Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 10, 1957, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Swift s Premium Franks made fresh daily i ads Mort readers Mora results your greatest Market to buy to sell free press want ads phone Whitehall 3-9331 by Carrier in Winnipeg 30c per week Winnipeg tuesday december 10, 1957 weekend edition with comics we committee accepts change in system of electing Heads Winnipeg s civic management committee monday approved a move to change the system of electing chair men of the various Aldermani committees. It accepted a proposal by Aid. H. B. Scott to have Council As a whole select the chairmen by secret ballot. At present the chair the recently approved Consoli Dation of standing committees will become effective with Start manage in Spile of an assuring outstretched hand this Young lady appears to have some misgivings about St. Nicholas and his servant Black Peter she was one of 300 children at the Netherlands society of greater Winnipeg s St. Nicholas party saturday at the he brew sick Benefit Hall. Some 200 dutch adults also attended the annual party held in co operation with local dutch churches to celebrate the birthday of St Nicholas dec. 5. On that Day St Nicholas accompanied by Black Peter is supposed to come from Spain to Holland and distribute Prosr its to the children. Men Are chosen by members of of the new year. The respective committees. J works pubic the proposal must go to safety committees win cil for final approval. United under the name Public lobbying works. Personnel committee is to Aid. Scott placed his motion United with finance under the fore the management committee and and shortly after Aid. Peter Taraska committees will be United called the present system an an name and Nual circus if lobbying for fare committee. Welfare is now Aid. Scott said every member a special committee of Council was responsible for next task to be tackled by the actions of the committee chair men and it was the right and responsibility of every Alderman to take part in the appointments. But Aid. David Orlikov predicted that City Hall would see an even bigger scramble for votes in future. Since there would be Only three chairmanships to hand out. There d be much Keener com petition for them. I he added that the change made i Little practical difference be j cause lobbying had always been so intense that most aldermen i were Able to Register opinions on j who would get the various jobs at i stake. Sceptical Aid. Howard Mckelvey was Al so sceptical. The chairmanships will still be determined before we go to the inaugural meetings of he declared. Love that urea says bid made to save historic log House a new non corrosive compound is whisking the Snow from City Bridges and their approaches this Winter. It works so Well that City Engineer w. D. Hurst wishes it was t so expensive then he could use it All Over the City. The compound of Hydrogen Carbon oxygen and nitrogen is called it was used Here last year on an experimental basis but did not come into major use until this Winter. Or. Hurst says the chemical i working wonders but is so costly that Winnipeg is probably the Only City in Western Canada the compound. We love the he said. Urea he said radiates a straight i heat which unlike controversial _ does not corrode Metal. It i is also a fertilizer and does won a derail things with i it is shipped in bulk from Mon Treal where it is unloaded from England. For the rest of the City streets the engineering department uses Plain St. Boniface Council indicated monday it will help the historical society of the City to preserve the oldest still occupied House in the West. The original 100-by-40-foot Oak log residence of the no Vitae Sisters of Charity has been inhabited by the Grey nuns since its construction in 1845 on tache Avenue. When Rev. Antoine d Esch Ambault president of the historical society of St. Boniface heard that the House faced possible demolition he obtained permission from the nuns to move the House for Ward to the Corner of tache Avenue and Despins Street and to turn it into a museum under the department of Northern affairs. The City of St. Boniface however told the nuns it would need the Corner lot in order to Widen tache Avenue. After hearing father d Esch up a committee to meet with the historical society to find a new location for the pro posed museum. T plan to change Bridge design Winnipeg Alderman apparently do not plan at present to change the design of the waver Ley Aubrey Watermain Bridge which collapsed two weeks ago. A City woman mrs. Elizabeth Bennett of 1004 Palmerston ave nue wrote hit the Bridge had been an and she re Quested that the City not put. It up again. Public utilities committee in Council set injected the request saying that in was too late now to change the hold up threat 6 months a Man who threatened to hold up a theatre cashier if she did t give him Money for tobacco was jailed for six months tuesday on a vagrancy charge. The sentence was imposed upon Hans Olaf Lundgren 49, of no fixed abode who begged Money at 9.40 . Monday from Kristbjorg