Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 28, 1953, Winnipeg, Manitoba W Bacon. Winnipeg free press Home baked flavor at its Best Bryce s Kitchen Star bread by Carrier in Winnipeg 30c per week Winnipeg. Wednesday january 28, 1953 week end edition with comics Joc two local men named to flying clubs association h. K. Screaton of St. Vital was elected a vice president and j. L Ivia Cpherson of Winnipeg was elected a director at the annual Conven Tion of the Koyal Canadian flying clubs association tuesday in Ottawa. E. R. Macfarland of Lethbridge is zone directors include j. R. Green of Prince Albert m. E. Fringle of Calgary and s. L. Brice of Chilliwack . Transcona troupe entertains Good neighbors about 185 members of the Good neighbors club were entertain dec by the Dolores Clifford Transcona concert party. A w. J. Clifford was master of ceremonies and miss Dolores Clifford was accompanist refreshments were provided by ladies of Confidence Rebekah Lodge no. 40, Transcona. Performers were Delia Stein Patsy Madrill Donna ulc Phearson Joan Rougeau Kathie Beckett Judy Gordon Cheryl Henry Josephine Kalika Violet Greengrass Mary Ann Snider Anne Wolos Husbyn Judy Evanshyn Murray Rougeau Linda Hawkinson Teddy Holowchuk Phobie Dobie Barbara Chambers Verna Gower and Earl Holowchuk. Knox arts donors Burns a Burns night Celebration was held by Knox arts at a recent meeting. The Toast to the Day was proposed by h. Comaj jr., and replied to by Rev. Hugh Mcleod. The Haggis was carried in by John Cameron to the piping of Ruth and Nancy Brooks Shirley Hay and Isobel Woods. Scot Tish dances were done by the pipers duets were Sung by mrs. K. Brown and mrs. P. Worth and solos presented by John Fergusson and mrs. James inspector addresses Ham radio fans first 1953 meeting of the Amateur radio league of Manitoba was held in the Board room of the free press. W. G. D. Allen newly appointed provincial radio inspector gave a talk on Ham radio operations in Alberta. A talk on a trip through Europe was Given by miss Amelia Zurich and miss Nancy Halford the league was incorporated last August and rapidly is becom ing a province wide Organiza Tion. Hall. Manitoba reports 29 cd cases in week Twenty eight cases of gonorrhoea and one Case of syphilis were reported Iii Manitoba during the week ending Jan. 17. The previous week 40 cases of gonorrhoea and two cases of syphilis were reported. A breakdown according to the department of health of cases in Winnipeg proper suburban Winnipeg and outside Winnipeg areas for the week ending Jan. 17 is As follows with the previous week s total in gonorrhoea Winnipeg proper 20 Winnipeg sub Urban 0, and outside greater Winnipeg 8, syphilis Winnipeg proper 1 Winnipeg suburban 0, and outside greater Winnipeg 0, St. Vital legion honors Anderson w. M. Anderson was appointed a life member of the executive of St. Vital Branch Canadian legion when j. H. Graham was elected president of the Branch at the annual meeting tuesday. Or. Ander son is also an honorary life member of the club. Other officers Are j. N. Rutherford first vice president c. W. James second vice president g. T. Followell sergeant at arms j. O. Baxter treasurer. Executive members Are e. J. Moore a. E. Tickers John Taylor mrs. M. M. Pringle p. J. Seddon Al Wood and Peter Jerry Taylor is past president and officiating officer was r. W. Blackwell of the provincial command of the Canadian legion. Cowan addresses furriers Guild activities of the past. Year were reviewed at the annual dinner dance meeting of the Winnipeg Branch of the furriers Guild of Canada at the fort Garry hotel monday. J. G. Cowan Deputy minister of tools typewriter and smokes stolen a Quantity of Carpenter tools was stolen from a House under construction at 978 Bannerman Avenue detectives said wednesday. The tools belonged to John Koropas 973 Redwood Avenue. A typewriter left on the Boulevard near Central Park was reported stolen from Ida Twining 346 Mcgee Street. The typewriter had been set Down while a number of articles were being moved into a car. An unknown Quantity of Cigar ets was stolen from the fort Garry Curling rink 31 main Street. Entrance was gained by forcing a rear win Dow. Mines and natural resources was guest speaker. His topic was the growing importance of Oil production in Manitoba. Films for legionnaires films of the 1952 Winnipeg Edmonton Grey cup play Down and the 1952 Canadian open Golf championship will be shown at 8 . Thursday in the general Mcnaugh ton legion clubroom 270 fort Street. Railway traffic cop s work described the complicated work and vast responsibilities of a train Des Patcher were outlined by dispatcher w. S. Beaton before a meeting of the Canadian National inter departmental education association