Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 28, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Leg free press by Carrier in Winnipeg 30c per week Winnipeg tuesday september 28, 1954 a fixed formula for charging licence fees on inter provincial Highway transport vehicles went to the conference on motor vehicle control tuesday afternoon. The formula was worked out in committee stage tuesday mor Ning. Under the plan destination provinces of trans port trucks would be permitted to charge registration fees plus a Public service vehicle fee. The corridor provinces those through which the trucks passed but did not do would charge Only a registration Lee. Ula for transports new Brunswick Manitoba Saskatchewan and Al Berta representatives favored the plan while Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia turned it Down. Delegates to the conference broke into two committees tues Day morning. Through a mix up both committees Dis cussed the same problem. Their recommendations went to a meeting of the whole con Ference tuesday afternoon. In the second committee meet Tig there was a stalemate on the same licence fee question. Alberta pressed for full rebid two Toronto men jailed for theft of radio sets the Toronto men arrested by police sept. 19 after a citizen spotted them in a basement business office tuesday were jailed by magistrate m. A Garton for theft of Worth of radios. John Craig 31, whose criminal record includes six thefts and a receiving charge was sentenced to 15 months in jail while his companion 30-year-old Donald warns rough was Given a year. The two men were seen in the premises of Thomas Rathwell ltd., 390 Donald Street by a passerby who informed police. They Ivere arrested As they were climbing out of a Coal Chute. Boy Breaks leg playing football Barry Pearson 14, son of or. And mrs. C. A of 119 Whittier Avenue East Transcona suffered a broken leg while playing a scrub game of football on the Transcona Central school grounds after school monday. He was taken to St. Boniface Hospital where his condition tuesday was reported Man steals plugs from employer fined for stealing 18 spark plugs valued at from the ser vice station at which he worked .21-year-old James Smigelski 943 Banning Avenue tuesday was fined and costs or one month in jail. The sentence was imposed in City police court by magistrate m. H. Carton. Rocity. Hon. Gordon Taylor min ister of highways., for that pro Vince suggested a motor Carrier should have to be licensed Only in the province of origin. Under the Alberta proposal this licence would be honoured in All other provinces. Ontario however suggested this plan was impractical right now. Reciprocity plan Hon. Dana Porter Ontario at Torney general suggested reciprocal arrangements should Start Between neighbouring provinces Only. He said that ultimately the agreements might reach the stage suggested by or. Taylor. C. D. Shepard Manitoba counsel suggested a Compromise plan. The Manitoba proposal would allow truckers passin through but not doing an business in a province to oper ate without any additional fee however they would hav to pay a full licence fee in am province where they did business Inis proposal was unacceptable to most of the delegates. Brakeman in Hospital but condition Good Mark Hawryluk of 1000 Dudley Avenue car brakeman injured saturday in five car derailment near Roland Man., was in fairly Good condition tuesday or. Hawryluk is still confined to Hospital at Morris Man., where he was taken following the Accident. He is reported to have several cracked ribs and juries. It had been previously re ported that he had been allowed to leave Hospital the Day following the railway spill. Swi if Ord Heads executive group Charles Swinford was elected president of the Winnipeg executives association at its annual meeting in the Royal Alexandra hotel. On the new Board of directors Are j. R. Carter s. H. O. Johnson t. E. Scott Thomas Burns and g. K. Gage. Vow g. Malcom is retiring president. New officers will be installed Friday by w. A. Kennedy. G collected by humane society a total of was collected by the Winnipeg humane society for the prevention of cruelty to Ani Mals during its annual tag Day saturday Sally , Secretary treasurer said tues Day. National film Board ends 7-Day meet National film Board representatives from the Prairie provinces Are winding up a week Long conference Here. Arrangements were in charge of Art f. Knowles. In attendance were 18 Field representatives and officials from interested groups. Construction worker injured in fall a 38-year-old construction worker was injured tuesday when be fell from a 10-foot scaffolding. Henry