Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 25, 1944, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free aldermen decide City Hydro til stay with Trade Board City Hydro will retain its membership i of Trade. This was decided by Council following a two hour debate Given by Aid. James be cancelled. A by Carrier in Winnie to per week previously Aid. Simpkin had or tight the matter up at a meet of of the utilities committee where his motion that Hydro with raw from the Board was again Defeated. Monday evening a delegation .1. Preg ice presi sen t. And g. M. Thompson chair Man of the financial Bureau As the Board of Trade with e. Loftus. A i spokesmen they objected to Aid Simpkin s charges. These charges in effect were that Board had continually and persistently of nosed every progressive change for the charter and had Rafic ulary opposed the City i its efforts to Render maximum in vice to the citizens. The vote monday was 6-10. Trose favouring the motion were Aid Simpkin Aid. Lloyd c. Stin Fon my. David a. Mulligan. Aid. V 3 Anderson Aid. E. A. Brotman an d Aid. John Blumberg. Against withdrawing were Aid. H. C. Mor Rison. Aid. R. A. Sara. Aid. Hnidy Hesson. Aid. James Black. Aid. E. I e Hallonquist Aid. H. B. Scott Aid. Jalc St John. A old. Jacob Penner Aid. William Scraba and Aid. Joseph Stepnuk. A vote of thanks later As the meeting Drew to dose upon motion of Aid. St. John and Aid. Scott the Council passed a vote of thanks to the Board for the work it had done in the inter ests of the City. Others delegation included Dent e. C. Gilliat. Managing Secretary c. A. Clendining. Exe Cutic member g. F. Klein executive j. A. Brodie vice chairman of the Board of Trade Bureau and m. D. Grant president of the Board. Or. Loftus expressed Surprise Aid. Simpkin really Felt As he did. Do you really believe that the Board continually opposes progressive changes asked by the he asked. Yes i Aid. Simpkin re 1 plied. Then i la attribute it More to George h. Past Presidio j1. E. Falls. Vice president e. Not feel Hydro should Ente into Competition with manufacturers who had to make a a1 on Many Points housing would enable a Money pass with a straight a bylaw to _3rity. And 4. Majority As a also the Board had sex opposition to adult suf present pressed Frage. Up the building of the slave Falls Powe Lant. They did in the beginning Leir Way to r Way to delay installing a third unit there "3-Dro from Livim Ilist possible service the City he said. Aid. Simpkin objected to the Payag the dues of the Hydro Mem Bers declaring that he did not think any the labor aldermen would ask Council to pay their dues the trades and labor Council How much Are the asked Ala. Sara. What arc " re plied Aid. Simpkin. Well i do. For if they Are not too Steep. I think it would be a Good said Aid. Sara opposition welcomed Aid. William Scraba Felt a Good wholesome opposition should be welcomed and favored even add ing further members to the Board Aid. St. John outlined the work o the Board since its inception abort 1 stubbornness than Good said i or. Loftus. T Ruffes co operation continuing he declared that the Board had the Best interests of the City at heart. It would be foolish i if it did to for it would be cutting i Ott ils own nose. He went Back i Over a period of years and showed j just what the Board had done in the i City s interest and urged that the City and the Board work together in a spirit of co operation. The support of City Hydro by the Board had never questioned Jaid or. Thompson. However on one Point that of allowing Hydro i to manufacture appliances the Board could not see Eye to Eye. It withdrawn and the matter o1 memberships left with the utilities committee. Aid. Sara said he was amazed hot any Alderman would attack a Fine organization and said hat he. As an Alderman Hung his Lead in shame. Aid. Penner Felt he motion was not specific enough for him to support. Should support Council Aid. Black also thought the motion should be withdrawn. He said the Board should support coun cil when the City tried to obtain More Revenue from the provincial government. Winnipeg was the milk cow for the whole of Mani Toba he said. We be talked on this for an hour and a half and now you want to withdraw the objected Aid. Scott. Both he and Aid. Mor Rison urged that a vote be taken. There should be no interference from anyone when the City attempts to gain More said Aid. Simpkin. Wrongly criticized that Power is Vised then Council May be he refused motion. And followed. 