tuesday. The meeting was held in the in station building. As the traffic cop of the Railroad the dispatcher issues the authorization for the moving of All trains on his Section of the trackage or. Beaton said. His records show the origin of All trains in his District their position at the. Moment of recording and their ultimate destination the speaker added. Ken Redding presided at the meeting and the Constitution and by Laws of the newly formed organization came up for review. Winnipeg gets gift of old China a gift to the City of old chinaware will soon be on display in the Manitoba museum. The China was Given to Winnipeg by a woman in Bridport England in memory of her brother who died in the first world War. He was Lieut. H. A Page of the 27th battalion o f Cana Dian infantry a City regiment. Mayor Garnet Coulter said the Gilt arrived during the week end and will be placed on display in the museum As soon As it is unpacked. Children lost out West recalled Here finding of the bodies of two Chil Dren in Vancouver s Stanley Park recently has brought a reaction from almost All o ver Canada. Other stories of missing children Are being recalled. In Winnipeg mrs. J. R. Begg of 1839 Alexander Avenue wednesday told of such a Case out West about 25 or 30 years ago. The family was at a picnic and. The Canadian Pacific railway train was held up for perhaps two hours. All got off to pick berries and when the time came to Gor the parents could t find the two children she said. Search a Amway Pui Sci for shot in the thigh while in a hotel room sunday appeared in City police court wednesday charged with having an unregistered Revol parties scoured the area but could t find any Trace of the children. The parents turned Home broken hearted. It seems to me they were a or. And mrs. Steadwell of fort William put police charge wounded Man s gun unregistered a 25-year-old railway Porter five Winnipeg air cadets had their wings pinned on by their mothers at a special Parade tues Day night at which the Guthrie shield was presented to the 176th Optimist Squadron. At left is. J. B. Mcgill 176th Optimist Squadron receives his wings from his Mother. At Centre .wo2 p. Prescott receives the Guthrie shield awarded for highest efficiency in Canada from air Commodore j. T. Bryans. At. Right wo2.e. W. Lone Goth Jim White Cross Squadron has his wings pinned on by his Mother. Odds 99 to 1 for wounded Soldier says today in Korea the Canadian Soldier has better than 99 chances out of 100 of surviving his wounds major Allan m. Davidson of Winnipeg a member of the Canadian army medical corps said tuesday. He was addressing members of the Empire club of Manitoba in the Marlborough hotel. Describing in treatment and evacuation techniques in Korea was. Davidson said wound mortally reduced from per cent in the first world War and 4.5 per cent in the second world War to 3.4 per cent at of the korean War. In recent months he said the death rate has been Cut to .8 per cent. He warned that r. W. C. Percy the in forces could expect tremendous casual ties if an offensive is launched against communist forces now believed to be three or four times As Large. He praised the work of the in Dian Field ambulance and its staff the Only form of assistance that Premier Nehru trying to stay As Neutral As has seen it to offer so far. New officers Reginald w. C. Percy was elected president of the Empire club by acclamation. Honorary Patron is it. Hon. Vincent Massey governor general and honorary president is . H. Gillespie. A. M. Oswald is honorary vice president. Immediate last president is t. E. Saul. Also elected by acclamation were vice presidents Leo. C. De Agne . A. W. Morley and Harold Genser honorary trea Durer Raymond Forbes honorary Williapu Gould executive committee major s. E. Mas son j. O. Blick w. Kossar e. R. Miles it col. C. E. Otton e. T. Lough t. W. Robinson . H. Edgar John a. Whitehouse and j. A. Finlay chaplains been i. O. Anderson rabbi Milton Aron and Rev. George service commit tee chairmen . Gillespie speakers major Masson member ship Harold Genser publicity honorary auditors Sill Patrick and company. City Cadet unit awarded National efficiency shield Winnipeg s 176th Optimist air Cadet Squadron tuesday was awarded the Guthrie shield for highest efficiency across Canada bringing it to the City for the first time. A Large crowd at Cadet Headquarters attending the annual air Cadei wings Parade saw air Commodore j. T. Bryans present the shield and also present wings to eight Winni Peg cadets. Wo2 p. Prescott of the 1950 International Drill team received the shield for his Squadron. In Brandon last open for annual Canadian com petition the shield was presented four years ago by air vice mar Shal . Guthrie who