Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 21, 1955, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday october 21, 1955 s 1 Price Ever Westinghouse limited Quantity of new 7955 super giant this Model includes some of the latest Westinghouse electronic developments. Originally priced at 199 pay even less with your Trade in radio or phone Westinghouse Westview Model 21tv18k in attractive open face console with 21" picture tube and full Range Westinghouse Chassis for top performance Avail Able while they last at special reduced Price. Choice of Rich finishes in Beautiful All Wood cabinets. Admiral Model t2502 giant 24" originally i 335 so. Nch like 3 movie theatre in your Home hugs g 24-Inch television aluminized for 2j twice As Bright pictures. Never before i picture so big in a Cabinet so compact now you can have the biggest and Best i p for " Matching base slightly extra. Picture cons Quiette now off pay even less with your Trade in radio or Small picture to saturday specials 20% to 50% off 17" Admiral 21" Philco slightly Morks. Asp Flor reduced 1o__________ 2123x. 21" bom. Model 14t, Reg. Reduced to Model c21c10. Reduced to radio phone Viz Price Oiver Transfer pact gets fast civic action civic Public utilities committee City would have had it if plan c took 40 minutes thursday to approve the new Winnipeg City Hydro Power pact Over the objections Olaid. James Cowan. Had been approved. Called upon to estimate the pre sent value of the Gas Utility Ari accountant present at the meeting he held the aldermen should be who worked on the Hydro change Given at least a week to study it Over estimated it at to and an Opportunity to ask questions. Hydro manager Thomas Storey said the two companies were interested in getting this through As soon As new Billing a delay beyond the next Council meeting could hold the Transfer up Tore than a month he said because the new Billing must Start at the beginning of a month. He said City Hydro was also anxious .0 get ahead with next year s Esti and what were we offered it asked mayor Sharpe. One mates. The Power pact was re leased to the committee just 40 minutes before it was approved. In the division that followed Aid. Cowan cast the Only negative vote. Sad part the sad part said Aid. Jack Blumberg that we Haven t got that Gas he said the Moke Power Deal continued from 1 ring. S1m.oo. In org Neil 91" c f Montpl moci81 to 15. Washer bargain full family size. All porcelain. Fully fac tory guaranteed. Big quantify Purchase makes this Low Price possible. Pay even less with your Trade in radio or phone 516 Portage pm. 74-2405 422 Portage pm. 92-2805 Here Are the main Points of the switch in distribution facilities distribution properties of Winnipeg electric co. Within the City valued at to be trans j feared to City Hydro. Distribution facilities of City Hydro outside the City valued at transferred to the Mani Toba Power commission. Distribution properties of Winnipeg electric co. Outside Winni Peg valued at to be transferred to the Manitoba or commission. Miscellaneous properties transferred As follows Power com Mission to Board. Winni Peg electric to City Hydro. S56. 000 and Winnipeg electric to Power commission total outlay by City Hydro in the switch will thus be this sum represents the difference in value of properties it takes Over and those it gives up. The Central authority that will control the Power Pool will also have authority Over All main High voltage transmission properties of the three utilities. Full control under the agreement City Hydro will retain full control of its Pointe Dubois and slave Falls plants but Power generated at these stations will go into the Pool. City Hydro will be entitled to draw from the Pool an amount of Power equal to that generated at the i two stations at the Low Cost of production at the stations. I in order to give Manitoba Power commission customers a share of Low Cost Power it will be Al i located a specified amount from the Pool at a Price based on production costs Sisters and great Falls both Low Cost plants. The commission will receive the same proportion of its total Power needs on this basis As City Hydro obtains on the basis of generating costs at Pointe Dubois and slave Falls. Power requirements of City Hydro and the Power commission Lover and above these Low Cost allotments will come from the Pool which will be fed by Mcarthur Falls and Pine Falls plants in and i edition to the above four. Million or. Storey said the effect of the agreement was to increase Hydro Revenue by 50 per cent and n increase property 33 per cent. Aid. Blumberg asked what would happen if the City boundaries were extended. The Hydro is Given the right to service All customers in the City. Or. Storey replied that that would be a subject of negotiation when it happened and could not be determined by agreement in Advance. The electric Power proposal known As plan c was Defeated in a 1952 referendum. At that time citizens voted to retain ownership of City Hydro. Under plan a the City would have turned Over City