Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 9, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press by Carriem in Winnipeg 30c per week Winnipeg Friday july 9, 1954 week end edition with comics Loc judge commits Mike Negrey for extradition to u. S. City May chop racial questions from forms sunny skies meant loads of fun for the 476 children who attended the Lions club riddles picnic. These Happy faces belong to four of the children who were the guests of the Winnipeg and Riverside Lions clubs at rendezvous Park Lockport. Application forms for per manent employment with the City of Winnipeg May be re drafted to eliminate All questions which could Lead to possible racial discrimination. This move was approved thursday by civic personnel and legislation committee and will be recommended to Council for adoption. None at present committee acknowledged unanimously that such discrimination does not exist in the civic service at pre sent. It was Felt however that two questions on the application form should be eliminated. These ask coun try of birth nationality either by birth or naturalization. The new forms would come into existence next year when j. Foj. Stuart City personnel officer would include sufficient funds in his depart ment estimates for Cost of printing. Motion to briny about the change was introduced by Aid. David Orlikov who said he satisfied that no discrimination exists in the mat Ter of whether or not a Man is to be employed. But. He said information pm the forms could be obtained and used by a fellow employee for discrimination. Or. Stuart said the replies to the two questions serves no useful he explained that when a Man applies for work with Deer Lodge Curling club studying erection of rink the Deer Lodge Curling club executive is considering the possibility of erecting a Curling rink at the Corner of Ness Avenue and Sharpe Boulevard. A Large Soo foot Square area on this site has been under con by St. James newly appointed school Park and recreation committee and was described As ideally located for a Curling councillor Gordon Irwin member of the committee said the site had been suggested to the Deer Lodge Curling club. If the proposal were accepted the rink site would be designated As a recreation area in the town planning scheme. Roomer peddles landlord s stove Winnipeg woman admitted to Bab miss Irene Violet Miller of Winnipeg was called to the Manitoba bar and admitted As an attorney at Law and solicitor thursday in the court of Queen s Bench before or. Justice g. E. Tritschler. Miss Miller completed her examinations in 1 36. She was presented by g. P. R. Tallin Secretary of the Law society of Manitoba. St. Vital grounds judging to Start St. Vital agriculture society judges will begin Tours of inspection at the end of this month for its annual Home grounds and veterans Home Sites contest. The com petition will include the St. Boniface District in Home grounds up to 50 feet class. The three other classes in the Competition Home grounds Over 50 feet vegetable Gar Den and veterans Home Sites a half acre and Over will apply Only to St. Vital. Dragging for boy s body suspended dragging for 13-year-old Ronald Kidd Cuite 16. Of 207 Princess Street who is believed drowned in the red River were suspended at dusk thursday. The youngster s clothing was found on the River Bank at the foot of James Avenue wednesday night. He was reported missing from his Home tuesday. Police they had dragged All Likely spots of the River in the Vic Lnita where the boy is believed to have gone swimming. Police found dragging operations difficult due to the Strong current in the River free press meetings association of Canadian radio and television artists meeting will be held in the free press building Board room no. 1, at 7.30 . Mon Day. The St James kiwanis club will hold a dinner meeting in Moore s restaurant at 5.55 . Tuesday. Activity reports will be received from committee chair men. St. Malo pilgrimage set for sunday a pilgrimage vill be held sunday to the shrine of our lady of Lourdes at St. Malo. Man. This is the third Pil Grimage to the Marian shrines of Manitoba. Buses will leave the holy roman Catholic Church Sherbrook Street and Bannatyne ave nue at 2.15 . Smedley s Corner if you folks think North Kildonan is going to steal a March on River Heights you re sadly mistaken. A free press Carrier found a live Leal Clover in North Kildonan the other Day and this was duly reported in the paper. Well mrs. J. L. Owen at 261 Lanark Street and that s in River was trimming her Lawn saturday and she found a five Leaf Clover too and six four Leaf