Doyle of 349 Sherbrook Street a cashier at Mac s theatre. When she refused him the Money the accused said he would get a gun and hold up the theatre. Ment will be the civic hospitals 2 teenagers raked Over gang fight in Charleswood magistrate a c. M. Kyle ripped into two teenagers tuesday in provincial police court calling them hoodlums masquerading As he ordered the youths to pay court costs of each and gave them two year suspended sentences for causing a disturbance by fighting. Mrs. Nan Murphy who has been appointed chairman of the 1958 March of dimes Campaign for the society of crippled children of Manitoba. The youths Malcolm Jamie son 19, of 548 Mcadam ave nue and Theodore Johnson 19, of 531 Furby Street were also ordered to report monthly to the adult probation officer. The court Case was a sequel to a meeting of two gangs in Charleswood Friday night. Scott Wright Crown counsel said ramp officers on patrol noticed a Large group teen agers milling around outside a Small cafe located near Var sity View Community club. Fists were flying and the offi cers left their car to break it up. O n seeing the policemen most of the teenagers ran away. The two accused however were battling each other furiously and were grabbed by the officers. Or. Wright said investigation showed this was pre arranged Between the Charleswood and Winnipeg groups and that two carloads from the City had gone to the scene. Be said Theodore Johnson formerly lived in Charleswood. We read a lot about Juve Nile delinquency or. Wright said and there has been considerable trouble out there before this at teenage canteen dances. This is the sort of thing everyone wants to stamp out. There were about 20 involved outside the asked if they had anything to say Jamieson replied there was Only one car from the North Johnson said he had nothing to say. In c1 to set civic Fay City Council s special Reform the City Engineer the general committee is sticking by its re i manager of City Hydro and the commendation that bargaining on City personnel manager civic wages should be in the hands another look of a four Man team of top depart ment Heads. The management commit ice Lead another look at its Alan Mon the proposal went to Council a Day decided there Noth Eek ago but was turned with to and t it be under the procedure recon to with one Sli Hatch Resolution airs Waqui e Carrie t negotiations with by the commissioner of finance the see gasoline Price War shaping in City area a gasoline War appears to be in the making in the Winnipeg area with several stations slashing two i cents off the Price of regular Gaso there indications of cuts by North Star stations to tuesday noon. But one gasoline company representative said it was definitely the Start of a Price so far the first Cut appeared in some there have been on indications of Lundgren told the cashier he had just been leased from when the Price of Kingston Penitentiary where he served a sentence for armed robbery. Lundgren who is a familiar figure in police courts for Petty offences was never in Kingston Penitentiary free press meetings meeting to be held at 8 . In the free press building include Board room no. 1, Rob Roy Camp no. 42, sons of Scotland Board room no. 2, Winnipeg philatelic society clubroom Winnipeg Cage Bird society. Oab bits and pieces from All Over the new Moore Mccormack line s luxury cruise ship . Brasil does t need a funnel because the exhaust will pass through King posts near the vessel s Stern but it has a funnel nevertheless. It s a Dummy funnel and in the top of it is built an observation deck and this observation bit is misleading. The area will be partitioned and will provide separate Sun bathing areas for men and women so that members of each sex May Sun Bathe in. Toto and in Pri Vacy the . Armed forces quartermaster food and Container Institute has developed four liquid meat pro ducts which the space flier of the future May eat with a Straw from a lipstick like Container without removing his space helmet. These include Chicken Turkey and beef. Just imagine Suckin Turkey through a Straw they re still kidding about the Tough Luck . Scientists had in their first attempt to launch a sputnik last week. A group of i a. Curlers was in Winnipeg Over the weekend and one of the hosts Al Mcrritt of the Granite club whipped out his cig Aret lighter to Light up a Cifra ret for Mike Stewart of St. Paul. He flicked and flicked but the lighter would t ignite. Finally Mike cracked forget it. It s just like our says Reader Larry Bolt some of the people who Are frying to get to the Moon were trying to get to heaven this would be a lot better world to live briefly if it had Only been a Jack instead of a Queen Phil Levine was playing crib saturday night at the merchants hotel and got himself a pretty hot hand. It counted 28, just one Shor of a perfect-29. He held a Queen and three fives and another five turned up. So near and yet so far the wac association invites Allex wac girls to turn out for the annual Christmas hamper packing party wednes Day Ai . In the army and Navy building Young Street third floor giveaways