Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 23, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Coffee break by Bill Trebilcox John a. Bovey and Barry Hainan want to know if you have any old pictures of Manitoba buildings or land Marks around the House. Or. Bovey is the Manitoba archivist and or. Hyman is his assistant. The provincial archives is the Branch of the government charged with the preservation and collection of records of All types relating to the history of our province. Many Winnipeg businesses and Homes have items of historical interest diaries correspondence of Early settlers and people prominent in Community business or govern ment life. Most of these items would be safer and More Likely to last for future generations if kept in the provincial archives room 255, legislative building. Those with items that might fall into these categories can get further information by contacting the archives and might be Able to make a real contribution to the history of our province. The fifth on to the Winnipeg Beach Gimli area is Well represented in a Youthful musical group that makes its first National to appearance at this afternoon on the Csc. The group is the fifth and it will be seen on the let s go program on which Chad Allen and the guess who Are the regulars. Three members of the fifth and their manager Hail from the Western Shore of Lake Winnipeg. Peter Stone who manages the group is better known in the Gimli area As Peter Slywka. The three who come from Winnipeg Beach Are James Grabowski Richard Gwizdak and Melvin Ksionzek. The two remaining members Are Winni Eggers masters and Ron Rene. The group has turned out two records on the London Label tears and yesterday s today a number that placed third in the Competition for the 1967 Moffat trophy. The Moffat Competition is sponsored by the group of stations bearing that name As a tribute to a Western radio Pioneer the late Lloyd Moffat. Christmas pantomime it in t Christmas in England without a pantomime and the custom of children s plays specially produced for the Holiday season will be carried on this year by studio 22, the Craf drama group. Director Cliff Macdonald is looking for adult singers dancers and actors to audition for parts in Aladdin and his magic lamp this evening at the location of studio 22 is Sharp Boulevard just inside the Gates to the base. The production will be on stage dec. 26 to 30. There s chinese theatre dec. 8 at the playhouse. The production includes classical chinese Folk dances and songs with the proceeds going toward a chinese Community. First local result of devaluation school for the local of the British Pound British passports Are now 50 cents cheaper in Winnipeg. If it s a British passport you prefer you can now Purchase one for last week they were British information officer Ian Mckinney says there Are still Many particularly newcomers from Europe who buy a British passport rather than a Canadian one. Mayor elect quits Post the mayor elect of Boissac vain Man., has resigned about six weeks before he was to take office., mayor elect Arthur bring said he resigned because a sudden unexpected change in his Perty status made him ineligible for office. A by election has been called for dec. 12. Nominations close nov. 28. Councillor lome Dunn has resigned his seat to run for mayor. Or. Dring Defeated Douglas Houston in the oct. 25 election. Incumbent mayor e. I. Dow did not seek re election. He has held the Post for 20 years and will Complete Jan. 1. His final term weather report synopsis valid until Midnight Friday an intense weather disturbance which moved across the Prairies to the Manitoba Interlake area by this morning was preceded by Strong Gusty southerly winds and Snow mixed with occasional Light freezing rain. West of this disturbance northwesterly winds go Stag to 40 , arc sweeping colder air with Snow and blowing Snow southeastward Over Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Temperatures tonight will sink to 15 to 20 Over the South Eastern Prairies. A narrow band of Clearing will spread across Saskatchewan tonight and into Manitoba Friday. Ahead of another disturbance moving eastward across Northern British Columbia Cloud and scattered showers and occasional Light freezing rain will spread Over Alberta today and into Saskatchewan Friday. Figures on the map indicate expected High temperatures today wow wow wow w program Vav it it 111 i i cd 1 i news Bonss t a a j coverage of the progressive conservative by Carrier 50c per week thursday november 