Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 15, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Edition with comics Loc Winnipeg free press Kitchen Star bulletin part Lent Diu Trout flood my it Kite Mii sur and . Thoth Felicious i product will Natii Whin flood condition Winnipeg monday May 15, 1950 by Carrier in Winnipeg 2sc traffic arteries latest reports Bridges Elm condemned barricaded and weighted. To and. Emergency to All vehicles barricaded. To All essential traffic military in to emergency traffic Only diking and jumping in Progress at South end. To All but amphibious vehicles. Omand s to All traffic. To emergency traffic Only water at South diking and pumping in Progress. To evacuee and emergency traffic West bound Only since 1 . Sunday a few eastbound vehicles allowed to crots after 3 . Monday ramp shoulders soft and some water ramp maintenance Crews believed to be keeping up with repairs. To All traffic. St to All traffic. And diked with Earth. Subways and barricaded. To All traffic Road rough. Bergen to two Way traffic condition Good. Water impassable to cars trucks Only. To emergency vehicles water level about the same. And barricaded. To All traffic condition Good. And barricaded water receding slightly detours possible. And barricaded by pass possible. Water passable to trucks Only. St. To emergency vehicles Only traffic South water two feet deep pavement on South Side deteriorating. And barricaded. Water impassable to cars trucks Only. Streets and avenues to All traffic flooded at Mission pass Able but rough. And barricaded Between fort and Kennedy. From Whitehall to Broadway. From main to Wood. Section frown Cockburn to Berwick under water. Between Jubilee and Rathar. Between Osborne and Colony barricaded and diked at Osborne. Between Rosedale and Beresford and Beres Ford and Rathar intersection Clear. 10 inches of water Between Cumber land and Quappelle. Between Mayfair and River Avenue from Broadway to 100 feet North barricaded at Broadway. From Mayfair to Stra Brook. Between Corydon and Wellington Crescent passable. Has receded at intersection with Osborne Between Daly and Cockburn barricaded against eastbound truffle. Between intersections from Jubilee to Walker Clear at intersections. Between main and Harkness closed. Now pumped from intersection with Broad Way practically Clear. Between Wolseley and Home pass Able. Passable from Cambridge to Bina Highway. Between Edmonton and Kennedy passable. Water Between Daly and Cockburn. Between main and Wood barricaded. Water Between Daly and Berwick. St. But soft Between Ellice and Portage. Water Between Cockburn and Ellice. City garbage trucks Back on regular Job City garbage collection trucks Nave been released from Sand and gravel hauling duties Winnipeg s Lood control committee was told monday. The trucks will be placed on a 12-hour shift basis in order to catch up with garbage collection services discontinued near the be ginning the flood emergency. A. J. Taunton Deputy chief Engineer also reported that engineering Crews were Busy stoning St. James Street to provide a Raftice artery from St. James Bridge to Ellice Avenue. Other highlights the flood control meeting included 1. W. D. Hurst City Engineer urged that the emergency ramp be retained permanently along water Avenue to the Provencher Bridge. There s a lot of Money in that fill seven feet of gravel in parts. I like to build a retaining Wall and Side Road. It s a natural Dike Power situation Good 2. Power facilities were in Good order both the City Hydro and Winnipeg ported. T. W. Sanger City Hydro Man electric company re shown Here is a second Dike built behind the first Dike Alon tache Avenue protecting the St. Boniface Basilica and the St. Boniface Hospital. The Dike is still holding Back the flood Waters of the red River. Ottawa brigadier succeeds Malone in crisis Post appointment of Brig. W. J. Me Gilt As Deputy commander in charge of emergency planning was by Brig. R. E. A. Morton direction officer of flood control. Brig. Megill who is Deputy chief of the general staff at army head quarters in Ottawa replaces Brig. R. S. Malone who has been called to Eastern Canada on urgent Busi Ness. A permanent Force officer Brig Megill joined the army in 1930 attended an Imperial staff College in India and served overseas with the 3rd division. He was named brigadier command of the fifth infantry brigade in Northwest Europe in churches hold services then Back to flood time work by the Church editor the situation in Winnipeg churches sunday was aptly summarized by archbishop l. Ralph Sherman in the City s 1 a res t Lingle service the diocese wide family service in St. John s Cathe dral heard by radio in every Ang lican Church in the diocese and with other denominations swell ing the great flood time congregation in St. John s Cathedral. Said the archbishop the third cataclysmic Sun Dav in my career in the Pul pit. The first was the sunday when the first world War was declared the second the Sun Day alter the second Declara Tion of world War the third sunday is the present when i speak to you in the midst of the worst flood in Winni Peg s history As a evacuated churches m the flooded area across the red hat installed radios in fire Halls and any other available b u i 1 d i n g on High ground. In these c o