Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 26, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Coffee break by John Robertson my favorite description of the Good old Days 3s that Vintage Chestnut attributed to sex pug Max Baer who once told a dinner audience Tings Ain t like Dey Usta be and Dey never Wiz but a couple of Calls yesterday darkened Back a few memories of the late 1940s, in an Asphalt Jungle of Joco sity called fort Rouge. I was 14 or 15, a potentially mediocre athlete and a card carrying member of the Cornish Library. I would t exactly say i had Dis covered girls by then but i had reached the stage where i used to practise smiling in front of the bathroom Mirror while tossing off Devil May care phrases like i there it did t much matter because at the time i was married to a hockey stick a Pitcher s Glove or a beat up football depending on the season. We had a baseball team called the Earl Grey midgets and we used to swagger around with our chests popping through the buttons of dirty old Grey flannel uniforms which were very similar to the latest Viet Cong fashions. Our merry murderers Row included Lawrie Willox Elton Taylor Ross Jones Ken Busby John Feschuk Carlson to mention a few and our neighbourhood idol was a 200-Pound chunk of Blue bomber Bac fielder named Don Smith. Now most boyhood idols Are Content to drive majestically up to the Corner malt shop in a snazzy new convert Ible wearing an undersized to shirt and a Hollywood Grin and buy endless rounds of cokes for the adoring throng whilst enthralling them with the inside Story on the last big game. Not our smitty. Smitty wore glasses but he was so Strong he could Bend the frames simply by frowning. To say that he had a passion for physical fitness would be like calling Billy Graham a Christian. But smitty never bothered calling rallies to get his message across. He used to cruise the streets of fort Rouge just waiting to catch us lying on the Boulevard smoking or ogling girls in Short Short tunics. We used to Post lookouts but it never did any Good. He a tear around the Corner in his beat up Chevy Lay Down half a Block of rubber and jump from his car with a blood curdling Banshee yell alright you Lazy Little censors off your Butts and get running the fort Rouge Marathon run almost daily was a sight to behold. First prize was a gasping Case of the bends. And if you dropped to the Back of the Back you were quickly catapulted Back into Contention with a ride on the business end of smitty s size-12 sneaker. The race usually ended with a group collapse. Then smitty would Barge up scarcely panting and say Okay now 20 push . 1-2-3-4-5-6 then we would get the lecture girls Are bad for he would say. Then he d scan the mob for Tell tale nicotine fingers. Go ahead smoke but just let me catch you we d take it and like it because we knew deep Down that smitty was the Type of athlete we wanted to be. I know i never caught that sneaker when i did t deserve it. But i often wondered what would happen today if Billy Graham started kicking converts. The first time i met Bill Konyk i was a Punk kid standing out in front of the old Osborne stadium during a Blue bomber football game trying to figure a Way Over the Fence. Suddenly it s Keystone kops time. A kid in a. Yellow jacket tears around the Corner with about six policemen in Pursuit. On the Way by me he jams a wad of pass out cheques into my pocket. The policemen catch him frisk him and walk away muttering. He comes Back takes the tickets Back gives me one and says thanks kid. Wanna go in and see the game or stay outside and go into business with i went inside and ended up being a sportswriter. But Bill stayed in business. He dropped in to see me yesterday. He s in town from Vancouver bidding for radio station of Rev on behalf of a West coast Syndicate. He also has his own advertising Agency books charter flights to Las vegas and Mexico and is an account executive for radio station of ten. Winnipeg free press program note 12 Pound Hershey chocolate bar Given away on the open House show each Day. By Carrier 50c per week tuesday March 26, 1968 authorized As 2nd class mail by the . Dept., Ottawa and for payment of postage in Cash. Lower capital spending okayed Osborne b River 453-3222 Portage Simcoe 774-2471 414 St. James Street opposite Polo Park Washington Thunder How jew n x h Council approves 3 blocks St. Boniface City Council approved monday night construction of three High Rise apartment blocks in different parts of the City. Several aldermen said they believed the buildings would be an asset to the City both from the Point of beautification and in residential accommodation the City can offer. All three projects have