Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 05, 1937, Winnipeg, Manitoba Worth a dime Good any time i9the 2-Glass bottle by gamer in Winnipeg 25c per Winnipeg 9" Price so per copy edition with comics Loc. 400 City ratepayers Organ the m. Sixty tears april 3, 1877. Of St. Boniface and win were kicking strenuously the Muddy morass at the landings and the coun e both sides of the red River sidewalks built to the on come ill be years 3, 1882 Mccullough fast boy Ter won the Silver cup in the of mile race for boys at theses carnival in the Mani skating rink Mccullough also Orize in the five mile which w As won by h. Quigley. Fifty years 3, 1887 Winnipeg s one Telephone girl was that she was overworked now the Opportunity had to her a 24-hour rest ,w1e subscribers names under la their instruments were listed were changed to sore modern fashion of numbers. Years 3, 1892 a Bill was before the Manitoba Eri Slature to incorporate the West m agricultural and arts Assoc a of of having for its object the holding of an annual fair Brandon among the petitioners Thos. M. Jas. A Hoddick Thos. Harkness s. A. Bed Ord Andrew Kelly we. Johnston Aid Kenneth Campbell. Years ago april 3, 1897 James a. Smart assumed the duties of a put minister of the theatre managers seach and Sharp who had the new grand opera House Enterprise in charge had a Large Force of workmen Busy night and Day in order not to be behind in their opening seers of All Ages were attending Cox s classes in physical culture. Thirty five years 3. 1903 the machinery of the militia department at Ottawa had been actively Sot in motion for the enlisting of the fourth Canadian of for South Africa. Thirty years 3, 1907 St. John s vestry discussed the advisability of building a new Cathedral or enlarging and modern izing the old St. John s Cathedra built half a Century before. Twenty five years 3, 1912 the City of Brandon was awarded the decision in the water usage Case against the electric Light company at Mary Davi crossed the English Channel in Ai air plane the first woman to do so Twenty years 3, 191 the Resolution declaring that state of War existed Between the United states and Germany a passed in the Senate at Washington 82 to 6. . Resolved to hold position of dominance in european politics building up huge new Force in Hope that display of strength will actually promote peace but is determined to win if War comes Webb Miller s Story today of great Britain s determination to keep the peace in Europe by a display of strength which would discourage attack and to win decisively if War should come is one of the most interesting of his current series by Webb Meller London april 5. Rearmament programme to Cost constitutes one of the most important political and military events since the world War in the sense of its potential effect on the future trend of european affairs. Britain s rearmament sword is two edged 1. She Hopes her show of might will deter thus actually promote peace instead of War. 2. If she has to go to War she Britannia s Armor at Home with Happy seek to open lakes to get Iron moving Cleveland april 5. Dail increasing shortage of Iron Ore due to unprecedented steel operations caused the Lake carriers association saturday to charter the ice breaking ferry chief wow Tan in in Effort to break ice jams and permit bulk freighters to Start move ment of Ore from the Northern Iron ranges. If the chief wow Tan succeeds in ice in , of Mackinaw and St. Mary s River connecting Waters of lakes Huron Michigan and Superior it will bring one of the earliest openings of prepared to win. Alfred Duff Cooper War minister expressed it As it is not indeed it is hateful and Damnable to think that we have to shoot our fellow men but As it be done it had better be done by the expansion of her in tends to regain time Domin. Ant position As. Of. The european balance of Power which has waned in recent years. In recent years Britain s military expenditures averaged Only about 14 per cent of the National income but henceforth they Are Likely to be nearer 25 per cent. The taxpayer probably will have to give one fourth of his income instead of 22% per cent As at present. Despite the Cost however Britain is spurred into frantic rearmament by the following factors 1. Lightning growth of Germany s military Power. 2. Recognition that Italy s rising air and naval strength and Conquest of Ethiopia plus her latest adventure in Spain have1 rendered pre carious Britain s domination of the Mediterranean sea route to the East jugular vein of the Empire. 3. Belated facing of the fact that Britain s "splendid., isolation has vanished with the Advent of Greal air fleets on the continent making London the heart of the Empire the most vulnerable capital in the world. 