12 Dec 1949
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1949
Page
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GIMLI Manitoba December 12 After a front door lock jammed a 2-A Calgary radio mechanic Bud Thompson was asked to enter the bank by the manager and staff. Armed with a screwdriver he entered through a small window and removed the lock allowing business to resume. He will face no charges.
Ottawa reports the first test of Canada’s anti price fixing law will begin in western courts. Amendments to the Combines Act were granted royal assent enabling action against bakers in Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia accused of price fixing. The onus shifts to the company. critics say convictions may rely on the act’s changes. The bakers faced opposition for timing and method of enforcement under the new rules.
Allen Aylesworth, said to be the last link to Laurier governments, is noted for his 935th birthday celebration. The piece compares his tenure with Rt Hon W L M King, both linked to historic cabinets, listing key dates: Aylesworth sworn Oct 16 1905, King Jun 2 1909, and Meighen Oct 2 1915. Sir Thomas White and other cabinet figures are mentioned with birthdays and service dates.
The Liberal Country coalition appears to secure a majority in the 123 seat House of Representatives as counting flags Labor's defeat. Early tallies show 55 Liberals and 17 Country party seats with Labor at 4 and three seats in doubt. Senate odds still favor Labor for a majority.
Special to The Herald. In Cut Bank Montana two aerial hunters from Toole County were killed when their light plane crashed in a field ten miles east of Cut Bank Sunday afternoon. Coroner W F Barnes of Shelby identified the victims as John Negru of Kerin and Joe Flesch of Shelby. The wrecked Aeronca plane was owned by Negru.
Mrs. John Fisher wife of a CBC commentator reported to police she was attacked by an unknown woman in a Montreal hotel on Saturday night She was confined to her room last night suffering from what her husband called severe mental shock.
The Canadian Press reports Britain will buy fewer bacon and eggs due to dollar shortages. Officials note Canada sells twice as much wheat as before the war, limiting other food imports. Gardiner’s Commons remarks about a deliberate bid to push Canadian food from Britain drew puzzled replies from British officials and limited press coverage.
The Herald marks its 42nd birthday with VOL XLII No 1 and notes an average daily circulation surpassing 13 500. The paper cites growth in Lethbridge and South Alberta, praising progress and prosperity of Sunny Southern Alberta.
Ottawa reports Canadian farmers feel fearful and alarmed about future markets. Agriculture Minister Gardiner noted decisions suggesting fears may be overemphasized but gave no details. He cited concerns over UK free markets and potential US surplus declarations under Marshall Plan aid affecting world markets.
In Oshawa Ontario on Saturday night John Truman age 32 was beaten and robbed near the city. After leaving him in his car the assailants pushed the vehicle down a 200 foot embankment near Dickedig, but Truman escaped serious injury. Police arrested Milo Mills 22 of Leamington and Ross Church 22 of Toronto on robbery with violence charges.
Ottawa Dec 12 George Drew Progressive Conservative leader called Saturday’s defeat of the Australian Labor government most encouraging to supporters of personal and economic freedom. He warned that good relations could undermine those aims and urged vigilance.
U S Senators say Canada damage to relations as Colonial Airlines faces a hearing in Ottawa to justify its license, amid opposition to a Canadian rival on the New York Montreal route. The case involves Trans Canada Airlines and a court order keeping Colonial operating under the U S Canada agreement. No formal agenda announced for the Dominion provincial conference opening Jan 10.
Ottawa reports Canada has excess wheat orders beyond the Canadian Wheat Board capacity. The board will launch an advertising campaign in 1950 urging farmers to bring farm-stored wheat to elevators. The five year export plan ends July 31 next, with fears of a July rush for wheat and barley deliveries and possible loss of extra price returns for undelivered grain.
The first session of Canada’s 21st Parliament adjourned at 9:35 p.m. after prorogation by Chief Justice Rinfret. Highlights included government spending approvals and a heated debate in agriculture led by Gardiner over British purchases of Canadian food, with Keynesian currency concerns raised by Coldwell and Quelch. Prime Minister St Laurent’s Liberal landslide victory is noted along with seat distribution: Liberals 193 of 262, PCs 41, CCF 13, Social Credit 10, others 5.
Saskatoon December 12 A western Canadian legal expert calls the ban on obscene comics a fantastic error and a violation of democratic principles Dean Cronkite dean of law at the University of Saskatchewan says the law passed with unanimity in the house and opened with public unanimity He argues obscenity does not justify limiting reading and warns such laws threaten the state The law sponsored by E D Fulton of Kamloops prescribes penalties for publication or sale of crime type comics and obscene material.
Manitoba endures first blizzard with winds up to 40 mph and five to eight inches of snow. Wires and poles down, telegraph lines disrupted, roads blocked, and power outages reported from Winnipeg to Portage la Prairie. In the U S, weekend tornadoes and blizzard conditions caused multiple deaths and extensive property damage across Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri and Illinois.
London observed the 13th anniversary of King George VI's accession with flags over government buildings and ships on the Thames decorated. The ceremony was reported by Reuters as Britain celebrated the royal milestone.
Sudbury Ontario reports the Burwash industrial farm hosted a pioneering Canadian inmate Christmas program. A 22 voice inmate chorus performed Adeste Fidelis Our Father and Hark the Herald Angels Sing with violinists and a pianist from the farm orchestra providing accompaniment.
Trenton Ontario December crash killed Royal Canadian Air Force central flying school commanding officer Sydn Ldr Denis Charles Leslie Webber DFC 33 and three airmen. Co pilot Flying Officer Leo Pepin 25 LAC William Nesom 24 of Wetaskiwin Alberta and LAC Vincent MacIntosh 29 of Dunbarton Ontario also died. Plane on routine flight plummeted onto a farm seven miles from the base. rescuers found all crew dead. Webber survived by wife and daughter.
United States officials accept Canada’s plan for a bilateral air pact discussion in Ottawa on December 15. Meanwhile a public hearing into Colonial Air Lines’ disputed New York to Montrese route proceeds, with a decision unlikely before the government talks conclude.
Ottawa reports forecast by C V Parker of a 1950 output rise but lower prices for farmers as Canada heads into the new year. Other items note Premier Byron Johnson refusing to discuss the Yellowhead route, Alberta teachers’ minimum pay push, Ford Canada pension offers, US action on Formosa, and Calgary gas export permit hearings scheduled for Dec 19.
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