Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 27, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Marc in e Kitchen Star Bock again with the it Price 5c per copy edition with comics inc by Carrier in Winnipeg 25c per week Gay slum clearance urged j4s part of rehabilitation plan clearance of the City s slum was urged Friday As a logical keep in Winnipeg s flood rehabilitation plans. Here is a Golden of to clean out the Aid. Frank Chester told the City s newly formed flood rehabilitation committee. He pointed out that flooding had occurred in several of the City s slum districts in the Point Douglas area and near water Street. While restoring these districts the City could determine which sections could actually the called close them off and condemn them Alii. Chester suggested. We should go to work on that he de Tola red. He added that he would bring a motion to that effect before City Council at its meeting monday night. The rehabilitation com Muttee took no action on his suggestion. Victor Dotten named Pala Camp director Victor Dotten has been f pointed director Pala Camp Minaki it was announced thursday at a meeting of the Board of the . Z ten had previously served As director of the . Camp for a number of years. H. P. Miller vice president presided at the meeting. Juvenile Forcer gets months a nine month jail term was imposed on a 17-year-old juvenile in City police court Fri Day when he plated de guilty to forging and uttering two cheques totalling s50, one month ago. He admitted Cash ing the cheques in a downtown department store. He was sentenced to nine months on each of the four charges the terms to be concurrent. Lookout for break ins youth jailed for year a 11-year-old Lookout for a. Pair of youths who broke into two filling stations tuesday night William Frederick Hester 107 Henr Avenue Friday was sentenced to one year in jail for his part in the crimes. In City police court thursday Hester admitted having associated with Leslie Raymond Khalian 19, of 42 Aikins Street and a juvenile in the break ins. Khalian who was out on bail at the time received a jail term. Police seek Driver in traffic mishap City police in an Effort to Complete a traffic report Are searching for the Driver of a dark Blue late Model car that knocked Down and slightly injured a Man at main Street and water Avenue at 1.55 . Friday. Police say 63-year-old Edward r. Mitchell 1130 valour Road stepped off the curb in the path an Auto which turned right onto main after travelling West on water Avenue. The elderly Man suffered injuries to his right leg but declined medical attention. Can Ukrenas give Cheque for a Cheque for to Aid flood ravaged Manitoba re build was turned Over to the i Manitoba flood Relief fund i tuesday by the executive of the Canu Keena club of Winni Peg. Best friend1 jumps to Aid Young master Man s Best Friend is his dog As was proved Friday after noon when an Irish water Spaniel to the Aid of its Young master. Police said the nine year old owner who is physically incapacitated was thrown to the ground by an older boy and was being held there when the. Spaniel took Over. The dog jumped on the assailant and bit him in the left thigh. The older boy was treated at the Winnipeg Gen eral Hospital. School Board to tour flooded out buildings a first hand picture of dam age will be afforded Winnipeg school Board members when they tour flooded out schools Rae reve deep in the flood Waters Oje the red River these members of the Canadian National railways pile driving Crew Are steadily closing a series of washouts that disrupted the Morris Emerson service when the red ran amok. Thirty four piles Are driven every six feet to create a temporary Bridge Over which trains can operate and through which the flood Waters can continue to Drain. These Bridge and building men Are sawing off a newly driven stick before the huge stringers Are drifted to carry the official Here to meet Aid plane britons 4glad to help Clutterbuck declares railways adopt plan nor flood Relief employees of both the Cana Ian National railways and the Canadian Pacific railway Are now permitted to make contributions 0 the Manitoba flood Relief fund through the medium of payroll reductions Over a period of sever 1 months according to inform Ion received by h. W. Manning Hairmon of the general flood Ommittee from officials of the company. D. V. Gonder general manager has informed or. Manning that president Donald Gordon has a roved going along with your re quest and we Are making arrange ments which will allow the deduction of contributions our employees Over a period of several months on the payroll deduction w. A. Mather president of the Jana Ian Pacific railway has in formed the chairman of the floor Rell of that his company is p r e Lared to follow the same plan Anc lad approved the necessary a we Are hopeful that adoption of the suggestion w i i i enable our employees to assist in meeting the needs of t h e Relief fund to a satisfactory said or. Mather in his letter. Andrew Murphy chairman of the trades Union committee of the Manitoba flood Relief fund said Friday he was