Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 22, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition leg Winnipeg Cloudy Clearing at night tinting warm. Light winds. Low tonight and High tuesday 50 and 70. Vol 58 no. 199 26 pages Price 5 cents with comics Loc Winnipeg monday May 22, 1950 Sun my 5-.3s . Moon Row . Sun set . Moon set . Forecast warm prime minister repeats Aid pledge River level drops to 30 feet i heavy rain held lurking menace the red River at Long last monday began to drop in Earnest. Indications were that Only a heavy rainfall could now halt the downward trend Iii greater Winnipeg. At 1 . Monday the level dropped to 30 feet above Datum according to the official Reading at the James Avenue jumping station. This is the lowest Point the River has reached since May 12 when it Vas still on its Way up to the ecord High of 30.3 feet during 22 hours Floater policy holders to get sensation k up to 1 . Mon flood victims holding Persona property Floater insurance policies will receive compensation for damage done to their furniture or personal effects. This was announced monday in a joint statement by All licenced insurance companies writing this Type of policy in Manitoba. Those persons who hold Floater policies and who have claims have been asked by the companies to notify their insurance agent or company at once in writing if possible. Requested Are the name prior to the flood present temporary and Drem and policy number if Ible. Other items such As additional living expenses and costs Neces sary to protect household Furni Ture and personal effects May also be recoverable after loss or dam age has been incurred under terms of the policies. However the insurance firms Point out that As this is addition Al Protection offered these claims can Only be considered when All the facts Are known and the adjusters have made necessary inspections. Insurance firms state ment wid More adjusters and company officials were being flown to Manitoba from other provinces to Speed up service to flood a Central adjusting office has been established in Winnipeg. It is ready to function As claims Are re ported and flood conditions permit inspection of premises. Floater policy holders Are sex to do everything they can to protect household furniture Anc personal effects from further damage the statement notes. All danger has commented within their Power and working Brig. J. W. Brice Deputy director under difficult conditions every of flood control thing possible will be done to serve foot or approximately two and one Quarter inches. No rain is in the immediate offing according to the meteorological of fice. Showers forecast for Mon Day in Saskatchewan May move into Manitoba tuesday but there is no sign of an extensive rain area a weather office spokesman said. The River s drop in Winnipeg plus reports of continued recession at All Southern Mani Toba Points Lead flood experts to estimate that the fall will probably accelerate in the next few Days. However authorities continue to emphasize that danger of Addi ional flooding in greater Winni Peg is still a Long Way from past. Evacuation is still being urged by flood control Headquarters and those who have already quit the warned levs1 d48kw23-c of too 75% formula to apply Here the principles and considerations that applied in the granting of Federal financial Aid in the Fraser Valley flood of 1948 will apply to the Dominion provincial financial arrangements to be worked out for the red River Valley floods prime minister Louis St. Laurent re emphasized City Are not to come Back yet. Higgins Avenue subway was flooded sunday night and closed to ail traffic. The damage was regarded at flood control Headquarters As a reminder to citizens that danger continues to exist. It is highly significant that this subway damage should occur at a i time when Many people feel that policyholders the insurance firms promised. Ottawa Grants for . Polio victims Ottawa May 22 eral Grants totalling More than have been earmarked for the rehabilitation of poliomyelitis patients in British Columbia the health department announced monday. The Grants continue a pro gramme started last year on the recommendation of the . Health the floor of this subway weakened and gave Way be cause of the water pressure from he added. There Are Many other Winni Peg and District thoroughfares subjected to this same pres sure the Deputy director said that on advice of engineers serious damage to the . Main line trestle tinted might efforts result from to keep the con sub Way open so that the project was being diked Oft. Pumping is being controlled so that safety of the overhead trestle is ensured at the same time As flooding of the surrounding Dis tomorrow is All out a a Day Relief goal in 24 hours