Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 19, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba G free press Price 5c copy edition with comics 70c Winnipeg saturday november 19, 1949 by Carner Winnipeg 25c per week sir Andrew Murray Provost of Edinburgh Here monday sir Andrew Murray lord Provost of Edinburgh and president of the Edinburgh musical festival is scheduled to arrive in Winnipeg Early monday by air from Eastern Canada. On a speaking tour of North America the scottish industrialist is bringing with him two Haggis and a set of scottish historical books As a symbolic connection with the land of the Heather. During his stay in Winnipeg sir Andrew will address a Public meeting in the concert Hall of the civic auditorium at 8.30 . Monday. The same Day he will be guest of Honor at a banquet Given by the National Scot Tish societies at 6.30 . In the Royal Alexandra hotel. Tuesday he will be the guest of mayor Garnet Coulter at a civic luncheon stolen bars in pail Candy kid escapes jail a Sweet tooth caused the arrest thursday of a 19-year-old Winni Peg youth. Pleading guilty in City police court Friday to theft of 100 Choco late bars valued at from a cartage firm where he was employed the youth was Given a two year suspended sentence. I see you have a Clear record and it would have remained clean had not the Opportunity to steal the bars been so Sale magistrate m. H. Carton. The youth was discovered with his lunch pail and packets stuffed with nut bars. In the fort Garry hotel. Highland dancing features Ceilidh Highland dancing and a number scottish and eng Lish songs were highlights of the Winnipeg gaelic society s Ceilidh Friday evening in the Royal templars Hall. Artists participating included Betty Russell George Nesbitt r. Publow n. Maclennan bar Bara silk Sandra Merriman and Sheila Ann Smith. Pipers were Bill Merriman and Fred Macleod. Local 459 named bargaining agent amalgamated clothing workers of America local 459, has been certified As bargain ing agent for the employees of Lyons industries limited it was announced saturday by m. T. Mckelvey registrar for the Manitoba labor Board. The local represents the majority of employees in the sewing cutting cleaning and folding departments it was stated. Of fice and shipping staff As Well As foremen Are excluded. Luton choir May sing Here the Dutoit girls choir from Endiana May sing Here next april according to Charles Butler of London. Or. Butler who arrived in Winnipeg Friday Over trans Canada air lines ill connect old with his exporting business is a guest at the Royal Alexandra hotel. All the girls in this choir sing for he declared. They work in a nearby hat factory or a stenographers in offices close he revealed the choir will be brought to the United states and Canada by s. Hurok the american impresario. Here with mrs. Butler to promote the Sale of Wool jerseys the exporter finds his business is booming now that the British Pound Sterling has been devalued. He was particularly pleased with the results of his visits to Montreal and Toronto. Pigott to address cosmopolitan club a. V. Pigott will address a luncheon meeting of the Winnipeg cosmopolitan club at 12.15 . Tuesday in the Marlborough hotel. His topic will toe government by fun lie opinion. Future club operations will be discussed at a joint Rne eting of the executive and membership committees at 13.15 . Friday in Moore s restaurant. I Exchange mediums Coin club topic president b. Koper recalled the Early period when Moose skins Beaver pelts wild cat skins cattle and card Money were used As mediums of Exchange in Canada at a recent meeting of the Canadian Coin club. E. Vincent general Secretary spoke on the Duke of Wellington and showed a number of tokens coined to commemorate the Duke s Lite. Selkirk Church Pioneer Marks birthday mrs. Catherine Ann Davies oldest living member and first organist of Knox presbyterian Church Selkirk marked her 81st birthday Friday at her Taylor Avenue Home Selkirk. The octogenarian recalls the time when St. John s College was under construction on main Street North then a Bald Prairie with no houses nearby. Mrs. Davies daughter of the late or. And mrs. Murdock James Reid at tended St. John s ladies school then situated where the Winnipeg children s Hospital now stands. In 1892 she was married to John Wil Liam Davies who died in 1903. She is Mother of one daughter mrs. C. Douglas of Winnipeg and three sons Chauncey of Winni Peg and Vernon and Milton of Selkirk. There Are nine grandchildren. One son Clifford died during the first world War. Icelanders to Honor Manitoba poet honouring Guttor Mur j. Guttormsson Riverton Man. Poet a meeting of the icelandic Canadian club will be held at s.15 . Monday in the lower auditorium of the first Federated Church ban Ning Street at Sargent Avenue. Features of the programme will be a number of or. Guttormsson s works and a Brief talk on the creative artist by mrs. H. F. Danielson. Mrs. Elma Gislason and Elmer Nordal will Render a group of duets while Ragnar Stef Ansson will give a dramatic i Reading. Postal services lecture topic or. Murray Campbell will address a meeting of the historical and scientific society of Manitoba at 8.15 . Tuesday in the legislative Library. His