Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 13, 1955, Winnipeg, Manitoba G free press by Carrier in Winnipeg 30c per week Winnipeg thursday october 13, 1955 week end edition with Loc four suburban mayors Given acclamations four mayors for suburban municipalities have been elected by acclamation. They Are Harry s. Paul St. Vital Cecil a. R. Lamont Tuxedo a. E. Wright West Kil Donan and Frank William Dryden East Kildonan. Nominations for mayors Reeves Small decrease in number seeking jobs in Winnipeg Job seekers in the greater Winnipeg area during the week ended oct. 7 were fewer by 128, than the previous week according to figures announced by the unemployment insurance commission thursday. Applications for work last week totalled compared to for the week ending sept. 30. Of these were from men and from women. Unfilled vacancies totalled a drop of 71 from the previous week. During the comparative week of 1954, Job applications stood at and unfilled vacancies at a breakdown of applications for employment with the previous Wjk Eek s comparative figures in brackets is As follows managerial and professional 231 sales and clerical manufacturing 684 construction 349 transportation 250 trades and service agricultural mining and lumbering 7r miscellaneous 281 unskilled donation for illuminated Cross councils of the knights of co Lumbus of St. Boniface a i d Norwood have presented. A 200 Cheque to St. Boniface hos Pital to cover the Cost of t h e illuminated Cross atop the hos Pital building. Presentation was made wednesday 463rd anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus by Joseph St. Hilaire to p. Dooley and a. M. De Tocquigny. A miniature of the Cross also donated by the k of c will be placed in the Hospital s main lobby. Stole from Auto jailed for year a one year jail term has been imposed upon e i t h Stanley Farnell of no fixed abode who pleaded guilty in City magistrate s court to stealing clothing Worth a parked car. The clothing consisted of two top Coats and a suit. Police said Farnell who has served two Penitentiary terms for break ing and entering gained in trance to the car by forcing the no draft window with a screwdriver. Manitoba school Booklet wins Canadian prize a Booklet outlining Manitoba s school Art program has won an award in the annual Canadian direct mail leaders contest r. S. Evans Queen s Printer has announced. The Booklet is illustrated with Pic Tures drawn by Manitoba school children in grades 1 to 6 and with studies of children at work in the classrooms. It was prepared by a committee under or. J. M. Brown director of curriculum. The Booklet was entered in the contest by its printers Bulman Brothers Ltd. Three break ins losses Small three break ins have been reported by City detectives. Bogdonov s messenger s e r vice 61 Princess Street reported their premises entered and a portable radio taken. Easy Auto sales 1004 main Street reported the theft of a woman s purse and a rear View Mirror Worth approximately in Petty Cash was taken from the die cast products Ltd., 1085 Winnipeg Avenue which was ransacked by robbers. Free press meetings meetings to be held Friday in the free press building in clude Board room no. 1, la Dies auxiliary general Mcnaughton Branch Canadian legion 8 Board room no. 2, Manitoba association of architects ., valour Road Branch St. John ambulance brigade 8 Club room Manitoba ladies curl ing association committee ., no. 2 Branch sons of Ireland 8 Driver cleared of blame for fatality Thomas Edward Rose 22, of 635 St. Mary s Road St. Vital the Driver of a car involved in a fatal Accident in the Early hours of oct. 2, was cleared of All blame by a Coroner s jury meeting in the provincial Law courts building wednesday. The jury was told that Michael Kriwetsky 51, of 129 Burrows Avenue died at about 4.40 . On main Street Between Margaret and Seaforth avenues West Kildonan after being in collision with or. Rose s car. Smedley s Corner one of Smedley s operatives arrived in our brightly lighted office at 5.45 . Wednesday after a tortuous trip through the darkness from River Heights. He was just a quivering bundle of nerves. Here s what had happened on his Way to work at Corydon and Daly his headlights picked out a Road safely by. The Light in the Barrier s warning lantern was out. Safely by. The Light in the Barrier s waning lantern was out. At Osborne and Mcmillan