Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 19, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Tage 8 i free press. Friday May 13. 1950 heavier exodus from Winnipeg again urged by Brig. Morton yet out of Woods flood commander says More than persons have been evacuated from greater Winnipeg but some Are now return ing. Those who were straggling to the City under the mis taken impression that the danger was Over were warned Friday by the flood control authorities to keep away from Winnipeg. I deplete More than any thing else the people who Are now earning r. E. A. Morton flood control commander told daily press conference Friday this movement to the City is very he it it also very dangerous because it complicates the situation in this City. The people must be warned not to return to Homes with flooded base ments where the electricity has been Cut railway bus and airline companies have been issued instructions that the red Cross is not yet authorizing transportation of Quick Relief from piles try Iora thing entirely British discovery z am Cone 3 Are made by a new formula with six Healing ingredients incorporated in a Tow melting base for rapid and Complete absorption. Inflammation is quickly reduced. Zam Cones Are Ebay to use give immediate Relief from irritation heal while you sleep. Get Zam Cones today. At druggists. 3-2 no scrubbing Alimi Tex floors stay sparkling Tonao with Broom and mop. Alma sex plastic finish seals he so dust and dirt ton i penetrate buy Almarex at your local dealer s evacuees to return Home. This announcement was contained in letter sent out thursday to All rec Cross representatives outside of Winnipeg. Sharp drop meantime the exodus from Winnipeg has dropped sharply. Thurs Day saw Only about leave the City by air rail and Road. That Fig ure was a decrease from the total who left wednesday. The move ment has slowed considerably since the City saw leave the City on Friday one week ago. It is very unfortunate that the exodus figures have fallen said Brig. Morton Friday. I would like to see the evacuation continued at a higher rate because we Are certainly not out of the Woods Accomma Daxion offered Manitoba and her neighbouring provinces Are not Only giving to flood victims in terms of Cash they re throwing open their doors and inviting evacuees to pull up a chair. According to evacuation records at red Cross flood Relief Centre Manitoba towns have offered accommodation for persons of these have been placed through red Cross or have re ported their move to red Cross. Saskatchewan red Cross has Avail Able accommodation for and Saskatchewan towns and individuals have offered places for an other Ontario West of the Lake head has room for red Cross has records of already settled temporarily in that prov Ince. Costs to be carried the Manitoba government and the red Cross will Bear the entire Cost of flood Relief measures including the Hospital care of medi Ca. Cases in Saskatchewan. G. A. Ferguson president of the Saskatchewan red Cross said thurs Day in Regina. Evacuees who left Manitoba voluntarily in pressing to have a Prairie farm rehabilitation dam at Hartney Man., blown he said. Well know whether Well have a flood by the Middle of next mayor Sterling concluded. A steady overnight rain kept Juv the level of the Souris at Napinka. The town is three quarters of a mile away Over a Hill from the River. The Canadian Pacific railway thursday brought out 13 cars of livestock one car. Of machinery and 33 passengers from la Salle on a red Cross train. Six freight cars were left at la Salle thursday three for possible loading of livestock a Way car of freight for la Salle Domain and heavy water pressure which had been building up on the right Side of these Canadian National railways tracks has Beer eased by workmen who worked through thursday night scooping under the tracks. In addition to the narrow break in the foreground released flood Waters Are pouring through the 300-foot stretch behind the worker. This will not raise the red level in the slightest army engineers said. This break is about a mile South of fort Garry municipal Hall. United to Weir efforts to raise funds. A Winnipeg druggist Harold Reid offered to turn Over an entire Day s receipts from his Uvo stores to the fund. Manitoba digging out is digging herself out of this disaster. Her people Are maintaining their dignity and their Pride in the Allan h Watson chairman of the Provin Cial committee said thursday. Be on hand to Greet the Dean of Canterbury and or. James c. Endicott chairman Canadian peace Congress . Station 10.15 ., cd saturday May 20th demonstrate for peace Winnipeg meeting cancelled due