Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 17, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba 20 Winnipeg free press. Saturday August 17, 1983 Public spirited major Mulvey in the May 1927, Issue of the Manitoba historical society a Story of the old forts of Winnipeg by c. N. Bell cleared up the question of where the ancient fort fort Rouge was located. Some histor ians had placed its location As South of the Assiniboine River near the red River. Or. Bell s investigations proved that it was on the North Side of the Assiniboine red. It was built by Del Marque a Friend of the notable Laver end Rye in 1738. Or. Bell states one Winter s occupation apparently comprises the history of the actual existence of fort Rouge except that it continued As a place on the maps a printed name fort Rouge has been remembered in the name of a District South of the Assini Boine River. One of the ear Liest residents of that District and at one time owner of a Large Section of land which started at the Forks of the two Rivers was Stewart Mulvey. Mulvey Avenue fort Rouge was named in his Honor. Born in county Sligo ire land in 1834, he was educated in kill Ola and at the Normal school Dublin. In 1856 he accompanied his parents to the Story of a Street and a school by Harry shave be Well dressed a recent Check up of men s Wear stores revealed that about 80% of the custom ers ask the clerks in the hat department for a hat just like the one i m that s because the average Man gets used to a certain style and does t give a thought to changing. But other hats in this Day of fast Chang ing fashions might be far More flattering. So try on something different men and see for yourself. Best Way to remove dog hair from clothes is to moisten a rubber sponge and rub the cloth lightly some minor spots on clothes will come out if merely rubbed with another part of the garment. Try that before using any cleaning fluid. Fashion facts the snap brim Felt hat with Gros Grain ribbon band is called the lord s hat when worn with the brim up All the Way round the Blucher shoe was named after von Blucher a prussian Field marshal and the Balmoral was named for the Royal residence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in Scotland. Canada and located at Hamil ton ont. In Ireland my in Canada he was a school teacher and was president of a teacher s association for seven years in Hamilton. In August 1870, with the rank of Ensign he arrived at fort Garry with colonel Gar net Wolseley s expedition. In 1871 he took charge of a news paper office and subsequently issued a paper called the Liberal which he conducted until 1873. For the next nine years he was in charge of the Inland Revenue department for the province. When the 1885 rebellion broke out Stewart Mulvey was Given the rank of major and served under col. Thos. Scott in the 95th Manitoba grenadiers. From 1883 until 1889 he was a Winnipeg Al Derman but at All times was closely identified with educational affairs. He served for eleven years As a member of the provincial Board of Edu cation and for Many years was Secretary of the Winni Peg school Board. In 1896 he was elected la for Morris. He ran As an Independent supporting National schools and served for four years. It is obvious that his intense interest in education impressed at least one of his sons Captain John h. Mulvey. The Captain was principal of nor Quay school and As a boy at tended the first Public school in Winnipeg. He served on the school Board staff from 1883 until his death in 1925. Many living in Manitoba will remember with pleasure the tall handsome educationist and sportsman. Patriotic As was his father he Carlod on the family tradition in serving his country on the Battlefield. As Captain in the 183rd Batta lion he served overseas from january 1, 1916, until the end of the first great Wai. He was indeed an inspiration to All with whom he came in Contact in religion Educa Tion sports and other activities. It is interesting to note that a map of greater major Stewart Mulvey educationist and Patriot Winnipeg published in 1876 showed the fort Rouge District As St. Boniface West. At that time there were apparently no properly Laid out or named streets in that District. It was not until 1882 that All of the fort Rouge Ana River Heights districts became part of the City of Winnipeg. Major Mulvey after Many years of outstanding service to the City of Winnipeg moved to North Vancouver . He died May 26, 1908. It is. A tribute to this great education is and Patriot that a Street should be named in his Honor. It is also appropriate that Mulvey school is situated on a Street named in Honor of his 1870 