Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 23, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free tuesday May 23, 1950 Page it flood fund group formed in Ottawa by Hugh Boyd Ottawa May 23 special Han Tobani Here have organized a committee to father contributions Lor the Manitoba flood Relief fund. Announcement to Thil effect was Nade simultaneously tuesday afternoon in the House of commons the Senate by g. G. Weir . For Portage la Prairie and senator a. L. Beaubien. Or. Weir Heads the new committee which is composed of officials of the House and Senate press gallery representatives and parliamentarians. Or. Weir said the people of the province of Manitoba and particularly Hoie of the and farms along the red River from the United states Boundary to Lake Winnipeg and in the Muni adjacent to the City Winnipeg As Well As the City Lla Elf Are experiencing at the recent time one of the wont economic that has Ever occurred in any part of Canada. The extent of the damage and the loss in property and personal effects caused by the flooding Waters of the red River May never be property assessed or recovered. That government assistance will be needed on a huge scale there is no doubt. Already there have come generous offers of assistance from other provinces and from sources outside Canada but More will be needed. With the object of assisting in is tour cni1d taty acting Olson Tow system Good Tor children and sex lax chocolate laxative the rehabilitation of those whose Homes and properties have been destroyed a voluntary flood Relief fund has been established. It is known As the Manitoba flood re Lief fund. The chairman of the fund is w. H. Manning president of the great West life Assurance com Pany Winnipeg. The objective is to raise believing that there Are Many members of the Cenate the House of commons the press gallery the staff of the Senate and the House of com Mons As Well As other Ottawa people who would like to con tribute to this fund representatives from Manitoba have organized a committee which will be prepared to accept contributions to this fund. The personnel of the committee is As follows w. G. Weir j. Arthur Ross Stanley h. Knowles House of commons Hon. A. L. Beaubien the Senate Chester a. Bloom John Bird press gallery l. Clare Moyer staff of the Senate h. Crossley Sherwood staff of the House of commons. Any member of this committee will accept contributions and arrange to Issue the proper receipt International red Cross would help Ottawa May 23 up Pau Ruegger president of the inter National red Cross committee Geneva Switzerland arrived in Ottawa tuesday from Montreal for a two Day before leaving for Toronto. Or. Ruegger said he would not be Able to visit the flood-ravagec1 City of Winnipeg during his present tour but would Confer with Cana Dian red Cross officials in Toronto thursday on the flood situation. If the Canadian red Cross officials request said or. Rueg Ger the International body would try to organize world Aid for the Manitoba Uruguay is the smallest of the South american republics. Roll the perfect smoke the perfect cigarette tobacco deaths and funerals credit Secretary Roy Oberlin Dies Swan River Man. The funeral service for Roy Oberlin 50, who died at his Home Here May 16, following a Short illness was held saturday in the Baptist Church. Rev. Hugh Cowan officiated and serial was in Birchwood cemetery pallbearers were t. G. Leggitt e. Madson c. Hunt b. Allen w. Cox and f. Hamilton. Born at Broomhill Man., june 15, 1s99, or. Oberlin moved with tils parents to Melita in 1905. He received his education in Melita school and at the Manitoba Agri cultural College in Winnipeg. Com no to Swan River in 1919, he mar ried Ann Urquhart nov. 11, 1925. Active in Community work or. Oberlin was Secretary of Little Woody school Board for nine years and Secretary the Woody Valley credit Union for the past eight years. He is survived by his widow three sons Walter Peter Ana Kenneth at Home his father j. K. Oberlin of Melita two Brothers c. W. Oberlin of Winnipeg and t. B. Oberlin at Melita and three Sisters mrs. R. Davis of Melita mrs. J. Mutch of Transcona and mrs. M. Dobbin of Strathclair Man. Mrs. G. E. Fraser Melita Man. The funeral service for mrs. Mary Elizateth Fraser 77, wife of g. E. Fraser who died thursday at her Home Here was held sunday in Victoria United Church. Rev. D. L. Gordon officiated and burial was in the local cemetery. Pallbearers were d. Smith to. E. Coates a. Bartholomew