Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 23, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Marcene Winnipeg free press Winnipeg wednesday november 23, 1949 icy streets need caution police warn City motorists during the past few Days Aulo collisions have increased 15 to 20 per cent due to Slippery streets inspector Robert still of the police traffic department said wednesday. Warning Driver that obeying the maximum Speed rules was not enough inspector still pointed out that motorists had o regulate heir driving to the condition of the roads and traffic. Under the Highway traffic act motorists can be fined for driving in other than a careful prudent the inspector said. In other words a Driver going at 20 or 25 Miles an hour can he charged under tin act if the condition of the streets warrants a lower in Spector still said that tuesday afternoon a Motorist trying to Stop on. Home Street skidded into the heavy Portage Avenue feral Fie Stream and was involved in a collision. He was not breaking any Speed regulations but was still going too fast for the Condi Tion of the said the inspector. As for pedestrians the inspector said they had the right of Way at All times and motorists before moving through the pedestrian right of Way should wait until the crosswalk is reasonably Clear. Eva tops Mark set for drive members of the Eva staff at Winnipeg have again Over subscribed their objective in the dimes for Britain drive to Supply Christmas food Par cels for needy overseas fam Ilies. This year s objective Xmas 200 parcels and to Date donations have been received which will enable the staff to ship More than 415 parcels Over seas it was announced by Dave Small Eva staff train ing officer and District chair Man of the fund. Primary Pur pose of the Dominion wide fund is to express appreciation for kindness shown sex service men and women during their stay in the United kingdom. Since the inception of the fund in 1948, the Winnipeg staff has subscribed enough Money to Send food Par cels to Britain. Liquor offences bring two fines two persons were fined a total of 570 in St. Boniface police court wednesday when they appeared before Magis trate Henri Lacerte for liquor act infractions. Miss Rita Jor Dan 285 notre Dame Avenue was fined s50 and Cost for having liquor in a place other than designated on her permit while Theodore lit Hiteman 294 Gwendoline Street was fined 520 and costs for being drunk in a Public place. Both pleaded guilty. Boiling water scalds child a four year old Charles Wood boy Harold Coleman was taken to Winnipeg Chil Dren s Hospital about 2 . Monday with severe Burns received when a Kettle of boiling water overturned. His Condi Tion is reported As fairly Good. Scot predicts even closer ties with Canada in two countries have closer tics than Scotland and Canada in kind Mackay of Edinburgh executive director of Mackay brother and tourist Agency said tuesday. He arrived in Winnipeg Over Canadian Pacific railway lines from Chicago. Once we ret Quick cheap transportation to Scotland Many More canadians Wil Holiday he predicted. Contacts Between the two countries came not Only through relatives but from the friendships established during the second world War he maintained. Or. Mackay referred to Tho Large numbers of Canadian servicemen who Yvere either trained or stationed in Scotland during the War. Canada clubs have sprung up in our country and Are thriving especially the Edinburgh he sited. These clubs help to maintain contacts Between canadians and scots Suid or. Mackay. He found americans much More tour minded than canadians who preferred to travel individually mail service Story lecture subject red River settlers brother in . Seeks w. Wiseman George Sidney Wiseman 3 Warnes building. North Market Road. Great Yarmouth eng land is seeking the whereabouts of his brother. W. Man. In a letter to h. Lavender 91 Wilmot place or. Wiseman said he last heard from his brother when the latter was employed by the Public Parks Board Here As a Gardener and night watchman. Board re cords show w. Wiseman left its service in 1915. He is de scribed As being about five feet 5w. Inches tall with dark complexion and a slight stutter. He would now be about 64 years of age. Began their own mail service in 1s53, or. Murray Campbell told the Manitoba historical and scientific society tuesday at the legislative building Library. The speaker described and illustrated red River s postal history Between 1s16 and 1870. Two years later the Council of