Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 06, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Everybody s of Talling about Marcene Winnipeg free press the. And Only Bryce baked bread Solo Only at your grocer s Price 5c per copy edition with comics. Loc Winnipeg Friday May 6, 1949 by Carrier in Winnipeg 25c per week Here you have it. At top is the official version of what Winni Eggers should Wear for the birthday party in june. At Bottom is an alternative suggested by a group of citizens who object 1p such a Strong scotch flavor to a Celebration in a Western Canadian City. The men sporting the Tam o shatters Are All members of the Lions club which adopted the headgear thurs Day. Left to right they Are Tom Mcconochie publicity chair Man Frank Austen past president Karl Slocomb District governor Fred Nickle president Lyle Cameron immediate past president Don Young Deputy District governor and Don Brace chairman of the Enterprise committee. The pretty Gal wears a i Straw hat. It would look More at Home on a mexican ranch than a Manitoba wheat Field but it s the Best one its supporters Koukl find. They re going All out for a Farmer s Straw hat. War of headgear Straw hats is. Scottish Tam a Tam o Shanter May fit a scotsman s head As easily As por Ridge slips Down his it appears that headgear does t sit As easily on those who can claim no scottish ancestry. Winnipeg has been All set to sport a Tam o Shanter or a bal moral or a Tam or what have you Honor of her 75th birthday in tune. Everything has been As official As the anniversary committee could make it. Manufacturers have r4en cutting out the patterns and rooting out plaids never known be fore on sea or land. And now an argument has started. Who got to the Banks of the red River first Fater All Jit was t the scots. It was the French and u few from Hudson was the Gist of one let Ter from four Winni Eggers to 1 free press recently. It is difficult to know at ibis distance what sort of head gear was sported by either the French or the English who Felt a True lure of the Prairies the writers of. The letter were willing to com Promise on a Farmer s Straw hat. No wee Hoose 7 we Are living in a Western Canadian not in a wee Hose among the the letter pointed out. Winnipeg has Lowig been known As the Gateway to the West and since it. Is re re Plant the Pioneer spirit of earlier Days we Are of the opinion that the Straw hat symbolic of Farmer is equally symbolic of this City and would be a More appropriate Choice on this particular to strengthen their Case the Quartetti composed a poem on the subject f Winnipeg were principally Scot which it is not perhaps with some persuasion and some thought we could be brought to Wear a Tam o Shanter which is pretty. But since it is a City of the West and of the Best our feelings we in this request. We do not jest a Straw is the Symbol of Hie spirit of our City. Our Prairies stretch beneath the making Sun and one by one the Farmers ploughed until their work was done they found the summer much too hot and so a Large Straw hat they got. A Tam o Shanter never would have citizens All join in this spat throw out the turn and buy a Straw hat so there you have Tam o Shanter versus the Straw hat. The argument May not Stop with those two contestants either. Tarns Straw hats decided one civic conscious gentleman. Now just look at this and he pointed to a group of male figures in a tintype of the 1880 s. That s what men wore when Winnipeg was really becoming a was a Bowler. E. Prefontaine demands Early Manitoba election dissolution of the Manitoba leg Slature to be followed by a pro Uncial election As soon As pos Ible after the Federal election Vas demanded Friday by Edmond Defontaine ind. Liberal caril in a statement to the press. He said withdrawal of George d. Renouf progressive conserva Ive member for Swan River from he coalition emphasized the Lack of Unity in the government s ranks. Lacking that Unity the government had no right to retain said or. Prefontaine. There were now Only eight progressive conservative sup porters of coalition compared with 25 Liberal progressive supporters of the administration in the legislature. Or. Pre Fontaine said that on that basis the progressive conservatives were not entitled