to flood conditions Manitoba peace Council need of the churches of the province will be cared for by the sask at have United under the chairman Chewan social welfare department ship of or. W. G. Martin of Grace which in turn will be reimbursed United Church in winnings. See by the Manitoba government including the return fare to Mani he said. Cottage owners at Winnipeg Beach 4s Miles North of Winnipeg have opened their doors to flood evacuees. The majority have made their cottages available to Winnipeg families on a rent free basis mayor Pat Irwin of Winni Peg Beach said Friday. The cot tages were filled within half a week after the announcement that they were available. More about fund continued Irani Page 1 from the Aberdeen and Canadian investment com Pany. The provincial committee decided to ask Premier Doug Las l. Campbell of Manitoba to seek income tax exemption Over and above the five per cent limit for firms making contributions to the fund. The committee s vice chairman d. G. Mckenzie announced that All churches throughout Manitoba have City of Winnipeg health department advice to residents whose cellars have been flooded disinfection of flooded basements All water standing in a flooded basement should be disinfected 1. With Chloride of Lime mix 1 in. Or 2 its. Of fresh Chloride or Lime with a Little water in a pail to Mike a paste. Add enough water to fill the pail and allow Lime to Lettle. The Clear mixture should be distributed widely Over the basement water and stirred As much As possible. 2. Other chlorine compounds powder in amounts sufficient to equal 1 or 2 ibs. Of Chloride of Lime. 3. Liquid chlorine compounds bleach under various Trade names 3 or 4 pints May be substituted. T disinfection of basements after removal of water water Hij left the basement immediate stept to All tilt mud Anil filth. This May entail the of a Hoie Buckta of or scrubbing. Remove All movable effect i. Drying by opening All windows and if the addition hear from j Furnace or prove. J All surfaces which have been exposed to flood Waters should be disinfected. Chloride of Lime solution i la. To 4 gals. Of water or compounds As specified above. The solution May applied to smooth surfaces with a Brush or Broom. Rough surfaces particularly the Earth Walls of partial Basa menus tie. May by sprayed Wilh a Small hand sprayer. The use of flooded Homes Homes May used with flooded basements to Long As the water contained in them is disinfected by Chloride of Lime or chlorine solution four Days. If the main floor Huml of a building has bean reached by flood water return the should be delayed until the living area Bow cleaned and rhe moors in particular have been in the manner outlined. Irvlen in doubt Gall the City health department United Church in Winnipeg. Spe Cial envelopes will be provided in All churches May 28 for offer Ings to the fund. Or. Mckenzie forecast a tremendous response to this Appeal. Co operation is coming As Well from the elks Lodge of Winnipeg which has offered to canvass re Tail stores throughout the City and to carry the Appeal to the 300 lodges across the Dominion. St. James donations the St. James Branch of the Manitoba committee announced Friday that donations would be accepted at the St. James Mun Cipal Hall the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Royal Bank of Canada in the municipality the St. James Leader and the St James red Cross. The Branch is headed by mayor r. Of. Wight Man. Among the contributions made through the Winnipeg Grain Exchange and not previously announced were from the Federal Grain company rom the Norris Grain company from the Canadian consolidated Grain company from the Winnipeg Grain and produce Exchange Clearing association and from the. Lake shippers clearance association. From outside Manitoba included i City will give their support to a a Cheque for from the Mohawk transportation company Montreal. Osier Hammond company o Toronto a George tag Day scheduled for saturday. Proceeds will go to Manitoba flood victims. Chanes Carter on behalf of the j Hartley school Drew s District St. An personal donation s. Thursday m. Black Winnipeg and now formerly president Canadian breweries Toronto from the officer commanding and other ranks . Signals fort Nelson b.c., typical of hundreds of personal donations rolling in was a Cheque from a Chicago business Man to g. G. Roxburgh in the advertising department of the free press. In the accompanying letter Fred p. Kirschner of Chicago wrote i guess every Little bit helps in times of emergency. Perhaps you will recall we Rode on the same bus from Winnipeg to Kenora last year turned in to fund Headquarters a total