi Day. Such causes As suffocation Industrial accidents and a shoot ing swelled the violent death to 114. See Toul Page 7 record broken in British open St. Andrews Scotland a Frank Joule 40-year-old Little known English professional shattered the record for the new course Here monday with an eight Emder Par 63 in the first qualifying round for the British open Golf . The record he broke was Only a few hours old. Irish Amateur Joe Carr and England s Harry Weelman had fired 67s on the new course earlier and scottish pro Laurie Ayton had tied the record for the old course with another 67. Fowle took Only 28 putts. His score was the lowest round Ever shot in the British open Byron Nelson u. S. Open Cham Pion in 1939, shot Over the new course to tie Walter Lees a Young Yorkshire professional for second place in the Early scor England s Henry Cotton three time Winner of the British open title Sank a 15-foot putt for a Par 72 on the old course. Egypt placed coastal batteries Lowed a Story in the newspaper at the Entrance to the Gull to on a 5.loly o Force the Arab blockade of Israel. Gazette saturday which chm a in London a foreign office spokesman said a Strong British protest on the shooting will be delivered immediately in Cairo. Disarming to save red Bacon Washington special Nyht president Eisenhower and Secretary of state John Foster Dulles Are expecting the soviet Union to stress disarmament As the big four conference opens at Geneva july 18. State department experts have advised the president and or. Dulles that soviet Premier Nikolai a. Bulgarin can be counted on to put immediate emphasis on reducing arms. A major reason advanced Here for russian interest in disarmament is the growing Burden the arms race is for the Kremlin. The1 soviet Union must shoulder the heavy responsibilities of nuclear research at a time when a rapidly growing population is re Quiring More and Mere consumer goods. President Eisenhower told his weekly press conference last wednesday that he would go to the meeting with a general approach to the problem of Dis armament. Said the soviet airline Aeroflot will be flying air liners Between Moscow and piping in a year or thirty six single engine Heli copters and four big new twin Rota helicopters believed capable of carrying 25 to 30 fully armed men took part. Free press flying United states Flag july 4 is Independence Day in the United states and in Honor of out Good neighbor to the South i he stars and stripes will Fly Over the free press All Day. Restore the service rapidly in that Case however because the storm hit in the Middle of the week when All repairmen could be reached and recalled to duty. The Telephone system has about 40 repair Crews in the City and Over the week end about 23 were on duty. Four or five Are kept on a stand by basis or. Cavers said but these Crews Are not in creased during the summer storm increased Telephone rates went into effect in Manitoba Friday morning. Thus for the first few Days of the higher rates thou Sands of subscribers largely of greater Winnipeg were without service altogether. Few reported in or. Cavers said that a few repairmen who had left the City for the Holiday week end reported in from outside Points and later re turned to Winnipeg to help in the cleanup. See phones Page 7 big fair stresses new farm methods by Pat o do yer Brandon special the new know How in farming keynotes the 1955 provincial exhibition of news of i the world in Brief Britain will protest to Egypt Over shelling of . Freighter. Page Russia parades new Type of jets in annual air display. Page Britain has yielded control of Simon town naval base to South Africa. Page . Dock strikers Stream to work after bitter confused strike. Page Cost of living Index declines in Canada. Page temperatures maximum minimum Lemper Turck find prec. Endings Cor 24 hair period ending 6.30 . Monday Luly 4 were Max. Free. Vancouver to 50 to Calgary .60 49 .29 Edmonton .60 13 1.00 current i. 67 .05 72i .03 Saskatoon 69 .05 Winnipeg .11 .11 fort William 78 56 .63 Ottawa s3 fi-1 toronto.88 6s Montreal 8s 68 .1 Halifax 70 56 to. I Valerie. Anne Lane of Winnipeg who tied for second place in the miss Canada contest at London Orit. She was first in the bathing Beauty Section of the contest. See Story and other picture on Page Manitoba which opened its Gates under expected sunny skies today. Even before Manitoba s most important annual farming spec Tacle started the thousands of sunday visitors heard of new records broken in the number of exhibitors entries and saw new. Entries from the four Wes Tern provinces Ontario and nearly Border states. This promises to be one of our finest shows Stice he War and one with More variety than Ever in its Long Rich p. A. Mcphail manager said Sun Day. New methods or. Mcphail explained that the new know How simply meant exhibitors especially in the machinery exhibit which is Canada s largest will Demon Strate equipment with new techniques and refinements. You he said one of the great appeals of the Mani Toba exhibition is that it helps our Farmers to keep up to Date on new farm machinery develop j ments. In these Days of High