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Thursday, September 21, 1950

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 21, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press do you know what a Home made flavor Means i try Bryte s Kitchen Star bread Solo Only at your grocers. Winnipeg thursday september 21, 1950 by Carrier in Winnipeg ?.sc per week civic election nominations close at noon october 4 the time 12 noon oct. 4 the place the City Hall Conneu chamber. The occasion nomination Day for this year s civic candidates. Nominations mayoralty Ajr germanic and Board candidates must be thai Day not later than 1 ., according to a Public notice issued by the chief returning officer this week. To be eligible candidate must be natural born or naturalized subjects of his majesty 21 years of ape or Over Able to read and write resident within the a Ify and their names must have appeared on the last revised list of of colors. As Well they must not be subject to any disqualification under the City charter. A Deposit of in the Case of nomination for mayor and with a nomination Fotr Alderman is required. This Deposit is returned if the candidate receives at least. To per cent of the the time of being counted out. No Deposit is required with nomination of a candidate for school trustee. University bus to run downtown after sunday starting monday the univer Lity bus will operate downtown Between 6 . And fl.15 . And Between 2 and 6.45 ., Winnipeg electric company officials disclosed thursday. Down town routing of the bus will be As follows East on St. Mary Avenue to Garry Street across Portage to Ellice Avenue West on Ellice Avenue to Colony it ret and South on Colony to memorial Boulevard and out Osborne Street. Miss Wixel to Parade starts Campaign miss Winnipeg of 1950, Fol Lowed by some 200 Oriole West end Community clubbers accompanied by kilted bands men paraded through West end streets wednesday evening. The Parade heralded a Campaign which will monday to raise to supplement the already Given by the City for modernizing the club House. Highlights of the Parade were a number of sport a id Craft floats and dozens gaily bedecked bicycles. Council meets Friday for diking discussion a special meeting of Winni Peg s City Council has pc Lien called for Friday morning to discuss diking plans for the Glenwood Crescent area. City aldermen will consider set Forth by the greater Winnipeg diking Board for pro eci Ion of the Elmwood area from flooding. St. Vital Rector named Warden of St. John s of the second kiwanis plans fun for children saturday t1 picnic Llynch i he annual kiwanis National kids Day to he observed saturday afternoon at Anini Bome Turk. It is expected that. 300 underprivileged children from the Central area of Winnipeg will attend. W. A. P. Caine chair Man of boys and girls work committee of the Winnipeg kiwanis Eluh ported that the Day has been set aside by All kiwanis clubs on the North american continent for some youth activity. Assisting or. Caine in the organizational work Are Rev. Fred Douglas. Rector of old St Andrew s United Church and Des Robinson chief probation officer for Rev. L. F. Wilmot has been appointed the new Warden of St. John s College in succession to Canon r. J. Pierce Bishop elect of Athabasca. He will begin his work on the College s historic Day All saints. Nov. 1, and will be in stalled by archbishop l. Ralph Sherman at the convocation that evening. Or. Wilmot was born at clan Williana Man. And took his Theo logical training at St. John s col lege and the University of. Mani Toba. Ordained by the Bishop of bran Don in 19.31, he served in the Parish it Pilot Man until 1935. During the following seven years he was Rural Dean of Swan River and missionary priest in Northern Manitoba pie served As chaplain in t h e Canadian army Price 5c per copy edition with comics we sunday sports bookings frowned on for Parks a move to discard one of Winnipeg s sunday Blue laws11 Feil by the wednesday at a meet ing of the City s Public Parks Board aimed at bookings in no Parks and grounds for ath Letic privileges on sunday the move aroused a blast at the Dern trend away from Observance of the lord s Day.1 we Are getting too far away Jirm the real no simple thing s 01 Hie. There is not Votion. Our churches and sunday schools arc half empty declared Aid. James Black he asserted that the Parks should be kept for people to go and rest in peace and Aid. Black was commenting on a recommendation from Charles a. Harbour director of recreation for the City that he Hoard s present policy be altered to of Arpini ird groups for athletic privileges on sundays. It. Was pointed out that athletic and other organizations a Era permitted to use Parks and grounds on sunday already City machinery and men were tearing ahead on loaded wit out Trees and hauling Earth and gravel As work rushed snapped thursday shows trucks being Avenue. By a dragline for the Dike along Oak Enwald the family court. 