Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 12, 1966, Winnipeg, Manitoba I Ket i ue3uai, Juliu Pon t Tell is there no such thins As Lov first s1sht. F thex spot Ted each v other Clear across a crowded i t ii Mickey mouse what s with the hand scoff just an ha2ar17 of thu Archie card directors daddy. Who Are a controls the All those 4. Amalgamated important 01 lcd., looking men and the Wuting for Voute father Mexicana Oil co. He owns a string of Bearcat gasoline service stations. Supplied by his own Fleet of gasoline tank trucks i or Blondie i my. Bums bad my _ tubt1.k is few that it away Lom t even Vyant rip Kirby Ftp is so right. I m bes Idns to the into a hotel Pew met store i and Lois los s Bas my chips bag hey Swiney of a. Would t she won t go what Are we with that she s go1nq to. Be a apartment 3g Carrot her we. Be with you w a moment or. Papa please be cd set it s almost do you have a question then dial action line we 3-8068 from 6 to 9 . Mondays through fridays i the service does not operate saturdays sundays or answers to questions will be carried in the free press daily. You do not need to identify yourself. Please be Brief. Answers will be restricted to questions having the greatest a what year was the mad trapper Albert Johnson apprehended and How a any members of the ramp were killed in the attempt a feb. 17, 1932, alter a 40-Day Chase the ramp shot and killed the mad trapper Halfway Between fort Mcpherson n.w.t., and old Crow in the Yukon. Prior to this Albert Johnson had killed Constable Edgar Newt Millen and wounded staff sgt. Of the ramp q _ How old do you have to be to rent a Carf that requirements Are necessary a to rent a car to drive yourself you must hold a Driver s licence which Means you must be at least 16 years old. Car firms have various rules about rentals designed to protect their property and business inter ests some will not rent cars to minors. Others put the age limit at 25 years because of the higher insurance rates which apply to Drivers under 25. Some firms require references before they will rent you a car. Q hmm far do you have to travel off Highway 59 into the new provincial Park at Bird s Hill to get to the Beach area a the Entrance to the new Park will be 14 Miles Noah of the Junction of Nairn Avenue and Highway 59, on Highway 59. The Lake is being built three Miles from the Entrance Gate the Park is expected to be open about july 1, 1.967. Q How do you get enamel paint out paint brushes which have already been stored in can of a a a paint and varnish remover should be used to remove enamel paint from pure bristle brushes and a special Brush cleaner solution available in hardware and paint stores should be used for Nylon bristle brushes. Significance and Community interest and to those ing attention to injustices or hardship caused by the neglect or indifference of Public officials. If the line is Busy try again later. Do not Call any other free press number. No question can be answered unless put through this number we 3-8068. Q Why was the serial Young taken off Channel 12 and will it Ever be brought Back again a the series was dropped by the american broadcasting company network in the United states according to a Channel 12 spokesman. No reason was Given. As far As is known the network has no intention of bringing it Back. Q _ what Are the populations of the five biggest cities in the world including suburbs a accurate comparisons of City populations Are difficult because of different administrative practices in different areas. London England for instance changed its boundaries in 1965 with the result that the Popula Tion figures dropped considerably. But a rough estimate would list the metropolitan areas not the cities As follows 1. New York northeastern new Jersey Standard consolidated area 1960 2. Metropolitan Tokyo est. March s. Greater Paris 4. London Englan est. 5. Shanghai China q what is the Date of the opening of Manitoba s Centennial project a no firm opening dates Are available As yet but Centennial corporation officials say that the planetarium should be completed by the summer of 1967, the concert Hall by the fall of 1967 and the museum in q which Canadian province produces the most wheat a Saskatchewan is by far the greatest wheat producing province with a record of Bush Els in 1963 in 1964 and in 1965. Alberta is the next highest with in.1963 in 1964 and roughly in 1965. Proud regiment to recall Battles by vol Kiwar Richter Toronto up the 48th highlanders of Canada is a unit with a proud tradition. Its first Battle