Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 14, 1955, Winnipeg, Manitoba New free press phone number 93-9331 All departments including classified vol. "63 no. 14 final edition 60 pages Winnipeg free the weather Winnipeg Cloudy Clearing by saturday eve Ning. Cooler. Winds Southwest at 20 shifting to Northwest ,25 overnight. Low tonight and High saturday 40 and 50. Winnipeg Friday october 14, 1955 Sun vises . Moon rises o.40 . Sun sets 5.41 . Moon sets . Forecast Palace holds Back official statement i v London Reuters an official statement from Clarence House said Friday that no announcement concerning Princess Margaret s personal future is at present contemplated. The statement issued from Princess Margaret City Mart plan hits a. Snag plans for Merchand ise Mart in downtown Winnipeg have run into difficulties. The project May be delayed or abandoned entirely. This possibility loomed Friday following a crisis visit to Winni Peg by Thomas Hill president of the new York firm which was to have financed the development. One of the main obstacles is that of tenancy. The search for permanent tenants for the 10 Storey building has not proved As fruitful As was hoped. The Syndi Cate financing the project expected to have a certain proportion of the in the building under Long term leases before construction even began. Or. Hill returned to new York thursday night following a week in the City. He will Confer there with other members of the finance Syndicate and a decision will made whether it should go ahead with the original plans. The building was to have been erected on the land now occupied by Grace United Church and its rectory at notre Dame and Felice avenues. The new York Syndi Cate s option on this property expires oct. 31. Or. Hill will return to Winnipeg oct. 24 with a final decision regarding the Mart. Plans for the Centre in effect a year round Trade fair were first announced last november. The intention then was to Start construction in december this year. The Mart would be the first of its kind in Canada but there Are a number in the United states in such centres As new Orleans san Francisco and Chi ago. The three firms making up the financing Syndicate Are John w. Harris associates the Canadian and general development corp. And Hercman Harns company. Original plans Call for four stories of office space and four of display space with an exhibition Hall or auditorium on the top floor end shops at the ground. Cal wants Freer right to strike Toronto Canadian Congress of labor Friday declared unions should be allowed to strike without going through government conciliation Board procedure. A Resolution adopted by the Cal s annual meeting said conciliation should be optional. It added that if existing conciliation services fail employees involved in a dispute should have the right to Call a strike at the termination Date of their contracts. The Resolution described conciliation proceedings As Long and cumbersome and said employers have taken advantage of this by causing delay in settling disputes. London Home of Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother said Princess Margaret had asked the press Secretary to express Hope that the press and the Public will extend their Cus Tomary Courtesy and co operation in respecting her the statement was issued a Short time after Princess Margaret and group capt. Peter Townsend left London for secret destinations. The report of their departures Princess Margaret from Clarence House and . Townsend from the Home of the marquess of Abergavenny where he is staying set off speculation that they might be planning a meeting at Windsor the Royal country Home 20 Miles from Here. The Princess and group capt. Met at a country Home near wind Sor shortly after a Royal state ment pleaded with the press and Public to respect the Princess Pri Vacy. Their meeting place is Allan Bay Park the Home of mrs. John wills a Cousin of the Princess at bin Field a Hamlet in. Windsor Forest. It is 10 Miles from Windsor Castle country Home of the Royal family. Princess Margaret made the 20 mile drive to Windsor with Iris a lady in waiting. The Queen Mother remained at Clar ence House. First official reaction the Clarence House announce ment was the first official state ment in any Way relating to Prin Cess Margaret s personal life since rumours of a Romance and possible marriage to go. Townsend have become the talk of Britain. Go. Townsend drove out of Lon Don in the afternoon refusing to say where he was going. But when asked whether he had any state ment he answered not then at 5.30 ., Princess mar Garet and the Queen Mother left quietly of Clarence House and