Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 11, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 6 Winnipeg free press thursday May 11, 1950 second East Kildonan Dike construction of a new East Kil Donan Dike to hold Back Waters that bunt through the original barricade wednesday night was begun at Sunrise thursday. It u being built on a Louth West Angle from Leighton to chel avenues a distance of 11 blocks two More than the first Dike. The line of High ground to which the water has not yet penetrated from the 50-foot-Gap in the broken barricade is about one do your nerves play tricks on you if your if Rhea jump at a sudden noise or you feel edgy and Low in spirits that you pick a quarrel without meaning to look out per haps your Tore of nervous Energy May be almost used up and your body needs help tonic like or. Chase s nerve food to help build you up you can get your proper rest at night. 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Wednesday plunged an area of 10 City blocks and 300 Homes into four water. Most of the estimated Resi dents of the now flooded area had previously evacuated their Homes. An army of 500 civilian Volun Teers men women and children left the line in orderly Retreat at first signs of the break. Naval Rescue squads brought out those who stayed behind. It was those few the hand Ful of grimly determined men who stayed behind who wrote the real Story behind the East Kildonan Dike break. In a futile Effort to plug the 50 foot Gap they formed a human Chain Lay on their stomachs on top of the Dike and pitched some 500 sandbags into the. Breach. They failed. Minutes later they were forced to their posts and scramble to safety. Within a. Half hour after the Dike collapsed an area flanked by Helmsdale and Leighton avenues was almost a foot under water. An hour later the water had risen from three to six feet. Last minute evacuations were made by one of n Fleet of four ducks despatched to the area within 15 minutes after news of the Dike s col lapse Hud reached Central flood Headquarters. In charge of operation evacuee for . Chippawa was cmdr. Jumbo Webber run. It 3mdr. Jug1 Bird run commanded Peter one1 the amphibious naval Duck food and Coffee Are provided by these red Cross workers to hard working soldiers on the red River Banks. One of the soldiers pours out the water from his rubber Boot while a cup of Coffee is poured for him. Left to right Are i. Lome Gardiner 23rd Field Squadron r.c.e., child Wack . Marcia Kopychinski Lesia Stebnicki both of Winnipeg and apr. George Christie Chilliwack and Regina. Brookside hatchery Ltd Oki i a i it heat the sauce and pour Over steaming j a now useless Dike lies behind Wilf Hourd of 174 St. Anthony Avenue in West Kildonan As he scrapes the Bottom of the barrel and uses even a baby Carriage to move his family s posses Sions. The Dike had to be abandoned when sandbags were commandeered for use on essential barriers against surging River Waters. City hospitals move Over patients notice to policy owners of the Dom in i on life Assurance co. In flooded areas we have been advised by the Home office in. Waterloo Ontario to arrange an Extension of time allowed for the regular payment of premiums to those who have been inconvenienced by the flood. Policy owners who have premiums now falling due should Contact our Winnipeg office in the Power building to make individual arrangements As soon As convenient. George t. Hutcheson . Manager for Manitoba 206 Power bldc., Winnipeg Phon e ,924 33 8 removal of 20 patients from the shrines Hospital for crippled children Wellington Crescent to Deer Lodge Hospital tuesday night Winnipeg s total of evacuated patients up Over the Mark. The children were taken to the red Cross Lodge where youngsters from the children s Hospital had been moved wednesday. As Many of the shr Iuen hos Pital patients at possible were being Cut to their Homes a Hospital official said wednes Day. The remainder were expected to be moved to Deer Lodge shortly. The Hospital was caring for 40 children when the flood emergency arose. Water seepage into the Hospital s basement had been serious enough to make us take this precaution Ary the official explained. Meanwhile the water threat to the children s Hospital continued to grow. Water that had. Been kept below the doors of the fur Nace fir boxes was moving higher a Skeleton staff was being maintained in the Hospital to care for possible contagious disease cases. One measles Case had been admit Ted. Officials could not predict however How Long the Hospital could be kept operating. Mass evacuations had taken place earlier from the St. Boni face King Edward and King George hospitals and from the St. Boniface Sanatorium. It was reported erroneously in tues Day s edition of the free press that patients of the Concordia Hospital on de Salaberry Avenue also had been evacuated. That Hospital was continuing to function normally wednesday. Here is a report on the Condi Tion of patients of the children s Hospital issued wednesday Good Kenneth Blair Sarah Parper. Gordon Katelnikoff Ron Ald a Lilman Robert Seim Lola Williams Joann Helgesson Glenna Bouvette Charles Carver Joyce Dignard Henriette Domansky baby Lea Farberg Frederick John son Shelagh Johnston june Sicgel Violet Tench Adeline Wnuk Gary Andrei William Allen Richard Bray Allan fakes Ruth Hussack Mervin Maki Cherich James mar tin Elmer Reid Bruce a Luveen Joane Toews Terrence Budd Syl via Edgar Femmigje Greydanus John of Kirtis Raymond Richard and Gloria Welnick. Fairly Melvin Penner Samec Paul Legace Randall Geisbrecht. Henry Keller Robin Lintott Jack Mckinley Edna Pluchinski. Miss pickup Victor Baniuk Carolyns Musyck Reggie Mills Abraham Morisette Charles and Jackie Lynne Chandler Seim baby Sele Wick and Ernest Lizander. Martin car Favel and Joyce Dignard. Stop paying fancy prices Morton warns flood situation to get worse Winnipeg flood conditions will be worse Belore they get Brig. R. E. A. Morton directing officer of flood Relief told a radio audience wednesday evening. He does not believe the Force of the flood is yet expended. At the same time he lashed out at Rumor mongers one Type of person whom we can All do there Are Tome people he continued scared nervous or just stupid who seem to like to spread Shirin or doubt or suspicion in this he advised citizens to ignore these people and obtain accurate info from the press and radio. His earlier suggestion that men and children evacuate the City was not an alarmist he said but was done in order to avoid clogging of essential services. All Able bodied men Are vitally important to the flood fighting Campaign Brig. Morton said. There were servicemen on the Job in Winnipeg but alone they were not enough to do the work. Flood disrupts ram service discontinuation of Street car ser vice on both St. Anne s and St. Mary s roads in St. Vital due to flood conditions was announced wednesday afternoon by the Winnipeg electric company. Hovy Ever we shall see that As Long As Road conditions permit and As Long As there Are people there to use the Public transit system we will have vehicles to transport said one company official. Two changes in Winnipeg elec tric bus company service were also announced by the traffic depart ment wednesday. A one Way circuitous route for buses leaving St. Boniface operates from facile Street and Marion along Dollard Jaulneau proven Cher Des neurons Dubuc Enfield Crescent and along tache to mar Ion. The Crescent bus has been re routed Over Osborne to Broadway. 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Before we let the evacuees come Back every water main will be checked he said. Fire chief Dave Clawson suggested the City acquire the services of Frog men to Knock out sewer plugs in flooded Homes when flood Waters started to recede. Evacuees will All be wanting to come Home at the same time and we won t have enough pump to work on All the flooded basements he advised. The committee agreed that Mili tary authorities be contacted on the of acquiring More Frog painted i v v a no hard rubbing no rinsing no wiping dry you never saw such beautifully cleaned surfaces and once Over does it then just wipe look dirt s Oon Eif set half Foo to War my time you be Tow at spent w u Whf in torn Kan Yew u than and Bright it fetes newty Here s the fastest easiest clean ing you be Ever known just think new spec and amazing once Over 50% Jailer and 50% easier to use than any soap. 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