23, 1967 authorized As 2nd class mail by the . Dept., Ottawa and for payment of postage in Cash. Job broadcast news brings Complete coverage of the progressive conservative leadership convention Friday saturday. Scrap Public ambulances firm urges the first books in lie Canada ethnic series were presented wednesday in fit to Secretary of stale Judy Lamarsh and Centennial commissioner John Fisher at ceremonies at the fort Garry hotel by two Winnipeg authors. Mrs. Olga Woy Cynko left wrote the ukrainians in Canada and Walter. J. Lindal right authored the icelanders in Canada. Publication of the 40-Book series of Canada ethnic is sponsored by the Centennial commission and the Canada ethnic press federation. Lamarsh says 67 spirit must be carried into 68 police vans station wagons with first Aid kits Wylie by Ron Campbell the Winnipeg police and fire departments should get out of the ambulance business an ambulance company owner told the Winnipeg police commission wednesday. By Hubert Beyer Secretary of state Judy la Celebration. We want to share her remarks almost drowned by our Joy and wealth and by laughter of the audience. Among the numerous presen 1 nations there was one by the Canada ethnic press federation doing so help children in less fortunate reflecting on Canada s Cen Tennial year miss Lamarsh said to or. Fisher. The celebrations throughout the j As a contribution from the country had contributed to the various ethnic groups or. Fish buoyancy of Canada and or was Given a copy of the awakened a spirit of National i icelanders in Canada and the Pride. Ukrainians in Canada the first i was most impressed with two books in a series of 40 the spontaneous outburst of sponsored by the commission. Feeling on parliament Hill at or. Fisher told the audience the beginning of the year. There that Centennial year had was a general feeling that marked a Milestone in Canadian Canada could do a Job and could history. It was the year when Marsh said wednesday it was important the spirit of Centen Nial year be carried into 1968. Miss Lamarsh was in Winnipeg to attend the final session of the Canadian Centennial commission. She told news Media it was important to carry the spirit of Centennial year into 1968. The commission she said had worked out proposals which would now be presented to the cabinets of the various Provin Ces. Among the things to be kept alive beyond Centennial year were subsidy programs for the performing arts the student _ Exchange program and the j j0iln Fisher chairman of the dec. 31, the historians will take possible continuation of the i Canadian Centennial commis Over and they will decide Centennial train and caravan Sori a color television set. Whether Canada stood tall or Tours. She said or. Fisher probably or. Fisher said. Miss Lamarsh also hinted that j More than any other individual. Or. Fisher also said Canad Canada would soon introduce a i had helped to make the Cen Len ans had finally stopped asking help a child program. Nial a Success. The foolish question of who they this should be regarded As a i there Are three initials on Are and what their identity was. Thanksgiving of a country that i the television and they Are Nas a11 Duriell at has had a do it Canada changed colors from a this miss Lamarsh said was Dull Grey to a Bright Green the not the usual response expected color of Hope and thrust. Artful twists i in class a by John Wildgust puffing and panting about 100 Winnipeg kindergarten teachers Learned tuesday How move ment education1 wraps together Art music and body building exercise. The teachers hopped crashed jumped twisted and snapped away the morning to experience what their pupils would be the City s two police ambulances Are station wagons with first Aid John Wylie who operates Wylie ambulance and Rescue service 809 Carter Avenue said. Tile commission voted to receive or. Wylie s submission As information but did t debate the matter wednesday. The City of Winnipeg now has an exclusive contract with veterans Prince and Astorian ambulance service Ltd., 594 Euice Avenue under which this company handles ambulance Calls coming through the 999 Telephone emergency system. Otherwise such Calls Are looked after by police ambulance or 0re Rescue wagons. J or. Wylie said Rescue wagons should be free to attend fires not be tied up with ambulance work even though they answer Calls in an average of three i minutes. Police ambulances had no oxygen or resuscitation equip i ment they merely provided transportation for stricken ple he said. J he suggested