Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 30, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 12 Shilo lets Public in on cd Utiss Guin Crews a thrilling Pace Winnipeg free press monday August 30, 1948 ship Camp 30 sunday threw its Gates open wide to the Public and in an All Day programme which included artillery shoots Parachute descents1 and displays of fighting equipment showed a crowd of More than visitors what it has been accomplishing in its peace time role. The e re d carpet was out every where. Visitors gaped in Awe As the daring Young men Ori the Parachute Tower went through their paces plugged their ears grimly As medium artillery and blasted holes in an and a Dummy counterpart and laughed with Delight As volunteers from the crowd tried their Luck at the mock up where embryo parachutists get their first taste of what it feels like to dive into space. Hosts for army Day were the Royal Canadian artillery assisted by parachutists from the joint air school at Rivers Man., and five Auster aircraft from no. 444 observation Post Squadron. First tourney the Day opened with the Shilo Golf club s first tournament on their new nine Hole course. A total of 152 entries were received from Brandon Winnipeg Carberry they re on our remarked one army private As he watched the Sharp shooing. First act on the Parachute Tower Glenboro Minnedosa Portage and Rivers. While onlookers hastily took advantage of Cotton Batten ear plugs proffered by . Crews on duty smaller guns programme arranged by capt. Outdated tank Robert was a series of drops in the buddy chair Parachute attached by wires to the Tower which has a Ferris wheel seat big enough for two. Volunteers take part volunteers from the crowd took part in the drops which ended with a shuddering Jerk As the buddy reached a Point 15 feet from the ground. Then capt. R. O. Hank Henry chief Para Chute instructor of Canada s air borne troops made two free fall descents from the Tower after his 32-foot Chute had been hoisted open to the top of the Tower and released. Moe followed capt. Henry from the Tower. His. Landings were less Graceful but the crowd apparently took his condition into consideration for he also got applause. Moe is an Indian rubber Dummy used in testing chutes and he could take air tree Bank at the artillery Range crack Bat teries went through their paces capt. William Simcock. In Quick succession a 25-Pounder towed gun 25-Pound self propelled weapon 5.5 medium artillery piece and 17-Pounder and six Pounder anti tank guns roared their Chal Lenge at their targets. Of .10 rounds fired Only one was not n direct hit. I in glad yes Melton Ian it at your dealer s now. In hand tube or this famous English shoe Cream give shoes a Brilliant lasting Lustre quickly. Buy a Hond lube Melton Ian for All Good shoes finale was the parachutists demonstration at the mock up Tower. Set 35 feet Oft the ground the Tower is the first step on the would be parachutist s Road of spills. As each parachutist braced him self against the sides of the mock up Tower doorway and hurled him self out he called loudly one thousand two thousand three the crowd was in formed that the jumper if he reached three without feeling the tug of his opening Para Chute would in immediately open a Reserve Chute carried on his Chest. Volunteers forgot about calling their num Bers As the ground came up to meet them and instead shut their eyes tightly or clutched violently at the straps of their harness until their Static lines brought them up Jolt. Lieut col. R. H. Webb Garrison commandant told the free press our object in army Day was to let the people of the surrounding Countryside see what happens to their taxes and to let them see what we re trying to do. We want them to be army conscious because it is to Benefit that they know what is going murder charge faces Western Canada Boxer aug. .30 Stanley Mclaren 23-year-old West Ern Canada Boxer monday faced a murder charge in the fatal slugging of a Calgary chinese storekeeper during a Holdup in september 1945. Mclaren was arrested by police after a Street Corner Brawl during which police said he struck his wife. Later detectives Learned from Calgary police Mclaren was wanted for the slaying of Lem Young Wing. Police said a Lone Bandit entered Leir Young Wing s fruit store in Calgary the night of sept. 24, 1945. He bought some peaches waited for All customers to leave the store pulled out a revolver and ordered Wing to open his Cash Register. When the chinese screamed the Bandit hit him Over the head with the revolver. Another storekeeper peace time programme troop targets at a distance of three Miles and Short Range anti