Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 26, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Price 5c per copy edition with comics Loc. Winnipeg thursday August 26, 1948 by Carrier 25c per week. A message of greeting and Good will to mayor h. Humphrey of Minneapolis is handed by mayor Garnet Coulter to so. Tommy Anderson . 402 City of Winnipeg auxiliary fighter Squadron wednesday prior to a flight by four Vampire Jet fighters to participate in the Minnesota state fair. Look ing on Are three other pilots who will Fly in the air show left to Al. Jack Dempster Al. Matt Reid and so. Jack Hudson. The City of Winnipeg Crest recently painted on the aircraft be seen Between the mayor and the Squadron Leader. Fined for obstructing r. C. M. P. In attempted of brother a Fine was levied against Tony Baculo 30, of 558 Boss Avenue in provincial police court thursday on a charge of obstructing . Officers who were attempting to arrest his brother. Peter on a narcotics charge. The brother is now serving a six month sentence for illegal Possession of drugs. Two other Brothers Joe and Louis were granted a stay of proceedings on charges similar to Tony s. According to Crown a. M. Shinbane Tony grappled with officers of the . Criminal investigation Bureau when they visited the Maceio Home april 3 searching for drugs. Peter Maceio holding a drug addict s outfit in his hand was discovered by a Constable. Arrested he escaped Only to be nabbed within ten minutes in a neighbouring House. Con stables who ran downstairs in Pursuit were impeded by the three Brothers one of whom was Tony. Called by defence Harry Walsh was Carl contractor and Tony s employer who gave the accused first class testimonial. Maceio although previously convicted of theft had not been in trouble with the police for almost eight years or. Walsh stated. I am not inclined to Send you to magistrate d. C. 31. Kyle told Taccio in imposing the Fine. Locke guest of Honor at Lions luncheon Bobby Locke was guest of Honor thursday at Lions club luncheon meeting at the fort. Garry hotel. Highlights of the International Lions club meeting in new York City july 25-29 were described by Winni Peg president Lyall Cameron. Or. Cameron drove to new York with District governor Karl Slocomb for the Conven Tion. Playgrounds holding display water regatta playground news for thurs Day night and Friday include the final handicraft display of the season for kiwanis no. 3 playground at 7.30 thurs Day at. The playground Home Street and Sargent Avenue. Friday a water regatta is plan Ned for 2.30 . At Earl Grey school. Of Blind visitor Active in sports business almost j Miles of rail Road and air throughout thei United states the lust seven months is the travel record of Donald Hamilton of Denver colo., who arrived in Winnipeg wednesday Over the son line. Or. Hamilton has been Blind Lor 17 years but docs not allow his Handicap to prevent him from lending a Normal life. Golfs howls and has a full time Job As Salesman for a sports goods com Pany. When he returns to Denver he intends to inaugurate his own radio programme. Before losing his sight in an Accident in a Basket he appearances flinging hymns Folk music and Light kindness of canadians on this his first trip to Canada left him dumbfounded said or. Ham Ilton. He left for Regina Over Canadian Pacific railway lines where be will spend one week. Of of of Norwood handicraft display Friday a display of handicrafts and costumes will be shown at the Norwood Community club at 3.3d . Friday. Of of f Eastern harvesters placed in Manitoba game he was a professional Singer. I stopped singing but this Spring i have been making guest radio api plans Friday meeting a meeting of the Winnipeg Amateur radio club will be held in the free press club room1 at 8 . Friday. Eastern harvesters arriving from the Ottawa Valley Over . Lines wednesday were placed on farms at five Manitoba Points according to officials of the provincial farm help service and the National employment service. Of the g2 arriving wednesday 21 were designated for Russell 13 for Swan River four for Sinclair and two for Melian. The remainder will go to Saskatchewan and Alberta Points. Seven men arriving on an earlier train were sent to Nee Piiwaa. Major h. R. Richardson director of the farm help service said 190 requests for farm help in Manitoba were received wednesday. With More than 100 men arriving Over . Lines plus the . Arrivals these orders should be filled he harvesters for Vari Ous Manitoba centres arrived in the City by . Thursday with 50 Over .k. Lines. Of mayor Maclean corrects report