Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 15, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Coffee break by John Robertson kiss me you Everona sunday said As she arched her lips toward her Hometown Beau from Pincher tweak alta., Abner double Date in the no. 4 stall at the drive inn. Abner closed his eyes leaned Over uncertainly and missed. By this time the Bacon fat was dripping profusely from his hair and the Pencil behind his left ear was weighing heavily on his Temple. He whispered. Let me take you away from All this Back to Pincher tweak Here we can Bob for apples at the 4-h club and you can Wear my baseball Glove without getting any funny looks from people like that Guy in the next Everona tugged furiously at her High Riding mini skirt wishing it were an old St. Mary s Academy uniform. After Tell you my Story Abner maybe you won t want to have anything to do with me any More. I was sitting in my. Room this night crocheting a Wall to Wall doily for my Mother s birthday when suddenly there was this Knock on the door. It was my Roommate Shirley Knott and she. Was wearing nothing but a silly smile arid a sequined go go costume. Now Shirley s parents Are Good sound citizens too and i had never seen her Wear anything but Plain Calico dresses and corrective shoes with calf uppers. She told 3ie she had quit her Job As an Orange Squeezer and was now dancing at the guided Dily a go go and making a week. Well to make a Long Story Short. Abner i tried on her costume and did a few twists and turns in front of the Mirror and the hang of it. Next thing i knew i was off to see Shirley s agent and he took one look and said kid no one with a figure like yours should be packing Bubble Gumbo by this time both Everona and Abner were blushing furiously. I could have told you Everona that winning that miss fatted calf contest Back in Pincher tweak would make you come to no Good. But i am going to take you Back Home and make an honest woman out of .1 will drive you Back to the he said. And you can decide whether you want to Settle Down and change your name to Everona Nevertha glanced at her 4-h club. Wristwatch and wondered How she was going to break the news to Abner that she had to dance in the late show at the guided Lily. They drove Back Over the Nora Wood Bridge and Back Down Drain Street up porridge Avenue and pulled into the Lane behind the Owca. I d love to Marey you Abner but i think we should Stop in and talk about i t at this place i work. This Way you la see that i m not such a Wanton woman after Winnipeg free1 press 1 j program note 8 Job sports presents the play by play of f 0 the Charleswood Little car Bonspiel to night from till finish. 2 by Carrier 5qc per week Friday March 15, 1968 authorized As 2nd class mail by the dept., Ottawa and for payment of postage in Cash. Metro oks garage metro Council thursday awarded a contract to Poole construction limited for a new transit garage and repair facility at Brandon Avenue and Osborne Street. Another contract was awarded to Peter Leitch construction Ltd. For an overpass on Highway 59 at Canadian National railways Redditt subdivision on the Western Boundary of trans Ona. Council approved the transit contract at a special finance Ommittee meeting before thursday s Council meeting two Days after word As received the municipal approved a Corpora on request for an extra to meet the difference tween estimated Cost of the Structure and the lowest tender. Council officially sanctioned he award later thursday even no. In a related development Letro transit committee chair Lan b. R. Wolfe was rapped by Oun. Charles Huband Corpora on vice chairman. Coun. Wolfe this week re sealed details of in plans for developing its downtown Winnieg properties including plans or construction of a High Rise convention hotel on the site of Letro transit s present garage and repair depot South of the Ort Garry hotel. In acquired he property in a land Swap for ome railway property at the Ite of the new transit garage he agreement has received approval in principle but final details Are still being negotiated coun. Wolfe admitted at the Itne he had done so in Hopes they walked hand in hand into the guided Lily and sat in a dark Corner. Everona fumbled in her purse for a bag of her favorite Green Jelly Beans she never went anywhere without them and just As she was popping one into her Mouth she got All excited and missed and it popped Down the front of her dress. She started squirming nervously to shake the Jelly bean out and suddenly everyone began applauding. Next thing a Man walked up beside her called for a musical fanfare and presented her with a trophy. Everona sunday stood under the spotlight her pin Cher tweak complexion glowing As it never did before As the ovation thundered on. _ soon the music started and she looked frantically