Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 19, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 2 Winnipeg free press Friday May 19, 1950 the albertan in front Page Story said thursday Al Berta May be left sitting with its trillions cubic feet of Gas re Arvei or a Long time 1c reports from the United Sutty turn out to be Correct. An unofficial report from Wyoming declared that state has proven reserves of four ant one half trillion cubic feet. In the Rocky Mountain area of the two trillion cubic feet were Dis covered in 1948 alone. The South Butte Field alone is claimed to have two trillion cubic feet of Gas re leaves. Distribution o clothes for the Home Lem in fire ravaged Rudouski que., was organized on a card system thursday. Each of the homeless has been Given a card on which his been listed after investigation. The government s top scientist thursday he knows of no cases where important inventions Are deliberately held Back because they would doom existing products or. C. J. Mackenzie president o the National research Council was asked flatly by j. L. Gibson is there truth in those stories you keep hearing that various companies choke off inventions or patents that say would produce a car Minetor that would give 100 Miles to the in my own sex or. Mackenzie told the commons committee on the re Council i be never known anything like a libel action brought against the Toronto Star limited by William Edgar Watson 70, Toronto manufacturer and horseman was settled out of court thursday. Or. Wat. Son was awarded damages of is the Star agreed to pay trial costs t. N. Phelan Star counsel apologized publicly to or. Watson. The remodelling specialists a. Beb Iffe co. A 658 Corydon ave. Pm. 45 235 doctor George b. Mctavish Jit avis., opposite Kalynn during tin Arfency period All phone Calls to 928 620. Free typhoid inoculations la 12.31 ., 5, 30 6.30 Olar. Dentist kit Ano Ciatto 2nd floor time bldg. Garner Portage and Hir Grive phone 928 319 Winnipeg of Security bldg., 10th St. Partition of Ireland is As sound As the separation of Canada and the United states sir Basil Brooke prime minister of Northern Ireland action arose from publication in june 1948, of a picture or. Watson above a caption which identified him As or. George c. Watson a Toronto obstetrician. Or. Watson was called at the time As a witness at the inquest into the abortion death of mrs. Jane Gordon. Said in a speech in Toronto wednesday night. The Ulster Premier Hollywood buzzed with Specula Sroke to an audience of about Tion Friday that Rita in Cooke presbyterian Church extra police Protection was on hand in Case of demonstrations by supporters of Union Between North Ern Ireland and the Irish free state but there were no incidents sir Basil was applauded frequently As he declared that division India and Pakistan was another example As the necessity for div Sion a nation when two parts disagree. He spoke of Ulster s War Effort and said the Northern ire has deserted her american film career. Sale of Rita s Home Here touched off re ports that the film Queen definitely has left the screen to live in Europe with her husband Aly Khan. However Columbia studio spokesmen said the actress would be Beck certainly by next Bernard m. Baruch said in new York thursday it is time the United states stopped talking and started acting to win the cold War. The elder statesman urged an immediate stand by mobilization plan. It is needed to prevent a shooting War or to win one such is forced upon he told a seminar of economic mobilization planning at Columbia University Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower presi Dent Columbia promptly seconded Baruch s. Plan and said it should be enlarged on an inter National a "0-Yenr-old woman was killed and four persons were injured in new York Friday when a Gas explosion blasted an East Side apart ment and shattered windows in land Linen Industry now is earn ing valuable dollars for Britain. One in every Cin Adiani a Rayed yearly for tuberculosis but die each year or. G. J. Wherrett of Ottawa told the annual meeting of the Canadian tuberculosis association in Vancouver wednesday. Or. A Pierrett. Executive Secretary added that More persons Are in sanitarium annually while others Are partially handicapped by the disease. He that in 25 years the tuberculosis death rate would fall be Low 15 per canadians. He based Ivis estimate he said on the death rate 50 years ago of 200 per present rate is 30 per an italian general repatriated from a1 russian prisoner of War Camp