Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 26, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg a Carrier in Winnipeg 30c per week Post polio patients keep time to lilt of Square dance music _ _ by Lyon Weidman Allemand left with your Corner then wheel your chair around and form a grand Chain. The music kept its proper Tempo and Post polio patients still at least partially confined to wheel chairs kept time with the music As they danced Cut off six. A Square dance. The dance climaxed a merry menders club party. And the party was merry As past and present polio patients of tl.2 King George and Princess Eliza Beth hospitals got together at hocs Chipp avva Friday night tier some fun and some visiting. All who could manage to Gei to the affair came men Anc women who had spent anywhere from 24 hours to Many months in Iron lungs the Young through to the old who still depended on wheel chairs crutches or braces and those who walked without mechanical Aid More than 100 of them in All. Shared fun the merry menders shared their fun with their dates their wives or husbands and in a few instances with their child Ren. Some or the 100 red Cross Volunteer workers who four Days a week help polio victims rehabilitate themselves came Australia brokers scan Manitoba Oil Industry two australians representatives of one of that country s Lar Gest Stock broker and financial firms arrived in Winnipeg Friday to look at Manitoba s Oil Industry. Bernard Grenman and w. K. Oliver of j. B. Ware and son of Melbourne and Sydney who have already visited Eastern Canada said they will study developments that have occurred Here in the past six or seven years Fol lowing the discovery of Oil. Big strike or. Oliver said a big Oil strike had been made in the Northwest Basin of Western Australia in de Cember and that drilling was just Short of the Mark. All Mineral rights in the Are Ere government owned he said and information on How Cana Dian provincial authorities hand i led the Oil Industry was needed. Along to the party too. Then there were the entertainers who volunteered their services so that the grand re Minn de grand mrs. Nina Jack Union would Jack Stacey the men s Job also studying the industries that grew up As a result of the Canadian Oil strike. They will be in Winnipeg until july 1, visiting local brokers and government authorities expansion period or. Grennan said that Australia Vas going a period of expansion almost As spectacular As Canada s own. The brokers were optimistic when questioned about the prob Lem Canada and Australia have had in marketing their wheat expressing the belief that the situation was not nearly As Black As most people were led to of eve. They will spend some time in Calgary Edmonton and Regina before leaving for Australia at the end of july. Bowicz Harold Price Herman Bissett Jimmy Woodfield gun tar Stelle Johnny Knight Al Gallwey Johnny Harris Patricia Ann Simpson. But not All the entertainers were volunteers from the outside world. Sex patients also helped keep the crowd Gay. There were the polio peasants a musical quartet composed of Bill Butts Man Vic Dotten de Lane and Matt Sawchuk. There was John Bryant who teamed up first with mrs. Jacubowitz and later with or. Lane to sing three songs. Or. Bryant wrote the lyrics Tor two of the songs and also com posed the Melody for one of them. And finally there were the involves dancers Arthur braid City police to show off new uniform Winni Eggers will get their first look at the newly designed uniform of the City police department they hold their annual Church Par Ade sunday. Robert Taft said the uniforms Are designed after the military officer pattern with Sam Browne belts. They Are the same color As the old uniform. Mayor Garnet Coulter accompanied by other members of the Board of police com missioners Wilt take the Salute in front of the Post office. The policemen will form at 10 . On Lombard Avenue and Parade to Grace United Church where the service will be conducted by or. W. G. Martin. Edition with comics Winnipeg june 26. 