covers. A this in the space of a few minutes. Mrs. Owen Hopes naturally that this is a sign of some amazing Luck. She s keeping her lingers crossed. I f if you did t see anything wrong with the do it yourself panel on the comic Page thursday a portion reprinted above Well if you did t see anything wrong we say you d better Call in a professional the next time you have to hang a picture or do something complicated around the House. In Case you Haven t discovered yet what s wrong with the picture the Slakes Lor the sidewalk forms Are on the inside Desmond is going to have a fancy walk. It la look a bit As 11 he trimmed the edges with pinking shears. The City he does not fill out the Long form with these questions but a Short form. It is Only after he has been with the City for some time and wishes to apply for Perman ent employment is he required to fill out the Long form. Or. Stuart said his depart ment had 10-.000 of these Long forms printed in 1951. When last year s personnel and legislation committee dealt with the same matter it gave the personnel depart ment permission to continue using the forms until they were used up. No provision therefore was made in this year s budget for a reprint. Goes to Council committee okays police nokk1s k. White Jaycees name new officers Norris e. White has been elected president of the Board of directors of the Winnipeg Junior chamber of Commerce. Or. While succeeds a. Perry Felt. Oiler appointments Are Law rence o. Pollard executive vice president Paul f. Jacobson i h. Lloyd e. R. Macdon Ald a. E. Winter vice presidents h. I. Garcez treasurer r. J Matas Legal counsel a. C. Of Fleck b. J. Bernard. D. J. Stur Geon 1. V. , j. L. Fon still has fifteen Days to seek Hareas Corpus writ judge a. R. Macdonell Friday in the county court of Winnipeg committed 36-year-old Mike be Grey to be turned Over to . Authorities in Nebraska within 15 Days. Negrey completed a five year sentence in solitary confinement Here at the end of May. He was convicted on an armed robbery charge. A warrant for the extradition of Negrey signed by president and John Foster Secretary of state Eisenhower Dulles . Was produced in court. Judge Macdonell after listening to the evidence said he found himself under an obligation to commit the judge Macdonell said Negrey will not be surrendered for 15 Days during which time he May apply for a writ of Hareas Cor pus. This is the Only form of a peal available in an extradition proceeding. Negrey was identified by const. Henry Guttman ramp fingerprint expert As the same Man who escaped Nebraska slate prison in .1949, he said Finger prints brought Here by the Deputy Warden of the prison were the same As those taken by him i Snipes s civic finance w. Harden. Ewan Mcfad Milce Friday approved a move Iden d. A. Smith r. M. Stephen Negrey is wanted by Nebraska self from Negrey Here. Wanted for burglary a Roomer who sold a stove and a refrigerator belonging to people he was living with while they were on holidays was jailed for six months thursday. Donald Glen Clarkson 27, formerly of 291 Lilac Street Hurst asks More for clean up w. D. Hurst City Engineer has asked for an additional to provide Winnipeg with a better Street cleaning program. Or. Hurst attended a joint meeting Friday Between civic utilities committee and civic finance committee at which the request was presented. Finance committee decided to take no action on the re quest until next week. If the Money is not Forth coming or. Hurst said in his report Only alternatives offered the department would be go Back to the so called nibbling policy of attempt ing to keep All streets clean with poor results assured. Clean the Central Busi Ness District twice a week with conditions being slightly improved in this District but unsatisfactory in the rest of the City. He also recommended that the appropriation for Street cleaning be placed on the same basis As for Snow Clear Ance. This revolving appropriation for Snow Clear Ance was decided upon to cover the variations in Cli Matic conditions irom year to year. Present budget for Street cleaning is pleaded guilty in City police court to stealing a stove and refrigerator from Thomas John wild of 201 Lilac Street. Court was told Clarkson sol the refrigerator and stove to cat lev s auction rooms at 309 Carlton Street for s130. Police said the stove and refrigerator resold by Lac auction rooms for 5412. There is Monny in that replied Magis trate m. H. Carton who sentenced Clarkson to six months in jail and ordered restitution. Defence counsel Harry Walsh acting for inn auction rooms opposed restitution stating it