Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 11, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Edition with comics inc Winnipeg monday october Carrier in Winnipeg we per week 72 jurors needed for fall assizes additional jurors will have to be empanelled for the fall As Jii Zes of the court Queen s Hench which opens tuesday be cause of a Case from Carman Man., in which three youths Are charged jointly with rape. Rape being an offence in which the death sentence May be imposed each of the three accused is entitled to Challenge 20 jurors in defence this Means that a total of 60 jurors May be objected to. As -12 have to serve on the jury at least 72 will have to be in readiness. Usually about 48 persons Are empanelled for jury duty during the assizes. The three accused Are Earl Mcdonald Kenneth Paul and Allan Gagnon. The Crown which will be re presented by a. S. Dewar will submit that the Cormui Winant a woman was criminally assaulted five times. Manly w. Israels will appear for the de Fence. The Case is tentatively set for 10 ., oct. 27 in court room no. 1, seven Crown witnesses will be heard. Mother 3 children escape fire in Home a Mother and her three children were driven from their Beds at 8 Sunday when broke out in their one Torcy Home at 54 Marl ton Street. The Mother was mrs. No Rah Gam Mon. Her husband . William Gammon was absent from the City in Ottawa. No one was injured. The Mother and her children took shelter in the Home or a neighbor. The fire is believed to have originated in a Chesterfield. Legion Branch adds 20 new members five new members were initiated into the Gen. Sir Sam Steele Branch of the Canadian legion at its 20th anniversary meeting. St. Vital legion concert group provided a musical program. J. K. Stafford provincial com Mand president congratulated the Branch on its 20 years service. Tran Scotia boy Hurt in collision Donald Williams 2, of 322 re gent Avenue Transcona who was in collision with a taxi Friday was in Good condition in St. Boniface Hospital monday. Transcona the lad received a fractured left leg and men named to a of c committees two Winnipeg men Friday. Were appointed to Cross coun try slates of businessmen to with incoming officers of the Canadian chamber of Commerce in the coming year. J. E. Brownlee was named to the advisory com it tee and was appointed to the Canada United kingdom Trade committee. R. C. Brown will serve on the Canada United states committee one dead 3 injured in mishaps an unidentified Man was killed and three persons were injured in accidents in Manitoba saturday and sunday. Injured were John reinfelds 45, of 1130 Somerville Avenue fort Garry. Mrs. Nettie Greshko 595 Arling ton Street. Ella Hutton 16, of. 2so Ren Frew Street. Ramp in win Peg reported an unidentified Man was killed when struck by a Canadian National railways passenger train at Paddington station about three Miles East of St. Boniface. The mishap occurred at about 7 . Saturday. Or. Reinfield s was in fair condition in St. Boniface Hospital after being struck by a truck on the Highway in the Oak Point District Early sunday morning. Mrs. Greshko was admitted to Winnipeg general Hospital with cuts to the right knee and head after the car in which she was a passenger collided with a parked tractor Semi trailer unit on Mcphillips Street Between Elgin and Pacific avenues at 11.45 . Saturday. Her Condi Tion was reported Good a act Orlatt head injuries the Accident autumn almost Summe greater Winnipeg s Small Fry made the most of the warm sunny weather to like marked much of the Long thanksgiving week end in the City. Even cleaning up leaves in the e Yard As the two youngsters in the left picture Are doing is fun Iri the Balmy Indian summer heat. Six year old. Koos Jensma of 800 Preston Avenue attends to the piling while Rith Bruno 8, of 192 Canora Street wields the Rake. The three boys in the Centre picture Art intent on watching a fish or a Bug or something equally interesting in Sturgeon Creek it. James. They Are Murray Smyth Jimmy Holsworth and David Jones. Another pretty Little Leaf gatherer right is Anne Mitchell daughter of or. And mrs. C. N. Mitchell 173 i Woodhaven Boulevard. Salvation army general peace role a More Active part in the pro motion of world peace by the salvation army was forecast in Winnipeg by the army s supreme International , general Wil Fred Kitching. Today there is a Ripe Opportunity for the salvation army to lift up its voice in the cause of Kitching said sat urday. We Are an International army. That is one of our great strengths and 1 think we should exercise our influence in this general Kitching a Man with 40 years service As an officer behind him explained that the