Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 21, 1960, Winnipeg, Manitoba Reach twice the readers in greater Winnipeg with free press want ads Winnipeg free press by Carrier 3sc per week Winnipeg Friday october 21, 1960 single copy pries Joc weather a few Suany periods this afternoon otherwise Cloudy today and saturday. A few showers or Snow flurries saturday morning. Not much change in temperature. A lids Light becoming Southeast 13 saturday morning. 30 tonight. 45 saturday. Temperatures lorm hour period ending ajn., out 21 . Vancouver 59 Calgary 58 Edmonton 46 Regina Brandon Winnipeg fort William Ottawa 42 min. 52 36 34 is Toronto 42 Max. Min. Free. Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami los Angeles Minneapolis new York 60 89 to 39 69 33 30 41 30 73 57 19 41 .01 .57 strikers ask government to intervene Steeh workers want Carroll to help get talks going again the United Steeh workers Union has asked the provincial government to intervene in the steel strike to get talks going again Between management and labor Len Stevens Prairie regional supervisor for the Union said Friday. The request followed a meeting of Union officials with Hon. Jack Carroll minister of labor on thursday. Or. Stevens said we have writ ten the minister As a result of thursday s meeting asking him to intervene so As to get negotiations rolling Between us Enid the do minion Bridge plants. If the negotiations fail then we will ask for him to go ahead with an Industrial or. Stevens said that if the in Quiry took place the Union would like it to investigate the dispute Over the company pension no comment or. Carroll Friday would make no comment on thursday s meet ing. He said he has also met representatives of management. The minister said he has still received no request for an Industrial inquiry commission although the subject was mentioned at thursday s meet ing. Labor officials maintain that a verbal request for the inquiry has already gone to the minister. Or. Stevens also announced three mass meetings o Union members to discuss issues raised by thurs Day s talks. He said Dominion Bridge employees would meet Friday night at the hebrew sick Benefit Hall on Selkirk Avenue Manitoba Bridge employees would meet monday night at the same Hall and Selkirk rolling Mill employees would meet wednesday night. Bus routes to change on sunday the greater Winnipeg transit commission has announced Chan Ges in bus routes starting sunday. East Kildonan buses will be routed Over the Disraeli overpass and Bridge to Henderson Highway instead of by main Street and Redwood Bridge. Buses returning from East Kildonan will be identified As Portage Polo Park and will operate West on Portage to the Polo Park shopping Centre. Watt buses will continue to be routed via Hespeler Avenue red Wood Bridge and main Street. However during the evening and All Day sundays and holidays they will operate Cross Redwood Bridge to main Street and Alfred Avenue Only and will return via Alfred Charles 2nd Redwood to the regular route. The North main route will be joined with the Academy staf Ford routes and buses will operate from North main via main Street and Portage Avenue to memorial Boulevard and from there to Academy or Stafford. Buses return ing from Academy and Stafford will be signed North main. Sargent and Mountain bus routes will be joined. Buses from Sar gent signed Mountain will oper ate South on Kennedy to Portage Avenue then East on Portage in Stead of Ellice Avenue. They will continue via Portage main and Mountain to Mcphillips Street. Buses returning from Mountain will be signed Sargent and will operate West on Portage to Vaugh an Street and from there North to the Sargent route. Candidate wants Public housing decentralized mrs. Ruby Crawford Winnipeg Aldermani candidate claims City plans to develop Public housing in blighted areas will unload a Bunch of tenement houses in Northwest mrs. Crawford a candidate in Ward 3, said in a press release Low rental housing development should be decentralized and spread across she would fight for a better Deal for slum dwellers she said but she objected to the City Council attitude of let s put it All in the North in i they won t mind youth s trial delayed appendicitis strikes juror witness wore no tie trial of Kenneth William Pfeifer 17, of 681 Alverstone Street on a charge of causing death by Crim Inal negligence was held up for nearly 30 minutes in court of Queen s Bench Friday due to an emergency operation on a juror and a teenage witness being on the court s View improperly dressed. When court resumed Friday or. Justice a. M. Monnin told counsel he had been informed by the Sher Iff that John Lindgren 344 Poison Avenue a juror in the Case had been rushed to Hospital thursday night for an emergency appendix operation. Or. Justice Monnin Strid he was excusing the juror from further service at the trial and on the jury panel for the bal Ance of the assizes. See earlier Story Page 7. Manly Israel defence counsel obtained consent of the accused to continue with-11 jurors. The first