Manitoba will go All out to help its own flood victims on a a Day tuesday. A goal of has been set for he one Day drive. Employees will be salted to Volunteer their wages to contribute at least one Day s pay to the Manitoba flood Relief fund. Labor unions employers Urtidio stations and newspapers Are backing the Campaign to show the rest of Canada that Manitoba is doing its top rank entertainers set giant show for flood fund the biggest radio extravaganza Ever staged in Canada the red River Relief rally will bring iop stars of the entertainment world to help increase the National tide of Relief rolling towards Manitoba. The giant show will go out Friday Over nearly every station in Canada from Maple Leaf department and Are met from the strict is prevented. West coast province s share in the to annual Federal Grant for work among crippled children. Residents of Brandon Flats got see flood Page 6 Small talk boy thai sure Good getting a first hand View of Winnipeg s flood Hon. Stuart Garson Federal minister of Justice prime minister Louis St. Laurent and his daughter mrs. Hugh o Donriee Wade through the water covered streets during the prime minister s four hour inspection tour sunday. Sunday. The Federal government in the Fraser Valley flood paid 75 per cent of the costs of lighting the flood and building permanent remedial works. And while not accepting any direct responsibility for damage to private property Ottawa also made a Cash Grant to the coast province of the bulk of which was spent on Relief and the re habilitation of private property. Recalling that the Federal government had stepped in with assistance in the Fraser Valley blood the prime minister said the Federal government wished to treat All canadians in All parts of Canada in the same or. St. Laurent made hip slate ments regarding forthcoming Dominion Aid for the flood stricken red River Valley during a press conference at the fort Garry hotel sunday night. Nearly 50 reporters crowded into the room to question the prime minister. The co Fer ence was Cut Short w h in he was rushed off to n provincial government reception in an other part of the hotel. The prime minister also 1. Discussed possible remedial measures that might be taken Manitoba to prevent the red Over flowing and said the problem was being studied by the International joint commission. 2. Toured the inundated areas in greater Winnipeg and f lev Over the flooded Valley. 3. Reported he found no de s Pendency among flood Wear Winni Eggers and congratulate them upon retaining their West spirit of Enterprise undiminished. 4. Said the Federal government would not Deal directly i h individuals in providing financial a distance. It would Deal with the provincial government. 5. Expressed Confidence tha canadians everywhere would us port the Manitoba flood re lie fund. Pressed for details pressed by newspapermen give details on How the financing of the big Job of rehabilitation would be carried out or. St. Laur ent replied with some heat that he could not say any More than he had already said in Parlia ment. May 8 the prime minister read to the House the text of a Telegram he had despatched to Premier d. L. Campbell. In it he promised that in arriving at the amount of Federal assistance to St. Laurent has strenuous Day in City prime minister Louis St. Laurent had a strenuous schedule sunday. It was tiring to other members of his party much younger than his is years. Hero is what he did flew for five hours from Ottawa to Winnipeg. Had a rough flight up the Kert River Valley making come passengers air sick. Was whisked by open jeep through rain squalls and dust. Bumped across rutted and Roi Irh terrain on a four hour tour by jeep of the dikes. Bounced in an outboard motor boat through Choppy Waves Mcgillivray Lake to the water isolated Manitoba sugar Plant. I climbed forr flights of Steep stairs to the factory s roof to View the flood. Stopped off at canteens and hospitals to say a. Few sheltered under a hot Blister ing Sun. Tramped with heavy rubber boots across countless Sand bags. Waded through water up to his Knees in Wildwood. Signed scores of autograph books. Gulped a lunch of Coffee and doughnuts. Completed the Dike tour at 7.45 . Conferred with government officials during m. Hurried dinner. Attended a conference at 9 -s spoke at a provincial govern ment reception at 10 . The province we shall apply the same principles As those upon which our assistance to the Bri Columbia lie proposes West leaders meet Stalin Paris May 22 lie Secretary general of the United nations urged Premier Georges Bidault monday to sit Down with Premier Josef Stalin and other world leaders in an Effort to Settle the cold War before it is too late. Or. Lie talked for 90 minutes with Stalin last week in