was a civil matter. Friday Carter s told the free press that the s-112 Fig ure was not the resale value of the stove and refrigerator. The stove was resold for Sto and the refrigerator for making a total of 5243. The 5412 figure included the Price of the refrigerator plus the Price of a Kitchen Cabinet and a bedroom suite total Ling which if sanctioned by oilmen will boost the police department s annual budget by an estimated . This amount is Slaler to look after salaries and equipment of anti Elionai men to be hired by the department. Chief Constable Robert Taft estimated that will look alter costs for the balance of i9j4. Committee will recommend to Council that to cover that proved. For this Var already Calls for an expenditure of si.833.646. Chief tall appeared before committee last week in closed session asked thai funds for additional men be provided. The added numbers will in Ceasr the departments authorized strength from 373 to 400. In his annual report chief Taft said the Force was not adequately manned to the City s traffic problems and its strength was be ing sapped out of All proportion to its the 27 men Are slated for traffic duties. B. K Thomson i. B. Miller Board members. Sudden impulse brings jail term a 51-year-old Man who stole because he acted on a us impulse was sentenced to three months in jail thursday. John Alexander of no fixed for burglary. Escaping prison la not an extraditable offence. John Greenholtz Deputy War Den at the Nebraska prison Des i bed Negrey s escape in 1949 the prisoner he said had been taken to the prison Hospital lot an a Ray to see if he had tuber to for burglary in Nebraska it 10 years in prison. Negrey was sentenced to nine years and escaped during his second year. He had pleaded guilty to a shop breaking charge in Nebraska. Negrey was arrested and convicted on an armed robbery charge in Canada while at Large rom the Nebraska prison. He is completed a five year in Vaughan Street detention Home n Winnipeg. Since he had tuberculosis he could not be put in a Federal Penitentiary. In a Telephone conversation c. 2. Beck attorney general of Nebraska told the free press that the Nebraska state prison has a Hospital within the prison and that there Are several in mates there with tuberculosis. 5 City firms get contracts for Coal contracts awarded to 5 Winni Peg firms for Coal supplies Dur ing the period june 1 to 15 by the National department of de Ferfnce production totalled 210, according to a list issued Friday by it. Hon. C. D. Howe minister of defence production. Awarded contracts for Coal sup plies Jor the period june 1, 1954 to May 31, 1955 were and Saskatchewan Coal co., 550 j. S. Miller Coal Culosio there. And escaped the guard or. Greenholz identified be Grey in court. Negrey was Wear an appropriation a cd amount be a women s coat Wor ,535 from a parked car on King police department budget wednesday. Police said Alexander who was ing a Grey suit and in front of his Mother. Joseph Zug j Ken counsel for Negrey questioned the Warden s ability to identify a Man he had not seen for five years. Caught by the owner of the car110 years maximum few minutes after the theft had told detectives he sole the article on a sudden impulse. Chauncey Clarence Sheldon assistant attorney general of Nebraska said the maximum penal 280 ton. Osier Hammond and Nan Winnipeg Supply and fuel co., and sin Clair mines Canada 550. Other Manitoba contracts awarded in the period june 1 to 15 were Bird construction co. For a workshop in connection with army installations at Church Hill Man., and John Plaxton co., for connecting a new boiler at Craf installations. Windows broken at Winnipeg stadium five windows were reported broken in the Winnipeg stadium at 2.35 . Thurs Day police report. Five youths seen running away from the premises by passersby Are believed responsible. Bell to attend meet in Africa Hon. F. C. Bell Manitoba min ister of health leaves Friday night for Nairobi in Kenya Colony South Africa where he will be a Delegate to the Conven Tion of the Commonwealth parliamentary association. He will be away from Winnipeg for two months. At the convention he will represent both Saskatchewan and Manitoba. On the outward journey or. Bell will Fly to London where he will Board a ship for Kenya. His return journey will be completely by air. Hosts to the association at the african convention Are South Africa Northern Rhodesia. South Ern Rhodesia and Kenya. Parliamentarians from a 11 member countries of the Commonwealth will attend the convention. Press radio scholarships to Aid province orphans organization of the press radio