Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 31, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba It could ruin his chances Quebec for Drew report jolts Ottawa supporters Winnipeg free press tuesday August 31, 1948 Page 7 by Hugh both Ottawa aug. 31 local progressive conservatives backing Premier George Drew of Ontario Lor the National Leader ship of their party Are disturbed and no Little distressed by Streamer headlines appearing in tuesday morning editions of both Ottawa newspapers. One of. Them the staunchly conservative journal and with a pre Ference for col. Drew headlined a despatch from Montreal Quebec delegates to support Drew for the More independently minded citizen used almost the same words Over the same Story. The incident arises out of state ments attributed to Ivan Sabourin party Leader in Quebec. What Drewies Here Are afraid of is that if the word gets abroad that Quebec Dele rates Are Coin to come Down to the National convention a month hence pledged to or. Drew in a body it will ruin rent a new car 8 and 9-passenger sedans Tor weddings and All special occasions. Moore taxi 98 181 7 optometrist dial 322 his chances of capturing the leadership. Even., they add if the facts Are otherwise. That the Quebec for Drew idea is not quite in accordance with the facts appears from the despatch it self and also from the Montreal Gazette s account of or. Sabourin s remarks. Or. Sabourin is quoted by the Ottawa newspapers As say ing that Drew is the logical Man for Quebec to the Gazette Story adds the Viso that he said he was speaking just As one Delegate and not Foi the Quebec delegation As a whole both despatches carry his futher statement that the Quebec Dele gallon would not constitute a blot at the convention. The Gazette account adds the opinion expressed by or. Sabourin that he did t believe in. A Quebec bloc to Back one candidate because a bloc sometimes hinders the Man it wants to with that last statement local conservatives heartily agree. If delegates across the country get the notion that a Quebec bloc for Drew is in the Mak ing they say Many now Dis posed to the Ontario Premier whose intentions arc still in revealed will desert him for some other ulary Saskatchewan s John die in Baker. That in spit e of or. Sabourin s disclaimer of any such bloc an impression to the contrary has been Ormed is indicated by a sentence a the Story carried by the of Awa newspapers that the Quebec delegates favor Drew because of his Strong stand for provincial rights. Doubt Promise observers Here Are inclined to discount one specific Promise attributed to or. The progressive conservative party will in candidates in All 72 Ridings at the next Federal election that sort of talk has been heard be orc they recall but nothing much Ever came of it. The record of the last few Gen eral elections shows that conservatives fell far Short of entering candidates in every seat. The same Bing is expected to happen again. Ban to ampa Urt. Take Ellice trolley bus at notre Dame and Portage or at Vaughan and Portage. With terrible Roar tired old ice warehouse collapses in St. Boniface two Walls and a Section of the electric company and blacked out j 0f of the old Arctic ice Street for about a Block on both _ corrugated Iron and rotting wooden timbers Lay in a twisted Maze on the site of the old Arctic ice company warehouse on Bertrand Street Boniface monday night after Walls and a Section of the roof of the building bulged tattered and finally collapsed. The warehouse was not use the time. Oof Louse on Bertrand Street St. Bon face collapsed with a terrible oar about 7.50 . Monday Lausing an estimated dam Ige and cutting electric Povse m Bertrand Street for an hour. The 30-year-old building of Wooi and corrugated Iron had not been n use for. The past two months company officials said and no of was. the collapse. About a third of the Ware House was destroyed when the Walls crumbled to be. Followed by the roof and sawdust and rotting lumber spread Over a Large area of adjacent Fields. The Felling Walls caught on elec Ric Power wires of the Winnipeg in labor circles Vino with Trout cruel kill Days and Nighti of of Tirril and hunger and torturing pain awaiting you con humanly inflicted on Cunado t wild wearing Only other non trapped fun 2 by advocating of More Evropi. 3 to joining Owr Apoc motion for mar Meffson Trifo no 26 Podmo Toronto. The association for the Protection of fur bearing animals local organized workers to stage Holiday picnic l Abor Day. Which had its. Be ginning with organized labor Many Many years ago has become one of the most popularly observed holidays on this Contin ent. This year it comes. Sept. 4. In Many cities on this continent labor Day is celebrated on an organized basis with labor parades and demonstrations ending quite often with mass gatherings at which contributions of labor to the welfare of Mankind and the Strug Gles to obtain them Are reviewed. For Ninny a cars Winnipeg has not had any organized for labor Day Celebration. This year the Winnipeg Labo. Council. C.c.l., representing be Weer and organized workers through its 54 affiliate locals is preparing to celebrate labor Day on an organized basis. This Lake the form of an new offices or. Jacob dentist and associates 2nd floor time bldg. Corner port re and Hammye phone Brandon office 939 Rosier ave. Com we Mitchum i Vaut Sci vict otuai01m, make More Money no capital required in business for 30 years in made to measure clothing for men we carry fhe largest Choice