Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 20, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday May 20, 1950 water drinkers find life of abstinence a bit Tough a Winnipeg Ger returning to his flood stricken Home City gets the Shock of his life when he turns on the faucet. Something s happened to the tasty sparkling Shoal Lake water that once the stuff that Corries Forth now Adays when there ii still threat of flood borne typhoid fever enough to make any. True native swear off it for the duration of tils stay. Through 80 Miles of rocks Trees and Prairie Winnipeg s drinking water is drawn from Shoal Lake on the Manitoba Ontario Boundary. In . Before flood Days it was a Limpid fluid that Slid easily Down the mask tender Throat. Heavily chlorinated now a precautionary measure while the City literally fights for its existence against the hooding ked River Winnipeg s water been heavily it s Safe it can he drunk without boiling but it s awful Twenty pounds chlorine go into each Gallons. The pre flood proportion was seven to in summer five to in Winter. Each Day City chemists lest the water advising an increase or de cease in the flow of microbe killing chlorine As necessary. Any reasonable reporter would a it s necessary and conducive to health. By t it in t Winnipeg water any More. Ask your druggist a ids for stomach disorders More about flood continued from Page 3 hot Ruo met com. Heaters and furnaces stops headache even for double the Price you can t buy anything better than faced inundation of their whole District Headquarters said. Engineers report consequently an engineering reconnaissance was carried out through the entire area Friday night. These Are the highlights of the report level of Mcgillivray Lake behind the fort Garry Dike line West of Pembina Highway is 36.9 feet above Datum or 764.4 feet i above sea level. Most of River Heights area is from 760 to 764 feet above sea level but is protected by two rail Way embankments both of which Are 767.5 feet above sea level. After two Days of intermit Lenl rain a Brilliant Sun shone Down saturday morning on the still dark Vista of. The flooded red River Valley. Two particular Bright spots were discernible in the devastated area. One was at Letellier where flood Waters had dropped seven inches since May 14. The other was at do Niininen City which welcomed residents Hack irom evacuation. At recently flooded san Cord too a turn for the better. La Salle recedes overnight la Salle River flood Valois receded one Inch to ease a situation that had been growing serious. I flood control Field Headquarters Garry municipal tial sat urday. Reported All dikes in the greater Winnipeg area holding Well while at the same Lime con Stant surveillance of both main and secondary Dilores was continuing. Optimistic picture the picture at fort Garry As far As the workers were concerned was optimistic one official said. Water level near Mcgillivray Boulevard had dipped slightly and i pumping operations have begun on the North Side of the Boulevard. Water broke through at two St. Mary s dam May be approved Ottawa May 20 cart. Hon. J. G. Gardiner agriculture minister said Friday night in the commons he Hopes to sign Satur Day the agreement with Alberta the St. Mary s dam Long sought irrigation project. He told the chamber during study of his departmental Esti mates that a copy of the agreement signed by the Alberta government reached his office Friday eve Ning. Earlier Friday w. D. Wye Medicine hat appealed in the commons for Federal action to Speed Western Prairie irrigation develop ment especially in the dry areas of Southern Alberta. Speaking during consideration of agriculture department estimates lie said he realized there Are cer lain interests in Eastern Canada who Are against the government spending too much Money on Western but the Western Farmers were the men who lad done most in helping keep Hose who were criticizing i Riga Ion schemes. The International Meridian con Ference held at Washington d.c., in 1884, established the Meridian passing through Greenwich eng land As the prime Meridian from which time was to be reckoned. Wanted by new Industrial concern an experienced Man to manage new Oil Burner and fur Nace manufacturing Industry. Experience to include Gen eral business administration and sales Opportunity to invest financially will be considered. Please do not apply unless you have had business experience. Box 2103 free press. Points along the Boulevard thurs Day and Friday but was quickly stopped up. Brig. R. E. A. Morton army flood commander said saturday it is hoped that the residents of River Heights will nevertheless take the same interest in diking As other threatened localities have done in greater at St. Jean Baptiste South of Winnipeg Reeve a. S. Beaubien was cheerful. Sunshine today is us All he said from the Middle of his water covered town. Here the flood had dropped seven inches since May 14, but As yet no evacuees Are