Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 30, 1955, Winnipeg, Manitoba Cooked meats for summer Winnipeg free press by Carrier in Winnipeg 30c per week Winnipeg thursday june 30, 1955 week end edition with comics toe special session on liquor May be called in october roads vary from Good to passable 16-Man draws Scott broadside Aid. H. B. Scott said wednes the condition of Manitoba Day that the City of Winnipeg roads varied from Good to pass is blessed with 16 aldermen Here is the plan for a Multi million Dollar shopping Centre development in South Winnipeg. The shaded area indicates the residential District scheduled to be started during the current building season. Estimated final Cost of the residential District is about for each of 125 Homes and for 10 or More apartment blocks. The shopping Centre awaits settlement of negotiations Between the City of Winnipeg and the Canadian National railways for the removal of the Spur line so that Grant Avenue can be extended dotted line from the River Heights area across the North end of the development to Stafford Street and Pembina Highway. Negotiations Are also underway Between the City and the railways for the Extension of Frederic Avenue dotted line across the Railroad right of Way at the southwestern end of the development and into the Kiver Heights area. Aronovitch and Leipsic Ltd., which exercised its option on the land wednes Day is acting for Arle Kealty Ltd., trustees for Grant Park Plaza Ltd., a Canadian Corpora Tion backing the project. According to the latest Road issued by the department Public works. Highways listed As Good Are 1a, 9, 14a, 17, is 25, and 75. The trans Canada Highway is Good to broke head River under construction East of pavement from had Ashville to Falcon Lake Road rough in places otherwise fair. No. In Winnipeg to the on Tario Border is fairly Good to Lockport fair from Lockport to Sieg s Corner poor Sieg s Corner to Whitemouth Whitemouth to Ontario fairly Good. No. 19 is closed and 59s is phone co. Will gain in 5 years who Don t know what they re voting he was commenting in an interview on a motion passed june 20 in the dying minutes of a Council meeting Over the objections of one Lone Alderman h. B. Scott. The City has 18 aldermen mentioning the figure 16, thei Alderman was presumably excepting himself and Aid. Walter Crawford the sole Absentee. Scott react Ink june to motion the june 20 motion proposed by Aid. Slaw Bebchuk had or chairman. Aid. Lillian Hallon quist said in committee wednes Day "1 Don t think anyone paid rough from St. Vital to St. Work stopped on an Elm to the balance fair. Highway 1w, Winnipeg Losas Kat Chewan Boundary is fair Wood Lane widening project. Aid. Scott had asked that the too much attention to what the motion asked Aid. Scott did Aid. Frank Wagner second such rough in places Prairie Brandon to Portage la to Sas Katche the new Telephone rates effective Friday. Make the Manitoba Telephone system. Richer in the next five years. Its officials thursday con firmed that by 1960 the new rates approved wednesday by the municipal and Public Utility Board would give the system a profit. Had the old rates continued in that time there would have been an 000.000 deficit they said. The new rates which push up All phone Bills with the exception of Multi party lines to St. Norbert parts of St. Vital and the like that Are on the Winni Peg Exchange will help re move existing inequalities in rates throughout the the Utility Board said in its judgment. Only in Winnipeg had Money been made or the system and profits from the City were used to help cover deficits else where the Board stated. Principle improper the rate setting principle established in 1921 where theoretically Winnipeg rates were to take care Only of expenses in the Winnipeg system was not a proper one the costs of providing service Are not the determining stated the Utility Board but Are based upon service to the in support of this stand Board chairman r. L. Mcdonald and member g. F. D. Bond who heard the rate application quoted a 1950 judgment of the Board transport com missioners for Canada in an application by Bell Telephone. Thursday preparations were being made for the new rate schedule. To. Go into. Operation Fri Day. Public phone Booths in greater too much talk no phone phone gossips on Multi party lines May find them selves in trouble with the Manitoba Telephone system. The system now is empowered to limit the length of party line conversations and the company can can cel persistent offenders phone contracts. But its officials said thursday this would be in extreme cases Only. What will happen