Assiniboia placed the mail on an official basis but this Over land service proved too expensive for the Canadian govern he continued. By 1870, or. Campbell added the ser vice was so expensive that All mails went by Way the United states. Car appoints safety agent at Moose jaw b. R. Beech 793 Lipton Street has been promoted District safety agent for the Canadian Pacific railway company it Moose jaw sask his duties will Start dec. 1. A Yard Foreman since 1945, Beech by Carrier in Winnipeg 2sc per week Home building catches up with sewers Santa Glaus brought greetings from the North wednesday to 11 Eskimo polio victims who visited him in the t. Eaton to land department. While wide grins Light the faces of most of the eleven King George Hospital patients eight year old Marcussi remains staunchly solemn As Santa whispers into his ear. Marcussi it seems had never heard of Santa. Thugs rip off Man s trousers tear lining escape with Lane drainage programme to come before works committee Winnipeg next year will face the very Large problem of constructing about 000 Worth of Lane drainage sewers w. D. Hurst City Engineer informed Public work s committee tuesday. As an unemployment works measure in 1933. Lane drainage Sowers were Laid which at the time appeared might be needed or. Hurst explained. However the Home building Boom has now caught up with sewer construction and the designing department is now working on a Lane drainage programme for next year or. Hurst said. Shy youngsters take trip the programme would be presented to the works committee near the end of this Vear or Early in 1950." he added. Aid. James Black thought that in cases where lanes were not passable no tags should be issued by the police depart ment against residents who left their autos in front of their Homes. The Little Eskimo boy in theirs interested in the dolls As she f. A Asroe wheel chair could Only manage always in the electric these. J if g i Veak smile wednesday when stared at in great tac he came across a fellow North Lancer after seeing Santa the eleven i of a Las he tour did you pay the asked eskimos like to land but Santa s a Puzzle fellow in the to land department at the northerners were taken on t. Eaton store. Of to land. They saw giant Mui or a n in fact six year old cel Unetah waving up above a lumping Rabbit replied Cid Brotma i polio patient at King George and furry Bear Shoemaker . Hospital was t too sure just How tricycles and All the other Mal Perin to take the big Jolly Man in the ing things that make up of had. A total of in Cash was Stolon from two Pritchard Avenue one of whom was Force i fully held As the Money was Terni from his trouser lining City police reported wednesday. In addition two other break ins and a purse snatching were re ported during the night. Gerald Schneider of 1255 Pritchard Avenue reported his House was entered sometime tuesday by Means of a key. The residence was ransacked and was stolen. The Money was made up of nine Hills and nine Sefl Bills All of which were new. Needed repairs planned old Winnipeg City Hall due for smart ening up Winnipeg s ancient City Hall will probably have to be smart ened up a bit next year mayor Gar net Coulter said wednesday. Required repairs were put off his year with the Prospect of a new City Hall in however defeat of the civic cent re bylaw Las apparently convinced Council members that the old building will have to be put in shape. An appropriation for to cover installation of fluorescent in Hting in the building s two com men s Fellowship Host to Provost sir Andrew Murray lord Provost if Edinburgh was guest of Honor at a dinner of the Augustine United Hurch men s Fellowship tuesday hns seen 36 years service with the Railroad. His promotion is one evening in the Guild Hall. Of a series of moves arising out of the retirements of superintendents s. K. Lamb at Lethbridge alta., and f. E. Wooton at Medicine hat to the group sir an. Drew referred to Home Friendship alta., after 44 and 47 years service respectively. Both served for a work unselfishness and purity As number of years at Winnipeg and Kenora. Or. Wooton who helped rive pearls organize Canada s railway troops in the second world War and led them on a Day is going to Ottawa As research scientist with the National defence research Bureau according to railway officials. Or. Lamb will continue to live in Lethbridge. Troupe entertains Good neighbors miss m. Muir s concert party sponsored by Olive Rebekah Lodge no. 1, entertained members of the Good