4. Breakdown of last Hopes of limitation collective Security or dependence on the league nations. Huge naval programme. To counteract vigorously such facts Britain intends before the year ends to have 14 warships an air Force More than double that of a year ago and a re equipped and strengthened Ai to be accomplished by an expenditure of three times that of the aver age for the last to finance the rearmament Effort England plans defense Loans total Ling eventually in addition to increased regular budget Ary spending. Because of her almost Complete dependence abroad for raw materials and foodstuffs to Supply a sea to carry a Faw torpedoes and dash at the enemy within Tor doing distance. The late Lawrence of Arabia worked on plans for the sea plans Are being made to bring the Leet air Independent of the s air Force to at least 450 planes and push development of he Queen Bee robot pilotless guided by radio from battleships and designed to Shower enemy War hips with explosives. The submarine not yet announced is expected to be Leavy in vie Of France s objective of 100 submarines and Italy s present with 24 .under.construction. Brit Ain has Only 57 built or building. Mighty fortifications Britain is hastening her great Singapore naval base and Hoare announced its completion is in sight. The admiralty is convinced Singa pore is almost Invulnerable. Fortification of Cyprus in the navigation record. To Lake Superior on shipping companies Here already have prepared for an Early opening navigation and have More than 290 boats ready to Clear to Lake Superior ports to get their loads of Ore. Stocks of Ore at Lake docks and Are the lowest in years due to heavy operations in the steel Industry. Upholds sentence sentences of two months imposed by magistrate r. B. Graham in City police court on Ben and Bert were upheld by judge in county court judges court Friday afternoon. The two men were found guilty the magistrate of assaulting Wila Olin an employee of the fur company limited Anc Appeal to the county court re in the conviction being confirmed. Population of and the necessity of protecting an Empire Cov ering one fourth of the land Are. Of. The Globe Britain s primary pre occupation is increasing the Navy sir Samuel Hoare first lord of the admiralty expressed what is in the Back of the government s mind when he said reconstruction of the Fleet vis overwhelmingly important to launch fax strike plan to refuse payment unless Council slashes levies and expenditures readers of North end group instructed to prepare details for definite Board costs vigorously denounced four Hundred Winnipeg taxpayers decided Friday night to refuse payment of their taxes if taxes and expenditures Are not reduced by the City. Meeting in the auditorium of the ukrainian dreading room he group approved a motion by j. Stark urging that taxpayers refuse to pay their taxes to the City. Joseph Stepnuk president of the North Winnipeg taxpayers association the meeting. The executive the association u1 meet Friday night to draw up detailed plans based on the re alts of the strike vote. To is expected negotiations Between the association and City officials will be pursued before definite strike action is taken. Prior to taking the vote on the x strike the and Banfield is dead reunited Darling after separation of two years mrs., s. Head 157 Berrydale Avenue St. Vital posed happily with her Durban Friday afternoon. Mother is also in this picture which was granted the. Deanna came in from a Romp in the Back Yard with her uncles to pose. After the Strain of he r recent round of Public it was a Happy interlude for the Winnipeg born movie and radio Star. Mediterranean As an alternative air Sase to Malta vulnerable to italian bombers is proceeding apace. Questioned regarding what stand Ard he is aiming at Hoare said the expansion is directed against no particular Power. Not Only can Here be no rivalry Between the United states and our. He said but i do not be Lieve there is going to be Between Germany and under the Anglo German naval pact Germany agreed to confine herself cent of All British tonnage and 45 per sub marines. Incidentally British expansion gives Germany great Lee Way to which is bound to result in repercussions from France and Russia. New air base Washington april 5. Dent Roosevelt set aside 960 acres hear saturday As a prospective site for the s proposed alaskan air base. Queen to attend Rouen i France. April 5. The journal de Rouen reported saturday the Duke of Windsor and mrs. Wallis Simpson will be mar ried at the chateau of Saint Saens near Dieppe shortly after april 27, when mrs. Simpson s divorce decree is expected to become absolute. The newspaper said Queen Mary will attend the ceremony. At Monts mrs. Herman Rogers Friend of mrs. Simpson denied the Rouen report. There s nothing in she.