Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, April 30, 1949

Issue date: Saturday, April 30, 1949
Pages available: 37
Previous edition: Friday, April 29, 1949
Next edition: Monday, May 2, 1949

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 30, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 16 Winnipeg free press. Saturday. April 30, 1549 applicant placement problems personnel conference opens Friday in City problems and Aims of personnel training will be discussed by speak ers from both Canada and the uni Ted states Friday when the sixth annual personnel conference opens Here in Beaver Hall at the Hud son s Bay company store. The convention is arranged by the personnel association of greater Winnipeg. Prof. Gordon Donaldson acting i of Gokool Donaldson a convention speaker head of the department of com Merce University of Manitoba Wil speak on placing the University graduate in business. Handling grievances will be the topic under discussion by George Prouty Industrial rela Lions and personnel manager o munsing Wear. Inc. Minneapolis or. Prouty is also a member o the advisory Council for the in leaders have Hopes for Little theatres Toronto april 30 up the a Rhu Siam which sparked the work of a talc theatre groups immediately after the War has Wane a Little this last year in Canada and particularly in the West. By drama leaders said Friday the Are optimistic it will revive Agai by 1950. Reports by regional chairmen of the Dominion drama festive were presented at a meeting of the festival s Board of governors. Prof. G. L. Brodersen of the University of Manitoba Winnipeg said theatre in Manitoba is at a Low the Winnipeg Semi final was the first festival there which had failed to make Money. This was largely because the two plays presented at the Competition had been seen in the City Only d few weeks before. Tout a ii i. And. Only Bryce baked i bread Solo Only at your grocer s us trial relations Centre at the University of Minnesota. The Road to myopia a one a Lay in three scenes will illustrate ome of the problems of placing n applicant with a firm. The play vill be presented by the Winnipeg chapter of the National office management association. Development and administration f supervisory training programme vill be discussed by Clifford e. Urgenson personnel manager of he Minneapolis Gas and Light company Minneapolis. J. Gerald Godsoe executive vice president of the British american Oil company will Tell the Dele Gates that management has a Job o do. He was. During the War coordinator of controls for Canada and chairman of the War Ime industries control Board in 946 he was made a commander if the order of the British Empire. Chairmen of the sessions will be Vliss k. M. Kerr educational director of the t. Eaton company a. R. Murray assistant personnel superintendent of the Hudson s Bay company retail store and h. H. Thexton. Assistant manager of personnel Winnipeg electric com any. Comments on the speakers talks will be made by r. H. G. Bonny Castle managing director of and printers limited h. Hill personnel manager of Canada Ackers limited and j. R Stuart. Personnel officer of the City of Winnipeg. Awards presented by Beaver club highlighting the annual banquet if the Beaver club of Hudson s Bay House it the fort Garry Hole riday night was the presentation if awards won by its members in. During the year. Thi event. Which was attended by some 100 employees commemorated the 79th anniversary of the Hudson s Bay company. C. T. Butler retire g president was in the winners of awards were Bridge women s. Purvis b. Mcmillan and v. Eyolfson men r. Taylor. M. Waters c. Stewart Golf miss v. Eyolfson and g. Homer curing. W. Thorogood c. Wil son r. Buchanan p. Douglas typing team shield won by retail stores department r. Krentz m. Dewar e. Clay a. Accuracy winners m. Shepherd d. Graham Speed winners Ruth Krentz m. Dewar. Hudson s Bay House beat the re Tail store to gain the Bowling trophy. Roses in recognition of her Long service were Given to miss i. Pant ing. J. C. Atkins with 40 years ser vice headed a list of 24 Long ser vice employees. Reports showed that the club was in a healthy financial position. The new directors of the club were announced miss p. Ayers miss p. Douglas miss v. Eyolfson miss b. Mcmillan miss m. Garnet miss a. Giles miss e. Carlson miss k. Mcleod miss d. Graham and miss i. Panting a. Buchanan j. S. Lowe h. Howe b. Beer. C. A. Stewart. D. Stevens and c. T. But Ler. Russians Jam radio news from . . Tribune str View new York april 30 Sovie Russia lowered an Iron curtain last sunday on this country voice of America radio message beamed to the russian people. The russians had been sporadically jamming the state department s programme for Many months but on sunday they put into operation a total blackout which has the stale department temporarily con i founded. At least 60 powerful trans miners costing perhaps each Are now being used by the russians to kill listener reception Russia of the american two hour programme beamed to that country. The transmitters Are alerted for 24-hour duty and they Are Able to follow any change in wave frequencies within 12 seconds. American radio engineers Are amazed at the efficiency of the new russian jamming techniques. No counter attack measures have yet been devised. Talks break Down Quebec City april 30 bup to end the 11-week mine strike broke Down Friday night and a Union spokes Man said the walkout would con Niue. Gerard Picard president of he striking Canadian and Catholic confederation of labor blamed the talks breakdown on Hon. Antonio Barrette. Provincial labor minister whom he described As taking Side Ith Hie company. Princess Margaret White is escorted from her plane following her arrival at Naples Italy wednesday by sir Victor Mallet British ambassador to Italy and lady Mallet at right is major t. C. Harvey of the Princess party. The Princess plans a four week slay in 1 Aramid Tro Ihsle Ottawa. April 30 bup the Bell Telephone company re ported saturday that the Pyramid club craze was responsible for 000 extra phone Calls daily. The company said two persons re ported that their phones broke Down completely under the Strain of soliciting new numbers for the get Rich Quick scheme. Finkleman optometrists and opticians eyes examined Kensington bldg. 275 Portage ave. Cor. 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Phone 904329 free demonstration no obligation for 1 Aylmer sure knows its tomatoes Catsup spent on sask. Project Ottawa. April 30 special than has been spent in the Dominion government on the South Saskatchewan River dam and irrigation project mainly on sur and preliminary work the commons was informed Friday in return tabled by Robert Mccubbin parliamentary assistant to the minister of agriculture. J. G. Diefenbaker Centre had requested the inform Ion. The Esti raied expenditure 1949 is s2.000.000, which indicates thai considerable work on the project is planned this summer. Coalition in . Enters election with vast plan Victoria april 30 Cpl plans designed to stimulate the Industrial growth of British Colum Bia and development of its re sources will constitute the plat form of Premier Byron Johnson s coalition government in the june 15 provincial election. It Calls for huge development into millions dollars including for highways for Extension of the government owned Pacific great East Ern railway for the . Lower commission and a five year Hospital building pro gramme. The platform was made known Friday in a manifesto. The Liberal progressive Conse Active coalition formed in 1941 and re elected in 1945, will be opposed by the c.c.f., offering a pro gramme of socialism. The 34-Point manifesto presented by or. Johnson Calls for Aid in the promotion of agricultural develop ment and encouragement for establishment of Industrial plants including a aluminium Industry. Navy and air cadets graduate at Royal r Victoria ., april 30 up in a colourful ceremony 55 Navy and air Force cadets graduated Fri Day from Canadian services col lege at . Royal roads. Awards were presented by air vice marshal h. L. Campbell air officer commanding Northwest air command following a Parade and inspection. Cadet k. E. Lewis air Force. Calgary received the h. E. 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