witness called Friday was Vaughan Mcleod 16, of 1017 Mulvey Avenue who entered the witness Box dressed in a White shirt opened at the Throat without Necktie and with his sleeves rolled up. Or. Justice Monnin told w. A. Troughton Crown counsel that the witness was improperly dressed for court appearance and there would be an adjournment until he was dressed properly. Mcleod left the stand and within a few minutes re appeared Wear ing a Necktie and Brown wind breaker Over la s shirt. The trial resumed. At the conclusion of Mcleod s testimony or Justice Monnin told him we have had several teen agers on this stand during this trial and have experienced great difficulty in hearing them. You have spoken very loud and Clear for All to hear and i wish to compliment thank you Mcleod re plied As he left the stand. City woman hit by car a 33-year-old Winnipeg woman suffered possible Back injuries and bruises to the left leg after she was hit by a car while crossing Portage Avenue thursday. Margaret Smith 145 Walnut Street was crossing near Young Street about . When the Accident occurred. The car was driven by Bertha Freeman 260 Toronto Street suite 7, police said. The woman was reported in fair condition by Winnipeg Gen eral Hospital. On sport Issue Alliance lacks total support three denominations take no stand for or against sunday bylaw Ontario highways minister Fred Cass left presents Errick Willis lieutenant governor of Manitoba with a life membership in the Canadian Good roads association at the group s annual convention in Toronto thursday. Or. Willis is immediate past president of the organization. Court returns lad to father after 5 years in Foster Home by Elman Guttormson a blonde Bright eyed youngster sat unconcerned in court of Queen s Bench thursday Little realizing that the judgment being read by or. Justice f. M. Bastin could change his life. As a result of the decision Clyde Gustav Simonyi who has spent the last five years in a Foster Home was turned Over to the custody of his father Miklos Church Avenue who had applied for a writ of Hareas Corpus to get his son Back. An application for guardianship by his Foster parents or. And mrs. John Pells of Oak Bluff was turned Down. By agreement Between lawyers acting in the Case the boy who will reach his seventh birthday nov. 11, will not be turned Over to his father until monday in order to give his Foster parents an Opportunity to consider an Appeal. Agreement the boy entered his Foster Home when his parents obtained a separation nov. 19, 1955. At that time an agreement was drawn up where by the Foster parents were to receive per month. The agree ment stated that the parents were to retain their parental rights. The father continued to visit his son following the separation. When or. Simonyi divorced his wife in 1959, the court awarded him. Custody of the child. Following his remarriage Early this year or. Simonyi asked the Pells to return his son stating he now had a proper Home to bring up his child. The Pells refused to return the child and the father was refused permission to continue visiting his son. The father then applied for writ of Hareas Corpus and the Pells a pled for guardianship of the boy. Best interests Charles Huband acting for the father stated that the prime fac Tor in the Case was that his client was the father of the child while th-2 Foster parents were Basing their rights solely on the desire to keep the boy. Harry Walsh counsel for the Pells told the court there was a time when the interest and the welfare of the child must be con free press meetings meetings to be held at 8 . Monday in the free press build ing include Board room no. 1, Manitoba master Barbers and women s auxiliary Board room no. 2, free press nursing division no. 75, St. John ambulance brigade clubroom Amateur radio league of Manitoba. Chest draws near 60 per cent Mark the Community Chest received another thursday bringing the total to Date 59.4 per cent of its objective. Last year at this time the Chest had received mayor Fred Brennan of so vital honorary chairman of the car and car division remained on the top of the race with 68.5 per cent of his objective. East Kildonan mayor George Suttie schools and universities was still second place with 68.1 per cent and Transcona mayor Thomas Copeland residential was still third with 59.1 per cent. Other standings mayor Raymond fennel of fort Garry provincial Federal and civic government 57.9 per cent mayor Stephen Juba textiles 45.8 per cent mayor Walter Bannister Brooklands mechanical and engineering mayor Thomas Findlay St. James boards and commissions 20.5 Reeve a. E. Christiansen West St. Paul retail 13.8 mayor j. G. Van Belleghem St. Boniface advertising 12 mayor John Dickson North Kildonan construction 9.8 mayor Cecil lament Tuxedo whole Sale and hardware 9.4 and Reeve Fred Hayward Charleswood Auto and transportation 3.7. Sia ered Paramount. He said the child had been surrendered in 1955 with the approval of the director of welfare. In his judgment or. Justice Bas tin said that or. And mrs. Pells