Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 10, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free May 1950 Page 17 r chapter thirty six on Christmas Day it rained. The partially melted Snow turned into deep slush. But within Doon it we cozy and delightful. Brent had worked Long the night before to put up their tree and Natalie had helped him. Trim it. Diane and Fred were there to spend the Day and mrs. Hello had come Over to make sure that they had s o m e thing tasty to eat. The entire morning was spent in unwrapping gifts in shouting Over the cards in calling Back arid Forth to one another to come look at Jenny sat enthroned in the exact Centre of the hubbub with Waves of tissue paper billow pork n you la know what flavour Means ing around her. She had on a soft Blue Houseboat and wore a b 1 u e ribbon in her hair. Diane had Given her a creamy Satin Nightgown with inserted bands of Ecru lace. It looked very costly and Jenny did not doubt that it had been. Natalie presented her with a pair of pigskin gloves and a vivid silk Scarf which was printed with one of her Jown de signs. An added gift was a c a r d wrapped in layers of boxes which said simply this constitutes an order for electric Kroner to be selected by Jenny said but you should to Nat they re horribly expensive have you any idea of what they of course silly i be been pric ing them All Over the map. But 1 did t dare pick one out because you of much More about that sort of Jenny was touched. Natalie knew How she hated ironing and this would make her housework so very. Much easier. She said then you must let me pay for part it Nat. You la be needing your Money nonsense and anyhow i expect to go on making Money. I m not going to Stop working just because i m going to get had hoped Brent was looking rather sober. His gift was a handsome Alligator bag yet when Jenny exclaimed Over it he waved her thanks when the lords came Over. Faith was bearing a Large h ally Spriggel Plum pudding and Max carried a couple of bottles of wine. To make the cheery season even they said in one breath. I. Wish you could have come to our House for Christmas Faith said when she had kissed Jenny and looked at her gifts. Of course if or. Higbee says no no it is. And you do have All your family with Jenny said with a full heart looking around the cluttered living room letting her eyes rest fondly on one Happy face after another. Still it was Sweet of you to ask traffic Jam a pounding of feet on the porch and a peal of the Doorbell interrupted her. All three of the men raped for the door at once and Jere was a momentary traffic Jam in the Hall. Then once the door was opened there was shout no and scuffling and sounds of great hilarity. What on aside. It s he gloomily. I had hoped said but he did not finish the sentence and would not say another word. He was Happy about her if for him however. She had sent for a special sketching pen with a lifetime Ink Supply which she had heard him Admire and he was engaged in thanking her for it the finest available to Canadian women Here they Are thing you be Ever dreamed about in a stocking the glamorous full fashioned creations designed to give your legs a new flattery longer wearing special reinforced toe and Heel exquisitely sheer. You la love the Many 1950 features the special stretch Welt eliminating the danger of ripping or tearing the new slim seam the Monist Keable top to toe Quality. Every pair a perfect fit. In 42, 45 and 51 gauge in All the popular High style hades. Jenny tried to peer around the Corner Wing chair but could to quite make it. Who is she won dered aloud. Merry it was shout of pure Joy from Dick. He staggered into the living room be ing pulled in a series of jerks and rushes by a Small Black Scottie up. Look Jenny look whal Elsa gave me in t he cutest ittle Fella you Ever saw look at his coat and his paws How dig they Are and his be s going to be powerful when be grows up and listen Jenny Lisa says she s going to make him a plaid coat like the one you gave Shillie to Wear this kind of weather. She did t think i ought to take him out today but i said be i had to show him to y o u did t he paused for breath and Jenny reaching Down to Pat the curious Puppy who was sniffing rapturously at All the tissue paper wrap Ping and around the Edge of the Rug said i think that s the most wonderful present you could pos Sibly have Dick. In t he Sweet what is his he said promptly