part Cocker two old Pup female Black and White and partly trained phone Spruce 5-6416. Bridge since a design had been adopted and the contract let. J Kildonan woman referring to mrs. Bennett s t Ter w. D. Hurst City mishap suggested that the reply should j a 42-year-old East Kildonan to acts build health insurance meet this week or. Morley Elliot Deputy min ister of health and Public welfare will be one of two Manitoban to attend a three Day conference in Ottawa this week on the National Hospital insurance scheme. Boniface Hospital following an Accident monday morning. I police said mrs. May Rosalind i Gray of 849 Henderson High Way was injured at 8 . When she collided with a car driven 18" dropped from 38.9 cents to 36.9 cents a gallon. Some of the Esso stations have also dropped the Price of their regular gasoline from 35.9 or higher depending on the station to 36.9 to meet the a a Price. Henderson Thrift Way a Cut rate station on Pembina Highway dropped the Price of its regular gasoline to 33.9 from 34.9 to be the lowest in its Price Tor no. 1 gasoline is 36.9 cents per gallon. A spokesman for Imperial Oil said the company is assisting dealers in order to make them competitive with firms that have dropped prices. He said that All Imperial dealers Are aware that by Norman f. Musgrave 40. Of there is some Price cutting going lot 86 East St. Paul. The Accident j on but it s up to the individual Henderson Highway Desler whether or not he will drop Hazeldell Avenue. Substituted the names of the two big unions the federation of civic employees and the fire fighters association. Let s Aid. Howard i Mckelvey declared. This item was sent Back because of the personnel we he added that the health and welfare departments thought they should be represented on the bargaining group. Want representation what they said David Orlikov is represent _ Tion from the health or welfare which Ihas twice failed Roget agree j or the civic ment on a proposed Chang and we Sive Tilon that the labor act regarding minimum Crawford the wages May not make another i and then the other attempt groups will want representation Hon. C. E. . Minister j Ald. Mckelvey said the four of labor said tuesday the govern men proposed represented one ment might let the old act scale of department Heads As it is on minimum wages be land that to enlarge the committee cause of resistance to the proposed i would mean dding department changes by both the contractors Heads of. Lower pay and that May not try to alter act the Manitoba government might Lead to adding them and the labor unions. He said his department was considering the situation and May come up with something but he was t sure if anything would be done before the next session of the House or if anything would be done at All. The trouble began when the government tried to bring in a change that would establish mini mum wage rates in the private construction Industry and at the same time set higher fair wage rates for government contracts. Under the old act the going rates were set As minimums by the fair accessory after the fact m the wage Board for government and theft of More than s6 000 from a notel Nien nov. 29. The charge was Laid after Crown drops charge in grab theft the Crown has stayed a charge against Albert he Mary. 31, of old 1399 Lincoln Avenue of being an private contracts alike. After opposition in the Industrial thief grabbed a Satchel containing the Money from an official of the i Stock Exchange hotel who was relations committee the govern ment withdrew the proposals. The committee met again during the. Recess to consider a revision of the returning to his office from a Bank proposals. This revision was m nine 27 wife of opposed by builders and labor Berl who unions. The changes were desirable or. Greenlay Sai a because of complaints from Rural areas. There Are Many builders even in to the further theft was remanded week for sentence. Joe Lischynsky 31, of no fixed abode also charged with the theft was remanded for another week. He has pleaded not guilty to the the City who would like to see charge the changes. But or. Greenlay i said that these people did not appear before the committee to natural history talk voice their opinions. Rotary club Moray Sinclair will speak at the trailing the Whitetail Deer will be the topic of an address to be Given by Clarence Tiller us can Adian nature artist at a meeting St. Boniface kiwanis who sold Gas at reduced prices Saio _ _ or have no change from the Hon. R. W. Bend minister of speak on diversification in Mam t prices of 34 9 for regular health said or. Elliott and to Jatoba agriculture at the wednesday fifth Bert Clements accountant for the j noon meeting of the St. Boniface name per a Hospital rate Board will attend a kiwanis club at the fort Garry meeting on the administrative and technical aspects of the Hospital hotel. The kiwanis ladies Auxilio i Ary will hold their annual Christ scheme. The meeting will not Dis Mas party for children of St. Boni cuss policy. Face Sanatorium dec. 21 at 2 . Freeze catches us All with Earmuff s Down last night s sudden