yet to be approved by the metro Board of adjustment but Council agreed not to oppose the applications when metro deals with them. One of the plans Calls for construction of a 15-Storey 225 suite Complex at Goulet Street and traverse Bay. Complete underground parking would be provided. Another is a 34-suite apart ment Block by architect Etienne j. Gab Bury on Provencher Avenue next to the St. Boniface health unit. Or. Gaboury also said he plans to build another High Rise Olock containing 34 apartments in about four or five years directly behind the first Block. The third Block which was Given Council s approval is a 14 Storey commercial and residential building at 396-406 tache Avenue across from the St. Boniface general Hospital. A two Storey commercial residential building which previously occupied the spot was destroyed by fire last Winter. Or. Clement Laubie owns the property Aad mayor Joseph Guay announced that Jar. Lavoie plans to construct another High Rise building in the area As Well. Concert Hall builders attend first concert Here. Hammer saw downed builders no. 1 audience by Michael Kostelnik they Don t officially open the Manitoba Centennial Centre concert Hall until wednesday but of the tradesmen who built it had a sneak preview monday night. Each of the workers who constructed the building received two tickets and an invitation to watch the first show Ever performed on the magnificent stage. They turned up almost to a Man for a variety concert which included a Soprano a Bass baritone a 325-voice choir and the internationals a group which performs capsule musical comedies. The internationals from the International inn s hol Low Mug were the hit of the show. The 17-member group performed songs from a handful of musical come Dies. Included were a Lively can can number from Cole Porter s can can old Man River from Jerome Kern s show boat get me to the Church on time from Lerner and Loewe s my fair lady and a song celebrating Manitoba s Pride in the new Centre Sung to the tune of Oklahoma backed by Monty Levine s five piece orchestra the internationals 11 y illustrated the potential the Hall has for staging Musi Cal comedy and the crowd loved every minute of it. The Honor of performing the first number Ever on Centre stage fell to the Daniel Mclntyre collegiate choir under the direction of Barry Anderson. Appropriately enough the selection was the triumphant and the glory of the lord by Handel. The choir followed that with tonight tonight from Leonard Bernstein s West Side Story a Medley of russian Folk songs and the title tune from the Anthony Newley Leonard Bricusse musical Stop the world i want to get off. All were Well received. Soprano Diane Berger Sang her exquisite version of air de Lia by Debussy. Miss Berger s rendition of this song made Large contribution to her winning the Rose bowl at the recent Manitoba music Competition festival. Monday evening miss Berger equalled her Triumph at the festival. Bass baritone Pieter Van Ginkel Sang five selections including Arias from the Barber of Seville and the marriage of Figaro. Master of ceremonies was leu Andree who mixed several demonstrations of the Hall s awesome tech Nical facilities with his introduction of the various performers. All in All the show was an encouraging beginning for the Centre and a Good Omen for the future of entertain ment and the arts in Winnipeg. The Hall from front door to Back stage is an impressive and Graceful architectural tool. All that remains is for Winnipeg to use it in the Best possible Way. For one am optimistic. Forecast sunny becoming Cloudy around mid afternoon. A few Light showers late this afternoon and this evening. Clearing late tonight. Sunny and continuing mild wednesday. Winds Light except South at 15 to 20 . This afternoon. Low tonight for Almli and Winnipeg 30, High wednesday 50. Temperatures for the 24-hour period which ended at 6 . Max. Calgary Brandon the Pas Winnipeg Angeles fort William highest March 25 57.5 last year lowest Normal -25.0 flood fears boundless forecast no indications of a red River flood this Spring have been uncovered according to the second report of the provincial government s flood forecasting committee. The River will Peak at a level Well below the first flood stage of 18 feet above Datum in the greater Winnipeg area Accord ing to the committee s report read in the legislature monday by agriculture minister Harry j. Runs. The report also said the red River will be confined within its Banks South to the . Border. The Waterflow on the Assini Boine River will be below Spring Normal but ice jams could cause local flooding the report said. Or. Enns in answer to a question by Liberal Leader Gil Mol Gat said the greater Winni Peg flood Way would be operational if flood conditions did occur due to a severe snowfall storm Between now and Spring breakup As happened on March 4, 1966. Man missing City police seek help Herbert. Hansel .76, of 390 Ash Street is being sought by his family and Winnipeg police after disappearing sunday even ing. Or. Hansel is five feet seven inches tall weighs 115 pounds has White hair and wears glasses. When last seen leaving his son Roger s Home at 192 Elm Street at sunday he was wearing a Grey car coat Grey hat and a White Scarf. He has a Gold wrist watch. