Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 3, 1944, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page six move by selective service protested by trades Council Winnipeg and District trades and labor Council in a letter to the president of the trades and labor Congress of Canada Ottawa at its meeting tuesday night requested the Congress to make immediate protest to the Federal government against the selective service officer in Winnipeg forcing skilled men to accept employment in the packing plants Here at Low wages. Because about 400 employees in this Industry who had attained a certain skill in the Industry were drafted into the army the govern ment was responsible the shortage of labor in the packing plants said the letter. It was also pointed out that if the packers were prepared to pay those skilled men the wages they would receive working at their compelled to take jobs at the pack ing plants. Some were appealing and this will be a test Case of Trade Union versus selective ser vice. They have no right to Force or men into accepting these jobs if a skilled Mechanic is pre pared to accept the Job the Union has no right to he said. Or. Graham Niso reported that w. H. Darracott. Selective service own Craft the Industry would get All Man Power it required. B. Graham business agent the carpenters local 343. Said Many carpenters whose Standard of wages was si.10 per hour were was satisfied officer was prejudiced against better sleep. Better better Trade unions. Story of 1919 strike during the meeting William Ivens presented to the Council All documents he had dealing with the general strike in volume on the Winnipeg general sympathetic strike another volume con Taining the address to the jury by w. A. Prichard. A Cut of the eight men who were convicted a com plete record of the Union strike bulletin the Western Star the enlighten or. And the weekly news and Complete court documents on the trial. Or. suggested that the Council hold a lest we forget night in review the Strong and weak Points of the strike of 25 years which started Over the collective bargaining Issue. R. Mccutchan. Who has Beon n member of the Council 33 years moved that the Council accept these documents and keep Thorn in the archives. It was decided to observe the 25th anniversary of the 1919 strike n half hour at the next Council meeting. New Secretary resigns selection of a new Secretary will also come up at this meeting As Ert Wileman. Who was elected at he last meeting As successor to Swailes. Resigned tuesday ight. Or. Wileman found that his present employment does not per a group of Canadian troopers from Carman. Man., beside a knocked out German 75 my. Anti tank gun. After a Long training period these men have managed to stick together the real show. In the group apr. D. Milvor sgt. N. A. Eby apr. W. James apr. E. V. Land and apr. L. R. Mil him to give the time the office of the Secretary requires. Thomas Barker Secretary of the carpenters Union was suggested As the prospective Man the Job. Suggestions from machinist local 741 renovation of the labor Temple received favourable consideration and the matter was referred to the executive committee to have it taken up with the directors of the trades Hall company. Fred White superintendent of the unemployment insurance com Mission in a letter to the Council Trade unionists to listen to radio broadcasts in a round table discussion on National Sulc Clive service and unemployment insurance of which both services inc designed to help the worker and the employer. Council approved another letter to be sent to the regional War labor Board protesting against the Board s decisions being transmitted to the employer without informing he representatives of employees concerned. At the last meeting of the Council a complaint was made by the retail clerks that the Board had informed the employer of its decision and said nothing to the Union. Representation will be made to s. Rands of the National film distribution office to have a better selection of films shown to labor unions. Or. Mccutchan and others claimed that Many firns shown to Ribor unions were Only propaganda the government. Paterson. Member of the film committee and Harry Dpi Thorit. Union projectionist denied that the films were All propaganda. These films were passed by labor leaders at Ottawa he said. Council approved another letter to be Sento Premier Stuart s. Carson requesting that a member from the Council be appointed on the provincial advisory committee on Post War reconstruction. Trade Board meeting Calvd on Hydro plan e. Gillian managing score Lary of the Board of Trade announced tuesday that a special meeting of the Board Council has been called thursday at 11 . The Board will consider the re quest of the Public utilities com Mittee of which Aid. R. A. Sara is chairman the support of the Board of hade in the City s application to begin work on the Extension of the slave Falls Plant. The City s application has been sent to construction controller at Ottawa. Four Winnipeg fliers missing four win Niong airmen Are re ported missing in the r72nd . . Casualty list of tic War re leased from Ottawa. They arc to Frederick Anderson son of Frederick Anderson 123 Lang Side Street. Of. Jaines Craig son of or. And mrs. Craig. 