Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 17, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press May 17. 1930 Page 5 i West coast officials outline flood Relief British Columbia s government received an outright Grant from the Federal govern ment in 1948 to help meet expenditures arising out of the Fraser Val Ley flood d. Arcy Baldwin and w. L. Macken West coast flood commissioners told the free press wednesday. Or. Baldwin and or. Macc Ken reached Winnipeg Early wednesday by trans Canada air lines from Vancouver. They were naked to come by Premier d. L. Campbell to five advice on the handling of the flood Here. The they said More than went towards re habilitation costs and the balance was used by the province towards meeting the Cost of fighting the Hood. Dike Coats added in addition the Federal govern ment contributed 75 per cent of the Cost of new Dike construction following the flood in the Valley. Total Cost of diking the River to prevent a recurrence of the 1948 flood was close to making the Dominion s share More than the British Columbia govern ment paid one Quarter of the Cost of new Dike construction or roughly or. Baldwin explained. The provincial government also paid the rehabilitation costs Homes and farms affected in other floods in the province that year. A British Columbia flood re i Lief fund similar to the Mani Toba flood Relief fund organized in 1948. It raised about in voluntary contributions or. Baldwin said. Ever they admitted they had not seen the flood and might revise their opinions after they had surveyed the situation in this province. There were three different phases of the Fraser Valley flood or. Baldwin pointed out. First there were the costs of fighting the flood second the rehabilitation costs and thirdly the costs involved in build ing an elaborate Dike system to try to Stop future floods from doing widespread damage in the Valley. Or. Baldwin and or. Macken constituted the Fraser Valley re habilitation authority completing the Job last year. They spent wednesday morning conferring with the Manitoba Cabinet. More about flood continued from Page 1 flood control engineers state 17 per cent of greater Winnipeg has been flooded. This does not include areas where surface water has caused flooding. Total area of the Lake formed by the flooding red South of Winnipeg is now estimated at 600 Square Miles. A Strong Northwest move ment of this mass at water hns been noted in the Brun kind area and engineers expect some of the Lake to Start flowing into the la suite River. This tributary enters the River at St. Norbert 10 Miles South of Winnipeg. City officials estimated wednes Day that seven Square Miles of the . Fund was administered greater Winnipeg is now flooded first by a private committee travelling on St. James Street find ultimately by the red Cross to make a traffic artery Between the Money was used to pay costs of feeding displaced persons and to replace personal possessions lost in the Fraser Valley flood. Think estimate High both or. Macken and or. Bald win said they believed the Esti mate of having been sex Portage and Ellice is expected to be completed either late wednes Day night or Early thursday morning City engineers said. Power of the Power situation is Well in hand at present City officials said wednesday noon. J1icxlc having Ucecil Pended to Date in fighting the control has asked Manitoba flood was citizens remaining in St. Boni face to Register wednesday night i for Volunteer labor. Civilian cars will be split into four Houi shift gangs to bolster dikes or to wanted 1000 Skinny girls to Fain weight an easy Way if nothing organically wrong. Hut you re thin rundown weak ind the Pep and Energy you once Don t give up Hope Mergy thou islands of Fucai Chin underweight people have a those figure filling pounds with or. Golden medical discovery. Taken regularly you la notice that that tonic will increase your Appe Tite and at the same time it will Aid your digestion to change the food you eat into the solid pounds of flesh you want get or. Golden medical discovery today. A Large bottle costs Little or in Tablet form Only your stand by for emergencies through out 24 hours. Registration will he carried out at the following Points wednesday night Nordi Ile school. . Be Cercle Ouvrier 8 . Holy Cross school 9 . In the Dike surrounded Island o St. Boniface and Norwood Stock piles of sandbags have been readied at strategic Points so they can be rushed to any danger if a Dike breach occurs. Brigadier Morton told a press conference wednesday morning that All dikes were in a reasonable satisfactory condition at 1 a t e s t report. However they had Beer weakened under continuous water pressure he added. Any rain other than Light showers anywhere in the rec aluminium and ribbed for roofing and siding Sheet 5 to it. Lengths 1c" covered 32" wide 24 gauge Lor and Lull information. Lampis m a Luxl o doll tory item Slock a. L Gunneville mfg. Charette t. Watershed would be the brigadier said. Water logged ground Fel the water logged ground can not absorb