Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 28, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press 5c per copy edition with comics Loc Winnipeg monday november 28, 1949 by Carrier in Winnipeg 25c per week Council May ask City charter amendment for taxing railway Penitentiary term asked by prisoner seeking Trade a youth with a Long juvenile record monday asked magistrate m. H. Garton to Send him to Penitentiary rather than to jail so i can learn a Donald eur franc Dodd 20, of no fixed abode was sentenced to two years in Penitentiary on each of two charges of breaking and entering. Dodd was picked up by City police when his actions in front of a cafe aroused suspicion saturday night. Up pleaded guilty to robbing the main spot cafe 220 main Street nov. 12, of s20 in Cash and cigarettes valued at s24.50, and to theft of one Dollar in pennies and in cigarettes nov. 1c from Josephine s lunch bar 243 York Avenue. Magistrate m. H. Garton had sentenced the youth to 23 months on each charge so he would not go to Penitentiary but Dodd asked for a Penitentiary term. During the past two years Dodd has spent most of his time in jail on two different charges of and entering and had just recently been released from jail. B Nai b Rith sponsors parlor gatherings a number b Nai b Rith sponsored parlor gatherings be held throughout the City tuesday evening to give members and non members an Opportunity to discuss the organization s activities and its place in the Community. Groups will tune in on a radio programme sponsored by the supreme Lodge at s.45 . Over Job during which con Gressman Franklin d. Roose velt Junior will endorse the jewish fraternal order. Scout official to visit Here r. C. Stevenson chairman of the Dominion executive com Mittee of the boy souls association Ottawa will arrive in Winnipeg wednesday by plane. During his two Day stay Here or. Stevenson will meet with the provincial scout executive members at luncheon in Moore s restaurant at 12.15 . Thursday and with members o l the Navy league at dinner at 6 . Later he will meet with Roya Lake of the Woods yacht club members at s.30 . Or. Stevenson will leave Winnipeg Friday. Bearded ladies is bearded men at u dance bearded ladies vied with bearded men for honors at the Home dec aggie. Barn dance which some 800 persons attended Friday eve Ning in the civic auditorium. Howard Christie and Brian Cook two agriculture students won first and second prize respectively in the Beard contest hut the judges gave unanimous honorable mention to miss Margaret Herriot and miss Judy Claydon Home dec. Students who donned beards for the event. First prize for the Best dressed couple went to miss Margaret Thompson and Brys ii Murray with second prize going to miss Doreen Beamish and Bill Langdon. Rous ing Western airs were Given by the the Home be. Girls chorus while another highlight of the intermission programme was the Home dec. Chorus line trained by miss Ivea Foreman and Mike Thompson. Patrons of the dance included or. G. G. Hood prof and mrs. M. C. Itami Eson Dean and mrs. W. To. Waines Dean to. W. Grant Macewan miss a. K. Macarthur and of. K. Frizzill. Co conveners were miss Ludy Claydon and Johnny Mcl Hail while Jim was master of ceremonies for the Beard contest. Kinsmen Welcome 2z new Meji Beks highlighting the St. Boni face Norwood Kinsmen club s annual ladies night dinner and 1 dance thursday in the St. I Regis hotel was the Welcom ing of 22 new members into the organization. Toast to the i ladies was proposed by Lew i Newman while mrs. Bonna Enman responded. Tea boosts Christmas fund Woodsworth school Christmas tree fund was swelled by proceeds of a Silver Tea held saturday in the school. An auction of dainties helped increase the total. Mrs. G. N. Mcrae president of the Home and school association pre sided. Mayor c. Oddy of Brook lands spoke briefly. Women principals hear education minister objectives and problems of the Manitoba department of Educa Tion were outlined by Hon. C. Rhodes Smith minister of education at a breakfast meeting of the women principals and supervisors club saturday in the Hudson s Bay company store. Or. Smith also explained the purpose of the Manitoba technical Institute where Day students and 335 evening students receive instruction in trades and technical skills. Guests included two newly elected school Board members mrs. E. R. Tennant and mrs. Nan Murphy and two former school trustees mrs. D. A. Mckay and mrs. Margaret Chunn. Miss Charlotte mass club president was chairman. Public health nurse to be guest speaker miss Lillian my Kunzic director of Public health nurses