Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 21, 1952, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today s most outstanding value Klik True Economy milk glob read by Carrier in Winnipeg 30c per week Winnipeg thursday August 21, 1952 week end edition with comics Loc motorists who have been scratching their Heads in bewilderment at those painted lines on Stafford Street at Lorette Avenue can Stop now. Sgt. R. J. Montgomery of the City police traffic squad says the lines Are being used to test various types of paint submitted to the police department for use in marking traffic lanes on City streets. If the paint is of High Quality it will last for some time. If it is of poor Grade it will Wear off in a few Days particularly at a Point like Stafford and Lorette where motorists Are constantly applying their brakes. Polio total hits 220 in Manitoba seven More confirmed cases of polio and three suspects thursday pushed Manitoba s total to 220. Five were delayed reports from Rivers. Two were from Winnipeg now with 33, and the rest were widely scattered throughout the province none were reported from the epidemic area which has had 102 cases and five of the province s seven deaths. The 10 cases reported thursday brought the week s total to 39, the same number recorded for last week. Doctors had hoped the weekly total would drop this week but added that it would probably still be Well below the Peak of 59 two weeks ago. There Are now 118 polio victims with partial paralysis in Manitoba and 95 suspects. Meanwhile two More fatalities one in Alberta and one in Saskatchewan brought Western Canada s death toll to 48 thursday with 819 cases. Saskatchewan still leads with 263 cases and 14 deaths Alberta has 234 cases and 17 deaths and British Columbia ice with 10 dead. Polio committee doctors in Man Toba said thursday the disease was smouldering All Over Western Canada but Only two epidemic areas existed Southern Manitoba and Calgary. They believed this situation would continue until cooler weather brought an end to the outbreak. In the last week 184 cases and 13 deaths have been reported in West Ern Canada. In Calgary hardest hit mayor d. H. Mackay announced a meeting of the Board of health aug. 27 to consider postponing re opening of City schools. There have been 116 cases of polio in Calgary and District. Girl 19, is Hurt jumps from car a 19-year-old Winnipeg girl was injured Early thursday when she was said to have jumped from a moving car on Mcphillips Road North of the City. Police Are hold ing a Man in connection with the Case. Marjorie mar Garet White 580 Pritchard ave nue was taken to Winnipeg Gen Era Hospital with Marjorie White a fractured 1 e f 1 abrasions to the face and possible head injuries. Police said they were called to the Hospital at 4.55 . And told the girl from the car eight had jumped to 10 Miles North of the City on Mcphillips Road. She is reported to have been newbie customer will return hey lady yes you Over there remember wednesday when you were going to the cemetery and bought two Bunches of Flowers from news Vendor Bill Mcghie in front of the main Post office Well Bill thought you had handed him Bill instead of the two you really gave him. So he mistakenly gave you change for a five. Bill who lives at 372 Edmon ton Street would appreciate it if you bring him his Money in front of the Post office. It takes him All Day to earn s3. 6-year-old s wrists broken in Tumble from rail Bridge Richard Grant Brown six of 587 Elgin Avenue is in fairly Good condition in Winnipeg general Hospital following a 13-foot fall wednesday afternoon from the Midland railway Bridge at Elgin Avenue. Police said Young Kichard fractured both his wrists and sustained cuts and abrasions to his forehead As a result of the fall. They said he had been Plaj ing on the Bridge s Concrete abutment when he toppled to the sidewalk. First lights installed Effort Garry area first traffic lights in the fort Garry area were installed tuesday at the Pembina High Way and Point Road intersections. More Are expected. The lights will Aid control of heavy traffic to and from the sub Urb s two cinemas one of which is a drive in. Resident on holidays sneak thief gets so Richard Johnstone 193 lip ton Street reported a sneak thief broke into his Home sometime during the last 10 Days and stole in Silver. Police said Entrance was gained by forcing the rear door while or. Johnstone was on Holiday court gives divorces to 5 petitioners