scholarship fund for orphans ship Winner is to be made by a Board composed of re present philanthropic organization to lives of the press radio wonderful weather on week end week end hol dayers can plan o go fishing o r swimming to the caches or on picnics and be reasonably certain of sunny warm weather at least that s what the Weatherman said today. He said the weather is expected to be much the same As it has been for the last few Days with possibly a few More Thunder storms. So the week end Outlook is for generally Clear skies and 30 degree temperatures. The Cloudy skies in Winnipeg Friday morning were expected to Clear in the afternoon but May Cloud Over again shortly after Midnight. Thunder showers Are expected to begin around Midnight and to end Early saturday. The Weatherman adds a Bright note to a forecast of Cloudy skies saturday morning. He says they should Clear by noon. Winds were expected to be Light Friday and South East at 15 sat urday. The Low and High temperature forecast Lor Friday and saturday is 53 and 80. Alex Shewchenko 589 Jarvis Avenue was sentenced to seven Days in jail thursday for driving an automobile while intoxicated magistrate m. H. Carton also impounded his car for three months and suspended his licence for six provide scholarships for orphan children in the announced Friday. The fund has been set up and s administered by staff members of newspapers and radio stations throughout Manitoba. All child Ren living in Manitoba who Are Ingle or double orphans or who Are otherwise dependent with ittle or no source of income or support Are eligible for a scholar ship under this fund. The scholarship provides not Only the Cost of tuition to univer sity Normal schools hospitals collegiate and technical institutes and business colleges but also undertakes where necessary the entire support of the scholarship Winner while he is at school. Final selection of the scholar Boneh education and the welfare Council of greater Winnipeg from applications distributed by and returned to the Council. The first scholarship will be awarded this summer. The fund proposes to raise Money for its objective by Stag ing special events of interest to the Public with All profits going toward the scholarship. The first to event is expected to be announced shortly. No member of the press radio scholarship fund receives any remuneration from the fund officials said. All work by the members is donated. Details of the scholarship and the organization of the fund were worked out in conjunction with the welfare Council of greater Winnipeg. Major and councillor buttons were presented to children from City by mayor Garnet Coulter and mrs. Coulter on the Steps of the City Hall. Here Bryan find by from the Central Park playground takes a picture of some of his pals getting their buttons from 3irs. Coulter. The mayor s wife is Wear no a pretty summer hat. That s mayor Coulter in the background. Mayors receive badges the annual presentation of mayor and councillor buttons to children from City playgrounds was made thursday by mayor Garnet Coulter and mrs. Coulter on the Steps of the City Hall. And Sevim Only at protected beaches or Poole Winnipeg free press More cancerous than Pundyj Yemc a water rules following is a list of mayors of the playground Council play town Council juniors Argyle Robert Lezanski Boyd Park Morton Goulding Broad Way Optimist . Joey Canta Ilo Central Park Patrick rior Don Earl Grey Julian Gervais East Elmwood Kenneth staunko Elm Wood Park Billy Evans Elswood Park Brian Caithness King Edward Park Glen Cowles kiwanis no. 1 Douglas Murray kiwanis no. 2 Martin Dokken Barry Hunter kiwanis no. 3 Machray Mam ice Lecker Mcfadyen . Bill cordon Mckittrick Park Jack Mitchell Norquay playground roman Odwazny notre Dame Park Farl Allen Northwood George wat son old exhibition grounds George Vailan River View Kenny Paige Roosevelt Wilfred Calon St. James Park Robert Hariell St. John s Park Eric sheir. _ Selkirk Park Morris Olynick Shaughnessy Heights Clar Thacker Sinclair Park Raymond Hillgruber Weston Park Dick Marshall West memorials Michael Bay sir John Kenneth Morris Pla town Council senior Aberdeen playground Tom Pesce Lowich Crescent Wood Dave Sanderson Kelvin lefty Schoeder lord Roberts Phil Harris Northwood de pro Celiat old exhibition grounds Paul Gurniak Earl Grey Morris Piluk River Lew Brian Wright Sinclair Park Lloyd Hyshka West end memorials Kon Cook. Kinsmen fair work Winnipeg kilns own will meet at the paddock at s . Monday. Following Dan Ner they will work at Polo Park on the red River exhibition. They Are expected to take their own hammers ;