topic will be the history of the postal services in red River. Club auxiliaries Start season first fall meeting of the associated Community clubs auxiliaries will take place at 2.30 . Wednesday in the free press Board room. Plans for forthcoming bimonthly meetings and general problems will be discussed. Four bakeries get exemptions under work act four Oakery companies have been granted exemption for their Driver salesmen from overtime penalties of the Manitoba hours of work act up to a maximum of 60 hours in any one week. M. T. Mckeiver registrar of the Manitoba labor Board announced saturday. Driver salesmen for the bakeries after having worked 60 hours in a week must be paid time and half for additional hours worked. The Board s order was issued expressly on the following conditions 1. That All Drivers return their vehicles to company premises not later than 6 . Mondays tues Days thursdays and fridays not Ater than 1.30 . Wednesdays and not later than 7 . Saturdays and Days immediately preceding a Holiday. 2. That records of hours worked be kept for inspection purposes and if any infractions of the approved formula occurs the exempt Ion granted will be subject to cancellation. The exemptions granted by the Board apply Only to the four bakeries named in the order. Bakeries that have not secured a Board order Grant ing exemption arc subject to the provisions As set out a the act. The Board s decision concludes a hearing that began last july. At that time after hearing the Baker es1 submissions the Board granted a temporary exemption to Canad bread. Weston bakeries and Gen eral bakeries to allow them to work out a formula in negotiations the employees Union. The Canadian bakery workers Union and the employees agreed on a joint proposal. It was submitted to the labor Board for approval in the interval the Marvel bakery asked for exemption for its Driver bail waived for material witness held since nov. 2 As material witness in a murder charge against William Murzak. Nick Mokomel Friday was released from custody on his own recognizance. Or. Mokomel appeared before magistrate m. Salesmen. This week the Board heard Al parties by Oral submissions and its decision was announced saturday amid cries of Santa is coming Santa is coming the Jolly Apple cheeked Santa Claus and his fairyland people once again paraded through Winnipeg s Snow Clad streets saturday morning in their annual Parade sponsored by t. Eaton company. This year Santa brought along his own train the to land express 1 which carried giraffes elephants and Many other surprises for the children. Two wide eyed youngsters 2 snug in their warm blankets react after the big moment the arrival of Santa himself and his eight Reindeer prancing Over the rooftops. Boys and girls thrilled when the i diddle diddle float appeared 3 for right before their very eyes they saw the cow actually jump Over the Moon while the cat played on his fiddle. A three Day House session planned four parties seek students favor for second University parliament snowy trip Shivers and hoho s mingle students of the University of Manitoba will go to the pols Mon Day to elect 57 members to the second annual student parliament to be held in the legislative build ing dec. 1, 2, and 3. Campaign speeches by party leaders have been in Progress Dur a in it a Ink the week at All faculties and i m affiliated colleges. Late Friday Ted president of the politics club said that although student response had been rather Apa he expected a Good turn by Shocley lev that roly poly fellow. Santa Claus came to town saturday morning with a Snow flecked Beard and in his heaviest red flannel underwear. A few brr or a mingled with the hoho to. A a has As Santa mounted his Sleigh for the Long ride through Winnipeg streets. Yes i know i can never depend on the weather in this City that s ii by i wore the same clothes i Vear up bellowed Santa. He had been told by his gnomes that it would be mild and wet but e had t known about the Snow. But i really Don t mind the Snow so much. After All i m used to it Way up North. It s just the kiddies m worried about. Would t want them to catch colds you said the Ruddy faced Man with the snowy White whiskers and the twinkling Blue eyes. Santa said that mrs. Santa had sent Best regards from the permanent Claus residence up North. Mrs. Santa he said always wanted to come with him but had to stay at the ice Palace to supervise All the Hustle and Bustle in the work shop. Whoa there shouted Santa that Point As one of his Reindeer started pulling at the reins. My Reindeer always look Forward to coming to he remarked but i be got to Hole them in or else they la go racing Over the rooftops end won t Wai for the rest of the in an exclusive aside to the free press Santa then revealed that sometimes he travels under a. Different name. Even Santa has to work to make a living so during most of the year he can be found in the ladies shoe department at the t. Eaton store under the name of Don Mckinnon. And when or. Mckinnon dons his Santa Claus wardrobe he needs Reindeer pulled Sleigh at the end of the Santa Claus Parade and he Oves it i really like doing it the children laugh and cry and so do the old folks and i get As much of a kick out of it As they 6 Hurt