Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 9, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Baby Ham of Kef hot Oft Winnipeg free More milk More Calcium Bryce a milk Glo Brand bread look or milk percentage on wrapper by Carrier in Winnipeg 30c per week Winnipeg saturday january 9, 1954 week end edition with comics 10s executive members of the Manitoba federation of game and fish associations met with Hon. E. Greenlay minister of mines and resources Friday to receive a government Grant of for wild life conservation work. Mrs. R. A. West acting Secretary treasurer of the association is seated beside or. Greenlay. Others left to right Are a. P. Davey chief game guardian Jack Cowan Deputy minister g. G. Didsbury of Portage la Prairie federation president w. Scott Neal chairman of the federation s finance committee Des whellams vice president and g. W. Kalaher director of the game and fisheries Branch. Or. Greenlay said the Grant was in recognition of the outstanding work the federation is doing in the Field of the Money will be used to carry on an educational Campaign in connection with game and fish conservation. Amphitheatre May give Way to apartment Block project apartment blocks May to built on the site of the present amphitheatre and Osborne stadium it was Learned Friday. Kled the 44-Yea a old. Amphitheatre was built in 1909 As a horse show Arena. It was sold in 1919 to w. J. Holmes who installed Western pageant property soles set but Cutie loves her duty record in 53 it a a v 10 cd training centres slated for City area ten Basic civil defence train c. A in Mica centres Are to be set up by however. A spokesman for c. First artificial ice Plant the metropolitan civil defence a tall Chestnut haired Beauty stopped Here Friday night on the Way to Toronto where Shell continue her whirl of activities As miss Canada of 1953. Kathy Archibald s demand ing Agenda includes Public appearances at conventions and luncheons interviews on stage and radio and modelling ant autographing at department stores. But the unaffected 19 year old loves every minute of it. Kathy Felt that perhaps her most exciting experience since being crowned was her gala Homecoming last fall when All the residents of her Hometown Kelowna ., held a recep Tion in her Honor and presented her with a car. Kathy found the ceaseless round of Public appearances and the Galaxy of the miss America pageant in Atlanta confusing but not and i m used to it she said. A trans Canada tour enabled Kathy to see the larger cities in the country. Winnipeg especially stands out in her Mem Ory because of the Riding she did Here. Asked whom she considers the most interesting people she has met since becoming a a Public figure Kathy replied Premier Joseph Smallwood of Newfoundland forceful. And Rory Calhoun movie actor very Kathy has decided on a novel career. She will Start College at Guelph ont., next fall to study veterinary Medicine. A. R. Gunn and co. Ltd. Owners of both projects said nothing had been decided As yet about their would the amphitheatre be torn own if a new hockey Arena is oui it i have nothing to the in 1921. In 1930 the rink was again sold to a group called amphitheatre Ltd. And headed by the late c. F. Mcfadden. In 1950 the amphitheatre and Osborne stadium were both Pur spokesman said we Haven t de chased by the present owners. Brooklands Man injured in traffic mishap an 86-year-old Brooklands Man was taken to Winnipeg general Hospital Friday with a head injury after he had been in collision with truck. In fair condition according to Hospital authorities is Henry Cleal of 1891 notre Dame Avenue. Brooklands police said he was knocked Down by a delivery truck driven by Alvin Webster of 1sso Boss Avenue As it was backing into the Lane behind 1818 me Dermot Kike damages House St. Boi face fire of unknown origin did an estimated damage to a three Storey St. Boniface room ing House Friday night. The i flames broke out in the front room of the top floor of the House owned by a. Bessette 137 Bertrand Avenue at about 9.30 . St. Boniface firemen under capt. E. R. Gagnon had the flames under control in about half an hour. . Man to address engineers of City r. F. Degrace of new West Minster Will be guest speaker at the annual meeting of the engineering Institute of Canada civil Section of t h e Winnipeg Branch at 8.15 . Thursday in the Canadian Westinghouse auditorium. Strength properties and economics of Lulam a new Struc Tural material will be his subject. Collins