speak on health pro gramme in the school at a meeting of the Dufferin Home and school association at s . Tuesday in the school auditorium. A film will also be shown. Former jail head kiwanis speaker col. Royal a Territt former governor of heading Ley jail will be guest speaker at tues Day s luncheon meeting of the Winnipeg kiwanis dub to take place at 12.20 . In the Royal Alexandra hotel. Col. Burritt s topic will be life in jail. At lord Roberts school open House More than parents and friends visited lord Roberts school wednesday afternoon and evening at the annual Tea and open House. Were provided by the lord Roberts Home and school association ladies assisted by the Junior High school girls. Mrs. B. Akcer Streim and mrs. D. Turner were conveners of the social com Mittee in charge of refreshments while mrs. M. Ormiston and mrs. 3. W. Wilson were in charge of the display of handicrafts. The guests were greeted by j. Scurfield principal and mrs. Scur Ficler f. Tip Ping vice principal and mrs. Tipping a. Kendlic president of the j. W. Wilson vice president. Home and school association and mrs Brooklands group to meet tuesday a Public meeting of the ratepayers and residents association of Brooklands will be held at s . Tuesday in the new Community club build pre Christmas party planned by nurses a pre Christmas social eve Ning will be held by the Mani Toba association of licenced practical nurses at s . Dec. 14 in St. John House Street and Mcmillan Avenue. Ing Pacific Avenue at Doe careless smoking1 blamed for fires believed caused by careless smoking two week end fires did damage to furniture. A Davenport and Rug in the second floor suite of mrs. Ruby Maxim Cis Spence Street suffered Slilo damage in a fire which broke out at 10.30 . Saturday. In a second Maze damage was caused an occasional chair in the room of mrs. Helen Delorme in Argrove Street at g . Sunday. Firemen believed both fires were started by cigarettes. Moffat to address c of c Bureau r. E. Moffat economic adviser to the Manitoba govern ment will address the transportation Bureau of the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce at a luncheon meeting in the Marlborough hotel thursday at 12.30 . He will speak on Canada s freight rate prob lems. St. Boniface Kiwan ians choose club directors eight St. Boniface Kiwan ians have been elected to serve i As club directors during 1950. They arc Henri d Ascham i Matilt Paul George i Mcdermid Nelson Mclntyre los milling Ron. S. Phillips i Jack Riddel and Cliff War Man. A film will be screened 1 at the group s wednesday luncheon meeting in the fort Garry hotel. A drive to collect was opened monday by the University of Manitoba Branch of the International student service among students in Ali faculties and affiliated colleges. Shown above Are three members of 1he Campaign committee left to right Morah Clapp Ross Francis and Muriel Lipsey with Dean j. W. Grant Macewan of the agriculture and Home economics faculty. Help for Kiel University Manitoba u sets j As Europe Relief goal setting As its Campaign objective the University of Mani Toba Branch of the International student service opened a week Long canvass for funds monday among students from All faculties and affiliated colleges at the University. Purposes of the drive this year Are to give direct Relief to the University of Kiel in Germany to bring one displaced person student to Manitoba in 1950, and to Foster real estate men name r. C. Aikens first president r. C. Aikens of Boissevain was elected president of the newly organized Manitoba real estate association at its first annual meeting Friday in the Marlborough hotel. Other members of the first executive Are vice president w. H. Barker Brandon second vice presi Dent Fred s. Toshack Winnipeg Secretary treasurer a. Turpie Winnipeg directors c. Collins Stonewall j. L. Clubine Morden m. A. House Carberry e. Maynard Dauphin a. Mcdonald Roland d. J. Reid Virden j. E. Selby St. Lazare and j. E. Sturley flin flon. Approximately 100 real estate agents throughout the province have joined the association to Date or. Toshack said monday. A drive s underway to make every agent in Manitoba a member. Aims of group among the purposes of the association As outlined in its Constitution Are 1. To establish and standardize the real estate business in Manitoba so it shall obtain and hold the Confidence and respect of All classes of society. 2. To promote a High Standard for the real estate profession. 