1954 Simonite attacks Tuxedo slams childish City Man jailed after Drunken spree a Drunken spree resulted in a six month jail term Friday for 84-year-old Man who had been on suspended sentence. Earl Mccaull 209 Mayfair Avenue was sentenced to six months in jail when he pleaded a guilty to a breach of recognizance charge. A jew minutes earlier he had been fined for being drunk in the Street. On March 29, he was Given a five year suspended sentence in City police court for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. When the magistrate gave him the suspended sentence he ordered Mccaul to refrain from using alcohol during the period of his Suspender sentence. Wins . Medal Winnipeg flier a Winnipeg flier is one of four Craf lighter pilots who have Ben awarded the . Air medal for meritorious service while flying with the air Force in Korea. He is Sydn. Cdr. John Mac Kay of Winnipeg and new Westminster . Ransack suite thief nets nothing a thief who could t find what he was looking for entered the suite of Samuel Mcclements 10 Adana apart ments ransacked the pre Sites and left empty handed thursday police reported Friday. Motorcycle bursts into flames a motorcycle burst into flames thursday night at the Corner of Hetherington Avenue and Nassau Street causing an estimated damage to the motorcycle fire department said. William Smith 18, of 1394 Erin Street who owned the vehicle he thought the Carburettor exploded and started the fire when he was starting the motorcycle. He had just started it when he saw flames shooting up. Or. Smith said that the tires and wiring were badly burned. The Man himself was slightly burned on the hands when he tried to put the fire out. 2 brewery workers fined each two employees of a Peg brewery were each fined and costs in City police court Friday of. Illegally transporting liquor. Fined were w. G. Simpson 630 Munroe Avenue East Kildo Nan and Mike Sarahan 247 Inkster Boulevard. Police said Sarahan a shipper provided Simpson a truck Driver with liquor to deliver to a Boot Legger living in the Point Dou Glas area. Jailed nine months on charge of theft Joseph Zarycki alias Kozak no fixed abode was jailed for nine months Friday on a charge of breaking entering and theft. He pleaded guilty to breaking into the Central cake and pastry shop 172 Higgins Avenue wednesday night and stealing police said Zarycki did part time work for the pastry shop. Smedley s Corner whenever it gets Sticky hot As it this week we remember the True Story of the Winnipeg Ger who not so Many Summers Back was just existing on one of those sweltering Days. He was at Home and undoubtedly had been persuaded to work in Garden or do something else equally exhausting. Anyway he came into the House and threw himself onto a Couch with windows closed and blinds drawn. He panted in the heavy air and even wished that it were december again. As he Lay there he could not feel that the rest was Cooling him ii. As a matter of fact he grew hotter and hotter. He Felt a blast of hot air blowing against his fevered brow. He stirred himself to see if he were just imagining it. But he want Junior had gone Down to the basement noticed some old papers stuffed into the Furnace so he had lit them and the hot air system worked just Fine. Wonder where that Young fellow is now. Probably he s sweating Over the antics of a son of his own. It would serve him right. Mrs. Ellen Bryk John Bryant Les Chambers mrs. Elsie Jor Dan Stewart Millett and mrs. Norma Crew. Serious moments but the party had its serious moments top. Or. Dotten pro posed the information of a per manent polio he noted that he had received a great lift when lying in the Hospital he was visited by sex polio patients who recovered. And he suggested that the polio alumni might visit victims of the disease and help raise their spirits too. A committee was then formed to investigate the potentialities of an alumni group and to make recommendations to a meeting of the whole merry menders club. Chairman of the committee is w. A. Leblanc provincial director of water safety director of water therapy at hocs Chip Awa and honorary president of the merry menders. Others elected to serve on the commit tee Are or. Bryant mrs. Shirley Torch mrs. Ellen Bryk mrs. Pat Whittaker Don Satcher or. Dot ten mrs Jordan and mrs. Crew. Building permits total million value of proposed construction for Winnipeg so far this year has passed the million Mark. Figures obtained Friday from the City s engineering department showed total value of building permits issued to be this was an increase Over last week s total of 400. At a comparative period last year the figure stood at 800. Legion plans investigation of cemetery a Canadian legion spokesman said Friday an immediate investigation Wouita be launched into the removal of several Hundred Small Footstone from Graves at Elmwood cemetery. The stones were removed by cemetery authorities because they violated cemetery regulations that no Stone be less than four inches thick. Some of the stones were known to Mark the Graves of veterans. A spokesman at provincial com Day and raging Bat tue have at thee wretch a British newspaper claims this memo was sent by the manager of a government office to a Superior verbal con tact with or. Blank regarding the attached notification of promotion has elicited