Winnipeg Free Press

Monday, January 18, 1954

Issue date: Monday, January 18, 1954
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Previous edition: Saturday, January 16, 1954

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 18, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 8 Winnipeg free press monday. January 18, 1954 mrs. C. Parker Dies in Regina mrs. Cecile Margaret Parker of Regeria sask., widow of r. J. M. Parker former lieutenant Gover nor of Saskatchewan died in hos Pital in Regina saturday. She was 73. Surviving Are two sons Cecil of Ottawa and John of Winnipeg a sister mrs. J. H. Corsbie of Holla . And a brother Archie Mapleton of Tel Kwa . Ancient terminus Baghdad in Iraq great International air traffic Centre for Asia was founded in the 8th Century. Wilbert Taylor formerly f St. James and Gerioux Man., who died Jan. 9 in St. Joseph s Ospital Toronto was buried Jan. 2 in Pine Hill cemetery following ervice in the Trull funeral Home Toronto. Rev. J. M. Kelly of St. Andrew s Church Toronto office Ted. He died out coronary Throm Osis. Born in Ontario he came o Manitoba at an Early age. In 946 he returned East to reside in Oronto. He is survived by his life Cecelia Magwood two Daugh ers Viola end mrs. H. B. Loughead Lorene of Winnipeg two sons Arl w., of Arcadia calif., and Lyle w., of Toronto six grand on three granddaughters two great grandsons his Mother a Sis or and a brother. His youngest on Hermann j., the Craf was missing in 1942 and pre Umed dead. Get two to port Jake pressure off your budget with a Niagara loan figure How much Money you loan is made quickly simply and you pick the payment plan. Loans to life in cured at no Eitra Cost to you. Lower rates on Many Friendly Loans you of 207 bldg. Pm. 93-5557 Brach is Bra Dos Bendly Loans f5iendiy 1oans deaths and funerals Active in clubs mrs. M. Currie Dies at Home William John Waddell 70, of Box 96 i rr1, Winnipeg who died Jan. 14 in Selkirk general Hospital was buried monday in Tittle Britain cemetery following funeral service in Little Britain United Church. Born in Perth county ont., he came to Mani Toba in 1910. He Farmed in the Strathclair District for four years and then moved to Gilbert Plains. Hie moved to the Lockport District in 1930, where he remained until the time of his death. He is sur Vived by his wife Jane two sons William Campbell and James Archibald a daughter mrs. Stan John Ston five Brothers Hugh Tom James Sam and Wilfrid two Sisters mrs. Robert Welsh Maud and mrs. Laura Freeman and five grandchildren. James Forbes 85, of 491 Robertson Street died Friday in Deer Lodge Hospital. Born in Edinburgh Scotland he had lived in Canada for 40 years. A Boer War Veteran he served with the 44th battalion in the first world War. For 15 years he was employed by the Dominion government until his retirement in 1942. A life member of fort Rouge Branch Canadian legion he was also a member o the army Navy and air Force Veteran s association. Surviving Are two sons James and Dick one daughter mrs. Barbar Hulse and eight grandchildren. Funeral ser vice will be held at 1.15 . Wednesday in Mordue Brothers funeral Home with burial in the military plot Brookside cemetery. Beverley Audrey Juu 4nxa Schultz 12, of Morden Man., died Jan. 10 in Morden Gen eral Hospital. Surviving Are her parents or. And mrs. Fred Schultz three Sisters mrs. J Dyck Sharon and Janice one Bro ther Dale and her grandmother. Mrs. H. Schultz. Funeral service and burial took place in Morder thursday. Mrs. J. E. Currie mrs. Marguerita Greta Currie life of E. Currie 20 Bell cres apartments died sunday at he lome. Mrs. Currie was Partne and office manager of the E Currie schools and sanitation equipment co. And had been Active n Winnipeg s red Cross the Iode and wartime organizations durin the two world wars. Mrs. Currie was a director c the St. Andrews chapter Iode and with four of its members organized the. Iode convalescent Home. She was awarded a bar t the