w. Harmon sr., t. W. Wyatt and r. Lamport. Born in England mrs. Fraser came to can Ada at the age of nine months with her family who settled near Toronto. She married at Kingston ont., in 1897 and moved to Sarrina ont., in 1902. Coming to Manitoba in 1903, or. And mrs. Fraser settled in the West Brenda District in 1904, and in 1907 moved to a farm in the Browns District where they lived until their retirement n 1943. Besides her husband mrs. Fraser is survived by a daughter mrs. Reg Panton new West Minster . And three sons Ernest of Silverton Man., Charles of Vancouver Island ., and Ken Neth of Melita. Leonard Denny Watson the funeral service for Leonard Denny Watson 25, Aero Engineer with Parsons airways of 108 Rupert Road Kenora who was Acci Dently killed there saturday Wil be held at 1.30 . Wednesday in Bardal s funeral Chapel. Rev. Mau Rice r. Mcluhan will officiate and burial will be in Brookside Ceme Tery. Or. Watson was formerly employed by Tea in Winnipeg and went to Kenora in december 1949. Besides his widow the former Alice Jones he is survived by a son Ross and a daughter Carol Anne at Home two Brothers Ross of Vancouver and Donald of Ken Ora a sister mrs. J. Johnson of Vancouver and his parents or. And mrs. Leonard Watson of Van Couver. Nick Prokop Prawd a Man. A Farmer in this District for 43 years Nick Prokop 69, died Here monday. Born in Austria or. Prokop came to Prawda in 1907 and settled on his farm. Besides his widow Katie he is survived by five daughters mrs. M. Pitura mrs. A. Kuluk and mrs. J. Kolada of Winnipeg mrs. W. A Lemkewich of Janow Man., and mrs. W. Swendroski of a Nashville Man. Six sons Mike Joe and John Winnipeg Harry Nick and Bill of Prawda 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The funeral service will be held Here wednesday afternoon. Clyde Bates Dies Detroit May 23 a Clyde Bates 34. Reporter for the Detroit free press died sunday night alter a Long illness. Or. Bates joined the free press in 1945 and the following year won wide attention through his report ing of attempts by the . Teamsters Union to organize Groc ers and meat dealers in Detroit. Flood evacuee of 62, Charles Chapman Dies Charles Chapman 62, a flood evacuee from the Winnipeg jewish old people Home died in Regina Hap Maii came to Winnipeg in 1907. He was for a number of years As a tailor with j. Norris and son. Or. Chapman is survived by Lis widow Molly two sons Dave of Saskatoon and Sydney of Winnipeg four daughters Pearl of Winnipeg Annie of Montreal mrs. Lily Baker of Vancouver and mrs. Nellie Trager of Saskatoon two Sisters in Toronto and one in los Angeles and two grandchildren. The funeral service was held tuesday in the Chesed Shel Ernes or. I. Currie my Mixan former Hospital radiology head Dies at coast word has been received of the death in Vancouver sunday of or James Currie Mcmillan former director of the department of Radi ology at Winnipeg general Hospi Tal. Or. Mcmillan had been ill for some time. Born at Minto Man., he received his elementary education there. He attended Brandon col lege and the University of Mani Toba graduating in Medicine n 1907. Following seven years Gen eral practice he became associated with the a Ray department of Winnipeg general Hospital. During the first world War or Mcmillan served As adjutant with the Lith Field ambulance. Follow ing his discharge he studied radiology under or. Lewis Gregory Cole of new York and at other radiological centres. Returning to Winnipeg he became director of the department of radiology at Winnipeg general Hospital a Posi Tion which he held for 30 years or. Mcmillan was a fellow of the american College of physicians the Royal College of physicians Canadate american College of radiology a charter member of the Canadian association of radiologists a life member of the Winnipeg medical society and past president of the Manitoba medical association. Besides his widow Ruby. Or. Mcmillan is survived by a son James Currie a sister mrs. J. G. Scott of Minto two Brothers. J. H. Mcmillan and r. A. Mcmillan both of Winni Peg and two grandchildren. The funeral service will be held thurs Day in Vancouver. T. Edwards and c6mpany Are in charge of arrangements. Monday. Born in Austria in 1887, or. Former resident i mrs. W. O. Dales Dies at Toronto the funeral service for mrs. Ellen Dales 81, wife of William 3rmond Dales who died at the lome of her daughter mrs. J. S. Branning at Toronto May 17, was Leld monday in the a. B. Gardiner funeral Home. Rev. W. G. Burch