38 years with . Miss Maybelle Steen retires miss Maybelle Steen. Of 187 Kennedy Street ends 38 years service As a Canadian Pacific telegraphed this week when she commences pre retirement vacation. She officially retires oct. 1. Miss Steen was born at Galetta ont., and started As a railway telegraphed at Portage la Prairie in 1912. She is a member of the Spanish club the Dickens Fellowship and the Browning society. Records show 33 cases of venereal disease thirty three cases of venereal disease were reported in Mani Toba during the week ending sept. 9. The same number As in the previous week. Of the new cases 30 were gonorrhoea and three syphilis. There were 19 instances of gonorrhoea and two of syphilis in Winnipeg proper four of gonorrhoea and one of syphilis in the suburbs and 11 cases of gonorrhoea at Rural Points. Drowning victim identified As railway s Oiler said thursday a body taken from the red River in old Kildonan monday had been definitely identified As j. Dennis. Formerly employed As an Oiler with to top Canadian National railways. An autopsy performed on the body revealed or. Dennis Harl died by drowning and there were no Marks or indications of violence . Stated. The body was identified by or. Dennis wife who lives on Rich Street port Arthur ont. There will be ii inquest. The body is at Kerr s funeral Home. Break ins reported at two City stores break ins of business premises were reported by Rte Tec Tives thursday. Two wrist watches and a folding camera were taken from the Empire second hand store. 3ss notre Dame Avenue monday evening try thieves who forced the Coal Chute. Dave s furniture store 502 notre Dame Avenue was broken into wednesday eve Ning and a desk ransacked. As yet it is not known what was taken. Entry was gained through a broken window. St. John s to induct new pastor Seit. 23 Rev. Lames d. Marnoch newly selected minister of St. John s presbyterian Church will he inducted Al the Church at 8 Sept. 29. Or. Mar Noch who As a student in charge of Elmwood presbyter Ian Here did Mission work at Morden and Conor is a Grad uate of the University of Manitoba and College. Tor onto. For the Jials iwo years he a been minister of the presbyterian Church at Elphin Stone Man., and of the Church at the Okan Ais Indian Reserve. No tears Are shed As cold summer up to leave on saturday 1 Cost to with a Niv Rev. L. F. Wilmot 19-12-16, and was awarded the Italy. He was Central Western Field Secretary of the general to the end of 1949. Or. Wilmot is Rector of St. Mary Magdalene Church St. Vital. He is 13 years of ape married and has Hryce children. Saturday morning a slightly shamefaced Winnipeg visitor will slip out of town. Few will regret her going. Her three month stay could hardly rate As satisfactory. She is summer 1950. Having Beer subjected to typical autumn weather since aug. 1, win lip Eggers Likely will not notice any Rome Nous difference in Lempera ure when fall officially arrives a i 8.34 . Saturday. Sunday night however. 1hcv will abandon Daylight saving time for this year and put their clocks Back one hour. That will mean an extra hour s sleep to compensate for that precious hour lost when . Took Over. Summer. 1950 was a disappoint ment but be not too hard on her. Shed tears Over her depart ure if you choose but remember her Advent . She Slid in almost unnoticed. In evaporating the masses of but unfortunately she also possessed characteristics about which vein speggers had to say apologetically this is most unusual weather of course. Usually it s much nicer or hotter or sunnier. Her sharpest blow was delivered during the civic Holiday week end when a near Hurricane pulled and Tore at Winnipeg s Trees and Telephone poles and coolest gift was August chilliest since ifll2, and certainly the worst for vacations. Elsewhere in Canada summer May not be in such disrepute but her going will mean the end of Daylight saving time in most other cities. Toronto and Hamilton Are two exceptions the Jailer s City Council voted wednesday 10 keep Hamilton on save the Sunshine hours until nov. 26 As a Power saving measure. Aid. Slaw Bebchuk could see no sundays. It s Good clean sport i Perrere " at. The modern end might be moving in tha wrong direction commented g k Bentley Parks Board chairman Guine added that the Board at least be consistent. Golf courses open municipally owned Golf and Tennis courts sundays and fees were charged Ai courses and swimming Bentley noted. And courses the Golf pools or. Court to hear four seeking lighter terms fall sittings of the Manitoba court of Appeal will open monday with four appeals for lighter sentences in criminal cases. Each of the four contend the sentence handed Down in a lower court was harsh and excessive. Those appealing Are John Brette sentenced at Morden Man. To is months for false pretences and heft c. J. Perteet. Sentenced by magistrate d. C. M. Kyle to norths for theft of s360 Pir hmm k j present policy of the a Board