of imported and Domestic woollens and will Supply you with my suit lengths to sell from. We banish the problem of securing Are assured of perfect have no costly Stock to service is prompt. Tell us about Send you our plan that shows How you can make More Money with our Fine tailoring line. Write Hopkins . Box 166, Montreal. Good companions i men who old chum stay in for keeps for old chum hos character All its own distinctive Aroma j fresh Cool Long lasting flavour buy a package of old chum today old chum tobacco of Quality annual picnic first in the life this Council at Assiniboine Park beginning at 2 . Officers of the picnic com in charge Olio have spent months of planning Lor labor Day Celebration Are j. Place chairman a. Duhamel Secretary p. Skinner treasurer l. Oczon master ceremonies and a. J. Percy official starter. There Iare about 35 persons on the com Mittee. Joseph to times president of the Council will deliver a Day message at the Pic Nic. We expect at least 5.000 men and women to attend this said c. F. Schubert a member of the committee. Trades and labor Council a.f.l., is publishing the labor Day annual As it has done for Many years in the past. According to officers of the coun cil Andrew Murphy president and v. B. Anderson Secretary the Book will be out. For distribution possibly according to a . Representative Here this is the first year that and Al unions in de troit mich., Are staging a joint labor Day Parade. The same source states that president Truman is planning to open his election Campaign on labor Day in Detroit. A dramatized script on labor affairs will be Given on the Csc net Vork labor Day. In winning the programme will be heard Over cow at 11 ., Cen trial Daylight. Percy Bengough president of the trades and labor Congress of Canada a.f.l., and a. R. Mosher president of the Cana Dian Congress of labor will take part in the network programme. Newspaper hints at Canadian link in . Red probe new York aug. 31 up the new York Sun said monday the congressional committee on in american activities expects to evidence linking a common St _ underground group in the sides. A dangerous bulge on the remaining Walls developed and St. Boniface police were sent to eur cd against spectators going too close to the still standing portion of warehouse. Firemen from no 1 St. Boniface and no. 2 Norwood fire stations rushed to the scene to prevent any possible fire from breaking out. E. Scammed superintendent of company said the com Pany had intended to demolish the abandoned warehouse at the end of the ice season. Dads beat sons at Mckittrick Park Ball game take me out to the Ball game a baseball game Between fathers and sons highlighted the final play Day at Mckittrick Park playground August 27. Although the sons fought hard All the Way they had p acknowledge their fathers As victors with an 8-7 score. A volleyball game Between mothers and daughters ended in i decisive win for the laughters. 4 scavenger pet show cos ume , Bike decoration con est and last of All an enormous Jon firey Wiener roast and completed the Day s entertainment. A pet Hamster stole most of the honors in the pet show. It is Fawn coloured australian animal similar to it Ninea pig which has to be kept in a Glass Jar because it Chews its Way out of nil types of wooden boxes. Several Small painted turtles were among the runners up in the " oddest pet event. Other winners at the play say vere oddosh1 Kirkup. Carole in Rilde Begle Dobby goldfish. ,7onn mor Gail fax Ley. Loan Morgan cats Vinnen in special . Pc cry Powers and Paul. Kozey. Carol Kirkup and Lionel Hurd. Dale kurd and Coati Hawkins. Dors dog of the by Brown winners in Spe Cial classifications Lorraine Martin Tim Mcharty. Bobby Morgan Marlene ver Bank and Terry Cadger Margaret Ward Nurt Diana Thomas class 1, thoroughbreds Barry Brown Dawson class 2. Marlene Verbeck and Jerry Cadger Bob Nicholson ,7erry Cadger class 3, mongrels Lorraine Melvin Brownell Barbara Cawker class 4, Janet Britain Johnny Watson and Howie Mer Rit Aileen Forster class 5. George Mcelroy. Ronny Martin. Jim Simms and More about . Continued room Page 1 ment already fully depreciated or. Bunnell replied that this would depend on the condition and use the equipment. Saying service ii has been suggested at these hearings that car pay ing twice for an asset that is Al ready or. Johnston said. I would t say Nell replied. They re paying Lor a your answer then is or. Johnston repeated the ques Tion after which or. Bunnell re plied that in the Case of the win Lieg electric company the depreciation had been charged but had not been set aside in the form Cash. D. L. Eilish Board chairman then pointed out that the boar had set up the present fare Struc Ture in 1931 to allow for depreciation. Alec Kelly class 6, Gall Sutherland Don Mcfeeders. Bill Ritchie class 7, Bil Humphreys George Mcelroy. Bike decoration contest winners were girls tricycles. Helen Anderson Judy Mcelroy Anne Myska boys tricycles Jackie Mcrobie Wayne Fawley. Dave Macleod bicycles. Shirley Tabernack Tanet Britain and Carole Hargreaves Barbara Cawker. In the costume contest winners were 6 and under. Helen Anderson David Mac Leod Judy Murphy Over g. Gail Fawley. Brinn Macleod. Janet Britain paper costumes Gall Partridge Barbara Caw Ker. Marlene Duncan. In the bicycle races he winners were Hoys slow. Bob Buchi Offham Wayne Johnson. Sid Humphreys boys fast. Ron Farn Fiell George Glenray Gary Swan United states with a Canadian scientist involved in the Canadian by the paper adds