Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 22, 1952, Winnipeg, Manitoba Very outstanding value leg free press by Carrier in Winnipeg 30c per week True Economy milk Glo bread Winnipeg Friday August 22, 1952 i 343 h new York Twel or f no Secretary treasurer of the Winnipeg Manitoba . Executive congratulates j. B. Graham carpenters local "8 f Ash Mernal Delegate to the federation of labor in 0" s provincial executive Are Mike Sedik Selkirk standing be daughter already 111, polio claims Mother Cums tha s Ignath polio deals Case of the year Friday and thl of paly municipality added one More the victim 2i-year-old mrs. Nila to its total. Gibson wife of Cpl. Charles less than Peak week son the joint air training Centre there have been 46 cases reported at Rivers died in the Brandon Manitoba this week seven first than last week but 13 less the polio fatality in the Brandon area this year. Eleven cases have been reported from Rivers this year making it the most concentrated disease area oui Side the Southern Manitoba Epi Demic District. One of the victims is than the province s Peak week ending aug. Across Western Canada the num Ber of polio victims lumped by 55 to reach a total of 864. Four More deaths were reported n British Columbia boosting its Cheryl Cibor Daugul while 22 new Case to pm s0n Iset its total a 124 Saskatchewan meanwhile seven More cases five has 263 cases with confirmed Friday boosted the pro Vince s total to 227. There Are now 122 persons with partial paralysis 97 suspects and eight dead. Four of Friday s cases two con 14 deaths Anc Alberta 247 with 17 deaths. Seven of British Columbia s deaths came from the Kimberley area where health department specialists were being airlifted to the province s worst affected Twenty victims 16 of them area Bringm its total to 103. Are under treatment in mpg suburbs have added none in Kimberley Hospital. The Kimberley the last three Days to their total area total is now 32. Schools in the wrong address William Eichorn of 217 Mande Ville Street St. James told the free press Friday that Alexander George Eichorn whose name appeared in thursday s free press in connection with a narcotics chaise was not a resident of 217 Mandeville Street. The free press obtained the in formation that Alexander George Eichorn lived at 217 Mandeville Street from the City police who said the accused gave that address on his arrest. Winnipeg Ger Dies in Korea a Winnipeg Man was listed As killed in action Friday in the army s 129th korean casualty Lis he is apr. Leonard George Neu Field son of mrs. Susan Neufield of Winnipeg. He served with b Squadron lord Strathcona hours Royal canadians. The list reported five men Kille n action two wounded in action and two injured in action. Week end edition with comics Loc St. Boniface nun to get . Honor sister m. Berthe Dorais Superior and general administration of St Boniface Hospital will be formally elected a fellow in the american ollege of Hospital administrators ept. 14. Sister Dorais of whom during he 1950 flood col. B. H. Miller Aid the Best Soldier i Ever worked with is a is the first Ospital administrator in Manitoba be honoured in this Way and the 8th in Canada. The sister will leave Winnipeg on sept. 11 to receive the Honor at a convocation in Philadelphia. At the same convocation sister Gertrude Jab eau assistant administrator at St. Boniface will Bej advanced from nominee to membership in the College. Sister Dorais studied at the University of St. Louis to qualify As a Hospital administrator and first came to St. Boniface in 1938 As 10% of City staff lives out of town about ten per cent of civic employees other than members of the police department reside out Side of Winnipeg the finance committee was told Friday by the City clerk. This is a serious re marked Aid. Jack St. John. He be Laid Tho City moved that the matter Over until the return to City clerks hone Law fire health five mayor s office municipal hospitals 12 Parks Board 11 pub Lic welfare four signals three civic auditorium none personnel two emergency housing three and finance 15. A civic regulation states that an employee must ask permission from his department head in order seek of Aid. C. E. Simonite outs we the City. It also specifies that permission shall be granted if such residence shall not impair his efficiency at his prior to february 1949, an employee had to seek permission from Council to reside outside the City but the regulation was amended. Of the finance committee. It was also decided to figures from the police depart ment. Of the 19s civic employees Liv no outside the City 5.1 Are employed by City Hydro and 44 by he engineering department. Other figures submitted were boost asked ment department five audit two Secretary treasurer of the Hospital. Firmed came from Winnipeg now