of this is a wholly farming area where being done for More about donations continued from Page 1 mayor George c. Maclean of St. Boniface. Meanwhile was donated to the fund toy persons at tending the first Day of the an Nual Edmonton Spring horse show most Rev. G. F. Kingston Ang lican archbishop of Nova Scotia and primate of All Canada in a statement Friday renewed his a peal for Aid to Manitoba flood victims. In View of the continued Dan Ger and the increasing hardship to those in the flood area of said the primate i would like to renew my Appeal to anglicans everywhere for prayer and material assistance for Hose who Are rail Union Relief recommendations will be made to the chief executive of he brotherhood of locomotive firemen and engine men at Cleve and Ohio it was revealed thurs Day by w. G. Graham Canadian ice president of the brotherhood. Or. Graham said he was in i Winnipeg to investigate losses to ocal members of the brotherhood ind to give immediate assistance there necessary. Although the brotherhood was living direct help to us members a preliminary Survey showed 70 in need or. Gra Harr. Aid the administration for re Label stating flood victims was through the Manitoba Relief fund. From Halifax came word that racketeers had moved in on the Manitoba Relief fund. Several citizens were approached by unidentified per sons seeking subscriptions a Relief spokesman said thurs Day. No Public can Vass for the he emphasized. The Lions club of St. Catherines ont., set aside thursday for Manitoba Relief. Syd Symonds on president of the St. Catherines club said the Money lad been set aside pending the possible organization of a National fund to take care of a Spe Ial project in the red River Valley. Tar Days tag Days to Aid Manitoba s homeless will be held saturday in few Castle and Chatham in new Brunswick it was revealed by the Point Chambers of Commerce of the two towns. All proceeds will go to the Relief fund. The largest single gift thursday rom. Other parts of Canada was from the British Columbia Lood emergency fund. Other Large donations received citizens of Guelph ont., sent in More than to their local fund by Friday. Largest was an Anonymous gift of Medicine hat s collections reached Friday. Appeals Are still being made in All towns of the District. The Farmers Union of Alberta revealed that its 900 locals will join the Campaign to raise funds in announcing thursday s fund figures h. W. Manning Campaign chairman stressed the importance of All members of the Community pulling together in a time of crisis. The dikes built throughout said or. Manning stand in striking testimony to the unremitting and com Mon Effort which saved our City. Given the same spirit and Universal attitude toward the fund it cannot fail to real ize objective of 000." emphasizing the importance of All donations being made through proper channels a fund spokesman advised that All contributions be Given to representatives known personally to the donor or vouched for by an organization with which the donor was Well acquainted. Meanwhile conscience took hand in swelling the fund by five a containing that amount in for flood Relief was stolen wednesday from an apart ment House in Toronto. Police received a letter thurs Day containing the Money and a Lote we Are the who stole the Money. We Are not telling our names because we Don t want our parents to know of the very very Low thing we have also from Toronto came word that Ontario business corporations were asked to contribute of the sought by the Manitoba flood Relief fund. The former amount set As a Arget by the Canadian chamber f Commerce and the Toronto Hoard of Trade is exclusive of contributions collected from the Gen eral Public and is intended specifically for the replacement of household furniture and Persona effects not covered by govern ment or red Cross Accord no to a spokesman for the Organ nations. Windsor s donations to the Mani Oba Quebec disaster fund reached More than thursday. One Nan who had Beem assisted when the 1946 Tornado struck there added to the fund. Fund officials said the Money would be distributed on the basis of need to flood Vic Tims in Manitoba and fire Vic Tims in Rimouski and Cabano que. Meanwhile Canadian organized Abor swung into the flood fight thursday when Percy r. Ben Fough president of the trades and Abor Congress of Canada donated 5co and announced that a nation Al Appeal for funds had been sent o the unions in Canada. In a speech at Ottawa he said be All Canadian unions would give up a Day s pay for the Manitoba flood Relief fund and hat american Aid was being Soli More about flood continued from Page 3 this Point had