to attend Road builders meet thirty members of the Prairie Road builders Section of the Cana Dian construction association will leave Winnipeg sunday morning for the association s convention in Calgary at the Walliser hotel. In the will be George Collins Deputy minister of Public works for Manitoba and g. B. Williams chief Engineer for the Manitoba govern ment. Chairman of the Manitoba Section is j. S. Quinn. Vice chairman x. R. Williams is in charge of arrangements for the group. To dramatize Dickens tale or. W. G. Martin Grace United Church will give a dramatization of the Story. A tale of two cities at the meeting of the Dickens fellow ship Winnipeg Branch thurs Day at. S.15 . In St. John s College Broadway. First Aid display a. Jones corps superintendent of the St. John ambulance brigade land members of will put on a first Aid display at 7.45 . Wednesday at the Knowles school for boys. Board saturday. The training schools Are being established As a result of returns Donaldson to speak prof. G. Donaldson will address the business management commit tee of the Winnipeg Junior Ber of Commerce on financing a business monday at s . The meeting will be held in the Westinghouse auditorium Ellice and St. James Street. J. G. Fraser citizen member of Winnipeg Board of Parks and recreation Friday was elected chairman for 1954. Elected vice chairman was an from a general training Call up of prof. Donaldson is assistant pro civil defence volunteers made in Fessor of business administration december the Board. In the school of Commerce univer training centres will be Stab Misity of East Kildonan West Kil Donan. Fort Rouge River Heights St. Vital St. Boniface St. James North Winnipeg West Winnipeg and at the metropolitan civil de Fence Headquarters 221 memorial Boulevard. Some training Call up cards were sent out to persons who have not previously taken a Basic course. Further classes will be planned for volunteers who re turn their notices within the next few weeks and for new enlist ments. Harold Needham. Chief training officer said saturday that Many persons who had received their no Tico for the Basic course called Headquarters to report on a Prev ious course taken. He pointed out that in most cases the volunteers had taken a Basic specialist course such As first Aid which differs considerably from the Basic part one course to begin next week. Army eligible belgians advised to sever ties belgian nationals acquiring Cana Dian citizenship Are still liable for belgian military service and have been warned to apply also for re lease from allegiance to Belgium. Otherwise they can still be called up for the belgian army s. I Dale belgian Consul at Winnipeg announced saturday. Belgian citizens born in 1936 will be called for military service in 1955. However those resident in Canada May apply Lor postpone ment by writing the mayor of the Sale of City owned property in Winnipeg skyrocketed to a new High in 1953. Total sales for the year was the highest in the City s history. It beat out the 1952 figure by previous record was set in 1946 when sales totalled figures were contained in the an Nual report presented Friday to civic finance committee. The City had 647 sales of pro Perty during the this Winnipeg needs tourist Bureau aldermen told a value of 9s other Sites three Sites with buildings on 38 delinquent builders in addition the City got for land expropriated by the do minion government for Extension Winnipeg is losing Money because nobody is actively pushing the City As a convention site civic Fin Ance committee was told Friday. Frank Boothroyd chairman of the chamber of Commerce s convention and tourist committee number were Home Sites with said any Effort expended in that direction at present is not co or donated he appeared with Aid. Gordon Chown in support of a recommendation which would have the City share on a Dollar for Dollar basis with private Industry the Cost of of fort Oskouie Barracks. Setting up a tourist and convention balance of the total figure came from demolitions new leases and Garden permits. Sub committee on City proper ties was made up of aldermen g. E. Sharpe v. B. Anderson and Jack Blumberg. 