these station i wagons be donated to the humane society to pick up animals hit on the Street. He also said the lucrative 999 ambulance business should not be restricted to one company which can t adequately service All of greater Winnipeg. The private companies could handle the 25 Calls a Day now answered by the police and firemen. Average arrival time for ambulances called to an emergency scene is 15 or 20 minutes or. Wylie said adding that ambulance companies could Best serve the individual areas in which they Are located. Or. Wylie said four other ambulance companies including metro ambulance service Ltd., St. Francis ambulance service and Riverview and Kildonan ambulance service supported his presentation to the commis Sion. Or. Wylie suggested a contract Type subsidy agree ment t o look after non payment for Calls. Under such an agreement the City would pay the fee to the ambulance company involved. A program being into Winnipeg facing in introduced schools. Hundreds of children had no classes tuesday because Kin Spivak supports Lyon As Leader from Ottawa. Miss Lamarsh then presented fies the end of Centennial on when the last rocket Signi Hergarten and grades 4 5 and 6 teachers were attending a a of courses. The new movement Educa Tion program teaches the wonderful year of not miss Lamarsh said., Industrial Hub pictured Here Winnipeg was pictured wed of High employment and rising mesday As the Crown of a j living standards possible North South Mississippi-1 Western businessmen Are. Red River Valley economic Cor attuned to today s technological i Little Ridor. Revolution. Karl e. Scott president of the we Are in an age of rapid Ford motor co. Of Canada Ltd. I fire technological breakthroughs told the Winnipeg development Board closely knit North american Trade relations will brighten regional economic development. You arc located at the Northern end of what might very Well develop into a Dyna Mic North South corridor resembling Industrial which can raise the economic that More potential of any Region Over he said. Winnipeg will become the Hub of High Speed High volume cast West North South freeways of j however he said Manitoba when compared with other parts of Canada might have to try fast harder to make significant economic growing corridor from Detroit Windsor through Toronto to he outlined three other major reasons Why he believes win i in pc could become a Industrial Centre development of transport technology will remove distance 2gmohtpi barriers. I a Winni Winnipeg has a climate ams. But this is really a Blessing even if sometimes disguised. On balance it should give you a built in pragmatic a major proach to future he said. I can think of no better approach for any Region or any country in the catch As catch can competitive environment of the modern forecast Cloudy. Snow and Drifting Snow ending overnight. Continuing Cloudy Early Friday becoming sunny during the afternoon. A Little colder Friday. Winds Northwest at 20 . And go Stag to 35 this afternoon becoming West at 15 Friday. Low tonight for Gimli Carman and Winnipeg 15. High Friday 30. For the 24-Pcriod which ended at 6 . Thursday Max. Pre. Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Brandon the Pas Winnipeg fort William Kenora Angeles York Max. Min. Pre. 35 11 .60 .10 32 .2j nov. 22 last year Normal 39 j5 38 78 6b 33 46 temperature comparisons Max. Min. Mean highest on record 26 41 30 63 so 16 j3 24.4 33.3 2s.3 18.2 13.6 11.7 21.3 23.5 18.5 49.1 in 1939 lowest on record -25.5 in 1896 hospitals mum on hike reports Hospital officials in greater Winnipeg Are replying with a Standard no comments on the report that Manitoba medical service premiums May shoot up 30 per cent. Health minister c. H. Witney a 30 per cent increase in premiums would mean a s1.20 increase to s5.20 on family premiums and a jump of go cents to s2.go for individual i monthly premiums. I monthly premiums for the j has verified that the Cabinet is j plan have been As High As so thinking about such an increase family and s3 individual in 1901. J in premiums As Hospital costs Hospital costs to the province continue to soar. But he said in this year arc estimated at about an interview no final decision sb2.000.000. In 1959. The year the hits been reached. Hospital plan was introduced to departmental estimates Are not Manitoba the Cost was s27.000. Act Complete so the minister 000. In t yet Sun just How much a budget his department will need. He said no decision will Yri c p be made until there is a thorough study of the plan