Battle with 37 and one from the epidemic area. Of 32. Portage la Prairie reported its District arc not expected to open or. Schedule. Darnell honoured for 6 years service a. F. Darnell District inspector in Winnipeg for the years was priest of Honor at a banquet at the St. Regis hotel thurs Day night. He is leaving the City to become assistant chief of the agricultural inspection service Ottawa. The ? As he Manitoba hatchery association the feed manufacturers Trade Section Winnipeg chamber of com Merce and the Manitoba division Western Canada produce Assoc la made to or. Darnell by Alex Cham on behalf of the produce association and by Gordon Parker for the hatchery As to platen. Atom Hyrc of i _ "oi.01icij h5 firms awarded big defence bids seventy two Manitoba firms got defence production contracts of More than each from july 22 to aug. 15. The contracts were awarded by the department of de Fence production in Manitoba. Largest single order to a total value went to the her Cules manufacturing company limited Winnipeg for coveralls. Another Winnipeg firm t. J. Pounder and company received an order valued to for Road work. Other Manitoba firms awarded Socia Tion. Members of the during the past six years army Veteran called to Manitoba bar Garson Nathaniel Vogel was called to the Manitoba bar be fore or. Justice j. T. Beaubien in court of Queen s Bench thursday. F. J. Turner presi Dent of the Law society of Mani Toba said or. Vogel had completed his Law examinations in january 1947, and had taken honors in each year of his course. He served with the Canadian army from May 1941, until january 1946, re tiring with the rank of major. Trade paid tribute to or. Darnell s work pipers schedule Deer Lodge concert the skill of the pipes will be heard next sunday in front of the Deer Lodge Hospital where a concert will be Given at 2.30 . The concert which will last for an hour to an hour and a half will include dances by four Highland dancers and music by the Manitoba pipers association pipe band under the direction pipe major Jack Reay. Contracts for orders of More than Are As follows where not specified the firms Are of Winni Peg t. J. Pounder and co paed . Sidewalks. Parkins areas and general grading of Domestic Are is s205.341.00. Canadian poultry sales Ltd j1.296 Canada bread co. Ltd and is 692. Building product Ltd r. A. Galle Sale 51.496 general electric co. Ltd Codville company Ltd Northern electric co. Ltd 53.916. Canadian Pittsburgh industries Ltd. Hobbs Glass Ltd. Alexander Murray and co -51.882 Canadian Pacific hallway co s3.95i. Standard produce company Ltd .51.050 v. R. Town. Brandon s1.560. gardeners Coop Ltd 51.085. And Manitoba Dairy and poultry Coop Ltd s2.8so, 52.775. And 51.672. Mid West produce co. Ltd 54 700 is and 51.365. Modern dairies limited St. Boniface 55.460. North american buildings Ltd insulation industries Ltd s3 547 l and s. Electric mfg. Co Blell Koffs Ltd Hobart mfg. Co. Ltd s1.112. Ryan Bros. Western Ltd Western Gypsum products Ltd 067 Atlas Brush limited 499 i 775. Trane co. Of Canada Ltd 51.505. Hansung and sons limited 55.411. Rob Inson and Webber limited 51.140. Swir Canadian co. Ltd. St. Boniface Aadlan general electric co. Ltd is 931. Canadian line materials Ltd Fonseca roofing and Sheet Metal co. J. H. Ashdown hardware co. Ltd Cann Dlan Fairbanks Morse co. Ltd 56.000. Northern 088. Power and electric co., mine Supply Ltd co. Ltd. 52.660. We steel products limited Beetle Auto eject la Ltd Manl "0 syst an j8 Uca Empire Sash and door co Ltd i 642. Hobart mtg. Co. Ltd 51.296. Shutt plow co. Portage la Prairie great co. Ltd Pion electrical Ltd Hercules Manu Actu rink co. Ltd j26s.3-36. Paskler s nicking service. Portage la Prairie m. Dunsmore Nee 277. F. L. Clarke and Pau a 51.250 Creek me co. Limited 51.152. Canvas product Ltd. St. Boniface j36.300 West sir sales company s3.0s6 v province wide strike hinted 3y electricians the strike of electrical worker against five members of the win Piej builders Exchange maj read to every Union shop in the province a Union statement Sale riday. Charging restraint of Trade and intimidation by the Large contractors against the smaller contractors the Union said it is obvious the strike May be the Union has asked the sup port of 180 electrical unions in Canada and locals in the United and anticipates that ample funds will be forthcoming to enable the striking members to remain on strike the Winnipeg builders Exchange struck Back in a paid advertisement saying members of the Union received a higher average an Nual pay than any other Winnipeg tradesmen a r ear. The electrical workers members Lood of electrical workers Lavo received wage increases of 10 cents per hour each year for the ast six a total increase of i cents an hour since 1946, the Exchange statement said. Opposes religious