Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 12, 1957, Winnipeg, Manitoba Free press phone number Whitehall 3-9331 All including classified ads final edition you what find merry Christmas or. Baxter Page 13 deaths .29 sports .47 to 50 Jumble Puzzle .22 finance .51 and 56 society. 31to36 comics Frank Morriss 46 to radio Billy Graham. 48 movies. 55 vol. 65 no. 64 60. Pages Winnipeg thursday december 12, Iff. Forecast Cloudy 10 and 20 support plans raked govt. Under heavy fire 13 per cent hike in car insurance due Here in 1958 most Winnipeg Drivers to feel Indonesia moslem by Victor Mackie Ottawa special unveiling its new agricultural Price support pro Gram the government came under Strong and United at tack from All three opposition parties wednesday on the grounds that the Farmer j had been betrayed. So Vig Orous was the condemnation that the government s Long heralded farm prices support act was shaping up As a major target for concentrated fire by the lib eral Kcf and social credit members. Wheat Oats and Barley now marketed by the Canadian wheat Board will not come under the provisions of the new legislation in wheat Board areas it was Dis closed As Hon. Douglas. Harkness minister of agriculture outlined How the proposed Bill will Ope rate. He spoke on the Resolution preceding the introduction of the legislation. The legislation will specify that certain products will be supported but what products Are to be covered was not made known at the Resolution stage. The legislation will increase the present revolving fund being used by the agricultural Price sup port Board from to see Ottawa Page 7 effect of increase Winnipeg automobile Drivers will pay about 13 per cent More for their car insurance in 1958. This increase will affect the greatest proportion of Drivers in the City that is the three year Accident free Driver Over 25 years of age who carries the Normal general policy covering bodily injury property damage fire theft and collision. Certain other categories of insurance will Cost More for special coverage it has been announced. The announcement of the in crease was made thursday by George Buddyn Secretary of the Western Canada underwriters association which represents about 60 per cent of firms writing car j insurance in Manitoba. J insurance men in Winnipeg j noted however thai the usual j Accident free onus scheme oper Jated by most companies will re Duce the actual increase for Many Drivers. Policy holders who have had three Accident free years with some companies will get their poli cies at a lower rate but new hold ers will be charged the higher renew Cyprus terror by John Molleson United nations special Nyht an official of the Brit ish government on the Island of Cyprus wednesday warned that the terror organization Oka is being rebuilt. Meanwhile in Nicosia the new British governor. Sir Hugh foot amazed cypriots thursday by walking on foot through the streets with just two plainclothes men. It was the first time in years and cypriots stopped to shake his hand for his courage. K. J. Neale Secretary of the Interior of the Cyprus government said in new York that Oka had taken some bad knocks in february and had taken advantage of the present period of relaxed tension to re establish Cour Ier and Supply lines recruit personnel from among students and to retain groups which had been disbanded. Sep. Cyprus Page in Zonini nuts . Experts plan warfare in space rate. Repair costs up the free press has Learned that the reason for the hike in. Rales is the higher costs in repairs not the least being the replacement Cost for new windshields on the modern cars which can Cost up to Peter Dzygala assistant director of Highway safety for the said thursday that car insurance companies have had to pay out More than so far this year in Accident claims. This he g said was an increase of the cast of theatre 7ts upcoming production of Alice in wonderland held real mad Hatter s Tea party wednesday night a Parade Jaunt through downtown Winnipeg. Enjoying themselves Are the March Hare the dormouse the mad Hatter and of course Alice. J temperatures Washington the us. Air Force has created a special office to look into the of warfare waged in problems space. It had in operation today the beginning of a Small cers with development of Wea search and development Branch Thor control As a defence mess the new office is assigned the ure. Specific Job of managing develop i staff representatives of the adment programs which do not committee on weather con late to Ordinary aircraft opera tool said the committee May tons and missile programs. Make such a recommendation in however the defence final report to the president part enl has been preparing to at the end of this month establish