absolute decrees of divorce were granted to five petitioners by or. Justice 3. T. Beaubien in court of Queen s Bench thursday. They were Katherine Price Swan River Man., from Ernest William Price married in Winnipeg May 20, 1944 Helen Marjorie Lipps from Rudolph Lipps River Hills Man., married in seven Sis ters Man., oct. 18, 1943 Harry Wizniak from Lucille Wizniak mar ried in Dauphin Man., May 18, 1938 Rudolph Jansen from Kathleen Jansen Vancouver b.c., married in Winnipeg sept. 2, 1943 Elsie Ann Schirle Beausejour Man., from August Schirle River Hills Man., married in Beausejour feb. 9, 1946. Driver passenger get separate fines Praymond Desbiens of Stead Man., was fined sic and costs for driving to the common danger and another 55 and costs for driving a vehicle without a noise Muffler he appeared in St. Boniface police court wednesday. Jack cutting of 107 Olivia Street who was in the same car was fined and costs for having liquor in a place other than designated in his general permit. Elva Bell Esther Townsend on share executive two members of the Hospital Volunteer committee of share Manitoba mental health association were elected wednesday night to the executive of the share organization. Elva Bell was elected to the Constitution committee and Esther Townsend to the nomination committee of the executive it a meeting of the Volunteer group in the free press building. Annual meeting of Volunteer groups execution and advisory Board will be Early in november when the Constitution will be revised. Man gets 4 months for clothing theft theft of four pairs of trousers from a main Street cloth ing shop tuesday resulted in a four month jail term sentence for Joseph Desmarias 46, of to fixed abode. He pleaded guilty to the charge in City police court. Desmarias who. Court was told has a record extending from 1917, entered the store about noon tuesday grabbed the trousers and ran into the Street. The proprietor gave Chase and held him until police arrived. City Legal circles fete lord Justice from . It. Hon. Sir John lord Justice of the British court of a peal had a full program arranged for a one Day Stop Over in Winni Peg thursday. He is on his Way to attend the annual meeting of the Canadian bar association in Vancouver the beginning of september. Met at the Canadian Pacific railway station by chief Justice e. K. Williams c. V. Mcarthur vice president for Manitoba of the Canadian bar association and mrs. Mcarthur and h. G. H. Smith president of the Manitoba bar association sir John visited the Grain Exchange the Law courts and school of Law and called on chief forerunner of the private Detec Tive was a Frenchman Francois Eugene Vidocy. He started in 1817. Lawn researchers say that lawns should be fertilized at least three times a year. Delegates cheer last survivor of 98 convention the trades and labor con Gress convention recessed its business wednesday to pay Honor to a Man who was a Winnipeg Delegate to the first . Convention Here in 189s. He is believed to be the Only surviving member of that meeting. Delegates cheered when Percy r. Bengough president introduced 84-year-old a. W. Putter who presented or. Bengough with a picture of delegates at the 1898.meet. First Trade Union member to be elected to or. Putter was elected Winnipeg s sole member in the 1900 elec Tion. He ran on an Independent labor party ticket and held the seat for one until 1904. Born in England he came to Winnipeg in 18s8 and was instrumental in forming the labor Council Here. He was a member of the City Council chairman of the Fin Ance committee chairman of the Parks Board and editor of a Winnipeg labor paper. He was Parks Board chairman when course was opened. A Percy r. Bengough president of the trades and labor Congress of is seen Here shaking hands with a. W. Putter 84, the Only surviving Delegate of the . Convention in Winnipeg 1898. He was a Delegate from the International typographical Union which he joined in 1889 in St. Paul Minn. Or. Putter presented president Bengough wednesday with a picture of delegates of the first Winnipeg convention. Or. Bengough said the picture. Will be placed in the Congress archives in Ottawa. Justice Williams. He. Attended luncheon at the Manitoba club As a guest of the Manitoba bar association. Regard thursday evening he and his Sis Ter miss Gwen Morris were scheduled to attend a private dinner at the Home of col. Harold Aikins past president of the Canadian bar association. During an interview