3. To advocate and promote the enactment of just desirable and uniform legislation affecting real estate throughout the Quick action leads to arrest Quick action by police Early monday led to the arrest of three juveniles who broke out of the re Industrial school for boys Fri Day and made their Way to Winni Peg in a stolen automobile. At 3 . Monday constables j. F. Mcneil and g. Coverdale picked de up two of the 16-year-Olds just after they had left the hello there Grill 1ss Higgins Avenue where it is alleged they had stolen ?40. The third 16-year-old was arrested by detectives later. According to inspector David Nicholson the youths stole the car n Regina stole a licence plate for t 50 Miles out of that City made heir Way to Winnipeg with Gaso Ine stolen from service stations on the Way and abandoned the car on William Avenue. A general International Exchange of thought among All University students. Chairman of the Manitoba Campaign committee is Nancy Tooley. Other members of the committee Are Harold Buchwald Muriel lip sey Murray Smith and Ross fran Cis. Faculty chairmen Are lome Tait engineering Burt Mcleod Interior design Eileen Lundman architecture Edith close Broad Way Rosemary Jan St. John s College june Shaley Commerce Mike Dafoe arts John Brook and Margaret Killick a United College John Mazor Paul s College fran Jobin St. Mary s College Bob Publow pharmacy Ross Watson Medicine Margaret Fargey Home economics Gordon Sinclair Agri culture Jim Kennedy Law Bill Finlay science _ Joan Hemphill education Arline Mogul social work. Member of police commission victim of car thief the lion has been bearded in his Den. A member of the police commission Aid. Frank Ches Ter had his car stolen wednesday night from beside the auditorium while he was at tending a boxing match. Police Are still looking for the Grey 1947 Oldsmobile coach which bears the licence number 27-500. Non support trousers suffer from unpaid Bill until manages to raise the sum of so cents he is going to have trouble keep ing his trousers up. Sunday evening Henry and a companion Joe each ordered a 40-cent meal in a Down town cafe. After the meal Joe sauntered out. When Henry followed later. Thomas he proprietor asked him for the so cents. Said Henry i Laid the 80 cents and Bill on the table and Joe took it. I thought he paid the Check. ,1 have Money Thomas called the police and under their direction Henry left some collateral trousers Belt. Business Levy would net yearly for City City Council tonight will be asked to approve action being taken to Amend the Winnipeg charter which if passed by the legislature would probably enable the City to impose a business tax on the Canadian Pacific railway in Winnipeg. The motion one Man robbed another saved by pedestrians Grade 9b class wins top Honor at drama show the language of love presented by Grade 3 class St. Mary s Academy received the trophy for the Best play Friday the final night of the Academy s drama festival. The p a was directed by sister Rose Teresa. Miss Gertrude laskovits was singled out As the actress of great est distinction. For her portrayal of Marie in a maid goes Forth to War miss Blaskovits was presented with a ring. The judges for the festival were Moray Sinclair w. S. Dickson and father j. Hanley. The two other plays received honorable mention. The Knave of hearts presented by level two under the direction of sister Sophia Marie was placed second while third place went to the play my robbing Friend brings youth year in jail robbery with violence netted 2-1 year old Clifford Bartlett 403 Jar vis Avenue one year in. Jail when he pleaded guilty to striking a com Panion knocking him Down and taking his Wallet which contained in Cash and two personal cheques of unrevealed amounts. Court was told monday that snarl Lett and a Friend called Hanlin were walking Down Alexander ave nue near Lizzie Street Early sunday morning when Bartlett attacked his Friend. Hamlin was taken by police to Winnipeg general Hospital where he was treated for face and lip cuts Crown. Prosecutor o. M. M. Kay said Bartlett had been convicted of assault occasioning bodily harm in 1948. Manslaughter Inq opens in Reinsch Case airy preliminary hearing on a charge of manslaughter opened in City police court monday with magi Strate m. H. Garton presiding. R. Reinsch 36, of 221 Spence Street is charged in connection with the death of a Winnipeg electric company Motorman William John Gingles 60, of 3s4 seven Oaks Avenue who was Al most instantly killed when he was allegedly struck by an Auto driven by Reinsch at the Corner of main Street and my Adan Avenue oct. 14. Eight of the 17 witnesses Testi fied at the morning hearing. The hearing continued monday after noon. Pathologist it Misericordia Hospital or. O. C. Trainor