Winnipeg Free Press

Monday, May 15, 1950

Issue date: Monday, May 15, 1950
Pages available: 24
Previous edition: Sunday, May 14, 1950
Next edition: Tuesday, May 16, 1950

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 15, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday May 15, 1950 Page .7. Pensioners will follow persons need t worry their pension or family allowance cheques reaching no matter where they Are Dominion and provincial officials Laid monday. The cheques will be sent out to any part of Canada As Lone As recipients let thex departments know their new addresses. The bed Crow Nail monday it was co operating in this matter by. Drawing up com plete records of those evacuated through its Kuvicek. Old age and Blind persons cheques will not go out until the end of the month Locksley d. Mcneill chairman of the Board said. This he said gave the depart ment two weeks to receive changes of address and ensure delivery. W. H. Megaffin District Federal Treasury officer said the family allowances Branch had mailed this worry of false Teeth slipping or irritating Don t m by Falm Teeth dipping dropping or wobbling when you talk or laugh. Juit in rankle i fas Teeth on your Palm. This Piei iut powder glm remarkable ten of added Comfort and a purity by hold let plates Mon firmly. No Rummy Fooey Paity Tail or be clans. alkaline Nan get fas Teeth at any drug store evacuees cheques ahead of time i anticipation of flood evacuations. By working overtime he the department had Tot out 1.m7 Cheque in. 88 theae went into the Post office last wednesday and had reached persons with exception of in St. Al till. He said the department was co operating with the Post office to re undelivered cheques. Such cheques were being sent out. S registered mail with a form Cutter inquiring the address Hange would be temporary or in remanent. Let us know of any changes of or. Megaffin said and he cheques will be postal officials trying to Trace Valley evacuees aluminium combated Ami a liked for roofing and siding Sheet 5 to Hli it. Be Nellu 1c" covered 12" wide 34 t Lor Tim fun re Fawn Lack . Gun Neule mfg. Chaunc f. Service decor Menf by Hugh Boyd Ottawa May 15 special in a. Combined Effort the Winni office of the National health ind welfare department and the Post office Are trying to put the May family allowance Cheque into the hands of the people o the flooded red River Valley. Family allowance division officials Here explain that the Winnipeg office started to work on the cheques More than a week earlier than usual. A Power failure was feared which would have meant putting the electric Cheque writing machines out of business. So employees worked steadily through May 8 and Al that night and had the Job finished the Fol lowing night. All Manitoba cheques were then put in the mail. The prob Lem. Far As the flooded re Gion was concerned thus was transferred to the Post office department. Some local Post offices in the Valley have disappeared. Many thousand families have temporarily migrated and it is reported Here that the Winnipeg Post office acting As a Central Clearing Point has begun a mass Survey in co operation with the red Cross to find out where these people have gone. Thousands of change of addresses have been received and Are being acted on promptly. The department states that this task .be1 proceeding smoothly under the circumstances. But it May be some time before the people displaced by the flood fire located. Fake flood collection reported in Toronto Toronto May 15 up better business Bureau officials said monday persons representing themselves As solicitors for Manitoba flood Relief have been asking Toronto citizens for Money. None of the official agencies which Are helping out the flood victims have authorized any solicitors at a Bureau statement said. Education minister seeks help evacuated teachers Are asked to report red River Valley teachers who ave been flooded out of their schools were urged monday to re sort to the nearest school District Here they Are located or to the department of education at the building in Winnipeg. An announcement by Hon. C. Rhodes Smith minister of Educa in asked teachers to offer heir professional services to assist schools which have been crowd d As a result of taking in Evascu Ted children. It is the government s Intel or. Smith said where accommodation. And teaching ser ices Are provided by a school Dis Rich for evacuated children that he necessary extra expenses shall not be borne by the school District. There will no ions of Sal Ary for teachers who teach in districts other than their own during this period of closing of or. Smith said an itemized statement of additional expenses incurred by schools taking in evacuated children should be submitted to the department of Edu cation. Any proposed Large expenditure he said such As the renting of additional space should be approved by the department. The govern ment would not be responsible for expenses on capital equipment. Frontier seem s offer col. W. D. Of. Morley Comman Dant of the Manitoba Branch of the Canadian corps of frontiersmen has received an offer of assistance from . W. L. Oliver Al Berta command which indicates any amount of accommodation can be made ready for Winnipeg flood victims. Red rough Hank enjoy Prim not buy world knows. Mediated emollient Cuti Cura ointment due to flood conditions our phones Are out of order american jewelry co. Ltd. 304 Canada l. Berman or co. Ltd. 307 Canada greater Winnipeg s widespread flooding is no respecter of Man or beast. This forlorn Rab bit perched on a High spot in the sea of water in St. Vital looks like he was regretting he Din not comply sooner with the evacuation order. Many More Small wild animals and pets have been forced to become amphibious since the Rivers took Over their territory. Game Birds animals believed Little affected by flood Waters by and Large. Manitoba s wild game animals will have escaped the devastation of flood provincial ame men indicated monday. While flood Waters have had a disastrous effect on Domestic Stock the districts water had affected by very Small rising these were being picked up and brought to dry ground whenever possible. Frantic it is fatal to lock dogs in flooded miss Warnock said. The animals become frantic nervous and in the past week she said a of such dogs were found. Stork fronts Insu Lux ther Opane mum Lii win Dow Una Vitro Lite Cali rail structural cruises at 60-70 . Easy on gasoline--15-Gal tank. The Standard motor co. Canada Ltd. 4 Lawton blvd. Toronto Canada item tort Ven Ewd can Stanford cant Standard Ond tick up Trulla Triumph can. M. My 200 with vow 2 Mil Lian Kyj. Ii. Iran cum it corf 1903. Of the flood situation Here with Reat anxiety. Penio Nihil. The Park is Itilio Elo cd it we just too darn wet Aid for team out Portage la Prairie man., 15 to rugs la Prairie school Board Friday decided it would be unable to Render any financial assistance to a High school Rugby team this season and notified w. R. Hooper athletic director to that effect. Distributor Vanguard motors limited 686 Portage ave., winning dealers garage or son son a Wilton Mackie motors Ltd. W. Ternent Ypram motors s. Hunt garage Bros. Jupt r a Lin service station Sam motors. Winn Pei Leonard Mclaughlin 686 Portage. Ave. Garage 1787 Logan ave. D in 76 countries a Ohser to coast in Canada ;