Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 24, 1955, Winnipeg, Manitoba New free press phone number 93-9331 All departments including classified ads. Final edition Winnipeg free press the weather Winnipeg sunny tuesday with a few Cloudy intervals. Winds South 15 becoming Northwest 20 tuesday afternoon. Low tonight and High tuesday 30 and 55. Winnipeg monday october 24, 1955 Sun rises 7.04 . Moon rises 2.14 . Sun sets 5.121 . Moon Sels forecast warmer Howe not official Paris Bonn eager to heal Saar breach pro German forces win out As european statute rejected Sarr special the crisis brewing in the Saar As a result of the overwhelming defeat of the european statute in sunday s referendum caused both Paris and Bonn to move rapidly. French Premier Edgar Faure and West German Chancellor Kon Rad Adenauer exchanged cables monday asserting that the referendum outcome must not be allowed to mar Franco German relations. In the Saar the pro european of the local government Johannes Hoffmann re offering however to serve in a caretaker administration new election. This was rejected by the Loav question because he ministration pc Nain said no official announcement it. Hon. C. D. Howe minister of Trade and com Merce last wednesday announced the government had decided to make Loans to j Farmers with Grain stored on their land available through chartered Banks. Fast silent Bank Bandit gets Israel pm to face Molotov bespectacled robber in car a Youthful Bandit robbed the Bank of Montreal Branch mid East turmoil shadows Geneva but according to it. Hon. J. G. Gardiner minister of agriculture in Winnipeg saturday that was t an official announcement or Al least not official enough for or. Gardiner. Later Al the annual meeting of the Manitoba Young Liberal association or. Gardiner intimated Federal government assistance to Prairie Farmers would be far More helpful than some people the Federal agricultural minis Ter at the press conference declined any lengthy comment on the loan question because he at Bannerman and main Street of at 11.30 . Monday in a lightning word less hold up and escaped in a car driven by a conf Der the pro German parties who insist on their nominee Heinrich Welsch As the interim administration chief. Lop sided vote the plan to Europe Anize the for Merly German Saar territory was Smas hed by the Saarland Popula Tion in sunday s referendum by a margin exceeding 2 to 1, writes Nyht special correspondent Gas ton Coblentz. The Saar Landers voted 67.7 per cent to 32.3 per cent to defeat the european statute. About 96 per cent of the Saar s voters turned out for i _ t-1 _ diem takes Over South Viet poll percentage. Final returns gave a count of in favor of Bur Opuni nation to against. The German speaking Saarland Ders thus voted in effect for lilo Rencor Pratum of this valuable in emperor i Saigon. South Viet a dust rial area into Germany ng0 dunh diem land if years of French control. Winner in a popularity plea their action revives the Saar incite Over chief of state dispute Between France and West Bao proc am Gould View Germany in its most acute a Republic and himself it Erma a since France detached the Region i and its 1.000.000 people from Ger Mon Jay. Many upon the collapse of the third Reich. It was reported diem dug Bao Dai s Politica grave with a referendum sunday which the vietnamese Over in which the vietnamese Over after Midnight Johannes when mingle rejected the exem Sie or european Perot and chose the Premier a Hoffman the pro european pre Mier of the Saar. Announced his resignation. A said he respected chief of state. Authoritative sources said diem resignation i Saiu nehi will of the people and that would proclaim wednesday a to e act on Lor the new Saar regime iday announce the official election eittiiuii.-. Ii returns and in the presence of the Cabinet diplomats and a Large throng preside at the formal birth of the Republic with himself Asad yet come out of Ottawa. On nov. 15 there would t be one until nov 5, he added. Or. Howe however left no double ast week that Bank Loans were the government policy and they would e available on and after nov. 1.1. Or. Howe said details of the Ian would be announced Laler. Or. Gardiner at a press con Terence in the Royal Alexandra Lotel said possibility of Loans to armours was still being discussed by the Federal government will he Banks. There was no hat this scheme would be the one adopt add although it looked Likely. It depends upon what the Janks will he declared. He said he did t care to Dis cuss any loan question which based on assumptions by some people presumably newsmen who did t know what they were talk ing about. Number