12 new building permits taken out during past week permits for Only 12 new buildings were taken out during the past week in Winnipeg following a re Cord breaking Mark set in 1953. Value of the buildings was Given at no permits were issued Tor dwellings. Buildings erected in Winnipeg in 1953 totalled with a value of of the dwellings erected 639 we re in Ward 1, 100 were in Ward 2 and 320 were in Ward 3. Total value was suss Smedley s Corner a Winnipeg Mother who has been worrying about her Small son s appetite was very Happy the other Day when he cleaned his plate in Jig time. That night while preparing three year old Richy for bed she suddenly let out a yell. The reason for his sudden Good appetite had been revealed. Two of the pockets of his jeans were crammed with potatoes and other gooey remainders of a full course meal including Gravy of course. Smedley for coach coach sir Dulcy grit full Back in hit time reported to have bid to handle the Blue Here h a shot or starry plunging Smedley taken during the 1948 ice bowl game one the West won. Smed played for the West. Cincinnati Ohio Spe Cial Smedley who has coached Bug to u to an unbroken string of thirteen successive Grid victories was interviewed Here today by a. G. Scotty Kennedy who is scouting for a new coach for the Winnipeg Blue bombers. I m not empowered to actually sign a was All Scotty would say. Smed Ley merely smiled a very interesting propose sources close to the bomber executive however intimated that Smedley had agreed to Ink a three Day contract representing a Fig ure in excess of coach Smedley appeared Unwor ried by the notoriously High mortality rate of Winnipeg coaches. He observed who Ever heard of a Bug being fired from a football mystery solved Here s a follow up on wednesday s mystery involving c. Milkes of Minneapolis mid Western representative of funnyman Bob Hope. Or. Milkes has left rown bul word from the horse s Mouth is that there s something on the boil. Could be an announcement monday from Don Carlos that hell be impresario Lor a Canada wide Bob Hope tour. He still has to Clear the Deal with Hope on the phone. City Parks Board elects j. G. Fraser As chairman Fraser rail policeman retires after 34 years service other citizen member g. F. Bent Ley who served As chairman Dur ing the past year. Or. Fraser and r. S. Bowles were appointed citizen members for a two year term at Council s inaugural meeting monday. Following the elections commit tee turned to consideration of the 1954 estimates of the recreation budget. Estimated budget is set at 678, an increase of Over the approximate expenditure for 1353. Part of the increase is due to increased wages and addition of As a depreciation Reserve for civic owned buildings within the recreation set up. The total figure is made up of general administration Community centres super Vised skating rinks s50.810 sum Mer playgrounds auditorium Craft Centre activity Bureau in the City. The recommendation had been sent from Council to committee for further consideration. Need for such a Bureau was found in an investigation conducted by the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce. Winnipeg s maximum contribution would be the Bureau would be operated on three sub committees Winnipeg s civic finance commit tee Friday appointed three sub committees for 1954. Aldermen c. E. Simonite George Sharpe and Jack Blumberg will conduct the Winnipeg car tax fight. The same aldermen also will form the sub committee working on general Hospital s request for aldermen Slaw Bebchuk and Simonite were named the commit tee to work with the greater Winnipeg anti Mosquito Campaign. Tourist boosters accused of ignoring Scenic Rivers i h Viviain to a Llop press Chambers of Commerce and local tourist agencies were blamed Friday night for not giving greater publicity to the scenery of the red and Assiniboine Rivers. The criticism came from . George c. Maclean retiring chair Man of the Winnipeg and St. Boniface Harbor commission. A dinner was Given in his Honor by Mem Bers of the commission at the Royal Alexandra hotel. In recognition of his 31-year service on the commission 22 of these years As its chairman col. Maclean was presented with an inscribed clock radio. He will soon be leaving to live on the West and municipalities being a life member of that organization and also of the Canadian legion. He had also been a commissioner of the greater Winnipeg sanitary District. Centres clubs boys and girls magicians Gro ii discusses plans for meeting Here plans for a Canadian magicians staff sergeant s. Kellock has rn-1 convention to be held in Winnipeg tired on pension from the Cana at a recent meeting investigation the Winnipeg magicians club belgian municipality where they apply fore Jan. 31, 1954. The postponement May be renewed for five providing