Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 25, 1952, Winnipeg, Manitoba Marcen in 12 ibs. Winnipeg free press True Economy milk Glo bread week end edition with comics inc wednesday june 25, 1952 Battlefield planned for new Oty unit a lean Young artillery com Mander who will head the first Active Force unit to be stationed at fort Osborne Barracks since 1930. Plans to maintain his regi ment at fighting proficiency by continuing with Battlefield practices Here in Winnipeg. He is . Edward Geoffrey Brooks. 33. Commander of the 2nd regiment. Royal Canadian horse artillery that returned last month from a year s service in Korea. The unit regards the Winnipeg posting As a Homecoming. C a Terv of the . Was stationed at fort Osborne for is years before the second world War. And for col. Breaks and his second in command Taj. J s. Ton Winnipeg is considered a. Itary Home because this was the first army appointment for both on their graduation from in 1939. The along with Brig then . D. A. Agnew. Now r . Commandant were posted Here in 1940 to form the first artillery training Centre in the West. Mid City command Post Back Here exactly 12 years later the Brooks is established in the same offices which he intends to run on the same basis As an artillery com Mand Post in the Field. Telephone and wireless communication will link his office with that of his Battery commanders in the same building. Reason for the set up col. Brooks explained tues Lav was so that fire orders could be sont to the Battery commanders without notice. This would necessitate the plotting of gun positions and enemy targets by the Battery commanders themselves and the preparation of fire orders to their guns. In this Way. Col. Brooks con Linued the unit would be ready to take to the Field at Short notice. At present unit personnel Are on leave after 12 months in Korea the regiment never went into be or rec Dur Iii the full year. The unit will Likely reassemble at win Nipes. Rather than at Shilo. As originally planned. It n also expected that per manent Barrack blocks to House and administer the artillery unit May be built in the area South of fort Osborne Barracks in the to 1 col Brooks said the teamwork practice and common sense that. 1 i of t Fri Bri John Rockingham that the unit could get onto a target in do seconds Gen. Ridgway bet one Dol Lar it could t. He himself picked a target Anc in 42 seconds the first a shells held by Brig. Rockingham will be framed and retained by the regi ment. December said col. Brooks artillerymen in Small num Bers took Over some front line trenches and even went out with infantrymen on patrols. The infantrymen in turn handled some of the guns so each corps could better appreciate the problems of the other. Like col. Brooks most of the men a the regiment Are now vet Erans of. Two wars. Col. Brooks won the Croix de Guerre at Falaise and was awarded the . For an action in april 1945, when he temporarily took Over command of the Queen s own Cameron highlanders after the c.o., 24-year-old . Tommy Thomson of Winnipeg was killed. Col. Brooks who Calls Montreal 4 air cadets get trips on Exchange Lucky quartet chosen from Manitoba applicants four 18-year-old greater Winni air cadets were flying High tuesday with the final announce ment that they would be among the 59 his Home was born in Karachi ind a he his wife and two Young sons _ Brue Geoffrey and Rodrick Peter _ reside at 572 Cambridge Street. Fort Garry plans to Oil seven streets councillors proposals to Cost residents 10 cents foot 9 seven fort Garry streets will be covered with Asphalt Oil this sum Mer unless a majority of land owners petition against the scheme it was decided at a fort Garry Council meeting tuesday night. The estimated Cost to owners of frontage properties will be 10 cents per foot payable in one year. commence m late v v it. Col e g boo oils commanding officer of 2nd regiment ., who is shown in his new office at fort Osborne Barracks. His unit is expected to july. Canadian cadets leaving its peacetime role. It was this teamwork that led to the famous with Gen Matthew b. Ridgway then commander of the forces in the East. Occasion of the bet was a visit to the unit by Gen. Matthew a Ridgway. In commander. Told by ing from the round fired in Korea by Hon. Brooke Claxton minister of National defence. Behind him Are the Batter pennants of the horse artillery. In All the regiment fired a record rounds during its year in the streets to be covered Are Windermere. Avenue. Merriam Boulevard Somerset Avenue River Wood Avenue West Pemba Highway. Chevrier Boulevard West Highway Dumas ave nue and Waterford Avenue. Council also received an offer to develop the South Side of Manchester Boule _ heard complaints regarding the incomplete travelling of Lyon Street and unfinished