were driven away. About 200 newspaper men and photographers in addition to Sev eral Hundred curious were wait ing when the 41-year-ok group Captain emerged from the Home of the marquess of Ahern Yenney where he has been staying since he arrived on wednesday on vacation from his Brussels air attache Post. He carried a Small briefcase and needed the help of four bobbies to Battle through the crowds to his Small French car. Then he was Able to drive Only a few feet a time As people ran alongside the car asking questions. Peter Townsend Gas Row flares . Group Bucks trans Canada Export an International Battle is shaping up Over the Export of Canadian natural Gas to the United states through Emerson man., and the importing of american Gas at Niagara Falls ont. Arrayed against the proposal is substantially the same group which fought the St. Lawrence Seaway project the Strong . Coal Industry railroads and the same labor organizations. But officials of trans Canada pipe lines Ltd. Showed their cd Tidence in the future Friday by ordering Worth of pipe line for use on the Toronto Mont real Section of the project. The 335 Miles of pipeline will be delivered at the beginning of the construction season next Spring. The anti Gas pipeline forces in the which United at a meeting thursday were the National Coa association american Coal sales association the Anthracite Institute the brotherhood of rail roads trainmen and fuels re search Council. Inc., which rep resents the Coal Industry and the railroads. They declared they will fight proposals by the Tennessee Gas transmission company and a newly formed affiliate midwestern Gas transmission company to import Canadian Gas at Emerson for use in Minnesota. Wis Consin Michigan and North Dakota to Export . Gas at Niagara Falls for use in the Central pro Vinces of Ontario and Quebec. The transmission companies filed their proposals monday with the . Federal Power commission which governs natural Gas trans missions. Kremlin changes its tune Moscow special Nyht the soviet Union thursday took the most hostile and critical line toward the United states and the Western Powers that has appeared in the official press since the conference of the chiefs of state at Geneva in Midsummer writes special correspondent Marguerite Higgins. In a statement representative of the general stiffening of the soviet line visibly in All publications Here thursday the Authora Tive govern ment communist party Organ pravda accused the United states Britain and France of using the spirit of Geneva As a propaganda Decoy to hide the hard realities which consists of the Western Powers new aggressive putting together military align news of the world in Brief advances not Loans wanted on Grain opposing Prairie political Par rather than Loans through Banks. Ments and drawing other countries into the specific Point of departure for the pravda criticism was Iran s announcement of its decision to join with Iraq and Turkey in the Middle Eastern defence pact. The decision was denounced by the editorial As an unfriendly news statements however re ported that Iran would maintain its neutrality. End of truce the aggressive tone of the soviet press thursday follows a kind of tacit propaganda truce that has prevailed since the Midsummer conference. In the past few months the Western Powers including the United states have been virtually immune from Sharp criticism. If there was hostile propaganda it was usually heavily veiled. See Kremlin Page 8 United nations n. Y. A the in general Assembly bogged Down in a new East West dead Ock Friday when initial balloting ailed to resolve a fight Between and the Philippines Over a Security Council seat p at one Point in the voting the philippine delegation Vas Only one Short of the required to thirds majority but the As Sembly recessed after four inde vital Lybia is being coaxed into soviet orbit. Page Yugoslavia May be East West Compromise Choice Lor Security Council seat. Page showdown vote in the Paris Assembly was postponed until tuesday. Page Enesco condemned at tacks on its integrity by american legion. Page wire tapping of . investigated by . Sen ate. Page ties Are showing signs of unit ing in opposition to the reported plans of the Federal government to provide Low interest Loans to far mers with stored Grain. Saskatchewan s. Kcf govern ment has already condemned the plan As has the conservative party in that province although Hon. Ron. Robertson Manitoba s agricultural minister was unavailable for comment Fri Day he previously indicated he favored straight Cash advances from the Canadian wheat Board sales Price on Low grades again Cut the Canadian wheat Board Fri