Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 28, 1939, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page eight Winnipeg free saturday october 28, 1939 mayor objects Yorkshire sunk by a boat Queen demands Sii onite quit property committee resignation of Aid. C. E. Simonite from the civic property committee was called for by mayor John Queen at the civic finance committee Friday. During the past summer Aid. Simonite s firm c. E. Simonite limited has acted As agent for purchasers of City property and received five per cent commis Sion on these sales. When the committee came to consider a recommendation from the property committee that the regular commission on such a Sale be paid to the firm mayor Queen raised the question of propriety. The civic property committee is composed of Aid. Of g. Thompson. Aid. Thomas five and Aid. Simonite and is a sub committee of the finance committee. It certainly does not seem Good practice for a member of this com Mittee in consider offers in which his own firm is interested and i hunk Aid. Simonite should resign from the property mayor Queen declared. Aid. Simonic admitted being placed in an embarrassing position because the City owned so much real estate any real estate firm that wanted to stay in business had to go to the City. I d gladly get off the property committee if you desire he told the committee. Should be barred both Aid. Flye and Aid. Thomp son defended the Way Aid. Simonite had acted on the committee Bill London oct. 28. The entire resources of new zealand Are at the disposal of the British govern a mint Peter Fraser. New zealand s minister of education said on his arrival Here last night to attend the conferences Between Empire leaders and the British government. He told newspapermen that the masses the new zealand people Are standing feel there is something Worth fighting for the conditions they have won and their place in the British he said. Or. Fraser said new zealand will Send England butter cheese and contended that All aldermen should other produce vastly out of proper he barred from doing business with Tion to the size of the country in 1he City. Ald. Simonite in t the Only Aid. Flye asserted. A couple of a Cess ago a couple men came before the properly committee and arranged to lease the playhouse theatre for s400 per month. Then at the finance committee they said there was a delay in getting their equipment Here and asked that the lease be from Jan. 1 instead of nov. 1. The committee of course sent the lease Back to the property com Mittee. Then Aid. Blumberg said that throws it wide open again such quantities As Able. Does t when the property committee met. Aid. Blumberg was there with the two Aid. Flye continued. When the recommendation came Back to the finance committee it stipulated that the men were to be Given five per cent interest on the rent for the 23rd and 24th month of the lease which they were to Deposit in Advance with the City. No commission was asked for or mentioned but i certainly take it that that five per cent is commis he charged. I might Tell the committee that i have very Little to do with the real estate sales department of my company and Seldom know about these deals before they come before the Aid. Simonite said. I feel As the mayor docs and will think Over his Aid. F. G. Thompson said Aid. Simonite was always very Frank. But we can t dispose of this prob Lem by one change. You will re Call thai i tried and failed to gel Council to Stop aldermen doing business with the City. Too often aldermen come before he property committee to try to press things he asserted. Says set up wrong mayor Queen made it Plain he was not criticizing Aid. Simonite but said he thought the. Set up wrong. Aid. Simonite agreed. Who is going to replace Aid. Simonite if he Aid. Dan Mclean asked. Aid. Thompson said that would cause some difficulty and Aid. Paul Bardal suggested the whole property handling system should be changed. The set up Over there is far from what it should he charged. What is needed badly is to have an experienced real estate Man placed in charge of sales. The Goldenberg commission r e c o m mends this and it should be Aid. Thompson said real estate men had nothing but disdain for the Way the City handled its property and would not try to push sales because of the delay they encountered in getting decisions made. Occupation Complete Kaunas oct. 28. Up havas French troops marched into the City of Wilno Vilna Friday completing occupation of former territory taken by Russia from Poland and returned to this country. Martial Law was proclaimed in the City several hours before the lithuanians made their triumphal entry. Soviet troops garrisoned in 1he City since the German russian partitioning of Poland withdrew to a Point half a mile outside the City. They Are Avail Hansell elected District president of scout association major h. J. Hansell was elected president and chairman of the executive committee of the boy scouts association North Winni Peg District at the annual meeting Friday night at St. Giles United Church. He succeeds Rev. John Ranee Rector of St. Martin s anglican Church. F. Gostek was elected District commissioner succeeding w. J. Rowe. Reviewing the District s activities during the past year or. Rowe Praise the court qty and kindness of the scouts and rovers who contributed to the Success of the Royal procession in Winnipeg May 24. The District now had 694 scouts cubs and rovers with 64 leaders he said. Other officers elected Are As follows honorary president Hon. W. J. Major honorary Secretary treasurer. Mrs. H. Steele badge convener g. W. Reed representative scout Leader Harry lock cub master miss e. Steffi representative Lay Mem Bers. Mrs. H. E. Hall. Mrs. I. Ham. M. R. Elden h. L. Davis mrs. W. Wallace j. Holloway. Mayor s old Topper goes on display a top hat that had graced Maytor John Queen s head 31 years ago when he wore it at his marriage ceremony was put to a Good use in a tap dance by one of the girl dancers at the official opening of the . Hall Agnes Street Friday night. Nobody in the audience would have known whether the Topper had been any time by the Chimney sweep or some monocle aristocrat had it not been for the mayor himself. After the dance was Over mayor Queen stopped one of the girls miss Doris Egan took the Topper off her head and said this is the hat i wore thirty years ago when i got married. This summer when the King and Queen Winnipeg was not the first time i wore a top despite its advanced years of the hat it still looked in Good shape. Not ready Baltimore oct. 28 ant general Hugh a. Drum com Mander of the United states first army told the National guard association Friday we Are not for War Are not even ready for photographed from the deck of the american freighter Independence Hall the British liner Yorkshire is shown sinking alter being torpedoed by a. Germ an a boat 500 Miles off the coast of Spain. The in dependence Hall picked up some of the survivors of the Yorkshire. was cabled to new York and then transmitted by phone photo. The heavy Black line through the Centre of the picture is the rail of the Independence Hall. Practical helpers Chest is riling gradually As contributors respond contributions from generous spirited citizens continued to flow into the Community Chest Friday Winni Eggers realize just How necessary it is to assist those less fortunate than them selves. Latest contributors of and More follow Beans for Germany Berlin oct. 28. Sources claimed last night they a been informed in despatches Frorer Darien. 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