Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 11, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Margene an Ideal spread Winnipeg free press Price so per copy edition with comics we backing of alleged reds decried Winnipeg wednesday May 11. 1949 by Carrier in Winnipeg 25c per week Stormy peace Council debate Marks United Church Meetins Stormy discussion on communism housing and the use of play ing cards highlighted a four and half hour meeting of the Winnipeg presbytery of the United Church tuesday afternoon in Rose Dale United Church. Presbytery members also elected their new chairman Rev. G. F. Dyker of Crescent fort Rouge United Church who will take of fice in. July succeeding Rev. G. A. Mcmillan of Sparling United Church. Speaking of the recent peace conference in Winnipeg Rev. S. R. Mcleod of St. Paul s United Church said some of the ministers had been put on the spot because of alleged communist affiliations. However our members on the peace Council should go along with the group until it does something we As Church members cannot he stated. This suggestion brought an immediate outburst of protest from several members. Our members on the Council have fallen for an old form of communist technique. If we continue to be identified with the group we Are going along with an organization whose motives Are not above declared major j. P. Browne principal protestant chaplain at fort Osborne Barracks. I believe the organization is communist inspired but our Mem Bers thought its profession of peace an honest sentiment. We is interested in countered or. Mcleod. Attacking those who were Dri Ven by phobias of or. Mcleod declared not every body in Winnipeg believes the editorials in the Winnipeg free press. There Are 30 other Mem Bers besides myself who have participated in the peace conference and we Are not All retorted Rev. H. S. Dodg son of King memorial United Church just because the communists talk of peace do we have to jump into their Camp personally i Don t Trust them. Let s not make peace a fetish As though the existence of the Church de Pended on even or. Mcleod himself suggests an element of suspicion o the organization when he says we should go Alon does something with it until i we cannot con said or. W. G. Martin o race United Church. Or. Mcleod then suggested that the committee on evangelism and social services of which he is chairman be authorized to set up an inter Church committee to discuss and give leadership on such matters. As temporary chairman of the provisional committee to the peace committee i la say that this group will be Independent of the peace said or. Mcleod. After further debate the presbytery members voted against set Ting up the committee but agree into it because the Church that or. Mcleod s committee we want a Chance Blind couple homeless four Days from the Lime you read this Story a Young married their two children May be out in the Street for want of a place to of course you can help them. The Blind couple Isaac and Alice Fehr Are not begging for Charity. As 35-year-old or. Fehr puts it All we want is a Chance to get along in the bring up our children in a Christian Home and Here s their problem the lease on their present Home expires May 15, when the owners of the House plan to move in. Or. Fehr and his 28-year-old wife have searched Winnipeg All Winter for a dwelling but to no Avail. As soon As people find out that we Are Blind or that we have children they Don t want he says. Handicapped by his blindness or. Fehr says most employers Are dubious about hiring him. To Over come this he has gradually Gath ered up a % valuable collection of machinery and tools with which if he had his own Home and work shop he could make a comfortable living for his family. With no relatives in Winnipeg to help him or. Fehr has been pretty much on his own since he lost his sight in an accidental dynamite explosion in Mexico in 1923. That Accident also Cost him the loss of a Finger and thumb on his left hand. Craftsman r. C. Bruce r .c.e.m.e., is receiving instructions on acetylene cutting from instructor e. J. Edwards. This is one of the Many trades being taught to army personnel at the Manitoba technical Institute in the Ford Plant. Trades training soldiers learning technical skills an experimental training pro mechanics electrical construction gramme devised to instruct and train army personnel in skilled trades to meet the demands of mechanization in the army is now under Way at the Manitoba tech Nical Institute. The purpose is to train both the Reserve and Active Force in Auto Surprise Man gets Money instead of term a 74-year-old River Bank Dweller James Clarke in t As badly off As he thought. Clarke