tank shoots we re the objectives sunday at Shilo Camp when an army Day was staged for More than visitors to the Camp. At the top left of this layout showing highlights of the Day s demonstrations a 25-Pounder towed gun fires a round at its unseen target. A dive into space free fall is demonstrated by r. B. Henry chief Parachute jump instructor in Canada from the Parachute Tower top on the lower left of the layout chief Petty. Officer Len Adlam of Vancouver and paratrooper Jack Nivert of Montreal Are seated in the buddy chair at the 256-foot Tower. Adlam a sea fire Pilot at Rivers joint air school and Nivert who has his jumpers wings were dropped from the. Tower in the chair during the Parachute display. On the lower right parents and children swarm Over the Universal carriers and self propelled guns for an inspection tour and free rides by the Drivers. Following the demonstrations volunteers among the spectators tried their hand at the mock up Tower where they got a personal experience of Parachute jumps. Drivers note Here s a new one to try on judge aug. 30 bup taxi Driver Albert Middleton Philpotts was in court Jor what he admitted was the second time in his when was the first asked the police judge who was hearing a traffic charge against him. In Philpotts said. That was a traffic charge too. But i built that car myself in my own backyard. I called it the special. None of these modern gadgets. Just three wheels one Cylinder a kerosene lamp and a piece of tubing for the ignition system. It did six Miles an the police judge noted that the charge this time was one of driving without due care and attention with the result that Philpotts taxi collided with another car. What was the charge in he asked. It was for not having a Man walking in front with a red Philpotts replied. The Fine was 10 shillings about not the judge said. Behind scenes Wrangle greeks open new peace manifesto issued drive on rebels by cultural Congress wroclaw Poland aug. Soc options the of mainer of the 500 the four Day cultural con delegates from 33 countries backed Gress for peace attended by intellectuals from 45 countries ended saturday night with a manifesto calling on intellectuals throughout the world to work for peace for the free. Evolution of National civilizations and i Friendly collaboration. The manifesto recalled that Civ ligation had been saved from fascism by the common efforts of Russia Britain the United states and the resistance movements of the occupied countries. Rails War seekers but it said new centres of fascism were forming in Greece Spain and latin America. Racial discrimination was still Rife. Scien up the soviet Union s shouts of approval. Bitterness evident the bitterness of the discussion on the manifesto was evidenced by the comments of the russian writer Ilya Ehrenburg to news paper men. He described several unnamed americans and. Britons As imbeciles arid after issuing the manifesto the Congress announced it is establish ing an International committee in defence of peace in Paris As part of a world wide Campaign to Avert a new War. Twenty one persons including four americans were named to the committee. No canadians were drove the robber off. Lem died next Day of injuries. After Mclaren was arrested saturday police said they checked a tip that he wanted for a Winnipeg Holdup and slaying. They Learned nothing. Then the informant gave Calgary As the locale. The blonde six foot Mclaren police said lived in Calgary for some Lime after the slaying. Then he went to Vancouver. He came to Toronto a month ago from Northern Ontario. He is a plasterer by Trade. He said he had been a Well known Amateur Boxer. Out of Bounds Luneberg Germany aug. 30 of this North Ger Man City reported monday that More than 80 soviet fighter planes cruised Over the British zone near Here during the week end. British air. Force Headquarters at bad Eilen said the police report was known to but refused to continent. Law uniformity to be big Issue at Legal meet Montreal aug. 30 uniformity of Law in Canada is expected to be one of the main topics discussed at the 30th annual convention of the Canadian bar association opening monday. Indication of this was Given last week by w. P. J. O Meara Assis Tant of state in conference of. Commissioners on uniformity of legislation in can Ada at their annual meeting. Or. O Meara said that opportunities for attack on the country s National Unity can be minimized if some substantial uniformity of Law on matters of common interest in our respective provinces can be Premier Duplessis of Quebec at his weekly press conference last Friday took exception to or. O Meara s suggestion saying that