first general. Said the general there was no compulsion in getting me into the army. I made up my own mind when i was about is years he tells an amusing Story of How his wife got into the army. She was born into a Baptist fam ily of nine children. When this Large family group went to the Baptist Church they passed the salvation army Citadel which was on the Way. Quite frequently when they counted Heads at the Church there was one missing. Salvation army has never quite she used to Cut out the group adopted the pacifist attitude like and Duck into the salvation army the quakers although they have so finally they let her join when always Felt that War was wrong she was old said the monday. Miss Hutton was slightly injured when the. Car in which she was Riding hit a curb on Portage Avenue in St. James careened across the Road and overturned at Midnight saturday. Which occurred on the Road opposite his Home at 1.20 . Friday the car say police was driven by Charles Krandle 44, of .16 Park Circle Transcona. Rain hinders Extension a Sharp drop in Rural electrification because of heavy rain fall was reported saturday Byj the Manitoba Power commission.1 despite the weather service was extended to customers living in portions of Alexander Piney Stuart Burn and Birch River areas. Capacity of the Pipestone sub station was doubled during sep a Temoer and that at Oakville was considerably new Street lights were installed a t tre i Herne and Carman and work on the Winkler distribution system was completed. The commission reported it distributed kilowatt hours of electricity during the an increase of 13 per cent Overl the same month last year. Officers in 80 countries now Active in More than so countries the army has full time officers but the general said it would be almost impossible to Esti site the thousands of others throughout the world who Are also carrying on the army s work. General Kitching and his wife Kathleen who is world president of the Home league the army s women s organization Are on a tour of Canada and the United states having left Headquarters in London a month ago. Referring to the salvation army in Canada the general said its membership was the has been i general Kitching a direct and dynamic personality has More than just .40 years of army experience behind him. He was born into a salvation army family. His father was the late commissioner Theodore h. Kitch ing Secretary Booth the salvation army s founder and general. General and mrs. Kitching Are now on their Way East after attending the 72nd salvation army Congress for Canada at Vancouver. They were guests at the Royal Alexandra hotel. Cair for new leaders Fallows Manitoba cub and scout conference boy scout leaders cub leaders and group committeemen from Manitoba and Northwestern ont Ario got together saturday at St Ignatius Church -924 Jessie Avenue to share experiences and Pool ideas. Summing up the afternoon ses Sions of the conference c. H. P. Assistant provincial com said that each group the cubs scouts and group committees must realize their depend ence on each other. Be prepared properly for the step up into the scout group committees must equipment both the scouts and cubs and the Suade new and better leaders to work with the use patrol system scout leaders found that die Best Way to get the boys interested in the movement was to put emphasis on the patrol system enabling the boys to develop leadership by leading or. Killick said. The Region covered by the Manitoba and Northwestern ont Ario provincial has Doub led both the number of boys in the movement and the leaders or. Killick told the free press. Yet because of the need for Good leaders some Good groups have Long lists of boys waiting for membership. Fred j. Finlay chief executive commissioner for Canada told the conference Why he left his Posi Tion As Secretary of a Bank to accept his Job with the boy scout movement . Or. Finlay Felt that the scout movement was of such importance to the youth1 of Canada he was duty bound to accept the position having been approached to serve. J general chairman of the Confer ence was Peter Taraska. The general theme of the conference was introduced by j. C. Harwood provincial executive commissioner. Chairman of the afternoon ses Sions were h. Chalmers cub leaders a. Leaders and a. com uni Leemen indoor mile Winder Here Gil Dodds Wheaton 111., world s record Holder for the indoor mile was a visitor to Winnipeg sunday. Or. Dodds who for the past eight years has been acting As Cross country and track coach a t Wheaton College As l j c sited Rev. E. Mcvity pastor of the missionary Alliance Church at morning and afternoon serv ices at the Furby Street Tab crr Nacle. He also Toboc