Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 20, 1945, Winnipeg, Manitoba I s products arc different press Savours 1 can York Pate de foil 1 tbsp. Salad dressing 2 hard boiled eggs 1 tsp. Mayonnaise i Neil chopped. Sandwich spread mix ingredients thoroughly together and use for Olain or toasted sandwiches Price 5c per copy edition with comics Loc Winnipeg Friday afr ii. 20 by Carrier in Winnipeg 25e per. Week scenes during wounded soldiers who returned from overseas. Thursday found a b in crowd of relatives station. Left five year old Carol Buhr. 399 Wardlaw Avenue takes a Good at eight private c. E. Kirton. Of 631 Fleet Avei Uio. Was greeted by his Mother extreme Light wends no to Greet them at the . R. K. Buhr 943 Dorchester Avenue and his1 Niece Arlene. "-3 programmes in one on saturday Victory loan show to Gutter with stars three shows in one will be presented in radio stars on Parade the entertainment to be Given in the Walker theatre saturday night As a Send off for Manitoba s Effort in the 8th Canadian Victory loan Campaign. Spectators will first enjoy items by favorite radio artists then members of concert troupes w present four acts which have already made big hits with the armed services. Finally the Regula Csc saturday night feature. Prairie chorus and orchestra Schooner will be presented from land of Home the stage. A 24-piece orchestra a 20rvoice choir and four of the City s leading soloists will participate in the show. Before the Shiv. The army brass band of no. 10 District depot will w Retreat outside the theatre at 8.20 under the direction of to. Robert h. Sumner. The doors of the theatre will open at 8.40 . And the proceedings will Start with the news broadcast 3 visual broadcast lasting from s.10 to 10 ., will Over stations sky be broadcast he dra Krc and Norman ? has produced show with Esse Ljungh As Matic producer and Roy docks Ley conducting. Lieut. Tommy Benson be Ine programme has been announced As follows programme outline 9 10 to 10 p a. Visual broadcast. Opening fanfare by the orchestra. Chorus and orchestra in the Hanger s song from Rio Rita. Vocal Solo by Grace lower looking backward from the free or Csc files sixty years 20, 1885 awnings had begun to Bloom along main Street and the Sun had buds on the press bulletins from the Northwest were Kafferly read by Large crowds in front of its building on Mcdermot East note red Brick building behind the custom he use still standing fifty five 20, 1890 d h Mcdowall. Saskatchewan my. Met by the free press on his arrival in Winnipeg from Ottawa said that prospects of a government Grant to the Hudson Bay Railroad were practically assured and that the Road would be continued in the coming summer. Fifty years 20, 180o d j. Goggin. Popular Winnipeg teacher had arranged to teachers Institute at Yorkton an june forthcoming. Tenders were called for the Block paying of notre Dame Avenue which was fast becoming one of Winnipeg s principal thoroughfares. Forty five years 20, 1900 contractor Smith commenced work on the Lac Dubonnet Exten Sion of the commencement on the work of improving the red River at St. Andrew s rapids Only awaited the adjustment of the rate of wages. Forty years 20, 1905 Premier . Whitney s axe in Ontario was reported to be exceedingly Busy and Many Heads had fallen in the licence and fishery am making it my business to Speed up the work of mayor Thomas Sharpe of Winnipeg told the free press hitherto these bodies Nave been taking All year to report. Thirty five 20, 1910 a great tide of immigration had set in from the United states. In the future according to the changed assessment Law m Winnipeg land was to be assessed at its full value and buildings at two thirds. Thirty years 20, 1915 j e. Adamson was nominated Liberal candidate in the Federal constituency of Selkirk. The chocolate Soldier was playing its Farewell engagement at the Walker theatre. Twenty five 20, 1920 the various labor unions through out Winnipeg were organizing a huge Parade in demonstration of sympathy for the convicted strike leaders the Parade was to be staged on May 1. Twenty years 20, 1925 the funeral of Rev. Or. Farquharson at Pilot Mound was made most impressive by the addresses of prominent divines of the presbyterian storms reported from the East and South and wind and rain prevailed in Winnipeg Toronto had a heavy snowfall member of the Canadian press the Canadian press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of All news Des patches credited to it or to the associated press or Reuters in this paper and also the local news published herein. Soprano Vilia from the merry widow by Franz Lehar. Orchestra in Western Medley. Vocal duet by Mary Morrison and Kerr Wilson. Your eyes Shine in my own from the Gypsy Barer by Johann Strauss. Dear Canadian artillery and at the time ind of lome of acc ill woo dramatic sketch. Why we should Queen s own Cameron highlanders invest in this country of ours prior to enlistment he was employed Beth Lockerbie eve Henderson in the composing room of he free be press. Besides his wife and parents. E he is survived by two children one four Sisters All of brother and and Winnipeg. The Jack Scott. Russ Carrier. Secord. George and a ing 14-voice chorus the lord s prayer chorus orchestra. Orchestra in captains of Clouds. Vocal Solo by Gwen Bradshaw there s a Harbor of dream boats orchestra in . 