Over at Abner in the Corner who was now covering his face with his hands and crying Large tears into his double Root Beer. And Everona danced on and on and on Abner double Date waited until All eyes were leering a his pretty Prairie Blossom then he got up and slunk out the door pounding his fist angrily into his baseball Mitt. Everona he wept. And Everona monday tuesday or any other Day either. And with that he headed out a Wiser saddened Man. Jewel thieves get thieves stole diamonds and watches valued at thursday night after a rings jewelry break in at w. J. Hutchison Lings 294 Street. Police said no Means of enter could be found. Weather report synopsis valid until Midnight saturday temperatures this morning across the Southern Prairies were generally in the 15 to 25 degree Range although slightly higher in Alberta. Skies mostly sunny except in Western Ontario and Northern Manitoba where Tome Light Snow was falling. Temperatures will continue near Normal the Prairies for the next Day or two with mostly sunny skies in Southern and Central areas and cloudiness and Snow Lurnes farther North. I figures on the map indicate today s expected High temperatures. I Tat Public knowledge of the plans would encourage the municipal Board to take fast action in approving metro s for the extra coun. Huband read a subdued carefully worded statement to he special finance committee meeting. He emphasized that he vanted1 it to appear in the committee s records. It was so made abundantly Clear that he statement represented the hike urged in parking meter rates 10-cent-an-hour charge seen Revenue put at a year a Sharp increase in parking meter rates has been proposed by Winnipeg finance was it imagination or did that mannequin move the mannequins were two of six members of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet who posed thursday in a window at the Bay Portage Avenue at memorial Boulevard. The dancers were taking part in the Ballet s drive to raise during the next three years. Ballet gets the Royal Winnipeg ballets triennial fund drive has received a substantial gift from the Bay Portage Avenue at memorial Boulevard. Magistrate starts alcoholics Agency fed up with social service agencies he do too Little for the people they Are supposed i to help. Winnipeg magistrate Don Ross of Winnipeg fund 1 Isaac race has formed an official metro position on in s development plans. It outlined details of the in Letro land Swap and concluded the precise nature of the in plan will no doubt be disclosed by the in at a later Date. In the meantime As vice chairman of the corporation i will be corresponding with the no advise of our desire to continue .0 work towards the finalization of a land Exchange agreement suitable to both the in and the corporation to enable the in to proceed with redevelopment plans in such a form As to Benefit the entire i chairman said thursday the Bay has donated to the Ballet company he said this raises contributions since the Campaign opened in february to s70.000. The Ballet needs during the next three years. D. S. Rogers manager of the Bay s Winnipeg store said the store was Happy to participate in helping to ensure the continued Success of so deserving an or. Ross said a fund raising Campaign is held at three year intervals to secure financial support for the Ballet. Agency of his own for treatment of alcoholics. His partner in the venture is Howard Ferguson the greatest expert on the treatment of alcoholics in the Magis trate Rice said in an interview or. Ferguson who works for the Winnipeg welfare depart ment specializes in the rehabilitation and education of alcoholics. Their two month old Agency is called alcoholic family services inc., and it s at 87 Isabel Street on property donated by St. John music festival program Friday playhouse theatre class memorial trophy . Auditorium s. Little trophy . Macquarrie memorial Tro Phy . Lieder any voice Grade a final . Choirs Folk songs any voices . Female voice choirs . Saturday All saints song group for Grade b vocalists any voice . Concert Hall girls and or boys vocal ensemble girls i and or boys a conducted open Grade b . Girls and or boys . Vocal ensemble girls and or boys a conducted open Grade a . Orange benevolent association trophy . L. Scarth memorial Tro Phy. . H. Anderson memorial Tro Phy . Ima Wynne memorial trophy . Two businesses gutted by fire of undetermined origin a Large one Storey u fire gutted shaped business building in St. Boniface thursday night. Two firms carried on business in the building at 383 proven Cher Avenue the Auto headlining cd. And the Able jobbing co. All goods stored on the premises were a total loss after the fire. The Auto headlining co. Lost a Quantity of seat covers variety and upholstering. A of dry goods ranging from paint cans to food went up in flames in the jobber s