uniformity of Laws could Only Lead to assimilation of races to which we Are irresistibly and in definitely Tiftic. Discoveries were kept secret on the committee that they might serve War Aims. The predominantly leftist con Gress condemned what it described As a handful of self interested people in America and Europe who Are seeking War. Long Hovirs of wrangling be Hind closed doors Between representatives of the soviet Union and her friends on the one hand and delegates from Britain and the United states on the other were reported to have preceded the issuance of the manifesto. Nine of the 32 persons in the United states delegation refused to sign the manifesto or to vote. They were joined by seven per but of the British group of 42. With Only a few scattered sex gift of millions Canberra aug. 30 Reuters the australian Cabinet has recommended a gift of be made to Britain in the next australian budget. A similar gift of was made last year. Fly wifi bogus Bills bring bondage Toronto., aug. 30 up police said monday they have arrested 42-year-old Leo Gauchier of Toronto in connection with the dissing of counterfeit United states Bills at the Canadian National. Exhibition saturday. At least 14 Cashiers were victimized by a handsome they reported. In 3 hrs.30 mins. I in. 40 Mem. To the Pas daily except sunday information ticket office Portan and main phone 903 301 -2. Air Alines first european parliament will meet this week Geneva aug. 30 a the first parliament of the United states of Europe will be held at Interlaken Switzerland this week under the presidency of Georges Bohy socialist member of the Bel Gian Cabinet. Count Richard Coudenhove Kalergis Secretary general of the european parliamentary Union told a recent press conference in Genera that the purposes of the Interlaken meeting sept. 1-4, Are 1. To urge immediate convocation of a constituent Assembly for Europe elected by the National parliaments to draft a Federal Constitution of Europe. 2. To reach an agreement upon the main principles of this Constitution. The idea of a constituent Assem Bly was launched at the first euro Pean parliamentary Congress last september Ingstead Switzerland. Approximately 250 delegates Are expected at the Interlaken meet ing. The Secretary general said a re cent poll showed that within the parliaments of France Italy Greece Belgium Switzerland the Netherlands and Luxembourg there Are absolute majorities favourable to european federation. Reds May build buy own Homes Moscow aug. 30 soviet government decree monday granted the right to soviet citizens to build or buy private Homes which they May own in perpetuity the Homes May be of. One or two stories and contain not More than five rooms. They May be acquired in cities As Well As villages. Al though the citizen owns the Home the land itself will remain National property. The decree provided that Muni Cipal authorities be empowered to make allotments to individuals for buildings. Subject to City planning individuals May build from stand Ard municipal designs or May create their own designs. Building plots May be Between 358.8 and 717.6 Square Yards in cities and s37.2 and Square Yards in villages. Athens aug. 30 government troops opened a new offensive in the Vitski mountains of Northern Greece monday against Gen. Markos Vafiades it was announced. The new Battle area is East of mount grammes where govern ment troops recently completed a successful Campaign against the guerrillas and just South of the yugoslav Border. British 30-ton tanks greek army planes and Mobile artillery were thrown into the fight ing the official announcement said. Britain s Harvest saved from ruin London. Aug. 30 tremendous All out Effort by Britain s land workers helped by recent Sun Shine and drying winds has saved the Harvest from the ruin which seemed almost certain two weeks ago. Farmers and farm workers with land army girls and civilian volunteers have combined to produce a Harvest that is expected to be above average. The next few Days should for the official forecast of Brej Sunshine leads Many Farmers to Hope that the Harvest will be completed this week. In Somerset and in the West of England the Best Harvest for 10 ears is in some cases the Best Ever. In Norfolk and Eastern England armers Are amazed by the heavy yields when the wheat is especially in Marshland areas. Des Pite Low temperatures three Quad ers of Derbyshire s Grain is Cut. Prospects in Wales have greatly improved and in Scotland the Grain s standing up Well despite Buffet no gales and rain storms. In Farmers snick he bulk of the Harvest could be von by thursday. 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