fraternal pin for this Servic in 1922. She served with the Iod on its Many provincial project since that time. Mrs. Currie was a charter Mem her of the Winnipeg spro Timis club. And. The. Organization s fir Secretary. She was director of the Western Canada Region of the american federation Soro Timi clubs 1948 to 1950 and served i chairman of the inter nation Goodwill and Fellowship committe of the federation from 1950 t 1952. Mrs Currie was Well known t members of both the British an Jiichi Lucia us european federations and had at tended International conventions held during the past ten years. She was Active in plans for the 1952 International so Optimist convention held in Copenhagen in elms b. Johnston 74, of 22 Toronto Street died sunday in Winnipeg general Hospital. Born Prince Edward Island he came Winnipeg in 1915. For 37 years was employed by Crescent Creamery Ltd. And at the time of is retirement in 1948, was route inspector. He was a member of Alvary. Temple. Surviving Are i. Ife Nellie two sons Bernard and Enneth one daughter mrs. A ickers four Brothers Ira Fred Ibert and Ralph and one sister. Irs. W. Scott. Funeral service vill be held at 3.30 . Tuesday n a. B. Gardiner funeral Home Vith burial in Brookside cemetery Rev. H. Barber will officiate pall carers will be John Jernig Albert Par Semi d. A Campbell George Button and Ger Aid Hart. Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Snead 68, formerly of Winnipeg who died Jan. 6 in Langley Prairie ., was buried Jan. 11 in Fores Awn memorial Park Vancouver allowing funeral service in the Chapel of Chimes Harron Bro to. Are her Husban Harry a daughter Bernice a. So Gerald six. Grandchildren thre Sisters mrs. C. Burnett Johnson and mrs. F. Swanson an a brother William Mcbride. Nicholas a Escovitch 41 of 818 Selkirk Avenue died thurs Day in Winnipeg. Born in the West Ern Ukraine he had lived in can Ada for 40 years. Surviving a his wife Kay his father Michae four Brothers Fred John Willian and Walter and two Sisters or John Hominuk and mrs. Nichola Leszynski. Funeral service will b held at 2 . Tuesday in Mem orial Chapel following prayers at . Monday in memorial Chape burial will Benin All saints cemetery. Msgr. W. Kushner will o Fici ate. City banker and orangemen Hugh Boyd Dies Hugh Boyd of 716 Minto Stree local banker and Active Orang Man for Many years died Sunda in Victoria Hospital. He was 71. Born in Belfast Ireland he can to Winnipeg in 1907 and was employed by the Bank of n o r t America. He later joined the ban of Montreal where he was in 1952. As member of the train recep Tion committee which served Many thousands of Canadian troops re turning from overseas during the second world War mrs. Currie Vas in charge of purchasing sup lies for both the Canadian a i with rust and corrosion buy on Lasteel water Heater Tuat Fet positive Protection exclusive gloss lined tanks give positive Protection against rust and corrosion f models priced from 1.50 terms As Low As up phone 96-4321 Winnipeg electric co. Power bldg. Portage it Vaughan lies Lor Ullh ional and the Canadian Pacific spot reception Booths. She was Ilso Active in organization of the services Centre during the War mrs. Currie was the daughter the late or. Harry Knowles be time minister of St. Stephen Broadway Church. She was born n Toronto and had lived in Winnipeg since 1909. Survivors include her husband. Funeral service will be held at i . Tuesday in Gard nets funeral Chapel with burial in Brook Side William Harvey Glover ii who died thursday in Mac Man., Hospital was buried bionday in Macgregor cemetery following funeral service in Mac United Church. Born in Vla Gregor or. Glover had lived nerf All his life. He was the son of the late or. And mrs. W. H. Slover Pioneer hardware Mer chants there. He is survived by his life Ada a brother Sisters mrs. Jack Little miss Otel a Glover mrs. Jean Henry mrs John Jeff Rey and mrs. We. M6ore he was Church. More about Miracle continued from Page 