part of the building. The alarm was turned in shortly after 7 . But St. Boniface firemen spent most of the night on the scene. A spokesman for the fire department said the difficulty was that the hoses from the four fire trucks could t get to thib source of the flames. All doors were blocked with piles of cans. The Blaze is believed to have started in or near one of two furnaces in the Centre of the building. Nobody was in the building Bosco Church the United Church has also made available property in the area magistrate Rice said. He said that 90 per cent of those who commit crimes blame then downfall on liquor also we re Cognize that the downfall of a lot of those on welfare is liquor. We recognize it they recognize it. It s just a question of getting that s what his Agency plans to accomplish through its Aims of helping the alcoholic his or her family and getting others to help he said. The idea is to help the alcoholic at the grass roots level acting on a report by the Winnipeg parking authority the committee recommended to Council that 10 cents be the minimum charge for parking an automobile on City streets. Committee was told the expected net Revenue from the proposed rates would be approximately a year. Committee recommended existing meters be adjusted to the following specifications. 30 minute meters 10 cents. 1 hour meters 10 cents. 2 hour meters 10 cents an hour. The minimum rate now is one cent for a 10-minute period and five cents for one hour. The parking authority s report said the proposed rates would encourage motorists to use off Street parking facilities which would result in a smoother traffic flow. The rate charged must be such that it encourages the Long term Parker to make use of the off Street parking facilities. Where existing parking meter rates Are not realistic in comparison with present Day values the less considerate Driver will occupy curb parking space for extended periods to the detriment of local Busi Nesses and fellow the report Alderman Robert Taft told the committee when he was chief of Winnipeg police he had found the worst offenders were their employees. Near the store and kept popping out to feed the meters with Nickels. The pro posed increased rates would discourage this he Aid. Taft. Warned however he parking bylaw would have o be strictly enforced. Aid. Donovan Swailes said the proposed rate increase was the Best thing that Ever Hap the More the use of Auto. Mobiles was discouraged i the downtown area he said the better it was for Aid. Alan g Wade some objection s to the proposed increase in parking rates. He said such action would result in increased use of the off Street parking lots which were a bad tax Revenue. He said parking lots should be taxed by the number of stalls they provided. At present owners of parking lots Are required to pay business tax Only. Aid. Lillian Hallonquist told the committee she thought it was High time the rates were the existing rates for parking _ meters in 1949 and Haven t been changed since. City Engineer w. D. Hurst said the would also save a substantial amount of Money by changing the. Meters to work on dimes Only. Presently meters can be operated with pennies and Nickels. Through people work with him. Who actually alcoholic family services Centre inc. He said is not what other social service agencies Are organizations which observe trouble from afar then compile statistics. We Are right in the Centre of workers at the Agency Are the Type of people who know the score and Are actually experienced in this magistrate Rice said he is having difficulty finding people from other agencies to work in his organization. Another prob Lem he said is getting enough financial backing. The Agency already has family service committees Huband opposes spot amalgamation and no injuries were reported. The building is located near the intersection of Provencher Avenue and Des neurons Street. The fire created a traffic Jam in. The area As police were forced to Block off both sides of Provencher. Problems were complicated further when a minor traffic Accident happened on Des neurons Street and traffic was backed up severa.1 blocks in three directions before the working with alcoholics and j their families and these committees have been very Success Ful mrs. Mickey Pond pro file Gram director says in a metro councillor Charles he band thursday urged the provincial government not to approve any local amalgamations Between greater Winnipeg municipalities until the provincial boundaries commission has re ported. Coun. Huband an advocate of the one big City plan for greater Winnipeg told a metro Council meeting that to permit the amalgamation of existing municipalities into larger units fails to come to grips with the real problems of Urban govern ment and would simply make it More difficult to bring about the More