on Council mayor George i Icheun has stated that his motion for non compulsion was passed by St. Boniface Council at its meeting monday not Defeated As reported wednesday. His motion was in connection with the Council s filing of a letter it had received from Central Mort Gage and housing corporation. The letter dealt with the corporation s intentions of moving to other Homes those veterans now renting War time houses which they did not wish to buy. The mayor wanted the Council to go on record As disapproving compulsion with regard to such moving. The mistake in the report arose mayor Maclean when the Council records became confused during an Early evening welter of motions and amendments to motions. Brooklands Council prepares tax Levy on railways the Brooklands municipal Council which met wednesday Drew up for the first time an assessment and tax Levy on the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways under the authority of Sec Tion the municipal dict. The Resolution was moved by Council Lor c. Bankert and seconded by. Councillor George Walker. For this year the figures Are assessment and taxes levied on the and assessment and taxes on the . It was revealed that in Brooklands the . Had 1.66 Miles of track age and the . Had 2.78. It was on this that the assessment and taxes were calculated. Appearing before the co Umcil As a delegation of one for the Brooklands Community club George Boutell requested tax exemption for its proposed club matter was referred Jet planes take mayor s letter to Minneapolis what is probably the first Jet propelled air letter on the Contin ent or at least Between Canada and the United states sped out of Winnipeg thursday bound for min Neapolis Minn a message from mayor Garnet Coulter to mayor h. Humphrey of Minneapolis it did not Bear an official air mail stamp but it bore the Best wishes of the City of Winnipeg to the neighbouring american City. The letter was carried in one of four de Havilland Vampire Jet fighters each bearing a huge Crest of the City of Winnipeg on either Side of its sleek nose. The fighters belong to the City of Winnipeg 5402 auxiliary fighter Squadron and the Bright crests bearing the City motto Commerce prudence in were donated by the City fathers who recently voted to have them inscribed on the squad Ron s five Jet planes. Inspects jets mayor Coulter wednesday went to Stevenson Field to wish Bon voyage to the pilots of the planes which will perform at the Minne Sota state fair for one week and to inspect the Jet fighters for the first time. The mayor was impressed with both the crests and the 500-m.p.h.-plus fighters As experts showed him the Mechan ism which makes a squirt Fly. In his letter of greeting and Good will to Minneapolis he declared that the events of Are drawing the Canadian people and the people of the United states closer together. It is therefore fit Ting that the opportunities which present themselves should be taken to demonstrate the existence of these Friendly feelings As Between City and City and nation and a he said. Fall dress the shining Winnipeg emblems Are Only part of the full dress for the state fair each Pilot will be wearing a White coverall flying suit with Royal Canadian air Force 402, blazoned across the in cd. Also each of the 12 ground Crew. Members who will service the planes at the fair will Wear White coveralls. The .r.c.a.f. Band from Northwest air com Mand. Edmonton alta., under to. Carl Friberg will also accompany the Winnipeg auxiliary Squadron in a Dakota aircraft. Pilots of the four planes Are so. Tommy Anderson . 402 squad Ron so. Jack Hudson Al. Jack Dempster and Al. Matt. Reid. To the bylaw chairman to prepare and introduce lax exemption subject to the provisions of the municipal act. In discussing ways of relieving the housing situation in. Brooklands it was brought out that there had been numerous requests to rent and to Purchase two buildings of undisclosed location which Are owned by the municipality. Council decided to Wail until it has a Clear title to these before they Are used for the purpose of housing. Of of Norwood schools open tuesday Norwood s Junior set take a deep breath and least for one More reason a report wednesday dampened spirits with the news that schools in the Norwood Well those in St. Boniface and Charleswood would open monday. Now word that the report is erroneous. In the Norwood District will open tuesday instead. Expert sees shortage end bakery dispute to be aired before Board an application of the Cana Dian bakery workers Union local no. 1, for permission to prosecute the Brothers bakery 831 