Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 18, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 6 Winnipeg free press thursday May 18, 1950 no major rain threat declares Weatherman the Weatherman looked into his Crystal Ball thursday and said a major threat from rain was unlikely in the next two Days. Thunderstorms and showers predicted for thursday night and Fri Day morning were expected to give Way in the afternoon to variable Sunshine. Precipitation the weather office thought would not be heavy Eca work refreshed enough to increase flood dangers at this time. It was difficult to. Estimate a continuity pattern this Spring the Weatherman said. Signs of Perman ent improvement had been Prema Ture for the most but the situation was beginning to look better. A Prairie weather disturbance moving into the red River thursday had brought up to one third of an Inch of rain Chewan. Regina reported .31 of an Inch Saskatoon .28 and Swift current .35. Likely to taper this disturbance would Likely taper off a Manitoba with winds decreasing from 30 to 24 Miles an hour and possible gusts up to 36. But the Weatherman hedged his remarks that was How the picture looked thursday. It could change. Tion rehab off to flying Start opera aluminium Corr Tate and ribbed for roofing and siding Sheet s to 14 it t. Lengths 36" covered 32" wide 24 not tar my full Lafo Naukam. To Niksh am trem Lack a. L. Gun nettle mfg. Charlue p. Q. ure a temperature readies Dur Itie 1kb pm hour period ending at 6.30 . Tucs Daj were min. Max. Vancouver 38 n3 Calgary 34 fi7 Edmonton 33 71 Swift current 41 71 Saskatoon 4n to re Gina 44 57 Brandon 38 m Winnipeg part Churchill 26 4s port arthur4 4s Toronto 47 66 Ottawa -17 6s Montreal 47 65 Halifax 42 53 tree .34 .3 .28 .3.1 to to .11 to big broadcast to Russia Washington May 18 bup state department announced monday that the United states and great Britain Are massing 70 transmitters to broadcast simultaneously to Russia. This is part of a strenuous Effort to step up the West s Campaign against communist propaganda. Ice delivery service we Are maintaining regular delivery service except in restricted areas. We have established temporary office at 1405 Portage Avenue. Telephone 37006-37007 Arctic ice co. Ltd. Wrecked in a. Head on collision wednesday night three Miles North of the City limits a three ton dump truck is shown upside Down in a ditch top picture while the other vehicle a car Bottom picture is almost completely smashed. The collision which occurred at s.35 . On Mcphillips Street sent Lour persons to Hospital with serious injuries. All occupants the car they were John Hermanson 31, of 327 traverse Street mrs. Marie Hermanson 29, his wife their son lome 12, and their daughter Lynn nine. The Driver of the truck was uninjured. With finances in red new poor stranded an entirely new class of poor people has Arisen in Winnipeg Hose whose slim finances have gone into the red. They Are not on Public welfare Rolls. N or Are they officially on and Cross evacuee lists. They Are the people who have evacuated to Winnipeg to the of relatives and friends and who. Are now finding themselves financially lost. Thursday Winnipeg s flood control committee wondered what to do about them. We have had All kinds of Calls from people like reported j. Taunton Deputy City Engineer. We usually refer them in the red Cross. The red Cross refers them to the Public welfare people. The Public welfare refers them to the Council of social agencies. The Council refers them to us. And we refer them to the red Cross. It s run around hut what can we do said air. Tan n Ion. Aid. C. E. Simonite replied that the problem was one of great importance and that it must be faced immediately. Definite statement Premier Campbell old me thai the red Cross and government were taking care of these flood victims billeted with Winnipeg citizens. He made a definite statement to thai effect. Thal s Why i was so surprised when a red Cross official approached me and suggested that the City s Public welfare depart ment step mayor Garne t Coulter interjected. Mrs. Of the Council of social agencies declared that it was time the confusion about flood Indi was1 cleared. She in formed the flood committee that miss Bessie t o u z e i assistant director of the Cana Dian welfare. Council Ottawa had been called in by the red Cross to help decide on a Wel fire policy. She will make sure that the lines Are clearly Laid As to Dix Ision of mrs. Mcqueen declared. But can she Ell the province queried w. D. Hurst City Engineer and chairman of the committee. Well i Don t know. That s a 564 replied m r s. Mcqueen. Making preparations to 2d.ooo evacuees should More about ruin continued from Page 1 my brother s trailer. I can Park it near the old House when the water goes Down. As he spoke the old House was perched Over a Coulee ready to drop into 20 feet of water. His wife and 14-year-old son were evacuated when the place flooded. They re living on fur by Street now while or. Veiny works on the dikes. He s a labor Foreman for Bird construction company. He did t want a fuss made there Are thousands worse off than he said. When he the contribution his Story would make to the Effort of getting Manitoba Back on its feet he changed his mind. If it will help others ask me did t count labor when he priced his wrecked Home Vezey did t count his labor. He did t count his furniture. All he thought of actually was the loss Vezey does t blame anyone. I m just wiped out i that s that. More about exodus a continued from Page Normal Popula Liori of about 