Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 17, 1955, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free pse5s, Friday june 17, 1955 Page 4 i understand some one around Here wants an atomic merchant ship pm strike settled letters to the editor Interlake floods Are flood disasters such As the 1950 flood in the red River Valley which move relent Lessly to their Peak and then sub i Side As quickly As they Rise. Be-1 of the spectacular nature of such floods interest throughout the entire country is aroused and. Relief of every kind pours into the area involved. These kinds of flood disasters while terrible can hardly be com pared with the slow creeping flood disaster that lasts for years but which in the end is the cause of just As much or More human suffering. Such is the flood situation which is now affecting the whole of the Interlake District along the Eastern shores of Lake Manitoba. Thousands of acres of Hay and pasture bordering the Lake have been under water for the past two years. The splendid herds of beef and Dairy cattle which these lands once supported Are gone. The Fine modern Homes of Many of the Lakeshore Farmers Are now surrounded by water which in some cases is lapping at the very doorsteps. The plight of the Farmers far ther Inland has become almost As desperate. Every Slough and in land Lake is full to overflowing. Cultivated land is inundated roads Bridges and culverts Are continually being washed out. The average Interlake Farmer is a mixed Farmer. He depends on the Sale of livestock and livestock products for his livelihood. The Interlake Farmer is Hardy self reliant individual. However the feeling is general that if some form of help is not soon forthcoming it will be impossible to keep going until the wet years Are past. With his Hay and pasture gone and his Grain crops and herds greatly reduced it is impossible to foresee anything but a general exodus in the near future and the return of the Interlake country to the Muskrat and Beaver. George Watson scotch Bay withholding tatar news proposed Ottawa up withholding of All news reports of fatal accidents in the armed services until the victims families Are notified was proposed in the commons thurs Aray Thomas i said he believes news services would be glad to co operate by delaying reports until next of King Are told. It would mean a delay of Only a few hours. Or. Thomas said he can under stand the reason for the present method withholding names of servicemen killed in accidents until their families Are notified u protected families from the Sud Den Shock and allowed the defence department to be the first to notify them. But when news reports fatal accidents were made without identifying the victim parents and relatives of All men stationed at the service base involved suffer the agonies of the damned. Ii Montreal men charged with murder try Vancouver men charged with attempted murder in the Savage beating of a City drug addict Are members of a Montreal narcotics ring who arrived in Van Couver to take Over the City drug prosecutor Stewart Mcmorran said thursday. Or. Mcmorran said in police court the beating of Thomas Kinna 29, resulted from a very serious narcotics situation. I he said the beating involved the hijacking of a Small Quantity of drugs from one o the new Gangl who Are taking Over Vancouver s lucrative drug Trade. The four men charged Are Rob Ert Tremblay 33, Marcel Alfred Frenette 28, Charles a. Talbot and Lucien Mayer. Tremblay and i Mayer have been freed on bail. Or. Mcmorran said Kinna whose legs were smashed with an Iron bar would be in Hospital for at least two months. Level Crossings have to go says senator Ottawa Thomas Reid said thursday every railway level crossing in Canada will have to be replaced by Bridges or Tun Nels if authorities Hope to protect j the crazy fools who drive Auto mobiles into the Side of passing trains. The scottish born British Bia Liberal told the Senate Many crossing accidents Are caused not. By motorists driving in front of a train but by driving into its Tail end. He made the comment during Senate consideration of legislation increasing the Federal contribution to the Grade crossing fond to from a year. And Are loaded with Chevrolet forced to sacrifice we will offer Drill new Gar Deal Winnipeg tremendous Trade in allowance Money Down no payments till aug. Widest selection of models and colors prompt delivery nobody undersell Chevrolet Opportunity knocks in today Fidfl maim St. Open evenings phone 59-8341 ;