How do you like it s she assured him then with far special occasions i i ask for "66" gauge nylons Hai cry manufactured in Shier silk hosiery Mills limited Shi Kooke Gui. Twinkle do you think Gillie s nose will be out of joint they la be friends but he took her seriously. Of i Hope not i would t want him to still think Gillie s tops he said with sudden inspiration they la be i should t wonder. You must show him to mrs. Folsom and Lei them get acquainted right away Riel s. African veterans invited to service meet in an Effort to open Provencher Bridge to St. Boniface now Cut off. For vehicle traffic from Winnipeg City engineering department employees Are shown hastily constructing a gravel approach to the crossing Over water which tuesday was about two feet deep along water Avenue. On Bruce we got to Call on mrs. Folsom when he had gone Jenny put the cheese Board Down beside her other gifts. She was More touched than she had dared show h 1 a More delighted with the change in him than she could say. She thought swiftly that Wise Elsa could not have chosen a better Way to please him than by the gift of the Scottie Pup. It. Would mean More work a Little More crowding the Small House bul it would be Worth it she knew in. Happiness for the entire family. To be continued she can Tell you How to raise him i m going to teach Bruce Al the tricks that Gillie he said with Complete Confidence and i be thought of a couple More. Boy you re going to be one Busy he told the unconscious Bruce who had discovered Jenny s hand and was Licking her Finger tips tentatively. She scratched him under the jaw and he stood with his head raised. _ look at that Dick said proudly. Maybe he could be a show dog Jenny smiled at him. She had never seem him so completely Happy. How did Pete and Elsa like their she asked. I imagine they were very pleased with them weren t of he turned his Ankles Over with embarrassment and sought for a change of subject. Suddenly he dived into h i s overcoat pocket. Say i almost forgot this is for oddly shaped Jenny was delighted. She unwrapped the Clumsy package slowly while Dick almost jumped out of his skin with impatience. It was Flat but very oddly shaped and she could t imagine what it was. It emerged As a cheese Board with its edges neatly Bevelled and sawed into the outline of a fish when i was born there was no body in my Mother s bedroom but my Mother and old or. Hart who swished me about in a Basin of warm water for a minute and then shouted Down stairs for my aunts to come up and get me. I weighed ten pounds eight ounces. Twenty minutes after i was born All my female relatives As Well As my father had had a Good look at me twiddle my toes pried my eyes open to see what color they were brushed my hair up to see if it was going to curl and then reluctantly wrapped me up in a belly band a shirt diaper socks Vest Long dress and a magnificent Cream Reading England up released Here easter monday containing tha names and addresses of senders Are being returned from Germany Holland and Belgium. Portage la Prairie May 10 delegates sex be present from All units m Manitoba and Northwest Ern Ontario arrangements Are underway for the 1950 provincial convention of the army Navy and air Force veterans association to be held in Portage la Prairie the week end of May 27 a highlight of the gathering will be a banquet for All Dele Gates sponsored by the veterans of the second Rie rebellion of 18s5 and the South african War of 1899-1901. Conveners Are c. J. Sharp Foi the Kiel veterans and Blagdon for the South George african veterans. D. S. Burkett r. F Knott and William Murray have been named Portage la Prairie delegates. President Ralph Mcfadden of Portage Heads the Gen eral committee in charge of Range ments. Foot torture ended in 3 Days Cpl. L. Chatham ont., or Ftp i had for 16 own. My mass of scalding i could not my toes Back without skin cracking. Odor was awful. I Trad remedy i Ever of wire but any real Benefit until i discovered new improved no feet medicated insoles. After three Days there Wai positively no Trace of trouble left. My feet Are As smooth soft and Sweet at a baby if you suffer from aching burning tender feet a pair of thin comfortable no fact medicated insoles Ond you la Relief Quick just like Cpl. Mcdermond did. 3j a pair or 3 pairs 11.00 at most drug Eror i or from Stuven mfg. Co., 559 St., Toronto. Of Soi America s Favourite bras i a silk shawl that my grandmother