application is made annually not later than Jan. 31 of the year be fore the year when the Call comes due. When the fifth postponement has been granted belgian citizens who have continually resided in Canada since the age of 18, can be exempted from military service in peace time. Presides mayor j. L. Bodie East Kildonan presided and e. F. Bole former mayor of St. Vital made the presentation. Tributes to col. Maclean s services both on behalf of the commission and in other Public capacities were tendered by Aid. C. E. Simonite representing mayor Garnet Coulter mayor a. E. Wright West Kildonan Aid. Boisselle representing mayor e. E a. Hansford St. Boniface and l. R. La elect for St. Boni face. Or. Maclean declared that the Harbor commission had done a wonderful Job in cleaning up unsightly Placos on both Winnipeg Rivers. The Rivers he said should be one of the greatest attractions for tourists in Western Canada. Yet because of Lack of publicity there were Seldom Many boats on the red River in summer. In England col. Maclean said the thames is crowded with Craft each week end and the thames is certainly not More Tau till than the Rotl River. Lauds record or. Bolo referred to col. Mac lean s Long association with the Public life of greater Winnipeg. Car Toon i Winnipeg in 1927. Taw of i he i hypnotist who arrived Here he said col. T0h from Scotland was received together he various Rac alas a new club member. On that Side of me 1954 executive Board in the City on to feet. I eludes Richard Haldane pre Winnipeg in sgt. Pakulak was seven Lou Shapiro vice pres. With the Edmonton police Charlie Taylor. Treasurer and a year with the . Army on the Alaska Highway before he joined the car. And Gene Shelley Secretary and publicity director. Len Vintus originator of the International brotherhood of magicians was made honorary president. Certain african fish can travel Overland by perking themselves along on tails Gills and fins. He was a past president of the Canadian federation of mayors Collins Xot nominated councillor Harry Hunter tuesday was elected chairman of St. Vital Council s finance committee defeating councillor Fred Groves. A previous report had said he had Defeated councillor Harry Collins. Councillor Collins was the Nomina Tor of councillor Groves. An annual budget of from to Aid. Chown said the Bureau was no Hare brained scheme and it would be advantageous to both the City and local business firms to set it up. He said 80 per cent of conventions were open to suggestion As to where the convention should be held but Winnipeg had made no Active move to go after this Busi Ness. Some work already was being done in this Field by the hotel association and the restaurant association he said but the Effort was not coordinated. Aid. Slaw Bebchuk said he was in favor of setting up a Bureau but he did t like the idea of the suburbs getting off Scott free when they too would Benefit. Aid. George Sharpe thought Winnipeg was sadly in need of some Hing like this but thought the wreak should work along with the Industrial development Board which was doing a terrific Job for Ald. Disturbed Aid. V. B. Anderson was Dis urged about the Dollar for Dol Lar set up. He could see the possibility of other contributors fail no to do their part and the City having to carry the major Load. He suggested a two thirds for business and one third for the City contributory scheme. Protest was heard also from w. It. Muthert president of the grand i Beach taxpayers association. He did t think the City should spend any of the taxpayers Money on the so called tourist he said the province can t even accommodate its own populace and the chamber of Commerce can t is 600 Cabins in the entire pro or. Muthert said several tourist bureaus had been formed in the a last but they la continue to fall h he told committee a thorough Survey should be conducted before any Grant is made. Committee finally decided that mayor Garnet Coulter and Aid. H. B. Scott will meet with Cham Oer of Commerce representatives and seek More information before decision is reached. . Maclean red Cross plans annual meeting on february 16 annual meeting of the Manitoba division of the red Cross will be held feb. 16 in i he red Cross Lodge Woodlawn Street St. James. National officers will be guest speakers. Luther film to be shown in Winnipeg the controversial film Martin Luther an historic drama of the 16th Century religious re former s break from the Church of Rome will be Given its first Public showing