10 March past arranged by Locksley. Vocal Solo by Mary Morrison. Plans of the Winnipeg school through the years from smiling boar i to replace 20 old schools a Cost of have been Given through by Youman. The Silver lining and make Way for tomorrow from Sal Jerome Kern. Rome to to 10.20 ., four acts of troupe i i. W. A. By metropolitan planning commission. J the Bui icing committee of the Board entertainment 10.30 to 11 . Broadcast close. W. A. Martin building commis Prairie Schooner sooner. Tabled a letter from the com bringing the show to a Victory loan broadcasts will be Eiven Over Winnipeg. Brandon and flin flon stations during the Campaign. The daily provincial Broad cast Manitoba serves will be car ried Over Krc at 1.15 ., and Over Cox at 6 . Other Victory loan broadcasts Are scheduled As follows and Cox 8.30 to 9 . Sky Cox 9.10 to 10 . Sky. Cox and car. 7.30 to 8.30 . 7.30 to 8 . Car. 10 to 10.30 . Krc. Cox. 7.30 to 8.30 . Car 9.30 to 10.30 . April Cox 8.30 to 9 . May 7.30 to 8.30 . Car. 10 to 10.30 . May sky. Cox. 7.30 to 8.30 . Car 9.30 to 10.30 . May Cox. S.30 to 9 . May 7.30 to 8 . Car. 10 to 10.30 . Mav sky. Cox. 7.30 to 8.30 . Car. 9.30 to lo.so.. Rush anticipated by moving men whether or not they la be Able to get into their new abodes is not definitely known but a great Many Winnipeg citizens plan on moving Mav 1. This was indicated Friday morn ins by a Check up of Transfer companies. Of the several called All had been booked lid for about two months ahead and further business for Mav 1 was being turned away. The majority of the moves Are from House to House. A total of 821 eviction notices fall due May 1. Any difficulty which May arise will result from those ordered from their present quarters and who have no other place to to. Ado Tina a stay Cut attitude. Saturday d. G. Mackenzie act ing National coordinator of Emere ency shelter and representative of Donald Gordon chairman of the wartime prices and Trade Board arrives in Winnipeg from Ottawa to discuss the question of having this City declared a congested area and placed under the control of an administrator. At the City Hall at first it was decided to have or. Mackenzie meet with Aid. H. B. Scott chairman of the special com Mittee on housing and g. F. Bent Ley City clerk in the office of e. B. Complin regional administrator of the wartime prices and Trade Board but so great an interest has been shown that the meeting will be held at 2 . Saturday at the City Hall. It is expected that practically All the aldermen will attend As Well As representatives of various veterans associations who Are anxious to secure shelter for the wives and families of servicemen. A full report will be presented from c. Argue who is in Charee of the City s housing registry. 521 Mcintyre Block. To Date applications for shelter total More than 500. And listings around 230. None of these listings however Are suitable for families. Or. Argue says. Yum Pigeon pie Indianapolis april 20. Meat hungry Indianapolis residents Are offered free fowl by a City administration which has a surplus pigeons for the fastidious rho want them dressed there is a charge of 10 cents each. The Birds trapped in a drive to rid were the downtown District of the pests. Fort Frances . Fort Frances. Ont. April . Nominating convention for the Ontario Riding District of Rainy Kiver will be held at Eino Yonl 23. Private Marshall Cooke son of or. And mrs. Edgar Cooke 676 Mcgee Street was killed in action March 3, according to word received by his wife who resides in the Keri Ora apartments. Private Cooke went overseas with the Royal death was serving the plan to replace 20 old schools Mission which sent a quent Connaire covering 16 technical matters. Or. Martin told the trustees that completion of this questionnaire was a Rush Job since the answers Muse be forwarded to the City Council s com Mittee on Post War reconstruction within a month. The plans Wilt then be sent on to other govern ment agencies. The matter will be discussed at a special meeting of the Board s policy committee tuesday. Wo2. David f. Broadfoot who was reported missing in action March 5, has now been officially reported Safe in the United King Dom. According to word received by his wife mrs. D. F. Broadfoot Jamieson Avenue. He enlisted in july 19-12, and went overseas in March. 