had no More right to the child than any member of the Public. He said their attempt to obtain control of the child was a breach of the agreement drawn up by the child s parents. It would serve the Best interests of the child if he were returned to his he said. Highways reported in Good condition the weekly Road report shows All highways in Good condition except the following 10 from the North Gate of Riding Mountain Park for two Miles North grading watch for Detour Bridge at Swan River Clos Detour by temporary Bridge directional signs erected Mafe King to the Pas and flin flon equipment working on some sections watch for directional signs. To. 11 Mcarthur Falls to Pine Falls grading passable to ving when wet. To. 12s Junction no. 1 to Junction no. 52, paving. To. 15 Junction no. 12 to Nourse Corner new Grade soft in places Nourse Corner to Junction no. 11, rough in places. No. 20 Winnipegosis to june withdraw conciliation services the provincial government has withdrawn from the services of a conciliation officer in a labor dispute at Thompson Man. Be cause it appears there probably Haven t been conscientious efforts on both sides to bargain in Good Hon. Jack Carroll minis Ter of labor said Friday. The conciliation services had been requested by the International Union of mine Mill and Smel Ter workers which is negotiating a contract with the International Nickel co. Or. Carroll said the request was originally handled As a routine application for conciliation and an of icer was appointed. The officer discovered that there Many More unresolved is sues to be settled than is Liis indicated or. Carroll said that a serious Effort had not been made to Settle the differences and so the services of the officer were withdrawn. The company and the Union Are now Back at the bar gaining table. Or. Carroll said Many of the unresolved issues were of a Type Wlinich Are normally not regarded As controversial in Lahore manage Mont negotiations. He noted that the Manitoba labor act requires both sides to make every reason Able Effort to reach an agree ment. Lion Pine River Road Loose Gra Vel Junction Pine River Road to c Camperville and Junction no. 10 Cowan rough in places. No. 21 Junction no. 45 to Junction no. 4, grading passable towing when wet Indian Reserve Boundary to Hall s Bridge Grad ing passable towing when wet. No. 22 Junction no. 2 to Junction no. 23, grading pass Able towing when wet. No. 23 Junction no. 59 to Junction no. 75, rough in places Eledur to Belmont grading pass Able towing when wet. No. 24 four Miles East of Oak River to Oak River grading passable towing when wet. No. Junction no. 4 to Pine Creek grading passable towing when wet Pine Creek to Junction no. 1, new Grade travelling. No. 68 Junction no. 6 to Junction no. 8, rough in places. No. 83 . Boundary to Junction no. 3, paving Junction no. 24 to Junction no. 41a, Gra ving watch for trucks Cross ing Highway Short Detour at Beu Lii directional signs erected part Highway from Russell to drop More Road grading pass Able towing when wet. No. 89 Junction no. 59 to . Boundary surface Breaks. No. 100 Waverley Street to St. Mary s Road closed to All traffic. No. 101 Junction no. 1w to Junction no. In closed to All traffic Highway not metro allows just one vote electors with a vote in two municipalities in municipal elections have Only one vote for the metro Politan government. But the metro office emphasized today a metro voter can decide for himself in which of the two divisions he wants to cast his bal lot. For example a person living in Winnipeg with property in West Kildonan can vote in both Muni Cipal elections and has one metro vote. But because his Home is in Winnipeg does not mean he must vote in that metro division. If his pro Perty in West Kildonan entitles him to vote in its municipal election he May choose to cast his metro ballot in the metro division in which his West Kildonan property is located. A stand by the lord s Day Alliance against the passage of a City bylaw which would permit sunday sport is not receiving the support of All its members. A letter drafted by the Winnipeg committee for sunday Protection urging opposition to the sports referendum oct. 26 is not being distributed by All members of the Alliance. The Alliance was in Strumental in getting interested citizens to form the committee opposing the bylaw distribute letter Rev. Kenneth a. Moyer of re gents Park United Church a Virden s voters first to decide Virden Friday became the first Manitoba Community to vote on paid sunday sport and mayor j. Cory says he Hopes it will Clear the As far As his Community is concerned. J i the Virden vote started these rumours nor do i care. The fact is that they Are simply or. Chase said. Metro government in order to be effective must be free of political influence in the usual meaning of that Carbon monoxide mils boy North Kildonan police Friday member of the committee said the committee s letter would be distributed sunday in All protest ant churches except the lutheran and anglican churches. The let Ter urges the congregation to vote against the sports bylaw. Rev. E. W. Scott said the anglican Church was not taking any stand on the bylaw. We Are sending out a letter outlining the background of the Issue and the views of both said or. Scott. A spokesman for the lutheran Church said he knew of no action being taken by his group on the Issue. The same attitude was revealed by an official of the roman Catholic Church. Or. Moyer said the apathetic attitude of the people was the Rea son for the apparent Lack of in morning released the name of a Terest in the controversial Issue. 