he swerved again. This time to bypass a red hot argument Between the Drivers of two cars. The cars had bashed into each other just seconds before. At Osborne and Broadway with what was left of his strength our operative slammed on his brakes As a pickup truck zoomed through a flashing red Light right across his path. All this in Winnipeg s pre Dawn quiet. We gave the poor Guy a cup of Coffee. Good eating Here s Good news for the folks who Are looking for a succulent fowl supper. A will be Welcome at any or All of the three events listed Here saturday oct. 15, starting at 5.30 a fowl supper in the Community Hall at Warren Man. 25 Miles Northwest of Winnipeg on Highway no. Monday oct. 17, from 5.30 to 6.30 A Turkey dinner at Kildonan United Church Kilbride Avenue and main Street. It s sponsored by the Church women s auxiliary. Monday oct. 17, starting at 5.30 A fowl supper at Rivers United Church followed by an entertainment. The Church by the Way is newly renovated and has had an addition built. Rivers of course is 20 Miles Northwest of Brandon and Many Good appetites from the wheat City Are expected at this party councillors and school trustees closed in eight municipalities at 2 Wednesday. Following is a list of municipal ies and candidates Assiniboia Reeve j. H. San some and Conrad Starkell. Council ors Ward 2, Charles Schwark Ward 4, a. E. Rye fort Garry mayor r. Dar win Chase and Marshall Smith. Councillors Ward 1. J. W. Brown Arthur Van Vogt John Alexander Aitkin Otto Muth Albert m. Hop per Ward 2, William Harras d. Boulden Ted Campeau. School trustees fort Garry school Dis Rich h. M. Purslow acc Lama j. M. Bragg Robert a. Bird Iran Din school District d. A. Boulden St. Vital mayor Harry s. Paul councillors Samuel Burland Grant Churcher Harry Collions Arthur e. Evans Varinus school trustees John h. Olivers a. E. Dabissi Romald John Gillies Tuxedo All candidates elected y acclamation. Mayor Cecil a. R. Lamont. Councillors c. K. Holden w. G. Neill p. S. Bower. West Kildonan mayor a. E. Wright Council lors d. Brudy h. F. Gauthier w. N. S. D. Mckay e. A. Wine Serg -.c. Watson. School trustees f. Alberts mrs. E. Farlinger s. A. Miller mrs. D. Plowman. Brooklands mayor Peter Babiak Walter Bannister Chris sin Oddy. Councillors Alexander Stiller Steve Zubriski. School trustees George Petrie Thomas Syrota Hilda Wood. There will be two referendums one on sunday sports and one on a school bylaw. Charleswood Reeve John Holmes Cathcart and John Clar ence Hilgenga. Councillors Ward 4, Cyril f. Hayward and William Steven Vance Ward 3, Allan r. Fahrner school trustees three year team g. R. Dickson George Mann and or. Lugh Malcolmson unexpired term 31, 1956, Sidney James Shaw and Andrew h. Dykes. East Kildonan Mayo r rank William Dryden acc Hama councillors Ward 1, William Snowden and Archibald Taylor Ward 2, Eban Bruce Bodie a Ward 3, William d. 3. Morley and Anthony j. Reid. School trustees Ward 1, Alexan Der b. Ingals Ward 2, Arnold r. Mcewen acclamation Ward 3, Raymond d. Mathe son old Kildonan Reeve Sam Uel Bondar Samuel Bahrychuk and Michael Siemar. Councillors Ward 2, w. M. Whiteway and Henry Krebs Ward 3, m. J. A. Urbanowicz and Edward j. Don Ald. There were no school trustee papers filed. West St. Paul Reeve a. S. Fulsher and t. Kapelus. Council lors Ward a. B. Balderstone and s. Polischuk Ward 3, l. Blokland and w. Kalke. Public hearing on Sci tool Grants starts Friday first Public hearing by a com Mittee probing Manitoba s school Grants system will open at 10 . Friday legislative building. Slated for presentation Are briefs by the Manitoba school trustees association and the Manitoba Tea Chers society. The committee with Hon. W. C. Miller education minister As chairman was set up following the last session of the legislature in which the present system of Grants based on equalized assess ment were sharply criticized. Seeks school sportsman on repeaters trustee George Frith does t want Winnipeg s High schools to become sports and he s ready to do something about it. The something is contained in a notice of motion or. Frith served Farmer acquitted in hit run death Blackjack assault n Bootleg joint brings Fine a fight bootlegging joint in which blackjacks and baseball bats were used had its sequel in City magistrate s court thursday. Walter John Mindykowski i2, of 403 Jarvis Avenue was fined and costs or three months