neighbors club recently. Those participating in the programme were miss Muir. Mrs. F. Milne Sheila Smith. Sandra Miller Doreen Calder Bob Macpherson Percy strange and Bill Merriman. Mrs. V. Pearce was in charge of refreshments. Rubbish fire sets off sprinkler water from a sprinkler system set off by a Box of burning rubbish Early tues Day morning caused an in estimated amount of damage to the Hunter manufacturing company s5 Lombard Street. The fire was believed to have been caused by instantaneous combustion from the rubbish which was in a Box on the first floor of the building. Judge m. S. Watson was chair Man and James Arthur introduced sir Andrew. George Boyd moved a vote of thanks. Mittee rooms will be before coun cil at its next session. When the appropriation was approved in committee Aid. V. B. Anderson commented we can t get a new City Hull so Well have to Start renovating this one. Well spend 000 Cost of the land proposed for the new civic Centre be forc we re another item which aldermen Laid Over Early this year will prob ably be brought Forward again shortly. It is a request for a 000 appropriation to provide new furnishings for the committee rooms. Practically All civic departments now require More space and the prospects Are that new buildings will have to be taken Over to House the overflow. Plans Are now being prepared for the construction of a new administration building for the greater Winnipeg water and sanitary District staffs. This will slightly alleviate the situation in the in while sitting in his room late saturday night Peter Bocher 690 Pritchard Avenue was jumped by two masked thugs one of whom held him while tiie other lore off his trousers ripped out the lining and removed 5390 in Bills. As or. Bocher was unable to speak English and As his original Story was somewhat garbled police said they had not been Able to get the True facts of the robbery until tuesday night. While walking on a Verlcy Street Between Ellice and Sar gent avenues at 6.50 . Tues Day Constance Byers of 511 Beverly Street Hud her purse snatched Liy a youth she told police. The purse contained two dollars in Cash and a number of personal items. Forcing the rear door a Block at 270 fort Street thieves knocked the handle and dial off a vault and a handle of a Safe in the offices of Kummen Shipman company electrical contractors. Nothing was re ported stolen. I offices of the firm of Kane. Peebles and Porter in the same building were also ransacked but nothing was reported stolen. Red suit and the mop of White hair. Santa likes Little re assured the deep voice from behind the snowy heard. But cel Unetah just stole a shy glance at Santa Claus s face then looked away quickly. He kept his thoughts to him self. Ten other Eskimo polio victims accompanied cel Unetah on his first visit to Santa Claus. All patients at the King George hos Pital they were taken to the store n two special cars one supplied by the t. Eaton company and the other by mrs. E. D. Argue who i wiped arrange the trip. They filed past Santa quietly some of them staring wondering a he others keeping their faces averted. When Santa burst into oud to 10, nine year old Maurice started in Surprise and then opened his Mouth in a wide Grin. The Grin became wider when he Vas presented with the bag of Candy and Book. Seventeen year old Jimmie Gibbons whose paralysed was i a special acted As interpreter for the group. He explained that while presents Are sometimes exchanged at Christmas most eskimos have never heard of Santa Claus. With the exception of after seeing All this right a Cir Oil who arms arc Hoth paralysed whispered to Jimmie in Eskimo i hat he would like a Little he got it. At the end of the tour a of them were Given Little the Eaton company. At the urging of miss Mary Shepherd superintendent of nurses at the Hospital the children responded with a few Eskimo Folk songs. She said they could also sing silent night in a mixture of Eskimo and English. The eleven children Are part of a group of 24 polio victims who have been flown from the North since last Spring. There Are in altogether at the Hospital none of whom Are expected to be Able to return Home by Christmas. Or. Hurst indicated the Engin department would be Well its estimates of costs for Street paving this year. He explained Tho savings made by mechanical laying of pavements As com pared with hand laying was amazing As an example or. Hurst pointed out it was estimated the Cost of paving Pembina. Highway by hand would Sig