-, said British Crews win Paris april 5. Ford and Cambridge saturday Defeated two French Crews in special one mile races on the Seine. Cam Bridge won by three and one half lengths and Oxford by four. It was the first appearance of the British eights in foreign Waters. Because if sea communications Are. Cut what you want to know Winnipeg mail closes at general Tost office for Vancouver 9 . A Cpd 8.30 . For Montreal and Toronto 9.15 . And 6 . For South Minneapolis and Chicago 8 and 5.30 . Air mail for United states Mon steal Toronto and Vancouver closes at 2.30 . Daily. Mail for City delivery posted by --30 . At general Post office is delivered the same Day. Next regular overseas at 9.15 mail ., tuesday april cleaving Halifax n.s., april 10 on late Duchess of Bedford. Specially addressed overseas let mail closes at 5.30 . Wednes april 7. Leaving new York april 11, on the Europa. We have supplies of raw materials to last Only three months but that is More than we should need be cause within six weeks we would be dead of that appeals with particular Force to millions who remember that Black Winter of 1917-1918 when Ger Man submarines were sinking an average of 150 ships a month for a total tonnage of a month when one out of every four ships leaving British ports never re turned when the Shadow of starvation appeared and were permitted meat Only twice a week and fats sugar and Tea were drastically rationed. Five new battleships five battleships costing a total of More than will be Laid Down immediately which is with out parallel. Also 53 cruisers and Cive aircraft carriers. Are included in the programme and smaller ves Sels making altogether 80 warships which added to the War Craft of last year s programme already comes to 148 vessels. In addition Tutere Are the Over age Craft including 60 cruisers which hitherto would have been scrapped under the Washington treaties but now will be retained for escort and Convoy Britain s resumption of the pro gramme of heavy battleships is significant in View of the controversy Over whether air bombers have rendered capital ships obsolete. Apropos of the question Hoare Sale that air defences of capital ships had been so improved that the Battle Fleet is the least attractive target the enemy could week reviewed in jingling rhythm by a. H. M. Monday March Jack tars think stronger rum o.k., and Gish three cheers Hie Hie Hooray. Britain s troops won t leave her shores to fight in european wars. Port Arthur fans Are feeling Blue when monarchs trim them 8 to 2, tuesday red danger signal turns to As end of rail strike threat is seen. King s horses trained to walk up stairs. No no my child they not night mares Relief to Rogers seems to be the nation s old Man of the sea. Wednesday March schoolboys English makes Wallis what he wanted Angeles april apr Freddie Bartholomew child screen Star was adopted saturday by his Millicent Mary Bartholo Mew. It s what i be always fireside reunion Deanna Durbin enjoys quiet evening with relatives Here the Bright spotlight of Public acclaim that has rested on the slim 14-year-old shoulders of Deanna Durbin for Many a month faded to glow of the family fire Friday As her uncles her aunts and her cousins gathered at a St. Vital cottage and staged an affectionate private reunion. Forgotten was the strenuous strenuous for a appearing constantly before and cameras. Deanna played happily with her cousins joked with her uncles and her aunts and came put her Young about the shoulders of s. Give her an affectionate kiss Sinei was the same Deanna to Granny that motored from Cali fornia with her sister Edith to spend a vacation with her relatives. She had the same smile the same warm enthusiasm for everything and the same thoughtfulness. The outside world for the time being forgotten. This was a private family waited party at the crowds of Gate but Deanna was firm. She had Only 24 hours in Winnipeg and she wanted to spend As Many As with her family. In this her who a Njau j. Pc the 13-year-old actor said. I m very was also present concurred Silvery laughter and frown Popeye see Well blow me Moulay Hafid Dies Paris april 5. Moi Lay Hafid 62, Sultan of Morocco when the French and Spanish protector ates we re established .-25 years ago died of a heart ailment sunday at eng Hein where he exile. Mouldy Hafid reigned in Morocco Only four years 1908 to 1912, but that was the most in the modern history of his try. It embraced the Dent of july which brought Europe to the verge of saw Morocco pass definitely under control of european Powers. report Paris april 5. Strate Girard saturday instructed to examine mile. Held for her attack on count cd former French ambassador at Rome. The sex actress who said she fired at the count because he Aberhart gets Brief respite but other troubles loom in sight. Spain is used As testing ground for next wars it i found. Had ruined her great Romance with an italian statesman has As opened since sued responsibility for the attack lg35 go. More Frontier trouble Beer question is Ding Way from dead and Hyman brings it to a they May increase a boy what a break for Hose Maries. Much colder weather comes to town Winter is dead but won t lie Friday apr Irish times now plea for Anglo Irish Harmony. Deanna Durbin thinks it swell to visit folks in St. Vital. Douglas thinks that Aberhart has put the horse before the cart. Blesses newlyweds new Delhi april 5. Robert Cassels commander in chief in India left Lor Peshawar sunday amid reports he situation on the Northwest fran Ier was becoming worse. Pesha War is capital of the Northwest fron tier province where the Fakir Ipi is trouble. At raid test London april 5. Cable saturday night s test of London s preparedness against air raids is understood to satisfactory despite la ground fog. The mock raid was carried out at a height of feet or More. Civilians did not hear the machines. But the people who