of retained showed Only one against. Aid. Slaw Bebchuk Aid Bebchuk could get no Seconder for an amendment that the policy a after All. If people Don t want of go to Church they just won t i Ean i give my approval to Bunny remarked b c Parker Board member adding that in agreed completely with Aid Black s observances. A vote on a motion by Aid. Black Skotz and Glenn b. Ramsden each sentenced to 23 months by h. W. Whitla for theft Auto and a pair of binoculars. Changed. Military scholarships awarded to 2 City b oys sask. Highways minister new Good roads head an end to rain that threatened the dikes that held the water that wanted to swamp the City. She brought the Sun she also brought the Sun who did flood hits Golf swimming attendance Winnipeg s City owned Golf courses and swimming pools were frequented by fewer persons this year. In n report to the Public Parks Board wednesday t. K. Hodgson general superintendent of Parks noted heavy drops in the utom Lance at Windsor and Kildonan Golf courses and at the Sherbrook Sargent and Pritchard pools. The de crease was attributed to flood difficulties which interrupted the sen we and damaged the Golf courses. Brooklands club to seek new members a membership drive by mail be staged during the next few weeks by the Brooklands Community club it was decided tuesday at an executive meet ing. It was announced the annual fall fun fair would be held oct. 21. A working Bee to Complete the club House be fore Winter was arranged for 2 ., saturday. New schedule lengthens Saskatoon Stop overs a two and a half hour Stop Over at Saskatoon westbound and More than an hour at that City eastbound. Has Beer provided in the Canadian Pacific railway s fall and Winter sched ule for the great West express from Winnipeg to Edmonton a. J. Mahon general passenger agent for the Prairie Region said thursday. The new sched ule goes into effect sunday. Westbound the express will leave Saskatoon for Edmonton at 6 Instead of 4.45, with the arrival time at Saskatoon unchanged. Going East the train will arrive at Saskatoon at 10.45 instead of 11.10 ., with the departure time unchanged at 11.55 Two Selkirk girls awarded scholarships two scholarships were awarded local girls when the Selkirk ladies auxiliary to the Canadian legion held its 17th birthday celebrations in the Sel Kirk legion Hall. Receiving the scholarships from mrs. S. S Hall were miss Mary Milvor and miss Irene Bedard. Miss Milvor is the daughter of or. And mrs. Don Milvor of old England Man., while miss Bedard s parents Are or. And mrs. G. Bedard of Selkirk. Among the past presidents at tending the affair were mrs. Hall mrs. L. Sabiston mrs. George Isbister and mrs. Elea nor . His come English 4lacf farm bound take a Canadian Farmer who want s an English lad to work his farm and an English youth who always wanted to come to can and you get two Happy people. The dream of a lifetime has come True for 19-year-old John Mcdonald who passed through Winnipeg Over Canadian Pacific lines thursday on his Way to bad heart alta., where he will stay with Richard Wolstencroft for Merly of John s Home town in England. The Richt lad because he has no heirs 60 Vear old or. Wolstencroft wrote to his Home town of Bolton eng and to offer the right lad the and always believed dreams come True if you wait Long All the canadians i have met so far have been wonderfully kind to me. I set off from Quebec with s16 and i still have he reported when interviewed St the station. Hon. J. T. Douglas Saskatchewan minister of highways and transportation thursday was elected president of tile Canadian Good roads association Curre Miv in convention at the Kori carry Hole delegates vice presidents As follows first. Hon. M. D. Rawding Nova Otia minister of highways and Scot Public second lion. K. Come to Canada inherit his 480 and Chance to eventually . The offer was carried in the Bol ton press and out of 350 applicants John Mcdonald was chosen id work the 23-year-old farm in the peace River District. Or. Wolstencroft has not visited u to t j woul Lallu. Lilt Lilc new Hie English Home for 44 years miss Elizabeth Dafoe Jib 6 appointments made to new Library Board six appointments to the new provincial Library advisory aboard were announced thursday by Hon. W. C. Miller minister of education. The Board now being formed for the first time was established act of the legislature in 194s. Its principal function is to encourage expansion and develop ment of Public Library services throughout the province. Following the the new Mem trades Council to probe report of Tea layoffs a special committee of the Winnipeg and District trades and labor Council has been requested to investigate a report of a Layoff in the trans Canada air line Plant in Winnipeg. The decision was taken tuesday night at the meeting of the cil following a report by Delegate m. Kelsey from machinists local 484. It has been said v. B. Anderson secret airy of the Council that the Layoff