Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 1, 1960, Winnipeg, Manitoba Pollen count Oak 86 Alder 1 total 87 forecast Light contamination. Light contamination Over Winnipeg free press by Carrier in Winnipeg 30c per week wednesday june 1, 1960 weekend edition with comics we Cloudy with a few Likht sunny a afternoon. Cloudy with scattered shr term on thursday. Continuing Cool. 2j, decreasing to 15 tonight North wet 20 thursday afternoon. 40 tonight 60 for 24-hour period a.m., Juno 1 Max. Vancouver 64 Calgary 62 Edmonton 63 Regina. 7s Brandon 81 Winnipeg 85 fort William 70 Ottawa 65 .17 37 47 44 53 prec. To. To. .03 .01 .01 .75 Toronto Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami los Angeles Minneapolis new York Max. 7 j 71 is 79 70 75 77 thursday. Prec min. 41 59 53 64 "2 is 60 63 .51 .25 .24 to Kosher meat crisis new Slaughter Law could up Price new Federal government regulations on humane of cattle May raise the Price of and lower the demand for Kosher meat in Winnipeg. The regulations will be enforced starting Doc. 1. My St be stunned according to the regulations no animal May he shackled unless it is stunned. Normally cattle Are stunned by an munition driven bolts or pneumatic hammers. Pigs Are stunned either by Gas or elec tric devices. However jewish religious Law forbids the stunning or rendering unconscious of cattle before the kill. The practice is to shackle them first but the new regulations change things. Executives of five out of six abattoirs contacted expressed con Cern Over the Issue. The sixth re fused comment. The Large abattoirs Are conducting research to solve the problem but the smaller firms can t afford to. Humane Kosher methods of kill ing cattle have been devised or. R. Singleton of the Federal department of agriculture said tues any but they Are not economic ally not economic the government has not yet suggested method that is economic managers of the plants said. We Don t know which Way to said one. If the Price Isi not economical it May drive some1 of the wholesalers out of Busi the main problem right now is j How to control the animal without one major buyer of Kosher meats said. Europe has Tiad humane killing for years but it s not even today s Kosher meat is More expensive than other meat because of a slower kill. I never thought for a moment the Bill included Kosher Ross Murray Winnipeg humane society president commented. We agreed two years ago we could t Hope for More than the humane Slaughter of cattle for Gentile Pur the open door policy a free press reporter tues Day discovered the magic formula for opening fire doors at Winnipeg s decaying City Hall. And it in t open you simply put your Index Finger on the bar and press Ever so gently. Mayor Stephen Juba had a Little More trouble monday night when he attempted to get a breath of fresh air Dur ing a Long Windy Council meeting. The mayor pushed and pushed but the door re fused to open. Tuesday afternoon a team from the free press discovered the secret. It s a mistake to try to make a door open on the Side where the hinges Are. Gentle pressure on the other Side however and the door opens quickly and easily. As a result of mayor Juba s predicament a fire inspector visited City Hall tuesday after noon. The building however has not been condemned. But the fire door is hard to find. The upper Halls of City Hall Are like caves. The sign that Calls attention to the fire escape is like the Small print on some insurance policies. A fire at City Hall would be a very unpleasant business. Meat Boycott Here packing Union May picket stores Winnipeg supermarkets May remove the products of strike bound Brandon packers from their shelves. Or they May not. It de pends on the customers. T h e packing House workers Union h a s threatened to picket supermarkets still handling bran Don packers products thursday and Friday evenings. If the stores Are picketed most supermarket officials said the reaction of customers would determine the a slow Start for crops this year rain weeds big obstacle Harvest will be late crops at some Manitoba Points will mature dangerously late this fall and Weed infestations Are heavy As a result of late seeding caused by periodic Rains. Who Tion to be taken. It s a Legal move that the Union is threatening most of those contacted said and there is Little that can be done about it. The first question is store officials said whether the Union will actually picket the stores. None lad received official Noti fice of intention to picket and they knew nothing about the Union threat except what they have read in the newspapers. Open sesame won t do it. But the gentle pressure of a single Finger in the right place opens City Hall fire doors in a Trice. As this Escapee demonstrates it s All in the Way you wave your hands. Jury finds Sokoloski guilty of two narcotics offences Rome influences architects the Arch upon Arch Structure of Rome s coliseum is still Infix to icing architects today. Basil Spence president of the Royal Institute of British architects tuesday told guests at the annual reunion banquet of University of Manitoba architecture and Interior design alumni that his recent design for the University at Brighton England shows the influence of the strongly robust coliseum. An inquiring Eye that is con stantly searching for truth is one of the architect s Best tools he said. The example of past great architecture should act As a Stimus showing the audience color slides taken last year in Africa and Michael Mitchell Sokoloski 32, of no fixed address was found guilty by an Assize court jury