curbs the committee filed a request from the nursing Home Matron s association for an increase of 60 cents per Day in rates for City patients. Such an increase would bring the daily rate up to 53.35, said Aid. Slaw Bebchuk. A letter from the assistant superintendent of the Public welfare department said it would mean an additional annual Cost to the City of Golf course to go when Winnipeg s new stadium is erected it will mean the end of the Polo Park Golf course the committee was informed. The land is at present under lease from the City and the committee agreed that the property should be vacated As speedily As possible so that work on the stadium being erected by Winnipeg enterprises corporation could be started. A request from the Parks Board or an additional appropriation of for a mechanical grave Digger for Brookside cemetery was Aid Over until be year s Esti come under consideration. Going my and who would t Stop to give a ride to the two pretty damsels shown above. The Girts Are Donna Weppler left and Norma plumb student nurses the pair have hitch hiked from Vancouver into Winnipeg. The giant thumb on Norma s hand accounted for the caging lifts at least that s their is sunny smiles could have been another contributing Factor a ease in bet their girl pitchers judo experts ten dollars reas Nenahlo Faith in _. Roman Church recently Berlin Catholic accused East Germany s red re Gime of trying to limit Freedom of belief and conscience by restrict ing religious activities there. The Berlin diocese s official Catholic Organ petrus Blatt accused the East German government of striving to stamp out Church influence in the russian zone in a cold and bureaucratic Way approximately 150 Winni Eggers the City Over Canadian a ional railways lines Friday to at tend the investors Syndicate Pic scat grand Beach. Building permits up value totals s Ien Aoi Lars reasonable Faith in humanity and the Art of judo were Juthe main resources that brought 0 two Vancouver student nurses e Hatch hiking across four provinces 3 and into Winnipeg. They be spent the first kept the second and Haven t used the third anywhere along their Long trek. Both 21, they Are Norma plumb and Donna Weppler who Are stay ing with Norma s Uncle and aunt or. And mrs. C. Coombes 1148 Mcmillan Avenue. Taking their training at Hospital and one year from graduation the girls Are no newcomers to hitch hiking. The judo they Learned in their psychiatric training could have thrown a Driver out of a car but no Drivers asked for it. There s still the trip Back though. For hiking the girls wore Blue jeans to shirts and solid walking shoes. They had t packed any foot powder or Balm and they did t need it. First night out they chose a Ball Park climbed up on the hard City Goir in Automo by Doug Young the average Winnipeg Ger likes his car in a Light Blue a Light Green or a medium Green Gaudy bile tastes cent of the cars sold Here were Black or dark Blue. Police still conservative one dealer in a medium priced tic delegates tour general Hospital Hospital delegates from Lethbridge Medicine hat Edmonton Cal Gary and new Westminster attending the trades and labor lunch was held at the Home of or. And mrs. Harold Bailey president of the Winnipeg local. It was decided that this should be an annual event during convention week. 1, aldermen present 4 absent meet off because Only Aid. George c. Macleod and Aid. Jacob Penner turned up at the City Hall thursday s meeting of the personnel and legislation com Mittee was cancelled. Absent were Aid. C. E. Simonite Aid. Gordon Chown Aid. V. B. An Derson and Aid. Frank Wagner. named Bic Cadet Leader w. J. Law of Winnipeg was appointed one of the Cadet Squadron leaders for the com ing academic year at the Royal military College at King Ston thursday. 280 dutch immigrants pass through City approximately 280 dutch passengers from the immigrant ship groote Beer passed through Winnipeg Friday morning Over Canadian Pacific lines. Of the group 45 will re main in Manitoba and the rest Are destined for the other West Ern provinces. 185 harvesters arriving Here two groups of harvesters numbering 185, Are to arrive in Winnipeg Friday and Satur Day Over Canadian National railways from Toronto. 51.937. Swift Canadian co. Limited St Boniface and Arnason Dairy a Lull 52.584. Crescent Creamery Ltd., Portage la Prairie Duncan s Dairy Rivers Portage Creamery. Portage la Standard dairies Ltd. 55440 British american Oil co. Ltd 51.445 Burns and com Nav Ltd. -062. 51.206. And Canada packers Ltd. St. Boniface is -316, and 52.321. Swift Canadian co. Ltd., St. Boniface 51.053, 59.798. 53.601, and r. E. Turner. Brandon 51.226. Macdonald Bros. Aircraft Ltd. 51 623 Powell equipment co. Ltd 51.079 Western flyer coach Ltd 59.834 Bill nofts limited. St. Boniface a -450. Canadian Rogers Western Ltd 51.