they said is they would follow up any complaints from other sub scribers on the line and ask the offender to. Limit her conversation. If nothing Hap pens the offender if Possi ble will be placed on a one party line. If not possible and Long chats continue the phone contract will be with drawn. Winnipeg were being posted with wan Boundary Good. No. 3, Winnipeg to Saskatchewan Boundary rough in places construction South of Jordan balance fair to Good. On 6. Winnipeg to Fairford very rough Winnipeg to Warren fair lunar Dee Horn to Moosehorn passable Moosehorn to Fairford fair. Highway 8, Winnipeg to Riv motion weeks be for set aside for consideration two but by Gordon Sinclair a special session of the Mani Toba legislature will probably be called this fall possibly in october to discuss and implement some provisions of the Bracken liquor inquiry commis Sion report the free press Learned thursday. The report is expected to be completed in August. Premier d. L. Campbell at the last session of the Legisla Ture said the contents of the report would determine whether a special session would be required. It is expected the re port will be such that consider Able legislation will be Neces sary. The government Likely will de cide to hold either a provincial referendum or authorize local option votes in municipalities to decide whether Manitoban want the major changes in the liquor Laws recommend cd in the report. The votes could be held late this year and any ensuing legis a silly motion i had the audacity delegation in its understand he to support the complaints be Council Over ruled him. The work was halted and when Public works committee met tuesday its chamber was. Jammed with angry know residents Why the who wanted to equipment had Warren to lunar to Deerson soft signs telling of the new id cent Erton from Winnipeg to Junction of Clande Boye Road poor but passable balance fair to River ton. No. 11, Junction trans can Ada Highway to Pine Falls Haar Ashville to Whitemouth fair to Good Sieg s Corner to Pine Falls fair some soft Hole near mud Falls. No. 12, Winnipeg to South Junction a Winnipeg to Piney Good Piney to Sundown under construction eight mile Detour on old Morden Sprague Road. Hydro passes Buck but City finance committee says no Winnipeg s civic finance committee thursday refused to Grant s500 to tha salvation army s red shield Campaign after being asked a Call Rule. Two Nickels or one dime can be used. Some smaller business firms were preparing to take advantage of the new measured Busi Ness phone rate. Instead of pay ing the new a month Busi Ness phone rate up from those on measured phones will pay s6.50 on the stipulation they pay five cents for each Call Over 100 per month. One of lowest the new one party residential rate in Winnipeg with no discount for prompt payment As against with a 15-cent" discount still leaves the metropolitan area with the lowest phone Bill of any Large Canadian City. In Toronto Montreal and Vancouver the comparable rate is 55.35 in Halifax s5.10 in Ottawa and in Saint John n.b., the Brandon phone rate is up to s3.25" from for a one party residence and for two party with one party business phones at up 35 cents. Rates for the Dauphin por Tage and the Selkirk area listed in the new to phone Exchange Are s3.05, and for one party two party and Rural lines respectively with the one party business rate old Type Wall and desk phone sets mean a discount of 50 cents for greater Winnipeg subscribers and 25 cents for other areas. Accompanying the general in crease is provision for a 16 per cent increase in Long distance phone rates Between Manitoba Points. Inter provincial and trans Canada rates remain the same. Rural rates affected to make the Grant by City Hydro. In the past Hydro has made the Grant on its own. For a reason that was not explained this year the request was forwarded to the civic finance committee. I Don t like to see us turning Down such a i said Aid. Jack slumbers acting chairman. But we have already i Ampie. The has been oper Down a request of the Harbor commission because the Money on groupings based on Many country Points apart from getting the general rate boost will also find themselves in a higher rate category through worthy i regrouping of exchanges. For sex just in t 90 ont. Farmers arrive Here july 9 a group of 90 Ontario Grain and livestock Farmer will arrive in Winnipeg july 9 to a Goodwill tour of the that y Prairie sponsored by the crop improvement association the tour will give East Ern Farmers an Opportunity to meet their Western col leagues and to study West Ern agricultural methods. The party will travel on