to retain four Cabinet posts compared with eight portfolios held by Liberal ministers. There Are now Clear Cut issues Between liberals and progressive conservatives and now is the time for the Manitoba government to go to the country on a party basis and find out where we or. Prefontaine said. This would be better for the Liberal and conservative parties and certainly better for Competition is needed any where it is needed above All in government. If Ever this was demonstrated it was apparent during the recent he added that had there been he kind of Competition or opposition to which the electorate is entitled we would never have got some of the things which were perpetrated in the dying Days of the session such As the redistribution Bill. In proper parliamentary procedure there has to be an opposition which can be an alternative to the government. Let us get Back to this basis and lose no time about or. Prefontaine said. Hotis bicycle and dog tag time loin the Parade to the fire Halls bicycle and dog licences Are now being issued at City fire alls e. F. Mccorquodale licence inspector said thursday. Today tie licences Are obtainable at Hall 15, Dorchester Avenue and Villon Street. Other fire Halls and. Dates Are Osborne and Arnold venue May 9, 10, 31 Gertrude near Osborne Street Lay 2, 13 Talbot Avenue near Sta Acona Street May 16 and 7 Cathedral Avenue and Powers Street May 38, 19, 20 Sinclair treet and Pritchard Avenue May 23, 25, 26 and 27 Burrows venue and Aikins Street May 30, 31. June 1 William Avenue and East Street june 2, 3 Upton Street and Westminster Avenue Tine 6, 9, 10 Sargent Avenue and Laurnell Street june 13, 4, 15, 16, 17. Bicycle licences Are 50 cents. Licences for police ogs huskies or great Danes Are s10. Other female dog licences Ost and there is a fee for other male dogs. Teamsters Union reaches agreement with company an agreement Selkirk Prog con meet scheduled a progressive conservative fed eral nomination convention for Selkirk constituency will he held May 12 in St. James school. John a. Mcdowell . For Iberville Lias been mentioned As a possible candidate. Or. Mcdowell h he is nominated will be the third member of the legislature to enter the Federal Arena. Gordon m. Churchill army member will contest Winnipeg South Centre and g. S. Thorvald son has been nominated in Winni Peg South both As progressive conservatives. Nomination Day for the Federal election is june 13. The three members of the legislature must resign their seats in that Assem Bly on or before nomination Day. Cosmopolitan club to hear Sinclair Moray Sinclair supervisor of mail order advertising for the t. Eaton company will be guest speaker at a luncheon meeting of the cosmopolitan club at 12.15 . Tuesday in the Marlborough hotel. His topic is Eastern westerners and How they grow. For chronic cases is nearly ready i civic officials have first View i of Princess Elizabeth Hospital Elizabeth Hospital. Winnipeg s newest and now nearly completed was viewed for the first time thursday by a group of 30. Civic officials headed by mayor Garnet Coulter and mrs. Coulter. 208-bed Hospital at the foot of Maplewood Avenue first Large Hospital in Western Canada exclusively for the treat a ent of chronic diseases will be a period sept. 1. The party conducted by or. Naseph l. Downey medical superintendent of municipal hospitals therapy rooms food storage vaults c ining room for Rio bile patients and Assembly Hall. Through the three Storey building the visitors were the Sun balconies and solar lims and the Large laboratories for research work. It wan explained extra re March apace was being pro much yet to be Learned about the treatment of chronic diseases. The Hospital is not. A Home for the aged nor a Home for incur Ables the p arty was told. It was new arrival Good old shoo. It s Here again a routine gathering of the eggs from the Henhouse of Eddie Olischuk the Narrows Man. Yielded More than a Basket Ful of fresh in the Straw of one of the nests sat a shoo. Laid by a barred Rock Chick in the egg is shoo shaped and wears u Small tvs Elled Toque. The egg was brought to Winnipeg by Stanley Guyda of 566 Stella Avenue. His daughter Joyce pencilled a Moo face of the i. Designed to Aid the chronic ajl diseased and to put the