continuing despite the Promise made by the Rovern Niento and Tea officials n year with regard to carrying on a certain amount of work in it was not because of shortage of work but that work was being Given to shops in the East and some to private shops in Winni Peg or. Kelsey claimed. The committee which inv Esli Gat the Layoff by Tea a year ago was re appointed. Members Are Gordon fines Andrew Murphy and Don Swailes. He and John have never met. Haven t even seen a picture of added John. Always wanted to born in Dublin John has lived most of his life in Bolton where was studying to be an Engineer. He has never Farmed but jumped at the Chance to come to Canada because he has always wanted to Johnston Ian of the University of Mani Toba mrs. A. M. Cameron Mani Tou mrs. M. L. Mcfadden Dauphin f. W. Ransom Winni Peg p. F. C. Byars Sast Kil Donan a. B. Downing Brandon and three sex offi Cio members or Miller or. R. O. Macfarlane. Dep i Uty minister of education and j. Provincial librarian. William h. Evans two greater Winnipeg boys have been awarded scholarships at can Ada s armed forces colleges. One is William Henry Evans 18, of 1371 Winnipeg Avenue who recently enrolled at Royal roads naval College on Van Couver Island. The other is William Henry Griffiths. J.9. Of 372 Truro Street is. James a first year student at Royal military col lege Kingston ont. Both the scholarships Are valued at s5so and provide for first year tuition uniform books and recreation fees. Twelve similar awards were made to boys from other parts of Canada. Special Cuiule ships known As Dominion Cadetships the awards Are separate from the 5500 open Dominion scholarships announced earlier this month Cadetships Are open to sons of veterans with preference Given to those whose fathers were killed or incapacitated during the War. Or. Evans is the son of or. And mrs. D. H. Evans. He completed Grade 12 at Daniel Mcintyre collegiate Institute this year. Last fall he visited Hali fax n.s., at the in Itati William h. Griffiths the port of Enli fix club. He was chosen for this Honor is n result no winning the govern or general s medal it in Nice in 194si. Or. Griffits is the son of mrs a Griffiths. A student at St. Jame collegiate he finished Grade i last Spring. He was Active in the air Cadet movement where he won his wings. C works second i i Carson. British Columbia of Public works third Hon. D. B . minister of Public works fourth. Hon. K. S Spencer. Newfoundland minister Public works. Association past president. E. F. Willis of minister of Public works for Manitoba was appointed Honor Ary president. And managing director c. W. Gil Chrisl of Toronto was re elected to i offices. Directors chosen directors were chosen As follows Hon. W. S. Anderson minister of Public works of new Brunswick a a. Harbour Deputy minister 01 Public works for new Brunswick or. De Caspe Beaubien president Royal automobile club of Canada Montreal a. Bergeron Deputy minister of roads of Quebec w. O Bovard vice president and Dicecio of sales. Canada Cement company Montreal George Collins Deputy minister of Public works of Man Loha. Georges Leveilie. Secretary to the re Micro a id director of provincial publicity Bureau of Quebec h r Mac Kexie Deputy minister of ugh ways and transportation of Saskatchewan t. .1. In Hong Sec Ontario Cood association Hamilton. . R. M. French roads Engineer department of Public works of Newfoundland Ernest h. Gohier chief Engineer department of roads of Quebec roads Ross g. L. Harstone. Vice president. Canada crushed Stone company. Hamilton on i. A. Hogan. Manager Asphalt sales department. Imperial Oil limited Toronto Waller j. Kane pres ident Kane equipment Winnipeg limited. S. Jones. Morton minister Manitoba. Hon. R of Public works of Distant to of r. W. Mccolough. Executive As it to the minister department highways and Public works of. A Scotia g. H. N. Monkman Deputy minister of Public works of Alberta a. R. Morrison past pres league Lon r. A. Stapella president Cana Dian automobile association Tor onto r. G. While Deputy minister of Public works and highways of Prince Island Dean r. 1. Hardy of the University of Al Berta. Edmonton and .1. P. Russell editor of roads and Bridges Tor onto. Delegates unanimously endorsed re Solijon calling on the Federal and provincial need of seven Hurt three in fall in rash of City accidents Fred Horton who Heads the St. Boniface nor Wood Kinsmen club for the coming year has been installed As presi Dent. Roy Enman retiring presi Dent conducted the ceremony. Three meetings will Lake place in the free press build ing Friday. They Are Board room 1, the Friendly club. Mearns Camp. Sons Scot land at s Board room 2, Winnipeg District committee id. Sons of Scotland at s And in the club room the Winnipeg Amateur radio club also at s Seven persons including one Cal Ganan were injured in accidents Here wednesday and Early thurs Day. Three of the victims were involved in traffic mishaps three others