officiated and burial was in Elm Wood cemetery. Pallbearers were j. E. Devine t. J. Vincent a. Moore r. D. Mcdougall or. E. H. Charlesworth and f. E. Ketcheson. A funeral service was held in Toronto Friday. Born nov. 7, 1868, mrs. Dales was the daughter of the late James and with funeral Chapel Shearey Zedek cemetery. Milton Aron officiated. Burial in rabbi g. E. Mccullough Franklin Man. The funeral service for George Edward Mccullough who died May 9 in Winnipeg general Hospital was held in the United Church Here May 12. Burial was in Riverside Ceme Tery Neepawa. Born in Moorefield ont., in 1886, or. Mccullough came to Manitoba in 1901, settling in the Swan River Valley. He came to Franklin in 192s, where he was agent for the co operative elevator until ill health forced him to re tire about two years ago. Besides his widow he is survived by a son Charles of Mentmore two daughters mrs. Gladys Middleton of Franklin and mrs. Elmer Hockin of Mentmore three Brothers Walter of Toronto Thomas of Vallejo calif., and Hugh of Kenville Man. Three Sisters mrs. G. Wood Disse of Moorefield mrs. C. Church of Swan River Anc mrs. C. Jackson of Kenville Man. And two grandchildren. W. A. Moore Douglas Man. A resident of the Douglas District for 55 years William Alexander Moore 57, Diec in Winnipeg general Hospital May 17. Born on the family farm at Douglas in 1893, or. Moore had lived Here until May 1949, when he moved to Winnipeg. He was a member the United Church Anc was Active in Church work. He was also an Active sportsman. Or Moore is survived by his widow the former Ella Mclean. He was predeceased by a brother and a sister. The funeral service was held Friday in the United Church Rev. Bruce Johnson officiated Anc burial was in the family plot Douglas cemetery. Pallbearers were Walter Moorehead William Moorehead and Clayton Forley of Douglas Andrew Muirhead of car Berry Stanley Hull and Leslie madder of Winnipeg. Samuel Kaminsky the funeral service for Samuel Kaminsky 63, an evacuee of the jewish old folks Home who died in the Dauphin general Hospital May is was held May 19 in the Chesed Shel Ernes funeral Chapel burial was in the Independent Bay Abraham cemetery. Or. Kaminsky was formerly the proprietor of the Novelty tailors Here. Besides his widow Sophie he is survived by four daughters mrs. Alex Dvorchik and mrs. Max Helper of Winnipeg mrs. Harry Shklov of the Pas and mrs. Max Gutnik of Milwaukee a son Bill of Winni Peg and seven grandchildren. Mrs. John Clokey the funeral service for mrs. Margaret Jane Clokey s9, widow she lived at Montreal Smith s Falls ont. And in Winnipeg. Or. Eliza me Cookey or 616 valour Road on who died Situ Rdv 3.t her Homo in Iky i i i i j t a if was held tuesday in the a. B. Gar diner funeral Home. Rev. Thomas burial was James Ceme fraternal and social organizations i cry pallbearers were t. Steven mrs. Dales was past Noble grand son t. Mclaren George Scott. And mrs. Dales moved to Toronto Saunders officiated and in May 1944. Active in Church the family plot St. J of fort Rouge Rebekah Lodge hav ing been a member of the organization for 27 years. She was also a member of the Golden West div Ision of the grand International auxiliary of the brotherhood of locomotive engineers Here a member of St. Luke s anglican Church for 30 years a member of King Sway All saints Church in Toronto for the last six years and former president of the St. Luke s Sunshine club. On sept. 18, 1949, or. And mrs. Dales celebrated their 55th wed Ding anniversary. Besides her husband mrs. Dales is survived by a son Lawrence o. Of Omaha neb. A daughter mrs. Branning of Toronto and two grandchildren. James Connery Dave Connery and George Connery. Mrs. Florence Warr mrs. Florence Warr 69, of lot 76, Bird s Hill Road North Kil Donan died at her Home monday. Born in Hereford England mrs. Warr came to Canada in 1906. She is survived by three sons Thomas of St. Vital Cain of North Kil Conan and Abel of Winnipeg and five daughters mrs. Leonard Darbyson of North Bay ont., mrs. Marcel Lagrou and mrs. John Geddie of Elmwood mrs. Philip Parks of East Kildonan and Nora at Home. The body will rest in the p. Coutu funeral Home from 7 . Wednesday until the time of the funeral service to be held at 2 . Thursday in the funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. George Tracy the funeral service for George Tracy 70, of lot 3 old England Man., who died Friday in Regina sask., will be held at 2 . Tues Day in St. Clement s anglican