returning. Boats Are still the Only transport on St. Jean s main Street. We re getting along f Reeve added. He was prep Man a Barge that would me. Repair the this free Tress airs Liot taken saturday morning is looking North the m Mcgillivray Boulevard Dike in fort Garry. In the foreground is the flood water from the South. In the Centre Are fort Garry Homes immediately threatened the Dike collapse. In the background Are Crescent Wood and River Heights. Province releases Homecoming details details of operation Rainbow the proposed plan for returning flood victims to their Homes after the water subsides were released sat urday by Fernier d. L. Campbell. The plan drawn up by a join civilian in Illary committee under Brig. R. S. Malone and Brig. W. Scour overalls an d work clothes solvent cleaned without shrinkage picked up and delivered where available or bring to our Plant. Phone 37061 dyers cleaners limited Fine tailors furriers shirt launderers Portage at Young outliving areas for stranded cattle. It was an operation he and his companions hoped to Complete by sunday night. St. Apathy Waters overnight there was no flood water recession at Ste. Agathe up the line. Some women were reported tired of evacuation and returning to their Homes. Here the town itself is not badly flooded but surrounding areas form part of the now famous but uncharted. Lake Morris. While the town of Letellier was still comparatively snug behind its dikes accumulated rain water had flooded some of its basements. The Highway to Winnipeg Viji let Ellice Altona Mort Len and Carman was barely Pai Sable a correspondent Genterl. He made the trip Friday night., and Hud to he pushed through two mile stretch a the Annn Letellier piece. The red Cross is making a first class Job of livestock feeding and Salvage this correspondent stated. Three barges to serve this area alone have by Iza Tion. No has been turned Over to the provincial government As a recommended outline of rehabilitation procedures. Co ordination of the operation would be carried out by a Central of its recommendations be provincial commit with local the report has been Talon under municipal committees dealing with advisement by the provincial gov ocal problems. Jern ment. It is expected that Many the report suggests that provi Sion be made for reimbursing municipalities who arc looking after evacuees. T High lights 1. Control in far As pos sible of the return of evacuees 1.0 their Homes with extensive use of press and radio facilities to inform people of local conditions. J programmes will offer 2. Financial assistance for trans fare. Pictures will be Portal Ion of returning evacuees the International Organ notice our temporary Telephone number 591472 we Are still in a position to service the pump needs of the Public in the same satisfying manner As we have been doing during this flood crisis. X All Sixes types of pumps in Stock up to or Gas see us for your requirements City machinery co. 783 main St. It North of the . Subway Assiniboine rises a foot at Brandon Brandon May 20 special the unpredictable Assiniboine River had risen one foot in the e past 30 hours and stood at 14.3 feet above Datum at s . Saturday Peter Mcduffe Brandon waterworks superintendent told the free press. It had risen six inches Midnight Friday he said. Its present level was still Inch below the Peak reached thus far this year in april but its steady Rise during the past two Days was cause for concern or. Mcduffe thought. The Assiniboine s level had Maine Days. Static at 13.3 for several cars passenger car owners in the River Heights and Crescent Wood area willing to offer their services Are urgently required for shift work for the following hours from 11 . To 1 . 11 . 1o 7 . 9 . To 3 . 3 . To 6 Drivers will be quartered and1 fed please phone Central Volun Teer Bureau 335 52.1. B life London May 20 czechs saturday were sentenced n Prague to life imprisonment Lor helping refugees to flee the country advices reaching London said. Six others got lesser terms. Enjamin rothers Ltd. Specialists sewer and water 86? tache ave. St. Boniface Mir. Phones 204 256 207 470 Moulton College 70-88 Bloor Street East Toronto residential and Day school for girls Grade j to Central acct tits Roomy residences to Strtt ave gymnasium a feb act Droit standards school re opens sept. 13th for illustrated a Roc fare Writt the Prinzi Fol 1-50 miss Marjorie Trotter. The main engineering com Mittee. Since too Early entry into contaminated Homes endangered not Only the occupants but everyone s life and the report slates orderly re entry into Safe Homes is essential. An efficient business organization can do this work quickly and economically. And since the Cost will in any eventuality he assessed Hack to the flood fund we strongly recommend the most Eftic enl Organiza Tion carried oul1, although the govern ment has not committed itself. More about fund continued trom Page 1 in addition hundreds of donations have been