399 Victor Street. Of. Jack Ferris son of or. And mrs. George Ferris. 358 Bowman Avenue. To. Arthur d. Maw. Son of or. And mrs. Gordon maw Winnipeg Avenue. Of. Jim Craig enlisted h my. 1941, and trained at St. Thomas and Paulson. In april. 1943. To. Vrej Anderson missing he re mustered from ground Crew to air us a Bombardier. A brother. Lac. Bill has been Over seas with the air Force since last March. Of. Ferris enlisted in january. 1942. And graduated As an air bom Bardier from Winnipeg the follow ing january. He received his com Mission at the same time. To. Maw enlisted in january. 1942, received his training As an at Victoria Iii Mac i Onail and was posted overseas n . E. Lovelace 211 Ivory Avenue Easl Kildonan. Who pent a year in England with the i .a.f. Intelligence Branch. Re-1 turned to Winnipeg Over Canadian j National lines tuesday morning. In Rex a watch As widely envied As the Gruen curve is certain to have imitators. Other watches May Ink like a curve. But Only a grub a can i a curve a patented Gruca creation. In Che curve the patented curved movement curves to fit the wrist form Case. This provides room Large sturdy working pocket Wadi accuracy in a watch of streamlined Beauty. When you buy a Wristwatch get a curve. La won the tide world s Best styled watch from leading fashion designers. It wins Praise from every wearer. Sec the selection of Grucan curve watches a your local Gruca dealer s. Gruen see your local Gruen d e a l e r he has them 2sk Portage Aye. Of. Jack Ferris december. 1942. Besides his parents he hns two Brothers. George of Brandon and Alex of Arrow River. The list in nil contains 40 names and those from other parts of Canada ire As follows i overseas i killed Killiri in Active service Lawrence. D. K. A. Po., London. Ort. Missing missing on Active service after air operations Anderson. L. ., Craig Milc. Alt a. Bannister. R. If. . Wind Sor. On. 3arr. J., set. Print Edward. Ont. Brockway. G. A. Mimico. Ont. Burke. D. A. To. Hamilton. Carlton. R. A. Fo., Kingston ont. Clarkson. R. A. Sut. Hamilton. Coffey h. A. Sgt., Saint John . Death. A. A. To. Toronto. Devinc. W. D. M., fo., Syden Harn. Ont. Dowel. A. Of. Sask. Duchanno. -1. A., fo., Mont real. Edmondson. N. To. Sut. Brant Ford. Ont. Edmunds l. A. To. Toronto. Ferguson. L. A. Sgt. New Glas Gow. . Ferrici j. A. Of. I Inion. Ont. Finn. R. A. Sgt. Paris. On. Godfrey. Of. To. Fort William. Johnston. E. A. To. Or . V. A. To. Scota. Re Laguire g. A. Chat Ham. Ont. Mcdonald. R. A. Of. Kedgwick River. . O Brien c. Of. Of. Toronto. Reid. E. A. Of. Milford station. . Robinson. V. T., Al. Woltil a . I Smith. To. To. Of. Victoria. Van Fleet. R. A. Fo., Hamilton. Presumed dead previously reported Missine on Active official purposes presumed dead Day. R. A. Of. Vancouver Island. Newlove a. Fig a. Imperial. Sask. Canada killed killed on Active service Kendall. C., Lac. Toronto i Leigh. K. E. A. To. .w. J Australia. . A. C pm. Mont real. To Alstaot. A. To. Middlesex. England. Wardlow. S., to. Cumberland. England. Canadian in the Royal air .-ti overseas presumed dead previously reported Missina on Active official purposes presumed Pearl Smith. R. A. . Hamilton. Music and variety ruler not featured the kiwanis club luncheon tuesday no the Royal Alexandra hotel. Was of entertainment and Leonard Cha ton Irr charge of music. President w. G. Ketchapaw was chairman. Thee press. Weto tuesday. May 3, or. X is placed in right Niche placing persons in suitable employment is not always As simple As it might seem according to publicity officer of National Selec Tive service Leslie c. Morrison. instance or. Morrison recently pointed out the Case of or. X., 26 years who was definitely a problem child to the service. Dis charged from the Reserve army As medically unfit he had been registered with the unemployment insurance commission since its inception. Apart from two weeks during 1943 s Christmas Rush he had never had a Job in his life or. Morrison said. Difficulty in placing him arose from the fact that he had an impediment in his speech which limited him to such words As yes and no. Finally he came under the supervision of a. W. Brisson. Claims officer. Or. Brisson realized that this or. Deserved special attention and culled on one of the personnel managers of a Large concern. He assert that or. Be Given an Opportunity in some position where it would not be necessary him to make conversation. As a result or. Was Given a Job As a picture framer at a salary of per week. Today 1 the Man is still on the Job. Happy and working steadily. In addition the firm who employs him is More than satisfied with his work. I. Mackay takes Over Post with . Here to. Ivan Mackay arrived in Winnipeg tuesday to assume his new duties As general superintendent of the Canadian Pacific railway Manitoba District. He succeeds w. Hall who has become general superintendent of the Alberta District. Or. Mackay has a record of 40 years