the attached representation intimating that he prefers to decline the . That Means he did t want the Job. Mand Headquarters said the legion would determine How Many Veteran s Footstone were removed and whether they were legion members. If any action were taken it would follow the investigation. Only markers nearly All the Footstone in the cemetery which s operated As a private company have been removed and have been piled behind a number of sewer ipes across the Street. Some of hem were the Only markers on a grave. No Effort was made to Contact relatives of the dead j. R. Stev is cemetery superintendent explained because that has proved possible. After recent Vandal so cemetery officials had tried o Contact relatives of 55 per ions. They could find Only five. Over years or. Stevens said the stones have been placed in the cemetery Over the years even though Thoy broke regulations. The recent Purchase of a mechanical grave Digger however meant that Many stones would be broken when he treads of the four ton machine passed Over them. Rather than take responsibility for breaking the stones or. Stevens said the cemetery de slated to be erected for the sum Are build Ings of which 458 Are houses with a combined value of the housing figure was higher for the comparative period last year. At that time 599 houses were scheduled for construction at a combined Cost of major permits issued during the past week were for a addition to the Manitoba government repair shop on Midland Avenue. A service station to be erected on Ellice Avenue Between Edmonton and Carlton streets by Firestone tire and rubber co., at a Cost of nine dwellings to be built by Quality construction co. On Aberdeen Avenue Between Mac Phillips and Fife streets at a Cost of our lady of Victory Church to be built at 259 Arnold Avenue at a Cost of Tuxedo s town Council Friday took a verbal hammering from Winnipeg s civic finance commit City traffic changes go into effect sunday several major changes in the movement of traffic in Down town Winnipeg Are scheduled to go into effect sunday. Arrows on the above map show the system of one Way streets designed to tie in with the North approach of the mid town Bridge. _ n traffic on Princess Donald streets will move southbound and on Smith King northbound from Higgins to Broadway. The right hand turn off main onto Higgins will be re instituted. The right hand turn onto main off Higgins will be eliminated. Left turn off main at Henry also will be eliminated. Lightf shaded area in the map shows the area in which one hour parking is allowed and the Darker shaded area in which two hour parking is allowed. Solid Black squares show Public parking Lou. Heavy Black lines indicate the principal traffic arteries. Deserted families i 5 sought for non support cited to remove them. The action reportedly has caused Sharp protests by some of the relatives of the dead. Credit unions increasing membership Manitoba credit unions during 1953 increased their memberships 12 per cent and their assets 31 per cent. This was shown Friday Cin the annual report of p. A. Fri Ysais. Chief supervisor of credit unions for the Manitoba govern ment. Membership at the end of the year stood at an in the Manitoba attorney Gen eral s department through ramp and local police is on the look out for five men four from other provinces and one from England who Are not sending Home to their families the maintenance allowances ordered by the courts. At the same time authorities outside Manitoba Are on the Hunt for six fathers from this province who Are showing the same disregard of court orders in respect to families from whom they have become separated Here. On the basis of past performance the fathers who have skipped Manitoba and those who have come Here from outside Wil All be reached by police within a Short time and the bulk of them will Start paying up. However there will be possibly one or two who refuse outright to meet the court order and will offer to go to jail before sending the Money. It was not always As easy to track Down Defa locating fathers As it is today. For instance reciprocal agreements with . Am Saskatchewan were not made unti 1946 this system of reciprocity whereby Manitoba searches for fathers under court order who come Here and other provinces track Down Manitoban applies everywhere in Canada except Quebec. A deserting father from any of the other nine provinces who goes to Quebec is As one Mani Toba official puts it Home free Quebec authorities will not lift a hand to make him meet the court order for maintenance of the family from which separated. He has been crease of Over the figure at the end of 1952. Meanwhile As sets reached against a