pleased to see the companies giving full co operation to the Railroad employees wishing to make their contributions on the payroll deduction. It was or. Murphy who raised Coulter talks to victims end of major flood seen Here in week mayor Garnet Coulter told Mani Toba s flood victims thursday night that City engineers expected the red River to be virtually within to confines in about seven Days. La a five minute address Broad cast on a network of local stations mayor Coulter said the River was Down at the rate of about six inches a All but fringe our engineers calculate that when it has lowered to about 25 feet above Datum All but a narrow fringe along the River s Edge will be free from the surrounding mangled the respect and admiration of All your he said the Clouds Are now lift ing and offered his message As one of Hope and cheer for flood Vic Tims to be allowed soon to Resonie Normal lives in Homes to which Comfort and happiness have been Selkirk plans drive for fund thirty four local organizations do i ice in Jill uric u water. That level is expected to be were represented at a meeting in. Reached in about seven offices at Selkirk thurs people in England Are very pleased to have the Chance to Send some supplies to Canada after All the help you have shown reported sir Alexander Clutterbuck British High commission monday. The party will leave Jer to Canada Ottawa upon arrive the Board offices at 2.30 in charge of Peter c. Jessi Man chairman of the build ing committee. 62-Day record Gratifying crisis period free i r of fatal accidents by Norm Donogh j despite traffic congestion and the movement of an increased number of heavy trucks Over the Lew open Bridges in the City not one traffic fatality was recorded for greater Winnipeg during the flood emergency a Survey Satur Day showed. Winnipeg has had 62 Clear Days March 25, without a traffic fatality. This is indeed said one police official especially when you consider the swarms of people moving to the Dike areas and the great increase in vehicular movement through defiles and into restricted recognition of the invaluable police traffic work was made in written form saturday when chief of police Charles Mclver received a letter of thanks written by the City clerk from the City s commit tee. At thursday s meeting the committee moved a vote of thanks to both the City police and the . Stand do Well traffic fatality free april and slay stand up Well against the three previous years. Last year the City recorded one traffic death in april and three in May while the year before there was one in each month. In 1947, two persons were killed during april in traffic mishaps and one in May. The Accident free record of the past two months has not been Fust Luck. City police foresaw the dangers of traffic congestion As the flood threat increased and special Point duty men looked after danger areas on a 24-hour when the food threat first became apparent the City pol ice Force was placed on a 12-hour shift system thus making More men available for these special duties. Motorcycle policemen were con stantly Busy controlling the trat lie flow in and around Dange areas while Public address sys terns mounted on Cruiser cars . Autos . Pane trucks and civilian vehicles wer placed at strategic Points t control vehicular movement. As the number of Dike Workin trucks increased and traffic Arter ies were threatened the police through the press and radio Aske that sight seers and non essential vehicles stay away., constant Check to ensure that this was Carrie out police on duty at open Bridge and the like kept a constant Check to keep non emergency Traff from the areas. Even now with More and mor Bridges being opened and sub ways being cleared the polic have not relaxed this traffic Vig in fact the reverse is True. A people Are returning to the flooded Homes traffic control being intensified. Although a notes Are re u opening and subways b e i n g pumped out pavement u in poor condition where the water has boiled through motorists therefore Are Amu to be especially careful of these driving hazards. The City s traffic Engineer who lauded Drivers for their careful operating of vehicles said More Adio auction of Pup to help flood Relief he pointed out that one further Mger of driving through flooded ways and of get no brakes wet and consequently usable had not resulted any accidents. Al in Winnipeg Friday. Sir Alexander was Here for official reception of a British Over seas airways plane with Relief supplies from Britain saturday. The supplies consisting chiefly of blankets sheets children s toys and elastic bandages will be turned Over to the red Cross. When i was Here in january Little did i think you would be in for such a terrible re marked sir Alexander shortly after arrival at Stevenson Field. People in England Are watch ing your fight with great inter he said and they have the greatest admiration for the spirit you have not much of the flood could be seen coming in he admitted but what we did see looked pretty he added. From the Airport sir Alexander was taken on an inspection tour of the dikes. Later he visited