Kroon of 239 Hartford Avenue was reported to have suffered injuries to his Back and right Arm. The Accident occurred at this site of the new creator Winnipeg transit commission trolley bus garage at Carruthers Avenue and main Street. Or. Kroon was taken to Winnipeg general Hospital by police ambulance. Skating show Friday figure skaters who have been attending the summer school at the am Phi rink will present a pop concert at s.15 . Fri Day. Featured will be solos pairs a Trio and group num proceeds will go to the society for crippled children of Manitoba. Free press meetings meetings to be held in the free press building wednes Day Are clubroom child Ren s theatre of greater Winnipeg 7.30 . Board room no. 1, Marne Camp no. So sons of Scotland s1 . Board room no. 2, Winnipeg Phila Telic society s . New red Feather body sets open House the and rheumatism society Manitoba Divi Sion will hold a ked Feather open House Friday afternoon at 443 William the society newest member of the Community Chest will Welcome guests to the physiotherapy Centre and visitors will be Given an outline of the work done in the patients Homes in the out patients clinics and by the Mobile units used for Home visitations officials of the society announced tuesday. Ca students body elects Wickett t a fifth year student has been chosen president of the chartered accountants students society of Manitoba he succeeds r. G. Mceven. Elected to society s Council by acclamation for 1954-55 were Bruce Smith Neil Buchanan Stan Reid Kuchmak Ron Scott Joe Myles and Ian Plant. Other members balk Nizin warning sounded a warning against Highway transport licensing policies that would have a Balkan izing effect on the Industry in Canada was sounded at the Inte Provin Cial conference on motor vehicle control in Winnipeg monday by r b. Baillie chairman of the Manitoba motor Carrier Board. would result he said if every province through which an inter provincial High Way transport vehicle moved charged its full licence fee. Balkan izing Means division into Small states hostile to one x or. Baillie named two alternative plans. Under the first the Home province alone would charge full fees and under the second full charges would be Only by origin Ana destination provinces with Cor Ridor provinces levying Only nominal charges. Or. Baillie emphasized he mentioned the plans Only to Start off discussion. They were not necessarily those favored by the Manitoba government. Representatives of eight provincial governments Are attending the three Day conference along with a Federal observer. Baillie also pointed to uniformity in vehicle lighting As an aim of the convention. At present Long distance trucks were festooned with lights of red Green White Amber and other colors so they would have the combinations required by All the provinces and states through which they passed. He noted that Many states in the u. S. Had How reached uniformity agreements in regard to lights week end edition with Loe two Steeple Jack painters Are shown working their Way Down in. The world at the City Hydro Plant. Alec Mcinnes who did All the preparatory rigging and Paul Chiari the helping Jack Are refurbishing the twin smokestacks at the generating Plant. Each stack is 223 feet High and towers 160 feel above the roof. The 25-Day Job involves cleaning the exteriors and putting on two Coats of White paint then lettering the word Hydro on the stacks in huge Black letters. There being no rungs in the stacks 31r. Mcinnes had to lightning cables attached to the Side of the stacks to Rig up the blocks and tackle. Ratepayers to vote on 2 Parks bylaws Council favors f referendums 14-1 Lack time to draft says Aid. Sta Carrick monday night withdrew his earlier proposal that the e general electorate be asked by referendum whether it favored construction of a Bridge Over the red i Iver at the proposed Disraeli Street location. He had the proposal in the form of a notice of motion to Winnipeg s City Council two weeks ago. He told Council monday night that he would not pursue the matter because there was t time .0 draft such a referendum be fore election Day. Results of the City s attempt to provincial government Aid lad shown a difference of Opin on existed of civic provincial and technical Levels he said. Since people elect representatives to the they should be asked whether or not they want a Bridge at the site he Aid. H. V. Mckelvey said a referendum should Only be submitted when a decision on some voluntary health coverage for All by i960 predicted at Hospital meet every Canadian wage earner and better in Snitt rare. T h i.