in Winnipeg feb. 1 at the gaiety theatre. This was announced Friday Fol lowing a private showing of the film to a group of protestant clergymen in Winnipeg. The screening was held under the joint auspices of the famous players management and the Winnipeg protestant ministerial association. Baxted in Quebec the film said to be the first Church backed film Ever released commercially has been banned by a Quebec censor Board but in other centres has played to record crowds. It was also announced that coupons Are to be distributed to nil protestant Church congregations branches will Houri their annual in the City entitling Church goers meetings before the end of Lan to a 20 per cent reduction in Box uary anal will Send the names of office tickets. This was arranged their official delegates to the meet the National Campaign objective for 1954 is of which Manitoba is asked to raise 700. This will be an increase of for All of Manitoba Over spokesman slated. 1933. A Large Rod Cross shipment the Only one of its kind has left Manitoba for Korea. It is slated for use of children in Hospi tals and sanatoriums and consists of bed sheets 600 Pillow cases 400 articles of night Wear and 350 sweaters for convalescent. A shipment is also going to West Berlin because of a request from Edward Winsall director of Relief Bureau league of red Cross societies Geneva and also one to the Netherlands. Through an agreement Between famous players and the protestant ministerial association. However the ministerial association has no financial interest in the film Here a famous players British cast produced in West Germany by Louis do Rochemont association in co operation with lutheran Church productions the film has a British cast. It attacks several medieval religious practices As Well As the Pope and his staff in Power at the time but portrays priests and monks in a much More sympathetic Light. Martin Luther was the Ger Man priest whose acts touched off the entire reformation movement in the world. Hair raising revelations the ladies spill All to Alphonse Mere s and his exp mime menagerie. Six year old Glenn is the son of mrs. R. J. Martin 1533 Magnus Avenue. The Rabbit s an Angora the Spaniel s name is Trebe and the Kitty s known As Pinky. By Khoda Feldman lady Are you a blabber Mouth Oil you re not Well then you Don t fall into the 75 to 90 per cent class patronizing local Beauty shops who be made a confessor wailing Wall a peal court and general gossip absorber of their beautician. Male or female operators in every Beauty shop in town Are probably better informed on who s doing who than any other 10 sources. Telltale Blusk but the business has its hazards too. One hair stylist said that in his youth he Al most had to give up his career i cars got red time the stories pot Spicey. If his customer noticed she never came Back again. But Here is the comment of a real authority on the subject. Has been in the hair dressing business for almost 30 years he could write a Book you name the subject. Maybe you want a history of the neigh boyhood. Or a summary of women s styles in hair clothes shoes and lingerie during the past 30 years. But then you might want some genuine dope on local doctors their merits and prices and which one does t mind coming out at 3 . To take a look at Tyrone s usually one was when woman goes to her Hairdresser she really lets her hair Down. Conversation usually if the opera Tor is discreet. Covers every thing from her husband s be Cul rules he walks with his toes curled up in i he virtue of switching Junior s Brand of cod liver Oil. But what still continues to amaze Alphonse is the Way in which a woman will not Hesi Tate to discuss any phase of her personal life. The married ones Tell him about their boy friends the single ones about their married boy friends. They never seem to hesitate to Tell him about any romances or family troubles. But they Don t expect com ment. Wealth of material Alphonse will Call his written in armed seclusion after he retires what i know about women. They might not want to print it but i be had a lot of fun getting the material. Why i Don t think i could have Learned As much in any other he said. But Alphonse and All the others in his line of work think women can be Good sports. And if they Are pleased with the work their hair stylist has done they Are effusive in their Praise and generosity. Incidentally. Alphonse is married. And he docs his hair. But i d better hurry this up i must Tell Alphonse about ;