an Over All single Mana. The spokesmen indicated they Gerial system called the advanced thought the group s report to he said that although there had been fewer accidents for the first 10 months of 1957 than corresponding period last year the injury rate was higher and the property damage was up almost Over 1955 to a total of about raised in 1957 the insurance companies raised their rates at the beginning of 1957 after having Cut them in 1955. The new rates or. Budden said would still be lower than those in operation in 1954. The in crease will Ijo into effect Jan. 1. Manitoba has about reels it was reported meanwhile jeered motor vehicles and about through space or sending winged guided vehicles or missiles through weather proposal that president Eisenhower May director be urged soon to Speed up work with off i in another area of research project Agency. It would have control Over futuristic Wea Pons and space travel projects. The air Force was therefore asked to delay its project. The Usan defines astronautics As the Art and science of flying or. Eisenhower probably will be devoted mainly to evaluating experiments in controlling weather for peacetime purposes. But they added the report might include this statement made by or. Henry Houghton of million in Cash advances licenced Drivers. A Little More than 50 per cent of All Acci dents during 1357 have occurred in greater Winnipeg. No taxes on Pearson prize Ottawa Hon. L. B. Pearson former Secretary of state for external affairs is not required to pay tax on his 000 Nobel peace prize Money. Under the Canadian income tax Xvi maximum minimum temperatures and pure readings for 24 ending . 12th. Ivere Max. Min. Thos fire chief David Dunnett says that the Winnipeg fire department has to be with big Carsi because the Low priced models Calgary 51. Brandon 23 1 Winnie to 15 a fort William 4 around too much on the ice. He recommended therefore wednesday that the department equip him with a four door Desoto Sedan while his 1955 Chry-1 ser be passed on to the Deputy forecast Winnipeg mostly Cloudy with few Arnny a chads. Lutler Rheuie in Light. and Alrh Friday. 10 and tighter m regi Ilartio Halifax up a provincial Royal commission that investigated the 1956 Coal mine disaster at Springhill n.s., recommends stricter mine safety regulations and better inspectors to prevent another catastrophe like it in the future., the Nova Scotia mines minister Hon. E. A. Manson said wednes Dav night he will Call a safety is urged should be More painstaking in their Job better trained and physically Able to make a proper inspection. By province mine-., Rescue squads should be organized and trained by the provincial mines department instead of the company. They should include no men Over 40. Underground Rescue stations should be set up in various parts report Sukarno ousted in coup Jakarta Indonesia conflicting reports from this capital indicated today that the nationalist pro communist president Sukarno of the indonesian Republic has been ousted. The army was ordered con fined to Barracks and All leaves have been cancelled. According t o these reports the head of the moslem Masumi party Mohammed Hatta who has strongly opposed the extravagant nationalist and pro communist policies of or Sukarno has taken Over Power aided by Premier Djuanda and by the head of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. Nasution. A prominent moslem Leader warned thursday that the indonesian communist party which dominates the populous Island of Java plans to turn the indonesian Republic into a Sec Ond sources close of president Sukarno said today the president was tired and May leave the country for a rest within a week. Meanwhile the seizing of the dutch ships that carried on inter Island Trade in Indonesia is Caus ing a grave shortage of food. Rice the Staple diet of the population is scarce while the rubber Market has been paralysed by Indonesia s anti Butch reprisals. Chief. It had Miles on. It he said. To the Deputy and the Chrysler perhaps to a Batalion chief. Civic Public safety committee. But said Aid. Taraska some backed him. Up., Over the outright Mioff. Hip ask about objection of Tine the implied objection of Alder Man and the complaint of a Winnipeg Auto sales manager who wrote to ask is this vehicle be ing purchased As. A prestige no said the chief. I m suggest body might then ask about what action should be taken. Act there is no provision requiring in. The commissioners said a Brok Power Cable gave off prize Money to be taxable unless Une spark that triggered a Coal a person wins the a arct As an in Massachusetts Institute of tech in Layment. Sentive in connection with his enology there is no capital gains tax i shudder to think of the con