Hydro Power plants on the Winni Peg River to the provincial govern ment. In return the province having purchased the Winnipeg electric co., would have turned Over that company s City distribution system to City Hydro. The end result would have been that the province would have All the Power plants on the Winnipeg River plus the City Hydro s steam standby Plant in Winnipeg. The City would have owned All the re Tail Selling outlets for Power in the City limits but not including the surrounding municipalities advertising club to hear columnist a former Winnipeg Man Leon Ard l. Knott will speak monday at a sales and advertising club luncheon in the fort Garry hotel. Or. Knott president of editorial associates limited of Side Canada Public relations limited and National vice presi Dent of the can Adian Public re lations society. He is the author of a recent a published Book on Public rela Knott tons a syndicated columnist and author of numerous Magazine articles on business and of a series of children s books. Gasoline Price War extends an operator of three downtown service stations Friday announced he was lowering his gasoline prices to compete with the 60-station Chain of North Star Oil co. In greater Winnipeg. W. Schwartz manager of Wila co tire and service ltd., said he had been forced to take the action to hold his customers Al though Selling gasoline at 31.7 cents for no. 2 and 35.3 cents for no. 1 meant no profit for the firm. Other stations which had lowered their prices had done so with support from their Oil companies or. Schwartz said. However in 11l1ui1 la Usu a Uva 1uu1 the Central Power authority will has Case he has received no Aid known As the scheduling com Jne Mccoll Frontenac Oil Mittee. It vill. Be made up of senior engineers of All three utilities with the Hydro electric Board s dropped off 50 per cent since one week ago when North Star Oil began the Price War by chopping representative As chairman. Standard Price All major High voltage transmission lines leading into the greater Winnipeg area and lines which interconnect generating stations will be connected in a common and Power sold from the Pool Over and above initial allo cations will he at a Standard Price. Co. With whom he deals he said. He estimated his business had six cents a gallon off their Gaso line rates. Or. Schwartz whose stations Are at Carlton and Graham Smith and Ellice and the Hargrave Auto Park predicted a lot of the smal Ler stations will be forced out of business unless something is regardless of where on the bus it i done to alleviate the gasoline War. Is taken off. The bus will be full operation Early next year. Kelvin alumni while the Manitoba Hydro elec tric Board Winnipeg electric co. Organization is withdrawing from marking the 25th anniversary of graduation from Kelvin High school former students of room made by Flash pictures. There Ore no comparisons when retail distribution it will held an anniversary party at to Supply Manitoba paper co on the Home of mrs f a Wingate Tario Minnesota pulp and paper 1133 Mcmilan Avenue wednesday. Co., and san Antonio Gold mines the first reunion was held in 1947 Ltd features of wednesday night s the agreement on included a Roll Call Dur changeovers provides for. Employ Jing which news and letters from ment and Protection of pension absent i930 grads was privileges of workers Transfer and a recording of the anniversary i red from one Utility to another. Winnipeg electric will Transfer 290 employees to the Power commis Sion and 45 to City Hydro. Plant Likely at a press conference in Prem Ier Campbell s office at which re porters received copies of the agreement d. M. Stephens said the Power integration would in crease the likelihood of a generating Plant being built at grand rapids on the Saskatchewan River. The grand rapids Plant would be tied to the Power Pool Asi would also the Hydro electric j Board s steam generating Plant now under construction a. Bran a Don. The Power agreement will run for six years beginning april 1, 1955. Under the property agreement Winnipeg electric s appliance store in Winnipeg comes under owner ship of the Power Early Start or. Storey said unification of distribution properties in Winni Peg would permit an earlier Start on placing Power lines in Down town Winnipeg underground. He said such a move was possible As Long As and Winnipeg electric both1 engaged in Power distribution in the City. He added that Large ceo homies would also accrue from elimination of duplication in maintenance Crews. Duplicate distribution lines would not be removed at once. There would be Large scale interconnection and when rebuilding of lines became necessary due to . Single lines would be installed in Oppi eaten Maii order place of present double lines. Plus transmission radios Hon. K. Douglas United ambassador to Canada will address the Winnipeg rotary club set. 26. He will arrive with mrs. Stuart in the City oct. 25 and leave on the 27th. A recep Tion in his Honor will be held oct. 26 St 5 . 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