operating costs they have to look for Economy wherever they can and for labor saving and other Short cuts since 1952, when foot and Mouth disease forced Cancella Tion the. Livestock show the Board has been holding its Wes Tern Canada Trade fair. This has become such a popular feature or. Mcphail said that building space this week for the fourth Industrial show is double what it was at first. Hon. R. D. Turner provincial treasurer and minister of Indus try and Commerce will open the exhibition officially at the grand stand at eight o clock tonight. See fair Page by Victor mackh3 Ottawa special communist countries Are now knocking on Canada s door seeking to step up Trade with this country for the first time in Many year s. They Are receiving a cordial Welcome. This was demonstrated in the new Trade deals with Czechoslovakia and Poland. The Deal with Poland announced last week actually Cov is much broader ground than first indicated it was confirmed Here monday. Poland is to Send to Canada such commodities As Cement Che Micals Crystal porcelain Glass Ware and furniture. Canada in re turn will be Able to sell Poland raw hides Wool rags and cellulose. The cellulose is a non strategic Type used in manufacturing. Rayon for clothing. Poland will pay in dollars for Canadian goods a Trade official said Here. Under the Trade Deal the clause with Poland again becomes As it does with Czechoslovakia. Both Czechoslovakia and Poland be had most favored nation treaties with Canada for Many years dating before the Sec Ond world War. They were largely inoperative in recent years however because of the inability of Canadian customs officers to make spot checks within those countries of the fair Market value of goods made in those coun tries which had been exported to Canada for Sale i this coun try. Under Canada s anti dumping legislation Canadian customs has to ascertain the fair Market value in the country of origin of goods imported into Canada. Since the second world War can Ada has encountered difficulties in sending officers into the coun tries behind the Iron curtain to Check invoices on goods being exported to Canada. Czechoslovakia sent a Trade Mission to Canada to Iron out these difficulties and it was successful. See Trade Page 4 watch those ulcers careful there Fella sure they boosted your phone rate on the very that your service went out last Friday and you still Haven t any service but you re still getting charged for it. But it won t do you pity Good to smash a Haft phone. You la have to pay for that too. Ottawa bears Down and butter goes up the Price of butter to the Winnipeg consumer is expected to take a jump of two to three cents a Pound because of a Surprise Federal government move cutting off sales of storage butter. Thursday local butter distributors were notified by the Agri culture prices support. Board that the Sale of Trade storage butter would be discontinued. This Means simply that the local distributors will have to buy from other sources at a Price of a Pound. Thus when local stocks of storage butter already purchased Are exhausted probably by the end this week the Price per Pound will jump to 62 or 63 cents. Ottawa mum no reason was Given by Ottawa for the discontinuance of music results results of Toronto conservatory of music examinations on Page 2. Pearson declines Molotov bid Ottawa foreign minister Mol Ohio has invited Hon. Lester Pearson external affairs minister to visit Moscow but or. Pearson is not planning any immediate trip. The invitation was extended by or. Molotov to or Pearson and i her Western delegates during last week s san Francisco ceremonies marking the 13th anniversary of the United nations. Sales the storage butter and lore local firm that phoned of Lawa said it could receive no graded selections Ujj by Denny Layzell Stead of buying government Stor clarification of the Matler age butter at cents a tit i whipped up Over Art ends in mock Cream Duel upper Mill eng. Two youths attired in the traditional top Hais and cravats fought a Duel in the Market Square of this tiny Village saturday with Cream puffs at 10 paces. Stanley Rowe is had called French Painter Pablo Picasso a fake a Lew Days ago while arguing with Jim Andrew a 19 year old Art student. Words led to words and it was decided to Settle the matter on the Field of Honor. Jim chose the Cream puffs he and Stanley met in the Market Piare with their they stood to walked five paces turned and both missed. Then their supporters All carry ing Large bags of Cream puffs joined in and soon the spectators were covered with whipped Cream. When the bags were empty Jim and Stanley were carried away shoulder High by their friends. Jim Honor has been said living Cost for May shows drop by Victor Mackle Ottawa special con Sumer Price Index dropped one half a Point Between May 2 and june 1, reflecting the biggest de Cline in almost two years of fairly steady living costs. The Bureau of statistics Cost of living yardstick dropped to 115.9 at june 1 from 116.4 on May 2. At june 1, 1954, the Index stood at 116.1. Biggest previous decline Index was in october 1953, when the Index fell a full half