of ways besides he added there were a number of ways the Loans could a provided and until the scheme had been fully worked out he was l going to comment. He hoped the loan rate might be lower than the s i per cent charged under. A similar plan in j 1951 bul Hal would depend some what on methods of be held soon. New elections will almost certainly bring i pro German government to Power in the Saar territory. The defeat of the european plan preceded by a violently nation Alist Campaign waged by the Saar s pro German forces. In the final pro German rallies saturday night speakers were openly attacking France. A Large audience in Saa Bruecken jeered at the idea that France was one of the victorious Powers of the Sec Ond world War. See Saar Page 4 ate. The Bandit pushed a note across he counter to Teller Isabel top Lam whose address is listed in he City directory As 140 Luxton Avenue. The note confiscated by police said Don t scream. This s a hold up. Give me tens and he then handed her a Canvas bag. Although no revolver was vis Ible the Bandit by his motions indicated that he was armed. Grabbed it Kan the girl took about from the Cash drawer and stuffed it into the sack. He grabbed it and police believe that he made his escape in a dirty yellow or 1954 car. An hour after the Bank robbery a Man roughly answering the same description As the Holdup artist walked into the St. George s club third floor 310 main Street 12 . And marched out with in quarters. He was described As Between 23 and 24, Blond hair with a Grey suit. The Bank robbery was so fast and silent that two other girls working at the same counter were unaware of what happened. Miss Topham almost collapsed after the incident but managed to Tell Man Ager r. E. H. Armstrong. He phoned the police. Police told All employees and officials of the Bank not to talk to motorcycle policemen a sketchy la Scullion of the Yogi Thull Immitt who robbed hit j5u.uu-n.ian and main Branch of the Bank of Montreal of monday Anil Amoy. Off in a Lirly yellow president. Continued disregard Bonn says Paris the future of the Saar has thrust in self Forward As one of the major issues being discussed Here by Western foreign ministers preparing for the Geneva conference writes special correspondent Frank Kelley. West German foreign minister Heinrich von Brentano is reporte to be planning to propose Contin tied responsibility for the Saar o the part of the seven nation Wes european Union despite rejection of the statute. French Premier Edgar Faur and foreign minister Antoine Pii a have said that rejection the statute by the Haarlander will simply mean that the Terr tory reverts to the status pm making it a French economic or Tecl orate and a festering sore Franco German relations. The Bonn government it is understood is determined to try to place the Saar under we auspices As a major contribution to West european Unity. See Viet Page 3 news of the world in Brief the acuteness of the Middle East crisis was emphasized by the arrival in Paris of israeli pre Mier Sharett. Page Bonn wishes the Saar to re main under we despite the overwhelming defeat of the european statute in yesterday s referendum. Page 1 and chances Are dim for All Viet election after the resounding referendum Victory of . Backed South Viet Premier Dien. Page 1 and . Commons a crowded session Tomor Row. Wheat and flour subsidies Are to be abolished. Or. Gardiner also argued the Federal government had l been slow in making Aid available to Farmers who can t move their Grain out of their Fields. Ottawa was ready to consider the matter several weeks ago he claimed. But then the Cabinet was notified representatives of the three Prairie governments and farm Organiza Tion officials were going to meet at Saskatoon to discuss recommendations they would make to Ottawa. There was t anything we the Federal Cabinet could do but to sit Back and or. Gardiner said the provincial farm organization delegation Bering about 20, which came to 01 Lawa was t itself agreed on wha form Aid should take. After meeting the delegation i reporters. One Young a Winnipeg girl an employee of two local dentists involved. She was on her Way to make a Deposit for her employers but stopped to Chat with a Friend outside the Bank. She entered seconds after the Holdup Man had fled. Miss Topham the Teller was Aken away by police in a highly nervous state. The Bandit was described As 22 or 23 years of age. Lie was about Ive feet 11 inches tall of medium i u i 1 a wearing dark rimmed lasses and a Blue fall coat. It s believed to be the first Rob Jery of the Branch. Ottawa polishes tax plan by Victor Mackie Ottawa special details