developed the air Cadet trophy Competition on a general Point system. Last year the shield v As held by a Brandon Squadron. Wings which were pinned on by the cadets mothers were presented to wo2 e. W. Lone 6th Jim Whitecross Squadron flight sgt. G. C. James 220th red River Squadron sgt. G. K. Downes and sgt. J. R. Goleski 177th Tea squad Ron flight sgt. J. B. Mcgill 176th Optimist Squadron and in Absen Tia to sgt. R. S. Zahara of the 220th Squadron and to flight cadets l. R. Sutton and e. D. Favell of the 177th Tea Squadron who Are now serving with the Craf. Air Commodore bryans noted with interest the number of new lads among the cadets. Excellent training it s a Good he said. They can look Forward to several years of excellent training and they can look at the older lads to see How Well they present wings described As a flying training signify 34 3 seeking Ward 2 trustee Post three candidates were in the he is Alfred William Hamilton 86 Salter Street. He was remanded until next tuesday without plea. His common Law wife Avis Rae Hamilton 21, appeared1 in City police court monday charged with wounding. She was also remanded until next tuesday after bail had been set at she was charged in connection with the shopping of her husband at 9.30 while he was in a room in1 the Cornwall hotel main Street and Rupert Avenue. Dolores Eunice Goldsborough 22 formerly of Brandon who police say was in the room at the time of the shooting was held As a material witness. Ward 2 school Board when nominations closed . At City Hall wednesday. Nominated were Peter c. Tessi Man Independent vice president and general manager of h. L. Perry company limited Seaberg Kcf Canadian Walter Pacific railway machinist and Campbell a Malcolm Cec seed division manager for Federal Grain Limi Ted. The by election will be held feb. 18. The seat was left vacant on the recent death of Adam Beck. Winnipeg skaters miss Connie Hunt and her sister Edythe last week took third place in the ladies pairs Competition in the Western Canadian figure skating competitions in Edmonton. Both Are members of the ice club of greater Winnipeg. In a photo graph appearing tuesday the Sis ters were listed As being from Saskatoon. Cross Boss loss meeting told incompetence in Industry no co operation from the lower echelons More the fault lies with the executive rather than the Emp Oyez a Winnipeg psychologist tuesday. Frazer g. Earle speaking to members of the Canadian Industrial management association at Moore s restaurant said a Survey by psychiatrists and psychologists in Industry proved there was considerably More instability among executives than among the Labouring group. The effect of emotional in stability result in a drive for Power and is often used by an individual said or. Earle his men won t co operate with him and he suf fers from the effects or. Earle added. The same executive tries to use his position As a compensation for other failures said or. Earle. This is where his inferiority feelings show through. There have been plans suggested said or. Earle for Industry to make wider use of consultant services to deter mine cause of Industrial labor problems. It has been proven that it in t technical but so Cial incompetence that lies at the base of an individual s problems. This is applicable to any level in the Industrial world said or. Earle. Chairman of the dinner meeting was Martin Lyons. Construction officer Wilbert g. Malcom president and general manager of the Mal com construction company was appointed second vice president of the Canadian construction association at its 35th annual convention Montreal. Hours flying time 17 under the Craf and 17 sponsored by the air Cadet league. Prior to the presentation a i r Commodore bryans and Edward Vopni chairman of the provincial air Cadet executive committee inspected the five squadrons on Par Ade. The air Cadet band attended. Aldermen stall giving Okay to parking lot Northern trusts company still has t got a Green Light to go ahead with its proposed parking lot on St. Mary s Avenue Between Vaughan and Kennedy streets. Public works committee tuesday Laid the matter Over until Alder men had made an on the spot study of proposals for the parking lot. The project would require diversion of a Lane in the Block into an a shape and expropriation of property to Widen the proposed right Angle turn in the Lane. Expropriation proceedings would be taken against Reuben Waisman 186 Kennedy Street for a 10-foot Corner of his lot. Counsel for or. Waisman pro tested expropriation before com Mittee tuesday. He claimed that both the loss of land and diversion of the Lane would be detrimental to or. Waisman s property. Eleven out of 18 property own ers in the Block have already signed a petition