for Hay ing a weapon dangerous to Public peace. Police said Mindykowski and an accomplice were engaged in i Brawl with two soldiers in a Boot legging joint sept. 22. One of the soldiers was hit on the head with a Blackjack and later the two soldiers were chased Down the Street by Mindykowski who wielded a baseball Bat. Community club elects e. Podjan e. Podjan has been elected president of the River Crest Community club. Other officers elected Are f. Langdale vice president d. Robertson Secre tary miss Phyllis Williams treasurer. Executive members mrs. Edna merchant e. Burron Walter Chauk Glen Lundy and Harvey Powell. Obviously she s Happy. And Why not last night she was named miss Blue bomber for 1955. She is Corinne Wil Liams and she lives at 797 St. Mary s Road St. Vital. She was crowned Blue bomber Queen last night at a fashion show at the civic auditorium. Next month Shell go to Van Couver for the Grey cup final As a candidate for the miss Grey cup title. George Ernest Murphy 42-year old heading Ley Farmer was acquitted on a charge of leaving the scene of an Accident before magistrate d. G. Potter in provincial police court wednesday. The charge had been Laid by ramp last May 3, three Days after mrs. Ruth Nelson 45, for Merly of 197 Higgins Avenue was found seriously injured on no. 1 Highway just West of St. Charles victim of a hit and run Driver. Accused who said he had been in the Vicinity that night told the court when he was put on the stand by Harry Walsh defence counsel that he had no know ledge of striking anyone or any object. He had noticed slight dents on right front fender and rear right door of his car after 1 hearing about the Accident on the radio. He had intended going to the police since he did not know How the dents got there. The whole front right fender of Murphy s car together with the right rear and clothing worn by the injured woman were brought into court As exhibits. Testimony of two witnesses motorists driving in that area about 10 On the night of april 30, disclosed that they had seen a woman walking on the paved Section of the Road and later had seen what appeared to be a bundle lying about 10 feet off the paved Section. There was a Gray car travelling very slowly Westward on the Gravelled Section. The injured woman was later found by an ramp car and taken o Misericordia Hospital. She has not yet recovered from her in uries. Magistrate d. G. Potter held hat there was no positive indent cation of Murphy s car As the Ine involved in the Accident and s. R. Lyon Crown attorney was unable to break evidence of the accused that he did not know How he Marks got on his car nor that had any knowledge of the Accident. 2 youths fined for club Row two youths involved in a fracas at the Oriole Community club Friday night in which a policeman was assaulted were fined and costs in City magistrate s court thursday. The fines were imposed upon Ronald Joseph Smith 19, of suite 3b Belmont apartments and Leonard William Sanderson 18, of 986. Strathcona Street who each pleaded guilty to charges of being disorderly. Charges of unlawful As Sembly against the youths were stayed by the Crown. Crown prosecutor c. W. Tupper told the. Court that Smith and Sanderson were part of the gang involved in the fracas but took Rio the assault. The other youths involved were remanded until oct. ,20 with the exception of Chadwick William Camp Bell 19, of 714 Nassau Street who was remanded until Friday morning. They want experience on deck for liquor the Manitoba hotel association wednesday returned its full executive to another term of office for he forthcoming year. Thursday morning the directors named the nor Wood hotel to a third term As pres ident. The association meeting for its annual two Day meeting took this action so that an experienced exe youth cashes phoney cheques for a 17-year-old country youth was arrested wednesday afternoon in a suburban hotel by City detectives for passing More than 20 worthless cheques totalling Over police said the number of cheques May increase. The youth who passed the cheques at various stores in the greater Winnipeg has been turned Over to juvenile court authorities. Miss Denise Bellemare of St. Jean Baptiste Man., has been awarded a six month scholarship at Success business College by the Beta Beta chapter of Phi rho Zeta International sorority the sorority has announced. Bank count