who performed the autopsy told court that death was caused by a fracture at the base of the Skull a fracture dislocation of the first Verte Rae and compression of the brain. In addition or. Gingles had a fractured left let it fracture of the Riffat Side of the Skull act a number of cuts. A Cruiser car patrolman con stable g. Coverdale said the body apparently had been dragged fracas in cafe Fine for 45 feet As there was a Trail of blood on the Road leading to the body. William Jones 212 landside one of two attempts at robbery with violence was successful during the week end when Jean Goffina i73 Stella Avenue was robbed of s3s saturday evening. According to police or. Go final was walking Down Stella Avenue near King Street when three men jumped on him threw him to the ground and made off with his Wallet containing the s3s. Late sunday evening Samuil Nariniak 176 Austin Street was saved from robbery by two pedestrians who came along As a Man threw him to the ground on Maple Street just North of the Canadian Pacific railway tracks. Street who identified the body at the inquest said or. Gingles had worked with the Winnipeg elec tric company for 30 years and that he was in Good health prior to the fatal Accident. Examination of Reinsch s car by Constable John c. Hutton showed the Hood was Bent Back five inches and that the Radiator had been Bent Jack into the fan. Frank Evans is defence counsel. Two men fined for obstructing police in arrest for being disorderly on the Street and impeding a police offi cer in the performance of his duty two men were fined in cily police court monday. George Alexander Todd. 290 Simcoe Street was fined s30 or 20 Days in. Jail and William Reginald Mann. 1606 William Avenue was fined s40 or 30 Days in jail when they pleaded guilty to obstructing sgt. W. A. Milton of the City police wednesday evening As he attempted to arrest a third Man. Sgt. Milton told court that when he stopped a taxi for a traffic violation Mann Todd and a third Man said to be Harvey w. Stew Art 479 Spence Street got out of the cab and became boisterous. Stewart who was arrested thurs Day was remanded to dec. 5 on a charge of assaulting a police offi cer. He is alleged to have struck sgt. Milton with his fist and run away. Court was told Mann and Todd got in the Way of the sergeant when he attempted to arrest Stew Art. Sgt. Milton said he chased Stewart about three times around City reorganizing for intensified Snow removal Winnipeg s apartment is Snow clearance de in the throes of a pm finance com Mittee Aiso recommends that the City Appeal to the court of a peal the recent judgment of chief Justice e. K. Williams restraining the City from levying realty and business taxes against Canadian Pacific railway property in Winnipeg. If Council approves g. F. D. Bond City solicitor will he instructed to prepare and sub Mit to the personnel and legislation committee the necessary Winnipeg charter amendment by which the City Hopes to Force the railway into paying business tax. Or. Bond has stated the Amend ment would in his opinion give the cily the right to impose Busi Ness tax. The business tax 011 the railway property would amount to about s125.000 a year according to City tax officials. Realty taxes make up the remainder of the a year the City would rain if the court of a peal reversed the chief Justice s judgment. Chief Justice Williams ruled valid and binding bylaw 148, passed in 1881. Which Pur ported to exempt forever the property of the railway from taxes assessment or levies in return for certain stipulations. However the chief Justice at the time of his judgment said it might be possible for the City with the legislature s assistance to Frame its charter Powers to take business tax out of the terms the exemption agreement. Education seen key to service University education helps fit men for a better life in this Young country. Dean Grant Macewan of the faculty of agriculture and Home economies. University of Manitoba told a sales and advertising club luncheon monday in the fort a House at the Corner of Broadway and Osborne Street but said Mann kept dodging in front of him and so the sergeant was unable to make the arrest at that time. Hotel. Dean Macewan said a University education makes men More cons Cious of their responsibilities to society and opens the doors for service and greater happiness. The majority of students Are at University for an education not a Mere degree and their purpose is he said. University should be regarded As an Educa Tion not a but he thought University education prepared men for business careers. Dean Macewan said 15 per