Magnus Avenue will be heard before the Manitoba labor Board wednesday a. Elliott Wilson Deputy minis Ter of the provincial depart ment of labor announced. Both parties to the dispute will appear before Board. The. Union is claiming that the. Bakery has refused to open negotiations for a collective agreement Avith its employees. Soapbox orators find Champion in Aid Forkin make Market Square the Hyde Park of Winnipeg that was the cry of Aid. M. J Forkin before the civic health com Mittee wednesday afternoon. He urged that Council be asked to lift All restrictions with respect to loud speakers on the Square providing they Are used Only during the evening hours designated for Public spouting. Market Square should be one place where free speech should be declared Aid. Forkin there people should be permitted to say what they please. It should be the Hyde Park of the Issue will be thrashed out at the next Council meeting. Aid. A e. Simonite Felt residents of the numerous hotels which encircle the Square should be asked their opinion on loud speakers. The present anti noise bylaw prohibits the use of any device where the volume could be heard for More than 100 feet f. D. G. Bond City solicitor explained. Request from Allan Lynn limited that the firm be Al Lowed to install automatic cigarette vending machines in Beer Parlours was Laid Over until sept. 8, when it will be fully debated. Representing the company was David Golden while William Noble appeared in protest on behalf of the Manitoba tobacco jobbers association. Before the committee was a letter of protest from h. Moore Secretary of the food distributors of Western Canada and Manitoba. Application of p. Smith and sons limited to establish a junk Yard on the South West Corner of stad Coria Street and Gordon Avenue was refused. Also refused was the application of f. D. Tiller who desired to hold dances at 1414 main Street Between Poison and Luxton avenues. represents u. At Morley Zipursky 196 Scotia Street is representing the uni Verity of Tulsa at the first National student association Congress at Madison Wise. Delegates numbering 700, rep resent students. Winni Eggers Young and old ranging from infants in arms to grandfathers turned our wednesday night to watch the t. Eaton company s Champion horses go through their paces at the company s third annual horse show at the Pembina Highway stables. Favourites with nearly everyone were cold Leaf and Soong who won first Primo in the delivery team judging. They Are seen at top left As they passed the packed grandstand with Driver Jack Blake stable Foreman at the reins. At Bottom left Are some of the More than children who thronged the show ring when the company passed out ice Cream from one of its vans. The picture at right shows two of the juvenile spectators Janice padly two year old daughter of or. And mrs. H. C. Padley 278 Queen Street and Philip Reith. Four of Windsor o.r.r., whose father is Bobby Reith Many times Manitoba Golf Champion looking a Little Awe stricken in the presence of Brad the Happy Clown and his Shetland Pony. Soft hearted robber returns girl s ring Chicago aug. 26 a robber with a feeling for Romance handed back1 a Young woman s engagement ring wednesday before he fled with loot. Miss Gladys , 19, a loan company cashier burst into tears when the Man mask ing himself with an handkerchief took her ring. Okay sister Stop he said and gave it Back. Oil prospects in Canada never better says Ness Petroleum has become a burning question in. Canada which uses More Oil per capita than any other coun try except the United states according to. John Ness Toronto of he Imperial Oil company. Or. Ness addressed a luncheon meeting of the Winnipeg rotary club at the Royal Alexandra hotel wednesday. He said that in 1947 Canada imported barrels of crude Oil and produced Only domestically. This total had b arely met the country s needs. Only a fraction of. Canada s Oil resources had been exploited he said. There were Square Miles of potential Oil re serves mainly in the Canadian West and private Industry had Only begun to Survey and draw upon the Oil Rich areas. In spite of forecasts of an Oil Namhie prospects had brighter in Canada in the opinion of Zvir. Ness. He forecast an end to the. Stringency in heating oils with a a period of two years in the fun Farmers could expect cheaper Oil and Oil products delivered to their Home sources natural Gas too is also Well supplied with Coal natural Gas and tar Sands from which Petroleum May be synthetically he said. But economical conversion techniques had not yet been developed. Or. Ness claimed that