the Canadian National railways. Don t put cuttings on Street City asks City engineering depart ment thursday appealed to Winnipeg citizens to Stop de positing grass cuttings on the paved portions of Winnipeg s streets because they Block Flod pavements and create untidiness. An Engi Neering department spokes Man asked residents to put the cuttings in a refuse con Tainer at the rear of their premises. Putting them on the Street he warned Vio lates a City bylaw. Que. Accountants group wins trophy highlighting the convention banquet of the society of Industrial and Cost accountants of Canada at the Royal Alexandra hotel wednesday evening was the presentation of the Femie trophy to the chapter obtaining the biggest percentage of new members. This was won by St. Maurice Valley Shawinigan Falls que. Adrian Mcdonald Edmonton retiring president was in the chair. He introduced the new president c. R. Mcfadden Halifax . Stew Art Macpherson director of promotions for Winnipeg enterprises Ltd., was guest speaker. Smedley s Corner seems like no time at All since we d walk two blocks just to have a look at a Robin when we set the Sun chairs out for the first time although quite a brisk and coolish Breeze was coming in from the North. We welcomed every Little Green shoot As it poked out of the Black Earth of our Garden and we hoped that soon the weather would be much warmer. Okay everybody. We asked for it. We it it s never today and maybe the heat s got the better of somebody out in fort Garry. Why else should they put up the sign re ported to us by. Fred Granger 182 Carlton Street who you will probably remember was in this column anyway this is what or. Granger writes somewhere in fort Garry there is a sign no parking Between s to 9 tomorrow Don t they know that tomorrow never been moved away. Apparently Only a minority of residents opposed he project and these had pervaded Aid. Bebchuk to try to have it stopped. Committee Council that immediately ing the project Are insisting recommended to work begin and citizens favor fore the committee while he was the Man who seconded the motion they were there to com Plain about. We have 16 aldermen on City Council who either Don t know How to read or Don t know How to said Aid. Scott. And everyone of them is of the full age of 21 y ears or City foot the Eri by removal of the Aid. Scott demanded wednesday " was the chairman of the Public works committee when Aid. Bebchuk introduced this fantastic motion Why no objection Why did t she raise an objection what does she think the office of chairman is the 2 airmen jailed for stealing from Craf station Here two at win magistrate d. Potter in Nipes who had been placed on posed a suspended sentence on a suspended sentence last month third airman whose previous rec after they d pleaded guilty to lord was clean theft charges in provincial Edgar Moreau 21, court were sentenced to jail described by magistrate Potter As wednesday in the same court. The Kingpin and Leader of the they pleaded guilty to theft group received a one year term City land deals change proposed Aid. James Cowan severest critic of Winnipeg s civic prop lation necessary could be implemented at the next regular ses Sion of the legislature in february. I he Bracken commission has been working on its report now for 14 May 1954. It is expected the report will recommend a major revision of liquor Laws including possibly some form of mixed drinking such As Beer and wines with meals in better class hotels and restaurants in Urban areas. Another recommendation will probably that Light snacks to Mato juice and soft drinks be sold in Beer Parlours. There is a possibility but it is far from a certainty that the commission will recommend establishment of cocktail bars on a limited basis. However it is highly unlikely that any recommendation for women s Beer Parlours Bijj be made. First race Beverley ready for a lop Effort. Bold on Slaught looks like the danger. Or. The subcommittee is a creature of the civic finance committee charged with properties. The Sale of City now it s a Lane in St. Nantes St. James residents Are just As riled As some in Elmwood and again it s Over a Lane. But the protests Are aimed in exactly the opposite direction. The St. James people Are objecting to the development of a Lane Back of their properties. Affected Are Woodhaven Resi dents on the West Side of Oak Dean Boulevard. In Elmwood residents Are angry because development of a Lone was sur Denly stopped. Start on the St. James Lane was made recently following aus unti next. . Thori nation by St. James coun cil but it was stopped temporarily after repeated