commanding officer col. Wolseley. Art Buchwald tills How i but the numbers Racket training a first world War Pilot continued from preceding Page they were assigned their quarters and Given a few hours or perhaps a Day or two to get the feel of the place. I got a most realistic feel in the first few minutes. We checked in at the orderly room and because i was the Only Cadet who had seen Active service in France i was handed a pair of goggles by an energetic Young Veter an Complete with wings and wound Stripe that thin Gold Stripe worn on the left sleeve that indicated the wearer had been wounded in action. Since i wore a similar Stripe i sup pose he Felt either sorry or helpful towards me. Name s Martin. Might As Well have your Joyride . I m going to i knew he meant Camp to Hawk another Field a few Miles away but i was far from ready for this big event i wanted a Little time to absorb the magic of an actual flying Field to watch planes take off and land to talk to pilots cadets even riggers and fitters. I should have been Happy perhaps. Instead i Felt like a Bride who has planned a big Church wedding and finds herself saying i do on a merry go round. It was All too sudden. I climbed into the front seat of the plane and Martin told me How to fasten my safety Belt he said that since this was Only a Joyride i could put my hands and feet on the controls lightly and note what happened when he moved them. He also said to note that the Rocker arms on the top of the engine would indicate the plane was in a slight climb when they lined up on the Hor Izon. Then with a roaring blast we were gone. I was amazed at the incredible Racket and fascinated by the dancing Rocker arms on the valve mechanism. I expected the whole thing to Fly to pieces we were bumping Over the rough Field the ground whizzing by at maybe 40 Miles an hour and the sound of the motor seemed to Rise to a Bel lowing Crescendo. The bouncing lessened and suddenly stopped. I looked Over the Side. Great Hea Vens we were leaving the ground it seemed to be fall ing away at an alarming rate. Then the motor apparently feeling it had done its duty gagged let our a Roar and stopped with a Whin Nying snarl. The left Wing dropped and before i knew what was happening is struck the ground and folded up like paper. Amid the crash of splintering struts breaking spars and tangled wire the top Wing folded too As it hit there was a crackling sound from the Treacher Ous motor then All was quiet. Though uninjured i did t sit pondering the problems of flying r got out fast and ran into Martin. After making cer Tain i was All right he sound 2y cursed the maintenance Crew and when we got to the line he chewed them All out. Then to my utter astonish he bundled me into an other plane and we were on our Way again. Time the flight was a Success though i did have an moment Over Mohawk he shut the motor off to i had forgotten the principles of theory of flight As taught us in flight 5, Cadet Wing school of military aeronautics Toronto. On the Way Back from to Hawk Martin let me waggle the controls so the flip was a Success. Training became routine but never Dull. Our flights Sel Dom exceeded fifteen minutes but they were packed with concentrated instruction repeated and repeated until every move became second nature. Each Basic manoeuvre was repeated too turns zooms stalls landings glides and simulated dead stick land Ings. No acrobatics were at tempted. The instructor put you into trouble and taught you How to get out of it even the deadly spin1, once fatal but thanks to an Unsung Gen ius recovered from. We did t try Sideslip fish Tail landings or falling Leafs they would come in advanced training. On this eventful morning i Practised landings with an acerbic instructor named Grant who said i flew like a Bird then added that i landed like one too hop hop. He smiled when he said it so we All laughed. I was still laughing when i climbed into the Back seat of the Kite and gave a Demon stration of Lieut. Grant instructing an awkward Pupil. What i did t know was that he was watching me. When i did the grand finale by throwing my arms above my head in mock alarm twist ing a look of anguish on my face and making As if i d rather jump out Grant pushed me Back Inland said very Good very Good. I can see no reason to waste any More of my time with you. Two turns of the Field and land. Remember two turns and the Landing. No chinese three Point or i la Wash you out a chinese three Point land ing was probably so named because it is one Wing Low which Means you land on one wheel a Wing tip and the pro peller. It was t popular. I could see my act was t popu Lar either Well not with