Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 14, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba Excitement in the sky Jet flight Over City thrills first timers up up and away soars this dc-8 Jet with a Load of first time fliers. By Noel Swann Sunset is about an hour away. Slanting rays throw into Silhouette the port Side of the giant dc-8 jetliner perched on the apron at Winnipeg International Airport. Some 87 men women and children file into the aircraft and take their seats. This could be the scene for any Ordinary trans Canada air lines night but there s something different about this one. The passengers carry no hand Luggage but that s not the Rea son it is something less obvious like the air of expectancy that Ripples through the plane. As the four mighty Rolls Royce engines Roar into action there is a temporary hush followed by a mounting hum of excitement. The huge Craft hurtles Down the runway its great wings seemingly swept Back against the thrust. The noise is deafen in there is a gaunt look on the faces of those old enough to know fear. The Young express Only wide eyed wonderment. Then the dc-8 lifts easily into the sky and within seconds it comes out of the Bank that takes feet above the City. You can almost hear people relaxing. This is the Start of one of Tea s weekly excursion flights Over the City and Lake Winnipeg. Started about two months ago the summer flights have already attracted More than 2 000 passengers from All Over Manitoba and parts of Ontario. Since most of the people have never flown before the thru of the Jet flight and the wonder of the Aerial View combined to make the ticket an investment of a lifetime. This is borne out when the even voice of the assistant chief Purser Chris Riley crackles Over the Public address system we Are now feet above the ground. You May remove your safety belts and move around the it is As though he had said safety valves instead of belts for suddenly the inside of the aircraft is alive with the Bustle of people and the babble of excited voices. Look there s the red River 1 i can see the stadium. You see son that s where we this is there is the Little boy of 6. Shouting daddy daddy look Down and the father forgetting his show of poise re plies where son yes in t it two Young boys of about 13 smile mischievously and Call out to the pretty stewardess May we have a Date. Miss. The stewardess Margaret Pascoe 22, looks at them in mock and tells them to mind their manners. Then she turns to speak to the teen age girl who obviously is dreaming of be coming a hostess one Day. At the Back of the plane the other stewardess Eileen Farough a Blue eyed blonde smiles her Way through the mayhem handing out candies and toy plastic now the Jet has glided Over Selkirk and reached grand Beach on Lake Winnipeg. People Scurry Back to windows to gasp at the awesome sight of the huge Lake stretched below. Others Stampede to the cockpit where through the open door of the Cabin they can see capt. Ray Mcgregor and his Crew first officer Mel Matthews and second officer Bill say allot Vancouver coaxing the Craft Steep climb at feet 3 wore sighs and laughs Are heard As the ascent rocks Pas sengers in the aisles. And More gasps As the plane cuu through thick Cloud then Banks again and Heads Back for Winnipeg the flight for three of the children aboard was a birthday present. Other youngsters were taken for the ride for a variety of reasons which probably wanting to a one Cham in g Little woman probably in her Early 50s, was so nervous on take off she would t undo her safety Belt. Before the trip was Over she said she had enjoyed it so much she had decided to plan flight next year. Now the plane has landed. The excitement has Given Way to a Mellow glow. The cheerful crowds Homes in Winnipeg Kendra Cland Boyne Sioux Lookout Pine Falls the empty pcs nestles on the apron now like a giant Eagle preparing for sleep. Billy Virette Robin Dale Road Charleswood admires Capr. Ray Mcgregor at controls. Nancy Smerek 21, of 732 Simpson Avenue East Kildonan gets pointers from stewardess Margaret Pascoe of 479 Seaton Street Kirkfield Park. Getting a close up look at a dc-8 engine is Johnny Guttormson 6, of 156 Marshall Crescent fort Garry. With him is capt. Ray Mcgregor. Ith scattered Ruht Shok trs Clem tar Cleiv. W s As 1 fill Iven lne. Cd Oiknine Over Wain . Saturday Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Brandon the Pas Winn pc fort William 5.1 is 53 5s 54 56 s3 30 .06 .s3 .23 Ottawa Toronto Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami Minneapolis Max. Min. Piec. I 50 55 35 5s 36 .33 37 .65 37 .01 61 45 90 77 62 42 Winnipeg free press by Carrier 35c per week Winnipeg saturday september 14, 1963 single copy Price we photos Liy Dave Bonk a up in the air for the first time in his life is John Foskett 11, of 31 Hind Avenue St. James. Car radios o9 Advance to Toio Sar bunt near Steffi Brooks Beer was the bait Coffee break 7 by Gene Telpner if there is Ever the slightest suggestion of an epidemic in the City there is often a certain amount of panic among the Public. They become fearful and naturally so that their child might Contact influenza polio or whatever happens to be going around. Yet there is a far worse epidemic in our City which we should be terribly concerned about traffic accidents. Every Day people Are being Hurt some times crippled for life but unless it concerns you particularly it seems to be of just passing interest. If every Driver could see what happens to a family when a child is struck by a car perhaps he or she would think twice about pressing Down on the Gas pedal or neglecting those faulty brakes. This week i saw for my self when the Young daughter of close friends was badly injured by a car. I saw the terror and anguish in the faces of the parents after they rushed to the Hospital. And i joined them in their lonely Vigil in the impersonal Hospital Halls As teams of doctors and nurses worked Over the broken body of the child. As this is written the youngster has a Long Way to go but the scars of the incident will remain for Ever with her parents relatives and friends. Certainly there was remorse on the part of the Driver involved hut remorse in t enough. The police Are definitely concerned about the rising toll but the Parade of traffic arrests does t seem to halt the reckless Driver. Said one officer to me the answer lies in your own conscience. Are you doing every thing possible to be a Safe Driver and prevent can you answer this question truthfully Stene in the City jottings from a reporter s notebook Monette Malvar now singing at Chan a May be on