Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 28, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Coffee by John Robertson Winnipeg free press by Carrier soc per week thursday March 28, 1968 authorized As and class mall by the . Dept., Ottawa and for payment of postage in Cash. J away. I will take great Delight in putting in a couple of plugs for the local Barbe shoppers Parade of qua tettes scheduled for the playhouse theatre on april 6. One plug in my right ear and the other you guessed in my left ear. I know it s like putting the slug on motherhood but i would rather listen to four Timber wolves baying at the Moon then be subjected to the mewing of four Cavern mouthed s t r a w a a 11 e d perpetually grinning Thrush throated adults passionately enamoured with the quivering sound of their own voices. If i sound a Little bitter it s because i was once forced to share a hotel with several Hundred warbling woodchucks from the society for the preservation and encouragement of Barber shop singers of America. Try putting that on your hat band Sammy every room in the joint was vibrating with what sounded like nine thousand part Harmony. Each song was punctuated by the sound of four pairs of hands clapping and you know who they were. And every time there was a two or three second Lull some Little Fink would blow a pitch pipe and it was mating time in the Sparrow Sanctuary again the fifth time i called next door to Tell them to Knock it off i told them i was forming a rebel group called the society for the prevention of eardrum breaking soused qua tettes singing Al night. Individually i Rev never met a Barbel shopper i did t like. But collectively they make my ear Drums Clang in the Middle of my head. This probably was t the kind of plug you wanted Ray Dorey but that s the Way the pitch pipes. V if now then we do get serious in this column and make a pitch on behalf of some needy and i m delighted to report that so far no one has gone away empty handed. The St. James provincial welfare depart ment urgently requires furniture for an expectant Mother with three other children who is being forced to move out of her rented House april 1. If you have any items of especially a Davenport Kitchen chairs a Dresser bunk Beds a Carriage or a couple of High chairs please phone miss v. Hallgrimson at 774-5594. Pick up arrange ments will be made. C Mon gang help the lady out. The letter mentioned the word desperate so. Don t put it off he dear John i was a Captain in the Royal Winnipeg rifles and was wounded in Germany i spent Many months in hospitals in Europe England and in Deer Lodge veterans Hospital. During that time i enjoyed Many live shows and movies put on for the patients and believe me some of them would make the go go girl shows look like a sunday school picnic. I have always supported the red Cross As they have provided Many benefits service Man but i am afraid that they have lost my support Way they handled the recent show that was to. Have been put or. For the patients of the veterans Hospital last sunday. Question the right of one individual to play god in this Case and to set up a censor Board for a lot of veterans who i m sure would have enjoyed the show. I am also positive that if they were asked if they wanted the on that they would have received yes. I. Signed Bob Morgan 164 Goulet Street a Boniface. Boo i agree with you 99 per cent but i would hesitate cancelling my support of a Fine organization such As the red Cross just because of a regrettable decision by one of its members. I m. Sure that the Public outcry has been punishment enough. Y know i could make this column a bulletin Board of social events every Day but it would soon def eat its own purpose because not Only would nobody read it but i d amputate my fingers before i put my name on it. But i promised i d run these and just this once All the pancakes you can eat at the Greenwood United Church men s club Pancake supper on saturday in the Church Hall 5 and 6 you Are Between the Ages of 18 and 25, single talented personable have a High school education and lots of Pluck enter now in the miss Manitoba contest. If you re a bit on the ugly Side Don t worry about that because the release says that it is hot a Beauty contest c Mon Frank Crockett. Who s kidding who the Apo elks will hold a grand Monte Carlo. Note. On Friday at 108 Osborne Street. Governor general Belaud s. Mtchener s schedule wednes Day included a Vish to veterans at Deer Lodge Hospital left above and a gathering with Winnipeg school children at the civic Centre left at the Centre Colleen Brennan top presented a bouquet of yellow roses to . Michener. The governor general s wife gave Colleen one Rose from the Bosquet Osborne River 453-3222 Portage Simcoe 774-2471 614 St. James Street opposite Polo Park 786-6891 i a1lu out sate Tims a Mes weather report ran biggest Bookie setup j sex sets i Ever found pageant synopsis valid until Midnight Friday mild air lies Over Southern Manitoba and Southeastern Saskatchewan with slightly cooler air Over