o to get the plan the Federal government s new to said or. Gardiner you proposals for the provinces Lvpl _ kit f h o of can t make deals Wilh Banks in 24 hours unless Yon want to Settle on their no complaints or. Gardiner on his Way Back to Ottawa after touring in Alberta and Saskatchewan maintained he had t met one Farmer who had any serious complaints about the farm loan situation. They Haven t been complaining As much As some people say they have it s the businessmen who be completed by the end of no Vermeer and the Federal provincial conference May be reconvene next sources Sai Here monday. The Federal plan known Oil joins Price War Price of to. 2 gasoline in Winni cd dipped again monday. Imperial Oil announced it was lashing the Price of its new no. Gas by five cents to service Sla Ion operators. 11 was left up to the univ dual operators How much of he Cut they passed on to motor its. One station the John d. Service station on Pembina Highway announced it was Selling the new no 2 Imperial Gas at 29.5 cents. Two tenths less this is two tenths of a cent less than the previously Low Price. Cents in effect at the Dominic motors Dominion Centre Stalion i. Norwood and at the consolidated car Mart on main Street there were Strong indication that Dominion would Cut its no. Gas at the Norwood Slation and possibility that consolidated would also meet the Competition. Two other Large Oil companies who have not yet. Dropped their prices May do so in the next 24 hours. The three largest companies who have not yet fought the gasoline lost but is still doing Fine even though mayor George Sharpe lost his hat Friday wagering that Winnipeg would beat other Western cities in Hie race to wind up the red Feather Campaign local Community Chest authorities have been encouraged by response to the Campaign. J. M. Robinson Campaign chairman is hoping to reach the objective by the end of the month. Last year at this time the Chest total was Only 45 per cent of the objective while receipts reached 72 per cent Friday. There is to go. Paris special Nyht trouble in the Middle East is casting a dark Sha Dow Over preparations Here Lor the conference of for eign ministers to be held this week at Geneva. Chances for East West Progress ire threatened by Egypt s Deci Sion to Purchase arms from communist Czechoslovakia russian protests to Iran against its adherence to the Baghdad defence Alliance and continued tension be tween Israel and Egypt writes special correspondent Frank Kel Ley. Henry byroade. . Ambassador at Cairo has flown to Paris to discuss the Middle East picture with Secretary of stale John Fos Ter Dulles. Israel s Premier and foreign minister Moshe Sharett arrived sunday night from Tel Aviv and is scheduled to Confer Wilh or. Dulles sometime tues Day. Or. Dulles arrived in Paris sunday. Or. Sharitt also Hopes to see British foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan and French foreign minister Antoine Pinky to warn them personally that Egypt s arms buying plans Are a serious threat to maintenance of the mid dle East status quo As favored by the ., Britain and France in their tripartite declaration of i.10n or. Sharett will go on to Geneva where he intends to take up the Issue face to face with soviet foreign minister v. M. Molotov. Israel s ambassador at washing ton London Paris and Rome have already been summoned Here to discuss the problem with or. Sharett. Or. Sharett said he intended to draw the attention of. The big four foreign ministers to the Etc Etc by dangerous consequences which a sudden change that is about to take place in the balance of Mili tary forces in the Middle East could have on Israel s he said frankly he was referring to the contract about to be concluded Between Egypt and Czecho Slovakia for furnishing soviet arms in Large Quantity to a state which is a bitter enemy of Israel Are complaining or. Gardiner admitted lot of Farmers May be in a bad Cash position. But they Are the younger men and those just getting started. Thai does t apply to All farm plan a was discussed Al the Cabinet meeting last week. A Ber of suggestions put Forward by the Cabinet will be worked into the plan by the finance department. The proposal which is substantially the same As that. Outlined by prime minister Louis St. Lau rent during the recent Federal provincial conference will be completed in All its arithmetical de Lails within the next four weeks. It will be forwarded to the provincial premiers for their consideration. It the premiers indicate that by the was if you re missing a vase Pont bother looking for the i Ull Uii. Al i .1 i1iuii.i.ii at the Young Liberal meeting they can