the civic auditorium where he met red Cross officials. He hoped a flight Over the flood area would be possible saturday. Sir Alexander accompanied by lady Clutterbuck will be in Winnipeg till sunday. They Are stay no at the fort Garry hotel. City contractors postpone meeting a meeting of building contractors scheduled for sunday at the Maryborough hotel to draft plans or handling the extensive re habilitation works in greater win Lieg has been postponed Walter Bergman chairman of the special contractors rehabilitation commit tee announced Friday. A meeting of the special com Mittee set up to work with the provincial government in implementing the rehabilitation pro gramme was held thursday. Decision to postpone the sunday meeting was made because the special committee has been unable to Date to obtain sufficient information to develop any definite plan or make specific recommendations. All interested builders and con port possibilities held key to Boom under wheat pacts Regina May 27 a uni itch kingdom agriculturist said night International wheat agreements Are no guarantee of Good times to the producer unless importers can afford to buy. Or. W. F. Darke Secretary for agriculture in the office of. The High commissioner for the United reviewed wheat Market ing prospects at a Saskatchewan Institute of Grolo girls meeting. He said International agree ments Are Worth nothing if sub bribing importing members have no purchasing Power to Btty from exporting members. This was the situation in almost every potential heat Market today. 35 basements pumped tractors will be kept advised As to future developments or. Bergman said. Another Diker hit Winnipeg headlines saturday. He s the Manitoba flood Relief fund s Crozier a three month old Black lab Rador. Saturday night he will be auctioned Oft Over station Job Complete with dog food Collar Leash and Ken Nel. To the highest bidder will go the the Relief fund will go the bid. The Jet Black Labrador has been donated to the Provin Cial fund Campaign by Hugh Crozier owner and operator of Crozier kennels 273 Ronald Street St. James. The Pup will toe auctioned off during an hour Long broadcast Over Job starting at 9.05 . Saturday. The Pup s father is scottish born Champion Crozier Tanda of tree Holme imported by or. Crozier two years ago. Crozier s kennels will be a Busy spot even when Young Diker has left for his new Home. A total of go dogs and two cats have found shelter there during the flood crisis. The annual meeting of the win Canu Keena club will Lake Ilace at a dinner gathering at 6.15 a. Wednesday Ough hotel. In the Marlboro a complaint at the general c o m Mittee meeting of the fund about the Railroad companies and the Manitoba government refusing to co operate or. The payroll d e d u c Tion plan As suggested by labor. It is understood that the provincial government also has agreed to allow its employees to make contributions on the similar plan. Plans for aiding the flood Relief und and participating in opera Tion Rainbow will be discussed Long with the Kinsmen National convention at a dinner meeting of the Winnipeg Kinsmen club Al 6.30 . Monday in Koore s restaurant. A Canadian Pacific railway ilm will be viewed by members of the cosmopolitan club at a luncheon meeting a 12.15 . Tuesday in the Marlborough hotel. Miss Gertrude Mccance director of radio education for Manitoba will address a dinner meeting of the St. James kiwanis club at 5.55 . Tuesday in Moore s restaurant. Mayor Coulter also outlined civic plans now under Way to prepare evacuated Homes for rehabilitation telling of How the various zones have been marked out and of the precautions being used to make each Home Safe for re entry. All these services will be Given without charge to the individual and the City of Winnipeg has offered its fullest assistance in to Csc respects to the suburban he said. He urged All evacuees not to re turn until notified that their houses were Safe to occupy pointing out that unpleasant grounds sur rounding Homes would make it particularly undesirable for Chil Dren for some time. Mayor Coulter praised flood Vic Tims for the Way you have borne dislocation and misery with bravery and cheerfulness and have com be considered. Day evening to plan a drive in Aid of the Manitoba flood Relief churches lodges and s e r vice clubs were included. A committee was formed of mayor w. E. Gordon As chair Man Secretary Eric Sinclair joint treasurers r. Mills a n d r. Glen winning executive committee George Gilluly Rev. E. Egilsson mrs. T. X o r q u a a m r s. J. C. Hawes Stanley Mowatt e. Rail ton and c. Cawson. To eliminate overlapping it was decided that funds should be de ducted by employers where p o s sible. A canvass May be made through employers but All other donations from individuals and organizations Are to to on a Volun tary basis. A committee is to be appointed to canvass the business Section and later a tag Day will Emerson spirit found elusive impressive Nyrl Ullin Chr Tom s sewer conditions slow mop up in St. Boniface because sewers Back up Friday in i continued to several Homes Between the Seine