Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 13, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba Afternoon. A saturday 75. Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Brandon the Pas Winnipeg fort William Kenora. Clouding Over tonight and saturday Iii trim. Sunny Little warmer. Winds southerly 20. Loi temperatures for 34-hour period ending Max. Min. Prec. .03 70 79 62 55 59 56 52 32 60 56 60 48 35 38 28 36 Ottawa Toronto. Montreal Halifax Chicago. Miami los Angeles Minneapolis new York so . Fred by Max. Man. Prec. .64 36 2.44 36 .25. 36 2.76 59. 54 74 to 36 63 72 90 94 66 s3 .02 to. .55 Winnipeg free by Carrier 35c per week Winnipeg fr1pay, september 13, 1963 single copy Price inc Coffee break 7 by Gene Telpner _ doom ruin despair decay Etc. It s rather interesting to note that mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu is being accused or credited by newspapers As the guiding Force behind the chaos in South Vietnam. Whether she is is for history to decide but it is certainly not strange that a woman should have such a wide influence on government. Just take a look at world events of this Century and see for yourself How Many political leaders were under the spell of women or at least one certain woman. Juan Peron who is still rattling around in exile was known far More because of his wife Eva. She is still revered As a Saint by some quarters in Argen Tina and no one doubts her influence on or. Peron s thinking. Or How about Eva Braun who was apparently Hitler s Only woman Friend and who died with him in a suicide pact who knows if not for her the War might have ended in Europe much sooner. The Duke of Windsor abdicated because of a woman and she is still the big influence in his life. In nation Alist China every Follower of events is conscious that mme. Chiang Kai Shek is definitely the More vocal of the two. In fact she was the one who came to the . For Aid in China s times of trouble. Remember Magda Lupescu who caused King Carol of Rumania to give up his throne no matter How far you go Back in history it s always women mixed up in politics. There was Lucrezia Borgia Joan of arc mme. Pompadour and i guess you could even include eve. Would anyone say that women influenced the government of. Canada let s see now Mackenzie King was a Bachelor so he s Clear. And no one has accused mrs. Diefenbaker or mrs. Pearson of interfering with the works of government. When you get right Down to. Facts what s so new about mrs. Nhu on the personal Side jottings from a reporter s notebook it s a girl for or. And mrs. Peter Parker of Channel ,7. The newest Heather Marie makes it three for the Parker family Charity Art exhibit sunday 2 to 5 . And 7 to 9 . At the Mark Danzker Home 70 Middlegate sponsored by Hadassie Hadassah. The Public is invited. Broadway Optimist Community Centre will officially open its new addition sept. 21 at . Name of the fellow who Sells Honey at the Tran sit bus depot is a. J. Maskell of 1922 Bannatyne Avenue. He keeps 35 colonies of bees at his plot on no. 7 Highway is 71 years old and has been Selling Honey to bus Drivers for Over 16 years miss l. Jacklin of 1386 Manitoba Avenue saw a neighbourhood cat eating Corn off the cob and enjoy ing it very much. Corny cat sign spotted on outdoor bulletin Board of St. James Church in Minnedosa drive carefully you May run Over an the other Day this column mentioned a club formed in Spain for people with names of fruit or vegetables. Mrs. Margaret Martin of minit Onas Man., writes in connection with this we or. Orchard and a or. Apple teaching on our collegiate staff last year. Always enjoy your around the town anyone who has fallen under the spell of Hawaii this applies to everyone who visits there will be interested in something the Royal Alexandra is bring ing to town. It s Singer Haunani Kahalewai and her the Royal hawaiian. They la be at the hotel tuesday and wednesday with a Royal hawaiian revue and Rollie o Leary notes that they will be arriving Here on Canadian Pacific airlines. Betty jewel Canning better known Asb a is trying to Weld All of the women s clubs of Winnipeg together in a project which she claims can make them Money. Anyway she s called a special. Coffee party for women club members sept. 24 at Channel .7. Now let s see there should be about women in the City wonder if they can All get in the studio at the same time last minute notes Joyce Hahn remember opens monday night in the Constellation room party that lost their pedigreed Chihuahua can get details by phoning Cedar 3-2039 among collectors of old cars is Jim Westmacott of 235 Dunrobin Avenue who drives a 1930 Plymouth Duck Hawks can Fly up to 200 Miles an hour Golden eagles have been clocked at 120 Miles per hour. Slowest flying Bird is apparently the pheasant. By Roger Newman watch out Tor that Hoo Doo today. It s Friday the 13th a Day when the superstitious should be extremely careful to avoid ladders Blacic cats