year earlier. At the end of 1953 were 162 credit unions in the province the report showed. Loans granted during the year amounted to against in 1952. The year saw outstanding Loans y the credit unions climb to an increase of their income increased by 001, and 93 per cent of the in crease resulted from Tore inter est being received from Loans. Loans written off in 1953 amounted to compared with in 1952. The report showed that since beginning of credit unions in Manitoba had been writ ten off in Loans. This represented .06 of the total loaned out. At the same time deserters from maintenance orders in que who go to Manitoba or to any of Hie other eight provinces Are not tracked Down and escape from sending the Money Home. Manitoba officials Are unable to Advance an explanation for que s refusal to take part in the reciprocal arrangements that Lold among the other provinces and Between Canada and other members of the Commonwealth. However relatively few Mani texans under court order for maintenance go to Quebec. They usually go to Vancouver Ontario Alberta or the . There is no reciprocal agree ment with the United states and Manitoba again first to top red Cross goal Manitoba leads All Canada in its red Cross objective by 21 per cent c. S. Riley jr., an pounced thursday. Or. Riley also said that for the seventh consecutive year this province was the first to reach its Campaign quota. The quota is and so far has been donated i by Manitoban. Separated fathers who go there cannot be compelled to Send Home Money As ordered by the courts. Relatively few desert to the United states. One Man has gone to the . So far this year and one to Colombo South America which is also outside the reciprocal agreement. In almost every Case of failure to meet payments the main ten tenancy order has been issued by the family court. It is the rare exception when the reciprocal machinery has to go into opera Tion to track Down a Divorcee who is not paying Alimony. For the father deserting maintenance obligations the Machin Ery works As follows when the Mother s allowance fails to arrive the family court hands the Case Over to the Mani Toba attorney general s depart ment. From there it goes to the ramp and the search is on. In most Tases the Man is tracked Down quickly and agrees to re sume the payments. It is the exception when Strong action has to be taken. This year Manitoba police will get in touch with Between 40 and w. P. Riley leaves estate of a will has been filed in surrogate court by the to Ronto general Trust co., executors of the estate of the late Wil Liam Pitt Riley. Or. Riley former chairman of Western grocers ltd., died May 14. The first Church of Christ scientist of Winnipeg receives the rest of the estate is distributed to or. Riley s widow and other surviving relatives. The estate includes life insurance stocks 560.25 government of Canada Bonds Cash in the Bank uncashed Cou Pons directors fees miscellaneous meeting monday on housing needs the housing needs of Low in come families in Winnipeg will be discussed at a special meeting monday at City Hall. Decision to meet with All groups interested in this problem Las been agreed to by the City s special committee on housing invitations were sent out to Many City organizations who were asked to Delegate representatives o the meeting. Response so far has been termed a committee spokesman said Here was purpose behind the meeting other than to find out the a pinions of the representative the meeting is scheduled for f . And will probably be held in the Council members. 50 fathers from other provinces who have come Here and Are not sending Money Home. Most will have come from Ontario British Columbia and England. At the same time authorities in other provinces except be asked to look for Between 30 and 40 Manitoban who Are ignoring court maintenance orders is sued Here. Tee. It was a new flare up in a Battle that broke out monday in City Council meeting Over a pro posed land Deal Between the City and Tuxedo. Most drastic step advocated by committee members during Dis Cussion of Tuxedo s childish Ness and Lack of neighbourly disposition came from Aid. Jack Blumberg. He suggested that Assiniboine Park s Eastern Fence should be moved to take in an additional 43-feet of City owned property. This property is now used by Tuxedo. It is Park Boulevard. Such a move would take in most of the Lawn area of houses fronting on the Park in addition to the Boulevard. Lawn area too Aid. Blumberg was unable to get support of other committee members however who had their own ideas on How the situation should be dealt with. Background of the Issue is request by Winnipeg Board Parks and recreation that to City