a in Canada As there is in the uni sequences of a prior russian Dis Ted states the Money won by or. Covery of a feasible method of Pearson is not taxable As income weather control an a favor it is regarded As a capital gain Able modification of our climate just As Irish Sweepstake winnings in Guise of a peaceful Effort to i in Canada Are not taxed under improve Russia s climate could i the Laws As they operate in this seriously weaken our Economy j country National Revenue depart and our ability to ment officials said. Canadian Farmers have not rushed to collect Cash advances on farm stored Grain but they have made greater use of the advances than of guaranteed Bank Loans at five per cent. About of it in Manitoba has been drawn in interest free advances by some Prairie Farmers. This contrasts with Bor rowed by Farmers in the 1955-56 crop years under the guaranteed loan legislation and with in Loans for the average Advance is government officials indicated they had expected close to in Cash advances for 1957- 58. New officials expect the total to be about this note is still More than was taken up under the Loans legislation. Elevator spokesmen believe Many producers Are waiting until the new year for advances to avoid having them added to 1957 taxable income. They expect a flurry of requests for advances after Jan. 1. I he dispenses with charges i and charges for dispensing of Coal company and miners in of a mine and stocked with food Ion officers in a few Days to re and material for blocking out View the regulations and decide poisonous gases. The commissioners said both mines department Ana company officials knew of the dangerous location of the Power Cable be Ore the explosion but did tithing about it. There had been train runaways before too. However they said the explosion resulted from an unfortunate combination of circumstances for which no blame can be attached to any Victoria up Gas station operator Victor Williams gave away about 170 Gallons of Gaso line wednesday night in three hours. He started giving away the Gas Oline to his customers at 6 ., or. Williams made no charge for the gasoline but did charge for his service. The service charge closely approximated the Cost of the gasoline. He said about 35 cars came into his suburban station after 6 The time a recently passed City he closed about 9 Law says he must Stop Selling Gas Inan came in to get some unless he s going to stay open 24 kerosene l serviced his can for hours a Day. Him and charged him 53 cents for dust explosion in the Cumberland railway and Coal company s no. 4 mine nov. 1, 1956. The explosion and its aftermath left 39 mine workers dead. Seven died on the1 surface and two res Cue men succumbed to gases try ing to save 118 trapped under ground. Eighty eight were brought alive to the surface after Days of Rescue operations but 30 of the underground miners died. Cars Cut Cable the investigators said six loaded Coal cars broke away from a train being hauled up a mine slope. The runaway cars Cut the Cable. The explosion spread deadly after Damp a poisonous Gas through the mine. Twenty three men who tried to escape died from breathing the Gas. The commission headed by Halifax lawyer Mcinnes said a better Type of mine car coupling should be devised. Other recommendations Power cables should be placed and protected so they can t be damaged by runaway Coal cars service. To got the kerosene and a receipt to prove it for nothing he closed his station when i Felt sure that All the needs of the area and my customers had been taken care there was no intervention the part of the City although there were lots of onlookers across the Street. J All my customers seemed in favor of my he said he wanted to the same Freedom As cafes and drug stores and be Able to close when i or Rock Falls and mine inspectors ing the Desoto because we have found that these bigger cars Are the safest and last the longest As ice and Speed travelling1 Are concerned not for prestige it s not a question of prestige. It s a question of the most sound for the Job and he had specified therefore in calling for tenders that the car have a minimum wheel base of 125 inches. Mercury Biles had been suggested but these did not meet specifications. The wheel base was 2mr to three inches too Short. Aid. Peter Taraska the safety committee chairman took. The Cigar out of his Mouth coughed and said that questions were Likely to be asked in City Council. He had to Supply this was going to be someone might say he surmised the does t attend All the fires. Why Don t other departmental officers get big the police department. It had to travel aver the same icy streets in the same dangerous cars. That is quite said chief Dunnett. But gentlemen there is my you