n g r e cations and clergy gathered then sunday Zeal fulfilled in the kids of a waste of Waters. This archbishop Sher Man went on is not so wide extended As the Mammoth flood o 1826, when the flood time Width oct the red River was 18 Miles and its temporary Banks nine Miles East and nine Miles West of the Normal Chennel but it is an in comparably greater disaster in your packed City of 1950." St. Boniface service the feature 9c the flood time at St. Boniface Cathedral where the whole Parish lot is Well diked against emergencies was the three hour Devotion in the Ter noon. Father Leo b 1 a i a the Rector conducted the services which were Well attended As the Cathedral in addition to being protected by dikes from Norwood Bridge to Hiebert is on h i g h ground with a Well elevated foun Campbell presbyterian Moderator conducted service. We Are half a mile away from the or. Campbell said Norwood United and Norwood Church of Christ vere evacuated i have heard. All the local ministers including my Wood there was an inter Denom regarding additional prayer of National service at Norwood flood time. In our service we use Dyt Erian where Rev. D. Warren i the prayer provided in the Jewis started at work on the soon As services were the treat Dike protecting Shearey Zedek synagogue has held and a reduced congregation gathered at the saturday service. Saturday was the first time i had on decent clothes in a Good Many said rabbi Milton Aron. I am an old army Man and working on our Dike was just like being Back in the War again. In addition to our regular service i passed on brigadier Morton s Mes Sage to my message 411 sizes shapes types and Ages Are seen toiling on the dikes by Frank Morriss working on a Sand Dike is Good r the morale As Well As the muscle. In what other Circum ances could you see a 78-year-Oid Ian disdaining rheumatism and ears to help flood Waters Here else could you see a Stocky Lan with a wooden leg filling or. Creen sat on two old boards at the Back of the Gas Lank at the hastily assembled they come from the four Corners of the Earth. You foot of Lipton Street. He had names of countries in Europe Side him a Ball of twine and in the Pacific in the United states e i he had taken from his pocket a Jackknife which showed signs of countless sharpening in the interests of sundry household chores. I m 78 years old and there s tall Wiki a Wuu Utu age As he braced himself sturdily plenty of life in me yet he told me shyly. Of course in a bit Tiff. Would you mind helping me i the Timber member shovelling n the stuff that would form a bul Wark for his own Home As Well As neighbors. Where else could of see teen agers silting Down Ith oldsters and swapping yarns and sandwiches Between Brief rest periods it May be trite and certainly lot of people Are going to Tell be it s Horny but the fact of i gave Brief rest him a hand even Hawaii. Bag s that sugar possibly Coffee and any a number other foodstuffs Are now murky dirty River water and arc helping to protect Winnipeg. Ipe Snappy old scr there was a Stocky Lillic Man who snapped about the place like a Drill sergeant. He was All Bustle land Resolution for his was an and he hour of Triumph for him. He has a Long standing grievance that is now triumphantly justified. Stickers multiply police to Issue new Auto permits All police permit stickers now in use on private Automo Biles will no longer be valid after 6 . Tuesday. Chief police Charles Mac Tver announced monday that new stickers will be issued by the police department to priority cars. The re Issue of police per mits he said was being made at the request of Brig. R. E. A. Morton military flood control director. One person was getting by with a permit from the 75lh birthday celebrations. Another was using one from a Decora Tion Day the chief revealed. He to Iniel out that trucks taxis and vehicles other than private cars will not require the permits. Ager reported hat extra staff was being reduced at the Rover Avenue substation and that inspection constituted the major work. Or. Sanger also informed the committee that instructions had been issued to proceed As soon As possible with the restoration of water Heater service in three North Winnipeg distribution circuits. E. V. Caton Chiet Engineer for the Winnipeg electric said his main trouble stemmed from flood Cut offs in the suburbs. We 3.000 Homes disconnected outside the diesel connected 3. A new 400 horsepower diesel generating set has been connected to pumps at the Mcphillips Street pumping station of the City water works or. Hurst informed the committee. This would enable the City to keep up water supplies even if the Power in some Emer gency were to go he said. Two engineers of the Bell Telephone company of Canada Are helping Manitoba Telephone sys tem engineers to evaluate damage and rehabilitation requirements j. F. Mills chief Engineer of the Manitoba Telephone system re ported. The two outside experts both of Toronto Are m. J. Ackroyd. Plant Extension Engineer and c. Calto superintendent of construction. Ukrainian canadians a special meeting the Winnies local. Ukrainian Canadian com nit tee will be held tuesday night of plan assistance to flood victims. The local has asked those needing immediate assistance to Register at the Ralph Brown school Mcgregor Street and Machray Avenue. Light Rains in forecast for 48 hours the Weatherman went As far As he could monday on the end of a shaky limb by forecasting Only Light showers for the next 48 hours. Forty eight hours he said was As far As he would go. I m not too Happy about situation. It in t too Clear Cut Light rain apparently Light precipitation has been experienced Over Cloudy areas of and Saskatoon. This front is moving towards greater Winnipeg with a Sprinkle Here and a Sprinkle there. Other than that and Light Clouds and easy winds nothing startling which would affect the Hood Situa Tion is bound to occur the weather Man said. The Low monday and High tues Day at Gimli. Carman and Winni Peg is 35 and 50.