tuesday of unlawful Possession of drugs. On a directed verdict by or. Justice f. M. Bast in Sokoloski was also found guilty of Possession for Pur poses of trafficking. He was remanded for sentence pending the outcome of his trial before or Justice Bastin without a jury on wednesday on Cha. Ges of being an habitual criminal. The jury of 11 men and one woman took just 20 minutes tues Day to convict Sokoloski of the pos session count after a two Day trial. Onus on accused defence on the second count of trafficking was not entered by so Koloski who indicated to his coun Sel Samuel Breen that he intended to Appeal the conviction on pos United Church to hand out govt. Pork or. Fred j. Douglas director of the inter City Council of the United Church said tuesday Church officials would seek a Supply of the Federal government s free pork Europe or. Spence said that the for Supply to needy people and scale and magnificence of Mother j deficit operating institutions. Karth herself presents a dial or. Douglas said a list of these Lenge to architects. Groups which would include pc the banquet held in the Royal sinners groups non profit Camps Alexandra hotel was the High j and other institutions was now be Light of a two Day reunion attended ing compiled. He did not know by graduates from All Over Canada when the request for the pork would go out. The minister would not comment on the pork being awarded As a prize to needy pupils obtaining Good Marks in a school at St. Laur ent Man. The gifts were Given Only to members of Rev. Lucien Brassard s Parish. The pork was obtained from the government by the Catholic welfare Bureau for distribution to needy parishioners. Or. Douglas stressed that the to Atter an Accident on Portage United Church s free meat would Avenue at Oak Dean Boulevard be Given Only to needy persons i and i Nii a said mrs. Edith Mary Lett of 1w Uii Kdean Boulevard was to crossing Portage Avenue when she Rree Tress meetings collided with a car driven by Wil Liam har Boule 17, of 318 Vimy Road Kirkfield Park. Mrs. Corlett was taken to Winni Peg general Hospital with Lacera session. As the onus rests with the accused in such cases to prove that he was not trafficking the judge then directed the jury to re turn a verdict of guilty on the Sec Ond count. Evidence at the trial was that Sokoloski was seen leaving a taxi and entering an Alley off Street list nov. 25 by ramp of one Way to hire teachers a second South african teacher has been hired by the Winnipeg school Board. Have you any information re Garding his background or any other trustee George Frith asked the superintendent s department tuesday. He wants to get out of South Africa that s recommendation interjected trustee and Rew Robertson. The Board was told the teacher has 15 years experience and comes Well recommended from Cape town. Winnipeg has been Advertis ing in South Africa for teachers and has received a number of in quiries. Filers of the narcotics squad. Testimony was that a package containing a White powder had previously been found at the spot by police who took a Sample of the contents and returned the package to its hiding place. Got into taxi officers said Sokoloski picked up the package got into the wait ing taxi proceeded North. He was later accosted by the officers As he left the taxi at a Lane out Side his Stella Avenue Home a piece of cleansing paper similar to that used As wrapping for the package hidden in the Lane was found in his pocket police said but the package was not found. Police said the taxi left the taxi left the scene before they could identify it. Questioned by is Rael Nitikman Crown counsel Cpl. Albert e. Billett said an intensive Check was made on All taxi companies and later a taxi was found. Cross examination by or. Breen brought out that the taxi was not located by police until several months after the incident on Stella Avenue. Police testified that a Small package was found under the rear seat and that it contained a powder that was Analysed As heroin. Architects Honor City artist Leo Mol. Winnipeg sculptor has Een awarded the Allied arts medal of Royal architectural Institute of Canada. The Institute s president Maurice Payette said wednesday the award had been Given to or. Mol primarily for his sculpturing abilities although he was also Well known in the stained Glass and ceramics or. Mol a member of the Sculp tors society of Canada and presi Dent of the Manitoba society of artists was born in the Ukraine and immigrated to Canada in 1948. While in Europe he studied Cera mics and sculpture in Vienna and Berlin. Later he studied at the Academy of Fine arts at the Hague Holland. Or. Mol will receive his medal at the architects annual dinner saturday in the fort Garry hotel. He has had his work displayed on Many Public buildings through out Western Canada and in several Art galleries. He has exhibited with the Royal Canadian Academy Montreal museum of Fine arts and the Toronto and Hamilton Art galleries. St. Mary s Academy St Mary s Academy Home and school association will hold its annual Tea from 2 to . Thursday at the Academy. Con Vener is mrs. D. J. Beattie. Cooks Creek Man fined Dan Duda 57, of Creek was fined and costs when i was convicted in provincial policy court wednesday of Selling liquor illegally. Court was told that ramp Plain clothes officers posed As custom ers and bought Beer from Duda on Jan. 15. They returned the Secor time and found the place crowded with customers buying Beer. An immediate arrest was made. Investigation showed Duda Hac purchased 51 cases of Beer be tween dec. 24 and Jan. 