sidewalks. The matter was referred to the municipal Engineer. Granted Elmwood cemetery permission to obtain Sod from Start safety at Home car official urges negligence which leads to accidents on the Job often has i it. Be fort Garry hotel hotel tuesday night. Or Sullivan Urkel each family to organize a safety first com Mitt up in order to review the railway safety rules As a group. Vice president to. K. Mcmillan general manager f. H. Cefe and o. E beefier terminal division superintendent also urged More at tuntion to safety precautions the meeting was the second of n series planned for the Western Region. The first was held last week in tort Arthur ont. 1 to 4ttend lutheran secretaries two Beach picnics visit a total of picnickers will leave Winnipeg Over Cana Dian Pacific railway lines sat urday morning for Winnipeg Beach. A special train leaving at 9 . St will carry 1.200 members of the Cana Dian Pacific railway shops employees federation to the Beach. E. Mots is chairman of the picnic committee. Another Ratip of 120 members of the Elm Wood Curling club will if ave at 9.35 . C. Watt is in charge. Two associate secretaries of the department of evangelism Board of social missions United lutheran Church in America Rev Clifton m. Weihe Ville fa., and Rev. Peter j. Dexnis of Plymouth meeting a visited Winnipeg monday and tuesday. They Are on a tour of 12 Prairie cities to gear Canadian conferences to the Board s year round programme of evangelism through preach ing and teaching missions and training laymen. The dikes. Seven acres which Are to be re seeded at s. Cost of s50 per acre suggested that the municipal assessor give a detailed report on assessment of properties outside ikes. M granted permission to Trie Manitoba Telephone system to in stall i pay phone at the Corner of Pembina Highway and Mcgillivray a motion suggesting that the Buxton Road sidewalk be r. Full to represent of t Garry in the greater Winni Peg anti Mosquito Campaign association. Passed a motion recommend ing that fire department employees he granted two weeks vacation with pay with four Days extra pay .0 compensate for statutory holi _ was notified that the municipality s share of the administrative expense of the greater hmm Peg diking Board for 1951 was july 22 on the sixth annual Cadet Exchange with the United states Britain Sweden Holland and Denmark. Selected from dozens of Mani Toba applicants they were Given final interviews and approval at the Royal Alexandra hotel tuesday b v g m. Ross of Ottawa general manager of the air Cadet league of Canada and Wing cmdr. C. M. Black senior air Cadet Liaison offi cer at . Headquarters m Ottawa. Happy group the Lucky four Are wo.3 Laurence Struven son of or. And mrs. E. H. Struven 216a Henderson Highway Donan a member of Jim White-1 w. 3. Dickson son of or. And mrs. John Dickson 1756 Henderson Highway North Kil Donan a member of . Squad Robert 5. Blanchart son of or. And mrs. J. F. Blanchard 97 Chestnut Street Winnipeg a member of Gordon Bell Squadron to Magnus Stefan Ssofi. Son of or and mrs. Bjorgvin Stefansson 740 Banning Street Winnipeg a member of red River Squadron Cadet. Str vent will go to the United states and will spend his tour in new York City washing ton and Florida. The other three will go overseas. All will visit advanced flying stations aircraft manufacturing plants and other centres of Aero nautical interest. They will spend part of their tour As guests in private Homes. Exchange visitors in return 26 american and overseas cadets will be coming to Canada. Some of them will pass through Winnipeg aug. Is in route to the West coast. Cadets Struven. Dickson Blan Chard and so Chansson together with 55 other Canadian winners were chosen because of outstand ing air Cadet records As Well As exceptional Scholastic and athletic attainments and character. Cadet Blanchard is this year s governor general s medallist at Gordon Bell High school where he served As student president. All four Are longtime air Cadet members and Are recent High school graduates. Tuesday at Royal american shows. In rom Init around one of four hours later he got lost and was least two years of the lighting pylons. His owners Leo and dome Winthrop and Prince Largo Iii Carefree Babyhood before he is put in training son of lady Winton p he will be probably be christened sir Toby of Kildonan. To Honor y official a dinner for Dae Strain execute Secretary of the Winnipeg i mca., will be held thursday at 615 . In Moore s restaurant. Or. Strain leaves Winnipeg aug. L to become executive Secretary of the Toronto West end y..a. 2 u students win medical scholarships Man woman receive awards to help in research mrs 773 Simcoe Street and Charles h. Hollenberg ,0 he a referendum last fall m favor of entering into negotiations Brooklands study by City