1944. Born and educated m Winnipeg he is the son of mrs. Broadfoot Toronto. Now residing in to suspend airline service Lisbon april 20. Ger Man airline services Between Stutt Gart and Lisbon will be suspended next week. Portuguese employees _ 1____ to enumerators to Start monday an army of nearly enumerators More than half of them so into action monday to prepare voters lists for the Jed Cral election in the four Winnipeg constituencies and St. Boniface. Others will be hard at work throughout the rest of Manitoba. City returning officers were Busy swearing in this Host of enumerators two to every poll and giving them detailed instructions. They expected to have All preparation Complete by saturday morning. The largest number was in Winnipeg South Centre with 153 polls to cover. The enumerators have a week to compile their voters lists which have to be in the hands of the returning officers for printing Mon Day. They Are paid seven cents for each name on the list. In each of the five greater Winnipeg Ridings a Large proportion of the workers chosen Are soldiers wives. Many of the enumerators have had no previous experience but were being Given full information and returning officers asked co operation of the Public in Mak ing their task easier. Warning issued Ottawa april 20 up chief electoral officer Jules Castonguay today issued a warning to Urban and Rural enumerators for the june 11 Dominion election against wilful omission of names of qualified elec tors and against any wilful padding of lists with names of fictitious or unqualified persons. Castonguay s went out to enumerators who will begin enumeration of voters across can la starting next monday. Into action at Neepawa tuesday after a. Noon advancing to demolish a supposed enemy Post. Fast feat Jim joins legion in 8 hours Fiat Shilo soldiers in Battle Achon a fast feat of Woinine was per formed thursday by private James Johnston of suite 7. 54 Donald Street a 24-year-old Soldier who has three and one half years overseas service to his credit. Jimmy went overseas with the fort Garry horse and later transferred to the Essex scottish Reed ment being wounded while serving with the latter unit in Normandy. July 31. He was one of the soldiers who returned to Winnipeg in a Hospital train Early thursday afternoon. The train arrived at the . Sta Tion at 12.40 . Less than eight hours later Jimmy was initiated As a fully fledged member of the Val our Road memorial Branch of the . Theft and fraud brings sentence a Man and a woman were the recipients of jail sentences total Ling eight months when they appeared before magistrate m. H. Carton in City police court Friday morning and pleaded guilty to charges of theft and fraud. Sophie Tkatch. Who gave her address As 344 Magnus Avenue was months for to Jai l for two theft of a Quantity from a thursday afternoon. Of clothing local department store Liui Rauti v John seed Allen a visitor from Neepawa Man., according to police. Thousands out to witness thousands of Manitoba citizens have turned out during the past few Days in spite of unsettled weather to witness the Battle action and flame thrower demonstration being detachment of presented by a fall ramen from Shilo Camp in i 1 600-mile tour of the province in a id of the 8th Canadian Victor loan. The loan opens monday. Capt. V. O. Auger who served for 13 months in the sicilian and italian theatres of War. Is in charge of the party. The attacking platoon is commanded by Lieut. Tim Sileshanko while sgt. D. L. Mclarty is in charge of the explosives. The Battle scene was enacted Gilbert Plains Friday noon and will be presented at Grandview Friday evening Roblin on saturday arid Russell on sunday. More than spectators attended the demonstration at Gladstone wednesday when the District plaque was received from Captain Auger by Rod Mcaskill local chair Man in every Victory loan Campaign since the Start of War. Or. Mcaskill said he knew tha. The citizens would respond again As they had in the past. He inspected the infantry platoon and enjoyed a Chat with a Gladstone Soldier pet. R. C. Morwick. Other citizens participating in the ceremony included David Oliver Gladstone District Victory loan Salesman and r. M. Strachan publicity manager of the Campaign. Gladstone District has a quota of More than 3.000 Neepawa citizens a s50 Cheque under false watched the infantrymen carry out pretences at a local hotel recently an attack on a mock enemy Strong the cauldron of humanity slave workers being sent Home by Beth Tomalin free press War correspondent Western Germany april 18. Cape Cial and thou Sands of French belgian and dutch people who have been lost in Germany for years Are now Home and hundreds More Are go ing Home each Day. This is Al most the Only heartening news appearing out of the human caul Dron that is Central Europe. Now we come to the first Camp for displaced persons to be organized in the British area. It be Gan spontaneously enough with a queer collection of displaced per sons. The collection was sorted out. In six Days. 1.600 of these people were left in the charge of one officer. When i saw this Camp it was Bare three weeks old and running smoothly. It is a sub Camp and consequently smaller than some but nevertheless received Many hundreds per Day it now run in conjunction with Large main Camp nearby and two other sub Camps by six officers. It