Washington there Are about Banks in the . Federal Reserve system. Mutchmor coming on dry crusade pressure against the Bracken commission recommendations for Liberal liquor Laws will be brought by Rev. J. R. Mutchmor of Toronto Secre tary of the United Church Board of evangelism and social service. Or. Mutchmor who will be in the City this week end says lie s going to Confer with Hon. M. N. Hryhorczuk attorney general to Point out some of the dangers that will develop if the Manitoba government the report. He also expects to speak on the Brac Ken report at the evening ser vice sunday in Westminster United Church. Or. Mutchmor will arrive saturday with or. H. H. Mcconnell of new York a Field Secretary of the National coun cil of churches to open a three Day visit. Purpose is to present the program of the United Church s National evangelistic Mission. They will also visit Western Canadian cities. Cecil French Heads Community club Cecil French was elected president of the Northwood Community club at its annual meeting. Other officers Are c. Jaworski vice president Al Maunder treasurer and mrs. B. Campbell Secretary. Cutie would be lit office to Dea with changes that Are expected in liquor Laws As a result of the Bracken liquor report. Norman Brown of St. James f. W. Dangerfield Winnipeg r Skelly Brandon and j. G. Van Belleghem of St. Boniface were re elected vice presidents. C. A. Tan Ner continues As managing director. The motion to re elect All directors was carried without a dissent ing vote. Other directors c. G. Hutch Ison and j. Mckendry Winni Peg a. Hallick Brandon h. J. Marko St. Boniface h. Sander son Arborg f. Fowlie and n. Rothstein Winnipeg w. Binney Virden j. A. Mcdonald flin Flo a j. R. Peters Steinbach. Thresher tilt at Austin lures a crowd estimated at at tended the second annual Thresher men s reunion wednesday at the Manitoba agricultural museum site on Don Carrot her s farm near Austin. It was originally planned As i one Day event but so Many old timers wanted another fling Al setting a steam powered thresh ing outfit competitions had to be held thursday As Well. Best time on wednesday was the 2 minutes 47 seconds Alex Ken Nedy of Wellwood took to drive the big Case Steamer away from the separator turn around line it up get the Belt on and the separator running without throwing the Belt More than 30 competitors entered the event. Taking part in opening Cere monies were Rev. G. H. Ham Bley of Basswood museum presi Dent Hon. C l. Shuttleworth pub lie utilities minister m. R. Suther land la w. G. Gib Weir my Portage Neepawa and j. L Phelps vice chairman of the in Ter provincial farm Union Saskatoon. Egg prices going up 3 cents a three cent a dozen Rise in egg prices on the re Tail level is expected about the first of next week. This will follow a three cent jump in the wholesale Price which has just gone into effect. The jump nullified a three cent drop sept. 30. And apparently Consumers can expect More Price in creases soon. The Federal agriculture department says the annual Peak on egg prices usually comes in the oct. 15 nov. 15 period when Grade a Large prices wholesale Rise to 55 cents a dozen or higher. Liis week the average a Large wholesale Price has gone up three cents to 51 cents a dozen. Grade a medium Are 43 cents up three Grade a Small 25 cents up one Grade b 29 cents up two cents and Grade c 20 cents no poultry prices Are unchanged. Currently with the Rise to hit retail stores monday one Large Chain store is Selling Grade a Large for 65 cents a medium for 60 cents and a Small for 42 cents. Last week at a school Board meet ing. It will come before the Board for decision tuesday night wants 60% average the motion asks that no High school student be permitted to take part in extra curricular activities until he attains a 60 per cent aver age on a uniform series of school exam or. Stith refers to a dozen or so students who Are quite prominent on the sports pages As Higa school football stars but who Are repeating their Grade. These sports Page celebrities present a classroom problem or. Frith says. A Large number other repeaters Are probably Al Lowed to play he believes. He notes that 340 High school students Are being permitted to repeat grades at a Cost which he estimates to be More than 000 about one third of a Mil when applied to taxes. He feels this could be Cut if repeaters weren t allowed to take