Day reduced its Selling Price on Low Grade wheat by 1% cents and cents a Bushel. No. 5 wheat was lowered cents a Bushel while no. 6 feed wheat was dropped cents a Bushel basis Lakehead. Top grades were advanced "4 cent. Selling Price for feed wheat is now a Bushel. Football fans we Are pleased to announce that in Winnipeg the Winnipeg free press is co operating with the Star weekly sponsors of the. Big Canadian All Star East West football came to be played dec. 3 in Toronto proceeds of which will go to shr1ners Hospital for crippled children note 50 of the game proceeds this year will go of Winnipeg s own Shriner s Hospital. Announcement of this big game has already been carried in the free press sports pages. Watch for further details As Well As the official Coupon which will be published soon in this newspaper. For some years past the free press has conducted an annual contest to pick the Western All Star team. This year we Are co operating with the Star weekly so that readers selections can go Forward to the National poll in Toronto to decide the top players. By this method an All Star play off game can be arranged in Aid of crippled children. George Drew National conserva live Leader has put his party on the record As favouring straight Cash advances. The Bank loan scheme the fed eral government is reported to be considering provides for Western Farmers to borrow up to a Maxi mum of possibly from Banks on farm stored Grain at a per cent interest rate. Meanwhile it was announced at Ottawa Friday that the cause of the wheat crisis the huge North american surplus is scheduled tentatively to be discussed by can Ada and the . Oct. 20 in Washington. Trade authorities of the two countries will to Iron out difficulties Over the disposal of the surplus american farm products. Members of the . Administration agreed to take another look Al the american surplus wheat disposal schemes As a result of Strong Canadian government protests that the giveaways were interfering with Canadian sales. Continued see Grain Page 8 Mosher again Heads Cal Toronto special a. R Mosher Veteran labor Leader was re elected by acclamation As the president of the Canadian con Gress of labor at the 15th annual convention Here Friday morning. He is 74 and the Only president the Cal has had. His term runs until the first merger convention in april 1956. Donald Macdonald was also re turned by acclamation As Secre Faure saved by the Bell Paris Cap faced by Likely defeat in the National Assembly on algerian policies premiered Gar Faure postponed the showdown Early Friday by calling for a vote of Confidence in his government. She demand keeps him in office at least until tuesday when the Vole will be held. In the meantime the Premier will try to work out a lifesaving manoeuvre such As spared his government last sunday on the question of Morocco. A government Call for a vote of Confidence automatically shuts off debate for 24 hours and the deput ies decided to extend the Cooling off period until tuesday. If the government loses on a question of Confidence it resigns. Faure made his move at Dawn after the Assembly had worked it self into a tangle by refusing to take up for discussion any of six resolutions by As Many different parties outlining proposed policies in Algeria. Faure had been strengthened by his withdrawal of the French Dele gation from the United nations be cause the Assembly voted to de Bate France s actions in Algeria there appeared to be Jame re licence too about overthrown Faure while French troop Are fighting rebel bands in North Africa and while the Saar referendum and the big four foreign ministers conference at Geneva Are in the offing. Gasoline Price Cut six cents the North Star Oil co. In Winnipeg Friday Cut the retail Price of gasoline by six cents a gallon. The cuts bring the retail Price to 31.7 cents a gallon for no. 2 gasoline and 35.3 for Premium gasoline. The prices Are effective at about 60 North Star stations in greater Winnipeg. Soviets Hunting a Compromise three Aims for Chest All records Community Chest officials in Winnipeg Are hoping that 75 per cent of the objective can be collected by tues Day. Their optimism is High since greater Winnipeg has already reached the Fyall Way Mark the first time it has been achieved so Early in the Campaign. K j. M. Robinson Campaign manager said there is another objective too to have the High est Western City percentage by next Friday. Winnipeg now is third trailing behind Vancou ver and Regina but ahead of Edmonton and Saskatoon. The eventual Hope is to have the Campaign wrapped up by the end of the month. That would be a record too. Cirive ballots to permit