Church Selkirk. Rev. R. S. Mont Gomery will officiate and burial will be in the churchyard Ceme Tery Mapleton. Langrill s funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Born in Ontario or. Tracy had lived in Selkirk for 50 years. He was engaged As a real estate agent and was also in the Grain business. Surviving Are a brother. Frank of old England and five Sisters mrs. H. Mcshure of Livia South Ameri Ca mrs. L. Butchard in Florida mrs. M. Wilson of new York mrs. R. Davidson of Gross Isle. Man. And mrs. B. Pearce of Winnipeg. Snaebjorn Enarson lunar Man. Store keeper Here to merchants hotel keepers garages others when . Dollars Cross your counter Here Are Points to remember Canadas Pur Chajles must t it is Good business to . Currency whenever it it tendered in the count of Trade. When you accept . Currency you Are required to allow the official rare of Exchange of Canadian for . You will be credited by your Bank with the official rate of Exchange Cana Dian for . Any . Currency that you Deposit you Are free to make change if quelled in . Currency for a Nan resident tourist who hat tendered . Currency in payment for a Purchase. . Currency must not be paid out anyone in Exchange for Canadian currency. . Currency must not be paid out in change to a Canadian resident even though the latter has tendered . Currency in payment for a Purchase. A spy this card prominently v k x x x on you 1 to Yott Wishbow j will remind your sales staff of their responsibilities the for Omen on the front Spires the Confidence of your . Customers. On fhe Ore simple and for mating change for . Currency of Tom card Art in yen by Yoff own association or chamber of comma ret. Additional copies May be by writing of your Agio citation foreign control Board issued by the foreign Exchange control Board authority of government of Canada . Funds accepted at the official Ratt a retired Snaebjorn Einarson 68, died suddenly Satur Day in Selkirk Man. Born in ice land or. Einarson came to Canada 52 years ago and settled in this District. Besides his widow Gudrun he is survived by five sons mag Nus of Rivers Man., Olafur of fort William ont., Halldor Carl and Leifur All of lunar and five daughters mrs. G. Berguist of Prince Albert sask., mrs. C. Cat Terson of Hudson Bay mrs. E. Lucas of Shifman sask., mrs. O. Hurdal of lunar and mrs. Arthur Johnson of Ashern Man. The funeral service will be held at 2 . Thursday in the Luth eran Church and burial will be n family plot churchyard Ceme Tery. Langrill s funeral Home Sel Kirk is in charge of arrangements. William John Zimmer the funeral service for William John Zimmer 70, of 1424 Banna Lyne Avenue a flood evacuee who died Friday in Regina was held monday in Bardal s funeral Home. Rev. G. A. Mcmillan officiated and burial was in the military plot Brookside cemetery. Born at rapid City Man., or. Zimmer came to Winnipeg 45 years ago. He was a Blacksmith with the City Dairy for 20 years. He was a Veteran of the. Boer War and during the first world War served with the Cana Dian army service corps. Or. Zim Mer was a member of the Canadian order of foresters. Court Garry no. 2. Besides his widow Ruby he is survived by two sons. William and John of Winnipeg a daughter mrs. Gordon Barker of Winnipeg a brother Frederick c. Of Edmonton and eight grandchildren. Mrs. David a. Houston a resident of the Starbuck District of Manitoba or 48 years mrs. Laura Houston 66, wife of David a. Houston died monday in Winnipeg. Born in Moorehead minn., mrs. Houston went to Star in 1902, besides her husband she is survived by two sons John and Orville of Starbuck and four daughters mrs. A. J. Buhr and mrs. T. M. Ritchie of Winnipeg mrs. W. R. Harrison of Belmont Man., and mrs. Orville qually of Dacotah siding Man. Her Mother. Mrs. Serena Rice of Winnipeg. The funeral service will be held at 2 . Cost thursday in the Star United Church and burial Wil be in local cemetery. Rev. A. B. Simpson and Rev. A. Dolan will officiate. Bardal s funeral Home. Winnipeg is in charge of arrange ments. Nicholas Safioles Nicholas Safioles 66, of 17 Lily Street died monday in Winnipeg general Hospital. Born in Greece or. Safioles came to Canada 3s years ago. Besides his widow Annie he is survived by two sons Stanley and Alexander at Home two daughters Olga and Amelia at Home arid a brother James of Ashern Man. The funeral service will be held at 11 . Thursday in memorial funeral Chapel and burial will be in Brookside Ceme Tery. Rev. J. M. White will officiate. Robert