--. Canadian and his dependants will be covered by some kind of Volun tary Hospital plan before 1960 better Hospital care. The Public must realize the Cost of this care will not level off nor will it drop. It will continue to _ it i Ujj Hospital and medical organic Rise he said actions continue to grow at the want or rate they have for the past five Wake Iise issued years. An Alberta doctor warned can r l s in Hydrogen it lies in idolatry. We have set up. A Host of Graven images in the forms of greed luxury fat pay envelopes Shorter hours personal pamper contentious Issue could not be reached of Council alone. In this Case Council was unanimous that Disraeli Street was. The Correct location for a Bridge the that no Money bylaw was being submitted to ratepayers Vas because Council doubted the Wisdom of asking Winnipeg to ear they entire costs of the Ridge he said. Aid. Gordon Chown said Aid. Larrick s proposal was Cebu Ous and one which if greed to setting a and Scott agrees Aid. A b. Scott said he was i agreement with Aid. Carrick hat the motion would have Een angered resented earlier he would have noted for it he said., in other business Council approved rom civic Public safety., pm Mitte e that greater Winnieg transit c m i s s i o n be Llo wed to change the West Ehi the Wolseley bus route by using Aubrey Street to return to Wolseley instead of Sherburn Street As at present. Granted authority to the transit commission to link up the William valour Road bus routes by Way. Of Arlington Street and on a trial basis to provide improved service Between the Sargent and notre Dame Avenue areas. City Council monday night agreed by. A 14-1x vote to submit two Money bylaws Ort Parks and recreation totalling ratepayers at next month s civic elections. Only opposition to the bylaws came from Aid. C. E. Simonite civic finance committee chair Man who warned Council that such a Large capital expenditure would cause a Cut in services next year or would boost the Mill rate. Rather than spend Money on Parks expansion he said i m no lot Sale Extension the contemplated Extension of the Peg sanitary District sewage Plant at 2230 main Street West. Kildonan Council will hot be Selling any lots in the Vicinity erection of a deputation was the Council meeting monday night. Mayor a. E. Wright explained that lots would soon be available at Margaret Avenue and Salter Street. A communication from the school District recommending fluoridation of water in the municipality was referred to the health ing and that will Orthe Wisp be committe for report he claimed. The common Contention that a great Cross Section of the Public has not the intelligence to assume responsibilities implied in citizenship is a dangerous he said. Saddle bag the Era of Saddle bag medi Oil firm s prepaid tax offer okayed St. Boniface Council accepts scheme for payment St. Boniface City Council de monday night to accept a prepayment of taxes from North Star Oil ltd1, and to build a sewer and water line to the Oil company s property in 1954 if possible. The sewer and water line will be built to North Star Oil prop erty Southeast of Rue Pinquet and Mission Street. That is the site of a proposed Oil refinery. At the beginning of each year the company s taxes will be calculated and the amount due will be subtracted from the which will be paid now. The company will get a four per cent discount on each year s taxes for prompt payment. Aid. Rene Dussault moved that he company extend payments aver five years year applicable As prepayment. This plan is rejected the original plan on a three year basis will be presented to the municipal and Public Utility Board. Council also decided to go ahead with the travelling of Ray mond place. A letter. Received from the Sisters of the Preciou s blood complained mud on the e Stre forced com ing to the monastery to Wear rubbers or boots. In favor of. Improving what we the bylaws will ask permission to create a debt of by the City s system of Parks i Clad to cover extending and. Improving the cites system of Parks including the Assiniboine Park zoo create a debt of by the Issue and Sale of debentures to pay for the establishment Extension and improvement play grounds pleasure grounds and Assembly Halls in various parts of the City. Roblin to see Mcdowell on boycotting a meeting Between Duff Roblin Manitoba progressive conserva Tive Leader and Jack Mcdowell the la who boycotted last Fri Day s party will take place within the next few Days when or. Roblin will attempt to Aring or Mcdowell Back into the caucus. S or. Mcdowell was the Only unexplained Friday s meeting of Las first called Roblin the leadership Rusi quiday Mcdowell a buried he had boycotted caucus arid would until name of