told Magis trate m. H. Carton in City police court that he could t Ket an old age pension because he had no birth certificate. Wednesday investigation revealed that Clarke had t been getting his pension because authorities could t find him. For three months since he changed his address his cheques had been returned. Crown prosecutor o. M. M. Kay told the magistrate that Clarke s savings were wait ing for him. A vagrancy charge was dropped and the salvation army agreed to help the elderly Man get settled. Machine shops and welding. These courses Are in Harmony Wilh civil Ian occupational needs making them beneficial to both modes of life. Active Force members who have ability Are selected for special training in different trades. They receive a theoret ical course which they apply in practice when they return to their units. At present there Are 50 per manent Force and 48 Reserve Force men enrolled at the Institute preparing themselves to qualify As skilled tradesmen. The Reserve army men attend the Trade school one night a week while the Active army receives regular training classes. Included in this programme is summer train ing for army cadets to be Given at Dundurn ont. The cadets will learn about wireless Driver mechanics signals and the medical corps. The plan is on an experimental basis with the full use of the Manitoba technical Institute s facilities. James Lynn of Pittsburgh pa., International auditor of the United Steeh workers Union c.i.o., will hold a school for All financial secretaries of the 17 City locals Fri Day afternoon at main Street. Should Confer for the purpose discussing and giving leadership such charging that Only two per Cen of the houses built since 1945 a been for families in the Low in conc non Veteran group or. M Leod s committee decried the serious threat to family life an moral character in the deploy a housing conditions in which thes people Are forced to the presbytery expressed the appreciation of work done of veterans by building trades an tile government but recommended 1. That the Federal government should underwrite a programme generous housing Aid for Low in come non Veteran families 2. That proven methods of fed eral housing plans for veterans b followed in providing Low cos housing for the Low income fam lies 3. That the ability of the Low income group to As renter and renter purchasers be based o current outlay of not More tha 20 per cent of their annual in. Come and a capital indebtedness of not More than double thei annual income 4. That churches be asked to d their share in creating an informed Public opinion on this serious problem of housing for the Low income group i agree with subsidized housing for this declared Rev. W g. Berry of Regina. In Montrea the slum conditions just stink he said and added that some o the smaller towns in the Prairie have even worse slums than cities a motion opposing the use o playing cards for raising funds of Church purposes also caused considerable debate. Why pick on playing cards what about craps asked or. E g. Perry former United Colleg professor. We do not approve o any games of he added i move we refer the whole thing Back to committee for further or. Martin said after several contradictory amendments had been proposed. Presbytery members concurred with or. Martin s motion. Or. Berry then Rose to denounce he liquor interests which Are try Rig to Force the Ontario plan Down our in 1947 the amount of Money spent on liquor and to Bacco totalled More than while All the Money spent on All health and Wel fare programmes in the Domi Nion totalled Only he declared. We Are asking the United Hurch to take a stand in the Orth coming election urging Citi Zens to vote against the wet politician whoever he May or Berry concluded. In his report on infant baptism or. Mcleod charged that Baptist a had become a Mere social event and urged that parents be Given instruction on their duty to the baptized child and that ministers be compelled to preach on the subject at least once a year. The child or. Mcleod s com Mittee suggested should be baptized in front of the congregation and any deviation from this prac Tice should be allowed Only in extreme or. Mcleod also recommended that a Booklet Simi Lar to the wedding Booklet be prepared for non Church parents who wish their Chil Dren baptized and that All members should be baptized before becoming members of the Church. Discussion on the report deferred until the next meeting of presbytery. Members also voted to accept the Call of d. A. Mclean of de Loraine Man., to Gordon United Church and the retirement of two ministers Rev. J. F. Stewart of Stony Mountain and for a period of one year Rev. W. O. Fryer of old Kildonan