17-year-old boy who died thursday of Carbon monoxide poisoning. Dead is Robert Miller of 274 Devon Avenue North Kildonan. Police said the youth was Over come by Carbon monoxide fumes while fixing the exhaust system of his car in the Carport of his Home. He had left the motor running while working on the car. He was found by his father when he returned Home from work at 5 . Mouth to Mouth artificial respiration was applied by or. Miller and North Kildonan police were called. The boy was pronounced dead at . At Winnipeg Gen eral Hospital. Police said no inquest would be held. The youth is survived by his parents or. And mrs. Robert Miller. Accident claims 2nd victim Philip Forest 262 Enfield cres cent injured in a motor mishap eight Days ago died in St. Boni face Hospital thursday ramp have reported. Or. Forest was a passenger in a car driven by Lloyd Mackie 131 Grandin Street St. Boniface which collided with a tractor trailer driven by Thomas those sen of St. Boniface on Highway 1, eight Miles East of Carberry on oct. 13. Or. Mackie was killed in the Accident and or. Forest was taken in an ambulance under ramp escort to St. Boniface Hospital. Or. T. R. Mcneil Coroner of Carberry has ordered an inquest with the Date yet to be set. Straw vote he said there was More interest in the matter the last time there was a referendum because it was a Straw vote to see whether the citizens of Winnipeg wanted an act passed in the legislature legalizing sunday the vote was held and the referendum was Defeated but in spite of it the whole idea has been Given official approval by the legislature subject to local re said or. Moyer. He said he thought the groups in favor of the bylaw were not out working for it because they believe it in t Murray faces dog charges Ross Murray president of the Winnipeg humane society said Friday he has received two sum Monses to appear in City Magis trate s court tuesday on charges of unlawfully harbouring humane society dogs at his Home. He said the summonses came Erom the City Pound and refer to sick dogs he took Home for a few Days to enable them to con earlier or. Murray had said he would go to jail if convicted rather than pay a Fine for something i believe when asked Friday if his Atti tude was the same he replied no i guess i can t say that now. I la just say no comment new the new Temple of the seven Oaks masonic Lodge 310 Leila Avenue West Kildonan will be officially opened at 2 . Saturday. Actress cautious perhaps maybe Kennedy by Pat Clayton the former actress and Singer and one time american democratic congresswoman paused for a moment before answering. There Are very encouraging Sigus throughout the country for the democrats but i would t say that senator Kennedy s election was a foregone Helen Gahagan Douglas wife of actor Melvyn Douglas and the Democrat Defeated by vice presi Dent Richard Nixon in a bitter . Senatorial Campaign in Cali fornia 10 years ago was inter viewed in Winnipeg thursday be fore addressing a youth Aliyah men s dinner. Alternate to ten an ardent new dealer mrs. Doulgas said she has been campaigning nationally for the democrats for 20 years. During this Campaign i be been speaking throughout the Eastern Seaboard states. Wisconsin is the furthest West i be a one time . Alternate Dele Gate to the United nations mrs. Douglas said Premier Khrushchev s performance at the current meeting was regrettable. When violent language is used in International debate it does t add to the solution of the common problem before Mankind today which is to get on with a disarm Helen Gahagan Douglas Ament program while we can still control As never before she said the world today needs men of reason and objectivity to represent them at the in. The Challenge before us is whether or not we re going to live or she said she thought Canada played an important role in the in. Your country makes a very great she said. Mrs. Douglas said she heartily approves of women taking an Active part in politics. Gives concerts because of the extra special ability and knowledge Peculiar to women i think they can make a special contribution. We should develop women of ability so they can hold Public office and work not in Competition with men but beside apart from her political life mrs. Douglas said she still finds time to give concerts. And at the moment i m making poetry recordings of the works of Edna St. Vincent from Winnipeg mrs. Douglas will travel to Michigan and Penn Sylvania for further Campaign engagements ;