River and Archi Bald Street where operation rain Bow was under Way St. Boniface firemen in charge of pumping operations could pump Only 35 base ments or. Peul l Heureux medi Cal officer for the Cathedral City announced saturday. Groups in charge of Oisin Octine were Able to decontaminate 15 Homes which were flooded Over the first floor preparing them for habitation. Or. L Heureux said citizens were slowly filtering Back into the City but added that the majority were people whose Homes had not been touched by the flood. None of the schools in the Cath Edral City were affected by the flood but All will have to be set n order for pupils because they were listed As canteens and As head quarters for the army. Cleaning operations for three stores near the Seine River began Friday but it is expected that it will take several Days before they Are ready to open. Homes affected by the flood on Eugenie Edff Wood 1 of Villa la Riviere and Horace streets and on Carriere Avenue will be cleaned saturday. Operation Rainbow will not get under Way in St. Vital until the River level is Between 25 and 26 feet officials announced saturday. When the River recedes to this Point the Public works department will pump out the sewers. This will take at least two Days. Then groups like those formed in St. Boniface will Start pumping Oul flooded basements and disinfecting by Pete Hondry Emerson Man., May 27 Spe Cial you can t capture the flavor of a flood Ridden town in four hours. That was All the time free press photographer Bill Rose and i had Iio spend in Emerson Friday _ be tween trains the first freight in and the first freight out in see Emerson at the Peak of its flood trouble. Friday we could walk on dry streets which a week before were sub merged by the red. Although the flood tide had re ceded waste filth and destruction remained behind. Casual acceptance but there was something else even More evident and impressive though perhaps less tangible. It was Emerson s spirit. If there was anything which impressed us during the Brief Sta was the town s matter of fact acceptance of the flood situation. When we stepped off the caboose at the Canadian Pacific railway station we saw clothes drying in the Sun on lines stretched Between colonist cars spotted in ninety people have been living in those cars for a month. Most of them can expect to remain there for is Long again before their Homes Are habitable again. Children played unconcern edly in streets where streets were dry there was talk of the school being re opened monday and approval o sanitary inspectors was All tha was needed for resumption o classes. Red Cross Headquarters appear As focal Point for Many of the town s activities and Exchange of local news. But establish ment has turned the United Church into something of a shambles. Pews and planks piled helter shelter almost hid the pulpit who across makeshift counters re Cross volunteers sold supplies an served it is one of Ihre temporary Supply centres established since the business distr was inundated. Others Are at to Canadian Pacific railway Static and in a former lumber Yar office. Bout Supply outside red Cross headquarter is the Landing ground for the town s Supply of boats. Red Cro is in charge of chartering the Era and the boat shortage is still a constant plague. Top priority is Given to distribution of the Day s water Supply from the army purifying unit Sta one at red Cross Headquarters ome people May have to wait an our or More before obtaining Asp rotation Home. If Emerson people Bear any grudge at All it s toward the second most of them were prepared for u flood two feet above the 1918 Peak. Furniture and Oiler belong Ings and store stocks were elevated in preparation for such a level. But the second Crest pushed Ater Levels up another 16 inches rid residents were unable to re urn to Homes and businesses to ave property. There was one other Gripe Broad in the Border town. You d think according to some news reports that Emerson is an ther ghost or. W. Karlin i said but actually a great umber of people Are still on the second floors of their there s a restaurant in Emerson be found pretty hard to keep in ouch with. It was perched almost in the Canadian Pacific railway platform when we arrived Friday morning and one of our party enjoyed a breakfast there. Cafe on move we went Back for lunch to ind the restaurant moving off slowly Down the Road toward the it was at least the third move r the temporary eating establishment run by Joe wedge since the red River forced him out of his. Gateway food bar. The venerable Jim Cook might Well typify Emerson s reaction to he flood disaster. Sunning himself near the station he recalled he had first seen the red River in 1877. It was a lot different he mused. I was Ore my Way by red River boat to he related he had sold the free press on Winnipeg streets in 1sts. We asked him to wait for our photographer to return and pose for a picture but Jim was in a hurry and could t stay. Someone has my Lawnmower and has t returned he complained. I want to get Home and get to work on my Russia detains 33 Copenhagen May 27 ;