said Aid. Douglas Chisholm i can t get excited by . Leads in a bomb harnessing by Robert Toth new York special Nyht lit British newspapers and prime the chief s remarks about spin Haroldf Macra Iuan this Ning on. The and so on. The ramp have Small cars and they have to Chase people Down the highways at 110 Miles per hour. Their cars Don t get All racked up. Week revived reports that Britain leads the world in the accelerating race to control the a bomb. Coming on the eve of the Paris nato meeting the comments appear to be an attempt to impress see car Page 10 jts allies Watn the considerable Vancouver oks sunday sport again Vancouver up a heavy turnout of voters gave Commer Cial sunday sport an estimated two thirds majority approval in civic elections Here wednesday. _ a plebiscite seeking support of they will the chief said. This i fluoridation for the City s water year he was passing on his Chry Supply seemed destined for Only ser to the Deputy chief. The As. Token majority. Real Monkey business in big City store looking for a Pappy this want and under livestock and pets blonde Pup. Is. Ph., spice 4-2033, is among the hundreds of bar. Gains in today s classified Sec lion. No matter what you need shop and Nave in press want ads. By Michael Best free press Start Wriler there s some real Monkey Busi going on in one of Winnipeg s big department stores. A woman trying on a dress in a third floor fitting room of the Hudson s Bay co. Store found out about it first hand wednesday. She heard the sound of feet _ hopping about above her and looking up to see what was going on she stared into tha face of a f Monkey. It was one of three that got Loose from the sixth floor toy department tuesday night when they discovered the ventilation doors on their cages were Loose. Two of them were still on the run thursday and store patrons were taking it All in their stride. Enjoyed it even the woman who found the one staring Down on her from the top of the fitting room took it All in Good spirits. She bought him a banana and while Sale ladies and patrons of the fashion department. Kept him occupied she went to the sixth sumption was that in future years monopoly on City Council the Desoto would make its group calling itself the inon partisan association seemed broken As two candidates from a a rival organization led voting for six Aldermani seats. The non partisan association has con trolled City Hall in Canada s third largest City for 20 years. Because of the complexity of the voting results were being counted slowly. In addition to two plebiscites and the Aldermani j contest there were referendum so for the eligible voters on City construction and school building and votes for school and floor and summoned the Monkey s contributions great Britain could make to a nato scientific Pool. Such a Pool Long sought by the British will be at the nato sessions starting monday. Another important Factor in the situation is that three weeks of talks Between Britain and the United. States on bilateral Exchange of nuclear information has so far been unfruitful. The current flurry of comments could also seek to remind the . Of Britain s notable Success recently in efforts to harness the a bomb reaction. Major step London s Liberal news chronicle claimed that Harwell scientists have made an atomic discovery apparently toward harnessing the fusion process that is greater news than the launching of the it also said that British physicists have several years head Start Over other nations in this race. Or. Macmillan told a television audience that we Are Well in the forefront of atomic earlier to the House of com Mons he said we have the technical and scientific skill to justify our owner. Sixteen monkeys a Chimpanzee and a Baboon All belonging to Robert Page 288 Waterloo Street Vare on display in the toy department and Are a big attraction with the children. See monkeys Page 10 Parks boards. Saving Bond sales break a records Ottawa special Dow Jones Hon. Donald Fleming finance see sport Page 10 sir Winston advises Macmillan London a sir Winston Churchill made one of his rare journeys to his old residence at 10 Downing. Street today to give prime minister Macmillan views on next week s nato sum Mit meeting. Or. Macmillan who served Many years under sir Winston i has made it a custom to Confer with his old Mentor before setting out for any International Confer ence. Minister announced today the cur rent Canada savings Bonds series will be withdrawn from Sale dec 31. He said sales of this Hava broken All records. Total to dec. 10 was of which was by payroll deductions. The Bonds have a 13-year iria tur Ity and interest to maturity is 4.46 per cent. What is feast of the Kings and where is it celebrated Aive i ;