Moscow. He went there to feel out russian leaders on the possibility of con. Settling the differences Between gardens in Toronto. J already the National fund in Aid of flood beleaguered Mani to bans has become a flood tide sweeping towards its objective of a week end wave of brought the fund total to by saturday. Officials believe that the million Dollar Mark will be reached by dreamed up by two former Winnipeg radioman the glint flood the fund air How will go nut Over All 11 Csc radio stations and More than 100 Pri vote stations Crow the coun try. Miss Margaret Truman singing daughter of the United states has been invited to per orm on the Benefit show. Artists those who have already consented to appear include George Formby the British comedian sir Ernest Macmillan and his 100 piece Toronto symphony orches tra Fred Waring and his pennsylvanians Giselle singing Star for Merly of St. Boniface George Murray Tenor and radio commentator. John Fisher St. Laurent admires indomitable spirit admiration of the indomitable spirit of Manitoba flood fighters As exemplified by Miles upon Miles of dikes in the greater Winnipeg area was voiced by prime mini Ster Louis St. Laurent when he toured the flooded areas sunday. Despite the devastation he Naid he found no every one he had spoken to appeared anxious to get on with the Job of rehabilitation. I am Happy to see that the Western spirit of Enterprise has not been materially affected or altered by this he said Fol lowing his four hour tour of the dikes in greater Winnipeg. He was convinced the flood will not prove to be a permanent setback to the continued Prosperity of Manitoba cavalcade the military jeeps carrying the prime minister and Hon. Stuart Gar Sori minister of Justice were the idea for the show came As followed by a Large motor Caval Cade. The string of cars transported army officers and a Large corps of newspapermen and photographers representing Canadian United states and United kingdom news papers. Garbed in dark Grey business suit of conservative Cut a Black Homburg hat and hip High rubber boots the distinguished gentleman of erect bearing attracted consid Erable attention wherever be went. Amateur camera enthusiasts competed with the press photographers looking for a Good shot and Auto graph Hunters held up the Caval Cade at its frequent tops. Despite the and of hit jeep ride them year old first minister seemed to elem As he kept Pace with the army conducting the Tow. He travelled by jeep and on foot Alo Ibling through water up to knee he was to town tha Aifala thu Hotd a result of a Telephone Conversa Tion Between Hugh Newton pub Lic relations consultant in Tor onto and Waldo Holden sales manager of station cfr3 in Tor onto. Or. Holden was formerly with Krc in Winnipeg while or. Newton served both Krc and the first sky in this City. George Formby wired from Britain that he would he glad to Fly to Toronto for the Maple Lent gardens How which incidentally it an my trans Canada air lines will Fly or. Fornsby and american Stara in to Toronto free of charge. Free gardens Conn smythe managing director of the Maple Leaf gardens is donating the uie of the Toronto Emporium for the show which by Bio show Pat i beleaguered City. Brief of rain fell during the four hour tour. The prime minister had a hectic Day. He flew on a specially chartered trans Canada airlines air Craft from Ottawa to Winnipeg but before Landing at Stevenson Field the prime minister s party was flown to grand Forks up the red River Valley to still Frozen Lake Winnipeg then Back to Winnipeg. The five hour flight was tiring but or. St. Laurent had no time to rest. He and members of his party were met at the Airfield by Premier d. L. Campbell Brig. R. See tour Page 6 free press supplement to am fund a word and picture report of the ism Manitoba flood was published monday by the Winnipeg free Prew free of Cost for the Manitoba flood belief fund. Main purpose of the four Page suppl extent to bring the of the province s flood victims to the attention of the rect of Canada and the United thousands of copies Are be ing carom the continent by industries and other organization in Mani Toba. Additional Copley May be obtained Post free by writing or phoning Maitland Sternkopf Rice chairman of the Manitoba division by Semer Jet building Winnipeg the Phr a a Mew iu4it. Tion. Behind the plan is the provincial committee of the Manitoba flood Relief fund headed by Allan h. Watsen of Winnipeg. Five Winnipeg radio stations will be linked to. Bring on the Lour returns during the Day As subscription lists Are completed rom industries and businesses in Winnipeg and in other parts of lie province within Range of the air Waves the company s name and total will be broadcast. Anyone in Manitoba who wants to make