at the Royal Alexandra hotel sir John expressed High regard and respect for Canadian courts of Law. While he is in Vancouver the lord Justice will receive an Honor Ary degree at the University of British Columbia along with prime minister Louis St. A Fel Low Bencher in the honorable society of the inner Temple one of the four inns of court in Lon Don. Just like sir John and his sister both spoke of the hospitality extended them on their first visit to Western Canada. We Are being treated like however on controversial seen entering the on a City Street at 2 . Relatives who said they knew no details said she worked As a waitress in a local cafe and left work at Midnight. Report denied Beer by the Glass is still sold in British 10 cents according to the beverage dispensers Union local 676, Vancou ver. Saturday a representative of the malt and soft drinks local at the trades arid labor Congress of can Ada reported that Beer sold for tar East Newfie Delegate attends meet Frank chafe attending the trades and labor Congress in Winnipeg this week claims to be the Delegate from the most Easterly Point of Canada. He is from Petty Harbour seven Miles South of St. John s newfound land where he is the representative the brotherhood of railway clerks. This is not the first time that he has travelled far afield in the interests of the brotherhood he said wednesday. Last year he went to Italy to attend a trades Union conference at Milan. Or. Chafe is the Leader of the delegation from Canada s newest province and with him is Alison Bugden who in addition to his duties As a labor representative finds time to serve As mayor of i 5 suspected addicts arrested by police . And City police rounded was remanded one week without 15 cents a Glass in British Colum Home town Corner Brook East Bia. I Newfoundland. Up five suspected drug addicts in St. Boniface and Winnipeg wednesday. Narcotics officers said the arrests were not part of an intensified cleanup Campaign but were routine arrests by the narcotics squad. Four of the suspects two men and two women were arrested in St. Boniface. Robert Howard Forsythe John Henry Hubicky alias John Hinds Betty Mary Thomas and Jane Balas were remanded for one week without plea in provincial police court thursday. Another Man Alexander George Eichorn 45, of 217 Mandeville Street St. James also appeared on a narcotics Possession charge and plea. Magistrate d. G. Potter set bail at for Eichorn. He was arrested by Winnipeg police outside a drugstore after leaving a hotel. Detectives who Fol Lowed Eichorn struggled with him after he fought to recover a Ball of Silver paper taken from his pocket police said. It is alleged the paper contained heroin. Bars won t hide the bears if City zoo gets new look spectators will soon be Able to watch animals at Winnipeg s zoo in near natural surroundings with no bars to get in the Way if plans now being made for modernizing the 200 Are completed. John e. Wallace resident architect for the St. Louis zoo is at work on the project. Or. Wallace was recently appointed consulting architect to the local firm of Smith Munn Carter Katelin coff who Are in charge of architectural work at Assiniboine Park. Wednesday he and t. R. Hodgson Parks superintendent discussed the future of the Assiniboine Park zoo prior to a meeting with the Parks Hoard. Modernization May be started new Orleans zoo. He also designed the zoo at Colorado Springs gave assistance in setting up the zoo at Peoria 111., and Laid plans for the zoo at Edmonton. Or. Hodgson plans on having the Assiniboine Park zoo enlarged and modernized in easy stages perhaps on five to 10-year plans. The first would be to pro vide a Large parking area enlarge and modernize the Bear quarters establish a children s zoo and build a Large flight Cage for Birds he said. Next year the Parks Board which was established in 1893, Cele Brates its 60th anniversary and that would be a Good time to embark on the new he said. The second stage would be the j revamping of enclosures for Graz King animals and the establishment Quebec zoo bests improved for for lion cub one of Winnipeg s three Little next year the 60th anniversary of j lion cubs Winnie Peggy and Toby away from Rusty api dated wooden the Parks Board. The work May be spread Over five or 10 years. Outdated the present Day trend is to get cages and i Sheds and to make a zoo a place of Beauty or. Wallace explained. The dry Moat open air display s used to display animals in