Purchase 64.4 acres of Ian from Tuxedo at a Cost of the land would be used in con Necton with expansion plans of the Park zoo. Also included in the request that permission be Given the Board to buy an additional 1 acres which is privately owner when the request came be on Council monday it was sent to civic finance committee a further study on Decommer Fatio of Aid. C. E. Simonite. Aid. Simonite told Council h was t satisfied with severs clauses of the proposed Deal t also attacked Tuxedo for i attitude toward the City an cited several examples of to the City was aiding the town a Low Cost to Tuxedo. Reply to attack the attack was answered wet mesday by Tuxedo s Council in statement that referred to Al Simonite s bludgeon method of dealing with the town. Aid. Simonite re opened the Issue Friday with the claim tha Tuxedo Council s statement were simple and he said according to the Par Board proposal Tuxedo Wou gain for the 64.4 acres would obtain the City owned property now Bein used As Park Boulevard woul retain All Mineral rights. In addition Parks Board a some mutually agreed Timi would share equally with tuned the Cost of paving Park Boule Yard Aid. Simonite said the Cit damage caused b two fires High wind could have brought disaster official says two fires Friday night one directly across the Street on por Tage Avenue from the recently destroyed time building caused an estimated damage fire department officials said. Neon lights on the Agnew sur pass shoe store 338 Portage ave nue Short circuited and started a smouldering fire at about . If the wind had been As High Friday night As it june 8 there May possibly have been another time building Blaze lire department said. When firemen arrived of the scene the store was filled with smoke and they had to smash a Hole in the front Wall a bit to the right of the Neon sign to get at the fire. The damage estimate to the sign was placed at about by the fire department and h. Med land store manager said he thought the damage would a Over when both Neon Light and store repairs Are taken into consideration. A second fire of undetermined origin in a Wall of a wooden Frame garage at Hie rear of 575 Agnes Street caused about damage to the garage itself and damage to its contents. The garage was occupied by Einer j. Lawson of 575 Agnes and was owned by Russell Thompson of 557 Agnes. Surveyor told him Friday tha the value of the 43-foot strip o City owned property was approximately final Cost if All conditions were adhere to the final Cost to the City would be More like he said. Aid. Slaw Bebchuk said it a estimated that the privately owned lots would Cost Parks Board Between and 000., acquisition of the Neces acreage would be one of the greatest improvements to of Park Aid. Simonite said but i m not anxious to buy i at that Aid. Blumberg said he Wai prepared to drop the whole thing and then made his suggestion on the moving of the Fence. Tuxedo has been using the City owned land since the Park was opened Aid. Simonite said no agreement on this score exis Ted other than a verbal gentle men s takes Issue Aid. Slaw Bebchuk took Issue with the use of the word gentle men when making reference to Tuxedo Council members. Mayor Garnet Coulter pointed out that such an agreement was morally Aid. Simonite said he had received a number of Telephone Calls from Tuxedo reside its who resented the attitude of town councillors. If mayor Cecil lament told the residents All that was being demanded by Tuxedo in the con tract they would t go for Aid. Blumberg said. Aid. H. B. Scott said this could never have happened when mayor Dave Finkelstein was alive. When he was in office we had the Best of committee finally decided to second sentence for Auto theft a Winnipeg Man currently 15 months on an Auto theft conviction received a second sentence when he pleaded guilty to another Auto theft Friday in provincial police court. Magistrate d. G. Potter imposed the minimum one year sentence on Lloyd Swain who court was told had to be transferred from head i nifty jail to Ninette cum when he was found to be suffering from tuberculosis. The sentence will run concurrently with the one he is serving. Manitoba Drivers expected to set summer record nearly twice As Many maw to bans will Talce to the highways for their Holiday travel in 1954 As in former years according to enquiries made by the travel and counsel Bureau of the Manitoba motor league. Travel counsellors for the Lea gue s members have been kept Busy since june 1 answering greatly increased number of de mands for information and Assis Ance. A. C. Emmett jr., general manager of the Mil has warned car driving to re member that their number has been