remained at 30.2 feet for 50 hours. Fort Garry engineers claim the River level there is several feet the Long Range weather Outlook according to d. M. Stephens provincial minister of mines and resources is not too we can expect rain every two or three he said. Heavy Rains could occur if the winds slow or. Stephens said a series of flows of air was moving from the West which usually brought Rains at the Tail Emi. Rain thursday night he said followed such a flow of air. Or. Stephens said his depart ment was now working with the United states weather Bureau at St. Paul minn., estimating the effect of the rainfall on the red River flood. He said there was no estimate yet of the effect of the night s rain. But it can t have other than an Adverse he said. It was quite general Over the entire Reu River Valley More wide spread than the rainfall at least is liable to prolong the or. Stephens informing a secondary fort Garry line of defence. W. D. Hurst City Engineer and his Deputy a. J. Taui Uon said Friday after a visit to the fort Garry operation they did not think the Mcgillivray Dike was the critical Point. We Don t think River Heights should become unduly alarmed As if Hie Dike further cast in fort Garry should break it would spill More water directly into fort Garry itself Oast of the municipal or. Hurst said City authorities were very concerned Over the possible effects of thursday night s rain on emergency ramps and by passes. City engineering officials said Mctavish a car of Sand for do about main and a freight car for the wheat Pool. Let Allier flood level was Down iwo inches thursday hut new Hood Waters released by american blasting on i lift i Mhina River were forcing out additional families South of the town. More damage High winds along the Valley thursday halted livestock evacuation operations and swelled the enormous damages to Homes and property. Of d to pay flood expenditures Winnipeg s finance committee thursday caught up Wilh some of the City s flood expenditures. The committee on the recommendation of w. B. Brown City treasurer approved an appropriation of for flood expenditures which have been estimated is running into the or. Brown pointed out that the Alonjo with previously unproved appropriation of would cover actual disbursements to what about queried Aid. C. E. Simonite i he City s finance committee chair Man. Well i Don t know about replied the City treasurer. The committee also approved payment of a truck payroll amounting to it was diverted by the military to projects other than City projects. He also pointed out that the work done by the City in maintenance of communications and Protection of essential utilities w a s largely for the Protection of greater Winnipeg As a whole. In View of the tremendous amount of restoration work to he done on buildings electrical wiring and plumbing in flooded City areas the finance committee agreed that additions he made to the inspections Branch staff of the City s engineering department. To facilitate restoration four building inspectors five electrical inspectors and two plumbing inspectors will be hired for a two to four Noah period at a Cost of aluminium corrugated and ribbed for roofing and siding Sheet 5 to 14 n. Lengths 36" covered 32" wide 24 Send roof for and folder living full info minion. On Block a. L. Gunneville mfg. P. Q. Maintenance Crews were charge the Bill up by and a careful watch was being made. A now crossing Over the Seine Marion Bridge is expected to be ready sometime Friday. The Bridge was closed at 7 . Thursday. Reported to be seeping in Rikli gravel and Cement on the South approaches to both Osborne Ami Maryland Bridges. Army flood control Headquarters announced Friday that evacuation of Winnipeg hospitals had stopped thursday n get. In the past two weeks patients have been removed. The remaining hospitals Are operating at Jess than 50 per cent officials said. I flood Relief. Skid Bill to province we should pay it and then Send the Bill to the declared Aid. Sibonile pointing out that some of the trucks were registered with the City but Wero stockpile food control still have a Slock-1 pile of sandbags numbering than one million. At Midnight they expect to have bags or. Hand. I for the second successive Day the red Rose at Wahpeton n.d., headwaters of the River. During the 24 hours ending s Friday the increase was a Little More than it upon knit hosiery Jund it May cause some Inch Ione Nalt Inch. At Fargo the red wards of the about iwo inches at grand ing upward up to 9.30 Rainfall at win Forks Abou Nipes amounted to .4 inches at Emerson Pembina. N.d., .39 inches Over night at grand Forks .37, and at Fargo .38. At