____________ Dantion. In the hard hit District of nor of retailers. Food Banks established in Winnipeg food Banks sufficient to main Tain persons for five Days Lave been set up at three Points n greater Winnipeg j. M. Sin Clair chairman of the groceries division of the emergency flood re committee said monday. Or. Sinclair said the estimate was made on the basis of army diet. He stressed there is no need for Citi Zens to Hoard food that food sup plies Are sufficient to feed every body and More coming or. Sinclair said there Are 074 dozen tins of canned gods in wholesale warehouses with ship ments continuing. These arc exclusive of stocks now in the hands Liturgy for intercession on the occasion of Maryland Bridge rabbi Aron added a word respecting one of the City s import ant dikes since the army a taken Over the Protection o Maryland Bridge we. Have Reape the Benefit As the soldiers help in building up the Rev. Donald r. Ortner of re Deemer lutheran said in his talk with the free press that his Church has also benefited incidentally from the work to protect Maryland Bridge. The water would have been at our doors but for the big another Church h a r do i t by the gathering Waters was All saints. The Dike on the West Side of Osborne Street caused the flood a a t e r s to Rise to the Steps of the Church. Ill spite of this the doors stood daunt Lessly. Apen at the service hour sunday morn ing in keeping with Rev. Stanley rider s announcement that in spite of the flood shortened services w o d be held in the unheated am1 unlighted Church. He matter is that a crisis has a lot 0 do with providing a lesson in he eternal brotherhood of Man you Don t think of it at the time hat you re working but when you sit Back rub sore Muscles and reflect on the whole thing it strikes you with the kind of comforting warmth that comes from a hot cup j 01 Cocoa or something stronger flowing through grateful veins. 78-year-old worker Norman Creen of 11 Lenore Street is the 78-year-old Man. He s quiet and you might think on casual meeting that he s a bit crabby. Then you realize that it s Only because he s Busy and also a Little impatient that one pair of gnarled hands can t Cut enough string for the Busy fingers of dozens of other people to tie. Straightened up painfully and stood on. His feet. While others were sipping Coffee and puffing lie said cigarettes he had a Brief rest of. First world War the old Muscles and then in a few i second one came along they would he was sitting Down in his old position and working As busily As the two beavers who were reputed to be hanging around the Gas tank. As a matter of fact i did t see the two beavers but i did see plenty of. Or. Creen. I saw him saturday after noon i saw him saturday night. I saw him again sunday morning and sunday afternoon. He was the first ones to come and one of the last to leave. A Black haired Canadian japanese girl Gay kerchief on her i served in the and when the not Lake me Lor anything. 1 Vas too old they said. Too old my foot. Why i m c7 today and i be been on my feet just As Long As anyone else and i m not As tired As some. F had t intended 10 write a Story. I went to the Dike at the toot of Lipton Street to work. But you can t help it when you re a Newspaperman noticing dozens and dozens of Little things that just shout to be put Down on paper. Optimistic Tulip for instance he Tulip that is trying to Force its Way through the s6ggy ground of the Back i cleanliness chief foe of flood water germs head was laughing and of a Home on Wolseley Avenue. With a group of teen agers As they tied up the Burlap bags. The roster of nationalities and religions who work Side by Side on the dikes must be tremendous. As for the bags themselves. 13 schools remain open seepage shuts others i 1 ref los will be cd doors were closed in All but of Winnipeg s schools monday. Flood Waters seeping nto school basements and sewage difficulties continued to Cut Down the number of buildings considered by school authorities to be Safe for pupils. Attendance in the schools still open has fallen steadily with the removal of children from the City officials said. Children who have left the City will not be held Back because of non attendance. The provincial department of education has ruled that 135 Days will be considered a full school year in View of the flood emergency. Ordinarily a child is required to spend 175 Days in school in any one year to qualify for pro motion. Here is a list of the schools still in operation monday and which will remain open until further notice Clifton David Livingstone Dufferin general Wolfe Gordon Bell Grosvenor