Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 11, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba 10 Winnipeg free press May ii 1950 flood workers should report to labor he so that civilian flood workers can be to where they most needed flood control Headquarters has divided Winnipeg West the red River into four districts with a labor control Headquarters in each. The voluntary labor control Tattoni Are at Crescent Wood Community club. 9t James municipal Hau the Ralph Brown shool and the in trance to the free Pren. Up to the minute information is provided each of these labor centres. Volunteers Able to help with the flood Battle Are asked to report to their nearest Centre and they will be sent where their labor ii most required. Salvation army opens evacuee Contact service a Bureau enabling friends and relatives to Contact evacuees from the Winnipeg area has been set up in Toronto by the salvation army under the direction of col. William Dray. Anyone in Winnipeg desiring to use this service is requested to Call maj. A. H. Smith. We have been inundated with out of town said one Salva Tion army official thursday. He urged citizens to make full use of the teletype system which has been up by maj. Smith. Maj. W. F. Ross director of the salvation army flood Relief pro gramme reported that units of Coffee and sandwiches Are being distributed daily to Dike workers. Washing machines have been set up at the various bases and Volun Teers Are washing socks and cloth ing for Dike workers. A depot opened in Toronto is gathering clothing which will be forwarded to the emergency Centre in Winnipeg. Clothing Appeal _ evacuees from St. Anne s now at Queen Elizabeth school Are badly in need of clothing. Especially children s garments and baby Dia pers. Norwood people Are asked to bring donations to the school As soon As possible. Goodwill industries 70 Princen St. Temporary phone no. 721 670 for our truck to Call. The Battle to save Winni Peg s Power Supply continues feverishly. At top mud spat 1ered, water soaked soldiers civilians along with grinding trucks work on the flood surrounded Island at the Rover Street sub station. At left a Soldier wheels a Barrow along the lop of the Dike As pumps spew out plumes of water from the Power station. Announcement to policyholders Van Aclelia tonal 31 Days Grace will be allowed for payment of a Premium due during april of May 1950 on any policy where the delay in payment is due to flood conditions in greater Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba. Such poli cies will continue in Force during the additional Grace period. The company is maintaining All essential ser vices for policyholders and is paying policy benefits promptly. Winnipeg Canada May 11, 1950 great West life Assurance company again available Clover Leaf pilchards special phone numbers special Telephone numbers have been established to facilitate flood control. Citizens Are advised that officials will not accept Calls that Are not of an emergency nature. The numbers Are As follows is the new number for red Cross flood Relief operators. Now centred in the basement of the civic auditorium. To 247 for Tion. D5 469 general Calls. 907 499, 935 827 and Joc 7o7 army head Quad ?0 j ters. Calls for Assis Tance in building dikes requests i or sandbags or other assistance should not be put through army Headquarters number in the phone Book. Calling this number direct will save delay and eliminate con fusion. City Hydro Calls for emergency Cut off of service or requests for temporary service. The City Hydro has an emergency staff to handle electric Light service Only. 722 red Cross Emer t Al gency phone num Ber of the red Cross is not being made Public. Only the police and the military Are channelling Calls through this number. The measure we deemed necessary when the line became clogged and efficiency was threatened. Exchange instal for emergency Calls offers of pumps to the flood committee and All Calls directed to the municipal Engineer. Canteen Headquarters on Assiniboine Volunteer Bureau. Registration of Homes for those willing to accommodate evacuees and registration of those who have storage space for furniture and the like. Sheds barns warehouse space. Grey Community club. All flood workers in this District should report to the clubhouse for duty. The clubhouse is the information Centre to Aid in flood Relief. The ladies auxiliary Are providing food for All flood workers. Phone is manned 24 hours a Day. Lem Eer s department saturday to Deal with problems involving House holders individual flood defence programmes basement Protection Dike construction and other engineering flood measures. 849281 849232 for evacuees or persons needing emergency housing Only. Warns against gasoline pumps in basements a warning to citizens not to work gasoline motor pumps in Side basements was issued thurs Day by Winnipeg s flood control committee. Fire chief Dave Clawson advised the committee that Cevera cases of Carbon monoxide Poison ing had occurred wednesday. These people were working pumps inside the basement in Stead of the fire chief declared. Sight seeing boaters were also warned off the River Waters by both the fire chief and police chief Charles Mclver. The fire chief reported on t h e near drowning of three men wednesday night who were out in a Canoe. Luckily the fire depart ment Rescue squad and a boat got out there in the t iritis Columbia packers limited Vancouver . Factor of Theja Mout Clover Leaf Salmon 934934 932561 for those on High ground who car provide accommodation. Give numbers you can accommodate. Q04o due t0 increasing pressure on emergency Telephone service the Winnipeg electric company requests All Calls emergency service in connection with Gas. Or electric operations or. Transportation be Given to number 9040. Volunteer bureaus to Jook after feeding of some Relief workers. For accommodation of East. Kildonan. Residents Ore Garry typhoid 40 j inoculations. St inoculations. City police flood Extension. St vital health unit emergency Aid such As food clothing or boats. Army Teri on Kildonan drive East Kildonan. Canteen head Duarte and Navy communications Centre on Leith ton Avenue near Kildonan drive. Central flood head St Jamu theft of clothes for flood Relief charged to youth Lawrence Frederick Tays 20. Appeared in City police court thursday charged with stealing Worth of clothing earmarked for flood Relief. He was arrested after complaints had been received that clothing collected by a local firm on behalf of a charitable organization had not been turned in. Police said the firm had offered us services free to pick ii the clothing. Grand Marais cottagers asked to Forward keys grand Marais social club is appealing ;