had Star cd. The Deal with j shed to each of her new grand-1 its to ii700 More or less. Ildren in turn for the first h id had loaned child month or two. It is different now. Babies Are born in a special Laboratory of the Hospital and rushed into a Bullet proof class Nursery by some underground Tunnel so that nobody can see them in route. If the father wants. To see his child he applies at the desk of the sanded. Why Dick she exclaimed would win the game and a Bird in the hand is Worth something in t it so he melded out and when the scores were counted up he Sud Denly remembered something he had forgotten the cards in his partner s hand had to be subtracted from those Points. So his Side was t out after All. And by poetic Justice his opponents came up with one of those big hands on the next Deal and won the game. Well it was the expert s fault. With a Frozen pack building up. Safe discards Are precious. The hand shown has five of three Black threes and the Ace and five which the opponents could t be expected to take. The player with the advantage should prolong the play not end it. So our expert deserved to lose. Come to think of it maybe he was t an expert. Question on my first turn i had a red so i put it Down and Drew a card from the Stock. For my next draw i tried to take the Dis card pile and was stopped. Was i within my rights answer yes on your first turn Only you May replace red threes from the Stock and then draw he discard if legally Able to do on. Later turns having drawn a red three from the Stock you must replace it from the Stock and that constitutes the Only draw to which you Are entitled. Or. Morehead receives hundreds of questions each week and cannot answer them All in his column. Ii by Albert h. Mob head noted authority on games the average Canasta player finds the game fast and exciting. To the expert maybe it in t quite As Good a game. He finds too much Drudgery in it. He counts All the melds remembers All the discards Analy Zes the hidden meanings of All the plays. Who wants to go to so much trouble in a card game not the average player surely. Further More it does his heart Good when the expert for All his close Figur ing comes a Cropper. So Here s a Case to do your heart Good. The expert s hand was the expert and his expert part Ner were ahead Well ahead. They he apply Unity Wai Dur ing the Deal each Side had made two Canasta and had shown two red 800-Point base score for each. The experts had Canasta in aces and fives. The pack was Frozen and was building up. Our expert Friend who. Held the land shown had just drawn a Black three. He went into a huddle with himself and counted the Points of the melds of his Side. He calculated that the base score brought his Side up to that the melds Al ready on the table made it and that he could meld All his cards go out for a 100-Point Bonus and add 70 Points in melds to bring the total up to this you wish include a personal reply please impede self addressed envelope with your question. Please address air. Morehead in care of this newspaper. Copy t. 1950. King features synd. In Model Fig noted panels a Mility Rayon Utin. Full be Lovely too in a lovable brassiere. Fashion tested for Superb uplift and precision made in Glamour fabrics. All lovable models sell at the most reasonable Price you be Ever paid for a High style luxury Bra. Superb uplift wonderful styles jail to brassieres with real pleasure. I think it s Lovely and i know that you must have made it sure he muttered. But you must have been terribly she said. A o w did you get All these things done in time you re a a it was t hard. Course i finished this at school or you would Haye seen it. That s Why i had to finish Pete and Elsa s things he looked around at the others and said half apologetically i i did t have time to make things for everybody but Jenny was was Brent supplied Smil maternity and is Given a card with his name on it. This he exhibits through the Bullet proof Glass and a nurse in mask wheels a Small Metal bin Over to the window. In it uncovered barely Clad like a Wax works baby lies his get. Weight six pounds one ounce. Touch it Good heavens in some of the old fashioned Hospital ii fathers Pirrami mothers uncles aunts fltc., ire still allowed to be in the Mother s room when the baby is brought in to nurse. But in the latest hospitals All visitors Are asked to leave before the Nursery is opened and the nurses go swiftly with their Little