John Boyd a Painter with t. Bone and com Pany. Robert John Jack Boyd. 41. Of 371 Ainsley Street Sturgeon Creek died monday at his Home. Born in Winnipeg or. Boyd had lived in Manitoba All his life. Be sides his widow Gladys he is sur Vived by a son Jimmie at Home two daughters Joan and Dianne at Home two Brothers r. Boyd of Winnipeg and Cliff Boyd in Nova Scotia a sister. Mrs. E. of Winnipeg and his parents or. And mrs. William Boyd of Deer Lodge. The funeral service will be held at 1.30 . Thursday in the Clark Leatherdale funeral Home and burial will be in Assiniboine memorial Park cemetery. Philip Barker will officiate. Rev. Jack Edward Smith a Driver with the t. Eaton com Pany for three years Jack Edward Smith 2s, of 606 Banning Street died tuesday in Winnipeg general Hospital. Born in Calgary or. Smith came to Manitoba 27 years ago and had lived in Winnipeg for the past 20 years. Surviving Are his Alice Smith and a sister mrs. H. Eyers of Winnipeg. The funeral service will be held Friday at 1.30 . In the Clark Leatherdale funeral Home and burial will be in Brookside cemetery. Rev. Robert Mcgowan will officiate. Mrs. Rov George Gladstone Edith Margaret George wife of Roy George died monday in Gladstone Hospital. Mrs. George was born in Winnipeg. Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter Bever Ley Ann her parents or. And mrs. J. A. Randall a sister Jacqueline and two Brothers Rupert and Ern est of Winnipeg. The funeral ser vice will held wednesday at Ignace Wysocki Portage la Prairie the funeral service for Ignace Wysocki 71, a retired employee of the Canadian Pacific railway who died saturday in Portage general Hospital was held tuesday in St. Hyacinthe roman Catholic Church. Father e. Roskovits officiated and burial was in Hillside cemetery. Or. Wysocki is survived by a brother Frank of Meadows Man. Mrs. Julius Bergman the funeral service for mrs. Helen Bergman. S3, widow of Julius Bergman of vital who died sunday at Parkdale Man., will be held at. 2 . Thursday in the North Kildonan mennonite Church and burial will to in Crook Skie cemetery. Kerr s funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Outwear leather 2 to 1 science s amazing postwar soling discovery has revolutionized shoe night now your old shoes can look like new at less than the Cost of new shoes with cat Tex soles. Outwear leather by far need no and non marking. Next time get cat Tex soles on your family s shoes. Paw Hollie rubber co., ltd., Drumm Olville que. At All Fine shoe repairers Rowland Coristine Brandon Man. The funeral service for Rowland Coristine 84, of St. Vital a resident of Mani Toba for 64 years was held Here saturday. Rev. W. J. Spence of St. Paul s United Church officiated and burial was in the Zion United Church cemetery. Pallbearers were Milton Hillis Basil Hillis Jack Hil Lis Donald Davidson Murray Clark and Douglas Clark. Or. Coristine to Manitoba from Watford ont., in 1886 and settled in North Brandon. Besides his widow he is survived by three daughters mrs. Gordon Clark of Brandon mrs. Homer Dixon of Woodstock ont. And Gladys at Home two sons Murray of Saskatoon and Harry of Windsor ont. And six grand children. Herbert Sam Pateman Mcauley Man. The funeral service for Herbert Sam Pate Man 42, who died wednesday in Ninette Sanatorium was held in Ajjie United Church saturday. Rev. A. R. Robinson officiated. Born at Beaver rapids Man., or. Pateman spent All his life in this District. He had been a patient in the Ninette Sanatorium for the past 10 years. Surviving Are his Mother mrs. George Pateman three Sis ters mrs. Elsie Mcauley of Sas Katoon sask., mrs. Polly Smith of Gimli Man. And mrs. Bertha Billingsley of Winnipeg four Bro thers Hal Floyd and Cyril of Vancouver and Eric of Mcauley and two half Brothers Bernard of Tisdale .sask., and William of Mcauley. Frank Lee word has been received of the death sunday at Nanaimo . Of Frank Lee 77, retired District Engineer for the Canadian Pacific railway at Vancouver and formerly of Winnipeg and Calgary. Or. Lee moved to the Pacific coast in 1927. The funeral service was held tues Day in citizens of greater Winnipeg the manufacturers 7-up wish to re mind All citizens of Winnipeg that approved water treating equipment is used in the production of 7-up and that the present flood conditions cannot affect the Quality. 7-up is bottled under Ideal sanitary conditions. As always 7-up is so pure. So Good. So wholesome for everyone Blackwood beverages limited Winnipeg ;