13. Pedestrian injured in St. James a St. James woman is in Hospi tons to Tho head and bruises to her body meetings to be held at 8 . Thursday in the free press building include Board room no. 1, Wolseley constituency Liberal association clubroom Manitoba Lawn Bowling association. Cool Cloudy weather takes Over for june the first few Days of june will be Cool and Cloudy the Wea ther office reports. Will the Early Days of july follow suit or will they be perfect Holiday sunning weather your predictions of the High and Low temperatures and the hours of Sunshine for july 1 this year May win you a swimming Pool in the free press win a Pool forecast. Tuesday was warm Agai i sending May out on a mild note before a Chilly june 1. High recorded temperature tuesday was 85.3 overnight Low was 55.7. There were 11 full hours of Sunshine. Highest Ever for May 31 was 86.5 in 1940 lowest temperature re corded for the Date was 23 in 1897. Light showers Are forecast for wednesday afternoon but sunny skies Are expected later on. Thursday will be Cloudy and Cool with scattered showers. Overnight Low wednesday will be 40, High predicted for thursday is 60. Here is a forecasting hint supplied by the Canadian meteorological service look at your barometer a falling barometer indicates Cloudy unsettled weather see the entry Blank for the win a Pool forecast on Page 49. Drop As Many entries As you like in the special Box on the main floor lobby of the free press building or mail them to win a Pool forecast Box 1800, Winnipeg. Wow or. George Wise chairman of the Board of governors of the hebrew univer sity in Jerusalem will speak at the Semi annual dinner meeting of the Winnipeg Chap Ter Canadian friends of the hebrew University at . Saturday in the fort Garry hotel. Or. Wise who lives in Mexico City is an officer and member of boards of several major american organizations and for Many Yean served As director of the american federation in International institutions. Reports from agricultural representatives throughout the province state that on the average wheat seeding is about 80 per cent com plete although the figure varies from District to District. The information was released by the publications Branch of the provincial agricultural department. Heavy Rains last week fell in widespread areas of the province and precipitation is Well above nor Mal at most Points. Fields had just dried up after rain last week in some when storms monday night soaked them again. About 41 per cent of the coarse grains Are seeded and Only about 15 per cent of the flax is in. Many Farmers Are delaying seeding to kill weeds before planting. Some of the Fields that were planted Early Are very weedy and cultivation and replanting will be Neces sary. Rye looks Good Early seeded wheat and coarse grains have emerged and for the most part reports say Are in excellent condition. The fall Rye crop looks promising the agricultural representatives say. It is expected sugar beet Plant ing will be completed this week. All the sunflowers most of the Field peas Corn and rapeseed Are planted. Germination of special crops is reported excellent. However some Early sown Fields of sugar beets and sunflowers Are weedy. Cutworms have already caused some or nage and spraying for control of them is under Way in some districts. Cutworm dam age has also been reported in Gar Dens at Hamiota and Ste. Rose do Lac. Pastures excellent the major Benefit of the heavy Rains has been to pastures. Previously in bad shape they Are now in excellent condition and livestock herds Are reported doing Well. A satisfactory Hay crop is expected. R. E. Forbes Brandon agricultural representative has reported that Rains during the past week have crippled Spring seeding in the Western part of the province or. Forbes said Only about half the wheat acreage has been sown while Only 15 per cent of Oats and Barley is in the soil n the Western areas of the pro Vince. Monday night s half Inch rainfall further deteriorated ground conditions. With crop and Straw still Lynn gym Fields because of the sudden Snow storm last october Farmers spent a few weeks Early this Spring re moving the litter. Progress was Good or. Forbes said. Dark picture but Rains came just As the Fields had dried sufficiently to permit seeding operations. This has put just soaking plants City Hall caught on wrong Day City Hall got caught with its sprinklers on tuesday. And More than one water rationed Winnipeg Ger wanted to know How come City Nail could water its grass on the wrong Day of the week. All a misunderstanding a Parks award spokesman said wednesday. The water was on at City Hall tues Day All right despite the City by Law which says Small Parks play grounds and Tot lots must be watered mondays wednesdays and Fri Days Only. But City workmen weren t water ing the grass. They were just soak ing newly planted Beds of geraniums the last of which Are to be planted today. Investment talk James Mcknight will speak on principles of investment to the tories let them fade away new tory if you Are a conventional conservative there is no room for you in the Camp of Premier Duff Roblin Hon. George Hutton Agri culture minister said tues Day. Or. Hutton addressing a group of Young progressive conserva Tives in Selkirk said progressive Are but we Are not concerned with the preservation of outmoded attitudes policies legis lation or or. Mutton s Brand of Consena Ive is one who cherishes Home Church and democratic govern our 40 years in the wilderness did one thing at East. The great achievements of policies of former conservative governments