Church. The annual ministerial re treat will take place May 30 to june 1 in the guest House of the Trappist monastery at St. Norbert it was announced. Canon w. W. Judd of Toronto will be guest speaker. Rev. R. Vipond associate mini Ster of Westminster Church read the report on Christian education envoy to Vatican presbytery also voted unanimously on its unalterable of. Position to the appointment of a Canadian envoy to the it recommended All he Manitoba association of record librarians will open monday at he Marlborough hotel. About 50 record librarians from across Canada with More than 20 from Winnipeg Are expected to Register classes will be conducted each Day from 8.30 . To 4.30 . B Rev. Sister Marie Paul and Rev. Sister St. Cyprian both of St. Michael s Hospital Toronto. Additional lectures will be Given wednesday eve Ning by or. H. Coppinger medical superintendent of Winnipeg i neral Hospital and thursday evening by or. G. Allison and w. Of null More. They will discuss the administrative research and Legal aspects of keeping medical records. Or. J. A. Anderson Heads Church club or. J. A. Anderson was elected president of the men s club of Crescent fort Rouge United Church at the annual meeting monday. Named to the executive Are honorary president res. G. F. Dyker vice president j. A. I. Cath cart Secretary h. M. Bell treasurer w. S. Harry com Mittee r. W. Bouskill l. Dav is w. H. Davison s. A. Fer Guson g. A. Lawrence and w. S. Steele. A film depicting work on rust resistant wheat in the Dominion rust research Laboratory was viewed. I Selkirk youth Council hears 1949 sport plan plans for baseball softball basketball and swimming were outlined monday by Allan Mil Lar recreation at a meeting of the Selkirk youth Council. H. Payne retiring president was chairman and year end reports were presented. The executive committee for the coming year includes r. B. Carpenter or. C. M. Mcintyre or. J. E. Rundle e. T. Howe Ted Purvis Earle a Gar. Garnet Pearson j. G. Pat Terson Del Law Allan Ander son mrs. Hugh Smith and mrs. A. Bedard. This body will meet shortly to elect officers. Yew reports excellent support in fund drive several Hundred women volunteers Are already canvassing greater Van Peg residential and business districts As the . Drive for swings into its first week. R. B. Hunter Campaign chairman excellent support from larger business firms has been re sorted. The objective or. Hunter said it the minimum required to cover the Cost of necessary repair work to the . If we Are to restore the 40-year-old building for future service we must renew plumbing and heating facilities install a sprinkler svs pm. Increase laundry facilities and repair the electrical e said. Trans Oka holds inquiry n charge against police an inquiry into alleged rough treatment of a member of the Canadian legion by members of the Transcona police was conducted tuesday evening in the Transcona town Hall. Mayor a. R. Paulley presided and All town councillors were present. Judgment was reserved until the report of proceedings has been transcribed. Council will then hold a further meeting to consider the Case. Berry i Javk Heads youth movement Berry Minuk was elected president of the greater Winni Peg co operative youth move ment at a meeting monday in the clubroom. 1170 main Street. Plans were Laid to Aid constituencies in the Forth coming Federal election and a Campaign fund inaugurated. A round table discussion on Crim Inal Reform was held. Al Mack ing retiring president was chairman. Kcf Headquarters to be open for inspection c c f for the constituencies of Winnipeg Orth Centre and Winnipeg South Centre located at 800 Sargent be open. _ _ venue rom Friday from 2.30 to 5.30 . 8 o m o . And North Knowles c c f of parliament and Andrew Robertson Ward two school trustee and candidate for South Centre in the june 27 election will be Ith a Sale of Home cooking. Pet fast club o View film a film Northwest passage will be shown by Cpl. A. G. Bonney of the r.c.., at the Winnipeg Optimist club luncheon at 12.15 . Thurs Day in the Royal Alexandra hotel. Ord Kitchener Tea the lord Kitchener Home and school association will hold a Spring Tea Friday from 3 to 5.30 . In the school. Proceeds will be used for play ground equipment. American metals society plans dinner meeting announcement of officers for the coming season and presentation of committee re ports will highlight the annual dinner meeting of the Ameri can society of metals Mani Toba chapter thursday evening Toba chapter. Thursday eve Ning in the Marlborough hotel. E. J. Edwards retiring presi Dent will address the group and a film will be shown. Din Ner will be at 7 . And the can t open windows citizens claim crushed