part in extra curricular activities. Unequal Competition three., of the major schools he says seem to permit repeaters o play. This raises the question f unequal Competition in inter school sports. The same goes for All forms of school activities in luding operettas and Field he says he is willing to assist Erious students but i absolutely refuse to support athletes artists end musicians in school when their Ole reason for being there is group wants new Park in Elmwood development of a plot of land along the red River bet Ween Louise Bridge and Kelvin Street in Elmwood was urged by a Elmwood Home and school association delegation wednesday. The delegation told the Winnipeg Parks Board recreation committee that recent building development created traffic hazards for child Ren who use midwinter Park at Talbot Avenue and Sta Acona Street. They noted that the River Side strip was donated to the Board for Park purposes. The delegation suggested thai midwinter Park should be abandoned. The Parks Board committee told the delegation to put its re quest in writing. The delegation also protested that the Parks Board had been lax in reserving land for recreation the spokesman said Elmwood Hac not received its fair share o. Recreation funds. Aldermen j. Gurzon Harvey ant fines denied another charge that property reserved for recreation was being put up for Sale. They said offers had been received but the Board had no intention to sell committee members approved location of 44 supervised rinks at schools and Community clubs for the Winter. High Quality oods needed to compete two leading industrialists agreed thursday that Canadian manufacturers must build a reputation for Quality workmanship. This is necessary to com Pete with other countries even for the Domestic Market said n. M. Duchemin executive Vic Epresi Dent of general electric and c. A. Morrison vice president of Cana Dian general electric co. Ltd they were interviewed at the fort Garry hotel. Both have offices in Toronto Al though or. Duchemin is on loan from the american office of the firm. The words made in Canada should be turned into a hallmark of Quality so that Canadian goods can Bave the same reputation that eng Lish merchandise once enjoyed said or. Duchemin. At present he said the consumer shops by Brand names and be knows that products bearing certain names Are dependable. If every Canadian manufacturer strives to attain this reputation for Lis own products it will eventually come to Appy to All this country s goods. Or. Duchemin and or. Morrison said their company would ultimate y be building factories in Western Canada although they did t Snow just where. But the firm had o expand from Ocean to Ocean to become a National company in the real they agreed. They said the greatest bottleneck in the Sale of electrical appliances today is the fact that so Many Diomes even new ones Are in adequately wired. When a Home owner wants to install something like an electric drier he often finds his wiring can t take the Load. Liis necessitates an exp Neive re wiring Job a Job that could live been done much More cheaply when the House was built. Turning to color television the industrialists said it s Likely Cana Dian manufacturers will hold b ack on producing sets until the bugs Are washed in addition High costs of production of sets and of transmission Are making color to impractical today. Neither would venture a guess As to when Canada will have color to to any degree. Sharfman to speak or. I. H. Sharfman recently appointed Hillel director at the University of Manitoba will address a meeting of b Naf b Rith West Kildonan Lodge 2031, at Thursday at the talmud torah building Matheson Avenue. Seven candidates seeking three Aldermani seats in Ward one a former British middleweight Boxer and an sex invasion Barge operator Are helping to give Ward 1 its biggest Aldermani Battle in 21 years. These Are two of the seven candidates seeking the three Ward 1 City Council seats to be filled oct. 26. Not since 1934 have so Many candidates done Battle in Ward 1. Three Cec candidates three in dependents and one Kcf Veteran Are in the race. The issues elec toral Reform traffic housing bus iness assessment municipal provincial relations and a dozen others. Already the Ward 1 contest has had one extraordinary twist. One Independent candidate Alfred e. White turned up at City Hall Norn nation