Are far enough removed by time that they do not constitute stumbling blocks for us Scarlet fever total at 206 seventy three cases of communicable diseases were reported to the provincial health department during the week ending May 28. The number of cases for each disease reported with the total number so far this year in Brack ets is As follows brucellosis 1 food poisoning 13 infectious hepatitis 6 pertussis whooping 9 Scarlet crop prospects in a rather dark picture. Or. Forbes noted that while it is getting late Farmers getting the seed in the ground by june 10 would still have a fighting Chance at having the crops mature before Frost in the fall. The incidence of wild Oats in crops this season appears certain to be on the increase due mainly to the fact that Normal fall and Spring tillage designed to combat the pest were curtailed by heavy Snow and wet Fields. Mental health v. V. Murray president of the Manitoba division of the Canadian i the Manitoba labor Board. Lions club of Winnipeg at j fever 2 206i. Tuberculosis 6 . Thursday in the fort Garry gonorrhoea 35 686 and syphilis. To _ w r f hotel. 1 government studies evacuation plan the dispersing of the Manitoba government in Case of War was being discussed by the provincial Cabinet wednesday. Andrew Currie civil defence coordinator said an evacuation plan was being studied. But he could not say whether it would be approved in principle. A report from Ottawa said a regional emergency Centre will be established somewhere in Manitoba in the near future for use by Manitoba and Federal government emergency measures staffs in the event of War. Similar centres will be established in each province. They will vary in size and character depending on such factors As the size of the population in the pro Vince the likelihood of the provincial capital coming under at tack and the technical require ments of the emergency communications system. Total Cost of the program fed Union s bid turned Down an application by the internal ional Union of operating engineers local 901 for certification As bargaining agent for employees of Bridge and tank Western Ltd. In i Winnipeg has been dismissed by mental health association thrice president Ian v. Ubienski and the executive director miss Patricia r. Desjardins. Will attend the annual meeting of the Cana Dian mental health association be no held in Banff from thursday o saturday. Hon. J. B. Carroll minister of labor said wednesday the Board had dismissed the application on the grounds that it did not qualify really May run As High As 000. Prime minister John Diefenbaker made the announcement in the commons tuesday and cautioned that his words should not be regarded As an indication of any change in peaceful relations some to be built in some provinces existing buildings will be modified and in others the centres will have to built. The principal need is adequate Protection against radioactive fall out the same peril against which the government is encouraging householders to protect themselves by Means of suitable basement said or. Diefenbaker. Hold talks immediate action is being taken to provide the structures and de tails on their use will be discussed with provincial authorities the prime Minster said. The plan is to provide a Centra from which a Small corps of Federal provincial and personnel can direct emergency operations within the province even in the presence of radioactive fall out the loss of Normal Means of communication and possibly tha destruction of the capitals. U alumni meeting or. Hugh Saunderson president of the University of Manitoba will address the annual meeting of Tho University of Manitoba alumni As under Section 8 of the labor re so citation at 7 . June 8 in the nations act which deals residence. Or. Saunder groups of employees with special son will speak on his recent trip _ i i 11 technical skills. To South Africa. Special classes for laggard students a cure would 4make this City envied Winnipeg school Board will try a Salvage its laggard students by setting up special classes for them. If the method succeeded trus yes agreed Winnipeg would be come the most envied school system in North America because policy of expelling persistent lag Gards As a last resort. Trustee George Frith made the proposal and was supported by All but two trustees. Trustee Agnes Mcgavin objected to spending Public funds on Indol though they would fail following their easter examinations. For two months they would receive instruction from a single teacher without too close adherence to the time table. Or. Frith said part of the trouble in High he problem of Lazy students is Lent students when the fault was i school was its department aha common across the continent. The school Board tuesday decided to set up special classes for laggards in secondary schools. The superintendent s department was instructed to come up with a firm plan for such classes to come into operation in 1961. In taking this action trustees Aid they were not reversing their Lack of discipline in the Home. Trustee Joseph Zuken said the problem of laggards would not be solved by any pressure cooker course. Better counselling within the school and talks with parents were needed. Or Frith said envisaged the special classes As being used for High school students who looked As Tion a different teacher for each subject. Also Many students became lag Gards simply because of a personality conflict with the teacher. I can name a doctor and a professor of mathematics at the univer sity who were Tad by the Winni Peg school system they might As Well said ;