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of or. Hansel or having seen him is asked to Contact police immediately. Baby Dies five Days after car Accident a baby boy from Vanscoy sask., died Friday in St. Boniface Hospital of injuries suffered March 17 in a St. Boniface traffic Accident St. Boniface police said tuesday. Dead is Eva month old Lee Dudeck who was sitting on the Lap of his Mother Colleen Helen Dudeck 19, on the front seat of a late Model car when the Accident occurred. The car was driven by Linda Sawyer 24, of 2440 Portage Avenue St. James. It went out of control on Archibald Street mounted the curb and struck a Telephone pole on the East Side of the Street then bounced across the Street and came to rest on the j Boulevard on the West Side police said. The baby was thrown against the right Side of the car suffer ing cuts and a serious head in jury. The other passenger was David Brent Dudeck 3, a brother who was standing up in the Back seat and escaped injury in the Accident police said. Scout cub drive members of the 45th cub and scout troop will canvass in fort Garry Friday and saturday to take orders for their annual hot Cross Bun drive. Shots halt youth in car fort Garry police say they fired five shots at a car during a seven mile Chase at speeds reaching 100 . The shots were fired near Berwick place fort Garry in the Vicinity of the old Canadian National hallways Yards. No one was injured by the shots or during the Pursuit which occurred Friday night. A 19-year-old youth has been charged with criminal negligence driving while under suspension and buying liquor As a minor. He appeared in provincial magistrate s court monday and was remanded. Police said the Chase started when a Cruiser car approached a car with three teen age occupants outside a building on the University of Manitoba Campus. As they moved beside the car it sped off. Police said the youth ran five Stop signs and four red lights during the Chase. They also claim he twice tried to bump a pursuing police car off the Road and that he shot a Road Block forcing a Constable to dive to the curb for safety. Police say they had consid ered shooting at the vehicle earlier but did not want to endanger the Public. A spokesman said police were certain the area where the shooting took place was not populated. "61 wis e we would t have taken this drastic a step. We considered that letting the car continue in that fashion would risk Many lives. We considered it necessary that we immobilize the car. At no time was there any intent of injuring the occupants. We consider what we did in the Best interests of the Public the spokesman said three youths fled the car after the Chase ended. The other two said to have been with the 19-year-old were juveniles. No charges have yet been Laid against them. Steam pipe blamed in Blaze an overheated steam pipe May have started the Blaze which earlier this month ravaged St. Stephens Broadway United Church at Broadway and Kennedy Street. It is possible that the fire could have been caused by the steam says the report of an investigation by the fire commissioner s office. It has been accepted by Auguste Thorimbert provincial fire commissioner. The fire did an estimated damage to the Winnipeg landmark and was accidental. Nothing was found to inf Cate that the fire was other than accidental in j the steam pipe was near the j South door of the Chapel in the Eastern portion of the Church. The fire May have started Between the main floor and the basement in a poorly ventilated double ceiling. The pipe was installed about 1910 and was apparently not replaced since then. The number of years it had been there could have caused severe carbonization in the surrounding double ceiling which would tend to lower the ignition said tie report. Supporting this theory is that floor boards near the pipe were not touched by fire on the top Side however the underside was heavily charred. Also the floor joists were heavily charred at the same the last people to leave the building late on the afternoon of March 9 recalled that the Chapel seemed warmer than usual but that they smelled no