Rivers Man., 1.1 inches of rain fell. Slightly heavier Rains fell All along the Assiniboine River watershed than in the red River Valley. At Morris during the night flood level Rose one half Inch. Thirty men toiled through thursday night to ease the pressure of 70 Miles of flood kit pm which army and Kort Garry engineers said threat ened the River Heights and Crescent Wood residential areas. The men Canadian National railway Section men carved a 300 foot Gulley under the main track running to Emerson a Short Dis Tance from Mcgillivray Boulevard. Friday water rushed through inches at Morris. Inches and inches. It Rose at sic. Agathe the flood receding slightly was six inches below sunday s Peak. Meanwhile the Assini Poinc River at Brandon Rose nearly two inches overnight. Ii fell one half Inch at Portage. A Prairie and three and i half inches at rain and Snow fell at Brandon All thursday. Peter Mcdufee Brandon waterworks superintendent did not believe the Rise meant approaching flood conditions. Other authorities at Brandon did not think the Assiniboine would blood until sometime next week if at All. Little Souris mayor William Sterling of Melila said he thought Jie Little Souris River was swelling the As the gaping Hole joining several sin Boine. T has risen Arnost two cited by an Appeal to William Green president of the 76 Ameri can federation of labor unions n the United states. Nearly been rated for the fund by Van Couver and the amount it expected increase by when the City Council meets next week it ii expected they will vote this amount As further contribution to the fund. In Lethbridge alia., the total or Manitoba flood Relief stood at with indications that the amount would continue to grow. From Calgary came word that All prominent service groups in the natural breakthroughs Tho tracks. Original plans called for army engineers to blast the Section with dynamite. J. L. Charles chief Engineer of the company requested blasting operations to cease Fol lowing to preliminary explosions thursday. He feared a further demolition would permanently damage the Road bed. H. J. Bird director of the fort Garry Dike operations told the free press Friday that approximately 70 Miles of stretch ing behind fort Garry to the Southwest was hanging Over the necks of greater Winnipeg Resi dents. Aim of Breaks along the railway track he said was to maintain a balance Between the red and the Assiniboine. Standing on the roof of the Manitoba sugar company Plant Friday or. Bird pointed to the vast stretch of water behind the Plant and said if pressure in not released Here into the red it will go Light acro i Mcgillivray Boule Vard into River h e i g h several thousand houses would he an official of the sugar Plant said the building and its sugar supplies were valued at close to a six foot Wall of water surrounds the building. J approximately eight and one half Miles of dikes in fort Garry and surrounding districts were still holding Well or. Bird said. A thin line of sandbags reaches Down the South Side of Mcgillivray Boulevard set. Up hastily thursday As heavy winds raised the water level in that area As much As six inches. Col. Bird said the Boulevard saved men a terrific amount of work. Second Barrier along Crane Avenue army and civilian volunteers were still re 1 get at Melita in the past 10 Days. At Melita. Friday the Sou Ris was rising at a rate of three inches in 2-1 hours. Area of the town ust South of the Canadian Pacific track is inundated. Are keeping a else watch on the said the District Farmers Goodwill industries 70 Princess Street temporary Telephone 41611 phone and our truck will Call attention flood victims if your automobile is insured by general Exchange insurance corporation your automobile it protected for image by flood. If your automobile is insured by general Exchange insurance Corpora Tion and it Hac suffered flood damage do not Start or move the automobile but immediately report to general Exchange insurance corporation National Trust building Winnipeg. Telephone daytime 924 35i night time 402 630. To policyholders of the Mutual life of Canada the Mutual life of Canada is conscious of the difficulties which Many policyholders in the Winnipeg flood areas will experience in the payment of insurance premiums and wishes to assure its policyholders that special consideration will be granted those who because of flood conditions Are unable to make their payments when due. Our entire Manitoba organization is eager to give every assistance to policyholders in All matters relating to their policies this company. The Mutual life of Canada Branch offices 1th floor Somerset bldg. Winnipeg Man ;