the Atha Baska Sands represented the Argest surface manifestation of Oil in the world. No one had yet Dis covered a cheap method of separating Sand and Oil but the problem should not be insurmountable for atomic age scientists he Felt. Turner Valley carried the Ball for Canadian petrol Eum. It reached its Peak production in 1942 with barrels of crude Oil but has since declined to an output of barrels in he stated. Or. Ness estimated that Norman Wells which produced barrels of crude Oil in 1947, had Reserve of barrels in surveyed acres. In 1946, Leduc was regarded As a wild cat strike but today it is considered capable of giving 200 million barrels of he added. Needs new Leluc while or. Ness was optimistic about Canada s Oil position he Felt Murnaghan now reported in Kirkland Lake area a 22-month-old manhunt for George Murnaghan 36, switched thursday to the Kirkland Lake District of Ontario. . There were asked to join in the search for the former Winni Peg Milkman wanted on a charge of kidnapping his four year old son George Lewis Murnaghan on oct. 19, 1946. V Murnaghan alias Ridley act my Dougall is now believed to be somewhere in the Northern Ontario mining and Timber areas. . Are continuing enquiries at convents in Northern Ontario and Quebec in the belief that Murnaghan May have left his son at one of them. Murnaghan s wife is recovering from an operation she underwent on july 27. The operation was heir once her disappeared. Friends say losing her baby left her in pretty bad she now with her parents or. And mrs. C. L. West 127 Roseberry Street St. James. The sort two years old at the time was last seen by his Mother on oct. "19, 1946 when Murnaghan came to away for the Day. In a separation agreement the father was allowed to have custody of the boy every week from 4 . Saturday until 5 . Sunday. When he did not return with the child the following Day mrs. Murnaghan informed police who Ever since have been on the Trail of Murnaghan. He. Was reported in Montreal Toronto and in the uni Ted states. . Say they nearly caught up with Murnaghan on a number of occasions but each time Ems managed to slip away. The country needed a second or Valley and another or. Ness is a fellow of the Geo logical society of Edinburgh and a member of the Canadian Institute of mining and metallurgy. In 1921 he was awarded the Leonard medal for his paper search for Oil in the West. Rotary president George Bond was chairman of the luncheon which Ridge Bond of the okla cast attended As guest. Rotary members provided musical background while or. Bond Sang the title song from Winter fishing for Berens River settlers seen that the game and fisheries Branch of the provincial department of mines and. Resources May open some Inland lakes East of Lake Winnipeg As commercial Winter fishing areas for settlers in the Berens River District was clowns entertain children record crowd of sees Eaton horse show a record crowd of More than packed the t. Eaton com Pany s stables and show ring on the. Pembina Highway wednesday night for the third annual Eaton s Thorse show. Company officials said the crowd which overflowed the show ring and grounds was the largest ver to visit the show. Included among the admiring throng who gathered to watch the famous Eaton horses go through their paces were More than Chil Dren to Many of whom the sleek fiores which still pull the com Pany s wagons through the City were old friends. Tour of stables spectators saw the company s Fine Grays chestnuts Blacks Ana Bays Parade around the ring and when the show was Over toured the stables at the invitation of the t the prize wining teams.-. Teams and single delivery horses also went through their paces in the show ring pulling the Bright Black and White wagons which Are a familiar sight on Winnipeg streets. Special entertainment was provided for the younger visitors in the form of clowns a gaily decorated Pony cart and free ice Cream. The ice Cream Van pulling out into the Centre of the ring created a solid crush of children As two attendants invited their Young guests to accept refresh ments. There was no ice Cream Eft Over. The show was officially opened by j. A Evans Manitoba Deputy a minister of agriculture who declared the horses were of an extremely High Standard of Quality Type and conformation and expressed the Hope that shows would held More frequently in the Toronto doctor Heads red Cross commission Stockholm aug. Or. F. W. Holley of Toronto has been appointed chairman of lie health nursing and social assistance commission in the. Intone Vional red Cross conference meet ins Here. Or. Routley