the la apr my Jas. Who last March of a caucus Revoit again t or. Willis. Roblin said tuesday he regretted Mcdowell did not attend Friday s caucus and added i Don t feel i should com ment on the situation until i Dis cuss it with him personally .1 an tie Aid. Simonite said in. His. Opening remarks that i Don t think any More consideration has been Given these bylaws other than to place before the in later discussion he denied attributing Lack of study to Board of Parks and recreation. He said he was referring to civic finance committee and City Council must give service he told Council it should Bear in mind that we must five ser vice on an Equa basis and every civic department must be treated the this year s budget he said contained for Parks and recreation expenditures. The pro posed expenditures Woid in crease the City s recreation operating costs by and the Parks Board by he said he was not satisfied with the expansion of such a ser vice As Parks when the suburbs which Benefit made no financial contribution. When this goes before the Public they Only know thai a Larce expenditure is involved. Are you willing to Tell them Ilia i they la have to Bear in the Are you prepared to give the Samp percentage increase to All civic Aid. H. V. Mckelvey said the Parks Board had studying the situation for two years. Only of. The proposed has to do with the area he said the rest will be spent within Winnipeg. Penny Wise policy today s bylaws the result of the Penny Wise policy of Nance committees the Jig j-11-, always easy to pare Parks Board budgets when savings made he said., and the knife dug deeper Here than anywhere if Eizoh t. U ouch paring Nad not been made much of the present requirements could have counts. J. A. Of Mani Aba pathologist said postmortem showed death was due to ack of o oxygen. Or. Nowicki was first lowered into the excavation after workers noticed something wrong with or. Ocasek. However or. Now Vicki became ill and was hauled to the surface. Fireman r. J. Stevens 808 Home Street was lowered and passed out. Fireman Dudley Bowman 846 Dudley Avenue tried to Rescue fireman Stevens but had to be pulled up. Fireman William Phillips 596 Machray Avenue rescued fireman Stevens. No Wicki wearing a surface supplied oxygen mask pulled the body of or. Ocasek to the surface. Excavation rules h. V. Hosford labor depart ment inspector testified the contracting firm had been served notice a week earlier calling for adherence to excavation regu lations. These rules demand a fresh air Supply in excavations of this Type the use of life lines and some Means of communications. He said none of these had been George Baldry 810 Wolseley Avenue manager of the said a life line was in the Hole jut he id idol think or. Ocasek used it. He said oxygen Supply in this Type of excavation was Only used when gases were encountered. He said he thought Gas could be recognized by a his sing it escaped into the Hole. He said after the Acci Dent All. Excavations on. The site were that is air was pumped into them before workmen were lowered. Or Athol Gordon pre a approved of a Reno vation to King Edward memorial no spits. The Parks Board an additional appropriation of to cover Boulevard cleaning re Moval of and leaves for the balance of the year., sided at the inquest held at Cen trial police station looking backward eighty years 1874 the free press was shown a copy of the Indian treaty recently concluded at Quappelle lakes by which Queen Victoria became the great White Mother of the indians of Western Canada. Long the names were Alexander mor Riska we Douce David Laird Cau a a Cha Pew w. Osborne Smith Helen Mclean Flora Gar Rioch and a Pii Moose too Sims. Sixty years 38, 1894 the coming of Uncle Tom s Cabin was always a special event m Winnipeg and Brydon s rink had been readied for the Winni Peg showing. Everyone was Happy except the car baggage room officials Between whom and the show s bloodhounds existed a state of armed Neutral ity1? liable to break out in open warfare at any time. Forty years 28, 1914 Val Cartier despatches stated that the 106th Winnipeg infantry had been made a part of the 10th battalion. Col. Dan Mclean of Winnipeg was attached to the battalion. It generally under stood that Steele Vete ran Winnipeg officer was to have charge of the second Canadian contingent. Twenty years 2ji, 19s4 among 300 representatives of Winnipeg s business and professional life who occupied the head table at the banquet Given to d. C. Colenan on his promotion to the senior vice presidency of the car were mayor Ralph Webb of Prendergast Wesley Mccurdy presi Dent of the Board of chief Justice Macdonald and it. Col. H. Niven ;