bedridden aged Back on their feet. The visitors included Donald m. Cox Secretary and manager o municipal hospitals Aid. F. L Chester chairman of the Munici pal Hospital commission. Aldermen James Black e. A Brotman h. V. Mckelvey Jaco Penner h. B. Scott Georg Sharpe v. B. Anderson an Joseph Stepnuk. R. H. Avent City Surveyor w d. Hurst City Engineer a. J. S Taunton. Deputy City Engineer Sanger general manager o City Hydro or. Morley s. Plug heed City medical health officer or. R. G. Cadham Deputy Cit health officer j. R. Stuart Secretary employer employee advis Ory Board. Chief Constable Charles Mac Tver fire chief David Clawson f. T. G. White surfer Critenden Public Parks Board. Mount Carmel clinic tag Day tomorrow mount Cir Mel clinic will held its Tig Day saturday. Citric in will be asked to co opera pc in the clinic s Appeal for funds to carry on its medical services. Approximately 75 per cent of the patients who visited the clinic in year were treated free of charge. The remaining 857 part paying More than 45c Laboratory tests were made last year 49 operations were performed and 212 a rays taken. The Only free dental clinic for indigent people in the Community is operated by mount Carmel. Covering a Security clause vacations with pay salary increases and 10 statutory holidays with pay has been reached by the Thomas Jackson and son Coal company and the teams tens and chauffeurs Union local 119, it was announced thurs Day. Certification was approved by the labor relations Board feb. 23. And the agree ment is retroactive to april 1, de. Houle. Business agent for the Union stated. Wanted visitors or old folks wanted for sunday visitors for the bedridden in the St Boniface old folks Home. Sponsored by the Catholic Lay Retreat association a Mother s Day concert will be staged for 430 elderly residents of the Home at 2.45 . Sunday featuring instrumental and vocal solos and dancing. How Ever since Many of the old folks Are bedridden visitors who can spend a few minutes chatting with them arc urgently needed. Miss toss sadder is concert convener. Forfarshire association re elects w. Monro William Monro was re elected president of the Forfarshire association at the annual dinner meeting saturday in Moore s res Aurant. Other officers selected included honorary Patron m. Lono. Of West View . Honorary president g. A. Berry vice resident s. Jeffrey Secretary t. M. Morrison treasurer t. S. Gray be curve g. Duncan mrs. 3. Kinnear. 3. Taylor mrs. T. S. Gray and irs. G. Doig entertainment mrs. William Monro mrs. G. Duncan a Hogg 3. Kinnear mrs. F. Christie and mrs. 3. B. Kinnear. Delegates o the United scottish association Are mrs. N. M. Monro or. Morrison Gray or. Jeffrey and William Monro while delegates to the United scottish ladies auxiliary Are mrs. J. B. Kinnear. Mrs. Gray William Monro and mrs. J. Kinnear. Or. Ducan and or. Morrison will represent the association in the scottish Amateur athletic association while mrs. Gray was named convener of the Adies carnival committee. Honorary Piper is d. Hendry and j. J Kinnear or. Jeffrey Are auditors. The annual report showed lie association in sound financial position. It was announced that he association s annual picnic would be held june 4 in Assiniboine Park. W. J. Priest is honoured for 37 tears with car Foreman in the air Brake department of the car shop at Transcona w. J. Priest of 175 Smithfield Avenue. West Kil Donan retired monday after 37 years service with Canadian National railways. Tuesday the retiring Foreman was presented there s plenty of cupboard space Donald m. Cox Secretary and manager of the municipal hospitals tells or. Morley s. Lougheed City health officer and fire chief David Clawson Righo during a tour thursday by civic officials of the nearly completed Princess Elizabeth hos Pital for the chronically ill. A party of 30 officials including mayor and mrs. Garnet viewed the Hospital. The building will be opened sept. 1. Taxes in St. Boniface to dip Mill rate trimmed to 30.75 St. Boniface ratepayers will pay slightly less in taxes in 1949 with a reduction in Mill rate of .25 Mills to 30.75, mayor George c. Maclean and Aid. J. B. T. Hebert acting chairman of the finance committee announced Friday. The new rate passed Council at a special