Grant anyway or he would t have threatened to Wash me out a term used to indicate you were hopeless. At the moment i Felt hopeless. Like my initial flight this had been too sudden. I h a d planned on a gradual approach to this big moment to prepare myself for it it was slammed right at me. I could have asked for More dual time but you just did t or the famous Jennies in everyone seems Tovi be in the numbers Racket. You can t have a Bank account a charge account a Telephone or an address., without being assigned a number. The purpose of All these numbers it is care fully explained is to help Speed up our Way of life. The truth of the matter is that while you do the work for the companies by playing their numbers game they can Lay off thousands of workers and use giant computers in Stead. At first the companies were very apologetic about asking you to use your assigned number when making a trans action of atty sort Sut they re getting downright mean about it and if you Don t use your number you get-hell.-. Recently we had the mis Fortune to spend a few Days in Las vegas at which time we dropped something in the neighbourhood of the Cas Ino in question was kind enough to Supply us with a Blank Check. Since we hate to be in debt and also hate to have our arms broken we wrote out a Check for on our Bank in York. Usually we re not a sore loser when it comes to Gam bling debts but we must say we lost our composure when we received a letter from the Bank informing us that Al though they had cashed the Check As a service they Felt we had done a terrible thing by not putting Down the chek ing number on a Blank piece of paper. They Felt we were riot playing the and they in the future to be sure and always write in number As it would be difficult to Honor number less checks As they had done in the past. We wrote Back that we not they had lost the in Las vegas and since we had Al ready gotten bawled out at Home we saw no reason Why we should get a lecture from the Bank As Well we also pointed out that every time they did anything Lor us they made a service charge and since we seemed to be doing their work for them we in tended to charge them for it. We told them in the future they would owe 50 cents every time we put Down the a lumber on the Check. T6 spite them further we had no in Tention of putting their postal tip code on the envelope. Jest a second i admit they be never of cd to play it but they might this we must have de them a the next letter was in an apologetic Toner the vice president in charge of writing apologetic letters informed us he was sorry we were displeased with their system but explained that All checks were processed by machines and there was nobody in the Bank who knew How to Cash a Check by hand. If everyone forgot their Check ing numbers tie told us the Bank would be forced to hire More people and he was sure we did t want that. We might have accepted his explanation except for the fact that at the top of the letter was printed in answer ing this letter please refer to ref. No. 2f456-890 b-z45." that did it. We immediately wrote them in reference to your kind letter of regarding my checking no. 33 456-000-32, i wish to close my account. You can Send the Money to 1346 f Street . Zip code 2004, Washington 4, . I am Adamant about this so please do not Call me on the phone at area code 202 783 88 88 and ask me to reconsider. In answering this letter please refer to letter refer ence no. T 345-657-ll w 2. Sincerely yours Sweet sixteen. We Haven t heard from the Bank yet and we can Only Hazard a theory As to Why. Since the last letter there is probably nobody at the Bank who knows How to read any More. Copyright footloose and fancy free effect jest a second would you Pecue not read Over my shoulder out Loudl ask any special favors in the rec. I d had two hours and fifteen minutes of instruction and if that was Good enough for Lieut Grant it was Good enough for me. Or was if you Are going to take off Aren t i turned and managed a feeble Grin. Those icy tones told me Lieut. Grant was t fooling. There was a thin smile on his face so without f Urther ado i pushed the throttle open and silently beseech de god to help me. The motor roared every thing Shook including me. Sud Denly i froze. Cold chills chased Down my spine. The plane lumbered on gathering Speed As if it did t care. The bump bump bump of the elastic sprung Landing gear sounded like the thud of doom. I Don t know How but the Tail lifted and the Speed increased. I looked at the engine revolution counter. It registered per minute about nor Mal. The air Speed indicator showed about 45 Miles an hour. Oil pressure was right. I stared