1o withdraw the the 6-10 defeat Airport approach to be paved immediately work of paving with Concrete the approach to the Airport Between Ellice Avenue and the administration building of trans Canada air lines will be commenced immediately Council decided on motion of Aid. H. C. Morrison after the annual report of the St. James Winnipeg Airport commission had been presented. It was pointed put that the com Mission had obtained from he Dominion government towards the Cost of this work but that due to labor shortage it had been impossible to do the work during the past year. Now. However the labor shortage has cased. In october a conference was held James the Airport commission and the provincial government. The commission then started a Survey of the lands and buildings required for the enlargement of the Field to accommodate Post War travel. Fullest co operation while the government states it is unable to undertake the financial responsibility of any further run Way extensions As a War measure unless there is a demand to meet military requirements the depart ment of munitions and Supply has offered fullest co operation in investigation and promises to give any other assistance required but which does not involve financial obligations. The financial statement showed press wik Kineg. Tuesday a Btl 35, 1344 Price 5c per copy edition with comics Loc the Money went last year. Thirty four cerus of that hard earned Buck went Lor education and 18 cent for police and fire Protection As will be noted above. Cd representatives Winnipeg current assets of housing problem action is urged upon motion of Aid. Lloyd c. 1000 appropriated for a Low Cost Stinson i was decided to Send a Telegram o Hon. J. L. Ilsley. Min sister of finance at urging that Winnipeg be included in the housing scheme. It was also decided that finance committee consider the question of a longer amortization period for House conservation plan. A copy Aiso be sen to each of Winni Peg s members of parliament. Now was the time to bring i pressure to Bear thought Aid. Stin son. Who revealed that Stanley id a Les. M.p., working hard Winnipeg s housing problem at Ottawa. Housing conditions in Winnipeg present were deplorable and something must be done soon he local improvements. The same committee will also study the question of postponing the increase in the assessment of property due to improvements for a period of two years after completion of the work. To finance committee Over the objection of Aid. Jacob Penner. Council left the question of an appropriation for town planning with the committee on finance. And. Penner urged that 510.600, in the if the Telegram does not bring Aid. Stinson thought fur should be Given sending mayor Garnet Coulter Aid. James Black chairman i of the i Ottawa. Housing committee to to Tran Are plans in the evening Council Jave the special committee it using the right to on engage an to prepare plans to Indi Cate the Best Way to spend the assets of the Winnipeg sinking total the 1943 financial statement submitted to turned Over to the inter municipal i Council monday evening by the town planning commission sinking fund trustees revealed dial Ely. By not paying this Money be none soon for town planning be Ress club s skits Zeppier than Ever two Hundred Winnipeg citizens and visiting delegates to the West in convention of the Canadian Ress. Crammed the Picardy Salon saturday evening As the Winnipeg press club presented its Lith an Nual smoker end skit this year the skits were Peppie than Ever with George Waight officiating As Raster of ceremonies and the singing waiters including Jack Gordon Frank Morriss Erith Smith Ted e Chrader and n. B. Zimmerman again proving prime favourites. Guests included Hon. S. S. Gar n. Premier and mayor Garnet Coulter who. While detained at earlier arrived in Lime to speak briefly. Greetings on behalf of the visiting Canadian press Dele Gates were extended by Syd Scott of the Vancouver province. Skits on the Ipa time prices and Trade Board selective ser vice and the Csc All brought Hearty laughs those inking part in the show including Don Baldwin Fred Brickenden. J Adelman. Trn Vars Coleman. Wally Hilton Dick n new a Man and Carlyle Allison. Bringing Down the House was Don Baldwin dairymen s equipment. Forty five years 1899 an All Canadian Grain route was he theme of president Alex. Mcfee of the Montreal Corn Exchange in an interesting address before the Winnipeg Board of the Brandon Plains seeding was going pm in every direction correspondents reported. Forty tears 25. 