1 eve Canu it _ member of the United Joan aka aces wh1tlaw, 7, of 527 Doreen Street died Satur Day in Winnipeg. Born in win leg she is survived by her parents Vir and mrs. Robert d. Whitlaw and one brother Robert. Funeral service will be held at 10.30 . Wednesday in Clark Leatherdale funeral Home with burial in Chapel Lawn memorial gardens Rev. T. Saunders will officiate. Lbs. Clara Sparks 43, of 903 Clifton Street died thursday at her Home. Surviving Are her husband John two sons Douglas and Dwight one daughter Dorothy and her parents or. And mrs. R. Bondarenko. Funeral service will be held at 10.30 . Tuesday in Clark Leatherdale funeral Home with burial in Broo Sirie cemetery. Rev. Paul Holliday will officiate. Christopher i. Costello formerly of the Rainy River District died Friday in memorial Hospital International Falls. Funeral service and burial took place at Rainy River monday. Played until the time of his Deal a former treasurer of and a live worker for the co Servati party in Manitoba he was also sports enthusiast and was an honorary member of Thistle Curlin club. A past member of Loyal Orang men s Lodge no. 1795, he was also past commander of Royal Scarlet chapter and past preceptor of Eldon Royal Black preceptor no. 685. His wife predeceased him in 1943. Surviving Are one son Jack of St. Catharines ont., and one brother Charles a., of Winnipeg. Funeral sen ice will be held at 2.15 . Wednesday in a. B. Gar diner funeral Home with burial in Elmwood cemetery. Or. J. M. White will officiate. Pallbearers will be e. M. Stewart James Cowie h. Mcdowell. S. T. Beggs and Cummings. Charles Harold Woolsey 45, who died last wednesday in Emo red Cross Hospital was buried Friday in Barwick ont., cemetery following funeral service in the Barwick Baptist Church. Alvin Canfield conducted the services. Born near Barwick he had Farmed in the municipality of Chappie in Ontario for the past 23 years. He is survived by his wife free daughters Betty Louise and Ane seven sons Robert. Ross. Keith Gerald Donald Allan and Dean four Sisters mrs. Randall Christney mrs. Willard Canfield irs. C. O. Carlson and mrs. Peter Olson and a brother. Funeral service held or City firefighter Ernest Noble Tooke 57, of 594 Bannerman Avenue died Friday at is Home. He had Een a member f the City of Winnipeg fire department for 34 pears. Surviving Are his wife Cecil a daughter r s. Robert Hogg a on Charles Rob Ert one grand child one sister and one brother. Funeral service Vas held monday keep your hands Hinds contains magical emollients that really penetrate to bring hitherto unheard of softness plus precious lanolin and a special ingredient to give lasting Antiseptic Protection. Hands can and will bring All Over Beauty to your hands in just a few Days. T Gage and investments association. It represents about one third of the total Prairie farm mortgage debt and is a significant record of debt reducing Progress on Prairie farms. Manitoba amount owing no. Of accounts in Milloni 1937 1942. 24.5 1945 10.6 1948 6.4 1950. 6.0 1951 5.7 1952---- 1 5.8 three Prairie provinces combined 1937 179.8 161.2 1945. 70.4 194s. 39.7 1950. .34.7 1951. 31.6 1952. 27.4 As can be seen in the table the number of Manitoba farm ers owing Money to members of the mortgage association had fallen by 1952 to less than one Quarter what it was in 1937. And the amount owing by these Farmers had dropped from Over millions to less than millions. All this debt reduction and resulting savings in interest have placed the Western Farmer in a much stronger position now to stand up to any economic storms than he was when the world tumbled Down in 1930. Besides tidying up his debts the Farmer has new farm machinery new buildings a bet Ter Home and particularly in Manitoba the great Boon of Rural electrification. All these contribute to greater efficiency. As a result our Farmers have advanced economically with a growing Canada. They have had Many aids Federal and provincial departments of agriculture farm colleges University farm scientists and highly co operative and progressive Industry. 