were hospitalized after Falls while the seventh was Hurt when a piece of a boiler fell on him. Losing his balance and Failin Back wards William Mackenzie 40 of 2os Owena Street plunged nine feet Down an elevator Shaft from the second floor of the Adelman Box company 290 Mcdermot ave riot at 7 He suffered a broken left Collar Bone As Well As possible fracture of the left wrist and head injuries. At Winnipeg general Hospital his was reported As win Eggers awarded bursaries for training in Public health nursing by the a health and welfare department Are pictured during the first Day at classes in the pub Lic health nursing course at the University of Manitoba. Left to right front Row miss Marearet education at the University miss v. S. Little miss m. M. Cymbalist Ana miss Ada Stadnyk Back Row miss f. E. Pattinson miss v. R. Peacock miss Alice Merle Vede miss Muriel l. Small and miss Mary Creber b n d i to o n David lord 13, of boo Gar Field Street was to Ken to Winnipeg general Hospital by police wednesday night suffering a possible fractured Les As the result of colliding Iii Pinsl n truck with his bicycle no the Corner of Jellico Ivelie it Mil to Street. Police said t. Dartnell 718 Ingersol Street Driver of the truck was proceeding West on Ellice ave nue about s When the Colli Sion occurred. William . 55, a car Penter of 515 Young Street suffered a broken neck after being hit by a car Early wednesday evening at the Corner of Logan ave Niue and Chambers Street. Driver of the car Kenneth Sid Well 1072 Street was proceeding East on Logan Avenue when his car struck or. Einarson As he was walking across the inter Section police reported. The injured Man was taken to Winnipeg general Hospital in a Cruiser car where his condition was reported As fairly described in fairly Good Condi Tion at Winnipeg general Hospital wednesday night was George Cam Eron. 40, of s3 Cunnington Avenue St. Vital. Or. Cameron suffered multiple contusions and abrasions to the head following a traffic Accident near the Corner of fort Street and York Avenue wednesday afternoon. He was struck by a car driven George Simpson of , Man., the police report stated. He was taken to Winnipeg Gen eral Hospital by police ambulance. Fractures Michael Tokarchuk. 67, of Castle Avenue was admitted to St Joseph s Hospital wednesday after noon with a compound facture of the left forearm. He was injured at 12.05 when a piece of a boiler he removing from the basement of the Bank of Montreal Portage and main fell on him. Thomas Roberts 68. Of Calgary a race horse attendant received a fractured left ankle when he fell out of a railway car while loading horses at the Canadian Pacific Way tracks near the Mcphillips Street subway. He was admitted of Winnipeg general Hospital wednesday . Georgre Horn. 45, of 392 lip ton Street a Cable Man for the Manitoba Telephone system fell 3q feet to the ground from the lop of a Telephone pole at 8.45 . Thursday. Or. Horn was repairing Telephone wires on notre Dame Avenue near Erin Street when the mishap occurred. Taken to Winnipeg general hos Pital he was found to have received a Cut Over the Eye. A sprained ankle and Back injuries. Governments to pro immediately with completion the trans Canada Highway the said Lile Tion is of vital interest from a military and economic stand first honorary life in Emler ship in the association was conferred on George a. Mex amec. One of founders in 1914 who until recently served it Secretary treasurer and director. He has Given the association outstanding service and has made a signal contribution to the Road building Industry of Canada As a the delegates were told. Sask. Man seeks War Veteran son missing a month warmer on Friday Weatherman predicts following a Day of cooler weather the Weatherman once again put on his sunniest smile. Thursday and came up with a prediction of Clear and warmer. Strengthening winds Over the Prairies and Northern Manitoba brought Back the warmer weather and the Weatherman said the Low thursday night would be 40 and the High on Friday 75. At noon thursday the temperature stood at 51 and promised to climb higher. Members of the Griffons club will he guests of the City Hydro saturday on a Day Long excursion to slave Falls. Mem Bers will gather at Moore s bus depot at 9 . Taut Chorel a Veteran of the second world War Paul Chorel of 531 Langevin Street. St. Boniface has been miss ing aug. 23 when he left work at the fort Rouge decorating com Pany. Or. Chord s lather of Ponteix. I sask. Has requested the knights of Columbus of which or. Chorel was a member to try to locate the miss ing Man. Or. Chorel is described As being medium build and retiring nature. An executive meeting of the Isaac Brock Community club be held tonight in the Isaac Brock school. Report of the nominating committee will be heard arid plans for the coining will be discussed. Out of aircrew Grade. Ated under the British common wealth air training plan nearly were members of. ;