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) THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE ELEVEN Bremen Recovers Prewar Status In German Trade By GEORGE BOULTWOOD Bromen, Germany.--(AP)--The port of Bremen, knocked out by © "Allied action, again is in business --in fact more business than ever. One day recently the port handled more tonnage than on any previous day since it came into use as a trading centre centuries ago. The story is different for Ham- burg, once one of the world's great orts. British officials say it has i restored sufficiently to handle ' 40 per cent of its 1936 tonnage but they never have been asked to cope with more than 25 per cent. Three-quarters of the city, Lexhich was one of the R.A.F's first [rgets, is in various stages of disintegration. Bremen still presents a picture of war damage, but recovery of the port area has progressed: at a fast pace. Stanley A. Clem, United States chief of port operations of the Weser River, drew an optimistic icture of the part Bremen and remerhaven can lay in the re- vival of western European trade. In the busiest pre-war year, the tonnage handled was 12,000,000 tons, against Hambug's 26,000,000 tons a year. Now Bremen is back near its pre-war level. When Bremen was taken over as a port of entry for supplies for the U.S. occupation forces, every basin in the port was blocked by bomb wreckage or sunken vessels. Now all but two or three small basins are clear. In some cases the berthage had been improved by dredging. Ships up to 31 feet, 6 inches draught can now be accom- modated. / At the end of the war, the cargo handling capacity had been re- duced to 20 per cent. It is now 90 pes cent of pre-war, which com- ined with speedy turnaround makes the port capable of hand- ling more than ever before, Clem said. Pessimistic Outlook The outlook in Hamburg, how- ever, is anything but reassuring for its 1,600,000 residents. British officials say that unless Hamburg can get trade to support its top- heavy maritime structure, the po- pulation will have to be reduced. What part Hamburg will play in the increased western European trade expected to result from the European Recovery Pro- gram is still uncertain. It is ex- pected to handle only 7,300,000 tons this year. Because Hamburg was linked by inland waterways to the greater part of Germany and most of Cen- tral Europe, it was a great port before the war. It handled tonnage rivalled on the continent only by Rotterdam and Antwerp. In addition it had a huge ship- building industry, This was great- A developed for war purposes by aa: Hitler regime. he work of yestoring the port has gone on throughout the occu- pation. But it has been seriously impeded by shertages of labor and materials. There are now berths for 40 per cent of pre-war ton- nage but the practical capacity is only about 25 per cent. y The only relic of the city's for? mer huge trade with central Eur- ope is the flow of imports and exports to and from Czechoslova- kia. The remainder of the eastern hinterland that used to give Ham- burg 50 per cent of its business seems to be firmly cut off by the iron curtain. i The problem for the planners is how to adjust the city's trade to the new geographical and eco- nomic factors of KEurope--factors Hey, Your Hat! This policeman didn't lose his head, but he is losing his hat as he struggles with a picket at the Rog- ers Majestic plant during a brief fight between provincials and pick- ets yesterday. Wallace Talks To UAW Pickets | Detroit, Ma$ 13--(AP)--Henry A. | Wallace, third-party presidential candidate here on a speaking en- gagement, appeared today on the | Chrysler Corporation picket lines. | "I am the first candidate for | President ever to speak to pickets | on strike," he told United Automo- | bile Workers (C.I.O.) outside the | Dodge plant. "I'm glad you are doing some- thing to get the profits of the au- | tomobile industry which rightfully | belong to you." DUSTBANE Whitehall Notebook By JAMES McCOOK Canadian Press Staff Writer London.--(CP)--With a slight twinge of conscience, the Commons has agreed that returning officers should be relieved of the respon- sibilty of casting the deciding vote in an election tie. The only doubt was whether an unworthy air of gambling was be- ing introduced by the new legisla- tion. It provides that wlen a tie occurs the decision shall be by lot--by tossing a coin, cutting cards or other methods approved by the candidates. J. H. McKie, independent Con- servative member for Galloway, said he was surprised that Home Secretary Ede, as a noncomfor- mist, should have approved a de- cision by lot. He had seen a com- mittee chairmna in the Commons giva a casting vote. The precedent m*g it spread and he would not like to see the government and op- position leaders spinning coins or cutting cards to decide a vote. Lt.-Cmdr.. J. G. Braithwaite, Conservative member for Holder- ness, said members should consider the case of the candidate who might have to admit that he had been elected because he cut the ace of spades, because a coin came down heads or the dice fell a certain way. | But Ede consoled them. He said there was nothing undignified in casting lots. It had been tried without objection in local govern- ment elections. . The new procedure is laid down in the representation of the People Act, now before parliament. Ede said he did not support sug- gestions that tie votes should be referred to the courts for decision. It was undesirable that courts should be concerned in reaching what was almost inevitably a par- ty decision. Homemakers Plan Achievement Day Ontario County Homemaking Clubs are holding their annual Achievement, y on Saturday, May 22, at thévTown Hall in Sun- derland. Nine clubs in the county fhave just completed the nutrition project, . "The Supper Club," which was sponsored by the Women's In- stitute Branch, Ontario Depart. ment of Agriculture. The public is welcome, especially friends of the club, girls and Wom- en's Institute members who would particularly enjoy the 'aftermoon program (1.30-4.00 p.m.) of skits and demonstrations presented by the girls. 3 Ontario Cities Oppose Trucks From U.S. Areas Toronto, May 13--(CP)--Repre- sentatives of three southwestern Ontario cities Wednesday opposed the application of a United Sates trucking company to transport au- tomobiles over Ontario highways. The spokesmen outlined their views as the Ontario Municipal Board heard an application by the M and G. Convoy Company. They are. Ald. T. H. Curragh, St. Thomas; Mayor W. G. Dowden, Brantford, and Ald. K. E. Garen, Chatham. Deputy Reeve J. M. Al- len of Stamford Township also op- posed the application. The Geneva Agreement, signed by Canada, provides for transport of bonded freight from one point to another, across another country. In this case, M and G seeks per- mission to ship from Detroit to Buffalo. 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