meeting monday and has received the approval of the municipal and Public Utility Board. Council also approved a 48-hour estimated expenditures and receipts for expenditures controllable Public works Public Parks Board waterworks. Protection of persons and property social welfare miscellaneous incl. Pensions Plant and equipment Reserve administration incl. Grants ins., Etc sub total a controllable school districts municipal commissioner creator Winnipeg water District greater Winnipeg sanitary District amount per cent. Selkirk bus fare meet s postponed to May 26 a meeting of Selkirk Council the municipal and Public Utility Board and representatives of Beaver bus lines to discuss the proposed increase in Selkirk Winnipeg bus rates will now be held May 26 in the Selkirk town Hall. The postponement from May 5 will enable the municipalities of West St. Paul and St. Andrews to prepare briefs. A copy of Tiv company s Brief is being sent to an part ies prior to the meeting. Jewellers hold dinner dance thursday was night o u to for More than 250 members of the Manitoba jewellers association and their friends who attended the association s an Nual dinner and dance in the fort Garry hotel. J. Purdie president was chairman. With a Cheque from the Good will association and a gift from the supervisors by b. F. Brown superintendent. Or priest a native of Middlesex joined the staff of the grand trunk Pacific railway in 1912 at Winnipeg As air Brake in Spector and in 1914 was transferred to the Transcona coach Yards As assistant Foreman. Three years later he was appointed air Brake Foreman. Farewell reception for Garth Pickell a Farewell reception for Garth Pickell former advertising Mana Ger of the St. James Leader was Given by members of the St. James number of Commerce and the St. James legion Brunch in Deer Lodge Community Hall april 29. Or. Pickell who was managing Secretary the chamber of Commerce and vice president of the legion Branch laves shortly for Edmonton where he has accepted a position. Fare Well messages were Given by i. Allen and Jack Price of the legion Branch and by a. W. Hanks publisher of the St. James Leader. A travelling bag was presented or. Pickell by Irwin m. Downey presi ent of the chamber of Commerce. Earlier members of the St. James Eadcar staff presented gifts to or. And mrs. Pickell. Miss Joyce Clinton played piano solos and was accompanist for Community singing led by Charles West. Grenadiers take Small bore shooting trophy the Winnipeg Grey indies sunday won the col. Tull och Mem trial trophy for inter battalion Small bore shooting edging out the Loyal Winnipeg rifles and the Cameron highlanders in a compe Ilion at Minto armouries . . Poulter Captain of the win Ning team received the cup from . G. I. James officer commanding the Royal Winnipeg rifles at the grenadiers Parade n the armouries thursday evening. The grenadiers marked up a score of the Royal Winnipeg rifles. And the camerons 126. The Winnipeg Light infantry winners of the trophy four consecutive did not compete. Transcona car Carman retires after 31 years John Bratchie 400 Victoria Avenue East Transcona car Man in the repair track at Transcona retired recently after 31 years service with the Canadian National railways. He came to Canada from Poland in 1913 and after work ing on railway construction at fort William and fort fran Ces ont., As Section Man joined the . In 1918 at trans Cona. Or. Bratchie was a member of the brotherhood of railway Carmen of America Lodge 550. M. Halesky presented him with a Check from the Goodwill association on his retirement. Archbishop Sherman addresses men s club the new approach of the Lambet h conference toward the Christian doctrine of Man was emphasized by archbishop l. Ralph Sherman the Dio Cese of Rupert s land speak ing at a dinner meeting of the St. Luke s men s club thurs Dav in the Parish Hall. Rev. Gerald Burch was chair Man. Springfield liberals to map Campaign plans for the forthcoming Federal election Campaign will be completed at a meeting of the executive of the Springfield Liberal and progressive association at 8 . Tuesday at the Home of Joseph Bellan because Jour Man. Optimist club hears talk on child training to develop to mature adulthood a child must have its and mental endowments supplemented by affection Praise and consistent treatment from adults said miss Grace Dolmage coordinator of the child guidance clinic speaking at a luncheon meeting of the Optimist club thursday in the Koyal Alexandra hotel. With Thi background a child has Security miss Dolmage stated and a secure child will take his place in society and make his contribution in terms of his abilities. Presentations were made to Joe Mccarthy 335 Beaver Hook Street Leader of the Optimist air Cadet Squadron which was placed second in Canada in recent Rifle competitions and to curl Hanson. 