any More i said. The flood commander warned again wednesday that those who live evacuated their Home should stay where they Are unti they Are told their houses Are ready for them. He said that while Many Citi Zens May now rest for a moment they May be needed suddenly a any time to meet a possible Emer gency. Flood Headquarters said wednesday that the health depart ment of the provincial Gover Ninen was now working on a Restora Tion plan. Details of this plan have not yet been announced. Building up of the Ray Boulevard Dike protecting the River Heights urea from advancing flood Waters is still going on. This harrier is now one and one half fed High. Flood control s sandbag Reserve sati Small Foo area newly flooded Are a Val Ned since this map was last published in the free press last Friday an additional 99 Square Miles have become inundated and 35 Square Miles have been the net increase in the hooded area 64 Square Miles. The flood now covers a total of 632 Square Miles of the red River Valley and is approximately 25 Miles across at its widest Point just South of Silver Plains and North of Morris. The lined Section of the map shows the District which has been hooded since last Friday while the White dotted area represents the amount of Farmland which has been drained. La have reached a grand total of More bags by mid night wednesday army officials red no doubt that after discussion were completed an announce ment of financial help would be made. He would not make definite promises until these negotiations with the Dominion were completed. Mayor Coulter said the Premier was repeatedly urged to declare government policy to relieve anxiety of Flo Ori victims but that he had declined to do so. It was the opinion of municipal spokesmen that such a stand might leave citizens in the dark for weeks As to amount of financial Aid to be expected irom provincial and Dominion governments. Dissatisfaction dissatisfaction was expressed by Winnipeg and suburban delegates Over what they regarded As delay on the part of the Manitoba government to assume a proper share of the flood losses which so far have been carried entirely by municipalities and private citizens. Premier Campbell agreed to join an urgent Appeal to prime min ister St. Laurent to come to Mani Toba and see the stricken areas for himself mayor Coulter pointed out. In this Way added the mayor the prime minister would have the Opportunity to become personally aware of the need for immediate announcement of a policy of government financial Aid for victims of the flood. Receiving Centre the valour Road legion Hall on Burnell Street North Portage is open All Day and will remain open a receiving Centre for the red Cross. Please bring donations of clothes and bedding canned soup baby food Coffee sugar canned milk chocolate bars Etc. Is t 7 8 110 ii wis it 17 a profile of the destructive Rise of the ked River in Winnipeg is shown in this graph. The rapid increase in the water level Start ing april 18 brought the River to first official flood stage within four Days. First plateau in the graph is the Point at which lie River halted its Rise for a Short period is the first Crest arrived from the South hint passed through the City area. The level actually dropped one tenth of a foot during this three Day period. Dotted line along the si.5-foot level is considered the possible disaster Point. If the Over should Rise to this level flood control officials would throw into High fear their plan for total evacuation of the City. Experts predict falling off of the water level after he second Peak has passed should follow closely the pattern of ils Rise. On this basis he River should he within ils Hanks everywhere in the Winnipeg urea sometime during the second week in Jinn. City officials say province apathetic the City of Winnipeg is the impression that the to go the limit in helping to Ince was certainly not go n Kings theatre opening today . Due to flood conditions the lyceum policy if transferred to the Rio theatre until further notice. Seven carloads of sandbags Are due to arrive from Montreal by Canadian National express thurs Day. Consigned to the provincial government he 486 Bales pounds will be turned Over to the military authorities immediately upon arrival it was reported. An express car of army equip ment from Ottawa will arrive by the same train officials announced. In an Early morning press re lease wednesday Brig. O. M. M. Kay of flood control Headquarters announced that the weather at hat time was definitely harmful to flood control measures. We Thor worry Brig. Kay said the weather conditions As reported to me shortly after Midnight Are for Cloudy weather with Light Rains during the night continuing through to the late stages of wednesday the brigadier also said that Many different factors must be considered in the Light of present weather conditions not Only the presence of precipitation in the red River Valley watershed but also the condition of the dikes themselves. Ideal weather for our opera the brigadier said would be hot dry weather