sent direct to Relief fund Headquarters in Winnipeg b arid firms. It is expected additional funds will be raised the tag Day planned for saturday by the Toronto municipal chapter o the Imperial order daughters o the the presbyterian Church in can Ida announced Friday night it will Send a Cheque for to mayor Coulter and the women s Mission Ary society will add an additional sum next tuesday. It tuis been Learned he. Mas sey Harris company will Send from its staff and officials. The lamp buy also announced free service will provided in repairing farm equipment Lumu Rcd by i flood. A corps of service men is expected to arrive in the flooded area at a later Date. Department and Chain stores operating throughout Canada have decided to open Booths in All their stores to collect Money for the fund it was Learned Friday. About Booths will be in operation before the end of the week. Residents of , b.c., Are going All out to raise Money for Manitoba flood victims. The Nan Aimo chamber of Commerce and the mayor of Nanaimo have joined j in a fund for flood refugees. Radio station Chub is also collecting Money and forwarding it to Winni Peg 4 provided they adhere to instructions. 3. Organization of local clean up squads for decontamination pump no and cleaning of individual buildings. 4. Establishment of the opera Ion on a business basis with paid employees and rented equipment. 5. Placarding of buildings which Lave been certified As fit for re entry this to be done by District sanitary inspectors or clean up Crew supervisors. 6. Entry to private Homes by clean up Crews to be permitted Only by authorization of owners. The report also suggests the sys tem of priorities for rehabilitation work with top priority going to maintenance of existing dikes until the Rix or subsides. Other priorities in order of importance include restoration of roads railways and. Bridges sewage services water Supply disposition of refuse restoration of electricity further roadwork and repair of private property. Central control one of the Basic principles of the plan the report states is that there be a certain amount of centralized control where vital and in the Public interest. While Over All control will be exercise provincial government much of the actual carrying out of the plan be done by the municipalities. An engineering committee composed of representatives of the provincial Public works department the municipalities and builders Asso first run supplied ree of charge by the film the projectionists will change. Donate their services and Edmon ton theatre managers will serve As Ushers. Commercial travellers in Calgary arc a monster radio auction for Manitoba flood Relief. Scheduled for june 3, the auction will be conducted Over Calgary s radio stations. The travellers sponsored similar blockbuster drives for War saving Stamps during the second world War. Wholesalers will be approached for donations of merchandise Freedom among the Peoples of to be auctioned off. The London Branch of plaid the sum of has Heen Cymru Welsh nationalists put donated by Grace Church on the this argument to the Secretary of Hill Toronto. This is the Cash balance of the Church s food for Britain project and was for warded by Rev. G. H. Dowker. The new twist Asia Home Rule Welsh ask same London May 20 Reuters Welsh nationalists ignored by the British government in their Campaign for self government for Wales have turned to Dean ache son United states state Secretary for support it was disclosed Fri Day. Seizing a recent As their Opportunity statement by or. that the . Welcomed the growing demand for National citations co ordinate Alloca Tion of surplus equipment ensure adequate provision of material and labor and advise local authorities on particular problems. Kocul would operate in Liaison with Rector who was formerly George s anglican Church at St. other National Nan Trihus tons Friday and Early saturday were Imperial tobacco company general motors of Canada. To Aid Southern Manitoba flood Canadian breweries limited manufacturers life insurance company and tip top tailors Toronto s6.500. Meanwhile Ashi in the Case since the opened a week Iko telegrams and let ters toured into fund head quarters offering the assist Ance and co Orni Tiomi of items papers radio stations and charitable organizations in appealing for and collecting Money for he fund. The mayors of 11.300 cities towns villages and smaller municipalities across Canada have been asked by the Manitoba flood re Lief fund to Start local campaigns to Aid Southern Manitoba flood victims. If it is lust for these nations to govern themselves is equally just that Wales one of the oldest nations of Europe the same should have More about aftermath continued from Page 1 at Norquay school Scotia District Lux Lon school and possibly Assini Boine District Gordon Bell school. Teams of inspectors along with social welfare workers ked Cross and Community club representatives could All operate from