increased. This vastly increased traffic will Call for Tore careful plan Ning than Ever and Jnore careful attention than Ever to the principles of Safe driving and the courtesies of the he mild. Lay the matter Over for a Weet before reaching a decision. In the meantime w. D. Hurst City Engineer and t. R. Hodgson Parks Board superintendent Are to determine what the Overall Cost to the City would be if action was taken on the proposal. Winnipeg Road deaths on decline in greater Winnipeg during the first five months of this year there were 50 per cent fewer fatal traffic accidents than in 1950 the year the Highway traffic safety program went fact. In Rural Manitoba however there were 380 per cent More traffic fatalities in the january May period this year than in 1950. These statistics were issued Fri Day by r. B. Baillie registrar of motor vehicles. Greater Winnipeg had four traffic deaths in the first five months of this year compared with eight in 1950. In Rural Manitoba the figure was 24 this year against five in 1950. Greater Winnipeg had no traffic deaths and 110 injuries Ain May compared with one fatality and 109 injuries in the came month in 1953. Overnight entries Manitoba jockey a mob Twenty third Polo Park. A Mil Man. Monday. June 28. 1954. First face j1.000 Maidieu for Maiden 2-year-Olds. 4v4 Furlong Lestella 312 also eligible Anne states 107 Tinda Barb 113 Larry paso no Luxor trial 132 Brown trial 115 pro tick 115 . Travert 114 already Judy 112 wind Cole 112 i Promise just Speed More Blue Speed Shea take Oft Fay Lynn Fla some dancing hour 112 110 115 115 113 117 112 115 second race claiming. For 3-year-Olds foaled in Canada. 6% Jur Longs. Tot 108 also eligible Beverley banns de 108 flying Ade 118 Ned s Gilt 113 final draft 113 Prince Bart 113 More thought 108 Spence los flak s Pride 118 easter m. ,.113 Green m Nta "106 Isit Gow Jose Jacques 108 Florilla 113 Gay Lassie 108 lord a Titei 113 Friendly Sal 108 third race claiming. For 122 plucky miss singing Gal 112 Spangle main 112 Jim s diver 115 hypothesis easter sunday 117 Shirley Jane 105 Pup 112 first texan 110 glory him 107 King onslaught 113 Chuck checker 117 iced pop no Venus de Rose 112 Friendly baby 107 top Speed 117 merry gift big poise Tinda Hen Nail Fly Fleet fourth race claiming. For year Olds and up. One mile. Whiff of Gold 115 also eligible Tawny port 115, game and Gay us loll out 115 Imperator pair Kay -115 Cora b Jig broker s sign 120 foolish Girt 115 ode of Honor 115 sky no 115 Lynw lady 11o 120 Toubo time "fl3 110 Little Estrer 113 113 1bth race claiming for year Olds and up. Seven tur Longa. Liddy Romance 110 our minion n 115 wish Egan ill Rose bowl 115 Pepper Corn "108 Well wined Fos Antny Wake old 115 Sun Comet 109 sixth race s1.500 Handicap. For year Olds and up foaled in Canada. Seven furlongs. W. H. Allan Handicap supreme Lead 107 our Omar 108 Light oust 121 Dixie band 102 hieroglyphic 110 hand knit 1o7 Beau Orage 122 flak s first 113 Virginia fair 114 events race claiming. Or 3-year-Olds and up. One mile. Som Dock 104 also eligible Rin Cess Nancy 117 Portland Fern 119 Joe s boy 122 throne "117 sit o peace 122 plucky Chic 114 ranges at y Holleron 122 Lucky Knight 117 Gurgula 122 keen Tulip 139 foxtrot 104 117 123 Inda Barb Ann 112 Sandra. Sven later Lufi Nickalo Victory band 117 first claiming. 1.000 claiming. For 3-Ycar-Oldi and in. Furlongs. Us Pat 112 Tinda Spain 102 Hugold 110 to the ground to a lovers 117 also eligible Yale bomb 107 Marthall us armar s Model 93 fair Brook 105 Osy s Pride 105 Lotus hour 105 ii May Al Fly 107 Isle 107 ully Camrose lad 110 jumbuck cond substitute claim g. For 4-year-Olds and up. Mile. Easy Ace ust Bee Tream Vale car gang boy Tinda Rita Lucky Flint 120 Florabell 110 115 bold Bobble 130 115 also eligible 120 Eric s girl is 110 Sable Gat 11o 115 Texas Tom pm 130 Alante 110 Sam Street 130 Enora p 11o la Rte Mont Jun frit Early Bird picks first race i in the Lould finally make the Grade Ere. Fay Lynn has Speed and might last. Just Speed showed a Ood Effort last out. Second race flak s looks much the Best. Josate Mcquea should go Well in this company. Green maintain has ome Speed. Third race top Speed. Is ear a winning race. Singing Gal books like the threat Aier Nara due to improve. Fourth race Tawny tort should beat this Field. Tymu Len is rounding to form. Look or Pacific Fleet to show movement. Fifth race Giddy mice should go Well Wurfl wined rates serious const Dera on. Sun Comet cannot be Dis regarded. Sixth race bean Ems. To have a narrow Edge. Tight dint is the threat. Flak s first should be close. Seventh race arb Ann seems much the Best. Nancy should go Well. Victory band is at Peak form Best i Promise ;