protests for Council to reconsider the Lane s necessity. The original plan of Thomas Jackson and sons Ltd. Who Are developing the area West of Woodhaven and West of Oak Dean included the Lane a representative for the firm said thursday. Erty subcommittee thursday is to form. Proposed several new ways Lorl second Kace Keewadin that subcommittee to do business. Win he starts Here. S a from the Craf station Here. The size of each Exchange. The More persons a subscriber can Call on one Exchange the higher his monthly Bill. Now there Are eight groupings placing certain areas in higher categories. Subscribers on one party lines will pay a month on phone exchanges on 501-1.000 exchanges on on to-500 and on Exchange with Day service Only. Multi party rates Are scaled Down from these figures. Extension phone costs Are Down everywhere but in greater Winnipeg. Out of City business Exten Sions Are to be 51.25 a month compared with and in one Case Rural residences Are Down from greater Winnipeg Extension costs Are up 10 cents for businesses Semi businesses Church offices Charity associations measured business phones and Rooming houses and si.25 for residences. City s credit Good Winnipeg s civic finance commissioner j. R. Mcinnes announced wednesday that the City s latest debenture Issue for had been awarded to Wood Gundy co. The Wood Gundy tender was the most favourable of seven submitted. Its Price was a yield of 3.315 per cent. This compares favourably with other rates on the cur rent Market or. Mcinnes said and shows that the City s credit position is Good and holding firm. For six thefts totalling s332.15 plus two thefts totalling s2s made with the second airman Joseph Claud Roberts. 21. Roberts also pleaded guilty to having Possession of known to be stolen from the Craf plus s5 which he stole by himself. He received a nine month jail sen tence. The thefts court was told included Cash Cigar ets and five revolvers which were valued at in. Al is role it bought and later disposed of property around the m id Lown Bridge site this at what Aid. Cowan Calls Mous losses to the City. Finance committee turned Aid. Cowan s proposals Over to the City assessor and i Nance com missioner for their advice. The method proposed by the Alderman was that the City asses Sor the property committee and advisory real estate Irmi would set a Price on All City property for Sale and advertise it. At pre sent properties Are sold 1o the highest bidder without an initial Price being set. They Are not Al ways advertised. Committee will not discuss the reds Haven t changed stripes belgian says despite a change in attitude the communists Are still out to spokesman for the residents w. A. Sanders of 132 Oak Dean said wednesday they fear work will Start soon again. The homeowners arguments dominate the world in the Opin Ion of Baron Kronecker a Ibel Gian my and a former member of the belgian Cabinet. As a director of the Manitoba Are that they All have Side drives sugar co., he is making one of the Lane would be just a catch 1 is periodic visits to Winnipeg. All and it would increase danger i he and Baroness Kronecker will to children be at the fort Garry hotel for the municipal Council and town planning approved commission the Lane on the next few Days. Originally possible reasons for the rus the basis sians change of attitude the that further development of the area required it for heavy equip ment the firm s representative said. Furthermore he added Resi dents were advised that a Lane s175. Some of the Money of i caged to the Manitoba Tele might be put in. Phone system and some of it to Council also wanted the Lane a canteen operator at the Craf included in the plans he said station. Installation and maintenance it s Only because of your age of Telephone and Hydro lines. I m being magistrate Potter told them. Optimists optimists wive to Parr win Peg Roberts and Moreau. Court was1 Knowlton v. Hicks United told will be released from ser states Consul general in Omni vice and both will appear in Peg will speak at a Winnipeg county court for breaking the Optimist club meeting at. 12.15 terms of their earlier suspended . Thursday in the Royal Alex sentence. Andra hotel. Baron suggested were the need to gain a breathing spell or be cause of economic trouble in their country. Heavy drought he said had Given russian agricultural production a definite set . Nevertheless the visitor claimed it would be unwise for the West not to try to maintain close con tact with the russians. Baron Kronecker said that since Germany s admission to nato Russia had. Become much More Friendly. Previously rus Sia had stated there would