s appointment lapses at the end of the conference. A is the National commissioner of the Canadian red Cross society and Heads the Canadian delegation to the conference. The session unanimously accepted a United states invitation Nold the next International Confer ence in the United states in 1952. Future. The company he said was per forming a great service in build no better understanding Between the City and country through shows such As the horse show and through their support of country fairs throughout the province. J. R. Bell Manitoba livestock commissioner judged the horses in the delivery team buggy and single delivery contests. Gold Leaf and Soong Chaing driven by Jack Blake stable fore Man tool first prize in the de livery team judging. In the buggy event Soong Chaing again won first place Gold Leaf came Sec Ond and mayling Chaing was third. Drivers were or. Blake w. B. Pickard and miss Joan Pickard. Golden driven by r. Wil Liams was acclaimed first prize in inner for delivery single e s. Driven by w. B. Pickard was second and driven by t. Currie third. Clayton Tucker delivery Mana Ger of the company acted As master of ceremonies for the showing. Near by tenants object to noise dancing in local cafe debated before Board whether or not a permit enabling a a Winnipeg cafe proprietor to rated thursday by one official. Hold private dances in premises the Birens River settlers it is understood have approached the adjoining his Broadway restaurant should be granted was debated wednesday before the municipal department through the Manitoba pub c Utility Board in room fishermen association with a re a 125, Law courts quest for an exclusive Winter fish ing area in Lake Winnipeg opposite the settlement 120 Miles North of Winnipeg. The area is to All commercial Winter wishing. At present the department is engaged in making a Survey of a number of Inland lakes East of Berens River which Are accessible from the favourable Lake Winter Road. These lakes although comparatively Small Are Virgin areas As far As commercial fishing is concerned it is stated. If opened they would be Whitefish lakes. According to t. Kardal president of the Manitoba Foj Nermen association the Berens River settlers Are living under deplorable conditions since they have ceased to engage in Overland freighting formerly their main Means of livelihood. Areas opposite grand rapids on Trie West Shore of. Lake Winnipeg and. On the Dauphin River Are now opened to commercial fishing in Vinter for the Benefit of settlers in these districts. The association is seeking a similar set up for the Berens River settlement. Five divorce decrees granted absolute decrees of divorce were granted to five petitioners thurs Day in court of King s Bench by or. Justice a. M. Campbell. They were John Bubi Hunski Winnipeg from Katherine Bubi Hunski Winnipeg married sep tember 19, 1943 August Smith. Winnipeg from Mary Smith mar ried March 3, 1934 Bernard Joseph Loufie from Eva Nellie Plouffe Bolti of fort Garry married sep tember 10, 1938 Arthur Roy Latimer and Rose Anne Larimer both of flin flon married at ii Ford Man. November 13, 1935 Helen Margaret Conacher Winni Peg from Maurice Gillis Conacher Portage la , married at por Tage june 25, 1944. The restaurateur Nick Christa ios was represented by c. D. Shepard. Opposing the application was b. B. Smith representing the tenants of three near by apart ment blocks who Signe a petition stating their objections the Board reserved decision. Appeals decision in july the Winnipeg zoning 3oard. Beard or. Christakos application and unanimously rejected it. The cafe owner appealed to the Utility Board. As the matter or. Christa tos could legally rent his premises Tor banquets at which there would no dancing or music. He stated willingness to be restricted in the matter of banquet licences which would allow parties renting his Lall to have liquor on the premises. At the same time he expressed a desire to be. Allowed these assuring the three Man Board that his client had no intention of running or Public dances or. Shepard said this application is concerned Only with the right to allow dancing a and therefore music on the in reply or. Smith contended that the noise of dancing would not disturb his tenants but the noise of car doors slamming and shouted Good byes when revellers left the premises would. These tenants also have their nights out occasionally no interjected d. L. Mellish chair Man of the Hoard. Snare for Young this would develop into a Low dance Hall enticing and snaring Young people. It is not elevating to them. It is not a Good thing at