honors were won in the Boer War. It was the first Canadian regiment to Volunteer for action during the first. World War and one of the first Canadian regiments to be sent overseas in 1939 Early in the second world War. The 48th will. Be 75 years old this summer. To Mark the occasion there will be a reunion of members in Tor onto aug. 19 to 21 at which old memories will he rekindled. L at the Canadian National exhibition Honor in the warriors Day Parade aug. 20 has been reserved for the 48th. Mayor Philip Givens will Confer the Freedom of the City on the unit. Freedom of the City an old English custom is an Honor rarely bestowed by Toronto. It entitles the regiment to March through the streets at any time with All colors flying All bands playing and with bayonets fixed. Parades Are popular among the old members but just Plain talking is More so. Dennis the menace Cue knows exactly How Many men have served in the regiment but Michael George former commanding officer estimates the number at Between and col. George who is also chair Man of the reunion committee expects upwards of men to participate in the reunion ceremonies. Formed in 1891 the regiment was formed in 1891 by the gaelic society group of citizens who Felt the need for. A unit with scottish trappings which their sons could join. The Erst Choice of name the Queen s highlanders was rejected by Ottawa but today Queen Elizabeth is the Eom Mandr in chief. The regiment holds a total of 49 Battle honors. It holds other distinctions too. Members of the 48th High Landers were the first canadians to endure Gas attack at the second Battle of Ypres april 22, 1915. George Eyles 71, vividly re members the encounter. It was a Bright Day and suddenly we saw this yellow Cloud appear to the sky at about 5 . Some French colonial troops on our left got it first and we could see by the Way they were gasping and falling Down that we were in for some thing attack contained but the germans were con tent with a Small Advance that Day. The Strong resistance of the canadians kept the Ger mans from realizing How close they were to a break through. Two Days later the canadians bore the full Brunt of the attack. But again they resisted vigorously and the germans were unable to exploit fully the use Andy Capp of the new weapon. In the second world War the regiment was the first to Punk tire the Hitler line in Central Italy. It advanced behind enemy lines by night then held on to its position despite fire coining Erom three sides until other oops broke through. Later its commanding officer was wiled in action in North Western Europe. It col. Donald Ria Kenzie was hit by shrapnel from an exploding Shell As he Knelt in a Trench studying a map. He had become dissatisfied with communications with the front line and decided to go up to the front himself. The regiment Tost a total of about officers and men during the two world wars. As or. Eyles put it the men love nothing better than to talk about the regiment. We Don t the tragic things said James Brannan 56, who saw action in. Sicily and Italy during the second world War. He was wounded in the face and leg and remembers Best the three pleasurable wheel chair Ridden months he spent recuperating on Totta in Toronto the men get to Gether to tall often at the memorial Hall operated by the 48th highlanders association As a social club and meeting place. The association keeps the men who served a the regiment to Gether after they Stop wearing the uniform with the Kilt of the Avidson tartan. George Stanley said he has t missed a Parade yet. He a Charley horse in last year s warriors Day Parade at the Cne but he plans to be Jack this year. The 48th highlanders now a militia unit recently moved nto new quarters in Moss Park armoires in downtown Toronto. The move came after the University Avenue armoires were torn Down to make Way for a new court House. Today standards Are High and the unit is not neglected. We re getting better equip ment Bow because of the Inte Gration of the armed said William elms 45, regi mental sergeant major. The regiment has not been allowed to fall into disuse. There Are no offi cers and that sort of nazi doctor executed begun a Borst Fischer a former nazi concentration Camp doctor has been executed in East Germany Tor crimes against official East German news Agency adn reported Friday. Or. Fischer a member of hit Ler s is nazi elite guard was accused of selecting for extermination with Gas tens of thou Sands of prisoners at Auschwitz concentration Camp in Poland Between november and january 1345 ;