Stone dust Clouds Rouse anger of delegations irate citizens who complained they Are paying taxes to cat descended in Force on Public works committee tuesday. Three separate delegations totalling 40 taxpayers protested laying of crushed Stone on portions of Pritchard and Redwood avenues and the Benlor Ahtu of up ii Able condition of Pembina Highway. Aid. E. E. Hallonquist chairman of tile committee promised a fun but explained the City s hands were tied by a agreement which required crush Stone to be Laid on streets when wartime Homes were situated. Other decisions the committee also 1. Heard the City s portion o Pembina Highway would be Pavec starting approximately june 15 and work to pave Jubilee avens would be begun around june 5. 2. Approved priority paving o portions of Corydon Avenue an Wall Street to follow the comple Ion of work on Jubilee avens and Pembina Highway. 3. Approved giving the Winnipeg electric company permission pc. Erect poles for overhead trolley wires on Osborne Street betwee St. Mary s and Corydon Avenue and on Corydon from Osborne t Cambridge streets. This is Neces sary if the Corydon route is to be converted to trolley buses Thi year. 4. Agreed conferences should be Leld Between St. James and win nip Efi in connection with paving the approaches to St. James Bridge Harry Slupski 1128 Prit Chard Avenue appearing for a delegation of 30, stated he brought in a petition in May 1948, signed by 53 per cent. Of the ratepayers Between my Phillips did Shaugnessy streets on Pritchard Avenue protesting against the laying of crushed Stone in this area. He said the crushed Stone cause of much dust people living on the Street can to open their doors Anc windows. Women with the delegation added they could to hang washing our without it being dirtied by the dust. The committee referred the mater 1o the City solicitor and City assessor. Also referred to the same officials was a similar protest con Redwood Avenue Between to Phiilips Street and the Canadian 5acific railway tracks. A. Kulik 1173 Redwood Avenue old the committee he had a Peti Ion 5s per cent signed against he crushed Stone the other 42 or cent of the area is composed 3f wartime Homes too few signatures Aid. Hallonquist explained tha. N both cases the petitions were sufficiently signed As 60 per cent f the homeowners must be opposed 1o the laying of Stone. W. D. Hurst City Engineer pointed out it would be impossible o get a majority petition in Avor of paving Redwood Avenue As there were not sufficient Pri homeowners in the area. Mrs. L. S. Creighton 507 Jessie Avenue asked that Steps be taken o alleviate the dust nuisance from Highway. We cannot live meeting at s . Eulah Baptist cubs top first Aid meet the St Beulah Baptist Wolf cub pack took top honors in the and annual Hesketh first Aid Competition finals held recently in total of 77 Points while the St 1, e e l Patricks pack placed second with Points and the 42nd St. Chrysostom s third with 71 Points. The Competition was open to All Olf cub packs m greater Winnipeg examiners were John Henderson corps Spenn pendent and Andrew Reid divisional superintendent t. John ambulance association. The trophies were presented by Jec Titiye commissioner j. Harwood Brig. R. Gage or. N. Rawson Liss Hilda Sheffield and w. E. Hardiman assistant provincial com Mission or for Wolf cubs. Personnel of the winning team included tipping Stuart Martin Richard Jacob. Lyle Andrews and Dennis Ohnson. Twenty two teams entered the preliminary competitions my 125 Hoys were successful in passing the requirements for the first aiders badge. It purchasing agents Lan annual meeting Harry d. Caplan of Mont real president of the Purchas ing agents association will address the annual meeting of the Winnipeg group at 6 . Thursday in Moore s restaurant. By a tag and be kind to animals bringing to a close be kind to animals week the Winnipeg Umane society is holding its annual tag Day saturday giving Citi is a Chance to do their bit to assist dumb creatures. It s been a Busy for miss Sally Warnock Secretary director and the staff of sectors. Nearly cases were dealt with during the past 12 months including Large animals such As cattle and horses and 537 Small pets such As dogs cats and Birds. Upwards of 400 taggers ill be on City streets saturday it is expected. George d. Mac vicar president of the society. An fined or liquor offence Harry Staruck 79 Schultz Street was fined 200. With the alternative of three months in jail on charge of Possession ring and purse stolen from City Home the Home of Leslie Steed Man 325 Wardlaw Avenue was entered late tuesday and a ring and purse containing were stolen police said wednesday. Entrance was gained through a