lobby consultations. The russians had pitched their Campaign for Poland on the theme hat defeat of the soviet bloc coun by would endanger the spirit of Geneva. The United states on the other hand contended Poland was not qualified. Two other and elected on the first ballot to fill seats now held by Peru and new zealand. But for the seat normally held by an East Ern european nation Poland and the Philippines fell Short. On the first ballot each member nation had three votes because Here were three vacancies on the Council. Poland got 34 and the Philippines 33. On succeeding ballots each coun try cast Only one vote. A two thirds total of those voting was necessary for election. Poland drops the Philippines received 35 on the second ballot and Poland 23 on the third the p h i 1 i p p i n e a climbed to Short of elec Poland dropped to 20. On the fourth the vote was 36 for the Philippines and 20 for Poland with two invalid ballots cast. During the recess. Soviet bid delegates were reported to be feel ing out others on the possibility of switching to Yugoslavia As i Compromise candidate. This was borne out on the first ballot after the recess which virtually eliminated Poland. The Philippines got 30 votes on this ballot Yugoslavia got 25 Poland got Only one. Nikita in Earnest Pearson believes by i. Norman Smith Karachi Pakistan Hon. Lester b. Pearson external affairs minister said thursday morning in the Iraq City of Basra our first Stop out Russia that he genuinely Felt some Good had temperatures maximum minimum temperatures and Piec. Readings for 24 hour Perl Tel. Ending 6.30 . Friday oct. Tilth were. Max Llin. Pric. Vancouver " s -1" to. Calgary l Mon Tim Swift current Repina Saskatoon Brandon Winn Cpl in. Kort William Ottawa Toronto Montreal halifax1 Fia iv2 64 20flour Royal visit starts this afternoon her Royal highness the Princess at 1.415 . Saturday. A Farewell Royal arrives at Stevenson Field Salute will be fired by the 39th this afternoon for a 20-hour visit Field. Regiment Ria tary treasurer. Macdonald by being re elected Here has the Best Chance or the Best recommendation to be elected Secretary treasurer in Canadian labor Congress next april. Ike s birthday Denver a president Eisenhower is 65 today and he began the Observance of his anniversary feeling refreshed and a morning medical bulletin said the president had a Good night s sleep of More than eight hours. He awoke fully refreshed and cheerful. His condition continues to Progress satisfactorily without comply to Winnipeg. She will be welcomed by a Royal the Princess Royal is colonel the Royal Canadian Salute fired from the guns of the corps of signals and the Canadian 1st regiment Royal Canadian horse artillery. Regiment Princess Mary s and her visit to Canada is on the Craf Side of Stevenson Field at 5.10 . When the Royal party alights Hon. J. S. Mcdiar mid. Lieutenant governor and mrs. Mcdiarmid will be presented and the Salute will be fired. . N. E. Rodger Gen eral officer commanding Prairie command will then be presented and the Princess Royal will in Spect a guard of Honor from the Cha and the Cha band. Mrs. Mcdiarmid will then pre sent the official welcoming party. The Royal party is to drive directly from the Craf station to government House. Later the Royal party will go to the civic auditorium arriving at 9 . For a concert by the Winni Peg symphony orchestra. Saturday morning the Princess Royal will leave government House at for a half hour visit i to Deer Lodge Hospital. She leaves the Hospital for Winnipeg cily Hall Canberra higher j at 10.15, leaves the City Hall at tariffs will be imposed from today j 10.45 to go to St. Boniface City her aircraft is scheduled to land to see members of the regular and will attend t the a Tariff boost i on a number of goods imported into Australia in a move to protest Domestic Industry the government i announced thursday. Hall. She will Start Back to government House at 11.13. The Princess is scheduled to leave Stevenson Field for Victoria been accomplished in his visit to Moscow and then to the Black sea summer House of communist party chief Khrushchev. Premier Bulgarin had flown b Khrushchev s House for the talk from his own cottage in the Cau Casus. That together with the fac that the two leaders showed them selves fully aware of All that Hai transpired in the Moscow meeting at which they had not been pre sent seemed a valid proof of Rea russian interest. Indeed their interest was so specific that during the summerhouse talks just a few Miles from yall Khrushchev sought to Mem he Moscow prepared communique which was then to be approved. He would have liked it a Little More resounding