the Western Prairies. Shies Are mainly sunny across the Prairies although some Cloud and a few showers Are expected to develop this afternoon. Much cooler air lying Over fhe Northwest territories is beginning to move southward and will reach the Central re Gions of the Prairies today and the Southeastern Prairies late Friday. The southwestern regions of the Prairies Are not expected to Bei affected by this colder air. Cloudy skies and a few Snow flurries Are expect cd in the colder air mass figures on the map indicate expected High Tampir natures today two Winnipeg men Asaid to hav e been running an illegal betting business Worth several Hundred Tho usand dollars pleaded guilty. In Winnipeg magistrate s court wednesday to keeping a common betting House. Appearing before magistrate Isaac Rice were Bernard Ron Ald Lavitch and Jeremiah Katz both 29. The magistrate remanded them until tuesday. Crown counsel said the pail had been running the largest i 1 o c a 1 bookmaking. Business Ever found in Winnipeg. They were charged with keep ing a betting House Between March 9 and april 25, 1967, at suite 131b, 261 Goulet Street St. Boniface. I when Winnipeg police morality officers went to the suite at . April 25, 1967, they found a very comprehensive and Complete record a betting business court was told. It included daily and weekly tallies for each bettor a Tab Sheet for totals wagered and Bottom sheets showing each bettor s debits and credits. The records had been found in can bookmaking Syndicate Hadi shirt firm and they previously i i Torl la flak been operating from a Down operated a Coin business or. If been operating from a Down town building and were fined but these agents weren t As directly connected with betting profits As Katz and Lavitch he said. He urged magistrate Rice not to Fine the men but to Send them to jail for the maximum two years. What kind of Fine would deter these persons ? a Fine would be sort of a belated tax collection a licence defence counsel Scott Wright the magistrate not to operated Wright said. In Lavitch had attended the deadline for entries in University of Manitoba where he took arts and some Law. Both men had attended theological schools i Chicago and Lavitch had taken rabbinical studies for a time. Or. Wright said the men had a maximum of 20 people placing bets with them at the time of their arrest. These were people who lived in Manitoba and were relatively Well As their bets showed and not people Send his clients to prison but could t afford to Gamble. Impose a reasonable Fine. The Only previous criminal record of either Man had been Lavitch s conviction on a charge of engaging in betting nov. 25, 1964, for which he had been sentenced to a Fine or six months in jail. Both men were now manufacturer s agents for a men s or. Wright said it was unfair projections to of be making the bookies tickets available turnover for a year because the business is an up and Down the collection rate on bets is something around 50 per cent in Many the business Katz and Lav itch ran was nothing like the scale of the of sales business miss Manitoba pageant been set at May 1, according to the red River exhibition con test sponsor. Contestants must be Between 18 and 25, single talented personable and must have completed Grade 11. The 12 finalists selected will be eligible for prizes including one scholarship and two scholarships a Complete wardrobe and a trip to Toronto to compete in the miss Canada pageant. Entry forms rules and regu 1 a t i o n s governing candidates and other information May be obtained from the red River exhibition Winnipeg Arena room 9. The governor general and his wife attended a Brief ceremony at the civic Centre in the morn ing. They were greeted by acting mayor Slaw Bebchuk who presented or. Michener with a plaque commemorating his1 first visit to Manitoba since his appointment last year As the Manitoba Avenue address for Thomas but plays it Cool forecast occasional Cloudy periods and a few isolated showers Clearing late this evening. Afternoon Cloudy periods and nor quite As mild Friday winds Light becoming Northwest at 20 . Friday morning. Low tonight for Gimli and Winnipeg 30. High Friday 15. Temperatures for 24-hour period which ended at 6 . Thursday Max. Min. Free. 50 39 .01 55 2.1 .01 to 27 33 33 31 Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Brandon the Pas Winnipeg fort William Kenora March 27 last year 60 w As 58 33 47 to. .02 Max. 54 58 49 43 76 77 71 Ottawa Toronto Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami 39 los Angeles 35 .81 Minneapolis 61 34 .10 new York 68 temperature comparisons Max. Min. Mean highest on record 57.6 ill.3 40.6 74.2 in 1944 39.2 24.0 31.6 lowest on record 33.2 14.8 24.0 -18.0 in 1581 Man. 34 33 38 34 52 69 56 37 43 prec .57 in which was reported Ronald Joseph Thomas 28, con to have changed hands on evicted March 20 in Winnipeg i a limited number of tickets Ati sunday or. Wright said. I magistrate s court on a charge of s12.50 each arc still available magistrate Rice asked