As crash ends Joy ride a Joy Riding spree late Friday night was Cut Short when a two car collision at Fleet Avenue and Hugo Street sent six Young people to Hospital with minor injuries. According 10 police a car driven by Frank Barbeau 31 Fermor Avenue St. Vital and one driven by Hugh Mckee 18, 841 Hector Avenue collided at the intersection at 11.30 . The six people five of whom were passengers in Mckee s car were treated at Victoria Hospital for bruises and Abra Sions and then allowed to go Home. Besides Mckee the injured were Elvirna Larsen 383 Wardlaw ave nue Robert Mckee s41 Hector Walter Warbeck 741 Weatherdon Avenue Ronald Frost Sod Corydon Avenue and Clark Hicks of 743 Fleet Avenue. Driver of the first car or. Bar Beau was uninjured police say. Mckee appeared in City police court saturday morning in connection with a charge of taking an Auto without the consent of the owner and was remanded without plea until monday. According to police. Mckee was1 an employee of a service station and it is alleged the car he was driving was one which had been brought in for repairs. Dictatorship including capitalist and communist xon Partis Aii View advocating Lively non partisan discussion on every the Independent candidates say they will consider each Issue on its own merits not on the supposed merits of the party introducing ballots will show the names of greatest percentage will he asked to form the government Anil to choose its sitting Mem Bers. The. Remaining seats will he. Apportioned similarly among the four groups. The inde Pendents Are restricted to a maximum membership in the House of six seats. Sessions will be held during the he five groups seeking support afternoons and evenings of dec. Election of candidates will be based l and 2, with a morning and after or. The percentage of votes sitting scheduled for the last out at the polls monday. Four party leaders All polling Booths will be open from 9 . Until 5 . Monday he said. Prof. Ralph is chief returning officer. Leaders of the four main parties arc Roland pc Iier labor progressives John la Moi liberals Hart progressive conservatives nid Alvin Mackling co operative Commonwealth federation. Six Independent candidates Are also running for election. The Liberal party which formed he government in last year s student parliament Lias put for Ward a platform advocating continuance of the policy of cyclical n a party s favor in relation to the total balloting. The party receiving the Day dec. 3. Speaker of he House is expected to be prof. Ruben Bellan. Mon Trealer tells sponsors boys club splendid work Vernon f. Mcadam Secretary of the boys clubs of Canada Friday described Winnipeg s first Hoys club As a splendid piece of work in a Community where there is a need for such an organization. The Montreal Secretary was guest speaker at an informal budgeting immediate commence or ten other centres of the said or. Mcadam. The speaker wont on so describe the work that is being done in his own Centre Montreal. A fourth Large boys club is in the process of completion he said. It was made possible through the co operation luncheon sponsored by the police of the City s service clubs. Ment of a trans Canada strengthening of anti combines legislation retention of full Politi Cal Freedom by the labor progressive party of the present system of rent controls until such time As the construction of Low Cost housing makes them no longer and legislation to assist higher education similar to the Fullbright plan of the United states. Assuming that a University elec Tioy. Will follow the same pattern As did the Dominion the progressive conservatives in their printed platform offer the student electors an effective opposition athletic association Friday Hudson Bay dining room. I visited lie Hugh John Macdonall school thursday evening and he boys work that is being done there should be duplicated in Al least eight party based principally on the idea of preserving the democratic style of Basing its Appeal on opposition to the Atlantic pact the labor progressive party also favors Trade with China the soviet Union and Czecho Slovakia Banning of the atom recognition of the new government of China and of the Winni Peg electric company. Visitor praises Basilica s Beauty the St. To ii fact Basilica is one of the most Beautiful churches in Canada s West. That is the opinion of Andre Rault of a Chines. France who designs and builds his own stained Glass windows. Or. Raull. In Winnipeg for just one Day said Friday the impressive Structure is in the style in Thoj All these clubs started in Mon Treal just As your club is starting Here because there is a or. Mcadam Sari. Referring to he Winnipeg group or. Mcadam said i Only wish that every last member of the service clubs and , members of the school Board and social workers would go Down to the Macdonald school to see for themselves the work that has begun there by your Assoc a Ion. I m sure you would to have of talk to them for following or. Mcadam s talk an offer of tickets for i hockey match at Hie amphitheatre was made by John Peterson manager of the sports Centre. Proceeds from the Sale of tickets the a bashed to death no padding. It s All natural in Strathmore alta., nov. 19 up Jacob Lang 30, of car Bon