to conduct the premises in a proper his counsel said and pointed out that his client had been in business in the a for five years. There had been no complaints against him in the past. He contended that the cafe circa was zoned c.3. Which allows for theatres department stores filling stations retail stores and restaurants. On the other hand he said or. Smith s tenants were mostly in an area zoned r. 4 which allowed for lodging houses clubs hotels and Beer Parlours. The latter would be much worse than or. Christa Kos banquet Hall he said. Counsel filed a petition signed by eight adjacent property owners who had no objections to the per Mit being granted. Or. Honeyman explained to or. Smith that banquets could be held in the premises in any Case and that dancing was the Only consideration in granting or refusing the licence. They might make just As much noise playing postman s he chuckled. Home Andt school courses planned bees Buzz in peace Bui wasps get . Busy bees May in Winnipeg to their heart s Content hut when it comes to wasps Well Tinl k a different Story so w a Wasp you Wou lil he n. Beef kor then you la to free if n. Wasp Yon ilu1, they la Spray von on Lith with a mildly and foul . That was decided by the civic health committee after noon after Henninc i Pons on the activities of Winnipeg s Bor Pojman from Alex Cross chief inspector in charge of insects Nanri vermin Fred c. Austin hand of Tho division of sanitation Zintl housing. The matter came up at the last meeting when a. E. A. Brol Mau that children in the Vicinity of Bannerman venue wrong severely Slung by Nighbor Tood bees. It s not a trivial to declared producing a clipping from the Winnipeg free press which d of a woman at Caborn snsk., being fatally poisoned by a Bee. Sting on the lip. Shortly after Aid. Bro Man mule is com Plant however or. Cross and his Crew of vermin fax Tonnin actors had been called out to de Molish n Wasp s nest in a hedge in the same Vicinity. Or. Cross it was possibly a Wasp and nol n. Hee that had been responsible for Jusy chasing wasps armed with . Health officials Are As Busy As been those Days chasing wasps. Nests Are being located in All parts of Tho City Nyrl Are being speedily destroyed. When they Are found in High Trees or in the eaves of tall buildings the health inspectors cell in Tho girl of a. And son who beekeepers supplies at 1172 main Street. At. Present there is no contained in either Tho Public health act or the City bylaws to Laling to bees or Bioko Pinr or. Austin reported. When a person by a Bee it would become a matter for the civil courts rather than for action by the health or Jar Mont he Felt. And then it be very difficult to prove that Bors belong ing to a. Specific person wore Tho ones that had done the King in he added. There Are at present eight boo keen its in Winnipeg 153 in Grent. Plans for two. Study courses including is. Turing a series of lectures during Charleswood. Tuorto fort. Harry. The fall and Winter in co operation vital., St. Boniface. East Kil with the Manitoba federation of Demon West Kil Lonan Home and school were Laid tues night at a meeting of the Parent education association in the legislative building. Representatives Church groups and the Manitoba federation of Home and school attended the meeting which was under the direction of mrs. Marjorie huges president subjects and speakers for the first course of lectures to be held oct. 12 to nov. 23, were announced As follows preparation for family living or. Jessie Mcgeachie the stated mrs. A. Mann 184 child during pre school years or. Balmoral Street in opposition to Wallace Grant the school age child. Miss Grace Dolmage ado the. Application. She was upheld by mrs. J. Kob zar181 Spence. Street who Felt that doors slamming and engines racing late at night were not conducive to. Deep sleep. Or Levence or. Gordon m. Stephens. The second lecture series will run from Jan. 11 to feb. 15. Both courses Are sponsored by. The Winnipeg school Board and All meetings Christakoe pledged Hico Seh will be held in Kelvin High in the whole province. There Are 24 Bee colonies or hives in the City in the suburbs and St. Boni face and in the whole of Manitoba. 9 underwriters Complete course nine Winnipeg life insurance men who have completed the. Three year course qualifying them to use the designation chartered life underwriter Are annoy iced by the Institute of chartered life under writers of Canada As follows Gor Don m. Bateman John w. Griffiths. Sydney .1. Hubbard Fred g. Miller Richard a. Edward f. Radclyffe Gordon Scott Edward j. Suarez and Herbert v. Williams ;