their respective Headquarters. Because of potential dangers involved in restoration in flooded areas or. Bubbis recommended that the Public be fully informed by Means of a special Phot. Financial problems May hamper the Progress of rehabilitation flood devastated Winnipeg. Assure Winnipeg s flood control com Mittee was warned saturday that industries and trades could not be expected to carry on Restora lion work without some Assurance the request for Aid was in the form of a letter which authorized the mayors to organize a local committee and to collect payment either from mum i under the auspices of the Relief fund. J Winnipeg fund officials feel that a great Many contributions will be forthcoming As a result of this new la Peai which will reach persons in the smaller centres who have1 no Central organization to handle fund collections. A Diamond Bracelet flood parities householders or some other source. This problem of finances is very is. S. By ibis chairman of the City s re establishment committee de eared. Or. Bubbis also suggested that the recently appointed Royal com Mission apply a general formula in assessing flood damage. If it is done on an individual fell into a Kitchener ont., family s laundry bundle and the Mani i Ito a flood Relief fund is s10 Rich a basis two Ake years 33ld or i a hut desperate Effort to save a precious chair is made by this Winnipeg citizen As the flood Waters Rise in his flood stricken Bouse. The water is Waist deep and still rising and he has very Little Hope of keeping his remaining pieces of furniture. The Manitoba flood Relief fund has been organized in Winnipeg to help such people and its objective of dollars is to be used to help flood sufferers re establish them selves. Donations to fund May he made to any Bank in Canada or direct to Manitoba flood fund in Winnipeg. The Bracelet turned up Friday at the laundry office. The owner whose name was not made Public offered a Reward. In declining the Reward the proprietor suggested the Money be donated to the flood Relief fund. This was immediately done. It was estimated that Saskatchewan s i fund Friday passed the Mark. The Roy Ward Dickson fun Parade show thursday in Regina netted still farther West Van Couver s mayor Charles Tho Mixon. Indicated was Hope for Manitoba Bob Hope that is. Mayor Thompson said he telegraphed the ski nosed comedian and asked him to appear in a. Benefit show to he held in Vancouver. Proceeds will of to flood Vic Arthur Lascelles Toronto s City treasurer disclosed Friday that has been received at City Hall Ai contributions to the fund Bubbis. Aid. C. E. Simonite suggested that a member of the City s flood control committee should sit in with the Royal commission. Aluminium corrupted ribbed for roofing and siding Sheet s to 14 4 it. Tenths s6" covered a wide 24. Roof Tor trim and Lull Imio Lauhon. Nim to r from a. L gun Neule mfg. A Trette t. Q. Aid. Graham accepting on behalf of the ciry army Navy Ai Force veterans in Canada Cheque in the amount of s 000.00 for flood Relief. Left to right a. Banks pics. Winnipeg unit Chas. 1st vice pros. It. Carry unit no. 60 a. Bruce. Provincial pros. Aid Craham. Notice to contractors we wish to announce that we Are now in a position to deliver Concrete Sand gravel Cement plaster products and other builders supplies building products Coal co. Ltd. Phone 42313 423-12 42311 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 Ibi. Of fresh Chloride at Lime with a Little water in a pail to make a paste. Add enough water to fill the pail and allow the Jim to Settle. The Clear mixture should be distributed widely Over the basement water and stirred As much at possible. 2. Other chlorine compound powder in amounts sufficient to equal 1 or 2 ibs. Of Chloride of Lime. 3. Liquid chlorine compounds bleach under various Trade Namei 3 or 4 pints May be substituted. Disinfection of basements after removal of water once the water has left the basement take immediate to remove All Silt mud and filth. This May entail the use of a Hose buckets of water or rough scrubbing. Remove All movable encourage drying by opening All windows and if possible the addition of heat from 3 Furnace or stove. All surfaces which have been exposed to flood Waters should be disinfected. Chloride of Lime solution 1 la. To 4 gals. Of water or compounds As specified above. The solution May be applied to smooth surface i with a Brush or Broom. Rough surfaces particularly the Earth Walls of partial Faraie Menti Etc. May be prayed with a Small hand sprayer. The use of flooded Homes Homes my be used with file Odd 10 at the water contained in them ii disinfected by Chloride of Lime or chlorine solution every four Days. If the main Moor level of a building hat been reached by flood water return to the Home should be delayed until the living Ana in been thoroughly cleaned and the floor in particular have been disinfected in the manner outlined. When in doubt Call the City health department ;