113 families Are still living in their own Homos the Cross said wednesday. Another 457 persons have found temporary housing with other fam Ilies. The number who have evacuated 1he Community is 175, operation rehabilitation is strik ing Manitoba with pile Driver Force. Wednesday flood stricken. Winnipeg itself poured the greatest bulk of the Day s con flood Relief fund. From members of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange Roie to in it one Day drive. Response to the province s own canvass for. The Manitoba flood Relief fund proved immediate and Strong. Members of the committee handling the drive with in the province reported that the Day old Effort already had gained a momentum that pointed to Over whelming Success. Here were wednesday s contributions from members of the Grain Exchange James Richardson and sons limited Searle Grain com Pany National Grain com Pany Hallet and Carey limited Grain insurance and guarantee company h. E. Sellers and or. And mrs. W. M. Rait or Corys limited of Winnipeg has contributed no official figure was available thursday for Manito Bals own contribution to the fund. Drive highlights Here Are some of the collection details so far employees the Hudson Bay mining and smelting company in flin flon had subscribed More than to the fund. Campaigns Are also under Way among other organizations in the Northern Manitoba town. First ukrainian organization in Manitoba to announce a Dona Tion was the ukrainian National which has Given a Cheque for came o e. G. Bowie superintendent of motor Power for the Western div Ision of the Canadian Pacific rail Way company from the International equipment company of Montreal. Or. Bowie has turned it Over to the provincial committee. Every Industry business and profession in every Rural Council and organization is on the canvass list. Every j where the Appeal is the help those who have been hit harder by the flood than you Manitoba must Lead the Allan h. Watson chairman of the Manitoba committee told the Volunteer organizers at the daily meet ing in the offices of the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce. Themselves As help poured in from every Corner of Canada for the thousands of flood victims Mani set about helping themselves. Typical of the far reaching Al forts of the committee was Tutt action taken wednesday by the Manitoba hotel association. Us president Wank ten lir. Of Winnipeg sent appeals to Sim Ilar associations across the do minion. Typical of the Force behind the Appeal were the replies. Start wired the new Brunswick hotel association. Feel keenly the disaster in your Community. Our services Are at your came the ans wer from the Ontario Branch. It sent along a Cheque for of the Manitoba flood Relief fund will be the rehabilitation of flood ruined Homes replacement or furniture and household equipment. Through it. Shells of houses will be re made into Homes Normal life made possible again for thousands of evacuees in Southern Manitoba. Head re elected Toronto May is n. R. Fallis of Toronto was re elected president of the Dominion women s association Council of the United Church of Canada wednes Day. Other officers included mrs. R. W. Robertson of Vancouver a vice president. Glasgow Scotland up mrs. Mary Lennox saw a Fox rummaging in her Garden. She put a dog s Collar round its neck tied it o a pole and called the police. Bathroom Jig and Kitchen buy two packages of cow Brand baking soda at a time. The extra is so hand in the Medicine chert and costs Only a few cents. Free Boole flt of new uses on request to Church Dwight limited Sun life btdg., Montreal. Cow Brand baking soda Melro coff fresh full Flavoured in the airtight package Strong co. Notice to contractors we wish to announce that we Are now in a position to deliver i Concrete Sand gravel Cement plaster products and other builders supplies building products Coal co. Ltd. Phone 42313 423.12 42311 Tooke presents for the first time he provided with rooms in the Resi Dence of the College free of charge or the balance of the term. Canadian Pacific freight ship ments Cire continuing As usual officials reported. There has been Lull pick up and delivery except n the badly flooded districts meanwhile Canadian towns and cities continue to make space for Winnipeg refugees. Calgary is handle s u c h a movement become necessary. This s Only a precautionary measure to Date 600 evacuees have arrived in that City. More than 500 refugees Are now established at fort Wil Liam red Cross Headquarters there said wednesday. Although the numbers Are Smailer than late last week a steady Stream of weary travellers still arrives daily. Most of those being cared for in fort William Are staying with relatives or friends. The red Cross has been called to find accommodation for very few of the visitors to Date. Migration of flood victims from Manitoba is beginning to show in Roll Calls at London ont. Public and separate schools. City schools Are Toiv in wide the doors to Mani Toba visitors it was reported. More than evacuees from Winnipeg now Are in Kenora ont., the salvation army reports. The army s Citadel is an emergency Supply depot. So far some 30 High chairs 30 baby carriages Iso blankets and Many other articles have been distributed to greater Winnipeg flood victims. Meanwhile at Emerson of 1he then is a biscuit Tor Okry fast 1xsdrajtce paid off Rimouski May 18 bup persons with insurance who los their Homes in the fire that destroyed Ore third of this been paid for their loss it was announced tuesday. 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