freeze caught everybody with their earmuffs Down even the Weatherman. We knew it was getting cold but not said the Public forecaster today. We had expected a thick deck of insulating Clouds but that just did t show up and the temp hearings Start dec. 19 on i compensation act the commission inquiring into Manitoba s workmen s compensation act will hold its first meet ing at . Dec. 19 in the Law courts building Ben Lepkin commission Secretary announced a tuesday. I or. Lepkin said the meetings would be open and All interested i parties were invited to attend. J i to Date 12 briefs have been re i Cei Ved. Although deadline for re a ceiling briefs was dec. 6, those j sent in later will be entertained i by the commission. I erasure plunged from a High of 37 above at ii . Mon Day to 9 below Early tuesday. Today s official tempera Ture at mid morning was 11 be Low but the chill effect of the 20-mile-per-hour winds was equal t o 45-degree below weather he said. This Means that people walking against the wind were feeling just As cold As they would in 45 degree sub Zero temperatures with a six mile per hour wind even though the thermometers read Only 11 below. 20 below tonight tonight s Outlook is for 20 below. Temperatures wednes Day Are expected to be As cold As today. Thursday the weather May moderate said the forecaster. Milder air May begin flowing into the area then. Last night s Snow storm Al though very Strong was not in the blizzard class. The Strong flurries came with rapidly dropping temperatures and were picked up by the winds and driven in Waves. To. I gasoline. Rice s a drive which maintains Large station on Harriet Street with White Rose products said the Price is still the same today 36.8 for no. 2, and 40 cents per gallon for no. 1 gasoline with no changes contemplated. One station that Sells Mccoll Frontenac products Texaco Gaso line said they had t Cut prices yet but assume that they will Fol Low suit to meet Competition. There were no Price decreases announced by Roco nor were he won t discuss enterprises Aid. Walter Crawford has turned Down a cwt invitation to appear on a round table program thursday night with Culver Riley president of Winnipeg enterprises Lor a discussion of the affairs of the corporation. This was disclosed by or. Craw Ford tuesday. He said he had at first accepted the invitation but had now informed cwt that he could not follow through. Or. Crawford told City Hall Henry Koschitzki of 308 Cathedral Avenue a fourth a ear engineering Stu Dent who Lias been chosen As a candidate for the 1958 Rhodes scholarship r. I. Gordon Secretary of the Manitoba selection com Mittee said tuesday. Or. Koschitzki is a student at the University of Manitoba. Ladies Day luncheon the rotary the natural history society at club wednesday noon at the Royal 18 in . Friday in theatre b. Alexandra hotel. His topic will be Broadway buildings. His talk will Don t put your daughter on illustrated with slides and Char stage mrs. Coal sketches. Haig chairman emeritus of United College regents extend Reward offer in murder Case St. Boniface Council has extended until March 1, 1958. Its offer of a Reward for information Lead ing to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Leo Lamon Tagne. Or. Lamontagno. 19, an attend ant at the Hub service station Provencher and tache was found sept. 7 battered Over the head with an Iron pipe in a hold up and died later of his injuries. The ser vice station was robbed of Don t leave parcels in car inspector of detectives James Toal monday issued a warning to Christmas shoppers to refrain from leaving parcels in parked cars. Pie said the gaily wrapped parcels attracted thieves and 1u1 porters the program might put he suggested that if parcels f Hoh n in info in Foj trait him in the role of an out and out critic of the Enterprise corporation and of or. Riley and he wanted to avoid this. I in place of the round table Dis j Cussion cwt has scheduled had to be left in a car they should be locked in the trunk. Press conference at which or. Riley will be interviewed by news men on the affairs of the corporation. Winnipeg chapter of Ofca will a film and social night Mon a Day ., at the fort Garry hotel. A film entitled it s a crime dealing with Winter sea Sonal unemployment will be shown. Senator j. T. Haig senator John Thomas Haig was elected chairman Emer itus of the Board of regents of United College at the annual meeting. He has served As Board chairman for the past five years. Newly elected chairman is Allan h. Watson. Other officers include r. 0. A. Hunter vice chairman or. Ross Mitchell Secretary and Bruce Ross chairman of Fin Ance committee. Dr., w. C. Lockhart in his a. H. Watson annual report said the col lege enrolment of is the highest in its history and said that in arts registration United was almost equal to the enrolment in arts at Kort Garry. He noted mat United is the largest of 29 Independent colleges in Western can Ada providing seven per cent of the total arts and science education in the West and 31.5 per cent of the total offered by All Western Independent col Leges ;