part in a youth rally in the evening. Or. Dodds gained the world s record for the indoor mile on a Board track when he distance in Square gardens in 1348. The pre Vious record was 1.07.4, which was held by three runners. Since setting the record m r. Dodds has visited various coun Ope and Asia to give. The Winnipeg c covered the at Madison Ries in eur exhibitions. Us of cosmopolitan International Wilt meet to play Golf at 1.30 . Tuesday at the Charleswood Golf club followed by a Din Ner meeting at 6.30 . Revenue Mccain says Here it is not expected that Federal not be quite As great As in therefore returning to Ottawa Fri tax. This year will be previous year. As High As last year Hon. James in j. Mccann minister of National Revenue said in Winnipeg Sun Day. He estimated Gross National of taxation this year would be round about 000, but with the reduced rate of taxation Lor 1ei54 it might of that the amount collected would the minister accompanied. By mrs. Mccann is on his Way Back from Western Canada where he has been visiting taxation Day. Or. Mccann told tree press that Revenue was continuing to be buoyant and that administratively All the. Offices visited were in excellent shape. Despite the and customs and excise offices. I fact that the crop in. The three How. J. J. Mccann with him Are David Sim Deputy minister of customs and excise and. Gear Mcentyre Deputy min ister of taxation together with cite a Robertson or. Mcc Ann s Secretary. As the minister responsible for the. Csc or. My also inspected radio and television in the West. He remarked that appeared to be modern and up to Date and Well capable of serving the communities for which they Are intended. Monday or. Mccann went to Emerson to to Spect the new customs installations. He will visit the local office rotarians Tommy Invin and Gordon Bennett will speak on Extension and classification at a. Luncheon of the rotary club of Winnipeg wednesday at the. Royal Alexandra hotel. 3 Cec one Kcf two vie for Ward one Aldermani four seek first term two ask re election six Alder manic hopefuls Are seeking the backing of Ward 1 voters in Winnipeg s oct. 27. Civic elections. There Are three seats to be filled. J i of the six candidates three have the support oif the civic election. Committee one is a Cofer and two Are independents. Prairie provinces had not. Been up to general Busi Ness conditions he said appeared to be very Good he thought with a continuation of Fine Wea ther which would enable farm ers to get on the land much of. The pessimism concerning the present crop would disappear. The minister described the. Col Lection of taxes As Canadas big Gest business and pointed Cut that last year the work was done at a Cost of Only s4 cents per asked about prospects for 1955, or. Mccann said his department was. Entirely administrative. It was for the minister of finance to determine the amount of the tax. That might be necessary. Looking backward eighty years 11, 1871 Beautiful Indian summer Wea ther was the order of the. Day in Winnipeg overcoats had been temporarily out of the shop windows on main Street. President Ulysses s. Grant former commander of the Union forces in the american civil War was being received by crowds As he toured the Western states. Jim Jim Cowan Cowan tried Lor year term on Council in Ward 1 in the 1952 elections this time he s making a a two year term and again As an Independent. Born at Portage la Prairie 40 years ago. He has been a Resi Dent of Winnipeg for the past 22 years. He graduated from the Mani Toba Law school in 1937 and has had his own practice since 1946. His Grandfather was the first doctor to establish a practice West of Winnipeg. Or. Cowan served overseas with the Cana Dian army and was a candidate for an army. Seat in the Legisla Ture in 1945. He has studied housing developments in England new York Minneapolis. Milwaukee and Tor onto and was Secretary the housing fact finding up by City Council in he has been chairman the housing committee of the provincial com Mand of the Canadian legion for the past four years. He member of the cosmopolitan and Canadian clubs and Manitoba bar association. F. Crawford comptroller of the University of Manitoba from 1933 to 1954, f. Wajter Crawford is making his bid for Alderman under the Cec Banner. He was born in Chater Man. Afteic1 receiving his education in schools he attended the University of Manitoba and graduated. In 1911 with a degree in agriculture. He served Lour years with the Prince is Patricia and the Royal air Force in the first world War. For some time he was associated with Farmers adv e the candidates Cowan Cate and has been veal he is a graduate of the the Canadian of Manitoba and Lias