i.000. Actual Cost using mechanical methods amounted to is the question of constructing Railroad crossing Protection de vices on a Idem Road Between Vav and Lindsay streets and at two Crossings on notre Idamo Avenue West was referred to g. K. D. Bend City solicitor. Or. Bond Una authorized to negotiate the matter with the Board of transport commissioners in in what share of the costs it would any. French. Diplomat going Home Consul Hopes Barrier of language will fall a desire to Sec a Complete Union Between. Canada s French and Lish populations is strongest whose Eskimo name is Oovi Nglee and 34-year-old Simon the other to land visitors ranging in age from six to 13, could speak no wish often expressed by Ari Igard Jimmie ties Gaul ies French Consul in English although they seemed understand it. There was one Lilue girl in the group six year old Cathie whose leg was. In a Brace. Cathie was t Winnipeg since 10-j5. The French Diplomat who has been recalled to his Homeland expects to leave Canada Early in the Phillips returns Mountain scenes on exhibit Gine ering department s building. Newspaper reporters Are also unhappy about their present quarters a Small space in the Corner p Hijii n of a Large room used for mime a souvenir Gold plated spoon graphing and storage of files bearing the coat of arms of East the former press room was re Walter j. Phillips who eight years ago went West is in Winnipeg As a visitor for a few Days. A showing of his landscapes characterized by or. Phillips handling of atmosphere is on View at the Phillips Gutkin studio 432 main Street. These landscapes some 50 in number Are different from the Prairie paintings which won or. Notice when he was in in White and Gray. Tulips in Bloom with a glorious Dogwood Bush in the background were done at Saanichton when the Flowers on the government experimental farm were in full Bloom. There is a Pic Ture made at High Woods on the Edge of the e. P. Ranch j Indian women Bright Bjo used and wide skirted stand soberly at tent doors in some or. Phil lips pictures of life in the mountains. High figures Are charged by year. His successor has not yet been named. The Barrier Between the two pre dominant languages in Canada is a thin one says m. Ries gantries but one which he would like to see eradicated. Jio will take with him an imperishable memory of his friends in Winnipeg and else where in Canada. This has been my first diplomatic Post and probably my last. I Hope it will he my last because i know i would never have one As agreeable my plea Sant said m. Ties Gan tries. For the past five years the French Consul in Winnipeg has had the Opportunity of meeting and know ing people in Many parts of Canada Ith autumn York beats redolent Kildonan was presented by Leslie modelled and turned into an Alder combed Bodie mayor of East Kildonan. Men s reception room used by preceding the dinner w. David Jelly fathers on the average about a salvation army seeks two men two Canadian residents of overseas origin Are being sought through major s. Mckinley of the men s social scr vice department of the salvation army. Mrs. Karen Erickson of songs Veien 7.a., Oslo Norway is seeking information of her husband Syver Emanuel Erickson who came to Canada in 1d07. Mrs. Erickson received letters from her husband until 1935. If living or. Erickson would he 74 years of age. A firm of British solicitors wish to Contact 46-year-old George Alfred scale a Canadian resident since 1929, As his father of the same name has died. The younger or. Scale who was engaged in agricultural work was last heard from in 1939 when he was work ing on a farm at Pipestone Man., employed by a or. Forsyth. It was recently revealed he left Brandon intending to come to Winnipeg son Thomson accompanied by his son Stewart m. Thomson gave a programme of scottish songs. Burning grease damages House a pet of burning grease on a two Burner Gas stove in the basement of 410 Spence Street tuesday morning caused slight damage to the Walls around the stove. Caretaker of the Rooming House Albert Turner had set the grease to heat when it overflowed on the burners police said. The sting of the Bee is formed of three pieces one of which has Teeth directed backward. Once a week. Simonite leaving for conference Aid. C. E. Simonite will leave by trans Canada air lines thurs Day to represent Winnipeg at an executive meeting of the federa Tion of mayors and municipalities in Toronto Friday mayor Garnet Coulter said wednesday. The federation is expected to condemn the