gathered out Side the head Home Friday after noon heard occasional Silvery peals of laughter. These came from Deanna As she pelted her uncles with snowballs in the Back Yard most of Winnipeg s Snow had Dis appeared but there was Stilt enough left for the Dainty fingers of Deanna and How Deanna revelled in the Crisp Manitoba weather. She Hac not seen Snow for so last time she came it was summer. Her Little cousins children of or. Anc mrs. Arthur Croft were dressed in new Navy Blue dresses and Ybrigh Bolero jackets for the great Occas Ion. Any Awe that they Felt towards Deanna quickly disappeared in the warmth of her happiness at being with them. There were snatches of song too no Chat Comins in liquid tones from the slim Throat of the movie and radio Star and the stories that were told around the family circles to hear every detail o the important things that had Hap came to Winnipeg she had too n or cousins of her Cocker Spanie Vatican. City aprils a Pius gave his to 500 newlywed couples in the first audience he has held since he fell ill Early last december. Borne in a chair to the Ducal Nha Mpr of the Vatican he walked get me enemy . Cna Moer 01 uie a novel item of the naval pro a few paces to mount the dais then gramme is provision for super Speed he blessed the assembled throng. But the defence mainly of Force made up territorial used special listening roosts in order to detect the invaders Canada in Ramo Ottawa april 5., up radio s league of International Union of broadcasters has admitted Canada to associate Mern be ship through., corporation Maior w., e. Gladstone Murray general Ager of that body told the Cana Dian club Here saturday. This will afford the Dominion opportunities to consider. future in the matter of International co operation in. That sphere.1 and said have liked to have brought him along with for Tippy is As important to Deanna As her movie Anc radio assignments. Granny listened happily a smile face. This was the time Long waited for. Occasionally Shi words of Wisdom or some Story of her own girlhood to Tell them. I Arici when. Jack Sherrill Deanna manager called to say she had. Bet to up her Dainty Down and said she was going to spend the stuck to her Point until it was granted stays at Granny s so of the Roya Alexandra hotels ,largest., suite Deanna said her prayers beside Granny s note of Lillywood luxury was a Spray of orchids that stood in a vase on the Dresser. Deanna. Had worn then when she greeted Jinni be she Woi adj put them on again saturday faced them with Good Bye smile. While staged with Granny two policemen kept watch outside Trie would no be tears5, dried Partin with her beloved. Granny Early in the morning Deanna smiled an Joseph a. Banfield Pioneer Citi zen and prominent in the retail business in Winnipeg for Many years died in Detroit Michigan Friday afternoon after a Short ill is. Mrs. Norman t. Macleod a daughter and B. Banfield son left Winnipeg thursday night and arrived in Detroit saturday they will accompany the body to Toronto where a funeral service will be held monday and burial will be made in a Toronto cemetery. Or. Banfield bad been living with his daughter mrs. J. A Logan in aved Good Bye to hundreds o oys arid girls who gazed at her Ith Awe and admiration As she Ood on the observation platform f the Canadian Pacific railway rain taking her away from win Peg. Deanna s fingers in Blue kit cold but she clapped or Hinds together continued o books envelopes and cigarette boxes until Everyou As satisfied the wind blew Colic through the train shed but Deanna tuck it out and shivered with her admirers until the last minute. Two thrilled youths among the crowd wishing her uck were two particularly thrilled Oung men at least. The one was Tommy Swan who drove Deanna s car during her visit Here. Nothing would be valuable enough to sex Hange for an autograph he esses. Thanks for the buggy ride. Deanna wrote Deanna. Gosh she s a pleasant Little kid. And believe me she s a real declared Tommy with feeling. The other younger Young Man was of shy to give his name. But he confided that Deanna spoke to him at the circus Friday and never did red haired freckle faced j boy speak with greater Awe and Pride. A columnist of the los Angeles times in mentioning that Durbin was born in Winnipeg has evidently been Reading about celebrated Blue Laws. Says the. Columnist is the City where you can t buy Asoline for a pleasure trip on a sunday. You can t eat an ice Cream Cone on there on sunday or buy any cigarettes or tobacco. Ror some time the civic authorities of Winnipeg insisted upon putting cheesecloth Over a statue of Venus in one of the the columnist got some of his facts a Little it that Winnipeg is famous in Cali fornia for More than Deanna Durbin. E clipping ins which the Story appeared was sent to press in Koppy Rubinovitch 113 Selkirk a. Stewart Dies Edinburgh april 5. Up Alexander Stewart 68, who ten years ago was Moderator of the tree Church of died sat urday. J. A. Banfield. Detroit since last Christmas. He spent several weeks in Winnipeg last summer. High place in Community. Or. Banfield was for Many year one of the most Active and bes known