accompanied by a steady dry wind. This would have the effect of drying out some of the mud and earthen Dike which now protect so much of the area in Winnipeg and District. A constant drizzle such As we Are Hopes for a flood level recession Are realized. Rain too rain in his District complicated the Farmer s Jot even if he was t looked by the Souris which went up two feet tuesday night. As new and smaller floods hit Manitoba conditions in the South vere Apt to be overlooked. Nearer Winnipeg at Selkirk River Levels remained constant overnight the same applied to Lockport. Stream of evacuees Morden correspondents reported a continued Stream of evacuees from St. Jean Baptiste. To Dale the town has cared for have come. More than 600 meals a Cay were being served to refugees by Volunteer help that had been on the Job for the past the Morden hos Pilai and its staff hard pressed. The Only doctor the town or. Walter Covert was still Able to Cope with the added responsibility. Valley Levels Here Are red River Levels As measured wednesday Between the red s source and Winnipeg re corded in feet restore flood devastated greater Winnipeg areas. Despite what was termed the inertia of the provincial govern ment the City was ready to go ahead with rehabilitation plans mayor Garnet Coulter told the City s flood control committee wednesday. He pointed out hat there was nothing else for Winnipeg As a municipality to do bar. Go ahead. Regardless of what the Provin Cial government does regardless of who pays there is an immediate crying need for mayor i Coulter declared. He told the committee that a delegation of municipal representatives Hud pleaded with Premier d. L. Campbell tues Day for an immediate state ment of policy and had got ten the Premier would not commit Wahpeton Fargo grand Forks Emerson Letellier. St. Jean Baptiste Morris is. Aff athe St. Norbert Rise fall is 2.00 .53 .07 no word no word .25 no word .5 evacuation of Lasalle residents get mixed up with actual rehabilitation work. Rej sir less we Are going head. We Are prepared to act As the Good neighbor with out Side municipalities As far As facilities and personnel arc mayor Coulter added. Thank you or. Mayor that lakes a great Load off the civic departments faced with this Gigan tic Lask of said w. D. Hurst City Engineer and chair mar of the City s flood committee. As far As the financial Burden was concerned the City would have to stay within us own Boun Daries the mayor said. The outside municipalities would just have to Bill the provincial government he added. Salvage operations but i definitely think the provincial government is going to she away from Salvage operations Walt Disney s the Brave Engineer himself. He said he could not be mayor Coulter stated. Specific about until he had Dominion the mayor now open if its laughter you re after. June disk Powell general rf19h the Lehir met and the a fact we Tom Jerry color cartoon Jerry and the lion 1 feature or 11.15, 1.20, 3.25. 5.35. 7.40, 9.55 restoration plans1 mrs. R. Mcqueen of the Counci heard from the of social agencies pointed out that continual uncertainty was bad Aid. C. E. Simonite charged the Premier with pretty close to criminal neglect of the people he is supposed to too Gigantic we pleaded. But he would t move. His Story was that it was too Gigantic a task. But Here we a Little municipality struggling with it. No assistance. I told the were going ahead said Aid. He said he had left the Premier for flood Belca Guei cd citizens. I think it is criminal to people to that mental Strain the n they Are already subject to Many discomforts mental she declared. We told the Premier of that mental tension. It did t help said Aid. Simonite. Mayor Coulter interjected that the Manitoba Urban association had when full support of the City and surrounding municipalities in ils stand against the Provin Cial government. Flood loss policy remains undecided keen disappointment Over out come of to licit meeting with Prem Ier d. L. Campbell was expressed by sandwiches smooth it on bread put another slice on top there it is the Best eating Sandwich you Ever Sank a tooth in made with taste tickling Best foods Sandwich Speed. Nothing s handier for Quick picnic lunches or fast party Macks. Keep it Handy Best relish of Sandwich Speed try test Faudt Home Styli j now experiencing is definitely harmful to the dikes. It will keep them in a Roggy condition which weakens the entire Brig. Kay also said that con Stant watch was being kept of All Lood control projects and that no Hange had taken place in the Gen eral situation. There May have been a Ray of in lit for some parts of flooded Southern Manitoba but in other actions the picture darkened. Flooding Souris at Lauder the flooding Souris continued its Rise of an Inch a Day. It had been making pro Gress to flood level for three weeks. At had Ashville the Whitemouth fiver flooded the Medika Eima line in a Way pioneers could not recall. Some moved out others evacuated livestock As the two towns were close to submersion. Settler built dikes kept had Ashville from the