Dominion govern ment s proposed legislation and May go to Ottawa next week to interview the prime minister. Indian for m the Happy Day has come when the leisurely aboriginal can make top wages by standing still. Some of them ask up to for history red barns Ami Braes d by the dry wind. Now he is in the mountains and is gripped by the majesty of crag and Cloud the vitality of Mountain torrents the native Indian Art which decorates the tents of the stories with rude rendered Eagle and Drake and Buffalo and the spectrum of the Rainbow. There was plenty of variety or. The or. Phillips said to his free press interviewer but the Mountain scenery is challenging especially the waterfalls and the Cloud effects. It is a special pleasure to paint those two mule Deer crossing a scape or. Phillips said. A new House is going up at and or. Phillips plans to establish permanent residence there. E. I. T Des gantries t the exact Date of their proposed departure for France. We believe it will be Early this coming he Consul stated hut the thoughts of leaving fills us with m. Des gantries will be guest Honor at a banquet in the Marl Borough Hole dec. 10. As a result he conclusion thai. Vast resources has come to the Canada with its of to explore variety package found by police a Large bundle of clothing and Kitchen utensils was discovered Larrv tuesday morning by police Beland Mcleod s limited i26 Hig Gas Avenue. The bundle contained a while 18 dresses six sweaters or Rotunda gets new look something new has been added to the Rotunda and bag Gage department of the Cana Dian Pacific railway station. Workmen Are putting finish ing touches on 7.000 Square feet on brightening. A Light toned Birch plywood panelling now covers some Square feet of old dark stained panel Ling. This new look is completed by a coat shellac and three Coats of Semi gloss Var Nish. The remaining Square feet of dark Wood is being sanded Down and Fin 1 shed in. Natural tones. Optimists to hear atomic Energy topic it. Col. G. L. Morgan Smith commanding medical officer Prairie command will be guest speaker at a luncheon meeting of the Optimist club at 12.15 . Thursday in the Royal Alexandra hotel. His topic will be atomic Energy. Chapman school Bazaar for projector fund doors will open on the Chapman Home and school association Bazaar at 11 . Saturday in the school auditorium. Proceeds will go the school projector fund. To paid Community club personnel sought Community clubs need paid personnel w. A. Kennedy Winni Peg insurance Man and sportsman told a luncheon meeting of the St. Boniface kiwanis club wednesday in the fort Garry hotel. Or. Kennedy stressed the importance of trained leaders to direct club programmes. Our Community clubs today Are Only buildings and buildings alone provide no leadership for Young he stated. He suggested the Community be assessed a recreation tax to be used for paying trained leaders. It was becoming increasingly difficult to get Volunteer leaders he maintained. President Gladstone p. Shearer was chairman. Windsor club to be on the air All members of the Windsor Community club will participate in u special programme which will take place at Windsor school Friday at 7.45 . The programme will include Community and for this a Large turnout of members is needed the executive has stated. The programme will be recorded Friday eve Ning and broadcast monday evening radio station Job. Of Snow were sketched by the three blouses five pairs of Stock artist from his Back window. The Ings and a number of articles of sketch was developed into a Large i children s clothing along with a Hammer five Beer glasses plates and cutlery. And Fine Snow scene a symphony Calgary Stampede supporters took Over the . Station in Winnipeg tuesday night Enro Ute to Toronto and the Grey cup final. Colourful in Cowboy garb the crowd Square danced and Sang to an appreciative crowd of Winnipeg Well wishers who came Down to meet the 16-car special train which was Complete with baggage car rumpus room and a horse Palace for 12 horses and a Chuck Wagon to be used in the Stamps show at Toronto Here William Manson vice president of the . S Prairie Region shakes hands with Harry forester co chairman with Gordon Westgate of the special train committee with w. S. Herron Marsial of the horses for the Calgary Parade also in the group. Left to right Are or. Westgate n. R. Desbrisay . S assistant passenger traffic manager for Western lines or. Manson or. Forester Reg. West City passenger agent at Calgary c. E. Haylei