Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 20, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition Winnipeg Clear today. Variable cloudiness sunday. Winds South at 15 Miles per hour to Day becoming West at 15 sunday. Low tonight and High sunday 40 and 65 degrees. Vol. 58 no. 198 46 pages Price 5 cents with comics Loc saturday May 20, 1950 59.7i4a am. T7 34 forecast variable cloudiness total drive set for donations a a Day canvass tuesday a a Day will hit Manitoba tuesday. Volunteer wages will be the slogan for the All out can Vass of businesses and Indus tries in greater Winnipeg and throughout the province for the Manitoba flood Relief fund. Every wage earner in every Plant office and factory will be asked to contribute at least one Day s pay to the fund. The support of employers radio stations and newspapers has been enlisted for the Cam donations to the fund be addressed to the Manitoba flood Relief fund Winnipeg. Pain the rest of Canada that Manitoba can help to pull itself out of a flood disaster. Plans for a a Day were announced today by the provincial committee of the Manitoba flood Relief fund. The committee chair Man Allan h. Watson of Winni Peg has urged 100 per cent sup port from every wage earner. Returns from the Campaign will be carried Over the air Waves from Winnipeg s five radio stations. Minute by min Ute contribution totals will be announced As they come in to the operation s Headquarters in the City Dairy building. Members of the 120-Man Provin Cial committee will brine in the subscription lists As they Are completed. The names the companies and the totals will be announced immediately. Not Only greater Winnipeg wage earners will have a Chance to boost Manitoba s own contribution to the flood Relief fund. Any one within Range of the Winnipeg radio stations May phone or wire in his donation. His name will be announced As Well. The Hood stricken Al ready has Given to the fund which will help flood victims restore their Homes their Furni Ture their household equipment their clothing. Here Are some of the recent highlights in the provincial Campaign Harold Bishop of the Mani tote exhibitors association announced that a special Midnight show will be held in the Capitol theatre tuesday. All proceeds from the Sale of the is per seat tickets will go to the fund. R. B. Russell announced that members of labor unions in Mani Toba were being asked to con tribute one hour s pay every pay Day for the next 12 months. That would come to about jb24 per Mem ber he said. In addition each local Union will pay per member. The plan is already in effect in the Winnipeg electric company. Booths have been opened in several Winnipeg stores to accept the plan is expected to spread across Canada under a committee headed by Percy censor of Winnipeg. In Ottawa j. S. Sinnott Vas on its Way Down in Winni Peg. D. M. Stephens provincial Deputy minister of mines and natural re sources said the situation looks Good now. I feel the water is on the Down Grade although it is too. Early to predict this is definitely army flood control Headquarters said late saturday morning there were indications the huge River created Lake in Southern Mani Toba was begin Ning to go Down a bit on the East Side. Only dark spots in the otherwise Bright picture were reports of a Rise of .68 of a foot in the red River level at Fargo n.d., and a Rise of .63 in the Assiniboine level at Brandon. The weather Bureau also said the Outlook for the future was none too Hope a disturbance was developing in the United states a weather spokesman said and was threatening to bring rain northward. Most critical Point in the greater Winnipeg flood defences according to army engineers was still the Long Dike system in fort Garry. This and All other main dikes through out the City were still holding sat urday morning. Except for Fargo the red dropped at Points grand Forks .74 feet Emerson .21 mor Ris .1 Lockport .1. The River has remained the same at Selkirk for three Days. Small recessions in the Assini Boine level were recorded at both Portage la Prairie and heading Ley. Army flood control saturday morning said there was no immediate danger to River Heights or Crescent Wood residential areas but the fort Garry Dike Garry engineers had caused was still considered extremely previous reports from army and consternation among River Heights residents who feared they Sec flood Page s today i Levei Lof Lood leave City stay Morton urges As some of the persons Ivhon have fled from Winnipeg in the past two weeks began to re turn to the City saturday Brig r. E. A. Morton warned them to stay feeling of secur Ity is Friday Only evacuee s quit Winnipeg. It was the lowest num ber since the general exodus first began two weeks ago. The flood fighting commander saturday renewed his plea for those who could leave greater Winnipeg to do so. The danger was not yet Over Brig. Morton emphasized. He termed unfortunate and dangerous any return to the flood area now. Totals for Friday s exodus were. By Road 444 air 107 railways and by bus 575. Winnipeg River flood forecast a record food is expected in 10 Days on the Winnipeg River. ,1. A Sanger City Hydro manager reported saturday that water appeared to be reaching a Peak High on the Winnipeg River. He advised however that the Power situation would Likely no1 be affected greatly. All arrange ments Are being made for com plete p r o t e c o n. We be been through Small talk another few Days should ;