is presently to become one for russians Only and it will be made More habitable. It has been found that West bound people can be shipped to their countries almost within a Day or two of arrival. Nearly a thou and were sent by air the British area. Superb that All those seen physically. Those working for farm this Means that All those seen were russians poles and italians and More than 50 per cent of these russians. The germans obviously placed Eastern Peoples in the West and vice versa and it is expected that Only a Small percentage of the westerners Are yet uncovered. These East bound people must remain until such time As transport conditions permit them to move. It is estimated that of seven or eight million displaced persons in the whole of Germany there Are two and a half million in the organization under indescribable Circum stances organization has been Superb. Leaders of each National Ity have been chosen to exact Good conduct and order. There is a communal Kitchen run by the Best Cook amongst All. But they All do a bit o f scrounging on their own. Also each group has discovered z tailor in their midst. Some British soldiers found a piano which they donated. And the the russians were keys lightly since they had been told not to make much noise in Honor of Roosevelt. About 12 per cent of this group Are women and five per cent Are children. These Are mostly amongst the russians where whole families Are Are no orphaned ers have been reasonably Well treated but those working for enemies have had the hardest time with 12-hour shifts and Little to eat. Come in by themselves nobody needs to go out and col Lect these people. They come in by themselves. Notices Are posted in captured towns and it is said that the germans themselves assist them to find a Camp particularly the russians who find no difficulty in turning on their employers. How Ever. I am told that a considerable number of All nationalities wish to remain where they Are. Some have married germans others Are simply accustomed to the Way of life. All in the Camp speak a sort of German patois. The military government now pays them five Marks a Day. Three limes a week a Large single Sheet of news printed in five columns each in a different Lan Guage is produced by the depart ment of psychological warfare and is Hung up. It is news Only and no russian yet because no russian Type is to be found so the news in russian is written and mimeographed. In All this area there is Only half an Urra team work ing As yet. Some disappointment is expressed. Meanwhile this organization to assist the vast Jumble of humanity which did not exist progressing re statute Miles army s secret list tuesday after noon. Earl Murray Neepawa District Victory loan chairman received the plaque. He thanked the citizens for their Gratifying support of the demonstration and expressed the Hope that the people of Neepawa and District would ring the Bell with their subscriptions in the 3th Vic tory loan As they had done for Merly in spite of a quota increase s60.000. Comes at 99 she knows her after 30 years mrs. Howey of Toronto who celebrated her Soth birthday Jan. 28, was greeted at the . Sta Tion Friday by her daughter and son. She has conic from Toronto to live in St. James with her daughter whom she has t seen Lor 30 years but had no difficulty in recognizing. Mrs. Howey appeared Active for her age refusing assistance in descend ing from the Canon George r. Calvert tells of new St. Matthew s Church a new St. Matthew s Church will arise this summer out of the fire wreckage and we will be worship Ping in the new basement of the partially completed Church by at least said Canon Geo. R. Calvert. St. Matthews Canon Calvert intimated has made an amazing re covery from the fire which gutted the building nov. 13. I944. For the first 31 Days after the fire subscriptions poured in toward at the new Church rate of a Day. Contributions by radio col Lection amounted to a Large sum. Gifts from firms and individuals All the Way from to have provided a most Gratifying building fund amounting already to in Cash. And the fund is not closed. I received just this Blue prints of Hie new Church on Canon Calvert s study table were spread out and examined. The the Canon said will have six new classrooms for the sunday school. Which now numbers approximately Coo. There will be a new Kitchen fully equip Ped and dressing rooms. In the Church itself one of the new features will be the in corporation of a memorial Chancl in the Southwest Corner of the auditorium. This said Canon Cal Vert with feeling will be dedicated to the glory of god with glad thanksgiving for those who return from service and in proud and Lov ing memory of those who have Given their lives. It is hoped that All the furniture in the Chapel will consist of memorials. The Beautiful Mickl Honin me Morial window above the altar will Light the Chancel of the new Church. The Chancel itself will be some what narrower. The Organ a new Casavant. Will be on the second floor he main and