of the retail merchants o the City., the business which h controlled and extended greatly was dressed by a h. Irwin representing Home and property owners vigorously Smriti sized , school Board for to spending. The strike should it be finally ailed would be a protest against Ity. Council s expenditures f Money beyond Hie ability off the Winnipeg it was i if voice indignation. Indignation against the City j fathers was aroused by reports submitted by. The executive of North Winnipeg. j association which indicated that coun. Cil has refused to provide Phis and Money taxpayers n arrears of taxes would be Given a Chance to work some of thei pack taxes. A list of salaries paid by the school Board presented meet ing by or. Irwin. Alleged that the following emoluments were being paid High principals were getting per week b7 male assistants per week 66 female assistants 1f45.5p.per week 15 female supervising per week 15-manual Struc tors per Yeek. F Junior High principals per week one female principal per 49 male assistants per week 197 female assistants per week. Elementary Juniar three manual Orttung teachers week 35 Home economics teachers per week. Elementary Princi pals Cirals per week two me supervisors per eight male supervisors per week and 498 female per week. All this was in 1935, on the 40 week basis or Irwin said. Founded by his a. F. Banfield. Business Energy brother the lat he put into the enthusiasm an ability after it passed to him. An succeeded in increasing the volum of business year to year. Or Banfield was born in the Cit of Quebec dec. 1, 1858, the son o William Banfield and Rebecc Bickell Banfield his father Bein one of the leading business men o the ancient capital. He was educated in private schools and pre pared for a career in business. H arrived first in Winnipeg in 187 and in his earlier years was engaged As a traveller. Business increases for Many years he was Closel associated with his. Older brother the late a f. Banfield in the Winnipeg business. The latter came t the end of his life in 1908, and the full control of the Enterprise passe to the former. Under his Mange Banfield continued on Page 6, column 3 Coronation contest Cash prizes offered readers who make neatest scrapbook Here s a grand contest for and Young alike Cash prizes totalling will be Given for the neatest and most artistic scrapbook of Coronation and Royal family news items Spe Cial articles and pictures clipped from the Winnipeg free press be tween now and May 11. of the prize list will be announced week. There will be two contest for school. Children up to and in eluding Grade eight and the other for the general Public. Whether or not it wins a prize the making and keeping of a scrap Book will be its own Reward. King George i and Queen Elizabeth are1 both Young and May reign for Many years. A free press Coro nation scrapbook made now will be pleasant to turn Back to in later years with the Large special Coronation edition tie free press will be bringing out on May 12. In View of this the free press will where sufficient postage is enclosed return All entries after judging. The rules Are simple. Start v old gathering your clippings at once news special _ articles an editorials As Well As pictures May be used in fact anything Bearin on the Coronation preparations o having to do with members of the British Royal family May be in eluded. It is up to the entrants t make their own selection., the number of clippings used does no selection an arrangement Are what counts Yoi May clip from Back issues of the free press if you desire but clip pings the free press Only a be entered. The contest closes May 11, the Day before the Coronation. Mak clippings that Day if you wish by no clippings must be included after that Issue. You May decorate your scrap Bop. In any manner you wish. Entries will be judged from the viewpoint of neatness and artistic appear members of the Art department o the free press will be the judges address your entry to Coronation scrapbook contest editor fre press Winnipeg. All entries mus be mailed of or before May 15. Royal family plans visit to Windsor London april 5. Up for the first time since the accession King and Queen win go Ontjo Iasi Dence at Windsor Castle next. Ted 1 mesday. On Friday hit majesty will receive Loyal addresses from the mayor and. Corporation of Windsor and from the Dean and canons of St. George s Chapel Windsor the King will make a trip to London apr 20, to unveil the guards memorial lather in. The Chapel at Wellington Barracks and on april 28 their majesties i will motor to open the National maritime Jna acum at Greenwich. The Royal household will return to Buckingham Palace a few before the first court May 5. Portrait of a Happy policeman the one main reason Why the town Constable is Happy is because he just won the free press worst contest. Another Good reason for the beaming face is because he got Quick Anil satisfactory results from his want and. And dear Reader is Why it will pay you to put a want and in the free press and get an Eri Rry form for each ,25c spent. You the Opportunity to win prize or turn to the classified Section for. Details., j v ;