and of the costs involved. Celebrating in store the Only dancing and prancing in the City of Winnipeg on Christmas eve and Christmas Day will be by party goers in private Homes. Police chief George blow told the Winnipeg police commission wednesday that the police department con siders Christmas a holy Day and no dancing permits will be issued to hotels or dance Halls. And they can t dance Christmas eve cause it s the chief said. The problem last Christ Mas he said when Christ Mas eve fell on a saturday. Was whether hotel and dance Hall patrons could dance into the Early hours sunday morning. But this was against the Law because it contravened the lord s Day act. Since new year s eve comes the following sunday this year cabaret hotel or dance Hall patrons can t swing then either. But these premises can gel licenses for dancing from to 3 . New year s Day chief blow said. One Consolation you can have a drink in licensed restaurants on either Sun Day but Only with food. Kathleen a and course understanding of movement. I think will produce Cham mrs. Kennedy said. She said the kindergarten training May show up later in Golf basketball or other sports As Well As in fitness As adults. Placing less emphasis on the pretend you re a Steeple and stretch Type of instruction from teachers the movement education program focuses More on the preferences of individual students. W. N. Donald superintendent of Winnipeg elementary schools said it frees the pupils to do something in their own the children were encouraged to draw movement learning self expression and getting a new look at Art. Music and even poetry could be used in the program letting the children pick up the beat in their exercise sessions. By Barry came attorney general Sterling Lyon s conservative leadership Campaign Wagon was Given a push wednesday night by Industry minister Sidney Spivak. Or. Spivak. Surrounded by a five piece Dixieland band a string of buxom cheerleaders and 190 Rabid Lyon supporters became the second provincial Cabinet minister to Back publicly the attorney general s bid for the leadership of Manitoba s progressive conservatives. The leadership convention begins Friday. Municipal affairs minister Thelma Forbes has already declared herself a Lyon Backer. She will second his nomination. Highways minister Walter Weir another leadership con tender has the support of agriculture minister Harry j. Enns who will move his nomination and of labor minister obie Baizley. Education minister George Johnson another contender has the support of welfare minister j. B. Carroll. Health minister c. H. Witney is also considered a Johnson supporter. The fourth contender is provincial Secretary Stewart e. Mclean. The Industry minister announced his decision in the Marlborough hotel As or. By on s Campaign team staged the first of the series of Pep rallies each of the four contenders is expected to Lay on. In my opinion Sterling is knowledgeable articulate and decisive. He possesses the qualities and charac Ter for dynamic or. Spivak said. He is a Man in Happy Accord i with conservative principles. He has shown initiative and vigor in discharging has Cabinet responsibilities on the provincial and National convention delegates saturday will not Only choose a Leader for the province but also for or. Spivak said. Later or. Lyon urged the Dele Gates to choose the Man they feel will keep up the momentum begun by Premier Duff Roblin s decade in Power. He took time to congratulate his three Cabinet opponents in the race for the Campaign and he said no matter who wins next week they will again be All sitting around the same table i plotting government i together. Business four lauded Russ meetings Over the past months admin j istra tors and experts have ex-1 pressed concern Over the con j tinally rising Hospital costs. Meetings Friday in the free press building arc Board room. Winnipeg District committee no. 15, sons of Scotland clubroom Louise be Ceca Lodge . The Winnipeg police commis Sion commended four City con stables wednesday for Sood work. Recipients were con j stables John Degroot. E. J. Mol John Bain and Robert Mcewan. Constables Degroot and Mol were commended for arresting a 21-y car a 1 d Man and a Juv cml out 29 at the scene of a restaurant break in at Euice Avenue and Arlington Street. On oct. 11 constables Bain and Mcewan picked up two j Brothers aged 10 and 13. For a break in at a River Avenue apartment. Leathers Sway and stretch ten pupils in Winnipeg. In a study of a movement education program for kind Cigar ;