mirrors and three on one match. According to legend you la face seven years bad Luck and Many other unhappy consequences if you run afoul of these ill omens on Friday the 13th. Most people of course be Lieve these superstitions Are a lot of nonsense. The first unbeliever in recorded history was Julius Caesar who was murdered in the roman Senate during the ides of March. In the ancient roman Calen Dar each month had a Day known As ides which fell on the 13th eight times during a year. So big Julie was actually stabbed on Friday the 13th. He probably would have changed his mind about the hex if he had known he was losing his Chance. To be in a movie with Elizabeth Taylor next victim of the unlucky Day was Napoleon who was ordered to leave France in exile on Friday oct. 13, 1817. He too. Succumbed to the Hoo Doo although he always maintained he could t fight his enemies because his right got stuck in his jacket. A whole people the Ashanti of Elmina were wiped out in Battle with the British on Fri Day june 13, 1873. And so the list goes on As disasters too numerous to mention Here have happened throughout his tory of the dreaded Day. As a result the number 13 has become ominous to Many. Sports teams avoid it and most hotels and office buildings won t have floors or rooms bearing this numeral. Combine the feared Friday with the 13. And you have a situation that demands the utmost caution and resourcefulness on the part of win nip Eggers. The Best plan would be to forget about Friday and stay in bed until saturday. But if this is impossible just watch out for cracks in the sidewalk and Don t spill Salt on the table. This is the first time in 1963 that the superstitious have been faced with meeting the Chal Lenge of Friday the 13th. If they survive the hex today they can have three months rest until the next Friday the 13th in december. On toe brighter Side Many City office workers receive their pay cheques today. So Friday the 13th won t be All bad unless the income tax people Hap pen to be after you. Car radios 29 custom inst Ueo Al car radio repairs z.5o Sou wait 30 Mihovk Sis of Advance cab radio Centre 636 Sargent giant team to plan for Centennial Roblin names 143 Manitoban to plot provincial role one Hundred and forty three Manitoban were appointed Friday to shape plans for the Celebration of Canada s 100th anniversary in 1967 and Manitoba s n 1970. One of their major projects ill probably be the creation of new Centennial provincial Parks n Manitoba. Another will be the establishment of a Manitoba arts entre in downtown Winnipeg opposite the new City Hall. Fifteen of the citizen appointees vill make up the Board of the Manitoba Centennial corporation so abolished at the last session of he legislature to co ordinate the anniversary projects. Its chair Man is Maitland b. Steinkopf provincial Secretary. Arts to sports the remaining 128 will make up a citizen s committee which will work directly on a series of Spe Cial undertakings and assist in local activities which will give variety to the Centennial Celebration. Later appointments will in crease their number to 200. The citizen s committee will be broken Down into a number o smaller sub committees to work on special projects or. Stein Kopf said he already has mor than 40 in mind. It is made up of citizens whose interests cover a wide Range o Fields from the arts to sport. The minister said Many suggestions for Centennial projects have already been received b the government. More Are expected As plans Progress. Special festivals two of the four giant turbines which will produce Power at grand rapids Are shown in this photograph. The Are at the end of North America s largest 29-foot-diameter pen photo by Dave Bonner stocks and will begin producing Power sept. 14, 1964. The Power station itself will produce half of Manitoba s present Power requirements. Birchwood Folk left in suspense residents of Birchwood Heights will have to wait until one hour before next tuesday s regular meeting of the St. James coun cil to find out whether or not the Council s property committee will recommend the construction of a nine Storey apartment build ing Between Birchwood Heights and Portage Avenue. The property committee was to have reached its decision thursday but not All members of the committee attended the meeting. The decision was deferred until just before the regu Lar Council meeting so that All members of the committee can vote on the question. The proposed construction of the apartment building on what was originally to have been a Park has caused considerable Dis Cussion among residents of the Birchwood Heights development the Council recently permitted the Borger Lount company to exercise its option on the property for construction of the apart ment building. St. James Alderman Al Mack Ling opposed the construction o the million Pinewood Ter race on the site saying h wanted the building scale Down to a reasonable size so that Birchwood