Inkster Isaac Newton James Wood place Machray no. 2, Sargent Park sir John Franklin and Model school on Normal school grounds at Tuxedo. An increase in Calls for meals was experienced at the Winnipeg Community Church which serves All denominations. We serve c Many remarked the p a s Tor Rev. E. Hale Mcdaniels an it brought Back memories of the great depression when we fee Beds and meals West end churches rallied to the need. Chalmers Harstone and Greenwood and other churches set up Beds in the c h u r c 1 Halls and served food in t churches. The Halls were also used As 1 Cross typhoid inoculation centres said Rev. George Dyker chairman of the Winnipeg presbytery of the United Church. Asked As to Dik work by United Church minister or. Dyker said immediately the evening services were Over t h ministers changed to overalls an boots and went to work on the dikes and in other flood services in. First Federated Unitario services were cancelled for the Day. The whole congregation a out on flood Relief s a i the minister Rev. P. M. Petur son the Winnipeg Branch of the broke into boxes that had Bee packed for Europe and diverse the clothing toward flood Relief Quick work this May be a Speed record 1 Job tenure. A University girl a reported for work on Day last week. She _. Was put work. One hour later the firm the Beaver lumber company evac ated and the new Job disappeared my wife does t cry in did sunday. We boated to our flooded Guil Ault Street House in St. Boniface was a shambles. I did t care much possessions on t count for a lot and i d Only Aid for the things that Lay piled p and strewn around the Piare it was my wife that had put Lem together originally and made Lem into a Home. She d done it twice a fore during the War in and around London and had seen the lot broken up when the blitzes forced her out. This was the Tii ird time and it might just As Well have been bombs. What struck me hardest and it hurts wives most they create the Homes Airlift turns to Iii aged emphasis of the . Operation red ramp has switches rom flying sandbags and equip ment into flood besieged Winnipeg moving aged Stretcher patient out of the City. Monday five Dakota aircraft carrying 15 patients each All Ove 70 years took off from Stevenso Field for Regina Medicine a Lethbridge Edmonton and Ca Gary. The 75 patients from old folks Homes moved monday brings the total of such cases evacuated by the . To 293. Before beginning to move Winnipeg s aged population the . Flew into the City mor than pounds of vitally required flood fighting equip Meh mostly sandbags pumps Rubbe Hose hip waders and electric sunday 164.patients were flow from Winnipeg to provinces. Ost was the vast amount heart reak that has been suffered by women of Manitoba Over the ast few weeks. They Are the ones that have seen Leir Long hours of work go by he Board in a Brief moment As River Waters took Over their omes either in part or completely the men were Busy one Way or Solher. They be got to work any a and More furniture can Al ays be bought for a new place but it will take a Long time to place the things women Contri used to the wrecked houses in his province. If i had t been so cold i d ave been awfully mad at some be for this flood. As it was i had no waders and through the Kajee deep Ater with my pants rolled up the boat grounded. And i Oulen t get a taxi Back. And sightseers took pictures of but there Are thousands worse of than did t own the House. Neither did my she might Well have for the work she d put into it. So when she saw it sunday the thought about All that and cried there were Many tears Heing shed by women like her at the same moment i guess. The St. Boniface evacuation was in full swing. So we left the place. Whether Well go Back depends on so Many things. Right now the place does t seem Worth looking at. Abandon ship maybe i la just move a truck in. When things dry up and abandon ship. Many such decisions will have to be made in Manitoba during the next few weeks. Mine in t even important. But whatever happens i ll1, never be Able to replace the hours of waste labor my wife had put into after finishing the Dike at the foot of Lipton a Loudspeaker came and a voice said that the one near the Creek badly needed workers. When i hurried Over there i saw the faces neighbors who had worked in their own area All week end but were ready to help again. But i started to mention the Tulip pushing through the soil on Wolseley. It stood in the Way of who trudged by Wilby sandbags on their shoulders. Unconsciously though they by passed t with weary feet. For one thing crisis or no crisis they were working on an other Man s property and they wanted to respect it. More sub consciously that Tulip stood for something that was Beautiful and they wanted it to come up and Bloom. That s How it was with the Dik workers. I m glad i pitched in and tried to help. Precautions for safeguard ing health during the flood emergency will be carried each Day by the free press As a Public service. Parents Are warned by health officials that most of the water on the streets has been con laminated by sewage or flooded Ivers and children should not bellowed to play in this water or nud. Even Small cuts and scratches hould be properly cleaned and first Aid applied. Children s hands hould be thoroughly washed be Ore