Day without a Seconder. With 15 seconds to go one Man volunteered to second or. White. He was Jack St. John another Ward 1 Independent candidate and or. White s opponent. Here Are the candidates Ernest Robert Anderson an electrical contractor Defeated last year in Ward 2 in his first bid for an Alderman in seat. Born in Winnipeg in 1901, he served four years As a senior no in the Craf. His Hob by is political1 science. Plat form return to the Multi Ward system thrown out in 1920 Large Cumber-1 some wards discourage suitable candidates. Return to simple majority electoral system Ward sys tem frustrates purposes of proportional representation. An end to party politics at City Hall party ideologies can t be inaugurated at the municipal level. Douglas Chisholm sex naval lieutenant commander who worked on Landing Craft in Sicily and North Africa and now manages his own insurance Agency. Winni Peg born nearly 38 years ago he graduated from Gordon Bell High school. He s making his first bid for Public office. Platform Public Sale of Public property a criticism of Midtown Bridge transactions and civic property Sale methods. Greater co operation with pro Vince on a Highway program so that provincial and civic Road systems can be developed As a unit. Greater provincial support for education. Harold Gilbert Pullin great West life agent in his first bid for Public office. Born in Winnipeg in 1919, he graduated from Kel v i n collegiate served Over seas years with the Craf and joined the great West in 1948 after pre Vious employ ment with in telegraphs and Maple Leaf Mill ing. Platform compulsory pro vision of parking facilities by All new downtown business and apart ment blocks. Investigation to find ways benefiting suburbs can Aid Disraeli Bridge. Low rental hous ing scheme in Central area. Aid. Maude Mccroery one of Council s two women members operator of a Florist shop in Winnipeg since 1916. Now seeking her third term on City Council. In the past year she has served on the safety health welfare and Library committees. Winni Peg born she at tended fort Rouge and glad Stone schools and has been Active in the 10 de the Busin Ess and proves t signal women s club the Cham Ber of Commerce and the women s club of Winnipeg. Mrs. Mccroery says she does t believe candidates should put Forth individual plat forms because one Alderman can t act alone. She says if the word integrity is added to the City prudence Industry that s platform enough David a. Mulligan a former Alderman Defeated last year in a i bid for a fourth term on City Council. Born in Pembroke ont., he came to Winnipeg in 1910, joined the car in 1916 and has been a prominent figure in the brotherhood of maintenance of Way employees and other Union activities. 0 n Council he ser Ved on the hous ing Library pub Lic works and the new City Hall committee. Plat form in Bostiga Tion t o deter mine if and by How Ucli big business properties Are under assessed a larger provincial Grant to the City fire insurance on City property underwritten by the City itself Extension of present social services to include slum clearance. Jack St. John 10 years a Ward 2 Alderman who resigned his City Council seat after being elected to the legislature in 1953, now Mak ing a bid for the dual role of Alderman and la. Born in por Tage la Prairie in 1906, he is a Manitoba phar Macy graduate who played professional hockey four years and ran his own drug store for 20. On City Council he headed the utilities committee and the auditorium commission. Platform Crea Tion of an unofficial Liaison Posi Tion Between the provincial and municipal governments so that the views of both governments can be exchanged in a Way that costly misunderstandings Are averted. As Alderman and government la or. St. John could fill the role. Alfred Ernest White associate proprietor of Osborne s bakery and former British middleweight Gold medallist and Lafore cup Boxer in 1937 and 1938. British born i n 1914, the son of a Coldstream guards Captain he a served on the London metro Politan police for seven years and in the military police in the Middle East Dur ing the War. He came to Canada sad worked in the mines department before join ing the bakery firm. Platform a common sense study of Down town traffic problems particularly with regard to the situation of retail business and the provision of suitable parking facilities. In ;