said thursday in Venice that Only about 20" italian soldiers still remain in soviet hands not hustling red Cross transport employs fleets of cars and flood of gasoline neighbouring buildings. Police said several thousand As claimed by the the explosion apparently government. The general caused by an accumulation of rec acne said he knew his in the fourth floor apartment would destroy the illusions the dead woman. Evacuees housed cattle sheltered n Carman areas Carman man., May 19 Spe Cial Carman and Community has been highly organized in the past two weeks to provide for evacuees and livestock from the Morris area. In memorial Hall. Red Cross aided by 12 other local Organiza ions serve two meals daily to evacuees billeted in private Homes. During the Peak of the Winnipeg 2xodus, Coffee and sandwiches vere served at the station to evacuees passing through. Committees were set up at Lowe farm and to handle the Stream of evacuated cattle which Egan May 7 and is still continuing. Another 200 head of cattle arc expected Here. High winds thursday prevented movement of livestock. At the Carman exhibition rounds a livestock identification system has been set up enabling owners to Lood s end. Reclaim Stock at the the exhibition Barris Here have sheltered 499 cattle 100 horses 550 pigs Chicks hens and 600 turkeys. Much of this livestock has since been moved to surrounding farms and pastures. Carman memorial Hospital has opened its doors to 20 patients from two Winnipeg nursing Homes Lof thousands of italian families who believed their menfolk were still alive in Russia. Man could live an average of 120 years instead of the present 67.5, or. Thomas s. Gardener told members of the chemical society at Passaic. N.j., thursday night. If scientists had for re search he said they could double the life Span possibly within 10 years. Two Hundred in Man Chester England who staged a Sta Down strike feet under ground in a Coal mine came the the surface Friday after 30 hours. The men protesting a Coal Board decision to close the pit gave up the strike when the Colliery manage ment closed Tolje Pinhead Kitchen and Cut off their food. Winkton Churchill has ibid no to scottish covenant leaders who want to him Here before they Cross the Border for London next week with a million signature petition demanding a separate parliament for Scotland. Officials at the Glasgow offices of the coven ant movement said they were told it was not convenient for or. Churchill to meet them on any of the dates they mentioned. The petition which is to have a great it Iblis Send off from Glasgow will be carried South by 17 scots rep resenting the Council of the Scot Tish covenant committee nucleus of the projected scottish Parlia ment. Minard s liniment and rub. Apply Ahjit i _ _. Troni odor. And it Bringa Quick Relief to muscle and joint a ache. Lakic economical size 65c by Albert h. Morehead noted authority on games perhaps signals is a misleading Vord to describe the convention meaning of first discards when a Isicc needs 90 or 120. Some Reader May get the idea that these Sig nals Are private affairs known Only to the partners who use them i that is not the Case they Are rec cognized to be announced by the players. But those who do use them must realize tha the enemy is the information they give their partners i also Given to their opponents sometimes the knowledge that the enemy is eavesdropping creates an Opportunity for profitable skulduggery. With both sides needing 120 and the pack Frozen by a red three tin dealer threw a card to this hand to our clients in St. Vital during Thi period and until Kiich 11 it is Pouble tar to reopen our office we will automatically renew All expiring insurance optic ii. A Elifet and mail May be left for i at 707 electric railway phone 925 191, or at the Mill hotel phone 37 244. J. A. Duffy rial Istatt and insurance 559 St. My t Road St. Viral hopeful sign flood group cuts meetings a sure sign of Hope in Winni Peg s flood crisis came thursday when the City s flood control com Mittee agreed to meet every two Days instead of daily. It was about time to get Back to Normal routine members of the committee agreed. The emergency committee appointed by City Council almost two weeks ago has been meeting daily at 10 . Thursday a special guest mayor Hiram Mccallum of Toronto in Winnipeg to see the extent of flood damage and report Back to his fellow cite zen in Toronto. D. Hurst City Engineer and chairman of the committee revealed he had received a Telegram from the american water works association paying tribute to the citizens of Winnipeg for their courageous fight against the disastrous or. Hurst also disclosed that the City would require some Worth of equipment for rehabilitation work. Of. Jack Cortes . Reserve of. Winnipeg reports Dike conditions Over the Field Telephone from the top of a Dike at the South end of Norwood Bridge. In the background is the fort Garry hotel. 