with the Canadian Pacific. Lisgar Lodge Selkirk Burns its mortgage Lisgar Lodge. . . Founded in 1871. Celebrated the burning of the mortgage on its Temple at the meeting last week in the lutheran Hall. Selkirk. John nor Quay. . Presided. Following a Brief musical pro gramme. Or. W. G. Martin of Grace United Church. Winnipeg spoke on Canada s further most this was followed by reminiscences by c. H. Mcfadyn former Selkirk resident recalling his boyhood Days Selkirk District. Thomas Bunn. Of the oldest members of the Lodge applied the match to Iho guests numbering no include representatives from lodges i to 10 the grand Muster of he " and Lodge of Manitoba. V. Parker also other grand Lodge members. Draftee and mountie die when car plunges Amos quo. May 3. Up a Royal Canadian mounted police Constable and a draftee who failed to report military training were drowned tuesday when a car in route Here from Malartic. About 20 Miles South of this Abi Tibi town Lett the Road and fell into a Creek police identified the .M.P. Con stable is a. Sequin. Of this town and the draftee As Paul a. Chartre of Malartic. The Driver of the car. . Constable Maurice har Bour escaped. 400 airports planned by aeronautical Institute Toronto. May plans of the aeronautical Institute car Ada Tor development of about 400 airports and Landing strips acres the Dominion at a Cost of about s20. Wore outlined yesterday at the Institute s second annual can Ventim by president c. Roy Pat Turson. I or. Patterson advocated that the municipalities and provincial and Federal governments share equally in the Cost of such projects. Four years ago May destroyers were stink conveying troops from Nam sos. Norway including the British destroyer Afridi 30 lost. King Haakon of Norway embarked on a British warship. Scattered guerrilla warfare carried on against he Sci in Southern Norway. North Kildonan child j injured in Road mishap knocked Down by a car on the Bird s Hill Road. Tuesday afternoon Arthur Macholz so vent of 5, North Kildonan. Was injured he was taken to the children s hos Pital where his condition is according to the .m.p., the Driver of the car stopped after the Accident but continued a moment later and has not yet been located. Youth comes from India to enlist As airman after making a trip from India to Winnipeg to enlist. Hugh f. Mcmillan. 19 was enrolled As a prospective flier at the .a.f. Recruiting Centre tuesday afternoon. He is the Only son Rev. Thomas b. Mcmillan of Winnipeg. United Church missionary in Nee much. Central India and mrs. Mcmillan. Military District 10 has enrolled 21 men and nine girls in the first two recruiting Days of May re ported major Maris h. Carton District recruiting officer. Wrens from West coast guests at service Centre recently recruited Wrens from Vancouver and Victoria. Joan ska May Cooper Windy Perkins and Elma Downing were guests at the United services Centre. Tuesday evening. Part of the group 12 who arrived in Winnipeg. Sunday the girls had not yet received their uniforms and wore Black Wrens armbands on their arms. They joined up As Cooks and stewardesses. Several of the group worked in Vancouver shipyards before joining up. Two visitors from South Africa. Schraeder and to. Schnol Ler. Of the Sou a african air Force were also at the Centre. Aid to Russia fund gets total of Toronto May 3. Cana Dian Aid to Russia fund yesterday issued a statement showing that it received donations in Cush and goods totalling in the period from its inception. Nov. I. 1942. To March 1944. Goods valued at were shipped to Russia and goods Worth Are awaiting shipment. Operation expenses of the fund in the period were s76.755.72, 1.4. Per cent of the total. Women of the Royal Bank we Teof the forces were served the hostesses at the y.m.c.a., Suh noon Tea. Miss s. I Ddelli a Day afternoon when 150 members i j. Nicoll were in pfc is in is a spells listen to 1toe Gay snap a tache pop or feet Gou pour on milk or Cream Bob Fri Spiesse Crisp and hey stay Crisp to the last tempting Spouni to an Artel he stay Crisp crispness and Sparf Clem flavor of kelp s race it spies tire secret try breakfast tomorrow work Rice Kris pies Ricc Kris pies is a registered Rrada Mark of pc Iofik company of Canada limited is delicious Brand of converted of having a still in his Possession suitable the manufacture of spirits. Fred Wolfrom. We Siomou ii. . Was fined s20tf and costs by magistrate t. Mur i a in provincial police-1 court. Purslay. Thi is ill was seized by .M.P. April 27. If your Gums Ever bleed take care it May be gingivitis our fighters ask As to that daily they Are May get it Jav crr neglect even the Fligh Leit sign of tender bleeding Gums. This May be i the Start of gingivitis often leading to dreaded Pyo Rhea. See your dentist every 3 at Home Massage j your Gums and Brush your Teeth twice Dai y with Forhan s toothpaste Mula of or. R. Linex celled firming Gums and cleaning i Leeth. Start using Forhan s lot Luy. Note the difference at All drug and dept. I stores. Made in Canada will be knowing Victory hrs in measure overflowing. Forhan s firmer gum3-cleaner.teeth ;