bedroom window. British . Calls or Resolution n Trade crisis which will be master of the tuition the almighty Dollar or 10 Resolution of the British and Canadian Peoples asked j. Hen Erson Stewart British , re erring to Trade difficulties be Ween Britain and Canada. He was leaking at a luncheon Given to be British agricultural Engineer no Mission by the agricultural urea of the Winnipeg chamber f Commerce in. Moore s restaurant tuesday. A Liberal member for East we Scotland or. Henderson Stewart was the Only politician in the 10-Man British Mission which visited industries and farms of Winnipeg and Vicinity monday and tuesday. We cannot sustain our people without Cana Dian food. You cannot keep markets for your produce without Selling to said the . Something much bigger in Mutual Trade must be achieved by our two or. Henderson Stewart said that when the present British crisis was Over Britain would be ready to accept All the agricultural produce Canada could Send her. Farm engineering agricultural engineering is one of the Foremost industries in Brit Ain today and is second to none in Quality and efficiency he maintained. This Industry is now gear ing its production to stint the Canadian Market. Referring to British Industry As a whole he said the British government supported by All Politi Cal parties has set our people the task of winning the Canadian this Challenge is for both British and Canadian Peoples said the British . Our two nations Are one in every sentiment and in every great he continued. Or. Henderson Stewart was introduced by w. G. Coventry United kingdom Trade com missioner in and was thanked by if. H. Evans Deputy minister of agriculture for Manitoba. Premier d. L. Campbell extended Manitoba s greetings to the guests and a. H. Watson presi Dent of the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce welcomed them on be half of the chamber. Or. F. J. Greaney of the agricultural Bur eau presided. Of liquor not bought from the government commission in City police court wednesday. He appeared before magistrate m. H. Gorton. Found guilty of Drunken driving Mavoric Vandal of Ste. Anne Man., was sentenced to seven Days in jail and his Driver s licence suspended for three months by magistrate Henri Lacerte in St. Boniface police court tuesday in this filth and she said. Mrs. Creighton also asked some thing be done to improve the por Tion of Jessie Avenue not yet paved. We re still paying taxes for dust and she declared. We re suffocated indoors but if we open the doors or win Dows we eat or. Hurst promised paving of Pembina Highway would be started approximately june 13. Slaw Bebchuk 705 Dufferin ave nue asked the committee to do something about repairing Selkirk Avenue Between Salter and my Phillips Street. Trolley bus plans c. H. Dahl transportation Mana Ger of the electric com Pany explained in a letter it was intended to proceed with the con version to trolley bus operation on the Corydon route on Osborne Street Between St. Mary s and Corydon Avenue and on cordon Between Osborne and Cambridge Street this year. Later the company May proceed with the conversion of the Osborne Roule he intimated at present or. Dahl reported the Street car tracks on Corydon Avenue Are being removed and the tracks will be taken off Osborne Street in 1950 when the River Park Section is converted Loas or e _ when the Corydon Avenue line is converted to trolley buses it is Likely to be separated from the Crescent bus route. We Don t know what we Are going to do about the Crescent route. It s All up in the air at or. Dahl said wednesday. It is possible gasoline buses May be run As feeders from the Crescent District to Cambridge Street and Corydon Avenue to connect up with the Corydon or. Dahl said. A surges to on. From or. Hurst that full Width ing be provided this year be tween the existing dual strips and across the Street car tracks on Portage Avenue be tween Maryland and Mcgee streets was referred to the traffic Board. If this Block was paved it would considerably alleviate traffic conditions for autos turning left on to Maryland or. Hurst believed representatives of the St. James and Winnipeg City councils should meet to discuss paving of both North and South approaches to St. James Bridge the committee agreed. The South Winnipeg s responsibility is expected to be done if St. James will pave the North approach which is in that municipality s territory. However St. James represent Ives have stated they Are unable o for Concrete approaches although now they Are a clarifying placing More Stone and oiling the North approach to the Bridge. Force numbers soldiers to show work in army week displays radian via Canadian citizens will be Given