30 Hurt in Kail crash Alexandria va., May 19 struck a Railroad signal Tower thursday night changing a go signal to Stop and producing a rear end collision of to trains in which 10 persons Hurt. A Chesapeake and Ohio train bound for Cincinnati collided with the Seaboard s Silver meteor. A tiny string of paper dolls hangs under the transportation division sign at red Cross Tion Headquarters. At the Sieight of activity some one working there thought it appropriate to designate the Section As a Madhouse. It May seem that Way but the work docs go on with sane and reasoned efficiency. Transportation has become one of the most vital functions in the whole red Rohi Effort. Each any thousands of Gallons of Canso line Are consumed by varied vehicles. For the past 10 Days Drivers have ground out an average of 650 trips daily. At All times a staff of 50 to 75 Volunteer Drivers has been on hand. The turnover in personnel has run into hundreds. Dis Tance for trips varies from a scant Hundred Yards to a few Hundred Miles. Buy own Gas Rod Cross officials Point out that Drivers have employed their own trucks and cars paid for their own gasoline and for the vehicle s up preparing for if Day Yorkton plans to meet mass evacuee invasion Yorkton May 19 special Gina tuesday and reported York Yorkton s flood emergency com Mittee met wednesday and made plans to Survey a 50 mile wide area to Marc Well in Case a mass evacuation of Winni Peg becomes necessary. . Pat Gilbert agreed to head the evacuation committee with the assistance of l. Ball w. Roll capt. J. Gillespie mrs. R. Dan scr representing the pythian Sisters and mrs. V. Fehrenbach and mrs w. Croll representing the two chapters of the . W. H. A Nighan Emery Trency committee chairman will head the financial Appeal to cover the same area. The Appeal will he entirely on n voluntary basis. Other sidelights of the flood committee s Elf Orts Are the pythian Sisters will under take to Complete a phone Survey of All Yorkton Homes by thurs Day evening. Members of this same organization Are taking care of children whose mothers Are nursing evacuee patients at the i auxiliary Hospital. Ton was the fir Saskatchewan Point to ship clothing. Mrs. Mills and other members of. The com Mittee Are meeting All trains and buses from Winnipeg to assist Yorkton Hurem Are v going out to the Hospital and attending to the of 26 male patients evacuated Friday from Winni Peg nurse ii forty five were flown to the hos Pital. The Public school Board has arranged that Winnipeg evacuee children can Start school monday. The children Are to report to the school principal at the nearest school. The Yorkton Board asked advice from the Winnipeg school superintendent tuesday but As no word had been received they decided to go ahead on their own. Reg. Ball chairman of the committee said it is expected there will be about 40 children. Saltcoats Appeal people in the Saltcoats a. C. Bowes superintendent of i were reported to be making Good pumps electric or gasoline driven in All types and sizes pumps see us for motors engines Universal distributors 194 St. S. Phone 46994 needing 120, you could hardly want a better hand. Not Only do you have the 120 any time you want to meld it you have three jokers making it More difficult for the other players to reach 120. Yet on this Deal though your partner had thrown a red card to announce his difficulty both the opponents had thrown Black cards to declare to each other that they had or hoped to have their 120 shortly. Under these circumstances there was Little to be gained by making the initial meld Early and less to be gained by announcing to part Ner the ability to make it. It would be better to mislead the opponents and Tell them that you did not expect to be Able to make the minimum soon. That might Lull them into letting the pack build up substantially before taking and perhaps into making unnecessarily risky discards that would make it easier for you to grab it first. The discard of your red four or five might pay the Best dividends. Are you allowed to lie when you have announced that you Are us ing a convention yes As Long As your partner is As