mayor s. V. Bowers of the Vil of Brooklands reported tues he was pleased with the action taken by Winnipeg Council re Garding possible amalgamation of the Village with the City. He spoke at a meeting of the Brooklands ratepayers and Resi dents association in Brooklands Community clubhouse. Welcomed study Mavor Bowers said he and the Village Council would be Happy to meet with the City s recently appointed special committee on amalgamation. They welcomed a stud of the Village As recommended by the City s committee. Voted 545 to 21 in free press meetings meetings scheduled for thurs Dav in the free press building ladies auxiliary of Imperial vet Erans in Canada whist. Club a 2 ., Board room no. 2 anti vivisection study group at s Board room no. Hair Dressm association at 8 ., Board Roon no. 2 Eaton Angling club at ., club room. Days. Dixon Heads steelworkers local in wrench Dixon Vaa elected president of Loca workers Union tit the Kentral meet h Oca United a Eccl in night of the election and o two of the winners Are already Practised flyers with private it 1 Falp Len licences and Hope to careers As pilots on their ret late this summer. Cadet Dickson wants to Fly for trans Canada air lines and Cadet Stefansson in tends to join the . Cadet Struven intends to enter a science course at the University of Manitoba this fall and Cadet Blan Chard has a medical course As his goal. United Church picnic the women s auxiliary of fort Garry United Church will hold its annual picnic thursday at Gimli. Special buses will leave the Church at 10 . Mrs what Borg and mrs. G. Dewar Are con warded scholarships by the Manitoba Institute for the Advance ment of medical Extension and re search w. A. Murphy president announced wednesday. Or Hollen Berg is a son of or. A. Hollenberg. The awards were made on the recommendation of the medical faculty Council executive and have been approved by the Senate of the University of Manitoba. These students have successfully in f up Oren lated the second year in their in a Nedical course and the scholar wrote girl he d be big shot a 1-year-old Winnipeg youth to wrote letters to his girl Friend casting that he was going big was sent to the Peni enl iary wednesday for five years. He pleaded guilty to bringing a Tolen Auto into Canada assault with intent to Rob breaking Ana entering a garage and theft of a a Rifle and other goods theft if a car valued at posses Ion of two shot guns with barrels Ess than 20 inches Long. Robert Beach of 453 Young treet was sentenced by magistrate d g Potter in provincial police court to five years concurrent on free of the charges and two years concurrent on two others. Arsenal found he was one of a pair arrested m St. James april 23 after a wed mile an hour Chase by . In Side the car which ended up in a ditch police found an Arsenal of guns knives and sawed off shot his companion a juvenile also appeared in court wednesday but was remanded for one week with Ousep Fence counsel c. N. Kushner a urging leniency for Beach who has previously served a Penitentiary term and a to month mail term lashed out against mod Ern conditions which tended to produce such Young people. There was a tendency among younger people to do things for the Sake doing them and with no motive in mind he said. If he had the mentality to understand what he was doing and if our legislators would give some consideration to these Young people subjected to the influence of the galation with the City. Brook lands councillors have stressed the importance to the City of Industrial Sites available in the Village Sites available two former Village employees r Stewart and j Lawne both of whom claimed they were let out when they asked for More Money were asked to state their grievances. The meeting passed a Resolution that the men be rehired at Man loses both legs in Accident a 31-year-old Canadian Pacific railway switchman lost both legs Early wednesday morning when he slipped under the wheels a train while working near the my Phillips Street subway. John Boychuk 718 Manitoba Avenue was taken to Winnipeg general Hospital by police Amu Ance. Hospital authorities say he Ost his left leg below the knee and his right leg above the knee. Police say or. Boychuk was talking North across the tracks when he was struck by one of three Box cars which were coast no after being shunted by a diesel listed his ships have been granted so that a living wage plus a Bonus of they May undertake special re while they were working on the search work in the Summers of toilets there Are no 195-5 and 1953. This work will be sewers on most streets this Reso undertaken in the department of physiology and medical research of the University where they will be supervised by drs. J. A. Hildes and a. E. Thomson. Both have had distinguished Scholastic records in the University. To Day nets close to was netted sat urday by the Lions club of win Peg during the Annua Rose Day it to tag Jay officials have revealed. Brade mayor Send j Ower saw cuts thigh 23 stitches required a slip of the hand sent James Munroe. 