against the Lane diversion including a b. Gardiner funeral Home. Questions plan the City s traffic Engineer also questioned the plan to use the sex sting Lane opening on St. Mary Road As the parking lot enhance. Why should we expropriate school Board approves budget near million the Winnipeg school Board tuesday night passed a budget to cover expenses in 1953. Winnipeg ratepayers will con tribute government Grants and a surplus on last year s operations will make up most of the balance. The Board proposes to spend More than it spent in 1952 the increase largely due to an eight per cent increase in Pupil enrolment. A Resolution introduced by trustee s. M. Cherniack and passed unanimously after some suggested alternations by trustee Peter Curry were adopted said the Board regrets the Inadequacy of government Grants to education and further endorses the request of the Manitoba school trustees association for a Royal commission investigation provincial support for education. Invite to Council it said the Grants fail to recognize the overwhelming Burden placed on the taxpayer at the local level in trying to keep up with the increased courts of finally it invited City Council to join in the request for a Royal commission inquiry. In tuesday night s wind up Bud get meeting the Board added an extra to previous budget estimates. Most of the tuesday night in crease was an Addi Tion to the fund set aside for build ing new school facilities. The Board by provincial statute is allowed to add one Mill to the City tax rate for new school facilities. Its Prev ious estimate of one Mil was its new one rest of Board the rest of the tuesday night increase came about this Way 56.000 was added to the it estimates it will have to pay City teachers in 1953. The addition will increase its staff of Supply teachers from 20 to 30. 54.000 was added to enable the building commissioner to Complete an improvement program of school acoustics. Total 53 costs of the program will be was added to the budget for insurance premiums to cover an expected increase in the replacement value some he will receive a 5500 Redit on caution fees paid at the hops of the technical vocational High school. The fees had not been taken Riuo account previously. Lighting project commenting on the budget trustee Peter Curry said the in crease in actual expenditures is Only 9.3 per cent. This he pointed out was in the Light of an eight per cent increase in enrolment. Over. 70 per cent of the budget was for wages and salaries and 17 per cent for fixed and financial property to Benefit trusts David Mulligan. Committee agreed the Northen asked Aid. To examine the situation personally before sending a draft bylaw to Council covering the Lane diversion. If the bylaw does go to Council explained Aid. James Black it can be opposed there. Even after that actual work Oil the Lane would Lave to be advertised and approved y Council where it could again be blocked. Hope Fob agreement aldermen have said they Are anxious to encourage the building of parking lots to help relieve downtown traffic congestion. They Are hoping the Northern trusts company can reach agreement with other property owners in the Block without City interference. The City solicitor advised tues Day that the City could not be party to a caveat which would re strict use of the site to parking facilities in return for the Lane diversion and property expropriation. This was suggested by or. Waisman s counsel. Charges Over which the Board has no control. The Only important project set Over the year was the balance of the Board s program to improve school Light ing at the the year of work on the lighting will have been completed. The financial administration the Board he concluded leaves nothing for us to be ashamed trustee s. M. Cherniack agreed with him. Especially lie added in View of the shameful Grants paid by the government. Crews cover Mies in provincial Road work Manitoba s Road program for the record High 373 Miles of Blyumin 1952-53 fiscal year included work on some Miles of provincial highways Gerald b. Williams chief Engineer for the provincial High ways Branch said wednesday. In a luncheon address to the St. Boniface kiwanis club at the fort Garry hotel or. Williams said the program covered 350 Miles of Grad ing and regrading 504 Miles of gravel base construction and a lot of Billing but no cooing divorce afoot the Winnipeg Parks Board and the Winnipeg school Board climbed into the ring again tuesday night. Though this was a new round in an old bout the Issue was just the of Bills. The school Board sent a Bill to the Parks Board for Community use of school buildings. The Parks Board recommended to City finance committee that Only be paid and finance com Mittee happily