alta., was killed Friday when crushed beneath a Hay rack loaded Don t have to worry about not filling my red velvet coat or. Mckinnon has been hoho official opposition party in the inc noticed extraordinary in 1948 parliament the . Has effect and openness of Orward a seven Point Plau orm which . which includes Catholic churches appropriations to the provinces Tor Hoing now for four years in the with three tons of Hay. Gift certificates and registration Christmas cheer committee plans to Aid More prevent overlapping educational purposes increasing old age and Blind pensions to month payable at the age of 6 j Vito tit a Means establishing of National health pain introduction of a National housing pro Ramme and a National labor code re imposition of Price co trois on All the Basic necessities of and opposition to every form of Christmas cheer in every Cor Ner of Winnipeg and in every Home is the of the newly re organized Christmas cheer com Mittee. The organization announced its plans Friday for a More even distribution of gift certificates and h. Carton thursday and told court that he was unable to raise bailing Myers to the City s needy Fame for his release. The attorney general s office then waived bail in this lines. The plan is to prevent Duple Casc. Or. Mokomel signed a Bond to the effect that he would be cation of gifts so that a larger available to testify when Murzak s trial comes up at the Spring number of Homes May receive designed to prevent overlapping of. Giving. Last Christmas More than needy families ill Winni Peg were remembered through the Christmas cheer fund. Churches clubs and groups from the v.m.c.a., and the y.w.c.a., the Royal Canadian mounted police r 1 guides boy scouts clubs schools t h of assizes. Murzak is charged with the murder of his 55-year-old wife who was fatally beaten nov. At her Home so Jarvis Avenue. Fort Garry horse St. Paul s College association banquet will hold smoker annual Cambrai Day ban annual St. Paul s Quet of the fort Garry horse association will take place at 6.30 . Monday in the Marl Borough hotel College alumni smoker will be held at s.30 . Dec. 2 in the Paul Shea Hall. Veterans Well treated says Creer Canada has done everything for the Veteran there Rem Lions Little More that can be said r. F. T. Greer District administrator for the department of veterans affairs speaking at a banquet of the old contemptible a association Friday evening. After the first world War veterans were allowed to beg on the streets. If they had lost a leg or an they were allowed to beg All the he stated. Or. Greer emphasized that Eva administrators were instructed to do their utmost for world War two veterans. I Don t believe the policy towards veterans will be curtailed in the he concluded. Home Street Church to hold dinner anniversary dinner of Home Street United Church will take place at 6.30 . Nov. 28 in the lower Hall of the Church. Guest speaker will be Rev. H. S. Dodgson of King memorial Church. The parliament of Norway i called storting. Some of the extras that make Christmas a festive Day. Here Are the main Points of this year s programme 1. The Community Chest of greater Winnipeg is making funds available to certain red Feather agencies for Christmas extras. 2. The Christmas cheer Board is making gift certificates available for giving to families outside the Chest agencies who Are being cared for by churches clubs and other plans organizations. The Board to help certain of these groups who find it impossible to finance in full the need they Are meeting other groups May Pur Chase certificates from the Board to supplement or to replace hampers. 3. The Board is setting up a confidential Exchange to which All individuals or organizations Are asked to report their intention to help a family. This registration is Manitoba and other organizations registered their Christ Mas giving with the commit tee. Last year 279 duplications in giving were avoided t h r g h registering with the Christmas cheer office. That meant 279 More families were cared for than other Wise would have been possible. The Board has pointed out that is not doing a rear kindness by giving Christmas extras to a family which could and often would prefer to manage independently. The Christmas cheer Board is very conscious of these various and sometimes complicated aspects of giving and is ready to Kielp you distribute your Christmas cheer Dollar again this year the Board is planning to Issue gift certificates each valued at a Dollar which can be exchanged for food clothing or toys at various stores in the City. With certificates the family can prom and shop its own Way and can consider the children s tastes and news. That s what christinas Day should personal family affair with everyone having a part in the preparation and the anti Cipa comments the Board. By telling Board s confidential Exchange of its plans to help a City organization can find out if someone else is planning to look after the same family. If tie fam ily already on the "cared-for1 is. The Board will be Able to give the names of other persons need no help. Bargaining agent the Boissevain Kintra association ism of architecture especially no 10 4 has been certified As the parts of North Dakota but Canada bargaining