Heights resident would not have to live in the Shadow of a Large apartment the firm s construction plan youth to stand trial if to r Power will flow next september ave been submitted to the St. Ames property committee. The Ommittee must recommend whether or not the apartment hould be constructed. Preshie Parade next Friday the University of Mani Toba s annual Fres Nie Parade will be held Friday sept. 20. Information contained under a map of the route in the free press thursday indicated the Parade was be ing held tonight. Metro plan meeting set for oct. 10 at Council Chambers metro s draft 25-year develop ment plan for greater Winnipeg will be considered at a Consulta Tive committee meeting at 8 . Oct. 10 in the metro Council Chambers at 100 main Street South. Metro Council approved the meeting thursday night. The consultative committee is composed of representatives of All school boards and municipal councils in greater Winnipeg. Dauphin Man. Up a 17-year-old Mccreary Man. Youth thursday was committed to stand trial on a charge of non capital murder. Gilbert Daniel Plessis will appear at court of Queen s Bench Here Early in november. He was charged in connection with the july 9 death of his 13 year old brother John Noel on the family farm near Mccreary about 30 Miles Southeast of Here. Or. And mrs. Noel Plessis parents of the accused appeared briefly before magistrate c. S. A. Rogers. The father was shown an axe tendered As an exhibit and asked by Crown attorney Murray Smith who did it belong or. Plessis replied to mrs. Plessis was called by the Crown and said both her sons left for work in the Field about 9 . July 9. Ramp entered As exhibits photographs of the victim taken after his death the scene of the tragedy and an axe. Pathologist or. Williamson Don Aldson Guy described the wounds he found on the dead boy follow ing an autopsy. There were four wounds on the head that could have been caused by an axe and a Bruise Over the left Eye. He said that in his opinion the Eye Bruise May have been blackened before the head injuries or suffered when the youth fell to the ground. Whoever struck the blows was either in extreme anger or not in control of his census or. Guy said. By Fred Cleverley grand rapids Man. Generators capable of Supply ing one Quarter of Manitoba s Power needs will go on line from grand rapids exactly one year from Friday Manitoba Hydro officials at the announced thursday. Premier Duff Roblin and 46 members of the Manitoba legislative Assembly Are being flown to grand rapids Friday for a preview inspection of the construction work. Two of the Plant s four Genera Ting units will join Manitoba s one Down one to be captured Charles Murray Tolton 22, one of two escapees from heading Ley jail was captured about Friday morning in a barn a half mile from the jail on the South Side of the Assiniboine River. Jail superintendent Barry Littlewood said a Farmer spotted Tolton in a Field and called police. The ramp found him in nearby barn. The other Escapee John Macpherson Beckin 40 was still at Large at press time he is not considered dangerous the two men were discover missing from a group of prison ers returning from the jail sports Field at . Wednes Day. Ower producing Complex sept. 1964 on schedule. K. J. Fallis Hydro s project manager at grand rapids said thursday the first flooding of Jie mile Lake which ill feed the Plant will Start next Une when the flood Gates on be Saskatchewan River dam hich is part the project will e closed. With Normal River flows the Ake will be sufficiently flooded y the end of july to allow Power a eduction. The Plant largest in Manitoba vill when Complete be capable f supplying half of the prov nce s present Power consume Ion. The four year project begun in 960, is right on schedule or. Fallis said. Turbine equipment or All four intakes is being in stalled and some of the first generating equipment is already sitting in storage at grand rap is ready for installation next january. Before freeze up this year All the Concrete work at the spillway will be Complete allowing the four 80-ton flood Way doors to be dropped into the Spring run off begins to flood what project engineers Call their the Power station n itself con Crete covers for North America s largest Penstock 29 feet in Dia meter Are being poured and a weight stabilizing fill of crushed Rock will be put Over them be fore Spring. The retaining Dykes Are being brought up to height eight Inch lifts of compressed Rock and gravel. About men Are now employed on construction work a the site. Metro to ask end of zone fare metro Council thursday nigh agreed to ask the Manitoba pub lie utilities Board to discard Iran sit zone fares after hearing a delegation refer to the Specia bus rates As a double stand Transcona mayor Harry Fuller told Council that 11 municipal governments he did not name them favor elimination of the zone fares. He said the special fares were inconsistent with metro