complied. Wrong people two weeks ago it was the Parks Board that was trying to collect a Bill without Success. The Parks Board had added a 10 per cent Ous surfacing. This he said did not include work done jointly Between the province and municipalities through the municipal Aid system. Vehicle Revenue at the present time the Provin Cial trunk highways system consists of about Miles of Road. Miles of Gravelled surface 925 Miles of bituminous surface and 81 Miles of Concrete pavement. Or. Williams said the govern ment s total Revenue from motor vehicles in 1951 from the gasoline tax and from registration fees was All slowed Back into the Road program. In addition other Money was made available and in All More than was expended on Road building last year. Speaking of the necessity for More roads with bituminous sur face or Williams said that the gravel surface is not economical and is rapidly worn away by pres ent Day volumes of traffic with their average Speed of 40 to 50 Miles per hour. This he said is apart from such handicaps As dust and periodic roughness of surface. For this reason he said we must Progress with our surfacing program at a faster rate than we Are now Able to unfortunately it is in providing an adequate base and surface that grounds. The surcharge was to City May vote on Money bylaw for new schools Winnipeg s school Board Dis closed tuesday night that the Board s Likely to put a Money bylaw be Ore the ratepayers at the end of this year. The ratepayers will be asked to authorize the Board to borrow an amount As yet undetermined to erect new school buildings. Not even a rough estimate of the amount was made tuesday night. The trustees okayed a appropriation to advertise the bylaw at election Tell the people that the Money is needed for and that school Board dollars Are Al ready buying. Was added to the budget for night school teachers because the Board expects an increased enrolment in night schools. S2.000 was added to the Cost allowing Community groups to use school buildings because the Parks Board was expected to pay towards their use and has decided to pay Only was granted the women s committee of the Winnipeg symphony orchestra to help pay the Cost of concerts i Given exclusively for school children. Trustee mrs. E. R. Tennant said that the Board was already granting s4.500 to educational centres such As the museum and Art gallery and if any group Dis served assistance the committee did because student interests in the concerts ran so High. Trustee Joseph Zuken opposed the symphony Grant because the City and province paid nothing towards the symphony s activities and he did t see Why the school Board should mrs. Tennant countered that the Money was not being paid the symphony but a women s which set up symphony concerts for students. Was added to a fund set aside to advertise the necessity of a Money bylaw the Board will put before the ratepayers in the future. Was chopped off the total budget due to an accounting error. Was chopped off administrative costs. The school Board would t pay the 1c per cent. Said trustee h. B. Parker we re blaming the wrong people the Parks Board is in the unfortunate position of having City make its decisions for parting of ways said chairman a. N. They could at least ask the finance committee for the somehow they Don t even ask for these things. We have come to a parting of the ways with the Parks Board. If they Don t Send their representatives to our meetings so we can see where we stand Well just have to part company with the Parks Board trustees said Parks Board representatives had already been invited to a school Board meeting to Clear up the matter. Press meetings meetings in the free press building thursday will include ladies auxiliary of Imperial veterans in Canada at 2 . In Board room no. 2 provincial Council Canadian daughters league in Board room no. 1 at 8 . Mental patients welfare association in Board room no. 2 at s . And parents of students sent on school Exchange trip to Minneapolis in the club room at 8 . Most versa spending d Viscount Waverley who escaped three attempted assassinations in the 1930 s to become known As the maker of modern and later became Chancellor of the exchequer in Britain s wartime government arrived in Winnipeg wednesday by Canadian Pacific railway private car described As the most versatile official Ever employed by the British lord Waverley is spending. A Day in the City to Confer with officials of the Hudson s Bay company of which he is a director. Viscount Waverley is also a director of the Canadian Pacific railway and was chairman of the British advisory atomic Energy committee at the time of his appointment to the car Board in 1915. From 1917 to 1919 he was briton a in City