ahead. Lord help me . Broken wings marked a ditch at the end of the Field. If i did t come alive soon this whole thing would Mark it but Good. I was Well past the Point of no re turn. The once Sloppy controls were taut . The swish of air through the rigging was a scream. Suddenly i was lonely desperately lonely. I was alone in a mad and alien thing Rac ing to As if in a dream i Drew gently Back on the control. The bumping that had grown progressively lighter ceased the Jenny left the ground. I aimed those crazily dancing Rocker arms at the horizon and kept going. Once in the air i realized i had t done anything of my own volition. Every move had been automatic my subconscious mind responding to the constantly repeated instructions of my teachers. It seemed Ages since the take off but it was Only min utes. Mohawk was be Low. Aircraft were Landing and taking off. I glanced at my altimeter. It registered feet. I to More open skies. I Don t Limhow to this Day what prompted me but i pushed the control Forward. The nose dipped. I Drew it Back. I began to climb. I touched the rudder first to left then to right and the Kite responded. Now for a turn. I put the nose Down a Little left rudder left Aileron and the Earth stood on end As the plane came around in a Bank. I tried a right Bank. It worked. To make sure it was t an Acci Dent i tried several of them. Then i ran into the bump rough air caused by changes in air density As the warmth of the rising Sun was reflected from the varying terrain be Low. The whole plane Rose Sud then fell or perhaps one Wing Only caught part of the bump. No matter i corrected As fast As possible and barged on. Fob the first time since the take off i became fully aware of where i was and what i was doing. It seems ridiculous today but that s How it was. I suddenly Dis covered i could control this awesome conglomeration of spars struts and bailing wire. It would do As i wished. Confidence came Over me in a Rush. I. Glanced around and saw an open Field. I would try a land ing. Once again those voices dinner into my ears come in Low watch your flying Speed and keep your motor it worked to perfection. I did t actually land but came close enough to know i could so without waiting for the plane to Settle i gunned the motor and went into a climb. The Blue Waters of Lake on Tario were shimmering in the morning Sun As i roared Over head. I banked As if i knew what i was doing and went romping on to Belleville. An exhilaration filled me As i dusted the rooftops of Belle Ville then suddenly. I someone Back at Rathbun was waiting to give me a dusting too. Two turns and what an Optimist. No matter what he said it would be Worth it. The Windsock at the Field indicated i must come in Over the1 hangars. There was a wide Gap Between two rows of hangars so i moved to the left Cut the motor and came in on a Long Glide i a Ftp t gunning the engine to it Clear watching closely Over the left and brought Jenny Down for what i hoped would be a perfect Landing. As the wind Sang through the bracing wires i kept an Eye on the Speed indicator and watched the ground coming up fast everything was Lovely. Then and i la never know Why i looked Over the Star Board Side and Felt my Scalp Creek. There dead ahead of my right Wing was the Grin Ning Wall of a hangar. I would smash right into it. Ground personal were scattering. White faces were Star ing. There seemed to be a lot of excitement about some thing or other. The crash Crew was running for equip ment and the ambulance boys were moving. For an infinitesimal part of a second my heart leaped into my Mouth and my stomach Fol Lowed it but i punched the throttle open Drew Back on the control and Felt the plane surge upward in a zoom. A glance Over the Side and i saw the right wheel and Wing Clear the roof with a foot or two to spare. I shut the throttle levelled off and came in for the Hap Piest Landing in my life As Lieut Grant said like a Bird hop hop hop. W k it t iame6 for one reason or another i have been thinking quite a bit about names lately. Mostly girls names that is. For i think that like their hats and their clothes women s names reflect the spirit and tendency of their times More nearly than any other aspect of an epoch. Remember the fright fully from from creations that went by the name of hats just before the second world War a sort of last but unconscious desperate attempt of women to prove their femininity be fore their oncoming years of uniforms and general drab Ness. Well names Are much the same. Take for instance the eighteenth Century through the Georges and up to the very threshold of Victoria s reign. It was an Era of ironic