agent for All teachers still has tradition in its style. Chairman the Christmas cheer Board is Rev. F. J. Douglas. The Board also includes members at Large h. Coddington s. Gib Bons. J. M. Hanson a. W. Mul Drew. To. Mcculloch w. Marginson and mrs. L. A. Berry miss h. I Mclaggan representing the coun cil of social agencies mrs. F. J Bainard Canadian National Institute for the Blind Rev. E. L Harvey and Rev. D. C. Hill ministerial association miss m. Moore family Bureau mrs. A. S. Coutts and mrs. E. B. Francis provincial Public welfare miss Janet Parker. Children s a i d society of Winnipeg Rev. N. Fiest Catholic charities Bureau a. Cairns Canadian legion miss k Madden civic health depart ment mrs. E. A. Wynne. Church of England and a representative of the salvation army. Cathedral at Clermont Ferrand in the Central part of France. There is one thing f have noticed in the majority of French Catholic Ujj churches in said or. Rault and that is the architectural Beauty of the edifices. They All have the traditions of old France incorporated with a natural spirit of he remarked that in viewing hundreds of stained Glass windows since his arrival from France one month ago or. Rault Hai visited Many parts of Quebec and Ontario in a Brief trip to the United states last month he noticed a modern slant in the construction of churches. This trend towards modernism he said was reflected in the architectural design of their stained Glass windows i perceived a certain modern would be the first Large contribution made to the Winnipeg boys club since its formation a few weeks ago. The guest speaker was introduced by Don Young and thanked by James v. Ayres president of the police athletic association which sponsors the Winnipeg boys club. Canadians first ukrainians told canadians first was the simplest Way to describe the ideological Aims of the Ukrain Ian self Reliance league in can aria said j. R. Solomon m.l.a., Dominion president when he officially opened the first session the provincial annual convention of the league associated organizations Friday night. It is being held in the Parish Hall of St. Michael s ukrainian orthodox Church 110 Disraeli Street. Or. Solomon explained that these Are also the ideological Aims of the league s associated groups ukrainian women s Assoc a gaining Agen of the Ninga and Boissevain school districts m. T. Mckeiver registrar of the Manitoba labor Board said saturday. Certain managerial supervisory and confidential per sons Are excluded under the act. Without tradition there is not Asif much or. Rault observed. The visitor who designed the windows in s Cathedral Willi continue his business trip returning cast after Christmas. J tour traces abstract trend in la Wren Harris paintings Lawren Harris increasing pre shows occupation with form was traced by Mill Lillian Allen of the University of Manitoba Friday in a conducted tour of the Canadian Painter s works now on display at the civic auditorium s Art gallery. Miss Allen assistant professor of applied Art department of Home economics said the exhibit shows Harris searching for form through out stages of his artistic de Harris was essentially a City artist at the beginning of Bis career said miss Allen. Later he transferred his interest from buildings and architecture to and finally to abstract forms. The. Earliest painting houses on Wellington Street done in 1910 contains a Strong architectural ele be same fundamental Aims Are those of St. Andrew s col lege and other educational institutions As Well As the ukrainian greek orthodox Church in Canada which the league supporting he said. From the very inception of the league its leaders and membership took the position that the Funda mental Aims of their organization Harris experimenting with must be Independent of any connection with any political group the impressionist technique. The group of Halifax p beginning with Black court 19 j1, introduces an original note. These paintings arc expressionistic and contain some social said miss alien. The paintings showing influence of the school of seven Are the least successful of his works she claimed. More typical and significant arc the Lake Superior and Labrador paintings which Mark an important step Forward in Harris search for True form. The style of the two Island paintings and icebergs is Clear precise and meticulous she stated. The composition is close to abstrao4 forms. Harris final non objective period shows him dealing with pure form the Lack of reference to nature i Ireci in n n n the Ukraine was because of such ideology that the league had Able to attract to its membership the Host element among ment. Outskirts of Toronto 191s, allows him greater Canadian ukrainians he said. We Are canadians first and we Are proud of our accomplishments said or. Solomon. He said the first two Canadian ukrainians who have been appointed As judges have Beer among the first leaders of the ukrainian self Reliance league. The joint session of the four organizations continued saturday morning. In the afternoon each group held separate meetings. Saturday night there was to be a banquet in the College. Addresses were to be heard Sun Day afternoon. The conventions were to end with the concert in the playhouse theatre sunday night ;