Winnipeg or. Herron and Joseph Chamb Erlann now of Winnipeg but formerly of Calgary. V t ancient egyptians and romans were among the first Peoples to take a census of their numbers. Wealth is now facing a Brilliant future on the International condemned to death almost a the same breath Des gantries remarked that never know about War however the Best Way to prevent War is to be prepared for m. Des gantries says he is being recalled to France because he has reached the age limit and admitted to being close to condemned death by the Vichy government in m. Des gantries recruited men for the free French Navy under general Charles de Gaulle. Prior to hostilities he was a Purser with the French Mer chant Marine for close to to years. As a Sailor he became familiar with nearly every port in North did South America As Well As Europe. Despite the complicated system of government in the old world m. Des gantries feels he is returning to a France which is progressing favourably As one of the leading nations of the world. The French Consul and his wife said tuesday they were not sure just. James Council d school Board plan conference new problem for lefty Southpaw needs special school desk left handed children in Winni Peg May have to stand up for their rights if moveable one armed desks Ever become the Rule in the City s schools. Right now however their Only hardship seems to be the danger of dipping a cuff into the inkwell. A report from Edmonton wednesday said that City s school Board has ordered 100 left hand models of moveable desks equipped with rests on an experimental basis. They will be tried out in Junior grades. About 90 per cent of Winnipeg s school children today sit squarely behind rectangular topped desks says the superintendent s depart ment. That gives left handed Chil Dren an even break with their right handed classmates. The officials agreed use of move Able desks would present a new problem and might work a hard ship on left handed pupils. The major Puzzle in Winnipeg say the officials is not what Type of desk to use but what with left handed Are two school of thought on the question whether to teach a left handed child to write with his right hand or leave to do it his own Way. We try them out on right hand writing. But if the child is at All persistent in his left handedness or if he shows any symptoms of nervousness or of stuttering we let him go Back to his left the number of continuing left handed pupils in the City s schools is estimated at out of a total school population of children. Traffic queries rear View Mir ror is essential because it a shows whether motor Cycle cops Are approaching b enables the Driver to see rear seat passengers. C warns of traffic conditions behind. Members of the St. James coun cil and school Board will gather at a special meeting dec. 13, to discuss Scholastic problems and plans for development of a new school site. This was announced tuesday by t. B. Fin Rilay chairman of the St. James school Board at its regu Lar meeting. Children attending St. James schools will receive Shorter Christ Mas holidays this year according to e. D. Parker superintendent of schools. Or. Parker told the Hoard that the Holiday period would extend from dec. 23 to Jan. 3. On a recommendation from. R. H. Fin null. The Board accepted a motion that Parent night for schools in St. James be held on nov. 29. This would not interfere with education week which has been moved from the month of november to March of next year it was pointed out. A definite change must be made regarding the overcrowding of classrooms said e. D. Parker. The enrolment of pupils in Grade five in Assiniboia school is greater than in any other he pointed out. The Board approved the tender. Of the Vulcan Iron works for the Complete renewal of automatic safety doors for both Assiniboia and Bannatyne schools. This will to one of the first projects for the 1950 year said t. B. Findlay. Film showing ends celebrations final ceremonies in Winnipeg s 75th anniversary celebrations took place at a in the fort Garry hotel tuesday. Headed by mayor Garnet Coul iter and mrs. Coulter approximate 100 persons viewed a color film lot the june 5 to 11 Celebration highlights. Mrs. Coulter presented trophies to Winnipeg bands which assisted in the Celebration and prizes earned by competing american High school bands were open to inspection. The prizes Are to be sent immediately to the winning bands stated Aid. George Sharpe chair Man of the 75th anniversary Cele bration n ;