philosophy wit and stylized manners manners which at times closely approached mannerisms. It was the Day of Fanny Burney of Jane Austi nand their Long romantic diaries and novels. And what were the heroines called the Panni ered lovelies who roamed these endless pages Why to be sure they were the Arabella Vanessa Lydias Melinda Isabella Charlottes and Lucinda of by Dorothy Garbutt Flossy time. They w e r e definitely feminine definitely Given Over to romanticism. They were Well courtly names. Then came Victoria and the growing austerity of her reign. Here we have the Janes sophies Marias fan nys and Louisa names without character selected in desperation to fit the Ever increasing. Needs of the Ever increasing victorian House holds. Next stage in a Hierarchy of hideousness came the Little girls of the 80s, the poor Little nellies annies amys or is it amies aggie hat ties Lucas and Maggie. These girls hated their names and had had enough of them so in open rebellion they brought Forth and named their own girl children children of the Gay nineties and the mauve decade Marjorie Gladys Alice Gertrude Irene Elsie All pretty names warm and womanly but at that time almost daringly modern. Came the first world War and the crop of War babies with their cute flapper ish hyphenated names Mary Jane Elizabeth Anne Betty Lou frivolous names from the terrible twenties a decade that never quite grew but what have we in this age of things when we grasp at every nov Elty just As Don Quixote tilted at windmills not certain whether we have something or Noth ing. We find we have a Host of Brand manufactured names our present crop of Sandras Gails saunas kims karens and carols marlins and Marylyns Sheryl and Cherylll Anna lines and Lis ettes. Pretty names reflecting the european influence of our canadians inspirational names of Young parents who want something different and often get it they at least show a vitality and per haps a More Welcome approach to Small daughters. Maybe it is that we Are moving As the comic strip artists sometimes suggest into a period of Little iodine Chlor Odines Sulpha and even atoms and neutrons. Of Well i Shan t be around by then copyright 1962 yams of Early Manitoba by w. E. Inge soil the Man who beat the blizzard it was from a Young relative of Finlay Booth i heard his Story which i thought exemplified All the characteristics of the Manitoba Pioneer. Finlay Booth was a Pioneer in Manitoba s Boyne settlement the area around the present town of Carman. He met a Manitoba blizzard while bringing Home a cow. Booth was an essentially kind hearted Man. He could have ,.gone on Home and left the cow to shift for itself and the cow would have done better without him. But it was Booth s mind that to abandon that cow in the storm was heartless cruelty. He must con Voy it Home and get it into the of the weather the thing to do was to its Back to the storm. But when the cow kept its Back to the storm it was going in the wrong Booth exhausted himself trying to get the cow headed toward the shelter of the stable. Soon he was so tired he could scarcely stand. Presently and Shepherd came to a fairly thick Willow clump which gave a grateful shelter. The tired cow Lay Down Lee of the. Willows. Finlay Booth thought he would sit Down just for a moment and both he and his cow would be. In better shape to continue. But events did not work but that Way. Fin Lay Booth fell fell asleep raging and Zero temperatures prevailing. In the freezing Twilight he fell sound asleep out of doors in a Manitoba midwinter. No one knows How much time passed till a feeble Knock came at the door of the Booth Farmr House. Booth fell to the floor As the door was opeijsd.,i put the cow in. He said faintly then he lapsed into a coma his arms were Frozen up to the mid Forer Arm All the lower part of his legs was Frozen. His face was Frozen not just but Frozen deep. Finlay Booth had to have his lower arms and legs amputated f his Frozen face became almost hideous As it healed. But Finlay Booth be tithe taught himself to walk. He Learned to do without legs and hands nearly All that he had previously done with legs and hands. He developed a natural Lov ing kindness of expression that made people not Only tolerate jut actually love his wrecked face. He could not do regular farm work but Booth lived in the Days of the Herd Law he Learned to Herd till cattle herding became an Art with Finlay Booth. Instead of to an Early death he lived on bravely and Happi Leyito past his threescore and ten supporting so Booth beat the. A perfect Type pioneers who Bro Keithe by Izzard wilderness to Grain farming As they broke its Broncos to pull the plow ;