-6.0. Donald rope and wire cloth Ltd general steel wares Ltd Hobart mfg. Co. Limited Brown and Rutherford Ltd 52.994. Dominion lumber co. Ltd. During the past week and up to thursday buildings valued at were either completed or under construction of these 615 were dwelling Valuer at last year to Date buildings had been valued at 511 740 -000. These included 571 Home s Worth largest permit of the week was taken out by the merchants consolidated limited for an addition to their Plant at 15-27 May Street the Canadian Oil company limited took out permits for a filling station at 815 Dame Avenue and a filling station at 571 Sargent Avenue. In the greater Winnipeg area nearly dwelling units Ted f in St. Being he Complete Only 43 c under Wing and one of Winnipeg with under a peeled 7e East Kile municipal construct the Fig dental c year Roun Louse he contained unit. Tipsy driving charge roof Ramekin Mcmo 1 am nor 004 under construction or completed figures from Ottawa shows. James 258 Homes it and another 69 West Kildonan were were with Only 43 completed had another 170 under Way. St. Vital had 72 build no and 24 finished. One of the lowest in the greater was St. Boniface nine completed and 25 under Way. Fort Garry had 29 completed 75 under construction and East Kildonan 61 and 77. All other cover Only new Resi construction intended for d occupancy with each if of a duplex or self apartment counted As a dark blues and maroons right of of the picture according to mos ocal car dealers. Only about five out of every 100 buyers today ask for a Black Maroon or dark Blue car in the Low and medium Price Fields mos dealers find. A few years Back at least 25 per by Bill Mok kiss drinking and driving combined Are a Hazard not Only to the Public but to the persons who indulge in it in Manitoba. The old saying that alcohol and gasoline do not mix is being proved by last year s amendment to the criminal code which provides punishment for driving while the Abil Ity to drive is impaired by alcohol 384 convicted in Manitoba since the new Section came into effect As 285-4a. Of the criminal code on june 30 1951, persons Lave been convicted of the offence courts also suspend the con-1 lie said evicted person s driving licence for n Manitoba. These figures Are winners of the relay races in the Parks Board swimming at Sherbrook Pool. Meet was won by Oriole summer playground with 40.points. Left to right Are Back Dick Streier , Cameron Wilson and Don Dawson of Earl Grey Row Marilyn Turner Lyhne Pat Hilburn and Arlie Smith of orioles. Show that com pared to the time when Drunken driving was the Only charge under the code almost three times As Nany people who combined drink ing with driving have been before the courts. In the first six months of 1951 before the amendment came into Force about 150 persons were convicted of driving while intoxicated in Manitoba in the first six months of 1952 approximately 120 persons have been convicted of Drunken driving almost As Many As the previous year. In addition however 309 persons have been convicted of driving while their ability was impaired. General practice of the courts has been to Fine these offenders and costs Lor the first offence is compared to a mandatory seven Day ail sentence for the More serious offence of drunk is driving. Six months and order his car impounded for three months. It matters Little however if the court does or does not suspend the licence. If does t do it the traffic safety Bureau will. They d think twice r. B. Baillie director of the traffic safety Bureau said wednesday that if people who drink and drive knew in Advance what was in store for them they would certainly think twice before doing it. The Bureau is primarily inter ested in Driver improvement not in the punishment of people or. Bail Welcome and the on this basis they amendment which catches people who Are drinking and driving Mere tests Don t prove anything. Virtually anyone can drive and a test. What we want to get at is j. Kelsch elected by civic voters of Ward three John Koisch was named chair Man of the Ward 3 civic voters league at the1 annual meeting thursday evening in the St. Char Les hotel. Vice presidents elected were John Roth and David Levin with Secretary Wilbur head. Members of the finance commit Brownridge Harry Silverberg Aid. F. Wagner and Alex Turk. Publicity committee members named were David Graham and Paul Gold. Plans were made for the nomination convention to be held sept. 4 at 8 . In St. Johns technical High school. Candidates for Alder men and school trustee will be selected. Grandstand seats snuggled into heavy jackets and tried to fall asleep. But they weren t As rugged As they thought. The seats got harder and the air Damp. They headed for a hotel. They did however eat outdoors most of the time. Beans were