cent. Last year s agriculture graduates have returned to farming 15 Pec . Are employed by the Provin w. D. Hurst cily Engineer said monday. Despite protests from irate Citi Lens who found it difficult to travel by Auto saturday City officials maintain Little could Nave been done to remove the Snow which fell Early saturday before motorists took to the Road. This year approximately Jot taxpayers Money is expected to i younger remanded a 25-year-old Winnipeg William thu tall younger of 633jcial and 15 per cent Gertrude Avenue was remanded the Dominion government. Thursday on three charges of Twenty per cent Are engaged in fraud when he appeared in graduate work and research cent have gone in suits. Police court monday Crown pros Lano Fher 20 per ecu Tor o. M. M. Kay intimated various Purs. Remand was necessary As an adj w. A. Neville Dit ional 70 or 80 charges of fraud speaker and the might be Laid. Bowley. Presided. Introduced the president s. L. Nursing shortage Over but Only for Day duty a fracas in the Exchange cafe go into Snow Clearing operations. No shortage of nurses for private 610 main Street sunday night last Winter s19.000 Worth of suited in 530 in fines plus costs or equipment including a trailer two an alternative of a jail term for tractors with plows and two lady dreams presented by level Michael Macyshyn of Market ave trucks have been added to the de two b. Nue the runners up for the i Divi awards were Catherine Pacey or her presentation of Deborah Deedes in the language of love and Helen Finch for her portrayal if lady Jane Gray in a room in he Tower. Miss Pacey received a Bracelet and miss Finch a Cross and Chain. Gold gets six month term on Gold dust fraud charge pleading guilty to defraud in Walter Kurz and his wife Mary proprietors of Garwood Grill 435 Pembina Highway of aug. 6, Phil Gold 69, of no fixed abode monday was sentenced to six months i jail. Appearing before magistrate m. H. Garton in City police court monday Gold also guilty to carrying a revolver in a vehicle and was sentenced to one month to run concurrently with the fraud sentence. Gold was picked up by City detectives thursday shortly after he arrived in Winnipeg from Toronto in an Auto driven by Philip Chiampi. Both Gold and Chiampi appeared in City police court saturday and were remanded until monday. Chiampi was granted a stay on a charge of carrying a revolver in the club bag which held the Revol ver. His. Also found in the bag a Box of ammunition and a Black Jack. Gold defrauded or and mrs. Kurz of the when he promised them he would Purchase Gold dust for a Low Price and sell it at a profit which would give the Kurz s a Nice Kcf will meet to name mayoralty candidate Winnipeg members of the party will be called meeting in january candidate for mayor a Genera select a Donovan Swales provincial . Secre tary announced monday. Aid. John Blumberg Montague israels and or. Swailes have been vehicle when Gold admitted that mentioned As possible candidates. Money for scholarship funds to Aid to deals going into University. Approximately was realized it Vas reported. Six plays were presented during he three Day Competition by the six High school classes of the Aca Demy. Tast Noble to hold meeting past Noble grands association will meet at 8 . Fri Day in the . Temple Kennedy Street. Winnipeg Man sought by Myca Mother 111 the Winnipeg . Is seek no George Henry Harry How and 30, who left Winnipeg two years ago for Toronto. Or. How land s Mother is seriously ill. He is described As weighing 145 pounds height five feet 10 in cles and having Reddish hair and moustache. He is fond of music and is said to play the piano and pipe Organ Well. Or. How lamp s heard from him wife has during his not absence. He has two Young sons. Boy loses Finger tip a five year old East St. Paul boy lost the tip of his Finger Abou t . Saturday while playing around a tractor at his Home . Said. The boy Fred Mil Ler of lot 76 East St. Paul was taken to children s Hospital where his condition was reported a concert party numbering 32 under l. H. Nichols took part in a variety concert thursday at me lean United Church. Proceeds Wen to Church funds. Mrs. S. Strowger was accompanist. Macyshyn was fined and costs or 21 Days for assaulting Henry Dong and breaking his it was the Nual festival Academy s sponsored Lith an to raise glasses and Cost s or five Days for assaulting Roy Mark and ordered to pay costs and damages or spend ten Days in jail for damage occasioned to Dong s spectacles. Crown prosecutor o. M. In. Kay by the Lime the next big Snow fall comes we should have the Snow clearance work reorganized or this