the Way to bigger things. This week she received a Call to open next thursday at the thunderbird in Las vegas in Flower drum song. The role in t new to her because she was in the Road company of the show. Two cousins Dennis Chester of 55 Champlain Street and George follows of 585 Oakview Avenue received new bikes the e same Day. Last monday at different schools both boys had their locked bikes stolen. There appears to be a wave of bicycle thefts with four reported stolen last monday from East Kildonan schools. Ken Haldane informs me that the Down owner did a smart piece of Public relations during the re cent chartered accountants convention. The motor hotel arranged for All the male delegates to be photo graphed with miss Blue bomber Joey Ken and also sent bouquets of Flowers to All the roams. Now they re mailing the pictures Home which could be quite a Shock to wives who did t come along for the convention. Floats out on suds flin flon Man. Special the ramp used a Case of Beer to get their Man after he barricaded himself inside his Home with a Rifle. Police were called to the South Hudson Street address about . Thursday after an alarmed resident in the area reported a Man shooting off a file in the Street. When police arrived Darwin Luy Bardwell 25, of flin flon was still out on the Street hold no . Before the police could get to him he turned and entered his House. Ramp officials said most of the town s detachment about eight or 10 constables gathered on the scene after arming themselves with rifles and revolvers. Residents in the area and town people passing by began to form a crowd along the Street nearby. Police had to request the people to move Back for their own Protection. Bardwell called out. To police officers that he would give up his Semi automatic .22 calibre Rifle if they would give him some Beer. A Case of Beer was located and a police officer made the Exchange through a door. After the Exchange was conducted police officers took Bardwell into custody and locked him up for the night. Friday in magistrate s court at Creighton sask., bar swell pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing an offensive weapon dangerous to the Public peace. He was remanded one week for sentence chamber to present new look in Effort to erase old image organization s new president urges businessmen to assume More responsibility in Community by Roger Newman Winnipeg s chamber of Commerce is adopting a new program to eliminate the general recently elected president Doug c. Groff a 51-year-old is strongly opposed that what s Good for me is Good for the outspoken or. Groff has been too inclined Tiu Okjoo started some serious thinking in to Winnipeg executive suites As he has a viewpoint that differs greatly from the usual pronouncements by business spokes he s prone to say things like business generally has always much about its vested interests. What we re trying to do is to install a greater sense of Community responsibility among Busi according to or. Groff too few people realize that the Cham Ber of Commerce is geared to various faculties at the University of Manitoba Are these candidates for Preshie Queen. Preshie week at the University will include an hour Long Parade through the streets of downtown Winnipeg next Friday. Seated from Are Heather Hunter St. John s College Elaine Mcvarish phar Macy Linda Perry architecture and Interior design Judy Ann Forsyth Home economics Cosca Gannon school of medi . Standing from left Are Johanne Square St. Paul s College Joanne Garrett science Cheryl hobso., chartered accountancy Linda Greenway ennui Eerme Hester Kum Berg dentistry Evelyn Mckenzie agn culture Arda h Paxton its Barbara Kahane Commerce Maureen metzer Law Pat and Maxine Gussin school of work. Vork for the common Good not just for the interests of its members. He said that during us term of office the chamber s objectives won t change but its activities will move into areas that Haven t been the words no comment will no longer be used by chamber executives when they re asked to speak out on Public or. Groff said. We feel chamber members should give their views on contentious subjects because our organization is the Only one that can give a. Cross Section of business opinion. We also want to Clear up the misunderstand ing that we re Only interested in our own Cross Section under or. Groff s leadership the chamber has 50 functioning committees this year the larg est number in its history. These include Many permanent standby groups but there Are also new committees in such Fields As Industrial affairs Parks and recreation Public affairs and professional service. For instance the Industrial affairs committee will look into the employment situation one o the major problems that a been plaguing our say or. Groff. The group include representatives of business Abo and the University who will be if they can find some Way t expand productivity through the development of secondary Indus try. Later they will make re commendations to the appropriate body probably the prov Mia Industry department in the professional services d vision the chamber Hopes to a tract More doctors lawyers an dentists to take an Active Par in the chamber s programs we will Campaign to increase or membership to this ear with Many of the additions Oming from the at. Groff said. In the past doctors and lawyers have tended o stick to their own professional organizations because we Haven t and too much for them to do. It now there is a professions Ommittee and we Hope it will Ive the chamber a better and More rounded approach to pubic the Parks and recreation com Mittee intends to interest itself n such ventures As High school of tall and the forthcoming pan american games. The Public of airs program will concentrate on turning out better Community citizens while another group donations committee will study the possibility of Stab Ishing a United Appeal organizer Ion in Winnipeg. Chamber team but one of our main objectives is to show people that we re not working at Cross purposes with other segments of the com or. Groff says. It is my sincere belief that economic growth and other vital problems will Only be solved by a partner ship of citizens and groups in All walks of besides or. Chamber executives responsible for this year s operations Are policy and project planning Hugh Benham chamber administration w. Gil Liland publicity and Public re lations w. S. Dunlop. Economic information s a. Cross civic affairs w. W. Smith Commer Cial affairs d. C. Ingway Industrial affairs d. C. Holgate agriculture a a. Searle jr., provincial and National affairs r. 0. A. Hunter ;