that Jacob m. Lomakin ousted russian Consul Geneval in new York also is expected to be linked with the group when the com Mittee meets later in the week to hear testimony and examine documents. _ the paper quotes Robert strip ing Chier committee investigator s saying a subpoena has been served on or. W. Alpheuis it Triton. Negro writer who formerly was of the Council n african affairs an organization classified As subversive by the de Arment of Justice. The Sun says Hunton has been ordered documents for lie committee s inspection. Presumably Hunton is the witness the committee expects to testify about a possible Canadian link with american communist underground activities. Pleading guilty to a charge of Ordinary vagrancy when they appeared before magistrate Henri encerte in St. Boniface police court. Monday Patricia Hogue and Dorothy. Barker of no fixed address were sentenced to six months the warrant to be withheld 24 hour s to allow them to Clear out of the City. Son girls fast. Peggy Powers Anne Johnston Irene Mckinnon. St John s tech playground Kings St. John s tech became the proud possessors of eight City play ground championships when they Defeated Pinkham 18-17 monday in a scheduled juvenile soft Ball game. The championship includes such games As soccer basketball touch Rugby. Championships in softball Basket Ball soccer and touch Rugby were won by four the Junior boys teams. Billy Stroick proved to be outstanding in the Sof Taall finals and helped his team gain a 9-4 Victory Over Mulvey. Jerry Borger a 13-year-old basketball enthusiast scored 22 Points in the basketball finals Between St. John s and Pink Ham. The final score was 53-8 for Jerry Borger Billy Sutherland Peter Sasley and bit Stroick each brought in a goal in the soccer finals sending Down Aberdeen to a 4-0 defeat. In the touch Rugby score was St. John s 30, Aberdeen Eleanor Schneider saved the Day by hitting a Homer with three on cases in the girls intermediate soft Ball final. Libby Klein Pitcher of the Weston team also made an outstanding showing. The final score was St. John s 10, Weston 5. Ralph Borger Harry Kaplin and Hris Cadzow helped to defeat the exhibition senior boys soccer team t-0. In the senior boys basketball finals Aberdeen keen Cam petition but went Down to a 36-17 defeat. Commenting on the number of finals won by teams from one play ground. Or. Brownstone said they were so enthusiastic to very much a Tive instinctively aware of youth and its ability to play. What is More natural than the Board then heard further evidence from w. C. Macdonell of Millar chartered accountants who last week reported on an Independent examination of the company s books. The Millar Macdonald report instituted on behalf of the Board expressed the opinion that the company could turn in a profit at the end the current year under the present rate Structure. Or. Macdonell criticized evidence Fiven late lust week by John h. Bickley in Unis Ville ky., Utility consultant who was brought in. As a company witness or. Bick s evidence my Macdon Cli said showed that the consult ant had not examined the Basic material or. He said should not have Given evidence without studying More of the facts Avail the consultant his judgments to factors which he had not thoroughly or. Macdonell said he could not agree with some of or. Bickley s calculations. Or Bickley had indicated the company should earn a Rock Bot Tom return of eight per cent on its investment and had said that anything up to 12 per would not be unreasonable. He iad compared the income of elec tric utilities with those of transit utilities and had stated his Opin Ion that the risks involved in the latter were twice those the former. Disagrees with figures the average return for an elec tric Utility or. Bickley had testified was about six per cent. Or. Macdonell disagreed with these calculations and said the consult ant had quoted figures consider ably higher than the going rates in the accountant reiterated his opinion that the company should consider a Book item of in a depreciated Street cars written off. Depreciation on the cars he said had been commenced in 1917, but that prior to this time the company had been making sur pluses which could properly be considered As equivalent to depreciation. The cars had been Pur chased Between 1911 and 1914. When the depreciation had been initiated in 1917, he said the com Pany had had sufficient Reserve funds to Transfer to the depreciation account. Or. Macdonell also criticized the company for charging Bond in Terest to its railway Utility much the interest he said had come about As a result of expansion in its other departments such As the Pine Falls Power Plant and expansion of the electric Utility with evidence from both sides completed monday afternoon the Board will continue its hearings ,.1___ of. A thursday when final from opposing counsel will be arguments heard. Three new polio cases reported three new cases of infantile paralysis were reported by the provincial health department sat urday bringing Manitoba s 1948 total to 41. A 42-year-old woman in the Rural municipality of mint is one of the new cases. The other two Are a 19-year-old girl in Winnipeg and a boy aged 13 in Montcalm municipality. Clan toil Essex. England cup a magnetic mine which was reported floating one mile off Clacton pier was found to be " dead when inspected. And prices will stay smashed until everything is sold daily warehouse Sale 9.30 . To 10 . 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