a donation tuesday May have his name announced As Weli. A House wife a Farmer a store owner has Only to phone this Winni Peg number 934 131. A special Battery of phones Anc Tabulator has been set up in the City Dairy building to handle the returns. As fast As they come in they will be broadcast. By monday the province s contributions to the fund stood at a 120-member commit be in Winnipeg was pushing the drive to every town and Village n the province. Other highlights other highlights of the Manitoba drive Over the week end were a contribution of from the Winnipeg foundation was announced by chief Justice e. A. Mcpherson chairman of the advisory Board. Manitoba s doctors had already contributed to the fund. Further Large returns Are expected or. P. H. T. Thorlakson of Winnipeg reported to the winnipeg1 committee sunday. Winnipeg Grain companies and associates contributed a total of by saturday. Recent donations included from the Mccabe Grain company and from the Kiewel brewing company limited. of the Manitoba exhibitors association reported hat letters of Appeal sent to All Trade publications in the show wond will cover the a Booth funds for the Campaign will be set up at the forthcoming Industrial Trade fair in Toronto by members of the Needle trades in Winnipeg said m. Nea Man. Travellers passing through Winnipeg Are making donations special Booths have been set up in so a a Dat Ley floods was the prime minister pointed out that a Federal provincial commis Sion had been appointed. It consists of Bruce Shaw. Winnipeg and j. B. Carswell of Vancouver the former appointed by the province and the latter by the Federal government. Big Job or. Carswell and or. Shaw have a big Job ahead of said the prime minister. All those who have suffered something Concrete they can count upon. The commissioners will turn n a report As soon As the commission s terms of reference required it to inquire into the nature and extent of the floor damage. It was to consider the Cost of fighting the flood and the pro Viding of emergency Relief and o emergency precautions to guard against the recurrence of such flood conditions. Later in. A Brief speech at the provincial government s reception the prime minister discussed remedial measures that might be see St. Laurent Page 7 essay or. Lie will repeat his arguments for a top level cold War each Effort to it. Hon. Ernest 3evin, British foreign Secretary and possibly prime minister Cle ment Attlee. Wednesday he will Fly to the United states for similar talks with president Truman and Dean Acheson . State Secretary. Before he went to Moscow he sail the cold War could Lead Only to a shooting War sooner or later and an Effort to Bridge the East West Gap must be made this year. Afoul education group elects Muir president Toronto May 22 up James Muir of Montreal presi Dent of the Royal Bank of can Ada has been elected president of the Canadian association for adult education it was announced monday at opening sessions of the National conference on adult Edu cation. New Council members include or. John Friesen Harold Fry miss Margaret Nix and mrs. K. Russen Holt Winnipeg. City to gather data on affected Homes a detailed Survey of flood Levels m houses throughout the City was ordered monday by Winnipeg s Lood control committee. It was agreed that positive Evi Dence should be gathered immediately of present flood conditions through photographs and exhaust Ive reports. We Are going to be asked for evidence. Now is the time to get mayor Garnet Coulter declared. He pointed out that figures quoted sunday by prime min ister Louis St. Laurent were a tempera Turea readings during the 24 hour end Lonj at 6.30 . Tuesday Werf Tei period Vancouver 46 Calgary 33 Edmonton 44. Shut current 45 Saint Aton. 41 Regina 39 Brandon 48 i Knipes. Port our chill 30 fort Arthur 39 Toronto 41 Ottawa. 3 Montreal k Max. Prec. 66 70 64 72 65 65 70 41 is 77 7s 71 m .09 to. .04 to. To. To. .10 .05 .04 far below those already in the hands of civic officials. I think we should make a de ailed Check ourselves of houses flooded within the City said the mayor. The task of arranging the Lur vey was left with the City s re establishment committee under the chairmanship of n. S. Bubbis general manager of the greater Winnipeg water District. Two stage Job or. Bubbis described the Survey As a two stage Job the first involving evidence of present water Levels in City Homes the second stage that of estimating actual damage after the water has receded. A said he thought he could obtain the co operation of City photographers in getting pictures of flooded districts. We need actual Vural Evi Dence a pictorial count of flood affected Hornet. We will have to dividing the into flooded above lint floor level from Thoie see Survey f ;