handiest but soon monotonous. To Stop cars the girls had a Large rubber thumb which they held out in the International hitch ing sign. Their travel was by car. Only once a truck. Last year when hiking around Vancouver Island the girls had been picked up by a Hearse. The ride was gloomy they admit. Their trip to Winnipeg took four Days an average of 300 Miles a Day and they Hope to make Good time on the Way the one dress apiece they carry for Wear in larger centres did t leave their pack sack until they arrived Here so Swift was their journey. Coloured cars to 25 per cent of his reaching Winnipeg a hot Shn x a Juv 3i1u customers. This includes cars for police forces and government departments. Light pastel shades Are definitely favored among purchasers of Jie Little cars blues greens Eige and Light Gray. Grays come next to blues and greens in the average priced cars too. Black still satisfies about 10 per cent of the buyers of big cars. Some dealers believe women Are for the trend to Light pastels. Bachelors too another was doubtful about the feminine influence. Bachelors were Licking the lighter shades too he Aid. One dealer said men liked Light r shades because they did t show he dirt so much. Another popular trend in the City s towards the two toned jobs. The sual combination has n Light color ver most of the exterior and a Arker lop. They did on wer free press meetings two meetings Are scheduled for the free press Board rooms monday. These Are dianetics Winnipeg at 8 . In Board room one and the parents association for Manitoba school at Portage la Prairie at 8.30 . In Board room two. City Hydro May rent out showroom because City Hydro does not have sufficient business to warrant maintaining All of its Portage Avenue show rooms finance com Mittee Friday agreed to rent a portion of the Kennedy Street Section known As the old Ken port , to lord s furniture store for per year. Last december booming business resulted in an addition being made to the Ken port at a Cost of it is this new Section which is now being used by Hydro. Providing Council approves lord s furniture will be Given a three year lease on the with an option for a further seven years. An official of the furniture com Pany appeared before the commit tee Friday explaining that he wished to know definitely whether the Deal would go through As it was his intention to Purchase Worth of Stock in Readi Ness for the opening of his new store. Their Centiu these convictions he says. J enable the the Bureau to get the Driver in for re education. If his mental attitude1 towards driving does t change then he is in for real trouble. Y fund drive now at the . S fund Campaign has reached of its objective. Phil Halls a member of the y s. Metropolitan Board of directors has been named chairman of the City wide committee. Objective of the Campaign which opened in april is to provide funds for Branch . Buildings in greater Winnipeg new buildings and renovation for Camp Stephens at Lake of the Woods and modernization of the 40-year-old Vaughan Street . V the Andes Are the great Moun Tain Range of South America. Or. That s not All Baillie explained that the suspension of licence for six months did t end the affair. After the six months period the offender must take a driving test before he is re issued his licence. When the licence is returned it is strictly on a probationary basis. Just one More traffic conviction for any violation at All and. The Driver is suspended again automatically. The period of suspension varies with the offence and the Driver must take another test before he regains his licence. From then on he is still on probation and persistent violations of traffic Laws could Cost him his licence for Good. Or. Baillie feel s that the Driver education in Manitoba is progressing very favourably. To Point up belief statistics show that while there were 150 suspensions of licence for various reasons in june Jere were 253 of licences that had previously been suspended. Officers of the new court Norwin no. 753, Independent order of foresters Are shown with members of the provincial executive at an installation service thursday in the hebrew fraternal Lodge. The Lodge is Winnipeg s Lith chapter of this order. Front left to right Are Gordon Bell vice chief Ranger Len Johnson past chief Ranger m. V. Campbell chief Ranger Fred Martin High chief Secretary for Manitoba a h. Page court Deputy David Gunn financial Secretary. Rear left to right Are Jack Smith Leon Essers Junior Beadle e. Deputy of the supreme court Constance Mcnabb Junior Woodward e. H. Water provincial manager Fred Howard convener social and fraternal welfare David tees orator John yur Chak recording Secretary. Missing Are or. J. Mcke Rity court physician John Wade treasurer Marcus Tessler senior Woodward Alex Senensky senior Beadle ;