bundles along he corridors. One hour before this the next of Kin Are permitted to show their name cards at the Nursery s Glass parti Tion for a. Frigid anti septic Peak. When he slipped to the pavement. Tumble from truck cuts Helper s head a 66-year-old red Cross Helper Leon Druwe of 434 Lariviere Avenue St. Boniface required two stitches to close a deep head Gash sustained when he fell from the rear of a truck wednesday. Or. Druwe was taken to Winni Peg general Hospital for treat ment but was not detained. Police report or. Druwe emergency supplies parked at Ashdown s hardware. Was loading on a truck ing. Yeah that s right. Special. Well i m glad you like it. Come newest fastest Martin luxury liners Fly Over the flood to grand Forks Fargo Minneapolis i -1 hour 2 hours 12.25 3 hours 25.50 flights leave Winnipeg daily at 8a.m. And 2.30p.m. Standard time ask about family 922-j7i agent coast to the of went red Cross operating from auditorium he flood control and Relief operations of the Manitoba red Cross were transferred to the roller rink in the basement of the civic auditorium tuesday. Officials decided on the move after the Headquarters on Osborne Street North proved inadequate for the hundreds of regular and Volun Teer workers. Blood clinics scheduled for wednesday and Friday will be held in the Headquarters building. Meanwhile the number of evacuees being sheltered and cared for by the. Red Cross Rose to Over the organization was setting up a special registry tuesday to handle families and individuals forced out of their Homes by flood Waters. Two More trained disaster work ers arrived in Winnipeg tuesday from red Cross Headquarters in Toronto. They were Albert Batten assistant National director of disaster services for the Canadian red Cross and John Agnew. They will work with or. W. S. Stanbury of Toronto red Cross National com missioner who arrived monday. One of the red Cross jobs tues Day was the loading of two railway cars with supplies of food and clothing for residents of the Ste. Agathe and Morris districts. The Relief cars were due to go out Over the Canadian National railways line. Overnight the red Cross cared for 25 families evacuated from St. Norbert and St. Adolphe. They were Given shelter in the . Early tuesday residents of because Jour arrived to drive the families to Beausejour where accommodation had been arranged. Fighting two floods 1 flood of water Cable troubles Are due largely to water backing up into manholes and to breakage of fables under the main Street Bridge by debris floated Down the swollen River. 2 flood of non essential Calls and unnecessary conversation the Manitoba Telephone system urges Telephone users to make Only essential Calls and to limit All conversation to essential matters. Unnecessary Calls and conversation is impeding vital messages from getting through. 72-hour commuter service links City to St. Boniface with Winnipeg workers com muting by suburban shuttle train service the City has assumed the status of a Metropolis. Tuesday Canadian National rail ways extended its Winnipeg St. Boniface service to morning to Midnight schedule. With the Xor Wood proven Cher and Louise Bridges closed to the Public hundreds of is. Boniface and St. Vital took the train to work tues Day morning rather than make. Asrob re elected London May 10 up col. J. J. Astor chairman of the times. Who Heads the United kingdom delegation to the Imperial press conference at Ottawa next month tuesday was re elected president of the Empire press Union at its 40th annual meeting. Lord Iliffe was re elected honorary treasurer. The Redwood Bridge Detour. Evacuees swelled the number of commuters. Commencing at 6.15, . Stand Ard time trains leave the Winni Peg station every half hour on the Quarter hour that is 6.15, 6.45, until Midnight. Trains from St. Boniface leave every half hour on the hour Start ing at 6 . Standard time. Long distance Calls Long distance operators of the Manitoba Telephone system Are Able to accept Only flood emergency Calls. Normal incoming traffic to Winnipeg is suspended so that lines May be left free for outgoing emergency Calls. Milk through mud two milkmen took b a hours to make a two mile trip from St. Boniface to Winnipeg just be Orel the Norwood Bridge was closed toll civilian traffic. A bus tried to haul them through and stalled. A truck tried to help out and stalled. Finally a fifth vehicle succeeded Manitoba Telephone system ;