174 Douglas Park Road Winner of the Winnipeg Optimist oratorical contest. Prog con club to hear candidates tonight progressive conservative candidates in the Federal election june 27. Will address tie Winnipeg progressive conserva Tive dub at 8.30 . Tonight in 468 main Street. An executive meeting will be held at 8 . Saskatoon sask. May Price drops in Soa and soap products were forecast Friday by the food division of the Canadian retail merchants Assoc a Rico meeting 5.91 1.00 10.44 16.65 11.23 3.77 2.2s 5.90 57.18 23.41 .55 2.72 2.78 13.36 42.82 100.00 40.80 59.20 debt charges sub total total expenditures ,.i. Receipts other than realty taxes from realty taxes total receipts synopsis of tax collector s Roll expenditures evaluation general levies assessment rates Levy administration 15.00 debt requirements. 14.00 wee Kin the fire department effect Ive next july 1. Firemen will then work in three shifts on a 48-hour week instead of in two shifts on a 72-hour week at the same salary. Fourteen More men will be hired by the department. Council also decided to incorporate the Cost of living Bonus into All municipal Sal Aries As of Jan. 1, 1919. No salary increases were allowed but provisions were made for salary adjustments in several cases. Mayor Maclean pointed out that the budget was approved by the Board without a single change. The mayor also remarked that the in creases in the school rates of St. Boniface and Norwood school Dis Public Parks Board municipal commissioner sub total school District levies general school Levy St. Boniface . Special Norwood . Special sub total ,.i special levies greater Winnipeg water District St. Vital Annex frontage levies sub total Mill Rales 15.00 14.00 29.00 1.00 .75 30.75 5.07 -11.26 12.76 8.20 30.75 s 127.600.00 total of collector s Roll All Canada record Here painters Complete House in 10 minutes. 31 seconds an All Canadian House painting chord was set in Winnipeg Friday when 50 painters took Only 10 min utes and 31 seconds to finish an attractive two color Job on the Ive room one and one half Storey 353 Smith Street while Louse at at More than 1.000 citizens stood he Busy intersection. Beating a previous record of 14 minutes claimed by Toronto s Jun or chamber of Commerce the 50 painters of the Winnipeg Assoc a Ion of painting and decorating slapped on a medium Cream coat trimmed with a medi Green and at the same time covered the roof with Black. The association estimated the Side areas at Square feet and the roof at Square feet and All of the work was done with hand brushes. Mayor Garnet Coulter fired the starting gun at 12.10 . And the Stop watches were in care of Arthur Morrison. Timekeeper at. The amphitheatre rink and Jimmy Dunn president of the Manitoba Amateur hockey association. Drips Over front one of the painters on the roof As slapping on so much paint in such a hurry that it started to run Over the Edge of the roof and Down the Beautiful coat of Cream which his neighbor was applying to the front of the House. It s raining Down said a Painter standing on file ground. Above him were two tiers of eager mayor Garnet Coulter com mended the Winnipeg Junior chamber of Commerce for their Job in sponsoring the beautify Winnipeg week. May 7 to May 14. Thu is not As a stunt but it is to bring before the Public the necessity for cleaning up throughout the he said. A 32-piece sea cadets band under the direction of Lieut. G. W. Butler played martial music in the front Yard to encourage the painters. The whole affair was recorded for broadcast by radio station Job. Built when the City was about 10 years old. The House at 353 Smith Street was a fitting target for the beautify Winnipeg Campaign in this 75th year of the City s existence. William j. Cuthbert. 