they eat or touch food. For washing health authorities says no substitute for hoi and Ordinary household this disinfecting should be dons very four Days and householders re asked to do the Job themselves Ather than Call their health de Arment. Householders rescuing food and Rug products from flooded base ments or other storage places Are urged to make sure the products ave not been contaminated. Health authorities say a Good Logan is in in doubt throw it Here is vatei1 soap. Water standing in flooded base ments should be disinfected Ragu arly and health officials advise Chloride of Lime or Javel water. Solutions made with these Dis note chants will also kill odor which May be unpleasant although health authorities say the odor Are no harmful. If you use fresh Chloride of Lime mix one Pound with a Little Wate in a pail to make a paste. And enough water to fill the pail and allow the Lime to Settle. Use the Clear contains the useful distribute it As widely As possible Over the stand. Same instructions with Javel water using three pints to a pail of ing water. Follow the fast return to Homes May present problem trouble in restricting an Early no of Winnipeg s flood control return of evacuees to new flooded was anticipated at a Mee. Neigh Borin the three Homes we be had. Maybe there won t be another flood never know your s. Phoney evacuees get flood Relief jailed 6 months the maximum punishment Al Lowed under the circumstances six months in jail was meted out monday to three vagrants who pleaded guilty in police court to obtaining food and clothing from the red Cross under false pre . Kenneth r. Ashley 29, of Calgary Harry Charles Snider 28, of Sud mry and Frederick Grant of no fixed address re ported to red Cross authorities they were flood evacuees. As a result of their Story Accord ing to inspector of detectives David Nicholson the men received food clothing and accommodation at the . City detectives Are now giving the strictest supervision to All red Cross depots and other places Ommittee monday. It pointed out that the City would need time to take proper animation measures before the Lomes could be re entered. Chief of police Charles Mclver declared however that he would never be Able to curb the influx evacuees anxious to get Back nto their Homes. Expect trouble i anticipate a lot More trouble during the restoration period than during the actual flood emerged he added. A lot of flood victims were jus waiting for the slightest drop in the River level to return to thei Homes he pointed out. How Are we supposed to Sto he queried. It would be dangerous for Cit Zens to return too Early to thei Homes w. D. Hurst City Engineer. Hurst said the Best Way t Stop Over anxious citizens from re turning would be to keep the Wate shut off in now flooded District the water has already been cd off in evacuated Arees. They will carry water by the remarked Aid. C. E. Simon where food and clothing Are being issued in an Effort to Stop this inspector Nicholson Laid Ite. That s Okay. At least it will b Purt replied or. Hurs these rules Are listed 1. Destroy. Leafy vegetables All fresh cured meats non liquid foods such As dried shortenings and seasonings. 2. Root vegetables May be used they Are sound thoroughly washed and cooked. 3. Canned and bottled goods including Home preserves May be used if the Seal has not been dam aged and if the contents show no sign of seepage. The containers should be washed with hot soap and hot water and sterilized by immersion for five minutes in a chlorine solution. Contents May be boiled As a further precaution. 4. All co nominated drugs and medicines should be destroyed. Do not attempt to replace soaked o r opened labels because unlabelled rugs even if they arc not con minted should be destroyed. Do of leave them where they May be und by children. 5. All utensils and dishes should e thoroughly washed and Steril de by boiling or by immersion a sterilizing solution. Common sense and carefulness re the watchwords for health to eople in flooded says or. Maxwell Bowman provincial epidemiologist. Flood borne sicknesses May ener your bodies on soiled hands e warned. People whose hands and clothing Are soiled from work no in flood Waters should be care us to Wash their hands Well be Ore they handle food and before icy eat cuts and scratches i could be cleaned and protected rom dirty water and mud by a overing of cloth or tape. Instructions and suggested health precautions Are handed it to people attending Many of he clinics for typhoid vaccination n greater Winnipeg. The printed slip says typhoid vaccination vaccination will protect you against typhoid fever. Anyone working in flood areas or living n Homes with flooded or plugged basements needs this unless you have been v a c c i n ated within the past 12 months you should attend a clinic or see your own doctor. Three inject a week a p a r r e necessary for Complete Protection. Persons unable to return to the Linic where they received their first injection Are urged to com plete the series of three at the nearest clinic. If you depend on Well water for drinking purposes you Are advised to boil the Well water for 10 minutes before drinking it. Everyone should be particularly careful to Wash his hands thoroughly after working in flood water and before handling serving or eating ;