an Opportunity of viewing the work of Canada s greatest peacetime army during army week to be held this year from May 15 to 21. The present Active Force strength of the army is More than 19000 officers and men and Public relations officials at Ottawa state that Alexis Smith Londe Beauty from the state of Aras Hogton who will be another nature attraction at Winnipeg s birthday party june 5 to 11. Lexis has played leading roles in Hollywood productions. The How seems to be getting bigger and better every smiled slim Greene anniversary Dir actor wednesday As he announced hat miss Smith would be in win Peg for the week of fun and Rozic. Recruiting is being carried on at an accelerated Rale. The scheme was extended to All branches of the Tive and Reserve forces officers and ranks and even Cadet train ing. One Active Force infantry Bat Talion qualified for airborne work during the past year and a second has begun training officials Point out that import Ance has been placed on Arctic training for both Reserve and Active forces. During the past Winter at fort Churchill and at special com Mand Camps across Canada Man oeuvres have been carried out under conditions of extreme cold they add. The third peacetime staff course is now being conducted at the can Adian army staff College at King Ston. This course along with thu policy of sending selected officers and men on courses in the United states and in the United kingdom illustrates the expansion of the army on higher Levels the official report. Approximately Reserve Force soldiers Are to attend two week Camps in each of Hie Mili tary commands to Traisi with Active troops this summer the Ottawa releases state. In addition members of Canadian officers training corps representing most Canadian universities will engage in summer train ing for periods up to 16 weeks in order to qualify themselves for commissions in either Active or re serve forces. Army reports stress the work done by the army which directly benefits civilian life. Stations of the Northwest territories and Yukon radio system serve a dual role they claim supplying meteorological reports for weather forecasts As Well As regular communications for the army. Civilians will be Able to evaluate much of this work for themselves during army week. Tieni s worry Over neighbors seed Fields for Farmer in Hospital Joe Diewold a Farmer renter of he Wilcox sask., District who is the Winnipeg general Hospital covering from a serious brain operation was cheered wednesday o learn that 24 of his neighbors and pitched in with traditional cod neighbourly enthusiasm and ceded his land for the year s crop. Joe who his doctor says is just bout ready to leave for Home As operated on for a cyst on the rain about ten Days ago after sent from Regina for 1m i Diate attention. Two weeks ago he was pcs closer guard urged on potential suicides a recommendation that police officers maintain closer scrutiny n prisoners with known suicidal tendencies was made tuesday ight by a Coroner s jury sitting at he inquest into the death of Frank 66, of 668 Mcphillips Street. Or. Walus hanged himself in ventral police station jail. From the evidence submitted the jury found hat he committed suicide. Or. Atholl Gordon Deputy pro Uncial Coroner presided at the in West in Central police station. At the time of his death or. Valus was being held in custody acing a charge of attempted Sui Ide. In. His address to the jury or. Cordon commended the police for he speedy efforts they made to ave or. Walus life. Pera Tely trying to get his seed ing done before having to ret his operation. Incapacitated after the first few rounds in his Fields he was taken to Regina where medical men advised an immediate operation. Before he left one his friends Phil sheibels. Assured him he would get his seeding done. After seeding 100 acres alone last week or. Sheibels asked for help from tha Community through a general phone ring. Response to Appeal a Quick turnout of 24 Farmers with 18 tractors and other farm equipment was the answer. In three and one half hours 249 acres were seeded to com plete the years crop and in the afternoon the summer fallow was done in Short order. Or. Diewold has a family of a wife and three Small children. The seeding Bee took place on his farm which is located on the wheat Plains about 25 Miles South of Regina. His recovery seeded helpful neighbors wha proved the old saying about Prairie in time of need figure that Joe Diewold s recovery will be aided by the knowledge that Spring seeding so vital to his family has been done. Or. Oliver s. Waugh of Winni Peg performed the brain opera Tion. The patient was original sent from Regina with what believed to be a brain tumor ;