association. He a. Practising lawyer since the Board of he is married with two University of in but resigned later1 at year in civil defence become comptroller Ford lives at 265 Craw Idem has. Served As chairman of the. Metro Chan civil defence committee since its concept inv during Edward c. Past year he has been chair former of Public works committee the Winnipeg a i r n of Winnipeg town Merce for 24 commission vice chair Gilliat is trying of m e t r o Iro 1 1 1 a n town manic seat with commission member of born and of Parks and Leci eation he articled to a of committee on Public utilities tests. He came also a Mem dec ref 1905. As a and trustees of Wiiri Nipes general joined vice chairman i the co. Ltd. Association he came to Winn As. Credit in 1922 with Home and federation Star Oil co. That and member .of., the kiwanis was appointed of and chamber of Commerce Canadian. Credit Trust a. Gilliat Harvey he recently from his c or. Gil i at is also., Dent of Manito which he was ins forming., is am George s. Anglican serves on. The Hon he is has and. Lives at .1032. Ired Only re Amber Post. Presi a. Organization Rumen Al Ember. Of St. Church and Rary vestry be daughter Mcmillan a after five Succes a seat on t. Gurzon Harvey i sixth consecutive Tei Harvey for Council Aid seeking his no this time he is running As an Independent he first entered Council As a candidate m 1945. A native he has been a Lesi Dent of Ward 1 for Niobe than f pm e in citizen of. The e i boart and 1 the i. Is making his first an. Aldermani Post sponsorship. Born in ont he was educated at Toronto schools and the Cass technical school in Mich. Served Over seas with the Canadian army from 1915-1918 be on coming to Winnipeg he was employed with the Canadian general erectile co As Utility custom is Contact representative is was. Also sales merchandising and customers relation manager with the win Peg elem co Tiris now operates his own manufacturer t Agency he ha.3 been president of the Mulligan Winnipeg kiwanis club Manitoba electrical director of the association. He is on the Board of St. Ignatius Church and. Is. A of knights of Columbus. He served on the Parks Board for three years and auditorium commission for two years. David a. Mullig an winding up his sixth year on Council Aid. David a. Mulligan is going after his fourth term with Kcf Blessing. He was Alder for the -1944-1950. In 1947. Nosed out by a scant 68 in ont., he. Has lived in Winnipeg since 1910 and has. Been employed with the . 19161 always Active in the Laboi movement he is a member of the. Brotherhood of. Maintenance and Way Dur Irig his terms in offic e he has represented his Wadi -.vigorously. And is noted for. His Good attendance record for the past year he has been chairman of the special committee on housing conditions a member of the special commit on the new City Hall Library committee committee on Public works and health committee. Seventy years 1884 the Winnipeg Blue ribbon Temperance society was. Going Strong in Winnipeg at a rally of the society the chief speakers were the business men who had organized and now heartily sup ported it including Thomas Nixon grocer and Richard Waugh founder of the nor West Farmer father of r. D. Waugh later for several years mayor of Winni sixty 11, 189-1 the Winnipeg Institute for the deaf and dumb organized a soc cer football club and elected principal j. W. Mcdermid presi Dent and c. Clarence air attempt was4 being made to 1 bring John jm.p., to speak in Winnipeg. Fifty year s ago oct 11. 1904 Frank g. Simpson one of Winnipeg s Best known trap shooters who had won permanent posses Sion of the. Robin Hood trophy by winning it three years in Suc re donated it to the com Pany for perpetual Competition among the Amateur trap shooters of. The Dominion. Forty years 11, 1914 Johnny Evers Captain of the Boston braves gave All credit to manager Stallings in the Victory Over the athletics if the world attempts to produce a Goat in the series had so. Far failed although some were inclined to nominate Wallie Schang the athletics Catcher. Thirty years 11, 1924 first edition of Dickens works including Pickwick a Christmas Carol and Bleak House were shown at the season s open ing meeting of Winnipeg Branch of the Dickens among the speakers were h. Gerald Wade owner of Dickens Gold watch Canon e. Wharton and d. R. P. Coats showed a film of Dickens Twenty years ago oct. Featured on Winnipeg screens were William Powell and Myrna spy in the. Thin Man at. The lyceum George Arliss and Edna May Oliver in the last gentle Man at the metropolitan Charles Boyer Loretta Young Parker in caravan the Cap Itol and Warner Bland m Charlie can in London also on the capital s double Bill. J ;