served As chairman the Board of Inland Revenue from 1919 to 1822. He was briefly chief permanent official in Dublin at the time of the Irish trouble then became permanent rider Secretary of state from 1922 to 1932, governor of Bengal from 1932 to 1937 and lord privy Seal in 1938. He has also served in five other government positions at various times. Born in 1882, he was educated at Edinburgh and Leipzig universities. He holds honorary doctor of Laws degrees from four universities. Requests scholars ii applicants surcharge to a Bill it sent the school the highest first Cost item in Road Board for maintenance of school construction occurs. To Complete each Road in us entirety that is the construction of the Grade construction of the gravel base course and the surface on All projects would mean too drastic a curtail ment of mileage to overcome this difficulty he said the highways Branch is utilizing stage construction m which after a Road has been graded with at least two applications of gravel base and is fairly consolidated a prime treatment is applied. This consists of Spray treat ments of Asphalt covered with. Sand. This is not a finished surface and often required annual re treatment he said. It is More expensive than maintenance of a gravel surface but helps conserve gravel in the Road and prevents wearing Down of the Grade. Viscount Waverley wartime Chancellor of the exchequer in Britain arrives in Winnipeg by Canadian Pacific railway wednesday Lor a one Day conference with officials of the Hudson s Bay company of which he is a director. Left to right Are a e. Sellers a director of the cup j. E. Woods chairman of the Canadian committee Hudson s Bay company Viscount Waverley d. S. Thompson vice president of the car Prairie Region and p a. Chester manag ing director of the Hudson s Bay company. Viscount Waverley is also a director of the car. Manitoba High school students sons and daughters of deceased or permanently and seriously disabled Canadian men and women of the armed services in the second world War again were urged to apply for the Iode scholarship to a Canadian University. Last year a spokesman said there were no applications for the four year bursary. The Choice of University will be left to the and must be stated definitely in the application. All applications must be submitted to mrs. H. F. Danielson Iode provincial educational Secre tary 869 Garfield Street Winnipeg by March 1, 1953, the spokesman said. Bourk Evale Community club will hold a dance saturday night in the clubhouse ferry Road and Assini Boine Avenue. An orchestra will provide the music. Transit Gas directors of executives directors of the new Winnipeg transit company and the Winnipeg and Central Gas com Pany confirmed the executive appointments to the new following Board meetings tuesday. With the exception of c. H. Dahl who was chosen manager of the transit company and a. H. Harris jr., who was named Man Ager of the new Gas company All appointments Are the same for both companies. They include w. H. Carter president and general manager Joseph Harris vice president c. F. Lidster comptroller and treasurer s. M. Currie Secretary and miss Edith Killey assistant Secre tary. The former vice president and chief Engineer of the old Winnipeg electric company e. V. Caton has been retained by the new provincially owned Wec during the transition period As have or. Lid Ster and or. Currie. The two companies were incorporated at the last session of the legislature and were former utilities of the old Wec. The present company directors will remain until these two corporations Are sold. Winnipeg or an inter municipal commission has the Purchase offer to May 3-1 on the transit company while several private organizations have been bickering for Purchase of the Gas company. These two companies Are owned by the former shareholders of the entire Winnipeg electric company. For each share turned in the pro Vince paid for what May be termed the electrical portion of the share value and gave As Well certificates of interest in one share the new transit and Gas companies. Correction on sewage a statement made at a recent meeting of the administration Board of greater Winnipeg sanitary District to the effect that fort Osborne Barracks empties untreated sewage into the River has been corrected by mayor Garnet club Ter. The department of National Del Fence has installed a system who Cut carries All the sewage from the government buildings to the Sapir tary District s disposal Plant he said. Winnipeg Lions Heber Merrill of Lethbridge alta., will be guest speaker at the Winnipeg Eions luncheon at 12.15 . Thursday in the fort Garry hotel. Or. Mar Rill is president of the inter National association of Lions clubs of Canada ;