reach agreement without or. Gardiner said i m not sure another full scale conference then free press Marks United nations Day in Honor of United nations Day which is being celebrated throughout All member nations of the in. The United nations Flag is today being flown from the Courtesy Flagstaff of the free press building. Yet exactly what Well be doing and i Don t think anyone except or. Howe knows or. Gardiner said although he did not know All that was going to be done he was assuming the government s plans would prove More helpful to Farmers than pre sent speculation would indicate. Ottawa will proceed to negotiate by mail. But if it becomes apparent thai another conference is required it Likely will be called next april government sources said. Duplessis warning meantime Premier Luau ice Duplessis speaking at Chicoutimi Quebec Over the week end issues a hands off warning to the fed eral government. He made it Clear War started about. 10 Days ago when North Star lowered prices six cents a gallon Are Canadian Oil Ltd. British american Oil and Mccoll Frontenac. Brand Imperial Oil officials said till in new no. 2 gasoline would be known As special and would wholesale five cents below the previous no. 2 Brand. They said in would be com parable or Superior to any Oiler no. 2 gasoline on the Sherbrook motors an Imperial dealer announced they were pass no on the whole saving plus an other cent to motorists. The Are Selling the new gasoline a i. Cents compared with the 38 cent hey were previously charging. Polo Park garage self service on St. James Street which had Beci Selling no. 2 Imperial gasoline for you will find main instil of no. Action on the Gridiron an action packed sports strip begins today on the free Tess comic pages. It is Cotton Woods the Story of a baseball hero who now turns to football because he needs the Money to support his Mother and lame brother. Creator i of san is fl0y, who originated another Well known sport strip Ozark Ike. As the Story opens Cotton Woods one time College football player is trying to make a g0ifo place in the Tough pro football circuit the thrilling Story of Cotton Woods starts on Page 10 today Montreal Halifax Federal government s policy in the stockpiling of butter. He stated these Reserve stocks of Butler kept the consumer Price of butter at a reasonable level. This he said was proven at one time when the government Butler Reserve was Low and the consumer Price jumped immediately and did not drop until stocks were built up again. Temperatures maximum minimum to an proc. Readings for 24 hour Priori. End in . Monday oct. J4 Max Vancouver r-7 Calgary til cd Monann Swift current is Saskatoon Brandon fort William Ottawa Toronto were min proc .-1 31.7 cents announced its new Price would be 20.9 cents. News 4. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, is 21 comics 31 Kadio and to 32 entertainment 33 Hollywood column 33 social news 14 to 17 sports 80 to 23 deaths and funerals 24 finance 33, 34, 35 special features Billy Graham 36 letters to the editor 18 Jumble contest 25 the ship thar died of shame Nicholas Monsarrat s Story Page 23 suspect to testify Donald Earl Hambleton accused of the murder of James Henry Wolrich last May was scheduled monday to Lake the stand in his own defence when the trial resumed before or. Jus Tice Ralph Maybank and on As size court jury. The trial entered its fifth Day with mrs. Ann Zwisdak proprietor of the Star Lite cafe 540 main Street who was the last witness on the land Friday. Mrs. Wis Dak who had previously testified that she saw or. Wolrich in her restaurant late saturday May 28 and Early sunday May 29, Testi fied Liat she did not see any Murks on him. She said she did not hear him complain of being attacked or of anyone breaking into the Gall building that night. Mrs. Mary Van do waitress at the Star Lite cafe also claimed that she had seen or. Wolrich and a Man named Victor Gray and had served them Coffee Between 12.30 and 1 May 29. W. J. Johnston Crown attorney said i suggest to you it was ii night of May 27 and Early morn ing of May 23." answer no i was on the two other witnesses called of the defence Zela poll email. We _ used to Boardw i the ii bit of tons ,11 and to and Geo g f n a. Daman a neighbor who knew the Macmillan and other Western accused told the Coin-1 of Hou , in and consequently of peace and Security in the Middle definite menace asked if he considered British arms shipments to Iraq a menace to Israel s Security or. Sharett replied most he denied flatly Thrift Israel has received an offer of arms ship ments or sales from any communist asked if Israel might seek big Ower guarantees