Winter. Or. Hurst said. Said Macyshyn along with t to companions entered the Exchange cafe at 5.45-. Friday and ordered a meal. When presented with the 50-cent. Bill he threw it away and claimed he had a five cent meal. He handed a five Dollar Bill to the cashier Roy Mark and is re ported to have said take Only five cents out of that or i la come Over the when Macyshyn was Given in change he grabbed Mark s tie struck him on the face and then struck or. Dong in the Eye break ing his glasses and sending parts of the shattered Glass into the Eye Ball. Day duty exists in Winnipeg right now but there Are not enough to go for evening or night duty. A Check up of the private nurse situation in the City showed that women among them Are willing to take on Day duty Only. 2. There Are More nurses on the private duty registry this Winter than there were at the same time last year. Miss p. Brownell director of the nurses directory believes 1. At least 50 per cent of the this is due to increased income tax duly who Register particularly for private exemptions for married women. The married Mellish cuts ribbon new municipal offices opened at Brooklands Brooklands new municipal offices contained in a neat White Structure were officially opened saturday afternoon by civic representatives and citizens. D. L. Mellish chairman of the municipal and Public Utility Board Cut the ribbon at the opening Cere nto the building by mayor ind mrs. C. Oddy. Inside Are two Large rooms Mony and guests were a a welcomed one for office equipment urn staff and the other for Counci Lions meeting Robirt can easily be converted into polling Booths. They can take cases before they reach the exemption limit. Most of the married women How Ever will not take evening or night duly cases because of their Home responsibilities. 3. Cases Are becoming Shorter says miss . Patients Are not kept in Hospital As Long As they used to be nor Are they As willing to take on the financial Load of private nurses As they were in the immediate Post War years. Hor. Ivan Schultz provincial minister of health and Public Wel fare said his department has not received As Many complaints re Nec Tings and other fun a cantly of a shortage of private duty two Small closets in the purses. The minister noted it was Robirt can easily be Only natural that Many nurses into polling Booths f oud leave Rural Hospital posts or. Hellish spoke of the history for the better pay better hours and l Eton pit in not for1 of the Village and its Progress through the years. He gave credit o the mayor and those connected Vith civic administration for construction of the offices. Other speakers included Rev. G. A. Mcmillan Rev. H. G. Walker j. Reeves a. D. Mcrae municipal auditor p. , principal of Brooklands school e. A. Lawrence of municipality Arthur Oatway of Rosser and h. R. Eade building architect. Refreshments were served under the direction of mrs. R. Stewart assisted by mrs. C. Bankert mrs. Nick Sollak mrs. R. Turland. Mrs. E. G. Hill miss Nancy Williams miss Muriel Williams miss Grace town and miss Bernice Batro Nyck. Presiding at the Tea table were mrs. G. A. Mcmillan mrs. H. G. Walker miss m. Mcconaghie mrs j. Spalding miss c. Guthrie miss e. M. Blinco and mrs. G. Brown. Generally better conditions of City nursing. He added however that his department has had no word Iny increase in the number nurses leaving Rural posts. This is the new municipal office building at Brooklands opened officially saturday by mayor c. Oddy and civic representatives. The new Structure contains a Council chamber and was completed recently at a Cost of Liggett store opens at 10.30 . Tuesday the new Liggett drug store a notre Dame Avenue and Portage will be formally opened by mrs Garnet Coulter at 10.30 . Tues Day. Due to a typographical error an advertisement saturday gave the time As 10.30 pm. Of or. A. F. Howick plans to resign after Christmas or. A. F. Howick minister of t. John s presbyterian Church at the close of the sunday morning service announced his intention to resign As minister of the Church. The resignation is to be effective immediately following Christmas sunday. It will be presented for the approval of the Winnipeg presbytery at its meeting thursday night. I am not at Liberty to reveal my plans at d r. Howick slated monday. It was intimated he and his family would leave Winnipeg before the new year. Or. Howick came to St. John s Church nearly four years ago and has been Active in Church and Community life since that time. He has served As Moderator of the presbytery of Winnipeg and was recently elected As Moderator of the Synod of Manitoba ;