1 in detail research brought the Farmer better seed a balanced and wider use of fertilizer As the major Wea Pon against weeds. Industry gave him better seeding and harvesting tools enabling him to do a better soil saving chore by providing trash cover in Stead of Fine summer allow and pretty tillage for which the Price in lost topsoil was bankrupting. New combines upped wheat producing averages by 1.5 bushels per acre for wheat. New labor saving machines Cut to the Bone climbing farm Man Power costs. In the Light of All these new advances the Farmer succeeded in fastening Down his holdings and operations As a buttress against future storms. Next Farmers report from the grassroots. Miss Somers Dies at Edmonton miss Joselyn Somers of Edmon ton formerly Winnipeg staff dietician at Misericordia Hospital Edmonton died sunday in Edmon ton. She was 23. 4 born in Saskatoon she came to Winnipeg As a child where she at tended Daniel Mclntyre collegiate school. A 1952 Home economics graduate of the University of Mani Toba she did Post graduate work in dietetics at Royal Jubilee Hospital Victoria . She joined the staff of Misericordia Hospital Edmonton in. 1953. Surviving Are her parents or. And mrs. J. G. Somers and one brother Joe All of Winnipeg. Funeral service will be held at 3.30 . Wednesday in a. B. Gardiner funeral Home. Rev. J. L. Mclnnis will officiate and for Wwlma Tobas farm debts have smashed is years figures in this Chart show the total amount which Farmers owe to member companies of the Dominion mortgage and investments association. They represent about one third of total farm debt and Are a significant record of farm debt reduction. Livestock eggs Index drops during november there Are 24 municipalities e . Named Portland. Helps you overcome thing of piles or Money you do not have to be tortured and by uie itch lne soreness and urn Long pain of piles any longer. Here Al help for you. Get a package of hem Road an internal be Teaf mint. At any drus store and a directed. You will be pleased at How ulc Kly your pile trouble is relieved. Only .59 Tor the Bis 60 Tablet package. In of Are not Ioc s pleased Afler using pm roid 2 or 3 Days As a test ask for our Money . Refund agreement by 1 drug by Victor Mackie Ottawa special the in Dex farm prices for grains showed no change from october to november but the Dominion 3ureau of statistics Index for live lock and eggs fell off sharply across the according to Federal government figures issued monday. The drop in the Index for live Stock and eggs pulled the general Index of farm prices for agricultural products Down across the country As Well As by provinces in november. The lbs Index of farm prices of agricultural products for All can Ada Newfoundland excluded was 228.9 in november compared with 235.8 for october. From september to october the Index which is based on 1335-39 equals 100 was unchanged. Prices of Dairy products Rose but insufficiently to offset the Sharp drops in prices for livestock and eggs. Indexes for Manitoba wore 211.s for november compared with 217.1 for october. Saskatchewan s indexes were 193.5 for november compared with 196.9 for october. Other provinces were As follows with october figures in brackets British Columbia 265.8 Alberta 215.3 Ontario 253.0 Quebec 264.3 new Brunswick 197.6 Nova Scotia 222.4 224.1 and Prince Edward Island 166.2 French forces attack reds n indo China indo China a Rench Union forces launched an attack today near Kam Keut in Northern Laos to Block any Viet Minh infiltration toward Vientiane government seat of that indo Hina kingdom. Light elements engaged in a ser is of. Clashes with the communist de rebel forces in tie Mountain Region the French said and both sides suffered losses. No figures vere Given. In another report today the French said 82 vie Minh were killed and 32 captured in scattered actions in the