of its Borders in. Sharett replied that the 1950 bipartite declaration was Only a vague guarantee which did not define the Way in which it could Lake effect and was not made directly to Israel. Any new guarantee he added could Only be effective if there vere Unity of viewpoints among he big Powers. Foreign ministers Lay plans by Frank Kelley they had observed Donald at Var ious times take epileptic seizures. Henry e. Snider 34 Hart Avenue principal of the school that Don Ald attended in 1jm3-44, said the accused had difficulty in learn ing and was erratic in conduct. But he was never a violent character at any leaders arrived in Paris sunday to perfect plans for dealing with the soviet Union at the big four foreign ministers conference open ing at Geneva thursday and to study a potentially explosive situation in the Middle East. Or. Dulles arriving by plane from Rome with italian foreign minister Gaetano Marline and . Ambassador Clare Boothe . Ambassador Marc the accused was expected to take immediately into con the stand sometime during the afternoon session of the trial. Or. Gardiner also defended the that his recent conciliatory Atti in lira in the tude in his dealing with the fed eral authorities did not mean lie would be any less demanding in Nis insistence for the preservation of Quebec s essential rights in fiscal jury relaxes from murder to football twelve men who had heard a murder Case discussed for four Days last week took saturday and sunday off to go to Church enjoy remain Vith us Over the week end because the weather forecast indicated pleasant week end. Monday it was Learned the jury. Sulci a Oil 10 us in , a Huj a bus ride and argue about the All men in an apparent age group Blue bombers chances of winning i of 35 to 50 years had been allowed newspapers which had been Cen Orvn fun newspapers wine Nuu ----_.-. 10 Uejo Uip. That All reference pertain several o the jurors appeared they were members of the pm Sor am Wilh ele changes of clothing the trial in ni1dln Kiwi . Lump Limm hoc see tax plan Page 4 Abi Tibi newsprint Price by Toronto special i the Abi Tibi Power and paper co. Mon announced an increase of of a ton in newsprint effective nov. 1. Abi Tibi was the second Canadian i Taiin run of. ,-._.----- company to announce a boost. Journey that they would have to the Blue bombers in newsprint will be s126 a ton in remain until monday or. Justice fans the recent world attended service at St. Stephen s Broadway United Church. In t h e afternoon they were taken in a Spe Cial government bus for a tour of the City and it is understood they went Asfa i As Selkirk. Changed clothing hearing the trial of Donald Hambleton. Charged with the slay ing of Harry Wolrich. Caretaker of the gait a filding last May pleasant week end clipped. To. .01 newsprint will be s126 a ton in remain until monday or. Justice fans d. Canada and s131 a ton delivered Maybank said he was sorry to give series. In new effective nov. 1. Them the bad news of having on us been i monday morning As they have had plea i their necessities brought to them some whiled away their time i from their Homes. They Are Quad playing cards football fans among tired in a dormitory in the Law their number had several heated courts building. Special arrangements were made at a City hotel for their meals in a Small private dining room. Monday Marks the fifth Day they have been sitting As the Hambleton trial jury and it is expected that the hearing May go on for two More Days. The jury had been told regret discussions Over the merits of fully by or. Justice Ralph May teams in the Western inter Provin Bank Friday when the trial and eral football Union and especially sunday morning All member. With an american work ing the group with its British and French counterparts has been putting the finishing touches to an offer that will be made to Russia for placing a re unified Germany in a general eur Pean Security system. Dulles keep s mum contrary to his usual custom secretory Dulles made no state ment on arriving at orly Airport. He said simply that he was Happy to Beiling France again. Or. Macmillan likewise kept is Leni about the prospects for Geneva although he said at London earlier sunday that l Progress is made there in easing East West fiction there might be another Geneva perhaps in the ii was not Clear whether he meant anole big four session of for eign ministers or of Heads of state who broke the ice in july. Thought this Geneva meeting would take three or four weeks and pointed out that a practice there is a time limit because some of us will have to be netting Back to our parliaments and see big 3 Page 5 continued ;