1004 an amalgamation was effected Between the . And 90th baseball ice Jam below St. Andrew s rapids which had been causing some anxiety went Cut causing recession of threaten ing High water. Thirty five years ago 25, mod a 39-year-old giant Buffalo Bull with a history reaching Back to 1872, old sir Donald captured by Hon. James Mckay of Deer Lodge. Winnipeg when a two year old and who had for years been the Mon Arch of the Banff Herd was killed by the Voung bulls there in a grim thirty years 25, 1911 As an. Englishman s whole Assembly Sang beef of old England. The the roast during the dinner a string Quad Tette played. The dinner was Fol Lowed by a Toast to the King and the chairman s welcoming remarks to the guests. Greetings from other branches of the Royal society of St. George were read by Secretary j. Morley head Larn. His majesty s Trade commissioner h. Old Jiam responded to or. Cot Lam s opening remarks. Recently returned from England where he visited munition works or. Oldham told of his experiences n the motherland. He told of How on the trip Over he covered 3.000 Miles while the return route took us Over 12.000 Miles. He also paid tribute to the women s work Over Here. Among those present were a party of Junior cricketers and Lour eng ish airmen. The airmen were Lac l. Pickersgill. Lac. C. Butler Lac Holland and aircraft Man r h Ardiner. Entertainment was provided for by is. C. H. G. Quilmer. Who led the Assembly in the singing of land of Hope and glory and by John g. Carnock. Baritone. Two motion pictures of Allied countries Werc also screened. Askey chaplain 01 the Winnipeg Branch said Grace officers of , Branch for the 28th year Are. S. M. Cottam. Percsi Agni b. C. Scrivener vice presi Dent Rev. Canon William Askey chaplain j. Morley Headlam Hori Orai a Secretary treasurer d. S Lofthouse honorary auditor. Other Board members included h. B. Along main Street included unique starland and dreamland. Twenty five years ago 25, 1919 Brandon City was tied up As far civic operation was concerned y a strike of All the corporation s employees the strike was a sym pathetic one and was called be Ause of the dismissal of some members of the civic Union. Twenty years 25, 1924 Premier Ramsay rated that the future of humanity depended upon a continuance of Anglo american Friendship. The Manitoba wheat Pool acre anti now dialled acres. In the role on big. Bad National selective service officer. K. A. Armstrong president of the press club greeted the tropical soils in general arc among he world s least Fertile be cause they an subject to Ert Tsion by prevailing torrential Rains. Sot. Wilfred has been reported missing after air operations overseas according word received by his father r. C. A lilt Poplar Point Man. Enlisting in the f. In 1942. Sgt. Hallett trained at no. 3 wireless school. Winnipeg ind took bombing and gunnery at Paul son. Man. He has been overseas since last july. A brother pet. Robert Huett. Is serving in Italy with the . Sgt. Hallett has three Sisters at Poplar Point Ross plans protest on Magazine Story vigorous objection to a Story appearing in the april May edition of a Magazine known As special detective cases will be taken by John l. Ross lawyer when the trial of three boys charged with murder comes up at the assizes next week. Or. Ross is defending George Janssens 15. Of St. Boniface and the Case is slated for May 8, before chief Justice Robson and a jury. Charged with Janssens with the murder of Edwin pears who died s of. 11, during a break of three juveniles from the Vaughan Street detention Home arc Leslie Young and Lewis Mcneill. I will certainly make a Strong protest when the Case comes up Loir or. Ross said. The Story is entitled death stalks at night with a sub title Reading an amazing Saga of juvenile crime in Winnipeg. It was written by Philip h. Godsell. Citizens who May be called on the jury will Likely read that Story and form an opinion before the Case comes up for or. Ross said. Capture of Aleutian Island is announced Headquarters alaskan depart ment april 25. Occupation and fortification of . N Small tactically important Island of the Schichi group in the Western aleutians was Dis closed today after being kept a military secret for the last. 10 Island Chain lies months. The Semi Chi East of Attu and extends to within about 40 Miles of Attu s Eastern a no enemy resistance was encountered but the Landing was consid ered the most difficult executed in the aleutians ;