smoke. This testimony further sup ports the View that a sizzling j steam pipe was to blame Leo p. Odette assistant provincial fire commissioner who con ducted the investigation said monday in an interview. One witness reported seeing a 10-year-old boy racing along the Lane that runs behind the Church parallel to Broadway about the time fire trucks first arrived. The boy did t seem to be connected with the fire said or. Odette. What remains of the heating system of the Church has yet to i be examined by a representative of the mechanical and 1 engineering division of the de j apartment of labor. These findings will form a separate report. Meanwhile Salvage operations have begun on various charred areas of what once numbered among the architectural High lights of Winnipeg. A Church spokesman said monday in a Telephone interview the Salvage operations play Only one part in determining a course of action. The insurance adjusters will doubtless take a Long time pondering what would be a big he said. Meanwhile be said Church officials want to keep the congregation the St. Stephens Broadway congregation has joined in the 11 . Sunday services at j Young United Church Broad Iway and Furby Street. Minister i of St. Stephens Broadway is Prev. M. W. Stevenson. This sunday however the congregation will meet for worship at . In Young United. Wards Pool not deleted by Hubert Beyer Winnipeg City coun cil gave final ii Proval monday to 1968 capital expenditures totalling a decrease of from last year s capital expenditures when the estimates were first submitted to civic finance com Mittee they totalled in a series of sessions finance committee reduced this amount i by before the Esti i mates were presented to Council for final approval. I the Only controversy arose j Over a expenditure for a civic museum which was deleted from the list and a 1 swimming Pool for Ward 3 which stayed in. Alderman Joseph Zuk ii told Council that it would be the height of arrogance and the ultimate in anti democratic measures if the swimming Pool for which ratepayers had. Approved a Money bylaw last october were deleted from the capital expenditure Gram. You. Have to keep Faith with the people it would be an insult to their intelligence if you decided not to go ahead with the new 1 construction of the Pool he told Council would t add one bit to the City s Mill rate. All current expenditures which Are paid by the City with Money collected from taxpayers affect the Mill rate. Money for capital works is borrowed i and paid Back Over 20 or 30 i years. It is the repayment each year of this borrowed Money and the interest on it which affect the null rate riot the total sum borrowed Aid. Joseph Cropo agreed that the swimming Pool was the people s Choice and that City Council could t defy the people s wish. I am surprised to find that Aid. Claydon wants to Lay Over the construction of the Pool. And note that the Pool is not for River Heights but for Ward 3 where the poverty Aid Mark h. Danzker said nothing would be done on the Pool this year anyway. He appealed to Council to take away the frills and Start thinking about the City s Finan Cial position. In the interest of the City i ask you to delay this item for Ohe year. If the taxpayer could should go ahead with the project but we have to keep All types of costs Down at this Aid j. Gurzon Harvey said the City could hardly Stop All construction just because Money was a Little tight. If we do that everybody will be on welfare. Maybe you should think about How welfare costs would go up in that private Enterprise was t Cut Ting Down its capital expenditures he said. If the City decided to follow a course of non action it might As Well close Aid. William Mcgarva called the swimming Pool the will of the whether Council liked it or not it had no other Choice but to approve the expenditure. I say this with All respect to Aid. Danzker the chairman of our finance committee who tries to Tell us with tears streaming Down his Cheeks that we Are at the end of the Aid. Mcgarva said there were probably other departments in. The City s operation where Money could be saved. A breakdown of the 1963 Capi Tal spending Hydro Public works municipal purposes water works steam heating first 4 Art napping Case heard Winnipeg magistrate s court was the scene tuesday of the first prosecution in the City for theft of a shopping cart. A 19-year-old youth was fined or 14 Days in jail for the theft of a supermarket shopping cart. The cart is valued at free press meetings meetings to be held wednesday in the free press building Are at . Board room Winnipeg press club at 8 . Board room Manitoba master Barbers association club room mental patient s Wel fare association. J ;