Chapel altars will each have a a Credus. The woman s auxiliary room with Kitchen and equipment will be in the Northeast Corner of the auditorium. The Church will be wired specially for radio Broad casting. The Blue prints of the outside Elevation show a lowered roof and More windows than were in the old Church. The architect has insisted on fireproof features including fireproof Glass in the windows. We have been worshipping in the temporarily equipped basement of the old Church since Christmas Canon Calvert said and to will have to mov a out Early in the summer to let the contractors put in the new Toronto feature to present radio edition of Maple Leaf a radio edition of the Canadian army newspaper. The Maple Leaf will be presented in the Victory loan broadcast from Toronto Over the trans Canada and Dominion networks of the Csc at 7.30 ., c.d.t., sunday the Manitoba Divi Sion of the National War finance announced Friday. Colonel r. S. Dick Malone of Winnipeg who edited the Maple h in Italy and later in will participate in the broadcast. Former Canadian army Public relations chief in Italy and Northwest Europe col. Malone recently returned to Canada and is in Eastern Canada at pres it being scheduled to leave shortly for another assignment. Major Royd Beamish is another member of the Canadian army Public relations staff who will take part in the broadcast in addition to stars already announced. Hon. J. L. Nance will the broadcast Ilsley minister of also participate in a Cabinet minister with the russian army at a town seven Miles the East of Berlin today s free press pin up map shows Small roads appearing in latest front line news despatches. Magdeburg one of the latest strongholds to be taken by the shown lower left Corner of the map. Who rides to work in a. Street car or. Illsley is acknowledged to live made an outstanding contribution to Canada s War Effort by his Wise and Able handling of the nation s finance. Men overseas behind loan observing that overseas men Are fully backing the sch Canadian Victory loan air vice marshal k. M. Guthrie air officer command ing no. 2 air command has writ ten a letter to h. E. Sellers chair Man of the National War finance committee. Manitoba division. Air vice marshal Guthrie recalls that the . Overseas has already Over subscribed its 8th Victory loan quota and adds that he col. Dick Malone heard while in Ottawa last week that no. I bomber group ., had at that time subscribed 137 per cent of its objective. This is a splendid achievement and constitutes a vital Challenge to us on the Home front to match and surpass their Early he adds. Air vice Marshall Guthrie re ports that five . Squad Rons officially adopted by Western cities and organizations arc among the units subscribing overseas. They include the Winnipeg bears Squadron adopt d by the Winni Peg women s air Force auxiliary. He expresses Confidence that in spite of difficulties no. 2 air command will achieve its objective. Her dying wishes Are carried out Washington april 20. Gruesome Puzzle confronted authorities yesterday with the discovery in the House of a dead woman a sealed coffin containing the body of another woman believed dead for 33 years. Officials so far Nave put together these pieces of the eerie Story mrs. Mary Eva Woodward 77, prominent Here for Many years in the daughters of the american revolution died in Hospital sunday. She had lived alone for Many years. Her House was searched yester Day by police. They found the coffin. The upper portion of the body in a Good state of preservation was visible through a Glass top in the coffin. Authorities expressed belief the body was that of mrs. Woodward s Mother. Mrs. James b. Woodward said to have died in St. Louis March 13. 1912. Police were told that the Daugh Ter refused to allow her Mother to be buried in the family burial plot at Waterbury vt., causing a family quarrel. Sent to a crypt a neighbor said mrs. Woodward told her she had sent the body to Egypt to be preserved by a mum Minier whom the daughter met on one of her trips abroad. According to this version the body was sent Back from Egypt and buried in Prospect Hill cemetery new and began Boston. Twenty four years Woodward moved to to worry ago. Mrs. Washington about her and be Mother s dying Wisla that she her Only daughter never separated. Mrs. Woodward then had the body exhumed spent several thousand dollars for the mahogany casket and installed it in her House. Every afternoon she would set m the Rocker and commune with her Mother s said the neigh Bor. Mrs. Hattic May Quinter mrs. Woodward s attorney said her will directed that she and her Mother be buried in the family plot in Vermont. Police said the younger mrs. Woodward apparently had been married to a Man of the same last name As her Mother s. Honoured by Russia in Endon. Aoril 20. Up the Moscow radio announced last Maht that the presidium of the supreme soviet had awarded the order of Victory to marshal . Former red army while now commander of the 3rd waive russian army ;