much in the dark As your opponents. And in this Case it seems Best tactics to let him worry unnecessarily for a few plays. Question our opponents have completed and piled a Canasta. May we examine it to see the cards it contains and if so for How Long after it has been completed answer any player May spread and examine a Canasta pile until the player who is next after the one who completed the Canasta ends his next turn by discarding. Thereafter a Canasta is not subject to inspection. Copy t. 1950, Kane features synd. Inc in 1949, Edmonton s construction rate equalled Fiat of any City on the continent on a per capita Dollar Basic being Over schools offered the full assistance of 101 Rural school teachers and he Junior red Cross members to help with the Rural accommodation Survey and Appeal for Volun tary donations. Evacuees addresses sought All evacuees in Yorkton and Dis Rich Are asked to list their pres ent address by phoning the local committee at. 258. Ladies of tha . Chapters were Busy wednesday sorting and packing clothing which has been donated since the drive last Fri Day. Mrs. A. Mills attended the red Cross emergency meeting in re Progress in the financial Appeal. The Rural mailman is supplied with a receipt Book and authorized to accept donations from the Farmers. The Star dusters orchestra will play free of charge at a dance in the e City Hall Friday night to raise funds for flood victims. The City donated the use of the Hall ant after Friday night h will not be rented in Case it can be used for evacuees said maj or Langrill. Keep and maintenance. They have worked unbelievably Long hours. J of food clothing and the to Hutting of thousands of evacuees have been handled by these people in flood Amer i ency work. Most of the vehicles use an the ones first uttered when the flood calamity became known. Offers came in from owners of archaic trucks from businessmen with sleek new transports and from companies owning fleets of giant freighters. Not a single unit Wai refused. Movement of Stretcher cases aged persons and disabled or crippled evacuees is handled by City ambulance services or by Volunteer Drivers of panel trucks. Much of the transport for both train and plane evacuation of Stretcher cases has been supplied by this group. This transportation Section Ono of the most important parts of the Over All red Cross Effort will the volunteers feel just keep right on rolling along keeping apace with the insurgent red River. Donald Gordon to meet officials on ramp Issue the City received Assurance thursday from Donald Gordon president of the Canadian National railways that he will meet civic officials soon to discuss the possibility of retaining i he emergency ramp at Provencher Bridge. Such a Long Lerm proposal will need deep or. Gordon pointed out in a wire received thursday. Earlier this week Canadian National railway officials had re Quested that the ramp be removed on recession flood Waters. The ramp it was pointed out by railway officials would interfere with restoration of Normal service on the Transfer track As Well As with loading activities at freight Sheds in that location. However we Hurst City Engineer had declared it inadvisable to remove the flood protective ramp which is As. Much As seven feet High in places. Butter Ortii nominated Washington May 19 president Truman has nominated w. Walton Butterworth of Louisi Ana to by ambassador to Edmonton s civic Airport built in 1926, was Canada s first Muni Sipal mow when you need it Clear up your Money now with a Cash loan from pfc. Loans made on your own Signa Ture without endorser or bankable Security. Up to 24 Marths to choose the repayment plan that Best fits your budget. Check favourable rates. You la see Why 3 out of 4 choose household or prompt Cash Loans. Amount of of payment 4214.79 12 is s32.00 s36.00 wans Fok Amr Good hot Postl or Stop in with the f m Myra m4 pfc in rum is in Houri 9 to 5 or by Loam Mode to rtt Idelli of serving the Al slip s1ncc 1s7i at a r e and . The Money turned Over to the Gen eral fund. Was ton Heights in in to policyholders of Occidental life in the Manitoba flood zone the following emergency services arc made available in order that you May not lose your personal insurance Protection dire to the flood conditions 1. If you and h Imi Milim Tallinn def in the. Period april 1 to tint 31 inclusive i or Acyl for payment Cvern did until july 1, 1050. Without interest or Penelly if i were prevented from making payment by the flood 2. Dollries him or destroyed in the flood May