61, apartment claims that he was born the old place. And there had seen one family in the House before be moved he added. With the Aid of a. Little Arith Metic it is easy to see that the House must have been built before 1887, . Cuthbert is fairly certain it was built in 1885. He is also proud of the fact that is father was uniformed postman in when the postmen in the City were firs Given uniforms w. J. Cuthbert senior was Given number one. Moved from Ellice the historic House was not in its tricks cannot be Laid at the door 100.00 the Council As the school boards Are Independent bodies which make out their own budgets and turn them Over to the City for collection. Reasons for reduction there Are several reasons for the reduction Mill said mayor Maclean. 1. Rigid Economy by the Council 2. A smaller municipal commissioner Levy 3. Contributions by the Provin Cial government to social welfare 4. Increased assessments of rail ways and Telephone companies 5. Increased tax receipts from sales of land and termination of special exemptions on a Large num Ber of buildings. The tax Bills Wilt be issued no later than May. 31. A the acc per cell. Discount will be Al Lowed for prompt payment Dur ing the month of june it revealed. In concluding his statement the mayor praised the whole Council for their excellent Vork and made special mention of the budget com Mittee consisting of aldermen j. G. Van Belleghem j. B. T. Hebert Paul Marion and w. Ormiston. Coffee drinking Constable gets deep head Cut attacked while drinking Coffee in a cafe Early Friday Frank Neil 624 Burrows Avenue a Canadian National railways Constable taken to Misericordia Hospital with a deep Cut in his head. His assailant fled. Present location when w. J. Junior charged in City police court of was from rinse was born. It was moved from close 3y on Ellice Avenue to the present site around says or. Cuth Bert. At that time a basement a Brick Chimney rear end water works and electricity were added to the Little Home he recalled. The Chimney was built by Fred h. Davidson who inter became mayor of Winnipeg. And Mother lived in this Home until 190s when they moved to los he continued. There were two other members of the Pioneer family mrs. J. Boardman a twin sister of or. Cuthbert now of Seattle. Wash and mrs. A e. Bancroft an older sister of Long Beach Calif. And Early history of 353 Smith Street will not be forgotten simply because 30 painters covered it with paint in 10 minutes and 31 seconds May 6, 1949. Work in the engineering de in jail Man goes Back to jail after 3 Days Freedom tuesday morning Gordon Doyle 40, no fixed abode was released from jail in Brandon after finish ing a six month term on a Vag Rancy charge. Wednesday Doyle came to Winnipeg. Thursday he was arrested by City police and charged with stealing a child s Cap and clothing from a car in the Canadian Pacific railway parking lot. Friday morning Doyle pleaded guilty to the charge in City police court and was sen ended by Magis trate a three months Friday with assault Warren j Block 348 Rural route 1, Selkirk Vas remanded without plea until saturday. According to police the con stable s attacker entered the Maple Leaf Grill. 550 Pembina Highway while Neil was sitting at he counter. Without warning he slugged the Constable with what is believed to have been a Blackjack or a Lead pipe. It happened so fast there was nothing i could said Lloyd Een 721 Lorette Street manager of the cafe. The Man ran but the door and headed straight for the . Freight or. Green told police. Five stitches were required to close the wound in Constate Neil s Scalp police said. He was later allowed to return Home. Plane sighted Vancouver May 6 . Reported Friday a Light Fleet Canuck aircraft missing since monday with two persons aboard was sighted on Lone Mountain 40 Miles Southwest of Princeton . There was no sign of life around the aircraft. Found guilty of driving a while under the influence of liquor Henry Lovat 377 Brandon Avenue was sentenced to seven Days in jail his Auto impounded for three months and his Driver s licence sus Pended for three months by Magis trate Henri Lacerte in St. Boni face police court Firdajr ;