red River Delta of North indo China. The Kam Keut action centred 120 Miles East of Vientiane and 180 Miles North of Seno major French Jase in Laos. Are you one of these people Ufi x. Tooke n Mordue Brothers funeral Home with burial in Elmwood cemetery. George Washington 83, of 425 Mckenzie Avenue died Friday at his Home. Born in the United states he had been employed in the sleeping car department can Adian National railways until his retirement in 1940. He was a Mem Ber of Regent masonic Lodge. His wife Alice died in 1944. Surviving is one brother. Funeral service will be held at 1.30 . Tuesday in Kerr s with burial in Elm Wood cemetery. Thomas William Tol Hurst 80, died saturday in por Tage Prairie. He was born in Kent England and for 50 year Farmed in the Gainsborough sask District. Following his retirement he made his Home in Portage Prairie Man. Surviving Are a daughter mrs. Frank Verwey and a sister mrs. Emily Astbury. Funeral arrangements Are in charge of the Mcmaster funeral Home Portage Prairie. Mrs. I. Roxburgh fair judge Dies mrs. Ida Roxburgh 310 Devon court a director of the Manitoba horticulture society and lecturer and adjudicator at horticulture sex libations and meetings throughout the province died sunday at h e r Home. Born in Ottawa she had lived in Winnipeg since 1907. She had been a member of the Winnipeg Tennis club for Many years. Surviving Are her husband Ger Ald s. And two Brothers Robert e. And Sid Macdonald. Funeral service will be held at 1 . Wednesday in a. B. Gar diner funeral Home with burial in Brookside cemetery. Rev. H. A. Frame will officiate. Kiwanis to hear Parke g. M. Parke president of the Canadian automotive transport Ion association will be guest speaker at a Winnipeg kiwanis club s luncheon at 12.20 . Tues Day in the Royal Alexandra hotel cosmopolitan club Aid. David Mulligan will speak at a Winnipeg cosmopolitan club luncheon at 12.15 . Tuesday in the Maryborough hotel. His topic will be civic affairs. 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Burial was in As sumption sect Orif Chapel Lawn memorial gardens Rev. J. H. Fitz Gerald officiated. James Clayton Steves sox 50, of Morden jlan., died Friday in Morden. Born at Morden he had been employed at the Morden garage As a parts Man. He had served on the Morden town Council for eight years and was a member of the United Church. Surviving Are his wife Gladys l., one son Hugh three Brothers Alexander Philip and Roy and five Sisters mrs. H. Sweet mrs. J. Watson. Mrs. W. Sandercock Mary and Lena Stevenson. Funeral ser vice and burial took place sunday in Morden. Carol Axx silk infamy daughter of or. And mrs. A silk 572 Elm Avenue died sunday a her Home. Funeral service will be held at 10.30 . Tuesday in bar dal s funeral Home with burial in Brookside cemetery. Rev. F. J. Douglas will officiate. Mrs. Emma Yelixa Dit store 73, of 15 Imperial Avenue St. Vital died Friday in Sti Boni face Hospital. Born in London England she had lived in Mani Toba for 37 years. Surviving Are her husband Samuel m., two sons Samuel and Arthur j., two Daugh ters mrs. W. Mccaffery and Thelma and a sister mrs. Nellie Hill. Funeral service will be held 2.15 . Tuesday in Clark Leatherdale funeral Home with burial in St. Vital cemetery. Rev. Murray mrs. Sophie Mauser 64, of 918 Sherburn Street died Satur Day at her Home. Born in Austria she had lived in Winnipeg forv45 years. Surviving Are her husband George three daughters mrs. T. Henchel mrs a. Wilde and mrs. G. Hogg three sons Lloyd George and Jack and 12 grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at 1.30 . Tuesday in Bardal s funeral Home with burial in Brook Side cemetery. Rev. W. Kowalski will officiate. Peter pet Hornev trapper of the Tilston Man., District who was found dead in his dwelling Jan. 4, was buried thursday in Tilston cemetery following funeral service in Tilston United Church. There Are no known survivors. 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