mr., assault causing bodily harm lived i for thursday night s perform i Wright to produce proof that at 894 Manitoba Avenue not 622 i the. Secret pm Patty of. The Centennial concert Katz and Lavitch actually Are Patricia Avenue As previously desk drawer in the St. Boniface j manufacturer suite. I police found s580 Cash in. Lavitch s Possession and when i Katz came to the suite later was found in his posses i Sion. Court was told. The pair s records had showed j that though they owed More than they won March 9 la i april 25 last year their winnings aug. 1, 1966, to March 1967, exceeded their losses by 553.000. March 9 to april 25 last year. 803 bets had been recorded and a total of was wagered j the largest single bet had and the smallest s10. I projecting these figures i Crown attorney John e n n s estimated the business would handle in wagers annually. Or. Enns said bets phoned in to the St. Boniface suite from Calgary and Montreal had been verified by police. He recalled the of sales Case of Lasic agents from an Arneri Arnold Joseph Connell. At 55, is a Happy commission Aire who likes his work and has no intention of quitting even thou Gli lip s just won in the sweep stakes. Or. Connell. A native of fort Garry has t been in Winnipeg in 17 years he now lives in Cobourg out. But he drove out Over the weekend to visit his in Laws or. And . William Nairn of 97 Worthington Avenue St. Vital. Wednesday morning a Long distance Call from. A Toronto newspaper was the first word he d had that he d won the big Boodle. Since the Call he s just Arnold Connell relaxed and made no plans. He says however hell pay off the House he bought in Cobourg seven years ago and fix it up the Way his wife has always wanted to. Hell continue to work he vows and probably not make any decision on what to do with the Money until i have it in my his wife sons Are still in Cobourg hell be returning Home shortly to talk Over the future. My Sou asked me on the phone this morning if i was going to Fly or. Connell said in an interview. Wednesday. I had to Teh him son i May have just enough Money on me to get froth Here to the Airport Winnipeg and wife tour City receive bouquet from girl 11 governor general Roland Michener spent wednesday morning and afternoon touring Winni Peg attending a reception at government House and renewing acquaintance with at least one old Friend. Representative in q u e e n s Canada. A bouquet of yellow roses was presented to . Michener by 11-year-old Colleen Breyhan of 143 Euclide Avenue a Grade 6 Pupil at Norquay school. Mrs. Michener graciously re moved one of the roses from the. Arrangement to give to the Young Flower girl. In a Short acceptance speech or. The people of Winnipeg situated in the very Centre of a Long narrow corridor of populated territory have a significance for other canadians perhaps they do not always appreciate. He said in bringing the greetings of those other canadians to you today and their Good wishes i also express their thanks for the vitality Anc initiative which you have shown in the past in of your Fertile and Rich Centra province and in providing thereby the essential continuity Between East . We look to you with every Confidence to continue this role As we proceed into the second Century of our confederation and we wish you the Prosperity which must flow from you Central location and the Energy of your people and the Happi Jess which comes from sue As t h e Micheri ers left City Hall they greeted a Long Jine of children who had filled the Council chamber galleries As representatives of the City schools. The couple was then driven to the University of Winnipeg where they were greeted by Chancellor and . R. H. Bonnycastle. Or. Michener s father. Sen Ator Edward Michener studied and resided in the original Campus building Wesley College now Wesley in 1896-and the Wesley and Manitoba Olleges later became United College and then the University of speaking to the student As the governor general recalled his Days at Chancellor Bonnycastle when the two with prime minister Pearson had played hockey on Jie same team. Or. Michener then unveiled a Model of the University s Iii lid Jig expansion plan proposed for completion in 1975. Following this . Michener returned to government House while the governor general proceeded to Deer Lodge Hospital to spend the visiting with veterans. As a parting gift or. Mich ener left the Hospital a Large portrait of himself and prom ised ill be Back next during the afternoon the governor general attended a reception at government House to give him an Opportunity to meet members of the clergy and the military judges and Gorne again Heads or Norman i. Corne was re elected president of tie doctor sponsored Manitoba medical service wednesday night. The election was at the 26th annual meeting of Thev pre paid medical insurance service. Other officers elected were Morris Neaman vice president Donald r. Croston honorary metro councillor j. A. Secretary and or. J. C. Macmaster executive director. The medical service covers Manitoban ;