sweeping change total amalgamation which is Neces local amalgamations would undoubtedly have some temporary benefits. But if the Price for such temporary benefits is a delay in bringing about a single area wide then memorandum. An alcohol education program for the alcoholic is being very Well she municipal amalgamations must have the approval legislature before becoming of maintained in so far As the area municipalities Are he Saint reports of a proposed amalgamation of Assiniboia and St. James and talk of possible unions Between municipalities in Northern and Eastern sections of the City had spurred him to make his statement. Sense these proposals should be welcomed. Manifest that the local municipalities themselves re Cognize that the present Situa Tion is not conducive7-to Good local government. There is a growing recognition even among the local politicians themselves and they would be the last to admit it that the present municipal not conducive to effective and efficient air Decon panic Al local government. Sincerely Hope that the government of Manitoba will not act upon these he said. Facial they Are Norm ally pre Ana i seated to the House in the form the i of a private member s Bill. Agency s eight week course coun. Huband argued that Public health nurses n Winni a since the province appear also operating needing More is Peg the will gently decided hot Tiv act of also metro for extended establish a program on alcoholism aimed at teen agers mrs. Chaos was straightened out. Pond says. Powers until the1 boundaries commission has reported the status quo should also be free press meetings meetings to be held Mon Day in the free press building Are at . Clubroom federation o f senior citizens at 8 . Clubroom ladies auxiliary to Imperial veterans in Canada Board room Winnipeg aquarium society. Iiiiiiiiiii1iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiim tire Man not qualified says sex chief forecast mainly sunny today. Sunny with a few Cloudy periods saturday. Little change in temperature. Winds West at 15 . Winnipeg 15, High saturday 30. Temperatures which ended at 6 . Friday .p.h. Low tonight Tor Gimli and for the 24-hour period Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Brandon the Pas Winnipeg fort William Max. Min. 48 42 .48 19 33 38 31 23 30 33 pre. .10 Kenora 25 March 14 last year Normal 24 19 9 13 17 29 Oshawa Toronto to. Montreal Halifax Chicago .14 Miami .10 los Angeles .34 Minneapolis 22 .29 new York temperature comparisons Max. Min. Mean highest on record 29.9 16.1 23.0 47.7 in 1878 13.4 -12.9 0.3 lowest on record 2s.1 7.3 16.2 -31.7 in 1697 Max. Min. 29 15 .33 26 .25 12 43 42 72 63 52 39 Hart moved to City Gerald Hart. 56, the East Kildonan electronics Engineer who was sent to jail for not paying his Manitoba Hospital commission premiums has been transferred from heading Ley jail to the Vaughan Street detention Home in Winnipeg. He is serving a two month sentence in default of payment of fines for the offences. He was sentenced March 2. Such transfers Are not unusual said a senior penal official. By Pieter Vanbennekom Preci Tiou for the expedient former police chief George in t qualified to judge him As a Lawman. Or. Love was replying to charges made at a Public meeting tuesday by North Kildonan mayor David w. Pekary that he was deficient in areas ranging from criminology to administration and Public rela mayor Pekary Salesman. Or. Love said tire wednesday love night he still can t understand Why he was demoted last month from chief Constable to patrol sergeant after 15 years on the Force. He said he has a letter dated Jan. 6 this year from mayor Pekary expressing Council s a and out and efficient manner he his department carried duties. To refute charges he lacked knowledge of or. Love pointed out he once bought a fingerprint kit with his own Money because Council would t. This kit resulted in several convictions on serious crimes or. Love said. He said he also bought a camera for police and installed a dark room in his basement and took a photography course with the ramp on his own Given a Council. He said time. He was allowance later from he served on the crime prevention and juvenile delinquency committee of the chief constables association of Canada at the request of the police chiefs of Toronto Van Couver and the Canadian National railways police in Mon Treal. He said any of these men could. Judge him but he did t see How tire Salesman could. He said that the present John Urchenko received All his 14 years training under himself while climbing from Constable to patrol sergeant and Deputy chief. If he could train qualify for police a Man to chief he could t be that damned Ineffie he said. Or. Love is on sick leave and on the payroll of the municipality As a police patrol sergeant. He does t plan to resign from. The Force. Pee Aby ;