32, of 515 St. James Street to Grace Hospital Mon Day night with 12-Inch Gash in his thigh which required 23 stitches to close. Mice say a portable Power so slipped against his left leg while he was cutting a tree stump a jigs Yard. His Hospital is optimistic air cadets a special Parade for Ali members of no 176 Optimist Squadron Royal Canadian air cadets Elig Ible and wishing to attend summer Camp will be held at 7.30 . Friday at Headquarters Stevenson Field All cadets must bring birth certificates and waivers signed by their parents permitting them to Fly while at Camp. The Camp will be held from july 20 to aug. 2 at How big the world Sheila aged 2 tried to find out Lution will be forwarded to coun cil. Budget approved councillor a. Draffin said the budget in Chat it was approved by 1" Cipal and Public Utility could not be changed to in an increase in wages. The advised the two men to a letter to Council stating whether they wished to return to work. Councillor d. Juba urged rate payers on both Bannatyne and notre Dame avenues to agree to nay for water Mains on thei streets. This would be the Star of a programme which would give them waterworks on some Street before amalgamation and would make Brooklands More attracts Weitman association seventh urday. Speaking at a morning d the co Grega he i. The time is a he said if i Oval with All our head to the Promise is we fill find v Thorburn Given perfect cribbage hand another perfect cribbage hand was reported in a four handed game played at the civic caledonian rink tues Day. Lucky Holder was w. Y. Thorburn who was dealt the hand by his partner w. Cameron. Opponents were a. Thompson and e. Gosling. Or Thorburn had three fives and the Jack of clubs in his hand. The five of clubs was turned up on the Cut. Immigrants pass through to is a group of 10s new canadians including passengers from the immigrant ships Wyndam and Columbia and 29 dutch people who crossed the Atlantic by Royal dutch air Unes passed through Winnipeg o vet Canadian Pacific railway Isabelle Hugh k1ientz vets medal Hugh Krontz son of or. And mrs. W. Krentz North Kildonan was awarded the governor general s Gold medal at recent graduation exercises at East. Kildonan collegiate. He also received a bursary award from the wings chapter of the Nick Shewchuk 127 George Street was convicted of having care of an automobile while his ability was impaired by alcohol and was fined and costs by magistrate d. C. M. Kyle in City police court tuesday. His driving licence was suspended for three months. Gyro club meeting United Church youth caravan starts july 7 the Manitoba conference Young people s Union United Church of Canada will sponsor a Christian youth caravan beginning july _7 at whiteout i and moving jul 14 to seven Sisters Falls for second week. A second Cal Avan will Woik m the Edwin Lavenham District in by Vera Bozyk How big is the world As big As your own front Yard. Really Well maybe just a trifle bigger and much More exciting. So what do you do you re two years old and your name is Sheila Bell and 1 you at 334 Carlton Street you just might Inch out of the Gate and head for the great unknown. Sheila enjoyed her Freedom while it was hers. Quite an adventure tuesday afternoon proved quite an adventure for the daughter of or. And mrs. William Bew Hile her Mother was out Sheila slipped through the hands of a Friend who had offered to take care first noticed when she sat Down in the Lane at a policeman and she s got an ice Cream she was returned Home still in had perturbed at the juror she caused Happy with her. Loot and still silent engine. Hospital authorities i condition As fairly Good. Or Boychuk has been an employee of the railway for five years. Prior to that he worked As a is married and has two Chil Dren. Man hurts shoulder in fall off grader John Dalgarno 1s96 William Avenue working on a Road grader in the Village of Brook funds sustained undetermined injuries to his shoulder tues Day afternoon when he fell to the ground on William Avenue. Taken to Winnipeg general Hospital by Constable w me Katseff his condition wednes Day was reported As fairly Good. Group plans the annual picnic of Wallace my no. 88 of the Scot and movies comic papers radio and press i could understand bet Ter or. Kushner said. He argued that a Long sentence would emitter Beach toward society and make him a worse Crim the magistrate commented that he had heard of two letters written by the accused to his girl Friend and which were in the Possession of . You were going to be a big shot you were looking