the zoos and this method will probably eventually be established at the Assiniboine Park zoo t was revealed. In Many american and european cities even Lions and tigers Are separated from the Public Only by the dry Moat a ditch too Broad to be leaped Over too Steep to be scaled by the most agile animal. Recently or. Wallace returned from a trip to Europe where he visited Many of the largest and most modern zoos of the world. Besides being permanent architect or the St. Louis zoo or. Wallace is architectural consultant for the will Likely be presented to the City of Granby que., it adequate accommodation can be found for it. This was agreed at a meeting the Parks Board wednesday afternoon. Letters were read from mayor f. Horace Doivan of Gran by and mayor Garnet Coulter in which the latter suggested that a lion cub be presented to Granby As a gesture of Good will and Friendship Between Winnipeg and the Eastern City. Brandon too wants one of the cubs but it is doubtful whether that City has accommodation for the Little animal it was said. A visitor at the meeting was John e. Wallace architect for the St. Louis zoo. He outlined his plans for remodelling Winnipeg s Assiniboine Park zoo. The Board recorded its appreciation of a gift from the . Elks proceeds of a tag Day in support of Tot lots. The Lions and monkeys. Or. Hodg son Hopes for the erection of a special House for Small mammals such As weasels Martin and Fishers. He also wants a special Wing for reptiles and exotic Birds. Winter and summer the Complete program envisaged by or. Hodgson would make the zoo a Winter As Well As a summer attraction. Following the conference with or. Hodgson and a session with fewer swim at pools Board wonders Why Winnipeg s Public swimming pools Are less popular this year Han in 1951 although to Date they have made More Money. The Parks Board Learned at its meeting wednesday that the three the first six months of the year had increased by in 1952. And Sherbrook Sargent and sir John would Pritchard have so far earned More than at this time while judges in briton Jaffer last year although from Canadian judges in that they dropped by political issues not comment. Have a vote press political opinions puzzled Board members speculated that the reason for the at Tendance drop might be the polio epidemic a larger exodus to the beaches or the Cool weather. Or perhaps it was the prices. Receipts went up increase in despite the sir John Morris drop in attendance because rates at the Pool were raised this year. Adults now pay 35 cents instead of 25 cents students 15 cents in Stead of 10 cents and children 10 cents instead of five cents. Receipts for 1952, with the com parable 1951 period s receipts bracketed were to Date Sher Brook Sar gent Prit Chard to Date attendance for 1952 with comparable 1951 figures in brackets was Sherbrook 491 Sargent Pritchard fewer burials the Board also Learned that receipts at Brookside cemetery for the Parks Board or. Wallace planned to leave for St. Louis wednesday evening. He will keep in constant Contact with the local architects however As the master plan for Winnipeg s new modern zoo gradually unfolds. 1 photo winners Friday final winners in the last contest of the six week Amateur snapshot Competition held by the free press will be announced Friday. The sixth contest broke All entry records As thous ands of poured into the judges offices right up until deadline. All entries arrived on time. Meanwhile judges have Al ready begun the task of selecting the four Best photo graphs of the series which will qualify for. The International awards and win the free press four prizes. Series winners Are expected to be named Early next week. But just because the con test is Over Don t put your camera away. You re prob ably Learned enough during this year s contests to improve your snaps up to prize winning calibre. So keep on snapping. There s always next year. Subsidy aids fashions Paris French High fashion Industry hard hit by Over head and textile prices will get a sub to Sidy under an agreement ant noun Ceri by the government. Tighter link urged at tag convention communism s menace should was still plagued with the Infa draw Canada and the United states closer together than Ever before delegates at the 67th annual convention of the trades Congress were told wednesday at the civic auditorium. John j. Hauck fraternal Dele Gate from the american federation of labor said strengthening of this common understanding