replaced. I. Death and disability Calmi and other Ner Vecei "111 recede attention. Get in touch with your nearest Occidental agent or Manitoba general Agency a l building 460 main Street Winnipeg accidental t life Haj. Office j London Canada v. Lockwood Miller Central mint or notice although our St. Boniface Plant is not flooded we Are temporarily closed due to flood threat. In the meantime our personnel and trucks Are engaged in Dike work and evacuations. We have arranged of have All orders filled during this emergency. Our office is open during usual business hours and is prepared to attend to All enquiries. Martin paper products Ltd. Winnipeg Calgary phone 204 87 1 St. Boniface grads abandon Celebration school banquet off Money to go to fund plans for a banquet for the Isaac Newton graduating class cancelled thursday w h e n students decided to contribute the Price of the banquet tickets to the Manitoba flood Relief fund. David Frazer student president and miss Mildred Johnston vice presi Dent presented a pledge from the student body at an Assembly held the Isaac n auditorium. Diverted it is customary for the school to contribute a certain amount of Money to Mee the banquet sex said e. Snider principal of Isaac Newton. This year the Money will be donated to the re Lief staff members at the collegiate have also decided to contribute to the fund. Each teacher is Donat ing the Price of a banquet ticket besides making individual contributions to the general Campaign. Only part our initial contribution will be a Cheque for stated or. Snider. This however is Only part of our donation and does not include the student he added. Almost 200 senior students Are taking part in the Relief plan. Newsmen play godmother to St. Boniface family Eastern newspapermen played fairy godmother Tov an evacuated St. Boniface family thursday. By giving or. And mrs. Fred Cameron and their three Young children a lift on their Toronto bound plane Toronto Globe and mail men who had been covering the flood saved the family from a Long hitch hike forced to leave their Dol lard Avenue Home the family found temporary Refuge in the Civi auditorium mid Home of met. P. M. Abel 291 Coverdale Street. But an 11-Day-old baby id month old finds year old cons created a placement prob Lem. Mother separated mrs. Cameron had just returned from the Hospital when the evacuation order came. In the shuffle her Mother was separated from wednesday evening that she had been sent to St. Claude. Unemployed without resources and unable to find permanent accommodation the Cameroni decided to hitch hike to Toronto where they had friends and prom ise of a Job. The hitch hiking was Allar ranged and the family ready to leave Winnipeg at s . Thurs Day when the newspapermen came to their Rescue reported a red Cross official. Them and the family Learned Only listed in 1860. Over inquiries More than inquiries about missing persons have been handled by red Cross Headquarters in the civic auditorium in the last week it was reported thursday. The government printing office in Washington .d.c. W a quit stalling Premier if Hie people of this City had followed your example of and Winnipeg would have succumbed to the flood disaster. But the people did t wait like you have and continue to do. Your government has failed miserably to provide leadership. Whatever has been done in the Way of effective defense to save Homes property and life has been done in spite of the complacency of your government. The people of Manitoba demand that you quit stalling and that your government accept full financial acc possibility for the Cost of fighting the flood and guarantee full compensation to the people and municipalities for expenses incurred. 2 full transportation costs for All evacuees from flooded areas to be paid by the senior governments. 3 that your government jointly with the Dominion government full Cost for the damages to Hornet farm equipment and and buildings suffered by the flood victims. 4 that together with the Federal government you share in scheme to fully compensate workers and Farmers for losses in income As a direct result of the flood emergency. 5 that your government jointly with the Federal government undertake to implement projects which will prevent recurrence of a similar disaster. This is what the people want from you not bouquets. They will be satisfied with nothing less action or. Campbell not words labor progressive party w. C. Red provincial m. J. Or fining w. A. . 607 main St. Alec min j. Alderman forum school to phone 928 985 ;