be no possibility of peace and that Germany s admission to the organization would be the first St-9p to War. In in is a very speedy sort. Boy Blue Surprise. Third a Cis Fay should be Able to score Here. Fail Burn should be up. Tex As Tom cat is not entirely out of it. Fourth race Little Des re should come right Back. Doc s boy is ready for a top Effort. Whiff of Gouzil figures closely. Fifth rack senator Jim must be the Call. Expect Suerte to be the should close strongly. Sixth Kace bar looks the Best of this array. Red Standard could take in All. Moun tie red rates Good Chance. Seventh drink has never better. Sharpe Frank should go Well Here. Style trend is Darigo Rous. Eighth Flash seems to be will placed. Salathiel should go u Ell. Venus de Rose is at Peak form. Best double Flash. Clear Ard Good. Manitoba jockey club Twenty fourth Park Friday july 1. First claiming. 4-year Olds and up furlongs. Jack Whit tier bold onslaught 135 Beverley .110 Richy 120 also eligible or. Pilate fling red Kal pan Carman s Model 110 i May fifth just hour Union Square 120 second Back 3-Ycar-Olds, better Twenty 103 Knighton House 10s Fay Lynn bar the Devil Comet Annily Trust Keewadin 1h1 120 115 Yllo 120 120 110 bin sport lil Bov Blue 110 inquest blames Taxman Texas Tom cat Yllo Rince Marvo 110 Dollar bet lit Tusl because 110 Boston hero 115 Pluck Knight 110 bit o peace 115 Prince 110 3-Way Stop urged at Corner a Coroner s jury wednesday night ruled a taxi Driver was re u Spon sible for a Winnipeg Accident i ?.ls. Behind june 21 which resulted in the tied the taxi to him i guess i m in for it i went through the or. Ashton and his wife who Hal also been in the taxi Testi fied Vigerust was driving very neither however could estimate the Speed of the taxi. Death of 9. 23-year-old expectant Mother and her premature baby. The jury ruled that the death of mrs. Carol Van Walleghem 1164 Parker Avenue fort Garry was homicide due to culpable Man Slaughter caused by the fact that the taxi Driver failed to Stop at a Stop sign. The taxi Driver was John a. Vigerust 143 Dupont Street St. Boniface. Mrs. Van Walleghem was killed almost instantly in the mishap her child born by caesarean Steve Tanack 969 Redwood a who said he was driving and the taxi Testi went through a Stop sign at St. Matthews and Wall at an estimated 40 Miles an hour. The dead woman and her Mother in Law mrs. Angela Van Walleghem of lot 47, Tuxedo were thrown from the Back seat of their car. Mrs. Carol Van Walleghem suffered a fractured skill and brain injuries. The jury recommended the intersection be made a three Way Stop by erecting a Stop sign on the Southwest Corner and also recommended that All Stop signs in Winnipeg be of uniform de sign and color. In addition the jury men com mended or. W. G. Newman who assisted at the Accident scene and in the caesarean Section at Grace Hospital. The inquest was held at Cen trial police station with or. A. H. Harrop acting Coroner in charge. Col. R. G. Graham retires As head of City firm the president and general Man Ager of Alsip Brick tile and Lum Section about 10 minutes after her Ber co. Ltd., Winnipeg. Col. R. G. Graham retired thursday of j Ter 44 years service with the company. I Veteran of the two world wars j col. Graham will become chair Man of the firm s Board of directors. He and his wife were guests at a banquet wednesday evening in the fort Garry hotel when presentations were made from the firm by Frank sip. And from the employees by w. Watson. Col. Graham became associated with the firm on his arrival 1911 from Liverpool England. Succeeding col. Graham As the collision sips president and general car. Ager is Frank a. Alsip. And re a however William Ashton of death lived for Only half an hour. Took 2 lives the jury ruled the baby s death was a direct result of the Acci Dent that took the life of its Mother. The mishap occurred at Wall Street and St. Matthews Avenue when a taxi driven by Vigerust collided with a car driven by Al Bert Van Walleghem husband of the dead woman. Vigerust in a statement to police following the Accident said he had stopped at the Stop sign pulled away slowly from the intersection then suddenly just be saw the Van placing or. Alsip As Secretary treasurer is w. P. Alsip. And mrs. Graham will continue to reside in Winnipeg. Arden Man., one of Vigerust s passengers told the jury wednesday night that immediately after the Accident Vigerust had said local car dealers bitter at government s tax ruling local car dealers had harsh words thursday for Hon. Walter Harris decision to hold fast to a clause in his budget which denies garage men a rebate of the