was the wish of the More than members in his organization. Together we can continue to give to the world an example of receipts were to attain and practise with for the first six he urged months of 1951. There were 682 bulwark of defence burials in the first six months or. Hauck said the american 1952, 721 in the similar 1951 did not relish the abrupt interruption in the training of Young Iod. Receipts at Windsor Golf course for the april 19 to aug. Is 1952, period were with 686 games played. From april 28 to aug. 18, 1951, they were 678.30, with games. Thus this year shows an increase of 647.71 and 212 games. At Kildonan Golf course receipts from april 19 to aug. 18, 1952, were with games played. For the april 14 to aug. 18 period in 1951 they were 187.40, with games. Kildonan receipts have therefore gone r up this year although at Tendance has dropped free press meetings the Winnipeg Amateur radio club will meet Friday at 8 . In the free press build ing club room. Boys As mechanics and producers of civilian goods needed to combat the inroads of inflation. But he said we Bow to the need of our governments for Young men to form a bulwark of defence against the More menacing inroads of com he warned those who continue to beat the Drums of hatred and con quest to remember that the unknown Soldier still serves that his sons live and Are ready to Battle in defence of their homelands and the principles their fathers died he said people must be urged to exercise the privilege of the vote to become a participant instead of just an onlooker1. Taft Hart Jey act we must instill into the minds of our people what the words civic duty said or. Hauck. Or. Hauck said the United states Mous Taft Hartley but he was hopeful that the National election this fall would result in amendment the Law so As to remove Iri equip ties. Of he added we Are hopeful of eventual repeal of the Taft Hartley act and the enactment of a new act that would closely parallel the old Wagner act. R. L. Harman of Winnipeg who has been unanimously elected second vice president of the Canadian pharma cubical association. The association is meeting in Tor onto. Council paves the Way Concrete Deal sought in sidewalk deadlock Brooklands Village Council tues Day night discussed an old favorite Street sidewalks. This time it was a stretch of walk running North from the Cana Dian Pacific railway tracks to Vopni Avenue. The present to be a wooden Structure on property being purchased by m. Popowich the area on which a new wanted separates Brooklands and the City of Winni Peg Winnipeg informed Brooklands Fiat it interested in replacing the soon to go wooden Structure with a Concrete walk which would be of great Benefit to Brooklands citizens. Brooklands let it be known it is not enthused about building a sidewalk on Winnipeg property. Paving the Way. While the matter of the sidewalk hangs in the air Council will meet with Winnipeg officials on firm ground in an attempt to reach an agreement of some kind. Revision court set n. Soliak Secretary treasurer announced the Date of the annual could of revision As sept. 5. Com plaints against the assessment must e made in writing and m be at his office hot later than aug. 25, he Laid. L1 p. J. Mawryluk appeared before Council in connection with the matter of parking space which he said is becoming a problem on the Winnipeg Side of Keewatin Street and the Brooklands Side of Pacific Avenue. He asked Council to consider sell ing or leasing the Pacific Avenue property adjacent to the Poung garage firewall and other Public works buildings. The matter is being held in abeyance pending Legal advice. Grain Exchange to lengthen trading hours the Board of governors of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange wednesday decided to extend trading hours 30 minutes each Day monday through Friday. Announcement of the change which follows similar moves at Chicago and Minneapolis exchanges was made by Stanley Jones president. Beginning monday aug. 25, Exchange hours will be 9.30 . Cd to 1.45 . Present Are 9.30 to 1.15 . Looking Over winning entries of the show held at the City Hydro showroom tuesday and wednesday is e. F. Youngs president of the Winnipeg Gladiolus society. The blooms on the left won the second Day championship for e. G. Rollason fort William. The Best Basket is the entry of s. Colhoun 646 Henderson or. Youngs is holding the second Reserve Champion Winner entered by w. C. Edgar 92 Smithfield Avenue ;