s policy to equalize costs of services and have resulted in a double stand Ord which suburban municipal ses feel is unfair to them. The Transcona mayor s argument was supported by delegates from Assiniboia and the univer pity of Manitoba s students in on. A prepared Brief from the Stu. Dents argued zone fares charged of students were inequitable be cause a bus rider other than a University student was permitted to travel further on the original 15-cent fare. A student is. Charged a zone fare As soon As the bus crosses a geographical line five Miles from memorial Boulevard and Portage considered to be the Cen tre of transit system officials have previously stated the system will lose about in zone fares this year opponents of the zone fare this loss should be made up taxes Bee Audi the Over All transit operation i expected to Jose Between and million this year. Or. Steinkopf said creation of the Centennial Parks will prob ably be one of the major anniversary projects. Other undertakings being considered include the revision of sports arts history Al and educational and Redrea onal facilities assistance for special festivals and arranging or Exchange visits of children Cross Canada. The provincial committee s will probably not get into action until after a Federal provincial meeting his fall at which the province vill learn How much financial As Istance will be provided from Ottawa for the Manitoba part of lie celebrations. Besides the Federal funds the Centennial corporation will be financed by contributions from the provincial government and on some projects perhaps by Pri vate contributions. Large fund Premier Roblin said the size of the provincial contribution Wil depend on How much Money is forthcoming from Ottawa. In any event he said it will be substantial. The Premier said that the Large citizen s committee was established in the belief that the Centennial projects need the sup port and co operation of All Mani to bans. To that he said fun arrangements must be made a provincial citizens groups i close co operation with local Cen Tennial members of the Centennial Cor oration Board Are James w. Burns Donald j Ampbell mrs. Laura Gardner irs. Percy Genser Doug me 3ride, of the Pas Rod Mcisaa Rof. W. L. Morton Gordon p Esler Michael Posmituk of m dreary Rene Prefontaine of s Pierre magistrate c. C. Sparlin rack Shapira mrs. Mary Wawro Kow and l. B. Whitehead Brandon. A list of members appointed o far to the citizens commit can be found on Page 9. Wild Rice crop is failure Indian harvesters losing in wages by Fred Cleverley Manitoba s wild Rice crop is a allure for the second year i a Row virtually eliminating any prestige exporting of the pro duct and wiping out almost 100 in wages usually paid to the indians who Harvest the crop. J. W. Wade of Lac Dubonnet said Friday Manitoba would har Vest less than pounds of wild Rice this year about 10 to 15 per cent of the province s Normal Pound production. Or. Wade operates the first wild Rice processing Plant established in the province. High water for the second consecutive year is responsible for the poor yield or. Wade said. Wild Rice was one of the few items sold by Manitoba s 1962 Ade Mission to Europe. Hardest hit by the crop fail will be the Indian Rice picks who get anywhere up to for picking a Good crop his year less than will n. Paid to Rice pickers. Most White people engaged the wild Rice Industry take it s a sideline or. Wade Aid. But the indians look for Jis As a major source of income r the Winter. They work on a found basis and when the crop poor they Don t make any wild Rice is harvested with canoes. The Rice is shaken out the standing stocks into the Ottom of the Canoe. Traffic tips Brettle gives self up Brandon Man. Special Jack Brettle 34-year-old Brandon ail Escapee surrendered meekly o two soldiers on the Camp Liilo gunnery ranges thursday night. He turned himself in at about ., ending a two Day Man Lunt by ramp and City police hat began tuesday night when in vaulted Over a Small Fence at the jail. He was turned Over first to army Provost corps and then to the ramp. He was Back behind bars i Brandon Jau by . Brettle was described As tired hungry and cold but otherwise in Good health. Brettle was the cause of minor excitement in Brandon thursday morning. He was reported i the North Hill Section across the Assiniboine River. A. Two hour search of a densely wooded area led to the pick up of the wrong Man. Highway life lines passing meet or. Ambi Tion. He s the hard driving Type. Hell do anything to get ahead even if it Means risk ing someone else s neck. His attitude May be laudable in business but on the Highway it can be suicidal even Mur Derous. White lines Are life lines. They re there for every safety. A Driver ignores them at his peril. A Driver May not overtake unless the Highway ahead is safely free of oncoming traffic. Nor May he pass on a curve or when Ever his View is obstructed. That s the Law. Obey it ;