Lor trouble. I Don t know if you have Learned anything he said. Crown counsel r. A. Gallagher revealed that Beach was serving in the . And had been posted from St. Johns que., to Clinton ont. He and his companion had in decided to Hitchhike through he United states to Winnipeg. Arriving in North Dakota they a Ere stranded by the flood. They Hen stole a car at Spiritwood and after breaking and entering Sev ral places and stealing guns and ther goods set out for Canara by night they slept in Day in Fields and stole tractor still at in farmyard to keep the a broke Down due to the distil near Rose Bank the 1947 Model ate Beach then put a mask on Lis face took a gun and went to a farmhouse where he attempted o get the keys for a car in the Ard or. Galagher told the court. Mrs. R. G. Manning who came to be door screamed and slammed he door in his face tile Crown reported. The men then went a few houses Down and stole a 1932 Model car which they drove Back to the Ori Ginal car they had stolen he saw. In attempting to Start the first car they flooded it and the distillate caught fire and destroyed the car they then abandoned the older car a Little later and stole a 1952 Model car and Rove into Winnipeg. They evaded a Road Block Enro Ute but were caught later that after noon the Crown concluded. Camp c benevolent association will be eld sunday at Winnipeg held sunday Beach. Eva s verdict backfires unfit student proves Ace clouding the Long. Plains Indian Reserve from july 20 to aug. 1. Isabelle Mills Brandon lines 27 were the Heads lie Thucuc the project and her staff for the first project includes Don Wilson Crystal Edith and Marlene Thierry both of mine Dosa and Ken Rentz Winnipeg. With miss Mills on the second will be Lee Shaw Russell Dor Een Campion and june f both of Pipestone and miss Alli son Crystal City. Representatives to the r a have been named by. The United Church including. Miss Christine Macdougall children s work Rev Wilbur Howard and miss Betty next get together of the a mid Christian. Education Corn club of Winnipeg takes place at. On to 5.30 . Thursday at the Royal Alexandra hotel. Men s missionary society. Of the free press building. There she sat Long enough to attract at Tention and was brought into the press Grill in the free press build was asked her name. She was asked where Mummy and daddy lived. She was asked if she liked the ice Cream she was Given the Candy bar the gum. But Sheila was silent. When a huge policeman arrived Sheila went quite calmly into the waiting arms of the Law ice Cream dripping Down her face and on to the policeman s summer uniform. All in a Day s he grinned. Police figures figures from Central police Sta Tion proved him right. Last week a total of people were delivered to the station. Greatest headache to the police department was the fact parents waited too Long contacting Headquarters. Sheila calmly Licking her Cone and the policeman were headed for waiting Cruiser car when a wee Sheila she s with a 32-year-old Winnipeg designer once told by department of Veter ans affairs officials to give Punya he is Charles h. Blais of 125 Cariton Street a 1952 graduate of Manitoba University s of architecture last year or. Blais won a f prize for a desk design in the National gallery of Canada Competition. At he said submitting plan or anything from motor cars i cite Hen gadgets tenable for two years. Or Blais who left school Erade nine was a five year Roya Canadian air Force Veteran when Henra turned in 1946 to his native Alberta. In six months he passed University Entrance exams. _ should t be architect but . Officials in Edmon but you should t be an architect you should be a la married in 1947, or. Blais now has two daughters under four Vears of age. He is a landscape de signer representing Prairie Nurser ies in Estevan sask. Like to be a free Lance de Mai graduation r j. Hood of Carberry will speak at graduation exercises Fri Day Lor students completing the three month course in practical nursing at Lite Manitoba technical Institute. The programme begins at 2.30 in Portage Avenue and Wall Street building. First race Meadows Galo has been running Well. Hat has much Speed and should be close. Monypenny should go Well m 1 been running Well. Sabie n is lightly weighted. Devil. Devil rates should earn brackets Here. Joy has much Speed. Should be close. Fourth Stoney Way is at Peak form. Mild jul the rates a Good Chance. On with will have to race looks much the Best. Five has much Early Speed. Bend Wil Timber race Dutche. K. Is near a winning race. Beauty Raffs As the contender Sandra should Well in a race of two a glance 1. Meadow. Gale gala Hai Devil. Devil. 3. Sable Peny Way mild , on Witch. S blow five Timber rid ire. Broads Bend Stekle Irish Cunn Dun. Dutches of dutch Knave him Flo Bent Scapa blow ;