with some purple Lan Guage about common desire for 3eace and the relaxed atmosphere since Geneva. Or. Pearson How ver not without much discussion Clung closely to the draft he and Molotov had adopted and which Ivas Canada s in the first place. It rather soberly states 1 peace is desirable 2 disarmament is desirable 3 world ten Sion should be relaxed if Many remaining problems Are to be solved 4 a Trade treaty Between the two countries is clearly in the making 5 cultural scientific Industrial agricultural air transport and Arctic weather information should be exchanged 6 that Exchange of parliamentary delegations might help understanding 7 the Geneva agreements on in Duchina should be implemented. Obviously such a communique won t change the state of the world but or. Pearson s considerable at the expressed Early thursday morn ing is based on the rather shattering honesty and frankness of the meetings. Certainly if differences remain now or even develop it should not be due to misunderstanding. See Pearson Page 4 in Calgary an official of my Oll Frontenac Oil co. Producers Texaco said we re not going 0 do anything for the time however he said his firm was 11 a different position from other najor Oil companies because All our dealers Are Independent Busi Lessen it s up to them to set heir own retail he hinted that later on. If things become they might be Given a discount in the wholesale Irice. The new Price was reached by agreement Between the Parent Oil irm and its dealers. It represents discount of six cents on the Rice recommended by the Auto motive trades association which a in effect the Market Price in he City area. The Ata Price is currently 37.7" ends a gallon for no. 2 and 41.3 or Premium. Although the Price Cut went into effect Friday morning the com Pany will not announce the change officially until saturday. Rev Survey j. D. Macarthur North Star Jeneral sales manager said How ver that his company had made 1 Survey of City area ions last week and found that 71 stations were advertising greater discounts than they were actually giving. The North Star Price Cut rep resents a True discount of s i x cents he said. A source close to North Star Oil intimated that the Price slash meant the beginning of a freeze out for the Winnipeg dealers who have been Selling their gasoline at an advertised 5 cents this source said that despite the advertisements of 5 cents or 6 cents off none of these dealers Are actually giving discounts of More than 4 cents. Some time ago the free press ran a Survey of gasoline prices in the City and found they varied As much As nearly 8 cents a gallon. This Survey indicated that the advertised Price actually was Only 2 or 3 cents off the recommended despite the North Star Price slash the dealers will not lose Money on the Gas in their tanks. They Are being Given full credit for it one dealer said. A lot of pressure play. Involved said a station operator and maybe this will Stop some of those untrue ads about big Gold Cache found by police preliminary hearing in a Case involving a charge of Possession of stolen Gold valued at opened Friday before magistrate d. G. Potter in provincial police court. Charged is Fernie Calverley of Bissett man., who was arrested aug. 24 in a downtown hotel in Winnipeg by ramp. Court was told Calverley look officers to a House in the Silver Heights District in St. James where a bag containing eight Gold nug gets weighing 150 ounces Vas re covered from beneath a mattress. Calverley officers testified told them he had permits covering the Gold which had from the old Barry Hollinger mine about 450 Miles North Toronto. Police said he told them he was a part Ner with two other men in the mining property. One of the part ners was at Toronto and one at the min site. Calverley supplied copies of the numbers of the permits to police and said the original permits were with the partner in Toronto. Calverley pleaded not guilty and elected trial before a judge with out jury. Preliminary hearing is expected to last one or two Days. No pressing need Berlin Berlin senator Heinrich Kreil thurs Day advised a group of War prisoners just returned from Russia to look up their old employers. He said they might have jobs for them. A Roar of laughter greeted his remarks. The group included Heinz Linge former Valet to Adolf Hitler. I gosh Uncle Phil Vours old Ieno ush to know you will find main inside Paje no. News 4, 5, 8, 10, 11. 13. 20. 22, 23, 24, 42, 55 social news 16 to 13 sports 31 to 37 Radin 38 Hollywood column 38 entertainment 39 comics 40, 41 deaths 42 special Fea Turci Billy Graham 11 letters to the editor 11 parents Corner 11 Jumble contest 4j5 ;