uncontrolled Waters. Greater Winnipeg water District railway was hard put to maintain service. As if to counter balance red River flood. Waters re ceded from the River s source to Winnipeg where a Rise of one tenth of a foot was recorded. Assiniboine Levels dropped at Brandon and Portage la Prairie. At the latter Point the drop was Vii i Ujj. It Cam m j Sanford began As Telephone Mulc pal representatives tuesday Mun cation was Cut a afternoon. The provincial govern common inches at the former two inches. Rise at St. Norbert but at St. Norbert nine Miles from Winnipeg the red continued a Rise of a half Inch per Day. At Napinka on the Souris the flood Levels Rose six inches in three Days. Flatland were flooded which will delay seeding and perhaps Rule it out altogether in some cases. But the flood so far was said local residents to be not so bad As last year s. For the past three Springs it has been a regu Lar occurrence. Predictions were that on Over acres at least in this District there would be no crops this year. The same situation applied at Pierson where Souris Waters took Over acres of Lush Farmland to delay seeding in favourable by at a. Week if local Bridge Over the Lasalle River was Iva shed out. The washout Cut off the Supply route for Ste. Agathe residents a dozen Miles South. Slock fed More than 30 families were out of their Homes in Brunild and District and a motor boat patrol was carrying feed to livestock stranded in barn lofts. Canadian National railways officials announced a pile Driver and a Bridge and building gang would leave fort Rouge Yards wednes Day morning to commence repair ing the red River Valley line to Emerson. First task would be to repair four washouts near the Manitoba sugar company Plant which vary from so to 360 feet. Next major trouble spot is expected at Silver Plains 28 Miles South company officials said. Flood Waters washed out an additional mile and a half of Canadian Pacific railway track near Domain ending Hope of its repair during the remainder of the flood. The Popeye and the two Way radio equipped Cabin cruisers at Morris maintains patrol along the 62-mile stretch be Ween Winnipeg and Emerson. . Officials reported dry stretches of Highway were provid no Landing strips for Beaver air Craft carrying supplies to isolated omes. Down at Otterburne at Otterburne 30 Miles South of Winnipeg on the rat River flood Vaters have dropped two feet since a 60-year record Peak was reached May 7. Officials of the Dominion govern ment said tuesday that the in the ship canal at Lockport were opened wide monday to assist the red River run off to Lake Winni Peg. It is understood that the Sluice Gates of the locks have been open for some time. Ment s flood loss policy had not yet been decided upon delegates governments would undertake the rehabilitation of flood damaged Homes. Premier objects mayor Coulter said or. Camp Bell had objected to scope of the second proposal and that it was reported following the conference qualified by municipal represent a delegates attended from Winni Tives to exclude loss suffered by Peg St. Boniface St. James St persons whose financial Means vital fort Garry. East Kildonan were so extensive As to make gov and West Kildonan. Acting As spokesman for the municipal officials. Mayor Gar net Coulter of Winnipeg said Premier Campbell had declined until Federal Aid policy known to outline any policy of distribution or Relief and re habilitation for municipalities and individuals hit by financial or property loss Aris ing out of the flood. The Winnipeg mayor said he and other municipal representatives had made two requests of the Premier i. To take Steps to have a full National emergency proclaimed 2. To announce that the senior Lern ment assistance unwarranted and to exclude also assistance which owners of properties might reasonably be expected to provide for their own Homes. The mayor said or. Camp hell1 declined to make any commitment at present on re habilitation of Homes pending announcement of details of Federal Aid. The Premier said discussions were still going on with Ottawa is to the basis on which the Dominion govern ment and the Manitoba government might collaborate in making Good flood losses. Premier Campbell was said to have told the meeting he had heat and am conveniences Louis de Rochemont general Miries Kanuf Karion my today switching engine snaps phone pole a Telephone pole along Isabel Street near Salter Street was snapped off at the base tuesday when a switching Canadian Pacific railway car was derailed. No serious damage resulted and no one was injured railway officials said a Complete report had not been received of the Acci Dent it we Leuned. .1 now open continuous noon 1 . Daily three came Home Claudette Bert with patr1c Knowles Florence Desmond Ressue Hayakawa with Francis Joseph Lederer Calleia now open Webb cra1n10y Nunnally Johnson adult at 12.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 .00 10.00 . Open at i 1 . Feature at 1.15 1.15 3.20 5.25 7.30 9.40 . Uptown Tivoli Osborne Crescent an open tonight at 6.30 ;