Point to 116.2 from -116.7. Drop in food i May s decline is mainly due to a drop in the food Index. The food Index declined 1.2 per cent from .112.3 to 111.0 As sharply lower prices were re corded for potatoes. Lesser Price cuts were in effect for Tea cof fee and butter. In the food apples Grapefruit and most cuts of meat were. Higher. Clothing prices the clothing Index declined from 107.9 to 107.8 under the in fluence of Small scattered de creases. Price drops , fuel Oil and. Furniture Ware the Prin Cipal factors accounting for the change in the household operation Index from 116.4 to 116.1. Other commodities and services receded from 118.3 to 117.8, largely As a result of further declines in automobiles. The Only group to Advance its Index was shelter. It moved from 128.8 to 129.2 due mainly to higher rents although Home ownership costs also moved up slightly but coming hard on the heels of the Sale of butter to Czecho Slovakia at the Price of 40 cents a Pound it caused a flurry unfavourable comment from Winnipeg distributors. The czech government has been authorised to Purchase pounds at that Price. The head of one Large Winnipeg firm commented bitterly in View of the fact that we can give bargains to foreigners particularly unfriendly foreign ers it seems strange we can t give those same bargains to can a actually the butter to Czechoslovakia Cost the Cana Dian taxpayer almost since the Export Deal will be subsidized by the government. What caused the most com ment in Winnipeg was the fact that order was filled from not storage but or. It was unsalted since the europeans prefer that Type. See butter Page 4 All Islip was we Learned How 70 fill out sums in school tow7 you will find main inside Page no. News 4, 5, 13 comics 8, 9 radio 10 Hollywood column 11 entertainment 11 social 13, 14, 15 deaths. 16 sports 18, 18, 20, 31 finance 22, 23 special features health for today 15 Billy Graham 15 Jumble contest 21 fj11st race. To raft 1900 claiming. 3tor and upward. Six and one half furlongs. Mabe me 120 Marsh free As air 120 Cizik .1osie Jacques 110 Charncy Valante c115russell or. Arnprior o20 cower plucky miss Archer plucky Knight 120 Richards More thoughts c115 Webster ill Aga wee Button 120 Mason this looks like the spot Good recent races. Fine recent races should improve sharply has Thuch Early foot not entirely out tit it an Odd Good race May need a race seems in a poor form St Conn race nurse claiming. For three year Olds. One mile. Oran Gie already Judy 106 this Field 106 Mai Gate 106 Okanagan Tofil .1oe Somers. Ill Tinda Barb 106 silent s last 113 i pabulum 106 Cherry cup 111 Godley Fitzsimmons Richards. Carriere Griffiths Webster. Russell. Dodge Cowie Marsh. Should beat this Field the major threat should go Well Here Good Effort in last not entirely out of it just an outside Chance dropped Down Here has shown nothing recent efforts Dull far Only race third rack. Pnra 900 Enlil run. For Maiden two year old Al Lliel foaled in Canada. Kotier and on half Virginia Mace 115 Ross Marella s idol 115 mass silent May 1.115 Garroutte tee Hee Jane 112 dose 112 Griffiths Rhona c. 115 Cowle miss gee to 112 Webster Sun love Star 112 Charncy Berta e. 115 Godley Lunoria 115 gets the Call Here smart Effort Only Start Speed and the rail improved last out Bemer than last race first Start. Has t shown much. All races poor slopped badly in last first Start. Fourth race. Purse for four year Olds and upward. One mile. C. K. Prince 119 Griffiths red Standard Willow Wing 119 Carriere a theron 1334 Cizik-.-.-. Uncle Drew 120 Garroutte. London airs 320 Fitzsimmons game and Gay 119 Godley. Seems to have Deffe should be close up throw out last race Kas the Early Speed in and out sort stopped badly in ast in a touch spot fifth race. Purse combination. For four year Olds and upward. Seven Jar Lanyh. Spot tag 103 Archer., a Battle count 117 Carriere Tiger sir 119 Richards Beauty boy 114 Fitzsimmons Dixie band 110 Ross son even jjl4 Charncy a Redwater 103 Griffiths. Musing 111 Diaz supreme Leader Mason Sharps Frank 111 Godley. A. Falconer and l. H. Pilling entry. Sixth race. The Jeffrey Handicap. For three year Olds and upward. Six and one Ball a eleven men 119 Archer. A Light dust 120 Cizik Virginia fair Oil Ross. Seventh Fleet 111 Garroutte. Our Omak 110 fa1rys Griffith. Cover photo 110 Conomoy 110 Fitzsimmon. Stable entry. Edge at the excellent recent races smart win in last Kig urus closely Here throw out Jast race is always dangerous May need a race an Odd Zood race seems in a Tough spot poor race last out is in Superb form. Looks like the danger figures closely should be close up in winning form weight May help some fair efforts has Early Speed seventh race. claiming. Upward. One mile. Star Siris 105 Stein Fairburn 110 Ros. Pacific sleet 110 Godley Jen s Fet Sandra 110 Fitzsimmons. Sky Meadows Tony s pal us Mason miss brooms. 105 Carriere barging boy 115 de Stowe c115 Clrk for four year Olds and Beady for top Effort should be close up some stood race always a threat Good Effort in Latt outside con ullity Dull would have to he shown nothing. Poor f Ort. Best bet Stab sir10 i Ost time ;