april 5 budget s tax Cut for new cars in Stock on which they had the higher tax. Paid or. Harris had told the com Mons in Ottawa wednesday that he cannot depart from the Gen eral practice of refusing rebates on budget tax changes much As i Don t want to impose a loss on granting of such a re Bate he said would create a precedent. Thursday c. D. Roblin of con holy Trinity plans outdoor services holy Trinity Church is once again planning to hold outdoor Lawn services for neighbourhood children this summer. Services will be held in the evenings from july 11 to july 15 and from july is to july 22. _ sol dated motors Pooh poohed motors declined comment on the the finance minister s statement matter. I finance minister Harris stand that a precedent would result i in the question i he said wed. From the rebate. In refusing theine Dayt that Auto dealers like from other merchants must take any rebate they re he departing declared. This precedent he said was set Sev eral years ago when the Federal government Cut the luxury tax and in response to automobile dealers petitioning gave them a rebate much the same As the one or. Harris has just refused. Or. Roblin s words were echoed by Harry Dickson of Dicks on motors who said the Fin Ance minister s attitude left Deal ers holding the he said the automobile dealer paid tax in and Vance to the manufacturer and therefore we should not be penalized if the government re Oduces the c. G. Carter of Carter motors Ltd. Called the government s stand officials of Dominion motors National motors and Gelhorn this to Roar Olds xi15 de Stowe 120 throne a Flor pasc Bahy Indian glory wee Button 110 Mabe me 115 Mondragon Gav Lassie allowances 6vj Furlon Fis. Virginia Roval 115 also eligible Cote off 10r x1710 Iron Bell 108 close shave More Blue no Quarter just Speed Little c Black love 108 103 115 113 110 10s 10s 113 108 wins 103 10s Kace s900 claiming. And up. One mile. Ferry Fay flares also eligible red invader 110 Jolinn Chinook 310 air View 115 Woburn Len Toucho time 11.1 ten s pet xx30s Paul s jewel 110 fair Marshall Yllo four eth claiming. Vear oids and up. One mile. London airs 122 Marionette x107 Doc s boy 122 bunty s Gal 112 whirr or Gold x112 Ella tryst 112 lady o Worth 122 Little Riesler 117 Biff Zida 117 Loar it. 113 fifth Kace 1510.000 added. .3 Vear Olds. It Miles. Foaled in Canada. Canadian great West 12fi flying on 126 he Mac Ester Silver spat 125 32r 12 sky Lynn 126 Keewaydino senator Jim Larry faso 126 126 126 126 loyalist Suerte Fleet countess 121 sixth claiming. 3 year Olds and up. One mile. Our Lassie 110 plucky Flint 111 greek l est 116 also cd icicle broker s sign Hlll Tinda Barb 106 sky Meadows 117 som Dock Princess six bar Hobby i s Tot Lon red Standard 110 Valerie Yllo mountie red 131 in which 111 seventh race 51.000 combination i year Olds and up. One mile. Western please hurry Yllo Shn pc Frank 113 Purvin x114 Galand ill Barley mow 106 a last drink 115 lady Jacopo 10s a Hesperus 113 style trend 111 a maths pc Mattes entry. Eighth claiming. Loss on goods in Stock resulting from a Federal budget reduction in excise tax. No doubt dealers suffered some loss he said but it did not follow that they lost the exact amount of the tax Cut. Year Olds and up. Svi furlongs. Nus Rose double Salathiel merry glance 105 Victory 117 x112 Flash 112 Venus de Stream Vale also eligible Fred Yati a .117 118 Prince a a 113 cum Pat -----117 lot Dumm under 117 Glover Alc Joe 117 free Wheeler 112 Ruthie m x112 Spence Hillel play thursday margin for error by Clare soothe Luce will be performed by the b Nai b Rith Hillel players at 8.30 . Thursday at the Nymha auditorium. The play originally for june 26 and 27, is directed by Art Jen off. In readiness Lin Victory band 117 Al quest Nyssa 117 malt rail Yllo first substitute Kloo claim no. 4-year-Olds and up. One mile. Dark Somers 110 bottle fed 105 also eligible Uncle Drew 120 Portland Fern Yllo miss brooms 105 two Rivers 115 pair la Fleet 110 Tony s pal 115 Duncan Cameron 147 Seine Street St. Boniface received a waste paper Basket filled with coins from the pupils King George v school on his retirement after 12 years As caretaker. A pan Ower 110 Pasquinelli Yllo Man o Speed 110 showman s Caithness Equi Dea Florilla 103 115 105 Fenner Lou 113 Sam san t 115 second substitute s900 claim inc. 4-year-Olds and up. 6 i furlongs. Spruce boy Yllo also eligible 115 velocipede 120 115 aquatic Star alld xxx 13 iced pop us 115 running Knight i la 110 free As air 115 Yllo sea struck 120 Lime Lake 120 110 John c .113 12n hard Man Silver tray Larry f final draft air twist Tlanda Hen Star c Gates Mills Tost time pm ;